Scotland B national football team

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The Scotland B national football team, controlled by the Scottish Football Association, is a secondary football team of Scotland, run occasionally as support for the Scotland national football team. It is designed to give games to players who are being considered for call-up to the full national squad. Generally, the team plays in friendly matches against other international B teams. These games are often played at smaller venues than the full national team play at, with attendances generally under 10,000.

The team is sometimes referred to as Scotland Futures football team, a concept initiated by Berti Vogts. The team competed in the Futures Cup in 2002–03 and 2005–06. Following the departure of Berti Vogts in 2004, Scotland's next manager Walter Smith stated his intention not to continue to play in the Futures Cup due to fixture congestion and the number of player withdrawals.^[1] Since the end of the 2005–06 Future Cup, there have been four official B internationals played by Scotland.

Contents 1 Current squad 2 List of all Scotland B and Future Team results 3 References 4 External links

[edit] Current squad

The following players were selected for the squad to play Northern Ireland on 6 May 2009.^[2] The squad selection was restricted by two Scottish Premier League games being scheduled for the following day, and an upcoming Old Firm match.^[2] George Boyd was added to the squad^[3] after it was proven that he is eligible to play for Scotland.^[4] Six players withdrew from the original squad and four players were added to fill the gaps left behind.^[5] Scotland B won the match 3–0 thanks to goals by Andy Webster, George Boyd and Leigh Griffiths.^[6]

No. Pos. Player DoB (Age) Caps Goals Club GK David Marshall 5 March 1985 (1985-03-05) (age 24) 1 0 Cardiff City GK Iain Turner 26 January 1984 (1984-01-26) (age 25) 1 0 Everton (on loan to Nottingham Forest) DF Scott Cuthbert 15 June 1987 (1987-06-15) (age 22) 1 0 Celtic (on loan to St. Mirren) DF Brian Easton 5 March 1988 (1988-03-05) (age 21) 1 0 Hamilton Academical DF Steven Hammell 18 February 1982 (1982-02-18) (age 27) 1 0 Motherwell DF Mark Reynolds 7 May 1987 (1987-05-07) (age 22) 1 0 Motherwell DF Jack Ross 5 June 1976 (1976-06-05) (age 33) 1 0 St. Mirren DF Andy Webster 23 April 1982 (1982-04-23) (age 27) 1 1 Rangers MF Scott Arfield 1 November 1988 (1988-11-01) (age 20) 1 0 Falkirk MF Barry Bannan 1 December 1989 (1989-12-01) (age 19) 1 0 Aston Villa (on loan to Derby County) MF Ian Black 14 March 1985 (1985-03-14) (age 24) 2 0 Inverness Caledonian Thistle MF Chris Burke 2 December 1983 (1983-12-02) (age 25) 1 0 Cardiff City MF Stephen Hughes 14 November 1982 (1982-11-14) (age 26) 1 0 Motherwell FW George Boyd 2 October 1985 (1985-10-02) (age 23) 1 1 Peterborough United FW David Clarkson 10 September 1985 (1985-09-10) (age 23) 1 0 Motherwell FW Leigh Griffiths 20 August 1990 (1990-08-20) (age 18) 1 1 Dundee FW Steven Naismith 14 September 1986 (1986-09-14) (age 22) 3 1 Rangers

[edit] List of all Scotland B and Future Team results

Date	Opponents	Venue	Score	Scotland goalscorers	Match Report
11 November 1952	France	Stade Municipale, Toulouse	0–0	—
11 March 1953	England	Easter Road, Edinburgh	2–2	Ian McMillan Angus Morrison
3 March 1954	England	Roker Park, Sunderland	1–1	John Cumming
29 February 1956	England	Dens Park, Dundee	2–2	Willie McCulloch Jimmy Mulkerrin
6 February 1957	England	St Andrew's, Birmingham	1–4	Ian Gardiner
28 April 1987	France	Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen	1–1	Gary McAllister
27 March 1990	Yugoslavia	Fir Park, Motherwell	0–0	—
24 April 1990	East Germany	McDiarmid Park, Perth	1–2	Ray Stephen
2 February 1994	Wales	Racecourse Ground, Wrexham	1–2	Chris McCart
21 February 1995	Northern Ireland	Easter Road, Edinburgh	3–0	Steven Tweed Darren Jackson Stephen Wright
10 October 1995	Sweden	Råsunda Stadium, Stockholm	2–1	Duncan Shearer Tom Brown
23 April 1996	Denmark	Nykøbing Falster Stadium, Nykøbing Falster	0–3	—
24 March 1998	Wales	Broadwood Stadium, Cumbernauld	4–0	Martin McIntosh Alec Cleland Paul Wright Colin Cameron
21 April 1998	Norway	Tynecastle Stadium, Edinburgh	1–2	Stephen Crawford
17 December 2002	Germany	Stadion am Bruchweg, Mainz	3–3	Kevin Kyle Stephen Hughes Bob Malcolm	The Scotsman
25 February 2003	Turkey	Ataturk Stadium, Antalya	1–1	Andy Gray	BBC Sport
20 May 2003	Northern Ireland	Firhill Stadium, Glasgow	2–1	Don Hutchison Kevin Kyle	BBC Sport
21 October 2003	Germany	Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen	0–1	—	BBC Sport
10 December 2003	Turkey	Tannadice Park, Dundee	1–1	Steven Caldwell	BBC Sport
7 December 2004	Germany	Carl-Benz-Stadion, Mannheim	0–3	—
19 April 2005	Austria	Pappelstadion, Mattersburg	1–2	Craig Beattie	The Scotsman
6 December 2005	Poland	Rugby Park, Kilmarnock	2–0	Gary McDonald Lee Miller	The Scotsman
15 March 2006	Turkey	Caledonian Stadium, Inverness	2–3	Steven Naismith Lee Miller	BBC Sport
14 November 2006	Republic of Ireland	Dalymount Park, Dublin	0–0	—	BBC Sport
7 February 2007	Finland	Rugby Park, Kilmarnock	2–2	Shaun Maloney Alan Gow	BBC Sport
20 November 2007	Republic of Ireland	Excelsior Stadium, Airdrie	1–1	Steve Howard	BBC Sport
6 May 2009	Northern Ireland	Excelsior Stadium, Airdrie	3–0	Andy Webster George Boyd Leigh Griffiths	BBC Sport

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Scottish FA - Futures Team Contains full results archive

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