Marley names squad

  • Monday, 08 September, 2008
  • Mo Marley believes England's future is in good hands.

Mo Marley has named her squad for the qualifying round of the UEFA European U19 Championship.

The 2008-09 UEFA European Women's U19 Championship first qualifying round is played in September with 44 nations chasing seven places in the maiden continental final tournament to be held in Belarus.

The entrants, including 2007/08 winners Italy, runners-up Norway and neighbours England and Scotland – who both played in July's finals in France and are in the same group – will compete in the first stage from 25-30 September with the top two teams in each of the eleven sections moving through, along with the third-placed side with the best record against the leading pair in their pool.

Those 23 teams will be joined by top seeds Germany in November's draw for the second qualifying round draw, which will take place from 23-28 April 2009, with six groups providing seven finalists to join the hosts in Belarus.

Mo Marley's team will play three games in Slovenia. Click here for the fixture details.

The Young Lions reached the 2008 Finals but missed out on a semi final berth with Marley saying that her squad needed to ensure they developed a 'killer instinct'.

"We have lots and lots of possession but if you don't score, you don't win. We don't seem able to hurt teams and if you're going to win competitions then you need to be ruthless in and around the box" she said after England's 1-1 draw with Sweden.

The international calendar will then see Marley take charge of England's U20's at the 2008 FIFA U20 Women's World Cup in Chile in November. With the identity of the 16 finalists already known, the next step is to decide the route the participating nations will have to take to reach the grand final on 7 December.

All will be revealed at the tournament's Group Draw on Saturday 13 September in the Chilean capital Santiago, with matches being hosted in four cities: Chillán, Coquimbo, La Florida (Santiago) and Temuco.

Here is the full England U19 squad for the UEFA European Women's U19 Championship first qualifying round:

Player Club Date of Birth
Helen Alderson Sunderland 05.07.89
Remi Allen Leicester City 15.10.90
Ashley Baker University of Georgia 15.03.90
Sophie Bradley Leeds Carnegie 20.10.89
Danielle Buet Chelsea 31.10.88
Brooke Chaplen Chelsea 16.04.89
Jessica Clarke Leeds 05.05.89
Natasha Dowie Everton 30.06.88
Toni Duggan Everton 25.07.91
Gilly Flaherty Arsenal 24.08.91
Rebecca Hall Birmingham City 09.05.88
Kerys Harrop Birmingham City 03.12.90
Michelle Hinnigan Everton 12.06.90
Stephanie Houghton Leeds Carnegie 23.04.88
Jade Moore Leeds Carnegie 22.10.90
Claire Rafferty Chelsea 11.01.89
Rebecca Spencer Arsenal 22.02.91
Sophie Walton Leeds Carnegie 07.11.89
Chelsea Weston Doncaster Rovers Belles 27.01.90
Rachel Williams Doncaster Rovers Belles 10.01.88
Fern Whelan Everton 05.12.88

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