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England details England goals scored

1872-73

20
William Kenyon-Slaney
 Wanderers & Old Etonians
CF   1 2   45   (2) 8 March 1873 4-2 vs. Scotland (1) 25 196 60 min
2 England matches; 3 goalscorers (all new) 4 goals

1873-74

27
Robert Kingsford
 Wanderers & Old Marlburians & Crystal Palace (am)
F   1 1   90   7 March 1874 1-2 vs. Scotland (1) 24 94   n/a
1 England match; 1 goal (new) 1 goal

1874-75

25


31
Charles Wollaston
 Wanderers & Lancing Old Boys & Clapham Rovers
Charlie Alcock
 Wanderers
F   1 1   90   6 March 1875 2-2 vs. Scotland (2) 25 218  n/a 
F   1   90   ᶜ6 March 1875 2-2 vs. Scotland (1) 32 94
1 England match; 2 goals (both new) 2 goals

1875-76 1 England match; 0 goals  

1876-77

46
Alf Lyttelton
 Cambridge University & Old Etonians
F   1 1   90   3 March 1877 1-3 vs. Scotland (1) 20 24 n/a
1 England match; 1 goal (new) 1 goal

1877-78

55

42
John Wylie
 Wanderers & Sheffield
Arthur Cursham
 Notts County
F   1 1   90   2 March 1878 2-7 vs. Scotland (1) 23 148  n/a 
F   1   90   © 2 March 1878 2-7 vs. Scotland (3) 24 353
1 England match; 2 goals (both new) 2 goals

1878-79

69
Charlie Bambridge
 Swifts
IL   1 2   45   (2) 5 April 1879 5-4 vs. Scotland (1) 20 249 35 min
2 England matches; 5 goalscorers (all new) 7 goals 1

1879-80

68
Francis Sparks
 Herts Rangers & Clapham Rovers
F   2 3   60   13 March 1880 4-5 vs. Scotland (2)
©(2) 15 March 1880 3-2 vs. Wales (3)
24 253
24 255
3 days
2 England matches; 4 goalscorers (one new) 7 goals 1

1880-81

69
Charlie Bambridge
 Swifts
IL   1 1   90   12 March 1881 1-6 vs. Scotland (3) 22 225 n/a
2 England matches; 1 goalscorer 1 goal

1881-82

96
Howard Vaughton
 Aston Villa
IL
CF
  3 6   30 1ht (5) 18 February 1882 13-0 vs. Ireland (1)
11 March 1882 1-5 vs. Scotland (2)
21 40
21 61
21 days
3 England matches; 7 goalscorers (five new) 17 goals

1882-83

79
Clement Mitchell
 Upton Park & Corinthians
IL
CF
  2 4   45 1ht (3) 3 February 1883 5-0 vs. Wales (3)
10 March 1883 2-3 vs. Scotland (4)
20 348
21 18
35 days
3 England matches; 7 goalscorers (six new) 14 goals

1883-84

69

78
Charlie Bambridge
 Swifts
Harry Cursham

 Notts County & Corinthians
IL   3 3 3 85 1ht (3) 23 February 1884 9-1 vs. Ireland (8) 25 208 ?
OL   1 3 30 1ht (3) 23 February 1884 9-1 vs. Ireland (8) 24 88 55 min
3 England matches; 7 goalscorers (five new) 12 goals

1884-85

69
Charlie Bambridge
 Swifts
OL   3 2 2 135   28 February 1885 4-0 vs. Ireland (11)
21 March 1885 1-1 vs. Scotland (13)
26 213
26 234
21 days
3 England matches; 4 goalscorers (two new) 6 goals 1

1885-86

115
Ben Spilsbury
 Cambridge University & Derby County & Corinthians
IL   2 4 4 45 1ht (4) 13 March 1886 6-1 vs. Ireland (2) 21 224 ?
3 England matches; 5 goalscorers (four new) 10 goals

1886-87

131
Tinsley Lindley
 Nottingham Forest & Cambridge University & Corinthians
CF   3 6 6 45 1ht (3) 5 February 1887 7-0 vs. Ireland (4)
(2) 26 February 1887 4-0 vs. Wales (5)
19 March 1887 2-3 vs. Scotland 3 (6)
21 101
21 122
21 143
42 days
3 England matches; 4 goalscorers (one new) 13 goals 1

