The England national men's football team represents the country of England in international association football. It is fielded by The Football Association, the governing body of football in England, and competes as a member of the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA), which encompasses the countries of Europe. England competed in the first official international football match on 30 November 1872, a 0–0 draw with Scotland at Hamilton Crescent.
England have competed in numerous competitions, and all players who have played in 10 or more matches, either as a member of the starting eleven or as a substitute, are listed below. Each player's details include his playing position while with the team, the number of caps earned and goals scored in all international matches, and details of the first and most recent matches played in. The names are initially ordered by number of caps (in descending order), then by date of debut, then by alphabetical order. All statistics are correct up to and including the match played on 17 October 2023.
Introduction
The first player to be capped 10 times by England was Norman Bailey, who played his 10th match in an 8–1 away win against Ireland on 23 February 1884 in the 1883–84 British Home Championship. His final match, in which he earned his 19th cap, was the 3–1 home defeat to Scotland on 19 March 1887. The appearance record is held by goalkeeper Peter Shilton, which he set on 7 June 1989 in a 1–1 away draw with Denmark in a friendly. Shilton's last match for England was the third-place match against Italy on 7 July 1990 in the World Cup. He finished his England career on 125 caps.
The goalscoring record is held by Harry Kane, with 61 goals from 86 matches between 2015 and 2023. Kane passed Wayne Rooney's record of 53 goals, which had stood for 8 years, with his 54th goal on 23 March 2023, in a 2–1 away win over Italy in a European Championship qualifier.
England's highest scorer in World Cup finals matches is Gary Lineker, with ten goals, and the highest scorer in European Championship finals matches is Alan Shearer, with seven goals.
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Players
See also
List of England international footballers with one cap
List of England international footballers (2–3 caps) List of England international footballers (4–9 caps) List of England national football team World Cup and European Championship squads List of England national football team captains