England national football team records and statistics


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 17 November 2019.

Appearances

; Most appearances
; First player to reach 100 appearances
; Fastest to reach 100 appearances
; Most consecutive appearances
; Most appearances as a substitute
; Most consecutive appearances as a substitute
; Most appearances as a substitute without ever starting a game
; Most appearances without ever playing a complete game
; Most appearances in competitive matches
; Longest England career
; Shortest England career
; Most consecutive appearances comprising entire England career
; Youngest player
; Oldest player
; Oldest debutant
; Oldest outfield debutant
; Most appearances at the World Cup finals
; Most appearances without ever playing at the World Cup finals
; Appearances at three World Cup final tournaments
; Most non-playing selections for the World Cup finals
; Oldest player to feature at the World Cup finals
; Oldest outfield player to feature at the World Cup finals
; Youngest player to feature at the World Cup finals
; Oldest player to feature in a World Cup qualifying match
; Youngest player to feature in a World Cup qualifying match
; First player to debut at the World Cup finals
; Last player to debut at the World Cup finals
; Most appearances at the European Championship finals
; Most consecutive appearances at the European Championship finals
; Most appearances without ever playing at the European Championship finals
; Appearances at three European Championship final tournaments
; Most non-playing selections for the European Championship finals
; Oldest player to feature at the European Championship finals
; Oldest outfield player to feature at the European Championship finals
; Youngest player to feature at the European Championship finals : Marcus Rashford, 18 years, 228 days, 16 June 2016, 2–1 vs. Wales
; Oldest player to feature in a European Championship qualifying match
; Oldest outfield player to feature in a European Championship qualifying match
; Youngest player to feature in a European Championship qualifying match
; Only player to debut at the European Championship finals
; Most appearances on aggregate at the World Cup and European Championship finals
; Most appearances without ever playing at the World Cup finals or the European Championship finals
; Fewest appearances in total, having played at both the World Cup finals and European Championship finals
; Most appearances without ever being in a World Cup or European Championship finals squad
; Most appearances without featuring in a competitive match
; Most Home International appearances
; Most appearances without ever playing on a losing team
; Most appearances without ever playing on a winning team
; Most appearances against a single opponent
; Most appearances against a single non-British opponent
; Most appearances at the old Wembley
; Most appearances at the new Wembley
; Most appearances at a single non-English ground
; Most appearances at a single non-British ground
; Most consecutive years of appearances
; Most appearances in a single calendar year
; Longest wait between appearances
; Most tournaments appeared in consecutively
; Appearances in three separate decades
; Only player to make World Cup or European Championship finals appearances in three separate decades
; Most appearances in the same team
; Most appearances by a set of brothers
; Most consecutive appearances by an unchanged team
; Appearances under the most different managers
; First appearance by a player who had never played for an English club
; First player to debut as a substitute
; Last appearance by a player from outside the top division of a country
; Most appearances by a player from outside the top division of a country
; Most appearances by a player from outside the top two divisions
; Most appearances by a player from outside the English League system
