The first ever international match ended goalless, but after England won the second at home, the Scots took control. After the fifth encounter, in which they claimed their second victory, they held the overall lead, and as that win marked the start of a series of nine matches between 1876 and 1884 in which the northerners emerged victorious on eight occasions (while losing the only other match by the odd goal in nine), that lead soon appeared insurmountable.
At the start of World War II, when the Auld Enemies had met on 63 occasions, Scotland were leading by 10 wins (29 against 19), and after the war it took the southerners 35 years to restore the balance, something they finally achieved in 1980, after lagging behind for more than a century. Soon after, interest in the fixture waned, at least on the southern side; the Home Championship (also involving Wales and (Northern) Ireland) was discontinued after hundred years of existence in 1984, and five years later the annual meeting between England and Scotland at the end of the league season disappeared from the calendar as well.
Since then, the two old rivals met only nine more times, usually in a competitive match, with Scotland only winning once and thus relinquishing their former dominance; meanwhile England lead the series by 8 wins after 116 matches.
All matches friendlies (this includes Home Championship and Rous Cup matches) unless otherwise stated.
Nr. Date Venue Result Remark 1. 30-11-1872 Glasgow (H.C.) Scotland 0-0 England 2. 8- 3-1873 London (Oval) England 4-2 Scotland 3. 7- 3-1874 Glasgow (H.C.) Scotland 2-1 England 4. 6- 3-1875 London (Oval) England 2-2 Scotland 5. 4- 3-1876 Glasgow (H.C.) Scotland 3-0 England 6. 3- 3-1877 London (Oval) England 1-3 Scotland 7. 2- 3-1878 Glasgow (Hampden) Scotland 7-2 England 8. 5- 4-1879 London (Oval) England 5-4 Scotland 9. 13- 3-1880 Glasgow (Hampden) Scotland 5-4 England 10. 12- 3-1881 London (Oval) England 1-6 Scotland 11. 11- 3-1882 Glasgow (Hampden) Scotland 5-1 England 12. 10- 3-1883 Sheffield (B.L.) England 2-3 Scotland 13. 15- 3-1884 Glasgow (Cathkin) Scotland 1-0 England 14. 21- 3-1885 London (Oval) England 1-1 Scotland 15. 27- 3-1886 Glasgow (Hampden) Scotland 1-1 England 16. 19- 3-1887 Blackburn (L.R.) England 2-3 Scotland 17. 17- 3-1888 Glasgow (Hampden) Scotland 0-5 England 18. 13- 4-1889 London (Oval) England 2-3 Scotland 19. 5- 4-1890 Glasgow (Hampden) Scotland 1-1 England 20. 6- 4-1891 Blackburn (E.P.) England 2-1 Scotland 21. 2- 4-1892 Glasgow (Ibrox) Scotland 1-4 England 22. 1- 4-1893 Richmond England 5-2 Scotland 23. 7- 4-1894 Glasgow (Celtic) Scotland 2-2 England 24. 6- 4-1895 Liverpool England 3-0 Scotland 25. 4- 4-1896 Glasgow (Celtic) Scotland 2-1 England 26. 3- 4-1897 London (Palace) England 1-2 Scotland 27. 2- 4-1898 Glasgow (Celtic) Scotland 1-3 England 28. 8- 4-1899 Birmingham England 2-1 Scotland 29. 7- 4-1900 Glasgow (Celtic) Scotland 4-1 England 30. 30- 3-1901 London (Palace) England 2-2 Scotland -. 5- 4-1902 Glasgow (Ibrox) Scotland abd England [abandoned at 1-1 after 30'; Ibrox disaster] 31. 3- 5-1902 Birmingham England 2-2 Scotland 32. 4- 4-1903 Sheffield (B.L.) England 1-2 Scotland 33. 