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Since the XI that represented the England senior team at the British Empire Stadium in April 1924 against Scotland, there have been 419 different England players to grace the original hallowed turf.
Each column, with the exception of the overall appearance, reflects the players' time at the Empire Stadium.

50+ appearances (1)
No. Player Born Club(s) Pos Start/
Sub
App Gls
GA
overall
& %
Stadium Career
867 Peter Shilton 18 September 1949 Leicester City, Stoke City, Nottingham Forest, Southampton, Derby County GK 52
0
52 27ᵍᵃ 125
42%
1970-90 19 years
178 days

40 - 49 appearances (3)
No. Player Born
Died
Club(s) Pos Start/
Sub
App Gls overall
& %
Stadium Career
767 Bobby Charlton 11 October 1937 Manchester United OL/
CF
44
0
44 23 106
42%
1958-70 11 years
349 days
804 Bobby Moore 12 April 1941
24 February 1993
West Ham United HB 43
0
43 0 108
40%
1962-73 10 years
358 days
999 Stuart Pearce 24 April 1962 Nottingham Forest, West Ham United LB 38
3
41 4 78
53%
1987-99 12 years
112 days

30 - 39 appearances (11)
No. Player Born
Died
Club(s) Pos Start/
Sub
App Gls
GA
overall
& %
Stadium Career
941 Bryan Robson 11 January 1957 West Bromwich Albion, Manchester United M 38
0
38 8 90
42%
1980-91 11 years
250 days
998 Tony Adams 10 October 1966 Arsenal CD 36
0
36 2 66
55%
1987-2000 13 years
141 days
1040 Alan Shearer 13 August 1970 Southampton, Blackburn Rovers, Newcastle United CF 33
2
35 18 63
56%
1992-2000 8 years
102 days
937 Kenny Sansom 26 September 1958 Crystal Palace, Arsenal LB 34
0
34 1 86
40%
1979-88 9 years
1 day
1007 David Seaman 19 September 1963 Queen's Park Rangers, Arsenal GK 32
1
33 17ᵍᵃ 75
44%
1990-2000 10 years
165 days
1019 David Platt 10 June 1966 Aston Villa, Bari, Juventus, Sampdoria, Arsenal M 26
6
32 16 62
52%
1989-96 6 years
222 days
1006 Paul Gascoigne 27 May 1967 Tottenham Hotspur, Lazio, Rangers, Middlesbrough M 26
6
32 7 57
56%
1988-98 9 years
251 days
816 Gordon Banks 30 December 1937
12 February 2019
Leicester City, Stoke City GK 31
0
31 27ᵍᵃ 73
42%
1963-72 9 years
23 days
844 Martin Peters 8 November 1943
21 December 2019
West Ham United, Tottenham Hotspur M 29
2
31 10 67
46%
1966-73 7 years
194 days
894 Dave Watson 5 October 1946 Sunderland, Manchester City, Werder Bremen, Southampton, Stoke City CH/
LB
31
0
31 2 65
48%
1974-82 7 years
277 days
922 Ray Wilkins 14 September 1956
4 April 2018
Chelsea, Manchester United, Milan M 28
3
31 1 84
37%
1976-86 10 years
65 days

