England national football team records and statistics explained
The history of the England national football team, also known as the Three Lions, begins with the first representative international match in 1870 and the first officially-recognised match two years later. England primarily competed in the British Home Championship over the following decades. Although the FA had joined the international governing body of association football FIFA in 1906, the relationship with the British associations was fraught. In 1928, the British nations withdrew from FIFA, in a dispute over payments to amateur players. This meant that England did not enter the first three World Cups.
The Three Lions first entered the World Cup in 1950 and have since qualified for 16 of the 19 finals tournaments to 2022. They won the 1966 World Cup on home soil making them one of only eight nations to have won a FIFA World Cup. They have reached the semi-finals on two other occasions, in 1990 and 2018. The Three Lions have been eliminated from the World Cup quarter-final stage on seven occasions – more often than any other nation. England failed to qualify for the finals in 1974, 1978, and 1994.
England also compete in the UEFA European Championship. During the 2020 European Championships, they reached the final of the competition for the first time, finishing as runners-up. They were also runners-up in the next competition, in 2024. England reached the semi-finals in 1968 and 1996 with the latter held on home soil. England's most capped player is Peter Shilton with 125 caps and its top goalscorer is Harry Kane with 66 goals. England compete in the FIFA World Cup, UEFA European Championship, and UEFA Nations League. However, as a constituent country of the United Kingdom, England are not a member of the International Olympic Committee so are not eligible to compete in the Olympic games.
This list encompasses honours won by the England national team, and records set by both players and managers including appearance and goal records. It also records England's record victories.
Honours and achievements
Source:[1] [2]
Major
Regional
- British Home Championship
- Champions outright (40): 1887–88, 1889–90, 1890–91, 1891–92, 1892–93, 1894–95, 1897–98, 1898–99, 1900–01, 1902–03, 1903–04, 1904–05, 1908–09, 1910–11, 1912–13, 1929–30, 1930–31, 1931–32, 1934–35, 1937–38, 1946–47, 1947–48, 1949–50, 1953–54, 1954–55, 1956–57, 1960–61, 1964–65, 1965–66, 1967–68, 1968–69, 1970–71, 1972–73, 1974–75, 1977–78, 1978–79, 1981–82, 1982–83
- Shared (14): 1885–86, 1905–06, 1907–08, 1911–12, 1938–39, 1951–52, 1952–53, 1955–56, 1957–58, 1958–59, 1959–60, 1963–64, 1969–70, 1973–74
- Rous Cup
Minor
Awards
1990,[6] 1998 (shared),[7] 2022[8] [9]
1966, 2021[10]
Individual records
Player records
Appearances
- Most appearances[11]
- First player to reach 100 appearances
Billy Wright, 11 April 1959, 1–0 vs. Scotland[14]
- Fastest to reach 100 appearances
Bobby Moore, 10 years 271 days, 20 May 1962 – 14 February 1973
- Most consecutive appearances[15]
Billy Wright, 70, 3 October 1951 – 28 May 1959[16] [17]
- Most appearances as a substitute
Jermain Defoe, 35, 31 March 2004 – 22 June 2017[18] [19]
- Most consecutive appearances as a substitute
Owen Hargreaves, 14, 1 June 2004 – 10 June 2006[20]
- Most appearances as a substitute without ever starting a game
Carlton Cole, 7, 11 January 2009 – 3 March 2010[18] [20]
- Most appearances without ever completing a full game
Tammy Abraham, 11, 10 November 2017 – 11 June 2022
Dominic Calvert-Lewin, 11, 8 October 2020 – 3 July 2021
- Most appearances in competitive matches (World Cup, European Championships, Nations League and qualifiers)
Harry Kane, 82, 27 March 2015 – 14 July 2024[21]
- Longest England career
Stanley Matthews, 22 years 228 days, 29 September 1934 – 15 May 1957
- Shortest England career[22]
Nathaniel Chalobah, <1 minute, 15 October 2018, 3–2 vs. Spain[23]
Martin Kelly, 2 minutes, 26 May 2012, 1–0 vs. Norway[23]
- 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[18] [24]
- Oldest player
Stanley Matthews, 42 years 103 days, 15 May 1957, 4–1 vs. Denmark[18] [25]
- Oldest debutant[26]
Alexander Morten, 41 years 113 days, 8 March 1873, 4–2 vs. Scotland[27] [28]
- Oldest outfield debutant
Leslie Compton, 38 years 64 days, 15 November 1950, 4–2 vs. Wales[27] [28]
- Most appearances at the World Cup finals[29]
Peter Shilton, 17, 16 June 1982 – 7 July 1990[30]
- 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[31]
Tom Finney and Billy Wright, 1950, 1954 and 1958[32]
Bobby Charlton[33] [32] and Bobby Moore, 1962, 1966 and 1970[32]
Terry Butcher, Bryan Robson and Peter Shilton, 1982, 1986 and 1990[32]
David Beckham, Michael Owen and Sol Campbell, 1998, 2002 and 2006[32]
Ashley Cole, 2002, 2006 and 2010[32]
Steven Gerrard,[34] Frank Lampard and Wayne Rooney, 2006, 2010 and 2014[32]
Jordan Henderson and Raheem Sterling, 2014, 2018 and 2022[32]
- Most non-playing selections for the World Cup finals[35]
Alan Hodgkinson, 2, 1958 and 1962[36] [37]
George Eastham, 2, 1962 and 1966[36]
Viv Anderson, 2, 1982 and 1986[36]
Chris Woods, 2, 1986 and 1990[36]
Martin Keown and Nigel Martyn, 2, 1998 and 2002[36]
David James, 2, 2002 and 2006
Nick Pope, 2, 2018 and 2022[36]
- Oldest player to feature at the World Cup finals
Peter Shilton, 40 years, 292 days, 7 July 1990, 1–2 vs. Italy[38]
- Oldest outfield player to feature at the World Cup finals
