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England Football Players Appearances & Goals 1872 to 2019
The 184 football players who have appeared 20 times or more for England, together with goals scored and club affiliation.
| Player | Club(s) | Pos | Starts | Sub | Apps | Goals | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shilton, Peter Leslie | Leicester City, Stoke City, Nottingham Forest, Southampton, Derby County | G | 125 | 0 | 125 | 0 | 1970-90 |
| Rooney, Wayne Mark | Southampton, Chelsea, Fulham | F | 109 | 11 | 120 | 53 | 2003-18 |
| Beckham, David Robert Joseph | Manchester United, Real Madrid (Spain), LA Galaxy (US), AC Milan (Italy) | C/RM | 101 | 14 | 115 | 17 | 1996-2009 |
| Gerrard, Steven George | Liverpool | M | 110 | 4 | 114 | 21 | 2000-14 |
| Moore, Robert Frederick Chelsea | West Ham United | RH/CD | 108 | 0 | 108 | 2 | 1962-73 |
| Cole, Ashley | Arsenal, Chelsea | LB | 106 | 1 | 107 | 0 | 2001-14 |
| Charlton, Robert | Manchester United | OL/CF/M | 105 | 1 | 106 | 49 | 1958-70 |
| Lampard, Frank James | West Ham United, Chelsea | M | 89 | 17 | 106 | 29 | 1999-2014 |
| Wright, William Ambrose | Wolverhampton Wanderers | CH | 105 | 0 | 105 | 3 | 1946-59 |
| Robson, Bryan | West Bromwich Albion, Manchester United | M | 90 | 0 | 90 | 26 | 1980-91 |
| Owen, Michael James | Liverpool, Real Madrid (Spain), Newcastle United | F | 77 | 12 | 89 | 40 | 1998-2008 |
| Sansom, Kenneth Graham | Crystal Palace, Arsenal | LB | 85 | 1 | 86 | 1 | 1979-88 |
| Neville, Gary Alexander | Manchester United | RB | 80 | 5 | 85 | 0 | 1995-2007 |
| Wilkins, Raymond Colin | Chelsea, Manchester United, Milan (Italy) | M | 78 | 6 | 84 | 3 | 1976-86 |
| Ferdinand, Rio Gavin | West Ham United, Leeds United, Manchester United | CD | 75 | 6 | 81 | 3 | 1997-2011 |
| Lineker, Gary Winston | Leicester City, Everton, Barcelona (Spain), Tottenham Hotspur | F | 74 | 6 | 80 | 48 | 1984-92 |
| Barnes, John Charles Bryan | Watford, Liverpool | OL | 65 | 14 | 79 | 11 | 1983-95 |
| Pearce, Stuart | Nottingham Forest, West Ham United | LB | 74 | 4 | 78 | 5 | 1987-99 |
| Terry, John George | Chelsea | CD | 77 | 1 | 78 | 6 | 2003-12 |
| Butcher, Terence Ian | Ipswich Town, Glasgow Rangers (Scotland) | CD | 77 | 0 | 77 | 3 | 1980-90 |
| Finney, Thomas | Preston North End | OR/L/CF | 76 | 0 | 76 | 30 | 1946-58 |
| Seaman, David Andrew | Queens Park Rangers, Arsenal | G | 72 | 3 | 75 | 0 | 1988-2002 |
| Hart, Joe | Manchester City, Torino, West Ham United | G | 72 | 3 | 75 | 0 | 2008-17 |
| Banks, Gordon | Leicester City, Stoke City | G | 73 | 0 | 73 | 0 | 1963-72 |
| Campbell, Sulzeer Jeremiah | Tottenham Hotspur, Arsenal, Portsmouth | D | 67 | 6 | 73 | 1 | 1996-2007 |
| Ball, Alan James | Blackpool, Everton, Arsenal | M | 69 | 3 | 72 | 8 | 1965-75 |
| Peters, Martin Stanford | West Ham United, Tottenham Hotspur | M | 64 | 3 | 67 | 20 | 1966-74 |
| Adams, Tony Alexander | Arsenal | CD | 66 | 0 | 66 | 5 | 1987-2000 |