20 - 29 appearances (26)
No. Player Born
Died
Club(s) Pos Start/
Sub
App Gls
GA
overall
& %
Stadium Career
837 Alan Ball 12 May 1945
25 April 2007
Blackpool, Everton, Arsenal M 28
1
29 1 72
40%
1966-75 9 years
90 days
861 Emlyn Hughes 28 August 1947
9 November 2004
Liverpool, Wolverhampton Wanderers FB
/CD
29
0
29 0 62
47%
1969-80 10 years
162 days
979 Gary Lineker 30 November 1960 Leicester City, Everton, Barcelona, Tottenham Hotspur F 28
1
29 22 80
36%
1985-92 7 years
52 days
966 John Barnes 7 November 1963 Watford, Liverpool OL 27
2
29 5 79
37%
1983-95 11 years
350 days
945 Terry Butcher 28 December 1958 Ipswich Town, Rangers CD 28
0
28 2 77
36%
1981-90 9 years
58 days
887 Kevin Keegan 14 February 1951 Liverpool, Hamburger, Southampton OR/F 27
0
27 10 63
43%
1973-82 9 years
30 days
790 Ray Wilson 17 December 1934
15 May 2018
Huddersfield Town, Everton LB 25
1
26 0 63
41%
1960-68 7 years
328 days
658 Billy Wright 6 February 1924
3 September 1994
Wolverhampton Wanderers CH 26
0
26 0 105
25%
1947-59 12 years
24 days
886 Ray Clemence 5 August 1948
15 November 2020
Liverpool, Tottenham Hotspur GK 25
0
25 15ᵍᵃ 61
41%
1973-82 9 years
325 days
843 Geoff Hurst 8 December 1941 West Ham United F 22
2
24 16 49
49%
1966-72 6 years
66 days
995 Peter Beardsley 18 January 1961 Newcastle United, Liverpool, Newcastle United M/F 20
4
24 6 59
41%
1986-95 9 years
58 days
1044 Paul Ince 21 October 1967 Manchester United, Internazionale Milano, Liverpool, Middlesbrough M 23
1
24 0 53
54%
1992-2000 7 years
226 days
1064 Gary Neville 18 February 1975 Manchester United RB 23
1
24 0 85
28%
1995-2000 5 years
126 days
852 Colin Bell 26 February 1946 Manchester City M 22
1
23 5 48
48%
1968-75 7 years
2 days
1005 Des Walker 26 November 1965 Nottingham Forest, Sampdoria, Sheffield Wednesday CD 21
2
23 0 59
39%
1988-93 4 years
226 days
780 Jimmy Greaves 20 February 1940 Chelsea, Tottenham Hotspur IF 22
0
22 17 57
39%
1959-67 7 years
208 days
739 Johnny Haynes 17 October 1934
18 October 2005
Fulham IF 22
0
22 8 56
39%
1955-62 6 years
189 days
987 Chris Waddle 14 December 1960 Newcastle United, Tottenham Hotspur, Olympique de Marseille OF 19
3
22 3 62
35%
1985-91 6 years
202 days
1048 Teddy Sheringham 2 April 1966 Tottenham Hotspur, Manchester United F 17
5
22 6 51
43%
1994-98 4 years
33 days
835 Jack Charlton 8 May 1935
10 July 2020
Leeds United CH 21
0
21 4 35
60%
1965-70 4 years
279 days
911 Phil Neal 20 February 1951 Liverpool RB 21
0
21 4 50
42%
1977-83 6 years
113 days
1051 Graeme Le Saux 17 October 1968 Blackburn Rovers, Chelsea LB
/M
18
3
21 1 36
58%
1994-2000 6 years
211 days
885 Mick Channon 28 November 1948 Southampton, Manchester City F 20
0
20 10 46
43%
1972-77 4 years
331 days
935 Tony Woodcock 6 December 1955 Nottingham Forest, Köln, Arsenal F 15
5
20 6 42
48%
1978-85 7 years
153 days
926 Trevor Francis 19 April 1954 Birmingham City, Nottingham Forest, Manchester City, Sampdoria F 17
3
20 3 52
38%
1977-86 9 years
75 days
1060 Steve McManaman 11 February 1972 Liverpool, Real Madrid M 16
4
20 3 37
54%
1994-2001 6 years
322 days

