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England national football team records and statistics
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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 UEFA Euro 2020, they reached the final of the competition for the first time, finishing as runners-up. England have also reached the semi-final of the competition 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 62 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
Major
- FIFA World Cup
- Champions: 1966
- UEFA Nations League Finals
- 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
Minor
Awards
Individual records
Player records
Appearances
- Most appearances[11]
| Rank | Player | Caps | Goals | Position | Career |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peter Shilton | 125[note 1] | 0 | GK | 1970–1990 |
| 2 | Wayne Rooney | 120 | 53 | FW | 2003–2018 |
| 3 | David Beckham | 115 | 17 | MF | 1996–2009 |
| 4 | Steven Gerrard | 114[note 2] | 21 | MF | 2000–2014 |
| 5 | Bobby Moore | 108 | 2 | DF | 1962–1973 |
| 6 | Ashley Cole | 107 | 0 | DF | 2001–2014 |
| 7 | Bobby Charlton | 106 | 49 | MF | 1958–1970 |
| Frank Lampard | 106 | 29 | MF | 1999–2014 | |
| 9 | Billy Wright | 105 | 3 | DF | 1946–1959 |
| 10 | Harry Kane | 91 | 63 | FW | 2015–2024 |
- First player to reach 100 appearances
- Billy Wright, 11 April 1959, 1–0 vs. Scotland[12]
- Fastest to reach 100 appearances
- Bobby Moore, 10 years 271 days, 20 May 1962 – 14 February 1973[citation needed]
- Most consecutive appearances[note 3]
- Billy Wright, 70, 3 October 1951 – 28 May 1959[13][14]
- Most appearances as a substitute
- Jermain Defoe, 35, 31 March 2004 – 22 June 2017[15][note 4]
- Most consecutive appearances as a substitute
- Owen Hargreaves, 14, 1 June 2004 – 10 June 2006[16]
- Most appearances as a substitute without ever starting a game
- Carlton Cole, 7, 11 January 2009 – 3 March 2010[15][16]
- 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, 75, 27 March 2015 – 20 November 2023[17]
- Longest England career
- Stanley Matthews, 22 years 228 days, 29 September 1934 – 15 May 1957[18]
- Shortest England career[note 5]
- Nathaniel Chalobah, <1 minute, 15 October 2018, 3–2 vs. Spain[19]
- Martin Kelly, 2 minutes, 26 May 2012, 1–0 vs. Norway[19]
- Most consecutive appearances comprising entire England career
- Roger Byrne, 33, 3 April 1954 – 27 November 1957[citation needed]
- Youngest player
- Theo Walcott, 17 years 75 days, 30 May 2006, 3–1 vs. Hungary[15][20]
- Oldest player
- Stanley Matthews, 42 years 103 days, 15 May 1957, 4–1 vs. Denmark[15][18]
- Oldest debutant[note 6][21]
- Alexander Morten, 41 years 113 days, 8 March 1873, 4–2 vs. Scotland[21][22]
- Oldest outfield debutant
- Leslie Compton, 38 years 64 days, 15 November 1950, 4–2 vs. Wales[21][22]
- Most appearances at the World Cup finals[note 7]
- Peter Shilton, 17, 16 June 1982 – 7 July 1990[23]
- Most appearances without ever playing at the World Cup finals
- Dave Watson, 65, 3 April 1974 – 2 June 1982[citation needed]
- Appearances at three World Cup final tournaments[note 8][24]
- Tom Finney and Billy Wright, 1950, 1954 and 1958[24]
- Bobby Charlton[note 9][24] and Bobby Moore, 1962, 1966 and 1970[24]
- Terry Butcher, Bryan Robson and Peter Shilton, 1982, 1986 and 1990[24]
- David Beckham, Michael Owen and Sol Campbell, 1998, 2002 and 2006[24]
- Ashley Cole, 2002, 2006 and 2010[24]
- Steven Gerrard,[note 10] Frank Lampard and Wayne Rooney, 2006, 2010 and 2014[24]
- Jordan Henderson and Raheem Sterling, 2014, 2018 and 2022[24]
