2008–09 in Scottish reserve and youth football

The 2008–09 season was a season of reserve and youth football
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in Scotland. The season commenced in August 2008.

Scottish Premier Reserve League

Scottish Premier under-19 League

Scottish Youth Cup

Final

East of Scotland shield

Scotland Under-21 team

Date	Venue		Competition	Scotland scorer(s)	Report
20 August	Sūduva stadium Suduva stadium Arvi arena Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Marijampolė, Lithuania. The stadium was built using funds from the European Union and opened on July 6, 2008. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of FK Sūduva... , Marijampole Marijampole Marijampolė is an industrial city and the capital of the Marijampolė County in the south of Lithuania, bordering Poland and Russian Kaliningrad oblast, and Lake Vištytis. The population of Marijampolė is 48,700... (A)	3–0	ECQ 2009 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship qualification The 2009 UEFA European Under-21 Championship started on 31 May 2007 with a qualifying competition and finishes on 15 October 2008, before the final tournament on 15–23 June 2009.... (6 2009 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship qualification Group 6 The teams competing in Group 6 of the 2009 UEFA European Under-21 Championships qualifying competition are Denmark, Finland, Lithuania, Scotland and Slovenia.-Standings:Key:... )	Scott Arfield Scott Arfield Scott Arfield is a Scottish football midfielder who currently plays for Huddersfield Town in League One. Arfield was a regular in the Scotland under-21 team.-Falkirk:... , Ross McCormack Ross McCormack Ross McCormack is a Scottish professional footballer currently playing for English football club Leeds United and the Scotland national team. His main position is as a Striker but he can also play as a Winger.... , Kevin McDonald Kevin McDonald (footballer born 1988) Kevin David McDonald is a Scottish footballer currently playing for Sheffield United as a midfielder.-Early career:McDonald was the captain of Carnoustie High Schools boys team in 2001 when they won the first ever Coca Cola 7's cup at Hampden Park.McDonald had been the subject of a £75,000 bid...	BBC Sport
4 September	Falkirk Stadium Falkirk Stadium The Falkirk Stadium is a football stadium in Falkirk in central Scotland, which plays host to the home matches of Falkirk F.C. although the stadium itself sits partly within the boundaries of the neighbouring town of Grangemouth... , Falkirk Falkirk Falkirk is a town in the Central Lowlands of Scotland. It lies in the Forth Valley, almost midway between the two most populous cities of Scotland; north-west of Edinburgh and north-east of Glasgow.... (H)	3–1	ECQ 2009 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship qualification The 2009 UEFA European Under-21 Championship started on 31 May 2007 with a qualifying competition and finishes on 15 October 2008, before the final tournament on 15–23 June 2009.... (6 2009 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship qualification Group 6 The teams competing in Group 6 of the 2009 UEFA European Under-21 Championships qualifying competition are Denmark, Finland, Lithuania, Scotland and Slovenia.-Standings:Key:... )	Steven Fletcher Steven Fletcher (footballer) Steven Kenneth Fletcher is a Scottish international footballer who plays as a striker. He is currently signed to English Premier League club Wolverhampton Wanderers.... (2), Garry Kenneth Garry Kenneth Garry Kenneth is a Scottish footballer who currently plays in central defence for Dundee United in the Scottish Premier League. He has also been capped at the highest level for Scotland.-Club career:...	BBC Sport
