List of footballers in Scotland by number of league appearances

The following is a list of footballers who have made at least 500 domestic league appearances in Scottish league football. This includes the appearances and goals of players, in the Scottish Professional Football League, or its predecessor competitions.

List of players

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Player Nationality Games[a] Goals[b] Position Seasons[c] Clubs[d] Notes
Graeme Armstrong   Scotland 910 77 DF 27 5 [1][2]
Andy Millen   Scotland 753 30 MF 25 11 [3]
Keith Knox   Scotland 715 51 MF 24 5 [4][5]
Harry Cairney   Scotland 710 18 DF 24 3 [6][7]
John Martin   Scotland 701 1 GK 23 3 [8]
Mark McGeown   Scotland 677 1 GK 23 7 [9][10]
Gordon Marshall   Scotland 667 0 GK 25 7 [11]
Davie Cooper   Scotland 662 95 LW 20 3 [12]
Tommy Bryce   Scotland 659 164 FW 22 7 [13][14]
Kenny Thomson   Scotland 654 7 DF 23 4 [15]
Jim Gallacher   Scotland 649 0 GK 23 2 [16]
Sandy Jardine   Scotland 638 45 DF 23 2 [17]
Keith Wright   Scotland 638 223 FW 20 6 [18]
David Narey   Scotland 633 23 DF 22 2 [19]
Paul Hegarty   Scotland 628 76 DF 20 4 [20]
Bob Ferrier   England 626 255 MF 20 1[e] [21]
Jim Fallon   Scotland 619 20 DF 18 1[f] [22]
Maurice Malpas   Scotland 617 20 DF 19 1[g] [23]
Owen Coyle   Republic of Ireland 615 237 FW 19 10 [24]
Colin McGlashan   Scotland 609 210 FW 20 9 [25]
Derek Collins   Scotland 604 13 DF 19 4 [26]
Alan Morton   Scotland 600 129 FW 20 2 [27][28]
Arthur Duncan   Scotland 598 102 MF 22 3 [29]
Alan Rough   Scotland 595 0 GK 21 5 [30]
Hamish McAlpine   Scotland 585 4 GK 21 5 [31]
Alec McNair   Scotland 583 8 DF 21 1[h] [32]
Willie Fotheringham   Scotland 580 10 GK 17 5 [33]
David Wylie   Scotland 573 0 GK 18 4 [34]
Willie Irvine   Scotland 571 201 FW 20 9 [35]
Darren Dods   Scotland 565 36 DF 26 7 [36]
Patsy Gallacher   Republic of Ireland 563 209 FW 20 2 [37][38]
Gary Mackay   Scotland 560 46 MF 19 2 [39]
Willie Miller   Scotland 560 21 DF 18 1[i] [40]
Tom Boyd   Scotland 558 8 DF 18 2 [41]
John Robertson   Scotland 558 225 FW 19 3 [42]
Jim Leighton   Scotland 554 0 GK 22 3 [43]
Stewart McKimmie   Scotland 554 9 DF 18 3 [44]
Sandy Archibald   Scotland 553 131 FW 19 2 [45][33]
Jimmy Boyle   Scotland 552 36 DF 18 7 [46]
Henry Smith   Scotland 550 0 GK 19 4 [47]
John Brogan   Scotland 549 221 FW 21 6 [48]
Peter Kerr   Scotland 549 19 DF 22 3 [49][50][33]
Brian McKeown   Scotland 548 16 DF 19 2 [51]
Andy Rolland   Scotland 547 66 DF 19 3 [52]
Roy Aitken   Scotland 546 43 DF 20 4 [53]
Dave McPherson   Scotland 545 45 DF 19 3 [54]
Alan Main   Scotland 545 0 GK 23 8 [55]
Ally Graham   Scotland 543 130 FW 22 13 [56]
Billy Dodds   Scotland 541 192 FW 17 6 [57]
Jim Black   Scotland 540 3 DF 20 3 [58]
Gordon Wallace   Scotland 536 264 FW 17 4 [59]
Jimmy Holmes   Scotland 535 7 DF 18 5 [60]
Kenny Black   Scotland 535 39 MF 21 6 [61]
Brian Irvine   Scotland 533 45 DF 20 4 [62]
Jimmy Brownlie   Scotland 533 2 FW 18 3 [33]
Ross Caven   Scotland 532 96 DF 20 1[j] [63]
Darren Henderson   Scotland 530 85 MF 21 10 [64]
Paul Lambert   Scotland 530 34 MF 21 4 [65]
Jock Bradford   Scotland 529 0 GK 18 3 [33]
John Rankin   Scotland 529 56 MF 17 7 [66]
Ally McCoist   Scotland 528 282 FW 20 3 [67]
Tom McAdam   Scotland 524 91 DF 21 6 [68]
Paul Kane   Scotland 523 51 MF 17 5 [69]
Brian Ahern   Scotland 523 72 MF 17 3 [70]
Murray McDermott   Scotland 520 0 GK 19 6 [71]
Paul McStay   Scotland 515 57 MF 16 1[h] [72]
Bobby Clark   Scotland 513 0 GK 21 3 [73]
Murdo MacLeod   Scotland 513 67 MF 18 4 [74]
Jimmy McMenemy   Scotland 512 145 FW 22 2 [33]
Dave Bowman   Scotland 510 19 MF 20 4 [75]
Tommy Coyne   Republic of Ireland 510 204 FW 20 7 [76]
Ken Eadie   Scotland 510 230 FW 20 6 [77]
George Stevenson   Scotland 510 169 FW 16 1[e] [78]
Alan Lawrence   Scotland 510 96 FW 18 7 [79]
Norrie McCathie   Scotland 508 55 DF 16 3 [80]
Eamonn Bannon   Scotland 505 100 MF 18 4 [81]
Paul Smith   Scotland 505 102 FW 16 7 [82]
Andrew Considine   Scotland 505 31 DF 20 2 [83]
Willie Wallace   Scotland 505 247 FW 18 5 [84]
Tommy Burns   Scotland 504 68 MF 20 2 [85]
Jimmy McColl   Scotland 504 263 FW 19 4 [33]
Bertie Miller   Scotland 503 110 MF 18 5 [86]
Ian Maxwell   Scotland 503 33 DF 17 5 [87]
Ross McFarlane   Scotland 502 5 DF 16 2 [88]
Bobby Evans   Scotland 500 10 DF 22 4 [89]
  1. ^ Number of League games only.
  2. ^ Number of League goals only.
  3. ^ Number of League seasons played in Scotland only.
  4. ^ Number of different Scottish league clubs only; two spells with the same club should only be counted once.
  5. ^ a b Motherwell
  6. ^ Clydebank
  7. ^ Dundee United
  8. ^ a b Celtic
  9. ^ Aberdeen
  10. ^ Queen's Park

