 Southgate withEngland in 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gareth Southgate[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (1970-09-03)3 September 1970 (age 55)[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Watford, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[3] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southampton | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Crystal Palace | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1988–1995 | Crystal Palace | 152 | (15) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1995–2001 | Aston Villa | 191 | (7) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2001–2006 | Middlesbrough | 160 | (4) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 503 | (26) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1995–2004 | England | 57 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Managerial career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006–2009 | Middlesbrough | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2016 | England U21 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2024 | England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sir Gareth Southgate (born 3 September 1970) is an English former professionalfootball manager and player, who played as adefender andmidfielder.
ACrystal Palaceacademy graduate, Southgate made his senior debut for the club in 1990, and was appointedclub captain in 1993, winning theFirst Division championship that season (1993–94). Having made over 150 appearances for Palace, he was signed byAston Villa in 1995, winning theLeague Cup in1996 and reaching the2000 FA Cup final, before departing forMiddlesbrough, where he was appointed captain in 2002 and won another League Cup in2004, as well as reaching the2006 UEFA Cup final. Internationally, Southgate made 57 appearances for the England team between 1995 and 2004. He played every game of England's campaign inUEFA Euro 1996, though his penalty miss sent England out in the semi-final; he also featured in both the1998 FIFA World Cup andUEFA Euro 2000. He retired in 2006 at the age of 35, having made more than 500 league appearances across his three clubs.
Immediately following his retirement, Southgate was appointed manager of Middlesbrough, staying in the role until his dismissal in 2009. He also managed theEngland under-21 team from 2013 to 2016, before succeedingSam Allardyce as the senior team's manager in 2016. He led England to the2018 FIFA World Cup semi-finals, theUEFA Euro 2020 final, the2022 FIFA World Cup quarter-finals, and theUEFA Euro 2024 final. In 2018 and 2021 he won theBBC Sports Personality of the Year Coach Award.
Gareth Southgate was born on 3 September 1970 inWatford, Hertfordshire.[4][5] He attended Padnell Infant School inCowplain, Hampshire,[6] along with Pound Hill Junior School andHazelwick School inCrawley, West Sussex.[7] As a schoolboy he supportedManchester United and his football hero wasBryan Robson.[8] He left school with eightO-Levels at grades between A and C.[9] He studied atCroydon College between 1987 and 1989, successfully completing a City & Guilds Certificate in Recreation and Leisure Industries as part of The Footballers Further Education & Vocational Training Society Youth Training Scheme.[10]
Southgate played as a youth for two and a half years forSouthampton before being released as a thirteen-year-old.[11] He subsequently joinedCrystal Palace, making his professional debut as a substitute in aFootball League Cup tie againstSouthend United in October 1990.[12] His league debut came againstLiverpool in March 1991.[12] Southgate became a regular in the first team during the1991–92 season, making 39 appearances.[12]
Southgate becamecaptain at the age of 23 and led the club to the1993–94 First Division title, scoring nine goals fromcentral midfield.[12] After the South London club's relegation from thePremier League in 1995, Southgate moved toAston Villa for a fee of £2.5 million.
