 Initially the matches between the Home Nations were merely annual friendly fixtures, but the introduction of the British Home Championship in 1884 provided competitive international football for the first time.The lack of games against other opponents was largely due to the assumed dominance of the Home
Nations in football and the logistical problems of arranging internationals in the days before air travel was commonplace.During these early years, defeats for Scotland were something of a rarity, losing just two of their first 43 international matches.