; Capped by another country
; Club providing the most England internationals in total
; Non-English club providing the most England internationals in total
; Most appearances per English club
ClubPlayerCaps First cap – last cap
ArsenalKenny Sansom77 10 September 1980 – 18 June 1988
Aston VillaGareth Southgate42 12 December 1995 – 25 May 2001
BarnsleyGeorge Utley115 February 1913
Birmingham CityHarry Hibbs2520 November 1929 – 5 February 1936
Blackburn RoversBob Crompton413 March 1902 – 4 April 1914
BlackpoolJimmy Armfield4313 May 1959 – 26 June 1966
Bolton WanderersNat Lofthouse3322 November 1950 – 26 November 1958
BournemouthCallum Wilson415 November 2018 – 14 October 2019
Bradford CityEvelyn Lintott4 13 February 1909 – 31 May 1909
BrentfordBilly Scott117 October 1936
BrentfordLes Smith124 May 1939
Brighton & Hove AlbionSteve Foster323 February 1982 – 25 June 1982
Bristol CityWilliam Wedlock2616 February 1907 – 16 March 1914
Bristol RoversGeoff Bradford12 October 1955
BurnleyBob Kelly11 10 April 1920 – 4 April 1925
BuryJimmy Settle3 18 February 1899 – 8 April 1899
BuryNorman Bullock319 March 1923 – 20 October 1926
Charlton AthleticLuke Young728 May 2005 – 12 November 2005
ChelseaFrank Lampard104 15 August 2001 – 24 June 2014
Coventry CityReg Matthews514 April 1956 – 6 October 1956
Crewe AlexandraJohn Pearson15 March 1892
Crystal PalaceKenny Sansom9 23 May 1979 – 15 June 1980
Crystal PalaceGeoff Thomas91 May 1991 – 19 February 1992
Derby CountyPeter Shilton34 9 September 1987 – 7 July 1990
EvertonPhil Jagielka401 June 2008 – 15 November 2016
FulhamJohnny Haynes562 October 1954 – 10 June 1962
Grimsby TownJackie Bestall16 February 1935
Grimsby TownGeorge Tweedy12 December 1936
Grimsby TownHarry Betmead120 May 1937
Huddersfield TownRay Wilson30 9 April 1960 – 6 June 1964
Ipswich TownTerry Butcher45 31 May 1980 – 22 June 1986
Leeds UnitedJack Charlton3510 April 1965 – 11 June 1970
Leicester CityGordon Banks37 6 April 1963 – 15 April 1967
Leyton OrientOwen Williams221 October 1922 – 5 March 1923
Leyton OrientJohn Townrow24 April 1925 – 1 March 1926
LiverpoolSteven Gerrard11431 May 2000 – 24 June 2014
Luton TownRobert Hawkes516 February 1907 – 13 June 1908
Luton TownPaul Walsh512 June 1983 – 2 May 1984
Manchester CityJoe Hart64 1 June 2008 – 4 September 2017
Manchester UnitedBobby Charlton10619 April 1958 – 14 June 1970
MiddlesbroughWilf Mannion2628 September 1946 – 3 October 1951
MillwallLeonard Graham228 February 1925 – 4 April 1925
MillwallReg Smith29 November 1938 – 16 November 1938
Newcastle UnitedAlan Shearer35 1 September 1996 – 20 June 2000
Norwich CityDave Watson6 10 June 1984 – 23 April 1986
Nottingham ForestStuart Pearce76 19 May 1987 – 4 June 1997
Notts CountyHenry Cursham815 March 1880 – 23 February 1884
Oldham AthleticJohn Hacking322 October 1928 – 13 April 1929
PortsmouthJimmy Dickinson4818 May 1949 – 5 December 1956
Preston North EndTom Finney7628 September 1946 – 22 October 1958
Queens Park RangersTerry Fenwick19 2 May 1984 – 22 June 1986
ReadingHerbert Smith427 March 1905 – 19 March 1906
Sheffield UnitedErnest Needham167 April 1894 – 3 March 1902
Sheffield WednesdayRon Springett3318 November 1959 – 29 June 1966
SouthamptonPeter Shilton49 22 September 1982 – 19 May 1987
Stockport CountyHarry Hardy18 December 1924
Stoke CityGordon Banks36 21 October 1967 – 27 May 1972
SunderlandDave Watson14 3 April 1974 – 24 May 1975
Swindon TownHarold Fleming113 April 1909 – 4 April 1914
Tottenham HotspurJermain Defoe49 31 March 2004 – 15 November 2013
WalsallAlf Jones2 11 March 1882 – 13 March 1882
WatfordJohn Barnes31 28 May 1983 – 19 May 1987
West Bromwich AlbionJesse Pennington2518 March 1907 – 10 April 1920
West Ham UnitedBobby Moore10820 May 1962 – 14 November 1973
Wigan AthleticEmile Heskey7 8 September 2007 – 15 October 2008
Wolverhampton WanderersBilly Wright10528 September 1946 – 28 May 1959

