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The history of the England national football team, also known as the Three Lions, begins with the first representative international match in 1870 and the first officially-recognised match two years later. England primarily competed in the British Home Championship over the following decades. Although the FA had joined the international governing body of association football FIFA in 1906, the relationship with the British associations was fraught. In 1928, the British nations withdrew from FIFA, in a dispute over payments to amateur players. This meant that England did not enter the first three World Cups.

The Three Lions first entered the World Cup in 1950 and have since qualified for 16 of the 19 finals tournaments to 2022. They won the 1966 World Cup on home soil making them one of only eight nations to have won a FIFA World Cup. They have reached the semi-finals on two other occasions, in 1990 and 2018. The Three Lions have been eliminated from the World Cup quarter-final stage on seven occasions – more often than any other nation. England failed to qualify for the finals in 1974, 1978, and 1994.

England also compete in the UEFA European Championship. During the 2020 European Championships, they reached the final of the competition for the first time, finishing as runners-up. They were also runners-up in the next competition, in 2024. England reached the semi-finals in 1968 and 1996 with the latter held on home soil. England's most capped player is Peter Shilton with 125 caps and its top goalscorer is Harry Kane with 68 goals. England compete in the FIFA World Cup, UEFA European Championship, and UEFA Nations League. However, as a constituent country of the United Kingdom, England are not a member of the International Olympic Committee so are not eligible to compete in the Olympic games.

This list encompasses honours won by the England national team, and records set by both players and managers including appearance and goal records. It also records England's record victories.

Honours and achievements

Source:

Major

• FIFA World Cup
  • Champions: 1966

• UEFA European Championship
  • Runners-up: 2020, 2024
  • Third place: 1968

• UEFA Nations League
  • Third place: 2019

Regional

• British Home Championship
  • Champions outright (40): 1887–88, 1889–90, 1890–91, 1891–92, 1892–93, 1894–95, 1897–98, 1898–99, 1900–01, 1902–03, 1903–04, 1904–05, 1908–09, 1910–11, 1912–13, 1929–30, 1930–31, 1931–32, 1934–35, 1937–38, 1946–47, 1947–48, 1949–50, 1953–54, 1954–55, 1956–57, 1960–61, 1964–65, 1965–66, 1967–68, 1968–69, 1970–71, 1972–73, 1974–75, 1977–78, 1978–79, 1981–82, 1982–83
  • Shared (14): 1885–86, 1905–06, 1907–08, 1911–12, 1938–39, 1951–52, 1952–53, 1955–56, 1957–58, 1958–59, 1959–60, 1963–64, 1969–70, 1973–74

• Rous Cup
  • Champions: 1986, 1988, 1989

Minor

• England Challenge Cup
  • Champions: 1991

• Tournoi de France
  • Champions: 1997

• FA Summer Tournament
  • Champions: 2004

Awards

• FIFA World Cup:
  • FIFA Fair Play Trophy: 1990, 1998 (shared), 2022
• BBC Sports Personality of the Year:
  • BBC Sports Team of the Year Award: 1966, 2021

Individual records

Player records

Appearances

Most appearances

First player to reach 100 appearances

Billy Wright, 11 April 1959, 1–0 vs. Scotland

Fastest to reach 100 appearances

Harry Kane, 9 years 167 days, 27 March 2015 – 10 September 2024

Most consecutive appearances

Billy Wright, 70, 3 October 1951 – 28 May 1959

Most appearances as a substitute

Jermain Defoe, 35, 31 March 2004 – 22 June 2017

Most consecutive appearances as a substitute

Owen Hargreaves, 14, 1 June 2004 – 10 June 2006

Most appearances as a substitute without ever starting a game

Carlton Cole, 7, 11 January 2009 – 3 March 2010

Most appearances without ever completing a full game

Tammy Abraham, 11, 10 November 2017 – 11 June 2022

Dominic Calvert-Lewin, 11, 8 October 2020 – 3 July 2021

Most appearances in competitive matches (World Cup, European Championships, Nations League and qualifiers)

