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England
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s) The Three Lions
Association The Football Association
Confederation UEFA (Europe)
Head coach Italy Fabio Capello
Asst coach Italy Italo Galbiati
Captain John Terry
Most caps Peter Shilton (125)
Top scorer Bobby Charlton (49)
Home stadium Wembley Stadium (London)
FIFA code ENG
FIFA ranking 7
Highest FIFA ranking 4 (December 1997/September 2006)
Lowest FIFA ranking 27 (February 1996)
Elo ranking 4
Highest Elo ranking 1 (1872–1876
1892–1911
1966–1970
1987–1988)
Lowest Elo ranking 17 (1928)
First colours
Second colours
First international
 Scotland 0–0 England England
( Partick, Scotland; 30 November 1872)
Biggest win
  Ireland 0–13 England England
(Belfast, Ireland; 18 February 1882)
Biggest defeat
  Hungary 7–1 England England
(Budapest, Hungary; 23 May 1954)
World Cup
Appearances 12 (First in 1950)
Best result Winners, 1966
European Championship
Appearances 7 (First in 1968)
Best result 1968: Third, 1996 Semi-finals

The English national football team represents England in international football and is controlled by The Football Association, the governing body for football in England. Although most national teams worldwide represent an independent state, the four home nations which form the United Kingdom are each represented separately in international tournaments.

England is one of only seven countries to have won the FIFA World Cup, which they did in 1966 when they hosted the finals. They defeated West Germany 4–2 in extra time in the Final. England share with France the record of having one World Cup victory. Since then England's best performance at a World Cup was reaching the semi-finals in 1990, losing to West Germany on penalties. Nevertheless, they remain a prominent team on the global stage, rarely dropping outside of the top ten rankings of both FIFA and Elo. England also reached the semi-finals of the UEFA European Championship in 1968 and 1996. They were the most successful of the Home Nations in the British Home Championship with 54 wins (including 20 shared wins) before the competition was suspended in 1984.

Traditionally, England's greatest rivals have been Scotland, who were their opponents in the first-ever international football match in 1870. Since regular fixtures against Scotland came to an end in the late 1980s, other rivalries have become more prominent. Matches with Argentina and Germany have produced particularly eventful encounters. England's home ground is Wembley Stadium in London.

History

The England national football team is the joint oldest in the world, formed at the same time as Scotland. A representative match between England and Scotland was played on the 5th March 1870, having been organised by the Football Association. A return fixture was organised by representatives of Scottish football teams on 30 November 1872. This match, at Hamilton Crescent in Scotland, is viewed as the first official international as the two teams were independently selected and operated, rather than being the work of a single football association, as the previous 1870 match had been. Over the next forty years, England played exclusively with the other three "Home Nations" - Scotland, Wales and Ireland. The games were made competitive with the British Home Championship from 1883 to 1984.

Before Wembley, London was opened, England had no permanent home ground. England joined FIFA in 1906, playing its first ever game outside the British Isles in 1908. However, the relationship between the two was strained, resulting in the British nations' departure from FIFA in 1928, before rejoining in 1946. As a result, England did not compete in a World Cup until 1950, in which they were beaten in a 1–0 defeat against the United States, failing to get past the first round. England's first ever defeat on home soil to a non-UK team was a 0–2 loss to Ireland on 21 September 1949 at Goodison Park, Liverpool. A 6–3 loss in 1953 to Hungary was England's first ever defeat to a non-UK team at Wembley. In the return match in Budapest, Hungary won 7–1, which still stands as England's worst ever defeat. Ivor Broadis scored the England goal. After the game bewildered England centre half Syd Owen said, “It was like playing people from outer space”.

In the 1954 World Cup two goals by Broadis saw him become the first England player to score two goals in a game at the World Cup finals. Broadis beat Nat Lofthouse by 30 minutes when both scored 2 each in the thrilling 4–4 draw against Belgium. In reaching the quarter finals for the first time England lost 4–2 being eliminated by Uruguay. Only once have England progressed beyond the World Cup quarter finals away from home.

