Football Query

Player · Scotland · Midfielder

Paul McStay

Goals from 17 Oct 1984 to 18 Jun 1992

Caps
4
Starts
3
Minutes
285
Win % when playing
25%
Goals
7
Matches scored in
6
Penalties
0
Hat-tricks
0
For their side
17th of 181
Longest gap
3.2 yrs

Goals by year

FinalsQualifiers
198419851986198719881989199019911992

Tallest: 2 · Year

When they scored

By quarter-hour; stoppage time counts as the 45th or 90th minute.

1–15′16–30′31–45′46–60′61–75′76–90′ET

Tallest: 4 · Minute

What the goals did

Winning goal3
Extended lead2
Equaliser1
Opening goal1

Scotland with and without them

Scotland's matches with known line-ups from their first recorded cap to their last.

With them41122325%
Without them000000—

Played most alongside10

Jim Leighton4
Roy Aitken4
Alex McLeish3
Ally McCoist3
David McPherson3
Maurice Malpas3
Mo Johnston3
Stuart McCall3
Murdo MacLeod2
Richard Gough2

Faced most10

AlemãoBrazil1
Anders LimparSweden1
Antonio AlzamendiUruguay1
BrancoBrazil1
CarecaBrazil1
Claudio JaraCosta Rica1
Cláudio TaffarelBrazil1
Darío PereyraUruguay1
DungaBrazil1
Eduardo Mario AcevedoUruguay1

Against5

Belgium22
Iceland21
Norway11
Russia11
San Marino11

At tournaments5

Finals and qualifying campaigns alike.

UEFA Euro 199211
UEFA Euro qualification 199111
FIFA World Cup qualification 198811
UEFA Euro qualification 198722
FIFA World Cup qualification 198421

Every goal7

18 Jun 1992v Russia3–07′—Winning goal1–0UEFA Euro 1992 · Group stage
13 Nov 1991v San Marino4–010′—Winning goal1–0UEFA Euro qualification 1991
14 Sep 1988v Norway2–114′—Opening goal1–0FIFA World Cup qualification 1988
14 Oct 1987v Belgium2–079′—Extended lead2–0UEFA Euro qualification 1987
1 Apr 1987v Belgium1–414′—Equaliser1–1UEFA Euro qualification 1987
17 Oct 1984v Iceland3–040′—Extended lead2–0FIFA World Cup qualification 1984
17 Oct 1984v Iceland3–026′—Winning goal1–0FIFA World Cup qualification 1984

Every match on record10

In a recorded line-up, on the scoresheet or booked. “—” where the line-up isn't known.

18 Jun 1992v Russia3–0——1—UEFA Euro 1992 · Group stage
13 Nov 1991v San Marino4–0——1—UEFA Euro qualification 1991
20 Jun 1990v Brazil0–1started90——FIFA World Cup 1990 · Group stage
16 Jun 1990v Sweden2–1came on 75′15——FIFA World Cup 1990 · Group stage
11 Jun 1990v Costa Rica0–1started90——FIFA World Cup 1990 · Group stage
14 Sep 1988v Norway2–1——1—FIFA World Cup qualification 1988
14 Oct 1987v Belgium2–0——1—UEFA Euro qualification 1987
1 Apr 1987v Belgium1–4——1—UEFA Euro qualification 1987
13 Jun 1986v Uruguay0–0started90——FIFA World Cup 1986 · Group stage
17 Oct 1984v Iceland3–0——2—FIFA World Cup qualification 1984

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.