- England C national football team
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England C Nickname(s) The Three Lions Association The Football Association Head coach Paul Fairclough 
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Away coloursThe England C National Football Team (previously known as the England National Game XI and the England Semi-Pro national team) is the football team that represents England at non-league level. Formed in 1979 as the England Non-League team, it features players who play for clubs outside of the Football League. Many players who have been capped at non-league level have gone on to play at a higher level. Currently, the majority of selected players are full-time professionals with Conference 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 compete in the Four Nations Tournament each season, along with Scotland, Wales and the full Gibraltar teams. They won the tournament for the seventh time in May 2008, winning all three of their matches without conceding a goal. They are also the current holders of the European Challenge Trophy. The team has been managed by Paul Fairclough since January 2003, who used to manage Barnet until he left the club by mutual consent in December 2008.
The team reached the final of the 2011 International Challenge Trophy, played at Northampton Town's Sixfields Stadium.
Contents
2011–12 Results
Competition Opponents Score England goalscorers Date Friendly Gibraltar 1–3 Connor Jennings 15 November 2011 [1] 2010–11 Results
Competition Opponents Score England goalscorers Date International Challenge Trophy Portugal U23 0–1 19 May 2011 [2] International Challenge Trophy Belgium U23 1–0 Matthew Barnes-Homer 9 February 2011 [3] International Challenge Trophy Estonia U23 1–0 Jake Howells 12 October 2010 [4] Friendly Wales Semi-Pro 2–2 Kyle McFadzean, Alex Rodman 14 September 2010[5] 2009–10 Results
Competition Opponents Score England goalscorers Date International Challenge Trophy Republic of Ireland 2–1 Andrew Fleming, Max Porter 26 May 2010 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.[6]
2008–09 Results
Competition Opponents Score England goalscorers Date International Challenge Trophy Belgium U21 0–1 19 May 2009 Friendly Malta 4–0 Paul Brown, Lee Tomlin, Sean Newton, Shaun Densmore 17 February 2009 International Challenge Trophy Italy Lega Pro 2–2 Josh Simpson, James Constable 12 Nov 2008 Friendly Bosnia and Herzegovina B 2–6 Luke Moore, Jon Shaw 16 September 2008 2007–08 Results
Competition Opponents Score England goalscorers Date International Challenge Trophy Finland 2–0 Michael Morrison, Matthew Tubbs 15 Nov 2007 International Challenge Trophy Wales Semi-Pro U23 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
Competition Opponents Score England goalscorers Date European Challenge Trophy The Netherlands 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 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
Current squad
The following squad was selected to play Gibraltar on 15 November 2011 at Victoria Stadium, Gibraltar. [7][8]
# Pos. Player Date of Birth (Age) Caps Goals Club GK Jonathan Hedge 19 July 1988 0 0 
TamworthGK Preston Edwards 5 September 1989 1 0 Ebbsfleet UnitedDF Shane Killock 12 March 1989 0 0 AFC Telford UnitedDF Shaun Beeley 21 November 1988 0 0 Fleetwood TownDF Junior Brown 7 May 1989 0 0 Fleetwood TownDF Jamie Turley 7 April 1990 0 0 Forest Green RoversDF Sean Newton ‡ 23 September 1988 2 1 AFC Telford UnitedMF Kenny Davis 17 April 1988 0 0 Braintree TownMF Jai Reason 9 January 1990 0 0 Braintree TownMF Rory McAuley 16 October 1989 0 0 Cambridge UnitedMF Robbie Willmott 16 May 1990 0 0 Luton TownMF Adam Watkins 8 September 1991 0 0 Luton TownMF Lindon Meikle 21 March 1988 0 0 Mansfield TownMF Danny Rose 21 February 1988 2 0 
Newport CountyMF John Paul Kissock ‡ 2 December 1989 0 0 Luton TownMF Michael West ‡ 9 February 1991 0 0 Ebbsfleet UnitedFW Adam Boyes 1 November 1990 0 0 BarrowFW Scott Spencer 1 January 1989 0 0 HydeFW Amari Morgan-Smith 3 April 1989 1 0 Luton TownFW Connor Jennings 26 September 1991 0 0 Stalybridge CelticFW Ashley Chambers 1 March 1990 0 0 York City- ‡ denotes call-up after original squad announcement.
Managers
- Paul Fairclough (2003–)
- Steve Avory (2002–2003)
- John Owens (1997–2002)
- Keith Wright (1980–1985)
- Howard Wilkinson (1979–1980)
Notable players
- Steve Guppy
- Karl Hawley
- Barry Hayles
- Andy Hessenthaler
- Terry Hibbitt
- David Howell
- Lee Hughes
- Steve Jones
- David Perkins
- D.J. Campbell
- See also Category:England semi-pro international footballers
Honours
- Four Nations Tournament: Winners (1979, 1981, 1983, 2003, 2005, 2007)
- European Challenge Trophy: Winners (2005/06)
References
- ^ "England rocked by Gibraltar". The Football Association. 2011-11-15. http://www.thefa.com/England/england-c/News/match-centre/2011/GibraltarvEngland/report-151111. Retrieved 2011-11-20.
- ^ "Lions lose out to single goal". The Football Association. 2011-5-19. http://thefa.com/England/england-c/News/match-centre/2011/England-C-v-Portugal/190511. Retrieved 2011-5-20.
- ^ "Matt the Hatter sees off Belgium". The Football Association. 2011-2-9. http://thefa.com/England/england-c/News/match-centre/2011/EnglandvBelgium. Retrieved 2011-5-20.
- ^ "England C into ICT semis". The Football Association. 2010-10-12. http://www.thefa.com/England/england-c/News/2010/Estonia121010. Retrieved 2010-10-13.
- ^ "Bayliss blasts England selectors". North West Evening Mail. 7 October 2010. http://www.nwemail.co.uk/afc/news/bayliss-blasts-england-selectors-1.759440?referrerPath=/evening_mail_news_round-up_1_118665.
- ^ "Narrow win for Rep side". The Football Association. 2010-5-22. http://www.thefa.com/England/england-c/News/2010/farep-scotland-220510. Retrieved 2011-11-21.
- ^ "Squad named for Gibraltar trip". The Football Association. 2 November 2011. http://thefa.com/England/england-c/News/match-centre/2011/GibraltarvEngland/Previews/squad-021111. Retrieved 11 November 2011.
- ^ "England C Team statistics". The Football Association. http://thefa.com/England/england-c/Team. Retrieved 4 August 2011.
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