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) | |
| National team | |||
| 1962–1974 | Wales | 49 | (4) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1980–1988 | Wales | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Harold Michael England MBE,[1] commonly known as Mike England, is a Welsh former footballer and manager.[2]
Playing career[]
Playing as a Centre Back or central defender, he began his career at Blackburn Rovers in 1959 before moving to Tottenham Hotspur in July 1966, ultimately winning four major trophies: the FA Cup in 1967, the UEFA Europa League in 1972, and the League Cup in 1971 and 1973.
England made 49 international appearances for Wales over twelve years, scoring 4 goals. He was the youngest ever Wales permanent captain for many years, until superseded by Aaron Ramsey in 2011.[3]
Management career[]
He later 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 Database
- Spurs legend
- 1976 Seattle Sounders player profile[permanent dead link]
- 1979 Sounders profile – with stats
- American stats
- 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
- FA Cup Final players