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Black Players Used by Match
Overview

This is a list of all England matches that have included black players as part of the participating players in a match.  It includes a brief summary of the black players used, as well as how many of the players were black.

Season 1996-97

No. Date

Match

Venue

Type Used %
727 01-Sep-1996 Moldova 0 England 3 [0-2] Stadionul Republican, Chişinău WCP 1/13 7.69
Notes Paul Ince started.
728 09-Oct-1996 England 2 Poland 1 [2-1] Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London WCP 2/12 16.67
Notes Paul Ince & Les Ferdinand started.
729 09-Nov-1996 Georgia 0 England 2 [0-2] Boris Paichadze National Stadium, Tbilisi WCP 4/12 33.33
Notes Sol Campbell, Paul Ince & Les Ferdinand started. Ferdinand scored.  Ian Wright was an 81st minute substitute for Ferdinand.
730 12-Feb-1997 England 0 Italy 1 [0-1] Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London WCP 4/14 28.57
Notes Sol Campbell & Paul Ince started.  Les Ferdinand was a 61st minute substitute. Ian Wright, an 89th minute substitute.
731 29-Mar-1997 England 2 Mexico 0 [1-0] Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London Fr 3/14 21.43
Notes Paul Ince was the captain.  David James was the first black goalkeeper. Ian Wright was a 38th minute substitute.
732 30-Apr-1997 England 2 Georgia 0 [1-0] Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London WCP 2/13 15.38
Notes Sol Campbell & Paul Ince started.
733 24-May-1997 England 2 South Africa 1 [1-1] Old Trafford, Manchester Fr 2/16 12.50
Notes Ian Wright started and scored.  Sol Campbell was a 90th minute substitute.
734 31-May-1997 Poland 0 England 2 [0-1] Stadion Śląski, Chorzów WCP 2/13 15.38
Notes Sol Campbell & Paul Ince started.
735 04-Jun-1997 Italy 0 England 2 [0-2] Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes T/C 3/14 21.43
Notes Paul Ince was captain.  Ian Wright started and scored.  Andrew Cole was a 77th minute substitute for Wright.
736 07-Jun-1997 France 0 England 1 [0-0] Stade de la Mosson, Montpellier T/C 3/14 21.43
Notes Sol Campbell & Ian Wright started.  Paul Ince was a half-time substitute.
737 10-Jun-1997 England 0 Brazil 1 [0-0] Parc des Princes, Paris T/C 3/14 21.43
Notes Sol Campbell & Paul Ince started.  Ian Wright was a 75th minute substitute.

Season 1997-98

No. Date

Match

Venue

Type Used %
738 10-Sep-1997 England 4 Moldova 0 [1-0] Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London WCP 4/14 28.57
Notes Sol Campbell, Les Ferdinand & Ian Wright started.  Stan Collymore was an 83rd minute substitute for Ferdinand.  Wright scored twice.
739 11-Oct-1997 Italy 0 England 0 [0-0] Stadio Olimpico, Roma WCP 3/12 25.00
Notes Paul Ince was captain.  Sol Campbell & Ian Wright started.
740 15-Nov-1997 England 2 Cameroon 0 [2-0] Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London Fr 3/14 21.43
Notes Paul Ince was captain.  Sol Campbell started.  Rio Ferdinand was a 38th minute substitute.
741 11-Feb-1998 England 0 Chile 2 [0-1] Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London Fr 3/14 21.43
Notes Sol Campbell & Dion Dublin started.  Paul Ince was a 62nd minute substitute.
742 25-Mar-1998 Switzerland 1 England 1 [1-0] Wankdorfstadion, Bern Fr 2/13 15.38
Notes Rio Ferdinand & Paul Ince started.
743 22-Apr-1998 England 3 Portugal 0 [1-0] Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London Fr 2/14 14.29
Notes Sol Campbell & Paul Ince started.
744 23-May-1998 England 0 Saudi Arabia 0 [0-0] Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London Fr 2/15 13.33
Notes Ian Wright was a 60th minute substitute. Les Ferdinand was a 74th minute substitute.
745 27-May-1998 Morocco 0 England 1 [0-0] Complexe Sportif Mohammed V, Casablanca T/C 5/13 38.46
Notes Paul Ince was captain.  Sol Campbell, Dion Dublin & Ian Wright started.  Wright was substituted after 26 minutes. Les Ferdinand was a 79th minute substitute for Dublin.
746 29-May-1998 Belgium 0 England 0 [0-0]
Penalties [4-3]
Complexe Sportif Mohammed V, Casablanca T/C 4/15 26.67
Notes Sol Campbell was captain.  Les Ferdinand also started.  Rio Ferdinand was a half-time substitute.  Dion Dublin was a 76th minute substitute for Campbell.

World Cup Finals 1998

France

747 15-Jun-1998 England 2 Tunisia 0 [1-0] Le Stade Vélodrome, Marseille WCF 2/12 16.67
Notes Sol Campbell & Paul Ince started.
748 22-Jun-1998 Romania 2 England 1 [0-0] Stade Municipal, Toulouse WCF 2/13 15.38
Notes Sol Campbell & Paul Ince started.  Ince was substituted after 33 minutes.
749 26-Jun-1998 England 2 Colombia 0 [2-0] Stade Félix-Bollaert, Lens WCF 2/14 14.29
Notes Sol Campbell & Paul Ince started.  Ince was substituted after 83 minutes.
750 30-Jun-1998 Argentina 2 England 2 [2-2]
AET
[2-2] &
Penalties [4-3]
Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Étienne WCF 2/14 14.29
Notes Sol Campbell & Paul Ince started.

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