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Richard Gough

Squad: A Squad
DOB: 05/04/1962

Statistics

Caps 61
Goals 6

Biography

Richard made his Scotland debut in 1983 against Switzerland and he went on to win 61 caps, eight of them as captain.  Were it not for a falling out with Craig Brown and Andy Roxburgh, he would undoubtedly have made many more appearances for his country.

Caps: All Levels

Match Appearances

A Squad Matches
Goals
Cards

All

28/04/1993
portugal 5 - 0 scotland
09/09/1992
switzerland 3 - 1 scotland
18/06/1992
cis 0 - 3 scotland
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
19/02/1992
scotland 1 - 0 northern ireland
13/11/1991
scotland 4 - 0 san marino
'31
27/03/1991
scotland 1 - 1 bulgaria
06/02/1991
scotland 0 - 1 ussr
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
11/10/1989
france 3 - 0 scotland
26/04/1989
scotland 2 - 1 cyprus
08/03/1989
scotland 2 - 0 france
08/02/1989
cyprus 2 - 3 scotland
'54 '90
22/12/1988
italy 2 - 0 scotland
19/10/1988
scotland 1 - 1 yugoslavia
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
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
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
23/04/1986
england 2 - 1 scotland
26/03/1986
scotland 3 - 0 romania
'27
28/01/1986
israel 0 - 1 scotland
04/12/1985
australia 0 - 0 scotland
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
'70
27/02/1985
spain 1 - 0 scotland
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
16/11/1983
germany (east) 2 - 1 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
'47
12/06/1983
canada 0 - 2 scotland
01/06/1983
scotland 0 - 2 england
28/05/1983
wales 0 - 2 scotland
24/05/1983
scotland 0 - 0 northern ireland
30/03/1983
scotland 2 - 2 switzerland

Debut Match

scotland 2 - 2 switzerland
30/03/1983

Last Match

portugal 5 - 0 scotland
28/04/1993

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