England national under-20 football team

England Under-20

Nickname(s)	Three Lions
Association	The Football Association
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Keith Downing
FIFA code	ENG
First colours Second colours
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Appearances	8 (First in 1981)
Best result	Third, 1993

England national under-20 football team, also known as England Under-20s or England U20(s), represents England in association football at an under-20 age level and is controlled by the Football Association, the governing body for football in England.

Because there is no under-20 competition at UEFA level, England's under-20 side has generally only played competitive matches when it has qualified for the FIFA U-20 World Cup, which is held every 2 years. Qualification for this competition is achieved in view of performance at the preceding summer's UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship.

In July 2015, Keith Downing was appointed to coach the squad.^[1]

Fixtures and results 2015–2016

Friendly matches

England  v  Czech Republic

5 September 2015	England	5 – 0	Czech Republic	St George's Park, Burton upon Trent, England
15:00 UTC+01:00	Walker  23', 25' Chilwell  42' Gray  50' Brown  60'	Report

England  v  Czech Republic

7 September 2015	England	0 – 1	Czech Republic	New Meadow, Shrewsbury, England
19:30 UTC+01:00		Report	Yunis  11'	Attendance: 2,521

France  v  England

11 November 2015	France	4 – 3	England	Stade Fred Aubert, Saint-Brieuc, France
UTC+01:00	Ounas  52' Mousset  62' Guirassy  70' Blin  89'	Report	Grimes  3' Colkett  78' Fletcher  85'

England  v  Canada

27 March 2016	England	1 – 2	Canada	Keepmoat Stadium, Doncaster, England
16:00 UTC	Palmer  71'	Report	Chung  13' Bustos  68'	Attendance: 3,264

Mercedes-Benz Elite Cup

Netherlands  v  England

7 October 2015	Netherlands	1 – 3	England	Voith-Arena, Heidenheim an der Brenz, Germany
12:00 UTC+02:00	Loof  90'	Report	Brown  8' Barker  29' Gallagher  79'

Turkey  v  England

10 October 2015	Turkey	1 – 2	England	Donaustadion, Ulm, Germany
11:00 UTC+02:00	Hümmet  68'	Report	Kent  80' Barker  90+1'

Germany  v  England

13 October 2015	Germany	1 – 0	England	Voith-Arena, Heidenheim an der Brenz, Germany
UTC+02:00	Dittgen  48'	Report

Players

Latest squad

Players born on or after 1 January 1995 will remain eligible until the end of the 2015–16 season. Names in italics denote players who have been capped by England in a higher age group.

The following players were named in the squad for the match against Canada in March 2016.^[2]

Name	DOB	Club	Caps (goals)
Goalkeepers
Ted Smith	18 January 1996	Southend United	3 (0)
Angus Gunn	22 January 1996[3]	Manchester City	0 (0)
Defenders
Mason Holgate	22 October 1996	Everton	6 (0)
Harry Toffolo	19 August 1995	Norwich City	4 (0)
Ola Aina	8 October 1996[4]	Chelsea	4 (0)
Reece Burke	2 September 1996	Bradford City (on loan from West Ham United)	3 (0)
Jake Cooper	3 February 1995	Reading	0 (0)
Kean Bryan	1 November 1996[5]	Manchester City	0 (0)
Midfielders
Harry Winks	2 February 1996	Tottenham Hotspur	6 (0)
Bryn Morris	25 April 1996	York City (on loan from Middlesbrough)	6 (0)
Charlie Colkett	4 September 1996[6]	Chelsea	1 (1)
Kasey Palmer	9 November 1996[7]	Chelsea	0 (0)
James Maddison	23 November 1996	Coventry City (on loan from Norwich City)	0 (0)
Joe Williams	8 December 1996[8]	Everton	0 (0)
Forwards
Alex Gilliead	11 February 1996	Carlisle United (on loan from Newcastle United)	6 (0)
Brandon Barker	4 October 1996	Rotherham United (on loan from Manchester City)	6 (2)
Ryan Kent	11 November 1996	Coventry City (on loan from Liverpool)	6 (1)
Ashley Fletcher	2 October 1995[9]	Manchester United	1 (1)
Rees Greenwood	20 January 1996	Sunderland	0 (0)
Marcus Rashford	31 October 1997	Manchester United	0 (0)

Recent call-ups

The following players have also been called up to the England under-20 squad and remain eligible.

