2017 UEFA Under-17 Championship Qualifier | Northern Ireland vs Scotland | Saturday 5th September 2015, 2pm kick-off | Mourneview Park, Lurgan

Ricky Sbragia has named a 22-player squad for Scotland’s opening UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifying match against Northern Ireland next month.

The new under-21 coach has included Aberdeen’s Lawrence Shankland who was the top scorer last year in the SPFL Development League.

Scotland will open their qualification campaign away to Northern Ireland on Saturday, 5th September before a double-header with France and Iceland in October at Pittodrie Stadium (ticket details to be announced).
The Scots will also compete against Ukraine and FYR Macedonia in Group 3 for a place at the finals which take place in Poland in 2017.

Scotland Under-21 squad to face Northern Ireland:
Ryan Fulton (Liverpool)
Jack Hamilton (Heart of Midlothian)
Jonathan Henly (Unattached)
Stuart Findlay (Celtic, on loan to Kilmarnock)
Stephen Hendrie (West Ham United)
Donald Love (Manchester United)
Callum McFadzean (Sheffield United)
Jordan McGhee (Heart of Midlothian)
Callum Paterson (Heart of Midlothian)
Jay Fulton (Swansea City)
Cameron King (Norwich City)
John McGinn (Hibernian)
John Souttar (Dundee United)
Charlie Telfer (Dundee United)
Ryan Christie (Inverness Caledonian Thistle)
Sam Nicholson (Heart of Midlothian)
Ryan Fraser (Bournemouth, on loan to Ipswich Town)
Ryan Gauld (Sporting Clube de Portugal)
Billy King (Heart of Midlothian)
Declan McManus (Fleetwood Town)
Jason Cummings (Hibernian)
Sam Nicholson (Heart of Midlothian)
Lawrence Shankland (Aberdeen)

International Under-19 Challenge Matches | Bulgaria vs Scotland | 2nd / 4th September 2015

Scot Gemmill today confirmed his first Scotland Under-19 squad since being appointed as coach for the upcoming friendly matches away to Bulgaria.

Gemmill has stepped up following a successful tenure with Scotland Under-17s, where he guided Scotland to back-to-back appearances at the UEFA European Championships in 2014 and 2015.

He has included a number of players who under Gemmill reached the semi-finals of the 2014 finals in Malta including Scott Wright. Frank Ross were also part of the group that reached the last-16 this summer in Bulgaria.

Scotland's European qualifying campaign begins in November, where they will face Slovenia, Latvia and host-nation Republic of Ireland in a round-robin format. Gemmill said: “I think we have a really talented group of young players coming through.

“Already there are a number of players with first-team experience and that will stand us in good stead for the forthcoming European Championship qualifying campaign.

“Some of these guys played at the under-17 finals in Malta (2014) and Bulgaria (2015) and it would be great if we were able to make next summer's under-19 finals and give them more high-level experience.

“Bulgaria will present us with a difficult test but it's just the kind of preparation we need and I'm looking forward to working with the players again.”

Scotland Under-19 squad to face Bulgaria:

Goalkeepers
Robby McCrorie (Rangers)
Devlin Mackay (Kilmarnock)

Defenders
Ross McCrorie (Rangers)
Kieran Tierney (Celtic)
Kyle Cameron (Newcastle United)
Sam Wardrop (Celtic)
Zak Jules (Reading)

Midfielders
Joseph Thomson (Celtic)
Scott Martin (Hibernian)
Ruben Sammut (Chelsea)
Jack Breslin (Celtic)
Mark Hill (Celtic)
Frank Ross (Aberdeen)
Aidan Nesbitt (Celtic)

Forwards
Ryan Hardie (Rangers)
Craig Wighton (Dundee – on loan to Raith Rovers)
Greg Kiltie (Kilmarnock)
Scott Wright (Aberdeen)
Oliver Burke (Nottingham Forest)