:Draft:England women's national football team records and statistics
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The history of the England women's national football team, commonly known as the Lionesses, begins with ...
This list encompasses honours won by the England national team, and records set by both players and managers including appearance and goal records. It also records England's record victories.
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Terms
- Competitive matches or competitive internationals refer to any matches that are not friendlies, training games, or invitational tournaments, i.e. all of: World Cup qualifiers and finals, European Championship qualifiers and finals, Finalissima, and Nations League group stage and finals.
- Major competitions refers to the same competitions as above, though results only from the final tournaments; major tournaments refers to these such finals.
- The Women's Football Association (WFA) is the former association that acted as the governing body for women's football in England. It initially operated independently, between 1969 and 1983, then was a county-level affiliate of The Football Association (FA) until 1993, at which point the FA assumed responsibility for women's football in England and the women's game became formally regulated. Due to poor records and a lack of oversight, there may still be limited recognition of matches played under the WFA; records and statistics prior to 1993 are marked as (WFA era).
Honours and achievements
= Trophies =
Sources:{{Cite web |last=Gregory |first=Patricia |title=History of England Women's Teams |url=https://www.englandfootball.com/england/womens-senior-team/Legacy/History |access-date=2025-04-21 |website=The FA}}{{Cite web |last=Association |first=The Football |title=Kicking Down Barriers |url=https://www.thefa.com/womens-girls-football/heritage/kicking-down-barriers |access-date=2025-04-21 |website=www.thefa.com |language=en}}{{Cite news |date=2023-04-07 |title=England's Lionesses win the first ever women's Finalissima |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/65211132 |access-date=2025-04-21 |work=BBC Newsround |language=en-GB}}
Major
- FIFA Women's World Cup
- Runners-up: 2023
- Third place: 2015
- Women's Finalissima
- Champions: 2023
- UEFA Women's Championship
- Champions: 2022
- Runners-up: 1984, 2009
Regional
- British Home Championship
- Champions: 1976
Minor
- Mundialito
- Champions: 1985, 1988
- Cyprus Cup
- Champions: 2009, 2013, 2015
- SheBelieves Cup
- Champions: 2019
- Arnold Clark Cup
- Champions: 2022, 2023
= Awards =
- In 2015, the World Cup squad won the BT Sport Action Woman Awards Team of the Year award.{{cite web |date=1 December 2015 |title=England Lionesses crowned 2015 BT Sport Action Woman Award winners |url=http://sport.bt.com/more-sport-hub/women-in-sport/england-lionesses-crowned-2015-bt-sport-action-woman-award-winners-S11364025295665 |access-date=1 December 2015 |publisher=BT Sport |archive-date=3 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151203041427/http://sport.bt.com/more-sport-hub/women-in-sport/england-lionesses-crowned-2015-bt-sport-action-woman-award-winners-S11364025295665 |url-status=dead }}
- In 2019, the World Cup squad won the GQ Men of the Year Inspiration Award.{{Cite web |last=Pometsey |first=Olive |date=2019-09-03 |title=The Lionesses on their GQ Award win: 'we took the sport to the next level' |url=https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/men-of-the-year/article/jill-scott-gq-awards-speech-2019 |access-date=2022-11-29 |website=British GQ |archive-date=29 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221129031301/https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/men-of-the-year/article/jill-scott-gq-awards-speech-2019 |url-status=live }}
- The 23-player squad and coach Sarina Wiegman who won the 2022 Euro, the women's team's first major international title, received several honours that year, including:
- Freedom of the City of London (as individuals){{cite web |date=2022-08-01 |title=Lionesses and Sarina Wiegman given Freedom of the City of London after Euros win |url=https://www.itv.com/news/london/2022-08-01/lionesses-and-sarina-wiegman-given-freedom-of-the-city-of-london-after-euros-win |access-date=2022-08-01 |website=ITV News |archive-date=8 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230608230542/https://www.itv.com/news/london/2022-08-01/lionesses-and-sarina-wiegman-given-freedom-of-the-city-of-london-after-euros-win |url-status=live }}
- Pride of Britain Awards (2022): Inspiration Award{{Cite web |last1=Scheerhout |first1=John |last2=Suffield |first2=Alice |date=2022-10-22 |title=Brave Cumbria dad who lost daughter to suicide lands Pride of Britain award |url=https://www.lancs.live/news/uk-world-news/brave-cumbria-dad-who-lost-25330132 |access-date=2022-11-29 |website=LancsLive |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=McLoughlin |first=Lisa |date=2022-10-24 |title=David Beckham praises England Lionesses for inspiring daughter Harper |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/david-beckham-england-lionesses-inspire-harper-b1034787.html |access-date=2022-11-29 |website=Evening Standard |language=en |archive-date=24 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221024221007/https://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/david-beckham-england-lionesses-inspire-harper-b1034787.html |url-status=live }}
- BT Sport Action Woman Awards: Team of the Year{{Cite news |title=Eilish McColgan wins BT Sport Action Woman of the Year 2022 |language=en |work=BT Sport |date= 16 November 2022 |first1= Alex |last1=Bowmer |url=https://www.bt.com/sport/bt-sport-united/eilish-mccolgan-wins-bt-sport-action-woman-of-the-year-2022 |access-date=2022-11-29 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221129031306/https://www.bt.com/sport/bt-sport-united/eilish-mccolgan-wins-bt-sport-action-woman-of-the-year-2022 |archive-date= 2022-11-29 }}
