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General Information for Scotland

The Scottish Football Association
Founded
1873
FIFA entry
1910
Average height in 1981
1.79m
Average age in 1981
26.2
Confederation
UEFA
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Emblem
Jersey in 1981
No jersey in 1981

Coaches in 1981

Stein, Jock (Coach)

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Stein, Jock (Coach)

Day of Birth
1922-10-05
Day of Death
1985-09-10
Place of Birth
Burnbank (Scotland)
Matches
9 (6 / 3)
Goto coach Jock Stein

Players of Scotland in 1981

FIFA Non FIFA
Name Day of Birth Position Current Club M S G M S G
Rough, Alan 1951-11-25 Goalkeeper Scotland Partick Thistle 7 0 0 0 0 0
Thomson, Billy 1958-02-10 Goalkeeper Scotland St. Mirren Paisley 2 1 0 0 0 0
Gray, Frank 1954-10-27 Left Back England Leeds United 9 0 0 0 0 0
McGrain, Danny 1950-05-01 Right Back Scotland Celtic Glasgow 6 1 0 0 0 0
Miller, Willie 1955-05-02 Centre Back Scotland Aberdeen FC 6 1 0 0 0 0
McLeish, Alex 1959-01-21 Centre Back Scotland Aberdeen FC 6 0 0 0 0 0
Stewart, Ray 1959-09-07 Right Back England West Ham United 5 0 1 0 0 0
Hansen, Alan 1955-06-13 Centre Back England Liverpool FC 4 0 0 0 0 0
Burns, Kenny 1953-09-23 Centre Back England Leeds United 3 0 0 0 0 0
Narey, David 1956-06-12 Centre Back Scotland Dundee United 1 1 0 0 0 0
McQueen, Gordon 1952-06-26 Centre Back England Manchester United 1 0 0 0 0 0
Kennedy, Stuart 1953-05-31 Right Back Scotland Aberdeen FC 0 1 0 0 0 0
Hartford, Asa 1950-10-24 Centre Midfielder England Manchester City 7 1 0 0 0 0
Provan, Davie 1956-05-08 Right Midfielder Scotland Celtic Glasgow 5 0 1 0 0 0
Souness, Graeme 1953-05-06 Centre Midfielder England Liverpool FC 4 0 0 0 0 0
Wark, John 1957-08-04 Attacking Midfielder England Ipswich Town 3 0 1 0 0 0
Gemmill, Archie 1947-03-24 Centre Midfielder England Birmingham City 2 0 0 0 0 0
Strachan, Gordon 1957-02-09 Right Midfielder Scotland Aberdeen FC 2 0 0 0 0 0
Graham, Arthur 1952-10-26 Left Midfielder England Leeds United 1 0 0 0 0 0
Burns, Tommy 1956-02-16 Midfielder Scotland Celtic Glasgow 1 0 0 0 0 0
Robertson, John 1953-01-20 Left Winger England Nottingham Forest 7 0 4 0 0 0
Archibald, Steve 1956-09-27 Centre Forward England Tottenham Hotspur 7 0 1 0 0 0
Jordan, Joe 1951-12-15 Centre Forward Italy AC Milan 4 0 1 0 0 0
Dalglish, Kenny 1951-03-04 Secondary striker England Liverpool FC 3 1 1 0 0 0
Sturrock, Paul 1956-10-10 Centre Forward Scotland Dundee United 2 2 1 0 0 0
Gray, Andrew 1955-11-30 Centre Forward England Wolverhampton Wanderers 1 3 0 0 0 0

