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General Information for Scotland

The Scottish Football Association
Founded
1873
FIFA entry
1910
Average height in 1986
1.79m
Average age in 1986
27.3
Confederation
UEFA
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Emblem
Jersey in 1986
No jersey in 1986

Coaches in 1986

Ferguson, Alex (Coach)

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Ferguson, Alex (Coach)

Day of Birth
1941-12-31
Place of Birth
Glasgow (Scotland)
Matches
7 (3 / 4)
Goto coach Alex Ferguson

Roxburgh, Andy (Coach)

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Roxburgh, Andy (Coach)

Day of Birth
1943-08-05
Place of Birth
Glasgow (Scotland)
Matches
3 (3 / 0)
Goto coach Andy Roxburgh

Players of Scotland in 1986

FIFA Non FIFA
Name Day of Birth Position Current Club M S G M S G
Leighton, Jim 1958-07-24 Goalkeeper Scotland Aberdeen FC 7 0 0 0 0 0
Goram, Andy 1964-04-13 Goalkeeper England Oldham Athletic 2 0 0 0 0 0
Rough, Alan 1951-11-25 Goalkeeper Scotland Hibernian Edinburgh 1 0 0 0 0 0
Gough, Richard 1962-04-05 Centre Back England Tottenham Hotspur 9 0 1 0 0 0
Miller, Willie 1955-05-02 Centre Back Scotland Aberdeen FC 8 0 0 0 0 0
Malpas, Maurice 1962-08-03 Left Back Scotland Dundee United 7 0 0 0 0 0
Narey, David 1956-06-12 Centre Back Scotland Dundee United 7 0 0 0 0 0
Nicol, Steve 1961-12-11 Right Back England Liverpool FC 4 0 0 0 0 0
McLeish, Alex 1959-01-21 Centre Back Scotland Aberdeen FC 3 0 0 0 0 0
Hansen, Alan 1955-06-13 Centre Back England Liverpool FC 2 1 0 0 0 0
Albiston, Arthur 1957-07-14 Left Back England Manchester United 2 0 0 0 0 0
Stewart, Ray 1959-09-07 Right Back England West Ham United 2 0 0 0 0 0
Aitken, Roy 1958-11-24 Defensive Midfielder Scotland Celtic Glasgow 9 0 1 0 0 0
Strachan, Gordon 1957-02-09 Right Midfielder England Manchester United 6 0 2 0 0 0
McStay, Paul 1964-10-22 Centre Midfielder Scotland Celtic Glasgow 4 1 1 0 0 0
Bannon, Eamonn 1958-04-18 Centre Midfielder Scotland Dundee United 4 1 0 0 0 0
Souness, Graeme 1953-05-06 Centre Midfielder Scotland Glasgow Rangers 4 0 1 0 0 0
Cooper, Davie 1956-02-25 Left Midfielder Scotland Glasgow Rangers 3 2 2 0 0 0
Bett, Jim 1960-08-04 Left Midfielder Scotland Aberdeen FC 2 0 0 0 0 0
MacLeod, Murdo 1958-09-24 Defensive Midfielder Scotland Celtic Glasgow 2 0 0 0 0 0
Connor, Bobby 1960-08-04 Midfielder Scotland Aberdeen FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
Nicholas, Charlie 1961-08-30 Centre Forward England Arsenal FC 4 2 0 0 0 0
Sharp, Graeme 1960-10-16 Centre Forward England Everton FC 4 0 0 0 0 0
Sturrock, Paul 1956-10-10 Centre Forward Scotland Dundee United 3 1 0 0 0 0
Johnston, Mo 1963-04-13 Centre Forward Scotland Celtic Glasgow 3 0 1 0 0 0
Dalglish, Kenny 1951-03-04 Secondary striker England Liverpool FC 2 1 0 0 0 0
Nevin, Pat 1963-09-06 Right Winger England Chelsea FC 1 2 0 0 0 0
McCoist, Ally 1962-09-24 Centre Forward Scotland Glasgow Rangers 1 1 0 0 0 0
Archibald, Steve 1956-09-27 Centre Forward Spain FC Barcelona 1 0 0 0 0 0
McClair, Brian 1963-12-08 Secondary striker Scotland Celtic Glasgow 1 0 0 0 0 0
Speedie, David 1960-02-20 Centre Forward England Chelsea FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
McAvennie, Frank 1959-11-22 Centre Forward England West Ham United 0 2 0 0 0 0

