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England
Association	The Football Association
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	John Peacock
FIFA code	ENG
Home colours	Away colours
European Championship
Appearances	? (First in 1984)
Best result	Runners-up: 2007

The England national under-17 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 John Peacock, who has been with the FA since 2002. 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.^[1]

Most players are in their club's youth academy or reserve team.

[edit] Competition history

[edit] UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship

The England under-17 team compete in the annual UEFA European Under-17 Football 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.

[edit] 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 Torshavn. 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.

[edit] Fixtures & Results 2009–10

[edit] Nordic Tournament^[3]

[edit] Group stage

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
England	3	2	1	0	10	1	+9	7
Norway	3	2	0	1	10	2	+8	6
Denmark	3	1	1	1	7	5	+2	4
Faroe Islands	3	0	0	3	1	20	−19	0

28 July 2009 19:30 UTC+2	Denmark	1 – 1	England	Moan Stadium, Trondheim, Norway
	Bisp 36'	Report	Rees 42'	Moan Stadium, Trondheim, Norway

29 July 2009 19:30 UTC+2	England	8 – 0	Faroe Islands	Tydal Stadium, Trondheim, Norway
	Hall 11' 21' Wisdom 14' 37' Berahino 22' 32' Fowler 76' (pen.) Ismail 79'	Report		Tydal Stadium, Trondheim, Norway

31 July 2009 19:30 UTC+2	Norway	0 – 1	England	Overlands Minde Stadium, Trondheim, Norway
		Report	Hall 32'	Overlands Minde Stadium, Trondheim, Norway

[edit] Final

2 August 2009 16:00 UTC+2	England	3 – 2 (a.e.t)	Scotland	Overlands Minde Stadium, Trondheim, Norway
	Hall 76' Gibson 79' Bidwell 95'	Report	Fyvie 8' Walker 38'	Overlands Minde Stadium, Trondheim, Norway

[edit] The FA International Tournament^[4]

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Portugal	3	2	0	1	5	1	+4	6
England	3	1	1	1	4	4	+0	4
Italy	3	1	1	1	3	5	−2	4
Turkey	3	1	0	2	4	6	−2	3

26 August 2009 19:00 UTC+1	England	1 – 1	Italy	Pirelli Stadium, Burton upon Trent, England
	Leali 64' (o.g.)	Report	Magnaghi 27'	Pirelli Stadium, Burton upon Trent, England

28 August 2009 19:00 UTC+1	England	2 – 3	Turkey	Sixfields Stadium, Northampton, England
	Berahino 12' 64'	Report	Okay 54' Artlin 65' 71'	Sixfields Stadium, Northampton, England

30 August 2009 15:00 UTC+1	Portugal	0 – 1	England	Meadow Lane, Nottingham, England
		Report	Aneke 69'	Meadow Lane, Nottingham, England

[edit] European Championship

Main article: 2010 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship

[edit] First Qualifying Round

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
England	3	3	0	0	11	2	+9	9
Serbia	3	1	1	1	1	1	+0	4
Azerbaijan	3	1	1	1	3	5	−2	4
Kazakhstan	3	0	0	1	3	10	−7	0

26 October 2009 12:00 UTC+4	England	6 – 2	Kazakhstan	Ismet Qaibov, Baku, Azerbaijan Referee: Goran Spirkoski
	Garbutt 2' Keane 15' Afobe 24', 75' Hall 66', 73'	Report	Kuat 30' Utrobin 32'	Ismet Qaibov, Baku, Azerbaijan Referee: Goran Spirkoski

28 October 2009 15:00 UTC+4	Azerbaijan	0 – 4	England	Tofikh Bakhramov-Republic stadium, Baku, Azerbaijan Referee: Jan Jilek
		Report	Wickham 18', 30' (pen.), 39' Afobe 67'

31 October 2009 15:00 UTC+4	England	1 – 0	Serbia	Ismet Qaibov, Baku, Azerbaijan Referee: Jan Jilek
	Afobe 58'	Report		Ismet Qaibov, Baku, Azerbaijan Referee: Jan Jilek

[edit] Elite Qualifying Round

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
England	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Malta	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Slovakia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sweden	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

27 March 2010	England	v	TBA

29 March 2010	England	v	TBA

1 April 2010	England	v	TBA

[edit] Players

[edit] Latest squad

The following players were named in the squad for the European Championship First Qualifying Round matches against Kazakhstan on 26 October 2009, Azerbaijan on 28 October 2009, and Serbia on 31 October 2009.^[5]

