Internationalists

Over the years St. Mirren have had 30 players capped for the Scottish national team while at the club.

Most capped are Billy Thomson and Iain Munro with seven caps each.

The most capped Scottish player to play for the Saints is Roy Aitken who gained 57 caps during his career, although only one of those was whilst at Love Street.

Only one St.Mirren player has had the honour of captaining his country and that was back in 1905 when Thomas Jackson skippered the team against Wales in Wrexham.

Three players have scored for Scotland; Bobby Rankine with two goals leads the way from Tommy Gemmell and John Taylor with one each.

Billy Thomson - 7 caps

Iain Munro -7 caps Thomas Jackson -6 caps
16/05/1980 N.Ireland
19/05/1981 N.Ireland
25/03/1981 N.Ireland
18/11/1981 Portugal
24/05/1983 N.Ireland
12/06/1983 Canada 
16/11/1983 E.Germany		 02/06/1979 Argentina
07/06/1979 Norway
12/09/1979 Peru
17/10/1979 Austria
21/11/1979 Belgium
21/05/1980 Wales
24/05/1980 England		 12/03/1904 Wales
26/03/1904 Ireland
09/04/1904 England
06/03/1905 Wales(captain)
04/03/1907 Wales
16/03/1907 Ireland
John Miller -5 caps Peter Weir -4 caps(6) George Walker -4 caps

16/05/1931 England
20/05/1931 Italy
24/05/1931 Switzerland
08/05/1932 France
14/04/1934 England

 16/05/1980 N.Ireland
21/05/1980 Wales
28/05/1980 Poland
31/05/1980 Hungary		 18/05/1930 France
21/02/1931 N.Ireland
16/05/1931 Austria
24/05/1931 Switzerland
Robert Rankine -3 caps Andrew Brown -2 caps David Crawford -2 caps(3)

26/05/1929 Norway (scored)
01/06/1929 Germany
04/06/1929 Holland (scored)

 22/03/1890 Wales
21/03/1891 Wales		 24/03/1894 Wales
31/03/1894 Ireland
Johnny Deakin -2 Caps Tommy Gemmell -2 Caps Davie McCrae -2 caps
23/01/1946 Belgium
10/11/1946 Wales		 04/05/1955 Portugal (scored)
15/05/1955 Yugoslavia		 26/05/1929 Norway
01/06/1929 Germany
John Patrick -2 caps John Taylor -2 caps(4) Roy Aitken 1-cap(57)
03/04/1897 England
20/03/1897 Wales		 31/03/1894 Ireland (scored)
30/03/1895 Ireland		 16/10/1991 Romania
John Cameron -1 cap(2) James Dunlop -1 cap James Hamilton -1 cap
26/03/1904 Ireland 22/03/1890 Wales 01/03/1924 N.Ireland
James Howieson -1 cap Richard Hunter -1 Cap Denis Lawson -1 cap
26/02/1927 N.Ireland 29/03/1890 Ireland 14/04/1923 England
David Lindsay -1 cap Edward McBain -1 cap Jack McGugan -1 Cap
21/03/1903 Ireland 24/03/1894 Wales 1959 Jutland
Jock Marshall -1 Cap Hugh Morgan -1 cap(2) Tom Morrison -1 cap
19/04/1919 Ireland 19/03/1898 Wales 02/04/1927 England
Charles Pringle -1 cap Willie Summers -1 cap Willie Telfer -1 cap
12/02/1921 Wales 17/04/1926 England 04/11/1953 Wales
     

It must also be noted that Saints have had the services of players of the calibre of:- Archie Gemmill, Steve Clarke, Frank McAvennie, Gordon McQueen, Paul Lambert, Jimmy Cowan and Ian Ferguson who all played for Scotland after leaving Love Street, and Steve Archibald who won over fifty caps prior to arriving at Love Street.

There are also many foreign internationalists who have worn the stripes:- Paul Fenwick (Canada), Gudmunder Torfason (Iceland), Willie Cunningham (N.Ireland), Gerry Baker (USA), Therolf Beck (Iceland)

The most capped player ever to wear the stripes was Victor Munoz, who won sixty caps for and captained the Spanish national team prior to playing for Saints.

U-21 Internationalists

  Saints have also had several young players have been picked for the Scotland U-21 teams over the years. This is not an extensive list as accurate records are not kept of U-21 fixtures.  

U-21 Internationalists

  Saints have also had several young players have been picked for the Scotland U-21 teams since they were introduced in 1976.

Jamie Fullarton

17 Caps

 Paul Lambert

11 Caps

Martin Baker
10 Caps

Simon Lappin

10 Caps

Barry Lavety

9 Caps
France 1993
Bulgaria 1993
Malta 1994
Austria 1994
Egypt 1994
Portugal 1994
Belgium 1994
Mexico 1995
France 1995
South Korea 1995
Brazil 1995
Greece 1996
Finland 1996
Hungary 1996
Hungary (S) 1996
Spain (S) 1996
France 1996

Romania 1991
Switzerland 1991
Bulgaria 1991
Bulgaria 1991
Poland 1991
France 1991
Switzerland 1992
Romania 1992
Germany 1992
Germany 1992
Sweden 1992

