England national football team

England

Nickname(s)	The Three Lions
Association	The Football Association
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Fabio Capello
Asst coach	Italo Galbiati
Captain	John Terry
Most caps	Peter Shilton (125)
Top scorer	Sir Bobby Charlton (49)
Home stadium	Wembley Stadium (London)
FIFA code	ENG
FIFA ranking	10
Highest FIFA ranking	4 (December 1997/September 2006)
Lowest FIFA ranking	27 (February 1996)
Elo ranking	5
Highest Elo ranking	1 (1872-1876 1892-1911 1966-1970 1987-1988)
Lowest Elo ranking	17 (1928)
Home colours Away colours
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)
World Cup
Appearances	12 (First in 1950)
Best result	Winners, 1966
European Championship
Appearances	7 (First in 1968)
Best result	1968: Third, 1996 Semi-finals

The English national football team represents England in international football and is controlled by The Football Association, the governing body for football in England. Although most national teams worldwide represent an independent state, the four home nations which form the United Kingdom are each represented separately in international tournaments.

England is one of the more successful footballing teams, being one of only seven countries to ever win the FIFA World Cup, which they did in 1966 when they hosted the finals. They defeated West Germany 4-2 in extra time in the Final. England share with France the record of having one World Cup victory and this being achieved on home soil (the other winners have all won the trophy at least twice and at least once on foreign soil). Since then they have only reached the semi-finals once, losing to West Germany on penalties. Nevertheless, they remain a prominent team on the global stage, rarely dropping outside of the top ten rankings of both FIFA and Elo. England also reached the semi-finals of the UEFA European Championship in 1968 and 1996 (again played in England). They were the most successful of the Home Nations in the British Home Championship with 54 wins (including 20 shared wins) before the competition was suspended in 1984.

Traditionally, England's greatest rivals have been Scotland, who were their opponents in the first-ever international football match in 1870.^[1] Since regular fixtures against Scotland came to an end in the late 1980s, other rivalries have become more prominent.^[2] Matches with Argentina and Germany have produced particularly eventful encounters. England's home ground is Wembley Stadium in London.

History

Main article: History of the England national football team

The England national football team is the joint oldest in the world, formed at the same time as Scotland. A representative match between England and Scotland was played on the 5th March 1870, having been organised by the Football Association.^[3] A return fixture was organised by representatives of Scottish football teams on 30 November 1872. This match, at Hamilton Crescent in Scotland, is viewed as the first official international as the two teams were independently selected and operated, rather than being the work of a single football association, as the 1870 match had been. ^[4] Over the next forty years, England played exclusively with the other three "Home Nations" - Scotland, Wales and Ireland. The games were made competitive with the British Home Championship from 1883 to 1984.

Before Wembley was opened, England had no permanent home ground. England joined FIFA in 1906, playing its first ever game outside the British Isles in 1908. However, the relationship between the two was strained, resulting in the British nations' departure from FIFA in 1928, before rejoining in 1946. As a result, England did not compete in a World Cup until 1950, in which they were beaten in a 1-0 defeat against the United States, failing to get past the first round. England's first ever defeat on home soil to a non-UK team was a 0-2 loss to Ireland on 21 September 1949 at Goodison Park, Liverpool. A 6-3 loss in 1953 to Hungary was England's first ever defeat to a non-UK team at Wembley. In the return match in Budapest, Hungary won 7-1, which still stands as England's worst ever defeat. Ivor Broadis scored the England goal. After the game bewildered England centre half Syd Owen said, “It was like playing people from outer space”.

In the 1954 World Cup two goals by Broadis saw him become the first England player to score two goals in a game at the World Cup finals. Broadis beat Nat Lofthouse by 30 minutes when both scored 2 each in the thrilling 4-4 draw against Belgium. In reaching the quarter finals for the first time England lost 4-2 being eliminated by Uruguay. Only once have England progressed beyond the World Cup quarter finals away from home.

