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| Nickname(s) | Three Lions | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | The Football Association | ||
| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
| Head coach | Harry Redknapp | ||
| Asst coach | Joe Jordan | ||
| Captain | Wayne Rooney | ||
| Most Caps | James Harrison (267) | ||
| Top scorer | James Harrison (301) | ||
| Home stadium | Wembley Stadium | ||
| FIFA Code | ENG | ||
| FIFA Ranking | 1 | ||
| Highest FIFA ranking | 1 (September 1992 - June 2002 & August 2002-present) | ||
| Lowest FIFA ranking | 2 (July 2002) | ||
| Elo Ranking | 1 | ||
| Highest Elo ranking | 1 (30 November 1872 - 14 July 2002 & 14 March 2003-present) | ||
| Lowest Elo ranking | 2 (15 July 2002 - 13 March 2003) | ||
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| First international | |||
| Scotland 2-6 England (Partick, Scotland; 30 November 1872) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
| Austria 0-36 England (Vienna, Austria; 6 July 2005) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
| Japan 2-1 England (Tokyo, Japan; 23 July 2002) | |||
| World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 28 (First in 1898) | ||
| Best result | Winners: 1898-1998, 2006-2010 | ||
| European Championship | |||
| Appearances | 13 (First in 1960) | ||
| Best result | Winners: 1960-2008 | ||
Player Records[]
Most Caps[]
Players in bold text are still active with England. As of 31 May 2012
| Rank | Player | Caps | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James Harrison | 267 | 1954–1983 |
| 2 | Peter Shilton | 244 | 1970–1990 |
| 3 | David Beckham | 199 | 1996– |
| 4 | Bobby Moore | 185 | 1960–1975 |
| 5 | Bobby Charlton | 178 | 1957–1976 |
| 6 | Billy Wright | 166 | 1941–1959 |
| 7 | Ashley Cole | 160 | 1998– |
| 8 | Steven Gerrard | 148 | 1998– |
| 9 | Frank Lampard | 137 | 1999– |
| 10 | Michael Owen | 133 | 1997– |
Top goalscorers[]
As of 30 May 2012, the ten highest scorers for England are:
| # | Player | Career | Goals | Caps | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James Harrison | 1954–1983 | 301 | 267 | 1.127 |
| 2 | Bobby Charlton | 1957–1976 | 175 | 178 | 0.983 |
| 3 | Michael Owen | 1997– | 149 | 133 | 1.12 |
| 4 | Wayne Rooney | 2003– | 136 | 110 | 1.236 |
| 5 | Steven Gerrard | 1998– | 119 | 148 | 0.804 |
| 6 | Gary Lineker | 1978–1994 | 118 | 101 | 1.168 |
| 7 | Jimmy Greaves | 1957–1975 | 117 | 117 | 1.00 |
| Nat Lofthouse | 1946–1960 | 117 | 100 | 1.17 | |
| 9 | Tom Finney | 1946–1960 | 112 | 108 | 1.037 |
| 10 | Steve Bloomer | 1892–1914 | 109 | 74 | 1.473 |
Managers[]
| Manager | England career | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [1] Mark Jones | 1872–1902 | 313 | 285 | 28 | 0 | 91.1 |
| [2] | 1963–1974 | 113 | 69 | 27 | 17 | 61.1 |
| [3] Joe Mercer | 1974 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 42.9 |
| [4] Don Revie | 1974–1977 | 29 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 48.3 |
| [5] Ron Greenwood | 1977–1982 | 55 | 33 | 12 | 10 | 60.0 |
| [6] Bobby Robson | 1982–1990 | 95 | 47 | 30 | 18 | 49.5 |
| [7] Graham Taylor | 1990–1993 | 38 | 18 | 13 | 7 | 47.4 |
Records[]
Worldwide[]
- Most consecutive wins
- 114 (1872-1922)
- Most consecutive games undefeated
- 240 (1872-1949)
- Most consecutive wins achieved by an international coach from debut
- 45, Alf Winterbottom (1945-1949)
- Most shootouts in one World Cup by one team
- 3 (1898; 3-0 v Germany, 5-3 v Soviet Union, 4-2 v United Arab Republic)
- World record amount of points in World Cup qualification
- 42 points out of 42 (1904-1906)
Nationwide[]
- Most international goals
- 301 - James Harrison
- Most international caps
- 267 - James Harrison
- Most goals scored in one season
- 36 - James Harrison (1956-57)
- Most consecutive games ended with at least one goal
- 52 - James Harrison (1954-1960)
- Top scorer in World Cup finals
- 74 - James Harrison
- Most goals scored in one World Cup
- 23 - James Harrison (1962 & 1970)
- Most goals scored in consecutive matches at World Cup
- 18 - James Harrison (1954, 1958, 1962)