England national under-17 football team

England Under-17
Nickname(s) Three Lions
Association The Football Association
Confederation UEFA (Europe)
Head coach John Peacock
Kenny Swain
FIFA code ENG
First colours
Second colours
First international
 England 1 – 1 Turkey 
(Livorno, Italy; 20 August 1991)
Biggest win
 England 8 – 0 Gibraltar 
(Yerevan, Armenia; 26 October 2013)
Biggest defeat
 Germany 4 – 0 England 
(Jena, Germany; 9 May 2009)
 Spain 4 – 0 England 
(Tbilisi, Georgia; 31 March 2012)
European Championship
Appearances ? (First in 1984)
Best result Winners: 2010, 2014

The England national under-17 football team, also known as England under-17s or England U17(s), represents England in association football at an under-17 age level and is controlled by the Football Association, the governing body for football in England. The current head coach is John Peacock, while Dan Micciche coaches the group for the annual Nordic Tournament.[1]

England are the current European champions at under-17 level.

Competition history

UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship

The England under-17 team compete in the annual UEFA European Under-17 Championship. In 1984 they finished in third beating Serbia national football team 1-0 in the third place match. England were the hosts of the 2001 Final Tournament, with the English reaching the semi-finals where they lost 4-0 to France on 3 May. They finished fourth, losing the third place play off match 4-1 to Croatia. They finished third in 2002 in Denmark and fourth again in 2003 in Portugal and 2004 in France. The 2007 tournament saw England finish as runners-up in Belgium. In the final, held at the Stade Luc Varenne in Tournai, they lost 1-0 to Spain on 13 May. In 2008, they failed to qualify for the finals. They reached the final tournament in 2009, but finished bottom of their group.

In 2010 the England under-17 team fared much better in the group stages, winning Group B with maximum points - ahead of Turkey, the Czech Republic and Greece. This saw them qualify for the semi-finals of the competition, hosted in Liechtenstein, where they would meet Group A runners-up France. Thanks to two first half goals by Connor Wickham, England won the game 2-1 and rendered Paul Pogba's second half effort a mere consolation. Victory against the French would set up a final with 2007 and 2008 champions Spain, who themselves had beaten Turkey. In the final at the Rheinpark Stadion the scoring was opened by an Andre Wisdom own goal when the defender deflected a cross by Spain's Gerard into his own net. It took eight minutes for Wisdom to atone for his error, when he headed in on the half hour mark to make the score 1-1. Despite Spain dominating much of the first half, Ipswich Town's Connor Wickham scored his third goal of the competition just before the break when the 6'3" striker maneuvered around three Spain defenders and slotted the ball past goalkeeper Adrián Ortolá. England held onto their 2-1 lead in the second half as it proved enough for England under-17 and Liverpool under-18 captain Conor Coady to lift the trophy. The victory represents England under-17's first ever UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship title since the annual competition began in 1982.

Championship record

Year Round GP W D* L GF GA
Denmark 2002Third Place6411106
Portugal 2003Fourth place513166
France 2004Fourth place5311117
Italy 2005Group stage310263
Luxembourg 2006Elite round------
Belgium 2007Runners-up531184
Turkey 2008Elite round------
Germany 2009Group stage301216
Liechtenstein 2010Champions5500104
Serbia 2011Semi-final411255
Slovenia 2012Elite round------
Slovakia 2013Elite round------
Malta 2014Champions5401104
Total9/1341228116745
Year Golden Player Award
Denmark 2002 Wayne Rooney
Liechtenstein 2010 Connor Wickham

Other tournaments

England have competed in the annual Nordic tournament since the 2002-03 season. In 2004-5, in Iceland, they finished as runners-up to the Republic of Ireland, losing 2-0 in the final in Reykjavík. The following season the tournament was held in the Faroe Islands, and England finished as runners-up to the Denmark, losing 4-0 in the final in Tórshavn. In 2008, they lost out again to Denmark in the final, this time by a 6-1 scoreline. They finally took the title in 2009, beating Scotland 3-2 in the final.

They have competed in the annual Algarve Tournament since 2003-04 season. In 2007-08 they won the tournament.[2]

England host an annual FA international tournament.

Fixtures and results 2014–15

2015 European Under-17 Championship

Qualification

Qualifying round
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  England 3 3 0 0 8 2 +6 9 Elite round
2  France 3 2 0 1 8 3 +5 6
3  Cyprus (H) 3 1 0 2 3 9 −6 3
4  Macedonia 3 0 0 3 1 6 −5 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Host.
Elite round
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  England (H, Q) 3 3 0 0 8 3 +5 9 Final tournament
2  Slovenia (Q) 3 2 0 1 5 3 +2 6
3  Norway (E) 3 1 0 2 3 4 −1 3
4  Romania (E) 3 0 0 3 1 7 −6 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(E) Eliminated; (H) Host; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.

