On this day in 2012: Roy Hodgson named England manager on four-year deal

Roy Hodgson was appointed as England manager on a four-year deal on this day in 2012.

The then 64-year-old replaced Fabio Capello, who was originally going to step down after Euro 2012 but had resigned in February, taking his 19th managerial role in a career that began with Halmstads in 1976.

Hodgson said: “Let’s hope we can get everybody behind us and make certain that we work as a team and help the team get the results everyone in England expects and wants.”

The former Liverpool, Inter Milan and Fulham boss managed to take England to the quarter-finals of the competition, where they were knocked out by Italy in a 4-2 penalty shoot-out defeat.

Hodgson’s time in the England hotseat came to a disappointing end two years later, after England were knocked out of Euro 2016 following a shock 2-1 defeat to Iceland in the last 16, despite going 1-0 up.

Now aged 76, Hodgson recently stood down from his second spell as Crystal Palace manager following ill health.