Stanley Matthews, 39 years, 145 days, 26 June 1954, 2–4 vs. Uruguay[39] [40]
- Youngest player to feature at the World Cup finals[41]
Michael Owen, 18 years, 183 days, 15 June 1998, 2–0 vs. Tunisia[42]
- Oldest player to feature in a World Cup qualifying match
Stanley Matthews, 42 years, 103 days, 15 May 1957, 4–1 vs. Denmark[18] [25]
- 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[43] [44]
- Last player to debut at the World Cup finals[45]
Allan Clarke, 7 June 1970, 1–0 vs. Czechoslovakia
- Most appearances at the European Championship finals
Harry Kane, 18, 11 June 2016 – 14 July 2024[46]
- Most appearances without ever playing at the European Championship finals[47]
Rio Ferdinand, 81, 15 November 1997 – 4 June 2011[48]
- Appearances at three European Championship final tournaments[49]
Tony Adams, 1988, 1996 and 2000[50]
Alan Shearer, 1992, 1996 and 2000
Sol Campbell and Gary Neville, 1996, 2000 and 2004
Steven Gerrard, 2000, 2004 and 2012
Wayne Rooney, 2004, 2012 and 2016
Jordan Henderson, 2012, 2016 and 2020
Harry Kane and Kyle Walker, 2016, 2020 and 2024
- Most non-playing selections for the European Championship finals[51]
Tony Dorigo, 2, 1988 and 1992
Ian Walker, 2, 1996 and 2004
Dean Henderson, 2, 2020 and 2024
Aaron Ramsdale, 2, 2020 and 2024
- Oldest player to feature at the European Championship finals
Peter Shilton, 38 years, 271 days, 15 June 1988, 1–3 vs. Netherlands
- Oldest outfield player to feature at the European Championship finals
Stuart Pearce, 34 years, 63 days, 26 June 1996, 1–1 vs. Germany
- Youngest player to feature at the European Championship finals : Jude Bellingham, 17 years, 349 days, 13 June 2021, 1–0 vs. Croatia[52]
Oldest player to feature in a European Championship qualifying match
David Seaman, 39 years, 27 days, 16 October 2002, 2–2 vs. Macedonia
- Oldest outfield player to feature in a European Championship qualifying match
Stuart Pearce, 37 years, 137 days, 8 September 1999, 0–0 vs. Poland
- Youngest player to feature in a European Championship qualifying match
Wayne Rooney, 17 years, 156 days, 29 March 2003, 2–0 vs. Liechtenstein
- Only player to debut at the European Championship finals[53]
Tommy Wright, 8 June 1968, 0–1 vs. Yugoslavia
- Most appearances on aggregate at the World Cup and European Championship finals
Harry Kane, 28, 11 June 2016 – 14 July 2024
- Most consecutive starts at the World Cup and European Championship finals
Jordan Pickford and John Stones, 26, 18 June 2018 – 14 July 2024
- Most appearances without ever playing at the World Cup finals or the European Championship finals
Emlyn Hughes, 62, 5 November 1969 – 24 May 1980[54]
- Fewest appearances in total, having played at both the World Cup finals and European Championship finals
Tommy Wright, 11, 8 June 1968 – 7 June 1970[55]
- Most appearances without ever being in a World Cup or European Championship finals squad
Mick Channon, 46, 11 October 1972 – 7 September 1977[56]
- Most appearances without featuring in a competitive match[57]
George Eastham, 19, 8 May 1963 – 3 July 1966[58]
- Most Home International (British Championship) appearances[59]
Billy Wright, 38, 28 September 1946 – 11 April 1959
- Most appearances without ever playing on a losing team[60]
David Rocastle, 14, 14 September 1988 – 17 May 1992
- Most appearances without ever playing on a winning team[61]
Tommy Banks, 6, 18 May 1958 – 4 October 1958
- Most appearances against a single opponent
Billy Wright, 13 vs. Ireland/Northern Ireland, 28 September 1946 – 4 October 1958 and vs. Scotland, 12 April 1947 – 11 April 1959
- Most appearances against a single non-British opponent
Alan Ball, 8 vs. West Germany, 12 May 1965 – 12 March 1975
- Most appearances at the old Wembley
Peter Shilton, 52, 25 November 1970 – 22 May 1990
- Most appearances at the new Wembley
Joe Hart, 37, 24 May 2010 – 14 November 2017
- Most appearances at a single non-English ground
Billy Wright, 7, Windsor Park, Belfast, 28 September 1946 – 4 October 1958
- Most appearances at a single non-British ground[62]
Glenn Hoddle and Kenny Sansom, 5, Azteca Stadium, Mexico City, 6 June 1985 – 22 June 1986
- Most consecutive years of appearances[63]
David Seaman, 15, 1988 to 2002 inclusive
Rio Ferdinand, 15, 1997 to 2011 inclusive
- Most appearances in a single calendar year
Jack Charlton, 16, 1966
Harry Kane, 16, 2021
- Longest gap between appearances
Ian Callaghan, 11 years 49 days, 20 July 1966, 2–0 vs. France – 7 September 1977, 0–0 vs. Switzerland[64]
- Most tournaments appeared in consecutively[65]
Sol Campbell, 6, 1996 European Championships – 2006 World Cup
Wayne Rooney, 6, 2004 European Championships – 2016 European Championships
Jordan Henderson, 6, 2012 European Championships – 2022 World Cup
- Appearances in three separate decades
Sam Hardy and Jesse Pennington, 1900s, 1910s, 1920s
Stanley Matthews, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s
Bobby Charlton, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s
Emlyn Hughes, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s
Peter Shilton, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s
Tony Adams and David Seaman, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s
Wes Brown, Jamie Carragher, Rio Ferdinand, Emile Heskey, David James and Frank Lampard, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s
- Only player to make World Cup or European Championship finals appearances in three separate decades
