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Gareth Southgate

Aston Villa, Middlesbrough FC

 57 appearances, 2 goals
P 57 W 29 D 19 L 9 F 86: A 38
*(actual F x: A x)
68% successful
1995-2004

disciplined: 3
captain: none
minutes played: 4316

Timeline
  Gareth Southgate (*Actual for and against are the goals scored
while the player was on the field.)
Birth 3 September 1970 in Watford, Hertfordshire [registered in Watford, September 1970].

Source

Barry Hugman's PFA Yearbook [1995] &

Playing Career

Club(s)		 Southgate began his playing career as a midfielder with Crystal Palace FC, whom he signed professional forms on 17 January 1989, becoming club captain, and after the club were relegated from the Premier League, Southgate joined Aston Villa FC, on 1 July 1995 for £2.5 million, where he was converted to a central defence role and again was handed the club captaincy. Despite tentative interest from Chelsea FC and Fulham FC, he joined Middlesbrough FC on 11 July 2001 for a £6.5 million transfer fee, new manager Steve McClaren's first signing. Becoming the club captain after Paul Ince's departure. He remained with Boro' until his step-up to player-manager in June 2006. He remained as a player during the 2006-07 season, but did not feature.

League honours
499+4 appearances, 26 goals
one red card		 Crystal Palace FC 1989-95 148+four appearances, fifteen goals
debut: 23 April 1991 Liverpool FC 3 Crystal Palace FC 0.
Aston Villa FC 1995-2001 192 appearances, seven goals
debut: 19 August 1995 Aston Villa FC 3 Manchester United FC 1.
Middlesbrough FC 2001-06 160 appearances, four goals
debut: 18 August 2001 Middlesbrough FC 0 Arsenal FC 4.
last: 4 March 2006 Middlesbrough FC 1 Birmingham City FC 0.

Club honours		 FA Cup runners-up 1989-90 (0 apps), 1999-2000 (6);
Full-Members Cup winners 1990-91;
Football League (old) Division One third place 1990-91 (1), Premier League fourth place 1995-96 (31); (new) Division One winners 1993-94 (46);
Football League Cup semi-finalist 1992-93, 1994-95, winners 1995-96, 2003-04;
UEFA Cup runners-up 2005-06 (9);
Individual honours Middlesbrough FC Player of the Season 2001-02;
Distinctions None
Height/Weight 5' 10", 12st. 3lbs [1996].

Source

 Barry Hugman's PFA Yearbook [1995] & ENFA

Management Career
Club(s) Southgate stepped up to the position of player-manager, despite not having the relevant UEFA coaching badges, of Middlebrough FC on 7 June 2006, after his manager, Steve McClaren, took the vacant England manager's position. Southgate remained, enduring relegation to the Championship, before finally getting the sack on 20 October 2009, with Boro' in fourth place. In January 2011, Southgate was appointed FA's Head of Elite Development, until July 2012.
He was handed the England U21 management position on 22 August 2013 under Roy Hodgson, and continued as manager under Sam Allardyce. Southgate temporarily took charge of the national side from 27 September 2016, until his resignation on 16 July 2024
Club honours None
International honours Tournoi Espoirs de Toulon winners 2016;
Individual honours Premier League Manager of the Month August 2008;

England Career
Player number 1071st player to appear for England.
Position(s) Central defender, left-back, defensive midfielder
First match No. 717, 12 December 1995, England 1 Portugal 1, a friendly match at Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London, substitute (79), aged 25 years 100 days.
Last match No. 811, 31 March 2004, Sweden 1 England 0, a friendly match at Nya Ullevi Stadion, Heden, Göteborg, substitute (ht), aged 33 years 169 days.
Major tournaments World Cup Finals 1998, 2002; European Championship Finals 1996, 2000;
Team honours European Championship semi-finalist 1996;
Individual honours x
Distinctions The seventh Hertfordshirian to represent England - the first since Rodney Marsh
Most appearenced Englishman for Aston Villa


