Paul Ince

Personal information
Full name	Paul Emerson Carlyle Ince
Date of birth	(1967-10-21) 21 October 1967 (age 44)
Place of birth	Ilford, London, England
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Youth career
1982–1986	West Ham United
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1986–1989	West Ham United	72	(7)
1989–1995	Manchester United	206	(25)
1995–1997	Internazionale	54	(10)
1997–1999	Liverpool	65	(14)
1999–2002	Middlesbrough	93	(7)
2002–2006	Wolverhampton Wanderers	115	(10)
2006	Swindon Town	3	(0)
2007	Macclesfield Town	1	(0)
Total		609	(72)
National team
1989	England U21	2	(0)
1992	England B	1	(0)
1992–2000	England	53	(2)
Teams managed
2006–2007	Macclesfield Town
2007–2008	Milton Keynes Dons
2008	Blackburn Rovers
2009–2010	Milton Keynes Dons
2010–2011	Notts County
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Paul Emerson Carlyle Ince^[1] (born 21 October 1967 in Ilford, Greater London) is an English football manager and a former professional footballer who played as a midfielder from 1982 to 2007.

He spent the majority of his playing career at the highest level, after leaving West Ham United he joined Manchester United where he played in the Premier League. After two years in Italian Serie A with Internazionale he returned to England to play in the top flight for Liverpool, Middlesbrough and Wolverhampton Wanderers. After a spell as player-coach of Swindon Town, he hung up his boots whilst player-manager of Macclesfield Town in 2007. He went on to manage Milton Keynes Dons (twice), Blackburn Rovers and Notts County. He was capped 53 times by England, scoring 2 goals.

As a player he won numerous honours with Manchester United, became the first black player to captain the England team and was also the first black Briton to manage a team in the highest tier of English football.^[2]

Club career[link]

West Ham United[link]

Ince grew up as a West Ham United supporter. He was spotted playing, aged 12, by West Ham manager John Lyall around the time that the club was in the Second Division and achieved a surprise FA Cup final triumph over Arsenal.

He signed for the Hammers as a trainee, aged 14. Lyall helped Ince through troubled school times eventually signing him as a YTS trainee, on leaving school, in 1984.^[3] He is a product of the West Ham youth team and made his debut in English football on 30 November 1986 against Newcastle United in the First Division.^[4] He became a regular player in 1987–88, proving himself to have all-round qualities of pace, stamina, uncompromising tackling and good passing ability. He also packed a powerful shot, and was awarded with England under-21 honours to go with the youth caps he acquired as an apprentice. He firmly established himself as the successor in West Ham's midfield for the veteran Billy Bonds, who retired at the end of the 1987–88 season. Unfortunately for Ince, West Ham were not enjoying one of their best spells when he broke into the team. Despite having won the FA Cup in 1980 and finished third in the league in 1986, they had failed to sustain their challenge for major honours and finished 15th in 1987 and 16th in 1988, and worse was to follow.

In August 1988, an eventful season for Ince began. In a struggling West Ham side, he shot to national recognition with two stunning goals in a shock 4–1 win over defending league champions Liverpool in the League Cup, and continued to score goals as the Hammers reached the semi-finals while having real trouble finding any form in the League. West Ham lost to Luton Town in the semi-finals and, despite frequent displays of individual brilliance from Ince, were relegated at the end of the season, a disappointment which cost manager John Lyall his job after 15 years at the helm.

Manchester United[link]

Paul Ince in March 1991.

Ince played just once in the Second Division the following season before completing a highly controversial transfer to Manchester United for £1 million. Ince had been photographed in a Manchester United kit long before the transfer was complete, which appeared in the Daily Express. Ince received hateful abuse from West Ham United fans for many years afterwards. The initial move was postponed after he failed a medical, but was quickly completed on 14 September 1989 after he later received the all-clear. [2]

In a recent^[when?] article in Four Four Two magazine, when answering questions about his career from readers, he got his chance to explain the story^{[citation needed]}:

"I spoke to Alex Ferguson and the deal was close to being done. I then went on holiday, and my agent at the time, Ambrose Mendy, said it wasn't worth me coming back to do a picture in a United shirt when the deal was completed, so I should do one before I left, and it would be released when the deal was announced. Lawrence Luster of the Daily Star took the picture and put in the library. Soon after, their sister paper, the Daily Express, were looking for a picture of me playing for West Ham, and found the one of me in the United shirt in the pile. They published it and all hell broke loose.

