The team opened their Inspiresport Centenary Shield international campaign last week with a very creditable 1-1 draw against Scotland in Glasgow.
Northern Ireland Under 18 Managers Conor Marlin and Frankie Wilson have named the same squad for the game against England and will be well aware of the challenge that the team faces.
Although Northern Ireland has a tremendous record on English soil with only one defeat in the last seven encounters it is a different story when it comes to games in the Province. England has won the last five matches played here and you have to go back twelve years to find Northern Ireland's last victory on home soil. On that occasion at Dungannon in 2004 a goal from Linfield striker Andrew Waterworth contributed to a hard fought 3-2 success against the visitors.
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Northern Ireland Under 18 Squad |
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Timmy Browne |
REGENT HOUSE |
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Reece Kane |
BELFAST METROPOLITAN COLLEGE |
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Ronan Wilson |
ST JOSEPH’S DERRY |
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Adam McCracken |
BALLYCLARE HIGH |
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Caolan Marron |
ST PAUL’S BESSBROOK |
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Karl Hamill |
BANGOR ACADEMY |
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Ryan Nimick |
BELFAST METROPOLITAN COLLEGE |
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Ronan Young |
ST PIUS X COLLEGE MAGHERAFELT |
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Lloyd Anderson |
BELFAST METROPOLITAN COLLEGE |
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David Parkhouse |
ST JOSEPH’S DERRY |
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Jonathan McCaw |
BELFAST METROPOLITAN COLLEGE |
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Salou Jallow |
ASHFIELD |
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Patrick Cafolla |
OUR LADY & ST PATRICK’S KNOCK |
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Matthew Henry |
LARNE GRAMMAR |
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Sean Toland |
NWRC |
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Reece Neale |
SOUTH EAST REGIONAL COLLEGE |
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Joshua Connery |
OUR LADY & ST PATRICK’S KNOCK |
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Nathaniel Ferris |
PORTADOWN COLLEGE |
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Jack Ferguson |
LARNE HIGH SCHOOL |
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Michael Kerr |
BALLYCLARE HIGH |
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Matthew Shevlin |
BALLYMENA ACADEMY |