Craig Gordon
| Date of birth | 31 December 1982 |
| Place of birth | Edinburgh |
| Nationality | Scottish |
| Weight | 77 kg |
| Height | 1.93 m |
| Position | Goalkeeper |
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 |
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| 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 |
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| 2004-05 | Heart of Midlothian | UEFA Cup | 6 | 9 |
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| 2007-08 | Sunderland | FA Cup | 1 | 2 | ||||
| 2007-08 | Sunderland | Premier League | 34 | 5 | 52 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 | |
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| 11 Aug 2007 | Sunderland v Tottenham Hotspur | W | 1-0 | Premier League | |
| 15 Aug 2007 | Birmingham City v Sunderland | D | 2-2 | Premier League | |
| 18 Aug 2007 | Wigan Athletic v Sunderland | L | 3-0 | Premier League | |
| 25 Aug 2007 | Sunderland v Liverpool | L | 0-2 | Premier League | |
| 01 Sep 2007 | Manchester United v Sunderland | L | 1-0 | Premier League | |
| 15 Sep 2007 | Sunderland v Reading | W | 2-1 | Premier League | |
| 22 Sep 2007 | Middlesbrough v Sunderland | D | 2-2 | Premier League | |
| 29 Sep 2007 | Sunderland v Blackburn Rovers | L | 1-2 | Premier League | |
| 07 Oct 2007 | Arsenal v Sunderland | L | 3-2 | Premier League | |
| 21 Oct 2007 | West Ham United v Sunderland | L | 3-1 | Premier League | |
| 27 Oct 2007 | Sunderland v Fulham | D | 1-1 | Premier League | |
| 05 Nov 2007 | Manchester City v Sunderland | L | 1-0 | Premier League | |
| 10 Nov 2007 | Sunderland v Newcastle United | D | 1-1 | Premier League | |
| 24 Nov 2007 | Everton v Sunderland | L | 7-1 | Premier League | |
| 22 Dec 2007 | Reading v Sunderland | L | 2-1 | Premier League | |
| 26 Dec 2007 | Sunderland v Manchester United | L | 0-4 | Premier League | |
| 29 Dec 2007 | Sunderland v Bolton Wanderers | W | 3-1 | Premier League | |
| 02 Jan 2008 | Blackburn Rovers v Sunderland | L | 1-0 | Premier League | |
| 05 Jan 2008 | Sunderland v Wigan Athletic | L | 0-3 | FA Cup | 3rd round |
| 13 Jan 2008 | Sunderland v Portsmouth | W | 2-0 | Premier League | |
| 19 Jan 2008 | Tottenham Hotspur v Sunderland | L | 2-0 | Premier League | |
| 29 Jan 2008 | Sunderland v Birmingham City | W | 2-0 | Premier League | |
| 02 Feb 2008 | Liverpool v Sunderland | L | 3-0 | Premier League | |
| 09 Feb 2008 | Sunderland v Wigan Athletic | W | 2-0 | Premier League | |
| 23 Feb 2008 | Portsmouth v Sunderland | L | 1-0 | Premier League | |
| 01 Mar 2008 | Derby County v Sunderland | D | 0-0 | Premier League | |
| 09 Mar 2008 | Sunderland v Everton | L | 0-1 | Premier League | |
| 15 Mar 2008 | Sunderland v Chelsea | L | 0-1 | Premier League | |
| 22 Mar 2008 | Aston Villa v Sunderland | W | 0-1 | Premier League | |
| 29 Mar 2008 | Sunderland v West Ham United | W | 2-1 | Premier League | |
| 05 Apr 2008 | Fulham v Sunderland | W | 1-3 | Premier League | |
| 12 Apr 2008 | Sunderland v Manchester City | L | 1-2 | Premier League | |
| 20 Apr 2008 | Newcastle United v Sunderland | L | 2-0 | Premier League | |
| 26 Apr 2008 | Sunderland v Middlesbrough | W | 3-2 | Premier League | |
| 03 May 2008 | Bolton Wanderers v Sunderland | L | 2-0 | Premier League | |
| 16 Aug 2008 | Sunderland v Liverpool | L | 0-1 | Premier League | |
| 23 Aug 2008 | Tottenham Hotspur v Sunderland | W | 1-2 | Premier League | |
| 27 Aug 2008 | Nottingham Forest v Sunderland | W | 1-2 | League Cup | 2nd round |
| 31 Aug 2008 | Sunderland v Manchester City | L | 0-3 | Premier League | |
| 13 Sep 2008 | Wigan Athletic v Sunderland | D | 1-1 | Premier League | |
| 20 Sep 2008 | Sunderland v Middlesbrough | W | 2-0 | Premier League | |
| 27 Sep 2008 | Aston Villa v Sunderland | L | 2-1 | Premier League | |
| 04 Oct 2008 | Sunderland v Arsenal | D | 1-1 | Premier League | |
| 18 Oct 2008 | Fulham v Sunderland | D | 0-0 | Premier League | |
| 29 Nov 2008 | Sunderland v Bolton Wanderers | L | 1-4 | Premier League | |
| 04 Feb 2009 | Blackburn Rovers v Sunderland | L | 2-1 | FA Cup | 4th round replay |
| 04 Apr 2009 | West Ham United v Sunderland | L | 2-0 | Premier League | |
| 11 Apr 2009 | Sunderland v Manchester United | L | 1-2 | Premier League | |
| 18 Apr 2009 | Sunderland v Hull City | W | 1-0 | Premier League | |
