# Scotland national football team results (1872–1914)

* Scotland national football team results
* 1872–1914 (matches 1–113)
* 1920–39 (matches 114–188)
* 1940–59 (matches 189–274)
* 1960–79 (matches 275–432)
* 1980–99 (matches 433–611)
* 2000–19 (matches 612–783)
* 2020–present (matches 784–839)
* Unofficial matches
The Scotland national football team represents Scotland in international association football and is controlled by the Scottish Football Association. It is the joint-oldest national football team in the world, alongside England, Scotland's opponents in what is now recognised as the world's first international football match, which took place at Hamilton Crescent in Glasgow in November 1872. Prior to this, a series of matches had been played between teams representing the two countries, but the Scottish team was drawn almost entirely from players based in and around London and these games are now not regarded as full international matches. The lack of involvement by players from Scottish clubs in these matches led to some controversy, which was resolved when The Football Association arranged to send a team to play in Glasgow, where the English players took on a Scotland team composed entirely of players from the Queen's Park club.
Between 1872 and 1914, when competitive football was interrupted by the First World War, Scotland played 113 international matches, resulting in 70 victories, 23 draws and 20 defeats. This total does not include a match in 1902 which was declared void after a disaster at Ibrox Park in which 25 spectators died. Scotland played an annual friendly against England each year until 1883, and added a regular game against Wales in 1876. These two teams remained Scotland's only opponents until the British Home Championship was instituted in 1884, consisting of a round-robin tournament between England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland. Of the 31 tournaments staged prior to the war, Scotland won 10 outright and 6 jointly. Scotland's 11–0 defeat of Ireland in 1901 is the national team's biggest win, and the 6–1 victory over England at Kennington Oval in 1881 remains the team's biggest win away to fierce rivals England. Scotland's games with England during this period drew extremely large crowds, with five matches prior to the First World War attracting crowds of over 100,000 spectators. The compilers of the World Football Elo Ratings retrospectively consider Scotland to have been ranked at number 1 during much of the early period of international football.

## Key
### Key to matches

* Att. = Match attendance
* (H) = Home ground
* (A) = Away ground

### Key to record by opponent

* P = Games played
* W = Games won
* D = Games drawn
* L = Games lost
* GF = Goals for
* GA = Goals against

