The

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is the joint-oldest international

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team, having played in the first official international match, a goalless draw on 30 November 1872 against

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. Since then, the team has established a long-standing rivalry with England, particularly in the annual

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, which Scotland won 24 times outright and shared a further 17 times. The team has enjoyed less success in continental and global competition. Even though Scotland has participated in eight

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and two

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final tournaments, the team has never progressed beyond the first round of any major tournament. During the

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(1914–18) and the

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(1939–45), competitive football was suspended for the duration of each war. Scotland played a number of "Wartime Internationals" against the other

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during each conflict, none of which are considered to be official international matches. They also played

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s in the immediate aftermath of each war, although two of these (a 2–2 draw with

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on 23 January 1946 and a 3–1 win against

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on 15 May 1946) are counted by the

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as official matches. This list includes all Scotland players who appeared in these unofficial Wartime or Victory International matches.Scotland Unofficial Matches 1902-1919

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, 24 June 2020Scotland Unofficial Matches 1939-1945

, 23 July 2020 It does not include appearances in the matches played between Scotland representative teams and branches of the

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which also took place during the course of the Second World War, nor the fixtures against Belgium and Switzerland in 1946.

List of players

References

External links

List of Scotland international results, including unofficial matches
London Hearts Supporters' Club {{Scotland national football team Wartime Association football player non-biographical articles

List of players

See also

References

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