Tony Adams, 1988 European Championships; 1996 European Championships and 1998 World Cup; 2000 European Championships
- Most appearances in the same team
Ashley Cole and Steven Gerrard, 76, 2001 – 2014
- Most appearances by a set of brothers
Gary and Phil Neville, 144, 1995 – 2007[66]
- Most consecutive appearances by an unchanged team[67]
6, 23 July 1966 – 16 November 1966
- Appearances under the most managers[68]
Gareth Barry, 8, 31 May 2000 – 26 May 2012[69]
- First appearance by a player who had never played for an English club[70]
Joe Baker, of Hibernian, 18 November 1959, 2–1 vs. Northern Ireland
- First player to debut as a substitute
Norman Hunter, 8 December 1965, 2–0 vs. Spain
- Last appearance by a player from outside the top division of a country
Sam Johnstone, 9th October 2021, 5–0 vs. Andorra[71]
- Most appearances by a player from outside the top division of a country[72]
Johnny Haynes, 32, 2 October 1954 – 28 May 1959
- Most appearances by a player from outside the top two divisions[73]
Reg Matthews, 5, 14 April 1956 – 6 October 1956[74]
- Most appearances by a player from outside the English League system
David Beckham, 55, 20 August 2003 – 14 October 2009[75]
- Capped by another country[76] [77]
John Hawley Edwards and Robert Evans (Wales)
Jack Reynolds (Ireland)
Gordon Hodgson (South Africa)
Ken Armstrong (New Zealand)
Jackie Sewell (Zambia)
Wilfried Zaha (Ivory Coast)
Declan Rice (Republic of Ireland)
Steven Caulker (Sierra Leone)[78]
- Club providing the most England internationals in total
Tottenham Hotspur, 79[79]
- Non-English club providing the most England internationals in total
Rangers, 7[80]
- Most appearances per English club[81]
- Most appearances with non-English clubs
- England starting XI based on appearances:
Goals
- Top goalscorers[87]
- First goal
William Kenyon-Slaney, 8 March 1873, 4–2 vs. Scotland
- Most goals[88]
Harry Kane, 66, 27 March 2015 – 10 July 2024
- Most goals in competitive matches (World Cup, European Championship, Nations League and qualifiers)
Harry Kane, 58, 27 March 2015 – 10 July 2024
- Most goals in a match[89]
Howard Vaughton, Steve Bloomer, Willie Hall and Malcolm Macdonald, all five[90]
- Four goals or more in a match on the greatest number of occasions[91]
Steve Bloomer, Vivian Woodward, Tommy Lawton, Jimmy Greaves and Gary Lineker, twice each
- Three goals or more in a match on the greatest number of occasions[92]
Jimmy Greaves, six times
- Scoring in most consecutive internationals
Tinsley Lindley, 6, 5 February 1887 – 7 April 1888
Jimmy Windridge, 6, 16 March – 13 June 1908
Tommy Lawton, 6, 22 October 1938 – 13 May 1939
Harry Kane, 6, 7 September – 17 November 2019; 4 December 2022 – 19 June 2023
- Scoring in most consecutive appearances[93] [18]
Steve Bloomer, 10, 9 March 1895 – 20 March 1899[18]
- Most appearances, scoring in every match[94]
George Camsell, 9, 9 May 1929 – 9 May 1936
- Most goals on debut[95]
Howard Vaughton, 5, 18 February 1882, 13–0 vs. Ireland
- Most goals in a World Cup tournament
Gary Lineker, 6, 1986 World Cup
Harry Kane, 6, 2018 World Cup
- Most goals in total at World Cup tournaments
Gary Lineker, 10, 11 June 1986 – 4 July 1990
- Most goals in a World Cup qualifying campaign
Harry Kane, 12, 2022 World Cup qualifying
- Most goals in a World Cup finals match
Geoff Hurst, 3, 30 July 1966, 4–2 vs. West Germany[18]
Gary Lineker, 3, 11 June 1986, 3–0 vs. Poland[18]
Harry Kane, 3, 24 June 2018, 6–1 vs. Panama[18]
- Most goals in a World Cup qualifying match
Jack Rowley, 4, 15 October 1949, 9–2 vs. Northern Ireland
David Platt, 4, 17 February 1993, 6–0 vs. San Marino
Ian Wright, 4, 17 November 1993, 7–1 vs. San Marino
Harry Kane, 4, 15 November 2021, 10–0 vs. San Marino
- 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. Soviet Union
- 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
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, 19 years, 58 days, 12 October 2012, 5–0 vs. San Marino
- Most goals in a 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
Harry Kane, 7, 29 June 2021 – 10 July 2024
- Most goals in a European Championship qualifying campaign
Harry Kane, 12, 2020 European Championship qualifying[96]
- Most goals in a European Championship finals match
Alan Shearer, 2, 18 June 1996, 4–1 vs. Netherlands
Teddy Sheringham, 2, 18 June 1996, 4–1 vs. Netherlands
Wayne Rooney, 2, 17 June 2004, 3–0 vs. Switzerland and 21 June 2004, 4–2 vs. Croatia
Harry Kane, 2, 3 July 2021, 4–0 vs. Ukraine
- Most goals in a 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. Soviet Union
- 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
Kyle Walker, 33 years, 104 days, 9 September 2023, 1–1 vs. Ukraine
- Youngest goalscorer in a European Championship qualifying match
Wayne Rooney, 17 years, 317 days, 6 September 2003, 2–1 vs. Macedonia
- Most Home International Championship goals
Steve Bloomer, 28, 9 March 1895 – 6 April 1907[97]
- Most goals in a calendar year
Harry Kane, 16, 2021
- Most goals in an English season[98]
Jimmy Greaves, 13, 1960–61
- Most goals against the same opponent[99]
Steve Bloomer, 12 vs. Wales, 16 March 1896 – 18 March 1901
- Most goals against the same non-British opponent[100]
Vivian Woodward, 8 vs. Austria, 6 June 1908 – 1 June 1909
- Most goals scored from penalties[101]
Harry Kane, 22, 13 June 2017 – 10 July 2024
- Most penalties scored in a match
Tom Finney, 2, 14 May 1950, 5–2 vs. Portugal
