Football has been regarded as a toffs game played by hooligans, whereas rugby is a barbaric game played by gentlemen (and ladies).The Independent Schools FA, previously known as the Public Schools FA, is pleased to announce that three
members of the England 2014 World Cup Squad are former independent school
pupils.
The exploits of Frank Lampard are well documented and he played
for Brentwood in the Boodles ISFA Cup. He also played in the ISFA U16
Representative Team in the early 1990s before leaving school to join West Ham
United and then Chelsea, whom he captained to victory in the 2012 UEFA
Champions League Final. He has played
over 100 times for England and this will be his third World Cup. Who could
forget his “disallowed goal” against Germany in the last finals and of course
news of his parting of the ways with Chelsea. I played against Frank when he as a youngster playing
for the Brentwood School 1st
XI and his dad (Frank Snr), also a very good professional footballer, played in
an adults XI formed from teachers and West Ham pros, including Billy Bonds!
Fraser Forster was a pupil at RGS Newcastle and also played
in both the Boodles ISFA Cup and also for the ISFA U16 Representative
Team. Originally in Newcastle United
Academy, he joined Celtic with whom he has appeared in the UEFA Champions
League as well as winning three Scottish Premier League titles.
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain attended St. John's College,
Southsea, which is not currently a member of ISFA but still an independent
school. He attended the Southampton
Academy where he broke into the first team before moving to Arsenal where he
also has experienced Champions League football.
There are many other boys from ISFA schools who have made
their way in the professional game; notable is Will Hughes (Derby County) was a
pupil at Foremarke Hall and Repton. He produced an outstanding display for
Repton in the 2010 Rensburg Sheppards ISFA U15 Cup Final at Burton Albion and
also played representative football for ISFA at U13 level. He left school in
2011 to sign a full time contract with Derby County and made his First Team
debut as a substitute at Peterborough United in November 2011. In January 2012,
he received his first call-up for the England U17 Squad. Still only 17, he spent most of the 2012-13 season
in the Derby First Team and also made his debut for the England U21 team. Will has made even greater progress this year.
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