England national football team

The England national football team represents England in men's international football and is governed by The Football Association, the governing body for football in England.[2][3] It competes in the three major international tournaments; the FIFA World Cup, the UEFA European Championship and the UEFA Nations League. England, as a country of the United Kingdom, is not a member of the International Olympic Committee and therefore the national team does not compete at the Olympic Games.

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

England

Nickname(s)	The Three Lions
Association	The Football Association
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Gareth Southgate
Captain	Harry Kane
Most caps	Peter Shilton (125)
Top scorer	Wayne Rooney (53)
Home stadium	Wembley Stadium
FIFA code	ENG
First colours Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	4 (16 July 2020)[1]
Highest	3 (August 2012[1])
Lowest	27 (February 1996[1])
First international
Scotland 0–0 England  (Partick, Scotland; 30 November 1872)
Biggest win
England 13–0 Ireland  (Belfast, Ireland; 18 February 1882)
Biggest defeat
Hungary 7–1 England  (Budapest, Hungary; 23 May 1954)
World Cup
Appearances	15 (first in 1950)
Best result	Champions (1966)
European Championship
Appearances	10 (first in 1968)
Best result	Third place (1968, 1996)
Nations League Finals
Appearances	1 (first in 2019)
Best result	Third place (2019)
Medal record Men's football FIFA World Cup 1966 England Team UEFA European Championship 1968 Italy Team 1996 England Team UEFA Nations League 2019 Portugal Team

England is the oldest national team in football. They played in the world's first international football match in 1872, against Scotland. England's home ground is Wembley Stadium, London, and their headquarters is at St George's Park, Burton upon Trent. The team's manager is Gareth Southgate.

Since first entering the tournament in 1950, England has qualified for the FIFA World Cup 15 times. They won the 1966 World Cup, when they hosted the finals, and finished fourth in 1990 and 2018. Since first entering in 1964, England have never won the UEFA European Championship, with their best performances being third-place finishes in 1968 and 1996, the latter as hosts.

History

Main article: History of the England national football team

Early years

The England team before a match against Scotland at Richmond in 1893

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.[4] Over the next 40 years, England played exclusively with the other three Home Nations—Scotland, Wales and Ireland—in the British Home Championship.

At first, 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 they rejoined 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 the team's history.[5]

Their first defeat on home soil to a foreign team was a 2–0 loss to Ireland, on 21 September 1949 at Goodison Park. A 6–3 loss in 1953 to Hungary, was their second defeat by a foreign team at Wembley. In the return match in Budapest, Hungary won 7–1. This stands as England's largest ever defeat. After the game, a bewildered Syd Owen said, "it was like playing men from outer space".[6] In the 1954 FIFA World Cup, England reached the quarter-finals for the first time, and lost 4–2 to reigning champions Uruguay.

Walter Winterbottom and Alf Ramsey

Elizabeth II presenting England captain Bobby Moore with the Jules Rimet trophy following England's 4–2 victory over West Germany 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 FIFA World Cup was hosted in England and Ramsey guided England to victory with a 4–2 win against West Germany after extra time in the final, during which Geoff Hurst scored a hat-trick. In UEFA Euro 1968, the team reached the semi-finals for the first time, being eliminated by Yugoslavia.

England qualified for the 1970 FIFA World Cup in Mexico as reigning champions, and reached the quarter-finals, where they 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 FIFA World Cup, leading to Ramsey's dismissal.

Don Revie, Ron Greenwood and Bobby Robson

Ramsey was succeeded by Don Revie between 1974 and 1977, but the team failed to qualify for UEFA Euro 1976 and the 1978 FIFA World Cup. Under Ron Greenwood, they managed to qualify for the 1982 FIFA World Cup in Spain (the first time competitively since 1962); despite not losing a game, they were eliminated in the second group stage.

Bobby Robson managed England from 1982 to 1990. Although the team failed to qualify for UEFA Euro 1984, they reached the quarter-finals of the 1986 FIFA World Cup, losing 2–1 to Argentina in a game made famous by two goals by Maradona for very contrasting reasons - the first being knocked in by hand, prompting the "Hand of God" label, the second being an outstanding individual goal, involving dribbling past several opponents. England striker Gary Lineker finished as the tournament's top scorer with six goals.

