 Boyd was called up for the England C team in October 2005 and played in a European Challenge Trophy game against Belgium U23. He subsequently played in two more games in the same competition. He played against Italy in February 2006. He then scored his first goal for England C in a 4 – 1 win against a Holland XI in November 2006 in the final game of the competition. Boyd made a further four appearances for Paul Fairclough's side at the end of the 2006 – 07 campaign, before his subsequent move to Peterborough made him ineligible to play in England C matches.
