MATTHEW UPSON

Position

 Defender

Club

 Birmingham C

D.O.B

 18.04.79

P.O.B

 Stowmarket

Start

 4

Subs

 3

Caps

 7

Goals

 0

Debut

 v SA, 05.03

Full Debut

 v SM, 06.03

First Goal
Upson had long been hailed as a future England defender, and his move from Arsenal to Steve Bruce’s Birmingham in January 2003 allowed him the regular first team action he needed to flourish. His impressive performances in Birmingham’s solid defensive unit led to an international call-up in May 2003 to face South Africa, and he has since continued in the same vein, rapidly adding to his tally of caps.

Upson's England Caps

Spain +

Away

0-1 

17 November 2004 

Denmark

Home

2-3

16 November 2003

Liechtenstein

Home

2-0

10 September 2003

Croatia +

Home

3-1

20 August 2003

Slovakia

Home

2-1

11 June 2003

Serbia & Montenegro

Home

2-1

03 June 2003

South Africa +

Away

2-1

22 May 2003

+ denotes substitute appearance