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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[edit]

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.
  • ^ Number of League goals only.
  • ^ Number of League seasons played in Scotland only.
  • ^ Number of different Scottish league clubs only; two spells with the same club should only be counted once.
  • ^ a b Motherwell
  • ^ Clydebank
  • ^ Dundee United
  • ^ a b Celtic
  • ^ Aberdeen
  • ^ Queen's Park

    • See also[edit]

    References[edit]

    1. ^ Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack, eds. (2009). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2008–2009. Headline. p. 1030. ISBN 978-0-7553-1820-9.
  • ^ Graeme Armstrong at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
  • ^ Andy Millen at Soccerbase
  • ^ Keith Knox at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
  • ^ Keith Knox at Soccerbase
  • ^ Harry Cairney at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
  • ^ Harry Cairney at Soccerbase
  • ^ John Martin at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
  • ^ Mark McGeown at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
  • ^ Mark McGeown at Soccerbase
  • ^ Gordon Marshall at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
  • ^ Davie Cooper at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
  • ^ Tommy Bryce at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
  • ^ Tommy Bryce at Soccerbase
  • ^ Kenny Thomson at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
  • ^ Jim Gallacher at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
  • ^ Sandy Jardine at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
  • ^ Keith Wright at Soccerbase
  • ^ David Narey at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
  • ^ Paul Hegarty at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
  • ^ RSSSF - List of League Appearances Records
  • ^ Jim Fallon at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
  • ^ Maurice Malpas at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
  • ^ Owen Coyle at Soccerbase
  • ^ Colin McGlashan at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
  • ^ Derek Collins at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
  • ^ "Morton, Alan Lauder". QPFC.com. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
  • ^ Rangers player Morton, Alan, FitbaStats
  • ^ Arthur Duncan at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
  • ^ Alan Rough at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
  • ^ Hamish McAlpine at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
  • ^ "Alec McNair". FitbaStats. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  • ^ a b c d e f g [A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players], John Litster / Scottish Football Historian magazine, October 2012
  • ^ David Wylie at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
  • ^ Willie Irvine at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
  • ^ Darren Dods at Soccerbase
  • ^ Celtic player Gallagher, Patrick, FitbaStats
  • ^ Patsy Gallagher, Northern Ireland's Footballing Greats, 4 December 2006
  • ^ Gary Mackay at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
  • ^ Willie Miller at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
  • ^ Tom Boyd at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
  • ^ John Robertson at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
  • ^ Jim Leighton at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
  • ^ Stewart McKimmie at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
  • ^ Rangers player Archibald, Sandy, FitbaStats
  • ^ Jimmy Boyle at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
  • ^ Henry Smith at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
  • ^ John Brogan at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
  • ^ Hibernian player Kerr, Peter, FitbaStats
  • ^ Peter Kerr: Hearts career, London Hearts Supporters Club
  • ^ Brian McKeown at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
  • ^ "Andy Rolland". Neil Brown. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
  • ^ Roy Aitken at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
  • ^ Dave McPherson at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
  • ^ Alan Main at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
  • ^ Ally Graham at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
  • ^ Billy Dodds at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
  • ^ Jim Black at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
  • ^ Gordon Wallace at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
  • ^ Jimmy Holmes at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
  • ^ Kenny Black at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
  • ^ Brian Irvine at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
  • ^ Ross Caven at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
  • ^ Darren Henderson at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
  • ^ Paul Lambert at Soccerbase
  • ^ John Rankin at Soccerbase
  • ^ Ally McCoist at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
  • ^ Tom McAdam at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
  • ^ Paul Kane at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
  • ^ Brian Ahern at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
  • ^ Murray McDermott at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
  • ^ Paul McStay at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
  • ^ Bobby Clark at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
  • ^ Murdo MacLeod at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
  • ^ Dave Bowman at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
  • ^ Tommy Coyne at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
  • ^ Ken Eadie at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
  • ^ George Stevenson, MotherWELLnet
  • ^ Alan Lawrence at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
  • ^ Norrie McCathie at Soccerbase
  • ^ Eamonn Bannon at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
  • ^ Paul Smith at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
  • ^ Andy Considine, Soccerbase
  • ^ Willie Wallace at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
  • ^ Tommy Burns at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
  • ^ Bertie Miller at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
  • ^ Ian Maxwell at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
  • ^ Ross McFarlane at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
  • ^ Bobby Evans at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database

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