England national football team records
This article lists various football records in relation to the England national football team. The page is updated where necessary after each England match, and is correct as of 29 March 2016.
Appearances
- Most appearances
- Peter Shilton, 125, 25 November 1970 – 7 July 1990[1]
- Most appearances outfield player
- David Beckham, 115, 1 September 1996 – 14 October 2009
- Other centurions
- Steven Gerrard, 114, 31 May 2000 – 24 June 2014[note 1]
- Wayne Rooney, 109, 12 February 2003 – 17 November 2015[note 2]
- Bobby Moore, 108, 20 May 1962 – 14 November 1973
- Ashley Cole, 107, 28 March 2001 – 5 March 2014
- Bobby Charlton, 106, 19 April 1958 – 14 June 1970
- Frank Lampard, 106, 10 October 1999 – 24 June 2014
- Billy Wright, 105, 28 September 1946 – 28 May 1959
- First player to reach 100 appearances
- Billy Wright, 11 April 1959, 1-0 vs. Scotland
- Fastest to reach 100 appearances
- Bobby Moore, 10 years 271 days, 20 May 1962 – 14 February 1973
- Most consecutive appearances[note 3]
- Billy Wright, 70, 3 October 1951 – 28 May 1959
- Most appearances as a substitute
- Jermain Defoe, 34, 31 March 2004 – 15 November 2013[note 4]
- 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[note 5]
- Carlton Cole, 7, 11 January 2009 – 3 March 2010
- Most appearances without ever playing a complete game[note 6]
- Danny Murphy, 9, 10 November 2001 – 16 November 2003[note 7]
- Most appearances in competitive matches (World Cup, European Championship and qualifiers)[note 8]
- Steven Gerrard, 69, 17 June 2000 – 24 June 2014
- Longest England career
- Stanley Matthews, 22 years 228 days, 29 September 1934 – 15 May 1957
- Shortest England career[note 9]
- Martin Kelly, 2 minutes, 26 May 2012, 1-0 vs. Norway[note 10]
- Most consecutive appearances comprising entire England career
- Roger Byrne, 33, 3 April 1954 – 27 November 1957[note 11]
- Youngest player
- Theo Walcott, 17 years 75 days, 30 May 2006, 3-1 vs. Hungary[note 12]
- Oldest player
- Stanley Matthews, 42 years 103 days, 15 May 1957, 4-1 vs. Denmark
- Oldest debutant[note 13]
- 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[note 14]
- 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[note 15]
- Appearances at three World Cup final tournaments[note 16]
- Tom Finney, 1950, 1954 and 1958
- Billy Wright, 1950, 1954 and 1958
- Bobby Charlton, 1962, 1966 and 1970[note 17]
- Bobby Moore, 1962, 1966 and 1970
- Peter Shilton, 1982, 1986 and 1990
- Bryan Robson, 1982, 1986 and 1990
- Terry Butcher, 1982, 1986 and 1990
- David Beckham, 1998, 2002 and 2006
- Michael Owen, 1998, 2002 and 2006
- Sol Campbell, 1998, 2002 and 2006
- Ashley Cole, 2002, 2006 and 2010
- Steven Gerrard, 2006, 2010 and 2014
- Frank Lampard, 2006, 2010 and 2014
- Wayne Rooney, 2006, 2010 and 2014
- Most non-playing selections for the World Cup finals[note 18]
- Alan Hodgkinson, 2, 1958 and 1962[note 19]
- George Eastham, 2, 1962 and 1966
- Viv Anderson, 2, 1982 and 1986
- Chris Woods, 2, 1986 and 1990
- Nigel Martyn, 2, 1998 and 2002
- Martin Keown, 2, 1998 and 2002
- David James, 2, 2002 and 2006
- 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[note 20]
- Stanley Matthews, 39 years, 145 days, 26 June 1954, 2-4 vs. Uruguay
- Youngest player to feature at the World Cup finals[note 21]
- 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, 5 May 1957, 4-1 vs. Denmark[note 22]
- 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[note 23]
- Last player to debut at the World Cup finals[note 24]
- Allan Clarke, 7 June 1970, 1-0 vs. Czechoslovakia
- Most appearances at the European Championship finals
- Gary Neville, 11, 8 June 1996 – 24 June 2004[note 25]
- Most consecutive appearances at the European Championship finals
- Stuart Pearce, 8, 11 June 1992 – 26 June 1996[note 26]
- Alan Shearer, 8, 8 June 1996 – 20 June 2000[note 27]
- Ashley Cole, 8, 13 June 2004 – 24 June 2012[note 28]
- Steven Gerrard, 8, 13 June 2004 – 24 June 2012[note 29]
- Most appearances without ever playing at the European Championship finals[note 30]
- Rio Ferdinand, 81, 15 November 1997 – 4 June 2011[note 31]
- Appearances at three European Championship final tournaments[note 32]
- Tony Adams, 1988, 1996 and 2000[note 33]
- Alan Shearer, 1992, 1996 and 2000
- Gary Neville, 1996, 2000 and 2004
- Sol Campbell, 1996, 2000 and 2004
- Steven Gerrard, 2000, 2004 and 2012
- Most non-playing selections for the European Championship finals[note 34]
- Tony Dorigo, 2, 1988 and 1992
- Ian Walker, 2, 1996 and 2004
- 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
- Wayne Rooney, 18 years, 232 days, 13 June 2004, 1-2 vs. France
- 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
- First player to debut at the European Championship finals[note 35]
- Tommy Wright, 8 June 1968, 0-1 vs. Yugoslavia
