Notes

Kevin Keegan's natural ebullience was not enough.  The rainy gloom furnished an appropriate setting for one of the saddest days in England's football history as Keegan, head down, walked off the pitch and away from the job following the loss to Germany in old Wembley's last international.
 

Kevin Keegan - Biographical Facts
Full name	Joseph Kevin Keegan.
Born	14 February 1951, Armthorpe, Yorkshire.
Playing Career
Club	Forward; Scunthorpe United FC December 1968; transferred to Liverpool FC May 1971; transferred to Hamburger SV, Germany 1976; transferred to Southampton FC July 1980; transferred to Newcastle United FC August 1982; retired from playing May 1984.
International	England, 63 appearances, 21 goals, from Match No. 461, 20 May 1972, Wales 0 England 3, British Championship match at Ninian Park in Cardiff to Match No. 569, 5 July 1982, Spain 0 England 0, World Cup final tournament match at Estadio Santiago Bernabéu in Madrid, 31 captaincies.
Managerial Career
Prior experience	Newcastle United FC February 1992 to 8 January 1997.  Keegan was appointed Chief Operating Officer of Fulham FC in September 1997, with Ray Wilkins as his manager.  When Wilkins was sacked in May 1998, Keegan took over as manager.  He left Fulham FC in May 1999 to concentrate on the national side.
England tenure	Appointed temporary manager 17 February 1999 and manager 14 May 1999; resigned 7 October 2000.
First England match	Match No. 756, 27 March 1999, England 3 Poland 1, European Championship preliminary competition match at Empire Stadium in Wembley.
Last England match	Match No. 773, 7 October 2000, England 0 Germany 1, World Cup preliminary competition match at Empire Stadium in Wembley.
Major tournaments	European Championship 2000 final tournament;
England team honours	None.
Individual honours	Football Association Hall of Fame 2002.
Distinction	Compiled the worst team record and had the shortest tenure of any England manager/coach (other than those appointed in a temporary capacity).
Backroom staff	Peter Beardsley was an assistant coach.  Arthur Cox was used as a part-time coach, as the Football Association refused to employ Cox permanently.

 

Matches in Which Kevin Keegan Was In Charge of England
No.	Date	Opposition	Venue	Type	F	A	Result	H.T.
756	27-Mar-1999	Poland	Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London	ECP	3	1	HW	[2-1]
757	28-Apr-1999	Hungary	Népstadion, Budapest	F	1	1	AD	[1-0]
758	05-Jun-1999	Sweden	Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London	ECP	0	0	HD	[0-0]
759	09-Jun-1999	Bulgaria	Stadion Balgarska Armia, Sofiya	ECP	1	1	AD	[1-1]
760	04-Sep-1999	Luxembourg	Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London	ECP	6	0	HW	[5-0]
761	08-Sep-1999	Poland	Stadion Wojska Polskiego, Warszawa	ECP	0	0	AD	[0-0]
762	10-Oct-1999	Belgium	Stadium of Light, Sunderland	F	2	1	HW	[1-1]
763	13-Nov-1999	Scotland	The National Stadium, Hampden Park, Mount Florida, Glasgow	ECP	2	0	AW	[2-0]
764	17-Nov-1999	Scotland	Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London	ECP	0	1	HL	[0-1]
765	23-Feb-2000	Argentina	Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London	F	0	0	HD	[0-0]
766	27-May-2000	Brazil	Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London	F	1	1	HD	[1-1]
767	31-May-2000	Ukraine	Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London	F	2	0	HW	[1-0]
768	03-Jun-2000	Malta	The National Stadium, Ta'Qali	F	2	1	AW	[1-1]
769	12-Jun-2000	Portugal	Philips Stadion, Eindhoven, Netherlands	ECF	2	3	NL	[2-2]
770	17-Jun-2000	Germany	Stade Communal, Charleroi, Belgium	ECF	1	0	NW	[0-0]
771	20-Jun-2000	Romania	Stade Communal, Charleroi, Belgium	ECF	2	3	NL	[2-1]
772	02-Sep-2000	France	Stade de France, Saint-Denis	F	1	1	AD	[0-0]
773	07-Oct-2000	Germany	Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London	WCP	0	1	HL	[0-1]

 

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