Harry Kane, 87, 27 March 2015 – 17 November 2024

Longest England career

Stanley Matthews, 22 years 228 days, 29 September 1934 – 15 May 1957

Shortest England career

Nathaniel Chalobah, <1 minute, 15 October 2018, 3–2 vs. Spain

Martin Kelly, 2 minutes, 26 May 2012, 1–0 vs. Norway

Most consecutive appearances comprising entire England career

Roger Byrne, 33, 3 April 1954 – 27 November 1957

Youngest player

Theo Walcott, 17 years 75 days, 30 May 2006, 3–1 vs. Hungary

Oldest player

Stanley Matthews, 42 years 103 days, 15 May 1957, 4–1 vs. Denmark

Oldest debutant

Alexander Morten, 41 years 113 days, 8 March 1873, 4–2 vs. Scotland

Oldest outfield debutant

Leslie Compton, 38 years 64 days, 15 November 1950, 4–2 vs. Wales

Most appearances at the World Cup finals

Peter Shilton, 17, 16 June 1982 – 7 July 1990

Most appearances without ever playing at the World Cup finals

Dave Watson, 65, 3 April 1974 – 2 June 1982

Appearances at three World Cup final tournaments

Tom Finney and Billy Wright, 1950, 1954 and 1958

Bobby Charlton and Bobby Moore, 1962, 1966 and 1970

Terry Butcher, Bryan Robson and Peter Shilton, 1982, 1986 and 1990

David Beckham, Michael Owen and Sol Campbell, 1998, 2002 and 2006

Ashley Cole, 2002, 2006 and 2010

Steven Gerrard, Frank Lampard and Wayne Rooney, 2006, 2010 and 2014

Jordan Henderson and Raheem Sterling, 2014, 2018 and 2022

Most non-playing selections for the World Cup finals

Alan Hodgkinson, 2, 1958 and 1962

George Eastham, 2, 1962 and 1966

Viv Anderson, 2, 1982 and 1986

Chris Woods, 2, 1986 and 1990

Martin Keown and Nigel Martyn, 2, 1998 and 2002

David James, 2, 2002 and 2006

Nick Pope, 2, 2018 and 2022

Oldest player to feature at the World Cup finals

Peter Shilton, 40 years, 292 days, 7 July 1990, 1–2 vs. Italy

Oldest outfield player to feature at the World Cup finals

Stanley Matthews, 39 years, 145 days, 26 June 1954, 2–4 vs. Uruguay

Youngest player to feature at the World Cup finals

Michael Owen, 18 years, 183 days, 15 June 1998, 2–0 vs. Tunisia

Oldest player to feature in a World Cup qualifying match

Stanley Matthews, 42 years, 103 days, 15 May 1957, 4–1 vs. Denmark

Youngest player to feature in a World Cup qualifying match

Wayne Rooney, 18 years, 351 days, 9 October 2004, 2–0 vs. Wales

First player to debut at the World Cup finals

Laurie Hughes, 25 June 1950, 2–0 vs. Chile

Last player to debut at the World Cup finals

Allan Clarke, 7 June 1970, 1–0 vs. Czechoslovakia

Most appearances at the European Championship finals

Harry Kane, 18, 11 June 2016 – 14 July 2024

Most appearances without ever playing at the European Championship finals

Rio Ferdinand, 81, 15 November 1997 – 4 June 2011

Appearances at three European Championship final tournaments

Tony Adams, 1988, 1996 and 2000

Alan Shearer, 1992, 1996 and 2000

Sol Campbell and Gary Neville, 1996, 2000 and 2004

Steven Gerrard, 2000, 2004 and 2012

Wayne Rooney, 2004, 2012 and 2016

Jordan Henderson, 2012, 2016 and 2020

Harry Kane and Kyle Walker, 2016, 2020 and 2024

Most non-playing selections for the European Championship finals

Tony Dorigo, 2, 1988 and 1992

Ian Walker, 2, 1996 and 2004

Dean Henderson, 2, 2020 and 2024

Aaron Ramsdale, 2, 2020 and 2024

Oldest player to feature at the European Championship finals

Peter Shilton, 38 years, 271 days, 15 June 1988, 1–3 vs. Netherlands

Oldest outfield player to feature at the European Championship finals

Stuart Pearce, 34 years, 63 days, 26 June 1996, 1–1 vs. Germany

Youngest player to feature at the European Championship finals

Jude Bellingham, 17 years, 349 days, 13 June 2021, 1–0 vs. Croatia

Oldest player to feature in a European Championship qualifying match

David Seaman, 39 years, 27 days, 16 October 2002, 2–2 vs. Macedonia

Oldest outfield player to feature in a European Championship qualifying match

Stuart Pearce, 37 years, 137 days, 8 September 1999, 0–0 vs. Poland

Youngest player to feature in a European Championship qualifying match

Wayne Rooney, 17 years, 156 days, 29 March 2003, 2–0 vs. Liechtenstein

Only player to debut at the European Championship finals

Tommy Wright, 8 June 1968, 0–1 vs. Yugoslavia

Most appearances on aggregate at the World Cup and European Championship finals

Harry Kane, 28, 11 June 2016 – 14 July 2024

Most consecutive starts at the World Cup and European Championship finals

Jordan Pickford and John Stones, 26, 18 June 2018 – 14 July 2024

Most appearances without ever playing at the World Cup finals or the European Championship finals

Emlyn Hughes, 62, 5 November 1969 – 24 May 1980

Fewest appearances in total, having played at both the World Cup finals and European Championship finals

Tommy Wright, 11, 8 June 1968 – 7 June 1970

Most appearances without ever being in a World Cup or European Championship finals squad

Mick Channon, 46, 11 October 1972 – 7 September 1977

Most appearances without featuring in a competitive match

George Eastham, 19, 8 May 1963 – 3 July 1966

Most Home International (British Championship) appearances

Billy Wright, 38, 28 September 1946 – 11 April 1959

Most appearances without ever playing on a losing team

David Rocastle, 14, 14 September 1988 – 17 May 1992

Most appearances without ever playing on a winning team

Tommy Banks, 6, 18 May 1958 – 4 October 1958

Most appearances against a single opponent

Billy Wright, 13 vs. Ireland/Northern Ireland, 28 September 1946 – 4 October 1958 and vs. Scotland, 12 April 1947 – 11 April 1959

Most appearances against a single non-British opponent

Alan Ball, 8 vs. West Germany, 12 May 1965 – 12 March 1975

Most appearances at the old Wembley

Peter Shilton, 52, 25 November 1970 – 22 May 1990

Most appearances at the new Wembley

Joe Hart, 37, 24 May 2010 – 14 November 2017

Most appearances at a single non-English ground

Billy Wright, 7, Windsor Park, Belfast, 28 September 1946 – 4 October 1958

Most appearances at a single non-British ground

Glenn Hoddle and Kenny Sansom, 5, Azteca Stadium, Mexico City, 6 June 1985 – 22 June 1986

Most consecutive years of appearances

David Seaman, 15, 1988 to 2002 inclusive

Rio Ferdinand, 15, 1997 to 2011 inclusive

Most appearances in a single calendar year

Jack Charlton, 16, 1966

Harry Kane, 16, 2021

Longest gap between appearances

Ian Callaghan, 11 years 49 days, 20 July 1966, 2–0 vs. France – 7 September 1977, 0–0 vs. Switzerland

Most tournaments appeared in consecutively

Sol Campbell, 6, 1996 European Championships – 2006 World Cup

Wayne Rooney, 6, 2004 European Championships – 2016 European Championships

Jordan Henderson, 6, 2012 European Championships – 2022 World Cup

Appearances in three separate decades

Sam Hardy and Jesse Pennington, 1900s, 1910s, 1920s

Stanley Matthews, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s

Bobby Charlton, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s

Emlyn Hughes, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s

Peter Shilton, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s

Tony Adams and David Seaman, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s

Wes Brown, Jamie Carragher, Rio Ferdinand, Emile Heskey, David James and Frank Lampard, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s

Only player to make World Cup or European Championship finals appearances in three separate decades

Tony Adams, 1988 European Championships; 1996 European Championships and 1998 World Cup; 2000 European Championships

Most appearances in the same team

Ashley Cole and Steven Gerrard, 76, 2001 – 2014

Most appearances by a set of brothers

Gary and Phil Neville, 144, 1995 – 2007

Most consecutive appearances by an unchanged team

6, 23 July 1966 – 16 November 1966

Appearances under the most managers

Gareth Barry, 8, 31 May 2000 – 26 May 2012

First appearance by a player who had never played for an English club

Joe Baker, of Hibernian, 18 November 1959, 2–1 vs. Northern Ireland

First player to debut as a substitute

Norman Hunter, 8 December 1965, 2–0 vs. Spain

Last appearance by a player from outside the top division of a country

Sam Johnstone, 9 October 2021, 5–0 vs. Andorra

Most appearances by a player from outside the top division of a country

Johnny Haynes, 32, 2 October 1954 – 28 May 1959

Most appearances by a player from outside the top two divisions

Reg Matthews, 5, 14 April 1956 – 6 October 1956

Most appearances by a player from outside the English League system

David Beckham, 55, 20 August 2003 – 14 October 2009

Capped by another country

John Hawley Edwards and Robert Evans (Wales)

Jack Reynolds (Ireland)

Gordon Hodgson (South Africa)

Ken Armstrong (New Zealand)

Jackie Sewell (Zambia)

Wilfried Zaha (Ivory Coast)

Declan Rice (Republic of Ireland)

Steven Caulker (Sierra Leone)

