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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 68 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.
Major
Regional
Minor
Awards
Rank | Player | Caps | Goals | Position | Career |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Peter Shilton | 125 [note 1] | 0 | GK | 1970–1990 |
2 | Wayne Rooney | 120 | 53 | FW | 2003–2018 |
3 | David Beckham | 115 | 17 | MF | 1996–2009 |
4 | Steven Gerrard | 114 [note 2] | 21 | MF | 2000–2014 |
5 | Bobby Moore | 108 | 2 | DF | 1962–1973 |
6 | Ashley Cole | 107 | 0 | DF | 2001–2014 |
7 | Bobby Charlton | 106 | 49 | MF | 1958–1970 |
Frank Lampard | 106 | 29 | MF | 1999–2014 | |
9 | Billy Wright | 105 | 3 | DF | 1946–1959 |
10 | Harry Kane | 103 | 69 | FW | 2015–2024 |
Club | Player | Caps (total) | First cap – last cap |
---|---|---|---|
Arsenal | Kenny Sansom | 77 (86) | 10 September 1980 – 18 June 1988 |
Aston Villa | Gareth Southgate | 42 (57) | 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 (9) | 15 November 2018 – 14 October 2019 |
Bradford City | Evelyn Lintott | 4 (7) | 13 February 1909 – 31 May 1909 |
Brentford | Ivan Toney | 6 | 26 March 2023 – 14 July 2024 |
Brighton & Hove Albion | Lewis Dunk | 6 | 15 November 2018 – 3 June 2024 |
Bristol City | Billy Wedlock | 26 | 16 February 1907 – 16 March 1914 |
Bristol Rovers | Geoff Bradford | 1 | 2 October 1955 |
Burnley | Bob Kelly | 11 (14) | 10 April 1920 – 4 April 1925 |
Charlton Athletic | Luke Young | 7 | 28 May 2005 – 12 November 2005 |
Chelsea | Frank Lampard | 104 (106) | 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 | Marc Guéhi | 22 | 26 March 2022 – 17 November 2024 |
Derby County | Peter Shilton | 34 (125) | 9 September 1987 – 7 July 1990 |
Everton | Jordan Pickford | 73 | 10 November 2017 – 17 November 2024 |
Fulham | Johnny Haynes | 56 | 2 October 1954 – 10 June 1962 |
Grimsby Town | Jackie Bestall | 1 | 6 February 1935 |
George Tweedy | 1 | 2 December 1936 | |
Harry Betmead | 1 | 20 May 1937 | |
Huddersfield Town | Ray Wilson | 30 (63) | 9 April 1960 – 6 June 1964 |
Ipswich Town | Terry Butcher | 45 (77) | 31 May 1980 – 22 June 1986 |
Leeds United | Jack Charlton | 35 | 10 April 1965 – 11 June 1970 |
Leicester City | Gordon Banks | 37 (73) | 6 April 1963 – 15 April 1967 |
Leyton Orient | Owen Williams | 2 | 21 October 1922 – 5 March 1923 |
John Townrow | 2 | 4 April 1925 – 1 March 1926 [note 47] | |
Liverpool | Steven Gerrard | 114 | 31 May 2000 – 24 June 2014 |
Luton Town | Robert Hawkes | 5 | 16 February 1907 – 13 June 1908 |
Paul Walsh | 5 | 12 June 1983 – 2 May 1984 | |
Manchester City | John Stones | 73 (83) | 4 September 2016 – 13 October 2024 |
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 |
Reg Smith | 2 | 9 November 1938 – 16 November 1938 | |
Newcastle United | Alan Shearer | 35 (63) | 1 September 1996 – 20 June 2000 |
Norwich City | Dave Watson | 6 (12) | 10 June 1984 – 23 April 1986 |
Nottingham Forest | Stuart Pearce | 76 (78) | 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 (20) | 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 (125) | 22 September 1982 – 19 May 1987 |
Stockport County | Harry Hardy | 1 | 8 December 1924 |
Stoke City | Gordon Banks | 36 (73) | 21 October 1967 – 27 May 1972 |
Sunderland | Dave Watson | 14 (65) | 3 April 1974 – 24 May 1975 |
Swindon Town | Harold Fleming | 11 | 3 April 1909 – 4 April 1914 |
Tottenham Hotspur | Harry Kane | 84 (103) | 27 March 2015 – 19 June 2023 |
