FA YOUTH CUP FINAL 1960 First Leg: Tuesday, 26 April - Stamford Bridge, Fulham CHELSEA 1-1 PRESTON NORTH END Murray ~ Matthews Second Leg: Tuesday, 3 May - Deepdale, Preston PRESTON NORTH END 1-4 CHELSEA Matthews ~ Bobby Tambling (3), Bolland Chelsea win 5-2 on aggregate. England youth internationals: Chelsea: Terry Venables. (Harris and Murray in October and Shaw in 1961) Preston North End: None. Future England full internationals: Chelsea: Peter Bonetti, Bobby Tambling and Terry Venables. Preston North End: Peter Thompson.

Season 1960-61

Class of 1961 (born after 31 August 1942 and before 1 September 1945 - (either 16, 17 or 18 on 31 August 1961)): *Amateur class of 1961 (same age criteria) Division 1 debuts: Ronnie Boyce (West Ham United) 1960 Allan Harris (Chelsea) 1960 *Francis Lee (Bolton Wanderers) 1960 - aged 16 George Sharples (Everton) 1960 Gordon West (Blackpool) 1961 Alan Baker (Aston Villa) 1961 *Dave Metchick (Fulham) 1961 Bert Murray (Chelsea) 1961 *Colin Shaw (Chelsea) 1962 *David Pleat (Nottingham Forest) 1962 *Ron Harris (Chelsea) 1962 Martin Peters (West Ham United) 1962 Harry Gregory (Leyton Orient) 1962 *Denis Thwaites (Birmingham City) 1962 Terry Anderson (Arsenal) 1963 Chris Lawler (Liverpool) 1963 David Bickles (West Ham United) 1963 *Reserve, Phil Beal (Tottenham Hotspur) 1963 *Eric Redrobe (Bolton Wanderers) 1963 *Micky Ash (Sheffield United) 1963 *Ray Bloomfield (Aston Villa) 1965 *John O'Rourke (Ipswich Town) 1968 *John Jackson (Crystal Palace) 1969 Full internationals: Martin Peters (1966) aged 22, Francis Lee and Gordon West (1968) and Chris Lawler (1971) Under-23 internationals: Gordon Jones and Gordon West (1961), and Martin Peters (1962), all aged 18, Bert Murray (1964) and Chris Lawler (1965), both aged 22, Ron Harris (1966) aged 21 and John O'Rourke (1967) aged 22 Ex-schoolboy internationals: Bert Murray, Ronnie Boyce and Allan Harris (1958), Micky Ash, Chris Lawler, Martin Peters, George Sharples, Bobby Smith and Alan Baker (1959), and Ray Bloomfield, Alan Dennis, Ron Harris, David Pleat, Denis Thwaites, Ray Hewitt and John O'Rourke (1960) 17-year-old in UEFA squad: Ash, Brookes, Metchick, Milkins (unused) and Shaw. 16-year-old in UEFA squad: Bickles (unused), Bloomfield, Gates, Harris (unused), Lee, Redrobe and Thwaites. Missing details: Birthdates: Bill Belger, Ray Hewitt, A.Jones (and first name), B.Robinson (and first name), Colin Sharp Scorers v. Wales

		4 October 1960: Billy Wright in charge of the professional youth matches only. The Youth Selection Committee maintained control over the amateur matches.
Friendly match
112	8 October 1960 - England 4 Switzerland 3 [2-3] Brisbane Road, Leyton (5,000)	Boyce, Murray (2), Baker Bernasconi (2), Trivellin	HW
	England: Gordon West, A.Harris, G.Jones, Martin Peters, Chris Lawlerᶜ, G.Sharples, A.Murray, A.Baker, G.Gregory, R.Boyce, T.Anderson. Reserves: A.Milkins, D.Bickles, J.Gray.
	Baker, Boyce, Peters and West had all played in the previous season's amateur team. Bickles replaced the injured Owen Dawson as a reserve. England were 3-1 down after twenty minutes, but recovered spectacularly, and scored the winning goal with three minutes left.

u/o 29 December 1960 - AFA Public Schools XI 0 FA Youth XI 8 [0-3] Midland Bank Sports Ground, Beckenham (tbc) O'Rourke (4), Bloomfield, Dear (2), Murray NW FA Youth XI: W.Glazier, D.Gamblin, R.Challis, P.Beal, D.Bickles, J.Charles, A.Murrayᶜ, R.Bloomfield, J.O'Rourke, J.Blandford, B.Dear. u/o 7 January 1961 - FA Amateur Youth XI vs. FA Apprentice Professional XI [-] Manor Ground, Oxford (tbc)   N FA Amateur Youth XI: A.MIlkins, A.Jones, E.Brookes, P.Beal, Chris Lawler, R.Hutchins, A.Murray, C.Shaw, J.O'Rourke, B.Etheridge, A.Caswell. FA Apprentice Professional XI: L.Ker, L.Badger, R.Smith, M.Peter, J.Sleeuwenhoek, G.Cross, N.Ashe, A.Baker, G.Gregory, A.Tewley, T.Anderson. Eric Brookes had debuted for Barnsley in the third division at 16. He had become a regular in the first team and was withdrawn from the amateur line-up to play in an FA Cup-tie at Reading on the same day.

Amateur Youth Championship for the British Association 113 25 February 1961 - Scotland 2 England 3 [1-3] Borough Briggs, Elgin (4,500) Forrest, Murray OG Bloomfield, Shaw, Metchick AW England: J.Jackson, A.Jones, E.Brookes, W.Belger, W.Gatesᶜ, C.Sharp, A.Murray, C.Shaw, J.O'Rourke, R.Bloomfield, D.Metchick. Reserves: A.Milkins, P.Beal, D.Pleat, D.Gillingwater.  Metchick was a late addition to the squad, probably replacing Gillingwater. Friendly matches 114 9 March 1961 - Netherlands 1 England 0 [0-0] Sportpark Maarschalkerweerd, Utrecht (tbc) Keizer AL England: J.Jackson, A.Jones, E.Brookes, R.Smith, W.Gatesᶜ, R.Harris, D.Pleat, A.Baker, R.Hewitt, R.Bloomfield, T.Anderson. Eric Brookes had played the full 120 minutes for Barnsley in their FA Cup sixth-round-replay defeat by Leicester City on the previous afternoon, before a train to London and then a morning flight to Amsterdam, with the rest of the squad, delayed by fog, and they arrived in Utrecht, two hours before kick-off. 115 12 March 1961 - West Germany 2 England 0 [1-0] Flensburger Stadion, Flensburg (16,000) Waberski, Elfert AL England: A.Milkins, A.Jones, E.Brookes, R.Smith, W.Gatesᶜ, D.Bickles, D.Pleat, A.Baker, J.O'Rourke, R.Bloomfield, D.Metchick. Len Badger was also originally named in the tour squad. Amateur Youth Championship for the British Association 116 18 March 1961 - Wales 0 England 4 [0-nk] Latham Park, Newtown (tbc)   AW England: J.Jackson, A.Jones, A.Dennis, R.Harris, W.Gatesᶜ, C.Sharp, Francis Lee, C.Shaw, J.O'Rourke, R.Bloomfield, D.Metchick. Eric Brookes withdrew with an injury and was replaced by Dennis. 16-year-old Francis Lee had already appeared for Bolton Wanderers in the first division, scoring twice in six games. Sir Stanley Rous Cup 117 30 March 1961 - Spain 0 England 0 [0-0] Estádio José Alvalade, Lisboa (tbc)   ND England: J.Jackson, A.Jones, E.Brookes, B.Robinson, W.Gatesᶜ (D.Bickles), R.Harris, Francis Lee, C.Shaw, W.Redrobe, R.Bloomfield, D.Metchick. England were initially due to face Yugoslavia on this date in their opening match of the UEFA Youth Tournament in Oporto, but their opponents, along with East Germany and Hungary, were unable to obtain visas to travel to Portugal. With three groups now consisting of only three teams each, and consequently, nine teams now only having a guaranteed two tournament games each, instead of the usual three, friendly matches with teams from the other affected groups were hastily arranged on the days when they had previously been scheduled to play, and one-off trophies were provided for them to contest. UEFA Youth Tournament in Portugal 118 group A Simões, Serafim (2), Nunes AL 2 April 1961 - Portugal 4 England 0 [1-0] Estádio José Alvalade, Lisboa (23,000) England: J.Jackson, A.Jones, E.Brookes, B.Robinson, W.Gatesᶜ, C.Sharp, Francis Lee, M.Ash, W.Redrobe, D.Metchick. D.Thwaites. 119 4 April 1961 - Italy 3 England 2 [1-2] Estádio Municipal 28 de Maio, Braga (tbc) Rizzo, Mazzola, Veronesi Metchick (2) NL Eric Brookes had a penalty saved, five minutes before the end, by Lugarà. England: J.Jackson, A.Jones, E.Brookes, B.Robinson, W.Gatesᶜ, C.Sharp, M.Ash, R.Bloomfield, C.Shaw, D.Metchick. D.Thwaites. Two weeks later, goalkeeper John Jackson would play in an under-18 schoolboy international (Grammar Schools) for England against Scotland at Celtic Park. England are eliminated in the group phase of the fourteenth UEFA Youth Tournament. Portugal are the eventual winners. Goalkeeper, John Milkins was an unused squad member, though Bickles and Harris also did not play in the tournament.

u/o	15 April 1961 - FA Schools Week XI 2 FA Youth XI 3 [1-2] University Football Ground, Cambridge (tbc)	Fitch, Massey O'Rourke (2), Bloomfield	NW
	FA Youth XI: W.Glazier, P.Henderson, M.Wayman, P.Beal, D.Bickles, J.Charles, J.Starkey, R.Bloomfield, J.O'Rourke, J.Blandford, D.Metchick.

