England national under-21 football team

England Under-21
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s) Young Lions
Association The Football Association
Head coach Flag of England Stuart Pearce (2007-)
Captain Steven Taylor
Most caps James Milner (40)
Top scorer Alan Shearer &
Francis Jeffers (13)
Team colours Team colours Team colours
Team colours
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First kit
Team colours Team colours Team colours
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Second kit
First International
England U-21 0-0 Wales U-21
(Molineux, Wolverhampton; 15 December 1976)
Biggest win
England U-21 8-1 Finland U-21
(Boothferry Park, Hull; 12 October 1977)
Biggest defeat
Romania U-21 4-0 England U-21
(Ploieşti, Romania; 14 October 1980)
&
England U-21 0-4 Spain U-21
(St Andrews, Birmingham; 27 February 2001)
UEFA U-21 Championship
Appearances 10 (First in 1978)
Best result Winners 1982, 1984

England's national Under-21 football team, also known as England Under-21s or England U21(s), is considered to be the feeder team for the England national football team.

This team is for English players aged 21 or under at the start of a two-year European Under-21 Football Championship campaign, so players can be, and often are, up to 23 years old. Also in existence are teams for Under-20s (for non-UEFA tournaments), Under-19s and Under 17s. As long as they are eligible, players can play at any level, making it possible to play for the U21s, senior side and again for the U21s, as Aaron Lennon, Micah Richards and Theo Walcott have done recently. It is also possible to play for one country at youth level and another at senior level (providing the player is eligible). Nigel Quashie is a current Scotland international and former England U21 player.

The U-21 team came into existence, following the realignment of UEFA's youth competitions, in 1976. A goalless draw in a friendly against Wales at Wolves' Molineux Stadium was England U21s' first result.

England U21s do not have a permanent home. They play in stadia dotted all around England, in an attempt to encourage younger fans in all areas of the country to get behind England. Because of the smaller demand compared to the senior national team, smaller grounds can be used. The record attendance for an England U21 match was set on 24 March 2007, when England U21 played Italy U21 in front of a crowd of just under 60,000 at the brand new Wembley Stadium, also a world record attendance for a U21 game. [1] The match was one of the required two "ramp up" events the stadium hosted in order to gain its safety certificate in time for its full-capacity opening for the 2007 FA Cup Final in May.[2][3]

Contents

Competition History

Main article: England's European Under-21 Football Championship Record
Year Progress
1978 Semi Final
1980 Semi Final
1982 Champions
1984 Champions
1986 Semi Final
1988 Semi Final
1990 Failed to qualify
1992 Failed to qualify
1994 Failed to qualify
1996 Failed to qualify
1998 Failed to qualify
2000 Group Stage
2002 Group Stage
2004 Failed to qualify
2006 Failed to qualify
2007 Semi Final
2009 Qualification in progress

As a European U21 team, England compete for the European Championship, with the finals every odd-numbered year, formerly even-numbered years. There is no Under-21 World Cup, although there is an Under-20 World Cup. For the first six (1978-1988) European Under-21 Football Championships, England did well, getting knocked out in the semi-finals on four occasions and winning the competition in 1982 and 1984. Then, as one might expect with a rapid turnover of players, followed a lean period.

After losing to France in the 1988 semi final, England then failed to qualify for the last eight for five whole campaigns. In the qualifying stages for the 1998 tournament, England won their group, but fate was not on their side. Because there were nine groups, and only eight places, the two group-winning nations with worst records had to play-off to eliminate one of them. England lost the away leg of this extra qualifying round and were eliminated on away goals to Greece. In effect, England finished ninth in the competition despite losing only one of their ten matches.

England qualified for the 2000 finals comfortably. Under the 1996-appointed Peter Taylor England won every match without conceding a goal. But with 3 matches to play, Taylor was replaced in a controversial manner by Howard Wilkinson, who won the next two matches. The three goals conceded in the 3-1 defeat to group runners-up Poland were the only blemish on the team's qualifying record. England got knocked out in the group stage of the European Championship finals in 2000 under Wilkinson.

