England women's national under-20 football team

The England women's national under-20 football team is a now defunct association football team that represented England women at under-20 level until 2018. It was governed by the Football Association (FA) since 1993, having been previously administered by the Women's Football Association (WFA). Although most national football teams represent a sovereign state, as a member of the United Kingdom's Home Nations, England is permitted by FIFA statutes to maintain its own national side that competes in all major tournaments. The team now operates as England Under-21s.

England Women's U-20s
Nickname(s)The Young Lionesses
AssociationThe Football Association
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
FIFA codeENG
First colours
Second colours
UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship
Appearances6 (first in 2002)
Best resultChampions, 2009
FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
Appearances5 (first in 2002)
Best resultThird place, 2018

2018 Under-20 World Cup

In 2018 they finished third at the 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, their best ever finish at the tournament. They won the play-off for third 4–2 on penalties against the host nation France.[1] In the knockout rounds, they overcame tournament debutants the Netherlands 2–1 in the quarter-finals before losing 2–0 to Japan, which was the first time England they had reached the semi-final stage.[2][3]

Move to U-21 system

In a bid to better aid the transition between the youth pathway and senior football, the WFA announced in September 2018 that they were scrapping the U23s and U20s format in order to form an Under-21s age group, which would become the top tier of the nation's professional development phase. The move would align England's structure to that used in other European countries, allowing for more age-appropriate games and better manage individual player development post-U20 World Cup for those who have genuine senior team potential. The then U20s manager Mo Marley was announced as head coach.

Competitive record

FIFA Under-20 Women's World Cup
FIFA U-19 Women's World Cup record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
2002 Quarter-finals 6th 4112711
2004 Did not qualify
FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
2006 Did not qualify
2008 Quarter-finals 8th 412145
2010 Group stage 13th 301225
2012 Did not qualify
2014 Group stage 11th 302134
2016 Did not qualify
2018 Third place 3rd 6321137
2021 Did not qualify
Total 5/9 3rd 20 5 8 7 29 32

Current squad

Head coach Mo Marley named a 21-player squad to participate in the 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Brittany, France.[4]

Players born between 1 January 1998 and 31 December 2002 were eligible to compete in the tournament.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Club
1 1GK Sandy MacIver (1998-06-18)18 June 1998 (aged 21) Clemson Tigers
13 1GK Ellie Roebuck (1999-09-23)23 September 1999 (aged 19) Manchester City W.F.C.
21 1GK Emily Ramsey (2000-11-16)16 November 2000 (aged 18) Manchester United W.F.C.
2 2DF Anna Patten (1999-04-20)20 April 1999 (aged 20) Florida State Seminoles
3 2DF Mayumi Pacheco (1998-08-25)25 August 1998 (aged 20) Reading F.C.
5 2DF Grace Fisk (1998-01-05)5 January 1998 (aged 21) South Carolina Gamecocks
6 2DF Megan Finnigan (1998-04-02)2 April 1998 (aged 21) Everton L.F.C.
15 2DF Esme Morgan (2000-10-18)18 October 2000 (aged 18) Manchester City W.F.C.
18 2DF Taylor Hinds (1999-04-25)25 April 1999 (aged 20) Everton L.F.C.
4 3MF Mollie Rouse (1998-11-27)27 November 1998 (aged 20) Louisville Cardinals
8 3MF Georgia Allen (1998-06-16)16 June 1998 (aged 21) Syracuse Orange
12 3MF Ali Johnson (1998-12-24)24 December 1998 (aged 20) Bristol City
14 3MF Chloe Peplow (1998-12-03)3 December 1998 (aged 20) Brighton & Hove Albion W.F.C.
20 3MF Zoe Cross (1998-02-06)6 February 1998 (aged 21) Missouri Tigers
7 4FW Alessia Russo (1999-02-08)8 February 1999 (aged 20) North Carolina Tar Heels
9 4FW Lauren Hemp (2000-08-07)7 August 2000 (aged 18) Manchester City W.F.C.
10 4FW Georgia Stanway (1999-01-03)3 January 1999 (aged 20) Manchester City W.F.C.
11 4FW Niamh Charles (1999-06-21)21 June 1999 (aged 20) Liverpool L.F.C.
16 4FW Chloe Kelly (1998-01-15)15 January 1998 (aged 21) Everton L.F.C.
17 4FW Rinsola Babajide (1998-06-17)17 June 1998 (aged 21) Liverpool L.F.C.
19 4FW Charlie Wellings (1998-05-18)18 May 1998 (aged 21) Birmingham City W.F.C.
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References
  1. "England claim third place on penalties". FIFA.com. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
  2. "England women beat Netherlands to reach semi-finals in France". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
  3. "U20 World Cup: England women suffer semi-final defeat to superior Japan". 20 August 2018. Retrieved 25 August 2018 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  4. "England Squad Named for FIFA Women's U20 World Cup". FA. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
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