England

Nickname	The Three Lions
Association	The Football Association (The FA)
Coach	Steve McClaren (as of 1 August 2006)
Captain	Vacant
Most caps	Peter Shilton (125)
Top scorer	Sir Bobby Charlton (49)
FIFA Trigramme	ENG
Home colours Away colours
First international Scotland 0 - 0 England (Partick, Scotland; 30 November 1872)
Largest win Ireland 0 - 13 England (Belfast, Ireland; 18 February 1882)
Worst defeat Hungary 7 - 1 England (Budapest, Hungary; 23 May 1954)
World Cup
Appearances	12 (First in 1950)
Best result	Winners, 1966
European Championship
Appearances	7 (First in 1968)
Best result	1968: Third, 1996 Semi-finals

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Traditionally, England's greatest rivals have been Scotland^[1]. In recent years, other rivalries have developed. England-Argentina and England-Germany are two of the most heated in the world today. First international Scotland 0 - 0 England (Partick, Scotland; 30 November 1872) Largest win Scotland 9 - 0 Wales (Glasgow, Scotland; 23 March 1878) Worst defeat Uruguay 7 - 0 Scotland (Basel, Switzerland; 19 June 1954) World Cup Appearances 8 (First in 1954) Best result Round 1, all European Championship Appearances 2 (First... The Argentina and England national football teams have shared a fierce rivalry for many years, and matches between the two teams often have a particularly competitive and sometimes bellicose edge. ... The England and Germany national football teams share a major rivalry, with matches between the two nations often attracting much media attention, public interest and comment in both countries but especially in England. ...

History

Early years

England, captained by Cuthbert Ottaway, played in the first ever international football match, against Scotland at Hamilton Crescent in Partick, Scotland on 30 November 1872.(See Match Report here) The result was 0-0; England had to wait until the following year to record their first win, 4-2, over Scotland at the Kennington Oval. Cuthbert Ottaway, first captain of the England international football team, was regarded by contemporaries as perhaps the most versatile sportsman of his generation. ... First international Scotland 0 - 0 England (Partick, Scotland; 30 November 1872) Largest win Scotland 9 - 0 Wales (Glasgow, Scotland; 23 March 1878) Worst defeat Uruguay 7 - 0 Scotland (Basel, Switzerland; 19 June 1954) World Cup Appearances 8 (First in 1954) Best result Round 1, all European Championship Appearances 2 (First... Hamilton Crescent is a cricket ground located in the Partick area of Glasgow. ... Patrick is an area of Glasgow on the north bank of the River Clyde, just across from Govan. ... Motto: Nemo me impune lacessit (English: No one provokes me with impunity) Scotlands location within Europe Scotlands location within the United Kingdom Languages English, Gaelic, Scots Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow First Minister Jack McConnell Area - Total - % water Ranked 2nd UK 78,782 km² 1. ... November 30 is the 334th day (335th on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 31 days remaining. ... 1872 (MDCCCLXXII) was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Wednesday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... For the shape, see oval The Oval is a cricket ground in Kennington, London. ...

England would only play the other Home Nations (Scotland, Wales and what was then Ireland) for nearly 40 years - partly due to the dominance of the UK in international football, as well as the problems of arranging internationals in the days before air travel was commonplace. England first played Continental opposition in a 1908 tour of Central Europe, recording easy wins over Austria, Hungary and Bohemia. England's first defeat to a team outside the British Isles came in 1929, when they lost 4-3 to Spain in Madrid. First international Scotland 4 - 0 Wales (Glasgow, Scotland; 26 March 1876) Largest win Wales 11 - 0 Ireland (Wrexham, Wales; 3 March 1888) Worst defeat Scotland 9 - 0 Wales (Glasgow, Scotland; 23 March 1878) World Cup Appearances 1 (First in 1958) Best result Quarter-finals, 1958 European Championship Appearances none (First... This article refers to the tool of travel. ... 1908 (MCMVIII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Regions of Europe Central Europe is the region lying between the variously and vaguely defined areas of Eastern and Western Europe. ... First international Hungary 2 - 1 Bohemia (Budapest, Hungary; 5 April 1903) Turkey 1 - 4 Czech Republic (Istanbul, Turkey; 23 February 1994) Largest win Czech Republic 8 - 1 Andorra (Liberec, Czech Republic; 4 June 2005) Worst defeat Switzerland 3 - 0 Czech Republic (Zürich, Switzerland; 20 April 1994) World Cup Appearances... Location of the North-West European Archipelago. ... 1929 (MCMXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Madrids emblem: el oso y el madroño Madrid is the capital and the largest city in Spain, as well as in the province and the autonomous community of the same name. ...

The FA had joined FIFA in 1906, but the relationship between FIFA and the British associations was fraught, and the British nations withdrew from FIFA in 1928, in a dispute over payments to amateur players. This meant that England did not enter the first three World Cups. However they did defeat 1934 World Cup winners Italy in the "Battle of Highbury" in November 1934. The Fédération Internationale de Football Association, known worldwide by its acronym FIFA, is the international governing body of football and the largest sporting organization in the world. ... The word amateur has at least two connotations. ... The FIFA World Cup Trophy, which has been awarded to the world champions since 1974. ... The FIFA World Cup Trophy, which has been awarded to the world champions since 1974. ... The Battle of Highbury was the name given to the football match between England and Italy that took place on November 14, 1934 at Arsenal Stadium, Highbury, London. ...

Post-war

The FA rejoined FIFA in 1946, the same year they appointed the first dedicated team manager, Walter Winterbottom (although the team was picked by a committee). England lost their first match at home to non-British opposition when they were defeated 0-2 by the Republic of Ireland in 1949 at Goodison Park, Liverpool. England's World Cup debut came in 1950; however, they suffered an infamous 1-0 defeat to the United States and failed to get beyond the first group stage. Sir Walter Winterbottom, CBE (January 31, 1913 in Oldham, England – February 16, 2002) was manager of the England football team from 1946 until 1962. ... Goodison Park is the home ground of Everton F.C. in Liverpool. ... Liverpool waterfront by night, as seen from the Wirral. ... The 1950 Football World Cup was the only World Cup ever held which was not decided by a knockout final (although the last match of the tournament did end up determining the overall winner, and this match, also known as Maracanazo, is usually referred to as if it had been... Joe Gaetjens held aloft after scoring the winning goal On June 29, 1950, at the 1950 World Cup in Brazil, the United States national football team defeated the English team 1–0 in group play. ...

England's tactical inferiorities were highlighted on 25 November 1953, when Hungary came to visit Wembley Stadium. One of the best sides in the world at the time and fielding legendary players such as Sándor Kocsis and Ferenc Puskás, Hungary outclassed the English 6-3 - this was England's first ever home loss to continental opposition. In the return match in Budapest, Hungary won 7-1, which still stands as England's worst ever defeat. November 25 is the 329th (in leap years the 330th) day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1953 (MCMLIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link is to a full 1953 calendar). ... Wembley Stadium is a football stadium located in Wembley, London, England, which is currently being rebuilt, although it is well behind schedule. ... Sándor Kocsis (born September 21, 1929 in Budapest; died July 22, 1979) was a Hungarian football striker, who ranks fourth all-time with seventy five international goals (in only sixty eight caps). ... Ferenc Puskás (Hungarian: Puskás Ferenc, surname first) (born as Purczeld Ferenc April 2, 1927 in Budapest) is a Hungarian former football player and coach, nicknamed Puskás Öcsi (öcsi means little brother). He is widely regarded by football historians to be international soccers first bona fide superstar... England v Hungary (1953) refers to the first time the England football team were beaten at home by continental opposition1. ... Flag Seal Nickname: Paris of the East, Pearl of the Danubeor Queen of the Danube Location Location of Budapest in Hungary Government Country   County Hungary / E.U.   none Mayor Gábor Demszky (SZDSZ) Geographical characteristics Area     City 525,16 km²     Land   n/a km²     Water   n/a km² Population...

England struggled in the 1954 World Cup, losing to Uruguay in the quarter finals, and their hopes of success at the 1958 finals were almost completely shattered by the Munich air disaster in February that year, which claimed the lives of key internationals Roger Byrne, David Pegg, Tommy Taylor and, England's greatest single talent of the era, Duncan Edwards. Bobby Charlton, who was injured in the crash, recovered sufficiently to make his England debut in April that year and begin one of the great England international careers. He was named in the squad which travelled to Sweden for the finals but didn't kick a ball as England exited in the group stages after a play-off defeat against the USSR, a game deemed necessary after the two finished entirely equal in second spot of their group. Qualifying countries The 1954 Football World Cup was held in Switzerland. ... Qualifying countries In June 1954, the FIFA congress in Bern, Switzerland decided to award the right to host the 1958 Football World Cup to Sweden. ... A plaque at Old Trafford Football Ground commemorating the Munich air disaster The Munich air disaster occurred on February 6, 1958, when Flight BE609, a British European Airways Elizabethan class Airspeed Ambassador charter aircraft G-ALZU Lord Burghley, carrying players and backroom staff of Manchester United F.C., plus a... Roger Byrne (born February 8, 1929, died February 6, 1958) was a British footballer and a captain of Manchester United F.C.. He was one of the eight Manchester United players that lost their lives in the Munich air disaster on February 6, 1958. ... David Pegg was one of the eight Manchester United players that lost their lives in the Munich air disaster February 6, 1958. ... Thomas Taylor (January 29, 1932 – February 6, 1958), better known as Tommy Taylor, was an English footballer, who, standing at 6ft 4in, was known best for his aerial ability. ... Duncan Edwards (October 1, 1936 - February 21, 1958) was an English international footballer. ... Sir Robert Bobby Charlton, CBE (born 11 October 1937 in Ashington, Northumberland) is a former English professional football player who won a World Cup medal and the European Footballer of the Year award in 1966. ...

All the signs pointed to how far English football had fallen behind the rest of the world, although by the end of the 1950s, emerging talents such as prolific goalscorer Jimmy Greaves suggested that sufficiently talented players were available, provided the tactical and coaching side of the game could bring the best out of them. James Peter Jimmy Greaves (born 20 February 1940) was an English football player, and more recently a television pundit. ...

By the 1960s English tactics and training started to improve, and England turned in a respectable performance in the 1962 World Cup, losing in the quarter-finals to eventual winners Brazil. By now, more young players were making their mark, including elegant young defender Bobby Moore. After Winterbottom retired in 1962, former captain Alf Ramsey was appointed and crucially won the right to choose the squad and team himself, taking that role away from the selection committee. Ramsey boldly predicted that England would win the following tournament, which England were hosting. The outrageously crowded Woodstock festival epitomized the popular antiwar movement of the 60s. ... Qualifying countries In 1962 the Football World Cup returned to the continent of South America. ... Robert Frederick Chelsea Bobby Moore, OBE (April 12, 1941 - February 24, 1993) was an English footballer and captain of West Ham and the English 1966 World Cup-winning team. ... Sir Alfred Ernest Ramsey (born January 22, 1920 in Dagenham, Essex; died April 28, 1999) was a footballer and manager of the English national football team from 1963 to 1974. ...

