Victory Shield

Infobox sports league
title = Sky Sports Victory Shield| current_season = 2008 Victory Shield

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caption = The Victory Shield — this is the second trophy, in use since the Second World War as the first trophy was lost during the war. The trophy shares its name with the competition.
sport = Football
founded = 1925
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teams = 4
country = ENG
NIR
SCO
WAL
champion = England (2007-08)
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website = [http://www.sky-victoryshield.com/]
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ceo =
TV =

The Victory Shield is an annual football tournament competed for by the Under 16 level teams of England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales. The competition is broadcast live in the UK by Sky Sports who also sponsor the competition. It is sometimes referred to as the Sky Sports Victory Shield.

List of Previous Winners

*1925 - fb|Scotland
*1949 - fb|Wales
*1951 - fb|Wales and fb|England Joint Champions

1990s

*1990 - fb|England, fb|Scotland and fb|Wales Joint Champions
*1991 - fb|England
*1992 - fb|Scotland
*1993 - fb|England
*1994 - fb|England
*1995 - fb|England
*1996 - fb|England & fb|Scotland Joint Champions
*1997 - fb|Scotland
*1998 - fb|Scotland
*1999 - fb|England

2000s

*2000 - fb|Northern Ireland
*2001 - fb|England
*2002 - fb|England
*2003 - fb|England & fb|Scotland Joint Champions
*2004 - fb|England
*2005 - fb|Wales and fb|England Joint Champions
*2006 - fb|England
*2007 - fb|England
*2008 - TBA

Overall Winners Since World War II

*fb|England - 32 (outright winners)
*fb|Scotland - 16 (outright winners)
*fb|Northern Ireland - 1 (outright winners)
*fb|Wales - 1 (outright winners)
*fb|England and fb|Scotland - 8 (shared)
*fb|England, fb|Scotland and fb|Wales - 2 (shared)
*fb|England and fb|Wales - 2 (shared)

Notable players who have played in the competition

flagicon|ENG

England

*Peter Shilton
*Stanley Matthews
*Duncan Edwards
*Bobby Charlton
*Nobby Stiles
*Trevor Brooking
*Andy Cole
*Jamie Redknapp
*Michael Owen
*Jermain Defoe
*Wayne Rooney
*Ray Wilson
*Joe Cole
*Nicky Barmby

flagicon|NIR

Northern Ireland
*Harry Gregg
*Norman Whiteside
*Keith Gillespie
*Alan McDonald
*Alan Kernaghan
*Steve Lomas
*Michael Hughes
*David McCreery
*Jimmy Nicholl
*Steve Morrow
*Aaron Hughes
*Damien Johnson
*Steven Davis

flagicon|SCO

Scotland
*Bryan Gunn
*Christian Dailly
*Kenny Dalglish
*George Graham
*Billy Bremner
*Graham Souness
*Gordon Strachan
*Eddie Gray
*Lou Macari
*Peter Lorimer
*Andy Gray
*Paul McStay
*Craig Burley

flagicon|WAL

Wales
*Eddie Niedzwiecki
*John Toshack
*Leighton James
*Mark Hughes
*Ian Rush
*Kevin Ratcliffe
*Brian Flynn
*Clayton Blackmore
*Mark Bowen
*Robbie Savage
*Terry Yorath
*Craig Bellamy
*Andy Melville
*Ryan Wilson

External links

* [http://www.sky-victoryshield.com/ Official Website]
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/northern_ireland/1039626.stm Northern Ireland win Victory Shield]