THE SCOTLAND RECORD 1985 - 2011
Scotland, predictably, failed to reach a play-off for UEFA 2012 and the focus turns to BRAZIL 2014 qualifying in five months time, with still only a very faint chance of moving forward under a low-grade manager and a poor technical plan. Recent improvement in Wales is an added worry for that group, which sees us now ranked 5th. Our chance is probably France 2016 (24
teams), after Craig Levein has gone (if they get a top manager) .. but don`t bet on it.
29.02.12 Fr Slovenia 1-1 Koper Christophe Berra
11.11.11. Fr Cyprus 2-1 Larnaca Kenny Miller, Jamie Mackie
11.10.11 E Spain 1-3 Alicante 27559 David Goodwillie
08.10.11 E Liechtenstn 1-0 Vaduz 5636 Craig Mackail-Smith
06.09.11 E Lithuania 1-0 Hampden 34071 Steven Naismith
03.09.11 E Czech Rep 2-2 Hampden 51.000 Kenny Miller, Darren Fletcher
10.08.11 Fr Denmark 2-1 Hampden OG, Robert Snodgrass
27.05.11 CC Rep Ireland 0-1 Dublin 17964 -
24.05.11 CC Wales 3-1 Dublin 6036 James Morrison, Kenny Miller, Cristophe Berra
27.03.11 Fr Brazil 0-2 Emirates 53087 -
09.02.11 CC N Ireland 3-0 Dublin 18742 Kenny Miller, James McArthur, Chris Commons
17.11.10 Fr Faroes Is 3-0 Pittodrie 10873 Danny Wilson, Chris Commons, Jamie Mackie
12.10.10 E Spain 2-3 Hampden 51200 Steven Naismith, OG
08.10.10 E Czech Rep 0-1 Slavia Prague 14922 -
07.09.10 E Liechtenstn 2-1 Hampden 37050 Kenny Miller, Stephen McManus
03.09.10 E Lithuana 0-0 Kaunas 10000 -
11.08.10 Fr Sweden 0-3 Rasunda 25249 -
03.03.10 Fr Czech Rep 1-0 Hampden 26530 Scott Brown
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Following the worst team selection seen in a long time for the friendly defeat in Wales ( barring, perhaps, the one his succesor put out in Stockholm), our worst ever manager , George Burley, was shipped out. Later, SFA President George Peat admiited to the media what we had said in `Pyramid News` from day one ... it was a BIG mistake to employ Gordon Smith (ceo) and George Burley. Incredibly, he didn`t mention his own position.... which he left to Rangers-mess-embroiled Campbell Ogilvie in May 2011. Spain won the 2010 World Cup in South Africa .. a great host .. in a rather dire tournament. England lost out to Germany and complained loudly about the Jabulani ball ... still being used widely in many competitions. France disintegrated completely, refusing to train at one point after striker Anelka was sent home ... later banned for 15 matches by the FFF.
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Date C Versus Res Venue Att Scorers Manager : George Burley CR: p8 3-1-4 6-11 10
14.11.09 Fr Wales 0-3 Cardiff 13844 -
10.10.09 Fr Japan 0-2 Yokohama 61500 -
09.09.09 W Holland 0-1 Hampden 51230 -
05.09.09 W Macedonia 2-0 Hampden 50214 Scott Brown, James McFadden
12.08.09 W Norway 0-4 Oslo 24493 -
01.04.09 W Iceland 2-1 Hampden 42259 Steven Fletcher, Ross McCormack
28.03.09 W Holland 0-3 Amsterdam 49552 -
19.11.09 Fr Argentina 0-1 Hampden 34292 -
11.10.08 W Norway 0-0 Hampden 50500 -
10.09.08 W Iceland 2-1 Reykjavik 10000 Kirk Broadfoot, James McFadden
06.09.08 W Macedonia 0-1 Skopje 10000 -
20.08.08 Fr N. Ireland 0-0 Hampden 28072 -
30.05.08 Fr Czech Rep 1-3 Prague (Ty) 11314 David Clarkson
26.03.08 Fr Croatia 1-1 Hampden 28821 Kenny Miller
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George Burley was appointed in a `sham` process criticised by several other (better ?) candidates, following Alex McLeish`s recruitment by Birmingham City. With just eight `championship` games under his belt, McLeish ranked second behind Craig Brown, whose 8-game record was 2 points better with a much better goals difference. Burley also managed eight counting matches and finished bottom of the last seven managers. Spain won the 20008 UEFA Championship in Switzerland and Austria.
