Match No. 752 - Saturday, 10th October 1998, 3:00pm
- 1
- David SeamanArsenal, 46th of 75 caps
35 years, 0 months, 21 day
Goalkeeper
- 2
- Gary NevilleMan Utd, 31st of 85 caps
23 years, 7 months, 20 days
Centre Back
- 3
- Andy HinchcliffeSheffield Wed, 7th of 7 caps
29 years, 8 months, 5 days
Left Wing Back
35'
- 4
- Rob LeeNewcastle Utd, 20th of 21 caps
32 years, 8 months, 9 days
Midfield
- 5
- Sol CampbellSpurs, 22nd of 73 caps
24 years, 0 months, 22 days
Centre Back
- 6
- Gareth SouthgateAston Villa, 29th of 57 caps
28 years, 1 month, 7 days
Centre Back
- 7
- Darren AndertonSpurs, 24th of 30 caps
26 years, 7 months, 7 days
Right Wing Back
56'
67'
- 8
- Jamie RedknappLiverpool, 10th of 17 caps
25 years, 3 months, 15 days
Midfield
81'
- 9
- Alan ShearerNewcastle Utd, 45th of 63 caps
28 years, 1 month, 28 days
Centre Forward (c)16th captaincy
- 10
- Michael OwenLiverpool, 11th of 89 caps
18 years, 9 months, 27 days
Centre Forward
- 11
- Paul ScholesMan Utd, 13th of 66 caps
23 years, 10 months, 24 days
Midfield
77'
- 14
- Graeme le SauxChelsea, 31st of 36 caps
29 years, 11 month, 24 days
Left Wing Back
35'
- 15
- David BattyNewcastle Utd, 36th of 42 caps
29 years, 10 months, 8 days
Midfield
67'
- 17
- Teddy SheringhamMan Utd, 37th of 51 caps
32 years, 6 months, 8 days
Centre Forward
77'
- 1
- Zdravko ZdravkovZdravko Stoyanov Zdravkov.
Born 4th Oct 1970, Sofia.
- 7
- Rosen KirilovRosen Yordanov Kirilov.
Born 4th Jan 1973, Vidin.
- 3
- Zlatomir ZagorčićZlatomir Zagorčić.
Born 15th Jun 1971, Novi Sad.
- 5
- Ivaylo YordanovIvaylo Stoimenov Yordanov.
Born 22nd Apr 1968, Samokov.
- 4
- Valentin NaydenovValentin Naydenov Ivanov.
Born 27th Jul 1972, Berkovitsa.
- 2
- Radostin KishishevRadostin Prodanov Kishishev.
Born 30th Jul 1974, Burgas.
65'
- 10
- Milen PetkovMilen Ivanov Petkov.
Born 12th Jan 1974, General Toshevo.
- 6
- Zlatko YankovZlatko Georgiev Yankov.
Born 7th Jun 1966, Burgas.
- 9
- Marian HristovMarian Georgiev Hristov.
Born 29th Jul 1973, Botevgrad.
89'
- 8
- Hristo StoichkovHristo Stoichkov.
Born 8th Feb 1966, Plovdiv.
(c)
59'
- 11
- Ilian IlievIlian Dimov Iliev.
Born 2nd Jul 1968, Varna.
62'
- 13
- Georgi BachevGeorgi Krumov Bachev.
Born 18th Apr 1977, Blagoevgrad.
59'
- 15
- Iliya GruevIliya Hristov Gruev.
Born 30th Oct 1969, Sofia.
62'
- 18
- Georgi IvanovGeorgi Alexandrov Ivanov.
Born 2nd Jul 1976, Plovdiv.
Nicknamed Gonzo
89'
Notes
- Player MilestoneAndy Hinchcliffe's Last Cap
Sources
- Wembley - The Complete Record 1923 - 2000 by Glen Isherwood (Sports Books 2006)
- uefa.com
- BBC Football "Red-faced England held at home"
- The Independent "Football: Players lose confidence in Hoddle", Sunday 11th October 1998
- The Guardian "Rudderless England in dire straits", Monday 12th October 1988, page 19.
Referee
Hungary László Vágner
ELO Ratings
No change in rank, losing -15 ranking points to 1932 points England - 9th
Bulgaria - 36th
Euro 2000 Qualifying
(Group 5)

- Sweden
- 22
- +8
- 0
- 1
- 7
- 8

- England
- 13
- +11
- 1
- 4
- 3
- 8

- Poland
- 13
- +4
- 3
- 1
- 4
- 8

- Bulgaria
- 8
- -2
- 4
- 2
- 2
- 8

- Luxembourg
- 0
- -21
- 8
- 0
- 0
- 8