Scotland national under-19 football team

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Scotland women's national under-19 football team.

The Scotland national under-19 football team is the national football team representing Scotland for players of 19 years of age or under at the start of a European Under-19 Football Championship campaign. The team, which is controlled by the Scottish Football Association, acts as a feeder team to the Scotland national football team.

Scotland Under-19

Association	Scottish Football Association
Head coach	Neil MacFarlane
Most caps	Callum Booth (13)
Top scorer	Alex MacDonald (7)
First colours Second colours
Biggest win
Scotland 8–0  San Marino (Tiszaújváros, Hungary; 22 October 2008)
Biggest defeat
Netherlands 5–0  Scotland
European Under-19 Championship
Appearances	1 (first in 2006)
Best result	Runners-up (2006)
Medal record UEFA European U-19 Championship 2006 Poland

History

Until 2001, the European youth championship was competed for by under-18 teams. The best performance by a Scotland under-18 team was in 1982, when they won the tournament. Beating Czechoslovakia 3–1 in the final, the team was then managed by Andy Roxburgh and Walter Smith, who would both go on to manage the senior side. Scotland defeated rivals England in the qualifying round and finished top of Group 4, which also included the Netherlands. In the semi-finals, Scotland beat Poland 2–0. Scotland also reached the semi-finals of the 1978 tournament, where they lost on penalties to Yugoslavia. Scotland topped Group two – which included Germany and Italy – to qualify for the semi-final, having beaten Denmark in the qualifying round.

During the period of the under-19 format, Scotland qualified for the finals tournament in 2006 when, under the guidance of manager Archie Gemmill and coach Tommy Wilson, they lost 2–1 to Spain in the final.^[1] This performance guaranteed Scotland's participation at the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup (formerly the World Youth Championships), representing their first appearance for 20 years.

Since 2006, Scotland have not progressed past the elite qualification round of the European under-19 tournaments.

Head Coaches

• Archie Gemmill (2005–2009)^[2]
• Billy Stark (2009–2012)
• Ricky Sbragia (2012–2015)
• Scot Gemmill (2015–2016)^[3][4]
• Ricky Sbragia (2016–2017)
• Donald Park (2017–2018)^[5]
• Billy Stark (2018–2024)^[6][7]

Competitive record

UEFA European U-19 Championship Record

  Champions    Runners-up    Third place / semi finals     Fourth place  0000 Tournament held on home soil  

Year	Round	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
Before 2002	See Scotland national under-18 football team
2002	Preliminary round	did not qualify
2003	First qualifying round
2004	Second qualifying round
2005	Elite round
2006	Runners-up	5	2	1	2	7	10
2007	Elite round	did not qualify
2008	First qualifying round
2009	Elite round
2010	Elite round
2011	First qualifying round
2012	First qualifying round
2013	Elite round
2014	First qualifying round
2015	Elite round
2016	Elite round
2017	Elite round
2018	Elite round
2019	Elite round
2020	Tournament cancelled due to COVID-19
2021
2022	Elite round	did not qualify
2023	Qualifying round
2024	Elite round
Total	1/20	5	2	1	2	7	10

Notes

• First qualifying round and Preliminary round are the same stage
• Elite round, Intermediary round and Second qualifying round are the same stage
• Draws also include penalty shootouts, regardless of the outcome.

Other tournaments

Year	Competition	Result	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA	Ref
2001	Belfast Tournament	1st	2	2	0	0	5	2	[8]
2005	Northern Irish Tournament	2nd	3	1	2	0	2	1	[9]
2006	La Manga Tournament	2nd	3	1	2	0	3	2	[10]
2007	La Manga Tournament	1st	3	2	1	0	5	2	[10]
2015	Mercedes-Benz Cup	2nd	3	1	2	0	5	3	[11][12]
2022	Slovenia Nations Cup								[13]

Current squad

The following players were selected for the friendly matches against Sweden and Poland in March 2025.^[14][15]

Caps and goals updated as of 19 March 2025, after the match against Sweden. Clubs correct as of 24 March 2025.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Woody Williamson	(2006-07-07) 7 July 2006 (age 18)	9	0	Ipswich Town
12	1GK	Callan McKenna	(2006-12-22) 22 December 2006 (age 18)	1	0	Bournemouth
21	1GK	Oliver Ecrepont	(2007-02-23) 23 February 2007 (age 18)	0	0	East Stirlingshire
2	2DF	James Overy	(2007-11-09) 9 November 2007 (age 17)	1	0	Manchester United
3	2DF	Daniel Armer	(2007-10-22) 22 October 2007 (age 17)	1	0	Manchester United
4	2DF	Joseph McGrath	(2007-03-12) 12 March 2007 (age 18)	1	0	Hibernian
5	2DF	Samuel Cleall-Harding	(2006-03-26) 26 March 2006 (age 19)	1	0	Dundee United
13	2DF	Connor Campbell	(2007-04-08) 8 April 2007 (age 18)	1	0	Rangers
14	2DF	Jack Wyllie	(2007-08-10) 10 August 2007 (age 17)	0	0	Rangers
15	2DF	Callum Penman	(2007-05-05) 5 May 2007 (age 18)	1	0	Arbroath
16	2DF	Scott Constable	(2007-08-22) 22 August 2007 (age 17)	1	0	Stirling Albion
20	2DF	Reuben Cooper	Unknown	0	0	Kilmarnock
6	3MF	Kyle Ure	(2006-01-14) 14 January 2006 (age 19)	5	0	Celtic
7	3MF	Sam Chambers	(2007-08-18) 18 August 2007 (age 17)	4	1	Leeds United
8	3MF	Tyler Fletcher	(2007-03-19) 19 March 2007 (age 18)	2	0	Manchester United
10	3MF	Rudi Molotnikov	(2006-05-23) 23 May 2006 (age 18)	13	3	Hibernian
11	3MF	Findlay Curtis	(2006-10-01) 1 October 2006 (age 18)	1	0	Rangers
17	3MF	Cormac Daly	(2007-03-17) 17 March 2007 (age 18)	1	0	Nottingham Forest
	3MF	Calum Adamson	(2007-08-07) 7 August 2007 (age 17)	0	0	Rangers
9	4FW	Owen Stirton	(2007-01-30) 30 January 2007 (age 18)	1	0	Montrose
18	4FW	Jevan Beattie	(2006-12-20) 20 December 2006 (age 18)	1	0	Sheffield United
19	4FW	Josh Landers	(2007-02-27) 27 February 2007 (age 18)	1	0	West Ham United