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	59	3	62	13	25	1 9
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	19	10	29	0	0	None
Campbell, Sulzeer J.	18 September 1974	29	D	Arsenal FC	52	3	55	1	2	7
Cole, Ashley	20 December 1980	22	D	Arsenal FC	21	0	21	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	11	18	0	0	None
Ferdinand, Rio G.	7 November 1978	24	D	Manchester United FC	28	5	33	0	0	1
Gerrard, Steven G.	30 May 1980	23	M	Liverpool FC	18	1	19	3	0	3
Hargreaves, Owen L.	20 January 1981 born in Canada	22	M	FC Bayern München, Germany	6	8	14	0	0	None
Heskey, Emile W.I.	11 January 1978	25	F	Liverpool FC	24	12	36	5	0	3
James, David B.	1 August 1970	33	G	West Ham United FC	12	6	18	12 ᵍᵃ	0	1
Lampard, Frank J.	20 June 1978	25	M	Chelsea FC	6	7	13	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	53	5	58	0	0	4
Neville, Philip J.	21 January 1977	26	D	Manchester United FC	29	13	42	0	0	1
Owen, Michael J.	14 December 1979	23	F	Liverpool FC	42	10	52	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	3	3	6	1	0	None
Sinclair, Trevor L.	2 March 1973	30	M	Manchester City FC	6	6	12	0	0	None
Terry, John G.	7 December 1980	22	D	Chelsea FC	2	1	3	0	0	None
Upson, Matthew J.	18 April 1979	24	D	Birmingham City FC	3	2	5	0	0	None
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 second of the 2003-04 season, against Macedonia on 6 September 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.

Monday, 16 June 2003 - England's final home Euro 2004 qualifier against Liechtenstein will be played at Old Trafford. The Football Association's director of marketing and communications Paul Barber said "We're delighted to be staging another senior international at Old Trafford. Manchester United have already shown their commitment to and support for the FA and our national teams by hosting a number of international matches at all levels, as well as FA Cup semi-finals and FA Youth Cup finals. We are pleased to be offering the greatest number of fans the opportunity to witness England's final home Euro 2004 qualifier, and we look forward to a fantastic atmosphere in one of Europe's finest stadiums."

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.

Saturday, 6 September 2003 - Wayne Rooney re-wrote the history books to become England's youngest scorer at the tender age of 17 years and 317 days as England came from behind to win the crucial Euro 2004 qualifier in Macedonia.  Georgi Hristov punished a woeful first-half display to give Macedonia a deserved lead.  But Rooney equalised early in the second half - and captain David Beckham kept alive England's hopes of automatic qualification for next summer's finals with the winner from the penalty spot.  Eriksson also deserves credit for a bold attacking formation in the second half - but once again he will be concerned by a dreadful defensive display.

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