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Date C Versus Res Venue Att Scorers Manager : Alex McLeish CR: p8 5-0-3 12-9 15
17.11.07 E Italy 1-2 Hampden 51301 Barry Ferguson
17.10.07 E Georgia 0-2 Tbilisa (Dy) ? -
13.10.07 E Ukraine 3-1 Hampden 50589 Kenny Miller, Lee McCulloch, James McFadden
12.09.07 E France 1-0 Std. Paris 42000 James McFadden
08.09.07 E Lithuania 3-1 Hampden 51349 Kris Boyd, Stephen McManus, James McFadden
22.08.07 Fr S. Africa 1-0 Pittodrie 13723 Kris Boyd
06.06.07 E Faroes Is. 2-0 Toftir 4100 Sean Maloney, Gary O`Connor
30.05.07 Fr Austria 1-0 Vienna 13200 Gary O`Connor
28.03.07 E Italy 0-2 Bari 37500 -
24.03.07 E Georgia 2-1 Hampden 50850 Kris Boyd, Craig Beattie
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Alex McLeish was appointed after Walter Smith was recruited for another spell at Rangers following their short sojourn with Paul Le Guen. At eight championship games, Walter was level with Berti Vogts (4-2-2) with more goals scored, but never got the same bad press as the former German UEFA Championship-winning boss. At eleven games, Walter ranks 2nd of the last eight managers, behind Craig Brown.
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Date C Versus Res Venue Att Scorers Manager : Walter Smith CR: p11 6-2-3 17-8 20
11.10.06 E Ukraine 0-2 Dyn. Kyiv 55000 -
07.10.06 E France 1-0 Hampden 50456 Gary Caldwell
06.09.06 E Lithuania 2-1 Kaunas 6500 Christian Dailly, Kenny Miller
02.09.06 E Faroes Is. 6-0 Celtic Park 50059 Kris Boyd 2, Kenny Miller, Darren Fletcher, James McFadden, Gary O`Connor
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Italy beat France in a controversial final of the 2006 World Cup in Germany, with Zinedine Zidane sent off for a head-butt on Marco Matterazi.
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Date C Versus Res Venue Att Scorers
13.05.06 KC Japan 0-0 Osaka 58648 -
11.05.06 KC Bulgaria 5-1 Kobe 5780 Kris Boyd 2, Chris Burke 2, James McFadden
01.03.06 Fr Switzerland 1-3 Hampden 20952 Kenny Miller
12.11.05 Fr USA 1-1 Hampden 26708 Andy Webster
12.10.05 W Slovenia 3-0 Pet., Celje 10000 Steven Fletcher, James McFadden, Paul Hartley
08.10.05 W Belarus 0-1 Hampden 51105 -
07.09.05 W Norway 2-1 Ulleval, Oslo 24904 Kenny Miller 2
03.09.05 W Italy 1-1 Hampden 50185 Kenny Miller
17.08.05 Fr Austria 2-2 Grazer AK 13800 Kenny Miller, Gary O`Connor
08.06.05 W Belarus 0-0 Dyn Minsk 28287 -
04.06.05 W Moldova 2-0 Hampden 45317 James McFadden, Christian Dailly
26.03.05 W Italy 0-2 Milan 40725 -
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Bert Vogts finally caved into a media `winter-of-discontent` and resigned. Despite having a better record than Andy Roxburgh and Jock Stein after nine championship games, the anti-German media plus a goal-not-allowed against Norway in three poor final games sent him on a virtual World tour of managerial positions. Walter Smith took over following a lean spell in England.... and earned praise from the `blue` Scottish media, despite his nine-championship-game record coming out at 17 points, same as Berti. In fact, the final difference between them (p.11) emerged as a late headed goal by Gary Caldwell in a game which had been totally dominated by France at Hampden. Walter didn`t get us a play-off... nor did he take us to those illusive finals. We can`t complain about his record, though.... any more than we could about Berti. It isn`t managers and players who are losing us games..... it is the SFA`s responsibility to ensure the production of sufficient talent and quality.
