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From 1870 to the present day, the Scotland national football team have played various matches that are not accorded the status of official (FIFA) internationals by the governing body, the Scottish Football Association.[1][2] These include early matches against England prior to the first-ever official international in 1872,[3] wartime fixtures between 1914–1919 and 1939–1946 when official competitions were suspended,[4] overseas tour matches played by a Scotland XI of varying strength and status,[5] and others as specified.
While some of the tour matches (involving players under consideration for the national team, some having already been capped at full level) could be seen as similar in status to those played by the Scotland B team, they have not been recorded officially as such.
List of Matches
edit1870s–1910s
edit1870–1872 England v Scotland matches
editThe selection of the Scottish XI were players drawn from living and working in and around London area. Some of the players' Scottish links were tenuous and in some cases non-existent.[6]
Names of note included Alexander Morten, who played in the first match, Arnold Kirke-Smith, who played in two matches, and William Lindsay, who played in all five matches, of the Scotland representative team were all in fact later capped by the official England national team.[6]
5 March 1870 International Friendly | England | 1–1 | Scotland | London |
15:15 | Baker 89' | Report 1 Report 2 |
Crawford 75' | Stadium: The Oval Cricket Ground Attendance: 500 |
19 November 1870 International Friendly | England | 1–0 | Scotland | London |
15:00 | Walker 10' | Report 1 Report 2 |
Stadium: The Oval Cricket Ground Attendance: 650 Referee: M.P. Betts / A. Morton |
25 February 1871 International Friendly[a] | England | 1–1 | Scotland | London |
15:30 | Walker | Report 1 Report 2 |
Nepean 15' | Stadium: The Oval Cricket Ground Attendance: >500 Referee: C.M. Tebbut / R. Barker / W. Wallace |
- ^ F McLean (alternatively Maclean, McClew or McClean) of the Scotland XI was discovered to be a pseudonym for Frederick Chappell who had no Scottish connections. He was capped by England in the first official international.[6]
18 November 1871 International Friendly | England | 2–1 | Scotland | London |
15:00 | Walker | Report 1 Report 2 |
Tailyour | Stadium: The Oval Cricket Ground Attendance: >600 Referee: A. Stair / G. Kennedy |
24 February 1872 International Friendly | England | 1–0 | Scotland | London |
15:25 | Clegg | Report 1 Report 2 |
Stadium: The Oval Cricket Ground Attendance: <1000 Referee: A. Morten |
1880
editIn 1880, a Scottish tour of Canada and The United States was suggested. Several preparatory matches were played, mostly against club sides and including a mini-tour of northern England, with the potential traveling squad referred to as the 'Scotch Canadians'. However, the tour itself never went ahead after the death of its main organiser, SFA secretary William Dick.[7][8] Four matches are detailed below:
A match was scheduled with Morton on May 22,[9] but was cancelled because the Greenock Academy directors refused them permission to use Academy Park.[10]
1 January 1880[11] Friendly | Rangers | 2–3 | Scotland | Kinning Park |
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Stadium: Kinning Park Attendance: 1,500 Referee: J. A. Allan |
3 January 1880[13] Friendly | Blackburn Rovers | 1–8 | Scotland | Blackburn |
Stadium: Alexandra Meadows[14] Attendance: 3000 |
9 February 1880[16] Friendly | Manchester Wanderers | 1–8 | Scotland | Manchester Cricket Club |
10 February 1880[17] Friendly | Nottingham Forest | 0–2 | Scotland | West Bridgford |
Stadium: Trent Bridge Attendance: 6,000 |
14 February 1880[18] Friendly | Scottish Counties | 2–2 | Scotland | Kinning Park |
Beveridge 30' T. Patterson 86' |
Ker Smith 88' |
Stadium: Kinning Park |
21 February 1880[19] Friendly[a] | Ayrshire | 1–3 | Scotland | Kilmarnock |
Stadium: Rugby Park |
- ^ Trial match for the Ayshire FA XI ahead of its match with Lancashire FA XI on February 28.[20]
13 March 1880[21][22] Friendly | Heart of Midlothian | 1–5 | Scotland | Edinburgh |
C. Nelson | Campbell J. Galloway W. Struthers T. Masterton (og) |
Stadium: Powderhall Attendance: 500 |
17 April 1880[24] Friendly | Hibernian | 0–3 | Scotland | Leith |
Kay 30' Ferguson Smith |
Stadium: Hibernian Park Attendance: 5,000 |
1888
edit21 April 1888 Friendly[26][27] | Aberdeen XI | 1–6 | Scotland | Aberdeen |
Stadium: The Chanonry Attendance: 4,000 |
24 April 1888 Friendly[28] | Motherwell | 1–2 | Scotland | Motherwell |
Stadium: Roman Road Park Attendance: 5,000 |
19 September 1888 International Friendly[a] | Scotland | 4–0 | Canada | Glasgow |
McCall Berry |
Report | Stadium: Kelvingrove Park Attendance: 6,000 |
- ^ Part of a Canadian tour of the United Kingdom, and coinciding with the 1888 International Exhibition in Glasgow.[6][29][30]
1891
edit21 March 1891 Friendly[a] | Scotland | 9–2 | Corinthian FC | Glasgow |
Sellar 35' 40' Watt 41' 44' 89' Baird 50' 53' Rankin |
Report | Clarke 12' Currey 20' |
Stadium: Hampden Park (II) Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Bishop |
- ^ Warm-up prior to match against England, organised by Queen's Park officials. Played on same day as a Scotland v Wales fixture.[31][6]
3 October 1891 International Friendly[a] | Scotland | 5–1 | Canadian-Americans | Govan |
Hamilton 37' 78' McCreadie 47' Bell 85' |
Report | Bell | Stadium: Ibrox Park Attendance: 4,000 Referee: J. Reid |
- ^ Part of a tour of the United Kingdom, organised by the Western Football Association in Canada but also involving several players from the United States.[32][33][6]
1900
edit- A testimonial match for Everton's Scottish player Willie Muir in September 1900 was played between 'Englishmen' and 'Scotchmen' based at Merseyside clubs; the Scots won 2–1.[34]
1901
