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Scotlandnational football team record

404
Wins
183
Draws
271
Defeats

858 matches, 1872 to 2026TFN Elo rating 1780, 40th in the world

Scotland have played 858 internationals since 1872: 404 wins, 183 draws and 271 defeats. Their most frequent opponent is England, with 118 meetings. Their biggest win is 11–0 against Northern Ireland in the British Home Championship on 23 February 1901.

Scotland's record

Overall record
MatchesPlayedWonDrawnLostGoalsWin rate
All8584041832711458–105947%
Competitive6102971341791057–72749%
Friendlies2481074992401–33243%
At home4002288191771–40157%
Away40416087157619–58840%
Neutral venues5416152368–7030%

Record against every opponent

Scotland have played 82 different national teams. Opponents with a head-to-head page are linked.

Record by opponent
OpponentPWDLGoalsLast met
England118422749178–2082023
Wales106612223242–1232013
Northern Ireland96631716258–822024
Austria2378830–372022
Netherlands21651017–322024
Belgium20431321–412019
Denmark20121726–162025
Norway20107339–252023
Germany1845924–312024
Switzerland1884627–282026
France1780916–272023
Portugal1744915–232024
Spain1544722–252023
Poland1336418–192024
Ireland1353514–132022
Sweden1251614–192010
Brazil110293–192026
Faroe Islands1192031–62021
Israel1163216–112021
Italy111284–192016
Czech Republic1041511–142021
Hungary1032514–192024
Lithuania1063114–42017
USA1053223–102013
Cyprus990030–62023
Czechoslovakia941415–151977
Finland963020–72024
Russia91357–132019
Croatia83328–72024
Estonia862013–32013
San Marino880027–02019
Yugoslavia825116–111989
Canada761017–32017
Iceland760113–62025
Malta761018–52017
Slovenia72418–52026
Belarus64119–32025
Bulgaria633010–42006
Georgia63127–62023
East Germany62136–41990
Greece63037–82025
Romania62228–62004
Australia53116–32012
Luxembourg541012–12021
North Macedonia53117–32026
Ukraine52127–62022
Argentina41123–52008
Japan40220–32026
Latvia44007–12001
Moldova43106–12021
Peru41124–62018
Slovakia42022–42020
Uruguay41124–101986
Gibraltar330014–12024
Liechtenstein33007–12025
Serbia30211–32020
Albania2–0 (2018), 4–0 (2018)22006–02018
Armenia2–0 (2022), 4–1 (2022)22006–12022
Bosnia2–1 (1999), 1–0 (1999)22003–11999
Chile4–2 (1977), 2–0 (1989)22006–21989
Colombia0–0 (1988), 0–1 (1996)20110–11996
Costa Rica0–1 (1990), 0–1 (2018)20020–22018
Kazakhstan0–3 (2019), 3–1 (2019)21013–42019
Morocco0–3 (1998), 0–1 (2026)20020–42026
New Zealand5–2 (1982), 1–1 (2003)21106–32003
Nigeria1–2 (2002), 2–2 (2014)20113–42014
South Africa0–2 (2002), 1–0 (2007)21011–22007
Turkey2–4 (1960), 1–2 (2022)20023–62022
Bolivia4–0 (2026)11004–02026
Curaçao4–1 (2026)11004–12026
DR Congo2–0 (1974)11002–01974
Ecuador2–1 (1995)11002–11995
Egypt1–3 (1990)10011–31990
Haiti1–0 (2026)11001–02026
Iran1–1 (1978)10101–11978
Ivory Coast0–1 (2026)10010–12026
Mexico0–1 (2018)10010–12018
Paraguay2–3 (1958)10012–31958
Qatar1–0 (2015)11001–02015
Saudi Arabia2–2 (1988)10102–21988
South Korea1–4 (2002)10011–42002
Trinidad and Tobago4–1 (2004)11004–12004

Biggest wins and heaviest defeats

Biggest wins

  1. v Northern IrelandBritish Home Championship, 23 Feb 190111–0 for Scotland
  2. v WalesFriendly, 23 Mar 18789–0 for Scotland
  3. at Northern IrelandBritish Home Championship, 24 Mar 188810–2 for Scotland
  4. v Northern IrelandBritish Home Championship, 25 Mar 18999–1 for Scotland
  5. v CyprusWorld Cup qualifying, 17 May 19698–0 for Scotland

Heaviest defeats

  1. v UruguayWorld Cup, 19 Jun 19540–7 for Scotland
  2. at EnglandBritish Home Championship, 15 Apr 19613–9 for Scotland
  3. at NetherlandsEuro qualifying, 19 Nov 20030–6 for Scotland
  4. at EnglandBritish Home Championship, 2 Apr 19552–7 for Scotland
  5. at FranceFriendly, 27 Mar 20020–5 for Scotland

Latest results

  1. v SloveniaNations League, 6 Oct 20261–2 for Scotland
  2. at North MacedoniaNations League, 3 Oct 20262–0 for Scotland
  3. v SwitzerlandNations League, 29 Sept 20260–3 for Scotland
  4. at SloveniaNations League, 26 Sept 20260–0 for Scotland
  5. v BrazilWorld Cup, 24 Jun 20260–3 for Scotland
  6. v MoroccoWorld Cup, 19 Jun 20260–1 for Scotland
  7. v HaitiWorld Cup, 13 Jun 20261–0 for Scotland
  8. v BoliviaFriendly, 6 Jun 20264–0 for Scotland
  9. v CuraçaoFriendly, 30 May 20264–1 for Scotland
  10. v Ivory CoastFriendly, 31 Mar 20260–1 for Scotland

Scotland's rating through history

The TFN Elo rating rises with wins and falls with defeats, weighted by the opponent’s strength, the margin and the competition.

