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BME Players Used by Bobby Robson

Bobby Robson, since his first match in charge, no. 570, has used 14 different BME players, Viv Anderson, John Barnes, Luther Blissett, Mark Chamberlain, John Fashanu, Ricky Hill, Paul Parker, Cyrille Regis, David Rocastle, Brian Stein, Danny Thomas, Michael Thomas, Danny Wallace and Des Walker. He used them on 160 different occasions. Since the 12 players he used against Denmark on 22 September 1982, Bobby Robson has used 1237 players in his 95 matches in charge. Robson's usage of BME players made up 12.93% of his players used.

Season 1982-83
No.	Date	Match	Venue	Type	Used	%
570	22-Sep-1982	Denmark 2 England 2 [0-1]	Idr�tsparken, K�benhavn	ECP	1/12	8.33
570	Notes	Ricky Hill becomes the fourth BME player capped, and Bobby Robson's first, as an 83rd minute substitute.
571	13-Oct-1982	England 1 West Germany 2 [0-0]	Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London	Fr	3/14	21.43
571	Notes	Ricky Hill and Cyrille Regis started, Luther Blissett came on as an 81st minute substitute for Regis.
573	15-Dec-1982	England 9 Luxembourg 0 [4-0]	Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London	ECP	2/13	15.38
573	Notes	Luther Blissett became the first BME player to score, scoring a hat-trick. Mark Chamberlain was a 65th minute substitute, and also a goalscorer.
574	23-Feb-1983	England 2 Wales 1 [1-1]	Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London	BC	1/11	9.09
574	Notes	Luther Blissett wins his third cap.
575	30-Mar-1983	England 0 Greece 0 [0-0]	Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London	ECP	1/13	7.69
575	Notes	Luther Blissett wins his fourth cap as a 72nd minute substitute.
576	27-Apr-1983	England 2 Hungary 0 [1-0]	Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London	ECP	1/11	9.09
576	Notes	Luther Blissett wins his fifth cap.
577	28-May-1983	Northern Ireland 0 England 0 [0-0]	Windsor Park, Belfast	BC	2/12	16.67
577	Notes	John Barnes replaced Luther Blissett as a 69th minute substitute.
578	01-Jun-1983	England 2 Scotland 0 [1-0]	Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London	BC	1/13	7.69
578	Notes	Luther Blissett came on as a half-time substitute.
579	12-Jun-1983	Australia 0 England 0 [0-0]	Sydney Cricket Ground, Moore Park, Sydney	Fr	3/13	23.08
579	Notes	Danny Thomas and Luther Blissett start, Blissett was substituted in the 59th minute, John Barnes came on after 69 minutes.
580	15-Jun-1983	Australia 0 England 1 [0-0]	Lang Park, Milton, Brisbane	Fr	1/12	8.33
580	Notes	John Barnes started his first England game.
581	19-Jun-1983	Australia 1 England 1 [1-1]	Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne	Fr	3/14	21.43
581	Notes	John Barnes started, Danny Thomas was a half-time substitute, and Luther Blissett was a 69th minute substitute.
Season 1983-84
No.	Date	Match	Venue	Type	Used	%
582	21-Sep-1983	England 0 Denmark 1 [0-1]	Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London	ECP	3/13	23.08
582	Notes	John Barnes started, substituted by Mark Chamberlain in the 77th minute. Luther Blissett was also a 77th minute substitute.
