List of footballers born in Scotland who have played for other international teams
This is a list of football players born in Scotland who have represented other national football teams.
The Brown family, which emigrated from Scotland in 1825, was prominent in the early development of football in Argentina. Several family members represented Argentina, although none were born in Scotland itself. Although the Scotland team did not participate in a FIFA World Cup tournament until 1954, several Scottish born players played for the USA at the 1930 FIFA World Cup. The USA team reached the semi-finals, with Jim Brown scoring in a heavy defeat against Argentina. Ed McIlvenny was part of the USA team, managed by William Jeffrey, that beat England 1â0 at the 1950 FIFA World Cup.
In more recent times, James McCarthy and Aiden McGeady have opted to play for the Republic of Ireland instead of Scotland, due to having Irish grandparents.
List of players
The following players, who were born in Scotland, have played at least one game for a full national football team other than Scotland.
- Note, for the purposes of international football the football world governing body, FIFA, considers Scotland, England, Wales and Northern Ireland to be distinct and individual countries.
Australia
- John Anderson
- Archie Blue
- Peter Boyle
- Tommy Cumming
- Robbie Dunn
- Charlie Egan
- Jimmy Mackay
- Collette McCallum
- David Mitchell
- Kenny Murphy
- Jack Reilly
- Jimmy Rooney
- Willie Rutherford
- Joe Watson
Canada
- George Anderson
- Gordon Burness
- John Connor
- Jimmy Douglas
- Roy Faulkner
- George Forrest
- Iain Fraser
- Gerry Gray
- Iain Hume
- John Kerr, Sr.
- Jim McDonald
- John McGrane
- Ian MacLean
- Colin Miller
- David Norman
- Gordon Wallace
England
- John Bain
Ireland (1882â1950)
- William Kennedy Gibson
- Robert Milne
Italy
- Giovanni Moscardini
- Rose Reilly
New Zealand
- Jock Aird
- Sandy Davie
- Sam Malcolmson
- Bert Ormond
- Charlie Steele Sr.
Northern Ireland
- Danny Hegan
- Brian McLean
- James McPake
Republic of Ireland
- Owen Coyle
- Tommy Coyne
- Charlie Gallagher
- Ray Houghton
- Ruesha Littlejohn
- James McCarthy
- Aiden McGeady
- Bernie Slaven
United States
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Uruguay
- John Harley
Wales
- Daniel Grey
- Alexander Jones