From 1870 to the present day, the

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have played various matches that are not accorded the status of official (

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) internationals by the governing body, the

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. These include early matches against

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prior to the first-ever official international in 1872, wartime fixtures between 1914–1919 and 1939–1946 when official competitions were suspended, overseas tour matches played by a ''Scotland XI'' of varying strength and status, and others as specified. While some of the tour matches (involving players under consideration for the national team, some having already been

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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

1870s–1910s

1870–1872 England v Scotland matches

The selection of the Scottish XI were players drawn from living and working in and around

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area. Some of the players' Scottish links were tenuous and in some cases non-existent.Scotland Unofficial Matches 1870-1891

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, 24 June 2020 Names of note included

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, who played in the first match,

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, who played in two matches, and William Lindsay, who played in all five matches, of the Scotland representative team were all infact later capped by the official England national team.

1880

In 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. Four matches are detailed below:

1888

1891

1900

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for Everton's Scottish player

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in September 1900 was played between 'Englishmen' and 'Scotchmen' based at

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clubs; the Scots won 2–1.

1901

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with

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was scheduled for 28 September 1901 as part of the Glasgow International Exhibition, 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.

1902

for

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's Scottish player

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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.

1913

* A

for Rangers and Scotland winger

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was played in January 1913 between Rangers and an 'International XI' including the retired

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, but this featured

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international

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1914

for

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and Scotland player

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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.

World War I

By the end of the first year of fighting during

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, most official football tournaments were suspended (a notable exception was the

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). 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

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victory, regular sports events began to return, and Scotland played in two

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matches against

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followed by two against

in Spring 1919. Established competitions and fully recognised international matches resumed in the 1919–20 season.

1915

A 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,

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).

1920s–1940s

1920

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for

and Scotland player

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was played in April 1920 between Partick and an 'International Select' team.

1921 Tour of USA and Canada

A ''Scotland XI'' tour of Canada and the USA was organised by Glasgow club

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and the Dominion of Canada Football Association. Some local publications of the time listed the visitors as 'Third Lanark', others as 'Scotland'. *Squad: * Alec Bennett (

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) * Craig Brown (

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) *

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(

) *

Willie Bulloch William Bulloch (18 February 1883 – 10 February 1954)Willie Bulloch
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) * Jimmy Gordon (

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) * John Low (Dunfermline Athletic) * Tom Maxwell (Dunfermline Athletic) * Willie McAndrew (Third Lanark) *

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(

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) * Charlie McCormack (Third Lanark) *

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(Partick Thistle) *

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(Third Lanark) * Willie Rankin (Motherwell) * James Scott (

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) * Doug Thomson (

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) * Andy Wilson (Dunfermline Athletic) *25 matches were played, with 24 wins, 1 draw and 0 defeats. 1 match is detailed below:

1923

*Third Lanark undertook another summer tour in 1923, this time to South America (eight matches), and again guest players from other clubs were invited, the most high-profile being

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, but although apparently some attempt was made to portray this as a 'Scotland team',Tommy McInally: Celtic's Bad Bhoy
David Potter; Black & White Publishing, 2009; 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

for

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defender Willie Watson was played in April 1927 between Bradford and a 'Scottish Internationals' team, but this included

international Bert Manderson and several other players who had never played for Scotland.

1927 Tour of USA and Canada

A ''Scotland XI'' tour of North America was organised by the SFA in 1927. *Squad: *

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( Rangers) *

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(

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) * Jock Buchanan (

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(

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) *

Tully Craig Thomas "Tully" Craig (1897 – 30 January 1963) was a Scottish footballer who is best known for his time with Rangers, and also played for Celtic earlier in his career. He was a versatile player who could play up front, in midfield or defence. ...

(Rangers) * Andy Cunningham (Rangers) *

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(

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) * Tom Hamilton (Rangers) * John Hunter (Falkirk) *

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(

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) *

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(Celtic) * Willie McStay (Celtic) * Tom Morrison ( St Mirren) *

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(Rangers) * Jimmy Munro ( St Johnstone) * Tom Scott (Falkirk) * Jimmy Simpson (

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) *

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(St Johnstone) *20 matches were played, with 19 wins, 0 draws and 1 defeat. 3 matches are detailed below:

1929

*A friendly match between Scotland and

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in June 1929 was retrospectively considered not to be official by the

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due to their disapproval of professionalism in the sport – all the Scotland players were professionals. The SFA regards it as official.

1932

*A friendly match in

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on 9 October 1932 in which

Denmark ) , song = ( en, "King Christian stood by the lofty mast") , song_type = National and royal anthem , image_map = EU-Denmark.svg , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Danish Realm, Kingdom of Denmark ...

defeated the Scotland amateur team 3–1 is regarded as a full international by the

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, and consequently has sometimes been included in overviews of matches between the nations.

