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England national football team
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{{National football team
| Name = England
| Badge = England 030206b.GIF
| Nickname = Three Lions
| Association =
The Football Association
| Coach =
Image:Flag_of_Sweden.svg 20px|Swedish Sven-Göran Eriksson,
2001-present
| Most caps =
Peter Shilton (125)
| Top scorer =
Bobby Charlton Sir Bobby Charlton (49)
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| First game =
Scottish national football team Scotland 0 - 0 England
(
Partick,
Scotland;
30 November,
1872)
| Largest win =
Northern Ireland national football team Ireland 0 - 13 England
(
Belfast,
Ireland Northern Ireland;
18 February,
1882)
| Largest loss =
Hungary national football team Hungary 7 - 1 England
(
Budapest,
Hungary;
23 May,
1954)
| World cup apps = 12
| World cup first = 1950
| World cup best = Winners,
Football World Cup 1966 1966
| Regional name =
European Football Championship European Championship
| Regional cup apps = 7
| Regional cup first =
1968 European Football Championship 1968
| Regional cup best = Third,
1968 European Football Championship 1968, Semi-finals,
1996 European Football Championship 1996
}}
The '''England national football team''' represents
England in international
football (soccer) football competitions such as the
Football World Cup World Cup and the
European Football Championship European Championships. It is controlled by
The Football Association, the governing body for football in England.
As the founders of the game and sport, England's governing body is the only one to use the acronym FA without a preceding letter signifying national affiliation as the English would believe it redundant.
Due to historical precedent, and continuing national sentiment among them, each of the four
Home Nations of the United Kingdom possesses its own separate football association, domestic league and national team. Because the
International Olympic Committee IOC does not accept regional representative teams, England, like the other three, do not compete in
Football at the Summer Olympics Olympic football.
England are by far the most successful of the Home Nations, having won the
Football World Cup 1966 1966 World Cup and the
British Home Championship outright thirty-four times, as many as the other three nations have won outright altogether.
History
Early years
England played in the first ever international football match, against
Scotland national football team Scotland at
Hamilton Crescent in
Partick,
Glasgow,
Scotland on
November 30,
1872.(See Match Report [http://www.englandfootballonline.com/Seas1872-00/1872-73/M0001Sco1872.html Here]) The result was 0-0; England had to wait until the following year to record their first win, 4-2, over Scotland at the
Kennington Oval.
England would only play the other Home Nations (Scotland,
Wales national football team Wales and what was then
Northern Ireland national football team Ireland) for nearly 40 years - partly due to the dominance of the UK in international football, as well as the problems of arranging internationals in the days before
air travel was commonplace. England first played Continental opposition in a
1908 tour of
Central Europe, recording easy wins over
Austria national football team Austria,
Hungary national football team Hungary and
Czech Republic national football team Bohemia. England's first defeat to a team outside the
British Isles came in
1929, when they lost 4-3 to
Spain national football team Spain in
Madrid.
The FA had joined
FIFA in
1906, but the relationship between FIFA and the British associations was fraught, and the British nations withdrew from FIFA in
1928, in a dispute over payments to
amateur players. This meant that England did not enter the first three
Football World Cup World Cups. However many in England declared the team unofficial "World Champions" after they defeated
Football World Cup 1934 World Cup winners
Italy national football team Italy in the "
Battle of Highbury" in November
1934.
Post-war
After the
World War II Second World War, the FA started to modernise their approach; they rejoined
FIFA in
1946, the same year they appointed the first dedicated
#England managers team manager,
Walter Winterbottom (before then, the team was picked by a committee). England lost their first match at home to non-British opposition when they were defeated 0-2 by the Republic of Ireland in 1949 at Goodison Park, Liverpool. England's World Cup debut came in
Football World Cup 1950 1950; however, they suffered an infamous
England v United States (1950) 1-0 loss to the
United States men's national soccer team United States and failed to get beyond the first group stage. England struggled in the
Football World Cup 1954 1954 and
Football World Cup 1958 1958 tournaments, and all the signs pointed to how far English football had fallen behind the rest of the world.
England's tactical inferiority was highlighted on
November 25,
1953, when
Hungary national football team Hungary came to visit
Wembley Stadium. Hungary, one of the best sides in the world and fielding legendary players such as
Sándor Kocsis and
Ferenc Puskás,
England v Hungary (1953) outclassed the English 6-3 - this was England's first ever home loss to Continental opposition. In the return match in
Budapest, Hungary won 7-1, which still stands as England's worst ever defeat.
By the 1960s English tactics and training had started to improve, and England turned in a respectable performance in the {{Wc|1962}}, losing in the quarter-finals to eventual winners
Brazil national football team Brazil. After Winterbottom retired in
1962, former captain
Alf Ramsey was appointed; Ramsey boldly predicted that England would win the following tournament, which England were hosting.