Southgate's nickname at Palace was "Nord", given to him because his precise way of speaking reminded coachWally Downes ofDenis Norden's vocal delivery.[13]
Southgate made 191 appearances for Aston Villa over six seasons.[12] At the club, Southgate was converted into acentre-back and was part of a formidable defence. In his first season, he lifted theLeague Cup and Aston Villa qualified for theUEFA Cup. Southgate played in every Premier League game during the1998–99 season. He continued to play for Villa in the1999–2000 season as the club reached theFA Cup final, but handed in a transfer request just before playing for England atEuro 2000, saying that "if I am to achieve in my career, it is time to move on."[14]
On 11 July 2001, Southgate signed forMiddlesbrough for a £6.5 million fee. He joined on a four-year deal and was the first signing bySteve McClaren, whom he knew as an England coach.[15][16]
In July 2002, afterPaul Ince left forWolverhampton Wanderers, Southgate was appointed the new Middlesbrough captain. On 29 February 2004, he became the first Boro skipper in their 128-year history to lift a trophy, as they defeatedBolton Wanderers in theLeague Cup final at theMillennium Stadium.[17]
Southgate rejected media rumours that he was set to move toManchester United followingRio Ferdinand's ban for missing a drug test in January 2004.[18] He later committed his final playing years to Middlesbrough, signing until 2007. His final appearance as a professional player was in the2006 UEFA Cup final againstSevilla, which Middlesbrough lost 4–0 at thePhilips Stadion inEindhoven.[17]
Southgate made his debut forEngland as a substitute againstPortugal in December 1995 under the management ofTerry Venables, heading the ball against the crossbar with his first international touch.[19] Southgate played every minute of their matches as hosts England reached the semi-final ofUEFA Euro 1996, in which they facedGermany. The match was determined in apenalty shoot-out; Southgate's penalty was saved, and England were eliminated whenAndreas Möller scored the next German penalty.[20][21] Southgate managed to make light of his blunder later that year by appearing in an advert forPizza Hut, also featuringStuart Pearce andChris Waddle, who had missed crucial penalties at the1990 FIFA World Cup.[22]
Southgate also played in the1998 FIFA World Cup andUEFA Euro 2000.[23] His 50th cap came in a 1–1 draw with Portugal atVilla Park in September 2002.[19] On 11 June 2003, he played the full 90 minutes in a 2–1 Euro 2004 qualifying win overSlovakia at his club ground of theRiverside Stadium, competing against Middlesbrough's strikerSzilárd Németh.[24]
Southgate wascapped 57 times for England and scored twice.[19] His first goal came on 14 October 1998 againstLuxembourg in a Euro 2000 qualifier, his second on 22 May 2003 againstSouth Africa in a friendly.[19] He is Aston Villa's most capped England player, having played 42 of his 57 internationals whilst with Villa.[25]
Middlesbrough managerSteve McClaren left the club in June 2006 to replaceSven-Göran Eriksson as the manager of theEngland national team.[26] AlthoughMartin O'Neill was initially the favourite for the new vacancy,[27] Southgate was chosen by chairmanSteve Gibson to succeed McClaren, committing to a five-year contract.[28] As Southgate did not have the required coaching qualifications (theUEFA Pro Licence) to manage a top-flight club, he could only be appointed initially for twelve weeks,[29] but he was allowed to stay on as manager after receiving a special dispensation from thePremier League board in November 2006. Middlesbrough successfully argued that, because Southgate had recently been an international player, he had had no opportunity to undertake the coaching courses.[30] Southgate subsequently went on to complete his coaching qualifications.[31]
Upon his appointment, Southgate was tasked with rebuilding a side that had sold several players at the end of theprevious league campaign, including key players such asJimmy Floyd Hasselbaink andDoriva.[32][33] His first signing as a manager came on 12 July, whenHerold Goulon signed fromLyon for an undisclosed fee.[34] He brought in four defensive additions to the squad, withJulio Arca arriving from local rivalsSunderland,[35]Robert Huth fromChelsea andJason Euell fromCharlton Athletic on permanent deals,[36][37] whereasJonathan Woodgate joined on a season-long loan fromReal Madrid.[36] After playing eleven games in their pre-season campaign, Southgate's managerial reign kicked off on 19 August 2006, the first day of the Premier League season, where his side lost 3–2 away atReading.[38] Despite a disappointing start, they redeemed themselves when hosting reigning championsChelsea at theRiverside Stadium, the game ending in a 2–1 victory.[39]
