England national under-16 football team

England Under-16
Nickname(s)	Three Lions/England Schoolboys
Association	The Football Association
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Kenny Swain
FIFA code	ENG
First colours	Second colours

England national under-16 football team, also known as England under-16s or England U16(s), represents England in association football at an under-16 age level and is controlled by the Football Association, the governing body for football in England. The current manager is Kenny Swain, who was appointed in August 2004.^[1]

Competition history

The England under-16 team compete in the annual Victory Shield tournament against Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Since World War II, England have won the Victory Shield outright thirty-four times and have been joint winners with Scotland eight times, with Wales twice and with both Scotland and Wales twice. They are the current champions.^[2]

In 2005, the team made their debut in the annual Montaigu Tournament, held in Montaigu, France.^[3] England have won the competition twice, in 2008 and 2011. On both occasions, they met the hosts France in the final, beating them in a penalty shoot-out after a 0–0 draw.^[4]^[5]

Fixtures & results 2013–14

Victory Shield

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4 October 2013	England	1 – 0	Wales	Aggborough, Kidderminster, England
19:35 UTC+01:00	Wakefield 35'	Report		Attendance: 2,702

8 November 2013	England	0 – 1	Northern Ireland	Dean Court, Bournemouth, England
19:35 UTC±00:00			Conaty 71'	Attendance: 2,810

29 November 2013	Scotland	1 – 0	England	Stark's Park, Kirkcaldy, Scotland
19:35 UTC±00:00	Miller 28'	Report		Attendance: 2,294

USA Nike International Tournament

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9 December 2013	Brazil	2 – 1	England	Premier Sports Campus, Lakewood Ranch, United States
14:00 UTC−05:00	Marcelo 36' Rafael 41'	Report	Hinds 18'	Attendance: 500 Referee: Lance Jacob Vanhaitsma (United States)

11 December 2013	United States	5 – 1	England	Premier Sports Campus, Lakewood Ranch, United States
17:00 UTC−05:00	Gallardo 13', 16', 85' Wright 72', 80'	Report	M. Edwards 47'	Attendance: 1200 Referee: Richonne Clark (United States)

13 December 2013	Portugal	3 – 4	England	Premier Sports Campus, Lakewood Ranch, United States
14:00 UTC−05:00	Sambu 9' (pen.), 76' Centeno 48'	Report	Phillips 41' Patching 53' Hinds 68' Willock 73'	Referee: Caleb Mendez (United States)

UEFA Development Tournament

Team	Pld	W	D (P)	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Spain	3	2	1 (0)	0	5	2	+3	7
England	3	2	0 (0)	1	8	6	+2	6
Denmark	3	0	2 (1)	1	5	8	–3	3
Belgium	3	0	1 (1)	2	5	7	–2	2

N.B. A draw in this tournament resulted in a penalty shoot-out, with a point awarded to both teams for the draw and an extra point awarded to the winner of the shoot-out.

9 February 2014	England	1 – 3	Spain	St George's Park National Football Centre, Burton upon Trent, England
14:00 UTC±00:00	Hinds 80'	Report	Villanueva 6' Perez 60' Villalba 70'

11 February 2014	England	4 – 1	Denmark	St George's Park National Football Centre, Burton upon Trent, England
17:00 UTC±00:00	Dearnley 11' Dhanda 22', 62' Hector-Ingram 41'	Report	Christensen 58'

14 February 2014	England	3 – 2	Belgium	St George's Park National Football Centre, Burton upon Trent, England
14:00 UTC±00:00	Hinds 17', 48' Hector-Ingram 38'	Report	Azzaoui 44' Janssens 57'

Montaigu Tournament

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15 April 2014	Saudi Arabia	v	England	Mareuil-sur-Lay-Dissais, France
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17 April 2014	England	v	South Korea	Mareuil-sur-Lay-Dissais, France
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19 April 2014	England	v	Portugal	Château-d'Olonne, France
UTC+01:00

Players

Latest squad

Players born on or after 1 January 1998 will remain eligible until the end of the 2013/14 season. Names in italics denote players who have been capped by England in a higher age group.