Although Walter Winterbottom was appointed as the first ever full time manager in 1946, the team was still picked by a committee until Alf Ramsey took over in 1963. Under Ramsey, England experienced its greatest ever success, winning the 1966 FIFA World Cup Final against West Germany 4-2 after extra time. Geoff Hurst famously scored a hat-trick in the final. The 1966 World Cup was also held in England. Though England lost again to the Auld Enemy Scotland only a year later with a famous 3-2 for the Scots at Wembley. England qualified for the 1970 FIFA World Cup in Mexico as reigning cup holders. They reached the Quarter-finals but were knocked out by West Germany. England had been 2 - 0 up but were eventually beaten 3-2 after extra time. For the 1974 and 1978 World Cups, England failed to qualify. In 1982, England under Ron Greenwood qualified for 1982 FIFA World Cup in Spain after a 12-year absence and were eliminated from the second round without losing a match. The team under Bobby Robson fared better as England reached the quarter finals of the 1986 FIFA World Cup and finished fourth in the tournament four years later. This is the only time England have progressed beyond the World Cup quarter finals away from home.^[5]

Graham Taylor's short reign as Robson's successor ended after his England failed to qualify for the 1994 FIFA World Cup, but then the 1996 European Championships were held in England, and under new coach Terry Venables the team had its best performance at a European Championship, reaching the semi-final. The England team of the 1990s and 2000s has been consistently in football's top twenty countries, but hasn't progressed beyond the quarter finals of any international tournament apart from Italia 90 and Euro 96. Sven-Göran Eriksson took charge of the team between 2001 and 2006 and was the first non-English manager of England. Despite controversial press coverage of his personal life, Eriksson was consistently popular with the majority of fans and England enjoyed some success with top qualifying place in two World Cup tournaments and Euro 2004, losing only five competitive matches during his tenure and rising to a (joint) record FIFA No.4 world ranking for the English national team during the 2006 World Cup under his guidance. Eriksson's contract was extended by The FA by two years to include Euro 2008 prior to being terminated by them at the conclusion of the 2006 FIFA World Cup.

Steve McClaren was appointed as the head coach following the 2006 World Cup. The reign was marked with little success, with England failing to qualify for the 2008 European Championships. McClaren left on 22 November 2007, after only 16 months in charge and making him the shortest tenured full time England manager ever since the inauguration of the post in 1946. He was replaced by the former Real Madrid and AC Milan manager Fabio Capello. The Italian is the second foreign manager to coach England, after Eriksson, and took charge of his first game on 6 February 2008 against Switzerland. England won 2-1. Since then Capello has also managed England in games against France, USA and Trinidad & Tobago. England lost 1-0 to France, won 2-0 against the USA and 3-0 against T&T. His next game against the Czech Republic ended in a 2-2 draw. In their first qualifying games for the 2010 World Cup, Joe Cole scored both England's goals in a 2–0 win over Andorra and a 4-1 victory over Croatia with a hat-trick from Theo Walcott and a goal from Wayne Rooney. This was followed by a 5–1 victory at home over Kazhakstan, with Wayne Rooney scoring twice and Rio Ferdinand and Jermaine Defoe, along with an own goal, completing the scoring. Their last game of the 2008 international season was a 2-1 away win against arch-rivals Germany.

Home stadium

For the first 50 years of its existence, England played its home matches all around the country; for the first few years it used cricket grounds, before later moving on to football clubs' stadiums. England played their first match at Wembley Stadium in 1924 against Scotland, but for the next 27 years only used Wembley as a venue for Scotland matches.

The Wembley Stadium is a stadium in Wembley, located in the London Borough of Brent in London, England. It is owned by The Football Association (FA) via its subsidiary Wembley National Stadium Limited, and its primary use is for home games of the England national football team, and the main English domestic football finals.

The original Wembley Stadium first opened its doors in 1924 in a match against Scotland and closed them in 2000 with a farewell defeat to arch rivals Germany. The new 90,000 seater Wembley costing £800 million, hosted its first match on June 1st 2007 against Brazil ending 1-1, with former captain David Beckham setting up new captain John Terry for England's first goal at the new Wembley Stadium.

