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Season 1969-70

22 October 1969: England met the USSR in an under-23 international for the first time, and won 2-0 at Old Trafford.

14 January 1970: England won a youth international in the Republic of Ireland for the first time, by 4-1 in a UEFA Youth Tournament qualifying match in Dublin, as Bill Shorthouse took charge of England's professional youth team.

25 February 1970: Wales met England in a professional youth international for the first time, in a goalless draw in a UEFA Youth Tournament qualifying match at Newport.

The English Schools' Football Association took charge of the under-18 schoolboy team from the Conference of English Schools' Senior Football Associations (they were to amalgamate, two years later).

11 March 1970: Scotland won an under-18 schoolboy international in England for the first time, by 2-1 at Leicester.

18 March 1970: Wales beat England in a professional youth international for the first time, by 2-1 in a UEFA Youth Tournament qualifying match at Brisbane Road.

4 April 1970: England visited the Netherlands for a schoolboy international (under-15s) for the first time, and failed to beat them for the first time, in a goalless draw in Wezep.

8 April 1970: Bulgaria's under-23 team visited England for the first time, as England won 4-0 at Plymouth.

8 April 1970: England failed to qualify for the UEFA Youth Tournament for the first time when Wales won their qualifying group.

Unofficial British Champions (under-18 schoolboys): Scotland

16 May 1970: The UEFA Youth Tournament began in Scotland for 16 teams, and included Finland for the first time.

UEFA Youth Tournament 1970 Qualifying Group 4 Final Table
Team P W D L F A Pts
Wales 4 2 2 0 5 1 6
England 4 2 1 1 15 3 5
Republic of Ireland 4 0 1 3 1 17 1

Victory Shield Champions: Scotland (third year in succession)

Victory Shield 1970 Final Table
Team P W D L F A GAve Pts
Scotland (13+2) 3 3 0 0 7 1 7.00 6
England 3 2 0 1 8 2 4.00 4
Northern Ireland 3 1 0 2 3 7 0.429 2
Wales 3 0 0 3 1 9 0.111 0

Amateur Youth Champions: Northern Ireland

Amateur Youth Championship 1970 Final Table
Team P W D L F A GAve Pts
Northern Ireland (1+1) 3 2 1 0 8 5 1.60 5
Scotland 3 1 1 1 5 5 1.00 3
Wales 3 1 1 1 2 2 1.00 3
England 3 0 1 2 2 5 0.40 1

UEFA Youth Tournament Winners: East Germany (in their second successive final) beat the Netherlands (in their third final defeat) on the toss of a coin, following a 1-1 draw after extra time at Hampden Park, Glasgow (having previously won it in 1965, and lost on the toss of a coin at home in the previous year).

Season 1970-71

6 October 1970: The first UEFA Under-23 Championship began for 23 teams, but none from the British Isles.

11 November 1970: England met Sweden in an under-23 international for the first time, and won 2-0 at Hull.

Unofficial British Champions (Under-23): Wales

20 February 1971: England lost a youth international in Wales for the first time, by 2-1 at Aberystwyth.

20 March 1971: Northern Ireland beat England in a schoolboy international (under-15s) for the first time since 1947, by 2-0 at Portadown.

31 March 1971: England lost a professional youth international in Spain for the first time, by 3-2 in Pamplona.

Unofficial British Champions (under-18 schoolboys): England and Scotland (joint winners, though England had the better goal difference)

22 May 1971: The UEFA Youth Tournament began in Czechoslovakia for 16 teams. England beat Yugoslavia in a youth international for the first time, by 1-0 in their opening match in Bardejov.

24 May 1971: England met Sweden in a youth international for the first time, and won 1-0 in a UEFA Youth Tournament group match in Poprad.

28 May 1971: England beat the USSR for the first time in a youth international in a neutral country, by 4-2 in their first penalty shootout at any level, after a 1-1 draw in the UEFA Youth Tournament semi-final in Prague, to become the first team to reach seven finals (their fifth in nine years).

30 May 1971: England beat Portugal, 3-0 in the UEFA Youth Tournament Final in Prague to become the first team to win it four times (having last won it in 1964).

UEFA Youth Tournament 1971 Group D Final Table
Team P W D L F A Pts
England 3 2 1 0 2 0 5
Yugoslavia 3 2 0 1 8 4 4
Poland 3 0 2 1 2 6 2
Sweden 3 0 1 2 3 5 1

Victory Shield Champions: England (seventh time in nine years)

Victory Shield 1971 Final Table
Team P W D L F A GAve Pts
England (25+2) 3 2 0 1 8 3 2.667 4
Northern Ireland 3 1 1 1 3 2 1.50 3
Scotland 3 1 1 1 4 5 0.80 3
Wales 3 0 2 1 1 6 0.167 2

Amateur Youth Champions: Scotland (fourth time in five years, fifth in seven) and Wales (joint winners)

Amateur Youth Championship 1971 Final Table
Team P W D L F A GAve Pts
Scotland (8+1) 3 2 1 0 7 2 3.50 5
Wales (+1) 3 2 1 0 5 3 1.667 5
England 3 0 1 2 3 5 0.60 1
Northern Ireland 3 0 1 2 4 9 0.444 1

UEFA Youth Tournament Winners: England (first time since 1964).

Season 1971-72

Gordon Milne took charge of England's professional youth team.

24 November 1971: England met Switzerland in an under-23 international for the first time, in a 1-1 draw at Ipswich.

Unofficial British Champions: England and Scotland (joint winners)

15 March 1972: Northern Ireland avoided defeat in a schoolboy international (under-15s) in England for the first time since 1956, in a 1-1 draw at West Bromwich.

22 March 1972: England met East Germany in an under-23 international for the first time, and lost at home to them for the first time at any level, by 1-0 at Ashton Gate.

25 March 1972: England met France in a schoolboy international (under-15s) for the first time, and won 1-0 at Highbury.

6 April 1972: England won a schoolboy international (under-15s) in the Netherlands for the first time, by 2-0 in Eindhoven.

Unofficial British Champions (under-18 schoolboys): England

2 May 1972: Scotland scored against England in a professional youth international for the first time, in a 1-0 win at Villa Park, Birmingham.