## Results

Scotland's score is shown first in each case.
| Match number | Date | Venue | Opponents | Score | Competition | Scotland scorers | Att. |
| 1 | 30 November 1872 | Hamilton Crescent, Partick (H) | England | 0–0 | Friendly | | 3,000 |
| 2 | 8 March 1873 | Kennington Oval, Lambeth (A) | England | 2–4 | Friendly | Henry Renny-Tailyour, William Gibb | 3,000 |
| 3 | 7 March 1874 | Hamilton Crescent, Partick (H) | England | 2–1 | Friendly | Frederick Anderson, Angus MacKinnon | 7,000 |
| 4 | 6 March 1875 | Kennington Oval, Lambeth (A) | England | 2–2 | Friendly | Henry McNeil, Peter Andrews | 2,000 |
| 5 | 4 March 1876 | Hamilton Crescent, Partick (H) | England | 3–0 | Friendly | Billy MacKinnon, Henry McNeil, Thomas Highet | 15,000 |
| 6 | 25 March 1876 | Hamilton Crescent, Partick (H) | Wales | 4–0 | Friendly | John Ferguson, Jimmy Lang, Billy MacKinnon, Henry McNeil | 17,000 |
| 7 | 3 March 1877 | Kennington Oval, Lambeth (A) | England | 3–1 | Friendly | John Ferguson (2), James Richmond | 2,000 |
| 8 | 5 March 1877 | Racecourse Ground, Wrexham (A) | Wales | 2–0 | Friendly | Own goal, Charles Campbell | 4,000 |
| 9 | 2 March 1878 | Hampden Park [I], Crosshill (H) | England | 7–2 | Friendly | John McDougall (3), John McGregor, Henry McNeil (2), Billy MacKinnon | 10,000 |
| 10 | 23 March 1878 | Hampden Park [I], Crosshill (H) | Wales | 9–0 | Friendly | Peter Campbell (2), Jerry Weir (2), John Ferguson (2), John Baird, James Watson, Jimmy Lang | 6,000 |
| 11 | 5 April 1879 | Kennington Oval, Lambeth (A) | England | 4–5 | Friendly | Billy MacKinnon (2), John McDougall, John Smith | 4,500 |
| 12 | 7 April 1879 | Racecourse Ground, Wrexham (A) | Wales | 3–0 | Friendly | John Smith (2), Peter Campbell | 2,000 |
| 13 | 13 March 1880 | Hampden Park [I], Crosshill (H) | England | 5–4 | Friendly | George Ker (3), John Baird, John Kay | 12,000 |
| 14 | 27 March 1880 | Hampden Park [I], Crosshill (H) | Wales | 5–1 | Friendly | David Davidson, William Beveridge, Joseph Lindsay, J. McAdam, John Campbell | 2,000 |
| 15 | 12 March 1881 | Kennington Oval, Lambeth (A) | England | 6–1 | Friendly | John Smith (3), George Ker (2), David Hill | 8,500 |
| 16 | 14 March 1881 | Racecourse Ground, Wrexham (A) | Wales | 5–1 | Friendly | George Ker (2), Henry McNeil, two own goals | 1,500 |
| 17 | 11 March 1882 | Hampden Park [I], Crosshill (H) | England | 5–1 | Friendly | George Ker (2), William Harrower, John Kay, Robert McPherson | 10,000 |
| 18 | 25 March 1882 | Hampden Park [I], Crosshill (H) | Wales | 5–0 | Friendly | Eadie Fraser (2), John Kay, George Ker, James McAulay | 5,000 |
| 19 | 10 March 1883 | Bramall Lane, Sheffield (A) | England | 3–2 | Friendly | John Smith (2), Eadie Fraser | 7,000 |
| 20 | 12 March 1883 | Racecourse Ground, Wrexham (A) | Wales | 3–0 | Friendly | John Smith, Eadie Fraser, William Anderson | 2,000 |
| 21 | 26 January 1884 | Ulster Cricket Ground, Belfast (A) | Ireland | 5–0 | British Home Championship | James Gossland (2), William Harrower (2), John Goudie | 2,000 |
| 22 | 15 March 1884 | Cathkin Park [I], Crosshill (H) | England | 1–0 | British Home Championship | John Smith | 10,000 |
| 23 | 29 March 1884 | Cathkin Park [I], Crosshill (H) | Wales | 4–1 | British Home Championship | John Kay (2), Joseph Lindsay, Francis Shaw | 5,000 |
| 24 | 14 March 1885 | Hampden Park [II], Crosshill (H) | Ireland | 8–2 | British Home Championship | Alexander Higgins (3), Alexander Barbour, W. Lamont, Willie Turner, John Marshall, Robert Calderwood | 6,000 |
| 25 | 21 March 1885 | Kennington Oval, Lambeth (A) | England | 1–1 | British Home Championship | Joseph Lindsay | 8,000 |
| 26 | 23 March 1885 | Racecourse Ground, Wrexham (A) | Wales | 8–1 | British Home Championship | Joseph Lindsay (3), Robert Calderwood (2), William Anderson (2), David Allan | 4,000 |
| 27 | 20 March 1886 | Ulster Cricket Ground, Belfast (A) | Ireland | 7–2 | British Home Championship | Charles Heggie (4), James Kelly, James Gourlay, Michael Dunbar | 3,000 |
