Scotland national under-21 football team

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Scotland under-21
AssociationScottish Football Association
Head coachScot Gemmill[1]
Most capsChristian Dailly (35)[2]
Top scorerFraser Hornby (10)[3]
First colours
Second colours
First international
Czech Republic Czechoslovakia 0 – 0 Scotland Scotland
12 October 1976
Biggest win
San Marino San Marino 0 – 7 Scotland Scotland
13 October 2020[3]
Biggest defeat
England England 6 – 0 Scotland Scotland
13 August 2013
UEFA U-21 Championship
Appearances6 (first in 1980)
Best resultSemi-finalists (1982, 1992, 1996)

The Scotland national under-21 football team, controlled by the Scottish Football Association, is Scotland's national under 21 football team and is considered to be a feeder team for the Scotland national football team.

As a European under-21 team, Scotland compete in the UEFA European Under-21 Championship, which is usually held every other year. The team has qualified for the final stages of these Championships on six occasions, although not since 1996. There is no global tournament for under-21 national teams. Performance in the European Championship determines qualification for football at the Summer Olympics, which Scotland is unable to compete in.

History[]

Scotland played under-23 international matches, mainly friendlies against England and Wales, from 1955 until 1975.[4] Scotland first entered the UEFA competition for under-23 national teams in 1975–76. Scotland reached the quarter-finals, but were eliminated on a penalty shootout by the Netherlands. An under-21 team then came into existence, replacing the under-23 team, when UEFA reduced the age limit.[5]

Scotland under-21s have reached the last four of the European tournament three times (1982, 1992 and 1996), while appearing in the quarter finals on three other occasions (1980, 1984 and 1988). The team qualified for the 1992 Summer Olympics and 1996 Summer Olympics, but were unable to compete due to Scotland not being independently represented in the International Olympic Committee.[6] Similar to the full national side, however, the under-21 team has not qualified for a finals tournament since the late 1990s. The under-21 team reached the playoff round for the 2004 and 2011 tournaments, but lost to Croatia[7] and Iceland[8] respectively.

European Championships[]

Year Result GP W D* L GS GA
1976 Quarter Final[a] 6 5 0 1 13 4
1978 Did not qualify 4 2 1 1 5 4
1980 Quarter Final 7 3 3 1 14 7
1982 Semi Final 8 3 3 2 9 6
1984 Quarter Final 8 5 2 1 14 10
1986 Did not qualify 4 1 1 2 1 4
1988 Quarter Final 6 3 1 2 7 4
1990 Did not qualify 6 1 1 4 7 13
1992 Semi Final 10 6 2 2 18 10
1994 Did not qualify 8 2 2 4 8 11
1996 Fourth place 12 8 0 4 21 10
1998 Did not qualify 10 2 1 7 10 20
2000 10 4 2 4 18 12
2002 6 2 2 2 6 6
2004 8 5 1 2 11 8
2006 10 1 3 6 6 17
2007 2 0 0 2 1 4
2009 8 5 1 2 17 6
2011 10 5 2 3 18 11
2013 8 3 4 1 16 9
2015 8 3 2 3 12 15
2017 10 2 2 6 8 17
2019 10 4 2 4 13 13
2021 10 5 3 2 16 5

*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided by a penalty shootout.

  • Bronze background color indicates third or fourth-place finish (some competitions did not have a third place playoff match).

Other tournaments[]

Year Competition Result GP W D* L GS GA Ref
France 1977 Toulon Tournament Sixth Place 4 1 1 2 6 7 [9]
France 1991 Toulon Tournament Third Place 3 2 1 0 5 3 [10]
France 1992 Toulon Tournament Eighth Place 3 0 0 3 0 7 [11]
France 1993 Toulon Tournament Third Place 4 2 0 2 3 2 [12]
France 1994 Toulon Tournament Sixth Place 3 1 1 1 3 3 [13]
France 1995 Toulon Tournament Fourth Place 4 2 0 2 4 7 [14]
France 1997 Toulon Tournament Ninth Place 4 0 3 1 2 4 [15]
Northern Ireland 2000 Three Nations Tournament Winners 2 1 1 0 2 1 [16][17]
France 2017 Toulon Tournament Third Place 5 3 0 2 8 7 [18]
France 2018 Toulon Tournament Fourth Place 5 2 2 1 5 5 [19]

Head coaches[]

Billy Stark, head coach of the team from 2008 to 2014.

