List of English cricket and football players


This is a list of sportspeople who have played both first-class cricket and top level football in England. The list includes thirteen sportspeople who are dual internationals, having represented England's national team at both sports.
Footballers who have not competed at a professional level in the Football League are only eligible for inclusion if they have represented the England national football team.

Double internationals

NameCricket club/teamCricket
profile
Football club/teamFootball
profile
Johnny Arnold
  • England national football team
  • Fulham F.C.
  • Southampton F.C.
  • Andy Ducat
  • England cricket team
  • Surrey County Cricket Club
  • England national football team
  • Arsenal F.C.
  • Aston Villa F.C.
  • Fulham F.C.
  • C. B. Fry
  • England cricket team
  • Hampshire County Cricket Club
  • Sussex County Cricket Club
  • England national football team
  • Corinthian F.C.
  • Portsmouth F.C.
  • Southampton F.C.
  • Tip Foster
  • England cricket team
  • Worcestershire County Cricket Club
  • England national football team
  • Corinthian F.C.
  • Leslie Gay
  • England cricket team
  • Cambridge University Cricket Club
  • Hampshire County Cricket Club
  • Somerset County Cricket Club
  • England national football team
  • Corinthian F.C.
  • Billy Gunn
  • England cricket team
  • Marylebone Cricket Club
  • Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club
  • England national football team
  • Notts County F.C.
  • Wally Hardinge
  • England cricket team
  • Kent County Cricket Club
  • England national football team
  • Arsenal F.C.
  • Newcastle United F.C.
  • Sheffield United F.C.
  • Alfred Lyttelton
  • England cricket team
  • Cambridge University Cricket Club
  • Middlesex County Cricket Club
  • England national football team
  • Harry Makepeace
  • England cricket team
  • Lancashire County Cricket Club
  • England national football team
  • Everton F.C.
  • Arthur Milton
  • England cricket team
  • Gloucestershire County Cricket Club
  • England national football team
  • Arsenal F.C.
  • Bristol City F.C.
  • Jack Sharp
  • England cricket team
  • Lancashire County Cricket Club
  • England national football team
  • Aston Villa F.C.
  • Everton F.C.
  • Clare Taylor
  • England women's cricket team
  • Yorkshire Women cricket team
  • Otago Women
  • England women's national football team
  • Bronte L.F.C.
  • Liverpool L.F.C.
  • Willie Watson
  • England cricket team
  • Leicestershire County Cricket Club
  • Yorkshire County Cricket Club
  • England national football team
  • Halifax Town A.F.C.
  • Huddersfield Town F.C.
  • Sunderland A.F.C.
  • England cricket team and professional football

    NameCricket club/teamCricket
    profile
    Football club/teamFootball
    profile
    Les Ames
    • England cricket team
    • Kent County Cricket Club
  • Clapton Orient F.C.
  • Gillingham F.C.
  • David Bairstow
  • England cricket team
  • Yorkshire County Cricket Club
  • Bradford City A.F.C.
  • Chris Balderstone
  • England cricket team
  • Leicestershire County Cricket Club
  • Yorkshire County Cricket Club
  • Carlisle United F.C.
  • Doncaster Rovers F.C.
  • Huddersfield Town F.C.
  • Ian Botham
  • England cricket team
  • Durham County Cricket Club
  • Somerset County Cricket Club
  • Worcestershire County Cricket Club
  • Scunthorpe United F.C.
  • Brian Close
  • England cricket team
  • Somerset County Cricket Club
  • Yorkshire County Cricket Club
  • Bradford City A.F.C.
  • Denis Compton
  • England cricket team
  • Middlesex County Cricket Club
  • Arsenal F.C.
  • Jack Durston
  • England cricket team
  • Middlesex County Cricket Club
  • Brentford F.C.
  • Laurie Fishlock
  • England cricket team
  • Surrey County Cricket Club
  • Aldershot F.C.
  • Crystal Palace F.C.
  • Gillingham F.C.
  • Millwall F.C.
  • Southampton F.C.
