Scottish national football team
Scotland's current manager, Berti Vogts, was appointed in February 2002 and was the first non-Scottish manager to manage the national team. Tommy Burns was appointed as his assistant.
Scotland have played international football longer than any other nation in the world along with England, who they played against in the world's first international football match at the West of Scotland Cricket Club, Partick, in 1872. The match ended 0-0.
In recent years, Scotland has become famous for its travelling support, known as the Tartan Army, which has won numerous awards from FIFA and UEFA for their combination of rabid support and friendly nature. The Tartan Army and the roligans of Denmark are often considered the best national team fans in Europe, if not the world.
Scotland have managed to qualify for eight World Cup's but have never got past the first round. They have twice missed out on progressing to the second round on goal difference in 1974 when Brazil edged them out and also in 1978 when Holland progressed.
World Cup record
- 1930 - Did not enter
- 1934 - Did not enter
- 1938 - Did not enter
- 1950 - Qualified but did not play in finals
- 1954 - Round 1
- 1958 - Round 1
- 1962 - Did not qualify
- 1966 - Did not qualify
- 1970 - Did not qualify
- 1974 - Round 1
- 1978 - Round 1
- 1982 - Round 1
- 1986 - Round 1
- 1990 - Round 1
- 1994 - Did not qualify
- 1998 - Round 1
- 2002 - Did not qualify
European Championship record
- 1960 - Did not enter
- 1964 - Did not enter
- 1968 - Did not qualify
- 1972 - Did not qualify
- 1976 - Did not qualify
- 1980 - Did not qualify
- 1984 - Did not qualify
- 1988 - Did not qualify
- 1992 - Round 1
- 1996 - Round 1
- 2000 - Did not qualify
- 2004 - Did not qualify
Past Managers
Note that from 1872 - 1954 the Scotland national team was appointed by an SFA selection committee.
- Andy Beattie 1954-1958
- Matt Busby 1958-1958
- Dawson Walker 1958-1959
- Andy Beattie 1959-1960
- Ian McColl 1960-1965
- Jock Stein 1965-1966
- Malky MacDonald 1966-1967
- Bobby Brown 1967-1971
- Tommy Docherty 1971-1972
- Willie Ormond 1972-1977
- Ally McLeod 1977-1978
- Jock Stein 1978-1985
- Alex Ferguson 1985-1986
- Andy Roxburgh 1986-1993
- Craig Brown 1993-2002
- Berti Vogts 2002-Present
Famous players
