Scotland national football team: Meaning (information, definition, explanation, facts)

Team colours
Home 　 Away
Association
Scottish Football Association
Current coach
Berti Vogts, 2002-
Most capped player
Kenny Dalglish: 102
Highest goalscorer
Kenny Dalglish, Denis Law: 30
First International
Scotland 0 - 0 England (Glasgow, Scotland; 30 November, 1872)
Largest win
Scotland 9 - 0 Wales (Glasgow, Scotland; 23 March, 1878)
Largest defeat
Scotland 0 - 7 Uruguay (Basel, Switzerland; 19 June, 1954)
World Cup
Finals appearances: 8 (First: 1954) Best result: Round 1 (in all appearances)
European Championships
Finals appearances: 2 (First: 1992) Best result: 1st round (Both Appearances)

Scotland's current manager, Berti Vogts, was appointed in February 2002 and was the first non-Scottish manager to manage the national team. Tommy Burns was appointed as his assistant.

In recent years, Scotland has become famous for its travelling support, known as the Tartan Army, which has won numerous awards from FIFA and UEFA for their combination of rabid support and friendly nature. The Tartan Army and the roligans of Denmark are often considered the best national team fans in Europe, if not the world.

Scotland have managed to qualify for eight World Cup's but have never got past the first round. They have twice missed out on progressing to the second round on goal difference in 1974 when Brazil edged them out and also in 1974 when Holland progressed.

World Cup record

• 1930 - Did not enter
• 1934 - Did not enter
• 1938 - Did not enter
• 1950 - Withdrew from qualifying
• 1954 - Round 1
• 1958 - Round 1
• 1962 - Did not qualify
• 1966 - Did not qualify
• 1970 - Did not qualify
• 1974 - Round 1
• 1978 - Round 1
• 1982 - Round 1
• 1986 - Round 1
• 1990 - Round 1
• 1994 - Did not qualify
• 1998 - Round 1
• 2002 - Did not qualify

Note that from 1872 - 1954 the Scotland national team was appointed by an SFA selection committee.

• Andy Beattie 1954-1958 and 1959-1960
• Matt Busby 1958-1958
• Dawson Walker 1958-1959
• Ian McColl 1960-1965
• Jock Stein 1965-1966 and 1978-1985
• Malky MacDonald 1966-1967
• Bobby Brown 1967-1971
• Tommy Docherty 1971-1972
• Willie Ormond 1972-1977
• Ally McLeod 1977-1978
• Alex Ferguson 1985-1986
• Andy Roxburgh 1986-1993
• Craig Brown 1993-2002
• Berti Vogts 2002-Present

• Kenny Dalglish
• Denis Law
• Gary McAllister
• Ally McCoist
• Paul Sturrock
• Alex McLeish
• Jim Leighton
• Colin Hendry
• Graeme Souness

• Also see: Scotland football hall of fame