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With thanks to Gavin Willacy's 'england schoolboys international players' records 1907-99' (English Schools' Football Association 1999), which was an invaluable reference for this research.

Organised football was first played on state school playing fields in England in the 1880s and was followed by the formation of several local schools' football associations, but it was not until 9 July 1904 that the concept of a national association was formally discussed. A curiously-named schoolmaster, Thomas Thomas, from Llanwrst in north Wales, attended a meeting at Llandudno, of the National Union of Teachers, and proposed that a competition for schools' football associations in England and Wales be held to raise money for the Benevolent and Orphan Fund which would benefit retiring teachers and/or their families.

Four months later, following a letter received from Frederick Wall, secretary of the Football Association, indicating that the FA did not seek to control schoolboy football and that their consent was not necessary, a further meeting was held in Birmingham, chaired by William McGregor, founder of the Football League.

It was attended by representatives from Aston Manor, Birmingham, Bolton, Bradford, Derby, Hertfordshire and Luton, Leicester, Liverpool, London, Northampton, Nottingham, Sheffield and St Albans. Thomas attended as secretary. It was agreed that an "Elementary Schools' Football Association be formed" which may have been the original name, though it shortly became the English Schools' Football Association (ESFA).

Rules were drawn up for the inaugural Charity Shield competition (which became the English Schools' Trophy in 1938) that included a smaller ball (size 4), a crossbar that was twelve inches lower, matches of seventy minutes' duration (35 in each half), with boys to be under 14 years of age at the beginning of the season, and still enrolled in elementary education, as the statutory school leaving age was still set at twelve.

In February 1906, the prospect of international matches was raised, although there were no other national schools' teams in existence. This obstacle was removed by Tom Thomas selecting a Welsh team to face England in the world's first schoolboy international, 14 months later.

Season 1906-07
Class of 1907 (born after 31 August 1892 - 14 or under on 31 August 1907): Football League debuts: Bob Musgrove (Barnsley) 1913 (Division 2) Bill Lockett (Wolverhampton Wanderers) 1913 (Division 2) Harry Sherwin (Sunderland) 1914 (Division 1) James Lawton (Nottingham Forest) 1919 (Division 2) Eric Tomkins (Northampton Town) 1920 (Division 3) Bertie Denyer (Swindon Town) 1920 (Division 3) Len Grant (Reading) 1921 (Division 3 South)
x		International Selection Committee
Friendly matches
1	13 April 1907 - England 3 Wales 1 [1-1] Hillary Street, Walsall (2,000)	Musgrove, Hodkinson, Lawton Pryde	HW
	England: W.Heyne, E.Tomkins, A.Cornell, H.Sherwin, R.Musgroveᶜ, L.Grant, A.Denyer, E.Hodkinson, J.Lawton, W.Lockett, E.Taylor. Reserves: Gregory, Allen.
	England wore white shirts with no crests, and dark shorts and socks (probably either black or navy blue). In a ceremonial start to the game, the Mayor of Walsall, Alderman Ben Dean, kicked off for Wales, who had a twelve-year-old, Fred Keenor playing up front. Twenty years later, he captained Cardiff City to become the first, and so far, only club to take the FA Cup out of England.

Season 1907-08
Class of 1908 (born after 31 August 1893 - 14 or under on 31 August 1908): Football League debuts: Fred Flanders (Derby County) 1910 (Division 2) - aged 16 Arthur Grimsdell (Tottenham Hotspur) 1912 (Division 1) Simpson Bainbridge (Leeds City) 1912 (Division 2) Harry Sherwin (Sunderland) 1914 (Division 1) Thomas Robinson (Gillingham) 1920 (Division 3) Bert Knight (Charlton Athletic) 1922 (Division 3 South) Full internationals: Arthur Grimsdell (1920)
2	22 April 1908 - Wales 0 England 8 [0-4] Ynys Field, Aberdare (2,500)	Flanders, Grimsdell (2), Henderson, Bainbridge (2), Radley, Robinson	AW
	England: L.Wrighton, A.Gallehawk, F.Flandersᶜ, H.Sherwin, Arthur Grimsdell, F.Spiller, S.Bainbridge, R.Henderson, T.Robinson, J.Radley, B.Knight. Reserve: Bushell.
	Wales' first home game and there was, again, a ceremonial kick-off for them, this time by a local doctor, but they were playing "up the gradient" in the first half. The Merthyr Express remarked that the "Welsh boys were handicapped in size and weight" and the "Welsh custodian showed a little indifference". Harry Sherwin was the only England player to make his second appearance, though there were three in the Welsh team, including Fred Keenor, now 13, who made his league debut for Cardiff in 1920. The first goal may have been Henderson's first of two goals, rather than being scored by Flanders. Arthur Grimsdell became the first England schools' international to go on to win a full England cap, and also captained Tottenham Hotspur to their FA Cup win in 1921.

Season 1908-09
Class of 1909 (born after 31 August 1894 - 14 or under on 31 August 1909): Football League debuts: None
3	12 April 1909 - England 3 Wales 1 [3-0] Deepdale, Preston (9,000)	Bell (2), Foord Allan	HW
		With five minutes remaining, Foord shot wide from a penalty
	England: A.Bradshaw, H.Bull, W.Smith, R.Tonks, H.Jarvis, E.Pinckston, W.Taylorᶜ, E.Foord, A.Lovell, H.Henson, G.Bell.
	Staging the game on Easter Monday attracted a bumper crowd to see a third successive England victory, and it was sewn up in the first half. Scorers are from the Preston Herald, as that had the most detailed report. Alternative reports had England's scorers as Henson and Foord (2), and Henson (2) and Bell, whilst the Daily Mirror credited Henson, Foord and Lovell as the scorers, and the Manchester Guardian gave the goals to Henson (2) and Foord. ESFA honorary secretary and founder, Tom Thomas was referee. This was the first schoolboy international from which no England players went on to appear in the Football League. One Welsh player (Jack Newnes) did so and also went on to win a full Welsh cap, but for the rest, it can only be presumed that the war got in the way of their development at the most crucial time.

Season 1909-10
Class of 1910 (born after 31 August 1895 - 14 or under on 31 August 1910): Football League debuts: Syd Hetherington (Exeter City) 1920 (Division 3) Charlie Hannaford (Millwall Athletic) 1921 (Division 3) George Thompson (Reading) 1923 (Division 3 South)
4	16 April 1910 - Wales 0 England 1 [0-1] Racecourse Ground, Wrexham (tbc)	Sanders	AW
	England: F.Middleton, H.Short, H.Sandersᶜ, G.Lister, G.Thompson, R.Tarratt, B.Bennett, C.Hannaford, H.Gascoyne, S.Hetherington, A.Elliott. Reserve: Jones.
	Elliott appears in the ESFA records as 'Elliot', but his father was former Everton player, Jock Elliott.

Season 1910-11
Class of 1911 (born after 31 August 1896 - 14 or under on 31 August 1911): Football League debuts: Jack Crisp was only a reserve for the schoolboys but scored on his league debut for West Bromwich Albion in the first division in 1914. Harry Chambers (Liverpool) 1919 (Division 1) Warney Cresswell (South Shields) 1919 (Division 2) Benny Cross (Burnley) 1920 (Division 1) Full internationals: Harry Chambers and Warney Cresswell (1921)
5	15 April 1911 - England 8 Wales 3 [-] Prenton Park, Birkenhead (7,000)	Winterhalter, Chambers (3), Vasey (2), Newby (2) Nicholas, Wiggins (2)	HW
	England: W.Allen, H.Pinches, J.Ferguson, B.Cross, Warney Cresswell, W.Armitage, W.Vasey, A.Winterhalter, W.Newbyᶜ, Harry Chambers, F.Rogers. Reserves: A.Jones, Liversedge.
	Played at Tranmere Rovers' old Prenton Park ground, not the one that they moved to, a year later, in 1912. Harry Chambers became the first schoolboy to score an international hat-trick. Eight years later, he scored in his first two league games for Liverpool and went on to win his first full cap in the same match as Warney Cresswell, in 1921.
6	13 May 1911 - England 1 Scotland 1 [1-0] St James' Park, Newcastle upon Tyne (12,000)	Winterhalter Templeton	HD
		Jones had a second-half penalty saved by McLaren
	England: W.Allen, H.Dawson, J.Ferguson, H.Bull, A.Jonesᶜ, T.Johnson, W.Vasey, S.Hartnell, A.Winterhalter, Harry Chambers, F.Rogers. Reserve: J.Crisp.
	The Scottish Schools' Football Association was formed in 1903, the year before England's, but it took them eight years to field a national team. The equaliser, from Scotland's captain, came four minutes from time, and ended England's four-year winning run.

