Scotland 1940s squad
Every player who appeared for Scotland in the 1940s — 65 in all, with their career international caps and goals.
George Young racked up the most caps of anyone here — 54 in all. Lawrie Reilly leads the scoring with 22. The squad breaks down as 5 goalkeepers, 13 defenders, 24 midfielders and 23 forwards — enough depth to fill any formation in the game.
| Player | Pos | Caps | Goals | Legend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Young | DF | 54 | 0 | 83 |
| Lawrie Reilly | FW | 38 | 22 | 82 |
| Jimmy Cowan | GK | 25 | — | 80 |
| Bobby Evans | MF | 48 | 0 | 80 |
| Billy Steel | FW | 30 | 12 | 79 |
| Sammy Cox | DF | 25 | 0 | 76 |
| Gordon Smith | MF | 19 | 4 | 76 |
| Willie Woodburn | DF | 24 | 0 | 76 |
| William Waddell | MF | 18 | 6 | 75 |
| Jimmy Delaney | MF | 15 | 6 | 72 |
| Alex Forbes | MF | 14 | 0 | 69 |
| Bill Shankly | MF | 12 | 1 | 68 |
| Jimmy Mason | FW | 7 | 4 | 64 |
| Jimmy Caskie | MF | 9 | 1 | 64 |
| Willie Thornton | FW | 8 | 1 | 63 |
| Willie Miller | GK | 6 | — | 63 |
| Eddie Turnbull | FW | 9 | 0 | 63 |
| Willie Redpath | MF | 9 | 0 | 63 |
| Frank Brennan | DF | 8 | 0 | 61 |
| George Aitken | MF | 8 | 0 | 61 |
| Archie Macaulay | FW | 7 | 0 | 60 |
| George Hamilton | FW | 5 | 4 | 59 |
| Bobby Brown | GK | 5 | — | 59 |
| Jock Govan | DF | 6 | 0 | 58 |
| Jock Shaw | DF | 6 | 0 | 58 |
| Andy McLaren | FW | 4 | 4 | 58 |
| John McPhail | MF | 5 | 3 | 57 |
| Bobby Campbell | MF | 5 | 1 | 57 |
| Billy Houliston | FW | 3 | 2 | 54 |
| Joe Crozier | GK | 3 | — | 53 |
| Davie Duncan | MF | 3 | 1 | 53 |
| Bobby Combe | MF | 3 | 1 | 53 |
| Bobby Flavell | FW | 2 | 2 | 51 |
| Hugh Brown | MF | 3 | 0 | 51 |
| Leslie Johnston | FW | 2 | 1 | 50 |
| Jim Harley | DF | 2 | 0 | 48 |
| Jackie Husband | DF | 2 | 0 | 48 |
| Jimmy Stephen | DF | 2 | 0 | 48 |
| Gordon Bremner | FW | 2 | 0 | 48 |
| Jimmy Watson | FW | 2 | 0 | 48 |
| Tommy Pearson | MF | 2 | 0 | 47 |
| George Paterson | MF | 2 | 0 | 47 |
| Arthur Milne | FW | 1 | 1 | 46 |
| Alec Linwood | FW | 1 | 1 | 46 |
| Ian Black | GK | 1 | — | 45 |
| Archie Baird | FW | 1 | 0 | 43 |
| Neil Dougall | FW | 1 | 0 | 43 |
| Willie Buchan | FW | 1 | 0 | 43 |
| Willie Fagan | FW | 1 | 0 | 43 |
| Johnny Deakin | FW | 1 | 0 | 43 |
| Jimmy Blair | FW | 1 | 0 | 43 |
| Jimmy Duncanson | FW | 1 | 0 | 43 |
| Jimmy McGowan | DF | 1 | 0 | 43 |
| John Harris | DF | 1 | 0 | 43 |
| Hugh Howie | DF | 1 | 1 | 43 |
| Willie Corbett | DF | 1 | 0 | 43 |
| Jimmy Walker | MF | 1 | 0 | 42 |
| Jimmy Campbell | MF | 1 | 0 | 42 |
| Eddie Rutherford | MF | 1 | 0 | 42 |
| Stan Williams | MF | 1 | 0 | 42 |
| Tommy Bogan | MF | 1 | 0 | 42 |
| Tony Harris | MF | 1 | 0 | 42 |
| Jock Kirton | MF | 1 | 0 | 42 |
| Henry Morris | FW | 1 | — | 40 |
| Billy Liddell | MF | — | — | 39 |
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