During Southgate's first season in charge, the side secured some promising victories, but lost away from home to all three newly promoted sides.[38][40][41] Furthermore, it took until January for the team to register their first away win of the season, a 3–1 victory at an out-of-formCharlton Athletic, their first away success since April of the previous year.[42] Their highest-scoring victory of the season was a 5–1 win overBolton Wanderers.[43] Southgate's side finished the Premier League season sat in twelfth position.[44] That season also saw the club eliminated from theLeague Cup at the earliest possibility, suffering a 1–0 defeat toNotts County in the first round. In theFA Cup, the club had a replay in every round they participated in. They were eventually eliminated byManchester United in the sixth round of the competition, suffering a 3–2 aggregate loss. Due to every possible match going to a replay, Middlesbrough actually played more competition matches than the previous season's championsLiverpool.[45]
Middlesbrough were very active during both transfer windows, with Jonathan Woodgate being the first signing during the summer, arriving from Real Madrid for a £7 million transfer fee; Woodgate had previously played for the club during the previous league campaign on loan.[46] The club went on to break their personal transfer record, for the first time since 2002, whenAfonso Alves arrived fromHeerenveen for €20 million.[47]
In December 2007,Arsenal managerArsène Wenger suggested Southgate as one of several English managers who were "all good enough" to manage the national team.[48] Southgate had faced some criticism earlier on that season, after his side suffered a spell in the relegation zone, but Middlesbrough managed to pull clear of the bottom three.[49] Southgate would go on to guide his side to a thirteenth-place finish in the Premier League; their final game of the league campaign saw them secure an 8–1 victory againstManchester City at home, the club's biggest victory in the Premier League era, and Southgate's largest margin of victory in management.[50]
The pre-season build-up ahead of the2008–09 season was disappointing for the club. Due to heavy spending during the previous season, the club's net spending was almost nil. Furthermore, club legendMark Schwarzer left the club after eleven years, joining Premier League rivalsFulham on the expiration of his contract.[51] Furthermore, key players such asGeorge Boateng andLee Cattermole also left the club, once again leaving Southgate with a rebuilding challenge to change Middlesbrough's fortunes.[52][53] Despite the negative events during pre-season, Middlesbrough secured two victories out of a possible three, resulting in Southgate being named thePremier League Manager of the Month for August. This made Southgate the second person, afterStuart Pearce, to achieve both thePlayer and Manager of the Month awards, and he became the first Middlesbrough manager to win the award sinceTerry Venables in January 2001.[54]
In November 2008, Southgate took Middlesbrough up to eighth place in the league, following an away win against an in-formAston Villa, another former playing club of Southgate's; however, Middlesbrough then went fourteen games without a win, until they beat Liverpool at home 2–0 on 28 February 2009.[55] After an away defeat againstStoke City, some of the travelling supporters were calling for his dismissal, having only achieved a single win in eighteen games and survival from relegation looking highly unlikely. On 24 March, chairman Steve Gibson spoke out on the manager's future, stating that sacking Southgate "would not help the situation".[56]
Due to results elsewhere, Middlesbrough's status as a Premier League club went down to the final day: they needed relegation rivalsNewcastle United andHull City to lose, with them needing a five-goal swing to the latter in goal difference.[57] Middlesbrough facedWest Ham United away from home; the game ended in a 2–1 defeat, confirming Middlesbrough's relegation to theChampionship after eleven consecutive seasons in the top flight, as a 19th-place finish was confirmed.[58] Following their relegation, Southgate expressed his determination to achieve instant promotion back up to the Premier League, praising the supporters and showing his sorrow for them in the process.[59]
