England Football Years
Managers

Sven Goran Eriksson
Manager 2001 – 2006
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Eriksson’s reign commenced with an emphatic 3-0 victory against Spain in a friendly. England overturned a poor start in the qualifying campaign for the world cup, as Eriksson helped England easily beat Finland, Greece and Albania. Sven’s finest hour came in Munich, in a key qualifying match for the 2002 world cup finals, England thrashed Germany 5-1, Michael Owen scored a hat –trick and the world cup finals in Japan and Korea was within touching distance. Their home match against Greece witnessed a splendid free kick by David Beckham which sealed England’s passage to the 2002 world cup finals. Eriksson masterminded England’s famous victory against Argentina, which ensured a place against Denmark in the second round. England won the match 3-0, however they lost to Brazil 2-1 in the quarter final, Sven was now already under fire from the media. England comfortably qualified for euro 2004, with a game to spare, however a 2-2 home draw to Macedonia was not on the agenda. England’s preparation for Euro 2004 went well, thumping Iceland 6-0 on the way in a friendly. England lost 2-1 in their opening match to France; however they were outstanding in their victories against Switzerland and Croatia. England lost to the host, Portugal on penalties in the quarter finals, question marks were now flying over Eriksson’s head. The following year, Eriksson’s private life was very much in the media spotlight, losing 1-0 to Northern Ireland did him few favours during the qualification for the 2006 world cup finals. Lampard secured qualification in a match at Old Trafford against Poland. England’s warm up matches against Hungary and Jamaica were promising, however their performance during the 2006 world cup finals was poor. Much had been anticipated from his ‘golden generation of players.’ They struggled to beat Paraguay and Trinidad, they were then fortunate to draw to Sweden. Eriksson was much criticized for including Theo Walcott in his squad over Jermaine Defoe and Andy Johnson. As Owen was injured, Rooney was isolated upfront and that clearly showed in their Euro 2004 repeated quarter final match against Portugal, Rooney was dismissed early on in the second half. England lost the encounter on penalties and Eriksson’s last match in charge ended in heartbreak for England.

Kevin Keegan
Manager 1999 – 2000
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Keegan was installed manager at the beginning of 1999; the response was immediate with a fantastic victory over Poland. However England failed to win the qualifying group, and faced Scotland in the play offs for the final spot in Euro 2000, England won 2-0 at Scotland, however they lost embarrassingly 1-0 to Scotland at Wembley. Their warm up matches for Euro 2000 did not go according to plan, as England struggled to beat a very weak Malta side 2-1 and Keegan was already under tremendous pressure even before Euro 2000 began. Keegan could not have got off to a worse start during Euro 200, as England lost 3-2 to Portugal, surrendering a 2-0 lead. His finest match in charge came in their 1-0 victory over a very poor Germany side. His biggest disappointment as manager came in their 3-2 defeat against Romania, once again giving up a lead. England’s awful display during Euro 2000 saw them leave after the group stages, and Keegan had been heavily criticized for his tactics. His reign as England’s manager took a turn for the worse as they lost 1-0 in their final match at Wembley Stadium against Germany, Keegan immediately quit after the defeat and now qualification for the 2002 world cup finals looked a million miles away.

Glenn Hoddle
Manager – 1996 – 1998
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Hoddle succeeded Venable’s as the manager of England. His first priority was qualifying for the 1998 world cup finals, he led England to expected victories against Moldova, Georgia and Poland in their opening three matches. The knives were sharpened after England lost 1-0 to Italy at home in their fourth qualifying matches; Hoddle was heavily criticized for starting Mathew Le Tissier in his first team. England replied well in their following matches, Shearer scored crucial goals in their victories over Poland and Georgia. Hoddle’s biggest victory came at home against Moldova as Gascoigne was in brilliant form, in their 4-0 demolition of Moldova. His finest match came in their 0-0 draw away to Italy, with England only needing a draw to qualify as group winners; they nearly even snatched victory when Ian Wright struck the post late on. Hoddle, to everyone’s surprise, controversially left Paul Gascoigne out of the England squad for the 1998 world cup finals. England lost in the second round on penalties to Argentina, much to Hoddle’s disappointment Beckham was sent off during the match. After bowing out of the 1998 world cup finals, Hoddle took charge of England for the start of their Euro 200 qualifying campaign; they got off to a terrible start losing to Sweden, which was followed by a goalless draw to Bulgaria. His final match was a 2-0 victory in a friendly against Czech Republic; he left the post at the end of 1998.

Terry Venables
Manager – 1994 – 1996
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The people’s choice, Terry Venables made an immediate impact while managing England. They won their opening matches against Denmark and Greece comfortably 1-0 and 5-0 the score lines respectively. His only defeat came in a friendly against Brazil in June 1995, losing 3-1. England were convincing during the warm up matches for Euro 96, as Venables guided England to victories over Hungary and China. England started off Euro 96 slowly; venables inspired England to famous victories over Scotland and Holland. England was knocked out in the penalty shoot out against Germany in the semi – finals, Gareth Southgate missing his penalty. Venables reign as manager of England was seen as very successful. After Euro 96 he left England job to become a consultant and chairman of Portsmouth.

