England national football C team
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| Nickname(s) | The Three Lions, Non-League Lions | ||
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| Association | The Football Association | ||
| Head coach | Paul Fairclough | ||
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The England national football C team (previously known as the England National Game XI and the England Semi-Pro national team) are the football teams that represent England at non-League level.
Formed in 1979 as the England Non-League team, it features players who play for clubs outside the Premier League and English Football League. Currently, the majority of selected players are full-time professionals with National League clubs.
Home matches are played at various League and non-league grounds across the country. They play friendly matches with equivalent teams from other nations. Between 1979 and 2008, they competed in the Four Nations Tournament each season, along with Scotland, Wales, and the full Gibraltar teams. In the tournament in 1980, held in Veenendaal in the Netherlands, the opposition was Scotland (players outside the Premier Division, notably Ally McCoist, then playing for St Johnstone), Netherlands Amateurs and Italy under-21. They have more recently begun playing against under-23 teams from the likes of Belgium and Turkey which have included players capped at full international level.
They won the Four Nations tournament for the seventh time in May 2008, winning all three of their matches without conceding a goal. Since January 2003, the team has been managed by Paul Fairclough, who used to manage Barnet until he left the club by mutual consent in December 2008.
The team has played in three International Challenge Trophy finals.
Seasons
[edit | edit source]2023–24 results
[edit | edit source]| Competition | Opponents | Score | England goalscorers | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friendly | Nepal | 2–0[1] | Nicke Kabamba, Callum Stead | 6 May 2024 |
| Friendly | Wales C | 0–1[2] | 19 March 2024 |
2022–23 results
[edit | edit source]| Competition | Opponents | Score | England goalscorers | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friendly | Wales C | 1–0[3] | Ryan de Havilland | 21 March 2023 |
2021–22 results
[edit | edit source]| Competition | Opponents | Score | England goalscorers | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friendly | Wales C | 0–4[4] | 30 March 2022 |
2019–20 results
[edit | edit source]| Competition | Opponents | Score | England goalscorers | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friendly | n/a | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | 25 May 2020 | |
| Friendly | n/a | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | 24 March 2020 |
2018–19 results
[edit | edit source]| Competition | Opponents | Score | England goalscorers | Date |
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| Friendly | Estonia U23 | 0–2[5] | 5 June 2019 | |
| Friendly | Wales C | 2–2[6] | Nathan Peate (o.g.), Kurt Willoughby | 20 March 2019 |
| Friendly | Estonia U23 | 1–0[7] | Alfie Pavey | 10 October 2018 |
2017–18 results
[edit | edit source]| Competition | Opponents | Score | England goalscorers | Date |
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| Friendly | Irish Amateurs | 2–4 | Luke Pennell, Tom Walker | 27 May 2018 |
| Friendly | Wales C | 3–2 | Fejiri Okenabirhie (3) | 20 March 2018 |
| 2015–17 International Challenge Trophy | Slovakia U23 | 0–4 | 8 November 2017 |
2016–17 results
[edit | edit source]| Competition | Opponents | Score | England goalscorers | Date |
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| Friendly | Jersey | 1–1 (p) | Fejiri Okenabirhie | 30 May 2017 |
| Friendly | Panjab | 2–1 | Darren McQueen | 28 May 2017 |
| 2015–17 International Challenge Trophy | Estonia U23 | 2–1 | Elliott Whitehouse, Jamal Lowe | 15 November 2016 |
2015–16 results
[edit | edit source]| Competition | Opponents | Score | England goalscorers | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015–17 International Challenge Trophy | Slovakia U23 | 3–4 | Jack Holland, Louis John (2) | 5 June 2016 |
| 2015–17 International Challenge Trophy | Ukraine U20 | 2–0 | Kurtis Guthrie, Kayden Jackson | 22 March 2016 |
2014–15 results
[edit | edit source]| Competition | Opponents | Score | England goalscorers | Date |
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| Friendly | Cyprus U21 | 1–2 | Andy Yiadom | 17 February 2015 |
| Friendly | Estonia U23 | 4–2 | Omar Bogle, Harry Beautyman, Andy Yiadom, Kingsley James | 19 November 2014 |
| Friendly | Turkey A2 | 0–2 | 14 September 2014 |
2013–14 results
[edit | edit source]| Competition | Opponents | Score | England goalscorers | Date |
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| Friendly | Hungary U19 | 2–4 | Matty Pearson, Matty Taylor | 28 May 2014 |