Season 1911-12
Class of 1912 (born after 31 August 1897 - 14 or under on 31 August 1912): Football League debuts: Peter Holland (Blackburn Rovers) 1919 (Division 1) Benny Cross (Burnley) 1920 (Division 1) Ben Timmins (Walsall) 1921 (Division 3 North) Stan Earle (Arsenal) 1922 (Division 1) Charlie Butler (Gillingham) 1923 (Division 3 South) William Kirby (Durham City) 1926 (Division 3 North) Full internationals: Stan Earle (1924)
7	20 April 1912 - England 0 Wales 1 [0-1] Elm Park, Reading (tbc)	Clode	HL
	England: J.Exford, N.Cartledge, R.Bishop, J.Bevan, B.Timmins, W.Gardner, G.Wilson, G.Walls, Stan Earleᶜ, S.Perrin, S.Hilton. Reserves: F.Atherton, B.Slade, S.Renwick.
	The Welsh Schools' Football Association was formed in 1911, and thus, took over selection of the team. They were due to host the match on 13 April, but with Wales meeting Ireland at Ninian Park, Cardiff in a full international on that date, and the national coal strike causing all sorts of problems, it was decided to play it in England again. To great surprise, the hosts suffered their first defeat, and the visitors were worthy winners for the first time, England's boys reportedly playing too much as individuals, rather than combining as a team.
8	18 May 1912 - Scotland 5 England 0 [4-0] Hampden Park, Glasgow (14,000)	Miller (3), Templeton, Park	AL
	England: W.Kirby, C.Butler, F.Atherton, B.Crossᶜ, G.Langford, W.Gardner, J.Herber, G.Walls, P.Holland, G.Pennance, S.Renwick. Reserves: H.Tait, R.Latimer.
	England were overwhelmed by their opponents' attacking capabilities on their first trip over the border into Scotland.

Season 1912-13
Class of 1913 (born after 31 August 1898 - 14 or under on 31 August 1913): Football League debuts: Dicky York (Aston Villa) 1919 (Division 1) Jimmy Skinner (Tottenham Hotspur) 1919 (Division 2) Tom Phillipson (Newcastle United) 1920 (Division 1) Jock McMillan (Newport County) 1920 (Division 3) Joe Robson (South Shields) 1921 (Division 2) Archie Archer (Swindon Town) 1921 (Division 3 South) Billy Cox (Charlton Athletic) 1921 (Division 3 South) Full internationals: Dicky York (1922)
9	22 March 1913 - England 9 Wales 2 [5-1] Vicarage Road, Watford (tbc)	Phillipson (2), Cox (4), York, Temple, Jones OG Davies, Jones	HW
	England: E.Love, J.Spencerᶜ, F.Dyson, J.Skinner, R.Garner, J.Robson, Dicky York, W.Phillipson, W.Cox, E.Cousins, H.Temple. Reserve: A.Hollis.
	After three games without a victory, England found their winning way again and hit nine goals for the first time, with Billy Cox's four first-half goals making him their new record scorer.
10	19 April 1913 - Wales 0 England 4 [0-1] Penydarren Park, Merthyr Tydfil (4,000)	Cox (3), Whittingham	AW
	England: W.Hamilton, W.Caldwell, A.Archer, J.Skinner, J.Carverᶜ, J.Robson, Dicky York, W.Phillipson, H.Whittingham, W.Cox, H.Temple. Reserve: E.Goldsmith.
	A second fixture was played and Cox added another hat-trick to his record score.
11	3 May 1913 - England 6 Scotland 0 [1-0] St James' Park, Newcastle upon Tyne (12,000)	Whittingham (4), Cox (2)	HW
		Carver had a second-half penalty saved by Godfrey
	England: W.Hamilton, J.McMillan, A.Archer, J.Skinner, J.Carverᶜ, J.Robson, Dicky York, W.Phillipson, H.Whittingham, W.Cox, H.Temple. Reserves: W.Caldwell, R.Garner.
	The crossbars were apparently dropped to a very low height of around five feet and eight inches, but they did not stop the England team from securing a very comfortable first victory against the Scots. McMillan appears in the ESFA records as 'Macmillan', but becomes 'McMillan' in the Football League records.

Season 1913-14
Class of 1914 (born after 31 August 1899 - 14 or under on 31 August 1914): Football League debuts: Eric Cutler (Wolverhampton Wanderers) 1920 (Division 2) Alec Wall (Everton) 1920 (Division 1) Clarence Gregory (Queen's Park Rangers) 1920 (Division 3) Edward Watson (Sunderland) 1920 (Division 1) George Hebden (Leicester City) 1921 (Division 2) George Harris (Southend United) 1921 (Division 3 South) Charlie Radford (Manchester United) 1921 (Division 1) Bill Thompson (Nottingham Forest) 1922 (Division 1) James Nicholson (Ashington) 1922 (Division 3 North)
12	7 March 1914 - Wales 0 England 5 [0-2] Vetch Field, Swansea (10,000)	Gregory, Clixby (4)	AW
	England: A.Scott, W.Thompson, E.Watson, J.Nicholson, S.Collins, E.Goldsmithᶜ, E.Cutler, C.Gregory, C.Radford, H.Whitehead, G.Clixby. Reserve: G.Wilson.
	England's fourth visit to Wales and they had yet to concede a goal.
13	14 April 1914 - England 3 Wales 1 [0-1] Molineux, Wolverhampton (7,000)	Bowley, Cutler (pen), Wall Scott	HW
	England: G.Hebden, W.Vigor, A.Ross, G.Harris, J.Nicholson, E.Goldsmith, E.Cutlerᶜ, B.Thompson, A.Wall, R.Bowley, H.Whitehead.
	Once again, home and away fixtures were arranged with Wales, with England's home game played on the day after Easter Monday. Clixby withdrew from the original selection and was replaced by Ross, who then had to switch to full-back on the day to replace Watson, as Bowley, the other original reserve, took his place. With an unfamiliar defence, England looked shaky in the first half, but recovered well after the interval and finished strongly.
14	16 May 1914 - Scotland 0 England 0 [0-0] Hampden Park, Glasgow (17,000)		AD
	England: G.Hebden, F.Foster, E.Watson, J.Nicholsonᶜ, A.Dennis, E.Goldsmith, E.Cutler, B.Thompson, C.Radford, H.Whitehead, G.Clixby. Reserve: W.Thompson.
	Two weeks earlier, Wales had met Scotland at schoolboy level for the first time, at Ninian Park, Cardiff, and thrashed them 6-2, after conceding in the first attack of the game and being two goals down at the interval. In front of the biggest-yet schoolboy international crowd, Scotland's defence was more secure against England and the first goalless draw was due, by a large part, to the brilliance of Hebden in England's goal, as they laid claim to be the first unofficial British champions.

In July 1914, the Schools' Football International Board was formed to govern the specific rules for matches between the three British nations. Ireland would not be invited to join them for another twenty years, due to the fact that schoolmasters had no input to the local schoolboys competitions and there was no over-arching governing body on the island. The new rules established that matches were to be forty minutes each way (some had already been) and each player did not have to have been born in the country that he was playing for, he merely had to attend an elementary school in that country. and have been selected by a local schools' association.

Season 1914-15
Class of 1915 (born after 31 August 1900 - 14 or under on 31 August 1915): Football League debuts: Jack Townrow (Clapton Orient) 1919 (Division 2) Billy Charlton (South Shields) 1919 (Division 2) Chris Swan (Newcastle United) 1920 (Division 1) Harry Wake (Newcastle United) 1920 (Division 1) Len Thompson (Birmingham) 1921 (Division 1) Full internationals: Jack Townrow (1925) and Edgar Kail (1929)
15	24 April 1915 - Wales 1 England 1 [1-1] Ninian Park, Cardiff (4,000)	Scott Swan	AD
	England: T.Moyse, R.Pinckney, L.Wright, Jack Townrowᶜ, W.Charlton, H.Wake, H.Leigh, C.Swan, A.Sly, Edgar Kail, L.Thompson. Reserve: S.Griffiths.
	England conceded and failed to win for the first time in Wales. A second fixture was not played, perhaps due to the sensitivities of impacting the war effort.
16	1 May 1915 - England 6 Scotland 2 [2-2] Molineux, Wolverhampton (4,000)	Reed, Kail (3), Swan, Townrow Thomson, Lister	HW
	England: R.Knight, H.Leigh, L.Wright, Jack Townrowᶜ, S.Griffiths, H.Wake, W.Reed, C.Swan, W.Charlton, Edgar Kail, H.Melson. Reserve: T.Moyse.
	Edgar Kail, who won his first cap for the England amateur team, five years later, and was the last full international that only played non-league club football, gave an impressive display of firepower to defeat the Scots, who suffered a 5-1 loss to Wales, at Hampden Park, Glasgow, three weeks later.