After enlisting former international star David Platt as manager, England qualified for the 2002 tournament in Switzerland. Again England did poorly in the group stage. Platt's England failed to qualify for the 2004 tournament and he was replaced by the returning Peter Taylor. Taylor's England qualified from the group but lost to a strong France team in a two-legged playoff and failed to qualify for the 2006 tournament.

The next campaign started shortly after the 2006 finals - the qualification stage of the 2007 competition. UEFA decided to shift the tournament forward to avoid a clash with senior tournaments taking place in even-numbered years. The qualification stage was heavily reduced, being completed in a year's less time. In a 3-team qualification group, England qualified over Switzerland and Moldova, and then won a two-legged play-off with Germany to qualify for the finals to be held in the Netherlands. At the tournament, England progressed through to the semi-finals where they led for the majority of the match against the hosts. However, after a late equaliser and a marathon penalty shootout, England were eliminated.

Note: The year of the tournament represents the year in which it ends.

Coaching Staff

Head coach

Tenure Head Coach/Manager
1977-1990 Flag of England Dave Sexton
1990-1993 Flag of England Lawrie McMenemy
1994-1996 Flag of England Dave Sexton
1996-1999 Flag of England Peter Taylor
1999 Flag of England Peter Reid
1999-2001 Flag of England Howard Wilkinson
2001-2004 Flag of England David Platt
2004-2007 Flag of England Peter Taylor
2007- Flag of England Stuart Pearce

The original and most successful coach is Dave Sexton, who led the U21s from 1977 to 1990. In this period he combined his duties with managing the top-flight clubs Manchester United (1977-1981) and Coventry City (1981-1983). After Coventry he took a position within the FA as their first Technical Director, at Lilleshall. He handed over U21 responsibilities to England manager Graham Taylor's assistant Lawrie McMenemy for three years before resuming control from 1994 to 1996.

Peter Taylor took over in 1996, and although never winning the tournament, his teams had an excellent record. Howard Wilkinson took over in 1999 yet could only produce four wins in ten competitive matches and was sacked. David Platt was in charge from 2001 to 2004, but had little success before Taylor's return. Taylor left in January 2007, as the senior national manager Steve McClaren wanted the U21s to have a full-time manager. Taylor, at the time was combining his duties with his role as Crystal Palace boss.

On 1 February 2007, Manchester City manager Stuart Pearce was appointed as head coach on a part-time basis until after the European Championships in the summer of 2007. Nigel Pearson, Newcastle United's assistant manager, agreed to become Pearce's assistant. Their first match in charge was a 2-2 draw against Spain on 6 February 2007 at Derby County's Pride Park Stadium.

For the match against Italy Nigel Pearson took charge as Stuart Pearce had club commitments. Steve Wigley assisted Pearson.

Pearce was dismissed as Manchester City manager on 14 May 2007, before the 2007 European Championships, but on 19 July 2007 he was named full-time U21s coach. His contract runs until the summer of 2009.[4]

Other staff

Assistant Coach Flag of England Nigel Pearson
Coach Flag of England Steve Wigley
Goalkeeping Coaches Flag of Wales Martin Thomas
Flag of England Eric Steele
Physiotherapists Flag of England Dave Galley
Flag of England Mike Healy
Doctor Flag of England Dr. Mark Waller
Masseur Flag of England Paul Small
Exercise Scientist Flag of England Gary Phillips
Video Analyst Flag of England Steve O'Brien
Kit Manager Flag of England Mark Simkin

Players

Most Appearances - Top Ten

Because of the age restriction, a player can't be in the team for very long and the most promising young players spend little time, if any, with the U-21s before winning senior caps. James Milner currently holds the record for the most England Under-21 caps.

Rank Player Club(s) U-21 Caps
01 James Milner Leeds United, Newcastle United, Aston Villa 40
2 Tom Huddlestone Derby County, Tottenham Hotspur 30
3 Scott Carson Leeds United, Liverpool 29
4 Steven Taylor Newcastle United 28
=5 Jamie Carragher Liverpool 27
=5 Gareth Barry Aston Villa 27
7 David Prutton Leeds United,Nottingham Forest, Southampton 25
08 Jermaine Pennant Arsenal 24
=9 Jermain Defoe West Ham United 23
=9 Nigel Reo-Coker West Ham United 23

Note: Club(s) represents the permanent clubs during the player's time in the Under-21s. Those players in bold are still eligible to play for the team at the moment.

