European Football Championship 1988 / England

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This article looks at the English national football team during the 1988 European Football Championship

European Championship qualification

The last game of the English in Belgrade against Yugoslavia was, so to speak, the final of this group. With the 4: 1 they not only secured the EM ticket, but also scored their first victory in Yugoslavia since 1939 .

Pl. country Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. EnglandEngland England  6th  5  1  0 019: 100 +18 11: 10
 2. Yugoslavia Socialist Federal RepublicYugoslavia Yugoslavia  6th  4th  0  2 013: 900  +4 08: 40
 3. Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland Northern Ireland  6th  1  1  4th 002:100  −8 03: 90
 4th TurkeyTurkey Turkey  6th  0  2  4th 002:160 −14 02:10

Game results

10/15/1986 London England - Northern Ireland 3: 0 (1: 0)
11/12/1986 London England - Yugoslavia 2: 0 (1: 0)
04/01/1987 Belfast Northern Ireland - England 0: 2 (0: 2)
04/29/1987 Izmir Turkey - England 0-0
10/14/1987 London England - Turkey 8: 0 (4: 0)
11/11/1987 Belgrade Yugoslavia - England 1: 4 (0: 4)

European Championship finals

Squad

No. player Club before the start of the European Championship Date of birth Euro 1988
games / goals		 yellow cards Red cards
goalkeeper
01 Peter Shilton Derby County September 18, 1949 2 - - -
13 Chris Woods Glasgow Rangers (SCO) November 14, 1959 1 - - -
Defense
02 Gary Stevens Everton FC March 27, 1963 3 - - -
03 Kenny Sansom Arsenal FC September 26, 1958 3 - - -
05 Dave Watson Everton FC November 20, 1961 1 - - -
06th Tony Adams Arsenal FC October 10, 1966 3 1 - -
14th Viv Anderson Manchester United July 29, 1956 - - - -
19th Mark Wright Derby County August 1, 1963 2 - - -
20th Tony Dorigo Chelsea FC December 31, 1965 - - - -
midfield
04th Neil Webb Nottingham Forest July 30, 1963 2 - - -
07th Bryan Robson (C)Captain of the crew Manchester United January 11, 1957 3 1 - -
08th Trevor Steven Everton FC September 21, 1963 2 - - -
11 John Barnes Liverpool FC November 7, 1963 3 - - -
12 Chris Waddle Tottenham Hotspur December 14, 1960 2 - - -
15th Steve McMahon Liverpool FC August 20, 1961 1 - - -
16 Peter Reid Everton FC June 20, 1956 - - - -
17th Glenn Hoddle AS Monaco (FRA) October 27, 1957 3 - - -
attack
09 Peter Beardsley Liverpool FC January 18, 1961 2 - - -
10 Gary Lineker FC Barcelona (ESP) November 30, 1960 3 - - -
18th Mark Hateley AS Monaco (FRA) November 7, 1961 3 - - -
Trainer
Bobby Robson February 18, 1933

Preliminary round ( group 2 )

For England, the tournament was over after the preliminary round. After a surprising defeat in the first game against Ireland, they lost clearly against the Netherlands and the USSR with 3-1.

Pl. country Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. Soviet UnionSoviet Union USSR  3  2  1  0 005: 200  +3 05: 10
 2. NetherlandsNetherlands Netherlands  3  2  0  1 004: 200  +2 04: 20
 3. IrelandIreland Ireland  3  1  1  1 002: 200  ± 0 03: 30
 4th EnglandEngland England  3  0  0  3 002: 700  −5 00: 60
June 12, 1988 in Stuttgart (Neckarstadion)
England - Ireland 0: 1 (0: 1)
June 15, 1988 in Düsseldorf (Rheinstadion)
England - Netherlands 1: 3 (0: 1)
June 18, 1988 in Frankfurt (Waldstadion)
England - USSR 1: 3 (1: 2)

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