Soccer Nostalgia

England National Team matches during the 1990/91 season

September 12, 1990, London, England 1-Hungary 0 (Gary Winston Lineker 44)

October 17, 1990, EC Qualifier, London, England 2-Poland 0 (Gary Winston Lineker 41 pen, Peter Andrew Beardsley 90)

November 14, 1990, EC Qualifier, Dublin, Republic of Ireland 1-England 1 (Anthony Guy Cascarino 77 / David Andrew Platt 67)

February 6, 1991, London, England 2-Cameroon 0 (Gary Winston Lineker 27 pen, 61)

March 27, 1991, EC Qualifier, London, England 1-Republic of Ireland 1 (Lee Michael Dixon 9 / Niall John Quinn 27)

May 1, 1991, EC Qualifier, İzmır, Turkey 0-England 1 (Dennis Frank Wise 32)

May 21, 1991, England Challenge Cup, London, England 3-USSR 1 (Alan Martin Smith 16, David Andrew Platt 43 pen, 88 / Vladimir Iosifovich Tatarchuk 9)

May 25, 1991, England Challenge Cup, London, England 2-Argentina 2 (Gary Winston Lineker 15, David Andrew Platt 50 / Claudio Omar Garcia 65, Dario Javier Franco 70)

June 1, 1991, Sydney, Australia 0-England 1 (Own Goal (Ian Gray) 40)

June 3, 1991, Auckland, New Zealand 0-England 1 (Gary Winston Lineker 90)

June 8, 1991, Wellington, New Zealand 0-England 2 (Stuart Pearce 12, David Eric Hirst 51)

June 12, 1991, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 2-England 4 (Matlan Marjan 52,76 / Gary Winston Lineker 1,23, 30,70)

Date: September 12, 1990

Competition: Friendly

Result: England 1-Hungary 0

Venue: London-Wembley

Attendance: 51,459

Referee: Erich Fredriksson (Sweden)

Linesmen: Rune Larsson, Lars Carlsson (both Sweden)

Kick-off time: -

Goalscorers:

(England): Gary Winston Lineker 44

(Hungary): None

Summary of goals:

1:0 (44^th minute, England): Platt’s shot was parried by Petry, Gascoigne quickly passes the loose ball to Lineker who scores from close range.

Lineups:

England:

5- Desmond Sinclair Walker (Nottingham Forest Football Club)
6- Mark Wright (Derby County Football Club)
7- David Andrew Platt (Aston Villa Football Club-Birmingham)
8- Paul John Gascoigne (Tottenham Hotspur Football Club-London)

9- Stephen George Bull (Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club) (15-Christopher Roland Waddle (Olympique de Marseille / France) 74)

10- Gary Winston Lineker (Tottenham Hotspur Football Club-London)
11- John Charles Bryan Barnes (Liverpool Football Club)

Coach: Graham Taylor

Other Substitutes:

13-David Andrew Seaman (Arsenal Football Club-London)

14-Trevor Mc Gregor Steven (Rangers Football Club -Glasgow / Scotland)

16-Peter Andrew Beardsley (Liverpool Football Club)

Team Captain: Gary Lineker

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Umbro

Uniform Colors: White Shirts, Navy Blue Shorts, White Socks

Hungary:

1-Zsolt Petry (Budapesti Honvéd Sport Egyesület)

2-Tamos Monos (Koninklijke Football Club Germinal Ekeren / Belgium) (13-Tibor Simon (Ferencvárosi Torna Club- Budapest) 90)
3-Laszlo Disztl (Club Brugge Koninklijke Vereniging / Belgium)
4-Jozsef Keller (Ferencvárosi Torna Club- Budapest)
5-Zsolt Limperger (Ferencvárosi Torna Club- Budapest)
6-Imre Garaba (captain) (Royale Charleroi Sporting Club) (12-Zoltan ACZEL (Siofok) 71)
7-Istvan Kozma (Dunfermline Athletic Football Club / Scotland)
8-Zsolt Bucs (Budapesti Vasas Sport Club) (15-Tibor Balog (MTK(Magyar Testgyakorlók Köre )-VM(Voros Meteor) -Budapest) 79)
9-Jozsef Gregor (Budapesti Honvéd Sport Egyesület)
10-Balasz Berczy (Pécsi Munkás Sport Club)
11-Kalman Kovacs (Association de la Jeunesse Auxerroise / France)

Coach: Kalman Meszoly

Other Substitutes:

18-Istvan Brockhauser (Újpesti Dózsa Sport Club- Budapest)

14-Istvan Urbanyi (Budapesti Honvéd Sport Egyesület)

16-Denes Eszenyi (Újpesti Torna Egyesület- Budapest)

Team Captain: Imre Garaba

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Umbro

Uniform Colors: Red Shirts, White Shorts, Green Socks

Photo From: World Soccer, October 1990

(Team captains, Gary Winston Lineker and Imre Garaba, September 12, 1990, England 1-Hungary 0)

Photo From: Shoot, September 22, 1990

(September 12, 1990, England 1-Hungary 0)

Photo From: Soccer America, Vol. 40, No. 8, Issue 999, March 4, 1991

(Umbro advertisement, September 12, 1990, England 1-Hungary 0)

Photo From: World Soccer, January 1991

(September 12, 1990, England 1-Hungary 0)

Photo From: Official Match Programme, Republic of Ireland v. England, 1990

(England squad, September 12, 1990, England 1-Hungary 0)

Date: October 17, 1990

Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifier -Group 7

Result: England 2-Poland 0

Venue: London - Wembley

Attendance: 60,000

Referee: Tulio Lanese (Italy)

Linesmen: Carlo Longhi, Carlo Sguizzato (both Italy)

Kick-off time: -

Goalscorers:

(England): Gary Winston Lineker 41 pen, Peter Andrew Beardsley 90

(Poland): None

Summary of goals:

1:0 (41^st minute, England): England were awarded a penalty kick after Wright’s header was handled. Lineker scored from the ensuing penalty kick.

2:0 (90^th minute, England): On the right side, Dixon sent Beardsley through who shot from a narrow angle with a long-range shot from outside of the box on the right side.

Lineups:

England:

1- Christopher Charles Eric Woods  (Rangers Football Club -Glasgow / Scotland)
2- Lee Michael Dixon (Arsenal Football Club-London)
3- Stuart Pearce (Nottingham Forest Football Club)
4- Paul Andrew Parker (Queen's Park Rangers Football Club-London)
5- Desmond Sinclair Walker (Nottingham Forest Football Club)
6- Mark Wright (Derby County Football Club)
7- David Andrew Platt (Aston Villa Football Club-Birmingham)
8- Paul John Gascoigne (Tottenham Hotspur Football Club-London)
9- Stephen George Bull (Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club) (15-Christopher Roland Waddle (Olympique de Marseille / France) 57)
10- Gary Winston Lineker (Tottenham Hotspur Football Club-London) (16-Peter Andrew Beardsley  (Liverpool Football Club) 57)

11- John Charles Bryan Barnes (Liverpool Football Club)

Coach: Graham Taylor

Other Substitutes:

12-Anthony Robert Dorigo (Chelsea Football Club-London)

13-David Andrew Seaman (Arsenal Football Club-London)

14-Trevor Mc Gregor Steven (Rangers Football Club -Glasgow / Scotland)

Team Captain: Gary Winston Lineker

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Umbro

Uniform Colors: White Shirts, Navy Blue Shorts, White Socks

Note:

1-Final cap for Stephen George Bull (13/4) (1989-1990).