| 24 Aug 2009 | Norwich City v Sunderland | W | 1-4 | League Cup | 2nd round |
| 29 Aug 2009 | Stoke City v Sunderland | L | 1-0 | Premier League | |
| 12 Sep 2009 | Sunderland v Hull City | W | 4-1 | Premier League | |
| 19 Sep 2009 | Burnley v Sunderland | L | 3-1 | Premier League | |
| 22 Sep 2009 | Sunderland v Birmingham City | W | 2-0 | League Cup | 3rd round |
| 27 Sep 2009 | Sunderland v Wolverhampton Wanderers | W | 5-2 | Premier League | |
| 03 Oct 2009 | Manchester United v Sunderland | D | 2-2 | Premier League | |
| 17 Oct 2009 | Sunderland v Liverpool | W | 1-0 | Premier League | |
| 24 Oct 2009 | Birmingham City v Sunderland | L | 2-1 | Premier League | |
| 27 Oct 2009 | Sunderland v Aston Villa | L | 0-0 (1-3) | League Cup | 4th round |
| 31 Oct 2009 | Sunderland v West Ham United | D | 2-2 | Premier League | |
| 07 Nov 2009 | Tottenham Hotspur v Sunderland | L | 2-0 | Premier League | |
| 23 Jan 2010 | Portsmouth v Sunderland | L | 2-1 | FA Cup | 4th round |
| 27 Jan 2010 | Everton v Sunderland | L | 2-0 | Premier League | |
| 01 Feb 2010 | Sunderland v Stoke City | D | 0-0 | Premier League | |
| 06 Feb 2010 | Sunderland v Wigan Athletic | D | 1-1 | Premier League | |
| 09 Feb 2010 | Portsmouth v Sunderland | D | 1-1 | Premier League | |
| 20 Feb 2010 | Arsenal v Sunderland | L | 2-0 | Premier League | |
| 28 Feb 2010 | Sunderland v Fulham | D | 0-0 | Premier League | |
| 09 Mar 2010 | Sunderland v Bolton Wanderers | W | 4-0 | Premier League | |
| 14 Mar 2010 | Sunderland v Manchester City | D | 1-1 | Premier League | |
| 20 Mar 2010 | Sunderland v Birmingham City | W | 3-1 | Premier League | |
| 24 Mar 2010 | Aston Villa v Sunderland | D | 1-1 | Premier League | |
| 28 Mar 2010 | Liverpool v Sunderland | L | 3-0 | Premier League | |
| 03 Apr 2010 | Sunderland v Tottenham Hotspur | W | 3-1 | Premier League | |
| 10 Apr 2010 | West Ham United v Sunderland | L | 1-0 | Premier League | |
| 17 Apr 2010 | Sunderland v Burnley | W | 2-1 | Premier League | |
| 24 Apr 2010 | Hull City v Sunderland | W | 0-1 | Premier League | |
| 02 May 2010 | Sunderland v Manchester United | L | 0-1 | Premier League | |
| 09 May 2010 | Wolverhampton Wanderers v Sunderland | L | 2-1 | Premier League | |
| 09 Nov 2010 | Tottenham Hotspur v Sunderland | D | 1-1 | Premier League | |
| 14 Nov 2010 | Chelsea v Sunderland | W | 0-3 | Premier League | |
| 22 Nov 2010 | Sunderland v Everton | D | 2-2 | Premier League | |
| 27 Nov 2010 | Wolverhampton Wanderers v Sunderland | L | 3-2 | Premier League | |
| 05 Dec 2010 | Sunderland v West Ham United | W | 1-0 | Premier League | |
| 18 Dec 2010 | Sunderland v Bolton Wanderers | W | 1-0 | Premier League | |
| 26 Dec 2010 | Manchester United v Sunderland | L | 2-0 | Premier League | |
| 28 Dec 2010 | Sunderland v Blackpool | L | 0-2 | Premier League | |
| 01 Jan 2011 | Sunderland v Blackburn Rovers | W | 3-0 | Premier League | |
| 05 Jan 2011 | Aston Villa v Sunderland | W | 0-1 | Premier League | |
| 16 Jan 2011 | Sunderland v Newcastle United | D | 1-1 | Premier League | |
| 22 Jan 2011 | Blackpool v Sunderland | W | 1-2 | Premier League | |
| 01 Feb 2011 | Sunderland v Chelsea | L | 2-4 | Premier League | |
| 05 Feb 2011 | Stoke City v Sunderland | L | 3-2 | Premier League | |
| 12 Feb 2011 | Sunderland v Tottenham Hotspur | L | 1-2 | Premier League | |
| 28 Apr 2012 | Sunderland v Bolton Wanderers | D | 2-2 | 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 |
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| 2000-01 | Scotland | Under-18 | 1 |
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| 2002-03 | Scotland | Under-21 | 1 | 1 |
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| 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 |
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| 2004-05 | Scotland | FIFA World Cup | 5 | 1 |
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| 2004-05 | Scotland | International Friendly | 1 | 1 | ||||
| 2005-06 | Scotland | FIFA World Cup | 4 | 1 | 3 |
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| 2005-06 | Scotland | International Friendly | 3 | 6 | ||||
| 2006-07 | Scotland | International Friendly | 1 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 | |
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| 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.