Information about England Football Team

ENGLAND
Nickname(s)	The Three Lions
Association	The Football Association
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Steve McClaren
Asst coach	Terry Venables Steve Round
Captain	John Terry
Most caps	Peter Shilton (125)
Top scorer	Bobby Charlton (49)
Home stadium	Wembley Stadium
FIFA code	ENG''
FIFA ranking	9 [1]
Highest FIFA ranking	4 (Sept 2006/Dec 1997)
Lowest FIFA ranking	27 (Feb 1996)
Elo ranking	7
Highest Elo ranking	1 (1872-1876 1892-1911 1966-1970 1987-1988)
Lowest Elo ranking	17 (1928 )
First kit 　 Second kit
First international  Scotland 0 - 0 England (Partick, Scotland; 30 November 1872)
Biggest win  Ireland 0 - 13 England (Belfast, Ireland; 18 February 1882)
Biggest defeat  Hungary 7 - 1 England (Budapest, Hungary; 23 May 1954)
World Cup
Appearances	12 (First in 1950)
Best result	Winners, 1966
European Championship
Appearances	7 (First in 1968 )
Best result	1968: Third, 1996 Semi-finals

The English national football team represents England in international football and is controlled by The Football Association, the governing body for football in England. Although most national teams worldwide represent a sovereign state, the four Home Nations making up the United Kingdom are each represented separately in most international tournaments.

England have won the FIFA World Cup once, in 1966 when they hosted the event, as well as finishing fourth in 1990; out of the seven nations to have won the World Cup, England have made the fewest number of appearances in the top four. They have also reached the semi-final of the UEFA European Championship twice; in 1968 and 1996. Of the Home Nations England recorded the most wins of the British Home Championship (54) before the competition was discontinued in 1984.

Traditionally, England's greatest rivals have been Scotland. Since regular fixtures against Scotland came to an end in the late 1980s, other rivalries have become more prominent. Matches with Argentina and Germany have produced particularly eventful encounters. England's home ground is Wembley Stadium in London.

Currently, England lay second in their qualifying group for Euro 2008. In order to qualify, they must beat first-placed Croatia at home, and also hope that Israel beat or get a draw against third-placed Russia (who also have an extra game to play against bottom-placed Andorra).

History

Main article: History of the England national football team

The England national football team is the oldest in the world, alongside Scotland. England played their first international match against Scotland at Hamilton Crescent in Partick, Scotland on 30 November 1872.^[2] Over the next forty years, England played exclusively with the other three Home nations - Scotland, Wales and Ireland. The games were made competitive with the British Home Championship from 1883 to 1984.

Before the Wembley Stadium was opened, England had had no permanent home ground. England joined FIFA in 1906, playing its first ever game outside the British Isles in 1908. However, the relationship between the two were strained, resulting in the British nations' departure from FIFA in 1928, before rejoining in 1946. As a result, England did not compete in a World Cup until 1950, in which they were beaten in a 1-0 defeat against the United States, failing to get past the first round. A 6-3 loss in 1953 to Hungary was England's first ever defeat to a non-British team at Wembley.

Although Walter Winterbottom was appointed as the first ever full time manager in 1946, the team was still picked by a committee until Alf Ramsey took over in 1963. Under Ramsey, England experienced its greatest ever success, winning the 1966 World Cup Final against West Germany 4-2 after extra time. Geoff Hurst famously scored a hat-trick in the final. The 1966 World Cup was also held in England. Though England lost again to the Auld Enemy Scotland only a year later with a famous 3-2 for the Scots at Wembley. England qualified for the 1970 World Cup in Mexico as reigning cup holders. They reached the Quarter-finals but were knocked out by West Germany. England had been 2 - 0 up but were eventually beaten 3 - 2 after extra time. For the 1974 and 1978 World Cups, England failed to qualify. In 1982, England under Ron Greenwood qualified for 1982 World Cup in Spain after a 12-year absence and were eliminated from the second round without losing a match. The team under Bobby Robson fared better as England reached the quarter finals of the 1986 World Cup and finished fourth in the tournament four years later, which was the best performance in the World Cup since 1966.

