Victory Shield

Victory Shield
	The Victory Shield trophy, in use since the Second World War as the first trophy was lost during the war, with the logo of former sponsor Sky Sports
Sport	Football
Founded	1925
No. of teams	4
Country	Republic of Ireland; Northern Ireland; Scotland; Wales
Most recent; champion(s)	Republic of Ireland

The Victory Shield is an annual football tournament competed for by the under-16 teams of Scotland, Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland and Wales. The Victory Shield had traditionally been competed for by the four Home Nations, but the Football Association withdrew the England team from the tournament "for the foreseeable future" in 2015.^[1] The competition was continued after England's withdrawal, with the Republic of Ireland taking their place.^[2] The competition was competed by under-15 teams until 2001, when switching to under-16 to fall in line with UEFA competitions.^[3]

List of previous winners

Pre-War

Incomplete

1925 – Scotland

Post-War

1940s

1946–47 Scotland
1947–48 Scotland
1948–49 Wales
1949–50 England

1950s

1950–51 England, Scotland & Wales – joint champions
1951–52 England
1952–53 England
1953–54 England
1954–55 England
1955–56 Scotland
1956–57 England
1957–58 England
1958–59 Scotland
1959–60 England

1960s

1960–61 Scotland
1961–62 Scotland
1962–63 England
1963–64 England
1964–65 England
1965–66 England
1966–67 England
1967–68 Scotland & England – joint champions
1968–69 Scotland
1969–70 Scotland

1970s

1970–71 England
1971–72 Scotland
1972–73 England
1973–74 Scotland
1974–75 England
1975–76 England
1976–77 England
1977–78 England & Scotland – joint champions
1978–79 England
1979–80 England & Scotland – joint champions

1980s

1980–81 England & Scotland – joint champions
1981–82 Scotland
1982–83 England & Scotland – joint champions
1983–84 England
1984–85 England
1985–86 England & Scotland – joint champions
1986–87 England
1987–88 Scotland
1988–89 Scotland
1989–90 England

1990s

1990–91 England, Scotland & Wales – joint champions
1991–92 England
1992–93 Scotland
1993–94 England
1994–95 England
1995–96 England
1996–97 Scotland & England – joint champions
1997–98 Scotland
1998–99 Scotland
1999–2000 England

Overall winners since World War II

England – 38 (outright winners)
Scotland – 17 (outright winners)
Republic of Ireland – 5 (outright winners)
Wales – 3 (outright winners)
Northern Ireland – 2 (outright winners)
England and Scotland – 8 (shared)
England, Scotland and Wales – 2 (shared)
England and Wales – 2 (shared)
Scotland and Wales – 2 (shared)

References

^ "England to withdraw from the Victory Shield". The Football Association. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
^ "Scotland Under-16 squad confirmed for Victory Shield". Scottish Football Association. 19 October 2015. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
^ "Northern Ireland Schoolboys in the Victory Shield". Northern Ireland's Footballing Greats. Jonny Dewart. 22 April 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
^ "Northern Ireland win Victory Shield". BBC Sport. BBC. 24 November 2000. Retrieved 19 October 2015.