1966 World Cup

Ramsey's prediction came true, and the 1966 World Cup was England's finest moment. An unremarkable group phase saw England win two and draw one of their games, with a 30 yard strike by Bobby Charlton at Wembley against Mexico proving a highlight. An injury to centre forward Jimmy Greaves in the final group match against France prompted Ramsey into a re-think for the quarter final against Argentina, and inexperienced replacement Geoff Hurst responded by scoring the only goal of the game. Charlton then hit both goals in a 2-1 semi-final win over Portugal and England had reached the final, where they would meet West Germany. By now, Greaves was fit again, but Ramsey kept faith with Hurst, despite calls from the media for the main goalscorer to return. 1966 was a year of triumph for the host nation, England, which won in a controversial final beating West Germany 4-2. ... Sir Robert Bobby Charlton, CBE (born 11 October 1937 in Ashington, Northumberland) is a former English professional football player who won a World Cup medal and the European Footballer of the Year award in 1966. ... Wembley Stadium is a football stadium located in Wembley, London, England, which is currently being rebuilt, although it is well behind schedule. ... James Peter Jimmy Greaves (born 20 February 1940) was an English football player, and more recently a television pundit. ... Sir Geoffrey Charles Hurst, MBE (born December 8, 1941 in Ashton-under-Lyne,Lancashire) is a footballer enshrined in the games history as the only player to have scored a hat-trick in a World Cup final. ...

England's "Wingless Wonders" (a phrase coined by the press after Ramsey devised a new 4-3-3 system which relied on stamina-based midfield players rather than natural wingers) won the final 4-2 after extra time, with three goals from Hurst and one from Martin Peters. Hurst's second goal became the most talked-about and controversial in England football history, with West Germany's players protesting - to this day - that the ball from Hurst's shot did not fully cross the goal-line after bouncing down from the crossbar. Numerous attempts to decide the matter once and for all have not been fully conclusive, although the sporting consensus suggests that England were slightly fortunate to be awarded a goal. Bobby Moore became the first and, to date, only England captain to lift the World Cup, and no other player has yet equalled Hurst's feat of a hat-trick in a World Cup final. Extra time is an additional period played at the end of some games of football (soccer) if the score is tied after the two standard periods (halves) of play. ... Martin Stanford Peters MBE, (born Plaistow, London, November 8, 1943) was a football player and hero of the victorious England team which won the 1966 World Cup. ... Robert Frederick Chelsea Bobby Moore, OBE (April 12, 1941 - February 24, 1993) was an English footballer and captain of West Ham and the English 1966 World Cup-winning team. ...

The game prompted an unwitting piece of flawless and immortal broadcasting from the BBC's Kenneth Wolstenholme when describing the last-ditch run and shot from Hurst which led to his third goal - "And here comes Hurst, he's got ... (notices spectators on the field) ... some people are on the pitch, they think it's all over! (Hurst shoots and scores) It is now!" Wolstenholme's words became as much part of the folklore from the 1966 World Cup as England's victory. The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC, sometimes also known as the Beeb or Auntie) is the largest broadcasting corporation in the world, founded in 1922. ... Kenneth Wolstenholme, DFC (born Worsley, Lancashire,. July 17, 1920; died March 25, 2002) was the original football commentator for BBC television in the 1950s and 1960s, responsible for the games most famous commentary phrase. ... They think its all over is a catch phrase popular in England. ...

Decline in the 1970s

At the 1968 European Championships, England lost to Yugoslavia in the semi-final - Alf Ramsey's first competitive defeat for five years - and Alan Mullery became the first player to be sent off while playing for England. The 1968 European Football Championship final tournament was held in Italy. ... First international Czechoslovakia 7 - 0 Yugoslavia (Antwerp, Belgium; 28 August 1920) Last International Netherlands 2 - 0 Yugoslavia (Amsterdam, Netherlands; 25 March 1992) Largest win Yugoslavia 10 - 1 India (Helsinki, Finland; 15 July 1952) Yugoslavia 9 - 0 Zaire (Gelsenkirchen, Germany; 18 June 1974) Worst defeat Czechoslovakia 7 - 0 Yugoslavia (Antwerp, Belgium... Sir Alfred Ernest Ramsey (born January 22, 1920 in Dagenham, Essex; died April 28, 1999) was a footballer and manager of the English national football team from 1963 to 1974. ... Alan Patrick Mullery MBE (born Notting Hill, London, November 23, 1941) was a footballer who enjoyed an eventful and outstanding career with Tottenham Hotspur and England in the 1960s and 1970s. ...

In Mexico, for the 1970 World Cup, despite the altitude conditions, England progressed with some ease to the quarter finals, despite a 1-0 defeat to Brazil in their group, which was most notable for a stunning save from Pele by goalkeeper Gordon Banks. In the quarter final match against West Germany England coasted into a 2-0 lead but the Germans fought back to 2-2, then in extra time Gerd Müller scored the winner. Some blame was attached to Peter Bonetti, Banks' replacement for this match, but ultimately the culpability for defeat was shared by the whole team. Qualifying countries The 1970 Football World Cup was held in Mexico, from May 31 to June 21. ... Altitude is the elevation of an object from a known level or datum. ... The term Pele can refer to: The Brazilian footballer, Edson Arantes do Nascimento: see Pelé The Ghanian footballer Abédi Pelé The Portuguese footballer Pedro Pele A goddess in Polynesian mythology: see Pele (mythology) The Portuguese word for skin An asteroid, number 2202. ... Gordon Banks, OBE (born Sheffield, England, 30th December, 1937) is a former English footballer, considered by many to be one of the best goalkeepers ever to have played the game. ... Gerhard Gerd Müller (born November 3, 1945 in Nördlingen) is a former West German football player. ... Peter The Cat Bonetti (born September 27, 1941 in Putney, London, of Swiss parents) was a football goalkeeper for Chelsea F.C., the St. ...

England failed to reach the final stages of the 1972 European Championships thanks to West Germany again. The crucial two-legged qualifier resulted in a 3-1 win for the Germans at Wembley and a goalless draw in Berlin. In the first of these games, 1966 hat-trick hero Geoff Hurst made his final England appearance. Attention then turned to qualification for the 1974 World Cup but England failed to reach the finals after an infamous 1-1 draw against Poland, who went to the finals instead as a consequence. England's inability to win was largely down to the eccentricities and heroics of Polish goalkeeper Jan Tomaszewski. In the aftermath of this failure, however, the FA sacked Ramsey. The 1972 European Football Championship (Euro 72) final tournament was held in Belgium. ... This article is about Germanys largest city. ... Sir Geoffrey Charles Hurst, MBE (born December 8, 1941 in Ashton-under-Lyne,Lancashire) is a footballer enshrined in the games history as the only player to have scored a hat-trick in a World Cup final. ... The 1974 Football World Cup was held in West Germany. ... Jan Tomaszewski (born January 9, 1948) is a retired Polish footballer. ...

After a brief period where Joe Mercer was caretaker manager of the side (during which time 1966 hero Peters played his final England game), the FA appointed Don Revie as Ramsey's permanent successor. But Revie fared worse than Ramsey, as England failed to qualify from the group stages of the 1976 European Championships, despite a memorable 5-0 group win over Cyprus in which Malcolm Macdonald scored all five of England's goals, a post-war record which remains. Revie also fell out with Alan Ball, the last of the 1966 winners, in the summer of 1975, removing him from both captaincy and team and bringing a sudden end to his international career. Revie himself resigned controversially in 1977, halfway through England's ultimately unsuccessful bid to qualify for the 1978 World Cup in order to take a lucrative offer in the United Arab Emirates. He was punished by the FA and banned from working in English football for a decade, and although he overturned the ban on appeal, he would never work in English football again. Joe Mercer, OBE (August 9, 1914 - August 9, 1990) was an English football player and manager. ... A caretaker manager is someone who takes temporary charge of team affairs of a football club. ... Don Revie, OBE, (10 July 1927 - 26 May 1989), was a football player for Leicester City, Hull City, Sunderland, Manchester City and Leeds United as a deep lying centre-forward. ... The 1976 European Football Championship (Euro 76) final tournament was held in Yugoslavia. ... Malcolm Ian Macdonald (born January 7, 1950, Fulham, England) was an English footballer always known as Supermac. Born in Fulham, London, Macdonald started out as a full back before switching to centre forward. ... Alan Ball is the name of more than one prominent individual: For the former England footballer, see: Alan Ball (football player) For the screenwriter, see: Alan Ball (screenwriter) This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ... The 1978 Football World Cup was held in Argentina. ... The Football Association (The FA) is the governing body of football in England (and the Crown dependencies of Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man). ...

The Greenwood era

After the departure of Revie, Brian Clough applied for the post but the FA gave the role to Ron Greenwood, who had been brought out of retirement to act as caretaker after Revie's exit. He was unable to rescue England's campaign to reach the 1978 World Cup - the damage had been done by a defeat to Italy during Revie's era - but he did take England to its first tournament in a decade when qualification for the 1980 European Championships in Italy was secured. During the qualification campaign, England played a friendly match against Czechoslovakia, in which Viv Anderson became the first black player to win an England cap. England were unspectacular at the finals and did not progress beyond their group. At the same time, the team were attracting an ever-growing hooligan element in their support, especially at matches abroad, and against Belgium, Italian police were forced to deploy tear gas. Brian Clough, OBE Brian Howard Clough, OBE was born in Middlesbrough on 21 March 1935 and died at Derby City Hospital on 20 September 2004. ... Ron Greenwood CBE (November 11, 1921 — February 8, 2006) was an English football player and manager, best known for being manager of the English national football team from 1977 until 1982. ... The 1980 European Football Championship (Euro 80) final tournament was held in Italy. ... Vivian Anderson (born 29 August 1956) was the first black football player to represent England. ... Ultras at FC Twente - SC Heerenveen in 2002 Hooliganism is unruly and destructive behaviour, usually by gangs of young people. ... A riot control agent is a type of lachrymatory agent (or lacrimatory agent). ...