Season 1915-16
Class of 1916 (born after 31 August 1901 - 14 or under on 31 August 1916): Football League debuts: Sam Hopkinson (Rotherham County) 1919 (Division 2) Maurice Wellock (Halifax Town) 1921 (Division 3 North) Dick Hughes (Bristol City) 1921 (Division 2) Billy Cowell (Huddersfield Town) 1922 (Division 1) Tommy Glidden (West Bromwich Albion) 1922 (Division 1) George Smith (Gillingham) 1923 (Division 3 South)
17	15 April 1916 - England 2 Wales 1 [1-0] Burnden Park, Bolton (4,000)	Wellock, Roberts Morgan	HW
	England: G.Fell, R.Rodden, R.Hughesᶜ, J.Bannister, W.Girvan, R.Wardhaugh, H.Maynard, G.Smith, M.Wellock, W.Roberts, S.Hopkinson. Reserve: A.Roberts.
	The Football League and FA Cup were halted because of the war. There was no such restriction for schools' football, though Wales did not play again until after the war. They signed off with another closely-contested game between the two countries.
18	24 April 1916 - Scotland 4 England 1 [3-0] Hampden Park, Glasgow (3,000)	Anderson (2), McFadyen, White Maynard	AL
	England: W.Cowell, E.Phillips, R.Hughesᶜ, R.Wardhaugh, E.Collingwood, R.Ronald, H.Maynard, T.Glidden, M.Wellock, W.Roberts, S.Hopkinson. Reserve: W.Girvan.
	A humbling defeat for England on Easter Monday.

Season 1916-17
Class of 1917 (born after 31 August 1902 - 14 or under on 31 August 1917): Football League debuts: Sam Hopkinson (Rotherham County) 1919 (Division 2) Frank Townrow (Arsenal) 1922 (Division 1) Reserve, Tommy Maskill (Maskell in the ESFA records) debuted for Coventry City in the second division in 1923 Charles Haigh (Accrington Stanley) 1924 (Division 3 North) Cyril Rhodes (Rotherham County) 1924 (Division 3 North)
19	5 May 1917 - England 1 Scotland 0 [0-0] Valley Parade, Bradford (4,000)	Townrow	HW
	England: W.Keill, G.Hollis, C.Rhodes, W.Barrett, C.Haighᶜ, T.Mason, A.Andrews, F.Townrow, H.Jakeman, C.Fenwick, S.Hopkinson. Reserve: T.Maskill.
	Frank Townrow followed in his older brother, Jack's footsteps, from two years earlier, and netted the only goal of the game, seven minutes from time.

There was no class of 1918, as the war had taken its toll, but all three countries returned afresh in 1919. The school-leaving age had been raised to 14 which would have a minimal effect, but there were more schoolboys still in education and available for selection.

Season 1918-19
Class of 1919 (born after 31 August 1904 - 14 or under on 31 August 1919): Football League debuts: Billy Williams (West Ham United) 1922 (Division 2) - aged 16 Billy Dixon (Grimsby Town) 1924 (Division 3 North) Jimmy Hanson (Manchester United) 1924 (Division 2) Gordon Bell (Wrexham) 1929 (Division 3 North)
20	22 March 1919 - Wales 3 England 1 [1-0] Vetch Field, Swansea (9,000)	Bradley, Ludvigsen, Price Charlton (pen)	AL
		Bower saved a penalty from Bradley, who scored from the rebound
	England: F.Bower, A.Quinnell, A.Hetherington, W.Dixon, J.Kendall, W.Charltonᶜ, J.Anderson, J.Hanson, H.Noyce, T.Hammond, W.Williams. Reserve: A.Cashmore.
	The first post-war schoolboy international saw England's first defeat in Wales.
21	22 April 1919 - England 3 Wales 0 [2-0] Anfield, Liverpool (10,000)	Hanson, Williams, Bell	HW
	England: C.Hutchinson, A.Richardson, A.Hetherington, W.Dixonᶜ, A.Cashmore, W.Charlton, L.Scarffe, G.Bell, J.Hanson, W.Williams, V.Welsh. Reserve: L.Goad.
	A good crowd on the day after Easter Monday as England secured their first post-war victory with relative ease in their second meeting of the year. Wales made substitutions at the break, including changing their goalkeeper.
22	10 May 1919 - Scotland 5 England 0 [2-0] Hampden Park, Glasgow (20,000)	Hislop, Drummond (2), Marshall, McKenzie	AL
	England: C.Hutchinson, A.Richardsonᶜ, A.Cashmore, W.Charlton, W.Dixon, L.Goad, L.Scarffe, G.Bell, J.Hanson, W.Williams, V.Welsh. Reserve: A.Hetherington.
	Seven days earlier, Scotland had beaten Wales for the first time, 2-0 at Vetch Field, Swansea, and an impressive start to the post-war period saw them claim their first unofficial British championship in front of another record crowd. England made only one change from the previous game, but the Scots were unchanged, and recorded their biggest win since England's first visit to Hampden, in 1912.

Season 1919-20
Class of 1920 (born after 31 August 1905 - 14 or under on 31 August 1920): Football League debuts: Billy Williams (West Ham United) 1922 (Division 2) - aged 16 Tom Jones (Aston Villa) 1925 (Division 1) William Drew (Queen's Park Rangers) 1926 (Division 3 South) Eddie Beats (Queen's Park Rangers) 1928 (Division 3 South) Harold Houghton (Everton) 1928 (Division 1) Walter Buckley (Bradford) 1929 (Division 2)
23	24 April 1920 - Wales 0 England 2 [0-0] Mid Rhondda Ground, Tonypandy (10,000)	Williams (2)	AW
	England: S.Andrews, H.Homley, C.Olsen, W.Charlton, T.Jones, W.Buckley, G.Goodman, G.Bell, W.Williamsᶜ, E.Beats, W.Eltringham. Reserve: H.Houghton.
	England had the advantage in height and weight which were often significant at this level of football.
24	8 May 1920 - England 4 Scotland 0 [2-0] Blundell Park, Cleethorpes (14,000)	Bell (2), Houghton (2)	HW
	England: S.Andrews, H.Homley, C.Olsen, W.Charlton, T.Jonesᶜ, W.Buckley, W.Drew, G.Bell, E.Beats, H.Houghton, W.Molloy. Reserve: E.Goulden.
	Billy Williams was in the original line-up, but was replaced by Molloy. England were too powerful for their opponents and established themselves as the top British team in front of their biggest home crowd to date. Scotland beat Wales, 3-0 at Hampden Park, Glasgow, two weeks later.

Season 1920-21
Class of 1921 (born after 31 August 1906 - 14 or under on 31 August 1921): Football League debuts: George Taylor (Notts County) 1925 (Division 1) George Maskill (York City) 1932 (Division 3 North) Reserve, George Heywood debuted for Port Vale in the second division in 1935
25	30 April 1921 - England 1 Wales 1 [1-1] Hillary Street, Walsall (tbc)	Webb Callaghan	HD
	England: A.Parrish, A.Taylor, W.Dunwoody, G.Maskill, J.Evansᶜ, R.Fairfoull, G.Taylor, A.Barrett, L.Webb, A.Newton, J.Bushnell. Reserve: G.Heywood.
	A return to the scene of the very first schoolboy international, as the visitors put up a strong challenge to hold the favourites to a draw.
26	21 May 1921 - Scotland 1 England 2 [0-2] Cathkin Park, Glasgow (23,000)	McNeil Barrett, Reinke	AW
	England: W.Parkinson, W.Dunwoody, P.Jennings, G.Maskill, L.Holfordᶜ, J.Evans, G.Taylor, A.Barrett, C.Fraser, A.Reinke, C.Delahay. Reserve: F.Wilkins.
	Seven days earlier, Scotland had beaten Wales for the third successive year, by 3-0, at Ynys Field, Aberdare, but they then suffered the first home defeat of either side in their tenth meeting with England, before yet another record crowd, in their first game away from Hampden which was being used for the Scottish Junior Cup Final. England claimed a second successive unofficial British championship.

