Compendium to Qualification Phase, Part Eight (Scotland 1992 UEFA European Championship Qualifiers)-Part 1 (Scotland squad)

Scotland players during the qualification matches

Goalkeepers:

Andrew Lewis Goram ((Hibernian Football Club – Edinburgh) 1990/91 and (Rangers Football Club-Glasgow) 1991/92) (April 13, 1964 (age 26 years at the start of the qualifiers), Bury, Lancashire, England) (8 Matches)

Defenders:

Stewart McKimmie (Aberdeen Football Club Limited) (October 27, 1962, (age 27 years at the start of the qualifiers), Aberdeen, Scotland) (6 Matches, substituted in one match)

Brian Irvine (Aberdeen Football Club Limited) (May 24, 1965, (age 25 years at the start of the qualifiers), Bellshill, Scotland) (1 Match)

Alexander McLeish (Aberdeen Football Club Limited) (January 21, 1959, (age 31 years at the start of the qualifiers), Glasgow, Scotland) (3 Matches)

Maurice Daniel Robert Malpas (Dundee United Football Club) (August 3, 1962, (age 28 years at the start of the qualifiers), Dunfermline, Scotland) (7 Matches)

Stephen Nicol (Liverpool Football Club / England) (December 11, 1961, (age 28 years at the start of the qualifiers), Troon, Scotland) (3 Matches, substituted in one match)

David McPherson (Heart of Midlothian Football Club-Edinburgh) (January 28, 1964, (age 26 years at the start of the qualifiers), Paisley, Scotland) (7 Matches, substituted in one match)

Craig William Levein (Heart of Midlothian Football Club-Edinburgh) (October 22, 1964, (age 25 years at the start of the qualifiers), Dunfermline, Scotland) (2 Matches, substituted in one match)

Gary Thomson Gillespie (Liverpool Football Club / England) (July 5, 1960, (age 30 years at the start of the qualifiers), Stirling, Scotland) (1 Match)

Charles ‘Richard’ Gough (Rangers Football Club-Glasgow) (April 5, 1962, (age 34 years at the start of the qualifiers), Stockholm, Sweden) (2 Matches)

Midfielders:

Gary McAllister (Leeds United Association Football Club / England) (December 25, 1964, (age 25 years at the start of the qualifiers), Motherwell, Scotland) (6 Matches, substituted in two matches, came on as a substitute in one match)

Patrick Kevin Francis Michael Nevin (Everton Football Club- Liverpool / England) (September 6, 1963, (age 27 years at the start of the qualifiers), Glasgow, Scotland) (3 Matches, came on as a substitute in all three matches)

Murdo Davidson MacLeod (Hibernian Football Club – Edinburgh) (September 24, 1958, (age 31 years at the start of the qualifiers), Glasgow, Scotland) (2 Matches)

Paul Michael Lyons McStay (The Celtic Football Club-Glasgow) (October 22, 1964, (age 25 years at the start of the qualifiers), Hamilton, Scotland) (3 Matches)

Robert James Connor (Aberdeen Football Club Limited) (August 4, 1960, (age 30 years at the start of the qualifiers), Kilmarnock, Scotland) (1 Match, substituted in his only match)

Thomas Boyd (Motherwell Football Club) 1990/91 and (Chelsea Football Club-London / England) 1991/92) (November 24, 1965, (age 24 years at the start of the qualifiers), Glasgow, Scotland) (5 Matches, came on as a substitute in one match and substituted in two matches)

John Angus Paul Collins (The Celtic Football Club-Glasgow) (January 31, 1968, (age 22 years at the start of the qualifiers), Galashiels, Scotland) (2 Matches, came on as a substitute in both matches)

Andrew Stuart Murray 'Stuart' McCall (Everton Football Club- Liverpool / England) 1990/91 and (Rangers Football Club-Glasgow) 1991/92) (June 10, 1964, (age 26 years at the start of the qualifiers), Leeds, England) (5 Matches)

James Edward McInally (Dundee United Football Club) (February 19, 1964, (age 26 years at the start of the qualifiers), Glasgow, Scotland) (2 Matches)

Gordon David Strachan (Leeds United Association Football Club / England)  (February 9, 1957, (age 33 years at the start of the qualifiers), Edinburgh, Scotland) (4 Matches, substituted in one match)

Michael Galloway (The Celtic Football Club-Glasgow) (May 30, 1965, (age 25 years at the start of the qualifiers), Oswestry, Enghland) (1 Match, substituted in his only match)

Robert Sime ‘Roy’ Aitken  (Saint-Mirren Football Club-Paisley) (November 24, 1958, (age 31 years at the start of the qualifiers), Irvine, Scotland) (1 Match, came on as a substitute in his only match)