1966 World Cup
Ramsey's prediction came true, and the
Football World Cup 1966 1966 World Cup was England's finest moment. Captained by
Bobby Moore, England's "Wingless Wonders" dispatched
Argentina national football team Argentina and then
Portugal national football team Portugal to set up a final with
Germany national football team West Germany at Wembley. England won 4-2 after
extra time, with three goals from
Geoff Hurst and one from
Martin Peters. The game created the English catchphrase "
They Think It's All Over They think it's all over... it is now!", which were
BBC commentator Kenneth Wolstenholme's words as Hurst scored his third goal in the 120th minute.
Decline in the 1970s
England came third in the
1968 European Football Championship 1968 European Championships, and were one of the favourites to win the
Football World Cup 1970 1970 World Cup; however, they fell in the quarter-finals to West Germany 3-2, having been 2-0 up. West Germany also beat England 3-1 on aggregate in the quarter-finals of the
1972 European Football Championship 1972 European Championships. Worse was to come as England failed to qualify for the
Football World Cup 1974 1974 World Cup after only managing a 1-1 draw against
Poland national football team Poland in a qualifier at Wembley, largely thanks to the heroics of Polish goalkeeper
Jan Tomaszewski. In the aftermath of England's failure to reach the World Cup Finals, the FA sacked Sir Alf Ramsey. Of their 113 matches under Ramsey, England had won 69 and drawn 27. There was widespread distaste that, given his distinguished record, Ramsey had not been given the opportunity to resign.
After a brief period where
Joe Mercer was
caretaker manager of the side, the FA appointed
Don Revie as Ramsey's permanent successor. He fared even worse than Ramsey, as England failed to qualify from the group stages of the
1976 European Football Championship 1976 European Championships; Revie resigned halfway through England's unsuccessful bid to qualify for the
Football World Cup 1978 1978 World Cup. At the same time the team were attracting an ever-growing
hooligan element in their support, especially at their matches abroad - at the
1980 European Football Championship 1980 European Championships Italy Italian police deployed
tear gas during a group match with
Belgium national football team Belgium. England qualified for the
Football World Cup 1982 1982 World Cup but failed to progress from the second group stage despite not losing any of their matches, in another tournament marred by violence.
Revival under Robson
Although at the time he was widely derided by the press,
Bobby Robson is now looked upon as one of England's more successful managers. Having failed to make the final stages of the
1984 European Football Championship 1984 European Championships by losing out to
Denmark, he took England to the
Football World Cup 1986 1986 World Cup.
Following a poor start, in which England lost to
Portugal, drew with
Morocco and were without their injured captain
Bryan Robson, three goals by
Gary Lineker against
Poland ensured a place in the next round. Having defeated
Paraguay 3-0 in the second round, they were to fall short in controversial circumstances against the eventual winners Argentina in the quarter finals, thanks to two goals from
Diego Maradona - the first the infamous "
Hand of God goal Hand of God" goal, where Maradona punched the ball into the net,
Goal of the Century the second after a 50-yard dribble past five England players that is widely regarded as one of the finest goals in history. As a small consolation,
Gary Lineker won the tournament's
World Cup Golden Boot Golden Boot.
England's
Football World Cup 1990 1990 World Cup was their best since 1966; after a slow start in the group stage, England squeaked single-goal wins over Belgium and
Cameroon national football team Cameroon in the knockout rounds, before being beaten on
penalty shootout (football) penalties by West Germany in the semi-finals, after drawing 1-1. Stuart Pearce and Chris Waddle missed from the spot. The team's good performance, the relative lack of violence and the emergence of
Paul Gascoigne - England's player of the tournament, who cried after being booked against West Germany (which would have ruled him out of the final had England won) - were all factors in the rehabilitation of football in British society in the 1990s. After the World Cup,
Peter Shilton retired from international football with 125 caps; a record which remains to this day.
Mixed 1990s
Robson's successor,
Graham Taylor (football manager) Graham Taylor, was largely a failure - the team failed to win a game at {{Ec|92}}. Taylor was widely castigated for substituting
Gary Lineker in his final England appearance, when England needed a goal. England missed out on qualifying for the {{Wc.html">San Marino national football team
San Marino in a qualifying match after just eight seconds, one of the fastest international goals of all time, before recovering to win 7-1. Taylor was sacked in
1993 and replaced by
Terry Venables, who oversaw a much improved performance at {{Ec.html">Paul Gascoigne goal - and the
Netherlands.html" title="Meaning of Paul Gascoigne.html" title="Meaning of Netherlands national football team Netherlands">Netherlands national football team|Netherlands, and a rare penalty shoot-out win over
Spain national football team Spain, England fans were treated to ''
déjà vu'' as their side lost a semi-final on penalties to Germany again after drawing 1-1.
Gareth Southgate missed the vital penalty this time.