13 May 1972: The UEFA Youth Tournament began in eastern Spain (the hosts in 1952 and 1957) for 16 teams, including Norway for the first time. England (the defending champions) visited the island of Mallorca for the first time at any level, and failed to beat Belgium in a professional youth international for the first time, in a goalless draw in their opening match in Palma.

20 May 1972: England beat Poland, 1-0 in the UEFA Youth Tournament semi-final in Valencia to become the first team to reach eight finals (their sixth in ten years).

22 May 1972: England beat West Germany, 2-0 in the UEFA Youth Tournament Final in Barcelona, to retain the trophy and become the first team to win it five times.

1 June 1972: England visited East Germany for an under-23 international for the first time, and avoided defeat for the first time against them, in a 1-1 draw in Magdeburg.

7 June 1972: England visited the USSR for an under-23 international for the first time, and failed to beat them for the first time, in a goalless draw in Kyiv.

9 June 1972: The second UEFA Under-23 Championship began (before the semi-finals of the first edition had been completed) for 21 teams, again without any from the British Isles, or Spain and Switzerland, who had both entered the first edition.

UEFA Youth Tournament 1972 Group C Final Table
Team P W D L F A Pts
England 3 2 1 0 5 0 5
Belgium 3 1 1 1 3 2 3
Yugoslavia 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
Republic of Ireland 3 0 1 2 1 7 1

Victory Shield Champions: Scotland (fourth time in five years)

Victory Shield 1972 Final Table
Team P W D L F A GAve Pts
Scotland (14+2) 3 2 1 0 5 3 1.667 5
England 3 1 2 0 8 3 2.667 4
Northern Ireland 3 1 1 1 5 3 1.667 3
Wales 3 0 0 3 2 11 0.182 0

Because of civil unrest in Northern Ireland, all three of their games were played away from home.

Amateur Youth Champions: England (first time since 1966)

Amateur Youth Championship 1972 Final Table
Team P W D L F A GAve Pts
England (14+1) 3 2 1 0 7 1 7.00 5
Wales 3 2 0 1 5 5 1.00 4
Northern Ireland 2 0 1 1 2 4 0.50 1
Scotland 2 0 0 2 1 4 0.250 0

Because of civil unrest in Northern Ireland, all three of their games were due to be played away from home, but the game with Scotland on 1 April, at Airdrie, was cancelled because of a waterlogged pitch and no new date could be arranged, but even without the unplayed fixture, England (who played all three of their games at home) could not be caught.

UEFA Youth Tournament Winners: England (second year in succession)

UEFA Under-23 Champions: Czechoslovakia beat the USSR, 5-3 on aggregate, in the final.

Season 1972-73

Unofficial British Champions (Under-23): England

14 February 1973: Italy met England in a youth international at home for the first time, and won 1-0 in Cava de' Tirreni, as Tony Waiters took charge of the professional youth team.

14 March 1973: England met Italy in a youth international at home for the first time, and won 1-0 at Highbury.

28 April 1973: England visited France for a schoolboy international (under-15s) for the first time, and won 5-0 in Paris.

4 May 1973: England met Wales in their first competitive under-18 schoolboy international, in a goalless draw in the Schools' Football International Board (Centenary) Shield, at Walsall.

9 May 1973: England scored in Scotland in a professional youth international for the first time, but lost there for the first time, by 3-1 at Shawfield Stadium (Clyde).

12 May 1973: England won their first Schools' Football International Board (Centenary) Shield (under-18s) match, by beating Scotland, 2-1 at Firhill Park, Glasgow.

24 May 1973: England failed to win an under-23 international in Denmark for the first time, in a 1-1 draw in Nøstved.

31 May 1973: The UEFA Youth Tournament began in Tuscany (the 1955 hosts) in Italy for 16 teams, and included Iceland for the first time. England (the defending champions) met Iceland for the first time in a youth international, and won 2-0 in their opening match in Viareggio.

1 June 1973: England lost an under-23 international in Czechoslovakia for the first time, by 3-0 in Bratislava.

7 June 1973: Italy failed to beat England in a youth international at home for the first time. England won 1-0 in the UEFA Youth Tournament semi-final in Viareggio, to become the first team to reach nine finals (their seventh in eleven years).

10 June 1973: England beat East Germany, 3-2 after extra time in the UEFA Youth Tournament Final in Florence, to become the first team to win the trophy for three years in succession, and the first to win it six times.

UEFA Youth Tournament 1973 Group C Final Table
Team P W D L F A Pts
England 3 2 1 0 4 0 5
Belgium 3 1 2 0 3 1 4
Switzerland 3 1 0 2 2 5 2
Iceland 3 0 1 2 2 5 1

Victory Shield Champions: England (eighth time in eleven years)

Victory Shield (under-15) 1973 Final Table
Team P W D L F A GAve Pts
England (26+2) 3 3 0 0 10 1 10.0 6
Scotland 3 1 1 1 2 3 0.667 3
Northern Ireland 3 1 0 2 3 6 0.50 2
Wales 3 0 1 2 0 5 - 1

Because of civil unrest in Northern Ireland, all three of their games were played away from home.

Schools' Football International Board (Centenary) Shield Champions: England and Wales (joint winners)

Schools' Football International Board (Centenary) Shield (under-18) 1973 Final Table
Team P W D L F A Pts
England (+1) 2 1 1 0 2 1 3
Wales (+1) 2 1 1 0 2 1 3
Scotland 2 0 0 2 2 4 0

Amateur Youth Champions: England (second year in succession)

Amateur Youth Championship 1973 Final Table
Team P W D L F A GAve Pts
England (15+1) 3 3 0 0 10 3 2.667 6
Scotland 3 2 0 1 8 4 2.00 4
Northern Ireland 3 1 0 2 1 5 0.20 2
Wales 3 0 0 3 2 9 0.222 0

Because of civil unrest in Northern Ireland, all three of their games were played away from home.

UEFA Youth Tournament Winners: England (third year in succession).

