Most capped Scottish footballer per Council Region

[Unicorse]

Taken from reddit

Pretty interesting

https://www.reddit.com/r/ScottishFootball/s/KBrSelnu6m

 

[Crouchy]

I had no idea Paul Sturrock was from Ellon tbh.

 

[DotMantooth]

Super Ally, North Lanarkshire? I guess they are using which hospital they were born in. Although North Lanarkshire didn't exist when he was born.

 

[Talktalk]

East Lothian has Kenny Miller above the White Ghost

 

[Shengus Malengus]

Roy Aitken has 57 caps.

Let that sink in.

 

[Hawkhead Ger]

Grant fucking Hanley 2 caps off a half century. The mind boggles.

 

[Glasgow Rangers (Sco)]

Alex McLeish had more caps than Bob mcphail surely???

 

[barcelonabear]

Craig burley should be east Ayrshire

 

[JC85]

Alex McLeish had more caps than Bob mcphail surely???

Born in Glasgow. They must be basing it on that.

 

[ICA_86]

Super Ally, North Lanarkshire? I guess they are using which hospital they were born in. Although North Lanarkshire didn't exist when he was born.

Bellshill Maternity, for - what feels like - myself and probably 50% of this forum!

Totally forgot that all of the regionalisation happened as recently as 1996.

 

[RabSpackman]

Alex McLeish had more caps than Bob mcphail surely???

Doesn’t seem right - and I would have thought Andy Robertson is running McLeish close on caps now as well.

 

[ICA_86]

Doesn’t seem right - and I would have thought Andy Robertson is running McLeish close on caps now as well.

77 for McLeish, 68 for Robertson.

 

[willowbankbear]

I had no idea Paul Sturrock was from Ellon tbh.

Ye beat me to it , I can only mind him being from Pitlochry , but it turns out he was born in Ellon in the shire
Great player , would’ve loved him in Rangers team in the 80s

 

[Pratamnak Prod]

Super Ally, North Lanarkshire? I guess they are using which hospital they were born in. Although North Lanarkshire didn't exist when he was born.

And E.K. is South Lanarkshire. I guess he popped oot in Bellshill maternity? That would be N. Lanarkshire.

 

[Gazza no8]

McGinn is West Dunbartonshire

 

[PT98]

And E.K. is South Lanarkshire. I guess he popped oot in Bellshill maternity? That would be N. Lanarkshire.

Yeah that's right.

If they're basing it on where you were born and not where you were from, then %^*& knows where Paul McStay was born

 

[Hawkhead Ger]

Alex McLeish had more caps than Bob mcphail surely???

I thought he was from Bridgeton

 

[Gordy1872]

Yeah that's right.

If they're basing it on where you were born and not where you were from, then %^*& knows where Paul McStay was born

Rutherglen maternity maybe

 

[PT98]

Rutherglen maternity maybe

I checked wikipedia and it said Hamilton

 

[L&D RSC]

Knew before I opened this that McStay was the winner here.

 

[A Magician Named Gob]

Surprised Inverclyde hasn't had anyone with more caps.

 

[TCWNS1872]

I thought he was from Bridgeton

Barrhead. Willie Miller is from Brigton.

 

[A Magician Named Gob]

Have any of the islanders ever played at top flight level for Shetland/Orkney or the Western Isles?

 

[TCWNS1872]

Great to see a few of the old boys on there in messrs Young, McPhail and Caldow.

 

[Bayheadloyal]

Well the islands are pisspoor at producing internationals. Only link I know is Andy Gray's mother came from Lewis but can't really claim his 20 caps

 

[Clay Davis]

Have any of the islanders ever played at top flight level for Shetland/Orkney or the Western Isles?

Ross County have a player from Lewis. Scored against us up there when McGregor fucked it in the last minute a couple of seasons ago.

Think that’s about as high a level as anyone from there has played.

We have or had a player in the youth team from Lewis or Harris too. Not sure how he’s getting on as haven’t heard about him for a while.

 

[Vallance]

Craig burley should be east Ayrshire

Aye, that's what i thought..Cumnock.

 

[Bob Belcher]

Have any of the islanders ever played at top flight level for Shetland/Orkney or the Western Isles?

We're too busy playing rugby and shinty

 

[WinkieWATP]

Great to see a few of the old boys on there in messrs Young, McPhail and Caldow.

Shows you how many more international games get played these days. Young was Scotland captain for 11 years and had 54 caps. Rice for England tonight makes his 50th cap in just five years.