  • Patsy Hendren
  • England cricket team
  • Middlesex County Cricket Club
  • Brentford F.C.
  • Coventry City F.C.
  • Manchester City F.C.
  • Queens Park Rangers F.C.
  • Harry Howell
  • England cricket team
  • Warwickshire County Cricket Club
  • Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.
  • Accrington Stanley F.C.
  • Southampton F.C.
  • Port Vale F.C.
  • Walter Keeton
  • England cricket team
  • Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club
  • Sunderland A.F.C.
  • Nottingham Forest F.C.
  • Phil Mead
  • England cricket team
  • Hampshire County Cricket Club
  • Southampton F.C.
  • Cyril Poole
  • England cricket team
  • Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club
  • Mansfield Town F.C.
  • Walter Robins
  • England cricket team
  • Cambridge University Cricket Club
  • Middlesex County Cricket Club
  • Nottingham Forest F.C.
  • Mordecai Sherwin
  • England cricket team
  • Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club
  • Notts County F.C.
  • Arnie Sidebottom
  • England cricket team
  • Yorkshire County Cricket Club
  • Halifax Town A.F.C.
  • Huddersfield Town F.C.
  • Manchester United F.C.
  • David Smith
  • England cricket team
  • Gloucestershire County Cricket Club
  • Bristol City F.C.
  • Millwall F.C.
  • Micky Stewart
  • England cricket team
  • Surrey County Cricket Club
  • Charlton Athletic F.C.
  • William Storer
  • England cricket team
  • Derbyshire County Cricket Club
  • Derby County F.C.
  • Frank Sugg
  • England cricket team
  • Derbyshire County Cricket Club
  • Lancashire County Cricket Club
  • Yorkshire County Cricket Club
  • Burnley F.C.
  • Derby County F.C.
  • Sheffield Wednesday F.C.
  • Everton F.C.
  • Ken Taylor
  • England cricket team
  • Yorkshire County Cricket Club
  • Bradford Park Avenue A.F.C.
  • Huddersfield Town F.C.
  • First-class cricket and England football team

    NameCricket club/teamCricket
    profile
    Football club/teamFootball
    profile
    C. W. Alcock
    • Marylebone Cricket Club
  • England national football team
  • Wanderers F.C.
  • Claude Ashton
  • Cambridge University Cricket Club
  • Essex County Cricket Club
  • England national football team
  • Corinthian F.C.
  • Morton Betts
  • Kent County Cricket Club
  • Middlesex County Cricket Club
  • England national football team
  • Old Harrovians F.C.
  • Francis Birley
  • Sussex County Cricket Club
  • Lancashire County Cricket Club
  • England national football team
  • Wanderers F.C.
  • George Brann
  • Sussex County Cricket Club
  • England national football team
  • Swifts F.C.
  • John Brockbank
  • Marylebone Cricket Club
  • England national football team
  • Cambridge University A.F.C.
  • Cuthbert Burnup
  • Cambridge University Cricket Club
  • Kent County Cricket Club
  • England national football team
  • Corinthian F.C.
  • Lindsay Bury
  • Cambridge University Cricket Club
  • Hampshire County Cricket Club
  • England national football team
  • Cambridge University A.F.C.
  • Old Etonians F.C.
  • Raich Carter
  • Derbyshire County Cricket Club
  • England national football team
  • Derby County F.C.
  • Hull City A.F.C.
  • Sunderland A.F.C.
  • Charles Chenery
  • Surrey County Cricket Club
  • England national football team
  • Wanderers F.C.
  • Crystal Palace F.C.
  • Leslie Compton
  • Middlesex County Cricket Club
  • England national football team
  • Arsenal F.C.
  • Tommy Cook
  • Sussex County Cricket Club
  • England national football team
  • Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.
  • Bristol Rovers F.C.
  • Norman Cooper
  • Cambridge University Cricket Club
  • England national football team
  • Cambridge University A.F.C.
  • George Cotterill
  • Sussex County Cricket Club
  • Cambridge University Cricket Club
  • England national football team
  • Old Brightonians
  • Cambridge University A.F.C.