Poland:

1-Józef Wandzik (Panathinaikos Athlitikos Omilos-Athinas / Greece)

2-Piotr Czachowski (Fabryczny Klub Sportowy Panstwowe Zaklady Loterycze Stal-Mielec)

5-Zbigniew Kaczmarek (Association de la Jeunesse Auxerroise / France)

3-Dariusz Wdowczyk (The Celtic Football Club –Glasgow / Scotland)

8-Robert Warzycha (Klub Sportowy Górnik Zabrze)

7-Ryszard Tarasiewicz (Association Sportive Nancy-Lorraine / France)

6-Janusz Nawrocki (Górniczy Klub Sportowy Katowice)

4-Roman Szewczyk (Górniczy Klub Sportowy Katowice)

11-Jacek Ziober (Montpellier-Hérault Sports Club / France)

10-Roman Kosecki (Legia Warsaw) (13-Dariusz Kubicki (Legia Warsaw) 86)

9-Jan Furtok (Hamburger Sport Verein e.V. / Germany) (14-Krzysztof Warzycha (Panathinaikos Athlitikos Omilos-Athinas / Greece) 76)

Coach: Andrzej Strejlau

Other Substitutes:

15-Czesław Jakołcewicz (Kolejowy Klub Sportowy Lech Poznán)

12-Jarosław Bako (Międzyzakładowy Klub Sportowy Zagłębie Lubin)

Team Captain: Zbigniew Kaczmarek

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Uniform Colors: Red Shirts, Red Shorts, Red Socks

Photo From: Onze-Mondial, Issue 31, August 1991

(October 17, 1990, EC Qualifier, England 2-Poland 0)

Photo From: World Soccer, November 1990

(October 17, 1990, EC Qualifier, England 2-Poland 0)

Photo From: World Soccer, February 1991

(October 17, 1990, EC Qualifier, England 2-Poland 0)

Photo From: Official Match programme, England vs Cameroon - 1991

(October 17, 1990, EC Qualifier, England 2-Poland 0)

Date: November 14, 1990

Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifier -Group 7

Result: Republic of Ireland 1-England 1

Venue: Dublin -Lansdowne Road

Attendance: 46,000

Referee: Pietro D'Elia (Italy)

Linesmen: Carlo Longhi, S. Coppetelli (both Italy)

Kick-off time: -

Goalscorers:

(Republic of Ireland): Anthony Guy Cascarino 77

(England): David Andrew Platt 67

Summary of goals:

0:1 (67^th minute, England): Dixon’s cross from the right side was struck in by Platt at the far post.

1:1 (77^th minute, Republic of Ireland): Staunton’s cross from the left side was headed in by Cascarino.

Lineups:

Republic of Ireland:

1-Patrick ‘Paddy’ Bonner (Celtic Football Club- Glasgow / Scotland)

2-Christopher Barry Morris (Celtic Football Club- Glasgow / Scotland)

4-Michael Joseph ‘Mick’ McCarthy (Millwall Football Club-London / England)

5-David Anthony O'Leary (Arsenal Football Club-London / England)

3-Stephen Staunton (Liverpool Football Club / England)

8-Raymond James Houghton (Liverpool Football Club / England)

7-Paul McGrath (Aston Villa Football Club-Birmingham / England)

6-Ronald Andrew ‘Ronnie’ Whelan (Liverpool Football Club / England) (14-Alan Francis McLoughlin (Swindon TownFootball Club / England) 74)

11-Andrew David Townsend (Chelsea Football Club-London / England)

10-John William Aldridge (Real Sociedad de Fútbol / England)

9-Niall John Quinn (Manchester City Football Club / England) (12-Anthony Guy Cascarino (Aston Villa Football Club-Birmingham / England) 61)

Coach: John ‘Jack’ Charlton (England)

Booked: David O’Leary 28, Ronnie Whelan 30

Other Substitutes:

13-John Joseph Sheridan (Sheffield Wednesday Football Club / England)

15-Christopher William Gerard Hughton (Tottenham Hotspur Football Club-London / England)

16-Gerry Peyton (Bournemouth Association Football Club / England)

Team Captain: Michael Joseph ‘Mick’ McCarthy

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Uniform Colors: Green Shirts, White Shorts, Green Socks

England:

1- Christopher Charles Eric Woods  (Rangers Football Club -Glasgow / Scotland)
2- Lee Michael Dixon (Arsenal Football Club-London)
3- Stuart Pearce (Nottingham Forest Football Club)
4- Anthony Alexander Adams (Arsenal Football Club-London)
5- Desmond Sinclair Walker (Nottingham Forest Football Club)
6- Mark Wright (Derby County Football Club)
7- David Andrew Platt (Aston Villa Football Club-Birmingham)
8- Gordon Sidney Cowans (Aston Villa Football Club-Birmingham)
9- Peter Andrew Beardsley  (Liverpool Football Club)
10- Gary Winston Lineker (Tottenham Hotspur Football Club-London)

11- Steve McMahon (Liverpool Football Club)

Coach: Graham Taylor

Booked: Peter Andrew Beardsley 25

Other Substitutes:

12- Gary Michael Stevens (Rangers Football Club -Glasgow / Scotland)

13-David Andrew Seaman (Arsenal Football Club-London)

14- Paul John Gascoigne (Tottenham Hotspur Football Club-London)
15- Stephen George Bull (Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club)

16-Anthony Mark Daley (Aston Villa Football Club-Birmingham)

Team Captain: Gary Lineker

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Umbro

Uniform Colors: White Shirts, Navy Blue Shorts, White Socks

Note:

1-For More Detail, see:

http://soccernostalgia.blogspot.com/2012/12/november-14-1990-republic-of-ireland-1.html

2-Final cap for Steve McMahon (17 / 0) (1988-1990).

3-Final cap for Gordon Sidney Cowans (10 / 2) (1983-1990).

