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Up until after World War II, the only age-restricted England team were the under-14s managed by the ESFA.

Season 1904-05

1904: English Schools' Football Association formed.

Season 1906-07

13 April 1907: England met Wales in the first schoolboy international, at Walsall. England won 3-1.

Season 1907-08

22 April 1908: England travelled to Wales for their first away game, and won 8-0 at Aberdare.

FIRST INTERNATIONAL APPEARANCE for Arthur Grimsdell.

Season 1910-11

15 April 1911: FIRST INTERNATIONAL APPEARANCE for Harry Chambers and Warney Cresswell.

13 May 1911: England met Scotland for the first time, at Newcastle, and failed to win for the first time, in a 1-1 draw.

Season 1911-12

20 April 1912: England failed to beat Wales for the first time, losing 1-0 at Reading.

FIRST INTERNATIONAL APPEARANCE for Stan Earle.

18 May 1912: England travelled to Scotland for the first time, and lost 5-0 at Hampden Park, Glasgow.

Season 1912-13

22 March 1913: FIRST INTERNATIONAL APPEARANCE for Dicky York.

3 May 1913: England beat Scotland for the first time, by 5-0 at Newcastle.

Season 1913-14

16 May 1914: England avoided defeat in Scotland for the first time, in a goalless draw at Hampden.

Unofficial British Champions: England

July 1914: Schools' Football International Board formed.

Season 1914-15

24 April 1915: England failed to win in Wales for the first time, in a 1-1 draw at Cardiff.

FIRST INTERNATIONAL APPEARANCE for Edgar Kail and Jack Townrow.

Unofficial British Champions: Wales (on goal average from England)

Season 1915-16

24 April 1916: England scored a goal in Scotland for the first time, but lost 4-1 at Hampden.

Season 1918-19

22 March 1919: England lost in Wales for the first time, by 3-1 at Swansea.

Unofficial British Champions: Scotland

Season 1919-20

Unofficial British Champions: England

Season 1920-21

21 May 1921: England won in Scotland for the first time, by 2-1 at Cathkin Park, Glasgow.

Unofficial British Champions: England

Season 1921-22

13 May 1922: Scotland kept a clean sheet in England for the first time, in a goalless draw at Fulham in London's first schoolboy international.

Unofficial British Champions: Scotland

Season 1922-23

Unofficial British Champions: England (on goal average from Scotland and Wales)

Season 1923-24

10 May 1924: Wales beat England, 3-2 at Cardiff, in the first competitive schoolboy international, in the Invernairn (Victory) Shield.

17 May 1924: Scotland won in England for the first time, 2-1 at Burnley.

Invernairn (Victory) Shield Champions: Scotland (on goal average from Wales)

Invernairn (Victory Shield) 1924 Final Table
Team P W D L F A GAve Pts
Scotland (1) 2 1 1 0 4 3 1.333 3
Wales 2 1 1 0 5 4 1.250 3
England 2 0 0 2 3 5 0.60 0

Wales would have won on goals scored, with their goal difference being equal to Scotland's.

Season 1924-25

16 April 1925: England won their first points in the Victory Shield, by beating Wales 3-1 at West Ham.

9 May 1925: FIRST INTERNATIONAL APPEARANCE for Jimmy Richardson.

Victory Shield Champions: Scotland (second year in succession)

Victory Shield 1925 Final Table
Team P W D L F A GAve Pts
Scotland (2) 2 2 0 0 4 2 2.00 4
England 2 1 0 1 5 4 1.250 2
Wales 2 0 0 2 1 4 0.250 0

Season 1925-26

5 April 1926: England beat Scotland in the Victory Shield for the first time, by 3-0 at Sunderland.

FIRST INTERNATIONAL APPEARANCE for Len Goulden and Sep Smith.

