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November 2002
Darren is in the 23-strong Scotland Under-17
squad for a training camp on 6th and 7th November.
September 2002
Scotland Under-17s played two games against
Northern Ireland and Darren played in the first match. Scotland
changed the team for the second game and I don't know if he
played in it or not.
Tuesday, 9th September, 2002 - Northern Ireland 0
Scotland 1 (at Coleraine Showgrounds). Darren played the whole
game.
Wednesday, 11th September, 2002 - Northern Ireland 1 Scotland 3 (at
Limavady Showgrounds).
August, 2002
Darren was selected for a Scotland Under-17
training squad, but did not attend as he was playing for England
in the Nordic International Tournament (see next section).
July / August, 2002
Darren played for England in the Under-16 Nordic
tournament (described by the FA as an Under-17 tournament).
2002 Nordic International Tournament
The tournament was for players born in 1986 or later,
which I would normally describe as Under-16s. Seven of the eight
competing countries referred to their teams as Under-16s but
confusingly the Football Association has decided to call the
entry from England the Under-17s. England won the tournament,
which was played in Sweden.
Group A:
Tuesday, 30th July 2002 - England 4 Faroe Islands 0 (at Älvåkra
Grounds, Älvsbyn). Darren started the game.
Wednesday, 31st July 2002 - England 5 Sweden 3 (at Kvarnvallen
Stadium, Piteå). Darren started the game.
Friday, 2nd August 2002 - England 2 Norway 1 (at Björknäsvallen
Stadium, Boden). Darren was on the bench.
| |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
Pts |
| England |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
11 |
4 |
+7 |
9 |
| Norway |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
7 |
4 |
+3 |
4 |
| Sweden |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
8 |
8 |
0 |
4 |
| Faroe Islands |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
11 |
-10 |
0 |
Final:
Saturday 3rd August 2002 - England 1 Iceland 0 (at Skogsvallen,
Luleå). Darren started the game. It was 0-0 at the end of 90
minutes, and England won with a golden goal.
October / November, 2001
The four home nations have taken part in a
competition called the Victory Shield at Under-15 level for some
years. In recent times, the competition has gained more exposure
due to live coverage of games on Sky Sports. Reorganisation of
the cut-off dates for age-group international games has caused
some confusion (well, to me if no-one else!) and technically the
competition is now described as for Under-16s.
Darren Campbell was in the England squad for the
Wales game but not selected. The results and league table for
England's participation in the tournament were as follows:
Friday, 12th October 2001 - England 3 Northern Ireland 0
Friday, 2nd November 2001 - England 3 Wales 1 (Adams Park, High
Wycombe)
Friday, 30th November 2001 - England 4 Scotland 2
| |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
Pts |
| England |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
3 |
+7 |
9 |
| Scotland |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
9 |
8 |
+1 |
4 |
| Wales |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
7 |
-1 |
4 |
| Northern Ireland |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
7 |
-7 |
0 |
Summer 2001
Darren was named in an England Development squad?
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