Scotland B national football team
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| Association | Scottish Football Association | ||
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| Head coach |  Craig Levein |
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| Asst coach | Peter Houston |
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| FIFA code | SCO | ||
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| First international | |||
 France B 0–0 Scotland B (Toulouse, France; 11 November 1952) |
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| Biggest win | |||
Scotland B 4–0 Wales B  (Cumbernauld, Scotland; 24 March 1998) |
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| Biggest defeat | |||
 England B 4–0 Scotland B (Birmingham, England; 6 February 1957) |
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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 as a second string side to the first team.
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[edit] Concept and history
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.
The first Scotland B game was held on 11 November 1952 and was a 0–0 draw with France B in Toulouse, France. as of May 2009 the Scotland B side have played 27 times between 1952 and 2009.
[edit] List of all Scotland B and future team results
[edit] Most recent 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]
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[edit] References
- ^ "Smith outlines his new approach". BBC. 3 December 2004. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/4063907.stm. Retrieved 4 January 2010.
- ^ a b "Old Firm pair in Scots B call-up". BBC Sport. 29 April 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/8023913.stm. Retrieved 29 April 2009.
- ^ Scotland B Squad Announced, Scottish Football Association.
- ^ Posh's Boyd ready for Scots duty, BBC Sport, 30 April 2009
- ^ Stark hope over Scotland B clash, BBC Sport, 6 May 2009
- ^ Scotland B 3–0 N Ireland B : Debutant Boyd shines as Scotland B outing proves worthwhile for Burley, The Scotsman, 7 May 2009
[edit] External links
- Scottish FA - Futures Team Contains full results archive
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