England national football team

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England
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s) Three Lions
Association The Football Association
Confederation UEFA (Europe)
Head coach Roy Hodgson
Captain Wayne Rooney
Most caps Peter Shilton (125)
Top scorer Bobby Charlton (49)
Home stadium Wembley Stadium
FIFA code ENG
FIFA ranking 7
Highest FIFA ranking 3 (August 2012)
Lowest FIFA ranking 27 (February 1996)
Elo ranking 6
Highest Elo ranking 1 (1872–1876
1892–1911
1966–1970
1987–1988)
Lowest Elo ranking 13 (1936)
First colours
Second colours
First international
 Scotland 0–0 England England
(Partick, Scotland; 30 November 1872)
Biggest win
 Ireland 0–13 England England
(Belfast, Ireland; 18 February 1882)
Biggest defeat
 Hungary 7–1 England England
(Budapest, Hungary; 23 May 1954)
World Cup
Appearances 13 (First in 1950)
Best result Winners: 1966
European Championship
Appearances 8 (First in 1968)
Best result Third: 1968
Semi-finals: 1996

The England national football team represents England in football and is controlled by The Football Association, the governing body for football in England. England are the joint oldest national football team in the world alongside Scotland, whom they played in the world's first international football match in 1872. England is one of the United Kingdom's Home Nations, meaning that it is permitted by FIFA to maintain its own national side.[1] England's home ground is Wembley Stadium, London, and the current manager is Roy Hodgson.

England contest the FIFA World Cup and UEFA European Football Championships which alternate biennially. England won the World Cup in 1966, when they hosted the finals, defeating West Germany 4–2 in extra time in the final. Their best performance since was a semi-final appearance in 1990. England have never won the UEFA European Football Championship – their best performance being semi-final appearances at the 1968 and 1996 Championships.

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History [edit]

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

To begin with, 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 rejoining 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 team history.[3] Their first ever defeat on home soil to a non-UK team was a 0–2 loss to the Republic of Ireland on 21 September 1949 at Goodison Park. A 6–3 loss in 1953 to Hungary, was their first ever defeat at Wembley by a team from outside of the British Isles. In the return match in Budapest, Hungary won 7–1. This still stands as England's worst ever defeat. After the game, a bewildered Syd Owen said, "it was like playing men from outer space".[4]

In the 1954 World Cup, two goals by Ivor Broadis saw him become the first England player to score two goals in a game at the World Cup finals. He beat Nat Lofthouse by 30 minutes when both scored 2 each in a thrilling 4–4 draw against Belgium. After reaching the quarterfinals for the first time, England lost 4–2 to Uruguay.

England team formation during 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 World Cup was hosted in England and Alf Ramsey guided England to victory with a 4–2 win against West Germany after extra time in the final, during which Geoff Hurst famously scored a hat-trick. England qualified for the 1970 World Cup in Mexico as reigning cup holders. They reached the quarter-finals but 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, leading to Alf Ramsey's dismissal, and 1978 World Cups. Under Ron Greenwood they managed to qualify for the 1982 World Cup in Spain (the first time competitively since 1962), but were eliminated from a second qualifying round comprising further group matches without losing a game all tournament. The team under Bobby Robson fared better as England reached the quarter-finals of the 1986 World Cup, losing 2–1 to Argentina in a game made famous by two goals by Maradona for very contrasting reasons, before losing every match at the Euro 88 tournament. They next went on to achieve their second best result in the 1990 World Cup by finishing fourth – losing again to West Germany in a semi-final finishing 1–1 after extra time, then 3–4 in England's first penalty shoot-out.

The 1990s saw four England managers, each in the role for a relatively brief period. Graham Taylor was Robson's successor, but left after England failed to qualify for the 1994 World Cup. At Euro 96, held in England, Terry Venables led England to their best performance at a European Championship, reaching the semifinals. He resigned following investigations into his financial activities and his successor, Glenn Hoddle, similarly left the job for non-footballing reasons after just one international tournament — the 1998 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 Euro 2000, but performances were disappointing and he resigned shortly afterwards.

The England team during the 2006 FIFA World Cup.

Sven-Göran Eriksson took charge of the team between 2001 and 2006 and was the first non-English manager of England. Despite controversial press coverage of his personal life, Eriksson was consistently popular with the majority of fans. He guided England to the quarter-finals of the 2002 World Cup and 2006 World Cup. He lost only five competitive matches during his tenure and England rose to a No.4 world ranking under his guidance. His contract was extended by the Football Association by two years, however it was terminated by them at the 2006 World Cup's conclusion.