"I came back from holiday to discover West Ham fans were going mad. It wasn't really my fault. I was only a kid, I did what my agent told me to do, then took all the crap for it."

Ince eventually made his Manchester United debut in a 5–1 win over Millwall, although his next game for United came in a 5–1 Manchester derby defeat by Manchester City. Ince became a strong presence in the United midfield alongside long serving captain Bryan Robson and (when he wasn't out of the team injured) fellow new midfielder Neil Webb.

United won the FA Cup in his first season, defeating Crystal Palace 1–0 in a replay at Wembley after initially drawing 3–3. In both of these games, Ince was selected at right-back in favour of Viv Anderson, with his favoured central midfield position being occupied by Mike Phelan. Ince was man of the match for the replay.^[5]

Over the next four seasons, Robson's United career gradually wound down until he finally left to manage Middlesbrough in 1994. During this time, Ince found himself playing alongside several other different central midfielders, including Mike Phelan, Neil Webb and Darren Ferguson. The arrival of striker Eric Cantona in November 1992 saw Brian McClair become Ince's regular central midfield partner until the arrival of Roy Keane the following season.

Meanwhile, Ince became United's key midfielder, with snapping tackles, raking passes and some tremendously hit shots, though he was not too prolific a goalscorer. One of his best games came in January 1994, when he scored twice in a 2–2 away draw with former club West Ham in the Premier League.

He won his second winners' medal when United defeated Barcelona in the final of the European Cup Winners Cup in Rotterdam in 1991 and received his third another year later when United beat Nottingham Forest in the 1992 League Cup final.

The next year, Manchester United were competing in the inaugural Premiership season with Ince and his best friend at the time, Ryan Giggs at the fore and part of a now legendary team that included Mark Hughes, Eric Cantona, Peter Schmeichel, Andrei Kanchelskis, Steve Bruce and Denis Irwin. Seeking a first League title for 26 years, United won it and Ince completed his domestic medal set just three years after joining the club.

Manchester United continued to dominate the domestic game in 1993–94 and Ince was the midfield general in the side which won the "double" of Premiership and FA Cup in 1994. A year later and Ince suffered more of the all too familiar chants of "Judas" when he and Manchester United went to West Ham on the last day of the season, needing a win to retain their Premiership crown. Sadly for them, they could only draw the game and Blackburn Rovers took the title. It went from bad to worse as Ince featured then in the United team which also lost the FA Cup final to Everton. During that season, his central midfield partner Roy Keane had missed 17 of United's 42 league games due to injury, meaning that Ince often found himself partnered with Brian McClair and – particularly towards the end of the season – the 20-year-old Nicky Butt.

In the summer of 1995, Ferguson sold him to Internazionale of Milan for £7.5 million – at the time one of the costliest transfer fees involving an English player. Ferguson had long sustained a tempestuous relationship with Ince, labelling him a "bottler" and a "big-time Charlie", which many fans saw as the prime reason for Ince being sold, rather than on footballing or economic grounds.^[6][7] Ince's sale caused massive unrest among United supporters, and the discontent deepened when United turned to the much younger Nicky Butt as his successor rather than buying a more experienced player. A similar uproar followed the subsequent sale of Ince's team mates Mark Hughes and Andrei Kanchelskis, although the younger players who filled their places in the team contributed greatly to United's "double double" success in the 1995–96 season as well as the triumphs of subsequent seasons.

While at United, Ince had collected two Premier League title medals as well as two FA Cup winner's medals and one winner's medal each in the European Cup Winners' Cup and Football League Cup. He had also collected runners-up medal's in the League Cup twice and the FA Cup once.

Internazionale[link]

In the 1995/1996 season Inter failed to challenge for a 14th scudetto, finishing seventh in the Serie A. Ince, though, had a successful first season, playing in all but four of Inter's league matches and performing well after a slow start which had started speculation of a November transfer window move to Arsenal. The next year, Ince had another successful season with the nerazzurri, scoring 6 times in 24 matches in the championship – in which Inter finished third – and also playing his part in Inter's run through to the UEFA Cup Final. Ince scored in the third round second-leg match away to Boavista as Inter swept all before them before meeting Schalke in the Final. Ince didn't play in the away first-leg as Inter lost 1–0 but he returned to the line-up for the home match which the Italians won 1–0 thanks to a goal from Ivan Zamorano. Penalties were again a heart breaker for Ince though, as Schalke won 4–1 in the resulting penalty shootout.