Amateur Youth Championship for the British Association 120 13 May 1961 - England 2 Northern Ireland 0 [1-0] Old Trafford, Manchester (tbc) Metchick, Murray HW England: A.Milkins, A.Jones, R.Challis, R.Harris, W.Gatesᶜ, C.Sharp, A.Murray, R.Bloomfield, C.Shaw, D.Metchick, D.Gillingwater. England were already champions before they took the field. John Jackson was originally named goalkeeper, but he was replaced by Milkins. England are the winners of the fourteenth AYC. A new trophy is presented for the first time.

FA YOUTH CUP FINAL 1961 First Leg: Saturday, 22 April - Stamford Bridge, Fulham CHELSEA 4-1 EVERTON Murray (3), Bolland ~ Edwards Second Leg: Wednesday, 26 April - Goodison Park, Liverpool EVERTON 2-1 CHELSEA Webber, Edwards ~ Gillingwater Chelsea win 5-3 on aggregate. England youth internationals: Chelsea: Allan Harris, Ron Harris, Bert Murray, Colin Shaw and Terry Venables. (Gillingwater three weeks later) Everton: George Sharples. Future England full internationals: Chelsea: Terry Venables. Everton: None.

Season 1961-62

Class of 1962 (born after 31 August 1943 and before 1 September 1946 - (either 16, 17 or 18 on 31 August 1962)): *Amateur class of 1962 (same age criteria) Division 1 debuts: John Sleeuwenhoek (Aston Villa) 1961 Graham Cross (Leicester City) 1961 Alan Baker (Aston Villa) 1961 John Byrom (Blackburn Rovers) 1961 Neil Young (Manchester City) 1961 *David Pleat (Nottingham Forest) 1962 George Armstrong (Arsenal) 1962 Ron Harris (Chelsea) 1962 Martin Peters (West Ham United) 1962 Rod Smithson (Arsenal) 1962 John Charles (West Ham United) 1963 George Jones (Blackburn Rovers) 1964 *Howard Wilkinson (Sheffield Wednesday) 1964 *Paul Madeley (Leeds United) 1964 Jimmy Montgomery (Sunderland) 1964 *Rod Johnson (Leeds United) 1964 Alan Suddick and Albert Bennett (Newcastle United) 1965 Tommy Robson (Chelsea) 1965 *John O'Rourke (Ipswich Town) 1968 Full internationals: Martin Peters (1966) aged 22 and Paul Madeley (1971) Under-23 internationals: Martin Peters and Alan Suddick (1962), both aged 18, Jimmy Montgomery and Albert Bennett (1964), and George Armstrong (1965), all aged 20, Ron Harris (1966) aged 21 and John O'Rourke (1967) aged 22 Amateur internationals: Frank Clark (1962) aged 18 Ex-schoolboy internationals: Martin Peters, John Sleeuwenhoek, Alan Baker and Rod Smithson (1959), and Ron Harris, David Pleat, John O'Rourke and Ray Whittaker (1960) 17-year-old in UEFA squad: Carr, Madeley, Whittaker and Winstanley. Missing details: Birthdates: Derek Dean, Brian Hames, Paul Leadbeater, Michael Oakes, Horace Oakley, Barry Starks, John Wanklin, Roger Warnes, Graham Watts Israel scorers

u/o	6 January 1962 - England vs. The Rest London Road, Peterborough	Match postponed because of frozen pitch	Npp
	England: M.Chandler, H.Oakley, D.Dean, Paul Madeley, A.Stephenson, D.Jenkins, D.Pleat, D.Martin, J.O'Rourke, B.Etheridge, R.Whittaker. The Rest: M.Oakes, M.Tillotson, B.Starks, P.Bryan, I.Watsonᶜ, B.Scott, J.Saunders, R.Johnson, J.Hickton, C.Trenchard, R.Walker.
	Jim Mackin (who also played as a full-back and as a forward) was originally selected to keep goal for England, but he withdrew and was replaced by his opposite number, Chandler, who was replaced, in turn, by Oakes.

u/o	8 January 1962 - AFA Schools XI 4 FA Youth XI 1 [2-1] Elm Lane, Catford (tbc)	Critchley, Diwell, Clarke (2) O'Rourke	NL
	FA Youth XI: M.Rose, R.Miller, B.Fitch, E.Gascoigne, A.Stephenson, T.Smith, A.Bateman, J.Scott, J.O'Rourke, J.Blandford, R.Warnes.
	John Blandford missed a penalty, midway through the second half.

u/o	27 January 1962 - England vs. The Rest [-] Elm Park, Reading (tbc)		N
	England: M.Chandler, H.Oakley, D.Dean, D.Richardson, A.Stephenson, D.Jenkins, D.Pleat, D.Martin, J.O'Rourke, B.Etheridge, R.Whittaker. The Rest: M.Oakes, M.Tillotson, B.Starks, P.Bryan, I.Watsonᶜ, B.Scott, J.Saunders, R.Johnson, B.Carpenter, C.Trenchard, R.Walker.
	The same teams were announced as were going to play at Peterborough, three weeks earlier, though Richardson replaced Paul Madeley in the England side, and Carpenter replaced John Hickton for The Rest.

Friendly match
121	31 January 1962 - England 4 Netherlands 3 [2-3] Goldstone Ground, Hove (1,537)	Young (3 (1 pen)), Jones Kras, Giesen, Klumpkens	HW
	England: J.Montgomery, C.Huxford, E.Brookes, Martin Petersᶜ, J.Sleeuwenhoek, R.Harris, A.Suddick, A,Baker, G.Jones, J.Byrom, N.Young. Reserve: I.Butler.
	England were three goals down after 34 minutes and then won with a penalty, two minutes from the end, as Neil Young completed his hat-trick on his only international appearance, having just broken into the Manchester City first team. Baker, Byrom and Sleeuwenhoek had also made first-division debuts, whilst Brookes, Jones (who was 16 and still an amateur) and Suddick had also appeared in the Football League. Baker, Brookes, Harris, Peters and Sleeuwenhoek had played for England's amateur youth team in previous seasons.
Amateur Youth Championship for the British Association
122	24 February 1962 - England 4 Scotland 2 [1-1] London Road, Peterborough (3,900)	Etheridge (pen), Johnson, O'Rourke (2) Mitchell, Hulme	HW
	England: B.Hames, H.Oakley, B.Starksᶜ, P.Leadbeater, G.Watts, Paul Madeley, D.Pleat, R.Johnson, J.O'Rourke, B.Etheridge, R.Whittaker.
	David Pleat (along with O'Rourke, beginning a second season in the England youth team) marked his league debut, seven days earlier, by netting, what turned out to be, the winning goal for Nottingham Forest in the first division against Cardiff City, though it was his only first-team match of the season, and his only goal for the club.
123	17 March 1962 - England 4 Wales 0 [3-0] County Ground, Swindon (4,500)	Martin, Whittaker, Etheridge, Wilkinson	HW
	England: B.Hames, H.Oakley, B.Starks, P.Leadbeater, G.Carr, Paul Madeley, H.Wilkinson, B.Etheridgeᶜ, D.Martin, F.Willder, R.Whittaker. Reserve: C.Trenchard.
	Eric Winstanley withdrew and was replaced by Graham Carr (the father of famous comedian, Alan Carr). England were three goals up after nine minutes.
Friendly match
124	31 March 1962 - England 1 West Germany 0 [1-0] County Ground, Northampton (4,900)	Peters	HW
	England: J.Montgomery, A.Ford, F.Clark, R.Smithson, G.Cross, Martin Petersᶜ, G.Armstrong, B.Etheridge, A.Bennett, I.Butler, T.Robson. Reserves: A.Milkins, W.Gates, R.Peters.
	A large 24-man squad had been selected with ten chosen to attend the two-day training session only, in the days before the game, but four of them ended up in the team. Six of the original team line-up became unavailable. Freddie Goodwin (replaced by Smithson), Bobby Thomson (by Ford, from the training squad) and Ken Knighton (who was in the training squad) were withdrawn so that they could play on the same day in Wolverhampton Wanderers' FA Youth Cup-tie at Chelsea, who may have withdrawn Ron Harris from the training squad. Meanwhile, Aston Villa withdrew Alan Baker (replaced by Etheridge, the amateur team's captain) and John Sleeuwenhoek (by Cross, from the training squad) so that they could play on the same day in a first-division game at Arsenal (which they won 5-4). Barnsley, fighting against relegation from the third division, withdrew Eric Brookes so that he could play in an important fixture at Bristol City on the same day, but he missed the game in the end because of a groin injury. He was replaced in the England team by Frank Clark, from the training squad. Manchester City withdrew Neil Young, so that he could play against Sheffield United in a first-division match on the same day. With George Armstrong moving from the left to the right-wing to replace him, Garth Lee came in to take Armstrong's position, only to then drop out and be replaced by Robson, from the training squad. The remaining original members of the training squad were Ralph Brown, David Court, Terry Heath and John Sissons, with John Standing added as a replacement. Phil Beal, John Charles, Bill Gates, Roger Peters and Barry Starks also appear to have been present, according to a photograph. Clark and Etheridge were the only amateurs in the team, whilst Armstrong, Bennett, Butler, Cross, Ford, Montgomery and Robson had all made Football League debuts. West German goalkeeper, Sepp Maier won a World Cup winners' medal in 1974, but he was beaten by a shot from an earlier World Cup winner, in Martin Peters.