Season 1921-22
Class of 1922 (born after 31 August 1907 - 14 or under on 31 August 1922): Football League debuts: Frank Cresswell (Sunderland) 1926 (Division 1) Sep Rutherford (Portsmouth) 1927 (Division 1) Alec Sheffield (Exeter City) 1929 (Division 3 South) William Clarke (Notts County) 1934 (Division 2)
27	25 March 1922 - Wales 1 England 1 [1-1] Vetch Field, Swansea (9,000)	Pattimore (pen) Rutherford	AD
	England: W.Parkinson, G.Small, G.Clarke, J.Pegg, B.Bartonᶜ, H.Andrews, J.Loader, M.Churchill, J.Gibbs, F.Cresswell, S.Rutherford. Reserve: B.Bridge.
	Two younger brothers of full internationals appeared for England; Frank Cresswell (Warney, who also played for England schoolboys) and Sep Rutherford (Jock) who went on to score the opening goal in the 1934 FA Cup Final for Portsmouth, before they succumbed to Manchester City.
28	13 May 1922 - England 0 Scotland 0 [0-0] Stamford Bridge, Fulham (20,000)		HD
	England: W.Parkinson, B.Bridge, G.Clarke, A.Sheffield, B.Bartonᶜ, A.Reveler, M.Dempsey, G.Heath, J.Pegg, F.Cresswell, J.Gibbs. Reserve: H.Andrews.
	The Duke of York, who became King George VI, 14 years later, attended and presented the caps to each player at the first schoolboy international to be played in London. England's first 20,000 crowd (also reported as 15,000 and 25,000!) saw a competitive match, but England failed to beat the Scottish goalkeeper, Jack Harkness, who was a member of the famous Wembley Wizards that won 5-1 against England, six years later. Scotland went on to take the unofficial British title from England, two weeks later, by beating Wales 3-0, at Tynecastle Park, Edinburgh, extending their run to eleven goals without reply against the Welsh.

Season 1922-23
Class of 1923 (born after 31 August 1908 - 14 or under on 31 August 1923): Football League debuts: Frank Cresswell (Sunderland) 1926 (Division 1) Ron Stainton (Birmingham) 1927 (Division 1) Tommy Tait (Southport) 1927 (Division 3 North) Hugh McLenahan (Manchester United) 1928 (Division 1) George Hickman (Halifax Town) 1929 (Division 3 North) Original reserve, Jack Morfitt debuted for Birmingham in the first division in 1931 Reg Spencer (Tranmere Rovers) 1932 (Division 3 North)
29	21 April 1923 - England 7 Wales 2 [4-1] Filbert Street, Leicester (5,000)	Tait (2), Nash (2), McLenahan, Davis, Hillyer Murphy (2)	HW
	England: A.Mead, T.McCabe, H.Walker, H.McLenahan, C.Davis, A.Spencer, J.Smith, E.Nash, T.Tait, F.Cresswellᶜ, C.Hillyer. Reserve: E.Ellis.
	England's biggest win in over ten years.
30	19 May 1923 - Scotland 5 England 3 [2-0] Hampden Park, Glasgow (15,000)	David, Robertson (2), McArdle, McDougall Ellis (2), Cresswell	AL
	England: A.Mead, R.Stainton, J.Burrows, H.McLenahan, C.Davis, A.Spencer, G.Hickman, E.Ellis, T.Tait, F.Cresswellᶜ, C.Hillyer. Reserves: R.Rutherford, E.Nash.
	Wales had beaten Scotland, 4-1 at Ynys Field, Aberdare, seven days earlier, ending a run of defeats against them that went back to before the war, but Scotland evened things up between the three nations with an overdue win against England. Rutherford, a goalkeeper, came in as a substitute after the withdrawal of original reserve, Jack Morfitt, a defender, who captained Yorkshire Boys to victory against Northumberland in the Northern Counties Cup Final at North Shields on the same day.

In 1923, a shield (valued at 150 guineas) that had been used for international charity matches since the war was donated by Lord Invernairn to the Schools' Football International Board to be presented to the winners of the annual triangular series of matches.

Season 1923-24
Class of 1924 (born after 31 August 1909 - 14 or under on 31 August 1924): Football League debuts: George Power (Rochdale) 1928 (Division 3 North) George Mathison (Newcastle United) 1929 (Division 1) Tom Halliday (Darlington) 1929 (Division 3 North) George Taylor (Bolton Wanderers) 1931 (Division 1) Arthur Bullock (Hull City) 1933 (Division 3 North)
Invernairn (Victory) Shield
31	10 May 1924 - Wales 3 England 2 [2-1] Ninian Park, Cardiff (tbc)	Jenkins (2), Thomas Hodgson, Cross	AL
	England: H.Chapman, C.Gardner, J.Wolverson, G.Marsden, T.Hallidayᶜ, G.Perkins, G.Luckett, T.Hodgson, J.Cross, G.Taylor, A.Bullock. Reserve: B.Spencer.
	England were well beaten in a late start to the internationals season. A.Brett was originally named, but was replaced by Luckett. It was reported years later that it was at this time that the England team was first under the care of George Crandon, a Bristol schoolmaster who trained and managed the team until the mid-1950s and also became chairman of the English Schools' FA in 1932. According to some records, George Taylor, who was a reserve for a full international in 1938, was 15 when he played for the schoolboys, but it seems more likely that he was born in 1910, rather than the suggested 1909). At Bolton, he played alongside George T.Taylor, another ex-England schoolboy.
32	17 May 1924 - England 1 Scotland 2 [1-0] Turf Moor, Burnley (10,000)	Taylor Dailly (2)	HL
	England: G.Power, C.Gardner, B.Spencer, G.Mathison, F.Oaten, P.Dellow, H.Bailey, T.Hodgson, F.Sparrow, G.Taylorᶜ, A.Bullock. Reserve: G.Marsden.
	England made seven changes, but still suffered a third successive defeat for the first time, as Scotland came from behind to record their first away win in the fixture. This left Scotland and Wales contesting the prize, a week later, at Hampden Park, Glasgow, where Wales came from two goals down, before their meeting ended in a draw for the first time (2-2), but unlike the full international championship, the winners were determined by goal average, so Scotland became the first winners of the shield.

Season 1924-25
Class of 1925 (born after 31 August 1910 - 14 or under on 31 August 1925): Football League debuts: Tom Charlton (Ashington) 1928 (Division 3 North) Jimmy Richardson (Newcastle United) 1929 (Division 1) Thomas Pickard (Gateshead) 1930 (Division 3 North) Harry Gooney (Sheffield United) 1930 (Division 1) Ralph Ward (Bradford) 1930 (Division 2) Les Miller (Tottenham Hotspur) 1936 (Division 2) - professional debut in 1935 for Sochaux-Montbéliard in French Ligue 1 Full internationals: Jimmy Richardson (1933)
33	16 April 1925 - England 3 Wales 1 [2-0] Boleyn Ground, Upton Park (7,000)	Watson, Staddon, Miller Glover	HW
	England: E.Haywood, J.Moss, T.Charlton, F.Robson, W.Gooneyᶜ, E.Garnett, G.Luckett, J.Watson, B.Staddon, H.Cochrane, L.Miller. Reserve: K.Tuvey.
	A first meeting on a Thursday saw England get back to winning ways.
Friendly match
34	9 May 1925 - Wales 2 England 2 [1-1] Vetch Field, Swansea (tbc)	L.Jones, Glover Watson, Gooney	AabD
	Match abandoned, waterlogged pitch
	England: T.Pickard, J.Moss, R.Ward, F.Robson, W.Gooneyᶜ, H.Capener, G.Luckett, J.Watson, J.Richardson, S.Cooper, E.Mitson. Reserve: K.Tuvey.
	The second meeting between the teams was brought to an abrupt end due to heavy rain. Wales would not avoid defeat against England again until 1940.
Invernairn (Victory) Shield
35	30 May 1925 - Scotland 3 England 2 [0-2] Tynecastle Park, Edinburgh (12,000)	Russell, Wilkie, King Staddon, Gooney	AL
	England: E.Haywood, J.Moss, R.Ward, F.Robson, W.Gooneyᶜ, K.Tuvey, G.Luckett, J.Watson, B.Staddon, J.Richardson, E.Mitson. Reserve: S.Cooper.
	England only made three changes for their first visit to Edinburgh, in a late finish to the season, with Harry Gooney becoming the first to captain them three times. With a strong wind behind them, they were two goals up at the interval, but lost to a last-minute winner, their third successive defeat by the Scots. Some reports credited the first goal to Watson and Scotland's equaliser to a Ward own goal, and it was certainly deflected by him. The crowd was estimated at anything between 10,000 and 16,000. Scotland had beaten Wales at Ninian Park, Cardiff by a single goal, five minutes from time, and thus retained the Victory Shield.