Media coverage

From the 2008–09 season to the 2011-2012 season, England's home qualifiers will be shown live on ITV with away qualifiers and home friendlies being shown live on Setanta Sports. Away friendlies will again be sold by the home team. Before this, home qualifiers and friendlies were shown on BBC with away matches on Sky Sports.

In Australia, England national football team home games and selected away games are broadcast by Setanta Sports Australia.

All matches are broadcast with full commentary on BBC Radio Five Live.

Colours

England's Brazil-style third kit from 1973

England's traditional home colours are white shirts, navy shorts and white socks.

The traditional England away colour is red, although England did not need an away kit until they played against a non-British side. From 1945 to 1952, England wore a blue away kit. In 1996 England's away kit was changed to grey shirts, shorts and socks. This kit was worn against Bulgaria, Germany and Georgia but the deviation from traditional red was unpopular with supporters and since then the England away kit has remained red.

Third kit

England have occasionally had a third kit as well. At the 1970 World Cup England wore a third kit with light blue shirt, shorts and socks against Czechoslovakia.

They had a strip similar to Brazil's kit, with a yellow shirt and blue shorts in 1973, worn against Czechoslovakia, Poland and Italy.

Between 1986 and 1992 England had pale blue third kits which were rarely worn.

Results 2008–09

2010 FIFA World Cup qualification - UEFA Group 6

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts  England 4 4 0 0 14 3 +11 12  Croatia 4 2 1 1 8 4 +4 7  Ukraine 3 2 1 0 4 1 +3 7  Belarus 3 1 0 2 4 5 −1 3  Kazakhstan 4 1 0 3 5 11 −6 3  Andorra 4 0 0 4 1 12 −11 0

Andorra  – 1 – 3 1 Apr 0 – 2 9 Sep 14 Oct Belarus  6 Jun – 12 Aug 1 – 3 10 Oct 9 Sep Croatia  4 – 0 5 Sep – 1 – 4 3 – 0 6 Jun England  10 Jun 14 Oct 9 Sep – 5 – 1 1 Apr Kazakhstan  3 – 0 1 Apr 14 Oct 6 Jun – 1 – 3 Ukraine  5 Sep 1 – 0 0 – 0 10 Oct 10 Jun –

Friendly matches

England squad

Most recent squad

Players in the 22-man squad, following withdrawals, for the friendly against Germany on 19 November 2008.

Name	DOB	Club	Caps (goals)	Debut
Goalkeepers
David James	1 August 1970 (age 38)	Portsmouth	45 (0)	v Mexico, 29 March 1997
Paul Robinson	15 October 1979 (age 29)	Blackburn Rovers	41 (0)	v Australia, 12 February 2003
Scott Carson	3 September 1985 (age 23)	West Bromwich Albion	3 (0)	v Austria, 16 November 2007
Defenders
John Terry	7 December 1980 (age 27)	Chelsea	48 (5)	v Serbia & Montenegro, 3 June 2003
Wayne Bridge	5 August 1980 (age 28)	Chelsea	32 (1)	v Netherlands, 13 February 2002
Matthew Upson	18 April 1979 (age 29)	West Ham United	12 (1)	v South Africa, 22 May 2003
Micah Richards	24 June 1988 (age 20)	Manchester City	11 (1)	v Netherlands, 15 November 2006
Glen Johnson	23 August 1984 (age 24)	Portsmouth	10 (0)	v Denmark, 18 November 2003
Joleon Lescott	16 August 1982 (age 26)	Everton	6 (0)	v Estonia, 13 October 2007
Curtis Davies	15 March 1985 (age 23)	Aston Villa	0 (0)	N/A
Michael Mancienne	8 January 1988 (age 20)	Wolverhampton Wanderers	0 (0)	N/A
Midfielders
Gareth Barry	23 February 1981 (age 27)	Aston Villa	26 (1)	v Ukraine, 31 May 2000
Shaun Wright-Phillips	25 October 1981 (age 27)	Manchester City	22 (4)	v Ukraine, 18 August 2004
Stewart Downing	22 July 1984 (age 24)	Middlesbrough	21 (0)	v Netherlands, 9 February 2005
Michael Carrick	7 December 1980 (age 27)	Manchester United	15 (0)	v Mexico, 25 May 2001
Ashley Young	9 July 1985 (age 23)	Aston Villa	4 (0)	v Austria, 16 November 2007
Scott Parker	13 October 1980 (age 28)	West Ham United	3 (0)	v Denmark, 16 November 2003
Jimmy Bullard	23 October 1978 (age 30)	Fulham	0 (0)	N/A
Strikers
Jermain Defoe	7 October 1982 (age 26)	Portsmouth	32 (6)	v Sweden, 31 March 2004
Peter Crouch	30 January 1981 (age 27)	Portsmouth	30 (14)	v Colombia, 31 May 2005
Darren Bent	6 February 1984 (age 24)	Tottenham Hotspur	4 (0)	v Uruguay, 1 March 2006
Gabriel Agbonlahor	13 October 1986 (age 22)	Aston Villa	1 (0)	v Germany, 19 November 2008