"Difficulties in connection with the Tournament beset the selectors throughout. At first it was understood that professional players would be eligible and a strong team was chosen including many with League experience. Then news came from U.E.F.A. that the competition was strictly amateur, and the selectors had to start all over again. Very little time was left and a hurried search was made for players able to obtain time off from work or school. On reaching Rumania it was decided two days before the first match was due to be played that professionals would, after all, be allowed to play. Needless to say, England found themselves at a great disadvantage." - The F.A. Yearbook 1962-63. p94

UEFA Youth Tournament in Romania
125	group B	Corn (pen), Milosavljević (2), Ferić, Škrbić	NL
	20 April 1962 - Yugoslavia 5 England 0 [2-0] Stadionul Ilie Oană, Ploiești (tbc)
	England: B.Hames, H.Oakley, J.Wanklin, D.Joy, E.Winstanley, Paul Madeley, H.Wilkinson, B.Etheridgeᶜ, D.Martin, C.Trenchard, R.Whittaker.
	Captain, Brian Etheridge had made his Football League debut for Northampton Town, six days earlier, in the third division, and Eric Winstanley had played twice for Barnsley in the third division.
126	22 April 1962 - Netherlands 3 England 0 [1-0] Stadionul Ilie Oană, Ploiești (tbc)	Dormans, Vermeulen (pen), Klumpkens	NL
	England: M.Oakes, D.Dean, J.Wanklin, D.Joy, E.Winstanley, G.Carr, R.Whittaker, B.Etheridgeᶜ, H.Wilkinson, F.Willder, R.Warnes.
	Frank Clark had to withdraw from the squad to help his club, Crook Town to win the FA Amateur Cup on the day after England's opening match. He was replaced in the squad by Dean. The Times listed an alternative line-up, with Paul Madeley instead of Carr, and Clive Trenchard instead of Willder.
127	24 April 1962 - Bulgaria 0 England 0 [0-0] Stadionul Ilie Oană, Ploiești (tbc)		ND
	England: B.Hames, H.Oakley, D.Dean, D.Joy, E.Winstanley, G.Carr, H.Wilkinson, B.Etheridgeᶜ, D.Martin, F.Willder, R.Whittaker.
England are eliminated in the group phase of the fifteenth UEFA Youth Tournament. Romania are the eventual winners.
Amateur Youth Championship for the British Association
128	12 May 1962 - Northern Ireland 2 England 1 [2-0] Brandywell Stadium, Londonderry (tbc)	Gregg, Oakley OG Martin	AL
	England: B.Hames, H.Oakley, D.Dean, D.Joy, E.Winstanley, G.Carr, H.Wilkinson, B.Etheridgeᶜ, D.Martin, F.Willder, R.Whittaker. Reserves: Paul Madeley, R.Warnes.
	England needed only a point to retain the title outright, but it was a poor performance and they were forced to share the honours with their opponents. Billy Wright was no longer with them as coach as he had been appointed Arsenal's manager and was on a tour of Germany and Scandinavia.
England shared the Championship with Northern Ireland in the fifteenth AYC.
		Gordon Jago in charge of the professional youth matches only. The Youth Selection Committee maintained control over the amateur matches.
Friendly matches
129	20 May 1962 - Israel 1 England 3 [1-2] Maccabi Jaffa Ground, Tel Aviv-Yafo (tbc)	Spiegler Smithson (pen), Charles, Butler	AW
	England: J.Montgomery, A.Ford, F.Clark, R.Smithson, G.Cross, Martin Peters, G.Amstrong, B.Etheridgeᶜ (J.Charles), A.Bennett, J.Butler, G.Lee.
	John Charles came on as a substitute for the concussed captain, Etheridge and became England's first black international at any level, before becoming the first to score, with a 25-yard drive that restored England's lead. Martin Peters had broken into West Ham United's first-division team in the previous month.
130	22 May 1962 - Israel 2 England 1 [nk] Kiryat Eliezer Stadium, Haifa (tbc)	Bennett	AL
	England: J.Montgomery, A.Ford, F.Clark, R.Smithson, G.Cross, Martin Petersᶜ, G.Amstrong, J.Charles, A.Bennett, J.Butler, R.Peters.
	Goalkeeper, John Milkins was an unused member of the squad. Roger Peters had made his league debut over a year earlier for Bristol City in the third division.

"In accordance with the usual tradition, only amateur players took part in the British Championship." - The F.A. Yearbook 1962-63. p92

FA YOUTH CUP FINAL 1962 First Leg: Tuesday, 17 April - Molineux, Wolverhampton WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS 1-1 NEWCASTLE UNITED Galley ~ Chapman Second Leg: Wednesday, 2 May - St James' Park, Newcastle NEWCASTLE UNITED 1-0 WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS Moncur Newcastle United win 2-1 on aggregate. England youth internationals: Newcastle United: Alan Suddick. Wolverhampton Wanderers: None. Future England full internationals: Newcastle United: None. Wolverhampton Wanderers: Bobby Thomson.

As the opportunities for amateur youth players were now limited to the British Championship matches only, the age range appears to have been extended to include players reaching 19 years of age during the season, whilst still only playing as amateurs. Peter Bishop and Roy Massey (who was in higher education) were both 19 when they played for the England youth team.

Season 1962-63

Class of 1963 (born after 31 August 1944 and before 1 September 1947 - (either 16, 17 or 18 on 31 August 1963)): *Amateur class of 1963 (born after 31 August 1943 and before 1 September 1947 - (16-19 on 31 August 1963)) Top scorer: 7 - John Sissons Division 1 debuts: David Pleat (Nottingham Forest) 1962 Ron Harris (Chelsea) 1962 Denis Thwaites (Birmingham City) 1962 Len Badger and Bernard Shaw (Sheffield United) 1963 Jon Sammels (Arsenal) 1963 Lew Chatterley (Aston Villa) 1963 Martin Britt, John Charles and John Sissons (West Ham United) 1963 Tommy Smith (Liverpool) 1963 David Sadler (Manchester United) 1963 Phil Beal (Tottenham Hotspur) 1963 Reserve, Peter Knowles (Wolverhampton Wanderers) 1963 George Jones (Blackburn Rovers) 1964 Ray Bloomfield (Aston Villa) 1965 Reserve, Len Beel (Birmingham City) 1965 *Mick Leach (Queen's Park Rangers) 1968 *Dave Stringer (Norwich City) 1972 Full internationals: David Sadler (1967) aged 21 and Tommy Smith (1971) Under-23 internationals: Len Badger (1964) aged 18, Tommy Smith (1965) aged 20, Ron Harris and Jon Sammels (1966), both aged 21, Peter Knowles (1967) aged 22, David Sadler (1967) aged 21 and Bernard Shaw (1968) Amateur internationals: David Sadler (1962) aged 16 Ex-schoolboy internationals: Ray Bloomfield, Ron Harris, David Pleat, Denis Thwaites, Len Badger and Ray Whittaker (1960) and John Sissons (1961) 17-year-old in UEFA squad: Badger, Britt, Jones, Sadler, Sammels and Sissons. Jones celebrated his 18th birthday during the tournament. Missing details: Birthdates: George Bruntlett, Graham Healey, Dave Morris Amateur captain(s)

		Pat Welton in charge of the professional youth matches only. The Youth Selection Committee maintained control over the amateur matches.
131	22 November 1962 - England 1 Switzerland 0 [n/a] Highfield Road, Coventry (tbc)	Jones	HabW
	abandoned after nine minutes because of fog
	England: J.Cowen, L.Badger, B.Shaw, P.Beal, L.Chatterley, R.Harrisᶜ, D.Pleat, R.Bloomfield, G.Jones, J.Sissons, D.Thwaites. Reserves: W.Beel, Tommy Smith, P.Knowles.
	Chatterley replaced John Hulme, who withdrew, and Beel was brought in as reserve goalkeeper to replace Alan Ogley. Harris, Jones, Pleat and Thwaites had already played for the team in previous seasons, and had gone on to play in the Football League, whilst Bloomfield had also previously represented the amateur youth team. For Phil Beal, the nine minutes comprised the length of his entire international football career.

u/o	11 December 1962 - Coventry City FC 2 FA Youth XI 1 [0-0] Highfield Road, Coventry (3,448)	Barr, Rees Shaw	AL
	England: J.Cowen, L.Badger, B.Shaw, P.Beal, L.Chatterley, F.Callaghan, D.Pleat, R.Bloomfield, G.Jones, J.Sissons, D.Thwaites. Reserves: W.Beel, Tommy Smith, P.Knowles.
	The youth team made a quick return to Coventry and almost beat the third-division side's first-team, as they were leading until the last ten minutes. Captain, Ron Harris withdrew from the line-up and was replaced by Callaghan.

u/o	8 January 1963 - AFA Public Schools XI vs. FA Youth XI Cotsford Avenue, New Malden		Npp
	FA Youth XI: C.Langley, A.Hawley, B.Starks, P.Beal, A.Stephenson, P.Simpson, B.Owen, J.Sammels, M.Britt, J.Scott, E.Symons.
	This match is presumed to have been cancelled, due to the severe snowfalls that had engulfed the entire country.

