The Three Lions squad for the match against Greece  August 2006 - Steve McClaren's first squad
Player	Birthdate	Age	Pos	Club	St	Sub	App	G	Capt
Ashton, Dean	24 November 1983	22	F	West Ham United FC	0	0	0	0	0	None
	Dean Ashton withdrew from the squad on 15 August due to an ankle injury.
Bent, Darren A.	6 February 1984	22	F	Charlton Athletic FC	1	0	1	0	0	None
Bridge, Wayne M.	5 August 1980	26	D	Chelsea FC	13	10	23	1	0	1
Brown, Wesley M.	13 October 1979	26	D	Manchester United FC	5	4	9	0	0	None
Carragher, James L.D.	28 January 1978	28	D	Liverpool FC	13	16	29	0	0	3
Cole, Ashley	20 December 1980	25	D	Arsenal FC	51	0	51	0	0	6
Crouch, Peter J.	30 January 1981	25	F	Liverpool FC	5	6	11	6	0	1
Dawson, Michael R.	18 November 1983	21	D	Tottenham Hotspur FC	0	0	0	0	0	None
Defoe, Jermain C.	7 October 1982	23	F	Tottenham Hotspur FC	4	12	16	1	0	None
Downing, Stewart	22 July 1984	22	M	Middlesbrough FC	0	5	5	0	0	None
Ferdinand, Rio G.	7 November 1978	27	D	Manchester United FC	46	6	52	0	0	1
Foster, Ben A.	3 April 1983	23	G	Watford FC, on loan from Manchester United FC	0	0	0	0ᵍᵃ	0	None
Gerrard, Steven G.	30 May 1980	26	M	Liverpool FC	45	2	47	9	1	5
Hargreaves, Owen L.	20 January 1981 born in Canada	25	M	FC Bayern München, Germany	10	24	34	0	0	2
Jenas, Jermaine A.	18 February 1983	23	M	Tottenham Hotspur FC	3	12	15	0	0	None
Kirkland, Christopher E.	2 May 1981	25	G	Wigan Athletic FC, on loan from Liverpool FC	0	0	0	0ᵍᵃ	0	None
Lampard, Frank J.	20 June 1978	28	M	Chelsea FC	37	8	45	10	0	3
Lennon, Aaron J.	16 April 1987	19	M	Tottenham Hotspur FC	0	4	4	0	0	None
Neville, Gary A.	18 February 1975	31	D	Manchester United FC	76	5	81	0	0	5
Neville, Philip J.	21 January 1977	29	D	Everton FC	32	20	52	0	0	2
Richardson, Kieran E.	21 October 1984	21	M	Manchester United FC	1	3	4	2	0	None
Robinson, Paul W.	15 October 1979	26	G	Tottenham Hotspur FC	22	4	26	14 GA	0	1
Terry, John G.	7 December 1980	25	D	Chelsea FC	28	1	29	1	0	2
Wright-Phillips, Shaun C.	25 October 1981	24	M	Chelsea FC	4	4	8	1	0	None
Young, Luke P.	19 July 1979	26	D	Charlton Athletic FC	5	2	7	0	0	1

All information is complete to and including England's last match, the fourteenth of the 2005-06 season, against Portugal on 1 July 2006.

Diary

Friday, 5 May 2006 - Following the appointment of a new national coach, the FA have confirmed that Steve McClaren's first match will be against Greece at Old Trafford on August 16.

Thursday, 10 August 2006 - Steve McClaren ends weeks of speculation by announcing John Terry as the new England captain, Steven Gerrard will be the vice-captain.

Friday, 11 August 2006 - Steve McClaren picks his first 25-man England squad.  He also announces former coach Terry Venables as his assistant manager.  West Ham striker Dean Ashton has received his first England call-up.  David Beckham is dropped while Wayne Rooney, who is suspended for the first two Euro 2008 qualifiers, is rested.  Sol Campbell and David James have been also been left out, but Jermain Defoe, Phil Neville, Wes Brown and Chris Kirkland return to the squad.  Luke Young, Kieran Richardson, Darren Bent and Shaun Wright-Phillips are in.  Tottenham's Michael Dawson and Watford keeper Ben Foster, who were both on World Cup stand-by, are also in McClaren's set-up.  Chelsea's Joe Cole and Manchester United's Michael Carrick are both injured, while Gary Neville, although struggling with a groin problem, is included.

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