| Scholes, Paul | Manchester United | M | 64 | 2 | 66 | 14 | 1997-2004 |
| Watson, David Vernon | Sunderland, Manchester City, Werder Bremen (W Germany), Southampton, Stoke City | CH | 63 | 2 | 65 | 4 | 1974-82 |
| Wilson, Ramon | Huddersfield Town, Everton | LB | 62 | 1 | 63 | 0 | 1960-68 |
| Keegan, Joseph Kevin | Liverpool, SV Hamburg (West Germany), Southampton | F | 62 | 1 | 63 | 21 | 1972-82 |
| Shearer, Alan | Southampton, Blackburn Rovers, Newcastle United | CF | 61 | 2 | 63 | 30 | 1992-2000 |
| Hughes, Emlyn Walter | Liverpool, Wolverhampton Wanderers | LB | 59 | 3 | 62 | 1 | 1969-80 |
| Waddle, Christopher Roland | Newcastle United, Tottenham Hotspur, Olympique de Marseille (France) | OL | 48 | 14 | 62 | 6 | 1985-91 |
| Platt, David Andrew | Aston Villa, Bari (Italy), Juventus (Italy), Sampdoria (Italy), Arsenal | M | 55 | 7 | 62 | 27 | 1989-96 |
| Heskey, Emile William Ivanhoe | Leicester City, Liverpool, Birmingham City, Wigan Athletic, Aston Villa | F | 40 | 22 | 62 | 7 | 1999-2010 |
| Clemence, Raymond Neal | Liverpool, Tottenham Hotspur | G | 60 | 1 | 61 | 0 | 1972-83 |
| Milner, James | Aston Villa, Manchester City, Liverpool | M | 36 | 25 | 61 | 1 | 2009-16 |
| Cahill, Gary | Bolton Wanderers, Chelsea | CD | 57 | 4 | 61 | 5 | 2010-18 |
| Beardsley, Peter Andrew | Newcastle United, Liverpool, Newcastle United | F | 46 | 13 | 59 | 9 | 1986-96 |
| Walker, Desmond Sinclair | Nottingham Forest, Sampdoria (Italy), Sheffield Wednesday | CD | 56 | 3 | 59 | 0 | 1988-93 |
| Neville, Philip John | Manchester United, Everton | RB | 36 | 23 | 59 | 0 | 1996-2007 |
| Greaves, James Peter | Chelsea, Tottenham Hotspur | IF | 57 | 0 | 57 | 44 | 1959-67 |
| Gascoigne, Paul John | Tottenham Hotspur, Lazio (Italy), Glasgow Rangers (Scotland), Middlesbrough | M | 46 | 11 | 57 | 10 | 1988-98 |
| Southgate, Gareth | Aston Villa, Middlesbrough | CD | 44 | 13 | 57 | 2 | 1995-2004 |
| Defoe, Jermain Colin | Tottenham Hotspur, Portsmouth | F | 22 | 35 | 57 | 20 | 2004-17 |
| Haynes, John Norman | Fulham | IL | 56 | 0 | 56 | 18 | 1954-62 |
| Cole, Joseph John | West Ham United, Chelsea | M | 31 | 25 | 56 | 10 | 2001-10 |
| Matthews, Stanley | Stoke City, Blackpool | OR | 54 | 0 | 54 | 11 | 1934-57 |
| Johnson, Glen McLeod | Chelsea, Portsmouth, Liverpool | RB | 49 | 5 | 54 | 1 | 2003-14 |
| Hoddle, Glenn | Tottenham Hotspur, Monaco (France) | M | 43 | 10 | 53 | 8 | 1979-88 |
| Ince, Paul Emerson Carlyle | Manchester United, Internazionale Milano (Italy), Liverpool, Middlesbrough | M | 50 | 3 | 53 | 2 | 1992-2000 |
| James, David Benjamin | Liverpool, Aston Villa, West Ham United, Manchester City, Portsmouth | G | 43 | 10 | 53 | 0 | 1997-2010 |
| Barry, Gareth | Aston Villa, Manchester City | D/M | 41 | 12 | 53 | 2 | 2000-12 |
| Francis, Trevor John | Birmingham City, Nottingham Forest, Manchester City, Sampdoria (Italy) | F | 42 | 10 | 52 | 12 | 1977-86 |