Season 1973-74

16 October 1973: Poland avoided defeat in an under-23 international in England for the first time, in a goalless draw at Plymouth.

13 November 1973: Denmark avoided defeat in England for the first time at any level, in a 1-1 draw in an under-23 international at Portsmouth.

9 January 1974: England (the defending champions) beat Wales in a professional youth international for the first time, by 1-0 in a UEFA Youth Tournament qualifying match at West Bromwich.

Unofficial British Champions (Under-23): England

13 March 1974: England lost a professional youth international in Wales for the first time, by 1-0 at Cardiff, as they failed to qualify for the UEFA Youth Tournament for the first time since 1970, on goal difference behind Wales.

18 March 1974: Scotland won their first point in the (under-18) Centenary Shield, when they drew 1-1 with England at Old Trafford.

19 April 1974: Northern Ireland beat England, 2-1 at Prenton Park (Tranmere), in the last Amateur Youth Championship match.

15 May 1974: England failed to win an under-23 international in Yugoslavia for the first time, losing 1-0 in Zrenjanin, with Ken Furphy in charge for a three-match tour.

22 May 1974: The UEFA Youth Tournament began in southern Sweden for 16 teams, and included Denmark for the first time.

10 August 1974: England left western Europe to play a schoolboy international (under-15s) for the first time, and beat Australia, 2-0 in Sydney.

UEFA Youth Tournament 1974 Qualifying Group 11 Final Table
Team P W D L F A Pts
Wales 4 2 1 1 4 1 5
England 4 2 1 1 3 2 5
Netherlands 4 0 2 2 1 5 2

Victory Shield Champions: Scotland (fifth time in seven years)

Victory Shield (under-15) 1974 Final Table
Team P W D L F A GAve Pts
Scotland (15+2) 3 2 1 0 10 5 2.00 5
England 3 2 0 1 10 5 2.00 4
Wales 3 1 1 1 4 4 1.00 3
Northern Ireland 3 0 0 3 2 12 0.167 0

Because of civil unrest in Northern Ireland, all three of their games were played away from home.

Centenary Shield Champions: England (second year in succession, first time outright)

Centenary Shield (under-18) 1974 Final Table
Team P W D L F A Pts
England (1+1) 2 1 1 0 3 2 3
Wales 2 1 0 1 5 4 2
Scotland 2 0 1 1 3 5 1

Amateur Youth Champions: Northern Ireland

Amateur Youth Championship 1974 Final Table
Team P W D L F A GAve Pts
Northern Ireland (2+1) 3 2 1 0 7 4 1.750 5
England 3 1 1 1 5 5 1.00 3
Scotland 3 0 2 1 5 6 0.833 2
Wales 3 1 0 2 4 6 0.667 2

Because of civil unrest in Northern Ireland, all three of their games were played away from home, and all three of England's games were at home. Due to the abolition of amateur status (apart from the Amateur Football Alliance), this competition was ended after its 27th edition. England had won it 15 times outright (lastly in 1973), Scotland had won it eight times outright (lastly in 1969) and Northern Ireland (the last winners) had won it twice outright. All four nations had shared it once each (Wales in 1971, with Scotland).

UEFA Youth Tournament Winners: Bulgaria beat Yugoslavia, 1-0 in the final in Malmö, to win it for the third time.

UEFA Under-23 Champions: Hungary beat East Germany, 6-3 on aggregate in the final.

Season 1974-75

25 September 1974: The third UEFA Under-23 Championship began for 23 teams, again without Spain and Switzerland, and also Albania and West Germany, who had both entered the first two editions, but included Belgium, England, Luxembourg and Scotland for the first time.

29 October 1974: England met Czechoslovakia in their first UEFA Under-23 Championship group match, and won 3-1 at Selhurst Park, as Gordon Banks and George Eastham took charge of the under-23 team.

19 November 1974: England visited mainland Portugal for the first time for an under-23 international, won in Portugal for the first time, and won their first UEFA Under-23 Championship group match away from home, by winning 3-2 in Lisbon.

Unofficial British Champions: England

21 January 1975: England entered the Torneo Internacional Juvenil "Copa del Atlantico" for four youth teams, on the Spanish island of Gran Canaria, for the first time, and drew 1-1 with Poland in their opening match in Las Palmas, as Ken Burton took charge of the youth team.

25 January 1975: England beat West Germany, 4-2 in Las Palmas to win the Copa del Atlantico.

12 April 1975: England visited a neutral country for a schoolboy international (under-15s) for the first time, and beat Northern Ireland 1-0 in the Victory Shield at Stranraer, in Scotland.

26 April 1975: Wales won in England for the first time in an under-18 schoolboy international, and for the first time in any schoolboy international since 1912, as England lost in the Centenary Shield for the first time, by 1-0 at Hereford.

30 April 1975: The Deutscher Fuβball-Bund 75th Anniversary International Under-15 Tournament began in North Rhine-Westphalia in West Germany for eight teams. England met a continental team in a schoolboy international in a neutral country for the first time, and beat France, 6-1 in their opening match in Hagen.

2 May 1975: England met Scotland in a schoolboy international in a neutral country for the first time, and won 4-0 in an International Under-15 Tournament group match in Herford.

5 May 1975: England met the Netherlands in a schoolboy international in a neutral country for the first time, and won 3-1 in an International Under-15 Tournament group match in Paderborn to qualify for the final.

7 May 1975: England beat West Germany, 4-2 in the International Under-15 Tournament Final in Dortmund.

9 May 1975: The UEFA Youth Tournament began in Switzerland for 16 qualifiers.

16 May 1975: England beat Hungary, 3-1 in the UEFA Youth Tournament semi-final in Olten, to become the first team to reach ten finals (their fourth in five years).

19 May 1975: England met Finland in a youth international for the first time, and in a neutral country for the first time at any level, and won 1-0 in extra time, on the 'golden goal' ('sudden death') rule for the first time at any level, in the UEFA Youth Tournament Final in Bern, to regain the trophy for the fourth time in five years, and to become the first to win it seven times.

