The first trials of the ESFA Schoolboys’ season sponsored by Pro:Direct took place on Sunday 24th October
The ESFA kicked off stage one of their U18 Schoolboy Pro:Direct trials yesterday (Sunday 24 October) with the northern trial taking place at Cochrane Park in Newcastle. From this trial, a squad of successful boys have been selected to represent the north in stage two of the trials process.
Selected squad details below:
Regional Trials
The successful boys from last weekend’s event will go forward to create the North squad which will face off against the Midlands in stage two of the trials process. Trials are due to take place in the South East and South West on Sunday 7th November, concluding stage 1 of the trials process.
Full details of the International Trials and a rundown of what to expect from the 2021/22 international season can be found here.
A huge congratulations to the boys listed below for making the north representative squad:
North Squad:
| Player name | County | |
| 1 | Tom McKean | Cheshire |
| 2 | Bailey Hall | Cheshire |
| 3 | Charlie Rowe | Cleveland |
| 4 | Alfie Conway | Cleveland |
| 5 | Oscar Fletcher | Cleveland |
| 6 | Josh Mazfari | Cleveland |
| 7 | Jordan Plunket | Durham |
| 8 | Sam Johnson | Durham |
| 9 | Matthew Waller | Durham |
| 10 | Marcus Jennings | Lancashire |
| 11 | Matthew Dopson | Northumberland |
| 12 | Jamie Norvell | Northumberland |
| 13 | Tom Walsh | Northumberland |
| 14 | Alfie Dean | North Yorkshire |
| 15 | Jakub Hebda | West Yorkshire |
| 16 | Josh Stones | West Yorkshire |
The ESFA would like to thank all the players that took part in this season’s initial trials and wish them the very best of luck with their next pursuits in their footballing careers.
Follow the ESFA’s social media channels (@schoolsfootball) on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook and www.schoolsfootball.org for regular updates on the 21/22 international programme.
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The National Governing Body for Schools’ Football in England.