# Scotland national football team results (1960–1979)

* 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
This article lists the results for the Scotland national football team between 1960 and 1979.

## Results

Scotland's score is shown first in each case.
| Match number | Date | Venue | Opponents | Score | Competition | Scotland scorers | Att. |
| 275 | 9 April 1960 | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) | England | 1–1 | British Home Championship | Graham Leggat | 129,193 |
| 276 | 4 May 1960 | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) | Poland | 2–3 | Friendly | Denis Law, Ian St. John | 26,643 |
| 277 | 29 May 1960 | Praterstadion, Vienna (A) | Austria | 1–4 | Friendly | Dave Mackay | 60,000 |
| 278 | 5 June 1960 | Nepstadion, Budapest (A) | Hungary | 3–3 | Friendly | William Hunter, George Herd, Alex Young | 90,000 |
| 279 | 8 June 1960 | 19.Mayis Stadion, Ankara (A) | Turkey | 2–4 | Friendly | Eric Caldow, Alex Young | 22,507 |
| 280 | 22 October 1960 | Ninian Park, Cardiff (A) | Wales | 0–2 | British Home Championship | | 55,000 |
| 281 | 9 November 1960 | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) | Northern Ireland | 5–2 | British Home Championship | Denis Law, Eric Caldow, Alex Young, Ralph Brand (2) | 34,564 |
| 282 | 15 April 1961 | Wembley Stadium, London (A) | England | 3–9 | British Home Championship | Dave Mackay, Davie Wilson (2) | 97,350 |
| 283 | 3 May 1961 | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) | Republic of Ireland | 4–1 | World Cup qualification | Ralph Brand (2), David Herd (2) | 46,696 |
| 284 | 7 May 1961 | Dalymount Park, Dublin (A) | Republic of Ireland | 3–0 | World Cup qualification | Alex Young (2), Ralph Brand | 45,000 |
| 285 | 14 May 1961 | Tehelne Pole Stadion, Bratislava (A) | Czechoslovakia | 0–4 | World Cup qualification | | 50,000 |
| 286 | 26 September 1961 | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) | Czechoslovakia | 3–2 | World Cup qualification | Ian St. John, Denis Law (2) | 51,590 |
| 287 | 7 October 1961 | Windsor Park, Belfast (A) | Northern Ireland | 6–1 | British Home Championship | Davie Wilson, Alex Scott (3), Ralph Brand (2) | 41,000 |
| 288 | 8 November 1961 | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) | Wales | 2–0 | British Home Championship | Ian St. John (2) | 74,329 |
| 289 | 29 November 1961 | Stade Heysel, Brussels (N) | Czechoslovakia | 2–4 | World Cup qualification | Ian St. John (2) | 7,000 |
| 290 | 14 April 1962 | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) | England | 2–0 | British Home Championship | Davie Wilson, Eric Caldow | 132,441 |
| 291 | 2 May 1962 | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) | Uruguay | 2–3 | Friendly | Jim Baxter, Ralph Brand | 67,181 |
| 292 | 20 October 1962 | Ninian Park, Cardiff (A) | Wales | 3–2 | British Home Championship | Eric Caldow, Denis Law, Willie Henderson | 50,000 |
| 293 | 7 November 1962 | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) | Northern Ireland | 5–1 | British Home Championship | Denis Law (4), Willie Henderson | 58,734 |
| 294 | 6 April 1963 | Wembley Stadium, London (A) | England | 2–1 | British Home Championship | Jim Baxter (2) | 98,606 |
| 295 | 8 May 1963 | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) | Austria | 4–1 | Friendly | Davie Wilson (2), Denis Law (2) | 94,596 |
| 296 | 4 June 1963 | Brann Stadion, Bergen (A) | Norway | 3–4 | Friendly | Denis Law (3) | 23,000 |
| 297 | 9 June 1963 | Dalymount Park, Dublin (A) | Republic of Ireland | 0–1 | Friendly | | 30,000 |
| 298 | 13 June 1963 | Estadio Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid (A) | Spain | 6–2 | Friendly | Denis Law, Dave Gibson, Frank McLintock, Davie Wilson, Willie Henderson, Ian St. John | 40,000 |
| 299 | 12 October 1963 | Windsor Park, Belfast (A) | Northern Ireland | 1–2 | British Home Championship | Ian St. John | 39,000 |
| 300 | 7 November 1963 | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) | Norway | 6–1 | Friendly | Denis Law (4), Dave Mackay (2) | 35,416 |
| 301 | 20 November 1963 | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) | Wales | 2–1 | British Home Championship | John White, Denis Law | 56,067 |
