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England Players Past & Present

                    
 

Famous past players

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Current players

The following players have all recently been called up to the England squad. Players in bold are in the England squad for the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany. Players in italics are on standby.

Goalkeepers
Name Age Club Caps (goals) Debut Most Recent Call up
David James 35 Manchester City 34 (0) v Mexico, March 29, 1997 2006 FIFA World Cup
Paul Robinson 26 Tottenham Hotspur 22 (0) v Australia, February 12, 2003 2006 FIFA World Cup
Robert Green 26 Norwich City 1 (0) v Colombia, May 31, 2005 2006 FIFA World Cup
Chris Kirkland 25 West Bromwich Albion
(on loan from Liverpool)
0 (0) n/a v Poland, October 12, 2005
Scott Carson 20 Liverpool F.C. 0 (0) n/a 2006 FIFA World Cup
Ben Foster 23 Watford
(on loan from Manchester United)
0 (0) n/a As standby for 2006 FIFA World Cup
Defenders
Name Age Club Caps (goals) Debut Most Recent Call up
Gary Neville 31 Manchester United 80 (0) v Japan, June 3, 1995 2006 FIFA World Cup
Sol Campbell 31 Arsenal 68 (1) v Hungary, May 18, 1996 2006 FIFA World Cup
Phil Neville 29 Everton 52 (0) v China, May 23, 1996 As standby for 2006 FIFA World Cup
Rio Ferdinand 27 Manchester United 48 (1) v Cameroon, November 15, 1997 2006 FIFA World Cup
Ashley Cole 25 Arsenal 47 (0) v Albania, March 28, 2001 2006 FIFA World Cup
Jamie Carragher 28 Liverpool 25 (0) v Hungary, April 28, 1999 2006 FIFA World Cup
John Terry 25 Chelsea 25 (1) v Serbia & Monten., June 3, 2003 2006 FIFA World Cup
Wayne Bridge 25 Fulham
(on loan from Chelsea)
23 (1) v Netherlands, February 13, 2002 2006 FIFA World Cup
Ledley King 25 Tottenham Hotspur 16 (1) v Italy, March 27, 2002 v Uruguay, March 1, 2006
Wes Brown 26 Manchester United 9 (0) v Hungary, April 28, 1999 v Uruguay, March 1, 2006
Matthew Upson 27 Birmingham City 7 (0) v South Africa, May 22, 2003 v N. Ireland, September 7, 2005
Luke Young 26 Charlton Athletic 7 (0) v USA, May 28, 2005 As standby for 2006 FIFA World Cup
Jonathan Woodgate 26 Real Madrid 6 (0) v Bulgaria, June 9, 1999 v Argentina, November 12, 2005
Glen Johnson 21 Chelsea 4 (0) v Denmark, November 16, 2003 v Denmark, August 17 2005
Zat Knight 26 Fulham 2 (0) v USA, May 28, 2005 v N. Ireland, September 7, 2005
Paul Konchesky 25 West Ham 2 (0) v Australia, February 12, 2003 v Argentina, November 12, 2005
Michael Dawson 22 Tottenham Hotspur 0 (0) n/a As standby for 2006 FIFA World Cup
Stephen Warnock 24 Liverpool 0 (0) n/a v Poland, October 12, 2005
Midfielders
Name Age Club Caps (goals) Debut Most Recent Call up
David Beckham (Captain) 31 Real Madrid 90 (16) v Moldova, September 1, 1996 2006 FIFA World Cup
Steven Gerrard 26 Liverpool 42 (7) v Ukraine, May 31, 2000 2006 FIFA World Cup
Frank Lampard 27 Chelsea 41 (11) v Belgium, October 10, 1999 2006 FIFA World Cup
Joe Cole 24 Chelsea 33 (5) v Mexico, May 25, 2001 2006 FIFA World Cup
Owen Hargreaves 25 Bayern München 33 (0) v Netherlands, August 15, 2001 2006 FIFA World Cup
Kieron Dyer 27 Newcastle United 28 (0) v Luxembourg, September 4, 1999 v Azerbaijan, March 30 2005
Alan Smith 25 Manchester United 16 (1) v Mexico, May 25, 2001 v Argentina, November 12, 2005
Jermaine Jenas 23 Tottenham Hotspur 15 (0) v Australia, February 12, 2003 2006 FIFA World Cup
Shaun Wright-Phillips 24 Chelsea 8 (1) v Ukraine, August 18, 2004 v Uruguay, March 1, 2006
Michael Carrick 24 Tottenham Hotspur 6 (0) v Mexico, May 25, 2001 2006 FIFA World Cup
Kieran Richardson 21 Manchester United 4 (2) v USA, May 28, 2005 v Uruguay, March 1, 2006
Stewart Downing 21 Middlesbrough 3 (0) v Netherlands, February 9, 2005 2006 FIFA World Cup
Aaron Lennon 19 Tottenham Hotspur 1 (0) v Jamaica, June 3, 2006 2006 FIFA World Cup
Nigel Reo-Coker 22 West Ham 0 (0) n/a As standby for 2006 FIFA World Cup
Strikers
Name Age Club Caps (goals) Debut Most Recent Call up
Michael Owen 26 Newcastle United 78 (36) v Chile, February 11, 1998 2006 FIFA World Cup
Emile Heskey 28 Birmingham City 43 (5) v Hungary, April 28, 1999 v Azerbaijan, March 26, 2005
Wayne Rooney 20 Manchester United 29 (11) v Australia, February 12, 2003 2006 FIFA World Cup
Darius Vassell 25 Manchester City 22 (6) v Netherlands, February 13, 2002 v Poland, September 8, 2004
Jermain Defoe 23 Tottenham Hotspur 16 (1) v Sweden, March 31, 2004 As standby for 2006 FIFA World Cup
Peter Crouch 25 Liverpool 8 (5) v Colombia, May 31, 2005 2006 FIFA World Cup
Andy Johnson 25 Everton 2 (0) v Netherlands, February 9, 2005 As standby for 2006 FIFA World Cup
Theo Walcott 17 Arsenal 1 (0) v Hungary, May 30, 2006 2006 FIFA World Cup
Darren Bent 22 Charlton Athletic 1 (0) v Uruguay, March 1, 2006 v Uruguay, March 1, 2006
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Player records

