England C national football team
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| Association | The Football Association | ||
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| Head coach |  Paul Fairclough |
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England C National Football Team (previously known as the England National Game XI and the England Semi-Pro national team) is a 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 of the Football League. Many players who have been capped at Non-League level have gone on to play at a higher level.
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 compete in the Four Nations Tournament each season, along with Scotland, Wales and the full Gibraltar teams. They won the tournament for the seventh time in May 2008, winning all three of their matches without conceding a goal. They are also the current holders of the European Challenge Trophy. The team has been managed by Paul Fairclough since January 2003, who used to manage Barnet until he left the club by mutual consent in December 2008.
The team are in the final of the 2008/09 International Challenge Trophy, a 2-2 draw with Italy being enough to see them through.
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[edit] 2008-09 Results
| Competition | Opponents | Score | England goalscorers | Date |
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| International Challenge Trophy | Belgium U21 | 0-1 | 19 May 2009 | |
| Friendly | Malta | 4-0 | Paul Brown, Lee Tomlin, Sean Newton, Shaun Densmore | 17 Feb 2009 |
| International Challenge Trophy | Italy | 2-2 | Josh Simpson, James Constable | 12 Nov 2008 |
| Friendly | Bosnia and Herzegovina B | 2-6 | Luke Moore, Jon Shaw | 16 Sept 2008 |
[edit] 2007-08 Results
| Competition | Opponents | Score | England goalscorers | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| International Challenge Trophy | Finland | 2-0 | Michael Morrison, Matthew Tubbs | 15 Nov 2007 |
| International Challenge Trophy | Wales | 2-1 | Mitchell Cole, Michael Morrison | 21 Feb 2008 |
| Four Nations Tournament | Gibraltar | 1-0 | Mitchell Cole | 20 May 2008 |
| Four Nations Tournament | Scotland | 1-0 | Steve Morison | 22 May 2008 |
| Four Nations Tournament | Wales | 3-0 | Andy Burgess, Michael Morrison, Shaun Harrad | 24 May 2008 |
| Friendly | Grenada | 1-1 | Steve Morison | 31 May 2008 |
| Friendly | Barbados | 2-0 | Jon Shaw, Russell Penn | 2 Jun 2008 |
[edit] 2006-07 Results
| Competition | Opponents | Score | England goalscorers | Date |
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| European Challenge Trophy | Holland | 4-1 | Steve Morison, Kieran Charnock, George Boyd, Craig Mackail-Smith | 29 Nov 2006 |
| International Friendly | Northern Ireland | 1-3 | Paul Benson | 13 Feb 2007 |
| Four Nations Tournament | Ireland | 5-0 | Mitchell Cole (3), Glen Southam, Matthew Tubbs | 22 May 2007 |
| Four Nations Tournament | Scotland | 3-0 | Andy Burgess, John Grant, Jon Ashton | 25 May 2007 |
| Four Nations Tournament | Wales | 3-0 | Gareth Seddon (2), Mitchell Cole | 27 May 2007 |
| International Friendly | Finland | 1-0 | Mitchell Cole | 1 June 2007 |
[edit] Players
[edit] Current squad
Correct as of 16 May 2009 and includes replacements
| Pos | Name | Date of Birth | Club (when selected) |
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| GK | Adam Bartlett | 27 February 1986 | Kidderminster Harriers |
| GK | Lance Cronin | 11 September 1985 | Ebbsfleet United |
| DF | Exodus Geohaghon | 27 February 1985 | Kettering Town |
| DF | Dan Gleeson | 17 February 1985 | Cambridge United |
| DF | Darius Charles | 10 December 1987 | Ebbsfleet United |
| DF | Sean Newton | 23 September 1988 | Droylsden |
| DF | Shaun Densmore | 11 November 1988 | Altrincham |
| MF | Russell Penn | 11 August 1985 | Kidderminster Harriers |
| MF | Joel Byrom | 14 September 1986 | Stevenage Borough |
| MF | Lee Tomlin | 12 January 1989 | Rushden & Diamonds |
| MF | Andrew Fleming | 5 August 1987 | Wrexham |
| MF | Nicky Wroe | 28 September 1985 | Torquay United |
| MF | Ishmael Welsh | 4 September 1987 | Grays Athletic |
| FW | James Constable | 4 October 1984 | Oxford United |
| FW | Liam Hearn | 27 August 1985 | Alfreton Town |
| FW | Paul Clayton | 31 August 1984 | Alfreton Town |
[edit] Managers
- Paul Fairclough (2003-)
- Steve Avory (2002-2003)
- John Owens (1997-2002)
- Keith Wright (1980-1985)
- Howard Wilkinson (1979-1980)
[edit] Notable players
[edit] Honours
- Four Nations Tournament: Winners (1979, 1981, 1983, 2003, 2005, 2007)
- European Challenge Trophy: Winners (2005)
