England women's national football team records and statistics

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The England women's national football team, commonly known as the Lionesses, played their first match officially recognised by The Football Association (FA), England's football governing body, in 1972. Previous teams are often known as the Lost Lionesses. Still, the women's national team was not organised by the FA for the first two decades of its existence. The Women's Football Association (WFA) was the former association that acted as the governing body for women's football in England. It initially operated independently, between 1969 and 1983, then was a county-level affiliate of the FA until 1993, at which point the FA assumed responsibility for women's football in England and the women's game became formally regulated.

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During their time under the WFA, England reached the final of Euro 1984, which they lost on penalties. They won Euro 2022 on home soil and Euro 2025 in Switzerland.

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.

Carol Thomas was the first women's international footballer ever to reach 50 caps, which she achieved in 1985 before retiring from representative football later that year (having amassed 56 caps). Fara Williams holds the record for England appearances, having played 172 times between 2001 and 2019. [1]

Ellen White has scored the most goals for England, with 52. She surpassed Kelly Smith's record on 30 November 2021, scoring a hat-trick against Latvia during a UEFA qualifier for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup where England won 20–0, the Lionesses' biggest-ever competitive win. [2] The record for most England appearances without scoring is 82: goalkeeper Rachel Brown-Finnis retired in 2015 on 82 caps, while midfielder Keira Walsh scored her first goal during her 83rd cap in 2025. [3] [4]

Terms

Honours and achievements

Trophies

Sources: [5] [6] [7] [8]

Major

Regional

Minor

Awards

Player appearances

Most appearances

Fara Williams is England's most capped player and fourth highest goalscorer with 40 goals in 172 appearances between 2001 and 2019. Fara Williams England Ladies v Montenegro 5 4 2014 377.jpg
Fara Williams is England's most capped player and fourth highest goalscorer with 40 goals in 172 appearances between 2001 and 2019.

As of 27 July 2025

#PlayerEngland careerCapsGoalsRef
1 Fara Williams 2001–201917240 [24]
2 Jill Scott 2006–202216127 [25]
3 Karen Carney 2005–201914432 [26]
4= Lucy Bronze 2013–14020
Alex Scott 2004–201714012 [27]
6 Casey Stoney 2000–20181306 [28]
7 Rachel Yankey 1997–201312919
8 Steph Houghton 2007–202112113
9 Gillian Coultard 1981–200011930
10 Kelly Smith 1995–201411746

Centurions

First player to reach 100 appearances
Gillian Coultard
Fastest to reach 100 appearances

As of 5 July 2025. Source as of 27 February 2019: [29]

#PlayerFirst cap100th capTime takenRef [a]
1 Alex Scott 18 September 200415 July 20138 years, 300 days
2 Jill Scott 31 August 200627 October 20159 years, 57 days [30]
3 Lucy Bronze 26 June 201311 October 20229 years, 107 days [31]
4 Karen Carney 18 February 200523 November 20149 years, 278 days
5 Fara Williams 24 November 20011 March 201210 years, 98 days
6 Alex Greenwood 5 March 20145 July 202511 years, 122 days [32]
7 Eniola Aluko 18 September 20049 March 201611 years, 173 days [33]
8 Casey Stoney 14 August 20004 March 201211 years, 203 days [29]
9 Rachel Unitt 14 August 200031 March 201211 years, 230 days
10 Ellen White 25 March 201027 November 202111 years, 247 days [34]
11 Steph Houghton 8 March 200711 November 201811 years, 248 days
12 Rachel Yankey 23 August 199729 July 201012 years, 340 days
13 Kelly Smith 1 November 19952 March 201115 years, 121 days
14 Gillian Coultard 2 May 198127 February 199715 years, 301 days

Firsts and lasts

First player to reach 50 appearances

Carol Thomas [b]

