England national football team records
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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 15 November 2011.
, 125, 25 November 1970 – 7 July 1990
Other centurions :
First player to reach 100 appearances : Billy Wright, 11 April 1959, 1-0 vs. Scotland
Most consecutive appearances : Billy Wright, 70, 3 October 1951 - 28 May 1959
Most appearances as a substitute : Jermain Defoe
, 29, 31 March 2004 – 29 March 2011
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 : Carlton Cole
, 7, 11 January 2009 – 3 March 2010
Most appearances in competitive matches : David Beckham
, 68, (World Cup, European Championship and qualifiers), 1 September 1996 – 14 October 2009
Longest England career : Stanley Matthews
, 22 years 228 days, 29 September 1934 – 15 May 1957
Shortest England career : Peter Ward, 6 minutes, 31 May 1980, 2-1 vs. Australia
Most consecutive appearances comprising entire England career : Roger Byrne
, 33, 3 April 1954 – 27 November 1957
Youngest player : Theo Walcott
, 17 years 75 days, 30 May 2006, 3-1 vs. Hungary
Oldest player : Stanley Matthews
, 42 years 103 days, 15 May 1957, 4-1 vs. Denmark
Oldest debutant : 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 : 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
Appearances at three World Cup final tournaments : Tom Finney
, 1950, 1954 and 1958
Most non-playing selections for the World Cup finals : Alan Hodgkinson
, 2, 1958 and 1962
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 : Stanley Matthews
, 39 years, 145 days, 26 June 1954, 2-4 vs. Uruguay
Youngest player to feature at the World Cup finals : 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
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
Last player to debut at the World Cup finals : 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
Most consecutive appearances at the European Championship finals : Stuart Pearce
, 8, 11 June 1992 – 26 June 1996
Most appearances without ever playing at the European Championship finals : Rio Ferdinand
, 81, 15 November 1997 – 4 June 2011
Appearances at three European Championship final tournaments : Tony Adams
, 1988, 1996 and 2000
Most non-playing selections for the European Championship finals : Tony Dorigo
, 2, 1988 and 1992
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 : Tommy Wright, 8 June 1968, 0-1 vs. Yugoslavia
Most appearances on aggregate at the World Cup and European Championship finals : Peter Shilton
, 20, 12 June 1980 – 7 July 1990
Most appearances without ever playing at the World Cup finals or the European Championship finals : Emlyn Hughes
, 62, 5 November 1969 – 24 May 1980
Fewest appearances while still playing at the World Cup finals and European Championship finals : Tommy Wright, 11, 8 June 1968 – 7 June 1970
Most appearances without ever being in a World Cup or European Championship finals squad : Mick Channon
, 46, 11 October 1972 – 7 September 1977
Most Home International (British Championship) appearances : Billy Wright, 38, 28 September 1946 – 11 April 1959
Most consecutive years of appearances : David Seaman
, 15, 1988 to 2002 inclusive
Most appearances in a single calendar year : 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
Most tournaments appeared in consecutively: Sol Campbell
, 6, 1996 European Championships – 2006 World Cup
Appearances in three separate decades: Sam Hardy
, 1900s, 1910s, 1920s
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
Most appearances on aggregate by a set of brothers : Gary
and Philip Neville
, 144, 1995 – 2007
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 : 6, 23 July 1966 – 16 November 1966
First appearance by a player who had never played for an English club : 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 : Jay Bothroyd
, 17 November 2010, 1-2 vs. France
Most appearances by a player from outside the top division of a country : Johnny Haynes
, 32, 2 October 1954 – 28 May 1959
Most appearances by a player from outside the English League system : David Beckham
, 55, 20 August 2003 – 14 October 2009
Club providing the most England internationals in total : Aston Villa
, 72 (as of 9 February 2011)
Most appearances per English club :
Most appearances with non-English clubs :
England starting XI based on appearances :
, 8 March 1873, 4-2 vs. Scotland
Most goals : Bobby Charlton
, 49, 19 April 1958 – 21 May 1970
Most goals in competitive matches : Michael Owen
, 26, (World Cup, European Championship and qualifiers), 22 June 1998 – 12 September 2007
Most goals in a match : Howard Vaughton
, Steve Bloomer
, Willie Hall
and Malcolm Macdonald
, all 5
Four goals or more in a single match on the greatest number of occasions: 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: Jimmy Greaves
, six times
Scoring in most consecutive internationals : Tinsley Lindley
, 6, 5 February 1887 – 7 April 1888
Scoring in most consecutive appearances : Steve Bloomer
, 10, 9 March 1895 – 20 March 1899
Most goals on debut : 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, 2008-9
Most goals in a single World Cup finals match : Geoff Hurst
, 3, 30 July 1966, 4-2 vs. West Germany
Most goals in a single World Cup qualifying match : Jack Rowley
, 4, 15 October 1949, 9-2 vs. Northern Ireland
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 : Theo Walcott
, 19 years, 178 days, 10 September 2008, 4-1 vs. Croatia
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
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, 10 September 2003, 2-0 vs. Liechtenstein
Most Home International (British Championship) goals : Steve Bloomer
, 28, 9 March 1895 – 6 April 1907
Most goals in a single calendar year : George Hilsdon
, 12, 1908
Most goals in an English season : Jimmy Greaves
, 13, 1960-61
Most goals scored from penalties : Frank Lampard
, 7, 8 October 2005 – 4 June 2011
Most penalty goals scored in a match : Tom Finney
, 2, 14 May 1950, 5-2 vs. Portugal
Most goals in penalty shoot-outs : David Platt and Alan Shearer
, 3
Most goals scored by a defender : Jack Charlton
, 6, 10 April 1965 – 10 December 1969
Oldest goalscorer : Stanley Matthews
, 41 years, 248 days, 6 October 1956, 1-1 vs. Northern Ireland
Youngest goalscorer : Wayne Rooney
, 17 years, 317 days, 10 September 2003, 2-0 vs. Liechtenstein
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
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
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
, 93, 28 March 2001 - 12 November 2011
Most different goalscorers in one match : 7, 15 December 1982, 9-0 vs. Luxembourg
Goals in three separate decades: Stanley Matthews
, Bobby Charlton
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
Last England goalscorer at the old Wembley : 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 : George Camsell
, 18 goals in 9 games, average 2.0 goals per game.
Most goals per English club :
Most goals with non-English clubs :
, 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 : Alexander Morten
, 41 years 113 days, 8 March 1873, 4-2 vs. Scotland
, 17
Most red cards : David Beckham
, 2
List of all England players sent off
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
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 : 10, 6 June 1908 vs. Austria
– 1 June 1909 vs. Austria
Most consecutive matches without defeat : 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
Most consecutive matches without victory : 7, 11 May 1958 vs. Yugoslavia
– 4 October 1958 vs. Northern Ireland
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 : 21, 16 May 1936 vs. Austria
– 15 April 1939 vs. Scotland
Most consecutive matches scoring : 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 : 6, Achieved on four occasions, most recently 25 June 2006 vs. Ecuador
– 7 October 2006 vs. Macedonia
), 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 : 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
Most appearances on aggregate from one club's players : Manchester United
, 1069 (as of 15 November 2011)
Most goals on aggregate from one club's players : Tottenham Hotspur
, 190 (as of 17 November 2010)
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
Most penalty saves : 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 : Ernest Needham
, Roger Byrne
, Francis Lee
, David Beckham
and Frank Lampard
, all 2
Shortest player : Fanny Walden
, 5ft. 2ins., 4 April 1914, vs. Scotland
Tallest player : Peter Crouch
, 6ft. 7ins., 31 May 2005, vs. Colombia
Heaviest player : probably Bill 'Fatty' Foulke
, probably between 15 and 21 stone, 29 March 1897, 4-0 vs. Wales
Longest-lived player : Dick Pym
, 95 years 238 days, 2 February 1893 - 16 September 1988
Oldest living player : Phil Taylor
, , born 18 September 1917
Father and son both capped : George Eastham, Sr.
, (1 cap, 1935) and George Eastham
(19 caps, 1963 - 66)
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
England players who later became manager/head coach : Alf Ramsey
, 32 appearances as a player, 1948 - 1953, 113 matches as manager, 1963 - 1974
England national football team
The England national football team represents England in association football and is controlled by the Football Association, the governing body for football in England. England is the joint oldest national football team in the world, alongside Scotland, whom they played in the world's first...
. The page is updated where necessary after each England match, and is correct as of 15 November 2011.
Appearances
Most appearances : Peter ShiltonPeter Shilton
Peter Leslie Shilton OBE is a former English footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He currently holds the record for playing more games for England than anyone else, earning 125 caps....
, 125, 25 November 1970 – 7 July 1990
Other centurions :
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, 115, 1 September 1996 – 14 October 2009 - Bobby MooreBobby MooreRobert Frederick Chelsea "Bobby" Moore, OBE was an English footballer. He captained West Ham United for more than ten years and was captain of the England team that won the 1966 World Cup...
, 108, 20 May 1962 – 14 November 1973 - Bobby CharltonBobby CharltonSir Robert "Bobby" Charlton CBE is an English former professional football player, a member of the England team who won the World Cup and Ballon d'Or for European Footballer of the Year in 1966...
, 106, 19 April 1958 – 14 June 1970 - Billy Wright, 105, 28 September 1946 – 28 May 1959
First player to reach 100 appearances : Billy Wright, 11 April 1959, 1-0 vs. Scotland
Scotland national football team
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Most consecutive appearances : Billy Wright, 70, 3 October 1951 - 28 May 1959
Most appearances as a substitute : Jermain Defoe
Jermain Defoe
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, 29, 31 March 2004 – 29 March 2011
Most consecutive appearances as a substitute : Owen Hargreaves
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, 14, 1 June 2004 – 10 June 2006
Most appearances as a substitute without ever starting a game : Carlton Cole
Carlton Cole
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, 7, 11 January 2009 – 3 March 2010
Most appearances in competitive matches : David Beckham
David Beckham
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, 68, (World Cup, European Championship and qualifiers), 1 September 1996 – 14 October 2009
Longest England career : Stanley Matthews
Stanley Matthews
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, 22 years 228 days, 29 September 1934 – 15 May 1957
Shortest England career : Peter Ward, 6 minutes, 31 May 1980, 2-1 vs. Australia
Most consecutive appearances comprising entire England career : Roger Byrne
Roger Byrne
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, 33, 3 April 1954 – 27 November 1957
Youngest player : Theo Walcott
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, 17 years 75 days, 30 May 2006, 3-1 vs. Hungary
Hungary national football team
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Oldest player : Stanley Matthews
Stanley Matthews
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, 42 years 103 days, 15 May 1957, 4-1 vs. Denmark
Denmark national football team
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Oldest debutant : Alexander Morten
Alexander Morten
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, 41 years 113 days, 8 March 1873, 4-2 vs. Scotland
Scotland national football team
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Oldest outfield debutant : Leslie Compton
Leslie Compton
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, 38 years 64 days, 15 November 1950, 4-2 vs. Wales
Wales national football team
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Most appearances at the World Cup finals : Peter Shilton
Peter Shilton
Peter Leslie Shilton OBE is a former English footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He currently holds the record for playing more games for England than anyone else, earning 125 caps....
, 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
Appearances at three World Cup final tournaments : Tom Finney
Tom Finney
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, 1950, 1954 and 1958
- Billy Wright, 1950, 1954 and 1958
- Bobby CharltonBobby CharltonSir Robert "Bobby" Charlton CBE is an English former professional football player, a member of the England team who won the World Cup and Ballon d'Or for European Footballer of the Year in 1966...
, 1962, 1966 and 1970 - Bobby MooreBobby MooreRobert Frederick Chelsea "Bobby" Moore, OBE was an English footballer. He captained West Ham United for more than ten years and was captain of the England team that won the 1966 World Cup...
, 1962, 1966 and 1970 - Peter ShiltonPeter ShiltonPeter Leslie Shilton OBE is a former English footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He currently holds the record for playing more games for England than anyone else, earning 125 caps....
, 1982, 1986 and 1990 - Bryan RobsonBryan RobsonBryan Robson OBE is an English football manager and a former player. He is best known for playing in midfield for Manchester United, where he was the longest serving captain in club history. He was the manager of Sheffield United, being relieved of his first team duties at the club in February 2008...
, 1982, 1986 and 1990 - Terry ButcherTerry ButcherTerence Ian "Terry" Butcher is an English football manager and former player. He was a highly successful football player and made his name as an uncompromising defender with Ipswich Town and Rangers in the 1980s. He was also a captain of England and won 77 caps in a ten-year international career...
, 1982, 1986 and 1990 - David BeckhamDavid BeckhamDavid Robert Joseph Beckham, OBE is an English footballer who plays midfield for Los Angeles Galaxy in Major League Soccer, having previously played for Manchester United, Preston North End, Real Madrid, and A.C...
, 1998, 2002 and 2006 - Michael OwenMichael OwenMichael James Owen is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for Manchester United.The son of former footballer Terry Owen, Owen began his senior career at Liverpool in 1996. He progressed through the Liverpool youth team and scored on his debut in May 1997...
, 1998, 2002 and 2006 - Sol CampbellSol CampbellSulzeer Jeremiah "Sol" Campbell is an English footballer who is currently a free agent. A central defender, Campbell has played for Tottenham Hotspur, Arsenal, Portsmouth, Notts County and Newcastle United, as well as the English national team.Born in East London to Jamaican parents, Campbell's...
, 1998, 2002 and 2006 - Ashley ColeAshley ColeAshley Cole is an Barbadian-English professional footballer who plays for Chelsea and the England national team. He plays as a left-back and has been named one of the best in the world....
, 2002, 2006 and 2010
Most non-playing selections for the World Cup finals : Alan Hodgkinson
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, 2, 1958 and 1962
- George EasthamGeorge EasthamGeorge Edward Eastham, OBE is an English former footballer. He is known for playing for Newcastle United, Arsenal and Stoke City, as well as a non-playing member of England's 1966 World Cup-winning squad...
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, 2, 1982 and 1986 - Chris WoodsChris WoodsChristopher 'Chris' Charles Eric Woods is a former England international football goalkeeper, who played in the Football League and Premier League for Queens Park Rangers, Norwich City, Sheffield Wednesday, Reading, Southampton and Burnley, in the Scottish Football League for Rangers, and in Major...
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, 2, 2002 and 2006
Oldest player to feature at the World Cup finals : Peter Shilton
Peter Shilton
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, 40 years, 292 days, 7 July 1990, 1-2 vs. Italy
Italy national football team
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Oldest outfield player to feature at the World Cup finals : Stanley Matthews
Stanley Matthews
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, 39 years, 145 days, 26 June 1954, 2-4 vs. Uruguay
Uruguay national football team
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Youngest player to feature at the World Cup finals : Michael Owen
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, 18 years, 183 days, 15 June 1998, 2-0 vs. Tunisia
Tunisia national football team
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Oldest player to feature in a World Cup qualifying match : Stanley Matthews
Stanley Matthews
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, 42 years, 103 days, 5 May 1957, 4-1 vs. Denmark
Denmark national football team
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Youngest player to feature in a World Cup qualifying match : Wayne Rooney
Wayne Rooney
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, 18 years, 351 days, 9 October 2004, 2-0 vs. Wales
Wales national football team
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First player to debut at the World Cup finals : Laurie Hughes
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, 25 June 1950, 2-0 vs. Chile
Chile national football team
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Last player to debut at the World Cup finals : Allan Clarke
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, 7 June 1970, 1-0 vs. Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia national football team
The Czechoslovakia national football team was the national association football team of Czechoslovakia from 1922 to 1993. At the dissolution of Czechoslovakia at the end of 1992, the team was participating in UEFA qualifying Group 4 for the 1994 World Cup; it completed this campaign under the name...
Most appearances at the European Championship finals : Gary Neville
Gary Neville
Gary Alexander Neville is a former English footballer. He is England's most capped right-back and was Manchester United's club captain for five years....
, 11, 8 June 1996 – 24 June 2004
Most consecutive appearances at the European Championship finals : Stuart Pearce
Stuart Pearce
Stuart Pearce OBE is an English football manager and former player. He is currently the manager of the England national under-21 team and the Great Britain and Northern Ireland Olympic football team...
, 8, 11 June 1992 – 26 June 1996
- Alan ShearerAlan ShearerAlan Shearer OBE, DL is a retired English footballer. He played as a striker in the top level of English league football for Southampton, Blackburn Rovers, Newcastle United and for the England national team...
, 8, 8 June 1996 – 20 June 2000
Most appearances without ever playing at the European Championship finals : Rio Ferdinand
Rio Ferdinand
Rio Gavin Ferdinand is an English footballer. He plays at centre back for Manchester United in the Premier League and for the England national football team...
, 81, 15 November 1997 – 4 June 2011
Appearances at three European Championship final tournaments : Tony Adams
Tony Adams (footballer)
Tony Alexander Adams, MBE is an English football manager and former player.Adams spent his entire playing career of 22 years as a defender at Arsenal. He is considered one of the greatest Arsenal players of all time by the club's own fans and was included in the Football League 100 Legends...
, 1988, 1996 and 2000
- Alan ShearerAlan ShearerAlan Shearer OBE, DL is a retired English footballer. He played as a striker in the top level of English league football for Southampton, Blackburn Rovers, Newcastle United and for the England national team...
, 1992, 1996 and 2000 - Gary NevilleGary NevilleGary Alexander Neville is a former English footballer. He is England's most capped right-back and was Manchester United's club captain for five years....
, 1996, 2000 and 2004 - Sol CampbellSol CampbellSulzeer Jeremiah "Sol" Campbell is an English footballer who is currently a free agent. A central defender, Campbell has played for Tottenham Hotspur, Arsenal, Portsmouth, Notts County and Newcastle United, as well as the English national team.Born in East London to Jamaican parents, Campbell's...
, 1996, 2000 and 2004
Most non-playing selections for the European Championship finals : Tony Dorigo
Tony Dorigo
Anthony Robert Dorigo is a retired English football player who played for Aston Villa, Chelsea, Leeds United and the England national side as a left-back.-Career:...
, 2, 1988 and 1992
- Ian Walker, 2, 1996 and 2004
Oldest player to feature at the European Championship finals : Peter Shilton
Peter Shilton
Peter Leslie Shilton OBE is a former English footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He currently holds the record for playing more games for England than anyone else, earning 125 caps....
, 38 years, 271 days, 15 June 1988, 1-3 vs. Netherlands
Netherlands national football team
The Netherlands National Football Team represents the Netherlands in association football and is controlled by the Royal Dutch Football Association , the governing body for football in the Netherlands...
Oldest outfield player to feature at the European Championship finals : Stuart Pearce
Stuart Pearce
Stuart Pearce OBE is an English football manager and former player. He is currently the manager of the England national under-21 team and the Great Britain and Northern Ireland Olympic football team...
, 34 years, 63 days, 26 June 1996, 1-1 vs. Germany
Germany national football team
The Germany national football team is the football team that has represented Germany in international competition since 1908. It is governed by the German Football Association , which was founded in 1900....
Youngest player to feature at the European Championship finals : Wayne Rooney
Wayne Rooney
Wayne Mark Rooney is an English footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Manchester United and the England national team...
, 18 years, 232 days, 13 June 2004, 1-2 vs. France
France national football team
The France national football team represents the nation of France in international football. It is fielded by the French Football Federation , the governing body of football in France, and competes as a member of UEFA, which encompasses the countries of Europe...
Oldest player to feature in a European Championship qualifying match : David Seaman
David Seaman
David Andrew Seaman MBE is a former English football goalkeeper who played for several clubs, most notably Arsenal. He retired from the game on 13 January 2004, following a recurring shoulder injury...
, 39 years, 27 days, 16 October 2002, 2-2 vs. Macedonia
Republic of Macedonia national football team
The Macedonia national football team is the national football team of the Republic of Macedonia and is controlled by the Football Federation of Macedonia. Due to an ongoing name dispute, it enters international competitions under its country's provisional appellation as "FYR Macedonia"...
Oldest outfield player to feature in a European Championship qualifying match : Stuart Pearce
Stuart Pearce
Stuart Pearce OBE is an English football manager and former player. He is currently the manager of the England national under-21 team and the Great Britain and Northern Ireland Olympic football team...
, 37 years, 137 days, 8 September 1999, 0-0 vs. Poland
Poland national football team
The Poland national football team represents Poland in association football and is controlled by the Polish Football Association, the governing body for football in Poland...