Photo From: Soccer International, Volume 2, Issue 2, February 1991

(November 14, 1990, EC Qualifier, Republic of Ireland 1-England 1)

Photo From: World Soccer, March 1991

(David Andrew Platt after scoring England’s goal, November 14, 1990, EC Qualifier, Republic of Ireland 1-England 1)

Photo From: Official Match Programme, England v Ireland, 1991

(November 14, 1990, EC Qualifier, Republic of Ireland 1-England 1)

Photo From: Ireland on the Ball, Author Donal Cullen, 1993

(November 14, 1990, EC Qualifier, Republic of Ireland 1-England 1)

Photo From: Shoot, November 24, 1990

(November 14, 1990, EC Qualifier, Republic of Ireland 1-England 1)

Date: February 6, 1991

Competition: Friendly

Result: England 2-Cameroon 0

Venue: London-Wembley

Attendance: 61,075

Referee: John Blankenstein (Holland)

Linesmen: -

Kick-off time: -

Goalscorers:

(England): Gary Winston Lineker 27 pen, 61

(Cameroon): None

Summary of goals:

1:0 (27^th minute, England): Joseph-Antoine Bell fouled Lineker in the box. Lineker scored from the ensuing penalty kick.

2:0 (61^st minute, England): Pearce’s corner kick from the right side was flicked on by Wright and knocked in by Lineker at the far post.

Lineups:

England:

1- David Andrew Seaman (Arsenal Football Club-London)
2- Lee Michael Dixon (Arsenal Football Club-London)
3- Stuart Pearce (Nottingham Forest Football Club)

4- Trevor Mc Gregor Steven (Rangers Football Club -Glasgow / Scotland)
5- Desmond Sinclair Walker (Nottingham Forest Football Club)
6- Mark Wright (Derby County Football Club)
7- Bryan Robson (Manchester United Football Club) (14-Gary Andrew Pallister (Manchester United Football Club) 71)
8- Paul John Gascoigne (Tottenham Hotspur Football Club-London) (15-Stephen Brian Hodge (Nottingham Forest Football Club) 66)
9- Ian Edward Wright (Crystal Palace Football Club-London)

10- Gary Winston Lineker (Tottenham Hotspur Football Club-London)
11- John Charles Bryan Barnes (Liverpool Football Club)

Coach: Graham Taylor

Other Substitutes:

12-Christopher Charles Eric Woods (Rangers Football Club -Glasgow / Scotland)

13-Anthony Robert Dorigo (Chelsea Football Club-London)

16-Nigel Howard Clough (Nottingham Forest Football Club)

Team Captain: Bryan Robson

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Umbro

Uniform Colors: White Shirts, Navy Blue Shorts, White Socks

Note:

1-Gary Winston Lineker assumed Captaincy 71^st minute.

2-First cap for Ian Edward Wright.

Cameroon:

1-Joseph-Antoine Bell (Girondins de Bordeaux Football Club / France)

2-Andre Kana-Biyik (Le Havre Athletic Club / France) (15-Thomas Libih (Tonnerre Yaoundé) 42)

3-Jules Denis Onana (Canon Yaoundé)

14-Stephen Tataw (Tonnerre Yaoundé)

5-Bertin Ebwelle (Canon Yaoundé)

6-Emmanuel Kunde (Prevoyance Yaoundé)

7-Francois Oman-Biyik (Stade Rennais / France)

8-Emile M’Bouh (Vitoria Guimaraes / Portugal)

16-Jean-Claude Pagal (Association Sportive de Saint-Etienne- Loire / France)

10-Louis-Paul M’Fede (Canon Yaoundé)

11-Eugene Ekeke (Valenciennes / France) (12-Guy Noel Tapoko (Peantheare Bajante) 78)

Coach:

Other Substitutes:

4-Benjamin Massing (Créteil / France)

9-Roger Milla (unavailable due to Appearance fee dispute)

17-Victor N'Dip Akem (Canon Yaoundé)

18-Roger Feutmba (Union Douala)

Team Captain:

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Umbro

Uniform Colors: Green Shirts, Red Shorts, Yellow Socks

Photo From: World Soccer, March 1991

(Gary Winston Lineker scoring England’s second goal, February 6, 1991, England 2-Cameroon 0)

Ian Wright gets his England debut v Cameroon ..1991... pic.twitter.com/Z89UPhBWMg
— Jamie_Belf⚽ (@Jamie_Belfast41) May 1, 2021

England beat Cameroon 2-0 in a Wembley friendly #OTD in 1991 – @GaryLineker scored twice as @IanWright0 made his debut @AK90s @EnglandMemories @englandstats @3LionsPodcast @ThreeLionsGoals pic.twitter.com/ARK2ZuW0Ls
— The 1888 Letter (@real1888letter) February 6, 2021

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— 80s&90sFootball ⚽ (@80s90sfootball) August 31, 2020

Date: March 27, 1991

Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifier -Group 7

Result: England 1-Republic of Ireland 1

Venue: London-Wembley

Attendance: 77,753

Referee: Kurt Roghlisberger (Switzerland)

Linesmen: Daniel Roduit, Rolf Blattmann (both Switzerland)

Kick-off time: -

Goalscorers:

(England): Lee Michael Dixon 9

(Republic of Ireland): Niall John Quinn 27

Summary of goals:

1:0 (9^th minute, England): Staunton haeded out a cross towards Dixon on the right, he struck from outside of the box, his shot was deflected off of Staunton past Bonner.

1:1 (27^th minute, Republic of Ireland): McGrath’s cross from the right side was struck in by Quinn.

Lineups:

England:

1- David Andrew Seaman (Arsenal Football Club-London)
2- Lee Michael Dixon (Arsenal Football Club-London)

3- Stuart Pearce (Nottingham Forest Football Club)
4- Anthony Alexander Adams (Arsenal Football Club-London) (16-Lee Stuart Sharpe (Manchester United Football Club) 46)
5- Desmond Sinclair Walker (Nottingham Forest Football Club)
6- Mark Wright (Derby County Football Club)
7- Bryan Robson (Manchester United Football Club)
8- David Andrew Platt (Aston Villa Football Club-Birmingham)
9- Peter Andrew Beardsley (Liverpool Football Club)

10- Gary Winston Lineker (Tottenham Hotspur Football Club-London) (15-Ian Edward Wright (Crystal Palace Football Club-London) 76)
11- John Charles Bryan Barnes (Liverpool Football Club)

Coach: Graham Taylor

Other Substitutes:

12-Gary Michael Stevens (Rangers Football Club -Glasgow / Scotland)

13-Christopher Charles Eric Woods (Rangers Football Club -Glasgow / Scotland)

14-Geoffroy Robert Thomas (Crystal Palace Football Club-London)

Team Captain: Bryan Robson

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Umbro

Uniform Colors: White Shirts, Navy Blue Shorts, White Socks

Note:

1-First cap for Lee Stuart Sharpe.

