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]

England Women's U-17
Nickname(s)The Young Lionesses
AssociationThe Football Association
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachJohn Griffiths
FIFA codeENG
First colours
Second colours
UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship
Appearances7 (first in 2008)
Best resultThird place (2016)
FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup
Appearances2 (first in 2008)
Best resultFourth place (2008)

FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup

The team has qualified in 2008 and 2016[2][3]

Year Result Matches Wins Draws* Losses GF GA
2008Fourth place6213710
2010Did not qualify
2012
2014
2016Quarterfinal412157
2018Did not qualify
Total2/6103341217

UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship

The team has participated in seven tournaments[4]

YearResultGPWDLGFGA
2008Fourth place200227
2009Did not qualify
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014Fourth place521286
2015Group stage311147
2016Third place5401248
2017Group stage310264
2018Fourth place5113814
2019Group stage320145
Total7/1226113125651

Current squad

The following 20 players were named to the squad for the 2020 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship qualifying in October 2019.[5][6]
Head coach: Lydia Bedford

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Club
1GK Frances Angel (2003-12-18) 18 December 2003 Brighton & Hove Albion
1GK Sophie Hillyerd (2003-03-05) 5 March 2003 Bristol City
2DF Jessica Brown (2003-07-13) 13 July 2003 Sunderland
2DF Anouk Denton (2003-05-09) 9 May 2003 Arsenal
2DF Jorja Fox (2003-08-28) 28 August 2003 Chelsea
2DF Ruby Mace (2003-09-05) 5 September 2003 Arsenal
2DF Anna Phillips (2003-04-24) 24 April 2003 Manchester City
2DF Caitlin Smith (2003-05-20) 20 May 2003 Chelsea
3MF Laura Brown (2003-09-09) 9 September 2003 Birmingham City
3MF Missy Goodwin (2003-01-27) 27 January 2003 Birmingham City
3MF Freya Gregory (2003-01-12) 12 January 2003 Birmingham City
3MF Lucy O'Brien (2003-10-29) 29 October 2003 Milton Keynes Dons
3MF Mia Ross (2003-04-28) 28 April 2003 Liverpool
3MF Maisie Symonds (2003-02-02) 2 February 2003 Chelsea
3MF Charlotte Wardlaw (2003-02-20) 20 February 2003 Chelsea
4FW Agnes Beever-Jones (2003-07-27) 27 July 2003 Chelsea
4FW Maria Edwards (2003-05-12) 12 May 2003 Manchester United
4FW Lexi Lloyd-Smith (2003-03-05) 5 March 2003 Chelsea
4FW Emily Murphy (2003-03-02) 2 March 2003 Chelsea
4FW Lucy Watson (2003-11-14) 14 November 2003 Doncaster Rovers Belles

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 Eleanor Heeps (2003-08-04) 4 August 2003 Liverpool 2020 UEFA U17 Qualification, September 2019INJ
GK Emma Bradley (2002-02-28) 28 February 2002 Manchester City 2019 UEFA Women's U17 Championship
GK Emily Orman (2002-11-05) 5 November 2002 Brighton & Hove Albion 2019 UEFA Women's U17 Championship
DF Ellie Hack (2002-06-12) 12 June 2002 Brighton & Hove Albion 2019 UEFA Women's U17 Championship
DF Lucy Johnson (2002-01-06) 6 January 2002 Leicester City 2019 UEFA Women's U17 Championship
DF Maya Le Tissier (2002-04-18) 18 April 2002 Brighton & Hove Albion 2019 UEFA Women's U17 Championship
DF Ella Morris (2002-09-23) 23 September 2002 Southampton RTC 2019 UEFA Women's U17 Championship
DF Gracie Pearse (2002-09-13) 13 September 2002 Arsenal 2019 UEFA Women's U17 Championship
DF Sophie Quirk (2002-02-12) 12 February 2002 Reading 2019 UEFA Women's U17 Championship
DF Mia Cruickshank (2002-07-18) 18 July 2002 Reading European Elite Qualifying, March 2019
MF Melisa Filis (2002-07-30) 30 July 2002 Arsenal 2019 UEFA Women's U17 Championship
MF Charlotte Fleming (2002-01-09) 9 January 2002 Chelsea 2019 UEFA Women's U17 Championship
MF Ruby Grant (2002-04-15) 15 April 2002 Arsenal 2019 UEFA Women's U17 Championship
MF Ellen Jones (2002-11-10) 10 November 2002 Bristol City 2019 UEFA Women's U17 Championship
MF Rebecca May (2002-01-20) 20 January 2002 Manchester United 2019 UEFA Women's U17 Championship
MF Paige Peake (2002-08-03) 3 August 2002 Ipswich Town 2019 UEFA Women's U17 Championship
FW Eleanor Dale (2002-02-09) 9 February 2002 Middlesbrough 2019 UEFA Women's U17 Championship
FW Emma Harries (2002-03-29) 29 March 2002 Reading 2019 UEFA Women's U17 Championship
FW Keri Matthews (2002-02-12) 12 February 2002 York City RTC 2019 UEFA Women's U17 Championship
FW Katie Robinson (2002-08-08) 8 August 2002 Bristol City 2019 UEFA Women's U17 Championship
FW Fran Stables (2002-09-22) 22 September 2002 Manchester United 2019 UEFA Women's U17 Championship
FW Alisha Ware (2002-11-01) 1 November 2002 Southampton RTC 2019 UEFA Women's U17 Championship
  • INJ = Withdrew due to injury

