England National Football Team Records And Statistics

This article lists various football records in relation to the England national football team.

Individual records

Player records

Appearances

; Most appearances
: Peter Shilton, 125, 25 November 1970 – 7 July 1990
: Wayne Rooney, 120, 12 February 2003 – 15 November 2018
: David Beckham, 115, 1 September 1996 – 14 October 2009
: Steven Gerrard, 114, 31 May 2000 – 24 June 2014All of Steven Gerrard's appearances were made while playing for Liverpool and he holds the record for most appearances with one club.
: Bobby Moore, 108, 20 May 1962 – 14 November 1973
: Ashley Cole, 107, 28 March 2001 – 5 March 2014
: Bobby Charlton, 106, 19 April 1958 – 14 June 1970
: Frank Lampard, 106, 10 October 1999 – 24 June 2014
: Billy Wright, 105, 28 September 1946 – 28 May 1959
; First player to reach 100 appearances
: Billy Wright, 11 April 1959, 1–0 vs. Scotland
; Fastest to reach 100 appearances
: Bobby Moore, 10 years 271 days, 20 May 1962 – 14 February 1973
; Most consecutive appearances Billy Wright's consecutive appearances were the last 70 of his international career. He had a further streak of 33 consecutive appearances at the start of his career, a total only exceeded by Ron Flowers (40) and Kenny Sansom (37), and equalled by Roger Byrne and David Watson.
: Billy Wright, 70, 3 October 1951 – 28 May 1959
; Most appearances as a substitute
: Jermain Defoe, 35, 31 March 2004 – 22 June 2017Jermain Defoe has made an additional 22 appearances as a starter and has himself been substituted in all except two of them.
; 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 (World Cup, European Championship and qualifiers)
: Wayne Rooney, 74, 29 March 2003 – 11 November 2016
; Longest England career
: Stanley Matthews, 22 years 228 days, 29 September 1934 – 15 May 1957
; Shortest England careerBoth 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.
: Nathaniel Chalobah, <1 minute, 15 October 2018, 3–2 vs. Spain
: Martin Kelly, 2 minutes, 26 May 2012, 1–0 vs. Norway
; 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 debutantThere 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.'').
: 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 finalsPeter Shilton played in every World Cup finals match of his career, and his record also stands as the most consecutive World Cup finals appearances.
: 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 tournamentsDavid Seaman was in three World Cup squads, but only made appearances at the last two. He was sent home from his first tournament with an injury before the competition began. Rio Ferdinand was in the squads at four World Cup tournaments, but only made appearances at the middle two and was replaced after suffering a pre-tournament injury at the fourth. Joe Cole was in the squad at three World Cup tournaments but only made appearances at the last two.
: Tom Finney and Billy Wright, 1950, 1954 and 1958
: Bobby CharltonBobby Charlton was also in the squad for the 1958 World Cup but did not make an appearance. He remains the only England player selected for four World Cup squads and Bobby Moore, 1962, 1966 and 1970
: Terry Butcher, Bryan Robson and Peter Shilton, 1982, 1986 and 1990
: David Beckham, Michael Owen and Sol Campbell, 1998, 2002 and 2006
: Ashley Cole, 2002, 2006 and 2010
: Steven Gerrard, Frank Lampard and Wayne Rooney, 2006, 2010 and 2014
: Jordan Henderson and Raheem Sterling, 2014, 2018 and 2022
; Most non-playing selections for the World Cup finalsOf these players, only David James played in a World Cup finals match at any other tournament (2010). All bar Alan Hodgkinson and George Eastham featured at some stage at the European Championship finals. Viv Anderson and Nigel Martyn were also selected for a European Championship finals squad without playing.
: George Eastham and Alan Hodgkinson, 2, 1958 and 1962 Alan Hodgkinson was a non-travelling reserve in 1958. However, FIFA's official World Cup records include him in the squad.
: Viv Anderson, 2, 1982 and 1986
: Chris Woods, 2, 1986 and 1990
: Martin Keown and Nigel Martyn, 2, 1998 and 2002
: David James, 2, 2002 and 2006
; 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 finalsThis is significant as it is rare for an outfield player of such age to be selected for a World Cup finals squad. The closest any player has coming to matching Stanley Matthews' record of more than 50 years' standing is Teddy Sheringham, who was 36 when he appeared at the 2002 World Cup.
: Stanley Matthews, 39 years, 145 days, 26 June 1954, 2–4 vs. Uruguay
; Youngest player to feature at the World Cup finalsTheo Walcott was 17 years old when he was selected for the 2006 World Cup squad but did not get on to the pitch during the tournament.
