|
Notes
Don Revie's England
tenure began on a bright
note but ended in huge disappointment.
|
Don Revie -
Biographical Facts |
|
Full
name |
Donald George Revie. |
|
Born |
10 July 1927
in Middlesbrough. |
|
Died |
26 May 1989
in Edinburgh. |
|
Playing Career |
|
Club |
Centre/inside forward;
Leicester City FC August, 1944; transferred to Hull City AFC November,
1949; transferred to Manchester City FC October, 1951; transferred to Sunderland AFC
November, 1956; transferred to Leeds United AFC December, 1958 (playing manager from 16
March 1961); ended Football League career in 1961-62 season. |
|
International |
England, 6
appearances, 4 goals, from Match No. 291, 2 October 1954, Northern Ireland 0
England 2, British Championship match at Windsor Park in Belfast to
Match No. 298, 2 October 1955, Denmark 1 England 5, friendly match at Idraetsparken
in Copenhagen. |
|
Managerial Career |
|
Prior
experience |
Leeds United AFC 16 March 1961 to
1 July 1974. |
|
England tenure |
Appointed 4 July
1974; resigned 11 July 1977. |
|
First England match |
Match No. 486, 30 October 1974,
England 3 Czechoslovakia 0, European Championship preliminary match at
Empire Stadium, Wembley. |
|
Last England match |
Match No. 514, 15 June 1977, Uruguay
0 England 0, friendly match at Estadio Centenario in Montevideo. |
|
Major
tournaments |
None. |
|
England team honours |
Winners of the British
Championship 1974-75. |
|
Individual
honours |
Football
Association Hall of Fame 2002. |
|
Distinction |
Banned from
football for 10 years for attempting to deceive the Football Association
into buying out his England national team managerial contract when he
had secretly accepted the United Arab Emirates national team coaching
position, but the ban was overturned in court for bias of the Football
Association hearing officer. |
|
Backroom staff |
Revie chose Les Cocker as his assistant.
Bill Taylor was a trainer. |
|
Matches in Which
Don Revie Was In Charge of
England |
|
No. |
Date |
Opposition |
Venue |
Type |
F |
A |
Result |
H.T. |
|
486 |
30-Oct-1974 |
Czechoslovakia |
Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London |
ECP |
3 |
0 |
HW |
[0-0] |
|
487 |
20-Nov-1974 |
Portugal |
Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London |
ECP |
0 |
0 |
HD |
[0-0] |
|
488 |
12-Mar-1975 |
West Germany |
Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London |
F |
2 |
0 |
HW |
[1-0] |
|
489 |
16-Apr-1975 |
Cyprus |
Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London |
ECP |
5 |
0 |
HW |
[2-0] |
|
490 |
11-May-1975 |
Cyprus |
Tsirion Athletic Centre,
Ayia Phyla, Lemesos |
ECP |
1 |
0 |
AW |
[1-0] |
|
491 |
17-May-1975 |
Northern
Ireland |
Windsor
Park, Belfast |
BC |
0 |
0 |
AD |
[0-0] |
|
492 |
21-May-1975 |
Wales |
Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London |
BC |
2 |
2 |
HD |
[1-0] |
|
493 |
24-May-1975 |
Scotland |
Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London |
BC |
5 |
1 |
HW |
[3-1] |
|
494 |
03-Sep-1975 |
Switzerland |
St.
Jakob Park, Basel |
F |
2 |
1 |
AW |
[2-1] |
|
495 |
30-Oct-1975 |
Czechoslovakia |
tadión
Tehelné Pole, Bratislava |
ECP |
1 |
2 |
AL |
[1-1] |
|
496 |
19-Nov-1975 |
Portugal |
Estádio José Alvalade,
Lisboa |
ECP |
1 |
1 |
AD |
[1-1] |
|
497 |
24-Mar-1976 |
Wales |
'Y Cae Ras', Racecourse Ground, Mold Road, Wrexham |
F |
2 |
1 |
AW |
[0-0] |
|
498 |
08-May-1976 |
Wales |
Ninian Park, Cardiff |
BC |
1 |
0 |
AW |
[0-0] |
|
499 |
11-May-1976 |
Northern
Ireland |
Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London |
BC |
4 |
0 |
HW |
[2-0] |
|
500 |
15-May-1976 |
Scotland |
Hampden Park,
Mount Florida, Glasgow |
BC |
1 |
2 |
AL |
[1-1] |
|
501 |
23-May-1976 |
Brazil |
The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Exposition Park, Los Angeles, U.S.A. |
T/C |
0 |
1 |
NL |
[0-0] |
|
502 |
28-May-1976 |
Italy |
Yankee Stadium,
Bronx, New York City, U.S.A. |
T/C |
3 |
2 |
NW |
[0-2] |
|
503 |
13-Jun-1976 |
Finland |
Olympiastadion, Helsinki |
WCP |
4 |
1 |
AW |
[2-1] |
|
504 |
08-Sep-1976 |
Republic
of Ireland |
Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London |
F |
1 |
1 |
HD |
[1-0] |
|
505 |
13-Oct-1976 |
Finland |
Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London |
WCP |
2 |
1 |
HW |
[1-0] |
|
506 |
17-Nov-1976 |
Italy |
Stadio Olimpico,
Roma |
WCP |
0 |
2 |
AL |
[0-1] |
|
507 |
09-Feb-1977 |
Netherlands |
Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London |
F |
0 |
2 |
HL |
[0-2] |
|
508 |
30-Mar-1977 |
Luxembourg |
Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London |
WCP |
5 |
0 |
HW |
[1-0] |
|
509 |
28-May-1977 |
Northern
Ireland |
Windsor Park, Belfast |
BC |
2 |
1 |
AW |
[1-1] |
|
510 |
31-May-1977 |
Wales |
Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London |
BC |
0 |
1 |
HL |
[0-1] |
|
511 |
04-Jun-1977 |
Scotland |
Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London |
BC |
1 |
2 |
HL |
[0-1] |
|
512 |
08-Jun-1977 |
Brazil |
Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho,
Maracană, Rio de Janeiro |
F |
0 |
0 |
AD |
[0-0] |
|
513 |
12-Jun-1977 |
Argentina |
Estadio Camilo Cichero, La Boca, Buenos Aires |
F |
1 |
1 |
AD |
[1-1] |
|
514 |
15-Jun-1977 |
Uruguay |
Estadio Centenario, Montevideo |
F |
0 |
0 |
AD |
[0-0] |
|