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England's World Cup Final Tournament
Player Record Performances

 

England's Player Record Performances at the World Cup Final Tournament

Appearances

Most tournaments

Nine England players have appeared in three tournaments.  Billy Wright and Tom Finney played in the 1950, 1954 and 1958 tournaments.  Bobby Charlton and Bobby Moore appeared in the 1962, 1966 and 1970 tournaments.  Peter Shilton, Terry Butcher and Bryan Robson played in the 1982, 1986 and 1990 tournaments.  David Beckham and Sol Campbell appeared in the 1998, 2002 and 2006 tournaments.  Bobby Charlton is the only player named to four England World Cup squads, but he did not play on the first occasion, at the 1958 tournament.

England's World Cup Players Appearing at Most Final Tournaments

Most appearances

Peter Shilton holds the record with 17 appearances in World Cup final tournament matches, followed by Bobby Charlton, Bobby Moore and Terry Butcher, all with 14.

England's World Cup Final Tournament Players by Number of Appearances

Most appearances in a single tournament

England have played seven matches in a single World tournament only once, in Italy in 1990, and four players appeared in all seven matches:  Peter Shilton, Des Walker, Gary Lineker and Chris Waddle.  However, only Shilton and Walker played every minute of every match, 720 minutes in all, a number inflated by England's three extra-time matches.  Lineker missed the last seven minutes of the first match, and Waddle, coming on as a substitute, missed 72 minutes of the last, third-place match.

Most consecutive appearances

Peter Shilton made 17 consecutive appearances as goalkeeper in all England's matches at the 1982, 1986 and 1990 final tournaments.  Bobby Charlton and Bobby Moore made 14 consecutive appearances, starting all the matches at the 1962, 1966 and 1970 tournaments.  David Beckham made 13 consecutive appearances, coming on as a substitute against Romania in the 1998 tournament and starting against Colombia and Argentina, then starting all the matches at the 2002 and 2006 tournaments.  Gary Lineker made 12 consecutive appearances, starting all the matches at the 1986 and 1990 tournaments.  Billy Wright made 10 consecutive appearances, starting all the matches at the 1950, 1954 and 1958 tournaments.  Ray Wilson also made 10 consecutive appearances, starting all the matches at the 1962 and 1966 tournaments.

Most tournaments as captain

Billy Wright served as captain at three World Cup final tournaments, 1950 in Brazil, 1954 in Switzerland and 1958 in Sweden.  Bobby Moore was captain at two tournaments, 1966 in England and 1970 in México.  David Beckham was captain also at two tournaments, 2002 in South Korea/Japan and 2006 in Germany.  Bryan Robson and Peter Shilton both served as captain at the same two final tournaments, 1986 in México and 1990 in Italy.  

Most appearances as captain

Billy Wright, Bobby Moore and David Beckham each served as captain in 10 World Cup final tournament matches, Wright at the 1950, 1954 and 1958 tournaments, Moore at the 1966 and 1970 tournaments and Beckham at the 2002 and 2006 tournaments.

England's World Cup Final Tournament Captains

Youngest player to appear:

Michael Owen was by far the youngest player ever to appear for England in the World Cup finals.  He was 18 years, 183 days when he made a substitute appearance for England against Tunisia in the opening group match of the 1998 tournament in France.  In the third group match, against Colombia, at the time, he became the youngest player to make a starting appearance for England at 18 years, 194 days.

Oldest player to appear

Peter Shilton was 40 years, 295 days when he played in the third-place match against host Italy at the 1990 tournament to earn his 125th and last cap for England.  He played every minute of England's seven matches at the tournament.  Stanley Matthews was 39 years, 145 days when he appeared in England's last match of the 1954 tournament, the quarterfinal against Uruguay.  He was still dazzling defenders in the old First Division four years later, but the selectors overlooked him for the World Cup 1958 squad.