The following players were named in the squad for the UEFA Development Tournament.^[6]^[7]

Name	DOB	Club	Caps (goals)
Goalkeepers
Ryan Sandford		Millwall	4 (0)
Aston Oxborough		Norwich City	2 (0)
Defenders
Danny Collinge		Milton Keynes Dons	7 (0)
Trent Arnold		Liverpool	6 (0)
Roshaun Williams		Manchester United	6 (0)
Darnell Johnson		Leicester City	5 (0)
James Yates		Everton	5 (0)
Hayden Coulson		Middlesbrough	4 (0)
Midfielders
Callum Gribbin		Manchester United	7 (0)
Chris Willock	(1998-01-31) 31 January 1998 (age 26)^[8]	Arsenal	6 (1)
Marcus Edwards		Tottenham Hotspur	6 (1)
Tom Davies		Everton	5 (0)
Herbie Kane		Liverpool	5 (0)
Sadou Diallo		Manchester City	3 (0)
Yan Dhanda		Liverpool	2 (2)
Forwards
Kaylen Hinds	(1998-01-28) 28 January 1998 (age 26)^[9]	Arsenal	7 (5)
Jonathan Leko		West Bromwich Albion	5 (0)
Andre Green		Aston Villa	4 (0)
Jahmal Hector-Ingram		West Ham United	4 (2)
Zachary Dearnley		Manchester United	2 (1)

Recent call-ups

The following players have also been called up to the England U-16 squad and remain eligible.

Name	DOB	Club	Caps (goals)	Most recent call-up
Goalkeepers
Alfie Whiteman		Tottenham Hotspur	2 (0)	2014 UEFA Development Tournament
Connor King		Burnley	2 (0)	2013 USA Nike International tournament
Cameron McCulloch		Manchester City	1 (0)	v Northern Ireland, 8 November 2013
Tay Ashby-Hammond		Fulham	0 (0)	v Northern Ireland, 8 November 2013
Defenders
Cameron Humphreys	(1998-08-22) 22 August 1998 (age 25)^[10]	Manchester City	4 (0)	2014 UEFA Development Tournament
Reece Oxford		West Ham United	3 (0)	2014 UEFA Development Tournament
Jay Dasilva		Chelsea	4 (0)	2013 USA Nike International tournament
Benjamin Cull		Southampton	2 (0)	v Scotland, 29 November 2013
Joshua Murray	(1998-06-13) 13 June 1998 (age 26)^[11]	Manchester City	1 (0)	v Northern Ireland, 8 November 2013
Elan Assiana		Manchester City	1 (0)	v Northern Ireland, 8 November 2013
Jack Vann		Leeds United	0 (0)	v Northern Ireland, 8 November 2013
Easah Suliman		Aston Villa	1 (0)	v Wales, 1 November 2012
Midfielders
Will Patching	(1998-10-18) 18 October 1998 (age 25)^[12]	Manchester City	4 (1)	2014 UEFA Development Tournament
Foday Nabay	(1998-08-05) 5 August 1998 (age 26)^[13]	Fulham	5 (0)	2013 USA Nike International tournament
Adam Phillips		Liverpool	4 (1)	2013 USA Nike International tournament
Ben Sheaf		West Ham United	2 (0)	2013 USA Nike International tournament
Jacob Maddox		Chelsea	2 (0)	v Scotland, 29 November 2013
Kyle Edwards		West Bromwich Albion	1 (0)	v Northern Ireland, 8 November 2013
Liam Bell		Newcastle United	1 (0)	v Wales, 4 October 2013
Forwards
Rushian Hepburn-Murphy		Aston Villa	4 (0)	2013 USA Nike International tournament
Layton Ndukwu		Leicester City	4 (0)	2013 USA Nike International tournament
Charlie Wakefield		Chelsea	4 (1)	2013 USA Nike International tournament
Lukas Nmecha	(1998-12-12) 12 December 1998 (age 25)^[14]	Manchester City	2 (0)	v Scotland, 29 November 2013
Admiral Muskwe		Leicester City	1 (0)	v Northern Ireland, 8 November 2013

Withdrew from the squad without playing.