Youngest player to feature in a European Championship qualifying match : Wayne Rooney
Wayne Rooney
Wayne Mark Rooney is an English footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Manchester United and the England national team...
, 17 years, 156 days, 29 March 2003, 2-0 vs. Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein national football team
The Liechtenstein national football team is the national football team of Liechtenstein and is controlled by the Liechtenstein Football Association. The organisation is known as the Liechtensteiner Fussballverband in German. The team's first match was an unofficial match against Malta in Seoul, a...
First player to debut at the European Championship finals : Tommy Wright, 8 June 1968, 0-1 vs. Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia national football team
The Yugoslavia national football team represented the Kingdom of Yugoslavia and the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in association football. It enjoyed a modicum of success in international competition. In 1992, during the Yugoslav wars, the team was suspended from international...
Most appearances on aggregate at the World Cup and European Championship finals : Peter Shilton
Peter Shilton
Peter Leslie Shilton OBE is a former English footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He currently holds the record for playing more games for England than anyone else, earning 125 caps....
, 20, 12 June 1980 – 7 July 1990
- David BeckhamDavid BeckhamDavid Robert Joseph Beckham, OBE is an English footballer who plays midfield for Los Angeles Galaxy in Major League Soccer, having previously played for Manchester United, Preston North End, Real Madrid, and A.C...
, 20, 22 June 1998 – 1 July 2006
Most appearances without ever playing at the World Cup finals or the European Championship finals : Emlyn Hughes
Emlyn Hughes
Emlyn Walter Hughes, OBE was an English footballer who captained both the England national team and the much-decorated Liverpool F.C. team of the 1970s.- From Blackpool to Liverpool :...
, 62, 5 November 1969 – 24 May 1980
Fewest appearances while still playing at the World Cup finals and European Championship finals : Tommy Wright, 11, 8 June 1968 – 7 June 1970
Most appearances without ever being in a World Cup or European Championship finals squad : Mick Channon
Mick Channon
Michael Roger "Mick" Channon is a sportsman who enjoyed a career as a striker with Southampton and England in the 1970s and later became a hugely successful racehorse trainer.-Southampton:...
, 46, 11 October 1972 – 7 September 1977
Most Home International (British Championship) appearances : Billy Wright, 38, 28 September 1946 – 11 April 1959
Most consecutive years of appearances : David Seaman
David Seaman
David Andrew Seaman MBE is a former English football goalkeeper who played for several clubs, most notably Arsenal. He retired from the game on 13 January 2004, following a recurring shoulder injury...
, 15, 1988 to 2002 inclusive
- Rio FerdinandRio FerdinandRio Gavin Ferdinand is an English footballer. He plays at centre back for Manchester United in the Premier League and for the England national football team...
, 15, 1997 to 2011 inclusive
Most appearances in a single calendar year : Jack Charlton
Jack Charlton
John "Jack" Charlton, OBE, DL is a former footballer and manager who played for Leeds United in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s, and was part of the England team who won the 1966 World Cup...
, 16, 1966
Longest wait between appearances : Ian Callaghan
Ian Callaghan
Ian Robert Callaghan MBE is a former Liverpool footballer who holds the record for most appearances for the club.-Life and playing career:...
, 11 years 49 days, 20 July 1966, 2-0 vs. France
France national football team
The France national football team represents the nation of France in international football. It is fielded by the French Football Federation , the governing body of football in France, and competes as a member of UEFA, which encompasses the countries of Europe...
– 7 September 1977, 0-0 vs. Switzerland
Switzerland national football team
The Swiss national football team is the national football team of Switzerland...
Most tournaments appeared in consecutively: Sol Campbell
Sol Campbell
Sulzeer Jeremiah "Sol" Campbell is an English footballer who is currently a free agent. A central defender, Campbell has played for Tottenham Hotspur, Arsenal, Portsmouth, Notts County and Newcastle United, as well as the English national team.Born in East London to Jamaican parents, Campbell's...
, 6, 1996 European Championships – 2006 World Cup
2006 FIFA World Cup
The 2006 FIFA World Cup was the 18th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament. It was held from 9 June to 9 July 2006 in Germany, which won the right to host the event in July 2000. Teams representing 198 national football associations from all six...
Appearances in three separate decades: Sam Hardy
Sam Hardy
Samuel Hardy was a former England-international goalkeeper.In 1902, Chesterfield manager Jack Hoskin beat Derby County to sign Hardy, doing so under a lamp post in Newbold. Hardy, something of a shrewd character, wouldn't sign the forms until Hoskin promised to pay him 18 shillings when the...
, 1900s, 1910s, 1920s
- Jesse PenningtonJesse PenningtonJesse Pennington was an English football player in the early part of the 20th century. He was nicknamed "Peerless Pennington"....
, 1900s, 1910s, 1920s - Stanley MatthewsStanley MatthewsSir Stanley Matthews, CBE was an English footballer. Often regarded as one of the greatest players of the English game, he is the only player to have been knighted while still playing, as well as being the first winner of both the European Footballer of the Year and the Football Writers'...
, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s - Bobby CharltonBobby CharltonSir Robert "Bobby" Charlton CBE is an English former professional football player, a member of the England team who won the World Cup and Ballon d'Or for European Footballer of the Year in 1966...
, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s - Emlyn HughesEmlyn HughesEmlyn Walter Hughes, OBE was an English footballer who captained both the England national team and the much-decorated Liverpool F.C. team of the 1970s.- From Blackpool to Liverpool :...
, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s - Peter ShiltonPeter ShiltonPeter Leslie Shilton OBE is a former English footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He currently holds the record for playing more games for England than anyone else, earning 125 caps....
, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s - Tony AdamsTony Adams (footballer)Tony Alexander Adams, MBE is an English football manager and former player.Adams spent his entire playing career of 22 years as a defender at Arsenal. He is considered one of the greatest Arsenal players of all time by the club's own fans and was included in the Football League 100 Legends...
, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s - David SeamanDavid SeamanDavid Andrew Seaman MBE is a former English football goalkeeper who played for several clubs, most notably Arsenal. He retired from the game on 13 January 2004, following a recurring shoulder injury...
, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s - Wes BrownWes BrownWesley Michael "Wes" Brown is an English footballer who plays as a defender for Sunderland. Before joining Sunderland, Brown had spent his entire career at Old Trafford, having joined the Manchester United youth team in 1996...
, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s - Jamie CarragherJamie CarragherJames Lee Duncan "Jamie" Carragher is an English footballer who plays as a defender for Premier League side Liverpool...
, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s - Rio FerdinandRio FerdinandRio Gavin Ferdinand is an English footballer. He plays at centre back for Manchester United in the Premier League and for the England national football team...
, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s - Emile HeskeyEmile HeskeyEmile William Ivanhoe Heskey is an English footballer who plays for Aston Villa as a striker.Born in Leicester, Heskey started his career with hometown club Leicester City after progressing through their youth system, making his first team debut in 1995...
, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s - David JamesDavid James (footballer)David Benjamin James is an English footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Bristol City.On 14 February 2009, he achieved the all-time Premier League appearance record with 536 appearances, overtaking Gary Speed. He held this record until being overtaken by Ryan Giggs on the 14th May 2011...
, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s - Frank LampardFrank LampardFrank James Lampard is an English professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Chelsea and the England national team. He also holds the position of vice-captain for his club side...
, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s
First player to make tournament appearances in three separate decades: Tony Adams
Tony Adams (footballer)
Tony Alexander Adams, MBE is an English football manager and former player.Adams spent his entire playing career of 22 years as a defender at Arsenal. He is considered one of the greatest Arsenal players of all time by the club's own fans and was included in the Football League 100 Legends...
, 1988 European Championships; 1996 European Championships and 1998 World Cup; 2000 European Championships
Most appearances on aggregate by a set of brothers : Gary
Gary Neville
Gary Alexander Neville is a former English footballer. He is England's most capped right-back and was Manchester United's club captain for five years....
and Philip Neville
Philip Neville
Philip John "Phil" Neville is an English footballer who captains Premier League club Everton. Neville also played for England from 1996 until 2007...
, 144, 1995 – 2007
Most appearances in the same team by a set of brothers : Gary
Gary Neville
Gary Alexander Neville is a former English footballer. He is England's most capped right-back and was Manchester United's club captain for five years....
and Philip Neville
Philip Neville
Philip John "Phil" Neville is an English footballer who captains Premier League club Everton. Neville also played for England from 1996 until 2007...
, 31, 23 May 1996 – 7 February 2007
Most consecutive appearances by an unchanged team : 6, 23 July 1966 – 16 November 1966
First appearance by a player who had never played for an English club : Joe Baker
Joe Baker
Joseph Henry "Joe" Baker was an England international footballer. Born in Liverpool, England, he spent virtually his entire childhood growing up in Motherwell, Scotland...
, of Hibernian
Hibernian F.C.
Hibernian Football Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Leith, in the north of Edinburgh. They are one of two Scottish Premier League clubs in the city, the other being their Edinburgh derby rivals, Hearts...
, 18 November 1959, 2-1 vs. Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland national football team
The Northern Ireland national football team represents Northern Ireland in international association football. Before 1921 all of Ireland was represented by a single side, the Ireland national football team, organised by the Irish Football Association...
First player to debut as a substitute : Norman Hunter, 8 December 1965, 2-0 vs. Spain
Spain national football team
The Spain national football team represents Spain in international association football and is controlled by the Royal Spanish Football Federation, the governing body for football in Spain. The current head coach is Vicente del Bosque...
Last appearance by a player from outside the top division of a country : Jay Bothroyd
Jay Bothroyd
Jay Bothroyd is an English footballer who plays for Queens Park Rangers as a striker. He has also played for the England national team. He was a product of the Arsenal Academy and came to prominence during the 1999–2000 FA Youth Cup Final win against Coventry City...
, 17 November 2010, 1-2 vs. France
France national football team
The France national football team represents the nation of France in international football. It is fielded by the French Football Federation , the governing body of football in France, and competes as a member of UEFA, which encompasses the countries of Europe...
Most appearances by a player from outside the top division of a country : Johnny Haynes
Johnny Haynes
John Norman "Johnny" Haynes was an English footballer, best known for his 18 years at Fulham. He played a club-record 658 games and scored 158 goals for the club between 1952 and 1970...
, 32, 2 October 1954 – 28 May 1959
Most appearances by a player from outside the English League system : David Beckham
David Beckham
David Robert Joseph Beckham, OBE is an English footballer who plays midfield for Los Angeles Galaxy in Major League Soccer, having previously played for Manchester United, Preston North End, Real Madrid, and A.C...
, 55, 20 August 2003 – 14 October 2009
Club providing the most England internationals in total : Aston Villa
Aston Villa F.C.
Aston Villa Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Witton, Birmingham. The club was founded in 1874 and have played at their current home ground, Villa Park, since 1897. Aston Villa were founder members of The Football League in 1888. They were also founder...
, 72 (as of 9 February 2011)
Most appearances per English club :
| Club | Player | Caps (total) | First cap – last cap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arsenal Arsenal F.C. Arsenal Football Club is a professional English Premier League football club based in North London. One of the most successful clubs in English football, it has won 13 First Division and Premier League titles and 10 FA Cups... |
Kenny Sansom Kenny Sansom Kenneth Graham Sansom is an English former footballer. Until overtaken by Ashley Cole in February 2011, he held the record for the number of caps for an England national football team full back, having appeared 86 times for his country between 1979 and 1988.- Crystal Palace :Sansom started out... |
77 (86) | 10 September 1980 – 18 June 1988 |
| Aston Villa Aston Villa F.C. Aston Villa Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Witton, Birmingham. The club was founded in 1874 and have played at their current home ground, Villa Park, since 1897. Aston Villa were founder members of The Football League in 1888. They were also founder... |
Gareth Southgate Gareth Southgate Gareth Southgate in Crawley, West Sussex is a retired English footballer and ex-manager. He is known as the "Penalty Misser of '96." He served as manager of Middlesbrough from June 2006, until he was dismissed in October 2009... |
42 (57) | 12 December 1995 – 25 May 2001 |
| Barnsley Barnsley F.C. Barnsley Football Club are a professional English football club based in the town of Barnsley, South Yorkshire. Nicknamed the Tykes, they were founded in 1887 under the name Barnsley St. Peter's... |
George Utley George Utley George Utley was an English footballer who played for Barnsley, Sheffield United and England. He was strong and powerful half back who could shoot at goal when required.... |
1 | 15 February 1913 |
| Birmingham City Birmingham City F.C. Birmingham City Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of Birmingham, England. Formed in 1875 as Small Heath Alliance, they became Small Heath in 1888, then Birmingham in 1905, finally becoming Birmingham City in 1943.They were relegated at the end of the... |
Harry Hibbs | 25 | 20 November 1929 – 5 February 1936 |
| Blackburn Rovers Blackburn Rovers F.C. Blackburn Rovers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the town of Blackburn, Lancashire. The team currently competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football.... |
Bob Crompton Bob Crompton Robert "Bob" Crompton was an English professional footballer. He spent the entirety of his career with his hometown club, Blackburn Rovers... |
41 | 3 March 1902 – 4 April 1914 |
| Blackpool Blackpool F.C. Blackpool Football Club are an English football club founded in 1887 from the Lancashire seaside town of Blackpool. They are competing in the 2011–12 season of the The Championship, the second tier of professional football in England, having been relegated from the Premier League at the end of the... |
Jimmy Armfield Jimmy Armfield James Christopher "Jimmy" Armfield, CBE, DL is an English former professional football player and manager who currently works as a football pundit for BBC Radio Five Live. He played the whole of his Football League career at Blackpool, usually at right back... |
43 | 13 May 1959 – 26 June 1966 |
| Bolton Wanderers Bolton Wanderers F.C. Bolton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the area of Horwich in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester. They began their current spell in the Premier League in 2001.... |
Nat Lofthouse Nat Lofthouse Nathaniel "Nat" Lofthouse, OBE was an English professional footballer who played for Bolton Wanderers for his whole career... |
33 | 22 November 1950 – 26 November 1958 |
| Bradford City | Evelyn Lintott Evelyn Lintott Evelyn Henry Lintott was an English international footballer, who joined the British Army and died in the First World War.... |
4 (7) | 13 February 1909 – 31 May 1909 |
| Brentford Brentford F.C. Brentford Football Club are a professional English football club based in Brentford in the London Borough of Hounslow. They are currently playing in Football League One.... |
Billy Scott Billy Scott (footballer born 1907) William Reed Scott was an English international footballer, who played as an inside forward.-Career:Born in Willington Quay, Scott played professionally for Brentford, and earned one cap for England in 1936.... |
1 | 17 October 1936 |
| Leslie Smith Leslie Smith (footballer born 1918) Leslie George Frederick Smith was an English footballer. Born and educated in Ealing he was a junior with Petersham, before joining Brentford as an amateur on 26 June 1934. Whilst as an amateur he gained experience at both Wimbledon and Hayes F.C. on loan, before turning professional with the Bees... |
1 | 11 November 1939 | |
| Brighton and Hove Albion | Steve Foster Steve Foster Stephen "Steve" Brian Foster is a former English football player, famed for wearing a headband and having one of the greatest beards in football.-Football career:... |
3 | 23 February 1982 – 25 June 1982 |
| Bristol City Bristol City F.C. Bristol City Football Club is one of two football league clubs in Bristol, England . They play at Ashton Gate, located in the south-west of the City... |
William Wedlock | 26 | 16 February 1907 – 16 March 1914 |
| Bristol Rovers Bristol Rovers F.C. Bristol Rovers Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Bristol, that competes in Football League Two. The team plays its home matches at the Memorial Stadium, in the Horfield area of the city.... |
Geoff Bradford Geoff Bradford Geoffrey Reginald William Bradford was an English professional footballer who spent his entire career at Bristol Rovers and won one international cap for England.... |
1 | 2 October 1955 |
| Burnley Burnley F.C. Burnley Football Club are a professional English Football League club based in Burnley, Lancashire. Nicknamed the Clarets, due to the dominant colour of their home shirts, they were founder members of the Football League in 1888... |
Bob Kelly Bob Kelly (footballer) Robert "Bob" Kelly was an English professional football player. He broke the British football transfer record when he moved from Burnley to Sunderland for £6,550 in 1925. He spent two years at the Roker Park Club before joining Huddersfield Town... |
11 (14) | 10 April 1920 – 4 April 1925 |
| Bury Bury F.C. Bury Football Club is an association football team based in Bury, Greater Manchester. The team currently play in League One. The club's nickname is The Shakers which was bestowed upon them by club chairman JT Ingham, an industrialist and ironmonger of the late 1890s.-Formation of the club and the... |
Jimmy Settle Jimmy Settle Jimmy Settle was an English professional footballer. A fast-paced inside or outside right, he could have chosen sprinting if he had not taken up football.Settle played for Bolton and Bury before joining Everton in 1899, with whom he won the FA Cup in 1906... |
3 (6) | 18 February 1899 – 8 April 1899 |
| Norman Bullock Norman Bullock Norman Bullock was the manager of Leicester City from 1949 to 1955. He also managed Bury for two four-year spells.He was born in Monton, Eccles, Lancashire.... |
3 | 19 March 1923 – 20 October 1926 | |
| Charlton Athletic Charlton Athletic F.C. Charlton Athletic Football Club is an English professional football club based in Charlton, in the London Borough of Greenwich. They compete in Football League One, the third tier of English football. The club was founded on 9 June 1905, when a number of youth clubs in the southeast London area,... |
Luke Young | 7 | 28 May 2005 – 12 November 2005 |
| Chelsea Chelsea F.C. Chelsea Football Club are an English football club based in West London. Founded in 1905, they play in the Premier League and have spent most of their history in the top tier of English football. Chelsea have been English champions four times, FA Cup winners six times and League Cup winners four... |
Frank Lampard Frank Lampard Frank James Lampard is an English professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Chelsea and the England national team. He also holds the position of vice-captain for his club side... |
88 (90) | 15 August 2001 – 12 November 2011 |
| Coventry City Coventry City F.C. Coventry City Football Club, otherwise known as the Sky Blues owing to the traditional colour of their strip, are a professional English Football league club based in Coventry... |
Reg Matthews Reg Matthews Reginald Derrick Matthews was an English football goalkeeper.-Club career:In a playing career spanning almost 20 years, Matthews turned out for Coventry City, Chelsea and Derby County, making over 100 league appearances for each... |
5 | 14 April 1956 – 6 October 1956 |
| Crewe Alexandra Crewe Alexandra F.C. Crewe Alexandra Football Club is an English professional football club based in Crewe, Cheshire. Nicknamed The Railwaymen due to the town's links with the rail industry, they currently play in Football League Two, the fourth tier of English football, and are based at the Alexandra Stadium.The club... |
John Pearson John Pearson (footballer) John Hargreaves "Jackie" Pearson was an English footballer who spent his entire club career with Crewe Alexandra, playing at inside right, and made one appearance for England in 1892... |
1 | 5 March 1892 |
| Crystal Palace Crystal Palace F.C. Crystal Palace Football Club are an English Football league club based in South Norwood, London. The team plays its home matches at Selhurst Park, where they have been based since 1924. The club currently competes in the second tier of English Football, The Championship.Crystal Palace was formed in... |
Kenny Sansom Kenny Sansom Kenneth Graham Sansom is an English former footballer. Until overtaken by Ashley Cole in February 2011, he held the record for the number of caps for an England national football team full back, having appeared 86 times for his country between 1979 and 1988.- Crystal Palace :Sansom started out... |
9 (86) | 23 May 1979 – 15 June 1980 |
| Geoff Thomas Geoff Thomas Geoff Thomas born Manchester, England is a former English footballer, who won nine caps for the full England team and captained Crystal Palace to the FA Cup final in 1990... |
9 | 1 May 1991 – 19 February 1992 | |