The Numbers
Squads Apps comp. apps starts sub unused minutes goals ave.min comp. goals Capt. Disc.
50 57 25 44 ▲13
▼5		 22 4316 2 2158 min 1 none 3
minutes are an approximation, due to the fact that many matches rarely stick to exactly ninety minutes long, allowing time for injuries and errors.
P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
57 29 19 9 86 38 +48 12 26 1.509 0.667 67.5 +20

Venue Record

Venue P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
Home 29 16 9 4 46 17 +29 7 14 1.586 0.586 70.7 +12
Away 22 11 8 3 30 13 +27 4 10 1.364 0.591 68.2 +8
Neutral 6 2 2 2 10 8 +2 1 2 1.667 1.333 50.0 =0

Shirt Record

Colour P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
White 43 24 15 4 72 26 +46 7 21 1.674 0.605 73.3 +20
Indigo Blue 3 2 1 0 4 1 +3 0 2 1.333 0.333 83.3 +2
Red 11 3 3 5 10 11 -1 5 3 0.909 1.00 40.9 -2

Competition Record

Competition P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L

WCP

 9 6 2 1 15 2 +13 3 7 1.667 0.222 77.8 +5
WCF 2 1 1 0 4 2 +2 0 1 2.00 1.00 75.0 +1
World Cup 11 7 3 1 19 4 +15 3 8 1.727 0.364 77.3 +6

ECP

 8 4 2 2 11 6 +5 2 3 0.091 0.75 62.5 +2
ECF 6 2 3 1 10 6 +4 1 2 1.667 1.00 58.3 +1
European Championship 14 6 5 3 21 12 +9 3 5 1.50 0.857 60.7 +3
Minor Competition 4 3 0 1 4 1 +3 1 3 1.00 0.25 75.0 +2
Friendly 28 13 11 4 42 21 +21 5 10 1.50 0.75 66.1 +9

Tournament Record

World Cup Preliminary Competition
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
WCP 1996-98 7 6 1 0 15 1 +14 1 6 2.143 0.143 92.9 +6
WCP 2000-02 2 0 1 1 0 1 -1 2 1 0.00 1.00 25.0 -1
WCP All 9 6 2 1 15 2 +13 3 7 1.667 0.222 77.8 +5
World Cup Finals Tournaments
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
WCF 1998 2 1 1 0 4 2 +2 0 1 2.00 1.00 75.0 +1
WCF All 2 1 1 0 4 2 +2 0 1 2.00 1.00 75.0 +1
World Cup
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
WC 1996-98 9 7 2 0 19 3 +16 1 7 2.111 0.333 88.0 +7
WC 2000-02 2 0 1 1 0 1 -1 2 1 0.00 1.00 25.0 -1
WC All 11 7 3 1 19 4 +15 3 8 1.727 0.364 77.3 +6

European Championship Preliminary Competition
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
ECP 1998-2000 5 1 2 2 5 4 +1 2 2 1.00 1.80 40.0 -1
ECP 2002-04 3 3 0 0 6 2 +4 0 1 2.00 0.667 100.0 +3
ECP All 8 4 2 2 11 6 +5 2 3 0.091 0.75 62.5 +2
European Championship Final Tournaments
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
ECF 1996 5 2 3 0 8 3 +5 1 2 1.60 0.60 70.0 +2
ECF 2000 1 0 0 1 2 3 -1 0 0 2.00 3.00 0.00 -1
ECF All 6 2 3 1 10 6 +4 1 2 1.667 1.00 58.3 +1
European Championship
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
EC 1994-96 5 2 3 0 8 3 +5 1 2 1.60 0.60 70.0 +2
EC 1998-2000 6 1 2 3 7 7 =0 2 2 1.167 1.167 33.3 -2
EC 2002-04 3 3 0 0 6 2 +4 0 1 2.00 0.667 100.0 +3
EC All 14 6 5 3 21 12 +9 3 5 1.50 0.857 60.7 +3