First substitute

Wendy Owen , 18 November 1972 (WFA era) [35] [36] : #1WFA 

Players to debut at the World Cup finals

Becky Easton , 8 June 1995 vs. Norway [37] [36] : #14FA 

Players to debut at the European Championship finals

None as of 27 July 2025

Consecutive records

Most consecutive appearances

Known confirmed appearances: [36]

PlayerNo.Ref(s)
Carol Thomas 51 [38]
Gillian Coultard 50: 108–157OVR  [c]
Rachel Daly 38: 311–348FA 
Rachel Unitt 35: 79–113FA 
Alex Scott 33
Sue Smith 31
Jill Scott 29
Georgia Stanway 29
Fara Williams 28
Steph Houghton 26
Marieanne Spacey 25
Samantha Britton 24
Karen Carney 24
Keira Walsh 24
Kerry Davis 22
Mary Phillip 22
Casey Stoney 22
Demi Stokes 22
Eniola Aluko 22
Karen Walker 21
Kelly Smith 20
Nikita Parris 20

Most consecutive starts at the World Cup and European Championship finals

As of 27 July 2025

PlayerNo.Matches [36]
Lucy Bronze 28: #261–374FA 
Georgia Stanway 19: #319–374FA 
Millie Bright 13: #319–343FA 
Mary Earps 13: #319–343FA 
Steph Houghton 12: #198–259FA 
Ellen White 11: #288–324FA 
Lauren Hemp 11: #339–374FA 
Keira Walsh 10: #340–374FA 
Steph Houghton 9: #261–292FA 
Beth Mead 8: #291–324FA 
Keira Walsh 8: #319–338FA 

Most consecutive years of appearances

Gillian Coultard, 20 (1981–2000, inclusive) [36] : #35–164OVR 

Most tournaments appeared in consecutively

Only includes tournaments in which the player did play.

PlayerNo.Tournaments
Jill Scott 8 2007, 2009, 2011, [d] 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, [e] 2022
Karen Carney 8 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, [d] 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019
Fara Williams 7 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, [d] 2013, 2015, 2017
Alex Scott 7 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, [d] 2013, 2015, 2017
Eni Aluko 6 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, [d] 2013, 2015
Ellen White 6 2011, [d] 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, [e] 2022
Lucy Bronze 6 2015, 2017, 2019, [e] 2022, 2023, 2025
Alex Greenwood 6 2015, 2017, 2019, [f] 2022, 2023, 2025
Kelly Smith 5 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, [d] 2013
Casey Stoney 5 2007, 2009, 2011, [d] 2013, 2015
Steph Houghton 5 2011, [d] 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, [e]
Karen Bardsley 5 2011, [d] 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019

Most consecutive appearances by an unchanged team

On three occasions the England women's football team has fielded an unchanged starting XI for more than two consecutive games: [36]

No.EventMatchesStarting XI
6 UEFA Women's Euro 2022 6 July 2022 England 1–0 Austria
11 July 2022 England 8–0 Norway
15 July 2022 Northern Ireland 0–5 England
20 July 2022 England 2–1 Spain
26 July 2022 England 4–0 Sweden
31 July 2022 England 2–1 Germany 		Mary Earps, Lucy Bronze, Millie Bright, Leah Williamson, Rachel Daly, Keira Walsh, Fran Kirby, Georgia Stanway, Beth Mead, Ellen White, Lauren Hemp
4 1984 European Competition for Women's Football 8 April 1984 England 2–1 Denmark
28 April 1984 Denmark 0–1 (1–3 agg.) England
12 May 1984 Sweden 1–0 England
27 May 1984 England 1–0 (1–1 agg., 3–4 p.) Sweden		 Theresa Wiseman, Carol Thomas, Morag Pearce, Lorraine Hanson, Angie Gallimore, Gillian Coultard, Liz Deighan, Debbie Bampton, Linda Curl, Kerry Davis, Pat Chapman
3 UEFA Women's Euro 2025 9 July 2025 England 4–0 Netherlands
13 July 2025 England 6–1 Wales
17 July 2025 Sweden 2–2 (2–3 p.) England		 Hannah Hampton, Lucy Bronze, Leah Williamson, Jess Carter, Alex Greenwood, Keira Walsh, Georgia Stanway, Ella Toone, Lauren James, Alessia Russo, Lauren Hemp

