| | Position | Player | WCs | Played | Min | Goals | WC Wins |
| Starting XI | | | | | | | |
| 1 | G | Jim Leighton | 4 | 9 | 810 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | RB | David Narey | 2 | 5 | 367 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | CB | Martin Buchan | 2 | 5 | 416 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | CB | Jim Holton | 1 | 3 | 270 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | LB | Danny McGrain | 2 | 5 | 379 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | Gordon Strachan | 2 | 6 | 473 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | Billy Bremner | 1 | 3 | 270 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | Graeme Souness | 3 | 6 | 540 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | Archie Gemmill | 1 | 3 | 195 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | ST | Kenny Dalglish | 3 | 8 | 599 | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | ST | Joe Jordan | 3 | 7 | 611 | 4 | 0 |
| Squad | | | | | | | |
| 13 | G | Alan Rough | 3 | 6 | 540 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | RB | Sandy Jardine | 2 | 4 | 360 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | CB | Willie Miller | 2 | 5 | 450 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | CB | Alex McLeish | 3 | 5 | 382 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | LB | Maurice Malpas | 2 | 5 | 450 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | Roy Aitken | 2 | 6 | 540 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | Asa Hartford | 2 | 4 | 338 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | John Wark | 1 | 3 | 270 | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | John Robertson | 2 | 4 | 360 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | ST | Peter Lorimer | 1 | 3 | 270 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | ST | Steve Archibald | 2 | 4 | 307 | 1 | 0 |
| Squad | | | 46 | 109 | 9197 | 16 | 0 |
| Starting XI | | | 24 | 60 | 4930 | 11 | 0 |
