Scotland B team line up ahead of a match against Finland B at Rugby Park, Kilmarnock.

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.

[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 DF Scott Cuthbert 15 June 1987 (1987-06-15) (age 22) 1 0 Swindon Town DF Brian Easton 5 March 1988 (1988-03-05) (age 21) 1 0 Burnley 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 (on loan to Dundee United) 23 April 1982 (1982-04-23) (age 27) 1 1 Rangers MF Scott Arfield 1 November 1988 (1988-11-01) (age 21) 1 0 Falkirk MF Barry Bannan 1 December 1989 (1989-12-01) (age 19) 1 0 Aston Villa MF Ian Black 14 March 1985 (1985-03-14) (age 24) 2 0 Heart of Midlothian 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 27) 1 0 Norwich City FW George Boyd 2 October 1985 (1985-10-02) (age 24) 1 1 Peterborough United FW David Clarkson 10 September 1985 (1985-09-10) (age 24) 1 0 Bristol City FW Leigh Griffiths 20 August 1990 (1990-08-20) (age 19) 1 1 Dundee FW Steven Naismith 14 September 1986 (1986-09-14) (age 23) 3 1 Rangers

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

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Scottish FA - Futures Team Contains full results archive