edit- An exhibition match with Germany was scheduled for 28 September 1901 as part of the Glasgow International Exhibition,[35] but was cancelled due to a disagreement over funds; the visiting German team lost 12–0 to England's amateur team a few days earlier.[36]
1902
edit5 April 1902 International Friendly[a] | Scotland | 1–1 | England | Govan |
15:30 | Brown 25' | Report 1 Report 2 |
Settle 44' | Stadium: Ibrox Park Attendance: 68,114 Referee: J. Torrans |
- ^ This was scheduled as a full international and was the title decider in the 1901–02 British Home Championship. A capacity crowd was in attendance. During the first half, a new wooden stand collapsed, killing 25 and injuring 500. The match was played to a conclusion to mitigate any further crowd panic, but was not recorded as a full international fixture. The official match was replayed in England a month later.[37][38]
9 August 1902 International Friendly[a] | Ireland | 0–3 | Scotland | Belfast |
15:30 | Report 1 Report 2 |
Speedie 30' Campbell 40' McDermott 60' |
Stadium: Balmoral Showgrounds Attendance: 3,000 Referee: J. Torrans |
- ^ Benefit match for the 1902 Ibrox disaster relief fund - also coinciding with the Coronation of Edward VII and Alexandra.[39][40][38]
- A testimonial match for Liverpool's Scottish player William Goldie in November 1902 was played between an 'England Select XI ' and a 'Scotland Select XI' drawn from players at Merseyside clubs; the Scots won 4–0.[41]
1913
edit- A testimonial match for Rangers and Scotland winger Alec Smith was played in January 1913 between Rangers and an 'International XI' including the retired RS McColl, but this featured Wales international Billy Meredith.[42]
1914
edit- A testimonial match for Partick Thistle and Scotland player Alex Raisbeck was played in January 1914 between Partick and an 'International XI' team, but this included England international Jack Parkinson and several other players who had never played for Scotland.[43]
World War I
editBy the end of the first year of fighting during World War I, most official football tournaments were suspended (a notable exception was the Scottish Football League Division One). International matches took place very occasionally during the duration of the war itself (July 1914 to November 1918) with Scotland only playing two, both military benefit matches against England. Following the Allied victory, regular sports events began to return, and Scotland played in two Victory International matches against Ireland followed by two against England in Spring 1919. Established competitions and fully recognised international matches resumed in the 1919–20 season.
1915
editA fundraising match for the Belgian Refugee Relief Fund was played between an 'International XI' and an 'Edinburgh XI' in April 1915; the internationals included England's Joseph Hodkinson, Billy Meredith of Wales and William Crone who had played for the Irish League (Bobby Walker and Peter Nellies of Hearts also switched sides pre-match to cover for call-offs).[44][45]
13 May 1916 International Friendly | England | 4–3 | Scotland | Liverpool |
Smith 7' Hampton 20' Abrams 41' Mosscrop 84' |
Report | Scott 40' J. Reid 46' Galt 52' |
Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 22,000 |
8 June 1918 International Friendly[a] | Scotland | 2–0 | England | Glasgow |
Archibald McLean |
Report | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 45,000 |
- ^ Fundraising benefit match for the Sir Douglas Haig Base Hospitals. Jimmy McMullan played for England after squad members had to pull out at short notice.[46][47][48]
22 March 1919 Victory International[38] | Scotland | 2–1 | Ireland | Glasgow |
Wilson (pen.) | Report 1 Report 2 |
Halligan | Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 50,000 Referee: A. A. Jackson |
19 April 1919 Victory International[38] | Ireland | 0–0 | Scotland | Belfast |
Rollo | Report 1 Report 2 |
Stadium: Windsor Park Attendance: 44,000 Referee: W. Cowan |
26 April 1919 Victory International[38] | England | 2–2 | Scotland | Liverpool |
Turnbull Puddefoot 75' |
Report 1 Report 2 |
Wright 2' Bowie |
Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 45,000 Referee: A. Warner |
3 May 1919 Victory International[38] | Scotland | 3–4 | England | Glasgow |
Wilson 50' (pen.), 87' Morton 65' |
Report 1 Report 2 |
Grimsdell 20', 35' Puddefoot 37', 67' |
Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 80,000 Referee: A. A. Jackson |
1920s–1940s
edit1920
edit- A Testimonial match for Partick Thistle and Scotland player Jimmy McMullan was played in April 1920 between Partick and an 'International Select' team.[49]
3 May 1920 Testimonial[a] | Rangers | 1–0 | Scotland | Glasgow |
Laird | Report | Stadium: Ibrox Park Attendance: 10,000 Referee: A. A. Jackson |
- ^ Benefit match for Rangers and Scotland player Jimmy Gordon.[50] Match went ahead as scheduled despite the death of the club's manager William Wilton a day earlier.[51]
1921 Tour of USA and Canada
editA Scotland XI tour of Canada and the USA was organised by Glasgow club Third Lanark and the Dominion of Canada Football Association. Some local publications of the time listed the visitors as 'Third Lanark', others as 'Scotland'.[5][52][53][54][55]
- Squad:
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- 25 matches were played, with 24 wins, 1 draw and 0 defeats. 1 match is detailed below:
9 July 1921 International Friendly | Canada | 0–1 | Scotland | Montreal |
Report 1 Report 2 |
Rankin | Stadium: Alexander Park Attendance: 6,000 Referee: B. Dean |
1923
edit- Third Lanark undertook another summer tour in 1923, this time to South America (eight matches),[56] and again guest players from other clubs were invited, the most high-profile being Hughie Ferguson,[57] but although apparently some attempt was made to portray this as a 'Scotland team',[57] this was much less prevalent than for the 1921 tour and only one of the players had been capped at full level (Robert Orrock who played in one match ten years earlier).