Graham Taylor's short reign as Robson's successor ended after his England failed to qualify for the 1994 World Cup, but then the 1996 European Championships were held in England, and under new coach Terry Venables the team had its best performance at a European Championship, reaching the semi-final. The England team of the 1990s and 2000s has been consistently in football's top twenty countries, but hasn't progressed beyond the quarter finals of any international tournament. Sven-Göran Eriksson took charge of the team between 2001 and 2006 and is notable as the first non-English manager of England.

Recent form

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Steve McClaren is the new head coach, with John Terry his choice to replace David Beckham as captain. The revised management team now features Terry Venables, the former head coach. Beckham was left out of McClaren's first international squad for the friendly match against Greece on 16 August 2006, and was not recalled until the friendly against Brazil on 1 June, 2007, almost a year later.

After a good start with three straight victories against Greece, Andorra, and Macedonia, England had a goalless draw against the same Macedonia side on home ground, followed by a 2–0 defeat to Croatia in Zagreb, which ended Paul Robinson's run of six consecutive clean sheets for his country. This defeat was the worst competitive defeat suffered by England in almost exactly thirteen years, since the loss to Holland by the same score in the qualifying matches for the 1994 World Cup. England's unimpressive form continued as they lost 1–0 to Spain in a friendly match, with the cold and disappointed crowd booing off the home side at the final whistle. England's return to competitive football in March 2007 resulted in a disappointing 0–0 draw in Tel Aviv against Israel with yet another jeering and booing from English fans. Their next match was another poor performance, as they struggled to a 3-0 win over the tiny, semi-professional team of Andorra. England looked uncomfortable during the game and though they dominated possession they failed to produce opportunities in front of goal. England failed to score any goals in the first half and the team suffered heavy booing from fans throughout the game.

On June 1 England took on Brazil at Wembley Stadium, seven years after the old stadium was demolished. McClaren recalled Beckham after 11 months away from the international squad, and after an even first half, captain John Terry latched on to a free-kick from Beckham, his predecessor as skipper, to score the first full international goal at the new Wembley. The Brazilians equalized with just 30 seconds remaining to level the match at 1–1. Following the friendly in Wembley, England met Estonia in the Euro 2008 qualifiers on June 6. Goals by Joe Cole, Peter Crouch and Michael Owen, the latter two assisted by the recalled Beckham, led to a 3–0 victory against Estonia in Tallinn, bringing England back up to 3 points behind Croatia in the group.

After the 2007 summer break, England returned to the qualification campaign with straight 3–0 victories over Israel and Russia at Wembley, despite the omission or withdrawal of Gary Neville, David Beckham, Wayne Rooney, Owen Hargreaves and Frank Lampard due to injury. Michael Owen scored three goals in the two matches, enabling him to become the fourth player to reach the 40 mark. In addition, Emile Heskey was recalled after three years away and started both matches, while newer selections like Gareth Barry and Shaun Wright Phillips were also included in the starting eleven. A perceived hangover regarding the selection of the goalkeeper after Paul Robinson's recent indifferent form was overblown as McClaren kept faith in him ahead of David James. England scored another 3-0 win a month later against Estonia, for which Sol Campbell was recalled after almost 18 months out of the team, but then in the return game against Russia in Moscow, England lost 2-1, the first time the defence had conceded in qualification since the loss against Croatia. England's qualification hopes now rest on Russia dropping points in either of their final two qualifiers and England must win their remaining game at wembley against an Croatian team who are unbeaten in the group on 26 points to have any chance of progression to the finals.

Home stadium

Main article: Wembley Stadium

For the first 50 years of its existence, England played its home matches 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 against Scotland, but for the next 27 years only used Wembley as a venue for Scotland matches.

In May 1951, Argentina became the first team other than Scotland to be played 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 the old Wembley was against Germany on 7 October 2000, a game which England lost 1-0. Since then the team has played at 14 venues around the country, with Old Trafford having been the most used. The FA have ruled that England will play all of their home matches at the new Wembley 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.