Recent call-ups

The following players have also been called up to the England squad within the last twelve months:

Name	DOB	Club	Caps (goals)	Debut	Most recent callup
Goalkeepers
Chris Kirkland	2 May 1981 (age 27)	Wigan Athletic	1 (0)	v Greece, 16 August 2006	v Trinidad & Tobago, 1 June 2008
Robert Green	18 August 1980 (age 28)	West Ham United	1 (0)	v Colombia, 31 May 2005	v Belarus, 15 October 2008
Joe Hart	19 April 1987 (age 21)	Manchester City	1 (0)	v Trinidad & Tobago, 1 June 2008	v Germany, 19 November 2008
Joe Lewis	6 October 1987 (age 21)	Peterborough United	0 (0)	N/A	v Trinidad & Tobago, 1 June 2008
Defenders
Rio Ferdinand	7 November 1978 (age 30)	Manchester United	72 (3)	v Cameroon, 15 November 1997	v Belarus, 15 October 2008
Ashley Cole	20 December 1980 (age 27)	Chelsea	68 (0)	v Albania, 28 March 2001	v Belarus, 15 October 2008
Wes Brown	13 October 1979 (age 29)	Manchester United	21 (1)	v Hungary, 28 April 1999	v Belarus, 15 October 2008
Jonathan Woodgate	22 January 1980 (age 28)	Tottenham Hotspur	8 (0)	v Bulgaria, 9 June 1999	v Czech Republic, 20 August 2008
Phil Jagielka	17 August 1982 (age 26)	Everton	1 (0)	v Trinidad & Tobago, 1 June 2008	v Trinidad & Tobago, 1 June 2008
Stephen Warnock	12 December 1981 (age 26)	Blackburn Rovers	1 (0)	v Trinidad & Tobago, 1 June 2008	v Trinidad & Tobago, 1 June 2008
David Wheater	14 February 1987 (age 21)	Middlesbrough	0 (0)	N/A	v Belarus, 15 October 2008
Midfielders
David Beckham	2 May 1975 (age 33)	L.A. Galaxy	107 (17)	v Moldova, 1 September 1996	v Belarus, 15 October 2008
Steven Gerrard	30 May 1980 (age 28)	Liverpool	70 (14)	v Ukraine, 31 May 2000	v Germany, 19 November 2008
Frank Lampard	20 June 1978 (age 30)	Chelsea	66 (14)	v Belgium, 10 October 1999	v Germany, 19 November 2008
Joe Cole	8 November 1981 (age 27)	Chelsea	53 (10)	v Mexico, 25 May 2001	v Croatia, 10 September 2008
Owen Hargreaves	20 January 1981 (age 27)	Manchester United	42 (0)	v Netherlands, 15 August 2001	v United States, 28 May 2008
Jermaine Jenas	18 February 1983 (age 25)	Tottenham Hotspur	20 (1)	v Australia, 12 February 2003	v Belarus, 15 October 2008
Theo Walcott	16 March 1989 (age 19)	Arsenal	6 (3)	v Hungary, 30 May 2006	V Germany, 19 November 2008
Tom Huddlestone	28 December 1986 (age 21)	Tottenham Hotspur	0 (0)	N/A	v Trinidad & Tobago, 1 June 2008
Strikers
Michael Owen	14 December 1979 (age 28)	Newcastle United	89 (40)	v Chile, 11 February 1998	v France, 26 March 2008
Emile Heskey	11 January 1978 (age 30)	Wigan Athletic	50 (5)	v Hungary, 28 April 1999	v Belarus, 15 October 2008
Wayne Rooney	24 October 1985 (age 23)	Manchester United	48 (19)	v Australia, 12 February 2003	v Belarus, 15 October 2008
Dean Ashton	24 November 1983 (age 24)	West Ham United	1 (0)	v Trinidad & Tobago, 1 June 2008	v Trinidad & Tobago, 1 June 2008

