# List of international goals scored by Kenny Dalglish

Kenny Dalglish is a Scottish retired football player, who represented the Scotland national football team from 1971 to 1986. During that time he scored 30 international goals in 102 appearances. This made him the all-time top goalscorer for Scotland, a status he has jointly held with Denis Law since scoring his 30th goal in 1984.
Dalglish is the only Scottish male player to have made at least 100 international appearances. He finished second in the Ballon d'Or voting in 1983. Dalglish was selected for Scotland squads in the 1974, 1978 and 1982 World Cups.

## List of goals scored

    Scores and results list Scotland's goal tally first.
| Goal | Cap | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1 | 4 | 15 November 1972 | Hampden Park, Glasgow | Denmark | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1974 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 2 | 7 | 16 May 1973 | Hampden Park, Glasgow | Northern Ireland | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1972–73 British Home Championship |
| 3 | 14 | 27 March 1974 | Waldstadion, Frankfurt | West Germany | 1–2 | 1–2 | Friendly |
| 4 | 16 | 14 May 1974 | Hampden Park, Glasgow | Wales | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1973–74 British Home Championship |
| 5 | 19 | 6 June 1974 | Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo | Norway | 1–1 | 2–1 | Friendly |
| 6 | 23 | 30 October 1974 | Hampden Park, Glasgow | East Germany | 3–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
| 7 | 29 | 20 May 1975 | Hampden Park, Glasgow | Northern Ireland | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1974–75 British Home Championship |
| 8 | 33 | 29 October 1975 | Hampden Park, Glasgow | Denmark | 1–1 | 3–1 | UEFA Euro 1976 qualification |
| 9 | 36 | 8 May 1976 | Hampden Park, Glasgow | Northern Ireland | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1975–76 British Home Championship |
| 10 | 37 | 15 May 1976 | Hampden Park, Glasgow | England | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1975–76 British Home Championship |
| 11 | 38 | 8 September 1976 | Hampden Park, Glasgow | Finland | 3–0 | 6–0 | Friendly |
| 12 | 41 | 27 April 1977 | Hampden Park, Glasgow | Sweden | 2–1 | 3–1 | Friendly |
| 13 | 43 | 1 June 1977 | Hampden Park, Glasgow | Northern Ireland | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1976–77 British Home Championship |
| 14 | 43 | 1 June 1977 | Hampden Park, Glasgow | Northern Ireland | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1976–77 British Home Championship |
| 15 | 44 | 4 June 1977 | Wembley Stadium, London | England | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1976–77 British Home Championship |
| 16 | 45 | 15 June 1977 | Estadio Nacional de Chile, Santiago | Chile | 1–0 | 4–2 | Friendly |
| 17 | 49 | 21 September 1977 | Hampden Park, Glasgow | Czechoslovakia | 3–0 | 3–1 | 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 18 | 50 | 12 October 1977 | Anfield, Liverpool | Wales | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 19 | 57 | 11 June 1978 | Estadio San Martin, Mendoza | Netherlands | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1978 FIFA World Cup |
| 20 | 59 | 25 October 1978 | Hampden Park, Glasgow | Norway | 1–1 | 3–2 | UEFA Euro 1980 qualification |
| 21 | 59 | 25 October 1978 | Hampden Park, Glasgow | Norway | 2–2 | 3–2 | UEFA Euro 1980 qualification |
| 22 | 65 | 7 June 1979 | Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo | Norway | 2–0 | 4–0 | UEFA Euro 1980 qualification |
| 23 | 70 | 26 March 1980 | Hampden Park, Glasgow | Portugal | 1–0 | 4–1 | UEFA Euro 1980 qualification |
| 24 | 78 | 25 February 1981 | National Stadium, Ramat Gan | Israel | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 25 | 83 | 23 March 1982 | Hampden Park, Glasgow | Netherlands | 2–0 | 2–1 | Friendly |
| 26 | 87 | 15 June 1982 | Estadio La Rosaleda, Málaga | New Zealand | 1–0 | 5–2 | 1982 FIFA World Cup |
| 27 | 89 | 15 December 1982 | Stade Heysel, Brussels | Belgium | 1–0 | 2–3 | UEFA Euro 1984 qualification |
| 28 | 89 | 15 December 1982 | Stade Heysel, Brussels | Belgium | 2–1 | 2–3 | UEFA Euro 1984 qualification |
| 29 | 94 | 12 September 1984 | Hampden Park, Glasgow | Yugoslavia | 3–1 | 6–1 | Friendly |
| 30 | 96 | 14 November 1984 | Hampden Park, Glasgow | Spain | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification |

## Statistics

Caps and goals by competition :
| Competition | Caps | Goals |
| Friendlies | 30 | 8 |
| British Home Championship | 26 | 8 |
| UEFA Euro qualifying | 21 | 7 |
| FIFA World Cup qualification | 17 | 5 |
| FIFA World Cup Finals | 8 | 2 |
| Total | 102 | 30 |
Caps and goals by opponent :
| Opponent | Caps | Goals |
| Argentina | 2 | 0 |
| Australia | 1 | 0 |
| Austria | 2 | 0 |
| Belgium | 6 | 2 |
| Brazil | 4 | 0 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 0 |
| Chile | 1 | 1 |
| Czechoslovakia | 4 | 1 |
| Denmark | 4 | 2 |
| East Germany | 4 | 1 |
| England | 10 | 2 |
| Finland | 1 | 1 |
| Hungary | 1 | 0 |
| Iceland | 1 | 0 |
| Iran | 1 | 0 |
| Israel | 1 | 1 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 0 |
| Netherlands | 3 | 2 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1 |
| Northern Ireland | 10 | 5 |
| Norway | 3 | 4 |
| Peru | 2 | 0 |
| Poland | 1 | 0 |
| Portugal | 5 | 1 |
| Romania | 3 | 0 |
| Spain | 4 | 1 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 0 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 0 |
| Wales | 11 | 2 |
| West Germany | 2 | 1 |
| Yugoslavia | 2 | 1 |
| Zaire | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 102 | 30 |