England women's national under-19 football team

England Women's U-19
Nickname(s)	The Young Lionesses
Association	The Football Association
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	John Griffiths (interim)
FIFA code	ENG
First colours	Second colours
UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship
Appearances	15 (first in 2002)
Best result	Winners (2009)
FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
Appearances	5 (first in 2002)
Best result	3rd (2018)

The England women's national under-19 football team, also known as England women Under-19s or England women U19(s), is a youth association football team operated under the auspices of The Football Association. Its primary role is the development of players in preparation for the senior England women's national football team and is the second highest tier of development behind the under-23 level. As long as they are eligible, players can play for England at any level, making it possible to play for the U19s, U23s or senior side, and again for the U19s. It is also possible to play for one country at youth level and another at senior level (providing the player is eligible).

The team primarily competes in the annual UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship and its qualification competition. In odd years, the team's performance in the tournament could qualify the under-20 team for the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. The team's best achievement to date is winning the 2009 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship.^[2]

UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship

Year	Result	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	U-20 World Cup
2002	Semi-finals	4	1	0	3	7	8	Quarter-finals
2003	Semi-finals	4	2	0	2	5	10	—
2004	Did not qualify							Did not qualify
2005	Group stage	3	1	1	1	5	4	Did not qualify
2006	Did not qualify							—
2007	Runners-up	5	3	1	1	8	4	Quarter-finals
2008	Group stage	3	1	1	1	4	4	—
2009	Winners	5	4	1	0	12	0	Group stage
2010	Runners-up	5	2	1	2	7	6	—
2011	Did not qualify							Did not qualify
2012	Group stage	3	0	1	2	0	5	—
2013	Runners-up	5	3	1	1	10	2	Group stage
2014	Group stage	3	0	0	3	1	6	—
2015	Group stage	3	0	1	2	2	5	Did not qualify
2016	Did not qualify							—
2017	Group stage	3	1	0	2	2	4	Third place
2018	Did not qualify							—
2019	Group stage	3	1	0	2	2	3	Cancelled
~~2020~~	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic							—
~~2021~~	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic							Did not qualify
2022	Group stage	3	1	0	2	4	5	—
2023	Did not qualify							Did not qualify
2024	Semi-finals	4	2	1	1	13	4	—
2025	TBD							—
2026								—
2027								—
Total	15/21	56	22	9	25	82	70	5/12

Current squad

The following 24 players were named to the squad for Algarve Cup matches against Netherlands and Norway in October 2024.^[3]

On 21 October, Jessica Pegram replaced Katie Reid who withdrew from the squad. The following day, Holly Deering replaced Mia Sorrentino.^[4]

Head coach: John Griffiths

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1GK	Eve Annets	(2006-03-19) 19 March 2006 (age 18)	Portsmouth (loan)
1GK	Sophia Poor	(2006-06-25) 25 June 2006 (age 18)	Aston Villa
1GK	Kaiya Jota	(2006-02-05) 5 February 2006 (age 18)	Stanford Cardinal

2DF	Araya Dennis	(2006-01-11) 11 January 2006 (age 18)	Tottenham Hotspur
2DF	Lucy Newell	(2006-10-02) 2 October 2006 (age 18)	Manchester United
2DF	Ria Bose	(2006-02-07) 7 February 2006 (age 18)	Sporting CP
2DF	Scarlett Kagalwala	(2006-11-17) 17 November 2006 (age 18)	Chelsea
2DF	Mari Ward	(2006-01-03) 3 January 2006 (age 18)	Bristol City
2DF	Issy Hobson	(2007-10-31) 31 October 2007 (age 17)	Everton
2DF	Grace McEwen	(2007-08-25) 25 August 2007 (age 17)	Portsmouth (loan)
2DF	Sophie Harrison	(2007-07-17) 17 July 2007 (age 17)	Arsenal
2DF	Jessica Pegram	(2007-04-14) 14 April 2007 (age 17)	Brighton & Hove Albion

3MF	Vivienne Lia	(2006-09-27) 27 September 2006 (age 18)	Arsenal
3MF	Milly Round	(2006-01-22) 22 January 2006 (age 18)	Aston Villa
3MF	Alexia Potter	(2006-08-17) 17 August 2006 (age 18)	Crystal Palace (loan)
3MF	Madison Earl	(2006-11-03) 3 November 2006 (age 18)	Bristol City (loan)
3MF	Lily Dent	(2006-09-05) 5 September 2006 (age 18)	Portsmouth (loan)
3MF	Lily Murphy	(2006-02-13) 13 February 2006 (age 18)	Manchester City

4FW	Ruby-Rae Tucker	(2006-03-26) 26 March 2006 (age 18)	Aston Villa
4FW	Princess Ademiluyi	(2006-07-14) 14 July 2006 (age 18)	Charlton Athletic (loan)
4FW	Tia Young		Chelsea
4FW	Jessie Gale	(2006-08-23) 23 August 2006 (age 18)	Watford (loan)
4FW	Ava Baker	(2006-01-09) 9 January 2006 (age 18)	Birmingham City
4FW	Holly Deering	(2006-02-01) 1 February 2006 (age 18)	Manchester United

Recent callups

The following players have also been called up to the England under-19 squad within the last twelve months.

