# Scotland national football team results (1920–1939)

* 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.
Between the resumption of international football after the First World War in 1920 and the start of the Second World War in 1939, Scotland played 75 international matches, resulting in 46 victories, 12 draws and 17 defeats. Each year Scotland played in the British Home Championship, a round-robin tournament also involving England, Wales and Ireland. Of the 20 tournaments played during this period, Scotland won 7 outright and 4 jointly. One of Scotland's most famous victories came in 1928, when the Wembley Wizards defeated their rivals England 5–1. The team drew large crowds, with the home matches against England in 1931, 1933 and 1937 all setting world record attendances. The match in April 1937 recorded an official attendance of 149,415, which still stands as the record attendance for a European international match.
Scotland started to play matches against opposition from beyond the British Isles between the wars, playing ad-hoc friendly matches against Austria, Czechoslovakia, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway and Switzerland. The first FIFA World Cup was played in 1930, but none of the Home Nations, including Scotland, participated in the tournament before the Second World War. This was because their associations had been excluded from FIFA due to a disagreement regarding the status of amateur players. The four associations, including Scotland, returned to the FIFA fold after the Second World War.

## Results

Scotland's score is shown first in each case.
| Match number | Date | Venue | Opponent | Result | Competition | Scotland scorers | Att. |
| 114 | 26 February 1920 | Ninian Park, Cardiff (A) | Wales | 1–1 | British Home Championship | Tommy Cairns | 16,000 |
| 115 | 13 March 1920 | Celtic Park, Glasgow (H) | Ireland | 3–0 | British Home Championship | Andrew Wilson, Alan Morton, Andy Cunningham | 39,757 |
| 116 | 10 April 1920 | Hillsborough Stadium, Sheffield (A) | England | 4–5 | British Home Championship | Tom Miller (2), Alex Donaldson, Andrew Wilson | 35,000 |
| 117 | 12 February 1921 | Pittodrie Park, Aberdeen (H) | Wales | 2–1 | British Home Championship | Andrew Wilson (2) | 20,824 |
| 118 | 26 February 1921 | Windsor Park, Belfast (A) | Ireland | 2–0 | British Home Championship | Andrew Wilson, Joe Cassidy | 40,000 |
| 119 | 9 April 1921 | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) | England | 3–0 | British Home Championship | Andrew Wilson, Alan Morton, Andy Cunningham | 100,000 |
| 120 | 4 February 1922 | Racecourse Ground, Wrexham (A) | Wales | 1–2 | British Home Championship | Sandy Archibald | 10,000 |
| 121 | 4 March 1922 | Celtic Park, Glasgow (H) | Ireland | 2–1 | British Home Championship | Andrew Wilson (2) | 40,000 |
| 122 | 8 April 1922 | Villa Park, Birmingham (A) | England | 1–0 | British Home Championship | Andrew Wilson | 33,646 |
| 123 | 3 March 1923 | Windsor Park, Belfast (A) | Ireland | 1–0 | British Home Championship | Andrew Wilson | 30,000 |
| 124 | 17 March 1923 | Love Street, Paisley (H) | Wales | 2–0 | British Home Championship | Andrew Wilson (2) | 25,000 |
| 125 | 14 April 1923 | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) | England | 2–2 | British Home Championship | Andy Cunningham, Andrew Wilson | 71,000 |
| 126 | 16 February 1924 | Ninian Park, Cardiff (A) | Wales | 0–2 | British Home Championship | | 26,000 |
| 127 | 1 March 1924 | Windsor Park, Belfast (A) | Ireland | 2–0 | British Home Championship | Andy Cunningham, David Morris | 30,000 |
| 128 | 12 April 1924 | Wembley Stadium, London (A) | England | 1–1 | British Home Championship | Own goal | 37,250 |
| 129 | 14 February 1925 | Tynecastle Park, Edinburgh (H) | Wales | 3–1 | British Home Championship | David Meiklejohn, Hughie Gallacher (2) | 25,000 |
| 130 | 28 February 1925 | Windsor Park, Belfast (A) | Ireland | 3–0 | British Home Championship | David Meiklejohn, Hughie Gallacher, Jimmy Dunn | 41,000 |
| 131 | 4 April 1925 | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) | England | 2–0 | British Home Championship | Hughie Gallacher (2) | 92,000 |
| 132 | 31 October 1925 | Ninian Park, Cardiff (A) | Wales | 3–0 | British Home Championship | Johnny Duncan, Adam McLean, William Clunas | 25,000 |
| 133 | 27 February 1926 | Ibrox Park, Glasgow (H) | Ireland | 4–0 | British Home Championship | Hughie Gallacher (3), Andy Cunningham | 30,000 |
| 134 | 17 April 1926 | Old Trafford, Manchester (A) | England | 1–0 | British Home Championship | Alex Jackson | 49,000 |
| 135 | 30 October 1926 | Ibrox Park, Glasgow (H) | Wales | 3–0 | British Home Championship | Hughie Gallacher, Alex Jackson (2) | 40,500 |
| 136 | 26 February 1927 | Windsor Park, Belfast (A) | Ireland | 2–0 | British Home Championship | Alan Morton (2) | 40,000 |
| 137 | 2 April 1927 | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) | England | 1–2 | British Home Championship | Alan Morton | 111,214 |
| 138 | 29 October 1927 | Racecourse Ground, Wrexham (A) | Wales | 2–2 | British Home Championship | Hughie Gallacher, Jock Hutton | 16,000 |
| 139 | 25 February 1928 | Firhill Park, Glasgow (H) | Ireland | 0–1 | British Home Championship | | 55,000 |
| 140 | 31 March 1928 | Wembley Stadium, London (A) | England | 5–1 | British Home Championship | Alex Jackson (2), Alex James (3) | 80,868 |
| 141 | 27 October 1928 | Ibrox Park, Glasgow (H) | Wales | 4–2 | British Home Championship | Hughie Gallacher (3), Jimmy Dunn | 55,000 |
| 142 | 23 February 1929 | Windsor Park, Belfast (A) | Ireland | 7–3 | British Home Championship | Hughie Gallacher (4), Alex Jackson (2), Alex James | 35,000 |
| 143 | 13 April 1929 | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) | England | 1–0 | British Home Championship | Alec Cheyne | 110,512 |
| 144 | 26 May 1929 | Brann Stadion, Bergen (A) | Norway | 7–3 | Friendly | Bobby Rankin, Tully Craig, Alec Cheyne (3), Jimmy Nisbet (2) | 4,000 |
