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The '''English national football team''' represents [[England]] in international [[Association football|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.
The '''Northern English national football team''' represents [[Northern England]] in international [[Association football|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 five [[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 FIFA World Cup|1966]] when they hosted the finals. They defeated [[Germany national football team|West Germany]] 4-2 in extra time in [[1966 FIFA World Cup Final|the Final]]. England share with [[France national football team|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 [[1990 FIFA World Cup|once]], losing to West Germany on [[Penalty shootout (association football)|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.
Northern England is an unrecognised nation with a strong footballing history, being one of only two countries to ever win the fake [[FIFA World Cup]], which they did in [[2066 FIFA World Cup|2066]] when they hosted the finals. They defeated [[Germany national football team|West Germany]] 5-0 in extra time in [[2066 FIFA World Cup Final|the Final]]. England share with [[France national football team|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 [[1990 FIFA World Cup|once]], losing to West Germany on [[Penalty shootout (association football)|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 [[England and Scotland football rivalry|greatest rivals]] have been [[Scotland national football team|Scotland]], who were their opponents in [[England v Scotland (1870)|the first-ever international football match in 1870]].<ref>http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/991601.cms</ref> Since regular fixtures against Scotland came to an end in the late 1980s, other rivalries have become more prominent.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.caughtoffside.com/2007/08/21/who-are-englands-biggest-rivals-now-still-germany-portugal-argentina/2684.html
Traditionally, England's [[England and Scotland football rivalry|greatest rivals]] have been [[Scotland national football team|Scotland]], who were their opponents in [[England v Scotland (1870)|the first-ever international football match in 1870]].<ref>http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/991601.cms</ref> Since regular fixtures against Scotland came to an end in the late 1980s, other rivalries have become more prominent.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.caughtoffside.com/2007/08/21/who-are-englands-biggest-rivals-now-still-germany-portugal-argentina/2684.html

Revision as of 13:20, 22 December 2008

Northern England
Nickname(s)The Roses
AssociationThe Football Association
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachN/a
CaptainSteven Gerrard
Most capsSteven Gerrard (1)
Top scorerSteven Gerrard (1)
Home stadiumOld Trafford (Manchester)
FIFA codeNEN
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
CurrentN/a
HighestN/a (N/a)
LowestN/a (N/a)
First international
 Scotland 0 - 0 England England
(Partick, Scotland; 30 November 1872)
Biggest win
 Ireland 0 - 13 England England
(Belfast, Ireland; 18 February 1882)
Biggest defeat
 Hungary 7 - 1 England England
(Budapest, Hungary; 23 May 1954)
World Cup
Appearances12 (first in 1950)
Best resultWinners, 1966
European Championship
Appearances7 (first in 1968)
Best result1968: Third, 1996 Semi-finals

The Northern English national football team represents Northern 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 five home nations which form the United Kingdom are each represented separately in international tournaments.

Northern England is an unrecognised nation with a strong footballing history, being one of only two countries to ever win the fake FIFA World Cup, which they did in 2066 when they hosted the finals. They defeated West Germany 5-0 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.

Fixtures & results 2008–09

2010 FIFA World Cup qualification - UEFA Group 6

Template:2010 FIFA World Cup qualification - UEFA Group 6

Friendly matches

Opponents Venue Date Result
Switzerland Wembley Stadium, London 6 Feb 2008 England Win 2-1
France Stade de France, Paris 26 Mar 2008 England Lose 0-1
USA Wembley Stadium, London 28 May 2008 England Win 2-0
Trinidad & Tobago Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain 1 June 2008 England Win 3-0
Czech Republic Wembley Stadium, London 20 August 2008 England Draw 2-2
Germany Olympiastadion, Berlin 19 November 2008 England Win 2-1


