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| Wembley Wizards |
Scotland was credited for spreading the game of football around the world. Today, the Latin style of football was evolved from the short passing game of Scotland. Charles Miller, a Scot, was said to have brought the game to Brazil. The Argentine Football Association was founded by a Scot.
In the beginning, Scotland almost played excursively against teams from the British isles. The Wembley Wizards was probably the first of the great Scottish sides. They beat England 5-1 in 1928. Scotland participated in their first World Cup Finals in 1954. They only brought 13 players in a squad of 22. Four years later, Matt Busby was due to manage the team, but he withdrew after suffering injuries from the Munich Air Disaster. They did not fare well in both tournaments.
From the 1970's to the early 1980's, Scottish players such as Denis Law, Billy Bremner, Alan Hansen, Kenny Dalglish and Graeme Souness were starring in the English league and European football. Scotland qualified 5 straight WC Finals in this period. In 1974, they went to the World Cup Finals, which turned out to be their best World Cup Finals. They remained undefeated, but went out because of poorer goal difference. In 1978, they had played poorly in the first two games, but beat eventual finalist Holland 3-2 on the final match. They also went to WC Finals in 1982, 1986 and 1990, but failed to reach the second stage on each occasion.
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| Scotland 1978 |
Team
GK: Jim Leighton
He spent 16 years playing for Scotland. He is the second highest cap record holder.
GK: Ronnie Simpson
One of the "Lisbon Lions". He represented Great Britain at the 1948 Olympics, but he did not play for Scotland until 1966. He was Celtics' best ever keeper.
GK: Andy Goram
Voted as Glasglow Rangers' greatest keepers. His international career, however, was limited by playing at the same time as Jimmy Leighton.
RB: Danny McGrain
SFWA Player of the Year in 1976-1977. He was an All-time great for Celtics. He was among the best ever rightback coming out of United Kingdom.
RB: Sandy Jardine
He twice won the Scottish Football Writers Association Player of the Year award and was part of the Rangers team that won the 1971–72 European Cup Winners' Cup.
SW: Alan Hansen
Among the greatest defender ever from United Kingdom. He won three European Cups and 8 English league titles with the great Liverpool team of the 1970's and 1980's.
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| Hansen |
CB: Alex McLeish
Formed a great partnership with Willie Miller and Jim Leighton that won the Cup Winners' Cup in 1983 with Aberdeen.
CB: Billy McNeill
As the captain of "Lisbon Lions, he was the first British footballer to hold aloft the European Cup. He was voted as Cetlics' greatest captain.
LB/CB: John Greig
He was voted as the greatest Ranger ever by the fans in 1999. He won the 1971–72 European Cup Winners' Cup.
LB/RB/CM: Steve Nicol
He spent 13 years with Liverpool winning the 1984 European Cup. He was a versatile player who appeared in many positions.
LB: Tommy Gemmell
He scored the opening goal for the Lisbon Lions in 1967. He scored again at the European Cup in 1970. He also had a successful career with Nottingham Forest.
CM: Graeme Souness
He was one of the greatest Liverpool players. He won three European Cups with them, captaining the team in the early 1980's. He was also the Player-Manager for Rangers.
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| Graeme Souness |
CM/LM: Jim Baxter
He was the best Scottish players in the 1960's. He was known for his performances against England at an era where England won the World Cup. He helped Scotland beating England many times.
CM: Billy Bremner
He was Leeds United's greatest ever player. He was their captain when they dominated English football. He was known for his rough play.
CM: Paul McStay
He captained Scotland at all-levels. He played over 500 games for Celtics, captaining them for many years and was considered one of the greatest players for them.
CM/DM/LB: Dave MacKay
Known for his toughness and passing abilities. He won the Double with Tottenham Hotspurs in 1961 and the Cup Winners' Cup in 1963. He was selected as one of the Football Heros stamp series to celebrate the 150 years of English FA.
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| Dave Mackay's stamp |
RW: Jimmy Johnstone
In 2002, he was voted as the greatest Cetlic players by the fans. He played over 500 games for them. He was one of the Lisbon Lions.
LW/SS: Billy Liddell
He was one of the early star for Liverpool. He spent his entire career at Liverpool starting from 1938 to 1961. He was at one point the appearance record holder for Liverpool. He was voted the 6th greatest player for them.
LW: Alan Morton
He was an early star player for Scotland. He was part of the "Wembley Wizards" after Scotland beat England 5-1 in 1928. He played for the Rangers.
AM: Alex James
He was one of the greatest player ever for Arsenal. He was known as a pioneer in his position. He was a member of "Wembley Wizards".
FW: Denis Law
Partnered George Best and Bobby Charlton at Manchester United, which was considered to be most popular forward line in British history.
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| Denis Law |
ST: Kenny Dalglish
He was the greatest player for Liverppol in an era where Liverpool was considered to be among the greatest club sides in history. He won three European Cups with them. He is the cap record holder and their top ever scorer for Scotland.
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| Kenny Dalglish |
He was also a member of "Wembley Wizards". He scored over 450 goals while playing in England during the 1920's and 1930's. he scored 23 goals in 20 games for Scotland.
Honorable Mention
Bobby Murdoch, Joe Jordan, Gordon Strachan, Willy Miller, Ally McCoist and Jimmy Mcgrory.
Squad Explanation
Most players are from before the 1990's. Steve Nicol was the big surprise. I took him for his versatility. I am a fan of Alan Brazil, but he was not considered.
Starting lineup
Formation: 4-4-2
The formation is a classic British 4-4-2. I dropped Denis Law for Alex James. I am a big fan of Dave Mackay so he started over Bremner. I do not have a preference between Billy McNeill and Joghn Greig.
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