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England
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)The Three Lions
AssociationThe Football Association
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachItaly Fabio Capello
Most capsPeter Shilton (125)
Top scorerSir Bobby Charlton (49)
Home stadiumWembley Stadium
FIFA codeENG
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current8
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, Northern Ireland; 18 February 1882)
Biggest defeat
 Hungary 7–1 England England
(Budapest, Hungary; 23 May 1954)
World Cup
Appearances14 (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 international association football and is controlled by the Football Association, the governing body for football in England. Although most national teams worldwide represent a sovereign state, the four Home Nations which form the United Kingdom are each represented separately in international tournaments. England's home ground is Wembley Stadium in London and their head coach is Fabio Capello.

England are one of seven 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 reaching the semi-finals in 1990, where they lost to West Germany on penalties. 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. They remain a prominent team on the global stage, rarely dropping outside of the top ten on both the FIFA and Elo rankings.

Traditionally, England's greatest rivals have been Scotland, who were their opponents in the first-ever international football match in 1870. Rivalries with other countries have become more prominent since regular fixtures against Scotland came to an end in the late 1980s. 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.[1] 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 to a non-UK team at Wembley. 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 quarter-finals for the first time, England lost 4–2 to Uruguay.

A group of men, holding up a trophy.
The England national football team was victorious at Wembley Stadium in the 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 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 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 quarter-finals 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.

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 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.

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.[2] 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.[3]

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 shorts. However, the traditional navy blue shorts were used during the team's 1–0 loss against Ukraine on October 10 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.

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.[4]

2010 FIFA World Cup

2010 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 6

Template:2010 FIFA World Cup qualification - UEFA Group 6 England qualified for the 2010 World Cup by winning their first eight matches, including 4–1 and 5–1 victories against Croatia, who knocked England out of Euro 2008. Their sole defeat was in Ukraine after qualification had been secured.

2010 FIFA World Cup

The 2010 World Cup draw, which took place on 4 December 2009, placed England in Group C. They will play their first match against the United States on 12 June, followed by Algeria on 18 June and finally Slovenia on 23 June. Template:2010 FIFA World Cup Group C

England v United States
England v Algeria
Slovenia v England

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 TBA
 Japan UPC-Arena, Graz 30 May 2010

Current squad

The current captain of the England squad is reported to be Rio Ferdinand and the vice-captain to be Steven Gerrard.[5] The following players were named in the squad for the friendly against Egypt on 3 March 2010.

Name Date of birth (age) Club Caps (goals) Debut
Goalkeepers
David James (1970-08-01) 1 August 1970 (age 53) England Portsmouth 49 (0) v Mexico, 29 March 1997
Robert Green (1980-01-18) 18 January 1980 (age 44) England West Ham United 9 (0) v Colombia, 31 May 2005
Joe Hart (1987-04-19) 19 April 1987 (age 37) England Birmingham City 1 (0) v Trinidad & Tobago, 1 June 2008
Defenders
John Terry (1980-12-07) 7 December 1980 (age 43) England Chelsea 59 (6) v Serbia & Montenegro, 3 June 2003
Wes Brown (1979-10-13) 13 October 1979 (age 44) England Manchester United 23 (1) v Hungary, 28 April 1999
Matthew Upson (1979-04-18) 18 April 1979 (age 45) England West Ham United 19 (1) v South Africa, 22 May 2003
Joleon Lescott (1982-08-16) 16 August 1982 (age 41) England Manchester City 9 (0) v Estonia, 13 October 2007
Stephen Warnock (1981-12-12) 12 December 1981 (age 42) England Aston Villa 1 (0) v Trinidad & Tobago, 1 June 2008
Leighton Baines (1984-12-11) 11 December 1984 (age 39) England Everton 1 (0) v Egypt, 3 March 2010
Ryan Shawcross (1987-10-04) 4 October 1987 (age 36) England Stoke City 0 (0) N/A
Midfielders
David Beckham (1975-05-02) 2 May 1975 (age 49) Italy Milan 115 (17) v Moldova, 1 September 1996
Steven Gerrard (vice-captain) (1980-05-30) 30 May 1980 (age 43) England Liverpool 78 (16) v Ukraine, 31 May 2000
Frank Lampard (1978-06-20) 20 June 1978 (age 45) England Chelsea 77 (20) v Belgium, 10 October 1999
Gareth Barry (1981-02-23) 23 February 1981 (age 43) England Manchester City 36 (2) v Ukraine, 31 May 2000
Shaun Wright-Phillips (1981-10-25) 25 October 1981 (age 42) England Manchester City 30 (6) v Ukraine, 18 August 2004
Stewart Downing (1984-07-22) 22 July 1984 (age 39) England Aston Villa 23 (0) v Netherlands, 9 February 2005
Michael Carrick (1981-07-28) 28 July 1981 (age 42) England Manchester United 21 (0) v Mexico, 25 May 2001
Theo Walcott (1989-03-16) 16 March 1989 (age 35) England Arsenal 9 (3) v Hungary, 30 May 2006
James Milner (1986-01-04) 4 January 1986 (age 38) England Aston Villa 6 (0) v Netherlands, 12 August 2009
Strikers
Wayne Rooney (1985-10-24) 24 October 1985 (age 38) England Manchester United 58 (25) v Australia, 12 February 2003
Emile Heskey (1978-01-11) 11 January 1978 (age 46) England Aston Villa 57 (7) v Hungary, 28 April 1999
Jermain Defoe (1982-10-07) 7 October 1982 (age 41) England Tottenham Hotspur 39 (12) v Sweden, 31 March 2004
Peter Crouch (1981-01-30) 30 January 1981 (age 43) England Tottenham Hotspur 37 (20) v Colombia, 31 May 2005
Carlton Cole (1983-11-12) 12 November 1983 (age 40) England West Ham United 7 (0) v Spain, 11 February 2009