Mosts

Most appearances without ever playing at the World Cup finals

Theresa Wiseman, 68 [36]

Most appearances at the European Championship finals

Lucy Bronze, 16 [43]
Karen Carney, 15 [44]

Most appearances total at the World Cup and European Championship finals

Source as of 22 July 2025: [43]

Lucy Bronze, 36 [45]
Jill Scott, 35
Karen Carney, 32
Ellen White, 27
Fara Williams, 27

Time spans

Longest England career

Gillian Coultard, 19 years and 10 days, 3 May 1981 – 13 May 2000 (including WFA era) [46]

Shortest England career

Jemma Rose, 6 minutes, 29 November 2015 [47]

Appearances at three World Cup final tournaments

The following players have appeared in (at least) three World Cup final tournaments: [36]

PlayerWorld Cup appearances
2007 2011 2015 2019 2023
Fara Williams YesYesYesNoNo
Alex Scott YesYesYesNoNo
Eniola Aluko YesYesYesNoNo
Casey Stoney YesYesYesNoNo
Jill Scott YesYesYesYesNo
Karen Carney YesYesYesYesNo
Ellen White NoYesYesYesNo
Steph Houghton NoYesYesYesNo
Karen Bardsley NoYesYesYesNo
Lucy Bronze NoNoYesYesYes
Alex Greenwood NoNoYesYesYes

Appearances in three separate decades

The following players have made appearances in three separate decades: [36]

PlayerDecades appeared in
1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s
Debbie Bampton YesYesYesNoNoNo
Gillian Coultard NoYesYesYesNoNo
Marieanne Spacey NoYesYesYesNoNo
Karen Walker NoYesYesYesNoNo
Rachel Brown-Finnis NoNoYesYesYesNo
Kelly Smith NoNoYesYesYesNo
Sue Smith NoNoYesYesYesNo
Faye White NoNoYesYesYesNo
Rachel Yankey NoNoYesYesYesNo
Karen Bardsley NoNoNoYesYesYes
Steph Houghton NoNoNoYesYesYes
Jill Scott NoNoNoYesYesYes


Youngests

Youngest players

Morag Pearce, 15 years, 18 November 1972 (WFA era) [46]
Linda Curl, 15 years, 28 April 1977 (WFA era) [46]

Youngest player to feature at the World Cup finals

Lianne Sanderson, 19 years and 231 days, 22 September 2007 [48]

Youngest player to feature at the European Championship finals

Hope Powell, 17 years and 171 days, 27 May 1984 (WFA era)
Karen Carney, 17 years and 308 days, 5 June 2005 (FA era)

Players capped by another country

Players who have made senior international appearances for England and another country

Other countryPlayerEngland careerOther careerRef
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Kristy Moore 2002–20041997
Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica Drew Spence 20152021–
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands Jeannie Allott (WFA era) [g] 1972–19761985–1987
Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand Audrey Rigby (WFA era)19761983–1987
Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland Sandy MacIver 20212023–
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Wales Alison Leatherbarrow (WFA era) [h] 1975–1979?
Sian Williams 1992–20001985

Goalscoring

Top goalscorers

Ellen White is England's top goalscorer with 52 goals in 113 appearances. Ellen White 47986452323 james boyes.jpg
Ellen White is England's top goalscorer with 52 goals in 113 appearances.