Archie Knox left his post as Scotland's National Youth Teams Coach on 30 August 2007 to take up a full-time with Bolton Wanderers as coaching co-ordinator, Maurice Malpas took temporary charge. In January 2008 the SFA appointed a new full-time coach in Billy Stark, who left his job as manager of Second Division side Queen's Park to take the position.[20] Stark resigned from the position in November 2014.[21]

Tenure Head Coach/Manager
1975–1982 Andy Roxburgh
1982–1986 Walter Smith
1986–1993 Craig Brown
1993–1998 Tommy Craig[22]
1998–2002 Alex Smith[22][23]
2002–2005 Rainer Bonhof[23][24]
2005–2006 Maurice Malpas (caretaker)[25]
2006–2007 Archie Knox[26]
2007–2008 Maurice Malpas (caretaker)[27]
2008–2014 Billy Stark[20][21]
2014–2015 Ricky Sbragia (caretaker)[21]
2015 Danny Lennon (caretaker)[28]
2015–2016 Ricky Sbragia[29]
2016–present Scot Gemmill[1]

Players[]

Leading appearances[]

As of match played 2 June 2021[30]
Rank Name Years Clubs Appearances Goals GPG Ratio.
1 Christian Dailly 1990–1996 Dundee United 35 5 0.14
2 Steven Pressley 1993–1996 Rangers, Coventry City, Dundee United 27 1 0.04
3 Allan Campbell 2017–2020 Motherwell 24 1 0.04
4 Paul Hanlon 2009–2012 Hibernian 23 3 0.13
5 Craig Easton 1997–2001 Dundee United 22 2 0.09
5 Gary Naysmith 1996–1999 Heart of Midlothian 22 0 0
7 Shaun Maloney 2001–2005 Celtic 21 5 0.24
7 Stuart Armstrong 2010–2014 Dundee United 20 4 0.2
7 Jamie McCunnie 2001–2005 Dundee United, Ross County, Dunfermline Athletic 20 1 0.05
7 Jordan McGhee 2001–2005 Heart of Midlothian 20 0 0
8 Ross McCrorie 2016–2020 Rangers, Portsmouth, Aberdeen 20 1 0.05

Note: Club(s) represents the clubs the player was with while he played for the Scotland under-21 team. Those players in bold are eligible to play for the team now.

Leading goalscorers[]

As of match played 2 June 2021[30]
Rank Name Years Clubs Appearances Goals GPG Ratio.
1 Fraser Hornby 2018–Present Everton, Kortrijk, Reims 18 10 0.56
2 Jordan Rhodes 2011–2012 Huddersfield Town 8 8 1
2 Scott Booth 1990–1993 Aberdeen 15 8 0.53
4 Chris Maguire 2008–2010 Aberdeen 12 6 0.5
4 Jamie Murphy 2008–2010 Motherwell 13 6 0.46
4 Jim Hamilton 1995–1997 Dundee, Heart of Midlothian 14 6 0.43
4 Mark Burchill 1998–2001 Celtic 15 6 0.4
8 Steven Fletcher 2006–2008 Hibernian 7 5 0.71
8 Tony Watt 2012–2013 Celtic 9 5 0.56
8 Gerry Creaney 1990–1992 Celtic 12 5 0.42
8 Steven Thompson 1997–1999 Dundee United 12 5 0.42
8 Simon Lynch 2002–2003 Celtic 13 5 0.38
8 Steven Naismith 2005–2008 Kilmarnock, Rangers 16 5 0.31
8 Shaun Maloney 2001–2005 Celtic 21 5 0.24
8 Christian Dailly 1990–1996 Dundee United 35 5 0.14

Note: Club(s) represents the clubs the player was with while he played for the Scotland under-21 team. Those players in bold are eligible to play for the team now.

