The Three Lions provisional squad for the European Championship  June 1992
Player	Birthdate	Age	Pos	Club	St	Sub	App	G	Capt
Barnes, John C.B.	7 November 1963 in Kingston, Jamaica	28	F	Liverpool FC	53	13	66	10	0
Batty, David	2 December 1968	23	M	Leeds United AFC	6	2	8	0	0
Clough, Nigel H.	19 March 1966	26	M	Nottingham Forest FC	5	2	7	0	0
Daley, Anthony M.	18 October 1967	24	F	Aston Villa FC	3	1	4	0	0
Dixon, Lee M.	17 March 1964	28	RB	Arsenal FC	11	1	12	0	0
	Dixon withdrew from the squad on 25 May because of injury
Dorigo, Anthony R.	31 December 1965 in Adelaide, Australia	26	LB	Leeds United AFC	5	5	10	0	0
Keown, Martin R.	24 July 1966	25	CD	Everton FC	5	0	5	1	0
Lineker, Gary W.	30 November 1960	31	F	Tottenham Hotspur FC	70	6	76	48	12	none
Martyn, A. Nigel	11 August 1966	25	G	Leeds United AFC	2	1	3	0ᵍᵃ	0	none
Merson, Paul C.	20 March 1968	24	F	Arsenal FC	2	2	4	1	0	none
Palmer, Carlton L.	5 December 1965	26	M	Sheffield Wednesday FC	3	0	3	0	0	none
Pearce, Stuart	24 April 1962	30	LB	Nottingham Forest FC	44	2	46	2	3
Platt, David A.	10 June 1966	25	M	AS Bari, Italy	21	7	28	8	0
Shearer, Alan	13 August 1970	21	F	Southampton FC	2	0	2	1	0	none
Smith, Alan M.	21 November 1962	29	F	Arsenal FC	5	6	11	2	0
Steven, Trevor M.	21 September 1963	28	M	Olympique de Marseille, France	25	8	33	4	0
Stevens, M. Gary	27 March 1963	29	RB	Rangers FC, Scotland	44	1	45	0	0
	Stevens drafted back into the squad on 25 May as a replacement for Dixon
Walker, Desmond S.	26 November 1965	26	CD	UC Sampdoria, Italy	42	2	44	0	0	none
Webb, Neil J.	30 July 1963	28	M	Manchester United FC	19	4	23	3	0	none
Woods, Christopher C.E.	14 November 1959	32	G	Sheffield Wednesday FC	21	9	30	13ᵍᵃ	0
Wright, Mark	1 August 1963	28	CD	Liverpool FC	38	3	41	1	0
Reserves
Seaman, David A.	19 September 1963	28	G	Arsenal FC	6	3	9	7ᵍᵃ	0	none
Sinton, Andrew	19 March 1966	26	M	Queen's Park Rangers FC	3	1	4	0	0

All information is complete to and including England's last match, the eighth of the 1991-92 season, against Brazil on 17 May 1992.

Diary

Tuesday, 5 May 1992 - Graham Taylor names two squads for England's next two friendly matches. He has named an initial 24-man squad for the match against Hungary next week, with an additional four players added to the same squad to take on Brazil a week later. Taylor revealed his ruthless streak when he dropped a dozen of his players.
In addition, England have been selected to host the 1996 European Championship Finals by the UEFA Executive Committee at a meeting in Lisbon.

Tuesday, 12 May 1992 - England beat Hungary by a single own goal.

Friday, 15 May 1992 - Two days before England meet Brazil at Wembley in a final home warm-up, Liverpool's Rob Jones, Taylor's expected first choice at right back, pulls out of the squad with shin splints.  The 20-year-old had made only one international appearance, against France in a February friendly, but had given a cultured performance far beyond his years.

Sunday, 17 May 1992 - England come from behind to draw with Brazil at Wembley Stadium.

Monday, 18 May 1992 - Graham Taylor announces his twenty-man squad, thirteen days ahead of the due date. The press regard midfielder David Batty and right back Lee Dixon as surprise inclusions, although Dixon, who had 12 caps, was needed to replace Jones. The most notable omissions were Chris Waddle, the 31-year-old midfield genius whose continued absence from England team selections bewildered French as well as English fans who had observed his consistently sparkling play for Olympique Marseille. Asked about Waddle at a later press conference in Sweden, Taylor replied, "I am not sure he wants to play for England anymore." Another 31-year-old, Peter Beardsley, so often the provider and creative foil for Gary Lineker, was also missing. Noteworthy, too, was the omission of Ian Wright, 28, the Arsenal striker who led all scorers in the old First Division's last season with 29 goals. Tony Adams was also omitted.
He places Andy Sinton on the standby list, because of the uncertainty surrounding John Barnes.

Monday, 25 May 1992 - Arsenal's right-back Lee Dixon joined his fellow defender Jones on the disabled list after injuring his knee in a freak accident at home, and Taylor summoned Gary Stevens as a replacement.  The Rangers defender is a veteran of the 1986 and 1990 World Cup and 1988 European Championship tournaments.

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