- Most appearances on aggregate at the World Cup and European Championship finals[note 36]
- Ashley Cole, 22, 2 June 2002 – 24 June 2012
- Most appearances without ever playing at the World Cup finals or the European Championship finals
- Emlyn Hughes, 62, 5 November 1969 – 24 May 1980[note 37]
- Fewest appearances while still playing at the World Cup finals and European Championship finals
- Tommy Wright, 11, 8 June 1968 – 7 June 1970[note 38]
- Most appearances without ever being in a World Cup or European Championship finals squad
- Mick Channon, 46, 11 October 1972 – 7 September 1977[note 39]
- Most appearances without featuring in a competitive match[note 40]
- George Eastham, 19, 8 May 1963 – 3 July 1966[note 41]
- Most Home International (British Championship) appearances[note 42]
- Billy Wright, 38, 28 September 1946 – 11 April 1959
- Most appearances without ever playing on a losing team[note 43]
- David Rocastle, 14, 14 September 1988 – 17 May 1992
- Most appearances without ever playing on a winning team[note 44]
- 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
- Wayne Rooney, 33, 13 October 2007 – 17 November 2015[note 2][note 45]
- 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[note 46]
- Glenn Hoddle, 5, Azteca Stadium, Mexico City, 6 June 1985 – 22 June 1986
- Kenny Sansom, 5, Azteca Stadium, Mexico City, 6 June 1985 – 22 June 1986
- Most consecutive years of appearances[note 47]
- David Seaman, 15, 1988 to 2002 inclusive
- Rio Ferdinand, 15, 1997 to 2011 inclusive
- Most appearances in a single calendar year[note 48]
- Jack Charlton, 16, 1966
- Longest wait between appearances
- Ian Callaghan, 11 years 49 days, 20 July 1966, 2-0 vs. France – 7 September 1977, 0-0 vs. Switzerland[note 49]
- Most tournaments appeared in consecutively[note 50]
- Sol Campbell, 6, 1996 European Championships – 2006 World Cup
- Appearances in three separate decades
- Sam Hardy, 1900s, 1910s, 1920s
- 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, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s
- David Seaman, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s
- Wes Brown, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s
- Jamie Carragher, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s
- Rio Ferdinand, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s
- Emile Heskey, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s
- David James, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s
- Frank Lampard, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s
- First player to make tournament appearances in three separate decades
- Tony Adams, 1988 European Championships; 1996 European Championships and 1998 World Cup; 2000 European Championships[note 51]
- Most appearances on aggregate by a set of brothers
- Gary and Philip Neville, 144, 1995 – 2007[note 52]
- Most appearances in the same team by a set of brothers
- Gary and Philip Neville, 31, 23 May 1996 – 7 February 2007
- Most consecutive appearances by an unchanged team[note 53]
- 6, 23 July 1966 – 16 November 1966
- Appearances under most different managers[note 54]
- Gareth Barry, 8, 31 May 2000 – 26 May 2012[note 55]
- First appearance by a player who had never played for an English club[note 56]
- 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
- Wilfried Zaha, 14 November 2012, 2-4 vs. Sweden[note 57]
- Most appearances by a player from outside the top division of a country[note 58]
- Johnny Haynes, 32, 2 October 1954 – 28 May 1959
- Most appearances by a player from outside the top two divisions[note 59]
- Reg Matthews, 5, 14 April 1956 – 6 October 1956[note 60]
- Most appearances by a player from outside the English League system
- David Beckham, 55, 20 August 2003 – 14 October 2009[note 61]
- Club providing the most England internationals in total
- Tottenham Hotspur, 75 (as of 26 March 2016)[note 62]
- Most appearances per English club[note 63]
- Most appearances with non-English clubs[note 71]
- England starting XI based on appearances
Goals
- First goal
- William Kenyon-Slaney, 8 March 1873, 4-2 vs. Scotland
- Most goals[note 85]
- Wayne Rooney, 51, 6 September 2003 – 17 November 2015[note 2]
- Most goals in competitive matches (World Cup, European Championship and qualifiers)
- Wayne Rooney, 36, 6 September 2003 – 8 September 2015[note 2][note 86]
- Most goals in a match[note 87]
- Howard Vaughton, Steve Bloomer, Willie Hall and Malcolm Macdonald, all 5[note 88]
- Four goals or more in a single match on the greatest number of occasions[note 89]
- Steve Bloomer, Vivian Woodward, Tommy Lawton, Jimmy Greaves and Gary Lineker, twice each
- Three goals or more in a single match on the greatest number of occasions[note 90]
- Jimmy Greaves, six times
- Scoring in most consecutive internationals[note 91]
- Tinsley Lindley, 6, 5 February 1887 – 7 April 1888
- Jimmy Windridge, 6, 16 March 1908 – 13 June 1908
