List of Scottish Football League representative players


The Scottish Football League XI was a representative side of the Scottish Football League. Soon after the creation of the SFL in 1890, there was a desire on the part of its officials to test its strength against the more senior Football League. A match between the Scottish League and The Football League XI was first played in April 1892 at Pike's Lane, Bolton and ended in a 2-2 draw. The Scottish League also played representative matches against the Irish League XI, League of Ireland XI, a Welsh League XI, a Danish Combination and the Italian league. They had also played four fundraising matches during World War I and six unofficial trial matches against Scotland between 1958 and 1964 - players involved in those matches are recorded separately.
A Scottish League team last played in 1990, to mark the league's centenary, in a match against the Scotland national team. The Scottish Football League ceased to exist in 2013, when it merged with the Scottish Premier League to form the Scottish Professional Football League.
Bobby Evans holds the record for Scottish League XI appearances, having played 25 times between 1948 and 1960. George Young attained 22 caps, and is the only other player to have won at least 20. Seventeen other players achieved at least 10 caps. Willie Bauld scored the most goals for the Scottish League XI, with his 15 goals coming in 13 appearances between 1949 and 1958. Lawrie Reilly scored 14 goals in as many games. As well as being the third highest scorer, Barney Battles, Jr. is also the most prolific, with his 13 goals coming from only five games. Bobby Collins and William Reid also scored at least 10 goals for the team.

List of players

Inter-league matches

Of the 155 players who made at least four appearances for the Scottish League team, only eight never played for the full Scotland team, including John Stewart Wright whose career coincided with World War I and played in unofficial internationals, Bob Ferrier who was ineligible during his era due to being born in Sheffield, South African Johnny Hubbard, and goalkeepers Willie White and George Niven, the latter of whom is the Rangers player with most appearances for the club without a full cap, having missed out through injury on several occasions. The other players in that group are John McFarlane, Chic Geatons and Willie Rankin.
Barney Battles Jr. was capped for both Scotland and the United States, Joe Kennaway played for Scotland and Canada, and Patsy Gallacher featured for both Ireland teams.
played once for the Scottish League XI, in 1954. Stein and Alex Ferguson both played for the Scottish League XI and became Scotland national football team manager, but neither played for the national team.
and Willie Wallace both played for the Scottish League XI during the 1960s.
played four times for the Scottish League XI in the early 1970s.
NameFirst capLast capCapsGoalsClub when capped
19481960250Celtic
19471956222Rangers
195119581612Celtic
19081920150Celtic
19091920142Rangers
19191931151Queen's Park;
Rangers
19091919140Third Lanark
19571965141Rangers
19631976141Rangers
19081920142Celtic
194819561414Hibernian
18971913142Rangers
18991911144Heart of Midlothian
194919581315Heart of Midlothian
19481953130Rangers
19191933121Rangers
19311941110Rangers
18951903110Rangers
19481955113Hibernian
19051912100Celtic;
Rangers
19121928101Kilmarnock;
Rangers
19191928100Celtic
19471958103Hibernian
19271934102Motherwell
1892189990Celtic
1966197190Rangers
1961196790Celtic
1911191991Heart of Midlothian
1955195890Falkirk
1897190491Rangers
1951195698Heart of Midlothian
1956195880Dundee
1949195280Rangers
1912192082Celtic
1961196581Dundee
1892190084Celtic
1904191287Celtic
19101915810Rangers
1953195784Clyde
1960196271Celtic
1955196071Heart of Midlothian
1922193075Motherwell
1954195871Aberdeen
1954195671Clyde
1898190479Rangers
1893189770Celtic
1948195070Third Lanark
