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SAFIB’s inspiresport Centenary Shield kicks off tomorrow (Thursday 2nd March) with the Scottish Schoolboys hosting Northern Ireland. The England U18 Schoolboys kick off their campaign later this month with a trip to Northern Ireland before two home fixtures against Scotland and Republic of Ireland at the beginning of April.

England v Scotland

The inspiresport Centenary Shield gets underway tomorrow and with it, the anticipation for the two England home fixtures is building. The England U18 Schoolboys will host Scotland at Spennymoor Town on Friday 1st April with the match kicking off at 7pm. Due to the pandemic cancelling a trip to the Brewery Field in 2020, England are excited to be hosting their first home game at Spennymoor Town FC and expect a bumper crowd to get behind the England Schoolboys as they look to lift the Shield for the first time since 2016.

Tickets for this fixture can be purchased on the Spennymoor Town FC Website here

England v Republic of Ireland

Following their home fixture vs Scotland, the England U18 Schoolboys will be traveling south to Eastleigh FC for their fixture v the Republic of Ireland on Friday 8th April. The ESFA is delighted to be hosting their second home international at Eastleigh FC which is also home of the ESFA’s principle partner Utilita and the event will feature lots of engaging activities for spectators to get involved with pre and post game.

Tickets for this fixture can be purchased on the Eastleigh FC website here.

How to Follow

All of SAFIB’s inspiresport Centenary Shield matches will be shown live across BBC Sport’s website and app and available on iPlayer (UK only). For more information on the brand new and exciting broadcast deal, check out the announcement here.

The two England home fixtures at Spennymoor Town and Eastleigh FC will also be streamed live on the ESFA’s YouTube channel ESFA TV.

For the latest updates on the inspiresport Centenary Shield and the England U18 Schoolboys’ progress in the tournament, be sure to follow @Schoolsfootball on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.

To purchase any photography from the fixtures please contact ThreeFiveThree Photography. For any media enquiries please contact Jacob Blades on [email protected].

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Ex-International Star visits school for Schools’ Football Week 2022

February 9, 2022February 9, 2022 The English Schools' FA

It’s not every day that schoolchildren get the chance to be taught by an England international but that’s what happened to pupils at Chandlers Ridge Primary in Middlesbrough.

Chandlers Ridge Primary School in Middlesbrough got Schools’ Football Week 2022 off to the best possible start on Monday 7th February with a visit from ex England International Marrie Wieczorek. Marrie was the first women born in Middlesbrough to play for her country and managed the Middlesbrough ladies team for over 20 years after her playing career.

Marrie attended the school ahead of the Lionesses’ fixture against the current Olympic Champions, Canada in the Arnold Clark Cup which is due to be played at the Riverside Stadium on 17th February. She took the pupils through a training session, testing their skills and then talked to the students about the progress of the women’s game and the amazing opportunity to watch the current stars of the game at their local ground.

Marrie said, “There are so many opportunities now, for boys and girls. They can now look to the current stars and genuinely think, “that might be me in 10-15 years’ time.” The girls especially can go to the Riverside and watch England next week knowing there is a pathway.”

Over 130,000 school children will be participating in activity during Schools’ Football Week, in association with Haier. The overall focus of the week is to introduce additional football activity into schools, whether on the field or in the classroom. However, with the ESFA reaching record levels of Girls’ National Cup entries for 21/22, the upcoming Women’s EUROs and the Arnold Clark Cup, it felt like the perfect opportunity to hone in on girls’ activity for 2022. As a result, the ESFA has registered activity taking part in Schools in England between the 7th – 13th February for over 57,000 girls.

Opportunities such as this to meet inspirational players like Marrie and to watch the current England Team compete in the Arnold Clark Cup helps to celebrate girls’ activity in schools and inspire more girls to take part moving forward.

More information on the Arnold Clarke Cup and some great offers on group booking prices can be found here.