Recent schedule and results

This list includes match results from the past 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

2019
21 March 2019 U17 Qualification Elite England  8–0  Georgia Győr, Hungary
 Report Stadium: Ménfői úti Stadion
Referee: Vera Onică (Moldova)
24 March 2019 U17 Qualification Elite England  3–0  Hungary Győr, Hungary
  • Dale  29', 32'
  • Stables  48'
 Report Stadium: Ménfői úti Stadion
Referee: María Dolores Martinez Madrona (Spain)
27 March 2019 U17 Qualification Elite Greece  0–2  England Pápa, Hungary
Report
Stadium: Perutz Stadion
Referee: María Dolores Martinez Madrona (Spain)
5 May 2019 2019 UEFA U17 Championship Group B England  0–4  Germany Albena, Bulgaria
Report
  • Bernhardt  12' (pen.)
  • Woldmann  23'
  • Weidauer  31'
  • Gräwe  90+2'
 Stadium: Albena Stadium
Referee: Iuliana Demetrescu (Romania)
8 May 2019 2019 UEFA U17 Championship Group B Austria  1–2  England Kavarna, Bulgaria
  • Schasching 29' (pen.)
 Report
Stadium: Kavarna Stadium
11 May 2019 2019 UEFA U17 Championship Group B Netherlands  0–2  England Kavarna, Bulgaria
Report
Stadium: Kavarna Stadium
21 October 2019 2020 UEFA U17 Qualification England  2–0  Croatia Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Verbanac  39' (o.g.)
  • O'Brien  87'
 Report Stadium: Bosnia and Herzegovina FA Training Centre
Referee: Ioanna Allayiotou (Cyprus)
24 October 2019 2020 UEFA U17 Qualification England  4–0  Bosnia and Herzegovina Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Beever-Jones  14'
  • Edwards  38'
  • Watson  54'
  • Symonds  76'
 Report Stadium: Bosnia and Herzegovina FA Training Centre
Referee: Dimitrina Milkova (Bulgaria)
27 October 2019 2020 UEFA U17 Qualification Belgium  1–4  England Kakanj, Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Vanzeir  58'
 Report
  • Mace  10'
  • Watson  17'
  • Edwards  69'
  • Murphy  84'
 Stadium: MGM Farm Arena
Referee: Dimitrina Milkova (Bulgaria)

2020
19 February 2020 Friendly United States  1–0  England Bradenton, Florida
Lageyre  78' Stadium: IMG Academy
22 February 2020 Friendly United States  2–0  England Bradenton, Florida
  • Byars
  • Jackson
Stadium: IMG Academy
16 March 2020 2020 UEFA U17 Qualification Elite Slovakia  v  England England
19 March 2020 2020 UEFA U17 Qualification Elite England  v  Wales England
22 March 2020 2020 UEFA U17 Qualification Elite England  v  France England

Previous squads
2008 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup
2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup

References
  1. "Women's Under-17 2016". Uefa.com. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
  2. FIFA U-17 History
  3. FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup
  4. European Women's U-17 Championship
  5. Association, The Football. "England Women's U17 squad named for first round of Euro qualifiers". www.thefa.com.
  6. "England WU17 - UEFA Squad". UEFA.com.
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