The Three Lions squad for the matches against FYR Macedonia and Liechtenstein  September 2003
Player	Birthdate	Age	Pos	Club	St	Sub	App	G	Capt
Beattie, James S.	27 February 1978	25	F	Southampton FC	1	2	3	0	0	None
Beckham, David R.J.	2 May 1975	28	M	Real Madrid CF, Spain	58	3	61	12	24	1 8
Bridge, Wayne M.	5 August 1980	23	D	Chelsea FC	7	6	13	0	0	None
Butt, Nicholas	21 January 1975	28	M	Manchester United FC	18	10	28	0	0	None
Campbell, Sulzeer J.	18 September 1974	29	D	Arsenal FC	51	3	54	1	2	6
Cole, Ashley	20 December 1980	22	D	Arsenal FC	20	0	20	0	0	2
Cole, Joseph J.	8 November 1981	21	M	Chelsea FC	1	10	11	1	0	None
Dyer, Kieron C.	29 December 1978	24	M	Newcastle United FC	7	10	17	0	0	None
Ferdinand, Rio G.	7 November 1978	24	D	Manchester United FC	28	5	33	0	0	1
	Rio Ferdinand withdraws from the squad to face Macedonia on 3 September due to a kidney infection.
Gerrard, Steven G.	30 May 1980	23	M	Liverpool FC	18	1	19	3	0	3
	Steven Gerrard withdraws from the squad to face Macedonia on 2 September due to a ankle injury.
Hargreaves, Owen L.	20 January 1981 born in Canada	22	M	FC Bayern München, Germany	5	8	13	0	0	None
Heskey, Emile W.I.	11 January 1978	25	F	Liverpool FC	24	11	35	5	0	3
James, David B.	1 August 1970	33	G	West Ham United FC	11	6	17	11ᵍᵃ	0	1
Lampard, Frank J.	20 June 1978	25	M	Chelsea FC	5	7	12	1	0	None
Mills, Daniel J.	18 May 1977	26	D	Middlesbrough FC, on loan from Leeds United AFC	11	7	18	0	0	2
Murphy, Daniel B.	18 March 1977	26	M	Liverpool FC	1	7	8	1	0	None
Neville, Gary A.	18 February 1975	28	D	Manchester United FC	52	5	57	0	0	4
Neville, Philip J.	21 January 1977	26	D	Manchester United FC	29	12	41	0	0	1
Owen, Michael J.	14 December 1979	23	F	Liverpool FC	41	10	51	23	6	2
Robinson, Paul W.	15 October 1979	23	G	Leeds United AFC	0	3	3	2 ᵍᵃ	0	None
Rooney, Wayne M.	24 October 1985	17	F	Everton FC	2	3	5	0	0	None
Sinclair, Trevor L.	2 March 1973	30	M	Manchester City FC	6	6	12	0	0	None
	Trevor Sinclair withdraws from the squad to face Macedonia on 2 September due to a swollen knee.
Terry, John G.	7 December 1980	22	D	Chelsea FC	1	1	2	0	0	None
Upson, Matthew J.	18 April 1979	24	D	Birmingham City FC	3	2	5	0	0	None
	Matthew Upson is called into the squad on 2 September as cover for Rio Ferdinand.
Walker, Ian M.	31 October 1971	31	G	Leicester City FC	1	2	3	1 ᵍᵃ	0	None

All information is complete to and including England's last match, the first of the 2003-04 season, against Croatia on 20 August 2003.

Diary

Friday, 25 January 2002 - The European Championship qualification draw puts second-seeded England in Group Seven with Turkey, as well as Slovakia, FYR Macedonia and Liechtenstein. But no fixtures can be finalised.

Monday, 11 March 2002 - In İstanbul, the Group Seven representatives fail, after five hours, to find a resolution in creating a fixture list.  England wanted both matches with Turkey played early in the campaign, while Turkey wanted its home match against England played later.   Eventually the teams agreed to let UEFA resolve the fixture list by drawing lots.

Thursday, 28 March 2002 - UEFA conduct a random draw.  It produces precisely the fixture arrangement Turkey had hoped for.  The last match of the qualifying campaign will see England visit Turkey in October 2003.

Wednesday, 27 August 2003 - Sven-Göran Eriksson announces a 24-man squad for the European Championship qualification games against Macedonia and Liechtenstein next month.

Wednesday, 3 September 2003 - Rio Ferdinand is ruled out of the match to face Macedonia on Saturday.  He will be reassessed after the weekend to determine his availability for the Liechtenstein match.

Tuesday, 2 September 2003 - Steven Gerrard, suffering with an ankle injury, and Trevor Sinclair, who has a swollen knee, both withdrew from the squad to face Macedonia, but are hopeful to return for the match against Liechtenstein.  Rio Ferdinand has a kidney infection so Eriksson brings in Birmingham City defender Matthew Upson as cover.

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