Steve McClaren was appointed as head coach. His reign yielded little success, with England failing to qualify for Euro 2008. McClaren was sacked unanimously by The Football Association on 22 November 2007 after only 16 months in charge. This made him the shortest-lasting full-time England manager since the inauguration of the post in 1946. He was replaced on 14 December 2007 by the former Real Madrid and FC Juventus manager Fabio Capello. Capello took charge of his first game on 6 February 2008 against Switzerland, in which England won 2–1. Under Capello, England won all but one of their qualifying games for the 2010 World Cup. A 5–1 victory over Croatia at Wembley ensured the team qualified for the final tournament with two games to spare, a feat that had never been achieved before.

At the 2010 World Cup itself England drew their opening two games leading to questions about the team's spirit, tactics and ability to handle pressure.[5] They progressed to the next round, where they were beaten 4–1 by Germany, their heaviest defeat in a World Cup.

In February 2012, Fabio 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.[6] On 1 May 2012, Roy Hodgson was revealed as the new manager, just six weeks before Euro 2012.[7] England managed to finish top of their group, winning two and drawing one of their fixtures, but exited the Championships in the quarter-finals with yet another penalty shoot-out defeat, this time to Italy.[8]

Home stadium [edit]

Wembley Stadium during an exhibition match between England and Germany

For the first fifty years of their existence, England played their home matches all around the country. They initially used cricket grounds before later moving on to football clubs' 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. This stadium was demolished in 2001 and work began to completely rebuild it. During this time, England played at a number of different venues across the country, though by the time of the 2006 World Cup qualifiers 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 where Old Trafford was unavailable. They returned to the new Wembley Stadium in 2007. The stadium is now owned by the Football Association via its subsidiary Wembley National Stadium Limited.

Media coverage [edit]

All England matches are broadcast with full commentary on BBC Radio 5 Live. From the 2008–09 season until the 2017–18 season, England's home qualifiers and friendlies both home and away are broadcast live on ITV. Away qualifiers are broadcast on Sky Sports until 2014, when they will transfer to ITV until 2018.[9]

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 UK 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.[10]

In Australia, England home games and selected away games are broadcast by Setanta Sports Australia.

Colours [edit]

England's Brazil-style third kit from 1973

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. Umbro and Admiral have been the main designer of the England kits, with Nike due to take over as kit supplier in 2013.

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 96 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 in order 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 sixteen years before and England retained pale blue third kits until 1992, but they were rarely used.

Historic kits [edit]

WC 1950 WC 1954 WC 1958 WC 1962
Home
Away
Home
Away
Home
Away
Home
Home/Away
Away
vs Chile and
Spain
vs USA All the matches not used All the matches not used vs Argentina vs Bulgaria vs Hungary
WC 1966 Euro 1968 WC 1970 Euro 1980
Home
Home 2
Away
Home
Home
Third
Away
Home
vs Uruguay, Mexico,
France and Portugal
vs Argentina vs West Germany vs Yugoslavia and
USSR
vs Romania
and Brazil
vs Czechoslovakia vs West Germany All the matches
WC 1982 WC 1986 Euro 1988 WC 1990 and Euro 1992
Home
Away
Home
Home 2
Away
Home
Home
Away
vs Czechoslovakia,
Kuwait and Spain
vs West Germany
and France
vs all except
Argentina
vs Argentina not used All the matches All the matches not used
Euro 1996 WC 1998 Euro 2000 WC 2002
Home
Away
Home
Home 2
Away
Home
Away
Home
Away
vs all except
Germany
vs Germany vs Tunisia
and Romania
vs Argentina vs Colombia vs Romania
and Portugal
vs Germany vs Sweden,
Denmark and Brazil
vs Argentina
and Nigeria
Euro 2004 WC 2006 WC 2010 Euro 2012
Home
co
Away
Home
Away
Home
Away
Home
Away
vs all except
Croatia
vs Croatia vs all except
Sweden
vs Sweden vs USA and
Algeria
vs Slovenia and
Germany
vs all except
Sweden
vs Sweden

Charity support [edit]

England players donate all their pay for international matches to charity causes via the Team England Footballers Charity, which in 2009 was raising awareness about bowel cancer.[11]

Coaching staff [edit]

[12][13][14][15][16][17]

Manager Roy Hodgson
Assistant manager Ray Lewington
Coach Gary Neville
Goalkeeping coach David Watson
Ray Clemence
Fitness coach Chris Neville
Kitman Tom McKechnie
Masseur Mark Sertori
Physiotherapist Gary Lewin
Team doctor Dr Ian Beasley
Other backroom staff Dan Hitch
Roger Narbett
Steve Slattery
Rod Thornley

Squad [edit]

Current squad [edit]

The following players were called up to the squad for the friendly matches against Republic of Ireland on 29 May 2013 and Brazil on 2 June 2013.