References

^ "Where are they now (R-Z)". www.nottinghamforest.co.uk. Retrieved 6 September 2013.
^ "The Victory Shield 2008". The Football Association. 2008. Retrieved 17 February 2009. ^{[dead link]}
^ Wright, James (22 March 2005). "'A tremendous experience'". The Football Association. Retrieved 17 February 2009. ^{[dead link]}
^ "Lions win tournament". The Football Association. 24 March 2008. Retrieved 17 February 2009. ^{[dead link]}
^ "Lions capture Montaigu crown". The Football Association. 25 April 2011. Retrieved 26 April 2011.
^ "Young Lions squad named for UEFA games at St. George's Park". http://www.thefa.com/. The Football Association. Retrieved 31 January 2014. {{cite web}}: External link in |work= (help)
^ "Team". The Football Association. Retrieved 22 November 2012.
^ "Christopher Willock". www.uefa.com. UEFA. Retrieved 18 September 2013.
^ "Kaylen Hinds". www.uefa.com. UEFA. Retrieved 19 September 2013.
^ "Cameron Humphreys". http://www.goal.com/. Goal.com. Retrieved 15 November 2013. {{cite web}}: External link in |work= (help)
^ "Joshua Murray". http://www.goal.com/. Goal.com. Retrieved 18 October 2013. {{cite web}}: External link in |work= (help)
^ "William Patching". http://www.goal.com/. Goal.com. Retrieved 18 October 2013. {{cite web}}: External link in |work= (help)
^ "Foday Nabay". Fulham F.C. Retrieved 5 September 2013.
^ "Lukas Nmecha". http://www.goal.com/. Goal.com. Retrieved 18 October 2013. {{cite web}}: External link in |work= (help)

External links

Official website

[NCFC-1] "Where are they now (R-Z)". www.nottinghamforest.co.uk. Retrieved 6 September 2013.

[fa-VS08-2] "The Victory Shield 2008". The Football Association. 2008. Retrieved 17 February 2009. ^{[dead link]}

[fa-MT220305-3] Wright, James (22 March 2005). "'A tremendous experience'". The Football Association. Retrieved 17 February 2009. ^{[dead link]}

[fa-MT240308-4] "Lions win tournament". The Football Association. 24 March 2008. Retrieved 17 February 2009. ^{[dead link]}

[5] "Lions capture Montaigu crown". The Football Association. 25 April 2011. Retrieved 26 April 2011.

[6] "Young Lions squad named for UEFA games at St. George's Park". http://www.thefa.com/. The Football Association. Retrieved 31 January 2014. {{cite web}}: External link in |work= (help)

[fa-u16team-7] "Team". The Football Association. Retrieved 22 November 2012.

[8] "Christopher Willock". www.uefa.com. UEFA. Retrieved 18 September 2013.

[9] "Kaylen Hinds". www.uefa.com. UEFA. Retrieved 19 September 2013.

[10] "Cameron Humphreys". http://www.goal.com/. Goal.com. Retrieved 15 November 2013. {{cite web}}: External link in |work= (help)

[11] "Joshua Murray". http://www.goal.com/. Goal.com. Retrieved 18 October 2013. {{cite web}}: External link in |work= (help)

[12] "William Patching". http://www.goal.com/. Goal.com. Retrieved 18 October 2013. {{cite web}}: External link in |work= (help)

[13] "Foday Nabay". Fulham F.C. Retrieved 5 September 2013.

[14] "Lukas Nmecha". http://www.goal.com/. Goal.com. Retrieved 18 October 2013. {{cite web}}: External link in |work= (help)

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