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2 unusual facts about England women's national under-19 football team


Ashley Baker

She was part of the England U-19 for the 2008 and 2009 edition of the UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship.

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1982 Women's Cricket World Cup

The competition featured England, Australia, New Zealand, India and an International XI.

Abdelhakim Omrani

After previously representing France at the under-19 level, Omrani switched his allegiance to Algeria in September 2011 after being called up to the Algerian Under-23 National Team by coach Azzedine Aït Djoudi for a four day training camp in Sidi Moussa.

Alessandro Malomo

He remained in Massimo Piscedda's U-19 team in 2009–10 season, which he played the friendly against Denmark in September.

Anastasios Bakasetas

Anastasios Bakasetas (Greek: Τάσος Μπακασέτας; born 28 June 1993) is a Greek footballer, who currently plays for Superleague Greece club Aris and for the Greece under-19s on loan from Asteras Tripoli, as a striker.

Chinese Taipei men's national under-18 ice hockey team

The Chinese Taipei men's national under-18 ice hockey team played its first game in 1999 during the 1999 IIHF Asian Oceanic Junior U18 Championship Division II tournament being held in Pyongyang, North Korea.

Claire Johnstone

She scored an own goal against England in November 2003, punching Kristy Moore's corner into her own net as Scotland lost 5–0 in Preston.

Dejan Dražić

Dražić made his first appearance for the Serbia national under-19 football team in the qualification for the 2014 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification.

Dudley Park, Rangiora

Two Women's One Day Internationals have been played at Dudley Park, the first came in the 1982 Women's World Cup when New Zealand Women played Australia Women, while the second saw Australia Women play England Women in the 1991/92 Shell Tri-Series.

Ebony-Jewel Rainford-Brent

Ebony spent many years playing for Redoubtables Women's Cricket Club in Croydon but has since moved to Shepperton CC and plays alongside fellow England women's cricket team mates Nicki Shaw and Caroline Atkins.

England national under-19 football team

The following players were named in the squad for the friendly match against Hungary.

Grainville Cricket Ground

The most notable matches held on the ground came in 2002 when the England women's cricket team played a Women's One Day International Tri-Series against New Zealand Women and India Women.

Greece men's national under-18 ice hockey team

The team has only participated in one international event, the 1996 IIHF European U18 Championship.

Greece national under-19 football team

Sotiris Ninis and Sokratis Papastathopoulos were included by UEFA in the "name-to-note" list after the end of the tournament.

It was the 90th minute when Ninis took a corner from left, aimed Lambropoulos at the near post and the young forward beat the German goalkeeper to give a dramatic and memorable 3–2 win to the Greek side.

Ninis showed great vision breaking the Austrian defense with a through ball that brought Mitroglou alone against the opponent goalkeeper.

Greece responded almost immediately with shots from Papadopoulos, Pliatsikas and Mitroglou and it was Ninis, Greece's wonderkid who unlocked the German defense on the 40th minute to score a deserved equaliser.

India national under-19 football team

In October 2013, under-19 team is going to participate in the 2014 AFC U-19 Championship qualification, which will held in Qatar.

John Player Ground

The ground has also held 3 Women's One Day Internationals, the first of which came in 1990 when England women played Denmark women.

Katie Holtham

She started playing her club football with West Bridgford Colts (Nottingham) alongside English cricketer and Women's Ashes winner Jenny Gunn.

Kayleden Brown

A Wales under-19 international, whilst a West Bromwich Albion squad player he played on loan at Barrow, Keflavík, Tranmere Rovers, Dagenham & Redbridge, and Port Vale.

Márcio Sousa

In 2004 Sousa played for the under-19s in the 2005 European Championship qualifiers, netting against Bosnia and Herzegovina, but the country failed to ensure a place in the finals in Northern Ireland.

Maria Aronsson

She scored her first – and only – goal for the national team in a 1–1 friendly draw with England on 9 February 2006 in the Cypriot town of Achna.