| 28 | 27 March 1886 | Hampden Park [II], Crosshill (H) | England | 1–1 | British Home Championship | George Somerville | 11,000 |
| 29 | 10 April 1886 | Hampden Park [II], Crosshill (H) | Wales | 4–1 | British Home Championship | Bob McCormick, James McCall, David Allan, William Harrower | 5,500 |
| 30 | 19 February 1887 | Hampden Park [II], Crosshill (H) | Ireland | 4–1 | British Home Championship | William Watt, Tom Jenkinson, William Johnstone, James Lowe | 1,000 |
| 31 | 19 March 1887 | Leamington Road, Blackburn (A) | England | 3–2 | British Home Championship | James McCall, Leitch Keir, James Allan | 12,000 |
| 32 | 21 March 1887 | Racecourse Ground, Wrexham (A) | Wales | 2–0 | British Home Championship | William Robertson, James Allan | 2,000 |
| 33 | 10 March 1888 | Hibernian Park, Edinburgh (H) | Wales | 5–1 | British Home Championship | Alex Latta (2), William Paul, Neil Munro, Willie Groves | 8,000 |
| 34 | 17 March 1888 | Hampden Park [II], Crosshill (H) | England | 0–5 | British Home Championship | | 10,000 |
| 35 | 24 March 1888 | Solitude Ground, Belfast (A) | Ireland | 1010–2 | British Home Championship | William Dickson (4), Geordie Dewar, Thomas Breckenridge, Allan Stewart, Neil McCallum, Ralph Aitken, own goal | 5,000 |
| 36 | 9 March 1889 | Ibrox Park [I], Govan (H) | Ireland | 7–0 | British Home Championship | Willie Groves (3), Frank Watt (2), David Black, Tom McInnes | 6,000 |
| 37 | 13 April 1889 | Kennington Oval, Lambeth (A) | England | 3–2 | British Home Championship | Neil Munro, Jimmy Oswald, James McLaren | 10,000 |
| 38 | 15 April 1889 | Racecourse Ground, Wrexham (A) | Wales | 0–0 | British Home Championship | | 6,000 |
| 39 | 22 March 1890 | Underwood Park, Paisley (H) | Wales | 5–0 | British Home Championship | William Paul (4), Hughie Wilson | 7,500 |
| 40 | 29 March 1890 | Ulster Cricket Ground, Belfast (A) | Ireland | 4–1 | British Home Championship | Gilbert Rankin (3), Tom Wylie | 5,000 |
| 41 | 5 April 1890 | Hampden Park [II], Crosshill (H) | England | 1–1 | British Home Championship | John McPherson | 26,379 |
| 42 | 21 March 1891 | Racecourse Ground, Wrexham (A) | Wales | 4–3 | British Home Championship | Bob Boyd (2), James Logan, Robert Buchanan | 4,000 |
| 43 | 28 March 1891 | Celtic Park [I], Glasgow (H) | Ireland | 2–1 | British Home Championship | James Low, Tom Waddell | 8,000 |
| 44 | 4 April 1891 | Ewood Park, Blackburn (A) | England | 1–2 | British Home Championship | Frank Watt | 31,000 |
| 45 | 19 March 1892 | Solitude Ground, Belfast (A) | Ireland | 3–2 | British Home Championship | Alexander Keillor, William Lambie, Dave Ellis | 10,500 |
| 46 | 26 March 1892 | Tynecastle Park, Edinburgh (H) | Wales | 6–1 | British Home Championship | James Hamilton (2), John McPherson (2), Davie Baird, William Thomson | 600 |
| 47 | 2 April 1892 | Ibrox Park [I], Govan (H) | England | 1–4 | British Home Championship | Jack Bell | 20,000 |
| 48 | 18 March 1893 | Racecourse Ground, Wrexham (A) | Wales | 8–0 | British Home Championship | Jake Madden (4), John Barker (3), William Lambie | 4,500 |
| 49 | 25 March 1893 | Celtic Park, Glasgow (H) | Ireland | 6–1 | British Home Championship | William Sellar (2), James Kelly, James Hamilton, own goal | 12,000 |
| 50 | 1 April 1893 | Athletic Ground, Richmond (A) | England | 2–5 | British Home Championship | William Sellar (2) | 16,000 |
| 51 | 24 March 1894 | Rugby Park, Kilmarnock (H) | Wales | 5–2 | British Home Championship | Davidson Berry, John Barker, Thomas Chambers, David Alexander, John Johnstone | 10,000 |
| 52 | 31 March 1894 | Solitude Ground, Belfast (A) | Ireland | 2–1 | British Home Championship | Jack Taylor, own goal | 6,000 |
| 53 | 7 April 1894 | Celtic Park, Glasgow (H) | England | 2–2 | British Home Championship | William Lambie, Sandy McMahon | 45,017 |
| 54 | 23 March 1895 | Racecourse Ground, Wrexham (A) | Wales | 2–2 | British Home Championship | Jake Madden, John Divers | 4,000 |
