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 England
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Three Lions
AssociationThe Football Association
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachFabio Capello
CaptainRio Ferdinand
Most capsPeter Shilton (125)
Top scorerSir Bobby Charlton (49)
Home stadiumWembley Stadium
FIFA codeENG
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current7
Highest4 (December 1997, September 2006)
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
Semifinals: 1996

The England national football team represents England in international 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. This means that it is permitted by FIFA statutes to maintain its own national side that competes in all major professional tournaments,[1] 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 semifinals 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; 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, and due to the widening gap in ranking of the two sides over recent decades, rivalries with other national teams have become more prominent. Matches against Argentina and Germany have produced particularly eventful encounters and intense battles with Portugal have also protruded in recent years.

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.[2] 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".

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.

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.

The 2010 World Cup itself, however, turned out to be a huge disappointment. England drew their opening two games leading to questions about the team's spirit, tactics and ability to handle pressure.[3] They progressed to the next round, where they were beaten 4–1 by Germany, their heaviest defeat in a World Cup.

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 away friendlies are being shown live on ITV. Away qualifiers and home friendlies were shown live on Setanta Sports until the company went into administration in June 2009. No broadcaster has currently been chosen to take over these games with the FA looking for a replacement.[4] 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.[5]

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. Since 2001, the team has periodically worn white shorts during home matches. Since 2005, David Blanch has been the main designer of the England kits.

On 28 March 2009, Umbro designed a retro all white home kit, which debuted in a 4–0 friendly victory over Slovakia at Wembley. This kit replaces the traditional navy blue shorts with white shirts. However, the traditional navy blue shorts were used during the team's 1–0 loss against Ukraine on 10 October 2009.

The traditional England away colours are red shirts, white shorts and red socks, although England did not need an away kit until they played against a non-UK side. From 1945 to 1952, England wore a blue away kit. In 1996, England's away kit was changed to grey shirts, shorts and socks. This kit was worn against Bulgaria, Germany and Georgia but the deviation from the traditional red was unpopular with supporters and since then the England away kit has remained red. The red 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 light blue shirts, shorts and socks against Czechoslovakia. They had a kit similar to Brazil's, with yellow shirts and blue shorts in 1973, which they wore against Czechoslovakia, Poland and Italy. Between 1986 and 1992 England had pale blue third kits which 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.[6]

Recent results

Main article: England national football team results

2010 FIFA World Cup finals

The 2010 World Cup draw, which took place on 4 December 2009, placed England in Group C. They drew their first match against the United States 1–1 on 12 June and followed that with a goalless draw against Algeria on 18 June. Their final group match finished in a 1–0 win over Slovenia on 23 June, resulting in the team qualifying for the Round of 16 as runners-up in Group C. England then suffered their worst ever World Cup finals defeat on 27 June, when they lost to Germany 4–1. Post tournament statistics from FIFA named the campaign as England's worst performance at a World Cup Finals, being ranked 13th overall. Previously their worst placing at a finals had been 11th in the 1958 tournament.[7]

England 1 – 1 United States
Gerrard 4' Report Dempsey 40'
Attendance: 38,646
England 0 – 0 Algeria
Report
Attendance: 68,100
Slovenia 0 – 1 England
Report Defoe 23'
Attendance: 36,893

Template:2010 FIFA World Cup Group C

Germany 4 – 1 England
Klose 20' Podolski 32' Müller 67,70' Report Upson 37'
Attendance: 40,510

Friendly matches 2009–10

England's score is written first.

Opponents Venue Date Result
 Spain Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán, Seville 11 February 2009 0–2
 Slovakia Wembley Stadium, London 28 March 2009 4–0
 Netherlands Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam 12 August 2009 2–2
 Slovenia Wembley Stadium, London 5 September 2009 2–1
 Brazil Khalifa International Stadium, Doha 14 November 2009 0–1
 Egypt Wembley Stadium, London 3 March 2010 3–1
 Mexico Wembley Stadium, London 24 May 2010 3–1
 Japan UPC-Arena, Graz 30 May 2010 2–1

Upcoming fixtures

Friendly matches

England's score is written first.[8]