Season 1925-26
Class of 1926 (born after 31 August 1911 - 14 or under on 31 August 1926): Football League debuts: Cliff Bastin (Exeter City) 1928 (Division 3 South) - aged 16 Sid Cann (Torquay United) 1928 (Division 3 South) Sep Smith (Leicester City) 1929 (Division 1) Les Howe (Tottenham Hotspur) 1930 (Division 2) Len Goulden (West Ham United) 1933 (Division 2) Full internationals: Cliff Bastin (1931), Sep Smith (1935) and Len Goulden (1937)
36	5 April 1926 - England 3 Scotland 0 [1-0] Roker Park, Sunderland (26,000)	Adams (2), Bulford	HW
	England: D.Preston, S.Cann, T.Charlton, H.Towle, H.Barberᶜ, L.Howe, W.Bulford, Len Goulden, J.Adams, S.Smith, F.Webb. Reserves: Lambert, Cliff Bastin.
	A switch to Easter Monday brought a record crowd and England's first home win against Scotland since 1920.
37	17 April 1926 - Wales 1 England 2 [0-1] Ynys Field, Aberdare (3,000)	Harris Webb, Bastin	AW
	England: D.Preston, S.Cann, T.Charltonᶜ, H.Towle, L.Howe, W.Ormond, W.Bulford, Len Goulden, J.Adams, Cliff Bastin, F.Webb. Reserves: Lambert, Richardson.
	Another victory for England gave them their first silverware, the Victory Shield. Scotland beat Wales, 3-1 at Pittodrie Park, Aberdeen to finish runners-up in their defence of the title. Cliff Bastin's move to Arsenal in 1929 led to him winning the league, FA Cup and a full England cap whilst still a teenager.

Season 1926-27
Class of 1927 (born after 31 August 1912 - 14 or under on 31 August 1927): Football League debuts: Ronnie Dix (Bristol Rovers) 1928 (Division 3 South) - aged 15 Albert Geldard (Bradford) 1929 (Division 2) - aged 15 George Mason (Coventry City) 1932 (Division 3 South) Jack Pinder (York City) 1932 (Division 3 North) Raich Carter (Sunderland) 1932 (Division 1) John Watson (Everton) 1933 (Division 1) Robert Scott (Burnley) 1933 (Division 2) Ernie Toser (Millwall) 1937 (Division 3 South) Full internationals: Albert Geldard (1933), Raich Carter (1934) and Ronnie Dix (1938)
38	23 April 1927 - England 6 Wales 2 [3-1] Eastville, Bristol (8,000)	Dix (4), Bromiley, Carter Boulter, Sayce (pen)	HW
	England: R.Scott, J.Pinder, G.O'Malley, P.Warner, G.Mason, P.Astley, Albert Geldard, Raich Carter, Ronnie Dixᶜ, T.Bromiley, H.Kerslake. Reserve: Davies.
	Little wonder that England won easily, with a triumvirate of future full internationals in their midst, two of whom set Football League records at the age of 15. Geldard was the youngest debutant and Dix, the youngest scorer, a record that still stands. Raich Carter played for England before, during and after the war.
39	28 May 1927 - Scotland 3 England 1 [1-0] Hampden Park, Glasgow (12,000)	Clelland, Mutch (2) Dix	AL
	England: J.Horsman, J.Pinderᶜ, I.Cope, R.Lakin, E.Toser, F.Tavener, Albert Geldard, Raich Carter, Ronnie Dix, T.Bromiley, J.Watson.
	Scotland recorded a third victory on consecutive Saturdays, having despatched Wales, 3-1 at Ebbw Vale, and then, in a first meeting with Ireland, defeated them, 5-0 at Cliftonville. England's budding stars were outwitted as Scotland regained the Victory Shield. Match-winner, George Mutch went on to score the only goal of a jubilee international against England, at Highbury, in 1935, and three years later, it was the dramatic last-minute penalty winner for Preston North End in the FA Cup Final which catapulted his name into folklore. Ernie Toser won two FA Amateur Cup winners' medals with Dulwich Hamlet. Horsman appears in the ESFA records with a likely mis-spelling of 'Hormsman', but also appears as 'Horseman' and 'Hormsman' in the records of the Durham County Schools' Football Association.

Season 1927-28
Class of 1928 (born after 31 August 1913 - 14 or under on 31 August 1928): Football League debuts: Reg Stockill (York City) 1929 (Division 3 North) - aged 15 Albert Geldard (Bradford) 1929 (Division 2) - aged 15 Reg Trim (Bournemouth) 1931 (Division 3 South) Bobby Stuart (Middlesbrough) 1932 (Division 1) Raich Carter (Sunderland) 1932 (Division 1) William Roper (Tranmere Rovers) 1932 (Division 3 North) Full internationals: Albert Geldard (1933) and Raich Carter (1934)
40	21 April 1928 - England 5 Scotland 0 [3-0] Filbert Street, Leicester (16,000)	McGovern (2), Howlett (2), Stockill	HW
	England: W.Roper, R.Stuart, R.Trimᶜ, G.Taylor, W.Ives, W.Puffett, Albert Geldard, J.McGovern, W.Howlett, Raich Carter, R.Stockill.
	Originally scheduled for 24 March, it was put back four weeks when Filbert Street was chosen to host the FA Cup semi-final between Arsenal and Blackburn Rovers on that date. Stockill appears in the ESFA records as 'Stockhill'. Two members of the side made their league debuts less than 18 months later, emphasizing the real value of an international schoolboy team.
41	12 May 1928 - Wales 1 England 3 [0-2] Vetch Field, Swansea (tbc)	Clarke Carter (2), Stuart (pen)	AW
	England: W.Roper, R.Stuart, R.Trim, G.Taylor, W.Ives, W.Puffett, D.Burge, J.McGovern, W.Howlett, Raich Carterᶜ, R.Stockill. Reserves: Groon, Townend.
	Scotland beat Wales, 5-0 at Pittodrie Park, Aberdeen, seven days earlier, with Wales also missing a penalty. The Shield returned to England, whilst both Scotland and Wales went on to defeat Ireland; Scotland by 5-0 at Easter Road, Edinburgh, a week later, before Wales beat Ireland 5-2 in their first meeting, at Cliftonville, seven days after that. The ESFA continued to resist calls for them to meet the Irish schoolboy team, due to the ongoing situation where teachers were not involved in organising the teams, as they were throughout Great Britain.

Season 1928-29
Class of 1929 (born after 31 August 1914 - 14 or under on 31 August 1929): Football League debuts: Stan Matthews (Stoke City) 1932 (Division 2) Ted Fenton (West Ham United) 1932 (Division 2) Jack Smith (Huddersfield Town) 1933 (Division 1) Jack Dowen (Wolverhampton Wanderers) 1934 (Division 1) Reserve, Cyril Dean debuted for Reading in the Third Division (South) in 1937 George Hannah (Port Vale) 1938 (Division 3 South) Full internationals: Stan Matthews (1934)
42	20 April 1929 - England 3 Wales 0 [1-0] Dean Court, Bournemouth (tbc)	Smith, Dean, Asker	HW
	England: W.Halsey, L.Lathamᶜ, J.Dowen, G.Hannah, W.Loveridge, R.Dewhurst, Stan Matthews, C.Dean, J.Smith, W.Asker, G.Vanner. Reserve: R.Colbourne.
	This was the first international appearance of one of the most famous ever to have played the game. Sir Stanley Matthews, who played for England at 42, as the first European Footballer of the Year, and was knighted before his last game in the top flight, 36 years after winning his only cap at schoolboy level, where the scoreline reportedly flattered England. Two West Ham boys, Fenton and Hooper, had to withdraw because they had been in contact with a boy who had contracted smallpox. They were replaced by Dean and Vanner. Seven days later, Ireland made a first visit to Wales, losing 5-0 at Ninian Park, Cardiff.
43	18 May 1929 - Scotland 4 England 3 [2-1] Ibrox Park, Glasgow (15,000)	Mutch (2), Walker, Dougan Smith (2), Fenton	AL
	England: W.Halsey, L.Latham, J.Dowen, R.Colbourne, J.Radford, R.Dewhurst, N.Bell, J.Smith, E.Fenton, W.Askerᶜ, A.Hooper.
	Scotland had lost 3-2 to Wales at Vetch Field, Swansea, but their victory against England in a lively encounter was not enough to regain the Victory Shield, as England retained it on goal average.

Season 1929-30
Class of 1930 (born after 31 August 1915 - 14 or under on 31 August 1930): Football League debuts: John Turner (Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic) 1934 (Division 3 South) Ronnie Palmer (Millwall) 1935 (Division 3 South) Gilbert Glidden (Port Vale) 1935 (Division 2) Len Flack (Norwich City) 1935 (Division 2) David Halford (Derby County) 1936 (Division 1) Jackie Deverall (Reading) 1939 (Division 3 South)
44	12 April 1930 - Wales 1 England 3 [1-1] Somerton Park, Newport (tbc)	Edwards Palmer (3)	AW
	England: P.O'Dowd, J.Turner, H.Scottᶜ, W.Little, D.Balmer, J.Deverall, B.Tasker, R.Palmer, R.Hall, G.Glidden, D.Halford. Reserve: W.Flack.
	Ronnie Palmer's hat-trick secured England's fifth successive victory against the Welsh.
45	21 April 1930 - England 3 Scotland 1 [0-0] Hillsborough, Sheffield (21,500)	Palmer (3) McCullagh	HW
	England: P.O'Dowd, J.Turnerᶜ, H.Scott, W.Little, W.Flack, J.Deverall, A.Colley, R.Hall, R.Palmer, J.Cocker, D.Halford. Reserves: Fenwick, Crookes.
	Another Palmer hat-trick gave England a hat-trick of Victory Shields, the first in the history of the competition, as staging the fixture on Easter Monday led to record receipts. Scotland beat Wales, 3-1 at Tynecastle Park, Edinburgh to finish runners-up for the third year in succession.

