Victory Shield
Current season, competition or edition: 2014 Victory Shield | |
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The Victory Shield—this is the second trophy, in use since the Second World War as the first trophy was lost during the war. The trophy shares its name with the competition | |
| Sport | Football |
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| Founded | 1925 |
| No. of teams | 4 |
| Country |
Template:Republic of Ireland Northern Ireland Scotland Wales |
| Most recent champion(s) | Wales (2014) |
| Official website | Sky Victory Shield |
The Victory Shield is an annual football tournament competed for by the under-16 teams of Scotland, Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland and Wales. The competition is broadcast live in the UK by Sky Sports who also sponsor the competition. It is sometimes referred to as the Sky Sports Victory Shield.
The Victory Shield had traditionally been competed for by the four Home Nations, but the Football Association withdrew the England team from the tournament "for the foreseeable future" in 2015.[1] The competition was continued after England's withdrawal, with the Republic of Ireland taking their place.[2]
List of previous winners
Pre-War
Incomplete
- 1925 – Scotland
Post-War
1940s
1950s
- 1950–51
England, Scotland & Wales – joint champions - 1951–52 England
- 1952–53 England
- 1953–54 England
- 1954–55 England
- 1955–56 Scotland
- 1956–57 England
- 1957–58 England
- 1958–59 Scotland
- 1959–60 England
1960s
- 1960–61 Scotland
- 1961–62 Scotland
- 1962–63 England
- 1963–64 England
- 1964–65 England
- 1965–66 England
- 1966–67 England
- 1967–68 Scotland & England – joint champions
- 1968–69 Scotland
- 1969–70 Scotland
1970s
- 1970–71 England
- 1971–72 Scotland
- 1972–73 England
- 1973–74 Scotland
- 1974–75 England
- 1975–76 England
- 1976–77 England
- 1977–78 England & Scotland – joint champions
- 1978–79 England
- 1979–80 England & Scotland – joint champions
1980s
- 1980–81 England & Scotland – joint champions
- 1981–82 Scotland
- 1982–83 England & Scotland – joint champions
- 1983–84 England
- 1984–85 England
- 1985–86 England & Scotland – joint champions
- 1986–87 England
- 1987–88 Scotland
- 1988–89 Scotland
- 1989–90 England
1990s
- 1990–91 England, Scotland & Wales – joint champions
- 1991–92 England
- 1992–93 Scotland
- 1993–94 England
- 1994–95 England
- 1995–96 England
- 1996–97 Scotland & England – joint champions
- 1997–98 Scotland
- 1998–99 Scotland
- 1999–00 England
2000s
- 2000–01 Northern Ireland[3]
- 2001–02 England
- 2002–03 England
- 2003–04 Scotland & England – joint champions
- 2004–05 England
- 2005–06 England & Wales – joint champions
- 2006–07 England
- 2007–08 England
- 2008–09 England
- 2009–10 England
2010s
Overall winners since World War II
- England – 35 (outright winners)
- Scotland – 17 (outright winners)
- Wales – 3 (outright winners)
- Northern Ireland – 1 (outright winners)
- England and Scotland – 8 (shared)
- England, Scotland and Wales – 2 (shared)
- England and Wales – 2 (shared)
Notable players who have played in the competition
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References
- ↑ "England to withdraw from the Victory Shield". The Football Association. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
- ↑ "Scotland Under-16 squad confirmed for Victory Shield". Scottish Football Association. 19 October 2015. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
- ↑ "Northern Ireland win Victory Shield". BBC Sport. BBC. 24 November 2000. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
External links
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