17 April 1926: FIRST INTERNATIONAL APPEARANCE for Cliff Bastin.

Victory Shield Champions: England

Victory Shield 1926 Final Table
Team P W D L F A GAve Pts
England (1) 2 2 0 0 5 1 5.00 4
Scotland 2 1 0 1 3 4 0.750 2
Wales 2 0 0 2 2 5 0.40 0

Season 1926-27

23 April 1927: FIRST INTERNATIONAL APPEARANCE for Raich Carter, Ronnie Dix and Albert Geldard.

Victory Shield Champions: Scotland (third time in four years)

Victory Shield 1927 Final Table
Team P W D L F A GAve Pts
Scotland (3) 2 2 0 0 6 2 3.00 4
England 2 1 0 1 7 5 1.40 2
Wales 2 0 0 2 3 9 0.333 0

Season 1927-28

Victory Shield Champions: England (second time in three years)

Victory Shield 1928 Final Table
Team P W D L F A GAve Pts
England (2) 2 2 0 0 8 1 8.00 4
Scotland 2 1 0 1 5 5 1.00 2
Wales 2 0 0 2 1 8 0.125 0

Season 1928-29

20 April 1929: FIRST INTERNATIONAL APPEARANCE for Stan Matthews.

Victory Shield Champions: England (second year in succession, on goal average from Scotland and Wales)

Victory Shield 1929 Final Table
Team P W D L F A GAve Pts
England (3) 2 1 0 1 6 4 1.50 2
Scotland 2 1 0 1 6 6 1.00 2
Wales 2 1 0 1 3 5 0.60 2

Season 1929-30

Victory Shield Champions: England (third year in succession)

Victory Shield 1930 Final Table
Team P W D L F A GAve Pts
England (4) 2 2 0 0 6 2 3.00 4
Scotland 2 1 0 1 4 4 1.00 2
Wales 2 0 0 2 2 6 0.333 0

Season 1930-31

Victory Shield Champions: England (fourth year in succession)

Victory Shield 1931 Final Table
Team P W D L F A GAve Pts
England (5) 2 1 1 0 6 5 1.20 3
Wales 2 1 0 1 6 6 1.00 2
Scotland 2 0 1 1 4 5 0.80 1

Season 1931-32

9 April 1932: FIRST INTERNATIONAL APPEARANCE for Jimmy Hagan and Phil Taylor.

Victory Shield Champions: England (fifth year in succession)

Victory Shield 1932 Final Table
Team P W D L F A GAve Pts
England (6) 2 2 0 0 11 2 5.50 4
Scotland 2 1 0 1 1 5 0.20 2
Wales 2 0 0 2 2 7 0.286 0

Season 1932-33

Victory Shield Champions: England (sixth year in succession)

Victory Shield 1933 Final Table
Team P W D L F A GAve Pts
England (7) 2 1 1 0 3 2 1.50 3
Scotland 2 0 2 0 3 3 1.00 2
Wales 2 0 1 1 3 4 0.750 1

Season 1933-34

26 May 1934: England met Ireland for the first time, at Celtic Park, Belfast, and won 1-0.

Victory Shield Champions: England (seventh year in succession)

Victory Shield 1934 Final Table
Team P W D L F A GAve Pts
England (8) 3 3 0 0 7 1 7.00 6
Scotland 3 2 0 1 11 9 1.222 4
Wales 3 1 0 2 6 8 0.750 2
Ireland 3 0 0 3 3 9 0.333 0

Season 1934-35

22 April 1935: Ireland travelled to England for the first time, and were beaten 3-0 at Anfield, Liverpool.

18 May 1935: FIRST INTERNATIONAL APPEARANCE for Les Medley.

Victory Shield Champions: Scotland (first time since 1927)

Victory Shield 1935 Final Table
Team P W D L F A GAve Pts
Scotland (4) 3 2 1 0 9 2 4.50 5
England 3 2 0 1 9 3 3.00 4
Wales 3 1 0 2 7 13 0.538 2
Ireland 3 0 1 2 1 8 0.125 1

