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Scotland
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)The Tartan Army[1][2]
The Bravehearts[3][4]
AssociationScottish Football Association
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachScotland Alex McLeish
CaptainBarry Ferguson
Most capsKenny Dalglish (102)
Top scorerKenny Dalglish, Denis Law (30)
Home stadiumHampden Park
FIFA codeSCO
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current23
Highest14[5] (May 2007)
Lowest88[6] (March 2005)
First international
Scotland Scotland 0 - 0 England England
(Partick, Scotland; 30 November, 1872)
Biggest win
Scotland Scotland 11 - 0 Ireland Ireland
(Glasgow, Scotland; 23 February, 1901)
Biggest defeat
Uruguay Uruguay 7 - 0 Scotland Scotland
(Basel, Switzerland; 19 June, 1954)
World Cup
Appearances8 (first in 1954)
Best resultRound 1, all
European Championship
Appearances2 (first in 1992)
Best resultRound 1, all

The Scotland national football team represents Scotland in international football and is controlled by the Scottish Football Association. The team has played international football longer than any other nation in the world along with England,[8] who they played in the world's first international football match at Hamilton Crescent, Partick, in 1872.[9]

Although a part of the United Kingdom, Scotland maintains its own representative side that competes in all the major professional tournaments, though not at the Olympics as Scotland lacks membership of the International Olympic Committee.

Some of Scotland's most famous results include, in the 1978 World Cup, beating one of the favourites, the Netherlands, 3-2 with Archie Gemmill scoring a famous goal,[10], defeating the World Cup holders England 3-2 at Wembley Stadium[11] in 1967, and most recently, in October 2006, defeating World Cup 2006 finalists France 1-0 at Hampden, with Gary Caldwell scoring the only goal.

Traditionally England have been Scotland's fiercest rivals,[12] though in recent times there has been a lack of regular fixtures at senior level between the two teams, with Scotland winning the last encounter in 1999.[13]

History

Main article: History of the Scotland national football team

Scotland are the oldest national football team in the world, alongside England.[8] The two countries competed against each other in the first ever international football match, at Hamilton Crescent in Partick, Scotland on 30 November 1872.[14] The match ended in a goalless draw.[14] All eleven players who represented Scotland that day played for Glasgow amateur club Queen's Park.[8] Over the next forty years, Scotland played matches exclusively against the other three Home nations - England, Wales and at that time a unified Ireland. The British Home Championship began in 1883, making these games competitive. The encounters against England were particularly competitive and a rivalry quickly developed.[12] Perhaps the best-remembered of Scotland's early matches was the 5-1 beating of England in 1928, which led that Scotland side to be dubbed "The Wembley Wizards". In total, Scotland won the British Home Championship outright on twenty-four occasions, and shared the title with another team (the competition did not use goal difference to separate teams level on points) seventeen times.[15] The championship continued until 1984.

In 1929, Scotland played their first match outside Britain and Ireland, beating Norway 7-3 in Bergen.[16] Scotland continued to contest regular friendly matches against European opposition and enjoyed wins against Germany and France before losing to Austria and Italy in 1931.[16] The national team did not compete at the FIFA World Cup until the 1954 World Cup hosted by Switzerland, when Scotland suffered defeats against Austria and Uruguay, and failed to progress beyond the first round.[17] It was also in 1954 that Scotland appointed their first team manager, Andy Beattie, but he resigned before the game against Uruguay.[17][18]

Under the management of Ian McColl, Scotland enjoyed consecutive British Home Championship successes in 1962 and 1963.[15] Jock Stein, John Prentice and Malcolm MacDonald all had brief spells as manager before Bobby Brown was appointed in 1967.[19] Brown's first match as manager was a daunting encounter against newly crowned world champions England at Wembley Stadium. Despite being underdogs, Scotland emerged triumphant after a 3-2 victory,[20] with goals from Denis Law, Bobby Lennox and Jim McCalliog.[21] After the result, rapturous Scotland fans jovially heralded their team as the "Unofficial world champions". This joke ultimately led to the conception of the Unofficial Football World Championships.[22]

File:Jim Baxter Wembley.png
Jim Baxter celebrates victory at Wembley

After Tommy Docherty's brief spell as manager between 1971 and 1972, Willie Ormond was hired in 1973.[19] Despite losing his first match in charge, Ormond recovered to steer Scotland to their first World Cup finals in 16 years. At the finals in West Germany, Scotland remained unbeaten but failed to progress beyond the group stages on goal difference after beating Zaire and drawing with Brazil and Yugoslavia.[23]

