The 1980s saw a bewildering
array of new youth international competitions and tournaments throughout Europe
and the world, and the Football Association added four new age-group specific
teams to their existing under-18 and under-21 levels to be able to enter them.
Only one of the new teams (the under-16s) was a permanent addition, but the
other three would return on a more permanent basis in the 1990s. For a more
detailed summary of the history of, and between these age groups during this
period, click here.
25 August 1979: The FIFA World Youth Championship began in Japan for 16 teams, including six from Europe, with all players
under 21 years of age. Ten of the teams (Algeria, Argentina, Canada,
Guinea, Indonesia, Japan (the hosts), Poland, Portugal, South Korea and
Yugoslavia) were competing for the first time.
1 September 1979: England entered
the Trofej Jugoslavija for eight youth teams on Croatia's Istrian peninsula.
FIRST INTERNATIONAL APPEARANCE
for Gary Mabbutt and Paul Walsh.
3 September 1979: Poland beat
England for the first time at any level in a neutral country, by
1-0 in a Trofej Jugoslavija group match in Poreč.
8 September 1979: Czechoslovakia
beat England
in a professional youth international in a neutral country for the first
time, in the Trofej Jugoslavija third-place play-off in Pula. Yugoslavia (the hosts) regained the trophy for the second
time in three years, after beating West Germany, 2-0 in the final in Pula.
11 September 1979: Denmark
visited England for an under-21 international for the first time, as
England won 1-0 in a UEFA Under-21 Championship group match at Watford.
31 October 1979: FIRST
INTERNATIONAL APPEARANCE for Mark Hateley.
20 November 1979: Bulgaria
visited England for an under-21 international for the first time, as
England won 5-0 in a UEFA Under-21 Championship group match at
Leicester.
4 March 1980: England visited
Scotland for an under-21 international for the first time, in a goalless
draw in a UEFA Under-21 Championship quarter-final second leg at
Aberdeen, to win 2-1 on aggregate.
26 March 1980: FIRST
INTERNATIONAL APPEARANCE for Mark Barham.
16 April 1980: England met East
Germany in an under-21 international for the first time, and lost 2-1 to
them in a UEFA Under-21 Championship semi-final first leg at Bramall
Lane.
23 April 1980: England visited
East Germany for an under-21 international for the first time, and lost
1-0 to them in a UEFA Under-21 Championship semi-final second leg in
Jena, losing 3-1 on aggregate, as Terry Venables took charge of the team
for one game only.
16
May 1980: The UEFA Youth Tournament began in East Germany (the 1969 hosts) for 16 qualifiers.
23 May 1980: England beat the
Netherlands, 1-0 in the UEFA Youth Tournament semi-final in Halle an der
Saale, to become the first team to reach eleven finals.
25 May 1980: England beat Poland, 2-1 in the UEFA Youth Tournament Final
in Liepzig, to become the first to win it eight times.
3 June 1980: The third UEFA Under-21 Championship
began (less than two weeks after the 1980 championship had been
completed) for 26 teams, again without Albania (who had only previously
entered the under-23 championship), and also Portugal (who had entered
both previous championships), but including Austria (who had missed the
last championship) and West Germany (for the first time).
|
Trofej Jugoslavija
1979 Group 2 Final Table |
|
Team |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts
|
|
West Germany |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
6 |
3 |
5 |
|
England |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
|
Hungary |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
7 |
2 |
|
Poland |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
2 |
|
UEFA Under-21 Championship
1978-80 Group 1 Final Table |
|
Team |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts
|
|
England |
4 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
11 |
2 |
8 |
|
Denmark |
4 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
4 |
2 |
|
Bulgaria |
4 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
10 |
2 |
Victory Shield Champions:
England (sixth year in succession,
eighth time in ten years) and Scotland (joint
winners)
|
Victory Shield (under-15) 1980 Final Table |
|
Team |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts
|
|
England
(29+4) |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
7 |
4 |
4 |
|
Scotland (15+4) |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
2 |
4 |
|
Wales |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
5 |
2 |
|
Northern Ireland |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
5 |
0 |
Scotland refused to travel
to Northern Ireland because of the civil unrest, and Northern Ireland
refused to travel to Scotland as an alternative, so their fixture was
not played. Thus, Scotland missed their opportunity to win the title
outright.
Centenary Shield Champions: England
|
Centenary Shield (under-18) 1980 Final Table |
|
Team |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts
|
|
England
(2+2) |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
3 |
|
Wales |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
|
Scotland |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
UEFA Youth Tournament Winners:
England
World Youth Champions: Argentina
beat the USSR (the defending champions), 3-1 in the final in Tokyo.
UEFA Under-21 Champions: USSR (the
1976 under-23 champions)
beat East Germany (who were also runners-up in 1978, and under-23 finalists in 1974),
1-0 on aggregate in
the final.
4 September 1980: England entered
the Trofej Jugoslavija for eight under-18 teams on Croatia's Istrian
peninsula.
FIRST INTERNATIONAL APPEARANCE
for Neil Webb.
6 September 1980: Austria beat
England in a professional youth international in a neutral country for the
first time, by 1-0 in a Trofej Jugoslavija group match in Pazin.
11 September 1980: Hungary beat
England in a professional youth international in a neutral country for the
first time, by 2-1 in the Trofej Jugoslavija Final in Pula, to regain the
trophy for the second time in three years.
14 October 1980: Romania met England in an under-21
international for the first time, as England dropped points in a UEFA
Under-21 Championship group match for the first time, losing 4-0 in
Ploiești.
18 November 1980: England met Switzerland in an under-21
international for the first time, and won, 5-0 in a UEFA Under-21
Championship group match at Ipswich.
11 February 1981: FIRST INTERNATIONAL APPEARANCE for
Mike Phelan.
25 February 1981: England met the Republic of Ireland in
an under-21 international for the first time, and won, 1-0 at Anfield.
11 March 1981: England
(the defending champions) visited Northern Ireland for a professional
youth international for the first time, and won, 3-0 in a UEFA Under-18
Championship qualifying second leg at
Seaview, Belfast, to win 4-0 on aggregate.
28 March 1981: FIRST INTERNATIONAL APPEARANCE for
Andy Sinton.
28 April 1981: Romania visited England for an under-21
international for the first time, as England beat them for the first
time, by 3-0 in a UEFA Under-21 Championship group match at Swindon.
25 May 1981: The UEFA Youth Tournament
became the UEFA Under-18 Championship finals, and began
in North-Rhine Westphalia in West Germany (hosts in 1954 and 1965, and
co-hosts in 1958) for 16 qualifiers. Spain beat England (the defending
champions) in a professional youth
international in a neutral country for the first time, and for the first
time at any level in a neutral country in Europe, by 2-1 in their opening match in
Siegen.
27 May 1981: Scotland beat England in a professional
youth international in a neutral country for the first time, by 1-0 in a
UEFA Under-18 Championship group match in Aachen, to end England's
defence of the title.
31 May 1981: England visited Switzerland for an under-21
international for the first time, in a goalless draw in a UEFA Under-21
Championship group match in Neuchâtel.
5 June 1981: Hungary met England in an under-21
international for the first time, as England won, 2-1 in a UEFA Under-21
Championship group match in Keszthely.
|
Trofej Jugoslavija
1980 Group 1 Final Table |
|
Team |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts
|
|
England |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
9 |
2 |
4 |
|
Austria |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
4 |
|
Belgium |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
7 |
3 |
|
Switzerland |
3 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
6 |
1 |
|
UEFA Under-18 Championship
1981 Group D Final Table |
|
Team |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts
|
|
Spain |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
6 |
2 |
5 |
|
Scotland |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
5 |
|
England |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
8 |
3 |
2 |
|
Austria |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
11 |
0 |
Victory Shield Champions:
England (seventh year in succession,
ninth time in eleven years) and Scotland (joint
winners, second year in succession)
|
Victory Shield (under-15) 1981 Final Table |
|
Team |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts
|
|
England
(29+5) |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
|
Scotland (15+5) |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
4 |
|
Wales |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
Northern Ireland |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
England and Wales refused to travel
to Northern Ireland because of the civil unrest. Northern Ireland
lost 4-0 to England at Wembley, but it was an invitational friendly
international, with no points at stake, so England did not win the title
outright, and the two Victory Shield fixtures remained unplayed.
Centenary Shield Champions: Wales
|
Centenary Shield (under-18) 1981 Final Table |
|
Team |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts
|
|
Wales
(3+1) |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
2 |
4 |
|
Scotland |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
|
England |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
5 |
0 |
UEFA Under-18 Champions: West
Germany (the hosts) beat Poland (in their second successive, and fourth
final, all without success), 1-0 in Düsseldorf, to win the title
for the first time, in their third final.
3 September 1981: England entered
the Trofej Jugoslavija for eight under-18 teams on Croatia's Istrian
peninsula.
FIRST INTERNATIONAL APPEARANCE
for Danny Wallace.
5 September 1981: FIRST
INTERNATIONAL APPEARANCE for Paul Parker.
8 September 1981: England failed to beat Norway in an under-21
international for the first time, in a goalless draw in Drammen.
10 September 1981: Yugoslavia
played England in a youth international at home for the first time, as
England won, 5-0 in their second successive Trofej Jugoslavija Final in Pula, to
win the
trophy for the first time.
3 October 1981: The FIFA World Youth Championship was
held in eastern Australia for 16 teams, including six from Europe, with all players
under 21 years of age (England fielded an under-20 squad). Half of the teams (Australia (the hosts),
Cameroon, Egypt, England, Qatar, Romania, United States and
West Germany) were competing for the first time. England met African
opposition for the first time at any level, as they beat Cameroon, 2-0
in their opening match in Sydney.
5 October 1981: England met South American opposition in
a youth international on a neutral continent for the first time, as they
drew, 1-1 with Argentina (the defending champions) in a World Youth
Championship group match in Sydney.
8 October 1981: Australia met England in a youth
international for the first time, as they drew, 1-1 in a World Youth
Championship group match in Sydney.
14 October 1981: England lost to Asian opposition in a
youth international for the first time, as Qatar beat them, 2-1 in a
World Youth Championship semi-final in Sydney. They finished fourth for
the first time.