Geoff Hurst, 2, 13 March 1969, 5–0 vs. France
Gary Lineker, 2, 1 July 1990, 3–2 vs. Cameroon
Harry Kane, 2, 24 June 2018, 6–1 vs. Panama, 7 September 2019, 4–0 vs. Bulgaria and 15 November 2021, 10–0 vs. San Marino
- Most goals in penalty shoot-outs[102]
Michael Owen, David Platt and Alan Shearer, 3
- Most goals scored by a defender
Harry Maguire, 7, 7 July 2018 – 15 November 2021
- Oldest goalscorer
Stanley Matthews, 41 years, 248 days, 6 October 1956, 1–1 vs. Northern Ireland
- Youngest goalscorer
Wayne Rooney, 17 years, 317 days, 6 September 2003, 2–1 vs. Macedonia[18]
- First goal by a substitute
Jimmy Mullen, 18 May 1950, 4–1 vs. Belgium
- Fastest goal from kick-off
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
Luke Shaw, 1 minute, 57 seconds, 11 July 2021, 1–1 vs. Italy
- Fastest goal by a substitute
Teddy Sheringham, 15 seconds, 6 October 2001, 2–2 vs. Greece, 2002 World Cup qualifier
- First player to score a hat-trick
Digger Brown or Howard Vaughton, 18 February 1882, 13–0 vs. Ireland[103]
- Oldest player to score a hat-trick
Gary Lineker, 30 years, 194 days, 12 June 1991, 4–2 vs. Malaysia
- Youngest player to score a 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, 107, 28 March 2001 – 5 March 2014
- Most goalscorers in a match
7, 15 December 1982, 9–0 vs. Luxembourg[104]
7, 22 March 2013, 8–0 vs. San Marino[105]
7, 15 November 2021, 10–0 vs. San Marino[106]
- Goals in three separate decades[107]
Stanley Matthews, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s
Bobby Charlton, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s
- 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
Harry Kane, 4, v Tunisia, Panama and Colombia, 2018 World Cup; v Germany, Ukraine and Denmark, 2020 European Championships; v Senegal and France, 2022 World Cup; v Denmark, Slovakia and Netherlands, 2024 European Championships
- Longest gap between goals
Tony Adams, 11 years 196 days, 16 November 1988, 1–1 vs. Saudi Arabia – 31 May 2000, 2–0 vs. Ukraine
- Last England goalscorer at the old Wembley[108]
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[109]
George Camsell, 18 goals in 9 games, average 2.0 goals per game.
- Most goals by a player from outside the top division of a country[110]
Vivian Woodward, 29, 14 February 1903 – 3 March 1911
- Most goals by a player from outside the top two divisions[111]
Tommy Lawton, Joe Payne and Peter Taylor, all 2[112]
- Most goals by a player from outside the English League system
David Platt, 19, 17 May 1992 – 8 June 1995[113]
- Most goals per English club[114]
- Most goals with non-English clubs
Clean sheets
Most clean sheets[116]
Captains
- First captain
Cuthbert Ottaway, 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[117]
Alexander Morten, 41 years 113 days, 8 March 1873, 4–2 vs. Scotland
- Last player to be captain in only international appearance
Claude Ashton, 24 October 1925, 0–0 vs. Ireland[118] Discipline
- Most yellow cards
David Beckham, 19[119] [120]
- Most red cards
David Beckham and Wayne Rooney, 2 each
- List of all England players sent off:[121]
| Player | Date | Against | Location | Result | Type of Game |
|---|
| Alan Mullery | 5 June 1968 | Yugoslavia | Stadio Artemio Franchi, Florence | 0–1 | 1968 European Championship |
| Alan Ball | 6 June 1973 |  Poland | Silesian Stadium, Chorzów | 0–2 | 1974 World Cup Qualifier |
| Trevor Cherry | 12 June 1977 |  Argentina | Buenos Aires | 1–1 | Friendly |
| Ray Wilkins | 6 June 1986 |  Morocco | Estadio Tecnológico, Monterrey | 0–0 | 1986 World Cup |
| David Beckham | 30 June 1998 | Argentina | Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Étienne | 2–2[122] | 1998 World Cup |
| Paul Ince[123] | 5 September 1998 |  Sweden | Råsunda Stadium, Solna | 1–2 | 2000 European Championship Qualifier |
| Paul Scholes | 5 June 1999 | Sweden | Wembley Stadium, London | 0–0 | 2000 European Championship Qualifier |
| David Batty[124] | 8 September 1999 | Poland | Polish Army Stadium, Warsaw[125] | 0–0 | 2000 European Championship Qualifier |
| Alan Smith | 16 October 2002 |  Macedonia | St Mary's Stadium, Southampton | 2–2 | |
| David Beckham[126] | 8 October 2005 |  Austria | Old Trafford, Manchester | 1–0 | 2006 World Cup Qualifier |
| Wayne Rooney | 1 July 2006 | Portugal | Veltins-Arena, Gelsenkirchen | 0–0 | 2006 World Cup |
| Robert Green[127] | 10 October 2009 |  Ukraine | Dnipro-Arena, Dnipropetrovsk | 0–1 | 2010 World Cup Qualifier |
| Wayne Rooney | 7 October 2011 |  Montenegro | Podgorica City Stadium, Podgorica | 2–2 | 2012 European Championship Qualifier |
| Steven Gerrard[128] | 11 September 2012 | Ukraine | Wembley Stadium, London | 1–1 | 2014 World Cup Qualifier |
| Raheem Sterling | 4 June 2014 |  Ecuador | Sun Life Stadium, Miami | 2–2 | Friendly |
| Kyle Walker | 5 September 2020 |  Iceland | Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík | 1–0 | 2020–21 UEFA Nations League |
| Harry Maguire | 14 October 2020 | Denmark | Wembley Stadium, London | 0–1 | 2020–21 UEFA Nations League |
| Reece James | 14 October 2020 | Denmark | Wembley Stadium, London | 0–1 | 2020–21 UEFA Nations League |
| John Stones | 14 June 2022 | Hungary | Molineux, Wolverhampton | 0–4 | 2022–23 UEFA Nations League |
| Luke Shaw | 23 March 2023 | Italy | Stadio Diego Armando Maradona, Naples | 2–1 | 2024 European Championship Qualifier | |
Manager records
See main article: England national football team manager.
