England National Football Team Records - Appearances

Appearances

See also: Progression of England association football caps record
Most appearances
Peter Shilton, 125, 25 November 1970 – 7 July 1990
Other centurions
David Beckham, 115, 1 September 1996 – 14 October 2009
Bobby Moore, 108, 20 May 1962 – 14 November 1973
Bobby Charlton, 106, 19 April 1958 – 14 June 1970
Billy Wright, 105, 28 September 1946 – 28 May 1959
Steven Gerrard, 100, 31 May 2000 – 14 November 2012
First player to reach 100 appearances
Billy Wright, 11 April 1959, 1-0 vs. Scotland
Most consecutive appearances
Billy Wright, 70, 3 October 1951 – 28 May 1959
Most appearances as a substitute
Jermain Defoe, 32, 31 March 2004 – 15 August 2012
Most consecutive appearances as a substitute
Owen Hargreaves, 14, 1 June 2004 – 10 June 2006
Most appearances as a substitute without ever starting a game
Carlton Cole, 7, 11 January 2009 – 3 March 2010
Most appearances in competitive matches
David Beckham, 68, (World Cup, European Championship and qualifiers), 1 September 1996 – 14 October 2009
Longest England career
Stanley Matthews, 22 years 228 days, 29 September 1934 – 15 May 1957
Shortest England career
Peter Ward, 6 minutes, 31 May 1980, 2-1 vs. Australia
Most consecutive appearances comprising entire England career
Roger Byrne, 33, 3 April 1954 – 27 November 1957
Youngest player
Theo Walcott, 17 years 75 days, 30 May 2006, 3-1 vs. Hungary
Oldest player
Stanley Matthews, 42 years 103 days, 15 May 1957, 4-1 vs. Denmark
Oldest debutant
Alexander Morten, 41 years 113 days, 8 March 1873, 4-2 vs. Scotland
Oldest outfield debutant
Leslie Compton, 38 years 64 days, 15 November 1950, 4-2 vs. Wales
Most appearances at the World Cup finals
Peter Shilton, 17, 16 June 1982 – 7 July 1990
Most appearances without ever playing at the World Cup finals
Dave Watson, 65, 3 April 1974 – 2 June 1982
Appearances at three World Cup final tournaments
Tom Finney, 1950, 1954 and 1958
Billy Wright, 1950, 1954 and 1958
Bobby Charlton, 1962, 1966 and 1970
Bobby Moore, 1962, 1966 and 1970
Peter Shilton, 1982, 1986 and 1990
Bryan Robson, 1982, 1986 and 1990
Terry Butcher, 1982, 1986 and 1990
David Beckham, 1998, 2002 and 2006
Michael Owen, 1998, 2002 and 2006
Sol Campbell, 1998, 2002 and 2006
Ashley Cole, 2002, 2006 and 2010
Most non-playing selections for the World Cup finals
Alan Hodgkinson, 2, 1958 and 1962
George Eastham, 2, 1962 and 1966
Viv Anderson, 2, 1982 and 1986
Chris Woods, 2, 1986 and 1990
Nigel Martyn, 2, 1998 and 2002
Martin Keown, 2, 1998 and 2002
David James, 2, 2002 and 2006
Oldest player to feature at the World Cup finals
Peter Shilton, 40 years, 292 days, 7 July 1990, 1-2 vs. Italy
Oldest outfield player to feature at the World Cup finals
Stanley Matthews, 39 years, 145 days, 26 June 1954, 2-4 vs. Uruguay
Youngest player to feature at the World Cup finals
Michael Owen, 18 years, 183 days, 15 June 1998, 2-0 vs. Tunisia
Oldest player to feature in a World Cup qualifying match
Stanley Matthews, 42 years, 103 days, 5 May 1957, 4-1 vs. Denmark
Youngest player to feature in a World Cup qualifying match
Wayne Rooney, 18 years, 351 days, 9 October 2004, 2-0 vs. Wales
First player to debut at the World Cup finals
Laurie Hughes, 25 June 1950, 2-0 vs. Chile
Last player to debut at the World Cup finals
Allan Clarke, 7 June 1970, 1-0 vs. Czechoslovakia
Most appearances at the European Championship finals
Gary Neville, 11, 8 June 1996 – 24 June 2004
Most consecutive appearances at the European Championship finals
Stuart Pearce, 8, 11 June 1992 – 26 June 1996
Alan Shearer, 8, 8 June 1996 – 20 June 2000