The new Wembley held its first international game in March 2007, when England U21s played Italy U21s in front of 55,700 people. The match was drawn 3-3, with David Bentley scoring the first goal in an England shirt at the new stadium. Italian striker Giampaolo Pazzini scored the first goal, after just 29 seconds, as well completing the first Wembley hat-trick in the 68th minute.^[3]

England on tour

In the seven years between the last game prior to demolition against Germany and the first in the new stadium against Brazil, England played a total of 34 home games at 14 different stadia. Of those, the record was 22 victories, 7 draws and 5 defeats. In competitive games (World Cup and European Championship qualifiers), the record stands at 11 victories and 3 draws from 14 games. The stadia utilised are as follows^[4]:

• Old Trafford - 14
• St James' Park - 3
• Anfield - 3
• Villa Park - 3
• City of Manchester Stadium - 2
• Riverside Stadium - 1
• Portman Road - 1
• Pride Park - 1
• Walkers Stadium - 1
• Stadium of Light - 1
• St Mary's - 1
• Elland Road - 1
• Upton Park - 1
• White Hart Lane - 1

Kits

England have traditionally worn white shirts with navy shorts and white socks. Their away kit is red shirts, white shorts and red socks.

Other away kits worn by England have included blue shirts during the 1930s, '40s and '50s and pale blue (first used during the 1970 World Cup and again from 1986-1992 as a rarely-used third choice kit). In 1973 England wore a change kit of yellow shirts and socks with blue shorts, and at Euro '96 an all-grey kit was used as a second choice strip. This deviation from tradition was so unpopular amongst supporters that since then, England's away kit has remained red.^[5]

In modern times England's kit has been supplied by Umbro, with the exception of the years 1974 - 1984 when it was manufactured by Admiral.

England rotates its kits every two years, with a new home kit released at the beginning of every odd numbered year and a new away kit released at the beginning of every even numbered year. The previous home kit (used during the 2006 FIFA World Cup) made its final appearance on 15 November, 2006 against the Netherlands. A new kit was released on 5 February, 2007 and was first used on 7 February, 2007 against Spain. The jersey has a single red stripe partially across the front of the shoulders. The crest and gold star appear on the left of the chest, with the Umbro logo, now gold, and the front shirt number appearing on the right. This symmetry also applies to the away jersey. There are now Umbro diamonds on the top of the right shoulder. A navy and white stripe depicting the three lions appears on the sides. The numbering and lettering font and colour is the same as the previous two home jerseys, and continues with silver Umbro diamonds, first seen in 2005.

Player names and numbers

For the first 65 years of competition, England footballers' shirts contained no identifying names or numbers.^[6] Numbers were first worn in 1922 in a match against Scotland in Birmingham. They quickly became associated with a certain position, so to describe someone as 'England's number 9' would be to describe a player as the best choice for centre forward.^[7] This terminology continues today, and the team has kept to the tradition of numbering players from 1 to 11 (12 upwards for substitutes), outside of major tournaments such as the FIFA World Cup or the UEFA European Football Championship, where permanent squad numbers are required.

Numbers are traditionally associated with a certain position, but there are no set rules. Furthermore, established players will tend to use the same number whenever they play.^[8]

The first time that England wore names on their jerseys was at EURO 92 in Sweden. They have since worn player names on their jerseys at every major tournament. However, it was nine more years before names were worn outside major tournaments. This was due to the fact that England would issue new numbers (and therefore new jerseys) for every game. Outside the FIFA World Cup and the UEFA European Football Championship, England first wore player names for the 2002 FIFA World Cup qualifying match on 6 October, 2001 against Greece at Old Trafford, Manchester. With new technology, player names can now be affixed to the jerseys as late as the day of the match^[9], although occasionally with the odd error, such as when Peter Crouch wore 21 (his squad number) on the front of his shirt and shorts, and 12 (erroneously) on his back for a game against Uruguay in early 2006.^[10]

Results and fixtures

''see England national football team results

Forthcoming fixtures

• UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying Group E:
• Friendly: Austria v England, 16 November 2007 at Ernst Happel Stadion, Vienna, Austria (Live on Sky Sports 1)
• UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying Group E:
• England v Croatia, 21 November 2007 at Wembley Stadium, London, England (Live on BBC One, BBCi & BBC HD)

Recent results

This is a list of match results from the past year. Goal scorers in brackets.

• UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying Group E:
• Russia 2-1 England, 17 October 2007 at Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow, Russia (England: Rooney 31)
• England 3-0 Estonia, 13 October 2007 at Wembley Stadium (England: Wright-Phillips 11 Rooney 32 Rahn o.g 33)
• England 3-0 Russia, 12 September 2007 at Wembley Stadium (England: Owen 7, 31, Ferdinand 84)
• England 3-0 Israel, 8 September 2007 at Wembley Stadium (England: Wright-Phillips 20, Owen 49, Richards 66)
• Friendly: England 1-2 Germany, 22 August at Wembley Stadium (England: Lampard 9; Germany: Kuranyi 26, Pander 40)
• UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying Group E:
• Estonia 0-3 England, 6 June 2007 at A. Le Coq Arena (England: Cole 37, Crouch 54, Owen 62)
• Friendly: England 1-1 Brazil, 1 June at Wembley Stadium (England: Terry 68; Brazil: Diego 92)
• Friendly: England (B team) 3-1 Albania, 25 May at Turf Moor (England: Smith 34, Downing 37, 58; Albania: Berisha 44)
• UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying Group E:
• Andorra 0-3 England, 28 March at Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys (England: Gerrard 54, 76, Nugent 90)
• Israel 0-0 England, 24 March at Ramat Gan Stadium
• Friendly: England 0-1 Spain, 7 February at Old Trafford (Spain: Iniesta 63)
• Friendly: Netherlands 1-1 England, 15 November at Amsterdam Arena (Netherlands: van der Vaart 86; England: Rooney 37)
• UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying Group E:
• Croatia 2-0 England, 11 October at Maksimir Stadium (Croatia: Da Silva 60, Neville o.g. 68)
• England 0-0 Republic of Macedonia, 7 October at Old Trafford
• Republic of Macedonia 0-1 England, 6 September at Skopje City Stadium (Crouch 46)
• England 5-0 Andorra, 2 September at Old Trafford, Manchester (Crouch 5, 66, Defoe 38, 47 Gerrard 13)

England squad

Latest squad selected

Name	DOB	Club	Caps (goals)	Debut
Goalkeepers
Paul Robinson	October 151979 (age 27)	Tottenham Hotspur	41 (0)	v Australia, 12 February 2003
David James	August 311970 (age 37)	Portsmouth	35 (0)	v Mexico, 29 March 1997
Scott Carson	September 31985 (age 22)	Aston Villa (on loan from Liverpool)	0 (0)	N/A
Defenders
Sol Campbell	September 181974 (age 33)	Portsmouth	71 (1)	v Hungary, 18 May 1996
Rio Ferdinand	November 71978 (age 28)	Manchester United	64 (2)	v Cameroon, 15 November 1997
Ashley Cole	December 20 1980 (age 26)	Chelsea	61 (0)	v Albania, 28 March 2001
Phil Neville	January 211977 (age 30)	Everton	59 (0)	v China, 23 May 1996
John Terry	December 71980 (age 26)	Chelsea	42 (3)	v Serbia & Montenegro, 3 June 2003
Wes Brown	October 131979 (age 27)	Manchester United	13 (0)	v Hungary, 28 April 1999
Micah Richards	June 241988 (age 19)	Manchester City	9 (1)	v Netherlands, 15 November 2006
Nicky Shorey	February 191981 (age 26)	Reading	2 (0)	v Brazil, 1 June 2007
Joleon Lescott	August 16 1982 (age 25)	Everton	2 (0)	v Estonia, 13 October 2007
Midfielders
Steven Gerrard (vc)	May 301980 (age 27)	Liverpool	61 (12)	v Ukraine, 31 May 2000
Frank Lampard	June 201978 (age 29)	Chelsea	58 (13)	v Belgium, October 10 1999
Joe Cole	November 81981 (age 25)	Chelsea	45 (7)	v Mexico, 25 May 2001
Shaun Wright-Phillips	October 251981 (age 25)	Chelsea	17 (3)	v Ukraine, 18 August 2004
Stewart Downing	July 221984 (age 23)	Middlesbrough	16 (0)	v Netherlands, 9 February 2005
Gareth Barry	February 231981 (age 26)	Aston Villa	14 (0)	v Ukraine, 31 May 2000
David Bentley	August 27 1984 (age 23)	Blackburn Rovers	1 (0)	v Israel, 8 September 2007
Ashley Young	July 9 1985 (age 22)	Aston Villa	0 (0)	v N/A
Strikers
Michael Owen	December 141979 (age 27)	Newcastle United	87 (40)	v Chile, 11 February 1998
Wayne Rooney	October 241985 (age 21)	Manchester United	40 (14)	v Australia, 12 February 2003
Jermain Defoe	October 71982 (age 24)	Tottenham Hotspur	24 (3)	v Sweden, 31 March 2004
Peter Crouch	January 30 1981 (age 26)	Liverpool	22 (12)	v Colombia, 31 May 2005
Alan Smith	October 281980 (age 26)	Newcastle United	19 (1)	v Mexico, 25 May 2001

