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England's Minor Tournaments and Cups
Umbro Cup International Challenge Tournament, England, 1995

 

 

Umbro Cup International Challenge Tournament, England, 1995
Team P W D L F A GD Pts
Brazil 3 3 0 0 7 1 +6 9
England 3 1 1 1 6 7 -1 4
Sweden 3 0 2 1 5 6 -1 2
Japan 3 0 1 2 3 7 -4 1

 

Umbro Cup International Challenge Tournament, England, 1995
Date Match Score H.T. Venue Att.
03-Jun-1995 England 2 Japan 1 [0-0] Empire Stadium, Wembley, London 21,142
04-Jun-1995 Brazil 1 Sweden 0 [1-0] Villa Park, Birmingham 20,131
06-Jun-1995 Japan 0 Brazil 3 [0-1] Goodison Park, Liverpool 29,327
08-Jun-1995 England 3 Sweden 3 [1-2] Elland Road, Leeds 32,008
10-Jun-1995 Sweden 2 Japan 2 [0-1] City Ground, Nottingham 5,591
11-Jun-1995 England 1 Brazil 3 [1-0] Empire Stadium, Wembley, London 67,318

Notes

Because they failed to qualify for the World Cup 1994 final tournament and qualified automatically as host nation for the European Championship 1996 final tournament, England went without competitive play of any kind during 1994, the first time that had happened since 1883, the year before the British [Home International] Championship tournament began.  In 1995, for the second successive year, England had no major tournament matches.  In this tournament, which served as a trial run a year ahead of the European Championship 1996 finals, they sought a slightly more intense level of competition than provided by the long string of friendlies they had played since 1993.

England Squad Career and Tournament Records
    Before Umbro Cup   At Umbro Cup
No. Player Age Pos App G Club App St Sub On Sub Off Min Gls  Disc
1 Flowers, Timothy D. - G - - Blackburn Rovers FC - - - - - - -
2 Barton, Warren D. - D - - Newcastle United FC - - - - - - -
3 Le Saux, Graeme P. - D - - Blackburn Rovers FC - - - - - - -
4 Batty, David - M - - Blackburn Rovers FC - - - - - - -
5 Scales, John R. - D - - Liverpool FC - - - - - - -
6 Collymore, Stanley V. - F - - Nottingham Forest FC - - - - - - -
7 Platt, David A. - M - - UC Sampdoria, Italy - - - - - - -
8 Beardsley, Peter A. - M - - Newcastle United FC - - - - - - -
9 Shearer, Alan - F - - Blackburn Rovers FC - - - - - - -
10 Barnes, John C. B. - M - - Liverpool FC - - - - - - -
11 Anderton, Darren R. - M - - Tottenham Hotspur FC - - - - - - -
    Before Umbro Cup   At Umbro Cup
No. Player Age Pos App G Club App St Sub On Sub Off Min Gls  Disc
12 Pallister, Gary A. - D - - Manchester United FC - - - - - - -
14 Pearce, Stuart - D - - Nottingham Forest FC - - - - - - -
15 Unsworth, David G. - D - - Everton FC - - - - - - -
16 Redknapp, Jamie F. - M - - Liverpool FC - - - - - - -

Redknapp was given a late call to the squad on 25 May following Ince's withdrawal.
17 McManaman, Steven - F - - Liverpool FC - - - - - - -
18 Barmby, Nicholas J. - F - - Tottenham Hotspur FC - - - - - - -
19 Gascoigne, Paul J. - M - - S.S. Lazio, Italy - - - - - - -
21 Neville, Gary A. - D - - Manchester United FC - - - - - - -
22 Sheringham, Edward P. - F - - Tottenham Hotspur FC - - - - - - -
23 Walker, Ian M. - G - - Tottenham Hotspur FC - - - - - - -
24 Cooper, Colin T. - D - - Nottingham Forest FC - - - - - - -
  Cole, Andrew A. - F - - Manchester United FC - - - - - - -

Cole withdrew from the squad on 2 June because of shin splints.
  Ince, Paul E. C. - M - - Liverpool FC - - - - - - -

Ince withdrew from the squad on 25 May following talks with Venables about his mental state.

Notes

Tuesday, 23 May 1995 - National team coach Terry Venables named a 23-man squad missing several regulars for a tournament which, while of minor importance in and of itself, he regarded as critical to his preparations for the European Championship 1996 final tournament.  Missing through injury were David Seaman, Rob Jones, Lee Dixon, Neil Ruddock, Steve Howey, Tony Adams, Tim Sherwood, Dennis Wise and Barry Venison.

Thursday, 25 May 1995 - Paul Ince withdrew from the squad after talks with Venables, who named Jamie Redknapp to replace him.  Cleared the day before of criminal charges he assaulted a fan, Ince said:  "At the moment I feel drained. The court case was particularly hard to handle emotionally. I feel it's better for me to go on holiday with my family than play football. I wouldn't want to let England down in any way."

Friday, 2 June 1995 -  Andy Cole withdrew from the squad after seeing a specialist for his persistent shin splints problem.

Sources

Green Flag Team England official website

Heatley, Michael & Ian Welch, England Football, p. 37 (Dial House, Shepperton, Surrey, England, 1996)

London Daily Telegraph and London Sunday Telegraph reports

RSSSF Archive [Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation] website, International Country Results, Friendlies, Umbro Cup [Hector Villa]

Venables, Terry with Jane Nottage, Venables’ England: The Making of The Team, pp. 107-27 (Boxtree Limited, London, 1996)

World Soccer, July, 1995, pp. 4-8, 58

World Soccer, August, 1995, p. 56

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