Names in italics denote players who have been capped by England in a higher age group. This list may be incomplete.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Katie Cox	(2006-04-28) 28 April 2006 (age 18)	-	-	Chelsea	v. Lithuania, 14 July 2024
GK	Hannah Poulter	(2005-04-26) 26 April 2005 (age 19)	-	-	Brighton & Hove Albion	v. Lithuania, 14 July 2024

DF	Katie Reid	(2006-09-25) 25 September 2006 (age 18)	-	-	Arsenal	v. Netherlands, 25 October 2024
DF	Brooke Aspin	(2005-07-01) 1 July 2005 (age 19)	-	-	Crystal Palace (loan)	v. Lithuania, 14 July 2024
DF	Cerys Brown	(2005-06-22) 22 June 2005 (age 19)	-	-	London City Lionesses (loan)	v. Lithuania, 14 July 2024
DF	Evie Rabjohn	(2005-04-28) 28 April 2005 (age 19)	-	-	Manchester United	v. Lithuania, 14 July 2024^INJ
DF	Grace Ede	(2005-10-06) 6 October 2005 (age 19)	-	-	Sunderland	v. Switzerland, 3 April 2024
DF	Jessica Osborne	(2005-02-24) 24 February 2005 (age 19)	-	-	Auburn Tigers	v. Switzerland, 3 April 2024
DF	Megan Collett	(2005-07-11) 11 July 2005 (age 19)	-	-	Southampton	v. Norway, 27 February 2024
DF	Lois Marley-Paraskevas	(2005-09-22) 22 September 2005 (age 19)	-	-	Burnley	v. Norway, 27 February 2024
DF	Mackenzie Smith	(2005-05-27) 27 May 2005 (age 19)	-	-	NC State Wolfpack	v. Norway, 27 February 2024

MF	Ashanti Akpan	(2005-11-24) 24 November 2005 (age 18)	-	-	Birmingham City (loan)	v. Lithuania, 14 July 2024
MF	Louanne Worsey	(2005-05-18) 18 May 2005 (age 19)	-	-	Birmingham City	v. Lithuania, 14 July 2024
MF	Keira Flannery	(2005-09-25) 25 September 2005 (age 19)	-	-	Sunderland (loan)	v. Netherlands, 4 December 2023
MF	Shauna Guyatt	(2005-02-14) 14 February 2005 (age 19)	-	-	Crystal Palace	v. Netherlands, 4 December 2023
MF	Laila Harbert	(2007-01-03) 3 January 2007 (age 17)	-	-	Arsenal	v. Netherlands, 4 December 2023

FW	Mia Sorrentino		-	-	Aston Villa	v. Netherlands, 25 October 2024
FW	Michelle Agyemang	(2006-02-03) 3 February 2006 (age 18)	-	-	Brighton & Hove Albion (loan)	v. Lithuania, 14 July 2024
FW	Mia Enderby	(2005-05-31) 31 May 2005 (age 19)	-	-	Liverpool	v. Lithuania, 14 July 2024
FW	Freya Godfrey	(2005-05-07) 7 May 2005 (age 19)	-	-	Arsenal	v. Lithuania, 14 July 2024
FW	Georgia Mullett	(2005-09-16) 16 September 2005 (age 19)	-	-	Aston Villa	v. Lithuania, 14 July 2024
FW	Poppy Pritchard	(2005-12-03) 3 December 2005 (age 18)	-	-	Crystal Palace (loan)	v. Lithuania, 14 July 2024
FW	Katy Watson	(2005-10-20) 20 October 2005 (age 19)	-	-	Sunderland	v. Lithuania, 14 July 2024
INJ = Withdrew due to injury

Recent schedule and results

This list includes match results from the past 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

2023

24 October 2023 2024 U19 Euros qualification Round 1	Greece	0–2	England	Cardiff, Wales
		Report	Enderby 83' (pen.) Watson 90+8'	Stadium: Cardiff International Sports Stadium Referee: Olatz Rivera Olmedo (Spain)