: 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. DenmarkThis was Stanley Matthews' last international match, and therefore the oldest anyone has appeared for England.
; 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. ChileLaurie Hughes has an international record which is unlikely to be equalled – all of his England's games were at the World Cup finals. He was uncapped prior to the 1950 tournament, featured in all three group games and was not recalled after England's exit.
; Last player to debut at the World Cup finals Allan Clarke also scored England's goal on his debut. Including Hughes and Clarke, a total of eight players have made their debuts at the World Cup finals. The others are Eddie Baily and Bill Eckersley (1950), Bill McGarry (1954), Peter Brabrook and Peter Broadbent (1958) and Alan Peacock (1962). Only one entirely uncapped outfield player has been selected for a World Cup since 1970, when Michael Dawson featured in the squad for the 2010 squad, but did not play.
: Allan Clarke, 7 June 1970, 1–0 vs. Czechoslovakia
; Most appearances at the European Championship finals
: Gary Neville, 11, 8 June 1996 – 24 June 2004Gary Neville only missed one European Championship finals match during his entire career, due to suspension.
: Harry Kane, 11, 11 June 2016 – 11 July 2021
; Most appearances without ever playing at the European Championship finals Billy Wright made 105 appearances for England, but all prior to the founding of the European Championships.
: Rio Ferdinand, 81, 15 November 1997 – 4 June 2011Rio Ferdinand was an England player during the period when the team qualified for the 2000 and 2004 European Championship finals, but he was not selected for the 2000 squad and missed the 2004 finals due to a suspension for failing to take a drugs test. England failed to qualify for the 2008 finals. He was subsequently not selected for the 2012 squad
; Appearances at three European Championship final tournamentsPhil Neville was in the squads at three European Championship tournaments, but only made appearances at the latter two. He also has the unusual honour of featuring in three European Championship squads without ever being selected for a World Cup.
: Tony Adams, 1988, 1996 and 2000Tony Adams was denied a place in England's 1992 European Championship squad by UEFA after the ruling body said his call-up as a replacement for an injured player was too late.
: 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
; Most non-playing selections for the European Championship finalsAfter 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.
: Tony Dorigo, 2, 1988 and 1992
: Ian Walker, 2, 1996 and 2004
; 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
; 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 finalsThree 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.
: Tommy Wright, 8 June 1968, 0–1 vs. Yugoslavia
; Most appearances on aggregate at the World Cup and European Championship finalsAshley Cole did not miss a tournament game for which he was available from his debut to his retirement from international soccer.
: Ashley Cole, 22, 2 June 2002 – 24 June 2012
; Most appearances without ever playing at the World Cup finals or the European Championship finals
: Emlyn Hughes, 62, 5 November 1969 – 24 May 1980Emlyn Hughes was in the England squads at the 1970 World Cup and the 1980 European Championships, but did not make an appearance at either.
; 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 Tommy Wright made his England debut in the third-place play-off match at the 1968 European Championships and won his last cap at the 1970 World Cup.
; Most appearances without ever being in a World Cup or European Championship finals squad
: Mick Channon, 46, 11 October 1972 – 7 September 1977England did not qualify for the final stages of three tournaments during Mick Channon's five-year international career.
; Most appearances without featuring in a competitive match'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, 19, 8 May 1963 – 3 July 1966George Eastham was selected for the squads for both the 1962 and 1966 World Cup finals, but featured in neither competition. His debut occurred after England had been eliminated in the qualifying stage of the 1964 European Championships. As hosts, England played no qualifying matches for the 1966 World Cup
; Most Home International (British Championship) appearancesSix 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).
: Billy Wright, 38, 28 September 1946 – 11 April 1959
; Most appearances without ever playing on a losing teamThe 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.
