player · international archive · 1985–1990
ScotlandAppearances
6
named in 6 recorded line-ups for Scotland
First line-up
1985
first named on 1985-11-20
Last line-up
1990
last named on 1990-06-20
Archive goals
0
no goal in the record we cover — the team sheets are why this page exists
6 appearances in the starting line-ups the archive holds — not a career total. Our line-up coverage is partial, so a match he played that we hold no sheet for is simply not counted here.
Alexander McLeish is a Scottish professional football manager and former player. He played as a defender for Aberdeen during their 1980s glory years, making nearly 500 League appearances for the club, and won 77 caps for Scotland. — Wikipedia
identity matched to Wikidata · last verified 2026-09-03
In the line-ups
6 appearances in recorded line-ups · 1985–1990The archive holds 6 team sheets naming Alex McLeish in Scotland's starting line-up, from 1985-11-20 to 1990-06-20.
Honours
23 team trophies · Wikipedia + Wikidata, community-updatedMarquee honours
European Cup Winners' Cup
1982–83
Scottish Premier League×2
2002–03, 2004–05
| Team honours23 | ||||
| European Cup Winners' Cup | ×1 | 1982–83 | Aberdeen | |
| Scottish Premier League | ×2 | 2002–03, 2004–05 | Rangers | |
| Scottish Cup | ×7 | 1981–82, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1985–86, 1989–90, 2001–02, 2002–03 | Aberdeen ·5, Rangers ·2 | |
| Scottish League Cup | ×5 | 1985–86, 1989–90, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2004–05 | Aberdeen ·2, Rangers ·3 | |
| Scottish Premier Division | ×3 | 1979–80, 1983–84, 1984–85 | Aberdeen | |
| Drybrough Cup | ×1 | 1980 | Aberdeen | |
| European Super Cup | ×1 | 1983 | Aberdeen | |
| Football League Cup | ×1 | 2010–11 | Birmingham City | |
| Rous Cup | ×1 | 1985 | Scotland | |
| Scottish First Division | ×1 | 1998–99 | Hibernian | |
| Individual honours13 | ||||
| Player of the year · 1 | ||||
| SFWA Footballer of the Year | 1990 | |||
| Monthly awards · 10 | ||||
| Scottish Premier League Manager of the Month | ×9 | 2000, 2002, 2002, 2003, 2003, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 | ||
| Premier League Manager of the Month | 2009 | |||
| More honours · 2 | ||||
| Scotland national football team roll of honour | 1987 | |||
| Scottish Football Hall of Fame | 2005 | |||
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