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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.
Find here the players who scored the most goals for England.
| 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 |
England’s Captains
Bobby Moore (90), Billy Wright (90), Bryan Robson (65), David Beckham (59), Steven Gerrard (38), Alan Shearer (34), John Terry (34), Kevin Keegan (31) and Harry Kane (24).
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