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Revision as of 19:36, 2 September 2011

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see England women's national football team.

England
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Three Lions
AssociationThe Football Association
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachFabio Capello
CaptainJohn Terry
Most capsPeter Shilton (125)
Top scorerSir Bobby Charlton (49)
Home stadiumWembley Stadium
FIFA codeENG
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current4
Highest4 (4 Occasions [1])
Lowest27 (February 1996)
First international
 Scotland 0–0 England England
(Partick, Scotland; 30 November 1872)
Biggest win
 Ireland 0–13 England England
(Belfast, Ireland; 18 February 1882)
Biggest defeat
 Hungary 7–1 England England
(Budapest, Hungary; 23 May 1954)
World Cup
Appearances13 (first in 1950)
Best resultWinners: 1966
European Championship
Appearances7 (first in 1968)
Best resultThird: 1968
Semi finals: 1996

The England national football team represents England in association football and is controlled by the Football Association, the governing body for football in England. England is the joint oldest national football team in the world, alongside Scotland, whom they played in the world's first international football match in 1872. Although most national football teams represent a sovereign state, England is one of the United Kingdom's Home Nations, meaning that it is permitted by FIFA statutes to maintain its own national side that competes in all major professional tournaments,[2] with the exception of the Olympic Games. England's home ground is Wembley Stadium in London and their head coach is Fabio Capello.

England are one of eight national teams to have won the FIFA World Cup, which they did in 1966 when they hosted the finals. They defeated West Germany 4–2 in extra time in the final. Since then their best performance at a World Cup was a fourth place finish in 1990. They reached the semi-finals of the UEFA European Championship in 1968 and 1996. They were the most successful of the Home Nations in the British Home Championship with 54 wins (including 20 shared wins) before the competition was suspended in 1984.

The traditional rivals of England are Scotland and Wales; the England and Scotland football rivalry began when they became opponents in the representative matches of the 1870s. As regular fixtures against Scotland came to an end in the late 1980s with the last traditional fixture against Wales being in 1984, they have met Scotland and Wales in full competition rarely over the last 25 years. Rivalries with other national teams have become more prominent. Matches against Argentina and Germany have produced particularly eventful encounters.

History

Main article: History of the England national football team

The England national football team is the joint oldest in the world; it was formed at the same time as Scotland. A representative match between England and Scotland was played on 5 March 1870, having been organised by the Football Association. A return fixture was organised by representatives of Scottish football teams on 30 November 1872. This match, played at Hamilton Crescent in Scotland, is viewed as the first official international football match because the two teams were independently selected and operated, rather than being the work of a single football association.[3] Over the next forty years, England played exclusively with the other three Home Nations—Scotland, Wales and Ireland—in the British Home Championship.

To begin with, England had no permanent home stadium. They joined FIFA in 1906 and played their first ever games against countries other than the Home Nations on a tour of Central Europe in 1908. Wembley Stadium was opened in 1923 and became their home ground. The relationship between England and FIFA became strained and this resulted in their departure from FIFA in 1928, before rejoining in 1946. As a result, they did not compete in a World Cup until 1950, in which they were beaten in a 1–0 defeat by the United States, failing to get past the first round. Their first ever defeat on home soil to a non-UK team was a 0–2 loss to the Republic of Ireland on 21 September 1949 at Goodison Park. A 6–3 loss in 1953 to Hungary, was their first ever defeat at Wembley by a team from outside of the British Isles. In the return match in Budapest, Hungary won 7–1. This still stands as England's worst ever defeat. After the game, a bewildered Syd Owen said, "it was like playing people from outer space".[4]

In the 1954 World Cup, two goals by Ivor Broadis saw him become the first England player to score two goals in a game at the World Cup finals. He beat Nat Lofthouse by 30 minutes when both scored 2 each in a thrilling 4–4 draw against Belgium. After reaching the quarterfinals for the first time, England lost 4–2 to Uruguay.