Venables stepped down after Euro 96; his successor
Glenn Hoddle oversaw England's successful qualification for the {{Wc.html">Stadio Olimpico in
Rome, but the team were knocked out of the tournament on penalties again, this time to old enemies
Argentina.html" title="Meaning of 1998}} with a 0-0 draw at the Argentina">Argentina national football team|Argentina after
David Beckham had been sent off. Hoddle resigned the following year after stating his controversial beliefs about the
disabled in a newspaper interview. Hoddle said he thought disabled people were paying for sins committed in their past life. Former captain
Kevin Keegan took over, only just managing to get England into {{Ec2|2000}} (after a 2-1 playoff win over Scotland), where a lacklustre England failed to get beyond the group stage. Keegan resigned in September
2000, after England lost their very last match at the old
Wembley Stadium, a World Cup qualifier against Germany.
The Eriksson era
In
2001, the
Sweden Swede Sven-Göran Eriksson was appointed as Keegan's successor, becoming the first foreign national to manage England. Eriksson turned around the team's {{Wc.html">Emile Heskey,
Steven Gerrard and a
Michael Owen hat-trick. England ensured qualification after a tense final game against
Greece.html" title="Meaning of 2002}} campaign with a 5-1 victory over Germany; England came from behind with goals from Greece">Greece national football team|Greece;
David Beckham scored from a free kick in the last seconds of the game to make the score 2-2 and put England top of their group on goal difference. In the finals in
Japan and
South Korea, England beat
Argentina national football team Argentina 1-0 in the group stage and reached the quarter-finals before being beaten 2-1 by the eventual winners Brazil.
In {{Ec2|2004}}, England came top of their qualification group after drawing 0-0 away to
Turkey national football team Turkey in their final qualifier. In the finals, despite a last-minute loss to
France national football team France in the group stage, England were favoured to do well, but were knocked out in yet another penalty shootout, this time to hosts
Portugal national football team Portugal after a 2-2 draw in the quarter-finals.
The year
2005 saw Eriksson receive heavy criticism from fans for his defensive strategies and alleged lack of passion, his lack of communication with the players from the bench, and a perceived inability to change tactics when necessary in a game, as witnessed against
Brazil national football team Brazil in 2002. A 4-1 loss to
Denmark national football team Denmark in a friendly was followed by a humiliating 1-0 defeat to
Northern Ireland national football team Northern Ireland in a {{Wc|2006}} qualifier, which compounded criticism. An unconvincing 1-0 victory over
Austria national football team Austria did nothing to relieve the pressure. However, despite these criticisms England qualified for the World Cup finals with one match to spare, and travel to Germany as group winners following a 2-1 victory and a much improved performance against
Poland national football team Poland.
In their first friendly match following qualification for the World Cup,
Argentina and England football rivalry England beat Argentina 3-2 in
Geneva,
Switzerland, in a game many have described as England's best performance in a very long time.
The Swede has also received a degree of criticism during his time in charge for experimenting with his teams excessively during friendly matches, sometimes changing the entire eleven at half-time before FIFA ruled that only a maximum of five substitutions would be allowed in such games from 2004. He also received criticism from some quarters of the English media for 'cheapening' the captaincy of the England team by allowing lower-profile players such as
Emile Heskey and
Philip Neville to lead the team after substitutions. However, these critics generally ignored or were not aware of the fact that only the player leading the team at kick-off is officially recorded as having captained England, so players inheriting the armband later in games were not 'England captains' in the official sense.
Following revelations in the
News of the World newspaper during January 2006, the
Football Association decided to come to an agreement with Eriksson over his future and on 23rd January 2006, it was announced that the Swede was to stand down after the summer's World Cup Finals. Possible successors linked with the job include
Sam Allardyce,
Steve McClaren,
Guus Hiddink,
Luiz Felipe Scolari,
Alan Curbishley,
Paul Jewell,
Stuart Pearce,
Martin O'Neill (footballer) Martin O'Neill and current under 21's manager and previous national team caretaker manager
Peter John Taylor Peter Taylor.
