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The Top Ranked Soccer Players of All-Time from Scotland
Notes: Players are ranked on the list of the country they were born in.
Where a player grew up, went to school, or who they represented internationally is not factored into this list.
| Rnk | Athlete | POS | Rookie Yr | Overall Rank |
| 1 | Kenny Dalglish | FW | 1969 | 34 |
| 2 | Denis Law | FW | 1956 | 49 |
| 3 | Graeme Souness | MF | 1970 | 194 |
| 4 | Joe Jordan | FW | 1968 | 310 |
| 5 | Gordon Strachan | MF | 1974 | 356 |
| 6 | Jim Leighton | GK | 1977 | 440 |
| 7 | Jimmy Johnstone | FW | 1962 | 451 |
| 8 | Billy Bremner | MF | 1960 | 461 |
| 9 | Gordon McQueen | DF | 1970 | 520 |
| 10 | Steve Archibald | FW | 1974 | 563 |
| 11 | John Wark | MF | 1975 | 800 |
| 12 | Archie Gemmill | MF | 1964 | 805 |
| 13 | Peter Lorimer | MF | 1962 | 842 |
| 14 | Paul McStay | MF | 1981 | 868 |
| 15 | John Collins | MF | 1985 | 1094 |
| 16 | Ray Houghton | MF | 1979 | 1109 |
| 17 | David Narey | DF | 1973 | 1123 |
| 18 | John Robertson (1953) | MF | 1970 | 1188 |
| 19 | Alex McLeish | DF | 1978 | 1276 |
| 20 | Alan Rough | GK | 1969 | 1285 |
| 21 | Jim Baxter | MF | 1957 | 1313 |
| 22 | Tommy Gemmell | DF | 1961 | 1328 |
| 23 | Alan Hansen | DF | 1973 | 1336 |
| 24 | Ally McCoist | FW | 1979 | 1388 |
| 25 | Craig Burley | MF | 1989 | 1829 |
| 26 | Mo Johnston | FW | 1979 | 1889 |
| 27 | Jack Reilly | GK | 1962 | 1991 |
| 28 | Bobby Collins | MF | 1949 | 2045 |
| 29 | Sammy Baird | FW | 1949 | 2052 |
| 30 | Jackie Mudie | FW | 1947 | 2061 |
| 31 | Jim Brown | FW | 1928 | 2115 |
| 32 | Bart McGhee | FW | 1917 | 2139 |
| 33 | Gordon Durie | FW | 1981 | 2679 |
| 34 | Maurice Malpas | DF | 1979 | 2707 |
| 35 | Jim Bett | MF | 1976 | 2726 |
| 36 | Roy Aitken | DF | 1975 | 2739 |
| 37 | Paul Sturrock | FW | 1974 | 2752 |
| 38 | Willie Miller | DF | 1971 | 2767 |
| 39 | Danny McGrain | DF | 1970 | 2768 |
| 40 | Willie Donachie | DF | 1968 | 2784 |
| 41 | Asa Hartford | MF | 1967 | 2785 |
| 42 | Sandy Jardine | DF | 1966 | 2796 |
| 43 | Martin Buchan | DF | 1965 | 2797 |
| 44 | Willie Fernie | FW | 1948 | 2918 |
| 45 | Tommy Docherty | DF | 1947 | 2928 |
| 46 | Doug Cowie | MF | 1945 | 2935 |
| 47 | Bobby Evans | MF | 1944 | 2940 |
| 48 | Jimmy Gallagher | MF | 1919 | 3009 |
| 49 | John Greig | DF | 1961 | 3097 |
| 50 | Harry Souttar | DF | 2015 | 3400 |
| 51 | Jason Cummings | FW | 2013 | 3513 |
| 52 | David Wotherspoon | MF | 2009 | 3777 |
| 53 | Stuart Holden | MF | 2005 | 4158 |
| 54 | David Weir | DF | 1992 | 5191 |
| 55 | Simon Donnelly | FW | 1992 | 5245 |
| 56 | Jackie McNamara | DF | 1991 | 5283 |
| 57 | Christian Dailly | DF | 1990 | 5335 |
| 58 | Scot Gemmill | MF | 1990 | 5381 |
| 59 | Scott Booth | FW | 1990 | 5382 |
| 60 | Billy McKinlay | MF | 1986 | 5621 |
| 61 | Paul Lambert | MF | 1986 | 5663 |
| 62 | Darren Jackson | FW | 1985 | 5704 |
| 63 | Derek Whyte | DF | 1985 | 5705 |
| 64 | Kevin Gallacher | MF | 1985 | 5722 |
| 65 | Colin Hendry | DF | 1983 | 5819 |
| 66 | Robert Fleck | FW | 1983 | 5868 |
| 67 | Tom Boyd | DF | 1983 | 5874 |
| 68 | Tosh McKinlay | DF | 1983 | 5876 |
| 69 | Bryan Gunn | GK | 1982 | 5893 |
| 70 | Colin Calderwood | DF | 1982 | 5899 |
| 71 | Colin Miller | DF | 1982 | 5900 |
| 72 | David McPherson | DF | 1982 | 5901 |
| 73 | Bernie Slaven | FW | 1981 | 5956 |
| 74 | Craig Levein | DF | 1981 | 5960 |
| 75 | David Norman | MF | 1981 | 5962 |