Caps and goals updated as of 26 March 2013.

0#0 Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Joe Hart (1987-04-19) 19 April 1987 (age 26) 30 0 England Manchester City
1GK Ben Foster (1983-04-03) 3 April 1983 (age 30) 5 0 England West Bromwich Albion
1GK Alex McCarthy (1989-12-03) 3 December 1989 (age 23) 0 0 England Reading
2DF Ashley Cole (1980-12-20) 20 December 1980 (age 32) 101 0 England Chelsea
2DF Glen Johnson (1984-08-23) 23 August 1984 (age 28) 46 1 England Liverpool
2DF Joleon Lescott (1982-08-16) 16 August 1982 (age 30) 26 1 England Manchester City
2DF Phil Jagielka (1982-08-17) 17 August 1982 (age 30) 16 1 England Everton
2DF Leighton Baines (1984-12-11) 11 December 1984 (age 28) 15 1 England Everton
2DF Gary Cahill (1985-12-19) 19 December 1985 (age 27) 14 2 England Chelsea
2DF Kyle Walker (1990-05-29) 29 May 1990 (age 22) 5 0 England Tottenham Hotspur
2DF Phil Jones (1992-02-21) 21 February 1992 (age 21) 5 0 England Manchester United
3MF Frank Lampard (1978-06-20) 20 June 1978 (age 34) 95 28 England Chelsea
3MF James Milner (1986-01-04) 4 January 1986 (age 27) 34 1 England Manchester City
3MF Michael Carrick (1981-07-28) 28 July 1981 (age 31) 27 0 England Manchester United
3MF Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (1993-08-15) 15 August 1993 (age 19) 10 2 England Arsenal
3MF Tom Cleverley (1989-08-12) 12 August 1989 (age 23) 9 0 England Manchester United
4FW Wayne Rooney(C) (1985-10-24) 24 October 1985 (age 27) 81 35 England Manchester United
4FW Jermain Defoe (1982-10-07) 7 October 1982 (age 30) 53 19 England Tottenham Hotspur
4FW Theo Walcott (1989-03-16) 16 March 1989 (age 24) 31 4 England Arsenal
4FW Danny Welbeck (1990-11-26) 26 November 1990 (age 22) 16 5 England Manchester United
4FW Andy Carroll (1989-01-06) 6 January 1989 (age 24) 9 2 England West Ham United
4FW Daniel Sturridge (1989-09-01) 1 September 1989 (age 23) 5 1 England Liverpool

Recent callups [edit]