Republic of Ireland:

1-Patrick ‘Paddy’ Bonner (Celtic Football Club- Glasgow / Scotland)

2-Joseph Dennis Irwin (Manchester United Football Club / England)

3-Stephen Staunton (Liverpool Football Club / England)

4-David Anthony O'Leary (Arsenal Football Club-London / England)

5-Kevin Bernard Moran (Blackburn Rovers Football Club / England)

6-Andrew David Townsend (Chelsea Football Club-London / England)

7-Paul McGrath (Aston Villa Football Club-Birmingham / England)

8-Raymond James Houghton (Liverpool Football Club / England)

9- Niall John Quinn (Manchester City Football Club / England)

10-John William Aldridge (Real Sociedad de Fútbol / Spain) (12-Anthony Guy Cascarino (Aston Villa Football Club-Birmingham / England) 72)

11-Kevin Mark Sheedy (Everton Football Club-Liverpool / England)

Coach: John ‘Jack’ Charlton (England)

Booked: Paul McGrath 26

Other Substitutes:

13-Christopher William Gerard Hughton (West Ham United Football Club-London / England)

14-John Joseph Sheridan (Sheffield Wednesday Football Club / England)

15-Alan Francis McLoughlin (Southampton Football Club / England)

16-Gerry Peyton (Bournemouth Association Football Club / England)

Team Captain: Kevin Bernard Moran

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Uniform Colors: Green Shirts, White Shorts, Green Socks

Photo From: Onze-Mondial, Issue 36, January 1992

(Lee Sharpe and Steve Staunton, March 27, 1991, EC Qualifier, England 1-Republic of Ireland 1)

Photo From: Official Match Programme, England v. Germany, 1991

(March 27, 1991, EC Qualifier, England 1-Republic of Ireland 1)

Photo From: Ireland on the Ball, Author: Donal Cullen

(March 27, 1991, EC Qualifier, England 1-Republic of Ireland 1)

Photo From: Football Association of Ireland, 75 Years, Author Peter Byrne, 1996

(March 27, 1991, EC Qualifier, England 1-Republic of Ireland 1)

Photo From: Football Association of Ireland, 75 Years, Author Peter Byrne, 1996

(March 27, 1991, EC Qualifier, England 1-Republic of Ireland 1)

Photo From: France Football, Issue 2347, April 2, 1991

(March 27, 1991, EC Qualifier, England 1-Republic of Ireland 1)

Photo From: France Football, Issue 2347, April 2, 1991

(March 27, 1991, EC Qualifier, England 1-Republic of Ireland 1)

Date: May 1, 1991

Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifier -Group 7

Result: Turkey 0-England 1

Venue: İzmır -Kemal Atatürk Stadyumu

Attendance: 20,000

Referee: Wolf Gunter Wiesel (Germany)

Linesmen: -

Kick-off time: -

Goalscorers:

(Turkey): None

(England): Dennis Frank Wise 32

Summary of goals:

0:1 (32^nd minute, England): Pearce’s free kick from the left side was headed on by Pallister towards Wise on the left and he shot in.

Lineups:

Turkey:

1-Hayrettin Demirbaş (Galatasaray Spor Kulübü–Istanbul)

5-Recep Çetin (Besiktas Jimnastik Kulübü–Istanbul)

4-Gökhan Keskin (Besiktas Jimnastik Kulübü–Istanbul)

3-Ogün Temizkanoğlu (Trabzonspor Kulübü)

2-Rıza Çalımbay (captain) (Besiktas Jimnastik Kulübü–Istanbul)

6-Muhammed Altıntaş (Galatasaray Spor Kulübü–Istanbul)

11-Ali Gültiken (Besiktas Jimnastik Kulübü–Istanbul) (15-Feyyaz Uçar (Besiktas Jimnastik Kulübü–Istanbul) 72)

7-Ünal Karaman (Trabzonspor Kulübü)

9-Mehmet Özdilek (Besiktas Jimnastik Kulübü–Istanbul)

8-Rıdvan Dilmen (Fenerbahçe Spor Kulübü –Istanbul)

10-Tanju Çolak (Galatasaray Spor Kulübü–Istanbul)

Coach: Josef "Sepp" Piontek (Germany)

Other Substitutes:

12- Ferhat Turunç (Boluspor)

13- Kemal Serdar (Trabzonspor Kulübü)

14- Şeyhmus Suna (Trabzonspor Kulübü)

16- Abdullah Duran (Makina Kimya Endüstrisi Ankaragücü Kulübü)

Team Captain:

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Uniform Colors: Red Shirts, Red Shorts, Red Socks

England:

1- David Andrew Seaman (Arsenal Football Club-London)
2- Lee Michael Dixon (Arsenal Football Club-London)
3- Stuart Pearce (Nottingham Forest Football Club)

4- Dennis Frank Wise (Chelsea Football Club-London)
5- Desmond Sinclair Walker (Nottingham Forest Football Club)
6- Gary Andrew Pallister (Manchester United Football Club)
7- David Andrew Platt (Aston Villa Football Club-Birmingham)
8- Geoffroy Robert Thomas (Crystal Palace Football Club-London) (15-Stephen Brian Hodge (Nottingham Forest Football Club) 46)

9- Alan Martin Smith (Arsenal Football Club-London)

10- Gary Winston Lineker (Tottenham Hotspur Football Club-London)
11- John Charles Bryan Barnes (Liverpool Football Club)

Coach: Graham Taylor

Other Substitutes:

12-Gary Michael Stevens (Rangers Football Club -Glasgow / Scotland)
13-Christopher Charles Eric Woods (Rangers Football Club -Glasgow / Scotland)

14-David Batty (Leeds United Association Football Club)

16-Nigel Howard Clough (Nottingham Forest Football Club)

Team Captain: Gary Winston Lineker

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Umbro

Uniform Colors: Light Blue Shirts, Light Blue Shorts, Light Blue Socks

Note:

1-First cap for Dennis Frank Wise and Geoffroy Robert Thomas.

Photo From: World Soccer, August 1991

(John Barnes, May 1, 1991, EC Qualifier, Turkey 0-England 1)

Photo From: Football in Europe, 1990-91, David Clayton and Jan Buitenga

(Gary Lineker, May 1, 1991, EC Qualifier, Turkey 0-England 1)

Photo From: Official Match Programme, England v. USSR, 1991

(May 1, 1991, EC Qualifier, Turkey 0-England 1)

England Challenge Cup Squad

Goalkeepers:

Christopher Charles Eric Woods (Rangers Football Club -Glasgow / Scotland)

David Andrew Seaman (Arsenal Football Club-London)

Defenders:

Gary Michael Stevens (Rangers Football Club -Glasgow / Scotland)
Anthony Robert Dorigo (Chelsea Football Club-London)

Paul Andrew Parker (Queen's Park Rangers Football Club-London)
Mark Wright (Derby County Football Club)

Lee Michael Dixon (Arsenal Football Club-London)

Stuart Pearce (Nottingham Forest Football Club)
Desmond Sinclair Walker (Nottingham Forest Football Club)

