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Black Players Used by Steve McClaren

Steve McClaren, since his first match in charge, no. 843, has used 15 different black players, Darren Bent, Wes Brown, Ashley Cole, Jermain Defoe, Kieron Dyer, Rio Ferdinand, David James, Jermaine Jenas, Ledley King, Aaron Lennon, Joleon Lescott, Micah Richards, Kieran Richardson, Shaun Wright-Phillips and Ashley Young.  He used them on 18 different occasions.  Since the 17 players he used against Greece on 16 August 2006, Steve McClaren has used 45 players in his 18 matches in charge.  McClaren's usage of black players make slightly over a third of the total players used.

Season 2006-07
No. Date Opposition Venue Type F A Used %
843 16-Aug-2006 Greece Old Trafford, Manchester F 4 0 6/17 35.29
Ashley Cole, Rio Ferdinand & Jermain Defoe all started.  Kieran Richardson, Aaron Lennon and Darren Bent were all second half substitutes.
844 02-Sep-2006 Andorra Old Trafford, Manchester ECP 5 0 5/14 35.71
Ashley Cole, Wes Brown and Jermain Defoe all start.  Kieran Richardson & Aaron Lennon are substitutes.  Defoe scored twice.
845 06-Sep-2006 FYR Macedonia Gradski Stadion, Skopje ECP 1 0 4/14 28.57
Ashley Cole, Rio Ferdinand and Jermain Defoe all start.  Aaron Lennon is a substitute.
846 07-Oct-2006 FYR Macedonia Old Trafford, Manchester ECP 0 0 4/13 30.77
Ashley Cole & Ledley King start. Jermain Defoe & Shaun Wright-Phillips are substitutes.
847 11-Oct-2006 Croatia Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb ECP 0 2 5/14 35.71
Ashley Cole & Rio Ferdinand start. Jermain Defoe, Kieran Richardson & Shaun Wright-Phillips are substitutes.
848 15-Nov-2006 Netherlands Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam F 1 1 5/13 38.46
Micah Richards, Ashley Cole & Rio Ferdinand start. Kieran Richardson & Shaun Wright-Phillips are substitutes.
849 07-Feb-2007 Spain Old Trafford, Manchester F 0 1 5/17 29.41
Rio Ferdinand, Kieron Dyer & Shaun Wright-Phillips start.  Micah Richards and Jermain Defoe were substitutes.
850 24-Mar-2007 Israel The National Stadium, Ramat Gan, Tel Aviv. ECP 0 0 4/14 28.57
Rio Ferdinand & Aaron Lennon started.  Micah Richards and Jermain Defoe were second half substitutes.  Lennon was substituted after 83 minutes.
851 28-Mar-2008 Andorra Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys, Montjuïc, Barcelona, Spain ECP 3 0 6/14 42.86
Ashley Cole, Rio Ferdinand, Micah Richards & Aaron Lennon all started.  Kieron Dyer and Jermain Defoe were second half substitutes.
852 01-Jun-2007 Brazil The National Stadium, Wembley, London F 1 1  4/17  23.53
Ledley King started. Kieron Dyer, Wes Brown & Jermaine Jenas were second half substitutes.
853 06-Jun-2007 Estonia Le Coq Arena, Tallinn ECP 3 0 4/14 28.57
Wes Brown & Ledley King started.  Kieron Dyer & Jermaine Jenas were second half substitutes.
Season 2007-08
No. Date Opposition Venue Type F A Used %
854 22-Aug-2007 Germany The National Stadium, Wembley, London F 1 2 6/17 35.29
Micah Richards & Rio Ferdinand started.  David James, Wes Brown, Kieron Dyer & Shaun Wright-Phillips were all second half substitutes.
855 08-Sep-2007 Israel The National Stadium, Wembley, London ECP 3 0  5/14 35.71
Micah Richards, Ashley Cole, Rio Ferdinand, Shaun Wright-Phillips & Emile Heskey all started.  Shaun Wright-Phillips and Micah Richards both scored.
856 12-Sep-2007 Russia The National Stadium, Wembley, London ECP 3 0  5/14 35.71
Micah Richards, Ashley Cole, Rio Ferdinand, Shaun Wright-Phillips & Emile Heskey all started.  Rio Ferdinand scored.
857 13-Oct-2007 Estonia The National Stadium, Wembley, London ECP 3 0 6/14 42.86
Micah Richards, Ashley Cole, Rio Ferdinand, Sol Campbell, the entire back-four, & Shaun Wright-Phillips all started.  Joleon Lescott was a half-time substitute for Ferdinand.  Shaun Wright-Phillips scored.
858 17-Oct-2007 Russia Olimpiyskiy Kompleks Luzhniki Stadion, Moskva ECP 1 2  5/14 35.71
Micah Richards, Joleon Lescott, Rio Ferdinand, Sol Campbell, the entire back-four, & Shaun Wright-Phillips all started.
859 16-Nov-2007 Austria Ernst Happel Stadion, Wien F 1 0 6/17 35.29
Micah Richards, Joleon Lescott & Sol Campbell all started.  Jermain Defoe, Wes Brown & Ashley Young were all substitutes.
860 21-Nov-2007 Croatia The National Stadium, Wembley, London ECP 2 3 6/14 42.86
Micah Richards, Joleon Lescott, Sol Campbell & Shaun Wright-Phillips all started.  Jermain Defoe & Darren Bent were second half substitutes.

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