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Arnold Clark Schools’ Cup and Rep Finals 2024

The English Schools' FA

Here’s everything you need to know about the upcoming ESFA National Finals at Stoke City FC

The ESFA is delighted to be returning to Stoke City FC for the inaugural Arnold Clark Schools’ Cup National Finals alongside 15 representative football finals, all being played at Stoke City from 5 -12 May 2024. The Arnold Clark Schools’ Cup finals will see 20 teams compete to be crowned National Champions in the ESFA U16 – U18 age groups, including the Men’s and Women’s U18 Super League. With Arnold Clark as the new competition sponsor for the U16 – U18 schools’ cup, the ESFA is excited to work with them to create lifelong memories for everyone involved.

Fixtures

You can see the full fixture schedule for the National Finals at SCFC below, click left or right to see what games feature on which days.

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Show your support

Entry to the stadium is completely free of charge for all spectators and you do not need a ticket to access the stadium. Parking is available in the west 2 car park and access to the stadium is via the West Stand. An event programme will be available to spectators free of charge and refreshments will be available to purchase on the concourse.

Other ways to watch

All ESFA National Finals at Stoke City FC will be streamed live via the ESFA’s YouTube channel, ESFA TV. Each final will feature full commentary and provide a great viewing experience for all those supporters who are unable to travel to the stadium.

The ESFA is delighted to be hosting these National Final events at such a fantastic venue and hope to welcome a number of spectators along to the event to cheer on this season’s finalists as they complete their schools’ football season.

Further updates

Keep an eye on the ESFA’s social channels across X (formerly known as Twitter), Instagram and Facebook to watch the build-up to the upcoming finals – just follow @schoolsfootball on all platforms.

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ESFA England Squads get the Panini sticker book treatment

The English Schools' FA

ESFA partners, Panini have created two digital sticker book spreads for the England U15 Schoolgirl and England U18 Schoolboy squads.

The ESFA and Panini have released the digital sticker album for the 2024 England U15 Schoolgirls and the England U18 Schoolboys. Each of the 18 squad members have their own digital Panini sticker, detailing their height, position, squad number and County team.

To view the full collection of individual stickers head over to the ESFA’s Instagram or X accounts (@schoolsfootball) and show the young England players some support. The ESFA thanks the team at Panini HQ for putting this collection together and making Panini sticker dreams come true for the 23/24 cohort of International players.

The England U15 Schoolgirls will be travelling to Ireland next week (Monday 25th March) for the Bob Docherty Tournament. They will play the Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland and Scotland, hoping to win the Bob Docherty for the first time since 2016, when current Lionesses, Maya Le Tissier and Katie Robinson were a part of the winning squad.

The England U18 Schoolboys travel to Wales on Thursday 28th March for their second away fixture of the season, before two home games at Walsall FC on Friday 5th April and Chesterfield FC on Friday 12th April. All three fixtures will be streamed live on the ESFA’s YouTube Channel, ESFA TV and tickets for the two home fixtures are available to purchase here.