The

Scotland national football team The Scotland national football team gd, Sgioba Ball-coise Nàiseanta na h-Alba sco, Scotland National Fitbaa Team represents Scotland in men's international football and is controlled by the Scottish Football Association. It competes in the t ...

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

British Home Championship The British Home Championship * sco, Hame Internaitional Kemp * gd, Farpais lìg eadar-nàiseanta * cy, Pencampwriaeth y Pedair Gwlad, name=lang (historically known as the British International Championship or simply the International Champio ...

, 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 three

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

Kenny Dalglish Sir Kenneth Mathieson Dalglish (born 4 March 1951) is a Scottish former association football, football player and manager (association football), manager. During his career, he made 338 appearances for Celtic F.C., Celtic and 515 for Liverpoo ...

, the only man to have won more than 100 caps for Scotland, was the only Scottish player named in the FIFA 100.

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, who shares with Dalglish the record for the most goals scored for the national team, is the only Scottish player to have won the European Footballer of the Year award. This list includes all players with 10 or more appearances for the national team. When a player makes their 25th appearance, they are presented with a commemorative medal. The

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also maintains a roll of honour for players who have won at least 50 caps. This distinction was launched in March 1998, when 11 players had already achieved that mark.

List of players

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National Team archive
Scottish Football Association

Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation

''London Hearts Supporters Club''

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List of players

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