Recent callups

The following players have also been called up to the England squad within the last twelve months:

Goalkeepers

Name	DOB	Club	Caps (goals)	Debut	Most recent callup
Ben Foster	April 31983 (age 24)	Manchester United	1 (0)	v Spain, 7 February 2007	v Israel / Andorra March 2007
Chris Kirkland	May 21981 (age 26)	Wigan Athletic	1 (0)	v Greece, 16 August 2006	v Spain, February 2007

Defenders

Name	DOB	Club	Caps (goals)	Debut	Most recent callup
Gary Neville	February 181975 (age 32)	Manchester United	85 (0)	v Japan 3 June 1995	v Israel / Andorra March 2007
Luke Young	July 191979 (age 28)	Middlesbrough	7 (0)	v USA, 28 May 2005	v Israel / Andorra March 2007
Jonathan Woodgate	January 221980 (age 27)	Middlesbrough	6 (0)	v Bulgaria, 9 June 1999	v Israel / Andorra March 2007
Michael Dawson	November 191983 (age 23)	Tottenham Hotspur	0 (0)	N/A	v Brazil / Estonia May 2007
Steven Taylor	January 23 1986 (age 21)	Newcastle United	0 (0)	N/A	v Germany August 2007

Midfielders

Name	DOB	Club	Caps (goals)	Debut	Most recent callup
David Beckham	May 2 1975 (age 32)	LA Galaxy	97 (17)	v Moldova 1 September 1996	v Germany August 22 2007
Owen Hargreaves	January 20 1981 (age 26)	Manchester United	39 (0)	v Netherlands 15 August 2001	v Israel / Russia September 2007
Michael Carrick	July 281981 (age 26)	Manchester United	14 (0)	v Mexico 25 May 2001	v Israel / Russia September 2007
Aaron Lennon	April 161987 (age 20)	Tottenham Hotspur	9 (0)	v Jamaica 3 June 2006	v Brazil / Estonia May 2007
Kieran Richardson	October 211984 (age 22)	Sunderland	8 (2)	v USA 28 May 2005	v Netherlands November 2006
Scott Parker	October 131980 (age 26)	West Ham United	3 (0)	v Denmark 16 November 2003	v Israel / Andorra March 2007

Strikers

Name	DOB	Club	Caps (goals)	Debut	Most recent callup
Emile Heskey	January 11 1978 (age 29)	Wigan Athletic	45 (5)	v Hungary 28 April 1999	v Israel / Russia September 2007
Andrew Johnson	February 10 1981 (age 26)	Everton	7 (0)	v Netherlands, 9 February 2005	v Israel / Russia September 2007
Darren Bent	February 61984 (age 23)	Tottnham Hotspur	2 (0)	v Uruguay 1 March 2006	Germany August 22 2007
David Nugent	May 21985 (age 22)	Portsmouth	1 (1)	v Andorra, March 28 2007	v Israel / Andorra March 2007
Dean Ashton	November 24 1983 (age 23)	West Ham United	0 (0)	v N/A	Greece 16 August 2006