Although Walter Winterbottom was appointed as the first ever full time manager in 1946, the team was still picked by a committee until Alf Ramsey took over in 1963. Under Ramsey, England experienced its greatest ever success, winning the 1966 FIFA World Cup Final against West Germany 4–2 after extra time. Geoff Hurst famously scored a hat-trick in the final. The 1966 World Cup was also held in England. Though England lost again to the Auld Enemy Scotland only a year later with a famous 3–2 for the Scots at Wembley. England qualified for the 1970 FIFA World Cup in Mexico as reigning cup holders. They reached the Quarter-finals but were knocked out by West Germany. England had been 2–0 up but were eventually beaten 3–2 after extra time. For the 1974 and 1978 World Cups, England failed to qualify. In 1982, England under Ron Greenwood qualified for 1982 FIFA World Cup in Spain after a 12-year absence and were eliminated from the second round without losing a match. The team under Bobby Robson fared better as England reached the quarter finals of the 1986 FIFA World Cup and finished fourth in the tournament four years later. This is the only time England have progressed beyond the World Cup quarter finals away from home.

Graham Taylor's short reign as Robson's successor ended after his England failed to qualify for the 1994 FIFA World Cup, but then the 1996 European Championships were held in England, and under new coach Terry Venables the team had its best performance at a European Championship, reaching the semi-final. The England team of the 1990s and 2000s has been consistently in football's top twenty countries, but hasn't progressed beyond the quarter finals of any international tournament apart from Italia 90 and Euro 96. Sven-Göran Eriksson took charge of the team between 2001 and 2006 and was the first non-English manager of England. Despite controversial press coverage of his personal life, Eriksson was consistently popular with the majority of fans and England enjoyed some success with top qualifying place in two World Cup tournaments and Euro 2004, losing only five competitive matches during his tenure and rising to a (joint) record FIFA No.4 world ranking for the English national team during the 2006 World Cup under his guidance. Eriksson's contract was extended by The FA by two years to include Euro 2008 prior to being terminated by them at the conclusion of the 2006 FIFA World Cup.

Steve McClaren was appointed as the head coach following the 2006 World Cup. The reign was marked with little success, with England failing to qualify for the 2008 European Championships. McClaren left on 22 November 2007, after only 16 months in charge and making him the shortest tenured full time England manager ever since the inauguration of the post in 1946. He was replaced by the former Real Madrid and AC Milan manager Fabio Capello. The Italian is the second foreign manager to coach England, after Eriksson, and took charge of his first game on 6 February 2008 against Switzerland. England won 2–1. A number of friendlies followed with England winning twce and drawing and losing once. In their first qualifying games for the 2010 World Cup, Joe Cole scored both England's goals in a 2–0 win over Andorra and a 4–1 victory over Croatia with a hat-trick from Theo Walcott and a goal from Wayne Rooney. This was followed by a 5–1 victory at home over Kazhakstan, with Wayne Rooney scoring twice and Rio Ferdinand and Jermain Defoe, along with an own goal, completing the scoring, and a 3–1 away to Belarus, Rooney scoring twice with Steven Gerrard adding the third. The last game of the 2008 international season was a 2–1 away win in a friendly against Germany. The 2009 half of the qualification season saw England beat Ukraine 2–1 in the spring, Peter Crouch and John Terry scoring before the end of season games had England beating Kazakhstan 4–0 away, Rooney getting another along with goals from Gareth Barry, Emile Heskey and Frank Lampard and a 6–0 home victory over Andorra, Rooney and Defoe scoring twice to add to goals from Crouch and Lampard. In the same period they also played two friendlies, a 4–0 home win over Slovakia and a 2–0 away defeat to Spain.

Home stadium

For the first 50 years of its existence, England played its home matches all around the country; for the first few years it used cricket grounds, before later moving on to football clubs' stadiums. England played their first match at Wembley Stadium in 1924 against Scotland, but for the next 27 years used Wembley as a venue for Scotland matches only.

The Wembley Stadium is a stadium in Wembley, located in the London Borough of Brent in London, England. It is owned by The Football Association (FA) via its subsidiary Wembley National Stadium Limited, and its primary use is for home games of the England national football team, and the main English domestic football finals.