Team records
- Biggest victory[129]
13–0 vs. Ireland, 18 February 1882
- Heaviest defeat
1–7 vs. Hungary, 23 May 1954
- Biggest home victory
13–2 vs. Ireland, 18 February 1899
- Heaviest home defeat
1–6 vs. Scotland, 12 March 1881
- Biggest victory at the World Cup finals
6–1 vs. Panama, 24 June 2018
- Heaviest defeat at the World Cup finals
1–4 vs. Germany, 27 June 2010
- Biggest victory at the European Championship finals
4–0 vs. Ukraine, 3 July 2021
- Heaviest defeat at the European Championship finals
1–3 vs. Netherlands, 15 June 1988
1–3 vs. Soviet Union, 18 June 1988
- Biggest victory in a competitive international (World Cup, European Championship, Nations League and qualifiers)
10–0 vs. San Marino, 15 November 2021[130]
- Heaviest defeat in a competitive international (World Cup, European Championship, Nations League and qualifiers)
0–4 vs. Hungary, 14 June 2022[131]
- 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
- First defeat to a non-European team
0–1 vs. United States, 29 June 1950
- Most consecutive victories[132]
10, 6 June 1908 vs. Austria – 1 June 1909 vs. Austria
- Most consecutive victories in competitive internationals (World Cup, European Championship and qualifiers)
10, 7 September 2014 vs. Switzerland – 12 October 2015 vs. Lithuania[133]
- Most consecutive matches without defeat
22, 18 November 2020 vs. Iceland – 29 March 2022 vs. Ivory Coast
- Most consecutive defeats : 3, Achieved on seven occasions, most recently 11 July 2018 vs. Croatia – 8 September 2018 vs. Spain[134]
Most consecutive matches without victory
7, 11 May 1958 vs. Yugoslavia – 4 October 1958 vs. Northern Ireland[135]
- 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[136]
21, 16 May 1936 vs. Austria – 15 April 1939 vs. Scotland
- Most consecutive matches scoring[137]
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
7, 2 June 2021 vs. Austria – 3 July 2021 vs. UkraineMiscellaneous
- First substitute
Jimmy Mullen (for Jackie Milburn), 18 May 1950, 4–1 vs. Belgium
- Players appearing both before and after World War II
Raich Carter, Tommy Lawton, Stanley Matthews
- Club providing the most players in a single match
Starting XI – Arsenal, 7, 14 November 1934 vs. Italy[138]
Including substitutes – Manchester United, 7, 28 March 2001 vs. Albania[139]
Major tournament – Liverpool, 6, 19 June 2014 vs. Uruguay[140]
- Club providing the most players in a major tournament squad
Liverpool, 6, 1980 European Championships, 2012 European Championships, 2014 World Cup[141]
- 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[142]
Jordan Pickford, 7, 18 November 2020 – 3 July 2021
- Most penalty saves[143]
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
Jordan Pickford, 5, from Carlos Bacca of Colombia, 3 July 2018; Josip Drmić of Switzerland, 9 June 2019; Andrea Belotti and Jorginho of Italy, 11 July 2021; Manuel Akanji of Switzerland, 6 July 2024
- Most penalty misses
Harry Kane, 4
- Father and son both capped
George Eastham, Sr. (1 cap, 1935) and George Eastham (19 caps, 1963–1966)
Brian Clough (2 caps, 1959) and Nigel Clough (14 caps, 1989–1993)
Frank Lampard Sr. (2 caps, 1972–1980) and Frank Lampard (106 caps, 1999–2014)
Ian Wright (33 caps, 1991–1998) and Shaun Wright-Phillips (36 caps, 2004–2010)
Mark Chamberlain (8 caps, 1982–1984) and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (35 caps, 2012–2019)
- Grandfather and grandson both capped
Bill Jones, (2 caps, 1950) and Rob Jones (8 caps, 1992–1995)
- Great great- grandfather and great great-grandson both capped
Billy Garraty, (1 cap, 1903) and Jack Grealish, (24 caps, 2020–)
- 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
Dave Watson, 5, Sunderland, Manchester City, Werder Bremen, Southampton and Stoke City, 3 April 1974 – 2 June 1982
David Platt, 5, Aston Villa, Bari, Juventus, Sampdoria and Arsenal, 15 November 1989 – 26 June 1996
David James, 5, Liverpool, Aston Villa, West Ham United, Manchester City and Portsmouth, 29 March 1997 – 27 June 2010
Emile Heskey, 5, Leicester City, Liverpool, Birmingham City, Wigan Athletic and Aston Villa, 28 April 1999 – 27 June 2010
Scott Parker, 5, Charlton Athletic, Chelsea, Newcastle United, West Ham United and Tottenham Hotspur, 16 November 2003 – 22 March 2013[144]
- England players who later became manager/head coach
Alf Ramsey, 32 appearances as a player, 1948–1953, 113 matches as manager, 1963–1974
Joe Mercer, 5 appearances as a player, 1938–1939, 7 matches as manager, 1974[145]
Don Revie, 6 appearances as a player, 1954–1956, 29 matches as manager, 1974–1977
Bobby Robson, 20 appearances as a player, 1957–1962, 95 matches as manager, 1982–1990
Terry Venables, 2 appearances as a player, 1964, 23 matches as head coach, 1994–1996
Glenn Hoddle, 53 appearances as a player, 1979–1988, 28 matches as manager, 1996–1999
Kevin Keegan, 63 appearances as a player, 1972–1982, 18 matches as manager, 1999–2000
Peter Taylor, 4 appearances as a player, 1976, 1 match as manager, 2000[146]
Stuart Pearce, 78 appearances as a player, 1987–1999, 1 match as manager, 2012[147]
Gareth Southgate, 57 appearances as a player, 1995–2004, 102 matches as manager, 2016–2024General references
Web site: England Football Online. Goodwin . C.. Isherwood . G. . Young. P.. 8 September 2015.
Web site: englandstats.com - England International Database. Naylor . D.. 8 September 2015.
