Scottish National Team Results 1872 to 1899
Scottish intentional football results including venue, score and goalscorers.
| Date | Venue | Opponents | Score | Competition | Scotland Goalscorers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30/11/1872 | Hamilton Crescent, Glasgow (H) |  | England | 0–0 | Friendly | |
| 08/03/1873 | Kennington Oval, London (A) | | England | 2–4 | Friendly | Henry Renny-Tailyour, William Gibb |
| 07/03/1874 | Hamilton Crescent, Glasgow (H) | | England | 2–1 | Friendly | Fred Anderson, Angus MacKinnon |
| 06/03/1875 | Kennington Oval, London (A) | | England | 2–2 | Friendly | Henry McNeil, Peter Andrews |
| 04/03/1876 | Hamilton Crescent, Glasgow (H) | | England | 3–0 | Friendly | Billy MacKinnon, Henry McNiel, Thomas Highet |
| 25/03/1876 | Hamilton Crescent, Glasgow (H) |  | Wales | 4–0 | Friendly | John Ferguson, Jimmy Lang, Billy MacKinnon, Henry McNiel |
| 03/03/1877 | Kennington Oval, London (A) | | England | 3–1 | Friendly | John Ferguson (2), James Richmond |
| 05/03/1877 | Acton Park, Wrexham (A) | | Wales | 2–0 | Friendly | Charles Campbell (o.g.) |
| 02/03/1878 | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) | | England | 7–2 | Friendly | John McDougall (3), John McGregor, Henry McNiel (2), Billy MacKinnon |
| 23/03/1878 | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) | | Wales | 9–0 | Friendly | Peter Campbell (2), Jerry Weir (2), John Ferguson (2), John Baird, James Watson, Jimmy Lang |
| 05/04/1879 | Kennington Oval, London (A) | | England | 4–5 | Friendly | Billy MacKinnon (2), John McDougall, John Smith |
| 07/04/1879 | Acton Park, Wrexham (A) | | Wales | 3–0 | Friendly | John Smith (2), Peter Campbell |
| 13/03/1880 | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) | | England | 5–4 | Friendly | George Ker (3), John Baird, John Kay |
| 27/03/1880 | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) | | Wales | 5–1 | Friendly | David Davidson, William Beveridge, Joseph Lindsay, J. McAdam, John Campbell |
| 12/03/1881 | Kennington Oval, London (A) | | England | 6–1 | Friendly | John Smith (3), George Ker (2), David Hill |
| 14/03/1881 | Acton Park, Wrexham (A) | | Wales | 5–1 | Friendly | George Ker (2), Henry McNiel, William Bell (o.g.), John Morgan (o.g.) |
| 11/03/1882 | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) | | England | 5–1 | Friendly | George Ker (2), William Harrower, John Kay |
| 25/03/1882 | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) | | Wales | 5–0 | Friendly | Malcolm Fraser (2), John Kay, George Ker, James McAulay |
| 10/03/1883 | Bramall Lane, Sheffield (A) | | England | 3–2 | Friendly | John Smith (2), Malcolm Fraser |
| 12/03/1883 | Acton Park, Wrexham (A) | | Wales | 3–0 | Friendly | John Smith, Malcolm Fraser, William Anderson |
| 26/01/1884 | Ulster Ground, Belfast (A) |  | Ireland | 5–0 | BHC | James Gossland (2), William Harrower(2), John Goudie |
| 15/03/1884 | Cathkin Park, Glasgow (H) | | England | 1–0 | BHC | John Smith |
| 29/03/1884 | Cathkin Park, Glasgow (H) | | Wales | 4–1 | BHC | John Kay (2), Joseph Lindsay, Francis Shaw |
| 14/03/1885 | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) | | Ireland | 8–2 | BHC | Alexander Higgins (3), Alexander Barbour, W. Lamont, William Turner, John Marshall, Robert Calderwood |
| 21/03/1885 | Kennington Oval, London (A) | | England | 1–1 | BHC | Joseph Lindsay |
| 23/03/1885 | Acton Park, Wrexham (A) | | Wales | 8–1 | BHC | Joseph Lindsay (3), Robert Calderwood (2), William Anderson (2), David Allan |
| 20/03/1886 | Ulster Ground, Belfast (A) | | Ireland | 7–2 | BHC | Charles Heggie (4), John Lambie, James Gourlay, Michael Dunbar |
| 27/03/1886 | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) | | England | 1–1 | BHC | George Sommerville |
| 10/04/1886 | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) | | Wales | 4–1 | BHC | Robert McCormick, James McCall, David Allan, William Harrower |
| 19/02/1887 | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) | | Ireland | 4–1 | BHC | William Watt, Thomas Jenkinson, William Johnstone, James Lowe |
| 19/03/1887 | Leamington Road, Blackburn (A) | | England | 3–2 | BHC | James McCall, Leitch Keir, James Allan |