1927
edit- A testimonial match for Bradford City defender Willie Watson was played in April 1927 between Bradford and a 'Scottish Internationals' team, but this included Ireland international Bert Manderson and several other players who had never played for Scotland.[58]
1927 Tour of USA and Canada
editA Scotland XI tour of North America was organised by the SFA in 1927.[59][60][5]
- Squad:
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- 20 matches were played, with 19 wins, 0 draws and 1 defeat. 3 matches are detailed below:
28 May 1927 Friendly | Ontario All-Stars | 3–2 | Scotland | Toronto |
Graham Faulkner |
Gallacher McLean |
Referee: W. Mitchell |
29 June 1927 Friendly | Hakoah Vienna | 1–4 | Scotland | Winnipeg |
Grünwald | Muirhead Munro Cunningham |
Attendance: 12,000 Referee: S. McMahon |
10 July 1927 Friendly | Ontario All-Stars | 0–10 | Scotland | Toronto |
Munro McLean Cunningham Hunter |
Attendance: 12,000 Referee: A. McNeilly |
1929
edit28 May 1929 International Friendly[a] | Norway | 0–4 | Scotland | Oslo |
Report 1 Report 2 |
Fleming Rankin Nisbet |
Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion Attendance: 8,000 |
- A friendly match between Scotland and the Netherlands in June 1929 was retrospectively considered not to be official by the Royal Dutch Football Association due to their disapproval of professionalism in the sport–all the Scotland players were professionals.[64][65] The SFA regards it as official.[66]
1932
edit- A friendly match in Copenhagen on 9 October 1932 in which Denmark defeated the Scotland amateur team 3–1 (James Paul scored the Scottish goal)[67][68] is regarded as a full international by the Danish Football Union,[69][70] and consequently has sometimes been included in overviews of matches between the nations.[71]
1935 Tour of USA and Canada
editA Scotland XI tour of North America was organised by the SFA in 1935.[5][72][73][74][75]
- Squad:
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- ^ McDonald was an Irish international who earned two caps between 1930–32.[76]
- ^ Wilson was of English nationality.[76]
- 13 matches were played, with 13 wins, 0 draws and 0 defeats. 2 matches are detailed below:
19 May 1935 International Friendly[a] | United States [b] | 1–5 | Scotland | New York City |
McEwan | Report 1 Report 2 |
Mills Duncan Meiklejohn |
Stadium: Polo Grounds Attendance: 22,970 |
- ^ Regarded as a full international by the United States Soccer Federation.[77][63]
- ^ Playing as Eastern USA All-Stars.
9 June 1935 International Friendly[a] | United States [b] | 1–4 | Scotland | Roseville, Newark, New Jersey |
Moorhouse | Report 1 Report 2 |
Gallacher Mills Duncan Meiklejohn |
Stadium: Newark Schools Stadium Attendance: 8,436 |
- ^ Regarded as a full international by the United States Soccer Federation.[77][63]
- ^ Playing as Eastern USA All-Stars.
1935
edit8 May 1935 International Friendly[a] | [b]England | 0–1 | Scotland[c] | London |
Report 1 Report 2 |
Mutch 79' | Stadium: Arsenal Stadium Attendance: 8,944 |
21 August 1935 International Friendly[a] | Scotland | 4–2 | England | Glasgow |
Delaney 8' Armstrong 30' Walker 44' (pen.) |
Report 1 Report 2 |
Gurney 82' Westwood 87' |
Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 56,300 Referee: W. Webb |
- ^ a b King's Silver Jubilee Trust Fund International.[78][79][63]
- ^ Selection of players with London-based clubs.
- ^ Selection of 'Anglo-Scots' playing for English Football League clubs–the Scottish touring squad bound for North America sailed from Southampton on the same day.
1939 Tour of USA and Canada
editA Scotland XI tour of North America was organised by the SFA in 1939.[5][80][81][82]
- Squad:
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- 14 matches were played, with 13 wins, 1 draw and 0 defeats. 2 matches are detailed below:
21 May 1939 International Friendly[83] | United States [a] | 1–1 | Scotland | New York City |
Nemchik | Report | Garrett | Stadium: Polo Grounds Attendance: 25,072 |
- ^ Playing as Eastern USA All-Stars.
18 June 1939 International Friendly[83] | United States [a] | 2–4 (aet) | Scotland | New York City |
Boyle Altemose |
Report | Carabine Gillies |
Stadium: Polo Grounds Attendance: 15,196 |
- ^ Playing as American Soccer League Stars.
