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This article lists various football records in relation to the England national football team.

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[edit] Appearances

Most appearances 
Peter Shilton, 125, November 25, 1970 - July 7, 1990
Other centurions 
Bobby Moore, 108, May 20, 1962 - November 14 1973
Bobby Charlton, 106, April 19 1958 - June 14 1970
Billy Wright, 105, September 28 1946 - May 28 1959
Most consecutive appearances 
Billy Wright, 70, October 3, 1951 — May 28, 1959
Most appearances as a substitute 
Owen Hargreaves, 24, September 1 2001 - 10 June 2006 <ref> Owen Hargreaves remains an active England international, and this record may extend as a consequence. </ref>
Most appearances as a substitute without ever starting a game 
Aaron Lennon, 7, June 3 2006 - September 6 2006 <ref> Aaron Lennon remains an active England international, and this record may change as a consequence. </ref>
Longest England career 
Stanley Matthews, 22 years 228 days, September 29, 1934 — May 15, 1957
Shortest England career 
Peter Ward, six minutes, May 31 1980 <ref> Peter Ward featured as a substitute in this game against Australia, introduced in the 85th minute. The game ended six minutes later, and Ward was not recalled. </ref>
Youngest player 
Theo Walcott, 17 years 75 days, May 30, 2006, vs. Hungary
Oldest player 
Stanley Matthews, 42 years 103 days, May 15, 1957
Oldest debutant 
Alexander Morten, 41 years, March 8, 1873, 4-2 vs. Scotland
Most appearances at the World Cup finals 
Peter Shilton, 17, June 16 1982 - July 7 1990
Most appearances without ever playing at the World Cup finals 
Dave Watson, 65, April 3 1974 — June 2 1982
Appearances at three World Cup final tournaments <ref> David Seaman was in the squads at three World Cup tournaments, but only made appearances at the latter two. He was sent home from his first tournament with an injury before the competition began. Rio Ferdinand was in the squads at three World Cup tournaments, but only made appearances at the latter two. </ref> 
Billy Wright, 1950, 1954 and 1958
Bobby Charlton, 1962, 1966 and 1970 <ref> Bobby Charlton was also in the squad for the 1958 World Cup but did not make an appearance.</ref>
Bobby Moore, 1962, 1966 and 1970
Peter Shilton, 1982, 1986 and 1990
Bryan Robson, 1982, 1986 and 1990
Terry Butcher, 1982, 1986 and 1990
David Beckham, 1998, 2002 and 2006
Michael Owen, 1998, 2002 and 2006
Sol Campbell, 1998, 2002 and 2006
Most appearances at the European Championship finals 
Gary Neville, 11, June 8 1996 - June 24 2004
Most appearances without ever playing at the European Championship finals 
Terry Butcher, 77, May 31 1980 - July 4 1990 <ref> Billy Wright made 105 appearances for England, but all prior to the founding of the European Championships. </ref>
Appearances at three European Championship final tournaments <ref> Philip Neville was in the squads at three European Championship tournaments, but only made appearances at the latter two. He also has the unusual honour of featuring in three European Championship squads without ever being selected for a World Cup. </ref> 
Tony Adams, 1988, 1996 and 2000 <ref> Tony Adams was denied a place in England's 1992 European Championship squad by UEFA after the ruling body said his call-up as a replacement for an injured player was too late. </ref>
Alan Shearer, 1992, 1996 and 2000
Gary Neville, 1996, 2000 and 2004
Sol Campbell, 1996, 2000 and 2004
Most appearances without ever playing at the World Cup finals or the European Championship finals 
Emlyn Hughes, 62, November 5 1969 - May 24 1980 <ref> Emlyn Hughes was in the England squads at the 1970 World Cup and the 1980 European Championships, but did not make an appearance at either. </ref>
Fewest appearances while still playing at the World Cup finals and European Championship finals 
Tommy Wright, 11, June 8 1968 - June 7 1970 <ref> Tommy Wright made his England debut in the third-place play-off match at the 1968 European Championships and won his last cap at the 1970 World Cup. </ref>
Most appearances without ever being in a World Cup or European Championship finals squad 
Mick Channon, 46, October 11 1972 - September 7 1977 <ref> England did not qualify for the final stages of three tournaments during Mick Channon's five-year career. </ref>
Longest wait between appearances 