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 Fraser Forster (1988-03-17) 17 March 1988 (age 25) 0 0 Scotland Celtic v  Montenegro, 26 March 2013
GK Jack Butland (1993-03-10) 10 March 1993 (age 20) 1 0 England Stoke City v  Brazil, 6 February 2013
GK John Ruddy (1986-10-24) 24 October 1986 (age 26) 1 0 England Norwich City v  Sweden, 14 November 2012
GK Robert Green (1980-01-18) 18 January 1980 (age 33) 12 0 England Queens Park Rangers UEFA Euro 2012
DF Chris Smalling (1989-11-22) 22 November 1989 (age 23) 6 0 England Manchester United v  Montenegro, 26 March 2013
DF Steven Caulker (1991-12-29) 29 December 1991 (age 21) 1 1 England Tottenham Hotspur v  Montenegro, 26 March 2013
DF Steven Taylor (1986-01-23) 23 January 1986 (age 27) 0 0 England Newcastle United v  Montenegro, 26 March 2013
DF Michael Dawson (1983-11-18) 18 November 1983 (age 29) 4 0 England Tottenham Hotspur v  San Marino, 22 March 2013
DF Ryan Bertrand (1989-08-05) 5 August 1989 (age 23) 2 0 England Chelsea v  Sweden, 14 November 2012
DF Ryan Shawcross (1987-10-04) 4 October 1987 (age 25) 1 0 England Stoke City v  Sweden, 14 November 2012
DF Carl Jenkinson (1992-02-08) 8 February 1992 (age 21) 1 0 England Arsenal v  Sweden, 14 November 2012
DF Kieran Gibbs (1989-09-26) 26 September 1989 (age 23) 2 0 England Arsenal v  San Marino, 12 October 2012
DF John Terry[a] (1980-12-07) 7 December 1980 (age 32) 78 6 England Chelsea v  Moldova, 7 September 2012
DF Martin Kelly (1990-04-27) 27 April 1990 (age 23) 1 0 England Liverpool UEFA Euro 2012
MF Steven Gerrard (1980-05-30) 30 May 1980 (age 32) 102 19 England Liverpool v  Montenegro, 26 March 2013
MF Ashley Young (1985-07-09) 9 July 1985 (age 27) 28 7 England Manchester United v  Montenegro, 26 March 2013
MF Scott Parker (1980-10-13) 13 October 1980 (age 32) 18 0 England Tottenham Hotspur v  Montenegro, 26 March 2013
MF Leon Osman (1981-05-17) 17 May 1981 (age 32) 2 0 England Everton v  Montenegro, 26 March 2013
MF Aaron Lennon (1987-04-16) 16 April 1987 (age 26) 21 0 England Tottenham Hotspur v  San Marino, 22 March 2013
MF Jack Wilshere (1992-01-01) 1 January 1992 (age 21) 7 0 England Arsenal v  Brazil, 6 February 2013
MF Tom Huddlestone (1986-12-28) 28 December 1986 (age 26) 4 0 England Tottenham Hotspur v  Sweden, 14 November 2012
MF Raheem Sterling (1994-12-08) 8 December 1994 (age 18) 1 0 England Liverpool v  Sweden, 14 November 2012
MF Jonjo Shelvey (1992-02-27) 27 February 1992 (age 21) 1 0 England Liverpool v  Sweden, 14 November 2012
MF Adam Johnson (1987-07-14) 14 July 1987 (age 25) 12 2 England Sunderland v  Poland, 16 October 2012
MF Jake Livermore (1989-11-14) 14 November 1989 (age 23) 1 0 England Tottenham Hotspur v  Ukraine, 11 September 2012
MF Adam Lallana (1988-05-10) 10 May 1988 (age 25) 0 0 England Southampton v  Ukraine, 11 September 2012
MF Jack Rodwell (1991-03-11) 11 March 1991 (age 22) 2 0 England Manchester City v  Italy, 15 August 2012
MF Stewart Downing (1984-07-22) 22 July 1984 (age 28) 34 1 England Liverpool UEFA Euro 2012
MF Jordan Henderson (1990-06-17) 17 June 1990 (age 22) 5 0 England Liverpool UEFA Euro 2012
MF Gareth Barry (1981-02-23) 23 February 1981 (age 32) 53 3 England Manchester City UEFA Euro 2012 preliminary squad
FW Wilfried Zaha[b] (1992-11-10) 10 November 1992 (age 20) 1 0 England Crystal Palace v  Sweden, 14 November 2012
  1. ^ Retired from international football
  2. ^ On loan at Crystal Palace from Manchester United as of 26 January 2013

Previous squads [edit]

FIFA World Cup squads
UEFA European Football Championship squads

Competitive record [edit]

FIFA World Cup [edit]

FIFA World Cup record FIFA World Cup qualification record Manager(s)
Year Round Position Pld W D * L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
Uruguay 1930 Did not enter
Italy 1934
France 1938
Brazil 1950 First group stage 8th 3 1 0 2 2 2 3 3 0 0 14 3 Winterbottom
Switzerland 1954 Quarter-final 6th 3 1 1 1 8 8 3 3 0 0 11 4 Winterbottom
Sweden 1958 Group stage 11th 4 0 3 1 4 5 4 3 1 0 15 5 Winterbottom
Chile 1962 Quarter-final 8th 4 1 1 2 5 6 4 3 1 0 16 2 Winterbottom
England 1966 Champions 1st 6 5 1 0 11 3 Qualified as hosts Ramsey
Mexico 1970 Quarter-final 8th 4 2 0 2 4 4 Qualified as defending champions Ramsey
West Germany 1974 Did not qualify 4 1 2 1 3 4 Ramsey
Argentina 1978 6 5 0 1 15 4 Revie
Spain 1982 Second group stage 6th 5 3 2 0 6 1 8 4 1 3 13 8 Greenwood
Mexico 1986 Quarter-final 8th 5 2 1 2 7 3 8 4 4 0 21 2 Robson
Italy 1990 Fourth place 4th 7 3 3 1 8 6 6 3 3 0 10 2 Robson
United States 1994 Did not qualify 10 5 3 2 26 9 Taylor
France 1998 Round of 16 9th 4 2 1 1 7 4 8 6 1 1 15 2 Hoddle
South Korea Japan 2002 Quarter-final 6th 5 2 2 1 6 3 8 5 2 1 16 6 Keegan, Wilkinson, Eriksson[18]
Germany 2006 Quarter-final 7th 5 3 2 0 6 2 10 8 1 1 17 5 Eriksson
South Africa 2010 Round of 16 13th 4 1 2 1 3 5 10 9 0 1 34 6 Capello
Brazil 2014
Russia 2018
Qatar 2022
Total 1 title 13/19 59 26 19 14 77 52 92 62 19 11 226 60
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
**Gold background colour indicates that the tournament was won.
***Red border colour indicates tournament was held on home soil.
****England played all of their matches in Japan.