| 302 | 11 April 1964 | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) | England | 1–0 | British Home Championship | Alan Gilzean | 133,245 |
| 303 | 12 May 1964 | Niedersachsen Stadion, Hanover (A) | West Germany | 2–2 | Friendly | Alan Gilzean (2) | 75,000 |
| 304 | 3 October 1964 | Ninian Park, Cardiff (A) | Wales | 2–3 | British Home Championship | Stevie Chalmers, Dave Gibson | 37,093 |
| 305 | 21 October 1964 | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) | Finland | 3–1 | World Cup qualification | Denis Law, Stevie Chalmers, Dave Gibson | 54,442 |
| 306 | 25 November 1964 | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) | Northern Ireland | 3–2 | British Home Championship | Davie Wilson (2), Alan Gilzean | 48,752 |
| 307 | 10 April 1965 | Wembley Stadium, London (A) | England | 2–2 | British Home Championship | Denis Law, Ian St. John | 98,199 |
| 308 | 8 May 1965 | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) | Spain | 0–0 | Friendly | | 60,146 |
| 309 | 23 May 1965 | Stadion Slaski, Chorzów (A) | Poland | 1–1 | World Cup qualification | Denis Law | 67,462 |
| 310 | 27 May 1965 | Olympic Stadium, Helsinki (A) | Finland | 2–1 | World Cup qualification | Davie Wilson, John Greig | 20,162 |
| 311 | 2 October 1965 | Windsor Park, Belfast (A) | Northern Ireland | 2–3 | British Home Championship | Alan Gilzean (2) | 50,000 |
| 312 | 13 October 1965 | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) | Poland | 1–2 | World Cup qualification | Billy McNeill | 107,580 |
| 313 | 9 November 1965 | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) | Italy | 1–0 | World Cup qualification | John Greig | 100,393 |
| 314 | 24 November 1965 | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) | Wales | 4–1 | British Home Championship | Bobby Murdoch (2), Willie Henderson, John Greig | 49,888 |
| 315 | 7 December 1965 | Stadio San Paolo, Naples (A) | Italy | 0–3 | World Cup qualification | | 68,873 |
| 316 | 2 April 1966 | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) | England | 3–4 | British Home Championship | Denis Law, Jimmy Johnstone (2) | 123,052 |
| 317 | 11 May 1966 | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) | Netherlands | 0–3 | Friendly | | 16,513 |
| 318 | 18 June 1966 | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) | Portugal | 0–1 | Friendly | | 23,332 |
| 319 | 25 June 1966 | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) | Brazil | 1–1 | Friendly | Stevie Chalmers | 74,933 |
| 320 | 22 October 1966 | Ninian Park, Cardiff (A) | Wales | 1–1 | British Home Championship | Denis Law | 33,269 |
| 321 | 16 November 1966 | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) | Northern Ireland | 2–1 | British Home Championship | Bobby Murdoch, Bobby Lennox | 45,281 |
| 322 | 15 April 1967 | Wembley Stadium, London (A) | England | 3–2 | British Home Championship | Denis Law, Bobby Lennox, Jim McCalliog | 99,063 |
| 323 | 10 May 1967 | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) | Soviet Union | 0–2 | Friendly | | 53,497 |
| 324 | 16 May 1967 | National Stadium, Ramat Gan (A) | Israel | 2–1 | Friendly | Willie Morgan, Alex Ferguson | 27,000 |
| 325 | 28 May 1967 | Sydney Showground, Sydney (A) | Australia | 1–0 | Friendly | Alex Ferguson | 34,792 |
| 326 | 31 May 1967 | Norwood Oval, Adelaide (A) | Australia | 2–1 | Friendly | Jim Townsend, Willie Morgan | 12,500 |
| 327 | 3 June 1967 | Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne (A) | Australia | 2–0 | Friendly | Alex Ferguson (2) | 22,138 |
| 328 | 13 June 1967 | Alexander Park, Winnipeg (A) | Canada Olympic Team | 7–2 | Friendly | Joe Harper (5), Bobby Hope, Willie Morgan | 3,000 |
| 329 | 21 October 1967 | Windsor Park, Belfast (A) | Northern Ireland | 0–1 | British Home Championship | | 55,000 |
| 330 | 22 November 1967 | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) | Wales | 3–2 | British Home Championship | Alan Gilzean (2), Ronnie McKinnon | 57,472 |
| 331 | 24 February 1968 | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) | England | 1–1 | British Home Championship | John Hughes | 134,000 |
| 332 | 30 May 1968 | Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam (A) | Netherlands | 0–0 | Friendly | | 19,000 |