| 21/03/1887 | Acton Park, Wrexham (A) | | Wales | 2–0 | BHC | William Robertson, James Allan |
| 10/03/1888 | Easter Road, Edinburgh (H) | | Wales | 5–1 | BHC | Alexander Latta (2), William Paul, Neil Munro, William Groves |
| 17/03/1888 | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) | | England | 0–5 | BHC | |
| 24/03/1888 | Solitude Ground, Belfast (A) | | Ireland | 10–2 | BHC | William Dickson (4), Geordie Dewar, Thomas Breckenridge, Allan Stewart, Neil McCallum, Ralph Aitken, Robert Wilson (o.g.) |
| 09/03/1889 | Ibrox Park, Glasgow (H) | | Ireland | 7–0 | BHC | William Groves (3), Francis Watt (2), David Black, Thomas McInnes |
| 13/04/1889 | Kennington Oval, London (A) | | England | 3–2 | BHC | Neil Munro, James Oswald, James McLaren |
| 15/04/1889 | The Racecourse, Wrexham (A) | | Wales | 0–0 | BHC | |
| 22/03/1890 | Underwood Park, Paisley (H) | | Wales | 5–0 | BHC | William Paul (4), Hugh Wilson |
| 29/03/1890 | Ulster Ground, Belfast (A) | | Ireland | 4–1 | BHC | Gilbert Rankin (2), Thomas Wylie, John McPherson |
| 05/04/1890 | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) | | England | 1–1 | BHC | John McPherson |
| 21/03/1891 | The Racecourse, Wrexham (A) | | Wales | 4–3 | BHC | R. Boyd (2), James Logan, Robert Buchanan |
| 28/03/1891 | Celtic Park, Glasgow (H) | | Ireland | 2–1 | BHC | James Low, Thomas Waddell |
| 04/04/1891 | Ewood Park, Blackburn (A) | | England | 1–2 | BHC | Francis Watt |
| 19/03/1892 | Solitude Ground, Belfast (A) | | Ireland | 3–2 | BHC | Alexander Keillor, William Lambie, J. Ellis |
| 26/03/1892 | Tynecastle Park, Edinburgh (H) | | Wales | 6–1 | BHC | James Hamilton (2), John McPherson (2), David Baird, Thomas |
| 02/04/1892 | Ibrox Park, Glasgow (H) | | England | 1–4 | BHC | Jack Bell |
| 18/03/1893 | The Racecourse, Wrexham (A) | | Wales | 8–0 | BHC | John Madden (4), John Barker (3), William Lambie |
| 25/03/1893 | Celtic Park, Glasgow (H) | | Ireland | 6–1 | BHC | William Sellar (2), James Kelly, James Hamilton, Samuel Torrans (o.g.) |
| 01/04/1893 | Richmond Athletic Ground, London (A) | | England | 2–5 | BHC | William Sellar (2) |
| 24/03/1894 | Rugby Park, Kilmarnock (H) | | Wales | 5–2 | BHC | Davidson Berry, John Barker, Thomas Chambers, David Alexander, John Johnstone |
| 31/03/1894 | Solitude Ground, Belfast (A) | | Ireland | 2–1 | BHC | John Taylor, Samuel Torrans (o.g.) |
| 07/04/1894 | Celtic Park, Glasgow (H) | | England | 2–2 | BHC | William Lambie, Sandy McMahon |
| 23/03/1895 | The Racecourse, Wrexham (A) | | Wales | 2–2 | BHC | John Madden, John Divers |
| 30/03/1895 | Celtic Park, Glasgow (H) | | Ireland | 3–1 | BHC | John Walker (2), William Lambie |
| 06/04/1895 | Goodison Park, Liverpool (A) | | England | 0–3 | BHC | |
| 21/03/1896 | Carolina Port, Dundee (H) | | Wales | 4–0 | BHC | Robert Neil (2), Alexander Keillor, Daniel Paton |
| 28/03/1896 | Solitude Ground, Belfast (A) | | Ireland | 3–3 | BHC | Robert Smith McColl (2), Patrick Murray |
| 04/04/1896 | Celtic Park, Glasgow (H) | | England | 2–1 | BHC | William Lambie, Jack Bell |
| 20/03/1897 | The Racecourse, Wrexham (A) | | Wales | 2–2 | BHC | John Ritchie, John Walker |
| 27/03/1897 | Ibrox Park, Glasgow (H) | | Ireland | 5–1 | BHC | John McPherson (2), Neil Gibson, Robert Smith McColl, Alexander King |
| 03/04/1897 | Crystal Palace, London (A) | | England | 2–1 | BHC | Thomas Hyslop, James Millar |
| 19/03/1898 | Fir Park, Motherwell (H) | | Wales | 5–2 | BHC | James Gillespie (3), James McKie (2) |
| 26/03/1898 | Solitude Ground, Belfast (A) | | Ireland | 3–0 | BHC | Thomas Robertson, Robert Smith McColl, William Stewart |
| 02/04/1898 | Celtic Park, Glasgow (H) | | England | 1–3 | BHC | James Millar |
| 18/03/1899 | The Racecourse, Wrexham (A) | | Wales | 6–0 | BHC | Robert Smith McColl (3), John Campbell (2), Henry Marshall |
| 25/03/1899 | Celtic Park, Glasgow (H) | | Ireland | 9–1 | BHC | Robert Smith McColl (3), John Campbell (2), Robert Hamilton (2), Jack Bell, Alexander Christie |
| 08/04/1899 | Villa Park, Birmingham (A) | | England | 1–2 | BHC | Robert Hamilton |
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