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When schools' football resumed after World War II, the only age-restricted England team in the first season, were the under-14s managed by the ESFA.

Season 1946-47

3 May 1947: Wales met England in the first post-war schoolboy international, in the Victory Shield, at Swansea. England won 3-0.

10 May 1947: England drew 1-1 with Scotland in their first post-war home game, at Goodison Park, Liverpool.

29 May 1947: England met (the Republic of) Ireland for the first time at schoolboy level, and lost 8-3 at Dalymount Park, Dublin, against an under-16 team.

30 May 1947: England failed to beat (Northern) Ireland for the first time, losing 2-0 at Solitude, Belfast.

Victory Shield Champions: Scotland

Victory Shield 1947 Final Table
Team P W D L F A GAve Pts
Scotland (6) 3 2 1 0 8 3 2.667 5
Ireland 3 2 0 1 6 4 1.50 4
England 3 1 1 1 4 3 1.333 3
Wales 3 0 0 3 1 9 0.111 0

Season 1947-48

The Football Association introduced its first age-restricted, under-18, England youth team.

25 October 1947: England met Scotland in the first youth international, at Doncaster, in the Amateur Youth Championship. England won 4-2.

28 February 1948: England met Wales in a youth international for the first time, at Wycombe, in the Amateur Youth Championship. England won 4-3.

10 April 1948: England met Wales in their first under-15 schoolboy international, at Coventry, in the Victory Shield. England won 2-1.

15 April 1948: The first International Youth Tournament (played in London and Watford) began for eight teams from western Europe. England beat Wales, 4-0 in a quarter-final at Loftus Road.

16 April 1948: England met foreign opposition for the first time at youth level, beating Belgium, 3-1 in the International Youth Tournament semi-final at West Ham.

17 April 1948: England (the hosts) met the Netherlands for the first time at youth level, and beat them, 3-2 in the final at Tottenham to win the International Youth Tournament.

24 April 1948: Scotland met England in an under-15 schoolboy international for the first time, at Aberdeen, in the Victory Shield. Scotland won 1-0.

8 May 1948: (The Republic of) Ireland travelled to England for a schoolboy international for the first time, and won 1-0 at Griffin Park, Brentford, with an under-16 team.

15 May 1948: England met (Northern) Ireland in an under-15 schoolboy international for the first time, at Old Trafford, Manchester, in the Victory Shield. England won 4-0.

15 May 1948: (Northern) Ireland met England in a youth international for the first time, at Cliftonville, in the Amateur Youth Championship, as England failed to win for the first time, in a 2-2 draw.

Victory Shield Champions: Scotland (second year in succession)

Victory Shield 1948 Final Table
Team P W D L F A GAve Pts
Scotland (7) 3 2 1 0 6 2 4.00 5
England 3 2 0 1 6 2 4.00 4
Wales 3 1 1 1 5 3 1.667 3
Ireland 3 0 0 3 1 11 0.090 0

Amateur Youth Champions: England

Amateur Youth Championship 1947-48 Final Table
Team P W D L F A GAve Pts
England (1) 3 2 1 0 10 7 1.429 5
Wales 3 1 1 1 10 7 1.429 3
Scotland 3 0 2 1 7 11 0.636 2
Ireland 3 0 2 1 4 8 0.50 2

International Youth Tournament Winners: England

Season 1948-49

(Northern) Ireland's schoolboy matches continued to be at under-14 level and their results were, therefore, excluded from the Victory Shield.

30 October 1948: England visited Scotland for a youth international for the first time, and lost for the first time, by 3-1 at Aberdeen.

26 February 1949: England visited Wales for a youth international for the first time, and failed to beat them for the first time, in a goalless draw at Swansea.

9 April 1949: Wales beat England in the Victory Shield for the first time since 1924, and for the first time in a schoolboy under-15 international, by 4-3 at Swansea.

18 April 1949: FIFA took over the International Youth Tournament which began in the Netherlands for seven teams from western Europe, and included Scotland for the first time. England (the defending champions) met (Northern) Ireland for the first time at any level on foreign soil, in a quarter-final in Haarlem, and lost on the toss of a coin following a 3-3 draw after extra time.

19 April 1949: England met Austria for the first time at youth level, and won 4-2 after extra time in the FIFA Youth Tournament supplementary round in Zeist.

21 April 1949: England met Scotland for the first time at any level on foreign soil, and lost 1-0 after extra time in the FIFA Youth Tournament fifth-place play-off in Utrecht.

23 April 1949: England beat (the Republic of) Ireland at schoolboy level for the first time, 7-0 at West Ham.

14 May 1949: England beat Scotland at home in a schoolboy international for the first time since 1936, and for the first time at under-15, by 4-0 at Newcastle.

14 May 1949: (Northern) Ireland visited England in the Amateur Youth Championship for the first time, and lost 4-2 at Hull.

Victory Shield Champions: Wales

Victory Shield 1949 Final Table
Team P W D L F A GAve Pts
Wales (1) 2 1 1 0 5 4 1.250 3
England 2 1 0 1 7 4 1.750 2
Scotland 2 0 1 1 1 5 0.20 1

England would have won on goal average from Ireland, if Ireland's results had been included, and Wales would have finished third.