Club providing the most England internationals in total

Tottenham Hotspur, 80

Non-English club providing the most England internationals in total

Rangers, 7

Most appearances per English club

Most appearances with non-English clubs

Club	Country	Player	Caps (total)	First cap – Last cap
Al-Ettifaq		Jordan Henderson	4 (81)	9 September 2023 – 17 November 2023
Atlético Madrid		Kieran Trippier	19 (54)	7 September 2019 – 9 October 2021
Barcelona		Gary Lineker	24 (80)	15 October 1986 – 7 June 1989
Bari		David Platt	10 (62)	11 September 1991 – 17 June 1992
Bayern Munich		Owen Hargreaves	39 (42)	15 August 2001 – 28 March 2007
Borussia Dortmund		Jude Bellingham	24 (39)	12 November 2020 – 26 March 2023
Bursaspor		Scott Carson	1 (4)	15 November 2011
Cardiff City		Jay Bothroyd	1	17 November 2010
Celtic		Fraser Forster	2 (6)	15 November 2013 – 7 June 2014
D.C. United		Wayne Rooney	1 (120)	15 November 2018
1. FC Köln		Tony Woodcock	18 (42)	22 November 1979 – 5 July 1982
Hamburger SV		Kevin Keegan	25 (63)	8 June 1977 – 18 June 1980
Hibernian		Joe Baker	5 (8)	18 November 1959 – 22 May 1960
Inter Milan		Paul Ince	17 (53)	27 March 1996 – 10 June 1997
Juventus		David Platt	10 (62)	9 September 1992 – 19 June 1993
Lazio		Paul Gascoigne	12 (57)	14 October 1992 – 11 June 1995
LA Galaxy		David Beckham	14 (115)	22 August 2007 – 14 October 2009
Lille		Angel Gomes	4	7 September 2024 – 17 November 2024
Marseille		Chris Waddle	18 (62)	6 September 1989 – 16 October 1991
Milan		Ray Wilkins	22 (84)	12 September 1984 – 12 November 1986
Monaco		Glenn Hoddle	9 (53)	9 September 1987 – 18 June 1988
Rangers		Terry Butcher	32 (77)	10 September 1986 – 4 July 1990
Real Madrid		David Beckham	36 (115)	20 August 2003 – 6 June 2007
Roma		Tammy Abraham	5 (11)	17 August 2021 – 11 June 2022
Sampdoria		Trevor Francis	20 (52)	22 September 1982 – 23 April 1986
Swansea City		Jonjo Shelvey	5 (6)	5 September 2015 – 17 November 2015
Torino		Joe Hart	5 (75)	4 September 2016 – 15 November 2016
Werder Bremen		Dave Watson	2 (65)	12 September 1979 – 17 October 1979

England starting XI based on appearances

Goals

Top goalscorers

First goal

William Kenyon-Slaney, 8 March 1873, 4–2 vs. Scotland

Most goals

Harry Kane, 69, 27 March 2015 – 17 November 2024

Most goals in competitive matches (World Cup, European Championship, Nations League and qualifiers)

Harry Kane, 61, 27 March 2015 – 17 November 2024

Most goals in a match

Howard Vaughton, Steve Bloomer, Willie Hall and Malcolm Macdonald, all five

Four goals or more in a match on the greatest number of occasions

Steve Bloomer, Vivian Woodward, Tommy Lawton, Jimmy Greaves and Gary Lineker, twice each

Three goals or more in a match on the greatest number of occasions

Jimmy Greaves, six times

Scoring in most consecutive internationals

Tinsley Lindley, 6, 5 February 1887 – 7 April 1888

Jimmy Windridge, 6, 16 March – 13 June 1908

Tommy Lawton, 6, 22 October 1938 – 13 May 1939

Harry Kane, 6, 7 September – 17 November 2019; 4 December 2022 – 19 June 2023

Scoring in most consecutive appearances

Steve Bloomer, 10, 9 March 1895 – 20 March 1899

Most appearances, scoring in every match

George Camsell, 9, 9 May 1929 – 9 May 1936

Most goals on debut

Howard Vaughton, 5, 18 February 1882, 13–0 vs. Ireland

Most goals in a World Cup tournament

Gary Lineker, 6, 1986 World Cup

Harry Kane, 6, 2018 World Cup

Most goals in total at World Cup tournaments

Gary Lineker, 10, 11 June 1986 – 4 July 1990

Most goals in a World Cup qualifying campaign

Harry Kane, 12, 2022 World Cup qualifying

Most goals in a World Cup finals match

Geoff Hurst, 3, 30 July 1966, 4–2 vs. West Germany

Gary Lineker, 3, 11 June 1986, 3–0 vs. Poland

Harry Kane, 3, 24 June 2018, 6–1 vs. Panama

Most goals in a World Cup qualifying match

Jack Rowley, 4, 15 October 1949, 9–2 vs. Northern Ireland

David Platt, 4, 17 February 1993, 6–0 vs. San Marino

Ian Wright, 4, 17 November 1993, 7–1 vs. San Marino

Harry Kane, 4, 15 November 2021, 10–0 vs. San Marino

First goal in a World Cup finals match

Stan Mortensen, 25 June 1950, 2–0 vs. Chile

First goal in a World Cup qualifying campaign

Stan Mortensen, 15 October 1949, 4–1 vs. Wales

Oldest goalscorer at the World Cup finals

Tom Finney, 36 years, 64 days, 8 June 1958, 2–2 vs. Soviet Union

Youngest goalscorer at the World Cup finals

Michael Owen, 18 years, 190 days, 22 June 1998, 1–2 vs. Romania

Oldest goalscorer in a World Cup qualifying match

Teddy Sheringham, 35 years, 187 days, 6 October 2001, 2–2 vs. Greece

Youngest goalscorer in a World Cup qualifying match

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, 19 years, 58 days, 12 October 2012, 5–0 vs. San Marino

Most goals in a European Championship tournament

Alan Shearer, 5, 1996 European Championship

Most goals in total at European Championship tournaments

Alan Shearer, 7, 8 June 1996 – 20 June 2000

Harry Kane, 7, 29 June 2021 – 10 July 2024

Most goals in a European Championship qualifying campaign

Harry Kane, 12, 2020 European Championship qualifying

Most goals in a European Championship finals match

Alan Shearer, 2, 18 June 1996, 4–1 vs. Netherlands

Teddy Sheringham, 2, 18 June 1996, 4–1 vs. Netherlands

Wayne Rooney, 2, 17 June 2004, 3–0 vs. Switzerland and 21 June 2004, 4–2 vs. Croatia

Harry Kane, 2, 3 July 2021, 4–0 vs. Ukraine

Most goals in a European Championship qualifying match

Malcolm Macdonald, 5, 16 April 1975, 5–0 vs. Cyprus

First goal in a European Championship finals match

Bobby Charlton, 8 June 1968, 2–0 vs. Soviet Union

First goal in a European Championship qualifying campaign

Ron Flowers, 3 October 1962, 1–1 vs. France

Oldest goalscorer at the European Championship finals

Trevor Brooking, 31 years, 260 days, 18 June 1980, 2–1 vs. Spain

Youngest goalscorer at the European Championship finals

Wayne Rooney, 18 years, 236 days, 17 June 2004, 3–0 vs. Switzerland

Oldest goalscorer in a European Championship qualifying match

Kyle Walker, 33 years, 104 days, 9 September 2023, 1–1 vs. Ukraine

Youngest goalscorer in a European Championship qualifying match

Wayne Rooney, 17 years, 317 days, 6 September 2003, 2–1 vs. Macedonia

Most Home International Championship goals

Steve Bloomer, 28, 9 March 1895 – 6 April 1907

Most goals in a calendar year

Harry Kane, 16, 2021

Most goals in an English season

Jimmy Greaves, 13, 1960–61

Most goals against the same opponent

Steve Bloomer, 12 vs. Wales, 16 March 1896 – 18 March 1901

Most goals against the same non-British opponent

Vivian Woodward, 8 vs. Austria, 6 June 1908 – 1 June 1909

Most goals scored from penalties

Harry Kane, 23, 13 June 2017 – 17 November 2024

Most penalties scored in a match

Tom Finney, 2, 14 May 1950, 5–2 vs. Portugal

Geoff Hurst, 2, 13 March 1969, 5–0 vs. France

Gary Lineker, 2, 1 July 1990, 3–2 vs. Cameroon

Harry Kane, 2, 24 June 2018, 6–1 vs. Panama, 7 September 2019, 4–0 vs. Bulgaria and 15 November 2021, 10–0 vs. San Marino

