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England's Players - Most Appearances

England Players - 100 or More Appearances
Plyr
No.
Player Birth/Death Club(s) Pos St Sub App G Career
867 Shilton, Peter Leslie 18 September 1949 Leicester City, Stoke City, Nottingham Forest, Southampton, Derby County G 125 0 125 0 25 November 1970
7 July 1990
x
1078 Beckham, David Robert Joseph 2 May 1975 Manchester United, Real Madrid (Spain), LA Galaxy (US), AC Milan (Italy) C/
RM
101 14 115 17 1 September 1996
14 October 2009
x
804 Moore, Robert Frederick Chelsea 12 April 1941
24 February 1993
West Ham United RH/
CD
108 0 108 2 20 May 1962
14 November 1973
x
767 Charlton, Robert 11 October 1937 Manchester United OL/
CF/M
105 1 106 49 19 April 1958
14 June 1970
x
658 Wright, William Ambrose 6 February 1924
3 September 1994
Wolverhampton Wanderers CH 105 0 105 3 28 September 1946
28 May 1959
England Players - 20 or More Appearances
941 Robson, Bryan 11 January 1957 West Bromwich Albion, Manchester United M 90 0 90 26 6 February 1980
16 October 1991
186 Owen, Michael James 14 December 1979 Liverpool, Real Madrid (Spain), Newcastle United F 77 12 89 40 11 February 1998
26 March 2008
937 Sansom, Kenneth Graham 26 September 1958 Crystal Palace, Arsenal LB 85 1 86 1 23 May 1979
18 June 1988
164 Neville, Gary Alexander 18 February 1975 Manchester United RB 80 5 85 0 3 June 1995
7 February 2007
1099 Gerrard, Steven George 30 May 1980 Liverpool M 82 3 85 19 31 May 2000
11 August 2010
922 Wilkins, Raymond Colin 14 September 1956 Chelsea, Manchester United, Milan (Italy) M 78 6 84 3 28 May 1976
12 November 1986
1097 Lampard, Frank James 20 June 1978 West Ham United, Chelsea M 72 11 83 20 10 October 1999
11 August 2010
1106 Cole, Ashley 20 December 1980 Arsenal, Chelsea LB 83 0 83 0 28 March 2001
11 August 2010
979 Lineker, Gary Winston 30 November 1960 Leicester City, Everton, Barcelona (Spain), Tottenham Hotspur F 74 6 80 48 26 May 1984
17 June 1992
966 Barnes, John Charles Bryan 7 November 1963 Watford, Liverpool OL 65 14 79 11 28 May 1983
6 September 1995
Plyr
No.
Player Birth/Death Club(s) Pos St Sub App G Career
999 Pearce, Stuart 24 April 1962 Nottingham Forest, West Ham United LB 74 4 78 5 19 May 1987
8 September 1999
1083 Ferdinand, Rio Gavin 7 November 1978 West Ham United, Leeds United, Manchester United CD 72 6 78 3 15 November 1997
30 May 2010
945 Butcher, Terence Ian 28 December 1958 Ipswich Town, Glasgow Rangers (Scotland) CD 77 0 77 3 31 May 1980
4 July 1990
661 Finney, Thomas 5 April 1922 Preston North End OR/L
/CF 
76 0 76 30 28 September 1946
22 October 1958
1007 Seaman, David Andrew 19 September 1963 Queens Park Rangers, Arsenal G 72 3 75 0 16 November 1988
16 October 2002
816 Banks, Gordon 30 December 1937 Leicester City, Stoke City G 73 0 73 0 6 April 1963
27 May 1972
174 Campbell, Sulzeer Jeremiah 18 September 1974 Tottenham Hotspur, Arsenal, Portsmouth D 67 6 73 1 18 May 1996
21 November 2007
837 Ball, Alan James 12 May 1945
25 April 2007
Blackpool, Everton, Arsenal M 69 3 72 8 9 May 1965
24 May 1975
844 Peters, Martin Stanford 8 November 1943 West Ham United, Tottenham Hotspur M 64 3 67 20 4 May 1966
18 May 1974
998 Adams, Tony Alexander 10 October 1966 Arsenal CD 66 0 66 5 18 February 1987
7 October 2000
Plyr
No.
