The

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is the joint-oldest international

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team, having played in the first official international match, a goalless draw on 30 November 1872 against

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. Since then, the team has established a long-standing rivalry with England, particularly in the annual

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, which Scotland won 24 times outright and shared a further 17 times. The team has enjoyed less success in continental and global competition. Even though Scotland has participated in eight

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and two

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final tournaments, the team has never progressed beyond the first round of any major tournament. During the

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(1914–18) and the

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(1939–45), competitive football was suspended for the duration of each war. Scotland played a number of "Wartime Internationals" against the other Home Nations during each conflict, none of which are considered to be official international matches. They also played

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s in the immediate aftermath of each war, although two of these (a 2–2 draw with

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on 23 January 1946 and a 3–1 win against

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on 15 May 1946) are counted by the

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as official matches. This list includes all Scotland players who appeared in these unofficial Wartime or Victory International matches.Scotland Unofficial Matches 1902-1919

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, 24 June 2020Scotland Unofficial Matches 1939-1945

, 23 July 2020 It does not include appearances in the matches played between Scotland representative teams and branches of the

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which also took place during the course of the Second World War, nor the fixtures against Belgium and Switzerland in 1946.

List of players

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List of Scotland international results, including unofficial matches
London Hearts Supporters' Club {{Scotland national football team Wartime Association football player non-biographical articles

List of players

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