England national football C team

The England national football C team (previously known as the England National Game XI and the England Semi-Pro national team) are the football team that represents England at non-League level.

England C
Nickname(s)The Three Lions, Non-League Lions
AssociationThe Football Association
Head coachPaul Fairclough
First colours
Second colours

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 around the country. Friendly matches are played with equivalent teams from other nations, and between 1979 and 2008, 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, 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

2023–24 results edit

CompetitionOpponentsScoreEngland goalscorersDate
FriendlyNepal2–0[1]Nicke Kabamba, Callum Stead6 May 2024
FriendlyWales C0–1[2]19 March 2024

2022–23 results edit

CompetitionOpponentsScoreEngland goalscorersDate
FriendlyWales C1–0[3]Ryan de Havilland21 March 2023

2021–22 results edit

CompetitionOpponentsScoreEngland goalscorersDate
FriendlyWales C0–4[4]30 March 2022

2019–20 results edit

CompetitionOpponentsScoreEngland goalscorersDate
FriendlyNepaln/aCancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic25 May 2020
FriendlyWales Cn/aCancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic24 March 2020

2018–19 results edit

CompetitionOpponentsScoreEngland goalscorersDate
FriendlyEstonia U230–2[5]5 June 2019
FriendlyWales C2–2[6]Nathan Peate (o.g.), Kurt Willoughby20 March 2019
FriendlyEstonia U231–0[7]Alfie Pavey10 October 2018

2017–18 results edit

CompetitionOpponentsScoreEngland goalscorersDate
FriendlyIrish Amateurs2–4Luke Pennell, Tom Walker27 May 2018
FriendlyWales C3–2Fejiri Okenabirhie (3)20 March 2018
2015–17 International Challenge TrophySlovakia U230–48 November 2017

2016–17 results edit

CompetitionOpponentsScoreEngland goalscorersDate
FriendlyJersey1–1 (p)Fejiri Okenabirhie30 May 2017
FriendlyPanjab2–1Darren McQueen28 May 2017
2015–17 International Challenge TrophyEstonia U232–1Elliott Whitehouse, Jamal Lowe15 November 2016

2015–16 results edit

CompetitionOpponentsScoreEngland goalscorersDate
2015–17 International Challenge TrophySlovakia U233–4Jack Holland, Louis John (2)5 June 2016
2015–17 International Challenge TrophyUkraine U202–0Kurtis Guthrie, Kayden Jackson22 March 2016

2014–15 results edit

CompetitionOpponentsScoreEngland goalscorersDate
FriendlyCyprus U211–2Andy Yiadom17 February 2015
FriendlyEstonia U234–2Omar Bogle, Harry Beautyman, Andy Yiadom, Kingsley James19 November 2014
FriendlyTurkey A20–214 September 2014

2013–14 results edit

CompetitionOpponentsScoreEngland goalscorersDate
FriendlyHungary U192–4Matty Pearson, Matty Taylor28 May 2014
2013–15 International Challenge TrophySlovakia U230–124 May 2014
FriendlySparta Prague B2–2Matty Taylor (2)21 May 2014
FriendlyJordan U231–0Luke Berry4 March 2014[8]
FriendlyCzech Republic U212–2Fraser Franks, James Norwood (pen)19 November 2013 [9]
FriendlyLatvia U230–110 September 2013 [10]

2012–13 results edit

CompetitionOpponentsScoreEngland goalscorersDate
FriendlyBermuda6–1Antoni Sarcevic, Marlon Jackson, James Norwood (3), Andre Gray4 June 2013
2011–13 International Challenge TrophyTurkey A20–15 February 2013
2011–13 International Challenge TrophyBelgium U232–1Scott Spencer, Andre Gray12 September 2012 [11]

2011–12 results edit

CompetitionOpponentsScoreEngland goalscorersDate
2011–13 International Challenge TrophyRussia U230–45 June 2012 [12]
2011–13 International Challenge TrophyItaly Lega Pro1–1Adam Watkins28 February 2012 [13]
FriendlyGibraltar1–3Connor Jennings15 November 2011 [14]

2010–11 results edit

CompetitionOpponentsScoreEngland goalscorersDate
2009–11 International Challenge TrophyPortugal U230–119 May 2011 [15]
2009–11 International Challenge TrophyBelgium U231–0Matthew Barnes-Homer9 February 2011 [16]
2009–11 International Challenge TrophyEstonia U231–0Jake Howells12 October 2010 [17]
FriendlyWales Semi-Pro2–2Kyle McFadzean, Alex Rodman14 September 2010[18]

