Scotland B national football team

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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.

Due to the low domestic interest, these games are often played at smaller venues than the full national team play at, with attendances generally under 10,000. Also sometimes referred to as Scotland Futures football team, they competed in the Futures Cup in 2002/2003 and 2005/2006.

Following the departure of Berti Vogts in 2004, new 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]. However, in late September 2006, it was announced^[2] that Scotland would play a B friendly against Republic of Ireland B on 14 November 2006 in Dublin. This game ended in a 0-0 draw^[3]. Scotland B played their next international against Finland on the 7th February 2007, with the game ending 2-2.

The current coaches of the Scotland B team are Alex Smith and Bobby Williamson.

1 Current Squad
2 List of all Scotland B results & fixtures
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Current Squad

[edit] Goalkeepers

Name	Club
Jamie Langfield	Aberdeen
David Marshall	Norwich City
Craig Samson	Dundee
Graeme Smith	Motherwell

[edit] Defenders

Name	Club
Chris Armstrong	Sheffield United
Christophe Berra	Hearts
Kirk Broadfoot	Rangers
Darren Dods	Dundee United
John Kennedy	Celtic
Kevin McNaughton	Cardiff City
Steven Whittaker	Rangers
Neill Collins	Wolves

[edit] Midfielders

Name	Club
Charlie Adam	Rangers
James Morrison	West Brom
Michael Stewart	Hearts
Kevin Thomson	Rangers
Ross Wallace	Sunderland
Ian Black	Inverness CT

[edit] Forwards

Name	Club
Steven Fletcher	Hibernian
Steve Howard	Leicester City
Chris Iwelumo	Charlton Athletic
Steven Naismith	Rangers
Ross McCormack	Motherwell

[edit] List of all Scotland B results & fixtures

Note: Scores are home team first

Date	Opponents	Venue	Score	Match Report
11 November 1952	France	Stade Municipale, Toulouse (A)	0–0
11 March 1953	England	Easter Road, Edinburgh (H)	2–2
3 March 1954	England	Roker Park, Sunderland (A)	1–1
29 February 1956	England	Dens Park, Dundee (H)	2–2
6 February 1957	England	St Andrews, Birmingham (A)	4–1
28 April 1987	France	Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen (H)	1–1
27 March 1990	Yugoslavia	Fir Park, Motherwell (H)	0–0
24 April 1990	East Germany	McDiarmid Park, Perth (H)	1–2
2 February 1994	Wales	Racecourse Ground, Wrexham (A)	2–1
21 February 1995	Northern Ireland	Easter Road, Edinburgh (H)	3–0
10 October 1995	Sweden	Råsunda Stadium, Stockholm (A)	1–2
23 April 1996	Denmark	Nykøbing Falster Stadium, Nykøbing Falster (A)	3–0
24 March 1998	Wales	Broadwood Stadium, Cumbernauld (H)	4–0
21 April 1998	Norway	Tynecastle Stadium, Edinburgh (H)	1–2
14 November 2006	Republic of Ireland	Dalymount Park, Dublin (A)	0–0	BBC Sport
7 February 2007	Finland	Rugby Park, Kilmarnock (H)	2–2	BBC Sport
20 November 2007	Republic of Ireland	Excelsior Stadium, Airdrie (H)	1–1	BBC Sport