- Northwest Football Awards: Billy Seymour Impact Award{{Cite web |title=Lionesses Celebrated At Northwest Football Awards 2022 |url=https://fcbusiness.co.uk/news/lionesses-celebrated-at-northwest-football-awards-2022/ |access-date=2022-11-29 |website=fcbusiness |date=8 November 2022 |language=en |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221129031306/https://fcbusiness.co.uk/news/lionesses-celebrated-at-northwest-football-awards-2022/ |archive-date=2022-11-29 }}
- Manchester City of Champions Awards: Hall of Fame induction{{Cite web |last=Bourne |first=Dianne |date=2022-11-02 |title=Lionesses, Dame Sarah Storey, Figen Murray and Sacha Lord honoured in Manchester |url=https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/whats-on/whats-on-news/lionesses-dame-sarah-storey-figen-25406770 |access-date=2022-11-29 |website=Manchester Evening News |language=en |archive-date=29 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221129031313/https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/whats-on/whats-on-news/lionesses-dame-sarah-storey-figen-25406770 |url-status=live }}
- Just A Ball Game? LGBT+ inclusion and visibility award{{Cite web |last=Frith |first=Wilf |date=2022-11-12 |title=Lionesses presented with Just A Ball Game? award |url=https://shekicks.net/lionesses-presented-with-just-a-ball-game-award/ |access-date=2022-11-29 |website=SheKicks |language=en-GB |archive-date=12 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221112091552/https://shekicks.net/lionesses-presented-with-just-a-ball-game-award/ |url-status=live }}
- Sports Journalists' Association Awards: Team of the Year{{Cite web |last=Toney |first=James |date=2022-12-09 |title=#SJA2022 : Mead, Wightman, Lionesses and England men's cricket honoured at British Sports Awards |url=https://www.sportsjournalists.co.uk/sja2022/sja2022-mead-wightman-and-lionesses-and-england-mens-cricket-honoured-at-british-sports-awards/ |access-date=2022-12-22 |website=Sports Journalists' Association |language=en-GB |archive-date=17 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221217123428/https://www.sportsjournalists.co.uk/sja2022/sja2022-mead-wightman-and-lionesses-and-england-mens-cricket-honoured-at-british-sports-awards/ |url-status=live }}
- BBC Sports Personality of the Year (2022): Team of the Year Award{{Cite news |title=Lionesses & Wiegman honoured at Sports Personality |language=en-GB |work=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/sports-personality/64027764 |access-date=2022-12-22 |archive-date=1 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230101083939/https://www.bbc.com/sport/sports-personality/64027764 |url-status=live }}
- World Soccer Awards: Women's World Team of the Year{{cite magazine |magazine=World Soccer |date=February 2023 |page=49 |title=2022 Winners}}
- Laureus World Sports Awards: Team of the Year nomination{{Cite web |last=Smith |first=Dom |date=2023-02-20 |title=Lionesses and Lionel Messi nominated for Laureus Sports Awards after title triumphs |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/laureus-sports-awards-nominees-lionesses-messi-b1061661.html |access-date=2023-02-23 |website=Evening Standard |language=en |archive-date=23 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230223014249/https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/laureus-sports-awards-nominees-lionesses-messi-b1061661.html |url-status=live }}{{Cite news |title=Lionesses among Laureus Awards nominees |language=en-GB |work=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/64700054 |access-date=2023-03-27 |archive-date=27 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230327140049/https://www.bbc.com/sport/64700054 |url-status=live }}
Player appearances
= Most appearances =
File:Fara Williams England Ladies v Montenegro 5 4 2014 377.jpg is England's most capped player and fourth highest goalscorer with 40 goals in 172 appearances between 2001 and 2019.]]
= Centurions =
; First player to reach 100 appearances
; Fastest to reach 100 appearances
Source as of 27 February 2019:https://www.thefa.com/news/2019/feb/27/world-cup-100-days-england-centurions-270219
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#
!Name !First cap !100th cap !Time taken ! scope="col" class="unsortable" |Ref |
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1
| align="left" |Alex Scott | align="left" |18 September 2004 | align="left" |15 July 2013 | align="left" |{{Age in years and days|18 September 2004|15 July 2013}} | |
2
| align="left" |Jill Scott | align="left" |31 August 2006 | align="left" |27 October 2015 | align="left" |{{Age in years and days|31 August 2006|27 October 2015}} |
3
| align="left" |Lucy Bronze | align="left" |26 June 2013 | align="left" |11 October 2022 | align="left" |{{Age in years and days|26 June 2013|11 October 2022}} |
4
| align="left" |Karen Carney | align="left" |18 February 2005 | align="left" |23 November 2014 | align="left" |{{Age in years and days|18 February 2005|23 November 2014}} | |
5
| align="left" |Fara Williams | align="left" |24 November 2001 | align="left" |1 March 2012 | align="left" |{{Age in years and days|24 November 2001|1 March 2012}} | |
6
| align="left" |Eniola Aluko | align="left" |18 September 2004 | align="left" |9 March 2016 | align="left" |{{Age in years and days|18 September 2004|9 March 2016}} |
7
| align="left" |Casey Stoney | align="left" |14 August 2000 | align="left" |4 March 2012 | align="left" |{{Age in years and days|14 August 2000|4 March 2012}} |
8
| align="left" |Rachel Unitt | align="left" |14 August 2000 | align="left" |31 March 2012 | align="left" |{{Age in years and days|14 August 2000|31 March 2012}} | |
9
| align="left" |Ellen White | align="left" |25 March 2010 | align="left" |27 November 2021 | align="left" |{{Age in years and days|25 March 2010|27 November 2021}} |
10
| align="left" |Steph Houghton | align="left" |8 March 2007 | align="left" |11 November 2018 | align="left" |{{Age in years and days|8 March 2007|11 November 2018}} | |
11
| align="left" |Rachel Yankey | align="left" |23 August 1997 | align="left" |29 July 2010 | align="left" |{{Age in years and days|23 August 1997|29 July 2010}} | |