Most goals in penalty shoot-outs

Michael Owen, David Platt and Alan Shearer, 3

Most goals scored by a defender

Harry Maguire, 7, 7 July 2018 – 15 November 2021

Oldest goalscorer

Stanley Matthews, 41 years, 248 days, 6 October 1956, 1–1 vs. Northern Ireland

Youngest goalscorer

Wayne Rooney, 17 years, 317 days, 6 September 2003, 2–1 vs. Macedonia

First goal by a substitute

Jimmy Mullen, 18 May 1950, 4–1 vs. Belgium

Fastest goal from kick-off

Tommy Lawton, 17 seconds, 25 May 1947, 10–0 vs. Portugal

Fastest goal at Wembley

Bryan Robson, 38 seconds, 13 December 1989, 2–1 vs. Yugoslavia

Fastest goal at the World Cup finals

Bryan Robson, 27 seconds, 16 June 1982, 3–1 vs. France

Fastest goal at the European Championship finals

Luke Shaw, 1 minute, 57 seconds, 11 July 2021, 1–1 vs. Italy

Fastest goal by a substitute

Teddy Sheringham, 15 seconds, 6 October 2001, 2–2 vs. Greece, 2002 World Cup qualifier

First player to score a hat-trick

Digger Brown or Howard Vaughton, 18 February 1882, 13–0 vs. Ireland

Oldest player to score a hat-trick

Gary Lineker, 30 years, 194 days, 12 June 1991, 4–2 vs. Malaysia

Youngest player to score a hat-trick

Theo Walcott, 19 years, 178 days, 10 September 2008, 4–1 vs. Croatia

Most appearances for an outfield player without ever scoring

Ashley Cole, 107, 28 March 2001 – 5 March 2014

Most goalscorers in a match

7, 15 December 1982, 9–0 vs. Luxembourg

7, 22 March 2013, 8–0 vs. San Marino

7, 15 November 2021, 10–0 vs. San Marino

Goals in three separate decades

Stanley Matthews, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s

Bobby Charlton, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s

Most consecutive goalscoring tournaments

Michael Owen, 4, v Romania and Argentina, 1998 World Cup; v Romania, 2000 European Championships; v Denmark and Brazil, 2002 World Cup; v Portugal, 2004 European Championships

Harry Kane, 4, v Tunisia, Panama and Colombia, 2018 World Cup; v Germany, Ukraine and Denmark, 2020 European Championships; v Senegal and France, 2022 World Cup; v Denmark, Slovakia and Netherlands, 2024 European Championships

Longest gap between goals

Tony Adams, 11 years 196 days, 16 November 1988, 1–1 vs. Saudi Arabia – 31 May 2000, 2–0 vs. Ukraine

Last England goalscorer at the old Wembley

Tony Adams, 31 May 2000, 2–0 vs. Ukraine

First England goalscorer at the new Wembley

John Terry, 1 June 2007, 1–1 vs. Brazil

Highest goals to games average

George Camsell, 18 goals in 9 games, average 2.0 goals per game.

Most goals by a player from outside the top division of a country

Vivian Woodward, 29, 14 February 1903 – 3 March 1911

Most goals by a player from outside the top two divisions

Tommy Lawton, Joe Payne and Peter Taylor, all 2

Most goals by a player from outside the English League system

David Platt, 19, 17 May 1992 – 8 June 1995

Most goals per English club

Most goals with non-English clubs

Club	Country	Player	Goals (total)	First goal – last goal
Barcelona		Gary Lineker	17 (48)	15 October 1986 – 7 June 1989
Bari		David Platt	4 (27)	17 May 1992 – 17 June 1992
Bayern Munich		Harry Kane	11 (69)	12 September 2023 – 17 November 2024
Borussia Dortmund		Jadon Sancho	3	10 September 2019 – 12 November 2020
1. FC Köln		Tony Woodcock	5 (16)	26 March 1980 – 25 May 1982
Hamburger SV		Kevin Keegan	12 (21)	16 November 1977 – 13 May 1980
Hibernian		Joe Baker	1 (3)	18 November 1959
Inter Milan		Gerry Hitchens	2 (5)	9 May 1962 – 10 June 1962
Juventus		David Platt	9 (27)	14 October 1992 – 19 June 1993
Lazio		Paul Gascoigne	4 (10)	18 November 1992 – 8 September 1993
Marseille		Trevor Steven	1 (4)	29 April 1992
Milan		Mark Hateley	8 (9)	17 October 1984 – 24 May 1986
Rangers		Paul Gascoigne	4 (10)	23 May 1996 – 10 September 1997
Real Madrid		David Beckham	6 (17)	20 August 2003 – 25 June 2006
		Michael Owen	6 (40)	18 August 2004 – 31 May 2005
Roma		Tammy Abraham	2 (3)	17 August 2021 – 15 November 2021
Sampdoria		David Platt	6 (27)	9 March 1994 – 8 June 1995