Greenwood had begun to plan England's future upon taking the job, and the likes of Bryan Robson, Kenny Sansom, Terry Butcher and Glenn Hoddle were already fully-fledged internationals as England turned attentions to qualifying for the 1982 World Cup in Spain. The campaign was long and topsy-turvy, with England unable to put a reasonable run of victories together but eventually England benfitted from other results and qualified in the final game with a 1-0 win over Hungary at Wembley. Bryan Robson, OBE (born Witton Gilbert, County Durham, January 11, 1957) is a former England footballer who also captained and coached his country. ... Kenny Sansom (born September 26, 1958 in Camberwell, London) was an English footballer who remains his countrys most capped full back. ... In Englands white, RÃ¥sunda Stadium 1989 Terence Ian (Terry) Butcher (born December 28, 1958 in Singapore) is the current manager of Motherwell and former professional footballer who made his name as an uncompromising defender with Ipswich Town, Rangers and England in the 1980s. ... Glenn Hoddle (born October 27, 1957 in Hayes, London) is a football manager and former player for Tottenham Hotspur and England. ... Qualifying countries The 1982 Football World Cup was held in Spain by decision of FIFA in July 1966, in the same session where FIFA gave the right to host the 1974 and 1978 tournaments to, respectively, West Germany and Argentina. ... Wembley Stadium is a football stadium located in Wembley, London, England, which is currently being rebuilt, although it is well behind schedule. ...

At the finals, England won all three of their group games and Robson scored one of the fastest goals at a World Cup finals when he netted 27 seconds into the opening match against France. England went into the second round pool but were eliminated despite ultimately not losing a game. Greenwood announced his immediate retirement. This was also another tournament marred by violence, a problem which would continue through the rest of the decade when England went overseas.

Revival under Robson

Although at the time he was widely derided by the press, Bobby Robson is now looked upon as one of England's more successful managers. He started badly on a PR front by not telling captain Kevin Keegan that he would not be calling him into his first squad, and Keegan heard the news via the media, aired his disgust and retired from the international game. Sir Bobby Robson Sir Robert William Robson CBE, known as Sir Bobby Robson (born February 18, 1933) is a football manager and former football player. ... Joseph Kevin Keegan, OBE (born February 14, 1951 in Armthorpe, Yorkshire) is a former English football coach and player, and one of its all time greatest players. ...

On the pitch, Robson's England failed to make the final stages of the 1984 European Championships by losing out to Denmark, but a fresher, younger squad took England to the 1986 World Cup in Mexico. England had a poor start, losing to Portugal and then drawing with Morocco in a game which saw Ray Wilkins become the first England player to be sent off at a World Cup and captain Bryan Robson helped from the field in agony, not to return again in the competition, after dislocating his shoulder. Pressure mounted on England to rescue themselves with a win over Poland and Gary Lineker's first-half hat-trick did just that. In the second round, England defeated Paraguay 3-0 thanks largely to two more goals from Lineker, but were to fall short in controversial circumstances against the eventual winners Argentina in the quarter finals, thanks to two very different but equally memorable goals from Diego Maradona - the infamous "Hand of God" goal, where Maradona punched the ball into the net, and then the second after a 50-yard dribble past five England players that is widely regarded as one of the finest goals in history and is often called the Goal of the Century. Lineker scored England's late consolation, his sixth of the tournament, and duly won the Golden Boot. His star increased so profoundly as a consequence of the World Cup that he was purchased by Barcelona immediately afterwards. The 1984 European Football Championship (Euro 84) final tournament was held in France. ... Qualifying countries The 1986 Football World Cup was held in Mexico from May 31 to June 29. ... Raymond Colin Wilkins MBE (born September 14, 1956 in Hillingdon, Middlesex) was an English football player, and now a highly respected coach and TV pundit. ... Bryan Robson, OBE (born Witton Gilbert, County Durham, January 11, 1957) is a former England footballer who also captained and coached his country. ... Gary Winston Lineker, OBE (born 30 November 1960 in Leicester) is a former English international footballer, playing as a striker, and is now a sports broadcaster for Match of the Day. ... Diego Armando Maradona (born October 30, 1960), is a former Argentine football player. ... Maradona left, Shilton right The Hand of God goal (Spanish: Mano de Dios) was scored by Diego Maradona in the quarter-final match of the 1986 FIFA World Cup between England and Argentina, played on 22 June 1986 in Mexico Citys Estadio Azteca. ... The Goal of the Century, also known as Greatest Goal in FIFA World Cup History, was an award given for the greatest goal ever scored in a FIFA World Cup finals. ... The Goal of the Century, also known as Greatest Goal in FIFA World Cup History, was an award given for the greatest goal ever scored in a FIFA World Cup finals. ... The World Cup Golden Boot is the award given to the top goalscorer in the FIFA World Cup. ... Futbol Club Barcelona, popularly known as Barça, is a sports club based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. ...

England's impetus and progress was lost when, at the 1988 European Championships in Germany, a lethargic and misfiring group of players lost all three of their group games, including a shock 1-0 reversal against the Republic of Ireland, managed by 1966 England hero Jack Charlton. The tournament also marked the final England appearances of stalwarts Glenn Hoddle and Kenny Sansom, the latter of whom attained a total of 86 caps, which remains the record for a full back. Robson offered his resignation, which was declined, and England recovered to go through their qualifying campaign for the 1990 World Cup without conceding a goal. Ruud Gullit lifts the trophy after winning the cup with the Netherlands The 1988 European Football Championship (Euro 88) final tournament was held in West Germany. ... John Jack Charlton OBE (born Ashington, Northumberland, May 8, 1935) was a footballer who spent his whole career in the successful Leeds United side of the 1960s and 1970s and won the World Cup with England. ... Glenn Hoddle (born October 27, 1957 in Hayes, London) is a football manager and former player for Tottenham Hotspur and England. ... Kenny Sansom (born September 26, 1958 in Camberwell, London) was an English footballer who remains his countrys most capped full back. ... Ciao, the mascot. ...

The 1990 World Cup in Italy was to be Robson's last tournament in charge, having decided against extending his contract in order to return to club football with PSV Eindhoven. The competition turned out to be England's best since 1966; after a slow start in the group stage, England managed narrow wins over Belgium and Cameroon in the knockout rounds, before being beaten on penalties by West Germany in the semi-finals after drawing 1-1, with Stuart Pearce and Chris Waddle failing from the spot. The team's good performance, the relative lack of violence, winning the Fair Play Award and the emergence of Paul Gascoigne - England's player of the tournament, who famously cried after being booked against West Germany (which would have ruled him out of the final had England won) - were all factors in the rehabilitation of football into British society in the 1990s. After the World Cup, Shilton retired from international football with 125 caps, a record remains to this day. Philips Sport Vereniging (English: Philips Sports Union), widely known either as PSV or PSV Eindhoven, is a sports club from Eindhoven, the Netherlands. ... Penalty shootouts (officially referred to as kicks from the penalty mark) are sometimes used to decide which team progresses to the next stage of a tournament following a draw in a game of association football (soccer). ... Stuart Pearce. ... Christopher (Chris) Roland Waddle (born December 14, 1960) was a famous English footballer of the 1980s and 1990s. ... At the end of each World Cup final tournament, several awards are attributed to the players and teams which have distinguished from the rest, in different aspects of the game. ... Paul John Gascoigne, often referred to by his nickname Gazza (born 27 May 1967 in Gateshead, County Durham), is a former English football player, notorious for his colourful character in the game. ...

Mixed 1990s

Robson's successor, Graham Taylor, did not build on the team that fared well in 1990. He discarded senior players like Bryan Robson and Chris Waddle (in the form of his life at Olympique de Marseille) and, although qualification was relatively smooth, Taylor's team ultimately failed to win a single game at the 1992 European Championships in Sweden. Taylor was also widely castigated for taking off Gary Lineker in what turned out to be his final England appearance, when England needed a goal, and Lineker himself needed to score just one more goal to equal Bobby Charlton's record of 49 goals for the national team. Graham Taylor (born September 15, 1944, Worksop, Nottinghamshire) is a football manager and a former player. ... Bryan Robson, OBE (born Witton Gilbert, County Durham, January 11, 1957) is a former England footballer who also captained and coached his country. ... Christopher (Chris) Roland Waddle (born December 14, 1960) was a famous English footballer of the 1980s and 1990s. ... Olympique de Marseille is a football team that plays in Ligue 1, the top level of the French Football League, based in Marseille. ... The 1992 European Football Championship (Euro 92) final tournament was hosted by Sweden. ... Gary Winston Lineker, OBE (born 30 November 1960 in Leicester) is a former English international footballer, playing as a striker, and is now a sports broadcaster for Match of the Day. ...

England missed out on qualifying for the 1994 FIFA World Cup altogether; defeats in Norway and then the Netherlands ultimately ruined England's hopes, and the team infamously went 1-0 down to tiny San Marino in their final qualifying match after just eight seconds, one of the fastest international goals of all time, before recovering to win 7-1. Taylor was sacked soon after the San Marino game and took some years to re-establish his reputation as a coach and manager. Qualifying countries The 1994 FIFA World Cup held in the USA was won by Brazil who beat Italy 3-2 in a penalty shootout after the game and extra time ended 0-0. ...

Terry Venables was the next appointment to the post. Venables oversaw a much improved performance at the 1996 European Championships - although he was helped from the start as the tournament was to take place in England and therefore he did not have to go through a qualifying campaign. It was also the 30th anniversary of the 1966 World Cup victory, so fans' expectations were high as the tournament began with Venables deploying emerging younger stars such as Steve McManaman, Darren Anderton and Gary Neville alongside established mainstays of previous campaigns, including Paul Gascoigne, Stuart Pearce, David Platt and Tony Adams, a player featuring in his first tournament since the debacle of the 1988 European Championships. After famous victories over Scotland - a 2-0 win featuring a crucial David Seaman penalty save and a brilliant Gascoigne goal - and the Netherlands by 4-1, and a rare penalty shoot-out win over Spain, England fans were subjected to déjà vu as their side lost a semi-final on penalties to Germany again after drawing 1-1. Gareth Southgate missed the vital penalty this time. Alan Shearer, who had taken over from Lineker as England's core centre forward, emerged from the tournament as its top scorer with five goals. Terence Frederick Venables (born January 6, 1943 in Dagenham, London) is an English football manager, who managed the England national football team. ... The 1996 European Football Championship (or simply Euro 96) was hosted by England. ... Steven Charles McManaman (born 11 February 1972, in Liverpool, England) was a famous English footballer of the 1990s and early 2000s who played as a midfielder in a career that spanned two of European footballs biggest club sides in Liverpool F.C. and Real Madrid. ... Darren Robert Anderton (born March 3, 1972 in Southampton) is an English association football (soccer) player, who currently plays in the English Championship for Wolverhampton Wanderers. ... Gary Alexander Neville (born February 18, 1975 in Bury, Lancashire) is an English footballer who is Englands most capped right full back, and also Manchester Uniteds club captain. ... Paul John Gascoigne, often referred to by his nickname Gazza (born 27 May 1967 in Gateshead, County Durham), is a former English football player, notorious for his colourful character in the game. ... Stuart Pearce. ... David Andrew Platt (born June 10, 1966 in Chadderton, Oldham) is an English footballer, regarded as one of the most industrious and complete midfield players the country has produced with a goalscoring ability the envy of most strikers. ... Tony Alexander Adams MBE, (born 10 October 1966) is an English football player and manager. ... Ruud Gullit lifts the trophy after winning the cup with the Netherlands The 1988 European Football Championship (Euro 88) final tournament was held in West Germany. ... David Andrew Seaman MBE (born 19 September 1963 in Rotherham, South Yorkshire) is an English football goalkeeper who played for several clubs, most notably Arsenal and most recently with Manchester City. ... The term déjà vu (French: already seen, also called paramnesia) describes the experience of feeling that one has witnessed or experienced a new situation previously. ... Gareth Southgate (born September 3, 1970 in Watford, Hertfordshire) is a former English footballer, most famous for his penalty miss against Germany at Euro 96 that saw his team go out of the tournament. ... Alan Shearer, OBE (born 13 August 1970 in Gosforth, Newcastle) is a former English footballer. ...

