TheEngland national men's football team represents the country ofEngland in internationalassociation football. It is fielded byThe Football Association, the governing body of football in England, and competes as a member of theUnion of European Football Associations (UEFA), which encompasses the countries of Europe. England competed in thefirst official international football match on 30 November 1872, a 0–0 draw withScotland atHamilton Crescent.[1]
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 asubstitute, are listed below. Each player's details include hisplaying position while with the team, the number ofcaps 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 16 November 2025.
The first player to be capped 10 times by England wasNorman Bailey, who played his 10th match in an 8–1 away win againstIreland on 23 February 1884 in the1883–84 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 goalkeeperPeter Shilton,[3] which he set on 7 June 1989 in a 1–1 away draw withDenmark in afriendly.[4] Shilton's last match for England was the third-place match againstItaly on 7 July 1990 in theWorld Cup. He finished his England career on 125 caps.[3]
The goalscoring record is held byHarry Kane, with78 goals from 112 matches between 2015 and 2025.[5] Kane passedWayne Rooney's record of53 goals, which had stood for 8 years, with his 54th goal on 23 March 2023, in a 2–1 away win overItaly in aEuropean Championship qualifier.[6][7]
England's highest scorer inWorld Cup finals matches isGary Lineker, with ten goals,[8] and the highest scorers inEuropean Championship finals matches areAlan Shearer andHarry Kane, with seven goals.[9]
| Pre-1960s | 1960s– | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Goalkeeper | ||
| FB | Full back | DF | Defender |
| HB | Half back | MF | Midfielder |
| FW | Forward | ||
