During Gareth Southgate’s tenure with England, he has capped a total of 88 players. We’ve looked into the archives and picked out nine players you will have probably forgotten ever played for the Three Lions under him.
It’s not long now until Southgate will have to name his final England squad ahead of the Qatar World Cup.
The England manager now has the luxury of naming a 26-man squad, but these names probably won’t be on the plane later this month.
Jake Livermore
Considering how stacked England’s midfield now is, it is easy to forget where we were just a few years ago.
Jake Livermore made his England debut way back in 2012, but he was only given one cap by Roy Hodgson.
Five years later, he was then handed six caps by Southgate. In 2018, Livermore was even named as one of the five players on standby for England’s World Cup squad.
Andros Townsend
You might remember Townsend’s purple patch in an England shirt, but that was long before Southgate.
The winger managed to sneak into Southgate’s first England squad and made two appearances off the bench. He played a total of 53 minutes under Southgate and made his last appearance in November 2016 in a 2-2 draw with Spain.
His goal on his England debut wasn’t too shabby either.
A dream debut 🚀#OnThisDay in 2013, @andros_townsend marked his first #ThreeLions appearance with a superb goal! pic.twitter.com/foUVhd0KuB
— England (@England) October 11, 2020
Patrick Bamford
Off the back of his most prolific season with Leeds United, Patrick Bamford managed to earn a solitary cap for England.
The Leeds forward scored 17 Premier League goals throughout the 2020-21 campaign.
His England debut came against Andorra, where he started and played a total of 62 minutes. An injury then derailed the following season for Bamford and subsequently his chances of getting back into the England squad.
Lewis Cook
Lewis Cook was tipped to have a bright international career after he captained the Young Lions to the Under-20 World Cup in 2017.
The central midfielder earned his first England cap in 2018 in a friendly against Italy. Cook was included in Southgate’s standby squad for the 2018 World Cup, but he ultimately didn’t make the cut.
As a result of a series of injuries and Bournemouth being relegated, Cook never got his chance to play for England again.
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