Editing Robbie Fowler (section)

== International career ==
Fowler earned his first [[Cap (sport)|cap]] for [[England national football team|England]] on 27 March 1996, coming on as a 76th-minute substitute in the 1–0 [[Exhibition game#International football|friendly]] win against [[Bulgaria national football team|Bulgaria]] at [[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley Stadium]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.englandstats.com/matches.php?mid=718 |title=England 1-0 Bulgaria |date=27 March 1996 |work=EnglandStats.com |publisher=England International Database |access-date=7 September 2013}}</ref> On 24 April, he won his second cap and made his first start for England in the 0–0 draw with [[Croatia national football team|Croatia]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.englandstats.com/matches.php?mid=719 |title=England 0-0 Croatia |date=24 April 1996 |work=EnglandStats.com |publisher=England International Database |access-date=7 September 2013}}</ref> Despite only having 3 caps to his name, England manager [[Terry Venables]] selected Fowler in his [[UEFA Euro 1996 squads#England|22-man squad]] for [[UEFA Euro 1996|Euro 1996]].<ref>{{cite news |first=Glenn |last=Moore |title=Football: Lee the victim of Venables' Catch 22 |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football-lee-the-victim-of-venables-catch-22-1349745.html |work=The Independent |location=London |date=29 May 1996 |access-date=25 March 2015}}</ref> Fowler went on to make two substitute appearances in the tournament, featuring in the 4–1 win against [[Netherlands national football team|the Netherlands]] in the [[UEFA Euro 1996 Group A#Netherlands vs England|final group game]],<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/match/52487--netherlands-vs-england/ |title=Netherlands 1-4 England |date=18 June 1996 |work=[[UEFA]] |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |access-date=7 September 2013}}</ref> and in the 0–0 draw against [[Spain men's national football team|Spain]] in the [[UEFA Euro 1996 knockout stage#Spain vs England|quarter-finals]], a game England won on [[Penalty shoot-out (association football)|penalties]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/match/52911--spain-vs-england/ |title=Spain 0-0 England |date=22 June 1996 |work=[[UEFA]] |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |access-date=7 September 2013}}</ref>

Fowler did not feature during England's [[1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)#Group 2|qualifying campaign]] for the [[1998 FIFA World Cup]], mainly due to a serious knee ligament injury late in the [[1997–98 in English football|1997–98 season]],<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/03/14/liverpool-legend-robbie-fowler-puzzled-why-he-didnt-play-more-for-england_n_1344333.html |title=Liverpool Legend Robbie Fowler Baffled He Didn't Play More Often For England |date=14 March 2012 |work=The Huffington Post UK |publisher=AOL (UK) Limited |access-date=7 September 2013}}</ref><ref name="FowlerEngStats">{{Englandstats|ref=y|access-date=7 September 2013}}</ref> and thus missed out on [[Glenn Hoddle]]'s [[1998 FIFA World Cup squads#England|22-man squad]] for the tournament.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=1013/teams/team=43942.html |title=1998 FIFA World Cup England Squad |date=10 June 1998 |work=FIFA.com |publisher=Fédération Internationale de Football Association |access-date=7 September 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131017153728/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition%3D1013/teams/team%3D43942.html |archive-date=17 October 2013}}</ref> He did, however, manage to score his first goal for his country on 29 March 1997, netting the second goal in a 2–0 friendly win against [[Mexico national football team|Mexico]] at Wembley Stadium.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.englandstats.com/matches.php?mid=731 |title=England 2-0 Mexico |date=29 March 1997 |work=EnglandStats.com |publisher=England International Database |access-date=7 September 2013}}</ref> A second goal followed in his next cap on 15 November, netting just before [[half-time]] in the 2–0 friendly win against [[Cameroon national football team|Cameroon]].<ref name="FowlerEngStats"/><ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sport/31776.stm |title=England beat Cameroon in Wembley friendly |date=15 November 1997 |work=BBC Sport |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |access-date=7 September 2013}}</ref>