Ian Callaghan, 11 years 49 days, 20 July, 1966, 2-0 vs. France - 7 September 1977, 0-0 vs. Switzerland
Most tournaments appeared in consecutively
Sol Campbell, 6, 1996 European Championships - 2006 World Cup
Appearances in three separate decades
Jesse Pennington, 1900s, 1910s, 1920s
Stanley Matthews, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s
Bobby Charlton, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s
Emlyn Hughes, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s
Peter Shilton, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s
Tony Adams, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s
David Seaman, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s;
First player to make tournament appearances in three separate decades
Tony Adams, 1988 European Championships; 1996 European Championships and 1998 World Cup; 2000 European Championships <ref> Tony Adams holds this record exclusively. </ref>
Most appearances on aggregate by a set of brothers 
Jack and Bobby Charlton, 141, 1958 - 1970 <ref> Bobby Charlton made 106 and Jack Charlton 35 of their collective 141 appearances, and they featured in the same team 28 times. </ref>
Most appearances in the same team by a set of brothers 
Gary and Philip Neville, 30, May 23 1996 - June 25 2004 <ref> Gary and Philip Neville remain active England internationals, and this record may extend as a consequence. Gary Neville has made 84 and Philip Neville 54 of their collective 138 appearances thus far. </ref>
First appearance by a player who had never played for an English club 
Joe Baker, of Hibernian, November 18 1959 <ref> Only Owen Hargreaves has since matched this achievement. Baker eventually played for an English club only after his international career had begun. </ref>
Most appearances per English club <ref> Only English clubs which remain in existence to this day have been included. Numerous now-defunct or franchised clubs have also provided England international players. </ref> 
Arsenal - Kenny Sansom, 77 (86), September 10 1980 - June 18 1988
Aston Villa - Gareth Southgate, 42 (57), December 12 1995 - May 25 - 2001
Barnsley - George Utley, 1, February 15 1913
Birmingham City - Harry Hibbs, 25, November 20 1929 - February 5 1936
Blackburn Rovers - Bob Crompton, 41, March 3 1902 - April 4 1914
Blackpool - Jimmy Armfield, 43, May 13 1959 - June 26 1966
Bolton Wanderers - Nat Lofthouse, 33, November 22 1950 - November 26 - 1958
Bradford City - Evelyn Lintott, 4 (7) February 13 1909 - May 31 1909
Brentford - William Scott, 1, October 17 1936; Leslie Smith, 1, November 11 1939
Brighton and Hove Albion - Steve Foster, 3, February 23 1982 - June 25 1982
Bristol City - William Wedlock, 26, February 16 1907 - March 16 1914
Bristol Rovers - Geoff Bradford, 1, October 2 1955
Burnley - Bob Kelly, 11, April 10 1920 - April 4 1925; John Hill, 11, February 28 1925 - May 15 1929
Bury - James Settle, 3, February 18 1899 - April 8 1899; Norman Bullock, 3, March 19 1923 - October 20 1926
Charlton Athletic - Luke Young, 7, May 28 2005 - November 12 2005 <ref> Luke Young remains an active international, and this record may extend as a consequence. </ref>
Chelsea - Frank Lampard, 49 (51), August 15 2001 - November 15 2006 <ref> Frank Lampard remains an active international, and this record may extend as a consequence. </ref>
Coventry City - Reg Matthews, 5, April 14 1956 - October 6 1956
Crewe Alexandra - John Pearson, 1, March 5 1892
Crystal Palace - Kenny Sansom, 9 (86), May 23 1979 - June 15 1980; Geoff Thomas, 9, May 1 1991 - February 19 1992
Derby County - Peter Shilton, 34 (125), September 9 1987 - July 7 1990 <ref> Peter Shilton and Gordon Banks are the only players to hold the record for England appearances with two different English clubs - Derby County and Southampton; Leicester City and Stoke City - outright. Kenny Sansom holds one outright at Arsenal, and one jointly at Crystal Palace. </ref>
Everton - Alan Ball, 39 (72), October 22 1966 - December 1 1971
Fulham - Johnny Haynes, 56, October 2 1954 - June 10 1962
Grimsby Town - John Bestall, 1, February 6 1935; George Tweedy, 1, December 2 1936; Harry Betmead, 1, May 20 1937
Huddersfield Town - Ray Wilson, 30 (63), April 9 1960 - June 6 1964
Ipswich Town - Terry Butcher, 45 (77), May 31 1980 - June 22 1986
Leeds United - Jack Charlton, 35, April 10 1965 - June 11 1970