Opponents Venue Date Result
 Hungary Wembley Stadium, London 11 August 2010 –
TBA Wembley Stadium, London 17 November 2010 –
TBA TBA 09 February 2011 –
 Thailand Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok June 2011 –
TBA TBA 10 August 2011 –

UEFA Euro 2012 qualification – Group G

Template:UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying Group G

England v Bulgaria
Switzerland v England
England v Montenegro
Wales v England
England v  Switzerland
Bulgaria v England
England v Wales
Montenegro v England

Coaching staff

Manager Italy Fabio Capello
General manager Italy Franco Baldini
Assistant manager Italy Italo Galbiati
Coach/U-21 manager England Stuart Pearce
Coach England Ray Clemence
Goalkeeping coach Italy Franco Tancredi
Under-20/-18 manager England Brian Eastick
Under-19 manager England Noel Blake
Under-17 manager England John Peacock
Under-16 manager England Kenny Swain
Fitness coach Italy Massimo Neri
Physiotherapist England Gary Lewin
Team doctor England Dr Ian Beasley
Other backroom staff England Dan Hitch
England Roger Narbett
England Steve Slattery
England Rod Thornley

Squad

2010 World Cup squad

A provisional 30-man England squad for the 2010 World Cup was announced on 11 May 2010.[9] This was then reduced to the official 23-man squad, listed below, announced on 1 June 2010.[10] The seven players dropped from the provisional squad were Leighton Baines, Darren Bent, Tom Huddlestone, Adam Johnson, Scott Parker, Theo Walcott and, initially, Michael Dawson.[10] The captain of the England squad was Rio Ferdinand,[11] however he was injured during training and had to withdraw. He was replaced by Dawson, with vice-captain Steven Gerrard taking over as captain[12] and Frank Lampard standing in as vice-captain.[13]

Caps and goals updated as of 27 June 2010.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK David James (1970-08-01) 1 August 1970 (age 54) 53 0 England Portsmouth
12 1GK Robert Green (1980-01-18) 18 January 1980 (age 44) 11 0 England West Ham United
23 1GK Joe Hart (1987-04-19) 19 April 1987 (age 37) 3 0 England Manchester City
2 2DF Glen Johnson (1984-08-23) 23 August 1984 (age 39) 26 1 England Liverpool
3 2DF Ashley Cole (1980-12-20) 20 December 1980 (age 43) 82 0 England Chelsea
5 2DF Michael Dawson (1983-11-18) 18 November 1983 (age 40) 0 0 England Tottenham Hotspur
6 2DF John Terry (1980-12-07) 7 December 1980 (age 43) 64 6 England Chelsea
13 2DF Stephen Warnock (1981-12-12) 12 December 1981 (age 42) 1 0 England Aston Villa
15 2DF Matthew Upson (1979-04-18) 18 April 1979 (age 45) 21 2 England West Ham United
18 2DF Jamie Carragher (1978-01-28) 28 January 1978 (age 46) 38 0 England Liverpool
20 2DF Ledley King (1980-10-12) 12 October 1980 (age 43) 21 2 England Tottenham Hotspur
4 3MF Steven Gerrard (captain) (1980-05-30) 30 May 1980 (age 44) 84 17 England Liverpool
7 3MF Aaron Lennon (1987-04-16) 16 April 1987 (age 37) 19 0 England Tottenham Hotspur
8 3MF Frank Lampard (vice-captain) (1978-06-20) 20 June 1978 (age 46) 82 20 England Chelsea
11 3MF Joe Cole (1981-11-08) 8 November 1981 (age 42) 56 10 England Liverpool
14 3MF Gareth Barry (1981-02-23) 23 February 1981 (age 43) 39 2 England Manchester City
16 3MF James Milner (1986-01-04) 4 January 1986 (age 38) 11 0 England Aston Villa
17 3MF Shaun Wright-Phillips (1981-10-25) 25 October 1981 (age 42) 34 6 England Manchester City
22 3MF Michael Carrick (1981-07-28) 28 July 1981 (age 43) 22 0 England Manchester United
9 4FW Peter Crouch (1981-01-30) 30 January 1981 (age 43) 40 21 England Tottenham Hotspur
10 4FW Wayne Rooney (1985-10-24) 24 October 1985 (age 38) 64 25 England Manchester United
19 4FW Jermain Defoe (1982-10-07) 7 October 1982 (age 41) 43 12 England Tottenham Hotspur
21 4FW Emile Heskey (1978-01-11) 11 January 1978 (age 46) 62 7 England Aston Villa

