He's the last man standing from a golden generation of Scotland glove rivals that spanned almost two decades.
That Craig Gordon has earned 70 caps in an era which saw him battle Allan McGregor and David Marshall - not to mention two years on the sidelines with a knee injury - to be the nation’s number one says much for the Hearts hero’s desire to represent his country. McGregor and Marshall both called time on their international careers just short of the 50-cap Hall of Fame mark.
But Gordon is long past that milestone and with three massive Nations League encounters over the next week against Ukraine home and away and Ireland at Hampden, is set to move sixth in the all-time record caps list on 73. Nowadays it’s not just the next batch of keepers including Jon McLaughlin, Liam Kelly and Zander Clark that the towering shotstopper is battling though. It’s Father Time.
