esfagirls – English Schools' Football Association

The ESFA is delighted to announce the successful trialists from the initial stage of the England U15 Schoolgirls’ trial process. These girls will now progress to stage two, representing their region with the aim of reaching the final trial in December.

The ESFA hosted stage one of the U15 Schoolgirls’ Pro:Direct trials on Sunday 9 October, with events taking place in the North, Midlands, South East and South West of the country. From each trial, a squad of successful girls has been selected to go forward and represent their region in stage two of the trials process.

You can view the selected squad details below –

Girls trialling at England U15 Schoolgirls' trials

The successful girls from the 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 2022/23 international season can be found here.

A huge congratulations to the players listed below for making their respective regional squads:

Midlands

Players Name	Players County
Eva Stanley	Shropshire CSFA
Pixie Bradley	Shropshire CSFA
Isabel Vincent	Shropshire CSFA
Ebony Foley	Lincolnshire CSFA
Grace Smith	Lincolnshire CSFA
Libby Hudson	Nottinghamshire CSFA
Kameal Ellis	Staffordshire CSFA
Issabella Gurling	Derbyshire CSFA
Chanelle Cole	West Midlands CSFA
Isobel Roper	West Midlands CSFA
Tilly Abrahams	West Midlands CSFA
Eve Loverock	West Midlands CSFA
Ruby Roberts	Northamptonshire CSFA
Emily Walne	Derbyshire CSFA
Romy Goodman – Saunders	Leicestershire CSFA
Maisie Docherty	Shropshire CSFA CSFA

North

Players Name	Players County
Eva Bewicke	Durham CSFA
Grace Collinson	Durham CSFA
Tilly Parker	Cleveland CSFA
Annie Mitchell	Cleveland CSFA
Hollie Davidson	Cleveland CSFA
Macie – Mae Halsall	Cleveland CSFA
Milly Burdon	Cleveland CSFA
Cerys Neil	Cheshire CSFA
Skye Clough	Northumberland CSFA
Freya Dyos	Northumberland CSFA
Isla Hepburn	Northumberland CSFA
Holly Chater	Northumberland CSFA
Aoife Colbert Martin	Northumberland CSFA
Jessica Anderson	Lancashire CSFA
Lois Cartmell	Lancashire CSFA
Ocean Flanagan	Lancashire CSFA
Ebony Wilkinson	Lancashire CSFA
Erin Walker	West Yorkshire CSFA
Amelie Waine	Merseyside CSFA

South East

Players Name	Players County
Phoebe Duffin	Suffolk CSFA
Autumn Wheaton	Suffolk CSFA
Macy Arnott	Kent CSFA
Paige Hovey	Kent CSFA
Daisy Kidd	Kent CSFA
Phoebe Cowley	Kent CSFA
Amy Liddiard	Hertfordshire CSFA
Abi Conway	Hertfordshire CSFA
Lacey Higgs	Hertfordshire CSFA
Francesca Hamer	Cambridgeshire CSFA
Izzy Palmer	Cambridgeshire CSFA
Jenna Whinney	Cambridgeshire CSFA
Bryony Brodie	Cambridgeshire CSFA
Mylee Baker	Buckinghamshire CSFA
Chiemela Ude	Essex CSFA
Olivia Glasson	Essex CSFA
Amelia Marriott	Cambridgeshire CSFA

South West

Players Name	Players County
Tia-Mae Jose	Cornwall SFA
Aimee Walters	Cornwall SFA
Jessica Geach	Cornwall SFA
Molly Stroud	Devon CSFA
Roxylea Thomas	Devon CSFA
Sophie Pearse	Devon CSFA
Isabelle Firth	Devon CSFA
Ella Stowell	Gloucestershire CSFA
Macy Walby	Gloucestershire CSFA
Erin Freeman	Gloucestershire CSFA
Erin Williams	Gloucestershire CSFA
Chloe Giddings	Gloucestershire CSFA
Julia White	Wiltshire CSFA
Tyra Wilson	Wiltshire CSFA
Olivia Grace Smith	Oxfordshire CSFA
Isla Betts	Dorset CSFA
Safia Bolton	Berkshire 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.

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.

Photo credit: 353 Photography

The English Schools' FA

The National Governing Body for Schools’ Football in England.

Girls’ Football continues to grow in schools across England as the ESFA receive record entries for their 2022/23 National Schools’ Cup competitions

This record breaking announcement coincides with the Lionesses’ continued success in the Women’s Euros 2022, where a trio of former England U15 Schoolgirls’ players are thriving on the international stage.

The ESFA has seen the number of girls’ competition entries across the U12 – U18 age groups grow steadily since the introduction of girls’ competitions in 1995. This season, the number has reached its highest level yet with 1,863 teams – up by 160 teams last season, meaning around 28,446 schoolgirls will experience competitive levels of schools’ football in the 2022/23 season.

As advocates for the girls’ game, the ESFA provide a plethora of competitions and opportunities for pupils to get involved in, from their U11 Girls’ Primary Competitions, to their U18 Women’s Super League. The ESFA focused on Girls’ Football for Schools’ Football Week (SFW) in February 2022, which provided an opportunity for over 57,000 schoolgirls to experience some level of schools’ football activity during the campaign.

Thanks to the representative football structure in place across ESFA County and District Schools’ FA’s, the National Governing Body for Schools’ Football also runs an U15 England Schoolgirls’ squad each season. It is fantastic to see former England Schoolgirls, Georgia Stanway, Alessia Russo and Hannah Hampton, taking centre stage as part of the Lionesses’ squad in this year’s Women’s EUROs.

Stuart Botham, ESFA Chair 22/23 said, “The ESFA is delighted to have reached a new record-breaking number of girls’ National Cup entries for the 22/23 season, it is fantastic to see the enthusiasm for girls’ football continue to grow, season after season. The ESFA is very proud of its International Programme for both the U15 Girls’ and U18 Boys’ teams – and I hope that trialists for this season’s Schoolgirls’ squad are inspired by former players, Georgia, Alessia and Hannah, taking the women’s game by storm and heading to Wembley this Sunday.

The ESFA prides itself in striving to create an inclusive environment for all children to have an opportunity to participate in football activity, competitively or otherwise. We hope that this year’s entrants will be inspired by the Lionesses’ success and the ESFA’s opportunities and that they will achieve their goals, strive for improvement and, most importantly, build strong and lasting friendships and relationships through their love of the sport.”

2022 is already proving to be an inspirational year for Women’s football and the Lionesses’ progress to the finals will create yet another platform to engage with young schools’ football players. The Association wishes all the very best to the England Women’s squad for their Final fixture on Sunday.