All Competition
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
WC 11 7 3 1 19 4 +15 3 8 1.727 0.364 77.3 +6
EC 14 6 5 3 21 12 +9 3 5 1.50 0.857 60.7 +3
25 13 8 4 40 16 +24 6 13 1.60 0.64 68.0 +9

Minor Tournament and Competition
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
Le Tournoi 1997 3 2 0 1 3 1 +2 1 2 1.00 0.333 66.7 +1
King Hassan 1998 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 0 1 1.00 0.00 100.0 +1
TC All 4 3 0 1 4 1 +3 1 3 1.00 0.25 75.0 +2

Match History

 Club: Aston Villa F.C. - 42 full appearances (3303 min), one goal

coach: Terry Venables - nine full appearances (779 min)x


Age 25
715 11 October 1995 - Norway 0 England 0, Ullevål Stadion, Oslo Fr AD squad member
716 15 November 1995 - England 3 Switzerland 1, Wembley Stadium, Wembley Fr HW squad member
1 717 12 December 1995 - England 1 Portugal 1, Wembley Stadium, Wembley Fr HD ▲sub 79 14
2 718 27 March 1996 - England 1 Bulgaria 0, Wembley Stadium, Wembley Fr HW Start 5
  
3 720 18 May 1996 - England 3 Hungary 0, Wembley Stadium, Wembley Fr HW ▲sub 12 14
4 721 23 May 1996 - PR China 0 England 3, Workers' Stadium, Beijing AW Start 6
5 722 8 June 1996 - England 1 Switzerland 1, Wembley Stadium, Wembley
ECF		 HD Start
6
6 723 15 June 1996 - Scotland 0 England 2, Wembley Stadium, Wembley HW Start
7 724 18 June 1996 - Netherlands 1 England 4, Wembley Stadium, Wembley HW Start 90
8 725 22 June 1996 - Spain 0 England 0, Wembley Stadium, Wembley HD Start
9 726 26 June 1996 - Germany 1 England 1, Wembley Stadium, Wembley (missed last of six penalties) HD Start

 

coach: Glenn Hoddle - 21 full appearances (1672 min), one goalx


10 727 1 September 1996 - Moldova 0 England 3, Stadionul Republican, Chişinău WCP AW Start 6

Age 26
11 728 9 October 1996 - England 2 Poland 1, Wembley Stadium, Wembley WCP HW Start ▼51 5
12 729 9 November 1996 - Georgia 0 England 2, Boris Paichadze National Stadium, Tbilisi WCP AW Start 6
730 12 February 1997 - England 0 Italy 1, Wembley Stadium, Wembley WCP HL unused sub 12
13 731 29 March 1997 - England 2 Mexico 0, Wembley Stadium, Wembley Fr HW Start 5
14 732 30 April 1997 - England 2 Georgia 0, Wembley Stadium, Wembley WCP HW ▲sub 87 12
15 733 24 May 1997 - England 2 South Africa 1, Old Trafford, Manchester Fr HW Start 5
16 734 31 May 1997 - Poland 0 England 2, Stadion Śląski, Chorzów WCP AW Start 5
17 735 4 June 1997 - Italy 0 England 2, Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes
TC		 NW Start
5
18 736 7 June 1997 - France 0 England 1, Stade de la Mosson, Montpellier AW Start
19 737 10 June 1997 - England 0 Brazil 1, Parc des Princes, Paris NL Start