Amateur Youth Champions: Scotland

Amateur Youth Championship 1948-49 Final Table
Team P W D L F A GAve Pts
Scotland (1) 3 3 0 0 8 3 2.667 6
England 3 1 1 1 5 5 1.00 3
Wales 3 1 1 1 5 5 1.00 3
Ireland 3 0 0 3 5 10 0.50 0

FIFA Youth Tournament Winners: France beat the Netherlands (the hosts, in their second successive final), 4-1 in Rotterdam.

Season 1949-50

15 April 1950: England beat Scotland, 8-2 in Wembley Stadium's first schoolboy international.

6 May 1950: (Northern) Ireland beat England in the Amateur Youth Championship for the first time, by 1-0 at Solitude, Belfast.

20 May 1950: England won a schoolboy international in Scotland for the first time since 1937, and for the first time at under-15, by 3-1 at Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow.

25 May 1950: The FIFA Youth Tournament began in Austria (with one game in Teplice, in Czechoslovakia) for six teams from western Europe, and included Luxembourg and Switzerland for the first time. England met Luxembourg for the first time at youth level, and lost 2-1 in a quarter-final in Vienna.

26 May 1950: England met Switzerland for the first time at youth level, and won 2-1 after extra time in the FIFA Youth Tournament fifth-place play-off in Stockerau.

29 May 1950: England won a schoolboy international in the Republic of Ireland for the first time, by 3-2 at Dalymount Park.

Victory Shield Champions: England

Victory Shield 1950 Final Table
Team P W D L F A GAve Pts
England (12) 2 2 0 0 9 2 4.50 4
Scotland 2 1 0 1 3 4 0.750 2
Wales 2 0 0 2 2 8 0.250 0

Ireland lost to all three, so there would have been no change to their positions, had Ireland's results been included.

Amateur Youth Champions: England (second time in three years, on goal average from Scotland and Ireland)

Amateur Youth Championship 1950 Final Table
Team P W D L F A GAve Pts
England (2) 3 2 0 1 8 2 4.00 4
Scotland 3 2 0 1 13 12 1.083 4
Ireland 3 2 0 1 7 10 0.70 4
Wales 3 0 0 3 4 8 0.50 0

FIFA Youth Tournament Winners: Austria (the hosts) beat France (the defending champions), 3-2 in the final in Vienna.

Season 1950-51

3 February 1951: England avoided defeat in a youth international in Scotland for the first time, and won 6-1 at Rugby Park, Kilmarnock.

22 March 1951: The FIFA Youth Tournament began on the Côte d'Azur (France and Monaco) for eight teams from central and western Europe, and included Yugoslavia for the first time. England met Belgium for the first time at any level in a neutral country, and failed to beat them for the first time, in a quarter-final in Cannes, losing on the toss of a coin, following a 1-1 draw after extra time.

26 March 1951: England met the Netherlands for the first time at youth level on foreign soil, and won 2-1 in the FIFA Youth Tournament fifth-place play-off in Cannes.

Victory Shield Champions: England (second year in succession), Scotland and Wales (joint winners)

Victory Shield 1951 Final Table
Team P W D L F A GAve Pts
England (12+1) 2 0 2 0 4 4 1.00 2
Scotland (7+1) 2 0 2 0 3 3 1.00 2
Wales (1+1) 2 0 2 0 3 3 1.00 2

England would have won on goals scored, with their goal difference being equal to the other two teams. Ireland drew with Wales, and lost to the other two, but England would have won on goal average from Scotland, with Wales third, had Ireland's results been included.

Amateur Youth Champions: England (second year in succession, on goal average from Wales)

Amateur Youth Championship 1951 Final Table
Team P W D L F A GAve Pts
England (3) 3 2 1 0 12 4 3.00 5
Wales 3 2 1 0 6 3 2.00 5
Ireland 3 1 0 2 3 6 0.50 2
Scotland 3 0 0 3 3 11 0.273 0

FIFA Youth Tournament Winners: Yugoslavia beat Austria (the defending champions), 3-2 in the final in Cannes.

Season 1951-52

13 April 1952: The FIFA Youth Tournament began in Barcelona for six teams from western Europe, and included Spain (the hosts) for the first time, but not Yugoslavia (the holders).

15 April 1952: England met Spain (the hosts) at youth level for the first time, and lost 4-1 in the FIFA Youth Tournament semi-final in Barcelona.

17 April 1952: England failed to beat Austria at youth level for the first time, losing on the toss of a coin, following a 5-5 draw after extra time in the FIFA Youth Tournament third-place play-off in Barcelona.

Victory Shield Champions: England (third year in succession, second outright in three years)

Victory Shield 1952 Final Table
Team P W D L F A GAve Pts
England (13+1) 2 2 0 0 9 2 4.50 4
Scotland 2 1 0 1 4 6 0.667 2
Wales 2 0 0 2 3 8 0.375 0

Ireland lost to all three, so there would have been no change to their positions, had Ireland's results been included.

Amateur Youth Champions: England (third year in succession, on goal average from Wales for second year in succession)

Amateur Youth Championship 1952 Final Table
Team P W D L F A GAve Pts
England (4) 3 2 0 1 9 3 3.00 4
Wales 3 2 0 1 10 8 1.250 4
Ireland 3 1 1 1 5 6 0.833 3
Scotland 3 0 1 2 4 11 0.364 1

FIFA Youth Tournament Winners: Spain (the hosts) beat Belgium (in their first final) on tournament goal average, following a goalless draw after extra time in Barcelona.

