Scotland_national_football_team_results_(1872–1914)

Scotland national football team results (1872–1914)

Scotland national football team results (1872–1914)

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The Scotland national football team represents Scotland in international association football and is controlled by the Scottish Football Association. It is the joint-oldest national football team in the world, alongside England, Scotland's opponents in what is now recognised as the world's first international football match, which took place at Hamilton Crescent in Glasgow in November 1872.[1] Prior to this, a series of matches had been played between teams representing the two countries, but the Scottish team was drawn almost entirely from players based in and around London and these games are now not regarded as full international matches.[2] The lack of involvement by players from Scottish clubs in these matches led to some controversy, which was resolved when The Football Association arranged to send a team to play in Glasgow, where the English players took on a Scotland team composed entirely of players from the Queen's Park club.[1]

Between 1872 and 1914, when competitive football was interrupted by the First World War, Scotland played 113 international matches, resulting in 70 victories, 23 draws and 20 defeats. This total does not include a match in 1902 which was declared void after a disaster at Ibrox Park in which 25 spectators died. Scotland played an annual friendly against England each year until 1883, and added a regular game against Wales in 1876. These two teams remained Scotland's only opponents until the British Home Championship was instituted in 1884, consisting of a round-robin tournament between England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland.[3] Of the 31 tournaments staged prior to the war, Scotland won 10 outright and 6 jointly.[3] Scotland's 11–0 defeat of Ireland in 1901 is the national team's biggest win,[4] and the 6–1 victory over England at Kennington Oval in 1881 remains the team's biggest win away to fierce rivals England.[5] Scotland's games with England during this period drew extremely large crowds, with five matches prior to the First World War attracting crowds of over 100,000 spectators. The compilers of the World Football Elo Ratings retrospectively consider Scotland to have been ranked at number 1 during much of the early period of international football.[6]

Key

Iillustrations of the first international at Hamilton Crescent, by William Ralston.
Key to matches
  • Att. = Match attendance
  • (H) = Home ground
  • (A) = Away ground
Key to record by opponent
  • P = Games played
  • W = Games won
  • D = Games drawn
  • L = Games lost
  • GF = Goals for
  • GA = Goals against

Results

Scotland's score is shown first in each case.

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Notes
  • A. ^ This match replaced the original England–Scotland game, played at the new Ibrox Park on 5 April, which was declared void after a disaster in which 25 spectators died.

Record by opponent

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Source: Results

British Home Championship record by season

More information Year, Placing ...

References

  1. [1]
    Soar, Phil; Martin Tyler (1983). Encyclopedia of British Football. Willow Books. pp. 65–66. ISBN 0-00-218049-9.
  2. [2]
    Warsop, Keith (2004). The Early FA Cup Finals and the Southern Amateurs. SoccerData. p. 55. ISBN 1-899468-78-1.
  3. [3]
    Rollin, Jack (1985). Soccer: The Records. Guinness Books. p. 25. ISBN 0-85112-449-6.
  4. [4]
    Brown, Alan; Tossani, Gabriele (14 April 2016). "Scotland – International Matches 1901-1910". RSSSF. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
  5. [5]
    Brown, Alan; Tossani, Gabriele (26 May 2016). "Scotland – International Matches 1881–1890". RSSSF. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
  6. [6]
    "World Football Elo Ratings: Scotland". World Football Elo Ratings. Retrieved 2 March 2011.
  7. [7]
    Brown, Alan; Tossani, Gabriele (17 March 2016). "Scotland – International Matches 1872–1880". RSSSF. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
  8. [8]
    Brown, Alan; Tossani, Gabriele (17 March 2016). "Scotland – International Matches 1891-1900". RSSSF. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
  9. [9]
    Brown, Alan; Tossani, Gabriele (14 April 2016). "Scotland – International Matches 1911-1920". RSSSF. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
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