17 November 1981: Hungary visited England for an under-21
international for the first time, as England won 2-0 in a UEFA Under-21
Championship group match at the City Ground.
23 February 1982: England lost a
professional youth international in Scotland for the first time, by 1-0
in a UEFA Under-18 Championship qualifying first leg at Ibrox Stadium.
FIRST INTERNATIONAL APPEARANCE for Paul Stewart and
Nigel Winterburn.
6 March 1982: FIRST INTERNATIONAL APPEARANCE for
Michael Thomas.
17 March 1982: Poland met England in an under-21
international for the first time, as England won 2-1 in a UEFA Under-21
Championship quarter-final first leg in Warsaw.
23 March 1982: England conceded goals in a professional
youth international at home to Scotland for the first time, in a 2-2
draw in a UEFA Under-18 Championship qualifying second leg at Coventry,
and failed to qualify for the finals for the first time since 1976, as
Scotland won 3-2 on aggregate and went on to win the championship.
FIRST INTERNATIONAL APPEARANCE for Nick Pickering.
7 April 1982: Poland visited England for an under-21
international for the first time, and drew, 2-2 in a UEFA Under-21
Championship quarter-final second leg at Upton Park, as England won 4-3
on aggregate.
7 April 1982: England
entered the Tournoi Juniors in Cannes in France for eight under-18
teams, with an under-17 squad, and beat Portugal, 3-0 in their opening
match.
12 April 1982: France (the
hosts) beat England's under-17s, 1-0 in the Tournoi Juniors Final in
Cannes to regain the title for the second time in three years.
19 April 1982: England won an under-21 international in
Scotland for the first time, by 1-0 in a UEFA Under-21 Championship
semi-final first leg at Hampden Park.
28 April 1982: Scotland avoided defeat, and scored goals
in England in an under-21 international for the first time, in a 2-2
draw in a UEFA Under-21 Championship semi-final second leg at Maine
Road, as England won 3-2 on aggregate to reach the following season's
final (in September and October) for the first time.
1 May 1982: The fourth UEFA Under-21 Championship began
(two days after the 1982 semi-finals had been completed) for thirty
teams, including Albania, Iceland and Wales for the first time, and
Portugal (who had missed the last championship).
5 May 1982: The finals of the first
UEFA Under-16 Championship began in the Marche region on Italy's
Adriatic coast, for four semi-finalists (Finland, Italy, West Germany and
Yugoslavia).
21 May 1982: The UEFA
Under-18 Championship finals began in
Finland
for 16 qualifiers, including Albania for the first time.
|
Trofej Jugoslavija
1981 Group 1 Final Table |
|
Team |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts
|
|
England |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
2 |
6 |
|
Sweden |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
9 |
6 |
4 |
|
Austria |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
7 |
10 |
2 |
|
Hungary |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
11 |
0 |
|
|
|
Tournoi Juniors de Cannes 1982 Group
B Final Table |
|
Team |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts
|
|
England |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
4 |
|
Netherlands |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
|
Czechoslovakia |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
|
Portugal |
3 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
5 |
2 |
|
|
World Youth Championship
1981 Group D Final Table |
|
Team |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts
|
|
England |
3 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
4 |
|
Australia |
3 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
6 |
5 |
4 |
|
Argentina |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
|
Cameroon |
3 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
6 |
1 |
|
UEFA Under-21 Championship
1980-82 Group 4 Final Table |
|
Team |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts
|
|
England |
6 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
12 |
5 |
9 |
|
Hungary |
6 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
12 |
9 |
6 |
|
Romania |
6 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
9 |
12 |
5 |
|
Switzerland |
6 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
5 |
12 |
4 |
Victory Shield Champions:
Scotland (third year in succession, fourth time in five years,
first time outright since 1974)
|
Victory Shield 1982 Final Table |
|
Team |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts
|
|
Scotland (16+5) |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
6 |
2 |
5 |
|
England |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
7 |
5 |
4 |
|
Wales |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
6 |
6 |
2 |
|
Northern Ireland |
3 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
6 |
1 |
Because of civil
unrest in Northern Ireland, all three of their games were played away from
home.
Centenary Shield Champions: England
(second time in three years)
|
Centenary Shield (under-18) 1982 Final Table |
|
Team |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts
|
|
England (3+2) |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
|
Scotland |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
|
Wales |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
UEFA Under-16 Champions: Italy (the
hosts) beat West Germany, 1-0 in the final in Falconara Marittima.
UEFA Under-18 Champions: Scotland
beat Czechoslovakia (in their first final since winning the competition, in
1968), 3-1 in Helsinki.
World Youth Champions:
West Germany beat Qatar (the first Asian finalists), 4-0 in the final in Sydney
to become the first team from western Europe to win it.
13 July 1982: England entered a tournament for
four under-18 teams in
Trøndelag County in central Norway. The
hosts met England for the first time in a youth international, as Norway
won, 4-1 in their opening match in Levanger.
FIRST INTERNATIONAL APPEARANCE for Barry Venison.
15 July 1982: Denmark met England in a
neutral country for the first time at any level, as England won, 5-2 in
the junior tournament in Stjørdal.
2 September 1982: England (the holders) entered the Trofej Jugoslavija
for eight under-18 teams on Croatia's Istrian peninsula.
4 September 1982: FIRST INTERNATIONAL APPEARANCE for
Tony Cottee.
9 September 1982: In a repeat of the previous year's
Trofej Jugoslavija Final, England beat Yugoslavia (the hosts), 1-0 in
their third successive final in Pula, to become the first country to retain the trophy.
21 September 1982: England met West Germany in an
under-21 international for the first time, and won, 3-1 in the UEFA
Under-21 Championship Final first leg at Bramall Lane.
12 October 1982: England visited West Germany for an
under-21 international for the first time, and lost, 3-2 in the UEFA
Under-21 Championship Final second leg in Bremen, to become the first
team from western Europe to win the competition, 5-4 on aggregate.
16 November 1982: Greece met England in an under-21
international for the first time, and won, 1-0 in a UEFA Under-21
Championship group match in Piraeus, as Howard Wilkinson took charge of
the defending champions.
29 March 1983: Greece visited England for an under-21
international for the first time, and failed to win for the first time,
as England won, 2-1 in a UEFA Under-21 Championship group match at
Portsmouth.
29 March 1983: England
entered the Tournoi Juniors in Cannes in France for eight under-18
teams, with an under-17 squad.
FIRST INTERNATIONAL APPEARANCE for Tony Adams and
Martin Keown.
31 March 1983: China met England for the first time at
any level, as England met Asian opposition in a youth international in
Europe for the first time, and England's under-17s won, 5-1 in a Tournoi
Juniors group match in Cannes.
FIRST INTERNATIONAL APPEARANCE for Teddy Sheringham.
4 April 1983: England met
Qatar in Europe for the first time at any level, and the under-17s avoided defeat for
the first time against them, in a 1-1 draw in the Tournoi Juniors
fifth-place play-off in
Cannes, but Qatar won 5-4 on penalties. France beat Italy, 3-1 on
penalties after a 1-1 draw in the final in Cannes, to retain the title.
13 April 1983: England failed to beat Belgium in a youth
international at home for the first time, in a 1-1 draw at St Andrew's,
as Graham Taylor took charge of the under-18 team.
FIRST INTERNATIONAL APPEARANCE for David Bardsley.
13 May 1983: The UEFA
Under-18 Championship finals began in England (the hosts in 1948 and 1963) for 16
qualifiers.
17 May 1983: The USSR avoided defeat in a youth
international in England for the first time, as they beat the hosts, 2-0
in a UEFA Under-18 Championship group match at Villa Park.
20 May 1983: England met Czechoslovakia in a youth
international at home for the first time, in a 1-1 draw in a UEFA
Under-18 Championship semi-final at Highbury. Czechoslovakia won, 4-2 on
penalties.
22 May 1983: England failed to beat Italy in a youth
international at home for the first time, in a 1-1 draw in the UEFA
Under-18 Championship third-place play-off at Watford, but England won
4-2 on penalties.
2 June 1983: The FIFA World Youth Championship was
held in Mexico for 16 under-20 teams (though the hosts used over-age
players), including six from Europe. Five of the teams (China,
Czechoslovakia, the Netherlands, Nigeria and
Scotland) were all competing for the first time.
|
Junior Tournament (Norway)
1982 Final Table |
|
Team |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts
|
|
Norway |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
1 |
6 |
|
England |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
9 |
8 |
4 |
|
Poland |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
7 |
2 |
|
Denmark |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
9 |
0 |
|
|
Trofej Jugoslavija
1982 Group 1 Final Table |
|
Team |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts
|
|
England |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
1 |
6 |
|
USSR |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
3 |
3 |
|
Switzerland |
3 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
7 |
2 |
|
NK Istra 1961 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
10 |
1 |
|
|
Tournoi Juniors de Cannes 1983 Group
A Final Table |
|
Team |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts
|
|
France |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
8 |
0 |
5 |
|
USSR |
3 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
|
England |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
3 |
3 |
|
China |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
13 |
0 |
|
|
UEFA Under-18 Championship
1983 Group C Final Table |
|
Team |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts
|
|
England |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
2 |
4 |
|
Scotland |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
4 |
3 |
|
Spain |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
|
USSR |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
2 |
England beat Scotland 4-2, at St Andrew's, but the result was changed to
3-0, because Scotland had fielded an ineligible player (John Robertson),
who had played for his club (Hearts) on the previous day. It did not
have any effect on the group positions.
Victory Shield Champions:
England (eighth time in nine years) and Scotland (joint
winners, fourth year in succession, fifth time in six years)
|
Victory Shield (under-15) 1983 Final Table |
|
Team |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts
|
|
England
(29+6) |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
10 |
1 |
5 |
|
Scotland (16+6) |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
9 |
2 |
5 |
|
Wales |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
9 |
2 |
|
Northern Ireland |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
11 |
0 |
Because of civil
unrest in Northern Ireland, all three of their games were played away from
home.