England went on to lose every match at UEFA Euro 1988. They next achieved their second best result in the 1990 FIFA World Cup by finishing fourth – losing again to West Germany in a semi-final finishing 1–1 after extra time, then 4–3 in England's first penalty shoot-out.[7] Despite losing to Italy in the third place play-off, the members of the England team were given bronze medals identical to the Italians'. Due to the emotional nature of the defeat to West Germany,[8] the team were welcomed home as heroes and thousands of people lined the streets for an open-top bus parade.

Graham Taylor, Terry Venables, Glenn Hoddle and Kevin Keegan

The 1990s saw four England managers follow Robson, each in the role for a relatively brief period. Graham Taylor was Robson's immediate successor. England failed to win any matches at UEFA Euro 1992, drawing with tournament winners Denmark and later with France, before being eliminated by host nation Sweden. The team then failed to qualify for the 1994 FIFA World Cup after losing a controversial game against the Netherlands in Rotterdam, which resulted in Taylor's resignation.

Between 1994 and 1996, Terry Venables managed the team. At UEFA Euro 1996, held in England, they equalled their best performance at a European Championship, reaching the semi-finals as they did in 1968, before exiting via a penalty shoot-out loss to Germany. England striker Alan Shearer was the tournament's top scorer with five goals. Venables resigned following investigations into his financial activities.[9]

Venables' successor, Glenn Hoddle, similarly left the job for non-footballing reasons after just one international tournament – the 1998 FIFA 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 UEFA Euro 2000, but the team left in the group stage and he resigned shortly afterwards.

Sven-Göran Eriksson, Steve McClaren and Fabio Capello

The England team at the 2006 FIFA World Cup

Sven-Göran Eriksson took charge between 2001 and 2006, and was the team's first non-English manager. He guided England to the quarter-finals of the 2002 FIFA World Cup, UEFA Euro 2004 and the 2006 FIFA World Cup. England lost only five competitive matches during his tenure, and England rose to number four in the world ranking under his guidance. Eriksson's contract was extended by the FA by two years, to include UEFA Euro 2008, but was terminated by them after the 2006 World Cup.

Steve McClaren was then appointed as head coach, but after failing to qualify for Euro 2008 was sacked on 22 November 2007. The following month, he was replaced by a second foreign manager, Italian Fabio Capello, whose experience included spells at Juventus and Real Madrid. England won all but one of their qualifying games for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, but at the tournament itself, England drew their opening two games; this led to questions about the team's spirit, tactics and ability to handle pressure.[10] They progressed to the next round, however, where they were beaten 4–1 by Germany, their heaviest defeat in a World Cup finals tournament match. In February 2012, 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.[11]

Roy Hodgson, Sam Allardyce and Gareth Southgate

In May 2012, Roy Hodgson was announced as the new manager, just six weeks before UEFA Euro 2012.[12] England managed to finish top of their group, but exited the Championships in the quarter-finals via a penalty shoot-out, against Italy.[13] In the 2014 FIFA World Cup, England were eliminated at the group stage for the first time since the 1958 World Cup, and the first time at a major tournament since Euro 2000.[14] England qualified unbeaten for UEFA Euro 2016,[15] but were ultimately eliminated in the Round of 16, losing 2–1 to Iceland.[16] Hodgson resigned as manager June 2016,[17] and just under a month later was replaced by Sam Allardyce.[18] After only 67 days Allardyce resigned from his managerial post by mutual agreement, after alleged breach of rules of the FA, making him the shortest serving permanent England manager.[19] Allardyce's only match was a 1–0 win over Slovakia, however this made him the only England manager ever to leave with a 100% win rate.

The England line-up before the last match of group G against Belgium, 28 June 2018

Gareth Southgate, then the coach of the England under-21 team, was put in temporary charge of the national team until November 2016,[20] before being given the position on a permanent basis.[21] Under Southgate, England qualified for the 2018 FIFA World Cup[22] and came second in their group at the tournament.[23][24] They defeated Colombia on penalties in the first knock-out round,[25][26] and then beat Sweden 2–0 in the quarter-final to reach only their third World Cup semi-final.[27] In the semi-final, they were beaten 2–1 in extra time by Croatia[28][29] and then were beaten by Belgium for a second time, 2–0, in the third place match.[30] England striker Harry Kane finished the tournament as top scorer with six goals.

On 14 November 2019, England played their 1000th International match, defeating Montenegro 7–0 at Wembley in a UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying match.[31][32]

Team image

Colours

England shirt for the 1966 World Cup final

England's traditional home colours are white shirts, navy blue shorts and white or black socks. The team has periodically worn an all-white kit.

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 1996 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 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 16 years before and England retained pale blue third kits until 1992, but they were rarely used.