; Most appearances with non-English clubs
ClubNationPlayerCaps First cap - Last cap
Atlético MadridKieran Trippier3 7 September 2019 – 14 October 2019
BarcelonaGary Lineker24 15 October 1986 – 7 June 1989
BariDavid Platt10 11 September 1991 – 17 June 1992
Bayern MunichOwen Hargreaves39 15 August 2001 – 28 Mar 2007
Borussia DortmundJadon Sancho1112 October 2018 – 14 November 2019
BursasporScott Carson1 15 November 2011
Cardiff CityJay Bothroyd117 November 2010
CelticFraser Forster2 15 November 2013 – 7 June 2014
D.C. UnitedWayne Rooney1 15 November 2018
1. FC KölnTony Woodcock18 22 November 1979 – 5 July 1982
Hamburger SVKevin Keegan25 8 June 1977 – 18 June 1980
HibernianJoe Baker5 18 November 1959 – 22 May 1960
Inter MilanPaul Ince17 27 March 1996 – 10 June 1997
JuventusDavid Platt10 9 September 1992 – 19 June 1993
LazioPaul Gascoigne12 14 October 1992 – 11 June 1995
LA GalaxyDavid Beckham14 22 August 2007 – 14 October 2009
MarseilleChris Waddle18 6 September 1989 – 16 October 1991
MilanRay Wilkins22 12 September 1984 – 12 November 1986
MonacoGlenn Hoddle9 9 September 1987 – 18 June 1988
RangersTerry Butcher32 10 September 1986 – 4 July 1990
Real MadridDavid Beckham36 20 August 2003 – 6 June 2007
SampdoriaTrevor Francis20 22 September 1982 – 23 April 1986
Swansea CityJonjo Shelvey5 5 September 2015 – 17 November 2015
TorinoJoe Hart5 4 September 2016 – 15 November 2016
Werder BremenDave Watson2 12 September 1979 – 17 October 1979