Scotland appointed Ally MacLeod as manager in 1977 with qualification for the 1978 World Cup in Argentina far from assured.[19] MacLeod made a strong start and won the 1977 British Home Championship after beating England at Wembley Stadium,[15] after which Scotland fans infamously invaded the pitch, ripping up the turf and breaking a crossbar.[24] Scotland continued to play impressively under MacLeod and the team secured qualification for the World Cup with victories over Czechoslovakia and Wales.[25]

During the build-up to the World Cup, MacLeod fuelled the hopes of the nation by stating that Scotland would come home with a medal.[26] As the squad left for the finals in Argentina, they were given a rapturous send off as they were paraded around a packed Hampden Park.[27] Thousands more fans lined the route to Prestwick Airport as the team set off for South America.[26]

Scotland opened up their World Cup campaign against Peru and Iran. Despite taking the lead in both games, the group stage encounters ended in defeat against Peru and in a draw against Iran.[26] The disconsolate and shell-shocked mood of the nation was reflected by footage of Ally MacLeod in the dugout with his head in his hands.[28] After taking just one point from their opening two games, Scotland had to defeat one of the tournament favourites, the Netherlands, by three clear goals to progress.[29] Despite the Dutch taking the lead, Scotland fought back to win 3-2 with goals from Kenny Dalglish and a double from Archie Gemmill,[26] the second of which is one of the most celebrated goals in Scotland's history as he beat three Dutch defenders before lifting the ball over goalkeeper Jan Jongbloed.[10] Despite the victory Scotland bowed out of the tournament on goal difference for the second successive World Cup.[29] MacLeod resigned as manager shorty after the tournament, with Jock Stein appointed as his replacement.[19]

File:Archie gemill1978.jpg
Archie Gemmill's famous goal

After failing to qualify for the 1980 European Championship,[30] Stein set his sights on taking Scotland to their third successive World Cup finals. Scotland qualified from a tough group including Sweden, Portugal, Israel and Northern Ireland, losing just one match in the process.[31] At the finals in Spain, Scotland, for the third successive World Cup, went out on goal difference.[32]

Scotland qualified for their fourth successive World Cup in 1986.[33] Scotland went into their last qualification match against Wales, needing a point to reach the tournament in Mexico. With only nine minutes remaining and Wales leading, Scotland were awarded a penalty kick which was calmly scored by Davie Cooper.[34] However, as the players and fans celebrated, news began to circulate that Scotland manager Jock Stein had suffered a fatal heart attack.[34] After the death of Jock Stein, Alex Ferguson was handed the role of manager for the World Cup.[19] The Scottish players performed badly and were eliminated from the tournament with just one point from their three matches, losing to Denmark and Germany and drawing with Uruguay.[35]

Scotland made their UEFA European Championship debut at the 1992 European Championship.[36] Scotland's qualifying campaign was unspectacular. They were far from impressive and lost 1-0 to Romania away from home but a 1-1 draw played out between Bulgaria and Romania in the final group match saw Scotland through.[37] The tournament in Sweden approached but expectation within the Tartan Army was limited.[36] Despite playing well in matches against the Netherlands and Germany the team was knocked out at the group stage.[37]

New manager Craig Brown successfully guided Scotland to the 1996 European Championship tournament where the team's first match was against the Dutch at Villa Park.[38] The game ended 0-0, raising morale ahead of a much anticipated game against England to be played at Wembley Stadium. Scotland lost 2-0 with Paul Gascoigne scoring a spectacular goal and Alan Shearer also netting. Gary McAllister missed a penalty kick to add to Scotland's woes. Scotland recovered to beat Switzerland 1-0 with Ally McCoist scoring but Scotland were once again knocked out on goal difference.[38]

Scotland were drawn against Brazil in the opening game of the 1998 World Cup,[39] taking to the field wearing kilts. John Collins equalised from the penalty spot to level the score 1-1 after Cesar Sampaio scored but a Tom Boyd own goal led to a defeat. Scotland went on to draw with Norway in Bordeaux with Craig Burley scoring.[40] However the final match against Morocco ended in defeat and exited the tournament.[41] During the qualification for the 2000 European Championship, Scotland faced England in a two-legged playoff nicknamed the "Battle of Britain" by the media.[13] Scotland won the second of the two encounters but lost the tie on aggregate.[13]

