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General Information for Scotland

The Scottish Football Association
Founded
1873
FIFA entry
1910
Average height in 1985
1.79m
Average age in 1985
26.8
Confederation
UEFA
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Jersey in 1985
No jersey in 1985

Coaches in 1985

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
5 (4 / 1)
Goto coach Jock Stein

Ferguson, Alex (Coach)

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Ferguson, Alex (Coach)

Day of Birth
1941-12-31
Place of Birth
Glasgow (Scotland)
Matches
3 (2 / 1)
Goto coach Alex Ferguson

Players of Scotland in 1985

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
Goram, Andy 1964-04-13 Goalkeeper England Oldham Athletic 0 1 0 0 0 0
Rough, Alan 1951-11-25 Goalkeeper Scotland Hibernian Edinburgh 0 1 0 0 0 0
McLeish, Alex 1959-01-21 Centre Back Scotland Aberdeen FC 8 0 0 0 0 0
Miller, Willie 1955-05-02 Centre Back Scotland Aberdeen FC 8 0 0 0 0 0
Gough, Richard 1962-04-05 Centre Back Scotland Dundee United 6 0 1 0 0 0
Malpas, Maurice 1962-08-03 Left Back Scotland Dundee United 5 0 0 0 0 0
Nicol, Steve 1961-12-11 Right Back England Liverpool FC 4 0 0 0 0 0
Albiston, Arthur 1957-07-14 Left Back England Manchester United 3 0 0 0 0 0
Hansen, Alan 1955-06-13 Centre Back England Liverpool FC 0 1 0 0 0 0
Souness, Graeme 1953-05-06 Centre Midfielder Italy Sampdoria Genova 7 0 0 0 0 0
Aitken, Roy 1958-11-24 Defensive Midfielder Scotland Celtic Glasgow 6 0 0 0 0 0
Cooper, Davie 1956-02-25 Left Midfielder Scotland Glasgow Rangers 5 1 2 0 0 0
Bett, Jim 1960-08-04 Left Midfielder Scotland Aberdeen FC 5 1 1 0 0 0
Strachan, Gordon 1957-02-09 Right Midfielder England Manchester United 4 1 0 0 0 0
McStay, Paul 1964-10-22 Centre Midfielder Scotland Celtic Glasgow 3 1 0 0 0 0
MacLeod, Murdo 1958-09-24 Defensive Midfielder Scotland Celtic Glasgow 0 1 0 0 0 0
Speedie, David 1960-02-20 Centre Forward England Chelsea FC 3 1 0 0 0 0
Dalglish, Kenny 1951-03-04 Secondary striker England Liverpool FC 3 0 0 0 0 0
Johnston, Mo 1963-04-13 Centre Forward Scotland Celtic Glasgow 3 0 0 0 0 0
Sharp, Graeme 1960-10-16 Centre Forward England Everton FC 2 2 0 0 0 0
Archibald, Steve 1956-09-27 Centre Forward Spain FC Barcelona 2 1 0 0 0 0
McAvennie, Frank 1959-11-22 Centre Forward England West Ham United 2 0 1 0 0 0
Gray, Andrew 1955-11-30 Centre Forward England Aston Villa FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
Nicholas, Charlie 1961-08-30 Centre Forward England Arsenal FC 0 2 0 0 0 0