Player Birth/Death Club(s) Pos St Sub App G Career
1082 Scholes, Paul 16 November 1974 Manchester United M 64 2 66 14 24 May 1997
24 June 2004
894 Watson, David Vernon 5 October 1946 Sunderland, Manchester City, Werder Bremen (West Germany), Southampton, Stoke City CH 63 2 65 4 3 April 1974
2 June 1982
1125 Rooney, Wayne Mark 24 October 1985 Everton, Manchester United F 61 4 65 25 12 February 2003
11 August 2010
1127 Terry, John George 7 December 1980 Chelsea CD 64 1 65 6 3 June 2003
11 August 2010
790 Wilson, Ramon 17 December 1934 Huddersfield Town, Everton LB 62 1 63 0 9 April 1960
8 June 1968
887 Keegan, Joseph Kevin 14 February 1951 Liverpool, SV Hamburg (West Germany), Southampton F 62 1 63 21 15 November 1972
5 July 1982
1040 Shearer, Alan 13 August 1970 Southampton, Blackburn Rovers, Newcastle United CF 61 2 63 30 19 February 1992
20 June 2000
861 Hughes, Emlyn Walter 28 August 1947
9 November 2004
Liverpool, Wolverhampton Wanderers LB
/CD
59 3 62 1 5 November 1969
24 May 1980
987 Waddle, Christopher Roland 14 December 1960 Newcastle United, Tottenham Hotspur, Olympique de Marseille (France) OL
/R
48 14 62 6 26 March 1985
16 October 1991
1019 Platt, David Andrew 10 June 1966 Aston Villa, Bari (Italy), Juventus (Italy), Sampdoria (Italy), Arsenal M 55 7 62 27 15 November 1989
26 June 1996
Plyr
No.
Player Birth/Death Club(s) Pos St Sub App G Career
1094 Heskey, Emile William Ivanhoe 11 January 1978 Leicester City, Liverpool, Birmingham City, Wigan Athletic, Aston Villa F 40 22 62 7 28 April 1999
27 June 2010
886 Clemence, Raymond Neal 5 August 1948 Liverpool, Tottenham Hotspur G 60 1 61 0 15 November 1972
16 November 1983
995 Beardsley, Peter Andrew 18 January 1961 Newcastle United, Liverpool, Newcastle United F 46 13 59 9 29 January 1986
23 May 1996
1005 Walker, Desmond Sinclair 26 November 1965 Nottingham Forest, Sampdoria (Italy), Sheffield Wednesday CD 56 3 59 0 14 September 1988
17 November 1993
1076 Neville, Philip John 21 January 1977 Manchester United, Everton RB 36 23 59 0 23 May 1996
13 October 2007
780 Greaves, James Peter 20 February 1940 Chelsea, Tottenham Hotspur IF 57 0 57 44 17 May 1959
27 May 1967
1006 Gascoigne, Paul John 27 May 1967 Tottenham Hotspur, Lazio (Italy),  Glasgow Rangers (Scotland), Middlesbrough M 46 11 57 10 14 September 1988
29 May 1998
1071 Southgate, Gareth 3 September 1970 Aston Villa, Middlesbrough CD 44 13 57 2 12 December 1995
31 March 2004
739 Haynes, John Norman 17 October 1934
18 October 2005
Fulham IL
/R
56 0 56 18 2 October 1954
10 June 1962
117 Cole, Joseph John 8 November 1981 West Ham United, Chelsea M 31 25 56 10 25 May 2001
27 June 2010
Plyr
No.
