Victory Shield
Current season, competition or edition: 2012 Victory Shield | |
 The Victory Shield—this is the second trophy, in use since the Second World War as the first trophy was lost during the war. The trophy shares its name with the competition | |
| Sport | Football |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1925 |
| No. of teams | 4 |
| Country |  England Northern Ireland Scotland Wales |
| Most recent champion(s) | Scotland (2013) |
| Official website | Sky Victory Shield |
The Victory Shield is an annual football tournament competed for by the under-16 teams of England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales.[1] The competition is broadcast live in the UK by Sky Sports who also sponsor the competition. It is sometimes referred to as the Sky Sports Victory Shield.
List of previous winners
Pre-War
Incomplete
- 1925 – Scotland
Post-War
1940s
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
- 1999–00 England
2000s
- 2000–01 Northern Ireland
- 2001–02 England
- 2002–03 England
- 2003–04 Scotland & England – joint champions
- 2004–05 England
- 2005–06 England & Wales – joint champions
- 2006–07 England
- 2007–08 England
- 2008–09 England
- 2009–10 England
2010s
Overall winners since World War II
- England – 35 (outright winners)
- Scotland – 17 (outright winners)
- Northern Ireland – 1 (outright winners)
- Wales – 1 (outright winners)
- England and Scotland – 8 (shared)
- England, Scotland and Wales – 2 (shared)
- England and Wales – 2 (shared)
Notable players who have played in the competition
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References
External links
Categories:
- International association football competitions hosted by England
- International association football competitions hosted by Scotland
- Football competitions in Wales
- International association football competitions hosted by Northern Ireland
- International association football competitions in Europe
- Youth association football