England national under-16 football team

England Under-16
Nickname(s) Three Lions/England Schoolboys
Association The Football Association
Confederation UEFA (Europe)
Head coach Steve Cooper
FIFA code ENG
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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 head coach is Steve Cooper, who was appointed in October 2014.[1] He is assisted by Dan Micciche.[2]

Competition history

Between 1925 and 2014, the England under-16 team competed in the annual Victory Shield tournament against Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Since World War II, England had won the Victory Shield outright thirty-five times and had been joint winners with Scotland eight times, with Wales twice and with both Scotland and Wales twice.[3] However, in April 2015, the Football Association decided to withdraw from the tournament "for the foreseeable future" with the stated aim of replacing it with matches against European and global opposition.[4]

In 2005, the team made their debut in the annual Montaigu Tournament, held in Montaigu, France.[5] England have won the competition three times, in 2008, 2011, and 2015, defeating the hosts France in the final on all three occasions. In 2008 and 2011, England won in a penalty shoot-out after a 0–0 draw,[6][7] while in 2015 they won the final outright by 3 – 1.[8]

Fixtures & results 2014–15

Victory Shield

Main article: Victory Shield
Team Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
 Wales 3 3 0 0 5 1 +4 9
 England 3 2 0 1 3 2 +1 6
 Northern Ireland 3 1 0 2 2 4 −2 3
 Scotland 3 0 0 3 3 6 −3 0

UEFA Under-16 Development Tournament

Team Pld W D* L GF GA GD Pts*
 France 3 2 1 0 4 2 +2 7
 England 3 0 2 1 3 4 −1 4
 Slovakia 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 4
  Switzerland 3 1 0 2 4 5 −1 3

*In the event of a draw, one point is awarded to each team and an additional point to the winner of a penalty shoot-out.

Montaigu Tournament

Group stage

Team Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
 England 3 2 1 0 6 2 +4 7
 Ivory Coast 3 2 1 0 4 1 +3 7
 Mexico 3 1 0 2 4 7 −3 3
 Turkey 3 0 0 3 1 5 −4 0

[9]

Final

Friendly matches

Players

Latest squad

Players born on or after 1 January 1999 will remain eligible until the end of the 2014–15 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 Montaigu Tournament.[10]

Name DOB Club Caps (goals)
Goalkeepers
Jared Thompson 23 March 1999[11] England Chelsea 6 (0)
Taye Ashby-Hammond 21 March 1999[12] England Fulham 5 (0)
Defenders
Dujon Sterling 24 October 1999[13] England Chelsea 10 (1)
Trevoh Chalobah 5 July 1999[14] England Chelsea 9 (0)
Jaden Brown – England Tottenham Hotspur 8 (0)
Tolaji Bola 4 January 1999[15] England Arsenal 6 (0)
Ed Francis 11 September 1999[12] England Manchester City 6 (0)
Diego Lattie – England Manchester City 3 (0)
Midfielders
Sadou Diallo 11 January 1999[12] England Manchester City 11 (0)
Mason Mount 10 January 1999[16] England Chelsea 10 (2)
Andre Dozzell – England Ipswich Town 10 (1)
Callum Slattery 8 February 1999[12] England Southampton 8 (0)
Charlie Gilmour 11 February 1999[17] England Arsenal 6 (0)
Forwards
Jonathan Leko 24 April 1999[12] England West Bromwich Albion 11 (0)
Martell Taylor-Crossdale 26 December 1999[18] England Chelsea 9 (7)
Keanan Bennetts 9 March 1999[19] England Tottenham Hotspur 8 (2)
Reiss Nelson 10 December 1999[20] England Arsenal 6 (2)
Niall Ennis – England Wolverhampton Wanderers 4 (0)