1912192071Celtic
1952195873Rangers
1966197370Kilmarnock;
Rangers
1947194870Celtic
1953196070Rangers
1948195071Motherwell
1900190870Heart of Midlothian;
Hibernian
1956196272Rangers
1960196473Rangers
1947195170Rangers
1922192660Rangers
1966197063Hibernian
1936193963Celtic
1958196160Hibernian
1927193060Rangers
1909191160Celtic
1962196862Rangers
1934193960Celtic
1961196864Celtic
1951195461Hibernian
1932193561Heart of Midlothian
1926193566Celtic
1950195760Raith Rovers
1926193665Airdrieonians;
Rangers
1921193260Rangers
1921192961Rangers
1960196763Dundee;
Rangers
1959196261Motherwell
1900190561Rangers
1966197360Hibernian
1892189564Dumbarton;
St Morren
1904191160Celtic
1954195851Rangers
19281930513Heart of Midlothian
1961196450Rangers
1894189851Celtic
1911191952Rangers
1961196358Rangers
1931193650Rangers
1937193950Third Lanark
1925192951Rangers
1929193250Airdrieonians
1932193850Celtic
1965196850Celtic
1954195856Aberdeen
1959196151Motherwell
1930193451Celtic
1927193050Dundee
1897190252Rangers
1912191351Heart of Midlothian
1965196950Celtic
1912191956Airdrieonians
1921192750Hibernian
1904190852Heart of Midlothian
1958196050Kilmarnock
1935193951Rangers
1947195151Rangers
1896190450Heart of Midlothian;
Rangers
1935193952Heart of Midlothian
1934193640Heart of Midlothian
1898190041Hibernian
1968197040Dunfermline Athletic
1893190243Celtic
1962196740Celtic
1961196240Dunfermline Athletic
1970197341Celtic
1962196543Aberdeen;
Dundee
1919192140Celtic
1952195440Partick Thistle
1967197640Partick Thistle;
Hibernian
1953195841Celtic
1970197340Celtic
1948194943Queen of the South
1955195542Rangers
1958196140Motherwell
1923192540Aberdeen
1929193240Partick Thistle
1964197040Celtic
1932193440Celtic
1961196440Celtic
1896189842Heart of Midlothian;
Celtic
1893189642Celtic
1898190040Heart of Midlothian;
Celtic
1895189940Celtic
1964196648Motherwell;
Celtic
1966197340Motherwell;
Rangers
1924192840Celtic
1919192140Partick Thistle
1961196443Rangers
1951195440St Mirren
1919192341Motherwell
1934193541Rangers
1966197040Aberdeen;
Rangers
1959196146Motherwell
1947195242Morton;
Dundee
1951195540St Mirren
1925193040Celtic
1928193040Celtic
1923192540Falkirk
1949195840Hibernian
1961196240Dundee
1965196943Heart of Midlothian;
Celtic
1923192645Heart of Midlothian
1923192640Heart of Midlothian
1926193340Celtic
1913191940Morton
1955195540Heart of Midlothian
1951195233Motherwell
1935193631Aberdeen
1951195230Celtic
1893189430Heart of Midlothian
1958196130Kilmarnock
1927192830Clyde
1911191230Clyde
1931193333Clyde
1903190430St Mirren
1937194130St Johnstone;
Hibernian
1921192331Celtic
1948195430Hibernian;
Celtic
1948195532Heart of Midlothian
1949195330Morton
1953195630Dundee
1931193531Queen's Park
1913191433Falkirk
1964197030Heart of Midlothian
1948194933St Mirren
1970197130Kilmarnock
1962196334Celtic
1950195330Heart of Midlothian
1895190130Rangers
1937193930Heart of Midlothian
1920192233Motherwell
1921192730Falkirk
1971197430Heart of Midlothian
1921192231Morton
1947194831Rangers
1960196431Dundee
1947195132Aberdeen;
Heart of Midlothian
1922192530Hibernian
1954195430Celtic
1960196033Clyde
1902190530St Mirren
1928193230Heart of Midlothian
1909191030Celtic
1952195230Heart of Midlothian
1966196832Celtic
1960196130Airdrieonians
1909191030Celtic
1904191131Dundee
1957195830Heart of Midlothian
1934193530Rangers
1952195430Aberdeen
1906190830Rangers
1911191230Clyde
1923192830Celtic
1931193330Motherwell
1912191330Hamilton Academical
1962196430Partick Thistle
1938194131Partick Thistle
1926193130Celtic
1897189830Rangers
1959196130Aberdeen
1894189633St Bernard's
1897191230Hibernian;
Partick Thistle
1969197431Aberdeen
1914192030Celtic
1948194830Hibernian
1924192732Heart of Midlothian
1911191430Hibernian
1899190930Celtic
1978198032Partick Thistle;
St Mirren
1968197231Rangers
1974197830Kilmarnock
1909191031Kilmarnock
1893189420Heart of Midlothian
1907190820Kilmarnock
1958195820Motherwell
1899190020Heart of Midlothian
1901190220Kilmarnock