Season 1930-31
Class of 1931 (born after 31 August 1916 - 14 or under on 31 August 1931): Football League debuts: Bob Allen (Clapton Orient) 1934 (Division 3 South) Richard McIntosh (Barrow) 1934 (Division 3 North) - England amateur international (1936) Norman Catlin (Southampton) 1935 (Division 2) Albert Ross (Middlesbrough) 1936 (Division 1) Freddie Scott (York City) 1937 (Division 3 North) Alf Smirk (Southend United) 1938 (Division 3 South)
46	8 April 1931 - England 4 Wales 3 [2-2] The Dell, Southampton (9,601)	Hemblade, Whittle, McIntosh (2) Francis, Emanuel, Davies	HW
		Balmer missed a first-half penalty
	England: L.Broughton, A.Rossᶜ, R.Newell, S.Lowe, D.Balmer, L.Mansfield, N.Catlin, W.Hemblade, W.Whittle, R.McIntosh, A.Allen. Reserve: Briggs.
	Wales were two goals up inside half an hour in an exciting game, but England clinched victory in the last five minutes. Ten days later, Wales beat Scotland, 3-2 at Somerton Park, Newport, their first win against them in the Victory Shield.
47	16 May 1931 - Scotland 2 England 2 [0-2] Hampden Park, Glasgow (10,000)	Ross (pen), McLean Scott, Paton OG	AD
	England: C.Wheatley, A.Rossᶜ, J.Wainwright, S.Lowe, D.Balmer, L.Mansfield, A.Smirk, F.Scott, W.Foy, R.McIntosh, A.Allen.
	Scotland's equaliser came three minutes from the end, but it wasn't enough to prevent England from securing a record fourth successive Victory Shield. Seven days later, Ireland avoided defeat for the first time by drawing 1-1 with Scotland in Belfast, but they would still have to wait another three years before England would play them.

Season 1931-32
Class of 1932 (born after 31 August 1917 - 14 or under on 31 August 1932): Football League debuts: Phil Taylor (Bristol Rovers) 1935 (Division 3 South) Norman Catlin (Southampton) 1935 (Division 2) Jimmy Hagan (Derby County) 1935 (Division 1) Denis Compton (Arsenal) 1936 (Division 1) - England wartime international (1940) Johnny Spuhler (Sunderland) 1937 (Division 1) Les Goldberg (Leeds United) 1937 (Division 1) Reserve, Ernie Tagg debuted for Crewe Alexandra in the Third Division (North) in 1938 Tom Alton (Derby County) 1938 (Division 1) Full internationals: Phil Taylor (1947) and Jimmy Hagan (1948)
Friendly match
48	9 April 1932 - England 1 Wales 0 [0-0] Ashton Gate, Bristol (9,800)	Taylor	HW
	England: J.Hilton, T.Alton, L.Goldberg, Phil Taylorᶜ, R.Wilson, D.Compton, Jones, Jimmy Hagan, N.Catlin, T.Lewis, Jewett. Reserve: J.Harper.
	With the Welsh Schools' FA struggling financially during the depression, an additional match with England was staged for the first time in seven years, with all of the proceeds being donated to help them to recover. It was settled, rather fortuitously, with the last kick of the game, by England captain and local boy, Phil Taylor, when an intended pass caught the wind and sailed over the head of the Welsh goalkeeper, blinded by the sun. Taylor became Liverpool's manager in 1956 and appointed Bob Paisley to his backroom staff. He also signed future World Cup winner, Roger Hunt, before being succeeded by Bill Shankly. This match does not appear in the ESFA records, and consequently, there is no mention of Denis Compton, more famous as a test cricketer for England, but also won the league and FA Cup with Arsenal.
Victory Shield
49	23 April 1932 - Wales 2 England 6 [0-3] Jenner Park, Barry (6,000)	James (2) Hagan, Spuhler (3), Harper, McAweney	AW
	England: J.Hilton, L.Goldberg, H.Lanham, Phil Taylorᶜ, H.Petch, T.Grover, J.Spuhler, J.Harper, Jimmy Hagan, T.McAweney, T.Lewis. Reserves: T.Alton, D.Compton, E.Tagg.
	Alton, Compton, Pottinger and Tagg were named in the original selection, but three days later, Lanham had replaced Alton, Grover had replaced Compton, Spuhler had replaced Pottinger, and McAweney had replaced Tagg, with all except Pottinger becoming reserves. A week after the match, at Pittodrie Park, Aberdeen, Scotland beat Wales by a single goal, leaving the meeting with England to, once again, decide the winners of the shield. Wales' miserable season was completed when they became the first team to lose to Ireland, going down 4-3 in Belfast.
50	14 May 1932 - England 5 Scotland 0 [3-0] St James' Park, Newcastle upon Tyne (25,000)	Taylor, Hagan (2), Harper (2)	HW
	England: J.Hilton, L.Goldberg, H.Lanhamᶜ, Phil Taylor, H.Petch, T.Grover, W.Laidlaw, J.Spuhler, J.Harper, Jimmy Hagan, T.Lewis. Reserves: Lewis, T.Alton, D.Compton, Bohan.
	England only made one change and were too powerful for the Scots as they secured a fifth successive title. It was also reported that 30,000 were present.

Season 1932-33
Class of 1933 (born after 31 August 1918 - 14 or under on 31 August 1933): Football League debuts: Reserve, Viv Aston debuted for Bury in the second division in 1939 Billy Pears (Newcastle United) 1939 (Division 2) Ken Bird (Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic) 1939 (Division 3 South) Cyril Briggs (Accrington Stanley) 1946 (Division 3 North) - FA Cup debut (1945)
51	22 April 1933 - England 2 Wales 1 [1-1] Recreation Ground, Chesterfield (12,000)	Evans, Ridgeway Hall	HW
	England: K.Bird, K.Blanchard, H.Lanhamᶜ, W.Wilkes, C.Bush, W.Johnson, F.Evans, S.Bradley, W.Pears, D.Ridgeway, G.Pennell. Reserves: J.Inglis, W.Aston, Pearson, Bunce.
	The international season began, two weeks earlier, when Wales drew 2-2 with Scotland at Somerton Park, Newport.
52	20 May 1933 - Scotland 1 England 1 [1-1] Hampden Park, Glasgow (15,000)	White Bradley	AD
	England: J.Inglis, K.Blanchard, H.Lanhamᶜ, J.Ball, J.Briggs, W.Johnson, G.Youens, S.Bradley, W.Pears, J.Hill, D.Ridgeway. Reserves: W.Aston, Pearson.
	England wore numbered shirts for the first time, as they wrapped up a sixth successive Victory Shield. Crowd estimates varied between 10,000 and 20,000. Two weeks later, in Belfast, Ireland beat Scotland 4-1 and proved that they were ready to make the Victory Shield a four-team tournament, but with war just six years away, schoolboy internationals were about to find that their paths to becoming professional footballers were going to be much more challenging.

