England national football team records and statistics
This article lists various football records in relation to the England national football team. The page is updated where necessary after each England match, and is correct as of 17 November 2019.
Appearances
; Most appearances; First player to reach 100 appearances
; Fastest to reach 100 appearances
; Most consecutive appearances
; Most appearances as a substitute
; Most consecutive appearances as a substitute
; Most appearances as a substitute without ever starting a game
; Most appearances without ever playing a complete game
; Most appearances in competitive matches
; Longest England career
; Shortest England career
; Most consecutive appearances comprising entire England career
; Youngest player
; Oldest player
; Oldest debutant
; Oldest outfield debutant
; Most appearances at the World Cup finals
; Most appearances without ever playing at the World Cup finals
; Appearances at three World Cup final tournaments
; Most non-playing selections for the World Cup finals
; Oldest player to feature at the World Cup finals
; Oldest outfield player to feature at the World Cup finals
; Youngest player to feature at the World Cup finals
; Oldest player to feature in a World Cup qualifying match
; Youngest player to feature in a World Cup qualifying match
; First player to debut at the World Cup finals
; Last player to debut at the World Cup finals
; Most appearances at the European Championship finals
; Most consecutive appearances at the European Championship finals
; Most appearances without ever playing at the European Championship finals
; Appearances at three European Championship final tournaments
; Most non-playing selections for the European Championship finals
; Oldest player to feature at the European Championship finals
; Oldest outfield player to feature at the European Championship finals
; Youngest player to feature at the European Championship finals : Marcus Rashford, 18 years, 228 days, 16 June 2016, 2–1 vs. Wales
; Oldest player to feature in a European Championship qualifying match
; Oldest outfield player to feature in a European Championship qualifying match
; Youngest player to feature in a European Championship qualifying match
; Only player to debut at the European Championship finals
; Most appearances on aggregate at the World Cup and European Championship finals
; Most appearances without ever playing at the World Cup finals or the European Championship finals
; Fewest appearances in total, having played at both the World Cup finals and European Championship finals
; Most appearances without ever being in a World Cup or European Championship finals squad
; Most appearances without featuring in a competitive match
; Most Home International appearances
; Most appearances without ever playing on a losing team
; Most appearances without ever playing on a winning team
; Most appearances against a single opponent
; Most appearances against a single non-British opponent
; Most appearances at the old Wembley
; Most appearances at the new Wembley
; Most appearances at a single non-English ground
; Most appearances at a single non-British ground
; Most consecutive years of appearances
; Most appearances in a single calendar year
; Longest wait between appearances
; Most tournaments appeared in consecutively
; Appearances in three separate decades
; Only player to make World Cup or European Championship finals appearances in three separate decades
; Most appearances in the same team
