The ESFA is delighted to announce the successful trialists from the initial stage of the England U18 Schoolboys’ trial process. These trialists will now progress to stage two, representing their region with the aim of reaching the final trial in December.
The ESFA continued stage one of the England U18 Schoolboys’ Pro:Direct trials on Sunday 22nd October, with an event taking place in the North of England. From the trial, a squad of successful players has been selected and they will now go forward and represent the North in stage 2 of the trials process.


You can view the selected squad details below –
A huge congratulations to the players listed below for making the North regional squad:
North Squad:
Players Name | Players County |
Joel James Neale | Cleveland CSFA |
Jack Chapman | Cleveland CSFA |
Archie Small | Cleveland CSFA |
Joel Skillen | Merseyside CSFA |
Deacon Smalley | Merseyside CSFA |
Kyle Moorhouse | Cheshire CSFA |
Ryan Hardie | Durham CSFA |
Jacob Mallinson | Durham CSFA |
Joshua Thynne | Durham CSFA |
Ashton Houlahan | Durham CSFA |
James Sloan | Durham CSFA |
Ryan Johnson | Durham CSFA |
Finlay Holyoak | Greater Manchester CSFA |
Ryan Nidiweni | Northumberland CSFA |
Jude Entwistle | Lancashire CSFA |
Joshua Hague | South Yorkshire CSFA |
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.





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The National Governing Body for Schools’ Football in England.