England Football Players Appearances & Goals 1872 to 2026
The 204 football players who have appeared 20 times or more for England, together with goals scored and first and last matches played. View players who scored the Most Goals for England and players with the Most Caps for England.
Updated to 1st July 2026.
| Player (205) | Pos | Apps | Goals | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Shilton | GK | 125 | 0 | 25/11/1970 | 07/07/1990 |
| Wayne Rooney | FW | 120 | 53 | 12/02/2003 | 15/11/2018 |
| Harry Kane | FW | 118 | 84 | 27/03/2015 | 01/07/2026 |
| David Beckham | MF | 115 | 17 | 01/09/1996 | 14/10/2009 |
| Steven Gerrard | MF | 114 | 21 | 31/05/2000 | 24/06/2014 |
| Bobby Moore † | DF | 108 | 2 | 20/05/1962 | 14/11/1973 |
| Ashley Cole | DF | 107 | 0 | 28/03/2001 | 05/03/2014 |
| Bobby Charlton † | FW / MF | 106 | 49 | 19/04/1958 | 14/06/1970 |
| Frank Lampard | MF | 106 | 29 | 10/10/1999 | 24/06/2014 |
| Billy Wright | HB | 105 | 3 | 28/09/1946 | 28/05/1959 |
| Kyle Walker | DF | 96 | 1 | 12/11/2011 | 10/06/2025 |
| Jordan Henderson | MF | 91 | 3 | 17/11/2010 | 27/06/2026 |
| John Stones | DF | 91 | 3 | 30/05/2014 | 01/07/2026 |
| Bryan Robson | MF | 90 | 26 | 06/02/1980 | 16/10/1991 |
| Michael Owen | FW | 89 | 40 | 11/02/1998 | 26/03/2008 |
| Jordan Pickford | GK | 88 | 0 | 10/11/2017 | 01/07/2026 |
| Kenny Sansom | DF | 86 | 1 | 23/05/1979 | 18/06/1988 |
| Gary Neville | DF | 85 | 0 | 3/6/1995 | 07/02/2007 |
| Ray Wilkins | MF | 84 | 3 | 28/05/1976 | 12/11/1986 |
| Raheem Sterling | MF / FW | 82 | 20 | 14/11/2012 | 10/12/2022 |
| Rio Ferdinand | DF | 81 | 3 | 15/11/1997 | 04/06/2011 |
| Gary Lineker | FW | 80 | 48 | 26/05/1984 | 17/06/1992 |
| John Barnes | MF | 79 | 11 | 28/05/1983 | 06/09/1995 |
| Stuart Pearce | DF | 78 | 5 | 19/05/1987 | 08/09/1999 |
| John Terry | DF | 78 | 6 | 03/06/2003 | 07/09/2012 |
| Terry Butcher | DF | 77 | 3 | 31/05/1980 | 04/07/1990 |
| Declan Rice | MF | 76 | 7 | 22/03/2019 | 01/07/2026 |
| Marcus Rashford | FW | 76 | 19 | 27/05/2016 | 01/07/2026 |
| Tom Finney | FW | 76 | 30 | 28/09/1946 | 22/10/1958 |
| David Seaman | GK | 75 | 0 | 16/11/1988 | 16/10/2002 |
| Joe Hart | GK | 75 | 0 | 01/06/2008 | 14/11/2017 |
| Gordon Banks † | GK | 73 | 0 | 06/04/1963 | 27/05/1972 |
| Sol Campbell | DF | 73 | 1 | 18/05/1996 | 21/11/2007 |
| Alan Ball Jr. † | MF | 72 | 8 | 09/05/1965 | 24/05/1975 |
| Martin Peters † | MF | 67 | 20 | 04/05/1966 | 18/05/1974 |
| Tony Adams | DF | 66 | 5 | 18/02/1987 | 07/10/2000 |
| Paul Scholes | MF | 66 | 14 | 24/05/1997 | 24/06/2004 |
