Scotland Captains by Team

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First and Last refer to games as captain

Rank Club No of
Captains No of
Games First Last First
G No Last
G No W D L W% D% L% F A

1 Rangers 28 179 Sat 17 Mar 1888 Scotland 0 England 5 Sat 28 Mar 2009 Netherlands 3 Scotland 0 1 61 179 92 34 53% 51% 18% 29 343

2 Celtic 25 144 Sat 05 Apr 1890 Scotland 1 England 1 Thu 21 Mar 2019 Kazakhstan 3 Scotland 0 1 71 144 58 39 47% 40% 27% 32 218

3 Liverpool 6 86 Mon 09 Mar 1903 Wales 0 Scotland 1 Mon 18 Nov 2024 Poland 1 Scotland 2 2 100 86 38 16 32% 44% 18% 37 119

4 Leeds United 4 65 Wed 16 Oct 1968 Denmark 0 Scotland 1 Tue 18 Jun 1996 Scotland 1 Switzerland 0 8 54 65 27 16 22% 41% 24% 33 85

5 Queens Park 20 40 Sat 30 Nov 1872 Scotland 0 England 0 Sat 01 Apr 1933 Scotland 2 England 1 1 12 40 29 7 4% 72% 17% 10 137

6 Manchester United 5 32 Sun 09 Jun 1963 Republic Of Ireland 1 Scotland 0 Tue 17 Oct 2023 France 4 Scotland 1 7 63 32 15 5 12% 46% 15% 37 44

7 Heart of Midlothian 11 24 Sat 26 Mar 1892 Scotland 6 Wales 1 Tue 19 Nov 2019 Scotland 3 Kazakhstan 1 1 51 24 13 3 8% 54% 12% 33 53

8 Aberdeen 5 22 Sat 15 Mar 1913 Ireland 1 Scotland 2 Sat 02 Jun 2018 Mexico 1 Scotland 0 4 77 22 8 9 5% 36% 40% 22 22

8 Blackburn Rovers 3 22 Sun 26 May 1996 United States 2 Scotland 1 Tue 11 Jun 2019 Belgium 3 Scotland 0 17 41 22 5 7 10% 22% 31% 45 15

10 Coventry City 2 15 Sat 31 Aug 1996 Austria 0 Scotland 0 Wed 11 Oct 2000 Croatia 1 Scotland 1 45 57 15 8 3 4% 53% 20% 26 20

10 Newcastle United 5 15 Sat 03 May 1902 England 2 Scotland 2 Sat 07 Oct 2000 San Marino 0 Scotland 2 2 56 15 4 4 7% 26% 26% 46 13

12 Preston North End 3 14 Sat 15 Apr 1939 Scotland 1 England 2 Sat 19 Apr 1958 Scotland 0 England 4 1 22 14 4 3 7% 28% 21% 50 18

12 West Bromwich Albion 3 14 Sun 28 May 1967 Australia 0 Scotland 1 Wed 22 Mar 2017 Scotland 1 Canada 1 2 78 14 8 2 4% 57% 14% 28 22

14 Sampdoria Genova 1 13 Wed 12 Sep 1984 Scotland 6 Yugoslavia 1 Sun 08 Jun 1986 Scotland 1 West Germany 2 41 54 13 6 2 5% 46% 15% 38 18

15 West Ham United 1 12 Thu 16 May 2002 South Korea 4 Scotland 1 Sat 12 Nov 2005 Scotland 1 United States 1 33 60 12 3 3 6% 25% 25% 50 16

16 Derby County 3 11 Thu 06 May 1976 Scotland 3 Wales 1 Sat 06 Oct 2001 Scotland 2 Latvia 1 10 45 11 7 1 3% 63% 9% 27 22

16 Everton 3 11 Sat 28 May 1977 Wales 0 Scotland 0 Wed 06 Sep 2006 Lithuania 1 Scotland 2 15 50 11 7 2 2% 63% 18% 18 25

18 Aston Villa 2 10 Sat 02 Apr 1898 Scotland 1 England 3 Sun 19 Nov 2023 Scotland 3 Norway 3 3 62 10 4 4 2% 40% 40% 20 17

18 Birmingham City 1 10 Wed 17 Oct 1979 Scotland 1 Austria 1 Wed 25 Mar 1981 Scotland 1 Northern Ireland 1 34 43 10 4 3 3% 40% 30% 30 10