- Tommy Lawton, 6, 22 October 1938 – 13 May 1939
- Scoring in most consecutive appearances[note 92]
- Steve Bloomer, 10, 9 March 1895 – 20 March 1899[note 93]
- Most goals on debut[note 94]
- Howard Vaughton, 5, 18 February 1882, 13-0 vs. Ireland
- Most goals in a single World Cup tournament
- Gary Lineker, 6, 1986 World Cup
- Most goals in total at World Cup tournaments
- Gary Lineker, 10, 11 June 1986 – 4 July 1990
- Most goals in a single World Cup qualifying campaign
- Wayne Rooney, 9, 2010 World Cup qualifying, 2008–09
- Most goals in a single World Cup finals match[note 95]
- Geoff Hurst, 3, 30 July 1966, 4-2 vs. West Germany
- Gary Lineker, 3, 11 June 1986, 3-0 vs. Poland
- Most goals in a single 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
- 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. USSR
- 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 single 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
- Most goals in a single European Championship qualifying campaign
- Kevin Keegan, 7, 1980 European Championship qualifying, 1978–80
- Most goals in a single 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
- Wayne Rooney, 2, 21 June 2004, 4-2 vs. Croatia
- Most goals in a single 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. USSR
- 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
- Dave Watson, 33 years, 48 days, 22 November 1979, 2-0 vs. Bulgaria
- Youngest goalscorer in a European Championship qualifying match
- Wayne Rooney, 17 years, 317 days, 6 September 2003, 2-1 vs. Macedonia
- Most Home International (British Championship) goals
- Steve Bloomer, 28, 9 March 1895 – 6 April 1907[note 96]
- Most goals in a single calendar year[note 97]
- George Hilsdon, 12, 1908
- Dixie Dean, 12, 1927
- Most goals in an English season[note 98]
- Jimmy Greaves, 13, 1960-61
- Most goals against a single opponent[note 99]
- Steve Bloomer, 12 vs. Wales, 16 March 1896 – 18 March 1901
- Most goals against a single non-British opponent[note 100]
- Vivian Woodward, 8 vs. Austria, 6 June 1908 – 1 June 1909
- Most goals scored from penalties[note 101]
- Frank Lampard, 9, 8 October 2005 – 11 September 2012
- Most penalty goals scored in a match
- Tom Finney, 2, 14 May 1950, 5-2 vs. Portugal[note 102]
- Geoff Hurst, 2, 13 March 1969, 5-0 vs. France[note 103]
- Gary Lineker, 2, 1 July 1990, 3-2 vs. Cameroon[note 104]
- Most goals in penalty shoot-outs[note 105][note 106]
- Michael Owen, David Platt and Alan Shearer, 3
- Most goals scored by a defender
- Jack Charlton, 6, 10 April 1965 – 10 December 1969
- John Terry, 6, 3 June 2003 – 1 April 2009
- 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 kickoff
- 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
- Michael Owen, 2 minutes 24 seconds, 24 June 2004, 2-2 vs. Portugal[note 107]
- Fastest goal by a substitute
- Teddy Sheringham, 15 seconds, 6 October 2001, 2-2 vs. Greece, 2002 World Cup qualifier
- First player to score hat-trick
- Digger Brown or Howard Vaughton, 18 February 1882, 13-0 vs. Ireland[note 108]
- Oldest player to score hat-trick
- Gary Lineker, 30 years, 194 days, 12 June 1991, 4-2 vs. Malaysia
- Youngest player to score 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 different goalscorers in one match
- 7, 15 December 1982, 9-0 vs. Luxembourg[note 109]
- 7, 22 March 2013, 8-0 vs. San Marino[note 110]
- Goals in three separate decades[note 111]
- 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
- Longest wait 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[note 112]
- 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[note 113]
- 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[note 114]
- Vivian Woodward, 29, 14 February 1903 – 3 March 1911
- Most goals by a player from outside the top two divisions[note 115]
- Tommy Lawton, Joe Payne and Peter Taylor, all 2[note 116]
- Most goals by a player from outside the English League system
- David Platt, 19, 17 May 1992 – 8 June 1995[note 117]
- Most goals per English club[note 118]
- Most goals with non-English clubs[note 121]
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[note 124]
- Alexander Morten, 41 years 113 days, 8 March 1873, 4-2 vs. Scotland
Discipline
- Most yellow cards
- David Beckham, 17[note 125]
- Most red cards
- David Beckham, 2
- Wayne Rooney, 2
- List of all England players sent off
| Player |
Date |
Against |
Location |
Result |
Type of Game |
| Alan Mullery[note 126] |
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[note 127] |
12 June 1977 |
Argentina |
Buenos Aires |
1 - 1 |
Friendly |
| Ray Wilkins |
6 June 1986 |
Morocco |
Estadio Tecnológico, Monterrey |
0 - 0 |
1986 FIFA World Cup |
| David Beckham |
30 June 1998 |
Argentina |
Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Étienne |
2 - 2[note 128] |
1998 World Cup |
| Paul Ince[note 129] |
