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List of England international footballers

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List of England international footballers
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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.[1]

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Peter Shilton is England's most capped men's player with 125 caps from 1970 to 1990.
For the current national team squad, see England national football team § Players.
For female England international footballers, see List of England women's international footballers.

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 24 March 2025.

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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.[2] His final match, in which he earned his 19th cap, was the 3–1 home defeat to Scotland on 19 March 1887.[2] The appearance record is held by goalkeeper Peter Shilton,[3] which he set on 7 June 1989 in a 1–1 away draw with Denmark in a friendly.[4] 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.[3]

The goalscoring record is held by Harry Kane, with 71 goals from 105 matches between 2015 and 2025.[5] 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.[6][7]

England's highest scorer in World Cup finals matches is Gary Lineker, with ten goals,[8] and the highest scorers in European Championship finals matches are Alan Shearer and Harry Kane, with seven goals.[9]

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Key

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Player
  This colour background and the * symbol indicate that the player was active at club level as at the date specified above.[10]
Players marked † were in the squad that won the 1966 FIFA World Cup.[11]
Position
Playing positions are listed according to the tactical formations that were employed at the time. Thus the change in the names of defensive and midfield positions reflects the tactical evolution that occurred from the 1960s onwards.
Caps and goals
Caps and goals comprise those in the FIFA World Cup and UEFA European Championship, their associated qualification matches, as well as UEFA Nations League matches and international friendly tournaments and matches.
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Players

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See also

References

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