9 September	Aalborg Stadion, Aalborg Aalborg -Transport:On the north side of the Limfjord is Nørresundby, which is connected to Aalborg by a road bridge Limfjordsbroen, an iron railway bridge Jernbanebroen over Limfjorden, as well as a motorway tunnel running under the Limfjord Limfjordstunnelen.... (A)	0–1	ECQ 2009 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship qualification The 2009 UEFA European Under-21 Championship started on 31 May 2007 with a qualifying competition and finishes on 15 October 2008, before the final tournament on 15–23 June 2009.... (6 2009 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship qualification Group 6 The teams competing in Group 6 of the 2009 UEFA European Under-21 Championships qualifying competition are Denmark, Finland, Lithuania, Scotland and Slovenia.-Standings:Key:... )		BBC Sport
18 November	New Douglas Park New Douglas Park New Douglas Park is a football stadium in Hamilton which serves as the home of Hamilton Academical. It takes its name from Douglas Park, the club's former stadium.-Stadium:... , Hamilton Hamilton, South Lanarkshire Hamilton is a town in South Lanarkshire, in the west-central Lowlands of Scotland. It serves as the main administrative centre of the South Lanarkshire council area. It is the fifth-biggest town in Scotland after Paisley, East Kilbride, Livingston and Cumbernauld... (H)	1–3	Friendly Exhibition game An exhibition game is a sporting event in which there is no competitive value of any significant kind to any competitor regardless of the outcome of the competition...	Jamie Murphy Jamie Murphy (footballer born 1989) James "Jamie" Murphy is a Scottish association footballer who plays for Scottish Premier League club Motherwell.-Club career:Before joining Motherwell's U13's team, Jamie played for Westwood Rovers, Drumchapel Thistle, Clyde...	BBC Sport
28 March	Ruzhdi Bizhuta Stadium, Elbasani (A)	0–1	ECQ 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship qualification The 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Championship started with a qualifying competition which began on 27 March 2009 and finished on 13 October 2010. The final tournament is being held in Denmark between 11–25 June 2011.... (10)	Chris Maguire Chris Maguire Christopher Jack "Chris" Maguire is a Scottish professional footballer who currently plays for English Championship side Derby County after agreeing a three year deal.-Aberdeen:...	BBC Sport
1 April	Falkirk Stadium Falkirk Stadium The Falkirk Stadium is a football stadium in Falkirk in central Scotland, which plays host to the home matches of Falkirk F.C. although the stadium itself sits partly within the boundaries of the neighbouring town of Grangemouth... , Falkirk Falkirk Falkirk is a town in the Central Lowlands of Scotland. It lies in the Forth Valley, almost midway between the two most populous cities of Scotland; north-west of Edinburgh and north-east of Glasgow.... (H)	5–2	ECQ 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship qualification The 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Championship started with a qualifying competition which began on 27 March 2009 and finished on 13 October 2010. The final tournament is being held in Denmark between 11–25 June 2011.... (10)	David Goodwillie David Goodwillie David Goodwillie is a Scottish footballer who plays as a striker for Blackburn Rovers and the Scotland national football team.-Early career:... , Chris Maguire Chris Maguire Christopher Jack "Chris" Maguire is a Scottish professional footballer who currently plays for English Championship side Derby County after agreeing a three year deal.-Aberdeen:... , Andrew Shinnie Andrew Shinnie Andrew Murray Shinnie is a Scottish professional association football player who plays for Inverness Caledonian Thistle.-Rangers:... , Jamie Murphy Jamie Murphy (footballer born 1989) James "Jamie" Murphy is a Scottish association footballer who plays for Scottish Premier League club Motherwell.-Club career:Before joining Motherwell's U13's team, Jamie played for Westwood Rovers, Drumchapel Thistle, Clyde... , Stephen McGinn Stephen McGinn Stephen McGinn is a Scottish professional association football player currently playing for English Football League Championship side Watford.-Career:...	BBC Sport