1887-88

130
Fred Dewhurst
 Preston North End & Corinthians
IL
IL
IR
  3 6 6 45 1ht (3) 4 February 1888 5-1 vs. Wales (6)
(2) 17 March 1888 5-0 vs. Scotland (7)
7 April 1888 5-1 vs
. Ireland (8)
24 50
24 92
24 113
63 days
3 England matches; 6 goalscorers (four new) 15 goals

1888-89

165
Jack Yates
 Burnley
OL   1 3 3 30 1ht (3) 2 March 1889 6-1 vs. Ireland (1) 28 58 ?
3 England matches; 8 goalscorers (six new) 12 goals
possibly also John Goodall and/or Billy Bassett and/or Davie Weir, who scored at least one each, possibly two

1889-90

172
Fred Geary
 Everton
IL   1 2-5 2-5 18-45 1ht (2-5) 15 March 1890 9-1 vs. Ireland (1) 22 51 ?
3 England matches; 9 goalscorers (7 new) 13 goals
possibly also Nat Walton and Bill Townley, who scored at least one each, possibly two, even three

1890-91

131


145

131
Tinsley Lindley
 Nottingham Forest & Corinthians
Edgar Chadwick
 Everton
John Goodall
 Derby County
CF 1 2 2 45 ©(2) 7 March 1891 6-1 vs. Ireland (13) 25 131 23 min
IL   2 90   7 March 1891 4-1 vs. Wales (1)
4 April 1891 2-1 vs. Scotland (2)
21 266
21 294
28 days
IR   2 90   © 7 March 1891 4-1 vs. Wales (5)
4 April 1891 2-1 vs. Scotland (6)
27 261
27 289
28 days
3 England matches; 9 goalscorers (five new) 12 goals

1891-92

164

131
Harry Daft
 Notts County & Corinthians
John Goodall
 Derby County
IL   1 2 2 45   (2) 25 March 1892 2-0 vs. Ireland (5) 25 335 3 min
IR   1 45   (2) 2 April 1892 4-1 vs. Scotland (7) 28 288 12 min
3 England matches; 6 goalscorers (one new) 8 goals

1892-93

209
Fred Spiksley
 Wednesday
IL   2 6 6 45 2ht (3) 13 March 1893 6-0 vs. Wales (1)
(3) 1 April 1893 5-2 vs. Scotland (2)
23 47
23 66
19 days
3 England matches; 10 goalscorers (six new) 17 goals

1893-94

216
John Veitch
 Old Westminsters & Corinthians
IL   1 3 3 30 1ht (3) 12 March 1894 5-1 vs. Wales (1) 24 236 50 min
3 England matches; 6 goalscorers (two new) 9 goals 1

1894-95

220
Steve Bloomer
 Derby County
CF
IR
  2 3 3 60   (2) 9 March 1895 9-0 vs. Ireland (1)
6 April 1895
3-0 vs. Scotland (2)
21 48
21 76
28 days
3 England matches; 7 goalscorers (three new) 13 goals 2

1895-96

220
Steve Bloomer
 Derby County
IR   2 6 6 30 1ht 7 March 1896 2-0 vs. Ireland (3)
(5) 16 March 1896 9-1 vs. Wales (4)
22 47
22 56
9 days
3 England matches; 4 goalscorers 12 goals

1896-97

220
Steve Bloomer
 Derby County
IR   3 4 4 68   (2) 20 February 1897 6-0 vs. Ireland 0 (5)
29 March 1897 4-0 vs. Wales (6)
3 April 1897 1-2 vs. Scotland (7)
23 31
23 68
23 73
42 days
3 England matches; 5 goalscorers (four new) 11 goals

1897-98

232
Fred Wheldon
 Aston Villa
IL   1 3 3 30 1ht (3) 20 February 1897 6-0 vs. Ireland (1) 27 111 28 min
3 England matches; 6 goalscorers (two new) 9 goals

1898-99

204
Gilbert Smith
 Oxford University, Old Carthusians & Corinthians
IL   3 5 5 30 1ht (4) 18 February 1899 13-2 vs. Ireland (14)
6 April 1899 2-1 vs. Scotland (16)
26 85
26 132
47 days
3 England matches; 7 goalscorers (three new) 19 goals