Marvin Höner

Marvin Höner (born 4 May 1994 in Bielefeld, North Rhine-Westphalia) is a German professional football player who currently plays as a forward for AFC Ajax and for Germany U-19.

Michalis Avgenikou

Born in Pastida, Avgenikou began playing football with Asteras Pastidas.On 11 April 2012, he made his debut for the Greece U19 in a friendly match against Slovenia U19.

Mika Stadium

It was completed in 2008 and hosted the first ever match on 22 May of the same year between the U-19 national teams of Spain and Ukraine.

Mike Rawding

In September 1979 the Women's Football Association (WFA) enlisted Rawding to take charge of the managerless England women's national football team for a friendly match against Denmark at Boothferry Park in Hull.

Mongolia men's national under-18 ice hockey team

The Mongolia men's national under-18 ice hockey team played its first game in 2000 against New Zealand during the 2000 IIHF Asian Oceanic Junior U18 Championship Division II tournament being held in Bangkok, Thailand.

Norway women's national under-18 ice hockey team

The first ever Norwegian national under-18 gathering was held 12–14 December 2008 in Hønefoss.

Raúl Ruiz Matarín

On 10 February 2009, also from the bench and in a friendly (he took the place of Fran Mérida at half-time), Raúl scored the third and final goal for the U19s in a 3–0 win over England, in Bournemouth.

Rick Celebrini

In 1987, Celebrini earned four caps with the Canadian U-20 national team which competed at the 1987 FIFA World Youth Championship.

Celebrini played for the Canadian U-20 national team at the 1987 FIFA World Youth Championship.

Sarah Collyer

Sarah Collyer is an English cricketer and former member of the England women's cricket team.

Scotland women's national under-17 football team

The Scotland women's national under-17 football team, also known as Scotland under-17s or Scotland U17(s), represents Scotland in association football at an under-17 age level and is controlled by the Scottish Football Association, the governing body for football in Scotland.

Sean Greer

Greer was first called up to represent Australia in 2006 where he joined the national under-18 team to compete in the 2006 IIHF World U18 Championship Division II Group B tournament being held in Elektrėnai and Kaunas, Lithuania.

Singapore national under-19 football team

The under-19 football team was formed to represent Singapore in the AFF U-19 Youth Championship since 2001. The squad finished 3rd and won Bronze in the 2010 Singapore Youth Olympic Games.

Sofia Lundgren

Since making her national team debut in a 6–3 win over England in March 2002, Lundgren has had to compete with Caroline Jönsson, Hedvig Lindahl and latterly Kristin Hammarström for the goalkeeper position.

Sophie Le Marchand

In the Twenty20 tournament, she was selected as a specialist batsman, with England's national women's team player Jane Smit keeping wicket for the Emeralds.

Sue Redfern

Sue Redfern is an English cricketer and former member of the England women's cricket team.

Sylvia Gore

She scored the England women's national football team's first ever goal in the first official match, a 3–2 win over Scotland in Greenock.

Thailand men's national under-18 ice hockey team

The Thailand men's national under-18 ice hockey team played its first game in 1998 during the 1998 IIHF Asian Oceanic Junior U18 Championship being held in Harbin, China.

Tony Readings

Readings has coached the New Zealand women's national under-20 football team and is the coach of the New Zealand women's football team coaching the side in the 2012 London Olympics.

Turkey men's national under-18 ice hockey team

Berk Akın (GK), Best Goalkeeper - 2013 IIHF World U18 Championships-Division III Group B

Vlad Marin

Marin featured in all three of Romania U19's games in October in the 2014 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification.

Wendy Owen

She was a member of the England women's national football team squad in their first official match, a 3–2 win over Scotland in Greenock.

Wolverhampton Cricket Club Ground

The ground has also hosted a single Women's One Day International match between England women and Trinidad and Tobago women in the 1973 Women's Cricket World Cup.


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