9- 4-1904 Glasgow (Celtic) Scotland 0-1 England 34. 1- 4-1905 London (Palace) England 1-0 Scotland 35. 7- 4-1906 Glasgow (Hampden) Scotland 2-1 England 36. 6- 4-1907 Newcastle England 1-1 Scotland 37. 4- 4-1908 Glasgow (Hampden) Scotland 1-1 England 38. 3- 4-1909 London (Palace) England 2-0 Scotland 39. 2- 4-1910 Glasgow (Hampden) Scotland 2-0 England 40. 1- 4-1911 Liverpool England 1-1 Scotland 41. 23- 3-1912 Glasgow (Hampden) Scotland 1-1 England 42. 5- 4-1913 London (Stamford) England 1-0 Scotland 43. 4- 4-1914 Glasgow (Hampden) Scotland 3-1 England 44. 10- 4-1920 Sheffield (Hb.) England 5-4 Scotland 45. 9- 4-1921 Glasgow (Hampden) Scotland 3-0 England 46. 8- 4-1922 Birmingham England 0-1 Scotland 47. 14- 4-1923 Glasgow (Hampden) Scotland 2-2 England 48. 12- 4-1924 London (Wembley) England 1-1 Scotland 49. 4- 4-1925 Glasgow (Hampden) Scotland 2-0 England 50. 17- 4-1926 Manchester England 0-1 Scotland 51. 2- 4-1927 Glasgow (Hampden) Scotland 1-2 England 52. 31- 3-1928 London (Wembley) England 1-5 Scotland 53. 13- 4-1929 Glasgow (Hampden) Scotland 1-0 England 54. 5- 4-1930 London (Wembley) England 5-2 Scotland 55. 28- 3-1931 Glasgow (Hampden) Scotland 2-0 England 56. 9- 4-1932 London (Wembley) England 3-0 Scotland 57. 1- 4-1933 Glasgow (Hampden) Scotland 2-1 England 58. 14- 4-1934 London (Wembley) England 3-0 Scotland 59. 6- 4-1935 Glasgow (Hampden) Scotland 2-0 England 60. 4- 4-1936 London (Wembley) England 1-1 Scotland 61. 17- 4-1937 Glasgow (Hampden) Scotland 3-1 England 62. 9- 4-1938 London (Wembley) England 0-1 Scotland 63. 15- 4-1939 Glasgow (Hampden) Scotland 1-2 England 64. 12- 4-1947 London (Wembley) England 1-1 Scotland 65. 10- 4-1948 Glasgow (Hampden) Scotland 0-2 England 66. 9- 4-1949 London (Wembley) England 1-3 Scotland 67. 15- 4-1950 Glasgow (Hampden) Scotland 0-1 England World Cup Qualifier [+] 68. 14- 4-1951 London (Wembley) England 2-3 Scotland 69. 5- 4-1952 Glasgow (Hampden) Scotland 1-2 England 70. 18- 4-1953 London (Wembley) England 2-2 Scotland 71. 3- 4-1954 Glasgow (Hampden) Scotland 2-4 England World Cup Qualifier [+] 72. 2- 4-1955 London (Wembley) England 7-2 Scotland 73. 14- 4-1956 Glasgow (Hampden) Scotland 1-1 England 74. 6- 4-1957 London (Wembley) England 2-1 Scotland 75. 19- 4-1958 Glasgow (Hampden) Scotland 0-4 England 76. 11- 4-1959 London (Wembley) England 1-0 Scotland 77. 9- 4-1960 Glasgow (Hampden) Scotland 1-1 England 78. 15- 4-1961 London (Wembley) England 9-3 Scotland 79. 14- 4-1962 Glasgow (Hampden) Scotland 2-0 England 80. 6- 4-1963 London (Wembley) England 1-2 Scotland 81. 11- 4-1964 Glasgow (Hampden) Scotland 1-0 England 82. 10- 4-1965 London (Wembley) England 2-2 Scotland 83. 2- 4-1966 Glasgow (Hampden) Scotland 3-4 England 84. 15- 4-1967 London (Wembley) England 2-3 Scotland European Champ Qual. [+] 85. 24- 2-1968 Glasgow (Hampden) Scotland 1-1 England European Champ Qual. [+] 86. 10- 5-1969 London (Wembley) England 4-1 Scotland 87. 25- 4-1970 Glasgow (Hampden) Scotland 0-0 England 88. 22- 5-1971 London (Wembley) England 3-1 Scotland 89. 27- 5-1972 Glasgow (Hampden) Scotland 0-1 England 90. 14- 2-1973 Glasgow (Hampden) Scotland 0-5 England 91. 19- 5-1973 London (Wembley) England 1-0 Scotland 92. 