  • Arthur Cursham
  • Derbyshire County Cricket Club
  • Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club
  • England national football team
  • Henry Cursham
  • Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club
  • England national football team
  • Notts County F.C.
  • Harry Daft
  • Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club
  • England national football team
  • Corinthian F.C.
  • Notts County F.C.
  • Nottingham Forest F.C.
  • John Devey
  • Warwickshire County Cricket Club
  • England national football team
  • Aston Villa F.C.
  • Percy de Paravicini
  • Middlesex County Cricket Club
  • England national football team
  • Old Etonians F.C.
  • John Dixon
  • Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club
  • England national football team
  • Notts County F.C.
  • Graham Doggart
  • Cambridge University Cricket Club
  • Middlesex County Cricket Club
  • England national football team
  • Corinthian F.C.
  • Ted Drake
  • Hampshire County Cricket Club
  • England national football team
  • Arsenal F.C.
  • Southampton F.C.
  • William Foulke
  • Derbyshire County Cricket Club
  • England national football team
  • Bradford City A.F.C.
  • Chelsea F.C.
  • Sheffield United F.C.
  • Monty Garland-Wells
  • Oxford University Cricket Club
  • Surrey County Cricket Club
  • Corinthian F.C.
  • Billy George
  • Warwickshire County Cricket Club
  • England national football team
  • Aston Villa F.C.
  • John Goodall
  • Derbyshire County Cricket Club
  • England national football team
  • Derby County F.C.
  • Glossop F.C.
  • New Brighton Tower F.C.
  • Preston North End F.C.
  • Watford F.C.
  • R. Cunliffe Gosling
  • Cambridge University Cricket Club
  • Essex County Cricket Club
  • England national football team
  • Old Etonians F.C.
  • Leonard Graham
  • Essex County Cricket Club
  • England national football team
  • Millwall F.C.
  • Arthur Grimsdell
  • East of England cricket team
  • England national football team
  • Tottenham Hotspur F.C.
  • Fred Hargreaves
  • Lancashire County Cricket Club
  • England national football team
  • Blackburn Rovers F.C.
  • Stanley Harris
  • Cambridge University Cricket Club
  • Gloucestershire County Cricket Club
  • Surrey County Cricket Club
  • Sussex County Cricket Club
  • England national football team
  • Cambridge University A.F.C.
  • Old Westminsters F.C.
  • Edward Haygarth
  • Gloucestershire County Cricket Club
  • Hampshire County Cricket Club
  • England national football team
  • Swifts F.C.
  • Mike Hellawell
  • Warwickshire County Cricket Club
  • England national football team
  • Birmingham City F.C.
  • Huddersfield Town F.C.
  • Peterborough United F.C.
  • Queens Park Rangers F.C.
  • Arthur Henfrey
  • Cambridge University Cricket Club
  • England national football team
  • Cambridge University A.F.C.
  • Corinthians F.C.
  • Gordon Hodgson
  • Lancashire County Cricket Club
  • England national football team
  • Aston Villa F.C.
  • Leeds United A.F.C.
  • Liverpool F.C.
  • Anthony Hossack
  • Cambridge University Cricket Club
  • England national football team
  • Corinthian F.C.
  • Eric Houghton
  • Warwickshire County Cricket Club
  • England national football team
  • Aston Villa F.C.
  • Leonard Howell
  • Surrey County Cricket Club
  • England national football team
  • Wanderers F.C.
  • Geoff Hurst
  • Essex County Cricket Club
  • England national football team
  • Stoke City F.C.
  • West Bromwich Albion F.C.
  • West Ham United F.C.
  • James Iremonger
  • Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club
  • England national football team
  • Nottingham Forest F.C.
  • William Kenyon-Slaney
  • Marylebone Cricket Club
  • England national football team
  • Wanderers F.C.
  • Robert Kingsford
  • Surrey County Cricket Club
  • England national football team
  • Wanderers F.C.
  • Arthur Knight
  • Hampshire County Cricket Club
  • England national football team
  • Portsmouth F.C.