Clean sheets

Most clean sheets

Captains

First captain

Cuthbert Ottaway, 30 November 1872, 0–0 vs. Scotland

Most appearances as captain

Billy Wright and Bobby Moore, both 90

Youngest captain

Bobby Moore, 22 years 47 days, 29 May 1963, 4–2 vs. Czechoslovakia

Oldest captain

Alexander Morten, 41 years 113 days, 8 March 1873, 4–2 vs. Scotland

Last player to be captain in only international appearance

Claude Ashton, 24 October 1925, 0–0 vs. Ireland

Discipline

Most yellow cards

David Beckham, 19

Most red cards

David Beckham and Wayne Rooney, 2 each

List of all England players sent off

As of 17 October 2023

Player	Date	Against	Location	Result	Type of Game
Alan Mullery	5 June 1968	Yugoslavia	Stadio Artemio Franchi, Florence	0–1	1968 European Championship
Alan Ball	6 June 1973	Poland	Silesian Stadium, Chorzów	0–2	1974 World Cup Qualifier
Trevor Cherry	12 June 1977	Argentina	Buenos Aires	1–1	Friendly
Ray Wilkins	6 June 1986	Morocco	Estadio Tecnológico, Monterrey	0–0	1986 World Cup
David Beckham	30 June 1998	Argentina	Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Étienne	2–2	1998 World Cup
Paul Ince	5 September 1998	Sweden	Råsunda Stadium, Solna	1–2	2000 European Championship Qualifier
Paul Scholes	5 June 1999	Sweden	Wembley Stadium, London	0–0	2000 European Championship Qualifier
David Batty	8 September 1999	Poland	Polish Army Stadium, Warsaw	0–0	2000 European Championship Qualifier
Alan Smith	16 October 2002	Macedonia	St Mary's Stadium, Southampton	2–2	2004 European Championship Qualifier
David Beckham	8 October 2005	Austria	Old Trafford, Manchester	1–0	2006 World Cup Qualifier
Wayne Rooney	1 July 2006	Portugal	Veltins-Arena, Gelsenkirchen	0–0	2006 World Cup
Robert Green	10 October 2009	Ukraine	Dnipro-Arena, Dnipropetrovsk	0–1	2010 World Cup Qualifier
Wayne Rooney	7 October 2011	Montenegro	Podgorica City Stadium, Podgorica	2–2	2012 European Championship Qualifier
Steven Gerrard	11 September 2012	Ukraine	Wembley Stadium, London	1–1	2014 World Cup Qualifier
Raheem Sterling	4 June 2014	Ecuador	Sun Life Stadium, Miami	2–2	Friendly
Kyle Walker	5 September 2020	Iceland	Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík	1–0	2020–21 UEFA Nations League
Harry Maguire	14 October 2020	Denmark	Wembley Stadium, London	0–1	2020–21 UEFA Nations League
Reece James	14 October 2020	Denmark	Wembley Stadium, London	0–1	2020–21 UEFA Nations League
John Stones	14 June 2022	Hungary	Molineux, Wolverhampton	0–4	2022–23 UEFA Nations League
Luke Shaw	23 March 2023	Italy	Stadio Diego Armando Maradona, Naples	2–1	2024 European Championship Qualifier

Manager records

Team records

Biggest victory

13–0 vs. Ireland, 18 February 1882

Heaviest defeat

1–7 vs. Hungary, 23 May 1954

Biggest home victory

13–2 vs. Ireland, 18 February 1899

Heaviest home defeat

1–6 vs. Scotland, 12 March 1881

Biggest victory at the World Cup finals

6–1 vs. Panama, 24 June 2018

Heaviest defeat at the World Cup finals

1–4 vs. Germany, 27 June 2010

Biggest victory at the European Championship finals

4–0 vs. Ukraine, 3 July 2021

Heaviest defeat at the European Championship finals

1–3 vs. Netherlands, 15 June 1988

1–3 vs. Soviet Union, 18 June 1988

Biggest victory in a competitive international (World Cup, European Championship, Nations League and qualifiers)

10–0 vs. San Marino, 15 November 2021

Heaviest defeat in a competitive international (World Cup, European Championship, Nations League and qualifiers)

0–4 vs. Hungary, 14 June 2022

First defeat to a non-British team

3–4 vs. Spain, 15 May 1929

First defeat to a non-British team on home soil

0–2 vs. Republic of Ireland, 21 September 1949

First defeat to a non-European team

0–1 vs. United States, 29 June 1950

Most consecutive victories

10, 6 June 1908 vs. Austria – 1 June 1909 vs. Austria

Most consecutive victories in competitive internationals (World Cup, European Championship and qualifiers)

10, 7 September 2014 vs. Switzerland – 12 October 2015 vs. Lithuania

Most consecutive matches without defeat

22, 18 November 2020 vs. Iceland – 29 March 2022 vs. Ivory Coast

Most consecutive defeats

3, Achieved on seven occasions, most recently 11 July 2018 vs. Croatia – 8 September 2018 vs. Spain

Most consecutive matches without victory

7, 11 May 1958 vs. Yugoslavia – 4 October 1958 vs. Northern Ireland

Most consecutive draws

4, Achieved on three occasions, most recently 7 June 1989 vs. Denmark – 15 November 1989 vs. Italy

Most consecutive matches without a draw

21, 16 May 1936 vs. Austria – 15 April 1939 vs. Scotland

Most consecutive matches scoring

52, 17 March 1884 vs. Wales – 30 March 1901 vs. Scotland

Most consecutive matches without scoring

4, 29 April 1981 vs. Romania – 23 May 1981 vs. Scotland

Most consecutive matches conceding a goal

13, 6 May 1959 vs. Italy – 8 October 1960 vs. Northern Ireland

Most consecutive matches without conceding a goal

7, 2 June 2021 vs. Austria – 3 July 2021 vs. Ukraine

Miscellaneous

First substitute

Jimmy Mullen (for Jackie Milburn), 18 May 1950, 4–1 vs. Belgium

Players appearing both before and after World War II

Raich Carter, Tommy Lawton, Stanley Matthews

Club providing the most players in a single match

Starting XI – Arsenal, 7, 14 November 1934 vs. Italy

Including substitutes – Manchester United, 7, 28 March 2001 vs. Albania

Major tournament – Liverpool, 6, 19 June 2014 vs. Uruguay

Club providing the most players in a major tournament squad

Liverpool, 6, 1980 European Championships, 2012 European Championships, 2014 World Cup

Last amateur to appear

Bernard Joy, 9 May 1936, 2–3 vs. Belgium

Most consecutive clean sheets

Gordon Banks, 7, 26 June 1966 – 23 July 1966

Jordan Pickford, 7, 18 November 2020 – 3 July 2021

Most penalty saves

Ron Springett, 2, from Jimmy McIlroy of Northern Ireland, 18 November 1959 and from Oscar Montalvo of Peru, 20 May 1962

Most penalty saves in shoot outs

Jordan Pickford, 5, from Carlos Bacca of Colombia, 3 July 2018; Josip Drmić of Switzerland, 9 June 2019; Andrea Belotti and Jorginho of Italy, 11 July 2021; Manuel Akanji of Switzerland, 6 July 2024

Most penalty misses

Harry Kane, 4

Father and son both capped

George Eastham, Sr. (1 cap, 1935) and George Eastham (19 caps, 1963–1966)

Brian Clough (2 caps, 1959) and Nigel Clough (14 caps, 1989–1993)

Frank Lampard Sr. (2 caps, 1972–1980) and Frank Lampard (106 caps, 1999–2014)

Ian Wright (33 caps, 1991–1998) and Shaun Wright-Phillips (36 caps, 2004–2010)

Mark Chamberlain (8 caps, 1982–1984) and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (35 caps, 2012–2019)

Grandfather and grandson both capped

Bill Jones, (2 caps, 1950) and Rob Jones (8 caps, 1992–1995)

Great great- grandfather and great great-grandson both capped

Billy Garraty, (1 cap, 1903) and Jack Grealish, (24 caps, 2020–)

Most clubs represented by one player in an England career

Peter Shilton, 5, Leicester City, Stoke City, Nottingham Forest, Southampton and Derby County, 25 November 1970 – 7 July 1990

Dave Watson, 5, Sunderland, Manchester City, Werder Bremen, Southampton and Stoke City, 3 April 1974 – 2 June 1982

David Platt, 5, Aston Villa, Bari, Juventus, Sampdoria and Arsenal, 15 November 1989 – 26 June 1996

David James, 5, Liverpool, Aston Villa, West Ham United, Manchester City and Portsmouth, 29 March 1997 – 27 June 2010