Umbro first agreed to manufacture the kit in 1954 and since then has supplied most of the kits, the exceptions being from 1959–1965 with Bukta and 1974–1984 with Admiral. Nike purchased Umbro in 2008 and took over as kit supplier in 2013 following their sale of the Umbro brand.[33] kits

This is the kit worn by england Away to Kosovo on 17 November 2019

Crest

The motif of the England national football team has three lions passant guardant, the emblem of King Richard I, who reigned from 1189 to 1199.[34] In 1872, English players wore white jerseys emblazoned with the three lions crest of the Football Association.[35] The lions, often blue, have had minor changes to colour and appearance.[36] Initially topped by a crown, this was removed in 1949 when the FA was given an official coat of arms by the College of Arms; this introduced ten Tudor roses, one for each of the regional branches of the FA.[35][37] Since 2003, England top their logo with a star to recognise their World Cup win in 1966; this was first embroidered onto the left sleeve of the home kit, and a year later was moved to its current position, first on the away shirt.[38]

Kits

Kit suppliers

Kit supplier	Period
St. Blaize and Hope Brothers[39][40]	1949-1954
Umbro[41]	1954–1961
Bukta	1959–1965
Umbro	1965–1974
Admiral	1974–1984
Umbro	1984–2013
Nike	2013–present

Kit deals

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Kit supplier	Period	Contract announcement	Contract duration	Value
Nike	2013–present	2012-09-03	Spring 2013 – July 2018 (5 years)[42]	Total £125m[43] (£25m per year)
		2016-12-13	August 2018 – 2030 (12 years)	Total £400m[44] (£33.3m per year)

Home stadium

Main article: England national football team home stadium

Wembley Stadium during a friendly match between England and Germany

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 club 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. In October 2000, the stadium closed its doors, ending with a defeat.

This stadium was demolished during the period of 2002–2003, and work began to completely rebuild it. During this time, England played at venues across the country, though by the time of the 2006 World Cup qualification, 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 when Old Trafford was unavailable.

They returned to the new Wembley Stadium in March 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 talkSPORT and BBC Radio 5 Live. From the 2008–09 season until the 2017–18 season, England's home and away qualifiers, and friendlies both home and away are broadcast live on ITV (often with the exception of STV, the ITV franchisee in central and northern Scotland). 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 United Kingdom 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.[45] In 2018, Sky Sports broadcast the England Nations League and in-season friendlies, until 2021 and ITV broadcast the European Qualifiers for Euro-World Cups and pre-tournament friendlies (after the Nations League group matches end), until 2022.[46]

Coaching staff

See also: England national football team manager

As of 2 September 2019

Manager	Gareth Southgate
Assistant Manager	Steve Holland
Goalkeeping Coach	Martyn Margetson
Striker Coach	Allan Russell
Coach	Chris Powell[47]
First-Team Doctor	Kirsty Schofield
Fitness Coach	James Clarke
Physiotherapist	Lyndsay Englander

Players

For all past and present players who have appeared for the national team, see List of England international footballers.

See also: List of England national football team captains

Current squad

The following 23 players were named to the squad for the UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying match against Kosovo on 17 November 2019.[48]

Caps and goals are correct as of 17 November 2019 after the match against Kosovo.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Nick Pope	(1992-04-19) 19 April 1992	2	0	Burnley
13	1GK	Jordan Pickford	(1994-03-07) 7 March 1994	24	0	Everton
23	1GK	Dean Henderson	(1997-03-12) 12 March 1997	0	0	Manchester United
2	2DF	Trent Alexander-Arnold	(1998-10-07) 7 October 1998	9	1	Liverpool
3	2DF	Ben Chilwell	(1996-12-21) 21 December 1996	11	0	Leicester City
5	2DF	Harry Maguire	(1993-03-05) 5 March 1993	26	1	Manchester United
6	2DF	Tyrone Mings	(1993-03-13) 13 March 1993	2	0	Aston Villa
12	2DF	Kieran Trippier	(1990-09-19) 19 September 1990	19	1	Atlético Madrid
14	2DF	Danny Rose	(1990-07-02) 2 July 1990	29	0	Tottenham Hotspur
15	2DF	John Stones	(1994-05-28) 28 May 1994	39	2	Manchester City
16	2DF	Fikayo Tomori	(1997-12-19) 19 December 1997	1	0	Chelsea
4	3MF	Declan Rice	(1999-01-14) 14 January 1999	7	0	West Ham United
8	3MF	Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain	(1993-08-15) 15 August 1993	35	7	Liverpool
10	3MF	Harry Winks	(1996-02-02) 2 February 1996	6	1	Tottenham Hotspur
17	3MF	Mason Mount	(1999-01-10) 10 January 1999	6	1	Chelsea
18	3MF	James Maddison	(1996-11-23) 23 November 1996	1	0	Leicester City
7	4FW	Raheem Sterling	(1994-12-08) 8 December 1994	56	12	Manchester City
9	4FW	Harry Kane (captain)	(1993-07-28) 28 July 1993	45	32	Tottenham Hotspur
11	4FW	Callum Hudson-Odoi	(2000-11-07) 7 November 2000	3	0	Chelsea
11	4FW	Jadon Sancho	(2000-03-25) 25 March 2000	11	2	Borussia Dortmund
20	4FW	Marcus Rashford	(1997-10-31) 31 October 1997	38	10	Manchester United
21	4FW	Callum Wilson	(1992-02-27) 27 February 1992	4	1	Bournemouth
22	4FW	Tammy Abraham	(1997-10-02) 2 October 1997	4	1	Chelsea