Middlesbrough's Championship campaign started strongly, putting them in contention for an immediate return to the Premier League. However, on 20 October 2009, shortly after a 2–0 victory overDerby County and with the club in fourth place, Southgate was dismissed as manager. His dismissal was controversial as he had taken Middlesbrough to within one point of the top position,[60][61] though chairman Gibson stated that he had made the decision weeks previously in the best interests of the club.[62] He was replaced byGordon Strachan, who was unable to take the club back to the Premier League.[63] Middlesbrough would have to wait until 2016 to achieve promotion to thePremier League, under the management ofAitor Karanka.[64]
After four years out of football, Southgate returned to management after he signed a three-year contract to succeedStuart Pearce as the manager of theEngland under-21 team on 22 August 2013.[65]Senior team managerRoy Hodgson had taken charge for the team's 6–0 victory overScotland in the interim period prior to Southgate's appointment.[66][67] His first game in charge saw the Young Lions defeatMoldova 1–0 in aUEFA European Championship qualification match, thanks to a goal from strikerSaido Berahino.[68]
Southgate went on to lead his team to qualify for the finals of the2015 European Championship; their good fortune could not continue, however, as they finished bottom of their narrow-pointed group, therefore being knocked out of the competition. Their only victory during the competition came whenJesse Lingard scored the singular goal in their 1–0 success overSweden, who went on to qualify for the competition's knockout phase.[69]
In June 2016, Southgate said that he did not want to fill theEngland senior team position left vacant by Hodgson.[70]
Southgate was put in temporary charge of the senior England team on 27 September 2016, whenSam Allardyce resigned.[71] England were in the early stages ofqualifying for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. After winning his first game in charge 2–0 againstMalta,[72] under Southgate's leadership, England went on to draw 0–0 withSlovenia,[73] beatScotland 3–0,[74] and in his last game in temporary charge, drew 2–2 withSpain, despite leading 2–0 and conceding goals in the 89th and 96th minutes.[75] Southgate's spell as caretaker manager ended on 15 November,[76] with him appointed on a permanent basis when he penned a four-year contract two weeks later.[77]
The England team qualified for the2018 FIFA World Cup on 5 October 2017 after a 1–0 home win over Slovenia.[78]The Football Association confirmed in December that Southgate would remain as England manager even if the team did not progress beyond thegroup stage of the tournament, describing their expectations as "realistic" and the tournament as "a really important staging post for our development".[79]
After wins againstTunisia andPanama saw England qualify behindBelgium in their group, Southgate's England beatColombia 4–3 onpenalties in theround of 16 after a 1–1 draw on 3 July 2018 to claim his nation's first everWorld Cup penalty shoot-out victory and a place in the quarter-finals.[80] England then defeatedSweden 2–0 in thequarter-finals on 7 July, with Southgate becoming the first England manager to reach the semi-finals of a World Cup sinceBobby Robson in1990.[81] This success bought Southgate significant admiration from England fans.[82] For thesemi-final withCroatia, fans dressed up inwaistcoats in tribute to Southgate's iconic waistcoat, which he wore during England's matches: retailerMarks & Spencer reported a 35% increase in sales of waistcoats,[83][84][85] and the hashtag 'WaistcoatWednesday'trended onTwitter.[85][86]
On 11 July 2018, Southgate's England side suffered a 2–1 defeat to Croatia during extra time in the semi-finals.Kieran Trippier opened the scoring for England with a free kick, before a goal fromIvan Perišić sent the tie into extra time.Mario Mandžukić scored the winner for Croatia in the second half of extra time. With England trailing, the match also saw England play the final ten minutes of extra time with ten men as Trippier suffered an injury after Southgate had already made his permitted substitutions.[87] Following a 2–0 defeat to Belgium in thethird place play-off, England ended the World Cup in fourth place.[88]Harry Kane, a striker and theEngland team captain, won theGolden Boot as the tournament's top goal-scorer.[89]
A week after the end of the tournament,Southgate tube station inEnfield, London, was renamed "Gareth Southgate" for two days in recognition of Southgate's achievement.[89] Southgate was also lauded for personal qualities shown in the World Cup, including consoling Colombia'sMateus Uribe, whose missed penalty had seen England win.[90]