 France 1993
Mexico 1993
England 1993
Malta 1994
Austria 1994
Greece 1995
Mexico 1995
France (S) 1995
South Korea (S) 1995
Hungary (S) 1996 		 18/02/04 Hungary
30/03/04 Romania
27/04/04 Denmark
25/05/04 Eire
18/08/04 Hungary (s)
07/09/04 Slovenia
08/10/04 Norway
12/10/04 Moldova
16/11/04 Sweden
11/10/05 Slovenia (s)		 Iceland 1993
Bulgaria (S) 1993
Mexico (S) 1993
England 1993
Malta 1994
Austria (S) 1994
Egypt (S) 1994
Belgium (S) 1994
Finland (S) 1994 

Steve Clarke
8 Caps

 Billy Thomson

8 Caps

Ricky Gillies

7 Caps

Frank McAvennie
5 Caps

Mark Fulton
5 Caps
Belgium 1984
East Germany 1984
Yugoslavia 1984
West Germany 1985
Iceland 1985
Spain 1985
Spain 1985
Iceland 1985

USA 1979
Norway 1979
Norway 1979
Belgium 1980
Belgium 1980
England 1980
England 1980
West Germany 1980

 Austria 1997
Austria (S) 1997
Latvia 1997
Estonia 1997
Estonia 1997
Sweden 1997
Belarus 1997		 Italy 1982
England 1982
Israel 1985
Eire 1985
Romania1985
 		 Belgium 1980
West Germany 1980
England 1980
Sweden 1981
Denmark (s) 1981

Tony Fitzpatrick

5 Caps

Jim Beattie


4 Caps

Brian Hamilton

4 Caps

Kirk Broadfoot

4 Caps

Ian Ferguson

3 Caps
Wales (s) 1977
Switzerland (s) 1977
England 1977
Switzerland 1978
Czechoslovakia 1978		 Denmark 1992
USA 1992
Portugal 1992
Yugoslavia 1992		 Yugoslavia 1989
France (s) 1989
France 1990
Norway 1990
 		 07/06/05 Belarus
16/05/06 N.Ireland
19/05/06 Turkey
16/08/06 Slovenia		 Eire 1987
Belgium 1987
Belgium 1988

Derek Scrimgour


3 Caps

Campbell Money


3 Caps

Bobby Reid


3 Caps

Charlie Adam
(On loan from Rangers)

3 Caps

Steven McGarry


3 Caps
USA 1997
Czech Republic 1997
Denmark 1998		 Eire 1987
Belgium 1988
Norway 1989
 		 Wales 1977
Switzerland 1977
England 1977		 28/02/06 Iceland
16/05/06 N.Ireland
19/05/06 Turkey		 USA 1997
Czech Republic 1997
Portugal (s) 1997

Sergei Baltacha


3 Caps

Hugh Murray


3 Caps

Les Fridge


2 Caps

Lex Richardson


 2 Caps

Frank McGarvey
 (2)
Bosnia 2000
Lithuania (s) 2000
France (s) 2000
 		 France (s) 2000
N Ireland (s) 2000
Wales (s) 2000		 France 1989
Yugoslavia 1990		 West Germany 1980
England (s) 1980		 England 1977
Czechoslovakia 1978

Dave Winnie


1 Cap

Tommy Wilson


1 Cap

Brian Hetherston


 1 Cap

Norrie McWhirter


1 Cap

  
Belgium 1988 Switzerland (s) 1983
 		 Estonia (s) 1997 Bulgaria (s) 1991

17 Caps 11 Caps 10 Caps
Jamie Fullarton Martin Baker

9 Caps

8 Caps 7 Caps
Barry Lavety Billy Abercromby
5 Caps 4 Caps 3 Caps

Mark Fulton

Jim Beattie

Derek Scrimgour

 Bobby Reid
Steven McGarry
Sergei Baltacha
Hugh Murray
2 Caps 1 Cap  

Les Fridge

 

Frank McGarvey
 Brian Hetherston
 Burton O’Brien
 Alan Logan

  
     

  There have also been a lot of St.Mirren players who have gained Scottish League honours.

Once again this is not a full list as accurate details are hard to find.  

John Taylor -5 Caps   Jackie Neilson -4 Caps Willie Telfer -4 Caps

1894-English League
1894-Irish League
1895-English League
1895-Irish League
1896-English League

1951-League of Ireland
1952-Irish League
1955-Irish League
1955-League of Ireland

1951-League of Ireland
1952-League of Ireland
1954-League of Ireland
1956-English League
John Cameron -3 Caps Thomas Jackson -3 Caps W.Bruce -2 Caps

1903-Irish League
1904- Irish League
1904-English League

1902-Irish League
1904-English League
1905-English League

1902-Irish League
1903- Irish League

Johnny Deakin -2 Caps   Davie Lapsley -2 Caps Edward McBain -2 Caps

1950-Irish League
1950-League of Ireland

1952-Irish League
1953-English League

1893-Irish League
1896-Irish League

John Patrick -2 Caps Jim Clunie -1 Cap J.Connolly -1 Cap

1895-Irish League
1898-Irish League

 1965-League of Ireland   1895-Irish League
David Crawford - 1 Cap Tommy Gemmell -1 Cap   H.Goldie -1 Cap
1906-English League 1955-English League 1895-Irish League
Donald Greenlees -1 Cap James Hamilton -1 Cap Walter Hay -1 Cap
1904-Irish League 1924-English League 1933-Irish League
Bobby Holmes -1 Cap J.Johnston -1 Cap Hugh Morgan -1 Cap
1957-English League 1903-Irish League 1898-Irish League
Charlie Pringle -1 Cap Robert Robertson -1 Cap George Walker -1 Cap
1921-Irish League 1910-Irish League 1932-Irish League
J.Wilson -1 Cap A.Wylie -1 Cap  
1904-Irish League 1893-Irish League