Walsall | Alf Jones | 2 (3) | 11 March 1882 – 13 March 1882 |
Watford | John Barnes | 31 (79) | 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 (62) | 8 September 2007 – 15 October 2008 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers | Billy Wright | 105 | 28 September 1946 – 28 May 1959 |
Club | Country | Player | Caps (total) | First cap – Last cap |
---|---|---|---|---|
Al-Ettifaq | Jordan Henderson | 4 (81) | 9 September 2023 – 17 November 2023 | |
Atlético Madrid | Kieran Trippier | 19 (54) | 7 September 2019 – 9 October 2021 | |
Barcelona | Gary Lineker | 24 (80) | 15 October 1986 – 7 June 1989 | |
Bari | David Platt | 10 (62) | 11 September 1991 – 17 June 1992 | |
Bayern Munich | Owen Hargreaves | 39 (42) | 15 August 2001 – 28 March 2007 [note 48] | |
Borussia Dortmund | Jude Bellingham | 24 (39) | 12 November 2020 – 26 March 2023 | |
Bursaspor | Scott Carson | 1 (4) | 15 November 2011 | |
Cardiff City | Jay Bothroyd | 1 | 17 November 2010 | |
Celtic | Fraser Forster | 2 (6) | 15 November 2013 – 7 June 2014 | |
D.C. United | Wayne Rooney | 1 (120) | 15 November 2018 | |
1. FC Köln | Tony Woodcock | 18 (42) | 22 November 1979 – 5 July 1982 | |
Hamburger SV | Kevin Keegan | 25 (63) | 8 June 1977 – 18 June 1980 [note 49] | |
Hibernian | Joe Baker | 5 (8) | 18 November 1959 – 22 May 1960 [note 50] | |
Inter Milan | Paul Ince | 17 (53) | 27 March 1996 – 10 June 1997 | |
Juventus | David Platt | 10 (62) | 9 September 1992 – 19 June 1993 | |
Lazio | Paul Gascoigne | 12 (57) | 14 October 1992 – 11 June 1995 | |
LA Galaxy | David Beckham | 14 (115) | 22 August 2007 – 14 October 2009 [note 51] | |
Lille | Angel Gomes | 4 | 7 September 2024 – 17 November 2024 | |
Marseille | Chris Waddle | 18 (62) | 6 September 1989 – 16 October 1991 | |
Milan | Ray Wilkins | 22 (84) | 12 September 1984 – 12 November 1986 | |
Monaco | Glenn Hoddle | 9 (53) | 9 September 1987 – 18 June 1988 | |
Rangers | Terry Butcher | 32 (77) | 10 September 1986 – 4 July 1990 | |
Real Madrid | David Beckham | 36 (115) | 20 August 2003 – 6 June 2007 | |
Roma | Tammy Abraham | 5 (11) | 17 August 2021 – 11 June 2022 | |
Sampdoria | Trevor Francis | 20 (52) | 22 September 1982 – 23 April 1986 | |
Swansea City | Jonjo Shelvey | 5 (6) | 5 September 2015 – 17 November 2015 | |
Torino | Joe Hart | 5 (75) | 4 September 2016 – 15 November 2016 | |
Werder Bremen | Dave Watson | 2 (65) | 12 September 1979 – 17 October 1979 |
No. | Position | Player | Caps | Years |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Goalkeeper | Peter Shilton | 125 | 1970–1990 |
2 | Right back | Kyle Walker | 91 | 2011–2024 |
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 | Harry Kane | 103 | 2015–2024 |
Rank | Player | Goals | Caps | Average | Career |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Harry Kane (list) | 69 | 103 | 0.67 | 2015–2024 |
2 | Wayne Rooney (list) | 53 | 120 | 0.44 | 2003–2018 |
3 | Bobby Charlton (list) | 49 | 106 | 0.46 | 1958–1970 |
4 | Gary Lineker | 48 | 80 | 0.60 | 1984–1992 |
5 | Jimmy Greaves | 44 | 57 | 0.77 | 1959–1967 |
6 | Michael Owen | 40 | 89 | 0.45 | 1998–2008 |
7 | Nat Lofthouse | 30 | 33 | 0.91 | 1950–1958 |
Alan Shearer | 30 | 63 | 0.48 | 1992–2000 | |
Tom Finney | 30 | 76 | 0.39 | 1946–1958 | |
10 | Vivian Woodward | 29 | 23 | 1.26 | 1903–1911 |
Frank Lampard Jr. | 29 | 106 | 0.27 | 1999–2014 |
Club | Player | Goals (total) | First goal – last goal |