12
| align="left" |Kelly Smith | align="left" |1 November 1995 | align="left" |2 March 2011 | align="left" |{{Age in years and days|1 November 1995|2 March 2011}} | |
13
| align="left" |Gillian Coultard | align="left" |2 May 1981 | align="left" |27 February 1997 | align="left" |{{Age in years and days|2 May 1981|27 February 1997}} | |
= Firsts and lasts =
==First player to reach 50 appearances==
:Carol Thomas{{efn|Thomas was the first known women's international footballer of any team to achieve 50 caps.{{cite web |date=23 November 2021 |title=Carol Thomas {{!}} National Football Museum Hall of Fame |url=https://www.nationalfootballmuseum.com/halloffame/carol-thomas/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230620192345/https://www.nationalfootballmuseum.com/halloffame/carol-thomas/ |archive-date=20 June 2023 |website=National Football Museum}}}}
== First substitute ==
: Wendy Owen, 18 November 1972 (WFA era){{cite press release |url=https://www.englandfootball.com/england/womens-senior-team/Legacy?tab=Players |title=England Player Legacy and Results Archive |date=18 November 2022 |access-date=31 January 2025 |publisher=The Football Association}}England Matches – The England Women’s Football Team. England Football Online. Retrieved 21 April 2025:
- {{cite web |title=1970–1990 |url=http://www.englandfootballonline.com/matchrsl/MatchRslTmWompg1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250126224146/http://www.englandfootballonline.com/matchrsl/MatchRslTmWompg1.html|archive-date=26 January 2025}} (Matches #1–90 [overall, WFA])
- {{cite web |title=1990–2000 |url=http://www.englandfootballonline.com/MatchRsl/MatchRslTmWompg2.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250121045845/http://englandfootballonline.com/MatchRsl/MatchRslTmWompg2.html|archive-date=21 January 2025}} (Matches #91–164 [overall]; #91–113 [WFA]; #1–51 [FA])
- {{cite web |title=2000–2010 |url=https://www.englandfootballonline.com/MatchRsl/MatchRslTmWompg3.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250412013325/http://englandfootballonline.com/MatchRsl/MatchRslTmWompg3.html|archive-date=12 April 2025}} (Matches #165–275 [overall]; #52–162 [FA])
- {{cite web |title=2010–2020 |url=http://englandfootballonline.com/MatchRsl/MatchRslTmWompg4.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250412013325/http://englandfootballonline.com/MatchRsl/MatchRslTmWompg4.html|archive-date=12 April 2025}} (Matches #276–414 [overall]; #163–301 [FA])
- {{cite web |title=2020–2030 |url=http://www.englandfootballonline.com/MatchRsl/MatchRslTmWompg5.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250208154315/http://englandfootballonline.com/MatchRsl/MatchRslTmWompg5.html|archive-date=8 February 2025}} (Matches #415+ [overall]; #302+ [FA])
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== Players to debut at the World Cup finals ==
== Players to debut at the European Championship finals ==
= Consecutive records =
== Most consecutive appearances ==
== Most consecutive appearances as a substitute ==
== Most consecutive appearances comprising entire England career ==
== Most consecutive starts at the World Cup and European Championship finals ==
== Most consecutive years of appearances ==
== Most tournaments appeared in consecutively ==
== Most consecutive appearances by an unchanged team ==
= Mosts =
== Most appearances as a substitute ==
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== Most appearances as a substitute without ever starting a game ==
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== Most appearances without ever completing a full game ==
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== Most appearances in competitive matches ==
== Most appearances at the World Cup finals ==
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== Most appearances without ever playing at the World Cup finals ==
== Most non-playing selections for the World Cup finals ==
== Most appearances at the European Championship finals ==
== Most appearances without ever playing at the European Championship finals ==
== Most non-playing selections for the European Championship finals ==
== Most appearances total at the World Cup and European Championship finals ==
== Most appearances without ever playing at the World Cup finals or the European Championship finals ==
== Fewest appearances in total, having played at both the World Cup finals and European Championship finals ==
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== Most appearances without ever being in a World Cup or European Championship finals squad ==
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== Most appearances without featuring in a competitive match ==
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== Most Home International (British Championship) appearances ==
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== Most appearances without ever playing on a losing team ==
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== Most appearances without ever playing on a winning team ==
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== Most appearances against a single opponent ==
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== Most appearances against a single non-British opponent ==
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== Most appearances at the [[Wembley Stadium (1923)|old Wembley]] ==
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== Most appearances at the [[Wembley Stadium|new Wembley]] ==
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== Most appearances at a single non-English ground ==
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== Most appearances at a single non-British ground ==
== Most appearances in a single calendar year ==
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== Most appearances in the same team ==
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== Appearances under the most managers ==
= Time spans =
== Longest England career ==
