# 2007–08 in Scottish reserve and youth football

The 2007–08 season was a season of reserve and youth football in Scotland. The season commenced in August 2007.

## Scottish Premier Reserve League

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Celtic (C) | 22 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 56 | 18 | +38 | 48 |
| 2 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 22 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 50 | 36 | +14 | 43 |
| 3 | St Mirren | 22 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 43 | 26 | +17 | 42 |
| 4 | Hibernian | 22 | 12 | 1 | 9 | 48 | 35 | +13 | 37 |
| 5 | Rangers | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 43 | 40 | +3 | 32 |
| 6 | Dundee United | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 42 | 45 | −3 | 30 |
| 7 | Kilmarnock | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 39 | 29 | +10 | 29 |
| 8 | Heart of Midlothian | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 31 | 28 | +3 | 28 |
| 9 | Aberdeen | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 33 | 37 | −4 | 26 |
| 10 | Motherwell | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 27 | 34 | −7 | 25 |
| 11 | Falkirk | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 25 | 44 | −19 | 22 |
| 12 | Gretna | 22 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 59 | −45 | 9 |
* ↑ Gretna failed to fulfill their final six fixtures therefore wins of a 3–0 scoreline were awarded to their opponents.

## Scottish Premier under-19 League

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Rangers | 22 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 62 | 19 | +43 | 57 |
| 2 | Celtic | 22 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 46 | 27 | +19 | 41 |
| 3 | Hibernian | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 44 | 29 | +15 | 39 |
| 4 | Motherwell | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 42 | 34 | +8 | 37 |
| 5 | Heart of Midlothian | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 33 | 25 | +8 | 35 |
| 6 | Aberdeen | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 33 | 36 | −3 | 33 |
| 7 | Dundee United | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 31 | 24 | +7 | 31 |
| 8 | Falkirk | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 24 | 28 | −4 | 26 |
| 9 | Kilmarnock | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 25 | 43 | −18 | 26 |
| 10 | St Mirren | 22 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 28 | 45 | −17 | 18 |
| 11 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 22 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 21 | 41 | −20 | 14 |
| 12 | Gretna | 22 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 22 | 60 | −38 | 10 |

## Youth Cup competitions
### Scottish Youth Cup

Final

### East of Scotland Shield

(This was the 2006-07 edition which, due to scheduling issues, had been held-over unplayed and was thus completed in 2007-08).

## National teams
### Scotland Under-21 team

| Date | Venue | Opponents | Score | Competition | Scotland scorer(s) | Report |
| 21 August | Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk (H) | Czech Republic | 1–0 | Friendly | Steven Naismith | BBC Sport |
| 8 September | Hietalahti Stadium, Vaasa (A) | Finland | 2–3 | ECQ(6) | Steven Fletcher, Charlie Mulgrew | BBC Sport |
| 12 September | East End Park, Dunfermline (H) | Denmark | 0–0 | ECQ(6) | | BBC Sport |
| 11 October | Easter Road, Edinburgh (H) | Lithuania | 3–0 | ECQ(6) | Ross McCormack, Charlie Mulgrew, Steven Fletcher | BBC Sport |
| 16 October | Netherlands (A) | Netherlands | 0–4 | Friendly | | BBC Sport |
| 17 November | Nova Gorica (A) | Slovenia | 4–0 | ECQ(6) | Jamie Hamill, Ross McCormack, Steven Naismith, Steven Fletcher | BBC Sport |
| 5 February | Estadio Municipal, Abrantes (A) | Portugal | 1–2 | Friendly | Rocco Quinn | BBC Sport |
| 6 February | Estadio Municipal, Cartaxo (N) | Ukraine | 2–2 | Friendly | Scott Arfield, Ryan Conroy | BBC Sport |
| 26 March | Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen (H) | Finland | 2–1 | ECQ(6) | Steven Naismith, Kevin McDonald | BBC Sport |
| 20 May | Rugby Park, Kilmarnock (H) | Norway | 1–4 | Friendly | Scott Cuthbert | BBC Sport |

#### Key

* (H) = Home match
* (A) = Away match
* (N) = Neutral venue
* ECQ(6) = European Championship qualifying (Group 6)

### Scotland Under-19 team

| Date | Venue | Opponents | Score | Competition | Scotland scorer(s) | Report |
| 8 September | Sparisjods Stadium, Sandgerdi (A) | Iceland | 0–3 | Friendly | | SFA |
| 26 October | Zimbru Stadium, Chişinău (A) | Moldova | 0–1 | ECQ(11) | | UEFA |
| 28 October | District Sport Complex, Orhei (N) | Azerbaijan | 0–2 | ECQ(11) | | UEFA |
| 31 October | District Sport Complex, Orhei (N) | Ukraine | 0–1 | ECQ(11) | | UEFA |
| 1 April | McDiarmid Park, Perth (H) | Denmark | 5–1 | Friendly | Chris Maguire (2), Jamie Murphy (2), Mark Archdeacon | SFA |

#### Key

* (H) = Home match
* (A) = Away match
* (N) = Neutral venue
* ECQ(11) = European Championship qualifying round (Group 11)

### Scotland Under-17 team

| Date | Venue | Opponents | Score | Competition | Scotland scorer(s) | Report |
| 24 August | Arnoldstein (N) | Switzerland | 1–2 | F | Danny Wilson | |
| 26 August | Wigo-Haus Arena, Feldkirchen (N) | Slovenia | 2–1 | Friendly | Gordon Smith, Robert McHugh | |
| 28 August | Lind Stadium, Villach (A) | Austria | 1–3 | Friendly | Danny Wilson | |
| 19 September | Stark's Park, Kirkcaldy (H) | Slovakia | 0–4 | ECQ(3) | | UEFA |
| 21 September | Almondvale Stadium, Livingston (H) | Liechtenstein | 8–0 | ECQ(3) | Sean Fitzharris (2), David Love (2), Gordon Smith (2), Robert McHugh, Claudio Beck (o.g.) | UEFA |
| 24 September | Broadwood Stadium, Cumbernauld (H) | Belarus | 5–1 | ECQ(3) | Archie Campbell (3), Gordon Smith, Sean Fitzharris | UEFA |
| 17 March | The Oval, Belfast (A) | Northern Ireland | 3–1 | ECQE(5) | John Fleck (2, 1 pen.), Robert McHugh | UEFA |
| 19 March | The Showgrounds, Newry (N) | Wales | 1–0 | ECQE(5) | Archie Campbell | UEFA |
| 22 March | The Showgrounds, Newry (N) | Slovenia | 1–0 | ECQE(5) | John Fleck | UEFA |
| 4 May | WOW Football Stadium, Antalya (N) | Serbia | 0–2 | EC(A) | | UEFA |
| 7 May | Mardan Sport Complex, Antalya (N) | Turkey | 0–1 | EC(A) | | UEFA |
| 10 May | Mardan Sport Complex, Antalya (N) | Netherlands | 0–2 | EC(A) | | UEFA |

#### Key

* (H) = Home match
* (A) = Away match
* (N) = Neutral venue
* ECQ(3) = European Championship qualifying round (Group 3)
* ECQE(5) = European Championship qualifying elite round (Group 5)
* EC(A) = European Championship (Group A)