The Three Lions Squad for the matches against Germany and Finland  October 2000
Player	Birthdate	Age	Pos	Club	St	Sub	App	G	Capt
Adams, Tony A.	10 October 1966	33	CD	Arsenal FC	65	0	65	5	14	3
Barmby, Nicholas J.	11 February 1974	26	M	Liverpool FC	7	9	16	3	0	None
Barry, Gareth	23 February 1981	19	D	Aston Villa FC	1	2	3	0	0	1
Beckham, David R.J.	2 May 1975	25	M	Manchester United FC	32	3	35	1	0	6 1
Carragher, James L.D.	28 January 1978	22	M	Liverpool FC	0	1	1	0	0	None
Cole, Andrew A.	15 October 1971	28	F	Manchester United FC	3	5	8	0	0	1
Cole, Joseph J.	8 November 1981	18	M	West Ham United FC	0	0	0	0	0	None
Dyer, Kieron C.	29 December 1978	21	M	Newcastle United FC	3	3	6	0	0	None
Ferdinand, Rio G.	7 November 1978	21	D	West Ham United FC	4	5	9	0	0	None
Fowler, Robert B.	9 April 1975	25	F	Liverpool FC	7	7	14	3	0	1
Gerrard, Steven G.	30 May 1980	20	M	Liverpool FC	1	1	2	0	0	None
	Steven Gerrard withdrew from the squad due to a thigh injury.
Heskey, Emile W.I.	11 January 1978	22	F	Liverpool FC	1	8	9	1	0	None
Ince, Paul E.C.	21 October 1967	32	M	Middlesbrough FC	50	3	53	2	7	8 1
James, David B.	1 August 1970	30	G	Aston Villa FC	1	0	1	0 GA	0	None
Keown, Martin R.	24 July 1966	34	D	Arsenal FC	32	2	34	2	0	3
Le Saux, Graeme P.	17 October 1968	31	D	Chelsea FC	32	3	35	1	0	2
Martyn, A. Nigel	11 August 1966	34	G	Leeds United AFC	11	3	14	0	0	None
McManaman, Steven	11 February 1972	28	M	Real Madrid CF, Spain	23	7	30	3	0	None
Neville, Gary A.	18 February 1975	25	D	Manchester United FC	36	3	39	0	0	2
Neville, Philip A.	21 January 1977	23	D	Manchester United FC	21	8	29	0	0	1
Owen, Michael J.	14 December 1979	20	F	Liverpool FC	14	9	23	8	0	2
Parlour, Raymond	7 March 1973	27	M	Arsenal FC	1	6	7	0	0	None
Phillips, Kevin M.	25 July 1973	27	F	Sunderland AFC	3	2	5	0	0	None
Scholes, Paul	16 November 1974	25	M	Manchester United FC	26	2	28	10	0	8 1
Seaman, David A.	19 September 1963	37	G	Arsenal FC	56	4	60	34 GA	1	1
Southgate, Gareth	3 September 1970	30	D	Aston Villa FC	31	7	38	1	0	3
Wise, Dennis F.	16 December 1966	33	M	Chelsea FC	15	5	20	1	0	1

All information is complete to and including England's last match, the first of the 2000-01 season, against France on 2 September 2000.

Diary

Thursday, 16 March 2000 - England's 2002 World Cup qualifying match against Germany on 7 October will be held at Wembley Stadium. The Football Association has confirmed that stadium redevelopment will be delayed three weeks so the clash can be the last game played at the venue. Kevin Keegan said: "When all the options are considered, it has to be right to give the maximum number of fans the chance to see this massive game. Until recently, Wembley didn't appear to be available. Now it is, and I know it will be a wonderful atmosphere." Other venues, such as Old Trafford and St James' Park, had been considered to stage the qualifying game. But an FA statement on Thursday said: "The closure of the stadium has been delayed by three weeks to enable the match to act as the finale in the present Wembley's 77-year history. The bulldozers are expected to move in to demolish the stadium soon afterwards. The decision follows talks involving the England coach Kevin Keegan as well as Wembley and the FA. The FA, the stadium's new owners, had considered taking the game elsewhere in the country with Wembley expected to close in September. But before the World Cup draw was made, Germany were considered the most fitting opponents for the final match at Wembley, not least because of the famous World Cup final involving the two countries back in 1966. Once they were paired together again at the draw in Tokyo last December, it had been assumed that other opponents would have to be found for the finale because of the timetable."

Thursday, 21 September 2000 - It is confirmed by the Football Association that England will wear their red jerseys against Germany next month. It will be the first time that the red has been worn at Wembley against Germany since the 1966 World Cup Final. It comes at the request of Kevin Keegan.

Thursday, 28 September 2000 - Kevin Keegan names his 27-man squad for the World Cup preliminary matches against Germany and Finland next month.

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