  • Jack Lee
  • Leicestershire County Cricket Club
  • England national football team
  • Derby County F.C.
  • Tinsley Lindley
  • Cambridge University Cricket Club
  • Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club
  • England national football team
  • Cambridge University A.F.C.
  • Nottingham Forest F.C.
  • William Lindsay
  • Surrey County Cricket Club
  • England national football team
  • Wanderers F.C.
  • Lewis Vaughan Lodge
  • Hampshire County Cricket Club
  • England national football team
  • Cambridge University A.F.C.
  • Corinthian F.C.
  • Edward Lyttelton
  • Cambridge University Cricket Club
  • Middlesex County Cricket Club
  • England national football team
  • Cambridge University A.F.C.
  • Clement Mitchell
  • Kent County Cricket Club
  • England national football team
  • Upton Park F.C.
  • Billy Moon
  • Middlesex County Cricket Club
  • England national football team
  • Old Westminsters F.C.
  • Ernest Needham
  • Derbyshire County Cricket Club
  • England national football team
  • Sheffield United F.C.
  • Cuthbert Ottaway
  • Oxford University Cricket Club
  • Kent County Cricket Club
  • Middlesex County Cricket Club
  • England national football team
  • Oxford University A.F.C.
  • Corinthian F.C.
  • Crystal Palace F.C.
  • Percival Parr
  • Gentlemen of Kent
  • England national football team
  • Oxford University A.F.C.
  • George Raikes
  • Hampshire County Cricket Club
  • Oxford University Cricket Club
  • England national football team
  • Oxford University A.F.C.
  • Herbert Rawson
  • Kent County Cricket Club
  • England national football team
  • Royal Engineers A.F.C.
  • G. O. Smith
  • Oxford University Cricket Club
  • Surrey County Cricket Club
  • England national football team
  • Corinthian F.C.
  • Oxford University A.F.C.
  • Harry Storer, Jr.
  • Derbyshire County Cricket Club
  • England national football team
  • Burnley F.C.
  • Derby County F.C.
  • Grimsby Town F.C.
  • Alfred Stratford
  • Middlesex County Cricket Club
  • England national football team
  • Wanderers F.C.
  • Derek Ufton
  • Kent County Cricket Club
  • England national football team
  • Charlton Athletic F.C.
  • Fanny Walden
  • Northamptonshire County Cricket Club
  • England national football team
  • Northampton Town F.C.
  • Tottenham Hotspur F.C.
  • Percy Walters
  • Oxford University Cricket Club
  • England national football team
  • Old Carthusians F.C.
  • Sam Weaver
  • Somerset County Cricket Club
  • England national football team
  • Sutton Town
  • Hull City
  • Newcastle United
  • Chelsea
  • Stockport County
  • Fred Wheldon
  • Worcestershire County Cricket Club
  • England national football team
  • Aston Villa F.C.
  • Small Heath F.C.
  • West Bromwich Albion F.C.
  • Herbert Whitfeld
  • Sussex County Cricket Club
  • England national football team
  • S.W. Widdowson
  • Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club
  • England national football team
  • Nottingham Forest F.C.
  • Charles Plumpton Wilson
  • Cambridge University Cricket Club
  • England national football team
  • Corinthian F.C.
  • Claude Wilson
  • Surrey County Cricket Club
  • England national football team
  • Oxford University A.F.C.
  • Jimmy Windridge
  • Warwickshire County Cricket Club
  • England national football team
  • Birmingham F.C.
  • Chelsea F.C.
  • Middlesbrough F.C.
  • Max Woosnam
  • Cambridge University Cricket Club
  • England national football team
  • Chelsea F.C.
  • Manchester City F.C.
  • Charles Wreford-Brown
  • Gloucestershire County Cricket Club
  • Oxford University Cricket Club
  • England national football team
  • Old Carthusians F.C.
  • Oxford University A.F.C.
  • First-class cricket and professional football

    NameCricket club/teamCricket
    profile
    Football club/teamFootball
    profile
    Hubert Ashton
    • Cambridge University Cricket Club
    • Essex County Cricket Club
  • Bristol Rovers F.C.
