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Paul McStay in a Scotland strip

Paul McStay

Squad: A Squad
DOB: 22/10/1964

Statistics

Caps 76
Goals 9

Biography

Paul Michael Lyons McStay was born 22 October 1964 in Hamilton, Scotland. He made his debut for Celtic in 1982 and would remain at the club for his entire career, winning three league titles and scoring more than 70 goals in his 678 appearances. McStay was made club captain in 1990, a position he would retain until his retirement in 1997.
McStay captained Scotland at every age level and led the team to victory at the UEFA European Under-18 Championship. At the age of 18, he was handed his full international debut in a 2-0 win against Uruguay. His international career lasted 14 years, representing Scotland at World Cups in 1986 and 1990, gaining 76 caps and scoring nine goals.

Caps: All Levels

Match Appearances

A Squad Matches
Goals
Cards

All

02/04/1997
scotland 2 - 0 austria
29/03/1997
scotland 2 - 0 estonia
11/02/1997
estonia 0 - 0 scotland
27/03/1996
scotland 1 - 0 australia
29/03/1995
russia 0 - 0 scotland
12/10/1994
scotland 5 - 1 faroe islands
07/09/1994
finland 0 - 2 scotland
23/03/1994
scotland 0 - 1 netherlands
13/10/1993
italy 3 - 1 scotland
02/06/1993
scotland 3 - 1 estonia
19/05/1993
estonia 0 - 3 scotland
28/04/1993
portugal 5 - 0 scotland
17/02/1993
scotland 3 - 0 malta
18/11/1992
scotland 0 - 0 italy
14/10/1992
scotland 0 - 0 portugal
09/09/1992
switzerland 3 - 1 scotland
18/06/1992
cis 0 - 3 scotland
'7
15/06/1992
germany 2 - 0 scotland
12/06/1992
netherlands 1 - 0 scotland
03/06/1992
norway 0 - 0 scotland
20/05/1992
canada 1 - 3 scotland
17/05/1992
usa 0 - 1 scotland
25/03/1992
scotland 1 - 1 finland
'22
13/11/1991
scotland 4 - 0 san marino
'10
27/03/1991
scotland 1 - 1 bulgaria
06/02/1991
scotland 0 - 1 ussr
12/09/1990
scotland 2 - 1 romania
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
19/05/1990
scotland 1 - 1 poland
16/05/1990
scotland 1 - 3 egypt
25/04/1990
scotland 0 - 1 germany (east)
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
22/12/1988
italy 2 - 0 scotland
19/10/1988
scotland 1 - 1 yugoslavia
14/09/1988
norway 1 - 2 scotland
'14
21/05/1988
england 1 - 0 scotland
17/05/1988
scotland 0 - 0 colombia
27/04/1988
spain 0 - 0 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
'79
09/09/1987
scotland 2 - 0 hungary
26/05/1987
scotland 0 - 2 brazil
23/05/1987
scotland 0 - 0 england
01/04/1987
belgium 4 - 1 scotland
'14
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
28/01/1986
israel 0 - 1 scotland
'57
04/12/1985
australia 0 - 0 scotland
16/10/1985
scotland 0 - 0 germany (east)
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
'22 '40
12/09/1984
scotland 6 - 1 yugoslavia
26/05/1984
scotland 1 - 1 england
28/02/1984
scotland 2 - 1 wales
13/12/1983
northern ireland 2 - 0 scotland
16/11/1983
germany (east) 2 - 1 scotland
12/10/1983
scotland 1 - 1 belgium
21/09/1983
scotland 2 - 0 uruguay

Debut Match

scotland 2 - 0 uruguay
21/09/1983

Last Match

scotland 2 - 0 austria
02/04/1997

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