Midfielders:

Dennis Frank Wise (Chelsea Football Club-London)

David Batty (Leeds United Association Football Club)

David Andrew Platt (Aston Villa Football Club-Birmingham)
Geoffroy Robert Thomas (Crystal Palace Football Club-London)

Neil John Webb (Manchester United Football Club)

Lee Stuart Sharpe (Manchester United Football Club)

Forwards:

Peter Andrew Beardsley (Liverpool Football Club)

Alan Martin Smith (Arsenal Football Club-London)
Ian Edward Wright (Crystal Palace Football Club-London)
John Charles Bryan Barnes (Liverpool Football Club)

Gary Winston Lineker (Tottenham Hotspur Football Club-London)

Nigel Howard Clough (Nottingham Forest Football Club)

For More Detail, see:

http://soccernostalgia.blogspot.com/2016/06/tournaments-part-5-england-challenge.html

Date: May 21, 1991

Competition: England Challenge Cup

Result: England 3-USSR 1

Venue: London-Wembley

Attendance: 23,789

Referee: Emilio Soriano Aladren (Spain)

Linesmen: Peter Mikkeslen (Denmark), Zoran Petrovic (Yugoslavia)

Kick-off time: -

Goalscorers:

(England): Alan Martin Smith 16, David Andrew Platt 43 pen, 88

(USSR): Vladimir Iosifovich Tatarchuk 9

Summary of goals:

0:1 (9^th minute, USSR): Igor Kolivanov crossed from right side towards Mihailichenko, who chested it down for Tatarchuk to volley from the edge of box. Mark Wright deflected his shot into the net.

1:1 (16^th minute, England): Paul Parker sent a long free kick from near the center of the field that Uvarov was unable to handle and punched it out. Geoff Thomas from edge of box volleyed the loose ball and Alan Martin Smith side footed it into the net.

2:1 (43^rd minute, England): Tsveiba fouled David Andrew Platt in the box. Platt scored from the ensuing penalty kick.

3:1 (88^th minute, England): Batty found Platt on the edge of box who quickly turned and shot and scored England’s third.

Lineups:

England:

1-Christopher Charles Eric Woods (Rangers Football Club -Glasgow / Scotland)
2-Gary Michael Stevens (Rangers Football Club -Glasgow / Scotland)
3-Anthony Robert Dorigo (Chelsea Football Club-London)

4-Dennis Frank Wise (Chelsea Football Club-London) (15-David Batty (Leeds United Association Football Club) 70)

5-Paul Andrew Parker (Queen's Park Rangers Football Club-London)
6-Mark Wright (Derby County Football Club) (16-Peter Andrew Beardsley (Liverpool Football Club) 70)
7-David Andrew Platt (Aston Villa Football Club-Birmingham)
8-Geoffroy Robert Thomas (Crystal Palace Football Club-London)

9-Alan Martin Smith (Arsenal Football Club-London)
10-Ian Edward Wright (Crystal Palace Football Club-London)
11-John Charles Bryan Barnes (Liverpool Football Club)

Coach: Graham Taylor

Other Substitutes:

12- David Andrew Seaman (Arsenal Football Club-London)

13- Lee Michael Dixon (Arsenal Football Club-London)

14- Neil John Webb (Manchester United Football Club)

Team Captain: Mark Wright

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Umbro

Uniform Colors: White Shirts, Navy Blue Shorts, White Socks

Note:

1-First cap for David Batty.

USSR:

1-Aleksandr Viktorovich Uvarov (Dinamo Moskva)

2-Andrei Alekseyevich Chernishov (Dinamo Moskva)

3-Vassili Sergeyevich Kulkov (Spartak Moskva)

4-Ahrik Sokratovich Tsveiba (Dinamo Kiev)

5-Dimitri Aleksandrovich Galyamin (Futbol'nyj Klub CSKA (Central'nyy Sportivnyy Klub Armii) Moskva)

6-Igor Mikhaylovich Shalimov (Spartak Moskva) (14-Igor Vladimirovich Korneyev (Futbol'nyj Klub CSKA (Central'nyy Sportivnyy Klub Armii) Moskva) 67)

7-Alexei Aleksandrovich Mikhailichenko (Unione Calcio Sampdoria-Genova / Italy)

8-Andrei Anastasovich Kanchelskis (Manchester United Football Club / England)

9-Igor Vladimirovich Kolyvanov (Dinamo Moskva)

10-Vladimir Iosifovich Tatarchuk (Futbol'nyj Klub CSKA (Central'nyy Sportivnyy Klub Armii) Moskva) (13-Alexander Vladimirovich Mostovoi (Spartak Moskva) 51)

11-Dimitri Viktorovich Kuznetsov (Futbol'nyj Klub CSKA (Central'nyy Sportivnyy Klub Armii) Moskva)

Coach: Anatoli Fedorovich Byshovets

Booked: Dimitri Aleksandrovich Galyamin 65

Other Substitutes:

12- Stanislav Salamovich Cherchesov (Spartak Moskva)

15- Igor Ivanovich Dobrovolsky (Club Deportivo Castellón / Spain)

16- Ilya Vladimirovich Tsymbalar (Chernomorets Odessa)

Team Captain: Alexei Aleksandrovich Mikhailichenko

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Uniform Colors: Red Shirts, White Shorts, Red Socks

Photo From: Футбол - Футбол-Хоккей, No 21---26.05.91

(May 21, 1991, England Challenge Cup, England 3-USSR 1)

Photo From: Футбол - Футбол-Хоккей, No 21---26.05.91

(May 21, 1991, England Challenge Cup, England 3-USSR 1)

Photo From: Official Match Programme, England v. Germany, 1991

(May 21, 1991, England Challenge Cup, England 3-USSR 1)

Photo From: Official Match Programme, England v. Germany, 1991

(May 21, 1991, England Challenge Cup, England 3-USSR 1)

21st May 1991:
It ended England 3-1 USSR in the England Challenge Cup clash, Alan Martin Smith and David Andrew Platt (2) with the #ENG goals, on this day 28 years ago.https://t.co/rnvc5DhYI1 #ThreeLions pic.twitter.com/lnVpoK3H62
— Historic Gifts (@CoinGifts) May 21, 2019

Wembley, May 21st 1991, England v USSR. The FA press guy probably thought I was Russian, because I was one of the few photographers taken to the middle for the team photo. A year later the shirt had the initials CIS. #USSR #cccp #wembley pic.twitter.com/sVCHgCqpvG
— Juha Tamminen (@TamminenJuha) December 26, 2018

England v USSR, Wembley 21.5.1991. Estos negativos estaban en el scanner a la hora de la charla con @DeporUruguay. Caben 4 tiras de 6 fotos, y tardan mas de 2 horas en convertir al formato digital, blanco y negro demora mas que color. Ya son como 110 mil escaneadas en total... pic.twitter.com/PKCS6x6CRz
— Juha Tamminen (@TamminenJuha) January 3, 2019

Date: May 25, 1991

Competition: England Challenge Cup

Result: England 2-Argentina 2

Venue: London-Wembley

Attendance: 44,497

Referee: Zoran Petrovic (Yugoslavia)

Linesmen: Emilio Soriano Aladren (Spain), Peter Mikkeslen (Denmark)

Kick-off time: -

Goalscorers:

(England): Gary Winston Lineker 15, David Andrew Platt 50

(Argentina): Claudio Omar Garcia 65, Dario Javier Franco 70

Summary of goals:

1:0 (15^th minute, England): Stuart Pearce took a long free kick from the middle of the field into the box and Lineker with a diving header.

