Victory Shield
The Victory Shield is an annual football tournament competed for by the under-16 teams of Scotland, Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland and Wales. The Victory Shield had traditionally been competed for by the four Home Nations, but the Football Association withdrew the England team from the tournament "for the foreseeable future" in 2015.[1] The competition was continued after England's withdrawal, with the Republic of Ireland taking their place.[2] The competition was competed by under-15 teams until 2001, when switching to under-16 to fall in line with UEFA competitions.[3]
 The Victory Shield trophy, in use since the Second World War as the first trophy was lost during the war, with the logo of former sponsor Sky Sports | |
| Sport | Football |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1925 |
| No. of teams | 4 |
| Country |  Republic of Ireland.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Northern Ireland Scotland Wales |
| Most recent champion(s) | Republic of Ireland |
List of previous winners
1950s
1960s
1970s
1980s
1990s
2000s
2010s
- 2010–11
England - 2011–12 England
- 2012–13 England
- 2013–14 Scotland
- 2014–15 Wales
- 2015–16 Wales
- 2016–17 Republic of Ireland
- 2017–18 Republic of Ireland
- 2018–19 Northern Ireland
- 2019–20 Scotland & Wales – joint champions
- 2020-21 | Not Played
- 2021-22 Scotland & Wales – joint champions
- 2022-23 Republic of Ireland
Overall winners since World War II
- England – 38 (outright winners)
- Scotland – 17 (outright winners)
- Wales – 3 (outright winners)
- Northern Ireland – 1 (outright winners)
- Republic of Ireland – 3 (outright winners)
- England and Scotland – 8 (shared)
- England, Scotland and Wales – 2 (shared)
- England and Wales – 2 (shared)
- Scotland and Wales – 2 (shared)
References
- "England to withdraw from the Victory Shield". The Football Association. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
- "Scotland Under-16 squad confirmed for Victory Shield". Scottish Football Association. 19 October 2015. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
- "Northern Ireland Schoolboys in the Victory Shield". Northern Ireland's Footballing Greats. Jonny Dewart. 22 April 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
- "Northern Ireland win Victory Shield". BBC Sport. BBC. 24 November 2000. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
External links
- "Sky Sports Victory Shield (U16 Boys) - Past Winners". Schools Association Football International Board. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
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