Name	DOB	Club	Caps (goals)	Most recent call-up
Goalkeepers
Russell Griffiths	13 April 1996[10]	F.C. Halifax Town (on loan from Everton)	3 (0)	v  France, 11/14 November 2015[11]
Defenders
Baily Cargill	5 July 1995	Bournemouth	8 (1)	v  France, 11/14 November 2015[11]
Ashley Smith-Brown	31 March 1996[12]	Manchester City	5 (0)	v  France, 11/14 November 2015[11]
Ben Chilwell	21 December 1996[13]	Leicester City	3 (1)	v  France, 11/14 November 2015[11]
Cole Kpekawa	20 May 1996	Queens Park Rangers	4 (0)	Mercedes-Benz Elite Cup, 7–13 October 2015[14]
Midfielders
Matt Grimes	15 July 1995	Swansea City	13 (1)	v  France, 11/14 November 2015[11]
Reece Brown	3 March 1996	Birmingham City	6 (2)	v  France, 11/14 November 2015[11]
Cameron Brannagan	9 May 1996	Liverpool	2 (0)	v  France, 11/14 November 2015[11]
Demarai Gray	28 June 1996	Leicester City	5 (2)	v  France, 11/14 November 2015 [11]
Jermaine Anderson	16 May 1996	Peterborough United	2 (0)	v  Czech Republic, 5/7 September 2015[15]
Aaron Kuhl	30 January 1996	Dundee United (on loan from Reading)	1 (0)	v  Czech Republic, 5/7 September 2015[15]
Forwards
Tyler Walker	17 November 1996	Nottingham Forest	5 (2)	v  France, 11/14 November 2015[11]
Sam Gallagher	15 September 1995	Milton Keynes Dons (on loan from Southampton)	4 (1)	v  France, 11/14 November 2015[11]
Nathan Oduwa	5 March 1996	Rangers (on loan from Tottenham Hotspur)	3 (0)	Mercedes-Benz Elite Cup, 7–13 October 2015[14]
Che Adams	13 July 1996	Sheffield United	2 (0)	v  Czech Republic, 5/7 September 2015[15]
Ryan Seager	5 February 1996	Southampton	0 (0)	v  Czech Republic, 5/7 September 2015 [15]

• Withdrew from the squad before a match had been played.

Past squads

• 1985 FIFA World Youth Championship squad
• 1993 FIFA World Youth Championship squad
• 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship squad
• 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship squad
• 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship squad
• 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup squad
• 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup squad
• 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup squad

Tournament history

FIFA U-20 World Cup

Year	Round	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1977	Did not qualify
1979	Did not qualify
1981	4th	6	2	2	2	9	7
1983	Did not qualify
1985	R1	3	0	1	2	2	5
1987	Did not qualify
1989	Did not qualify
1991	R1	3	0	2	1	3	4
1993	3rd	6	3	2	1	6	4
1995	Did not qualify
1997	R2	4	3	0	1	9	3
1999	R1	3	0	0	3	0	4
2001	Did not qualify
2003	R1	3	0	1	2	0	2
2005	Did not qualify
2007	Did not qualify
2009	R1	3	0	1	2	1	6
2011[16]	R2	4	0	3	1	0	1
2013	R1	3	0	2	1	3	5
2015	Did not qualify
Total[17]	10/20	38	8	14	16	33	41

References

1. "Four new interim England national coaches appointed". The Football Association. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
2. "England U20s squad confirmed for Canada friendly fixture". The Football Association. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
3. "Angus Gunn". http://www.mcfc.co.uk/. Manchester City FC. Retrieved 27 August 2014. External link in |website= (help)
4. "Ola Aina". UEFA. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
5. "Kean Bryan". UEFA. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
6. "Charlie Colkett". Chelsea FC. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
7. "Kasey Palmer". Chelsea FC. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
8. "Joe Williams". Everton FC. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
9. "Ashley Fletcher". The Football Association. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
10. "Russell Griffiths". Everton F.C. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
11. "England Under-20s squad named for France double-header". The Football Association. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
12. "Ashley Smith-Brown". UEFA. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
13. "Ben Chilwell". UEFA. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
14. "England U20s squad named for Mercedes Cup in Germany". The Football Association. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
15. "England U20s squad selected ahead of Czech test". The Football Association. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
16. "FIFA U-20 World Cup - Previous Tournaments". FIFA.com. Retrieved 2013-08-18.
17. "FIFA U-20 World Cup: England". FIFA.com. 2013-07-01. Retrieved 2013-08-18.

External links

• Official FA England Under-20 website
• FIFA U-20 World Cup website