| Derby County Derby County F.C. Derby County Football Club is an English football based in Derby. the club play in the Football League Championship and is notable as being one of the twelve founder members of the Football League in 1888 and is, therefore, one of only ten clubs to have competed in every season of the English... |
Peter Shilton Peter Shilton Peter Leslie Shilton OBE is a former English footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He currently holds the record for playing more games for England than anyone else, earning 125 caps.... |
34 (125) | 9 September 1987 – 7 July 1990 |
| Everton Everton F.C. Everton Football Club are an English professional association football club from the city of Liverpool. The club competes in the Premier League, the highest level of English football... |
Alan Ball | 39 (72) | 22 October 1966 – 1 December 1971 |
| Fulham Fulham F.C. Fulham Football Club is a professional English Premier League club based in southwest London Fulham, in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. Founded in 1879, they play in the Premier League, their 11th current season... |
Johnny Haynes Johnny Haynes John Norman "Johnny" Haynes was an English footballer, best known for his 18 years at Fulham. He played a club-record 658 games and scored 158 goals for the club between 1952 and 1970... |
56 | 2 October 1954 – 10 June 1962 |
| Grimsby Town Grimsby Town F.C. Grimsby Town Football Club is an English football club based in the seaside town of Cleethorpes, in North East Lincolnshire, England, who compete in the Conference National. They were formed in 1878 as Grimsby Pelham and later became Grimsby Town... |
Jackie Bestall Jackie Bestall John Gilbert "Jackie" Bestall, was an English international footballer, he also played top division football and captained Grimsby Town, and later managed Doncaster Rovers and Blackburn Rovers.... |
1 | 6 February 1935 |
| George Tweedy George Tweedy George Jacob Tweedy , was an English footballer who played goalkeeper and earned one cap for England. He was a one club player for Grimsby Town.... |
1 | 2 December 1936 | |
| Harry Betmead Harry Betmead Harry Betmead was an English football player who played for Grimsby Town, as well as the English national side. He also played cricket for Lincolnshire.-Club career:... |
1 | 20 May 1937 | |
| Huddersfield Town Huddersfield Town F.C. Huddersfield Town Football Club is an English football club formed in 1908 and based in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire. They currently play in League One... |
Ray Wilson | 30 (63) | 9 April 1960 – 6 June 1964 |
| Ipswich Town Ipswich Town F.C. Ipswich Town Football Club are an English professional football team based in Ipswich, Suffolk. As of 2011, they play in the Football League Championship, having last appeared in the Premier League in 2001–02.... |
Terry Butcher Terry Butcher Terence Ian "Terry" Butcher is an English football manager and former player. He was a highly successful football player and made his name as an uncompromising defender with Ipswich Town and Rangers in the 1980s. He was also a captain of England and won 77 caps in a ten-year international career... |
45 (77) | 31 May 1980 – 22 June 1986 |
| Leeds United | Jack Charlton Jack Charlton John "Jack" Charlton, OBE, DL is a former footballer and manager who played for Leeds United in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s, and was part of the England team who won the 1966 World Cup... |
35 | 10 April 1965 – 11 June 1970 |
| Leicester City Leicester City F.C. Leicester City Football Club , also known as The Foxes, is an English professional football club based at the King Power Stadium in Leicester... |
Gordon Banks Gordon Banks Gordon Banks, OBE is a retired English football goalkeeper. The IFFHS named Banks the second best goalkeeper of the 20th century – after Lev Yashin and ahead of Dino Zoff .... |
37 (73) | 6 April 1963 – 15 April 1967 |
| Leyton Orient Leyton Orient F.C. Leyton Orient F.C. are an English professional football club in East London. They currently play in Football League One and are known to their fans as the O's.Leyton Orient have spent one season in the top flight of English football, in 1962–63... |
Owen Williams Owen Williams (footballer) Owen Williams was an English football player most notable for his career with Clapton Orient and Middlesbrough. He also played twice for the England national football team.-Playing career:... |
2 | 21 October 1922 – 5 March 1923 |
| John Townrow John Townrow John Ernest Townrow, also known as Jack Townrow, was an English professional footballer who played as a centre-half for Clapton Orient, Chelsea and Bristol Rovers in the Football League and for the England national football team.Townrow was born in West Ham, now part of London, and attended Pelly... |
2 | 4 April 1925 – 1 March 1926 | |
| Liverpool Liverpool F.C. Liverpool Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Liverpool, Merseyside. Liverpool has won eighteen League titles, second most in English football, seven FA Cups and a record seven League Cups... |
Steven Gerrard Steven Gerrard Steven George Gerrard MBE is an English footballer who plays for and captains Premier League club Liverpool. He also has 89 caps for the England national team. He has played much of his career in a centre midfielder role, but he has also been used as a second striker and right winger... |
89 | 31 May 2000 – 17 November 2010 |
| Luton Town Luton Town F.C. Luton Town Football Club is an English professional football club based since 1905 at Kenilworth Road, Luton, Bedfordshire. The club currently competes in the fifth tier of English football, the Conference National, for the third consecutive season during the 2011–12 season.Formed in 1885, it was... |
Robert Hawkes Robert Hawkes Robert Murray "Bob" Hawkes was an English footballer who played for Luton Town, became their first international player, and competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.-Playing career:... |
5 | 16 February 1907 – 13 June 1908 |
| Paul Walsh Paul Walsh Paul Anthony Walsh is a retired English footballer.Walsh was a diminutive and pacy centre forward who shot to fame in the 1980s during spells with Charlton, Luton, Liverpool and Tottenham.-Charlton Athletic:... |
5 | 12 June 1983 – 2 May 1984 | |
| Manchester City Manchester City F.C. Manchester City Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Manchester. Founded in 1880 as St. Mark's , they became Ardwick Association Football Club in 1887 and Manchester City in 1894... |
Colin Bell Colin Bell Colin Bell MBE , is a former English football player who was born in Hesleden, County Durham, England. Nicknamed "The King of the Kippax" , and Nijinsky after the famous racehorse , Bell is widely regarded as Manchester City's greatest ever player... |
48 | 22 May 1968 – 30 October 1975 |
| Manchester United Manchester United F.C. Manchester United Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, that plays in the Premier League. Founded as Newton Heath LYR Football Club in 1878, the club changed its name to Manchester United in 1902 and moved to Old Trafford in 1910.The 1958... |
Bobby Charlton Bobby Charlton Sir Robert "Bobby" Charlton CBE is an English former professional football player, a member of the England team who won the World Cup and Ballon d'Or for European Footballer of the Year in 1966... |
106 | 19 April 1958 – 14 June 1970 |
| Middlesbrough Middlesbrough F.C. Middlesbrough Football Club , also known as Boro, are an English football club based in Middlesbrough, who play in the Football League Championship. Formed in 1876, they have played at the Riverside Stadium since August 1995, their third ground since turning professional in 1889... |
Wilf Mannion Wilf Mannion Wilfred James Mannion was an English professional footballer who played as an inside forward, making over 350 senior appearances for Middlesbrough. He also played international football for England... |
26 | 28 September 1946 – 3 October 1951 |
| Millwall Millwall F.C. Millwall Football Club is an English professional football club based in South Bermondsey, south east London, that plays in the Football League Championship, the second tier of English football. Founded as Millwall Rovers in 1885, the club has retained its name despite having last played in the... |
Leonard Graham Leonard Graham Leonard Graham was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman who played first-class cricket for Essex. He was born in Leyton and died in Kensington.... |
2 | 28 February 1925 – 4 April 1925 |
| Reg Smith Reg Smith Reg Smith was an English footballer and manager, who played Outside left .- Playing career :... |
2 | 9 November 1938 – 16 November 1938 | |
| Newcastle United Newcastle United F.C. Newcastle United Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear. The club was founded in 1892 by the merger of Newcastle East End and Newcastle West End, and has played at its current home ground, St James' Park, since the merger... |
Alan Shearer Alan Shearer Alan Shearer OBE, DL is a retired English footballer. He played as a striker in the top level of English league football for Southampton, Blackburn Rovers, Newcastle United and for the England national team... |
35 (63) | 1 September 1996 – 20 June 2000 |
| Norwich City Norwich City F.C. Norwich City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Norwich, Norfolk. As of the 2011–12 season, Norwich City are again playing in the Premier League after a six-year absence, having finished as runner up in the Championship in 2010–11 and winning automatic promotion.The... |
Dave Watson Dave Watson David "Dave" Watson is an English former professional footballer who made 12 appearances for the English national team. He is now the youth team coach at Newcastle United.-Playing career:... |
6 (12) | 10 June 1984 – 23 April 1986 |
| Nottingham Forest Nottingham Forest F.C. Nottingham Forest Football Club is an English Association Football club based in West Bridgford, Nottingham, that plays in the Football League Championship... |
Stuart Pearce Stuart Pearce Stuart Pearce OBE is an English football manager and former player. He is currently the manager of the England national under-21 team and the Great Britain and Northern Ireland Olympic football team... |
76 (78) | 19 May 1987 – 4 June 1997 |
| Notts County Notts County F.C. Notts County Football Club are an English professional football club based in Nottingham. They are the oldest of all the clubs in the world that are now professional, having been formed in 1862. They currently play in League One of The Football League, the third tier of the English football system... |
Henry Cursham Henry Cursham Henry "Harry" Cursham was an English footballer and cricketer. Cursham was born in Wilford, Nottinghamshire, and played for Notts County, as well as playing first-class cricket for Nottinghamshire... |
8 | 15 March 1880 – 23 February 1884 |
| Oldham Athletic | John Hacking | 3 | 22 October 1928 – 13 April 1929 |
| Portsmouth Portsmouth F.C. Portsmouth Football Club is an English football club based in the city of Portsmouth. The club is nicknamed Pompey. Portsmouth's home matches have been played at Fratton Park since the club's formation in 1898. The team currently play in the Football League Championship after being relegated from... |
Jimmy Dickinson Jimmy Dickinson James William 'Jimmy' Dickinson was an English football player.Dickinson holds the record for number of league appearances for Portsmouth... |
48 | 18 May 1949 – 5 December 1956 |
| Preston North End Preston North End F.C. Preston North End Football Club is an English professional football club located in the Deepdale area of the city of Preston, Lancashire, currently playing in the third tier of English league football, League One... |
Tom Finney Tom Finney Sir Thomas Finney, OBE is a former English footballer, famous for his loyalty to his league club, Preston North End, and for his performances in the English national side.... |
76 | 28 September 1946 – 22 October 1958 |
| Queens Park Rangers Queens Park Rangers F.C. Queens Park Rangers Football Club is an English professional football club, based in White City, Hammersmith and Fulham, west London. As the 2010-11 Football League Championship champions, they now play in the top tier of English football the Premier League, for the first time in 15 years... |
Terry Fenwick Terry Fenwick Terence William 'Terry' Fenwick is an English football coach and former player. He is the current head coach for San Juan Jabloteh of the TT Pro League in Trinidad and Tobago.- Player :... |
19 (20) | 2 May 1984 – 22 June 1986 |
| Reading Reading F.C. Reading Football Club is an English association football club based in the town of Reading, Berkshire who currently play in the Championship... |
Herbert Smith Herbert Smith (footballer) Herbert Smith was an English amateur football player who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics, playing at left-back.-Career:... |
4 | 27 March 1905 – 19 March 1906 |
| Sheffield United Sheffield United F.C. Sheffield United Football Club is a professional English football club based in the city of Sheffield, South Yorkshire.They were the first sporting team to use the name 'United' and are nicknamed 'The Blades', thanks to Sheffield's worldwide reputation for steel production... |
Ernest Needham Ernest Needham Ernest 'Nudger' Needham was an English footballer and cricketer. He played football 14 times for England and captained the side in 1901.... |
16 | 7 April 1894 – 3 March 1902 |
| Sheffield Wednesday Sheffield Wednesday F.C. Sheffield Wednesday Football Club are a football club based in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, who are currently competing in the Football League One in the 2011-12 season, in England. Sheffield Wednesday are one of the oldest professional clubs in the world and the fourth oldest in the... |
Ron Springett Ron Springett Ronald "Ron" Deryk George Springett was a football goalkeeper for Sheffield Wednesday, QPR and England.-Career:Springett made 33 appearances for England, then the most by any Sheffield Wednesday player. He held this record for 26 years. He made his England debut against Northern Ireland in 1959... |
33 | 18 November 1959 – 29 June 1966 |
| Southampton Southampton F.C. Southampton Football Club is an English football team, nicknamed The Saints, based in the city of Southampton, Hampshire. The club gained promotion to the Championship from League One in the 2010–2011 season after being relegated in 2009. Their home ground is the St Mary's Stadium, where the club... |
Peter Shilton Peter Shilton Peter Leslie Shilton OBE is a former English footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He currently holds the record for playing more games for England than anyone else, earning 125 caps.... |
49 (125) | 22 September 1982 – 19 May 1987 |
| Stockport County Stockport County F.C. Stockport County Football Club is an English football club based in Stockport, Greater Manchester. The club formed in 1883 as Heaton Norris Rovers, shortly afterwards merging with Heaton Norris F.C., and adopted the current name on 24 May 1890 on the creation of the County Borough of Stockport... |
Harry Hardy Harry Hardy Henry "Harry" Hardy was a football player from Stockport, England, regarded as one of the best players that Stockport County have ever had. He was the first, and to date the only, player for Stockport County to win an England cap. Hardy made 207 appearances for Stockport... |
1 | 8 December 1924 |
| Stoke City Stoke City F.C. Stoke City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire that plays in the Premier League. Founded in 1863, it is the oldest club in the Premier League, and considered to be the second oldest professional football club in the world, after Notts... |
Gordon Banks Gordon Banks Gordon Banks, OBE is a retired English football goalkeeper. The IFFHS named Banks the second best goalkeeper of the 20th century – after Lev Yashin and ahead of Dino Zoff .... |
36 (73) | 21 October 1967 – 27 May 1972 |
| Sunderland Sunderland A.F.C. Sunderland Association Football Club is an English association football club based in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear who currently play in the Premier League... |
Dave Watson | 14 (65) | 3 April 1974 – 24 May 1975 |
| Swindon Town Swindon Town F.C. Swindon Town Football Club are a team based in Swindon, Wiltshire. Currently in League Two, Swindon have been managed by Paolo Di Canio since 23 May 2011... |
Harold Fleming Harold John Fleming Harold John Fleming was a footballer for St. Marks F.C. and Swindon Town.-Football career:Fleming was an Inside Forward and began his career at St. Marks before being invited for a trial at Swindon Town by manager, Sam Allen. Fleming scored a brace in a 4-0 win over Salisbury City F.C... |
11 | 3 April 1909 – 4 April 1914 |
| Tottenham Hotspur Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Tottenham Hotspur Football Club , commonly referred to as Spurs, is an English Premier League football club based in Tottenham, north London. The club's home stadium is White Hart Lane.... |
Glenn Hoddle Glenn Hoddle Glenn Hoddle is an English former footballer and manager who played as an attacking midfielder for Tottenham Hotspur, AS Monaco, Chelsea and Swindon Town and at international level for England.... |
44 (53) | 22 November 1979 – 23 May 1987 |
| Walsall Walsall F.C. Walsall Football Club are an English association football club based in Walsall, West Midlands. They currently play in League One. The club was founded in 1888 as Walsall Town Swifts, an amalgamation of Walsall Town F.C. and Walsall Swifts F.C. The club was one of the founder members of the Second... |
Alf Jones Alf Jones Alfred Jones was an English professional footballer who made three appearances as a full back for England in the 1880s.-Career:... |
2 (3) | 11 March 1882 – 13 March 1882 |
| Watford Watford F.C. Watford Football Club is an English professional football club based in Watford, Hertfordshire. It is often referred to as Watford F.C., Watford, or by the team's nickname The Hornets . Watford Rovers, Founded in 1881, entered the FA Cup for the first time in 1886, and the Southern League a decade... |
John Barnes John Barnes (footballer) John Charles Bryan Barnes MBE is an English football manager and former player.During his playing career, Barnes had successful periods at Watford and Liverpool in the 1980s and 1990s, winning the First Division twice, the FA Cup twice, and playing for England 79 times... |
31 (79) | 28 May 1983 – 19 May 1987 |
| West Bromwich Albion West Bromwich Albion F.C. West Bromwich Albion Football Club, also known as West Brom, The Baggies, The Throstles, Albion or WBA, are an English Premier League association football club based in West Bromwich in the West Midlands... |
Jesse Pennington Jesse Pennington Jesse Pennington was an English football player in the early part of the 20th century. He was nicknamed "Peerless Pennington".... |
25 | 18 March 1907 – 10 April 1920 |
| West Ham United West Ham United F.C. West Ham United Football Club is an English professional football club based in Upton Park, Newham, East London. They play in The Football League Championship. The club was founded in 1895 as Thames Ironworks FC and reformed in 1900 as West Ham United. In 1904 the club relocated to their current... |
Bobby Moore Bobby Moore Robert Frederick Chelsea "Bobby" Moore, OBE was an English footballer. He captained West Ham United for more than ten years and was captain of the England team that won the 1966 World Cup... |
108 | 20 May 1962 – 14 November 1973 |
| Wigan Athletic Wigan Athletic F.C. Wigan Athletic Football Club is an English Premier League Association football club based in Wigan, Greater Manchester, having been promoted from the Championship in 2005. Wigan's current spell in the Premier League is the only top flight run in the club's history.They have played at the DW... |
Emile Heskey Emile Heskey Emile William Ivanhoe Heskey is an English footballer who plays for Aston Villa as a striker.Born in Leicester, Heskey started his career with hometown club Leicester City after progressing through their youth system, making his first team debut in 1995... |
7 (62) | 8 September 2007 – 15 October 2008 |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional association football club that represents the city of Wolverhampton in the West Midlands region. They are members of the Premier League, the highest level of English football. The club was founded in 1877 and since 1889 has played at... |
Billy Wright | 105 | 28 September 1946 – 28 May 1959 |
Most appearances with non-English clubs :
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Gary Lineker Gary Lineker Gary Winston Lineker, OBE , is a former English footballer, who played as a striker. He is a sports broadcaster for the BBC, Al Jazeera Sports and Eredivisie Live... |
24 (80) | 15 October 1986 – 7 June 1989 |
| Bari A.S. Bari Associazione Sportiva Bari is an Italian football club founded in 1908, they are based in Bari, Apulia and plays in Serie B. The club have spent many seasons bouncing between the top two divisions in Italian football, Serie A and Serie B.... |
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David Platt | 10 (62) | 11 September 1991 – 17 June 1992 |
| Bayern München |  |
Owen Hargreaves Owen Hargreaves Owen Lee Hargreaves is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for English Premier League club Manchester City and the English national football team.... |
39 (42) | 15 August 2001 – 28 May 2007 |
| Bursaspor Bursaspor Bursaspor is a professional Turkish football club located in the city of Bursa. Formed in 1963, Bursaspor are nicknamed the Yeşil Timsahlar... |
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Scott Carson Scott Carson Scott Paul Carson is an English footballer who plays for Bursaspor as a goalkeeper.He joined the Leeds United football academy in 2002, making his full first team debut for Leeds against Manchester United in February 2004... |
1 (4) | 15 November 2011 |
| Cardiff City Cardiff City F.C. Cardiff City Football Club are a Welsh professional football club based in Cardiff, Wales. The club competes in the English football pyramid and is currently playing in the Football League Championship. Cardiff City is the best supported football club in Wales, averaging approximately 22,500 for... |
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Jay Bothroyd Jay Bothroyd Jay Bothroyd is an English footballer who plays for Queens Park Rangers as a striker. He has also played for the England national team. He was a product of the Arsenal Academy and came to prominence during the 1999–2000 FA Youth Cup Final win against Coventry City... |
1 | 17 November 2010 |
| Celtic |  |
Alan Thompson | 1 | 31 March 2004 |
| Köln 1. FC Köln 1. FC Köln is a German association football club based in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia. It was formed in 1948 as a merger of the clubs Kölner Ballspiel-Club 1901 and SpVgg Sülz 07.... |
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Tony Woodcock Tony Woodcock Anthony Stewart "Tony" Woodcock is a retired English international footballer who played professionally in both England and Germany as a striker. He won the European Cup in 1979 with Nottingham Forest.-Early career:... |
16 (42) | 6 February 1980 – 5 July 1982 |
| Hamburger SV Hamburger SV Hamburger Sport-Verein, usually referred to as HSV in Germany and Hamburg in international parlance, is a German multi-sport club based in Hamburg, its largest branch being its football department... |
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Kevin Keegan Kevin Keegan Joseph Kevin Keegan, OBE is a former international footballer and former manager of the England national football team and several English clubs, most notably Newcastle United.... |