Leicester City - Gordon Banks, 37 (73), April 6 1963 - April 15 1967
Leyton Orient - Owen Williams, 2, October 21 1922 - March 5 1923; John Townrow, 2, April 4 1925 - March 1 1926 <ref> Leyton Orient was known as Clapton Orient during the period when their two players were capped by England. </ref>
Liverpool - Michael Owen, 60 (80), February 11 1998 - June 25 2004
Luton Town - Robert Hawkes, 5, February 16 1907 - June 13 1908; Paul Walsh, 5, June 12 1983 - May 2 1984
Manchester City - Colin Bell, 48, May 22 1968 - October 30 1975
Manchester United - Bobby Charlton, 106, April 19 1958 - June 14 1970
Middlesbrough - Wilf Mannion, 26, September 28 1946 - October 3 1951
Millwall - Leonard Graham, 2, February 28 1925 - April 4 1925; James Smith, 2, November 9 1938 - November 16 1938
Newcastle United - Alan Shearer, 35 (63), September 1 1996 - June 20 2000
Norwich City - Dave Watson, 6 (12), June 10 1984 - April 23 1986 <ref> The Dave Watson who made the most appearances for England while playing for Norwich City and the Dave Watson who made the most appearances while playing for Sunderland are two different players. </ref>
Nottingham Forest - Stuart Pearce, 76 (78), May 19 1987 - June 4 1997
Notts County - Henry Cursham, 8, March 15 1880 - February 23 1884
Oldham Athletic - John Hacking, 3, October 22 1928 - April 13 1929
Portsmouth - Jimmy Dickinson, 48, May 18 1949 - December 5 1956
Preston North End - Tom Finney, 76, September 28 1946 - October 22 1958
Queens Park Rangers - Terry Fenwick, 19 (20), May 2 1984 - June 22 1986
Reading - Herbert Smith, 4, March 27 1905 - March 19 1906
Sheffield United - Ernest Needham, 16, April 7 1894 - March 3 1902
Sheffield Wednesday - Ron Springett, 33, November 18, 1959 - June 29 1966
Southampton - Peter Shilton, 49 (125), September 22 1982 - May 19 1987
Stockport County - Henry Hardy, 1, December 8 1924
Stoke City - Gordon Banks, 36 (73), October 21 1967 - May 27 1972
Sunderland - Dave Watson, 14 (65), April 3 1974 - May 24 1975
Swindon Town - Harold Fleming, 11, April 3 1909 - April 4 1914
Tottenham Hotspur - Glenn Hoddle, 44 (53), November 22 1979 - May 23 1987
Walsall - Alfred Jones, 2, March 11 1882 - March 13 1882
Watford - John Barnes, 31 (79), May 28 1983 - May 19 1987
West Bromwich Albion - Jesse Pennington, 25, March 18 1907 - April 10 1920
West Ham United - Bobby Moore, 108, May 20 1962 - November 14 1973
Wolverhampton Wanderers - Billy Wright, 105, September 28 1946 - May 28 1959
Most appearances with non-English clubs <ref> These are all of the non-English clubs which have supplied England international players. </ref> 
AC Milan - Ray Wilkins, 22 (84), September 12 1984 - November 12 1986
Barcelona - Gary Lineker, 24 (80), October 15 1986 - June 7 1989
Bari - David Platt, 10 (62), September 11 1991 - June 17 1992
Bayern Munich - Owen Hargreaves, 37, August 15 2001 - September 6 2006 <ref> Owen Hargreaves is also England's most capped player with one single non-English club. He remains an active international, and these records may extend as a consequence. </ref>
Celtic - Alan Thompson, 1, March 31 2004
Cologne - Tony Woodcock, 16 (42), February 6 1980 - July 5 1982
Hamburg SV - Kevin Keegan, 25 (63), June 8 1977 - June 18 1980
Hibernian - Joe Baker, 5 (8), November 18 1959 - May 22 1960
Inter Milan - Paul Ince, 17 (53), March 27 1996 - June 10 1997
Juventus - David Platt, 10 (62), September 9 1992 - June 19 1993 <ref> David Platt's caps tally with Bari and Juventus makes him the only player to hold an appearances record for England with two different non-English clubs. </ref>
Lazio - Paul Gascoigne, 12 (57), October 10 1992 - June 11 1995
Marseilles - Chris Waddle, 18 (62), September 6 1989 - October 16 1991
Monaco - Glenn Hoddle, 9 (53), September 9 1987 - June 18 1988
Rangers - Terry Butcher, 32 (77), September 10 1986 - July 4 1990
Real Madrid - David Beckham, 34 (94), August 20 2003 - July 1 2006
Sampdoria - Trevor Francis, 20 (52), September 22 1982 - April 23 1986
Werder Bremen - Dave Watson, 2 (65), September 12 1979 - October 17 1979 <ref> This is the Dave Watson who also holds Sunderland's record for England appearances, not the player of the same name at Norwich City. Terry Butcher, Glenn Hoddle and Dave Watson all hold the record for England appearances with one English club (Ipswich Town, Tottenham Hotspur and Sunderland respectively) and one non-English club. </ref>