  • Clapton Orient F.C.
  • West Bromwich Albion F.C.
  • Corinthian F.C.
  • Ray Bailey
  • Northamptonshire County Cricket Club
  • Gillingham F.C.
  • Northampton Town F.C.
  • Gordon Barker
  • Essex County Cricket Club
  • Southend F.C.
  • Keith Barker
  • Warwickshire County Cricket Club
  • Rochdale A.F.C.
  • Mike Barnard
  • Hampshire County Cricket Club
  • Portsmouth F.C.
  • William Bates
  • Glamorgan County Cricket Club
  • Yorkshire County Cricket Club
  • Bolton Wanderers F.C.
  • Leeds City F.C.
  • Don Bennett
  • Middlesex County Cricket Club
  • Coventry City F.C.
  • Ian Buxton
  • Derbyshire County Cricket Club
  • Derby County F.C.
  • Luton Town F.C.
  • Notts County F.C.
  • Port Vale F.C.
  • Alec Campbell
  • Hampshire County Cricket Club
  • Glossop F.C.
  • Southampton F.C.
  • Tom Clark
  • Surrey County Cricket Club
  • Walsall F.C.
  • Graham Cross
  • Leicestershire County Cricket Club
  • Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.
  • Chesterfield F.C.
  • Leicester City F.C.
  • Preston North End F.C.
  • John Cuffe
  • Worcestershire County Cricket Club
  • New South Wales
  • Glossop North End A.F.C.
  • Jim Cumbes
  • Lancashire County Cricket Club
  • Surrey County Cricket Club
  • Warwickshire County Cricket Club
  • Worcestershire County Cricket Club
  • Aston Villa F.C.
  • Southport F.C.
  • Tranmere Rovers F.C.
  • West Bromwich Albion F.C.
  • George Dews
  • Worcestershire County Cricket Club
  • Middlesbrough F.C.
  • Plymouth Argyle F.C.
  • Walsall F.C.
  • Len Dolding
  • Middlesex County Cricket Club
  • Chelsea F.C.
  • Norwich City F.C.
  • Alonzo Drake
  • Yorkshire County Cricket Club
  • Doncaster Rovers F.C.
  • Sheffield United F.C.
  • Birmingham F.C.
  • Jack Dyson
  • Lancashire County Cricket Club
  • Manchester City F.C.
  • Charlie Elliott
  • Derbyshire County Cricket Club
  • Coventry City F.C.
  • Arthur Foster
  • Warwickshire County Cricket Club
  • Birmingham F.C.
  • William Fox
  • Worcestershire County Cricket Club
  • Middlesbrough F.C.
  • Newport County A.F.C.
  • Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.
  • Joe Gatting
  • Sussex County Cricket Club
  • Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.
  • Freddie Goodwin
  • Lancashire County Cricket Club
  • Manchester United F.C.
  • Leeds United A.F.C.
  • Scunthorpe United F.C.
  • Ian Hall
  • Derbyshire County Cricket Club
  • Derby County F.C.
  • Mansfield Town F.C.
  • Jim Hammond
  • Sussex County Cricket Club
  • Fulham F.C.
  • Bernard Harrison
  • Hampshire County Cricket Club
  • Crystal Palace F.C.
  • Southampton F.C.
  • Exeter City F.C.
  • Bill Harvey
  • Border
  • Warwickshire County Cricket Club
  • Sheffield Wednesday F.C.
  • Birmingham F.C.
  • Ted Hemsley
  • Worcestershire County Cricket Club
  • Shrewsbury Town F.C.
  • Sheffield United F.C.
  • Doncaster Rovers F.C.
  • John Higgins
  • Worcestershire County Cricket Club
  • Birmingham F.C.
  • Len Hill
  • Glamorgan County Cricket Club
  • Swansea Town A.F.C.
  • Newport County A.F.C.
  • Chris Hollins
  • Oxford University Cricket Club
  • Charlton Athletic F.C.
  • Arthur Holt
  • Hampshire County Cricket Club
  • Southampton F.C.