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
Matthew Yates – England Derby County 2 (0) UEFA Development Tournament, 16–21 February 2015
Ryan Sandford – England Millwall 5 (0) UEFA Development Tournament, 16–21 February 2015*
Connor King – England Burnley 2 (0) v  Scotland, 20 November 2014
Thomas Dyche – England Stoke City 1 (0) v  Belgium, 20 August 2014
Defenders
Japhet Tanganga – England Tottenham Hotspur 6 (0) Montaigu Tournament, 31 March–4 April 2015*
Lewis Thompson – England Manchester United 5 (0) UEFA Development Tournament, 16–21 February 2015
Vashon Neufville 18 July 1999[12] England West Ham United 4 (0) UEFA Development Tournament, 16–21 February 2015
Cole Dasilva 11 May 1999[21] England Chelsea 1 (0) v  Belgium, 20 August 2014
Jordan Williams – England Huddersfield Town 1 (0) v  Belgium, 20 August 2014
Midfielders
Anthony Scully – England West Ham United 3 (0) UEFA Development Tournament, 16–21 February 2015
Joe Willock 20 August 1999[22] England Arsenal 3 (1) v  Scotland, 20 November 2014
Tom Dele-Bashiru – England Manchester City 3 (0) v  Scotland, 20 November 2014
Jay Beckford – England Leyton Orient 0 (0) v  Northern Ireland, 7 November 2014
Odin Bailey – England Birmingham City 1 (0) v  Belgium, 20 August 2014
Eze Ebuzoeme – England Millwall 1 (0) v  Belgium, 20 August 2014
Forwards
Okera Simmonds – England Liverpool 5 (0) UEFA Development Tournament, 16–21 February 2015
Mackenzie Heaney 2 January 1999[23] England Newcastle United 4 (1) UEFA Development Tournament, 16–21 February 2015
Tyrese Campbell – England Manchester City 2 (0) UEFA Development Tournament, 16–21 February 2015
Cameron Cresswell – England Derby County 0 (0) UEFA Development Tournament, 16–21 February 2015*
Dan N'Lundulu – England Southampton 3 (1) v  Scotland, 20 November 2014
Adam Lewis – England Liverpool 2 (0) v  Scotland, 20 November 2014
Owen Moore 7 May 1999[24] England Arsenal 1 (0) v  Belgium, 20 August 2014
Kairo Arlott-John – England Leicester City 1 (0) v  Belgium, 20 August 2014
Ben Woodburn – England Liverpool 0 (0) v  Belgium, 20 August 2014*

*Withdrew from the squad without playing.

References

  1. ↑ "Steve Cooper appointed as England U16s head coach". http://www.thefa.com/''. The Football Association. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
  2. ↑ "England U16s squad named for Euro tournament at St. George's". The Football Association. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
  3. ↑ "The Victory Shield 2008". The Football Association. 2008. Retrieved 2009-02-17.
  4. ↑ "England to withdraw from the Victory Shield". The Football Association. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
  5. ↑ Wright, James (22 March 2005). "'A tremendous experience'". The Football Association. Retrieved 2009-02-17.
  6. ↑ "Lions win tournament". The Football Association. 24 March 2008. Retrieved 2009-02-17.
  7. ↑ "Lions capture Montaigu crown". The Football Association. 25 April 2011. Retrieved 2011-04-26.
  8. ↑ "England U16s win Montaigu Tournament title in France". The Football Association. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
  9. ↑ "Group B". http://www.mondial-football-montaigu.fr/''. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
  10. ↑ "England U16s squad named for Montaigu Tournament". The Football Association. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
  11. ↑ "Jared Thompson". http://www.uefa.com/''. UEFA. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 12.4 12.5 "England". http://www.dbu.dk/''. Dansk Boldspil-Union. Archived from the original on 13 August 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  13. ↑ "Dujon Sterling". http://www.uefa.com/''. UEFA. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
  14. ↑ "Trevoh Chalobah". http://www.uefa.com/''. UEFA. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
  15. ↑ "Tolaji Bola". http://www.uefa.com/''. UEFA. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
  16. ↑ "Mason Mount". http://www.uefa.com/''. UEFA. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
  17. ↑ "Charlie Gilmour". http://www.uefa.com/''. UEFA. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
  18. ↑ "Chelsea". http://openvolga.com/''. Волжские ворота. Archived from the original on 12 August 2014. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
  19. ↑ "Keanan Bennetts". http://www.dfb.de/''. Deutscher Fussball-Bund. Archived from the original on 13 August 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  20. ↑ "Reiss Nelson". http://www.uefa.com/''. UEFA. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
  21. ↑ "Cole Dasilva". http://www.uefa.com/''. UEFA. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
  22. ↑ "Joseph Willock". http://www.uefa.com/''. UEFA. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
  23. ↑ "Mackenzie Heaney". http://www.scottishfa.co.uk/''. Scottish FA. Archived from the original on 12 August 2014. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
  24. ↑ "Owen Moore". http://www.uefa.com/''. UEFA. Retrieved 8 September 2014.

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