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General Information for Scotland

The Scottish Football Association
Founded
1873
FIFA entry
1910
Average height in 1983
1.8m
Average age in 1983
25.1
Confederation
UEFA
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Jersey in 1983
No jersey in 1983

Coaches in 1983

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
11 (3 / 8)
Goto coach Jock Stein

Players of Scotland in 1983

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 8 0 0 0 0 0
Thomson, Billy 1958-02-10 Goalkeeper Scotland St. Mirren Paisley 3 0 0 0 0 0
Gough, Richard 1962-04-05 Centre Back Scotland Dundee United 11 0 1 0 0 0
McLeish, Alex 1959-01-21 Centre Back Scotland Aberdeen FC 9 1 0 0 0 0
Miller, Willie 1955-05-02 Centre Back Scotland Aberdeen FC 9 0 0 0 0 0
Narey, David 1956-06-12 Centre Back Scotland Dundee United 6 0 0 0 0 0
Gray, Frank 1954-10-27 Left Back England Leeds United 4 0 0 0 0 0
Albiston, Arthur 1957-07-14 Left Back England Manchester United 3 0 0 0 0 0
Dawson, Ally 1958-02-25 Defender Scotland Glasgow Rangers 3 0 0 0 0 0
Hansen, Alan 1955-06-13 Centre Back England Liverpool FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
Hegarty, Paul 1954-07-25 Defender Scotland Dundee United 1 0 0 0 0 0
Rougvie, Doug 1956-05-24 Defender Scotland Aberdeen FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
Strachan, Gordon 1957-02-09 Right Midfielder Scotland Aberdeen FC 7 2 1 0 0 0
Souness, Graeme 1953-05-06 Centre Midfielder England Liverpool FC 7 1 1 0 0 0
Wark, John 1957-08-04 Attacking Midfielder England Liverpool FC 5 1 1 0 0 0
Bannon, Eamonn 1958-04-18 Centre Midfielder Scotland Dundee United 5 0 1 0 0 0
McStay, Paul 1964-10-22 Centre Midfielder Scotland Celtic Glasgow 4 0 0 0 0 0
Aitken, Roy 1958-11-24 Defensive Midfielder Scotland Celtic Glasgow 2 2 0 0 0 0
Burns, Tommy 1956-02-16 Midfielder Scotland Celtic Glasgow 2 1 0 0 0 0
Weir, Peter 1958-01-18 Midfielder Scotland Aberdeen FC 2 0 0 0 0 0
Simpson, Neil 1961-11-15 Midfielder Scotland Aberdeen FC 1 1 0 0 0 0
Bett, Jim 1960-08-04 Left Midfielder Belgium KSC Lokeren 1 0 0 0 0 0
Nicholas, Charlie 1961-08-30 Centre Forward England Arsenal FC 7 0 3 0 0 0
Gray, Andrew 1955-11-30 Centre Forward England Everton FC 4 1 3 0 0 0
Dalglish, Kenny 1951-03-04 Secondary striker England Liverpool FC 4 0 0 0 0 0
Sturrock, Paul 1956-10-10 Centre Forward Scotland Dundee United 3 0 0 0 0 0
McGarvey, Frank 1956-03-17 Striker Scotland Celtic Glasgow 2 2 0 0 0 0
Robertson, John 1953-01-20 Left Winger England Derby County 2 0 1 0 0 0
McGhee, Mark 1957-05-20 Centre Forward Scotland Aberdeen FC 1 2 1 0 0 0
Brazil, Alan 1959-06-15 Centre Forward England Tottenham Hotspur 1 1 1 0 0 0
Dodds, Davie 1958-09-28 Striker Scotland Dundee United 1 1 1 0 0 0
Archibald, Steve 1956-09-27 Centre Forward England Tottenham Hotspur 1 0 0 0 0 0

Matches of Scotland in 1983

Date Home Team Away Team Result Event Stadium FIFA
1983-03-30
Scotland
Scotland
Switzerland
Switzerland
2:2 c
Scotland vs. Switzerland
Euro 1984 - Group 1
Hampden Park
1983-05-24
Scotland
Scotland
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
0:0 c
Scotland vs. Northern Ireland
Friendly
Hampden Park
1983-05-28
Wales
Wales
Scotland
Scotland
0:2 c
Wales vs. Scotland
Friendly
Ninian Park
1983-06-01
England
England
Scotland
Scotland
2:0 c
England vs. Scotland
Friendly
Wembley Stadium
1983-06-12
Canada
Canada
Scotland
Scotland
0:2 c
Canada vs. Scotland
Friendly
Empire Field
1983-06-16
Canada
Canada
Scotland
Scotland
0:3 c
Canada vs. Scotland
Friendly
Commonwealth Stadium
1983-06-19
Canada
Canada
Scotland
Scotland
0:2 c
Canada vs. Scotland
Friendly
Varsity Stadium
1983-09-21
Scotland
Scotland
Uruguay
Uruguay
2:0 c
Scotland vs. Uruguay
Friendly
Hampden Park
1983-10-12
Scotland
Scotland
Belgium
Belgium
1:1 c
Scotland vs. Belgium
Euro 1984 - Group 1
Hampden Park
1983-11-16
East Germany
East Germany
Scotland
Scotland
2:1 c
East Germany vs. Scotland
Euro 1984 - Group 1
Kurt-Wabbel-Stadion
1983-12-13
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
Scotland
Scotland
2:0 c
Northern Ireland vs. Scotland
Friendly
Windsor Park
11 Matches

Match Progress for Scotland in 1983

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
Colombia
Colombia
3 0 2 1 2
Japan
Japan
3 0 2 1 0
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
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
1 0 1 0 2
Morocco
Morocco
1 0 0 1 0
Qatar
Qatar
1 1 0 0 1
Iran
Iran
1 0 1 0 1
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