England team formation during 1966 World Cup Final

Although Walter Winterbottom was appointed as England's first ever full time manager in 1946, the team was still picked by a committee until Alf Ramsey took over in 1963. The 1966 World Cup was hosted in England and Alf Ramsey guided England to victory with a 4–2 win against West Germany in the final, in which Geoff Hurst famously scored a hat-trick. England qualified for the 1970 World Cup in Mexico as reigning cup holders. They reached the quarterfinals but were knocked out by West Germany. England had been 2–0 up but were eventually beaten 3–2 after extra time. They failed to qualify for the 1974 and 1978 World Cups. They qualified, under Ron Greenwood, for the 1982 World Cup in Spain and were eliminated from the second round without losing a match. The team under Bobby Robson fared better as England reached the quarterfinals of the 1986 World Cup and finished fourth in the 1990 World Cup.

The 1990s saw four England managers, each in the role for a relatively brief period. Graham Taylor was Robson's successor, but left after England failed to qualify for the 1994 World Cup. At Euro 96, held in England, Terry Venables led England to their best performance at a European Championship, reaching the semifinals. He resigned following investigations into his financial activities and his successor, Glenn Hoddle, similarly left the job for non-footballing reasons after just one international tournament—the 1998 World Cup—in which England were eliminated in the second round. Following Hoddle's departure, Kevin Keegan took England to Euro 2000, but performances were disappointing and he resigned shortly afterwards.

The England team during the 2006 FIFA World Cup.

Sven-Göran Eriksson took charge of the team between 2001 and 2006 and was the first non-English manager of England. Despite controversial press coverage of his personal life, Eriksson was consistently popular with the majority of fans. He guided England to the quarterfinals of the 2002 World Cup and 2006 World Cup. He lost only five competitive matches during his tenure and England rose to a No.4 world ranking under his guidance. His contract was extended by the Football Association by two years, however it was terminated by them at the 2006 World Cup's conclusion.

Steve McClaren was appointed as head coach. His reign yielded little success, with England failing to qualify for Euro 2008. McClaren resigned on 22 November 2007 after only 16 months in charge. This made him the shortest-lasting full time England manager since the inauguration of the post in 1946. He was replaced on 14 December 2007 by the former Real Madrid and AC Milan manager Fabio Capello. Capello took charge of his first game on 6 February 2008 against Switzerland, in which England won 2–1. Under Capello, England won all but one of their qualifying games for the 2010 World Cup. A 5–1 victory over Croatia at Wembley ensured the team qualified for the final tournament with two games to spare, a feat that had never been achieved before.

At the 2010 World Cup itself England drew their opening two games leading to questions about the team's spirit, tactics and ability to handle pressure.[5] They progressed to the next round, where they were beaten 4–1 by Germany, their heaviest defeat in a World Cup. Gary Neville said the England team lacked skill and strength in depth.[6]

Home stadium

Wembley Stadium in London, the current home stadium of the England national football team.
Further information: [[:England national football team home stadium]]

For the first 50 years of their existence, England played their home matches all around the country. They initially used cricket grounds before later moving on to football clubs' stadiums. The original Empire Stadium was built in Wembley, located in Brent, London, and was constructed for the British Empire Exhibition. England played their first match at the stadium in 1924 against Scotland and for the next 27 years Wembley was used as a venue for matches against Scotland only. The stadium later became known simply as Wembley Stadium and it became England's permanent home stadium during the 1950s. This stadium was demolished in 2001 and work began to completely rebuild it. During this time, England played at various different venues across the country. They returned to the new Wembley Stadium in 2007. The stadium is now owned by the Football Association via its subsidiary Wembley National Stadium Limited.