Friendly matches

Nordic Tournament

Group stage
Team Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
 Sweden 3 3 0 0 5 0 +5 9
 England 3 1 1 1 6 5 +1 4
 Finland 3 0 2 1 1 2 −1 2
 Iceland 3 0 1 2 1 6 −5 1
Third-place play-off

FA International Tournament

Group stage
Team Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
 Portugal 3 2 1 0 4 1 +3 7
 England 3 1 1 1 6 6 0 4
 Italy 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
 Czech Republic 3 0 1 2 1 4 −3 1

Nike International Tournament

Team Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
 Brazil 3 2 1 0 10 3 +7 7
 United States 3 2 0 1 6 6 0 6
 England 3 1 1 1 5 6 −1 4
 Australia 3 0 0 3 2 8 −6 0

Algarve Tournament

Team Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
 Germany 3 3 0 0 4 0 +4 9
 Netherlands 3 2 0 1 8 1 +7 6
 Portugal 3 0 1 2 1 3 −2 1
 England 3 0 1 2 1 10 −9 1

Players

Latest squad

Players born on or after 1 January 1998 will be eligible until the end of the 2015 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.[3] Names in italics indicate players who have been capped by England in a higher age group.

The following players were named in the squad for the 2015 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.[4]

Name DOB Club Caps (goals)
Goalkeepers
Paul Woolston 14 August 1998[5] England Newcastle United 9 (0)
William Huffer 30 October 1998[6] England Leeds United 6 (0)
Defenders
James Yates 3 April 1998[7] England Everton 14 (0)
Danny Collinge 9 April 1998[8] Germany VfB Stuttgart 14 (1)
Reece Oxford 16 December 1998[6] England West Ham United 12 (1)
Jay Dasilva 22 April 1998[9] England Chelsea 11 (1)
Easah Suliman 26 January 1998[10] England Aston Villa 10 (0)
Adetayo Edun 14 May 1998[11] England Fulham 7 (0)
Midfielders
Daniel Wright 4 January 1998[6] England Sunderland 16 (2)
Marcus Edwards 3 December 1998[6] England Tottenham Hotspur 13 (3)
Nathan Holland 19 June 1998[12] England Everton 12 (2)
Tom Davies 30 June 1998[13] England Everton 12 (0)
Chris Willock 31 January 1998[14] England Arsenal 9 (1)
Herbie Kane 22 November 1998[6] England Liverpool 6 (0)
Trent Arnold 7 October 1998[6] England Liverpool 5 (0)
Forwards
Layton Ndukwu 7 September 1998[15] England Leicester City 13 (6)
Ike Ugbo 21 September 1998[16] England Chelsea 5 (3)
Stephy Mavididi 31 May 1998[17] England Arsenal 0 (0)

Recent call-ups

The following players have also been called up to the England U-17 squad and remain eligible.

