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England men · International friendly

England
v Scotland⁠

2–1

Full time

England v Scotland finished 2–1.

Scotland
Souness 57' pen
Date
Wednesday 23 April 1986 · England in 1986
Venue
Wembley, London
Competition
International friendly

Last checked 21 October 2026

Men's senior internationals · Newest first

The 5 meetings before this one

1981 – 1985

Official meetings since 1872

England v Scotland stats

Full head-to-head

Meetings116In our results database
England wins49England perspective
Draws26Level at full time
Scotland wins41Scotland victories

England have scored 206 goals to Scotland's 175 across these meetings.

Individual fixture records

Who has scored most?

England · Fixture leader

8

Bloomer

8 goals against Scotland in matches we hold scorer data for.

Scotland · Fixture leader

8

Wilson

Scotland's leading scorer against England in matches we hold scorer data for.

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