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Date C Versus Res Venue Att Scorers Manager : Berti Vogts CR: p13 5-4-4 13-16 19
17.11.04 Fr Sweden 1-4 Easter Road 15071 James McFadden
13.10.04 W Moldova 1-1 Chisinau 7000 Steven Thompson
09.10.04 W Norway 0-1 Hampden 48882 -
08.09.04 W Slovenia 0-0 Hampden 38278 -
03.09.04 Fr Spain 1-1ab Valencia 15000 James McFadden
18.08.04 Fr Hungary 0-3 Hampden 15933 -
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Much criticism of Berti Vogts and u-21 boss Rainer Bonhof, despite having brought more young pklayers through than any previous boss.... they had to. However, Berti`s competitive record remained quite strong compared to recent Scottish bosses. Greece, under former Werder Bremen boss, Otto Rehhagel, were surprise winners of the Portugal 2004 UEFA Championships in a final which looked sure for the hosts.
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Date C Versus Res Venue Att Scorers
30.05.04 Fr Trinidad 4-1 Easter Road 16187 Darren Fletcher, Gary Holt, Nigel Quashie, Gary Caldwell 27.05.04 Fr Estonia 1-0 le Coq Tallinn 4000 James McFadden
28.04.04 Fr Denmark 0-1 Parkenstadion 22885 -
31.03.04 Fr Romania 1-2 Hampden 20433 James McFadden
18.02.04 Fr Wales 0-4 Millenium St. 47124 -
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Berti Vogts completed two years in the job much criticised by an anti-German media, despite this record being better than Jock Stein`s from 1978-80, producing a 1-0 first leg UEFA Championship play-off lead over Holland, where acute selection problems led to a heavy defeat in Amsterdam Arena. The media even claimed Walter Smith`s selections "played better", despite, after seven matches ,Vogts still lying 2nd in the manager`s competitive table behind Andy Roxburgh. It is one reason you just can`t win in Scotland....
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Date C Versus Res Venue Att Scorers
19.11.03 Epo Holland 0-6 Amsterdam A. 51000 -
15.11.03 Epo Holland 1-0 Hampden 50670 James McFadden
11.10.03 E Lithuania 1-0 Hampden 50343 Darren Fletcher
10.09.03 E Germany 1-2 Dortmund 67000 Neil McCann
06.09.03 E Faroes Is 3-1 Hampden 40901 Paul Dickov, Neil McCann, James McFadden
20.08.03 Fr Norway 0-0 Ulleval, Oslo 12858 -
07.06.03 E Germany 1-1 Hampden 48047 Kenny Miller
27.05.03 Fr N Zealand 1-1 Tynecastle 10016 Steve Crawford
30.04.03 Fr Austria 0-2 Hampden 12189 -
02.04.03 E Lithuania 0-1 Kaunas 6400 -
29.03.03 E Iceland 2-1 Hampden 37938 Kenny Miller, Lee Wilkie
12.02.03 Fr R.Ireland 0-2 Hampden 33337 -
20.11.02 Fr Portugal 0-2 Braga 8000 -
15.10.02 Fr Canada 3-1 Easter Road 16207 Steve Crawford, Steven Thompson
12.10.02 E Iceland 2-0 Reykjavik 7000 Christian Dailly, Gary Naysmith
07.09.02 E Faroes Is 2-2 Gotu 4000 Paul Lambert, Barry Ferguson
21.08.02 Fr Denmark 0-1 Hampden 28766
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World Cup 2002 in Japan and South Korea was poor with rotten refereeing nobbling the likes of Argentina and Italy. Brazil beat Germany in the final in Ronaldo`s competition. On Sep 20, 2010, the Italy - S.Korea ref, Ecuador`s Bryan Moreno, was arrested at Kennedy Airport with bags of heroin. He disallowed an Italy goal and sent of Totti for zilch. Was he bribed ?