Matches of Scotland in 1986

Date Home Team Away Team Result Event Stadium FIFA
1986-01-26
Israel
Israel
Scotland
Scotland
0:1 c
Israel vs. Scotland
Friendly
Ramat Gan Stadium
1986-03-26
Scotland
Scotland
Romania
Romania
3:0 c
Scotland vs. Romania
Friendly
Hampden Park
1986-04-23
England
England
Scotland
Scotland
2:1 c
England vs. Scotland
Friendly
Wembley Stadium
1986-04-29
Netherlands
Netherlands
Scotland
Scotland
0:0 c
Netherlands vs. Scotland
Friendly
Philips Stadion
1986-06-04
Scotland
Scotland
Denmark
Denmark
0:1 c
Scotland vs. Denmark
World Cup 1986 - Group E
Estadio Neza 86
1986-06-08
Germany
Germany
Scotland
Scotland
2:1 c
Germany vs. Scotland
World Cup 1986 - Group E
Estadio Corregidora
1986-06-13
Scotland
Scotland
Uruguay
Uruguay
0:0 c
Scotland vs. Uruguay
World Cup 1986 - Group E
Estadio Neza 86
1986-09-10
Scotland
Scotland
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
0:0 c
Scotland vs. Bulgaria
Euro 1988 - Group 7
Hampden Park
1986-10-15
Ireland
Ireland
Scotland
Scotland
0:0 c
Ireland vs. Scotland
Euro 1988 - Group 7
Lansdowne Road
1986-11-12
Scotland
Scotland
Luxembourg
Luxembourg
3:0 c
Scotland vs. Luxembourg
Euro 1988 - Group 7
Hampden Park
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Match Progress for Scotland in 1986

Favorite Opponents of Scotland

Opponent M W D L G
England
England
66 22 17 27 107
Wales
Wales
56 34 11 11 150
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
46 36 6 4 156
Netherlands
Netherlands
15 3 4 8 9
Austria
Austria
12 5 4 3 14
Norway
Norway
12 4 6 2 12
Germany
Germany
12 2 2 8 14
Denmark
Denmark
11 4 1 6 9
Switzerland
Switzerland
11 4 4 3 16
Belgium
Belgium
11 1 2 8 8
Spain
Spain
11 3 2 6 14
Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands
11 9 2 0 31
France
France
11 3 0 8 7
Ireland
Ireland
11 5 2 4 13
Israel
Israel
10 6 2 2 19
Lithuania
Lithuania
10 6 3 1 14
Czechia
Czechia
10 4 1 5 11
Cyprus
Cyprus
9 9 0 0 30
Italy
Italy
8 0 2 6 3
San Marino
San Marino
8 8 0 0 27
Croatia
Croatia
8 3 3 2 8
Estonia
Estonia
8 6 2 0 13
Poland
Poland
8 2 5 1 12
Iceland
Iceland
7 6 0 1 13
Malta
Malta
7 6 1 0 18
USA
USA
6 1 3 2 4
Portugal
Portugal
6 0 2 4 2
Brazil
Brazil
6 0 1 5 2
Canada
Canada
6 5 1 0 14
Sweden
Sweden
6 2 0 4 5
Greece
Greece
6 3 0 3 7
Belarus
Belarus
6 4 1 1 9
Georgia
Georgia
6 3 1 2 7
Ukraine
Ukraine
5 2 1 2 7
Slovenia
Slovenia
5 2 3 0 7
Finland
Finland
5 2 3 0 7
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
5 2 3 0 8
Australia
Australia
5 3 1 1 6
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
5 1 3 1 10
Romania
Romania
4 2 0 2 6
East Germany
East Germany
4 1 1 2 3
North Macedonia
North Macedonia
4 2 1 1 5
Moldova
Moldova
4 3 1 0 6
Russia
Russia
4 0 2 2 2
Luxembourg
Luxembourg
4 3 1 0 6
Hungary
Hungary
4 2 0 2 3
Latvia
Latvia
4 4 0 0 7
Slovakia
Slovakia
4 2 0 2 2
Serbia
Serbia
3 1 1 1 6
Uruguay
Uruguay
3 1 1 1 2
Gibraltar
Gibraltar
3 3 0 0 14
Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein
3 3 0 0 7
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
3 1 0 2 5
Soviet Union
Soviet Union
3 1 1 1 5
Japan
Japan
3 0 2 1 0
Colombia
Colombia
3 0 2 1 2
Costa Rica
Costa Rica
2 0 0 2 0
Nigeria
Nigeria
2 0 1 1 3
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
2 1 0 1 3
New Zealand
New Zealand
2 1 1 0 6
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Bosnia & Herzegovina
2 2 0 0 3
Albania
Albania
2 2 0 0 6
Argentina
Argentina
2 1 0 1 1
South Africa
South Africa
2 1 0 1 1
Peru
Peru
2 0 0 2 1
Armenia
Armenia
2 2 0 0 6
Egypt
Egypt
1 0 0 1 1
Ecuador
Ecuador
1 1 0 0 2
DR Congo
DR Congo
1 1 0 0 2
Trinidad & Tobago
Trinidad & Tobago
1 1 0 0 4
Morocco
Morocco
1 0 0 1 0
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
1 0 1 0 2
Qatar
Qatar
1 1 0 0 1
Iran
Iran
1 0 1 0 1
Paraguay
Paraguay
1 0 0 1 2
Turkey
Turkey
1 0 0 1 1
South Korea
South Korea
1 0 0 1 1
Chile
Chile
1 1 0 0 2
Mexico
Mexico
1 0 0 1 0
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