50 Youngest Scotland Captains

NB Only applies to players with known Dates of Birth

	Plays	Scores
50 Youngest	Players	By Player
50 Oldest	Players	Scorers
On Their Birthday	Plays	Scores
Captains	Youngest	Oldest

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No	Age	Player		Club		Team		Date	Score	V	Crowd	Scorers
1	17y 3 m 2 d		John Lambie		Queens Park		Ireland	Sat 20 Mar 1886	7-2	A	3000	Heggie; Heggie; Heggie; Lambie; Dunbar; Heggie; Gourlay
1	17y 3 m 2 d		John Lambie		Queens Park		Ireland	Sat 20 Mar 1886	7-2	A	3000	J.Condy; Samuel Johnston
2	18y 2 m 1 d		John Lambie		Queens Park		Ireland	Sat 19 Feb 1887	4-1	H	1000	Watt; Jenkinson; Johnstone; Lowe
2	18y 2 m 1 d		John Lambie		Queens Park		Ireland	Sat 19 Feb 1887	4-1	H	1000	Frederick Browne
3	19y 10m 0 d		Walter Arnott		Queens Park		Wales	Mon 12 Mar 1883	3-0	A	2000	Smith; Fraser; Anderson
3	19y 10m 0 d		Walter Arnott		Queens Park		Wales	Mon 12 Mar 1883	3-0	A	2000	-----
4	20y 1 m 9 d		Donald Gow		Rangers		England	Sat 17 Mar 1888	0-5	H	15500	-----
4	20y 1 m 9 d		Donald Gow		Rangers		England	Sat 17 Mar 1888	0-5	H	15500	Tinsley Lindley; Dennis Hodgetts; Frederick Dewhurst; John Goodall; Frederick Dewhurst
5	20y 2 m 27d		Darren Fletcher		Manchester United		Denmark	Wed 28 Apr 2004	0-1	A	22885	-----
5	20y 2 m 27d		Darren Fletcher		Manchester United		Denmark	Wed 28 Apr 2004	0-1	A	22885	Sand
6	20y 8 m 14d		Walter Arnott		Queens Park		Ireland	Sat 26 Jan 1884	5-0	A	3000	Harrower; Gossland; Goudie; Gossland; Harrower
6	20y 8 m 14d		Walter Arnott		Queens Park		Ireland	Sat 26 Jan 1884	5-0	A	3000	-----
7	21y 10m 26d		Bob Hamilton		Rangers		England	Sat 08 Apr 1899	1-2	A	25590	Hamilton
7	21y 10m 26d		Bob Hamilton		Rangers		England	Sat 08 Apr 1899	1-2	A	25590	Gilbert Oswald Smith; James Settle
8	22y 4 m 21d		Andrew Holm		Queens Park		Wales	Sat 25 Mar 1882	5-0	H	5000	Kay; Ker; Fraser; Fraser; McAulay
8	22y 4 m 21d		Andrew Holm		Queens Park		Wales	Sat 25 Mar 1882	5-0	H	5000	-----
9	22y 4 m 24d		Robert Smellie		Queens Park		Wales	Sat 10 Mar 1888	5-1	H	8000	Paul; Munro; Latta; Groves; Latta
9	22y 4 m 24d		Robert Smellie		Queens Park		Wales	Sat 10 Mar 1888	5-1	H	8000	John Doughty
10	22y 8 m 21d		Bob Hamilton		Rangers		Wales	Sat 03 Feb 1900	5-2	H	12500	Bell; Wilson; Wilson; Hamilton; Smith
10	22y 8 m 21d		Bob Hamilton		Rangers		Wales	Sat 03 Feb 1900	5-2	H	12500	Thomas David Parry; William Thomas Butler
11	22y 10m 15d		Walter Arnott		Queens Park		England	Sat 27 Mar 1886	1-1	H	11000	Sommerville
11	22y 10m 15d		Walter Arnott		Queens Park		England	Sat 27 Mar 1886	1-1	H	11000	Tinsley Lindley
12	22y 10m 24d		Gordon McQueen		Leeds United		Northern Ireland	Tue 20 May 1975	3-0	H	64686	MacDougall; Dalglish; Parlane