Season 1935-36

2 May 1936: FIRST INTERNATIONAL APPEARANCE for Len Shackleton.

30 May 1936: England conceded goals against Ireland for the first time, but won 8-3 at Celtic Park.

Victory Shield Champions: England (eighth time in nine years)

Victory Shield 1936 Final Table
Team P W D L F A GAve Pts
England (9) 3 3 0 0 18 5 3.60 6
Scotland 3 2 0 1 7 5 1.40 4
Wales 3 1 0 2 6 11 0.545 2
Ireland 3 0 0 3 5 15 0.333 0

Season 1936-37

3 April 1937: FIRST INTERNATIONAL APPEARANCE for Bill Ellerington.

1 May 1937: England won in Scotland for the first time since 1921, by 4-3 at Cowdenbeath.

8 May 1937: FIRST INTERNATIONAL APPEARANCE for Jimmy Mullen.

Victory Shield Champions: England (second year in succession)

Victory Shield 1937 Final Table
Team P W D L F A GAve Pts
England (10) 3 3 0 0 16 4 4.00 6
Wales 3 2 0 1 8 8 1.00 4
Scotland 3 1 0 2 9 7 1.286 2
Ireland 3 0 0 3 2 16 0.125 0

Season 1937-38

14 May 1938: Scotland won in England for the first time since 1924, by 1-0 at Sunderland.

Victory Shield Champions: Scotland

Victory Shield 1938 Final Table
Team P W D L F A GAve Pts
Scotland (5) 3 2 1 0 10 2 5.00 5
England 3 2 0 1 7 2 3.50 4
Ireland 3 1 0 2 3 12 0.25 2
Wales 3 0 1 2 4 8 0.50 1

Season 1938-39

Victory Shield Champions: England (tenth time in twelve years)

Victory Shield 1939 Final Table
Team P W D L F A GAve Pts
England (11) 3 2 0 1 6 2 3.00 4
Scotland 3 1 1 1 4 4 1.00 3
Wales 3 1 1 1 7 9 0.778 3
Ireland 3 0 2 1 8 10 0.80 2

Season 1939-40

30 March 1940: Wales beat England for the first time since 1924, by 2-0 in an unofficial match at Cardiff.

 

ENGLAND vs. Wales
Friendly matches
13-Apr-1907 3-1 Hillary Street, Walsall HW
22-Apr-1908 8-0 Ynys Field, Aberdare AW
12-Apr-1909 3-1 Deepdale, Preston HW
16-Apr-1910 1-0 Racecourse Ground, Wrexham AW
15-Apr-1911 8-3 Prenton Park, Birkenhead HW
20-Apr-1912 0-1 Elm Park, Reading HL
22-Mar-1913 9-2 Vicarage Road, Watford HW
19-Apr-1913 4-0 Penydarren Park, Merthyr Tydfil AW
07-Mar-1914 5-0 Vetch Field, Swansea AW
14-Apr-1914 3-1 Molineux, Wolverhampton HW
24-Apr-1915 1-1 Ninian Park, Cardiff AD
15-Apr-1916 2-1 Burnden Park, Bolton HW
22-Mar-1919 1-3 Vetch Field, Swansea AL
22-Apr-1919 3-0 Anfield, Liverpool HW
24-Apr-1920 2-0 Mid Rhondda Ground, Tonypandy AW
30-Apr-1921 1-1 Hillary Street, Walsall HD
25-Mar-1922 1-1 Vetch Field, Swansea AD
21-Apr-1923 7-2 Filbert Street, Leicester HW
Invernairn (Victory) Shield
10-May-1924 2-3 Ninian Park, Cardiff AL
16-Apr-1925 3-1 Boleyn Ground, Upton Park HW
Friendly match
09-May-1925 2-2 Vetch Field, Swansea AAbD
Invernairn (Victory) Shield
17-Apr-1926 2-1 Ynys Field, Aberdare AW
23-Apr-1927 6-2 Eastville, Bristol HW
12-May-1928 3-1 Vetch Field, Swansea AW
20-Apr-1929 3-0 Dean Court, Bournemouth HW
12-Apr-1930 3-1 Somerton Park, Newport AW
08-Apr-1931 4-3 The Dell, Southampton HW
Friendly match
09-Apr-1932 1-0 Ashton Gate, Bristol HW
Victory Shield
23-Apr-1932 6-2 Jenner Park, Barry AW
22-Apr-1933 2-1 Recreation Ground, Chesterfield HW
21-Apr-1934 2-0 Ninian Park, Cardiff AW
04-May-1935 5-1 Crabble Athletic Ground, Dover HW
02-May-1936 6-2 Ynys Field, Aberdare AW
03-Apr-1937 6-1 Blundell Park, Cleethorpes HW
16-Apr-1938 3-1 Ninian Park, Cardiff AW
20-May-1939 3-0 Villa Park, Birmingham HW
Friendly match
30-Mar-1940 0-2 Ninian Park, Cardiff AL

