his dipping speculative shot from 30 yards dipped and bounced in front of him, with Carson only succeeding in parrying the ball into the net as it squirmed through him. England coach Steve McClaren was dismissed the next day, as commentators criticised McClaren for selecting an inexperienced goalkeeper for the match. New manager Fabio Capello named Carson in his first England squad for the friendly match against Switzerland in February 2008, but the goalkeeper did not make the final squad for the match against France the following month due to injury. After failing to make Capello's squads for the next five internationals, Carson was recalled to the England squad in October 2008 for the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Kazakhstan and Belarus. He won his third England cap in November 2008, in a friendly against Germany in Berlin when he came on for the second half. In doing so he became the first West Bromwich Albion player to play for England for 24 years. He won his fourth cap as a second-half substitute against Sweden on 15 November 2011, becoming the first-ever Bursaspor player to play for England in the club's history. Career statistics Club International Honours Liverpool UEFA Champions League: 2004–05 UEFA Super Cup: 2005 Football League Cup runner-up: 2004–05 Bursaspor Turkish Cup runner-up: 2011–12 Manchester City UEFA Champions League runner-up: 2020–21 Individual Charlton Athletic Player of the Year: 2006–07 EFL Championship Player of the Month: December 2017 References External links Profile at the Manchester City F.C. website 1985 births Living people Sportspeople from Whitehaven English footballers England youth international footballers England under-21 international footballers England B international footballers England international footballers Association football goalkeepers Workington A.F.C. players Leeds United F.C. players Liverpool F.C. players Sheffield Wednesday F.C. players Charlton Athletic F.C. players Aston Villa F.C. players West Bromwich Albion F.C. players Bursaspor footballers Wigan Athletic F.C. players Derby County F.C. players Manchester City F.C. players Premier League players English Football League players Süper Lig players UEFA Champions League winning players 2006 FIFA World Cup players English expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Turkey English expatriate sportspeople in Turkey People from Cleator Moor Footballers from Cumbria