; Most appearances by a set of brothers
; Most consecutive appearances by an unchanged team
; Appearances under the most different managers
; First appearance by a player who had never played for an English club
; First player to debut as a substitute
; Last appearance by a player from outside the top division of a country
; Most appearances by a player from outside the top division of a country
; Most appearances by a player from outside the top two divisions
; Most appearances by a player from outside the English League system
; Capped by another country
; Club providing the most England internationals in total
; Non-English club providing the most England internationals in total
; Most appearances per English club
Club | Player | Caps | First cap – last cap |
Arsenal | Kenny Sansom | 77 | 10 September 1980 – 18 June 1988 |
Aston Villa | Gareth Southgate | 42 | 12 December 1995 – 25 May 2001 |
Barnsley | George Utley | 1 | 15 February 1913 |
Birmingham City | Harry Hibbs | 25 | 20 November 1929 – 5 February 1936 |
Blackburn Rovers | Bob Crompton | 41 | 3 March 1902 – 4 April 1914 |
Blackpool | Jimmy Armfield | 43 | 13 May 1959 – 26 June 1966 |
Bolton Wanderers | Nat Lofthouse | 33 | 22 November 1950 – 26 November 1958 |
Bournemouth | Callum Wilson | 4 | 15 November 2018 – 14 October 2019 |
Bradford City | Evelyn Lintott | 4 | 13 February 1909 – 31 May 1909 |
Brentford | Billy Scott | 1 | 17 October 1936 |
Brentford | Les Smith | 1 | 24 May 1939 |
Brighton & Hove Albion | Steve Foster | 3 | 23 February 1982 – 25 June 1982 |
Bristol City | William Wedlock | 26 | 16 February 1907 – 16 March 1914 |
Bristol Rovers | Geoff Bradford | 1 | 2 October 1955 |
Burnley | Bob Kelly | 11 | 10 April 1920 – 4 April 1925 |
Bury | Jimmy Settle | 3 | 18 February 1899 – 8 April 1899 |
Bury | Norman Bullock | 3 | 19 March 1923 – 20 October 1926 |
Charlton Athletic | Luke Young | 7 | 28 May 2005 – 12 November 2005 |
Chelsea | Frank Lampard | 104 | 15 August 2001 – 24 June 2014 |
Coventry City | Reg Matthews | 5 | 14 April 1956 – 6 October 1956 |
Crewe Alexandra | John Pearson | 1 | 5 March 1892 |
Crystal Palace | Kenny Sansom | 9 | 23 May 1979 – 15 June 1980 |
Crystal Palace | Geoff Thomas | 9 | 1 May 1991 – 19 February 1992 |
Derby County | Peter Shilton | 34 | 9 September 1987 – 7 July 1990 |
Everton | Phil Jagielka | 40 | 1 June 2008 – 15 November 2016 |
Fulham | Johnny Haynes | 56 | 2 October 1954 – 10 June 1962 |
Grimsby Town | Jackie Bestall | 1 | 6 February 1935 |
Grimsby Town | George Tweedy | 1 | 2 December 1936 |
Grimsby Town | Harry Betmead | 1 | 20 May 1937 |
Huddersfield Town | Ray Wilson | 30 | 9 April 1960 – 6 June 1964 |
Ipswich Town | Terry Butcher | 45 | 31 May 1980 – 22 June 1986 |
Leeds United | Jack Charlton | 35 | 10 April 1965 – 11 June 1970 |
Leicester City | Gordon Banks | 37 | 6 April 1963 – 15 April 1967 |
Leyton Orient | Owen Williams | 2 | 21 October 1922 – 5 March 1923 |
Leyton Orient | John Townrow | 2 | 4 April 1925 – 1 March 1926 |
Liverpool | Steven Gerrard | 114 | 31 May 2000 – 24 June 2014 |
Luton Town | Robert Hawkes | 5 | 16 February 1907 – 13 June 1908 |
Luton Town | Paul Walsh | 5 | 12 June 1983 – 2 May 1984 |
Manchester City | Joe Hart | 64 | 1 June 2008 – 4 September 2017 |
Manchester United | Bobby Charlton | 106 | 19 April 1958 – 14 June 1970 |
Middlesbrough | Wilf Mannion | 26 | 28 September 1946 – 3 October 1951 |
Millwall | Leonard Graham | 2 | 28 February 1925 – 4 April 1925 |