UEFA European Championship [edit]

UEFA European Championship record UEFA European Championship qualification record Manager(s)
Year Round Position Pld W D * L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
France 1960 Did not enter
Spain 1964 Did not qualify 2 0 1 1 3 6 Winterbottom, Ramsey[19]
Italy 1968 Third place 3rd 2 1 0 1 2 1 8 6 1 1 18 6 Ramsey
Belgium 1972 Did not qualify[20] 8 5 2 1 16 6 Ramsey
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1976 Did not qualify 6 3 2 1 11 3 Revie
Italy 1980 Group stage 5th 3 1 1 1 3 3 8 7 1 0 22 5 Greenwood
France 1984 Did not qualify 8 5 2 1 23 3 Robson
West Germany 1988 Group stage 7th 3 0 0 3 2 7 6 5 1 0 19 1 Robson
Sweden 1992 Group stage 7th 3 0 2 1 1 2 6 3 3 0 7 3 Taylor
England 1996 Semi-final 3rd 5 2 3 0 8 3 Qualified as hosts Venables
Belgium Netherlands 2000 Group stage 11th 3 1 0 2 5 6 10 4 4 2 16 5 Hoddle, Keegan[21]
Portugal 2004 Quarter-final 5th 4 2 1 1 10 6 8 6 2 0 14 5 Eriksson
Austria Switzerland 2008 Did not qualify 12 7 2 3 24 7 McClaren
Poland Ukraine 2012 Quarter-final 5th 4 2 2 0 5 3 8 5 3 0 17 5 Capello, Hodgson[22]
France 2016 To be determined
Total Best: third place 8/14 27 9 9 9 36 31 90 56 24 10 190 55
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Minor tournaments [edit]

Year Round Position GP W D* L GS GA
Brazil 1964 Taça de Nações Group stage 3rd 3 0 1 2 2 7
United States 1976 U.S.A. Bicentennial Cup Tournament Group stage 2nd 3 2 0 1 6 4
Scotland 1985 Rous Cup One match 2nd 1 0 0 1 0 1
Mexico 1985 Ciudad de México Cup Tournament Group stage 3rd 2 0 0 2 1 3
Mexico 1985 Azteca 2000 Tournament Group stage 2nd 2 1 0 1 3 1
England 1986 Rous Cup Winners, one match 1st 1 1 0 0 2 1
England Scotland 1987 Rous Cup Group stage 2nd 2 0 2 0 1 1
England Scotland 1988 Rous Cup Winners, group stage 1st 2 1 1 0 2 1
England Scotland 1989 Rous Cup Winners, group stage 1st 2 1 1 0 2 0
England 1991 England Challenge Cup Winners, group stage 1st 2 1 1 0 5 3
United States 1993 U.S. Cup Group stage 4th 3 0 1 2 2 5
England 1995 Umbro Cup Group stage 2nd 3 1 1 1 6 7
France 1997 Tournoi de France Winners, group stage 1st 3 2 0 1 3 1
Morocco 1998 King Hassan II International Cup Tournament Group stage 2nd 2 1 1 0 1 0
England 2004 FA Summer Tournament Winners, group stage 1st 2 1 1 0 7 2
Total 6 titles 55 25 17 13 74 47
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

All-time team record [edit]

The following table shows England's all-time international record, correct as of 27 March 2013.[23]

