The Three Lions squad for the match against Northern Ireland  February 1985
Player	Birthdate	Age	Pos	Club	St	Sub	App	G	Capt
Anderson, Vivian			D				12
Bailey, Gary			G	Manchester United	0	0	0	0	0	none
Barnes, John		20	F	Watford			15
Butcher, Terence		25	D	Ipswich Town			27
Fenwick, Terence		24	D	Queen's Park Rangers			6
Francis, Trevor		30	F	Sampdoria			45
Hateley, Mark		22	F	Milan AC, Italy			6
Hoddle, Glenn				Tottenham Hotspur			19	6
Kennedy, Alan		26	D	Liverpool FC			2
Lineker, Gary		23	F	Leicester City			1
Mariner, Paul		31	F	Arsenal			34
Martin, Alvin		26	D	West Ham United			12
Moses, Remi		23	M	Manchester United	0	0	0	0	0	none
Robson, Bryan		27	M	Manchester United			39
	Robson withdrew from the squad hours af its announcement, because of an ankle injury.
Sansom, Kenneth		25	D	Arsenal			47
Shilton, Peter		34	G	Southampton			66	43ᵍᵃ
Steven, Trevor			M	Everton	0	0	0	0	0	none
	Steven was drafted into the squad on 18 February, as a replacement for Robson
Stevens, Gary A.		22	M	Tottenham Hotspur			2	0	0	None
Stevens, M. Gary			D	Everton	0	0	0	0	0	none
Waddle, Christopher			F	Newcastle United	0	0	0	0	0	none
Watson, David		22	D	Norwich City			3
Wilkins, Raymond		27	M	Milan AC, Italy			65
Woodcock, Anthony		28	F	Arsenal			38

All information is complete to and including England's last match, the third of the 1984-85 season, against Turkey on 17 November 1984.

Diary

Monday, 17 February 1985 - Bobby Robson has slapped a one-match ban on both Southampton's Mark Wright and Arsenal's Steve Williams. They were both left out of the squad that should haveᵍᵃthered at Bisham Abbey last month after much publicised rows with Southampton manager Lawrie McMenemy. As it was, the weather intervened and the get-together was cancelled.  Also missing out is Peter WIthe, as well as Mark Chamberlain, Steve Hunt and Clive Allen. However, Williams' teammate at Arsenal, Tony Woodcock, has been included in the squad, despite him walking out on his manager, Don Howe, when he was axed. Back in contention come Alan Kennedy, Glenn Hoddle, Paul Mariner, Mark Hateley andGary Lineker, along with the uncappedGary Stevens, of Everton, and Chris Waddle, who has impressed Robson with his form this season.

Tuesday, 18 February 1985 - Bobby Robson had his birthday celebrations cut short when he heard that his skipper Bryan Robson has pulled out of the squad. Robson, 52 yesterday, was stunned as he thought that the younger Robson had shaken off his shoulder injury which originally made him doubtful, and it is in fact a new injury that forces the midfielder to miss his eleventh game since Robson took command. The player went over on his ankle last Thursday and it has not responded to treatment.  He was replaced in the squad by Everton's Trevor Steven, who has been promoted from the under-21 squad.

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