Millwall | Reg Smith | 2 | 9 November 1938 – 16 November 1938 |
Newcastle United | Alan Shearer | 35 | 1 September 1996 – 20 June 2000 |
Norwich City | Dave Watson | 6 | 10 June 1984 – 23 April 1986 |
Nottingham Forest | Stuart Pearce | 76 | 19 May 1987 – 4 June 1997 |
Notts County | Henry Cursham | 8 | 15 March 1880 – 23 February 1884 |
Oldham Athletic | John Hacking | 3 | 22 October 1928 – 13 April 1929 |
Portsmouth | Jimmy Dickinson | 48 | 18 May 1949 – 5 December 1956 |
Preston North End | Tom Finney | 76 | 28 September 1946 – 22 October 1958 |
Queens Park Rangers | Terry Fenwick | 19 | 2 May 1984 – 22 June 1986 |
Reading | Herbert Smith | 4 | 27 March 1905 – 19 March 1906 |
Sheffield United | Ernest Needham | 16 | 7 April 1894 – 3 March 1902 |
Sheffield Wednesday | Ron Springett | 33 | 18 November 1959 – 29 June 1966 |
Southampton | Peter Shilton | 49 | 22 September 1982 – 19 May 1987 |
Stockport County | Harry Hardy | 1 | 8 December 1924 |
Stoke City | Gordon Banks | 36 | 21 October 1967 – 27 May 1972 |
Sunderland | Dave Watson | 14 | 3 April 1974 – 24 May 1975 |
Swindon Town | Harold Fleming | 11 | 3 April 1909 – 4 April 1914 |
Tottenham Hotspur | Jermain Defoe | 49 | 31 March 2004 – 15 November 2013 |
Walsall | Alf Jones | 2 | 11 March 1882 – 13 March 1882 |
Watford | John Barnes | 31 | 28 May 1983 – 19 May 1987 |
West Bromwich Albion | Jesse Pennington | 25 | 18 March 1907 – 10 April 1920 |
West Ham United | Bobby Moore | 108 | 20 May 1962 – 14 November 1973 |
Wigan Athletic | Emile Heskey | 7 | 8 September 2007 – 15 October 2008 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers | Billy Wright | 105 | 28 September 1946 – 28 May 1959 |
; Most appearances with non-English clubs
Club | Nation | Player | Caps | First cap - Last cap |
Atlético Madrid | Kieran Trippier | 3 | 7 September 2019 – 14 October 2019 | |
Barcelona | Gary Lineker | 24 | 15 October 1986 – 7 June 1989 | |
Bari | David Platt | 10 | 11 September 1991 – 17 June 1992 | |
Bayern Munich | Owen Hargreaves | 39 | 15 August 2001 – 28 Mar 2007 | |
Borussia Dortmund | Jadon Sancho | 11 | 12 October 2018 – 14 November 2019 | |
Bursaspor | Scott Carson | 1 | 15 November 2011 | |
Cardiff City | Jay Bothroyd | 1 | 17 November 2010 | |
Celtic | Fraser Forster | 2 | 15 November 2013 – 7 June 2014 | |
D.C. United | Wayne Rooney | 1 | 15 November 2018 | |
1. FC Köln | Tony Woodcock | 18 | 22 November 1979 – 5 July 1982 | |
Hamburger SV | Kevin Keegan | 25 | 8 June 1977 – 18 June 1980 | |
Hibernian | Joe Baker | 5 | 18 November 1959 – 22 May 1960 | |
Inter Milan | Paul Ince | 17 | 27 March 1996 – 10 June 1997 | |
Juventus | David Platt | 10 | 9 September 1992 – 19 June 1993 | |
Lazio | Paul Gascoigne | 12 | 14 October 1992 – 11 June 1995 | |
LA Galaxy | David Beckham | 14 | 22 August 2007 – 14 October 2009 | |
Marseille | Chris Waddle | 18 | 6 September 1989 – 16 October 1991 | |
Milan | Ray Wilkins | 22 | 12 September 1984 – 12 November 1986 | |
Monaco | Glenn Hoddle | 9 | 9 September 1987 – 18 June 1988 | |
Rangers | Terry Butcher | 32 | 10 September 1986 – 4 July 1990 | |
Real Madrid | David Beckham | 36 | 20 August 2003 – 6 June 2007 | |
Sampdoria | Trevor Francis | 20 | 22 September 1982 – 23 April 1986 | |
Swansea City | Jonjo Shelvey | 5 | 5 September 2015 – 17 November 2015 | |
Torino | Joe Hart | 5 | 4 September 2016 – 15 November 2016 | |
Werder Bremen | Dave Watson | 2 | 12 September 1979 – 17 October 1979 |
; England starting XI based on appearances:
