Scotland - Unofficial Matches Results

Apart from the first five matches played between 1870 and 1872, the following list only gives details of games that involve teams selected by the Scottish Football Association (SFA) formed on 13th March 1873. The reason for this distinction is because there were other sides styled as "Scotland" but organised by, for example, the players' union and the armed forces. The addition of these details now gives a complete record of all matches - official or unofficial - involving teams selected by and representing the SFA. It includes fixtures where the sole purpose was a public trial or a warm-up game before an important match or competition. The suffix "XI" is used for unofficial fixtures played since the establishment of the SFA to clearly distinguish them from official matches. The sides were not always styled as "Scotland XI" at the time. This does not indicate the strength of the team that varied according to the circumstances and opposition. Some games are recorded as unofficial as they were played during or immediately after the two World Wars when normal football was suspended but the SFA selected the strongest team available. In other fixtures, e.g. testimonial games, selection was from a wider field of players.

In the match details, wherever possible, the full names of players are included. In one case a Scottish player's name in the newspapers, etc. and used here was not his name registered at birth and * is added after his surname. He is:

James "Napoleon" McMenemy* was James McMenamin (1918-1919)

Unofficial Matches 1870-1891
Unofficial Matches 1902-1919
Unofficial Matches 1927
Unofficial Matches 1929-1935
Unofficial Matches 1939-1945
Unofficial Matches 1946-1959
Unofficial Matches 1960-1967
Unofficial Matches 1971-1990

Overview Official Matches

Date	      Venue	     Opponent	                Score    Competition                       Notes
05.03.1870    London         England                D   1- 1     Unofficial international          Prior to the founding of the SFA
19.11.1870    London         England                L   0- 1     Unofficial international          Prior to the founding of the SFA
25.02.1871    London         England                D   1- 1     Unofficial international          Prior to the founding of the SFA 
18.11.1871    London         England                L   1- 2     Unofficial international          Prior to the founding of the SFA
24.02.1872    London         England                L   0- 1     Unofficial international          Prior to the founding of the SFA
19.09.1888    Glasgow        Canada                 W   4- 0     Unofficial international       
21.03.1891    Crosshill      Corinthian             W   9- 2     1891 England warm-up match                  
03.10.1891    Govan          Canadian-American XI   W   5- 1     Unofficial international       

05.04.1902    Govan          England                D   1- 1     Ibrox disaster match              Declared void         
09.08.1902    Belfast        Ireland                W   3- 0     Ibrox Disaster Fund            
08.06.1918    Glasgow        England                W   2- 0     Sir D Haig Hospitals' Fund     
22.03.1919    Glasgow        Ireland                W   2- 1     Victory international          
19.04.1919    Belfast        Ireland                D   0- 0     Victory international          
26.04.1919    Liverpool      England                D   2- 2     Victory international          
03.05.1919    Glasgow        England                L   3- 4     Victory international          

24.05.1927    Montreal       Montreal All-Stars     W   3- 2     Canada tour                    
26.05.1927    Hamilton       Hamilton & Dist. A-S   W   6- 1     Canada tour                    
28.05.1927    Toronto        Toronto All-Stars      L   2- 3     Canada tour                    
01.06.1927    Fort William   New Ontario A-S        W   6- 1     Canada tour                    
04.06.1927    Winnipeg       Manitoba All-Stars     W   5- 2     Canada tour                    
06.06.1927    Regina         Regina All-Stars       W   4- 0     Canada tour                   
08.06.1927    Saskatoon      Saskatoon All-Stars    W   9- 0     Canada tour                    
12.06.1927    Calgary        Calgary All-Stars      W   6- 0     Canada tour                    
13.06.1927    Lethbridge     Lethbridge & Dist.L.   W   4- 0     Canada tour                   
16.06.1927    Vancouver      Vancouver All-Stars    W   9- 2     Canada tour                    
18.06.1927    Nanaimo        Upper Island A-S       W   5- 0     Canada tour                    
22.06.1927    Victoria       Victoria All-Stars     W   4- 1     Canada tour                    
26.06.1927    Vancouver      British Columbia A-S   W   6- 0     Canada tour                    
27.06.1927    Edmonton       Edmonton All-Stars     W  10- 1     Canada tour                    
29.06.1927    Winnipeg       Hakoah Wein            W   4- 1     Canada tour                    
01.07.1927    Timmins        Northern Ontario A-S   W   7- 1     Canada tour                    
04.07.1927    Windsor        Windsor All-Stars      W   4- 2     Canada tour                    
10.07.1927    Toronto        Ontario All-Stars      W  10- 0     Canada tour                   
11.07.1927    Toronto        Toronto Ulster Utd.    W   3- 0     Canada tour                    
15.07.1927    Montreal       Montreal All-Stars     W   4- 2     Canada tour                    

