Match No. 760 - Saturday, 4th September 1999, 3:00pm

    • 1
    • Nigel MartynLeeds, 10th of 23 caps
      33 years, 0 months, 24 days
      Goalkeeper
    • 2
    • Kieron DyerNewcastle Utd, 1st of 33 caps
      20 years, 8 months, 6 days
      Midfield
    • Off HT
    • 3
    • Stuart PearceWest Ham, 77th of 78 caps
      37 years, 4 months, 10 days
      Left Back
      71'
    • 4
    • David BattyNewcastle Utd, 41st of 42 caps
      30 years, 9 months, 2 days
      Midfield
    • 5
    • Tony AdamsArsenal, 58th of 66 caps
      32 years, 10 months, 25 days
      Centre Back
    • Off 65'
    • 6
    • Martin KeownArsenal, 24th of 43 caps
      33 years, 1 month, 11 day
      Centre Back
    • 7
    • David BeckhamMan Utd, 24th of 115 caps
      24 years, 4 months, 2 days
      Midfield
    • Off 65'
    • 8
    • Ray ParlourArsenal, 4th of 10 caps
      26 years, 5 months, 28 days
      Midfield
    • 9
    • Alan ShearerNewcastle Utd, 52nd of 63 caps
      29 years, 0 months, 22 days
      Centre Forward
      (c)23rd captaincy
    • 10
    • Robbie FowlerLiverpool, 10th of 26 caps
      24 years, 4 months, 25 days
      Centre Forward
    • 11
    • Steve McManamanReal Madrid, 25th of 37 caps
      27 years, 6 months, 22 days
      Midfield
    • 12
    • Gary NevilleMan Utd, 33rd of 85 caps
      24 years, 6 months, 14 days
      Right Back
    • On HT
    • 18
    • Michael OwenLiverpool, 14th of 89 caps
      19 years, 8 months, 21 day
      Centre Forward
    • On 65'
    • 14
    • Phil NevilleMan Utd, 18th of 59 caps
      22 years, 7 months, 14 days
      Centre Back
    • On 65'
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    • 1
    • Philippe FelgenPhilippe Felgen.
      Born 8th Oct 1975.
    • 2
    • Ralph FerronRalph Ferron.
      Born 13th Mar 1972.
    • 3
    • Manuel SchaulsManuel Schauls.
      Born 13th Feb 1972.
    • 4
    • Marc BirsensMarc Birsens.
      Born 17th Sep 1966, Luxembourg City.
      (c)
    • 5
    • Nico FunckNicolas Funck.
      Born 17th Oct 1972.
      54'
    • 6
    • Jeff SaibeneJeff Saibene.
      Born 13th Sep 1968, Luxembourg City.
    • 7
    • Dan TheisDaniel Theis.
      Born 11th Sep 1967.
    • 8
    • Jean-Pierre VanekJean-Pierre Vanek.
      Born 19th Jan 1969.
    • 9
    • Marcel ChristopheMarcel Christophe.
      Born 19th Aug 1974.
    • Off 61'
    • 10
    • Sacha SchneiderSacha Schneider.
      Born 23rd Jun 1972.
    • Off HT
    • 11
    • Patrick PosingPatrick Posing.
      Born 9th Sep 1971.
    • Off 82'
    • 15
    • Christian AlverdiChristian Alverdi.
      Born 5th Nov 1973.
    • On HT
    • 18
    • Mikhail ZaritskiyMikhail Zaritskiy.
      Born 3rd Jan 1973, St Petersburg.
    • On 61'
    • 16
    • Frank DevilleFrank Deville.
      Born 12th Aug 1970.
      Younger brother of Laurent Deville
    • On 82'

Notes

  • Penalty: Alan Shearer5th scored from 6 taken (83.3%). England's 83rd overall.
  • Hat-Trick: Alan Shearer1st hat-trick (75th overall). 22 minutes between first and third goal.
  • Player MilestoneKieron Dyer's 1st Cap
  • Player MilestoneSteve McManaman's 25th Cap
  • Goal MilestoneAlan Shearer's 25th Goal
  • Goal MilestoneSteve McManaman's 1st Goal

Sources

  • Wembley - The Complete Record 1923 - 2000 by Glen Isherwood (Sports Books 2006)
  • uefa.com
  • BBC Football "Shearer leads England rout"
  • YouTube
  • The Guardian "England primed for the bigger task", Monday 6th September 1999, page 25.

Managers

Referee

  • Belarus Sergey Scmolik

Attendance

  • 68,772

Half Time Score

ELO Ratings

  • Up 1 place, gaining 1 ranking points to 1920 points England - 9th - 1
  • Luxembourg - 156th

Euro 2000 Qualifying

(Group 5)

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    • Pts
    • GD
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    • W
    • P
    • Flag of Sweden
    • Sweden
    • 22
    • +8
    • 0
    • 1
    • 7
    • 8
    • Flag of England
    • England
    • 13
    • +11
    • 1
    • 4
    • 3
    • 8
    • Flag of Poland
    • Poland
    • 13
    • +4
    • 3
    • 1
    • 4
    • 8
    • Flag of Bulgaria
    • Bulgaria
    • 8
    • -2
    • 4
    • 2
    • 2
    • 8
    • Flag of Luxembourg
    • Luxembourg
    • 0
    • -21
    • 8
    • 0
    • 0
    • 8
    • Final Standings.