World War II
editOfficial football tournaments were suspended soon after the outbreak of World War II in Autumn 1939. International matches took place occasionally during the duration of the war itself, with Scotland playing against England 15 times, a team representing the Republic of Ireland once, and various branches of the British armed forces who could call on strong squads of professional players called into service.[84] In addition, there were six 'Army Internationals' nominally between Scotland and England, but with the players selected from members of the military stationed in each country regardless of their heritage (the 'Army in England' team won five of these, with one draw).[84][48]
When the conflict ended in May 1945 with an Allied victory, regular sports events began to return, and Scotland participated in, and won, the 1945–46 British Victory Home Championship. Two further Victory International matches in 1946 against Belgium[85][86] and Switzerland[87][88] are considered to have full international status.[89] All established competitions and fully recognised international matches resumed in the 1946–47 season, the outset of which included one further unofficial England v Scotland match to raise funds for those affected by the Burnden Park disaster earlier that year.[90]
2 December 1939 International Friendly[a] | England | 2–1 | Scotland | Newcastle-upon-Tyne |
Clifton Lawton Carter |
Report 1 Report 2 |
Dodds | Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 15,000 Referee: H. Nattrass |
- ^ After two English players were injured in a traffic accident on their way to the match, two players from the local club Newcastle United who had been in the crowd as spectators appeared for England, including Tommy Pearson, a Scot who later also appeared for his native country.[46][83]
16 March 1940 Friendly[91][92] | Scotland | 2–2 | British Army | Galashiels |
Anderson 65' Gillies 75' |
Report | Martin Miller |
Stadium: Galabank Attendance: 7,000 |
20 April 1940 Friendly[93][94] | British Army | 1–5 | Scotland | Berwick-upon-Tweed |
Carrigan | Report | Gilmour Wallace |
Stadium: Shielfield Park |
24 April 1940 Friendly[95] | Scotland | 4–1 | British Army | Edinburgh |
Walker McCulloch |
Compton | Stadium: Tynecastle Park Attendance: 7,650 Referee: R. B. Carruthers |
28 April 1940 International Friendly[a] | Ireland (FAI) | 2–3 | Scotland | Dublin |
Bradshaw Dunne |
Report | McKennan Gillick Dewar |
Stadium: Dalymount Park Attendance: 21,630 Referee: P. Snape |
- ^ 'Representative XI' match organised between the Football Association of Ireland and the Glasgow FA, drawing Scotland's players from clubs in the city. Had some characteristics of an inter-league fixture (a contemporary highlights video[96] makes reference to Scotland's 'revenge' for defeat the previous year, which was a win for the League of Ireland XI over the Scottish Football League XI in 1939)[97] but documentation shows it was not organised as such.[98][99]
11 May 1940 International Friendly[83] | Scotland | 1–1 | England | Glasgow |
Dougal | Report 1 Report 2 |
Welsh | Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 75,000 Referee: W. Webb |
14 December 1940 Friendly[100][101] | Scotland | 4–2 | British Army | Kirkcaldy |
Milne 15' Brown 55' Gilmartin 70' McIntosh |
Report | McCartney 75' Stevenson 76' |
Stadium: Stark's Park Attendance: 7,000 |
25 January 1941 Friendly[102][103] | Scotland | 1–0 | British Army | Dundee |
Flavell | Report | Stadium: Dens Park Attendance: 4,000 |
8 February 1941 International Friendly[83] | England | 2–3 | Scotland | Newcastle-upon-Tyne |
Birkett 7' Lawton 41' |
Report 1 Report 2 |
Bacuzzi 17' (o.g.) Wallace 45', 67' |
Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 25,000 Referee: T. Thompson |
19 April 1941 Friendly[104] | Scotland [a] | 2–1 | Scottish Command | Aberdeen |
Mills 17' Wallace pen' (80) |
Report | Yorston 38' | Stadium: Linksfield Stadium Attendance: 8,000 Referee: W. Jeffrey |
- ^ Stanley Matthews guested for Scotland.[104]
3 May 1941 International Friendly[83] | Scotland | 1–3 | England | Glasgow |
Venters 10' | Report 1 Report 2 |
Welsh 44' 87' Goulden |
Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 78,000 Referee: P. Craigmyle |
17 May 1941 Friendly[105] | Scotland | 5–0 | British Army | Methil |
Wallace Stead Mills |
Report | Stadium: Bayview Park |
20 September 1941 Friendly[106][107] | Scotland | 1–2 | British Army | Dumfries |
Walker pen' | Report | Hagan Birkett |
Stadium: Palmerston Park Attendance: 9,000 |
4 October 1941 International Friendly[83] | England | 2–0 | Scotland | London |
Welsh Hagan |
Report 1 Report 2 |
Stadium: Wembley Attendance: 65,000 Referee: F.S. Milner |
17 January 1942 International Friendly[83] | England | 3–0 | Scotland | London |
Lawton Hagan |
https://www.londonhearts.com/scotlandunoff/games/19420117.html Report 1 Report 2 |
Stadium: Wembley Attendance: 64,000 Referee: W.E. Ross Gower |
18 April 1942 International Friendly[83] | Scotland | 5–4 | England | Glasgow |
Liddell Dodds Shankly |
Report 1 Report 2 |
Lawton Hagan |
Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 91,000 Referee: R. Calder |
19 September 1942 Friendly[108][109] | Scotland | 1–3 | British Army | Dumfries |