583	12-Oct-1983	Hungary 0 England 3 [0-3]	N�pstadion, Budapest	ECP	1/12	8.33
583	Notes	Luther Blissett started, substituted in the 74th minute.
584	16-Nov-1983	Luxembourg 0 England 4 [0-2]	Stade Municipal, Stad L�tzebuerg	ECP	1/12	8.33
584	Notes	John Barnes was a 24th minute substitute.
585	29-Feb-1984	France 2 England 0 [0-0]	Parc des Princes, Paris	Fr	2/13	15.38
585	Notes	Brian Stein started, substituted in the 78th minute. John Barnes was a 78th minute substitute.
586	04-Apr-1984	England 1 Northern Ireland 0 [1-0]	Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London	BC	1/11	9.09
586	Notes	Viv Anderson was the only BME player, in his first match for nearly 2 years.
587	02-May-1984	Wales 1 England 0 [1-0]	Racecourse Ground, Mold Road, Wrexham	BC	1/13	7.69
587	Notes	Luther Blissett was a 77th minute substitute.
588	26-May-1984	Scotland 1 England 1 [1-1]	Hampden Park, Mount Florida, Glasgow	BC	3/13	23.08
588	Notes	Luther Blissett, John Barnes & Mark Chamberlain all started, Chamberlain was substituted in the 74th minute.
589	02-Jun-1984	England 0 U.S.S.R. 2 [0-0]	Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London	Fr	3/13	23.08
589	Notes	Luther Blissett, John Barnes & Mark Chamberlain all started, Barnes was substituted in the 66th minute.
590	10-Jun-1984	Brazil 0 England 2 [0-1]	Estádio Jornalista M�rio Filho, Maracan�, Rio de Janeiro	Fr	2/12	16.67
590	Notes	John Barnes & Mark Chamberlain start, Barnes scored his wonder goal.
591	13-Jun-1984	Uruguay 2 England 0 [1-0]	Estadio Centenario, Montevideo	Fr	2/12	16.67
591	Notes	John Barnes & Mark Chamberlain started.
592	17-Jun-1984	Chile 0 England 0 [0-0]	Estadio Nacional de Chile, �u�oa, Santiago	Fr	2/11	18.18
592	Notes	John Barnes & Mark Chamberlain started.
Season 1984-85
No.	Date	Match	Venue	Type	Used	%
593	12-Sep-1984	England 1 G.D.R. 0 [0-0]	Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London	Fr	1/13	7.69
593	Notes	John Barnes started.
594	17-Oct-1984	England 5 Finland 0 [2-0]	Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London	WCP	2/13	15.38
594	Notes	John Barnes started. Mark Chamberlain was a 75th minute substitute.
595	14-Nov-1984	Turkey 0 England 8 [0-3]	In�n� Stadyumu, İstanbul	WCP	2/13	15.38
595	Notes	Viv Anderson & John Barnes both started and both scored, Barnes scored twice.
596	27-Feb-1985	Northern Ireland 0 England 1 [0-0]	Windsor Park, Belfast	WCP	2/12	16.67
596	Notes	Viv Anderson & John Barnes both started.
597	26-Mar-1985	England 2 Republic of Ireland 1 [1-0]	Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London	Fr	1/13	7.69
597	Notes	Viv Anderson started.
598	01-May-1985	Romania 0 England 0 [0-0]	Stadionul 23 August, Bucureşti	WCP	2/13	15.38
598	Notes	Viv Anderson & John Barnes started, Barnes was substituted in the 73rd minute.
599	22-May-1985	Finland 1 England 1 [1-0]	Olympiastadion, Helsinki	WCP	2/12	16.67
599	Notes	Viv Anderson & John Barnes started.
600	25-May-1985	Scotland 1 England 0 [0-0]	Hampden Park, Mount Florida, Glasgow	T/C	2/13	15.38
600	Notes	Viv Anderson & John Barnes started, Barnes was substituted in the 63rd minute.
601	06-Jun-1985	Italy 2 England 1 [0-0]	Estadio Azteca, Santa �rsula, ciudad de México	T/C	1/14	7.14
601	Notes	John Barnes was a 69th minute substitute.
602	09-Jun-1985	Mexico 1 England 0 [1-0]	Estadio Azteca, Santa �rsula, ciudad de México	T/C	2/14	14.29
