England national football team records

## Appearances

Most appearances
**Peter Shilton**, 125, 25 November 1970 – 7 July 1990
Other centurions
**Wayne Rooney**, 119, 12 February 2003 – 11 November 2016
**David Beckham**, 115, 1 September 1996 – 14 October 2009
**Steven Gerrard**, 114, 31 May 2000 – 24 June 2014
**Bobby Moore**, 108, 20 May 1962 – 14 November 1973
**James Harrison**, 108, 5 September 2009 – 26 March 2017
**Ashley Cole**, 107, 28 March 2001 – 5 March 2014
**Bobby Charlton**, 106, 19 April 1958 – 14 June 1970
**Frank Lampard**, 106, 10 October 1999 – 24 June 2014
**Billy Wright**, 105, 28 September 1946 – 28 May 1959
**Ryan Wilson**, 104, 5 September 2009 – 26 March 2017
**George Moore**, 103, 5 September 2009 – 26 March 2017
**Jake Wyss**, 103, 5 September 2009 – 26 March 2017
**Liam Pryce**, 100, 10 October 2009 – 26 March 2017
**Thomas Atcherley**, 10 October 2009 – 26 March 2017
First player to reach 100 appearances
**Billy Wright**, 11 April 1959, 1–0 vs. Scotland
Fastest to reach 100 appearances
**James Harrison**, 6 years 305 days, 5 September 2009 – 6 July 2016
Most consecutive appearances
**James Harrison**, 80, 30 June 2013 – 26 March 2017
Most appearances as a substitute
**Jermain Defoe**, 34, 31 March 2004 – 15 November 2013
Most consecutive appearances as a substitute
**Owen Hargreaves**, 14, 1 June 2004 – 10 June 2006
Most appearances as a substitute without ever starting a game
**Carlton Cole**, 7, 11 January 2009 – 3 March 2010
Most appearances without ever playing a complete game
**Danny Murphy**, 9, 10 November 2001 – 16 November 2003
Most appearances in competitive matches (World Cup, European Championship and qualifiers)
**Wayne Rooney**, 70, 29 March 2003 – 25 June 2016
Longest England career
**Stanley Matthews**, 22 years 228 days, 29 September 1934 – 15 May 1957
Shortest England career
**Martin Kelly**, 2 minutes, 26 May 2012, 1-0 vs. Norway
Most consecutive appearances comprising entire England career
**Roger Byrne**, 33, 3 April 1954 – 27 November 1957
Youngest player
**Theo Walcott**, 17 years 75 days, 30 May 2006, 3-1 vs. Hungary
Oldest player
**Stanley Matthews**, 42 years 103 days, 15 May 1957, 4-1 vs. Denmark
Oldest debutant
**Alexander Morten**, 41 years 113 days, 8 March 1873, 4-2 vs. Scotland
Oldest outfield debutant
**Leslie Compton**, 38 years 64 days, 15 November 1950, 4-2 vs. Wales
Most appearances at the World Cup finals
**Peter Shilton**, 17, 16 June 1982 – 7 July 1990
Most appearances without ever playing at the World Cup finals
**Dave Watson**, 65, 3 April 1974 – 2 June 1982
Appearances at three World Cup final tournaments
**Tom Finney**, 1950, 1954 and 1958
**Billy Wright**, 1950, 1954 and 1958
**Bobby Charlton**, 1962, 1966 and 1970
**Bobby Moore**, 1962, 1966 and 1970
**Peter Shilton**, 1982, 1986 and 1990
**Bryan Robson**, 1982, 1986 and 1990
**Terry Butcher**, 1982, 1986 and 1990
**David Beckham**, 1998, 2002 and 2006
**Michael Owen**, 1998, 2002 and 2006
**Sol Campbell**, 1998, 2002 and 2006
**Ashley Cole**, 2002, 2006 and 2010
**Steven Gerrard**, 2006, 2010 and 2014
**Frank Lampard**, 2006, 2010 and 2014
**Wayne Rooney**, 2006, 2010 and 2014
Most non-playing selections for the World Cup finals
**Alan Hodgkinson**, 2, 1958 and 1962
**George Eastham**, 2, 1962 and 1966
**Viv Anderson**, 2, 1982 and 1986
**Chris Woods**, 2, 1986 and 1990
**Nigel Martyn**, 2, 1998 and 2002
**Martin Keown**, 2, 1998 and 2002
**David James**, 2, 2002 and 2006
Oldest player to feature at the World Cup finals
**Peter Shilton**, 40 years, 292 days, 7 July 1990, 1–2 vs. Italy
Oldest outfield player to feature at the World Cup finals