| 333 | 16 October 1968 | Idraetsparken, Copenhagen (A) | Denmark | 1–0 | Friendly | Bobby Lennox | 11,900 |
| 334 | 6 November 1968 | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) | Austria | 2–1 | World Cup qualification | Denis Law, Billy Bremner | 80,856 |
| 335 | 11 December 1968 | GSP Stadium, Nicosia (A) | Cyprus | 5–0 | World Cup qualification | Alan Gilzean (2), Bobby Murdoch, Colin Stein (2) | 5,895 |
| 336 | 16 April 1969 | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) | West Germany | 1–1 | World Cup qualification | Bobby Murdoch | 96,292 |
| 337 | 3 May 1969 | Racecourse Ground, Wrexham (A) | Wales | 5–3 | British Home Championship | Billy McNeill, Colin Stein, Alan Gilzean, Billy Bremner, Tommy McLean | 18,765 |
| 338 | 6 May 1969 | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) | Northern Ireland | 1–1 | British Home Championship | Colin Stein | 7,483 |
| 339 | 10 May 1969 | Wembley Stadium, London (A) | England | 1–4 | British Home Championship | Colin Stein | 89,902 |
| 340 | 17 May 1969 | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) | Cyprus | 8–0 | World Cup qualification | Eddie Gray, Billy McNeill, Colin Stein (4), Willie Henderson, Tommy Gemmell | 39,095 |
| 341 | 21 September 1969 | Dalymount Park, Dublin (A) | Republic of Ireland | 1–1 | Friendly | Colin Stein | 30,000 |
| 342 | 22 October 1969 | Volksparkstadion, Hamburg (A) | West Germany | 2–3 | World Cup qualification | Jimmy Johnstone, Alan Gilzean | 70,448 |
| 343 | 5 November 1969 | Praterstadion, Vienna (A) | Austria | 0–2 | World Cup qualification | | 10,091 |
| 344 | 18 April 1970 | Windsor Park, Belfast (A) | Northern Ireland | 1–0 | British Home Championship | John O'Hare | 31,000 |
| 345 | 22 April 1970 | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) | Wales | 0–0 | British Home Championship | | 30,434 |
| 346 | 25 April 1970 | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) | England | 0–0 | British Home Championship | | 137,438 |
| 347 | 11 November 1970 | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) | Denmark | 1–0 | Euro 1972 qualifying | John O'Hare | 24,618 |
| 348 | 3 February 1971 | Stade Sclessin, Liège (A) | Belgium | 0–3 | Euro 1972 qualifying | | 13,931 |
| 349 | 21 April 1971 | Estádio da Luz, Lisbon (A) | Portugal | 0–2 | Euro 1972 qualifying | | 35,463 |
| 350 | 15 May 1971 | Ninian Park, Cardiff (A) | Wales | 0–0 | British Home Championship | | 19,068 |
| 351 | 18 May 1971 | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) | Northern Ireland | 0–1 | British Home Championship | | 31,643 |
| 352 | 22 May 1971 | Wembley Stadium, London (A) | England | 1–3 | British Home Championship | Hugh Curran | 91,469 |
| 353 | 9 June 1971 | Idraetsparken, Copenhagen (A) | Denmark | 0–1 | Euro 1972 qualifying | | 37,682 |
| 354 | 14 June 1971 | Central Lenin Stadium, Moscow (A) | Soviet Union | 0–1 | Friendly | | 20,000 |
| 355 | 13 October 1971 | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) | Portugal | 2–1 | Euro 1972 qualifying | John O'Hare, Archie Gemmill | 58,612 |
| 356 | 10 November 1971 | Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen (H) | Belgium | 1–0 | Euro 1972 qualifying | John O'Hare | 36,500 |
| 357 | 1 December 1971 | Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam (A) | Netherlands | 1–2 | Friendly | George Graham | 20,000 |
| 358 | 26 April 1972 | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) | Peru | 2–0 | Friendly | John O'Hare, Denis Law | 21,001 |
| 359 | 20 May 1972 | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) | Northern Ireland | 2–0 | British Home Championship | Denis Law, Peter Lorimer | 39,710 |
| 360 | 24 May 1972 | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) | Wales | 1–0 | British Home Championship | Peter Lorimer | 21,332 |
| 361 | 27 May 1972 | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) | England | 0–1 | British Home Championship | | 119,325 |
| 362 | 29 June 1972 | Mineirão, Belo Horizonte (N) | Yugoslavia | 2–2 | Brazil Independence Cup | Lou Macari (2) | 4,000 |
| 363 | 2 July 1972 | Estadio Biera Rio, Porto Alegre (N) | Czechoslovakia | 0–0 | Brazil Independence Cup | | 5,000 |
