The England national under-16 football team represents England in international football at this age level and is controlled by The Football Association, the governing body for football in England.

The Head Coach is Kenny Swain, who was appointed in August 2004.^[1]

Most players are in their clubs youth academy or reserve team.

Contents 1 Victory Shield 2 Montaigu Tournament 3 Fixtures & Results 2009–10 3.1 Victory Shield 4 Players 4.1 Latest squad 4.1.1 Recent call-ups 5 See also 6 References 7 External links

[edit] Victory Shield

The England under-16 team compete in the annual United Kingdom football tournament the Victory Shield against Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Since World War II England have won the Victory Shield outright 33 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]

[edit] Montaigu Tournament

In 2005 the team made their debut in the annual Montaigu Tournament, held in Montaigu, France.^[3] In 2007 they reached the final, where they lost 2-0 to Germany on 9 April.^[4]

They won the tournament in 2008. After finishing top of Group B, they met the hosts France who won Group A, in the final on 24 March, beating them 6-4 in a penalty shoot-out after a 0-0 draw to win the competition for the first time.^[5]

[edit] Fixtures & Results 2009–10

[edit] Victory Shield

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

15 October 2009 19:40 UTC+1	England	1 – 0	Wales	Huish Park, Yeovil, England Referee: Darren Sheldrake
	Ansah  76'	Report

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5 November 2009 19:40 UTC	England	2 – 0	Northern Ireland	Deva Stadium, Chester, England Referee: Paul Tierney
	Turgott  50' Fanimo  80' (+2)	Report

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26 November 2009 19:40 UTC	Scotland	1 – 2	England	Tynecastle Stadium, Edinburgh, Scotland Attendance: 2870 Referee: Steven McLean
	Grimmer  25'	Report	Ansah  27' Turgott  60'

[edit] Players

[edit] Latest squad

The following players were named in the squad for the Victory Shield match against Scotland on 26 November 2009.^[6]

Name	DOB	Club	Caps (goals)
Goalkeepers
Jordan Pickford	7 March 1994 (1994-03-07) (age 15)	Sunderland	2 (0)
George Willis	30 July 1995 (1995-07-30) (age 14)	Sheffield United	1 (0)
Defenders
Callum McFadzean	16 January 1994 (1994-01-16) (age 15)	Sheffield United	3 (0)
Sam Magri	30 March 1994 (1994-03-30) (age 15)	Portsmouth	3 (0)
Adam Jackson	18 May 1994 (1994-05-18) (age 15)	Middlesbrough	3 (0)
Tyler Blackett	2 April 1994 (1994-04-02) (age 15)	Manchester United	2 (0)
Midfielders
Jordan Cousins	6 March 1994 (1994-03-06) (age 15)	Charlton Athletic	5 (1)
Alex Henshall	15 February 1994 (1994-02-15) (age 15)	Swindon Town	2 (0)
Nathan Redmond	6 March 1994 (1994-03-06) (age 15)	Birmingham City	2 (0)
Blair Turgott	22 May 1994 (1994-05-22) (age 15)	West Ham United	2 (2)
Elikem Amenku	29 July 1994 (1994-07-29) (age 15)	West Bromwich Albion	2 (0)
Robbie Cotton	15 September 1994 (1994-09-15) (age 15)	Blackburn Rovers	2 (0)
Shay Facey	7 January 1995 (1995-01-07) (age 14)	Manchester City	1 (0)
Louis Hutton		Manchester City	1 (0)
Forwards
Matthias Fanimo	28 January 1994 (1994-01-28) (age 15)	West Ham United	4 (1)
Zak Ansah	4 May 1994 (1994-05-04) (age 15)	Arsenal	3 (2)
Hallam Hope	17 March 1994 (1994-03-17) (age 15)	Everton	2 (0)
Nick Powell	23 March 1994 (1994-03-23) (age 15)	Crewe Alexandra	2 (0)
Raheem Sterling	8 December 1994 (1994-12-08) (age 15)	Queens Park Rangers	2 (0)

[edit] 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
Bradley Watkins	11 September 1994 (1994-09-11) (age 15)	Aston Villa	0 (0)	v  Northern Ireland, 5 November 2009
Defenders
Stephen Arthurworrey	15 October 1994 (1994-10-15) (age 15)	Fulham	1 (0)	v  Northern Ireland, 5 November 2009
Anthony Callaghan	2 May 1994 (1994-05-02) (age 15)	Sunderland	1 (0)	v  Wales, 15 October 2009
Midfielders
Adil Nabi	28 February 1994 (1994-02-28) (age 15)	West Bromwich Albion	2 (0)	v  Northern Ireland, 5 November 2009
Bradley Jordan	21 January 1994 (1994-01-21) (age 15)	Charlton Athletic	1 (0)	v  Northern Ireland, 5 November 2009
Luke Hendrie	27 August 1994 (1994-08-27) (age 15)	Manchester United	1 (0)	v  Northern Ireland, 5 November 2009
Jack Barmby	14 November 1994 (1994-11-14) (age 15)	Manchester United	1 (0)	v  Northern Ireland, 5 November 2009
Jake Caskey		Brighton & Hove Albion	1 (0)	v  Wales, 15 October 2009
Curtis Edwards	12 January 1994 (1994-01-12) (age 15)	Middlesbrough	0 (0)	v  Wales, 15 October 2009
Forwards

[edit] See also

• England (Senior) team
• England Under-21 team
• England Under-20 team
• England Under-19 team
• England Under-18 team
• England Under-17 team

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Official website

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