# List of footballers in Scotland by number of league appearances

The following is a list of footballers who have made at least 500 domestic league appearances in Scottish league football. This includes the appearances and goals of players, in the Scottish Professional Football League, or its predecessor competitions.

## List of players

| Player | Nationality | Games | Goals | Position | Seasons | Clubs |
| Graeme Armstrong | Scotland | 910 | 77 | DF | 27 | 5 |
| Andy Millen | Scotland | 753 | 30 | MF | 25 | 11 |
| Keith Knox | Scotland | 715 | 51 | MF | 24 | 5 |
| Harry Cairney | Scotland | 710 | 18 | DF | 24 | 3 |
| John Martin | Scotland | 701 | 1 | GK | 23 | 3 |
| Mark McGeown | Scotland | 677 | 1 | GK | 23 | 7 |
| Gordon Marshall | Scotland | 667 | 0 | GK | 25 | 7 |
| Davie Cooper | Scotland | 662 | 95 | LW | 20 | 3 |
| Tommy Bryce | Scotland | 659 | 164 | FW | 22 | 7 |
| Kenny Thomson | Scotland | 654 | 7 | DF | 23 | 4 |
| Jim Gallacher | Scotland | 649 | 0 | GK | 23 | 2 |
| Sandy Jardine | Scotland | 638 | 45 | DF | 23 | 2 |
| Keith Wright | Scotland | 638 | 223 | FW | 20 | 6 |
| David Narey | Scotland | 633 | 23 | DF | 22 | 2 |
| Paul Hegarty | Scotland | 628 | 76 | DF | 20 | 4 |
| Bob Ferrier | England | 626 | 255 | MF | 20 | 1 |
| Jim Fallon | Scotland | 619 | 20 | DF | 18 | 1 |
| Maurice Malpas | Scotland | 617 | 20 | DF | 19 | 1 |
| Owen Coyle | Republic of Ireland | 615 | 237 | FW | 19 | 10 |
| Colin McGlashan | Scotland | 609 | 210 | FW | 20 | 9 |
| Derek Collins | Scotland | 604 | 13 | DF | 19 | 4 |
| Alan Morton | Scotland | 600 | 129 | FW | 20 | 2 |
| Arthur Duncan | Scotland | 598 | 102 | MF | 22 | 3 |
| Alan Rough | Scotland | 595 | 0 | GK | 21 | 5 |
| Hamish McAlpine | Scotland | 585 | 4 | GK | 21 | 5 |
| Alec McNair | Scotland | 583 | 8 | DF | 21 | 1 |
| Willie Fotheringham | Scotland | 580 | 10 | GK | 17 | 5 |
| David Wylie | Scotland | 573 | 0 | GK | 18 | 4 |
| Willie Irvine | Scotland | 571 | 201 | FW | 20 | 9 |
| Darren Dods | Scotland | 565 | 36 | DF | 26 | 7 |
| Patsy Gallacher | Republic of Ireland | 563 | 209 | FW | 20 | 2 |
| Gary Mackay | Scotland | 560 | 46 | MF | 19 | 2 |
| Willie Miller | Scotland | 560 | 21 | DF | 18 | 1 |
| Tom Boyd | Scotland | 558 | 8 | DF | 18 | 2 |
| John Robertson | Scotland | 558 | 225 | FW | 19 | 3 |
| Jim Leighton | Scotland | 554 | 0 | GK | 22 | 3 |
| Stewart McKimmie | Scotland | 554 | 9 | DF | 18 | 3 |
| Sandy Archibald | Scotland | 553 | 131 | FW | 19 | 2 |
| Jimmy Boyle | Scotland | 552 | 36 | DF | 18 | 7 |
| Henry Smith | Scotland | 550 | 0 | GK | 19 | 4 |
| John Brogan | Scotland | 549 | 221 | FW | 21 | 6 |