Recent call-ups

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

Name Date of birth (age) Club Caps (goals) Debut Most recent callup
Goalkeepers
Paul Robinson (1979-10-15) 15 October 1979 (age 44) England Blackburn Rovers 41 (0) v Australia, 12 February 2003 v Ukraine, October 10, 2009
Ben Foster (1983-04-03) 3 April 1983 (age 41) England Manchester United 4 (0) v Spain, 7 February 2007 v Brazil, November 14 2009
Defenders
Gary Neville (1975-02-18) 18 February 1975 (age 49) England Manchester United 85 (0) v Japan, 3 June 1995 v Andorra, June 10, 2009
Ashley Cole (1980-12-20) 20 December 1980 (age 43) England Chelsea 77 (0) v Albania, 28 March 2001 v Ukraine, October 10, 2009
Rio Ferdinand (captain) (1978-11-07) 7 November 1978 (age 45) England Manchester United 76 (3) v Cameroon, 15 November 1997 v Ukraine, October 10, 2009
Glen Johnson (1984-08-23) 23 August 1984 (age 39) England Liverpool 20 (0) v Denmark, 18 November 2003 v Brazil, November 14, 2009
Ledley King (1980-10-12) 12 October 1980 (age 43) England Tottenham Hotspur 19 (1) v Italy, March 2002 v Ukraine, April 1, 2009
Phil Jagielka (1982-08-17) 17 August 1982 (age 41) England Everton 3 (0) v Trinidad & Tobago, 1 June 2008 v Ukraine, April 1, 2009
Gary Cahill (1985-12-19) 19 December 1985 (age 38) England Bolton Wanderers 0 (0) N/A v Brazil, November 14 2009
Midfielders
Aaron Lennon (1987-04-16) 16 April 1987 (age 37) England Tottenham Hotspur 15 (0) v Jamaica, 2 June 2006 v Ukraine, October 10, 2009
Jermaine Jenas (1983-02-18) 18 February 1983 (age 41) England Tottenham Hotspur 21 (1) v Australia, 12 February 2003 v Brazil, November 14 2009
Ashley Young (1985-07-09) 9 July 1985 (age 38) England Aston Villa 7 (0) v Austria, 16 November 2007 v Brazil, November 14 2009
Tom Huddlestone (1986-12-28) 28 December 1986 (age 37) England Tottenham Hotspur 1 (0) v Brazil, 14 November 2009 v Brazil, November 14 2009
Strikers
Darren Bent (1984-02-06) 6 February 1984 (age 40) England Sunderland 5 (0) v Uruguay, 1 March 2006 v Brazil, November 14 2009
Gabriel Agbonlahor (1986-10-13) 13 October 1986 (age 37) England Aston Villa 3 (0) v Germany, 19 November 2008 v Ukraine, October 10, 2009

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

Previous squads

FIFA World Cup squads
UEFA European Football Championship squads

All-time team record

The following table shows England's all-time international record, correct as of 3 March 2010.

Against Played Won Drawn Lost GF GA GD
 Albania 4 4 0 0 12 1 +11
 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 11 5 2 4 23 15 +8
 East Germany 4 3 1 0 7 3 +4
 West Germany 16 7 3 6 24 19 +5
 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 2 1 1 0 3 2 +1
 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 8 5 1 2 20 3 +17
 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 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1
 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 9 7 0 2 35 8 +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 877 500 211 168 1967 885 +1082

Competition history

A gold background colour indicates that England won the tournament. A red border colour indicates that the tournament was hosted in England.