Emile Heskey, 5, Leicester City, Liverpool, Birmingham City, Wigan Athletic and Aston Villa, 28 April 1999 – 27 June 2010

Scott Parker, 5, Charlton Athletic, Chelsea, Newcastle United, West Ham United and Tottenham Hotspur, 16 November 2003 – 22 March 2013

England players who later became manager/head coach

Alf Ramsey, 32 appearances as a player, 1948–1953, 113 matches as manager, 1963–1974

Joe Mercer, 5 appearances as a player, 1938–1939, 7 matches as manager, 1974

Don Revie, 6 appearances as a player, 1954–1956, 29 matches as manager, 1974–1977

Bobby Robson, 20 appearances as a player, 1957–1962, 95 matches as manager, 1982–1990

Terry Venables, 2 appearances as a player, 1964, 23 matches as head coach, 1994–1996

Glenn Hoddle, 53 appearances as a player, 1979–1988, 28 matches as manager, 1996–1999

Kevin Keegan, 63 appearances as a player, 1972–1982, 18 matches as manager, 1999–2000

Peter Taylor, 4 appearances as a player, 1976, 1 match as manager, 2000

Stuart Pearce, 78 appearances as a player, 1987–1999, 1 match as manager, 2012

Gareth Southgate, 57 appearances as a player, 1995–2004, 102 matches as manager, 2016–2024

