List of footballers in Scotland by number of league appearances
The following is a list of footballers who have made at least 500 domestic league appearances in Scottish league football. This includes the appearances and goals of players, in the Scottish Professional Football League, or its predecessor competitions.
List of players
This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (February 2011) |
Player | Nationality | Games[a] | Goals[b] | Position | Seasons[c] | Clubs[d] | Notes |
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Graeme Armstrong | Scotland | 910 | 77 | DF | 27 | 5 | [1][2] |
Andy Millen | Scotland | 753 | 30 | MF | 25 | 11 | [3] |
Keith Knox | Scotland | 715 | 51 | MF | 24 | 5 | [4][5] |
Harry Cairney | Scotland | 710 | 18 | DF | 24 | 3 | [6][7] |
John Martin | Scotland | 701 | 1 | GK | 23 | 3 | [8] |
Mark McGeown | Scotland | 677 | 1 | GK | 23 | 7 | [9][10] |
Gordon Marshall | Scotland | 667 | 0 | GK | 25 | 7 | [11] |
Davie Cooper | Scotland | 662 | 95 | LW | 20 | 3 | [12] |
Tommy Bryce | Scotland | 659 | 164 | FW | 22 | 7 | [13][14] |
Kenny Thomson | Scotland | 654 | 7 | DF | 23 | 4 | [15] |
Jim Gallacher | Scotland | 649 | 0 | GK | 23 | 2 | [16] |
Sandy Jardine | Scotland | 638 | 45 | DF | 23 | 2 | [17] |
Keith Wright | Scotland | 638 | 223 | FW | 20 | 6 | [18] |
David Narey | Scotland | 633 | 23 | DF | 22 | 2 | [19] |
Paul Hegarty | Scotland | 628 | 76 | DF | 20 | 4 | [20] |
Bob Ferrier | England | 626 | 255 | MF | 20 | 1[e] | [21] |
Jim Fallon | Scotland | 619 | 20 | DF | 18 | 1[f] | [22] |
Maurice Malpas | Scotland | 617 | 20 | DF | 19 | 1[g] | [23] |
Owen Coyle | Republic of Ireland | 615 | 237 | FW | 19 | 10 | [24] |
Colin McGlashan | Scotland | 609 | 210 | FW | 20 | 9 | [25] |
Derek Collins | Scotland | 604 | 13 | DF | 19 | 4 | [26] |
Alan Morton | Scotland | 600 | 129 | FW | 20 | 2 | [27][28] |
Arthur Duncan | Scotland | 598 | 102 | MF | 22 | 3 | [29] |
Alan Rough | Scotland | 595 | 0 | GK | 21 | 5 | [30] |
Hamish McAlpine | Scotland | 585 | 4 | GK | 21 | 5 | [31] |
Alec McNair | Scotland | 583 | 8 | DF | 21 | 1[h] | [32] |
Willie Fotheringham | Scotland | 580 | 10 | GK | 17 | 5 | [33] |
David Wylie | Scotland | 573 | 0 | GK | 18 | 4 | [34] |
Willie Irvine | Scotland | 571 | 201 | FW | 20 | 9 | [35] |
Darren Dods | Scotland | 565 | 36 | DF | 26 | 7 | [36] |
Patsy Gallacher | Republic of Ireland | 563 | 209 | FW | 20 | 2 | [37][38] |
Gary Mackay | Scotland | 560 | 46 | MF | 19 | 2 | [39] |
Willie Miller | Scotland | 560 | 21 | DF | 18 | 1[i] | [40] |
Tom Boyd | Scotland | 558 | 8 | DF | 18 | 2 | [41] |
John Robertson | Scotland | 558 | 225 | FW | 19 | 3 | [42] |
Jim Leighton | Scotland | 554 | 0 | GK | 22 | 3 | [43] |
Stewart McKimmie | Scotland | 554 | 9 | DF | 18 | 3 | [44] |
