Strip Show 4-1

Last updated : 13 October 2011 By Alex Horsburgh

4. World Cup '86
Scotland strip 1986The dark blue shirt had shades of Wembley 67 about it but the short shorts were straight out of a Wham video as Umbro appeared to get all George Michael on us.


A blue band was introduced around the traditional white shorts and this kit was maybe best summed up by the inimitable Jimmy Greaves after our 2-1 World Cup group defeat by West Germany in Mexico when he said: ''the Jocks did ok for a team that looked like they were playing in suspender belts.''

This is the kit of Davie Cooper's free kick against Australia in the World Cup play-off and Richard Gough's looping header over Shilton at Hampden as we beat England 1-0 in 1985. Remember Strachan trying to jump the advertising boards after his goal against the Germans and Coop's penalty in Wales to qualify us for Mexico?

Probably just as well, these Scotland moments take our mind of what we actually wore on the field of play when Thatcher was at her peak and Frank McAvennie was saying ''where's the burdz?'' as a West Ham and Scotland striker.

3. Euro 96

Scotland strip 1996Another Umbro fashion faux pas and definitely a Scotland kit as imagined in England.

The all dark blue kit had shades of 'heather purple' about it as well as a tartan design on shirts and shorts straight off the front of a shortbread tin. The Scotland badge looked like a Highland coat of arms.

Loved and loathed in equal measure our 'Braveheart' kit could not stop England beating us 2-0 at Wembley and Gary McAllister missing THAT penalty in Euro 96 although we did beat the Swiss and drew with the Dutch at Villa Park. Once again we exited a major tournament on goal difference at the First Round group stage.

2. 1964- 1971 - No Frills

It's annual Home Internationals against the other UK national sides, it's the Hampden roar and attendances of 100,000 for Scotland home games. It's Law, Baxter, Jinky, McNeil, Greig, Bremner etc.

The era of our first truly modern kit of dark blue shirts with white round collar and cuffs, white shorts and dark blue socks with red tops saw Scotland's 'Golden Generation' of players. We beat Italy at home in this kit in a World Cup qualifier and managed draws with West Germany, Spain, Holland and Brazil in other international matches. We beat Norway 6-1 and paid little respect for other minnows of this era, although we wore white shirts when we beat the blue shirted Cyprus side 8-0 at Hampden after a 5-0 away win in Nicosia.

Wales only beat us once in the seven years of this kit although Northern Ireland were a bit of a bogey side. 1966 World Champions England only managed one win against us in their four year reign while we beat the Auld Enemy in 1964 and 1967. This is the kit of Baxter playing keepy-up at Wembley and a Scotland side freed from 4-5-1 and Rubin Kazan formations.

1. World Cup '82
Scotland strip 1982One of Umbro's better efforts for the national team. The V neck was a throw back to the early 60's while the classic all red socks (first introduced in 1973) had the famous white Umbro Diamond trim on them.

Spain '82 saw us score eight and concede eight in the group stage after games against New Zealand, Brazil and the USSR. We lost out on the second round on goal difference.

This is still a popular kit reproduced by classic kit manufacturers and was probably our best attire throughout the 1980's and 1990's. Scotland wore this kit from early 1982 until the summer of 1985 and at it was also the kit Kenny Dalglish scored his last international goal in when we beat Spain 3-1 at Hampden in 1984. How times have changed!