Player Birth/Death Club(s) Pos St Sub App G Career
603 Matthews, Stanley 1 February 1915
23 February 2000
Stoke City, Blackpool OR 54 0 54 11 29 September 1934
15 May 1957
940 Hoddle, Glenn 27 October 1957 Tottenham Hotspur, Monaco (France) M 43 10 53 8 22 November 1979
18 June 1988
1044 Ince, Paul Emerson Carlyle 21 October 1967 Manchester United,  Internazionale Milano (Italy), Liverpool, Middlesbrough M 50 3 53 2 9 September 1992
20 June 2000
1080 James, David Benjamin 1 August 1970 Liverpool, Aston Villa, West Ham United, Manchester City, Portsmouth G 43 10 53 0 29 March 1997
27 June 2010
926 Francis, Trevor John 19 April 1954 Birmingham City, Nottingham Forest, Manchester City, Sampdoria (Italy) F 42 10 52 12 9 February 1977
23 April 1986
148 Sheringham, Edward Paul 2 April 1966 Tottenham Hotspur, Manchester United, Tottenham Hotspur F 30 21 51 11 29 May 1993
21 June 202
911 Neal, Philip George 20 February 1951 Liverpool RB 49 1 50 5 24 March 1976
21 September 1983
x
747 Flowers, Ronald 28 July 1934 Wolverhampton Wanderers R/
LH
48 1 49 10 15 May 1955
29 June 1966
843 Hurst, Geoffrey Charles 8 December 1941 West Ham United F 47 2 49 24 23 February 1966
29 April 1972
684 Dickinson, James William 24 April 1925
9 November 1982
Portsmouth L/
RH
48 0 48 0 18 May 1949
5 December 1956
Plyr
No.
Player Birth/Death Club(s) Pos St Sub App G Career
852 Bell, Colin 26 February 1946 Manchester City M 45 3 48 9 22 May 1968
30 October 1975
896 Brooking, Trevor David 2 October 1948 West Ham United M 42 5 47 5 3 April 1974
5 July 1982
885 Channon, Michael Roger 28 November 1948 Southampton, Manchester City F 44 2 46 21 11 October 1972
7 September 1977
989 Stevens, Michael Gary 27 March 1963 Everton, Glasgow Rangers (Scotland) RB 45 1 46 0 6 June 1985
3 June 1992
977 Wright, Mark 1 August 1963 Southampton, Derby County, Liverpool CD 42 3 45 1 2 May 1984
18 May 1996
778 Armfield, James Christopher 21 September 1935 Blackpool RB 43 0 43 0 13 May 1959
26 June 1966
993 Woods, Christopher Charles Eric 14 November 1959 Norwich City, Glasgow Rangers (Scotland), Sheffield Wednesday G 34 9 43 0 16 June 1985
9 June 1993
1039 Keown, Martin Raymond 24 July 1966 Everton, Arsenal CD 39 4 43 2 19 February 1992
26 May 2002
1131 Defoe, Jermain Colin 7 October 1982 Tottenham Hotspur, Portsmouth, Tottenham Hotspur F 15 28 43 12 31 March 2004
27 June 2010
882 Mills, Michael Denis 4 January 1949 Ipswich Town FB
/M
40 2 42 0 11 October 1972
5 July 1982
Plyr
No.
Player Birth/Death Club(s) Pos St Sub App G Career
912 Thompson, Philip Bernard 21 January 1954 Liverpool CD 40 2 42 1 24 March 1976
17 November 1982
932 Coppell, Stephen James 9 July 1955  Manchester United OR 39 3 42 7 16 November 1977
30 March 1983
935 Woodcock, Anthony Stewart 6 December 1955 Nottingham Forest, Köln (West Germany), Arsenal F 30 12 42 16 16 May 1978
26 February 1986
1026 Batty, David 2 December 1968 Leeds United, Blackburn Rovers, Newcastle United, Leeds United M 32 10 42 0 21 May 1991
8 September 1999
1111 Hargreaves, Owen Lee 20 January 1981 FC Bayern München AG (Germany), Manchester United M 17 25 42 0 15 August 2001
28 May 2008
271 Crompton, Robert 26 September 1879
15 March 1941
Blackburn Rovers RB 41 0 41 0 3 March 1902
4 April 1914
1121 Robinson, Paul William 15 October 1979 Leeds United, Tottenham Hotspur GK 37 4 41 0 12 February 2003
17 October 2007
1100 Barry, Gareth Robert 23 February 1981 Aston Villa, Manchester City D/M 31 9 40 1 31 May 2000
11 August 2010
1139 Crouch, Peter James 30 January 1981 Southampton, Liverpool, Portsmouth, Tottenham Hotspur F 18 22 40 21 31 May 2005
18 June 2010
1081 Butt, Nicholas 21 January 1975 Manchester United, Newcastle United M 27 12 39 0 29 March 1997
17 November 2004
Plyr
No.