The original Wembley Stadium closed its doors in 2000 with a farewell defeat to arch rivals Germany. The new 90,000 seater Wembley costing £800 million, hosted its first match on June 1 2007 in a friendly against Brazil ending 1–1, with former captain David Beckham setting up new captain John Terry for England's first goal at the new Wembley Stadium.

Colours

England's Brazil-style third kit from 1973

England's traditional home colours are white shirts, navy blue shorts and white socks. Since 2001, the team has periodically worn white shorts during home matches.

The traditional England away colours are red shirts, white shorts and red socks, although England did not need an away kit until they played against a non-British side. From 1945 to 1952, England wore a blue away kit. In 1996 England's away kit was changed to grey shirts, shorts and socks. This kit was worn against Bulgaria, Germany and Georgia but the deviation from traditional red was unpopular with supporters and since then the England away kit has remained red. Periodically, the red kit is worn during home matches.

On 28 March 2009, England debuted a new Umbro retro inspired all white home kit, in the 4–0 friendly victory over Slovakia at Wembley. The new kit replaces the traditional navy blue shorts with white shorts.

Third kit

England have occasionally had a third kit as well. At the 1970 World Cup England wore a third kit with light blue shirt, shorts and socks against Czechoslovakia.

They had a strip similar to Brazil's kit, with a yellow shirt and blue shorts in 1973, worn against Czechoslovakia, Poland and Italy.

Between 1986 and 1992 England had pale blue third kits which were rarely worn by the England National Team.

Charity support

England players donate all their pay for international matches to charity causes via the Team England Footballers Charity, which in 2009 is raising awareness about bowel cancer.

2010 FIFA World Cup qualification - UEFA Group 6

Team
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 England 10 9 0 1 34 6 +28 27
  Ukraine 10 6 3 1 21 6 +15 21
  Croatia 10 6 2 2 19 13 +6 20
  Belarus 10 4 1 5 19 14 +5 13
  Kazakhstan 10 2 0 8 11 29 −18 6
  Andorra 10 0 0 10 3 39 −36 0
  Andorra Belarus Croatia England Kazakhstan Ukraine
Andorra  1 – 3 0 – 2 0 – 2 1 –3 0 – 6
Belarus  5 – 1 1 – 3 1 – 3 4 – 0 0 – 0
Croatia  4 – 0 1 – 0 1 – 4 3 – 0 2 – 2
England  6 – 0 3 – 0 5 – 1 5 – 1 2 – 1
Kazakhstan  3 – 0 1 – 5 1 – 2 0 – 4 1 – 3
Ukraine  5 – 0 1 – 0 0 – 0 1 – 0 2 – 1


Friendly matches

Opponents Venue Date Result
Switzerland Switzerland Wembley Stadium, London 6 Feb 2008 2–1
France France Stade de France, Paris 26 Mar 2008 0–1
United States United States Wembley Stadium, London 28 May 2008 2–0
Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad & Tobago Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain 1 June 2008 3–0
Czech Republic Czech Republic Wembley Stadium, London 20 August 2008 2–2
Germany Germany Olympiastadion, Berlin 19 November 2008 2–1
Spain Spain Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán, Seville 11 February 2009 0–2
Slovakia Slovakia Wembley Stadium, London 28 March 2009 4–0
Netherlands Netherlands Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam 12 August 2009 2–2
Slovenia Slovenia Wembley Stadium, London 5 September 2009 2–1

Current squad

The following players were named for the friendly match against Slovenia on September 5, 2009 and a World Cup qualifier vs Croatia on September 9, 2009.