Season 1952-53

14 March 1953: (Northern) Ireland avoided defeat in England in the Amateur Youth Championship for the first time, in a goalless draw at Molineux, Wolverhampton.

28 March 1953: England failed to win a Wembley schoolboy international for the first time, drawing 3-3 with Wales.

31 March 1953: The FIFA Youth Tournament began in Belgium for 16 teams, and included Argentina (the first non-European entrant), Hungary, Saar, Turkey and West Germany for the first time. England met the hosts for the first time in Belgium at youth level, and won 2-0 after extra time in the first round in Brussels.

2 April 1953: England met Yugoslavia for the first time at youth level, in the FIFA Youth Tournament quarter-final in Liège, and lost on the toss of a coin following a 1-1 draw after extra time.

4 April 1953: England met West Germany for the first time at any level, and won 3-1 in the FIFA Youth Tournament fifth-place play-off semi-final in Boom.

5 April 1953: England met (the Republic of) Ireland for the first time at youth level, and won 2-0 in the FIFA Youth Tournament fifth-place play-off final in Leuven.

Victory Shield Champions: England (fourth year in succession, third outright in four years)

Victory Shield 1953 Final Table
Team P W D L F A GAve Pts
England (14+1) 2 1 1 0 4 2 2.00 3
Scotland 2 0 2 0 1 1 1.00 2
Wales 2 0 1 1 3 5 0.60 1

Ireland drew with Wales, and lost to the other two, but there would have been no change to their positions, had Ireland's results been included.

Amateur Youth Champions: England (fourth year in succession)

Amateur Youth Championship 1953 Final Table
Team P W D L F A GAve Pts
England (5) 3 2 1 0 8 5 1.60 5
Ireland 3 1 2 0 5 4 1.250 4
Scotland 3 1 1 1 7 6 1.167 3
Wales 3 0 0 3 6 11 0.545 0

FIFA Youth Tournament Winners: Hungary beat Yugoslavia (in their second final in three years), 2-0 in Brussels.

Season 1953-54

The Football Association introduced an intermediate, under-23, England team.

20 January 1954: Italy met England in the first under-23 international, and won 3-0 in Bologna.

10 April 1954: The FIFA Youth Tournament began in western, central West Germany (Hesse, North Rhine-Westphalia and Rhineland-Palatinate) for 17 European teams, plus Argentina, and included the German Democratic Republic (East Germany) and Portugal for the first time. England beat (Northern) Ireland for the first time on foreign soil at any level, by 5-0 in their first group match in Brühl.

11 April 1954: England met Hungary (the defending champions) for the first time at youth level, and lost 3-1 in a FIFA Youth Tournament group match in Düsseldorf.

13 April 1954: England met Saar for the first time at any level, and drew 1-1 in a FIFA Youth Tournament group match in Dortmund.

15 April 1954: England met the hosts in West Germany for the first time at youth level, and failed to beat them for the first time at any level, in a 2-2 draw in a FIFA Youth Tournament group match in Gelsenkirchen.

FIFA Youth Tournament 1954 Group Four Final Table
Team P W D L F A GAve Pts
West Germany 4 3 1 0 16 4 4.00 7
Hungary 4 3 0 1 16 5 3.20 6
England 4 1 2 1 9 6 1.50 4
Saar 4 1 1 2 4 14 0.286 3
Ireland 4 0 0 4 4 20 0.20 0

19 April 1954: England met Portugal for the first time at youth level, and failed to beat them for the first time at any level, losing 2-0 in the FIFA Youth Tournament eleventh-place play-off in Bonn.

Victory Shield Champions: England (fifth year in succession, fourth outright in five years)

Victory Shield 1954 Final Table
Team P W D L F A GAve Pts
England (15+1) 2 2 0 0 6 1 6.00 4
Wales 2 0 1 1 2 3 0.667 1
Scotland 2 0 1 1 1 5 0.20 1

Ireland drew with Wales, and lost to the other two, so Scotland and Wales would have changed positions with each other, had Ireland's results been included.

Amateur Youth Champions: England (fifth year in succession)

Amateur Youth Championship 1954 Final Table
Team P W D L F A GAve Pts
England (6) 3 2 1 0 6 4 1.50 5
Ireland 3 1 2 0 7 6 1.167 4
Scotland 3 1 1 1 7 6 1.167 3
Wales 3 0 0 3 2 7 0.286 0

FIFA Youth Tournament Winners: Spain beat West Germany (the hosts) on tournament goal average, following a 2-2 draw after extra time in Cologne, to regain the title for the second time in three years, and to become the first to win it twice.

Season 1954-55

Although Northern Ireland's schoolboy matches continued to be at under-14 level, their results were now re-introduced into the Victory Shield.

21 November 1954: England travelled to the Netherlands for the first time for a youth international, and failed to win for the first time, losing 3-2 in Arnhem, with their first professional team, in the charge of coach, George Smith.

19 January 1955: England beat Italy, 5-1 in their first under-23 home game, at Stamford Bridge.

8 February 1955: Scotland met England for the first time at under-23 level. England won 6-0 at Clyde.

6 April 1955: The FIFA Youth Tournament began in Tuscany, in Italy for 19 European teams, and included Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Italy (the hosts), Poland and Romania for the first time.

7 April 1955: Czechoslovakia met England for the first time at youth level, and won 1-0 in their opening FIFA Youth Tournament match in Lucca.

