Craig Gordon

Date of birth31 December 1982
Place of birthEdinburgh
NationalityScottish
Weight77 kg
Height1.93 m
PositionGoalkeeper

Craig Gordon joined Sunderland in August 2007 with a five-year contract.

The reported fee of £9million was a new British record for a goalkeeper.

Club history

Team Joined Left Loan / Trialist
Heart of Midlothian 23 Aug 1999 08 Aug 2007
Cowdenbeath 07 Sep 2001 27 Dec 2001 L
Sunderland 08 Aug 2007 30 Jun 2012
Celtic 03 Jul 2014

Club stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Clean sheets Conceded Y R
2001-02 Cowdenbeath Scottish Division 2 13 2 19
2001-02 Cowdenbeath Scottish League Cup 1 3
2002-03 Heart of Midlothian Scottish Premier League 1 1
2003-04 Heart of Midlothian UEFA Cup 2 1 2
2004-05 Heart of Midlothian Scottish Premier League 38 9 40
1
2004-05 Heart of Midlothian UEFA Cup 6 9
1
2007-08 Sunderland FA Cup 1 2
2007-08 Sunderland Premier League 34 5 52
1
2008-09 Sunderland FA Cup 1 2
2008-09 Sunderland League Cup 1 1
2008-09 Sunderland Premier League 12 2 17
2009-10 Sunderland FA Cup 1 2
2009-10 Sunderland League Cup 3 1 1
2009-10 Sunderland Premier League 26 3 31
3
2010-11 Sunderland Premier League 15 5 20
2011-12 Sunderland Premier League 1 2
2015-16 Celtic UEFA Champions League 6 2 3
2015-16 Celtic UEFA Europa League 6 2 8
2016-17 Celtic UEFA Champions League 2 4


Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

Club matches

Date Match Result Competition Round
06 Oct 2002 Livingston v Heart of Midlothian D 1-1 Scottish Premier League
06 Nov 2003 Bordeaux v Heart of Midlothian W 0-1 UEFA Cup 2nd round 1st leg
27 Nov 2003 Heart of Midlothian v Bordeaux L 0-2
Agg: 1-2
UEFA Cup 2nd round 2nd leg
07 Aug 2004 Dundee v Heart of Midlothian W 0-1 Scottish Premier League
14 Aug 2004 Heart of Midlothian v Aberdeen D 0-0 Scottish Premier League
21 Aug 2004 Heart of Midlothian v Kilmarnock W 3-0 Scottish Premier League
28 Aug 2004 Motherwell v Heart of Midlothian L 2-0 Scottish Premier League
12 Sep 2004 Heart of Midlothian v Rangers D 0-0 Scottish Premier League
16 Sep 2004 Heart of Midlothian v Sporting Braga W 3-1 UEFA Cup 1st round 1st leg
19 Sep 2004 Dunfermline Athletic v Heart of Midlothian L 1-0 Scottish Premier League
25 Sep 2004 Heart of Midlothian v Inverness Caledonian Thistle W 1-0 Scottish Premier League
30 Sep 2004 Sporting Braga v Heart of Midlothian D 2-2
Agg: 3-5
UEFA Cup 1st round 2nd leg
03 Oct 2004 Heart of Midlothian v Livingston D 0-0 Scottish Premier League
16 Oct 2004 Celtic v Heart of Midlothian L 3-0 Scottish Premier League
21 Oct 2004 Feyenoord v Heart of Midlothian L 3-0 UEFA Cup Group A
24 Oct 2004 Heart of Midlothian v Hibernian W 2-1 Scottish Premier League
27 Oct 2004 Dundee United v Heart of Midlothian D 1-1 Scottish Premier League
30 Oct 2004 Heart of Midlothian v Dundee W 3-0 Scottish Premier League
04 Nov 2004 Heart of Midlothian v Schalke 04 L 0-1 UEFA Cup Group A
07 Nov 2004 Aberdeen v Heart of Midlothian W 0-1 Scottish Premier League
13 Nov 2004 Kilmarnock v Heart of Midlothian D 1-1 Scottish Premier League
20 Nov 2004 Heart of Midlothian v Motherwell L 0-1 Scottish Premier League
25 Nov 2004 FC Basel v Heart of Midlothian W 1-2 UEFA Cup Group A
28 Nov 2004 Rangers v Heart of Midlothian L 3-2 Scottish Premier League
04 Dec 2004 Heart of Midlothian v Dunfermline Athletic W 3-0 Scottish Premier League
11 Dec 2004 Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Heart of Midlothian D 1-1 Scottish Premier League
16 Dec 2004 Heart of Midlothian v Ferencváros L 0-1 UEFA Cup Group A
26 Dec 2004 Heart of Midlothian v Celtic L 0-2 Scottish Premier League
02 Jan 2005 Hibernian v Heart of Midlothian D 1-1 Scottish Premier League
15 Jan 2005 Heart of Midlothian v Dundee United W 3-2 Scottish Premier League
22 Jan 2005 Dundee v Heart of Midlothian D 1-1 Scottish Premier League
25 Jan 2005 Livingston v Heart of Midlothian W 1-2 Scottish Premier League
29 Jan 2005 Heart of Midlothian v Aberdeen W 1-0 Scottish Premier League
12 Feb 2005 Heart of Midlothian v Kilmarnock W 3-0 Scottish Premier League
19 Feb 2005 Motherwell v Heart of Midlothian L 2-0 Scottish Premier League
02 Mar 2005 Heart of Midlothian v Rangers L 1-2 Scottish Premier League
05 Mar 2005 Dunfermline Athletic v Heart of Midlothian D 1-1 Scottish Premier League
12 Mar 2005 Heart of Midlothian v Inverness Caledonian Thistle L 0-2 Scottish Premier League
19 Mar 2005 Heart of Midlothian v Livingston W 3-1 Scottish Premier League
02 Apr 2005 Celtic v Heart of Midlothian W 0-2 Scottish Premier League
13 Apr 2005 Heart of Midlothian v Hibernian L 1-2 Scottish Premier League
16 Apr 2005 Dundee United v Heart of Midlothian L 2-1 Scottish Premier League
23 Apr 2005 Hibernian v Heart of Midlothian D 2-2 Scottish Premier League
30 Apr 2005 Heart of Midlothian v Motherwell D 0-0 Scottish Premier League
07 May 2005 Rangers v Heart of Midlothian L 2-1 Scottish Premier League
15 May 2005 Heart of Midlothian v Celtic L 1-2 Scottish Premier League
22 May 2005 Aberdeen v Heart of Midlothian L 2-0 Scottish Premier League


Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

International stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Clean sheets Conceded Y R
2000-01 Scotland Under-18
1
2002-03 Scotland Under-21 1
1
1
2003-04 Scotland B International 1 1
2003-04 Scotland International Friendly 1 1
2003-04 Scotland UEFA Under-21 1 1
2003-04 Scotland Under-21 2
1
4
2004-05 Scotland FIFA World Cup 5
1
1 2
2004-05 Scotland International Friendly 1 1
2005-06 Scotland FIFA World Cup 4 1 3
1
2005-06 Scotland International Friendly 3 6
2006-07 Scotland International Friendly
1
2006-07 Scotland UEFA European Championship 7 3 6
2007-08 Scotland International Friendly 3 1 4
2007-08 Scotland UEFA European Championship 5 1 6
2008-09 Scotland FIFA World Cup 4 3
1
2008-09 Scotland International Friendly 1
2009-10 Scotland FIFA World Cup 1 1
2009-10 Scotland International Friendly 2 1 1
2010-11 Scotland International Friendly 1 1
2014-15 Scotland International Friendly 1
2
1
2015-16 Scotland International Friendly 1 1
2016-17 Scotland FIFA World Cup 3 1 5
2017-18 Scotland FIFA World Cup 4 3 2
2017-18 Scotland International Friendly 1 1
2018-19 Scotland International Friendly 2 7
2020-21 Scotland FIFA World Cup 1 1
2020-21 Scotland International Friendly 1 2
2020-21 Scotland UEFA Nations League 1 1
2021-22 Scotland FIFA World Cup 8 5 7
2021-22 Scotland International Friendly 2 3
2021-22 Scotland UEFA Nations League 3 1 4
2022-23 Scotland International Friendly 1 2
2022-23 Scotland UEFA Nations League 3 1 1


Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

International matches

Date Match Result Competition Round
19 Sep 2000 Northern Ireland v Scotland W 1-2 U18
04 Sep 2002 Scotland v Israel W 2-1 U21
14 Oct 2002 Scotland v Ghana W 2-0 U21
19 Aug 2003 Norway v Scotland L 3-1 U21
13 Nov 2003 Croatia v Scotland L 2-0 U21
16 Nov 2003 Croatia v Scotland L 2-0 U21 Play-off 2nd leg
18 Nov 2003 Scotland v Croatia W 1-0 UEFA U21 Play-off 2nd leg
10 Dec 2003 Scotland v Turkey D 1-1 B International
30 May 2004 Scotland v Trinidad and Tobago W 4-1 International Friendly
03 Sep 2004 Spain v Scotland D 1-1 International Friendly
08 Sep 2004 Scotland v Slovenia D 0-0 FIFA World Cup Europe group 5
09 Oct 2004 Scotland v Norway L 0-1 FIFA World Cup Europe group 5
13 Oct 2004 Moldova v Scotland D 1-1 FIFA World Cup Europe group 5
26 Mar 2005 Italy v Scotland L 2-0 FIFA World Cup Europe group 5
04 Jun 2005 Scotland v Moldova W 2-0 FIFA World Cup Europe group 5
08 Jun 2005 Belarus v Scotland D 0-0 FIFA World Cup Europe group 5
17 Aug 2005 Austria v Scotland D 2-2 International Friendly
03 Sep 2005 Scotland v Italy D 1-1 FIFA World Cup Europe group 5
07 Sep 2005 Norway v Scotland W 1-2 FIFA World Cup Europe group 5
08 Oct 2005 Scotland v Belarus L 0-1 FIFA World Cup Europe group 5
12 Oct 2005 Slovenia v Scotland W 0-3 FIFA World Cup Europe group 5
12 Nov 2005 Scotland v USA D 1-1 International Friendly
01 Mar 2006 Scotland v Switzerland L 1-3 International Friendly
02 Sep 2006 Scotland v Faroe Islands W 6-0 UEFA European Championship Group B
06 Sep 2006 Lithuania v Scotland W 1-2 UEFA European Championship Group B
07 Oct 2006 Scotland v France W 1-0 UEFA European Championship Group B
11 Oct 2006 Ukraine v Scotland L 2-0 UEFA European Championship Group B
24 Mar 2007 Scotland v Georgia W 2-1 UEFA European Championship Group B
28 Mar 2007 Italy v Scotland L 2-0 UEFA European Championship Group B
30 May 2007 Austria v Scotland W 0-1 International Friendly
06 Jun 2007 Faroe Islands v Scotland W 0-2 UEFA European Championship Group B
22 Aug 2007 Scotland v South Africa W 1-0 International Friendly
08 Sep 2007 Scotland v Lithuania W 3-1 UEFA European Championship Group B
12 Sep 2007 France v Scotland W 0-1 UEFA European Championship Group B
13 Oct 2007 Scotland v Ukraine W 3-1 UEFA European Championship Group B
17 Oct 2007 Georgia v Scotland L 2-0 UEFA European Championship Group B
17 Nov 2007 Scotland v Italy L 1-2 UEFA European Championship Group B
26 Mar 2008 Scotland v Croatia D 1-1 International Friendly
30 May 2008 Czech Republic v Scotland L 3-1 International Friendly
20 Aug 2008 Scotland v Northern Ireland D 0-0 International Friendly
06 Sep 2008 North Macedonia v Scotland L 1-0 FIFA World Cup Europe group 9
10 Sep 2008 Iceland v Scotland W 1-2 FIFA World Cup Europe group 9