; England starting XI based on appearances:
#PositionNameCapsYears
1GoalkeeperPeter Shilton1251970–1990
2Right backGary Neville851995–2007
5Central defenceBilly Wright1051946–1959
6Central defenceBobby Moore1081962–1973
3Left backAshley Cole1072001–2014
7MidfieldDavid Beckham1151996–2009
4MidfieldSteven Gerrard1142000–2014
8MidfieldFrank Lampard1061999–2014
9ForwardBobby Charlton1061958–1970
10ForwardWayne Rooney1202003–2018
11ForwardMichael Owen891998–2008

Goals

; First goal
; Most goals
; Most goals in competitive matches
; Most goals in a match
; Four goals or more in a match on the greatest number of occasions
; Three goals or more in a match on the greatest number of occasions
; Scoring in most consecutive internationals
; Scoring in most consecutive appearances
; Most appearances, scoring in every match
; Most goals on debut
; Most goals in a World Cup tournament
; Most goals in total at World Cup tournaments
; Most goals in a World Cup qualifying campaign
; Most goals in a World Cup finals match
; Most goals in a World Cup qualifying match
; First goal in a World Cup finals match
; First goal in a World Cup qualifying campaign : Stan Mortensen, 15 October 1949, 4–1 vs. Wales
; Oldest goalscorer at the World Cup finals
; Youngest goalscorer at the World Cup finals
; Oldest goalscorer in a World Cup qualifying match
; Youngest goalscorer in a World Cup qualifying match
; Most goals in a European Championship tournament
; Most goals in total at European Championship tournaments
; Most goals in a European Championship qualifying campaign
; Most goals in a European Championship finals match
; Most goals in a European Championship qualifying match
; First goal in a European Championship finals match
; First goal in a European Championship qualifying campaign
; Oldest goalscorer at the European Championship finals
; Youngest goalscorer at the European Championship finals
; Oldest goalscorer in a European Championship qualifying match
; Youngest goalscorer in a European Championship qualifying match
; Most Home International Championship goals
; Most goals in a calendar year
; Most goals in an English season
; Most goals against the same opponent
; Most goals against the same non-British opponent
; Most goals scored from penalties
; Most penalties scored in a match
; Most goals in penalty shoot-outs
; Most goals scored by a defender
; Oldest goalscorer
; Youngest goalscorer
; First goal by a substitute
; Fastest goal from kick-off
; Fastest goal at Wembley
; Fastest goal at the World Cup finals
; Fastest goal at the European Championship finals
; Fastest goal by a substitute
; First player to score a hat-trick
; Oldest player to score a hat-trick
; Youngest player to score a hat-trick
; Most appearances for an outfield player without ever scoring
; Most different goalscorers in a match
; Goals in three separate decades
; Most consecutive goalscoring tournaments
; Longest wait between goals
; Last England goalscorer at the old Wembley
; First England goalscorer at the new Wembley
; Highest goals to games average
; Most goals by a player from outside the top division of a country
; Most goals by a player from outside the top two divisions
; Most goals by a player from outside the English League system
; Most goals per English club
ClubPlayerGoals First goal – last goal
ArsenalCliff Bastin1213 May 1933 – 26 May 1938
Aston VillaBilly Walker923 October 1920 – 12 February 1927
Birmingham CityJoe Bradford720 October 1923 – 22 November 1930
Blackburn RoversBryan Douglas1119 April 1958 – 5 June 1963
BlackpoolStan Mortensen2325 May 1947 – 25 November 1953
Bolton WanderersNat Lofthouse3022 November 1950 – 22 October 1958
BournemouthCallum Wilson115 November 2018
Bristol CityJohn Atyeo530 November 1955 – 19 May 1957
Bristol RoversGeoff Bradford12 October 1955
BurnleyBob Kelly6 10 April 1920 – 22 October 1924
BuryJimmy Settle4 18 February 1899 – 8 April 1899
Charlton AthleticHarold Miller124 May 1923
Charlton AthleticHarold Hobbis19 May 1936
Charlton AthleticDon Welsh124 May 1939
ChelseaFrank Lampard2920 August 2003 – 29 May 2013
Crystal PalacePeter Taylor224 March 1976 – 8 May 1976
Derby CountySteve Bloomer27 9 March 1895 – 25 February 1905
EvertonDixie Dean1812 February 1927 – 9 December 1931
FulhamJohnny Haynes182 October 1954 – 15 April 1961
Huddersfield TownGeorge Brown520 October 1926 – 26 May 1927
Ipswich TownPaul Mariner1312 October 1977 – 16 November 1983
Leeds UnitedAllan Clarke1011 June 1970 – 17 October 1973
Leicester CityJamie Vardy626 March 2016 – 26 March 2017
LiverpoolMichael Owen26 27 May 1998 – 24 June 2004
Luton TownJoe Payne220 May 1937
Manchester CityEric Brook1014 October 1933 – 23 October 1937
Manchester CityFrancis Lee1012 March 1969 – 29 April 1972
Manchester CityRaheem Sterling10 15 October 2018 – 14 October 2019
Manchester UnitedBobby Charlton4919 April 1958 – 20 May 1970
MiddlesbroughGeorge Camsell189 May 1929 – 9 May 1936
MillwallReg Smith29 November 1938
Newcastle UnitedAlan Shearer20 1 September 1996 – 20 June 2000
Nottingham ForestStuart Pearce525 April 1990 – 15 November 1995
Notts CountyHenry Cursham518 February 1882 – 23 February 1884
PortsmouthJack Smith417 October 1931 – 9 December 1931
Preston North EndTom Finney3028 September 1946 – 4 October 1958
Queens Park RangersGerry Francis324 May 1975 – 11 May 1976
Queens Park RangersLes Ferdinand3 17 February 1993 – 17 November 1993
Sheffield UnitedErnest Needham329 March 1897 – 18 March 1901
Sheffield UnitedColin Grainger39 May 1956 – 26 May 1956
Sheffield WednesdayFred Spiksley513 March 1893 – 3 March 1894
SouthamptonMick Channon2114 February 1973 – 4 June 1977
Stoke CityStanley Matthews8 29 September 1934 – 16 November 1938
Stoke CityFreddie Steele817 April 1937 – 20 May 1937
SunderlandGeorge Holley815 March 1909 – 23 March 1912
Swindon TownHarold Fleming929 May 1909 – 4 April 1914
Tottenham HotspurHarry Kane3227 March 2015 – 17 November 2019
WatfordLuther Blissett315 December 1982
WatfordJohn Barnes3 10 June 1984 – 14 November 1984
West Bromwich AlbionBilly Bassett823 February 1889 – 4 April 1896
West Bromwich AlbionDerek Kevan86 April 1957 – 28 May 1959
West Ham UnitedGeoff Hurst242 April 1966 – 1 December 1971
Wolverhampton WanderersDennis Wilshaw1010 October 1953 – 20 May 1956
Wolverhampton WanderersRon Flowers1028 May 1959 – 3 October 1962