The Scottish Football Association appointed former Germany manager Berti Vogts as the first foreigner to coach Scotland in 2002.[42] Under Vogts' Scotland performed badly and suffered a series of defeats. Consequently the team dropped twenty-six places in the FIFA World Rankings.[43] In 2004 Vogts announced his resignation,[44] blaming the hostile media for his departure.[45] Former Rangers and Everton manager, Walter Smith was brought in as manager in the wake of Vogts' departure. Ally McCoist also joined the coaching staff. Smith secured victories against Bulgaria, Norway, the Faroe Islands and most notably against France[46] in a far more productive period, with Scotland rising up the FIFA Rankings. The Scottish players also lifted their first trophy in years after winning the Kirin Cup in Japan.[47]

Scotland were once again left without a manager in early 2007 as Walter Smith left the national side to return to club football.[48] Alex McLeish was named as Scotland's twentieth manager.[49] His assistants were announced as Roy Aitken and Andy Watson with Barry Ferguson remaining captain. McLeish's first match in charge was a 2008 European Championship qualifying match against Georgia which was won 2-1 by Scotland, making McLeish only the third Scotland manager to win in his first match in charge.[50]

World Cup record

Scotland have played at eight World Cup Finals[40] - including five consecutive tournaments from 1974 to 1990. During the preparations for the 1928 Olympic Football Tournament, FIFA ruled that all its member associations must provide "broken-time" payments to cover the expenses of players from their country who participated. In response to what they considered to be unacceptable interference, the football associations of Scotland, England, Ireland and Wales held a meeting at which they all agreed to resign from FIFA.[51] As a result, Scotland did not compete in the three interwar World Cup competitions. The Scottish Football Association didn't permanently rejoin FIFA until 1946.[52]

Despite competing at eight World Cup Finals Scotland have never progressed past the first round of the finals competition. They have missed out on progressing to the second round three times on goal difference: in 1974, when Brazil edged them out;[23] in 1978, when the Netherlands progressed;[29] and in 1982, when the USSR went through.[32] Despite playing at eight finals tournaments they have actually qualified on nine occasions, but the Scottish Football Association declined to participate in 1950 as Scotland were not the British champions.[53]

Year Result Matches Wins Draws Losses GF[54] GA[55]
1930–1938 Did not enter
1950 Withdrew[53]
1954 Round 1 2 0 0 2 0 8
1958 Round 1 3 0 1 2 4 6
1962–1970 Did not qualify
1974 Round 1 3 1 2 0 3 1
1978 Round 1 3 1 1 1 5 6
1982 Round 1 3 1 1 1 8 8
1986 Round 1 3 0 1 2 1 3
1990 Round 1 3 1 0 2 2 3
1994 Did not qualify
1998 Round 1 3 0 1 2 2 6
2002 Did not qualify
2006 Did not qualify
Totals 23 4 7 12 25 41

European Championship record

Scotland have qualified for two European Championships but have failed to advance beyond the first round on both occasions,[56] most recently at the 1996 European Championship, where the Netherlands progressed on goal difference.[56] Qualification for the 2008 European Championship started in 2006. Although Scotland’s form has improved of late, expectation is low after being drawn in a so-called group of death.[57]

Year Result Matches Wins Draws Losses GF[54] GA[55]
1960–1964 Did not enter
1968–1988 Did not qualify
1992 Round 1 3 1 0 2 3 3
1996 Round 1 3 1 1 1 1 2
2000 Did not qualify
2004 Did not qualify
Totals 6 2 1 3 4 5

Stadium

Main article: Hampden Park
Hampden Park, Scotland's national football stadium

Scotland play the majority of their home matches at Hampden Park in Glasgow.[58] The current 52,000 capacity Hampden is only one of several historic stadiums to bear that name.[59] In its heyday, Hampden regularly attracted crowds of over 100,000. In 1937, 149,415 fans attended a match between Scotland and England.[59] Hampden is one of only two Scottish football stadiums to receive a UEFA 5-star rating.[60]

Some matches, particularly friendly games, are occasionally played elsewhere, often at Easter Road in Edinburgh,[61] home of Scottish Premier League club Hibernian. There have been a few instances where competitive qualifying matches have been played outside of Hampden: Celtic Park, Ibrox Stadium, Pittodrie Stadium and Rugby Park all hosted matches during the 1998 World Cup qualifying campaign.[62] Similarly, Scotland played 2000 European Championship qualifying matches at Tynecastle Stadium,[63] Pittodrie Stadium,[64] Celtic Park and Ibrox Stadium until Hampden's refurbishment was completed. Scotland recently played the Faroe Islands in their first 2008 European Championship qualification match at Celtic Park, due to Hampden being hired out for a music concert on the same date.[65]