| 364 | 5 July 1972 | Estadio do Maracana, Rio de Janeiro (A) | Brazil | 0–1 | Brazil Independence Cup | | 130,000 |
| 365 | 18 October 1972 | Idraetsparken, Copenhagen (A) | Denmark | 4–1 | World Cup qualification | Lou Macari, Jimmy Bone, Joe Harper, Willie Morgan | 31,200 |
| 366 | 15 November 1972 | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) | Denmark | 2–0 | World Cup qualification | Kenny Dalglish, Peter Lorimer | 47,109 |
| 367 | 14 February 1973 | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) | England | 0–5 | Friendly | | 48,470 |
| 368 | 12 May 1973 | Racecourse Ground, Wrexham (A) | Wales | 2–0 | British Home Championship | George Graham (2) | 18,682 |
| 369 | 16 May 1973 | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) | Northern Ireland | 1–2 | British Home Championship | Kenny Dalglish | 39,018 |
| 370 | 19 May 1973 | Wembley Stadium, London (A) | England | 0–1 | British Home Championship | | 95,950 |
| 371 | 22 June 1973 | Wankdorf Stadion, Bern (A) | Switzerland | 0–1 | Friendly | | 10,000 |
| 372 | 30 June 1973 | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) | Brazil | 0–1 | Friendly | | 78,181 |
| 373 | 26 September 1973 | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) | Czechoslovakia | 2–1 | World Cup qualification | Jim Holton, Joe Jordan | 95,786 |
| 374 | 17 October 1973 | Tehelne Pole Stadion, Bratislava (A) | Czechoslovakia | 0–1 | World Cup qualification | | 13,668 |
| 375 | 14 November 1973 | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) | West Germany | 1–1 | Friendly | Jim Holton | 58,235 |
| 376 | 27 March 1974 | Waldstadion, Frankfurt (A) | West Germany | 1–2 | Friendly | Kenny Dalglish | 62,000 |
| 377 | 11 May 1974 | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) | Northern Ireland | 0–1 | British Home Championship | | 53,775 |
| 378 | 14 May 1974 | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) | Wales | 2–0 | British Home Championship | Kenny Dalglish, Sandy Jardine | 41,969 |
| 379 | 18 May 1974 | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) | England | 2–0 | British Home Championship | Joe Jordan, Own goal | 94,487 |
| 380 | 1 June 1974 | Stade Klokke, Bruges (A) | Belgium | 1–2 | Friendly | Jimmy Johnstone | 7,769 |
| 381 | 6 June 1974 | Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo (A) | Norway | 2–1 | Friendly | Joe Jordan, Kenny Dalglish | 18,432 |
| 382 | 14 June 1974 | Westfalenstadion, Dortmund (N) | Zaire | 2–0 | World Cup | Peter Lorimer, Joe Jordan | 25,800 |
| 383 | 18 June 1974 | Waldstadion, Frankfurt (N) | Brazil | 0–0 | World Cup | | 62,000 |
| 384 | 22 June 1974 | Waldstadion, Frankfurt (N) | Yugoslavia | 1–1 | World Cup | Joe Jordan | 56,000 |
| 385 | 30 October 1974 | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) | East Germany | 3–0 | Friendly | Tommy Hutchison, Kenny Burns, Kenny Dalglish | 39,445 |
| 386 | 20 November 1974 | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) | Spain | 1–2 | Euro 1976 qualifying | Billy Bremner | 94,331 |
| 387 | 5 February 1975 | Estadio Luis Casanova, Valencia (A) | Spain | 1–1 | Euro 1976 qualifying | Joe Jordan | 40,952 |
| 388 | 16 April 1975 | Ullevi Stadion, Gothenburg (A) | Sweden | 1–1 | Friendly | Ted MacDougall | 15,574 |
| 389 | 13 May 1975 | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) | Portugal | 1–0 | Friendly | Own goal | 34,307 |
| 390 | 17 May 1975 | Ninian Park, Cardiff (A) | Wales | 2–2 | British Home Championship | Colin Jackson, Bruce Rioch | 23,509 |
| 391 | 20 May 1975 | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) | Northern Ireland | 3–0 | British Home Championship | Ted MacDougall, Kenny Dalglish, Derek Parlane | 64,696 |
| 392 | 24 May 1975 | Wembley Stadium, London (A) | England | 1–5 | British Home Championship | Bruce Rioch | 98,241 |
| 393 | 1 June 1975 | Stadionul 23 August, Bucharest (A) | Romania | 1–1 | Euro 1976 qualifying | Gordon McQueen | 52,203 |
| 394 | 3 September 1975 | Idraetsparken, Copenhagen (A) | Denmark | 1–0 | Euro 1976 qualifying | Joe Harper | 40,300 |
| 395 | 29 October 1975 | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) | Denmark | 3–1 | Euro 1976 qualifying | Kenny Dalglish, Bruce Rioch, Ted MacDougall | 48,021 |