Statistics up to and including England vs Czech Republic, 18 November 2008.

Most Goals - Top Ten

Rank Player Club(s) U-21 Goals
=1 Alan Shearer Southampton 13
=1 Francis Jeffers Everton, Arsenal 13
=3 Frank Lampard West Ham United 9
=3 Darren Bent Ipswich Town, Charlton Athletic 9
=5 Mark Hateley Coventry City, Portsmouth 8
=5 Carl Cort Wimbledon 8
=5 James Milner Leeds United, Newcastle United, Aston Villa 8
=8 Mark Robins Manchester United 7
=8 Shola Ameobi Newcastle United 7
=8 Jermain Defoe West Ham United 7

Note: Club(s) represents the permanent clubs during the player's time in the Under-21s. Those players in bold are still eligible to play for the team at the moment.

Statistics up to and including England vs Czech Republic, 18 November 2008.

Current players

Currently eligible players who have won caps or received call-ups to the squad.

Current Squad Player Position Date of birth and age Caps Goals Club Last cap
01 Lewis, JoeJoe Lewis GK 01987-10-06 6 October 1987 (22) 3 0 Peterborough United 02008-11-18 18 November 2008 v Czech Republic, friendly
02 Cranie, MartinMartin Cranie DF 01986-09-23 23 September 1986 (23) 9 0 Charlton Athletic (loaned from Portsmouth) 02008-11-18 18 November 2008 v Czech Republic, friendly
03 O'Hara, JamieJamie O'Hara DF 01986-09-25 25 September 1986 (23) 5 0 Tottenham Hotspur 02008-11-18 18 November 2008 v Czech Republic, friendly
04 Muamba, FabriceFabrice Muamba MF 01988-04-06 6 April 1988 (21) 12 0 Bolton Wanderers 02008-11-18 18 November 2008 v Czech Republic, friendly
05 Stearman, RichardRichard Stearman DF 01987-08-19 19 August 1987 (22) 1 0 Wolverhampton Wanderers 02008-11-18 18 November 2008 v Czech Republic, friendly
06 Onuoha, NedumNedum Onuoha DF 01986-11-12 12 November 1986 (22) 16 1 Manchester City 02008-11-18 18 November 2008 v Czech Republic, friendly
07 Lennon, AaronAaron Lennon MF 01987-04-16 16 April 1987 (22) 5 0 Tottenham Hotspur 02008-11-18 18 November 2008 v Czech Republic, friendly
08 Gardner, CraigCraig Gardner MF 01986-11-25 25 November 1986 (22) 7 1 Aston Villa 02008-11-18 18 November 2008 v Czech Republic, friendly
09 Campbell, FraizerFraizer Campbell FW 01987-09-13 13 September 1987 (22) 6 1 Tottenham Hotspur (loaned from Man. United) 02008-11-18 18 November 2008 v Czech Republic, friendly
010 Vaughan, JamesJames Vaughan FW 01988-07-14 14 July 1988 (21) 2 0 Everton 02008-11-18 18 November 2008 v Czech Republic, friendly
011 Kightly, MichaelMichael Kightly MF 01986-01-24 24 January 1986 (23) 6 0 Wolverhampton Wanderers 02008-11-18 18 November 2008 v Czech Republic, friendly
12 Ebanks-Blake, SylvanSylvan Ebanks-Blake FW 01986-03-29 29 March 1986 (23) 1 0 Wolverhampton Wanderers 02008-11-18 18 November 2008 v Czech Republic, friendly
13 Fielding, FrankFrank Fielding GK 01988-04-04 4 April 1988 (21) 1 0 Northampton Town (loaned from Blackburn Rovers) 02008-11-18 18 November 2008 v Czech Republic, friendly
14 Delph, FabianFabian Delph MF 01989-11-21 21 November 1989 (19) 1 0 Leeds United 02008-11-18 18 November 2008 v Czech Republic, friendly
15 Bertrand, RyanRyan Bertrand DF 01989-08-05 5 August 1989 (20) 1 0 Norwich City (loaned from Chelsea) 02008-11-18 18 November 2008 v Czech Republic, friendly
16 Naughton, KyleKyle Naughton DF 01988-11-11 11 November 1988 (20) 1 0 Sheffield United 02008-11-18 18 November 2008 v Czech Republic, friendly
17 Cork, JackJack Cork DF 01989-06-25 25 June 1989 (20) 1 0 Southampton (loaned from Chelsea) 02008-11-18 18 November 2008 v Czech Republic, friendly
18 Johnson, AdamAdam Johnson MF 01987-07-14 14 July 1987 (22) 11 2 Middlesbrough 02008-10-14 14 October 2008 v Wales, play-off
19 Lallana, AdamAdam Lallana MF 01988-05-10 10 May 1988 (21) 1 0 Southampton 02008-11-18 18 November 2008 v Czech Republic, friendly
