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 sponsorSky Sports
Sport	Football
Founded	1925
No. of teams	4
Country	Republic of Ireland  Northern Ireland  Scotland  Wales
Most recent champion	Republic of Ireland

TheVictory Shield is an annualfootball tournament competed for by the under-16 teams ofScotland,Republic of Ireland,Northern Ireland andWales. The Victory Shield had traditionally been competed for by the fourHome Nations, butthe Football Association withdrew theEngland 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 withUEFA competitions.^[3]

Incomplete

• 1925 – Scotland

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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 2010 England
• 2011 England
• 2012 England
• 2013 Scotland
• 2014 Wales
• 2015 Wales
• 2016 Republic of Ireland
• 2017 Republic of Ireland
• 2018 Northern Ireland
• 2019 Scotland & Wales – joint champions

• 2020 | Not Played
• 2021 Scotland & Wales – joint champions
• 2022 Republic of Ireland
• 2023 Republic of Ireland
• 2024 Republic of Ireland

•  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)

• "Sky Sports Victory Shield (U16 Boys) - Past Winners". Schools Association Football International Board. Retrieved3 March 2022.

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