England U20 international at Home Park

[Paul_Roberts]

]It will be the first England game to be held at Home Park since the Under-21s beat Poland 2-1 in 1989.

I swear the England under 18's (I think it was that age category) played a game at HP when we were in the championship, in fact I'm 100% because I was there, don't recall the year and who against though.

Correct. V belgium. Michael owen hatrick[/quote]

Michael Owen wouldn't have played for England youth when we were in the Championship - that would have been years earlier.

 

[up the line]

You're right Paul it was 1995 and it was u15s but still evidence of the BBC reports inaccuracy. In honesty I missed the bit where cobi said it was during the championship years.
Besides I was at the Belgium game. ,think it ended about 7-1 to England and it snowed during the game

 

[Tyhee_Slim]

Off the top of my head didn't Norman Piper and Colin Sullivan get representative honours.

Pretty sure you're right, Piper v Bulgaria in 1970 and Sully v Finland a couple of years later I think. The Bulgaria match was, I think, parr of the 'Maylower 70' celebrations in the city. Not sure if it was a qualifier for a tournament, though I think international football was, outside the top level, taken far less importantly then, so the FA was happy to allow a player from the host club to play. Strangely though, I think players themselves took the honour of representing their country more seriously, and for far better reasons than today's players, i.e. not just something to put on their CV.

 

[Lundan Cabbie]

There was a few under 23 games at HP including one of their biggest home attendances. One match was a nil-nil with local lad Trevor Francis playing.

http://www.englandfootballonline.com/Ma ... TmU23.html

 

[memory man]

Silly details stick in my mind. My only memory of the 1970 under 23 game v Bulgaria was that all their players purchased wallpaper to take back with them, something that was not readily available in their homeland. I seem to recall them having their picture taken outside a shop just to the east of the Viaduct - was it Widgers perhaps?

 

[djg145]

Should try and get the Womens England team down here playing!

 

[youngbutloyal]

Should try and get the Womens England team down here playing!

I hope that comment is purely based on their talents as footballers.

 

[GreenSam]

The game up-the-line is referring too in the Champ years is the England Schoolboys if I remember correctly. Against Scotland in 2006.

 

[jerryatricjanner]

I attended both of those U 23 games in which Piper and Sullivan played. Looking at the stats provided by Lundan I found it surprising that 28,000 attended the first game against Bulgaria yet only 18,000 the Poland game a couple of years later. Perhaps World cup fever was fresher in peoples' minds?

 

[Knarf Reprah]

Any news on tickets?

 

[Wozzer]

I've got mine.

 

[soccerpilgrim]

Was this just at the ticket office, Wozzer?

 

[Wozzer]

Yes mate, got them on Saturday.

 

[soccerpilgrim]

Thanks! Will get mine this week.

 

[L G]

Article on the OS about a cheque presentation being made at the match.. :thumbs:

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http://www.pafc.co.uk/news/article/trus ... 28210.aspx