Coaching staff

Manager	Fabio Capello
General Manager	Franco Baldini
Assistant Manager	Italo Galbiati
Under-21 Manager and Coach	Stuart Pearce
Under-18 and Under-19 Manager	Brian Eastick
Under-17 Manager	John Peacock
Under-16 Manager	Kenny Swain
Coach	Ray Clemence
Fitness Coach	Massimo Neri
Goalkeeping Coach	Franco Tancredi
Physiotherapist	Gary Lewin
Team Doctor	Dr. Ian Beasley
Masseurs	Chris Neville
	Steve Slattery
	Rod Thornley
	Kit Manager	Martin Grogan
Kit Manager	Tom McKechnie

Previous squads

FIFA World Cup squads

• 1950 FIFA World Cup squad
• 1954 FIFA World Cup squad
• 1958 FIFA World Cup squad
• 1962 FIFA World Cup squad
• 1966 FIFA World Cup squad
• 1970 FIFA World Cup squad
• 1982 FIFA World Cup squad
• 1986 FIFA World Cup squad
• 1990 FIFA World Cup squad
• 1998 FIFA World Cup squad
• 2002 FIFA World Cup squad
• 2006 FIFA World Cup squad

UEFA European Football Championship squads

• UEFA Euro 1968 squad
• UEFA Euro 1980 squad
• UEFA Euro 1988 squad
• UEFA Euro 1992 squad
• UEFA Euro 1996 squad
• UEFA Euro 2000 squad
• UEFA Euro 2004 squad

Competition history

FIFA World Cup record

Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1950	Round 1	8	3	1	0	2	2	2
1954	Quarter-finals	6	3	1	1	1	8	8
1958	Round 1	11	4	0	3	1	4	5
1962	Quarter-finals	8	4	1	1	2	5	6
1966	Champions	1	6	5	1	0	11	3
1970	Quarter-finals	8	4	2	0	2	4	4
1974	Did not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1978	Did not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1982	Group Round 2	6	5	3	2	0	6	1
1986	Quarter-Finals	8	5	2	1	2	7	3
1990	Fourth Place	4	7	3	3	1	8	6
1994	Did not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1998	Round 2	9	4	2	1	1	7	4
2002	Quarter-finals	6	5	2	2	1	6	3
2006	Quarter-finals	7	5	3	2	0	6	2
2010	Not Yet Qualified	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	12/15	1 Title	55	25	17	13	74	47