Walker | Report | Lewis 15' 29' Mullen 40' |
Stadium: Palmerston Park Attendance: 8,000 |
10 October 1942 International Friendly[83] | England | 0–0 | Scotland | London |
Report 1 Report 2 |
Stadium: Wembley Attendance: 75,000 Referee: P. Stevens |
5 December 1942 Friendly[110] | Royal Air Force | 4–0 | Scotland | Newcastle upon Tyne |
Carter |
Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 40,000 |
17 April 1943 International Friendly[83][111] | Scotland | 0–4 | England | Glasgow |
Report 1 Report 2 |
Carter 3' 10' Westcott D. Compton |
Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 137,363 Referee: P. Craigmyle |
16 October 1943 International Friendly[83][112] | England | 8–0 | Scotland | Manchester |
Lawton Carter Hagan Matthews |
Report 1 Report 2 |
Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 60,000 |
6 November 1943 Friendly[113] | Scotland | 1–2 | Royal Air Force | Glasgow |
Fagan | Carter Drake |
Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 50,000 |
19 February 1944 International Friendly[83] | England | 6–2 | Scotland | London |
Hagan 37' Macaulay 48' (o.g.) Lawton Carter Mercer |
Report 1 Report 2 |
Dodds 38' | Stadium: Wembley Attendance: 80,000 |
22 April 1944 International Friendly[83] | Scotland | 2–3 | England | Glasgow |
Caskie 19' Dodds 66' |
Report 1 Report 2 |
Lawton 22' 34' Carter 37' |
Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 132,835 |
14 October 1944 International Friendly[83] | England | 6–2 | Scotland | London |
Lawton 56' Carter 37' Goulden L. Smith |
Report 1 Report 2 |
Milne 3' Walker |
Stadium: Wembley Attendance: 90,000 Referee: G. Reader |
25 November 1944 Friendly | Royal Air Force | 1–7 | Scotland | Sheffield |
Mortensen 87' | Report | Liddell 26' 75' Fagan 36' Black 40' 50' Dodds 55' Busby 80' (pen.) |
Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: 40,172 Referee: A. W. Cutts |
6 January 1945 International Friendly[83][114] | Belgium | 2–3 | Scotland[a] | Brussels |
Buyle 20' Coppens 60' |
Black 21' Fagan 70' |
Stadium: Edmond Machtens Stadium Attendance: 25,000 |
7 January 1945 International Friendly | Flanders | 6–4 | Scotland[a] | Bruges |
Vaillant Vogt Echeman Chaves |
Black pen' Dodds |
Attendance: 25,000 |
3 February 1945 International Friendly[83] | England | 3–2 | Scotland | Birmingham |
Brown Mortensen |
Report 1 Report 2 |
Delaney Dodds |
Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 65,800 Referee: T. Smith |
14 April 1945 International Friendly[83] | Scotland | 1–6 | England | Glasgow |
L. Johnston 38' | Report 1 Report 2 |
Carter 29' Lawton Brown L. Smith (pen.) |
Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 134,479 Referee: J.S. Cox |
17 November 1945 Friendly[113] | Combined Services | 2–4 | Scotland | Celle |
Westcott Lewis |
Delaney Walker |
Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 12,000 |
18 November 1945 Friendly[113][116] | Combined Services | 1–1 | Scotland | Hamburg |
Westcott 64' | Report | Garth 10' | Stadium: Bahrenfeld Attendance: 35,000 |
British Victory Home Championship
edit10 November 1945 BVHC[83] | Scotland | 2–0 | Wales | Glasgow |
Waddell 14' Dodds 66' |
Report 1 Report 2 |
Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 92,323 Referee: M.C. Dale |
2 February 1946 BVHC[117] | Ireland | 2–3 | Scotland | Belfast |
Walsh 18', 43' | Report 1 Report 2 |
Liddell 19', 79' Hamilton 56' |
Stadium: Windsor Park Attendance: 53,000 Referee: D. Maxwell |
13 April 1946 BVHC[117] | Scotland | 1–0 | England | Glasgow |
Delaney 90' | Report 1 Report 2 |
Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 139,642 Referee: P. Craigmyle |
1946
edit24 August 1946 International Friendly[a] | England | 2–2 | Scotland | Manchester |
Welsh 45' (pen.) | Report 1 Report 2 |
Thornton 89' | Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 70,000 Referee: G. Dutton |
- ^ Fundraising match for the Burnden Park disaster.[117][118]
1947
edit- On 10 May 1947, a Great Britain XI played a Europe XI at Hampden Park to commemorate the Home Nations rejoining FIFA. The GB team, which won the match 6–1 in front of over 130,000, wore the dark blue of Scotland to acknowledge the venue, but only three Scottish players were involved.[119][120][121]
28 May 1947 Friendly[122] | BAOR | 4–3 | Scotland | Hamburg |
Thompson Dutchman Lee |
Report | Young Pearson |
Attendance: 30,000 |
1949
edit23 February 1949 Friendly[123] | Scotland | 7–1 | British Army | Edinburgh |
Turnbull Mason Ormond Willie Thornton |
Report | Johnstone McPhail |
Stadium: Tynecastle Park Attendance: 20,224 |
1949 Tour of USA and Canada
editA Scotland XI tour of North America was organised by the SFA in 1949.[5][124][125][126][127]
- Squad:
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- 9 matches were played, with 8 wins, 0 draws and 1 defeat. 3 matches are detailed below:
29 May 1949 Friendly[128] | Belfast Celtic | 2–0 | Scotland | Randalls Island, New York City |
Campbell 27' | Report | Stadium: Triborough Stadium Attendance: 15,000 Referee: F. Coggins |
30 May 1949 International Friendly[117] | United States [a] | 1–4 | Scotland | Randalls Island, New York City |
Report | Evans Thornton Steel Houliston |
Stadium: Triborough Stadium Referee: J. Stevenson |
- ^ Playing as American Soccer League Stars.
