England Under-21

Nickname	Young Lions
Association	The Football Association
Coach	Peter Taylor (1996-1999 & 2004-)
Most caps	Jamie Carragher & Gareth Barry (27)
Top scorer	Alan Shearer & Francis Jeffers (13)
Home colours Away colours
First International England U-21 0-0 Wales U-21 (Molineux, Wolverhampton; December 15, 1976)
Largest win England U-21 8-1 Finland U-21 (Boothferry Park, Hull; October 12, 1977)
Worst defeat Romania U-21 4-0 England U-21 (Ploieşti, Romania; October 14, 1980) & England U-21 0-4 Spain U-21 (St Andrews, Birmingham; February 27, 2001)
UEFA U-21 Championship
Appearances	8 (First in 1978)
Best result	Winners 1982 & 1984
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This team is for English players aged 21 or under at the start of a two-year European Under-21 Football Championship campaign, so players can be, and often are, up to 23 years old. Also in existence are teams for Under-20s (for non-UEFA tournaments), Under-19s and Under 17s. As long as they are eligible, players can play at any level, making it possible to play for the U-21s, senior side and again for the U-21s, as Kieran Richardson and Darren Bent have done recently. It is also possible to play for one country at youth level and another at senior level (providing the player is eligible). Nigel Quashie is a current Scotland international and former England U-21 player. European Under-21 Football Championship logo The European Under 21 Football Championship is football competition organised by the sports European governing body, UEFA. It is held every two years. ... Kieran Edward Richardson (born 21 October 1984 in Greenwich, London) is an English football player with Manchester United He is a left-sided midfield player who is also comfortable in the middle. ... Darren Ashley Bent (born February 6, 1984 in Tooting, London) is an English professional football player, who currently plays as striker for Charlton Athletic. ... Nigel Quashie, (born July 20, 1978 in Nunhead), is a Scottish football (soccer) player, born in Peckham. ... First international Scotland 0 - 0 England (Partick, Scotland; 30 November 1872) Largest win Scotland 9 - 0 Wales (Glasgow, Scotland; 23 March 1878) Worst defeat Uruguay 7 - 0 Scotland (Basel, Switzerland; 19 June 1954) World Cup Appearances 8 (First in 1954) Best result Round 1, all European Championship Appearances 2 (First...

The U-21 team came into existence, following the realignment of UEFA's youth competitions, in 1976. A goalless draw in a friendly against Wales at Wolves' Molineux Stadium was England U-21s' first result. UEFA logo The Union of European Football Associations, almost always referred to by the acronym UEFA (pronounced (you-AY-fuh) or (oo-Ay-fuh)), is the administrative and controlling body for European football. ... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday. ... A friendly match is generally a match where there is no competitive value of any kind, and most times quality of play is valued over the result. ... First International 1992 Largest win Worst defeat Italy 8-1 Wales Pavia, September 5, 2003 UEFA U-21 Championship Appearances None (First in n/a) Best result 3rd of 5 in Qual. ... Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. is a Wolverhampton-based football club playing at Molineux. ... Molineux stadium is the home ground of Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C., who are currently members of the Football League Championship. ...

England U-21s do not have a permanent home. They play in stadia dotted all around England, in an attempt to encourage younger fans in all areas of the country to get behind England. Because of the lack of appeal compared to the senior national team, smaller grounds can be used. The record attendance for an England U-21 match is 34,494 - for a European Championship Qualifier at White Hart Lane on November 11, 2005. That match, the home leg of the qualification playoff against France, was drawn 1-1. European Under-21 Football Championship logo The European Under 21 Football Championship is football competition organised by the sports European governing body, UEFA. It is held every two years. ... White Hart Lane White Hart Lane is the home of Tottenham Hotspur F.C. It is situated in Tottenham, North London and has a capacity of 36,240. ... November 11 is the 315th day of the year (316th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 50 days remaining. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Competition History

There is no Under-21 World Cup, although there is an Under-20 World Cup. European U-21 teams compete for the European Championship, with the finals every even-numbered year. It will be held in odd-numbered years from 2007. For the first six (1978-1988) European Under-21 Football Championships, England did well, getting knocked out in the semi-finals on four occasions and winning the competition in 1982 and 1984. Then, as one might expect with a rapid turnover of players, followed a lean period. The FIFA U-20 World Cup, formerly the FIFA World Youth Championship, is the world championship of football for male players under the age of 20 and is organized by Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA). ... European Under-21 Football Championship logo The European Under 21 Football Championship is football competition organised by the sports European governing body, UEFA. It is held every two years. ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The UEFA U-21 Championship 1982, which spanned two years (1980-82), had 26 entrants. ... The UEFA U-21 Championship 1984, which spanned two years (1982-84), had 30 entrants. ...