:Gillian Coultard, 19 years and 10 days, 3 May 1981 – 13 May 2000 (including WFA era)
== Shortest England career ==
== Longest gap between appearances ==
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== Appearances at three World Cup final tournaments ==
== Appearances at three European Championship final tournaments ==
== Appearances in three separate decades ==
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== Players to make World Cup or European Championship finals appearances in three separate decades ==
= Youngests =
== Youngest players ==
:Morag Pearce, 15 years, 18 November 1972 (WFA era)
:Linda Curl, 15 years, 28 April 1977 (WFA era)
== Youngest player to feature at the World Cup finals ==
:Lianne Sanderson, 19 years and 231 days, 22 September 2007https://web.archive.org/web/20130921184159/https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/womensworldcup/china2007/matches/round=248548/match=56338/report.html
== Youngest player to feature in a World Cup qualifying match ==
== Youngest player to feature at the European Championship finals ==
:Hope Powell, 17 years and 171 days, 27 May 1984 (WFA era)
:Karen Carney, 17 years and 308 days, 5 June 2005 (FA era)
== Youngest player to feature in a European Championship qualifying match ==
= Oldests =
== Oldest player ==
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== Oldest debutante ==
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== Oldest outfield debutante ==
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== Oldest player to feature at the World Cup finals ==
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== Oldest outfield player to feature at the World Cup finals ==
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== Oldest player to feature in a World Cup qualifying match ==
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== Oldest player to feature at the European Championship finals ==
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== Oldest outfield player to feature at the European Championship finals ==
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== Oldest player to feature in a European Championship qualifying match ==
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== Oldest outfield player to feature in a European Championship qualifying match ==
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= Players capped by another country =
Players who have made senior international appearances for England and another country
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!Other country !Player !England career !Other career !Ref |
{{Flagicon|Australia}} Australia
|2002–2004 |1997 | |
{{Flagicon|Jamaica}} Jamaica
|2015 |2021– | |
{{Flagicon|NED}} Netherlands
|Jeannie Allott (WFA era){{Efn|Due to the lack of oversight with unaffiliated national teams, Allott was able to represent the Netherlands purely by virtue of living there, and was able to make double-digits appearances for both national teams.}} |1972–1976 |1985–1987 | |
{{Flagicon|NZL}} New Zealand
|Audrey Rigby (WFA era) |1976 |1983–1987 | |
{{Flagicon|SCO}} Scotland
|2021 |2023– | |
rowspan="2" |{{Flagicon|Wales}} Wales
|Alison Leatherbarrow (WFA era){{Efn|Due to the lack of oversight of unaffiliated national teams, Leatherbarrow was able to represent another country after 19 England caps.}} |1975–1979 |? | |
Sian Williams
|1992–2000 |1985 | |
- Rinsola Babajide played an uncapped behind-closed-doors match with England in 2020,{{cite AV media|title=FULL MATCH {{!}} England vs England {{!}} Lionesses Training Match|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rxSxKT91D10|access-date=2023-01-10}} but has not received an official cap. She began representing Nigeria in 2023.{{cite web |title=Ajibade scores stunner to rescue 1-1 draw for Super Falcons against Ethiopia |url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2023/10/2024-olympic-qualifier-ajibade-scores-stunner-to-rescue-1-1-draw-for-super-falcons-against-ethiopia/ |website=Vanguard|date=25 October 2023 }}
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Goalscoring
= Top goalscorers =
File:Ellen White 47986452323 james boyes.jpg is England's top goalscorer with 52 goals in 113 appearances.]]
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#
!Name !England career !Goals !Caps !Average ! scope="col" class="unsortable" |Ref |
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1
| align="left" |Ellen White (list) |2010–2022 |52 |113 |{{#expr:52/112 round 2}} |
2
| align="left" |{{sortname|Kelly|Smith}} (list) |1995–2015 |46 |117 |{{#expr:46/117 round 2}} |{{cite web|title=Kelly Smith|url=http://www.thefa.com/England/All-Teams/Players/S/Kelly-Smith.aspx|publisher=The Football Association|access-date=18 March 2015|archive-date=1 February 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201211005/http://www.thefa.com/England/All-Teams/Players/S/Kelly-Smith.aspx|url-status=live}} |
3
| align="left" |{{sortname|Kerry|Davis}} |1982–1998 |44 |82 |{{#expr:44/82 round 2}} |
rowspan="2" |4
| align="left" |{{sortname|Karen|Walker|Karen Walker (footballer)}} |1988–2003 | rowspan="2" |40 |83 |{{#expr:40/83 round 2}} |{{cite news|title=Walker announces retirement|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/2959344.stm|access-date=18 March 2015|publisher=BBC Sport|date=3 June 2003|archive-date=11 June 2003|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030611012132/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/2959344.stm|url-status=live}} |
align="left" |{{sortname|Fara|Williams}}
|2001–2019 |172 |{{#expr:40/172 round 2}} |
6
| align="left" |{{sortname|Hope|Powell}} |1983–1998 |35 |66 |{{#expr:35/66 round 2}} | |
7
| align="left" |{{sortname|Beth|Mead}} |2018– |34 |65 |{{#expr:34/65 round 2}} | |
8
| align="left" |{{sortname|Eniola|Aluko}} |2004–2017 |33 |102 |{{#expr:33/102 round 2}} | |
9
| align="left" |{{sortname|Karen|Carney}} |2005–2019 |32 |144 |{{#expr:32/144 round 2}} | |
10
| align="left" |{{sortname|Gillian|Coultard}} |1981–2000 |30 |119 |{{#expr:30/119 round 2}} | |
= Firsts =
== First goal ==