9 April 1955: England beat Saar for the first time at any level, by 3-1 in the FIFA Youth Tournament in Prato.

11 April 1955: England failed to beat Switzerland for the first time at youth level, in a goalless draw in the FIFA Youth Tournament in Florence.

18 April 1955: The English Grammar Schools' Football Association staged its first under-18 schoolboy international. England beat Scotland, 2-1 at Celtic Park, Glasgow.

FIFA Youth Tournament 1955 Group E Final Table
Team P W D L F A GAve Pts
Czechoslovakia 3 3 0 0 6 2 4.00 6
England 3 1 1 1 3 2 1.50 3
Saar 3 1 0 2 4 6 0.667 2
Switzerland 3 0 1 2 3 6 0.50 1

Victory Shield Champions: England (sixth year in succession, on goal average from Scotland, fifth outright in six years)

Victory Shield 1955 Final Table
Team P W D L F A GAve Pts
England (16+1) 3 2 1 0 19 4 4.750 5
Scotland 3 2 1 0 16 4 4.00 5
Wales 3 1 0 2 8 11 0.727 2
Northern Ireland 3 0 0 3 0 24 0.00 0

Amateur Youth Champions: Scotland

Amateur Youth Championship 1955 Final Table
Team P W D L F A GAve Pts
Scotland (2) 3 3 0 0 12 7 1.714 6
England 3 2 0 1 13 6 2.167 4
Northern Ireland 3 1 0 2 7 9 0.778 2
Wales 3 0 0 3 3 13 0.231 0

FIFA Youth Tournament Group Winners: Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Italy (the hosts) and Romania (only group fixtures played)

Season 1955-56

28 September 1955: England met Denmark for the first time at under-23 level, and won 5-1 at Portsmouth.

1 October 1955: England met Denmark, their first Scandinavian opponents at youth level, and won 9-2 at Plymouth. George Curtis was now in charge of the professional youth team as they won for the first time.

5 November 1955: The professional England youth team met the Netherlands at home for the first time, and beat them for the first time, by 3-1 at Norwich.

8 February 1956: Scotland visited England for the first time at under-23 level. England won 3-1 at Hillsborough, Sheffield.

3 March 1956: Scotland avoided defeat in England for the first time in a youth international, in a 2-2 draw at Preston.

11 March 1956: England visited Switzerland for the first time for a youth international, and won 2-0 in Schaffhausen.

28 March 1956: The FIFA Youth Tournament began in Hungary for 16 European teams, and included Greece for the first time. Bulgaria met England for the first time at any level, and won 2-1 in their opening match in Salgótarján.

30 March 1956: England met the hosts in Hungary for the first time at youth level, and lost 4-2 in the FIFA Youth Tournament in Tatabánya.

3 April 1956: Northern Ireland avoided defeat in England for the first time in a schoolboy international, in a 1-1 draw at Norwich.

16 April 1956: Scotland visited England for the first time for an under-18 schoolboy international. England won 1-0 at Stamford Bridge.

21 April 1956: England lost a schoolboy international at Wembley for the first time, 2-1 to Scotland.

23 April 1956: England met continental opposition for the first time in a schoolboy international, beating West Germany, 5-1 at Portsmouth.

20 May 1956: England visited Scandinavia for the first time at youth level, and beat Denmark, 2-1 in Esbjerg.

FIFA Youth Tournament 1956 Group A Final Table
Team P W D L F A GAve Pts
Hungary 3 2 1 0 6 3 2.00 5
West Germany 3 1 1 1 2 2 1.00 3
Bulgaria 3 1 0 2 3 4 0.750 2
England 3 1 0 2 5 7 0.714 2

Victory Shield Champions: Scotland (first time outright since 1948)

Victory Shield 1956 Final Table
Team P W D L F A GAve Pts
Scotland (8+1) 3 3 0 0 11 4 3.750 6
Northern Ireland 3 1 1 1 4 4 1.00 3
England 3 1 1 1 5 6 0.833 3
Wales 3 0 0 3 5 11 0.455 0

Amateur Youth Champions: Scotland (second year in succession)

Amateur Youth Championship 1956 Final Table
Team P W D L F A GAve Pts
Scotland (3) 3 2 1 0 6 3 2.00 5
Northern Ireland 3 2 0 1 5 4 1.250 4
England 3 1 1 1 7 4 1.750 3
Wales 3 0 0 3 4 11 0.364 0

FIFA Youth Tournament Group Winners: Czechoslovakia, Hungary (the hosts), Italy and Romania (all for the second year in succession - only group fixtures played)

Season 1956-57

26 September 1956: England visited Scandinavia for the first time at under-23 level, and beat Denmark, 3-0 in Copenhagen.

13 October 1956: Switzerland visited England for the first time for a youth international, and drew 2-2 at the Goldstone Ground, Hove.

17 October 1956: England met France for the first time at under-23 level, in a goalless draw at Ashton Gate, Bristol.

23 October 1956: Hungary visited England for the first time for a youth international, and failed to win for the first time, as England won 2-1 at Tottenham.

7 November 1956: The professional England youth team visited Belgium for the first time, and were leading 3-2 after 65 minutes when it was abandoned.

2 February 1957: Luxembourg visited England for the first time at any level, and England beat them for the first time in a youth international, by 7-1 at West Ham.

26 February 1957: England failed to beat Scotland for the first time in an under-23 international, in a 1-1 draw at Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow.