1958196520Celtic
1893189421Heart of Midlothian
1894189520Rangers
1899190220Celtic
1892189921Dumbarton;
Celtic
1937193823Heart of Midlothian
1939193920Third Lanark
1934193620Motherwell
1969197120Celtic
1947194820Partick Thistle
1914191420Celtic
1902190320St Mirren
1935193723Celtic
1954195520Aberdeen
1899190320Heart of Midlothian
1911191420Partick Thistle
1900190320Hibernian
1968197120Dunfermline Athletic;
Celtic
1966196720Celtic
1978198020Kilmarnock
1909191020Heart of Midlothian
1910191120Aberdeen
1926192720Dundee
1934193520Aberdeen
1958195821Dundee
1929193020Motherwell
1934193520Partick Thistle
1932193922Third Lanark
1965196920Dundee
1910191120Airdrieonians
1967196721Dunfermline Athletic;
Rangers
1966196720Kilmarnock
1947194726Airdrieonians
1964196520Kilmarnock
1971197620Rangers
1962196223Dundee United
1925192526Airdrieonians
1913192420Celtic
1911191220Rangers
1925192720Partick Thistle
1921192220Celtic
1900190020Hibernian
1914191921Morton
1948195220Hibernian
1970197021Hibernian
1962196520Heart of Midlothian;
Hibernian
1935193620Hamilton Academical
1962196320Dunfermline Athletic
1947195020Partick Thistle
1900190022Celtic
1923192320Falkirk
1972197320Rangers
1969197021Rangers
1973197420Rangers
1955195720Partick Thistle
1923192620Hibernian;
Heart of Midlothian
1936193820Rangers
1893189520Abercorn
1906190821Rangers
1951195421St Mirren
1954196020Rangers
1907191021Falkirk
1914191420Heart of Midlothian
1938193820Celtic
1949195321Partick Thistle
1892189420Celtic
1964196421Hibernian
1938193822Clyde
1928192820Queen's Park
1893189620St Mirren
1893189420Renton
1892189320Renton
1902190320Hibernian
1926192720Motherwell
1919191920Airdrieonians
1925192720Airdrieonians
1937193821Partick Thistle
1934193720Motherwell
1905190620Celtic
1930193120Partick Thistle
1892189320Dumbarton
1952195420Airdrieonians
1937193920Hamilton Academical
1950195021Celtic
1907190820Falkirk
1901190220Queen's Park;
Heart of Midlothian
1947194821Third Lanark
1893189420Rangers
1933193520Airdrieonians
1903190720Dundee
1932193422Celtic
1929192920Kilmarnock
1958195821Airdrieonians
1919192220Third Lanark
1973197420Rangers
1935193820Celtic
1895189820St Mirren
1909190921Queen's Park
1978197821Motherwell
1934193420Hamilton Academical
1919191922Ayr United
1909190920Queen's Park
1921192420Rangers
1954195421Clyde
1924192520Airdrieonians
1902190320Dundee
1948195120Motherwell
1936194720Airdrieonians;
Rangers
1961196120Rangers
1912191920Heart of Midlothian
1978198020Dumbarton
1936193720Kilmarnock;
Dundee
1907190920Rangers
1978197820Motherwell
1904190620Hibernian
1952195220East Fife
1899190120Celtic
1902190320Queen's Park
1930193120Celtic
1978198020Morton
1921192120Dundee
1959196020Heart of Midlothian
1921192120Dundee
1931193220St Mirren
1909191220Clyde
1959195922Falkirk
1978198020Partick Thistle
1902190320Queen's Park
1910191120Partick Thistle
1955195521Aberdeen
1958196022Heart of Midlothian
1948194811Falkirk
1911191110Heart of Midlothian
1962196211Aberdeen
1893189310Renton
1911191110Falkirk
1909190910Kilmarnock
1901190110Partick Thistle
1959195910Partick Thistle
1930193010Partick Thistle
1978197810Heart of Midlothian
1894189410Third Lanark
1941194110Hibernian
1957195710Celtic
1961196110Kilmarnock
1895189511Third Lanark
1928192810Heart of Midlothian
1931193110Airdrieonians
1954195410Queen of the South
1921192110Heart of Midlothian
1954195412Queen of the South
1931193110Aberdeen
1972197210Hibernian
1960196010Heart of Midlothian
1952195210Celtic
1948194810Celtic
1949194910Dundee
1894189410Third Lanark
1892189210Dumbarton
1912191210Morton
1976197610Hibernian
1941194111Motherwell
1934193410Queen's Park
1950195010East Fife
1893189310St Mirren
1922192210Motherwell
1931193110Dundee
1974197410Heart of Midlothian
1912191210Celtic
1938193810Clyde
1963196310Partick Thistle
1939193910Heart of Midlothian
1972197210Hibernian
1978197810Celtic
1941194110Hibernian
1900190013St Bernard's
1948194810Morton
1899189911Rangers
1921192110Partick Thistle