Eligibility[]

The team is for players born in the year 21 years before the starting year of each tournament. As each tournament normally takes two years to complete, players can continue to play for the under-21 team after their 22nd birthday. As long as they are eligible, players can play at any level, making it possible to play for the under-21s, senior side and then return to the under-21 side.[citation needed] It is now also possible to play for one country at youth level and another country at senior level (providing the player is eligible).[5] For instance, Nigel Quashie played for England under-21s and Scotland.[5] Until the late 1980s, teams were allowed to select some over-age players in the under-21 team,[31][32][33] similar to the present arrangement in football at the Summer Olympics.[34]

Current squad[]

The following players were selected for a 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification match with Turkey in September 2021.[35] The squad for that game was largely revised after players based in England were withdrawn due to UK government guidance regarding travel to Turkey.[36]

As of after Turkey v Scotland, 7 September 2021.
No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Lewis Budinauckas 0 0 Scotland Rangers
1GK Ross Sinclair 1 0 Scotland St Johnstone
1GK Harry Stone 0 0 Scotland Partick Thistle
2DF Josh Doig (2002-05-18) 18 May 2002 (age 19) 1 0 Scotland Hibernian
2DF Jamie Hamilton (2002-03-01) 1 March 2002 (age 19) 0 0 Scotland Hamilton Academical
2DF Lewis Mayo (2000-03-19) 19 March 2000 (age 21) 4 0 Scotland Partick Thistle
2DF Adam Montgomery (2002-02-18) 18 February 2002 (age 19) 1 0 Scotland Celtic
2DF Dane Murray (2003-06-26) 26 June 2003 (age 18) 0 0 Scotland Celtic
2DF Calvin Ramsay (2003-07-31) 31 July 2003 (age 18) 1 0 Scotland Aberdeen
2DF Stephen Welsh (2000-01-19) 19 January 2000 (age 21) 2 0 Scotland Celtic
3MF Max Anderson (2001-05-17) 17 May 2001 (age 20) 1 0 Scotland Dundee
3MF Dean Campbell (2001-03-19) 19 March 2001 (age 20) 0 0 Scotland Aberdeen
3MF Stephen Kelly (2000-04-13) 13 April 2000 (age 21) 5 0 Scotland Rangers
3MF Chris Mochrie (2003-04-07) 7 April 2003 (age 18) 0 0 Scotland Dundee United
3MF Ben Williamson (2001-08-07) 7 August 2001 (age 20) 1 0 Scotland Livingston
3MF Kai Kennedy (2002-03-28) 28 March 2002 (age 19) 1 0 Scotland Dunfermline Athletic
4FW Daniel MacKay (2001-04-19) 19 April 2001 (age 20) 2 0 Scotland Hibernian
4FW Glenn Middleton (2000-01-01) 1 January 2000 (age 21) 17 5 Scotland St Johnstone
4FW Zak Rudden (2000-02-06) 6 February 2000 (age 21) 2 0 Scotland Partick Thistle
4FW James Scott (2000-08-30) 30 August 2000 (age 21) 3 0 Scotland Hibernian
4FW Ewan Urain (2000-03-10) 10 March 2000 (age 21) 1 0 Spain Athletic Bilbao B

Recent call-ups[]

The following players have also been called up to the Scotland under-21 squad within the last year and remain eligible (current clubs shown).