602	Notes	Viv Anderson & John Barnes started, Barnes was substituted in the 70th minute.
603	12-Jun-1985	England 3 West Germany 0 [1-0]	Estadio Azteca, Santa �rsula, ciudad de México	T/C	1/13	7.69
603	Notes	John Barnes was a 59th minute substitute.
604	16-Jun-1985	U.S.A. 0 England 5 [0-2]	The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Exposition Park, Los Angeles	Fr	2/15	13.33
604	Notes	Viv Anderson started. John Barnes was a substitute.
Season 1985-86
No.	Date	Match	Venue	Type	Used	%
605	11-Sep-1985	England 1 Romania 1 [1-0]	Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London	WCP	1/13	7.69
605	Notes	John Barnes was a 69th minute substitute.
608	29-Jan-1986	Egypt 0 England 4 [0-2]	Nasser Stadium, Cairo	Fr	2/14	14.29
608	Notes	Danny Wallace started and scored, Ricky Hill was an 80th minute substitute.
609	26-Feb-1986	Israel 1 England 2 [1-0]	The National Stadium, Ramat Gan, Tel Aviv	Fr	1/14	7.14
609	Notes	John Barnes was an 80th minute substitute.
610	26-Mar-1986	U.S.S.R. 0 England 1 [0-0]	Dinamo Stadion, Tbilisi, Georgia	Fr	1/13	7.69
610	Notes	Viv Anderson started.
612	17-May-1986	Mexico 0 England 3 [0-3]	The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Exposition Park, Los Angeles, U.S.A.	Fr	2/15	13.33
612	Notes	Viv Anderson started. John Barnes was a 71st minute substitute.
613	24-May-1986	Canada 0 England 1 [0-0]	Swangard Stadium, Burnaby, British Columbia	Fr	1/15	6.67
613	Notes	John Barnes was a 73rd minute substitute.
World Cup Finals 1986		Mexico
618	22-Jun-1986	Argentina 2 England 1 [0-0]	Estadio Azteca, Santa �rsula, ciudad de México	WCF	1/13	7.69
618	Notes	John Barnes was a 73rd minute substitute.
Season 1986-87
No.	Date	Match	Venue	Type	Used	%
619	10-Sep-1986	Sweden 1 England 0 [0-0]	S�derstadion, Stockholm	Fr	2/13	15.38
619	Notes	Viv Anderson & John Barnes started, Barnes was substituted in the 58th minute.
620	15-Oct-1986	England 3 Northern Ireland 0 [1-0]	Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London	ECP	1/12	8.33
620	Notes	Viv Anderson started.
621	12-Nov-1986	England 2 Yugoslavia 0 [1-0]	Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London	ECP	1/13	7.69
621	Notes	Viv Anderson started and scored.
622	18-Feb-1987	Spain 2 England 4 [1-2]	El Estadio San tiago Bernabéu, Madrid	Fr	1/13	7.69
622	Notes	Viv Anderson started.
623	01-Apr-1987	Northern Ireland 0 England 2 [0-2]	Windsor Park, Belfast	ECP	1/12	8.33
623	Notes	Viv Anderson started.
624	29-Apr-1987	Turkey 0 England 0 [0-0]	Atat�rk Stadyumu, İzmir	ECP	2/13	15.38
624	Notes	Viv Anderson started, John Barnes was a 75th minute substitute.
625	19-May-1987	England 1 Brazil 1 [1-1]	Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London	T/C	1/12	8.33
625	Notes	John Barnes started.
Season 1987-88
No.	Date	Match	Venue	Type	Used	%
627	09-Sep-1987	West Germany 3 England 1 [2-1]	Rheinstadion, D�sseldorf	Fr	2/14	14.29
627	Notes	Viv Anderson & John Barnes started.
628	17-Oct-1987	England 8 Turkey 0 [4-0]	Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London	ECP	2/13	15.38
