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 1–0 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
• Jimmy Cant
• Billy Cook
• Tommy Cumming
• Robbie Dunn
• Charlie Egan
• Bobby Hogg
• Jimmy Mackay
• David Mitchell
• Kenny Murphy
• Jack Reilly
• Jimmy Rooney
• Willie Rutherford
• Joe Watson

Australia (women)

• Collette McCallum

Canada

• George Anderson
• Scott Arfield
• 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 (1882–1950)

• William Kennedy Gibson
• William Leslie
• Bob Milne
• Bob Morrison
• Joe Ponsonby
• John Walker

Italy

• Giovanni Moscardini

Italy (women)

• Rose Reilly

New Zealand

• Jock Aird
• Allan Boath
• Sandy Davie
• Jim Ferrier
• Sam Malcolmson
• Bert Ormond
• Charlie Steele Sr.
• Alex Stenhouse

Northern Ireland

• Danny Hegan
• Brian McLean
• James McPake
• Paul Paton

Republic of Ireland

• Owen Coyle
• Tommy Coyne
• Charlie Gallagher
• Ray Houghton
• James McCarthy
• Aiden McGeady
• Bernie Slaven

Republic of Ireland (women)

• Ruesha Littlejohn

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Uruguay

• John Harley

Wales

• Daniel Grey
• Alexander Jones