In 2019, Southgate managed England to third place in theinaugural UEFA Nations League. They did so after finishing top of a group containing Spain and Croatia. Their 3–2 victory away against the Spanish was their first victory in Spain for 31 years.[91] They lost 3–1 to theNetherlands in thesemi-final but then beatSwitzerland 6–5 in a penalty shootout after thethird-place match finished goalless. It was England's first third-place finish in a major international tournament sinceUEFA Euro 1968.[92]
AtUEFA Euro 2020, England finished top ofGroup D which included Croatia, Scotland and theCzech Republic, beating Croatia 1–0 to start theEuropean Championship with a win for England for the first time,[93]drawing Scotland 0–0,[94] and winning against the Czech Republic 1–0,[95] with forwardRaheem Sterling scoring both goals. In theround of 16, England defeatedGermany 2–0 atWembley Stadium with two late goals from Sterling and Kane, their first knockout phase win at the European Championships (as their only previous victory wasdefeating Spain on penalties inUEFA Euro 1996).[96] This was also their firstwin over Germany in a knockout match since the1966 FIFA World Cup final.[97]
In thequarter-final tie, Southgate's England team beatUkraine 4–0 at theStadio Olimpico inRome to reach the semi-finals of a major competition for the fifth time.[98] In thesemi-final, England beatDenmark 2–1 at Wembley Stadium and reached thefinal of the European Championships for the first time.[99] It was only the second time that England had reached any major tournament's final.[100] In thefinal at Wembley Stadium, an early goal from defenderLuke Shaw saw England lead 1–0, beforeItaly'sLeonardo Bonucci levelled the match in the 67th minute. With the scores unchanged after extra time, England ultimately lost the match 3–2 on penalties.[101]
In September 2021, England tied their highestFIFA ranking position at 3rd.[102] In November 2021, Southgate led England toWorld Cup qualification following a 10–0 win overSan Marino.[103] A week later he signed a new contract which meant he would remain the England manager until December 2024.[104] In June 2022, Southgate led England into theUEFA Nations League. England drew three of their matches in the competition and lost the other three, which included a 4–0 defeat toHungary on 14 June 2022. This was the country's worst home defeat since 1928.[105] On 23 September 2022, following a 1–0 defeat to Italy, England were relegated toLeague B.[106]
England wontheir group at the2022 FIFA World Cup, with wins against bothIran andWales, and a goalless draw with theUnited States. In theround of 16, England beatSenegal 3–0, advancing to thequarter-finals, where they lost 2–1 toFrance.[107] In the immediate aftermath of this defeat, Southgate expressed doubts about continuing as England manager. On 18 December 2022, the FA confirmed Southgate would remain in post until after theUEFA Euro 2024.[108]
 | This section'stone or style may not reflect theencyclopedic tone used on Wikipedia. See Wikipedia'sguide to writing better articles for suggestions.(December 2024) (Learn how and when to remove this message) |
On 17 October 2023, England secured qualification toUEFA Euro 2024 with two games remaining. During thequalification campaign, England recorded their first home and away victories over Italy since 1977 and 1961 respectively.[109] England finished top of theirqualification group, as they remained unbeaten throughout the calendar year.[110]
During the tournament, England wonGroup C with 5 points, qualifying for theknock out rounds.[111] Despite qualifying with a game to spare, Southgate and his team were criticised by fans and pundits, particularly after a 1–1 draw withDenmark in the second game; Southgate said that he blanked out criticism.[112] A goalless draw withSlovenia in the last group game saw England top their group, but the team were booed,[113] and Southgate was struck with objects from the crowd; he said that he understood fans' frustration but felt that the negativity was harming the players.[114]
In the round of 16, England beat Slovakia by equalising through aJude Bellingham overhead kick in added time, beforeHarry Kane headed the winner in the first minute of extra time.[115] After the game,Declan Rice said that the team were committed to each other and the manager, and Southgate said that the team were "putting plasters over things".[116] England's quarter-final against Switzerland ended in a 1–1 draw before England scored all five of their attempts in the penalty shootout.[117] In the post-match press conference, Southgate said "Every now and then there has to be some enjoyment in this job and if you can't enjoy that moment, the whole thing is a waste of time. I can't deny when [the criticism] is as personal as it has been, on a human level it's difficult but we're fighting and we're not going to stop fighting."[118]
