Where are they now? The England XI that beat Scotland at Euro 96

LB – Stuart Pearce

Photo: Mark Leech / Offside.

Photo: Mark Leech / Offside.

Nottingham Forest legend Stuart Pearce was replaced at half-time against Scotland in 1996, before his passionate reaction to scoring a penalty against Spain in the quarter-final became one of the images of English football.

The left-back spent a further year at the City Ground, before spending time at Newcastle, West Ham, and Manchester City before retiring in 2002.

He missed a penalty in his final game for City, a goal which would have taken his career tally to 100, before embarking on a career in club management with Man City and more recently Nottingham Forest.

Pearce, like Southgate, also became an important part of the England set-up, and managed the Under-21’s between 2007 and 2013 before being succeeded by his former England teammate.

Pearce hasn’t been in management since losing his job at Forest last year, and can occasionally be heard on the radio or seen on TV as a pundit.

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