Sandy Archibald | Scotland | 553 | 131 | FW | 19 | 2 | [45][33] |
Jimmy Boyle | Scotland | 552 | 36 | DF | 18 | 7 | [46] |
Henry Smith | Scotland | 550 | 0 | GK | 19 | 4 | [47] |
John Brogan | Scotland | 549 | 221 | FW | 21 | 6 | [48] |
Peter Kerr | Scotland | 549 | 19 | DF | 22 | 3 | [49][50][33] |
Brian McKeown | Scotland | 548 | 16 | DF | 19 | 2 | [51] |
Andy Rolland | Scotland | 547 | 66 | DF | 19 | 3 | [52] |
Roy Aitken | Scotland | 546 | 43 | DF | 20 | 4 | [53] |
Dave McPherson | Scotland | 545 | 45 | DF | 19 | 3 | [54] |
Alan Main | Scotland | 545 | 0 | GK | 23 | 8 | [55] |
Ally Graham | Scotland | 543 | 130 | FW | 22 | 13 | [56] |
Billy Dodds | Scotland | 541 | 192 | FW | 17 | 6 | [57] |
Jim Black | Scotland | 540 | 3 | DF | 20 | 3 | [58] |
Gordon Wallace | Scotland | 536 | 264 | FW | 17 | 4 | [59] |
Jimmy Holmes | Scotland | 535 | 7 | DF | 18 | 5 | [60] |
Kenny Black | Scotland | 535 | 39 | MF | 21 | 6 | [61] |
Brian Irvine | Scotland | 533 | 45 | DF | 20 | 4 | [62] |
Jimmy Brownlie | Scotland | 533 | 2 | FW | 18 | 3 | [33] |
Ross Caven | Scotland | 532 | 96 | DF | 20 | 1[j] | [63] |
Darren Henderson | Scotland | 530 | 85 | MF | 21 | 10 | [64] |
Paul Lambert | Scotland | 530 | 34 | MF | 21 | 4 | [65] |
Jock Bradford | Scotland | 529 | 0 | GK | 18 | 3 | [33] |
John Rankin | Scotland | 529 | 56 | MF | 17 | 7 | [66] |
Ally McCoist | Scotland | 528 | 282 | FW | 20 | 3 | [67] |
Tom McAdam | Scotland | 524 | 91 | DF | 21 | 6 | [68] |
Paul Kane | Scotland | 523 | 51 | MF | 17 | 5 | [69] |
Brian Ahern | Scotland | 523 | 72 | MF | 17 | 3 | [70] |
Murray McDermott | Scotland | 520 | 0 | GK | 19 | 6 | [71] |
Paul McStay | Scotland | 515 | 57 | MF | 16 | 1[h] | [72] |
Bobby Clark | Scotland | 513 | 0 | GK | 21 | 3 | [73] |
Murdo MacLeod | Scotland | 513 | 67 | MF | 18 | 4 | [74] |
Jimmy McMenemy | Scotland | 512 | 145 | FW | 22 | 2 | [33] |
Dave Bowman | Scotland | 510 | 19 | MF | 20 | 4 | [75] |
Tommy Coyne | Republic of Ireland | 510 | 204 | FW | 20 | 7 | [76] |
Ken Eadie | Scotland | 510 | 230 | FW | 20 | 6 | [77] |
George Stevenson | Scotland | 510 | 169 | FW | 16 | 1[e] | [78] |
Alan Lawrence | Scotland | 510 | 96 | FW | 18 | 7 | [79] |
Norrie McCathie | Scotland | 508 | 55 | DF | 16 | 3 | [80] |
Eamonn Bannon | Scotland | 505 | 100 | MF | 18 | 4 | [81] |
Paul Smith | Scotland | 505 | 102 | FW | 16 | 7 | [82] |
Willie Wallace | Scotland | 505 | 247 | FW | 18 | 5 | [83] |
Tommy Burns | Scotland | 504 | 68 | MF | 20 | 2 | [84] |
Jimmy McColl | Scotland | 504 | 263 | FW | 19 | 4 | [33] |
Bertie Miller | Scotland | 503 | 110 | MF | 18 | 5 | [85] |
Ian Maxwell | Scotland | 503 | 33 | DF | 17 | 5 | [86] |
Ross McFarlane | Scotland | 502 | 5 | DF | 16 | 2 | [87] |
Bobby Evans | Scotland | 500 | 10 | DF | 22 | 4 | [88] |
- ^ Number of League games only.