12	22y 10m 24d		Gordon McQueen		Leeds United		Northern Ireland	Tue 20 May 1975	3-0	H	64686	-----
13	22y 10m 28d		Gordon McQueen		Leeds United		England	Sat 24 May 1975	1-5	A	98241	Rioch pen
13	22y 10m 28d		Gordon McQueen		Leeds United		England	Sat 24 May 1975	1-5	A	98241	Gerald Charles James Francis; Thomas Kevin Beattie; Colin Bell; Gerald Charles James Francis; David Edward Johnson
14	23y 1 m 13d		John Robertson		Rangers		England	Sat 07 Apr 1900	4-1	H	63000	McColl; Bell; McColl; McColl
14	23y 1 m 13d		John Robertson		Rangers		England	Sat 07 Apr 1900	4-1	H	63000	Stephen Bloomer
15	23y 1 m 29d		John Greig		Rangers		Italy	Tue 09 Nov 1965	1-0	H	101293	Greig
15	23y 1 m 29d		John Greig		Rangers		Italy	Tue 09 Nov 1965	1-0	H	101293	-----
16	23y 2 m 14d		Denis Law		Manchester United		Austria	Wed 08 May 1963	4-1	H	94596	Wilson; Wilson; Law; Law
16	23y 2 m 14d		Denis Law		Manchester United		Austria	Wed 08 May 1963	4-1	H	94596	Anton Linhart
17	23y 2 m 13d		John Greig		Rangers		Wales	Wed 24 Nov 1965	4-1	H	49889	W.Murdoch; Henderson; W.Murdoch; Greig
17	23y 2 m 13d		John Greig		Rangers		Wales	Wed 24 Nov 1965	4-1	H	49889	Ivor John Allchurch
18	23y 2 m 26d		John Greig		Rangers		Italy	Tue 07 Dec 1965	0-3	A	68873	-----
18	23y 2 m 26d		John Greig		Rangers		Italy	Tue 07 Dec 1965	0-3	A	68873	Ezio Pascutti; Giacinto Facchetti; Bruno Mora
19	23y 3 m 11d		Denis Law		Manchester United		Norway	Tue 04 Jun 1963	3-4	A	15600	Law; Law; Law
19	23y 3 m 11d		Denis Law		Manchester United		Norway	Tue 04 Jun 1963	3-4	A	15600	Olav Nilsen; Erik Johansen; Arne Pedersen; John Krogh
20	23y 3 m 16d		Denis Law		Manchester United		Republic Of Ireland	Sun 09 Jun 1963	0-1	A	26000	-----
20	23y 3 m 16d		Denis Law		Manchester United		Republic Of Ireland	Sun 09 Jun 1963	0-1	A	26000	Noel Eucharia Cantwell
21	23y 4 m 5 d		Alex Raisbeck		Liverpool		England	Sat 03 May 1902	2-2	A	15000	Templeton; Orr
21	23y 4 m 5 d		Alex Raisbeck		Liverpool		England	Sat 03 May 1902	2-2	A	15000	James Settle; Albert Wilkes
22	23y 4 m 6 d		Andrew Holm		Queens Park		England	Sat 10 Mar 1883	3-2	A	7000	Smith; Smith; Fraser
22	23y 4 m 6 d		Andrew Holm		Queens Park		England	Sat 10 Mar 1883	3-2	A	7000	Clement Mitchell; William Nevill Cobbold
23	23y 4 m 8 d		Andrew Holm		Queens Park		Wales	Mon 12 Mar 1883	3-0	A	2000	Smith; Fraser; Anderson
23	23y 4 m 8 d		Andrew Holm		Queens Park		Wales	Mon 12 Mar 1883	3-0	A	2000	-----
24	23y 5 m 1 d		James Sharp		Dundee		Wales	Sat 12 Mar 1904	1-1	H	13000	Walker
24	23y 5 m 1 d		James Sharp		Dundee		Wales	Sat 12 Mar 1904	1-1	H	13000	Robert W.Atherton