25 (63) | 8 June 1977 – 18 June 1980 |
| Hibernian Hibernian F.C. Hibernian Football Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Leith, in the north of Edinburgh. They are one of two Scottish Premier League clubs in the city, the other being their Edinburgh derby rivals, Hearts... |
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Joe Baker Joe Baker Joseph Henry "Joe" Baker was an England international footballer. Born in Liverpool, England, he spent virtually his entire childhood growing up in Motherwell, Scotland... |
5 (8) | 18 November 1959 – 22 May 1960 |
| Internazionale | |
Paul Ince Paul Ince Paul Emerson Carlyle Ince is an English football manager and a former professional player. He has managed Blackburn Rovers, Milton Keynes Dons and Macclesfield Town... |
17 (53) | 27 March 1996 – 10 June 1997 |
| Juventus Juventus F.C. Juventus Football Club S.p.A. , commonly referred to as Juventus and colloquially as Juve , are a professional Italian association football club based in Turin, Piedmont... |
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David Platt | 10 (62) | 9 September 1992 – 19 June 1993 |
| Lazio S.S. Lazio Società Sportiva Lazio, commonly referred to as Lazio, is a professional Italian football club based in Rome. The team, founded in 1900, play in the Serie A and have spent most of their history in the top tier of Italian football... |
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Paul Gascoigne Paul Gascoigne Paul John Gascoigne , commonly referred to as Gazza, is a retired English professional footballer.Playing in the position of midfield, Gascoigne's career included spells at Newcastle United, Tottenham Hotspur, Lazio, Rangers, Middlesbrough, Everton and Gansu Tianma, where he scored at least a goal... |
12 (57) | 10 October 1992 – 11 June 1995 |
| L.A. Galaxy |  |
David Beckham David Beckham David Robert Joseph Beckham, OBE is an English footballer who plays midfield for Los Angeles Galaxy in Major League Soccer, having previously played for Manchester United, Preston North End, Real Madrid, and A.C... |
14 (115) | 22 August 2007 – 14 October 2009 |
| Marseille Olympique de Marseille Olympique de Marseille is a French association football club based in Marseille. Founded in 1899, the club plays in Ligue 1 and have spent most of its history in the top tier of French football. Marseille have been French champions nine times and have won the Coupe de France a record ten times. In... |
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Chris Waddle Chris Waddle Christopher Roland "Chris" Waddle is a former footballer from England. He played for a number of clubs in the 1980s and 90s, including Newcastle United, Tottenham Hotspur and Sheffield Wednesday in England, and Olympique de Marseille in France... |
18 (62) | 6 September 1989 – 16 October 1991 |
| Milan A.C. Milan Associazione Calcio Milan, commonly referred to as A.C. Milan or simply Milan , is a professional Italian football club based in Milan, Lombardy, that plays in the Serie A. Milan was founded in 1899 by English lace-maker Herbert Kilpin and businessman Alfred Edwards among others... |
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Ray Wilkins Ray Wilkins Raymond Colin Wilkins MBE , often known as "Butch" Wilkins, is an English former footballer and at present a television pundit... |
22 (84) | 12 September 1984 – 12 November 1986 |
| Monaco |  |
Glenn Hoddle Glenn Hoddle Glenn Hoddle is an English former footballer and manager who played as an attacking midfielder for Tottenham Hotspur, AS Monaco, Chelsea and Swindon Town and at international level for England.... |
9 (53) | 9 September 1987 – 18 June 1988 |
| Rangers Rangers F.C. Rangers Football Club are an association football club based in Glasgow, Scotland, who play in the Scottish Premier League. The club are nicknamed the Gers, Teddy Bears and the Light Blues, and the fans are known to each other as bluenoses... |
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Terry Butcher Terry Butcher Terence Ian "Terry" Butcher is an English football manager and former player. He was a highly successful football player and made his name as an uncompromising defender with Ipswich Town and Rangers in the 1980s. He was also a captain of England and won 77 caps in a ten-year international career... |
32 (77) | 10 September 1986 – 4 July 1990 |
| Real Madrid Real Madrid C.F. Real Madrid Club de Fútbol , commonly known as Real Madrid, is a professional football club based in Madrid, Spain. The club have won a record 31 La Liga titles, the Primera División of the Liga de Fútbol Profesional , 18 Copas del Rey, 8 Spanish Super Cups, 1 Copa Eva Duarte and 1 Copa de la... |
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David Beckham David Beckham David Robert Joseph Beckham, OBE is an English footballer who plays midfield for Los Angeles Galaxy in Major League Soccer, having previously played for Manchester United, Preston North End, Real Madrid, and A.C... |
36 (115) | 20 August 2003 – 1 June 2007 |
| Sampdoria U.C. Sampdoria Unione Calcio Sampdoria is an Italian association football club based in Genoa. The club was formed in 1946 from the merger of two existing sports clubs whose roots can be traced back to the 1890s, Sampierdarenese and Andrea Doria... |
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Trevor Francis Trevor Francis Trevor John Francis , is a former footballer who won the European Cup with Nottingham Forest and played for England 52 times. He was England's first £1 million player... |
20 (52) | 22 September 1982 – 23 April 1986 |
| Werder Bremen SV Werder Bremen SV Werder Bremen is a German sports club best known for its association football team playing in Bremen, in the northwest German federal state of the same name. The club was founded on 4 February 1899 as Fußballverein Werder by a group of sixteen vocational high school students who had won a prize... |
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Dave Watson | 2 (65) | 12 September 1979 – 17 October 1979 |
England starting XI based on appearances :
| # | Position | Name | Caps | Years |
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| 1 | Goalkeeper | Peter Shilton Peter Shilton Peter Leslie Shilton OBE is a former English footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He currently holds the record for playing more games for England than anyone else, earning 125 caps.... |
125 | 1970 – 1990 |
| 2 | Right back | Gary Neville Gary Neville Gary Alexander Neville is a former English footballer. He is England's most capped right-back and was Manchester United's club captain for five years.... |
85 | 1995 – 2007 |
| 3 | Left back | Ashley Cole Ashley Cole Ashley Cole is an Barbadian-English professional footballer who plays for Chelsea and the England national team. He plays as a left-back and has been named one of the best in the world.... |
93 | 2001 – |
| 4 | Midfield | Frank Lampard Frank Lampard Frank James Lampard is an English professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Chelsea and the England national team. He also holds the position of vice-captain for his club side... |
90 | 1999 – |
| 5 | Central defence | Billy Wright | 105 | 1946 – 1959 |
| 6 | Central defence | Bobby Moore Bobby Moore Robert Frederick Chelsea "Bobby" Moore, OBE was an English footballer. He captained West Ham United for more than ten years and was captain of the England team that won the 1966 World Cup... |
108 | 1962 – 1973 |
| 7 | Midfield | David Beckham David Beckham David Robert Joseph Beckham, OBE is an English footballer who plays midfield for Los Angeles Galaxy in Major League Soccer, having previously played for Manchester United, Preston North End, Real Madrid, and A.C... |
115 | 1996 – |
| 8 | Midfield | Bryan Robson Bryan Robson Bryan Robson OBE is an English football manager and a former player. He is best known for playing in midfield for Manchester United, where he was the longest serving captain in club history. He was the manager of Sheffield United, being relieved of his first team duties at the club in February 2008... |
90 | 1980 – 1991 |
| 9 | Forward | Bobby Charlton Bobby Charlton Sir Robert "Bobby" Charlton CBE is an English former professional football player, a member of the England team who won the World Cup and Ballon d'Or for European Footballer of the Year in 1966... |
106 | 1958 – 1970 |
| 10 | Forward | Gary Lineker Gary Lineker Gary Winston Lineker, OBE , is a former English footballer, who played as a striker. He is a sports broadcaster for the BBC, Al Jazeera Sports and Eredivisie Live... |
80 | 1984 – 1992 |
| 11 | Forward | Michael Owen Michael Owen Michael James Owen is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for Manchester United.The son of former footballer Terry Owen, Owen began his senior career at Liverpool in 1996. He progressed through the Liverpool youth team and scored on his debut in May 1997... |
89 | 1998 – |
Goals
First goal : William Kenyon-SlaneyWilliam Kenyon-Slaney
William Slaney Kenyon-Slaney , sportsman, soldier and politician.Kenyon-Slaney was born in Rajkot in Gujarat in India, the son of Captain William Kenyon of the 2nd Bombay cavalry and Frances Catherine Slaney, daughter of Robert A. Slaney of Shropshire...
, 8 March 1873, 4-2 vs. Scotland
Scotland national football team
The Scotland national football team represents Scotland in international football and is controlled by the Scottish Football Association. Scotland are the joint oldest national football team in the world, alongside England, whom they played in the world's first international football match in 1872...
Most goals : Bobby Charlton
Bobby Charlton
Sir Robert "Bobby" Charlton CBE is an English former professional football player, a member of the England team who won the World Cup and Ballon d'Or for European Footballer of the Year in 1966...
, 49, 19 April 1958 – 21 May 1970
Most goals in competitive matches : Michael Owen
Michael Owen
Michael James Owen is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for Manchester United.The son of former footballer Terry Owen, Owen began his senior career at Liverpool in 1996. He progressed through the Liverpool youth team and scored on his debut in May 1997...
, 26, (World Cup, European Championship and qualifiers), 22 June 1998 – 12 September 2007
Most goals in a match : Howard Vaughton
Howard Vaughton
Oliver Howard Vaughton was an English international footballer who played as an inside left.He played as a forward for Aston Villa before the Football League was formed between 1880 and 1888. He was part of Villa's first FA Cup final victory in 1887...
, Steve Bloomer
Steve Bloomer
Steve Bloomer was an English footballer and manager who played for Derby County, Middlesbrough and England during the 1890s and 1900s. Bloomer remains a legend at Derby County and the club anthem, Steve Bloomer's Watchin', is played before every home game...
, Willie Hall
Willie Hall (English footballer)
George William "Willie" Hall was an English football player who played for Notts County, Tottenham Hotspur and the England national team during the 1930s.-Biography:...
and Malcolm Macdonald
Malcolm Macdonald
Malcolm Ian Macdonald is a former English footballer nicknamed Supermac, famed for scoring goals for Luton Town, Newcastle United and Arsenal.-Football career:...
, all 5
Four goals or more in a single match on the greatest number of occasions: Steve Bloomer
Steve Bloomer
Steve Bloomer was an English footballer and manager who played for Derby County, Middlesbrough and England during the 1890s and 1900s. Bloomer remains a legend at Derby County and the club anthem, Steve Bloomer's Watchin', is played before every home game...
, Vivian Woodward
Vivian Woodward
Vivian John Woodward was an English amateur football player who enjoyed the peak of his career in the late 1900s and early 1910s.-Club career:...
, Tommy Lawton
Tommy Lawton
Thomas "Tommy" Lawton was an English association footballer who rose to fame a short time before the outbreak of the Second World War and enjoyed a successful career which lasted until well into the 1950s....
, Jimmy Greaves
Jimmy Greaves
James Peter 'Jimmy' Greaves is an English former football player, England's third highest international goalscorer, the highest goalscorer in the history of Tottenham Hotspur football club, the highest goalscorer in the history of English top flight football and more recently a television pundit -...
and Gary Lineker
Gary Lineker
Gary Winston Lineker, OBE , is a former English footballer, who played as a striker. He is a sports broadcaster for the BBC, Al Jazeera Sports and Eredivisie Live...
, twice each
Three goals or more in a single match on the greatest number of occasions: Jimmy Greaves
Jimmy Greaves
James Peter 'Jimmy' Greaves is an English former football player, England's third highest international goalscorer, the highest goalscorer in the history of Tottenham Hotspur football club, the highest goalscorer in the history of English top flight football and more recently a television pundit -...
, six times
Scoring in most consecutive internationals : Tinsley Lindley
Tinsley Lindley
Tinsley Lindley was an English footballer. He was considered one of the 19th century's great centre forwards. His passes and shots at goal were very precise, he was very clever and an excellent team player. An elegant and technically superb player.He was the son of Leonard Lindley who was a lace...
, 6, 5 February 1887 – 7 April 1888
- Jimmy WindridgeJimmy WindridgeJames Edwin "Jimmy" Windridge was an English footballer who played as an inside forward. He made more than 250 appearances in the Football League for Small Heath/Birmingham, Chelsea and Middlesbrough, and played eight times for England.-Football career:Born in Small Heath, Birmingham, Windridge...
, 6, 16 March 1908 – 13 June 1908 - Tommy LawtonTommy LawtonThomas "Tommy" Lawton was an English association footballer who rose to fame a short time before the outbreak of the Second World War and enjoyed a successful career which lasted until well into the 1950s....
, 6, 22 October 1938 – 13 May 1939
Scoring in most consecutive appearances : Steve Bloomer
Steve Bloomer
Steve Bloomer was an English footballer and manager who played for Derby County, Middlesbrough and England during the 1890s and 1900s. Bloomer remains a legend at Derby County and the club anthem, Steve Bloomer's Watchin', is played before every home game...
, 10, 9 March 1895 – 20 March 1899
Most goals on debut : Howard Vaughton
Howard Vaughton
Oliver Howard Vaughton was an English international footballer who played as an inside left.He played as a forward for Aston Villa before the Football League was formed between 1880 and 1888. He was part of Villa's first FA Cup final victory in 1887...
, 5, 18 February 1882, 13-0 vs Ireland
Most goals in a single World Cup tournament : Gary Lineker
Gary Lineker
Gary Winston Lineker, OBE , is a former English footballer, who played as a striker. He is a sports broadcaster for the BBC, Al Jazeera Sports and Eredivisie Live...
, 6, 1986 World Cup
1986 FIFA World Cup
The 1986 FIFA World Cup, the 13th FIFA World Cup, was held in Mexico from 31 May to 29 June. The tournament was the second to feature a 24-team format. Colombia had been originally chosen to host the competition by FIFA but, largely due to economic reasons, was not able to do so and officially...
Most goals in total at World Cup tournaments : Gary Lineker
Gary Lineker
Gary Winston Lineker, OBE , is a former English footballer, who played as a striker. He is a sports broadcaster for the BBC, Al Jazeera Sports and Eredivisie Live...
, 10, 11 June 1986 – 4 July 1990
Most goals in a single World Cup qualifying campaign : Wayne Rooney
Wayne Rooney
Wayne Mark Rooney is an English footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Manchester United and the England national team...
, 9, 2010 World Cup
2010 FIFA World Cup
The 2010 FIFA World Cup was the 19th FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national association football teams. It took place in South Africa from 11 June to 11 July 2010...
qualifying, 2008-9
Most goals in a single World Cup finals match : Geoff Hurst
Geoff Hurst
Sir Geoffrey Charles Hurst MBE is a retired England footballer best remembered for his years with West Ham. He made his mark in World Cup history as the only player to have scored a hat-trick in a World Cup final. His three goals came in the 1966 final for England in their 4–2 win over West...
, 3, 30 July 1966, 4-2 vs. West Germany
- Gary LinekerGary LinekerGary Winston Lineker, OBE , is a former English footballer, who played as a striker. He is a sports broadcaster for the BBC, Al Jazeera Sports and Eredivisie Live...
, 3, 11 June 1986, 3-0 vs. PolandPoland national football teamThe Poland national football team represents Poland in association football and is controlled by the Polish Football Association, the governing body for football in Poland...
Most goals in a single World Cup qualifying match : Jack Rowley
Jack Rowley
John Frederick "Jack" Rowley was an English football striker from the 1930s to the 1950s, mainly remembered for playing for Manchester United. He was nicknamed "The Gunner" because of his prolific and explosive goalscoring, achieving scoring statistics with United of 208 goals in 422 appearances...
, 4, 15 October 1949, 9-2 vs. Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland national football team
The Northern Ireland national football team represents Northern Ireland in international association football. Before 1921 all of Ireland was represented by a single side, the Ireland national football team, organised by the Irish Football Association...
- David Platt, 4, 17 February 1993, 6-0 vs. San MarinoSan Marino national football teamThe San Marino national football team is the national football team of San Marino, controlled by the San Marino Football Federation...
- Ian WrightIan WrightIan Edward Wright, MBE is a retired English footballer turned television and radio personality.Wright enjoyed success with London clubs Crystal Palace and Arsenal, spending six years with the former and seven years with the latter. With Arsenal he has lifted the Premier League title and both major...
, 4, 17 November 1993, 7-1 vs. San MarinoSan Marino national football teamThe San Marino national football team is the national football team of San Marino, controlled by the San Marino Football Federation...
First goal in a World Cup finals match : Stan Mortensen
Stan Mortensen
Stanley Harding "Stan" Mortensen was an English professional footballer, most famous for his part in the 1953 FA Cup Final , in which he became the only player ever to score a hat-trick in a Wembley FA Cup Final...
, 25 June 1950, 2-0 vs. Chile
Chile national football team
The Chilean national football team represents Chile in all major international football competitions. The team is controlled by the Federación de Fútbol de Chile which was established in 1895. They have appeared in eight World Cup tournaments and were hosts of the 1962 FIFA World Cup finishing in...
First goal in a World Cup qualifying campaign : Stan Mortensen
Stan Mortensen
Stanley Harding "Stan" Mortensen was an English professional footballer, most famous for his part in the 1953 FA Cup Final , in which he became the only player ever to score a hat-trick in a Wembley FA Cup Final...
, 15 October 1949, 4-1 vs. Wales
Wales national football team
The Wales national football team represents Wales in international football. It is controlled by the Football Association of Wales , the governing body for football in Wales, and the third oldest national football association in the world. The team have only qualified for a major international...
Oldest goalscorer at the World Cup finals : Tom Finney
Tom Finney
Sir Thomas Finney, OBE is a former English footballer, famous for his loyalty to his league club, Preston North End, and for his performances in the English national side....
, 36 years, 64 days, 8 June 1958, 2-2 vs. USSR
USSR national football team
The Soviet Union National Football Team was the national football team of the Soviet Union. It ceased to exist after the break up of the Union...
Youngest goalscorer at the World Cup finals : Michael Owen
Michael Owen
Michael James Owen is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for Manchester United.The son of former footballer Terry Owen, Owen began his senior career at Liverpool in 1996. He progressed through the Liverpool youth team and scored on his debut in May 1997...
, 18 years, 190 days, 22 June 1998, 1-2 vs. Romania
Romania national football team
The Romania national football team is the national football team of Romania and is controlled by the Romanian Football Federation.Romania is one of only four national teams, the other three being Brazil, France, and Belgium, that took part in the first three World Cups.However, after that...
Oldest goalscorer in a World Cup qualifying match : Teddy Sheringham
Teddy Sheringham
Edward Paul "Teddy" Sheringham MBE is a retired English footballer, and the father of footballer Charlie Sheringham. Sheringham played as a striker, and had a successful career at the club level, winning almost every domestic honour available with his clubs, most notably the Treble with Manchester...
, 35 years, 187 days, 6 October 2001, 2-2 vs. Greece
Greece national football team
The Greece national football team represents Greece in association football and is controlled by the Hellenic Football Federation, the governing body for football in Greece. Greece's home ground is Karaiskakis Stadium in Piraeus and their head coach is Fernando Santos...
Youngest goalscorer in a World Cup qualifying match : Theo Walcott
Theo Walcott
Theo James Walcott is an English footballer of Jamaican descent who plays for Arsenal and the England national team. Walcott is a product of the Southampton F.C. Academy. He is a striker who is usually deployed on the right wing as a wide forward to exploit his speed...
, 19 years, 178 days, 10 September 2008, 4-1 vs. Croatia
Croatia national football team
The Croatia national football team represents Croatia in international football. The team is controlled by the Croatian Football Federation, the governing body for football in the country, and has been managed since 2006 by former player Slaven Bilić...
Most goals in a single European Championship tournament : Alan Shearer
Alan Shearer
Alan Shearer OBE, DL is a retired English footballer. He played as a striker in the top level of English league football for Southampton, Blackburn Rovers, Newcastle United and for the England national team...
, 5, 1996 European Championship
Most goals in total at European Championship tournaments : Alan Shearer
Alan Shearer
Alan Shearer OBE, DL is a retired English footballer. He played as a striker in the top level of English league football for Southampton, Blackburn Rovers, Newcastle United and for the England national team...
, 7, 8 June 1996 - 20 June 2000
Most goals in a single European Championship qualifying campaign : Kevin Keegan
Kevin Keegan
Joseph Kevin Keegan, OBE is a former international footballer and former manager of the England national football team and several English clubs, most notably Newcastle United....
, 7, 1980 European Championship qualifying, 1978-80
Most goals in a single European Championship finals match : Alan Shearer
Alan Shearer
Alan Shearer OBE, DL is a retired English footballer. He played as a striker in the top level of English league football for Southampton, Blackburn Rovers, Newcastle United and for the England national team...
, 2, 18 June 1996, 4-1 vs. Netherlands
Netherlands national football team
The Netherlands National Football Team represents the Netherlands in association football and is controlled by the Royal Dutch Football Association , the governing body for football in the Netherlands...
