Scotland national football team
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| Nickname | Tartan Army |
| Association | Scottish Football Association |
| Coach | Walter Smith, 2004- |
| Most caps | Kenny Dalglish (102) |
| Top scorer | Kenny Dalglish, Denis Law (30) |
| First International Scotland 0 - 0 England (Partick, Scotland; 30 November, 1872) | |
| Largest win Scotland 9 - 0 Wales (Glasgow, Scotland; 23 March, 1878) | |
| Worst defeat Uruguay 7 - 0 Scotland (Basel, Switzerland; 19 June, 1954) | |
| World Cup | |
| Appearances | 8 (First in 1954) |
| Best result | Round 1, all |
| European Championship | |
| Appearances | 2 (First in 1992) |
| Best result | Round 1, all |
The Scotland national football team have played international football longer than any other nation in the world along with England, whom they competed against in the world's first international football match at the West of Scotland Cricket Club, Partick, in 1872. The match ended 0-0.
In recent years, Scotland has become famous for its travelling support, known as the Tartan Army, which has won numerous awards from FIFA and UEFA for their combination of rabid support and friendly nature. The Tartan Army and the roligans of Denmark are often considered the best national team fans in Europe, if not the world.
Scotland have managed to qualify for eight World Cups - including 5 consecutive tournaments from 1974 to 1990 - but have never got past the first round. They have twice missed out on progressing to the second round on goal difference in 1974 when Brazil edged them out and also in 1978 when The Netherlands progressed.
Scotland's most well-known result was in 1967, when they defeated the then FIFA world champions England 3-2 at Wembley Stadium.
Scotland's first non-Scottish manager, Berti Vogts, managed the side from February 2002 until his resignation November 1, 2004. Tommy Burns was his assistant. On December 2, 2004 the former Rangers manager Walter Smith was named as manager of the national team. Despite a brief revival of fortunes, their hopes of reaching the 2006 World Cup were ended after a defeat to Belarus at Hampden Park.
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Stadium
Scotland play their home matches at Hampden Park.
World Cup record
- 1930 to 1938 - Did not enter
- 1950 - Qualified, but withdrew before finals
- 1954 - Round 1
- 1958 - Round 1
- 1962 to 1970 - Did not qualify
- 1974 - Round 1
- 1978 - Round 1
- 1982 - Round 1
- 1986 - Round 1
- 1990 - Round 1
- 1994 - Did not qualify
- 1998 - Round 1
- 2002 - Did not qualify
- 2006 - Did not qualify
European Championship record
- 1960 - Did not enter
- 1964 - Did not enter
- 1968 to 1988 - Did not qualify
- 1992 - Round 1
- 1996 - Round 1
- 2000 - Did not qualify
- 2004 - Did not qualify
Managers
List of Scotland Managers
Note that from 1872 - 1954 the Scotland national team was appointed by an SFA selection committee.
- Andy Beattie 1954
- Matt Busby 1958
- Dawson Walker 1958-1959
- Andy Beattie 1959-1960
- Ian McColl 1960-1965
- Jock Stein 1965-1966
- John Prentice 1966
- Malcolm MacDonald 1966-1967
- Bobby Brown 1967-1971
- Tommy Docherty 1971-1972
- Willie Ormond 1973-1977
- Ally McLeod 1977-1978
- Jock Stein 1978-1985
- Alex Ferguson 1985-1986
- Andy Roxburgh 1986-1993
- Craig Brown 1993-2001
- Berti Vogts 2002-2004
- Walter Smith 2004-Present
Management Records
Some of the data in this table is dubious especially the information related to the SFA Select Comittee's record. Note that Matt Busby, Dawson Walker, John Prentice and Malcolm MacDonald are not included due to the fact that they were at the helm for a limited amount of time, therefore their Average Points would be unjust. The information is up-to-date as of 14/10/05 and Average Points are calculated by using 3 points for a win and one for a draw.
| Rank | Manager | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Average Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ian McColl | 28 | 17 | 3 | 8 | 64.3% |
| 2 | Tommy Docherty | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60.0% |
| 3 | Craig Brown | 69 | 31 | 18 | 20 | 53.6% |
| 4 | Willie Ormond | 38 | 18 | 7 | 13 | 53.5% |
| 5 | Ally McLeod | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 51.0% |
| 6 | Jock Stein | 68 | 30 | 13 | 25 | 50.5% |
| 7 | Walter Smith | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 50% |
| 8 | Bobby Brown | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 46.7% |
| 9 | Andy Roxburgh | 63 | 23 | 19 | 21 | 46.6% |
| 10 | Alex Ferguson | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 43.3% |
| 11 | Berti Vogts | 32 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 35.4% |
| 12 | Andy Beattie | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 35.2% |
| 13 | SFA Select Committee | 122 | 15 | 48 | 59 | 25.4% |
Famous players
¹ The player has at least 50 Scottish caps and is inducted into the SFA International Roll of Honour
See also
- Scottish football seasons
- List of Scotland national football team results
- Scotland women's national football team
External links
- Scottish Football Association
- RSSSF Archive of results 1872-
- Archive of results 1872- (divided into competitions)
- Scotland records 1872-2001
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