2 March 1957: England failed to beat the Netherlands in a home youth international for the first time, in a 5-5 draw at Brentford.

 24 March 1957: France met England for the first time at youth level. England won 1-0 in Fontainebleau.

31 March 1957: West Germany beat England for the first time in a youth international, and for the first time at home at any level, by 4-1 in Oberhausen.

14 April 1957: UEFA took over the International Youth Tournament which began in Spain (having been held in Barcelona in 1952) for 15 teams. The Netherlands beat England for the first time at any level in a neutral country, by 2-1 in their first group match in Barcelona.

16 April 1957: Austria beat England for the first time in a youth international (apart from on the toss of a coin in the 1952 tournament), by 3-0 in a UEFA Youth Tournament group match in Barcelona.

18 April 1957: England met Greece for the first time at any level. Greece won 3-2 in a UEFA Youth Tournament group match in Barcelona.

30 April 1957: Scotland beat England for the first time in an under-18 schoolboy international, by 3-0 at Celtic Park.

19 May 1957: England visited Bulgaria for the first time at any level. The Bulgarian B team beat England's under-23s (under the charge of Bill Nicholson for the three-match tour), 2-1 in Sofia.

22 May 1957: England visited the continent for the first time for a schoolboy international, and beat West Germany, 3-1 in Stuttgart.

26 May 1957: England's under-23s visited Romania for the first time, and beat their hosts' B team, 1-0 in Bucharest.

30 May 1957: England won in Czechoslovakia for the first time at any level, when the under-23s beat their hosts' B team, 2-0 in Bratislava.

UEFA Youth Tournament 1957 Group C Final Table
Team P W D L F A GAve Pts
Austria 3 3 0 0 11 1 11.00 6
Netherlands 3 2 0 1 8 8 1.00 4
Greece 3 1 0 2 5 10 0.50 2
England 3 0 0 3 3 8 0.375 0

Victory Shield Champions: England (seventh time (sixth outright) in eight years)

Victory Shield 1957 Final Table
Team P W D L F A GAve Pts
England (17+1) 3 3 0 0 8 0 - 6
Scotland 3 2 0 1 10 5 2.00 4
Northern Ireland 3 1 0 2 4 11 0.364 2
Wales 3 0 0 3 2 8 0.250 0

Amateur Youth Champions: England (sixth time in eight years)

Amateur Youth Championship 1957 Final Table
Team P W D L F A GAve Pts
England (7) 3 3 0 0 16 4 4.00 6
Wales 3 1 1 1 6 10 0.60 3
Northern Ireland 3 1 0 2 7 10 0.70 2
Scotland 3 0 1 2 4 9 0.444 1

UEFA Youth Tournament Winners: Austria beat Spain (the hosts, in a record third final), 3-2 in Madrid (having previously won it at home in 1950).

Season 1957-58

25 September 1957: Bulgaria visited England for the first time at any level, and failed to win for the first time, as England's under-23s beat their B team, 6-2 at Stamford Bridge.

26 September 1957: Spain visited England for the first time for a youth international, and avoided defeat for the first time on a visit at any level, in a 4-4 draw at St Andrew's, Birmingham, as Ron Greenwood took charge of England's professional youth team.

2 October 1957: England won in the Netherlands for the first time in a youth international, by 3-2 in Amsterdam.

15 October 1957: England met Romania for the first time in a youth international, and won 4-2 at Tottenham in a meeting of under-19 teams on Romania's first visit at any level.

16 October 1957: Romania visited England for the first time for an intermediate international, as England's under-23s, on their Wembley debut, beat Romania's B team, 3-2.

13 November 1957: The professional England youth team beat Belgium for the first time, 2-0 at Hillsborough.

17 November 1957: England visited Luxembourg for the first time for a youth international, and won 3-0.

4 February 1958: Yugoslavia visited England for the first time for a youth international, and drew 2-2 at Stamford Bridge.

4 March 1958: Austria visited England for the first time for a youth international, and lost for the first time, by 3-2 at Highbury.

12 March 1958: West Germany visited England for the first time for a youth international, and won 2-1 at Bolton.

22 March 1958: France visited England for the first time for a youth international, and won for the first time, by 1-0 at Eastbourne.

3 April 1958: The UEFA Youth Tournament began in western Europe (Belgium (the 1953 hosts), France (the 1951 co-hosts), Luxembourg and West Germany (the 1954 hosts)) for 18 teams.

5 April 1958: England met Spain for the first time for a youth international in a neutral country, and drew 2-2 in their first UEFA Youth Tournament group match in Saarbrücken in West Germany.

7 April 1958: England failed to beat continental opponents for the first time in a schoolboy international, in a 2-2 draw with West Germany at Chesterfield.

7 April 1958: East Germany (GDR) met England for the first time in a youth international. England won 1-0 in a UEFA Youth Tournament group match in Neunkirchen in West Germany.

11 April 1958: England met Romania for the first time at any level in a neutral country, and won 1-0 in the UEFA Youth Tournament semi-final in Luxembourg, to reach the final for the first time on foreign soil (after winning it at home in 1948).

13 April 1958: England met Italy for the first time in a youth international, and lost 1-0 in the UEFA Youth Tournament final in Luxembourg.