| Harry Maguire | DF | 65 | 7 | 08/10/2017 | 31/03/2026 |
| David Watson | DF | 65 | 4 | 03/04/1974 | 02/06/1982 |
| Ray Wilson † | DF | 63 | 0 | 09/04/1960 | 08/06/1968 |
| Kevin Keegan | FW | 63 | 21 | 15/11/1972 | 05/07/1982 |
| Alan Shearer | FW | 63 | 30 | 19/02/1992 | 20/06/2000 |
| Emlyn Hughes | DF / MF | 62 | 1 | 05/11/1969 | 24/05/1980 |
| Chris Waddle | MF | 62 | 6 | 26/03/1985 | 16/10/1991 |
| David Platt | MF | 62 | 27 | 15/11/1989 | 26/06/1996 |
| Emile Heskey | FW | 62 | 7 | 28/04/1999 | 27/06/2010 |
| Ray Clemence | GK | 61 | 0 | 15/11/1972 | 16/11/1983 |
| James Milner | MF / DF | 61 | 1 | 12/08/2009 | 11/06/2016 |
| Gary Cahill | DF | 61 | 5 | 03/09/2010 | 28/06/2018 |
| Peter Beardsley | FW | 59 | 9 | 29/01/1986 | 23/05/1996 |
| Des Walker | DF | 59 | 0 | 14/09/1988 | 17/11/1993 |
| Phil Neville | DF | 59 | 0 | 23/05/1996 | 13/10/2007 |
| Jimmy Greaves † | FW | 57 | 44 | 17/05/1959 | 27/05/1967 |
| Paul Gascoigne | MF | 57 | 10 | 14/09/1988 | 29/05/1998 |
| Gareth Southgate | DF | 57 | 2 | 12/12/1995 | 31/03/2004 |
| Jermain Defoe | FW | 57 | 20 | 31/03/2004 | 10/06/2017 |
| Johnny Haynes | FW | 56 | 18 | 02/10/1954 | 10/06/1962 |
| Joe Cole | MF | 56 | 10 | 25/05/2001 | 27/06/2010 |
| Stanley Matthews | FW | 54 | 11 | 29/09/1934 | 15/05/1957 |
| Glen Johnson | DF | 54 | 1 | 16/11/2003 | 19/06/2014 |
| Kieran Trippier | DF | 54 | 1 | 13/06/2017 | 10/07/2024 |
| Bukayo Saka | FW | 53 | 14 | 08/10/2020 | 01/07/2026 |
| Glenn Hoddle | MF | 53 | 8 | 22/11/1979 | 18/06/1988 |
| Paul Ince | MF | 53 | 2 | 09/09/1992 | 20/06/2000 |
| David James | GK | 53 | 0 | 29/03/1997 | 27/06/2010 |
| Gareth Barry | DF / MF | 53 | 3 | 31/05/2000 | 26/05/2012 |
| Jude Bellingham | MF | 52 | 8 | 12/11/2020 | 01/07/2026 |
| Trevor Francis | FW | 52 | 12 | 09/02/1977 | 23/04/1986 |
| Teddy Sheringham | FW | 51 | 11 | 29/05/1993 | 21/06/2002 |
| Phil Neal | DF | 50 | 5 | 24/03/1976 | 21/09/1983 |
| Phil Foden | MF | 49 | 4 | 05/09/2020 | 31/03/2026 |
| Ron Flowers † | HB | 49 | 10 | 15/05/1955 | 29/06/1966 |
| Geoff Hurst † | FW | 49 | 24 | 23/02/1966 | 29/04/1972 |
| Eric Dier | MF / DF | 49 | 3 | 13/11/2015 | 04/12/2022 |
| Jimmy Dickinson | HB | 48 | 0 | 18/05/1949 | 05/12/1956 |
| Colin Bell | MF | 48 | 9 | 22/05/1968 | 30/10/1975 |
| Trevor Brooking | MF | 47 | 5 | 03/04/1974 | 05/07/1982 |
| Theo Walcott | FW / MF | 47 | 8 | 30/05/2006 | 15/11/2016 |
| Mick Channon | FW | 46 | 21 | 11/10/1972 | 07/09/1977 |
| Gary Stevens | DF | 46 | 0 | 06/06/1985 | 03/06/1992 |