- Teddy SheringhamTeddy SheringhamEdward Paul "Teddy" Sheringham MBE is a retired English footballer, and the father of footballer Charlie Sheringham. Sheringham played as a striker, and had a successful career at the club level, winning almost every domestic honour available with his clubs, most notably the Treble with Manchester...
, 2, 18 June 1996, 4-1 vs. Netherlands - Wayne RooneyWayne RooneyWayne Mark Rooney is an English footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Manchester United and the England national team...
, 2, 17 June 2004, 3-0 vs. SwitzerlandSwitzerland national football teamThe Swiss national football team is the national football team of Switzerland... - Wayne RooneyWayne RooneyWayne Mark Rooney is an English footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Manchester United and the England national team...
, 2, 21 June 2004, 4-2 vs. CroatiaCroatia national football teamThe Croatia national football team represents Croatia in international football. The team is controlled by the Croatian Football Federation, the governing body for football in the country, and has been managed since 2006 by former player Slaven Bilić...
Most goals in a single European Championship qualifying match : Malcolm Macdonald
Malcolm Macdonald
Malcolm Ian Macdonald is a former English footballer nicknamed Supermac, famed for scoring goals for Luton Town, Newcastle United and Arsenal.-Football career:...
, 5, 16 April 1975, 5-0 vs. Cyprus
Cyprus national football team
The Cyprus national football team represents Cyprus in association football and is controlled by the Cyprus Football Association, the governing body for football in Cyprus. Cyprus' home ground is the GSP Stadium in Nicosia and the current coach is Nikos Nioplias...
First goal in a European Championship finals match : Bobby Charlton
Bobby Charlton
Sir Robert "Bobby" Charlton CBE is an English former professional football player, a member of the England team who won the World Cup and Ballon d'Or for European Footballer of the Year in 1966...
, 8 June 1968, 2-0 vs. USSR
USSR national football team
The Soviet Union National Football Team was the national football team of the Soviet Union. It ceased to exist after the break up of the Union...
First goal in a European Championship qualifying campaign : Ron Flowers
Ron Flowers
Ronald "Ron" Flowers is an English former professional footballer, most known for his time at Wolverhampton Wanderers. He was a member of England's victorious 1966 World Cup squad. He is the elder brother of John Flowers.-Career:...
, 3 October 1962, 1-1 vs. France
France national football team
The France national football team represents the nation of France in international football. It is fielded by the French Football Federation , the governing body of football in France, and competes as a member of UEFA, which encompasses the countries of Europe...
Oldest goalscorer at the European Championship finals : Trevor Brooking
Trevor Brooking
Sir Trevor David Brooking CBE is a football player turned manager, on-air analyst, and administrator.Brooking attended Ripple Infants School and left Ilford County High School with 11 O-levels and 2 A-levels....
, 31 years, 260 days, 18 June 1980, 2-1 vs. Spain
Spain national football team
The Spain national football team represents Spain in international association football and is controlled by the Royal Spanish Football Federation, the governing body for football in Spain. The current head coach is Vicente del Bosque...
Youngest goalscorer at the European Championship finals : Wayne Rooney
Wayne Rooney
Wayne Mark Rooney is an English footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Manchester United and the England national team...
, 18 years, 236 days, 17 June 2004, 3-0 vs. Switzerland
Switzerland national football team
The Swiss national football team is the national football team of Switzerland...
Oldest goalscorer in a European Championship qualifying match : Dave Watson, 33 years, 48 days, 22 November 1979, 2-0 vs. Bulgaria
Bulgaria national football team
The FIFA Bulgaria national football team is an association football team fielded by the Bulgarian Football Union, a member association of UEFA. The team's home ground is Vasil Levski in Sofia and Luboslav Penev is in charge manager after replacement of Lothar Matthäus...
Youngest goalscorer in a European Championship qualifying match : Wayne Rooney
Wayne Rooney
Wayne Mark Rooney is an English footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Manchester United and the England national team...
, 17 years, 317 days, 10 September 2003, 2-0 vs. Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein national football team
The Liechtenstein national football team is the national football team of Liechtenstein and is controlled by the Liechtenstein Football Association. The organisation is known as the Liechtensteiner Fussballverband in German. The team's first match was an unofficial match against Malta in Seoul, a...
Most Home International (British Championship) goals : Steve Bloomer
Steve Bloomer
Steve Bloomer was an English footballer and manager who played for Derby County, Middlesbrough and England during the 1890s and 1900s. Bloomer remains a legend at Derby County and the club anthem, Steve Bloomer's Watchin', is played before every home game...
, 28, 9 March 1895 – 6 April 1907
Most goals in a single calendar year : George Hilsdon
George Hilsdon
George Richard Hilsdon was a footballer who began his career at West Ham United, making his debut in the 1903-04 season. His brother Jack Hilsdon also played for West Ham at this time...
, 12, 1908
- Dixie DeanDixie DeanWilliam Ralph Dean , better known as Dixie Dean, was an English football player. Dean originally started his career with Birkenhead based Tranmere Rovers before moving on to Everton, the club he had supported as a child, where he became one of the most prolific goal-scorers in English football...
, 12, 1927
Most goals in an English season : Jimmy Greaves
Jimmy Greaves
James Peter 'Jimmy' Greaves is an English former football player, England's third highest international goalscorer, the highest goalscorer in the history of Tottenham Hotspur football club, the highest goalscorer in the history of English top flight football and more recently a television pundit -...
, 13, 1960-61
Most goals scored from penalties : Frank Lampard
Frank Lampard
Frank James Lampard is an English professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Chelsea and the England national team. He also holds the position of vice-captain for his club side...
, 7, 8 October 2005 – 4 June 2011
Most penalty goals scored in a match : Tom Finney
Tom Finney
Sir Thomas Finney, OBE is a former English footballer, famous for his loyalty to his league club, Preston North End, and for his performances in the English national side....
, 2, 14 May 1950, 5-2 vs. Portugal
Portugal national football team
The Portugal national football team represents Portugal in association football and is controlled by the Portuguese Football Federation, the governing body for football in Portugal. Portugal's home ground is Estádio Nacional in Oeiras, and their head coach is Paulo Bento...
- Geoff HurstGeoff HurstSir Geoffrey Charles Hurst MBE is a retired England footballer best remembered for his years with West Ham. He made his mark in World Cup history as the only player to have scored a hat-trick in a World Cup final. His three goals came in the 1966 final for England in their 4–2 win over West...
, 2, 13 March 1969, 5-0 vs. FranceFrance national football teamThe France national football team represents the nation of France in international football. It is fielded by the French Football Federation , the governing body of football in France, and competes as a member of UEFA, which encompasses the countries of Europe... - Gary LinekerGary LinekerGary Winston Lineker, OBE , is a former English footballer, who played as a striker. He is a sports broadcaster for the BBC, Al Jazeera Sports and Eredivisie Live...
, 2, 1 July 1990, 3-2 vs. CameroonCameroon national football teamThe Cameroon national football team, nicknamed Les Lions Indomptables , is controlled by the Fédération Camerounaise de Football and is Africa's most successful side in FIFA world cup; having qualified for the FIFA World Cup six times – in 1982, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002 and 2010– more than any...
Most goals in penalty shoot-outs : David Platt and Alan Shearer
Alan Shearer
Alan Shearer OBE, DL is a retired English footballer. He played as a striker in the top level of English league football for Southampton, Blackburn Rovers, Newcastle United and for the England national team...
, 3
Most goals scored by a defender : Jack Charlton
Jack Charlton
John "Jack" Charlton, OBE, DL is a former footballer and manager who played for Leeds United in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s, and was part of the England team who won the 1966 World Cup...
, 6, 10 April 1965 – 10 December 1969
- John TerryJohn TerryJohn George Terry is an English professional footballer. Terry plays in a centre back position and is the captain of Chelsea in the Premier League...
, 6, 3 June 2003 – 1 April 2009
Oldest goalscorer : Stanley Matthews
Stanley Matthews
Sir Stanley Matthews, CBE was an English footballer. Often regarded as one of the greatest players of the English game, he is the only player to have been knighted while still playing, as well as being the first winner of both the European Footballer of the Year and the Football Writers'...
, 41 years, 248 days, 6 October 1956, 1-1 vs. Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland national football team
The Northern Ireland national football team represents Northern Ireland in international association football. Before 1921 all of Ireland was represented by a single side, the Ireland national football team, organised by the Irish Football Association...
Youngest goalscorer : Wayne Rooney
Wayne Rooney
Wayne Mark Rooney is an English footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Manchester United and the England national team...
, 17 years, 317 days, 10 September 2003, 2-0 vs. Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein national football team
The Liechtenstein national football team is the national football team of Liechtenstein and is controlled by the Liechtenstein Football Association. The organisation is known as the Liechtensteiner Fussballverband in German. The team's first match was an unofficial match against Malta in Seoul, a...
First goal by a substitute : Jimmy Mullen, 18 May 1950, 4-1 vs. Belgium
Fastest goal from kickoff : Tommy Lawton
Tommy Lawton
Thomas "Tommy" Lawton was an English association footballer who rose to fame a short time before the outbreak of the Second World War and enjoyed a successful career which lasted until well into the 1950s....
, 17 seconds, 25 May 1947, 10-0 vs. Portugal
Portugal national football team
The Portugal national football team represents Portugal in association football and is controlled by the Portuguese Football Federation, the governing body for football in Portugal. Portugal's home ground is Estádio Nacional in Oeiras, and their head coach is Paulo Bento...
Fastest goal at Wembley
Wembley Stadium
The original Wembley Stadium, officially known as the Empire Stadium, was a football stadium in Wembley, a suburb of north-west London, standing on the site now occupied by the new Wembley Stadium that opened in 2007...
: Bryan Robson
Bryan Robson
Bryan Robson OBE is an English football manager and a former player. He is best known for playing in midfield for Manchester United, where he was the longest serving captain in club history. He was the manager of Sheffield United, being relieved of his first team duties at the club in February 2008...
, 38 seconds, 13 December 1989, 2-1 vs. Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia national football team
The Yugoslavia national football team represented the Kingdom of Yugoslavia and the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in association football. It enjoyed a modicum of success in international competition. In 1992, during the Yugoslav wars, the team was suspended from international...
Fastest goal at the World Cup finals : Bryan Robson
Bryan Robson
Bryan Robson OBE is an English football manager and a former player. He is best known for playing in midfield for Manchester United, where he was the longest serving captain in club history. He was the manager of Sheffield United, being relieved of his first team duties at the club in February 2008...
, 27 seconds, 16 June 1982, 3-1 vs. France
France national football team
The France national football team represents the nation of France in international football. It is fielded by the French Football Federation , the governing body of football in France, and competes as a member of UEFA, which encompasses the countries of Europe...
Fastest goal at the European Championship finals : Michael Owen
Michael Owen
Michael James Owen is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for Manchester United.The son of former footballer Terry Owen, Owen began his senior career at Liverpool in 1996. He progressed through the Liverpool youth team and scored on his debut in May 1997...
, 2 minutes 24 seconds, 24 June 2004, 2-2 vs. Portugal
Portugal national football team
The Portugal national football team represents Portugal in association football and is controlled by the Portuguese Football Federation, the governing body for football in Portugal. Portugal's home ground is Estádio Nacional in Oeiras, and their head coach is Paulo Bento...
Fastest goal by a substitute : Teddy Sheringham
Teddy Sheringham
Edward Paul "Teddy" Sheringham MBE is a retired English footballer, and the father of footballer Charlie Sheringham. Sheringham played as a striker, and had a successful career at the club level, winning almost every domestic honour available with his clubs, most notably the Treble with Manchester...
, 15 seconds, 6 October 2001, 2-2 vs. Greece
Greece national football team
The Greece national football team represents Greece in association football and is controlled by the Hellenic Football Federation, the governing body for football in Greece. Greece's home ground is Karaiskakis Stadium in Piraeus and their head coach is Fernando Santos...
, 2002 World Cup
2002 FIFA World Cup
The 2002 FIFA World Cup was the 17th staging of the FIFA World Cup, held in South Korea and Japan from 31 May to 30 June. It was also the first World Cup held in Asia, and the last in which the golden goal rule was implemented. Brazil won the tournament for a record fifth time, beating Germany 2–0...
qualifier
First player to score hat-trick : Digger Brown or Howard Vaughton
Howard Vaughton
Oliver Howard Vaughton was an English international footballer who played as an inside left.He played as a forward for Aston Villa before the Football League was formed between 1880 and 1888. He was part of Villa's first FA Cup final victory in 1887...
, 18 February 1882, 13-0 vs Ireland
Oldest player to score hat-trick : Gary Lineker
Gary Lineker
Gary Winston Lineker, OBE , is a former English footballer, who played as a striker. He is a sports broadcaster for the BBC, Al Jazeera Sports and Eredivisie Live...
, 30 years, 194 days, 12 June 1991, 4-2 vs Malaysia
Malaysia national football team
The Malaysian national football team nicknamed Harimau Malaya, as the Malayan Tiger, is the national team of Malaysia and is controlled by the Football Association of Malaysia...
Youngest player to score hat-trick : Theo Walcott
Theo Walcott
Theo James Walcott is an English footballer of Jamaican descent who plays for Arsenal and the England national team. Walcott is a product of the Southampton F.C. Academy. He is a striker who is usually deployed on the right wing as a wide forward to exploit his speed...
, 19 years, 178 days, 10 September 2008, 4-1 vs Croatia
Croatia national football team
The Croatia national football team represents Croatia in international football. The team is controlled by the Croatian Football Federation, the governing body for football in the country, and has been managed since 2006 by former player Slaven Bilić...
Most appearances for an outfield player without ever scoring : Ashley Cole
Ashley Cole
Ashley Cole is an Barbadian-English professional footballer who plays for Chelsea and the England national team. He plays as a left-back and has been named one of the best in the world....
, 93, 28 March 2001 - 12 November 2011
Most different goalscorers in one match : 7, 15 December 1982, 9-0 vs. Luxembourg
Luxembourg national football team
The Luxembourg national football team is the national football team of Luxembourg, and is controlled by the Luxembourg Football Federation. The team play most of their home matches at the Stade Josy Barthel, in Luxembourg.- History :...
Goals in three separate decades: Stanley Matthews
Stanley Matthews
Sir Stanley Matthews, CBE was an English footballer. Often regarded as one of the greatest players of the English game, he is the only player to have been knighted while still playing, as well as being the first winner of both the European Footballer of the Year and the Football Writers'...
, Bobby Charlton
Bobby Charlton
Sir Robert "Bobby" Charlton CBE is an English former professional football player, a member of the England team who won the World Cup and Ballon d'Or for European Footballer of the Year in 1966...
Most consecutive goalscoring tournaments: Michael Owen
Michael Owen
Michael James Owen is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for Manchester United.The son of former footballer Terry Owen, Owen began his senior career at Liverpool in 1996. He progressed through the Liverpool youth team and scored on his debut in May 1997...
, 4, v Romania
Romania national football team
The Romania national football team is the national football team of Romania and is controlled by the Romanian Football Federation.Romania is one of only four national teams, the other three being Brazil, France, and Belgium, that took part in the first three World Cups.However, after that...
and Argentina
Argentina national football team
The Argentina national football team represents Argentina in association football and is controlled by the Argentine Football Association , the governing body for football in Argentina. Argentina's home stadium is Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti and their head coach is Alejandro...
, 1998 World Cup
1998 FIFA World Cup
The 1998 FIFA World Cup, the 16th FIFA World Cup, was held in France from 10 June to 12 July 1998. France was chosen as host nation by FIFA on 2 July 1992. The tournament was won by France, who beat Brazil 3-0 in the final...
; v Romania
Romania national football team
The Romania national football team is the national football team of Romania and is controlled by the Romanian Football Federation.Romania is one of only four national teams, the other three being Brazil, France, and Belgium, that took part in the first three World Cups.However, after that...
, 2000 European Championships; v Denmark
Denmark national football team
The Denmark national football team represents Denmark in association football and is controlled by the Danish Football Association , the governing body for the football clubs which are organized under DBU...
and Brazil
Brazil national football team
The Brazil national football team represents Brazil in international men's football and is controlled by the Brazilian Football Confederation , the governing body for football in Brazil. They are a member of the International Federation of Association Football since 1923 and also a member of the...
, 2002 World Cup
2002 FIFA World Cup
The 2002 FIFA World Cup was the 17th staging of the FIFA World Cup, held in South Korea and Japan from 31 May to 30 June. It was also the first World Cup held in Asia, and the last in which the golden goal rule was implemented. Brazil won the tournament for a record fifth time, beating Germany 2–0...
; v Portugal
Portugal national football team
The Portugal national football team represents Portugal in association football and is controlled by the Portuguese Football Federation, the governing body for football in Portugal. Portugal's home ground is Estádio Nacional in Oeiras, and their head coach is Paulo Bento...
, 2004 European Championships
Last England goalscorer at the old Wembley : Tony Adams
Tony Adams (footballer)
Tony Alexander Adams, MBE is an English football manager and former player.Adams spent his entire playing career of 22 years as a defender at Arsenal. He is considered one of the greatest Arsenal players of all time by the club's own fans and was included in the Football League 100 Legends...
, 31 May 2000, 2-0 vs Ukraine
Ukraine national football team
The Ukraine national football team is the national football team of Ukraine and is controlled by the Football Federation of Ukraine. After Ukrainian Independence and breakaway from the Soviet Union, they played their first match against Hungary on 29 April 1992...
First England goalscorer at the new Wembley
Wembley Stadium
The original Wembley Stadium, officially known as the Empire Stadium, was a football stadium in Wembley, a suburb of north-west London, standing on the site now occupied by the new Wembley Stadium that opened in 2007...
: John Terry
John Terry
John George Terry is an English professional footballer. Terry plays in a centre back position and is the captain of Chelsea in the Premier League...
, 1 June 2007, 1-1 vs Brazil
Brazil national football team
The Brazil national football team represents Brazil in international men's football and is controlled by the Brazilian Football Confederation , the governing body for football in Brazil. They are a member of the International Federation of Association Football since 1923 and also a member of the...
Highest goals to games average : George Camsell
George Camsell
George Henry Camsell was an English football player, most notably for Middlesbrough.Born in Framwellgate Moor, Durham City in 1902, Camsell played for Durham City before signing for Middlesbrough on 6 October 1925 for the sum of £500. His debut was against Nottingham Forest on 31 October 1925...
, 18 goals in 9 games, average 2.0 goals per game.