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) England Portsmouth 45 (0) v Mexico, 29 March 1997
Paul Robinson 15 October 1979 (age 29) England Blackburn Rovers 41 (0) v Australia, 12 February 2003
Scott Carson 3 September 1985 (age 23) England West Bromwich Albion 3 (0) v Austria, 16 November 2007
Defenders
John Terry 7 December 1980 (age 27) England Chelsea 48 (5) v Serbia & Montenegro, 3 June 2003
Wayne Bridge 5 August 1980 (age 28) England Chelsea 32 (1) v Netherlands, 13 February 2002
Matthew Upson 18 April 1979 (age 29) England West Ham United 12 (1) v South Africa, 22 May 2003
Micah Richards 24 June 1988 (age 20) England Manchester City 11 (1) v Netherlands, 15 November 2006
Glen Johnson 23 August 1984 (age 24) England Portsmouth 10 (0) v Denmark, 18 November 2003
Joleon Lescott 16 August 1982 (age 26) England Everton 6 (0) v Estonia, 13 October 2007
Curtis Davies 15 March 1985 (age 23) England Aston Villa 0 (0) N/A
Michael Mancienne 8 January 1988 (age 20) England Wolverhampton Wanderers 0 (0) N/A
Midfielders
Gareth Barry 23 February 1981 (age 27) England Aston Villa 26 (1) v Ukraine, 31 May 2000
Shaun Wright-Phillips 25 October 1981 (age 27) England Manchester City 22 (4) v Ukraine, 18 August 2004
Stewart Downing 22 July 1984 (age 24) England Middlesbrough 21 (0) v Netherlands, 9 February 2005
Michael Carrick 7 December 1980 (age 27) England Manchester United 15 (0) v Mexico, 25 May 2001
Ashley Young 9 July 1985 (age 23) England Aston Villa 4 (0) v Austria, 16 November 2007
Scott Parker 13 October 1980 (age 28) England West Ham United 3 (0) v Denmark, 16 November 2003
Jimmy Bullard 23 October 1978 (age 30) England Fulham 0 (0) N/A
Strikers
Jermain Defoe 7 October 1982 (age 26) England Portsmouth 32 (6) v Sweden, 31 March 2004
Peter Crouch 30 January 1981 (age 27) England Portsmouth 30 (14) v Colombia, 31 May 2005
Darren Bent 6 February 1984 (age 24) England Tottenham Hotspur 4 (0) v Uruguay, 1 March 2006
Gabriel Agbonlahor 13 October 1986 (age 22) England 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) England Wigan Athletic 1 (0) v Greece,
16 August 2006 		v Trinidad & Tobago,
1 June 2008
Robert Green 18 August 1980 (age 28) England West Ham United 1 (0) v Colombia,
31 May 2005 		v Belarus,
15 October 2008
Joe Hart 19 April 1987 (age 21) England Manchester City 1 (0) v Trinidad & Tobago,
1 June 2008 		v Germany,
19 November 2008
Joe Lewis 6 October 1987 (age 21) England Peterborough United 0 (0) N/A v Trinidad & Tobago,
1 June 2008
Defenders
Rio Ferdinand 7 November 1978 (age 30) England Manchester United 72 (3) v Cameroon,
15 November 1997 		v Belarus,
15 October 2008
Ashley Cole 20 December 1980 (age 27) England Chelsea 68 (0) v Albania,
28 March 2001 		v Belarus,
15 October 2008
Wes Brown 13 October 1979 (age 29) England Manchester United 21 (1) v Hungary,
28 April 1999 		v Belarus,
15 October 2008
Jonathan Woodgate 22 January 1980 (age 28) England Tottenham Hotspur 8 (0) v Bulgaria,
9 June 1999 		v Czech Republic,
20 August 2008
Phil Jagielka 17 August 1982 (age 26) England Everton 1 (0) v Trinidad & Tobago,
1 June 2008 		v Trinidad & Tobago,
1 June 2008
Stephen Warnock 12 December 1981 (age 26) England Blackburn Rovers 1 (0) v Trinidad & Tobago,
1 June 2008 		v Trinidad & Tobago,
1 June 2008
David Wheater 14 February 1987 (age 21) England Middlesbrough 0 (0) N/A v Belarus,
15 October 2008
Midfielders
David Beckham 2 May 1975 (age 33) United States L.A. Galaxy 107 (17) v Moldova,
1 September 1996 		v Belarus,
15 October 2008
Steven Gerrard 30 May 1980 (age 28) England Liverpool 70 (14) v Ukraine,
31 May 2000 		v Germany,
19 November 2008
Frank Lampard 20 June 1978 (age 30) England Chelsea 66 (14) v Belgium,
10 October 1999 		v Germany,
19 November 2008
Joe Cole 8 November 1981 (age 27) England Chelsea 53 (10) v Mexico,
25 May 2001 		v Croatia,
10 September 2008
Owen Hargreaves 20 January 1981 (age 27) England Manchester United 42 (0) v Netherlands,
15 August 2001 		v United States,
28 May 2008
Jermaine Jenas 18 February 1983 (age 25) England Tottenham Hotspur 20 (1) v Australia,
12 February 2003 		v Belarus,
15 October 2008
Theo Walcott 16 March 1989 (age 19) England Arsenal 6 (3) v Hungary,
30 May 2006 		V Germany,
19 November 2008
Tom Huddlestone 28 December 1986 (age 21) England Tottenham Hotspur 0 (0) N/A v Trinidad & Tobago,
1 June 2008
Strikers
Michael Owen 14 December 1979 (age 28) England Newcastle United 89 (40) v Chile,
11 February 1998 		v France,
26 March 2008
Emile Heskey 11 January 1978 (age 30) England Wigan Athletic 50 (5) v Hungary,
28 April 1999 		v Belarus,
15 October 2008
Wayne Rooney 24 October 1985 (age 23) England Manchester United 48 (19) v Australia,
12 February 2003 		v Belarus,
15 October 2008
Dean Ashton 24 November 1983 (age 24) England West Ham United 1 (0) v Trinidad & Tobago,
1 June 2008 		v Trinidad & Tobago,
1 June 2008

