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England: The Facts

Who was the first England player ever sent off? Who is the youngest player to score for England? Who has an international career of only 6 minutes playing time? All the facts about the England national football team are right here

England

Appearances

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

 

Most consecutive appearances Billy Wright, 70, 3 October 1951 - 28 May 1959

 

Most appearances as a substitute Owen Hargreaves, 25, 1 September 2001 - 6 February 2008

 

Most appearances as a substitute without ever starting a game Ugo Ehiogu, 4, 23 May 1996 - 27 March 2002

 

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

 

Shortest England career Stephen Warnock, 6 minutes, 1 June 2008

 

Youngest player Theo Walcott, 17 years 75 days, 30 May 2006, vs. Hungary

 

Oldest player Stanley Matthews, 42 years 103 days, 15 May 1957, 4–1 vs. Denmark

 

Oldest debutant Alexander Morten, 41 years 114 days, 8 March 1873, 4-2 vs. Scotland

 

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 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

 

Oldest outfield player to feature at the World Cup finals Stanley Matthews, 39 years, 145 days, 26 June 1954

 

Youngest player to feature at the World Cup finals Michael Owen, 18 years, 183 days, 15 June 1998

 

First player to debut at the World Cup finals Laurie Hughes, 2-0 vs. Chile, 25 June 1950

 

Last player to debut at the World Cup finals Allan Clarke, 1-0 vs. Czechoslovakia, 7 June 1970

 

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 Terry Butcher, 77, 31 May 1980 - 4 July 1990

 

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

 

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

 

Oldest outfield player to feature at the European Championship finals Stuart Pearce, 34 years, 63 days, 26 June 1996

 

Youngest player to feature at the European Championship finals Wayne Rooney, 18 years, 232 days, 13 June 2004

 

First player to debut at the European Championship finals Tommy Wright, 0-1 vs. Yugoslavia, 8 June 1968

 

Most appearances on aggregate at the World Cup and European Championship finals Peter Shilton, 20, 12 June 1980 - 7 July 1990 David Beckham, 20, 22 June 1998 - 1 July 2006

 

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 consecutive years of appearances David Seaman, 15, 1988 to 2002 inclusive

 

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

 

First player to debut as a substitute Norman Hunter, vs. Spain, 8 December 1965

 

Last appearance by a player from outside the top division of a country David Nugent, vs. Andorra, 26 March 2007 Club providing the most England internationals in total Aston Villa, 69 (as of 30 May 2010)

 

Goals

First goal William Kenyon-Slaney, 8 March 1873, 4-2 vs. Scotland[47]

 

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

 

Youngest player to score hat-trick Theo Walcott 10 September 2008, 4-1 vs Croatia

 

Scoring in most consecutive matches Tinsley Lindley, 6, 5 February 1887 - 7 April 1888; Jimmy Windridge, 6, 16 March 1908 - 13 June 1908

 

Most goals on debut Stan Mortensen, 4, 25 May 1947, 10-0 vs. Portugal

 

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

 

Youngest goalscorer at the World Cup finals Michael Owen, 18 years, 190 days, 22 June 1998

 

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

 

Youngest goalscorer at the European Championship finals Wayne Rooney, 18 years, 236 days, 17 June 2004

 

Most goals in a single calendar year Peter Crouch, 11, 2006

 

Most goals scored from penalties Ron Flowers and Alan Shearer, 6

 

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

 

Youngest goalscorer Wayne Rooney, 17 years, 317 days, 6 September 2003

 

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

 

Most appearances for an outfield player without ever scoring Gary Neville, 85, 3 June 1995 - 7 February 2007

 

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.

 

Red cards

 

Most red cards David Beckham, 2

 

List of all England players sent off

* Alan Mullery, 5 June 1968 vs. Yugoslavia in Florence, 1968 European Championship

* Alan Ball, 6 June 1973 vs. Poland in Chorzow, 1974 World Cup qualifier

* Trevor Cherry, 12 June 1977 vs. Argentina in Buenos Aires, friendly

* Ray Wilkins, 6 June 1986 vs Morocco in Monterrey, 1986 World Cup

* David Beckham, 30 June 1998 vs. Argentina in Saint-Etienne, 1998 World Cup

* Paul Ince, 5 September 1998 vs. Sweden in Stockholm, 2000 European Championship qualifier

* Paul Scholes, 5 June 1999 vs. Sweden in London, 2000 European Championship qualifier [

* David Batty, 8 September 1999 vs. Poland in Warsaw, 2000 European Championship qualifier

* Alan Smith, 16 October 2002 vs. Macedonia in Southampton, 2004 European Championship qualifier

* David Beckham, 8 October 2005 vs. Austria in Manchester, 2006 World Cup qualifier [

* Wayne Rooney, 1 July 2006 vs. Portugal in Gelsenkirchen, 2006 World Cup

* Robert Green, 10 October 2009 vs. Ukraine in Dnipropetrovsk, 2010 World Cup qualifier

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