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	Tom Heaton	(1986-04-15) 15 April 1986	3	0	Aston Villa	v.  Montenegro, 14 November 2019 ^INJ
DF	Joe Gomez	(1997-05-23) 23 May 1997	8	0	Liverpool	v.  Kosovo, 17 November 2019 ^INJ
DF	Michael Keane	(1993-01-11) 11 January 1993	10	1	Everton	v.  Bulgaria, 14 October 2019
DF	Aaron Wan-Bissaka	(1997-11-26) 26 November 1997	0	0	Manchester United	v.  Bulgaria, 7 September 2019 ^INJ
MF	Jordan Henderson	(1990-06-17) 17 June 1990	55	0	Liverpool	v.  Kosovo, 17 November 2019 ^INJ
MF	Ross Barkley	(1993-12-05) 5 December 1993	33	6	Chelsea	v.  Montenegro, 17 November 2019 ^INJ
MF	Fabian Delph	(1989-11-21) 21 November 1989	20	0	Everton	v.  Montenegro, 17 November 2019 ^INJ
MF	Jesse Lingard	(1992-12-15) 15 December 1992	24	4	Manchester United	v.  Bulgaria, 7 September 2019 ^INJ
^INJ Withdrew due to injury ^PRE Preliminary squad / standby ^RET Retired from the national team

Results and fixtures

Main article: England national football team results (2000–19)

Further information: 2018–19 in English football, 2019–20 in English football, and 2020–21 in English football

2019

England  v  Bulgaria

7 September 2019 UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying Group A	England	4–0	Bulgaria	London, England
17:00 BST	Kane  24', 50' (pen.), 73' (pen.) Sterling  55'	Report		Stadium: Wembley Stadium Referee: Marco Guida (Italy)

England  v  Kosovo

10 September 2019 UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying Group A	England	5–3	Kosovo	Southampton, England
19:45 BST	Sterling  8' Kane  19' Vojvoda  38' (o.g.) Sancho  44', 45+1'	Report	V. Berisha  1', 49' Muriqi  55' (pen.)	Stadium: St. Mary's Stadium Referee: Felix Zwayer (Germany)

Czech Republic  v  England

11 October 2019 UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying Group A	Czech Republic	2–1	England	Prague, Czech Republic
19:45 BST	Brabec  9' Ondrášek  85'	Report	Kane  5' (pen.)	Stadium: Sinobo Stadium Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia)

Bulgaria  v  England

14 October 2019 UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying Group A	Bulgaria	0–6	England	Sofia, Bulgaria
19:45 BST		Report	Rashford  7' Barkley  20', 32' Sterling  45+3', 69' Kane  85'	Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium Referee: Ivan Bebek (Croatia)

England  v  Montenegro

14 November 2019 UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying Group A	England	7–0	Montenegro	London, England
19:45 GMT	Oxlade-Chamberlain  11' Kane  19', 24', 37' Rashford  30' Šofranac  66' (o.g.) Abraham  84'	Report		Stadium: Wembley Stadium Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz (Spain)

Kosovo  v  England

17 November 2019 UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying Group A	Kosovo	0–4	England	Pristina, Kosovo
17:00 GMT		Report	Winks  32' Kane  79' Rashford  83' Mount  90+1'	Stadium: Fadil Vokrri Stadium Referee: Paweł Gil (Poland)