25	23y 5 m 3 d		Donald Sillars		Queens Park		England	Sat 02 Apr 1892	1-4	H	21000	Bell
25	23y 5 m 3 d		Donald Sillars		Queens Park		England	Sat 02 Apr 1892	1-4	H	21000	Edgar Wallace Chadwick; John Goodall; John Southworth; John Goodall
26	23y 5 m 29d		Robert Smellie		Queens Park		England	Sat 13 Apr 1889	3-2	A	10000	Munro; Oswald; McLaren
26	23y 5 m 29d		Robert Smellie		Queens Park		England	Sat 13 Apr 1889	3-2	A	10000	William Isaiah Bassett; David Weir
27	23y 6 m 21d		Darren Fletcher		Manchester United		South Africa	Wed 22 Aug 2007	1-0	H	13723	Boyd; OConnor
27	23y 6 m 21d		Darren Fletcher		Manchester United		South Africa	Wed 22 Aug 2007	1-0	H	13723	-----
28	23y 6 m 22d		John Greig		Rangers		England	Sat 02 Apr 1966	3-4	H	123052	Law; Johnston; Johnston
28	23y 6 m 22d		John Greig		Rangers		England	Sat 02 Apr 1966	3-4	H	123052	Geoffrey Charles Hurst; Roger Hunt; Roger Hunt; Robert Charlton
29	23y 7 m 1 d		Dave Mackay		Heart of Midlothian		France	Sun 15 Jun 1958	1-2	N	13554	Baird
29	23y 7 m 1 d		Dave Mackay		Heart of Midlothian		France	Sun 15 Jun 1958	1-2	N	13554	Raymond Kopa pen; Just Fontaine
30	23y 7 m 7 d		Darren Fletcher		Manchester United		Lithuania	Sat 08 Sep 2007	3-1	H	51349	Boyd; McManus; McFadden
30	23y 7 m 7 d		Darren Fletcher		Manchester United		Lithuania	Sat 08 Sep 2007	3-1	H	51349	Tomas Danilevicius pen
31	23y 8 m 0 d		John Greig		Rangers		Holland	Wed 11 May 1966	0-3	H	16513	-----
31	23y 8 m 0 d		John Greig		Rangers		Holland	Wed 11 May 1966	0-3	H	16513	Klaas Nuninga; Willy van der Kuylen; Willy van der Kuylen
32	23y 8 m 18d		Billy McNeill		Celtic		Wales	Wed 20 Nov 1963	2-1	H	56167	White; Law
32	23y 8 m 18d		Billy McNeill		Celtic		Wales	Wed 20 Nov 1963	2-1	H	56167	Barrie Spencer Jones
33	23y 9 m 7 d		John Greig		Rangers		Portugal	Sat 18 Jun 1966	0-1	H	23322	-----
33	23y 9 m 7 d		John Greig		Rangers		Portugal	Sat 18 Jun 1966	0-1	H	23322	jose Seneca TORRES
34	23y 9 m 10d		Bob Hamilton		Rangers		Ireland	Sat 23 Feb 1901	11-0	H	15000	McMahon; McMahon; Russell; Campbell; McMahon; McMahon; Hamilton; Hamilton; Campbell; Hamilton; Hamilton
34	23y 9 m 10d		Bob Hamilton		Rangers		Ireland	Sat 23 Feb 1901	11-0	H	15000	-----
35	23y 9 m 14d		John Greig		Rangers		Brazil	Sat 25 Jun 1966	1-1	H	73933	Chalmers
35	23y 9 m 14d		John Greig		Rangers		Brazil	Sat 25 Jun 1966	1-1	H	73933	SERVILIO
36	23y 11m 4 d		Dave Mackay		Heart of Midlothian		Wales	Sat 18 Oct 1958	3-0	A	59162	Leggat; Law; Collins
36	23y 11m 4 d		Dave Mackay		Heart of Midlothian		Wales	Sat 18 Oct 1958	3-0	A	59162	-----
37	23y 11m 29d		John Robertson		Rangers		Ireland	Sat 23 Feb 1901	11-0	H	15000	McMahon; McMahon; Russell; Campbell; McMahon; McMahon; Hamilton; Hamilton; Campbell; Hamilton; Hamilton
