Most Black Players
to Start a Single Match
The significant mark of more black players to start a match than white
players was reached on 28 May 2005, when England played USA in Chicago.
Only twice has more black players started a match than white. The
aforementioned USA match in 2005, and also as recent as September 2008,
against Andorra in Barcelona.
|
7 Black Players to Start a Single Match |
|
No. |
Date |
Opposition |
Venue |
Type |
F |
A |
Used |
% |
|
827 |
28-May-2005 |
U.S.A. |
Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois |
F |
2 |
1 |
9/15 |
60.00 |
|
Sol Campbell, David James, Glen Johnson, Ashley Cole, Wes
Brown, Jermaine Jenas and Kieran Richardson all started. |
|
6 Black Players to Start a Single Match |
|
No. |
Date |
Opposition |
Venue |
Type |
F |
A |
Used |
% |
|
867 |
10-Sep-2008 |
Croatia |
Stadion
Maksimir, Zagreb |
WCP |
4 |
1 |
7/14 |
50.00 |
|
David James, Wes Brown,
Ashley Cole, Rio Ferdinand, Theo Walcott and Emile Heskey all started.
Jermaine Jenas was a 56th minute substitute. Walcott scored a
hat-trick. |
|
866 |
06-Sep-2008 |
Andorra |
Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys, Montjuïc,
Barcelona, Spain |
WCP |
2 |
0 |
7/14 |
50.00 |
|
David James, Glen Johnson,
Ashley Cole, Joleon Lescott, Theo Walcott and Jermain Defoe all started. |
|
5 Black Players to Start a Single Match |
|
No. |
Date |
Opposition |
Venue |
Type |
F |
A |
Used |
% |
|
865 |
20-Aug-2008 |
Czech Republic |
The
National Stadium, Wembley, London |
F |
2 |
2 |
7/17 |
41.18 |
|
David James, Wes Brown,
Ashley Cole, Rio Ferdinand and Jermain Defoe all started. |
|
863 |
28-May-2008 |
U.S.A. |
The
National Stadium, Wembley, London |
F |
2 |
0 |
6/17 |
35.29 |
|
David James, Wes Brown, Ashley Cole, Rio
Ferdinand and Jermain Defoe started. |
|
861 |
06-Feb-2008 |
Switzerland |
The
National Stadium, Wembley, London |
F |
2 |
1 |
7/16 |
43.75 |
|
David James, Wes Brown, Ashley Cole, Rio
Ferdinand and Jermaine Jenas started. |
|
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 and Shaun
Wright-Phillips all started. |
|
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 and Shaun Wright-Phillips
all started. |
|
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 and Emile Heskey all started. |
|
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 and Emile Heskey all started. |
|
828 |
31-May-2005 |
Colombia |
Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey, United States |
F |
3 |
2 |
7/16 |
43.75 |
|
David James, Glen Johnson,
Ashley Cole, Zat Knight and Jermaine Jenas all started. |
|
822 |
13-Oct-2004 |
Azerbaijan |
Tofig
Bakhramov Stadium, Baku |
WCP |
1 |
0 |
6/14 |
42.86 |
|
Ashley Cole, Rio Ferdinand, Sol Campbell, Jermaine Jenas
and Jermain Defoe all started. |
|
799 |
12-Feb-2003 |
Australia |
Boleyn
Ground, Upton Park, London |
F |
1 |
3 |
9/22 |
40.91 |
|
David James, Ashley Cole, Rio Ferdinand, Sol Campbell
and
Kieron Dyer all started. |
|
795 |
21-Jun-2002 |
Brazil |
Shizuoka
Stadium Ecopa, Fukuroi city, Japan |
WCF |
1 |
2 |
7/14 |
50.00 |
|
Ashley Cole, Trevor Sinclair, Rio Ferdinand, Sol Campbell
and Emile Heskey all started. |
|
794 |
15-Jun-2002 |
Denmark |
Niigata
Prefectural Stadium ("Big Swan"), Niigata-city, Japan |
WCF |
3 |
0 |
6/14 |
42.86 |
|
Ashley Cole, Trevor Sinclair, Rio Ferdinand, Sol Campbell
and Emile Heskey all started. |
|
793 |
12-Jun-2002 |
Nigeria |
Nagai
Stadium, Osaka City, Japan |
WCF |
0 |
0 |
6/14 |
42.86 |
|
Ashley Cole, Trevor Sinclair, Rio Ferdinand, Sol Campbell
and Emile Heskey all started. |
|
791 |
02-Jun-2002 |
Sweden |
Saitama
Stadium 2002, Saitama-ken, Japan |
WCF |
1 |
1 |
6/13 |
46.15 |
|
Ashley Cole, Rio Ferdinand, Sol Campbell, Darius Vassell
and
Emile Heskey all started. |
|
790 |
26-May-2002 |
Cameroon |
Kobe
Universiade Memorial Stadium, Kobe City, Japan |
F |
2 |
2 |
7/18 |
38.89 |
|
Wes Brown, Rio Ferdinand, Sol Campbell, Darius Vassell
and
Emile Heskey all started. |
|
789 |
21-May-2002 |
South
Korea |
Jeju
World Cup Stadium, Seogwipo-si |
F |
1 |
1 |
8/19 |
42.11 |
|
Ashley Cole, Rio Ferdinand, Sol Campbell, Darius Vassell
and
Emile Heskey all started. |
|
786 |
13-Feb-2002 |
Netherlands |
Amsterdam
Arena, Amsterdam |
F |
1 |
1 |
7/19 |
36.84 |
|
Rio Ferdinand, Sol Campbell, Michael Ricketts, Darius
Vassell and Emile Heskey all started. |
|
776 |
28-Feb-2001 |
Spain |
Villa
Park, Birmingham |
F |
3 |
0 |
7/18 |
38.89 |
|
David James, Chris Powell, Sol Campbell, Rio Ferdinand
and
Andrew Cole all started. |
|
694 |
28-Apr-1993 |
Netherlands |
Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London |
WCP |
2 |
2 |
5/12 |
41.67 |
|
Des Walker, Carlton Palmer, Paul Ince, John Barnes
and Les
Ferdinand all started. |
|
693 |
31-Mar-1993 |
Turkey |
Atatürk Stadyumu, İzmir |
WCP |
2 |
0 |
5/13 |
38.46 |
|
Des Walker, Carlton Palmer, Paul Ince, John Barnes
and Ian
Wright all started. |
|
675 |
08-Jun-1991 |
New Zealand |
Athletic Park,
Wellington |
F |
2 |
0 |
5/12 |
41.67 |
|
Des Walker, Gary Charles, Ian Wright, Brian Deane
and John Salako all started. |
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