Goalscoring

Most goals

Gary Lineker is far and away England's top World Cup finals scorer with 10 goals in 12 matches, six in five matches at the 1986 tournament in México and four in seven matches at the 1990 tournament in Italy.  Next is Geoff Hurst with five goals in six matches, four in three matches at the 1966 tournament in England and one in three matches at the 1970 tournament in México.

England's World Cup Final Tournament Goalscorers by Number of Goals

Most goals in a match

Two England players have scored three goals in a World Cup final tournament match.  Geoff Hurst is the only player to score three in a World Cup final match, England's 4-2 extra-time victory against West Germany on 30 July 1966.  Two of his goals came in extra time, and one of those is highly controversial because of the dispute over whether it actually crossed the line.  Gary Lineker is the only England player to score three goals in regulation time in a World Cup match, the 3-0 group stage victory against Poland on 11 June 1986.  Lineker actually accomplished the feat in less than regulation time since he was taken off for a substitute at 84 minutes.

Six England players have had two-goal games in World Cup finals play, and one of them, Gary Lineker, had two.  The first was Ivor Broadis in the opening group match against Belgium at the 1954 tournament in Switzerland.  In the same match, Nat Lofthouse also scored two, his second coming in extra time.  Both Roger Hunt and Bobby Charlton had two-goal games at the 1966 tournament in England, Hunt against France in group play and Charlton against Portugal in the semi-final.  Bryan Robson had a pair in the opening match against France at the 1982 tournament in Spain.  Gary Lineker followed his hat-trick against Poland in the last group match at the 1986 tournament with two against Paraguay in the round of 16 match.  Finally, Lineker scored on two penalty kicks in the 1990 quarterfinal against Cameroon, the second winning the match 3-2 in extra time.

Most goals in a single tournament

Gary Lineker set the England record with six goals in five matches at the 1986 tournament in México, when he was the tournament's top scorer.  Geoff Hurst and Lineker share second place with four-goal tournaments, Hurst in three matches at the 1966 finals in England and Lineker in seven matches at the 1990 finals in Italy.  Four England players have had three-goal tournaments, Nat Lofthouse in two matches at the 1954 tournament in Switzerland, Bobby Charlton and Roger Hunt in six matches at the 1966 tournament in England, and David Platt in six matches at the 1990 tournament in Italy.

Most multiple-goal matches

Gary Lineker is the only England player to have more than one multiple-goal match at the World Cup finals.  He scored three against Poland and two against Paraguay at the 1986 tournament in México and two against Cameroon, both on penalty kicks and one of them in extra time, at the 1990 tournament in Italy.  Six other England players had multiple-goal matches in the World Cup finals:  Ivor Broadis and Nat Lofthouse, two each against Belgium in group play at the 1954 tournament in Switzerland with one of Lofthouse's coming in extra time, Roger Hunt, two against France in 1966 group play, Bobby Charlton, two against Portugal in the 1966 semi-final, Geoff Hurst, three against West Germany in the 1966 final with two coming in extra time, and Bobby Robson, two against France in the opening group match at the 1982 tournament in Spain.

Most matches scoring a goal

Gary Lineker scored in six World Cup finals matches, against Poland, Paraguay and Argentina at the 1986 tournament in México and against the Republic of Ireland, Cameroon and West Germany at the 1990 tournament in Italy.  Michael Owen scored in four final tournament matches, against Romania and Argentina at the 1998 tournament in France and against Denmark and Brazil at the 2002 tournament in Japan.  Bobby Charlton, Geoff Hurst, and David Platt scored in three final tournament matches, Charlton against Argentina at the 1962 tournament and México and Portugal at the 1966 tournament, Hurst against Argentina and West Germany at the 1966 tournament and Romania at the 1970 tournament, and Platt against Belgium, Cameroon and Italy at the 1990 tournament.