# | Position | Name | Caps | Years |
1 | Goalkeeper | Peter Shilton | 125 | 1970–1990 |
2 | Right back | Gary Neville | 85 | 1995–2007 |
5 | Central defence | Billy Wright | 105 | 1946–1959 |
6 | Central defence | Bobby Moore | 108 | 1962–1973 |
3 | Left back | Ashley Cole | 107 | 2001–2014 |
7 | Midfield | David Beckham | 115 | 1996–2009 |
4 | Midfield | Steven Gerrard | 114 | 2000–2014 |
8 | Midfield | Frank Lampard | 106 | 1999–2014 |
9 | Forward | Bobby Charlton | 106 | 1958–1970 |
10 | Forward | Wayne Rooney | 120 | 2003–2018 |
11 | Forward | Michael Owen | 89 | 1998–2008 |
Goals
; First goal; Most goals
; Most goals in competitive matches
; Most goals in a match
; Four goals or more in a match on the greatest number of occasions
; Three goals or more in a match on the greatest number of occasions
; Scoring in most consecutive internationals
; Scoring in most consecutive appearances
; Most appearances, scoring in every match
; Most goals on debut
; Most goals in a World Cup tournament
; Most goals in total at World Cup tournaments
; Most goals in a World Cup qualifying campaign
; Most goals in a World Cup finals match
; Most goals in a World Cup qualifying match
; First goal in a World Cup finals match
; First goal in a World Cup qualifying campaign : Stan Mortensen, 15 October 1949, 4–1 vs. Wales
; Oldest goalscorer at the World Cup finals
; Youngest goalscorer at the World Cup finals
; Oldest goalscorer in a World Cup qualifying match
; Youngest goalscorer in a World Cup qualifying match
; Most goals in a European Championship tournament
; Most goals in total at European Championship tournaments
; Most goals in a European Championship qualifying campaign
; Most goals in a European Championship finals match
; Most goals in a European Championship qualifying match
; First goal in a European Championship finals match
; First goal in a European Championship qualifying campaign
; Oldest goalscorer at the European Championship finals
; Youngest goalscorer at the European Championship finals
; Oldest goalscorer in a European Championship qualifying match
; Youngest goalscorer in a European Championship qualifying match
; Most Home International Championship goals
; Most goals in a calendar year
; Most goals in an English season
; Most goals against the same opponent
; Most goals against the same non-British opponent
; Most goals scored from penalties
; Most penalties scored in a match
; Most goals in penalty shoot-outs
; Most goals scored by a defender
; Oldest goalscorer
; Youngest goalscorer
; First goal by a substitute
; Fastest goal from kick-off
; Fastest goal at Wembley
; Fastest goal at the World Cup finals
; Fastest goal at the European Championship finals
; Fastest goal by a substitute
; First player to score a hat-trick
; Oldest player to score a hat-trick
; Youngest player to score a hat-trick
; Most appearances for an outfield player without ever scoring
; Most different goalscorers in a match
; Goals in three separate decades
; Most consecutive goalscoring tournaments
; Longest wait between goals
; Last England goalscorer at the old Wembley
; First England goalscorer at the new Wembley
; Highest goals to games average
; Most goals by a player from outside the top division of a country
; Most goals by a player from outside the top two divisions
; Most goals by a player from outside the English League system
; Most goals per English club
Club | Player | Goals | First goal – last goal |
Arsenal | Cliff Bastin | 12 | 13 May 1933 – 26 May 1938 |