World Cup record
*
Football World Cup 1930 1930 to
Football World Cup 1938 1938 - ''Did not enter''
*
Football World Cup 1950 1950 - Round 1 (last 15) lost to
Spain national football team Spain
*
Football World Cup 1954 1954 - Quarter-finals lost to
Uruguay national football team Uruguay 4-2
*
Football World Cup 1958 1958 - Round 1 lost to
Soviet Union national football team Soviet Union 1-0
*
Football World Cup 1962 1962 - Quarter-finals lost to
Brazil national football team Brazil 3-1
*
Football World Cup 1966 1966 - '''Winners'''
*
Football World Cup 1970 1970 - Quarter-finals lost to
West Germany national football team West Germany 3-2
*
Football World Cup 1974 1974 - ''Did not qualify''
*
Football World Cup 1978 1978 - ''Did not qualify''
*
Football World Cup 1982 1982 - Round 2 (last 12) eliminated on goal difference by
West Germany national football team West Germany after 0-0 draw
*
Football World Cup 1986 1986 - Quarter-finals lost to
Argentina national football team Argentina 2-1
*
Football World Cup 1990 1990 - Semi-Finals eliminated by
West Germany national football team West Germany on penalties after 1-1 draw
*
Football World Cup 1994 1994 - ''Did not qualify''
*
Football World Cup 1998 1998 - Round 2 eliminated by
Argentina national football team Argentina on penalties after 2-2 draw
*
Football World Cup 2002 2002 - Quarter-finals lost to
Brazil national football team Brazil 2-1
*
Football World Cup 2006 2006 - Qualified
European Championship record
*
1960 European Football Championship 1960 - ''Did not enter''
*
1964 European Football Championship 1964 - ''Did not qualify'' lost to
France national football team France
*
1968 European Football Championship 1968 - Semifinals lost to
Yugoslavia national football team Yugoslavia 1-0
*
1972 European Football Championship 1972 - ''Did not qualify'' (last 8) lost to
West Germany national football team West Germany
*
1976 European Football Championship 1976 - ''Did not qualify'' lost to
Czechoslovakia national football team Czechoslovakia
*
1980 European Football Championship 1980 - Round 1 (last 8) lost to
Italy national football team Italy 1-0
*
1984 European Football Championship 1984 - ''Did not qualify'' lost to
Denmark national football team Denmark 1-0
*
1988 European Football Championship 1988 - Round 1 (last 8) lost to
Holland national football team Holland 3-1
*
1992 European Football Championship 1992 - Round 1 (last 8) lost to
Sweden national football team Sweden 2-1
*
1996 European Football Championship 1996 - Semifinals eliminated by
Germany national football team Germany on penalties after 1-1 draw
*
2000 European Football Championship 2000 - Round 1 lost to
Romania national football team Romania 3-2
*
2004 European Football Championship 2004 - Quarter-finals eliminated by
Portugal national football team Portugal on penalties after 2-2 draw
Forthcoming fixtures
*Friendly: England v
Hungary national football team Hungary, 30th May at
Old Trafford (football) Old Trafford
*Friendly: England v
Jamaica national football team Jamaica, 3rd June at
Old Trafford (football) Old Trafford
*'''
Football World Cup 2006 2006 World Cup''' Group B:
**England v
Paraguay national football team Paraguay, 10th June at
Waldstadion, Frankfurt (2pm BST)
**England v
Trinidad and Tobago national football team Trinidad & Tobago, 15th June at
Frankenstadion, Nuremberg (5pm BST)
**
Sweden national football team Sweden v England, 20th June at
RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne (8pm BST)
**Up to four other fixtures (Round of 16, Quarter Final, Semi Final, Final/Third Place Playoff), pending on results in the three group games.
*'''
2008 European Football Championship (qualifying) Euro 2008 Qualifying''' Group E:
**England v
Andorra national football team Andorra, September 2
**
Republic of Macedonia national football team Republic of Macedonia v England, September 6
**England v
Republic of Macedonia national football team Republic of Macedonia, October 7
**
Croatia national football team Croatia v England, October 11
*Friendly:
Netherlands national football team Netherlands v England, November 15 at the
Amsterdam ArenA
*'''
2008 European Football Championship (qualifying) Euro 2008 Qualifying''' Group E (continued):
**
Israel national football team Israel v England, March 24, 2007
**
Andorra national football team Andorra v England, March 28, 2007
**
Estonia national football team Estonia v England, June 6, 2007
**England v
Israel national football team Israel, September 8, 2007 at
Wembley Stadium
**England v
Russia national football team Russia, September 12, 2007 at
Wembley Stadium
**England v
Estonia national football team Estonia, October 13, 2007 at
Wembley Stadium
**
Russia national football team Russia v England, October 17, 2007
**England v
Croatia national football team Croatia, November 21, 2007 at
Wembley Stadium
Famous past players
{|width=100%
|valign="top" width=33%|
*
Tony Adams (footballer) Tony Adams 1987-2000
*
Viv Anderson 1978-1988
*
Alan Ball (footballer) Alan Ball 1965-1975
*
Gordon Banks 1963-1972
*
John Barnes (footballer) John Barnes 1983-1995
*
Peter Beardsley 1986-1996
*
Steve Bloomer 1895-1910
*
Terry Butcher 1980-1990
*
Bobby Charlton 1958-1970
*
Ray Clemence 1972-1983
*
Dixie Dean 1927-1932
*
Duncan Edwards 1955-1957
*
Tom Finney 1946-1958
|valign="top" width=33%|
*
Paul Gascoigne 1988-1998
*
Jimmy Greaves 1959-1967
*
Johnny Haynes 1954-1962
*
Glenn Hoddle 1979-1988
*
Emlyn Hughes 1969-1980
*
Geoff Hurst 1966-1972
*
Paul Ince 1992-2000
*
Kevin Keegan 1972-1982
*
Gary Lineker 1984-1992
*
Nat Lofthouse 1950-1958
*
Stanley Matthews 1934-1957
*
Bobby Moore 1962-1973
*
Stuart Pearce 1987-1999
|valign="top" width=33%|
*
Martin Peters 1966-1974
*
David Platt 1989-1996
*
Bryan Robson 1980-1991
*
Kenny Sansom 1979-1988
*
Paul Scholes 1997-2004
*
David Seaman 1988-2002
*
Alan Shearer 1992-2000
*
Teddy Sheringham 1993-2002
*
Peter Shilton 1970-1990
*
Nobby Stiles 1965-1970
*
Chris Waddle 1985-1991
*
Ray Wilkins 1976-1986
*
Vivian Woodward 1903-1911
*
Billy Wright 1946-1959
|}
Current players
Players who have recently been called up to England squads include:
;Goalkeepers
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!width=20%|Player
!width=22%|Club
!width=8%|Caps (goals)
!width=25%|Debut
!width=25%|Most Recent Call Up
|-
|
David James (footballer) David James ||
Manchester City F.C. Manchester City || 33 (0) || v
Mexico national football team Mexico, March 29 1997 || v
Uruguay national football team Uruguay,
March 1 2006
|-
|
Paul Robinson (goalkeeper) Paul Robinson ||
Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Tottenham Hotspur || 19 (0) || v
Australia national football (soccer) team Australia, February 12 2003 || v Uruguay, March 1 2006
|-
|
Robert Green .html">Norwich City F.C.