Due to tension between himself and the FA over the extension of his contract after the tournament, Venables announced in advance of the 1996 European Championships that he would step down after its completion [2], although it became widely and inaccurately reported that Venables was told by the FA he would not be employed further because of ongoing worries about his business interests.

Venables' successor was Glenn Hoddle, merely eight years after he finished his international playing career. Hoddle immediately courted controversy by giving Alan Shearer the captaincy ahead of Tony Adams, but he also gave real hope to England fans by exploiting the talents of numerous young stars emerging in the English game, including the Manchester United midfield trio of of Paul Scholes, Nicky Butt and David Beckham and central defenders Rio Ferdinand and Sol Campbell. Hoddle oversaw England's successful qualification for the 1998 World Cup with a 0-0 draw at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome and drew out a winning perfomance in the Tournoi de France, a friendly tournament held before the World Cup against competition hosts France, Brazil and Italy. However after this promising build-up they were knocked of the World Cup on penalties, this time in the last 16 to Argentina, although the game itself had been galvanised by a wonder goal from 18 year old striker Michael Owen, upon whom Hoddle had taken a chance and put into the starting XI. Glenn Hoddle (born October 27, 1957 in Hayes, London) is a football manager and former player for Tottenham Hotspur and England. ... Alan Shearer, OBE (born 13 August 1970 in Gosforth, Newcastle) is a former English footballer. ... Tony Alexander Adams MBE, (born 10 October 1966) is an English football player and manager. ... Manchester United F.C. is an English football club, and is based at Old Trafford Football Ground, Stretford, Manchester. ... Paul Scholes (born November 16, 1974, in Salford, Greater Manchester) is an English football player who has spent his whole career at Manchester United. ... Nicky Butt Nicholas Nicky Butt (born January 21, 1975 in Gorton, Manchester) is an English footballer who is contracted to Newcastle United in the English Premiership, he finshed a loan period at Birmingham City in May 2006 after they were relegated to the English Championship. ... David Beckham David Robert Joseph Beckham OBE (born May 2, 1975) is an English footballer born in Leytonstone, London. ... Rio Gavin Ferdinand (born November 7, 1978 in Peckham, London) is a Manchester United and an England international football player. ... Sulzeer Jeremiah Sol Campbell (born 18 September 1974) is an English footballer with Arsenal and England. ... The 1998 Football World Cup was held in France, by the FIFA decision in July 1992 beating a bid by Morocco to host the event. ... Stadio Olimpico is a stadium in Rome, Italy. ... City motto: Senatus Populusque Romanus – SPQR (The Senate and the People of Rome) Founded 21 April 753 BC (mythical), early 1st millennium BC (archaeological) Region Latium Area  - City Proper  1285 km² Population  - City (2004)  - Metropolitan  - Density (city proper) 2,553,873 almost 4,300,000 1. ... This article is in need of attention. ... For other people named Michael Owen, see Michael Owen (disambiguation). ...

Hoddle's reign itself was riddled with ridicule over his religious convictions and insistence on employing a faith healer as part of the set-up, and he resigned after expressing his controversial beliefs about the disabled in a newspaper interview; he said that he thought disabled people were paying for sins committed in former lives. Faith healing is the use of solely spiritual means in treating disease, which, in some cases, is accompanied with the refusal of modern medical techniques. ... The term disability, as it is applied to humans, refers to any condition that impedes the completion of daily tasks using traditional methods. ...

Under considerable media and public pressure, the FA appointed former captain Kevin Keegan, who only just managed to get England into the 2000 European Championships after a 2-1 aggregate playoff win over Scotland. At the finals in Belgium and Holland, a lacklustre England failed to get beyond the group stage, losing to both Portugal and Romania after leading in each game. After England's exit, Alan Shearer retired from international football - he had announced his intentions prior to the tournament and numerous efforts subsequently to change his mind failed. In September 2000 Keegan himself resigned, citing that he was "a little bit short" [3] tactically at international level, after England lost their very last match at the old Wembley Stadium, a World Cup qualifier against Germany. That defeat also prompted the retirement from international football of Adams after a 13 year England career. The FA's chief executive of the time, Adam Crozier, reluctantly accepted Keegan's resignation in the Wembley tunnel's lavatory and before leaving the stadium, had telephoned the agent of Sven Göran Eriksson to talk about the vacancy. The Football Association (The FA) is the governing body of football in England (and the Crown dependencies of Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man). ... Joseph Kevin Keegan, OBE (born February 14, 1951 in Armthorpe, Yorkshire) is a former English football coach and player, and one of its all time greatest players. ... The 2000 UEFA European Championship, or Euro 2000, was the 11th edition of the UEFA European Championship, a competition between the national football teams of Europe held every four years and organised by UEFA, footballs governing body in Europe. ... Holland is a region in the central-western part of the Netherlands. ... Wembley Stadium is a football stadium located in Wembley, London, England, which is currently being rebuilt, although it is well behind schedule. ... Although some of this article appears original, the bulk of it (the first eight paragraphs of the FA section) have been copied & pasted from the URL below Categories: Possible copyright violations ... Sven-Göran Eriksson England Manager (help· info) (born February 5, 1948) is a Swedish football manager. ...

The Eriksson era and World Cup 2002 Korea/Japan

In 2001, Eriksson was duly appointed as Keegan's successor, and as a Swedish national, he became the first foreign national to manage England. Eriksson immediately turned around the team's campaign to qualify for the 2002 World Cup with a 5-1 victory over Germany in Munich, where England came from behind with goals from Emile Heskey, Steven Gerrard and a Michael Owen hat-trick. England ensured qualification after a tense final game against Greece; David Beckham scored from a free kick in the last seconds of the game to make the score 2-2 and put England top of their group on goal difference. In the finals in Japan and South Korea, England beat Argentina 1-0 in the group stage - with Beckham scoring the only goal as he exorcised his ghosts of the red card four years earlier - and reached the quarter-finals before being beaten 2-1 by the eventual winners Brazil. The 2002 FIFA World Cup (Official name: 2002 FIFA World Cup Korea/Japan) was held in South Korea and Japan from 31 May to 30 June. ... This article is being considered for deletion in accordance with Wikipedias deletion policy. ... Munich (German: München, (pronounced listen) is the capital of the German Federal State of Bavaria (German: Freistaat Bayern). ... Emile William Ivanhoe Heskey (born 11 January 1978 in Evington, Leicester, England) to an Antiguan father and Barbudan mother is a professional football player for Birmingham City F.C. and England international. ... Steven George Gerrard (born 30 May 1980) is an English football player with Liverpool F.C. He is widely regarded as one of the best and the most complete midfield players in the world,[1] and became the second youngest captain (after Didier Deschamps) ever to lift the European Cup... For other people named Michael Owen, see Michael Owen (disambiguation). ... In sports, a hat-trick (more often rendered in North America as hat trick, without the hyphen) is associated with achieving something in a group of three. ... David Beckham David Robert Joseph Beckham OBE (born May 2, 1975) is an English footballer born in Leytonstone, London. ...

Euro 2004 in Portugal

For the 2004 European Championships, England came top of their qualification group after drawing 0-0 away to Turkey. During the campaign, teenage striker Wayne Rooney was installed as a new star in England's attack, with much expected of him for the finals. His emergence was tempered by the loss of defender Rio Ferdinand, who was given an eight month ban from all football at the beginning of 2004 after missing a drugs test, meaning he was unable to go to Portugal for the finals. Despite a last-minute loss to France in the group stage, England progressed with Rooney scoring in games against Switzerland and Croatia. Although favoured to do well in the quarter-finals, England's challenge was greatly affected early in the game when Rooney suffered a broken metatarsal in his foot. England eventually lost in yet another penalty shootout, this time to hosts Portugal, after a 2-2 draw. Beckham and Darius Vassell missed the crucial kicks. Michael Owen's goal during the game enabled him to become the first England player to score in four consecutive tournaments. Euro 2004 Logo The 2004 UEFA European Football Championship, commonly called Euro 2004, was held in Portugal between 12 June and 4 July 2004. ... Wayne Mark Rooney (born 24 October 1985 in Liverpool) is an English footballer, widely considered to be one of the leading young talents in world football – in September 2005 he was selected by his fellow professionals as the inaugural FIFPro World Young Player of the Year. ... Rio Gavin Ferdinand (born November 7, 1978 in Peckham, London) is a Manchester United and an England international football player. ... The metatarsus consists of the five long bones of the foot, which are numbered from the medial side (ossa metatarsalia I.-V.); each presents for examination a body and two extremities. ... Darius Vassell (born 13 June 1980 in Sutton Coldfield) is an English international footballer who plays club football in the Premiership at Manchester City. ... For other people named Michael Owen, see Michael Owen (disambiguation). ...

Qualification To Germany

The year 2005 saw Eriksson receive heavy criticism from fans for his defensive strategies and alleged lack of passion, his lack of communication with the players from the bench, and a perceived inability to change tactics when necessary in a game, as witnessed against Brazil in 2002. A 4-1 loss to Denmark in a friendly was followed by a humiliating 1-0 defeat to Northern Ireland in a 2006 World Cup qualifier, which despite a previously excellent qualifying record led to further criticism. An unconvincing 1-0 victory over Austria did nothing to relieve the pressure. However, despite these criticisms England qualified for the World Cup finals with one match to spare, and travelled to Germany as group winners following a 2-1 victory and a much improved performance against Poland. First international Ireland 0 - 13 England (Belfast, Ireland; February 18, 1882) Largest win Ireland (IFA) 7 - 0 Wales (Belfast, Northern Ireland; February 1, 1930) Worst defeat Ireland 0 - 13 England (Belfast, Ireland; February 18, 1882) World Cup Appearances 3 (First in 1958) Best result Quarterfinals, 1958 European Championship Appearances none... 2006 World Cup redirects here. ...