Torneo Internacional Juvenil "Copa del Atlantico" 1975 Final Table
Team P W D L F A Pts
England (1) 3 2 1 0 9 3 6
Las Palmas XI 3 2 0 1 2 4 4
West Germany 3 1 0 2 3 3 2
Poland 3 0 1 2 2 4 1

UEFA Youth Tournament 1975 Group B Final Table
Team P W D L F A Pts
England 3 3 0 0 8 0 6
Northern Ireland 3 1 1 1 3 4 3
Republic of Ireland 3 1 0 2 3 3 2
Switzerland 3 0 1 2 1 8 1

Deutscher Fuβball-Bund 75th Anniversary International Under-15 Tournament 1975 Group A Final Table
Team P W D L F A Pts
England 3 3 0 0 13 2 6
Scotland 3 2 0 1 6 5 4
Netherlands 3 1 0 2 4 7 2
France 3 0 0 3 1 10 0

Victory Shield Champions: England (third time in five years)

Victory Shield (under-15) 1975 Final Table
Team P W D L F A GAve Pts
England (27+2) 3 3 0 0 6 1 6.00 6
Wales 3 2 0 1 7 5 1.40 4
Northern Ireland 3 1 0 2 3 7 0.429 2
Scotland 3 0 0 3 3 6 0.50 0

Because of civil unrest in Northern Ireland, all three of their games were played in Great Britain, though the game with England was played in Scotland, at Stranraer.

Centenary Shield Champions: Wales (second time in three years, first time outright)

Centenary Shield (under-18) 1975 Final Table
Team P W D L F A Pts
Wales (1+1) 2 1 1 0 1 0 3
Scotland 2 0 2 0 1 1 2
England 2 0 1 1 1 2 1

UEFA Youth Tournament Winners: England (fourth time in five years)

International Under-15 Tournament Winners: England

Season 1975-76

28 October 1975: England dropped a point in a UEFA Under-23 Championship group match for the first time, in a 1-1 draw with Czechoslovakia in Trnava.

3 March 1976: England (the defending champions) failed to qualify for the UEFA Youth Tournament for the second time in three years, after losing 3-2 to Wales in a qualifying round second leg at Maine Road, as Wales won on away goals, after a 3-3 draw on aggregate.

10 March 1976: England lost a match in the UEFA Under-23 Championship for the first time, by 3-0 to Hungary in a quarter-final first leg in Budapest, as England manager, Don Revie took charge of the team.

23 March 1976: England beat Hungary (the defending champions), 3-1 in their last under-23 international, in a UEFA Under-23 Championship quarter-final second leg at Old Trafford, but lost 4-3 on aggregate.

28 May 1976: The UEFA Youth Tournament began in Hungary (the 1956 hosts) for 16 qualifiers.

Victory Shield Champions: England (second year in succession, fourth time in six years)

Victory Shield (under-15) 1976 Final Table
Team P W D L F A GAve Pts
England (28+2) 3 2 1 0 9 2 4.50 5
Wales 3 1 2 0 5 3 1.667 4
Scotland 3 1 1 1 7 6 1.167 3
Northern Ireland 3 0 0 3 1 11 0.091 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 four years) and Scotland (joint winners)

Centenary Shield (under-18) 1976 Final Table
Team P W D L F A Pts
England (1+2) 2 1 1 0 6 2 3
Scotland (+1) 2 1 1 0 5 2 3
Wales 2 0 0 2 0 7 0

UEFA Youth Tournament Winners: USSR beat Hungary (the hosts), 1-0 in the final in Budapest (having previously won it in 1967).

UEFA Under-23 Champions: USSR (the 1972 finalists) beat Hungary (the defending champions), 3-2 on aggregate in the final.

Season 1976-77

3 September 1976: The UEFA Under-23 Championship was replaced by the UEFA Under-21 Championship which began for 24 teams, without Albania and West Germany, who had also missed the last under-23 championship, and the Netherlands, who had entered all three under-23 championships, but included Spain and Switzerland, who had missed the last two under-23 championships.

12 November 1976: England entered the Tournoi Européen Juniors in Fontvieille in Monaco for eight youth teams.

14 November 1976: England failed to beat West Germany in a neutral country for the first time at any level, in a 1-1 draw in a Tournoi Européen Juniors group match in Fontvieille. Italy went on to win the tournament, 4-3 on penalties, after a goalless draw with West Germany in the final in Fontvieille.

15 December 1976: England met Wales in their first under-21 international, a goalless draw at Wolverhampton, as Don Revie took charge of the under-21 team.

2 April 1977: The Netherlands avoided defeat in a schoolboy international (under-15s) in England for the first time, in a 2-2 draw at Middlesbrough.

27 April 1977: England met Scotland in an under-21 international for the first time, and won their first under-21 international, by 1-0 at Bramall Lane.

Unofficial British Champions: England

14 May 1977: France beat England in a schoolboy international (under-15s) for the first time, by 1-0 in Rouen.

19 May 1977: The UEFA Youth Tournament began in Belgium (the 1953 hosts and 1958 co-hosts) for 16 teams.

21 May 1977: England failed to beat Iceland in a youth international for the first time, and failed to score against them for the first time at any level, in a goalless draw in a UEFA Youth Tournament group match in Turnhout.

26 May 1977: England met continental opposition in an under-21 international for the first time, and beat Finland, 1-0 in Helsinki in their first UEFA Under-21 Championship group match, as Les Cocker took charge of the under-21 team.

1 June 1977: Norway 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 Bergen.

27 June 1977: The first FIFA World Youth Championship was held on the north and north-eastern coasts of Tunisia for 16 under-19 teams (though Mexico used over-age players), including six from Europe.

Tournoi Européen Juniors de Monaco Group B 1976 Final Table
Team P W D L F A Pts
West Germany 3 1 2 0 4 2 4
Yugoslavia 3 1 1 1 5 3 3
England 3 1 1 1 4 4 3
Spain 3 1 0 2 2 6 2

UEFA Youth Tournament 1977 Group A Final Table
Team P W D L F A Pts
Belgium 3 2 0 1 9 2 4
England 3 1 2 0 2 1 4
Iceland 3 0 2 1 1 3 2
Greece 3 0 2 1 3 9 2

Victory Shield Champions: England (third year in succession, fifth time in seven years)

Victory Shield (under-15) 1977 Final Table
Team P W D L F A GAve Pts
England (29+2) 3 2 1 0 5 1 5.00 5
Wales 3 1 1 1 1 2 0.50 3
Scotland 3 1 0 2 3 3 1.00 2
Northern Ireland 3 1 0 2 4 7 0.571 2

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.