20 Hibernian 4 9 Wed 27 Nov 1946 Scotland 0 Northern Ireland 0 Wed 07 Jun 1995 Faroe Islands 0 Scotland 2 3 67 9 4 2 3% 44% 22% 33 12

20 Sunderland 2 9 Mon 01 Mar 1909 Wales 3 Scotland 2 Wed 10 May 1967 Scotland 0 Russia 2 13 33 9 5 1 3% 55% 11% 33 13

22 Manchester City 2 7 Sat 29 Oct 1927 Wales 2 Scotland 2 Wed 18 Nov 1981 Portugal 2 Scotland 1 12 45 7 4 2 1% 57% 28% 14 20

22 Nottingham Forest 1 7 Wed 22 Feb 1978 Scotland 2 Bulgaria 1 Thu 07 Jun 1979 Norway 0 Scotland 4 23 33 7 3 2 2% 42% 28% 28 13

22 Wigan Athletic 1 7 Wed 29 Feb 2012 Slovenia 1 Scotland 1 Tue 26 Mar 2013 Serbia 2 Scotland 0 47 55 7 1 3 3% 14% 42% 42 7

25 Dumbarton 4 6 Sat 29 Mar 1884 Scotland 4 Wales 1 Sat 29 Mar 1890 Ireland 1 Scotland 4 1 9 6 6 0 0% 100% 0% 0 31

26 Airdrieonians 2 5 Sat 19 Mar 1898 Scotland 5 Wales 2 Sat 17 Sep 1932 Northern Ireland 0 Scotland 4 1 9 5 4 0 1% 80% 0% 20 14

26 Tottenham Hotspur 1 5 Wed 08 May 1963 Scotland 4 Austria 1 Wed 20 Nov 1963 Scotland 2 Wales 1 17 21 5 3 0 2% 60% 0% 40 16

28 Bursaspor 1 4 Wed 09 Feb 2011 Scotland 3 Northern Ireland 0 Sun 29 May 2011 Republic Of Ireland 1 Scotland 0 52 55 4 2 0 2% 50% 0% 50 6

28 Cardiff City 2 4 Sat 08 Apr 1922 England 0 Scotland 1 Wed 10 Aug 2011 Scotland 2 Denmark 1 4 56 4 3 0 1% 75% 0% 25 4

30 Chelsea 1 3 Sun 29 May 1960 Austria 4 Scotland 1 Wed 08 Jun 1960 Turkey 4 Scotland 2 46 48 3 0 1 2% 0% 33% 66 6

30 Dundee United 2 3 Tue 24 May 1983 Scotland 0 Northern Ireland 0 Wed 03 Jun 1992 Norway 0 Scotland 0 8 50 3 0 3 0% 0% 100% 0 1

30 Partick Thistle 3 3 Sat 18 Mar 1905 Scotland 4 Ireland 0 Sat 12 Apr 1924 England 1 Scotland 1 4 14 3 2 1 0% 66% 33% 0 7

30 Raith Rovers 1 3 Sat 14 Feb 1925 Scotland 3 Wales 1 Sat 04 Apr 1925 Scotland 2 England 0 4 6 3 3 0 0% 100% 0% 0 8

34 Arsenal 2 2 Tue 16 May 1967 Israel 1 Scotland 2 Sat 18 Apr 1970 Northern Ireland 0 Scotland 1 6 11 2 2 0 0% 100% 0% 0 3

34 Bolton Wanderers 1 2 Sat 24 Mar 2001 Scotland 2 Belgium 2 Wed 28 Mar 2001 Scotland 4 San Marino 0 50 51 2 1 1 0% 50% 50% 0 6

34 Dundee 2 2 Sat 26 Mar 1898 Ireland 0 Scotland 3 Sat 12 Mar 1904 Scotland 1 Wales 1 1 7 2 1 1 0% 50% 50% 0 4

34 Middlesbrough 1 2 Sat 09 Apr 1921 Scotland 3 England 0 Sat 04 Feb 1922 Wales 2 Scotland 1 3 4 2 1 0 1% 50% 0% 50 4

34 Queens Park Rangers 1 2 Wed 07 Sep 1977 East Germany 1 Scotland 0 Wed 12 Oct 1977 Wales 0 Scotland 2 12 14 2 1 0 1% 50% 0% 50 2

34 Stoke City 1 2 Thu 05 Oct 2017 Scotland 1 Slovakia 0 Sun 08 Oct 2017 Slovenia 2 Scotland 2 79 80 2 1 1 0% 50% 50% 0 3

34 Third Lanark 2 2 Mon 15 Apr 1889 Wales 0 Scotland 0 Sat 08 Oct 1938 Northern Ireland 0 Scotland 2 2 2 2 1 1 0% 50% 50% 0 2