Despite being offered a new, improved contract by club president Massimo Moratti, Ince decided that after two years away it was time to move home and he left Inter.

Liverpool[link]

After two seasons in Italy, Ince returned to England in the summer of 1997 in order for his son, Thomas, approaching his fifth birthday, to attend an English school. He joined Liverpool for more than £4 million – a move which surprised many because of the long history of rivalry between Manchester United and Liverpool, and few players had ever appeared for both of these clubs during their careers.

According to Graham Le Saux's autobiography, Ince's homophobic taunting and Le Saux's reaction during a 1997 Liverpool – Chelsea match has resulted in a long running coolness between the two players, despite the fact that Le Saux is not actually gay.^[8]

Ince won no honours in his first season with Liverpool as his new club were in the midst of a transitional period where they were cast as 'nearly men' and, rather derogatorily, 'Spice Boys' – a term coined to describe the likes of team mates and good friends of Ince's like Steve McManaman, Robbie Fowler, Jason McAteer and Jamie Redknapp as underachieving playboys in the game; the term itself is derived from the name of the contemporary pop-group, the Spice Girls.

Ince's second season with Liverpool was again trophyless (seventh place in the league meant they wouldn't even be competing in the UEFA Cup the following season) but he achieved a personal high point when he scored a late equalizer against Manchester United at Anfield and celebrated with some ferocity in front of the Spion Kop, though it wasn't enough to deprive United of the Premier League title that formed part of their treble success.

Middlesbrough[link]

In the summer of 1999, however, Liverpool coach Gérard Houllier put Ince on the transfer list and the 31-year-old signed for Middlesbrough for £1 million, who were still managed by Ince's former team-mate Bryan Robson.

As club captain, Ince played three seasons making 106 appearances with 9 goals at Middlesbrough before he was given a free transfer in 2002.

Wolverhampton Wanderers[link]

Ince joined Wolverhampton Wanderers and was playing outside a national top division for the first time since his one brief appearance there for West Ham in 1989, prior to his move to Manchester United. That said, Ince was in the Wolves team which won promotion to the Premier League as Division One playoff winners in his first season. They were relegated after just one season in the top flight (their first since 1983–84), but Ince helped them beat his old club Manchester United 1–0 in mid January and chose to stay with Wolves despite their relegation.

Ince was expected to retire at the end of the 2004–05 season, but he changed his mind halfway through the season following the appointment of Glenn Hoddle as manager of a Wolves side who were struggling at the wrong end of the league. In June 2005, he signed a new one-year contract with Wolves. In April 2006, he announced that he wanted to continue playing for Wolves for a further season after speaking with his close friend Teddy Sheringham. However, following Ince's failure to get the manager's job at Wolves in July 2006 on Hoddle's resignation, the newly appointed manager, Mick McCarthy, decided not to offer Ince a new contract. Upon leaving, Ince declared his intention to return, at some point in the future, as manager of Wolves.

International career[link]

Ince made his debut for the full England team in September 1992 in a friendly match against Spain in Santander. England lost 1–0 but Ince proved a success. He was duly awarded his second cap a month later in a disappointing 1–1 draw with Norway in a qualifying match for the 1994 World Cup.

Success at international level was not forthcoming. Ince was booked in a crucial World Cup qualifier against Poland, which caused him to be suspended for a critical 2–0 loss to Norway. However, Ince made history during England's summer tour of the U.S. when, in a match against the host nation, he became England's first black captain in the absence of David Platt and Tony Adams. England lost 2–0.

Ince won his tenth England cap in a 3–0 win over Poland which kept alive their World Cup qualification hopes, though required a victory over the Netherlands in Rotterdam a month later. In a controversial match, Holland beat England 2–0 and qualification hopes had gone. Ince scored twice – his first and only international goals – as the qualifying campaign ended with a 7–1 thumping of San Marino in Bologna. England had needed to win by seven clear goals and hope the Netherlands lost to Poland. Neither occurred, and England failed to qualify.