Norwich City || 1 (0) || v
Colombia national football team Colombia, May 31 2005 || v Uruguay, March 1 2006
|- valign=top
|
Chris Kirkland .html">West Bromwich Albion F.C.
West Bromwich Albion (on loan from Liverpool F.C. Liverpool) || 0 (0) || n/a || v
Poland national football team Poland, October 12 2005
|-
|
Scott Carson .html">Sheffield Wednesday F.C.
Sheffield Wednesday(on loan from Liverpool F.C. Liverpool) || 0 (0) || n/a || v Colombia national football team Colombia, May 31 2005
|-
|}
;Defenders
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!width=20%|Player
!width=22%|Club
!width=8%|Caps (goals)
!width=25%|Debut
!width=25%|Most Recent Call Up
|-
| Gary Neville .html">Manchester United F.C. Manchester United || 78 (0) || v Japan national football team Japan, June 3 1995 || v Uruguay, March 1 2006
|-
| Sol Campbell .html">Arsenal F.C. Arsenal || 66 (1) || v Hungary national football team Hungary, May 18 1996 || v Argentina national football team Argentina, November 12 2005
|-
| Rio Ferdinand .html">Manchester United F.C. Manchester United || 45 (1) || v Cameroon national football team Cameroon, November 15 1997 || v Uruguay, March 1 2006
|-
| Ashley Cole .html">Arsenal F.C. Arsenal || 44 (0) || v Albania national football team Albania, March 28 2001 || v Poland, October 12 2005
|-
| Jamie Carragher .html">Liverpool F.C. Liverpool || 23 (0) || v Hungary national football team Hungary, April 28 1999 || v Uruguay, March 1 2006
|- valign=top
| Wayne Bridge .html">Fulham F.C. Fulham
(on loan from Chelsea F.C. Chelsea) || 22 (1) || v Netherlands national football team Netherlands, February 13 2002 || v Uruguay, March 1 2006
|-
| John Terry .html">Chelsea F.C. Chelsea || 22 (0) || v Serbia & Montenegro national football team Serbia & Monten., June 3 2003 || v Uruguay, March 1 2006
|-
| Ledley King .html">Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Tottenham Hotspur || 16 (1) || v Italy national football team Italy, March 27 2002 || v Uruguay, March 1 2006
|-
| Wes Brown .html">Manchester United F.C. Manchester United || 9 (0) || v Hungary national football team Hungary, April 28 1999 || v Uruguay, March 1 2006
|-
| Matthew Upson .html">Birmingham City F.C. Birmingham City || 7 (0) || v South Africa national football team South Africa, May 22 2003 || v Northern Ireland national football team N. Ireland, September 7 2005
|-
| Luke Young .html">Charlton Athletic F.C. Charlton Athletic || 7 (0) || v United States men's national soccer team USA, May 28 2005 || v Uruguay, March 1 2006
|-
| Jonathan Woodgate .html">Real Madrid | 6 (0) || v Bulgaria national football team|Bulgaria, June 9 1999 || v Argentina, November 12 2005
|-
| Glen Johnson (footballer) Glen Johnson || Chelsea F.C. Chelsea || 4(0) || v Denmark national football team Denmark, November 16 2003 || v Denmark national football team Denmark, August 17 2005
|-
| Zat Knight .html">Fulham F.C. Fulham || 2 (0) || v United States men's national soccer team USA, May 28 2005 || v N. Ireland, September 7 2005
|-
| Paul Konchesky .html">West Ham United F.C. West Ham || 2 (0) || v Australia national football team Australia, February 12 2003 || v Argentina, November 12 2005
|-
| Stephen Warnock .html">Liverpool F.C. Liverpool || 0 (0) || n/a || v Poland, October 12 2005
|-
|}
;Midfielders
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!width=20%|Player
!width=22%|Club
!width=8%|Caps (goals)
!width=25%|Debut
!width=25%|Most Recent Call Up
|-
| David Beckham (Captain) .html">Real Madrid | 87 (16) || v Moldova national football team|Moldova, September 1 1996 || v Uruguay, March 1 2006
|-
| Steven Gerrard .html">Liverpool F.C. Liverpool || 40 (6) || v Ukraine national football team Ukraine, May 31 2000 || v Uruguay, March 1 2006
|-
| Frank Lampard .html">Chelsea F.C. Chelsea || 38 (10) || v Belgium national football team Belgium, October 10 1999 || v Uruguay, March 1 2006
