Great Scottish footballers

[Icy Gull]

Not many around these days but there was a time when every great team had at least one Scotsman in it. Where are the modern equivalents?

Dave Mackay
Alan Gilzean
Kenny Dalglish
Graeme Souness
Archie Gemmell

All integral players in the best teams of the day.

Others?

 

[Eeyore]

Most of the 1978 World Cup team. Until the tournament began anyway.

 

[The Legend that IS Lawro]

Why Jim Baxter of course.

 

[Skaville]

Their 1978 squad. Decent.

1 GK Alan Rough 25 November 1951 (aged 26) 18 Scotland Partick Thistle
2 DF Sandy Jardine 31 December 1948 (aged 29) 33 Scotland Rangers
3 DF Willie Donachie 5 October 1951 (aged 26) 32 England Manchester City
4 DF Martin Buchan 6 March 1949 (aged 29) 28 England Manchester United
5 DF Gordon McQueen 26 June 1952 (aged 25) 20 England Manchester United
6 MF Bruce Rioch 6 September 1947 (aged 30) 22 England Derby County
7 MF Don Masson 26 August 1949 (aged 28) 16 England Derby County
8 FW Kenny Dalglish 4 March 1951 (aged 27) 54 England Liverpool
9 FW Joe Jordan 15 December 1951 (aged 26) 30 England Manchester United
10 MF Asa Hartford 24 October 1950 (aged 27) 24 England Manchester City
11 MF Willie Johnston 19 December 1946 (aged 31) 21 England West Bromwich
12 GK Jim Blyth 2 February 1955 (aged 23) 2 England Coventry City
13 DF Stuart Kennedy 31 May 1953 (aged 25) 3 Scotland Aberdeen
14 DF Tom Forsyth 23 January 1949 (aged 29) 19 Scotland Rangers
15 MF Archie Gemmill 24 March 1947 (aged 31) 26 England Nottingham Forest
16 FW Lou Macari 7 June 1949 (aged 28) 22 England Manchester United
17 FW Derek Johnstone 4 November 1953 (aged 24) 11 Scotland Rangers
18 MF Graeme Souness 6 May 1953 (aged 25) 6 England Liverpool
19 FW John Robertson 20 January 1953 (aged 25) 2 England Nottingham Forest
20 GK Bobby Clark 26 September 1945 (aged 32) 17 Scotland Aberdeen
21 FW Joe Harper 11 January 1948 (aged 30) 3 Scotland Aberdeen
22 DF Kenny Burns 23 September 1953 (aged 24) 11 England Nottingham Forest

Alan Hansen was another quality player.

 

[Prince Monolulu]

Stewart Kennedy

 

[perseus]

Jim Baxter
Denis Law

 

[algie]

Ally McCoist

 

[One Teddy Maybank]

Davie Cooper - outstanding for Rangers

I guess the Celtic '67 European Cup Winners would be worth considering.

Probably hardly anything of note for nearly 20 years

 

[vegster]

Not many around these days but there was a time when every great team had at least one Scotsman in it. Where are the modern equivalents?

Dave Mackay
Alan Gilzean
Kenny Dalglish
Graeme Souness
Archie Gemmell

All integral players in the best teams of the day.

Others?

You forgot Gary McCallister and Gordon Strachan.

 

[atfc village]

Drew Jarvie ,Paul Jonquin and Willie Pettigrew.

 

[Hugh'sDad]

'Toffee Bob' McColl.....well you did ask

 

[e77]

Alan Hansen - at least for Liverpool

 

[Weststander]

And at the other end of the spectrum of ability ... Graeme Smith, the Albion goalie from not so long ago.


Back on to the thread theme:
Richard Gough, a quality centre half and captain.

 

[JOLovegrove]

Gordon Greer.

 

[Skaville]

Gordon Greer.

On his day he is an utter joy to watch

 

[withdeanwombat]

The Lisbon Lions.

 

[JOLovegrove]

CMS.

 

[Paris]

Gordon Ramsay

 

[Bevendean Hillbilly]

Ahem...Gordon Smith?

 

[crasher]

Andy Kennedy, Doug Rougvie, Derek Allan (and by the way, check out the first line of his Wikepedia description), Paul McDonald - to name but a few "stars"