Rooney dismissal brings total to 13

Last month, Wayne Rooney was sent off for England in Montenegro. He became the 13th England player to earn a red card, the second in his England career. The full list reads: October 7, 2011: Wayne Rooney in Montenegro 2-2, Euro Cham-pionship...

Last month, Wayne Rooney was sent off for England in Montenegro.

He became the 13th England player to earn a red card, the second in his England career.

The full list reads:

October 7, 2011: Wayne Rooney in Montenegro 2-2, Euro Cham-pionship qualifier.
October 10, 2010: Robert Green in Ukraine 0-1, World Cup qualifier.
July 1, 2006: Rooney in Gelsen-kirchen against Portugal 0-0, World Cup finals.
October 8, 2005: David Beckham in Manchester against Austria 1-0, World Cup qualifier.
October 16, 2002: Alan Smith in Southampton against Macedonia 2-2, European Championship qualifier.
September 8, 1999: David Batty in Poland 0-0, Euro Championship qualifier.
June 5, 1999: Paul Scholes at Wembley against Sweden 0-0, Euro Championship qualifier.
September 5, 1998: Paul Ince in Sweden 1-2, Euro Championship qualifier.
June 30, 1998: Beckham in St Etienne against Argentina 2-2, World Cup finals.
June 6, 1986: Ray Wilkins in Monterrey against Morocco 0-0, World Cup finals.
June 12, 1977: Trevor Cherry in Argentina 1-1, friendly.
June 6, 1973: Alan Ball in Poland 0-2, World Cup qualifier.
June 5, 1968: Alan Mullery in Florence against Yugoslavia 0-1, Euro Championship finals.

UK football news for October

• Championship side Bristol City sack manager Keith Millen and Steve McClaren resigns from his post at Nottingham Forest.

• In Reykjavik, England U-21 beat Iceland 3-0 through an Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (Arsenal) hat-trick to maintain their perfect start in the group qualifiers.

• England secure qualification to the 2012 European Championship finals after a 2-2 draw Young, Bent) in Montenegro.

Other results: Andorra-Ireland 0-2 (Doyle, McGeady), Northern Ireland-Estonia 1-2 (Davis), Wales-Switzerland 2-0 (Ramsey pen, Bale), Liechtenstein-Scotland 0-1 (Mackail-Smith).

• The Football Association recognise Chelsea as the team with the best disciplinary record during the 2010-11 season.

• England coach Fabio Capello announces that Rooney will not be used for pre-Euro 2012 friendlies.

• Nigel Worthington steps down as Northern Ireland manager.

• Wales’ late form continues in the Euro 2012 qualifiers with a 1-0 (Bale) win in Bulgaria.

Other results: Italy-N. Ireland 3-0, Spain-Scotland 3-1 (Goodwillie pen), Ireland-Armenia 2-1 (Alek Saryan og, Dunne).

• Ireland reach the Euro 2012 play-offs.

• In a European U-21 Champion-ship qualifying match, England beat Norway away 2-1 (Dawson, Henderson).

• UEFA suspend Rooney for three matches after his dismissal in the draw at Montenegro.

• Ireland will face Estonia home and away in the Euro play-offs.

• In the Championship, Steve Cotterill leaves Portsmouth to manage Nottingham Forest.

• Tottenham’s Harry Redknapp is named manager of the month, while Manchester City’s David Silva wins the players’ award.

Arsenal’s fine win

• On the second day of the Champions League group stage, Arsenal claim a significant 1-0 in Marseille.

Other results: Man. City-Villarreal 2-1, Otelul Galati-Man. United 0-2, Chelsea-Genk 5-0.

• Championship side Bristol City appoint Derek McInnes as manager after he left Scottish Premier club St Johnstone.

• In the Europa League group stage, Stoke topple Maccabi Tel Aviv 3-0 at home.

Other results: Tottenham-Rubin Kazan 1-0, Brugge-Birmingham 1-2, Rennes-Celtic 1-1, Wisla Krakow-Fulham 1-0.

• England U-21 coach Stuart Pearce will be in charge of the Great Britain team for the London Olympics.

• Man. United’s 6-1 rout to rivals Man. City in the derby at Old Trafford is the worst Premier League loss for the club and the heaviest defeat for Alex Ferguson in his 54-year career as player and manager.

• Leicester City sack manager Sven-Goran Eriksson.

• Manchester City fine Carlos Tevez £1.1m for refusing to warm up during the Champions League match at Bayern Munich.

• The PFA intervene in Tevez’s case, telling Man. City that, accor-ding to agreed guidelines, the fine can’t exceed two weeks’ wages.

Top marksmen

Premier League
11 − Van Persie (Arsenal)
10 − Dzeko (Man. City)
9 − Rooney (Man. United), Aguero (Man. City)

The Championship
9 − Lambert (Southampton), McCormack (Leeds)
8 − Wood (Birmingham), Austin (Burnley), Henderson (Millwall)

Scottish Premier
9 − Jelavic, Naismith (Rangers)
7 − Daly (Dundee United), Heffernan (Kilmarnock), O’Connor (Hibernian)

Average attendances
1. Man. United - 75,480
2. Arsenal - 59,931
3. Man. City - 46,953
4. Newcastle - 46,111
5. Liverpool - 44,932
6. Chelsea - 41,649
7. Sunderland - 37,725
8. Tottenham - 36,142
9. Everton - 34,865
10. Aston Villa - 32,448
11. Stoke City - 27,210
12. Norwich City - 26,309
13. Fulham - 24,944
14. Wolves - 24,779
15. West Brom - 24,500
16. Bolton - 24,089
17. Blackburn - 23,001
18. Swansea City - 19,661
19. Wigan Athletic - 17,305
20. QPR - 16,530

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