September 13 2002

Wayne Routledge

Teenage sensation Wayne Routledge has been called up for the England Under-19 squad.

England U-19s play Hungary next week in an international friendly match in Budapest.

Routledge will gather with the other squad members at Burnham Beeches on Saturday for a few days' preparation before flying out on Tuesday for Wednesday night's game in the Hidegkúti Stadium, Budapest.

Routledge played impressively against Plymouth on Tuesday night and had been a regular for England Under 17s.

Full Squad

Lee Camp, Derby County; Luke Steele, Manchester United; Justin Hoyte, Arsenal; Pablo Mills, Derby County; Glen Johnson, West Ham United; Liam Ridgewell, Aston Villa; Peter Whittingham, Aston Villa; Marcel McKie, Tottenham Hotspur; Ben Bowditch, Tottenham Hotspur; Steven Schumacher, Everton; David Bentley, Arsenal; Kieran Richardson, Manchester United; Lee Croft, Manchester City; Edward Johnson, Manchester United; Christopher Brown, Sunderland; Stewart Downing, Middlesbrough; David Jones, Manchester United and Wayne Routledge, Crystal Palace.