2020

England  v  Italy

27 March 2020 Friendly	England	Cancelled	Italy	London, England
				Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Note: The match was cancelled on 13 March due to the COVID-19 pandemic in England.[49]

England  v  Denmark

31 March 2020 Friendly	England	Cancelled	Denmark	London, England
				Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Note: The match was cancelled on 13 March due to the COVID-19 pandemic in England.[49]

Austria  v  England

2 June 2020 Friendly	Austria	Cancelled	England	Vienna, Austria
19:45 BST				Stadium: Ernst Happel Stadion
Note: This match was cancelled on 17 March in accordance with the announcement of the postponement of UEFA Euro 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe.[50]

England  v  Romania

7 June 2020 Friendly	England	Cancelled	Romania	Birmingham, England
18:30 BST				Stadium: Villa Park
Note: This match was cancelled on 17 March in accordance with the announcement of the postponement of UEFA Euro 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe.[51]

Iceland  v  England

5 September 2020 UEFA Nations League Group A2	Iceland	v	England	Reykjavik, Iceland
19:45 BST				Stadium: Laugardalsvöllur

Denmark  v  England

8 September 2020 UEFA Nations League Group A2	Denmark	v	England	Copenhagen, Denmark
20:45 BST				Stadium: Parken Stadium

England  v  Wales

8 October 2020 Friendly	England	v	Wales	London, England
19:45 BST		Report		Stadium: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 0

England  v  Belgium

11 October 2020 UEFA Nations League Group A2	England	v	Belgium	London, England
19:45 BST				Stadium: Wembley Stadium

England  v  Denmark

14 October 2020 UEFA Nations League Group A2	England	v	Denmark	London, England
19:45 BST				Stadium: Wembley Stadium

Belgium  v  England

12 November 2020 UEFA Nations League Group A2	Belgium	v	England	Brussels, Belgium
19:45 BST				Stadium: King Baudouin Stadium

England  v  Iceland

15 November 2020 UEFA Nations League Group A2	England	v	Iceland	London, England
17:00 GMT				Stadium: Wembley Stadium

2021

England  v  Croatia

13 June 2021 UEFA Euro 2020 Group D	England	v	Croatia	London, England
14:00 BST				Stadium: Wembley Stadium

England  v Winner Play-off Path C

18 June 2021 UEFA Euro 2020 Group D	England	v	Winner Play-off Path C	London, England
20:00 BST				Stadium: Wembley Stadium

Czech Republic  v  England

22 June 2021 UEFA Euro 2020 Group D	Czech Republic	v	England	London, England
20:00 BST				Stadium: Wembley Stadium

° On 17 March 2020, the UEFA announced that the UEFA Euro 2020 would be postponed by twelve months with proposed new dates 11 June to 11 July 2021.[52]

Records

Main article: England national football team records and statistics

See also: List of England international footballers

FIFA Rankings

Last update was on 19 December 2019. Source:[53]

     Best Ranking       Worst Ranking       Best Mover       Worst Mover  

England's FIFA world rankings
	Rank	Year	Games Played	Won	Lost	Drawn	Best		Worst
							Rank	Move	Rank	Move
	4	2019	10	7	1	2	4	1	5	—
	5	2018	17	10	3	4	5	6	16	1
	15	2017	10	5	3	2	12	3	15	3
	13	2016	14	8	4	2	9	1	13	2
	9	2015	10	7	2	1	8	6	17	2
	13	2014	13	8	3	2	10	7	20	10
	13	2013	12	6	4	2	2	7	17	6
	6	2012	13	7	4	2	3	2	7	2
	5	2011	9	6	3	0	4	2	8	4
	6	2010	12	7	3	2	6	1	9	1
	9	2009	11	7	1	3	6	2	9	2
	8	2008	10	8	1	1	8	4	15	6
	12	2007	12	6	2	4	6	3	12	4
	5	2006	14	9	4	1	4	5	10	1
	9	2005	11	8	1	2	6	2	9	4
	8	2004	14	7	4	3	6	5	13	4
	8	2003	11	8	1	2	6	2	10	2
	7	2002	13	4	7	2	6	4	12	2
	10	2001	10	7	2	1	9	6	17	2
	17	2000	11	3	4	4	11	2	17	3
	12	1999	10	4	4	2	10	2	14	2
	9	1998	14	6	5	3	5	2	11	5
	4	1997	11	8	1	2	4	6	14	2
	12	1996	12	8	4	0	12	11	27	3
	21	1995	9	2	5	2	18	4	22	4
	18	1994	6	4	2	0	12	1	18	4
	11	1993	11	4	3	4	5	6	11	6

Most capped players

Updated 17 November 2019.[54]

Goalkeeper Peter Shilton is the most capped player in the history of England with 125 caps.