Aston Villa | Billy Walker | 9 | 23 October 1920 – 12 February 1927 |
Birmingham City | Joe Bradford | 7 | 20 October 1923 – 22 November 1930 |
Blackburn Rovers | Bryan Douglas | 11 | 19 April 1958 – 5 June 1963 |
Blackpool | Stan Mortensen | 23 | 25 May 1947 – 25 November 1953 |
Bolton Wanderers | Nat Lofthouse | 30 | 22 November 1950 – 22 October 1958 |
Bournemouth | Callum Wilson | 1 | 15 November 2018 |
Bristol City | John Atyeo | 5 | 30 November 1955 – 19 May 1957 |
Bristol Rovers | Geoff Bradford | 1 | 2 October 1955 |
Burnley | Bob Kelly | 6 | 10 April 1920 – 22 October 1924 |
Bury | Jimmy Settle | 4 | 18 February 1899 – 8 April 1899 |
Charlton Athletic | Harold Miller | 1 | 24 May 1923 |
Charlton Athletic | Harold Hobbis | 1 | 9 May 1936 |
Charlton Athletic | Don Welsh | 1 | 24 May 1939 |
Chelsea | Frank Lampard | 29 | 20 August 2003 – 29 May 2013 |
Crystal Palace | Peter Taylor | 2 | 24 March 1976 – 8 May 1976 |
Derby County | Steve Bloomer | 27 | 9 March 1895 – 25 February 1905 |
Everton | Dixie Dean | 18 | 12 February 1927 – 9 December 1931 |
Fulham | Johnny Haynes | 18 | 2 October 1954 – 15 April 1961 |
Huddersfield Town | George Brown | 5 | 20 October 1926 – 26 May 1927 |
Ipswich Town | Paul Mariner | 13 | 12 October 1977 – 16 November 1983 |
Leeds United | Allan Clarke | 10 | 11 June 1970 – 17 October 1973 |
Leicester City | Jamie Vardy | 6 | 26 March 2016 – 26 March 2017 |
Liverpool | Michael Owen | 26 | 27 May 1998 – 24 June 2004 |
Luton Town | Joe Payne | 2 | 20 May 1937 |
Manchester City | Eric Brook | 10 | 14 October 1933 – 23 October 1937 |
Manchester City | Francis Lee | 10 | 12 March 1969 – 29 April 1972 |
Manchester City | Raheem Sterling | 10 | 15 October 2018 – 14 October 2019 |
Manchester United | Bobby Charlton | 49 | 19 April 1958 – 20 May 1970 |
Middlesbrough | George Camsell | 18 | 9 May 1929 – 9 May 1936 |
Millwall | Reg Smith | 2 | 9 November 1938 |
Newcastle United | Alan Shearer | 20 | 1 September 1996 – 20 June 2000 |
Nottingham Forest | Stuart Pearce | 5 | 25 April 1990 – 15 November 1995 |
Notts County | Henry Cursham | 5 | 18 February 1882 – 23 February 1884 |
Portsmouth | Jack Smith | 4 | 17 October 1931 – 9 December 1931 |
Preston North End | Tom Finney | 30 | 28 September 1946 – 4 October 1958 |
Queens Park Rangers | Gerry Francis | 3 | 24 May 1975 – 11 May 1976 |
Queens Park Rangers | Les Ferdinand | 3 | 17 February 1993 – 17 November 1993 |
Sheffield United | Ernest Needham | 3 | 29 March 1897 – 18 March 1901 |
Sheffield United | Colin Grainger | 3 | 9 May 1956 – 26 May 1956 |
Sheffield Wednesday | Fred Spiksley | 5 | 13 March 1893 – 3 March 1894 |
Southampton | Mick Channon | 21 | 14 February 1973 – 4 June 1977 |
Stoke City | Stanley Matthews | 8 | 29 September 1934 – 16 November 1938 |
Stoke City | Freddie Steele | 8 | 17 April 1937 – 20 May 1937 |
Sunderland | George Holley | 8 | 15 March 1909 – 23 March 1912 |
Swindon Town | Harold Fleming | 9 | 29 May 1909 – 4 April 1914 |
Tottenham Hotspur | Harry Kane | 32 | 27 March 2015 – 17 November 2019 |
Watford | Luther Blissett | 3 | 15 December 1982 |
Watford | John Barnes | 3 | 10 June 1984 – 14 November 1984 |
West Bromwich Albion | Billy Bassett | 8 | 23 February 1889 – 4 April 1896 |
West Bromwich Albion | Derek Kevan | 8 | 6 April 1957 – 28 May 1959 |
West Ham United | Geoff Hurst | 24 | 2 April 1966 – 1 December 1971 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers | Dennis Wilshaw | 10 | 10 October 1953 – 20 May 1956 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers | Ron Flowers | 10 | 28 May 1959 – 3 October 1962 |