In the semi-final against the Netherlands,Xavi Simons scored after seven minutes to put the Dutch team ahead, whileHarry Kane scored a penalty equaliser after being fouled byDenzel Dumfries; substituteOllie Watkins scored a late winner for England.[119] England lostthe final 2–1 to Spain after a late winner fromMikel Oyarzabal.[120] After the game, Southgate did not answer if he would renew his contract, set to expire in December.[121] Former England captainAlan Shearer said that Southgate could leave "with his head held high", having improved England's results since the nadir of elimination byIceland atUEFA Euro 2016, but that he "wasn't quite able to get the best out of this team in Germany, and that was the difference between us reaching another final and winning one".[122]
Two days after the final, Southgate resigned as England manager.[123] In a statement, Southgate said: "As a proud Englishman, it has been the honour of my life to play for England and to manage England. It has meant everything to me, and I have given it my all. But it's time for change, and for a new chapter".[123] He managed 102 games in total for England.[123]
In 2003, Southgate and his close friendAndy Woodman co-wroteWoody & Nord: A Football Friendship. This book describes an enduring friendship forged in the Crystal Palace youth team that has survived Southgate and Woodman's wildly differing fortunes in the professional game. The book won the Sports Book of the Year award for 2004 from theNational Sporting Club (now theBritish Sports Book Awards).[124][125] He wrote a further book,Anything Is Possible: Be Brave, Be Kind & Follow Your Dreams, published in November 2020.[126][127]
Southgate was also a co-commentator forITV Sport at the 2006 World Cup, covering group games alongsideClive Tyldesley.[128] Due to commitments of managing Middlesbrough, he attended for only the first two weeks of the four-week tournament.[129] He resumed a role as pundit and co-commentator after he finished his tenure at Middlesbrough in 2010, working onFA Cup andUEFA Champions League matches forITV as well as acting as a pundit on England games.[130][131]
In January 2011, Southgate was appointed as the FA's head of elite development, to work withTrevor Brooking.[132] He left the post in July 2012, and ruled himself out of consideration for the role of technical director,[133] for which he had been a leading candidate.[134]
Southgate is an Ambassador forThe Prince's Trust[135] and Patron ofHelp for Heroes.[136]
After stepping down as England manager, Southgate was appointed a visiting lecturer atHarvard Business School.[137] His third book,Dear England: Lessons on Leadership, was published in November 2025.[138]
Southgate's style of management whilst in charge of England has been described as embodying principles of "empowering coaching" and elements of "transformational leadership".[139] He has been praised for his man management[140] and for creating a "cohesive, positive culture" within the England squad.[141] He is also credited for the promotion of players from England's youth squads into the senior international team.[142][143][144]
As England manager, Southgate has often adapted the team'sformation depending on the opposition, using the 4–3–3, 4–2–3–1, 3–4–3 and 3–5–2 formations.[144][145][146] The formation used at the 2018 World Cup has been described as both a 3–5–2 and, alternatively, a "unique 3–3–2–2".[147]
Southgate has been criticised for his team's perceived "pragmatic" and "conservative" style of play,[148][149] as well as for his in-game management.[150][151] He has also been criticised for selecting out of form players, with some commentators accusing him of "favouritism".[152][153]
Southgate married Alison Bird in July 1997[4] atSt Nicholas Church inWorth; the couple have two children.[154] Southgate and his family have resided in the spa town ofHarrogate, North Yorkshire, since the early 2000s, owning many homes in and around the town, including a grand Victorian townhouse on the Duchy Estate, before settling in a £3.75 million country house 8 miles from the town centre.[155][156]
Southgate was appointedOfficer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the2019 New Year Honours for services to football.[157]
On 13 November 2019, Southgate was named an Honorary Yorkshireman by Welcome to Yorkshire. The honour is given to 'inspirational individuals who have made a big impact on Yorkshire, despite being born outside the county lines'.[158]
In April 2020, during theCOVID-19 pandemic, Southgate agreed to take a 30% salary cut.[159]
In December 2024, Southgate was appointedKnight Bachelor in the2025 New Year Honours.