- Most non-playing selections for the World Cup finals[note 11]
- Alan Hodgkinson, 2, 1958 and 1962[25][note 12]
- George Eastham, 2, 1962 and 1966[25]
- Viv Anderson, 2, 1982 and 1986[25]
- Chris Woods, 2, 1986 and 1990[25]
- Martin Keown and Nigel Martyn, 2, 1998 and 2002[25]
- David James, 2, 2002 and 2006[citation needed]
- Nick Pope, 2, 2018 and 2022[25]
- Oldest player to feature at the World Cup finals
- Peter Shilton, 40 years, 292 days, 7 July 1990, 1–2 vs. Italy[26]
- Oldest outfield player to feature at the World Cup finals
- Stanley Matthews, 39 years, 145 days, 26 June 1954, 2–4 vs. Uruguay[27][28]
- Youngest player to feature at the World Cup finals[note 13]
- Michael Owen, 18 years, 183 days, 15 June 1998, 2–0 vs. Tunisia[29]
- Oldest player to feature in a World Cup qualifying match
- Stanley Matthews, 42 years, 103 days, 15 May 1957, 4–1 vs. Denmark[15][18]
- Youngest player to feature in a World Cup qualifying match
- Wayne Rooney, 18 years, 351 days, 9 October 2004, 2–0 vs. Wales[citation needed]
- First player to debut at the World Cup finals
- Laurie Hughes, 25 June 1950, 2–0 vs. Chile[30][note 14]
- Last player to debut at the World Cup finals[note 15]
- Allan Clarke, 7 June 1970, 1–0 vs. Czechoslovakia[citation needed]
- Most appearances at the European Championship finals
- Gary Neville, 11, 8 June 1996 – 24 June 2004[31][note 16]
- Harry Kane, 11, 11 June 2016 – 11 July 2021[31]
- Most appearances without ever playing at the European Championship finals[note 17]
- Rio Ferdinand, 81, 15 November 1997 – 4 June 2011[citation needed][note 18]
- Appearances at three European Championship final tournaments[note 19]
- Tony Adams, 1988, 1996 and 2000[note 20]
- 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
- Most non-playing selections for the European Championship finals[note 21]
- 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
- Jude Bellingham, 17 years, 349 days, 13 June 2021, 1–0 vs. Croatia[32]
- 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[note 22]
- Tommy Wright, 8 June 1968, 0–1 vs. Yugoslavia
- Most appearances on aggregate at the World Cup and European Championship finals[note 23]
- Ashley Cole, 22, 2 June 2002 – 24 June 2012[15]
- Harry Kane, 22, 11 June 2016 – 10 December 2022
- 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 24]
- 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[note 25]
- Most appearances without ever being in a World Cup or European Championship finals squad
- Mick Channon, 46, 11 October 1972 – 7 September 1977[note 26]
- Most appearances without featuring in a competitive match[note 27]
- George Eastham, 19, 8 May 1963 – 3 July 1966[note 28]
- Most Home International (British Championship) appearances[note 29]
- Billy Wright, 38, 28 September 1946 – 11 April 1959
- Most appearances without ever playing on a losing team[note 30]
- David Rocastle, 14, 14 September 1988 – 17 May 1992
- Most appearances without ever playing on a winning team[note 31]
- 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[note 32]
- Glenn Hoddle and Kenny Sansom, 5, Azteca Stadium, Mexico City, 6 June 1985 – 22 June 1986
- Most consecutive years of appearances[note 33]
- 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[note 34]
- Most tournaments appeared in consecutively[note 35]
- 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[note 36]
- Most consecutive appearances by an unchanged team[note 37]
- 6, 23 July 1966 – 16 November 1966
- Appearances under the most managers[note 38]