19 June 1949 International Friendly[117][a] | United States | 0–4 | Scotland | Randalls Island, New York City |
Report 1 Report 2 |
Waddell Steel |
Stadium: Aarhus Stadion Attendance: 17,000 Referee: S. Galin |
- ^ Regarded as a full international by the United States Soccer Federation.[77]
1950s–1970s
edit1952
edit3 March 1952 Friendly[129] | British Army | 1–3 | Scotland | Newcastle upon Tyne |
Parry 4' | Report | McMillan 30' 55' | Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 13,890 |
1953
edit2 March 1953 Friendly[130][131] | Scotland | 2–1 | British Army | Glasgow |
Johnstone 6' Davidson 72' (pen.) |
Report | Hooper 85' | Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 15,000 Referee: W. Brittle |
30 April 1953 Testimonial[a] | Scotland | 5–0 | Sunderland | Glasgow |
Liddell 17' McPhail 59' 67' 73' Wright 80' |
Report | Stadium: Cathkin Park Attendance: 13,860 |
- ^ Benefit match for Third Lanark and Scotland player Jimmy Mason.[132][133]
18 November 1953 Friendly[134] | British Army | 2–3 | Scotland | Liverpool |
Quixall 47' Simpson 68' |
Report | Fernie 7' Reilly 71' Baird 83' (pen.) |
Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 8,208 |
1954
edit16 November 1954 Friendly[135] | Kilmarnock | 0–2 | Scotland | Kilmarnock |
Report | McMillan 39' Leggat 62' |
Stadium: Rugby Park Referee: R. Davidson |
22 November 1954 Friendly[136] | Hibernian | 0–3 | Scotland | Edinburgh |
Turnbull | Report | Johnstone 10' Bauld 32' Wardhaugh |
Stadium: Easter Road Referee: C.E. Faultless |
30 November 1954 Friendly[137][138] | Falkirk | 4–4 | Scotland | Falkirk |
McCrae 49' 89' Parker pen' (82) Morrison 84' |
Report | Johnstone 4' Reilly 52' Ring 75' 78' |
Stadium: Brockville Park Referee: G. Mitchell |
1955
edit21 February 1955 Friendly[139][a] | Scotland B | 3–2 | Scotland | Edinburgh |
Davidson Gemmell |
Report | Buckley | Stadium: Easter Road Attendance: 7,000 Referee: I. C. Inglis |
7 December 1955 Friendly[141] | Scotland | 3–1 | British Army | Rutherglen |
Reilly 34' Henderson 35' Collins 55' |
Report | Dunmore 61' | Stadium: Shawfield Stadium Attendance: 16,000 Referee: J. Mowat |
1956
edit12 March 1956 International Friendly[117][142][143] | Scotland | 2–1 | South Africa[a] | Glasgow |
Reilly Collins |
Hubbard 83' (pen.) | Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 60,000 Referee: J. Mowat |
- ^ This was an 'Anglo-African' team of players from South Africa who were based at clubs in the United Kingdom, including two Rangers players, Johnny Hubbard and Don Kitchenbrand. As Scotland did not select any Rangers players, many of the crowd at Ibrox opted to cheer for South Africa on the night. It was a warm-up for Scotland's 1955–56 British Home Championship decider against England a few weeks later; reports indicated the most impressive player was South Africa's defender John Hewie,[142] who was eligible for Scotland and made his debut in the England match,[143] along with Scottish goalscorer Graham Leggat who had also played at Ibrox.
14 May 1956 [a] | Ireland-Wales | 3–3 | England-Scotland | Dublin, Ireland |
J P Dunne Allchurch 2 |
[147] | Thompson Langton Allen |
Stadium: Dalymount Park Referee: J Scully |
- ^ Belgrove F.C. exhibition match. Three Scots were involved: Allan Brown, Willie Cunningham and Tommy Docherty.[144][145][146]
1958
edit3 February 1958 Friendly[148][a] | Scottish League XI | 2–3 | Scotland | Edinburgh |
Murray 8' Young 53' Mackay |
Report | Mudie 18' Currie 48' Imlach 63' |
Stadium: Easter Road Attendance: 45,436 Referee: G. Mitchell |
17 February 1958 Friendly[149][150][a] | Rangers | 1–1 | Scotland | Glasgow |
Murray 5' | Report | Mudie 17' | Stadium: Ibrox Park Attendance: 60,000 Referee: R. Davidson |
3 March 1958 Friendly[151][a] | Heart of Midlothian | 3–2 | Scotland | Edinburgh |
19:30 | Young 38' Hamilton 55' Mackay 89' |
Report | Ormond 57' Collins 66' |
Stadium: Tynecastle Park Attendance: 29,000 Referee: J. H. Phillips |
5 June 1958 Friendly[152][a] | IFK Eskilstuna | 0–2 | Scotland | Eskilstuna |
Report | Mudie 42', 76' | Stadium: Tunavallen |
- ^ a b c d Warm-up match for the 1958 FIFA World Cup.
