...at tonights pub quiz, the question was 'Who was the first England football captain to be sent off in an international?'. I answered Ray Wilkins (incorrectly), the correct answer being David Beckham. I'm sure Beckham wasn't the captain in '98 against Argentina....so when DID he get sent off as skipper?
I would say its this game... <div class="mxb"> <div class="sh">From BBC England 1-0 Austria </div> </div> <font size="2"> </font><font size="2"> </font> <font size="2"> <table width="208" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" align="right"> <tbody><tr> <td width="5"></td> <td class="sibtbgf"> <div class="o"> </div> <div class="miiib"> <div class="arry"> <font size="1">England match reaction</font> </div> <div class="arry"> <font size="1">World Cup photos</font> </div> <div class="arry"> <font size="1">The action as it happened</font> </div> </div> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> David Beckham became the first player to be sent off twice for England as they stuttered to victory against Austria at Old Trafford.</font></p> <font size="2">Beckham was shown two yellow cards in two minutes in the second half for fouls on Andreas Ibertsberger.</font></p> <font size="2">Frank Lampard put England on course for Germany with a first-half penalty after Paul Scharner fouled Michael Owen.</font></p> <font size="2">And while their display was far from assured, England qualified later as Holland beat the Czech Republic.</font></p> <font size="2">Now the game against Poland on Wednesday will merely be about who finishes first and who comes second in Group Six - as both have qualified to play at Germany 2006.</font></p> <font size="2">Beckham will now miss that match following his red card, while Sol Campbell also limped off with a hamstring injury.</font></p> <font size="2">It was also the first time an England captain had been sent off, and Beckham's second red card for England, coming seven years after his first, at the 1998 World Cup against Argentina. </font></p> <font size="2">http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/4313646.stm </font></p>