Age 27
20 738 10 September 1997 - England 4 Moldova 0, Wembley Stadium, Wembley WCP HW Start 6
21 739 11 October 1997 - Italy 0 England 0, Stadio Olimpico, Roma WCP AD Start 6
22 740 15 November 1997 - England 2 Cameroon 0, Wembley Stadium, Wembley Fr HW Start ▼39 5
741 11 February 1998 - England 0 Chile 2, Wembley Stadium, Wembley Fr HL unused sub 12
23 742 25 March 1998 - Switzerland 1 England 1, Wankdorfstadion, Bern Fr AD Start 5
743 22 April 1998 - England 3 Portugal 0, Wembley Stadium, Wembley Fr HW unused sub 12
24 744 23 May 1998 - England 0 Saudi Arabia 0, Wembley Stadium, Wembley Fr HD Start 6
25 745 27 May 1998 - Morocco 0 England 1, Complexe Sportif Mohamed V,  Casablanca TC AW Start 6
746 29 May 1998 - Belgium 0 England 0, Complexe Sportif Mohamed V, Casablanca ND squad member
26 747 15 June 1998 - England 2 Tunisia 0, Le Stade Vélodrome, Marseille
WCF		 NW Start
6
748 22 June 1998 - Romania 2 England 1, Stade Municipal, Toulouse NL injured
749 26 June 1998 - England 2 Colombia 0, Stade Félix-Bollaert, Lens NW unused sub
27 750 30 June 1998 - Argentina 2 England 2, Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Étienne ND ▲sub 71

Age 28
28 751 5 September 1998 - Sweden 2 England 1, Råsunda Fotbollstadion, Solna ECP AL Start 6
29 752 10 October 1998 - England 0 Bulgaria 0, Wembley Stadium, Wembley ECP HD Start 6
30 753 14 October 1998 - Luxembourg 0 England 3, Stade Josy Barthel, Lëtzebuerg AW Start 88 6
754 18 November 1998 - England 2 Czech Republic 0, Wembley Stadium, Wembley Fr HW unused sub 12

 

caretaker-coach: Howard Wilkinson - no full appearancesx


755 10 February 1999 - England 0 France 2, Wembley Stadium, Wembley Fr HL withdrawn
squad member

 

coach: Kevin Keegan - nine full appearances (627 min)x


756 27 March 1999 - England 3 Poland 1, Wembley Stadium, Wembley ECP HW unused sub 14
757 28 April 1999 - Hungary 1 England 1, Népstadion, Budapest Fr AD withdrawn
squad member
758 5 June 1999 - England 0 Sweden 0, Wembley Stadium, Wembley ECP HD squad member
31 759 9 June 1999 - Bulgaria 1 England 1, Stadion Balgarska Armia, Sofiya AD Start 19 6

Age 29
760 4 September 1999 - England 6 Luxembourg 0, Wembley Stadium, Wembley ECP HW unused sub 15
761 8 September 1999 - Poland 0 England 0, Stadion Wojska Polskiego, Warszawa AD 14
32 762 10 October 1999 - England 2 Belgium 1, Stadium of Light, Sunderland Fr HW Start 3
763 13 November 1999 - Scotland 0 England 2, Hampden Park, Glasgow ECP AW unused sub 12
33 764 17 November 1999 - England 0 Scotland 1, Wembley Stadium, Wembley HL Start 6
34 765 23 February 2000 - England 0 Argentina 0, Wembley Stadium, Wembley Fr HD Start 3
766 27 May 2000 - England 1 Brazil 1, Wembley Stadium, Wembley Fr HD unused sub 14
35 767 31 May 2000 - England 2 Ukraine 0, Wembley Stadium, Wembley HW Start 4
36 768 3 June 2000 - Malta 1 England 2, Stadium Nazzjonali, Ta' Qali AW ▲sub 57 12
769 12 June 2000 - Portugal 3 England 2, Philips Stadion, Eindhoven
ECF		 NL
unused sub
12
770 17 June 2000 - England 1 Germany 0, Stade Communal, Charleroi NW
37 771 20 June 2000 - England 2 Romania 3, Stade Communal, Charleroi NL ▲sub 81
38 772 2 September 2000 - France 1 England 1, Stade de France, Saint-Denis Fr AD ▲sub ht 12

Age 30
39 773 7 October 2000 - England 0 Germany 1, Wembley Stadium, Wembley WCP HL Start 4

 

caretaker-coach: Howard Wilkinson - one full appearance (90 min)x


40 774 11 October 2000 - Finland 0 England 0, Olympiastadion, Helsinki WCP AD Start 5