| 2013–15 International Challenge Trophy | Slovakia U23 | 0–1 | 24 May 2014 | |
| Friendly | Sparta Prague B | 2–2 | Matty Taylor (2) | 21 May 2014 |
| Friendly | Jordan U23 | 1–0 | Luke Berry | 4 March 2014[8] |
| Friendly | Czech Republic U21 | 2–2 | Fraser Franks, James Norwood (pen) | 19 November 2013 [9] |
| Friendly | Latvia U23 | 0–1 | 10 September 2013 [10] |
2012–13 results
[edit | edit source]| Competition | Opponents | Score | England goalscorers | Date |
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| Friendly | Bermuda | 6–1 | Antoni Sarcevic, Marlon Jackson, James Norwood (3), Andre Gray | 4 June 2013 |
| 2011–13 International Challenge Trophy | Turkey A2 | 0–1 | 5 February 2013 | |
| 2011–13 International Challenge Trophy | Belgium U23 | 2–1 | Scott Spencer, Andre Gray | 12 September 2012 [11] |
2011–12 results
[edit | edit source]| Competition | Opponents | Score | England goalscorers | Date |
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| 2011–13 International Challenge Trophy | Russia U23 | 0–4 | 5 June 2012 [12] | |
| 2011–13 International Challenge Trophy | Italy Lega Pro | 1–1 | Adam Watkins | 28 February 2012 [13] |
| Friendly | Gibraltar | 1–3 | Connor Jennings | 15 November 2011 [14] |
2010–11 results
[edit | edit source]| Competition | Opponents | Score | England goalscorers | Date |
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| 2009–11 International Challenge Trophy | Portugal U23 | 0–1 | 19 May 2011 [15] | |
| 2009–11 International Challenge Trophy | Belgium U23 | 1–0 | Matthew Barnes-Homer | 9 February 2011 [16] |
| 2009–11 International Challenge Trophy | Estonia U23 | 1–0 | Jake Howells | 12 October 2010 [17] |
| Friendly | Wales Semi-Pro | 2–2 | Kyle McFadzean, Alex Rodman | 14 September 2010[18] |
2009–10 results
[edit | edit source]| Competition | Opponents | Score | England goalscorers | Date |
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| 2009–11 International Challenge Trophy | Republic of Ireland U23 | 2–1 | Andrew Fleming, Max Porter | 26 May 2010[19] |
| Friendly † | East of Scotland League XI | 1–0 | Max Porter | 22 May 2010 |
| Friendly | Poland U23 | 2–1 | Chris Holroyd, Matthew Barnes-Homer | 17 November 2009 |
| Friendly | Hungary U23 | 1–1 | Louis Briscoe | 15 September 2009 |
- † Team appeared as FA Representative XI.[20]
2008–09 results
[edit | edit source]| Competition | Opponents | Score | England goalscorers | Date |
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| 2007–09 International Challenge Trophy | Belgium U21 | 0–1 | 19 May 2009[21] | |
| Friendly | Malta U21 | 4–0 | Paul Brown, Lee Tomlin, Sean Newton, Shaun Densmore | 17 February 2009[22] |
| 2007–09 International Challenge Trophy | Italy Lega Pro | 2–2 | Josh Simpson, James Constable | 12 Nov 2008[23] |
| Friendly | Bosnia and Herzegovina B | 2–6 | Luke Moore, Jon Shaw | 16 September 2008 |
2007–08 results
[edit | edit source]| Competition | Opponents | Score | England goalscorers | Date |
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| 2007–09 International Challenge Trophy | Finland | 2–0 | Michael Morrison, Matthew Tubbs | 15 Nov 2007 |
| 2007–09 International Challenge Trophy | Wales Semi-Pro | 2–1 | Mitchell Cole, Michael Morrison | 21 Feb 2008 |
| Four Nations Tournament | Gibraltar | 1–0 | Mitchell Cole | 20 May 2008 |
| Four Nations Tournament | Scotland | 1–0 | Steve Morison | 22 May 2008 |
| Four Nations Tournament | Wales | 3–0 | Andy Burgess, Michael Morrison, Shaun Harrad | 24 May 2008 |
| Friendly | Grenada | 1–1 | Steve Morison | 31 May 2008 |
| Friendly | Barbados | 2–0 | Jon Shaw, Russell Penn | 2 Jun 2008 |
2006–07 results
[edit | edit source]| Competition | Opponents | Score | England goalscorers | Date |
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| 2005–06 European Challenge Trophy | N'lands Amateurs U-23 | 4–1 | Steve Morison, Kieran Charnock, George Boyd, Craig Mackail-Smith | 29 Nov 2006 |
| International Friendly | Northern Ireland | 1–3 | Paul Benson | 13 Feb 2007 |
| Four Nations Tournament | Republic of Ireland | 5–0 | Mitchell Cole (3), Glen Southam, Matthew Tubbs | 22 May 2007 |
| Four Nations Tournament | Scotland | 3–0 | Andy Burgess, John Grant, Jon Ashton | 25 May 2007 |
| Four Nations Tournament | Wales | 3–0 | Gareth Seddon (2), Mitchell Cole | 27 May 2007 |
| International Friendly | Finland | 1–0 | Mitchell Cole | 1 June 2007 |
Players
[edit | edit source]Current squad
[edit | edit source]The following squad was selected for a friendly fixture against Wales C on 19 March 2024.[24]
Managers
[edit | edit source]- Paul Fairclough (2003–)
- Steve Avory (2002–2003)
- John Owens (1997–2002)
- Keith Wright (1982–1985)
- Howard Wilkinson (1979–1982)
Notable players
[edit | edit source]Honours
[edit | edit source]- Four Nations Tournament (7): 1979, 1981, 1983, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2008
- European Challenge Trophy (1): 2006
See also
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