2:0 (50^th minute, England): Pearce crossed from the left and Platt scored from a header.

2:1 (65^th minute, Argentina): Antonio Mohamed took a corner from the left and Claudio Omar Garcia scored from a header.

2:2 (70^th minute, Argentina): Antonio Mohamed took a corner from the right side and Dario Javier Franco scored from a header.

Lineups:

England:

1-David Andrew Seaman (Arsenal Football Club-London)
2-Lee Michael Dixon (Arsenal Football Club-London)
3-Stuart Pearce (Nottingham Forest Football Club)

4-David Batty (Leeds United Association Football Club)
5-Desmond Sinclair Walker (Nottingham Forest Football Club)
6-Mark Wright (Derby County Football Club)
7-David Andrew Platt (Aston Villa Football Club-Birmingham)
8-Geoffroy Robert Thomas (Crystal Palace Football Club-London)
9-Alan Martin Smith (Arsenal Football Club-London)
10-Gary Winston Lineker (Tottenham Hotspur Football Club-London)

11-John Charles Bryan Barnes (Liverpool Football Club) (16-Nigel Howard Clough (Nottingham Forest Football Club) 63)

Coach: Graham Taylor

Other Substitutes:

15-Peter Andrew Beardsley (Liverpool Football Club)

12-Paul Andrew Parker (Queen's Park Rangers Football Club-London)

14-Lee Stuart Sharpe (Manchester United Football Club)

13-Christopher Charles Eric Woods (Rangers Football Club -Glasgow / Scotland)

Team Captain: Gary Winston Lineker

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Umbro

Uniform Colors: Red Shirts, White Shorts, Red Socks

Argentina:

1- Sergio Javier Goycochea (Racing Club de Avellaneda-Avellaneda - Buenos Aires)

4-Fabián Armando Basualdo (Club Atlético River Plate- Buenos Aires)

2-Sergio Fabian Vázquez (Club Ferrocarril Oeste-Buenos Aires)

6-Oscar Alfredo Ruggeri (Club Atlético Vélez Sársfield -Buenos Aires)

3-Carlos Alberto Enrique (Club Atlético River Plate- Buenos Aires)

5-Fernando Andres Gamboa (Club Atlético Newell´s Old Boys –Rosario)

8-Dario Javier Franco (Club Atlético Newell´s Old Boys –Rosario)

7-Claudio Omar Garcia (Racing Club de Avellaneda-Avellaneda - Buenos Aires)

9-Diego Pablo Simeone (Sporting Club Pisa / Italy)

11-Ariel Eduardo Boldrini (Club Atlético Newell´s Old Boys –Rosario)

10-German Ricardo Martelloto (Club de Futbol Monterrey / Mexico) (17-Antonio Ricardo Mohamed (Club Atletico Huracan- Buenos Aires) 59)

Coach: Alfio Ruben Basile

Booked: Claudio Omar Garcia 90

Other Substitutes:

12-Alejandro Fabio Lanari (Club Atlético Rosario Central-Rosario)

14-Ricardo Daniel Altamirano (Club Atlético Independiente Avellaneda)

15-Néstor Ariel Fabbri (Racing Club de Avellaneda-Avellaneda - Buenos Aires)

16-Gustavo Miguel Zapata (Club Atlético River Plate- Buenos Aires)

Team Captain: Oscar Ruggeri

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Uniform Colors: Blue/White vertical striped Shirts, Black Shorts, White Socks

Photo From: World Soccer, June 1992

(Diego Simeone and David Platt, May 25, 1991, England Challenge Cup, England 2-Argentina 2)

Photo From: Onze-Mondial, Issue 30, July 1991

(Ariel Boldrini and David Platt, May 25, 1991, England Challenge Cup, England 2-Argentina 2)

Photo From: Foot Magazine, Issue 123, January 1992

(Dario Javier Franco and David Platt, May 25, 1991, England Challenge Cup, England 2-Argentina 2)

Photo From: Foot Magazine, Issue 123, January 1992

(Gary Winston Lineker after scoring, May 25, 1991, England Challenge Cup, England 2-Argentina 2)

Photo From: Soccer International, Volume 2, Issue 12, December 1991

(Argentina squad, May 25, 1991, England Challenge Cup, England 2-Argentina 2)

Photo From: France Football, Issue 2355, May 28, 1991

(May 25, 1991, England Challenge Cup, England 2-Argentina 2)

Photo From: El Grafico, No 3738, 1991

(May 25, 1991, England Challenge Cup, England 2-Argentina 2)

Photo From: El Grafico, No 3738, 1991

(May 25, 1991, England Challenge Cup, England 2-Argentina 2)

Photo From: El Grafico, No 3738, 1991

(May 25, 1991, England Challenge Cup, England 2-Argentina 2)

Photo From: El Grafico, No 3738, 1991

(May 25, 1991, England Challenge Cup, England 2-Argentina 2)

Photo From: El Grafico, No 3738, 1991

(May 25, 1991, England Challenge Cup, England 2-Argentina 2)

Date: June 1, 1991

Competition: Friendly

Result: Australia 0-England 1

Venue: Sydney - Sydney Football Stadium

Attendance: 35,742

Referee: Barry Tasker (New Zealand)

Linesmen: -

Kick-off time: -

Goalscorers:

(Australia): None

(England): Own Goal (Ian Gray) 40

Summary of goals:

0:1 (40^th minute, England): Pearce’s free kick from the right side was headed by Ian Gray into his own net.