[edit] Goals

First goal 
William Kenyon-Slaney, March 8, 1873, 4-2 vs. Scotland [1]
Most goals 
Bobby Charlton, 49, April 19, 1958 — May 21, 1970
Most goals in competitive matches 
Gary Lineker and Michael Owen, both 22 (World Cup, European Championship and qualifiers)
Most goals in a match 
Howard Vaughton, Steve Bloomer, Willy Hall and Malcolm Macdonald, all 5
Four goals in a match 
Steve Bloomer, Vivian Woodward, Tommy Lawton, Jimmy Greaves and Gary Lineker, twice each
Three goals in a match 
Jimmy Greaves, six times
Scoring in most consecutive matches 
Tinsley Lindley, 9, March 13, 1886 — April 7, 1888
Most goals in a single World Cup tournament 
Gary Lineker, 6, 1986 World Cup
Most goals in total at World Cup tournaments 
Gary Lineker, 10, June 11 1986 - July 4 1990
Most goals in a single World Cup qualifying campaign 
Tommy Taylor, 8, 1958 World Cup qualifying, 1956-57
Most goals in a single World Cup finals match 
Geoff Hurst, 3, July 30 1966, 4-2 vs. West Germany
Gary Lineker, 3, June 11 1986, 3-0 vs. Poland
Most goals in a single World Cup qualifying match 
Jack Rowley, 4, October 15 1949, 9-2 vs. Northern Ireland
David Platt, 4, February 17 1993, 6-0 vs. San Marino
Ian Wright, 4, November 17 1993, 7-1 vs. San Marino
First goal in a World Cup finals match 
Stan Mortensen, June 25, 1950, 2-0 vs. Chile
First goal in a World Cup qualifying campaign 
Stan Mortensen, October 15 1949, 4-1 vs. Wales
Most goals in a single European Championship tournament 
Alan Shearer, 5, 1996 European Championship
Most goals in total at European Championship tournaments 
Alan Shearer, 7, June 8 1996 - June 20 2000
Most goals in a single European Championship qualifying campaign 
Kevin Keegan, 7, 1980 European Championship qualifying, 1978-80
Most goals in a single European Championship finals match 
Alan Shearer, 2, June 18 1996, 4-1 vs. Netherlands
Teddy Sheringham, 2, 18 June 1996, 4-1 vs. Netherlands
Wayne Rooney, 2, June 17 2004, 3-0 vs. Switzerland
Wayne Rooney, 2, June 21 2004, 4-2 vs. Croatia
Most goals in a single European Championship qualifying match 
Malcolm Macdonald, 5, April 16 1975, 5-0 vs. Cyprus
First goal in a European Championship finals match 
Bobby Charlton, June 8 1968, 2-0 vs. USSR
First goal in a European Championship qualifying campaign 
Ron Flowers, October 3 1962, 1-1 vs. France
Most goals in a single calendar year
Peter Crouch, 11, 2006
Most goals in penalty shoot-outs 
David Platt and Alan Shearer, 3
Most goals scored by a defender 
Jack Charlton, 6, April 10 1965 - December 10 1969
Youngest goalscorer 
Wayne Rooney, 17 years, 317 days, September 6, 2003, vs. Macedonia
First goal by a substitute 
Jimmy Mullen, May 18 1950, 4-1 vs. Belgium
Fastest goal from kickoff 
Tommy Lawton, 17 seconds, May 25, 1947, 10-0 vs. Portugal
Fastest goal at Wembley 
Bryan Robson, 38 seconds, December 13 1989, 2-1 vs. Yugoslavia
Fastest goal at the World Cup finals 
Bryan Robson, 27 seconds, June 16 1982, 3-1 vs. France <ref> Bryan Robson's goal was also the fastest in the history of the World Cup finals until it was beaten by Hakan Şükür of Turkey in 2002. </ref>
Fastest goal at the European Championship finals 
Michael Owen, 2 minutes 24 seconds, June 24, 2004, 2-2 vs. Portugal <ref> This game ended in defeat for England after a penalty shoot-out. </ref>
Fastest goal by a substitute 
Teddy Sheringham, 15 seconds, October 6, 2001, 2-2 vs. Greece, 2002 World Cup qualifier
Most appearances for an outfield player without ever scoring 
Gary Neville, 84 caps <ref> Gary Neville remains an active England international, and this record may extend or change as a consequence. He has scored two own goals for England, but such goals do not go on a player's record. </ref>
Goals in three separate decades
Stanley Matthews, Bobby Charlton
First player to score at three World Cup tournaments 
David Beckham, v Colombia, 1998 World Cup; v Argentina, 2002 World Cup; v Ecuador, 2006 World Cup
Most consecutive goalscoring tournaments
Michael Owen, 4, v Romania and Argentina, 1998 World Cup; v Romania, 2000 European Championships; v Denmark and Brazil, 2002 World Cup; v Portugal, 2004 European Championships
Last England goalscorer at Wembley 
Tony Adams, May 31 2000, 2-0 vs Ukraine <ref> Dietmar Hamann was the last player to score at Wembley when Germany defeated England 1-0 later in 2000. </ref>