1899-1900

250

254

220
Charlie Sagar
 Bury
Geoffrey Wilson
 Corinthians
Steve Bloomer
 Derby County
IL 1 1 1 90 17 March 1900 2-0 vs. Ireland (1) 21 354 n/a
IL   2 180   26 March 1900 1-1 vs. Wales (1) 22 33
IR   1 90   7 April 1900 1-4 vs. Scotland (12) 26 77
3 England matches; 3 goalscorers (two new) 4 goals 1

1900-01

220
Steve Bloomer
 Derby County
IR   2 5 5 36 1ht (4) 18 March 1901 6-0 vs. Wales (13)
30 March 1901 2-2 vs. Scotland (14)
27 57
27 69
12 days
3 England matches; 6 goalscorers (four new) 11 goals

1901-02

244
Jimmy Settle
 Everton
IL   2 2 2 90   22 March 1902 1-0 vs. Ireland (4)
3 May 1902 2-2 vs. Scotland (5)
26 198
26 240
42 days
3 England matches; 2 goalscorers (one new) 3 goals

1902-03

283
Vivian Woodward
 Tottenham Hotspur
CF   3 4 4 68   (2) 14 February 1903 4-0 vs. Ireland (1)
2 March 1903 2-1 vs. Wales (2)
4 April 1903 1-2 vs. Scotland (3)
23 256
23 272
23 305
49 days
3 England matches; 4 goalscorers (all new) 7 goals

1903-04

286

294
Joe Bache
 Aston Villa
Alf Common
 Sheffield United
IL   2 2 2 90   29 February 1904 2-2 vs. Wales (2)
12 March 1904 2-1 vs. Ireland (3)
24 21
24 33
12 days
IR   2 90   (2) 12 March 1904 3-1 vs. Ireland (2) 23 292 49 min
3 England matches; 4 goalscorers (all new) 7 goals

1904-05

283
Vivian Woodward
 Tottenham Hotspur
CF   3 2 2 135   (2) 27 March 1905 3-1 vs. Wales (6) 25 297 33 min
3 England matches; 4 goalscorers (one new) 5 goals

1905-06

306

315
Dicky Bond
 Preston North End

Sammy Day
 Old Malvernians & Corinthians
OR   3 2 2 135   (2) 17 February 1906 5-0 vs. Ireland (3) 22 65 63 min
IR   3 135   17 February 1906 5-0 vs. Ireland (1)
19 March 1906 1-0 vs. Wales (2)
27 49
27 80
31 days
3 England matches; 5 goalscorers (four new) 7 goals

1906-07

310

318

220
Harold Hardman
 Everton
Jimmy Stewart
 The Wednesday
Steve Bloomer
 Middlesbrough
OL   2 1 1 180   16 February 1907 1-0 vs. Ireland (2) 24 318 n/a
IL   2 180   27 March 1907 1-1 vs. Wales (1) 24 71
IR   2 180   6 April 1907 1-1 vs. Scotland (23) 33 76
3 England matches; 3 goalscorers (two new) 3 goals

1907-08

325

George Hilsdon
 Chelsea
IR   6 12 4 45 ¹
1
ht
(2) 15 February 1908 3-1 vs. Ireland (2)
(2)
16 March 1908 7-1 vs. Wales
(3)
(2) 6 June 1908 6-1 vs. Austria (5)
(4)
10 June 1908 7-0 vs. Hungary
(6)
(2)
13 June 1908 4-0 vs. Bohemia (7)
22 189
22 219
22 301
22 305
22 308
112 days
7 England matches; 8 goalscorers (7 new) 39 goals

1908-09

283

 
Vivian Woodward
 Tottenham Hotspur
 
IR   5 10 2 45 2ht © (2) 13 February 1909 4-0 vs. Ireland (17)
© 29 May 1909 4-2 vs. Hungary (19)
© (4) 31 May 1909 8-2 vs. Hungary (20)
© (3) 1 June 1909 8-1 vs. Austria (21)
29 255
29 360
29 362
29 363
108 days
6 England matches; 9 goalscorers (five new) 28 goals 1

1909-10

341

346
Harold Fleming
 Swindon Town
Andy Ducat

 Woolwich Arsenal
IR   2 1 1 180   12 February 1910 1-1 vs. Ireland (3) 22 288 n/a
RH   3 270   14 March 1910 1-0 vs. Wales (2) 24 27
3 England matches; 2 goalscorers (one new) 2 goals

1910-11

283

 
Vivian Woodward
 Chelsea
IL   1 2 2 45   (2) 13 March 1911 3-0 vs. Wales (23) 31 271 18 mins
3 England matches; 5 goalscorers (two new) 6 goals