u/o	6 February 1963 - Chelsea FC Under-23 XI vs. FA Youth XI Stamford Bridge, Fulham	Match cancelled because of snow	App
	FA Youth XI (presumed): J.Cowen, L.Badger, B.Shaw, Tommy Smith, L.Chatterley, R.Harrisᶜ, D.Pleat, G.Jones, G.Pardoe, J.Sissons, D.Rogers. Reserves: W.Beel, G.French.

u/o	20 February 1963 - Sheffield United FC Under-23 XI 1 FA Youth XI 1 [1-0] City Ground, Nottingham (tbc)	Parkes Knowles	AD
	FA Youth XI: J.Cowen (W.Beel), L.Badger, B.Shaw, Tommy Smith (P.Beal), L.Chatterley, R.Harrisᶜ, D.Pleat, P.Knowles, G.Pardoe (G.Moore), J.Sissons, D.Rogers.
	Switching the venue from Bramall Lane, Sheffield finally enabled the youths to get a game in. Mick Jones was in the Sheffield United team.

u/o	3 March 1963 - England 4 The Rest 0 [-0] Bank of England Sports Ground, Roehampton (tbc)		NW
	England: D.Roper, R.Oliver, T.Craven, J.Grummett, J.Cox, R.Bennett, P.Mansfield, G.Healey, M.Pamment, G.Bruntlett, J.Lofty. The Rest: G.Phillips, R.Gale, D.Stringer, I.Beckett, D.Morris, D.Pratt, C.Virgin, N.Ferguson, R.Massey, J.Hall, P.Bishop. Reserves: D.Dusting, M.Leach.
	The amateur trial match was originally scheduled for 5 January at the Victoria Ground, Stoke-on-Trent, but it was postponed two days before the event because of snow. Two weeks later, on 19 January, it was switched to the Baseball Ground, Derby, but once again, postponed at two days' notice because of the weather. Without another available club ground to use, it was eventually played on a Sunday morning at England's training ground, without paying spectators, after their first international, a week earlier in Scotland, had been postponed. The teams were the same as had been announced in late-December, although play was split into three half-hour sessions and numerous changes were made with players swapping sides to test out new formations. It was the second half-hour session when the first two goals were scored.

u/o	5 March 1963 - FA Amateur XI 4 FA Youth XI 0 [3-0] Plough Lane, Wimbledon (2,000)	Hamm, Lawrence (3)	NL
	FA Youth XI: J.Cowen, L.Badger, B.Shaw, Tommy Smith, L.Chatterley, R.Harrisᶜ, D.Pleat, G.Jones, G.Moore, J.Sissons, G.French. Reserve: W.Beel.
	This match was postponed on 16 January and rearranged. There were two changes from the original line-up; Moore replacing Glyn Pardoe, and French (an original reserve) coming in for Don Rogers.

Amateur Youth Championship for the British Association
132	16 March 1963 - Wales 0 England 1 [0-0] Bridge Meadow, Haverfordwest (tbc)	Bishop	AW
	England: D.Roper, T.Craven, D.Stringer, J.Grummett. D.Morris, R.Bennett, P.Mansfield, G.Healey, M.Pamment, J.Hall, P.Bishop.
	Goalkeeper, David Roper had been playing for Bradford City in the fourth division.

u/o	19 March 1963 - Switzerland U20 0 England 3 [0-1] Stade de Frontenex, Genève (tbc)	Steiner OG, Sissons, Britt	AW
	England: J.Cowen (D.Roper), L.Badger, B.Shaw, Tommy Smith, L.Chatterley (E.Winstanley), R.Harrisᶜ, B.Owen, J.Sammels (David Sadler), M.Britt, J.Sissons, G.French (R.Whittaker).
	Whittaker and Winstanley had played for the amateur youth team in the previous season.

Friendly match
133	21 March 1963 - Switzerland 1 England 7 [0-3] Gurzalen Stadion, Biel (300)	Schmidt Sissons, French, Sadler (3), Britt, Ruegg OG	AWW
	England: J.Cowen, L.Badger, B.Shaw, Tommy Smith, L.Chatterley, R.Harrisᶜ, D.Pleat, David Sadler, M.Britt, J.Sissons, G.French.
UEFA Youth Tournament in southern England
134	group C	Sissons (2), Pleat, Jones, Smith (pen)	HW
	3 April 1963 - England 5 Netherlands 0 [3-0] Plough Lane, Wimbledon (1,500)
	England: J.Cowen, L.Badger, B.Shaw, Tommy Smith, L.Chatterley, R.Harrisᶜ, D.Pleat, J.Sammels, G.Jones, J.Sissons, R.Whittaker.
135	15 April 1963 - England 3 Romania 0 [3-0] Arsenal Stadium, Highbury (tbc)	Whittaker, Pleat, Sissons	HW
	England: J.Cowen, L.Badger, B.Shaw, Tommy Smith, L.Chatterley, R.Harrisᶜ, D.Pleat, J.Sammels, G.Jones, J.Sissons, R.Whittaker.
136	17 April 1963 - England 2 USSR 0 [0-0] White Hart Lane, Tottenham (7,530)	Whittaker, Britt	HW
	England: D.Roper, L.Badger, B.Shaw, J.Charles, L.Chatterley, R.Harrisᶜ, G.French, J.Sammels, M.Britt, David Sadler, R.Whittaker.
	Goalkeeper, David Roper, the only amateur in the squad, made his only appearance in the tournament, as did Charles, who had been capped at the end of the previous season, plus Britt and Sadler, as England were virtually guaranteed a place in the semi-finals before the game.
137	semi-final	Sissons	HW
	19 April 1963 - England 1 Scotland 0 [1-0] White City Stadium, Shepherd's Bush (21,000)
	England: J.Cowen, L.Badger, B.Shaw, Tommy Smith, L.Chatterley, R.Harrisᶜ, G.French, J.Sammels, G.Jones, J.Sissons, R.Whittaker.
	Scotland's team included George Graham, who went on to great success as both a player and a manager with Arsenal.
138	FINAL	Napier OG, Sammels, Whittaker, Sissons	HW
	23 April 1963 - England 4 Northern Ireland 0[1-0] Empire Stadium, Wembley (34,582)
	England: J.Cowen, L.Badger, B.Shaw, Tommy Smith, L.Chatterley, R.Harrisᶜ, G.French, J.Sammels, G.Jones, J.Sissons, R.Whittaker.
	England marked the Football Association's centenary year by winning the tournament without conceding a goal. Northern Ireland's goalkeeper was Pat Jennings, who went on to win multiple honours with Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal, and became his country's most capped international. They also fielded a future player-manager in Dave Clements.
England are the winners of the sixteenth UEFA Youth Tournament
Amateur Youth Championship for the British Association
139	11 May 1963 - England 1 Northern Ireland 1 [1-0] Boundary Park, Oldham (3,600)	Hall Warburton	HD
	England: D.Roper, T.Craven, D.Stringer, J.Grummett. D.Morris, R.Bennett, P.Mansfield, G.Healey, M.Leach, G.Bruntlett, J.Hall.
	Peter Bishop and Mike Pamment dropped out, to be replaced by Bruntlett and Leach. Northern Ireland fielded five of the team that had played at Wembley, plus an up-and-coming Manchester United player called George Best (who would be European Footballer of the Year in five years' time) making his international debut. England's amateurs were rather fortunate to hold them to a draw.
140	18 May 1963 - Scotland 1 England 3 [0-0] Palmerston Park, Dumfries (1,200)	Shepperd Mansfield, Leach, Healey	AW
	England: D.Roper, T.Craven, D.Stringer, J.Grummett. D.Morris, R.Bennett, P.Mansfield, M.Leach, R.Massey, G.Healey, J.Hall.
	Postponed from 23 February, England regained the title outright, as Northern Ireland were being held to a 1-1 draw by Wales at Aberystwyth.
England are the winners of the sixteenth AYC.

 

FA YOUTH CUP FINAL 1963 First Leg: Thursday, 23 May - Anfield, Liverpool LIVERPOOL 3-1 WEST HAM UNITED Tinney, Graham, Kitchener OG ~ Dryden Second Leg: Saturday, 25 May - Boleyn Ground, Upton Park WEST HAM UNITED 5-2 LIVERPOOL Dawkins, Britt (4) ~ Tinney, Graham AFTER EXTRA TIME West Ham United win 6-4 on aggregate. England youth internationals: West Ham United: Martin Britt, John Charles and John Sissons. (Dawkins and Redknapp in 1964) Liverpool: Tommy Smith. Future England full internationals: West Ham United: None. Liverpool: Tommy Smith.