Centenary Shield Champions: Wales (third time in five years)

Centenary Shield (under-18) 1977 Final Table
Team P W D L F A Pts
Wales (2+1) 2 2 0 0 5 2 4
England 2 1 0 1 3 3 2
Scotland 2 0 0 2 2 5 0

UEFA Youth Tournament Winners: Belgium (the hosts) beat Bulgaria (in their fourth final), 2-1 in the final in Brussels.

World Youth Champions: USSR beat Mexico, 9-8 on penalties, following a 2-2 draw after extra time in the final in Tunis.

Season 1977-78

9 October 1977: England entered the Torneo Internacional Juvenil "Copa del Atlantico" for four youth teams, in Gran Canaria, and met South American opposition in a youth international for the first time, in a 1-1 draw with Uruguay in their opening match in Las Palmas.

6 September 1977: Norway visited England for an under-21 international for the first time. England won 6-0 in their first UEFA Under-21 Championship home group match, at the Goldstone Ground (Brighton), as Dave Sexton took charge of the under-21 team.

12 October 1977: Finland visited England for an under-21 international for the first time. England won 8-1 in a UEFA Under-21 Championship group match at Hull.

8 February 1978: England beat France in a youth international at home for the first time, by 3-1 in a UEFA Youth Tournament qualifying round first leg at Selhurst Park, as Brian Clough jointly took charge of the youth team, with Ken Burton.

4 March 1978: France avoided defeat in England in a schoolboy international (under-15s) for the first time, in a 3-3 draw at Wembley.

8 March 1978: England met Italy in an under-21 international for the first time, and won 2-1 in a UEFA Under-21 Championship quarter-final first leg at Maine Road.

5 April 1978: England visited Italy for an under-21 international for the first time, failed to beat them for the first time, and failed to win an under-21 international away from home for the first time, in a goalless draw in a UEFA Under-21 Championship quarter-final second leg in Rome, but won 2-1 on aggregate.

19 April 1978: Yugoslavia met England in an under-21 international for the first time, and England lost an under-21 international for the first time, by 2-1 in a UEFA Under-21 Championship semi-final first leg in Novi Sad.

2 May 1978: Yugoslavia visited England for an under-21 international for the first time, and failed to beat them for the first time, as England failed to win a UEFA Under-21 Championship home match for the first time, in a 1-1 draw in a semi-final second leg at Maine Road, as England lost 3-2 on aggregate.

5 May 1978: The UEFA Youth Tournament began in southern Poland for 16 teams. England visited Poland for a youth international for the first time, in a 1-1 draw with Turkey in their opening match in Wodzisław Śląski.

7 May 1978: England won a youth international in Poland for the first time, by beating Spain, 1-0 in a UEFA Youth Tournament group match in Bukowno.

9 May 1978: Poland (the hosts) beat England in a youth international for the first time, by 2-0 in a UEFA Youth Tournament group match in Chorzów.

Torneo Internacional Juvenil "Copa del Atlantico" 1977 Final Table
Team P W D L F A Pts
Las Palmas XI (3) 3 3 0 0 11 3 6
England 3 1 1 1 5 4 3
Hungary 3 1 0 2 3 9 2
Uruguay 3 0 1 2 1 5 1

UEFA Youth Tournament 1978 Group D Final Table
Team P W D L F A Pts
Poland 3 2 0 1 5 3 4
Spain 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
England 3 1 1 1 2 3 3
Turkey 3 0 2 1 3 4 2

Victory Shield Champions: England (fourth year in succession, sixth time in eight years) and Scotland (joint winners)

Victory Shield (under-15) 1978 Final Table
Team P W D L F A GAve Pts
England (29+3) 3 2 1 0 9 2 4.50 5
Scotland (15+3) 3 2 1 0 7 1 7.00 5
Northern Ireland 3 1 0 2 3 5 0.60 2
Wales 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 (second time in three years, first time outright)

Centenary Shield (under-18) 1978 Final Table
Team P W D L F A Pts
Scotland (1+1) 2 1 1 0 4 1 3
England 2 0 2 0 3 3 2
Wales 2 0 1 1 2 5 1

UEFA Youth Tournament Winners: USSR (the world youth champions) beat Yugoslavia, 3-0 in the final in Kraków, to regain the title for the second time in three years (having also won it in 1967).

UEFA Under-21 Champions: Yugoslavia beat East Germany (who were under-23 finalists in 1974), 5-4 on aggregate in the final.

Season 1978-79

19 September 1978: The second UEFA Under-21 Championship began for 25 teams, again without Albania and West Germany, and also Austria, who had entered the previous edition, but included Cyprus and the Netherlands for the first time. Denmark met England in an under-21 international for the first time, as England won 2-1 in their opening group match in Copenhagen.

10 October 1978: England entered the Torneo Internacional Juvenil "Copa del Atlantico" for three youth teams, in Gran Canaria, and beat the USSR (the world youth champions) in a youth international in a neutral country for the first time, by 1-0 in their opening match in Las Palmas.

13 November 1978: England entered the Tournoi Européen Juniors in Fontvieille in Monaco for eight youth teams. They finished fourth for the first time, as John Cartwright took charge of the youth team.

6 February 1979: England visited Wales for an under-21 international for the first time, and scored against them for the first time in an under-21 international, as they won, 1-0 at Swansea.

28 March 1979: The English Schools' Football Association 75th Anniversary International Schoolboys (under-15) Tournament began in northern England for eight teams.

31 March 1979: England met Switzerland in a schoolboy international (under-15s) for the first time, and lost 1-0 in an International Schoolboys Tournament group match at Sheffield University.

2 April 1979: England lost at home to Wales in an under-15 match for the first time, by 2-1 in an International Schoolboys Tournament group match at Enderby.