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20.05.02 Fr S.Africa 0-2 Hong Kong ......... not counted in the official record
16.05.02 Fr S.Korea 1-4 Busan ............ not counted in the official record
17.04.02 Fr Nigeria 1-2 Pittodrie 20465 Christian Dailly
27.03.02 Fr France 0-5 St. de France 80000 -
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The lengthy reign of Andy Roxburgh and Craig Brown ended with the appointment of Berti Vogts and Rainer Bonhof (u-21) and Scotland facing a massive shortage of experienced quality players, which Berti had to solve by throwing many into tough friendlies. David Weir walked out after being criticised.... and should never have been allowed to return. Since Berti gained a play-off first leg win over Holland with his fresh faces, Scotland have consistently failed by bringing back has-beens .... when we should follow Berti`s path with fresh talent, giving them time and a decent coach.
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Date C Versus Res Venue Att Scorers Manager : Craig Brown CR: p 47 26-12-9 65-32 90
06.10.01 W Latvia 2-1 Hampden 23228 Dougie Freedman, David Weir
05.09.01 W Belgium 0-2 Brussels 48500 -
01.09.01 W Croatia 0-0 Hampden 47384 -
25.04.01 Fr Poland 1-1 Bydgoszcz 18000 Scott Booth
28.03.01 W S. Marino 4-0 Hampden 27313 Colin Hendry 2, Billy Dodds, Colin Cameron
24.03.01 W Belgium 2-2 Hampden 37480 Billy Dodds 2
15.11.00 Fr Australia 0-2 Hampden 30985 -
11.10.00 W Croatia 1-1 Zagreb 25000 Kevin Gallagher
07.10.00 W S Marino 2-0 Serravale 4000 Matt Elliot, Don Hutchison
02.09.00 W Latvia 1-0 Riga 9500 Neil McCann
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The UEFA Championships in Holland and Belgium was won by FRANCE, beating Italy and adding to their 2000 World Cup.
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30.05.00 Fr R Ireland 2-1 Dublin 30213 Don Hutchison, Barry Ferguson
28.04.00 Fr Holland 0-0 Arnhem 25000 -
29.03.00 Fr France 0-2 Hampden 49157 -
17.11.99 Epo England 1-0 Wembley 73000 Don Hutchison
13.11.99 Epo England 0-2 Hampden 47000 -
09.10.99 E Lithuania 3-0 Hampden 38500 Gary McSwegan, Don Hutchison, Colin Cameron
05.10.99 E Bosnia Hz. 1-0 Ibrox Stad. 33000 John Collins
08.09.99 E Estonia 0-0 Tallinn 4000 -
04.09.99 E Bosnia Hz 2-1 Sarajevo 30000 Don Hutchison, Billy Dodds
09.06.99 E Czech Rep 2-3 Slavia Praha 22000 Paul Ritchie, Allan Johnston
05.06.99 E Faroes Is. 1-1 Torshavn 4500 Allan Johnston
28.04.99 Fr Germany 1-0 Bremen 27000 Don Hutchison
31.03.99 E Czech Rep 1-2 Celtic Park 44513 Eoin Jess
27.03.99 E Bosnia - match postponed due to hostilities in the region..............
14.10.98 E Faroes Is 2-1 Aberdeen 18517 Craig Burley, Billy Dodds
10.10.98 E Estonia 3-2 Tynecastle 16930 Billy Dodds 2, og
05.09.98 E Lithuania 0-0 Vilnius 4000 -
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FRANCE got their hands on the Jules Rimet Trophy for the first time as Zinedine Zidane led them to a 3-0 final win over Brazil.
