YORK City are looking for mascots to accompany the teams on to the pitch for the England Schoolboys international against Scotland this month at Bootham Crescent.

The opportunity is open to children aged from four to 13, but spaces are limited and the deadline for applications is next Friday (March 9).

Anybody interested, can register now by contacting York City’s Foundation at community@yorkcityfootballclub.co.uk with details of the child’s name, age and required shirt size. Alternatively, you can call 01904 559508.

The cost is £30 and includes two adult tickets for the game and free admission for the mascot, who will also receive a souvenir T-shirt to wear and keep.

England will be meeting Scotland in the Centenary Shield contest on Friday March 23, with kick-off at 7pm.

The English Schools’ Football Association (ESFA) has been the national governing body for schools’ football since 1904, running all national football competitions for schools and districts across the country.

England’s under-18 schoolboy team will play their first match in this season’s Centenary Shield a week earlier than their visit to North Yorkshire against the Republic of Ireland at Luton Town’s Kenilworth Road stadium.

The Three Lions are also scheduled to meet Wales at Cardiff Met Univeristy on Thursday, March 29, before concluding their campaign against Northern Ireland on Friday, April 6 in Belfast.

All children who are selected as mascots will get the opportunity to meet the players and lead the teams out ahead of the national anthems.

Stars of the future could be in both teams with Michael Owen once scoring all of the goals in a 4-0 under-18 clash against Northern Ireland at Bootham Crescent - an international that Rio Ferdinand also played in.

Tickets for the game are on sale at the club shop, priced £7 for adults and £3 for concessions.

Group tickets are also available for just £35 and provide admission for 20 children and up to four adults.

All group enquiries should be made to York City Football Club’s Foundation via community@yorkcityfootballclub.co.uk or 01904 559508.

The following should also be used as guidelines when specifying shirt sizes in mascot applications: XSB: Ages 4-5, chest size 22/24”; SB: Ages 6-7, chest size 26/28”; B,: Ages 8–10, chest size 30/32”; Y: Ages 11-13, chest size 34/36”.