Player Birth/Death Club(s) Pos St Sub App G Career
1092 Carragher, James Lee Duncan 28 January 1978 Liverpool D 17 21 38 0 28 April 1999
18 June 2010
825 Cohen, George Reginald 22 October 1939 Fulham RB 37 0 37 0 6 May 1964
22 November 1967
1060 McManaman, Steven 11 February 1972 Liverpool, Real Madrid (Spain) M 25 12 37 3 16 November 1994
6 October 2001
763 Douglas, Bryan 27 May 1934 Blackburn Rovers OR 36 0 36 11 19 October 1957
5 June 1963
985 Steven, Trevor McGregor 21 September 1963 Everton, Glasgow Rangers (Scotland), Olympique de Marseille (France) M 28 8 36 4 27 February 1985
14 June 1992
1051 Le Saux, Graeme Pierre 17 October 1968 Blackburn Rovers, Chelsea LB
/M
33 3 36 1 9 March 1994
7 October 2000
1114 Bridge, Wayne Michael 5 August 1980 Southampton, Chelsea, Fulham, Manchester City LB 21 15 36 1 13 February 2002
14 November 2009
751 Clayton, Ronald 5 August 1934 Blackburn Rovers RH 35 0 35 0 2 November 1955
11 May 1960
835 Charlton, John 8 May 1935 Leeds United CH 35 0 35 6 10 April 1965
1
1 June 1970
883 Mullery, Alan Patrick 23 November 1941 Tottenham Hotspur M 33 2 35 1 9 December 1964
13 October 1971
Plyr
No.
Player Birth/Death Club(s) Pos St Sub App G Career
928 Mariner, Paul 22 May 1953 Ipswich Town, Arsenal CF 30 5 35 13 30 March 1977
1 May 1985
803 Hunt, Roger 20 July 1938 Liverpool F 34 0 34 18 4 April 1962
15 January 1969
1133 Wright-Phillips, Shaun Lombe Cameron 25 October 1981 Manchester City, Chelsea, Manchester City AM 15 19 34 6 18 August 2004
27 June 2010
702 Lofthouse, Nathaniel 27 August 1925 Bolton Wanderers CF 33 0 33 30 22 November 1950
26 November 1958
728 Byrne, Roger William 8 February 1929
6 February 1958
Manchester United LB 33 0 33 0 3 April 1954
27 November 1957
786 Springett, Ronald Deryk George 22 July 1935 Sheffield Wednesday G 33 0 33 0 18 November 1959
29 June 1966
1022 Wright, Ian Edward 3 November 1963 Crystal Palace, Arsenal, West Ham United F 17 16 33 9 6 February 1991
18 November 1998
1096 Dyer, Kieron Courtney 29 December 1978 Newcastle United M 8 25 33 0 4 September 1999
22 August 2007
677 Ramsey, Alfred Ernest 20 January 1922
28 April 1999
Southampton, Tottenham Hotspur RB 32 0 32 3 2 December 1948
25 November 1953
981 Hateley, Mark Wayne 7 November 1961 Portsmouth, Milan (Italy), Monaco (France), Glasgow Rangers (Scotland) CF 20 12 32 9 2 June 1984
25 March 1992
Plyr
No.
Player Birth/Death Club(s) Pos St Sub App G Career
582 Hapgood, Edris Albert 24 September 198
20 April 1973
Arsenal LB 30 0 30 0 13 May 1933
18 May 1939
936 Anderson, Vivian Alexander 29 August 1956 Nottingham Forest, Arsenal, Manchester United RB 30 0 30 2 29 November 1978
24 May 1988
1052 Anderton, Darren Robert 3 March 1972 Tottenham Hotspur W/
M
28 2 30 7 9 March 1994
10 November 2001 
834 Stiles, Norbert Peter 18 May 1942 Manchester United HB 28 0 28 1 10 April 1965
25 April 1970
840 Hunter, Norman 29 October 1943 Leeds United M 24 4 28 2 8 December 1965
30 October 1974
868 McFarland, Roy Leslie 5 April 1948 Derby County CH 28 0 28 0 3 February 1971
17 November 1976
659 Franklin, Cornelius 24 January 1922
9 February 1996
Stoke City CH 27 0 27 0 28 September 1946
15 April 1950
842 Newton, Keith Robert 23 June 1941
__ June 1998
Blackburn Rovers, Everton L/
RB
27 0 27 0 23 February 1966
14 June 1970
856 Lee, Francis Henry 29 April 1944 Manchester City F 27 0 27 10 11 December 1968
29 April 1972
880 Todd, Colin 12 December 1948 Derby County CD 25 2 27 0 23 May 1972
28 May 1977
Plyr
No.