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack, eds. (2009). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2008–2009. Headline. p. 1030. ISBN 978-0-7553-1820-9.
  2. ^ Graeme Armstrong at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
  3. ^ Andy Millen at Soccerbase
  4. ^ Keith Knox at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
  5. ^ Keith Knox at Soccerbase
  6. ^ Harry Cairney at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
  7. ^ Harry Cairney at Soccerbase
  8. ^ John Martin at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
  9. ^ Mark McGeown at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
  10. ^ Mark McGeown at Soccerbase
  11. ^ Gordon Marshall at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
  12. ^ Davie Cooper at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
  13. ^ Tommy Bryce at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
  14. ^ Tommy Bryce at Soccerbase
  15. ^ Kenny Thomson at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
  16. ^ Jim Gallacher at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
  17. ^ Sandy Jardine at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
  18. ^ Keith Wright at Soccerbase
  19. ^ David Narey at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
  20. ^ Paul Hegarty at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
  21. ^ RSSSF - List of League Appearances Records
  22. ^ Jim Fallon at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
  23. ^ Maurice Malpas at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
  24. ^ Owen Coyle at Soccerbase
  25. ^ Colin McGlashan at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
  26. ^ Derek Collins at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
  27. ^ "Morton, Alan Lauder". QPFC.com. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
  28. ^ Rangers player Morton, Alan, FitbaStats
  29. ^ Arthur Duncan at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
  30. ^ Alan Rough at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
  31. ^ Hamish McAlpine at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
  32. ^ "Alec McNair". FitbaStats. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  33. ^ a b c d e f g [A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players], John Litster / Scottish Football Historian magazine, October 2012
  34. ^ David Wylie at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
  35. ^ Willie Irvine at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
  36. ^ Darren Dods at Soccerbase
  37. ^ Celtic player Gallagher, Patrick, FitbaStats
  38. ^ Patsy Gallagher, Northern Ireland's Footballing Greats, 4 December 2006
  39. ^ Gary Mackay at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
  40. ^ Willie Miller at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
  41. ^ Tom Boyd at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
  42. ^ John Robertson at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
  43. ^ Jim Leighton at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
  44. ^ Stewart McKimmie at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
  45. ^ Rangers player Archibald, Sandy, FitbaStats
  46. ^ Jimmy Boyle at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
  47. ^ Henry Smith at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
  48. ^ John Brogan at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
  49. ^ Hibernian player Kerr, Peter, FitbaStats
  50. ^ Peter Kerr: Hearts career, London Hearts Supporters Club
  51. ^ Brian McKeown at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
  52. ^ "Andy Rolland". Neil Brown. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
  53. ^ Roy Aitken at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
  54. ^ Dave McPherson at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
  55. ^ Alan Main at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
  56. ^ Ally Graham at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
  57. ^ Billy Dodds at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
  58. ^ Jim Black at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
  59. ^ Gordon Wallace at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
  60. ^ Jimmy Holmes at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
  61. ^ Kenny Black at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
  62. ^ Brian Irvine at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
  63. ^ Ross Caven at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
  64. ^ Darren Henderson at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
  65. ^ Paul Lambert at Soccerbase
  66. ^ John Rankin at Soccerbase
  67. ^ Ally McCoist at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
  68. ^ Tom McAdam at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
  69. ^ Paul Kane at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
  70. ^ Brian Ahern at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
  71. ^ Murray McDermott at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
  72. ^ Paul McStay at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
  73. ^ Bobby Clark at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
  74. ^ Murdo MacLeod at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
  75. ^ Dave Bowman at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
  76. ^ Tommy Coyne at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
  77. ^ Ken Eadie at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
  78. ^ George Stevenson, MotherWELLnet
  79. ^ Alan Lawrence at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
  80. ^ Norrie McCathie at Soccerbase
  81. ^ Eamonn Bannon at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
  82. ^ Paul Smith at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
  83. ^ Andy Considine, Soccerbase
  84. ^ Willie Wallace at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
  85. ^ Tommy Burns at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
  86. ^ Bertie Miller at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
  87. ^ Ian Maxwell at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
  88. ^ Ross McFarlane at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
  89. ^ Bobby Evans at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database