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Players who have recently been called up to England squads include:

Goalkeepers
Player Club Caps (goals) Debut Most Recent Call Up
David James Manchester City 33 (0) v Mexico, March 29 1997 v Uruguay, March 1 2006
Paul Robinson Tottenham Hotspur 19 (0) v Australia, February 12 2003 v Uruguay, March 1 2006
Robert Green Norwich City 1 (0) v Colombia, May 31 2005 v Uruguay, March 1 2006
Chris Kirkland West Bromwich Albion
(on loan from Liverpool)		 0 (0) n/a v Poland, October 12 2005
Scott Carson Liverpool 0 (0) n/a v Colombia, May 31 2005
Defenders
Player Club Caps (goals) Debut Most Recent Call Up
Gary Neville Manchester United 78 (0) v Japan, June 3 1995 v Uruguay, March 1 2006
Sol Campbell Arsenal 66 (1) v Hungary, May 18 1996 v Argentina, November 12 2005
Rio Ferdinand Manchester United 45 (1) v Cameroon, November 15 1997 v Uruguay, March 1 2006
Ashley Cole Arsenal 44 (0) v Albania, March 28 2001 v Poland, October 12 2005
Jamie Carragher Liverpool 23 (0) v Hungary, April 28 1999 v Uruguay, March 1 2006
Wayne Bridge Fulham
(on loan from Chelsea)		 22 (1) v Netherlands, February 13 2002 v Uruguay, March 1 2006
John Terry Chelsea 22 (0) v Serbia & Monten., June 3 2003 v Uruguay, March 1 2006
Ledley King Tottenham Hotspur 16 (1) v Italy, March 27 2002 v Uruguay, March 1 2006
Wes Brown Manchester United 9 (0) v Hungary, April 28 1999 v Uruguay, March 1 2006
Matthew Upson Birmingham City 7 (0) v South Africa, May 22 2003 v N. Ireland, September 7 2005
Luke Young Charlton Athletic 7 (0) v USA, May 28 2005 v Uruguay, March 1 2006
Jonathan Woodgate Real Madrid 6 (0) v Bulgaria, June 9 1999 v Argentina, November 12 2005
Glen Johnson Chelsea 4(0) v Denmark, November 16 2003 v Denmark, August 17 2005
Zat Knight Fulham 2 (0) v USA, May 28 2005 v N. Ireland, September 7 2005
Paul Konchesky West Ham 2 (0) v Australia, February 12 2003 v Argentina, November 12 2005
Stephen Warnock Liverpool 0 (0) n/a v Poland, October 12 2005
Midfielders
Player Club Caps (goals) Debut Most Recent Call Up
David Beckham (Captain) Real Madrid 87 (16) v Moldova, September 1 1996 v Uruguay, March 1 2006
Steven Gerrard Liverpool 40 (6) v Ukraine, May 31 2000 v Uruguay, March 1 2006
Frank Lampard Chelsea 38 (10) v Belgium, October 10 1999 v Uruguay, March 1 2006
Owen Hargreaves Bayern München 31 (0) v Netherlands, August 15 2001 v N. Ireland, September 7, 2005
Joe Cole Chelsea 30 (5) v Mexico, May 25 2001 v Uruguay, March 1 2006
Kieron Dyer Newcastle United 28 (0) v Luxembourg, September 4 1999 v Azerbaijan, March 30 2005
Phil Neville Everton 52 (0) v China, May 23 1996 v Argentina, November 12 2005
Alan Smith Manchester United 16 (1) v Mexico, May 25 2001 v Argentina, November 12 2005
Jermaine Jenas Tottenham Hotspur 15 (0) v Australia, February 12 2003 v Uruguay, March 1 2006
Shaun Wright-Phillips Chelsea 8 (1) v Ukraine, August 18 2004 v Uruguay, March 1 2006
Michael Carrick Tottenham Hotspur 5 (0) v Mexico, May 25 2001 v Uruguay, March 1 2006
Kieran Richardson Manchester United 4 (2) v USA, May 28 2005 v Uruguay, March 1 2006
Stewart Downing Middlesbrough 1 (0) v Netherlands, February 9 2005 v Colombia, May 31 2005
Strikers
Player Club Caps (goals) Debut Most Recent Call Up
Michael Owen Newcastle United 75 (35) v Chile, February 11 1998 v Argentina, November 12 2005
Emile Heskey Birmingham City 43 (5) v Hungary, April 28 1999 v Azerbaijan, March 26, 2005
Wayne Rooney Manchester United 29 (11) v Australia, February 12 2003 v Uruguay, March 1 2006
Darius Vassell Manchester City 22 (6) v Netherlands, February 13 2002 v Poland, September 8 2004
Jermain Defoe Tottenham Hotspur 16 (1) v Sweden, March 31 2004 v Uruguay, March 1 2006
Peter Crouch Liverpool 5 (1) v Colombia, May 31 2005 v Uruguay, March 1 2006
Andy Johnson Crystal Palace 2 (0) v Netherlands, February 9 2005 v N. Ireland, September 7 2005
Darren Bent Charlton Athletic 1 (0) v Uruguay, March 1 2006 v Uruguay, March 1 2006

 

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 March 1, 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
6 David Beckham* 1996- 87 16
7 Kenny Sansom 1979-1988 86 1
8 Ray Wilkins 1976-1986 84 3
9 Gary Lineker 1984-1992 80 48
10 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

# Player Career Goals (Caps)
1 Sir Bobby Charlton 1958-70 49 (106)
2 Gary Lineker 1984-92 48 (80)
3 Jimmy Greaves 1959-67 44 (57)
4 Michael Owen* 1998-now 35
5 Sir Tom Finney 1946-58 30 (76)
= Nat Lofthouse 1950-58 30 (33)
= Alan Shearer 1992-2000 30 (63)
8 Viv Woodward 1903-11 29 (23)
9 Steve Bloomer 1895-1907 28 (23)
10 David Platt 1989-96 27 (62)
11 Bryan Robson 1979-91 26 (90)
12 Sir Geoff Hurst 1966-72 24 (49)
13 Stan Mortensen 1947-53 23 (25)
14 Tommy Lawton 1938-48 22 (23)
15 Mick Channon 1972-77 21 (46)
= Kevin Keegan 1972-82 21 (63)
17 Martin Peters 1966-74 20 (77)
18 George Camsell 1929-36 18 (9)
= Dixie Dean 1927-32 18 (16)
= Johnny Haynes 1954-62 18 (56)
= 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 article: List of England national football team captains
# Player England career Captain (Total Caps)
1 Billy Wright 1946-59 90 (105)
= Bobby Moore 1962-73 90 (108)
3 Bryan Robson 1980-91 65 (90)
4 David Beckham* 2000-Present 51 (87)
5 Alan Shearer 1992-2000 34 (63)
6 Kevin Keegan 1972-82 31 (63)
7 Emlyn Hughes 1969-80 23 (62)
8 Bob Crompton 1902-14 22 (41)
= Johnny Haynes 1954-1962 22 (56)
10 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

Manager England career Played Won Drawn Lost GF1 GA2 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 2001 - Present 61 36 15 10 115 59 59.02%

 

Notes

  1. GF = Goals for
  2. GA = Goals against
  3. Accurate up to and including 1st March 2006.