Supporters

Main article: Tartan Army
The Tartan Army in Milan, Italy

The Scottish team have become famous for their travelling support, known as the Tartan Army, who have won awards from UEFA for their combination of vocal support, friendly nature and charity work.[66][67] The Tartan Army have in the past been awarded a Fair Play prize by the Belgian Olympic Committee,[68] were named as the best supporters during the 1992 European Championship,[68] and at the 1998 World Cup in France, were presented with a trophy for non-violence in sport and were voted by journalists to be the best supporters for their sense of fair play and sporting spirit.[69]

Allegations have been made against the Tartan Army that they carry a strong anti-English sentiment,[70] being open and highly vociferous in their support of England's opponents.[71] Tartan Army members say that many England fans express the same sentiments about the Scottish team.[72] It has been suggested that there is nothing unusual in traditional rivals wishing to see one another defeated and that these matters should be seen in the context of good-natured sporting rivalry.[71]

Players

Current squad

As of 7 June 2007.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Craig Gordon (1982-12-31) December 31, 1982 (age 41) 23 0 Scotland Hearts
22 1GK Allan McGregor (1982-01-31) January 31, 1982 (age 42) 1 0 Scotland Rangers
12 1GK Iain Turner (1984-01-26) January 26, 1984 (age 40) 0 0 England Everton
22 1GK Jamie Langfield (1979-12-22) December 22, 1979 (age 44) 0 0 Scotland Aberdeen
2 2DF Graham Alexander (1971-10-10) October 10, 1971 (age 53) 30 0 England Preston North End
16 2DF Russell Anderson (1978-10-25) October 25, 1978 (age 45) 9 0 Scotland Aberdeen
13 2DF Gary Caldwell (1982-04-12) April 12, 1982 (age 42) 24 2 Scotland Celtic
20 2DF Alan Hutton (1984-11-30) November 30, 1984 (age 39) 1 0 Scotland Rangers
21 2DF Jay McEveley (1985-11-02) November 2, 1985 (age 38) 0 0 England Derby County
14 2DF Stephen McManus (1982-09-10) September 10, 1982 (age 42) 5 0 Scotland Celtic
3 2DF Gary Naysmith (1978-11-16) November 16, 1978 (age 45) 36 1 England Everton
4 2DF Steven Pressley (1973-10-11) October 11, 1973 (age 51) 32 0 Scotland Celtic
5 2DF David Weir (1970-05-10) May 10, 1970 (age 54) 56 1 Scotland Rangers
25 2DF Christian Dailly (1973-10-23) October 23, 1973 (age 50) 65 6 England West Ham United
23 3MF Charlie Adam (1985-10-12) October 12, 1985 (age 39) 2 0 Scotland Rangers
18 3MF Scott Brown (1985-06-25) June 25, 1985 (age 39) 3 0 Scotland Celtic
6 3MF Barry Ferguson (c) (1978-02-02) February 2, 1978 (age 46) 39 2 Scotland Rangers
7 3MF Darren Fletcher (1984-02-01) February 1, 1984 (age 40) 29 4 England Manchester United
8 3MF Paul Hartley (1976-10-19) October 19, 1976 (age 48) 15 1 Scotland Celtic
17 3MF Gary Teale (1978-07-21) July 21, 1978 (age 46) 8 0 England Derby County
11 3MF Lee McCulloch (1978-05-14) May 14, 1978 (age 46) 11 0 England Wigan Athletic
27 3MF Steven Naismith (1986-11-14) November 14, 1986 (age 37) 1 0 Scotland Kilmarnock
19 4FW Craig Beattie (1984-01-16) January 16, 1984 (age 40) 4 1 Scotland Celtic
10 4FW Kris Boyd (1983-08-18) August 18, 1983 (age 41) 9 5 Scotland Rangers
24 4FW Shaun Maloney (1983-01-24) January 24, 1983 (age 41) 6 1 England Aston Villa
9 4FW Kenny Miller (1979-12-23) December 23, 1979 (age 44) 31 9 Scotland Celtic
15 4FW James McFadden (1983-04-14) April 14, 1983 (age 41) 31 10 England Everton
26 4FW Garry O'Connor (1983-05-07) May 7, 1983 (age 41) 11 4 Russia Lokomotiv Moscow

Notable players

Further information: List of Scotland international footballers

Managers

From 1872–1954 and 1954–1958 the Scotland national team was appointed by a selection committee. Andy Beattie was manager for six matches in 1954 with Scotland competing at their first World Cup. The select committee was in charge again after the World Cup until the appointment of Matt Busby in 1958.