| 396 | 17 December 1975 | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) | Romania | 1–1 | Euro 1976 qualifying | Bruce Rioch | 11,375 |
| 397 | 7 April 1976 | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) | Switzerland | 1–0 | Friendly | Willie Pettigrew | 15,531 |
| 398 | 6 May 1976 | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) | Wales | 3–1 | British Home Championship | Willie Pettigrew, Bruce Rioch, Eddie Gray | 25,466 |
| 399 | 8 May 1976 | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) | Northern Ireland | 3–0 | British Home Championship | Archie Gemmill, Don Masson, Kenny Dalglish | 49,897 |
| 400 | 15 May 1976 | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) | England | 2–1 | British Home Championship | Don Masson, Kenny Dalglish | 85,167 |
| 401 | 8 September 1976 | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) | Finland | 6–0 | Friendly | Bruce Rioch, Don Masson, Kenny Dalglish, Andy Gray (2), Eddie Gray | 16,338 |
| 402 | 13 October 1976 | Sparta Stadion, Prague (A) | Czechoslovakia | 0–2 | World Cup qualification | | 38,000 |
| 403 | 17 November 1976 | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) | Wales | 1–0 | World Cup qualification | Own goal | 63,233 |
| 404 | 27 April 1977 | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) | Sweden | 3–1 | Friendly | Asa Hartford, Kenny Dalglish, Joe Craig | 22,659 |
| 405 | 28 May 1977 | Racecourse Ground, Wrexham (A) | Wales | 0–0 | British Home Championship | | 14,469 |
| 406 | 1 June 1977 | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) | Northern Ireland | 3–0 | British Home Championship | Kenny Dalglish (2), Gordon McQueen | 44,699 |
| 407 | 4 June 1977 | Wembley Stadium, London (A) | England | 2–1 | British Home Championship | Gordon McQueen, Kenny Dalglish | 98,103 |
| 408 | 15 June 1977 | Estadio Nacional de Chile, Santiago (A) | Chile | 4–2 | Friendly | Kenny Dalglish, Lou Macari (2), Asa Hartford | 17,000 |
| 409 | 18 June 1977 | Estadio Boca Juniors, Buenos Aires (A) | Argentina | 1–1 | Friendly | Don Masson | 57,000 |
| 410 | 23 June 1977 | Estadio do Maracana, Rio de Janeiro (A) | Brazil | 0–2 | Friendly | | 60,763 |
| 411 | 7 September 1977 | Stadion der Weltjugend, East Berlin (A) | East Germany | 0–1 | Friendly | | 50,000 |
| 412 | 21 September 1977 | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) | Czechoslovakia | 3–1 | World Cup qualification | Joe Jordan, Asa Hartford, Kenny Dalglish | 85,000 |
| 413 | 12 October 1977 | Anfield, Liverpool (N) | Wales | 2–0 | World Cup qualification | Don Masson, Kenny Dalglish | 50,850 |
| 414 | 22 February 1978 | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) | Bulgaria | 2–1 | Friendly | Archie Gemmill, Ian Wallace | 57,344 |
| 415 | 13 May 1978 | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) | Northern Ireland | 1–1 | British Home Championship | Derek Johnstone | 64,433 |
| 416 | 17 May 1978 | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) | Wales | 1–1 | British Home Championship | Derek Johnstone | 70,241 |
| 417 | 20 May 1978 | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) | England | 0–1 | British Home Championship | | 88,319 |
| 418 | 3 June 1978 | Estadio Chateau Carreras, Córdoba (N) | Peru | 1–3 | World Cup | Joe Jordan | 37,927 |
| 419 | 7 June 1978 | Estadio Chateau Carreras, Córdoba (N) | Iran | 1–1 | World Cup | Own goal | 7,938 |
| 420 | 11 June 1978 | Estadio San Martin, Mendoza (N) | Netherlands | 3–2 | World Cup | Kenny Dalglish, Archie Gemmill (2) | 35,130 |
| 421 | 20 September 1978 | Praterstadion, Vienna (A) | Austria | 2–3 | Euro 1980 qualifying | Gordon McQueen, Andy Gray | 62,281 |
| 422 | 25 October 1978 | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) | Norway | 3–2 | Euro 1980 qualifying | Kenny Dalglish (2), Archie Gemmill | 65,372 |
| 423 | 29 November 1978 | Estádio da Luz, Lisbon (A) | Portugal | 0–1 | Euro 1980 qualifying | | 70,000 |
| 424 | 19 May 1979 | Ninian Park, Cardiff (A) | Wales | 0–3 | British Home Championship | | 20,371 |
| 425 | 22 May 1979 | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) | Northern Ireland | 1–0 | British Home Championship | Arthur Graham | 28,524 |
