International Eligibility & Player Data
Scottish-born players for other national teams
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49 players
AllActiveRetired
Player
POS
DoB
Nationality
Club
Intl. caps
Intl. goals
Years active
JR
Jimmy Rooney
MF
10.12.1945 (81)
AUSAustralia
Retired
99
20
1970-1980
AM
Aiden McGeady
MF
04.04.1986 (40)
IRLIreland
Retired
93
5
2004-2017
RH
Ray Houghton
MF
09.01.1962 (64)
IRLIreland
Retired
73
6
1986-1997
CM
Colin Miller
DF
04.10.1964 (62)
CANCanada
Retired
61
5
1983-1997
JM
Jimmy Mackay
MF
19.12.1943 (†)
AUSAustralia
Deceased
52
5
—
DN
David Norman
MF
06.05.1962 (64)
CANCanada
Retired
51
1
1983-1994
IH
Iain Hume
FW
30.10.1983 (43)
CANCanada
Retired
43
6
2003-2016
JM
James McCarthy
MF
12.11.1990 (36)
IRLIreland
SCO Celtic
43
0
2010-2020
AB
Allan Boath
MF
14.12.1958 (68)
NZLNew Zealand
Retired
38
6
1980-1988
MB
Martin Boyle
MF
25.04.1993 (33)
AUSAustralia
SCO Hibernian
37
10
2018-
HS
Harry Souttar
DF
22.10.1998 (28)
AUSAustralia
ENG Leicester City
36
11
2019-
JR
Jack Reilly
GK
27.08.1943 (83)
AUSAustralia
Retired
35
0
—
GG
Gerry Gray
MF
20.01.1961 (65)
CANCanada
Retired
34
2
1980-1991
AM
Ali McCann
MF
04.12.1999 (27)
NIRNorthern Ireland
ENG Preston North End
33
1
2020-
BM
Bob Milne
FW
01.10.1870 (†)
NIRNorthern Ireland
Deceased
27
2
1894-1906
DM
Dave Mitchell
FW
13.06.1962 (64)
AUSAustralia
Retired
27
11
1981-1993
SH
Stuart Holden
MF
01.08.1985 (41)
USAUnited States
Retired
25
3
—
TC
Tommy Coyne
FW
14.11.1962 (64)
IRLIreland
Retired
22
6
1992-1997
KN
Keith Nelson
FW
18.02.1947 (†)
NZLNew Zealand
Deceased
20
16
1977-1983
CE
Charlie Egan
FW
14.08.1959 (67)
AUSAustralia
Retired
19
5
—
SA
Scott Arfield
MF
01.11.1988 (38)
CANCanada
SCO Livingston
19
2
2016-2019
CB
Cameron Burgess
DF
21.10.1995 (31)
AUSAustralia
WAL Swansea City
18
0
2023-
LJ
Leon Jones
DF
28.02.1998 (28)
HKGHong Kong
Free Agent
15
1
2024-
SM
Sam Malcolmson
DF
02.04.1947 (79)
NZLNew Zealand
Retired
15
2
1976-1982
DW
David Wotherspoon
MF
16.01.1990 (36)
CANCanada
SCO Inverness CT
13
1
2018-2023
MJ
Mikey Johnston
MF
19.04.1999 (27)
IRLIreland
ENG West Bromwich Albion
11
2
2023-
OV
Onni Valakari
MF
18.08.1999 (27)
FINFinland
USA San Diego FC
11
1
2020-
IO
Ian Ormond
FW
05.08.1949 (†)
NZLNew Zealand
Deceased
10
5
1971-1976
GM
Giovanni Moscardini
FW
11.03.1905 (†)
ITAItaly
Deceased
9
7
1921-1925
BS
Bernie Slaven
FW
13.11.1960 (66)
IRLIreland
Retired
7
1
1990-1993
BH
Bob Harley
MF
08.09.1888 (†)
CANCanada
Deceased
7
0
—
GA
George Anderson
DF
1901 (†)
CANCanada
Deceased
7
0
—
GF
George Forrest
FW
21.07.1904 (†)
CANCanada
Deceased
7
2
1924
FT
Fergus Tierney
FW
19.03.2003 (23)
MASMalaysia
MAS Johor Darul Ta'zim II
6
1
2024-
AA
Andy Auld
FW
26.01.1900 (†)
USAUnited States
Deceased
5
2
1926-1930
JG
Jimmy Gallagher
MF
07.06.1901 (†)
USAUnited States
Deceased
5
1
1928-1934
JB
Jim Brown
FW
31.12.1908 (†)
USAUnited States
Deceased
4
1
1930
PP
Paul Paton
MF
18.04.1987 (39)
NIRNorthern Ireland
SCO Irvine Meadow
4
0
2014-2017
BM
Bart McGhee
FW
30.04.1899 (†)
USAUnited States
Deceased
3
1
1930
CE
Callan Elliot
MF
07.07.1999 (27)
NZLNew Zealand
NZL Auckland FC
3
0
2023-
JC
Jason Cummings
FW
01.08.1995 (31)
AUSAustralia
IND Mohun Bagan SG
3
1
2022-2023
AR
Alex Robertson
MF
17.04.2003 (23)
AUSAustralia
WAL Cardiff City
2
0
2023-
CG
Charlie Gallagher
MF
03.11.1940 (†)
IRLIreland
Deceased
2
0
1967
KN
Kieran Ngwenya
DF
25.09.2002 (24)
MWIMalawi
SCO Dunfermline Athletic
2
0
2021-
BM
Brian McLean
DF
28.02.1985 (41)
NIRNorthern Ireland
Retired
1
0
2006
GB
Gordon Burness
FW
02.10.1906 (†)
USAUnited States
Deceased
1
0
1926
JM
James McPake
DF
24.06.1984 (42)
NIRNorthern Ireland
Retired
1
0
—
RV
Rocco Vata
MF
18.04.2005 (21)
IRLIreland
ENG Watford
1
0
2025-
WD
Walter Dick
FW
20.09.1905 (†)
USAUnited States
Deceased
1
0
1934

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