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The history of the Scotland national football team dates back to the first ever international football match in 1872.Until the Second World War, Scotland mainly competed against the other Home Nations in the British Home Championship, with the most keenly contested fixture being the match with England.
The majority of Scotland's home matches are played at the national stadium, Hampden Park. Scotland are the joint oldest national football team in the world, alongside England, whom they played in the world's first international football match in 1872. Scotland has a long-standing rivalry with England, [5] whom they played annually from 1872 ...
The Scotland national team decides to select England-based players for the first time to improve their chances of winning the 1895–96 British Home Championship fixture against England, holding a selection trial between their 'Home' and 'Anglo' players [48] [49] Scotland win the match and the championship, and the trial becomes an annual event ...
From 1870 to the present day, the Scotland national football team have played various matches that are not accorded the status of official internationals by the governing body, the Scottish Football Association.
Scotland at the FIFA World Cup (9 C, 1 P) Pages in category "History of the Scotland national football team" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total.
Of the 20 tournaments played during this period, Scotland won 7 outright and 4 jointly. [2] One of Scotland's most famous victories came in 1928, when the Wembley Wizards defeated their rivals England 5–1. The team drew large crowds, with the home matches against England in 1931, 1933 and 1937 all setting world record attendances. [3]
Association football is one of the national sports of Scotland [1] and the most popular sport in the country. [2] There is a long tradition of "football" games in Orkney, Lewis and southern Scotland, especially the Scottish Borders, although many of these include carrying the ball and passing by hand, and despite bearing the name "football" bear little resemblance to association football.
Statistics include official FIFA recognised matches, five matches from a 1967 overseas tour that were reclassified as full internationals in 2021, [13] and a match against a Hong Kong League XI played on 23 May 2002 that the Scottish Football Association includes in its statistical totals.