Name DOB Club Caps (goals) Most recent call-up
Goalkeepers
Aston Oxborough 9 May 1998[18] England Norwich City 4 (0) Algarve Tournament, 13–17 February 2015
Alfie Whiteman 2 October 1998[19] England Tottenham Hotspur 4 (0) Nike International Tournament, 28 November – 2 December 2014
Taye Ashby-Hammond 21 March 1999[6] England Fulham 2 (0) 2014 Nordic Tournament, 28 July – 2 August 2014
Defenders
Cameron Humphreys 22 August 1998[20] England Manchester City 12 (0) Algarve Tournament, 13–17 February 2015
Hayden Coulson 17 June 1998[21] England Middlesbrough 6 (0) Algarve Tournament, 13–17 February 2015
Kyron Stabana – England Derby County 5 (0) Algarve Tournament, 13–17 February 2015
Darnell Johnson 3 September 1998[6] England Leicester City 7 (0) 2014 FA International Tournament, 27–31 August 2014
Edward Francis 11 September 1999[6] England Manchester City 4 (0) 2014 Nordic Tournament, 28 July – 2 August 2014
Vashon Neufville 18 July 1999[6] England West Ham United 3 (0) 2014 Nordic Tournament, 28 July – 2 August 2014
Midfielders
Will Patching 18 October 1998[22] England Manchester City 12 (1) 2015 UEFA European Under-17 Championship elite round, 21–26 March 2015
Callum Gribbin – England Manchester United 6 (0) Algarve Tournament, 13–17 February 2015
Foday Nabay 5 August 1998[23] England Fulham 5 (0) Algarve Tournament, 13–17 February 2015
Charlie Wakefield 10 April 1998[24] England Chelsea 2 (0) Algarve Tournament, 13–17 February 2015*
Adam Phillips 15 January 1998[25] England Liverpool 3 (1) Nike International Tournament, 28 November – 2 December 2014
Yan Dhanda 14 December 1998[26] England Liverpool 4 (1) Nike International Tournament, 28 November – 2 December 2014*
Jacob Maddox 3 November 1998[27] England Chelsea 5 (0) 2015 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualifying round, 25–30 October 2014
Todd Cantwell 27 February 1998[6] England Norwich City 4 (1) 2014 Nordic Tournament, 28 July – 2 August 2014
Sadou Diallo 11 January 1999[6] England Manchester City 4 (0) 2014 Nordic Tournament, 28 July – 2 August 2014
Kyle Edwards 17 February 1998[6] England West Bromwich Albion 3 (0) 2014 Nordic Tournament, 28 July – 2 August 2014
Callum Slattery 8 February 1999[6] England Southampton 3 (0) 2014 Nordic Tournament, 28 July – 2 August 2014
Forwards
Lukas Nmecha 14 December 1998[6] England Manchester City 13 (1) 2015 UEFA European Under-17 Championship elite round, 21–26 March 2015
Kazaiah Sterling 9 November 1998[28] England Tottenham Hotspur 4 (1) 2015 UEFA European Under-17 Championship elite round, 21–26 March 2015
Jahmal Hector-Ingram 11 November 1998[29] England West Ham United 9 (2) Algarve Tournament, 13–17 February 2015
Andre Green – England Aston Villa 3 (0) Algarve Tournament, 13–17 February 2015
Conor Ronan – England Wolverhampton Wanderers 2 (0) Algarve Tournament, 13–17 February 2015
Kaylen Hinds 28 January 1998[30] England Arsenal 3 (3) 2015 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualifying round, 25–30 October 2014*
Admiral Muskwe 21 August 1998[6] England Leicester City 4 (2) 2014 Nordic Tournament, 28 July – 2 August 2014
Jonathan Leko 24 April 1999[6] England West Bromwich Albion 4 (0) 2014 Nordic Tournament, 28 July – 2 August 2014
Hugo Logan – England Milton Keynes Dons 3 (0) 2013 Nordic Tournament, 5–10 August 2013

* Player withdrew from the squad without playing in a match.

Past squads

UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship squads
  • 2002 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship squad
  • 2003 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship squad
  • 2004 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship squad
  • 2005 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship squad
  • 2007 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship squad
  • 2009 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship squad
  • 2010 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship squad
  • 2011 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship squad
  • 2014 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship squad
FIFA U-17 World Cup squads

Honours

Management

Current manager and coach, John Peacock, has been with the FA since 2002, as well as a previous spell from 1990-1998. He specialises in youth development and coach education and is the FA's Head of Coaching. He holds the FA Academy Directors Licence and UEFA Pro Licence.[34]

References

  1. ↑ "Dan Micciche looks for Young Lions to rise to the challenge". http://www.thefa.com/''. The Football Association. Archived from the original on 27 July 2014. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
  2. ↑ "Proud Peacock". The Football Association. 5 February 2008. Retrieved 10 March 2009.
  3. ↑ "Regulations of the UEFA European Under-17 Championship 2014/15" (PDF). http://www.uefa.com/''. UEFA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 July 2014. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
  4. ↑ "John Peacock names his England Under-17s group". The Football Association. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
  5. ↑ "Paul Woolston". http://www.nufc.co.uk/''. Newcastle United FC. Archived from the original on 13 August 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
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  10. ↑ "Easah Suliman". http://www.mondial-football-montaigu.fr/''. Mondial Football Montaigu. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
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  16. ↑ "Ike Ugbo". http://www.uefa.com/''. UEFA. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
  17. ↑ "Stephy Mavididi". Arsenal F.C. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
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  23. ↑ "Foday Nabay". Fulham F.C. Retrieved 5 September 2013.
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  26. ↑ "Yan Dhanda". http://www.mondial-football-montaigu.fr/''. Mondial Football Montaigu. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
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  28. ↑ "Kazaiah Sterling". http://www.uefa.com/''. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
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  30. ↑ "Kaylen Hinds". www.uefa.com. UEFA. Retrieved 19 September 2013.
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  32. ↑ "England beat Dutch on penalties to take title". http://www.uefa.com/''. UEFA. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
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