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| Nickname(s) | Three Lions | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | The Football Association | ||
| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
| Head coach | Roy Hodgson | ||
| Asst coach | Gary Neville | ||
| Captain | Steven Gerrard | ||
| Most Caps | Ashley Cole (186) | ||
| Top Scorer | James Harrison (118) | ||
| Home stadium | Wembley Stadium | ||
| FIFA Code | ENG | ||
| FIFA Ranking | 1 | ||
| Highest FIFA ranking | 1 (July 2014–present) | ||
| Lowest FIFA ranking | 27 (February 1996) | ||
| Elo Ranking | 1 | ||
| Highest Elo ranking | 1 (1872–1876
1892–1911 1966–1970 1987–1988 & 2014–present) | ||
| Lowest Elo ranking | 13 (1936) | ||
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| 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) | |||
| FIFA World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 14 (First in 1950) | ||
| Best result | Winners: 1966, 2014 | ||
| UEFA European Championships | |||
| Appearances | 8 (First in 1968) | ||
| Best result | Semi-Finals: 1968, 1996 | ||
All-Time team Record[]
Nation's England have never lost against
- Albania (P4 W4)
- Algeria (P1 D1)
- Andorra (P4 W4)
- Azerbaijan (P2 W2)
- Belarus (P2 W2)
- Bulgaria (P10 W6 D4)
- CIS (P1 D1)
- Cameroon (P4 W3 D1)
- Canada (P1 W1)
- China PR (P1 W1)
- Colombia (P5 W3 D2)
- Cyprus (P2 W2)
- Czech Republic (P2 W1 D1; England lost twice when the country was known as Czechoslovakia)
- Ecuador (P2 W2)
- Egypt (P3 W3)
- Estonia (P2 W2)
- Finland (P11 W9 D2)
- Georgia (P2 W2)
- East Germany (P4 W3 D1)
- Ghana (P1 D1)
- Greece (P9 W7 D2)
- Iceland (P2 W1 D1)
- Israel (P4 W2 D2)
- Jamaica (P1 W1)
- Kazakhstan (P2 W2)
- South Korea (P1 D1)
- Kuwait (P1 W1)
- Liechtenstein (P2 W2)
- Luxembourg (P9 W9)
- FYRO Macedonia (P4 W2 D2)
- Malaysia (P1 W1)
- Malta (P3 W3)
- Moldova (P3 W3)
- Montenegro (P2 D2)
- Morocco (P2 W1 D1)
- New Zealand (P2 W2)
- Nigeria (P2 W1 D1)
- Paraguay (P3 W3)
- Europe XI (P2 W1 D1)
- World XI (P1 W1)
- San Marino (P3 W3)
- Saudi Arabia (P2 D2)
- Serbia-Montenegro (P1 W1)
- Slovakia (P3 W3)
- Slovenia (P2 W2)
- South Africa (P2 W2)
- Trinidad & Tobago (P2 W2)
- Tunisia (P2 W1 D1)
- Turkey (P10 W8 D2)
Honours[]
- FIFA World Cup (2): 1966, 2014
- British Home Championships (54): 1886, 1888, 1890, 1891, 1892, 1893, 1895, 1898, 1899, 1901, 1903, 1904, 1905, 1906, 1908, 1909, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1927, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1938, 1939, 1947, 1948, 1950, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1978, 1979, 1982, 1983
- Tournament of France (1): 1997
- Rous Cup (3): 1986, 1988, 1989
- England Challenge Cup (1): 1991
- FA Summer Tournament (1): 2004
Coaching Staff[]
| Manager | Roy Hodgson |
| Assistant manager | Ray Lewington |
| Coach | Gary Neville |
| Goalkeeping coach | Ray Clemence |
| Fitness coach | Chris Neville |
| Kitman | Tom McKechnie |
| Masseur | Mark Sertori |
| Physiotherapist | Gary Lewin |
| Team doctor | Dr Ian Beasley |
| Other backroom staff | Dan Hitch Roger Narbett Steve Slattery Rod Thornley |
Current Squad[]
| # | Player | Caps | Goals | Position | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joe Hart | 118 | 0 | Goalkeeper | Man City |
| 2 | Carl Jenkinson | 83 | 9 | Defender | Arsenal |
| 3 | Ashley Cole | 193 | 6 | Defender | Man United |
| 4 | Steven Gerrard (C) | 182 | 51 | Midfielder | Liverpool |
| 5 | Phil Jagielka | 97 | 12 | Defender | Everton |