Name	DOB	Club	Caps (goals)
Goalkeepers
Samuel Johnstone	24 March 1993 (1993-03-24) (age 16)	Manchester United	9 (0)
Jack Butland	10 March 1993 (1993-03-10) (age 16)	Birmingham City	2 (0)
Defenders
Luke Garbutt	21 May 1993 (1993-05-21) (age 16)	Everton	15 (2)
Louis Laing	6 March 1993 (1993-03-06) (age 16)	Sunderland	11 (0)
Nathaniel Chalobah	12 December 1994 (1994-12-12) (age 15)	Chelsea	9 (0)
Jack Robinson	1 September 1993 (1993-09-01) (age 16)	Liverpool	5 (0)
Tom Thorpe	13 January 1993 (1993-01-13) (age 16)	Manchester United	4 (0)
Midfielders
George Thorne	4 January 1993 (1993-01-04) (age 16)	West Bromwich Albion	9 (0)
Bruno Pilatos	3 March 1993 (1993-03-03) (age 16)	Middlesbrough	9 (0)
Connor Coady	25 February 1993 (1993-02-25) (age 16)	Liverpool	7 (0)
Ravel Morrison	2 February 1993 (1993-02-02) (age 16)	Manchester United	5 (0)
Josh McEachran	1 March 1993 (1993-03-01) (age 16)	Chelsea	5 (0)
Luke Williams	11 June 1993 (1993-06-11) (age 16)	Middlesbrough	2 (0)
Ross Barkley	5 December 1993 (1993-12-05) (age 16)	Everton	2 (0)
Forwards
Benik Afobe	12 February 1993 (1993-02-12) (age 16)	Arsenal	15 (7)
Connor Wickham	31 March 1993 (1993-03-31) (age 16)	Ipswich Town	7 (4)
William Keane	11 January 1993 (1993-01-11) (age 16)	Manchester United	6 (1)
Robert Hall	20 October 1993 (1993-10-20) (age 16)	West Ham United	6 (6)

[edit] 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
Jak Alnwick	17 June 1993 (1993-06-17) (age 16)	Newcastle United	4 (0)	v Denmark, 28 July 2009
Jamal Blackman	27 October 1993 (1993-10-27) (age 16)	Chelsea	2 (0)	v Denmark, 28 July 2009
Defenders
Andre Wisdom	9 May 1993 (1993-05-09) (age 16)	Liverpool	4 (2)	v Kazakhstan, 26 October 2009
Ben Gibson	15 January 1993 (1993-01-15) (age 16)	Middlesbrough	3 (1)	v Denmark, 28 July 2009
Connor Thomas		Coventry City	3 (0)	v Denmark, 28 July 2009
Nicholas Yennaris	24 May 1993 (1993-05-24) (age 16)	Arsenal	2 (0)	v Denmark, 28 July 2009
David Atkinson	27 April 1993 (1993-04-27) (age 16)	Middlesbrough	0 (0)	v Denmark, 28 July 2009
Midfielders
Jake Bidwell	21 March 1993 (1993-03-21) (age 16)	Everton	7 (1)	v Italy, 26 August 2009
Chuks Aneke	3 July 1993 (1993-07-03) (age 16)	Arsenal	7 (1)	v Italy, 26 August 2009
Josh Rees	4 October 1993 (1993-10-04) (age 16)	Arsenal	5 (1)	v Italy, 26 August 2009
Liam Moore	31 January 1993 (1993-01-31) (age 16)	Leicester City	3 (0)	v Italy, 26 August 2009
Zele Ismail	12 December 1993 (1993-12-12) (age 16)	Wolverhampton Wanderers	3 (1)	v Denmark, 28 July 2009
Jordon Cousins	6 March 1994 (1994-03-06) (age 15)	Charlton Athletic	2 (0)	v Denmark, 28 July 2009
Forwards
Saido Berahino	4 August 1993 (1993-08-04) (age 16)	West Bromwich Albion	7 (4)	v Kazakhstan, 26 October 2009
Jake Fowler	22 September 1993 (1993-09-22) (age 16)	Middlesbrough	6 (1)	v Italy, 26 August 2009

[edit] Past squads

[edit] Honours

Algarve Tournament winners: 2007–08

[edit] See also

[edit] References

^ "John Peacock profile". The Football Association. 16 May 2006. http://www.thefa.com/England/U17s/NewsAndFeatures/Postings/2002/07/17321. Retrieved 2009-03-10.
^ "Proud Peacock". The Football Association. 5 February 2008. http://www.thefa.com/England/U17s/NewsAndFeatures/Postings/17sPortugalreport.htm. Retrieved 2009-03-10.
^ "The Nordic Tournament 2009". The Football Association. http://thefa.com/England/MensUnder17s/NewsAndFeatures/2009/nordic_schedule_090709.aspx. Retrieved 2009-07-18.
^ "England U17s set for summer test". The Football Association. http://thefa.com/England/MensUnder17s/NewsAndFeatures/2009/FAInternationalTournament_Announcement.aspx. Retrieved 2009-07-28.
^ "Peacock names squad for Euro qualifiers". The Football Association. http://thefa.com/England/MensUnder17s/NewsAndFeatures/2009/1RQ_squad.aspx. Retrieved 2009-10-05.

[edit] External links

[fa17321-0] "John Peacock profile". The Football Association. 16 May 2006. http://www.thefa.com/England/U17s/NewsAndFeatures/Postings/2002/07/17321. Retrieved 2009-03-10.

[faportugal08-1] "Proud Peacock". The Football Association. 5 February 2008. http://www.thefa.com/England/U17s/NewsAndFeatures/Postings/17sPortugalreport.htm. Retrieved 2009-03-10.

[fa-nordic-2] "The Nordic Tournament 2009". The Football Association. http://thefa.com/England/MensUnder17s/NewsAndFeatures/2009/nordic_schedule_090709.aspx. Retrieved 2009-07-18.

[fa-international-3] "England U17s set for summer test". The Football Association. http://thefa.com/England/MensUnder17s/NewsAndFeatures/2009/FAInternationalTournament_Announcement.aspx. Retrieved 2009-07-28.

[fa-u17squad-4] "Peacock names squad for Euro qualifiers". The Football Association. http://thefa.com/England/MensUnder17s/NewsAndFeatures/2009/1RQ_squad.aspx. Retrieved 2009-10-05.

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