Coaching staff

Head Coach	Steve McClaren b. May 31961 (age 46)
Assistant Coach	Terry Venables b. January 61943 (age 64)
Coach	Steve Round b. November 91970 (age 36)
Goalkeeping Coach	Ray Clemence b. August 51948 (age 59)
Psychologist	Bill Beswick
Physiotherapist	Gary Lewin b. May 161964 (age 43)
Team Doctor	Dr. Leif Swärd
Masseurs	Chris Neville
	Steve Slattery
	Rod Thornley
Kit Managers	Martin Grogan
	Tom McKechnie
	Josh Wallis

Team Chef Roger Narbett

Previous squads

• 2006 FIFA World Cup - Germany
• 2004 UEFA European Football Championship - Portugal
• 2002 FIFA World Cup - Korea/Japan
• 2000 UEFA European Football Championship - Belgium/Netherlands
• 1998 FIFA World Cup - France
• 1996 UEFA European Football Championship - England
• 1992 UEFA European Football Championship - Sweden
• 1990 FIFA World Cup - Italy
• 1988 UEFA European Football Championship - West Germany
• 1986 FIFA World Cup - Mexico
• 1982 FIFA World Cup - Spain
• 1980 UEFA European Football Championship - Italy
• 1970 FIFA World Cup - Mexico
• 1968 UEFA European Football Championship - Italy
• 1966 FIFA World Cup - England
• 1962 FIFA World Cup - Chile
• 1958 FIFA World Cup - Sweden
• 1954 FIFA World Cup - Switzerland
• 1950 FIFA World Cup - Brazil

Competition history

FIFA World Cup record

Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1930	Did Not Enter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1934	Did Not Enter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1938	Did Not Enter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1950	Round 1	11	3	1	0	2	2	2
1954	Quarter-finals	6	3	1	1	1	8	8
1958	Round 1	11	4	0	3	1	4	5
1962	Quarter-finals	8	4	1	1	2	5	6
1966	Champions	1	6	5	1	0	11	3
1970	Quarter-finals	8	4	2	0	2	4	4
1974	Did Not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1978	Did Not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1982	Group Round 2	6	5	3	2	0	6	1
1986	Quarter-finals	8	5	2	1	2	7	3
1990	Semi-Finals	4	7	3	3	1	8	6
1994	Did Not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1998	Round 2	9	4	2	1	1	7	4
2002	Quarter-finals	6	5	2	2	1	6	3
2006	Quarter-finals	7	5	3	2	0	6	2 |Total||12/18||1 Title||55||25||17||13||74||47

*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

European Championship record

Year	Round
1960	Did not enter''
1964	Did not qualify''
1968	Third Place
1972	Did not qualify''
1976	Did not qualify''
1980	Round 1
1984	Did not qualify
1988	Round 1
1992	Round 1
1996	Semi Finals
2000	Round 1
2004	Quarter Finals
| 2008	Yet to qualify''

*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Minor Tournaments

Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1964 Taça de Nações	Group Stage	3rd	3	0	1	2	2	7
1976 U.S.A. Bicentennial Cup Tournament	Group Stage	2nd	3	2	0	1	6	4
1985 Rous Cup	1 Match	2nd	1	0	0	1	0	1
1985 Ciudad de México Cup Tournament	Group Stage	3rd	2	0	0	2	1	3
1985 Azteca 2000 Tournament	Group Stage	2nd	2	1	0	1	3	1
1986 Rous Cup	Champions 1 Match	1st	1	1	0	0	2	1
1987 Rous Cup	Group Stage	2nd	2	0	2	0	1	1
1988 Rous Cup	Champions Group Stage	1st	2	1	1	0	2	1
1989 Rous Cup	Champions Group Stage	1st	2	1	1	0	2	0
1991 The England Challenge Cup	Champions Group Stage	1st	2	1	1	0	5	3
1993 U.S. Cup	Group Stage	4th	3	0	1	2	2	5
1995 Umbro Cup	Group Stage	2nd	3	1	1	1	6	7
1997 Tournoi de France	Champions Group Stage	1st	3	2	0	1	3	1
1998 King Hassan II International Cup Tournament	Group Stage	2nd	2	1	1	0	1	0
2004 FA Summer Tournament	Champions Group Stage	1st	2	1	1	0	7	2 |Total||||6 Titles||55||25||17||13||74||47

