The Three Lions squad for the matches against Luxembourg and Poland  September 1999
Player	Birthdate	Age	Pos	Club	St	Sub	App	G	Capt
Adams, Tony A.	10 October 1966	32	CD	Arsenal FC	57	0	57	4	13	2
Anderton, Darren R.	3 March 1972	27	M	Tottenham Hotspur FC	27	0	27	7	0	1
	Darren Anderton withdrew from the squad with an achilles tendon injury.
Batty, David	2 December 1968	30	M	Leeds United AFC	30	10	40	0	0	4
Beckham, David R.J.	2 May 1975	24	M	Manchester United FC	20	3	23	1	0	4 1
Campbell, Sulzeer J.	18 September 1974	24	D	Tottenham Hotspur FC	24	3	27	0	2	4
	Sol Campbell withdrew from the squad with a calf injury.
Dyer, Kieron C.	29 December 1978	20	M	Newcastle United FC	0	0	0	0	0	None
Ferdinand, Rio G.	7 November 1978	20	D	West Ham United FC	4	4	8	0	0	None
	Rio Ferdinand withdrew from the squad with a ankle injury.
Fowler, Robert B.	9 April 1975	24	F	Liverpool FC	4	5	9	2	0	1
Keown, Martin R.	24 July 1966	33	D	Arsenal FC	22	1	23	1	0	2
Martyn, A. Nigel	11 August 1966	33	G	Leeds United AFC	7	2	9	0	0	None
McManaman, Steven	11 February 1972	27	M	Real Madrid CF, Spain	19	5	24	0	0	None
Neville, Gary A.	18 February 1975	24	D	Manchester United FC	30	2	32	0	0	2
Neville, Philip A.	21 January 1977	22	D	Manchester United FC	13	4	17	0	0	None
Owen, Michael J.	14 December 1979	19	F	Liverpool FC	8	5	13	4	0	1
Parlour, Raymond	7 March 1973	26	M	Arsenal FC	0	3	3	0	0	None
Pearce, Stuart	24 April 1962	37	D	West Ham United FC	72	4	76	5	10	6
Phillips, Kevin M.	25 July 1973	26	F	Sunderland AFC	1	0	1	0	0	None
Redknapp, Jamie F.	25 June 1973	26	M	Liverpool FC	9	5	14	0	0	2
	Jamie Redknapp withdrew from the squad to face Luxembourg with an achilles tendon injury.
Scholes, Paul	16 November 1974	24	M	Manchester United FC	15	2	17	7	0	7 1
	Paul Scholes is still suspended for the match against Luxembourg.
Seaman, David A.	19 September 1963	35	G	Arsenal FC	48	4	52	27 GA	1	1
	David Seaman withdrew from the squad with a calf injury.
Shearer, Alan	13 August 1970	29	F	Newcastle United FC	49	2	51	24	22	3
Sheringham, Edward P.	2 April 1966	33	F	Manchester United FC	29	9	38	9	0	3
Sherwood, Timothy A.	6 February 1969	30	M	Tottenham Hotspur FC	3	0	3	0	0	1
Southgate, Gareth	3 September 1970	28	D	Aston Villa FC	27	4	31	1	0	3
Sutton, Christopher R.	10 March 1973	26	F	Chelsea FC	0	1	1	0	0	None
	Chris Sutton withdrew from the squad to face Luxembourg with a foot injury.
Walker, Ian M.	31 October 1971	27	G	Tottenham Hotspur FC	1	2	3	0	0	None
Woodgate, Jonathan S.	22 January 1980	19	D	Leeds United AFC	1	0	1	0	0	None

All information is complete to and including England's last match, the ninth of the 1998-99 season, against Bulgaria on 9 June 1999.

Diary

Thursday, 26 August 1999 - Liverpool striker Michael Owen has been named in the new England squad despite not playing for his club since last April.  Owen came through a practice match on Tuesday afternoon and is a likely substitute for Liverpool at home to Arsenal on Saturday.  Kevin Keegan is satisfied that the 19 year old will be fit for the home game against Luxembourg on September 4th and the crucial trip to Poland four days later.  Ex-England captain Stuart Pearce has been recalled to the squad two years after the 37 year old last played. Chelsea striker Chris Sutton is also brought back after his row with former coach Glenn Hoddle in which he refused to play in a 'B' international before the last World Cup.  Keegan's options have been restricted by injuries but he has also recalled centre back Tony Adams after one reserve game in a bid to field an experienced back line with Adams partnering Martin Keown and Sol Campbell.  Campbell has been suffering with calf problems but Keegan seems certain to pick the player.  Midfielder Steve McManaman has been in good form for Real Madrid and is likely to start in one of the last two Euro 2000 matches.  Keegan will again make Newcastle United striker Alan Shearer his captain after the striker's club coach Ruud Gullit claimed his side were better off without Shearer after making him a substitute for last night's defeat against Sunderland.  England are currently third in their Euro 2000 group and must win in Poland and against Luxembourg to ensure a play-off place in November.

Friday, 27 August 1999 - Tottenham Hotspur have pulled Sol Campbell out of the squad less than two hours after Kevin Keegan named the squad for the final Euro 2000 matches yesterday. The central defender has been struggling all season with calf problems and the London club were surprised when the England coach included the player in his squad.  Keegan claimed not to know of Campbell's fitness problems yesterday but the player lasted only 24 minutes of the opening game of the season on August 1st and has not figured since in Tottenham Hotspur's good start to the campaign. Spurs coach George Graham said last night that the player was at least ten days away from full fitness.

Saturday, 28 August 1999 - Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Darren Anderton has missed the Premiership game with Leeds United today and could pull out of the squad.  Anderton was hoping to prove his fitness today but a thigh strain forced him out of the match.

Thursday, 2 September 1999 - The England injury list grew this afternoon when coach Kevin Keegan confirmed that two new players had been ruled out of Saturday's home clash with Luxembourg.  Liverpool midfielder Jamie Redknapp had a scan on Tuesday which revealed heel damage that needed rest while Chelsea striker Chris Sutton has failed to shake of a persistent foot problem.  Both players are in contention to play against Poland.  Arsenal goalkeeper David Seaman will miss both matches though after succumbing to a calf injury which has delayed his start to the new season with the London side.

England Form: last six games
W L W D D D  f 9:a 5  success: 58%
754	18 November 1998 - England 2 Czech Republic 0 [2-0] Wembley Stadium, Wembley (38,535)	Anderton, Merson	Fr	HW
755	10 February 1999 - England 0 France 2 [0-0] Wembley Stadium, Wembley (74,111)	Anelka (2)		HL
756	27 March 1999 - England 3 Poland 1 [2-1] Wembley Stadium, Wembley (73,836)	Scholes (3) Brzęczek	ECP	HW
757	28 April 1999 - Hungary 1 England 1 [0-1] Népstadion, Budapest (20,000/45,000)	Hrutka Shearer (pen)	Fr	AD
758	5 June 1999 - England 0 Sweden 0 [0-0] Wembley Stadium, Wembley (75,824)		ECP	HD
		Scholes
759	9 June 1999 - Bulgaria 1 England 1 [1-1] Stadion Balgarska Armia, Sofiya (22,000/25,000)	Markov Shearer		AD
		Petrov

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