- ^ Number of League goals only.
- ^ Number of League seasons played in Scotland only.
- ^ Number of different Scottish league clubs only; two spells with the same club should only be counted once.
- ^ a b Motherwell
- ^ Clydebank
- ^ Dundee United
- ^ a b Celtic
- ^ Aberdeen
- ^ Queen's Park
See also
- List of footballers in England by number of league appearances
- List of footballers in England by number of league goals
- List of footballers in Scotland by number of league goals
References
- ^ Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack, eds. (2009). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2008–2009. Headline. p. 1030. ISBN 978-0-7553-1820-9.
- ^ Graeme Armstrong at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
- ^ Andy Millen at Soccerbase
- ^ Keith Knox at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
- ^ Keith Knox at Soccerbase
- ^ Harry Cairney at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
- ^ Harry Cairney at Soccerbase
- ^ John Martin at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
- ^ Mark McGeown at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
- ^ Mark McGeown at Soccerbase
- ^ Gordon Marshall at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
- ^ Davie Cooper at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
- ^ Tommy Bryce at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
- ^ Tommy Bryce at Soccerbase
- ^ Kenny Thomson at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
- ^ Jim Gallacher at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
- ^ Sandy Jardine at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
- ^ Keith Wright at Soccerbase
- ^ David Narey at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
- ^ Paul Hegarty at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
- ^ RSSSF - List of League Appearances Records
- ^ Jim Fallon at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
- ^ Maurice Malpas at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
- ^ Owen Coyle at Soccerbase
- ^ Colin McGlashan at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
- ^ Derek Collins at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
- ^ "Morton, Alan Lauder". QPFC.com. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
- ^ Rangers player Morton, Alan, FitbaStats
- ^ Arthur Duncan at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
- ^ Alan Rough at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
- ^ Hamish McAlpine at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
- ^ "Alec McNair". FitbaStats. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
- ^ a b c d e f g [A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players], John Litster / Scottish Football Historian magazine, October 2012
- ^ David Wylie at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
- ^ Willie Irvine at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
- ^ Darren Dods at Soccerbase
- ^ Celtic player Gallagher, Patrick, FitbaStats
- ^ Patsy Gallagher, Northern Ireland's Footballing Greats, 4 December 2006
- ^ Gary Mackay at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
- ^ Willie Miller at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
- ^ Tom Boyd at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
- ^ John Robertson at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
- ^ Jim Leighton at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
- ^ Stewart McKimmie at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
- ^ Rangers player Archibald, Sandy, FitbaStats
- ^ Jimmy Boyle at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
- ^ Henry Smith at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
- ^ John Brogan at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
- ^ Hibernian player Kerr, Peter, FitbaStats
- ^ Peter Kerr: Hearts career, London Hearts Supporters Club
- ^ Brian McKeown at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
- ^ "Andy Rolland". Neil Brown. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
- ^ Roy Aitken at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
- ^ Dave McPherson at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
- ^ Alan Main at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
- ^ Ally Graham at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
- ^ Billy Dodds at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
- ^ Jim Black at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
- ^ Gordon Wallace at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
- ^ Jimmy Holmes at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
- ^ Kenny Black at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
- ^ Brian Irvine at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
- ^ Ross Caven at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
- ^ Darren Henderson at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
- ^ Paul Lambert at Soccerbase
- ^ John Rankin at Soccerbase
- ^ Ally McCoist at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
- ^ Tom McAdam at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
- ^ Paul Kane at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
- ^ Brian Ahern at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
- ^ Murray McDermott at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
- ^ Paul McStay at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
- ^ Bobby Clark at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
- ^ Murdo MacLeod at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
- ^ Dave Bowman at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
- ^ Tommy Coyne at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
- ^ Ken Eadie at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
- ^ George Stevenson, MotherWELLnet
- ^ Alan Lawrence at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
- ^ Norrie McCathie at Soccerbase
- ^ Eamonn Bannon at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
- ^ Paul Smith at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
- ^ Willie Wallace at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
- ^ Tommy Burns at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
- ^ Bertie Miller at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
- ^ Ian Maxwell at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
- ^ Ross McFarlane at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
- ^ Bobby Evans at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
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