Name DOB Club Caps (goals) Debut
Goalkeepers
Paul Robinson (1979-10-15) 15 October 1979 England Blackburn Rovers 41 (0) v Australia, 12 February 2003
Robert Green (1980-01-18) 18 January 1980 England West Ham United 6 (0) v Colombia, 31 May 2005
Ben Foster (1983-04-03) 3 April 1983 England Manchester United 2 (0) v Spain, 7 February 2007
Defenders
Ashley Cole (1980-12-20) 20 December 1980 England Chelsea 75 (0) v Albania, 28 March 2001
John Terry (1980-12-07) 7 December 1980 England Chelsea 55 (6) v Serbia & Montenegro, 3 June 2003
Wayne Bridge (1980-08-05) 5 August 1980 England Manchester City 34 (1) v Netherlands, 13 February 2002
Wes Brown (1979-10-13) 13 October 1979 England Manchester United 21 (1) v Hungary, 28 April 1999
Glen Johnson (1984-08-23) 23 August 1984 England Liverpool 17 (0) v Denmark, 18 November 2003
Matthew Upson (1979-04-18) 18 April 1979 England West Ham United 16 (1) v South Africa, 22 May 2003
Joleon Lescott (1982-08-16) 16 August 1982 England Manchester City 8 (0) v Estonia, 13 October 2007
Gary Cahill (1985-12-19) 19 December 1985 England Bolton Wanderers 0 (0) N/A
Midfielders
David Beckham (1975-05-02) 2 May 1975 United States Los Angeles Galaxy 113 (17) v Moldova, 1 September 1996
Steven Gerrard (1980-05-30) 30 May 1980 England Liverpool 75 (14) v Ukraine, 31 May 2000
Frank Lampard (1978-06-20) 20 June 1978 England Chelsea 73 (18) v Belgium, 10 October 1999
Gareth Barry (1981-02-23) 23 February 1981 England Manchester City 32 (2) v Ukraine, 31 May 2000
Shaun Wright-Phillips (1981-10-25) 25 October 1981 England Manchester City 27 (4) v Ukraine, 18 August 2004
Michael Carrick (1981-07-28) 28 July 1981 England Manchester United 19 (0) v Mexico, 25 May 2001
Aaron Lennon (1987-04-16) 16 April 1987 England Tottenham Hotspur 12 (0) v Jamaica, 02 June 2006
Ashley Young (1985-07-09) 9 July 1985 England Aston Villa 6 (0) v Austria, 16 November 2007
James Milner (1986-01-04) 4 January 1986 England Aston Villa 2 (0) v Netherlands, 12 August 2009
Strikers
Emile Heskey (1978-01-11) 11 January 1978 England Aston Villa 55 (7) v Hungary, 28 April 1999
Wayne Rooney (1985-10-24) 24 October 1985 England Manchester United 54 (24) v Australia, 12 February 2003
Jermain Defoe (1982-10-07) 7 October 1982 England Tottenham Hotspur 36 (11) v Sweden, 31 March 2004
Peter Crouch (1981-01-30) 30 January 1981 England Tottenham Hotspur 34 (16) v Colombia, 31 May 2005
Carlton Cole (1983-11-12) 12 November 1983 England West Ham United 4 (0) v Spain, 11 February 2009

Recent call-ups

The following players have also been called up to the England squad within the last twelve months:

Name DOB Club Caps (goals) Debut Most recent callup
Goalkeepers
Joe Hart (1987-04-19) 19 April 1987 England Birmingham City 1 (0) v Trinidad & Tobago, 1 June 2008 v Netherlands, 12 August 2009
Scott Carson (1985-09-03) 3 September 1985 England West Bromwich Albion 3 (0) v Austria, 16 November 2007 v Andorra, 10 June 2009
David James (1970-08-01) 1 August 1970 England Portsmouth 48 (0) v Mexico, 29 March 1997 v Ukraine, 1 April 2009
Defenders
Rio Ferdinand (1978-11-07) 7 November 1978 England Manchester United 74 (3) v Cameroon, 15 November 1997 v Netherlands, 12 August 2009
Gary Neville (1975-02-18) 18 February 1975 England Manchester United 85 (0) v Japan, 3 June 1995 v Andorra, 10 June 2009
Ledley King (1980-10-12) 12 October 1980 England Tottenham Hotspur 19 (1) v Italy, March 2002 v Ukraine, 1 April 2009
Phil Jagielka (1982-08-17) 17 August 1982 England Everton 3 (0) v Trinidad & Tobago, 1 June 2008 v Ukraine, 1 April 2009
Leighton Baines (1984-12-11) 11 December 1984 England Everton 0 (0) N/A v Ukraine, 1 April 2009
Luke Young (1979-07-19) 19 July 1979 England Aston Villa 7 (0) v United States, 28 May 2005 v Spain, 11 February 2009
Micah Richards (1988-06-24) 24 June 1988 England Manchester City 11 (1) v Netherlands, 15 November 2006 v Germany, 19 November 2008
Curtis Davies (1985-03-15) 15 March 1985 England Aston Villa 0 (0) N/A v Germany, 19 November 2008
Michael Mancienne (1988-01-08) 8 January 1988 England Chelsea 0 (0) N/A v Germany, 19 November 2008
David Wheater (1987-02-14) 14 February 1987 England Middlesbrough 0 (0) N/A v Belarus, 15 October 2008
Midfielders
Theo Walcott (1989-03-16) 16 March 1989 England Arsenal 8 (3) v Hungary, 30 May 2006 v Netherlands, 12 August 2009
Stewart Downing (1984-07-22) 22 July 1984 England Aston Villa 23 (0) v Netherlands, 9 February 2005 v Ukraine, 1 April 2009
Scott Parker (1980-10-13) 13 October 1980 England West Ham United 3 (0) v Denmark, 16 November 2003 v Germany, 19 November 2008
Jimmy Bullard (1978-10-23) 23 October 1978 England Hull City 0 (0) N/A v Germany, 19 November 2008
Jermaine Jenas (1983-02-18) 18 February 1983 England Tottenham Hotspur 20 (1) v Australia, 12 February 2003 v Belarus, 15 October 2008
Joe Cole (1981-11-08) 8 November 1981 England Chelsea 53 (10) v Mexico, 25 May 2001 v Croatia, 10 September 2008
Strikers
Darren Bent (1984-02-06) 6 February 1984 England Sunderland 4 (0) v Uruguay, 1 March 2006 v Ukraine, 1 April 2009
Gabriel Agbonlahor (1986-10-13) 13 October 1986 England Aston Villa 2 (0) v Germany, 19 November 2008 v Ukraine, 1 April 2009

Coaching staff

Manager Italy Fabio Capello
General Manager Italy Franco Baldini
Assistant Manager Italy Italo Galbiati
Coach and U-21 Manager England Stuart Pearce
Coach England Ray Clemence
Goalkeeping Coach Italy Franco Tancredi
Under-20 Manager England Noel Blake
Under-19 and Under-18 Manager England Brian Eastick
Under-17 Manager England John Peacock
Under-16 Manager England Kenny Swain
Fitness Coach Italy Massimo Neri
Physiotherapist England To be confirmed
Team Doctor England Dr. Ian Beasley
Masseurs England Dan Hitch
England Chris Neville
England Steve Slattery
England Rod Thornley
Kit Manager England Martin Grogan
Scotland Tom McKechnie

Previous squads

FIFA World Cup squads
  • 1950 FIFA World Cup squad
  • 1954 FIFA World Cup squad
  • 1958 FIFA World Cup squad
  • 1962 FIFA World Cup squad
  • 1966 FIFA World Cup squad
  • 1970 FIFA World Cup squad
  • 1982 FIFA World Cup squad
  • 1986 FIFA World Cup squad
  • 1990 FIFA World Cup squad
  • 1998 FIFA World Cup squad
  • 2002 FIFA World Cup squad
  • 2006 FIFA World Cup squad
UEFA European Football Championship squads
  • UEFA Euro 1968 squad
  • UEFA Euro 1980 squad
  • UEFA Euro 1988 squad
  • UEFA Euro 1992 squad
  • UEFA Euro 1996 squad
  • UEFA Euro 2000 squad
  • UEFA Euro 2004 squad

Competition history

Gold background colour indicates that the tournament was won by the England national football team. Red border colour indicates that the tournament was held on home soil.

