Progression of England association football goalscoring record

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This is a progressive list of association footballers who have held or co-held the record for international goals for the England national football team, beginning with William Kenyon-Slaney who scored the first ever international goal. He scored twice in the second international game played, the first game having finished 0–0.

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For the early decades, records of players appearances and goals were often considered unreliable. RSSSF and IFFHS have spent much effort trying to produce definitive lists of full international matches, and corresponding data on players' international caps and goals. Using this data, the following records can be retrospectively produced. Note that, at the time, these records may not have been recognised.

One point of note is that many early matches by the England Amateur side were played against the full national side of opponents. These matches are counted as full internationals by the IFFHS and the opposing FAs, though not by the (English) FA. This affects Vivian Woodward, who scored 29 goals 23 in full internationals and a further 44 in amateur internationals recognized by the opposing FAs. This article uses the Football Association's definition, and therefore excludes goals scored in Woodward's international amateur appearances.

England record

PlayerGoalsDateOpponentScoreNotes
William Kenyon-Slaney 21873-03-08Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 4–2
Charles Bambridge 21879-04-05Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 5–4Jointly with Kenyon-Slaney
Charles Bambridge 41880-03-13Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 4–5Bambridge scored twice in this game
Charles Bambridge 51881-03-12Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 1–6
Charles Bambridge 61882-02-18Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg  Ireland 13–0
Howard Vaughton 61882-03-11Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 1–5Jointly with Bambridge
Charles Bambridge 71883-02-03Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 5–0
Charles Bambridge 91884-02-23Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg  Ireland 8–1Bambridge scored twice in this game
Charles Bambridge 101885-02-28Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg  Ireland 4–0
Charles Bambridge 111885-03-21Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 1–1
Tinsley Lindley 111888-04-07Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg  Ireland 5–1Jointly with Bambridge
Fred Dewhurst 111889-02-23Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 4–1Jointly with Bambridge and Lindley
Tinsley Lindley 121890-03-15Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 3–1
Tinsley Lindley 141891-03-07Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg  Ireland 6–1Lindley scored twice in this game
Steve Bloomer 151898-04-02Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 3–1Bloomer scored twice in this game to overtake Lindley
Steve Bloomer 171899-02-18Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg  Ireland 13–2Bloomer scored twice in this game
Steve Bloomer 191899-03-20Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 4–0
Steve Bloomer 201900-04-07Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 1–4
Steve Bloomer 241901-03-18Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 6–0Bloomer scored four times in this game
Steve Bloomer 251901-03-30Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 2–2
Steve Bloomer 261904-04-09Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 1–0
Steve Bloomer 271905-02-25Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg  Ireland 1–1From 27 March 1905 to 3 April 1909, Bloomer was the most capped England player as well as top scorer. This is the first of two instances of a player holding both records simultaneously.
Steve Bloomer 281907-04-06Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 1–1
Vivian Woodward 291911-03-13Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 3–0Woodward scored twice in this game to overtake Bloomer. He held the record either individually or jointly for 47 years – the longest until superseded by Bobby Charlton in 2014.
Nat Lofthouse 291956-05-20Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 5–1Jointly with Woodward
Tom Finney 291958-06-08Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 2–2Jointly with Woodward and Lofthouse
Tom Finney 301958-10-04Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland 3–3Finney held the record alone for a single match – the shortest time ever
Nat Lofthouse 301958-10-22Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 5–0Jointly with Finney
Bobby Charlton 301963-06-05Flag of Switzerland.svg   Switzerland 8–1Jointly with Lofthouse and Finney. Charlton held the record either individually or jointly for over 48 years – the longest time ever
Bobby Charlton 311963-10-12Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 4–0
Bobby Charlton 321964-05-17Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 4–3
Bobby Charlton 321964-05-24Flag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland 3–1
Bobby Charlton 331964-05-27Flag of the United States.svg  United States 10–0
Jimmy Greaves 351964-10-03Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland 4–3Greaves scored three times in this game to overtake Charlton
Jimmy Greaves 361964-12-09Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 1–1
Jimmy Greaves 371965-04-10Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 2–2
Jimmy Greaves 381965-05-05Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 1–0
Jimmy Greaves 391966-05-04Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia 2–0
Jimmy Greaves 431966-06-29Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 6–1Greaves scored four times in this game
Jimmy Greaves 441967-05-24Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 2–0
Bobby Charlton 441968-04-03Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 1–0Jointly with Greaves
Bobby Charlton 451968-05-22Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 3–1Charlton finally regained the record alone; he held it alone for over 500 games, more than half the total number played by England
Bobby Charlton 461968-06-08Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 2–0
Bobby Charlton 471969-05-07Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 2–1
Bobby Charlton 481970-04-21Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland 3–1
Bobby Charlton 491970-05-20Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 4–0From 11 June 1970 to 14 June 1973, Charlton was the most capped England player as well as top scorer. This is the second instance of a player holding both records simultaneously.
Wayne Rooney 492015-09-05Flag of San Marino.svg  San Marino 6–0Jointly with Charlton
Wayne Rooney 502015-09-08Flag of Switzerland.svg   Switzerland 2–0
Wayne Rooney 512015-11-17Flag of France.svg  France 2–0
Wayne Rooney 522016-05-27Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 2–1
Wayne Rooney 532016-06-27Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 1–2

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