| 55 | 30 March 1895 | Celtic Park, Glasgow (H) | Ireland | 3–1 | British Home Championship | John Walker (2), William Lambie | 15,000 |
| 56 | 6 April 1895 | Goodison Park, Liverpool (A) | England | 0–3 | British Home Championship | | 42,500 |
| 57 | 21 March 1896 | Carolina Port, Dundee (H) | Wales | 4–0 | British Home Championship | Robert Neil (2), Alexander Keillor, Daniel Paton | 11,700 |
| 58 | 28 March 1896 | Solitude Ground, Belfast (A) | Ireland | 3–3 | British Home Championship | Robert Smyth McColl (2), Patrick Murray | 8,000 |
| 59 | 4 April 1896 | Celtic Park, Glasgow (H) | England | 2–1 | British Home Championship | William Lambie, Jack Bell | 56,500 |
| 60 | 20 March 1897 | Racecourse Ground, Wrexham (A) | Wales | 2–2 | British Home Championship | John Ritchie, John Walker | 5,000 |
| 61 | 27 March 1897 | Ibrox Park [I], Govan (H) | Ireland | 5–1 | British Home Championship | John McPherson (2), Neil Gibson, Robert Smyth McColl, Alexander King | 15,000 |
| 62 | 3 April 1897 | Crystal Palace, London (A) | England | 2–1 | British Home Championship | Tommy Hyslop, Jimmy Millar | 35,000 |
| 63 | 19 March 1898 | Fir Park, Motherwell (H) | Wales | 5–2 | British Home Championship | James Gillespie (3), James McKee (2) | 3,500 |
| 64 | 26 March 1898 | Solitude Ground, Belfast (A) | Ireland | 3–0 | British Home Championship | Thomas Robertson, Robert Smyth McColl, William Stewart | 5,000 |
| 65 | 2 April 1898 | Celtic Park, Glasgow (H) | England | 1–3 | British Home Championship | Jimmy Millar | 40,000 |
| 66 | 18 March 1899 | Racecourse Ground, Wrexham (A) | Wales | 6–0 | British Home Championship | Robert Smyth McColl (3), John W. Campbell (2), Henry Marshall | 12,000 |
| 67 | 25 March 1899 | Celtic Park, Glasgow (H) | Ireland | 9–1 | British Home Championship | Robert Smyth McColl (3), John W. Campbell (2), Robert Hamilton (2), Jack Bell, Alex Christie | 12,000 |
| 68 | 8 April 1899 | Villa Park, Aston (A) | England | 1–2 | British Home Championship | Robert Hamilton | 25,590 |
| 69 | 3 February 1900 | Pittodrie, Aberdeen (H) | Wales | 5–2 | British Home Championship | Davie Wilson (2), Jack Bell, Alexander Smith, Robert Hamilton | 12,500 |
| 70 | 3 March 1900 | Solitude Ground, Belfast (A) | Ireland | 3–0 | British Home Championship | Alexander Smith, John J. Campbell (2) | 6,000 |
| 71 | 7 April 1900 | Celtic Park, Glasgow (H) | England | 4–1 | British Home Championship | Robert Smyth McColl (3), Jack Bell | 63,000 |
| 72 | 23 February 1901 | Celtic Park, Glasgow (H) | Ireland | 1111–0 | British Home Championship | Sandy McMahon (4), Robert Hamilton (4), John W. Campbell (2), Davie Russell | 15,000 |
| 73 | 2 March 1901 | Racecourse Ground, Wrexham (A) | Wales | 1–1 | British Home Championship | John Robertson | 5,000 |
| 74 | 30 March 1901 | Crystal Palace, London (A) | England | 2–2 | British Home Championship | John J. Campbell, Robert Hamilton | 18,520 |
| 75 | 1 March 1902 | Grosvenor Park, Belfast (A) | Ireland | 5–1 | British Home Championship | Robert Hamilton (3), Robert Walker, Albert Buick | 15,000 |
| 76 | 15 March 1902 | Cappielow Park, Greenock (H) | Wales | 5–1 | British Home Championship | John Robertson, Albert Buick, Alec Smith, Robert Walker, John J. Campbell | 5,284 |
| 77 | 3 May 1902 | Villa Park, Aston (A) | England | 2–2 | British Home Championship | Bobby Templeton, Ronald Orr | 15,000 |
| 78 | 9 March 1903 | Arms Park, Cardiff (A) | Wales | 1–0 | British Home Championship | Finlay Speedie | 11,000 |
| 79 | 21 March 1903 | Celtic Park, Glasgow (H) | Ireland | 0–2 | British Home Championship | | 17,000 |
| 80 | 4 April 1903 | Bramall Lane, Sheffield (A) | England | 2–1 | British Home Championship | Finlay Speedie, Robert Walker | 32,000 |
| 81 | 12 March 1904 | Dens Park, Dundee (H) | Wales | 1–1 | British Home Championship | Robert Walker | 12,000 |
| 82 | 26 March 1904 | Dalymount Park, Dublin (A) | Ireland | 1–1 | British Home Championship | Robert Hamilton | 1,000 |