During Euro 96 Ince was a member of Terry Venables' England team as the midfield ball winner and got the label of "Gazza's minder" whose job was to create room for Paul Gascoigne to exploit with his natural ball skills. Though the first group game ended in a disappointing 1–1 draw at Wembley against Switzerland, England went on to defeat the old enemy Scotland 2–0 and then put on a display regarded as "total football" against (ironically) the Netherlands, the team whose performances at the 1974 World Cup had first prompted the phrase's coining. Ince was fouled for a penalty which gave England the lead and helped them towards a 4–1 win; he also picked up a yellow card which rendered him unavailable for the quarter final against Spain, which England won on penalties.

Venables put Ince back in the side for the semifinal against Germany, replacing the suspended Gary Neville as England switched systems to a back three, accommodating Ince in central midfield with Paul Gascoigne and David Platt. Ince and England played superbly but could only manage a 1–1 draw and England lost the penalty shootout. Ince received criticism for not taking a penalty (the crucial missed kick from Gareth Southgate was England's sixth) and for spending the whole shootout sitting down in the centre circle with Steve McManaman with their backs to goal.

Another new England coach came on the scene in Glenn Hoddle and Ince kept his place for the next six internationals, which included five crucial qualifiers for the 1998 World Cup in France. England won four of them but lost 1–0 at home to Italy. During the first of these qualifiers against Moldova in Chişinău, a famous photograph of Ince was taken as he tried to climb a wall at the stadium, only for Gascoigne to pull his tracksuit trousers down, revealing Ince's bare buttocks in front of an army of cameras.

Ince won his 30th England cap in May 1997 as England beat Poland 2–0 in Chorzow to leave them with an opportunity to get through to the World Cup provided they could beat Moldova at Wembley and then not lose to Italy in Rome. Moldova were duly dispatched 4–0 and Ince, in an incident reminiscent of Terry Butcher against Sweden seven years earlier, started the Italy match with a white England shirt and ended it with a red one after his own blood soaked the shirt following a deep cut to his head. The game ended goalless and England had qualified.

Ince was selected in the England squad for the World Cup in 1998, winning his 40th cap in the opening group game against Tunisia in Marseille. England got through the group but succumbed in the second round to Argentina, again after a penalty shootout. This time Ince did take a penalty but saw it saved.

Due to a red card against Sweden in England's first qualifying match for Euro 2000 Ince was suspended for three matches by UEFA. After initially failing to displace Tim Sherwood and David Batty in Kevin Keegan's new-look side, Ince returned to the XI for the two legged play-off with Scotland as England sealed its place in the Netherlands and Belgium.

In a warm up match for Euro 2000 against Malta Ince came on as a substitute and won his 50th cap. He duly played in all three of England's group games of the tournament – winning a penalty against Romania in the last game – but England lost two of three matches and were eliminated. Ince immediately retired from the England scene.

Managerial career[link]

Swindon Town (player-coach)[link]

After much speculation and prolonged discussions – On 31 August 2006, Ince signed a one-year contract with Swindon Town as a player/coach. Swindon were rumoured to have beaten the likes of Birmingham City and West Bromwich Albion for his signature. A key factor in the transfer was Ince's long standing friendship with Town manager Dennis Wise, who had played alongside him occasionally in the England team during the 1990s. He made his full debut for Swindon in the 2–1 victory over MK Dons on 12 September 2006.

Ince only played one other game for Swindon after the MK victory – before the club announced that Ince had felt he could not fulfil his playing duties with the club and that his contract had been terminated by mutual consent, although he continued coaching at the club to complete his coaching badges.

Macclesfield Town[link]

On 23 October 2006, Ince was confirmed as the new player-manager of Macclesfield Town in succession to Brian Horton. However, he was ineligible to play for the Silkmen until January when the transfer window opened, as Swindon Town still held his registration.^[9] He joined Macclesfield with the club bottom of League Two, seven points off their nearest rivals. He then revived confidence and after a 3–0 win against Chester they managed to climb off the bottom of the table. They subsequently avoided relegation, albeit on the last day of the season. On 4 January 2007 Ince was named as League Two Manager of the Month for December. Ince played his last game of professional football on 5 May 2007 in Macclesfield's 1–1 home draw with Notts County coming off the substitute bench to replace Alan Navarro in the 85th minute of play.^{[citation needed]}

Milton Keynes Dons (2007–08)[link]