5 September 1998 |
Sweden |
Råsunda Stadium, Solna Municipality |
1 - 2 |
2000 European Championship Qualifier |
| Paul Scholes |
5 June 1999 |
Sweden |
Wembley Stadium, London |
0 - 0 |
2000 European Championship Qualifier |
| David Batty[note 130] |
8 September 1999 |
Poland |
Wembley Stadium, London |
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[note 131] |
8 October 2005 |
Austria |
Old Trafford, Manchester |
1 - 0 |
2006 World Cup Qualifier |
| Wayne Rooney |
1 July 2006 |
Portugal |
Veltins-Arena, Gelsenkirchen |
0 - 0[note 132] |
2006 World Cup |
| Robert Green[note 133] |
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[note 134] |
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 |
|
Team records
- Biggest victory[note 135]
- 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
- Biggest home defeat
- 1-6 vs. Scotland, 12 March 1881
- Biggest victory at the World Cup finals
- 3-0 vs. Poland, 11 June 1986
- 3-0 vs. Paraguay, 18 June 1986
- 3-0 vs. Denmark, 15 June 2002
- Heaviest defeat at the World Cup finals
- 1-4 vs. Germany, 27 June 2010
- Biggest victory at the European Championship finals
- 4-1 vs. Netherlands, 18 June 1996
- 3-0 vs. Switzerland, 17 June 2004
- Heaviest defeat at the European Championship finals
- 1-3 vs. Netherlands, 15 June 1988
- 1-3 vs. USSR, 18 June 1988
- Biggest victory in a competitive international (World Cup, European Championship and qualifiers)
- 9-0 vs. Luxembourg, 19 October 1960[note 136]
- 9-0 vs. Luxembourg, 15 December 1982[note 137]
- Heaviest defeat in a competitive international (World Cup, European Championship and qualifiers)
- 2-5 vs. France, 27 February 1963[note 137]
- 1-4 vs. Germany, 27 June 2010[note 138]
- 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
- Most consecutive victories[note 139]
- 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[note 140]
- Most consecutive matches without defeat[note 141]
- 20, 15 March 1890 vs. Wales – 16 March 1896 vs. Wales
- Most consecutive defeats
- 3, Achieved on six occasions, most recently 12 June 1988 vs. Republic of Ireland – 18 June 1988 vs. USSR[note 142]
- Most consecutive matches without victory
- 7, 11 May 1958 vs. Yugoslavia – 4 October 1958 vs. Northern Ireland[note 143]
- 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[note 144]
- 21, 16 May 1936 vs. Austria – 15 April 1939 vs. Scotland
- Most consecutive matches scoring[note 145]
- 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[note 146]
- 6, Achieved on four occasions, most recently 25 June 2006 vs. Ecuador – 7 October 2006 vs. Macedonia
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
- Non-English club providing the most England internationals in total[note 147]
- Rangers, 7 (as of 12 August 2009)
- Club providing the most players in a single match
- Starting XI - Arsenal, 7, 14 November 1934 vs. Italy[note 148]
- Including substitutes - Manchester United, 7, 28 March 2001 vs. Albania[note 149]
- Major tournament - Liverpool, 6, 19 June 2014 vs. Uruguay[note 150]
- Club providing the most players in a major tournament squad
- Liverpool, 6, 1980 European Championships, 2012 European Championships, 2014 World Cup (3 separate occasions)[note 151]
- Most appearances on aggregate from one club's players[note 152]
- Manchester United, 1208 (as of 29 March 2016)
- Most goals on aggregate from one club's players[note 153]
- Manchester United, 222 (as of 17 November 2015)
- 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[note 154]
- Most penalty saves[note 155]
- 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
- David Seaman, 2, from Miguel Angel Nadal of Spain, 22 June 1996 and from Hernán Crespo of Argentina, 30 June 1998
- Most penalty misses[note 156]
- Ernest Needham, Roger Byrne, Francis Lee, David Beckham and Frank Lampard, all 2
- Father and son both capped
- George Eastham, Sr., (1 cap, 1935) and George Eastham (19 caps, 1963 – 66)
- Brian Clough (2 caps, 1959) and Nigel Clough (14 caps, 1989 – 93)
- Frank Lampard, Sr. (2 caps, 1972 – 80) and Frank Lampard (106 caps, 1999 – 2014)
- Ian Wright (33 caps, 1991 – 98) and Shaun Wright-Phillips[note 157] (36 caps, 2004 – )
- Mark Chamberlain (8 caps, 1982 – 84) and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain[note 158] (24 caps, 2012 – )
- Grandfather and grandson both capped
- Bill Jones, (2 caps, 1950) and Rob Jones (8 caps, 1992 – 95)
- 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[note 159]
- 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[note 160]
- 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[note 161]
- Stuart Pearce, 78 appearances as a player, 1987 – 1999, 1 match as manager, 2012[note 162]
References
Notes
- ↑ All of Steven Gerrard's appearances were made while playing for Liverpool and he holds the record for most appearances with one club.