1911-12

341

340
Harold Fleming
 Swindon Town
George Holley
 Sunderland
IR   1 3 3 30 1ht (3) 10 February 1912 6-1 vs. Ireland (8) 24 286 52 min
RH   3 90   10 February 1912 6-1 vs. Ireland (7)
11 March 1912 2-0 vs. Wales (8)
23 March 1912
1-1 vs. Scotland (9)
26 82
26 112
26 124
42 days
3 England matches; 4 goalscorers (one new) 9 goals

1912-13

372

 
Harry Hampton
 Aston Villa
IL   2 2 2 90   17 March 1913 4-3 vs. Wales (1)
5 April 1913 1-0 vs. Scotland (2)
27 330
27 349
19 days
3 England matches; 5 goalscorers (four new) 6 goals

1913-14

367

322

341
Joe Smith
 Bolton Wanderers
Billy Wedlock
 Bristol City
Harold Fleming
 Swindon Town
IL   2 1 1 180   16 March 1914 2-0 vs. Wales (2) 24 264 n/a
CH   1 90   16 March 1914 2-0 vs. Wales (26) 33 139
IR   1 90   4 April 1914 1-3 vs. Scotland (11) 26 339
3 England matches; 3 goalscorers (one new) 3 goals

 
1919-20

389

396
 
Jack Cock
 Huddersfield Town, Chelsea
Bob Kelly
 Burnley
CF   2 2 2 90   25 October 1919 1-1 vs. Ireland (1)
10 April 1920 5-4 vs. Scotland (2)
25 344
26 147
133 days
IR   1 45   (2) 10 April 1920 5-4 vs. Scotland (1) 26 146 16 min
3 England matches; 5 goalscorers (four new) 7 goals

1920-21

396

401

365

408
 
Bob Kelly
 Burnley
Billy Walker
 Aston Villa
Charlie Buchan
 Sunderland

Harry Chambers
 Liverpool
IR   3 1 1 270   23 October 1920 2-0 vs. Ireland (2) 26 342 n/a
CF   1 90   23 October 1920 2-0 vs. Ireland (1) 22 360
CF 2 0 180 21 May 1921 2-0 vs. Belgium (4) 29 241
IL   3 270   21 May 1921 2-0 vs. Belgium (3) 24 185
4 England matches; 4 goalscorers (two new) 4 goals

1921-22

424

396
 
Billy Kirton
 Aston Villa

Bob Kelly
 Burnley
IR   1 1 1 90   22 October 1921 1-1 vs. Ireland (1) 25 324 n/a
IR   2 45   13 March 1922 1-0 vs. Wales (5) 28 117
3 England matches; 2 goalscorers (one new) 2 goals

1922-23

408


442
 
Harry Chambers
 Liverpool

Ken/Jackie Hegan
 Corinthians & RASC
IL   4 4 3 90   (2) 21 October 1922 2-0 vs. Ireland (4)
5 March 1923 2-2 vs. Wales (5)
19 March 1923 6-1 vs. Belgium (6)
25 338
26 108
26 122
149 days
OL   2 0 180   (2) 19 March 1923 6-1 vs. Belgium (1)
(2) 10 May 1923 4-1 vs. France (2)
22 54
22 106
52 days
7 England matches; 14 goalscorers (10 new) 23 goals

1923-24

466

477
Tommy Roberts
 Preston North End
Vivian Gibbins
 Clapton & West Ham United
CF   2 2 1 90   1 November 1923 2-2 vs. Belgium (1)
3 March 1924 1-2 Wales (2)
26 337
27 95
123 days
CF   1 0 45   (2) 17 May 1924 3-1 vs. France (1) 22 281 52 days
5 England matches; 5 goalscorers (4 new) 8 goals 1

1924-25

401

 
Billy Walker
 Aston Villa
IL   5 3 1 150   22 October 1924 3-1 vs. Ireland (8)
(2) 8 December 1924 4-0 vs. Belgium (9)
26 359
27 40
240 days
5 England matches; 7 goalscorers (3 new) 12 goals 1

1925-26

436

 
Frank Osborne
 Tottenham Hotspur
CF   1 3 0 30 1ht (3) 24 May 1926 5-3 vs. Belgium (4) 29 222 71 mins
4 England matches; 4 goalscorers (3 new) 6 goals