---|---|---|---|
Arsenal | Cliff Bastin | 12 | 13 May 1933 – 26 May 1938 |
Bukayo Saka | 12 | 2 June 2021 – 6 July 2024 | |
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 (2) | 15 November 2018 |
Brentford | Ivan Toney | 1 | 26 March 2024 |
Bristol City | John Atyeo | 5 | 30 November 1955 – 19 May 1957 |
Bristol Rovers | Geoff Bradford | 1 | 2 October 1955 |
Burnley | Bob Kelly | 6 (8) | 10 April 1920 – 22 October 1924 |
Charlton Athletic | Harold Miller | 1 | 24 May 1923 |
Harold Hobbis | 1 | 9 May 1936 | |
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 (28) | 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 (40) | 27 May 1998 – 24 June 2004 |
Luton Town | Joe Payne | 2 | 20 May 1937 |
Manchester City | Raheem Sterling | 17 (20) | 15 October 2018 – 29 March 2022 |
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 (30) | 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 |
Les Ferdinand | 3 (5) | 17 February 1993 – 17 November 1993 | |
Sheffield United | Ernest Needham | 3 | 29 March 1897 – 18 March 1901 |
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 (11) | 29 September 1934 – 16 November 1938 |
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 | 58 (69) | 27 March 2015 – 19 June 2023 |
Watford | Luther Blissett | 3 | 15 December 1982 |
John Barnes | 3 (11) | 10 June 1984 – 14 November 1984 | |
West Bromwich Albion | Billy Bassett | 8 | 23 February 1889 – 4 April 1896 [note 79] |
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 |
Ron Flowers | 10 | 28 May 1959 – 3 October 1962 |
Club | Country | Player | Goals (total) | First goal – last goal |
---|---|---|---|---|
Barcelona | Gary Lineker | 17 (48) | 15 October 1986 – 7 June 1989 | |
Bari | David Platt | 4 (27) | 17 May 1992 – 17 June 1992 | |
Bayern Munich | Harry Kane | 11 (69) | 12 September 2023 – 17 November 2024 | |
Borussia Dortmund | Jadon Sancho | 3 | 10 September 2019 – 12 November 2020 | |
1. FC Köln | Tony Woodcock | 5 (16) | 26 March 1980 – 25 May 1982 | |
Hamburger SV | Kevin Keegan | 12 (21) | 16 November 1977 – 13 May 1980 | |
Hibernian | Joe Baker | 1 (3) | 18 November 1959 | |
Inter Milan | Gerry Hitchens | 2 (5) | 9 May 1962 – 10 June 1962 | |
Juventus | David Platt | 9 (27) | 14 October 1992 – 19 June 1993 | |
Lazio | Paul Gascoigne | 4 (10) | 18 November 1992 – 8 September 1993 | |
Marseille | Trevor Steven | 1 (4) | 29 April 1992 | |
Milan | Mark Hateley | 8 (9) | 17 October 1984 – 24 May 1986 | |
Rangers | Paul Gascoigne | 4 (10) | 23 May 1996 – 10 September 1997 | |
Real Madrid | David Beckham | 6 (17) | 20 August 2003 – 25 June 2006 | |
Michael Owen | 6 (40) | 18 August 2004 – 31 May 2005 | ||
Roma | Tammy Abraham | 2 (3) | 17 August 2021 – 15 November 2021 | |
Sampdoria | David Platt | 6 (27) | 9 March 1994 – 8 June 1995 |
Most clean sheets [37]
Rank | Player | Clean sheets | Caps | Average | Career |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Peter Shilton | 66 | 125 | 0.53 | 1970–1990 |
2 | Joe Hart | 43 | 75 | 0.57 | 2008–2017 |
3 | David Seaman | 40 | 75 | 0.53 | 1988–2002 |
4 | Gordon Banks | 35 | 73 | 0.48 | 1963–1972 |
4 | Jordan Pickford | 35 | 73 | 0.48 | 2017–2024 |
6 | Ray Clemence | 27 | 61 | 0.44 | 1972–1983 |
7 | Chris Woods | 26 | 43 | 0.60 | 1985–1993 |
8 | Paul Robinson | 24 | 41 | 0.59 | 2003–2007 |
9 | David James | 21 | 53 | 0.40 | 1997–2010 |
10 | Nigel Martyn | 13 | 23 | 0.57 | 1992–2002 |
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