Lineups:

Australia:

1-Robert Zabica (Adelaide City)

5-Alex Tobin (Adelaide City)

3-Mehmet Durakovic (South Melbourne)

17-Ian Gray (Marconi Stallions)

15-Tony Vidmar (Adelaide City)

4-Ned Zelic (Sydney United)

16-Ernie Tapai (Adelaide City) (20-Greg Brown (Penang / Malyasia) 72)

7-Paul Wade (South Melbourne)

8-Mike Petersen (South Melbourne)

11-Aurelio Vidmar (Adelaide City)

9-Graham Arnold (Roda JC Kerkrade / Holland)

Coach: Eddie Thomson

Booked: Aurelio Vidmar

Other Substitutes:

10-David Lowe (Marconi Fairfield)

12-Andrew Marth (Melbourne Knights)

14-Milan Blagojevic (APIA Leichhardt or Marconi Stallions)

21-Branko Milosevic (Melbourne Knights)

22-John Filan (Wollongong Wolves)

Team Captain: Paul Wade

Official Kit Supplier/Designer:

Uniform Colors: Yellow Shirts, Green Shorts, Green Socks

England:

1-Christopher Charles Eric Woods (Rangers Football Club -Glasgow / Scotland)
2-Paul Andrew Parker (Queen's Park Rangers Football Club-London)
3-Stuart Pearce (Nottingham Forest Football Club)

4-David Batty (Leeds United Association Football Club)
5-Desmond Sinclair Walker (Nottingham Forest Football Club)
6-Mark Wright (Derby County Football Club)
7-David Andrew Platt (Aston Villa Football Club-Birmingham)
8-Geoffroy Robert Thomas (Crystal Palace Football Club-London)
9-Nigel Howard Clough (Nottingham Forest Football Club)
10-Gary Winston Lineker (Tottenham Hotspur Football Club-London) (15-Dennis Frank Wise (Chelsea Football Club-London) 81)

11-David Eric Hirst (Sheffield Wednesday Football Club) (16-John Akin Salako (Crystal Palace Football Club-London) 46)

Coach: Graham Taylor

Booked: Paul Andrew Parker

Other Substitutes:

12-Anthony Robert Dorigo (Chelsea Football Club-London)

13-Nigel Martyn (Crystal Palace Football Club-London)

14-Ian Edward Wright (Crystal Palace Football Club-London)

Team Captain: Gary Winston Lineker

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Umbro

Uniform Colors: White Shirts, White Shorts, White Socks

Note:

1-First cap for David Eric Hirst and John Akin Salako.

Photo From: Onze-Mondial, Issue 30, July 1991

(Team captains Gary Winston Lineker and Paul Wade, June 1, 1991, Australia 0-England 1)

Photo From: France Football, Issue 2358, June 18, 1991

(June 1, 1991, Australia 0-England 1)

Photo From: Onze-Mondial, Issue 37, February 1992

(England squad, June 1, 1991, Australia 0-England 1)

OTD 1991, John Salako makes his England debut against Australia, in Sydney. #cpfc pic.twitter.com/174OWkwOtv
— Screaming Alice (@screamingalice1) June 1, 2024

Date: June 3, 1991

Competition: Friendly

Result: New Zealand 0-England 1

Venue: Auckland -Mount Smart Stadium

Attendance: 17,500

Referee: Dennis Voutsinas (Australia)

Linesmen: Ken Wallace and Derek Rugg (both New Zealand)

Kick-off time: -

Goalscorers:

(New Zealand): None

(England): Gary Winston Lineker 90

Summary of goals:

0:1 (90^th minute, England): Parker’s cross from the right side was knocked in by Lineker.

Lineups:

New Zealand:

1-Clint Gosling (Sydney Olympic / Australia)

2-Michael Ridenton (Mount Wellington)

3-Rodger Gray (Waitakere City)

4-Malcolm Dunford (Miramar Rangers)

5-Ceri Evans (Oxford United Football Club / England)

6-Robert Ironside (Sydney Olympic / Australia)

7-Michael McGarry (Christchurch United)

8-Danny Halligan (Christchurch United)

9-Declan Edge (Waikato)

12-Tony Ferris (Mount Mauganui)

11-Fred De Jong (Fortuna Sittard / Holland)

Coach: Ian Marshall

Other Substitutes:

10-Noel Barkley (Newcastle Breakers)

13-Vaughan Coveny (Miramar Rangers)

14-Carl Jorgensen (Waitakere City)

15-Thomas Edge (Waikato)

16-Grant Schofield (Mount Wellington)

Team Captain: Malcolm Dunford

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Pony

Uniform Colors: White Shirts, White Shorts, White Socks

England:

1-Christopher Charles Eric Woods (Rangers Football Club -Glasgow / Scotland)
2-Paul Andrew Parker (Queen's Park Rangers Football Club-London)
3-Stuart Pearce (Nottingham Forest Football Club)

4-David Batty (Leeds United Association Football Club)
5-Desmond Sinclair Walker (Nottingham Forest Football Club)
6-Earl Delisser Barrett (Oldham Athletic Football Club)
7-David Andrew Platt (Aston Villa Football Club-Birmingham) (15-Brian Christopher Deane (Sheffield United Football Club) 46)
8-Geoffroy Robert Thomas (Crystal Palace Football Club-London)
9-Dennis Frank Wise (Chelsea Football Club-London)

10-Gary Winston Lineker (Tottenham Hotspur Football Club-London)
11-Mark Everton Walters (Rangers Football Club -Glasgow / Scotland) (16-John Akin Salako (Crystal Palace Football Club-London) 70)

Coach: Graham Taylor

Other Substitutes:

12- Gary Andrew Charles (Nottingham Forest Football Club)

13-Anthony Phillip Coton (Manchester City Football Club)

14- Ian Edward Wright (Crystal Palace Football Club-London)

Team Captain: Gary Winston Lineker

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Umbro

Uniform Colors: Red Shirts, Navy Blue Shorts, Red Socks

Note:

1-First caps for Earl Delisser Barrett and Brian Christopher Deane.

2-One and only cap for Mark Everton Walters (1/0) (1991).

Photo From: Onze-Mondial, Issue 37, February 1992

(Earl Barrett, June 3, 1991, New Zealand 0-England 1)

Photo From: World Soccer, September 1991

(Brian Deane, June 3, 1991, New Zealand 0-England 1)

Photo From: France Football, Issue 2358, June 18, 1991

(June 3, 1991, New Zealand 0-England 1)

England get ready to face New Zealand in 1991 pic.twitter.com/D9ltJSLfuj
— When Football Was Better (@FootballInT80s) May 16, 2020

Date: June 8, 1991

Competition: Friendly

Result: New Zealand 0-England 2

Venue: Wellington -Athletic Park

Attendance: 8,500

Referee: Lorenc (Australia)

Linesmen: -

Kick-off time: -

Goalscorers:

(New Zealand): None

(England): Stuart Pearce 12, David Eric Hirst 51

Summary of goals:

0:1 (12^th minute, England): Salako’s cross from the right side was struck in by Pearce.

0:2 (51^st minute, England): Charles’ cross from the right side was knocked in by Hirst.