| 76 | Gary McAllister | MF | 1981 | 5970 |
| 77 | Tommy Coyne | FW | 1981 | 6002 |
| 78 | Alan McInally | FW | 1980 | 6007 |
| 79 | Frank McAvennie | FW | 1980 | 6022 |
| 80 | Gerry Gray | MF | 1980 | 6027 |
| 81 | Stewart McKimmie | DF | 1980 | 6067 |
| 82 | Charlie Nicholas | FW | 1979 | 6083 |
| 83 | Steve Nicol | DF | 1979 | 6129 |
| 84 | Graeme Sharp | FW | 1978 | 6164 |
| 85 | Gary Gillespie | DF | 1977 | 6219 |
| 86 | Alan Brazil | FW | 1976 | 6273 |
| 87 | Allan Boath | MF | 1976 | 6274 |
| 88 | Eamonn Bannon | MF | 1976 | 6284 |
| 89 | Murdo MacLeod | MF | 1975 | 6381 |
| 90 | Arthur Albiston | DF | 1974 | 6408 |
| 91 | Davie Cooper | MF | 1974 | 6416 |
| 92 | Davie Provan | MF | 1974 | 6417 |
| 93 | Allan Evans | DF | 1973 | 6480 |
| 94 | George Burley | DF | 1973 | 6491 |
| 95 | Frank Gray | DF | 1972 | 6548 |
| 96 | Jim Stewart | GK | 1972 | 6558 |
| 97 | Jim Blyth | GK | 1971 | 6599 |
| 98 | Jim Holton | DF | 1971 | 6600 |
| 99 | Kenny Burns | DF | 1971 | 6605 |
| 100 | Stuart Kennedy | DF | 1971 | 6628 |
| 101 | Derek Johnstone | DF | 1970 | 6644 |
| 102 | George Wood | GK | 1970 | 6648 |
| 103 | Sam Malcolmson | FW | 1969 | 6728 |
| 104 | Adrian Elrick | DF | 1968 | 6733 |
| 105 | David Hay | MF | 1968 | 6744 |
| 106 | Erich Schaedler | DF | 1968 | 6748 |
| 107 | John Blackley | DF | 1967 | 6818 |
| 108 | Tom Forsyth | DF | 1967 | 6844 |
| 109 | Lou Macari | MF | 1966 | 6872 |
| 110 | Tommy Hutchison | MF | 1965 | 6954 |
| 111 | Don Masson | MF | 1964 | 6967 |
| 112 | Donald Ford | FW | 1964 | 6968 |
| 113 | Jimmy Rooney | MF | 1964 | 6979 |
| 114 | Willie Johnston | FW | 1964 | 7017 |
| 115 | Joe Harper | FW | 1963 | 7046 |
| 116 | Peter Cormack | MF | 1963 | 7060 |
| 117 | Thomson Allan | GK | 1963 | 7068 |
| 118 | Bobby Clark | GK | 1962 | 7084 |
| 119 | Jimmy Mackay | MF | 1962 | 7101 |
| 120 | Willie Morgan | MF | 1960 | 7228 |
| 121 | Alex Scott | MF | 1954 | 7430 |
| 122 | Dave Mackay | MF | 1953 | 7473 |
| 123 | Graham Leggat | MF | 1953 | 7479 |
| 124 | Alex Parker | DF | 1952 | 7496 |
| 125 | Eric Caldow | DF | 1952 | 7504 |
| 126 | Stewart Imlach | FW | 1952 | 7534 |
| 127 | Alex Wilson | DF | 1949 | 7620 |
| 128 | Bill Brown | GK | 1949 | 7624 |
| 129 | David Mathers | MF | 1949 | 7626 |
| 130 | Ernie Copland | FW | 1948 | 7683 |
| 131 | Ian McMillan | FW | 1948 | 7688 |
| 132 | Jimmy Binning | FW | 1948 | 7689 |
| 133 | John Anderson (1929) | GK | 1948 | 7690 |
| 134 | Tommy Younger | GK | 1948 | 7701 |
| 135 | Archie Robertson | FW | 1947 | 7703 |
| 136 | Jackie Henderson | FW | 1947 | 7724 |
| 137 | Bobby Johnstone | FW | 1946 | 7754 |
| 138 | Ed McIlvenny | MF | 1946 | 7760 |
| 139 | Eddie Turnbull | FW | 1946 | 7762 |
| 140 | Fred Martin | GK | 1946 | 7764 |
| 141 | Willie Cunningham (1925) | DF | 1946 | 7800 |
| 142 | Willie Ormond | FW | 1946 | 7801 |
| 143 | Ian McColl | DF | 1945 | 7816 |
| 144 | Jimmy Davidson | MF | 1945 | 7821 |
| 145 | Jock Aird | DF | 1945 | 7823 |
| 146 | Allan Brown | FW | 1944 | 7845 |
| 147 | Harry Haddock | DF | 1944 | 7854 |
| 148 | John Mackenzie | FW | 1944 | 7857 |
| 149 | Neil Mochan | FW | 1944 | 7868 |
| 150 | Bobby Combe | MF | 1941 | 7932 |
| 151 | George Hamilton | FW | 1934 | 8080 |
| 152 | Alexander Wood | FW | 1924 | 8500 |
| 153 | Willie McLean | FW | 1923 | 8564 |
| 154 | Walter Dick | FW | 1922 | 8585 |
| 155 | Andy Auld | MF | 1919 | 8612 |
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