The Three Lions squad for the matches against Wales and Northern Ireland  September 2005.
Player	Birthdate	Age	Pos	Club	St	Sub	App	G	Capt
Beckham, David R.J.	2 May 1975	30	M	Real Madrid CF, Spain	79	3	82	16	46	1 12
Bent, Darren A.	6 February 1984	21	F	Charlton Athletic FC	0	0	0	0	0	None
Carragher, James L.D.	28 January 1978	27	D	Liverpool FC	5	13	18	0	0	1
Carrick, Michael	28 July 1981	24	M	Tottenham Hotspur FC	2	2	4	0	0	None
Cole, Ashley	20 December 1980	24	D	Arsenal FC	42	0	42	0	0	6
Cole, Joseph J.	8 November 1981	23	M	Chelsea FC	7	17	24	3	0	None
Defoe, Jermain C.	7 October 1982	22	F	Tottenham Hotspur FC	4	9	13	1	0	None
Ferdinand, Rio G.	7 November 1978	26	D	Manchester United FC	34	5	39	0	0	1
Gerrard, Steven G.	30 May 1980	25	M	Liverpool FC	34	1	35	6	1	4
Green, Robert P.	18 January 1980	25	G	Norwich City FC	0	1	1	1 GA	0	None
Hargreaves, Owen L.	20 January 1981 born in Canada	24	M	FC Bayern München, Germany	7	20	27	0	0	None
Jenas, Jermaine A.	18 February 1983	22	M	Tottenham Hotspur FC	3	10	13	0	0	None
				Jenas was transferred to Tottenham Hotspur from Newcastle United on 31 August, after the announcement of the squad.
Johnson, Andrew	10 February 1981	24	F	Crystal Palace FC	1	1	2	0	0	None
Kirkland, Christopher E.	2 May 1981	24	G	West Bromwich Albion FC, on loan from Liverpool FC	0	0	0	0 GA	0	None
Knight, Zatyiah	2 May 1980	25	D	Fulham FC	1	1	2	0	0	None
	Zat Knight was called as a replacement after John Terry withdrew from the squad on 30 August.
Lampard, Frank J.	20 June 1978	27	M	Chelsea FC	25	8	33	8	0	1
Neville, Philip J.	21 January 1977	28	D	Everton FC	32	20	52	0	0	2
Owen, Michael J.	14 December 1979	25	F	Newcastle United FC	60	11	71	32	7	4
				Owen was transferred to Newcastle United from Real Madrid on 30 August, after the announcement of the squad.
	Michael Owen is suspended for the match against Wales.
Richardson, Kieran E.	21 October 1984	20	M	Manchester United FC	2	0	2	2	0	None
Robinson, Paul W.	15 October 1979	25	G	Tottenham Hotspur FC	9	4	13	6 GA	0	None
Rooney, Wayne M.	24 October 1985	19	F	Manchester United FC	21	3	24	10	0	3
Terry, John G.	7 December 1980	24	D	Chelsea FC	17	1	18	0	0	None
	John Terry withdrew from the squad on 30 August due to a knee injury.
Upson, Matthew J.	18 April 1979	26	D	Birmingham City FC	4	3	7	0	0	None
Warnock, Stephen	12 December 1981	23	D	Liverpool FC	0	0	0	0	0	None
Wright-Phillips, Shaun C.	25 October 1981	23	M	Chelsea FC	1	3	4	1	0	None
Young, Luke P.	19 July 1979	26	D	Charlton Athletic FC	0	2	2	0	0	None

All information is complete to and including England's last match, the first of the 2005-06 season, against Denmark on 17 August 2005.

Diary

Friday, 5 December 2003 - England were placed in a half-British group for qualifying for the 2006 World Cup, which took place in Frankfurt this evening and will involve the Three Lions playing home-and-away fixtures with five other nations in total, beginning two months after the conclusion of Euro 2004. The other countries are Northern Ireland, Wales, Poland, Austria and Azerbaijan.

Tuesday, 13 January 2004 - Austria will provide the first opponents for England as they begin the journey to the World Cup Finals in Germany in 2006. England are in a group alongside Wales and Northern Ireland as well as Austria, Poland and Azerbaijan.

Sunday, 28 August 2005 - Sven-Göran Eriksson has named a 25 man squad. The contingent includes Liverpool full-back Stephen Warnock, who earns a first ever call-up to an England squad.  Joining Warnock in the squad is Chris Kirkland, who has done well at the start of a season-long loan at West Bromwich Albion.  He is one of three goalkeepers in the party, with Tottenham Hotspur's Paul Robinson and Norwich City's Robert Green the others.  The strength in depth in the centre of England's defence is highlighted by the inclusion of Rio Ferdinand, John Terry, Jamie Carragher and Matthew Upson.  With Gary Neville injured, Charlton's Luke Young will be delighted to be involved with an England squad again after his experience on the summer tour of the United States.  Captain David Beckham, Liverpool's Steven Gerrard and Frank Lampard and Joe Cole of Chelsea are all in the travelling party as is Kieran Richardson, who is re-called into the squad.  Tottenham Hotspur's Michael Carrick, another player who made a name for himself on the United States Tour, also retains his place.  Joining regular strikers Michael Owen, Jermain Defoe, Wayne Rooney and Andy Johnson is Charlton Athletic's Darren Bent, who was first called-up for England's friendly match away to Denmark earlier this month.

Tuesday, 30 August 2005 - John Terry will miss the World Cup qualifiers due to a knee injury.  Terry, who was in line to partner Rio Ferdinand in defence, picked up the injury playing for Chelsea on Saturday.  Zat Knight has been drafted in as cover. Terry's place is likely to go to either Liverpool centre-half Jamie Carragher or Birmingham's Matthew Upson with Sol Campbell also out.  Skipper David Beckham and midfielder Steven Gerrard also missed Tuesday's training session. Beckham has a sore foot which is not considered serious and he is expected to join in training at Arsenal's London Colney headquarters on Wednesday.  Gerrard was not able to take part in the main session because of his thigh injury, although he was receiving treatment from England physiotherapist Gary Lewin.  Gerrard is a doubt after missing the Super Cup last Friday with a calf injury.

Michael Owen has agreed to sign for Newcastle United from Real Madrid.  The 25-year-old will have a medical on Tuesday before signing a four-year deal. The fee is believed to be a club record £17m for the Magpies who have beaten off competition from Owen's former club Liverpool from to land the forward.

Wednesday, 31 August 2005 - Jermaine Jenas joins Tottenham Hotspur for £7m.

Thursday, 1 September 2005 - Eriksson is set to try out a new formation for England's World Cup qualifier in Wales on Saturday.  Eriksson will play a 4-5-1 system, with influential captain David Beckham in a deep lying midfield position behind Frank Lampard and Steven Gerrard.  Joe Cole and Shaun Wright-Phillips will be the wingers and striker Wayne Rooney will plough a lone furrow up front with Michael Owen suspended.  It is understood that the plan was discussed at a meeting between Eriksson and senior players on Tuesday.

Friday, 2 September 2005 - Steven Gerrard has been confirmed as fit for the World Cup qualifier against Wales tomorrow.  Gerrard has recovered from a calf injury and is set to take his place in a new look England formation featuring Luke Young as right-back.  Young looks set to be given the task of marking Ryan Giggs.  Phil Neville had been tipped to replace injured brother Gary for the game at the Millennium Stadium.  But Young was given the nod in the first team in training on Thursday and is now favourite to start the match.

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