Most appearances without ever playing at the European Championship finals
Rio Ferdinand, 81, 15 November 1997 – 4 June 2011
Appearances at three European Championship final tournaments
Tony Adams, 1988, 1996 and 2000
Alan Shearer, 1992, 1996 and 2000
Gary Neville, 1996, 2000 and 2004
Sol Campbell, 1996, 2000 and 2004
Steven Gerrard, 2000, 2004 and 2012
Most non-playing selections for the European Championship finals
Tony Dorigo, 2, 1988 and 1992
Ian Walker, 2, 1996 and 2004
Oldest player to feature at the European Championship finals
Peter Shilton, 38 years, 271 days, 15 June 1988, 1-3 vs. Netherlands
Oldest outfield player to feature at the European Championship finals
Stuart Pearce, 34 years, 63 days, 26 June 1996, 1-1 vs. Germany
Youngest player to feature at the European Championship finals
Wayne Rooney, 18 years, 232 days, 13 June 2004, 1-2 vs. France
Oldest player to feature in a European Championship qualifying match
David Seaman, 39 years, 27 days, 16 October 2002, 2-2 vs. Macedonia
Oldest outfield player to feature in a European Championship qualifying match
Stuart Pearce, 37 years, 137 days, 8 September 1999, 0-0 vs. Poland
Youngest player to feature in a European Championship qualifying match
Wayne Rooney, 17 years, 156 days, 29 March 2003, 2-0 vs. Liechtenstein
First player to debut at the European Championship finals
Tommy Wright, 8 June 1968, 0-1 vs. Yugoslavia
Most appearances on aggregate at the World Cup and European Championship finals
Ashley Cole, 22, 2 June 2002 – 24 June 2012
Most appearances without ever playing at the World Cup finals or the European Championship finals
Emlyn Hughes, 62, 5 November 1969 – 24 May 1980
Fewest appearances while still playing at the World Cup finals and European Championship finals
Tommy Wright, 11, 8 June 1968 – 7 June 1970
Most appearances without ever being in a World Cup or European Championship finals squad
Mick Channon, 46, 11 October 1972 – 7 September 1977
Most Home International (British Championship) appearances
Billy Wright, 38, 28 September 1946 – 11 April 1959
Most appearances without ever playing on a losing team
David Rocastle, 14, 14 September 1988 – 17 May 1992
Most appearances without ever playing on a winning team
Tommy Banks, 6, 18 May 1958 – 4 October 1958
Most appearances against a single opponent
Billy Wright, 13 vs. Ireland/Northern Ireland, 9 September 1946 – 4 October 1958 and vs. Scotland, 11 April 1947 – 12 April 1959
Most appearances against a single non-British opponent
Alan Ball, 8 vs. West Germany, 12 May 1965 – 12 March 1975
Most consecutive years of appearances
David Seaman, 15, 1988 to 2002 inclusive
Rio Ferdinand, 15, 1997 to 2011 inclusive
Most appearances in a single calendar year
Jack Charlton, 16, 1966
Longest wait between appearances
Ian Callaghan, 11 years 49 days, 20 July 1966, 2-0 vs. France – 7 September 1977, 0-0 vs. Switzerland
Most tournaments appeared in consecutively
Sol Campbell, 6, 1996 European Championships – 2006 World Cup
Appearances in three separate decades
Sam Hardy, 1900s, 1910s, 1920s
Jesse Pennington, 1900s, 1910s, 1920s
Stanley Matthews, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s
Bobby Charlton, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s
Emlyn Hughes, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s
Peter Shilton, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s
Tony Adams, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s
David Seaman, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s
Wes Brown, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s