On 9 June 1999, Fowler played in his first competitive game for England in nearly three years,<ref name="FowlerEngStats"/> starting in the 1–1 draw with [[Bulgaria national football team|Bulgaria]] during [[UEFA Euro 2000|Euro 2000]] [[UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying Group 5|qualifying]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sport/football/365284.stm |title=England stutter in Sofia |date=9 June 1999 |work=BBC Sport |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |access-date=7 September 2013}}</ref> [[Kevin Keegan]] named Fowler in the preliminary squad for Euro 2000,<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/euro2000/teams/england/745211.stm |title=England squad named |date=16 May 2000 |work=BBC Sport |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |access-date=7 September 2013}}</ref> and after featuring in the three warm-up games against [[Brazil national football team|Brazil]],<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/euro2000/teams/england/765141.stm |title=Owen on target as England draw |date=27 May 2000 |work=BBC Sport |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |access-date=7 September 2013}}</ref> [[Ukraine national football team|Ukraine]],<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/euro2000/teams/england/771951.stm |title=Victorious farewell for England |date=31 May 2000 |work=BBC Sport |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |access-date=7 September 2013}}</ref> and [[Malta national football team|Malta]],<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/euro2000/teams/england/775891.stm |title=Close shave for shaky England |date=4 June 2000 |work=BBC Sport |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |access-date=7 September 2013}}</ref> he was named in the [[UEFA Euro 2000 squads#England|final squad]] on 1 June 2000.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/euro2000/teams/england/772145.stm |title=Keegan names Euro 2000 squad |date=1 June 2000 |work=BBC Sport |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |access-date=7 September 2013}}</ref> Fowler did not play in the tournament as England were eliminated in the [[UEFA Euro 2000 Group A|group stages]].<ref name="FowlerEngStats"/><ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/euro2000/teams/england/799159.stm |title=England 2-3 Romania |date=20 June 2000 |work=BBC Sport |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |access-date=7 September 2013}}</ref>

Fowler scored his fourth goal for England on 25 May 2001, netting the second goal in the 4–0 friendly win against [[Mexico national football team|Mexico]] at [[Pride Park Stadium|Pride Park]], [[Derby]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/world_cup_2002/1349596.stm |title=Clinical England brush Mexico aside |date=25 May 2001 |work=BBC Sport |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |access-date=8 September 2013}}</ref> On 5 September, he scored his first competitive goal for England in the 2–0 win against [[Albania national football team|Albania]] at [[St James' Park]], [[Newcastle upon Tyne|Newcastle]].<ref name="EngAlbWCQ">{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/world_cup_2002/1524844.stm |title=England edge out Albania |date=5 September 2001 |work=BBC Sport |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |access-date=8 September 2013}}</ref> This was during [[2002 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 9|qualifying]] for the [[2002 FIFA World Cup]].<ref name="EngAlbWCQ"/> England qualified for the World Cup, and after scoring in friendlies against [[Italy national football team|Italy]]<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/world_cup_2002/1894233.stm |title=Montella stuns England |date=27 March 2002 |work=BBC Sport |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |access-date=8 September 2013}}</ref> and [[Cameroon national football team|Cameroon]],<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport3/worldcup2002/hi/matches_wallchart/friendlies/england_v_cameroon/newsid_2006000/2006180.stm |title=Cameroon hold England |date=26 May 2002 |work=BBC Sport |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |access-date=8 September 2013}}</ref> Fowler was selected in [[Sven-Göran Eriksson]]'s [[2002 FIFA World Cup squads#England|23-man squad]] for the tournament in [[South Korea]] and [[Japan]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport3/worldcup2002/hi/team_pages/england/newsid_1975000/1975543.stm |title=Keown in England squad |date=9 May 2002 |work=BBC Sport |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |access-date=8 September 2013}}</ref> He didn't appear in any of England's [[2002 FIFA World Cup Group F|group matches]],<ref name="FowlerEngStats"/> but on 15 June 2002, he came on as a second-half substitute in the 3–0 win against [[Denmark national football team|Denmark]] in the [[2002 FIFA World Cup knockout stage#Denmark vs England|Round of 16]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport3/worldcup2002/hi/matches_wallchart/denmark_v_england/default.stm |title=England brush Danes aside |date=15 June 2002 |work=BBC Sport |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |access-date=8 September 2013}}</ref> This turned out to be Fowler's last cap for his country.<ref name="FowlerEngStats"/> He won a total of 26 caps for England and scored 7 goals.<ref name="FowlerEngStats"/>