Season 1963-64

Class of 1964 (born after 31 August 1945 and before 1 September 1948 - (either 16, 17 or 18 on 31 August 1964)): *Amateur class of 1964 (born after 31 August 1944 and before 1 September 1948 - (16-19 on 31 August 1964)) Top scorer: 6 - David Sadler Division 1 debuts: Brian Bromley (Bolton Wanderers) 1963 - aged 16 Alf Wood (Manchester City) 1963 John Sissons (West Ham United) 1963 David Sadler (Manchester United) 1963 Mick Wright (Aston Villa) 1963 Reserve, Tony Brown (West Bromwich Albion) 1963 Peter Knowles (Wolverhampton Wanderers) 1963 John Hollins (Chelsea) 1964 Reserve, Jimmy Greenhoff (Leeds United) 1964 Trevor Dawkins and Harry Redknapp (West Ham United) 1965 *Bill Brindley (Nottingham Forest) 1965 Bobby Noble (Manchester United) 1966 Reserve, Alan Ogley (Manchester City) 1966 Howard Kendall (Everton) 1967 *John Holsgrove (Wolverhampton Wanderers) 1967 Peter Springett (Sheffield Wednesday) 1967 Arthur Horsfield (Newcastle United) 1969 Don Rogers (Crystal Palace) 1972 Full internationals: John Hollins (1967) aged 20, David Sadler (1967) aged 21 and Tony Brown (1971) Under-23 internationals: John Hollins (1964) aged 18, Don Rogers (1965) aged 20, Howard Kendall (1967) aged 21, Peter Knowles (1967) aged 22, David Sadler and Peter Springett (1967), both aged 21, and Jimmy Greenhoff (1968) aged 22 Ex-amateur internationals: David Sadler (1962) aged 16 Ex-schoolboy internationals: Trevor Dawkins, Howard Kendall, Alan Ogley, John Sissons and Barrie Wright (1961), and Bill Brindley (1962) 17-year-old in UEFA squad: . Missing details: Birthdates: Glen Arnold, Jim Bulmer, Alan Cheesewright, Derek Crossman, Michael Fidler, Ray Hutchins, John Kelly, John Lakin, Len Mole, Garry Simons Amateur captain v. Northern Ireland (Holsgrove?)

u/o	30 October 1963 - England (UEFA Youth Tournament Winners) 3 FA Youth XI 0 [1-0] Edgar Street, Hereford (2,462)	Shaw, Sammels (2)	NL
	England (UEFA Youth Tournament Winners) squad: J.Cowen, L.Badger, B.Shaw, R.Harrisᶜ, Tommy Smith, L.Chatterley, J.Charles, G.French, J.Sammels, David Sadler, G.Jones, J.Sissons, R.Whittaker. FA Youth squad: P.Springett, A.Ogley, J.Wright, R.Noble, H.Kendall, John Hollins, A.Harris, B.Wagstaff, H.Redknapp, B.Bromley, R.Bennett, G.Pardoe, M.Britt, D.Rogers.
	As was hoped, the new season's crop of young talent would succeed the previous season's squad as UEFA Youth Tournament winners, less than six months later, with Sadler and Sissons joining them. Since the victory at Wembley, Badger, Charles, Chatterley, Sadler, Sammels, Shaw, Sissons and Smith had all made debuts in the first division, whilst in the new season's squad, Britt, Bromley, Hollins, Kendall, Ogley, Pardoe, Rogers, Springett and Wright had all featured in the Football League.

Football Association Under-19 centenary match
u/o	6 November 1963 - England 5 Rest of United Kingdom 2 [4-0] Empire Stadium, Wembley (8,000)	Smith (2 pens), Jones, Sissons, Sammels Graham, Mitchell	HW
	England: J.Cowen, L.Badger, B.Shaw, Tommy Smith, L.Chatterley, R.Harrisᶜ, G.French, J.Sammels, G.Jones, J.Sissons, R.Whittaker.
	An unofficial international to celebrate the all-conquering England Youth team in the year of the Football Association's centenary. Although every member of the team was still 18 years old, only Sissons was still within the age-range to play youth internationals in that season. Their opponents were comprised of six Scots (four of whom had played against England in the previous season's UEFA semi-final at White City, including George Graham), four of the Northern Ireland team that they had beaten in the final at Wembley (including Clements and Jennings) and one from Wales.

u/o	10 November 1963 - UD Las Palmas Youth XI 2 England U19 3 [2-2] Estadio Insular, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (tbc)	Torrea, Pepe Sissons (2), Jones	AW
	England: A.Ogley, L.Badger, R.Harrisᶜ, Tommy Smith, L.Chatterley, J.Charles, D.Pleat, J.Sammels, D.Sadler, G.Jones, J.Sissons.
	Their final games as a squad were in the Canary Islands, as they then embarked on a trip to Gran Canaria with two games in Las Palmas. In the first, they came from two goals down after seven minutes to beat a local selection. Thanks to Roger Hillier for providing details for these games.

u/o	12 November 1963 - UD Las Palmas Youth XI 2 England U19 1 [1-0] Estadio Insular, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (15,000)	Oramas, Lolín Sissons	AL
	England squad: J.Cowen, A.Ogley, L.Badger, B.Shaw, R.Harrisᶜ, Tommy Smith, L.Chatterley, J.Charles, M.Britt, G.French, D.Pleat, J.Sammels, D.Sadler, G.Jones, J.Sissons, R.Whittaker.
	Ray Whittaker was controversially sent off for what looked like a clean tackle, though this was later acknowledged as a mistake.

u/o	10 December 1963 - West Ham United FC Youth XI 0 FA Youth XI 2 [0-1] Boleyn Ground, Upton Park (tbc)	Knowles, Kitchener OG	AW
	FA Youth XI: .
	A prestigious victory at the home of the FA Youth Cup holders. Scorer of the first goal, Peter Knowles had been appearing for Wolverhampton Wanderers in the first division.

u/o	7 January 1964 - AFA Schools XI 2 FA Youth XI 2 [-] Cotsford Avenue, New Malden (tbc)		ND
	FA Youth XI: .

u/o	14 January 1964 - Bolton Wanderers FC Youth XI vs. FA Youth XI Burnden Park, Bolton	Match cancelled because of snow	App
	FA Youth XI: .

u/o	15 January 1964 - Manchester United FC U21 XI 2 FA Youth XI 0 [0-0] Old Trafford, Manchester (tbc)	Sadler, J.Wright OG	AL
	FA Youth XI: P.Springett, J.Wright, B.Wright, H.Kendall, A.Hazell, John Hollins, H.Redknapp, B.Bromley, Tony Brown, J.Sissons, D.Rogers. Reserves: M.Britt, P.Houseman.
	Hazell replaced Alf Wood in the line-up. Youth international David Sadler opened the scoring and Bobby Noble, another England Youth, was also in United's team.

Amateur Youth Championship for the British Association
141	25 January 1964 - Northern Ireland 1 England 3 [1-1] The Oval, Belfast (tbc)	Morrison Bulmer, Norman (pen), Arnold	AW
	England: W.Wainman, J.Lakin, M.Fidler, G.Arnold, J.Brindley, J.Holsgrove, J.Bulmer, G.Simons, E.Whitington, D.Norman, A.Cheesewright. Reserves: D.Izatt, A.Roberts.

u/o	4 February 1964 - Sheffield United FC U23 XI 2 FA Youth XI 2 [-] Bramall Lane, Sheffield (tbc)		AD
	FA Youth XI: P.Springett, J.Wright, B.Wright, H.Kendall, A.Wood, John Hollins, H.Redknapp, B.Bromley, M.Britt, J.Sissons, D.Rogers. Reserves: A.Ogley, T.Dawkins, R.Noble, Tony Brown, P.Houseman.
	Brown was listed as centre-forward in the originally-announced line-up, but Britt was named in that position in the match programme, with Brown as a reserve. Alf Wood had debuted for Manchester City in the previous season. Ex-England youth internationals, Peter Bishop and Bernard Shaw were listed for the home side.

Amateur Youth Championship for the British Association
142	22 February 1964 - England 1 Scotland 1 [0-0] Ayresome Park, Middlesbrough (5,483)	Hutchins Whittington	HD
	England: W.Wainman, J.Lakin, M.Fidler, G.Arnold, L.Mole, J.Holsgroveᶜ, J.Bulmer, D.Crossman, E.Whitington, R.Hutchins, A.Cheesewright. Reserves: D.Izatt, A.Roberts.
	Bill Brindley was named as a reserve, but after signing professional forms for Nottingham Forest, he became ineligible and withdrew from the squad.

u/o	24 February 1964 - Walthamstow Avenue FC 0 FA Youth XI 6 [-] Green Pond Road, Walthamstow (tbc)		AW
	FA Youth XI: P.Springett, J.Wright, R.Noble, H.Kendall, A.Wood, John Hollins, H.Redknapp, P.Knowles, A.Horsfield, J.Sissons, D.Rogers. Reserves: A.Ogley, B.Wright, J.Greenhoff, B.Bromley, Tony Brown.

Friendly match
143	27 February 1964 - Spain 1 England 2 [1-0] Estadio de La Condomina, Murcia (tbc)	Gonzalo Knowles, Bromley	AW
	England: P.Springett, J.Wright, R.Noble, T.Dawkins, A.Wood, John Hollins, H.Redknapp, P.Knowles, A.Horsfield, B.Bromley, D.Rogers.
	John Sissons was withdrawn to play in the FA Cup sixth round and scored West Ham United's equaliser as they beat Burnley, two days later. Dawkins came into the squad, probably to replace Howard Kendall, who was recovering from injury.

u/o	1 March 1964 - CD Tenerife Youth XI 0 FA Youth XI 6 [0-3] Estadio Heliodoro Rodríguez López, Santa Cruz de Tenerife (30,000)	Brown (2), Knowles, Horsfield, Rogers, Price	AW
	England squad: P.Springett, A.Ogley, J.Wright, B.Wright, R.Noble, T.Dawkins, A.Wood, John Hollins, H.Redknapp, P.Knowles, J.Greenhoff, Tony Brown, A.Horsfield, B.Bromley, D.Rogers, T.Price.
	Terry Price was a late addition to the squad, presumably replacing Sissons.