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

#	Name	Career	Caps	Goals	Position
1	Peter Shilton	1970–1990	125	0	GK
2	Wayne Rooney	2003–2018	120	53	FW
3	David Beckham	1996–2009	115	17	MF
4	Steven Gerrard	2000–2014	114	21	MF
5	Bobby Moore	1962–1973	108	2	DF
6	Ashley Cole	2001–2014	107	0	DF
7	Bobby Charlton	1958–1970	106	49	MF
	Frank Lampard	1999–2014	106	29	MF
9	Billy Wright	1946–1959	105	3	DF
10	Bryan Robson	1980–1991	90	26	MF
11	Michael Owen	1998–2008	89	40	FW
12	Kenny Sansom	1979–1988	86	1	DF
13	Gary Neville	1995–2007	85	0	DF
14	Ray Wilkins	1976–1986	84	3	MF
15	Rio Ferdinand	1997–2011	81	3	DF
16	Gary Lineker	1984–1992	80	48	FW
17	John Barnes	1983–1995	79	11	MF
18	Stuart Pearce	1987–1999	78	5	DF
	John Terry	2003–2012	78	6	DF
20	Terry Butcher	1980–1990	77	3	DF

Top goalscorers

Updated 17 November 2019.[55]

Wayne Rooney is England's top scorer with 53 goals.

#	Name	Career	Goals	Caps	Position	Average
1	Wayne Rooney (list)	2003–2018	53	120	FW	0.44
2	Bobby Charlton (list)	1958–1970	49	106	MF	0.46
3	Gary Lineker (list)	1984–1992	48	80	FW	0.6
4	Jimmy Greaves	1959–1967	44	57	FW	0.77
5	Michael Owen	1998–2008	40	89	FW	0.45
6	Harry Kane	2015–	32	45	FW	0.71
7	Nat Lofthouse	1950–1958	30	33	FW	0.91
	Alan Shearer	1992–2000	30	63	FW	0.48
	Tom Finney	1946–1958	30	76	FW	0.39
10	Vivian Woodward	1903–1911	29	23	FW	1.26
	Frank Lampard	1999–2014	29	106	MF	0.27
12	Steve Bloomer	1895–1907	28	23	FW	1.22
13	David Platt	1989–1996	27	62	MF	0.44
14	Bryan Robson	1981–1991	26	90	MF	0.29
15	Geoff Hurst	1965–1972	24	49	FW	0.49
16	Stan Mortensen	1947–1953	23	25	FW	0.92
17	Tommy Lawton	1938–1948	22	23	FW	0.96
	Peter Crouch	2005–2010	22	42	FW	0.52
19	Mick Channon	1972–1977	21	46	FW	0.46
	Kevin Keegan	1972–1982	21	63	FW	0.33
	Steven Gerrard	2000–2014	21	114	MF	0.18

Most clean sheets

Updated 17 November 2019.[56]

#	Name	Career	Clean sheets	Caps	Average
1	Peter Shilton	1970–1990	66	125	0.53
2	Joe Hart	2008–	43	75	0.57
3	David Seaman	1988–2002	40	75	0.53
4	Gordon Banks	1963–1972	35	73	0.48
5	Ray Clemence	1972–1983	27	61	0.44
6	Chris Woods	1985–1993	26	43	0.6
7	Paul Robinson	2003–2007	24	41	0.59
8	David James	1997–2010	21	53	0.4
9	Nigel Martyn	1992–2002	13	23	0.57
10	Jordan Pickford	2017–	10	24	0.42
	Harry Hibbs	1929–1936	10	25	0.4

Competitive record

For the all-time record of the national team against opposing nations, see the team's all-time record page

FIFA World Cup

Main article: England at the FIFA World Cup

2018 FIFA World Cup semi-final: Croatia vs England.

Line-ups of the 2018 FIFA World Cup semi-final: England (white) vs Croatia.

