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Progression of Scotland association football goalscoring record

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This is a progressive list of football players who have held or co-held the record for goals scored for the Scotland national football team. The list begins with Henry Renny-Tailyour and William Gibb, who both scored in the 4–2 defeat by England in March 1873. The first official international game, contested by the same teams in November 1872, had finished goalless. The record is shared by Denis Law and Kenny Dalglish, with 30 goals each.

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For the early decades, records of players appearances and goals were often considered unreliable. RSSSF and IFFHS have spent much effort trying to produce definitive lists of full international matches, and corresponding data on players' international caps and goals. Using this data, the following records can be retrospectively produced. Note that, at the time, these records may not have been recognised.

Record

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Player Goals Date Opponent Score Notes
Henry Renny-Tailyour 1 8 Mar 1873  England 2–4
William Gibb 1 8 Mar 1873  England 2–4
Angus MacKinnon 1 7 Mar 1874  England 2–1
Frederick Anderson 1 7 Mar 1874  England 2–1
Henry McNeil 1 6 Mar 1875  England 2–2
Peter Andrews 1 6 Mar 1875  England 2–2
Henry McNeil 2 4 Mar 1876  England 3–0
Henry McNeil 3 25 Mar 1876  Wales 4–0
John Ferguson 3 3 Mar 1877  England 3–1 Ferguson scored two goals in this match to equal McNeil.
Henry McNeil 5 2 Mar 1878  England 7–2 McNeil scored two goals in this match.
John Ferguson 5 23 Mar 1878  Wales 9–0 Ferguson scored two goals in this match to equal McNeil.
Billy MacKinnon 5 5 Apr 1879  England 4–5 MacKinnon scored two goals in this match to equal Ferguson and McNeil.
John Smith 6 12 Mar 1881  England 6–1 Smith scored a hat-trick in this match to overtake Ferguson, MacKinnon and McNeil.
George Ker 7 14 Mar 1881  Wales 5–1 Ker scored two goals in this match to overtake Smith.
George Ker 9 11 Mar 1882  England 5–1 Ker scored two goals in this match.
George Ker 10 25 Mar 1882  Wales 5–0
John Smith 10 15 Mar 1884  England 1–0 Jointly with Ker.
Robert Smyth McColl 10 25 Mar 1899  Ireland 9–1 McColl scored a hat-trick in this match to equal Ker and Smith.
Robert Smyth McColl 13 7 Apr 1900  England 4–1 McColl scored a hat-trick in this match.
Robert Hamilton 13 26 Mar 1904  Ireland 1–1 Jointly with McColl.
Robert Hamilton 15 6 Mar 1911  Wales 2–2 Hamilton scored two goals in this match.
Hughie Gallacher 18 23 Feb 1929  Ireland 7–3 Gallacher scored five goals in this match to overtake Hamilton.[1][2][3][note 1]
Hughie Gallacher 20 26 Oct 1929  Wales 4–2 Gallacher scored two goals in this match.
Hughie Gallacher 22 22 Feb 1930  Ireland 3–1 Gallacher scored two goals in this match.
Hughie Gallacher 24 18 May 1930  France 2–0 Gallacher scored two goals in this match.
Denis Law 24 23 May 1965  Poland 1–1 Jointly with Gallacher.
Denis Law 25 2 Apr 1966  England 3–4
Denis Law 26 22 Oct 1966  Wales 1–1
Denis Law 27 15 Apr 1967  England 3–2
Denis Law 28 6 Nov 1968  Austria 2–1
Denis Law 29 26 Apr 1972  Peru 2–0
Denis Law 30 20 May 1972  Northern Ireland 2–0
Kenny Dalglish 30 14 Nov 1984  Spain 3–1 Jointly with Law.[4]

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Some sources credit Gallacher with scoring only four goals in the match including inconsistencies on the Scottish FA web pages.

References

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  1. ^ "Twelve Top Facts". www.scottishfa.co.uk. Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  2. ^ "Scotland - International Matches 1921-1930". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 11 May 2011. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  3. ^ "Hughie Gallacher goals for Scotland www.qosfc.com". Archived from the original on 22 October 2016. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  4. ^ "Dalglish: Goal against Spain was my all-time favourite". Daily Record. 1 July 2012. Archived from the original on 13 October 2020. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
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