England women's national football team

The England women's national football team, nicknamed The Lionesses are the national senior team for the England set up in international football. They are the current Europen Champions and the winners of the UEFA - CONMEBOL 2023 Finalissima. The team has qualified for six World Cups: 1995, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019 and 2023.

England

Nickname(s)	The Lionesses
Association	The Football Association (The FA)
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Sarina Wiegman
Captain	Leah Williamson Millie Bright (interim)
Most caps	Fara Williams (172)
Top scorer	Ellen White (52)
FIFA code	ENG
First colours Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	4 1 (7 December 2018)[1]
Highest	2 (March 2018)
Lowest	14 (June 2004 – September 2005)
First international
Scotland 2–3 England  (Greenock, Scotland; 18 November 1972)
Biggest win
England 20–0 Latvia  (Doncaster, England; 30 November 2021)
Biggest defeat
Norway 8–0 England  (Moss, Norway; 4 June 2000)
World Cup
Appearances	6 (first in 1995)
Best result	Third place (2015)
European Championship
Appearances	9 (first in 1984)
Best result	Champions (2022)
Women's Finalissima
Appearances	1 (first in 2023)
Best result	Champions (2023)
Women's Nations League
Appearances	1 (first in 2023-24 season)
Medal record Women's football FIFA Women's World Cup 2015 Canada Team UEFA Women's Championship 2022 England Team 1984 Europe Team 2009 Finland Team 1995 Europe Team 2017 Netherlands Team UEFA–CONMEBOL Finalissima 2023 England
Website	www.englandfootball.com/womens-senior-team/home

The team has done well. In the 32 games played so far, they've won 26, drawn 5 and lost 1. The team has scored 138 goals and give up only 12. England are currently ranked Number 4 in the world.^[2]

Honours

Major

• FIFA World Cup
  • Third place: 2015

• UEFA Women's European Championship
  • Champions: 2022
  • Runners-up: 1984, 2009

• CONMEBOL-UEFA Cup of Champions
  • Champions: 2023

Minor

• Pony Home Championship
  • Champions: 1976
• Mundialito
  • Champions: 1985, 1988
• Cyprus Cup
  • Champions: 2009, 2013, 2015
• SheBelieves Cup
  • Champions: 2019
• Arnold Clark Cup
  • Champions: 2022, 2023

Current squad

The following 23 players were named to the squad for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup in July 2023. ^[3]

Caps and goals are correct as of match played 1 July 2023 against  Portugal.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Mary Earps (vice-captain)	(1993-03-07) 7 March 1993 (age 31)	34	0	Manchester United
13	1GK	Hannah Hampton	(2000-11-16) 16 November 2000 (age 23)	2	0	Chelsea
21	1GK	Ellie Roebuck	(1999-09-23) 23 September 1999 (age 24)	11	0	Manchester City
2	2DF	Lucy Bronze	(1991-10-28) 28 October 1991 (age 32)	105	12	Barcelona
3	2DF	Niamh Charles	(1999-06-21) 21 June 1999 (age 25)	7	0	Chelsea
5	2DF	Alex Greenwood	(1993-09-07) 7 September 1993 (age 30)	75	5	Manchester City
6	2DF	Millie Bright (interim captain)	(1993-08-21) 21 August 1993 (age 31)	66	5	Chelsea
14	2DF	Lotte Wubben-Moy	(1999-01-11) 11 January 1999 (age 25)	10	0	Arsenal
15	2DF	Esme Morgan	(2000-10-18) 18 October 2000 (age 23)	5	0	Manchester City
16	2DF	Jess Carter	(1997-10-27) 27 October 1997 (age 26)	18	1	Chelsea
4	3MF	Keira Walsh	(1997-04-08) 8 April 1997 (age 27)	59	0	Barcelona
8	3MF	Georgia Stanway	(1999-01-03) 3 January 1999 (age 25)	50	15	Bayern Munich
10	3MF	Ella Toone	(1999-09-02) 2 September 1999 (age 25)	32	16	Manchester United
12	3MF	Jordan Nobbs	(1992-12-08) 8 December 1992 (age 31)	71	8	Aston Villa
17	3MF	Laura Coombs	(1991-01-29) 29 January 1991 (age 33)	5	0	Manchester City
20	3MF	Katie Zelem	(1996-01-20) 20 January 1996 (age 28)	8	0	Manchester United
7	4FW	Lauren James	(2001-09-29) 29 September 2001 (age 22)	11	1	Chelsea
9	4FW	Rachel Daly	(1991-12-06) 6 December 1991 (age 32)	69	13	Aston Villa
11	4FW	Lauren Hemp	(2000-08-07) 7 August 2000 (age 24)	38	10	Manchester City
18	4FW	Chloe Kelly	(1998-01-15) 15 January 1998 (age 26)	26	6	Manchester City
19	4FW	Bethany England	(1994-06-03) 3 June 1994 (age 30)	21	11	Tottenham Hotspur
22	4FW	Katie Robinson	(2002-08-08) 8 August 2002 (age 22)	5	0	Brighton & Hove Albion
23	4FW	Alessia Russo	(1999-02-08) 8 February 1999 (age 25)	22	11	Arsenal

