England national football team records

Appearances

 * Most appearances
 * Peter Shilton, 125, 25 November 1970 – 7 July 1990


 * Other centurions
 * Wayne Rooney, 119, 12 February 2003 – 11 November 2016
 * David Beckham, 115, 1 September 1996 – 14 October 2009
 * Steven Gerrard, 114, 31 May 2000 – 24 June 2014
 * Bobby Moore, 108, 20 May 1962 – 14 November 1973
 * James Harrison, 108, 5 September 2009 – 26 March 2017
 * Ashley Cole, 107, 28 March 2001 – 5 March 2014
 * Bobby Charlton, 106, 19 April 1958 – 14 June 1970
 * Frank Lampard, 106, 10 October 1999 – 24 June 2014
 * Billy Wright, 105, 28 September 1946 – 28 May 1959
 * Ryan Wilson, 104, 5 September 2009 – 26 March 2017
 * George Moore, 103, 5 September 2009 – 26 March 2017
 * Jake Wyss, 103, 5 September 2009 – 26 March 2017
 * Liam Pryce, 100, 10 October 2009 – 26 March 2017
 * Thomas Atcherley, 10 October 2009 – 26 March 2017


 * First player to reach 100 appearances
 * Billy Wright, 11 April 1959, 1–0 vs. Scotland


 * Fastest to reach 100 appearances
 * James Harrison, 6 years 305 days, 5 September 2009 – 6 July 2016


 * Most consecutive appearances
 * James Harrison, 80, 30 June 2013 – 26 March 2017


 * Most appearances as a substitute
 * Jermain Defoe, 34, 31 March 2004 – 15 November 2013


 * 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 without ever playing a complete game
 * Danny Murphy, 9, 10 November 2001 – 16 November 2003


 * Most appearances in competitive matches (World Cup, European Championship and qualifiers)
 * Wayne Rooney, 70, 29 March 2003 – 25 June 2016


 * Longest England career
 * Stanley Matthews, 22 years 228 days, 29 September 1934 – 15 May 1957


 * Shortest England career
 * Martin Kelly, 2 minutes, 26 May 2012, 1-0 vs. Norway


 * 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
 * Steven Gerrard, 2006, 2010 and 2014
 * Frank Lampard, 2006, 2010 and 2014
 * Wayne Rooney, 2006, 2010 and 2014


 * 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
 * Thomas Atcherley, 13, 11 June 2012 – 10 July 2016
 * Andrew Collins, 13, 11 June 2012 – 10 July 2016
 * James Harrison, 13, 11 June 2012 – 10 July 2016
 * Joe Hart, 13, 11 June 2012 – 10 July 2016
 * Daniel Pritchard, 13, 11 June 2012 – 10 July 2016


 * 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
 * Wayne Rooney, 2004, 2012 and 2016


 * 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 appearances without featuring in a competitive match
 * George Eastham, 19, 8 May 1963 – 3 July 1966


 * 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, 28 September 1946 – 4 October 1958 and vs. Scotland, 12 April 1947 – 11 April 1959


 * Most appearances against a single non-British opponent
 * Alan Ball, 8 vs. West Germany, 12 May 1965 – 12 March 1975


 * Most appearances at the old Wembley
 * Peter Shilton, 52, 25 November 1970 – 22 May 1990


 * Most appearances at the new Wembley
 * Wayne Rooney, 34, 13 October 2007 – 2 June 2016


 * Most appearances at a single non-English ground
 * Billy Wright, 7, Windsor Park, Belfast, 28 September 1946 – 4 October 1958


 * Most appearances at a single non-British ground
 * Glenn Hoddle, 5, Azteca Stadium, Mexico City, 6 June 1985 – 22 June 1986
 * Kenny Sansom, 5, Azteca Stadium, Mexico City, 6 June 1985 – 22 June 1986


 * 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
 * James Harrison, 19, 2016


 * 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
 * 10, 7 June 2014 – 8 September 2014


 * Appearances under most different managers
 * Gareth Barry, 8, 31 May 2000 – 26 May 2012


 * 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 top two divisions
 * Reg Matthews, 5, 14 April 1956 – 6 October 1956


 * 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
 * Tottenham Hotspur, 75 (as of 26 March 2016)


 * Most appearances per English club


 * England starting XI based on appearances