After losing to France in the 1988 semi final, England then failed to qualify for the last eight for five whole campaigns. In the qualifying stages for the 1998 tournament, England won their group, but fate was not on their side. Because there were nine groups, and only eight places, the two group-winning nations with worst records had to play-off to eliminate one of them. England lost the away leg of this extra qualifying round and were eliminated on away goals to Greece. In effect, England finished ninth in the competition despite losing only one of their ten matches. The UEFA U-21 Championship 1988, which spanned two years (1986-88), had 30 entrants. ... The UEFA U-21 Championship 1998, which spanned two years (1996-98), had 46 entrants. ... The away goals rule is a method of breaking ties in football matches contested over two legs in which a winner must be determined. ...

England qualified for the 2000 finals comfortably. Under the 1996-appointed Peter Taylor England won every match without conceding a goal. But with 3 matches to play, Taylor was replaced in a controversial manner by Howard Wilkinson, who won the next two matches. The three goals conceded in the 3-1 defeat to group runners-up Poland were the only blemish on the team's qualifying record. England got knocked out in the group stage of the European Championship finals in 2000 under Wilkinson. The UEFA U-21 Championship 2000, which spanned two years (1998-2000), had 47 entrants. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... Peter Taylor (born January 3, 1953 in Southend-on-Sea) is an English football (soccer) manager. ... Howard Wilkinson (born 13 November 1943 in Sheffield) is an English football manager. ... This article is about the year 2000. ...

After enlisting former international star David Platt as manager, England qualified for the 2002 tournament in Switzerland. Again England did poorly in the group stage. Platt's England failed to qualify for the 2004 tournament and he was replaced by the returning Peter Taylor, who continues in this role to date. Taylor's England qualified from the group but lost to a strong France team in a two-legged playoff. England will not be at the 2006 tournament. David Andrew Platt (born June 10, 1966 in Chadderton, Oldham) is an English footballer, regarded as one of the most industrious and complete midfield players the country has produced with a goalscoring ability the envy of most strikers. ... The UEFA U-21 Championship 2002, which spanned two years (2000-2002), had 47 entrants. ... The UEFA U-21 Championship 2004, which spanned two years (2002-2004), had 48 entrants. ... The UEFA U-21 Championship 2006 began in August 2004. ...

The next campaign starts shortly after the 2006 finals - the qualification stage of the 2007 competition. UEFA have decided to shift the next tournament forward to avoid a clash with senior tournaments taking place in even-numbered years. The competition will therefore be reduced as qualifying must be completed in a year's less time. In their 3-team qualification group, England will play Switzerland and the winners of the playoff between Kazakhstan and Moldova. England will play one match at home and one away. Fixtures are yet to be announced. The UEFA U-21 Championship 1998, which spanned two years (1996-98), had 46 entrants. ...

Note: The year of the tournament represents the year in which it ends.

Coach

The current U-21 team coach is Peter Taylor; who also managed the team from 1996 to 1999. In his first spell as U-21s manager, Taylor's record was 15 played, 11 won, 3 drawn and 1 lost. Peter Taylor (born January 3, 1953 in Southend-on-Sea) is an English football (soccer) manager. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ...

Under him, England narrowly failed to qualify for the European Championship in 1998, coming 9th. When he left the job in 1999, England had won every match and conceded no goals in the 2000 tournament qualifiers. 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... This article is about the year 2000. ...

