England C national football team
| Nickname(s) | The Three Lions | ||
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| Association | The Football Association | ||
| Head coach | Paul Fairclough | ||
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| Website | http://www.TheFA.com/England/England-C | ||
The England C National Football Team (previously known as the England National Game XI and the England Semi-Pro national team) is the football team that represents England at non-league level.
Formed in 1979 as the England Non-League team, it features players who play for clubs outside of the Football League.
Many players who have been capped at non-league level have gone on to play at a higher level. Currently, the majority of selected players are full-time professionals with Conference National league clubs.
Home matches are played at various League and non-league grounds around the country. Friendly matches are played with equivalent teams from other nations, and compete in the Four Nations Tournament each season, along with Scotland, Wales and the full Gibraltar teams.
They won the tournament for the seventh time in May 2008, winning all three of their matches without conceding a goal. They are also the current holders of the European Challenge Trophy.
Since January 2003, the team has been managed by Paul Fairclough, who used to manage Barnet until he left the club by mutual consent in December 2008.
The team reached the final of the 2011 International Challenge Trophy, played at Northampton Town's Sixfields Stadium.
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[edit] Seasons
[edit] 2011–12 Results
| Competition | Opponents | Score | England goalscorers | Date |
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| Friendly | Gibraltar | 1–3 | Connor Jennings | 15 November 2011 [1] |
[edit] 2010–11 Results
| Competition | Opponents | Score | England goalscorers | Date |
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| International Challenge Trophy | Portugal U23 | 0–1 | 19 May 2011 [2] | |
| International Challenge Trophy | Belgium U23 | 1–0 | Matthew Barnes-Homer | 9 February 2011 [3] |
| International Challenge Trophy | Estonia U23 | 1–0 | Jake Howells | 12 October 2010 [4] |
| Friendly | Wales Semi-Pro | 2–2 | Kyle McFadzean, Alex Rodman | 14 September 2010[5] |
[edit] 2009–10 Results
| Competition | Opponents | Score | England goalscorers | Date |
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| International Challenge Trophy | Republic of Ireland | 2–1 | Andrew Fleming, Max Porter | 26 May 2010 |
| Friendly † | East of Scotland League XI | 1–0 | Max Porter | 22 May 2010 |
| Friendly | Poland U23 | 2–1 | Chris Holroyd, Matthew Barnes-Homer | 17 November 2009 |
| Friendly | Hungary U23 | 1–1 | Louis Briscoe | 15 September 2009 |
- † Team appeared as FA Representative XI.
[edit] 2008–09 Results
| Competition | Opponents | Score | England goalscorers | Date |
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| International Challenge Trophy | Belgium U21 | 0–1 | 19 May 2009 | |
| Friendly | Malta | 4–0 | Paul Brown, Lee Tomlin, Sean Newton, Shaun Densmore | 17 February 2009 |
| International Challenge Trophy | Italy Lega Pro | 2–2 | Josh Simpson, James Constable | 12 Nov 2008 |
| Friendly | Bosnia and Herzegovina B | 2–6 | Luke Moore, Jon Shaw | 16 September 2008 |
[edit] 2007–08 Results
| Competition | Opponents | Score | England goalscorers | Date |
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| International Challenge Trophy | Finland | 2–0 | Michael Morrison, Matthew Tubbs | 15 Nov 2007 |