| Sheringham, Edward Paul | Tottenham Hotspur, Manchester United, Tottenham Hotspur | F | 30 | 21 | 51 | 11 | 1993-2002 |
| Henderson, Jordan | Sunderland, Liverpool | M | 37 | 14 | 51 | 0 | 2010-19 |
| Sterling, Raheem | Liverpool, Manchester City | M/F | 43 | 8 | 51 | 8 | 2012-19 |
| Neal, Philip George | Liverpool | RB | 49 | 1 | 50 | 5 | 1976-83 |
| Flowers, Ronald | Wolverhampton Wanderers | R/ | 48 | 1 | 49 | 10 | 1955-66 |
| Hurst, Geoffrey Charles | West Ham United | F | 47 | 2 | 49 | 24 | 1966-72 |
| Dickinson, James William | Portsmouth | L/ | 48 | 0 | 48 | 0 | 1949-56 |
| Bell, Colin | Manchester City | M | 45 | 3 | 48 | 9 | 1968-75 |
| Walker, Kyle | Tottenham Hotspur, Manchester City | RB/D | 42 | 6 | 48 | 0 | 2011-19 |
| Brooking, Trevor David | West Ham United | M | 42 | 5 | 47 | 5 | 1974-82 |
| Walcott, Theo | Arsenal | M/F | 30 | 17 | 47 | 8 | 2006-16 |
| Channon, Michael Roger | Southampton, Manchester City | F | 44 | 2 | 46 | 21 | 1972-77 |
| Stevens, Michael Gary | Everton, Glasgow Rangers (Scotland) | RB | 45 | 1 | 46 | 0 | 1985-92 |
| Wright, Mark | Southampton, Derby County, Liverpool | CD | 42 | 3 | 45 | 1 | 1984-96 |
| Armfield, James Christopher | Blackpool | RB | 43 | 0 | 43 | 0 | 1959-66 |
| Woods, Christopher Charles Eric | Norwich City, Glasgow Rangers (Scotland), Sheffield Wednesday | G | 34 | 9 | 43 | 0 | 1985-93 |
| Keown, Martin Raymond | Everton, Arsenal | CD | 39 | 4 | 43 | 2 | 1992-2002 |
| Mills, Michael Denis | Ipswich Town | FB | 40 | 2 | 42 | 0 | 1972-82 |
| Thompson, Philip Bernard | Liverpool | CD | 40 | 2 | 42 | 1 | 1976-82 |
| Coppell, Stephen James | Manchester United | OR | 39 | 3 | 42 | 7 | 1977-83 |
| Woodcock, Anthony Stewart | Nottingham Forest, Köln (West Germany), Arsenal | F | 30 | 12 | 42 | 16 | 1978-86 |
| Batty, David | Leeds United, Blackburn Rovers, Newcastle United, Leeds United | M | 32 | 10 | 42 | 0 | 1991-99 |
| Hargreaves, Owen Lee | FC Bayern München AG (Germany), Manchester United | M | 17 | 25 | 42 | 0 | 2001-08 |
| Crouch, Peter James | Southampton, Liverpool, Portsmouth, Tottenham Hotspur | F | 19 | 23 | 42 | 22 | 2005-10 |
| Welbeck, Danny | Sunderland, Manchester United, Arsenal | F | 26 | 16 | 42 | 16 | 2011-18 |
| Crompton, Robert | Blackburn Rovers | RB | 41 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 1902-14 |
| Robinson, Paul William | Leeds United, Tottenham Hotspur | GK | 37 | 4 | 41 | 0 | 2003-07 |
| Jagielka, Phil | Everton | CD | 30 | 10 | 40 | 3 | 2008-16 |
| Dier, Eric | Tottenham Hotspur | M | 30 | 10 | 40 | 3 | 2015-19 |
| Butt, Nicholas | Manchester United, Newcastle United | M | 27 | 12 | 39 | 0 | 1997-2004 |
| Young, Ashley | Aston Villa, Manchester United | AM/LWB | 24 | 15 | 39 | 7 | 2007-18 |
| Kane, Harry | Tottenham Hotspur | F | 32 | 7 | 39 | 22 | 2015-19 |
| Carragher, James Lee Duncan | Liverpool | D | 17 | 21 | 38 | 0 | 1999-2010 |
| Stones, John | Everton, Manchester City | CD | 33 | 5 | 38 | 2 | 2014-19 |
