Goals
See also: Progression of England association football goalscoring record- First goal
- William Kenyon-Slaney, 8 March 1873, 4-2 vs. Scotland
- Most goals
- Bobby Charlton, 49, 19 April 1958 – 21 May 1970
- Most goals in competitive matches
- Michael Owen, 26, (World Cup, European Championship and qualifiers), 22 June 1998 – 12 September 2007
- Most goals in a match
- Howard Vaughton, Steve Bloomer, Willie Hall and Malcolm Macdonald, all 5
- Four goals or more in a single match on the greatest number of occasions
- Steve Bloomer, Vivian Woodward, Tommy Lawton, Jimmy Greaves and Gary Lineker, twice each
- Three goals or more in a single match on the greatest number of occasions
- Jimmy Greaves, six times
- Scoring in most consecutive internationals
- Tinsley Lindley, 6, 5 February 1887 – 7 April 1888
- Jimmy Windridge, 6, 16 March 1908 – 13 June 1908
- Tommy Lawton, 6, 22 October 1938 – 13 May 1939
- Scoring in most consecutive appearances
- Steve Bloomer, 10, 9 March 1895 – 20 March 1899
- Most goals on debut
- Howard Vaughton, 5, 18 February 1882, 13-0 vs Ireland
- Most goals in a single World Cup tournament
- Gary Lineker, 6, 1986 World Cup
- Most goals in total at World Cup tournaments
- Gary Lineker, 10, 11 June 1986 – 4 July 1990
- Most goals in a single World Cup qualifying campaign
- Wayne Rooney, 9, 2010 World Cup qualifying, 2008-9
- Most goals in a single World Cup finals match
- Geoff Hurst, 3, 30 July 1966, 4-2 vs. West Germany
- Gary Lineker, 3, 11 June 1986, 3-0 vs. Poland
- Most goals in a single World Cup qualifying match
- Jack Rowley, 4, 15 October 1949, 9-2 vs. Northern Ireland
- David Platt, 4, 17 February 1993, 6-0 vs. San Marino
- Ian Wright, 4, 17 November 1993, 7-1 vs. San Marino
- First goal in a World Cup finals match
- Stan Mortensen, 25 June 1950, 2-0 vs. Chile
- First goal in a World Cup qualifying campaign
- Stan Mortensen, 15 October 1949, 4-1 vs. Wales
- Oldest goalscorer at the World Cup finals
- Tom Finney, 36 years, 64 days, 8 June 1958, 2-2 vs. USSR
- Youngest goalscorer at the World Cup finals
- Michael Owen, 18 years, 190 days, 22 June 1998, 1-2 vs. Romania
- Oldest goalscorer in a World Cup qualifying match
- Teddy Sheringham, 35 years, 187 days, 6 October 2001, 2-2 vs. Greece
- Youngest goalscorer in a World Cup qualifying match
- Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, 19 years, 58 days, 12 October 2012, 5-0 vs. San Marino
- Most goals in a single European Championship tournament
- Alan Shearer, 5, 1996 European Championship
- Most goals in total at European Championship tournaments
- Alan Shearer, 7, 8 June 1996 – 20 June 2000
- Most goals in a single European Championship qualifying campaign
- Kevin Keegan, 7, 1980 European Championship qualifying, 1978-80
- Most goals in a single European Championship finals match
- Alan Shearer, 2, 18 June 1996, 4-1 vs. Netherlands
- Teddy Sheringham, 2, 18 June 1996, 4-1 vs. Netherlands
- Wayne Rooney, 2, 17 June 2004, 3-0 vs. Switzerland
- Wayne Rooney, 2, 21 June 2004, 4-2 vs. Croatia
- Most goals in a single European Championship qualifying match
- Malcolm Macdonald, 5, 16 April 1975, 5-0 vs. Cyprus
- First goal in a European Championship finals match
- Bobby Charlton, 8 June 1968, 2-0 vs. USSR
- First goal in a European Championship qualifying campaign
- Ron Flowers, 3 October 1962, 1-1 vs. France
- Oldest goalscorer at the European Championship finals
- Trevor Brooking, 31 years, 260 days, 18 June 1980, 2-1 vs. Spain
- Youngest goalscorer at the European Championship finals
- Wayne Rooney, 18 years, 236 days, 17 June 2004, 3-0 vs. Switzerland
- Oldest goalscorer in a European Championship qualifying match
- Dave Watson, 33 years, 48 days, 22 November 1979, 2-0 vs. Bulgaria
- Youngest goalscorer in a European Championship qualifying match