Most matches scoring a goal in a single tournament

Gary Lineker twice scored in three matches at a single tournament, against Poland, Paraguay and Argentina at the 1986 tournament in México and against the Republic of Ireland, Cameroon and West Germany at the 1990 tournament in Italy.  David Platt also scored in three matches at the 1990 tournament, against Belgium, Cameroon and Italy.

Most consecutive matches scoring a goal

Gary Lineker scored in four consecutive World Cup finals matches, England's last three at the 1986 tournament in México against Poland, Paraguay and Argentina and their first at the 1990 tournament in Italy against the Republic of Ireland.  

Nine England players have scored in two consecutive World Cup finals matches: Tom Finney, against Uruguay in the quarterfinal match at the 1954 tournament in Switzerland and against the U.S.S.R. on a penalty kick in the opening group match at the 1958 tournament in Sweden, Ron Flowers, against Hungary on a penalty kick and Argentina on another penalty kick at the 1962 tournament in Chile, Roger Hunt, against México and France in group play at the 1966 tournament in England, Geoff Hurst, against West Germany in the final match at the 1966 tournament and against Romania in the opening group match at the 1970 tournament in México, Trevor Francis, against Czechoslovakia and Kuwait in group play at the 1982 tournament in Spain, David Platt, against Belgium in the round of 16 teams and Cameroon in the quarterfinal at the 1990 tournament in Italy, Gary Lineker, against Cameroon on penalty kicks in the quarterfinal and West Germany in the semi-final at the 1990 tournament, Michael Owen, against Denmark in the round of 16 teams and Brazil in the quarterfinal at the 2002 tournament in Japan and Steven Gerrard, against Trinidad & Tobago and Sweden in the 2006 tournament group matches.

Most consecutive matches scoring a goal in a single tournament

Again, Gary Lineker scored in three consecutive matches at the 1986 tournament, three against Poland, two against Paraguay and one against Argentina.

Most tournaments scored in

David Beckham is the only player to score in three tournaments, in the 1998, 2002 and 2006 tournaments.

Seven England players have scored in two tournaments:  Tom Finney, 1954 and 1958, Bobby Charlton, 1962 and 1966, Geoff Hurst, 1966 and 1970, Martin Peters, 1966 and 1970, Gary Lineker, 1986 and 1990, David Beckham, 1998 and 2002, and Michael Owen, 1998 and 2000.

Fastest goal from start of match

Bryan Robson scored after 27 seconds against France on 16 June 1982 in the opening match of the preliminary group phase of the World Cup final tournament in Spain.  The final score was 3-1, as Robson got another and Paul Mariner a third.  Most of the U.K. media hailed Robson's first as the fastest goal in World Cup finals history--and did so until the 2002 tournament--but they were wrong.  A faster goal had been scored by Vaclav Masek for Czechoslovakia against Mexico in 15 seconds at the 1962 tournament in Chile.  At the 2002 tournament, Turkey's Hakan Sukur broke the record when he scored at 11 seconds of the third-place match against South Korea.  Robson's goal is now the third fastest in World Cup finals history.  Under FIFA's uniform system of timing, any goal scored during the first minute of play is recorded as scored at "1," since it does not provide for recording seconds.  But trivia buffs pay no attention to such rules.

Most penalty kick goals

Two England players have scored two penalty kick goals, Ron Flowers against Hungary and Argentina at the 1962 tournament in Chile and Gary Lineker against Cameroon at the 1990 tournament in Italy.  Only four other England players have scored penalty kick goals, Tom Finney against the U.S.S.R. at the 1958 tournament in Sweden, Allan Clarke against Czechoslovakia at the 1970 tournament in México, Alan Shearer against Argentina at the 1998 tournament in France and David Beckham against Argentina at the 2002 tournament in Japan..

Most penalty kick goals in a match

Gary Lineker is the only England player to score from two penalty kicks in one match, against Cameroon at the 1990 tournament, one of them winning the match for England in extra time.

Most penalty kick goals in a single tournament

Ron Flowers and Gary Lineker share the record with two each, details above.