Most goals per English club :
| Club | Player | Goals (total) | First goal – last goal |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arsenal Arsenal F.C. Arsenal Football Club is a professional English Premier League football club based in North London. One of the most successful clubs in English football, it has won 13 First Division and Premier League titles and 10 FA Cups... |
Cliff Bastin Cliff Bastin Clifford Sydney Bastin was an English football player.Born in Heavitree near Exeter, Bastin started his career at Exeter City, making his debut for the club in 1928, at the age of 16... |
12 | 13 May 1933 – 26 May 1938 |
| Aston Villa Aston Villa F.C. Aston Villa Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Witton, Birmingham. The club was founded in 1874 and have played at their current home ground, Villa Park, since 1897. Aston Villa were founder members of The Football League in 1888. They were also founder... |
Billy Walker Billy Walker William Henry "Billy" Walker was a prominent English footballer of the 1920s and 1930s. He is considered by many to be the greatest footballer to ever play for Aston Villa Football Club-Biography:... |
9 | 23 October 1920 – 12 Feb 1927 |
| Birmingham City Birmingham City F.C. Birmingham City Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of Birmingham, England. Formed in 1875 as Small Heath Alliance, they became Small Heath in 1888, then Birmingham in 1905, finally becoming Birmingham City in 1943.They were relegated at the end of the... |
Joe Bradford Joe Bradford Joseph "Joe" Bradford was an English professional footballer who played as a centre forward. Born in Peggs Green, near Coalville, Leicestershire, Bradford made nearly 450 appearances for Birmingham in all competitions, scoring 267 goals... |
7 | 20 October 1923 – 22 November 1930 |
| Blackburn Rovers Blackburn Rovers F.C. Blackburn Rovers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the town of Blackburn, Lancashire. The team currently competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football.... |
Bryan Douglas Bryan Douglas Bryan Douglas is a former English footballer.During his career, he played for Blackburn Rovers from 1954 to 1969, totalling 438 league appearances and 100 goals. He also earned 36 caps and scored 11 goals for England. He appeared in two World Cups, in 1958 and 1962, appearing in all of England's... |
11 | 19 April 1958 – 5 June 1963 |
| Blackpool Blackpool F.C. Blackpool Football Club are an English football club founded in 1887 from the Lancashire seaside town of Blackpool. They are competing in the 2011–12 season of the The Championship, the second tier of professional football in England, having been relegated from the Premier League at the end of the... |
Stan Mortensen Stan Mortensen Stanley Harding "Stan" Mortensen was an English professional footballer, most famous for his part in the 1953 FA Cup Final , in which he became the only player ever to score a hat-trick in a Wembley FA Cup Final... |
23 | 25 May 1947 – 25 November 1953 |
| Bolton Wanderers Bolton Wanderers F.C. Bolton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the area of Horwich in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester. They began their current spell in the Premier League in 2001.... |
Nat Lofthouse Nat Lofthouse Nathaniel "Nat" Lofthouse, OBE was an English professional footballer who played for Bolton Wanderers for his whole career... |
30 | 22 November 1950 – 22 October 1958 |
| Bristol City Bristol City F.C. Bristol City Football Club is one of two football league clubs in Bristol, England . They play at Ashton Gate, located in the south-west of the City... |
John Atyeo John Atyeo John Atyeo was an English football striker who spent the majority of his career at Bristol City. He won six England caps between 1955 and 1957, scoring five goals... |
5 | 30 November 1955 – 19 May 1957 |
| Bristol Rovers Bristol Rovers F.C. Bristol Rovers Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Bristol, that competes in Football League Two. The team plays its home matches at the Memorial Stadium, in the Horfield area of the city.... |
Geoff Bradford Geoff Bradford Geoffrey Reginald William Bradford was an English professional footballer who spent his entire career at Bristol Rovers and won one international cap for England.... |
1 | 2 October 1955 |
| Burnley Burnley F.C. Burnley Football Club are a professional English Football League club based in Burnley, Lancashire. Nicknamed the Clarets, due to the dominant colour of their home shirts, they were founder members of the Football League in 1888... |
Bob Kelly Bob Kelly (footballer) Robert "Bob" Kelly was an English professional football player. He broke the British football transfer record when he moved from Burnley to Sunderland for £6,550 in 1925. He spent two years at the Roker Park Club before joining Huddersfield Town... |
6 (8) | 10 April 1920 – 22 October 1924 |
| Bury Bury F.C. Bury Football Club is an association football team based in Bury, Greater Manchester. The team currently play in League One. The club's nickname is The Shakers which was bestowed upon them by club chairman JT Ingham, an industrialist and ironmonger of the late 1890s.-Formation of the club and the... |
Jimmy Settle Jimmy Settle Jimmy Settle was an English professional footballer. A fast-paced inside or outside right, he could have chosen sprinting if he had not taken up football.Settle played for Bolton and Bury before joining Everton in 1899, with whom he won the FA Cup in 1906... |
4 (6) | 18 February 1899 – 8 April 1899 |
| Charlton Athletic Charlton Athletic F.C. Charlton Athletic Football Club is an English professional football club based in Charlton, in the London Borough of Greenwich. They compete in Football League One, the third tier of English football. The club was founded on 9 June 1905, when a number of youth clubs in the southeast London area,... |
Harold Miller | 1 | 24 May 1923 |
| Harold Hobbis Harold Hobbis Harold Henry F. Hobbis , is an English international footballer who played as a midfielder in the Football League. Playing most of his career for Charlton Atheltic he also appeared as a guest player for West Ham United in World War II.-External links:*... |
1 | 9 May 1936 | |
| Don Welsh Don Welsh Donald "Don" Welsh was an English football player and manager. As a player he played at inside left for Charlton Athletic and for England, winning the FA Cup with Charlton in 1946–47.-Playing career:... |
1 | 24 May 1939 | |
| Chelsea Chelsea F.C. Chelsea Football Club are an English football club based in West London. Founded in 1905, they play in the Premier League and have spent most of their history in the top tier of English football. Chelsea have been English champions four times, FA Cup winners six times and League Cup winners four... |
Frank Lampard Frank Lampard Frank James Lampard is an English professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Chelsea and the England national team. He also holds the position of vice-captain for his club side... |
23 | 20 August 2003 – 12 November 2011 |
| Crystal Palace Crystal Palace F.C. Crystal Palace Football Club are an English Football league club based in South Norwood, London. The team plays its home matches at Selhurst Park, where they have been based since 1924. The club currently competes in the second tier of English Football, The Championship.Crystal Palace was formed in... |
Peter Taylor Peter John Taylor Peter John Taylor is an English football manager and former player and current head coach of the Bahrain national football team... |
2 | 24 March 1976 – 8 May 1976 |
| Derby County Derby County F.C. Derby County Football Club is an English football based in Derby. the club play in the Football League Championship and is notable as being one of the twelve founder members of the Football League in 1888 and is, therefore, one of only ten clubs to have competed in every season of the English... |
Steve Bloomer Steve Bloomer Steve Bloomer was an English footballer and manager who played for Derby County, Middlesbrough and England during the 1890s and 1900s. Bloomer remains a legend at Derby County and the club anthem, Steve Bloomer's Watchin', is played before every home game... |
27 (28) | 9 March 1895 – 25 February 1905 |
| Everton Everton F.C. Everton Football Club are an English professional association football club from the city of Liverpool. The club competes in the Premier League, the highest level of English football... |
Dixie Dean Dixie Dean William Ralph Dean , better known as Dixie Dean, was an English football player. Dean originally started his career with Birkenhead based Tranmere Rovers before moving on to Everton, the club he had supported as a child, where he became one of the most prolific goal-scorers in English football... |
18 | 12 February 1927 – 9 December 1931 |
| Fulham Fulham F.C. Fulham Football Club is a professional English Premier League club based in southwest London Fulham, in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. Founded in 1879, they play in the Premier League, their 11th current season... |
Johnny Haynes Johnny Haynes John Norman "Johnny" Haynes was an English footballer, best known for his 18 years at Fulham. He played a club-record 658 games and scored 158 goals for the club between 1952 and 1970... |
18 | 2 October 1954 – 15 April 1961 |
| Huddersfield Town Huddersfield Town F.C. Huddersfield Town Football Club is an English football club formed in 1908 and based in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire. They currently play in League One... |
George Brown | 5 | 20 October 1926 – 26 May 1927 |
| Ipswich Town Ipswich Town F.C. Ipswich Town Football Club are an English professional football team based in Ipswich, Suffolk. As of 2011, they play in the Football League Championship, having last appeared in the Premier League in 2001–02.... |
Paul Mariner Paul Mariner Paul Mariner is an English football coach, manager, and retired player, who is currently with Toronto FC.A striker during his playing days, Mariner began his career with Chorley. He became a professional player in 1973 with Plymouth Argyle, where he scored 61 goals in 155 appearances and is... |
13 | 12 October 1977 – 16 November 1983 |
| Leeds United | Allan Clarke Allan Clarke (footballer) Allan John Clarke , nicknamed "Sniffer", is a former footballer who played in the Football League for Walsall, Fulham, Leicester City, Leeds United and Barnsley, and won 19 international caps for England.-Early career:Clarke started his career at Walsall and made his debut aged 17, in 1963... |
10 | 11 June 1970 – 17 October 1973 |
| Leicester City Leicester City F.C. Leicester City Football Club , also known as The Foxes, is an English professional football club based at the King Power Stadium in Leicester... |
Ernie Hine Ernie Hine Ernest "Ernie" William Hine was a professional footballer, who played for Barnsley, Leicester City, Huddersfield Town and Manchester United.... |
4 | 17 November 1928 – 18 November 1931 |
| Liverpool Liverpool F.C. Liverpool Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Liverpool, Merseyside. Liverpool has won eighteen League titles, second most in English football, seven FA Cups and a record seven League Cups... |
Michael Owen Michael Owen Michael James Owen is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for Manchester United.The son of former footballer Terry Owen, Owen began his senior career at Liverpool in 1996. He progressed through the Liverpool youth team and scored on his debut in May 1997... |
26 (40) | 25 May 1998 – 24 June 2004 |
| Luton Town Luton Town F.C. Luton Town Football Club is an English professional football club based since 1905 at Kenilworth Road, Luton, Bedfordshire. The club currently competes in the fifth tier of English football, the Conference National, for the third consecutive season during the 2011–12 season.Formed in 1885, it was... |
Joe Payne Joe Payne (footballer) Joseph "Joe" Payne was an English international footballer, best known as the scorer of 10 goals in a match for Luton Town against Bristol Rovers on 13 April 1936. This is still a record in The Football League... |
2 | 20 May 1937 |
| Manchester City Manchester City F.C. Manchester City Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Manchester. Founded in 1880 as St. Mark's , they became Ardwick Association Football Club in 1887 and Manchester City in 1894... |
Eric Brook Eric Brook Eric Fred Brook was an English footballer who played in the outside left position. He is the all time record goalscorer for Manchester City in all competitions and was an England international. Brook was a muscular player with 'one of the fiercest shots in pre-war football' and was a good penalty... |
10 | 14 October 1933 – 23 October 1937 |
| Francis Lee Francis Lee Francis Henry Lee is a former professional footballer, who played in the 1960s and 1970s, including 27 appearances for the England national team. Lee played for Bolton Wanderers, Manchester City, and Derby County... |
10 | 12 March 1969 – 29 April 1972 | |
| Manchester United Manchester United F.C. Manchester United Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, that plays in the Premier League. Founded as Newton Heath LYR Football Club in 1878, the club changed its name to Manchester United in 1902 and moved to Old Trafford in 1910.The 1958... |
Bobby Charlton Bobby Charlton Sir Robert "Bobby" Charlton CBE is an English former professional football player, a member of the England team who won the World Cup and Ballon d'Or for European Footballer of the Year in 1966... |
49 | 19 April 1958 – 20 May 1970 |
| Middlesbrough Middlesbrough F.C. Middlesbrough Football Club , also known as Boro, are an English football club based in Middlesbrough, who play in the Football League Championship. Formed in 1876, they have played at the Riverside Stadium since August 1995, their third ground since turning professional in 1889... |
George Camsell George Camsell George Henry Camsell was an English football player, most notably for Middlesbrough.Born in Framwellgate Moor, Durham City in 1902, Camsell played for Durham City before signing for Middlesbrough on 6 October 1925 for the sum of £500. His debut was against Nottingham Forest on 31 October 1925... |
18 | 9 May 1929 – 9 May 1936 |
| Millwall Millwall F.C. Millwall Football Club is an English professional football club based in South Bermondsey, south east London, that plays in the Football League Championship, the second tier of English football. Founded as Millwall Rovers in 1885, the club has retained its name despite having last played in the... |
Reg Smith Reg Smith Reg Smith was an English footballer and manager, who played Outside left .- Playing career :... |
2 | 9 November 1938 |
| Newcastle United Newcastle United F.C. Newcastle United Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear. The club was founded in 1892 by the merger of Newcastle East End and Newcastle West End, and has played at its current home ground, St James' Park, since the merger... |
Alan Shearer Alan Shearer Alan Shearer OBE, DL is a retired English footballer. He played as a striker in the top level of English league football for Southampton, Blackburn Rovers, Newcastle United and for the England national team... |
20 (30) | 1 September 1996 – 20 June 2000 |
| Nottingham Forest Nottingham Forest F.C. Nottingham Forest Football Club is an English Association Football club based in West Bridgford, Nottingham, that plays in the Football League Championship... |
Stuart Pearce Stuart Pearce Stuart Pearce OBE is an English football manager and former player. He is currently the manager of the England national under-21 team and the Great Britain and Northern Ireland Olympic football team... |
5 | 25 April 1990 – 15 November 1995 |
| Notts County Notts County F.C. Notts County Football Club are an English professional football club based in Nottingham. They are the oldest of all the clubs in the world that are now professional, having been formed in 1862. They currently play in League One of The Football League, the third tier of the English football system... |
Henry Cursham Henry Cursham Henry "Harry" Cursham was an English footballer and cricketer. Cursham was born in Wilford, Nottinghamshire, and played for Notts County, as well as playing first-class cricket for Nottinghamshire... |
5 | 18 February 1882 – 23 February 1884 |
| Portsmouth Portsmouth F.C. Portsmouth Football Club is an English football club based in the city of Portsmouth. The club is nicknamed Pompey. Portsmouth's home matches have been played at Fratton Park since the club's formation in 1898. The team currently play in the Football League Championship after being relegated from... |
Jack Smith Jack Smith (footballer born 1898) John William Smith, known as Jack Smith was an English international footballer, who played as an inside left.-Career:... |
4 | 17 October 1931 – 9 December 1931 |
| Preston North End Preston North End F.C. Preston North End Football Club is an English professional football club located in the Deepdale area of the city of Preston, Lancashire, currently playing in the third tier of English league football, League One... |
Tom Finney Tom Finney Sir Thomas Finney, OBE is a former English footballer, famous for his loyalty to his league club, Preston North End, and for his performances in the English national side.... |
30 | 28 September 1946 – 4 October 1958 |
| Queens Park Rangers Queens Park Rangers F.C. Queens Park Rangers Football Club is an English professional football club, based in White City, Hammersmith and Fulham, west London. As the 2010-11 Football League Championship champions, they now play in the top tier of English football the Premier League, for the first time in 15 years... |
Gerry Francis Gerry Francis Gerald Charles James Francis is an English former footballer and manager, now working as First Team coach at Stoke City.-Playing career:Francis made his debut for Queens Park Rangers v Liverpool in March 1969... |
3 | 24 May 1975 – 11 May 1976 |
| Les Ferdinand Les Ferdinand Leslie "Les" Ferdinand MBE is a former English footballer. His playing career included spells at Queens Park Rangers, Besiktas J.K., Newcastle United, Tottenham Hotspur, West Ham United and Bolton Wanderers F.C., during which period he earned a number of appearances for England... |
3 (5) | 17 February 1993 – 17 November 1993 | |
| Sheffield United Sheffield United F.C. Sheffield United Football Club is a professional English football club based in the city of Sheffield, South Yorkshire.They were the first sporting team to use the name 'United' and are nicknamed 'The Blades', thanks to Sheffield's worldwide reputation for steel production... |
Ernest Needham Ernest Needham Ernest 'Nudger' Needham was an English footballer and cricketer. He played football 14 times for England and captained the side in 1901.... |
3 | 29 March 1897 – 18 March 1901 |
| Colin Grainger Colin Grainger Colin Grainger is an English former footballer. He was first cousins with fellow players Dennis Grainger, Jack Grainger and Edwin Holliday.-Club career:... |
3 | 9 May 1956 – 26 May 1956 | |
| Sheffield Wednesday Sheffield Wednesday F.C. Sheffield Wednesday Football Club are a football club based in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, who are currently competing in the Football League One in the 2011-12 season, in England. Sheffield Wednesday are one of the oldest professional clubs in the world and the fourth oldest in the... |
Fred Spiksley Fred Spiksley Fred Spiksley was an English footballer and coach, who played as a forward for Sheffield Wednesday F.C. and England. He also played for Gainsborough Trinity, Glossop North End, Leeds City, Watford and in 1907 became the only professional footballer to play for the Corinthians... |
5 | 13 March 1893 – 3 March 1894 |
| Southampton Southampton F.C. Southampton Football Club is an English football team, nicknamed The Saints, based in the city of Southampton, Hampshire. The club gained promotion to the Championship from League One in the 2010–2011 season after being relegated in 2009. Their home ground is the St Mary's Stadium, where the club... |
Mick Channon Mick Channon Michael Roger "Mick" Channon is a sportsman who enjoyed a career as a striker with Southampton and England in the 1970s and later became a hugely successful racehorse trainer.-Southampton:... |
21 | 14 February 1973 – 4 June 1977 |
| Stoke City Stoke City F.C. Stoke City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire that plays in the Premier League. Founded in 1863, it is the oldest club in the Premier League, and considered to be the second oldest professional football club in the world, after Notts... |
Stanley Matthews Stanley Matthews Sir Stanley Matthews, CBE was an English footballer. Often regarded as one of the greatest players of the English game, he is the only player to have been knighted while still playing, as well as being the first winner of both the European Footballer of the Year and the Football Writers'... |
8 (11) | 29 September 1934 – 16 November 1938 |
| Freddie Steele Freddie Steele (footballer) Frederick Charles Steele was a footballer who played as a forward for Stoke City and was a former England international. He also had spells at Mansfield Town and Port Vale as a player-manager, leading Vale to a league title... |
8 | 17 April 1937 – 20 May 1937 | |
| Sunderland Sunderland A.F.C. Sunderland Association Football Club is an English association football club based in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear who currently play in the Premier League... |
George Holley George Holley George Holley was an English professional footballer who spent most of his career as an inside forward with Sunderland, helping them claim the Football League title in 1913... |
8 | 15 March 1909 – 23 March 1912 |
| Swindon Town Swindon Town F.C. Swindon Town Football Club are a team based in Swindon, Wiltshire. Currently in League Two, Swindon have been managed by Paolo Di Canio since 23 May 2011... |
Harold Fleming Harold John Fleming Harold John Fleming was a footballer for St. Marks F.C. and Swindon Town.-Football career:Fleming was an Inside Forward and began his career at St. Marks before being invited for a trial at Swindon Town by manager, Sam Allen. Fleming scored a brace in a 4-0 win over Salisbury City F.C... |
9 | 29 May 1909 – 4 April 1914 |
| Tottenham Hotspur Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Tottenham Hotspur Football Club , commonly referred to as Spurs, is an English Premier League football club based in Tottenham, north London. The club's home stadium is White Hart Lane.... |
Jimmy Greaves Jimmy Greaves James Peter 'Jimmy' Greaves is an English former football player, England's third highest international goalscorer, the highest goalscorer in the history of Tottenham Hotspur football club, the highest goalscorer in the history of English top flight football and more recently a television pundit -... |
28 (44) | 20 May 1962 – 24 May 1967 |
| Watford Watford F.C. Watford Football Club is an English professional football club based in Watford, Hertfordshire. It is often referred to as Watford F.C., Watford, or by the team's nickname The Hornets . Watford Rovers, Founded in 1881, entered the FA Cup for the first time in 1886, and the Southern League a decade... |
Luther Blissett Luther Blissett Luther Loide Blissett is a former professional footballer and manager, who is currently a first-team coach at Hemel Hempstead Town. Blissett played as a striker, and is best known for his time at Watford, whom he helped win promotion from the Fourth Division to the First Division... |
3 | 15 December 1982 |
| John Barnes John Barnes (footballer) John Charles Bryan Barnes MBE is an English football manager and former player.During his playing career, Barnes had successful periods at Watford and Liverpool in the 1980s and 1990s, winning the First Division twice, the FA Cup twice, and playing for England 79 times... |
3 (11) | 10 June 1984 – 14 November 1984 | |
| West Bromwich Albion West Bromwich Albion F.C. West Bromwich Albion Football Club, also known as West Brom, The Baggies, The Throstles, Albion or WBA, are an English Premier League association football club based in West Bromwich in the West Midlands... |
Billy Bassett Billy Bassett William Isiah Bassett was an English association footballer, director and club chairman who served West Bromwich Albion for over half a century.-Playing career:... |
8 | 23 February 1889 – 4 April 1896 |
| Derek Kevan Derek Kevan Derek Tennyson Kevan is a retired English footballer. He played for West Bromwich Albion as an attacker. He earned 14 caps for the England national football team, scoring a total of eight goals, including two in the 1958 FIFA World Cup. During his Albion career, he earned the nickname "The Tank"... |
8 | 6 April 1957 – 28 May 1959 | |
| West Ham United West Ham United F.C. West Ham United Football Club is an English professional football club based in Upton Park, Newham, East London. They play in The Football League Championship. The club was founded in 1895 as Thames Ironworks FC and reformed in 1900 as West Ham United. In 1904 the club relocated to their current... |
Geoff Hurst Geoff Hurst Sir Geoffrey Charles Hurst MBE is a retired England footballer best remembered for his years with West Ham. He made his mark in World Cup history as the only player to have scored a hat-trick in a World Cup final. His three goals came in the 1966 final for England in their 4–2 win over West... |
24 | 2 April 1966 – 1 December 1971 |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional association football club that represents the city of Wolverhampton in the West Midlands region. They are members of the Premier League, the highest level of English football. The club was founded in 1877 and since 1889 has played at... |