34 Vale of Leven 2 2 Mon 07 Apr 1879 Wales 0 Scotland 3 Sat 14 Mar 1885 Scotland 8 Ireland 2 5 8 2 2 0 0% 100% 0% 0 11

42 Bradford Park Avenue 1 1 Sat 19 Oct 1946 Wales 3 Scotland 1 Sat 19 Oct 1946 Wales 3 Scotland 1 1 1 1 0 0 1% 0% 0% 100 1

42 Cambuslang 1 1 Sat 10 Apr 1886 Scotland 4 Wales 1 Sat 10 Apr 1886 Scotland 4 Wales 1 1 1 1 1 0 0% 100% 0% 0 4

42 Clyde 1 1 Sat 16 May 1931 Austria 5 Scotland 0 Sat 16 May 1931 Austria 5 Scotland 0 4 4 1 0 0 1% 0% 0% 100 0

42 Dunfermline Athletic 1 1 Sat 26 Feb 1921 Northern Ireland 0 Scotland 2 Sat 26 Feb 1921 Northern Ireland 0 Scotland 2 5 5 1 1 0 0% 100% 0% 0 2

42 Falkirk 1 1 Sat 31 Oct 1925 Wales 0 Scotland 3 Sat 31 Oct 1925 Wales 0 Scotland 3 1 1 1 1 0 0% 100% 0% 0 3

42 Leicester City 1 1 Sat 18 Mar 1911 Scotland 2 Ireland 0 Sat 18 Mar 1911 Scotland 2 Ireland 0 13 13 1 1 0 0% 100% 0% 0 2