| 145 | 1 June 1929 | Grunewaldstadion, Berlin (A) | Germany | 1–1 | Friendly | Willie Imrie | 40,000 |
| 146 | 4 June 1929 | Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam (A) | Netherlands | 2–0 | Friendly | Jimmy Fleming, Bobby Rankin | 24,000 |
| 147 | 26 October 1929 | Ninian Park, Cardiff (A) | Wales | 4–2 | British Home Championship | Hughie Gallacher (2), Alex James, Jimmy Gibson | 25,000 |
| 148 | 22 February 1930 | Celtic Park, Glasgow (H) | Ireland | 3–1 | British Home Championship | Hughie Gallacher (2), George Stevenson | 30,000 |
| 149 | 5 April 1930 | Wembley Stadium, London (A) | England | 2–5 | British Home Championship | Jimmy Fleming (2) | 87,375 |
| 150 | 18 May 1930 | Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes (A) | France | 2–0 | Friendly | Hughie Gallacher (2) | 25,000 |
| 151 | 25 October 1930 | Ibrox Park, Glasgow (H) | Wales | 1–1 | British Home Championship | Barney Battles, Jr. | 15,000 |
| 152 | 21 February 1931 | Windsor Park, Belfast (A) | Ireland | 0–0 | British Home Championship | | 27,000 |
| 153 | 28 March 1931 | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) | England | 2–0 | British Home Championship | George Stevenson, Jimmy McGrory | 129,810 |
| 154 | 16 May 1931 | Hohe Warte Stadium, Vienna (A) | Austria | 0–5 | Friendly | | 40,000 |
| 155 | 20 May 1931 | Stadio Nazionale PNF, Rome (A) | Italy | 0–3 | Friendly | | 25,000 |
| 156 | 24 May 1931 | Stade de Charmilles, Geneva (A) | Switzerland | 3–2 | Friendly | Jimmy Easson, Billy Boyd, Andy Love | 20,000 |
| 157 | 19 September 1931 | Ibrox Park, Glasgow (H) | Ireland | 3–1 | British Home Championship | George Stevenson, Jimmy McGrory, Bob McPhail | 40,000 |
| 158 | 31 October 1931 | Racecourse Ground, Wrexham (A) | Wales | 3–2 | British Home Championship | George Stevenson, Bertie Thomson, Jimmy McGrory | 10,860 |
| 159 | 9 April 1932 | Wembley Stadium, London (A) | England | 0–3 | British Home Championship | | 92,180 |
| 160 | 8 May 1932 | Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes (A) | France | 3–1 | Friendly | Neil Dewar (3) | 8,000 |
| 161 | 17 September 1932 | Windsor Park, Belfast (A) | Ireland | 4–0 | British Home Championship | James King, Bob McPhail (2), Jimmy McGrory | 40,000 |
| 162 | 26 October 1932 | Tynecastle Park, Edinburgh (H) | Wales | 2–5 | British Home Championship | Neil Dewar, Dally Duncan | 31,000 |
| 163 | 1 April 1933 | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) | England | 2–1 | British Home Championship | Jimmy McGrory (2) | 134,170 |
| 164 | 16 September 1933 | Celtic Park, Glasgow (H) | Ireland | 1–2 | British Home Championship | Bob McPhail | 27,135 |
| 165 | 4 October 1933 | Ninian Park, Cardiff (A) | Wales | 2–3 | British Home Championship | Willie MacFadyen, Dally Duncan | 40,000 |
| 166 | 29 November 1933 | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) | Austria | 2–2 | Friendly | David Meiklejohn, Willie MacFadyen | 62,000 |
| 167 | 14 April 1934 | Wembley Stadium, London (A) | England | 0–3 | British Home Championship | | 92,363 |
| 168 | 20 October 1934 | Windsor Park, Belfast (A) | Ireland | 1–2 | British Home Championship | Patrick Gallacher | 39,752 |
| 169 | 21 November 1934 | Pittodrie Park, Aberdeen (H) | Wales | 3–2 | British Home Championship | Dally Duncan, Charlie Napier (2) | 26,334 |
| 170 | 6 April 1935 | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) | England | 2–0 | British Home Championship | Dally Duncan (2) | 129,693 |
| 171 | 5 October 1935 | Ninian Park, Cardiff (A) | Wales | 1–1 | British Home Championship | Dally Duncan | 35,004 |
| 172 | 13 November 1935 | Tynecastle Park, Edinburgh (H) | Ireland | 2–1 | British Home Championship | Tommy Walker, Dally Duncan | 30,000 |
| 173 | 4 April 1936 | Wembley Stadium, London (A) | England | 1–1 | British Home Championship | Tommy Walker | 93,267 |
| 174 | 14 October 1936 | Ibrox Park, Glasgow (H) | Germany | 2–0 | Friendly | Jimmy Delaney (2) | 50,000 |
| 175 | 31 October 1936 | Windsor Park, Belfast (A) | Ireland | 3–1 | British Home Championship | Charlie Napier, Alex Munro, David McCulloch | 45,000 |
| 176 | 2 December 1936 | Dens Park, Dundee (H) | Wales | 1–2 | British Home Championship | Tommy Walker | 23,858 |
| 177 | 17 April 1937 | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) | England | 3–1 | British Home Championship | Frank O'Donnell, Bob McPhail (2) | 149,415 |
| 178 | 9 May 1937 | Praterstadion, Vienna (A) | Austria | 1–1 | Friendly | Frank O'Donnell | 63,000 |
| 179 | 15 May 1937 | Stadion Sparta-Letna, Prague (A) | Czechoslovakia | 3–1 | Friendly | Jimmy Simpson, Bob McPhail, Torrance Gillick | 35,000 |
| 180 | 30 October 1937 | Ninian Park, Cardiff (A) | Wales | 1–2 | British Home Championship | Alex Massie | 41,800 |
| 181 | 10 November 1937 | Pittodrie Park, Aberdeen (H) | Ireland | 1–1 | British Home Championship | Jimmy Smith | 21,878 |
| 182 | 8 December 1937 | Ibrox Park, Glasgow (H) | Czechoslovakia | 5–0 | Friendly | Andy Black, David McCulloch (2), Peter Buchanan, David Kinnear | 41,000 |
| 183 | 9 April 1938 | Wembley Stadium, London (A) | England | 1–0 | British Home Championship | Tommy Walker | 93,267 |
| 184 | 21 May 1938 | Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam (A) | Netherlands | 3–1 | Friendly | Andy Black, Frank Murphy, Tommy Walker | 50,000 |
| 185 | 8 October 1938 | Windsor Park, Belfast (A) | Ireland | 2–0 | British Home Championship | Jimmy Delaney, Tommy Walker | 40,000 |
| 186 | 9 November 1938 | Tynecastle Park, Edinburgh (H) | Wales | 3–2 | British Home Championship | Torrance Gillick, Tommy Walker (2) | 34,800 |
| 187 | 7 December 1938 | Ibrox Park, Glasgow (H) | Hungary | 3–1 | Friendly | Tommy Walker, Andy Black, Torrance Gillick | 23,000 |
| 188 | 15 April 1939 | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) | England | 1–2 | British Home Championship | Jimmy Dougal | 149,269 |