3 April 1979: The Republic of Ireland beat England in an under-15 match for the first time, by 1-0 in the International Schoolboys Tournament seventh-place play-off at Worksop.

24 May 1979: The UEFA Youth Tournament began in Austria (the hosts in 1950 and 1960) for 16 qualifiers. England finished third.

5 June 1979: Bulgaria met England in an under-21 international for the first time, as England won, 3-1 in a UEFA Under-21 Championship group match in Pernik.

9 June 1979: Sweden met England in an under-21 international for the first time, as England won, 2-1 in Västerås.

Torneo Internacional Juvenil "Copa del Atlantico" 1978 Final Table
Team P W D L F A Pts
England (2) 2 2 0 0 4 0 4
USSR 2 1 0 1 5 2 2
Las Palmas XI 2 0 0 2 1 8 0
Tournoi Européen Juniors de Monaco Group B 1978 Final Table
Team P W D L F A Pts
Yugoslavia 3 2 1 0 4 2 5
England 3 1 2 0 4 2 4
Spain 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
Portugal 3 0 0 3 0 4 0

UEFA Youth Tournament 1979 Group B Final Table
Team P W D L F A Pts
England 3 3 0 0 8 0 6
Czechoslovakia 3 2 0 1 8 3 4
West Germany 3 1 0 2 5 4 2
Malta 3 0 0 3 0 14 0

English Schools' Football Association 75th Anniversary International Schoolboys (under-15) Tournament 1979 Group B Final Table
Team P W D L F A Pts
Wales 3 2 0 1 3 2 4
Switzerland 3 1 1 1 1 1 3
Netherlands 3 1 1 1 3 5 3
England 3 1 0 2 6 5 2

Victory Shield Champions: England (fifth year in succession, seventh time in nine years)

Victory Shield (under-15) 1979 Final Table
Team P W D L F A GAve Pts
England (30+3) 3 1 2 0 3 2 1.50 4
Northern Ireland 3 1 1 1 4 1 4.00 3
Scotland 3 1 1 1 2 2 1.00 3
Wales 3 1 0 2 2 6 0.333 2

Centenary Shield Champions: Scotland (second year in succession, third time in four years)

Centenary Shield (under-18) 1979 Final Table
Team P W D L F A Pts
Scotland (2+1) 2 1 1 0 4 2 3
Wales 2 1 0 1 3 3 2
England 2 0 1 1 1 3 1

UEFA Youth Tournament Winners: Yugoslavia (in their second successive final, and their sixth in total) beat Bulgaria (in their fifth final, and their second in three years), 1-0 in the final in Vienna, to win the trophy for the first time since 1951.

The FIFA World Youth Championship was held over until August and September in the 1979-80 season.

SCHOOLBOYS:

ENGLAND vs. Wales
(Under-14: 1907-47,
Under-15: 1948-69)
  P W D L F A Pts
1907-69 70 55 9 6 234 75 -
Victory Shield 39 34 2 3 139 48 70
Victory Shield
02-May-1970 4-0 Home Park, Plymouth HW
27-Mar-1971 5-0 Ninian Park, Cardiff AW
05-May-1972 6-1 Edgeley Park, Stockport HW
13-Apr-1973 4-0 Belle Vue, Rhyl AW
29-Apr-1974 2-1 Goodison Park, Liverpool HW
05-Mar-1975 4-1 Ninian Park, Cardiff AW
Friendly match
20-Mar-1976 4-1 Empire Stadium, Wembley HW
Victory Shield
17-Apr-1976 1-1 Bootham Crescent, York HD
29-Apr-1977 0-0 Eugene Cross Park, Ebbw Vale AD
01-May-1978 6-0 The Hawthorns, West Bromwich HW
Friendly match
24-Mar-1979 1-1 Wembley Stadium, London HD
ESFA 75th Anniversary Tournament
02-Apr-1979 1-2 George Street, Enderby HL
Victory Shield
27-Apr-1979 2-1 Racecourse Ground, Wrexham AW

  P W D L F A Pts
1907-79 83 64 12 7 273 84 -
Victory Shield 49 42 4 3 173 53 88

ENGLAND Under-15 vs. West Germany
  P W D L F A
1956-69 20 9 5 6 32 31
Friendly matches
16-May-1970 3-0 Empire Stadium, Wembley HW
19-May-1970 0-0 Roker Park, Sunderland HD
23-May-1970 0-1 Manfred-Werner-Stadion, Flensburg AL
24-Apr-1971 2-2 Olympiastadion, Berlin AD
27-Apr-1971 0-1 Wildparkstadion, Karlsruhe AL
20-May-1972 4-0 Empire Stadium, Wembley HW
23-May-1972 4-2 Simonside Hall, South Shields HW
23-May-1973 3-2 Olympiastadion, Berlin AW
26-May-1973 1-1 Jahnstadion, Regensburg AD
01-Jun-1974 4-0 Empire Stadium, Wembley HW
DFB 75th Anniversary Tournament Final
07-May-1975 4-2 Westfalenstadion, Dortmund AW
Friendly matches
18-May-1976 1-3 Olympiastadion, Berlin AL
21-May-1976 3-3 Stadion Oberwerth, Koblenz AD
ESFA Sunkist Trophy
18-Jun-1977 1-2 Wembley Stadium, London HL
Friendly matches
21-Jun-1977 2-1 Gateshead Youth Stadium HW
30-May-1978 1-1 Rheinstadion, Düsseldorf AD
02-Jun-1978 3-1 Olympiastadion, München AW
ESFA Sunkist Trophy
09-Jun-1979 2-2 Wembley Stadium, London HD

