JUNE 17th 1992

Remember the ninth European Championships in 1992? Staged in Sweden, England played their last group game against the hosts on June 17th in Stockholm and lost 1-2 with a goal from David Platt, in front of over 30,000 fans. In their group, the England tournament ended with only points from two draws earned against Denmark 0-0 and France 0-0. Two points only!! making England the worst team in Pool 2, with Sweden top, Denmark second and France third. Denmark won the Euro Final beating Germany 2-0 at the Ullevi Stadium.

England's squad included: Woods in goal, Keown, Pearce, Steven, Curle, Daley, Walker, Platt, Palmer, Smith, Lineker, Merson, Webb, Batty, Shearer, Sinton. PLATT scored our only goal. It was Lineker's last international appearance. He played his last game for England in the 2–1 loss against Sweden in a Euro 1992 group match.. Lineker made his England debut in 1984, having earned 80 caps and scoring 48 goals, over an eight-year international career. He is England's fourth-highest scorer, behind Rooney, Bobby Charlton and Harry Kane. His six goals in the 1986 FIFA World Cup, made him the tournament's top scorer, receiving the Golden Boot. He still holds England's record for goals scored in the FIFA World Cup. His international career: Appearances and goals by national team and year:

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
ENGLAND	1984	1	0
	1985	9	6
	1986	10	8
	1987	7	9
	1988	10	3
	1989	9	3
	1990	15	8
	1991	11	9
	1992	8	2
Total		80	48

Lineker almost equalled the England goalscoring record, held at the time by Bobby Charlton, in a pre-tournament friendly against Brazil, but he missed a penalty kick, leaving him one goal short of Charlton's total, which was evetually overtaken by Wayne Rooney in 2015.

Lineker is a Visiting Fellow of Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford University appointed 2020. What ever that means; I guess he gets a free dinner after a chat? That's cheered him up!