Opponents Played Won Drawn* Lost GF GA GD  % Won
 Albania 4 4 0 0 12 1 +11 100%
 Algeria 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0%
 Andorra 4 4 0 0 16 0 +16 100%
 Argentina 14 6 6 2[24] 21 15 +6 40%
 Australia 6 3 2 1 6 5 +1 50%
 Austria 18 10 4 4 58 27 +31 56%
 Azerbaijan 2 2 0 0 3 0 +3 100%
 Belarus 2 2 0 0 6 1 +5 100%
 Belgium 21 15 5 1 70 25 +45 71%
 Brazil 24 4 9 11 21 32 −11 17%
 Bulgaria 10 6 4 0 16 2 +14 60%
 CIS 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0%
 Cameroon 4 3 1 0 9 4 +5 75%
 Canada 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 100%
 Chile 5 2 2 1 4 3 +1 40%
 China PR 1 1 0 0 3 0 +3 100%
 Colombia 5 3 2 0 10 3 +7 60%
 Croatia 7 4 1 2 18 10 +8 57%
 Cyprus 2 2 0 0 6 0 +6 100%
 Czech Republic 2 1 1 0 4 2 +2 50%
 Czechoslovakia 12 7 3 2 25 15 +10 58%
 Denmark 18 11 4 3 35 19 +16 61%
 Ecuador 2 2 0 0 3 0 +3 100%
 Egypt 3 3 0 0 8 1 +7 100%
 Estonia 2 2 0 0 6 0 +6 100%
 Finland 11 9 2 0 36 7 +29 82%
 France 28 16 4 8 66 35 +31 57%
 Georgia 2 2 0 0 4 0 +4 100%
 East Germany 4 3 1 0 7 3 +4 75%
 Germany 28 12 5 11 48 38 +10 43%
 Ghana 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0%
 Greece 9 7 2 0 23 3 +20 78%
 Hungary 22 15 2 5 56 30 +26 68%
 Iceland 2 1 1 0 7 2 +5 50%
 Northern Ireland/Ireland 98 75 16 7 323 81 +242 77%
 Republic of Ireland 14 5 6 2 19 13 +7 36%
 Israel 4 2 2 0 5 1 +4 50%
 Italy 24 8 7 9 30 27 +3 33%
 Jamaica 1 1 0 0 6 0 +6 100%
 Japan 3 2 1 0 5 3 +2 67%
 Kazakhstan 2 2 0 0 9 1 +8 100%
 South Korea 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0%
 Kuwait 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 100%
 Liechtenstein 2 2 0 0 4 0 +4 100%
 Luxembourg 9 9 0 0 47 3 +44 100%
 Macedonia 4 2 2 0 5 3 +2 50%
 Malaysia 1 1 0 0 4 2 +2 100%
 Malta 3 3 0 0 8 1 +7 100%
 Mexico 9 6 1 2 23 4 +19 67%
 Moldova 3 3 0 0 12 0 +12 100%
 Montenegro 3 0 3 0 3 3 0 0%
 Morocco 2 1 1 0 1 0 +1 50%
 Netherlands 19 5 9 5 28 24 +3 26%
 New Zealand 2 2 0 0 3 0 +3 100%
 Nigeria 2 1 1 0 1 0 +1 50%
 Norway 11 6 3 2 27 7 +20 55%
 Paraguay 3 3 0 0 8 0 +8 100%
 Peru 2 1 0 1 5 4 +1 50%
 Poland 18 10 7 1 28 11 +17 56%
 Portugal 22 9 10 3 45 25 +20 41%
Europe XI 2 1 1 0 7 4 +3 50%
World XI 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 100%
 Romania 11 2 6 3 10 10 0 18%
 Russia 2 1 0 1 4 2 +2 50%
 San Marino 4 4 0 0 26 1 +25 100%
 Saudi Arabia 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 0%
 Scotland 110 45 24 41 192 169 +23 41%
 Serbia and Montenegro 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 100%
 Slovakia 3 3 0 0 8 2 +6 100%
 Slovenia 2 2 0 0 3 1 +2 100%
 South Africa 2 2 0 0 4 2 +2 100%
 Spain 23 12 3 8 39 24 +15 52%
 Sweden 24 8 9 7 38 32 +6 33%
 Switzerland 22 14 5 3 52 19 +33 64%
 Trinidad and Tobago 2 2 0 0 5 0 +5 100%
 Tunisia 2 1 1 0 3 1 +2 50%
 Turkey 10 8 2 0 31 0 +31 80%
 United States 10 7 1 2 36 9 +27 70%
 Soviet Union 11 5 3 3 19 13 +6 45%
 Ukraine 6 4 1 1 9 3 +6 66%
 Uruguay 10 3 3 4 10 13 −3 30%
 Wales 101 66 21 14 245 90 +155 65%
 Yugoslavia 14 5 5 4 23 20 +3 36%
Total 918 521 221 174 2036 919 +1117 57%
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
*Includes 2 abandoned games: v Argentina and v Republic of Ireland.