18- 5-1974 Glasgow (Hampden) Scotland 2-0 England 93. 24- 5-1975 London (Wembley) England 5-1 Scotland 94. 15- 5-1976 Glasgow (Hampden) Scotland 2-1 England 95. 4- 6-1977 London (Wembley) England 1-2 Scotland 96. 20- 5-1978 Glasgow (Hampden) Scotland 0-1 England 97. 26- 5-1979 London (Wembley) England 3-1 Scotland 98. 24- 5-1980 Glasgow (Hampden) Scotland 0-2 England 99. 23- 5-1981 London (Wembley) England 0-1 Scotland 100. 29- 5-1982 Glasgow (Hampden) Scotland 0-1 England 101. 1- 6-1983 London (Wembley) England 2-0 Scotland 102. 26- 5-1984 Glasgow (Hampden) Scotland 1-1 England 103. 25- 5-1985 Glasgow (Hampden) Scotland 1-0 England 104. 23- 4-1986 London (Wembley) England 2-1 Scotland 105. 23- 5-1987 Glasgow (Hampden) Scotland 0-0 England 106. 21- 5-1988 London (Wembley) England 1-0 Scotland 107. 27- 5-1989 Glasgow (Hampden) Scotland 0-2 England 108. 15- 6-1996 London (Wembley) England 2-0 Scotland European Championship 109. 13-11-1999 Glasgow (Hampden) Scotland 0-2 England European Champ Qual. 110. 17-11-1999 London (Wembley) England 0-1 Scotland European Champ Qual. 111. 14- 8-2013 London (Wembley) England 3-2 Scotland 112. 18-11-2014 Glasgow (Celtic) Scotland 1-3 England 113. 11-11-2016 London (Wembley) England 3-0 Scotland World Cup Qualifier 114. 10- 6-2017 Glasgow (Hampden) Scotland 2-2 England World Cup Qualifier 115. 18- 6-2021 London (Wembley) England 0-0 Scotland European Championship 116. 12- 9-2023 Glasgow (Hampden) Scotland 1-3 England [+] also counted for Home Championship
Total record:
England 116 49 26 41 206-175 124
Scotland 116 41 26 49 175-206 108
Some more stats:
(E=England wins, S=Scotland wins, EG/SG English/Scottish goals resp.)
Pd E D S EG-SG
In England: 58 28 12 18 123-90
London: 45 23 9 13 97-68
Wembley (old): 30 16 5 9 68-41
Wembley (new): 3 2 1 0 6- 2
Kennington Oval: 7 2 2 3 16-21
Crystal Palace: 4 2 1 1 6- 4
Stamford Bridge: 1 1 0 0 1- 0
Birmingham: 3 1 1 1 4- 4 [all at Villa Park]
Sheffield: 3 1 0 2 8- 9
Bramall Lane: 2 0 0 2 3- 5
Hillsborough: 1 1 0 0 5- 4
Blackburn: 2 1 0 1 4- 4
Ewood Park: 1 1 0 0 2- 1
Leamington Road: 1 0 0 1 2- 3
Liverpool: 2 1 1 0 4- 1 [both at Goodison Park]
Manchester: 1 0 0 1 0- 1 [at Old Trafford]
Newcastle: 1 0 1 0 1- 1 [at St. James' Park]
Richmond [now part of London]: 1 1 0 0 5- 2 [at Athletic Ground]
In Scotland: 58 21 14 23 83-85
Glasgow: 58 21 14 23 83-85
Hampden Park: 47 17 12 18 67-68
Celtic Park: 6 3 1 2 11-10
Hamilton Crescent: 3 0 1 2 1- 5
Cathkin Park: 1 0 0 1 0- 1
Ibrox Park: 1 1 0 0 4- 1
Pd E D S EG-SG
1872-1880 9 2 2 5 19-28
1881-1890 10 1 3 6 16-24
1891-1900 10 6 1 3 24-16
1901-1910 10 3 4 3 12-12
1911-1920 5 2 2 1 9- 9
1921-1930 10 2 2 6 11-19
1931-1940 9 3 1 5 11-12
1941-1950 4 2 1 1 5- 4
1951-1960 10 6 3 1 26-13
1961-1970 10 3 3 4 23-18
1971-1980 11 8 0 3 23- 9
1981-1990 9 5 2 2 9- 4
1991-2000 3 2 0 1 4- 1
2001-2010 no matches
2011-2020 4 3 1 0 11- 5
2021-2030 2 1 1 0 3- 1
England - List of International Matches
Scotland - List of International Matches
Thanks to Roberto Di Maggio
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Authors: Simon Gleave and Karel Stokkermans
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