Amateur Youth Championship for the British Association
144	14 March 1964 - England 2 Wales 1 [0-0] Skelton Road, Leeds (tbc)	Whitington, Bulmer Mallalieu	HW
	England: W.Wainman, J.Lakin, M.Fidlerᶜ, A.Roberts, L.Mole, G.Arnold, J.Bulmer, E.Whitington, J.Kelly, R.Hutchins, A.Cheesewright.
	This match was scheduled to take place at Leeds United's Elland Road, but the pitch was waterlogged and it was hastily switched to the nearby ground of East End Park Working Men's Club of the West Yorkshire League. The win proved enough to secure a fourth successive title for England, though without the lure of continental opposition, more players were signing professional terms at the age of 17, rather than delaying, and as a result, fewer of the remaining amateurs in the England side were now going on to play in the Football League. Thanks to Chris Brook for providing the match report.
England are the winners of the seventeenth AYC.
UEFA Youth Tournament in Netherlands
145	group eight	Tandecki Wood	ND
	26 March 1964 - Poland 1 England 1 [0-0] NAC Stadion, Breda (5,000)
	England: P.Springett, J.Wright, R.Noble, H.Kendallᶜ, A.Wood, John Hollins, H.Redknapp, P.Knowles, David Sadler, J.Sissons, D.Rogers.
	Goalkeeper, Alan Ogley was named in the squad, but he was required by his club, Manchester City, and withdrew to be replaced by John Black, a former Welsh schoolboy international.
146	30 March 1964 - Republic of Ireland 0 England 6 [0-3] Sportpark De Nadorst, Middelburg (tbc)	Sissons (3), Sadler (2), Rogers	NW
	England: P.Springett, J.Wright, R.Noble, H.Kendallᶜ, A.Wood, John Hollins, H.Redknapp, P.Knowles, David Sadler, J.Sissons, D.Rogers.
147	quarter-final		NW
	1 April 1964 - Austria 1 England 2 [0-1] Stadion Feijenoord, Rotterdam (3,000)	Kaiser (pen) Sadler (2)
		Rogers hit the post from a first-half penalty
		Alf Wood72
	England: P.Springett, J.Wright, R.Noble, H.Kendallᶜ, A.Wood, John Hollins, H.Redknapp, P.Knowles, David Sadler, J.Sissons, D.Rogers.
148	semi-final	Rogers, Sadler (2), Redknapp	NW
	3 April 1964 - Portugal 0 England 4 [0-4] Zuiderparkstadion, Den Haag (6,000)
	England: P.Springett, J.Wright, R.Noble, H.Kendallᶜ, B.Wright, John Hollins, H.Redknapp, P.Knowles, David Sadler, J.Sissons, D.Rogers.
	Barrie Wright had previously appeared in Leeds United's second-division team.
149	FINAL	Knowles, Rogers (2), Sissons	NW
	5 April 1964 - Spain 0 England 4 [0-2] Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam (12,451)
	England: P.Springett, J.Wright, R.Noble, H.Kendallᶜ, B.Wright, John Hollins, H.Redknapp, P.Knowles, David Sadler, J.Sissons, D.Rogers.
	England retained their title with yet-another four-goal thrashing of their opponents. John Sissons had also scored in the previous year's final. Four weeks later, at Wembley, he became the youngest FA Cup Final scorer when he equalised for West Ham United and added a winners' medal to his collection at the expense of Preston North End's Howard Kendall, who, after skippering the youths to success, at 17, became the youngest player to appear in an FA Cup Final. David Sadler had also appeared in the previous year's UEFA Youth Tournament, but not in the final.
England are again the winners, for a third time, of the seventeenth UEFA Youth Tournament. J.Black, Tony Brown, T.Dawkins and J.Greenhoff were unused squad members.

FA YOUTH CUP FINAL 1964 First Leg: Monday, 27 April - County Ground, Swindon SWINDON TOWN 1-1 MANCHESTER UNITED Rogers ~ Best Second Leg: Thursday, 30 April - Old Trafford, Manchester MANCHESTER UNITED 4-1 SWINDON TOWN David Sadler (3), Aston ~ Walker Manchester United win 5-2 on aggregate. England youth internationals: Manchester United: Bobby Noble and David Sadler. Swindon Town: Don Rogers. Future England full internationals: Manchester United: David Sadler. Swindon Town: None.

Season 1964-65
Amateur Youth Championship for the British Association
150	22 January 1965 - England 2 Northern Ireland 3 [2-1] Prenton Park, Birkenhead (3,159)	Pountain, Nish Shrewsbury OG, Gaston, Magee	HL
		Northern Ireland's second goal came after a penalty was taken three times.
	England: R.Willis, J.Clarke, S.Deeman, F.Philipson, B.Albeson, P.Shrewsbury, E.Martin, David Nish, M.Pountain, C.Suggett, R.Norris.
151	27 February 1965 - Scotland 2 England 1 [2-0] Grant Street Park, Inverness (3,000)	Stewart, Hughes Pountain	AL
	England: R.Willis, J.Clarke, R.Evans, F.Philipson, R.Adlem, P.Shrewsbury, R.Graydon, David Nish, M.Pountain, C.Suggett, R.Norris.
	Scotland finished the game with only nine players, due to injuries. Goalscorer, Stewart broke his leg just before half-time.
152	20 March 1965 - Wales 2 England 2 [nk] Somerton Park, Newport (tbc)		AD
	England: R.Willis, J.Clarke, R.Evans, F.Philipson, T.Jewkes, S.Pegram, R.Graydon, C.Suggett, M.Pountain, D.Maxwell, R.Norris.
England are third to winners, Scotland and runners-up, Northern Ireland in the eighteenth AYC.

"Efforts to arrange at least one international match against a Continental team were frustrated when, owing to bad weather, a match against Switzerland was called off at the last minute. This game had been substituted for one against Spain which was cancelled when it was found that both England and Spain were in the same group in the Tournament." - The F.A. Yearbook 1965-66. p90

UEFA Youth Tournament in West Germany
153	15 April 1965 - Belgium 0 England 3 [0-3] Südweststadion, Ludwigshafen (tbc)	Morgan (2), Glover	NW
	England: G.Barnett, M.Wright, J.Burckitt, D.Munks, J.Brindley, W.Smith, A.Woodward, J.Vincent, Peter Osgood, G.Glover, R.Morgan.
154	17 April 1965 - Spain 0 England 0 [0-0] Frankenstadion, Heilbronn (tbc)		ND
	England: G.Barnett, A.Hazell, M.Wright, D.Munks, J.Brindley, W.Smith, A.Woodward, J.Vincent, M.Leach, G.Glover, R.Morgan.
155	21 April 1965 - Hungary 0 England 5 [0-1] Stadion am Zoo, Wuppertal (5,000)	Morgan, Bond, Vincent (2 (1 pen)), Osgood	NW
		Hungary missed a chance to equalise by sending a second-half penalty wide.
	England: G.Barnett, M.Wright, J.Burckitt, G.Glover, J.Brindley, W.Smith, R.Morgan, D.Bond, Peter Osgood, J.Vincent, G.Allen.
156	23 April 1965 - Italy 1 England 3 [0-3] Jahnstadion, Marl (12,000)	Chiarugi Osgood (2), Allen	NW
	England: G.Barnett, M.Wright, J.Burckitt, G.Glover, J.Brindley, W.Smith, R.Morgan, D.Bond, Peter Osgood, J.Vincent, G.Allen.
157	25 April 1965 - GDR 3 England 2 [0-0] Grugastadion, Essen (25,000)	Sparwasser, Novotny, Kreische Bond, Osgood	NL
		Johnny Vincent hit the post with a third-minute penalty.
	England: G.Barnett, M.Wright, J.Burckitt, G.Glover, J.Brindley, W.Smith, R.Morgan, D.Bond, Peter Osgood, J.Vincent, G.Allen.
England are the runners-up of the eighteenth UEFA Youth Tournament

Season 1965-66

u/o	6 January 1966 - AFA Grammar Schools XI 7 FA Youth XI 1 [1-1] Cotsford Avenue, New Malden (tbc)	Mellows (2), Mexter (2), Pinkney, +2 Janes	NL
	FA Youth XI: S.Death, D.Morrish, T.Black, G.Maxwell, P.Apicella, C.Sellens, M.Revell, B.Gill, P.Rayner, C.Stubbs, K.Janes, G.Butterfield.