Youngest player to score

Michael Owen was by far the youngest England player to score at the World Cup finals when he came on as a substitute and temporarily brought England level with Romania in the second group match at the 1998 tournament in France.  He was 18 years, 190 days.

Oldest player to score

Tom Finney became the oldest player to score for England in World Cup finals play when he put home a penalty kick against the U.S.S.R. in the opening match at the 1958 tournament in Sweden.  He was 36 years, 64 days.  Finney is also the oldest to score from open play, scoring in the quarterfinal against Uruguay at the 1954 tournament in Switzerland when he was 32 years, 82 days.  Wilf Mannion was 32 years, 40 days when he scored against Chile in the opening group match at the 1950 tournament in Brazil.

Own Goals

Most own goals scored against England

Jimmy Dickinson is the only England player charged with an own goal in World Cup finals play, in the 4-4 draw with Belgium at the 1954 tournament in Switzerland.  Regrettably, the own goal enabled Belgium to draw level with England a minute after Nat Lofthouse had put them ahead in extra time, which was played to settle draws in group play at that tournament because the teams played only two of the other three teams in their groups.

Most own goals scored for England

Only two own goals have been credited to England, the first scored by Jozef Barmos in England's 2-0 victory against Czechoslovakia at the 1982 tournament in Spain.  The second scored by Carlos Gamarra in England's 1-0 victory over Paraguay at the 2006 tournament in Germany.

Goalkeeping

England's World Cup Final Tournament Goalkeepers by Number of Appearances

Most tournaments played in

Peter Shilton played at three World Cup final tournaments, 1982, 1986 and 1990.  Gordon Banks played at two tournaments, 1966 and 1970, as did David Seaman, 1998 and 2002. No other goalkeeper played at more than one tournament.

Most appearances

Peter Shilton has more World Cup appearances, 17, than any other player and thus leads the way here, too.  Gordon Banks and David Seaman are next with nine appearances.

Fewest appearances

Peter Bonetti appeared only once, as a last minute replacement for Gordon Banks in the quarterfinal against West Germany at the 1970 tournament in México.  Outside 1970, England have used only one goalkeeper at each tournament.  In other words, every other England goalkeeper who has appeared for England in the World Cup finals has played the entire tournament.

Most substitute appearances

No England goalkeeper has ever appeared as a substitute in World Cup play.

Most appearances in a single tournament

Peter Shilton played in all seven matches at the 1990 tournament in Italy, the most England have ever played in a tournament.

Fewest goals yielded

Bert Williams yielded the fewest goals in World Cup play of any England goalkeeper, two, but he played only three matches, all at the 1950 tournament in Brazil.

Most goals yielded

Peter Shilton yielded more goals than any other England goalkeeper in World Cup finals play, 10, but he also played many more World Cup finals matches, 17.

Fewest goals yielded in a tournament

Peter Shilton yielded only one goal in five matches at the 1982 tournament in Spain, where England went unbeaten yet still failed to advance from their second round group after a pair of goalless draws against West Germany and Spain.  Gordon Banks yielded one goal in three matches at the 1970 tournament in México, but did not play in England's extra-time quarterfinal loss to West Germany, which put three past his replacement, Peter Bonetti.  Paul Robinson conceded two in five matches in the 2006 tournament in Germany.  Banks gave up three goals in six matches when England won the World Cup on home soil in 1966, Shilton three in five at the 1986 tournament in México, including Maradona's "Hand of God" effort, and David Seaman three in five at the 2002 tournament in Japan.

Most goals yielded in a tournament

Gilbert Merrick yielded eight goals in three matches at the 1954 tournament in Switzerland.  He blanked Switzerland, but gave up four to Belgium in a group match that ended in a draw after extra time and four in the quarterfinal to defending World Cup champion Uruguay.

Fewest goals yielded in a match

Eight of the nine goalkeepers who have played for England in World Cup finals tournaments recorded clean sheets, only Peter Bonetti, who replaced Gordon Banks for the quarterfinal against West Germany at the 1970 tournament, failing to do so.