| Mark Wright | DF | 45 | 1 | 02/05/1984 | 18/05/1996 |
| Jimmy Armfield † | DF | 43 | 0 | 13/05/1959 | 26/06/1966 |
| Chris Woods | GK | 43 | 0 | 16/06/1985 | 09/06/1993 |
| Martin Keown | DF | 43 | 2 | 19/02/1992 | 26/05/2002 |
| Mick Mills | DF / MF | 42 | 0 | 11/10/1972 | 05/07/1982 |
| Phil Thompson | DF | 42 | 1 | 24/03/1976 | 17/11/1982 |
| Steve Coppell | MF | 42 | 7 | 16/11/1977 | 30/03/1983 |
| Tony Woodcock | FW | 42 | 16 | 16/05/1978 | 26/02/1986 |
| David Batty | MF | 42 | 0 | 21/05/1991 | 08/09/1999 |
| Owen Hargreaves | MF / DF | 42 | 0 | 15/08/2001 | 28/05/2008 |
| Peter Crouch | FW | 42 | 22 | 31/05/2005 | 17/11/2010 |
| Danny Welbeck | FW | 42 | 16 | 29/03/2011 | 11/09/2018 |
| Bob Crompton | FB | 41 | 0 | 03/03/1902 | 04/04/1914 |
| Paul Robinson | GK | 41 | 0 | 12/02/2003 | 17/10/2007 |
| Phil Jagielka | DF | 40 | 3 | 01/06/2008 | 15/11/2016 |
| Nicky Butt | MF | 39 | 0 | 29/03/1997 | 17/11/2004 |
| Ashley Young | MF / DF | 39 | 7 | 16/11/2007 | 11/07/2018 |
| Jack Grealish | FW | 39 | 4 | 08/09/2020 | 13/10/2024 |
| Jamie Carragher | DF | 38 | 0 | 28/04/1999 | 18/06/2010 |
| George Cohen † | DF | 37 | 0 | 06/05/1964 | 22/11/1967 |
| Steve McManaman | MF / FW | 37 | 3 | 16/11/1994 | 06/10/2001 |
| Dele Alli | MF | 37 | 3 | 09/10/2015 | 09/06/2019 |
| Bryan Douglas | FW | 36 | 11 | 19/10/1957 | 05/06/1963 |
| Trevor Steven | MF | 36 | 4 | 27/02/1985 | 14/06/1992 |
| Graeme Le Saux | DF | 36 | 1 | 09/03/1994 | 07/10/2000 |
| Wayne Bridge | DF | 36 | 1 | 13/02/2002 | 14/11/2009 |
| Shaun Wright-Phillips | MF / FW | 36 | 6 | 18/08/2004 | 12/10/2010 |
| Mason Mount | MF | 36 | 5 | 07/09/2019 | 10/12/2022 |
| Ronnie Clayton | HB | 35 | 0 | 02/11/1955 | 11/5/1960 |
| Alan Mullery | MF | 35 | 1 | 09/12/1964 | 13/10/1971 |
| Jack Charlton † | DF | 35 | 6 | 10/04/1965 | 11/06/1970 |
| Paul Mariner | FW | 35 | 13 | 30/03/1977 | 01/05/1985 |
| Stewart Downing | MF | 35 | 0 | 09/02/2005 | 18/11/2014 |
| Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain | MF | 35 | 7 | 26/05/2012 | 17/11/2019 |
| Roger Hunt † | FW | 34 | 18 | 04/04/1962 | 15/01/1969 |
| Michael Carrick | MF | 34 | 0 | 25/05/2001 | 13/11/2015 |
| Jack Wilshere | MF | 34 | 2 | 11/08/2010 | 27/06/2016 |
| Adam Lallana | MF | 34 | 3 | 15/11/2013 | 27/03/2018 |
| Luke Shaw | DF | 34 | 3 | 05/03/2014 | 14/07/2024 |
| Trent Alexander-Arnold | DF / MF | 34 | 4 | 07/06/2018 | 07/06/2025 |
| Marc Guéhi | DF | 33 | 1 | 26/03/2022 | 01/07/2026 |
| Nat Lofthouse | FW | 33 | 30 | 22/11/1950 | 26/11/1958 |