  P W D L F A Pts
vs. Wales 37 29 4 4 116 40 -
Victory Shield 16 15 0 1 59 20 30
ENGLAND vs. Scotland
Friendly matches
13-May-1911 1-1 St James' Park, Newcastle HD
18-May-1912 0-5 Hampden Park, Glasgow AL
03-May-1913 6-0 St James' Park, Newcastle HW
16-May-1914 0-0 Hampden Park, Glasgow AD
01-May-1915 6-0 Molineux, Wolverhampton HW
24-Apr-1916 1-1 Hampden Park, Glasgow AL
05-May-1917 1-0 Valley Parade, Bradford HW
10-May-1919 0-5 Hampden Park, Glasgow AL
08-May-1920 4-0 Blundell Park, Cleethorpes HW
21-May-1921 2-1 Cathkin Park, Glasgow AW
13-May-1922 0-0 Stamford Bridge, Fulham HD
19-May-1923 3-5 Hampden Park, Glasgow AL
Invernairn (Victory) Shield
17-May-1924 1-2 Turf Moor, Burnley HL
30-May-1925 2-3 Tynecastle Park, Edinburgh AL
05-Apr-1926 3-0 Roker Park, Sunderland HW
28-May-1927 1-3 Hampden Park, Glasgow AL
21-Apr-1928 5-0 Filbert Street, Leicester HW
18-May-1929 3-4 Ibrox Park, Glasgow AL
21-Apr-1930 3-1 Hillsborough, Sheffield HW
16-May-1931 2-2 Hampden Park, Glasgow AD
14-May-1932 5-0 St James' Park, Newcastle HW
20-May-1933 1-1 Hampden Park, Glasgow AD
12-May-1934 4-1 Arsenal Stadium, Highbury HW
18-May-1935 1-2 Hampden Park, Glasgow AL
16-May-1936 4-0 Villa Park, Birmingham HW
01-May-1937 4-3 Central Park, Cowdenbeath AW
14-May-1938 0-1 Roker Park, Sunderland HL
27-May-1939 1-2 Tynecastle Park, Edinburgh AL

  P W D L F A Pts
vs. Scotland 28 12 5 11 64 47 -
Home 14 10 2 2 43 8 -
Away 14 2 3 9 21 39 -
Victory Shield 16 7 2 7 40 25 16

ENGLAND vs. Ireland
Victory Shield
26-May-1934 1-0 Celtic Park, Belfast AW
22-Apr-1935 3-0 Anfield, Liverpool HW
30-May-1936 8-3 Celtic Park, Belfast AW
08-May-1937 6-0 Ayresome Park, Middlesbrough HW
20-Apr-1938 4-0 Grosvenor Park, Belfast AW
01-Apr-1939 2-0 Victoria Ground, Stoke HW

  P W D L F A Pts
vs. Ireland 6 6 0 0 24 3 12
 
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