  P W D L F A
1956-79 38 17 11 10 70 55
Home 19 10 5 4 39 21
Away 19 7 6 6 31 34


ENGLAND Under-18 vs. Scotland
  P W D L F A
1955-69 13 7 3 3 23 17
Friendly matches
11-Mar-1970 1-2 Filbert Street, Leicester HL
15-May-1971 0-0 Broomfield Park, Airdrie AD
29-Apr-1972 5-2 Turf Moor, Burnley HW
Schools' Football International Board (Centenary) Shield
12-May-1973 2-1 Firhill Park, Glasgow AW
18-Mar-1974 1-1 Old Trafford, Manchester HD
10-May-1975 1-1 Stark's Park, Kirkcaldy AD
10-Apr-1976 2-2 Ewood Park, Blackburn HD
25-Mar-1977 2-1 Tynecastle Park, Edinburgh AW
HM Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee International
01-Apr-1977 3-1 St James' Park, Newcastle HW
Centenary Shield
29-Apr-1978 1-1 Highfield Road, Coventry HD
Scottish Schools' FA 75th Anniversary International
13-May-1978 1-2 Stark's Park, Kirkcaldy AL
Centenary Shield
31-Mar-1979 1-1 Brockville Park, Falkirk AD
ESFA 75th Anniversary International
28-Apr-1979 2-2 Athletic Ground, Scarborough HD

  P W D L F A Pts
1955-79 26 11 10 5 45 34 -
Home 13 7 5 1 27 16 -
Away 13 4 5 4 18 18 -
Centenary Shield 7 2 5 0 10 8 9

ENGLAND Under-18 vs. Wales
  P W D L F A
1965-69 6 5 0 1 21 7
Friendly matches
28-Mar-1970 5-3 Farrar Road, Bangor AW
24-Apr-1971 2-0 Boothferry Park, Hull HW
15-Apr-1972 2-0 Central Park, Denbigh AW
Schools' Football International Board (Centenary) Shield
04-May-1973 0-0 Fellows Park, Walsall HD
06-Apr-1974 2-1 Ninian Park, Cardiff AW
26-Apr-1975 0-1 Edgar Street, Hereford HL
03-Apr-1976 4-0 Vetch Field, Swansea AW
11-Mar-1977 1-2 Millmoor Ground, Rotherham HL
17-Mar-1978 2-2 Penydarren Park, Merthyr Tydfil AD
07-Apr-1979 0-2 Portman Road, Ipswich HL

  P W D L F A Pts
1965-79 16 10 2 4 39 18 -
Home 9 5 1 3 19 9 -
Away 7 5 1 1 20 9 -
Centenary Shield 7 2 2 3 9 8 6
ENGLAND vs. Scotland
(Under-14: 1911-47
Under-15: 1948-69)
  P W D L F A Pts
1911-69 61 28 12 21 134 91 -
Victory Shield 39 17 8 14 94 56 42
Friendly match
21-Mar-1970 2-0 Empire Stadium, Wembley HW
Victory Shield
09-May-1970 0-2 Dens Park, Dundee AL
15-May-1971 3-1 Maine Road, Manchester HW
13-May-1972 1-1 Ibrox Park, Glasgow AD
21-Apr-1973 2-0 Recreation Ground, Chesterfield HW
Friendly match
09-Jun-1973 2-4 Empire Stadium, Wembley HL
Victory Shield
30-Mar-1974 1-4 Fir Park, Motherwell AL
21-Apr-1975 1-0 Bramall Lane, Sheffield HW
DFB 75th Anniversary Tournament (West Germany)
02-May-1975 4-0 Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Stadion, Herford NW
Friendly match
07-Jun-1975 0-1 Empire Stadium, Wembley HL
Victory Shield
07-May-1976 3-1 Celtic Park, Glasgow AW
Friendly match
19-Mar-1977 2-0 Wembley Stadium, London HW
Victory Shield
06-May-1977 1-0 Old Trafford, Manchester HW
HM Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee International
25-May-1977 3-0 Meadowbank Stadium, Edinburgh AW
Victory Shield
15-Apr-1978 1-1 Celtic Park, Glasgow AD
ESFA Sunkist Trophy
27-May-1978 3-0 Wembley Stadium, London HW
Victory Shield
07-May-1979 1-1 St James' Park, Newcastle HD

  P W D L F A Pts
1911-79 78 38 15 25 164 107 -
Home 45 28 7 10 104 40 -
Away 32 9 8 15 56 67 -
Victory Shield 49 22 11 16 108 67 55

ENGLAND vs. Northern Ireland
(Under-14: 1934-47
Under-15: 1948 & 1957-69)
  P W D L F A Pts
1934-69 29 26 2 1 120 23 -
Victory Shield 23 20 2 1 86 17 42
Victory Shield
18-Apr-1970 4-0 Bootham Crescent, York HW
Friendly match
06-Mar-1971 1-0 Empire Stadium, Wembley HW
Victory Shield
20-Mar-1971 0-2 Shamrock Park, Portadown AL
15-Mar-1972 1-1 The Hawthorns, West Bromwich HD
09-Mar-1973 4-1 Prenton Park, Birkenhead HW
04-Mar-1974 7-0 Villa Park, Birmingham HW
12-Apr-1975 1-0 Stair Park, Stranraer (Scotland) NW
06-Mar-1976 5-0 Manor Ground, Oxford HW
05-Mar-1977 4-1 Bloomfield Road, Blackpool HW
25-Feb-1978 2-1 Dean Court, Bournemouth HW
10-Mar-1979 0-0 Brunton Park, Carlisle HD

  P W D L F A Pts
1934-79 40 34 4 2 149 29 -
Victory Shield 33 27 4 2 114 23 58

ENGLAND vs. Republic of Ireland
  P W D L F A
1947-79 22 13 4 5 96 35
Home 12 9 0 3 68 14
Away 10 4 4 2 28 21

ENGLAND Under-15 vs. Netherlands
Friendly matches
05-Apr-1969 5-2 Highfield Road, Coventry HW
04-Apr-1970 0-0 Sportpark Mulderssingel, Wezep AD
03-Apr-1971 5-1 Empire Stadium, Wembley HW
06-Apr-1972 2-0 Philips Stadion, Eindhoven AW
08-Apr-1972 3-0 Sportpark De Vaan, Rotterdam AW
07-Apr-1973 3-1 Empire Stadium, Wembley HW
18-May-1974 1-0 Sportpark Larenstein, Bilthoven AW
22-Mar-1975 4-0 Empire Stadium, Wembley HW
DFB 75th Anniversary Tournament (West Germany)
03-May-1975 3-1 Inselbadstadion, Paderborn NW
Friendly matches
27-Mar-1976 4-0 Stadion Krommedijk, Dordrecht AW
02-Apr-1977 2-2 Ayresome Park, Middlesbrough HD
22-Apr-1978 3-3 Sportpark Kikkerpolder, Leiden AD
ESFA 75th Anniversary Tournament
30-Mar-1979 5-2 Baseball Ground, Derby HW