*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

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Player history

Famous past players

''See also

Tony Adams 1987-2000 Darren Anderton 1992-2001 Viv Anderson 1978-1988 Jimmy Armfield 1959-1966 Alan Ball 1965-1975 Gordon Banks 1963-1972 John Barnes 1983-1995 Cliff Bastin 1931-1938 Peter Beardsley 1986-1996 Colin Bell 1968-1975 Steve Bloomer 1895-1907 Eric Brook 1929-1939 Trevor Brooking 1974-1982 Terry Butcher 1980-1990 Raich Carter 1934-1947 Mick Channon 1972-1977 Bobby Charlton 1958-1970 Jack Charlton 1965-1970 Allan Clarke 1970-1976 Ray Clemence 1972-1983 George Cohen 1964-1967 Terry Cooper 1969-1975 Steve Coppell 1976-1983 Tony Currie 1972-1979 Dixie Dean 1927-1932 Jimmy Dickinson 1949-1956 Duncan Edwards 1955-1957

Tom Finney 1946-1958 Ron Flowers 1955-1966 Trevor Francis 1977-1986 Paul Gascoigne 1988-1998 Jimmy Greaves 1959-1967 Eddie Hapgood 1933-1939 Sam Hardy 1907-1920 Johnny Haynes 1954-1962 Glenn Hoddle 1979-1988 Emlyn Hughes 1969-1980 Roger Hunt 1962-1969 Norman Hunter 1961-1976 Geoff Hurst 1966-1972 Paul Ince 1992-2000 Kevin Keegan 1972-1982 Tommy Lawton 1938-1948 Gary Lineker 1984-1992 Nat Lofthouse 1950-1958 Paul Madeley 1971-1977 Paul Mariner 1977-1984 Stanley Matthews 1934-1957 Bobby Moore 1962-1973 Stan Mortensen 1947-1953 Jimmy Mullen 1947-1954 Phil Neal 1976-1983 Stuart Pearce 1987-1999 Martin Peters 1966-1974

David Platt 1989-1996 Alf Ramsey 1948-1953 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 Ron Springett 1959-1966 Gareth Southgate 1995-2004 Trevor Steven 1985-1992 Gary Stevens 1985-1992 Nobby Stiles 1965-1970 Frank Swift 1946-1949 Phil Thompson 1976-1982 Chris Waddle 1985-1991 Des Walker 1988-1993 Dave Watson 1974-1982 Ray Wilkins 1976-1986 Ray Wilson 1960-1968 Tony Woodcock 1978-1986 Chris Woods 1985-1993 Vivian Woodward 1903-1911 Billy Wright 1946-1959 Ian Wright 1991-1998 Mark Wright 1984-1996

Most capped England players

Main article: List of England international footballers

As of 17 October 2007, the players with the most caps for England are:

#	Name	Career	Caps	Goals
1	Peter Shilton	1970 - 1990	125	0
2	Bobby Moore	1962 - 1973	108	2
3	Bobby Charlton	1958 - 1970	106	49
4	Billy Wright	1946 - 1959	105	3
5	David Beckham[11]	1996 - 0000	97	17
6	Bryan Robson	1980 - 1991	90	26
7	Michael Owen[11]	1998 - 0000	87	40
8	Kenny Sansom	1979 - 1988	86	1
9	Gary Neville[11]	1995 - 0000	85	0
10	Ray Wilkins	1976 - 1986	84	3