Scotland Under-19 team

Date	Venue	Opponents		Competition	Scotland scorer(s)	Report
20 October	Tiszaujvaros Stadion, Tiszaujvaros Tiszaújváros Tiszaújváros is an industrial town in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county, Northern Hungary, south-east of Miskolc, near the river Tisza.Tiszaújváros owes its existence to the industrialization wave that took over the then-socialist Hungary after World War II... (N)	Azerbaijan Azerbaijan Azerbaijan , officially the Republic of Azerbaijan is the largest country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded by the Caspian Sea to the east, Russia to the north, Georgia to the northwest, Armenia to the west, and Iran to...	1–1	ECQ 2009 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship qualification 2009 UEFA U-19 Championship was the first round of qualifications for the Final Tournament of 2009 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship. The final tournament of the 2009 UEFA European Under-19 Championship is preceded by two qualification stages: a qualifying round and an Elite round... (1)	Alex McDonald	UEFA
22 October	Tiszaujvaros Stadion, Tiszaujvaros Tiszaújváros Tiszaújváros is an industrial town in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county, Northern Hungary, south-east of Miskolc, near the river Tisza.Tiszaújváros owes its existence to the industrialization wave that took over the then-socialist Hungary after World War II... (N)	San Marino San Marino San Marino, officially the Republic of San Marino , is a state situated on the Italian Peninsula on the eastern side of the Apennine Mountains. It is an enclave surrounded by Italy. Its size is just over with an estimated population of over 30,000. Its capital is the City of San Marino...	8–0	ECQ 2009 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship qualification 2009 UEFA U-19 Championship was the first round of qualifications for the Final Tournament of 2009 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship. The final tournament of the 2009 UEFA European Under-19 Championship is preceded by two qualification stages: a qualifying round and an Elite round... (1)	Stephen Stirling (3, 2 pens Penalty kick A penalty kick is a type of direct free kick in association football, taken from twelve yards out from goal and with only the goalkeeper of the defending team between the penalty taker and the goal.Penalty kicks are performed during normal play... .), Alex McDonald (2), Johnny Russell Johnny Russell (footballer) Johnathon "Johnny" Russell is a Scottish footballer who currently plays for Dundee United.-Club career:Russell, who had featured just five times for Dundee United's under-19 side in 2006–07, made his professional debut on 12 May 2007 in the 2–0 defeat at Falkirk, coming on as an 80th-minute... (2), Leigh Griffiths Leigh Griffiths Leigh Griffiths is a Scottish footballer who plays as a striker. He is currently on loan at Scottish Premier League side Hibernian from English Premier League club Wolverhampton Wanderers....	UEFA
25 October	Városi Stadion Városi Stadion (Nyíregyháza) Városi Stadion is a multi-purpose stadium in Nyíregyháza, Hungary. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Nyíregyháza Spartacus. The stadium is able to hold 16,500 people.-External links:... , Nyíregyháza Nyíregyháza - Tourist sights :Nyíregyháza also has several museums and exhibitions, showing the city's rich cultural heritage. Collection of the International Medallion Art and Small Sculpture Creative Community of Nyíregyháza-Sóstó – periodic exhibitions of works of contemporary artists-Twin towns — Sister... (A)	Hungary Hungary national under-19 football team - The road to 2008 UEFA Euro U-19 :After 11 years, the Hungarian U-19 football team qualified to the EURO U-19 final tournament. At the first round of qualifiers the team finished the top of the group, with 3 victories, against Kazakhstan , Wales , and Switzerland...	1–0	ECQ 2009 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship qualification 2009 UEFA U-19 Championship was the first round of qualifications for the Final Tournament of 2009 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship. The final tournament of the 2009 UEFA European Under-19 Championship is preceded by two qualification stages: a qualifying round and an Elite round... (1)	Stephen Stirling	UEFA

Scotland Under-17 team

Date	Venue	Opponents		Competition	Scotland scorer(s)	Report
26 September	Stade du Hameau Stade du Hameau Stade du Hameau is a multi-use stadium in Pau, France. It is currently used mostly for rugby union matches and is the home stadium of Section Paloise and Pau FC. The stadium is able to hold 13,966 people.... , Pau (N)	San Marino San Marino San Marino, officially the Republic of San Marino , is a state situated on the Italian Peninsula on the eastern side of the Apennine Mountains. It is an enclave surrounded by Italy. Its size is just over with an estimated population of over 30,000. Its capital is the City of San Marino...	3–0	ECQ 2009 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship - Group B :--------------------- Semi-finals :----- Final :- References :**... (11)	Ryan Jack, Gordon Dick, James Keatings	UEFA
28 September	Saint Pée, Oloron-Sainte-Marie Oloron-Sainte-Marie Oloron-Sainte-Marie is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France. The town of Oloron-Sante-Marie is positioned at the junction of two rivers and has a population of approximately 12,000. While not spectacular, it is a pleasant looking town, with an ancient quarter,... , (N)	Slovakia Slovakia The Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south...	3–1	ECQ 2009 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship - Group B :--------------------- Semi-finals :----- Final :- References :**... (11)	Gordon Dick (2), Ryan Jack	UEFA
1 October	Stade du Hameau Stade du Hameau Stade du Hameau is a multi-use stadium in Pau, France. It is currently used mostly for rugby union matches and is the home stadium of Section Paloise and Pau FC. The stadium is able to hold 13,966 people.... , Pau (A)	France France The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...	2–3	ECQ 2009 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship - Group B :--------------------- Semi-finals :----- Final :- References :**... (11)	Gordon Dick, Callum McRobbie (pen. Penalty kick A penalty kick is a type of direct free kick in association football, taken from twelve yards out from goal and with only the goalkeeper of the defending team between the penalty taker and the goal.Penalty kicks are performed during normal play... )	UEFA

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