628	Notes	John Barnes started and scored twice, Cyrille Regis was a 73rd minute substitute.
629	11-Nov-1987	Yugoslavia 1 England 4 [0-4]	Stadion Crvena zvezda, Beograd	ECP	1/13	7.69
629	Notes	John Barnes started and scored.
630	17-Feb-1988	Israel 0 England 0 [0-0]	The National Stadium, Ramat Gan, Tel Aviv.	Fr	1/13	7.69
630	Notes	John Barnes started.
631	23-Mar-1988	England 2 Netherlands 2 [1-2]	Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London	Fr	1/14	7.14
631	Notes	John Barnes started.
632	27-Apr-1988	Hungary 0 England 0 [0-0]	N�pstadion, Budapest	Fr	1/14	7.14
632	Notes	Viv Anderson started.
633	21-May-1988	England 1 Scotland 0 [1-0]	Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London	T/C	1/12	8.33
633	Notes	John Barnes started.
634	24-May-1988	England 1 Colombia 1 [1-0]	Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London	T/C	2/13	15.38
634	Notes	Viv Anderson & John Barnes started.
635	28-May-1988	Switzerland 0 England 1 [0-0]	Stade Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne	Fr	1/15	6.67
635	Notes	John Barnes started.
Euro Champs Finals 1988		West Germany
636	12-Jun-1988	England 0 Republic of Ireland 1 [0-1]	Neckarstadion, Stuttgart	ECF	1/13	7.69
636	Notes	John Barnes started.
637	15-Jun-1988	England 1 Netherlands 3 [0-1]	Rheinstadion, D�sseldorf	ECF	1/13	7.69
637	Notes	John Barnes started.
638	18-Jun-1988	England 1 U.S.S.R. 3 [1-2]	Waldstadion, Frankfurt	ECF	1/13	7.69
638	Notes	John Barnes started.
Season 1988-89
No.	Date	Match	Venue	Type	Used	%
639	14-Sep-1988	England 1 Denmark 0 [1-0]	Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London	Fr	2/15	13.33
639	Notes	David Rocastle started. Des Walker was a 65th minute substitute.
640	19-Oct-1988	England 0 Sweden 0 [0-0]	Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London	WCP	2/13	15.38
640	Notes	John Barnes started, substituted in the 79th minute. Des Walker was a 64th minute substitute.
641	16-Nov-1988	Saudi Arabia 1 England 1 [1-0]	King Fahd II International Stadium, Riyadh	Fr	2/14	14.29
641	Notes	David Rocastle & Michael Thomas started. Thomas was substituted in the 80th minute.
642	08-Feb-1989	Greece 1 England 2 [1-1]	Olympiako Stadio Athinas Spyros Louis, Ath�na	Fr	3/12	25.00
642	Notes	Des Walker, David Rocastle & John Barnes started. Barnes scored.
643	08-Mar-1989	Albania 0 England 2 [0-1]	Stadiumi Kombetar, Tiran�	WCP	3/13	23.08
643	Notes	Des Walker, David Rocastle & John Barnes started. Barnes scored.
644	26-Apr-1989	England 5 Albania 0 [2-0]	Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London	WCP	3/13	23.08
644	Notes	Des Walker & David Rocastle started. Rocastle was substituted in the 66th minute. Paul Parker was a 76th minute substitute.
645	23-May-1989	England 0 Chile 0 [0-0]	Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London	T/C	3/12	25.00
645	Notes	Des Walker, Paul Parker & John Fashanu started. Fashanu was substituted in the 71st minute.
646	27-May-1989	Scotland 0 England 2 [0-1]	Hampden Park, Mount Florida, Glasgow	T/C	2/13	15.38
646	Notes	Des Walker & John Fashanu started. Fashanu was substituted in the 32nd minute.
647	03-Jun-1989	England 3 Poland 0 [1-0]	Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London	WCP	3/13	23.08