| Cohen, George Reginald | Fulham | RB | 37 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 1964-67 |
| McManaman, Steven | Liverpool, Real Madrid (Spain) | M | 25 | 12 | 37 | 3 | 1994-2001 |
| Ali, Deli | Tottenham Hotspur | M | 26 | 11 | 37 | 3 | 2015-19 |
| Douglas, Bryan | Blackburn Rovers | OR | 36 | 0 | 36 | 11 | 1957-63 |
| Steven, Trevor McGregor | Everton, Glasgow Rangers (Scotland), Olympique de Marseille (France) | M | 28 | 8 | 36 | 4 | 1985-92 |
| Le Saux, Graeme Pierre | Blackburn Rovers, Chelsea | LB | 33 | 3 | 36 | 1 | 1994-2000 |
| Bridge, Wayne | Southampton, Chelsea, Fulham, Manchester City | LB/LM | 21 | 15 | 36 | 1 | 2002-09 |
| Wright-Phillips, Shaun Cameron | Manchester City, Chelsea, Manchester City | AM | 15 | 21 | 36 | 6 | 2004-10 |
| Clayton, Ronald | Blackburn Rovers | RH | 35 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 1955-60 |
| Charlton, John | Leeds United | CH | 35 | 0 | 35 | 6 | 1965-70 |
| Mullery, Alan Patrick | Tottenham Hotspur | M | 33 | 2 | 35 | 1 | 1964-71 |
| Mariner, Paul | Ipswich Town, Arsenal | CF | 30 | 5 | 35 | 13 | 1977-85 |
| Downing, Stewart | Middlesbrough, Aston Villa, Liverpool, West Ham United | LW | 15 | 20 | 35 | 0 | 2005-14 |
| Hunt, Roger | Liverpool | F | 34 | 0 | 34 | 18 | 1962-69 |
| Carrick, Michael | West Ham United, Tottenham Hotspur, Manchester United | M | 22 | 12 | 34 | 0 | 2001-15 |
| Wilshere, Jack | Arsenal | M | 23 | 11 | 34 | 2 | 2010-16 |
| Lallana, Adam | Southampton, Liverpool | M | 23 | 11 | 34 | 3 | 2013-18 |
| Lofthouse, Nathaniel | Bolton Wanderers | CF | 33 | 0 | 33 | 30 | 1950-58 |
| Byrne, Roger William | Manchester United | LB | 33 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 1954-57 |
| Springett, Ronald Deryk George | Sheffield Wednesday | G | 33 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 1959-66 |
| Wright, Ian Edward | Crystal Palace, Arsenal, West Ham United | F | 17 | 16 | 33 | 9 | 1991-98 |
| Dyer, Kieron Courtney | Newcastle United | M | 8 | 25 | 33 | 0 | 1999-2007 |
| Ramsey, Alfred Ernest | Southampton, Tottenham Hotspur | RB | 32 | 0 | 32 | 3 | 1948-53 |
| Hateley, Mark Wayne | Portsmouth, Milan (Italy), Monaco (France), Glasgow Rangers (Scotland) | CF | 20 | 12 | 32 | 9 | 1984-92 |
| Oxlade-Chamberlain, Alex | Arsenal, Liverpool | M | 20 | 12 | 32 | 6 | 2012-18 |
| Rashford, Marcus | Manchester United | CF | 20 | 12 | 32 | 7 | 2016-19 |
| Smalling, Chris | Manchester United | RB/CD | 28 | 3 | 31 | 1 | 2011-17 |
| Hapgood, Edris Albert | Arsenal | LB | 30 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 1933-39 |
| Anderson, Vivian Alexander | Nottingham Forest, Arsenal, Manchester United | RB | 30 | 0 | 30 | 2 | 1978-88 |
| Anderton, Darren Robert | Tottenham Hotspur | W/ | 28 | 2 | 30 | 7 | 1994-2001 |
| Baines, Leighton | Everton | LB | 25 | 5 | 30 | 1 | 2010-15 |
| Barkley, Ross | Everton, Chelsea | M | 13 | 16 | 29 | 4 | 2013-19 |