1926-27

515
 
Bill Dean
 Everton
 
CF   7 12 4 53 2ht (2) 12 February 1927 3-3 vs. Wales (1)
(2) 2 April 1927 2-1 vs. Scotland (2)

(3) 11 May 1927 9-1 vs. Belgium (3)
(3) 21 May 1927 5-2 vs. Luxembourg (4)
(2) 26 May 1927 6-0 vs. France (5)

20 21
20 70
20 109
20 119
20 124
103 days
6 England matches; 10 goalscorers (7 new) 28 goals 1

1927-28

515
 
Bill Dean
 Everton
 
CF   5 4 0 113   (2) 17 May 1928 5-1 vs. France (9)
(2) 19 May 1928 5-1 vs. France (10)
21 116
21 118
2 days
5 England matches; 5 goalscorers (3 new) 10 goals 1

1928-29

543
 
George Camsell
 Middlesbrough
CF   2 6 0 30 ¹
1ht
(2) 9 May 1929 4-1 vs. France (1)
(4) 11 May 1929 5-1 vs. Belgium (2)
26 163
26 165
2 days
6 England matches; 5 goalscorers (3 new) 17 goals

1929-30

543
 
George Camsell
 Middlesbrough
CF   2 5 5 36 1ht (2) 19 October 1929 3-0 vs. Ireland (3)
(3) 20 November 1929 6-0 vs. Wales (4)
26 326
26 358
32 days
5 England matches; 7 goalscorers (3 new) 17 goals

1930-31

556
 
Harry Burgess
 Sheffield Wednesday
IL   4 4 2 90   (2) 20 October 1930 5-1 vs. Ireland (1)
(2) 16 May 1931 6-1 vs. Belgium (4)
26 61
26 269
208 days
5 England matches; 7 goalscorers (6 new) 15 goals

1931-32

565


551
 

Jack Smith
 Portsmouth

Sammy Crooks
 Derby County
IR   3 4 2 68   17 October 1931 6-2 vs. Ireland (1)
18 November 1931 3-1 vs. Wales (2)
(2) 9 December 1931 7-2 vs. Spain (3)
32 354
33 21
33 42
53 days
OR   4 2 90   18 November 1931 3-1 vs. Wales (10)
(2) 9 December 1931 7-2 vs. Spain (11)
9 April 1932 3-0 vs. Scotland (12)
23 306
23 327
24 84
143 days
6 England matches; 9 goalscorers (3 new) 22 goals

1932-33

567
 
Cliff Bastin
 Arsenal
OL
IL
  2 3 0 60   13 May 1933 1-1 vs. Italy (2)
(2) 20 May 1933 4-0 vs. Switzerland (4)
21 60
21 67
7 days
6 England matches; 7 goalscorers (3 new) 11 goals

1933-34

546
 
Eric Brook
 Manchester City

 
OL   6 4 2 135   14 October 1933 3-0 vs. Ireland (3)
15 November 1933 1-2 vs. Wales (4)
6 December 1933 4-0 vs. France (5)
14 April 1934 3-0 vs. Scotland (6)
25 321
25 353
26 9
26 138
182 days
6 England matches; 6 goalscorers (4 new) 13 goals

1934-35

546
 
Eric Brook
 Manchester City

 
OL   4 3 2 135   29 September 1934 2-1 vs. Wales (9)
(2) 14 November 1934 3-2 vs. Italy (10)
26
26
 days
5 England matches; 6 goalscorers (2 new) 10 goals

1935-36

543
 
George Camsell
 Middlesbrough
CF   4 5 1 72   (2) 4 December 1935 3-0 vs. Germany (6)
4 April 1936 1-1 vs. Scotland (7)
6 May 1936 1-2 vs. Austria (8)
9 May 1936 2-3 vs. Belgium (9)
33 7
33
129
33 161
33
164
157 days
6 England matches; 7 goalscorers (3 new) 11 goals

1936-37

629
 
Freddie Steele
 Stoke City
CF   6 8 1 68 1ht 17 April 1937 1-3 vs. Scotland (3)
(2) 14 May 1937 6-0 vs. Norway (4)
(3) 17 May 1937 4-0 vs. Sweden (5)
(2) 20 May 1937 8-0 vs. Finland (6)
20 346
21 8
21
11
21
14
33 days
7 England matches; 13 goalscorers (9 new) 29 goals 1

