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Men's U16 Team

Swain names squad

England U16 v Scotland U16
Sky Sports Victory Shield
7.40pm, Friday 28 November 2008
Sincil Bank, Lincoln City FC
Click here for full tournament details

Kenny Swain has named his squad for the decisive Victory Shield encounter with Scotland later this month, with Scotland the opponents at Sincil Bank.

Having won their first two games against Northern Ireland and Wales, only Scotland stand in the way of an eighth successive triumph in the Victory Shield for England.

Swain feels that it will be a fitting climax to the competition as a fixture with great tradition: "England against Scotland is always going to be competitive, whatever the level," he said.

"We’ve had some tight games over the last few years but I’m sure that their coach, Ross Mathie, will bring down a confident squad for the game at Lincoln.

"He’s a very experienced coach and knows all about playing England south of the border.

"Like us, they’ve had some up and down years but we’ve had some fierce encounters in the past and we’re looking forward to another exciting game."

The Squad

Player Club
Benik Afobe Arsenal
Jordan Cousins Charlton Athletic
Aziz Deen-Conteh Chelsea
Ross Barkley Everton
Connor Wickham Ipswich Town
Luke Garbutt Leeds United
Andre Wisdom Liverpool
Jack Robinson* Liverpool
Samuel Johnstone Manchester United
Tom Thorpe Manchester United
David Atkinson Middlesbrough
Bruno Pilatos Middlesbrough
Jak Alnwick Newcastle United
Louis Laing Sunderland
Saido Berahino West Bromwich Albion
George Thorn West Bromwich Albion
Matthias Fanimo** West Ham United
Zele Ismail Wolverhampton Wanderers

*Jack Robinson replaced Joshua McEachran of Chelsea
**Matthias Fanimo
replaced Ra'vel Morrison of Manchester United