Recent results and forthcoming fixtures [edit]

Honours [edit]

Major honours [edit]

Winners (1): 1966
Fourth place (1): 1990
Third place (1): 1968
Semi-final (1): 1996

Regional honours [edit]

Winners (54): (including 20 shared)
Runners-up (24): (including 7 shared)

Others [edit]

Runners-up (2): 1985, 1987
Winners (1): 1997
Runners-up (1): 1998

Player history [edit]

Players in bold are still active.

Most capped players [edit]

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 David Beckham 1996–2009 115 17 MF
3 Bobby Moore 1962–1973 108 2 DF
4 Bobby Charlton 1958–1970 106 49 MF
5 Billy Wright 1946–1959 105 3 DF
6 Steven Gerrard 2000–0000 102 19 MF
7 Ashley Cole 2001–0000 101 0 DF
8 Frank Lampard 1999–0000 95 28 MF
9 Bryan Robson 1980–1991 90 26 MF
10 Michael Owen 1998–2008 89 40 FW
11 Kenny Sansom 1979–1988 86 1 DF
12 Gary Neville 1995–2007 85 0 DF
13 Ray Wilkins 1976–1986 84 3 MF
14 Rio Ferdinand 1997–2011 81 3 DF
15 Wayne Rooney 2003–0000 81 35 FW
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 [edit]

Goalscorers with an equal number of goals are ranked with the highest to lowest goals per game ratio.

# Name Career Goals Caps Position Goals per game
1 Bobby Charlton 1958–1970 49 106 MF 0.4623
2 Gary Lineker 1984–1992 48 80 FW 0.6000
3 Jimmy Greaves 1959–1967 44 57 FW 0.7719
4 Michael Owen 1998–2008 40 89 FW 0.4494
5 Wayne Rooney 2003– 35 81 FW 0.4321
6 Nat Lofthouse 1950–1958 30 33 FW 0.9091
7 Alan Shearer 1992–2000 30 63 FW 0.4762
8 Tom Finney 1946–1958 30 76 FW 0.3947
9 Vivian Woodward 1903–1911 29 23 FW 1.2609
10 Steve Bloomer 1895–1907 28 23 FW 1.2174
11 Frank Lampard 1999– 28 95 MF 0.2947
12 David Platt 1989–1996 27 62 MF 0.4355
13 Bryan Robson 1981–1989 26 90 MF 0.2889
14 Geoff Hurst 1965–1972 24 49 FW 0.4898
15 Stan Mortensen 1947–1953 23 25 FW 0.9200
16 Tommy Lawton 1938–1948 22 23 FW 0.9565
17 Peter Crouch 2005–2010 22 42 FW 0.5238
18 Mick Channon 1972–1977 21 46 FW 0.4565
19 Kevin Keegan 1972–1982 21 63 FW 0.3333
20 Martin Peters 1966–1974 20 67 MF 0.2985

Managers [edit]