Jamie Carragher, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s
Rio Ferdinand, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s
Emile Heskey, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s
David James, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s
Frank Lampard, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s
First player to make tournament appearances in three separate decades
Tony Adams, 1988 European Championships; 1996 European Championships and 1998 World Cup; 2000 European Championships
Most appearances on aggregate by a set of brothers
Gary and Philip Neville, 144, 1995 – 2007
Most appearances in the same team by a set of brothers
Gary and Philip Neville, 31, 23 May 1996 – 7 February 2007
Most consecutive appearances by an unchanged team
6, 23 July 1966 – 16 November 1966
First appearance by a player who had never played for an English club
Joe Baker, of Hibernian, 18 November 1959, 2-1 vs. Northern Ireland
First player to debut as a substitute
Norman Hunter, 8 December 1965, 2-0 vs. Spain
Last appearance by a player from outside the top division of a country
Wilfried Zaha, 14 November 2012, 2-4 vs. Sweden
Most appearances by a player from outside the top division of a country
Johnny Haynes, 32, 2 October 1954 – 28 May 1959
Most appearances by a player from outside the English League system
David Beckham, 55, 20 August 2003 – 14 October 2009
Club providing the most England internationals in total
Aston Villa, 72 (as of 9 February 2011)
Most appearances per English club
Club Player Caps (total) First cap – last cap
Arsenal Kenny Sansom 77 (86) 10 September 1980 – 18 June 1988
Aston Villa Gareth Southgate 42 (57) 12 December 1995 – 25 May 2001
Barnsley George Utley 1 15 February 1913
Birmingham City Harry Hibbs 25 20 November 1929 – 5 February 1936
Blackburn Rovers Bob Crompton 41 3 March 1902 – 4 April 1914
Blackpool Jimmy Armfield 43 13 May 1959 – 26 June 1966
Bolton Wanderers Nat Lofthouse 33 22 November 1950 – 26 November 1958
Bradford City Evelyn Lintott 4 (7) 13 February 1909 – 31 May 1909
Brentford Billy Scott 1 17 October 1936
Leslie Smith 1 11 November 1939
Brighton and Hove Albion Steve Foster 3 23 February 1982 – 25 June 1982
Bristol City William Wedlock 26 16 February 1907 – 16 March 1914
Bristol Rovers Geoff Bradford 1 2 October 1955
Burnley Bob Kelly 11 (14) 10 April 1920 – 4 April 1925
Bury Jimmy Settle 3 (6) 18 February 1899 – 8 April 1899
Norman Bullock 3 19 March 1923 – 20 October 1926
Charlton Athletic Luke Young 7 28 May 2005 – 12 November 2005
Chelsea Frank Lampard 91 (93) 15 August 2001 – 11 September 2012
Coventry City Reg Matthews 5 14 April 1956 – 6 October 1956
Crewe Alexandra John Pearson 1 5 March 1892
Crystal Palace Kenny Sansom 9 (86) 23 May 1979 – 15 June 1980
Geoff Thomas 9 1 May 1991 – 19 February 1992
Derby County Peter Shilton 34 (125) 9 September 1987 – 7 July 1990
Everton Alan Ball 39 (72) 22 October 1966 – 1 December 1971
Fulham Johnny Haynes 56 2 October 1954 – 10 June 1962
Grimsby Town Jackie Bestall 1 6 February 1935
George Tweedy 1 2 December 1936
Harry Betmead 1 20 May 1937
Huddersfield Town Ray Wilson 30 (63) 9 April 1960 – 6 June 1964
Ipswich Town Terry Butcher 45 (77) 31 May 1980 – 22 June 1986
Leeds United Jack Charlton 35 10 April 1965 – 11 June 1970
Leicester City Gordon Banks 37 (73) 6 April 1963 – 15 April 1967
Leyton Orient Owen Williams 2 21 October 1922 – 5 March 1923
John Townrow 2 4 April 1925 – 1 March 1926
Liverpool Steven Gerrard 100 31 May 2000 – 14 November 2012
Luton Town Robert Hawkes 5 16 February 1907 – 13 June 1908
Paul Walsh 5 12 June 1983 – 2 May 1984