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23.06.98 WF Morocco 0-3 St Etienn 35500 -
16.06.98 WF Norway 1-1 Bordeaux 30236 Craig Burley
10.06.98 WF Brazil 1-2 St Denis, Paris 80,000 John Collins
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30.05.98 Fr USA 0-0 Washington 46737
23.05.98 Fr Colombia 2-2 New York 56404 John Collins, Craig Burley
22.04.98 Fr Finland 1-1 Easter Road 14315 Darren Jackson
25.03.98 Fr Denmark 0-1 Ibrox Stad. 26468
12.11.97 Fr France 1-2 St Etienne 19514 Gordon Durie
11.10.97 W Latvia 2-0 Celtic Park 50000 Kevin Gallagher, Gordon Durie
07.09.97 W Belarus 4-1 Pittodrie 20160 Kevin Gallagher 2, David Hopkin 2
08.06.97 W Belarus 1-0 Minsk 12000 Gary McAllister
01.06.97 Fr Malta 3-2 Valletta 3500 Christian Dailly, Darren Jackson 2
27.05.97 Fr Wales 0-1 Rugby Park 8000 -
30.04.97 W Sweden 1-2 Goteborg 40000 Kevin Gallagher
02.04.97 W Austria 2-0 Celtic Park 43295 Kevin Gallagher 2
29.03.97 W Estonia 2-0 Rugby Park 17996 Tom Boyd, og
11.02.97 W Estonia 0-0 Stade Louis 4000 - (neutral venue in Monaco)
10.11.96 W Sweden 1-0 Ibrox Stad. 46738 John McGinlay
09.10.96 W Estonia 0-0ab Tallinn .......... (home side failed to appear)
05.10.96 W Latvia 2-0 Riga 9500 John Collins, Darren Jackson
31.08.96 W Austria 0-0 Happell, Wien 29500 -
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UEFA`s golden goal rule allowed Germany to beat the Czech Republic in England. Significant competition since it is only the second `Euro` finals we have qualified for and Berti Vogts won it..... later to take over from Craig Brown at the Scotland helm.
18.06.96 Ef Switzerland 1-0 Villa Park 34926 Ally McCoist
15.06.96 Ef England 0-2 Wembley 76864 -
10.06.96 Ef Holland 0-0 Villa Park 34363 -
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29.05.96 Fr Colombia 0-1 Miami 5000 -
26.05.96 Fr USA 1-2 N Jersey 8526 Gordon Durie
24.04.96 Fr Denmark 0-2 Parkenstadion 23021 -
27.03.96 Fr Australia 1-0 Hampden 20000 Ally McCoist
15.11.95 E S Marino 3-0 Hampden 29492 Eoin Jess, Scott Booth, Ally McCoist, Pat Nevin
11.10.95 Fr Sweden 0-2 Stockholm 19121 -
06.09.95 E Finland 1-0 Hampden 35505 Scott Booth
16.08.95 E Greece 1-0 Hampden 25000 Ally McCoist
07.06.95 E Faroes Is. 2-0 Torshavn 3881 John McGinlay, Billy McKinlay
24.05.95 Fr Ecuador 2-1 Toyama, Jap 5000 John Robertson (Hearts), Stevie Crawford
21.05.95 Fr Japan 0-0 Hiroshima 25000 -
26.04.95 E S Marino 2-0 Serravale 1738 John Collins, Colin Calderwood
29.03.95 E Russia 0-0 Moskva 20000 -
18.12.94 E Greece 0-1 Oly Athens 7976 -
16.11.94 E Russia 1-1 Hampden 28000 Scott Booth
12.10.94 E Faroes Is 5-1 Hampden 20855 John Collins 2, John McGinlay, Billy McKinlay, Scott Booth
07.09.94 E Finland 2-0 Oly Helsinki 12845 Duncan Shearer, John Collins
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We missed out on USA `94, won by BRAZIL, who beat Italy on pens. Rep Ireland again reached 2nd stage.