27 October 2023 2024 U19 Euros qualification Round 1	England	6–1	Wales	Newport, Wales
	Enderby 27' (pen.), 52' Watson 62' Potter 70' Pritchard 72' Baker 90+8'	Report	Guy 10'	Stadium: Dragon Park Referee: Olatz Rivera Olmedo (Spain)

30 October 2023 2024 U19 Euros qualification Round 1	England	1–0	Czech Republic	Cardiff, Wales
	Earl 51'	Report		Stadium: Cardiff International Sports Stadium Referee: Rasa Grigonė (Lithuania)

28 November 2023 Algarve Cup	Portugal	2–2	England	Ferreiras, Portugal
	Correia 14' Simas 80'	Report	Mullett 39' Godfrey 65'	Stadium: Estádio da Nora

1 December 2023 Algarve Cup	England	5–1	Sweden	Albufeira, Portugal
	Dennis 6' Pritchard 7', 33' Godfrey 30' Enderby 89'	Report	Bjornberg 55'	Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Albufeira

4 December 2023 Algarve Cup	England	3–3	Netherlands	Ferreiras, Portugal
	Agyemang 2', 53' Godfrey 48'	Report	van Egmond 41' Tolhoek 65' Keukelaar 83'	Stadium: Estádio da Nora

2024

24 February 2024 Friendly	England	2–3	France	La Nucia, Spain
13:00				Stadium: Olímpic Camilo Cano

27 February 2024 Friendly	England	2–2	Norway	Benidorm, Spain
13:00				Stadium: Meliá Villaitana

3 April 2024 2024 U19 Euros qualification Round 2	England	2–0	Switzerland	Queluz, Portugal
	Pritchard 37' Potter 58'	Report		Stadium: Real Sport Club Referee: Marina Živković (Serbia)

6 April 2024 2024 U19 Euros qualification Round 2	England	1–0	Portugal	Oeiras, Portugal
	Agyemang 45+6'	Report		Stadium: Estádio Nacional Referee: Miriama Bočková (Slovakia)

9 April 2024 2024 U19 Euros qualification Round 2	Italy	1–4	England	Queluz, Portugal
	Renzotti 22'	Report	Godfrey 25', 37' (pen.) Pritchard 50', 52'	Stadium: Real Sport Club Referee: Miriama Bočková (Slovakia)

14 July 2024 2024 U19 Euros group stage	Lithuania	0–10	England	Kaunas, Lithuania
		Report	Pritchard 5', 39', 46' Watson 12' Agyemang 14', 24', 55' Lia 57' Potter 68' Earl 90+3'	Stadium: Darius and Girėnas Stadium Referee: Emanuela Rusta (Albania)

17 July 2024 2024 U19 Euros group stage	Serbia	1–1	England	Marijampolė, Lithuania
	Matejić 68'	Report	Enderby 90' (pen.)	Stadium: Sūduva Stadium Referee: Minka Vekkeli (Finland)

20 July 2024 2024 U19 Euros group stage	England	1–0	France	Jonava, Lithuania
	Pritchard 78'	Report		Stadium: Central Stadium of Jonava Referee: Caroline Lanssens (Belgium)

24 July 2024 2024 U19 Euros semi-final	England	1–3	Spain	Marijampolė, Lithuania
	Enderby 47'	Report	Agote 25' Comendador 45' Arques 69'	Stadium: Sūduva Stadium Referee: Michalina Diakow (Poland)

25 October 2024 Algarve Cup	England	3–1	Netherlands	Portugal
13:00 BST	Earl 6', 36' Potter 11'	Report	Oude Elberink 57'

28 October 2024 Algarve Cup	England	2–0	Norway	Portugal
13:00 GMT	Baker 40', 84'	Report

References

^ "Amy Merricks leaves role as England WU19s head coach". www.englandfootball.com. 28 November 2023.
^ "Composed England enjoy final waltz". UEFA. Retrieved 2 October 2012.
^ McHugh, Beth (17 October 2024). "England WU19s squad named for Algarve Cup trip". England Football. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
^ "England squad updates: WU23s and WU19s changes". England Football. 21 October 2024. Retrieved 21 October 2024.

[1] "Amy Merricks leaves role as England WU19s head coach". www.englandfootball.com. 28 November 2023.

[2] "Composed England enjoy final waltz". UEFA. Retrieved 2 October 2012.

[3] McHugh, Beth (17 October 2024). "England WU19s squad named for Algarve Cup trip". England Football. Retrieved 17 October 2024.

[4] "England squad updates: WU23s and WU19s changes". England Football. 21 October 2024. Retrieved 21 October 2024.

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