Season 1933-34
Class of 1934 (born after 31 August 1919 - 14 or under on 31 August 1934): Football League debuts: Syd Peppitt (Stoke City) 1936 (Division 1) Norman Fowler (Middlesbrough) 1938 (Division 1) Arthur Wright (Sunderland) 1938 (Division 1) Alan Wakeman (Aston Villa) 1938 (Division 1) Alwyne Statham (Mansfield Town) 1938 (Division 3 South) Len Edwards (Reading) 1939 (Division 3 South)
53	21 April 1934 - Wales 0 England 2 [0-1] Ninian Park, Cardiff (12,000)	Booth, Johnston	AW
	England: A.Wakeman, R.Smith, H.Fowlerᶜ, M.Cattell, L.Wheeler, A.Wright, S.Peppitt, D.Johnston, G.Butler, K.Baldwin, C.Booth. Reserves: G.Davies, A.Statham.
	Wales had beaten Ireland, 3-1 at Grosvenor Park, Belfast, in the opening match of the Victory Shield, but they suffered a tenth successive defeat against England. Peppitt is spelt as 'Peppit' in the ESFA records.
54	12 May 1934 - England 4 Scotland 1 [1-0] Arsenal Stadium, Highbury (35,000)	Butler, Cattell (3) McConnell	HW
	England: A.Wakeman, R.Smith, H.Fowler, L.Wheeler, L.Edwards, A.Wright, S.Peppitt, G.Butlerᶜ, M.Cattell, C.Booth, A.Day. Reserves: K.Baldwin, A.Statham.
	A new record attendance for a schoolboy international saw the teams presented to the Duke of York before the game. He had also attended the match at Fulham, twelve years earlier. Moving Cattell to centre-forward proved to be an inspired decision, when he scored a second-half hat-trick to win the game following Scotland's equaliser. There were other wild crowd estimates in the newspapers of up to 60,000. Seven days earlier, Scotland had beaten Wales, 5-3 at Central Park, Cowdenbeath, and went on to beat Ireland 5-2 at Douglas Park, Hamilton, a week after England's first meeting with Ireland.
55	26 May 1934 - Ireland 0 England 1 [0-1] Celtic Park, Belfast (12,000)	Cattell	AW
	England: A.Wakeman, R.Smith, H.Fowler, A.Statham, L.Edwards, A.Wright, S.Peppitt, G.Davies, M.Cattellᶜ, C.Booth, A.Day.
	The Irish Schools' Football Association had been formed in 1931, but only represented the schools in Northern Ireland. As per the national teams that were run by the Irish Football Association, they played under the title of 'Ireland'. The only goal was scored after eight minutes, as England secured their seventh successive title, in the first season to include all four home nations. Both sides wore numbered shirts. Davies was spelt as 'Davis' in all newspaper reports, conflicting with the ESFA records.

Season 1934-35
Class of 1935 (born after 31 August 1920 - 14 or under on 31 August 1935): Football League debuts: Tom Callender (Lincoln City) 1938 (Division 3 North) Alan Wakeman (Aston Villa) 1938 (Division 1) Reserve, Gerry Henry debuted for Leeds United in the first division in 1939 Reserve, Jack Conley debuted for Torquay United in Division 3 (South) in 1946 after playing in the FA Cup Reserve, Leon Leuty debuted for Derby County in the first division in 1946 after winning the FA Cup in the previous season - England B international (1949) Les Medley (Tottenham Hotspur) 1946 (Division 2) after FA Cup debut Harry Oliver (Brentford) 1946 (Division 1) after FA Cup debut Billy Walsh (Manchester City) 1946 (Division 2) after FA Cup debut - Irish international (1946) Charlie Whitchurch (Tottenham Hotspur) 1946 (Division 2) Frank Mouncer (Grimsby Town) 1946 (Division 1) after FA Cup debut Reserve goalkeeper, Tom Grimley debuted for West Bromwich Albion in the second division in 1946 Dennis Ibbotson (Rotherham United) 1947 (Division 3 North) Full internationals: Les Medley (1950)
56	22 April 1935 - England 3 Ireland 0 [1-0] Anfield, Liverpool (13,000)	Callender (2), Nicholson	HW
	England: A.Wakemanᶜ, H.Cook, H.Oliver, C.Whitchurch, F.Mouncer, W.Walsh, H.Simpson, R.Nicholson, G.Gosnell, T.Callender, A.Cox.
	The Victory Shield had started in February for the first time, with Wales beating Ireland, 5-1 at Vetch Field, Swansea, only to then lose 7-1 to Scotland at the Racecourse Ground, Wrexham. Ireland's first visit to England was staged on Easter Monday and drew a good holiday crowd. Gosnell appears in the ESFA records with a likely mis-spelling of 'Gosnall'.
57	4 May 1935 - England 5 Wales 1 [2-1] Crabble Athletic Ground, Dover (10,000)	Gosnell (3), Greaves, Nicholson Thomas	HW
	England: A.Wakemanᶜ, F.Walworth, D.Ibbotson, J.Armstrong, C.Whitchurch, W.Walsh, L.Lines, R.Nicholson, G.Gosnell, T.Callender, T.Greaves. Reserves: F.Mouncer, G.Henry, J.Conley.
	Once again, England were too strong for Wales and were on course for their eighth Victory Shield in a row, if they could resist the Scots, two weeks later.
58	18 May 1935 - Scotland 2 England 1 [0-0] Hampden Park, Glasgow (12,500)	Hogg (2) Gosnell	AL
	England: A.Wakemanᶜ, H.Bartlett, D.Ibbotson, J.Armstrong, C.Whitchurch, W.Walsh, L.Lines, R.Nicholson, G.Gosnell, T.Callender, Les Medley. Reserves: T.Grimley, L.Leuty, G.Henry.
	Goalkeeper and captain, Alan Wakeman became the first player to make six England schoolboy appearances, but they were outwitted by their opponents, who left themselves needing only a point to win the Victory Shield, and although Ireland picked up their first ever point, at Grosvenor Park, Belfast, two weeks later, by holding Scotland to a goalless draw, it was enough for the Scots to lift the silverware for the first time since 1927.

Season 1935-36
Class of 1936 (born after 31 August 1921 - 14 or under on 31 August 1936): Football League debuts: Reserve, Ron Cater debuted for West Ham United in the second division in 1946 after playing in the FA Cup Len Shackleton (Bradford) 1946 (Division 2) after FA Cup debut and an England Victory International Reserve, Tom Hough debuted for Barrow in Division 3 (North) in 1946 Dickie Davis (Sunderland) 1946 (Division 1) Full internationals: Len Shackleton (1948)
59	2 May 1936 - Wales 2 England 6 [0-1] Ynys Field, Aberdare (8,000)	Phillips, Corkery Bell (3), Lack, Shackleton, Caple	AW
	England: F.Whitman, H.Lievesley, P.Brown, N.Penrose, L.Thompsonᶜ, H.Caple, Len Shackleton, R.Davis, R.Bell, B.Martin, L.Lack. Reserves: R.Finch, H.Bartlett, R.Brown.
	A late start to the season for England, but a familiar result, their twelfth in a row against Wales, who had begun with a 4-1 win against Ireland at Solitude, Belfast. Other reports suggested that Shackleton (who was only five feet tall) had scored twice and that there was also a Giles own goal, but the scorers above are from the more detailed reports.
60	16 May 1936 - England 4 Scotland 0 [1-0] Villa Park, Birmingham (30,000)	Bell (3), R.Brown	HW
	England: F.Whitman, H.Lievesley, P.Brown, N.Penrose, L.Thompsonᶜ, H.Caple, G.Brotherton, Len Shackleton, R.Bell, R.Brown, J.Philips. Reserves: Bird, H.Bartlett, R.Finch, R.Davis, E.Ireland.
	Scotland had beaten Ireland, 3-1 at Somerset Park, Ayr, seven days earlier, but their grip on the Shield was loosened when they were comprehensively beaten by England on a very hot day. Crowd estimates varied, as more people apparently joined during the first half. Ireland could have been a late replacement for one of the other reserves. Philips was spelt as 'Phillips' in all newspaper reports, conflicting with the ESFA records. In the Scotland team was Billy Liddell, the great Liverpool winger of the 1950s, who won 29 caps for his country.
61	30 May 1936 - Ireland 3 England 8 [1-4] Celtic Park, Belfast (tbc)	Corbett, Walker, Moffett Bell (6), Caple, Hamilton OG	AW
	England: F.Whitman, H.Lievesley, P.Brown, N.Penrose, L.Thompsonᶜ, R.Finch, H.Caple, Len Shackleton, R.Bell, E.Ireland, J.Philips. Reserves: Tibbatts, T.Hough, R.Cater, R.Davis.
	With Scotland beating Wales, 4-0 at Brockville Park, Falkirk, on the same day, England could afford to lose by five goals to Ireland and still regain the Victory Shield on goal average, but an incredible double hat-trick from Richard Bell, smashing the existing scoring record, ensured that England won the title in style.