37	23y 11m 29d		John Robertson		Rangers		Ireland	Sat 23 Feb 1901	11-0	H	15000	-----
38	24y 0 m 5 d		John Robertson		Rangers		Wales	Sat 02 Mar 1901	1-1	A	5000	Robertson
38	24y 0 m 5 d		John Robertson		Rangers		Wales	Sat 02 Mar 1901	1-1	A	5000	Thomas David Parry
39	24y 0 m 17d		John McLeod		Dumbarton		Ireland	Sat 29 Mar 1890	4-1	A	5000	Rankin; Wylie; McPherson; Rankin
39	24y 0 m 17d		John McLeod		Dumbarton		Ireland	Sat 29 Mar 1890	4-1	A	5000	John Peden
40	24y 1 m 5 d		John Robertson		Rangers		England	Sat 30 Mar 1901	2-2	A	18250	Campbell; Hamilton
40	24y 1 m 5 d		John Robertson		Rangers		England	Sat 30 Mar 1901	2-2	A	18250	Frederick Blackburn; Stephen Bloomer
41	24y 1 m 9 d		Billy McNeill		Celtic		England	Sat 11 Apr 1964	1-0	H	133245	Gilzean
41	24y 1 m 9 d		Billy McNeill		Celtic		England	Sat 11 Apr 1964	1-0	H	133245	-----
42	24y 1 m 11d		John Greig		Rangers		Wales	Sat 22 Oct 1966	1-1	A	33269	Law
42	24y 1 m 11d		John Greig		Rangers		Wales	Sat 22 Oct 1966	1-1	A	33269	Ronald Tudor Davies
43	24y 1 m 18d		Denis Law		Manchester United		England	Sat 11 Apr 1964	1-0	H	133245	Gilzean
43	24y 1 m 18d		Denis Law		Manchester United		England	Sat 11 Apr 1964	1-0	H	133245	-----
44	24y 2 m 2 d		John Gillespie		Queens Park		Wales	Sat 21 Mar 1896	4-0	H	11700	Neil; Keillor; Paton; Neil
44	24y 2 m 2 d		John Gillespie		Queens Park		Wales	Sat 21 Mar 1896	4-0	H	11700	-----
45	24y 2 m 5 d		John Greig		Rangers		Northern Ireland	Wed 16 Nov 1966	2-1	H	45281	W.Murdoch; Lennox
45	24y 2 m 5 d		John Greig		Rangers		Northern Ireland	Wed 16 Nov 1966	2-1	H	45281	James Joseph Nicholson
46	24y 2 m 9 d		Alex Raisbeck		Liverpool		Wales	Mon 09 Mar 1903	1-0	A	11000	Speedie
46	24y 2 m 9 d		Alex Raisbeck		Liverpool		Wales	Mon 09 Mar 1903	1-0	A	11000	-----
47	24y 2 m 9 d		Thomas Robertson		Queens Park		Ireland	Sat 09 Mar 1889	7-0	H	6000	Watt; Watt; Black; Groves; Groves; Groves; McInnes
47	24y 2 m 9 d		Thomas Robertson		Queens Park		Ireland	Sat 09 Mar 1889	7-0	H	6000	-----
48	24y 2 m 17d		William Lambie		Queens Park		Ireland	Sat 27 Mar 1897	5-1	H	15000	McPherson; Gibson; McColl; King; McPherson
48	24y 2 m 17d		William Lambie		Queens Park		Ireland	Sat 27 Mar 1897	5-1	H	15000	James Pyper
49	24y 2 m 18d		Denis Law		Manchester United		West Germany	Tue 12 May 1964	2-2	A	65000	Gilzean; Gilzean
49	24y 2 m 18d		Denis Law		Manchester United		West Germany	Tue 12 May 1964	2-2	A	65000	Uwe Seeler; Uwe Seeler
50	24y 2 m 24d		William Lambie		Queens Park		England	Sat 03 Apr 1897	2-1	A	33715	Hyslop; Millar
50	24y 2 m 24d		William Lambie		Queens Park		England	Sat 03 Apr 1897	2-1	A	33715	Stephen Bloomer