As of 27 July 2025

#NameEngland careerGoalsCapsAverageRef
1 Ellen White (list)2010–2022521130.46 [51]
2 Kelly Smith (list)1995–2015461170.39 [52]
3 Kerry Davis 1982–199843900.54 [53]
4 Karen Walker 1988–200341860.48 [54]
5 Fara Williams 2001–2019401720.23 [55]
6 Beth Mead 2018–37730.51
7= Eniola Aluko 2004–2017331050.31
7= Karen Carney 2005–2019331440.22
9 Marieanne Spacey 1984–200130940.32

Firsts

First goal

Sylvia Gore , 18 November 1972 vs. Scotland (WFA era) [56]
Clare Taylor , 25 September 1993 vs. Slovenia (FA era) [57]

First goal in a World Cup finals match

Gillian Coultard , 6 June 1995 vs. Canada [i]

First goal in a World Cup qualifying campaign

Hope Powell , 17 March 1990 vs. Belgium [j]

First goal in a European Championship finals match

Kerry Davis , 8 April 1984 vs. Denmark (unofficial) [k]
Karen Farley , 11 December 1994 vs. Germany (official)

First goal in a European Championship qualifying campaign

? possibly Kerry Davis, 19 September 1982 vs. Northern Ireland (unofficial) [k]
Hope Powell , 17 March 1990 vs. Belgium (official) [j]

First goal by a substitute

Eileen Foreman , 23 June 1973 vs. Scotland (WFA era)
Kerry Davis , 25 September 1993 vs. Slovenia (FA era)

Mosts

Highest goals to games average

Danielle Carter, 6 goals in 4 games, average 1.5 goals per game [l]

Most goals on debut

Pat Firth, 3, 23 June 1973 (WFA era) [59]
Danielle Carter, 3, 21 September 2015 (FA era) [60]

Most goals in a European Championship tournament

Beth Mead, 6, Euro 2022 [44]

Most goals in total at European Championship tournaments

Beth Mead, 7, as of 27 July 2025

Most goals scored by a defender

Lucy Bronze, 20, as of 17 July 2025

Most goalscorers in a match

10 vs. Latvia, 30 November 2021: Beth Mead, Ellen White, Lauren Hemp, Ella Toone, Georgia Stanway, Jess Carter, Bethany England, Jill Scott, Alessia Russo, Jordan Nobbs

Oldests

Oldest goalscorer

#PlayerDate of birthLast England goalAgeRef
1 Kerry Davis 2 August 196215 February 199835 years, 197 days
Jill Scott 2 February 198730 June 202235 years, 148 days
Kelly Smith 29 October 19788 March 201334 years, 130 days
Lucy Bronze 28 October 199117 July 202533 years, 262 days
Gillian Coultard 22 July 19639 March 199733 years, 230 days
Jodie Taylor 17 May 198629 August 201933 years, 104 days
Ellen White 9 May 198911 July 202233 years, 63 days
Karen Walker 29 July 196916 September 200233 years, 49 days

Oldest goalscorer on debut

#PlayerDate of birthDebut & England goalAgeRef
Sylvia Gore (WFA era)25 November 194418 November 197227 years, 359 days

Oldest first-time goalscorers

#PlayerDate of birthFirst England goalAgeRef
1 Mo Marley 31 January 19679 March 199730 years, 37 days [61]
Laura Bassett 2 August 198312 July 201329 years, 344 days [62]
Gemma Davison 17 April 19877 June 201629 years, 51 days [63]
Lindsay Johnson 8 May 198023 April 200928 years, 350 days [64]
Jodie Taylor 17 May 19866 March 201528 years, 293 days [65]
Clare Taylor 22 May 196525 September 199328 years, 126 days [66]
Millie Bright 21 August 199321 September 202128 years, 31 days [67]
Keira Walsh 8 April 19974 April 202527 years, 361 days [4]

Youngests

Youngest goalscorer

Jeannie Allott, 16 years 1 day, 18 November 1972 (WFA era) [46]
Marie-Anne Catterall, 16 years 74 days, 11 February 1996 (FA era) [46]