Manchester City Colin Bell 48 22 May 1968 – 30 October 1975
Manchester United Bobby Charlton 106 19 April 1958 – 14 June 1970
Middlesbrough Wilf Mannion 26 28 September 1946 – 3 October 1951
Millwall Leonard Graham 2 28 February 1925 – 4 April 1925
Reg Smith 2 9 November 1938 – 16 November 1938
Newcastle United Alan Shearer 35 (63) 1 September 1996 – 20 June 2000
Norwich City Dave Watson 6 (12) 10 June 1984 – 23 April 1986
Nottingham Forest Stuart Pearce 76 (78) 19 May 1987 – 4 June 1997
Notts County Henry Cursham 8 15 March 1880 – 23 February 1884
Oldham Athletic John Hacking 3 22 October 1928 – 13 April 1929
Portsmouth Jimmy Dickinson 48 18 May 1949 – 5 December 1956
Preston North End Tom Finney 76 28 September 1946 – 22 October 1958
Queens Park Rangers Terry Fenwick 19 (20) 2 May 1984 – 22 June 1986
Reading Herbert Smith 4 27 March 1905 – 19 March 1906
Sheffield United Ernest Needham 16 7 April 1894 – 3 March 1902
Sheffield Wednesday Ron Springett 33 18 November 1959 – 29 June 1966
Southampton Peter Shilton 49 (125) 22 September 1982 – 19 May 1987
Stockport County Harry Hardy 1 8 December 1924
Stoke City Gordon Banks 36 (73) 21 October 1967 – 27 May 1972
Sunderland Dave Watson 14 (65) 3 April 1974 – 24 May 1975
Swindon Town Harold Fleming 11 3 April 1909 – 4 April 1914
Tottenham Hotspur Glenn Hoddle 44 (53) 22 November 1979 – 23 May 1987
Walsall Alf Jones 2 (3) 11 March 1882 – 13 March 1882
Watford John Barnes 31 (79) 28 May 1983 – 19 May 1987
West Bromwich Albion Jesse Pennington 25 18 March 1907 – 10 April 1920
West Ham United Bobby Moore 108 20 May 1962 – 14 November 1973
Wigan Athletic Emile Heskey 7 (62) 8 September 2007 – 15 October 2008
Wolverhampton Wanderers Billy Wright 105 28 September 1946 – 28 May 1959
Most appearances with non-English clubs
Club Country Player Caps (total) First cap – last cap
Barcelona Gary Lineker 24 (80) 15 October 1986 – 7 June 1989
Bari David Platt 10 (62) 11 September 1991 – 17 June 1992
Bayern München Owen Hargreaves 39 (42) 15 August 2001 – 28 May 2007
Bursaspor Scott Carson 1 (4) 15 November 2011
Cardiff City Jay Bothroyd 1 17 November 2010
Celtic Alan Thompson 1 31 March 2004
Köln Tony Woodcock 16 (42) 6 February 1980 – 5 July 1982
Hamburger SV Kevin Keegan 25 (63) 8 June 1977 – 18 June 1980
Hibernian Joe Baker 5 (8) 18 November 1959 – 22 May 1960
Internazionale Paul Ince 17 (53) 27 March 1996 – 10 June 1997
Juventus David Platt 10 (62) 9 September 1992 – 19 June 1993
Lazio Paul Gascoigne 12 (57) 10 October 1992 – 11 June 1995
L.A. Galaxy David Beckham 14 (115) 22 August 2007 – 14 October 2009
Marseille Chris Waddle 18 (62) 6 September 1989 – 16 October 1991
Milan Ray Wilkins 22 (84) 12 September 1984 – 12 November 1986
Monaco Glenn Hoddle 9 (53) 9 September 1987 – 18 June 1988
Rangers Terry Butcher 32 (77) 10 September 1986 – 4 July 1990
Real Madrid David Beckham 36 (115) 20 August 2003 – 1 June 2007
Sampdoria Trevor Francis 20 (52) 22 September 1982 – 23 April 1986
Werder Bremen Dave Watson 2 (65) 12 September 1979 – 17 October 1979
England starting XI based on appearances
# Position Name Caps Years
1 Goalkeeper Peter Shilton 125 1970 – 1990
2 Right back Gary Neville 85 1995 – 2007
3 Left back Ashley Cole 99 2001 –
4 Midfield Steven Gerrard 100 2000 –
5 Central defence Billy Wright 105 1946 – 1959
6 Central defence Bobby Moore 108 1962 – 1973
7 Midfield David Beckham 115 1996 –
8 Midfield Frank Lampard 93 1999 –
9 Forward Bobby Charlton 106 1958 – 1970
10 Forward Gary Lineker 80 1984 – 1992
11 Forward Michael Owen 89 1998 –

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