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General Information for Scotland

The Scottish Football Association
Founded
1873
FIFA entry
1910
Average height in 1961
1.78m
Average age in 1961
23.9
Confederation
UEFA
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Emblem
Jersey in 1961
No jersey in 1961

Coaches in 1961

McColl, Ian (Coach)

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McColl, Ian (Coach)

Day of Birth
1927-06-07
Day of Death
2008-10-25
Place of Birth
Alexandria (Scotland)
Matches
5 (5 / 0)
Goto coach Ian McColl

Players of Scotland in 1961

FIFA Non FIFA
Name Day of Birth Position Current Club M S G M S G
Brown, Bill 1931-10-08 Goalkeeper England Tottenham Hotspur 3 0 0 - - -
Leslie, Lawrie 1935-03-17 Goalkeeper England West Ham United 3 0 0 - - -
Connachan, Eddie 1935-08-27 Goalkeeper Scotland Dunfermline Athletic 1 0 0 - - -
Haffey, Frank 1938-11-28 Goalkeeper Scotland Celtic Glasgow 1 0 0 - - -
Caldow, Eric 1934-04-14 Left Back Scotland Glasgow Rangers 8 0 0 - - -
McNeill, Billy 1940-03-02 Centre Back Scotland Celtic Glasgow 6 0 0 - - -
Shearer, Bobby 1931-12-29 Defender Scotland Glasgow Rangers 4 0 0 - - -
Hamilton, Alex 1936-04-05 Right Back Scotland Dundee FC 2 0 0 - - -
MacKay, Duncan 1937-07-14 Right Back Scotland Celtic Glasgow 2 0 0 - - -
Ure, Ian 1939-12-07 Centre Back Scotland Dundee FC 2 0 0 - - -
Wilson, Davie 1937-01-10 Left Midfielder Scotland Glasgow Rangers 7 0 2 - - -
Baxter, Jim 1939-09-29 Left Midfielder Scotland Glasgow Rangers 7 0 0 - - -
Crerand, Pat 1939-02-19 Centre Midfielder Scotland Celtic Glasgow 7 0 0 - - -
MacLeod, John 1938-11-23 Right Midfielder England Arsenal FC 4 0 0 - - -
White, John 1937-04-28 Right Midfielder England Tottenham Hotspur 4 0 0 - - -
Mackay, Dave 1934-11-14 Defensive Midfielder England Tottenham Hotspur 1 0 1 - - -
McMillan, Ian 1931-03-18 Attacking Midfielder Scotland Glasgow Rangers 1 0 0 - - -
McCann, Bert 1932-10-15 Midfielder Scotland Motherwell FC 1 0 0 - - -
Robertson, Hugh 1939-11-29 Midfielder Scotland Dundee FC 1 0 0 - - -
Brand, Ralph 1936-12-18 Centre Forward Scotland Glasgow Rangers 6 0 5 - - -
St. John, Ian 1938-06-07 Centre Forward England Liverpool FC 5 0 5 - - -
Scott, Alex 1936-11-22 Right Winger Scotland Glasgow Rangers 3 0 3 - - -
Law, Denis 1940-02-24 Centre Forward Italy AC Torino 3 0 2 - - -
Quinn, Pat 1936-04-26 Striker Scotland Motherwell FC 3 0 1 - - -
Herd, David 1934-04-15 Centre Forward England Manchester United 2 0 2 - - -
Young, Alex 1937-02-03 Centre Forward England Everton FC 1 0 2 - - -

Matches of Scotland in 1961

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Date Home Team Away Team Result Event Stadium FIFA
1961-05-03
Scotland
Scotland
Ireland
Ireland
4:1 c
Scotland vs. Ireland
World Cup 1962 - Group 8
Hampden Park
1961-05-07
Ireland
Ireland
Scotland
Scotland
0:3 c
Ireland vs. Scotland
World Cup 1962 - Group 8
Dalymount Park
1961-05-14
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
Scotland
Scotland
4:0 c
Czechoslovakia vs. Scotland
World Cup 1962 - Group 8
Tehelné pole
1961-09-29
Scotland
Scotland
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
3:2 c
Scotland vs. Czechoslovakia
World Cup 1962 - Group 8
Hampden Park
1961-11-29
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
Scotland
Scotland
4:2 AET c
Czechoslovakia vs. Scotland
World Cup 1962 - Group 8 play-off
Stade Roi Baudouin
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Match Progress for Scotland in 1961

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
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
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
Lithuania
Lithuania
10 6 3 1 14
Czechia
Czechia
10 4 1 5 11
Israel
Israel
10 6 2 2 19
Cyprus
Cyprus
9 9 0 0 30
Croatia
Croatia
8 3 3 2 8
Estonia
Estonia
8 6 2 0 13
Poland
Poland
8 2 5 1 12
Italy
Italy
8 0 2 6 3
San Marino
San Marino
8 8 0 0 27
Iceland
Iceland
7 6 0 1 13
Malta
Malta
7 6 1 0 18
Canada
Canada
6 5 1 0 14
Sweden
Sweden
6 2 0 4 5
Greece
Greece
6 3 0 3 7
Belarus
Belarus
6 4 1 1 9
Georgia
Georgia
6 3 1 2 7
USA
USA
6 1 3 2 4
Portugal
Portugal
6 0 2 4 2
Brazil
Brazil
6 0 1 5 2
Finland
Finland
5 2 3 0 7
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
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
Armenia
Armenia
2 2 0 0 6
Nigeria
Nigeria
2 0 1 1 3
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
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Bosnia & Herzegovina
2 2 0 0 3
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
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
560 265 122 173 953

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