Unused sub Heaton, TomTom Heaton GK 01986-04-15 15 April 1986 (23) 2 0 Cardiff City (loaned from Man. United) 02008-08-19 19 August 2008 v Slovenia, qualifier
Unused sub Mancienne, MichaelMichael Mancienne DF 01988-01-08 8 January 1988 (21) 8 0 Wolverhampton Wanderers (loaned from Chelsea) 02008-10-14 14 October 2008 v Wales, play-off
Unused sub Richards, MicahMicah Richards DF 01988-06-24 24 June 1988 (21) 4 1 Manchester City 02008-08-19 19 August 2008 v Slovenia, friendly
Unused sub Derbyshire, MattMatt Derbyshire FW 01986-04-14 14 April 1986 (23) 12 4 Blackburn Rovers 02008-08-19 19 August 2008 v Slovenia, friendly
No call Hart, JoeJoe Hart GK 01987-04-19 19 April 1987 (22) 15 0 Manchester City 02008-10-14 14 October 2008 v Wales, play-off
No call Wheater, DavidDavid Wheater DF 01987-02-14 14 February 1987 (22) 9 1 Middlesbrough 02008-10-14 14 October 2008 v Wales, play-off
No call Cattermole, LeeLee Cattermole MF 01988-03-21 21 March 1988 (21) 6 0 Wigan Athletic 02008-10-14 14 October 2008 v Wales, play-off
No call Taylor, StevenSteven Taylor DF 01986-01-23 23 January 1986 (23) 28 4 Newcastle United 02008-10-14 14 October 2008 v Wales, play-off
No call Milner, JamesJames Milner MF 01986-01-04 4 January 1986 (23) 40 8 Aston Villa 02008-10-14 14 October 2008 v Wales, play-off
No call Huddlestone, TomTom Huddlestone MF 01986-12-28 28 December 1986 (22) 30 4 Tottenham Hotspur 02008-10-14 14 October 2008 v Wales, play-off
No call Agbonlahor, GabrielGabriel Agbonlahor FW 01986-10-13 13 October 1986 (23) 13 4 Aston Villa 02008-10-14 14 October 2008 v Wales, play-off
No call Noble, MarkMark Noble MF 01987-05-08 8 May 1987 (22) 14 3 West Ham United 02008-10-14 14 October 2008 v Wales, play-off
No call Taylor, AndrewAndrew Taylor DF 01986-08-01 1 August 1986 (23) 8 0 Middlesbrough 02008-09-05 5 September 2008 v Portugal, qualifier
No call Johnson, MichaelMichael Johnson MF 01988-02-24 24 February 1988 (21) 2 0 Manchester City 02008-08-19 19 August 2008 v Slovenia, friendly
No call Walcott, TheoTheo Walcott FW 01989-03-16 16 March 1989 (20) 15 6 Arsenal 02008-05-15 15 May 2008 v Wales, friendly
No call Dann, ScottScott Dann DF 01987-02-14 14 February 1987 (22) 2 0 Coventry City 02008-05-15 15 May 2008 v Wales, friendly
No call Shawcross, RyanRyan Shawcross DF 01987-10-04 4 October 1987 (22) 2 0 Stoke City 02008-05-15 15 May 2008 v Wales, friendly
No call Leadbitter, GrantGrant Leadbitter MF 01986-01-07 7 January 1986 (23) 3 0 Sunderland 02008-05-15 15 May 2008 v Wales, friendly
No call Blackstock, DexterDexter Blackstock FW 01986-05-20 20 May 1986 (23) 2 0 Queens Park Rangers 02008-05-15 15 May 2008 v Wales, friendly
No call Connolly, MatthewMatthew Connolly DF 01987-09-24 24 September 1987 (22) 0 0 Queens Park Rangers Uncapped
No call Fox, DanielDaniel Fox DF 01986-05-29 29 May 1986 (23) 1 0 Coventry City 02008-03-25 25 March 2008 v Poland, friendly
No call Mattock, JosephJoseph Mattock DF 01990-05-15 15 May 1990 (19) 4 0 Leicester City 02008-03-25 25 March 2008 v Poland, friendly
No call Surman, AndrewAndrew Surman MF 01986-08-20 20 August 1986 (23) 4 1 Southampton 02008-03-25 25 March 2008 v Poland, friendly
No call Jerome, CameronCameron Jerome FW 01986-10-14 14 October 1986 (23) 10 0 Birmingham City 02008-03-25 25 March 2008 v Poland, friendly
No call Miller, IshmaelIshmael Miller FW 01987-03-05 5 March 1987 (22) 0 0 West Bromwich Albion Uncapped
No call Moore, LukeLuke Moore FW 01986-02-13 13 February 1986 (23) 5 0 West Bromwich Albion 02008-03-25 25 March 2008 v Poland, friendly
No call Alnwick, BenBen Alnwick GK 01987-01-01 1 January 1987 (22) 1 0 Tottenham Hotspur 02007-08-21 21 August 2007 v Romania, friendly
No call Jones, BillyBilly Jones DF 01987-03-24 24 March 1987 (22) 0 0 Preston North End Uncapped
No call Soares, TomTom Soares MF 01986-07-10 10 July 1986 (23) 4 0 Stoke City 02006-02-28 28 February 2006 v Norway, friendly