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27.03.94 Fr Holland 1-3 Utrecht 15000 Duncan Shearer
20.04.94 Fr Austria 2-1 Prater, Wien 35000 John McGinlay, Billy McKinlay
23.03.94 Fr Holland 0-1 Hampden 35000 -
17.11.93 W Malta 2-0 Ta Qali 7000 Billy McKinlay, Colin Hendry
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Craig Brown (Asst man.) took over from Andy Roxburgh, who moved to work with FIFA in Switzerland.
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Date C Versus Res Venue Att Scorers Manager : Andy Roxburgh CR: p39 16-11-12 50-43 59
13.10.93 W Italy 1-3 Oly Rome 61178 Kevin Gallagher
08.09.93 W Switzerland 1-1 Pittodrie 24000 John Collins
02.06.93 W Estonia 3-1 Pittodrie 14309 Pat Nevin 2, Brian McClair
19.05.93 W Estonia 3-0 Tallinn 5100 Scott Boot, John Collins, Kevin Gallagher
28.04.93 W Portugal 0-5 Da Luz, Lisbn 28000 -
24.03.93 Fr Germany 0-1 Ibrox Stad. 36400 -
17.02.93 W Malta 3-0 Ibrox Stad 35490 Ally McCoist 2, Pat Nevin
18.11.92 W Italy 0-0 Ibrox Stad 33029 -
14.10.92 W Portugal 0-0 Ibrox Stad 22583 -
09.09.92 W Switzerland 1-3 Wankdorf 10000 Ally McCoist
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With hostilities in Yugoslavia.... they got bumped and DENMARK stepped in as sub to win the Euro Sweden `92, beating Germany.
18.06.92 Ef CIS (USSR) 3-0 Norrkoping 14660 OG, Brian McClair, Gary McAllister
15.06.92 Ef Germany 0-2 Norrkoping 17638 -
12.06.92 Ef Holland 0-1 Ullevi, G`brg 35720 -
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03.06.92 Fr Norway 0-0 Ulleval, Oslo 8000 -
20.05.92 Fr Canada 3-1 Toronto 10872 Gary McAllister, Ally McCoist, Maurice Malpas
17.05.92 Fr USA 1-0 Denver 24000 Pat Nevin
25.03.92 Fr Finland 1-1 Hampden 9275 Paul McStay
19.02.92 Fr N Ireland 1-0 Hampden 13650 Ally McCoist
13.11.91 E S Marino 4-0 Humpdem 35170 Paul McStay, Richard Gough, Gordon Durie, Ally McCoist
16.10.91 E Romania 0-1 Bucaresti 30000 -
11.09.91 E Switzerland 2-2 Wank, Berne 48000 Gordon Durie, Ally McCoist
01.05.91 E S Marino 2-0 Serravale 3512 Gordon Strachan, Gordon Durie
27.03.91 E Bulgaria 1-1 Hampden 33119 John Collins
06.02.91 Fr USSR 0-1 Hampden 20763 -
14.11.90 E Bulgaria 1-1 Levski, Sofia 42000 Ally McCoist
17.10.90 E Switzerland 2-1 Hampden 27740 John Robertson (Hea), Gary McAllister
12.09.90 E Romania 2-1 Hampden 12801 John Robertson (Hea), Ally McCoist
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Thanks to Michel Platini`s self-destruct France, Andy Roxburgh won a vacation in Genoa. In the last 11 games, Scotland scored 14 (5 against Cyprus, and lost 15). West Germany won Italia 90, beating Argentina (1-0), whilst the hosts beat England for 3rd.