End of 1872: 1497End of 1873: 1487End of 1874: 1495End of 1875: 1498End of 1876: 1523End of 1877: 1558End of 1878: 1581End of 1879: 1587End of 1880: 1598End of 1881: 1631End of 1882: 1645End of 1883: 1665End of 1884: 1694End of 1885: 1714End of 1886: 1717End of 1887: 1742End of 1888: 1713End of 1889: 1723End of 1890: 1726End of 1891: 1720End of 1892: 1692End of 1893: 1691End of 1894: 1696End of 1895: 1673End of 1896: 1682End of 1897: 1697End of 1898: 1681End of 1899: 1686End of 1900: 1720End of 1901: 1718End of 1902: 1732End of 1903: 1713End of 1904: 1671End of 1905: 1631End of 1906: 1615End of 1907: 1607End of 1908: 1624End of 1909: 1600End of 1910: 1612End of 1911: 1621End of 1912: 1637End of 1913: 1631End of 1914: 1637End of 1920: 1627End of 1921: 1671End of 1922: 1673End of 1923: 1679End of 1924: 1655End of 1925: 1708End of 1926: 1733End of 1927: 1711End of 1928: 1720End of 1929: 1765End of 1930: 1733End of 1931: 1726End of 1932: 1678End of 1933: 1645End of 1934: 1617End of 1935: 1677End of 1936: 1682End of 1937: 1688End of 1938: 1749End of 1939: 1729End of 1946: 1697End of 1947: 1636End of 1948: 1629End of 1949: 1718End of 1950: 1716End of 1951: 1725End of 1952: 1706End of 1953: 1698End of 1954: 1601End of 1955: 1621End of 1956: 1642End of 1957: 1658End of 1958: 1624End of 1959: 1661End of 1960: 1618End of 1961: 1682End of 1962: 1715End of 1963: 1727End of 1964: 1731End of 1965: 1690End of 1966: 1645End of 1967: 1658End of 1968: 1698End of 1969: 1667End of 1970: 1686End of 1971: 1613End of 1972: 1680End of 1973: 1655End of 1974: 1747End of 1975: 1767End of 1976: 1792End of 1977: 1856End of 1978: 1772End of 1979: 1680End of 1980: 1687End of 1981: 1735End of 1982: 1739End of 1983: 1741End of 1984: 1787End of 1985: 1785End of 1986: 1738End of 1987: 1718End of 1988: 1719End of 1989: 1690End of 1990: 1710End of 1991: 1712End of 1992: 1743End of 1993: 1717End of 1994: 1717End of 1995: 1754End of 1996: 1783End of 1997: 1764End of 1998: 1701End of 1999: 1709End of 2000: 1732End of 2001: 1718End of 2002: 1696End of 2003: 1682End of 2004: 1606End of 2005: 1682End of 2006: 1741End of 2007: 1766End of 2008: 1728End of 2009: 1679End of 2010: 1670End of 2011: 1716End of 2012: 1672End of 2013: 1718End of 2014: 1746End of 2015: 1737End of 2016: 1706End of 2017: 1754End of 2018: 1759End of 2019: 1680End of 2020: 1698End of 2021: 1768End of 2022: 1791End of 2023: 1841End of 2024: 1804End of 2025: 1837End of 2026: 1780
Rating at the end of each year. Peak: 1878, reached on 8 September 2023. Hover the chart for any year.

Record by competition

Record by competition
CompetitionPWDLGoals
British Home Championship2631395668563–338
Friendly2481074992401–332
World Cup qualifying139723037215–145
Euro qualifying124592837190–139
Nations League281441037–29
World Cup26571426–45
European Championship122377–17
Rous Cup82244–7
Kirin Cup42207–2
Brazil Independence Cup30212–3
Nations Cup32016–2

Top scorers

  1. 1John McGinn19
  2. 2Kenny Dalglish14
  3. 3Scott McTominay14
  4. 4Ally McCoist13
  5. 5Kenny Miller11
  6. 6James McFadden10
  7. 7John Collins10
  8. 8Lyndon Dykes10
  9. 9Mo Johnston10
  10. 10Steven Fletcher10

Counted from the 307 of 858 matches with scorer records, which are mostly competitive matches, so totals can be lower than official tallies.

Questions answered

When did Scotland play their first international?

On 30 November 1872, a 0–0 draw against England in a friendly.

What is Scotland's biggest win?

11–0 against Northern Ireland in the British Home Championship on 23 February 1901.

What is Scotland's heaviest defeat?

0–7 against Uruguay at the World Cup on 19 June 1954.

Who have Scotland played the most?

England: 118 matches, with 42 wins, 27 draws and 49 defeats for Scotland.

What is Scotland's longest winning run?

13 wins in a row, from 7 April 1879 to 14 March 1885.

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Results through 6 October 2026. Page updated 3 November 2026. How these numbers are calculated.