[edit] Captains

First captain 
Cuthbert Ottaway, November 30, 1872, 0-0 vs. Scotland
Most appearances as captain 
Billy Wright and Bobby Moore, both 90
Youngest captain 
Bobby Moore, 22 years 47 days, May 29, 1963, 4-2 vs. Czechoslovakia

[edit] Red cards

Most red cards 
David Beckham, 2
List of all England players sent off

[edit] Non-white players

First Roma ("gypsy") player 
Raby Howell, March 9 1895, 9-0 vs. Ireland
First non-white player 
Frank Soo, May 9 1942, 0-1 vs. Wales (a "wartime international", therefore considered 'unofficial').
First black player 
Viv Anderson, November 29, 1978, 1-0 vs. Czechoslovakia
First black goalscorer 
Luther Blissett, December 15 1982, 9-0 vs. Luxembourg, 1984 European Championship qualifier <ref> This goal also made Luther Blissett the first black player to score in a competitive international, and in the same game he would become the first black player to score a hat-trick. </ref>
First black player to feature in a competitive international 
Laurie Cunningham, February 6 1980, 2-0 vs. Republic of Ireland, 1980 European Championship qualifier
First black player to feature in the World Cup finals 
John Barnes, June 22 1986, 1-2 vs. Argentina, 1986 World Cup <ref> Four years earlier, Viv Anderson travelled to the 1982 World Cup as the only black player in the squad, but did not play. He also went to the 1986 tournament and, again, was not selected. </ref>
First black player to score in the World Cup finals 
Sol Campbell, June 2 2002, 1-1 vs. Sweden, 2002 World Cup <ref> This was Sol Campbell's only England goal. </ref>
First black player to feature in the European Championship finals 
Viv Anderson, June 18 1980, 2-1 vs. Spain, 1980 European Championships
First black player to score in the European Championship finals 
None. <ref> It is possible that this record will eventually be set. The only black player to find the net in the European Championship finals was Ashley Cole at the 2004 competition against Portugal, but this was in a penalty shoot-out and does not count as a goal on the record of a player or team. </ref>
First black captain 
Paul Ince, June 9, 1993, 0-2 vs. USA <ref> Paul Ince was awarded the captaincy on a temporary basis due to the absence of regular skipper David Platt. </ref>
First black goalkeeper 
David James, March 29 1997, 2-0 vs. Mexico <ref> David James remains England's only black goalkeeper. </ref>
Most appearances by a black player 
John Barnes, 79, May 28 1983 - September 6 1995
Most goals by a black player 
John Barnes, 11, June 10 1984 - April 28 1993

