England women's national under-17 football team

England Women's U-17

Nickname(s)	The Young Lionesses
Association	The Football Association
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Lydia Bedford
FIFA code	ENG
First colours Second colours
UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship
Appearances	7 (first in 2008)
Best result	Third place (2016)
FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup
Appearances	2 (first in 2008)
Best result	Fourth place (2008)

The England women's national under-17 football team, also known as the Young Lionesses, represents England in association football at an under-17 age level and is controlled by the Football Association, the governing body for football in England. England women's national under-17 football team best achievement is a third-place finish at the 2016 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship.^[1]

FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup[]

The team has competed at two FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup tournaments.^[2][3]

Year	Result	GP	W	D*	L	GF	GA
2008	Fourth place	6	2	1	3	7	10
2010	Did not qualify
2012
2014
2016	Quarter-finals	4	1	2	1	5	7
2018	Did not qualify
2020	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2022	TBD
Total	2/6	10	3	3	4	12	17

*Draws include knockout matches decided by penalty shoot-outs.

UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship[]

The team has participated in seven UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship tournaments.^[4]

Year	Result	GP	W	D*	L	GF	GA
2008	Fourth place	2	0	0	2	2	7
2009	Did not qualify
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014	Fourth place	5	2	1	2	8	6
2015	Group stage	3	1	1	1	4	7
2016	Third place	5	4	0	1	24	8
2017	Group stage	3	1	0	2	6	4
2018	Fourth place	5	1	1	3	8	14
2019	Group stage	3	2	0	1	4	5
2020	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021
2022	TBD
Total	7/12	26	11	3	12	56	51

*Draws include knockout matches decided by penalty shoot-outs.

**Red border colour denotes tournament was held on home soil.

Current squad[]

The following 20 players were named to the squad for the U17 UEFA Qualification first round in October 2021.^[5]
Head coach: Lydia Bedford

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
	1GK	Grace Pilling		Manchester City
	1GK	Hannah Poulter		Reading
	2DF	Daisy Burt		Sunderland & Gateshead College
	2DF	Isabel Milne		Chelsea
	2DF	Evie Rabjohn		Aston Villa
	2DF	Katie Ramsden		Leeds United
	2DF	Jessica Simpson		Manchester United
	2DF	Mackenzie Smith		Leicester City
	2DF	Ella Wilson		Sunderland & Gateshead College
	3MF	Jemima Dahou		Manchester City
	3MF	Ruby Doe		Arsenal
	3MF	Madison Earl		Arsenal
	3MF	Grace Ede		Sunderland & Gateshead College
	3MF	Keira Flannery		Arsenal
	3MF	Shauna Guyatt		Chelsea
	4FW	Keira Barry		Manchester United
	4FW	Aimee Claypole		Chelsea
	4FW	Mia Enderby		Sheffield United
	4FW	Freya Godfrey		Arsenal
	4FW	Virginia Lackey		Manchester City

Recent callups[]

The following players have also been called up to the England U17 squad within the last twelve months.

This list may be incomplete.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Jennifer Handy				Sheffield United	v.  Russia, 4 October 2021 TRA
DF	Beth Strutton				Manchester City	v.  Russia, 4 October 2021 TRA
MF	Ruby Clarke				Sheffield United	v.  Russia, 4 October 2021 TRA
MF	Rebecca Ferguson				Newcastle United	v.  Russia, 4 October 2021 TRA
TRA = Training player

Previous squads[]

2008 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup

2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup

Recent schedule and results[]

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

2021[]

2022[]

References[]