Player Birth/Death Club(s) Pos St Sub App G Career
910 Cherry, Trevor John 23 February 1948 Leeds United R/L
B/M
23 4 27 0 24 March 1976
18 June 1980
1128 Johnson, Glen McLeod 23 August 1984 Chelsea, Portsmouth, Liverpool RB 22 5 27 1 16 November 2003
11 August 2010
322 Wedlock, William John 28 October 1880
24 January 1965
Bristol City CH 26 0 26 2 16 February 197
16 March 1914
529 Blenkinsop, Ernest 20 April 1902
24 April 1969
Sheffield/The Wednesday LB 26 0 26 0 17 May 1928
1 April 1933
551 Crooks, Samuel Dickinson 16 January 198
5 February 1981
Derby County OR 26 0 26 7 5 April 1930
2 December 1936
662 Mannion, Wilfred James 16 May 1918
14 April 2000
Middlesbrough IL
/R
26 0 26 11 28 September 1946
3 October 1951
811 Labone, Brian Leslie 23 January 1940
24 April 2006
Everton CH 26 0 26 0 20 October 1962
14 June 1970
1000 Webb, Neil John 30 July 1963 Nottingham Forest, Manchester United M 21 5 26 4 9 September 1987
17 June 1992
1072 Fowler, Robert Bernard 9 April 1975 Liverpool F 11 15 26 7 27 March 1996
15 June 2002
326 Pennington, Jesse 23 August 1883
5 September 1970
West Bromwich Albion LB 25 0 25 0 18 March 1907
10 April 1920
Plyr
No.
Player Birth/Death Club(s) Pos St Sub App G Career
501 Goodall, Frederick Roy 31 December 1902
19 January 1982
Huddersfield Town RB 25 0 25 0 17 April 1926
6 December 1933
547 Hibbs, Henry Edward 27 May 1906
23 April 1984
Birmingham G 25 0 25 0 20 November 1929
5 February 1936
667 Mortensen, Stanley Harding 26 May 1921
22 May 1991
Blackpool I/
CF
25 0 25 23 25 May 1947
25 November 1953
930 McDermott, Terence 8 December 1951 Liverpool M 19 6 25 3 7 September 1977
2 June 1982
686 Williams, Bert Frederick 31 January 1920 Wolverhampton Wanderers G 24 0 24 0 22 May 1949
22 October 1955
869 Chivers, Martin Harcourt 27 April 1945 Tottenham Hotspur F 22 2 24 13 3 February 1971
17 October 1973
874 Madeley, Paul Edward 20 September 1944 Leeds United D 24 0 24 0 15 May 1971
9 February 1977
996 Hodge, Stephen Brian 25 October 1962 Aston Villa, Tottenham Hotspur, Nottingham Forest M 18 6 24 0 26 March 1986
1 May 1991
220 Bloomer, Stephen 20 January 1874
16 April 1938 
Derby County, Middlesbrough IR 23 0 23 28 9 March 1895
6 April 1907
283 Woodward, Vivian John 3 June 1879
31 January 1954
Tottenham Hotspur, Chelsea CF 23 0 23 29 14 February 1903
13 March 1911
Plyr
No.
