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

2000s

• 2000–01   Northern Ireland ^[4]
• 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

• 2010–11   England
• 2011–12   England
• 2012–13   England
• 2013–14   Scotland
• 2014–15   Wales
• 2015–16   Wales
• 2016–17   Republic of Ireland
• 2017–18   Republic of Ireland
• 2018–19   Northern Ireland
• 2019–20   Scotland &   Wales – joint champions

2020s

• 2020-21 | Not Played
• 2021-22   Scotland &   Wales – joint champions
• 2022-23   Republic of Ireland
• 2023-24   Republic of Ireland

Overall winners since World War II

•   England – 38 (outright winners)
•   Scotland – 17 (outright winners)
•   Republic of Ireland – 4 (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

External links

• "Sky Sports Victory Shield (U16 Boys) - Past Winners". Schools Association Football International Board. Retrieved 3 March 2022.