Career Highlights
| Date | Tournament | Venue | Opposition | Scoring summary | Total points | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 April 1998 | 5 Nations | Twickenham | Ireland (won 35–17) | 0 | Wilkinson makes his debut as a replacement for Mike Catt, becoming England's youngest ever player. | |
| 6 June 1998 | Cook Cup | Brisbane | Australia (lost 0–76) | 0 | Wilkinson's first start is in England's biggest ever defeat. | |
| 20 June 1998 | Friendly | Dunedin | New Zealand (lost 22–64) | 0 | ||
| 20 February 1999 | 5 Nations | Twickenham | Scotland (won 24–21) | 3 c, 1 p | 9 | Wilkinson's defensive play is acclaimed in a match that would ultimately deny Scotland a Grand Slam |
| 6 March 1999 | 5 Nations | Dublin | Ireland (won 27–15) | 1 c, 4 p | 14 | |
| 20 March 1999 | 5 Nations | Twickenham | France (won 21–10) | 7 p | 21 | |
| 11 April 1999 | 5 Nations | Wembley | Wales (lost 31–32) | 2 c, 4 p | 16 | Wales deny England a Grand Slam at Wembley |
| 26 June 1999 | Cook Cup | Sydney | Australia (lost 15–22) | 1 c, 1 p | 5 | |
| 21 August 1999 | Friendly | Twickenham | United States (won 106–8) | 13 c | 26 | |
| 28 August 1999 | Friendly | Twickenham | Canada (won 36–11) | 4 c, 1 p | 11 | Wilkinson passes 100 test points |
| 2 October 1999 | World Cup | Twickenham | Italy (won 67–7) | 1 t, 6 c, 5 p | 32 | |
| 9 October 1999 | World Cup | Twickenham | New Zealand (lost 16–30) | 1 c, 3 p | 11 | |
| 9 November 2002 | Friendly | Twickenham | New Zealand (won 31–28) | 1 t, 2 c, 3 p, 1 d | 21 | A full house for Wilkinson as England win a classic |
| 16 November 2002 | Cook Cup | Twickenham | Australia (won 32–31) | 2 c, 6 p | 22 | |
| 15 February 2003 | 6 Nations | Twickenham | France (won 25–17) | 1 c, 5 p, 1 d | 20 | |
| 22 February 2003 | 6 Nations | Cardiff | Wales (won 26–9) | 2 c, 2 p, 2 d | 16 | |
| 9 March 2003 | 6 Nations | Twickenham | Italy (won 40–5) | 4 c | 8 | |
| 22 March 2003 | 6 Nations | Twickenham | Scotland (won 40–9) | 3 c, 4 p | 18 | |
| 30 March 2003 | 6 Nations | Dublin | Ireland (won 42–6) | 3 c, 1 p, 2 d | 15 | England win the 2003 Six Nations Grand Slam |
| 14 June 2003 | Friendly | Wellington | New Zealand (won 15–13) | 4 p, 1 d | 15 | England record back-to-back wins against New Zealand for the first time |
| 21 June 2003 | Cook Cup | Melbourne | Australia (won 25–14) | 2 c, 2 p | 10 | England's first-ever win on Australian soil |
| 9 November 2003 | World Cup | Brisbane | Wales (won 28–17) | 1 c, 6 p, 1 d | 23 | |
| 16 November 2003 | World Cup | Sydney | France (won 24–7) | 5 p, 3 d | 24 | |
| 22 November 2003 | World Cup | Sydney | Australia (won 20–17) | 4 p, 1 d | 15 | Wilkinson's drop goal wins the World Cup in the last minute of extra time |
| 22 September 2007 | World Cup | Nantes | Samoa (won 44–22) | 3 c, 4 p, 2 d | 24 | |
| 6 October 2007 | World Cup | Saint-Denis | Australia (won 12–10) | 4 p | 12 | |
| 13 October 2007 | World Cup | Saint-Denis | France (won 14–9) | 2 p, 1 d | 9 | Wilkinson again kicks France out of the World Cup in the Semi-Final. |
| 20 October 2007 | World Cup | Saint-Denis | South Africa (lost 6–15) | 2 p | 6 | |
| 2 February 2008 | 6 Nations | Twickenham | Wales (lost 19–26) | 1 c, 3 p, 1 d | 14 | |
| 10 February 2008 | 6 Nations | Rome | Italy (won 23–19) | 2 c, 3 p | 13 | Wilkinson goes past 1000 test points for England |
| 24 February 2008 | 6 Nations | Saint-Denis | France (won 24–13) | 1 c, 3 p, 1 d | 14 | Wilkinson scores a world record 29th international drop goal |
| 8 March 2008 | 6 Nations | Murrayfield | Scotland (lost 9–15) | 3 p | 9 | Wilkinson overtakes Neil Jenkins' world test record of 1090 points |
| 14 February 2010 | 6 Nations | Stadio Flaminio | Italy [won 12–17) | 3 p, 1 d | 12 | Wilkinson surpasses 500 points in the 6 Nations (506), second only to Ronan O'Gara (520) |
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