1903190310Partick Thistle
1909190910Dundee
1929192910Aberdeen
1936193610Rangers
1971197110Aberdeen
1969196910Heart of Midlothian
1964196410St Mirren
1937193710Dundee
1895189511St Mirren
1926192610Celtic
1974197410Dundee United
1948194810Aberdeen
1976197611Partick Thistle
1978197810Ayr United
1906190610St Mirren
1903190310Third Lanark
1914191410Heart of Midlothian
1939193910Celtic
1894189410Celtic
1919191911Kilmarnock
1941194110Partick Thistle
1948194810Hibernian
1910191010Dundee
1934193410St Johnstone
1948194810Clyde
1910191011Falkirk
1898189810Rangers
1976197610Queen of the South
1895189510Celtic
1923192310Falkirk
1980198010Partick Thistle
1954195410Heart of Midlothian
1895189510Celtic
1921192111Clyde
1948194810East Fife
1973197312Dundee
1948194811Rangers
1896189610Dundee
1922192210Hibernian
1938193810Partick Thistle
1939193910Motherwell
1957195710Partick Thistle
1893189310Heart of Midlothian
1909190910Third Lanark
1928192810Cowdenbeath
1896189610Celtic
1909190910Airdrieonians
1978197810St Mirren
1934193410Rangers
1974197410Ayr United
1947194710Dundee
1921192110Clyde
1972197210Partick Thistle
1902190210St Mirren
1980198010St Mirren
1949194910Dundee
1954195411East Fife
1958195811St Mirren
1895189510Rangers
1980198010Heart of Midlothian
1898189810Celtic
1961196110Dundee United
1898189811Third Lanark
1922192210Queen's Park
1930193011Dundee
1895189510St Mirren
1914191411Heart of Midlothian
1914191410Heart of Midlothian
1902190210Rangers
1901190110Kilmarnock
1903190310Hibernian
1904190410St Mirren
1894189410Rangers
1970197010St Johnstone
1910191010Kilmarnock
1924192410Dundee
1903190310Celtic
1924192410St Mirren
1958195810Heart of Midlothian
1921192110Kilmarnock
1912191210Motherwell
1892189210Renton
1969196912Aberdeen
1932193210St Mirren
1978197810Dundee United
1923192311Rangers
1910191010Rangers
1970197010Dundee United
1934193410Heart of Midlothian
1974197410Aberdeen
1938193810Clyde
1954195410Celtic
1930193010Aberdeen
1959195910Third Lanark
1924192410Celtic
1896189610Heart of Midlothian
1957195710St Mirren
1964196410Heart of Midlothian
1970197010Celtic
1978197810Partick Thistle
1901190110Kilmarnock
1953195310Partick Thistle
1952195210Motherwell
1972197210Kilmarnock
1909190910Airdrieonians
1947194710Partick Thistle
1933193310Falkirk
1901190110Celtic
1969196910Ayr United
1976197610Rangers
1922192210Motherwell
1912191210Clyde
1971197110Airdrieonians
1939193910Hamilton Academical
1903190310Third Lanark
1914191410Celtic
1947194710Hibernian
1897189710Dundee
1957195711Raith Rovers
1947194710Third Lanark
1898189810Dundee
1897189710Hibernian
1939193910Falkirk
1947194710Celtic
1948194810Motherwell
1932193210Hamilton Academical
1912191210Partick Thistle
1893189310Leith Athletic
1928192810Partick Thistle
1912191210Dundee
1952195210Partick Thistle
1910191010Aberdeen
1948194810Hibernian
1907190710Rangers
1913191310Rangers
1929192910Aberdeen
1897189711Rangers
1976197610Rangers
1934193412Motherwell
1897189710Third Lanark
1980198010Partick Thistle
1920192010Aberdeen
1961196110Hibernian
1978197810Dumbarton
1970197010Motherwell
1908190810Kilmarnock
1949194910Celtic
1955195510Dundee
1978197810Motherwell
1932193210Rangers
1895189510Rangers
1896189613Celtic
1956195610Partick Thistle
1969196910Rangers
1933193310Kilmarnock
1907190710Kilmarnock
1902190210Third Lanark
1978197810Partick Thistle
1931193110Rangers
1948194810Celtic
1892189210Renton
1966196610Partick Thistle
1892189210Celtic
1898189810Heart of Midlothian
1901190111Queen's Park
1893189310Rangers
1980198010Kilmarnock
1934193411Heart of Midlothian
1902190210Dundee
1980198011Kilmarnock
1941194110Celtic
1897189710Hibernian
1947194710Heart of Midlothian
1978197810St Mirren
1935193510Aberdeen
1924192410Hibernian
1973197310Celtic
1941194110Hamilton Academical
1927192710Falkirk
1921192110Morton
1925192510Rangers
1976197610Rangers
1893189310Abercorn
1962196210Kilmarnock
1980198010Kilmarnock
1980198010Hibernian
1894189410Dumbarton