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Notes

1. Shilton also holds the record for the most starts (all 125 of his international appearances) and the most complete match appearances (110).
2. All of Steven Gerrard's appearances were made while playing for Liverpool and he holds the record for most appearances with one club.
3. Billy Wright's consecutive appearances were the last 70 of his international career. He had a further streak of 33 consecutive appearances at the start of his career, a total only exceeded by Ron Flowers (40) and Kenny Sansom (37), and equalled by Roger Byrne and David Watson.
4. Jermain Defoe made an additional 22 appearances as a starter and was himself substituted in all except two of them.
5. Both Chalobah and Kelly were on the pitch for several minutes longer than the amount stated because of the addition of injury time. The previous record was held by Peter Ward, whose only appearance was as a late substitute on 31 May 1980 vs. Australia. Jim Barrett appeared once for England, against Ireland on 22 October 1928. He was injured after four minutes and left the field shortly after.
6. There is some dispute about Alexander Morten's date of birth, which is usually cited as 15 November 1831. If Morten is excluded, the oldest England debutant is Leslie Compton (q.v.).
7. Peter Shilton played in every World Cup finals match of his career, and his record also stands as the most consecutive World Cup finals appearances.
8. David Seaman was in three World Cup squads, but only made appearances at the last two. He was sent home from his first tournament in 1990 with an injury before the competition began. Rio Ferdinand made appearances in 2002 and 2006, was a non-playing squad member in 1998 and withdrew with injury before the start of the 2010 tournament. Joe Cole was in the squad at three World Cup tournaments but only made appearances at the last two.
9. Bobby Charlton was also in the 1958 squad but did not play.
10. Steven Gerrard was also named in the 2002 squad but did not play
11. Of these players, only David James played in a World Cup finals match at any other tournament (2010).
12. Alan Hodgkinson was a non-travelling reserve in 1958. However, FIFA's official World Cup records include him in the squad.
13. Theo Walcott was 17 years old when he was selected for the 2006 World Cup squad but did not get on to the pitch during the tournament.
14. Laurie Hughes has an international record which is unlikely to be equalled – all of his England's games were at the World Cup finals. He was uncapped prior to the 1950 tournament, featured in all three group games and was not recalled after England's exit.
15. Allan Clarke also scored England's goal on his debut. Including Hughes and Clarke, a total of eight players have made their debuts at the World Cup finals. The others are Eddie Baily and Bill Eckersley (1950), Bill McGarry (1954), Peter Brabrook and Peter Broadbent (1958) and Alan Peacock (1962). Only one entirely uncapped outfield player has been selected for a World Cup since 1970, when Michael Dawson featured in the squad for the 2010 squad, but did not play.
16. Billy Wright made 105 appearances for England, but all prior to the founding of the European Championships.
17. Rio Ferdinand was an England player during the period when the team qualified for the 2000 and 2004 European Championship finals, but he was not selected for the 2000 squad and missed the 2004 finals due to a suspension for failing to take a drugs test. England failed to qualify for the 2008 finals. He was subsequently not selected for the 2012 squad
18. Phil Neville was in the squads at three European Championship tournaments, but only made appearances at the latter two. He also has the unusual honour of featuring in three European Championship squads without ever being selected for a World Cup.
19. Tony Adams was denied a place in England's 1992 European Championship squad by UEFA after the ruling body said his call-up as a replacement for an injured player was too late.
20. After Stuart Pearce withdrew with injury, Tony Dorigo was selected very late as a back-up player for the 1988 squad when he had never played for England. It would take until the end of 1989 before he finally made his debut.
21. Three other players, Gordon West in 1968, Tony Dorigo in 1988 and Jack Butland in 2012 have gone to a European Championship tournament without a cap to their name, but were not selected to play during the tournament.
22. Emlyn Hughes was in the England squads at the 1970 World Cup and the 1980 European Championships, but did not make an appearance at either.
23. Tommy Wright made his England debut in the third-place play-off match at the 1968 European Championships and won his last cap at the 1970 World Cup.
24. England did not qualify for the final stages of three tournaments during Mick Channon's five-year international career.
25. 'Competitive matches' include World Cup, European Championship and qualifiers. Bob Crompton appeared 41 times for England (3 March 1902 – 4 April 1914), but all before their first competitive match in October 1949. Sixteen additional players accumulated more than 19 caps during this period. If Home International appearances are included as "competitive", Tim Flowers (13 June 1993 – 27 May 1998) holds the record with 11 appearances. If Flowers is excluded because of participation in minor tournaments, Kevin Phillips (28 April 1999 – 13 February 2002) holds the record with 8 appearances.
26. George Eastham was selected for the squads for both the 1962 and 1966 World Cup finals, but featured in neither competition. His debut occurred after England had been eliminated in the qualifying stage of the 1964 European Championships. As hosts, England played no qualifying matches for the 1966 World Cup
27. Six of Billy Wright's Home International appearances were also qualifiers for the 1950 and 1954 World Cups. The record for "non-qualifier" Home International appearances is 34, by Bob Crompton (3 March 1902 – 4 April 1914).
28. The record for most appearances before playing on a losing team is held by Steven Gerrard who appeared in 21 internationals before featuring in a loss to Sweden on 31 March 2004.
29. The record for most appearances before playing on a winning team is held by Steve McMahon, who appeared in eight internationals before featuring in a victory over Yugoslavia on 13 December 1989.
30. Glenn Hoddle and Kenny Sansom played in the same five international matches at the Azteca Stadium. Only one of the matches was against Mexico, as the matches were either preparation for, or part of the 1986 World Cup. The most appearances at a single non-British ground against a non-neutral team is 3. This has been accomplished once by a number of players, and twice by Bobby Charlton (v Brazil at the Estádio do Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro, 13 May 1959 – 12 June 1969 and v Spain at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, Madrid, 15 May 1960 – 8 May 1968).
31. David Seaman and Rio Ferdinand's records are based on their winning at least one cap in each of the years stated. Peter Shilton played for England between 1970 and 1990, but was not selected for any games in 1976, leaving him with a record of 14 consecutive years of playing at least one match, one below Seaman and Ferdinand's, although the 20 calendar years total in which he played is a record. Stanley Matthews spent 24 calendar years as an England player (1934–1957) but played no games during the World War II years of 1940 to 1945 inclusive, nor in 1936, 1946 or 1952.
32. England played 108 internationals between these two appearances, Ian Callaghan's second and third caps. This is also a record.
33. The only other England player to appear in six major tournaments is Steven Gerrard. However, Gerrard's tournament appearances were not consecutive, his having missed the 2002 World Cup through injury. Although Wayne Rooney's six tournament appearances were for consecutive tournaments for which England qualified, they were not for consecutive tournaments played, as England failed to qualify for the 2008 European Championships.
34. Gary Neville made 85 and Phil Neville 59 of their collective 144 appearances. They also hold the record for the most appearances in the same team by two brothers (31).
35. The eleven players in question were Gordon Banks, George Cohen, Ray Wilson, Nobby Stiles, Jack Charlton, Bobby Moore, Alan Ball, Geoff Hurst, Bobby Charlton, Roger Hunt and Martin Peters. The sequence was broken in 1967 when Jimmy Greaves was recalled in place of Hunt, and subsequently the eleven players never again played together for England. During this unbroken sequence of unchanged sides, England won the World Cup.
36. Only David Seaman has appeared under six non-caretaker (appointed) managers. These were Bobby Robson, Graham Taylor, Terry Venables, Glenn Hoddle, Kevin Keegan and Sven-Göran Eriksson.
37. Three of the managers under whom Gareth Barry appeared were caretaker managers only appointed for a single game (Howard Wilkinson, Peter Taylor and Stuart Pearce). He additionally appeared 4 times under Kevin Keegan, twice under Sven-Göran Eriksson, 8 times under Steve McClaren, 35 times under Fabio Capello and once under Roy Hodgson.
38. Owen Hargreaves and Jadon Sancho have since matched this achievement. Baker played for an English club only after his international career had begun. Hargreaves and Sancho also did so following transfers to Manchester United.
39. Sam Johnstone was playing for West Bromwich Albion in the second tier of English football at the time of this appearance.
40. Johnny Haynes played in the Second Division for Fulham from his debut in 1954 until Fulham were promoted at the end of the 1958–59 season. The longest career composed entirely of appearances while playing outside the top-flight is 23, by Gil Merrick of Birmingham City (1951–54). Coincidentally, Haynes' debut came in the match following Merrick's last appearance.
41. Between the introduction of the Second Division in 1894 and the introduction of the Third Division in 1920 the following players made five or more England appearances while playing for a professional club outside the league system – Vivian Woodward (Tottenham Hotspur, 15), Harold Fleming (Swindon Town, 11), Jack Robinson (New Brighton Tower and Southampton, 9) and Bob Hawkes (Luton Town, 5). Woodward and Hawkes were amateurs but played for professional clubs which would later join the league.
42. Reg Matthews, a goalkeeper, played for Coventry City in the Third Division (South). These five appearances comprised his entire England career.
43. David Beckham's caps were as follows – 36 with Real Madrid, 14 with the LA Galaxy and 5 while on loan from the LA Galaxy to Milan.
44. Vivian Woodward was Tottenham Hotspur's first England player in 1903, and the 80th was Dominic Solanke in 2024.
45. The players in question were Terry Butcher, Chris Woods, Gary Stevens, Trevor Steven, Mark Walters, Mark Hateley and Paul Gascoigne.
46. Only English clubs which remain in existence to this day have been included. Numerous now-defunct or franchised clubs have also provided England international players.
47. Leyton Orient was known as Clapton Orient during the period when their two players were capped by England.
48. Owen Hargreaves is England's most capped player with a single non-English club.
49. Kevin Keegan's first appearance after joining Hamburger SV was also the first by any player representing a non-British side.