| 83 | 9 April 1904 | Celtic Park, Glasgow (H) | England | 0–1 | British Home Championship | | 45,000 |
| 84 | 6 March 1905 | Racecourse Ground, Wrexham (A) | Wales | 1–3 | British Home Championship | John Robertson | 6,000 |
| 85 | 18 March 1905 | Celtic Park, Glasgow (H) | Ireland | 4–0 | British Home Championship | Charles Thomson (2 pens.), Bobby Walker, Jimmy Quinn | 35,000 |
| 86 | 1 April 1905 | Crystal Palace, London (A) | England | 0–1 | British Home Championship | | 32,000 |
| 87 | 3 March 1906 | Tynecastle Park, Edinburgh (H) | Wales | 0–2 | British Home Championship | | 25,000 |
| 88 | 17 March 1906 | Dalymount Park, Dublin (A) | Ireland | 1–0 | British Home Championship | Thomas Fitchie | 8,000 |
| 89 | 7 April 1906 | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) | England | 2–1 | British Home Championship | James Howie (2) | 102,741 |
| 90 | 4 March 1907 | Racecourse Ground, Wrexham (A) | Wales | 0–1 | British Home Championship | | 7,715 |
| 91 | 16 March 1907 | Celtic Park, Glasgow (H) | Ireland | 3–0 | British Home Championship | Frank O'Rourke, Robert Walker, Charles Thomson (pen.) | 26,000 |
| 92 | 6 April 1907 | St James' Park, Newcastle (A) | England | 1–1 | British Home Championship | Own goal | 35,829 |
| 93 | 7 March 1908 | Dens Park, Dundee (H) | Wales | 2–1 | British Home Championship | Alex Bennett, Willie Lennie | 18,000 |
| 94 | 14 March 1908 | Dalymount Park, Dublin (A) | Ireland | 5–0 | British Home Championship | Jimmy Quinn (4), James Galt | 10,000 |
| 95 | 4 April 1908 | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) | England | 1–1 | British Home Championship | Andrew Wilson | 121,452 |
| 96 | 1 March 1909 | Racecourse Ground, Wrexham (A) | Wales | 2–3 | British Home Championship | Robert Walker, Harold Paul | 6,000 |
| 97 | 15 March 1909 | Ibrox Park, Govan (H) | Ireland | 5–0 | British Home Championship | James McMenemy (2), Sandy MacFarlane, Alexander Thomson, Harold Paul | 24,000 |
| 98 | 3 April 1909 | Crystal Palace, London (A) | England | 0–2 | British Home Championship | | 27,000 |
| 99 | 5 March 1910 | Rugby Park, Kilmarnock (H) | Wales | 1–0 | British Home Championship | Archie Devine | 22,000 |
| 100 | 19 March 1910 | Windsor Park, Belfast (A) | Ireland | 0–1 | British Home Championship | | 17,000 |
| 101 | 2 April 1910 | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) | England | 2–0 | British Home Championship | Jimmy McMenemy, Jimmy Quinn | 106,205 |
| 102 | 6 March 1911 | Ninian Park, Cardiff (A) | Wales | 2–2 | British Home Championship | Robert Hamilton (2) | 14,000 |
| 103 | 18 March 1911 | Celtic Park, Glasgow (H) | Ireland | 2–0 | British Home Championship | William Reid, James McMenemy | 32,000 |
| 104 | 1 April 1911 | Goodison Park, Liverpool (A) | England | 1–1 | British Home Championship | Alexander Higgins | 38,000 |
| 105 | 2 March 1912 | Tynecastle Park, Edinburgh (H) | Wales | 1–0 | British Home Championship | James Quinn | 32,000 |
| 106 | 16 March 1912 | Windsor Park, Belfast (A) | Ireland | 4–1 | British Home Championship | Walter Aitkenhead (2), William Reid, Bobby Walker | 12,000 |
| 107 | 23 March 1912 | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) | England | 1–1 | British Home Championship | Andrew Wilson | 127,307 |
| 108 | 3 March 1913 | Racecourse Ground, Wrexham (A) | Wales | 0–0 | British Home Championship | | 8,000 |
| 109 | 15 March 1913 | Dalymount Park, Dublin (A) | Ireland | 2–1 | British Home Championship | William Reid, Alex Bennett | 12,000 |
| 110 | 5 April 1913 | Stamford Bridge, Chelsea (A) | England | 0–1 | British Home Championship | | 52,500 |
| 111 | 28 February 1914 | Celtic Park, Glasgow (H) | Wales | 0–0 | British Home Championship | | 10,000 |
| 112 | 14 March 1914 | Windsor Park, Belfast (A) | Ireland | 1–1 | British Home Championship | Joseph Donnachie | 31,000 |
| 113 | 14 April 1914 | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) | England | 3–1 | British Home Championship | Charles Thomson, James McMenemy, William Reid | 105,000 |

