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
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| 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. The competition was continued after England's withdrawal, with the Republic of Ireland taking their place. The competition was competed by under-15 teams until 2001, when switching to under-16 to fall in line with UEFA competitions.
List of previous winners
Pre-War
Incomplete
- 1925 – Scotland
Post-War
1940s
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
- 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
- 2020-21 | Not Played
- 2021-22 Scotland & Wales – joint champions
- 2022-23 Republic of Ireland
Overall winners since World War II
- England – 38 (outright winners)
- Scotland – 17 (outright winners)
- Wales – 3 (outright winners)
- Northern Ireland – 2 (outright winners)
- Republic of Ireland – 3 (outright winners)
- England and Scotland – 8 (shared)
- England, Scotland and Wales – 2 (shared)
- England and Wales – 2 (shared)
- Scotland and Wales – 2 (shared)