In their first friendly match following qualification for the World Cup, England beat Argentina 3-2 in Geneva, Switzerland, in a game many have described as England's best performance in a very long time. Michael Owen scored twice in the last four minutes and emerged as a clear candidate to eventually beat Bobby Charlton's long-standing goals record for England as he surpassed the numerous players on 30 goals or below to go a clear fourth in the scoring chart. The Argentina and England national football teams have shared a fierce rivalry for many years, and matches between the two teams often have a particularly competitive and sometimes bellicose edge. ... Geneva (pronunciation //; French: Genève //, German: //, Italian: Ginevra) is the second most populous city in Switzerland, and is the most populous city of Romandy (the French-speaking part of Switzerland). ... Sir Robert Bobby Charlton, CBE (born 11 October 1937 in Ashington, Northumberland) is a former English professional football player who won a World Cup medal and the European Footballer of the Year award in 1966. ...

New Manager After World Cup

Despite this, following revelations made in the News of the World newspaper during January 2006, the Football Association decided to come to an agreement with Eriksson over his future and on 23 January 2006, it was announced that Eriksson was to stand down after the summer's World Cup Finals. A number of possible successors were linked with the job; after a series of interviews that were widely criticized for their length, Portuguese national team manager Luiz Felipe Scolari was allegedly offered the job, but declined due to the belief that accepting the offer before a World Cup would conflict with his managerial duties at Portugal^[2]. On 4 May 2006, it was announced that Steve McClaren would succeed Eriksson after the World Cup. His first game in charge will be against Greece at Old Trafford on 16 August. The News of the World is a British tabloid newspaper published every Sunday. ... The Football Association (The FA) is the governing body of football in England (and the Crown dependencies of Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man). ... January 23 is the 23rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... First international Spain 3 - 1 Portugal (Madrid, Spain; 18 November 1921) Largest win Portugal 8 - 0 Liechtenstein (Lisbon, Portugal; 18 November 1994) Portugal 8 - 0 Liechtenstein (Coimbra, Portugal; 9 June 1999) Portugal 8 - 0 Kuwait (Leiria, Portugal; 19 November 2003) Worst defeat Portugal 0 - 10 England (Lisbon, Portugal; 25 May... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... May 4 is the 124th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (125th in leap years). ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Steve McClaren Steven McClaren (born 3 May 1961 in Fulford, York) is a former professional footballer and currently manager of English Premiership team Middlesbrough. ... Old Trafford Football Stadium (given the nickname The Theatre of Dreams by Bobby Charlton) is the home of Manchester United F.C. Located in the borough of Trafford in Greater Manchester, it has been Uniteds home since 1910. ... August 16 is the 228th day of the year (229th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ...

Rooney's Injury

Another issue which was set to affect England's preparations came on 29 April 2006 when Rooney broke another metatarsal while playing for Manchester United. Despite reservations and protests from medical staff, journalists and Manchester United officials that Rooney would not be fit for the World Cup, Eriksson stood firm and selected him in his squad(it later turned out that the injury was not as serious as the public had been led to believe, and Rooney was passed as match fit near the end of the group stages). Eriksson also took along untried 17 year old Theo Walcott despite never seeing him play. Walcott made his debut in a friendly against Hungary in May 2006, becoming the youngest ever England international and surpassing the record previously held by Rooney. In addition to the injured Rooney and the untried Walcott, Eriksson selected just two more strikers to take to Germany - Michael Owen (who had only just returned from a 6 month injury lay off) and the 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Peter Crouch. April 29 is the 119th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (120th in leap years). ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Manchester United F.C. is an English football club, and is based at Old Trafford Football Ground, Stretford, Manchester. ... Theodore Walcott (born March 16, 1989 in Stanmore, London[1]) is an English footballer who currently plays for Arsenal, having signed there from Southampton on January 20, 2006. ... For other people named Michael Owen, see Michael Owen (disambiguation). ... Peter James Crouch (born January 30, 1981 in Macclesfield, Cheshire) is an English international football player, known simply as Crouchy to many fans. ...

World Cup 2006

England's 2006 World Cup campaign saw them drawn into Group B alongside Paraguay, Trinidad and Tobago and Sweden. Their opening match of the tournament was against Paraguay in the Waldstadion in Frankfurt on 10 June 2006. The only goal of the game came after 2 minutes and 44 seconds, when a David Beckham free kick was headed in by Paraguayan defender Carlos Gamarra. 2006 World Cup redirects here. ... Waldstadion The Commerzbank-Arena (also historically known as Waldstadion) is a 52,000 seat stadium in Frankfurt, Germany that is primarily used for football and American football. ... Skyline of Frankfurt at night is the largest city in the German state of Hesse and the fifth-largest city in Germany. ... June 10 is the 161st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (162nd in leap years), with 204 days remaining. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... David Beckham David Robert Joseph Beckham OBE (born May 2, 1975) is an English footballer born in Leytonstone, London. ... Carlos Alberto Gamarra Pavon (born February 17, 1971 in Ypacarai, Paraguay) is a football player. ...

The 1-0 win over Paraguay was followed by a 2-0 victory over Trinidad and Tobago on 15 June 2006 in the Nuremburg. The deadlock was only broken in the 84th minute when England took the lead with a Peter Crouch header, and this was followed by a Steven Gerrard strike in injury time. The win secured England's place in the last 16. It also saw the return as a substitute of Wayne Rooney just six weeks after breaking a metatarsal bone in his foot. June 15 is the 166th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (167th in leap years), with 199 days remaining. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Frankenstadion Nuremberg The Frankenstadion was inaugurated in 1928 in Nuremberg as home stadium to the Bundesliga club 1. ... Peter James Crouch (born January 30, 1981 in Macclesfield, Cheshire) is an English international football player, known simply as Crouchy to many fans. ... Steven George Gerrard (born 30 May 1980) is an English football player with Liverpool F.C. He is widely regarded as one of the best and the most complete midfield players in the world,[1] and became the second youngest captain (after Didier Deschamps) ever to lift the European Cup... Wayne Mark Rooney (born 24 October 1985 in Liverpool) is an English footballer, widely considered to be one of the leading young talents in world football – in September 2005 he was selected by his fellow professionals as the inaugural FIFPro World Young Player of the Year. ... The metatarsus consists of the five long bones of the foot, which are numbered from the medial side (ossa metatarsalia I.-V.); each presents for examination a body and two extremities. ...

England's final group match saw them play Sweden in Cologne. Rooney started the game, but his strike partner Michael Owen was stretchered off with a cruciate ligament injury after less than two minutes, but England still took a first half lead through a wonder strike from Joe Cole. Sweden equalised through Marcus Allback before Steven Gerrard gave England the lead again in the 86th minute. England, however, were denied a first win over Sweden since 1968 when Henrik Larsson levelled again in the 90th minute. Sol Campbell's introduction as a substitute made him the first England player to feature in the final stages of six consecutive tournaments, beginning with the 1996 European Championships. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... For other people named Michael Owen, see Michael Owen (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Knee (disambiguation). ... Joseph John Cole (born November 8, 1981 in Archway, London) is a professional footballer who plays for Chelsea of the Premiership and the England national team. ... Marcus Allbäck (born July 5, 1973 in Göteborg) is Swedish football (soccer) striker, who currently plays for FC Copenhagen in Denmark. ... Henrik Larsson MBE (born September 20, 1971 in Helsingborg, Skåne) is a Swedish international football player. ... Sulzeer Jeremiah Sol Campbell (born 18 September 1974) is an English footballer with Arsenal and England. ... The 1996 European Football Championship (or simply Euro 96) was hosted by England. ...

England beat Ecuador in the last 16 on 25 June in Stuttgart courtesy of a David Beckham free-kick. Beckham duly became the first England player to score in three World Cup tournaments, having also found the net at the 1998 and 2002 competitions. The game also saw Rooney's full rehabilitation as he managed to play for the whole 90 minutes. June 25 is the 176th day of the year (177th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 189 days remaining. ... Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion The Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion is a stadium located in Stuttgart, Germany. ... David Beckham David Robert Joseph Beckham OBE (born May 2, 1975) is an English footballer born in Leytonstone, London. ...

The quarter-final against Portugal on 1 July, ended 0-0 after extra time. David Beckham was substititued early in the second half with an ankle injury, and then Wayne Rooney was sent off for stamping on Ricardo Carvalho's groin[4] in a rough tackle, though Rooney later denied it was intentional. Grays Fig. ... Wayne Mark Rooney (born 24 October 1985 in Liverpool) is an English footballer, widely considered to be one of the leading young talents in world football – in September 2005 he was selected by his fellow professionals as the inaugural FIFPro World Young Player of the Year. ... Ricardo Alberto Silveira Carvalho (born May 18, 1978 in Amarante, near Porto), pron. ...

The draw led to a penalty shoot-out that England lost 3-1, thus being eliminated from the tournament. Frank Lampard, Steven Gerrard and Jamie Carragher (who had to re-take his initially scored irregular penalty for not waiting for the referee's whistle) all had their attempts saved by keeper Ricardo, with Owen Hargreaves, later to be named man of the match [5], the only England player to score his penalty kick. It continued England's woes in penalty shootouts at major championships as well as Sven-Göran Eriksson's poor head-to-head record against Luiz Felipe Scolari. For Frank Lampard Jr. ... James Lee Duncan Carragher (born January 28, 1978 in Bootle, Merseyside) is an English international footballer. ... Ricardo Pereira, usually referred to simply as Ricardo (pron. ... This article or section seems not to be written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia entry. ... In sport, a man of the match or player of the game award is given to the outstanding player in a particular match. ... Penalty shootouts (officially referred to as kicks from the penalty mark) are sometimes used to decide which team progresses to the next stage of a tournament following a draw in a game of association football (soccer). ... (IPA pronunciation: , born February 5, 1948) is a Swedish football manager and prominent socialite. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

The morning after England's exit, a tearful Beckham announced that he was stepping down as captain, although he stressed that he was keen to continue playing for England. In his last press conference prior to the flight home, Eriksson said he only wished to be remembered for being "honest", and a coach who "tried my best".