Media coverage

All England matches are broadcast with full commentary on BBC Radio 5 Live. From the 2008–09 season to the 2011–12 season, England's home qualifiers and friendlies both home and away are being shown live on ITV. Away qualifiers are shown on Sky Sports. England's away qualifiers for the 2010 World Cup were shown on Setanta Sports until that company's collapse. As a result of Setanta Sports's demise, England's World Cup qualifier in Ukraine on 10 October 2009 was shown in the UK on a pay-per-view basis via the internet only. This one-off event was the first time an England game had been screened in such a way. The number of subscribers, paying between £4.99 and £11.99 each, was estimated at between 250,000 and 300,000 and the total number of viewers at around 500,000.[7]

In Australia, England home games and selected away games are broadcast by Setanta Sports Australia.

Colours

England's Brazil-style third kit from 1973

England's traditional home colours are white shirts, navy blue shorts and white socks. The team has periodically worn an all white kit. Umbro and Admiral have been the main designer of the England kits.

Although England's first away kits were blue, England's traditional away colours are red shirts, white shorts and red socks. In 1996, England's away kit was changed to grey shirts, shorts and socks. This kit was only worn three times, including against Germany in the semi final of Euro 96 but the deviation from the traditional red was unpopular with supporters and the England away kit remained red until 2011, when a navy blue away kit was introduced. The away kit is also sometimes worn during home matches, when a new edition has been released in order to promote it.

England have occasionally had a third kit as well. At the 1970 World Cup England wore a third kit with pale blue shirts, shorts and socks against Czechoslovakia. They had a kit similar to Sweden's, with yellow shirts, yellow socks and blue shorts which they wore in the summer of 1973. For the World Cup in 1986 England had a third kit of pale blue, imitating that worn in Mexico sixteen years before and England retained pale blue third kits until 1992, but they were rarely used.

Charity support

England players donate all their pay for international matches to charity causes via the Team England Footballers Charity, which in 2009 was raising awareness about bowel cancer.[8]

Coaching staff

Manager Fabio Capello
General manager Franco Baldini
Assistant manager Italo Galbiati
Coach Stuart Pearce
Coach Ray Clemence
Goalkeeping coach Franco Tancredi
Fitness coach Massimo Neri
Physiotherapist Gary Lewin
Team doctor Dr Ian Beasley
Other backroom staff Dan Hitch
Roger Narbett
Steve Slattery
Rod Thornley

Squad

Current squad

The following players have been named in the squad for the 2012 UEFA European Championships qualifying matches against Bulgaria and Wales on 2 and 6 September 2011 respectively.[9] Players who have withdrawn from this squad are excluded. Caps and goals updated as of 4 July 2011.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Joe Hart (1987-04-19) 19 April 1987 (age 37) 12 0 England Manchester City
12 1GK David Stockdale (1985-09-20) 20 September 1985 (age 38) 0 0 England Ipswich Town
1GK Frank Fielding (1988-04-04) 4 April 1988 (age 36) 0 0 England Derby County
3 2DF Ashley Cole (1980-12-20) 20 December 1980 (age 43) 90 0 England Chelsea
6 2DF John Terry (C) (1980-12-07) 7 December 1980 (age 43) 68 6 England Chelsea
2DF Joleon Lescott (1982-08-16) 16 August 1982 (age 41) 13 0 England Manchester City
2DF Micah Richards (1988-06-24) 24 June 1988 (age 36) 12 1 England Manchester City
13 2DF Phil Jagielka (1982-08-17) 17 August 1982 (age 41) 9 0 England Everton
14 2DF Leighton Baines (1984-12-11) 11 December 1984 (age 39) 5 0 England Everton
5 2DF Gary Cahill (1985-12-19) 19 December 1985 (age 38) 4 1 England Bolton Wanderers
2 2DF Chris Smalling (1989-11-22) 22 November 1989 (age 34) 1 0 England Manchester United
2DF Phil Jones (1992-02-21) 21 February 1992 (age 32) 0 0 England Manchester United
16 3MF Frank Lampard (1978-06-20) 20 June 1978 (age 46) 86 22 England Chelsea
8 3MF Gareth Barry (1981-02-23) 23 February 1981 (age 43) 47 2 England Manchester City
11 3MF Stewart Downing (1984-07-22) 22 July 1984 (age 40) 28 0 England Liverpool
15 3MF James Milner (1986-01-04) 4 January 1986 (age 38) 19 0 England Manchester City
7 3MF Theo Walcott (1989-03-16) 16 March 1989 (age 35) 18 3 England Arsenal
9 3MF Ashley Young (1985-07-09) 9 July 1985 (age 39) 16 2 England Manchester United
17 3MF Scott Parker (1980-10-13) 13 October 1980 (age 43) 7 0 England Tottenham Hotspur
4 3MF Adam Johnson (1987-07-14) 14 July 1987 (age 37) 6 2 England Manchester City
3MF Tom Cleverley (1989-08-12) 12 August 1989 (age 35) 0 0 England Manchester United
10 4FW Wayne Rooney (1985-10-24) 24 October 1985 (age 38) 71 29 England Manchester United
18 4FW Jermain Defoe (1982-10-07) 7 October 1982 (age 41) 46 15 England Tottenham Hotspur
4FW Darren Bent (1984-02-06) 6 February 1984 (age 40) 10 3 England Aston Villa
4FW Andy Carroll (1989-01-06) 6 January 1989 (age 35) 2 1 England Liverpool