1980198011Hibernian
1900190010Port Glasgow Athletic
1902190210Morton
1948194810Falkirk
1972197211Partick Thistle
1925192510Airdrieonians
1930193010Morton
1896189610Celtic
1980198011Partick Thistle
1949194910Clyde
1899189911Heart of Midlothian
1974197410Motherwell
1938193810Heart of Midlothian
1964196410Heart of Midlothian
1910191010Falkirk
1934193410Partick Thistle
1976197610Aberdeen
1910191010Kilmarnock
1955195510Aberdeen
1931193110Hamilton Academical
1898189811St Mirren
1933193310Dundee
1923192310Raith Rovers
1980198010Ayr United
1928192810Kilmarnock
1960196010Kilmarnock
1980198010St Mirren
1936193611Celtic
1965196510Motherwell
1897189710Hibernian
1978197810Dundee United
1899189910Clyde
1901190110Rangers
1927192711Airdrieonians
1900190011Third Lanark
1934193411Partick Thistle
1934193410Rangers
1939193911Hibernian
1968196810Celtic
1980198010Morton
1900190010Leith Athletic
1952195210-
1948194810-
1972197210-
1900190010-
1974197410-
1953195310-
1924192410-
1921192110-
1967196710-
1978197810-
1911191110-
1926192610-
1926192610-
1980198010-
1960196010-
1980198011-
1963196310-
1937193710-
1902190210-
1909190910-
1935193510-
1976197610-
1951195110-
1978197810-
1897189710-
1950195011-
1922192210-
1937193710-
1952195210-
1952195210-
1964196410-
1910191010-
1968196810-
1980198011-
1904190410-
1927192712-
1958195810-
1941194110-
1968196810-
1926192610-
1933193310-
1911191110-
1905190510-
1954195410-
1959195910-
1969196910-
1919191910-
1907190710-
1937193710-
1969196910-
1932193211-
1899189910-
1927192710-
1893189310-
1980198010-
1969196910-
1929192910-
1927192710-
1949194910-
1980198010-
1897189710-
1954195411-
1911191110-
1941194111-
1974197410-
1960196010-
1933193310-
1903190310-
1976197610-
1950195011-
1930193010-
1933193310-
1960196010-
1952195210-
1899189910-
1967196710-
1906190610-
1902190210-
1896189610-
1904190410-
1967196710-
1915191510-
1926192610-
1922192210-
1893189310-
1914191410-
1952195210-

Scotland trial matches / SFL Centenary players

player Hans Gillhaus played for the Scottish League XI in its last ever match, in 1990. Gillhaus scored the only goal as the Scottish League won 1-0 against the Scotland national football team.
NameFirstLastCapsGoalsFIFA
1915191740
1958196133
1915191730
1916191731
1917191722
1916191720
1915191620
1960196220
1959196121
1961196422
1916191720
1961196222
1916191720
1960196120
1959195910
1960196010
1964196410
1917191710
1917191710
1990199010
1990199010
1958195810
1917191710
1962196211
1958195810
1962196210
1990199010
1960196222
1961196110
1915191510
1961196110
1915191510
1964196410
1917191710
1915191510
1964196410
1964196410
1958195810
1917191710
1960196010
1990199011
1962196210
1915191510
1959195910
1964196410
1964196410
1960196010
1960196010
1962196210
1962196210
1962196210
1915191510
1917191710
1917191710
1964196410
1990199010
1990199010
1990199010
1960196010
1915191510
1958195810
1959195910
1916191610
1958195810
1959195910
1958195810
1962196210
1959195910
1964196410
1961196110
1990199010
1917191710
1958195810
1990199010
1917191713
1916191610
1990199010
1958195811
1990199010
1960196010
1961196110
1917191710
1959195910
1961196110
1964196410
1915191510
1916191610
1915191510
1990199010
1917191710
1960196011
1962196210
1961196110
1964196410
1959195910
1990199010
1990199010
1960196010
1990199010
1959195910
1958195810
1959195913
1964196410
1916191610
1917191710
1990199010
1958195811

Players for Scotland XI against SFL XI

NameFirst capLast capCapsGoals
1958196140
1959196230
1958196030
1959196220
1959196020
1959196020
1958195920
1962196420
§1962196210
1990199010
1958195810
1961196420
1961196111
1964196410
1990199010
§1959195913
1958195810
§1958195811
§1964196410
1958195810
1959195910
1990199010
1964196410
1959195910
1962196212
1990199010
1960196010
1962196420
§1960196010
1964196410
1961196112
1958195810
§1961196221
1964196410
1960196010
1958195811
1960196012
1959195910
1961196110
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