Amateur Youth Championship for the British Association
158	5 February 1966 - England 5 Scotland 3 [1-1] Edgar Street, Hereford (3,700)	Hall (3), Birtles, Tinnion	HW
	England: J.Woods, S.Mason, T.Marriott, David Nish, C.Sellens, J.Dilworth, B.Birtles, B.Tinnion, C.Hall, M.Daglass, G.Butterfield.
159	26 February 1966 - Northern Ireland 0 England 4 [0-nk] Solitude, Belfast (tbc)	Tinnion (2), Hall, Daglass	AW
	England: J.Woods, S.Mason, T.Marriott, David Nish, C.Sellens, J.Dilworth, B.Birtles, B.Tinnion, C.Hall, M.Daglass, G.Butterfield.
160	19 March 1966 - England 4 Wales 1 [nk] County Ground, Northampton (2,500)	Tinnion (2), Hall (2)	HW
	England: P.Mellor, S.Mason, T.Marriott, David Nish, C.Sellens, J.Dilworth, B.Birtles, B.Tinnion, C.Hall, M.Daglass, M.Mellows.
England are winners of the nineteenth AYC.
Friendly match
161	30 March 1966 - England 3 Spain 0 [0-0] County Ground, Swindon (8,000)	Barton, Bentley, Reynolds	HW
	England: D.McPartland, J.Craggs, W.Bentley, F.Sibleyᶜ, A.Hazell, Alec Lindsay, F.Barton, N.Piper, R.Reynolds, J.Husband, D.Bartley.
UEFA Youth Tournament in Yugoslavia
162	21 May 1966 - Czechoslovakia 3 England 2 [3-1] Stadion Kantrida, Rijeka (tbc)	Hamar (pen), Vobornik, Jurkanin Summerill, Craggs	NL
	England: D.McPartland, J.Craggs, W.Bentley, F.Sibleyᶜ, A.Hazell, Alec Lindsay, J.Husband, N.Piper, R.Reynolds, F.Barton, P.Summerill.
163	23 May 1966 - France 2 England 1 [1-0] Stadion Kantrida, Rijeka (tbc)	Rigaud (2) Bentley	NL
	England: D.McPartland, A.Hazell, W.Bentley, F.Sibleyᶜ, Dave Clement, M.Bernard, F.Barton, N.Piper, R.Reynolds, J.Husband, D.Bartley.
164	25 May 1966 - Italy 1 England 1 [0-1] Stadion Kantrida, Rijeka (tbc)	Petrini Piper	ND
	England: P.Wicks, J.Craggs, Frank Lampard, F.Sibleyᶜ, Dave Clement, A.Hazell, N.Piper, M.Bernard, F.Barton, Alec Lindsay, J.Husband.
England are eliminated in the group phase of the nineteenth UEFA Youth Tournament. Italy and USSR are the eventual joint-winners.

Season 1966-67

u/o	5 January 1967 - AFA Schools XI 0 FA Youth XI 3 [0-3] The Lensbury, Richmond upon Thames (tbc)	Tomkins (2), Madden	NW
	FA Youth XI: R.Guy, J.Reeves, I.Hamilton, P.Bragger, B.Baigent, V.Bragg, R.Page, V.Busby, L.Tomkins, P.Lucas, B.Madden.

Amateur Youth Championship for the British Association
165	4 February 1967 - Scotland 1 England 0 [nk-0] Pittodrie Park, Aberdeen (tbc)	Pringle (pen)	AL
	England: M.Grzadkowski, T.James, I.Hamilton, K.Hammond, Larry Lloyd, P.Bragger, C.Garwood, K.Manley, R.Hulse, L.Tomkins, J.Dyer.
Friendly match
166	14 February 1967 - West Germany 0 England 1 [0-1] Bökelbergstadion, Mönchengladbach (6,000)	Brooking	AW
	England: Peter Shilton, Mick Mills, A.Want, P.Reeves, P.Went, Colin Todd, G.Felton, Trevor Brooking, Joe Royle, S.Kember, Brian Kidd.
Amateur Youth Championship for the British Association
167	25 February 1967 - England 3 Northern Ireland 0 [nk-0] Edgeley Park, Stockport (3,500)	Hulse, Tomkins, Garwood	HW
	England: R.Roberts, P.Scott, I.Hamilton, R.Harper, Larry Lloyd, P.Bragger, C.Garwood, K.Hammond, R.Hulse, L.Tomkins, J.Dyer.
UEFA Youth preliminary matches
168	1 March 1967 - England 1 Scotland 0 [1-0] The Dell, Southampton (5,326)	Royle	HW
	England: Peter Shilton, J.Craggs, Mick Mills, P.Reeves, P.Went, A.Want, A.Evans, Trevor Brooking, Joe Royle, S.Kember, Brian Kidd.
169	15 March 1967 - Scotland 0 England 0 [0-0] Tannadice Park, Dundee (6,090)		AD
	England: Peter Shilton, J.Craggs, Mick Mills, P.Reeves, P.Went, A.Want, G.Felton, A.Evans Joe Royle, Brian Kidd, Trevor Brooking.
Amateur Youth Championship for the British Association
170	18 March 1967 - Wales 3 England 3 [nk] Cwmbrân Park, Cwmbrân (tbc)	Hulse, Lloyd, Nancurvis OG	AD
	England: R.Roberts, P.Scott, I.Hamilton, P.Bragger, Larry Lloyd, T.James, C.Garwood, G.Aslett, R.Hulse, L.Tomkins, J.Dyer.
England are third to winners, Scotland and runners-up, Ireland in the twentieth AYC.
UEFA Youth Tournament in Turkey
171	5 May 1967 - Italy 0 England 1 [0-1] Folkart Altay Alsancak Stadyumu, İzmir (tbc)	Brooking	NW
		Barry Lloyd²²
	England: Peter Shilton, J.Craggs, Frank Lampard, P.Reeves, P.Went, A.Want, S.Davey, S.Kember, Trevor Brooking, B.Lloyd, Brian Kidd.
172	7 May 1967 - Spain 1 England 2 [0-0] Akhisar Şehir Stadyumu, Manisa (tbc)	Asensi Evans (2)	NW
	England: Peter Shilton, J.Craggs, Frank Lampard, P.Reeves, P.Went, A.Want, S.Davey, S.Kember, Trevor Brooking, A.Evans, Brian Kidd.
173	9 May 1967 - Yugoslavia 1 England 1 [0-0] Folkart Altay Alsancak Stadyumu, İzmir (tbc)	Petrović Kidd	ND
	England: Peter Shilton, J.Craggs, Mick Mills, P.Reeves, P.Went, A.Want, Trevor Brooking, A.Evans, S.Kember, B.Lloyd, Brian Kidd.
174	11 May 1967 - France 0 England 2 [0-0] Mithat Paşa Stadyumu, İstanbul (43,039)	Kidd, Lloyd	NW
	England: Peter Shilton, J.Craggs, Mick Mills, P.Reeves, P.Went, A.Want, S.Kember, A.Evans, Colin Todd, B.Lloyd, Brian Kidd.
175	13 May 1967 - USSR 1 England 0 [0-0] Mithat Paşa Stadyumu, İstanbul (45,000)	Kuznetsov	NL
	England: Peter Shilton, J.Craggs, Mick Mills, P.Reeves, P.Went, A.Want, S.Kember, A.Evans, Colin Todd, B.Lloyd, Brian Kidd.
England are the runners-up of the twentieth UEFA Youth Tournament

Season 1967-68

u/o	3 January 1968 - Headmasters' Conference Schools XI 2 FA Youth XI 3 [1-1] Bank of England Sports Ground, Roehampton (tbc)	Barker, Beschizza Baker (2), Gale	NW
	FA Youth XI: E.Rowe, H.Pike, P.Hawkins, K.Charles, D.Morley, J.Bell, N.Fudge, G.Snape, D.Gale, J.Baker, P.Feeley.
u/o	4 January 1968 - AFA Schools XI 1 FA Youth XI 2 [1-1] Cotsford Avenue, New Malden (tbc)	Mark Cherry (2)	NW
	FA Youth XI: T.Auger, P.Hillier, W.Butler, M.Westburgh, D.Webber, R.Gonzalez, R.Butler, D.Slade, W.Cherry, B.Pearce, S.Timms. subs: J.Titmus, A, Bickerton.

Friendly match
176	25 January 1968 - France 1 England 0 [1-0] Parc des Princes, Paris (tbc)	Parizon	AL
	England: D.Edmonds, B.Woods, A.Styles, T.Gould, R.James, R.Evans, A.Whittle, I.Hamilton, J.Stenson, Tony Currie, P.Richardson.
Amateur Youth Championship for the British Association
177	3 February 1968 - England 0 Scotland 5 [0-nk] Fellows Park, Walsall (tbc)		HL
	England: S.Adlard, M.Westburgh, W.Broad, N.Townsend, C.Cox, S.Edmondson, K.Riches, R.Barham, P.Woolley, J.Baker, G.Allner.
UEFA Youth preliminary match
178	7 February 1968 - Republic of Ireland 0 England 0 [0-0] Dalymount Park, Dublin (tbc)		AD
	England: Peter Shilton, R.Evans, A.Styles, P.Went, R.James, N.Hague, R.Hoy, A.Evans, J.Stenson, Tony Currie, P.Richardson.
Amateur Youth Championship for the British Association
179	23 February 1968 - Northern Ireland 2 England 0 [nk-0] The Oval, Belfast (tbc)	McCandless, McArdle	AL
	England: S.Adlard, M.Westburgh, J.Knapman, N.Townsend, C.Cox, S.Edmondson, P.Warman, P.Spiring, P.Feeley, J.Baker, G.Allner.
UEFA Youth preliminary match
180	28 February 1968 - England 4 Republic of Ireland 1 [2-0] Fratton Park, Portsmouth (tbc)	Evans, Hoy (2),Went Kelly	HW
	England: D.Edmonds, R.Evans, N.Hague, T.Gould, R.James, P.Went, R.Hoy, Tony Currie, A.Evans, P.Richardson, S.Kindon.
Amateur Youth Championship for the British Association
181	16 March 1968 - England 2 Wales 3 [nk] Vicarage Road, Watford (tbc)	Allner, Townsend	HL
	England: S.Adlard, G.Peaper, J.Knapman, N.Townsend, C.Cox, S.Edmondson, K.Riches, P.Spiring, P.Feeley, R.Cruickshank, G.Allner.
Pointless England finish bottom of the 21st AYC.
UEFA Youth Tournament in France
182	7 April 1968 - Bulgaria 0 England 0 [0-0] Stade Jean-Bouin, Nîmes (tbc)		ND
	England: J.Connaughton, R.Evans, K.Burton, R.Bunkell, R.James (P.Jones), A.Merrick, R.Hoy, A.Foggon, A.Duffy, Dave Thomas, S.Kindon.
183	9 April 1968 - Netherlands 0 England 1 [0-nk] Stade Jean-Bouin, Nîmes (tbc)	Foggon	NW
	England: J.Connaughton, P.Jones, K.Burton, R.Bunkell, R.Evans, A.Merrick, R.Hoy, A.Foggon, P.Richardson, Dave Thomas, S.Kindon.
184	11 April 1968 - USSR 1 England 1 [nk] Stade Jean-Bouin, Nîmes (tbc)	Foggon	ND
	England: J.Connaughton, P.Jones, K.Burton, R.Bunkell, R.Evans, A.Merrick, R.Hoy, A.Foggon, P.Richardson, Dave Thomas, S.Kindon.
England are eliminated in the group phase of the 21st UEFA Youth Tournament. Czechoslovakia are the eventual winners.