  • Henry Horton
  • Hampshire County Cricket Club
  • Worcestershire County Cricket Club
  • Blackburn Rovers F.C.
  • Bradford Park Avenue A.F.C.
  • Southampton F.C.
  • Albert Iremonger
  • Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club
  • Lincoln City F.C.
  • Notts County F.C.
  • Harold Jarman
  • Gloucestershire County Cricket Club
  • Bristol Rovers F.C.
  • Newport County A.F.C.
  • Arthur Jepson
  • Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club
  • Lincoln City F.C.
  • Mansfield Town F.C.
  • Port Vale F.C.
  • Stoke City F.C.
  • Stuart McMillan
  • Derbyshire County Cricket Club
  • Bradford City A.F.C.
  • Clapton Orient F.C.
  • Derby County F.C.
  • Gillingham F.C.
  • Nottingham Forest F.C.
  • Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.
  • Chris Marples
  • Derbyshire County Cricket Club
  • Chesterfield F.C.
  • Scunthorpe United F.C.
  • Stockport County F.C.
  • York City F.C.
  • Barrie Meyer
  • Gloucestershire County Cricket Club
  • Bristol City F.C.
  • Bristol Rovers F.C.
  • Newport County A.F.C.
  • Plymouth Argyle F.C.
  • Frank Mitchell
  • Warwickshire County Cricket Club
  • Birmingham City F.C.
  • Chelsea F.C.
  • Watford F.C.
  • Arthur Mounteney
  • Leicestershire County Cricket Club
  • Birmingham F.C.
  • Grimsby Town F.C.
  • Leicester Fosse
  • Preston North End F.C.
  • Phil Neale
  • Worcestershire County Cricket Club
  • Lincoln City F.C.
  • Ron Nicholls
  • Gloucestershire County Cricket Club
  • Bristol Rovers
  • Cardiff City
  • Bristol City
  • Joe North
  • Middlesex County Cricket Club
  • Arsenal F.C.
  • Gillingham F.C.
  • Norwich City F.C.
  • Ralph Prouton
  • Hampshire County Cricket Club
  • Swindon Town F.C.
  • Alan Ramage
  • Yorkshire County Cricket Club
  • Derby County F.C.
  • Middlesbrough F.C.
  • Don Roper
  • Hampshire County Cricket Club
  • Arsenal F.C.
  • Southampton F.C.
  • Sid Russell
  • Gloucestershire County Cricket Club
  • Middlesex County Cricket Club
  • Brentford F.C.
  • Malcolm Scott
  • Northamptonshire County Cricket Club
  • Newcastle United F.C.
  • Darlington F.C.
  • York City F.C.
  • Jim Standen
  • Worcestershire County Cricket Club
  • Arsenal F.C.
  • Luton Town F.C.
  • Millwall F.C.
  • Portsmouth F.C.
  • West Ham United F.C.
  • Bob Stephenson
  • Derbyshire County Cricket Club
  • Hampshire County Cricket Club
  • Derby County F.C.
  • Shrewsbury Town F.C.
  • Rochdale A.F.C.
  • Harry Storer, Sr.
  • Derbyshire County Cricket Club
  • Arsenal F.C.
  • Liverpool F.C.
  • Ken Suttle
  • Sussex County Cricket Club
  • Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.
  • Ray Swallow
  • Derbyshire County Cricket Club
  • Arsenal F.C.
  • Derby County F.C.
  • Ron Tindall
  • Surrey County Cricket Club
  • Chelsea F.C.
  • Portsmouth F.C.
  • Reading F.C.
  • West Ham United F.C.
  • Maurice Tompkin
  • Leicestershire County Cricket Club
  • Huddersfield Town F.C.
  • Horace Wass
  • Derbyshire County Cricket Club
  • Chesterfield F.C.
  • Southport F.C.
  • Henry White
  • Warwickshire County Cricket Club
  • Arsenal F.C.
  • Blackpool F.C.
  • Fulham F.C.
  • Nelson F.C.
  • Walsall F.C.
  • Levi Wright
  • Derbyshire County Cricket Club
  • Derby County F.C.