2009–10 results edit

CompetitionOpponentsScoreEngland goalscorersDate
2009–11 International Challenge TrophyRepublic of Ireland U232–1Andrew Fleming, Max Porter26 May 2010[19]
Friendly †East of Scotland League XI1–0Max Porter22 May 2010
FriendlyPoland U232–1Chris Holroyd, Matthew Barnes-Homer17 November 2009
FriendlyHungary U231–1Louis Briscoe15 September 2009
  • † Team appeared as FA Representative XI.[20]

2008–09 results edit

CompetitionOpponentsScoreEngland goalscorersDate
2007–09 International Challenge TrophyBelgium U210–119 May 2009[21]
FriendlyMalta U214–0Paul Brown, Lee Tomlin, Sean Newton, Shaun Densmore17 February 2009[22]
2007–09 International Challenge TrophyItaly Lega Pro2–2Josh Simpson, James Constable12 Nov 2008[23]
FriendlyBosnia and Herzegovina B2–6Luke Moore, Jon Shaw16 September 2008

2007–08 results edit

CompetitionOpponentsScoreEngland goalscorersDate
2007–09 International Challenge TrophyFinland2–0Michael Morrison, Matthew Tubbs15 Nov 2007
2007–09 International Challenge TrophyWales Semi-Pro2–1Mitchell Cole, Michael Morrison21 Feb 2008
Four Nations TournamentGibraltar1–0Mitchell Cole20 May 2008
Four Nations TournamentScotland1–0Steve Morison22 May 2008
Four Nations TournamentWales3–0Andy Burgess, Michael Morrison, Shaun Harrad24 May 2008
FriendlyGrenada1–1Steve Morison31 May 2008
FriendlyBarbados2–0Jon Shaw, Russell Penn2 Jun 2008

2006–07 results edit

CompetitionOpponentsScoreEngland goalscorersDate
2005–06 European Challenge TrophyN'lands Amateurs U-234–1Steve Morison, Kieran Charnock, George Boyd, Craig Mackail-Smith29 Nov 2006
International FriendlyNorthern Ireland1–3Paul Benson13 Feb 2007
Four Nations TournamentRepublic of Ireland5–0Mitchell Cole (3), Glen Southam, Matthew Tubbs22 May 2007
Four Nations TournamentScotland3–0Andy Burgess, John Grant, Jon Ashton25 May 2007
Four Nations TournamentWales3–0Gareth Seddon (2), Mitchell Cole27 May 2007
International FriendlyFinland1–0Mitchell Cole1 June 2007

Players edit

Current squad edit

The following squad was selected for a friendly fixture against Wales C on 19 March 2024.[24]

No.Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsGoalsClub
1GKGrant Smith (1993-11-20) 20 November 1993 (age 30)20 Bromley
1GKWyll Stanway (2001-05-21) 21 May 2001 (age 23)00 Chester

2DFGus Scott-Morriss (1997-05-08) 8 May 1997 (age 27)10 Southend United
2DFTom Eastman (1991-10-21) 21 October 1991 (age 32)00 Dagenham & Redbridge
2DFJamie Grimes (1990-12-22) 22 December 1990 (age 33)00 Chesterfield
2DFOllie Harfield (1998-01-09) 9 January 1998 (age 26)00 Aldershot Town
2DFMyles Kenlock (1996-11-26) 26 November 1996 (age 27)00 Ebbsfleet United

3MFEdward Francis (1999-09-11) 11 September 1999 (age 24)00 Gateshead
3MFIsaac Marriott (1999-10-11) 11 October 1999 (age 24)00 Altrincham
3MFCallum Maycock (1997-12-23) 23 December 1997 (age 26)00 Solihull Moors
3MFDan Pybus (1997-12-12) 12 December 1997 (age 26)00 Dorking Wanderers
3MFReece Smith (2002-04-28) 28 April 2002 (age 22)00 Maidenhead United

4FWEmmanuel Dieseruvwe (1995-02-20) 20 February 1995 (age 29)00 Hartlepool United
4FWPaul McCallum (1993-07-28) 28 July 1993 (age 30)00 Eastleigh
4FWOllie Pearce (1995-08-08) 8 August 1995 (age 28)00 Worthing
4FWCallum Stead (1999-12-25) 25 December 1999 (age 24)00 Barnet

Managers edit

Notable players edit

See: England semi-pro international footballers.

Honours edit

See also edit

References edit

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