Centenary Shield Champions:
Scotland
|
Centenary Shield (under-18) 1983 Final Table |
|
Team |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts
|
|
Scotland (3+1) |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
|
England |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
6 |
2 |
2 |
|
Wales |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
1 |
UEFA Under-18 Champions: France
beat Czechoslovakia (in their second successive final defeat), 1-0 at
Tottenham, to win the tournament for the first time since 1949, after losing
at home to Czechoslovakia in the 1968 final.
World Youth Champions: Brazil beat
Argentina (the 1979 winners), 1-0 in the final in Mexico City.
UEFA Under-21 Champions: England
Dave Sexton took charge of England's under-21 team again.
12 July 1983: England entered a tournament for
four under-18 teams on the Danish island of Zealand.
14 July 1983: England met Norway in a neutral country for
the first time at any level, and beat them in a youth international for
the first time, by 1-0 in a junior tournament in Korsør.
16 July 1983: Denmark avoided defeat against England in a
youth international for the first time, and won, 1-0 in a junior
tournament in Holbæk, as Norway retained the title on goal
difference from England, who finished runners-up for the second year in
succession.
25 July 1983: England
entered a tournament for eight under-17 teams in Hajdú-Bihar
County in eastern Hungary.
FIRST INTERNATIONAL APPEARANCE for Tim Flowers.
29 July 1983: Hungary (the hosts) beat England, 2-1 in a
tournament final in Debrecen.
1 September 1983: England (the holders for the second
year in succession) entered the Trofej Jugoslavija
for eight under-18 teams on Croatia's Istrian peninsula.
7 September 1983: England
entered the UEFA Under-16 Championship for the first time, with an
under-17 squad for the second season of the 1982-84 competition, and visited
Iceland for a youth international for the first time, as they won, 2-1
in their opening qualifying match in Reykjavík.
8 September 1983: Yugoslavia avoided defeat in a youth
international at home to England for the first time, with their
second-choice selection, in their third successive Trofej Jugoslavija Final
meeting, in a 1-1 draw, but England won, 11-10 on penalties, in their
fourth successive final in Pula, to complete a hat-trick of trophy wins,
and to become the first country to win it three times.
19 September 1983: Iceland
visited England
for a youth international for the first time, for England's first home
match in the UEFA Under-16 Championship, as England's under-17 team won
their qualifying group match, 4-0 at Blackburn.
28 February 1984: England met France in an under-21
international for
the first time, and won, 6-1 in a UEFA Under-21 Championship
quarter-final first leg at Hillsborough.
21 March 1984: England failed to win a match in the UEFA
Under-16 Championship for the first time, as their under-17 team drew,
1-1 with France in a quarter-final second leg in Bourg-en-Bresse, to win
5-1 on aggregate.
28 March 1984: England visited France for an under-21
international for the first time, and won, 1-0 in a UEFA Under-21
Championship quarter-final second leg in Le Petit-Quevilly, to win 7-1
on aggregate.
18 April 1984: England
entered the Tournoi Juniors in Cannes in France for eight under-18
teams, with an under-17 squad, and met North American opposition in a
youth international for the first time, as they beat Mexico, 4-0 in
their opening match.
22 April 1984: England met African opposition in Europe
for the first time, and met Algeria for the first time at
any level, as England's under-17s won, 3-0 in a Tournoi Juniors group
match in Cannes.
23 April 1984: France (the
hosts) beat England's under-17s, 2-1 in their second Tournoi Juniors
Final meeting in three years in Cannes, to complete a hat-trick of title
wins.
1 May 1984: The fifth UEFA Under-21 Championship began
(on the day before the 1984 semi-finals were completed) for 29 teams,
without Wales (who had entered for the first time in the 1982-84
championship).
2 May 1984: Italy beat England in an under-21
international for the first time, by 1-0 in a UEFA Under-21 Championship
semi-final second leg in Florence,
but England won 3-2 on aggregate to reach the final in their defence of
the title.
1 May 1984: England met foreign opposition in an
under-18 schoolboy international for the first time, in a goalless draw
with Switzerland in Steg.
3 May 1984: England lost to foreign opposition in an
under-18 schoolboy international for the first time, as Switzerland won,
3-1 in Saint-Imier.
3 May 1984: The UEFA Under-16 Championship
finals began in
Baden-Württemberg in West Germany, for four semi-finalists (England and the
USSR, both for the first time, West Germany and
Yugoslavia). England's under-17 squad finished third for the first time.
17 May 1984: Spain met England in an under-21
international for the first time, as England (the defending champions)
won 1-0 in the UEFA Under-21 Championship Final first leg in Seville.
24 May 1984: Spain visited England for an under-21
international for the first time, as England won 2-0 in the UEFA
Under-21 Championship Final second leg at Bramall Lane, to become the
first team to retain the
title, and the first to win it twice, by 3-0 on aggregate.
25 May 1984: The UEFA
Under-18 Championship finals began in the USSR for
16 qualifiers. England played their first youth international in Russia,
and drew, 1-1 with East Germany in their opening match in Moscow.
27 May 1984: The USSR met England in a youth
international at home for the first time, in a 1-1 draw in a UEFA
Under-18 Championship group match in Moscow.
29 May 1984: England beat Luxembourg in a professional
youth match in a neutral country for the first time, by 2-0 in a UEFA
Under-18 Championship group match in Moscow.
|
Junior Tournament (Denmark)
1983 Final Table |
|
Team |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts
|
|
Norway |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
4 |
|
England |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
|
Denmark |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
|
Poland |
3 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
|
|
Trofej Jugoslavija
1983 Group 1 Final Table |
|
Team |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts
|
|
England |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
4 |
6 |
|
West Germany |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
4 |
3 |
|
Switzerland |
3 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
6 |
8 |
2 |
|
Hungary |
3 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
7 |
1 |
|
|
Tournoi Juniors de Cannes 1984 Group
B Final Table |
|
Team |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts
|
|
England |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
0 |
6 |
|
Italy |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
2 |
3 |
|
Algeria |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
7 |
2 |
|
Mexico |
3 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
9 |
1 |
|
|
UEFA Under-16 Championship
1982-84 Qualifying Group 1 Final Table |
|
Team |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts
|
|
England |
4 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
13 |
2 |
8 |
|
Scotland |
4 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
9 |
3 |
|
Iceland |
4 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
9 |
1 |
|
UEFA Under-18 Championship
1984 Group C Final Table |
|
Team |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts
|
|
USSR |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
7 |
1 |
5 |
|
England |
3 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
4 |
|
East Germany |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
2 |
3 |
|
Luxembourg |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
11 |
0 |
|
UEFA Under-21 Championship
1982-84 Group 4 Final Table |
|
Team |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts
|
|
England |
6 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
13 |
4 |
10 |
|
Greece |
6 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
6 |
4 |
8 |
|
Hungary |
6 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
7 |
8 |
3 |
|
Denmark |
6 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
6 |
16 |
3 |
Victory Shield Champions:
England (second year in succession, ninth time in ten years,
first time outright since 1979)
|
Victory Shield (under-15) 1984 Final Table |
|
Team |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts
|
|
England
(30+6) |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
2 |
6 |
|
Scotland |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
|
Northern Ireland |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
|
Wales |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
7 |
0 |
Because of civil
unrest in Northern Ireland, all three of their games were played away from
home.
Centenary Shield Champions: England (third
time in five years)
|
Centenary Shield (under-18) 1984 Final Table |
|
Team |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts
|
|
England
(4+2) |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
3 |
4 |
|
Scotland |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
6 |
2 |
|
Wales |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
6 |
0 |
UEFA Under-16 Champions: West
Germany (the hosts, in their second successive final) beat the USSR, 2-0 in
Ulm.
UEFA Under-18 Champions:
Hungary beat the USSR (the hosts, in their fifth final), 3-2 on
penalties, after a goalless draw in Moscow, to win it for the first time
since 1960, and the third time overall, having lost to them in the 1976
final.
UEFA Under-21 Champions: England
(second in succession).
6 September 1984: England (the holders for the third
year in succession) entered the Trofej Jugoslavija
for eight under-18 teams on the Istrian peninsula in Croatia and
Slovenia. England drew, 2-2 with Austria in their first youth
international in Slovenia, in their opening match in Izola.
10 September 1984: England failed to beat Sweden in a
youth international for the first time, in a 1-1 draw in a Trofej
Jugoslavija group match in Rovinj.
12 September 1984: Yugoslavia beat England in a youth
international at home for the first time, by 4-1 in the Trofej
Jugoslavija third-place play-off in Buje. Sweden beat Hungary, 7-6 on
penalties, after a goalless draw in the final in Pula to win the trophy
for the first time.
13 November 1984: Turkey met England (the defending
champions for the second competition in succession) in an under-21
international for the first time, in a goalless draw in a UEFA Under-21
Championship group match in Bursa.
27 November 1984: England lost at home to Scotland in a
professional youth international for the first time, by 2-1 in a UEFA
Under-18 Championship qualifying group match at Craven Cottage.
26 February 1985: The Republic of Ireland beat England in
a youth international for the first time, by 1-0 in a UEFA Under-18
Championship qualifying group match at Tolka Park, Dublin.
27 February 1985: Israel met England in an under-21
international for the first time, as England won, 2-1 in Ramat Gan.
30 March 1985: Scotland won an under-18 schoolboy
international in England for the first time since 1970, by 3-0 at
Barnsley.
3 April 1985: England
entered the Tournoi Juniors in Cannes in France for eight under-18
teams, with an under-17 squad.
5 April 1985: FIRST
INTERNATIONAL APPEARANCE for David Hirst.
7 April 1985: The Netherlands beat England (under-17s) in a
professional youth international in a neutral country for the first
time, by 3-1 in a Tournoi Juniors group match in Cannes.
8 April 1985: England (under-17s) beat Scotland in a youth
international on foreign soil for the first time, by 1-0 in the Tournoi
Juniors fifth-place play-off in Cannes. Italy beat Denmark, 2-1 in the
final in Cannes.
30 April 1985: England avoided defeat in Romania in an
under-21 international for the first time, in a goalless draw in a UEFA
Under-21 Championship group match in Brașov.
11 May 1985: The Netherlands beat England in a schoolboy
international (under-15) for the first time, by 1-0 in Kampen.