Dennis Wilshaw Dennis Wilshaw Dennis James Wilshaw was an English international footballer. He scored 172 goals in 379 appearances in the Football League, and also scored ten goals in twelve appearances for the England national team.-Playing style:... |
10 | 10 October 1953 – 28 May 1956 |
| Ron Flowers Ron Flowers Ronald "Ron" Flowers is an English former professional footballer, most known for his time at Wolverhampton Wanderers. He was a member of England's victorious 1966 World Cup squad. He is the elder brother of John Flowers.-Career:... |
10 | 28 May 1959 – 3 October 1962 |
Most goals with non-English clubs :
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Gary Lineker Gary Lineker Gary Winston Lineker, OBE , is a former English footballer, who played as a striker. He is a sports broadcaster for the BBC, Al Jazeera Sports and Eredivisie Live... |
17 (48) | 15 October 1986 – 7 June 1989 |
| Bari A.S. Bari Associazione Sportiva Bari is an Italian football club founded in 1908, they are based in Bari, Apulia and plays in Serie B. The club have spent many seasons bouncing between the top two divisions in Italian football, Serie A and Serie B.... |
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David Platt | 4 (27) | 17 May 1992 – 17 June 1992 |
| Köln 1. FC Köln 1. FC Köln is a German association football club based in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia. It was formed in 1948 as a merger of the clubs Kölner Ballspiel-Club 1901 and SpVgg Sülz 07.... |
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Tony Woodcock Tony Woodcock Anthony Stewart "Tony" Woodcock is a retired English international footballer who played professionally in both England and Germany as a striker. He won the European Cup in 1979 with Nottingham Forest.-Early career:... |
5 (16) | 26 March 1980 – 25 May 1982 |
| Hamburger SV Hamburger SV Hamburger Sport-Verein, usually referred to as HSV in Germany and Hamburg in international parlance, is a German multi-sport club based in Hamburg, its largest branch being its football department... |
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Kevin Keegan Kevin Keegan Joseph Kevin Keegan, OBE is a former international footballer and former manager of the England national football team and several English clubs, most notably Newcastle United.... |
12 (21) | 16 November 1977 – 13 May 1980 |
| Hibernian Hibernian F.C. Hibernian Football Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Leith, in the north of Edinburgh. They are one of two Scottish Premier League clubs in the city, the other being their Edinburgh derby rivals, Hearts... |
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Joe Baker Joe Baker Joseph Henry "Joe" Baker was an England international footballer. Born in Liverpool, England, he spent virtually his entire childhood growing up in Motherwell, Scotland... |
1 (3) | 18 November 1959 |
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Gerry Hitchens Gerry Hitchens Gerald Archibald "Gerry" Hitchens was an English footballer, who played as a centre forward.Hitchens was born in the village of Rawnsley, Staffordshire, near Cannock, and began his career with non-league Kidderminster Harriers in 1953... |
2 (5) | 9 May 1962 – 10 June 1962 |
| Juventus Juventus F.C. Juventus Football Club S.p.A. , commonly referred to as Juventus and colloquially as Juve , are a professional Italian association football club based in Turin, Piedmont... |
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David Platt | 9 (27) | 14 October 1992 – 19 June 1993 |
| Lazio S.S. Lazio Società Sportiva Lazio, commonly referred to as Lazio, is a professional Italian football club based in Rome. The team, founded in 1900, play in the Serie A and have spent most of their history in the top tier of Italian football... |
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Paul Gascoigne Paul Gascoigne Paul John Gascoigne , commonly referred to as Gazza, is a retired English professional footballer.Playing in the position of midfield, Gascoigne's career included spells at Newcastle United, Tottenham Hotspur, Lazio, Rangers, Middlesbrough, Everton and Gansu Tianma, where he scored at least a goal... |
4 (10) | 18 November 1992 – 8 September 1993 |
| Marseille Olympique de Marseille Olympique de Marseille is a French association football club based in Marseille. Founded in 1899, the club plays in Ligue 1 and have spent most of its history in the top tier of French football. Marseille have been French champions nine times and have won the Coupe de France a record ten times. In... |
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Trevor Steven Trevor Steven Trevor McGregor Steven is a football talent scout. He was formerly an England footballer who shot to fame with the successful Everton side of the 1980s.... |
1 (4) | 29 April 1992 |
| Milan A.C. Milan Associazione Calcio Milan, commonly referred to as A.C. Milan or simply Milan , is a professional Italian football club based in Milan, Lombardy, that plays in the Serie A. Milan was founded in 1899 by English lace-maker Herbert Kilpin and businessman Alfred Edwards among others... |
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Mark Hateley Mark Hateley Mark Wayne Hateley is a retired English football player who played as a centre-forward. He was capped 32 times for the English national team , and played in top-level football leagues in England, Italy, France and Scotland... |
8 (9) | 17 October 1984 – 24 May 1986 |
| Rangers Rangers F.C. Rangers Football Club are an association football club based in Glasgow, Scotland, who play in the Scottish Premier League. The club are nicknamed the Gers, Teddy Bears and the Light Blues, and the fans are known to each other as bluenoses... |
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Paul Gascoigne Paul Gascoigne Paul John Gascoigne , commonly referred to as Gazza, is a retired English professional footballer.Playing in the position of midfield, Gascoigne's career included spells at Newcastle United, Tottenham Hotspur, Lazio, Rangers, Middlesbrough, Everton and Gansu Tianma, where he scored at least a goal... |
4 (10) | 23 May 1996 – 10 September 1997 |
| Real Madrid Real Madrid C.F. Real Madrid Club de Fútbol , commonly known as Real Madrid, is a professional football club based in Madrid, Spain. The club have won a record 31 La Liga titles, the Primera División of the Liga de Fútbol Profesional , 18 Copas del Rey, 8 Spanish Super Cups, 1 Copa Eva Duarte and 1 Copa de la... |
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David Beckham David Beckham David Robert Joseph Beckham, OBE is an English footballer who plays midfield for Los Angeles Galaxy in Major League Soccer, having previously played for Manchester United, Preston North End, Real Madrid, and A.C... |
6 (17) | 20 August 2003 – 25 June 2006 |
| Michael Owen Michael Owen Michael James Owen is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for Manchester United.The son of former footballer Terry Owen, Owen began his senior career at Liverpool in 1996. He progressed through the Liverpool youth team and scored on his debut in May 1997... |
6 (40) | 18 August 2004 – 31 May 2005 | ||
| Sampdoria U.C. Sampdoria Unione Calcio Sampdoria is an Italian association football club based in Genoa. The club was formed in 1946 from the merger of two existing sports clubs whose roots can be traced back to the 1890s, Sampierdarenese and Andrea Doria... |
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David Platt | 6 (27) | 9 March 1994 – 8 June 1995 |
Captains
First captain : Cuthbert OttawayCuthbert Ottaway
Cuthbert John Ottaway , one of the most talented and versatile sportsmen of the 1870s, was the first captain of the England football team and led his side in the first official international football match....
, 30 November 1872, 0-0 vs. Scotland
Scotland national football team
The Scotland national football team represents Scotland in international football and is controlled by the Scottish Football Association. Scotland are the joint oldest national football team in the world, alongside England, whom they played in the world's first international football match in 1872...
Most appearances as captain : Billy Wright and Bobby Moore
Bobby Moore
Robert Frederick Chelsea "Bobby" Moore, OBE was an English footballer. He captained West Ham United for more than ten years and was captain of the England team that won the 1966 World Cup...
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Youngest captain : Bobby Moore
Bobby Moore
Robert Frederick Chelsea "Bobby" Moore, OBE was an English footballer. He captained West Ham United for more than ten years and was captain of the England team that won the 1966 World Cup...
, 22 years 47 days, 29 May 1963, 4-2 vs. Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia national football team
The Czechoslovakia national football team was the national association football team of Czechoslovakia from 1922 to 1993. At the dissolution of Czechoslovakia at the end of 1992, the team was participating in UEFA qualifying Group 4 for the 1994 World Cup; it completed this campaign under the name...
Oldest captain : Alexander Morten
Alexander Morten
Alexander Morten was an English footballer who captained the England team in its second official international, played against Scotland on 8 March 1873....
, 41 years 113 days, 8 March 1873, 4-2 vs. Scotland
Scotland national football team
The Scotland national football team represents Scotland in international football and is controlled by the Scottish Football Association. Scotland are the joint oldest national football team in the world, alongside England, whom they played in the world's first international football match in 1872...
Discipline
Most yellow cards : David BeckhamDavid Beckham
David Robert Joseph Beckham, OBE is an English footballer who plays midfield for Los Angeles Galaxy in Major League Soccer, having previously played for Manchester United, Preston North End, Real Madrid, and A.C...
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Most red cards : David Beckham
David Beckham
David Robert Joseph Beckham, OBE is an English footballer who plays midfield for Los Angeles Galaxy in Major League Soccer, having previously played for Manchester United, Preston North End, Real Madrid, and A.C...
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- Wayne RooneyWayne RooneyWayne Mark Rooney is an English footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Manchester United and the England national team...
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List of all England players sent off
- Alan MulleryAlan MulleryAlan Patrick Mullery MBE is a former English football player and manager. After enjoying a successful career with Fulham and in the 1960s and 1970s, he became a manager working with several different clubs. He is now employed as a television pundit...
, 5 June 1968, 0-1 vs. YugoslaviaYugoslavia national football teamThe Yugoslavia national football team represented the Kingdom of Yugoslavia and the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in association football. It enjoyed a modicum of success in international competition. In 1992, during the Yugoslav wars, the team was suspended from international...
in Florence, 1968 European Championship - Alan Ball, 6 June 1973, 0-2 vs. PolandPoland national football teamThe Poland national football team represents Poland in association football and is controlled by the Polish Football Association, the governing body for football in Poland...
in Chorzow, 1974 World Cup qualifier - Trevor CherryTrevor CherryTrevor John Cherry is a former England and Leeds United footballer who also captained his country. He was a defender who also played for Huddersfield Town and Bradford City, and managed the latter club....
, 12 June 1977, 1-1 vs. ArgentinaArgentina national football teamThe Argentina national football team represents Argentina in association football and is controlled by the Argentine Football Association , the governing body for football in Argentina. Argentina's home stadium is Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti and their head coach is Alejandro...
in Buenos Aires, friendly - Ray WilkinsRay WilkinsRaymond Colin Wilkins MBE , often known as "Butch" Wilkins, is an English former footballer and at present a television pundit...
, 6 June 1986, 0-0 vs MoroccoMorocco national football teamThe Morocco national football team , nicknamed أسود الأطلس , is the national team of Morocco and is managed by Eric Gerets. Winners of the African Nations Cup in 1976, they were the first African team to win a group at the World Cup, which they did in 1986, finishing ahead of Portugal, Poland, and...
in Monterrey, 1986 World Cup - David BeckhamDavid BeckhamDavid Robert Joseph Beckham, OBE is an English footballer who plays midfield for Los Angeles Galaxy in Major League Soccer, having previously played for Manchester United, Preston North End, Real Madrid, and A.C...
, 30 June 1998, 2-2 vs. Argentina in Saint-Etienne, 1998 World Cup - Paul IncePaul IncePaul Emerson Carlyle Ince is an English football manager and a former professional player. He has managed Blackburn Rovers, Milton Keynes Dons and Macclesfield Town...
, 5 September 1998, 1-2 vs. SwedenSweden national football teamThe Swedish national football team represents Sweden in association football and is controlled by the Swedish Football Association, the governing body for Football in Sweden. Sweden's home ground is Råsunda Stadium in Stockholms län and their head coach is Erik Hamrén. Sweden made their first...
in Stockholm, 2000 European Championship qualifier - Paul ScholesPaul ScholesPaul Scholes is a retired English footballer, a one-club man who played his entire professional career for Manchester United.Born in Salford, but later moving to Langley, Scholes excelled in both cricket and football in school. He first trained with Manchester United at the age of 14 after being...
, 5 June 1999, 0-0 vs. Sweden in London, 2000 European Championship qualifier - David BattyDavid BattyDavid Batty is an English retired professional footballer, who played as a defensive midfielder....
, 8 September 1999, 0-0 vs. Poland in Warsaw, 2000 European Championship qualifier - Alan Smith, 16 October 2002, 2-2 vs. MacedoniaRepublic of Macedonia national football teamThe Macedonia national football team is the national football team of the Republic of Macedonia and is controlled by the Football Federation of Macedonia. Due to an ongoing name dispute, it enters international competitions under its country's provisional appellation as "FYR Macedonia"...
in Southampton, 2004 European Championship qualifier - David BeckhamDavid BeckhamDavid Robert Joseph Beckham, OBE is an English footballer who plays midfield for Los Angeles Galaxy in Major League Soccer, having previously played for Manchester United, Preston North End, Real Madrid, and A.C...
, 8 October 2005, 1-0 vs. AustriaAustria national football teamThe Austria national football team is the association football team that represents the country of Austria in international competition and is controlled by the Austrian Football Association ....
in Manchester, 2006 World Cup qualifier - Wayne RooneyWayne RooneyWayne Mark Rooney is an English footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Manchester United and the England national team...
, 1 July 2006, 0-0 vs. PortugalPortugal national football teamThe Portugal national football team represents Portugal in association football and is controlled by the Portuguese Football Federation, the governing body for football in Portugal. Portugal's home ground is Estádio Nacional in Oeiras, and their head coach is Paulo Bento...
in Gelsenkirchen, 2006 World Cup2006 FIFA World CupThe 2006 FIFA World Cup was the 18th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament. It was held from 9 June to 9 July 2006 in Germany, which won the right to host the event in July 2000. Teams representing 198 national football associations from all six... - Robert GreenRobert GreenRobert Paul Green is an English footballer who plays for West Ham United and the England national football team as a goalkeeper.-Norwich City:...
, 10 October 2009, 0-1 vs. UkraineUkraine national football teamThe Ukraine national football team is the national football team of Ukraine and is controlled by the Football Federation of Ukraine. After Ukrainian Independence and breakaway from the Soviet Union, they played their first match against Hungary on 29 April 1992...
in Dnipropetrovsk, 2010 World Cup2010 FIFA World CupThe 2010 FIFA World Cup was the 19th FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national association football teams. It took place in South Africa from 11 June to 11 July 2010...
qualifier - Wayne RooneyWayne RooneyWayne Mark Rooney is an English footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Manchester United and the England national team...
, 7 October 2011, 2-2 vs. MontenegroMontenegro national football teamThe Montenegro national football team represents Montenegro in association football and is controlled by the Football Association of Montenegro, the governing body for football in Montenegro...
in Podgorica, 2012 European Championship2012 UEFA European Football ChampionshipThe 2012 UEFA European Football Championship, commonly referred to as Euro 2012, will be the 14th European Championship for national football teams sanctioned by UEFA. The final tournament will be hosted by Poland and Ukraine between 8 June and 1 July 2012...
qualifier
Team Records
Biggest victory : 13-0 vs Ireland, 18 February 1882Heaviest defeat : 1-7 vs Hungary
Hungary national football team
The Hungary national football team represents Hungary in international football and is controlled by the Hungarian Football Federation....
, 23 May 1954
Biggest home victory : 13-2 vs Ireland, 18 February 1899
Biggest home defeat : 1-6 vs Scotland
Scotland national football team
The Scotland national football team represents Scotland in international football and is controlled by the Scottish Football Association. Scotland are the joint oldest national football team in the world, alongside England, whom they played in the world's first international football match in 1872...
, 12 March 1881
First defeat to a non-British team: 3-4 vs. Spain
Spain national football team
The Spain national football team represents Spain in international association football and is controlled by the Royal Spanish Football Federation, the governing body for football in Spain. The current head coach is Vicente del Bosque...
, 15 May 1929
First defeat to a non-British team on home soil: 0-2 vs. Republic of Ireland
Republic of Ireland national football team
The Republic of Ireland national football team represents Ireland in association football. It is run by the Football Association of Ireland and currently plays home fixtures at Aviva Stadium in Dublin, which opened in May 2010....
, 21 September 1949
Most consecutive victories : 10, 6 June 1908 vs. Austria
Austria national football team
The Austria national football team is the association football team that represents the country of Austria in international competition and is controlled by the Austrian Football Association ....
– 1 June 1909 vs. Austria
Austria national football team
The Austria national football team is the association football team that represents the country of Austria in international competition and is controlled by the Austrian Football Association ....
Most consecutive matches without defeat : 20, 15 March 1890 vs. Wales
Wales national football team
The Wales national football team represents Wales in international football. It is controlled by the Football Association of Wales , the governing body for football in Wales, and the third oldest national football association in the world. The team have only qualified for a major international...
– 16 March 1896 vs. Wales
Wales national football team
The Wales national football team represents Wales in international football. It is controlled by the Football Association of Wales , the governing body for football in Wales, and the third oldest national football association in the world. The team have only qualified for a major international...
Most consecutive defeats : 3, Achieved on six occasions, most recently 12 June 1988 vs. Republic of Ireland
Republic of Ireland national football team
The Republic of Ireland national football team represents Ireland in association football. It is run by the Football Association of Ireland and currently plays home fixtures at Aviva Stadium in Dublin, which opened in May 2010....
– 18 June 1988 vs. USSR
USSR national football team
The Soviet Union National Football Team was the national football team of the Soviet Union. It ceased to exist after the break up of the Union...
Most consecutive matches without victory : 7, 11 May 1958 vs. Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia national football team
The Yugoslavia national football team represented the Kingdom of Yugoslavia and the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in association football. It enjoyed a modicum of success in international competition. In 1992, during the Yugoslav wars, the team was suspended from international...
– 4 October 1958 vs. Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland national football team
The Northern Ireland national football team represents Northern Ireland in international association football. Before 1921 all of Ireland was represented by a single side, the Ireland national football team, organised by the Irish Football Association...
Most consecutive draws : 4, Achieved on three occasions, most recently 7 June 1989 vs. Denmark
Denmark national football team
The Denmark national football team represents Denmark in association football and is controlled by the Danish Football Association , the governing body for the football clubs which are organized under DBU...
– 15 November 1989 vs. Italy
Italy national football team
The Italy National Football Team , represents Italy in association football and is controlled by the Italian Football Federation , the governing body for football in Italy. Italy is the second most successful national team in the history of the World Cup having won four titles , just one fewer than...
Most consecutive matches without a draw : 21, 16 May 1936 vs. Austria
Austria national football team
The Austria national football team is the association football team that represents the country of Austria in international competition and is controlled by the Austrian Football Association ....
– 15 April 1939 vs. Scotland
Scotland national football team
The Scotland national football team represents Scotland in international football and is controlled by the Scottish Football Association. Scotland are the joint oldest national football team in the world, alongside England, whom they played in the world's first international football match in 1872...
Most consecutive matches scoring : 52, 17 March 1884 vs. Wales
Wales national football team
The Wales national football team represents Wales in international football. It is controlled by the Football Association of Wales , the governing body for football in Wales, and the third oldest national football association in the world. The team have only qualified for a major international...
– 30 March 1901 vs. Scotland
Scotland national football team
The Scotland national football team represents Scotland in international football and is controlled by the Scottish Football Association. Scotland are the joint oldest national football team in the world, alongside England, whom they played in the world's first international football match in 1872...
Most consecutive matches without scoring : 4 29 April 1981 vs. Romania
Romania national football team
The Romania national football team is the national football team of Romania and is controlled by the Romanian Football Federation.Romania is one of only four national teams, the other three being Brazil, France, and Belgium, that took part in the first three World Cups.However, after that...
– 23 May 1981 vs. Scotland
Scotland national football team
The Scotland national football team represents Scotland in international football and is controlled by the Scottish Football Association. Scotland are the joint oldest national football team in the world, alongside England, whom they played in the world's first international football match in 1872...
Most consecutive matches conceding a goal : 13, 6 May 1959 vs. Italy
Italy national football team
The Italy National Football Team , represents Italy in association football and is controlled by the Italian Football Federation , the governing body for football in Italy. Italy is the second most successful national team in the history of the World Cup having won four titles , just one fewer than...
– 8 October 1960 vs. Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland national football team
The Northern Ireland national football team represents Northern Ireland in international association football. Before 1921 all of Ireland was represented by a single side, the Ireland national football team, organised by the Irish Football Association...
Most consecutive matches without conceding a goal : 6, Achieved on four occasions, most recently 25 June 2006 vs. Ecuador
Ecuador national football team
The Ecuadorian national football team represents Ecuador in international football competitions and is controlled by the Ecuadorian Football Federation. They generally play official home matches at Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa in Quito, but often play friendlies in other stadiums around the country...
