Blues loanee Trevoh Chalobah skippered as England’s U19s crashed out of the European Championships following a 5-0 hammering by France in their final group game in Vaasa, Finland.
Chalobah, a member of the squad which won the competition in Georgia last summer, played the full game as he won his 23rd U19s cap, while Town striker Ben Morris was an unused sub having made his debut in the 1-1 draw with Ukraine on Friday.
England finished third in their group and now face a play-off against Norway on Thursday for a place at next summer’s U20 World Cup in Poland.
Andre Dozzell was also a key man in the side which won the Euros last summer but has remained behind this year as he continues his return from injury.
Fellow midfielders Tristan Nydam and Flynn Downes also won U19s caps last season but Town were unwilling to release the duo for the competition, preferring that they remain in Suffolk for pre-season.
Nydam and Downes were far from the only players head coach Paul Simpson was unable to call upon with a number of clubs refusing to release youngsters who would otherwise have been in the squad.