Most capped Scottish footballer per Council Region

[Forzabear1872]

Roy Aitken has 57 caps.

Let that sink in.

I'll raise you Gary Caldwell (Heid).
55 caps unbelievably.

 

[TNT]

George Young - West Lothian?

Born in Grangemouth. Was at Kirkintilloch....

 

[Glasgow Rangers (Sco)]

The fact that McStay won 76 caps whilst achieving a solitary Scottish Cup in 9 years from 89 to 97 tells you everything about Roxburgh and Brown.

Our captain at least called them out for the charlatans they were.

To be fair, McStay was a really good player in a bad celtic side

 

[TNT]

Not sure if there's many more countries? Perhaps with the split of the likes of Czechoslovakia, but that wouldn't account for this increase.

And the Soviet Union. And Yugoslavia.

 

[Albus]

Yugoslavia and Russia must account for about 14 or 15 new countries at least.

Edit its actually 22

Don't think it accounts for twice as many caps in the same timeframe though.

 

[bud_light]

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Don't think it accounts for twice as many caps in the same timeframe though.

Previously there would 4 teams in a qualifying group,sometimes 5 and a country would only play 1 game on Wednesday night.
Now there are sometimes 7 teams and there are 2 games per break

 

[cskasofia]

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Previously there would 4 teams in a qualifying group,sometimes 5 and a country would only play 1 game on Wednesday night.
Now there are sometimes 7 teams and there are 2 games per break

There were only 3 teams in our group when we qualified for 1978

 

[Luca Stroppi]

Crazy some of the guys who’ve got Scotland caps and multiple ones at that. I think that’s been a long standing problem with the national team, manager’s who don’t know what they’re doing.

 

[The Spaniard]

I had no idea Paul Sturrock was from Ellon tbh.

Nah? He has the same haircut as everyone from up here.

 

[Robert Marshall]

I thought he was from Bridgeton

Alex McLeish was born in Duke Street Hospital, when he left he went to the family home in Parkhead, and from there the family moved to Kinning Park then onto Barrhead

 

[AyrLoyal]

Was trying to think who South Ayrshire's should be? . Allan Hutton from Troon on 50 caps?

 

[portoron]

Even if we're being non partizan his team mate Tommy Burns who was on a different stratosphere from Aitken only got 8 caps.
I always thought Bobby Russell and TB would have been a good midfield combination.

Gordon Smith another around this time with zero caps

 

[Beechwoodboab]

Taken from reddit

Pretty interesting

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

Craig Burley is east Ayrshire

 

[Douglas Meldrum]

Surprised they didn't include the late Ronnie Mackinnon from Isle of Lewis??

Born in Glasgow. 28 caps.

 

[Josh Allen]

Craig Burley is east Ayrshire

No he isn't.

 

[Pratamnak Prod]

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

Kennel? Or rat nest.

 

[Pratamnak Prod]

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

Too busy firing it into the sheep.

 

[Pratamnak Prod]

No he isn't.

Think he is pal. Maybe S, Ayrshire.

 

[barcelonabear]

No he isn't.

Can’t say for certain where he was born but Craig burley is 100% from east Ayrshire

 

[Vallance]

Think he is pal. Maybe S, Ayrshire.

Wiki shows he was born Ayr, but i'm sure he grew up in Cumnock, his uncle, Goerge Burley was born Cumnock.... B.Dodds was New Cumnock.

 

[Otis Blue]

Alex McLeish was born in Duke Street Hospital, when he left he went to the family home in Parkhead, and from there the family moved to Kinning Park then onto Barrhead

Stalker

 

[Josh Allen]

Can’t say for certain where he was born but Craig burley is 100% from east Ayrshire

If you knew where he was born then you would know he wasnt East Ayrshire.

 

[zooranger]

McStay played in a team though. The same argument gets used to lambast James Tavernier as if he can win trophies on his own.

McStay was a very good footballer who I guarantee you that Rangers would've snapped up had he not been that way inclined.

No doubt he was a good footballer, in my humble opinion John Collins was better and I was gutted when he didn't sign for us.

 

[barcelonabear]

If you knew where he was born then you would know he wasnt East Ayrshire.

I don’t know where he was born but I know where he lived from birth till he moved to Chelsea and it was Cumnock east Ayrshire

 

[Robert Marshall]

Stalker

Not at all, Alex told me himself

 

[AlohaBear]

Hansen will probably never have his caps overtaken in Clackmannanshire, if it’s based on where you were born. It’s either been Stirling Royal or Forth Valley (Larbert) for probably about 99.9% of the last 40yrs for Clacks newborns.

 

[Arcadian]

Taken from reddit

Pretty interesting

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

Dumfries and Galloway has a lot to answer for

 

[CaptainStaunch]

Surprised they didn't include the late Ronnie Mackinnon from Isle of Lewis??

As with Andy Gray his mother was from Lewis (Calloway.) But that’s as close as it gets.