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England
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Three Lions
AssociationThe Football Association
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachRoy Hodgson
CaptainSteven Gerrard
Most capsPeter Shilton (125)
Top scorerBobby Charlton (49)
Home stadiumWembley Stadium
FIFA codeENG
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current5
Highest3 (August 2012)
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
Appearances8 (first in 1968)
Best resultThird: 1968
Semi finals: 1996

The England national football team represents England in football and is controlled by the Football Association, the governing body for football in England. England is the oldest national football team in the world alongside Scotland, whom they played in the world's first international football match in 1872. England is one of the United Kingdom's Home Nations, meaning that it is permitted by FIFA to maintain its own national side.[1] England's home ground is Wembley Stadium, London and their manager is Roy Hodgson.

England contest the FIFA World Cup and UEFA European Football Championships which alternate biennially. England won the World Cup in 1966, when they hosted the finals, defeating West Germany 4–2 in extra time in the final. Their best performance since was a semi final appearance in 1990. England have never won the UEFA European Football Championship – their best performance being a semi final appearance at the 1968 and 1996 Championships.

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 in one of the most embarrassing defeats in team history.[3] 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 after extra time in the final, during which Geoff Hurst famously scored a hat-trick. England qualified for the 1970 World Cup in Mexico as reigning cup holders. They reached the quarter-finals but were knocked out by West Germany. England had been 2–0 up but were eventually beaten 3–2 after extra time. They failed in qualification for the 1974, leading to Alf Ramsey's dismissal, and 1978 World Cups. Under Ron Greenwood they managed to qualify for the 1982 World Cup in Spain (the first time competitively since 1962), but were eliminated from a second qualifying round comprising further group matches without losing a game all tournament. The team under Bobby Robson fared better as England reached the quarter-finals of the 1986 World Cup, losing 2–1 to Argentina in a game made famous by two goals by Maradona for very contrasting reasons, before losing every match at the Euro 88 tournament. They next went on to achieve their second best result in the 1990 World Cup by finishing fourth – losing again to West Germany in a semi-final finishing 1–1 after extra time, then 3–4 in England's first penalty shoot-out.

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 again by Argentina and again on penalties (after a 2–2 draw). 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 quarter-finals 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 was sacked unanimously by The Football Association 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 FC Juventus 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.

In February 2012, Fabio Capello resigned from his role as England manager, following a disagreement with the FA over their request to remove John Terry from team captaincy after accusations of racial abuse concerning the player.[6] On 1 May 2012, Roy Hodgson was revealed as the new manager, just six weeks before Euro 2012.[7] England managed to finish top of their group, winning two and drawing one of their fixtures, but exited the Championships in the quarter-finals with a penalty shoot-out defeat to Italy.[8]

Home stadium

Main article: England national football team home stadium
Wembley Stadium during an exhibition match between England and Germany

For the first fifty 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, London 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 a number of different venues across the country, though by the time of the 2006 World Cup qualifiers this had largely settled down to having Manchester United's Old Trafford stadium as the primary venue, with Newcastle United's St. James' Park used on occasions where Old Trafford was unavailable. 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.[9]

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, with Nike due to take over as kit supplier in 2013.

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. 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 Brazil'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 donated all their pay for international matches to charity causes via the Team England Footballers Charity, which in 2009 was raising awareness about bowel cancer.[10]

Playing style

The national team has often been criticized for playing an old fashioned long ball style game and having poor technical skills which has prevented them achieving success.[11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18]

Coaching staff

[19][20][21][22][23][24]

Manager Roy Hodgson
Assistant manager Ray Lewington
Coach Gary Neville
Goalkeeping coach David Watson
Ray Clemence
Fitness coach Chris Neville
Kitman Tom McKechnie
Masseur Mark Sertori
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 were called up to the squad for the World Cup qualifiers against San Marino and Poland on October 12 and 16, 2012.[25]