17 May 1985: The UEFA Under-16 Championship
finals began in
Hungary, for 16 qualifiers. England did not enter, after competing with an
under-17 team in the second season of the previous (two-year) competition.
21 May 1985: England failed to beat Finland in an
under-21 international for the first time, as they lost, 3-1 in a UEFA
Under-21 Championship group match in Mikkeli.
1 June 1985: England entered the Tournoi Espoirs for
eight under-21 teams in
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur in south-eastern France with an
under-19 squad.
7 June 1985: France (the hosts) beat England's under-19s,
3-1 after extra time in the Tournoi Espoirs Final in Toulon to retain
the title.
|
Trofej Jugoslavija
1984 Group 1 Final Table |
|
Team |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts
|
|
Sweden |
3 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
3 |
4 |
|
England |
3 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
3 |
4 |
|
Austria |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
5 |
3 |
|
USSR |
3 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
|
|
|
Tournoi Juniors de Cannes 1985 Group
B Final Table |
|
Team |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts
|
|
Italy |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
3 |
5 |
|
Netherlands |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
8 |
6 |
4 |
|
England |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
6 |
3 |
|
USSR |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
7 |
0 |
|
Tournoi Espoirs de Toulon 1985 Group
B Final Table |
|
Team |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts
|
|
England |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
4 |
|
Cameroon |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
|
USSR |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
|
Mexico |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
2 |
|
Victory Shield Champions:
England (third year in succession,
tenth time in eleven years)
|
Victory Shield (under-15) 1985 Final Table |
|
Team |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts
|
|
England
(31+6) |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
11 |
6 |
5 |
|
Scotland |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
7 |
5 |
4 |
|
Wales |
3 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
7 |
2 |
|
Northern Ireland |
3 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
8 |
1 |
Because of civil unrest in Northern Ireland, all three of their games were
played in Great Britain, though the game with Wales was played in
Scotland, at Stranraer. The Republic of Ireland played all four nations in
March and April 1985, two at home, and two away. If their results had been
included in the Victory Shield, they would have finished bottom, with Wales
level on points with Scotland (but having scored more goals).
Centenary Shield Champions: England
(second year in succession, fourth time in six years)
|
Centenary Shield (under-18) 1985 Final Table |
|
Team |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts
|
|
England
(5+2) |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
1 |
4 |
|
Scotland |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
5 |
2 |
|
Wales |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
7 |
0 |
UEFA Under-16 Champions: USSR
(the previous year's runners-up) beat Greece, 4-0 in the final in
Budapest.
29 July 1985: England beat Finland
in a youth international for the first time, in their first under-16
international, by 3-0 in Bergen in Norway.
30 July 1985: England failed to
score against Sweden in a youth international for the first time, and failed
to win an under-16 international for the first time, in a goalless draw in
Narvik in Norway, as Sweden won 4-3 in England's first under-16 penalty
shootout.
31 July 1985: The first FIFA Under-16
World Championship
began in
eastern China, for 16 teams, including Hungary, Italy and West Germany from
Europe, but not European champions, the USSR.
31 July 1985: England met Iceland
in an under-16 international for the first time, and won, 3-1 in Norway.
1 August 1985: Denmark met England
in an under-16 international for the first time, as England won, 3-1 in
Norway.
3 August 1985: Norway lost at home
to England in a youth international for the first time, in their first
meeting at under-16 level, as England won 3-1 in Bergen. England met all
five Scandinavian nations competing in the Nordic Cup in Norway, and would
have won the trophy by a point, from the hosts, if their results had been
included.
10 August 1985: England met
Yugoslavia in an under-16 international for the first time, and beat them at
home in a youth international for the first time, in their first home
international at this level, by 3-2 at Wembley.
24 August 1985: The FIFA World Youth Championship was
held in western USSR (in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia and
Russia) for 16 under-20 teams (though Mexico again used over-age
players), including six from Europe. Four of the teams (Bulgaria,
Colombia, the Republic of Ireland and
Saudi Arabia) were competing for the first time. England met Paraguay
for the first time at any level, in a 2-2 draw in their opening match in
Baku.
26 August 1985: China met England outside of Europe for
the first time at any level, and beat them for the first time, by 2-0 in
a World Youth Championship group match in Baku.
29 August 1985: England met Mexico on a neutral continent
for the first time at any level, as Mexico won, 1-0 in a World Youth
Championship group match in Baku.
11 September 1985: FIRST INTERNATIONAL APPEARANCE for
Tony Daley.
15 October 1985: Turkey visited England for an under-21
international for the first time, and England scored against them for
the first time, as they won 3-0 in a UEFA
Under-21 Championship group match at Ashton Gate.
15 November 1985: England entered
the Tournoi Cadets in Fontvieille in Monaco for four under-16 teams, and met
Italy in an under-16 international for the first time, as they won 3-2 in
their opening match.
17 November 1985: West Germany beat
England in a neutral country in Europe for the first time at any level, and
for the first time in a youth international in a neutral country, by 2-1 in
their first under-16 international meeting, in the Tournoi Cadets in
Fontvieille.
19 November 1985: England's
under-16s met France for the first time (excluding the 1984 UEFA Under-16
Championship, when England fielded an under-17 team), and won 2-0 in
Fontvieille to win the Tournoi Cadets on goal difference from West Germany.
17 January 1986: England played
opponents from outside Europe in an under-18 schoolboy international, for
the first time, and for the first time at home in any schoolboy
international, as they beat Australia, 1-0 at Lilleshall.
25 January 1986: England failed to qualify for the UEFA
Under-18 Championship finals for the first time since 1982, as Scotland
went on to win their qualifying group. The finals were held over until
October in the following season, so that they did not clash with the
World Cup finals in Mexico.
25 February 1986: FIRST INTERNATIONAL APPEARANCE for
Neil Ruddock.
8 March 1986: Denmark visited
England for an under-16 international for the first time, and failed to
score against them for the first time, as England won, 3-0 at Lilleshall.
26 March 1986: England
failed to beat Denmark in an under-21 international for the first time,
in a 1-1 draw in a UEFA Under-21 Championship quarter-final second leg
at Maine Road, as England won 2-1 on aggregate.
29 March 1986: England
entered with an under-18 squad for the first time, in the Tournoi Juniors in Cannes in France for
six teams. Brazil met England in a youth international for the first
time, in a goalless draw in their opening match. England lost their
third final in five years, by 2-1 to a Côte d'Azur XI.
FIRST INTERNATIONAL APPEARANCE for Andy Hinchcliffe.
30 March 1986: FIRST INTERNATIONAL APPEARANCE for
Matthew Le Tissier.
30 March 1986: England met
African opposition in an under-16 international for the first time, and
met Tunisia for the first time at any level, as England won, 4-0 in a
tournament final in Annemasse, in France.
31 March 1986: England met African
opposition in a schoolboy international (under-15) for the first time, and
lost for the first time at any level, as Cameroon won, 3-1 in the Mondial
Minimes Final in Montaigu in France.
23 April 1986: Italy avoided defeat in an under-21
international in England for the first time, in a 1-1 draw in a UEFA
Under-21 Championship semi-final second leg at Swindon, as Italy won 3-1
on aggregate to end England's attempt to win a record three successive
titles. The final was held over until October of the following season,
so that it did not clash with the World Cup finals in Mexico.
1 May 1986: The UEFA Under-16 Championship
finals began in
Greece, for 16 qualifiers, including Austria, Czechoslovakia, Denmark and
Romania, all for the first time. England did not enter for the second year
in succession.
5 May 1986: England entered a youth
tournament in Beijing for eight under-18 teams (though three were local
Chinese selections). England won their first match in China at any
level, by 1-0 against the host nation.
FIRST INTERNATIONAL APPEARANCE for Stuart Ripley.
7 May 1986: England met Thailand for
the first time at any level, as Thailand won, 2-1 in an under-18
tournament group match in Beijing.
11 May 1986: England met France on a neutral continent
for the first time at any level, in a 1-1 draw in an under-18 tournament
semi-final in Beijing, but England won 4-2 on penalties.
13 May 1986: Brazil met England on a neutral continent
for the first time at any level, and scored against them, and beat them
in a youth international for the first time, by 2-1 in a tournament
final in Beijing.
|
World Youth Championship
1985 Group D Final Table |
|
Team |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts
|
|
Mexico |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
1 |
6 |
|
China |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
4 |
4 |
|
Paraguay |
3 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
6 |
1 |
|
England |
3 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
5 |
1 |
|
Tournoi Cadets de Monaco
1985 Final Table |
|
Team |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts
|
|
England |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
6 |
4 |
4 |
|
West Germany |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
5 |
4 |
|
France |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
4 |
3 |
|
Italy |
3 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
5 |
7 |
1 |
|
|
Tournoi Juniors de Cannes 1986 Group
B Final Table |
|
Team |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts
|
|
England |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
|
Brazil |
3 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
|
Hungary |
3 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
|
|
|
Beijing Youth Tournament 1986 Group
B Final Table |
|
Team |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts
|
|
England |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
14 |
2 |
4 |
|
China |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
6 |
2 |
4 |
|
Thailand |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
4 |
|
People's Liberation Army |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
17 |
0 |
If the
army's results had been excluded, then China would have won the
group on goal difference, with England then playing Brazil in the
semi-final, instead of the final. |
|
UEFA Under-18 Championship
1984-86 Qualifying Group 1 Final Table |
|
Team |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts
|
|
Scotland |
6 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
12 |
3 |
11 |
|
Republic of Ireland |
6 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
6 |
5 |
7 |
|
England |
6 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
14 |
10 |
6 |
|
Iceland |
6 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
4 |
18 |
0 |
|
UEFA Under-21 Championship
1984-86 Group 3 Final Table |
|
Team |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts
|
|
England |
6 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
9 |
3 |
8 |
|
Finland |
6 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
|
Romania |
6 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
5 |
7 |
6 |
|
Turkey |
6 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
3 |
7 |
4 |
Victory Shield Champions:
England (fourth year in succession, eleventh time in
twelve years) and Scotland (joint
winners, fifth time in seven years)
|
Victory Shield (under-15) 1986 Final Table |
|
Team |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts
|
|
England
(31+7) |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
10 |
4 |
3 |
|
Scotland (16+7) |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
8 |
4 |
3 |
|
Wales |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
Northern Ireland |
3 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
11 |
1 |
Wales were unable to
fulfil their fixtures against England and Scotland, because of a teachers'
strike.