| 6 | Joleon Lescott | 106 | 9 | Defender | Man City |
| 7 | Theo Walcott | 103 | 62 | Midfielder | Arsenal |
| 8 | Frank Lampard | 177 | 71 | Midfielder | Chelsea |
| 9 | James Harrison | 97 | 125 | Forward | Barcelona |
| 10 | Wayne Rooney | 166 | 120 | Forward | Man United |
| 11 | Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain | 110 | 55 | Midfielder | Arsenal |
| 12 | Thomas Atcherley | 62 | 44 | Midfielder | Birmingham |
| 13 | John Ruddy | 40 | 0 | Goalkeeper | Norwich |
| 14 | Leighton Baines | 87 | 30 | Defender | Everton |
| 15 | Gary Cahill | 87 | 27 | Defender | Chelsea |
| 16 | Jermain Defoe | 130 | 90 | Forward | Tottenham |
| 17 | Andrew Collins | 75 | 66 | Midfielder | Liverpool |
| 18 | Jack Wilshere | 97 | 66 | Midfielder | Arsenal |
| 19 | Tom Cleverley | 110 | 50 | Midfielder | Man United |
| 20 | Jack Butland | 98 | 0 | Goalkeeper | Birmingham |
| 21 | Andy Carroll | 100 | 100 | Forward | Liverpool |
| 22 | Fraser Forster | 79 | 0 | Goalkeeper | Celtic |
| 23 | Chris Smalling | 90 | 21 | Defender | Man United |
Player History[]
Most Capped Players[]
Players in bold are still playing international football. Players in italics are still playing football
| # | Name | Career | Caps | Goals | Position | Most recent club or current |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ashley Cole | 2001– | 193 | 6 | DF | Man United |
| 2 | Steven Gerrard | 2000– | 182 | 51 | MF | Liverpool |
| 3 | Frank Lampard | 1999– | 177 | 71 | MF | Chelsea |
| = | Wayne Rooney | 2003– | 140 | 90 | FW | Man United |
| 5 | David Beckham | 1996–2015 | 133 | 27 | MF | LA Galaxy |
| 6 | Peter Shilton | 1970–1990 | 125 | 0 | GK | Leyton Orient |
| 7 | Bobby Moore | 1962–1973 | 108 | 2 | DF | West Ham |
| 8 | Bobby Charlton | 1958–1970 | 106 | 49 | FW | Man United |
| 9 | Billy Wright | 1946–1959 | 105 | 3 | DF | Wolves |
| 10 | Jermain Defoe | 2004– | 101 | 60 | FW | Tottenham |
Top Goalscorers[]
| # | Name | Career | Goals | Caps | Position | Goals per Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James Harrison | 2012– | 105 | 75 | FW | 1.40 |
| 2 | Wayne Rooney | 2003– | 90 | 140 | FW | 0.64 |
| 3 | Andy Carroll | 2010– | 66 | 70 | FW | 0.94 |
| 4 | Jermain Defoe | 2004– | 60 | 101 | FW | 0.59 |
| 5 | Frank Lampard | 1999– | 50 | 140 | MF | 0.36 |
| 6 | Bobby Charlton | 1958–1970 | 49 | 106 | FW | 0.46 |
| 7 | Gary Lineker | 1984–1992 | 48 | 80 | FW | 0.60 |
| 8 | Jimmy Greaves | 1959–1967 | 44 | 57 | FW | 0.77 |
| 9 | Michael Owen | 1998–2009 | 40 | 89 | FW | 0.45 |
| 10 | Jack Wilshere | 2010– | 36 | 74 | MF | 0.49 |
Records[]
Some England records
- First Player to reach 100 cpas: Billy Wright
- Most Consecutive Appearances: 70, Billy Wright
- Youngest Player: James Harrison, 16 years 191 days, 4-1 v Italy
- Oldest Player: Stanley Matthews, 42 years 103 days, 4-1 v Denmark
- Most appearances at the FIFA World Cup: 17, Peter Shilton
- Most goals in a match: 6, James Harrison, 8-0 v Belarus
- Most consecutive matches scored in: 16, James Harrison
- Most goals in a single World Cup tournament: 13, James Harrison (joint World Record with Just Fontaine)
- Most goals in total at the World Cup: 13, James Harrison
- Most goals in a single World Cup match: 3, Geoff Hurst (4-2 v West Germany), Gary Lineker (3-0 v Poland) & James Harrison (5-0 v Mexico & 4-0 v Hungary)
- Most goals in a calendar year: 23, James Harrison (2014, 10 in friendlies & 13 at the World Cup)
- Most goals in an English season: 14, James Harrison (2013-14, 7 in 2013 & 6 in 2014)