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England's Coaches/Managers -
Kevin Keegan
18 matches in charge
58% successful
1999-2000
"I know I need people to help me but I don't need a faith-healer.  I want all the players to sing the national anthem.  I want the same things everyone else wants for England." - 18 February 1999.


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]
Kevin Keegan - Record - All Matches by Venue
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts % W/L
Home 9 4 3 2 14 5 +9 4 4 1.556 0.556 61.1 +2
Away 6 2 4 0 7 4 +3 1 2 1.167 0.667 66.7 +2
Neutral 3 1 0 2 5 6 -1 0 1 1.667 2.000 33.3 -1
Total 18 7 7 4 26 15 +11 5 7 1.444 0.833 58.3 +3
Kevin Keegan - Record - All Matches by Type
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts % W/L
World Cup 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 1 0 0.000 1.000 00.0 -1
European Championship 10 4 3 3 17 9 +8 3 5 1.700 0.900 55.0 +1
Friendly 7 3 4 0 9 5 +4 1 2 1.286 0.714 71.4 +3
All 18 7 7 4 26 15 +11 5 7 1.444 0.833 58.3 +3
Kevin Keegan - Record - Major Tournament Matches
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
ECP 2000 7 3 3 1 12 3 +9 3 4 1.714 0.429 64.3 +2
ECF 2000 3 1 0 2 5 6 -1 0 1 1.667 2.000 33.3 -1
WCP 2002 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 1 0 0.000 1.000 00.0 -1
All 11 4 3 4 17 10 +7 4 5 1.545 0.909 50.0 =0

Kevin Keegan - Record - World Cup Matches

Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
WCP Total 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 1 0 0.000 1.000 00.0 -1
WCF Total 0 - - - - - - - - - - - -
WC Total 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 1 0 0.000 1.000 00.0 -1

Kevin Keegan - Record - European Championship Matches

Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
ECP Total 7 3 3 1 12 3 +9 3 4 1.714 0.429 64.3 +2
ECF Total 3 1 0 2 5 6 -1 0 1 1.667 2.000 33.3 -1
EC Total 10 4 3 3 17 9 +8 3 5 1.700 0.900 55.0 +1

 

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