John Peacock picks his 18 to face Italy, Czech Republic and Portugal.
The FA International U17 Tournament
Saturday 20 August – Sunday 28 August 2011
England, Italy, Czech Republic, Portugal
Bishop’s Stortford FC, Cambridge United FC, Histon FC, Northampton Town FC
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Tickets are priced £3 for adults and £1 for concessions
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John Peacock has named his 18-man squad for The FA International U17 Tournament which will take place at the end of this month.
Every player enjoyed their first taste of international football as U16s last season, but this will be the first opportunity for Peacock to assess his new crop of talented youngsters. As U16s, this group of players helped England win both the Victory Shield and the Montaigu Tournament.
England welcome Italy, Czech Republic and Portugal to Cambridge United FC, Bishop’s Stortford FC and Northampton Town FC respectively, and the Young Lions will be hoping to retain a title their predecessors lifted last season. They drew 2-2 with Turkey and defeated Australia 4-0 and Portugal 3-1.
This year’s squad contains a player with a famous footballing connection as Devante Cole's father is the former England, Manchester United and Manchester City striker Andy.
Shay Facey and Chuba Akpom have already received their maiden U17 caps as the duo are currently in Iceland helping England compete in the Nordic Tournament. Facey captained England in their opening two games of the tournament, against Faroe Islands and Norway, while Akpom scored in the 4-0 defeat of the Faroes.
As always, Peacock will be using this tournament as preparation for the First Qualifying Round for next summer’s U17 Euro Finals. He will take a squad to Bosnia-Herzegovina in October where his side will take on the host nation, Netherlands and Latvia, with the top two teams in the group making it through to the Elite Qualifying Round early next year.
Squad in full
Goalkeepers
Tom King* (Crystal Palace), George Willis (Sheffield United)
Defenders
Leo Chambers (West Ham United), Fankaty Dabo (Chelsea), Shay Facey (Manchester City), Jordan Houghton (Chelsea), Ryan Inniss (Crystal Palace), Luke Shaw (Southampton)
Midfielders
Jordan Graham (Aston Villa), Jack Jebb (Arsenal), Joe Rothwell (Manchester United), John Swift** (Chelsea), Kieran Wallace (Nottingham Forest)
Forwards
Chuba Akpom (Arsenal), Devante Cole (Manchester City), Austin Lipman (Arsenal), Ben Pearson (Manchester United), Callum Robinson (Aston Villa)
* replaced Jack Rose of West Bromwich Albion
** replaced Diego Poyet of Charlton Athletic
Ticket details - Tickets are priced £3 for adults and £1 for concessions
Bishop's Stortford FC
Ticket sales number - 01279 306456 Option 4
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E-mail requests to a.curtis@bsfc.co.uk
Cambridge Utd FC
Ticket office - 01223 566500 Option 1
Histon FC
Main club number - 01223 237373
Northampton Town FC
Ticket sales number - 01604 683777
E-mail requests to ryan.hopkins@ntfc.tv
Group Booking/Charter Standard information
England v Italy
7pm, Wednesday 24 August 2011
The Abbey Stadium, Cambridge United FC
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England v Czech Republic
7pm, Friday 26 August 2011
Woodside Park, Bishop's Stortford FC
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England v Portugal
2pm, Sunday 28 August 2011
The Sixfields Stadium, Northampton Town FC
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