 

caretaker-coach: Peter Taylor - one full appearance (90 min)x


41 775 15 November 2000 - Italy 1 England 0, Stadio delle Alpi, Torino Fr AL Start 6
  

 

coach: Sven-Göran Eriksson - sixteen full appearances (1058 min)x


42 779 25 May 2001 - England 4 Mexico 0, Pride Park Stadium, Derby Fr HW ▲sub ©ht 15
780 6 June 2001 - Greece 0 England 2, Olympiako Stadio Athínas Spyros Louis, Athína WCP AW unused sub 14

 Club: Middlesbrough F.C. - fifteen full appearances (1013 min), one goal  

43 781 15 August 2001 - England 0 Netherlands 2, White Hart Lane, Tottenham Fr HL ▲sub ©ht 15
782 1 September 2001 - Germany 1 England 5, Olympiastadion, München WCP AW unused sub 12

Age 31
783 5 September 2001 - England 2 Albania 0, St.James' Park, Newcastle upon Tyne WCP HW unused sub 12
784 6 October 2001 - England 2 Greece 2, Old Trafford, Manchester WCP HD unused sub 12
44 785 10 November 2001 - England 1 Sweden 1, Old Trafford, Manchester Fr HD Start 6
45 786 13 February 2002 - Netherlands 1 England 1, Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam Fr AD ▲sub ht 15
46 787 27 March 2002 - England 1 Italy 2, Elland Road, Leeds Fr HL Start ▼ht 5
47 788 17 April 2002 - England 4 Paraguay 0, Anfield Road, Liverpool Fr HW Start ▼68 6
48 789 21 May 2002 - Korea Republic 1 England 1, Jeju World Cup Stadium, Seogwipo-si Fr AD ▲sub ht 16
49 790 26 May 2002 - England 2 Cameroon 2, Kobe Universiade Memorial Stadium, Kobe City ND ▲sub ht
791 2 June 2002 - England 1 Sweden 1, Saitama Sutajiamu Niimarumarunii, Saitama-shi
WCF		 ND
unused sub
16
792 7 June 2002 - Argentina 0 England 1, Sapporo Dōmu, Sapporo-shi NW
793 12 June 2002 - Nigeria 0 England 0, Ōsaka-shi Nagai Rikujō Kyōgijō, Ōsaka-shi ND
794 15 June 2002 - Denmark 0 England 3, Niigata Sutajiamu, Niigata-shi NW
795 21 June 2002 - England 1 Brazil 2, Shizuoka Stadium Ecopa, Fukuroi city NL

Age 32
50 796 7 September 2002 - England 1 Portugal 1, Villa Park, Birmingham Fr HD Start ©62 6
51 797 12 October 2002 - Slovakia 1 England 2, Tehelné pole, Bratislava ECP AW Start 6
798 16 October 2002 - England 2 FYR Macedonia 2, The Friends Provident St Mary's Stadium, Southampton HD unused sub 14
  
52 800 29 March 2003 - Liechtenstein 0 England 2, Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz ECP AW Start 6
801 2 April 2003 - England 2 Turkey 0, Stadium of Light, Sunderland HW squad member
53 802 22 May 2003 - South Africa 1 England 2, ABSA Stadium, Durban Fr AW Start 1 6
54 803 3 June 2003 - England 2 Serbia & Montenegro 1, Walkers Stadium, Leicester Fr HW Start ▼ht 6
55 804 11 June 2003 - England 2 Slovakia 1, The Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough ECP HW Start 6
  

Age 33
809 16 November 2003 - England 2 Denmark 3, Old Trafford, Manchester Fr HL withdrawn
squad member
56 810 18 February 2004 - Portugal 1 England 1, Estádio Algarve, Caliços Fr AD Start 6
57 811 31 March 2004 - Sweden 1 England 0, Nya Ullevi Stadion, Göteborg Fr AL ▲sub ht 16
  

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