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Jim Leighton in Scotland shirt

Jim Leighton

Squad: A Squad
DOB: 24/07/1958

Statistics

Caps 91
Goals 0

Biography

James Leighton was born 24 July 1958 in Johnstone, Renfrewshire. Signing for Aberdeen in 1977, Leighton enjoyed great success throughout the 1980s winning two league titles, four Scottish Cups, one League Cup and the European Cup Winners’ Cup and Super Cup. He followed his Aberdeen manager Alex Ferguson to Manchester United and went on to play for a number of clubs including Dundee and Hibs before returning to Aberdeen in 1997 for three more years.
Leighton's international career began in 1982, making his debut against East Germany on 13 October. He established himself as one of the first names on the team sheet playing matches at the 1986, 1990 and 1998 World Cups. Despite holding down a regular place for his club, he retired from international football in October 1998, aged of 40, setting a record as the oldest player to play for his country, later to be broken by David Weir. With 91 appearances for Scotland, Leighton is the second most capped Scotland player of all time.

Caps: All Levels

Match Appearances

A Squad Matches
Goals
Cards

All

10/10/1998
scotland 3 - 2 estonia
05/09/1998
lithuania 0 - 0 scotland
23/06/1998
morocco 3 - 0 scotland
16/06/1998
norway 1 - 1 scotland
10/06/1998
brazil 2 - 1 scotland
30/05/1998
usa 0 - 0 scotland
22/04/1998
scotland 1 - 1 finland
25/03/1998
scotland 0 - 1 denmark
11/10/1997
scotland 2 - 0 latvia
07/09/1997
scotland 4 - 1 belarus
08/06/1997
belarus 0 - 1 scotland
01/06/1997
malta 2 - 3 scotland
27/05/1997
scotland 0 - 1 wales
30/04/1997
sweden 2 - 1 scotland
02/04/1997
scotland 2 - 0 austria
29/03/1997
scotland 2 - 0 estonia
10/11/1996
scotland 1 - 0 sweden
26/05/1996
usa 2 - 1 scotland
24/04/1996
denmark 2 - 0 scotland
27/03/1996
scotland 1 - 0 australia
15/11/1995
scotland 5 - 0 san marino
11/10/1995
sweden 2 - 0 scotland
06/09/1995
scotland 1 - 0 finland
16/08/1995
scotland 1 - 0 greece
07/06/1995
faroe islands 0 - 2 scotland
24/05/1995
ecuador 1 - 2 scotland
21/05/1995
japan 0 - 0 scotland
26/04/1995
san marino 0 - 2 scotland
29/03/1995
russia 0 - 0 scotland
18/12/1994
greece 1 - 0 scotland
27/05/1994
netherlands 3 - 1 scotland
20/04/1994
austria 1 - 2 scotland
17/11/1993
malta 0 - 2 scotland
20/06/1990
brazil 1 - 0 scotland
16/06/1990
sweden 1 - 2 scotland
11/06/1990
costa rica 1 - 0 scotland
28/05/1990
malta 1 - 2 scotland
28/03/1990
scotland 1 - 0 argentina
15/11/1989
scotland 1 - 1 norway
11/10/1989
france 3 - 0 scotland
06/09/1989
yugoslavia 3 - 1 scotland
30/05/1989
scotland 2 - 0 chile
27/05/1989
scotland 0 - 2 england
26/04/1989
scotland 2 - 1 cyprus
08/03/1989
scotland 2 - 0 france
08/02/1989
cyprus 2 - 3 scotland
14/09/1988
norway 1 - 2 scotland
21/05/1988
england 1 - 0 scotland
17/05/1988
scotland 0 - 0 colombia
27/04/1988
spain 0 - 0 scotland
22/03/1988
malta 1 - 1 scotland
17/02/1988
saudi arabia 2 - 2 scotland
02/12/1987
luxembourg 0 - 0 scotland
11/11/1987
bulgaria 0 - 1 scotland
14/10/1987
scotland 2 - 0 belgium
09/09/1987
scotland 2 - 0 hungary
23/05/1987
scotland 0 - 0 england
01/04/1987
belgium 4 - 1 scotland
18/02/1987
scotland 0 - 1 republic of ireland
12/11/1986
scotland 3 - 0 luxembourg
15/10/1986
republic of ireland 0 - 0 scotland
10/09/1986
scotland 0 - 0 bulgaria
13/06/1986
uruguay 0 - 0 scotland
08/06/1986
germany (west) 2 - 1 scotland
04/06/1986
denmark 1 - 0 scotland
28/01/1986
israel 0 - 1 scotland
04/12/1985
australia 0 - 0 scotland
20/11/1985
scotland 2 - 0 australia
16/10/1985
scotland 0 - 0 germany (east)
10/09/1985
wales 1 - 1 scotland
28/05/1985
iceland 0 - 1 scotland
25/05/1985
scotland 1 - 0 england
27/03/1985
scotland 0 - 1 wales
27/02/1985
spain 1 - 0 scotland
14/11/1984
scotland 3 - 1 spain
17/10/1984
scotland 3 - 0 iceland
12/09/1984
scotland 6 - 1 yugoslavia
01/06/1984
france 2 - 0 scotland
26/05/1984
scotland 1 - 1 england
28/02/1984
scotland 2 - 1 wales
13/12/1983
northern ireland 2 - 0 scotland
12/10/1983
scotland 1 - 1 belgium
21/09/1983
scotland 2 - 0 uruguay
20/06/1983
canada 0 - 2 scotland
16/06/1983
canada 0 - 3 scotland
01/06/1983
scotland 0 - 2 england
28/05/1983
wales 0 - 2 scotland
30/03/1983
scotland 2 - 2 switzerland
15/12/1982
belgium 3 - 2 scotland
17/11/1982
switzerland 2 - 0 scotland
13/10/1982
scotland 2 - 0 germany (east)

Debut Match

scotland 2 - 0 germany (east)
13/10/1982

Last Match

scotland 3 - 2 estonia
10/10/1998

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