Kenny Dalglish, pictured in 2009

Kenny Dalglish is a Scottish retired football player, who represented the Scotland national football team from 1971 to 1986. During that time he scored 30 international goals in 102 appearances.[1][2] This made him the all-time top goalscorer for Scotland, a status he has jointly held with Denis Law since scoring his 30th goal in 1984.[3]

Dalglish is the only Scottish male player to have made at least 100 international appearances.[4] He finished second in the Ballon d'Or voting in 1983.[5] Dalglish was selected for Scotland squads in the 1974, 1978 and 1982 World Cups.

List of goals scored

Scores and results list Scotland's goal tally first.
Goal Cap Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 4 15 November 1972 Hampden Park, Glasgow  Denmark 1–0 2–0 1974 FIFA World Cup qualification [6]
2 7 16 May 1973 Hampden Park, Glasgow  Northern Ireland 1–2 1–2 1972–73 British Home Championship [6]
3 14 27 March 1974 Waldstadion, Frankfurt  West Germany 1–2 1–2 Friendly [6]
4 16 14 May 1974 Hampden Park, Glasgow  Wales 1–0 2–0 1973–74 British Home Championship [6]
5 19 6 June 1974 Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo  Norway 1–1 2–1 Friendly [6]
6 23 30 October 1974 Hampden Park, Glasgow  East Germany 3–0 3–0 Friendly [6]
7 29 20 May 1975 Hampden Park, Glasgow  Northern Ireland 2–0 3–0 1974–75 British Home Championship [6]
8 33 29 October 1975 Hampden Park, Glasgow  Denmark 1–1 3–1 UEFA Euro 1976 qualification [6]
9 36 8 May 1976 Hampden Park, Glasgow  Northern Ireland 3–0 3–0 1975–76 British Home Championship [7]
10 37 15 May 1976 Hampden Park, Glasgow  England 2–1 2–1 1975–76 British Home Championship [7]
11 38 8 September 1976 Hampden Park, Glasgow  Finland 3–0 6–0 Friendly [7]
12 41 27 April 1977 Hampden Park, Glasgow  Sweden 2–1 3–1 Friendly [7]
13 43 1 June 1977 Hampden Park, Glasgow  Northern Ireland 1–0 3–0 1976–77 British Home Championship [7]
14 3–0
15 44 4 June 1977 Wembley Stadium, London  England 2–0 2–1 1976–77 British Home Championship [7]
16 45 15 June 1977 Estadio Nacional de Chile, Santiago  Chile 1–0 4–2 Friendly [7]
17 49 21 September 1977 Hampden Park, Glasgow  Czechoslovakia 3–0 3–1 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification [7]
18 50 12 October 1977 Anfield, Liverpool  Wales 2–0 2–0 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification [7]
19 57 11 June 1978 Estadio San Martin, Mendoza  Netherlands 1–1 3–2 1978 FIFA World Cup [7]
20 59 25 October 1978 Hampden Park, Glasgow  Norway 1–1 3–2 UEFA Euro 1980 qualification [7]
21 2–2
22 65 7 June 1979 Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo  Norway 2–0 4–0 UEFA Euro 1980 qualification [7]
23 70 26 March 1980 Hampden Park, Glasgow  Portugal 1–0 4–1 UEFA Euro 1980 qualification [7]
24 78 25 February 1981 National Stadium, Ramat Gan  Israel 1–0 1–0 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification [8]
25 83 23 March 1982 Hampden Park, Glasgow  Netherlands 2–0 2–1 Friendly [8]
26 87 15 June 1982 Estadio La Rosaleda, Málaga  New Zealand 1–0 5–2 1982 FIFA World Cup [8]
27 89 15 December 1982 Stade Heysel, Brussels  Belgium 1–0 2–3 UEFA Euro 1984 qualification [8]
28 2–1
29 94 12 September 1984 Hampden Park, Glasgow  Yugoslavia 3–1 6–1 Friendly [8]
30 96 14 November 1984 Hampden Park, Glasgow  Spain 3–1 3–1 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification [8]

Statistics

See also

References

  1. ^ Kenny Dalglish at the Scottish Football Association
  2. ^ a b c d Mamrud, Roberto (26 May 2001). "Kenneth Mathieson "Kenny" Dalglish - Century of International Appearances". RSSSF. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
  3. ^ Mamrud, Roberto (21 August 2019). "Goalscoring for Scotland National Team". RSSS. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  4. ^ Mamrud, Roberto; Stokkermans, Karel (5 September 2019). "Players with 100+ Caps and 30+ International Goals". RSSSF. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
  5. ^ Di Maggio, Roberto; Moore, Rob; Stokkermans, Karel (6 December 2018). "European Footballer of the Year ("Ballon d'Or")". RSSSF. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h Brown, Alan; Tossani, Gabriele (23 May 2019). "Scotland - International Matches 1971-1975". RSSSF. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Brown, Alan; Tossani, Gabriele (23 May 2019). "Scotland - International Matches 1976-1980". RSSSF. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
  8. ^ a b c d e f Brown, Alan; Tossani, Gabriele (19 September 2019). "Scotland - International Matches 1981-1985". RSSSF. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
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