Web site: 11v11.com - Home of football statistics and history. Association of Football Statisticians. 8 September 2013.
Notes and References
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- News: Nations League: England beat Switzerland 6–5 on penalties . Phil McNulty . BBC Sport . 9 June 2019 . 22 August 2023.
- News: Challenge Cup 1991 (England) . RSSF . 20 October 2006 . 23 August 2023.
- News: Le Tournoi, 25 years on: When England last won a tournament . Joe Brewin . FourFourTwo . 3 June 2022 . 23 August 2023.
- News: FA Summer Tournament (2004) Manchester . RSSF . 23 August 2023.
- Web site: World Cup 1990 in Italy - World Cup Brazil 2014 Guide. 3 April 2015. 12 December 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191212135001/http://www.worldcupbrazil.net/world-cup-history/world-cup-70s-90s/1990-italy/#world-cup-1990-fifa-all-star-team. dead.
- News: 1998 FIFA World Cup - England . FIFA . 14 July 2022.
- Web site: 2006 FIFA World Cup Official FIFA Awards: Zidane wins adidas Golden Ball award . https://web.archive.org/web/20140714155500/http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/worldcup/germany2006/news/newsid=16415/ . dead . 14 July 2014 . FIFA.com . 10 July 2006 . 14 July 2014.
- News: Messi makes Golden Ball history. 19 December 2022. FIFA.com.
- https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/sports-personality/59681685 Sports Personality 2021: Gareth Southgate and England named Coach and Team of the Year
- Web site: Mamrud . Roberto . England – Record International Players . Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation . 17 October 2023 . 2 April 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090402210253/http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/eng-recintlp.html . live .
- Shilton also holds the record for the most starts (all 125 of his international appearances) and the most complete match appearances (110).
- All of Steven Gerrard's appearances were made while playing for Liverpool and he holds the record for most appearances with one club.
- News: 100 caps: England's centurions . The Guardian . 27 March 2008 . 23 August 2023.
- [Billy Wright (footballer, born 1924)|Billy Wright]
- News: Remembering Billy Wright, our joint longest-serving captain . David Barber . FA . 3 September 2014 . 23 August 2023.
- News: Player Record Performances . England Football Online . 23 August 2023.
- News: As England approach game #1000, Opta have uncovered some facts and figures for us . FA . 12 November 2019 . 27 August 2023.
- [Jermain Defoe]
- News: Winning the most England caps as a starter – and as a substitute . Simon Burnton . The Guardian . 20 February 2013 . 29 August 2023.
- News: England's Competitive Players . England Football Online . 7 April 2024.
- Both Chalobah and Kelly were on the pitch for several minutes longer than the amount stated because of the addition of injury time. The previous record was held by Peter Ward, whose only appearance was as a late substitute on 31 May 1980 vs. Australia. Jim Barrett appeared once for England, against Ireland on 22 October 1928. He was injured after four minutes and left the field shortly after.
- Web site: England's Players - The Shortest English careers . England Football Online . 4 September 2021.
- News: Walcott breaks Rooney's record as England prosper . The Guardian . 30 May 2006 . 29 August 2023.
- News: Sir Stanley Matthews was born one hundred years ago . FA . 1 February 2015 . 29 August 2023.
- There is some dispute about Alexander Morten's date of birth, which is usually cited as 15 November 1831. If Morten is excluded, the oldest England debutant is Leslie Compton (q.v.).
- News: Who is England's oldest ever debutant? . Nicky Bandini . The Guardian . 6 October 2010 . 29 August 2023.
- News: England's Players - Oldest Debutants . England Football Online . 29 August 2023.
- [Peter Shilton]
- News: England Football legend profile: Peter Shilton . England Football . 29 August 2023.
- [David Seaman]
- News: England in the World Cup Final Tournament . England Football Online . 29 August 2023.
- Bobby Charlton was also in the 1958 squad but did not play.
- Steven Gerrard was also named in the 2002 squad but did not play
- Of these players, only David James played in a World Cup finals match at any other tournament (2010).
- News: England in the World Cup Final Tournament - Players by Name . England Football Online . 30 August 2023.
- [Alan Hodgkinson]
- News: Oldest footballers to play in men's FIFA World Cup . Olympics . 27 May 2023 . 30 August 2023.
- News: Who is the oldest player to have been capped by England? . Georgina Turner . The Guardian . 14 November 2012 . 30 August 2023.
- News: Uruguay vs. England . England Football Online . 30 August 2023.
- [Theo Walcott]
- News: England's Players - Performance Records . England Football Online . 8 September 2023.
- News: England 2–0 Chile - Match summary . England Football Online . 8 September 2023.
- [Laurie Hughes]
- [Allan Clarke (footballer)|Allan Clarke]
- News: England: all their EURO records and stats . UEFA.com . 11 July 2021 . 8 September 2023.
- [Billy Wright (footballer, born 1924)|Billy Wright]
- [Rio Ferdinand]
- [Phil Neville]
- [Tony Adams]
- After Stuart Pearce withdrew with injury, Tony Dorigo was selected very late as a back-up player for the 1988 squad when he had never played for England. It would take until the end of 1989 before he finally made his debut.
- News: England 1–0 Croatia . Phil . McNulty . BBC Sport . 13 June 2021 . 15 June 2021.
- Three other players, Gordon West in 1968, Tony Dorigo in 1988 and Jack Butland in 2012 have gone to a European Championship tournament without a cap to their name, but were not selected to play during the tournament.
- [Emlyn Hughes]
- [Tommy Wright (footballer, born 1944)|Tommy Wright]
- England did not qualify for the final stages of three tournaments during Mick Channon's five-year international career.
- 'Competitive matches' include World Cup, European Championship and qualifiers. Bob Crompton appeared 41 times for England (3 March 1902 – 4 April 1914), but all before their first competitive match in October 1949. Sixteen additional players accumulated more than 19 caps during this period. If Home International appearances are included as "competitive", Tim Flowers (13 June 1993 – 27 May 1998) holds the record with 11 appearances. If Flowers is excluded because of participation in minor tournaments, Kevin Phillips (28 April 1999 – 13 February 2002) holds the record with 8 appearances.