42 St Bernards 1 1 Sat 06 Apr 1895 England 3 Scotland 0 Sat 06 Apr 1895 England 3 Scotland 0 2 2 1 0 0 1% 0% 0% 100 0

42 St Mirren 1 1 Mon 06 Mar 1905 Wales 3 Scotland 1 Mon 06 Mar 1905 Wales 3 Scotland 1 4 4 1 0 0 1% 0% 0% 100 1

First and Last refer to games as captain
Rank	Club	No of Captains	No of Games	First	Last	First G No	Last G No	W	D	L	W%	D%	L%	F	A
1	Rangers	28	179	Sat 17 Mar 1888 Scotland 0 England 5	Sat 28 Mar 2009 Netherlands 3 Scotland 0	1	61	179	92	34	53%	51%	18%	29	343
2	Celtic	25	144	Sat 05 Apr 1890 Scotland 1 England 1	Thu 21 Mar 2019 Kazakhstan 3 Scotland 0	1	71	144	58	39	47%	40%	27%	32	218
3	Liverpool	6	86	Mon 09 Mar 1903 Wales 0 Scotland 1	Mon 18 Nov 2024 Poland 1 Scotland 2	2	100	86	38	16	32%	44%	18%	37	119
4	Leeds United	4	65	Wed 16 Oct 1968 Denmark 0 Scotland 1	Tue 18 Jun 1996 Scotland 1 Switzerland 0	8	54	65	27	16	22%	41%	24%	33	85
5	Queens Park	20	40	Sat 30 Nov 1872 Scotland 0 England 0	Sat 01 Apr 1933 Scotland 2 England 1	1	12	40	29	7	4%	72%	17%	10	137
6	Manchester United	5	32	Sun 09 Jun 1963 Republic Of Ireland 1 Scotland 0	Tue 17 Oct 2023 France 4 Scotland 1	7	63	32	15	5	12%	46%	15%	37	44
7	Heart of Midlothian	11	24	Sat 26 Mar 1892 Scotland 6 Wales 1	Tue 19 Nov 2019 Scotland 3 Kazakhstan 1	1	51	24	13	3	8%	54%	12%	33	53
8	Aberdeen	5	22	Sat 15 Mar 1913 Ireland 1 Scotland 2	Sat 02 Jun 2018 Mexico 1 Scotland 0	4	77	22	8	9	5%	36%	40%	22	22
8	Blackburn Rovers	3	22	Sun 26 May 1996 United States 2 Scotland 1	Tue 11 Jun 2019 Belgium 3 Scotland 0	17	41	22	5	7	10%	22%	31%	45	15
10	Coventry City	2	15	Sat 31 Aug 1996 Austria 0 Scotland 0	Wed 11 Oct 2000 Croatia 1 Scotland 1	45	57	15	8	3	4%	53%	20%	26	20
10	Newcastle United	5	15	Sat 03 May 1902 England 2 Scotland 2	Sat 07 Oct 2000 San Marino 0 Scotland 2	2	56	15	4	4	7%	26%	26%	46	13
12	Preston North End	3	14	Sat 15 Apr 1939 Scotland 1 England 2	Sat 19 Apr 1958 Scotland 0 England 4	1	22	14	4	3	7%	28%	21%	50	18
12	West Bromwich Albion	3	14	Sun 28 May 1967 Australia 0 Scotland 1	Wed 22 Mar 2017 Scotland 1 Canada 1	2	78	14	8	2	4%	57%	14%	28	22
14	Sampdoria Genova	1	13	Wed 12 Sep 1984 Scotland 6 Yugoslavia 1	Sun 08 Jun 1986 Scotland 1 West Germany 2	41	54	13	6	2	5%	46%	15%	38	18
15	West Ham United	1	12	Thu 16 May 2002 South Korea 4 Scotland 1	Sat 12 Nov 2005 Scotland 1 United States 1	33	60	12	3	3	6%	25%	25%	50	16
16	Derby County	3	11	Thu 06 May 1976 Scotland 3 Wales 1	Sat 06 Oct 2001 Scotland 2 Latvia 1	10	45	11	7	1	3%	63%	9%	27	22
16	Everton	3	11	Sat 28 May 1977 Wales 0 Scotland 0	Wed 06 Sep 2006 Lithuania 1 Scotland 2	15	50	11	7	2	2%	63%	18%	18	25
18	Aston Villa	2	10	Sat 02 Apr 1898 Scotland 1 England 3	Sun 19 Nov 2023 Scotland 3 Norway 3	3	62	10	4	4	2%	40%	40%	20	17
18	Birmingham City	1	10	Wed 17 Oct 1979 Scotland 1 Austria 1	Wed 25 Mar 1981 Scotland 1 Northern Ireland 1	34	43	10	4	3	3%	40%	30%	30	10
20	Hibernian	4	9	Wed 27 Nov 1946 Scotland 0 Northern Ireland 0	Wed 07 Jun 1995 Faroe Islands 0 Scotland 2	3	67	9	4	2	3%	44%	22%	33	12
20	Sunderland	2	9	Mon 01 Mar 1909 Wales 3 Scotland 2	Wed 10 May 1967 Scotland 0 Russia 2	13	33	9	5	1	3%	55%	11%	33	13
22	Manchester City	2	7	Sat 29 Oct 1927 Wales 2 Scotland 2	Wed 18 Nov 1981 Portugal 2 Scotland 1	12	45	7	4	2	1%	57%	28%	14	20