| Stiles, Norbert Peter | Manchester United | HB | 28 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 1965-70 |
| Hunter, Norman | Leeds United | M | 24 | 4 | 28 | 2 | 1965-74 |
| McFarland, Roy Leslie | Derby County | CH | 28 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 1971-76 |
| Franklin, Cornelius | Stoke City | CH | 27 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 1946-50 |
| Newton, Keith Robert | Blackburn Rovers, Everton | L/ | 27 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 1966-70 |
| Lee, Francis Henry | Manchester City | F | 27 | 0 | 27 | 10 | 1968-72 |
| Todd, Colin | Derby County | CD | 25 | 2 | 27 | 0 | 1972-77 |
| Cherry, Trevor John | Leeds United | R/L | 23 | 4 | 27 | 0 | 1976-80 |
| Jones, Phil | Manchester United | D/M | 23 | 4 | 27 | 0 | 2011-18 |
| Rose, Danny | Tottenham Hotspur | LB/WB | 19 | 8 | 27 | 0 | 2016-19 |
| Wedlock, William John | Bristol City | CH | 26 | 0 | 26 | 2 | 1907-14 |
| Blenkinsop, Ernest | Sheffield/The Wednesday | LB | 26 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 1928-33 |
| Crooks, Samuel Dickinson | Derby County | OR | 26 | 0 | 26 | 7 | 1930-36 |
| Mannion, Wilfred James | Middlesbrough | IL | 26 | 0 | 26 | 11 | 1946-51 |
| Labone, Brian Leslie | Everton | CH | 26 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 1962-70 |
| Webb, Neil John | Nottingham Forest, Manchester United | M | 21 | 5 | 26 | 4 | 1987-92 |
| Fowler, Robert Bernard | Liverpool | F | 11 | 15 | 26 | 7 | 1996-2002 |
| Lescott, Joleon | Everton, Manchester City | D | 20 | 6 | 26 | 1 | 2007-13 |
| Sturridge, Daniel | Chelsea,Liverpool | F | 17 | 9 | 26 | 8 | 2011-17 |
| Vardie, James | Leicester City | F | 13 | 13 | 26 | 7 | 2015-18 |
| Pennington, Jesse | West Bromwich Albion | LB | 25 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 1907-20 |
| Goodall, Frederick Roy | Huddersfield Town | RB | 25 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 1926-33 |
| Hibbs, Henry Edward | Birmingham | G | 25 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 1929-36 |
| Mortensen, Stanley Harding | Blackpool | I/ | 25 | 0 | 25 | 23 | 1947-53 |
| McDermott, Terence | Liverpool | M | 19 | 6 | 25 | 3 | 1977-82 |
| Williams, Bert Frederick | Wolverhampton Wanderers | G | 24 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 1949-55 |
| Chivers, Martin Harcourt | Tottenham Hotspur | F | 22 | 2 | 24 | 13 | 1971-73 |
| Madeley, Paul Edward | Leeds United | D | 24 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 1971-77 |
| Hodge, Stephen Brian | Aston Villa, Tottenham Hotspur, Nottingham Forest | M | 18 | 6 | 24 | 0 | 1986-91 |
| Lingard, Jesse | Manchester United | M | 14 | 10 | 24 | 4 | 2016-19 |
| Bloomer, Stephen | Derby County, Middlesbrough | IR | 23 | 0 | 23 | 28 | 1895-1907 |
| Woodward, Vivian John | Tottenham Hotspur, Chelsea | CF | 23 | 0 | 23 | 29 | 1903-11 |