- 1 2 3 4 Wayne Rooney remains an active international, and this record may extend as a consequence.
- ↑ 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 Dave Watson.
- ↑ Jermain Defoe remains an active England international, and this record may extend as a consequence. He has made an additional 21 appearances as a starter and has himself been substituted in all except two of them.
- ↑ Carlton Cole remains eligible for international callup, and may extend or relinquish this record as a consequence. If Cole ultimately starts a match, the record would revert to Ugo Ehiogu who played 4 times as a substitute without starting a match.
- ↑ Jermain Defoe did not play a complete 90 minutes until his 51st appearance for England.
- ↑ Eight of Danny Murphy's appearances were as a substitute. In his only start, he was substituted at half-time.
- ↑ If Home International appearances are included as 'competitive', Peter Shilton holds the record with 71 appearances (53 World Cup, European Championship and qualifiers, and 18 Home Internationals).
- ↑ Of players who are no longer active internationals, the shortest career is 6 minutes, by Peter Ward, whose only appearance was as an 85th minute 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.
- ↑ Martin Kelly remains an active international and may relinquish this record as a consequence.
- ↑ Roger Byrne was killed in the Munich Air Disaster in February 1958.
- ↑ Theo Walcott made his England debut before he had made his debut for Arsenal, who had signed him four months earlier from Southampton but chosen to introduce him to the top-flight game on a gradual basis.
- ↑ 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.).
- ↑ 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. Five other players, Billy Wright, Bobby Charlton, Bobby Moore, Steven Gerrard and Ashley Cole, have also played in every England match at three (consecutive) World Cups, Wright appearing in 10 matches, Gerrard 12, and the remaining players each appearing in 14.
- ↑ Dave Watson won his 65th England cap in the penultimate warm-up game before the 1982 World Cup but was then left out of the final squad, and was not recalled afterwards.
- ↑ David Seaman was in the squads at three World Cup tournaments, but only made appearances at the latter two. He was sent home from his first tournament with an injury before the competition began. Rio Ferdinand was in the squads at four World Cup tournaments, but only made appearances at the middle two and was replaced after suffering a pre-tournament injury at the fourth. Joe Cole was in the squad at three World Cup tournaments but only made appearances at the latter two.
- ↑ Bobby Charlton was also in the squad for the 1958 World Cup but did not make an appearance. He remains the only England player selected for four World Cup squads
- ↑ Of these players, only David James played in a World Cup finals match at any other tournament, when he featured at the 2010 competition. All bar Alan Hodgkinson and George Eastham featured at some stage at the European Championship finals. Hodgkinson and Eastham's international careers were over by the time England had qualified for their first tournament in 1968. Viv Anderson and Nigel Martyn were also selected to a European Championship finals squad without playing.
- ↑ Alan Hodgkinson was a non-travelling reserve in 1958. However, FIFA's official World Cup records include him in the squad.
- ↑ This is significant as it is rare for an outfield player of such age to be selected for a World Cup finals squad. The closest any player has coming to matching Stanley Matthews' record of more than 50 years' standing is Teddy Sheringham, who was 36 when he appeared at the 2002 World Cup.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ This was Stanley Matthews' last international match, and therefore the oldest anyone has appeared for England.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Gary Neville only missed one European Championship finals match during his entire career, due to suspension.
- ↑ Stuart Pearce missed both the 1988 and 2000 European Championship finals through injury.
- ↑ Alan Shearer also played one match in the 1992 finals, but then missed the next one at the same tournament.
- ↑ England did not qualify for the 2008 European Championships. Ashley Cole did not miss a European Championship finals match over his entire career.
- ↑ England did not qualify for the 2008 European Championships. Steven Gerrard also played one match in the 2000 finals, but then missed the next one at the same tournament.
- ↑ Billy Wright made 105 appearances for England, but all prior to the founding of the European Championships.
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Philip 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Tommy Wright's achievement has yet to be equalled. 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.