FIFA World Cup

Year Round Position GP W D1 L GS GA
Uruguay 1930 Did not enter – – – – – – –
Italy 1934 Did not enter – – – – – – –
France 1938 Did not enter – – – – – – –
Brazil 1950 Group round 1 8 3 1 0 2 2 2
Switzerland 1954 Quarter-finals 6 3 1 1 1 8 8
Sweden 1958 Group round 1 11 4 0 3 1 4 5
Chile 1962 Quarter-finals 8 4 1 1 2 5 6
England 1966 Champions 1 6 5 1 0 11 3
Mexico 1970 Quarter-finals 8 4 2 0 2 4 4
West Germany 1974 Did not qualify – – – – – – –
Argentina 1978 Did not qualify – – – – – – –
Spain 1982 Group round 2 6 5 3 2 0 6 1
Mexico 1986 Quarter-finals 8 5 2 1 2 7 3
Italy 1990 Fourth place 4 7 3 3 1 8 6
United States 1994 Did not qualify – – – – – – –
France 1998 Round of 16 9 4 2 1 1 7 4
South Korea Japan 2 2002 Quarter-finals 6 5 2 2 1 6 3
Germany 2006 Quarter-finals 7 5 3 2 0 6 2
South Africa 2010 Qualified – – – – – – –
Total 13/19 1 title 55 25 17 13 74 47

1.^ – Draws include knockout matches decided on a penalty shootout.
2.^ – England played all of their matches in Japan.

UEFA European Football Championship

Year Round GP W D1 L GS GA
France 1960 Did not enter – – – – – –
Spain 1964 Did not qualify – – – – – –
Italy 1968 Third place 2 1 0 1 2 1
Belgium 1972 Did not qualify – – – – – –
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1976 Did not qualify – – – – – –
Italy 1980 Round 1 3 1 1 1 3 3
France 1984 Did not qualify – – – – – –
West Germany 1988 Round 1 3 0 0 3 2 7
Sweden 1992 Round 1 3 0 2 1 1 2
England 1996 Semifinals 5 2 3 0 8 3
Belgium Netherlands 2000 Round 1 3 1 0 2 5 6
Portugal 2004 Quarter-finals 4 2 1 1 10 6
Austria Switzerland 2008 Did not qualify – – – – – –
Total 7/13 23 7 7 9 31 28

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

Honours

Major tournaments

Winners (1): 1966
Third place (1): 1968
Gold medal (2): 1908, 1912
Winners (54): 1886 (shared), 1888, 1890 (shared), 1891, 1892, 1893, 1895, 1898, 1899, 1901, 1903 (shared), 1904, 1905, 1906 (shared), 1908 (shared), 1909, 1911, 1912 (shared), 1913, 1927 (shared), 1930, 1931 (shared), 1932, 1935 (shared), 1938, 1939 (shared), 1947, 1948, 1950, 1952 (shared), 1953 (shared), 1954, 1955, 1956 (shared), 1957, 1958 (shared), 1959 (shared), 1960 (shared), 1961, 1964 (shared), 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1970 (shared), 1971, 1972 (shared), 1973, 1974 (shared), 1975, 1978, 1979, 1982, 1983

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 Champions, 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 Champions, group stage 1st 2 1 1 0 2 1
EnglandScotland 1989 Rous Cup Champions, group stage 1st 2 1 1 0 2 0
England 1991 England Challenge Cup Champions, 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 Champions, 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 Champions, 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.

Player history

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

Players in bold are still active.

Most capped players

# 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 Sir 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

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 Sir 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 Sir Tom Finney 1946–1958 30 (76) 0.3947
= Nat Lofthouse 1950–1958 30 (33) 0.9091
= 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

Managers in italics were hired as caretakers.

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 Wilkinson 1999 & 2000 (two stints) 2 0 1 1 000.0
England Kevin Keegan 1999–2000 18 7 7 4 038.9
England Peter Taylor 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 2007– 21 15 2 4 071.4

See also

References

  1. ^ "England Match No. 1 – Scotland – 30 November 1872 – Match Summary and Report". englandfootballonline.com. Retrieved 2010-02-22.
  2. ^ "FA faces Setanta cash shortfall". BBC News. 23 June 2009. Retrieved 2010-02-23.
  3. ^ Owen Gibson (11 October 2009). "Meltdown averted as England match draws online audience of 500,000". The Guardian. Retrieved 2010-02-23.
  4. ^ "England players pledge to donate wages to charity". WSN. 7 June 2009. Retrieved 2010-02-23.
  5. ^ Paul Kelso (5 February 2010). "Rio Ferdinand appointed England captain after John Terry is stripped of armband". Telegraph. Retrieved 2010-02-24.

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