- Gareth Barry, 8, 31 May 2000 – 26 May 2012[note 39]
- First appearance by a player who had never played for an English club[note 40]
- 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, 9th October 2021, 5–0 vs. Andorra[note 41]
- Most appearances by a player from outside the top division of a country[note 42]
- Johnny Haynes, 32, 2 October 1954 – 28 May 1959
- Most appearances by a player from outside the top two divisions[note 43]
- Reg Matthews, 5, 14 April 1956 – 6 October 1956[note 44]
- Most appearances by a player from outside the English League system
- David Beckham, 55, 20 August 2003 – 14 October 2009[note 45]
- Capped by another country[33][34]
- 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)[35]
- Club providing the most England internationals in total
- Tottenham Hotspur, 79[note 46]
- Non-English club providing the most England internationals in total
- Rangers, 7[note 47]
- Most appearances per English club[note 48]
| Club | Player | Caps (total) | First cap – last cap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arsenal | Kenny Sansom | 77 (86) | 10 September 1980 – 18 June 1988 |
| Aston Villa | Gareth Southgate | 42 (57) | 12 December 1995 – 25 May 2001 |
| Barnsley | George Utley | 1 | 15 February 1913 |
| Birmingham City | Harry Hibbs | 25 | 20 November 1929 – 5 February 1936 |
| Blackburn Rovers | Bob Crompton | 41 | 3 March 1902 – 4 April 1914 |
| Blackpool | Jimmy Armfield | 43 | 13 May 1959 – 26 June 1966 |
| Bolton Wanderers | Nat Lofthouse | 33 | 22 November 1950 – 26 November 1958 |
| Bournemouth | Callum Wilson | 4 (9) | 15 November 2018 – 14 October 2019 |
| Bradford City | Evelyn Lintott | 4 (7) | 13 February 1909 – 31 May 1909 |
| Brentford | Ivan Toney | 2 | 26 March 2023 – 26 March 2024 |
| Brighton & Hove Albion | Lewis Dunk | 6 | 15 November 2018 – 3 June 2024 |
| Bristol City | Billy Wedlock | 26 | 16 February 1907 – 16 March 1914 |
| Bristol Rovers | Geoff Bradford | 1 | 2 October 1955 |
| Burnley | Bob Kelly | 11 (14) | 10 April 1920 – 4 April 1925 |
| Charlton Athletic | Luke Young | 7 | 28 May 2005 – 12 November 2005 |
| Chelsea | Frank Lampard | 104 (106) | 15 August 2001 – 24 June 2014 |
| Coventry City | Reg Matthews | 5 | 14 April 1956 – 6 October 1956 |
| Crewe Alexandra | John Pearson | 1 | 5 March 1892 |
| Crystal Palace | Marc Guéhi | 11 | 26 March 2022 – 7 June 2024 |
| Derby County | Peter Shilton | 34 (125) | 9 September 1987 – 7 July 1990 |
| Everton | Jordan Pickford | 61 | 10 November 2017 – 3 June 2024 |
| Fulham | Johnny Haynes | 56 | 2 October 1954 – 10 June 1962 |
| Grimsby Town | Jackie Bestall | 1 | 6 February 1935 |
| George Tweedy | 1 | 2 December 1936 | |
| Harry Betmead | 1 | 20 May 1937 | |
| Huddersfield Town | Ray Wilson | 30 (63) | 9 April 1960 – 6 June 1964 |
| Ipswich Town | Terry Butcher | 45 (77) | 31 May 1980 – 22 June 1986 |
| Leeds United | Jack Charlton | 35 | 10 April 1965 – 11 June 1970 |
| Leicester City | Gordon Banks | 37 (73) | 6 April 1963 – 15 April 1967 |
| Leyton Orient | Owen Williams | 2 | 21 October 1922 – 5 March 1923 |
| John Townrow | 2 | 4 April 1925 – 1 March 1926[note 49] | |
| Liverpool | Steven Gerrard | 114 | 31 May 2000 – 24 June 2014 |
| Luton Town | Robert Hawkes | 5 | 16 February 1907 – 13 June 1908 |
| Paul Walsh | 5 | 12 June 1983 – 2 May 1984 | |
| Manchester City | Joe Hart | 64 (75) | 1 June 2008 – 4 September 2017 |
| Manchester United | Bobby Charlton | Zdroj:https://en.wikipedia.org?pojem=England_national_football_team_records_and_statistics