FIFA World Cup record

Year Round Position GP W D* L GS GA
Uruguay 1930 Did Not Enter - - - - - - -
Italy 1934 Did Not Enter - - - - - - -
France 1938 Did Not Enter - - - - - - -
Brazil 1950 Round 1 8 3 1 0 2 2 2
Switzerland 1954 Quarter-finals 6 3 1 1 1 8 8
Sweden 1958 Round 1 11 4 0 3 1 4 5
Chile 1962 Quarter-finals 8 4 1 1 2 5 6
England 1966 Champions 1 6 5 1 0 11 3
Mexico 1970 Quarter-finals 8 4 2 0 2 4 4
West Germany 1974 Did not Qualify - - - - - - -
Argentina 1978 Did not Qualify - - - - - - -
Spain 1982 Group Round 2 6 5 3 2 0 6 1
Mexico 1986 Quarter-Finals 8 5 2 1 2 7 3
Italy 1990 Fourth Place 4 7 3 3 1 8 6
United States 1994 Did not Qualify - - - - - - -
France 1998 Round 2 9 4 2 1 1 7 4
South KoreaJapan** 2002 Quarter-finals 6 5 2 2 1 6 3
Germany 2006 Quarter-finals 7 5 3 2 0 6 2
South Africa 2010 - - - - - - - -
Total 12/18 1 Title 55 25 17 13 74 47
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
**2002 World Cup held also in Republic of Korea but all England matches were played in Japan.

European Championship record

Year Round GP W D* L GS GA
France 1960 Did not Enter - - - - - -
Spain 1964 Did not Qualify - - - - - -
Italy 1968 Third Place 2 1 0 1 2 1
Belgium 1972 Did not Qualify - - - - - -
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1976 Did not Qualify - - - - - -
Italy 1980 Round 1 3 1 1 1 3 3
France 1984 Did not Qualify - - - - - -
West Germany 1988 Round 1 3 0 0 3 2 7
Sweden 1992 Round 1 3 0 2 1 1 2
England 1996 Semi-finals 5 2 3 0 8 3
BelgiumNetherlands 2000 Round 1 3 1 0 2 5 6
Portugal 2004 Quarter-finals 4 2 1 1 10 6
AustriaSwitzerland 2008 Did not Qualify - - - - - -
PolandUkraine 2012 - - - - - - -
Total 7/13 23 7 7 9 31 28
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Minor tournaments

Year Round Position GP W D* L GS GA
Brazil 1964 Taça de Nações Group Stage 3rd 3 0 1 2 2 7
United States 1976 U.S.A. Bicentennial Cup Tournament Group Stage 2nd 3 2 0 1 6 4
Scotland 1985 Rous Cup 1 Match 2nd 1 0 0 1 0 1
Mexico 1985 Ciudad de México Cup Tournament Group Stage 3rd 2 0 0 2 1 3
Mexico 1985 Azteca 2000 Tournament Group Stage 2nd 2 1 0 1 3 1
England 1986 Rous Cup Champions 1 Match 1st 1 1 0 0 2 1
EnglandScotland 1987 Rous Cup Group Stage 2nd 2 0 2 0 1 1
EnglandScotland 1988 Rous Cup Champions Group Stage 1st 2 1 1 0 2 1
EnglandScotland 1989 Rous Cup Champions Group Stage 1st 2 1 1 0 2 0
England 1991 England Challenge Cup Champions Group Stage 1st 2 1 1 0 5 3
United States 1993 U.S. Cup Group Stage 4th 3 0 1 2 2 5
England 1995 Umbro Cup Group Stage 2nd 3 1 1 1 6 7
France 1997 Tournoi de France Champions Group Stage 1st 3 2 0 1 3 1
Morocco 1998 King Hassan II International Cup Tournament Group Stage 2nd 2 1 1 0 1 0
England 2004 FA Summer Tournament Champions Group Stage 1st 2 1 1 0 7 2
Total 6 Titles 55 25 17 13 74 47
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Player history

Notable past players

The following England players have been inducted into the English Football Hall of Fame:

  • Tony Adams 1987–2000
  • Viv Anderson 1978–1988
  • Jimmy Armfield 1959–1966
  • Alan Ball 1965–1975
  • Gordon Banks 1963–1972
  • John Barnes 1983–1995
  • Peter Beardsley 1986–1996
  • Colin Bell 1968–1975
  • Steve Bloomer 1895–1907
  • Bobby Charlton 1958–1970
  • Jack Charlton 1965–1970
  • Dixie Dean 1927–1932
  • Duncan Edwards 1955–1957
  • Tom Finney 1946–1958
  • Paul Gascoigne 1988–1998
  • Jimmy Greaves 1959–1967
  • Johnny Haynes 1954–1962
  • Glenn Hoddle 1979–1988
  • Emlyn Hughes 1969–1980
  • Roger Hunt 1962–1969
  • Geoff Hurst 1966–1972
  • Kevin Keegan 1972–1982
  • Tommy Lawton 1938–1948
  • Gary Lineker 1984–1992
  • Nat Lofthouse 1950–1958
  • Wilf Mannion 1946–1951
  • Stanley Matthews 1934–1957
  • Jackie Milburn 1948–1955
  • Bobby Moore 1962–1973
  • Stan Mortensen 1947–1953
  • Martin Peters 1966–1974
  • Bryan Robson 1980–1991
  • Paul Scholes 1997–2004
  • Alan Shearer 1992–2000
  • Peter Shilton 1970–1990
  • Nobby Stiles 1965–1970
  • Ray Wilson 1960–1968
  • Billy Wright 1946–1959
  • Ian Wright 1991–1998

Most capped players

As of 12 August, the players with the most caps for England are:

# Name Career Caps Goals Goals per game
1 Peter Shilton 1970–1990 125 0 0
2 David Beckham 1996– 0000 113 17 0.1589
3 Bobby Moore 1962–1973 108 2 0.0185
4 Sir Bobby Charlton 1958–1970 106 49 0.4623
5 Billy Wright 1946–1959 105 3 0.0286
6 Bryan Robson 1980–1991 90 26 0.2889
7 Michael Owen 1998– 0000 89 40 0.4494
8 Kenny Sansom 1979–1988 86 1 0.0116
9 Gary Neville 1995– 0000 85 0 0
10 Ray Wilkins 1976–1986 84 3 0.0357

Top goalscorers

# Player Career Goals (Games) Goals per game
1 Sir Bobby Charlton 1958–1970 49 (106) 0.4623
2 Gary Lineker 1984–1992 48 (80) 0.6000
3 Jimmy Greaves 1959–1967 44 (57) 0.7719
4 Michael Owen 1998– 0000 40 (89) 0.4494
5 Sir Tom Finney 1946–1958 30 (76) 0.3947
6 Nat Lofthouse 1950–1958 30 (33) 0.9091
7 Alan Shearer 1992–2000 30 (63) 0.4762
8 Viv Woodward 1903–1911 29 (23) 1.2609
9 Steve Bloomer 1895–1907 28 (23) 1.2174
10 David Platt 1986–1996 27 (62) 0.4355

Managers

Manager England career Played Won Drawn Lost Win % Average Points Per Game
England Winterbottom, Walter Walter Winterbottom 1946–1962 139 78 33 28 56 1.921
England Ramsey, Sir Alf Sir Alf Ramsey 1963–1974 113 69 27 17 61 2.071
England Mercer, Joe Joe Mercer 1974 7 3 3 1 43 1.714
England Revie, Don Don Revie 1974–1977 29 14 8 7 48 1.724
England Greenwood, Ron Ron Greenwood 1977–1982 55 33 12 10 60 2.018
England Robson, Sir Bobby Sir Bobby Robson 1982–1990 95 47 30 18 49 1.800
England Taylor, Graham Graham Taylor 1990–1993 38 20 19 7 47 2.079
England Venables, Terry Terry Venables 1994–1996 23 11 11 1 48 1.913
England Hoddle, Glenn Glenn Hoddle 1996–1999 28 17 6 5 61 2.036
England Wilkinson, Howard Howard Wilkinson 1999 & 2000 (two stints) 2 0 1 1 0 0.500
England Keegan, KevinKevin Keegan 1999–2000 18 7 7 4 39 1.555
England Taylor, Peter Peter Taylor 2000 1 0 0 1 0 0.000
Sweden Eriksson, Sven-Göran Sven-Göran Eriksson 2001–2006 67 40 17 10 60 2.045
England McClaren, Steve Steve McClaren 2006–2007 18 9 4 5 50 1.722
Italy Capello, Fabio Fabio Capello 2007– 17 13 2 2 76 2.375
Managers in italics were hired as caretakers
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