Recent call-ups

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 Paul Robinson (1979-10-15) 15 October 1979 (age 44) 41 0 England Blackburn Rovers v  Ukraine, 10 October 2009
GK Ben Foster (1983-04-03) 3 April 1983 (age 41) 4 0 England Birmingham City v  Brazil, 14 November 2009
DF Rio Ferdinand (captain) (1978-11-07) 7 November 1978 (age 45) 78 3 England Manchester United 2010 FIFA World Cup squad
DF Wes Brown (1979-10-13) 13 October 1979 (age 44) 23 1 England Manchester United v  Egypt, 3 March 2010
DF Joleon Lescott (1982-08-16) 16 August 1982 (age 42) 9 0 England Manchester City v  Egypt, 3 March 2010
DF Leighton Baines (1984-12-11) 11 December 1984 (age 39) 2 0 England Everton 2010 FIFA World Cup preliminary squad
DF Ryan Shawcross (1987-10-04) 4 October 1987 (age 36) 0 0 England Stoke City v  Egypt, 3 March 2010
DF Gary Cahill (1985-12-19) 19 December 1985 (age 38) 0 0 England Bolton Wanderers v  Brazil, 14 November 2009
MF David Beckham (1975-05-02) 2 May 1975 (age 49) 115 17 United States Los Angeles Galaxy v  Egypt, 3 March 2010
MF Stewart Downing (1984-07-22) 22 July 1984 (age 40) 23 0 England Aston Villa v  Egypt, 3 March 2010
MF Jermaine Jenas (1983-02-18) 18 February 1983 (age 41) 21 1 England Tottenham Hotspur v  Brazil, 14 November 2009
MF Ashley Young (1985-07-09) 9 July 1985 (age 39) 7 0 England Aston Villa v  Brazil, 14 November 2009
MF Tom Huddlestone (1986-12-28) 28 December 1986 (age 37) 3 0 England Tottenham Hotspur 2010 FIFA World Cup preliminary squad
MF Scott Parker (1980-10-13) 13 October 1980 (age 43) 3 0 England West Ham United 2010 FIFA World Cup preliminary squad
MF Adam Johnson (1987-07-14) 14 July 1987 (age 37) 1 0 England Manchester City 2010 FIFA World Cup preliminary squad
FW Theo Walcott (1989-03-16) 16 March 1989 (age 35) 11 3 England Arsenal 2010 FIFA World Cup preliminary squad
FW Carlton Cole (1983-11-12) 12 November 1983 (age 40) 7 0 England West Ham United v  Egypt, 3 March 2010
FW Darren Bent (1984-02-06) 6 February 1984 (age 40) 6 0 England Sunderland 2010 FIFA World Cup preliminary squad
FW Gabriel Agbonlahor (1986-10-13) 13 October 1986 (age 37) 3 0 England Aston Villa v  Ukraine, 10 October 2009

Previous squads

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

Competitive record

Minor tournaments

Year Round Position GP W D1 L GS GA
Brazil 1964 Taça de Nações Group stage 3rd 3 0 1 2 2 7
United States 1976 U.S.A. Bicentennial Cup Tournament Group stage 2nd 3 2 0 1 6 4
Scotland 1985 Rous Cup One match 2nd 1 0 0 1 0 1
Mexico 1985 Ciudad de México Cup Tournament Group stage 3rd 2 0 0 2 1 3
Mexico 1985 Azteca 2000 Tournament Group stage 2nd 2 1 0 1 3 1
England 1986 Rous Cup Winners, one match 1st 1 1 0 0 2 1
EnglandScotland 1987 Rous Cup Group stage 2nd 2 0 2 0 1 1
EnglandScotland 1988 Rous Cup Winners, group stage 1st 2 1 1 0 2 1
EnglandScotland 1989 Rous Cup Winners, group stage 1st 2 1 1 0 2 0
England 1991 England Challenge Cup Winners, group stage 1st 2 1 1 0 5 3
United States 1993 U.S. Cup Group stage 4th 3 0 1 2 2 5
England 1995 Umbro Cup Group stage 2nd 3 1 1 1 6 7
France 1997 Tournoi de France Winners, group stage 1st 3 2 0 1 3 1
Morocco 1998 King Hassan II International Cup Tournament Group stage 2nd 2 1 1 0 1 0
England 2004 FA Summer Tournament Winners, group stage 1st 2 1 1 0 7 2
Total 6 titles 55 25 17 13 74 47