Season 1936-37
Class of 1937 (born after 31 August 1922 - 14 or under on 31 August 1937): Football League debuts: Jimmy Mullen (Wolverhampton Wanderers) 1939 (Division 1) - aged 16 Bill Ellerington (Southampton) 1946 (Division 2) after FA Cup debut Reg Foulkes (Reading) 1946 (Division 3 South) Eddie Spicer (Liverpool) 1946 (Division 1) after FA Cup debut Sid Tickridge (Tottenham Hotspur) 1946 (Division 2) Bill Whittaker (Charlton Athletic) 1946 (Division 1) after FA Cup debut for Brentford Gordon Jayes (Notts County) 1946 (Division 3 South) Les Henley (Reading) 1947 (Division 3 South) Reserve goalkeeper, Bill Townsend debuted for Derby County in the 1946 FA Cup before appearing in the first division in 1947 Full internationals: Jimmy Mullen (1947) and Bill Ellerington (1949)
62	3 April 1937 - England 6 Wales 1 [2-0] Blundell Park, Cleethorpes (9,000)	Henley (4), Standing, Hargett Lewis	HW
	England: L.Wilkin, S.Tickridge, E.Lacey, Bill Ellerington, R.Foulkes, J.Thompsonᶜ, B.Clift, J.Standing, L.Henley, H.Hargett, C.Goldfinch. Reserves: T.McVay, J.Ladham, E.Spicer, Miles.
	Wales had beaten Ireland, 5-1 at the Recreation Ground, Tredegar, but they were again no match for the taller and heavier English boys, selected from a much deeper pool of playing talent.
63	1 May 1937 - Scotland 3 England 4 [1-3] Central Park, Cowdenbeath (14,681)	Foulkes OG, Goldie (2) Henley (2), Standing, Ellerington	AW
	England: L.Wilkin, S.Tickridge, E.Lacey, Bill Elleringtonᶜ, R.Foulkes, E.Spicer, B.Clift, J.Standing, L.Henley, H.Hargett, J.Thompson. Reserves: T.McVay, W.Whittaker, T.Holmes.
	Scotland had lost 2-1 to Wales at Vetch Field, Swansea, and now suffered their first home defeat since 1921, as the fixture was played on a smaller ground, at Cowdenbeath for the first time, though the crowd produced record receipts for them. Scotland made a substitution due to injury at half-time (Wilson for Wilson) after having only ten players, from being a goal down, for over ten minutes, and they rallied in the second half. Both teams wore numbered shirts after the Scottish Football Association had refused to wear numbers in the full international between the countries, two weeks earlier. Billy Steel impressed, and went on to score in a famous Scottish victory against England at Wembley in 1949.
64	8 May 1937 - England 6 Ireland 0 [2-0] Ayresome Park, Middlesbrough (11,000)	Mullen (2), Russell OG, Clift (2), Standing	HW
	England: T.McVay, S.Tickridgeᶜ, J.Ladham, Bill Ellerington, W.Whittaker, E.Spicer, B.Clift, J.Standing, A.Jayes, G.Bailey, Jimmy Mullen. Reserves: W.Townsend, E.Lacey, J.Thompson, L.Henley.
	A point would have been enough for England to retain the Victory Shield, but they would probably have still won it with a defeat, such was their goal average advantage. This result also ensured that Wales would finish runners-up for the first time since Ireland had joined the competition. Scotland beat Ireland 5-1 at Grosvenor Park, Belfast, three weeks later. Five years later, Jimmy Mullen played in his first wartime international for England.

Season 1937-38
Class of 1938 (born after 31 August 1923 - 14 or under on 31 August 1938): Football League debuts: Reserve, Frank Hodgetts debuted for West Bromwich Albion in the second division in 1946 after playing in the FA Cup Gordon Jayes (Notts County) 1946 (Division 3 South) Ken Faulkner (Birmingham City) 1947 (Division 2) Ray Dring (Huddersfield Town) 1947 (Division 1)
65	16 April 1938 - Wales 1 England 3 [0-2] Ninian Park, Cardiff (14,000)	Davies Gibbs, Law, Lang	AW
	England: T.Morris, D.Flanagan, L.Clatworthyᶜ, K.Faulkner, L.Walmesley, L.Davis, L.Monk, S.Gibbs, A.Lang, A.Connett, G.Law. Reserves: Edmonds, F.Hodgetts.
	England began the season on Easter Saturday with a closer game than in recent years, but still a 14th successive victory against the Welsh.
66	20 April 1938 - Ireland 0 England 4 [0-2] Grosvenor Park, Belfast (6,000)	Teare (2), Jayes, Lyon	AW
	England: R.Dring, J.Wallis, D.Walker, T.Evans, J.Teareᶜ, L.Dodd, S.Williamson, W.Turnbull, A.Jayes, J.Lyon, K.Evans. Reserves: Ireland, D.Davenport.
	Four days after beating Wales, England's strength in depth meant that they could send a completely different team to Belfast to extend their recent run to eight consecutive wins. Ten days later, Ireland lost 7-0 to Scotland at Stark's Park, Kirkcaldy.
67	14 May 1938 - England 0 Scotland 1 [0-1] Roker Park, Sunderland (17,986)	Hamill	HL
	England: T.Morris, D.Flanagan, J.Wallis, J.Teareᶜ, L.Clatworthy, L.Dodd, A.Dowers, S.Gibbs, A.Lang, J.Lyon, G.Law. Reserves: T.Evans, Davies.
	Scotland had drawn 2-2 with Wales at Douglas Park, Hamilton, a week earlier, leaving England needing only a point to secure a hat-trick of Victory Shields, but their policy of using the Wales and Ireland games as trial matches for the Scotland fixture backfired and the visitors lifted the Shield following their first win in England since 1924. Two weeks later, Ireland registered their first win in the competition at the 15th attempt, beating Wales, 3-1 at Grosvenor Park, Belfast.

Season 1938-39
Class of 1939 (born after 31 August 1924 - 14 or under on 31 August 1939): Football League debuts: Stan Lloyd (Sunderland) 1946 (Division 1) Les Cook (Blackburn Rovers) 1946 (Division 1) Dennis Thompson (Sheffield United) 1946 (Division 1) Reserve, Vic Niblett debuted for Reading in Division 3 (South) in 1947 Geoff Chilvers (Crystal Palace) 1948 (Division 3 South) Roy Stroud (West Ham United) 1952 (Division 2) - England amateur international (1948)
68	1 April 1939 - England 2 Ireland 0 [2-0] Victoria Ground, Stoke-on-Trent (8,000)	Hayes OG, Glover	HW
	England: S.Cooper, G.Chilversᶜ, L.Bettison, A.Lawes, R.Hubbard, E.Tucker, R.Stroud, W.Lloyd, R.Marlow, H.Glover, R.Seager. Reserves: R.Sheen, A.Phebey, L.Cook.
	The competition began with an extraordinary 6-6 draw between Wales and Ireland at Taff Vale Park, Pontypridd, where Ireland won their first away point in the Victory Shield, having led 5-1 at half-time. They followed that with a battling performance where they were beaten by two goals in the first ten minutes. One paper, the Middlesex Chronicle, suggested that local boy, Harold Glover had netted after Marlow's shot had crossed the line.
69	20 May 1939 - England 3 Wales 0 [1-0] Villa Park, Birmingham (20,755)	Marlow (2), Lloyd	HW
	England: S.Cooperᶜ, G.Chilvers, L.Bettison, R.Sheen, R.Hubbard, L.Cook, D.Thompson, W.Lloyd, R.Marlow, A.Phebey, D.Gill. Reserves: V.Niblett, J.Kenwright.
	Wales had beaten Scotland, 1-0 with a last-minute winner at Ninian Park, Cardiff, and beating England would give them the Victory Shield for the first time, but their long wait for success would go on as they were well beaten in the end.
70	27 May 1939 - Scotland 2 England 1 [2-1] Tynecastle Park, Edinburgh (10,000)	Blackwood, Mackay Marlow	AL
	England: S.Cooperᶜ, G.Chilvers, L.Bettison, R.Sheen, R.Hubbard, L.Cook, D.Thompson, W.Lloyd, R.Marlow, A.Phebey, J.Kenwright. Reserves: R.Stroud, Cadywould, V.Niblett.
	On a hot day, the referee changed into a Hearts shirt for the second half and got a cheer from the crowd. Needing a point to regain the title, England were hit by two early goals and failed to break down their opponents, who registered back-to-back victories against them for the first time in 14 years, but left themselves needing to beat Ireland by five goals, seven days later, to retain the Victory Shield. However, they were two goals down with eight minutes left at the Belfast Oval, before recovering to win a point, but handed the title back to England. Kenwright appears in the ESFA records with the likely mis-spelling of 'Kemwright'.

Following the closest Victory Shield competition yet, with only two points between all four teams, it all came to an abrupt end with the outbreak of World War II in September 1939. With mass evacuations of schoolchildren taking place, it became unfeasible for schoolboy internationals to continue and the Victory Shield was abandoned for the next seven seasons...though one game was played in 1940.

Season 1939-40
Class of 1940 (born after 31 August 1925 - 14 or under on 31 August 1940): Football League debuts: Len Staples (Newport County) 1949 (Division 3 South) Joe Spence (York City) 1950 (Division 3 North)
Friendly match
71	30 March 1940 - Wales 2 England 0 [2-0] Ninian Park, Cardiff (12,000)	Jones, Morgan	AL
	England: Morley, J.Flett, Tommy, German, Allen, Morganᶜ, E.Philcox, I.Jones, L.Staples, J.Spence, K.Siddall. Reserves: Benham, Godbeer.
	With half of the proceeds going to the Red Cross, England's team was assembled without trial matches and selected on the day. Wales ended a run of 15 consecutive defeats by England with a first win against them since 1924. No caps were awarded.

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