: Sylvia Gore, 18 November 1972 vs. Scotland (WFA era){{Cite web |title=England's first women's goalscorer Sylvia Gore dies |url=http://sport.bt.com/football/news/englands-first-womens-goalscorer-sylvia-gore-dies-S11364085164123 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160916155918/http://sport.bt.com/football/news/englands-first-womens-goalscorer-sylvia-gore-dies-S11364085164123 |archive-date=16 September 2016 |access-date=9 September 2016}}
: Clare Taylor, 25 September 1993 vs. Slovenia (FA era)
== First goal in a World Cup finals match ==
:Gillian Coultard, 6 June 1995 vs. Canada{{efn|Coultard scored England women's first overall goal, a penalty in the 51st minute, and first goal from open play, in the 85th, during the team's first match at a World Cup finals.https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/womens/womensworldcup/sweden1995/match-center/21909}}
== First goal in a World Cup qualifying campaign ==
:Hope Powell, 17 March 1990 vs. Belgium{{efn|name=Powell90}}
== First goal in a European Championship finals match ==
:Kerry Davis, 8 April 1984 vs. Denmark (unofficial){{efn|name=Euro91|Until Euro 1991, the tournaments were not given official recognition status by UEFA.}}
:Karen Farley, 11 December 1994 vs. Germany (official)
== First goal in a European Championship qualifying campaign ==
:? possibly Kerry Davis, 19 September 1982 vs. Northern Ireland (unofficial){{efn|name=Euro91}}
:Hope Powell, 17 March 1990 vs. Belgium (official){{efn|name=Powell90|The same qualification competition was used for both the World Cup and Euro in 1991.}}
== First goal by a substitute ==
:Eileen Foreman, 23 June 1973 vs. Scotland (WFA era)
:Kerry Davis, 25 September 1993 vs. Slovenia (FA era)
= Mosts =
== Highest goals to games average ==
: Danielle Carter, 6 goals in 4 games, average 1.5 goals per game{{efn|name=DanCarter}}
== Most goals in competitive matches ==
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== Most goals in a match ==
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== Most appearances, scoring in every match ==
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== Most goals on debut ==
:Pat Firth, 3, 23 June 1973 (WFA era)
:Danielle Carter, 3, 21 September 2015 (FA era){{Cite news |date=2015-09-21 |title=Euro 2017 qualifying: England thrash Estonia 8-0 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/33543373 |access-date=2025-04-14 |work=BBC Sport |language=en-GB}}
== Most goals in a World Cup tournament ==
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== Most goals in total at World Cup tournaments ==
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== Most goals in a World Cup qualifying campaign ==
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== Most goals in a World Cup finals match ==
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== Most goals in a World Cup qualifying match ==
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== Most goals in a European Championship tournament ==
:Beth Mead, 6,
== Most goals in total at European Championship tournaments ==
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== Most goals in a European Championship qualifying campaign ==
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== Most goals in a European Championship finals match ==
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== Most goals in a European Championship qualifying match ==
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== Most Home International Championship goals ==
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== Most goals in a calendar year ==
:
== Most goals in an English season ==
A season is assumed to run from 1 July to 30 June.
:
== Most goals against the same opponent ==
:
== Most goals against the same non-British opponent ==
:
== Most goals scored from penalties ==
:
== Most penalties scored in a match ==
:
== Most goals in penalty shoot-outs ==
:
== Most goals scored by a defender ==
: Lucy Bronze, 17, as of 4 April 2025
== Scoring in most consecutive internationals ==
:
== Most goalscorers in a match ==
:10 vs. Latvia, 30 November 2021
= Oldests =
== Oldest goalscorer at the World Cup finals ==
:
== Oldest goalscorer in a World Cup qualifying match ==
== Oldest goalscorer at the European Championship finals ==
:
== Oldest goalscorer in a European Championship qualifying match ==
== Oldest goalscorer ==
class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" |
#
!Name !Date of birth !Last England goal !Age ! scope="col" class="unsortable" |Ref |
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1
| align="left" |Kerry Davis | align="left" |2 August 1962 | align="left" |15 February 1998 | align="left" |{{Age in years and days|2 August 1962|15 February 1998}} | |
| align="left" |Jill Scott
| align="left" |2 February 1987 | align="left" |30 June 2022 | align="left" |{{Age in years and days|2 February 1987|30 June 2022}} | |
| align="left" |Gillian Coultard
| align="left" |22 July 1963 | align="left" |9 March 1997 | align="left" |{{age in years and days|22 July 1963|9 March 1997}} | |
== Oldest goalscorer on debut ==
class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" |
#
!Name !Date of birth !Debut & England goal !Age ! scope="col" class="unsortable" |Ref |
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| align="left" |Sylvia Gore (WFA era)
| align="left" |25 November 1944 | align="left" |18 November 1972 | align="left" |{{Age in years and days|25 November 1944|18 November 1972}} | |
== Oldest first-time goalscorer ==
class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" |
#
!Name !Date of birth !First England goal !Age ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Ref |
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1
| align="left" |Mo Marley | align="left" |31 January 1967 | align="left" |9 March 1997 | align="left" |{{Age in years and days|31 January 1967|9 March 1997}} |
| align="left" |Laura Bassett
| align="left" |2 August 1983 | align="left" |12 July 2013 | align="left" |{{Age in years and days|2 August 1983|12 July 2013}} |