- [George Eastham]
- Six of Billy Wright's Home International appearances were also qualifiers for the 1950 and 1954 World Cups. The record for "non-qualifier" Home International appearances is 34, by Bob Crompton (3 March 1902 – 4 April 1914).
- The record for most appearances before playing on a losing team is held by Steven Gerrard who appeared in 21 internationals before featuring in a loss to Sweden on 31 March 2004.
- The record for most appearances before playing on a winning team is held by Steve McMahon, who appeared in eight internationals before featuring in a victory over Yugoslavia on 13 December 1989.
- [Glenn Hoddle]
- [David Seaman]
- England played 108 internationals between these two appearances, Ian Callaghan's second and third caps. This is also a record.
- The only other England player to appear in six major tournaments is Steven Gerrard. However, Gerrard's tournament appearances were not consecutive, his having missed the 2002 World Cup through injury. Although Wayne Rooney's six tournament appearances were for consecutive tournaments for which England qualified, they were not for consecutive tournaments played, as England failed to qualify for the 2008 European Championships.
- [Gary Neville]
- The eleven players in question were Gordon Banks, George Cohen, Ray Wilson, Nobby Stiles, Jack Charlton, Bobby Moore, Alan Ball, Geoff Hurst, Bobby Charlton, Roger Hunt and Martin Peters. The sequence was broken in 1967 when Jimmy Greaves was recalled in place of Hunt, and subsequently the eleven players never again played together for England. During this unbroken sequence of unchanged sides, England won the World Cup.
- Only David Seaman has appeared under six non-caretaker (appointed) managers. These were Bobby Robson, Graham Taylor, Terry Venables, Glenn Hoddle, Kevin Keegan and Sven-Göran Eriksson.
- Three of the managers under whom Gareth Barry appeared were caretaker managers only appointed for a single game (Howard Wilkinson, Peter Taylor and Stuart Pearce). He additionally appeared 4 times under Kevin Keegan, twice under Sven-Göran Eriksson, 8 times under Steve McClaren, 35 times under Fabio Capello and once under Roy Hodgson.
- [Owen Hargreaves]
- Sam Johnstone was playing for West Bromwich Albion in the second tier of English football at the time of this appearance.
- [Johnny Haynes]
- Between the introduction of the Second Division in 1894 and the introduction of the Third Division in 1920 the following players made five or more England appearances while playing for a professional club outside the league system – Vivian Woodward (Tottenham Hotspur, 15), Harold Fleming (Swindon Town, 11), Jack Robinson (New Brighton Tower and Southampton, 9) and Bob Hawkes (Luton Town, 5). Woodward and Hawkes were amateurs but played for professional clubs which would later join the league.
- [Reg Matthews]
- [David Beckham]
- News: Three Lions: One World Cup, 147 years and 1,000 games - the numbers behind England men's milestone . Chris Bevan . BBC Sport . 16 November 2019.
- Web site: England Players Appearing for Other National Sides in Official Matches . englandfootballonline . 16 November 2019.
- News: Afcon 2021: Ex-England defender Steven Caulker named in Sierra Leone squad . BBC Sport . 27 March 2022.
- [Vivian Woodward]
- The players in question were Terry Butcher, Chris Woods, Gary Stevens, Trevor Steven, Mark Walters, Mark Hateley and Paul Gascoigne.
- Only English clubs which remain in existence to this day have been included. Numerous now-defunct or franchised clubs have also provided England international players.
- [Leyton Orient F.C.|Leyton Orient]
- [Owen Hargreaves]
- [Kevin Keegan]
- [Joe Baker]
- This record does not include five caps attained while Beckham was on loan from LA Galaxy to Milan.
- News: Top England Goal Scorers . EU Football Info . 17 October 2023.
- [Vivian Woodward]
- Playing for England Amateurs, Stanley Harris scored seven goals against France on 1 November 1906 and Vivian Woodward scored six against Netherlands on 11 December 1909. While not recognized by the Football Association, these matches are considered full internationals by the Dutch and French FAs.
- Of these players, only Malcolm Macdonald scored five in a competitive match, a European Championship qualifier against Cyprus.
- None of these players scored 4 times in a competitive match. Other than Malcolm Macdonald, only Jack Rowley, David Platt, Ian Wright and Harry Kane have scored 4 goals in a competitive international for England. Vivian Woodward scored four goals in a match on three other occasions for England Amateurs in fixtures recognized as full internationals by their opponents' FAs.
- Only one of Jimmy Greaves' hat-tricks came in a competitive match. Harry Kane holds the record for most competitive hat-tricks, with five. Vivian Woodward scored four hat-tricks for England and a further six for England Amateurs in fixtures recognized as full internationals by their opponents' FAs.
- The post-war record is six, by Harry Kane.
- The post-war record is three, by Fred Pickering, who scored five goals in his three appearances between 27 May and 21 October 1964.
- The post-war record is four, by Stan Mortensen in the 10–0 defeat of Portugal on 25 May 1947. The only other player to score four goals on debut was Digger Brown, in the same game in which Howard Vaughton set the record.
- Including at least one goal in each match, the only time an England player has achieved this in either a World Cup or European Championship qualifying campaign.
- All of Steve Bloomer's international appearances and goals were in the Home International Championships.
- A season is assumed to run from 1 August to 31 July.
- The post-war record is held by Jimmy Greaves who scored 10 goals against Northern Ireland between 1960 and 1964.
- The post-war record is 6, held jointly by Tom Finney vs. Portugal (1947 – 1951) and Gary Lineker vs. Poland (1986 – 1991) and Turkey (1985 – 1987).
- Excluding penalty shoot-outs, Harry Kane has 22 successful penalties from 26 attempts, missing four. Kane also holds the records for both the most penalties taken and the most penalties missed. Of players who never missed a penalty, the top-scorer is Wayne Rooney who converted all seven of his attempts.