|-
| Owen Hargreaves .html">Bayern München | 31 (0) || v Netherlands national football team|Netherlands, August 15 2001 || v N. Ireland, September 7, 2005
|-
| Joe Cole (footballer) Joe Cole || Chelsea F.C. Chelsea || 30 (5) || v Mexico national football team Mexico, May 25 2001 || v Uruguay, March 1 2006
|-
| Kieron Dyer .html">Newcastle United | 28 (0) || v Luxembourg national football team|Luxembourg, September 4 1999 || v Azerbaijan national football team Azerbaijan, March 30 2005
|-
| Phil Neville .html">Everton F.C. Everton || 52 (0) || v China national football team China, May 23 1996 || v Argentina, November 12 2005
|-
| Alan Smith .html">Manchester United F.C. Manchester United || 16 (1) || v Mexico national football team Mexico, May 25 2001 || v Argentina, November 12 2005
|-
| Jermaine Jenas .html">Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Tottenham Hotspur || 15 (0) || v Australia national football team Australia, February 12 2003 || v Uruguay, March 1 2006
|-
| Shaun Wright-Phillips .html">Chelsea F.C. Chelsea || 8 (1) || v Ukraine national football team Ukraine, August 18 2004 || v Uruguay, March 1 2006
|-
| Michael Carrick .html">Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Tottenham Hotspur || 5 (0) || v Mexico national football team Mexico, May 25 2001 || v Uruguay, March 1 2006
|-
| Kieran Richardson .html">Manchester United F.C. Manchester United || 4 (2) || v United States men's national soccer team USA, May 28 2005 || v Uruguay, March 1 2006
|-
| Stewart Downing .html">Middlesbrough F.C. Middlesbrough || 1 (0) || v Netherlands national football team Netherlands, February 9 2005 || v Colombia, May 31 2005
|-
|}
;Strikers
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!width=20%|Player
!width=22%|Club
!width=8%|Caps (goals)
!width=25%|Debut
!width=25%|Most Recent Call Up
|-
| Michael Owen .html">Newcastle United F.C. Newcastle United || 75 (35) || v Chile national football team Chile, February 11 1998 || v Argentina, November 12 2005
|-
| Emile Heskey .html">Birmingham City F.C. Birmingham City || 43 (5) || v Hungary national football team Hungary, April 28 1999 || v Azerbaijan, March 26, 2005
|-
| Wayne Rooney .html">Manchester United F.C. Manchester United || 29 (11) || v Australia national football team Australia, February 12 2003 || v Uruguay, March 1 2006
|-
| Darius Vassell .html">Manchester City F.C. Manchester City || 22 (6) || v Netherlands national football team Netherlands, February 13 2002 || v Poland, September 8 2004
|-
| Jermain Defoe .html">Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Tottenham Hotspur || 16 (1) || v Sweden national football team Sweden, March 31 2004 || v Uruguay, March 1 2006
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| Peter Crouch .html">Liverpool F.C. Liverpool || 5 (1) || v Colombia national football team Colombia, May 31 2005 || v Uruguay, March 1 2006
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| Andy Johnson .html">Crystal Palace F.C. Crystal Palace || 2 (0) || v Netherlands national football team Netherlands, February 9 2005 || v N. Ireland, September 7 2005
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| Darren Bent .html">Charlton Athletic F.C. Charlton Athletic || 1 (0) || v Uruguay national football team Uruguay, March 1 2006 || v Uruguay, March 1 2006
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Coaching Staff
*Manager: {{flagicon|SWE}} Sven-Göran Eriksson
*Assistant Manager: {{flagicon|SWE}} Tord Grip
*Coach: {{flagicon|ENG}} Steve McClaren
*Coach: {{flagicon|ENG}} Sammy Lee
*Goalkeeping Coach: {{flagicon|ENG}} Ray Clemence
*Team Doctor: {{flagicon|SWE}} Dr. Leif Swaird
*Physiotherapist: {{flagicon|ENG}} Gary Lewin
*Masseur: {{flagicon|ENG}} Chris Neville
*Masseur: {{flagicon|ENG}} Steve Slattery
*Masseur: {{flagicon|ENG}} Rod Thornley
*Kit Manager: {{flagicon|ENG}} Martin Grogan