: David Rocastle, 14, 14 September 1988 – 17 May 1992
; Most appearances without ever playing on a winning teamThe 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.
: 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 groundGlenn Hoddle and Kenny Sansom played in the same five international matches at the Azteca Stadium. Only one of the matches was against Mexico, as the matches were either preparation for, or part of the 1986 World Cup. The most appearances at a single non-British ground against a non-neutral team is 3. This has been accomplished once by a number of players, and twice by Bobby Charlton (v Brazil at the Estádio do Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro, 13 May 1959 – 12 June 1969 and v Spain at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, Madrid, 15 May 1960 – 8 May 1968).
: Glenn Hoddle and Kenny Sansom, 5, Azteca Stadium, Mexico City, 6 June 1985 – 22 June 1986
; Most consecutive years of appearancesDavid Seaman and Rio Ferdinand's records are based on their winning at least one cap in each of the years stated. Peter Shilton played for England between 1970 and 1990, but was not selected for any games in 1976, leaving him with a record of 14 consecutive years of playing at least one match, one below Seaman and Ferdinand's, although the 20 calendar years total in which he played is a record. Stanley Matthews spent 24 calendar years as an England player (1934–1957) but played no games during the World War II years of 1940 to 1945 inclusive, nor in 1936, 1946 or 1952.
: 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. SwitzerlandEngland played 108 internationals between these two appearances, Ian Callaghan's second and third caps. This is also a record.
; Most tournaments appeared in consecutivelyThe 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.
: 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 – 2007Gary Neville made 85 and Phil Neville 59 of their collective 144 appearances. They also hold the record for the most appearances in the same team by two brothers (31).
; Most consecutive appearances by an unchanged teamThe 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.
: 6, 23 July 1966 – 16 November 1966
; Appearances under the most managersOnly 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.
: Gareth Barry, 8, 31 May 2000 – 26 May 2012Three 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.
; First appearance by a player who had never played for an English clubOwen Hargreaves and Jadon Sancho have since matched this achievement. Baker played for an English club only after his international career had begun. Hargreaves also did so following his transfer to Manchester United. Sancho has never made a senior appearance 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
: Sam Johnstone, October 2021, 5–0 vs. AndorraSam Johnstone was playing for West Bromwich Albion in the second tier of English football at the time of this appearance.
; Most appearances by a player from outside the top division of a countryJohnny Haynes played in the Second Division for Fulham from his debut in 1954 until Fulham were promoted at the end of the 1958–59 season. The longest career composed entirely of appearances while playing outside the top-flight is 23, by Gil Merrick of Birmingham City (1951–54). Coincidentally, Haynes' debut came in the match following Merrick's last appearance.
: Johnny Haynes, 32, 2 October 1954 – 28 May 1959
; Most appearances by a player from outside the top two divisionsBetween 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, 5, 14 April 1956 – 6 October 1956 Reg Matthews, a goalkeeper, played for Coventry City in the Third Division (South). These five appearances comprised his entire England career.
; Most appearances by a player from outside the English League system
: David Beckham, 55, 20 August 2003 – 14 October 2009David Beckham's caps were as follows – 36 with Real Madrid, 14 with the LA Galaxy and 5 while on loan from the LA Galaxy to Milan.
; Capped by another country
: 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)
; Club providing the most England internationals in total
: Tottenham Hotspur, 78Vivian Woodward was Tottenham Hotspur's first England player in 1903, and the 78th was Harry Winks in 2017.
; Non-English club providing the most England internationals in total
: Rangers, 7The players in question were Terry Butcher, Chris Woods, Gary Stevens, Trevor Steven, Mark Walters, Mark Hateley and Paul Gascoigne.
; Most appearances per English clubOnly English clubs which remain in existence to this day have been included. Numerous now-defunct or franchised clubs have also provided England international players.