Centenary Shield Champions: England
(6+2) - (third year in succession, fifth time in seven years)
beat Scotland, 4-2 at West Bromwich.
Wales were unable to fulfil their fixtures, because of the teachers'
strike.
Under-16 World Champions:
Nigeria beat West Germany, 2-0 in the final in Beijing to become the
first African team to win a world championship.
UEFA Under-16 Champions:
Spain beat Italy (the 1982 winners), 2-1 in the final in Athens. Five
months later, they would meet in the under-21 final.
World Youth Champions: Brazil (the
defending champions) beat Spain, 1-0 after extra time in the final in
Moscow, to become the first team to win the title twice.
16 August 1986: France visited England
for an under-16 international for the first time, and scored against them
and beat them for the first time, by 1-0 at Wembley.
4 September 1986: The sixth UEFA Under-21 Championship began
(eight weeks before the 1986 competition was completed) for thirty teams,
again without Wales, but including the Republic of Ireland for the first
time.
9 September 1986: England failed to beat Sweden in an
under-21 international for the first time, in a 1-1 draw in Östersund.
11
October 1986: The
UEFA Under-18 Championship finals began in Vojvodina in Yugoslavia (the 1966 hosts)
for eight qualifiers.
30 October 1986: England entered
the Torneo Internazionale for four under-16 teams in Santa Marinella in
Italy, and avoided defeat against West Germany in an under-16 international
for the first time, in their first under-16 international in Italy, in a 3-3
draw in their opening match.
31 October 1986: France beat
England in an under-16 international in a neutral country for the first
time, by 1-0 in the Torneo Internazionale in Santa Marinella.
2 November 1986: Italy met England
in an under-16 international at home for the first time, and avoided defeat
against them for the first time, as they won, 3-1 in the Torneo
Internazionale in Santa Marinella.
10 November 1986: Sweden visited England for a
youth international for the first
time, in a 3-3 draw in their first under-17 meeting, at West Bromwich.
16 February 1987: England met Denmark in an under-17
international for the first time, and won, 2-1 at Maine Road.
27 February 1987: FIRST
INTERNATIONAL APPEARANCE for Andy Cole.
28 March 1987: Norway visited
England for a youth international for the first time, as England won, 2-0 in
an under-16 international at Lilleshall.
30 March 1987: France won a
schoolboy international (under-15) in England for the first time, by 1-0 at
Bramall Lane.
6 April 1987: Foreign opponents
visited England for an under-18 schoolboy international for the first time,
in a 1-1 draw with Switzerland at Bradford.
8 April 1987: England met Canada in
a youth international for the first time, and won, 2-0 in an under-16
international at Lilleshall.
29 April 1987: England visited
Belgium for a schoolboy international (under-15) for the first time, and
failed to beat them for the first time, in a 1-1 draw in Overpelt.
5 May 1987: England visited Italy
for a schoolboy international (under-15) for the first time, and won, 2-1 in
Venezia.
25 May 1987: The UEFA Under-16 Championship
finals began in
northern and central France, for 16 qualifiers, including Israel, Northern
Ireland and Turkey, all for the first time. England did not enter for the
third year in succession.
2 June 1987: England visited South America for a youth
international for the first time, and met South American opposition in
an under-19 international for the first time, as Brazil won, 2-0 in
Niterói.
FIRST INTERNATIONAL APPEARANCE for Paul Ince and Paul
Merson.
7 June 1987: England entered the Tournoi Espoirs for
eight under-21 teams in
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur in south-eastern France, and met
African opposition in an under-21 international for the first time, as
they beat Morocco, 2-0 in their opening match in Toulon.
9 June 1987: England met the USSR in an under-21
international for the first time, in a goalless draw in the Tournoi
Espoirs in La Ciotat.
10 June 1987: England visited Uruguay for a youth
international for the first time, and met them for the first time in an
under-19 international, in a 2-2 draw in Montevideo.
11 June 1987: England failed to
beat France (the hosts) in an under-21 international for the first time, as they lost,
2-0 in the Tournoi Espoirs in Toulon. France went on to beat Bulgaria, 9-8
on penalties, after a 1-1 draw in the final in Toulon, to regain the title
for the third time in four years.
13 June 1987:
England met Portugal in an under-21 international for the first time, in a
goalless draw in the Tournoi Espoirs fifth-place play-off in Solliès-Pont,
as England won 4-2 in their first under-21 penalty shootout.
|
Torneo Internazionale
1986 Final Table |
|
Team |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts
|
|
West Germany |
3 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
6 |
5 |
4 |
|
France |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
2 |
4 |
|
Italy |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
4 |
3 |
|
England |
3 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
7 |
1 |
West Germany may have been declared winners because they beat France (2-1),
even though they had an inferior goal difference to them. |
|
|
Tournoi Espoirs de Toulon 1987 Group
B Final Table |
|
Team |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts
|
|
France |
3 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
4 |
|
USSR |
3 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
|
England |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
|
Morocco |
3 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
|
Victory Shield Champions:
England (fifth year in succession,
twelfth time in 13 years)
|
Victory Shield (under-15) 1987 Final Table |
|
Team |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts
|
|
England
(32+7) |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
6 |
3 |
5 |
|
Scotland |
3 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
8 |
3 |
4 |
|
Northern Ireland |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
6 |
3 |
|
Wales |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
11 |
0 |
Centenary Shield Champions: England
(fourth year in succession, sixth time in eight years)
|
Centenary Shield (under-18) 1987 Final Table |
|
Team |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts
|
|
England
(7+2) |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
4 |
|
Wales |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
|
Scotland |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
UEFA Under-16 Champions: Italy (in
their second successive final, and their third of the five played) beat the
USSR (the 1985 winners, in their third final in four years), 1-0 in Paris to
become the first team to win it twice (having won the first championship, in
1982). However, a few weeks later, when Italy were registering their players
for the World Under-16 Championship in Canada, it was discovered that a
member of their European champions' squad (Riccardo Secci) had been too old
to have played in the UEFA championship, by four days, and had been
registered for it with an incorrect birthdate. Italy were stripped of the
title.
UEFA Under-18 Champions: East
Germany beat Italy (in their first final since 1966, when it was last held
in Yugoslavia), 3-1 in the final in Subotica, to win it for the first time
since 1970.
UEFA Under-21 Champions: Spain (in
their second successive final) beat Italy, 3-0 on penalties after drawing
3-3 on aggregate in the final (having also beaten them in the under-16
final, in the previous season), to win the title for the first time.
12 July 1987: The FIFA Under-16
World Championship
began in
eastern Canada, for 16 teams, including Canada (the hosts), Côte
d'Ivoire, Ecuador, Egypt, France and the USSR, all for the first time.
Dethroned European champions, Italy were the third team from Europe.
24 July 1987: England entered the
Nordic Cup for eight under-16 teams in southern Sweden on the day before the
Under-16 World Championship Final in Canada, and beat their hosts in an
under-16 international for the first time (though it was the Swedish second
team), by 2-1 in Ronneby, in their first youth international in Sweden.
FIRST INTERNATIONAL APPEARANCE
for Trevor Sinclair and Ian Walker.
27 July 1987: England met Norway in
an under-16 international in a neutral country for the first time, and won,
2-0 in a Nordic Cup group match in Sweden.
28 July 1987: Sweden (the hosts)
beat England in a youth international for the first time (apart from on
penalties), by 3-1 in the under-16 Nordic Cup Final in Ronneby, to win it
for the first time.
1 August 1987: The Netherlands visited England for an
under-17 international for the first
time, as England won, 3-1 at Wembley.
10 October 1987: The FIFA World Youth Championship began in Antofagasta and Zona Central in Chile for 16 under-20 teams, including six from Europe. Four of the teams (Bahrain,
Chile (the hosts), East Germany and
Togo) were competing for the first time.
13 October 1987: England conceded a goal at home to
Turkey in an under-21 international for the first time, and failed to
beat them at home for the first time at any level, in a 1-1 draw in a
UEFA Under-21 Championship group match at Bramall Lane.
10 November 1987: England won in Yugoslavia in an
under-21 international for the first time, and in Serbia for the first
time at any level, by 5-1 in a UEFA Under-21 Championship group match in
Zemun.
17 February 1988: England met the Republic of Ireland in
an under-17 international for the first time, and won, 2-0 at Stoke.
FIRST INTERNATIONAL APPEARANCE for Alan Shearer.
1
March 1988: England met the Netherlands in
an under-18 schoolboy international for the first time, and lost at home,
and failed to score at home, against foreign opponents for the first time,
as the Netherlands won 2-0 at Blackburn.
9 March 1988: Sweden won a youth
international in England for the first time, on their first visit for an
under-16 international, by 2-0 at Villa Park.
11 March 1988: England beat Sweden
in a youth international at home for the first time, by 2-0 in an under-16
international at Fulham.
12 March 1988: England met
opposition from the Americas in a schoolboy international (under-15) for the
first time, and beat Brazil, 2-0 at Wembley.
26 March 1988: England met Scotland
in an under-16 international for the first time, in a 2-2 draw at
Shrewsbury.
28 March 1988: FIRST
INTERNATIONAL APPEARANCE for Jamie Redknapp.
3 April 1988: England met Asian
opposition in an under-16 international for the first time, as Israel won
1-0 in Tel Aviv.
4 April 1988: England beat Asian
opponents in an under-16 international for the first time, as they beat
Israel, 2-1 in Tel Aviv.
27 April 1988: France avoided defeat in an under-21
international in England for the first time, in a 2-2 draw in a UEFA
Under-21 Championship semi-final second leg at Highbury, to win 6-4 on
aggregate.
6 May 1988: England failed to score against the
Netherlands in an under-15 schoolboy international at home for the first
time, in a goalless draw at Gillingham.
11 May 1988: The UEFA Under-16 Championship
finals began in
Spain, for 16 qualifiers, including Belgium, the Republic of
Ireland and Switzerland, all for the first time. England did not enter for the
fourth year in succession.