*Kit Manager: {{flagicon|ENG}} Tom McKechnie
Player records
{{main|England national football team records}}
Most capped England players
{{main|List of England international footballers}}
As of March 1, 2006, the ten players with the most caps for England are:
{| class="wikitable" cellpadding="3" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!#
!Name
!Career
!Caps
!Goals
|-
|1
|align="left"|Peter Shilton
|1970-1990
|125
|0
|-
|2
|align="left"|'''Bobby Moore'''
|1962-1973
|108
|2
|-
|3
|align="left"|'''Bobby Charlton Sir Bobby Charlton'''
|1958-1970
|106
|49
|-
|4
|align="left"|Billy Wright (footballer) Billy Wright
|1946-1959
|105
|3
|-
|5
|align="left"|Bryan Robson
|1980-1991
|90
|26
|-
|6
|align="left"|David Beckham*
|1996-
|87
|16
|-
|7
|align="left"|Kenny Sansom
|1979-1988
|86
|1
|-
|8
|align="left"|Ray Wilkins
|1976-1986
|84
|3
|-
|9
|align="left"|Gary Lineker
|1984-1992
|80
|48
|-
|10
|align="left"|John Barnes (footballer) John Barnes
|1983-1995
|79
|11
|}
Members of the 1966 World Cup-winning team are in bold. * denotes a player still playing or available for selection.
''For a longer list of players with 25 caps or more, see List of England international footballers.''
Top England goalscorers
{| class="wikitable" cellpadding="3" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!#
!Player
!Career
!Goals (Caps)
|-
|1
|style="text-align:left;"| '''Bobby Charlton Sir Bobby Charlton'''
|1958-70
|49 (106)
|-
|2
|style="text-align:left;"|Gary Lineker
|1984-92
|48 (80)
|-
|3
|style="text-align:left;"|Jimmy Greaves
|1959-67
|44 (57)
|-
|4
|style="text-align:left;"|Michael Owen*
|1998-now
|35
|-
|5
|style="text-align:left;"|Tom Finney Sir Tom Finney
|1946-58
|30 (76)
|-
|=
|style="text-align:left;"|Nat Lofthouse
|1950-58
|30 (33)
|-
|=
|style="text-align:left;"|Alan Shearer
|1992-2000
|30 (63)
|-
|8
|style="text-align:left;"|Viv Woodward
|1903-11
|29 (23)
|-
|9
|style="text-align:left;"|Steve Bloomer
|1895-1907
|28 (23)
|-
|10
|style="text-align:left;"|David Platt
|1989-96
|27 (62)
|-
|11
|style="text-align:left;"|Bryan Robson
|1979-91
|26 (90)
|-
|12
|style="text-align:left;"|'''Geoff Hurst Sir Geoff Hurst'''
|1966-72
|24 (49)
|-
|13
|style="text-align:left;"|Stan Mortensen
|1947-53
|23 (25)
|-
|14
|style="text-align:left;"|Tommy Lawton
|1938-48
|22 (23)
|-
|15
|style="text-align:left;"|Mick Channon
|1972-77
|21 (46)
|-
|=
|style="text-align:left;"|Kevin Keegan
|1972-82
|21 (63)
|-
|17
|style="text-align:left;"|'''Martin Peters'''
|1966-74
|20 (77)
|-
|18
|style="text-align:left;"|George Camsell
|1929-36
|18 (9)
|-
|=
|style="text-align:left;"|Dixie Dean
|1927-32
|18 (16)
|-
|=
|style="text-align:left;"|Johnny Haynes
|1954-62
|18 (56)
|-
|=
|style="text-align:left;"|'''Roger Hunt'''
|1962-69
|18 (34)
|}
Members of the 1966 World Cup-winning team are in bold. * denotes a player still playing or available for selection.
England captains
{{main|List of England national football team captains}}
{| class="wikitable" cellpadding="3" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!#
!Player
!England career
!Captain '''(Total Caps)'''
|-
|1
|style="text-align:left;"|Billy Wright (footballer) Billy Wright
|1946-59
|90 (105)
|-
|=
|style="text-align:left;"|'''Bobby Moore'''
|1962-73
|90 (108)
|-
|3
|style="text-align:left;"|Bryan Robson
|1980-91
|65 (90)
|-
|4
|style="text-align:left;"|David Beckham*
|2000-Present
|51 (87)
|-
|5
|style="text-align:left;"|Alan Shearer
|1992-2000
|34 (63)
|-
|6
|style="text-align:left;"|Kevin Keegan
|1972-82
|31 (63)
|-
|7
|style="text-align:left;"|Emlyn Hughes
|1969-80
|23 (62)
|-
|8
|style="text-align:left;"|Bob Crompton
|1902-14
|22 (41)
|-
|=
|style="text-align:left;"|Johnny Haynes
|1954-1962
|22 (56)
|-
|10
|style="text-align:left;"|Eddie Hapgood
|1933-39
|21 (30)
|}
Members of the 1966 World Cup-winning team are in bold. * denotes a player still playing or available for selection.