England first appeared at the 1950 FIFA World Cup, and have subsequently qualified for a total of 15 FIFA World Cup finals tournaments, tied for sixth best by number of appearances. They are also tied for sixth by number of wins, alongside Spain. The national team is one of eight national teams to have won at least one FIFA World Cup title. The England team won their first and only World Cup title in 1966. The tournament was played on home soil, and England defeated West Germany 4–2 in the final. In 1990, England finished in fourth place, losing 2–1 to host nation Italy in the third place play-off, after losing on penalties to champions West Germany in the semi-final. They also finished in fourth place in 2018, after losing 2–0 to Belgium in the third place play-off and 2–1 to Croatia in the semi-final after extra time. The team also reached the quarter-final stage in 1954, 1962, 1970, 1986, 2002 and 2006.

England failed to qualify for the World Cup in 1974, 1978 and 1994. The team's earliest exit in the finals tournament was its elimination in the first round in 1950, 1958 and, most recently, the 2014 FIFA World Cup. This was after being defeated in both their opening two matches for the first time, against Italy and Uruguay in Group D. In 1950, four teams remained after the first round, in 1958 eight teams remained and in 2014 sixteen teams remained. In 2010, England suffered its most resounding World Cup defeat, 4–1 to Germany, in the Round of 16 stage. This came after drawing with the United States and Algeria, and defeating Slovenia 1–0 in the group stage.

FIFA World Cup finals record										Qualification record						Manager(s)
Year**	Round	Pos	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA	Squad	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1930	Not a FIFA member									Not a FIFA member						None
1934
1938
1950	Group stage	8th	3	1	0	2	2	2	Squad	3	3	0	0	14	3	Winterbottom
1954	Quarter-finals	7th	3	1	1	1	8	8	Squad	3	3	0	0	11	4
1958	Group stage	11th	4	0	3	1	4	5	Squad	4	3	1	0	15	5
1962	Quarter-finals	8th	4	1	1	2	5	6	Squad	4	3	1	0	16	2
1966	Champions	1st	6	5	1	0	11	3	Squad	Qualified as hosts						Ramsey
1970	Quarter-finals	8th	4	2	0	2	4	4	Squad	Qualified as defending champions						Ramsey
1974	Did not qualify									4	1	2	1	3	4
1978										6	5	0	1	15	4	Revie
1982	Second group stage	6th	5	3	2	0	6	1	Squad	8	4	1	3	13	8	Greenwood
1986	Quarter-finals	8th	5	2	1	2	7	3	Squad	8	4	4	0	21	2	Robson
1990	Fourth place	4th	7	3	3	1	8	6	Squad	6	3	3	0	10	0
1994	Did not qualify									10	5	3	2	26	9	Taylor
1998	Round of 16	9th	4	2	1	1	7	4	Squad	8	6	1	1	15	2	Hoddle
2002	Quarter-finals	6th	5	2	2	1	6	3	Squad	8	5	2	1	16	6	Keegan, Wilkinson, Eriksson[57]
2006	Quarter-finals	7th	5	3	2	0	6	2	Squad	10	8	1	1	17	5	Eriksson
2010	Round of 16	13th	4	1	2	1	3	5	Squad	10	9	0	1	34	6	Capello
2014	Group stage	26th	3	0	1	2	2	4	Squad	10	6	4	0	31	4	Hodgson
2018	Fourth place	4th	7	3	1	3	12	8	Squad	10	8	2	0	18	3	Allardyce, Southgate[58]
2022	To be determined									To be determined
Total	1 title	15/21	69	29	21	19	91	63	—	112	76	25	11	275	67	—
Champions       Runners-up       Third place       Fourth place *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks. **Red border colour indicates tournament was held on home soil. ***England played all of their 2002 matches in Japan.

UEFA European Championship

Main article: England at the UEFA European Championship

England's greatest achievements at the UEFA European Championship have been to finish in third place in 1968 and 1996. England hosted Euro 96, and have qualified for nine UEFA European Championship finals tournaments, tied for fourth best by number of appearances. The team has also reached the quarter-final on two recent occasions, in 2004 and 2012.

The team's worst result in the competition was a first-round elimination in 1980, 1988, 1992 and 2000. The team did not enter in 1960, and failed to qualify for the finals in 1964, 1972, 1976, 1984 and 2008.