11 Oct 2008 Scotland v Norway D 0-0 FIFA World Cup Europe group 9
01 Apr 2009 Scotland v Iceland W 2-1 FIFA World Cup Europe group 9
05 Sep 2009 Scotland v North Macedonia W 2-0 FIFA World Cup Europe group 9
10 Oct 2009 Japan v Scotland L 2-0 International Friendly
03 Mar 2010 Scotland v Czech Republic W 1-0 International Friendly
16 Nov 2010 Scotland v Faroe Islands W 3-0 International Friendly
18 Nov 2014 Scotland v England L 1-3 International Friendly
25 Mar 2015 Scotland v Northern Ireland W 1-0 International Friendly
05 Jun 2015 Scotland v Qatar W 1-0 International Friendly
29 Mar 2016 Scotland v Denmark W 1-0 International Friendly
11 Nov 2016 England v Scotland L 3-0 FIFA World Cup Europe group F
26 Mar 2017 Scotland v Slovenia W 1-0 FIFA World Cup Europe group F
10 Jun 2017 Scotland v England D 2-2 FIFA World Cup Europe group F
01 Sep 2017 Lithuania v Scotland W 0-3 FIFA World Cup Europe group F
04 Sep 2017 Scotland v Malta W 2-0 FIFA World Cup Europe group F
05 Oct 2017 Scotland v Slovakia W 1-0 FIFA World Cup Europe group F
08 Oct 2017 Slovenia v Scotland D 2-2 FIFA World Cup Europe group F
09 Nov 2017 Scotland v Netherlands L 0-1 International Friendly
07 Sep 2018 Scotland v Belgium L 0-4 International Friendly
14 Oct 2018 Scotland v Portugal L 1-3 International Friendly
15 Nov 2020 Slovakia v Scotland L 1-0 UEFA Nations League League B Group B2
31 Mar 2021 Scotland v Faroe Islands W 4-0 FIFA World Cup Europe group F
02 Jun 2021 Netherlands v Scotland D 2-2 International Friendly
01 Sep 2021 Denmark v Scotland L 2-0 FIFA World Cup Europe group F
04 Sep 2021 Scotland v Moldova W 1-0 FIFA World Cup Europe group F
07 Sep 2021 Austria v Scotland W 0-1 FIFA World Cup Europe group F
09 Oct 2021 Scotland v Israel W 3-2 FIFA World Cup Europe group F
12 Oct 2021 Faroe Islands v Scotland W 0-1 FIFA World Cup Europe group F
12 Nov 2021 Moldova v Scotland W 0-2 FIFA World Cup Europe group F
15 Nov 2021 Scotland v Denmark W 2-0 FIFA World Cup Europe group F
24 Mar 2022 Scotland v Poland D 1-1 International Friendly
29 Mar 2022 Austria v Scotland D 2-2 International Friendly
01 Jun 2022 Scotland v Ukraine L 1-3 FIFA World Cup Semi-final play-off
08 Jun 2022 Scotland v Armenia W 2-0 UEFA Nations League League B Group B1
11 Jun 2022 Republic of Ireland v Scotland L 3-0 UEFA Nations League League B Group B1
14 Jun 2022 Armenia v Scotland W 1-4 UEFA Nations League League B Group B1
21 Sep 2022 Scotland v Ukraine W 3-0 UEFA Nations League League B Group B1
24 Sep 2022 Scotland v Republic of Ireland W 2-1 UEFA Nations League League B Group B1
27 Sep 2022 Ukraine v Scotland D 0-0 UEFA Nations League League B Group B1
16 Nov 2022 Turkey v Scotland L 2-1 International Friendly


Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.