Scotland national under-16 football team

Scotland Under-16
Association Scottish Football Association
Head coach Netherlands Dean Gorré
First colours
Second colours
World Cup
Appearances 1
Best result Runner-up (1989)
European Under-16 Championship
Appearances 9 (First in 1985)
Best result First stage (9 occasions)

The Scotland national under-16 football team represents Scotland in international football at the under-16 age level. It is controlled by the Scottish Football Association, the governing body for football in Scotland. The coach is Dean Gorré.[1]

The Scotland under-16s' best tournament performance was as runners up in the 1989 FIFA U-16 World Championship under manager Craig Brown. Despite leading Saudi Arabia 2–0 in the final after goals from Ian Downie and Paul Dickov, the match finished 2–2 after extra time. Scotland lost the subsequent penalty shoot-out in front of over 50,000 fans at Hampden Park in Glasgow.[2][3] Some media commentators reported suspicions, which were shared by Craig Brown and former Scottish Football Association secretary Ernie Walker, that Saudi Arabia had fielded ineligible over-age players in the competition.[4][5][6]


Competitive record

FIFA U-16 World Cup Championship record

Year Round GP W D L GS GA
China 1985Did not qualify------
Canada 1987Did not qualify------
Scotland 1989Runners Up632183
Total1/3632183

UEFA European U-16 Championship record

Year Round GP W D L GS GA
Italy 1982Qualifying stage (quarter finals)420286
West Germany 1984Qualifying stage411249
Hungary 1985First stage310235
Greece 1986First stage320162
France 1987First stage302146
Spain 1988Qualifying stage201112
Denmark 1989First stage302145
East Germany 1990First stage301229
Switzerland 1991Qualifying stage------
Cyprus 1992First stage320162
Turkey 1993Qualifying stage------
Republic of Ireland 1994Qualifying stage------
Belgium 1995First stage301236
Austria 1996Qualifying stage------
Germany 1997Qualifying stage------
Scotland 1998First stage302113
Czech Republic 1999Qualifying stage210132
Israel 2000Qualifying stage------
England 2001First stage310235
Total9/192768133243

Victory Shield

The Scotland under-16s compete in the Victory Shield tournament, which is contested annually between the national under-16 sides of the four Home Nations. The competition is currently sponsored by Sky Sports. Scotland have won the Victory Shield outright on 17 occasions, most recently in 2013,[7] and were joint champions on a further 10 occasions, most recently in 2003.[8][9]

In the 2011 competition, which took place in March, Scotland finished as runners up to England, losing 2–1. They had only needed a draw to win the tournament.[10]

Nordic Cup

The Scotland under-16s also play in an occasional Nordic Cup competition with the under-16 teams of Scandinavian countries such as Norway, Sweden and Iceland.[11] The 2010 tournament also featured the under-16 sides of Finland, Faeroe Islands, Denmark and England.[12]

Friendly matches

In recent years, Scotland have played a two-leg international friendly match against an under-18 side picked by the football association of Jersey. The matches are used as a warm-up for competitive fixtures and have often taken place in Springfield Stadium in Jersey's Springfield Park. Despite the age gap and Jersey's home advantage, Scotland have won convincingly in some of these matches.[13][14] In other friendlies since 2008, Scotland have faced the under-16 teams of Malta, Kazakhstan, Guernsey Portugal and Spain.[15]

Players

Current squad

# Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
GK Robby McCrorie 18 March 1998 6 0 Scotland Rangers
GK Conor Cullen 20 February 1997 0 0 Scotland Celtic
DF Jack Breslin 6 April 1997 5 0 Scotland Celtic
DF Adam Hodge 31 January 1997 0 0 Scotland Kilmarnock
DF Michael Kelly 3 November 1997 9 0 Scotland Aberdeen
DF Aidan McIlduff 20 April 1997 2 0 Scotland Celtic
DF Richie Petrie 20 February 1997 7 0 Scotland Aberdeen
DF Sam Wardrop 20 October 1997 5 1 Scotland Celtic
MF Steven Boyd 12 April 1997 7 1 Scotland Celtic
MF Ross Finnie 20 September 1997 3 0 England Wolverhampton Wanderers
MF Greg Kiltie 18 January 1997 5 1 Scotland Kilmarnock
MF Aidan Nesbitt 5 February 1997 7 0 Scotland Celtic
MF Aaron Scott 1 July 1997 7 0 Scotland Heart of Midlothian
MF Joe Thomson 14 January 1997 4 0 Scotland Celtic
FW Calvin Miller 9 January 1998 6 1 Scotland Celtic
FW Joseph James 28 October 1998 4 6 Scotland Dundee United

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Gorre ready for Italian job". Scottish Football Association. 29 March 2012. Retrieved 16 May 2012.
  2. ↑ "U16 World Cup Squad of 1989 Reunite". Scottish Football Association. 24 June 2009. Retrieved 4 August 2011.
  3. ↑ "Match report: Saudi Arabia 2-2 Scotland a.e.t. 5:4 PSO". FIFA. 24 June 1989. Retrieved 17 July 2011.
  4. ↑ "Ex-SFA chief still raging 20 years on from day Scotland were cheated in a World Cup final". The Daily Record. 19 June 2009. Retrieved 17 July 2011.
  5. ↑ "Freeze frame: FIFA under-16 World Cup Final, 24 June 1989 Scotland 2 Saudi Arabia 2 (after extra time): Saudi Arabia won 5-4 on penalties". The Scotsman. 21 June 2009. Retrieved 17 July 2011.
  6. ↑ "Caught in Time: Scotland reach World Youth Cup final in 1989". The Times. 23 May 2004. Retrieved 17 July 2011.
  7. ↑ http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/20245/9055505/andy-walker-blogs-on-a-bright-future-for-scottish-football
  8. ↑ "Scotland U16 boss Ross Mathie looks to break Victory Shield jinx". The Daily Record (Trinity Mirror). 30 September 2010. Retrieved 17 July 2011.
  9. ↑ "Big footsteps, bright futures Famous names to the fore in a promising array of talent in Scotland's under-16 squad". The Herald (Newsquest). 8 December 2006. Retrieved 17 July 2011.
  10. ↑ "Under-16s: England 2 -1 Scotland - England deny battling Scots in Victory Shield". The Scotsman (Johnston Press). 31 March 2011. Retrieved 17 July 2011.
  11. ↑ "Fletcher wins Scotland call-up". The Daily Telegraph. 31 March 2011. Retrieved 29 July 2000. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  12. ↑ "International experience for Kevin Clancy". Scottish Football Association. 30 July 2010. Retrieved 17 July 2011.
  13. ↑ "Jersey boys suffer Scotland loss". BBC Sport. 27 August 2008. Retrieved 17 July 2011.
  14. ↑ "Junior football reports; Good workout for Scots". BBC Sport. 15 September 2006. Retrieved 17 July 2011.
  15. ↑ "Men's U16 results archive". Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 17 July 2011.
  16. ↑ "Victory Shield squad to face England". Scottish Football Association. 12 November 2012. Retrieved 13 November 2012.

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