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Brian Kinnear (2001-01-16) 16 January 2001 (age 20) 1 0 Scotland Rangers v.  Turkey, September 2021
GK Cieran Slicker (2002-09-15) 15 September 2002 (age 19) 1 0 England Manchester City v.  Turkey, September 2021
GK Archie Mair (2001-02-10) 10 February 2001 (age 20) 0 0 England Norwich City v.  Northern Ireland, June 2021
GK Kieran Wright (2000-04-01) 1 April 2000 (age 21) 1 0 Scotland Rangers v.  San Marino, October 2020
DF Harrison Ashby (2001-11-14) 14 November 2001 (age 19) 2 1 England West Ham United v.  Turkey, September 2021
DF Tom Clayton (2000-12-16) 16 December 2000 (age 20) 1 0 England Liverpool v.  Turkey, September 2021
DF Robbie Deas (2000-02-27) 27 February 2000 (age 21) 1 0 Scotland Inverness Caledonian Thistle v.  Northern Ireland, June 2021
DF Cameron Harper (2001-11-10) 10 November 2001 (age 19) 1 0 Scotland Inverness Caledonian Thistle v.  Northern Ireland, June 2021
DF Nathan Patterson[b] (2001-10-16) 16 October 2001 (age 19) 4 0 Scotland Rangers v.  Greece, November 2020
DF Aaron Hickey (2002-06-10) 10 June 2002 (age 19) 0 0 Italy Bologna v.  Croatia, November 2020
MF Scott Banks (2001-09-26) 26 September 2001 (age 19) 1 0 England Crystal Palace v.  Turkey, September 2021
MF Jack Burroughs (2001-03-21) 21 March 2001 (age 20) 1 0 Scotland Ross County v.  Turkey, September 2021
MF Lewis Fiorini (2002-05-17) 17 May 2002 (age 19) 1 0 England Lincoln City v.  Turkey, September 2021
MF Scott High (2001-02-15) 15 February 2001 (age 20) 0 0 England Huddersfield Town v.  Turkey, September 2021
MF Josh McPake (2001-08-31) 31 August 2001 (age 20) 0 0 England Morecambe v.  Turkey, September 2021
MF Ethan Erhahon (2001-05-09) 9 May 2001 (age 20) 1 0 Scotland St Mirren v.  Northern Ireland, June 2021
MF Roddy MacGregor (2001-12-21) 21 December 2001 (age 19) 0 0 Scotland Inverness Caledonian Thistle v.  Northern Ireland, June 2021
MF Billy Gilmour[b] (2001-06-11) 11 June 2001 (age 20) 12 1 England Chelsea v.  Greece, November 2020
MF Andy Irving (2000-05-13) 13 May 2000 (age 21) 1 0 Germany Türkgücü München v.  San Marino, October 2020
MF Kerr McInroy (2000-08-31) 31 August 2000 (age 21) 1 0 Scotland Celtic v.  San Marino, October 2020
MF Lewis Smith (2000-03-16) 16 March 2000 (age 21) 1 0 Scotland Hamilton Academical v.  Lithuania, September 2020
FW Dapo Mebude (2001-07-29) 29 July 2001 (age 20) 0 0 England AFC Wimbledon v.  Turkey, September 2021
FW Jack Stretton (2001-09-06) 6 September 2001 (age 20) 0 0 England Derby County v.  Turkey, September 2021
FW Logan Chalmers (2000-03-24) 24 March 2000 (age 21) 2 0 Scotland Dundee United v.  Northern Ireland, June 2021
FW Kyle Joseph (2001-09-10) 10 September 2001 (age 20) 1 0 England Wigan Athletic v.  Northern Ireland, June 2021
FW Kieron Bowie (2002-09-21) 21 September 2002 (age 18) 1 0 England Fulham v.  Northern Ireland, June 2021
FW Liam McCarron (2001-03-07) 7 March 2001 (age 20) 0 0 England Leeds United v.  Lithuania, September 2020

Past squads[]

  • 1996 European Championship squad

Notes[]

  1. ^ Under-23 competition.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Has played matches for the senior side.

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