Top England goalscorers

#	Player	Career	Goals (Caps)	Goals per game
1	Bobby Charlton	1958 - 1970	49 (106)	0.4622
2	Gary Lineker	1984 - 1992	48 (80)	0.6000
3	Jimmy Greaves	1959 - 1967	44 (57)	0.7719
4	Michael Owen<ref name="playing" />	1998 - 0000	40 (87)	0.4597
5	Tom Finney	1946 - 1958	30 (76)	0.3947
=	Nat Lofthouse	1950 - 1958	30 (33)	0.9091
=	Alan Shearer	1992 - 2000	30 (63)	0.4762
8	Viv Woodward	1903 - 1911	29 (23)	1.2609
9	Steve Bloomer	1895 - 1907	28 (23)	1.2174
10	David Platt	1989 - 1996	27 (62)	0.4355

England captains

Main article: List of England national football team captains

#	Player	England career	Captain (Total caps)
1	Billy Wright	1946 - 1959	090 (105)
	Bobby Moore	1962 - 1973	090 (108)
3	Bryan Robson	1980 - 1991	65 (90)
4	David Beckham	1996 - 2006	58 (97)
5	Alan Shearer	1992 - 2000	34 (63)
6	Kevin Keegan	1972 - 1982	31 (63)
7	Emlyn Hughes	1969 - 1980	23 (62)
8	Bob Crompton	1902 - 1914	22 (41)
	Johnny Haynes	1954 - 1962	22 (56)
10	Eddie Hapgood	1933 - 1939	21 (30)

England managers

Manager	England career	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Win %	Win & draw %	'Points per game'*
Winterbottom, WalterWalter Winterbottom	1946 - 1962	139	78	33	28	56.11%	79.81%	1.91
Ramsey, AlfAlf Ramsey	1963 - 1974	113	69	27	17	61.06%	84.95%	2.10
Revie, DonDon Revie	1974 - 1977	29	14	8	7	48.27%	75.86%	1.72
Greenwood, RonRon Greenwood	1977 - 1982	55	33	12	10	60.00%	81.81%	2.02
Robson, BobbyBobby Robson	1982 - 1990	95	47	30	18	49.47%	81.05%	1.80
Taylor, GrahamGraham Taylor	1990 - 1993	38	18	13	7	47.36%	81.57%	1.76
Venables, TerryTerry Venables	1994 - 1996	23	11	11	1	47.82%	95.65%	1.91
Hoddle, GlennGlenn Hoddle	1996 - 1999	28	17	6	5	60.71%	82.14%	2.04
Keegan, KevinKevin Keegan	1999 - 2000	18	7	7	4	38.88%	77.78%	1.55
Eriksson, Sven-GöranSven-Göran Eriksson	2001 - 2006	67	40	17	10	59.70%	85.07%	2.04
McClaren, SteveSteve McClaren	2006 - 0000	15	7	4	4	47.77%	73.33%	1.67

• Calculated by multiplying wins by 3, plus draws, divided by games.

Notes

See also

• England's 50 Greatest Goals
• England women's national football team
• England national under-21 football team
• England national under-19 football team
• England national under-17 football team
• England national youth football team (Includes U19, U18, U17 & U16 Squads)
• Argentina and England football rivalry
• England and Germany football rivalry
• United Kingdom national football team
• Three Lions
• Coat of Arms of England
• Origins of the Three Lions emblem
• Football in England

Media coverage

England home matches (both qualifiers and friendlies) are shown live on BBC One. Live coverage of away matches is sold by the home team for both qualifiers and friendlies, although it tends be either the BBC or Sky Sports that purchase the rights to these matches.

From the 2008/09 season, England's home qualifiers will be shown live on ITV with away qualifiers and home friendlies being shown live on Setanta Sports. Away friendlies will again be sold by the home team.

All matches are broadcast with full commentary on BBC Radio Five Live.

External links

• Official website at the FA's website
• englandstats.com - England statistics since 1872
• IFFHS Archive:1872-1900;1901-1910

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