List of England international footballers

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 1990 FIFA World Cup, finishing his England career on 125 caps.[3]

The goalscoring record is held by Wayne Rooney, with 53 goals in 120 matches, scored between 2003 and 2018.[5] He set the record with his 50th goal on 8 September 2015, in a 2–0 home win over Switzerland in a UEFA 2016 qualifier.[6] England's second highest goalscorer is Bobby Charlton, with 49 goals from 106 matches, who held the record for 45 years before being surpassed by Rooney.[7] England's highest scorer in FIFA World Cup finals matches is Gary Lineker, with ten goals,[8] and the highest scorer in UEFA European Championship finals matches is Alan Shearer, with seven goals.[9]

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]

Positions key

Pre-1960s		1960s–
GK	Goalkeeper
FB	Full back	DF	Defender
HB	Half back	MF	Midfielder
FW	Forward

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.