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teams that represent

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level. Formed in 1979 as the England Non-League team, it features players who play for clubs outside the

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and

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. Currently, the majority of selected players are full-time professionals with

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clubs. Home matches are played at various League and non-league grounds across the country. They play friendly matches with equivalent teams from other nations. Between 1979 and 2008, they competed in the Four Nations Tournament each season, along with Scotland, Wales, and the full Gibraltar teams. In the tournament in 1980, held in

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in the Netherlands, the opposition was Scotland (players outside the Premier Division, notably

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, then playing for

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), 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

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, who used to manage

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until he left the club by mutual consent in December 2008. The team has played in three

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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

* † Team appeared as FA Representative XI.

2008–09 results

2007–08 results

2006–07 results

Players

Current squad

The following squad was selected for a friendly fixture against

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on 19 March 2024.

Managers

(2003–) * Steve Avory (2002–2003) * John Owens (1997–2002) * Keith Wright (1982–1985) *

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(1979–1982)

Notable players

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Honours

* Four Nations Tournament (7): 1979, 1981, 1983, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2008 *

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References

External links

* {{Football in England C European national semi-professional association football teams 1947 establishments in England