A look back at how last year's selections progressed after being named on our list of top prospects.

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If a week is a long time in politics, then a year in football seems like an eternity.

Having set out to find some of Scottish football's future stars, we compiled our first annual list for youngsters to look out for over the calendar year.

By asking coaches and fans as well as crunching the numbers, we finally compiled our final list.

Our idea wasn't to identify talented players who have already broken onto the scene.

Our intention was to pick out players who will make the breakthrough in 2014 or, if they are already on the fringes of the first team, will make a significant impact within the year.

To qualify, players had to be eligible for Under-21 selection at international level. The list is primarily for Scots but foreign players who are in the youth academies or Under-20s sides of Scottish clubs also qualified.

So how did we get on?

Success stories

We look back fondly at our list with a number of fine Scottish young players proving our faith in them as well as that of their coaches and supporters was well founded.

Adam King and Coll Donaldson earned moves to English Premier League outfits Swansea City and QPR respectively.

Hibernian striker Jason Cummings made his mark in dramatic style, scoring a double in the first-leg of his club's play-off final with Hamilton in May, memorably describing his goal as "a decent zing – I opened up a tin of beans."

The 19-year-old has since netted a double at Ibrox in a 3-1 win, becoming an important part of life under new boss Alan Stubbs.

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St Johnstone's Chris Kane enjoyed an excellent loan period with Dumbarton, scoring 10 goals in 18 matches last term. While restricted by injuries this term, another four goals for Ian Murray's men will see him return to McDiarmid Park in fine form in January.

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Blair Spittal proved to be another gem from the Queen's Park production line and he followed in Andrew Robertson's footsteps by leaving the Spiders for Dundee United.

Under the guidance of Jackie McNamara, the 18-year-old prodigy has made 11 appearances and scored his first Premiership goal in August's 3-0 win over St Mirren.

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Another Queen's Park graduate, Lawrence Shankland benefited from a loan spell in the lower leagues.

He scored seven times in 14 games for Dunfermline before heading back to parent club Aberdeen to make the most of his undoubted talent. The 19-year-old has competed with Adam Rooney and David Goodwillie for a spot in attack, making four appearances so far this season.

Lee Erwin followed a similar path to Shankland by learning his trade at Arbroath before spending pre-season with parent club Motherwell this summer.

A goal on the first day of the season against St Mirren showed his promise and while the Steelmen have struggled this term, Erwin looks like he has a fine future at Fir Park.

More to come

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Shortly after our list was published exciting young winger Greg Kiltie was handed his Kilmarnock debut on his 17th birthday away to Partick Thistle.

Kiltie featured in another four matches before returning to the bench as Killie battled to avoid the relegation play-off spot. Now under former Rugby Park team-mate James Fowler, Kiltie is out on loan at Queen of the South and the teenager remains a key player at Scotland youth levels.

Al Coote and Euan Spark remain highly-rated at Tannadice in a team full of promising prospects.

Craig Storie is yet to add to his two first-team appearances for Aberdeen but with Barry Robson and Willo Flood not getting any younger, time remains firmly on the 18-year-old's side.

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Bahrudin Atajić is trying to rebuild his career following his departure from Celtic while Adam Evans returned to Ireland with Bohemians following his summer exit from the Highlands.