Matches of Scotland in 1985

Date Home Team Away Team Result Event Stadium FIFA
1985-02-27
Spain
Spain
Scotland
Scotland
1:0 c
Spain vs. Scotland
World Cup 1986 - Group 7
Estadio Ramón Sánchez-Pizjuán
1985-03-27
Scotland
Scotland
Wales
Wales
0:1 c
Scotland vs. Wales
World Cup 1986 - Group 7
Hampden Park
1985-05-25
Scotland
Scotland
England
England
1:0 c
Scotland vs. England
Friendly
Hampden Park
1985-05-28
Iceland
Iceland
Scotland
Scotland
0:1 c
Iceland vs. Scotland
World Cup 1986 - Group 7
Laugardalsvöllur
1985-09-10
Wales
Wales
Scotland
Scotland
1:1 c
Wales vs. Scotland
World Cup 1986 - Group 7
Ninian Park
1985-10-16
Scotland
Scotland
East Germany
East Germany
0:0 c
Scotland vs. East Germany
Friendly
Hampden Park
1985-11-20
Scotland
Scotland
Australia
Australia
2:0 c
Scotland vs. Australia
World Cup 1986 - Inter-Confederation Play-Off
Hampden Park
1985-12-04
Australia
Australia
Scotland
Scotland
0:0 c
Australia vs. Scotland
World Cup 1986 - Inter-Confederation Play-Off
Olympic Park Stadium
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Match Progress for Scotland in 1985

Favorite Opponents of Scotland

Opponent M W D L G
England
England
66 22 17 27 107
Wales
Wales
56 34 11 11 150
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
46 36 6 4 156
Netherlands
Netherlands
15 3 4 8 9
Norway
Norway
12 4 6 2 12
Austria
Austria
12 5 4 3 14
Germany
Germany
12 2 2 8 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
Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands
11 9 2 0 31
France
France
11 3 0 8 7
Ireland
Ireland
11 5 2 4 13
Israel
Israel
10 6 2 2 19
Lithuania
Lithuania
10 6 3 1 14
Czechia
Czechia
10 4 1 5 11
Cyprus
Cyprus
9 9 0 0 30
Poland
Poland
8 2 5 1 12
Estonia
Estonia
8 6 2 0 13
Italy
Italy
8 0 2 6 3
San Marino
San Marino
8 8 0 0 27
Croatia
Croatia
8 3 3 2 8
Iceland
Iceland
7 6 0 1 13
Malta
Malta
7 6 1 0 18
Belarus
Belarus
6 4 1 1 9
Georgia
Georgia
6 3 1 2 7
USA
USA
6 1 3 2 4
Brazil
Brazil
6 0 1 5 2
Portugal
Portugal
6 0 2 4 2
Canada
Canada
6 5 1 0 14
Sweden
Sweden
6 2 0 4 5
Greece
Greece
6 3 0 3 7
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
5 1 3 1 10
Ukraine
Ukraine
5 2 1 2 7
Slovenia
Slovenia
5 2 3 0 7
Finland
Finland
5 2 3 0 7
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
5 2 3 0 8
Australia
Australia
5 3 1 1 6
Slovakia
Slovakia
4 2 0 2 2
Romania
Romania
4 2 0 2 6
East Germany
East Germany
4 1 1 2 3
North Macedonia
North Macedonia
4 2 1 1 5
Moldova
Moldova
4 3 1 0 6
Russia
Russia
4 0 2 2 2
Luxembourg
Luxembourg
4 3 1 0 6
Hungary
Hungary
4 2 0 2 3
Latvia
Latvia
4 4 0 0 7
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
Soviet Union
Soviet Union
3 1 1 1 5
Armenia
Armenia
2 2 0 0 6
Costa Rica
Costa Rica
2 0 0 2 0
Nigeria
Nigeria
2 0 1 1 3
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
2 1 0 1 3
New Zealand
New Zealand
2 1 1 0 6
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Bosnia & Herzegovina
2 2 0 0 3
Albania
Albania
2 2 0 0 6
Argentina
Argentina
2 1 0 1 1
South Africa
South Africa
2 1 0 1 1
Peru
Peru
2 0 0 2 1
Mexico
Mexico
1 0 0 1 0
Egypt
Egypt
1 0 0 1 1
Trinidad & Tobago
Trinidad & Tobago
1 1 0 0 4
Ecuador
Ecuador
1 1 0 0 2
DR Congo
DR Congo
1 1 0 0 2
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
Paraguay
Paraguay
1 0 0 1 2
Turkey
Turkey
1 0 0 1 1
South Korea
South Korea
1 0 0 1 1
Chile
Chile
1 1 0 0 2
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