28.05.1929    Oslo           East Norway XI         W   4- 0     Unofficial international       
08.05.1935    London         England XI             W   1- 0     King George V Jubilee Fund     
18.05.1935    Philadelphia   Philadelphia Germ-Am   W   3- 0     North America tour             
19.05.1935    New York       Eastern US (ASL)       W   5- 1     North America tour             
22.05.1935    Toronto        Toronto All-Stars      W   3- 1     North America tour             
24.05.1935    Kitchener      Western FA All-Stars   W   9- 1     North America tour             
26.05.1935    Chicago        Illinois All-Stars     W   3- 0     North America tour             
29.05.1935    Calgary        Alberta All-Stars      W   9- 1     North America tour             
31.05.1935    Victoria       Vancouver Island A-S   W   5- 0     North America tour             
01.06.1935    Vancouver      Vancouver All-Stars    W   1- 0     North America tour             
05.06.1935    Winnipeg       Manitoba All-Stars     W   7- 2     North America tour            
08.06.1935    Toronto        Eastern Canada A-S     W   6- 0     North America tour             
09.06.1935    Newark         Eastern US (ASL)       W   4- 1     North America tour              
11.06.1935    Hamilton       Hamilton All-Stars     W  10- 1     North America tour             
13.06.1935    Montreal       Montreal All-Stars     W   3- 0     North America tour            
21.08.1935    Glasgow        England                W   4- 2     King George V Jubilee Fund     