| align="left" |Gemma Davison
| align="left" |17 April 1987 | align="left" |7 June 2016 | align="left" |{{age in years and days|17 April 1987|7 June 2016}} |
| align="left" |Lindsay Johnson
| align="left" |8 May 1980 | align="left" |23 April 2009 | align="left" |{{Age in years and days|8 May 1980|23 April 2009}} |
| align="left" |Jodie Taylor
| align="left" |17 May 1986 | align="left" |6 March 2015 | align="left" |{{Age in years and days|17 May 1986|6 March 2015}} |
| align="left" |Clare Taylor
| align="left" |22 May 1965 | align="left" |25 September 1993 | align="left" |{{Age in years and days|22 May 1965|25 September 1993}} |
| align="left" |Millie Bright
| align="left" |21 August 1993 | align="left" |21 September 2021 | align="left" |{{Age in years and days|21 August 1993|21 September 2021}} |
| align="left" |Keira Walsh
| align="left" |8 April 1997 | align="left" |4 April 2025 | align="left" |{{Age in years and days|8 April 1997|4 April 2025}} |
= Youngests =
== Youngest goalscorer at the World Cup finals ==
:
== Youngest goalscorer in a World Cup qualifying match ==
:
== Youngest goalscorer at the European Championship finals ==
:
== Youngest goalscorer in a European Championship qualifying match ==
:
== Youngest goalscorer ==
: Jeannie Allott, 16 years 1 day, 18 November 1972 (WFA era){{cite web |last1=Morrison |first1=Neil |last2=Gandini |first2=Luca |last3=Simões 'Kaizeler' |first3=João |last4=Villante |first4=Eric |title=Women – Youngest Goal-scorers |url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/oldest-youngest.html |access-date=3 May 2021 |website=RSSSF |date=27 August 2020}}
: Marie-Anne Catterall, 16 years 74 days, 11 February 1996 (FA era)
== Youngest goalscorer on debut ==
: Jeannie Allott, 16 years 1 day, 18 November 1972 (WFA era)
= Speed and time spans =
== Fastest goal from kick-off ==
== Fastest goal at Wembley ==
:
== Fastest goal at the World Cup finals ==
:
== Fastest goal at the European Championship finals ==
:
== Fastest goal by a substitute ==
:Michelle Agyemang, 41 seconds, 8 April 2025{{Cite news |last=Harpur |first=Charlotte |date=2025-04-09 |title=Michelle Agyemang scored 41 seconds into her England debut – ‘She has the world at her feet’ |url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6265399/2025/04/09/michelle-agyemang-england-debut-goal/ |access-date=2025-04-12 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}
== Goals in three separate decades ==
:
== Most consecutive goalscoring major tournaments ==
= Hat-tricks =
== First player to score a hat-trick ==
:Pat Firth, 23 June 1973 (WFA era){{cite av media|url=https://www.facebook.com/DailyExpressSport/videos/shecan-episode-22-with-former-england-womens-footballer-pat-mitchell-firth/736707087429598/|publisher=Daily Express Sport|via=Facebook Live|date=24 August 2022|time=18:06–18:27|title=#SheCan Episode 22 with former England women's footballer Pat Mitchell-Firth}}{{cite web|url=http://www.englandfootballonline.com/MatchRsl/MatchRslTmWompg1.html|title=Match Results England Women 1970-1990|website=England Football Online}}
:Marieanne Spacey, 72nd minute, 25 September 1993 (FA era){{Cite web |last=UEFA.com |title=History: Slovenia 0-10 England {{!}} UEFA Women's EURO 1995 |url=https://www.uefa.com/womenseuro/match/50352--slovenia-vs-england/ |access-date=2025-04-14 |website=UEFA.com |language=en}}{{Efn|Both Spacey and Walker scored hat-tricks in the first match under charge of the FA. Spacey scored in 22', 36', 72', 87' and Walker scored in 39', 48', 82'.|name=FAHT}}
:Karen Walker, 82nd minute, 25 September 1993 (FA era){{Efn|name=FAHT}}
== Oldest player to score a hat-trick ==
:
== Youngest player to score a hat-trick ==
== Four goals or more in a match on the greatest number of occasions ==
:
== Three goals or more in a match on the greatest number of occasions ==
:
== Players to score exclusively with hat-tricks ==
:Danielle Carter scored in two matches for six England goals.{{efn|All of Carter's six England goals came from two hat-tricks, in her first two games, also making her England women's only player to score consecutive hat-tricks.|name=DanCarter}}
:Gemma Davison only scored in one match. Sources generally report that Davison scored a hat-trick, though the third of these was officially recorded as a Serbia own goal.
= Non-scoring records =
== Most appearances for an outfield player without ever scoring ==
: Mary Phillip, 65, 2 March 2008
== Highest cap reached without scoring ==
:
class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" |
#
!Cap !Name !Position !Date{{efn|Of relevant cap, i.e. last match without scoring after debut.}} ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Ref |
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rowspan="2"|1
| rowspan="2"|82 |align="left"|Rachel Brown-Finnis |align="left"|Goalkeeper |align="left"|21 September 2013 ({{tooltip|r|retirement}}) |
align="left"|Keira Walsh
|align="left"|Midfielder |align="left"|26 February 2025{{efn|Walsh scored her debut England goal on her 83rd cap on 4 April 2025.}} |
3
| 81 |align="left"|Karen Bardsley |align="left"|Goalkeeper |align="left"|13 April 2021 ({{tooltip|r|retirement}}) | |
| 68
|align="left"|Theresa Wiseman |align="left"|Goalkeeper |align="left"|1991 ({{tooltip|r|retirement}}) | |
| 65
|align="left"|Mary Phillip |align="left"|Defender |align="left"|2 March 2008 ({{tooltip|r|retirement}}) | |
| 60
|align="left"|Pauline Cope |align="left"|Goalkeeper |align="left"|19 February 2004 ({{tooltip|r|retirement}}) | |
| 56
|align="left"|Carol Thomas |align="left"|Defender |align="left"|22 September 1985 ({{tooltip|r|retirement}}) | |
| 53
|align="left"|Mary Earps |align="left"|Goalkeeper |align="left"| | |
| 50
|align="left"|Siobhan Chamberlain |align="left"|Goalkeeper |align="left"|4 March 2018 ({{tooltip|r|retirement}}) | |
== Longest gap between goals ==
:
class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" |
rowspan="2"|#