; Most goals with non-English clubs
ClubCountryPlayerGoals First goal – last goal
BarcelonaGary Lineker17 15 October 1986 – 7 June 1989
BariDavid Platt4 17 May 1992 – 17 June 1992
Borussia DortmundJadon Sancho210 September 2019
1. FC KölnTony Woodcock5 26 March 1980 – 25 May 1982
Hamburger SVKevin Keegan12 16 November 1977 – 13 May 1980
HibernianJoe Baker1 18 November 1959
Inter MilanGerry Hitchens2 9 May 1962 – 10 June 1962
JuventusDavid Platt9 14 October 1992 – 19 June 1993
LazioPaul Gascoigne4 18 November 1992 – 8 September 1993
MarseilleTrevor Steven1 29 April 1992
MilanMark Hateley8 17 October 1984 – 24 May 1986
RangersPaul Gascoigne4 23 May 1996 – 10 September 1997
Real MadridDavid Beckham6 20 August 2003 – 25 June 2006
Real MadridMichael Owen6 18 August 2004 – 31 May 2005
SampdoriaDavid Platt6 9 March 1994 – 8 June 1995

Captains

; First captain
; Most appearances as captain
; Youngest captain
; Oldest captain

Discipline

; Most yellow cards
; Most red cards
; List of all England players sent off
PlayerDateAgainstLocationResultType of Game
Alan Mullery5 June 1968 YugoslaviaStadio Artemio Franchi, Florence0–11968 European Championship
Alan Ball6 June 1973 PolandSilesian Stadium, Chorzów0–21974 World Cup Qualifier
Trevor Cherry12 June 1977 ArgentinaBuenos Aires1–1Friendly
Ray Wilkins6 June 1986 MoroccoEstadio Tecnológico, Monterrey0–01986 World Cup
David Beckham30 June 1998 ArgentinaStade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Étienne2–21998 World Cup
Paul Ince5 September 1998 SwedenRåsunda Stadium, Solna Municipality1–22000 European Championship Qualifier
Paul Scholes5 June 1999 SwedenWembley Stadium, London0–02000 European Championship Qualifier
David Batty8 September 1999 PolandWembley Stadium, London0–02000 European Championship Qualifier
Alan Smith16 October 2002 MacedoniaSt Mary's Stadium, Southampton2–22004 European Championship Qualifier
David Beckham8 October 2005 AustriaOld Trafford, Manchester1–02006 World Cup Qualifier
Wayne Rooney1 July 2006 PortugalVeltins-Arena, Gelsenkirchen0–02006 World Cup
Robert Green10 October 2009 UkraineDnipro-Arena, Dnipropetrovsk0–12010 World Cup Qualifier
Wayne Rooney7 October 2011 MontenegroPodgorica City Stadium, Podgorica2–22012 European Championship Qualifier
Steven Gerrard11 September 2012 UkraineWembley Stadium, London1–12014 World Cup Qualifier
Raheem Sterling4 June 2014 EcuadorSun Life Stadium, Miami2–2Friendly

Team records

; Biggest victory
; Heaviest defeat
; Biggest home victory
; Biggest home defeat
; Biggest victory at the World Cup finals
; Heaviest defeat at the European Championship finals
; Biggest victory in a competitive international
; Heaviest defeat in a competitive international
; First defeat to a non-British team
; First defeat to a non-British team on home soil
; First defeat to a non-European team
; Most consecutive victories
; Most consecutive victories in competitive internationals
; Most consecutive matches without defeat
; Most consecutive defeats : 3, Achieved on seven occasions, most recently 11 July 2018 vs. Croatia – 8 September 2018 vs. Spain
; Most consecutive matches without victory
; Most consecutive draws
; Most consecutive matches without a draw
; Most consecutive matches scoring
; Most consecutive matches without scoring
; Most consecutive matches conceding a goal
; Most consecutive matches without conceding a goal

Miscellaneous

; First substitute
; Players appearing both before and after World War II
; Club providing the most players in a single match
; Club providing the most players in a major tournament squad
; Last amateur to appear
; Most consecutive clean sheets
; Most penalty saves
; Most penalty saves in shoot outs
; Most penalty misses
; Father and son both capped
; Grandfather and grandson both capped
; Most clubs represented by one player in an England career
; England players who later became manager/head coach

General references