The first trials of the season, sponsored by Pro:Direct took place on Sunday 10 October
The ESFA hosted stage one of their U15 Schoolgirl Pro:Direct trials yesterday (Sunday 10 October) with events taking place in the North, South East and South West. From each trial, a squad of successful girls have been selected to represent their region in stage two of the trials process.
Selected squad details below:
Regional Trials
The successful girls from last weekend’s events will go forward to create the North, Midlands, South East and South West squads, with the North v South and South East v South West matches making up the second phase of the Pro:Direct 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 girls listed below for making their respective regional squads:
South West Squad
Number | Name | County |
1 | Cherry Preisner | Berkshire |
2 | Ella Stowell | Gloucestershire |
3 | Cecily Wellesley-Smith | Oxfordshire |
4 | Abby Kay | Oxfordshire |
5 | Emily Cadell | Gloucestershire |
6 | Martha Campbell | Gloucestershire |
7 | Erin Williams | Gloucestershire |
8 | Mia Endacott | Devon |
9 | Taya Pomfret | Devon |
10 | Olivia Magrath | Berkshire |
11 | Safia Bolton | Berkshire |
12 | Emilia Newton | Dorset |
13 | Sophie Lerigo | Dorset |
14 | Aimee Clarke | Dorset |
15 | Millie Hodge | Wiltshire |
16 | Holly Randall | Hampshire |
17 | Darcey Maxted | Hampshire |
South East Squad
Number | Name | County |
1 | Brook Mapp | Bedfordshire |
2 | Jessica Pegram | Kent |
3 | Isobel Young | Kent |
4 | Grace McEwen | Essex |
5 | Millie Rayner | Kent |
6 | Mia Obeng | Middlesex |
7 | Eda Pozder | Hertfordshire |
8 | Olivia Glasson | Essex |
9 | Kayla Nohasiarisoa | Middlesex |
10 | Saoirse Hourigan | Middlesex |
11 | Brianna John-Etiko | Middlesex |
12 | Amy Liddiard | Hertfordshire |
13 | Lacey Higgs | Hertfordshire |
14 | Tilly Philpot | Essex |
15 | Ruby Gaitely | Kent |
16 | Sophie Byrom | Buckinghamshire |
17 | Kaci-Jai Bonwick | Suffolk |
Midlands Squad
Number | Name | County |
1 | Abbey Beresford | West Midlands |
2 | Amelia Hiscox | West Midlands |
3 | Harriet Brooks | West Midlands |
4 | Sophia McGrath | West Midlands |
5 | Sophie Woodward | West Midlands |
6 | Simone Sherwood | Northamptonshire |
7 | Poppy Beverly | Northamptonshire |
8 | Faith Iyawa | Northamptonshire |
9 | Imogen Hollway | Northamptonshire |
10 | Molly Loughton | Humberside |
11 | Martha Gibson-Graham | Humberside |
12 | Maisie Docherty | Shropshire |
13 | Felicity Townsend | Shropshire |
14 | Olivia Houlsten | Shropshire |
15 | Eva Stanley | Shropshire |
16 | Kiera Mills | Shropshire |
17 | Summer Baxendale | Leicestershire |
18 | Charlie Tarbert | Leicestershire |
19 | Erin Moreton | Staffordshire |
20 | Amalie Edwards | Lincolnshire |
21 | Ebony Foley | Lincolnshire |
North Squad
Number | Name | County |
1 | Ashleigh Ridsdel-Harrison | South Yorkshire |
2 | Freya Grace Dyos | Northumberland |
3 | Beth Mason | Lancashire |
4 | Cara Fisher | Northumberland |
5 | Holly Tickle | Lancashire |
6 | Amelia Freeman | Durham |
7 | Gabriella Place | Cleveland |
8 | Katie Yates | South Yorkshire |
9 | Jessica Anderson | Lancashire |
10 | Emily Cassap | Durham |
11 | Niamh Boothroyd | Northumberland |
12 | Ella Baker | Cleveland |
13 | Rose McCarthy | Cleveland |
14 | Reese Hopkinson | West Yorkshire |
15 | Freya Williams – Rowe | Cheshire |
16 | Evie Sadler | Cheshire |
17 | Gracie Slater | Lancashire |
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.