20.06.90 Wf Brazil 0-1 D`Alpi, Turin 62502 -
16.06.90 Wf Sweden 2-1 Genoa 31823 Stuart McCall, Mo Johnston
11.06.90 Wf Costa Rica 0-1 Genoa 30867 -
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28.05.90 Fr Malta 2-1 T`Quali 3000 Alan McInally 2
19.05.90 Fr Poland 1-1 Hampden 25142 Mo Johnston
16.05.90 Fr Egypt 1-3 Pittodrie 23000 Ally McCoist
25.04.90 Fr E Germany 0-1 Hampden 21868 -
28.03.90 Fr Argentina 1-0 Hampden 51537 Stewart McKimmie
15.11.89 W Norway 1-1 Hampden 70000 Ally McCoist
11.10.89 W France 0-3 Parc d`princes 30000 -
06.09.89 W Yugoslavia 1-3 Hask Zagreb 42500 Gordon Durie
30.05.89 Fr Chile 2-0 Hampden 9006 Alan McInally, Murdo McLeod
27.05.89 Fr England 0-2 Hampden 63282 -
26.04.89 W Cyprus 2-1 Hampden 50081 Mo Johnston, Ally McCoist
08.03.89 W France 2-0 Hampden 65204 Mo Johnston 2
08.02.89 W Cyprus 3-2 Limassol 25000 Richard Gough 2, Mo Johnston
22.12.88 Fr Italy 0-2 Perugia 25550 -
19.10.88 W Yugoslavia 1-1 Hampden 42771 Mo Johnston
14.09.88 W Norway 2-1 Ulleval, Oslo 22769 Paul McStay, Mo Johnston
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Holland won the European Championship in West Germany 1988, edgeing the hosts in a memorable semi-final, then USSR (2-0, Munich).
Scotland were 4th in the group having scored just 7 goals in 8 games. Not a great start for Roxburgh and Brown.
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Date C Versus Res Venue Att Scorers
21.05.88 Fr England 0-1 Wembley 70480 -
17.05.88 Fr Colombia 0-0 Hampden 20489 -
27.04.88 Fr Spain 0-0 Bernabeu 15000 -
22.03.88 Fr Malta 1-1 Valletta 8000 Graham Sharp
17.02.88 Fr S Arabia 2-2 Faisal Riyadh 20000 Mo Johnston, John Collins
02.12.87 E Luxembourg 0-0 Esch 2000 -
11.11.87 E Bulgaria 1-0 Levski, Sofia 60000 Gary Mackay
14.10.87 E Belgium 2-0 Hampden 20052 Paul McStay, Ally McCoist
09.09.87 Fr Hungary 2-0 Hampden 21128 Ally McCoist 2
26.05.87 Fr Brazil 0-2 Hampden 41384 -
23.05.87 Fr England 0-0 Hampden 64713 -
01.04.87 E Belgium 1-4 Brussels 26650 Paul McStay
18.02.87 E R Ireland 0-1 Hampden 45081 -
12.11.86 E Luxemb`rg 3-0 Hampden 35078 Davie Cooper 2, Mo Johnston
15.10.86 E R Ireland 0-0 LR Dublin 48000 -
10.09.86 E Bulgaria 0-0 Hampden 35070 -
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Andy Roxburgh became boss, with Craig Brown as assistant, following the temporary reign of Alex Ferguson, leading up to Mexico `86.
Argentina beat West Germany (3-2, Axteca).
13.06.86 Wf Uruguay 0-0 Neza 15000 -
08.06.86 Wf W Germany 1-2 Queretaro 35000 Gordon Strachan
04.06.86 Wf Denmark 0-1 Neza 18000 -
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Date C Versus Res Venue Att Scorers Manager : Alex Ferguson CR: p 5 1-2-2 3-3 5
29.04.86 Fr Holland 0-0 Eindhoven 14500 -
23.04.86 Fr England 1-2 Wembley 68357 Graeme Souness
26.03.86 Fr Romania 3-0 Hampden 53589 Richard Gough, Gordon Strachan, Roy Aitken
28.01.86 Fr Israel 1-0 tel Aviv 7000 Paul McStay
04.12.85 Wpo Australia 0-0 Melbourne 32000 -
20.11.85 Wpo Australia 2-0 Hampden 63500 Frank McAvennie, Davie Cooper
16.10.85 Fr E Germany 0-0 Hampden 41114 -
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Jock Stein collapsed and died on the touchline at Cardiff, as Scotland got the point taking them to Mexico`86 under Alex Ferguson
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Date C Versus Res Venue Att Scorers Manager : Jock Stein CR: p 0-0-0 0-0 0
10.09.85 W Wales 1-1 Cardiff 39500 Davie Cooper