647	Notes	Des Walker & John Barnes started. Barnes scored. David Rocastle was a 75th minute.
648	07-Jun-1989	Denmark 1 England 1 [0-1]	Idr�tsparken, K�benhavn	Fr	4/15	26.67
648	Notes	Des Walker, Paul Parker, David Rocastle & John Barnes started. Barnes was substituted at half-time.
Season 1989-90
No.	Date	Match	Venue	Type	Used	%
649	06-Sep-1989	Sweden 0 England 0 [0-0]	R�sunda Fotbollstadion, Solna kommun, Stockholms l�n	WCP	3/13	23.08
649	Notes	Des Walker & John Barnes started. Barnes substituted in the 76th minute by David Rocastle.
650	11-Oct-1989	Poland 0 England 0 [0-0]	Stadion Śląski, Chorz�w	WCP	2/11	18.18
650	Notes	Des Walker & David Rocastle started.
651	15-Nov-1989	England 0 Italy 0 [0-0]	Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London	Fr	2/16	12.50
651	Notes	Des Walker & John Barnes started.
652	13-Dec-1989	England 2 Yugoslavia 1 [1-1]	Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London	Fr	4/16	25.00
652	Notes	Des Walker, Paul Parker, David Rocastle & Michael Thomas all started. Rocastle & Thomas substituted after 67 minutes.
653	28-Mar-1990	England 1 Brazil 0 [1-0]	Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London	Fr	2/13	15.38
653	Notes	Des Walker & John Barnes started.
654	25-Apr-1990	England 4 Czechoslovakia 2 [2-1]	Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London	Fr	1/15	6.67
654	Notes	Des Walker started.
655	15-May-1990	England 1 Denmark 0 [0-0]	Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London	Fr	3/16	18.75
655	Notes	Des Walker & John Barnes started. David Rocastle a 70th minute substitute.
656	22-May-1990	England 1 Uruguay 2 [0-1]	Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London	Fr	3/13	23.08
656	Notes	Des Walker, Paul Parker & John Barnes started.
657	02-Jun-1990	Tunisia 1 England 1 [1-0]	Stade Olympique El Menzah, Tunis	Fr	2/15	13.33
657	Notes	Des Walker & John Barnes started.
World Cup Finals 1990		Italy
658	11-Jun-1990	England 1 Republic of Ireland 1 [1-0]	Stadio Comunale Sant'Elia, Cagliari, Sardinia	WCF	2/13	15.38
658	Notes	Des Walker & John Barnes started. Barnes substituted in the 83rd minute.
659	16-Jun-1990	Netherlands 0 England 0 [0-0]	Stadio Comunale Sant'Elia, Cagliari, Sardinia	WCF	3/13	23.08
659	Notes	Des Walker, Paul Parker & John Barnes started.
660	21-Jun-1990	England 1 Egypt 0 [0-0]	Stadio Comunale Sant'Elia, Cagliari, Sardinia	WCF	3/13	23.08
660	Notes	Des Walker, Paul Parker & John Barnes started.
661	26-Jun-1990	England 1 Belgium 0 [0-0] AET [0-0]	Stadio Renato Dall' Ara, Bologna	WCF	3/13	23.08
661	Notes	Des Walker, Paul Parker & John Barnes started. Barnes substituted in the 74th minute.
662	01-Jul-1990	Cameroon 2 England 3 [0-1] AET [2-2]	Stadio San Paolo, Napoli	WCF	3/13	23.08
662	Notes	Des Walker, Paul Parker & John Barnes started. Barnes substituted at half-time.
663	04-Jul-1990	West Germany 1 England 1 [0-0] AET [1-1] & Penalties [4-3]	Stadio Delle Alpi, Torino	WCF	2/12	16.67
663	Notes	Des Walker & Paul Parker started.
664	07-Jul-1990	Italy 2 England 1 [0-0]	Stadio San Nicola, Bari	WCF	2/13	15.38
664	Notes	Des Walker & Paul Parker started.

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