Most goals yielded in a match

Gilbert Merrick gave up four goals twice at the 1954 tournament in Switzerland, in the opening extra-time draw against Belgium and the quarterfinal loss to Uruguay.  Ron Springett yielded three goals in the quarterfinal loss to Brazil at the 1962 tournament in Chile, and Peter Bonetti, a last-minute replacement for Gordon Banks, three in the extra-time loss to West Germany at the 1970 tournament in México.  England have not given up more than two goals in any other World Cup finals match.

Most clean sheets

Peter Shilton leads the way with 10 clean sheets in 17 matches at the 1982, 1986 and 1990 tournaments.  Gordon Banks is second with six clean sheets in nine matches at the 1966 and 1970 tournaments.  David Seaman is third with five clean sheets in nine matches at the 1998 and 2002 tournaments.  Paul Robinson follows with four clean sheets in five matches.  No other England goalkeeper has more than one clean sheet.

Fewest clean sheets

Peter Bonetti is the only England goalkeeper who played at the World Cup finals never to achieve a clean sheet, but he played in only one match, as a last-minute replacement for the ill Gordon Banks in the 3-2 extra-time quarterfinal loss to West Germany in 1970.  Four first-choice goalkeepers had only one clean sheet, Bert Williams in three matches in 1950, Gilbert Merrick in three matches in 1954, Colin McDonald in four matches in 1958 and Ron Springett in four matches in 1962.

Most consecutive clean sheets

Gordon Banks recorded clean sheets in the first four matches of the 1966 tournament, the three group matches against Uruguay, México and France and the quarterfinal against Argentina, all played at Wembley Stadium.  Peter Shilton did not yield a goal in England's last four matches at the 1982 tournament in Spain, the last two first round group matches against Czechoslovakia and Kuwait and the two second round group matches against West Germany and Spain.  Shilton also recorded three consecutive clean sheets at both the 1986 tournament in México and the 1990 tournament in Italy.  David Seaman turned in three consecutive clean sheets at the 2002 tournament in Japan.  No other England goalkeeper has gone more than two straight matches without yielding a goal.

Most clean sheets in a tournament and most consecutive clean sheets in a tournament

Again, Gordon Banks and Peter Shilton share the record with four, Banks at the 1966 tournament and Shilton at the 1982 tournament.  Shilton recorded three at the 1990 tournament and David Seaman three at the 2002 tournament.  Paul Robinson recorded four clean sheets at the 2006 tournament in Germany.

Fewest clean sheets in a tournament

Again, Peter Bonetti did not achieve a clean sheet, but played only one match, as a last-minute replacement at the 1970 tournament.  Four first-choice goalkeepers recorded only one clean sheet in a tournament:  Bert Williams, 1950, Gilbert Merrick, 1954, Colin McDonald, 1958, and Ron Springett, 1962.

Most consecutive matches yielding a goal

Peter Shilton yielded goals in the last three matches at the 1990 tournament in Italy, against Cameroon in the quarterfinal, West Germany in the semifinal and Italy in the third-place match.  No other goalkeeper has yielded goals in more than two consecutive matches.

Most consecutive matches yielding a goal in a single tournament

Again, Peter Shilton yielded goals in three consecutive matches at the 1990 tournament in Italy.

Best goals against average

Gordon Banks has the best goals against average, 0.43 goals yielded per 90 minutes played in nine matches at the 1966 and 1970 tournaments.  Peter Shilton is second with 0.56 in 17 matches at the 1982, 1986 and 1990 tournaments.

Worst goals against average

Gilbert Merrick has the worst goals against average, 2.40 goals yielded per 90 minutes played in three matches at the 1954 tournament.  Peter Bonetti has the second worst average, 2.25 in a single extra time match at the 1990 tournament, and Ron Springett the third worst, 1.50 in four matches at the 1962 tournament.