### Notes

* A. ^ This match replaced the original England–Scotland game, played at the new Ibrox Park on 5 April, which was declared void after a disaster in which 25 spectators died.

## Record by opponent

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | WPCT |
| England | 43 | 18 | 12 | 13 | 85 | 75 | +10 | 41.86 |
| Ireland | 31 | 26 | 3 | 2 | 128 | 27 | +101 | 83.87 |
| Wales | 39 | 27 | 8 | 4 | 128 | 35 | +93 | 69.23 |
| Total | 113 | 71 | 23 | 19 | 341 | 137 | +204 | 62.83 |

## British Home Championship record by season

| Year | Placing |
| 1883–84 | 1st |
| 1884–85 | 1st |
| 1885–86 | 1st (joint) |
| 1886–87 | 1st |
| 1887–88 | 2nd |
| 1888–89 | 1st |
| 1889–90 | 1st (joint) |
| 1890–91 | 2nd |
| 1891–92 | 2nd |
| 1892–93 | 2nd |
| 1893–94 | 1st |
| 1894–95 | 2nd (joint) |
| 1895–96 | 1st |
| 1896–97 | 1st |
| 1897–98 | 2nd |
| 1898–99 | 2nd |
| 1899–1900 | 1st |
| 1900–01 | 2nd |
| 1901–02 | 1st |
| 1902–03 | 1st (joint) |
| 1903–04 | 3rd (joint) |
| 1904–05 | 3rd (joint) |
| 1905–06 | 1st (joint) |
| 1906–07 | 3rd |
| 1907–08 | 1st (joint) |
| 1908–09 | 3rd |
| 1909–10 | 1st |
| 1910–11 | 2nd |
| 1911–12 | 1st (joint) |
| 1912–13 | 2nd (joint) |
| 1913–14 | 2nd |