1937-38

603
 
Stan Matthews
 Stoke City
 
OR
OR
OL
  6 5 1 108 1ht 17 November 1937 2-1 vs. Wales (5)
(3) 1 December 1937 5-4 vs. Czechoslovakia (6)
14 May 1938 6-3 vs. Germany (5)
22 289
22 303
23 102
178 days
7 England matches; 11 goalscorers (4 new) 23 goals

1938-39

593
 
Willie Hall
 Tottenham Hotspur
 
IL   5 7 5 64 1ht 26 October 1938 3-0 vs. Rest of Europe (6)
(5) 16 November 1938 7-0 vs. Ireland (7)
13 May 1939 2-2 vs. Italy (9)
26 228
26 249
27 62
199 days
8 England matches; 9 goalscorers (6 new) 23 goals


1946-47

647
Tommy Lawton
 Chelsea,
 Notts County
 
CF   8 10 2 72 2ht 28 September 1946 7-2 vs. Ireland (9)
13 November 1946 3-0 vs. Wales (11)
(4) 27 November 1946 8-2 vs. Netherlands (12)
(4) 25 May 1947 10-0 vs. Portugal (16)
26 357
27 38
27
52
27
231
239 days
8 England matches; 7 goalscorers (4 new) 33 goals
 
1947-48

667
Stan Mortensen
 Blackpool

 
IR   6 7 2 77 1ht 21 September 1947 5-2 vs. Belgium (2)
18 October 1947 3-0 vs. Wales (3)
(3) 19 November 1947 4-2 vs. Sweden (5)
10 April 1948 2-0 vs. Scotland (6)

16 May 1948 4-0 vs. Italy (4)
26 118
26 145
26 177
26 320
26 356
238 days
6 England matches; 4 goalscorers 20 goals
 
1948-49

667

675


661


685
 
Stan Mortensen
 Blackpool
Jackie Milburn
 
Newcastle United
 

Tom Finney
 Preston North End
  

Johnny Morris
 Derby County
IR   5 3 3 150 1ht (3) 9 October 1948 6-2 vs. Ireland (8) 27 136 22 min
CF   4 2 120   9 October 1948 6-2 vs. Ireland (1)
2 December 1948 6-0 vs. Switzerland (3)
9 April 1949 1-3 vs. Scotland (4)
24 151
24 205
24 333
182 days
OF 6 1 180 10 November 1948 1-0 vs. Wales (14)
13 May 1949 1-3 vs. Sweden (16)
18 May 1949 4-1 vs. Norway (17)
26 219
27 38
27 43
189 days
IR   2 0 60   18 May 1949 4-1 vs. Norway (17)
(2) 22 May 1949 3-1 vs. France (18)
25 233
25 238
5 days
8 England matches; 10 goalscorers (8 new) 22 goals 2
   
1949-50

667
 
 
Stan Mortensen
 Blackpool
 
IR 9
0
9 6 3     15 October 1949 4-1 vs. Wales (13)
(2) 16 November 1949 9-2 vs. Ireland (14)
14 May 1950 5-3 vs. Portugal (17)
18 May 1950 4-1 vs. Belgium (18)
28 142
28 174
28 353
28 357
29 30
253 days
25 June 1950 2-0 vs. Chile (19)
8 England matches; 10 goalscorers (2 new) 22 goals 2
   
1950-51

696


675
Eddie Baily
 Tottenham Hotspur

  
Jackie Milburn
 
Newcastle United
IL 4
0
3 4 4 60   (2) 7 October 1950 4-1 vs. Ireland (2)
(2) 15 November 1950 4-2 vs. Wales (3)
25 62
25 101
39 days
CF 4
0
3   60   15 November 1950 4-2 vs. Wales (9)
9 May 1951 2-2 vs. Argentina (10)
(2) 19 May 1951 5-2 vs. Portugal (11)
26 188
26 363
27 8
185 days
6 England matches; 10 goalscorers (5 new) 19 goals
   
1951-52

702
 
Nat Lofthouse
 Bolton Wanderers
 
CF 7
0
7 7 2 90 (2) 14 November 1951 vs. Ireland (3)
28 November 1951 2-2 vs. Austria (4)
(2) 25 May 1952 3-2 vs. Austria (7)
(2) 28 May 1952 3-0 vs. Switzerland (8)
26 79
26 93
26 265
26 268
189 days
8 England matches; 7 goalscorers (4 new) 16 goals 1
    