Matches of Scotland in 1981

Date Home Team Away Team Result Event Stadium FIFA
1981-02-25
Israel
Israel
Scotland
Scotland
0:1 c
Israel vs. Scotland
World Cup 1982 - Group 6
Ramat Gan Stadium
1981-03-25
Scotland
Scotland
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
1:1 c
Scotland vs. Northern Ireland
World Cup 1982 - Group 6
Hampden Park
1981-04-28
Scotland
Scotland
Israel
Israel
3:1 c
Scotland vs. Israel
World Cup 1982 - Group 6
Hampden Park
1981-05-16
Wales
Wales
Scotland
Scotland
2:0 c
Wales vs. Scotland
Friendly
Vetch Field
1981-05-19
Scotland
Scotland
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
2:0 c
Scotland vs. Northern Ireland
Friendly
Hampden Park
1981-05-23
England
England
Scotland
Scotland
0:1 c
England vs. Scotland
Friendly
Wembley Stadium
1981-09-09
Scotland
Scotland
Sweden
Sweden
2:0 c
Scotland vs. Sweden
World Cup 1982 - Group 6
Hampden Park
1981-10-14
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
Scotland
Scotland
0:0 c
Northern Ireland vs. Scotland
World Cup 1982 - Group 6
Windsor Park
1981-11-18
Portugal
Portugal
Scotland
Scotland
2:1 c
Portugal vs. Scotland
World Cup 1982 - Group 6
Estádio da Luz
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Match Progress for Scotland in 1981

Favorite Opponents of Scotland

Opponent M W D L G
England
England
68 23 17 28 108
Wales
Wales
57 34 11 12 150
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
49 37 8 4 159
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
Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands
11 9 2 0 31
France
France
11 3 0 8 7
Ireland
Ireland
11 5 2 4 13
Poland
Poland
11 2 6 3 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
Czechia
Czechia
10 4 1 5 11
Lithuania
Lithuania
10 6 3 1 14
Israel
Israel
10 6 2 2 19
Italy
Italy
10 1 2 7 4
Cyprus
Cyprus
9 9 0 0 30
Croatia
Croatia
8 3 3 2 8
Estonia
Estonia
8 6 2 0 13
San Marino
San Marino
8 8 0 0 27
Finland
Finland
7 4 3 0 12
Sweden
Sweden
7 3 0 4 7
Iceland
Iceland
7 6 0 1 13
Malta
Malta
7 6 1 0 18
Portugal
Portugal
7 0 2 5 3
Canada
Canada
6 5 1 0 14
Greece
Greece
6 3 0 3 7
Georgia
Georgia
6 3 1 2 7
Belarus
Belarus
6 4 1 1 9
USA
USA
6 1 3 2 4
Brazil
Brazil
6 0 1 5 2
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
5 2 3 0 8
Australia
Australia
5 3 1 1 6
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
5 1 3 1 10
Ukraine
Ukraine
5 2 1 2 7
Slovenia
Slovenia
5 2 3 0 7
North Macedonia
North Macedonia
4 2 1 1 5
Russia
Russia
4 0 2 2 2
Luxembourg
Luxembourg
4 3 1 0 6
Moldova
Moldova
4 3 1 0 6
Latvia
Latvia
4 4 0 0 7
Hungary
Hungary
4 2 0 2 3
Slovakia
Slovakia
4 2 0 2 2
East Germany
East Germany
4 1 1 2 3
Romania
Romania
4 2 0 2 6
Soviet Union
Soviet Union
3 1 1 1 5
Japan
Japan
3 0 2 1 0
Colombia
Colombia
3 0 2 1 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
Argentina
Argentina
2 1 0 1 1
Albania
Albania
2 2 0 0 6
South Africa
South Africa
2 1 0 1 1
Peru
Peru
2 0 0 2 1
Armenia
Armenia
2 2 0 0 6
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
2 1 0 1 3
New Zealand
New Zealand
2 1 1 0 6
Costa Rica
Costa Rica
2 0 0 2 0
Nigeria
Nigeria
2 0 1 1 3
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Bosnia & Herzegovina
2 2 0 0 3
Paraguay
Paraguay
1 0 0 1 2
Turkey
Turkey
1 0 0 1 1
Chile
Chile
1 1 0 0 2
South Korea
South Korea
1 0 0 1 1
Mexico
Mexico
1 0 0 1 0
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
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