Squad named for Shield opener

  • Wednesday, 29 September, 2010
  • Kenny Swain
  • England's U16 players celebrate their success in the Victory Shield.

Kenny Swain chooses squad for trip to Wales.

Wales v England
The Sky Sports Victory Shield
7.35pm, Friday 15 October 2010
Bridge Meadow Stadium, Haverfordwest County FC
Live on Sky Sports
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England U16s kick-off their defence of the Sky Sports Victory Shield next month, with their first game in the competition throwing up a trip to face Wales in Haverfordwest.

Head Coach Kenny Swain has named his 18-man squad for the match as the Young Lions look to win the title for the tenth successive season and with an away game to start, he knows how important a good performance is if they are to do that.

Within the squad are two players who have already got international experience under their belts, with Manchester City's Shay Facey featuring in last season's Victory Shield game with Northern Ireland whilst Everton defender Jasper Johns played for the U17s in this year's Nordic Tournament.

There are also a few familiar names in the squad, with Norwich City goalkeeper Angus Gunn being the son of former Canaries player and manager Bryan and Charlton Athletic midfielder Diego Poyet being the son of former Chelsea man and current Brighton & Hove Albion boss Gus Poyet.

Squad in full:

Name

Club

Leo Chambers

West Ham United

Max Clark

Hull City

Shay Facey

Manchester City

Jordan Graham

Aston Villa

Lawrence Gorman

Nottingham Forest

Angus Gunn

Norwich City

Isaac Hayden

Arsenal

Jordan Houghton

Chelsea

Jasper Johns

Everton

Austin Lipman

Arsenal

Christopher Long

Everton

Reece Mitchell

Chelsea

David Moli

Liverpool

Diego Poyet

Charlton Athletic

Jack Rose

West Bromwich Albion

John Swift

Chelsea

Charlie Ward

Aston Villa

Luke Woodland

Bolton Wanderers


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