Caps and goals updated as of 17 October 2012.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Joe Hart (1987-04-19) 19 April 1987 (age 37) 26 0 Armenia FC Ararat Yerevan
13 1GK John Ruddy (1986-10-24) 24 October 1986 (age 38) 1 0 England Norwich City
22 1GK Fraser Forster (1988-03-17) 17 March 1988 (age 36) 0 0 Scotland Celtic
3 2DF Ashley Cole (1980-12-20) 20 December 1980 (age 43) 99 0 England Chelsea
2 2DF Glen Johnson (1984-08-23) 23 August 1984 (age 40) 43 1 England Liverpool
6 2DF Joleon Lescott (1982-08-16) 16 August 1982 (age 42) 24 1 England Manchester City
5 2DF Phil Jagielka (1982-08-17) 17 August 1982 (age 42) 16 1 England Everton
14 2DF Leighton Baines (1984-12-11) 11 December 1984 (age 39) 12 1 England Everton
15 2DF Gary Cahill (1985-12-19) 19 December 1985 (age 38) 11 2 England Chelsea
12 2DF Kyle Walker (1990-05-29) 29 May 1990 (age 34) 4 0 England Tottenham Hotspur
16 2DF Ryan Shawcross (1987-10-04) 4 October 1987 (age 37) 0 0 England Stoke City
4 3MF Steven Gerrard (c) (1980-05-30) 30 May 1980 (age 44) 99 19 England Liverpool
7 3MF James Milner (1986-01-04) 4 January 1986 (age 38) 34 1 England Manchester City
8 3MF Michael Carrick (1981-07-28) 28 July 1981 (age 43) 26 0 Armenia FC Ararat Yerevan
19 3MF Aaron Lennon (1987-04-16) 16 April 1987 (age 37) 20 0 England Tottenham Hotspur
20 3MF Adam Johnson (1987-07-14) 14 July 1987 (age 37) 12 2 England Sunderland
17 3MF Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (1993-08-15) 15 August 1993 (age 31) 9 1 England Arsenal
11 3MF Tom Cleverley (1989-08-12) 12 August 1989 (age 35) 5 0 England Manchester United
18 3MF Jonjo Shelvey (1992-02-27) 27 February 1992 (age 32) 1 0 England Liverpool
24 4FW Theo Walcott (1989-03-16) 16 March 1989 (age 35) 30 4 England Arsenal
10 4FW Wayne Rooney (vc) (1985-10-24) 24 October 1985 (age 39) 78 32 England Manchester United
9 4FW Jermain Defoe (1982-10-07) 7 October 1982 (age 42) 52 17 England Tottenham Hotspur
23 4FW Danny Welbeck (1990-11-26) 26 November 1990 (age 33) 13 4 England Manchester United
21 4FW Andy Carroll (1989-01-06) 6 January 1989 (age 35) 9 2 England West Ham United

Recent callups

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 Jack Butland (1993-03-10) 10 March 1993 (age 31) 1 0 England Birmingham City v  Ukraine, 11 September 2012
GK Robert Green (1980-01-18) 18 January 1980 (age 44) 12 0 England Queens Park Rangers UEFA Euro 2012
GK Scott Carson (1985-09-03) 3 September 1985 (age 39) 4 0 Turkey Bursaspor v  Netherlands, 29 February 2012
GK David Stockdale (1985-09-20) 20 September 1985 (age 39) 0 0 England Fulham v  Sweden, 15 November 2011
DF Ryan Bertrand (1989-08-05) 5 August 1989 (age 35) 2 0 England Chelsea v  San Marino, 12 October 2012INJ
DF Kieran Gibbs (1989-09-26) 26 September 1989 (age 35) 2 0 England Arsenal v  San Marino, 12 October 2012INJ
DF John Terry[a] (1980-12-07) 7 December 1980 (age 43) 78 6 England Chelsea v  Moldova, 7 September 2012
DF Steven Caulker (1991-12-29) 29 December 1991 (age 32) 0 0 England Tottenham Hotspur v  Italy, 15 August 2012
DF Phil Jones (1992-02-21) 21 February 1992 (age 32) 5 0 England Manchester United UEFA Euro 2012
DF Martin Kelly (1990-04-27) 27 April 1990 (age 34) 1 0 England Liverpool UEFA Euro 2012
DF Chris Smalling (1989-11-22) 22 November 1989 (age 34) 3 0 England Manchester United v  Netherlands, 29 February 2012
MF Frank Lampard (1978-06-20) 20 June 1978 (age 46) 93 26 England Chelsea v  San Marino, 12 October 2012INJ
MF Jake Livermore (1989-11-14) 14 November 1989 (age 34) 1 0 England Tottenham Hotspur v  Ukraine, 11 September 2012
MF Adam Lallana (1988-05-10) 10 May 1988 (age 36) 0 0 England Southampton v  Ukraine, 11 September 2012
MF Raheem Sterling (1994-12-08) 8 December 1994 (age 29) 0 0 England Liverpool v  Ukraine, 11 September 2012
MF Ashley Young (1985-07-09) 9 July 1985 (age 39) 26 6 England Manchester United v  Italy, 15 August 2012
MF Jack Rodwell (1991-03-11) 11 March 1991 (age 33) 2 0 England Manchester City v  Italy, 15 August 2012
MF Stewart Downing (1984-07-22) 22 July 1984 (age 40) 34 0 England Liverpool UEFA Euro 2012
MF Scott Parker (1980-10-13) 13 October 1980 (age 44) 17 0 England Tottenham Hotspur UEFA Euro 2012
MF Jordan Henderson (1990-06-17) 17 June 1990 (age 34) 5 0 England Liverpool UEFA Euro 2012
MF Gareth Barry (1981-02-23) 23 February 1981 (age 43) 53 3 England Manchester City UEFA Euro 2012 preliminary squad
FW Daniel Sturridge (1989-09-01) 1 September 1989 (age 35) 3 0 England Chelsea v  Ukraine, 11 September 2012
FW Darren Bent (1984-02-06) 6 February 1984 (age 40) 13 4 England Aston Villa v  Netherlands, 29 February 2012
FW Fraizer Campbell (1987-09-13) 13 September 1987 (age 37) 1 0 England Sunderland v  Netherlands, 29 February 2012
FW Bobby Zamora (1981-01-16) 16 January 1981 (age 43) 2 0 England Queens Park Rangers v  Sweden, 15 November 2011
FW Gabriel Agbonlahor (1986-10-13) 13 October 1986 (age 38) 3 0 England Aston Villa v  Spain, 12 November 2011
Notes

INJ Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury.

  1. ^ Retired from international football

Previous squads

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

Competitive record

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