!rowspan="2"|Name ! rowspan="2"|{{tooltip|Goal 1|The last goal before the relevant gap}} (date/cap) ! rowspan="2"|{{tooltip|Goal 2|The first goal after the relevant gap}} (date/cap) ! colspan="2" | Gap length ! scope="col" class="unsortable" rowspan="2" | Refs |
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Time
!Caps |
|align="left"|Millie Bright
|23 February 2022 (46) |4 April 2025 (87) |{{age in years and days|23 February 2022|4 April 2025}} |41 | |
== Longest gap from debut to debut goal ==
:
class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" |
rowspan="2"|#
!rowspan="2"|Name ! rowspan="2"|Debut ! rowspan="2"|Debut goal ! colspan="2" | Gap length ! scope="col" class="unsortable" rowspan="2" | Ref |
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Time
!Cap |
|align="left"|Laura Bassett
|align="left"|25 February 2003 |align="left"|12 July 2013 |align="left"|{{age in years and days|25 February 2003|12 July 2013}} |33 |{{Cite web |last=Curren |first=Ray |date=2015-07-01 |title=Bassett’s journey brings inconsolable twist in loss – Equalizer Soccer |url=https://equalizersoccer.com/2015/07/01/who-is-laura-bassett-england-own-goal-loss-japan/ |access-date=2025-04-21 |website=equalizersoccer.com |language=en-US}}{{rp|loc=#198FA}} |
|align="left"|Keira Walsh
|align="left"|28 November 2017 |align="left"|4 April 2025 |align="left"|{{age in years and days|28 November 2017|4 April 2025}} |83 |
|align="left"|Gemma Davison
|align="left"|17 July 2009 |align="left"|7 June 2016{{efn|name=GoalGaps|Both Davison and Bright scored consecutive goals in these matches, for debut braces, following their years-long England ducks with goalscoring gaps of minutes.}} |align="left"|{{age in years and days|17 July 2009|7 June 2016}} |12 |
|align="left"|Millie Bright
|align="left"|20 September 2016 |align="left"|21 September 2021{{efn|name=GoalGaps}} |align="left"|{{age in years and days|20 September 2016|21 September 2021}} |40 |
== Most penalty misses ==
Goalkeeping
==Most clean sheets==
==Most consecutive clean sheets==
== Most penalty saves ==
This record is specific to penalties 'saved' rather than 'not scored'.
:
== Most penalty saves in shoot outs ==
Captains
{{see also|List of England national football team captains}}
Records and statistics relate to known named captains, i.e. listed on the teamsheet and started the match as captain.
== First captain ==
: Sheila Parker, 18 November 1972 (WFA era)
: Gillian Coultard, 25 September 1993 (FA era)
== Most appearances as captain ==
: Steph Houghton, 72, 17 January 2014 – 2021
== Fewest appearances prior to captaincy ==
Not including the captain of the first match (i.e. 0){{efn|Otherwise, no England women's player has been named captain on debut. No England women's player has been captain on all of their international appearances.}}
: Carol Thomas, 6, November 1974 – April 1976 (WFA era){{cite web |date=17 January 2017 |title=Carol Thomas (née McCune): England's unsung heroine |url=https://womensfootballarchive.com/2017/01/17/players-carol-thomas |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170119135200/https://womensfootballarchive.com/2017/01/17/players-carol-thomas/ |archive-date=19 January 2017 |access-date=21 January 2017 |website=Women's Football Archive}}
: Keira Walsh, 6, 28 November 2017 – 31 August 2018 (FA era){{Cite web |last=Lavery |first=Glenn |title=England Women cruise to 6-0 win in final World Cup qualifier |url=http://www.thefa.com/news/2018/sep/04/world-cup-kazakhstan-england-040918 |access-date=2022-09-13 |website=Football Association}}
== Longest-serving captain ==
: Faye White, 2002 – 2012
== Youngest captain ==
: Carol Thomas, 20 years 352 days,{{Efn|Generally reported as being named captain aged 21, the first England match of the 1976 Home International was in May 1976.{{cite web|title=England Matches - The England Women's Football Team 1970-90|url=http://www.englandfootballonline.com/matchrsl/MatchRslTmWompg1.html |access-date=14 October 2022|website=www.englandfootballonline.com}}}} 22 May 1976 (WFA era)
: Keira Walsh, 21 years 149 days, 4 September 2018 (FA era)
== Oldest captain ==
: Gillian Coultard, 36 years 296 days, 13 May 2000
Discipline
== Most yellow cards ==
:
== Most red cards ==
class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" |
#
!{{Tooltip|Number|Total number of red cards}} !Player !Date !Ref |
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rowspan="5" |1
| rowspan="5" |1 | align="left" |Casey Stoney | align="left" |25 August 2009 |
align="left" |Gemma Bonner
| align="left" |4 March 2015 |
align="left" |Alex Greenwood
| align="left" |6 April 2018 |
align="left" |Millie Bright
| align="left" |2 July 2019 | |
align="left" |Lauren James
| align="left" |7 August 2023{{efn|With Reece James' red card for the men's team on 14 October 2020, the Jameses are the only pair of siblings to both be sent off for England.}} | |
:
== List of all England players sent off ==
{{Updated|11 April 2025}}{{cite web|url=http://englandfootballonline.com/TeamDiscip/PlyrDisc.html |title=England Player Dismissals |website=England Football Online |access-date=19 October 2023}}
class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:left;" |
Player
! Date ! Against ! Location ! {{tooltip|Result|Match result with England score always listed first}} ! Match |
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align="left" |Casey Stoney
| align="left" |25 August 2009 | align="left" |{{Flagicon|Italy}} Italy | align="left" |Lahti Stadium, Lahti, Finland | align="center" |1–2 | align="left" |UEFA Women's Euro 2009 group stage |
align="left" |Rachel Brown-Finnis{{efn|Swiss forward Ramona Bachmann later admitted there had been no foul and apologised for her simulation, and Brown's red card was rescinded on appeal.{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/women/9030505.stm|title=Rachel Brown wins appeal over England red card|access-date=14 February 2015|date=24 September 2010|publisher=BBC}}{{cite web|url=http://en.ramonabachmann.ch/news.php|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100921083027/http://en.ramonabachmann.ch/news.php|archive-date=21 September 2010|title=Sorry Rachel. Sorry England|access-date=14 February 2015|date=18 September 2010|publisher=RamonaBachmann.ch}}}}
