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Captains

Roy Aitken

Date of Birth: November 24, 1958 (age 54)

Appearances: 57

Goals: 1

Yellow Cards: 2

Red Cards: 0

Biography

Robert Sime Aitken was born in Irvine (Ayrshire) on 24 November 1958.  The rugged defender joined Celtic from Celtic Boys Club in 1975 and went on to make an enormous impact over the following 15 years at Celtic Park. Success came early with the team that won the double in 1977 and he went on to play in teams that won the league in 1979, 1981, 1982, and 1986, with further Scottish Cup winner medals in 1980 and 1985. The highlight of Roy’s career then came as he captained the club t

British International Championship
Date Home Team - Score - Away Team Goals Cards
28 Feb 1984 SCOTLAND   2 - 1   WALES  
13 Dec 1983 NORTHERN IRELAND   2 - 0   SCOTLAND  
24 May 1980 SCOTLAND   0 - 2   ENGLAND  
21 May 1980 SCOTLAND   1 - 0   WALES  
F.I.F.A. World Cup
Date Home Team - Score - Away Team Goals Cards
20 Jun 1990 BRAZIL   1 - 0   SCOTLAND  
16 Jun 1990 SWEDEN   1 - 2   SCOTLAND  
11 Jun 1990 COSTA RICA   1 - 0   SCOTLAND  
13 Jun 1986 URUGUAY   0 - 0   SCOTLAND  
08 Jun 1986 GERMANY (WEST)   2 - 1   SCOTLAND  
04 Jun 1986 DENMARK   1 - 0   SCOTLAND  
F.I.F.A. World Cup Play-off
Date Home Team - Score - Away Team Goals Cards
04 Dec 1985 AUSTRALIA   0 - 0   SCOTLAND  
20 Nov 1985 SCOTLAND   2 - 0   AUSTRALIA  
F.I.F.A. World Cup Qualifier
Date Home Team - Score - Away Team Goals Cards
15 Nov 1989 SCOTLAND   1 - 1   NORWAY  
11 Oct 1989 FRANCE   3 - 0   SCOTLAND  
06 Sep 1989 YUGOSLAVIA   3 - 1   SCOTLAND  
26 Apr 1989 SCOTLAND   2 - 1   CYPRUS  
08 Mar 1989 SCOTLAND   2 - 0   FRANCE  
08 Feb 1989 CYPRUS   2 - 3   SCOTLAND  
19 Oct 1988 SCOTLAND   1 - 1   YUGOSLAVIA  
14 Sep 1988 NORWAY   1 - 2   SCOTLAND  
10 Sep 1985 WALES   1 - 1   SCOTLAND  
28 May 1985 ICELAND   0 - 1   SCOTLAND  
International Challenge Match
Date Home Team - Score - Away Team Goals Cards
28 May 1990 MALTA   1 - 2   SCOTLAND  
19 May 1990 SCOTLAND   1 - 1   POLAND  
28 Mar 1990 SCOTLAND   1 - 0   ARGENTINA  
22 Dec 1988 ITALY   2 - 0   SCOTLAND  
27 Apr 1988 SPAIN   0 - 0   SCOTLAND  
22 Mar 1988 MALTA   1 - 1   SCOTLAND  
17 Feb 1988 SAUDI ARABIA   2 - 2   SCOTLAND  
09 Sep 1987 SCOTLAND   2 - 0   HUNGARY  
26 Mar 1986 SCOTLAND   3 - 0   ROMANIA
28 Jan 1986 ISRAEL   0 - 1   SCOTLAND  
16 Oct 1985 SCOTLAND   0 - 0   GERMANY (EAST)  
20 Jun 1983 CANADA   0 - 2   SCOTLAND  
16 Jun 1983 CANADA   0 - 3   SCOTLAND  
28 May 1980 POLAND   1 - 0   SCOTLAND  
12 Sep 1979 SCOTLAND   1 - 1   PERU  
Rous Cup
Date Home Team - Score - Away Team Goals Cards
30 May 1989 SCOTLAND   2 - 0   CHILE  
27 May 1989 SCOTLAND   0 - 2   ENGLAND  
21 May 1988 ENGLAND   1 - 0   SCOTLAND  
17 May 1988 SCOTLAND   0 - 0   COLOMBIA  
26 May 1987 SCOTLAND   0 - 2   BRAZIL  
23 May 1987 SCOTLAND   0 - 0   ENGLAND  
23 Apr 1986 ENGLAND   2 - 1   SCOTLAND  
25 May 1985 SCOTLAND   1 - 0   ENGLAND  
U.E.F.A. European Championship Qualifier
Date Home Team - Score - Away Team Goals Cards
16 Oct 1991 ROMANIA   1 - 0   SCOTLAND  
02 Dec 1987 LUXEMBOURG   0 - 0   SCOTLAND  
11 Nov 1987 BULGARIA   0 - 1   SCOTLAND  
14 Oct 1987 SCOTLAND   2 - 0   BELGIUM  
01 Apr 1987 BELGIUM   4 - 1   SCOTLAND  
18 Feb 1987 SCOTLAND   0 - 1   REPUBLIC OF IRELAND  
12 Nov 1986 SCOTLAND   3 - 0   LUXEMBOURG  
15 Oct 1986 REPUBLIC OF IRELAND   0 - 0   SCOTLAND  
10 Sep 1986 SCOTLAND   0 - 0   BULGARIA  
12 Oct 1983 SCOTLAND   1 - 1   BELGIUM  
15 Dec 1982 BELGIUM   3 - 2   SCOTLAND  
19 Dec 1979 SCOTLAND   1 - 3   BELGIUM  
Team Captain Goal Yellow Card Red Card
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