Taylor was caretaker manager of the senior national team for one match. For that one game in charge of the senior team, a 1-0 defeat to Italy in the Stadio Delle Alpi in Turin on November 15, 2000, Taylor looked to youth. He handed David Beckham the captain's armband for the first time, and used six players then still eligible for the Under-21s; Gareth Barry, Jamie Carragher, Kieron Dyer, Rio Ferdinand, Emile Heskey and Seth Johnson. A caretaker manager is someone who takes temporary charge of team affairs of a football club. ... First international Scotland 0 - 0 England (Partick, Scotland; 30 November 1872) Largest win Ireland 0 - 13 England (Belfast, Ireland; 18 February 1882) Worst defeat Hungary 7 - 1 England (Budapest, Hungary; 23 May 1954) World Cup Appearances 12 (First in 1950) Best result Winners, 1966 European Championship Appearances 7 (First in... The Stadio Delle Alpi is a football and athletics stadium in the Italian city of Turin. ... Turin (Italian: ; Piedmontese: Turin) is a major industrial city in north-western Italy, capital of the Piedmont region, located mainly on the west bank of the Po River. ... November 15 is the 319th day of the year (320th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 46 days remaining. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... David Beckham David Robert Joseph Beckham OBE (born May 2, 1975) is an English footballer born in Leytonstone, London. ... The team captain of a football (soccer) team, sometimes known as the skipper, is a team member chosen to be the on-pitch leader of the team: it is often one of the older or more experienced members of the squad. ... Gareth Barry (born February 23, 1981 in Hastings, England) is an English footballer and midfielder for Aston Villa F.C.. An ex-England under-18 captain, he joined Aston Villa from Brighton and Hove Albion F.C. as a trainee in 1997, and played his first match for the team... James Lee Duncan Carragher (born January 28, 1978 in Bootle, Merseyside) is an English international footballer. ... Image © soccer-europe. ... Rio Gavin Ferdinand (born November 7, 1978 in Peckham, London) is a Manchester United and an England international football player. ... Emile William Ivanhoe Heskey (born 11 January 1978 in Evington, Leicester, to an Antiguan father and Barbudan mother) is an English professional footballer currently playing for Wigan Athletic, he is a former England international. ... Seth Art Maurice Johnson (born March 12, 1979 in Birmingham) is a former England international footballer, currently in his second spell as a player with Derby County. ...

Taylor worked as a scout for the senior England team before resuming duties as manager of the Under-21s in 2004. In addition to his England role, he was manager of Hull City from November 2002 until June 2006, gaining successive promotions and Championship survival, which led him being appointed as manager of Championship promotion contenders Crystal Palace. 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Hull City Association Football Club are an English football team based at the KC Stadium (Kingston Communications Stadium) in Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Football League Championship logo The Football League Championship (often referred to as The Championship for short or the Coca-Cola Football League Championship for sponsorship reasons) is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the FA Premier...

After narrowly failing to qualify for the 2006 tournament, Taylor's record in his second spell is: 12 played, 6 won, 4 drawn and 2 lost (competitive matches only).

Since the arrival of Steve McClaren as the senior side manager, and Taylor's appointment to Crystal Palace, he is understood to be managing the U-21s on a game-by-game basis. Taylor is assisted by former Manchester United and Chelsea legend Ray Wilkins. With Tony Parks as goalkeeping coach, Liverpool's Dr. Mark Waller is the team doctor and Rob Price is the team physiotherapist. Steve McClaren Steven McClaren (born 3 May 1961 in Fulford, York) is a former professional footballer and currently manager of English Premiership team Middlesbrough. ... First international Scotland 0 - 0 England (Partick, Scotland; 30 November 1872) Largest win Ireland 0 - 13 England (Belfast, Ireland; 18 February 1882) Worst defeat Hungary 7 - 1 England (Budapest, Hungary; 23 May 1954) World Cup Appearances 12 (First in 1950) Best result Winners, 1966 European Championship Appearances 7 (First in... Crystal Palace Football Club is a professional football team based in South Norwood in south-east London and playing in the Coca-Cola Football League Championship, the second level of English football. ... Manchester United F.C. is an English football club, and is based at Old Trafford Football Ground, Stretford, Manchester. ... Chelsea Football Club (also known as The Blues or previously as The Pensioners), founded in 1905, are an English Premier League football team. ... Raymond Colin Wilkins MBE (born September 14, 1956 in Hillingdon, Middlesex) was an English football player, and now a highly respected coach and TV pundit. ... Tony Parkes is the former assistant manager of Blackburn Rovers Football Club. ... Liverpool Football Club (usually known simply as Liverpool) are a professional football club based in Liverpool, in the north west of England. ...

