The England national men's football team represents the country of England in international association football. It is fielded by The Football Association, the governing body of football in England, and competes as a member of the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA), which encompasses the countries of Europe. England competed in the first official international football match on 30 November 1872, a 0–0 draw with Scotland at Hamilton Crescent.^[1]

England have competed in numerous competitions, and all players who have played in 10 or more matches, either as a member of the starting eleven or as a substitute, are listed below. Each player's details include his playing position while with the team, the number of caps earned and goals scored in all international matches, and details of the first and most recent matches played in. The names are initially ordered by number of caps (in descending order), then by date of debut, then by alphabetical order. All statistics are correct up to and including the match played on 26 March 2024.

The first player to be capped 10 times by England was Norman Bailey, who played his 10th match in an 8–1 away win against Ireland on 23 February 1884 in the 1883–84 British Home Championship.^[2] His final match, in which he earned his 19th cap, was the 3–1 home defeat to Scotland on 19 March 1887.^[2] The appearance record is held by goalkeeper Peter Shilton,^[3] which he set on 7 June 1989 in a 1–1 away draw with Denmark in a friendly.^[4] Shilton's last match for England was the third-place match against Italy on 7 July 1990 in the World Cup. He finished his England career on 125 caps.^[3]

The goalscoring record is held by Harry Kane, with 62 goals from 88 matches between 2015 and 2023.^[5] Kane passed Wayne Rooney's record of 53 goals, which had stood for 8 years, with his 54th goal on 23 March 2023, in a 2–1 away win over Italy in a European Championship qualifier.^[6][7]

England's highest scorer in World Cup finals matches is Gary Lineker, with ten goals,^[8] and the highest scorer in European Championship finals matches is Alan Shearer, with seven goals.^[9]

Player

  This colour background and the * symbol indicate that the player was active at club level as at the date specified above.^[10]

Players marked † were in the squad that won the 1966 FIFA World Cup.^[11]

Position

Playing positions are listed according to the tactical formations that were employed at the time. Thus the change in the names of defensive and midfield positions reflects the tactical evolution that occurred from the 1960s onwards.

Caps and goals

Caps and goals comprise those in the FIFA World Cup and UEFA European Championship, their associated qualification matches, as well as UEFA Nations League matches and international friendly tournaments and matches.