Ince was unveiled as the new Milton Keynes Dons manager along with his assistant Ray Mathias and fitness coach Duncan Russell on 25 June 2007.^[10] The Dons reached the top of their Division in September 2007^[11] and other clubs began to take a serious interest. In October and November 2007, he denied rumours that he was being linked with managerless Premiership teams Wigan,^[12] Derby County^[13] and Championship team Norwich City.^[14]

Ince was named as League Two "manager of the month" in October and December 2007, and again in April 2008.^[15][16][17]

Ince's first silverware as manager came in the Football League Trophy Final at Wembley on 31 March 2008, with the MK Dons defeating Grimsby Town 2–0. He then secured the Dons' return to Coca-Cola League 1 in April 2008 after they beat Stockport County 3–2. On 26 April, the Dons became League Two champions after they beat Bradford City 2–1.

Blackburn Rovers[link]

In the close-season it was speculated that Ince had been contacted by Blackburn Rovers in their search to appoint a new manager, something that Ince himself denied.^[18] However, the BBC reported that Ince would be named as Blackburn manager by the end of the week of 19 June.^[19] He was appointed on 22 June and became the first black British manager in England's top division.^[20] On the first day of the 2008–09 FA Premier League season, Blackburn Rovers faced Everton at Goodison Park – this was Ince's first premiership game with Blackburn Rovers. David Dunn opened the scoring for Ince's side and Roque Santa Cruz and Andre Ooijer later scored in a 3–2 win. Ince's 2008 summer signings included England international goalkeeper Paul Robinson, Danny Simpson (Loan), Vince Grella, Carlos Villanueva (Loan), Robbie Fowler, Mark Bunn and Keith Andrews.

After winning just three games in 17, Ince was sacked on 16 December 2008 after just six months in charge.^[21] Ince had been with Blackburn only 177 days, one of the shortest reigns of a Premier League manager.^[22] Blackburn fans had been demanding his removal following a 5–3 loss to Manchester United at Old Trafford in the Carling Cup on 3 December 2008. At the game, the crowd could be heard chanting "You don't know what you're doing" and "We want Incey out" as well as singing the name of their former manager Graeme Souness.^[23]

Ince cited his failure at Blackburn Rovers as being due to a lack of financial backing, conditions that were known to Ince at the time of signing for the club.^{[citation needed]} Ince did, however, spend over £10 million on Paul Robinson, Vince Grella and Keith Andrews regardless of these restrictions.^[24]

Milton Keynes Dons (2009–10)[link]

On 3 July 2009, Ince signed again for Milton Keynes Dons on a two-year deal.^[25][26] During Ince's second spell the Dons were less successful, primarily due to negative tactics and many panic buys during transfer windows. However on 16 April 2010, he announced that he would leave the job a year early, at the end of the 2009–10 season.^[27]

Notts County[link]

Ince returned to management on 28 October 2010, signing a three year deal with Notts County.^[28] On 3 April 2011 he left the club by mutual consent after losing a club record 9 games in a row, including a 2-0 defeat to relegation rivals Oldham Athletic the day before.

Statistics[link]

Player[link]

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Manager[link]

Team	Nat	From	To	Record
				G	W	D	L	Win %
Macclesfield Town		23 October 2006	25 June 2007	&1000000000000003500000035	&1000000000000001400000014	&100000000000000080000008	&1000000000000001300000013	&1000000000000004000000040.00
Milton Keynes Dons		25 June 2007	21 June 2008	&1000000000000005500000055	&1000000000000003300000033	&1000000000000001200000012	&1000000000000001000000010	&1000000000000006000000060.00
Blackburn Rovers		22 June 2008	16 December 2008	&1000000000000002100000021	&100000000000000060000006	&100000000000000040000004	&1000000000000001100000011	&1000000000000002857000028.57
Milton Keynes Dons		3 July 2009	10 May 2010	&1000000000000005600000056	&1000000000000002300000023	&100000000000000090000009	&1000000000000002400000024	&1000000000000004107000041.07
Notts County		28 October 2010	3 April 2011	&1000000000000002900000029	&1000000000000001000000010	&100000000000000060000006	&1000000000000001300000013	&1000000000000003447999934.48
Total				&10000000000000196000000196	&1000000000000008500000085	&1000000000000003900000039	&1000000000000007200000072	&1000000000000004336999943.37

Updated on 2 April 2011

Honours[link]

Club[link]

Manchester United[link]