England managers
{| class="wikitable" cellpadding="3" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!Manager
!England career
!Played
!Won
!Drawn
!Lost
!GF#Notes 1
!GA#Notes 2
!Win %
|-
|style="text-align: left;"|Walter Winterbottom Sir Walter Winterbottom
|1946-1962
|139
|78
|33
|28
|383
|196
|56.11%
|-
|style="text-align: left;"|Alf Ramsey Sir Alf Ramsey
|1963-1974
|113
|69
|27
|17
|224
|98
|61.06%
|-
|style="text-align: left;"|Joe Mercer (Caretaker manager (football) caretaker)
|1974
|7
|3
|3
|1
|9
|7
|42.85%
|-
|style="text-align: left;"|Don Revie
|1974-1977
|29
|14
|8
|7
|49
|25
|48.27%
|-
|style="text-align: left;"|Ron Greenwood
|1977-1982
|55
|33
|12
|10
|93
|40
|59.99%
|-
|style="text-align: left;"|Bobby Robson Sir Bobby Robson
|1982-1990
|95
|47
|30
|18
|151
|60
|49.47%
|-
|style="text-align: left;"|Graham Taylor (football manager) Graham Taylor
|1990-1993
|38
|18
|13
|7
|62
|32
|47.36%
|-
|style="text-align: left;"|Terry Venables
|1994-1996
|23
|11
|11
|1
|35
|13
|47.82%
|-
|style="text-align: left;"|Glenn Hoddle
|1996-1999
|28
|17
|6
|5
|42
|13
|60.71%
|-
|style="text-align: left;"|Howard Wilkinson (caretaker)
|1999
|1
|0
|0
|1
|0
|2
|0.00%
|-
|style="text-align: left;"|Kevin Keegan
|1999-2000
|18
|7
|7
|4
|26
|15
|38.88%
|-
|style="text-align: left;"|Howard Wilkinson (caretaker)
|2000
|1
|0
|1
|0
|0
|0
|0.00%
|-
|style="text-align: left;"|Peter John Taylor Peter Taylor (caretaker)
|2000
|1
|0
|0
|1
|0
|1
|0.00%
|-
|style="text-align: left;"|Sven-Göran Eriksson#Notes 3
|2001 - Present
|61
|36
|15
|10
|115
|59
|59.02%
|}
Notes
#GF = Goals for
#GA = Goals against
#Accurate up to and including 1st March 2006.
Home stadium
For the first 50 years of its existence, the England team played its home matches at different venues all around the country; for the first few years it used cricket grounds, before later moving on to football clubs' stadiums. England played their first match at Wembley Stadium in 1924, the year after it was completed, against Scotland national football team Scotland, but for the next 27 years would only use Wembley as a venue for Scotland matches; other opposition were still entertained at club grounds around the country.
In May 1951, Argentina national football team Argentina became the first team other than Scotland to be entertained at Wembley, and by 1960 nearly all of England's home matches were being played there. Between 1966 and 1995, England did not play a single home match anywhere else.
England's last match at Wembley before its demolition and reconstruction was against Germany national football team Germany on October 7, 2000, a game which England lost 1-0. Since then the team has played at 14 different venues around the country, with Old Trafford (football) Old Trafford having been the most often used. The FA have ruled that when the new Wembley is completed in mid-2006, England's travels will end, and the team will play all of their home matches there until at least 2036. The main reason for this is financial. The FA did not own the old Wembley stadium, but it does own the new one, and has taken on debts of hundreds of millions of pounds to pay for it. Thus it needs to maximise the revenue from England matches, and does not wish to share it with the owners of other grounds.
100 Greatest Sporting Moments
In 2002, England featured three times in Channel 4's 100 Greatest Sporting Moments:
* The 5-1 win over Germany in the 2001 World Cup Qualifer was ranked 2nd.
* The 4-2 World Cup Final win over Germany in 1966 was ranked 3rd.
* The 4-1 win over Holland in Euro '96 was ranked 25th.
See also
* England's 50 Greatest Goals
* England women's national football team
* England national under-21 football team
* Argentina and England football rivalry
* United Kingdom national football team
External links
- Official website at the FA's website
- England06.net : Daily news & Wallpapers about The England Football Team in the build up to the 2006 FIFA World Cup
- - England Expects newsblog: all the latest news from the England football team
- England-Expects.org Comprehensive website detailing current and historical information about the national team
- England AFC - England Fansite
- Archive of England national team results 1874-
- RSSSF archive of most capped players and highest goalscorers
- The England Fanzine
- The 10 best and 10 poorest displays by the English football side
- Planet World Cup archive of results in the World Cup
- englandstats.com - England statistics since 1872
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