Note: Names in italics denote players that have been capped for the Senior team

Statistics up to and including England vs Czech Republic, 18 November 2008.

Recent results and forthcoming fixtures

2009 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship Qualification Group 3

Main article: 2009 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship Qualification Group 3

Current table

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Flag of England.svg England 8 7 1 0 17 1 +16 22
Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal 8 4 2 2 13 7 +6 14
Flag of Montenegro.svg Montenegro 8 2 2 4 5 12 −7 8
Flag of Bulgaria.svg Bulgaria 8 2 1 5 4 9 −5 7
Flag of Ireland.svg Republic of Ireland 8 1 2 5 4 14 −10 5

Key: Pts Points, Pld Matches played, W Won, D Drawn, L Lost, GF Goals for, GA Goals against, GD Goal Difference

Matches

2007-06-05
17:00 CEST		 Bulgaria Flag of Bulgaria.svg 1 – 2 Flag of Montenegro.svg Montenegro Balgarska Armiya, Sofia
Referee: Petteri Kari (Finland)
Simovic Scored in the 90+1th minute 90+1' (o.g.) Report Vukčević Scored in the 50th minute 50'
Jovetić Scored in the 66th minute 66'
2007-09-07
20:45 CEST		 Republic of Ireland Flag of Ireland.svg 0 – 2 Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal Turners Cross, Cork
Referee: Manuel Gräfe (Germany)
Report Machado Scored in the 7th minute 7'
Veloso Scored in the 54th minute 54'
2007-09-07
20:45 CEST		 Montenegro Flag of Montenegro.svg 0 – 3 Flag of England.svg England Podgorica City Stadium, Podgorica
Referee: Mechalis Germanakos (Greece)
Report Onuoha Scored in the 6th minute 6'
Agbonlahor Scored in the 10th minute 10'
Surman Scored in the 90th minute 90'
2007-09-11
18:00 CEST		 Bulgaria Flag of Bulgaria.svg 0 – 2 Flag of England.svg England Balgarska Armiya, Sofia
Referee: Fredy Fautrel (France)
Report Huddlestone Scored in the 25th minute 25'
Noble Scored in the 32nd minute 32'
2007-09-11
22:00 CEST		 Portugal Flag of Portugal.svg 4 – 0 Flag of Montenegro.svg Montenegro CTFD PortoGaia, Portugal
Referee: Jan Jilek (Czech Republic)
Moreira Scored in the 18th minute 18'
Coelho Scored in the 53rd minute 53'
Fernandes Scored in the 66th minute 66' Scored in the 89th minute 89'		 Report
2007-10-12
17:00 CEST		 Bulgaria Flag of Bulgaria.svg 1 – 0 Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia
Referee: Meir Levi (Israel)
Domovchiyski Scored in the 43rd minute 43' (pen.) Report
2007-10-12
20:45 CEST		 England Flag of England.svg 1 – 0 Flag of Montenegro.svg Montenegro Walkers Stadium, Leicester
Referee: Anders Hermansen (Denmark)
Derbyshire Scored in the 20th minute 20' Report
2007-10-16
19:00 CEST		 Montenegro Flag of Montenegro.svg 1 – 2 Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal Podgorica City Stadium, Podgorica
Referee: Joseph Attard (Malta)
Moreira Scored in the 34th minute 34' (o.g.) Report Soares Scored in the 76th minute 76'
Targino Scored in the 80th minute 80'