Beginning with the 2018 World Cup, England supporters adapted the chorus of the 2001 hit single "Whole Again" by English pop girl groupAtomic Kitten as a chant for Southgate.[160] The song had previously been adapted byCeltic fans earlier in the 2017–18 season in honour of defenderMikael Lustig.[161]
Looking back on when we first met
I cannot escape and I cannot forget
Southgate, you're the one – you still turn me on
"Football's coming home again"
During the World Cup before England's quarter-final againstSweden, Atomic Kitten memberNatasha Hamilton shared a video of herself on Twitter singing the alternate lyrics.[162] On 3 July 2021, Hamilton and fellow memberLiz McClarnon then returned to perform the song with reworked lyrics including the existing alternate ones before chanting England fans at a watch party atBoxpark Croydon for the Euro 2020 quarter-final againstUkraine.[163][164] On 6 July 2021, the day before England's semi-final againstDenmark, the group released an official full-length version of the adapted song called "Southgate You're The One (Football's Coming Home Again)" via Columbia Records UK.[165] MemberJenny Frost rejoined the band for the first time since 2008 for the remix/re-recording.[166]
In 2023,Dear England, a play about Southgate, appeared in London's National Theatre. Written byJames Graham,Joseph Fiennes appears as Southgate.[167]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Crystal Palace | 1990–91 | First Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 1[a] | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 1991–92 | First Division | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | – | 3[a] | 0 | 39 | 0 | ||
| 1992–93 | Premier League | 33 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | – | – | 39 | 5 | |||
| 1993–94 | First Division | 46 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2[b] | 0 | – | 53 | 12 | ||
| 1994–95 | Premier League | 42 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 2 | – | – | 57 | 5 | |||
| Total | 152 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 24 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 191 | 22 | ||
| Aston Villa | 1995–96 | Premier League | 31 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 1 | – | – | 43 | 2 | ||
| 1996–97 | Premier League | 28 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[c] | 0 | – | 34 | 1 | ||
| 1997–98 | Premier League | 32 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7[c] | 0 | – | 43 | 0 | ||
| 1998–99 | Premier League | 38 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4[c] | 0 | – | 44 | 2 | ||
| 1999–2000 | Premier League | 31 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 0 | – | – | 43 | 3 | |||
| 2000–01 | Premier League | 31 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[d] | 0 | – | 36 | 2 | ||
| Total | 191 | 7 | 20 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 15 | 0 | – | 243 | 8 | |||
| Middlesbrough | 2001–02 | Premier League | 37 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 44 | 1 | ||
| 2002–03 | Premier League | 36 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 37 | 2 | |||
| 2003–04 | Premier League | 27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | – | – | 34 | 1 | |||
| 2004–05 | Premier League | 36 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10[c] | 0 | – | 47 | 0 | ||
| 2005–06 | Premier League | 24 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9[c] | 0 | – | 42 | 0 | ||
| Total | 160 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 19 | 0 | – | 204 | 4 | |||
| Career total | 503 | 26 | 45 | 1 | 50 | 8 | 36 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 638 | 35 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1995 | 1 | 0 |
| 1996 | 11 | 0 | |
| 1997 | 10 | 0 | |
| 1998 | 8 | 1 | |
| 1999 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2000 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2001 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2002 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2003 | 4 | 1 | |
| 2004 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 57 | 2 | |
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 October 1998 | Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg |  Luxembourg | 3–0 | 3–0 | UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying |
| 2 | 22 May 2003 | Kings Park Stadium, Durban, South Africa |  South Africa | 1–0 | 2–1 | Friendly |
| Team | From | To | Record | Ref. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | D | L | Win % | ||||
| Middlesbrough | 7 June 2006 | 21 October 2009 | 151 | 45 | 43 | 63 | 029.80 | [61][170] |
| England U21 | 22 August 2013 | 27 September 2016 | 37 | 21 | 4 | 12 | 056.76 | [170][171][172] |
| England | 27 September 2016 | 16 July 2024 | 102 | 61 | 24 | 17 | 059.80 | [71][170] |
| Total | 290 | 127 | 71 | 92 | 043.79 | |||
Crystal Palace
Aston Villa
Middlesbrough
England[178]
Individual
England U21
England
Individual
England squads | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
| Other | |
