 Ramba uchiverenga ndima ino - Pakati pa1872 na1914, apo nhabvu yemakwikwi yakambovhiringidzwa neHondo Yenyika Yokutanga, Scotland yakatamba mitambo yenyika 113, ichiguma nokukunda 70, kuenzana 23 uye kukundwa 20. Huwandu uhwu hahuna kubatanidza mutambo wakaitwa muna 1902 uyo wakaziviswa kuti hauna maturo pashure penjodzi yakaitika paIbrox Parkumo 25 vaoni vakafa. Scotland yakatamba mutambo wegore negore neEngland gore negore kusvikira muna 1883, uye yakawedzera mutambo wenguva dzose neWales muna 1876. Zvikwata zviviri izvi zvakaramba zviri zvikwata zveScotland bedzi kusvikira British Home Championship yakatangwa muna 1884, yaiva nemutambo we round-robin pakati peEngland, Scotland, Wales neIreland. Pamakwikwi 31 akaitwa hondo isati yatanga, Scotland yakakunda 10 zvakananga uye 6 pamwe chete. Kukundwa kweScotland neIreland 11-0 muna 1901 ndiko kukunda kukuru kwechikwata chenyika, uye kukunda 6-1 pamusoro peEngland paKennington Oval muna 1881 inoramba iri kukunda kukuru kwechikwata ichi kune vakwikwidzi vakashinga England. Mitambo yeScotland neEngland mukati menguva iyi yakakwezva mapoka makuru kwazvo, nemitambo mishanu pamberi peHondo Yenyika Yokutanga inokwezva mapoka evatariri vanopfuura 100 000. Vanyori veWorld Football Elo Ratings vanofunga kuti Scotland yakaiswa pachinzvimbo chekutanga munguva yakawanda yekutanga kwenhabvu yepasi rose. 