Best goals against average in a single tournament

Peter Shilton has the best goals against average for a tournament, conceding only one goal in five matches at the 1982 tournament, for an average of 0.20 goals yielded per 90 minutes played.    Gordon Banks gave away one goal in three matches at the 1970 tournament, for an average of 0.33, and three goals in six matches at the 1966 tournament, including one extra-time match, for an average of 0.47.  Paul Robinson conceded two in five matches, averaging 0.40.  Shilton conceded three in five at the 1986 tournament, and David Seaman gave up three in five at the 2002 tournament, both producing averages of 0.60.

Worst goals against average in a tournament

Again, Gilbert Merrick, 2.40 in 1954.

Substitutions

Most appearances as a substitute

Teddy Sheringham made substitute appearances in four consecutive matches at the 2002 tournament in Japan, against Argentina, Nigeria, Denmark and Brazil.  Four other England players have made three substitute appearances.  Peter Beardsley appeared as a substitute against Portugal at the 1986 tournament in México and against Egypt and Cameroon at the 1990 tournament in Italy.  Steve Bull made substitute appearances at the 1990 tournament against the Republic of Ireland, Netherlands and Belgium as did David Platt against Netherlands, Egypt and Belgium.  Kieron Dyer made substitute appearances at the 2002 tournament, against Sweden, Denmark and Brazil.  Stewart Downing made substitute appearances at the 2006 tournament, against Paraguay, Trinidad & Tobago and Ecuador.  Aaron Lennon appeared at the same tournament, coming on against Trinidad & Tobago, Ecuador and Portugal.

Most goals by a substitute

Only three substitutes have scored for England.  David Platt came on for Steve McMahon at 72 minutes of the round of 16 match against Belgium at the 1990 tournament in Italy and broke a scoreless deadlock in the last minute of extra time.  Michael Owen replaced Teddy Sheringham at 73 minutes of the group match against Romania at the 1998 tournament in France and scored at 79 minutes to bring England level at 1-1 only to see Romania win with a goal in the game's dying seconds.  Steven Gerrard came on against Sweden in the 2006 tournament in Germany, he replaced Wayne Rooney after 69 minutes before scoring in the 85th minute putting England 2-1 up.

Earliest substitution

Peter Crouch came on for Michael Owen after four minutes in the 2006 group match against Sweden.  Trevor Sinclair came on for Owen Hargreaves in the 19th minute of the group match against Argentina at the 2002 tournament in Japan.  David Beckham replaced Paul Ince in the 33rd minute of the group match against Romania at the 1998 tournament in France.  Steve Hodge came on for Bryan Robson at 41 minutes of the group match against Morocco at the 1986 tournament in México.  Those are the only first-half substitutions England have made in World Cup finals play, and all four were forced by injury.

Latest substitution

Phil Neal came on for Kenny Sansom just before the final whistle blew in England's opening match against France at the 1982 tournament in Spain.  He never got a touch of the ball.

Most times taken off for a substitute

Bryan Robson was taken off for a substitute on four occasions, in the group match against Czechoslovakia at the 1982 tournament in Spain, in the group matches against Portugal and Morocco at the 1986 tournament in México and in the group match against Netherlands at the 1990 tournament.  Each time injury forced the substitution.

Joe Cole was substituted four times at the 2006 tournament in Germany, in the group matches against Paraguay and Trinidad & Tobago, and in the knock-out phase against Ecuador and Portugal.

Most times taken off for a substitute in a single tournament

Again, Joe Cole was substituted four times at the 2006 tournament in Germany, in the group matches against Paraguay and Trinidad & Tobago, and in the knock-out phase against Ecuador and Portugal.  Another two England players have been taken off in favour of substitutes in three consecutive matches.  Bobby Charlton was taken off during the 1970 tournament in México in the group matches against Brazil and Czechoslovakia and in the quarterfinal against West Germany.  Charlton was 32, the Mexican heat was searing and the substitutions were intended to save Charlton for the next match.  Emile Heskey was withdrawn at the 2002 tournament in Japan in the group matches against Argentina and Nigeria and in the round of 16 match against Denmark.