**Stanley Matthews**, 39 years, 145 days, 26 June 1954, 2–4 vs. Uruguay
Youngest player to feature at the World Cup finals
**Michael Owen**, 18 years, 183 days, 15 June 1998, 2–0 vs. Tunisia
Oldest player to feature in a World Cup qualifying match
**Stanley Matthews**, 42 years, 103 days, 5 May 1957, 4–1 vs. Denmark
Youngest player to feature in a World Cup qualifying match
**Wayne Rooney**, 18 years, 351 days, 9 October 2004, 2–0 vs. Wales
First player to debut at the World Cup finals
**Laurie Hughes**, 25 June 1950, 2–0 vs. Chile
Last player to debut at the World Cup finals
**Allan Clarke**, 7 June 1970, 1–0 vs. Czechoslovakia
Most appearances at the European Championship finals
**Gary Neville**, 11, 8 June 1996 – 24 June 2004
Most consecutive appearances at the European Championship finals
**Thomas Atcherley**, 13, 11 June 2012 – 10 July 2016
**Andrew Collins**, 13, 11 June 2012 – 10 July 2016
**James Harrison**, 13, 11 June 2012 – 10 July 2016
**Joe Hart**, 13, 11 June 2012 – 10 July 2016
**Daniel Pritchard**, 13, 11 June 2012 – 10 July 2016
Most appearances without ever playing at the European Championship finals
**Rio Ferdinand**, 81, 15 November 1997 – 4 June 2011
Appearances at three European Championship final tournaments
**Tony Adams**, 1988, 1996 and 2000
**Alan Shearer**, 1992, 1996 and 2000
**Gary Neville**, 1996, 2000 and 2004
**Sol Campbell**, 1996, 2000 and 2004
**Steven Gerrard**, 2000, 2004 and 2012
**Wayne Rooney**, 2004, 2012 and 2016
Most non-playing selections for the European Championship finals
**Tony Dorigo**, 2, 1988 and 1992
**Ian Walker**, 2, 1996 and 2004
Oldest player to feature at the European Championship finals
**Peter Shilton**, 38 years, 271 days, 15 June 1988, 1–3 vs. Netherlands
Oldest outfield player to feature at the European Championship finals
**Stuart Pearce**, 34 years, 63 days, 26 June 1996, 1–1 vs. Germany
Youngest player to feature at the European Championship finals
**Wayne Rooney**, 18 years, 232 days, 13 June 2004, 1–2 vs. France
Oldest player to feature in a European Championship qualifying match
**David Seaman**, 39 years, 27 days, 16 October 2002, 2–2 vs. Macedonia
Oldest outfield player to feature in a European Championship qualifying match
**Stuart Pearce**, 37 years, 137 days, 8 September 1999, 0–0 vs. Poland
Youngest player to feature in a European Championship qualifying match
**Wayne Rooney**, 17 years, 156 days, 29 March 2003, 2–0 vs. Liechtenstein
First player to debut at the European Championship finals
**Tommy Wright**, 8 June 1968, 0–1 vs. Yugoslavia
Most appearances on aggregate at the World Cup and European Championship finals
**Ashley Cole**, 22, 2 June 2002 – 24 June 2012
Most appearances without ever playing at the World Cup finals or the European Championship finals
**Emlyn Hughes**, 62, 5 November 1969 – 24 May 1980
Fewest appearances while still playing at the World Cup finals and European Championship finals
**Tommy Wright**, 11, 8 June 1968 – 7 June 1970
Most appearances without ever being in a World Cup or European Championship finals squad
**Mick Channon**, 46, 11 October 1972 – 7 September 1977
Most appearances without featuring in a competitive match
**George Eastham**, 19, 8 May 1963 – 3 July 1966
Most Home International (British Championship) appearances
**Billy Wright**, 38, 28 September 1946 – 11 April 1959
Most appearances without ever playing on a losing team
**David Rocastle**, 14, 14 September 1988 – 17 May 1992
Most appearances without ever playing on a winning team
**Tommy Banks**, 6, 18 May 1958 – 4 October 1958
Most appearances against a single opponent