16.05.1939    Montreal       Montreal All-Stars     W   9- 0     North America tour             
21.05.1939    New York       Eastern US (ASL)       D   1- 1     North America tour           
24.05.1939    Detroit        Michigan All-Stars     W   7- 1     North America tour            
28.05.1939    St.Louis       St.Louis All-Stars     W  10- 2     North America tour             
31.05.1939    Calgary        Alberta All-Stars      W   7- 0     North America tour             
03.06.1939    Nanaimo        Upper Island A-S       W   4- 2     North America tour             
05.06.1939    Vancouver      Vancouver All-Stars    W   4- 1     North America tour            
07.06.1939    Victoria       Lower Island A-S       W   6- 0     North America tour           
10.06.1939    Vancouver      British Columbia A-S   W   3- 2     North America tour            
12.06.1939    Regina         Saskatchewan A-S       W   6- 0     North America tour             
14.06.1939    Winnipeg       Manitoba All-Stars     W   6- 1     North America tour             
17.06.1939    Toronto        Ontario All-Stars      W   2- 0     North America tour             
18.06.1939    New York       American Soccer L.     W   4- 2     North America tour                Scores: ft (2-2). Result aet: (4-2)
21.06.1939    Providence     New England A-S        W   3- 1     North America tour             
02.12.1939    Newcastle      England                L   1- 2     Wartime international             For the aid of wartime charities
16.03.1940    Galashiels     Army XI (Scot Comm.)   D   2- 2     Friendly match
20.04.1940    Berwick        Army XI (KOSB)         W   5- 1     Friendly match
24.04.1940    Edinburgh      Empire Army XI         W   4- 1     Friendly match
11.05.1940    Glasgow        England                D   1- 1     Wartime international             For the aid of wartime charities
14.12.1940    Kirkcaldy      Army XI (Scot Comm.)   W   4- 2     Friendly match
25.01.1941    Dundee         Army XI (Scot Comm.)   W   1- 0     Friendly match
08.02.1941    Newcastle      England                W   3- 2     Wartime international             For the aid of wartime charities
19.04.1941    Aberdeen       Army XI (Scot Comm.)   W   2- 1     Friendly match	
03.05.1941    Glasgow        England                L   1- 3     Wartime international             For the aid of wartime charities
17.05.1941    Methil         Army XI (Scot Comm.)   W   5- 1     Friendly match
04.10.1941    Wembley        England                L   0- 2     Wartime international             For the aid of wartime charities
17.01.1942    Wembley        England                L   0- 3     Wartime international             For the aid of wartime charities
18.04.1942    Glasgow        England                W   5- 4     Wartime international             For the aid of wartime charities
19.09.1942    Dumfries       Army XI (Scot Comm.)   L   1- 3     Friendly match
10.10.1942    Wembley        England                D   0- 0     Wartime international             For the aid of wartime charities
05.12.1942    Newcastle      Royal Air Force        L   0- 4     Friendly match
17.04.1943    Glasgow        England                L   0- 4     Wartime international             For the aid of wartime charities
16.10.1943    Manchester     England                L   0- 8     Wartime international             For the aid of wartime charities
06.11.1943    Glasgow        Royal Air Force        L   1- 2     Friendly match
19.02.1944    Wembley        England                L   2- 6     Wartime international             For the aid of wartime charities
22.04.1944    Glasgow        England                L   2- 3     Wartime international             For the aid of wartime charities
14.10.1944    Wembley        England                L   2- 6     Wartime international             For the aid of wartime charities
25.11.1944    Sheffield      Royal Air Force        W   7- 1     Friendly match             
06.01.1945    Brussels       Belgium                W   3- 2     Wartime international             Belgium tour
07.01.1945    Bruges         Flanders               L   4- 6     Wartime international             Belgium tour
03.02.1945    Birmingham     England                L   2- 3     Wartime international             For the aid of wartime charities
14.04.1945    Glasgow        England                L   1- 6     Wartime international             For the aid of wartime charities
10.11.1945    Glasgow        Wales                  W   2- 0     Victory international         
17.11.1945    Celle          BAOR Combined S. XI    W   4- 2     Friendly match
18.11.1945    Hamburg        BAOR Combined S. XI    D   1- 1     Friendly match