Next captain

Steve McClaren's first task as England manager will be to choose the next captain, following the resignation of David Beckham. There are a number of candidates, although the vice-captain under Eriksson, Michael Owen, is almost certainly out of the running. This makes the next captain likely to be either John Terry or Steven Gerrard, both of whom are captains of their clubs (Chelsea and Liverpool respectively) and popular with England supporters generally. Another club captain, Manchester United's Gary Neville, though an accomplished leader and an articulate and frank interviewee, is unlikely to get the role due to his age, although he was handed temporary captaincy for a portion of a match in the world cup, in place of an injured Beckham. Steve McClaren Steven McClaren (born 3 May 1961 in Fulford, York) is a former professional footballer and currently manager of English Premiership team Middlesbrough. ... For other people named Michael Owen, see Michael Owen (disambiguation). ... This article is about the English footballer. ... Steven George Gerrard (born 30 May 1980) is an English football player with Liverpool F.C. He is widely regarded as one of the best and the most complete midfield players in the world,[1] and became the second youngest captain (after Didier Deschamps) ever to lift the European Cup... Chelsea Football Club (also known as The Blues or previously as The Pensioners), founded in 1905, are one of the most famous English Premier League football teams. ... Liverpool Football Club (usually known simply as Liverpool) are an English football club, and are based in Liverpool, Merseyside. ... Manchester United F.C. is an English football club, and is based at Old Trafford Football Ground, Stretford, Manchester. ... Gary Alexander Neville (born February 18, 1975 in Bury, Lancashire) is an English footballer who is Englands most capped right full back, and also Manchester Uniteds club captain. ...

There is no deadline or time limit, and McClaren is free to leave the captaincy issue until he announces his first squad for a scheduled friendly international with Greece in August 2006 (although McClaren's first match is in doubt due to Greece's suspension from International football by FIFA as of 3rd July 2006). The Fédération Internationale de Football Association, known worldwide by its acronym FIFA, is the international governing body of football and the largest sporting organization in the world. ...

Home stadium

For the first 50 years of its existence, the England team played its home matches at different venues all around the country; for the first few years it used cricket grounds, before later moving on to football clubs' stadiums. England played their first match at Wembley Stadium in 1924, the year after it was completed, against Scotland, but for the next 27 years would only use Wembley as a venue for Scotland matches; other opposition were still entertained at club grounds around the country. For the insect, see Cricket (insect). ... Wembley Stadium is a football stadium located in Wembley, London, England, which is currently being rebuilt, although it is well behind schedule. ... First international Scotland 0 - 0 England (Partick, Scotland; 30 November 1872) Largest win Scotland 9 - 0 Wales (Glasgow, Scotland; 23 March 1878) Worst defeat Uruguay 7 - 0 Scotland (Basel, Switzerland; 19 June 1954) World Cup Appearances 8 (First in 1954) Best result Round 1, all European Championship Appearances 2 (First...

In May 1951, Argentina became the first team other than Scotland to be entertained at Wembley, and by 1960 nearly all of England's home matches were being played there. Between 1966 and 1995, England did not play a single home match anywhere else.

England's last match at Wembley before its demolition and reconstruction was against Germany on 7 October 2000, a game which England lost 1-0. Since then the team has played at 14 different venues around the country, with Old Trafford having been the most often used. The FA have ruled that when the new Wembley is completed in late-2006 or early-2007, England's travels will end, and the team will play all of their home matches there until at least 2036. The main reason for this is financial. The FA did not own the old Wembley stadium, but it does own the new one, and has taken on debts of hundreds of millions of pounds to pay for it. Thus it needs to maximise the revenue from England matches, and does not wish to share it with the owners of other grounds. October 7 is the 280th day of the year (281st in leap years). ... This article is about the year 2000. ... Old Trafford Football Stadium (given the nickname The Theatre of Dreams by Bobby Charlton) is the home of Manchester United F.C. Located in the borough of Trafford in Greater Manchester, it has been Uniteds home since 1910. ...

Forthcoming fixtures

• Friendly: England v Greece, 16 August at Old Trafford, Manchester
• Euro 2008 Qualifying Group E:
  • England v Andorra, 2 September at Old Trafford, Manchester
  • Republic of Macedonia v England, 6 September
  • England v Republic of Macedonia, 7 October at Old Trafford, Manchester
  • Croatia v England, 11 October
• Friendly: Netherlands v England, 15 November at the Amsterdam ArenA
• Euro 2008 Qualifying Group E (continued):
  • Israel v England, 24 March 2007 at Ramat Gan Stadium, Tel Aviv
  • Andorra v England, at the Estadio Comunal de Aixovall 28 March 2007
  • Estonia v England, 6 June 2007
  • England v Israel, 8 September 2007 at Wembley Stadium
  • England v Russia, 12 September 2007 at Wembley Stadium
  • England v Estonia, 13 October 2007 at Wembley Stadium
  • Russia v England, 17 October 2007
  • England v Croatia, 21 November 2007 at Wembley Stadium

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Recent results

Goal scorers in brackets.

• 2006 World Cup Quarter-finals
  • England 0 - 0 (1-3 on Penalty Kicks) Portugal, 1 July, at Veltins-Arena, Gelsenkirchen
• 2006 World Cup Round of last 16
  • England 1 - 0 Ecuador, 25 June, at Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion, Stuttgart (England: D. Beckham) 60
• 2006 World Cup Group B:
  • Sweden 2-2 England, 20 June at Müngersdorfer Stadion, Cologne (England: J. Cole 34, Gerrard 86; Sweden: Allback 51, Larsson 90)
  • England 2-0 Trinidad & Tobago, 15 June at Frankenstadion, Nuremberg (England: Crouch 83, Gerrard 91)
  • England 1-0 Paraguay, 10 June at Waldstadion, Frankfurt (England: Gamarra og 3mins)
• Friendly: England 6-0 Jamaica, 3 June 2006 at Old Trafford, Manchester (England: Lampard 11, Taylor 17 og, Crouch 29, Owen 32, Crouch 67, 89)
• Friendly: England 3-1 Hungary, 30 May 2006 at Old Trafford, Manchester (England: Gerrard 45, Terry 51, Crouch 84; Hungary: Dardai 55)
• Friendly: England 2-1 Uruguay, 1 March 2006 at Anfield, Liverpool (England: Crouch 74, J Cole 90; Uruguay: Pouso 25)
• Friendly: England 3-2 Argentina, 12 November 2005 at Stade de Geneve, Geneva (England: Rooney 39, Owen 87, 92; Argentina: Crespo 35, Samuel 54)
• 2006 World Cup Qualification Group 6:
  • England 2-1 Poland, 12 October 2005 at Old Trafford, Manchester (England: Owen 43, Lampard 79; Poland: Frankowski 45)
  • England 1-0 Austria, 8 October 2005 at Old Trafford, Manchester (England: Lampard 24)
  • Northern Ireland 1-0 England, 7 September 2005 at Windsor Park, Belfast (Northern Ireland: Healy 74
  • Wales 0-1 England, 3 September 2005 at Millennium Stadium, Cardiff (England: J Cole 54)
• Friendly: Denmark 4-1 England, 17 August 2005 at Parken Stadion, Copenhagen

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Current players

The following players have all recently been called up to the England squad. This article lists the confirmed squads for the 2006 FIFA World Cup tournament held in Germany, between June 9 and July 9, 2006. ...

Goalkeepers

Defenders

Midfielders

Strikers

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Coaching Staff

• Manager: Steve McClaren Begins 1 August 2006
• Assistant Manager: vacant (Newspapers speculate Terry Venables)
• Coach: Sammy Lee
• Coach: vacant (Newspapers speculate Alan Shearer)
• Goalkeeping Coach: Ray Clemence
• Fitness Coach: Ivan Carminati
• Team Doctor: vacant
• Physiotherapist: Gary Lewin
• Masseur: Chris Neville
• Masseur: Steve Slattery
• Masseur: Rod Thornley
• Kit Manager: Martin Grogan
• Kit Manager: Tom McKechnie

Image File history File links Flag_of_England_(bordered). ... Steve McClaren Steven McClaren (born 3 May 1961 in Fulford, York) is a former professional footballer and currently manager of English Premiership team Middlesbrough. ... Terence Frederick Venables (born January 6, 1943 in Dagenham, London) is an English football manager, who managed the England national football team. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England_(bordered). ... Sammy Lee (born February 7, 1959 in Liverpool to a Liverpudlian/Korean mother and a Mandarin Chinese father - although he spent most of his life in Dublin) was a diminutive but skilful midfield player in the great Liverpool team of the early 1980s. ... Alan Shearer, OBE (born 13 August 1970 in Gosforth, Newcastle) is a former English footballer. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England_(bordered). ... Raymond Neal Clemence, MBE (born 5 August 1948 in Skegness, England) was one of English and European footballs best and most decorated goalkeepers, part of the all-conquering Liverpool team of the 1970s. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England_(bordered). ... Gary Lewin (born May 16, 1964 in East Ham, London) is the head physiotherapist for Arsenal F.C. and a first-team physio for the England national football team. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England_(bordered). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England_(bordered). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England_(bordered). ... Rod Thornley (born 2 April 1977, Bury) Rod plays his football in the Nationwide Conference as a striker for Altrincham F.C.. His is also assistant masseur for Manchester United and is also masseur for the England national team, which on occasion causes him to miss matches for Altrincham. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England_(bordered). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England_(bordered). ...

Competition history

World Cup record

Qualifying countries The first FIFA World Cup was staged in 1930. ... Qualifying countries The 1934 Football World Cup was hosted in Italy, chosen by FIFA over the other candidate, Sweden, in Stockholm in October 1932. ... Qualifying countries The 1938 Football World Cup was played in France, the second tournament in a row to be played in Europe. ... Qualifying countries The 1950 Football World Cup was the only one not decided by a knockout final. ... Qualifying countries The 1954 Football World Cup was held in Switzerland. ... Qualifying countries In June 1954, the FIFA congress in Bern, Switzerland decided to award the right to host the 1958 Football World Cup to Sweden. ... Qualifying countries In 1962 the Football World Cup returned to the continent of South America. ... Qualifying countries 1966 was a year of triumph for the host nation, England, which won the final beating West Germany 4-2. ... Qualifying countries The 1970 Football World Cup was held in Mexico, from May 31 to June 21. ... Qualifying countries The 1974 Football World Cup was held in West Germany. ... Qualifying countries The 1978 Football World Cup was held in Argentina between June 1 and 25, 1978. ... Qualifying countries The 1982 Football World Cup was held in Spain by decision of FIFA in July 1966, in the same session where FIFA gave the right to host the 1974 and 1978 tournaments to, respectively, West Germany and Argentina. ... Qualifying countries The 1986 Football World Cup was held in Mexico from May 31 to June 29. ... Ciao, the mascot. ... Qualifying countries The 1994 FIFA World Cup held in the USA was won by Brazil who beat Italy 3-2 in a penalty shootout after the game and extra time ended 0-0. ... The 1998 Football World Cup was held in France, by the FIFA decision in July 1992 beating a bid by Morocco to host the event. ... The 2002 FIFA World Cup (Official name: 2002 FIFA World Cup Korea/Japan) was held in South Korea and Japan from 31 May to 30 June. ... 2006 World Cup redirects here. ...