Forwards:

John Grant Robertson (Heart of Midlothian Football Club-Edinburgh) (October 2, 1964, (age 25 years at the start of the qualifiers), Edinburgh, Scotland) (5 Matches, came on as a substitute in two matches)

Alistair Murdoch McCoist (Rangers Football Club- Glasgow) (September 24, 1962, (age 27 years at the start of the qualifiers), Bellshill, Scotland) (6 Matrches)

Gordon Scott Durie (Chelsea Football Club-London / England) 1990/91 and   (Tottenham Hotspur Football Club-London / England) 1991/92) (December 6, 1965, (age 24 years at the start of the qualifiers), Paisley, Scotland) (7 Matches, came on as a substitute in one match and substituted in another match)

Brian John McClair (Manchester United Football Club / England) (December 8, 1963, (age 26 years at the start of the qualifiers), Bellshill, Lanarkshire, Scotland) (5 Matches, came on as a substitute in one match and substituted in another match)

Kevin William Gallacher (Coventry City Football Club / England) (November 23, 1966, (age 23 years at the start of the qualifiers), Clydebank, Scotland) (3 Matches, came on as a substitute in two matches)

Maurice John Giblin Johnston (Rangers Football Club-Glasgow) (April 13, 1963, (age 27 years at the start of the qualifiers), Glasgow, Scotland) (2 Matches, came on as a substitute in one match and substituted in the other match)

The following players appeared on Teamsheets, but did not play:

Goalkeepers:

Campbell Money (Saint-Mirren Football Club-Paisley) (August 31, 1960 (age 30 years at the start of the qualifiers), Maybole, Ayshire, Scotland)

Bryan James Gunn (Norwich City Football Club / England)  (December 22, 1963 (age 26 years at the start of the qualifiers), Thurso, Scotland)

Henry George Smith (Heart of Midlothian Football Club-Edinburgh) (March 10, 1956, (age 34 years at the start of the qualifiers), Lanark, Scotland)

Forwards:

Alan Bruce Mclnally (Fußball-Club Bayern München e.V. / West Germany) (February 10, 1963, (age 27 years at the start of the qualifiers), Ayr, Scotland)  

Robert William Fleck (Norwich City Football Club / England) (August 11, 1965, (age 25 years at the start of the qualifiers), Glasgow, Scotland)

Coach: Andrew Roxburgh (August 5, 1943 (age 47 years at the start of the qualifiers), Glasgow, Scotland)

Team Captain: Paul Michael Lyons McStay, Alexander McLeish, Maurice Daniel Robert Malpas, Gordon David Strachan and Charles ‘Richard’ Gough (all Captained Scotland during the qualifiers)

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Umbro

Note:

The following players appeared in friendly matches during this qualification phase but were not selected afterwards:

Christopher McCart (Motherwell Football Club) (April 17, 1967 (age 23 years at the start of the qualifiers), Baillieston, Scotland)
Gary Mackay (Heart of Midlothian Football Club-Edinburgh) (January 23, 1964 (age 26 years at the start of the qualifiers), Edinburgh, Scotland)
Stuart David Munro (Rangers Football Club- Glasgow) (September 15, 1962, (age 27 years at the start of the qualifiers), Falkirk, Scotland)

The Players from the qualifiers who made the Final Selection for Euro 1992:

Goalkeepers: Andy Goram, Henry Smith

Defenders: Richard Gough, Maurice Malpas, David McPherson, Stewart McKimmie

Midfielders: Paul McStay, Stuart McCall, Gary McAllister, Pat Nevin, Tom Boyd, James McInally

Forwards: Ally McCoist, Brian McClair, Gordon Durie, Kevin Gallagher

Goalscorers:

Ally McCoist 4 Goals

Gordon Durie 3 Goals

John Robertson 2 Goals (1 penalty kick)

Gary McAllister 1 Goal

John Collins 1 Goal

Gordon Strachan 1 Goal (1 penalty kick)

Paul McStay 1 Goal

Richard Gough 1 Goal

Scotland players’ Photo Credits:

All Panini Euro 92, except:

Aitken, Connor, Galloway, Levein, Jim McInally, Money, Smith (Panini England 1989/90)

Nevin (Panini England 1990/91)

Fleck, Gunn (Panini England 1992/93)

McLeisch, McLeod, Alan McInally (Panini World Cup 1990)

Irvine (1990 Orbis)

Photo From: Official Match Programme, Scotland v Hungary, 1987

(Scotland Manager Andy Roxburgh)