19 May 1988: England entered the Tournoi Espoirs for
eight under-17 teams in Fribourg and Valais in the south and west of
Switzerland, and met Sweden in an under-17 international in a neutral
country for the first time, as they kept a clean sheet against them, and
beat them for the first time, by 2-0 in Sion in their first under-17
international in Switzerland.
20 May 1988: Belgium met England in an under-17
international for the first time, in a goalless draw in a Tournoi
Espoirs group match in Châtel-Saint-Denis.
21 May 1988: East Germany met England in an under-17
international for the first time, as England won, 1-0 in a Tournoi
Espoirs group match in Monthey.
22 May 1988: England met France in an under-17
international in a neutral country for the first time, as France won,
2-1 after extra time in the Tournoi Espoirs Final in Monthey.
28 May 1988: Switzerland scored against England in an under-21
international for the first time, and England scored in Switzerland in
an under-21 international for the first time, in a 1-1 draw in Lausanne.
5 June 1988: England entered the Tournoi Espoirs for
eight under-21 teams in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur in south-eastern
France, and met North American opposition in an under-21 international
for the first time, as they beat Mexico, 2-1 in their opening match in
Toulon.
7 June 1988: England scored against the USSR in an
under-21 international for the first time, and won 1-0 in a Tournoi
Espoirs group match in Six-Fours-les-Plages.
12 June 1988: France beat England, 4-2 after extra time,
in the Tournoi Espoirs Final in Toulon to retain the trophy (having also
beaten England's under-19s in the 1985 final.
|
Nordic Cup
Group B 1987 Final Table |
|
Team |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts
|
|
England |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
1 |
6 |
|
Norway |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
|
Finland |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
5 |
2 |
|
Sweden II |
3 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
1 |
|
|
|
Tournoi Espoirs de Monthey
1988 Group A Final Table |
|
Team |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts
|
|
England |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
5 |
|
East Germany |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
7 |
2 |
4 |
|
Belgium |
3 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
6 |
2 |
|
Sweden |
3 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
1 |
|
Tournoi Espoirs de Toulon 1988 Group
A Final Table |
|
Team |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts
|
|
England |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
6 |
|
USSR |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
4 |
|
Morocco |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
|
Mexico |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
|
|
UEFA Under-21 Championship
1986-88 Group 4 Final Table |
|
Team |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts
|
|
England |
4 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
7 |
3 |
5 |
|
Turkey |
4 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
6 |
4 |
|
Yugoslavia |
4 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
7 |
9 |
0 |
Victory Shield Champions:
Scotland (sixth time
in nine years, first time outright since 1982)
|
Victory Shield (under-15) 1988 Final Table |
|
Team |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts
|
|
Scotland (17+7) |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
6 |
1 |
5 |
|
England |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
10 |
3 |
4 |
|
Northern Ireland |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
10 |
2 |
|
Wales |
3 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
9 |
1 |
Centenary Shield Champions: England
(8+2) - (fifth year in succession, seventh time in nine years)
beat Wales, 2-1 at Wrexham.
Despite the Scottish Football Association donating the Centenary
Shield in 1973, the Scottish Schools' Football Association withdrew from the
competition after 15 years, winning it outright on three occasions (the last
in 1983), and sharing it with England once (in 1976).
UEFA Under-16 Champions: Spain (the
hosts) beat Portugal, 4-2 on penalties after a goalless draw in
the final in Madrid, to regain the championship for the second time in three
years.
World Under-16 Champions: USSR beat
Nigeria (the defending champions), 4-2 on penalties, after a 1-1 draw in
Toronto, to become the first European team to win the championship, and the
first team to win both world youth titles (having won the first under-19
championship in 1977).
The UEFA Under-18 Championship
finals were held over until the beginning of the following season, in July.
World Youth Champions: Yugoslavia
beat West Germany (the 1981 winners), 5-4 on penalties, following a 1-1 draw
after extra time, in the final in Santiago.
22
July 1988: The
UEFA Under-18 Championship finals began in the Ostrava Region and Vsetín in
Czechoslovakia (the 1971 hosts)
for eight qualifiers. England did not enter for the first time in 39
championships.
31 July 1988: England entered the
Nordic Cup for six under-16 teams in central Sweden.
1 August 1988: England failed to
beat Norway in an under-16 international for the first time, and failed to
keep a clean sheet against them for the first time, in a 1-1 draw in the
Nordic Cup in Sweden.
3 August 1988: England failed to
beat Denmark in a youth international in a neutral country for the first
time, and in an under-16 international for the first time, in a 2-2 draw in
the Nordic Cup in Sweden. England did win on penalties, but finished
runners-up for the second year in succession, to Denmark.
20 August 1988: England met Asian
opposition in an under-16 international at home for the first time, in a 1-1
draw with Israel at Wembley.
30 August 1988: The seventh UEFA Under-21 Championship began
(seven weeks before the 1988 final was completed) for thirty teams,
without the Republic of Ireland (who had entered for the first time in
the previous championship) and Wales (for the third successive edition), but including
San Marino for the first
time.
13 September 1988: England failed to score against
Denmark in an under-21 international for the first time, in a goalless
draw at Watford.
20 September 1988: England visited Ireland for an under-17
international for the first time, and won, 2-0 at Dalymount Park,
Dublin, as David Burnside took charge of the team.
18 October 1988: Sweden visited England for an under-21
international for the first time, in a 1-1 draw in a UEFA Under-21
Championship group match at Coventry.
26 October 1988: Greece visited England for a youth
international for the first time, as England's under-17s won, 5-0 in a
UEFA Under-18 Championship qualifying group match at Tranmere.
3 November 1988: England entered
the Trofeo IP Citta di Colombo for six under-16 teams in Liguria in Italy,
and met Spain in an under-16 international for the first time, as Spain won
2-0 in their opening match in Chiavari.
4 November 1988: England beat West
Germany in an under-16 international for the first time, by 3-2 in a Trofeo
IP Citta di Colombo group match in Chiavari.
7 November 1988: Italy failed to
beat England in an under-16 international at home for the first time, as
England won, 2-1 in a Trofeo IP Citta di Colombo semi-final in Genoa.
9 November 1988: Spain beat
England, 2-0 in the Trofeo IP Citta di Colombo Final in Genoa.
15 November 1988: FIRST INTERNATIONAL APPEARANCE for
Rob Jones.
15 February 1989: Oman met England
for the first time at any level, and beat England's under-16s, 2-0 in Sohar.
16 February 1989: The FIFA World Youth Championship began in
Saudi Arabia for 16 under-20 teams, including six from Europe. Four of the teams (Costa
Rica, Mali, Norway and
Syria) were competing for the first time. Mexico were disqualified due
to their previous surreptitious use of over-age players.
25 February 1989: England visited Northern Ireland for a
schoolboy international (under-15) for the first time since 1971, and
won 5-0 in the Victory Shield.
FIRST INTERNATIONAL APPEARANCE for Nick Barmby.
7 March 1989: Albania met England for the first time at
any level, as England won, 2-1 in a UEFA Under-21 Championship group
match in Shkodër.
8 March 1989: England visited Greece for a youth
international for the first time, as England's under-17s won, 3-0 in a
UEFA Under-18 Championship qualifying group match in Xanthi.
6 April 1989:
England met foreign opposition in a competitive under-18 schoolboy
international for the first time, and failed to score against
Switzerland at home for the first time, whilst keeping a clean sheet at
home against them for the first time, in the Centenary Shield at
Goodison Park.
18 April 1989: England visited the Netherlands for an
under-18 schoolboy international for the first time, and scored against
them and avoided defeat for the first time, in a 1-1 draw in Boxmeer.
25 April 1989: Albania visited England for the first time
for an international match at any level, as England won, 2-0 in a UEFA
Under-21 Championship group match at Ipswich.
26 April 1989: England visited Czechoslovakia for a youth
international for the first time, as England's under-17s lost, 1-0 in a
UEFA Under-18 Championship qualifying group match in Banská
Bystrica.
4 May 1989: The UEFA Under-16 Championship
finals began in
Funen and Jutland in Denmark for 16 qualifiers. England did not enter for the
fifth year in succession.
2 June 1989: England beat Poland in an international
match at home for the first time at any level, by 2-1 in a UEFA Under-21
Championship group match at Plymouth.
5 June 1989: England entered the Tournoi Espoirs for
seven under-21 teams in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur in south-eastern
France, and met Bulgaria in an under-21 international
in a neutral country for the first time, and failed to beat them in an
under-21 international for the first time, as Bulgaria won, 3-2 in their opening match in
Toulon.
7 June 1989: England met Senegal for the first time at
any level, as England won, 6-1 in a Tournoi Espoirs group match in
Sainte-Maxime.
9 June 1989: England met the Republic of Ireland in an
under-21 international in a neutral country for the first time, and
failed to beat them, and score against them in an under-21 international
for the first time, in a goalless draw in a Tournoi Espoirs group match
in Six-Four-les-Plages.
10 June 1989: The FIFA Under-16
World Championship
began in
Scotland for 16 teams, including Bahrain, Colombia, Cuba, East Germany,
Ghana, Portugal and Scotland (the hosts), all for the first time.
11 June 1989: England met the United States in an
under-21 international for the first time, and in a neutral country in
Europe for the first time at any level, as the United States beat
England for the first time at any level since 1950, by 2-0 in the
Tournoi Espoirs third-place play-off in Toulon.
|
Nordic Cup
1988 Final Table |
|
Team |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts
|
|
Denmark |
5 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
16 |
5 |
9 |
|
England |
5 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
13 |
3 |
7 |
|
Norway |
5 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
9 |
10 |
5 |
|
Sweden |
5 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
11 |
14 |
4 |
|
Finland |
5 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
6 |
14 |
2 |
|
Iceland |
5 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
7 |
16 |
2 |
|
|
Tournoi Espoirs de Toulon 1989 Group
B Final Table |
|
Team |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts
|
|
Bulgaria |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
3 |
6 |
|
England |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
8 |
4 |
3 |
|
Republic of Ireland |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
|
Senegal |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
12 |
0 |
|
Victory Shield Champions:
Scotland
(second year in succession, third time in four years)
|
Victory Shield (under-15) 1989 Final Table |
|
Team |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts
|
|
Scotland (18+7) |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
2 |
6 |
|
England |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
9 |
1 |
4 |
|
Northern Ireland |
3 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
10 |
1 |
|
Wales |
3 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
9 |
1 |
Centenary Shield Champions: England
(sixth year in succession, eighth time in ten years)
|
Centenary Shield (under-18) 1989 Final Table |
|
Team |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts
|
|
England
(9+2) |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
3 |
|
Switzerland |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
|
Wales |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
1 |
Switzerland replaced
Scotland in the Centenary Shield, but played both of their games away
from home, whilst England played both of theirs at home.
