The ESFA is delighted to announce the successful trialists from the North England U18 Schoolboys’ Pro:Direct regional trial. These boys will now progress to stage two, representing their region against the Midlands, with the aim of reaching the final trial in December.
The ESFA hosted the North England U18 Schoolboys’ Pro:Direct Trial yesterday (Sunday 30th October) at Cochrane Park in Newcastle. From this trial, a squad of successful boys has been selected to go forward and represent their region in stage two of the trial process.


You can view the selected squad details below –
Regional Trials
The successful boys from last weekendās event will go forward to create the North squad which will face off against the Midlands in stage two of the trials process on Sunday 27th November. The final regional trial is due to take place in the South West (Sunday 6th November), concluding stage 1 of the trials process.
Full details of the International Trials and a rundown of what to expect from the 2022/23 international season can be found here.
A huge congratulations to the boys listed below for making the North representative squad:
Players Name | Players County |
Harrison Boot | South Yorkshire CSFA |
Oscar Fletcher | Cleveland CSFA |
Owen Burns | Cleveland CSFA |
Noah Godfrey | Cleveland CSFA |
Will Cowey | Cleveland CSFA |
Rio Joisce | Northumberland CSFA |
George Wilkinson | Durham CSFA |
Bradley Tyrie | Durham CSFA |
Harvey Smith | Durham CSFA |
Harry Alderson | Durham CSFA |
Dylan Archer | Durham CSFA |
Alex Mcdermott | Merseyside CSFA |
Jack Clarkson | Durham CSFA |
Sam Johnson | Durham CSFA |
Owen Anderson | Lancashire CSFA |
Harry Burgess-Hayde | Cheshire CSFA |
Follow the ESFA’s social media channels (@schoolsfootball) on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook and www.schoolsfootball.org for regular updates on the 22/23 international programme.
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