Graham Taylor
Manager 1990 – 1993
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Graham Taylor succeeded Robson as England manager, and the response was immediate, England comfortably beat Hungary and Poland in their first opening matches. Taylor installed Lineker as their new captain and scored in their opening match against Hungary. After two successive draws against the Republic of Ireland, pressure was on England to win their remaining qualifying matches; they struggled to overcome Turkey winning 1-0 both at home and away, Dennis Wise most notably scoring on his debut. The crunch match came against Poland in Poznan, in their final qualifying match for the European Football Championships. England needed a point to qualify, after trailing 1-0, Lineker equalized for England with ten minutes remaining and England qualified for Euro 92. Taylor was under fire after a poor showing in the 1992 European Championships, after goal less draws to France and Denmark; they lost 2-1 to the hosts Sweden, with Lineker being substituted during the core of the match. Taylor was heavily criticized for England’ failure.
England were outstanding in their qualifying matches for the 1994 world cup finals against Holland and Norway at home, however they drew both matches, failing to pick up the crucial points. After victories at home against Poland and Turkey, England stumbled away to Norway, losing the match. Taylor’s worst time in charge was when England lost embarrassingly 2-0 to USA in the summer of 2003, Taylor was really under fire. An unfortunate 2-0 defeat at Holland resulted in Taylor’s resignation and England failed to qualify for the 1994 world cup finals.

Sir Bobby Robson
Manager 1982 – 1990
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Robson started his managerial career with England in excellent form as England coasted to a 9-0 victory over Luxembourg, however the honeymoon period ended shortly after. England lost 1-0 to Denmark and consequently failed to qualify for Euro 84. England struggled to qualify for the 1986 world cup finals, drawing to Northern Ireland and Finland on the way, and they got off to an awful start during the 1986 world cup. England lost their opening match to Portugal and draw 0-0 to a very ordinary Morocco side, at that point many wanted Robson out and the second phase of the world cup seemed a long way away. Robson quickly redeemed himself as England thrashed Poland 3-0, curtasey of a Gary Lineker hat- trick. A repeated victory against Paraguay set the quarter final tie against Argentina nicely. England were robbed in the match, as Maradona's goal, which was a blatant hand ball stood. England lost 2-1 and Robson now had to concentrate on qualifying for Euro 88. England qualified for the 1988 European Championships in emphatic fashion; however they were simply awful during the finals. They lost all three of their matches, most notably a 1-0 defeat against the Republic of Ireland; many were calling for Robson to resign. Robson remained as manager of England during qualification for Italia 90. They qualified, however they relied on a heroic performance by Terry Butcher in a match against Sweden. Robson’s Italia 90 campaign started off slowly as they only just managed to top their group with victory over Egypt. Robson carried England to the semi- finals, where they lost on penalties to West Germany. The 1990 world cup finals were considered as Bobby Robson’s best period in his management career.

Ron Greenwood
Manager – 1977 – 1982
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Ron Greenwood pipped Sir Brian Clough for the England manager post in 1977. England had already failed in qualifying or the 1978 world cup finals, however Ron greenwood prepared them well for qualification of the 1980 European Championships. England stumbled early on in the tournament and was eliminated early on. Ron Greenwood guided England to their first world cup in 12 years as the qualified for the 1982 world cup finals. He had a team including Kevin Keegan and Sir Trevor Brooking. England got off to a flying start with victories against France and Kuwait, as Bryan Robson and Trevor Francis were playing the best football of their lives. England bowed out after a disappointing goalless draw against Spain in the quarter finals. Greenwood retired from football after the world cup.

Don Revie
Manager 1974 – 1977
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Many regarded Revie as a good England manager; however his main downfall was the injuries suffered by his best players, such as Gerry Francis and Colin Bell. Revie’s stickiest period as England manager came during the opening stages of qualifying for the 1978 world cup finals, a 2-0 suffered by the hands of Italy at Rome made the challenge even tougher. As England were almost certainly not going to qualify for the 1978 world cup finals, Don Revie resigned as the manager and moved to the Middle East.

Joe Mercer
Manager – 1974
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Joe Mercer was only in charge of the national side for seven matches, with a decent record of only losing on one occasion in seven matches. His managerial role was always temporary whilst looking for the ideal replacement for Sir Alf Ramsey.

Sir Alf Ramsey
Manager – 1963- 1974
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England’s most successful era in international football was without doubt the time of winning the 1966 world cup, managed by Sir Alf Ramsey. As England were the hosts they did not have the tough challenge of qualifying. The 1966 world cup, produced a poor start by England, drawing with Uruguay 0-0, however they picked them selves up, with victories over Mexico, France and Portugal en route to the final. Sir Alf Ramsey’s side beat West Germany 4-2 in extra time to win the world cup on home soil. England were looking for repeat success in the 1968 European Championships, however they stumbled on the way losing 3-2 Scotland, however Sir Alf Ramsey’s side made it, however were eliminated narrowly when losing 1-0 to Yugoslavia in the semi- finals. He helped England reach the quarter finals of the 1970 world cup, before losing to the West German’s. Sir Alf Ramsey’s men failed to qualify for the 1974 world cup, after failing to dispatch Poland in a world cup qualifying match. Sir Alf Ramsey left the post in 1974 and is now arguably considered as England’s greatest ever manager.

Sir Walter Winterbottom
Manager – 1946 – 1962
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Sir Walter Winterbottom was manager of England’s national football team for 16 years, between 1946 to 1962. His first match in charge was a 7-2 demolition of Northern Ireland. He was manager of the national side through four world cup competitions.
His record was quite impressive winning 78 of his 139 matches in charge of the national football team.