; Most appearances with non-English clubs

; England starting XI based on appearances:

Goals

; First goal
: William Kenyon-Slaney, 8 March 1873, 4–2 vs. Scotland
; Most goalsVivian Woodward scored 29 goals for England between 1903 and 1911, and a further 44 goals for England Amateurs between 1906 and 1914, giving an overall total of 73. While the Football Association only recognizes Woodward's goals for the full England team, the FAs of each of the Amateur team's opponents recognize those fixtures as full internationals. See https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/woodward-intl.html
: Wayne Rooney, 53, 6 September 2003 – 27 June 2016
: Harry Kane, 53, 27 March 2015 – 10 December 2022
; Most goals in competitive matches (World Cup, European Championship, Nations League and qualifiers)
: Harry Kane, 47, 27 March 2015 – 10 December 2022
; Most goals in a matchPlaying 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.
: Howard Vaughton, Steve Bloomer, Willie Hall and Malcolm Macdonald, all fiveOf these players, only Malcolm Macdonald scored five in a competitive match, a European Championship qualifier against Cyprus.
; Four goals or more in a match on the greatest number of occasionsNone 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.
: 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 occasionsOnly 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.
: 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
; Scoring in most consecutive appearancesThe post-war record is six, by Harry Kane.
: Steve Bloomer, 10, 9 March 1895 – 20 March 1899
; Most appearances, scoring in every matchThe post-war record is three, by Fred Pickering, who scored five goals in his three appearances between 27 May and 21 October 1964.
: George Camsell, 9, 9 May 1929 – 9 May 1936
; Most goals on debutThe 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.
: 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
: Gary Lineker, 3, 11 June 1986, 3–0 vs. Poland
: Harry Kane, 3, 24 June 2018, 6–1 vs. Panama
; 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
; Most goals in a European Championship qualifying campaign
: Harry Kane, 12, 2020 European Championship qualifyingIncluding 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.
; 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
: David 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, 6 September 2003, 2–1 vs. Macedonia
; Most Home International Championship goals
: Steve Bloomer, 28, 9 March 1895 – 6 April 1907All of Steve Bloomer's international appearances and goals were in the Home International Championships.
; Most goals in a calendar year
: Harry Kane, 16, 2021
; Most goals in an English seasonA season is assumed to run from 1 August to 31 July.
: Jimmy Greaves, 13, 1960–61
; Most goals against the same opponentThe post-war record is held by Jimmy Greaves who scored 10 goals against Northern Ireland between 1960 and 1964.
: Steve Bloomer, 12 vs. Wales, 16 March 1896 – 18 March 1901
; Most goals against the same non-British opponentThe 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).
: Vivian Woodward, 8 vs. Austria, 6 June 1908 – 1 June 1909
; Most goals scored from penaltiesExcluding penalty shoot-outs, Harry Kane has 17 successful penalties from 21 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.
: Harry Kane, 17, 13 June 2017 – 10 December 2022
; 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-outsOne 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.
: 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
; 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, Euro 2020 Final
; 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 Digger Brown scored four and his Aston Villa colleague Howard Vaughton 5 in this game. However, contemporary reports do not record the timing of the goals so it is not possible to say who achieved the hat-trick first.
; 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. LuxembourgThe 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.
: 7, 22 March 2013, 8–0 vs. San MarinoThe 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.
: 7, 15 November 2021, 10–0 vs. San MarinoThe 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.
; Goals in three separate decadesTony Adams scored goals in non-consecutive decades (1980s and 2000s) but failed to score in the 1990s. He scored in his last game of the 1980s and in his first game of the 2000s.
: 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
; Longest wait 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 WembleyDietmar Hamann was the last player to score at the old Wembley when Germany defeated England 1–0 later in 2000.
: 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 averageGeorge Camsell's record is for players who have appeared more than once for England. Five pre-World War I players, Albert Allen, John Yates, Walter Gilliat, John Veitch and Frank Bradshaw each scored three goals in a single appearance for England. Five additional players, William Kenyon-Slaney, Harold Halse, Billy Moore, Joe Payne and John Haines each scored twice on their sole England appearance.
: 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 countryAll 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.
: Vivian Woodward, 29, 14 February 1903 – 3 March 1911
; Most goals by a player from outside the top two divisionsBetween 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, Joe Payne and Peter Taylor, all 2Tommy Lawton played for Notts County, Joe Payne for Luton Town and Peter Taylor for Crystal Palace. These were Payne and Taylor's only England goals.
; Most goals by a player from outside the English League system
: David Platt, 19, 17 May 1992 – 8 June 1995David Platt's goals were as follows – 4 while with Bari, 9 while with Juventus and 6 while with Sampdoria.
; Most goals per English clubOnly 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.