12 November 1958 Friendly[153] | Scotland | 1–1 | British Army | Edinburgh |
Law 4' | Report | Hitchens 32' | Stadium: Tynecastle Park Attendance: 11,000 Referee: J. Bissett |
15 December 1958 Testimonial[a] | Hibernian | 9–3 | Scotland[b] | Edinburgh |
Ormond Turnbull Baker 53' Fox 74' Preston Smith |
Report | Johnstone 1', 55' (pen.) Mudie |
Stadium: Easter Road Attendance: 6,500 Referee: J. Bissett |
- ^ Benefit match for Hibernian and Scotland player Lawrie Reilly.[154] As he had retired through injury and was no longer registered as a player, Reilly was not permitted to feature for Hibs or the Scotland team.[155]
- ^ This was an 'International Select' XI featuring ten Scottish internationals (136 caps between them) and Celtic player Bertie Peacock of Northern Ireland.[156]
1959
edit16 March 1959 Friendly[157][158] | Scottish League XI | 6–5 | Scotland | Glasgow |
White 13', 19', 60' Kerr 55', 65', 82' |
Report | Colrain 20', 49', 73' Mackay 34', 38' |
Stadium: Ibrox Park Attendance: 40,000 Referee: T. Wharton |
24 May 1959 International Friendly[117][159][160] | Jutland | 3–3 | Scotland | Aarhus |
Kjær 62' Nielsen 65' Pedersen 76' (pen.) |
Report 1 Report 2 |
Law 24' Kerr 26' Auld 75' |
Stadium: Aarhus Stadion Attendance: 6,000 Referee: C.F. Jørgensen |
1960
edit1 February 1960 Friendly[161][162] | Scottish League XI | 2–2 | Scotland | Glasgow |
Cousin 48' Scott 70' |
Report | Law 31', 84' | Stadium: Ibrox Park Attendance: 40,000 Referee: J. H. Phillips |
1961
edit30 January 1961 Friendly[163][162] | Scottish League XI | 1–4 | Scotland | Glasgow |
McCann 9' | Report | Brand 19' Herd 49' Hilley 59' |
Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 24,000 Referee: T. Wharton |
1962
edit5 February 1962 Friendly[164][162] | Scotland | 2–2 | Scottish League XI | Glasgow |
Gilzean 19' | Report | Carroll 31' Quinn 85' |
Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 8,164 Referee: T. Wharton |
1963
edit- Scotland's friendly against Austria in 1963 was abandoned by the referee on 79 minutes due to violent play, particularly by the Austrians;[165] however caps were awarded and it is recognised as a full international by FIFA.[166]
1964
edit24 February 1964 Friendly[167][162] | Scottish League XI | 1–3 | Scotland | Glasgow |
McParland 12' | Report | McBride 21', 41' McIlroy 82' |
Stadium: Ibrox Park Attendance: 16,660 Referee: J. H. Phillips |
11 November 1964 Friendly[a] | Tottenham Hotspur | 2–6 | Scotland | London |
T. White 9' Marchi 75' |
Wilson 11' Gilzean 63' 82' Martin 75' 79' Wallace 80' |
Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 29,375 Referee: L. Callaghan |
- ^ Posthumous benefit for John White, the Tottenham and Scotland player killed by lightning. Postponed from original date the previous day due to fog.[168] Alan Gilzean's performance induced Tottenham to sign him from Dundee a short time later.[169][162]
1966
edit2 May 1966 Testimonial[a] | Leicester City | 1–1 | Scotland | Leicester |
Dougan 16' | Report | Penman 60' | Stadium: Filbert Street Attendance: 8,020 Referee: J. Finney |
1967 Tour
editA Scotland XI tour of Israel, Hong Kong, Australia, New Zealand and Canada was organised by the SFA in 1967.[5][171][172] In October 2021, the SFA announced that some of the tour matches (against Australia, Canada and Israel) would be reclassified as full internationals.[173] This meant that some players who had not otherwise played for Scotland were belatedly awarded international caps, including Alex Ferguson.[173]
Two further planned tour matches were scrapped, against a Chinese XI because of rioting in Hong Kong[174] and a second match with Israel due to escalation of what became the Arab-Israeli Six-Day War.[175]
- Squad:
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- Nine matches were played during the tour, all of which were won. Following a reassessment by the SFA, five of the games are now classified as full internationals. Details of the other four matches are given below:
25 May 1967 Friendly match[168][176] | Hong Kong | 1–4 | Scotland | Hong Kong Island |
Wills 8' | Report 1 Report 2 |
Ferguson 26', 32' Hood 59' W. Callaghan 81' |
Stadium: Hong Kong Stadium Attendance: 7,000 |
5 June 1967 Friendly match[168][177] | New Zealand Under-23s | 2–7 | Scotland | Wellington |
Burgess 10' Thomas 88' |
Report 1 Report 2 |
McLean 11' (pen.) Harper 35', 78', 89' McCalliog 60', 70' Lake 80' (o.g.) |
Stadium: Hutt Recreation Ground Attendance: 5,000 Referee: A. Williams |
8 June 1967 Friendly match[168] | Auckland XI | 0–4 | Scotland | Auckland |
Ferguson 27', 33', 40' Penman 74' |
Stadium: Newmarket Park Attendance: 15,000 Referee: R. McDonald |
10 June 1967 Friendly match[168] | Vancouver All-Stars | 1–4 | Scotland | Vancouver |
Hazeldine ??' | McCalliog 8', ??' Ferguson 13' McLean 44' (pen.) |
Stadium: Empire Stadium Attendance: 4,379 Referee: J. Morris |
1971
edit27 January 1971 Friendly[a] | Scotland | 2–1 | Celtic/Rangers Select | Glasgow |
20:00 | Gemmill 10' Lorimer 84' |
Report | Best 29' | Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 81,405 Referee: W. Anderson |
- ^ Fundraising match for those affected by the 1971 Ibrox disaster. Also served as a warm-up for a Euro 72 qualifying match a week later. The 'Celtic/Rangers Select' also featured guest players George Best, Peter Bonetti, and Bobby Charlton, while Scotland selected two Rangers players and three from Celtic.
