West Ham United ace Jarrod Bowen is back in the England squad after his fine start to the season.
Gareth Southgate called West Ham winger Jarrod Bowen back into the England squad for the upcoming fixtures with Australia and Italy.
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Everything in Bowen’s life is going well right now. The 26-year-old recently had twins with his long-term partner Dani Dyer, and he signed a new seven-year deal with West Ham just a few days ago.
The former Hull City star has definitely reached a new level with the Hammers this season, and the next challenge for him will be to cement himself a place in the England squad.
Bowen spoke to reporters yesterday and shared how he thinks he might be on the verge of achieving history with the Three Lions. However, he’s not correct…
Jarrod Bowen could be given first England appearance at Wembley
The 26-year-old spoke to reporters ahead of England’s upcoming fixtures over the next week.
And Bowen responded when asked about how excited he is at the prospect of playing at Wembley, as quoted by WHUFC.com:
“I think I might be the only player ever who has had four caps but never actually played at Wembley, so even just going there and doing the warm-up and being involved at Wembley, that’s another box ticked for me. I want to go there, hopefully get some minutes, and I‘m really excited to meet up and enjoy another camp.”
Bob Crompton, a Blackburn legend, played for England from 1902-1914 and racked up 41 caps. Unfortunately for him, none of those were at Wembley because the Stadium wasn’t built until 1923! (The Guardian).
Crompton holds the record, but everyone who played for England before 1923 would have been in the same boat.
Moving on into more modern times, Danny Mills was handed 19 caps but never played at Wembley due to the construction of the new Stadium (The Guardian). Once again, there would have been other players in the same boat as Mills at the time as well.
So Jarrod Bowen certainly isn’t the first England player to achieve four caps for England without playing at Wembley Stadium. However, he might just be if you take away the years before the stadium was constructed and when it was under construction from late 2002 up until 2007.
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