The ESFA is delighted to announce the 18 players chosen to represent the England U15 Schoolgirls for the 2023-2024 season, following the final Pro:Direct trial this weekend
The ESFA concluded their search for the best schools’ footballers that England has to offer yesterday (Sunday 10th December) with the final England U15 Schoolgirls’ Pro:Direct trial taking place at Castle Vale Stadium in Birmingham. The successful girls have progressed through a rigorous selection process from October until December to be finally selected to represent their country.
The players were first nominated by their County Secretaries to attend regional trials that led to the construction of four regional squads, the North, Midlands, South East and South West. These squads then went head to head in step two of the trials process and formed the North and South squads that travelled to Birmingham yesterday for the final stage of the process.
Making the final stage of the trials is a huge personal achievement for all the girls who attended and something they can be very proud of within their footballing achievements.
Congratulations to the following girls –
| Squad Number | Players Name | County |
| 1 | Evie Mitchell | Lancashire |
| 2 | Isla Law | Gloucestershire |
| 3 | Honey Benton – Bryan | Oxfordshire |
| 4 | Millie Burdon | Cleveland |
| 5 | Macy Walby | Gloucestershire |
| 6 | Rachel McPeak | Greater Manchester |
| 7 | Zoe Ciccardini | Kent |
| 8 | Annabelle Tang | Hertfordshire |
| 9 | Macie Halsall | Cleveland |
| 10 | Chloe Giddings | Gloucestershire |
| 11 | Sophia Burton | Lancashire |
| 12 | Tarlayah (Tilly) Abrahams | West Midlands |
| 13 | Freya Weeks | Devon |
| 14 | Lily Jaynes | West Midlands |
| 15 | Lottie Thorpe | West Yorkshire |
| 16 | Maisie Brickell | Essex |
| 17 | Emily Giddings | Gloucestershire |
| 18 | Dolly Reynolds | Surrey |
These girls will first get together in February for their preparatory training camp, courtesy of inspiresport, where they will be presented with their brand new England shirts, before a three-day training camp, preparing the girls for the season ahead. The girls’ competitive fixtures will come in the form of the Bob Docherty Cup during April half term, where they will compete against other home nations in a week long tournament. This season, the Bob Docherty cup will be hosted by the Republic of Ireland.
The ESFA would like to once more congratulate all the players that were put forward for England Schoolgirls’ trials this season and wish those players that haven’t been selected the very best of luck with the rest of their season and footballing careers.
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The National Governing Body for Schools’ Football in England.