Youngest goalscorer on debut

Jeannie Allott, 16 years 1 day, 18 November 1972 (WFA era) [46]

Speed and time spans

Fastest goal from kick-off

Rachel Yankey, 52 seconds, 22 September 2011 vs. Slovenia [68]

Fastest goal by a substitute

Michelle Agyemang, 41 seconds, 8 April 2025 [69]


Hat-tricks

First player to score a hat-trick

Pat Firth , 23 June 1973 (WFA era) [59] [70]
Marieanne Spacey , 72nd minute, 25 September 1993 (FA era) [57] [m]
Karen Walker, 82nd minute, 25 September 1993 (FA era) [57] [m]

Oldest player to score a hat-trick

Ellen White, 32 years 205 days, 30 November 2021

Youngest player to score a hat-trick

Pat Firth, 16 years 11 days, 23 June 1973 (WFA era) [59] [46] [71]
Lauren Hemp, 21 years 115 days, 30 November 2021 (FA era)

Four goals or more in a match on the greatest number of occasions

Kerry Davis, twice

Three goals or more in a match on the greatest number of occasions

Beth Mead, four times

Players to score exclusively with hat-tricks

Danielle Carter scored in two matches for six England goals. [l]
Gemma Davison only scored in one match. Sources generally report that Davison scored a hat-trick, though the third of these was officially recorded as a Serbia own goal. [63]

Non-scoring records

For one game in 2025, the England women's team was in the unusual position of its highest-capped non-scoring player being not only an outfield player, but a midfielder.

Most appearances for an outfield player without ever scoring

Mary Phillip, 65 [35]

Highest cap reached without scoring

As of 19 April 2025. [35]

#CapPlayerPositionDate [n] Ref
182 Rachel Brown-Finnis Goalkeeper21 September 2013 (r) [73]
Keira Walsh Midfielder26 February 2025 [o] [4]
381 Karen Bardsley Goalkeeper13 April 2021 (r)
68 Theresa Wiseman Goalkeeper1991 (r)
65 Mary Phillip Defender2 March 2008 (r)
60 Pauline Cope Goalkeeper19 February 2004 (r)
56 Carol Thomas Defender22 September 1985 (r)
53 Mary Earps Goalkeeper21 February 2025 (r) [74]
50 Siobhan Chamberlain Goalkeeper4 March 2018 (r)

Longest gap between goals

Longest gap from debut to debut goal

#PlayerDebutDebut goalGap lengthRef
TimeCap
Laura Bassett 25 February 200312 July 201310 years, 137 days33 [75] [36] : #198FA 
Keira Walsh 28 November 20174 April 20257 years, 127 days83 [4]
Gemma Davison 17 July 20097 June 2016 [p] 6 years, 326 days12 [63]
Millie Bright 20 September 201621 September 2021 [p] 5 years, 1 day40 [76]

Most penalty misses

Goalkeeping

Penalty saves refer to penalty shots on target saved by the goalkeeper; the relevant records do not include the opposition missing penalty shots. A goalkeeper has to have played at least 45 minutes of a match to be credited with its clean sheet.

As of 27 July 2025

Most clean sheets

Fifteen goalkeepers have kept at least one clean sheet: [36] [77]

GoalkeeperClean sheets
Karen Bardsley 43
Rachel Brown-Finnis 29
Theresa Wiseman 28
Mary Earps 26
Siobhan Chamberlain 22
Pauline Cope 17
Hannah Hampton 10
Sue Buckett 9
Tracey Davidson 9
Carly Telford 8
Lesley Shipp 7
Jo Fletcher 4
Ellie Roebuck 4
Terri Irvine 1
Leanne Hall 1

Most penalty saves in shoot outs

Five goalkeepers have faced at least one penalty shoot-out:

GoalkeeperSavesS-OsAvgRef(s)
Hannah Hampton 422 [78] [79]
Karen Bardsley 111 [80]
Mary Earps 120.5 [81] [82]
Theresa Wiseman 010 [83]
Jo Fletcher 010 [84]

Captains

Records and statistics relate to known named captains, i.e. listed on the teamsheet and started the match as captain.

