Mike England
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Harold Michael England | ||
| Date of birth | 2 December 1941 | ||
| Place of birth | Holywell, Flintshire, Wales | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1959–1966 | Blackburn Rovers | 165 | (21) |
| 1966–1975 | Tottenham Hotspur | 300 | (14) |
| 1975–1979 | Seattle Sounders | 106 | (6) |
| 1975–1976 | → Cardiff City (loan) | 40 | (1) |
| 1979–1980 | Cleveland Force (indoor) | 11 | (0) |
| Total | 622 | (42) | |
| International career | |||
| 1962–1974 | Wales | 44 | (4) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1980–1988 | Wales | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Harold Michael England, MBE[1] (born 2 December 1941) is a Welsh former footballer and manager.[2]
Playing career
In a highly successful career at Tottenham Hotspur he won four major trophies: The FA Cup in 1967, the UEFA Cup in 1972, and the League Cup in 1971 and 1973.
England was overtaken as the youngest Wales permanent captain by Aaron Ramsey in 2011.[3]
Management career
He managed the Wales national team from March 1980 to February 1988. England was sacked as Wales manager on 3 February 1988 after failing to qualify for the 1988 European Championships. That was to be the final job he would ever have in football. He later managed a nursing home in North Wales, and then owned two nursing homes and ran his own timber business.[4]
References
- ^ "Spurs Legend – Mike England". Tottenham Hotspur. Retrieved 26 May 2010.
- ^ Hugman, B, J, (Ed) The PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records 1946–2005 (2005) p195 ISBN 1-85291-665-6
- ^ Wathan, Chris (14 June 2016). "Ramsey upset as he misses son crawl for the first time". Wales Online. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
- ^ "Football - Internationals - Yesterday's men". BBC Sport.
External links
- Mike England at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
- Spurs legend
- 1976 Seattle Sounders player profile[permanent dead link]
- 1979 Sounders profile – with stats
- American stats
Categories:
- Use dmy dates from April 2012
- 1941 births
- Living people
- People from Holywell, Flintshire
- Cleveland Force (original MISL) players
- Welsh footballers
- Welsh expatriate footballers
- Wales under-23 international footballers
- Wales international footballers
- Welsh football managers
- Wales national football team managers
- Blackburn Rovers F.C. players
- Tottenham Hotspur F.C. players
- Cardiff City F.C. players
- Major Indoor Soccer League (1978–1992) players
- North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players
- Seattle Sounders (1974–1983) players
- Expatriate soccer players in the United States
- Welsh expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- English Football League players
- Association football defenders
- UEFA Cup winning players