Season 1968-69

u/o	8 January 1969 - Public Schools XI 1 FA Youth XI 2 [0-0] Bank of England Sports Ground, Roehampton (tbc)	Flater Scrimshaw, Bowley	NW
	FA Youth XI: P.Cernis, M.Hance, L.Newlyn, P.Henley, P.Harris, R.Peacockᶜ, M.Bowley, T.Stanley, B.Scrimshaw, S.O'Keefe, T.Adams. Subs: M.Pike, R.Barlow.
u/o	9 January 1969 - AFA Schools XI 1 FA Youth XI 2 [nk] The Lensbury, Richmond upon Thames (tbc)		NW
	FA Youth XI: .

Amateur Youth Championship for the British Association
185	1 February 1969 - Scotland 1 England 1 [nk] Stair Park, Stranraer (tbc)		AD
	England: S.Adlard, J.Knapman (P.Turbitt), R.Gonzalez, I.Twitchin, J.Piekalnietis, R.Welch, P.Mustill, R.Sutton, S.Fenton, E.Salkeld, D.Hagger.
186	28 February 1969 - England 0 Northern Ireland 2 [0-0] Prenton Park, Birkenhead (2,084)	Rouse, Prenter	HL
	England: S.Adlard, P.Turbitt, J.Knapman, I.Twitchin, J.Piekalnietis, R.Welch, P.Mustill, G.Roost, S.Fenton, E.Salkeld, A.Fisher.
		Wilf McGuinness in charge of the professional youth matches only. The Youth Selection Committee maintained control over the amateur matches.
UEFA Youth preliminary match
187	11 March 1969 - England 1 Belgium 0 [1-0] Boleyn Ground, Upton Park (4,512)	Latchford	HW
	England: S.Bowtell, K.Eccleshare, M.Saile, Tony Towers, N.Rioch, L.Hughes, S.Metcalfe, R.Stokes, Bob Latchford, I.Hamilton, Dave Thomas.
Amateur Youth Championship for the British Association
188	15 March 1969 - Wales 1 England 3 [0-3] Bridge Meadow, Haverfordwest (tbc)	Hughes Fenton (3)	AW
	England: S.Adlard, M.Dale, J.Knapman, P.Turbitt, J.Piekalnietis, R.Welch, P.Mustill, R.Sutton, S.Fenton, E.Salkeld, A.Fisher.
England are joint-runners-up alongside Ireland, to winners Scotland in the 22nd AYC.
UEFA Youth preliminary match
189	26 March 1969 - Belgium 0 England 2 [0-0] Regenboogstadion, Waregem (tbc)	Latchford, De Vos OG	AW
	England: M.Webster, K.Eccleshare, M.Saile, Tony Towers (M.Docherty), N.Rioch, L.Hughes, S.Metcalfe, R.Stokes, Bob Latchford, Dave Thomas, S.Kindon.
UEFA Youth Tournament in East Germany
190	18 May 1969 - Malta 0 England 6 [0-3] Stadion Jahnstraße, Wolfen (6,000)	Metcalfe, Latchford (4), Hamilton	NW
	England: S.Bowtell, K.Eccleshare, M.Docherty, Tony Towers (N.Rioch), T.Taylorᶜ, L.Hughes, S.Metcalfe, R.Stokes (C.Sullivan), Bob Latchford, I.Hamilton, Dave Thomas.
191	20 May 1969 - Czechoslovakia 1 England 3 [0-2] Zentralstadion, Leipzig (5,000)	Herda Hamilton, Latchford, Towers	NW
	England: M.Webster, K.Eccleshare, M.Docherty, Tony Towers, T.Taylorᶜ, L.Hughes, S.Metcalfe, R.Stokes, Bob Latchford, I.Hamilton (N.Rioch), Dave Thomas.
192	22 May 1969 - GDR 4 England 0 [2-0] Ernst-Grube-Stadion, Magdeburg (30,000)	Zölfl (3), Mosert	AL
	England: S.Bowtell, K.Eccleshare, M.Docherty, Tony Towers (M.Saile), T.Taylorᶜ, L.Hughes, S.Metcalfe (N.Rioch), R.Stokes, Bob Latchford, I.Hamilton, Dave Thomas.
England are eliminated in the group phase of the 22nd UEFA Youth Tournament. Bulgaria are the eventual winners.

Season 1969-70

u/o	7 January 1970 - Public Schools XI 1 FA Youth XI 4 [1-1] Bank of England Sports Ground, Roehampton (tbc)	Almond OG O'Sullivan, Oliver, Bookman, Wells OG	NW
	FA Youth XI: W.Coupland, R.Almond, S.Harris, J.Fraser, J.O'Sullivan, J.Mitchell, J.Oliver, J.Bookman, D.Engstron, G.Garris, P.Dunning.

		Bill Shorthouse in charge of the professional youth matches only. The Youth Selection Committee maintained control over the amateur matches.
UEFA Youth preliminary match
193	14 January 1970 - Republic of Ireland 1 England 4 [1-0] Tolka Park, Dublin (tbc)	Taylor OG Cantello (2), Probert (2)	AW
	England: R.Tilsed, Steve Whitworth, C.Charles, P.Hoadley, T.Taylorᶜ, P.Passey, J.McCaffrey, D.Mortimer (E.Probert), L.Cantello, Steve Perryman, D.Allder.
Amateur Youth Championship for the British Association
194	31 January 1970 - England 1 Scotland 2 [nk] Baseball Ground, Derby (tbc)		HL
	England: M.Dalrymple, D.Swain, B.Foster, M.Greendale, N.Ware, L.Ellery, D.Moffit, G.McGowan, M.Trunkfield, I.Haslam (S.Wojciechowicz), C.Pimlott.
UEFA Youth preliminary matches
195	4 February 1970 - England 10 Republic of Ireland 0 [6-0] Kenilworth Road, Luton (tbc)	Hunt (2), Cantello (2), Probert (3), Allder, Towers, Perryman	HW
	England: G.Johnson, Steve Whitworth, C.Charles, P.Hoadley (J.McDowell), T.Taylorᶜ, Tony Towers, Steve Perryman, P.Hunt, L.Cantello, E.Probert, D.Allder. (with thanks to Roger Hillier for finding the goalscorers)
196	25 February 1970 - Wales 0 England 0 [0-0] Somerton Park, Newport (tbc)		AD
	England: B.Daines, Steve Whitworth, C.Charles, P.Hoadley, T.Taylorᶜ, Tony Towers, J.McCaffrey, L.Cantello, E.Probert, Steve Perryman, D.Allder (P.Hunt).
Amateur Youth Championship for the British Association
197	28 February 1970 - Northern Ireland 3 England 1 [nk] Mourneview Park, Lurgan (tbc)	Kirk (2), Malone Irving	AL
	England: M.Dalrymple, T.Oakley, B.Foster, S.Wojciechowicz, M.Fletcher, L.Ellery, J.Oliver, W.Jennings, M.Trunkfield, D.Irving, G.Baker.
UEFA Youth preliminary match
198	18 March 1970 - England 1 Wales 2 [1-2] Brisbane Road, Leyton (2,799)	Mortimer Edwards, Chapman	HL
	England: B.Daines, Steve Whitworth, P.Holder, P.Passey, T.Taylorᶜ, D.Mortimer, J.McCaffrey (C.Galvin), L.Cantello, E.Probert, T.Phillips, Steve Perryman.
England are eliminated in the qualifying phase of the 23rd (Scotland) UEFA Youth Tournament
Amateur Youth Championship for the British Association
199	20 April 1970 - England 0 Wales 0 [0-0] rescheduled match - postponed on 14 February Elm Park, Reading (tbc)		HD
	England: R.Ellis, J.Riordan, B.Foster, S.Wojciechowicz, M.Fletcher, L.Ellery, D.Moffit, J.Pawley, D.Irving, S.Catley, G.Baker (A.Durrant).
England finish bottom of the 23rd AYC.

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