- ↑ Ashley Cole did not miss a tournament game for which he was available from his debut to his retirement from international soccer.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ England did not qualify for the final stages of three tournaments during Mick Channon's five-year international career.
- ↑ '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. 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.
- ↑ George Eastham was selected for the squads for both the 1962 and 1966 FIFA 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
- ↑ 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).
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ The record for most appearances before playing on a winning team is held by Steve McMahon who appeared in 8 internationals before featuring in a victory over Yugoslavia on 13 December 1989.
- ↑ Wayne Rooney's international career was already over four years old when England played their first international match at the new Wembley Stadium
- ↑ Glenn Hoddle and Kenny Sansom played in the same 5 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 FIFA 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 Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro 13 May 1959 – 12 June 1969 and v Spain at the Bernabéu Stadium, Madrid 15 May 1960 – 8 May 1968.)
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ England played 17 matches in 1966; in no other year have they played more than 15. Gary Lineker and Des Walker appeared in all 15 of England's internationals in 1990.
- ↑ England played 108 internationals between these two appearances, Ian Callaghan's second and third caps. This is also a record.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Tony Adams holds this record exclusively.
- ↑ Gary Neville made 85 and Philip Neville 59 of their collective 144 appearances.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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-Goran Eriksson.
- ↑ 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-Goran Eriksson, 8 times under Steve McClaren, 35 times under Fabio Capello and once to date under Roy Hodgson. Barry remains an active England international and this record may extend as a consequence.
- ↑ Only Owen Hargreaves has since matched this achievement. Baker eventually played for an English club only after his international career had begun. Hargreaves also did so in the autumn of 2007 following his transfer to Manchester United.
- ↑ Wilfried Zaha was playing for Crystal Palace in the second tier of English football at the time of this appearance.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Between the introduction of the Second Division in 1894 and the introduction of the four division system in 1921 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.
- ↑ Reg Matthews, a goalkeeper, played for Coventry City in the Third Division (South). These five appearances comprised his entire England career.
- ↑ David Beckham's caps were as follows – 36 with Real Madrid, 14 with L.A. Galaxy and 5 while on loan from L.A. Galaxy to Milan.
- ↑ Vivian Woodward was Tottenham Hotspur's first England player in 1903, and the 75th was Danny Rose in 2016.
- ↑ 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.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Peter Shilton (Derby County and Southampton) and Gordon Banks (Leicester City and Stoke City) are the only players to hold the record for England appearances with two different English clubs outright. Kenny Sansom holds one outright at Arsenal, and one jointly at Crystal Palace.
- 1 2 Terry Butcher (Ipswich Town and Rangers) and Dave Watson (Sunderland and Werder Bremen) are the only players to hold the record for England appearances with both an English and a non-English club.
- ↑ Leyton Orient was known as Clapton Orient during the period when their two players were capped by England.
- ↑ Joe Hart remains an active international, and this record may extend as a consequence.
- ↑ The Dave Watson who made the most appearances for England while playing for Norwich City and the Dave Watson who made the most appearances while playing for Sunderland and Werder Bremen are two different players.
- ↑ This is the Dave Watson who also holds Werder Bremen's record for England appearances, not the player of the same name at Norwich City. Terry Butcher and Dave Watson both hold the record for England appearances with one English club (Ipswich Town and Sunderland respectively) and one non-English club.
- ↑ While Jermain Defoe remains an active international, he no longer plays for Tottenham Hotspur. His career with them was in two separate spells; he played six internationals while with Portsmouth in the middle of his career.
- ↑ These are all of the non-English clubs which have supplied England international players.
- 1 2 3 4 David Platt (Bari and Juventus) and David Beckham (Real Madrid and L.A. Galaxy) are the only two players to hold an appearances record for England with two different non-English clubs.
- ↑ Owen Hargreaves is also England's most capped player with one single non-English club.
- ↑ While Scott Carson remains eligible for international callup, he no longer plays for Bursaspor.
- ↑ Cardiff City is a Welsh club operating within the English league system.
- ↑ While Jay Bothroyd remains eligible for international callup, he no longer plays for Cardiff City.
- ↑ While Fraser Forster remains an active international, he no longer plays for Celtic.
- ↑ Kevin Keegan's first appearance after joining Hamburger SV was also the first by any player representing a non-British side.
- ↑ Joe Baker's first appearance was the first by any player who had never represented an English club.
- ↑ This record does not include 5 caps attained while David Beckham was on loan from L.A. Galaxy to Milan.
- ↑ Swansea City is a Welsh club operating within the English league system.
- ↑ While Jonjo Shelvey remains an active international, he no longer plays for Swansea City.
- ↑ This is the Dave Watson who also holds Sunderland's record for England appearances, not the player of the same name at Norwich City. Terry Butcher and Dave Watson both hold the record for England appearances with one English club (Ipswich Town and Sunderland respectively) and one non-English club.