1952-53

702
 
Nat Lofthouse
 Bolton Wanderers
 
CF 8
0
8 8 3 83 4 October 1952 2-2 vs. Ireland (9)
(2) 12 November 1952 5-2 vs. Wales (10)
(2) 26 November 1952 5-0 vs. Belgium (11)
24 May 1953 2-1 vs. Chile (14)
(2) 8 June 1953 6-3 vs. United States (16)
27 38
27 76
27 90
27 267
27 285
247 days
8 England matches; 8 goalscorers (3 new) 23 goals
    
1953-54
702
 
Nat Lofthouse
 Bolton Wanderers
 
CF 6
0
5 6 6 78 (2) 10 October 1953 4-1 vs. Wales (17)
11 November 1953 3-1 vs. Ireland (19)
28 44
28 70
28 294
28 303
259 days
(2) 17 June 1954 4-4 vs. Belgium (20)
26 June 1954 4-2 vs. Uruguay (21)
10 England matches; 11 goalscorers (3 new) 27 goals
    
1954-55

681
 
Roy Bentley
 Chelsea
 
IR 6
0
4 6 3 60 1ht (3) 10 November 1954 3-2 vs. Wales (9)
1 December 1954 3-1 vs. West Germany (10)
18 May 1955 1-1 vs. Spain (11)
22 May 1955 1-3 vs. Portugal (12)
30 177
30 198
31 1
31 5
193 days
7 England matches; 7 goalscorers (3 new) 17 goals
        
1955-56
702
 
Nat Lofthouse
 Bolton Wanderers
 
CF 4
1
5 4 2 102 (2) (2) 2 October 1955 5-1 vs. Denmark (27)
▲(2) 20 May 1956 5-1 vs. Finland (31)
30 36
30 267
247 days
9 England matches; 12 goalscorers (5 new) 26 goals 1
       
1956-57

719
 
Tommy Taylor
 Manchester United
 
CF 5
1
6 10 8 51 2ht (2) ▲(2) 28 November 1956 3-0 vs. Yugoslavia (12)
(3) 5 December 1956 5-2 vs. Denmark (13)
(3) 8 May 1957 5-1 vs. Republic of Ireland (14)
(2) 15 May 1957 4-1 vs. Denmark (15)
24 299
24
306
25
99
25 106
168 days
8 England matches; 8 goalscorers (1 new) 24 goals

1957-58

759
 
Derek Kevan
 West Bromwich Albion
 
CF 10
0
10 5 4 180   (2) 19 April 1958 4-0 vs. Scotland (4)
18 May 1958 1-1 vs. USSR (7)
23 9
23
73
23
94
23 101
92 days
8 June 1958 2-2 vs. USSR (8)
15 June 1958 2-2 vs. Austria (10)
11 England matches; 9 goalscorers (4 new) 21 goals 1

1958-59

767
 
Bobby Charlton
 Manchester United
 
C/IF 9
0
9 8 3 51 ¹
1ht
(2) 4 October 1958 3-3 vs. Northern Ireland (4)
22 October 1958 5-0 vs. USSR (5)
11 April 1959 1-0 vs. Scotland (7)
6 May 1959 2-2 vs. Italy (8)
(3) 28 May 1959 8-1 vs. United States (12)
20 358
21 11
21 182
21 207
21 229
236 days
9 England matches; 8 goalscorers (4 new) 23 goals

1959-60

767

780
Bobby Charlton
 Manchester United
Jimmy Greaves
 Chelsea
I/OL 6
0
6 2 1 270 ¹ 28 October 1959 2-3 vs. Sweden (14)
9 April 1960 1-1 vs. Scotland
22 17
22 181
164 days
IR 4
0
4 1 180   17 October 1959 1-1 vs. Wales (4)
11 May 1960 3-3 vs. Yugoslavia (6)
19 239
20 81
207 days
9 England matches; 7 goalscorers (2 new) 9 goals

1960-61

780
 
Jimmy Greaves
 Chelsea
IR 8
0
8 13     1ht (2) 8 October 1960 5-2 vs. Northern Ireland (8)
(3) 19 October 1960 9-0 vs. Luxembourg (9)
26 October 1960 4-2 vs. Spain (10)
(2) 23 November 1960 5-1 vs. Wales (11)
20 231
20 242
20 249
20 277
x days
x England matches; x goalscorers (x new) x goals