UEFA Under-16 Champions: Portugal
(the world youth champions) beat East Germany, 4-1 in the final in Vejle,
after losing the previous year's final on penalties. It was their third
major final of the season.
World Under-16 Champions: Saudi
Arabia beat Scotland (the hosts), 5-4 on penalties, following a 2-2 draw
after extra time in the final at Hampden Park, to become the first Asian
team to win the championship.
UEFA Under-18 Champions: USSR
beat Portugal (in their first final since 1971, when it was also in
Czechoslovakia), 3-1 after extra time in the final in Frýdek-Místek,
to win the championship for the first time since 1978, and the fourth
time overall.
World Youth Champions: Portugal
beat Nigeria, 2-0 in the final in Riyadh.
UEFA Under-21 Champions: France
beat Greece, 3-0 on aggregate in the final.
SCHOOLBOYS, UNDER-18 and UNDER-21:
ENGLAND Schools vs. Wales
(Under-14: 1907-47,
Under-15: 1948-79) |
|
|
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts
|
|
1907-79 |
83 |
64 |
12 |
7 |
273 |
84 |
- |
|
Victory Shield |
49 |
42 |
4 |
3 |
173 |
53 |
88 |
Victory Shield |
|
19-Apr-1980 |
2-0 |
Fratton Park, Portsmouth |
HW |
|
01-Apr-1981 |
1-0 |
Ninian Park, Cardiff |
AW |
|
12-Mar-1982 |
3-2 |
Elm Park, Reading |
HW |
|
07-May-1983 |
5-0 |
Somerton Park, Newport |
AW |
|
18-May-1984 |
4-2 |
Priestfield Stadium, Gillingham |
HW |
|
16-May-1985 |
3-3 |
Vetch Field, Swansea |
AD |
|
|
|
11-May-1987 |
2-1 |
Ninian Park, Cardiff |
AW |
|
20-Feb-1988 |
5-0 |
York Street, Boston |
HW |
|
06-May-1989 |
4-0 |
Vetch Field, Swansea |
AW |
|
|
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts
|
|
1907-89 |
92 |
72 |
13 |
7 |
302 |
92 |
- |
|
Victory Shield |
58 |
50 |
5 |
3 |
202 |
61 |
105 |
|
ENGLAND Under-15 vs.
West Germany |
|
|
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
|
1956-79 |
38 |
17 |
11 |
10 |
70 |
55 |
Friendly matches |
|
30-Apr-1980 |
3-0 |
Olympiastadion, Berlin |
AW |
|
02-May-1980 |
0-3 |
Weserstadion, Bremen |
AL |
|
ESFA Dentyne Trophy |
|
13-Jun-1981 |
1-2 |
Wembley Stadium, London |
HL |
|
Friendly matches |
|
16-Jun-1981 |
4-0 |
Poole Stadium |
HW |
|
11-May-1982 |
1-2 |
Olympiastadion, Berlin |
AL |
|
13-May-1982 |
0-3 |
Waldstadion, Frankfurt am Main |
AL |
|
19-Mar-1983 |
1-0 |
Wembley Stadium, London |
HW |
|
04-Apr-1984 |
1-4 |
Olympiastadion, Berlin |
AL |
|
06-Apr-1984 |
0-2 |
Ludwigsparkstadion, Saarbrücken |
AL |
|
Nabisco Group Food Service Cup |
|
16-Mar-1985 |
0-1 |
Wembley Stadium, London |
HL |
|
Friendly matches |
|
22-Apr-1986 |
1-1 |
Olympiastadion, Berlin |
AD |
|
24-Apr-1986 |
1-2 |
Niedersachsenstadion, Hannover |
AL |
|
Nabisco Group Food Service Cup |
|
14-Mar-1987 |
2-0 |
Wembley Stadium, London |
HW |
|
Friendly matches |
|
16-Mar-1987 |
1-0 |
Anfield, Liverpool |
HW |
|
10-May-1988 |
1-5 |
Olympiastadion, Berlin |
AL |
|
12-May-1988 |
0-2 |
Emslandstadion, Lingen |
AL |
|
Smiths Crisps International Shield |
|
10-Jun-1989 |
1-3 |
Wembley Stadium, London |
HL |
|
Friendly match |
|
12-Jun-1989 |
2-0 |
Alexander Stadium, Birmingham |
HW |
|
|
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
|
1956-89 |
56 |
23 |
12 |
21 |
90 |
85 |
|
Home |
27 |
15 |
5 |
7 |
49 |
27 |
|
Away |
29 |
8 |
7 |
14 |
39 |
56 |
|
ENGLAND Schools' Under-18 vs.
Scotland |
|
|
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
|
1955-79 |
26 |
11 |
10 |
5 |
45 |
34 |
- |
|
Centenary Shield |
7 |
2 |
5 |
0 |
10 |
8 |
9 |
Centenary Shield |
|
08-Mar-1980 |
3-0 |
Sincil Bank, Lincoln |
HW |
|
Friendly match |
|
03-May-1980 |
1-0 |
Palmerston Park, Dumfries |
AW |
|
Centenary Shield |
|
21-Mar-1981 |
1-2 |
Love Street, Paisley |
AL |
|
Friendly matches |
|
02-May-1981 |
3-3 |
Brunton Park, Carlisle |
HD |
|
13-Mar-1982 |
4-0 |
Rugby Park, Kilmarnock |
AW |
|
Centenary Shield |
|
02-Apr-1982 |
1-0 |
Filbert Street, Leicester |
HW |
|
Friendly match |
|
23-Apr-1983 |
0-0 |
Belle Vue, Doncaster |
HD |
|
Centenary Shield |
|
07-May-1983 |
1-2 |
Brockville Park, Falkirk |
AL |
|
14-Apr-1984 |
4-1 |
County Ground, Swindon |
HW |
|
Friendly match |
|
30-Mar-1985 |
0-3 |
Oakwell Ground, Barnsley |
HL |
|
Centenary Shield |
|
04-Apr-1985 |
4-0 |
Dens Park, Dundee |
AW |
|
21-Mar-1986 |
4-2 |
The Hawthorns, West Bromwich |
HW |
|
Friendly match |
|
14-Apr-1986 |
5-4 |
Fir Park, Motherwell |
AW |
|
Centenary Shield |
|
09-May-1987 |
1-0 |
Douglas Park, Hamilton |
AW |
|
Friendly match |
|
27-Feb-1988 |
1-1 |
Croft Park, Blyth |
HD |
|
|
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts
|
|
1955-88 |
41 |
20 |
13 |
8 |
78 |
52 |
- |
|
Home |
21 |
11 |
8 |
2 |
43 |
26 |
- |
|
Away |
20 |
9 |
5 |
6 |
35 |
26 |
- |
|
Centenary Shield |
15 |
8 |
5 |
2 |
29 |
15 |
21 |
|
ENGLAND Schools' Under-18 vs. Wales |
|
|
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
|
1965-79 |
16 |
10 |
2 |
4 |
39 |
18 |
- |
|
Centenary Shield |
7 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
9 |
8 |
6 |
Centenary Shield |
|
26-Apr-1980 |
1-1 |
Cwmbrân Stadium |
AD |
|
11-Apr-1981 |
2-3 |
Carrow Road, Norwich |
HL |
|
08-May-1982 |
1-0 |
Racecourse Ground, Wrexham |
AW |
|
14-May-1983 |
5-0 |
Gay Meadow, Shrewsbury |
HW |
|
11-May-1984 |
3-2 |
Cwmbrân Stadium |
AW |
|
19-Apr-1985 |
3-1 |
Burnden Park, Bolton |
HW |
|
|
|
28-Mar-1987 |
3-2 |
Edgar Street, Hereford |
HW |
|
04-Mar-1988 |
2-1 |
Racecourse Ground, Wrexham |
AW |
|
01-May-1989 |
5-0 |
Aggborough, Kidderminster |
HW |
|
|
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts
|
|
1965-89 |
25 |
17 |
3 |
5 |
64 |
28 |
- |
|
Home |
14 |
9 |
1 |
4 |
37 |
15 |
- |
|
Away |
11 |
8 |
2 |
1 |
27 |
13 |
- |
|
Centenary Shield |
16 |
9 |
3 |
4 |
34 |
18 |
21 |
|
ENGLAND Schools' Under-18 vs. Switzerland |
|
Friendly matches |
|
01-May-1984 |
1-1 |
Sportzentrum der Gemeinde, Steg |
AD |
|
03-May-1984 |
1-3 |
Terrain de Fin-des-Fourches, Saint-Imier |
AL |
|
|
|
05-May-1986 |
1-1 |
Sportzentrum Schwarzenbach, Huttwil |
AD |
|
08-May-1986 |
2-4 |
Sportplatz Hafenareal, Kreuzlingen |
AL |
|
06-Apr-1987 |
1-1 |
Valley Parade, Bradford |
HD |
|
19-Apr-1988 |
1-1 |
Sportplatz Farbschachen, Entlebuch |
AD |
|
21-Apr-1988 |
1-2 |
Stade Communal, Courtemaîche |
AL |
|
Centenary Shield |
|
06-Apr-1989 |
0-0 |
Goodison Park, Liverpool |
HD |
|
|
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
|
1984-89 |
8 |
0 |
5 |
3 |
8 |
13 |
|
ENGLAND Under-21 vs.