- One of Michael Owen's penalty shootout goals was scored in a friendly tournament, the 1998 King Hassan II International Cup Tournament. All of David Platt and Alan Shearer's penalty shootout goals were scored in either World Cup or European Championship finals matches.
- [Arthur Brown (footballer, born 1859)|Digger Brown]
- The goalscorers were Luther Blissett (3), Tony Woodcock, Steve Coppell, Glenn Hoddle, Mark Chamberlain, Phil Neal and Marcel Bossi, a Luxembourg player who scored an own goal.
- The goalscorers were Jermain Defoe (2), Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Ashley Young, Frank Lampard, Wayne Rooney, Daniel Sturridge and Allesandro Della Valle, a San Marino player who scored an own goal.
- The goalscorers were Harry Maguire, Harry Kane (4), Emile Smith Rowe, Tyrone Mings, Tammy Abraham, Bukayo Saka and Filippo Fabbri, a San Marino player who scored an own goal.
- [Tony Adams]
- [Dietmar Hamann]
- [George Camsell]
- All of Vivian Woodward's 29 England goals were scored from outside the First Division. His first 16 goals were scored when Tottenham Hotspur were a non-league club. After Tottenham's election to the Second division in 1908, Woodward scored a further 11 England goals while a Tottenham player, and a further 2 after being transferred to Second Division Chelsea prior to the 1909–10 season. The player with the most goals from outside the top tier since the introduction of the four division system in 1921 is Mick Channon, who scored 14 of his 21 England goals while Southampton were a Second Division club.
- Between the introduction of the Second Division in 1894 and the introduction of the Third Division in 1920 both Vivian Woodward of Tottenham Hotspur and Harold Fleming of Swindon Town scored two or more goals for England while playing for professional clubs outside the league system, Woodward, an amateur, scoring 16 and Fleming 9.
- [Tommy Lawton]
- [David Platt (footballer)|David Platt]
- Only English clubs which remain in existence to this day, and have provided at least one international goalscorer have been included. Numerous now-defunct or franchised clubs have also provided England international goalscorers.
- Some authorities (e.g. englandfootballonline.com) credit Billy Bassett with 7 goals, only counting one in the 3–2 defeat by Scotland on 13 April 1889.
- Web site: England goalkeepers: most clean sheets . englandfootballonline.com . 7 September 2019 . 26 August 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190826015030/http://www.englandfootballonline.com/TeamGkprs/GkprsClnShts.html . live .
- There is some dispute about Alexander Morten's date of birth, which is usually cited as 15 November 1831. If Morten is excluded, the oldest player to captain England is Peter Shilton, who was aged 40 years and 292 days when he captained in his final international match against Italy on 7 July 1990.
- Web site: Claude Ashton . englandfootballonline . 24 February 2024.
- [David Beckham]
- Web site: England Players - David Beckham . England Football Online . 2 March 2019.
- Web site: England Player Dismissals . England Football Online . 19 October 2023.
- England lost on penalties
- [Paul Ince]
- [David Batty]
- News: Lacey . David . Batty off as England await fate . 14 October 2020 . The Guardian . 9 September 1999.
- With this red card, David Beckham became the first player to be sent off twice while playing for England.
- [Robert Green]
- [Steven Gerrard]
- England's two largest victories (13–0 away and then 13–2 at home) coincidentally both occurred on 18 February, against Ireland. Five of England's six largest margins of victory occurred away from home. As well as the 13–0 victory, they defeated Austria 11–1 in 1908, Portugal 10–0 in 1947, the United States 10–0 in 1964, and San Marino 10–0 in 2021.
- World Cup qualifier.
- Nations League qualifier.
- The post-war record is 8, achieved on two occasions : 29 March 2003 vs. Liechtenstein – 10 September 2003 vs. Liechtenstein and 8 October 2005 vs. Austria – 15 June 2006 vs. Trinidad & Tobago.
- These games comprised the qualifying competition for the 2016 European Championship
- These games included England's participation in the semi-finals and third place play-off of the 2018 World Cup.
- These games included England's participation in the 1958 World Cup.
- The post-war record is 19, 19 October 1948 vs. Northern Ireland – 15 November 1950 vs. Wales. These games included England's participation in the 1950 World Cup.
- The post-war record is 18, 7 October 1950 vs. Northern Ireland – 18 April 1953 vs. Scotland.
- The players in question were Frank Moss, George Male, Eddie Hapgood, Wilf Copping, Ray Bowden, Ted Drake and Cliff Bastin
- Five Manchester United players started: Gary Neville, David Beckham, Nicky Butt, Paul Scholes and Andy Cole. Wes Brown (29 min) and Teddy Sheringham (84 min) came on as substitutes.
- The players in question were Steven Gerrard, Jordan Henderson, Glen Johnson, Raheem Sterling and Daniel Sturridge, who started the match, and Rickie Lambert who came on as an 87th-minute substitute.
- Liverpool have achieved this feat of having six players in a squad three times; no other team has achieved this once. Everton provided five players to the 1968 European Championships squad, Tottenham Hotspur provided five players to the 2010 World Cup squad and both Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur provided five players to the 2016 European Championships squad. The Liverpool players in question were: (1980 European Championships) – Ray Clemence, David Johnson, Ray Kennedy, Terry McDermott, Phil Neal and Phil Thompson; (2012 European Championships) – Andy Carroll, Stewart Downing, Steven Gerrard, Jordan Henderson, Glen Johnson and Martin Kelly; (2014 World Cup) – Steven Gerrard, Jordan Henderson, Glen Johnson, Rickie Lambert, Raheem Sterling and Daniel Sturridge
- [Gordon Banks]
- This record is specific to penalties 'saved' rather than 'not scored'. Two goalkeepers, Harry Hibbs and David Seaman, have faced three penalties from which the opposition failed to score. Each only actually saved one of the penalties faced, however. In both cases, one of the remaining penalties hit the crossbar and the other was sent wide.
- [Scott Parker]
- [Joe Mercer]
- [Peter Taylor (footballer, born 1953)|Peter Taylor]
- [Stuart Pearce]