- ↑ Still available for selection.
- ↑ 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 http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/woodward-intl.html
- ↑ Wayne Rooney's first goal in competitive football for England was against Macedonia in a qualifier for the 2004 European Championships and his 36th was against Switzerland in a qualifier for the 2016 European Championships.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Of these players, only Malcolm Macdonald scored 5 in a competitive match, a European Championship qualifier against Cyprus.
- ↑ None of these players scored 4 times in a competitive match. Other than Malcolm MacDonald, only Jack Rowley, David Platt and Ian Wright 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.
- ↑ Only one of Jimmy Greaves' hat-tricks came in a competitive match. Gary Lineker holds the record for most competitive hat-tricks, with three. 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.
- ↑ This record is for scoring in consecutive England international games. The post-war record is 5, shared by Jimmy Greaves, Tommy Lawton, Nat Lofthouse, Wayne Rooney and Bobby Smith.
- ↑ This record is for scoring in consecutive appearances by the player for England. George Camsell played 9 internationals between 9 May 1929 and 9 May 1936 and scored in all of them. The post-war record is 5, shared by Tom Finney, Jimmy Greaves, Frank Lampard, Tommy Lawton, Nat Lofthouse, Paul Mariner, Wayne Rooney (twice) and Bobby Smith.
- ↑ Steve Bloomer scored 19 goals in these 10 games, and scored in three of his next four appearances.
- ↑ The post-war record is 4, 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.
- ↑ Gary Lineker's hat-trick came in regulation time, whereas two of Geoff Hurst's trio came in a 30-minute period of extra-time. Lineker therefore is the only player to score a World Cup finals hat-trick during a regular 90 minute period.
- ↑ All of Steve Bloomer's international appearances and goals were in the Home International Championships.
- ↑ The post-war record is held by Peter Crouch who scored 11 goals in 2006. Vivian Woodward scored 21 goals in the calendar years 1908 and 1909.
- ↑ To ensure tournament matches in July are included in the leading season, a season is assumed to run from 1 August to 31 July of the next year.
- ↑ The post-war record is held by Jimmy Greaves who scored 10 goals against Northern Ireland between 1960 and 1964.
- ↑ 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).
- ↑ Frank Lampard's successful kicks in penalty shoot-outs do not count. He took eleven penalties (also a record), missing two. Of players who never missed a penalty for England, the top-scorers are Ron Flowers and Wayne Rooney who converted all 6 of their attempts. Rooney remains an active international, and this record may extend or change as a consequence.
- ↑ Tom Finney scored two other goals in this match.
- ↑ Geoff Hurst scored a penalty in each of his subsequent two internationals. His overall total of four penalties were scored in 59 days.
- ↑ Gary Lineker's brace were the only ones scored in a competitive match, the World Cup quarter final. His second penalty was the only one earned or converted during extra-time.
- ↑ Goals scored in penalty shoot-outs do not count on a player's overall scoring tally.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ This game ended in defeat for England after a penalty shoot-out.
- ↑ Digger Brown scored 4 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Dietmar Hamann was the last player to score at the old Wembley when Germany defeated England 1-0 later in 2000.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Between the introduction of the Second Division in 1894 and the introduction of the four division system in 1921 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ David Platt's goals were as follows – 4 while with Bari, 9 while with Juventus and 6 while with Sampdoria.
- ↑ 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.
- 1 2 Michael Owen is the only player to hold this record with an English club (Liverpool) and a non-English club (Real Madrid, jointly with David Beckham). No player holds the record with multiple English clubs.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ These are all of the non-English clubs which have supplied England international goalscorers.
- 1 2 3 David Platt uniquely holds this record with three non-English clubs, Bari, Juventus and Sampdoria.
- ↑ Kevin Keegan's first goal after joining Hamburger SV was also the first by any player representing a non-British side.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Until the introduction of the red and yellow card system in 1970, records of players being booked are sketchy and unreliable. David Beckham's total does not include the two yellow cards which led to his red card against Austria in 2005.
- ↑ Alan Mullery was the first England player to be sent off, and also the first and remains the only player to be sent off in the European Championship finals.
- ↑ Trevor Cherry was the first player to be sent off in a friendly international.
- ↑ England lost on penalties
- ↑ Paul Ince's red card meant that players had been sent off in two consecutive England internationals for the first time.
- ↑ David Batty was the first and only England player to be sent off on his final international appearance.
- ↑ With this red card, David Beckham became the first player to be sent off twice while playing for England.
- ↑ England lost on penalties
- ↑ Robert Green was the first goalkeeper to be sent off while playing for England.
- ↑ Steven Gerrard was the first England player to be sent off at the new Wembley Stadium.
- ↑ England's two largest victories (13-0 away and 13-2 at home) coincidentally both occurred on 18 February, against Ireland. Four of England's five 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 and The USA 10-0 in 1964.