[edit] Miscellaneous

First substitute 
Jimmy Mullen (for Jackie Milburn), May 18, 1950, 4-1 vs. Belgium
Players appearing both before and after World War II 
Raich Carter, Tommy Lawton, Stanley Matthews
Club providing the most England internationals in total 
Aston Villa, 64 (as of 2006-06-28)
Last amateur to appear 
Bernard Joy, May 9, 1936, 2-3 vs. Belgium
Most consecutive clean sheets 
Gordon Banks, 7, 26th June 1966 - 23rd July 1966
Most penalty saves 
Ron Springett, 2, from Jimmy McIlroy of Northern Ireland, November 18 1959 and from Oscar Montalvo of Peru, May 20 1962
Most penalty saves in shoot outs 
David Seaman, 2, from Miguel Angel Nadal of Spain, June 22 1996 and from Hernán Crespo of Argentina, June 30 1998
Shortest player 
Frederick Walden, 5 ft. 2ins., April 4 1914, vs. Scotland
Tallest player 
Peter Crouch, 6ft. 7ins., May 31, 2005, vs. Colombia
Heaviest player 
probably Bill 'Fatty' Foulke, probably between 15 and 21 stone, March 29, 1897, 4-0 vs. Wales
Longest-lived player 
Dick Pym, 95 years 238 days, 2nd February 1893 - 16th September 1988 <ref> Dick Pym, a goalkeeper, played in three England internationals from 1925 to 1926. </ref>
Most clubs represented by one player in an England career
Peter Shilton, 5, Leicester City, Stoke City, Nottingham Forest, Southampton and Derby County, 25 November 1970 - 7 July 1990
Dave Watson, 5, Sunderland, Manchester City, Werder Bremen, Southampton and Stoke City, April 3 1974 - June 2 1982
David Platt, 5, Aston Villa, Bari, Juventus, Sampdoria and Arsenal, November 15 1989 - June 26 1996
England players who later became manager/head coach 
Alf Ramsey, 32 appearances as a player, 1948 - 1953, 113 matches as manager, 1963 - 1974
Joe Mercer, 5 appearances as a player, 1938 - 1939, 7 matches as manager, 1974 <ref> Joe Mercer was appointed on a temporary basis between the dismissal of Alf Ramsey and the appointment of Don Revie. </ref>
Don Revie, 6 appearances as a player, 1954 - 1956, 29 matches as manager, 1974 - 1977
Bobby Robson, 20 appearances as a player, 1957 - 1962, 95 matches as manager, 1982 - 1990
Terry Venables, 2 appearances as a player, 1964, 23 matches as head coach, 1994 - 1996
Glenn Hoddle, 53 appearances as a player, 1979 - 1988, 28 matches as manager, 1996 - 1999
Kevin Keegan, 63 appearances as a player, 1972 - 1982, 18 matches as manager, 1999 - 2000
Peter Taylor, 4 appearances as a player, 1976, 1 match as manager, 2000 <ref> Peter Taylor was appointed on a temporary basis between the resignation of Kevin Keegan and the appointment of Sven-Göran Eriksson. </ref>

[edit] Notes

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[edit] External links/References

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