- Wayne Rooney, 17 years, 317 days, 6 September 2003, 2-1 vs. Macedonia
- Most Home International (British Championship) goals
- Steve Bloomer, 28, 9 March 1895 – 6 April 1907
- Most goals in a single calendar year
- George Hilsdon, 12, 1908
- Dixie Dean, 12, 1927
- Most goals in an English season
- Jimmy Greaves, 13, 1960-61
- Most goals against a single opponent
- Steve Bloomer, 12 vs. Wales, 16 March 1896 – 18 March 1901
- Most goals against a single non-British opponent
- Vivian Woodward, 8 vs. Austria, 6 June 1908 – 1 June 1909
- Most goals scored from penalties
- Frank Lampard, 9, 8 October 2005 – 11 September 2012
- Most penalty goals scored in a match
- Tom Finney, 2, 14 May 1950, 5-2 vs. Portugal
- Geoff Hurst, 2, 13 March 1969, 5-0 vs. France
- Gary Lineker, 2, 1 July 1990, 3-2 vs. Cameroon
- Most goals in penalty shoot-outs
- David Platt and Alan Shearer, 3
- Most goals scored by a defender
- Jack Charlton, 6, 10 April 1965 – 10 December 1969
- John Terry, 6, 3 June 2003 – 1 April 2009
- Oldest goalscorer
- Stanley Matthews, 41 years, 248 days, 6 October 1956, 1-1 vs. Northern Ireland
- Youngest goalscorer
- Wayne Rooney, 17 years, 317 days, 6 September 2003, 2-1 vs. Macedonia
- First goal by a substitute
- Jimmy Mullen, 18 May 1950, 4-1 vs. Belgium
- Fastest goal from kickoff
- Tommy Lawton, 17 seconds, 25 May 1947, 10-0 vs. Portugal
- Fastest goal at Wembley
- Bryan Robson, 38 seconds, 13 December 1989, 2-1 vs. Yugoslavia
- Fastest goal at the World Cup finals
- Bryan Robson, 27 seconds, 16 June 1982, 3-1 vs. France
- Fastest goal at the European Championship finals
- Michael Owen, 2 minutes 24 seconds, 24 June 2004, 2-2 vs. Portugal
- Fastest goal by a substitute
- Teddy Sheringham, 15 seconds, 6 October 2001, 2-2 vs. Greece, 2002 World Cup qualifier
- First player to score hat-trick
- Digger Brown or Howard Vaughton, 18 February 1882, 13-0 vs Ireland
- Oldest player to score hat-trick
- Gary Lineker, 30 years, 194 days, 12 June 1991, 4-2 vs Malaysia
- Youngest player to score hat-trick
- Theo Walcott, 19 years, 178 days, 10 September 2008, 4-1 vs Croatia
- Most appearances for an outfield player without ever scoring
- Ashley Cole, 99, 28 March 2001 – 17 October 2012
- Most different goalscorers in one match
- 7, 15 December 1982, 9-0 vs. Luxembourg
- Goals in three separate decades
- Stanley Matthews, Bobby Charlton
- Most consecutive goalscoring tournaments
- Michael Owen, 4, v Romania and Argentina, 1998 World Cup; v Romania, 2000 European Championships; v Denmark and Brazil, 2002 World Cup; v Portugal, 2004 European Championships
- Last England goalscorer at the old Wembley
- Tony Adams, 31 May 2000, 2-0 vs Ukraine
- First England goalscorer at the new Wembley
- John Terry, 1 June 2007, 1-1 vs Brazil
- Highest goals to games average
- George Camsell, 18 goals in 9 games, average 2.0 goals per game.
- Most goals per English club
| Club | Player | Goals (total) | First goal – last goal |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arsenal | Cliff Bastin | 12 | 13 May 1933 – 26 May 1938 |
| Aston Villa | Billy Walker | 9 | 23 October 1920 – 12 Feb 1927 |
| Birmingham City | Joe Bradford | 7 | 20 October 1923 – 22 November 1930 |
| Blackburn Rovers | Bryan Douglas | 11 | 19 April 1958 – 5 June 1963 |
| Blackpool | Stan Mortensen | 23 | 25 May 1947 – 25 November 1953 |
| Bolton Wanderers | Nat Lofthouse | 30 | 22 November 1950 – 22 October 1958 |
| Bristol City | John Atyeo | 5 | 30 November 1955 – 19 May 1957 |
| Bristol Rovers | Geoff Bradford | 1 | 2 October 1955 |
| Burnley | Bob Kelly | 6 (8) | 10 April 1920 – 22 October 1924 |
| Bury | Jimmy Settle | 4 (6) | 18 February 1899 – 8 April 1899 |
| Charlton Athletic | Harold Miller | 1 | 24 May 1923 |
| Harold Hobbis | 1 | 9 May 1936 | |
| Don Welsh | 1 | 24 May 1939 | |
