Copy linkFacebookXPinterestEmailShare this article 0Join the conversationFollow usAdd us as a preferred source on GoogleNewsletterSubscribe to our newsletterSir Kenny Dalglish has held Scotlands appearance record for 48 years next month though, he could finally lose the honour.Dalglish finished his international career with 30 goals, equalling Denis Law for a record that still stands today, but surpassed Laws previous national record of 56 caps in 1978.The Celtic and Liverpool great eventually ended his international career eight years later with a total of 102 caps, but Spurs defender Andy Robertson reached 101 earlier this month, and could move to 103 when Scotland take on North Macedonia and Switzerland in the Nations League in November.Latest Videos FromFourFourTwoWatch full video here: Record-breakerFor the new issue of FourFourTwo magazine, out this week, Dalglish sat down with us for a wide-ranging interview on his life and career. As part of it, he spoke about his days playing for the Scotland national team.To get one cap for your country was fantastic, and to score my first goal as well, he said. Denis Law was someone I looked up to as a boy, so to get to the number of goals he scored, I dont mind sharing that record. You may like Kenny Dalglish on his remarkable career and trophy after trophy Jan Molby on the Liverpool legend who helped shape his Anfield career How FourFourTwo magazine helped Neil Sullivan earn a Scotland call-up in the 1990s Asked to pick out his favourite games from his international career, Dalglish said: The first one would be the most memorable one, but maybe also Spain at Hampden, we beat them 3-1, and any time we played against England and beat themDalglish won his 100th cap against Romania at Hampden Park in 1986, and was presented with it before kick-off by the legendary Franz Beckenbauer. I dont know why, I never had any affiliation with Beckenbauer! he joked. He was a great player I dont know how it came about that he presented it, but he was very magnanimous and said some kind words.Get FourFourTwo NewsletterThe best features, fun and footballing quizzes, straight to your inbox every week.Contact me with news and offers from other Future brandsReceive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsorsBy submitting your information you agree to the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy and are aged 16 or over.As for his thoughts on his appearance record being broken in the coming weeks, Dalglish had a cheeky message for Robertson, who he got to know well during the full-backs days as a Liverpool player.Hes a good guy, and its not a problem if he does it, Dalglish said. But I think he should retire, and Ive told him that!A certain vintageDuring the hour-long interview for FourFourTwo, Dalglish also picked out five of the most significant years of his life, as part of Gordon & MacPhails Vintage Moments series. What to read next When will Harry Kane break Peter Shilton's England appearance record? Kevin Keegan: how Liverpool, Hamburg, Southampton and Newcastle fell Head Over Heels In Love with King Kev NEW ISSUE: FFT spend 24 hours with the stars of The Overlap, Kenny Dalglish reflects on his career, Alex Ferguson tells us about the games of his life, the footballers swapping the pitch for the boxing ring and Mark Schwarzer answers YOUR questions In partnership with the legend, the whisky specialists have created 15 box sets of five ultra-rare single malt Scotch whiskies, distilled in years that correspond to Dalglishs key life milestones the year of his birth (1951), the year he joined Celtic and the club won the European Cup (1967), the year he married his wife Marina (1974), the year he joined Liverpool (1977) and the year he managed Blackburn to the Premier League title (1995).I got a phone call and was asked if there was any interest, explains Dalglish, who had a personal tasting session earlier this year. I thought, Well, its always nice to be remembered, isnt it? For me, the important thing was what it was all about dates that are synonymous with the life that youve led. They werent looking for any scandal, just your thoughts on what has happened. What did you enjoy?Dalglish won a staggering 29 major trophies during his time in football, and lifted at least one in 19 different years, so narrowing the most significant years of his life to just five was challenging.It was difficult to leave some of them out, he admitted. There are a lot of things you dont realise until you start talking about it, then you go, Hold on a minute, what about this year? What about that one?Gordon & MacPhail are curators of the oldest, rarest single malt Scotch whiskies, and the only company in the world to possess single malts of every vintage from 1948 to the present day.The limited edition box sets of Sir Kenny Dalglishs Vintage Moments by Gordon & MacPhail are available for �100,000, which includes the opportunity to meet Dalglish in November. For more info, see gordonandmacphail.com or email [email protected] can read the full wide-ranging interview with Dalglish about his life and career in football in the new issue of FourFourTwo magazine, out this week.TOPICSKenny DalglishLiverpoolScotlandUEFA Nations LeagueChris FlanaganSocial Links NavigationSenior Staff WriterChris joined FourFourTwo in 2015 and has reported from more than 20 countries, in places as varied as Ivory Coast and the Arctic Circle. He's interviewed Pele, Zlatan and Santa Claus (it's a long story), as well as covering the World Cup, AFCON and the Clasico. He previously spent 10 years as a newspaper journalist, and completed the 92 in 2017.