 

[Unicorse]

Shows you how many more international games get played these days. Young was Scotland captain for 11 years and had 54 caps. Rice for England tonight makes his 50th cap in just five years.

A genuinely cracking observation

Wonder what the reasons behind this are

 

[iMac]

Pretty poor effort from East Dunbartonshire.

 

[TCWNS1872]

A genuinely cracking observation

Wonder what the reasons behind this are

A multitude of reasons mate. More countries, more qualifiers. Friendlies, new 'tournaments' like Nations League.

And that's before all the politics.

 

[bud_light]

A genuinely cracking observation

Wonder what the reasons behind this are

More countries now and more meaningless friendlies

 

[TCWNS1872]

Shows you how many more international games get played these days. Young was Scotland captain for 11 years and had 54 caps. Rice for England tonight makes his 50th cap in just five years.

50 caps already - impressive.

It's always an anomaly seeing players of yesteryear with a handful of caps compared with relative diddies of more recent times with loads.

The Wee Red Book used to be good for anorak studies.

 

[WinkieWATP]

A genuinely cracking observation

Wonder what the reasons behind this are

Young was the first Scot to get 50 caps for Scotland, has captained Scotland more times than any other player although Robertson is about to pass him on that record in the next couple of games. They mentioned it on radio commentary the other night.

Interestingly we refused to release our players for the 58 World Cup in Sweden instead taking them on a tour of North America.

Superscore board would have been interesting listening then.

 

[bobba]

reddit.com/r/cosla

 

[Unicorse]

Young was the first Scot to get 50 caps for Scotland, has captained Scotland more times than any other player although Robertson is about to pass him on that record in the next couple of games. They mentioned it on radio commentary the other night.

Interestingly we refused to release our players for the 58 World Cup in Sweden instead taking them on a tour of North America.

Superscore board would have been interesting listening then.

"We have a caller from Greenock..."

 

[56 ASAP]

50 caps already - impressive.

It's always an anomaly seeing players of yesteryear with a handful of caps compared with relative diddies of more recent times with loads.

The Wee Red Book used to be good for anorak studies.

The wee red book, bought this every year as a young lad. Amazing facts and figures in it. Doubt it's still going though.

 

[Unicorse]

The wee red book, bought this every year as a young lad. Amazing facts and figures in it. Doubt it's still going though.

What kind of information did it hold

Never heard of it

 

[Blue 9]

Roy Aitken has 57 caps.

Let that sink in.

And Bomber has none .

 

[Shengus Malengus]

And Bomber has none .

I was thinking more of Bobby Russell.
Played in the same era.

Cultured, class midfielder - 0 caps.
Big f ucking clogging haddie - 57 caps.

Scottish football, folks.

 

[JerseyLoyalist]

The wee red book, bought this every year as a young lad. Amazing facts and figures in it. Doubt it's still going though.

It’s still going strong.
I still buy it every season.

 

[JerseyLoyalist]

What kind of information did it hold

Never heard of it

Everything you wanted to know about Scottish football.
Updated every year.

 

[RabSpackman]

Doesn’t seem right - and I would have thought Andy Robertson is running McLeish close on caps now as well.

I wonder who would have qualified from the old Eastwood boundary?

 

[joseph]

It’s still going strong.
I still buy it every season.

Every newsagent used to sell “the wee red book” I haven’t seen one in at least 15 years

Where do you obtain your copy?

 

[Big Joke New]

A multitude of reasons mate. More countries, more qualifiers. Friendlies, new 'tournaments' like Nations League.

And that's before all the politics.

80,000 people at Wembley paying £50 a head = £4m might have something to do with it as well. Same the world over - screw as much out of the paying public as you can. How else would you line the ever deepening pockets of rich footballers?

 

[Big Joke New]

It’s still going strong.
I still buy it every season.

I thought I read that the last ever one was 2023 and it's now been discontinued. But I may be imagining that

 

[JerseyLoyalist]

I thought I read that the last ever one was 2023 and it's now been discontinued. But I may be imagining that

I’ve got the 23/24 edition.
Published by the Glasgow Times,cost is £3.99.

 

[JerseyLoyalist]

Every newsagent used to sell “the wee red book” I haven’t seen one in at least 15 years

Where do you obtain your copy?

I buy it direct from the Glasgow Times.
They are still sold in certain newsagents.I seen them at Glasgow airport.

 

[SIRBLUE]

Pretty poor effort from East Dunbartonshire.

What's wrong with these people?