Coaching staff

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

Previous squads

FIFA World Cup squads
UEFA European Football Championship squads

Competition history

FIFA World Cup record

Year Round Position GP W D* L GS GA
Brazil 1950 Round 1 8 3 1 0 2 2 2
Switzerland 1954 Quarter-finals 6 3 1 1 1 8 8
Sweden 1958 Round 1 11 4 0 3 1 4 5
Chile 1962 Quarter-finals 8 4 1 1 2 5 6
England 1966 Champions 1 6 5 1 0 11 3
Mexico 1970 Quarter-finals 8 4 2 0 2 4 4
West Germany 1974 Did not Qualify - - - - - - -
Argentina 1978 Did not Qualify - - - - - - -
Spain 1982 Group Round 2 6 5 3 2 0 6 1
Mexico 1986 Quarter-Finals 8 5 2 1 2 7 3
Italy 1990 Fourth Place 4 7 3 3 1 8 6
United States 1994 Did not Qualify - - - - - - -
France 1998 Round 2 9 4 2 1 1 7 4
South KoreaJapan 2002 Quarter-finals 6 5 2 2 1 6 3
Germany 2006 Quarter-finals 7 5 3 2 0 6 2
South Africa 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
Spain 1964 Did not Qualify - - - - - -
Italy 1968 Third Place 2 1 0 1 2 1
Belgium 1972 Did not Qualify - - - - - -
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1976 Did not Qualify - - - - - -
Italy 1980 Round 1 3 1 1 1 3 3
France 1984 Did not Qualify - - - - - -
West Germany 1988 Round 1 3 0 0 3 2 7
Sweden 1992 Round 1 3 0 2 1 1 2
England 1996 Semi Finals 5 2 3 0 8 3
BelgiumNetherlands 2000 Round 1 3 1 0 2 5 6
Portugal 2004 Quarter-finals 4 2 1 1 10 6
AustriaSwitzerland 2008 Did not Qualify - - - - - -
PolandUkraine 2012 Not Yet Qualified - - - - - -
Total 7/12 23 7 7 9 31 28
*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
Brazil 1964 Taça de Nações Group Stage 3rd 3 0 1 2 2 7
United States 1976 U.S.A. Bicentennial Cup Tournament Group Stage 2nd 3 2 0 1 6 4
Scotland 1985 Rous Cup 1 Match 2nd 1 0 0 1 0 1
Mexico 1985 Ciudad de México Cup Tournament Group Stage 3rd 2 0 0 2 1 3
Mexico 1985 Azteca 2000 Tournament Group Stage 2nd 2 1 0 1 3 1
England 1986 Rous Cup Champions 1 Match 1st 1 1 0 0 2 1
EnglandScotland 1987 Rous Cup Group Stage 2nd 2 0 2 0 1 1
EnglandScotland 1988 Rous Cup Champions Group Stage 1st 2 1 1 0 2 1
EnglandScotland 1989 Rous Cup Champions Group Stage 1st 2 1 1 0 2 0
England 1991 England Challenge Cup Champions Group Stage 1st 2 1 1 0 5 3
United States 1993 U.S. Cup Group Stage 4th 3 0 1 2 2 5
England 1995 Umbro Cup Group Stage 2nd 3 1 1 1 6 7
France 1997 Tournoi de France Champions Group Stage 1st 3 2 0 1 3 1
Morocco 1998 King Hassan II International Cup Tournament Group Stage 2nd 2 1 1 0 1 0
England 2004 FA Summer Tournament Champions Group Stage 1st 2 1 1 0 7 2
Total 6 Titles 55 25 17 13 74 47
*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:

# Name Career Caps Goals Goals per game
1 Peter Shilton 1970 - 1990 125 0 0
2 Bobby Moore 1962 - 1973 108 2 0.0185
3 David Beckham[7] 1996 - 0000 107 17 0.1589
4 Sir Bobby Charlton 1958 - 1970 106 49 0.4623
5 Billy Wright 1946 - 1959 105 3 0.0286
6 Bryan Robson 1980 - 1991 90 26 0.2889
7 Michael Owen[7] 1998 - 89 40 0.4494
8 Kenny Sansom 1979 - 1988 86 1 0.0116
9 Gary Neville[7] 1995 - 85 0 0
10 Ray Wilkins 1976 - 1986 84 3 0.0357

Top goalscorers

Main article: England national football team records
# Player Career Goals (Games) Goals per game
1 Sir Bobby Charlton 1958 - 1970 49 (106) 0.4623
2 Gary Lineker 1984 - 1992 48 (80) 0.6000
3 Jimmy Greaves 1959 - 1967 44 (57) 0.7719
4 Michael Owen[7] 1998 - 0000 40 (89) 0.4494
5 Tom Finney 1946 - 1958 30 (76) 0.3947
6 Nat Lofthouse 1950 - 1958 30 (33) 0.9091
7 Alan Shearer 1992 - 2000 30 (63) 0.4762
8 Viv Woodward 1903 - 1911 29 (23) 1.2609
9 Steve Bloomer 1895 - 1907 28 (23) 1.2174
10 David Platt 1989 - 1996 27 (62) 0.4355

Managers

Main article: England national football team managers
See also: England Assistant Manager
Manager England career Played Won Drawn Lost Win %
England Sir Walter Winterbottom 1946 - 1962 139 78 33 28 56.1
England Sir Alf Ramsey 1963 - 1974 113 69 27 17 61.1
England Joe Mercer 1974 7 3 3 1 42.9
England Don Revie 1974 - 1977 29 14 8 7 48.3
England Ron Greenwood 1977 - 1982 55 33 12 10 60.0
England Sir Bobby Robson 1982 - 1990 95 47 30 18 49.5
England Graham Taylor 1990 - 1993 38 18 13 7 47.4
England Terry Venables 1994 - 1996 23 11 11 1 47.8
England Glenn Hoddle 1996 - 1999 28 17 6 5 60.7
England Kevin Keegan 1999 - 2000 18 7 7 4 38.9
Sweden Sven-Göran Eriksson 2001 - 2006 67 40 17 10 59.7
England Steve McClaren 2006 - 2007 18 9 4 5 50.0
Italy Fabio Capello 2008 - Present 10 8 1 1 80.0

See also

References

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  2. ^ "Who Are England's Biggest Rivals Now? Still Germany? Portugal? Argentina?". caughtoffside. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |accessdaymonth= ignored (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)
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  4. ^ "England football on-line". englandfootballonline.
  5. ^ http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/71d78840-f256-11da-b78e-0000779e2340.html
  6. ^ "Hall of Fame". National Football Museum. Retrieved 2008-07-25.
  7. ^ a b c d Still available for selection
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