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In May 2019, Clarke was appointed manager of the Scotland national team on a contract due to run until the end of 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification. Ahead of UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying, Clarke signed a new contract with the SFA that is due to run until 2026. Scotland won their first five matches in Euro 2024 qualifying, against Cyprus (twice), Spain, Norway and Georgia. They achieved qualification for the tournament on 15 October 2023, with two matches to spare.","2134628892B06B90":"Scotland","FBAF2B9B8402EC60":"279017","2775A0F6CDE5FA9FEBFF51A9CD3C0BB9":"Kilmarnock FC,Aston Villa F.C.,Reading F.C.,West Bromwich Albion F.C.,Newcastle United F.C.","4406E48704A97D69D6728A5D009266729A239ADB920A5D02":"1","4406E48704A97D6900ACBB46602769C2":"207000000.00","63D5A09C1F729528628C60E02F0396E1":"

British Home Championship
<\/STRONG>Winners (24): 1884, 1885, 1887, 1889, 1894, 1896, 1897, 1900, 1902, 1910, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1929, 1935, 1936, 1946, 1949, 1951, 1962, 1963, 1967, 1976, 1977
Shared (17): 1886, 1890, 1903, 1906, 1908, 1912, 1927, 1931, 1935, 1939, 1953, 1956, 1960, 1964, 1970, 1972, 1974<\/P>

Rous Cup
<\/STRONG>Winners (1): 1985<\/P>

Kirin Cup
<\/STRONG>Winners (1): 2006<\/P>

Qatar Airways Cup<\/STRONG>
Winners (1): 2015<\/P>","2EBB7B469EDB7E39":"Stephen Clarke","8C36798E00E0D688B6705FB6F02CF010":"104","9BA4801895A8DFD49438954196B52718":"Hampden Park","622EB7B4B85B2C76":"

First international<\/STRONG>
 Scotland 0–0 England
(Partick, Scotland; 30 November 1872)<\/P>

Biggest win
<\/STRONG> Scotland 11–0 Ireland
(Glasgow, Scotland; 23 February 1901)<\/P>

Biggest defeat
<\/STRONG> Uruguay 7–0 Scotland
(Basel, Switzerland; 19 June 1954)<\/P>

World Cup
<\/STRONG>Appearances: 8 (first in 1954)
Best result: 9th, 1974<\/P>

European Championship
<\/STRONG>Appearances: 3 (first in 1992)
Best result: 5th, 1992<\/P>

Most caps:<\/STRONG> Kenny Dalglish (102)<\/P>

Top scorer:<\/STRONG> Kenny Dalglish
                  Denis Law (30)<\/P>","411CCFA197052F93":"Scotland","94D0847B815EE9D1AA49123A5072B2C7":"

The Scotland national football team represents Scotland in men's international football and is controlled by the Scottish Football Association. It competes in the three major professional tournaments, the FIFA World Cup, UEFA Nations League and the UEFA European Championship. Scotland, as a country of the United Kingdom, is not a member of the International Olympic Committee and therefore the national team does not compete in the Olympic Games. The majority of Scotland's home matches are played at the national stadium, Hampden Park.<\/P>

Scotland is the joint oldest national football team in the world, alongside England, whom they played in the world's first international football match in 1872. Scotland has a long-standing rivalry with England, whom they played annually from 1872 until 1989. The teams have met only seven times since then, most recently in June 2017, with an upcoming group match during Euro 2020.<\/P>

Scotland have qualified for the FIFA World Cup on eight occasions and the UEFA European Championship three times, but have never progressed beyond the first group stage of a finals tournament. The team have achieved some noteworthy results, such as beating the 1966 FIFA World Cup winners England 3–2 at Wembley Stadium in 1967. Archie Gemmill scored what has been described as one of the greatest World Cup goals ever in a 3–2 win during the 1978 World Cup against the Netherlands, who reached the final of the tournament. In their qualifying group for UEFA Euro 2008, Scotland defeated 2006 World Cup runners-up France 1–0 in both fixtures.<\/P>

Scotland supporters are collectively known as the Tartan Army. The Scottish Football Association operates a roll of honour for every player who has made more than 50 appearances for Scotland. Kenny Dalglish holds the record for Scotland appearances, having played 102 times between 1971 and 1986. Dalglish scored 30 goals for Scotland and shares the record for most goals scored with Denis Law.<\/P>","E6C7E9F1C9CF42CA43917444E7095BC4":"2019-5-20","E1D5C635E9B8B544CDBA4735F8E03DC0":"178cm","C08EDA0A226BF5BFC211B6FCDAE25C17":"Hampden Park , GLASGOW G42 9AY","7E907563BF179508":"info@scottishfa.co.uk","60DC9D976694DF52":"1","D94224B0718FDBA6500EEB9BC8E208DC":"1963-8-29","5FF2086A93BB2EE023D0558B503D08D2":"Scotland","DE0C7E7350A48DF5A65F90F776C48D66":"Kilmarnock FC","B850B84A81F37F05F4386A810BC6107CF078F37712465C6A":"1873","D1518711AEB23972F2EDEC88D48D85B0":"

Player
<\/STRONG>
CLUB<\/U><\/STRONG>

Chelsea<\/STRONG>
FA Cup: 1996–97
Football League Cup: 1997–98
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: 1997–98

INDIVIDUAL
<\/U><\/STRONG>
Chelsea Player of the Year:<\/STRONG>
1994

Chelsea Centenary XI:
<\/STRONG>2004–05

Assistant Manager

CLUB<\/U>

Chelsea<\/STRONG>
Premier League: 2004–05, 2005–06,
FA Cup: 2006–07
Football League Cup: 2004–05

Manager

INTERNATIONAL
<\/U><\/STRONG>
Scotland<\/STRONG>
UEFA Nations League
League B (1): 2022–23

INDIVIDUAL
<\/U>
SFWA Manager of the Year:<\/STRONG>
2017–18, 2018–19

PFA Scotland Manager of the Year:<\/STRONG>
2018–19

SPFL Premiership Manager of the Year:<\/STRONG>
2018–19

Premier League Manager of the Month:<\/STRONG>
November 2012

Scottish Premiership Manager of the Month:<\/STRONG>
December 2017, February 2018, March 2018<\/P>","7E5D3E774B9EC62B":"Edinburgh","E0A04148ADEEA21E":"http:\/\/www.scottishfa.co.uk","66B628A331EE3B62":"28.43","C0939111B6B9B2A43FCCB75CD7645021":"Scotland","e_index":9};