• Premier League
  • Champions: 1992–93, 1993–94
  • Runner-up: 1991–92, 1994–95
• FA Cup
  • Winner: 1990, 1994
  • Runner-up: 1995
• League Cup
  • Winner: 1992
  • Runner-up: 1991, 1994
• Charity Shield
  • Winner: 1990 (shared), 1993, 1994
• European Cup Winners' Cup
  • Winner:1991
• European Super Cup
  • Winner: 1991

Internazionale[link]

• UEFA Cup
  • Runner-up: 1997

Wolverhampton Wanderers[link]

• First Division play-offs
  • Winner: 2003

International[link]

England[link]

Tournoi de France 1997: Winner

1998 King Hassan II International Cup Tournament: Runner-up

Individual[link]

• Premier League Player of the Month: October 1994
• PFA Team of the Year: 1993, 1994, 1995
• Domestic Team of the Decade – Premier League 10 Seasons Awards (1992–93 to 2001–02)

Managerial honours[link]

Milton Keynes Dons

• Football League Trophy winners: 2008
• Football League Two champions: 2007–08

Individual[link]

• Football League Two Manager of the Month:
  • Macclesfield Town: December 2006
  • Milton Keynes Dons: October 2007, December 2007, April 2008

Personal life[link]

Ince's son, Tom, has played for the England national under-17 football team and played club football for Ince's former club Liverpool.^[36] On 1 November 2010, Ince put through a two month loan deal to bring Thomas to Notts County.^[37] On 3 August 2011, Thomas signed a two-year contract with Blackpool. He is also the uncle of Rochelle Wiseman. His cousin is former boxer Nigel Benn.

References[link]

External links[link]