UEFA European Championship finals record											Qualification record							Manager(s)
Year**	Round	Pos	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA	Squad		Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1960	Did not enter										Did not enter
1964	Did not qualify										2	0	1	1	3	6	Winterbottom, Ramsey[59]
1968	Third place	3rd	2	1	0	1	2	1	Squad		8	6	1	1	18	6	Ramsey
1972	Did not qualify[60]										8	5	2	1	16	6	Ramsey
1976	Did not qualify										6	3	2	1	11	3	Revie
1980	Group stage	6th	3	1	1	1	3	3	Squad		8	7	1	0	22	5	Greenwood
1984	Did not qualify										8	5	2	1	23	3	Robson
1988	Group stage	7th	3	0	0	3	2	7	Squad		6	5	1	0	19	1
1992	Group stage	7th	3	0	2	1	1	2	Squad		6	3	3	0	7	3	Taylor
1996	Semi-finals	3rd	5	2	3	0	8	3	Squad		Qualified as hosts						Venables
2000	Group stage	11th	3	1	0	2	5	6	Squad		10	4	4	2	16	5	Hoddle, Keegan[61]
2004	Quarter-finals	5th	4	2	1	1	10	6	Squad		8	6	2	0	14	5	Eriksson
2008	Did not qualify										12	7	2	3	24	7	McClaren
2012	Quarter-finals	5th	4	2	2	0	5	3	Squad		8	5	3	0	17	5	Capello, Hodgson[62]
2016	Round of 16	12th	4	1	2	1	4	4	Squad		10	10	0	0	31	3	Hodgson
2020	Qualified										8	7	0	1	37	6	Southgate
Total	Third place (x2)	10/16	31	10	11	10	40	35	—		108	73	24	11	248	64	—
Champions       Runners-up       Third place       Fourth place *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks. **Red border colour indicates tournament was held on home soil. ***Third place includes all tournaments where England reached the semi-finals following Euro 1980 as the third place play-offs where scrapped from the following editions of the tournament.[63]

UEFA Nations League

UEFA Nations League record											Manager(s)
Year**	Division	Round	Pos	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
2018–19	A	Third place	3rd	6	2	2	2	7	8		Southgate
2020–21	A	To be determined									To be determined
Total	—	Third place (x1)	1/1	6	2	2	2	7	8		—
Champions       Runners-up       Third place       Fourth place *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks. **Group stage played home and away. Flag shown represents host nation for the finals stage.

Minor tournaments

Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1964 Taça de Nações	Group stage	3rd	3	0	1	2	2	7
1976 USA Bicentennial Cup Tournament	Group stage	2nd	3	2	0	1	6	4
1985 Rous Cup	One match	2nd	1	0	0	1	0	1
1985 Ciudad de México Cup Tournament	Group stage	3rd	2	0	0	2	1	3
1985 Azteca 2000 Tournament	Group stage	2nd	2	1	0	1	3	1
1986 Rous Cup	Winners, one match	1st	1	1	0	0	2	1
1987 Rous Cup	Group stage	2nd	2	0	2	0	1	1
1988 Rous Cup	Winners, group stage	1st	2	1	1	0	2	1
1989 Rous Cup	Winners, group stage	1st	2	1	1	0	2	0
1991 England Challenge Cup	Winners, group stage	1st	2	1	1	0	5	3
1993 U.S. Cup	Group stage	4th	3	0	1	2	2	5
1995 Umbro Cup	Group stage	2nd	3	1	1	1	6	7
1997 Tournoi de France	Winners, group stage	1st	3	2	0	1	3	1
1998 King Hassan II International Cup Tournament	Group stage	2nd	2	1	1	0	1	0
2004 FA Summer Tournament	Winners, group stage	1st	2	1	1	0	7	2
Total		6 titles	33	12	10	11	43	37

Honours

The England team (red) that won the 1966 World Cup final against West Germany

Major:

• FIFA World Cup
  • Champions: 1966
  • Fourth place: 1990, 2018
• UEFA European Championship
  • Third place: 1968
  • Semi-finals: 1996
• UEFA Nations League
  • Third place: 2018–19

Regional:

• British Home Championship
  • Winners (54): (including 20 shared)
• Rous Cup:
  • Winners: 1986, 1988, 1989

Other:

• FIFA Fair Play Trophy:
  • Winners: 1990, 1998

Exhibition Tournaments:

• England Challenge Cup: 1991
• Tournament of France: 1997
• FA Summer Tournament: 2004

Competition				Total
World Cup	1	0	0	1
European Championship	0	0	2	2
Nations League	0	0	1	1
Total	1	0	3	4

See also

• England national football team manager
• England women's national football team
• Great Britain Olympic football team
• United Kingdom national football team

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External links

• Official website at the FA's website
• England at UEFA
• England at FIFA
• A complete database of England Internationals since 1872 by Englandstats.com