| align="left" |16 September 2010 | align="left" |{{Flagicon|Switzerland}} Switzerland | align="left" |Stadion Niedermatten, Wohlen | align="center" |3–2 (5–2 agg.) | align="left" |2011 World Cup qualifying play-offs |
align="left" |Gemma Bonner
| align="left" |4 March 2015 | align="left" |{{Flagicon|Finland}} Finland | align="left" |GSZ Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus | align="center" |3–1 | align="left" |Cyprus Cup group stage |
align="left" |Alex Greenwood
| align="left" |6 April 2018 | align="left" |{{Flagicon|BIH}} Bosnia and Herzegovina | align="left" |Koševo City Stadium, Sarajevo | align="center" |2–0 | align="left" |2019 World Cup qualifying |
align="left" |Millie Bright
| align="left" |2 July 2019 | align="left" |{{Flagicon|United States}} United States | align="left" |Parc Olympique Lyonnais, Décines-Charpieu, France | align="center" |1–2 | align="left" |2019 World Cup semi-final |
align="left" |Lauren James
| align="left" |7 August 2023 | align="left" |{{Flagicon|Nigeria}} Nigeria | align="left" |Lang Park, Brisbane, Australia | align="center" |0–0 (a.e.t.; 4–2 p) | align="left" |2023 World Cup round of 16 |
Manager records
== England players who later became manager/head coach ==
:
class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:left;"
!Person !Playing career !Managerial career |
align="left" |Hope Powell
| align="left" |1983–1998 | align="left" |1998–2013 |
align="left" |Mo Marley
| align="left" |1995–2001 | align="left" |2017 (caretaker) |
Team records
{{see also|England women's national football team all-time record}}
All scorelines show England's score first
=Scorelines=
== Biggest victory ==
== Heaviest defeat ==
: 0–8 vs. Norway, 4 June 2000
== Biggest home victory ==
== Heaviest home defeat ==
: 0–5 vs. Sweden, 25 January 2002
== Biggest victory at the World Cup finals ==
== Heaviest defeat at the World Cup finals ==
:
== Biggest victory at the European Championship finals ==
: 8–0 vs. Norway, 11 July 2022
== Heaviest defeat at the European Championship finals ==
:
== Biggest victory in a competitive international ==
== Heaviest defeat in a competitive international ==
:
=Consecutive streaks=
== Most consecutive victories ==
:
== Most consecutive victories in competitive internationals ==
: 16, 17 September 2021 vs. North Macedonia – 6 September 2022 vs. Luxembourg{{efn|These games comprised the entirety of the 2023 World Cup qualifiers and the 2022 Euro. The next competitive match, the 2023 Finalissima, was a draw that England won by penalty shoot-out. Prior to this run, England had not lost a competitive international since the 2019 World Cup.}}
== Most consecutive matches without defeat in competitive internationals ==
: 23, 17 September 2021 vs. North Macedonia – 16 August 2023 vs. Australia{{efn|These games comprised the entirety of the 2023 World Cup qualifiers, the 2022 Euro, the 2023 Finalissima, and the 2023 World Cup up to and including the semi-final. Prior to this run, England had not lost a competitive international since the 2019 World Cup. If considering the 2011 World Cup quarter-final loss by penalty shoot-out as a draw, i.e. undefeated, England previously had a run of 22 matches undefeated from 25 October 2009 – 19 September 2012.}}
== Most consecutive defeats in competitive internationals ==
:
== Most consecutive matches without victory in competitive internationals ==
:
== Most consecutive draws ==
:
== Most consecutive matches without a draw ==
:
== Most consecutive matches scoring ==
:
== Most consecutive matches without scoring ==
:
== Most consecutive matches conceding a goal ==
:
== Most consecutive matches without conceding a goal ==
:
Club records
= Players per club =
== Club providing the most players in a single match ==
: Starting XI –
: Including substitutes –
: Major tournament –
== Club providing the most players in a major tournament squad ==
:
== Club providing the most England internationals in total ==
:
== Non-English club providing the most England internationals in total ==
:
= Clubs per player =
== Most clubs represented by one player in an England career ==
:
== Players who only represented one club throughout an England career ==
:
= England appearances per club =
== First appearance by a player who had never played for an English club ==
:
== Last appearance by a player from outside the top division of a country ==
:
== Most appearances by a player from outside the top division of a country ==
:
== Most appearances by a player from outside the top two divisions ==
:
== Most appearances by a player from outside the English League system ==
:
== Most appearances per English club ==
== Most appearances per non-English club ==
= England goalscorers per club =
== Most goals by a player from outside the top division of a country ==
:
== Most goals by a player from outside the top two divisions ==
:
== Most goals by a player from outside the English League system ==
:
== Most goals by player per English club ==
Extant clubs as of 15 April 2025{{efn|Only English clubs which remain in existence to this day, and have provided at least one international goalscorer have been included. Numerous now-defunct or franchised clubs have also provided England international goalscorers.}}
== Most goals by player per non-English club ==
References
{{reflist|3}}
Notes
{{notelist}}
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General references
{{cite web |url=http://www.englandfootballonline.com |title=England Football Online|last1=Goodwin |first1=C.|last2=Isherwood |first2=G. |last3=Young|first3=P.|access-date=8 September 2015}}
{{cite web |url=http://www.englandstats.com |title=englandstats.com - England International Database|last=Naylor |first=D.|access-date=8 September 2015}}
{{cite web |url=http://www.11v11.com/teams/england |title=11v11.com - Home of football statistics and history|publisher=Association of Football Statisticians|access-date=8 September 2013}}
{{England women's national football team}}