Mike England

Harold Michael England MBE,[1] commonly known as Mike England, is a Welsh former footballer and manager.[2]

Mike England
Personal information
Full name Harold Michael England
Date of birth (1941-12-02) 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

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 He was the youngest ever Wales permanent captain for many years, until superseded by Aaron Ramsey in 2011.[3]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
  1. "Spurs Legend – Mike England". Tottenham Hotspur. Retrieved 26 May 2010.
  2. Hugman, B, J, (Ed) The PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records 1946–2005 (2005) p195 ISBN 1-85291-665-6
  3. Wathan, Chris (14 June 2016). "Ramsey upset as he misses son crawl for the first time". Wales Online. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
  4. "Football – Internationals – Yesterday's men". BBC Sport.
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