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England national football C team

The England national football C team (previously known as the England National Game XI and the England Semi-Pro national team) are the football team that represents England at non-League level.

Formed in 1979 as the England Non-League team, it features players who play for clubs outside the Premier League and English Football League. Currently, the majority of selected players are full-time professionals with National League clubs.

Home matches are played at various League and non-league grounds around the country. Friendly matches are played with equivalent teams from other nations, and between 1979 and 2008, competed in the Four Nations Tournament each season, along with Scotland, Wales, and the full Gibraltar teams. In the tournament in 1980, held in Veenendaal in the Netherlands, the opposition was Scotland (players outside the Premier Division, notably Ally McCoist, then playing for St Johnstone), Netherlands Amateurs and Italy under-21. They have more recently begun playing against under-23 teams from the likes of Belgium and Turkey which have included players capped at full international level.

They won the Four Nations tournament for the seventh time in May 2008, winning all three of their matches without conceding a goal. Since January 2003, the team has been managed by Paul Fairclough, who used to manage Barnet until he left the club by mutual consent in December 2008.

The team has played in three International Challenge Trophy finals.

Seasons

2023–24 results

2022–23 results

2021–22 results

2019–20 results

2018–19 results

2017–18 results

2016–17 results

2015–16 results

2014–15 results

2013–14 results

2012–13 results

2011–12 results

2010–11 results

2009–10 results

2008–09 results

2007–08 results

2006–07 results

Players

Current squad

The following squad was selected for a friendly fixture against Wales C on 19 March 2024.[24]

Managers

Notable players

See: England semi-pro international footballers.

Honours

See also

References

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  19. ^ "Late comeback by U23s not enough against England | Football Association of Ireland". Football Association of Ireland. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
  20. ^ "Narrow win for Rep side". The FA. 22 May 2010. Retrieved 21 November 2011.
  21. ^ "England C 0-1 Belgium Under-21s". 20 May 2009. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
  22. ^ "Poor Malta U-21 slump to 4-0 upset". Times of Malta. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
  23. ^ "INTERNATIONAL CHALLANGE TROPHY DEL 12 NOVEMBRE 2008: ITALIA-INGHILTERRA 2-2". 13 July 2011. Archived from the original on 13 July 2011. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
  24. ^ "England C squad named for game with Wales". www.englandfootball.com. 7 March 2024. Retrieved 12 March 2024.

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