| Lawton, Thomas | Everton, Chelsea, Notts County | CF | 23 | 0 | 23 | 22 | 1938-48 |
| Merrick, Gilbert Harold | Birmingham City | G | 23 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 1951-54 |
| Howe, Donald | West Bromwich Albion | RB | 23 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 1957-59 |
| Norman, Maurice | Tottenham Hotspur | CH | 23 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 1962-64 |
| Martyn, Antony Nigel | Crystal Palace, Leeds United | G | 19 | 4 | 23 | 0 | 1992-2002 |
| Barmby, Nicholas Jonathan | Tottenham Hotspur, Middlesbrough, Everton, Liverpool | W | 13 | 10 | 23 | 4 | 1995-2001 |
| Brown, Wesley Michael | Manchester United | LB/CD | 16 | 7 | 23 | 1 | 1999-2010 |
| Warren, Benjamin | Derby County, Chelsea | RH | 22 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 1906-11 |
| Barnes, Peter Simon | Manchester City, West Bromwich Albion, Leeds United | OL | 18 | 4 | 22 | 4 | 1977-82 |
| Pallister, Gary Andrew | Middlesbrough, Manchester United | CD | 20 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 1988-96 |
| Dixon, Lee Michael | Arsenal | RB | 21 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 1990-99 |
| Vassell, Darius | Aston Villa | F | 6 | 16 | 22 | 6 | 2002-04 |
| Hardy, Samuel | Liverpool, Aston Villa | G | 21 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 1907-20 |
| Bastin, Clifford Sydney | Arsenal | O/ | 21 | 0 | 21 | 12 | 1931-38 |
| Wise, Dennis Frank | Chelsea | M | 16 | 5 | 21 | 1 | 1991-2000 |
| Merson, Paul Charles | Arsenal, Middlesbrough, Aston Villa | M | 9 | 12 | 21 | 3 | 1991-98 |
| Lee, Robert Martin | Newcastle United | M | 13 | 8 | 21 | 2 | 1994-98 |
| King, Ledley | Tottenham Hotspur | CD | 12 | 9 | 21 | 1 | 2002-10 |
| Jenas, Jermaine Anthony | Newcastle United, Tottenham Hotspur | M | 5 | 16 | 21 | 1 | 2003-09 |
| Upson, Mathew | Birmingham City, West Ham United | CD | 16 | 5 | 21 | 2 | 2003-10 |
| Lennon, Aaron | Tottenham Hotspur | M | 10 | 11 | 21 | 0 | 2006-12 |
| Smith, Gilbert Oswald | Oxford University, Old Carthusians, Corinthians | CF | 20 | 0 | 20 | 11 | 1893-1901 |
| Strange, Alfred Henry | Sheffield Wednesday | RH | 20 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 1930-33 |
| Copping, Wilfred | Leeds United, Arsenal | LH | 20 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 1933-39 |
| Robson, Robert William | West Bromwich Albion | IR/ | 20 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 1957-62 |
| Connelly, John Michael | Burnley, Manchester United | OR | 20 | 0 | 20 | 7 | 1959-66 |
| Cooper, Terence | Leeds United | LB | 20 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 1969-74 |
| Fenwick, Terence William | Aston Villa, Manchester City | M | 15 | 5 | 20 | 0 | 1984-88 |
| Delph, Fabian | Queens Park Rangers, Tottenham Hotspur | CD | 18 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 2014-19 |
| McGuire, Harry | Leicester City | CD | 18 | 2 | 20 | 1 | 2017-19 |