23 April 1958: Wales met England for the first time at under-23 level, and won 2-1 at Wrexham.

1 June 1958: England beat Austria away from home in a youth internatonal for the first time, by 4-3 in Graz.

UEFA Youth Tournament 1958 Group D Final Table
Team P W D L F A GAve Pts
England 3 2 1 0 8 2 4.00 5
Spain 3 2 1 0 7 4 1.750 5
GDR 3 1 0 2 4 4 1.00 2
Luxembourg 3 0 0 3 2 11 0.182 0

Victory Shield Champions: England (second year in succession, eighth time (seventh outright) in nine years)

Victory Shield 1958 Final Table
Team P W D L F A GAve Pts
England (18+1) 3 2 1 0 8 3 2.667 5
Scotland 3 0 3 0 6 6 1.00 3
Wales 3 1 1 1 5 6 0.833 3
Northern Ireland 3 0 0 3 3 7 0.429 0

Amateur Youth Champions: England (second year in succession, seventh time in nine years, on goal average from Wales)

Amateur Youth Championship 1958 Final Table
Team P W D L F A GAve Pts
England (8) 3 2 0 1 12 6 2.00 4
Wales 3 2 0 1 9 13 0.692 4
Northern Ireland 3 1 1 1 8 7 1.143 3
Scotland 3 0 1 2 5 8 0.625 1

UEFA Youth Tournament Winners: Italy.

Season 1958-59

24 September 1958: England met Poland for the first time at any level, and won 4-1 in an under-23 international at Hillsborough.

4 October 1958: England beat Spain for the first time in a youth international, and away from home at any level, by 4-2 in Madrid, as Sid Cann took charge of England's professional youth team.

15 October 1958: England met Czechoslovakia for the first time in an under-23 international, and won 3-0 at Norwich.

8 March 1959: England visited East Germany for the first time at any level, and failed to win for the first time, losing 4-3 in a youth international in Zwickau, as Harold Hassall took charge of England's professional youth team.

18 March 1959: England visited France for the first time for an under-23 international, and drew 1-1 in Lyon.

25 March 1959: The UEFA Youth Tournament began in Bulgaria for 17 teams.

29 March 1959: England met Turkey for the first time at any level, and drew 1-1 in a UEFA Youth Tournament group match in Dimitrovo.

31 March 1959: Romania beat England for the first time at any level, by 2-1 in a UEFA Youth Tournament group match in Pazardzhik.

2 April 1959: England beat Greece for the first time at any level, by 4-0 in a UEFA Youth Tournament group match in Dimitrovo.

25 April 1959: England met foreign opposition for the first time in a schoolboy international at Wembley, and beat West Germany, 2-0.

7 May 1959: England won an under-23 international in Italy for the first time, by 3-0 in Milan.

10 May 1959: West Germany met England in an under-23 international for the first time, and drew 2-2 in Bochum, with Ron Greenwood taking charge of England.

22 May 1959: England lost to foreign opposition for the first time in a schoolboy international, by 4-0 to West Germany in Essen.

UEFA Youth Tournament 1959 Group B Final Table
Team P W D L F A GAve Pts
Italy 4 3 1 0 9 1 9.00 7
Romania 4 2 1 1 8 3 2.667 5
Greece 4 2 0 2 4 7 0.571 4
England 4 1 1 2 6 6 1.00 3
Turkey 4 0 1 3 3 13 0.231 1

Victory Shield Champions: Scotland

Victory Shield 1959 Final Table
Team P W D L F A GAve Pts
Scotland (9+1) 3 3 0 0 17 4 4.250 6
England 3 1 1 1 6 4 1.50 3
Wales 3 0 2 1 3 11 0.273 2
Northern Ireland 3 0 1 2 2 9 0.222 1

Amateur Youth Champions: England (third year in succession, eighth time in ten years, on goal average from Scotland)

Amateur Youth Championship 1959 Final Table
Team P W D L F A GAve Pts
England (9) 3 2 1 0 9 1 9.00 5
Scotland 3 2 1 0 8 3 2.667 5
Wales 3 1 0 2 4 8 0.50 2
Northern Ireland 3 0 0 3 3 12 0.250 0

UEFA Youth Tournament Winners: Bulgaria (the hosts) beat Italy (the defending champions), 1-0 in the final in Sofia.

SCHOOLBOYS:

ENGLAND vs. Wales
  P W D L F A Pts
1907-40 37 29 4 4 116 40 -
Victory Shield 16 15 0 1 59 20 30
Victory Shield (under-14)
03-May-1947 3-0 Vetch Field, Swansea AW
Victory Shield (under-15)
10-Apr-1948 2-1 Highfield Road, Coventry HW
09-Apr-1949 3-4 Vetch Field, Swansea AL
Friendly match (under-15)
21-May-1949 3-2 Maine Road, Manchester HW
Victory Shield (under-15)
11-Apr-1950 6-1 Hillsborough, Sheffield HW
26-Mar-1951 2-2 Somerton Park, Newport AD
Friendly match (under-15)
07-Apr-1951 3-0 Empire Stadium, Wembley HW
Victory Shield (under-15)
03-May-1952 5-1 St Andrew's, Birmingham HW
Friendly match (under-15)
28-Mar-1953 3-3 Empire Stadium, Wembley HD
Victory Shield (under-15)
18-Apr-1953 4-2 Ninian Park, Cardiff AW
20-Mar-1954 2-1 Vicarage Road, Watford HW
ESFA Golden Jubilee International (under-15)
15-May-1954 0-0 Maine Road, Manchester HD
Victory Shield (under-15)
02-Apr-1955 6-2 Ninian Park, Cardiff AW
Friendly match (under-15)
23-Apr-1955 6-0 Empire Stadium, Wembley HW
Victory Shield (under-15)
12-May-1956 3-2 Ashton Gate, Bristol HW
Friendly match (under-15)
30-Mar-1957 2-0 Empire Stadium, Wembley HW
Victory Shield (under-15)
27-Apr-1957 3-0 Vetch Field, Swansea AW
10-May-1958 3-1 Filbert Street, Leicester HW
11-Apr-1959 1-1 Ninian Park, Cardiff AD

