List of international goals scored by Denis Law

Denis Law is a Scottish retired football player, who represented the Scotland national football team from 1958 to 1974. During that time he scored 30 international goals in 55 apperarances.[1] This made him the all-time top goalscorer for Scotland, a status he has held since scoring his 25th goal in 1966. The record was previously held by Hughie Gallacher, who scored 24 goals in 20 matches between 1924 and 1935. Law's record was equalled by Kenny Dalglish in 1984, and the two have been co-holders of the record ever since.[2][3]

Denis Law, pictured in 2011

Law's goal tally included three hat-tricks: he scored four goals in a 5–1 win against Northern Ireland on 7 November 1962, three in a 4–3 win against Norway on 4 June 1963 and four in a 6–1 win against Norway on 7 November 1963. Law jointly holds the record for Scotland hat-tricks, with three, and he is the only player to have scored four goals or more in a game on more than one occasion.

Law is the only Scottish player to have won the Ballon d'Or, in 1964.[4] He also finished fourth in the voting in 1963.[4] Law only played in one major tournament finals for Scotland, as his career largely coincided with a long qualification drought between 1958 and 1974.[5] He played in one match at the 1974 World Cup finals, a 2–0 win against Zaire, which was his 55th and final appearance for Scotland.[1]

List of goals scored
Scores and results list Scotland's goal tally first.
Goal Cap Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1118 October 1958Ninian Park, Cardiff Wales2–03–01958–59 British Home Championship[6]
284 May 1960Hampden Park, Glasgow Poland1–12–3Friendly[6]
3109 November 1960Hampden Park, Glasgow Northern Ireland1–05–21960–61 British Home Championship[6]
41226 September 1961Hampden Park, Glasgow Czechoslovakia2–23–21962 FIFA World Cup qualification[7]
53–23–2
61520 October 1962Ninian Park, Cardiff Wales2–13–21962–63 British Home Championship[7]
7167 November 1962Hampden Park, Glasgow Northern Ireland1–15–11962–63 British Home Championship[7]
82–15–1
93–15–1
105–15–1
11188 May 1963Hampden Park, Glasgow Austria3–04–1Friendly[7]
124–04–1
13194 June 1963Brann Stadion, Bergen Norway1–13–4Friendly[7]
142–23–4
153–33–4
162113 June 1963Bernabeu, Madrid Spain1–16–2Friendly[7]
17227 November 1963Hampden Park, Glasgow Norway1–16–1Friendly[7]
182–16–1
193–16–1
206–16–1
212320 November 1963Hampden Park, Glasgow Wales2–02–11963–64 British Home Championship[7]
222721 October 1964Hampden Park, Glasgow Finland1–03–11966 FIFA World Cup qualification[7]
232910 April 1965Wembley Stadium, London England1–22–21964–65 British Home Championship[7]
243123 May 1965Silesia Stadium, Chorzów / Katowice Poland1–11–11966 FIFA World Cup qualification[7]
25352 April 1966Hampden Park, Glasgow England1–23–41965–66 British Home Championship[8]
263622 October 1966Ninian Park, Cardiff Wales1–11–11966–67 British Home Championship / UEFA Euro 1968 qualifying[8]
273715 April 1967Wembley Stadium, London England1–03–21966–67 British Home Championship / UEFA Euro 1968 qualifying[8]
28406 November 1968Hampden Park, Glasgow Austria1–12–11970 FIFA World Cup qualification[8]
294326 April 1972Hampden Park, Glasgow Peru2–02–0Friendly[9]
304420 May 1972Hampden Park, Glasgow Northern Ireland1–02–01971–72 British Home Championship[9]

Statistics

See also

References
  1. Denis Law at the Scottish Football Association
  2. Mamrud, Roberto (21 August 2019). "Goalscoring for Scotland National Team". RSSS. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  3. Mamrud, Roberto (5 October 2002). "Denis Law - Goals in International Matches". RSSSF.
  4. Di Maggio, Roberto; Moore, Rob; Stokkermans, Karel (6 December 2018). "European Footballer of the Year ("Ballon d'Or")". RSSSF. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
  5. Forsyth, Roddy (2 January 2014). "Sir Alex Ferguson's high praise shows why Denis Law was King in Scotland's golden age". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
  6. Brown, Alan; Tossani, Gabriele (23 May 2019). "Scotland - International Matches 1956-1960". RSSSF. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  7. Brown, Alan; Tossani, Gabriele (23 May 2019). "Scotland - International Matches 1961-1965". RSSSF. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  8. Brown, Alan; Tossani, Gabriele (23 May 2019). "Scotland - International Matches 1966-1970". RSSSF. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  9. Brown, Alan; Tossani, Gabriele (23 May 2019). "Scotland - International Matches 1971-1975". RSSSF. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
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