1935 Tour of USA and Canada

A ''Scotland XI'' tour of North America was organised by the SFA in 1935. *Squad: * Andrew Anderson ( Heart of Midlothian) * George Cummings (

) *

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(Partick Thistle) *

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(

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) *

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( St Johnstone) * Bob Fraser (

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(Derby County) *

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( Rangers) *

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(Rangers) *

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(Rangers) *

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(Partick Thistle) * Willie Mills (Aberdeen) * Tom Smith (

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) *

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(

) * Tommy Walker (Heart of Midlothian) * Dave Wilson (

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) * Peter Wilson (

) *13 matches were played, with 13 wins, 0 draws and 0 defeats. 2 matches are detailed below:

1935

1939 Tour of USA and Canada

A ''Scotland XI'' tour of North America was organised by the SFA in 1939. *Squad: * Bobby Bolt (

) * Jimmy Carabine (

) * Jimmy Caskie ( St Johnstone) * Jerry Dawson ( Rangers) *

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( Heart of Midlothian) * Ben Ellis (

) * Archie Garrett (Heart of Midlothian) * John Gillies (

) *

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(Rangers) * George Hamilton (

) * Jack Jones (Third Lanark) *

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(

) *

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(

) *

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(Celtic) *

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( Hibernian) * Tommy McKenzie (Motherwell) * Sandy McNab (

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) *14 matches were played, with 13 wins, 1 draw and 0 defeats. 2 matches are detailed below:

World War II

Official football tournaments were suspended soon after the outbreak of

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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

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once, and various branches of the

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who could call on strong squads of professional players called into service. 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).Testimonials, Clubs and Forces
England Football Online When the conflict ended in May 1945 with an

victory, regular sports events began to return, and Scotland participated in, and won, the 1945–46 British Victory Home Championship. Two further

matches in 1946 against

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and

Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...

are considered to have full international status. 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

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earlier that year.

British Victory Home Championship

1946

1947

*On 10 May 1947, a

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played a

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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 location, but only three Scottish players were involved.England Player Honours – International Representative Teams
England Football Online

1949

1949 Tour of USA and Canada

A ''Scotland XI'' tour of North America was organised by the SFA in 1949. *Squad: * George Aitken ( East Fife) * Jimmy Brown ( Heart of Midlothian) *

Sammy Cox Samuel Richmond Cox (13 April 1924 – 2 August 2015) was a Scottish footballer who played for Queen's Park, Third Lanark, Dundee, Rangers, East Fife, Scotland and the Scottish League XI. Career Club Cox was born in Darvel, Ayrshire, Scotla ...

( Rangers) * Bobby Evans (

) * Jock Govan ( Hibernian) *

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( Queen of the South) * Johnny MacKenzie (

) * Tommy Orr (

) * Willie Redpath (

) *

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(Hibernian) *

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(

) * Willie Telfer ( St Mirren) *

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(Rangers) *

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(Rangers) *

Willie Woodburn William Alexander Woodburn (8 August 1919 – 2 December 2001) was a Scottish footballer who played for Rangers and Scotland. He was the last footballer in Britain to receive a life ban from the game for indiscipline, although the ban was late ...

(Rangers) * George Young (Rangers) *9 matches were played, with 8 wins, 0 draws and 1 defeat. 3 matches are detailed below:

1950s–1970s

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1958

1959

1960

1961

1962

1963

*Scotland's friendly against

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in 1963 was abandoned by the referee on 79 minutes due to violent play, particularly by the Austrians; however caps were awarded and it is recognised as a full international by FIFA.

1964

1966

1967 Tour

A ''Scotland XI'' tour of Israel, Hong Kong, Australia, New Zealand and Canada was organised by the SFA in 1967. In October 2021, the SFA announced that some of the tour matches (against Australia, Canada and Israel) would be reclassified as full internationals. This meant that some players who had not otherwise played for Scotland were belatedly awarded international caps, including

. There was a match with a Chinese XI on 22 May, which was cancelled because of rioting in

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. *Squad: * Alan Anderson ( Heart of Midlothian) * Willie Callaghan (

) *

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(

) *

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(Heart of Midlothian) *

(Dunfermline Athletic) * Doug Fraser (West Bromwich Albion) *

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(

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) * Harry Hood ( Clyde ) *

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(West Bromwich Albion) *

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) * Jackie McGrory (

) *

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(Kilmarnock) *

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) *

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( Rangers) * Harry Thomson (Burnley) *

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) * Jim Townsend ( St Johnstone) *

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(

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) *

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(Arsenal) *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:

1971

1972

went on a tour of

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in summer 1972, including matches against Selangor FA, an Indonesian XI and

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of Bulgaria, which were falsely promoted as 'Scotland vs Malaysia / Indonesia / Bulgaria' by the local organisers to attract spectators, and large crowds did attend.

1976

1977

1978

1980s–present

Scotland Unofficial Matches 1971-1990
Douglas Gorman and Gabriele Tossani,

, 2 February 2021

1982

1986

*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 '

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's XI' which wore the England kit.

1990

1996

No caps were awarded to Scottish players who were on the field for the scheduled match against

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during

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on 9 October 1996, when a scheduling dispute over

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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. All records for this fixture relate to the rearranged match played in

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on 11 February 1997.

2002

*Caps were awarded by the SFA for a match in May 2002 between the

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and Scotland as part of the HKSAR Reunification Cup, although it was not a full FIFA international.

2004

*Scotland's 2004 friendly match against

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was abandoned on 59 minutes due to floodlight failure;Lights go out on Scotland
BBC Sport, 3 September 2004 however caps were awarded and FIFA recognise it as a full international.

References

List of Matches

1870s–1910s

1870–1872 England v Scotland matches

1880

1888

1891

1900

1901

1902

1913

1914

World War I

1915

1920s–1940s

1920

1921 Tour of USA and Canada

1923

1927

1927 Tour of USA and Canada

1929

1932

1935 Tour of USA and Canada

1935

1939 Tour of USA and Canada

World War II

British Victory Home Championship

1946

1947

1949

1949 Tour of USA and Canada

1950s–1970s

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1958

1959

1960

1961

1962

1963

1964

1966

1967 Tour

1971

1972

1976

1977

1978

1980s–present

1982

1986

1990

1996

2002

2004

See also

References