2007-10-16
21:00 CEST		 Republic of Ireland Flag of Ireland.svg 0 – 3 Flag of England.svg England Turners Cross, Cork
Referee: Andrea De Marco (Italy)
Report Noble Scored in the 10th minute 10' Scored in the 17th minute 17'
Milner Scored in the 26th minute 26'
2007-11-16
15:30 CEST		 Montenegro Flag of Montenegro.svg 1 – 0 Flag of Ireland.svg Republic of Ireland Podgorica City Stadium, Podgorica
Referee: Fariz Yusifov (Azerbaijan)
Vujović Scored in the 18th minute 18' Report
2007-11-16
19:00 CEST		 England Flag of England.svg 2 – 0 Flag of Bulgaria.svg Bulgaria stadium:mk, Milton Keynes
Referee: Luc Wouters (Belgium)
Agbonlahor Scored in the 41st minute 41'
Milner Scored in the 82nd minute 82' (pen.)		 Report
2007-11-20
20:00 CEST		 Republic of Ireland Flag of Ireland.svg 1 – 0 Flag of Bulgaria.svg Bulgaria Lissywoollen Stadium, Athlone
Referee: Jérôme Laperrière (Switzerland)
O'Toole Scored in the 90+3th minute 90+3' Report
2007-11-20
22:00 CEST		 Portugal Flag of Portugal.svg 1 – 1 Flag of England.svg England Estádio Municipal de Águeda, Agueda
Referee: Istvan Vad (Hungary)
Machado Scored in the 3rd minute 3' (pen.) Report Johnson Scored in the 49th minute 49'
2008-02-05
20:45 CEST		 England Flag of England.svg 3 – 0 Flag of Ireland.svg Republic of Ireland St Mary's Stadium, Southampton
Referee: Jouni Hyytiä (Finland)
O'Halloran Scored in the 59th minute 59' (o.g.)
Milner Scored in the 68th minute 68'
Walcott Scored in the 78th minute 78'		 Report
2008-03-25
20:30 CEST		 Republic of Ireland Flag of Ireland.svg 1 – 1 Flag of Montenegro.svg Montenegro Terryland Park, Galway
Referee: Yuriy Moseychuk (Ukraine)
Keogh Scored in the 72nd minute 72' Report Bojovic Scored in the 68th minute 68'
2008-03-26
18:15 CEST		 Portugal Flag of Portugal.svg 2 – 0 Flag of Bulgaria.svg Bulgaria Estádio D. Afonso Henriques, Guimarães
Moreira Scored in the 65th minute 65'
Saleiro Scored in the 68th minute 68'		 Report
2008-09-05
17:30 CEST		 Bulgaria Flag of Bulgaria.svg 2 – 0 Flag of Ireland.svg Republic of Ireland Georgi Asparuhov Stadium, Sofia
Referee: Marco Borg (Malta)
Kurdov Scored in the 45th minute 45'
Tsvetanov Scored in the 77th minute 77'		 Report
2008-09-05
20:45 CEST		 England Flag of England.svg 2 – 0 Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal Wembley Stadium, London
Referee: Gianluca Rocchi (Italy)
Milner Scored in the 44th minute 44' (pen.)
Agbonlahor Scored in the 63rd minute 63'		 Report
2008-09-09
16:00 UTC+2		 Montenegro Flag of Montenegro.svg 0 – 0 Flag of Bulgaria.svg Bulgaria Stadion Gradski, Nikšić
Referee: Svein-Erik Edvartsen (Norway)
Report
2008-09-09
18:00 UTC+1		 Portugal Flag of Portugal.svg 2 – 2 Flag of Ireland.svg Republic of Ireland Estádio dos Barreiros, Funchal
Referee: Jérome Efong Nzolo (Belgium)
Vaz Té Scored in the 38th minute 38'
Fernandes Scored in the 45+th minute 45+'		 Report Garvan Scored in the 50th minute 50'
Garvan Scored in the 65th minute 65'