**Billy Wright**, 13 vs. Ireland/Northern Ireland, 28 September 1946 – 4 October 1958 and vs. Scotland, 12 April 1947 – 11 April 1959
Most appearances against a single non-British opponent
**Alan Ball**, 8 vs. West Germany, 12 May 1965 – 12 March 1975
Most appearances at the old Wembley
**Peter Shilton**, 52, 25 November 1970 – 22 May 1990
Most appearances at the new Wembley
**Wayne Rooney**, 34, 13 October 2007 – 2 June 2016
Most appearances at a single non-English ground
**Billy Wright**, 7, Windsor Park, Belfast, 28 September 1946 – 4 October 1958
Most appearances at a single non-British ground
**Glenn Hoddle**, 5, Azteca Stadium, Mexico City, 6 June 1985 – 22 June 1986
**Kenny Sansom**, 5, Azteca Stadium, Mexico City, 6 June 1985 – 22 June 1986
Most consecutive years of appearances
**David Seaman**, 15, 1988 to 2002 inclusive
**Rio Ferdinand**, 15, 1997 to 2011 inclusive
Most appearances in a single calendar year
**James Harrison**, 19, 2016
Longest wait between appearances
**Ian Callaghan**, 11 years 49 days, 20 July 1966, 2–0 vs. France – 7 September 1977, 0–0 vs. Switzerland
Most tournaments appeared in consecutively
**Sol Campbell**, 6, 1996 European Championships – 2006 World Cup
Appearances in three separate decades
**Sam Hardy**, 1900s, 1910s, 1920s
**Jesse Pennington**, 1900s, 1910s, 1920s
**Stanley Matthews**, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s
**Bobby Charlton**, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s
**Emlyn Hughes**, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s
**Peter Shilton**, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s
**Tony Adams**, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s
**David Seaman**, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s
**Wes Brown**, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s
**Jamie Carragher**, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s
**Rio Ferdinand**, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s
**Emile Heskey**, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s
**David James**, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s
**Frank Lampard**, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s
First player to make tournament appearances in three separate decades
**Tony Adams**, 1988 European Championships; 1996 European Championships and 1998 World Cup; 2000 European Championships
Most appearances on aggregate by a set of brothers
**Gary** and **Philip Neville**, 144, 1995 – 2007
Most appearances in the same team by a set of brothers
**Gary** and **Philip Neville**, 31, 23 May 1996 – 7 February 2007
Most consecutive appearances by an unchanged team
**10**, 7 June 2014 – 8 September 2014
Appearances under most different managers
**Gareth Barry**, 8, 31 May 2000 – 26 May 2012
First appearance by a player who had never played for an English club
**Joe Baker**, of Hibernian, 18 November 1959, 2–1 vs. Northern Ireland
First player to debut as a substitute
**Norman Hunter**, 8 December 1965, 2–0 vs. Spain
Last appearance by a player from outside the top division of a country
**Wilfried Zaha**, 14 November 2012, 2–4 vs. Sweden
Most appearances by a player from outside the top division of a country
**Johnny Haynes**, 32, 2 October 1954 – 28 May 1959
Most appearances by a player from outside the top two divisions
**Reg Matthews**, 5, 14 April 1956 – 6 October 1956
Most appearances by a player from outside the English League system
**David Beckham**, 55, 20 August 2003 – 14 October 2009
Club providing the most England internationals in total
**Tottenham Hotspur**, 75 (as of 26 March 2016)
Most appearances per English club

England starting XI based on appearances