50. Joe Baker's first appearance was the first by any player who had never represented an English club.
51. This record does not include five caps attained while Beckham was on loan from LA Galaxy to Milan.
52. Vivian Woodward scored 29 goals for England between 1903 and 1911, and a further 44 goals for England Amateurs between 1906 and 1914, giving an overall total of 73. While the Football Association only recognizes Woodward's goals for the full England team, the FAs of each of the Amateur team's opponents recognize those fixtures as full internationals. See https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/woodward-intl.html
53. Playing for England Amateurs, Stanley Harris scored seven goals against France on 1 November 1906 and Vivian Woodward scored six against Netherlands on 11 December 1909. While not recognized by the Football Association, these matches are considered full internationals by the Dutch and French FAs.
54. Of these players, only Malcolm Macdonald scored five in a competitive match, a European Championship qualifier against Cyprus.
55. None of these players scored 4 times in a competitive match. Other than Malcolm Macdonald, only Jack Rowley, David Platt, Ian Wright and Harry Kane have scored 4 goals in a competitive international for England. Vivian Woodward scored four goals in a match on three other occasions for England Amateurs in fixtures recognized as full internationals by their opponents' FAs.
56. Only one of Jimmy Greaves' hat-tricks came in a competitive match. Harry Kane holds the record for most competitive hat-tricks, with five. Vivian Woodward scored four hat-tricks for England and a further six for England Amateurs in fixtures recognized as full internationals by their opponents' FAs.
57. The post-war record is six, by Harry Kane.
58. The post-war record is three, by Fred Pickering, who scored five goals in his three appearances between 27 May and 21 October 1964.
59. The post-war record is four, by Stan Mortensen in the 10–0 defeat of Portugal on 25 May 1947. The only other player to score four goals on debut was Digger Brown, in the same game in which Howard Vaughton set the record.
60. Including at least one goal in each match, the only time an England player has achieved this in either a World Cup or European Championship qualifying campaign.
61. All of Steve Bloomer's international appearances and goals were in the Home International Championships.
62. A season is assumed to run from 1 August to 31 July.
63. The post-war record is held by Jimmy Greaves who scored 10 goals against Northern Ireland between 1960 and 1964.
64. The post-war record is 6, held jointly by Tom Finney vs. Portugal (1947 – 1951) and Gary Lineker vs. Poland (1986 – 1991) and Turkey (1985 – 1987).
65. Excluding penalty shoot-outs, Harry Kane has 23 successful penalties from 27 attempts, missing four. Kane also holds the records for both the most penalties taken and the most penalties missed. Of players who never missed a penalty, the top-scorer is Wayne Rooney who converted all seven of his attempts.
66. One of Michael Owen's penalty shootout goals was scored in a friendly tournament, the 1998 King Hassan II International Cup Tournament. All of David Platt and Alan Shearer's penalty shootout goals were scored in either World Cup or European Championship finals matches.
67. Digger Brown scored four and his Aston Villa colleague Howard Vaughton 5 in this game. However, contemporary reports do not record the timing of the goals so it is not possible to say who achieved the hat-trick first.
68. The goalscorers were Luther Blissett (3), Tony Woodcock, Steve Coppell, Glenn Hoddle, Mark Chamberlain, Phil Neal and Marcel Bossi, a Luxembourg player who scored an own goal.
69. The goalscorers were Jermain Defoe (2), Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Ashley Young, Frank Lampard, Wayne Rooney, Daniel Sturridge and Allesandro Della Valle, a San Marino player who scored an own goal.
70. The goalscorers were Harry Maguire, Harry Kane (4), Emile Smith Rowe, Tyrone Mings, Tammy Abraham, Bukayo Saka and Filippo Fabbri, a San Marino player who scored an own goal.
71. Tony Adams scored goals in non-consecutive decades (1980s and 2000s) but failed to score in the 1990s. He scored in his last game of the 1980s and in his first game of the 2000s.
72. Dietmar Hamann was the last player to score at the old Wembley when Germany defeated England 1–0 later in 2000.
73. George Camsell's record is for players who have appeared more than once for England. Five pre-World War I players, Albert Allen, John Yates, Walter Gilliat, John Veitch and Frank Bradshaw each scored three goals in a single appearance for England. Five additional players, William Kenyon-Slaney, Harold Halse, Billy Moore, Joe Payne and John Haines each scored twice on their sole England appearance.
74. All of Vivian Woodward's 29 England goals were scored from outside the First Division. His first 16 goals were scored when Tottenham Hotspur were a non-league club. After Tottenham's election to the Second division in 1908, Woodward scored a further 11 England goals while a Tottenham player, and a further 2 after being transferred to Second Division Chelsea prior to the 1909–10 season. The player with the most goals from outside the top tier since the introduction of the four division system in 1921 is Mick Channon, who scored 14 of his 21 England goals while Southampton were a Second Division club.
75. Between the introduction of the Second Division in 1894 and the introduction of the Third Division in 1920 both Vivian Woodward of Tottenham Hotspur and Harold Fleming of Swindon Town scored two or more goals for England while playing for professional clubs outside the league system, Woodward, an amateur, scoring 16 and Fleming 9.
76. Tommy Lawton played for Notts County, Joe Payne for Luton Town and Peter Taylor for Crystal Palace. These were Payne and Taylor's only England goals.
77. David Platt's goals were as follows – 4 while with Bari, 9 while with Juventus and 6 while with Sampdoria.
78. Only English clubs which remain in existence to this day, and have provided at least one international goalscorer have been included. Numerous now-defunct or franchised clubs have also provided England international goalscorers.
79. Some authorities (e.g. englandfootballonline.com) credit Billy Bassett with 7 goals, only counting one in the 3–2 defeat by Scotland on 13 April 1889.
80. There is some dispute about Alexander Morten's date of birth, which is usually cited as 15 November 1831. If Morten is excluded, the oldest player to captain England is Peter Shilton, who was aged 40 years and 292 days when he captained in his final international match against Italy on 7 July 1990.
81. David Beckham's total includes the two yellow cards which led to his red card against Austria in 2005.
82. ^ England lost on penalties
83. Paul Ince's red card meant that players had been sent off in two consecutive England internationals for the first time.
84. David Batty is the only England player to have been sent off on his final international appearance.
85. With this red card, David Beckham became the first player to be sent off twice while playing for England.
86. Robert Green was the first goalkeeper to be sent off while playing for England.
87. Steven Gerrard was the first England player to be sent off at the new Wembley Stadium.
88. England's two largest victories (13–0 away and then 13–2 at home) coincidentally both occurred on 18 February, against Ireland. Five of England's six largest margins of victory occurred away from home. As well as the 13–0 victory, they defeated Austria 11–1 in 1908, Portugal 10–0 in 1947, the United States 10–0 in 1964, and San Marino 10–0 in 2021.
89. World Cup qualifier.
90. Nations League qualifier.
91. The post-war record is 8, achieved on two occasions : 29 March 2003 vs. Liechtenstein – 10 September 2003 vs. Liechtenstein and 8 October 2005 vs. Austria – 15 June 2006 vs. Trinidad & Tobago.
92. These games comprised the qualifying competition for the 2016 European Championship
93. These games included England's participation in the semi-finals and third place play-off of the 2018 World Cup.
94. These games included England's participation in the 1958 World Cup.
95. The post-war record is 19, 19 October 1948 vs. Northern Ireland – 15 November 1950 vs. Wales. These games included England's participation in the 1950 World Cup.
96. The post-war record is 18, 7 October 1950 vs. Northern Ireland – 18 April 1953 vs. Scotland.
97. The players in question were Frank Moss, George Male, Eddie Hapgood, Wilf Copping, Ray Bowden, Ted Drake and Cliff Bastin
98. Five Manchester United players started: Gary Neville, David Beckham, Nicky Butt, Paul Scholes and Andy Cole. Wes Brown (29 min) and Teddy Sheringham (84 min) came on as substitutes.
99. The players in question were Steven Gerrard, Jordan Henderson, Glen Johnson, Raheem Sterling and Daniel Sturridge, who started the match, and Rickie Lambert who came on as an 87th-minute substitute.
100. Liverpool have achieved this feat of having six players in a squad three times; no other team has achieved this once. Everton provided five players to the 1968 European Championships squad, Tottenham Hotspur provided five players to the 2010 World Cup squad and both Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur provided five players to the 2016 European Championships squad. The Liverpool players in question were: (1980 European Championships) – Ray Clemence, David Johnson, Ray Kennedy, Terry McDermott, Phil Neal and Phil Thompson; (2012 European Championships) – Andy Carroll, Stewart Downing, Steven Gerrard, Jordan Henderson, Glen Johnson and Martin Kelly; (2014 World Cup) – Steven Gerrard, Jordan Henderson, Glen Johnson, Rickie Lambert, Raheem Sterling and Daniel Sturridge
101. Gordon Banks did not concede a goal for 721 minutes during this run, from Jimmy Johnstone's 81st-minute goal for Scotland on 2 April 1966 to Eusébio's 82nd-minute penalty for Portugal in the World Cup semi-final on 26 July 1966. England did concede a goal to Norway during this run but Banks did not play in that match.
102. This record is specific to penalties 'saved' rather than 'not scored'. Two goalkeepers, Harry Hibbs and David Seaman, have faced three penalties from which the opposition failed to score. Each only actually saved one of the penalties faced, however. In both cases, one of the remaining penalties hit the crossbar and the other was sent wide.
103. Scott Parker played for his fifth club, Tottenham Hotspur, in only his seventh international appearance. Uniquely, his first four appearances were with four clubs.
104. Joe Mercer was appointed on a temporary basis between the dismissal of Alf Ramsey and the appointment of Don Revie.
105. Peter Taylor was appointed on a temporary basis between the resignation of Kevin Keegan and the appointment of Sven-Göran Eriksson.
106. Stuart Pearce was appointed on a temporary basis between the resignation of Fabio Capello and the appointment of Roy Hodgson.

General references

Goodwin, C.; Isherwood, G.; Young, P. "England Football Online". Retrieved 8 September 2015.

Naylor, D. "englandstats.com - England International Database". Retrieved 8 September 2015.

"11v11.com - Home of football statistics and history". Association of Football Statisticians. Retrieved 8 September 2013.

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