Play-off

2008-10-09
20:45 CEST		 Wales Flag of Wales 2.svg 2 - 3 England Flag of England.svg Ninian Park, Cardiff
Referee: Pavel Balaj (Romania)
Church Scored in the 13th minute 13'
Church Scored in the 44th minute 44'		 Wheater Scored in the 19th minute 19'
Johnson Scored in the 35th minute 35'
Agbonlahor Scored in the 61st minute 61'
2008-10-14
20:45 CEST		 England Flag of England.svg 2 - 2 Wales Flag of Wales 2.svg Villa Park, Birmingham
Referee: Kevin Blom (Netherlands)
Huddlestone Scored in the 14th minute 14'
Vokes Scored in the 35th minute 35' (o.g.)		 Ramsey Scored in the 24th minute 24'
Church Scored in the 29th minute 29'

Friendlies

Recent Friendlies

21 August 2007
20:45 CEST		 Flag of England.svg England 1 - 1 Flag of Romania.svg Romania Ashton Gate, Bristol
Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen Flag of Norway
Derbyshire Scored in the 8th minute 8'
 Stancu Scored in the 25th minute 25'
25 March 2008
20:00 CEST		 Flag of England.svg England 0 - 0 Flag of Poland.svg Poland Molineux Stadium, Wolverhampton
Referee: Kevin Blom Flag of the Netherlands
15 May 2008
20.30 CEST		 Flag of Wales 2.svg Wales 0 - 2 Flag of England.svg England Racecourse Ground, Wrexham
Referee: Alan Black Flag of Northern Ireland
Huddlestone Scored in the 19 penth minute 19 pen'
Walcott Scored in the 25th minute 25'
19 August 2008
20.45 CEST		 Flag of England.svg England 2 - 1 Flag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia KC Stadium, Hull
Referee: Albert Toussaint Flag of Luxembourg
Richards Scored in the 25th minute 25'
Milner Scored in the 35th minute 35'		 Etien Velikonja Scored in the 12th minute 12'
18 November 2008
19.45		 Flag of England.svg England 2 - 0 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic Bramall Lane, Sheffield
Referee: Cuneyt Cakir Flag of Turkey
Campbell Scored in the 10th minute 10'
Gardner Scored in the 55th minute 55'

Future Friendlies

27 March 2009
 Flag of Norway.svg Norway 0 Flag of England.svg England

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References

  1. ↑ BBC News - Wembley opener attracts thousands
  2. ↑ BBC News - Wembley game 'sold out' in hours
  3. ↑ The Guardian - Early set-back on Wembley's big day
  4. ↑ "Pearce named England U21 manager". BBC Sport. Retrieved on 17 July, 2007.

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