| Roger Byrne | FB | 33 | 0 | 03/04/1954 | 27/11/1957 |
| Ron Springett † | GK | 33 | 0 | 18/11/1959 | 29/06/1966 |
| Ian Wright | FW | 33 | 9 | 06/02/1991 | 18/11/1998 |
| Kieron Dyer | MF / DF | 33 | 0 | 04/09/1999 | 22/08/2007 |
| Ross Barkley | MF | 33 | 6 | 06/09/2013 | 14/10/2019 |
| Alf Ramsey † | FB | 32 | 3 | 02/12/1948 | 25/11/1953 |
| Mark Hateley | FW | 32 | 9 | 02/06/1984 | 25/03/1992 |
| Jesse Lingard | MF | 32 | 6 | 08/10/2016 | 09/10/2021 |
| Chris Smalling | DF | 31 | 1 | 02/09/2011 | 10/06/2017 |
| Kalvin Phillips | MF | 31 | 1 | 08/09/2020 | 20/11/2023 |
| Eddie Hapgood | FB | 30 | 0 | 13/05/1933 | 18/05/1939 |
| Viv Anderson | DF | 30 | 2 | 29/11/1978 | 24/05/1988 |
| Darren Anderton | MF / DF | 30 | 7 | 09/03/1994 | 10/11/2001 |
| Leighton Baines | DF | 30 | 1 | 03/03/2010 | 27/03/2015 |
| Danny Rose | DF | 29 | 0 | 26/03/2016 | 11/10/2019 |
| Nobby Stiles † | MF | 28 | 1 | 10/04/1965 | 25/04/1970 |
| Norman Hunter † | DF | 28 | 2 | 08/12/1965 | 30/10/1974 |
| Roy McFarland | DF | 28 | 0 | 03/02/1971 | 17/11/1976 |
| Neil Franklin | HB | 27 | 0 | 28/09/1946 | 15/04/1950 |
| Keith Newton | DF | 27 | 0 | 23/02/1966 | 14/06/1970 |
| Francis Lee | FW | 27 | 10 | 11/12/1968 | 29/04/1972 |
| Colin Todd | DF | 27 | 0 | 23/05/1972 | 28/05/1977 |
| Trevor Cherry | DF / MF | 27 | 0 | 24/03/1976 | 18/06/1980 |
| Phil Jones | DF | 27 | 0 | 07/10/2011 | 14/07/2018 |
| Reece James | DF | 26 | 1 | 08/10/2020 | 23/06/2026 |
| Billy Wedlock | HB | 26 | 2 | 16/02/1907 | 16/03/1914 |
| Ernie Blenkinsop | FB | 26 | 0 | 17/05/1928 | 01/04/1933 |
| Sammy Crooks | FW | 26 | 7 | 05/04/1930 | 02/12/1936 |
| Wilf Mannion | FW | 26 | 11 | 28/09/1946 | 03/10/1951 |
| Brian Labone | DF | 26 | 0 | 20/10/1962 | 14/06/1970 |
| Neil Webb | MF | 26 | 4 | 09/09/1987 | 17/06/1992 |
| Robbie Fowler | FW | 26 | 7 | 27/03/1996 | 15/06/2002 |
| Joleon Lescott | DF | 26 | 1 | 13/10/2007 | 26/03/2013 |
| Daniel Sturridge | FW | 26 | 8 | 15/11/2011 | 08/10/2017 |
| Jamie Vardy | FW | 26 | 7 | 07/06/2015 | 11/07/2018 |
| Jesse Pennington | FB | 25 | 0 | 18/03/1907 | 10/04/1920 |
| Roy Goodall | FB | 25 | 0 | 17/04/1926 | 06/12/1933 |
| Harry Hibbs | GK | 25 | 0 | 20/11/1929 | 05/02/1936 |
| Stan Mortensen | FW | 25 | 23 | 25/05/1947 | 25/11/1953 |
| Terry McDermott | MF | 25 | 3 | 07/09/1977 | 02/06/1982 |
| Ezri Konsa | DF | 24 | 1 | 23/03/2024 | 01/07/2026 |
| Bert Williams | GK | 24 | 0 | 22/05/1949 | 22/10/1955 |
| Martin Chivers | FW | 24 | 13 | 03/02/1971 | 17/10/1973 |
| Paul Madeley | DF / MF | 24 | 0 | 15/05/1971 | 09/02/1977 |
