Tallest: 3 · Year
By quarter-hour; stoppage time counts as the 45th or 90th minute.
Tallest: 3 · Minute
Scotland's matches with known line-ups from their first recorded cap to their last.
| With them | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 37.5% |
| Without them | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Adrian Elrick | New Zealand | 1 |
| Ali Parvin | Iran | 1 |
| Allan Boath | New Zealand | 1 |
| Andranik Eskandarian | Iran | 1 |
| Bobby Almond | New Zealand | 1 |
| Branko Oblak | Serbia | 1 |
| Bwanga Tshimen | DR Congo | 1 |
| Caju | Brazil | 1 |
| Carlos Juan Oblitas | Peru | 1 |
| Carpegiani | Brazil | 1 |
| Norway | 3 | 2 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1 |
| Denmark | 2 | 2 |
| Czech Republic | 1 | 1 |
| Israel | 1 | 1 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1 |
| Spain | 1 | 1 |
| Wales | 1 | 1 |
Finals and qualifying campaigns alike.
In a recorded line-up, on the scoresheet or booked. “—” where the line-up isn't known.
| 14 Nov 1984 | v Spain | 3–1 | — | — | 1 | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 1984 |
| 15 Dec 1982 | v Belgium | 2–3 | — | — | 2 | — | UEFA Euro qualification 1982 |
| 18 Jun 1982 | v Brazil | 1–4 | came on 65′ | 25 | — | — | FIFA World Cup 1982 · Group stage |
| 15 Jun 1982 | v New Zealand | 5–2 | started | 90 | 1 | — | FIFA World Cup 1982 · Group stage |
| 25 Feb 1981 | v Israel | 1–0 | — | — | 1 | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 1981 |
| 26 Mar 1980 | v Portugal | 4–1 | — | — | 1 | — | UEFA Euro qualification 1980 |
| 7 Jun 1979 | v Norway | 4–0 | — | — | 1 | — | UEFA Euro qualification 1979 |
| 25 Oct 1978 | v Norway | 3–2 | — | — | 2 | — | UEFA Euro qualification 1978 |
| 11 Jun 1978 | v Netherlands | 3–2 | started | 90 | 1 | — | FIFA World Cup 1978 · Group stage |
| 7 Jun 1978 | v Iran | 1–1 | started, off 74′ | 74 | — | — | FIFA World Cup 1978 · Group stage |
| 3 Jun 1978 | v Peru | 1–3 | started | 90 | — | — | FIFA World Cup 1978 · Group stage |
| 12 Oct 1977 | v Wales | 2–0 | — | — | 1 | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 1977 |
| 21 Sep 1977 | v Czech Republic | 3–1 | — | — | 1 | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 1977 |
| 29 Oct 1975 | v Denmark | 3–1 | — | — | 1 | — | UEFA Euro qualification 1975 |
| 22 Jun 1974 | v Serbia | 1–1 | started, off 65′ | 65 | — | — | FIFA World Cup 1974 · Group stage |
| 18 Jun 1974 | v Brazil | 0–0 | started | 90 | — | — | FIFA World Cup 1974 · Group stage |
| 14 Jun 1974 | v DR Congo | 2–0 | started, off 75′ | 75 | — | — | FIFA World Cup 1974 · Group stage |
| 15 Nov 1972 | v Denmark | 2–0 | — | — | 1 | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 1972 |
Caps, goals and cards count what the sources record: line-ups from about 2003 (World Cups from 1970, friendlies from about 2016), and few scorers in older friendlies — so career totals run low.