| 426 | 26 May 1979 | Wembley Stadium, London (A) | England | 1–3 | British Home Championship | John Wark | 100,000 |
| 427 | 2 June 1979 | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) | Argentina | 1–3 | Friendly | Arthur Graham | 61,918 |
| 428 | 7 June 1979 | Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo (A) | Norway | 4–0 | Euro 1980 qualifying | Joe Jordan, Kenny Dalglish, John Robertson, Gordon McQueen | 17,269 |
| 429 | 12 September 1979 | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) | Peru | 1–1 | Friendly | Own goal | 41,035 |
| 430 | 17 October 1979 | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) | Austria | 1–1 | Euro 1980 qualifying | Archie Gemmill | 67,895 |
| 431 | 21 November 1979 | Stade Heysel, Brussels (A) | Belgium | 0–2 | Euro 1980 qualifying | | 14,289 |
| 432 | 19 December 1979 | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) | Belgium | 1–3 | Euro 1980 qualifying | John Robertson | 25,389 |

## Record by opponent

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | WPCT |
| Argentina | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 0.00 |
| Australia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 100.00 |
| Austria | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 12 | −2 | 33.33 |
| Belgium | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 10 | −7 | 20.00 |
| Brazil | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 0.00 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 100.00 |
| Canada Olympic Team | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 100.00 |
| Chile | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 100.00 |
| Cyprus | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | +13 | 100.00 |
| Czechoslovakia | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 15 | −5 | 37.50 |
| Denmark | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 3 | +9 | 85.71 |
| East Germany | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 50.00 |
| England | 21 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 28 | 45 | −17 | 33.33 |
| Finland | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | +9 | 100.00 |
| Hungary | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Iran | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Israel | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 100.00 |
| Italy | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 50.00 |
| Netherlands | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 25.00 |
| Northern Ireland | 19 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 40 | 19 | +21 | 57.89 |
| Norway | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 8 | +10 | 80.00 |
| Peru | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Poland | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 0.00 |
| Portugal | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 40.00 |
| Republic of Ireland | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 50.00 |
| Romania | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Soviet Union | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 0.00 |
| Spain | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 25.00 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 50.00 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Turkey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 0.00 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 0.00 |
| Wales | 21 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 36 | 22 | +14 | 57.14 |
| West Germany | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 0.00 |
| Yugoslavia | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Zaire | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 100.00 |
| Total | 158 | 70 | 33 | 55 | 266 | 217 | +49 | 44.30 |

## British Home Championship record by season

| Year | Placing |
| 1959–60 | 1st (joint) |
| 1960–61 | 3rd |
| 1961–62 | 1st |
| 1962–63 | 1st |
| 1963–64 | 1st (joint) |
| 1964–65 | 3rd |
| 1965–66 | 3rd |
| 1966–67 | 1st |
| 1967–68 | 2nd |
| 1968–69 | 2nd |
| 1969–70 | 1st (joint) |
| 1970–71 | 4th |
| 1971–72 | 1st (joint) |
| 1972–73 | 3rd |
| 1973–74 | 1st (joint) |
| 1974–75 | 2nd (joint) |
| 1975–76 | 1st |
| 1976–77 | 1st |
| 1977–78 | 3rd |
| 1978–79 | 3rd |