European Championship record

• 1960 - Did not enter
• 1964 - Did not qualify
• 1968 - Third place
• 1972 - Did not qualify - Quarter-Finals
• 1976 - Did not qualify
• 1980 - Round 1
• 1984 - Did not qualify
• 1988 - Round 1
• 1992 - Round 1
• 1996 - Semi-Finals
• 2000 - Round 1
• 2004 - Quarter-Finals

The 1960 European Football Championship, then called the European Nations Cup, was the first edition of the European Football Championship, held every four years and endorsed by UEFA. The final tournament was held in France. ... The 1964 European Football Championship, then called the European Nations Cup, was the second edition of the European Football Championship, held every four years and endoresed by UEFA. The final tournament was held in Spain. ... The 1968 European Football Championship final tournament was held in Italy. ... The 1972 European Football Championship (Euro 72) final tournament was held in Belgium. ... The 1976 European Football Championship (Euro 76) final tournament was held in Yugoslavia. ... The 1980 European Football Championship (Euro 80) final tournament was held in Italy. ... The 1984 European Football Championship (Euro 84) final tournament was held in France. ... Ruud Gullit lifts the trophy after winning the cup with the Netherlands The 1988 European Football Championship (Euro 88) final tournament was held in West Germany. ... The 1992 European Football Championship (Euro 92) final tournament was hosted by Sweden. ... The 1996 European Football Championship (or simply Euro 96) was hosted by England. ... The 2000 UEFA European Championship, or Euro 2000, was the 11th edition of the UEFA European Championship, a competition between the national football teams of Europe held every four years and organised by UEFA, footballs governing body in Europe. ... Euro 2004 Logo The 2004 UEFA European Football Championship, commonly called Euro 2004, was held in Portugal between 12 June and 4 July 2004. ...

FIFA World Ranking

Player history

Famous past players

Members of the 1966 World Cup-winning team are in bold. Tony Alexander Adams MBE, (born 10 October 1966) is an English football player and manager. ... Vivian Anderson (born 29 August 1956) was the first black football player to represent England. ... Alan Ball Alan Ball MBE (born May 12th 1945 in Farnworth, Bolton, Lancashire) was a footballer who was the youngest member of Englands 1966 World Cup winning team. ... Gordon Banks, OBE (born Sheffield, England, 30th December, 1937) is a former English footballer, considered by many to be one of the best goalkeepers ever to have played the game. ... John Charles Bryan Barnes (born November 7, 1963 in Kingston, Jamaica) was a hugely successful and well known Jamaican-born English football player of the 1980s and 1990s, and was formerly also a one time manager of Scottish side, Glasgow Celtic. ... Peter Andrew Beardsley MBE (born January 18, 1961, Newcastle-upon-Tyne) was an English footballer who set a record transfer fee and represented his country 59 times. ... Steve Bloomer Stephen Bloomer (January 20, 1874 - April 16, 1938) was an English footballer from 1892 until 1914. ... Sir Trevor David Brooking, CBE (born 1948 in Barking) is a football player turned manager, pundit and administrator. ... In Englands white, Råsunda Stadium 1989 Terence Ian (Terry) Butcher (born December 28, 1958 in Singapore) is the current manager of Motherwell and former professional footballer who made his name as an uncompromising defender with Ipswich Town, Rangers and England in the 1980s. ... Michael Roger Mick Channon (born 28 November 1948 in Orcheston, Wiltshire, United Kingdom) is a sportsman who enjoyed a career as a feared football goalscorer with Southampton and England in the 1970s and later became a hugely successful racehorse trainer. ... Sir Robert Bobby Charlton, CBE (born 11 October 1937 in Ashington, Northumberland) is a former English professional football player who won a World Cup medal and the European Footballer of the Year award in 1966. ... John Jack Charlton OBE (born Ashington, Northumberland, May 8, 1935) was a footballer who spent his whole career in the successful Leeds United side of the 1960s and 1970s and won the World Cup with England. ... Raymond Neal Clemence, MBE (born 5 August 1948 in Skegness, England) was one of English and European footballs best and most decorated goalkeepers, part of the all-conquering Liverpool team of the 1970s. ... George Cohen MBE (born Kensington, London, 22 October 1939) was the right back for England in the side which won the 1966 World Cup. ... William Ralph Dean (January 22, 1907-March 1, 1980), popularly known as Dixie Dean, was an English football player, one of the most prolific centre forwards in English football history, who is best known for his exploits at Everton. ... Duncan Edwards (October 1, 1936 - February 21, 1958) was an English international footballer. ... Sir Thomas Finney, OBE (born April 5, 1922, Preston) is a former English association footballer famous for his loyalty to his league club, Preston North End F.C., and for his performances in the English national side. ... Trevor John Francis (born April 19, 1954 in Plymouth, England), was educated at Plymouths Public Secondary School for Boys and was a noted footballer and Englands first £1 million player. ... Paul John Gascoigne, often referred to by his nickname Gazza (born 27 May 1967 in Gateshead, County Durham), is a former English football player, notorious for his colourful character in the game. ... James Peter Jimmy Greaves (born 20 February 1940) was an English football player, and more recently a television pundit. ... John Norman Haynes (October 17, 1934 - October 18, 2005), better known as Johnny Haynes, was an English footballer who played a club-record 658 games and scored 158 goals for Fulham Football Club between 1952 and 1970. ... Glenn Hoddle (born October 27, 1957 in Hayes, London) is a football manager and former player for Tottenham Hotspur and England. ... Emlyn Walter Hughes, OBE (August 28, 1947, Barrow-in-Furness - November 9, 2004, Sheffield) was an English footballer who captained the Liverpool F.C. side of the 1970s, having joined them from Blackpool in 1967. ... Roger Hunt MBE (born Golborne, Lancashire 20th July 1938) was a footballer whose predatory instincts made him one of the English games most feared and respected strikers. ... Sir Geoffrey Charles Hurst, MBE (born December 8, 1941 in Ashton-under-Lyne,Lancashire) is a footballer enshrined in the games history as the only player to have scored a hat-trick in a World Cup final. ... Paul Emerson Carlyle Ince (born October 21, 1967 in Ilford, London) is a football player who won numerous honours with Manchester United and became the first black player to captain the England team in a career that saw him play for five English clubs and Italian side, Internazionale. ... Joseph Kevin Keegan, OBE (born February 14, 1951 in Armthorpe, Yorkshire) is a former English football coach and player, and one of its all time greatest players. ... Gary Winston Lineker, OBE (born 30 November 1960 in Leicester) is a former English international footballer, playing as a striker, and is now a sports broadcaster for Match of the Day. ... Nathaniel Lofthouse, OBE, (born August 27, 1925), better known as Nat Lofthouse, was an English footballer who played for Bolton Wanderers for his whole career. ... Paul Mariner (born Bolton, Lancashire, May 22, 1953) was a centre forward with Ipswich Town and England in the 1970s and 1980s. ... Sir Stanley Matthews, CBE (February 1, 1915 - February 23, 2000) was a football player, often regarded as one of the greats of the English game. ... Robert Frederick Chelsea Bobby Moore, OBE (April 12, 1941 - February 24, 1993) was an English footballer and captain of West Ham and the English 1966 World Cup-winning team. ... Stuart Pearce. ... Martin Stanford Peters MBE, (born Plaistow, London, November 8, 1943) was a football player and hero of the victorious England team which won the 1966 World Cup. ... David Andrew Platt (born June 10, 1966 in Chadderton, Oldham) is an English footballer, regarded as one of the most industrious and complete midfield players the country has produced with a goalscoring ability the envy of most strikers. ... Bryan Robson, OBE (born Witton Gilbert, County Durham, January 11, 1957) is a former England footballer who also captained and coached his country. ... Kenny Sansom (born September 26, 1958 in Camberwell, London) was an English footballer who remains his countrys most capped full back. ... Paul Scholes (born November 16, 1974, in Salford, Greater Manchester) is an English football player who has spent his whole career at Manchester United. ... David Andrew Seaman MBE (born 19 September 1963 in Rotherham, South Yorkshire) is an English football goalkeeper who played for several clubs, most notably Arsenal and most recently with Manchester City. ... Alan Shearer, OBE (born 13 August 1970 in Gosforth, Newcastle) is a former English footballer. ... Teddy Sheringham in action for West Ham Edward Paul Teddy Sheringham (born April 2, 1966 in Walthamstow, London, England) is an English footballer. ... Peter Leslie Shilton OBE (born Leicester, England, September 18, 1949) was an outstanding goalkeeper who holds the record for most international appearances for his country. ... Gareth Southgate (born September 3, 1970 in Watford, Hertfordshire) is a former English footballer, most famous for his penalty miss against Germany at Euro 96 that saw his team go out of the tournament. ... Trevor Steven (born Berwick-upon-Tweed, England, September 21, 1963) was a highly-regarded England footballer who shot to fame with the all-conquering Everton side of the 1980s. ... Gary Stevens (born Michael Gary Stevens in Barrow-in-Furness, England, 27th March 1963) was an English footballer who shot to fame in the great Everton side of the 1980s. ... Norbert Nobby Peter Stiles MBE, (born Collyhurst, Manchester, 18 May 1942), was the toothless midfield ballwinner of Englands 1966 World Cup winning side. ... Christopher (Chris) Roland Waddle (born December 14, 1960) was a famous English footballer of the 1980s and 1990s. ... Des Walker (born Hackney, London, 26th November 1965) was an England international footballer known for becoming one of Nottingham Forests all-time heroes. ... Dave Watson (born October 5, 1946 in Stapleford, Nottinghamshire) was a towering centre half who shot to stardom as part of the Sunderland team which won the FA Cup in 1973. ... Raymond Colin Wilkins MBE (born September 14, 1956 in Hillingdon, Middlesex) was an English football player, and now a highly respected coach and TV pundit. ... Ramon (Ray) Wilson MBE (born Shirebrook, Derbyshire, 17th December 1934) was a footballer who played at left back. ... Anthony Stewart Tony Woodcock (born December 6, 1955) is an English former football player, who played as a striker. ... Vivian John Woodward (June 3, 1879 - January 31, 1954) was an English amateur football player. ... Billy Wright can refer to: Billy Wright (footballer) [[* Billy Wright (terrorist)]]* Billy Wright (musician) This human name article is a disambiguation page — a list of pages that might otherwise share the same title, which is a persons or persons name. ...

Player records

Main article: England national football team records

This article lists various football records in relation to the England national football team. ...