Manager England career Played Won Drawn Lost Win %
England Winterbottom, WalterWalter Winterbottom 1946–1962 7002139000000000000139 700178000000000000078 700133000000000000033 700128000000000000028 700156100000000000056.1
England Ramsey, AlfAlf Ramsey 1963–1974 7002113000000000000113 700169000000000000069 700127000000000000027 700117000000000000017 700161100000000000061.1
England Mercer, JoeJoe Mercer 1974 70007000000000000007 70003000000000000003 70003000000000000003 70001000000000000001 700142900000000000042.9
England Revie, DonDon Revie 1974–1977 700129000000000000029 700114000000000000014 70008000000000000008 70007000000000000007 700148300000000000048.3
England Greenwood, RonRon Greenwood 1977–1982 700155000000000000055 700133000000000000033 700112000000000000012 700110000000000000010 700160000000000000060.0
England Robson, BobbyBobby Robson 1982–1990 700195000000000000095 700147000000000000047 700130000000000000030 700118000000000000018 700149500000000000049.5
England Taylor, GrahamGraham Taylor 1990–1993 700138000000000000038 700118000000000000018 700113000000000000013 70007000000000000007 700147400000000000047.4
England Venables, TerryTerry Venables 1994–1996 700123000000000000023 700111000000000000011 700111000000000000011 70001000000000000001 700147800000000000047.8
England Hoddle, GlennGlenn Hoddle 1996–1999 700128000000000000028 700117000000000000017 70006000000000000006 70005000000000000005 700160700000000000060.7
England Wilkinson, HowardHoward Wilkinson[1] 1999, 2000 70002000000000000002 50000000000000000000 70001000000000000001 70001000000000000001 &050000000000000000000.0
England Keegan, KevinKevin Keegan 1999–2000 700118000000000000018 70007000000000000007 70007000000000000007 70004000000000000004 700138900000000000038.9
England Taylor, PeterPeter Taylor[2] 2000 70001000000000000001 50000000000000000000 50000000000000000000 70001000000000000001 &050000000000000000000.0
Sweden Eriksson, Sven-GöranSven-Göran Eriksson 2001–2006 700167000000000000067 700140000000000000040 700117000000000000017 700110000000000000010 700159700000000000059.7
England McClaren, SteveSteve McClaren 2006–2007 700118000000000000018 70009000000000000009 70004000000000000004 70005000000000000005 700150000000000000050.0
Italy Capello, FabioFabio Capello 2007–2012 700142000000000000042 700128000000000000028 70008000000000000008 70006000000000000006 700166700000000000066.7
England Pearce, StuartStuart Pearce[2] 2012 70001000000000000001 50000000000000000000 50000000000000000000 70001000000000000001 &050000000000000000000.0
England Hodgson, RoyRoy Hodgson 2012– 700115000000000000015 70009000000000000009 70005000000000000005 70001000000000000001 700160000000000000060.0
  1. ^ managed the team on two separate occasions as caretaker manager
  2. ^ a b managed the team on a one-off basis as caretaker manager

See also [edit]

Notes [edit]

References [edit]

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  2. ^ "England Match No. 1 – Scotland – 30 November 1872 – Match Summary and Report". englandfootballonline.com. Retrieved 22 October 2009. 
  3. ^ Hart, Tim (12 June 2010). "England v USA: 1950 World Cup win over the Three Lions lives long in the memory". The Daily Telegraph (London). 
  4. ^ Goodbody, John (22 November 2003). "Football's November revolution: Magnificent Magyars storm England's Wembley fortress". The Times (London). Retrieved 13 February 2011. 
  5. ^ Owen Gibson (21 June 2010). "Rifts appear as players grow tired of Capello regime". The Guardian (London). Retrieved 3 July 2010. 
  6. ^ 19:28 GMT (8 February 2012). "BBC Sport - Fabio Capello quits as England manager after meeting with FA". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2 August 2012. 
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  13. ^ Allen, Neil (25 May 2012). "Pompey coach earns England call-up". The News (Portsmouth). Retrieved 1 June 2012. 
  14. ^ Taylor, Daniel (5 June 2006). "Baden-Baden backroom battalion outnumber the players on today's plane to Germany". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 June 2012. 
  15. ^ Fifield, Dominic (20 May 2010). "England back-up staff boosted by arrival of David Beckham's masseur". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 June 2012. 
  16. ^ Sportsmail Reporter (7 June 2008). "FA rub off major coup as Arsenal's top physio Gary Lewin's joins England full-time". Daily Mail. Retrieved 1 June 2012. 
  17. ^ Telegraph staff and agencies (4 December 2008). "England appoint Arsenal doctor Ian Beasley". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 1 June 2012. 
  18. ^ Keegan and Wilkinson managed one qualifying match each: Eriksson managed the remainder of qualification and the finals campaign.
  19. ^ England were defeated by France in a two-legged elimination round. Ramsey took over from Winterbottom between the two legs.
  20. ^ Although England did not qualify for the finals, they reached the last eight of the competition. Only the last four teams progressed to the finals.
  21. ^ Hoddle managed the first three qualifiers, while Keegan managed the remainder of qualification and the finals campaign.
  22. ^ Capello managed the qualification campaign. He resigned before the tournament and was replaced by Hodgson.
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  24. ^ "Official FIFA head-to-head record of England versus Argentina". FIFA.com. 30 November 2012. Retrieved 30 November 2012. 

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