; Most goals with non-English clubs
Club | Country | Player | Goals | First goal – last goal |
Barcelona | Gary Lineker | 17 | 15 October 1986 – 7 June 1989 | |
Bari | David Platt | 4 | 17 May 1992 – 17 June 1992 | |
Borussia Dortmund | Jadon Sancho | 2 | 10 September 2019 | |
1. FC Köln | Tony Woodcock | 5 | 26 March 1980 – 25 May 1982 | |
Hamburger SV | Kevin Keegan | 12 | 16 November 1977 – 13 May 1980 | |
Hibernian | Joe Baker | 1 | 18 November 1959 | |
Inter Milan | Gerry Hitchens | 2 | 9 May 1962 – 10 June 1962 | |
Juventus | David Platt | 9 | 14 October 1992 – 19 June 1993 | |
Lazio | Paul Gascoigne | 4 | 18 November 1992 – 8 September 1993 | |
Marseille | Trevor Steven | 1 | 29 April 1992 | |
Milan | Mark Hateley | 8 | 17 October 1984 – 24 May 1986 | |
Rangers | Paul Gascoigne | 4 | 23 May 1996 – 10 September 1997 | |
Real Madrid | David Beckham | 6 | 20 August 2003 – 25 June 2006 | |
Real Madrid | Michael Owen | 6 | 18 August 2004 – 31 May 2005 | |
Sampdoria | David Platt | 6 | 9 March 1994 – 8 June 1995 |
Captains
; First captain; Most appearances as captain
; Youngest captain
; Oldest captain
Discipline
; Most yellow cards; Most red cards
; List of all England players sent off
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 | 1998 World Cup |
Paul Ince | 5 September 1998 | Sweden | Råsunda Stadium, Solna Municipality | 1–2 | 2000 European Championship Qualifier |
Paul Scholes | 5 June 1999 | Sweden | Wembley Stadium, London | 0–0 | 2000 European Championship Qualifier |
David Batty | 8 September 1999 | Poland | Wembley Stadium, London | 0–0 | 2000 European Championship Qualifier |
Alan Smith | 16 October 2002 | Macedonia | St Mary's Stadium, Southampton | 2–2 | 2004 European Championship Qualifier |
David Beckham | 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 | 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 | 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 |
Team records
; Biggest victory; Heaviest defeat
; Biggest home victory
; Biggest home defeat
; Biggest victory at the World Cup finals
; Heaviest defeat at the European Championship finals
; Biggest victory in a competitive international
; Heaviest defeat in a competitive international
; First defeat to a non-British team
; First defeat to a non-British team on home soil
; First defeat to a non-European team
; Most consecutive victories
; Most consecutive victories in competitive internationals
; Most consecutive matches without defeat
; Most consecutive defeats : 3, Achieved on seven occasions, most recently 11 July 2018 vs. Croatia – 8 September 2018 vs. Spain
; Most consecutive matches without victory
; Most consecutive draws
; Most consecutive matches without a draw
; Most consecutive matches scoring
; Most consecutive matches without scoring
; Most consecutive matches conceding a goal
; Most consecutive matches without conceding a goal
Miscellaneous
; First substitute; Players appearing both before and after World War II
; Club providing the most players in a single match
; Club providing the most players in a major tournament squad
; Last amateur to appear
; Most consecutive clean sheets
; Most penalty saves
; Most penalty saves in shoot outs
; Most penalty misses
; Father and son both capped
; Grandfather and grandson both capped
; Most clubs represented by one player in an England career
; England players who later became manager/head coach