ScotlandFootballStats
Walter Smith (2004-2007)
Walter Smith OBE
Born:
24 February 1948, Lanark
Appointed:
2 December 2004
Resigned:
10 January 2007
Assistant(s):
Tommy Burns & Ally McCoist
Walter Smith was appointed in December 2004 to take over from Berti Vogts. Smith immediately rejuvenated the Scotland team and installed confidence, which saw them rise from 86 to 26 in the World Rankings in 2 years. He took Scotland close to World Cup qualification, and also got the Euro 2008 campaign off to a great start, before he quit to take over at Rangers for a second time.
Date
Opponent
Competition
H/A
Result
26/03/2005
Italy
World Cup 2006 Qualifiers
A
L 0-2
04/06/2005
Moldova
World Cup 2006 Qualifiers
H
W 2-0
08/06/2005
Belarus
World Cup 2006 Qualifiers
A
D 0-0
17/08/2005
Austria
Friendly
A
D 2-2
03/09/2005
Italy
World Cup 2006 Qualifiers
H
D 1-1
07/09/2005
Norway
World Cup 2006 Qualifiers
A
W 2-1
08/10/2005
Belarus
World Cup 2006 Qualifiers
H
L 0-1
12/10/2005
Slovenia
World Cup 2006 Qualifiers
A
W 3-0
12/11/2005
USA
Friendly
H
D 1-1
01/03/2006
Switzerland
Friendly
H
L 1-3
11/05/2006
Bulgaria
Kirin Cup 2006
N
W 5-1
13/05/2006
Japan
Kirin Cup 2006
A
D 0-0
02/09/2006
Faroe Islands
Euro 2008 Qualifiers
H
W 6-0
06/09/2006
Lithuania
Euro 2008 Qualifiers
A
W 2-1
07/10/2006
France
Euro 2008 Qualifiers
H
W 1-0
11/10/2006
Ukraine
Euro 2008 Qualifiers
A
L 0-2
Home Away  
P W D L F A W D L F A GD Win %
All Matches 16 3 2 2 12 6 4 3 2 14 9 + 11 43.75
Competitive 11 3 1 1 10 2 3 1 2 7 6 + 9 54.55