Scotland |
|
Friendly match |
|
27-Apr-1977 |
1-0 |
Bramall Lane, Sheffield |
HW |
|
UEFA Under-21 Championship Quarter-Final First Leg |
|
12-Feb-1980 |
2-1 |
Highfield Road, Coventry |
HW |
|
UEFA Under-21 Championship Quarter-Final Second Leg |
|
04-Mar-1980 |
0-0 |
Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen |
AD |
|
England win 2-1 on aggregate |
|
UEFA Under-21 Championship Semi-Final First Leg |
|
19-Apr-1982 |
1-0 |
Hampden Park, Glasgow |
AW |
|
UEFA Under-21 Championship Semi-Final Second Leg |
|
28-Apr-1982 |
1-1 |
Maine Road, Manchester |
HD |
|
England win 2-1 on aggregate |
|
UEFA Under-21 Championship Quarter-Final First Leg |
|
16-Feb-1988 |
1-0 |
Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen |
AW |
|
UEFA Under-21 Championship Quarter-Final Second Leg |
|
22-Mar-1988 |
1-0 |
City Ground, Nottingham |
HW |
|
England win 2-0 on aggregate |
|
|
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
|
1977-88 |
7 |
5 |
2 |
0 |
7 |
2 |
|
ENGLAND Schools vs. Scotland
(Under-14: 1911-47
Under-15: 1948-79) |
|
|
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts
|
|
1911-79 |
78 |
38 |
15 |
25 |
164 |
107 |
- |
|
Victory Shield |
49 |
22 |
11 |
16 |
108 |
67 |
55 |
|
|
Victory Shield |
|
12-Apr-1980 |
1-2 |
Fir Park, Motherwell |
AL |
|
ESFA Dentyne Trophy |
|
07-Jun-1980 |
4-5 |
Wembley Stadium, London |
HL |
|
Victory Shield |
|
27-Apr-1981 |
1-0 |
Old Trafford, Manchester |
HW |
|
24-Apr-1982 |
0-3 |
Stark's Park, Kirkcaldy |
AL |
|
ESFA Dentyne Trophy |
|
05-Jun-1982 |
0-0 |
Wembley Stadium, London |
HD |
|
Victory Shield |
|
30-Apr-1983 |
1-1 |
Victoria Ground, Stoke |
HD |
|
ESFA Dentyne Trophy |
|
11-Jun-1983 |
3-3 |
Wembley Stadium, London |
HD |
|
Nabisco Brands Food Service Cup |
|
17-Mar-1984 |
1-0 |
Wembley Stadium, London |
HW |
|
Victory Shield |
|
24-Mar-1984 |
1-0 |
Love Street, Paisley |
AW |
|
22-Mar-1985 |
4-3 |
City Ground, Nottingham |
HW |
|
17-May-1986 |
4-4 |
Palmerston Park, Dumfries |
AD |
|
Victory Shield/Smiths Crisps International Shield |
|
30-May-1987 |
1-1 |
Wembley Stadium, London |
HD |
|
Victory Shield |
|
02-May-1988 |
1-3 |
Tannadice Park, Dundee |
AL |
|
21-Apr-1989 |
0-1 |
Old Trafford, Manchester |
HL |
|
|
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts
|
|
1911-89 |
92 |
42 |
20 |
30 |
186 |
133 |
- |
|
Home |
53 |
31 |
10 |
12 |
121 |
54 |
- |
|
Away |
37 |
10 |
9 |
18 |
63 |
79 |
- |
|
Victory Shield |
59 |
25 |
14 |
20 |
122 |
85 |
64 |
ENGLAND Schools vs. Northern Ireland
(Under-14: 1934-47
Under-15: 1948 &
1957-79) |
|
|
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts
|
|
1934-79 |
40 |
34 |
4 |
2 |
149 |
29 |
- |
|
Victory Shield |
33 |
27 |
4 |
2 |
114 |
23 |
58 |
Victory Shield |
|
15-Mar-1980 |
4-2 |
Deepdale, Preston |
HW |
|
Friendly match |
|
28-Mar-1981 |
4-0 |
Wembley Stadium, London |
HW |
|
Victory Shield |
|
06-Mar-1982 |
4-0 |
Oakwell Ground, Barnsley |
HW |
|
26-Feb-1983 |
4-0 |
The Dell, Southampton |
HW |
|
03-Mar-1984 |
1-0 |
Athletic Ground, Scarborough |
HW |
|
22-Feb-1985 |
4-0 |
Brisbane Road, Leyton |
HW |
|
21-Feb-1986 |
6-0 |
St James' Park, Newcastle |
HW |
|
27-Feb-1987 |
3-1 |
Kenilworth Road, Luton |
HW |
|
28-Mar-1988 |
4-0 |
Carrow Road, Norwich |
HW |
|
25-Feb-1989 |
5-0 |
Mourneview Park, Lurgan |
AW |
|
|
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts
|
|
1934-89 |
50 |
44 |
4 |
2 |
188 |
32 |
- |
|
Victory Shield |
43 |
37 |
4 |
2 |
153 |
26 |
78 |
|
ENGLAND Schools vs. Republic of Ireland |
|
|
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
|
1947-86 |
24 |
14 |
4 |
6 |
100 |
38 |
|
Home |
14 |
10 |
0 |
4 |
72 |
17 |
|
Away |
10 |
4 |
4 |
2 |
28 |
21 |
|
|
ENGLAND Under-15 vs.
Netherlands |
|
|
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
|
1969-79 |
13 |
10 |
3 |
0 |
40 |
12 |
Friendly matches |
|
29-Mar-1980 |
4-1 |
Sportpark Olympia, Gouda |
AW |
|
04-May-1981 |
2-0 |
Fellows Park, Walsall |
HW |
|
27-Mar-1982 |
7-0 |
Wembley Stadium, London |
HW |
|
16-Apr-1983 |
2-1 |
Sportpark Schutlanden, Hoogeveen |
AW |
|
Smiths International Shield |
|
09-Jun-1984 |
4-1 |
Wembley Stadium, London |
HW |
|
Friendly matches |
|
09-May-1985 |
2-0 |
Sportpark De Bongerd, Barendrecht |
AW |
|
11-May-1985 |
0-1 |
Sportpark Middenwetering, Kampen |
AL |
|
Nabisco Group Food Service Cup |
|
08-Mar-1986 |
1-0 |
Wembley Stadium, London |
HW |
|
Friendly matches |
|
25-Apr-1987 |
2-1 |
Stadion Esserberg, Haren |
AW |
|
06-May-1988 |
0-0 |
Priestfield Stadium, Gillingham |
HD |
|
01-Apr-1989 |
2-1 |
Sportpark De Woerd, Driebergen |
AW |
|
|
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
|
1969-89 |
24 |
19 |
4 |
1 |
66 |
18 |
|
ENGLAND Under-15 vs. France |
|
|
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
|
1972-89 |
10 |
6 |
1 |
3 |
27 |
12 |
|
|
ENGLAND Under-15 vs. Switzerland |
|
ESFA 75th Anniversary Tournament |
|
31-Mar-1979 |
0-1 |
Athletic and Sports Ground, Sheffield |
HL |
|
Friendly matches |
|
22-Mar-1980 |
2-0 |
Wembley Stadium, London |
HW |
|
14-Apr-1981 |
7-1 |
Sportanlage Lanzenen, Interlaken |
AW |
|
16-Apr-1981 |
4-0 |
Stadion Neumatt, Burgdorf |
AW |
|
03-Apr-1982 |
1-0 |
Bootham Crescent, York |
HW |
|
|
|
01-May-1984 |
2-1 |
Sportplatz Moos, Lengnau |
AW |
|
03-May-1984 |
1-0 |
Sportzentrum, Zuchwil |
AW |
|
Smiths International Shield |
|
08-Jun-1985 |
2-0 |
Wembley Stadium, London |
HW |
|
Mondial Minimes Montaigu (sixty-minute match - France) |
|
29-Mar-1986 |
1-0 |
Boufféré |
NW |
|
Friendly matches |
|
06-May-1986 |
7-1 |
Sportanlage Sandreutenen, Münsingen |
AW |
|
08-May-1986 |
4-1 |
Stade Universitaire Saint-Léonard, Fribourg |
AW |
|
08-Apr-1987 |
1-1 |
City Ground, Nottingham |
HD |
|
18-Apr-1988 |
1-0 |
Sportanlage Meierwiesen, Wetzikon |
AW |
|
25-Apr-1989 |
4-0 |
Elland Road, Leeds |
HW |
|
|
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
|
1979-89 |
13 |
11 |
1 |
1 |
36 |
6 |
|
ENGLAND Under-15 at
Wembley |
|
|
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
|
1950-89 |
59 |
40 |
8 |
11 |
158 |
59 |
|
ENGLAND Under-18 vs. Scotland |
|
|
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
|
1947-74 |
33 |
16 |
7 |
10 |
69 |
52 |
UEFA Under-18 Championship (West Germany) |
|
27-May-1981 |
0-1 |
Tivolistadion, Aachen |
NL |
|
UEFA Under-18 Championship Qualifying Round First Leg |
|
23-Feb-1982 |
0-1 |
Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow |
AL |
|
UEFA Under-18 Championship Qualifying Round Second Leg |
|
23-Mar-1982 |
2-2 |
Highfield Road, Coventry |
HD |
|
Scotland win 3-2 on aggregate |
|
UEFA Under-18 Championship |
|
15-May-1983 |
4-2 |
St Andrew's, Birmingham |
HW |
|
Scotland fielded an ineligible player - result changed to 3-0. |
|
UEFA Under-18 Championship Qualifying |
|
27-Nov-1984 |
1-2 |
Craven Cottage, Fulham |
HL |
|
25-Mar-1986 |
1-4 |
Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen |
AL |
|
|
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
|
1947-86 |
39 |
17 |
8 |
14 |
77 |
64 |
|
Professional matches |
11 |
3 |
2 |
6 |
11 |
16 |
|
ENGLAND Under-18 vs. Northern Ireland |
|
|
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts
|
|
1948-81 |
33 |
16 |
7 |
10 |
77 |
40 |
- |
|
Home |
17 |
10 |
4 |
3 |
42 |
16 |
- |
|
Away |
13 |
4 |
2 |
7 |
23 |
22 |
10 |
|
Professional matches |
5 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
12 |
0 |
- |
|
|
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