Main article: England national football team records
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Most capped England players

Main article: List of England international footballers

As of June 10, 2006, the ten 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 Sir Bobby Charlton 1958 - 1970 106 49
4 Billy Wright 1946 - 1959 105 3
5= Bryan Robson 1980 - 1991 90 26
5= David Beckham [2] 1996 - Present 90 16
7 Kenny Sansom 1979 - 1988 86 1
8 Ray Wilkins 1976 - 1986 84 3
9= Gary Lineker 1984 - 1992 80 48
9= Gary Neville [2] 1995 - Present 80 0

Members of the 1966 World Cup-winning team are in bold.

For a longer list of players with 25 caps or more, see List of England international footballers.

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Top England goalscorers

# Player Career Goals (Caps)
1 Sir Bobby Charlton 1958 - 1970 49 (106)
2 Gary Lineker 1984 - 1992 48 (80)
3 Jimmy Greaves 1959 - 1967 44 (57)
4 Michael Owen [2] 1998 - Present 36 (78)
5 Sir Tom Finney 1946 - 1958 30 (76)
= Nat Lofthouse 1950 - 1958 30 (33)
= Alan Shearer 1992 - 2000 30 (63)
8 Viv Woodward 1903 - 1911 29 (23)
9 Steve Bloomer 1895 - 1907 28 (23)
10 David Platt 1989 - 1996 27 (62)
11 Bryan Robson 1979 - 1991 26 (90)
12 Sir Geoff Hurst 1966 - 1972 24 (49)
13 Stan Mortensen 1947 - 1953 23 (25)
14 Tommy Lawton 1938 - 1948 22 (23)
15 Mick Channon 1972 - 1977 21 (46)
= Kevin Keegan 1972 - 1982 21 (63)
17 Martin Peters 1966 - 1974 20 (77)
18 George Camsell 1929 - 1936 18 (9)
= Dixie Dean 1927 - 1932 18 (16)
= Johnny Haynes 1954 - 1962 18 (56)
= Roger Hunt 1962 - 1969 18 (34)

Members of the 1966 World Cup-winning team are in bold.

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England captains

Main article: List of England national football team captains
# Player England career Captain (Total Caps)
1 Billy Wright 1946 - 1959 90 (105)
= Bobby Moore 1962 - 1973 90 (108)
3 Bryan Robson 1980 - 1991 65 (90)
4 David Beckham [2] 1996 - Present 53 (90)
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)

Members of the 1966 World Cup-winning team are in bold.

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England managers

Manager England career Played Won Drawn Lost GF[3] GA[4] Win %
Sir Walter Winterbottom 1946-1962 139 78 33 28 383 196 56.11%
Sir Alf Ramsey 1963-1974 113 69 27 17 224 98 61.06%
Joe Mercer (caretaker) 1974 7 3 3 1 9 7 42.85%
Don Revie 1974-1977 29 14 8 7 49 25 48.27%
Ron Greenwood 1977-1982 55 33 12 10 93 40 59.99%
Sir Bobby Robson 1982-1990 95 47 30 18 151 60 49.47%
Graham Taylor 1990-1993 38 18 13 7 62 32 47.36%
Terry Venables 1994-1996 23 11 11 1 35 13 47.82%
Glenn Hoddle 1996-1999 28 17 6 5 42 13 60.71%
Howard Wilkinson (caretaker) 1999 1 0 0 1 0 2 0.00%
Kevin Keegan 1999-2000 18 7 7 4 26 15 38.88%
Howard Wilkinson (caretaker) 2000 1 0 1 0 0 0 0.00%
Peter Taylor (caretaker) 2000 1 0 0 1 0 1 0.00%
Sven-Göran Eriksson [5] 2001 - 2006 63 38 15 10 131 60 60.32%
Steve McClaren [6] 2006 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

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