  P W D L F A
1969-79 13 10 3 3 40 12

ENGLAND Under-15 vs. France
Friendly matches
25-Mar-1972 1-0 Arsenal Stadium, Highbury HW
28-Apr-1973 5-0 Stade Pershing, Paris AW
06-Apr-1974 5-2 Empire Stadium, Wembley HW
DFB 75th Anniversary Tournament (West Germany)
30-Apr-1975 6-1 Ischelandstadion, Hagen NW
Friendly matches
05-Jun-1976 6-1 Empitre Stadium, Wembley HW
14-May-1977 0-1 Stade Robert-Diochon, Rouen AL
04-Mar-1978 3-3 Wembley Stadium, London HD

P W D L F A
1972-78 7 5 1 1 26 8

ENGLAND Under-15 at Wembley
  P W D L F A
1950-79 39 27 5 7 113 40
 

YOUTH and UNDER-23:

ENGLAND vs. Scotland
  P W D L F A
1947-69 26 14 6 6 59 40
Amateur Youth Championship
31-Jan-1960 1-2 Baseball Ground, Derby HL
30-Jan-1971 1-2 Cappielow Park, Greenock AL
29-Jan-1972 2-0 Dean Court, Bournemouth HW
Friendly match (professional teams)
02-May-1972 0-1 Villa Park, Birmingham HL
Amateur Youth Championship
20-Jan-1973 3-2 Rugby Park, Kilmarnock AW
Friendly match (professional teams)
09-May-1973 1-3 Shawfield Stadium, Rutherglen AL
Amateur Youth Championship
26-Jan-1974 2-2 Goldstone Ground, Hove HD

  P W D L F A Pts
1947-74 33 16 7 10 69 52 -
Amateur Championship 27 14 6 7 66 47 34

ENGLAND vs. Northern Ireland
  P W D L F A
1948-69 25 12 5 8 62 33
Amateur Youth Championship
28-Feb-1970 1-3 Mourneview Park, Lurgan AL
06-Mar-1971 1-1 Bloomfield Road, Blackpool HD
11-Mar-1972 1-1 Sealand Road, Chester HD
24-Mar-1973 3-0 Bucks Head, Wellington HW
19-Apr-1974 1-2 Prenton Park, Birkenhead HL
UEFA Youth Tournament (Switzerland, professional teams)
13-May-1975 3-0 Stadion Kleinfeld, Kriens NW

  P W D L F A Pts
1948-75 30 13 7 10 72 40 -
Home 16 9 4 3 41 16 -
Away 12 3 2 7 20 22 8
Amateur Championship 27 11 6 10 57 38 28

ENGLAND Under-23 vs. Wales
  P W D L F A
1958-68 7 5 1 1 20 7
Friendly matches
01-Oct-1969 2-0 Ashton Gate, Bristol HW
02-Dec-1970 0-0 Racecourse Ground, Wrexham AD
05-Jan-1972 2-0 County Ground, Swindon HW
29-Nov-1972 3-0 Vetch Field, Swansea AW
16-Jan-1974 0-0 Ashton Gate, Bristol HD
21-Jan-1975 2-0 Racecourse Ground, Wrexham AW

  P W D L F A
1958-75 13 9 3 1 29 7
ENGLAND vs. Wales
  P W D L F A
1948-69 23 17 5 1 78 25
UEFA Youth Tournament Qualifying
25-Feb-1970 0-0 Somerton Park, Newport AD
18-Mar-1970 1-2 Brisbane Road, Leyton HL
Amateur Youth Championship
20-Apr-1970 0-0 Elm Park, Reading HD
20-Feb-1971 1-2 Park Avenue, Aberystwyth AL
19-Feb-1972 4-0 County Ground, Swindon HW
24-Feb-1973 4-1 Y Traeth, Portmadoc AW
UEFA Youth Tournament Qualifying
09-Jan-1974 1-0 The Hawthorns, West Bromwich HW
Amateur Youth Championship
02-Mar-1974 2-1 Gay Meadow, Shrewsbury HW
UEFA Youth Tournament Qualifying
13-Mar-1974 0-1 Ninian Park, Cardiff AL
 
UEFA Youth Tournament Qualifying Round First Leg
11-Feb-1976 1-0 Ninian Park, Cardiff AW
UEFA Youth Tournament Qualifying Round Second Leg
03-Mar-1976 2-3 Maine Road, Manchester HL
Aggregate 3-3. Wales win on away goals.
UEFA Youth Tournament Qualifying Round First Leg
09-Mar-1977 1-0 The Hawthorns, West Bromwich HW
UEFA Youth Tournament Qualifying Round Second Leg
23-Mar-1977 1-1 Ninian Park, Cardiff AD
England win 2-1 on aggregate
Note: Qualifying matches for the UEFA Youth Tournament were for professional teams.
  P W D L F A Pts
1948-77 36 23 8 5 96 36 -
Amateur Championship 27 19 6 2 85 29 44

ENGLAND Under-23 vs. Scotland
  P W D L F A
1955-68 11 6 3 2 27 16
Friendly matches
04-Mar-1970 3-1 Roker Park, Sunderland Ab
Abandoned after 62 minutes because of snow
24-Feb-1971 2-2 Hampden Park, Glasgow AD
16-Feb-1972 2-2 Baseball Ground, Derby HD
13-Feb-1973 2-1 Rugby Park, Kilmarnock AW
13-Mar-1974 2-0 St James' Park, Newcastle HW
18-Dec-1974 3-0 Pittodrie Park, Aberdeen AW

  P W D L F A
1955-74 16 9 5 2 38 21
Not including abandoned game

 
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