Name Scotland career Played Won Drawn Lost Win %
Scotland Selection committee 1872–1954
1954–1958 		254 148 48 58 58.27
Scotland Andy Beattie 1954 6 2 1 3 33.33
Scotland Dawson Walker[73] 1958 6 1 2 3 16.66
Scotland Matt Busby 1958 2 1 1 0 50.00
Scotland Andy Beattie 1959–1960 11 4 3 4 36.36
Scotland Ian McColl 1960–1965 28 17 3 8 60.71
Scotland Jock Stein 1965–1966 7 3 1 3 42.86
Scotland John Prentice 1966 4 0 1 3 0.00
Scotland Malcolm MacDonald 1966–1967 2 1 1 0 50.00
Scotland Bobby Brown 1967–1971 28 9 8 11 32.14
Scotland Tommy Docherty 1971–1972 12 7 2 3 58.33
Scotland Willie Ormond 1973–1977 38 18 8 12 47.37
Scotland Ally MacLeod 1977–1978 17 7 5 5 41.18
Scotland Jock Stein 1978–1985 61 26 12 23 42.62
Scotland Alex Ferguson 1985–1986 10 3 4 3 30.00
Scotland Andy Roxburgh 1986–1993 62 23 19 20 37.10
Scotland Craig Brown 1993–2002 70 32 18 20 45.71
Germany Berti Vogts 2002–2004 30 7 7 16 23.33
Scotland Tommy Burns[74] 2004 1 0 0 1 0.00
Scotland Walter Smith 2004–2007 16 7 5 4 43.75
Scotland Alex McLeish 2007–Present 4 3 0 1 75.00
Totals 669 319 149 201 47.68

Records

Main article: Scotland national football team records

Kenny Dalglish holds the record for Scotland appearances, having played 102 times between 1971 and 1986 and is the only Scotland player to have reached 100 caps. Jim Leighton comes second, having played 91 times, and also holds the record for most appearance by a goalkeeper. Current Scotland manager Alex McLeish played for Scotland 77 times and is the third most capped player.[75]

The title of Scotland's highest goalscorer is shared by two players. Denis Law scored 30 goals between 1958 and 1974, during which time he played for Scotland on 55 occasions. Kenny Dalglish scored an equal number from 102 appearances between 1971 and 1986. Other notable strikers include Hughie Gallacher, Ally McCoist, Mo Johnston, John Collins and Joe Jordan.

Colours

Scotland have traditionally worn dark blue shirts with white shorts and dark blue socks. Their current change kit is all white with a pastel blue saltire across the chest. Another style often utilised by Scotland includes blue shirts, white shorts and red socks. Scotland have in the past worn change kits of yellow shirts with blue shorts and either yellow or red socks. At the 1996 European Championship a striking tartan kit was used. The current Scotland kit is supplied by Italian sports manufacturer Diadora.

Rosebery colours

Scotland have not always played in the distinctive dark blue shirts today associated with the team. On at least nine occasions between 1881 and 1951 they played in the primrose and pink racing colours of former Prime Minister and keen racehorse owner Archibald Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery.

Lord Rosebery was a patron of the game and honourary President of the Scottish Football Association and of Edinburgh team Hearts. His colours were first worn in 1881, and then in 1900, 1901, 1905, 1906, 1907, 1908 and 1909. They were revived in 1949, and last used in 1951 against France.

Perhaps the most notable occasion the Rosebery colours were worn was in 1900 when Scotland defeated England 4-1. Lord Rosebery remarked, "I have never seen my colours so well sported since Ladas won the Derby".[76]

United Kingdom team

Main article: United Kingdom national football team

Scotland, alongside England, Northern Ireland and Wales, has always preserved its own representative side that plays in all but one of the major professional tournaments. At the Olympic Games, the IOC only recognises the United Kingdom.

As a result of London's successful bid for the 2012 Summer Olympics, it has been suggested that a combined UK team be created for the tournament. However, the Scottish Football Association has stated that it will not participate in such a team as doing so would threaten the independent status of the Scottish side.[77] In addition, it is feared that a unified team would have repercussions on the very existence of the Scottish Football Association, and of Scotland's domestic league and cup competitions.

Despite the opposition of the Scottish Football Association and that of the Football Association of Wales, which also opposes a UK wide team,[78] the formation of a squad comprising players from England and Northern Ireland remains a possibility. In response, groups representing the supporters of all four national teams have stated their opposition to a UK team and have issued a joint statement in an attempt to prevent the amalgamation of their teams.[79]

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