Who is Scotland’s best player in the last decade? It is a question that is sure to bring plenty of debate amongst Tartan Army supporters, with a number of top-class players representing the nation in the last 10 years.
Managed by Steve Clarke for more than 50 per cent of that period, Scotland have enjoyed some of their most memorable moments in under the 61-year-old head coach, including qualification for two major tournaments, and famous wins over Spain, Denmark and Norway.
With players such as Andy Robertson and Darren Fletcher featuring for the national team in the last decade, Scotland have not only produced players that can compete an the elite level for both club and country, but players that have won the Champions League alongside several other big honours. But who would be deemed as Scotland’s best player in the last 10 years? Who has proven to be Scotland’s most outstanding player between 2014 and 2024?
It is a question we struggled to answer ourselves, so we instead asked our readers to choose which players they felt would make up their own personal top five Scottish footballers of the last decade via our social media pages. Using the metric that each player receives points for their ranking (ie: position one = 10 points, position two = 9 points, position three = 8 points etc.) we then collate the points to give us the definitive list of Scotland’s top 25 players of the last 10 years.
So, without further ado, here are the top 25 Scottish footballers of the last decade, ranked from 25-1, according to our readers.
17. Darren Fletcher
The midfielder won five EPL titles, an FA Cup and the Champions League, so there's no surprise that he features so high up this list. Often Scotland's star player during the more difficult periods, Fletcher captained Scotland in 34 of his 80 Scotland games. | SNS Group Photo: SNS Group
18. Kim Little
Probably the best women's footballer ever produced by Scotland, Little retired from international football in 2021 with a record of 59 goals in 140 games. Alongside Caroline Weir, she is one of only two Scots to make the Team GB Olympic squad, featuring in both 2012 and 2020. She captained the squad at their major tournament debut at Euro 2017, and repeated the trick at World Cup 2019. | SNS Group
19. Billy Gilmour
The young midfielder has just grown in influence since his man of the match display against England at Euro 2020. Now on 34 caps, Gilmour is one of the first names on Scotland's team sheet - and surely his best is yet to come. | SNS Group
20. Craig Gordon
The 41-year-old made his international debut in 2004, but is still pulling off world-class saves for Scotland 20 years later. Has won 77 caps for the Tartan Army and is viewed as one of the best Scottish goalkeepers of all time. Once Britain's most expensive goalkeeper when Sunderland paid £9million to Hearts to secure his services. | SNS Group Photo: SNS Group