 He played in all three of Scotland's games in the Victory Shield in 2003, scoring twice, with Scotland finishing as joint winners of the tournament alongside England.Laird was called up by Paul Fairclough for the England C side in April 2009, and subsequently started in England's 1–0 defeat to Belgium U21 the following month.Laird was born in Taunton, Somerset, and grew up in Bridgwater.