1.^ – Draws include knockout matches decided on a penalty shooutout.

All-time team record

The following table shows England's all-time international record, correct as of 27 June 2010.[14]

Against Played Won Drawn Lost GF GA GD
 Albania 4 4 0 0 12 1 +11
 Algeria 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
 Andorra 4 4 0 0 16 0 +16
 Argentina 14 6 6 2 21 15 +6
 Australia 6 3 2 1 6 5 +1
 Austria 18 10 4 4 58 27 +31
 Azerbaijan 2 2 0 0 3 0 +3
 Belarus 2 2 0 0 6 1 +5
 Belgium 20 14 5 1 69 25 +44
 Bohemia 1 1 0 0 4 0 +4
 Brazil 23 3 9 11 19 31 −12
 Bulgaria 8 4 4 0 9 2 +7
 CIS 1 0 1 0 2 2 +0
 Cameroon 4 3 1 0 9 4 +5
 Canada 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1
 Chile 5 2 2 1 4 3 +1
 China 1 1 0 0 3 0 +3
 Colombia 5 3 2 0 10 3 +7
 Croatia 7 4 1 2 18 10 +8
 Cyprus 2 2 0 0 6 0 +6
 Czech Republic 2 1 1 0 4 2 +2
 Czechoslovakia 12 7 3 2 25 15 +10
 Denmark 17 10 4 3 33 18 +15
 Ecuador 2 2 0 0 3 0 +3
 Egypt 3 3 0 0 8 1 +7
 Estonia 2 2 0 0 6 0 +6
 Finland 11 9 2 0 36 7 +29
 France 27 16 4 7 65 33 +32
 Georgia 2 2 0 0 4 0 +4
 Germany 12 5 2 5 24 19 +5
 West Germany 16 7 3 6 24 19 +5
 East Germany 4 3 1 0 7 3 +4
 Greece 9 7 2 0 23 3 +20
 Hong Kong 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1
 Hungary 21 14 2 5 54 29 +25
 Iceland 2 1 1 0 7 2 +5
 Northern Ireland 98 75 16 7 323 81 +242
 Republic of Ireland 14 5 7 2 19 12 +7
 Israel 4 2 2 0 5 1 +4
 Italy 22 7 6 9 28 26 +2
 Jamaica 1 1 0 0 6 0 +6
 Japan 4 3 1 0 5 3 +2
 Kazakhstan 2 2 0 0 9 1 +8
 South Korea 1 0 1 0 1 1 +0
 Kuwait 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1
 Liechtenstein 2 2 0 0 4 0 +4
 Luxembourg 9 9 0 0 47 3 +44
 North Macedonia 4 2 2 0 5 3 +2
 Malaysia 1 1 0 0 4 2 +2
 Malta 3 3 0 0 8 1 +7
 Mexico 9 6 1 2 23 4 +19
 Moldova 2 2 0 0 7 0 +7
 Morocco 2 1 1 0 1 0 +1
 Netherlands 18 5 9 4 26 21 +5
 New Zealand 2 2 0 0 3 0 +3
 Nigeria 2 1 1 0 1 0 +1
 Norway 10 5 3 2 26 7 +19
 Paraguay 3 3 0 0 8 0 +8
 Peru 2 1 0 1 5 4 +1
 Poland 17 10 6 1 27 10 +17
 Portugal 22 9 10 3 45 25 +20
Europe XI 2 1 1 0 7 4 +3
World XI 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1
 Romania 11 2 6 3 10 10 +0
 Russia 2 1 0 1 4 2 +2
 San Marino 2 2 0 0 13 1 +12
 Saudi Arabia 2 0 2 0 1 1 +0
 Scotland 110 45 24 41 192 169 +23
 Serbia and Montenegro 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1
 Slovakia 3 3 0 0 8 2 +6
 Slovenia 2 2 0 0 3 1 +2
 South Africa 2 2 0 0 4 2 +2
 Spain 22 11 3 8 38 24 +14
 Sweden 21 6 9 6 32 26 +6
  Switzerland 20 13 4 3 47 16 +31
 Trinidad and Tobago 2 2 0 0 5 0 +5
 Tunisia 2 1 1 0 3 1 +2
 Turkey 10 8 2 0 31 0 +31
 United States 10 7 1 2 36 9 +27
 Soviet Union 11 5 3 3 19 13 +6
 Ukraine 4 3 0 1 7 2 +5
 Uruguay 10 3 3 4 10 13 −3
 Wales 99 64 21 14 242 90 +152
 Yugoslavia 14 5 5 4 23 20 +3
Total 888 503 213 172 1975 894 +1081

