Tallest: 2 · 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 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 28.6% |
| Without them | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 50% |
| Aleksandr Chivadze | Russia | 1 |
| Ali Parvin | Iran | 1 |
| Anatoliy Demyanenko | Russia | 1 |
| Andranik Eskandarian | Iran | 1 |
| Andriy Bal | Russia | 1 |
| Branko Oblak | Serbia | 1 |
| Bwanga Tshimen | DR Congo | 1 |
| Caju | Brazil | 1 |
| Carlos Juan Oblitas | Peru | 1 |
| Carpegiani | Brazil | 1 |
Finals and qualifying campaigns alike.
| 22 Jun 1982 | v Russia | 2–2 | 15′ | — | Opening goal | 1–0 | FIFA World Cup 1982 · Group stage |
| 9 Sep 1981 | v Sweden | 2–0 | 20′ | — | Winning goal | 1–0 | FIFA World Cup qualification 1981 |
| 7 Jun 1979 | v Norway | 4–0 | 32′ | — | Winning goal | 1–0 | UEFA Euro qualification 1979 |
| 3 Jun 1978 | v Peru | 1–3 | 14′ | — | Opening goal | 1–0 | FIFA World Cup 1978 · Group stage |
| 21 Sep 1977 | v Czech Republic | 3–1 | 19′ | — | Opening goal | 1–0 | FIFA World Cup qualification 1977 |
| 5 Feb 1975 | v Spain | 1–1 | 1′ | — | Opening goal | 1–0 | UEFA Euro qualification 1975 |
| 22 Jun 1974 | v Serbia | 1–1 | 88′ | — | Equaliser | 1–1 | FIFA World Cup 1974 · Group stage |
| 14 Jun 1974 | v DR Congo | 2–0 | 34′ | — | Extended lead | 2–0 | FIFA World Cup 1974 · Group stage |
| 26 Sep 1973 | v Czech Republic | 2–1 | 74′ | — | Winning goal | 2–1 | FIFA World Cup qualification 1973 |
In a recorded line-up, on the scoresheet or booked. “—” where the line-up isn't known.
| 22 Jun 1982 | v Russia | 2–2 | started, off 71′ | 71 | 1 | — | FIFA World Cup 1982 · Group stage |
| 9 Sep 1981 | v Sweden | 2–0 | — | — | 1 | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 1981 |
| 7 Jun 1979 | v Norway | 4–0 | — | — | 1 | — | UEFA Euro qualification 1979 |
| 11 Jun 1978 | v Netherlands | 3–2 | started | 90 | — | — | FIFA World Cup 1978 · Group stage |
| 7 Jun 1978 | v Iran | 1–1 | started | 90 | — | — | FIFA World Cup 1978 · Group stage |
| 3 Jun 1978 | v Peru | 1–3 | started | 90 | 1 | — | FIFA World Cup 1978 · Group stage |
| 21 Sep 1977 | v Czech Republic | 3–1 | — | — | 1 | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 1977 |
| 5 Feb 1975 | v Spain | 1–1 | — | — | 1 | — | UEFA Euro qualification 1975 |
| 22 Jun 1974 | v Serbia | 1–1 | started | 90 | 1 | Yellow | 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 | 90 | 1 | — | FIFA World Cup 1974 · Group stage |
| 26 Sep 1973 | v Czech Republic | 2–1 | — | — | 1 | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 1973 |
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.