Appearances

First captain

Sheila Parker , 18 November 1972 (WFA era) [36] : #1WFA 
Gillian Coultard , 25 September 1993 (FA era) [36] : #1FA 

Most appearances as captain

Steph Houghton, 72, 17 January 2014 – 8 March 2020 [36] : #205–300FA 

Fewest appearances prior to captaincy

Not including the captain of the first match (i.e. 0) [q]

Carol Thomas, 6 (WFA era) [38]
Keira Walsh, 6 (FA era) [85]

Longest-serving captain

Faye White, 9 years 124 days, 7 March 2002 – 9 July 2011 [86] [36] : #70–177FA 

Age

Youngest captain

Carol Thomas, 20 years 352 days, [r] 22 May 1976 (WFA era) [36] : #13WFA 
Keira Walsh, 21 years 149 days, 4 September 2018 (FA era) [36] : #274FA 

Oldest captain

Gillian Coultard, 36 years 296 days, 13 May 2000 [36] : #50FA 

Discipline

Red cards

No player has received more than one red card. As one red card was rescinded on appeal, the England women's team is in the unusual situation of having had more players sent off than the team has red cards total in its history.

Most red cards

#NumberPlayerDateRef
11 Casey Stoney 25 August 2009 [88]
Gemma Bonner 4 March 2015 [89]
Alex Greenwood 6 April 2018 [90]
Millie Bright 2 July 2019 [91]
Lauren James 7 August 2023 [s] [93]

List of all England players sent off

As of 11 April 2025 [94]
PlayerDateAgainstLocationResultMatch
Casey Stoney 25 August 2009 Flag of Italy.svg Italy Lahti Stadium, Lahti, Finland1–2 UEFA Women's Euro 2009 group stage
Rachel Brown-Finnis [t] 16 September 2010 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland Stadion Niedermatten, Wohlen 3–2 (5–2 agg.) 2011 World Cup qualifying play-offs
Gemma Bonner 4 March 2015 Flag of Finland.svg Finland GSZ Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus3–1 Cyprus Cup group stage
Alex Greenwood 6 April 2018 Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Bosnia and Herzegovina Koševo City Stadium, Sarajevo 2–0 2019 World Cup qualifying
Millie Bright 2 July 2019 Flag of the United States.svg United States Parc Olympique Lyonnais, Décines-Charpieu, France1–2 2019 World Cup semi-final
Lauren James 7 August 2023 Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria Lang Park, Brisbane, Australia0–0 (a.e.t.; 4–2 p) 2023 World Cup round of 16

Manager records

England players who later became England manager/head coach

PersonPlaying careerManagerial career
Hope Powell 1983–19981998–2013
Mo Marley 1995–20012017 (caretaker)

Team records

All scorelines show England's score first

Scorelines

Biggest victory

20–0 vs. Latvia , 30 November 2021

Heaviest defeat

0–8 vs. Norway , 4 June 2000

Biggest home victory

20–0 vs. Latvia , 30 November 2021

Heaviest home defeat

0–5 vs. Sweden , 25 January 2002

Biggest victory at the World Cup finals

6–1 vs. Argentina , 17 September 2007
6–1 vs. China , 1 August 2023

Heaviest defeat at the World Cup finals

0–3 vs. Germany , 13 June 1995
0–3 vs. United States , 22 September 2007

Biggest victory at the European Championship finals

8–0 vs. Norway , 11 July 2022

Heaviest defeat at the European Championship finals

0–4 vs. Sweden , 27 June 2001
2–6 vs. Germany , 10 September 2009

Biggest victory in a competitive international

20–0 vs. Latvia , 30 November 2021

Heaviest defeat in a competitive international

0–8 vs. Norway , 4 June 2000

Consecutive streaks

Source: [36]