| Steve Hodge | MF | 24 | 0 | 26/03/1986 | 01/05/1991 |
| Ollie Watkins | FW | 23 | 7 | 25/03/2021 | 27/06/2026 |
| Steve Bloomer | FW | 23 | 28 | 09/03/1895 | 06/04/1907 |
| Vivian Woodward | FW | 23 | 29 | 14/02/1903 | 13/03/1911 |
| Tommy Lawton | FW | 23 | 22 | 22/10/1938 | 26/09/1948 |
| Gil Merrick | GK | 23 | 0 | 14/11/1951 | 26/06/1954 |
| Don Howe | FB | 23 | 0 | 19/10/1957 | 18/11/1959 |
| Maurice Norman | DF | 23 | 0 | 20/05/1962 | 09/12/1964 |
| Nigel Martyn | GK | 23 | 0 | 29/04/1992 | 26/05/2002 |
| Nick Barmby | MF | 23 | 4 | 29/03/1995 | 06/10/2001 |
| Wes Brown | DF | 23 | 1 | 28/04/1999 | 03/03/2010 |
| Jadon Sancho | FW | 23 | 3 | 12/10/2018 | 09/10/2021 |
| Anthony Gordon | FW | 22 | 3 | 23/03/2024 | 01/07/2026 |
| Jarrod Bowen | FW | 22 | 1 | 04/06/2022 | 31/03/2026 |
| Ben Warren | HB | 22 | 2 | 17/02/1906 | 01/04/1911 |
| Peter Barnes | MF | 22 | 4 | 16/11/1977 | 25/05/1982 |
| Gary Pallister | DF | 22 | 0 | 27/04/1988 | 09/10/1996 |
| Lee Dixon | DF | 22 | 1 | 25/04/1990 | 10/02/1999 |
| Darius Vassell | FW | 22 | 6 | 13/02/2002 | 24/06/2004 |
| Conor Gallagher | MF | 22 | 1 | 15/11/2021 | 10/06/2025 |
| Sam Hardy | GK | 21 | 0 | 16/02/1907 | 10/04/1920 |
| Cliff Bastin | FW | 21 | 12 | 18/11/1931 | 26/05/1938 |
| Dennis Wise | MF | 21 | 1 | 01/05/1991 | 11/10/2000 |
| Paul Merson | MF | 21 | 3 | 11/09/1991 | 18/11/1998 |
| Rob Lee | MF / DF | 21 | 2 | 12/10/1994 | 14/10/1998 |
| Ledley King | DF | 21 | 2 | 27/03/2002 | 12/06/2010 |
| Jermaine Jenas | MF | 21 | 1 | 12/02/2003 | 14/11/2009 |
| Matthew Upson | DF | 21 | 2 | 22/05/2003 | 27/06/2010 |
| Aaron Lennon | MF / FW | 21 | 0 | 03/06/2006 | 06/02/2013 |
| Ben Chilwell | DF | 21 | 1 | 11/09/2018 | 26/03/2024 |
| Eberechi Eze | FW | 20 | 3 | 16/06/2023 | 01/07/2026 |
| G. O. Smith | FW | 20 | 11 | 25/02/1893 | 30/03/1901 |
| Alfred Strange | HB | 20 | 0 | 05/04/1930 | 06/12/1933 |
| Wilf Copping | HB | 20 | 0 | 13/05/1933 | 24/05/1939 |
| Bobby Robson | FW / HB | 20 | 4 | 27/11/1957 | 09/05/1962 |
| John Connelly † | FW | 20 | 7 | 17/10/1959 | 11/07/1966 |
| Terry Cooper | DF | 20 | 0 | 12/03/1969 | 20/11/1974 |
| Terry Fenwick | DF | 20 | 0 | 02/05/1984 | 17/02/1988 |
| Fabian Delph | MF | 20 | 0 | 03/09/2014 | 09/06/2019 |
England Players with 100 International Caps
List of England’s Captains
Harry Kane (91), Bobby Moore (90), Billy Wright (90), Bryan Robson (65), David Beckham (59), Steven Gerrard (38), Alan Shearer (34), John Terry (34) and Kevin Keegan (31)
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