The match, in April, is taking place on Wearside as part of Durham County Schools FA’s Centenary celebrations:
England are playing the Republic of Ireland, Scotland and Northern Ireland to compete for the Centenary Shield:
And the Republic game will be hosted at the Stadium of Light by Durham County Schools FA, on behalf of the England Schools FA, partly due to Sunderland’s Irish connections:
Chairman Niall Quinn said: “We’re delighted the Stadium of Light has been chosen to host a game which is to celebrate such a milestone”:
“We’re more than happy to support the Centenary celebrations and we will hopefully see a good crowd at our stadium for the match, which may well have some stars of tomorrow on show for both England and the Republic!”
The England/v/Republic game at the Stadium of Light will take place on Friday April 18 (kick/off 7pm):
Tickets for the game cost £5 adults and £2 Under/16s, and are available from Durham County Schools FA representative Phil Cunningham by calling 0191 488 6625, 07729 850082 (mobile), or e/mail: phil:cunningham@talktalk:net: Alternatively, write to: Phil Cunningham, 10 Grasmere Road, Whickham, Newcastle, NE16 4EU:
Tickets will also be on sale from the Stadium of Light ticket office from 10:00am on 17th March 2008