  P W D L F A Pts
1907-59 56 43 8 5 176 63 -
Victory Shield 29 25 2 2 103 38 52

ENGLAND vs. Republic of Ireland
Friendly match (under-14 vs. Ireland under-16)
29-May-1947 3-8 Dalymount Park, Dublin AL
Friendly match (under-15 vs. Ireland under-16)
08-May-1948 0-1 Griffin Park, Brentford HL
Friendly match (under-15)
23-Apr-1949 7-0 Boleyn Ground, Upton Park HW
Friendly matches (under-15 vs. Ireland under-16)
29-May-1950 3-2 Dalymount Park, Dublin AW
14-May-1951 4-8 Anfield, Liverpool HL
31-May-1952 0-1 Dalymount Park, Dublin AL
Friendly match (under-15)
25-Apr-1953 8-0 Fratton Park, Portsmouth HW
Friendly match (under-15 vs. Ireland under-16)
21-Apr-1954 3-3 Mardyke, Cork AD
Friendly match (under-15)
30-Apr-1955 9-1 Kenilworth Road, Luton HW
Friendly match (under-15 vs. Ireland under-16)
25-May-1956 1-0 Tolka Park, Dublin AW
Friendly match (under-15)
23-Mar-1957 9-1 Home Park, Plymouth HW
Friendly match (under-15 vs. Ireland under-16)
24-May-1958 2-2 Dalymount Park, Dublin AD
Friendly match (under-15)
09-May-1959 5-0 Ayresome Park, Middlesbrough HW
Note: It is suspected, but not confirmed, that Ireland fielded under-16
teams in all of their home games against England.
  P W D L F A
1947-59 13 7 2 4 54 27
Home 7 5 0 2 42 11
Away 6 2 2 2 12 16

ENGLAND at Wembley
  P W D L F A
1950-59 10 8 1 1 30 8
ENGLAND vs. Scotland
  P W D L F A Pts
1911-39 28 12 5 11 64 47 -
Victory Shield 16 7 2 7 40 25 16
Victory Shield (under-14)
10-May-1947 1-1 Goodison Park, Liverpool HD
Victory Shield (under-15)
24-Apr-1948 0-1 Pittodrie Park, Aberdeen AL
14-May-1949 4-0 St James' Park, Newcastle HW
Friendly match (under-15)
15-Apr-1950 8-2 Empire Stadium, Wembley HW
Victory Shield (under-15)
20-May-1950 3-1 Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow AW
05-May-1951 2-2 Recreation Ground, Chesterfield HD
Friendly match (under-15)
05-Apr-1952 1-0 Empire Stadium, Wembley HW
Victory Shield (under-15)
26-Apr-1952 4-1 Pittodrie Park, Aberdeen AW
09-May-1953 0-0 Filbert Street, Leicester HD
ESFA Golden Jubilee International (under-15)
03-Apr-1954 1-0 Empire Stadium, Wembley HW
Victory Shield (under-15)
08-May-1954 4-0 Tynecastle Park, Edinburgh AW
14-May-1955 2-2 Goodison Park, Liverpool HD
Friendly match (under-15)
21-Apr-1956 1-2 Empire Stadium, Wembley HL
Victory Shield (under-15)
19-May-1956 1-3 Dens Park, Dundee AL
23-Apr-1957 2-0 Hillsborough, Sheffield HW
Friendly match (under-15)
26-Apr-1958 3-1 Empire Stadium, Wembley HW
Victory Shield (under-15)
17-May-1958 2-2 Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow AD
04-Apr-1959 2-3 Baseball Ground, Derby HL

  P W D L F A Pts
1911-59 46 21 10 15 105 68 -
Home 26 16 6 4 70 21 -
Away 20 5 4 11 35 47 -
Victory Shield 29 12 7 10 75 41 31

ENGLAND vs. Northern Ireland
  P W D L F A Pts
1934-39 6 6 0 0 24 3 12
Victory Shield (under-14)
30-May-1947 0-2 Solitude, Belfast AL
Victory Shield (under-15)
15-May-1948 4-0 Old Trafford, Manchester HW
Friendly matches (under-14)
20-Apr-1949 4-3 Grosvenor Park, Belfast AW
06-May-1950 5-2 Boundary Park, Oldham HW
11-May-1951 7-1 Grosvenor Park, Belfast AW
10-May-1952 5-0 Bootham Crescent, York HW
28-May-1953 7-0 Grosvenor Park, Belfast AW
17-Apr-1954 6-0 Baseball Ground, Derby HW
Victory Shield (under-14)
28-May-1955 11-0 Mourneview Park, Lurgan AW
03-Apr-1956 1-1 Carrow Road, Norwich HD
Victory Shield (under-15)
05-Apr-1957 3-0 Grosvenor Park, Belfast AW
19-Apr-1958 3-0 Vicarage Road, Watford HW
17-Apr-1959 3-0 Grosvenor Park, Belfast AW

