England women's national under-17 football team
The England women's national under-17 football team, also known as the Young Lionesses, represents England in association football at an under-17 age level and is controlled by the Football Association, the governing body for football in England. England women's national under-17 football team best achievement is a third-place finish at the 2016 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship.[1]
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| Nickname(s) | The Young Lionesses | ||
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| Association | The Football Association | ||
| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
| Head coach | Lydia Bedford | ||
| FIFA code | ENG | ||
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| UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship | |||
| Appearances | 7 (first in 2008) | ||
| Best result | Third place (2016) | ||
| FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 2 (first in 2008) | ||
| Best result | Fourth place (2008) | ||
FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup
The team has competed at two FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup tournaments.[2][3]
| Year | Result | GP | W | D* | L | GF | GA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fourth place | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | ||
| Did not qualify | ||||||||
| Quarter-finals | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | ||
| Did not qualify | ||||||||
| Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | ||||||||
| TBD | ||||||||
| Total | 2/6 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 17 | |
- *Draws include knockout matches decided by penalty shoot-outs.
UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship
The team has participated in seven UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship tournaments.[4]
| Year | Result | GP | W | D* | L | GF | GA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fourth place | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | ||
| Did not qualify | ||||||||
| Fourth place | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | ||
| Group stage | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | ||
| Third place | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 8 | ||
| Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | ||
| Fourth place | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 14 | ||
| Group stage | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | ||
| Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | ||||||||
| TBD | ||||||||
| Total | 7/12 | 26 | 11 | 3 | 12 | 56 | 51 | |
- *Draws include knockout matches decided by penalty shoot-outs.
- **Red border colour denotes tournament was held on home soil.
Current squad
The following 20 players were named to the squad for the U17 UEFA Qualification first round in October 2021.[5]
Head coach: Lydia Bedford
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club | ||
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| GK | Grace Pilling | |||||
| GK | Hannah Poulter | |||||
| DF | Daisy Burt | |||||
| DF | Isabel Milne | |||||
| DF | Evie Rabjohn | |||||
| DF | Katie Ramsden | |||||
| DF | Jessica Simpson | |||||
| DF | Mackenzie Smith | |||||
| DF | Ella Wilson | |||||
| MF | Jemima Dahou | |||||
| MF | Ruby Doe | |||||
| MF | Madison Earl | |||||
| MF | Grace Ede | |||||
| MF | Keira Flannery | |||||
| MF | Shauna Guyatt | |||||
| FW | Keira Barry | |||||
| FW | Aimee Claypole | |||||
| FW | Mia Enderby | |||||
| FW | Freya Godfrey | |||||
| FW | Virginia Lackey | |||||
Recent callups
The following players have also been called up to the England U17 squad within the last twelve months.
This list may be incomplete.
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Jennifer Handy | v. | ||||
| DF | Beth Strutton | v. | ||||
| MF | Ruby Clarke | v. | ||||
| MF | Rebecca Ferguson | v. | ||||
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Previous squads
Recent schedule and results
This list includes match results from the past 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
2021
| 4 October 2021 U17 UEFA Qualification Round 1 | England | 0–2 | | Wrocław, Poland |
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Stadium: Stadion Wrocław Referee: Deborah Anex (Switzerland) |
| 7 October 2021 U17 UEFA Qualification Round 1 | England | 1–0 | | Kraków, Poland |
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Report | Stadium: Stadion Cracovii im. Józefa Piłsudskiego Referee: Triinu Laos (Estonia) |
| 10 October 2021 U17 UEFA Qualification Round 1 | Poland | 2–0 | | Kraków, Poland |
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Report | Stadium: Stadion Cracovii im. Józefa Piłsudskiego Referee: Triinu Laos (Estonia) |