Most goalscorers taken off for a substitute

The only goalscorer to be taken off at the 2006 tournament in Germany was David Beckham.  The England captain scored a 60th minute free-kick against Ecuador, before being substituted in the 87th minute by Aaron Lennon.

Goalscorers were taken off on three occasions at the 2002 tournament in Japan.  Michael Owen and Emile Heskey scored in the round of 16 match against Denmark as England took a 3-0 half-time lead they maintained until the end.  Owen was replaced by Robbie Fowler at half-time because of a slight injury, and Heskey made way for Teddy Sheringham in the 69th minute.  Owen also scored in the first half of the quarterfinal against Brazil and, not entirely fit, was taken off for Darius Vassell in the 79th minute.

Two goalscoring players were taken off for a substitute in matches at the 1986 tournament in México.  Gary Lineker scored three goals in the group match against Poland and was taken off at 84 minutes for Kerry Dixon.  Peter Beardsley scored in the round of 16 teams against Paraguay and was replaced at 81 minutes by Mark Hateley.  

Goalscorers were taken off once at the 1970, 1990 and 1998 tournaments.  Martin Peters scored in the 1970 quarterfinal against West Germany and was taken off at 81 minutes for Norman Hunter.  Lineker scored in the 1990 group match against the Republic of Ireland and, suffering from a painfully swollen toe, was replaced at 83 minutes by Steve Bull.  Darren Anderton scored  in the 1998 group match against Colombia and was taken off in the 79th minute for Rob Lee. 

Discipline

England's World Cup Player Disciplinary Record

Most expulsions:

Three England players have been sent off in World Cup finals play.  Ray Wilkins was shown the red card for incurring two cautions in one match against Morocco at World Cup 1986 in México, David Beckham for violent conduct against Argentina at World Cup 1998 in France and Wayne Rooney for an alleged stamp against Portugal at World Cup 2006 in Germany.

Most cautions

Two England players have incurred three cautions in World Cup play.  Ray Wilkins incurred one caution against Spain at World Cup 1982 and two more against Morocco at World Cup 1986, which earned him a red card and suspension from the following two matches.  Terry Fenwick was given three cautions in three separate matches at World Cup 1986, the first against Portugal, the second, against Poland, which brought him a one-match suspension, and the third against Argentina in England's last match of the tournament.

Most cautions in a single tournament

Terry Fenwick's three cautions at the 1986 tournament, drawn in the matches against Portugal, Poland and Argentina, remain the record.

Most tournaments in which cautioned and/or expelled

Four England players have been disciplined at two final tournaments.  Terry Butcher was cautioned in the opening group match against France at the 1982 tournament in Spain and again in the opening group match against Portugal at the 1986 tournament in México.  Ray Wilkins was cautioned in England's second round match against host Spain at the 1982 tournament and drew two cautions and an expulsion in the group match against Morocco at the 1986 tournament.  Sol Campbell drew a caution in the opening group match against Tunisia at the 1998 tournament in France and again in the opening group match against Sweden at the 2002 tournament in Japan.  Finally, Paul Scholes drew a caution in the group match against Colombia at the 1998 tournament and again in the quarterfinal against Brazil at the 2002 tournament.

Most suspensions

Three England players have been suspended on a single occasion from World Cup finals matches:  Ray Wilkins, Terry Fenwick and Paul Gascoigne.

Longest suspension

Ray Wilkins drew a two-match suspension following his expulsion for two cautionable offences in the group match against Morocco at the 1986 tournament.  FIFA increased the suspension from the normal one to two matches because it deemed his second cautionable offence to be abuse of the referee.  Wilkins tossed away the ball in disgust, and it hit the referee on the bounce.

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