– 7 October 2006 vs. Macedonia
Miscellaneous
First substitute : Jimmy Mullen (for Jackie MilburnJackie Milburn
John Edward Thompson 'Jackie' Milburn, , also known to fans as Wor Jackie and 'the first World Wor' in reference to his global fame, was a football player for Newcastle United and England...
), 18 May 1950, 4-1 vs. Belgium
Players appearing both before and after World War II : Raich Carter
Raich Carter
Horatio Stratton "Raich" Carter was one of the greatest English footballers of the pre-war era...
, Tommy Lawton
Tommy Lawton
Thomas "Tommy" Lawton was an English association footballer who rose to fame a short time before the outbreak of the Second World War and enjoyed a successful career which lasted until well into the 1950s....
, Stanley Matthews
Stanley Matthews
Sir Stanley Matthews, CBE was an English footballer. Often regarded as one of the greatest players of the English game, he is the only player to have been knighted while still playing, as well as being the first winner of both the European Footballer of the Year and the Football Writers'...
Non-English club providing the most England internationals in total : Rangers
Rangers F.C.
Rangers Football Club are an association football club based in Glasgow, Scotland, who play in the Scottish Premier League. The club are nicknamed the Gers, Teddy Bears and the Light Blues, and the fans are known to each other as bluenoses...
, 7 (as of 12 August 2009)
Club providing the most players in a single match : Starting XI - Arsenal
Arsenal F.C.
Arsenal Football Club is a professional English Premier League football club based in North London. One of the most successful clubs in English football, it has won 13 First Division and Premier League titles and 10 FA Cups...
, 7, 14 November 1934 vs Italy
Italy national football team
The Italy National Football Team , represents Italy in association football and is controlled by the Italian Football Federation , the governing body for football in Italy. Italy is the second most successful national team in the history of the World Cup having won four titles , just one fewer than...
- Including substitutes - Manchester UnitedManchester United F.C.Manchester United Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, that plays in the Premier League. Founded as Newton Heath LYR Football Club in 1878, the club changed its name to Manchester United in 1902 and moved to Old Trafford in 1910.The 1958...
, 7, 28 March 2001 vs AlbaniaAlbania national football teamThe Albania national association football team is the national association football team of Albania and is controlled by the Football Association of Albania...
Most appearances on aggregate from one club's players : Manchester United
Manchester United F.C.
Manchester United Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, that plays in the Premier League. Founded as Newton Heath LYR Football Club in 1878, the club changed its name to Manchester United in 1902 and moved to Old Trafford in 1910.The 1958...
, 1069 (as of 15 November 2011)
Most goals on aggregate from one club's players : Tottenham Hotspur
Tottenham Hotspur F.C.
Tottenham Hotspur Football Club , commonly referred to as Spurs, is an English Premier League football club based in Tottenham, north London. The club's home stadium is White Hart Lane....
, 190 (as of 17 November 2010)
Last amateur to appear : Bernard Joy
Bernard Joy
Bernard Joy was an English footballer and journalist. He is notable for being the last amateur player to play for the England national football team.-Biography:...
, 9 May 1936, 2-3 vs. Belgium
Most consecutive clean sheets : Gordon Banks
Gordon Banks
Gordon Banks, OBE is a retired English football goalkeeper. The IFFHS named Banks the second best goalkeeper of the 20th century – after Lev Yashin and ahead of Dino Zoff ....
, 7, 26 June 1966 - 23 July 1966
Most penalty saves : Ron Springett
Ron Springett
Ronald "Ron" Deryk George Springett was a football goalkeeper for Sheffield Wednesday, QPR and England.-Career:Springett made 33 appearances for England, then the most by any Sheffield Wednesday player. He held this record for 26 years. He made his England debut against Northern Ireland in 1959...
, 2, from Jimmy McIlroy
Jimmy McIlroy
James "Jimmy" McIlroy MBE is a former football player, regarded as one of the greatest players in the history of Burnley Football Club.-At Burnley:...
of Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland national football team
The Northern Ireland national football team represents Northern Ireland in international association football. Before 1921 all of Ireland was represented by a single side, the Ireland national football team, organised by the Irish Football Association...
, 18 November 1959 and from Oscar Montalvo of Peru
Peru national football team
The Peru national football team, known as 'el equipo inca', represents Peru in international football competition and is managed by the Peruvian Football Federation . The team competes against the other nine members of FIFA's CONMEBOL conference, which encompasses the countries of South America...
, 20 May 1962
Most penalty saves in shoot outs : David Seaman
David Seaman
David Andrew Seaman MBE is a former English football goalkeeper who played for several clubs, most notably Arsenal. He retired from the game on 13 January 2004, following a recurring shoulder injury...
, 2, from Miguel Angel Nadal
Miguel Ángel Nadal
Miguel Ángel Nadal Homar is a retired Spanish footballer and current coach.Nicknamed The Beast, Nadal based his game in a tremendous physical display, also being adaptable to various defender and midfielder positions....
of Spain
Spain national football team
The Spain national football team represents Spain in international association football and is controlled by the Royal Spanish Football Federation, the governing body for football in Spain. The current head coach is Vicente del Bosque...
, 22 June 1996 and from Hernán Crespo
Hernán Crespo
Hernán Jorge Crespo is an Argentine footballer who plays for Parma in the Italian Serie A. Crespo has scored over 300 goals in a career spanning 18 years. His honors include an Olympic Games silver medal, a Copa Libertadores, an English Premier League title and three Scudettos. He was topscorer in...
of Argentina
Argentina national football team
The Argentina national football team represents Argentina in association football and is controlled by the Argentine Football Association , the governing body for football in Argentina. Argentina's home stadium is Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti and their head coach is Alejandro...
, 30 June 1998
Most penalty misses : Ernest Needham
Ernest Needham
Ernest 'Nudger' Needham was an English footballer and cricketer. He played football 14 times for England and captained the side in 1901....
, Roger Byrne
Roger Byrne
Roger William Byrne was an English footballer and captain of Manchester United F.C.. He died at the age of 28 in the Munich air disaster....
, Francis Lee
Francis Lee
Francis Henry Lee is a former professional footballer, who played in the 1960s and 1970s, including 27 appearances for the England national team. Lee played for Bolton Wanderers, Manchester City, and Derby County...
, David Beckham
David Beckham
David Robert Joseph Beckham, OBE is an English footballer who plays midfield for Los Angeles Galaxy in Major League Soccer, having previously played for Manchester United, Preston North End, Real Madrid, and A.C...
and Frank Lampard
Frank Lampard
Frank James Lampard is an English professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Chelsea and the England national team. He also holds the position of vice-captain for his club side...
, all 2
Shortest player : Fanny Walden
Fanny Walden
Frederick Ingram "Fanny" Walden was an English professional footballer who played on the right-wing for Northampton Town, Tottenham Hotspur and at international level for England during the 1910s and 1920s...
, 5ft. 2ins., 4 April 1914, vs. Scotland
Scotland national football team
The Scotland national football team represents Scotland in international football and is controlled by the Scottish Football Association. Scotland are the joint oldest national football team in the world, alongside England, whom they played in the world's first international football match in 1872...
Tallest player : Peter Crouch
Peter Crouch
Peter James Crouch is an English footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Stoke City and the England national team.Crouch started his career as a trainee with Tottenham Hotspur...
, 6ft. 7ins., 31 May 2005, vs. Colombia
Colombia national football team
The Colombian national football team represents Colombia in international football competitions and is controlled by the Colombian Football Federation. It is a member of the CONMEBOL...
Heaviest player : probably Bill 'Fatty' Foulke
William Foulke (footballer)
William Henry "Fatty" Foulke was a professional cricketer and football player in England in the late 19th and early 20th centuries...
, probably between 15 and 21 stone, 29 March 1897, 4-0 vs. Wales
Wales national football team
The Wales national football team represents Wales in international football. It is controlled by the Football Association of Wales , the governing body for football in Wales, and the third oldest national football association in the world. The team have only qualified for a major international...
Longest-lived player : Dick Pym
Dick Pym
Richard Henry Pym was a football player best known for being the Bolton Wanderers goalkeeper at the first ever FA Cup final to be played at Wembley Stadium in 1923.The game, known as the White Horse Final because of the presence of a mounted white police horse at the helm of the...
, 95 years 238 days, 2 February 1893 - 16 September 1988
Oldest living player : Phil Taylor
Phil Taylor (footballer)
Philip Henry Taylor is an ex-English footballer who played for and managed Liverpool.-Player:Phil Taylor played for his hometown club Bristol Rovers as an apprentice before he was signed by Liverpool manager George Patterson for £5000 plus Ted Hartill in March 1936, he made his debut on the 28th...
, , born 18 September 1917
Father and son both capped : George Eastham, Sr.
George Eastham, Sr.
George Richard Eastham was an English footballer and manager. As an inside forward, he represented England once at international level and played for Bolton, Brentford, Blackpool, Swansea, Rochdale and Lincoln City. He is the father of George Edward Eastham and the brother of Harry...
, (1 cap, 1935) and George Eastham
George Eastham
George Edward Eastham, OBE is an English former footballer. He is known for playing for Newcastle United, Arsenal and Stoke City, as well as a non-playing member of England's 1966 World Cup-winning squad...
(19 caps, 1963 - 66)
- Brian CloughBrian CloughBrian Howard Clough, OBE was an English footballer and football manager. He is most notable for his success with Derby County and Nottingham Forest. His achievement of winning back-to-back European Cups with Nottingham Forest, a traditionally moderate provincial English club, is considered to be...
(2 caps, 1959) and Nigel CloughNigel CloughNigel Howard Clough is an English former footballer and the current manager of Derby County. Playing predominately as a striker, but later in his career was used as a midfielder, Clough was capped by England 14 times in the early 1990s....
(14 caps, 1989 - 93) - Frank Lampard, Sr. (2 caps, 1972 - 80) and Frank LampardFrank LampardFrank James Lampard is an English professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Chelsea and the England national team. He also holds the position of vice-captain for his club side...
(90 caps, 1999 - Present) - Ian WrightIan WrightIan Edward Wright, MBE is a retired English footballer turned television and radio personality.Wright enjoyed success with London clubs Crystal Palace and Arsenal, spending six years with the former and seven years with the latter. With Arsenal he has lifted the Premier League title and both major...
(33 caps, 1991 - 98) and Shaun Wright-PhillipsShaun Wright-PhillipsShaun Cameron Wright-Phillips is an English footballer who plays for Queens Park Rangers and the England national team. He is the adopted son of former England international, Ian Wright and the half-brother of fellow professional football player Bradley Wright-Phillips...
(36 caps, 2004 - Present)
Grandfather and grandson both capped : Bill Jones
Bill Jones (footballer)
William Henry "Bill" Jones was an English international footballer who played for Liverpool F.C..-Life and playing career:...
, (2 caps, 1950) and Rob Jones (8 caps, 1992 - 95)
Most clubs represented by one player in an England career : Peter Shilton
Peter Shilton
Peter Leslie Shilton OBE is a former English footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He currently holds the record for playing more games for England than anyone else, earning 125 caps....
, 5, Leicester City
Leicester City F.C.
Leicester City Football Club , also known as The Foxes, is an English professional football club based at the King Power Stadium in Leicester...
, Stoke City
Stoke City F.C.
Stoke City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire that plays in the Premier League. Founded in 1863, it is the oldest club in the Premier League, and considered to be the second oldest professional football club in the world, after Notts...
, Nottingham Forest
Nottingham Forest F.C.
Nottingham Forest Football Club is an English Association Football club based in West Bridgford, Nottingham, that plays in the Football League Championship...
, Southampton
Southampton F.C.
Southampton Football Club is an English football team, nicknamed The Saints, based in the city of Southampton, Hampshire. The club gained promotion to the Championship from League One in the 2010–2011 season after being relegated in 2009. Their home ground is the St Mary's Stadium, where the club...
and Derby County
Derby County F.C.
Derby County Football Club is an English football based in Derby. the club play in the Football League Championship and is notable as being one of the twelve founder members of the Football League in 1888 and is, therefore, one of only ten clubs to have competed in every season of the English...
, 25 November 1970 - 7 July 1990
- Dave Watson, 5, SunderlandSunderland A.F.C.Sunderland Association Football Club is an English association football club based in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear who currently play in the Premier League...
, Manchester CityManchester City F.C.Manchester City Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Manchester. Founded in 1880 as St. Mark's , they became Ardwick Association Football Club in 1887 and Manchester City in 1894...
, Werder Bremen, SouthamptonSouthampton F.C.Southampton Football Club is an English football team, nicknamed The Saints, based in the city of Southampton, Hampshire. The club gained promotion to the Championship from League One in the 2010–2011 season after being relegated in 2009. Their home ground is the St Mary's Stadium, where the club...
and Stoke CityStoke City F.C.Stoke City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire that plays in the Premier League. Founded in 1863, it is the oldest club in the Premier League, and considered to be the second oldest professional football club in the world, after Notts...
, 3 April 1974 - 2 June 1982 - David Platt, 5, Aston VillaAston Villa F.C.Aston Villa Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Witton, Birmingham. The club was founded in 1874 and have played at their current home ground, Villa Park, since 1897. Aston Villa were founder members of The Football League in 1888. They were also founder...
, BariA.S. BariAssociazione Sportiva Bari is an Italian football club founded in 1908, they are based in Bari, Apulia and plays in Serie B. The club have spent many seasons bouncing between the top two divisions in Italian football, Serie A and Serie B....
, Juventus, SampdoriaU.C. SampdoriaUnione Calcio Sampdoria is an Italian association football club based in Genoa. The club was formed in 1946 from the merger of two existing sports clubs whose roots can be traced back to the 1890s, Sampierdarenese and Andrea Doria...
and ArsenalArsenal F.C.Arsenal Football Club is a professional English Premier League football club based in North London. One of the most successful clubs in English football, it has won 13 First Division and Premier League titles and 10 FA Cups...
, 15 November 1989 - 26 June 1996 - David JamesDavid James (footballer)David Benjamin James is an English footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Bristol City.On 14 February 2009, he achieved the all-time Premier League appearance record with 536 appearances, overtaking Gary Speed. He held this record until being overtaken by Ryan Giggs on the 14th May 2011...
, 5, LiverpoolLiverpool F.C.Liverpool Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Liverpool, Merseyside. Liverpool has won eighteen League titles, second most in English football, seven FA Cups and a record seven League Cups...
, Aston VillaAston Villa F.C.Aston Villa Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Witton, Birmingham. The club was founded in 1874 and have played at their current home ground, Villa Park, since 1897. Aston Villa were founder members of The Football League in 1888. They were also founder...
, West Ham UnitedWest Ham United F.C.West Ham United Football Club is an English professional football club based in Upton Park, Newham, East London. They play in The Football League Championship. The club was founded in 1895 as Thames Ironworks FC and reformed in 1900 as West Ham United. In 1904 the club relocated to their current...
, Manchester CityManchester City F.C.Manchester City Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Manchester. Founded in 1880 as St. Mark's , they became Ardwick Association Football Club in 1887 and Manchester City in 1894...
and PortsmouthPortsmouth F.C.Portsmouth Football Club is an English football club based in the city of Portsmouth. The club is nicknamed Pompey. Portsmouth's home matches have been played at Fratton Park since the club's formation in 1898. The team currently play in the Football League Championship after being relegated from...
, 29 March 1997 - 27 June 2010 - Emile HeskeyEmile HeskeyEmile William Ivanhoe Heskey is an English footballer who plays for Aston Villa as a striker.Born in Leicester, Heskey started his career with hometown club Leicester City after progressing through their youth system, making his first team debut in 1995...
, 5, Leicester CityLeicester City F.C.Leicester City Football Club , also known as The Foxes, is an English professional football club based at the King Power Stadium in Leicester...
, LiverpoolLiverpool F.C.Liverpool Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Liverpool, Merseyside. Liverpool has won eighteen League titles, second most in English football, seven FA Cups and a record seven League Cups...
, Birmingham CityBirmingham City F.C.Birmingham City Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of Birmingham, England. Formed in 1875 as Small Heath Alliance, they became Small Heath in 1888, then Birmingham in 1905, finally becoming Birmingham City in 1943.They were relegated at the end of the...
, Wigan AthleticWigan Athletic F.C.Wigan Athletic Football Club is an English Premier League Association football club based in Wigan, Greater Manchester, having been promoted from the Championship in 2005. Wigan's current spell in the Premier League is the only top flight run in the club's history.They have played at the DW...
and Aston VillaAston Villa F.C.Aston Villa Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Witton, Birmingham. The club was founded in 1874 and have played at their current home ground, Villa Park, since 1897. Aston Villa were founder members of The Football League in 1888. They were also founder...
, 28 April 1999 - 27 June 2010 - Scott ParkerScott ParkerScott Parker may refer to:*Scott Parker *Scott Parker *Scott Parker *Scott Parker *Scott "Jagged" Parker, one half of the professional wrestling tag team 2.0...
, 5, Charlton AthleticCharlton Athletic F.C.Charlton Athletic Football Club is an English professional football club based in Charlton, in the London Borough of Greenwich. They compete in Football League One, the third tier of English football. The club was founded on 9 June 1905, when a number of youth clubs in the southeast London area,...
, ChelseaChelsea F.C.Chelsea Football Club are an English football club based in West London. Founded in 1905, they play in the Premier League and have spent most of their history in the top tier of English football. Chelsea have been English champions four times, FA Cup winners six times and League Cup winners four...
, Newcastle UnitedNewcastle United F.C.Newcastle United Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear. The club was founded in 1892 by the merger of Newcastle East End and Newcastle West End, and has played at its current home ground, St James' Park, since the merger...
, West Ham UnitedWest Ham United F.C.West Ham United Football Club is an English professional football club based in Upton Park, Newham, East London. They play in The Football League Championship. The club was founded in 1895 as Thames Ironworks FC and reformed in 1900 as West Ham United. In 1904 the club relocated to their current...
and Tottenham HotspurTottenham Hotspur F.C.Tottenham Hotspur Football Club , commonly referred to as Spurs, is an English Premier League football club based in Tottenham, north London. The club's home stadium is White Hart Lane....
, 16 November 2003 - 12 November 2011
England players who later became manager/head coach : Alf Ramsey
Alf Ramsey
Sir Alfred Ernest "Alf" Ramsey was an English footballer and manager of the English national football team from 1963 to 1974. His greatest achievement was winning the 1966 World Cup with England on 30 July 1966...
, 32 appearances as a player, 1948 - 1953, 113 matches as manager, 1963 - 1974
- Joe MercerJoe MercerJoseph 'Joe' Mercer, OBE was an English football player and manager.-Playing career:Mercer was born in Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, the son of a former Nottingham Forest and Tranmere Rovers footballer, also named Joe. Joe Mercer senior died, following health problems resulting from a gas attack...
, 5 appearances as a player, 1938 - 1939, 7 matches as manager, 1974 - Don RevieDon RevieDonald George 'Don' Revie, OBE, , was an English footballer who played for Leicester City, Hull City, Sunderland, Manchester City and Leeds United as a deep-lying centre forward. After managing Leeds United he managed England from 1974 until 1977...
, 6 appearances as a player, 1954 - 1956, 29 matches as manager, 1974 - 1977 - Bobby RobsonBobby RobsonSir Robert William "Bobby" Robson, CBE was an English footballer and manager, who coached seven European clubs and the England national team during his career....
, 20 appearances as a player, 1957 - 1962, 95 matches as manager, 1982 - 1990 - Terry VenablesTerry VenablesTerence Frederick "Terry" Venables , often referred to as "El Tel", is a former football player and manager, as well as being a media pundit. During the 1960s and 70s, he played for various clubs including Chelsea, Tottenham Hotspur and Queens Park Rangers, and gained two caps for England...
, 2 appearances as a player, 1964, 23 matches as head coach, 1994 - 1996 - Glenn HoddleGlenn HoddleGlenn Hoddle is an English former footballer and manager who played as an attacking midfielder for Tottenham Hotspur, AS Monaco, Chelsea and Swindon Town and at international level for England....
, 53 appearances as a player, 1979 - 1988, 28 matches as manager, 1996 - 1999 - Kevin KeeganKevin KeeganJoseph Kevin Keegan, OBE is a former international footballer and former manager of the England national football team and several English clubs, most notably Newcastle United....
, 63 appearances as a player, 1972 - 1982, 18 matches as manager, 1999 - 2000 - Peter TaylorPeter John TaylorPeter John Taylor is an English football manager and former player and current head coach of the Bahrain national football team...
, 4 appearances as a player, 1976, 1 match as manager, 2000