| International Challenge Trophy | Wales Semi-Pro U23 | 2–1 | Mitchell Cole, Michael Morrison | 21 Feb 2008 |
| Four Nations Tournament | Gibraltar | 1–0 | Mitchell Cole | 20 May 2008 |
| Four Nations Tournament | Scotland | 1–0 | Steve Morison | 22 May 2008 |
| Four Nations Tournament | Wales | 3–0 | Andy Burgess, Michael Morrison, Shaun Harrad | 24 May 2008 |
| Friendly | Grenada | 1–1 | Steve Morison | 31 May 2008 |
| Friendly | Barbados | 2–0 | Jon Shaw, Russell Penn | 2 Jun 2008 |
[edit] 2006–07 Results
| Competition | Opponents | Score | England goalscorers | Date |
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| European Challenge Trophy | The Netherlands | 4–1 | Steve Morison, Kieran Charnock, George Boyd, Craig Mackail-Smith | 29 Nov 2006 |
| International Friendly | Northern Ireland | 1–3 | Paul Benson | 13 Feb 2007 |
| Four Nations Tournament | Ireland | 5–0 | Mitchell Cole (3), Glen Southam, Matthew Tubbs | 22 May 2007 |
| Four Nations Tournament | Scotland | 3–0 | Andy Burgess, John Grant, Jon Ashton | 25 May 2007 |
| Four Nations Tournament | Wales | 3–0 | Gareth Seddon (2), Mitchell Cole | 27 May 2007 |
| International Friendly | Finland | 1–0 | Mitchell Cole | 1 June 2007 |
[edit] Players
[edit] Current squad
The following squad was selected to play Gibraltar on 15 November 2011 at Victoria Stadium, Gibraltar.[7][8]
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- ‡ denotes call-up after original squad announcement.
[edit] Managers
- Paul Fairclough (2003–)
- Steve Avory (2002–2003)
- John Owens (1997–2002)
- Keith Wright (1980–1985)
- Howard Wilkinson (1979–1980)
[edit] Notable players
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- Luke Rodgers
- Junior Agogo
- Marcus Bignot
- Andy Bishop
- George Boyd
- Andy Clarke
- Danny Collins
- Paul Furlong
- Jerry Gill
- David Stockdale
- Mark Carter
- Steve Guppy
- Karl Hawley
- Barry Hayles
- Andy Hessenthaler
- Terry Hibbitt
- David Howell
- Lee Hughes
- Steve Jones
- David Perkins
- D.J. Campbell
- Michael Kightly
- Craig Mackail-Smith
- Aaron McLean
- Steve Morison
- Dean Moxey
- Trevor Peake
- Sam Ricketts
- Gary Roberts
- Alan Smith
- Mark Stimson
[edit] Honours
- Four Nations Tournament: Winners (1979, 1981, 1983, 2003, 2005, 2007)
- European Challenge Trophy: Winners (2005/06)
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ "England rocked by Gibraltar". The FA. 2011-11-15. http://www.thefa.com/England/england-c/News/match-centre/2011/GibraltarvEngland/report-151111. Retrieved 2011-11-20.
- ^ "Lions lose out to single goal". The FA. 2011-05-19. http://thefa.com/England/england-c/News/match-centre/2011/England-C-v-Portugal/190511. Retrieved 2011-05-20.
- ^ "Matt the Hatter sees off Belgium". The FA. 2011-02-09. http://thefa.com/England/england-c/News/match-centre/2011/EnglandvBelgium. Retrieved 2011-05-20.
- ^ "England C into ICT semis". The FA. 2010-10-12. http://www.thefa.com/England/england-c/News/2010/Estonia121010. Retrieved 2010-10-13.
- ^ "Bayliss blasts England selectors". North West Evening Mail. 7 October 2010. http://www.nwemail.co.uk/afc/news/bayliss-blasts-england-selectors-1.759440?referrerPath=/evening_mail_news_round-up_1_118665.
- ^ "Narrow win for Rep side". The FA. 2010-05-22. http://www.thefa.com/England/england-c/News/2010/farep-scotland-220510. Retrieved 2011-11-21.
- ^ "Squad named for Gibraltar trip". The FA. 2 November 2011. http://thefa.com/England/england-c/News/match-centre/2011/GibraltarvEngland/Previews/squad-021111. Retrieved 11 November 2011.
- ^ "England C Team statistics". The FA. http://thefa.com/England/england-c/Team. Retrieved 4 August 2011.
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