Andy Robertson Closes In on Kenny Dalglish's Scotland Record

Andy Robertson is set to win his 102nd Scotland cap, which would draw him level with Kenny Dalglish's long-standing record, according to the BBC. A cap is one appearance for your country, so the number counts every time a player pulls on the national shirt.

The chance comes on Friday, when Scotland host North Macedonia at Hampden Park in Glasgow. The same report says Robertson could also break the record on Monday, in St Gallen, Switzerland.

Dalglish's mark of 102 caps has stood for 40 years. He was one of the great names of Scottish football, and few players have come close to his total since. Robertson has been pushing towards it for more than a decade.

Robertson made his debut for Scotland on 5 March 2014. He came off the bench in Warsaw, Poland, and the left-back has been a fixture in the squad ever since. He is now the national team captain, and he holds the record for the most games as captain.

Robertson is a full-back, the defender who runs the length of the pitch on the left or right side. Those players need stamina and a good engine, and they have to do the defending as well as the attacking. Robertson has built a career on doing both, and that is why his name keeps coming up in Scotland's biggest games.

For Scottish fans, Friday is a chance to see a player they have watched grow up in the national side reach a milestone that has been out of reach for four decades. A home crowd at Hampden can make a moment like that feel bigger than a single result. Whatever the scoreline, the story is likely to be about the man in the captain's armband.

Scotland's recent results and the wider group picture will also shape how the night feels. But the number itself is what people will remember: 102, the same as the legend before him.