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Paul Ince navigation boxes and awards v t e West Ham United F.C. – Hammer of the Year 1958: Malcolm 1959: Brown 1960: Musgrove 1961: Moore 1962: Leslie 1963: Moore 1964: Byrne 1965: Peters 1966: Hurst 1967: Hurst 1968: Moore 1969: Hurst 1970: Moore 1971: Bonds 1972: Brooking 1973: Robson 1974: Bonds 1975: Bonds 1976: Brooking 1977: Brooking 1978: Brooking 1979: Devonshire 1980: Martin 1981: Parkes 1982: Martin 1983: Martin 1984: Brooking 1985: Allen 1986: Cottee 1987: Bonds 1988: Robson 1989: Ince 1990: Dicks 1991: Mikloško 1992: Dicks 1993: Potts 1994: Morley 1995: Potts 1996: Dicks 1997: Dicks 1998: Ferdinand 1999: Hislop 2000: Di Canio 2001: Pearce 2002: Schemmel 2003: Cole 2004: Etherington 2005: Sheringham 2006: Gabbidon 2007: Tévez 2008: Green 2009: Parker 2010: Parker 2011: Parker 2012: Noble v t e Sir Matt Busby Player of the Year 1988: McClair 1989: Robson 1990: Pallister 1991: Hughes 1992: McClair 1993: Ince 1994: Cantona 1995: Kanchelskis 1996: Cantona 1997: Beckham 1998: Giggs 1999: Keane 2000: Keane 2001: Sheringham 2002: Van Nistelrooy 2003: Van Nistelrooy 2004: Ronaldo 2005: Heinze 2006: Rooney 2007: Ronaldo 2008: Ronaldo 2009: Vidić 2010: Rooney 2011: Hernández 2012: Valencia v t e 1992–93 FA Premier League PFA Team of the Year GK: Peter Schmeichel DF: David Bardsley DF: Paul McGrath DF: Gary Pallister DF: Tony Dorigo MF: Roy Keane MF: Gary Speed MF: Paul Ince MF: Ryan Giggs FW: Alan Shearer FW: Ian Wright v t e 1993–94 FA Premier League PFA Team of the Year GK: Tim Flowers DF: Gary Kelly DF: Gary Pallister DF: Tony Adams DF: Denis Irwin MF: Paul Ince MF: Gary McAllister MF: David Batty FW: Alan Shearer FW: Eric Cantona FW: Peter Beardsley v t e 1994–95 FA Premier League PFA Team of the Year GK: Tim Flowers DF: Rob Jones DF: Gary Pallister DF: Colin Hendry DF: Graeme Le Saux MF: Tim Sherwood MF: Matthew Le Tissier MF: Paul Ince FW: Jürgen Klinsmann FW: Chris Sutton FW: Alan Shearer v t e England squad – UEFA Euro 1996 Third Place 1 Seaman 2 G. Neville 3 Pearce 4 Ince 5 Adams (c) 6 Southgate 7 Platt 8 Gascoigne 9 Shearer 10 Sheringham 11 Anderton 12 Howey 13 Flowers 14 Barmby 15 Redknapp 16 Campbell 17 McManaman 18 Ferdinand 19 P. Neville 20 Stone 21 Fowler 22 Walker Coach: Venables v t e England squad – 1998 FIFA World Cup 1 Seaman 2 Campbell 3 Le Saux 4 Ince 5 Adams 6 Southgate 7 Beckham 8 Batty 9 Shearer (c) 10 Sheringham 11 McManaman 12 Neville 13 Martyn 14 Anderton 15 Merson 16 Scholes 17 Lee 18 Keown 19 L. Ferdinand 20 Owen 21 R. Ferdinand 22 Flowers Coach: Hoddle v t e England squad – UEFA Euro 2000 1 Seaman 2 G. Neville 3 P. Neville 4 Campbell 5 Adams 6 Keown 7 Beckham 8 Scholes 9 Shearer (c) 10 Owen 11 McManaman 12 Southgate 13 Martyn 14 Ince 15 Barry 16 Gerrard 17 Wise 18 Barmby 19 Heskey 20 Phillips 21 Fowler 22 Wright Coach: Keegan v t e Macclesfield Town F.C. – managers Butt (??–??) 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Wragg (??–93) McIlroy (1993–2000) Davenport (2000) Prescott (2000–01) Keen (2001) Moss (2001–03) Askey (2003–04) Horton (2004–06) Brightwell (2006) Ince (2006–07) Brightwell (2007–08) Alexander (2008–10) Simpson (2010–12) Horton (2012) Chamberlain (2012) King (2012–) v t e Milton Keynes Dons F.C. – managers Murdoch (2004) Gilligan (2004) Wilson (2004–06) Allen (2006–07) Ince (2007–08) Di Matteo (2008–09) Ince (2009–10) Robinson (2010–) v t e Blackburn Rovers F.C. – managers Mitchell (1884–96) Walmsley (1896–03) Middleton (1903–22) Carr (1922–26) Crompton (1926–31) Barritt (1931–36) Taylor (1936–38) Crompton (1938–41) Hapgood (1944–47) Scott (1947–47) Bruton (1947–49) Bestall (1949–53) Carey (1953–58) Duncan (1958–60) Marshall (1960–67) Quigley (1967–70) Carey (1970–71) Furphy (1971–73) Lee (1974–75) Smith (1975–78) Pickering (1978–79) Iley (1978) Kendall (1979–81) Saxton (1981–86) Parkes (1986–87) Mackay (1987–91) Parkes (1991) Dalglish (1991–95) Harford (1995–96) Parkes (1996–97) Hodgson (1997–98) Parkes (1998) Kidd (1998–99) Parkes (1999–2000) Souness (2000–04) Parkes (2004) Hughes (2004–08) Ince (2008) Allardyce (2008–10) Kean (2010–) v t e Notts County F.C. – managers Browne (1883–93) Featherstone (1893) Harris (1893–1913) Fisher (1913–27) Henshall (1927–34) Jones (1934–35) Pratt (1935) Smith (1935–36) McMullan (1936–39) Parkes (1938–39) Towers (1939–42) Womack (1942–43) Buckley (1944–46) Stollery (1946–49) Houghton (1949–53) Poyser (1953–57) Lawton (1957–58) Hill (1958–61) Coleman (1961–63) Lowe (1963–65) Coleman (1965–66) Burkitt (1966–67) Beattie (1967) Gray (1967–68) Wheeler (1968–69) Sirrel (1969–75) Fenton (1975–77) Sirrel (1977–82) Wilkinson (1982–83) Lloyd (1983–84) Barker (1984–85) Sirrel (1985–87) Barnwell (1987–88) Warnock (1989–93) Walker (1993–94) Slade (1994–95) Kendall (1995) Nicol (1995) Murphy (1995–96) Allardyce (1997–99) Brazil (1999–2000) Scott (2000–01) Brazil (2001–02) Dearden (2002–04) Mills (2004) Richardson (2004–05) Thordarson (2005–06) Thompson (2006–07) McParland (2007–09) Johnson and Kevan (2009c) Backe (2009) Kevan (2009–10c) Cotterill (2010) Short (2010) Ince (2010–11) Heggs (2011c) Allen (2011–12) Curle (2012–) (c) caretaker

For people named Ince, see Ince (surname).