02.02.1946    Belfast        Ireland (IFA)          W   3- 2     Victory international          
13.04.1946    Glasgow        England                W   1- 0     Victory international          
24.08.1946    Manchester     England                D   2- 2     Bolton Disaster Fund           
28.05.1947    Hamburg        BAOR Combined S. XI    L   3- 4     Friendly match                 
23.02.1949    Edinburgh      British Army           W   7- 1     Friendly match                 
25.05.1949    St.Louis       St.Louis All-Stars     W   6- 0     North America tour             
29.05.1949    New York       Belfast Celtic         L   0- 2     North America tour             
30.05.1949    New York       American Soccer L.     W   4- 1     North America tour             
06.06.1949    Kearny         Kearny All-Stars       W   3- 1     North America tour             
08.06.1949    Toronto        Ontario All-Stars      W   2- 0     North America tour             
09.06.1949    Montreal       Eastern Canada A-S     W   5- 2     North America tour             
12.06.1949    Philadelphia   Philadelphia A-S       W   8- 1     North America tour             
15.06.1949    Fall River     New England A-S        W   3- 1     North America tour             
19.06.1949    New York       USA                    W   4- 0     North America tour             
03.03.1952    Newcastle      British Army           W   3- 1     Friendly match                 
02.03.1953    Glasgow        British Army           W   2- 1     Friendly match                 
30.04.1953    Glasgow        Sunderland             W   5- 0     Jimmy Mason testimonial match        
18.11.1953    Liverpool      British Army           W   3- 2     Friendly match                 
16.11.1954    Kilmarnock     Kilmarnock             W   2- 0     Trial match              
22.11.1954    Edinburgh      Hibernian              W   3- 0     Trial match                
30.11.1954    Falkirk        Falkirk                D   4- 4     Trial match               
21.02.1955    Edinburgh      Scotland B             L   2- 3     Trial match                    
07.12.1955    Rutherglen     British Army           W   3- 1     Friendly match                 
12.03.1956    Glasgow        Anglo-S.African XI     W   2- 1  	 British Olympic Appeal Fund    
03.02.1958    Edinburgh      Scottish League XI     W   3- 2     1958 World Cup warm-up match                   
17.02.1958    Glasgow        Rangers                D   1- 1     1958 World Cup warm-up match                   
03.03.1958    Edinburgh      Heart of Midlothian    L   2- 3     1958 World Cup warm-up match                    
05.06.1958    Eskilstuna     IFK Eskilstuna         W   2- 0     1958 World Cup warm-up match                  
12.11.1958    Edinburgh      British Army           D   1- 1     Friendly match                 
16.03.1959    Glasgow        Scottish League XI     L   5- 6     Trial match                    
24.05.1959    Aarhus         Jutland                D   3- 3     Unofficial international       

01.02.1960    Glasgow        Scottish League XI     D   2- 2     Trial match                    
30.01.1961    Glasgow        Scottish League XI     W   4- 1     Trial match                    
05.02.1962    Glasgow        Scottish League XI     D   2- 2     Trial match                    
24.02.1964    Glasgow        Scottish League XI     W   3- 1     Trial match                    
11.11.1964    London         Tottenham Hotspur      W   6- 2     John White testimonial match         
02.05.1966    Leicester      Leicester City         D   1- 1     Alex Dowdells testimonial match     
16.05.1967    Ramat Gan      Israel                 W   2- 1     Asia, Oceania & Canada tour       Subsequently upgraded to an official match    
25.05.1967    Hong Kong      Hong Kong              W   4- 1     Asia, Oceania & Canada tour    
28.05.1967    Sydney         Australia              W   1- 0     Asia, Oceania & Canada tour       Subsequently upgraded to an official match    
31.05.1967    Adelaide       Australia              W   2- 1     Asia, Oceania & Canada tour       Subsequently upgraded to an official match
03.06.1967    Melbourne      Australia              W   2- 0     Asia, Oceania & Canada tour       Subsequently upgraded to an official match
05.06.1967    Wellington     New Zealand U-23       W   7- 2     Asia, Oceania & Canada tour    
08.06.1967    Auckland       Auckland XI            W   4- 0     Asia, Oceania & Canada tour    
10.06.1967    Vancouver      Vancouver All-Stars    W   4- 1     Asia, Oceania & Canada tour    
13.06.1967    Winnipeg       Canada Olympic XI      W   7- 2     Asia, Oceania & Canada tour       Subsequently upgraded to an official match    

27.01.1971    Glasgow        Rangers/Celtic S.      W   2- 1     Ibrox disaster benefit match         
16.04.1978    Glasgow        Rangers                L   0- 5     John Greig testimonial match        
19.04.1978    Inverness      Highland League S.     D   2- 2     Friendly match                 
09.06.1982    Portimao       Torralta               W   9- 1     1982 World Cup warm-up match   
10.06.1982    Portimao       Torralta   	    W   7- 0     1982 World Cup warm-up match
30.05.1986    Los Angeles    Los Angeles Heat       W   3- 0     1986 World Cup warm-up match   
01.06.1986    Los Angeles    Hollywood Kickers      W   4- 0     1986 World Cup warm-up match            
18.08.1990    Glasgow        Scottish League XI     L   0- 1     SFL centenary

Overview Official Matches

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