Year Players

Goals Scored

Games Played
1961-62 Ronald Flowers 5 (4 penalties) 12
1962-63 Robert Charlton 5 6
1963-64 James Peter Greaves 8 9
1964-65 6 6
1965-66 Roger Hunt 8 13
1966-67 Geoffrey Charles Hurst 3 6
1967-68 Martin Stanford Peters 5 7
1968-69 Geoffrey Charles Hurst 8 (4 penalties) 9
1969-70 Martin Stanford Peters 4 12
Year Players

Goals Scored

Games Played
1970-71 Martin Harcourt Chivers 5 5
1971-72 2 7
Geoffrey Charles Hurst 4
1972-73 Martin Harcourt Chivers 5 10
1973-74 Michael Roger Channon 5 11
1974-75 Malcolm Ian Macdonald 6 4
1975-76 Michael Roger Channon 9 (1 penalty) 9
1976-77 4 (2 penalties) 9
1977-78 Peter Simon Barnes 2 (Neal included 1 penalty) 6
Anthony William Currie 5
Philip George Neal 5
Joseph Kevin Keegan 6
1978-79 6 9
1979-80 4 8
Anthony Stewart Woodcock 8
Year Players

Goals Scored

Games Played
1980-81 Terence McDermott 3 7
1981-82 Paul Mariner 6 10
Bryan Robson 11
1982-83 Trevor John Francis 4 8
Anthony Stewart Woodcock 4
1983-84 Paul Mariner 2 3
Anthony Stewart Woodcock 9
Bryan Robson 7
1984-85 5 11
1985-86 Gary Winston Lineker 9 11
1986-87 7 6
1987-88 7 10
1988-89 3 7
John Charles Bryan Barnes 5
1989-90 Gary Winston Lineker 6 (2 penalties) 16
Year

Goals Scored

Games Played
1990-91 10 (2 penalties) 10
1991-92 David Andrew Platt 4 9
1992-93 9 10
1993-94 Ian Edward Wright 4 4
1994-95 David Andrew Platt 3 (1 penalty) 7
1995-96 Alan Shearer 5 (1 penalty) 11
1996-97 6 7
1997-98 4 (1 penalty) 7
1998-99 4 8
1999-2000 6 12
Year Players

Goals Scored

Games Played
2000-01 David Robert Joseph Beckham 3 8
Paul Scholes 7
Michael James Owen 8
2001-02 8 12
2002-03 4 (Owen included 1 penalty) 9
David Robert Joseph Beckham 6
2003-04 Wayne Mark Rooney 8 12
2004-05 Michael James Owen 6 10
2005-06 Peter James Crouch 6 10
2006-07 6 8
2007-08 Michael James Owen 3 7
Shaun Cameron Wright-Phillips 7
2008-09 Wayne Mark Rooney 10 9
2009-10 Peter James Crouch 5 6

2010-19
Year Player(s) goals scored games played Eng. goals scored Eng. games played Different
scorers (new)
 
2010-11 Jermain Defoe &
Darren Bent
3 3
4
17 9 9 (?)
2011-12 Ashley Young 4 10 17 12 9 (?)( 1)
2012-13 Wayne Rooney 7 7 30 11 11 (?)( 1)
2013-14 Wayne Rooney &
Daniel Sturridge
4   21 14 9 (2)
2014-15 Wayne Rooney 8 10 21 10 8 (3)( 1)
2015-16  Wayne Rooney 5 10 28 15 12 (5)( 3)
2016-17 Adam Lallana &
Harry Kane
3 7
3
14 9 8 (1)
2017-18 Harry Kane 11 (3 pens) 11
26 17 12 (5)
2018-19 Raheem Sterling 6 7 21 10 7 (3)( 1)
2019-20 Harry Kane 10 (3 pens) 6 27 6 9 (4)( 2)
2020-21 Harry Kane 6 (1 pen) 16 35 19 15 (9)( 1)
2021-22 Harry Kane 12 (5 pen) 12 36 13 16 (3)( 1)
2022-23 Harry Kane 8 (5 pen) 11 31 11 14 (3)( 1)
2023-24 Harry Kane 8 (2 pen) 14 24 17 10 (2)( 2)
2024-25 Harry Kane 7 (1 pen) 9 23 10 13 (8)( 1)
2025-26 five players 1 2 7 2 5 (3)( 1)

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