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	66	0	66	5	15	3
	Tony Adams withdrew from the squad due to a back injury.
Barmby, Nicholas J.	11 February 1974	26	M	Liverpool FC	8	9	17	3	0	None
Barry, Gareth	23 February 1981	19	D	Aston Villa FC	1	3	4	0	0	1
Beckham, David R.J.	2 May 1975	25	M	Manchester United FC	33	3	36	1	0	6 1
	David Beckham withdrew from the squad due to a knee injury.
Brown, Wesley M.	13 October 1979	20	D	Manchester United FC	1	0	1	0	0	None
	Wes Brown called up by Howard Wilkinson as a replacement for the injured Tony Adams
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	4	5	9	0	0	2
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	4	7	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
	Paul Ince withdrew from the squad due to his wife giving birth.
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	33	2	35	2	0	3
Le Saux, Graeme P.	17 October 1968	31	D	Chelsea FC	33	3	36	1	0	2
	Graeme Le Saux withdrew from the squad due to a calf injury.
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	37	3	40	0	0	2
	Gary Neville withdrew from the squad due to a toe injury.
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	15	9	24	8	0	2
Parlour, Raymond	7 March 1973	27	M	Arsenal FC	1	7	8	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	27	2	29	10	0	8 1
Seaman, David A.	19 September 1963	37	G	Arsenal FC	57	4	61	35 GA	1	1
Sheringham, Edward P.	2 April 1966	34	F	Manchester United FC	29	9	38	9	0	2
	Teddy Sheringham called up by Howard Wilkinson as extra cover up front.
Southgate, Gareth	3 September 1970	30	D	Aston Villa FC	32	7	39	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 second of the 2000-01 season, against Germany on 7 October 2000.

Diary

Monday, 7 August 2000 - Kevin Keegan has criticised the £10 fee to watch England's World Cup qualifier against Finland on television. In an interview, he said that everyone should have a right to see the game. "I think it should be available to everybody - and I do feel that about all the major events." The FA have admitted they are powerless to prevent an England game from being shown on a pay-per-view channel for the first time. But Keegan said it was up to the Finnish FA to decide what to do with the match rights. The independent u>direct, whose sports and film services are supported by Sky Digital, are believed to have spent in the region of £1m to secure the live rights from the Finnish FA.

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

Saturday, 7 October 2000 - In the final match at Wembley Stadium before the bulldozers move in, England lose to Germany and in response, from the dressing room toilet, Kevin Keegan hands in his resignation. There are also several injuries reported, namely David Beckham's knee, Graeme Le Saux's calf, Tony Adam's back and Gary Neville's toe. Paul Ince also withdraws from the squad to be with his wife who is in labour with their child.

Sunday, 8 October 2000 - England, along with stand-in boss Howard Wilkinson, arrive at their Buckinghamshire headquarters still reeling from Keegan's resignation. Wilkinson appeals to those around him to rally around, as he brings in Brian Kidd into the coaching set-up.
Bobby Robson admits that if he is asked, he will return to assist England.

Monday, 9 October 2000 - Martin Keown is England's new captain taking the armband from his absent Arsenal colleague Tony Adams.

Tuesday, 10 October 2000 - The Football Association form a six-man think-tank to help select a new national coach who also must groom a successor.

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