Most capped England players

Main article: List of England international footballers

As of July 1, 2006, the players with the most caps for England are: This is a list of England international footballers – football players who have played for the England national football team. ... July 1 is the 182nd day of the year (183rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 183 days remaining. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Members of the 1966 World Cup-winning team are in bold. Peter Leslie Shilton OBE (born Leicester, England, September 18, 1949) was an outstanding goalkeeper who holds the record for most international appearances for his country. ... Robert Frederick Chelsea Bobby Moore, OBE (April 12, 1941 - February 24, 1993) was an English footballer and captain of West Ham and the English 1966 World Cup-winning team. ... Sir Robert Bobby Charlton, CBE (born 11 October 1937 in Ashington, Northumberland) is a former English professional football player who won a World Cup medal and the European Footballer of the Year award in 1966. ... Statue of Billy Wright outside the stand bearing his name at Molineux Stadium, Wolverhampton Billy Wright, CBE (6 February 1924 – 3 September 1994) was an English footballer for Wolverhampton Wanderers. ... David Beckham David Robert Joseph Beckham OBE (born May 2, 1975) is an English footballer born in Leytonstone, London. ... Bryan Robson, OBE (born Witton Gilbert, County Durham, January 11, 1957) is a former England footballer who also captained and coached his country. ... Kenny Sansom (born September 26, 1958 in Camberwell, London) was an English footballer who remains his countrys most capped full back. ... Raymond Colin Wilkins MBE (born September 14, 1956 in Hillingdon, Middlesex) was an English football player, and now a highly respected coach and TV pundit. ... Gary Alexander Neville (born February 18, 1975 in Bury, Lancashire) is an English footballer who is Englands most capped right full back, and also Manchester Uniteds club captain. ... Gary Winston Lineker, OBE (born 30 November 1960 in Leicester) is a former English international footballer, playing as a striker, and is now a sports broadcaster for Match of the Day. ... For other people named Michael Owen, see Michael Owen (disambiguation). ...

For a longer list of players with 25 caps or more, see List of England international footballers. This is a list of England international footballers – football players who have played for the England national football team. ...

Top England goalscorers

Members of the 1966 World Cup-winning team are in bold. Sir Robert Bobby Charlton, CBE (born 11 October 1937) Ashington, Northumberland is a former English professional football player who won a World Cup medal and the European Footballer of the Year award in 1966. ... Gary Winston Lineker, OBE (born 30 November 1960 in Leicester) is a former English international footballer, playing as a striker, and is now a sports broadcaster for Match of the Day. ... James Peter Jimmy Greaves (born 20 February 1940) was an English football player, and more recently a television pundit. ... For other people named Michael Owen, see Michael Owen (disambiguation). ... Sir Thomas Finney, OBE (born April 5, 1922, Preston) is a former English association footballer famous for his loyalty to his league club, Preston North End F.C., and for his performances in the English national side. ... Nathaniel Lofthouse, OBE, (born August 27, 1925), better known as Nat Lofthouse, was an English footballer who played for Bolton Wanderers for his whole career. ... Alan Shearer, OBE (born 13 August 1970 in Gosforth, Newcastle) is a former English footballer. ... Vivian John Woodward (June 3, 1879 - January 31, 1954) was an English amateur football player. ... Steve Bloomer Stephen Bloomer (January 20, 1874 - April 16, 1938) was an English footballer from 1892 until 1914. ... David Andrew Platt (born June 10, 1966 in Chadderton, Oldham) is an English footballer, regarded as one of the most industrious and complete midfield players the country has produced with a goalscoring ability the envy of most strikers. ... Bryan Robson, OBE (born Witton Gilbert, County Durham, January 11, 1957) is a former England footballer who also captained and coached his country. ... Sir Geoffrey Charles Hurst, MBE (born December 8, 1941 in Ashton-under-Lyne,Lancashire) is a footballer enshrined in the games history as the only player to have scored a hat-trick in a World Cup final. ... Stanley Harding Stan Mortensen (born May 26, 1921 in South Shields, died May 22, 1991) was an English footballer, most famous for his part in the 1953 FA Cup Final (aka The Matthews Final), where he became the first and - thus far - only player ever to score a hat-trick... Tommy Lawton (October 6, 1919 - November 6, 1996) was an English association footballer. ... Michael Roger Mick Channon (born 28 November 1948 in Orcheston, Wiltshire, United Kingdom) is a sportsman who enjoyed a career as a feared football goalscorer with Southampton and England in the 1970s and later became a hugely successful racehorse trainer. ... Joseph Kevin Keegan, OBE (born February 14, 1951 in Armthorpe, Yorkshire) is a former English football coach and player, and one of its all time greatest players. ... Martin Stanford Peters MBE, (born Plaistow, London, November 8, 1943) was a football player and hero of the victorious England team which won the 1966 World Cup. ... George Henry Camsell (November 27, 1902 - March 7, 1966) was an English football player, most notably for Middlesbrough. ... William Ralph Dean (January 22, 1907-March 1, 1980), popularly known as Dixie Dean, was an English football player, one of the most prolific centre forwards in English football history, who is best known for his exploits at Everton. ... John Norman Haynes (October 17, 1934 - October 18, 2005), better known as Johnny Haynes, was an English footballer who played a club-record 658 games and scored 158 goals for Fulham Football Club between 1952 and 1970. ... Roger Hunt MBE (born Golborne, Lancashire 20th July 1938) was a footballer whose predatory instincts made him one of the English games most feared and respected strikers. ...

The higher goals-per-game ratio for strikers active before 1950 is a by-product of the fact that games in that period of history involved a much higher number of goals than they do nowadays.

England captains

Main article: List of England national football team captains

Members of the 1966 World Cup-winning team are in bold. This article lists players who have captained the England national football team 10 or more times: Categories: | ... Statue of Billy Wright outside the stand bearing his name at Molineux Stadium, Wolverhampton Billy Wright, CBE (6 February 1924 – 3 September 1994) was an English footballer for Wolverhampton Wanderers. ... Robert Frederick Chelsea Bobby Moore, OBE (April 12, 1941 - February 24, 1993) was an English footballer and captain of West Ham and the English 1966 World Cup-winning team. ... Bryan Robson, OBE (born Witton Gilbert, County Durham, January 11, 1957) is a former England footballer who also captained and coached his country. ... David Beckham David Robert Joseph Beckham OBE (born May 2, 1975) is an English footballer born in Leytonstone, London. ... Alan Shearer, OBE (born 13 August 1970 in Gosforth, Newcastle) is a former English footballer. ... Joseph Kevin Keegan, OBE (born February 14, 1951 in Armthorpe, Yorkshire) is a former English football coach and player, and one of its all time greatest players. ... Emlyn Walter Hughes, OBE (August 28, 1947, Barrow-in-Furness - November 9, 2004, Sheffield) was an English footballer who captained the Liverpool F.C. side of the 1970s, having joined them from Blackpool in 1967. ... Robert Bob Crompton (26th September 1879 - 16th March 1941) was a former Blackburn Rovers F.C. and England football player. ... John Norman Haynes (October 17, 1934 - October 18, 2005), better known as Johnny Haynes, was an English footballer who played a club-record 658 games and scored 158 goals for Fulham Football Club between 1952 and 1970. ... Edris Albert Eddie Hapgood (September 24, 1908 — April 20, 1973) was an English footballer, who captained Arsenal and England. ...

England managers

Sir Walter Winterbottom, CBE (January 31, 1913 in Oldham, England – February 16, 2002) was manager of the England football team from 1946 until 1962. ... Sir Alfred Ernest Ramsey (born January 22, 1920 in Dagenham, Essex; died April 28, 1999) was a footballer and manager of the English national football team from 1963 to 1974. ... Joe Mercer, OBE (August 9, 1914 - August 9, 1990) was an English football player and manager. ... A caretaker manager is someone who takes temporary charge of team affairs of a football club. ... Don Revie, OBE, (10 July 1927 - 26 May 1989), was a football player for Leicester City, Hull City, Sunderland, Manchester City and Leeds United as a deep lying centre-forward. ... Ron Greenwood CBE (November 11, 1921 — February 8, 2006) was an English football player and manager, best known for being manager of the English national football team from 1977 until 1982. ... Sir Bobby Robson Sir Robert William Robson CBE, known as Sir Bobby Robson (born February 18, 1933) is a football manager and former football player. ... Graham Taylor (born September 15, 1944, Worksop, Nottinghamshire) is a football manager and a former player. ... Terence Frederick Venables (born January 6, 1943 in Dagenham, London) is an English football manager, who managed the England national football team. ... Glenn Hoddle (born October 27, 1957 in Hayes, London) is a football manager and former player for Tottenham Hotspur and England. ... Howard Wilkinson (born 13 November 1943 in Sheffield) is an English football manager. ... Joseph Kevin Keegan, OBE (born February 14, 1951 in Armthorpe, Yorkshire) is a former English football coach and player, and one of its all time greatest players. ... Howard Wilkinson (born 13 November 1943 in Sheffield) is an English football manager. ... Peter Taylor (born January 3, 1953 in Southend-on-Sea) is an English football (soccer) manager. ... (IPA pronunciation: , born February 5, 1948) is a Swedish football manager and prominent socialite. ... Steve McClaren Steven McClaren (born 3 May 1961 in Fulford, York) is a former professional footballer and currently manager of English Premiership team Middlesbrough. ...

100 Greatest Sporting Moments

In 2002, England featured five times in UK broadcaster Channel 4's 100 Greatest Sporting Moments: The 100 Greatest Sporting Moments was a British television programme in the 100 Greatest / 100 Worst strand on Channel 4. ...

• The 5-1 win over Germany in the 2001 World Cup Qualifer was ranked 2nd.
• The 4-2 World Cup Final win over West Germany in 1966 was ranked 3rd.
• Michael Owen's goal for England against Argentina in the 1998 World Cup was ranked 14th.
• The 4-1 win over Holland in Euro '96 was ranked 25th.
• John Barnes' goal for England against Brazil in 1984 was ranked 75th.

Notes

1. ^ A history of fierce football rivalry
2. ^ [1], BBC Sport, 2006-06-22
3. ^ [http://www.englandfootballonline.com/CmpWC/CmpWCPlyrsGlsNo.html England's World Cup Final Tournament Goalscorers by Number of Goals]. England Football Online. Retrieved on July 6, 2006.
4. ^ ^{a b c d e} Still available for selection
5. ^ Goals for / scored
6. ^ Goals against / conceded
7. ^ Accurate up to and including 15 June 2006.
8. ^ To take over on 1 August 2006.

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See also

• England's 50 Greatest Goals
• England women's national football team
• England national under-21 football team
• Argentina and England football rivalry
• England and Germany football rivalry
• United Kingdom national football team
• Three Lions
• Football in England

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External links

• Official website at the FA's website
• The England Fanzine
• Wembley Stadium website
• England AFC
• England Football Online
• englandstats.com - England statistics since 1872
• Excellent highlights of England's World Cup Win

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