1972
edit- Partick Thistle went on a tour of Southeast Asia in summer 1972, including matches against Selangor FA, an Indonesian XI and Lokomotiv Plovdiv of Bulgaria, which were falsely promoted as 'Scotland vs Malaysia / Indonesia / Bulgaria' by the local organisers to attract spectators, and large crowds did attend.[178][179][180]
1976
edit22 March 1976 Testimonial[a] | Great Britain XI | 3–2 | Scotland | London |
Perryman Greaves Ball |
Hunter Lorimer |
Stadium: Craven Cottage |
- ^ Benefit match for Fulham and Tottenham player Alan Mullery. Due to call-offs, Scotland's squad included two Italian players and two English internationals (Terry Cooper and Norman Hunter).[181][182]
1977
edit22 November 1977 Testimonial[a] | Coventry City | 7–5 | Scotland | Coventry |
Cross Channon Powell Yorath |
McDonald Stein Wallace Johnston |
Stadium: Highfield Road Attendance: 7,833 |
- ^ Benefit match for Coventry City player Mick Coop. Scotland's squad was largely players with Coventry connections.[183][184]
1978
edit16 April 1978 Testimonial[a] | Rangers | 5–0 | Scotland | Glasgow |
Johnstone 1' Greig 60', 80' Russell 63', 74' |
Stadium: Ibrox Park Attendance: 65,000 Referee: I. Foote |
- ^ Benefit match for Rangers and Scotland player John Greig, also serving as a warm-up game for the upcoming 1978 FIFA World Cup; Scotland's squad was the World Cup pool.[185][181][186]
19 April 1978 Friendly[a] | Highland League XI | 2–2 | Scotland | Inverness |
Urquhart 43' Mackintosh 65' |
Report | Sneddon 78' Cramond 90' |
Stadium: Kingsmills Park Attendance: 4,301 Referee: W. P. Knowles |
- ^ Warm-up game for the upcoming 1978 FIFA World Cup; Scotland's squad was the World Cup pool.[187][181]
9 May 1978 Testimonial[a] | Middlesbrough | 5–5 | Scotland | Middlesbrough |
Ashcroft Cummins Armstrong |
Stadium: Ayresome Park |
- ^ Benefit match for Middlesbrough player Willie Maddren, also serving as a warm-up game for the upcoming 1978 FIFA World Cup; Scotland's squad was the World Cup pool.[188][184][189]
1980s–present
edit1982
edit9 May 1982 Testimonial[a] | Scotland | 3–8 | Celtic | Glasgow |
K. Burns 27' Brazil 69' Park 75' |
Report | McAdam 8' 72' Crainie 14' Provan 25' 65' MacLeod 39' Garner 44' Halpin 80' |
Stadium: Firhill Stadium Attendance: 14,000 Referee: A. Ferguson |
- ^ Testimonial for Partick Thistle and Scotland player Alan Rough.[191][192]
9 June 1982 Friendly[a] | G.D. Torralta | 1–9 | Scotland | Portimão |
Sergio | Souness 5' Evans 12' Archibald 20' 46' Dalglish 63' Sturrock |
Stadium: Estádio Municipal |
10 June 1982 Friendly[a] | G.D. Torralta | 0–7 | Scotland | Portimão |
Sergio | Brazil Jordan 75' Robertson 55' (pen) 72' Hartford 66' |
Stadium: Estádio Municipal |
- ^ a b Warm-up match ahead of the 1982 FIFA World Cup.[193][194]
1986
edit- A benefit match for former Scotland captain George Young was played in May 1986 between 'Young's XI' which contained several current internationals and wore the Scotland kit, and 'Don Revie's XI' which wore the England kit.[195]
30 May 1986 Friendly[a] | Los Angeles Heat | 0–3 | Scotland | Los Angeles |
Nicholas Strachan Nicol |
1 June 1986 Friendly[a] | Hollywood Kickers | 0–4 | Scotland | Los Angeles |
Bannon Sharp McAvennie McStay |
- ^ a b Warm-up match ahead of the 1986 FIFA World Cup.[196]
1990
edit18 August 1990 Friendly[a] | Scotland | 0–1 | Scottish League XI | Glasgow |
Gillhaus 12' (pen.) | Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 15,085 Referee: J. McCluskey |
- ^ Match to commemorate the centenary of the Scottish Football League.[197][198]
1996
editNo caps were awarded to Scottish players who were on the field for the scheduled match against Estonia during 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification on 9 October 1996, when a scheduling dispute over floodlights led to Scotland turning up at an earlier time and kicking off against no opposition, while Estonia insisted on adhering to the original later time.[199][200] All records for this fixture relate to the rearranged match played in Monaco on 11 February 1997.[201][202][203]
2002
edit30 April 2002 Friendly[a] | Scotland | 2–0 | Dundee United | Stirling |
Dalglish Dobie |
Stadium: Forthbank Stadium Attendance: 0 |
- ^ Squad examination played behind closed doors (no paying spectators).[204]
- Caps were awarded by the SFA for a match in May 2002 between the Hong Kong League XI and Scotland as part of the HKSAR Reunification Cup, although it was not a full FIFA international.[205][206]
2004
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