Brewery Field to host prestigious international football match

March 18, 2022

Spennymoor Football Club will host England Schoolboys Under 18s game against Scotland on Friday 1 April.

England’s first match in the SAFIB Centenary Shield 2022 will be away to Northern Ireland on 25 March with the fixture being played at Wolff Welders FC.

The squad will then host Scotland at the Brewery Field on Friday 1 April before travelling south to host the Republic of Ireland at Eastleigh FC on Friday 8 April.

They will then round off their Centenary Shield campaign with a trip to Llansawel FC to face the Welsh on Thursday 14 April.

Tony Wilson, Managing Director of Spennymoor Town FC, said: “A monumental amount of work has gone in from our team off the pitch over the last year to improve our infrastructure, facilities and matchday offering.

“I’m thrilled to say that this is now bearing fruit with this wonderful international occasion for a non league football club.

“England Schoolboys’ football conjures images of some of our country’s most famous players, including the likes of Michael Owen.

“With the importance we put on our academy of more than 600 young people of all ages, abilities and genders, hosting this prominent fixture is a massive deal.

“This isn’t just for the football club or Spennymoor, we’re working hard to put County Durham on the map for football.

“Having these big organisations of international importance in Durham brings a boost to the whole region.

“We’re working on our relationships with all of the country’s footballing bodies and hope to be involved in more national football going forwards.

“Make no mistake, we’ve done plenty of squad building and physical building over the last few years at our club.

“We’re now building the club’s reputation in other ways. Coupled with the visit of the Austrian National side during the European Championships and the England Lionesses, this is the latest milestone that the club can be proud of.”