  P W D L F A Pts
1934-59 19 17 1 1 83 12 -
Victory Shield 13 11 1 1 49 6 23

ENGLAND vs. West Germany
Friendly matches
23-Apr-1956 5-1 Fratton Park, Portsmouth HW
22-May-1957 3-1 Neckarstadion, Stuttgart AW
07-Apr-1958 2-2 Recreation Ground, Chesterfield HD
25-Apr-1959 2-0 Empire Stadium, Wembley HW
22-May-1959 0-4 Stadion an der Hafenstraβe, Essen AL

  P W D L F A
1956-59 5 3 1 1 12 8

YOUTH, UNDER-23, and UNDER-18 SCHOOLBOYS:

ENGLAND vs. Scotland
Amateur Youth Championship
25-Oct-1947 4-2 Belle Vue, Doncaster HW
30-Oct-1948 1-3 Pittodrie Park, Aberdeen AL
FIFA Youth Tournament Fifth Place Play-Off (Netherlands)
21-Apr-1949 0-1 Sportpark Maarschalkerweerd, Utrecht NL
After Extra Time
Amateur Youth Championship
04-Feb-1950 7-1 Brunton Park, Carlisle HW
03-Feb-1951 6-1 Rugby Park, Kilmarnock AW
15-Mar-1952 3-1 Roker Park, Sunderland HW
07-Feb-1953 4-3 Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow AW
06-Feb-1954 2-1 Ayresome Park, Middlesbrough HW
05-Mar-1955 3-4 Rugby Park, Kilmarnock AL
03-Mar-1956 2-2 Deepdale, Preston HD
09-Mar-1957 3-1 Pittodrie Park, Aberdeen AW
01-Mar-1958 2-0 Boothferry Park, Hull HW
28-Feb-1959 1-1 Pittodrie Park, Aberdeen AD

  P W D L F A
1947-59 13 8 2 3 38 21

ENGLAND vs. Northern Ireland
Amateur Youth Championship
15-May-1948 2-2 Solitude, Belfast AD
FIFA Youth Tournament Quarter-Final (Netherlands)
18-Apr-1949 3-3 Haarlem Stadion ND
After Extra Time - Ireland won on toss of coin
Amateur Youth Championship
14-May-1949 4-2 Boothferry Park, Hull HW
06-May-1950 0-1 Solitude, Belfast AL
05-May-1951 5-2 Anfield, Liverpool HW
19-Apr-1952 0-2 Solitude, Belfast AL
14-Mar-1953 0-0 Molineux, Wolverhampton HD
FIFA Youth Tournament (West Germany)
10-Apr-1954 5-0 Schollsparkstadion, Brühl HW
Amateur Youth Championship
08-May-1954 2-2 Castlereagh Park, Newtonards AD
14-May-1955 3-0 Vicarage Road, Watford HW
12-May-1956 0-1 Solitude, Belfast AL
11-May-1957 6-2 Brisbane Road, Leyton HW
10-May-1958 2-4 Clandeboye Park, Bangor AL
9-May-1959 5-0 Anfield, Liverpool HW

  P W D L F A Pts
1948-59 14 6 4 4 37 21 -
Home 6 5 1 0 23 6 11
Away 6 0 2 4 6 12 2
ENGLAND vs. Wales
Amateur Youth Championship
28-Feb-1948 4-3 Loakes Park, Wycombe HW
International Youth Tournament Quarter-Final
15-Apr-1948 4-0 Loftus Road, Shepherd's Bush HW
Amateur Youth Championship
26-Feb-1949 0-0 Vetch Field, Swansea AD
26-Feb-1950 1-0 St George's Lane, Worcester HW
17-Feb-1951 1-1 Racecourse Ground, Wrexham AD
23-Feb-1952 6-0 Home Park, Plymouth HW
21-Feb-1953 4-2 Vetch Field, Swansea AW
20-Feb-1954 2-1 Baseball Ground, Derby HW
19-Feb-1955 7-2 Marble Hall Road, Milford Haven AW
18-Feb-1956 5-1 Gay Meadow, Shrewsbury HW
09-Feb-1957 7-1 Ninian Park, Cardiff AW
15-Feb-1958 8-2 Elm Park, Reading HW
14-Feb-1959 3-0 Y Traeth, Portmadoc AW

  P W D L F A
1948-59 13 11 2 0 52 13

ENGLAND Under-23 vs. Scotland
Friendly matches
08-Feb-1955 6-0 Shawfield Park, Rutherglen AW
08-Feb-1956 3-1 Hillsborough, Sheffield HW
26-Feb-1957 1-1 Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow AD
15-Jan-1958 3-1 Goodison Park, Liverpool HW
04-Feb-1959 - Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow PP

  P W D L F A
1955-58 4 3 1 0 13 3

ENGLAND Under-18 Schoolboys vs. Scotland
Friendly matches
18-Apr-1955 2-1 Celtic Park, Glasgow AW
16-Apr-1956 1-0 Stamford Bridge, Fulham HW
30-Apr-1957 0-3 Celtic Park, Glasgow AL
21-Apr-1958 4-3 Champion Hill, Dulwich HW
21-Apr-1959 3-3 Celtic Park, Glasgow AD

  P W D L F A
1955-59 5 3 1 1 10 10

 
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