Most consecutive victories in competitive internationals

16, 17 September 2021 vs. North Macedonia – 6 September 2022 vs. Luxembourg [u]

Most consecutive matches without defeat in competitive internationals

23, 17 September 2021 vs. North Macedonia – 16 August 2023 vs. Australia [v]


Club records

Players per club

Clubs providing the most players in a major tournament squad

Arsenal, 9, 2007 World Cup
Manchester City, 9, Euro 2022

Clubs per player

England appearances per club

England goalscorers per club

See also

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Notes

  1. ↑ For those who reached 100 caps after 27 February 2019, or the source used when sources disagree.
  2. ↑ Thomas was the first known women's international footballer of any team to achieve 50 caps. [7]
  3. ↑ Additional match reports/line-ups for 110–112OVR [39] [40] [41] and 123OVR. [42]
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Also appeared for Great Britain at the 2012 Summer Olympics
  5. 1 2 3 4 Also appeared for Great Britain at the 2020 Summer Olympics
  6. ↑ Greenwood did not appear at the 2020 Summer Olympics, however this tournament was contested by Great Britain rather than England.
  7. ↑ Due to the lack of oversight with unaffiliated national teams, Allott was able to represent the Netherlands purely by virtue of living there, and was able to make double-digits appearances for both national teams.
  8. ↑ Due to the lack of oversight of unaffiliated national teams, Leatherbarrow was able to represent another country after 19 England caps.
  9. ↑ Coultard scored England women's first overall goal, a penalty in the 51st minute, and first goal from open play, in the 85th, during the team's first match at a World Cup finals. [58]
  10. 1 2 The same qualification competition was used for both the World Cup and Euro in 1991.
  11. 1 2 Until Euro 1991, the tournaments were not given official recognition status by UEFA.
  12. 1 2 All of Carter's six England goals came from two hat-tricks, in her first two games, also making her England women's only player to score consecutive hat-tricks. [72]
  13. 1 2 Both Spacey and Walker scored hat-tricks in the first match under charge of the FA. Spacey scored in 22', 36', 72', 87' and Walker scored in 39', 48', 82'.
  14. ↑ Of relevant cap, i.e. last match without scoring after debut.
  15. ↑ Walsh scored her debut England goal on her 83rd cap on 4 April 2025.
  16. 1 2 Both Davison and Bright scored consecutive goals in these matches, for debut braces, following their years-long England ducks with goalscoring gaps of minutes.
  17. ↑ Otherwise, no England women's player has been named captain on debut. No England women's player has been captain on all of their international appearances.
  18. ↑ Generally reported as being named captain aged 21, the first England match of the 1976 Home International was in May 1976, [87] with Thomas' birthday in June.
  19. ↑ With Reece James' red card for the men's team on 14 October 2020, [92] the Jameses are the only pair of siblings to both be sent off for England.
  20. ↑ Swiss forward Ramona Bachmann later admitted there had been no foul and apologised for her simulation, and Brown's red card was rescinded on appeal. [95] [96]
  21. ↑ These games comprised the entirety of the 2023 World Cup qualifiers and the 2022 Euro. The next competitive match, the 2023 Finalissima, was a draw that England won by penalty shoot-out. Prior to this run, England had not lost a competitive international since the 2019 World Cup.
  22. ↑ These games comprised the entirety of the 2023 World Cup qualifiers, the 2022 Euro, the 2023 Finalissima, and the 2023 World Cup up to and including the semi-final. Prior to this run, England had not lost a competitive international since the 2019 World Cup. If considering the 2011 World Cup quarter-final loss by penalty shoot-out as a draw, i.e. undefeated, England previously had a run of 22 matches undefeated from 25 October 2009 – 19 September 2012.

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