22	Nottingham Forest	1	7	Wed 22 Feb 1978 Scotland 2 Bulgaria 1	Thu 07 Jun 1979 Norway 0 Scotland 4	23	33	7	3	2	2%	42%	28%	28	13
22	Wigan Athletic	1	7	Wed 29 Feb 2012 Slovenia 1 Scotland 1	Tue 26 Mar 2013 Serbia 2 Scotland 0	47	55	7	1	3	3%	14%	42%	42	7
25	Dumbarton	4	6	Sat 29 Mar 1884 Scotland 4 Wales 1	Sat 29 Mar 1890 Ireland 1 Scotland 4	1	9	6	6	0	0%	100%	0%	0	31
26	Airdrieonians	2	5	Sat 19 Mar 1898 Scotland 5 Wales 2	Sat 17 Sep 1932 Northern Ireland 0 Scotland 4	1	9	5	4	0	1%	80%	0%	20	14
26	Tottenham Hotspur	1	5	Wed 08 May 1963 Scotland 4 Austria 1	Wed 20 Nov 1963 Scotland 2 Wales 1	17	21	5	3	0	2%	60%	0%	40	16
28	Bursaspor	1	4	Wed 09 Feb 2011 Scotland 3 Northern Ireland 0	Sun 29 May 2011 Republic Of Ireland 1 Scotland 0	52	55	4	2	0	2%	50%	0%	50	6
28	Cardiff City	2	4	Sat 08 Apr 1922 England 0 Scotland 1	Wed 10 Aug 2011 Scotland 2 Denmark 1	4	56	4	3	0	1%	75%	0%	25	4
30	Chelsea	1	3	Sun 29 May 1960 Austria 4 Scotland 1	Wed 08 Jun 1960 Turkey 4 Scotland 2	46	48	3	0	1	2%	0%	33%	66	6
30	Dundee United	2	3	Tue 24 May 1983 Scotland 0 Northern Ireland 0	Wed 03 Jun 1992 Norway 0 Scotland 0	8	50	3	0	3	0%	0%	100%	0	1
30	Partick Thistle	3	3	Sat 18 Mar 1905 Scotland 4 Ireland 0	Sat 12 Apr 1924 England 1 Scotland 1	4	14	3	2	1	0%	66%	33%	0	7
30	Raith Rovers	1	3	Sat 14 Feb 1925 Scotland 3 Wales 1	Sat 04 Apr 1925 Scotland 2 England 0	4	6	3	3	0	0%	100%	0%	0	8
34	Arsenal	2	2	Tue 16 May 1967 Israel 1 Scotland 2	Sat 18 Apr 1970 Northern Ireland 0 Scotland 1	6	11	2	2	0	0%	100%	0%	0	3
34	Bolton Wanderers	1	2	Sat 24 Mar 2001 Scotland 2 Belgium 2	Wed 28 Mar 2001 Scotland 4 San Marino 0	50	51	2	1	1	0%	50%	50%	0	6
34	Dundee	2	2	Sat 26 Mar 1898 Ireland 0 Scotland 3	Sat 12 Mar 1904 Scotland 1 Wales 1	1	7	2	1	1	0%	50%	50%	0	4
34	Middlesbrough	1	2	Sat 09 Apr 1921 Scotland 3 England 0	Sat 04 Feb 1922 Wales 2 Scotland 1	3	4	2	1	0	1%	50%	0%	50	4
34	Queens Park Rangers	1	2	Wed 07 Sep 1977 East Germany 1 Scotland 0	Wed 12 Oct 1977 Wales 0 Scotland 2	12	14	2	1	0	1%	50%	0%	50	2
34	Stoke City	1	2	Thu 05 Oct 2017 Scotland 1 Slovakia 0	Sun 08 Oct 2017 Slovenia 2 Scotland 2	79	80	2	1	1	0%	50%	50%	0	3
34	Third Lanark	2	2	Mon 15 Apr 1889 Wales 0 Scotland 0	Sat 08 Oct 1938 Northern Ireland 0 Scotland 2	2	2	2	1	1	0%	50%	50%	0	2
34	Vale of Leven	2	2	Mon 07 Apr 1879 Wales 0 Scotland 3	Sat 14 Mar 1885 Scotland 8 Ireland 2	5	8	2	2	0	0%	100%	0%	0	11
42	Bradford Park Avenue	1	1	Sat 19 Oct 1946 Wales 3 Scotland 1	Sat 19 Oct 1946 Wales 3 Scotland 1	1	1	1	0	0	1%	0%	0%	100	1
42	Cambuslang	1	1	Sat 10 Apr 1886 Scotland 4 Wales 1	Sat 10 Apr 1886 Scotland 4 Wales 1	1	1	1	1	0	0%	100%	0%	0	4
42	Clyde	1	1	Sat 16 May 1931 Austria 5 Scotland 0	Sat 16 May 1931 Austria 5 Scotland 0	4	4	1	0	0	1%	0%	0%	100	0
42	Dunfermline Athletic	1	1	Sat 26 Feb 1921 Northern Ireland 0 Scotland 2	Sat 26 Feb 1921 Northern Ireland 0 Scotland 2	5	5	1	1	0	0%	100%	0%	0	2
42	Falkirk	1	1	Sat 31 Oct 1925 Wales 0 Scotland 3	Sat 31 Oct 1925 Wales 0 Scotland 3	1	1	1	1	0	0%	100%	0%	0	3
42	Leicester City	1	1	Sat 18 Mar 1911 Scotland 2 Ireland 0	Sat 18 Mar 1911 Scotland 2 Ireland 0	13	13	1	1	0	0%	100%	0%	0	2
42	St Bernards	1	1	Sat 06 Apr 1895 England 3 Scotland 0	Sat 06 Apr 1895 England 3 Scotland 0	2	2	1	0	0	1%	0%	0%	100	0
42	St Mirren	1	1	Mon 06 Mar 1905 Wales 3 Scotland 1	Mon 06 Mar 1905 Wales 3 Scotland 1	4	4	1	0	0	1%	0%	0%	100	1