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Gordon Banks OBE (30 December 1937 – 12 February 2019) was an English professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.Widely regarded as one of the greatest goalkeepers of all time, [4] he made 679 appearances during a 20-year professional career, and won 73 caps for England, highlighted by starting every game of the nation's 1966 World Cup victory.
In 2007, Paul Robinson was the third goalkeeper to score in a Premier League match, when a free kick around 75 yards (69 m) from goal [5] bounced and then went over the head of opposition goalkeeper Ben Foster. [2] [3] The fourth and fifth goals were both from clearances from within the goalkeepers' own penalty areas and were assisted by the wind.
The history of the England national football team, also known as the Three Lions, begins with the first representative international match in 1870 and the first officially-recognised match two years later. England primarily competed in the British Home Championship over the following decades. Although the FA had joined the international ...
A provisional 30-man England squad for the 2010 World Cup was announced on 11 May 2010. [4] This was then reduced to the official 23-man squad, announced on 1 June 2010. [ 5 ] The seven players dropped from the provisional squad were Leighton Baines , Darren Bent , Michael Dawson , Tom Huddlestone , Adam Johnson , Scott Parker and Theo Walcott ...
A former regular for England at Under-21 level, Hart made his senior international debut in June 2008, and was recognised as England's first-choice goalkeeper from 2010 to 2017. [7] He gained 75 caps, kept 43 clean sheets and was selected in England's squads for two FIFA World Cups and two UEFA European Championships.
Ex-England goalkeeper David James comes out of retirement to score the winner in a Sunday League match.
Pickford again started as England's first-choice goalkeeper as they reached the final of UEFA Euro 2024. Early and personal life Jordan Lee Pickford [ 4 ] was born Jordan Lee Logan [ 5 ] on 7 March 1994 [ 6 ] in Washington , Tyne and Wear, [ 7 ] where he attended St Robert of Newminster Catholic School . [ 8 ]
He kept his first international clean sheet as England beat Mexico 2–0 with goals from Teddy Sheringham and James' Liverpool teammate Robbie Fowler. He was in the provisional 28-man squad for Euro 2000 before missing the final cut. [63] [64] James is the only black goalkeeper to represent England as a full international. [65]