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England Players -

Joe Cole
West Ham United FC, Chelsea FC

49 caps 7 goals
69% successful
2000-2008
disciplined: 4
captaincies: none
minutes played: 2861


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Joe Cole Profile

Full name Joseph John Cole
Popular name Joe Cole
Born  8 November 1981 in Islington, London. 
Height/Weight  5'9", 11st. 0lb. [2000]
Biographies Cole Play: The Biography Of Joe Cole / Ian Macleay. London: John Blake Publishing, 2006.

Club Career

Club(s) Signed professionally with West Ham United FC from a trainee on 11 December 1998.  Signed for Chelsea FC for £6.6 million on 6 August 2003.
Club honours FA Youth Cup winners 1998-99; Football League (Carling) Cup winners 2004-05, 2006-07, runners-up 2007-08; FA (Barclaycard) Premiership Champions 2004-05, 2005-06;
Individual honours None.
Distinctions None.

England Career

Player number 1107th player to appear for England.
Position(s) Attacking midfielder.
First match No. 779, 25 May 2001, England 4 Mexico 0, a friendly match at Pride Park Stadium, Derby, as a half-time substitute.
Last match No. 862, 26 March 2008, France 1 England 0, a friendly match, at the Stade de France, Saint-Denis, Paris, substituted at half-time.
Major tournaments World Cup Finals 2002, European Championship Finals 2004, World Cup Finals 2006.
Team honours None.
Individual honours England U21 (8 caps). England U18.  England schoolboy.

 

Joe Cole - Career Statistics
Squads Apps Comp.
App
Starts Sub on Sub off Mins. Goals Gls Av. Min Comp.
Goals
Capt. Disc.
72 49 21 30 19 17 2861 7 409 min 4 0 4 C

 

Joe Cole - Match Record - All Matches
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts % W/L
Home 24 17 3 4 61 20 +41 0 10 2.542 0.833 77.1 +13
Away 16 6 5 5 18 17 +1 3 4 1.125 1.063 53.1 +1
Neutral 9 5 4 0 15 9 +6 1 4 1.667 1.00 77.8 +5
All 49 28 12 9 94 46 +48 4 18 1.918 0.939 69.4 +19

 

Joe Cole - Match Record  - By Type of Match
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L

WCP

8 6 1 1 13 4 +9 1 5 1.625 0.50 81.3 +5

WCF

6 3 3 0 7 3 +4 1 4 1.167 0.50 75.0 +3
World Cup 14 9 4 1 20 7 +13 2 9 1.429 0.50 78.6 +8

ECP

7 5 0 2 17 5 +12 0 5 2.429 0.714 71.4 +3
ECF 0 0 0 0 0 0 =0 0 0 0.00 0.00 00.0 =0
European Championship 7 5 0 2 17 5 +12 0 5 2.429 0.714 71.4 +3
Minor Tournament/Cup 2 1 1 0 7 2 +5 0 0 3.50 1.00 75.0 +1
Friendly 26 13 7 6 50 32 +18 2 4 1.923 1.231 63.5 +7
All 49 28 12 9 94 46 +48 4 18 1.918 0.939 69.4 +19

 

Joe Cole - Match Record - Tournament Matches
World Cup Preliminary Competitions
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
WCP 2000-02 0 0 0 0 0 0 =0 0 0 0.000 0.000 00.0 =0
WCP 2004-06 8 6 1 1 13 4 +9 1 5 1.625 0.500 81.3 +5
WCP All 8 6 1 1 13 4 +9 1 5 1.625 0.500 81.3 +5
World Cup Final Tournaments
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
WCF 2002 1 0 1 0 1 1 =0 0 0 1.000 1.000 50.0 =0
WCF 2006 5 3 2 0 6 2 +4 1 4 1.200 0.400 80.0 +3
WCF All 6 3 3 0 7 3 +4 1 4 1.167 0.500 75.0 +3
World Cup Preliminary Competitions and Final Tournaments
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
WC 2000-02 1 0 1 0 1 1 =0 0 0 1.000 1.000 50.0 =0
WC 2004-06 13 9 3 1 19 6 +13 2 9 1.462 0.462 80.8 +8
WC All 14 9 4 1 20 7 +13 2 9 1.429 0.500 78.6 +8
European Championship Preliminary Competition
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
ECP 2002-04 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 0 1 2.000 0.000 100.0 +1
ECP 2006-08 6 4 0 2 15 5 +10 0 4 2.500 0.833 66.7 +2
ECP All 7 5 0 2 17 5 +12 0 5 2.429 0.714 71.4 +3
European Championship Final Tournament
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
ECF 2004 0 0 0 0 0 0 =0 0 0 0.000 0.000 00.0 =0
ECF All 0 0 0 0 0 0 =0 0 0 0.000 0.000 00.0 =0
European Championship Preliminary Competitions and Final Tournaments
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
EC 2002-04 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 0 1 2.000 0.000 100.0 +1
EC 2006-08 6 4 0 2 15 5 +10 0 4 2.500 0.833 66.7 +2
EC All 7 5 0 2 17 5 +12 0 5 2.429 0.714 71.4 +3
Minor Tournaments and Cups
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
FA Summer Tournament 2004 2 1 1 0 7 2 +5 0 0 3.500 1.000 75.0 +1
Minor T/C All 2 1 1 0 7 2 +5 0 0 3.500 1.000 75.0 +1
All Tournaments
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
WC 14 9 4 1 20 7 +13 2 9 1.429 0.500 78.6 +8
EC 7 5 0 2 17 5 +12 0 5 2.429 0.714 71.4 +3
Minor T/C 2 1 1 0 7 2 +5 0 0 3.500 1.000 75.0 +1
All 23 15 5 3 44 14 +30 2 14 1.913 0.609 76.1 +12

 

Joe Cole - Match History
Club:  West Ham United F.C. - 10 caps
Coach: Kevin Keegan - 0 caps
App No. Opponent Date Venue Type F A Res. Details Shirt
- 773 Germany 07-Oct-2000 Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London WCP 0 1 HL Squad member -
Coach: Kevin Keegan/Howard Wilkinson - 0 caps
App No. Opponent Date Venue Type F A Res. Details Shirt
- 774 Finland 11-Oct-2000 Olympiastadion, Helsinki WCP 0 0 AD unused sub 16

Joe Cole was called into the squad by Kevin Keegan.  He was unplayed by caretaker coach Howard Wilkinson.

Coach: Sven-Göran Eriksson - 37 caps
- 776 Spain 28-Feb-2001 Villa Park, Birmingham F 3 0 HW unused sub 26
- 777 Finland 24-Mar-2001 Anfield Road, Liverpool WCP 2 1 HW Squad member -
- 778 Albania 28-Mar-2001 Stadiumi Kombetar "Qemal Stafa Stadium", Tiranë WCP 3 1 AW Squad member -
1 779 Mexico 25-May-2001 Pride Park Stadium, Derby F 4 0 HW Sub on - ht 19
2 786 Netherlands 13-Feb-2002 Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam F 1 1 AD Sub on - 77 min 19
3 787 Italy 27-Mar-2002 Elland Road, Leeds F 1 2 HL Sub on - ht 19
4 788 Paraguay 17-Apr-2002 Anfield Road, Liverpool F 4 0 HW Sub on - ht 19
5 789 South Korea 21-May-2002 Jeju World Cup Stadium, Seogwipo-si F 1 1 AD Sub on - ht 19
6 790 Cameroon 26-May-2002 Kobe Universiade Memorial Stadium, Kobe City, Japan F 2 2 ND Start 19
7 791 Sweden 02-Jun-2002