Current and recent players

Players born in 1983 or later were eligible for the 2004-2006 competition. Only players born in 1985 or later will be eligible for the forthcoming campaign. For this reason, England will not field older players in friendlies before the start of that campaign. The U-19 team will be the most obvious source of the next crop of Under-21s. The UEFA U-21 Championship 2006 began in August 2004. ... The UEFA U-21 Championship 2007 will begin in July 2006 and will be the 16th staging of UEFAs European Under-21 Football Championship. ...

Wayne Rooney, born in 1985, would be eligible to play for the U-21s but has never done so (he has one cap at U-19 level) playing for the senior side instead. Following the 2006 World Cup, Stewart Downing and Aaron Lennon now also seem to have graduated to the senior side. Meanwhile, Theo Walcott, who earned a senior cap in the run-up to the 2006 World Cup, and was in the England World Cup squad but did not play in the tournament, has most recently been named for the U-21s side. Wayne Mark Rooney (born 24 October 1985 in Liverpool) is an English footballer considered by many to be one of the best young talents in World football. ... First international Scotland 0 - 0 England (Partick, Scotland; 30 November 1872) Largest win Ireland 0 - 13 England (Belfast, Ireland; 18 February 1882) Worst defeat Hungary 7 - 1 England (Budapest, Hungary; 23 May 1954) World Cup Appearances 12 (First in 1950) Best result Winners, 1966 European Championship Appearances 7 (First in... The 2006 FIFA World Cup was the 18th edition of the FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international association football world championship tournament. ... Stewart Downing (born July 22, 1984 in Middlesbrough) is an English football player, who currently plays for Middlesbrough, and is in the England squad. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Theodore Walcott (born 16 March 1989 in Stanmore, London[1]) is an English footballer who currently plays for Arsenal, having signed there from Southampton on 20 January 2006. ...

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Most Appearances - Top Ten

Because of the age restriction, a player can't be in the team for very long (4 years would be a long stretch) and the most promising young players spend little time (or, in the case of Rooney, none at all) with the U-21s before winning senior caps. Jamie Carragher and Gareth Barry hold the record for the most Under-21 caps, with 27 each. It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Cap (sport). ... James Lee Duncan Carragher (born January 28, 1978 in Bootle, Merseyside) is an English international footballer. ... Gareth Barry (born February 23, 1981 in Hastings, England) is an English footballer and midfielder for Aston Villa F.C.. An ex-England under-18 captain, he joined Aston Villa from Brighton and Hove Albion F.C. as a trainee in 1997, and played his first match for the team...

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Most Goals - Top Ten

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Coaching history

• Dave Sexton (1977-1990)
• Lawrie McMenemy (1990-1993)
• Dave Sexton (1994-1996)
• Peter Taylor (1996-1999)
• Peter Reid (1999)
• Howard Wilkinson (1999-2001)
• David Platt (2001-2004)
• Peter Taylor (2004-present)

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See also

• European Under-21 Football Championship
• England's European Under-21 Football Championship Record
• England (Senior) team

European Under-21 Football Championship logo The European Under 21 Football Championship is football competition organised by the sports European governing body, UEFA. It is held every two years. ... Englands Under-21s have won the European Under-21 Football Championship twice, in 1982 and 1984. ... First international Scotland 0 - 0 England (Partick, Scotland; 30 November 1872) Largest win Ireland 0 - 13 England (Belfast, Ireland; 18 February 1882) Worst defeat Hungary 7 - 1 England (Budapest, Hungary; 23 May 1954) World Cup Appearances 12 (First in 1950) Best result Winners, 1966 European Championship Appearances 7 (First in...

External links

• Official FA England Under-21 website Contains listings of current England U-21 players.
• Uefa Under-21 website Contains full results archive
• England Football Online England Senior team information.
• The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation Contains full record of U-21 Championship hosts and additional statistics, such as the Group Winners table for the 1998 qualifiers.