Player Birth/Death Club(s) Pos St Sub App G Career
647 Lawton, Thomas 6 October 1919
6 November 1996
Everton, Chelsea, Notts County CF 23 0 23 22 22 October 1938
26 September 1948
710 Merrick, Gilbert Harold 26 January 1922 Birmingham City G 23 0 23 0 14 November 1951
26 June 1954
762 Howe, Donald 12 October 1935 West Bromwich Albion RB 23 0 23 0 19 October 1957
18 November 1959
805 Norman, Maurice 8 May 1934 Tottenham Hotspur CH 23 0 23 0 20 May 1962
9 December 1964
1043 Martyn, Antony Nigel 11 August 1966 Crystal Palace, Leeds United G 19 4 23 0 29 April 1992
26 May 200
1062 Barmby, Nicholas Jonathan 11 February 1974 Tottenham Hotspur, Middlesbrough, Everton, Liverpool W 13 10 23 4 29 March 1995
6 October 2001
1090 Brown, Wesley Michael 13 October 1979 Manchester United LB/
CD
16 7 23 1 28 April 1999
3 March 2010
1134 Downing, Stewart 22 July 1984 Middlesbrough LW 9 14 23 0 9 February 2005
28 March 2009
313 Warren, Benjamin __-___-1879
15 January 1917
Derby County, Chelsea RH 22 0 22 2 17 February 1906
1 April 1911
934 Barnes, Peter Simon 10 June 1957 Manchester City, West Bromwich Albion, Leeds United OL 18 4 22 4 16 November 1977
25 May 1982
Plyr
No.
Player Birth/Death Club(s) Pos St Sub App G Career
1003 Pallister, Gary Andrew 30 June 1965 Middlesbrough, Manchester United CD 20 2 22 0 27 April 1988
9 October 1996
1021 Dixon, Lee Michael 17 March 1964 Arsenal RB 21 1 22 1 25 April 1990
10 February 1999
1108 Carrick, Michael Adrian 28 July 1981 West Ham United, Tottenham Hotspur, Manchester United M 13 9 22 0 25 May 2001
24 May 2010
1116 Vassell, Darius 13 June 1980 Aston Villa F 6 16 22 6 13 February 2002
24 June 2004
321 Hardy, Samuel 26 August 1883
24 October 1966
Liverpool, Aston Villa G 21 0 21 0 16 February 197
10 April 1920
567 Bastin, Clifford Sydney  14 March 1912
4 December 1991
Arsenal O/
IR
21 0 21 12 18 November 1931
26 May 1938
1024 Wise, Dennis Frank 16 December 1966 Chelsea M 16 5 21 1 1 May 1991
11 October 2000
1034 Merson, Paul Charles 20 March 1968 Arsenal, Middlesbrough, Aston Villa M 9 12 21 3 11 September 1991
18 November 1998
1057 Lee, Robert Martin 1 February 1966 Newcastle United M 13 8 21 2 12 October 1994
14 October 1998
1117 King, Ledley Brenton 12 October 1980 Tottenham Hotspur CD 12 9 21 1 27 March 2002
12 June 2010
Plyr
No.
Player Birth/Death Club(s) Pos St Sub App G Career
1123 Jenas, Jermaine Anthony 18 February 1983 Newcastle United, Tottenham Hotspur M 5 16 21 1 12 February 2003
14 November 2009
1126 Upson, Matthew James 18 April 1979 Birmingham City, West Ham United CD 16 5 21 2 22 May 2003
27 June 2010
204 Smith, Gilbert Oswald 25 November 1872
6 December 1943
Oxford University, Old Carthusians, Corinthians CF 20 0 20 11 25 February 1893
30 March 1901
549 Strange, Alfred Henry 2 April 1900
__ October 1978
Sheffield Wednesday RH 20 0 20 0 5 April 1930
6 December 1933
584 Copping, Wilfred 17 August 1909
__ June 1980
Leeds United, Arsenal LH 20 0 20 0 13 May 1933
24 May 1939
765 Robson, Robert William 18 February 1883 West Bromwich Albion IR/
RH
20 0 20 4 27 November 1957
9 May 1962
783 Connelly, John Michael 18 July 1938 Burnley, Manchester United OR
/L
20 0 20 7 17 October 1959
11 July 1966
859 Cooper, Terence 12 July 1945 Leeds United LB 20 0 20 0 12 March 1969
20 November 1974
978 Fenwick, Terence William 17 November 1959 Queens Park Rangers, Tottenham Hotspur CD 18 2 20 0 2 May 1984
17 February 1988

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