| Peter Kerr | Scotland | 549 | 19 | DF | 22 | 3 |
| Brian McKeown | Scotland | 548 | 16 | DF | 19 | 2 |
| Andy Rolland | Scotland | 547 | 66 | DF | 19 | 3 |
| Roy Aitken | Scotland | 546 | 43 | DF | 20 | 4 |
| Dave McPherson | Scotland | 545 | 45 | DF | 19 | 3 |
| Alan Main | Scotland | 545 | 0 | GK | 23 | 8 |
| Ally Graham | Scotland | 543 | 130 | FW | 22 | 13 |
| Billy Dodds | Scotland | 541 | 192 | FW | 17 | 6 |
| Jim Black | Scotland | 540 | 3 | DF | 20 | 3 |
| Gordon Wallace | Scotland | 536 | 264 | FW | 17 | 4 |
| Jimmy Holmes | Scotland | 535 | 7 | DF | 18 | 5 |
| Kenny Black | Scotland | 535 | 39 | MF | 21 | 6 |
| Brian Irvine | Scotland | 533 | 45 | DF | 20 | 4 |
| Jimmy Brownlie | Scotland | 533 | 2 | FW | 18 | 3 |
| Ross Caven | Scotland | 532 | 96 | DF | 20 | 1 |
| Darren Henderson | Scotland | 530 | 85 | MF | 21 | 10 |
| Paul Lambert | Scotland | 530 | 34 | MF | 21 | 4 |
| Jock Bradford | Scotland | 529 | 0 | GK | 18 | 3 |
| John Rankin | Scotland | 529 | 56 | MF | 17 | 7 |
| Ally McCoist | Scotland | 528 | 282 | FW | 20 | 3 |
| Tom McAdam | Scotland | 524 | 91 | DF | 21 | 6 |
| Paul Kane | Scotland | 523 | 51 | MF | 17 | 5 |
| Brian Ahern | Scotland | 523 | 72 | MF | 17 | 3 |
| Murray McDermott | Scotland | 520 | 0 | GK | 19 | 6 |
| Paul McStay | Scotland | 515 | 57 | MF | 16 | 1 |
| Bobby Clark | Scotland | 513 | 0 | GK | 21 | 3 |
| Murdo MacLeod | Scotland | 513 | 67 | MF | 18 | 4 |
| Jimmy McMenemy | Scotland | 512 | 145 | FW | 22 | 2 |
| Dave Bowman | Scotland | 510 | 19 | MF | 20 | 4 |
| Tommy Coyne | Republic of Ireland | 510 | 204 | FW | 20 | 7 |
| Ken Eadie | Scotland | 510 | 230 | FW | 20 | 6 |
| George Stevenson | Scotland | 510 | 169 | FW | 16 | 1 |
| Alan Lawrence | Scotland | 510 | 96 | FW | 18 | 7 |
| Norrie McCathie | Scotland | 508 | 55 | DF | 16 | 3 |
| Eamonn Bannon | Scotland | 505 | 100 | MF | 18 | 4 |
| Paul Smith | Scotland | 505 | 102 | FW | 16 | 7 |
| Andrew Considine | Scotland | 505 | 31 | DF | 20 | 2 |
| Willie Wallace | Scotland | 505 | 247 | FW | 18 | 5 |
| Tommy Burns | Scotland | 504 | 68 | MF | 20 | 2 |
| Jimmy McColl | Scotland | 504 | 263 | FW | 19 | 4 |
| Bertie Miller | Scotland | 503 | 110 | MF | 18 | 5 |
| Ian Maxwell | Scotland | 503 | 33 | DF | 17 | 5 |
| Ross McFarlane | Scotland | 502 | 5 | DF | 16 | 2 |
| Bobby Evans | Scotland | 500 | 10 | DF | 22 | 4 |
* ↑ Number of League games only.
* ↑ Number of League goals only.
* ↑ Number of League seasons played in Scotland only.
* ↑ Number of different Scottish league clubs only; two spells with the same club should only be counted once.
* 1 2 Motherwell
* ↑ Clydebank
* ↑ Dundee United
* 1 2 Celtic
* ↑ Aberdeen
* ↑ Queen's Park