Coordinates: 53°16′55″N 2°49′34″W / 53.282°N 2.826°W / 53.282; -2.826

Ince
The village boundary sign on Station Road
Ince  Ince shown within Cheshire
Population	209 (2001)
OS grid reference	SJ449763
Civil parish	Ince
Unitary authority	Cheshire West and Chester
Ceremonial county	Cheshire
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	CHESTER
Postcode district	CH2
Dialling code	01928
Police	Cheshire
Fire	Cheshire
Ambulance	North West
EU Parliament	North West England
UK Parliament	Ellesmere Port and Neston
List of places: UK • England • Cheshire

Ince is a village and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. It is situated immediately to the east of the Stanlow Oil Refinery. It shares Ince and Elton railway station with the village of Elton, which it runs into. According to the 2001 Census, it was recorded as having a population of 209.^[1]

Ince was formerly a township and parish in Eddisbury Hundred and became part of Ellesmere Port civil parish in 1950. The population stood at 443 in 1801, 422 in 1851 and 290 in 1901.^[2]

Transport links[link]

Ince & Elton railway station, serving both Ince and Elton villages.

Ince and Elton railway station serves both Ince and Elton villages, although it is situated just within the Elton boundary. There are infrequent Monday - Saturday services to Ellesmere Port, Stanlow & Thornton, Helsby, Liverpool Lime Street, and Warrington Bank Quay. The nearest station with better services and facilities is either Ellesmere Port or Helsby.

The number 36 bus visits Ince hourly in each direction, and operates from Ellesmere Port bus station with a destination of Runcorn. This service is operated by GHA Coaches, and will be supported financially by Cheshire County Council until 6th June 2012, when the service will become the X36, running commercially between Ellesmere Port and Liverpool Airport^[3]. Ince also has a few morning and evening journeys on service DB8 to Chester Business Park.

Public transport in Ince is supported by the North Cheshire Rail User Group, (NCRUG).^[4] It campaigns for better rail services and improved public transport interchange.

See also[link]

• St James' Church, Ince
• Ince Manor
• Ince-in-Makerfield, in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester
• Ince Blundell, in the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton, Merseyside
• Ince Power Station

References[link]

External links[link]

Media related to Ince at Wikimedia Commons

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Robbie Fowler

Personal information
Full name	Robert Bernard Fowler
Date of birth	(1975-04-09) 9 April 1975 (age 37)
Place of birth	Toxteth, Liverpool, England
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Playing position	Striker
Youth career
1984–1993	Liverpool
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1993–2001	Liverpool	236	(120)
2001–2003	Leeds United	30	(14)
2003–2006	Manchester City	80	(20)
2006–2007	Liverpool	30	(8)
2007–2008	Cardiff City	13	(4)
2008	Blackburn Rovers	3	(0)
2009–2010	North Queensland Fury	26	(9)
2010–2011	Perth Glory	28	(9)
2011-2012	Muangthong United	13	(2)
National team
1993–1995	England U21	8	(3)
1994	England B	1	(1)
1996–2002	England	26	(7)
Teams managed
2011-2012	Muangthong United
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Robert Bernard "Robbie" Fowler (born 9 April 1975) is an English professional footballer and manager who plays as a striker and is currently without a club

He is best remembered for his playing days at Liverpool and is the fourth-highest goalscorer in the history of the Premier League. Fowler scored 183 goals in total for Liverpool, 128 of which were scored in the Premier League (162 Premier League goals in total). He subsequently played for Leeds United and Manchester City, before returning to Liverpool in January 2006.

He moved clubs 18 months later to sign for Cardiff City. He refused a one year "pay as you play" contract extension and signed with Blackburn Rovers on a three-month "pay as you play" deal instead. In December 2008, he departed Blackburn and forged a career in Australia with North Queensland Fury and Perth Glory. In 2011 he joined Thai side Muangthong United as a player, but later was appointed player/manager where he remained until 2012. He has been capped for England twenty-six times, scoring seven goals.