| Chelsea | Frank Lampard | 26 | 20 August 2003 – 11 September 2012 |
| Crystal Palace | Peter Taylor | 2 | 24 March 1976 – 8 May 1976 |
| Derby County | Steve Bloomer | 27 (28) | 9 March 1895 – 25 February 1905 |
| Everton | Dixie Dean | 18 | 12 February 1927 – 9 December 1931 |
| Fulham | Johnny Haynes | 18 | 2 October 1954 – 15 April 1961 |
| Huddersfield Town | George Brown | 5 | 20 October 1926 – 26 May 1927 |
| Ipswich Town | Paul Mariner | 13 | 12 October 1977 – 16 November 1983 |
| Leeds United | Allan Clarke | 10 | 11 June 1970 – 17 October 1973 |
| Leicester City | Ernie Hine | 4 | 17 November 1928 – 18 November 1931 |
| Liverpool | Michael Owen | 26 (40) | 25 May 1998 – 24 June 2004 |
| Luton Town | Joe Payne | 2 | 20 May 1937 |
| Manchester City | Eric Brook | 10 | 14 October 1933 – 23 October 1937 |
| Francis Lee | 10 | 12 March 1969 – 29 April 1972 | |
| Manchester United | Bobby Charlton | 49 | 19 April 1958 – 20 May 1970 |
| Middlesbrough | George Camsell | 18 | 9 May 1929 – 9 May 1936 |
| Millwall | Reg Smith | 2 | 9 November 1938 |
| Newcastle United | Alan Shearer | 20 (30) | 1 September 1996 – 20 June 2000 |
| Nottingham Forest | Stuart Pearce | 5 | 25 April 1990 – 15 November 1995 |
| Notts County | Henry Cursham | 5 | 18 February 1882 – 23 February 1884 |
| Portsmouth | Jack Smith | 4 | 17 October 1931 – 9 December 1931 |
| Preston North End | Tom Finney | 30 | 28 September 1946 – 4 October 1958 |
| Queens Park Rangers | Gerry Francis | 3 | 24 May 1975 – 11 May 1976 |
| Les Ferdinand | 3 (5) | 17 February 1993 – 17 November 1993 | |
| Sheffield United | Ernest Needham | 3 | 29 March 1897 – 18 March 1901 |
| Colin Grainger | 3 | 9 May 1956 – 26 May 1956 | |
| Sheffield Wednesday | Fred Spiksley | 5 | 13 March 1893 – 3 March 1894 |
| Southampton | Mick Channon | 21 | 14 February 1973 – 4 June 1977 |
| Stoke City | Stanley Matthews | 8 (11) | 29 September 1934 – 16 November 1938 |
| Freddie Steele | 8 | 17 April 1937 – 20 May 1937 | |
| Sunderland | George Holley | 8 | 15 March 1909 – 23 March 1912 |
| Swindon Town | Harold Fleming | 9 | 29 May 1909 – 4 April 1914 |
| Tottenham Hotspur | Jimmy Greaves | 28 (44) | 20 May 1962 – 24 May 1967 |
| Watford | Luther Blissett | 3 | 15 December 1982 |
| John Barnes | 3 (11) | 10 June 1984 – 14 November 1984 | |
| West Bromwich Albion | Billy Bassett | 8 | 23 February 1889 – 4 April 1896 |
| Derek Kevan | 8 | 6 April 1957 – 28 May 1959 | |
| West Ham United | Geoff Hurst | 24 | 2 April 1966 – 1 December 1971 |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | Dennis Wilshaw | 10 | 10 October 1953 – 28 May 1956 |
| Ron Flowers | 10 | 28 May 1959 – 3 October 1962 |
- Most goals with non-English clubs
| Club | Country | Player | Goals (total) | First goal – last goal |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barcelona | Gary Lineker | 17 (48) | 15 October 1986 – 7 June 1989 | |
| Bari | David Platt | 4 (27) | 17 May 1992 – 17 June 1992 | |
| Köln | Tony Woodcock | 5 (16) | 26 March 1980 – 25 May 1982 | |
| Hamburger SV | Kevin Keegan | 12 (21) | 16 November 1977 – 13 May 1980 | |
| Hibernian | Joe Baker | 1 (3) | 18 November 1959 | |
| Internazionale | Gerry Hitchens | 2 (5) | 9 May 1962 – 10 June 1962 | |
| Juventus | David Platt | 9 (27) | 14 October 1992 – 19 June 1993 | |
| Lazio | Paul Gascoigne | 4 (10) | 18 November 1992 – 8 September 1993 | |
| Marseille | Trevor Steven | 1 (4) | 29 April 1992 | |
| Milan | Mark Hateley | 8 (9) | 17 October 1984 – 24 May 1986 | |
| Rangers | Paul Gascoigne | 4 (10) | 23 May 1996 – 10 September 1997 | |
| Real Madrid | David Beckham | 6 (17) | 20 August 2003 – 25 June 2006 | |
| Michael Owen | 6 (40) | 18 August 2004 – 31 May 2005 | ||
| Sampdoria | David Platt | 6 (27) | 9 March 1994 – 8 June 1995 |
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