; Most goals with non-English clubs

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 captainThere 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.
: Alexander Morten, 41 years 113 days, 8 March 1873, 4–2 vs. Scotland

Discipline

; Most yellow cards
: David Beckham, 19David Beckham's total includes the two yellow cards which led to his red card against Austria in 2005.
; Most red cards
: David Beckham and Wayne Rooney, 2 each
; List of all England players sent off:

Manager records

Team records

; Biggest victoryEngland's two largest victories (13–0 away and then 13–2 at home) coincidentally both occurred on 18 February, against Ireland. Four of England's five 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 and the United States 10–0 in 1964.
: 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 2021World Cup qualifier.
; Heaviest defeat in a competitive international (World Cup, European Championship, Nations League and qualifiers)
: 0–4 vs. Hungary, 14 June 2022Nations League qualifier.
; 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 victoriesThe 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.
: 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. LithuaniaThese games comprised the qualifying competition for the 2016 European Championship
; 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. SpainThese games included England's participation in the semi-finals and third place play-off of the 2018 World Cup.
; Most consecutive matches without victory
: 7, 11 May 1958 vs. Yugoslavia – 4 October 1958 vs. Northern IrelandThese games included England's participation in the 1958 World Cup.
; 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 drawThe 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.
: 21, 16 May 1936 vs. Austria – 15 April 1939 vs. Scotland
; Most consecutive matches scoringThe post-war record is 18, 7 October 1950 vs. Northern Ireland – 18 April 1953 vs. Scotland.
: 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. Ukraine

Miscellaneous

; 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. ItalyThe players in question were Frank Moss, George Male, Eddie Hapgood, Wilf Copping, Ray Bowden, Ted Drake and Cliff Bastin
: Including substitutes – Manchester United, 7, 28 March 2001 vs. AlbaniaFive Manchester United players started: Gary Neville, David Beckham, Nicky Butt, Paul Scholes and Andrew Cole. Wes Brown (29 min) and Teddy Sheringham (84 min) came on as substitutes.
: Major tournament – Liverpool, 6, 19 June 2014 vs. UruguayThe 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.
; Club providing the most players in a major tournament squad
: Liverpool, 6, 1980 European Championships, 2012 European Championships, 2014 World CupLiverpool 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
; 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 1966Gordon Banks did not concede a goal for 721 minutes during this run, from Jimmy Johnstone's 81st-minute goal for Scotland on 2 April 1966 to Eusébio's 82nd-minute penalty for Portugal in the World Cup semi-final on 26 July 1966. England did concede a goal to Norway during this run but Banks did not play in that match.
: Jordan Pickford, 7, 18 November 2020 – 3 July 2021
; Most penalty savesThis 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.
: 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, 4, from Carlos Bacca of Colombia, 3 July 2018; Josip Drmić of Switzerland, 9 June 2019; Andrea Belotti and Jorginho of Italy, 11 July 2021
; 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–)
; 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 2013Scott Parker played for his fifth club, Tottenham Hotspur, in only his seventh international appearance. Uniquely, his first four appearances were with four clubs.
; 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, 1974Joe Mercer was appointed on a temporary basis between the dismissal of Alf Ramsey and the appointment of Don Revie.
: 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, 2000Peter Taylor was appointed on a temporary basis between the resignation of Kevin Keegan and the appointment of Sven-Göran Eriksson.
: Stuart Pearce, 78 appearances as a player, 1987–1999, 1 match as manager, 2012 Stuart Pearce was appointed on a temporary basis between the resignation of Fabio Capello and the appointment of Roy Hodgson.
: Gareth Southgate, 57 appearances as a player, 1995–2004, 81 matches as manager, 2016–

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