- ↑ World Cup qualifier.
- 1 2 European Championship qualifier.
- ↑ World Cup Finals Round of 16.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ These games comprised the qualifying competition for the 2016 European Championship
- ↑ The post-war record is 19, 10 November 1965 vs. Northern Ireland – 16 November 1966 vs. Wales. These games included England's 1966 World Cup victory.
- ↑ These games occurred in the group stages of the 1988 European Championship.
- ↑ These games included England's participation in the 1958 World Cup.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ The post-war record is 18, 7 October 1950 vs. Northern Ireland – 18 April 1953 vs. Scotland.
- ↑ England were defeated in a penalty shoot-out to Portugal in the second of these games, the 2006 World Cup Quarter-final. The previous occasion was 30 March 1983 vs. Greece – 15 June 1983 vs. Australia.
- ↑ The players in question were Terry Butcher, Chris Woods, Gary Stevens, Trevor Steven, Mark Walters, Mark Hateley and Paul Gascoigne. Butcher was Rangers' first England player in 1986, and the seventh was Gascoigne in 1995. No player from Rangers has been called up to an England squad since Gascoigne's departure in 1997.
- ↑ The players in question were Frank Moss, George Male, Eddie Hapgood, Wilf Copping, Ray Bowden, Ted Drake and Cliff Bastin
- ↑ Five Manchester United players started: Gary Neville, David Beckham, Nicky Butt, Paul Scholes and Andrew Cole. Wes Brown (29 min) and Teddy Sheringham (84 min) came on as substitutes.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Liverpool have achieved this feat of having six players in a squad three times; no other team has achieved this even once. Everton provided five players to the 1968 European Championships squad and Tottenham Hotspur provided five players to the 2010 World Cup 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
- ↑ Manchester United's total remains over 100 ahead of second-placed Liverpool as England games continue, although they have used fewer players (65 vs. 70 as of March 2016). This can be attributed to the 106 caps won by Bobby Charlton, the 91 won by Wayne Rooney as a Manchester United player and the 85 won by Gary Neville, whereas only Steven Gerrard won a similar number of caps while playing for Liverpool. Charlie Roberts made the first England appearance by a Manchester United player in 1905, and the 1208th was made by Chris Smalling on 29 March 2016. The total does not include 2 England appearances by Kieran Richardson in 2005 while on loan at West Bromwich Albion, one appearance by Ben Foster in 2007 while on loan at Watford or one appearance by Danny Welbeck in 2011 while on loan at Sunderland.
- ↑ England's most prolific goalscorer, Wayne Rooney, has scored a sizeable number of his England goals while a Manchester United player, while the second most prolific goalscorer, Bobby Charlton, scored all of his England goals while at the club. George Wall scored the first England goal by a Manchester United player in 1909, and the 222nd was scored by Wayne Rooney on 17 November 2015.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Of these five players, only David Beckham missed his kicks in competitive internationals - a European Championship qualifier and a group match at a European Championship finals. Ernest Needham, Roger Byrne, Francis Lee and Frank Lampard's kicks were not in tournament or qualifying matches, although both of Needham's and one of Lee's occurred in Home International matches. This statistic does not include misses in penalty shoot-outs, as they do not go on a player's overall record. For that, Beckham and Lampard have also missed a kick in a shoot-out, though no player has ever missed in more than one shoot-out. In total, England have missed twelve shoot-out penalties, taken by twelve different players, in competitive internationals. These have been, in sequence, Stuart Pearce, Chris Waddle (1990 World Cup v West Germany), Gareth Southgate (1996 European Championship v Germany), Paul Ince, David Batty (1998 World Cup v Argentina), David Beckham, Darius Vassell (2004 European Championship v Portugal), Frank Lampard, Steven Gerrard, Jamie Carragher (2006 World Cup v Portugal), Ashley Young, Ashley Cole (2012 European Championship v Italy). In addition, Robert Lee and Les Ferdinand missed shoot-out penalties in the minor 1998 King Hassan II International Cup Tournament v Belgium.
- ↑ Shaun Wright-Phillips remains an active international, and this record may extend as a consequence.
- ↑ Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain remains an active international, and this record may extend as a consequence.
- ↑ Scott Parker played for his fifth club, Tottenham Hotspur, in only his seventh international appearance. Uniquely, his first four appearances were with four different clubs. He now plays for another club and remains an active international, and therefore could claim this record outright as a consequence.
- ↑ Joe Mercer was appointed on a temporary basis between the dismissal of Alf Ramsey and the appointment of Don Revie.
- ↑ Peter Taylor was appointed on a temporary basis between the resignation of Kevin Keegan and the appointment of Sven-Göran Eriksson.
- ↑ Stuart Pearce was appointed on a temporary basis between the resignation of Fabio Capello and the appointment of Roy Hodgson.
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Naylor, D. "englandstats.com - England International Database". Retrieved 8 September 2015.
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