Honours

Winners (1): 1966
Fourth place (1): 1990
Third place (1): 1968
Semi-finals (1): 1996

Player history

Main articles: List of England international footballers and England national football team records

Players in bold are still active.

Most capped players

Players with an equal number of caps are ranked in chronological order of reaching the milestone.

# Name Career Caps Goals
1 Peter Shilton 1970–1990 125 0
2 David Beckham 1996– 0000 115 17
3 Bobby Moore 1962–1973 108 2
4 Bobby Charlton 1958–1970 106 49
5 Billy Wright 1946–1959 105 3
6 Bryan Robson 1980–1991 90 26
7 Michael Owen 1998– 0000 89 40
8 Kenny Sansom 1979–1988 86 1
9 Gary Neville 1995– 0000 85 0
10 Ray Wilkins 1976–1986 84 3
= Steven Gerrard 2000– 0000 84 17

Top goalscorers

Goalscorers with an equal number of goals are ranked in chronological order of reaching the milestone.

# Name Career Goals (caps) Goals per game
1 Bobby Charlton 1958–1970 49 (106) 0.4623
2 Gary Lineker 1984–1992 48 (80) 0.6000
3 Jimmy Greaves 1959–1967 44 (57) 0.7719
4 Michael Owen 1998–0000 40 (89) 0.4494
5 Tom Finney 1946–1958 30 (76) 0.3947
6 Nat Lofthouse 1950–1958 30 (33) 0.9091
7 Alan Shearer 1992–2000 30 (63) 0.4762
8 Vivian Woodward 1903–1911 29 (23) 1.2609
9 Steve Bloomer 1895–1907 28 (23) 1.2174
10 David Platt 1986–1996 27 (62) 0.4355

Managers

Main article: England national football team manager
Manager England career Played Won Drawn Lost Win %
England Walter Winterbottom 1946–1962 139 78 33 28 056.1
England Sir Alf Ramsey 1963–1974 113 69 27 17 061.1
England Joe Mercer 1974 7 3 3 1 042.9
England Don Revie 1974–1977 29 14 8 7 048.3
England Ron Greenwood 1977–1982 55 33 12 10 060.0
England Sir Bobby Robson 1982–1990 95 47 30 18 049.5
England Graham Taylor 1990–1993 38 18 13 7 047.4
England Terry Venables 1994–1996 23 11 11 1 047.8
England Glenn Hoddle 1996–1999 28 17 6 5 060.7
England Howard Wilkinson1 1999–2000 2 0 1 1 000.0
England Kevin Keegan 1999–2000 18 7 7 4 038.9
England Peter Taylor2 2000 1 0 0 1 000.0
Sweden Sven-Göran Eriksson 2001–2006 67 40 17 10 059.7
England Steve McClaren 2006–2007 18 9 4 5 050.0
Italy Fabio Capello 2008– 28 19 4 5 067.9

1.^ – managed the team on two separate occasions as caretaker manager
2.^ – managed the team on a one-off basis as caretaker manager

See also

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