Records

As of 5 April 2024

Most capped players

Fara Williams is England's most capped player and fourth highest goalscorer with 40 goals in 172 appearances between 2001 and 2019.

#	Name	England career	Caps	Goals	Ref
1	Fara Williams	2001–2019	172	40	[4]
2	Jill Scott	2006–2022	161	27	[5]
3	Karen Carney	2005–2019	144	32	[6]
4	Alex Scott	2004–2017	140	12	[7]
5	Casey Stoney	2000–2018	130	6	[8]
6	Rachel Yankey	1997–2013	129	19
7	Steph Houghton	2007–	121	13
8	Lucy Bronze	2013–	120	15
9	Gillian Coultard	1981–2000	119	30
10	Kelly Smith	1995–2014	117	46

Bold names mean a player still playing or available for selection.

Top goalscorers

Ellen White is England's top goalscorer with 52 goals in 113 appearances.

#	Name	England career	Goals	Caps	Average	Ref
1	Ellen White	2010–2022	52	113	0.46	[9]
2	Kelly Smith	1995–2015	46	117	0.39	[10]
3	Kerry Davis	1982–1998	44	82	0.54	[11]
4	Karen Walker	1988–2003	40	83	0.48	[12]
	Fara Williams	2001–2019		172	0.23	[4]
6	Hope Powell	1983–1998	35	66	0.53
7	Eniola Aluko	2004–2017	33	102	0.32
8	Beth Mead	2018–	32	54	0.59
	Karen Carney	2005–2019	32	144	0.22
10	Gillian Coultard	1981–2000	30	119	0.25

Bold names mean a player still playing or available for selection.

Related pages

• England men's national football team

References

1. "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 7 December 2018. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
2. "FIFA World Rankings". FIFA.com. 4 July 2023.
3. "England squad named for 2023 Women's World Cup". www.englandfootball.com. 31 May 2023.
4. "Fara Williams". The Football Association. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
5. "Jill Scott". The Football Association. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
6. "Karen Carney". The Football Association. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
7. "Alex Scott". The Football Association. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
8. "Casey Stoney". The Football Association. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
9. FIFA.com. "FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019™ - Players - Ellen WHITE - Ellen White". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on 8 June 2019. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
10. "Kelly Smith". The Football Association. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
11. Aldis, Colin A (13 October 2010). "She Kicks Facts Fix". She Kicks (3).
12. "Walker announces retirement". BBC Sport. 3 June 2003. Retrieved 18 March 2015.

Other websites

• Official site
• Euro2005.net's look on the team Archived 2007-09-30 at the Wayback Machine
• femaleSOCCER.net's England Women page Archived 2008-10-05 at the Wayback Machine
• Umbro England Women's Kit Manufacturer
• 'Three Lions on her Shirt' - new book on the England women's team
• englandfc.com - past results Archived 2008-09-14 at the Wayback Machine
• England's 2023 World Cup Squad. BBC Sport.