# Scotland national football B team

The Scotland national football B team, controlled by the Scottish Football Association, is run occasionally as a second team for the Scotland national football team. During the period when Berti Vogts was manager of the national team, it was also known as the Scotland Future team.

## Concept and history

A national B team 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 also sometimes referred to as the Scotland Future team, a concept initiated by Berti Vogts. The team competed in the Future Team Cup in 2002–03 and from 2004 to 2006. Following the departure of Berti Vogts in 2004, Scotland's next manager Walter Smith stated his intention to stop playing these matches due to fixture congestion and the number of player withdrawals. Since 2006, 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. As of April 2019, the Scotland B side have played 27 games. The most recent match was against Northern Ireland on 6 May 2009. The squad selection was restricted by two Scottish Premier League games being scheduled for the following day, and an upcoming Old Firm match. George Boyd was added to the squad after his eligibility to play for Scotland was confirmed. Six players withdrew from the original squad and four players were added to fill the gaps left behind. Scotland B won the match 3–0 thanks to goals by Andy Webster, George Boyd and Leigh Griffiths.

### Tournament history

| Year | Competition | Result | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA | Ref |
| 2002–03 | Future Team Cup | Third | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | |
| 2004–06 | Future Team Cup | Fourth | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | |

## Results and fixtures

| Date | Opponents | Venue | Score | Scotland goalscorer(s) |
| 11 November 1952 | France | Stadium Municipal, 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 |
| 21 February 1955 | Scotland A (unofficial trial) | Easter Road, Edinburgh | 3–2 | Johnny Davidson (2) Tommy Gemmell |
| 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 |
| 25 February 2003 | Turkey | Atatürk Stadium, Antalya | 1–1 | Andy Gray |
| 20 May 2003 | Northern Ireland | Firhill Stadium, Glasgow | 2–1 | Don Hutchison Kevin Kyle |
| 21 October 2003 | Germany | Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen | 0–1 | — |
| 10 December 2003 | Turkey | Tannadice Park, Dundee | 1–1 | Steven Caldwell |
| 7 December 2004 | Germany | Carl-Benz-Stadion, Mannheim | 0–3 | — |
| 19 April 2005 | Austria | Pappelstadion, Mattersburg | 1–2 | Craig Beattie |
| 6 December 2005 | Poland | Rugby Park, Kilmarnock | 2–0 | Gary McDonald Lee Miller |
| 15 March 2006 | Turkey | Caledonian Stadium, Inverness | 2–3 | Steven Naismith Lee Miller |
| 14 November 2006 | Republic of Ireland | Dalymount Park, Dublin | 0–0 | — |
| 7 February 2007 | Finland | Rugby Park, Kilmarnock | 2–2 | Shaun Maloney Alan Gow |
| 20 November 2007 | Republic of Ireland | Excelsior Stadium, Airdrie | 1–1 | Steve Howard |
| 6 May 2009 | Northern Ireland | Broadwood Stadium, Cumbernauld | 3–0 | Andy Webster George Boyd Leigh Griffiths |
* ↑ This was a trial preceding a scheduled 'B international' between Scotland and England due to be played in Glasgow a few weeks later, however that match was cancelled due to weather conditions.

## Managerial summary

| Name | Years | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | %W | %D | %L |
| selection committee | 1952–57 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 80 | 20 |
| Andy Roxburgh | 1987–90 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 66.67 | 33.33 |
| Craig Brown | 1994–95 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50 | 0 | 50 |
| Tommy Burns | 1995–98 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 50 | 0 | 50 |
| Berti Vogts | 2002–03 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 60 | 20 |
| Walter Smith | 2004–06 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 20 | 80 |
| Alex McLeish | 2007 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 |
| George Burley | 2009 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | Totals | 27 | 6 | 12 | 9 | 22.22 | 44.44 | 33.33 |