The Tartan Army Squad for the matches against Cyprus and England  September 2023
←Last Scottish Squad that faced England (1016)
Player	Birthdate	Age	Pos	Club	App	G
Adams, Ché Everton Fred	13 July 1996 in Leicester, England	27	F	Southampton FC, England	24	5
				also has two England U21 appearances
Anderson, Elliot	6 November 2002 in Whitley Bay, England	20	AM	Newcastle United FC, England	0	0
				also has one England U19 appearances
	Anderson withdrew from the squad on 6 September
Armstrong, Stuart	30 March 1992	31	M	Southampton FC, England	43	4
Christie, Ryan	22 February 1995	28	M/F	AFC Bournemouth, England	40	5
Clark, Zander	22 June 1992	31	G	Heart of Midlothian FC	0	0
Dykes, Lyndon John	7 October 1995 in Gold Coast, Australia	27	F	Queen's Park Rangers FC, England	31	9
Ferguson, Lewis	24 August 1999	24	AM	Bologna FC 1909, Italy	6	0
Gilmour, Billy Clifford	11 June 2001	22	M	Brighton & Hove Albion FC, England	19	0
Gunn, Angus Fraser James	22 January 1996 in Norwich, England	27	G	Norwich City FC, England	5	0
				also has numerous England youth appearances
Hendry, Jack William	7 May 1995	28	CD	Al Ettifaq FC, Saudi Arabia	24	3
Hickey, Aaron Buchanan	10 June 2002	21	FB	Brentford FC, England	12	0
Jack, Ryan James	27 February 1992	31	M	Rangers FC	16	0
Kelly, Liam Patrick	23 January 1996	27	G	Motherwell FC	0	0
	Kelly withdrew from the squad on 6 September
McCrorie, Robby	18 March 1998	25	G	Rangers FC	0	0
	McCrorie was called into the squad on 6 September as a replacement for Kelly
McGinn, John	18 October 1994	28	M	Aston Villa FC, England	57	17
McGregor, Callum William	14 June 1993	30	LM	The Celtic FC	54	3
McKenna, Scott Fraser	12 November 1996	26	CD	Nottingham Forest FC, England	29	1
McLean, Kenneth	8 January 1992	31	C/LM	Norwich City FC, England	32	2
McTominay, Scott Francis	8 December 1996 in Lancaster, England	26	CM	Manchester United FC, England	42	7
Nisbet, Kevin Michael	8 March 1997	26	CF	Millwall FC, England	11	1
Patterson, Nathan Kenneth	16 October 2001	21	RB	Everton FC, England	14	1
Porteous, Ryan Thomas	25 March 1999	24	CD	Watford FC, England	6	1
Robertson, Andrew	11 March 1994	29	LB	Liverpool FC, England	65	3
Shankland, Lawrence	10 August 1995	28	F	Heart of Midlothian FC	5	1
Soutter, John Francis	25 September 1996	26	CD	Rangers FC	7	1
Tierney, Kieran	5 June 1997 in Douglas, Isle of Man	26	L/CB	Real Sociedad de Fútbol, Spain, on loan to Arsenal FC, England	40	1

Squad details correct up to and including Scotland's match against Cyprus on 8 September 2023.
Tallies from SFA

Diary

Wednesday, 2 November 2022 - The latest chapter in the oldest rivalry in world football will be written next year, as Scotland take on England in a special 150th Anniversary Heritage Match to mark the first meeting between the two sides in 1872. Hampden Park will play host to the head-to-head on Tuesday, 12 September as part of the year-long calendar of events from the Scottish FA to celebrate the history of the association. The original contest is recognised by FIFA as football’s first-ever international match, as 4000 supporters packed into the West of Scotland Cricket Club in Glasgow.

Monday, 28 August 2023 - Scotland Head Coach Steve Clarke has named a 25-man squad for next month's international double header. Scotland will face Cyprus in Larnaca in a crucial Euro 2024 qualifier on 8 September, before taking on England in a special anniversary match at Hampden four days later. Scotland secured back-to-back victories over Norway and Georgia in the last camp in June, to maintain a 100 per cent record in Group A. Scott McKenna makes a welcome return after missing the past two camps through injury, while Ché Adams is also back from injury to bolster the forward line. There is also a first call-up at senior level for Newcastle United attacking midfielder Elliot Anderson, who has previously represented the Under-21s.

Wednesday, 6 September 2023 - Both uncapped players, midfielder Elliot Anderson and goalkeeper Liam Kelly, have withdrawn from the squad. Steve Clark has called up one replacement, 25-year-old Rangers reserve goalkeeper, Robby McCrorie, also uncapped.

Friday, 9 September 2023 - Scotland could seal Euro 2024 qualification as soon as next week after confidently sweeping aside Cyprus in Larnaca to maintain their 100% start in Group A. Goals in the opening half hour from Scott McTominay, Ryan Porteous and John McGinn set up a straightforward night for Steve Clarke's side, who earned a fifth straight win in the section. After just six minutes, McTominay nodded in the opener when McGinn flicked Andy Robertson's cross into his path, and 10 minutes later Porteous stabbed in his first Scotland goal after a deep free kick. McGinn then effectively sealed a huge victory as he finished a flowing move involving Billy Gilmour, Ché Adams and McTominay by curling the ball home from the edge of the box. The serenity of it all must have felt surreal to the more than 4,000 Scotland fans who packed out the AEK Arena, and many will now be booking flights to Germany for next summer, as Scotland need just two points from their remaining three qualifiers - away to Spain and Georgia, then at home against Norway - to guarantee an appearance at back-to-back European Championships. Their place in next summer's finals in Germany could be secured as early as Tuesday if Norway and Georgia draw in Oslo, whilst they are hosting England in Glasgow.

Monday, 11 September 2023 - The two captains, Harry Kane and Andrew Robertson, visit the scene of the very first international football match at the West of Scotland Cricket Ground, Hamilton Crescent in Partick. Robertson is wearing the limited edition Adidas shirt that the Scottish team will adorn tomorrow evening, whereas Kane is wearing a nostalgic shirt equivalent to the very first uniform that will be worn by the England team during their warm-up, and then sold at auction afterwards, to raise funds for the Alzheimer's Society.

Scotland Form: last six games
L W W W W W  f 13:a 3  success: 83%
816	16 November 2022 - Turkey 2 Scotland 1 [1-0] Diyarbakır Stadyumu, Diyarbakır	Kabak, Ünder McGinn	Fr	AL
817	25 March 2023 - Scotland 3 Cyprus 0 [1-0] National Stadium, Glasgow	McGinn, McTominay (2)	ECP	HW
		Nicholas Ioannou
818	28 March 2023 - Scotland 2 Spain 0 [1-0] National Stadium, Glasgow	McTominay		HW
819	17 June 2023 - Norway 1 Scotland 2 [0-0] Ullevål Stadion, Oslo	Haaland (pen) Dykes, McLean		AW
820	20 June 2023 - Scotland 2 Georgia 0 [1-0] National Stadium, Glasgow	McGregor, McTominay		HW
821	8 September 2023 - Cyprus 0 Scotland 3 [0-3] GSP Stadium, Strovolos	McTominay, Porteous, McGinn		AW

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