Recent call-ups

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Robert Green (1987-04-19) 19 April 1987 (age 37) 11 0 England West Ham United
1GK Scott Carson (1985-09-20) 20 September 1985 (age 38) 0 0 Turkey Bursaspor
1GK Frank Fielding (1988-04-04) 4 April 1988 (age 36) 0 0 England Derby County
3 2DF Ashley Cole (1980-12-20) 20 December 1980 (age 43) 89 0 England Chelsea
6 2DF John Terry (C) (1980-12-07) 7 December 1980 (age 43) 68 6 England Chelsea
2DF Joleon Lescott (1982-08-16) 16 August 1982 (age 41) 13 0 England Manchester City
2DF Micah Richards (1988-06-24) 24 June 1988 (age 36) 12 1 England Manchester City
13 2DF Phil Jagielka (1982-08-17) 17 August 1982 (age 41) 9 0 England Everton
14 2DF Leighton Baines (1984-12-11) 11 December 1984 (age 39) 5 0 England Everton
5 2DF Gary Cahill (1985-12-19) 19 December 1985 (age 38) 3 0 England Bolton Wanderers
2 2DF Chris Smalling (1989-11-22) 22 November 1989 (age 34) 0 0 England Manchester United
2DF Phil Jones (1992-02-21) 21 February 1992 (age 32) 0 0 England Manchester United
16 3MF Frank Lampard (1978-06-20) 20 June 1978 (age 46) 86 22 England Chelsea
8 3MF Gareth Barry (1981-02-23) 23 February 1981 (age 43) 46 2 England Manchester City
11 3MF Stewart Downing (1984-07-22) 22 July 1984 (age 40) 27 0 England Liverpool
3MF James Milner (1986-01-04) 4 January 1986 (age 38) 19 0 England Manchester City
7 3MF Theo Walcott (1989-03-16) 16 March 1989 (age 35) 17 3 England Arsenal
9 3MF Ashley Young (1985-07-09) 9 July 1985 (age 39) 15 2 England Manchester United
17 3MF Adam Johnson (1987-07-14) 14 July 1987 (age 37) 6 2 England Manchester City
4 3MF Scott Parker (1980-10-13) 13 October 1980 (age 43) 6 0 England Tottenham Hotspur
3MF Tom Cleverley (1989-08-12) 12 August 1989 (age 35) 0 0 England Manchester United
10 4FW Wayne Rooney (1985-10-24) 24 October 1985 (age 38) 71 28 England Manchester United
18 4FW Jermain Defoe (1982-10-07) 7 October 1982 (age 41) 46 15 England Tottenham Hotspur
4FW Darren Bent (1984-02-06) 6 February 1984 (age 40) 10 3 England Aston Villa
4FW Andy Carroll (1989-01-06) 6 January 1989 (age 35) 2 1 England Liverpool