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

European Championship record

Year	Round	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1964	Did not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
1968	Third Place	2	1	0	1	2	1
1972	Did not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
1976	Did not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
1980	Round 1	3	1	1	1	3	3
1984	Did not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
1988	Round 1	3	0	0	3	2	7
1992	Round 1	3	0	2	1	1	2
1996	Semi Finals	5	2	3	0	8	3
2000	Round 1	3	1	0	2	5	6
2004	Quarter-finals	4	2	1	1	10	6
2008	Did not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
2012	Not Yet Qualified	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	7/12	23	7	7	9	31	28

*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

**Gold background color indicates that the tournament was won. Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Minor tournaments

Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1964 Taça de Nações	Group Stage	3rd	3	0	1	2	2	7
1976 U.S.A. Bicentennial Cup Tournament	Group Stage	2nd	3	2	0	1	6	4
1985 Rous Cup	1 Match	2nd	1	0	0	1	0	1
1985 Ciudad de México Cup Tournament	Group Stage	3rd	2	0	0	2	1	3
1985 Azteca 2000 Tournament	Group Stage	2nd	2	1	0	1	3	1
1986 Rous Cup	Champions 1 Match	1st	1	1	0	0	2	1
1987 Rous Cup	Group Stage	2nd	2	0	2	0	1	1
1988 Rous Cup	Champions Group Stage	1st	2	1	1	0	2	1
1989 Rous Cup	Champions Group Stage	1st	2	1	1	0	2	0
1991 England Challenge Cup	Champions Group Stage	1st	2	1	1	0	5	3
1993 U.S. Cup	Group Stage	4th	3	0	1	2	2	5
1995 Umbro Cup	Group Stage	2nd	3	1	1	1	6	7
1997 Tournoi de France	Champions Group Stage	1st	3	2	0	1	3	1
1998 King Hassan II International Cup Tournament	Group Stage	2nd	2	1	1	0	1	0
2004 FA Summer Tournament	Champions Group Stage	1st	2	1	1	0	7	2
Total		6 Titles	55	25	17	13	74	47

*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Player history

Notable past players

The following England players have been inducted into the English Football Hall of Fame:^[6]

Most capped players

Main article: List of England international footballers

As of 15 October 2008, the players with the most caps for England are:

Top goalscorers

Main article: England national football team records

Managers

Main article: England national football team managers

See also: England Assistant Manager

Manager	England career	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Win %
Winterbottom, Sir WalterSir Walter Winterbottom	1946 - 1962	139	78	33	28	56.1
Ramsey, Sir AlfSir Alf Ramsey	1963 - 1974	113	69	27	17	61.1
Mercer, JoeJoe Mercer	1974	7	3	3	1	42.9
Revie, DonDon Revie	1974 - 1977	29	14	8	7	48.3
Greenwood, RonRon Greenwood	1977 - 1982	55	33	12	10	60.0
Robson, Sir BobbySir Bobby Robson	1982 - 1990	95	47	30	18	49.5
Taylor, GrahamGraham Taylor	1990 - 1993	38	18	13	7	47.4
Venables, TerryTerry Venables	1994 - 1996	23	11	11	1	47.8
Hoddle, GlennGlenn Hoddle	1996 - 1999	28	17	6	5	60.7
Keegan, KevinKevin Keegan	1999 - 2000	18	7	7	4	38.9
Eriksson, Sven-GöranSven-Göran Eriksson	2001 - 2006	67	40	17	10	59.7
McClaren, SteveSteve McClaren	2006 - 2007	18	9	4	5	50.0
Capello, FabioFabio Capello	2008 - Current	10	8	1	1	80.0

See also

• England national under-21 football team
• England national under-19 football team
• England national under-17 football team
• England national youth football team (U17 squad only)
• List of England national football team captains
• Argentina and England football rivalry
• England and Germany football rivalry
• England and Scotland football rivalry
• United Kingdom national football team
• Three Lions
• Coat of Arms of England
• Origins of the Three Lions emblem
• Football in England
• National Football Centre
• England national football team results

References

External links

• Official website at the FA's website
• englandstats.com - England statistics since 1872
• IFFHS Archive:1872-1900;1901-1910
• England National Football Team Records
• England win the 2008 Four Nations Tournament

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