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England National Football Team Match No. 825

England 4 Northern Ireland 0  [0-0]

Saturday, 26 March 2005

Match Summary and Report

Match Summary and Report Team Records England Pre-Match Northern Ireland Pre-Match

Old Trafford, Manchester, 26 March 2005 - The team that faced Northern Ireland.
Back row - Paul Robinson, Rio Ferdinand, John Terry, Michael Owen, Frank Lampard.
Front row - Steve Gerrard, Joe Cole, David Beckham (captain), Gary Neville, Wayne Rooney, Ashley Cole.
 

Match Summary
Status: World Cup 2006 UEFA Preliminary Group 6 qualification match.
Venue: Old Trafford, Manchester, capacity 68,936.
Attendance: 65,239.
Goals: England - Joe Cole, 49th min.
England - Michael Owen, 52nd min.
England - Chris Baird, own goal, 53rd min.
England - Frank Lampard, 62nd min.
Cautions: Northern Ireland - Damien Johnson, 50th min., dissent.
Expulsions: None.
Officials:
(black)		 Referee - Wolfgang Stark, 35 (20-Nov-1969) Germany, FIFA listed 1999.
Assistant referees - Markus Scheibel, 40 (30-Oct-1964) & Peter Henes, 42 (01-May-1962), Germany.
Fourth official - Peter Sippel, 35 (06-Oct-1969), Germany, FIFA-listed 2003.
Conditions: Kickoff 3:00 pm GMT
Miscellany: -
Statistics:

Type

England

Northern Ireland
Goal Attempts 22 2
Attempts on Target 9 1
Hit Bar/Post 2 0
Corner Kicks Won 11 0
Offside Calls Against 3 1
Fouls Conceded 9 13
Possession 57.5% 42.5%

England Team
Ranking:

8th in FIFA ranking of 23 March 2005; 5th in Elo world ranking before this match and 4th after this match.

Colours: White shirts with red trim, navy shorts, white stockings -  The 2005 "home" uniform.
Coach: Sven-Göran Eriksson, 57, appointed 31 October 2000, took post 12 January 2001, 
50th match, W 27 - D 15 - L 8 - F 96 - A 46.
Captain: David Beckham, 43rd captaincy, handed to Michael Owen in the 72nd minute when Beckham was substituted.

England Lineup
Player Birthdate Age Pos Club App G Career
1-Robinson, Paul W. 15-Oct-1979 25 G Tottenham Hotspur FC 11 0 2003-active
2-Neville, Gary A. 18-Feb-1975 30 D Manchester United FC 75 0 1995-active
3-Cole, Ashley 20-Dec-1980 24 D Arsenal FC 38 0 2001-active
4-Gerrard, Steven G., sub off 72nd min. 30-May-1980 24 M Liverpool FC 33 5 2000-active
5-Ferdinand, Rio G. 07-Nov-1978 26 D Manchester United FC 37 1 1997-active
6-Terry, John G. 07-Dec-1980 24 D Chelsea FC 15 0 2003-active
7-Beckham, David R.J., sub off 72nd min. 02-May-1975 29 M Real Madrid CF, Spain 79 15 1996-active
8- Lampard, Frank J. 20-Jun-1978 26 M Chelsea FC 31 8 1999-active
9-Rooney, Wayne M., sub off 80th min. 24-Oct-1985 19 F Manchester United FC 22 9 2003-active
10- Owen, Michael J. 14-Dec-1979 25 F Real Madrid CF, Spain 68 29 1998-active
11- Cole, Joseph, J. 23-Nov-1981 23 M Chelsea FC 20 3 2001-active

England Substitutes
Player Birthdate Age Pos Club App G Career
15-Dyer, Kieron C., sub on 72nd min. for Beckham 29-Dec-1978 26 M Newcastle United FC 27 0 1999-active
16-Hargreaves, Owen L., sub on 72nd min. for Gerrard 20-Jan-1981 24 M FC Bayern München AG, Germany 26 0 2001-active
18-Defoe, Jermain C., sub on 80th min. for Rooney 07-Oct-1982 22 F Tottenham Hotspur FC 9 1 2004-active
Formation:

4-4-2
Robinson -
Neville, Ferdinand, Terry, A Cole -
Beckham (Dyer), Lampard, Gerrard (Hargreaves), J Cole -
Rooney (Defoe), Owen
Substitutes
Not Used:		 12-Jamie Carragher, 13-David James, 14-Ledley King 17-Emile Heskey.

Northern Ireland Team
Ranking:

111th in FIFA ranking of 23 March 2005; 86th in Elo world ranking before this match and 88th after this match.

Colours: Green shirts with a navy blue trim, white shorts, green stockings; made by Umbro.
Coach: Lawrie Sanchez, appointed 21 January 2004,
13th match, W 3 - D 6 - L 4 - F 14 - A 19.
Captain: Aaron Hughes.

Northern Ireland Lineup
Player Birthdate Age Pos Club App G Career
1-Taylor, Maik S. 04-Sep-1971 34 G Birmingham City FC, England 43 0 1999-active
2-Baird, Christopher P. ( OG) 25-Feb-1982 23 D Southampton FC, England 14 0 2003-active
3-Capaldi, Anthony C. 12-Aug-1981 23 D Plymouth Argyle FC, England 9 0 2004-active
18-Hughes, Aaron W. 08-Nov-1979 25 D Newcastle United FC, England 41 1 1998-active
5-Murdock, Colin 02-Jul-1975 29 D Crewe Alexandra FC, England 26 0 2000-active
6-Johnson, Damien M. 18-Nov-1978 26 M Birmingham City FC, England 36 0 1999-active
7-Gillespie, Keith R. 18-Feb-1975 30 M Leicester City FC, England 59 1 1994-active
8-Doherty, Thomas E., sub off 59th min. 17-Mar-1979 26 M Bristol City FC, England 7 0 2003-active
9-Healy, David J., sub off 88th min. 05-Aug-1979 25 F Leeds United AFC, England 40 16 2000-active
10-Whitley, James, sub off 88th min. 14-Apr-1975 29 M Sunderland AFC, England 16 2 1998-active
11-Elliott, Stuart 23-Jul-1978 26 F Hull City AFC, England 24 3 2000-active

Northern Ireland Substitutes
Player Birthdate Age Pos Club App G Career
14-Davis, Steven, sub on 59th min. for Doherty 01-Jan-1985 20 M Aston Villa FC, England 2 0 2005-active
15-Jones, Stephen G., sub on 88th min. for Whitley 25-Oct-1976 28 F Crewe Alexandra FC, England 14 1 2003-active
13-Kirk, Andrew, sub on 88th min. for Healy 29-May-1979 25 F Northempaton Town FC, England 7 0 2000-active
Formation: 4-4-1-1
Taylor -
Baird, Murdock, Hughes, Capaldi -
Gillespie, Whitley (Jones), Doherty (Davis), Elliott -
Johnson -
Healy (Kirk).
Substitutes
Not Used:		 4-Mark Williams, 12-Roy Carroll, 16-Warren Feeney, 17-Steve Craigan.

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