The following players have also been called up to the England squad within the last twelve months.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Robert Green (1980-01-18) 18 January 1980 (age 44) 11 0 England West Ham United v  Bulgaria, 2 September 2011
GK Scott Carson (1985-09-03) 3 September 1985 (age 38) 4 0 Turkey Bursaspor v   Switzerland, 4 June 2011
GK Ben Foster (1983-04-03) 3 April 1983 (age 41) 5 0 England West Bromwich Albion v  Ghana, 29 March 2011
GK Scott Loach (1988-05-27) 27 May 1988 (age 36) 0 0 England Watford v  France, 17 November 2010
DF Rio Ferdinand (1978-11-07) 7 November 1978 (age 45) 81 3 England Manchester United v  Netherlands, 10 August 2011
DF Kyle Walker (1990-05-29) 29 May 1990 (age 34) 0 0 England Tottenham Hotspur v  Netherlands, 10 August 2011
DF Glen Johnson (1984-08-23) 23 August 1984 (age 39) 34 1 England Liverpool v   Switzerland, 4 June 2011
DF Michael Dawson (1983-11-18) 18 November 1983 (age 40) 4 0 England Tottenham Hotspur v  Ghana, 29 March 2011
DF Kieran Gibbs (1989-09-26) 26 September 1989 (age 34) 2 0 England Arsenal v  France, 17 November 2010
DF Stephen Warnock (1981-12-12) 12 December 1981 (age 42) 2 0 England Aston Villa v  France, 17 November 2010
MF Michael Carrick (1981-07-28) 28 July 1981 (age 43) 22 0 England Manchester United v  Ghana, 29 March 2011
MF Aaron Lennon (1987-04-16) 16 April 1987 (age 37) 19 0 England Tottenham Hotspur v  Ghana, 29 March 2011
MF Jack Wilshere (1992-01-01) 1 January 1992 (age 32) 5 0 England Arsenal v  Ghana, 29 March 2011
MF Matt Jarvis (1986-05-22) 22 May 1986 (age 38) 1 0 England Wolverhampton Wanderers v  Ghana, 29 March 2011
MF Steven Gerrard (1980-05-30) 30 May 1980 (age 44) 89 19 England Liverpool v  France, 17 November 2010
MF Jordan Henderson (1990-06-17) 17 June 1990 (age 34) 1 0 England Liverpool v  France, 17 November 2010
MF Joe Cole (1981-11-08) 8 November 1981 (age 42) 56 10 France Lille v  Montenegro, 12 October 2010
MF Shaun Wright-Phillips (1981-10-25) 25 October 1981 (age 42) 36 6 England Queens Park Rangers v  Montenegro, 12 October 2010
MF Tom Huddlestone (1986-12-28) 28 December 1986 (age 37) 3 0 England Tottenham Hotspur v  Montenegro, 12 October 2010
FW Peter Crouch (1981-01-30) 30 January 1981 (age 43) 42 22 England Stoke City v  Netherlands, 10 August 2011
FW Danny Welbeck (1990-11-26) 26 November 1990 (age 33) 1 0 England Manchester United v  Netherlands, 10 August 2011
FW Bobby Zamora (1981-01-16) 16 January 1981 (age 43) 1 0 England Fulham v   Switzerland, 4 June 2011
FW Carlton Cole (1983-11-12) 12 November 1983 (age 40) 7 0 England West Ham United v  Denmark, 9 February 2011
FW Gabriel Agbonlahor (1986-10-13) 13 October 1986 (age 37) 3 0 England Aston Villa v  Denmark, 9 February 2011
FW Jay Bothroyd (1982-05-05) 5 May 1982 (age 42) 1 0 England Queens Park Rangers v  France, 17 November 2010
FW Kevin Davies (1977-03-26) 26 March 1977 (age 47) 1 0 England Bolton Wanderers v  Montenegro, 12 October 2010

Previous squads

Main article: List of England national football team World Cup and European Championship squads

Competitive record

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