Lineups:

New Zealand:

16-Grant Schofield (Mount Wellington)

12-Tony Ferris (Mount Mauganui)

3-Rodger Gray (Waitakere City)

4-Malcolm Dunford (Miramar Rangers)

5-Ceri Evans (Oxford United Football Club / England)

2-Michael Ridenton (Mount Wellington)

7-Michael McGarry (Christchurch United)

6-Robert Ironside (Sydney Olympic / Australia)

8-Danny Halligan (Christchurch United)

9-Declan Edge (Waikato) (15-Thomas Edge (Waikato) 62)

11-Fred De Jong (Fortuna Sittard / Holland)

Coach: Ian Marshall

Other Substitutes:

1-Clint Gosling (Sydney Olympic / Australia)

10- Noel Barkley (Newcastle Breakers)

13-Vaughan Coveny (Miramar Rangers)

14-Carl Jorgensen (Waitakere City)

Team Captain: Malcolm Dunford

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Pony

Uniform Colors: Red Shirts, Red Shorts, Red Socks

England:

1-Christopher Charles Eric Woods (Rangers Football Club -Glasgow / Scotland)
2-Gary Andrew Charles (Nottingham Forest Football Club)
3-Stuart Pearce (Nottingham Forest Football Club)

4-Dennis Frank Wise (Chelsea Football Club-London)
5-Desmond Sinclair Walker (Nottingham Forest Football Club)
6-Mark Wright (Derby County Football Club)
7-David Andrew Platt (Aston Villa Football Club-Birmingham)
8-Geoffroy Robert Thomas (Crystal Palace Football Club)
9-Brian Christopher Deane (Sheffield United Football Club) (15-David Eric Hirst (Sheffield Wednesday Football Club) 46)
10-Ian Edward Wright (Crystal Palace Football Club-London)
11-John Akin Salako (Crystal Palace Football Club-London)

Coach: Graham Taylor

Other Substitutes:

12-Earl Delisser Barrett (Oldham Athletic Football Club)
13-Nigel Martyn (Crystal Palace Football Club-London)

14-Nigel Howard Clough (Nottingham Forest Football Club)

16-David Batty (Leeds United Association Football Club)

Team Captain: Stuart Pearce

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Umbro

Uniform Colors: White Shirts, Navy Blue Shorts, White Socks

Note:

1-First cap for Gary Andrew Charles.

2- Gary Lineker had had left the squad to play in a friendly vs. Japan XI (June 9th, 0-4 loss) for Tottenham Hotspur and would rejoin the squad again after this match.

Photo From: Onze-Mondial, Issue 36, January 1992

(Gary Charles, June 8, 1991, New Zealand 0-England 1)

Photo From: Onze-Mondial, Issue 37, February 1992

(Ian Wright, June 8, 1991, New Zealand 0-England 1)

Photo From: Onze-Mondial, Issue 37, February 1992

(Gary Charles, June 8, 1991, New Zealand 0-England 1)

Date: June 12, 1991

Competition: Friendly

Result: Malaysia 2-England 4

Venue: Kuala Lumpur-Merdeka Stadium

Attendance: 45,000

Referee: Letchumanasamy (Malaysia)

Linesmen: -

Kick-off time: -

Goalscorers:

(Malaysia): Matlan Marjan 52,76

(England): Gary Winston Lineker 1,23, 30,70

Summary of goals:

0:1 (1^st minute, England): After a free kick, a series of headers, the ball reached Geoff Thomas in the middle, he passed to the left and Lineker shot in.

0:2 (23^rd minute, England): Pearce’s free kick from the right side was flicked on by Mark Wright and knocked in by Lineker.

0:3 (30^th minute, England): Platt’s cross from the right side was headed in by Lineker.

1:3 (52^nd minute, Malaysia): From the middle, Ali Ahmad Yusof? sent a through pass, Zainal Abidin Hassan backheeled to Matlan Marjan through to score.

1:4 (70^th minute, England): Salako’s cross from the right side was headed in by Lineker.

2:4 (76^th minute, Malaysia): Batty’s erroneous backpass was picked up by Matlan Marjan to score.

Lineups:

Malaysia:

22-Rashid Hassan Miskam (Johore) (21-Khairul Azman Mohammed (Panang) 66)

3- Sergebeth Singh (Kuala Lumpur)

5- Lee Kin Hong (Kedah)

2-Mohammed Zaid Jamil (Selangor) (12-Abu Haniffa Azizol (PB Berak) 46)

18-Arumugam Jayakanthan (Selangor)

4- Chow Siew Yai (Kuala Lumpur)

8-Ali Ahmad Yusof (Panang)

6-Mohammed Nazri Nasir Yusof (Johore)

7- Matlan Majlan (Sabah)

17-Zainal Abidin Hassan (Panang)

9- Dollah Salleh (Panang)

Coach: Rahim Abdullah

Other Substitutes:

11-Sazali Nasir

20-Subadron Aziz

23-Manja Man

Team Captain:

Official Kit Supplier/Designer:

Uniform Colors: Yellow Shirts, Black Shorts, Yellow Socks

England:

1-Christopher Charles Eric Woods (Rangers Football Club -Glasgow / Scotland)
2-Gary Andrew Charles (Nottingham Forest Football Club)
3-Stuart Pearce (Nottingham Forest Football Club)

4-David Batty (Leeds United Association Football Club)
5-Desmond Sinclair Walker (Nottingham Forest Football Club)
6-Mark Wright (Derby County Football Club)
7-David Andrew Platt (Aston Villa Football Club-Birmingham)
8-Geoffroy Robert Thomas (Crystal Palace Football Club-London)
9-Nigel Howard Clough (Nottingham Forest Football Club)
10-Gary Winston Lineker (Tottenham Hotspur Football Club-London)

11-John Akin Salako (Crystal Palace Football Club-London)

Coach: Graham Taylor

Other Substitutes:

12- Earl Delisser Barrett (Oldham Athletic Football Club)

13- Anthony Phillip Coton (Manchester City Football Club)

14- Ian Edward Wright (Crystal Palace Football Club-London)

15- David Eric Hirst (Sheffield Wednesday Football Club)

16- Mark Everton Walters (Rangers Football Club -Glasgow / Scotland)

Team Captain: Gary Lineker

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Umbro

Uniform Colors: White Shirts, White Shorts, White Socks

Note:

1-Final cap for Gary Andrew Charles (2/0) (1991).

2-During the tour, Gary Lineker had left the squad to play in a friendly vs. Japan XI (June 9th, 0-4 loss) for Tottenham Hotspur and then rejoined the squad again for this match.

Photo From: World Soccer, July 1991

(Gary Lineker, June 12, 1991, Malaysia 2-England 4)

Gary Winston Lineker bags 4 as Graham Taylor's England win a Dunhill Invitation fixture against Malaysia 4-2 at the National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur in June 1991. A tournament sponsored by fag manufacturers? There'll be competitions financed by betting companies next!! pic.twitter.com/0ryAZmnRia
— Fussball Geekz (@fussballgeekz) July 12, 2021