## Record by opponent

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | WPCT |
| Austria | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 0.00 |
| Czechoslovakia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 | 100.00 |
| England | 20 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 35 | 27 | +8 | 55.00 |
| France | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 100.00 |
| Germany | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 50.00 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 100.00 |
| Ireland | 20 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 46 | 14 | +32 | 75.00 |
| Italy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 0.00 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 100.00 |
| Norway | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 100.00 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 100.00 |
| Wales | 20 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 42 | 33 | +9 | 50.00 |
| Total | 75 | 46 | 12 | 17 | 160 | 95 | +65 | 61.33 |

## British Home Championship record

Record by season :
| Year | Placing |
| 1919–20 | 2nd (joint) |
| 1920–21 | 1st |
| 1921–22 | 1st |
| 1922–23 | 1st |
| 1923–24 | 2nd |
| 1924–25 | 1st |
| 1925–26 | 1st |
| 1926–27 | 1st (joint) |
| 1927–28 | 3rd |
| 1928–29 | 1st |
| 1929–30 | 2nd |
| 1930–31 | 1st (joint) |
| 1931–32 | 2nd |
| 1932–33 | 2nd |
| 1933–34 | 4th |
| 1934–35 | 1st (joint) |
| 1935–36 | 1st |
| 1936–37 | 2nd |
| 1937–38 | 2nd (joint) |
| 1938–39 | 1st (joint) |
Overall record :
| Place | Times | Times joint |
| 1st | 7 | 4 |
| 2nd | 5 | 2 |
| 3rd | 1 | 0 |
| 4th | 1 | — |