10 - 19 appearances (53)
No. Player Born Club(s) Pos Start/
Sub
App Gls
GA
overall
& %
Stadium Career
825 George Cohen 22 October 1939 Fulham RB 19
0
19 0 37
51%
1964-67 3 years
200 days
896 Trevor Brooking 2 October 1948 West Ham United M 16
3
19 1 47
40%
1974-81 7 years
180 days
932 Steve Coppell 9 July 1955 Manchester United OR 17
2
19 3 42
45%
1977-83 5 years
134 days
977 Mark Wright 1 August 1963 Southampton, Derby County, Liverpool CD 17
2
19 0 45
42%
1984-96 11 years
249 days
1026 David Batty 2 December 1968 Leeds United, Blackburn Rovers, Newcastle United, Leeds United M 16
3
19 0 42
45%
1991-99 8 years
106 days
1071 Gareth Southgate 3 September 1970 Aston Villa CD 16
3
19 0 57
33%
1995-2000 4 years
300 days
803 Roger Hunt 20 July 1938 Liverpool F 17
0
17 6 34
50%
1962-69 6 years
286 days
940 Glenn Hoddle 27 October 1957 Tottenham Hotspur, Monaco M 12
5
17 6 53
32%
1979-88 8 years
184 days
989 Gary Stevens 27 March 1963 Everton, Rangers RB 17
0
17 0 46
37%
1985-92 6 years
249 days
1052 Darren Anderton 3 March 1972 Tottenham Hotspur M 17
0
17 5 30
57%
1994-99 4 years
338 days
1078 David Beckham 2 May 1975 Manchester United, Real Madrid M 17
0
17 0 115
15%
1996-2000 3 years
363 days
661 Tom Finney 5 April 1922
14 February 2014
Preston North End O/CF 16
0
16 5 76
21%
1949-58 9 years
196 days
751 Ronnie Clayton 5 August 1934
29 October 2010
Blackburn Rovers RH 16
0
16 0 35
46%
1955-60 4 years
191 days
747 Ron Flowers 28 July 1934 Wolverhampton Wanderers HB 16
0
16 2 49
33%
1959-64 5 years
221 days
834 Nobby Stiles 18 May 1942
30 October 2020
Manchester United HB 16
0
16 1 28
57%
1965-70 5 years
11 days
1074 Sol Campbell 18 September 1974 Tottenham Hotspur, Arsenal, Portsmouth CD 14
2
16 0 73
22%
1996-2000 4 years
13 days
778 Jimmy Armfield 21 September 1935
22 January 2018
Blackpool FB 15
0
15 0 43
35%
1960-66 5 years
358 days
993 Chris Woods 14 November 1959 Rangers, Sheffield Wednesday GK 12
3
15 6ᵍᵃ 43
35%
1986-93 6 years
167 days
1022 Ian Wright 3 November 1963 Crystal Palace, Arsenal, West Ham United F 8
7
15 2 33
45%
1991-98 6 years
285 days
603 Stan Matthews 1 February 1915
23 February 2000
Stoke City, Blackpool OR 14
0
14 0 54
26%
1938-57 19 years
29 days
763 Bryan Douglas 27 May 1934 Blackburn Rovers OR 14
0
14 7 36
39%
1957-63 5 years
183 days
883 Alan Mullery 23 November 1941 Tottenham Hotspur RH 12
1
13 0 35
37%
1967-71 3 years
332 days
856 Franny Lee 29 April 1944 Manchester City F 13
0
13 6 27
48%
1968-72 3 years
140 days
840 Norman Hunter 29 October 1943
17 April 2020
Leeds United D/M 12
1
13 1 28
46%
1966-74 8 years
249 days
882 Mick Mills 4 January 1949 Ipswich Town FB
/M
12
1
13 0 42
31%
1972-81 9 years
38 days
1021 Lee Dixon 17 March 1964 Arsenal RB 13
0
13 0 22
59%
1990-99 8 years
291 days
1082 Paul Scholes 16 November 1974 Manchester United M 12
1
13 5 66
20%
1997-2000 9 years
264 days
728 Roger Byrne 8 September 1929
6 February 1958
Manchester United LB 12
0
12 0 33
36%
1954-57 3 years
17 days
880 Colin Todd 12 December 1948 Derby County FB/
CD
10
2
12 0 27
44%
1972-77 4 years
262 days
912 Phil Thompson 21 January 1954 Liverpool CD 12
0
12 0 42
29%
1976-82 6 years
155 days
936 Viv Anderson 29 July 1956 Nottingham Forest, Arsenal, Manchester United RB 12
0
12 1 30
40%
1978-88 9 years
177 days
1039 Martin Keown 24 July 1966 Everton, Arsenal D 12
0
12 0 43
28%
1992-2000 8 years
231 days
1076 Phil Neville 21 January 1977 Manchester United, Everton D/M 7
5
12 0 59
20%
1997-2000 2 years
264 days
786 Ron Springett 22 July 1935
13 September 2015
Sheffield Wednesday GK 11
0
11 15ᵍᵃ 33
33%
1959-65 5 years
336 days
869 Martin Chivers 27 April 1945 Tottenham Hotspur F 9
2
11 7 24
46%
1971-73 2 years
179 days
868 Roy McFarland 5 April 1948 Derby County CH 11
0
11 0 28
39%
1971-76 5 years
140 days
910 Trevor Cherry 23 February 1948
29 April 2020
Leeds United FB/M 9
2
11 0 27
41%
1976-80 3 years
255 days
930 Terry McDermott 8 December 1951 Liverpool M 10
1
11 2 25
44%
1977-82 4 years
260 days
934 Peter Barnes 10 June 1957 Manchester City, Leeds United, West Bromwich Albion OL 9
2
11 2 22
50%
1977-82 4 years
190 days
928 Paul Mariner 22 May 1953 Ipswich Town, Arsenal CF 9
2
11 4 35
31%
1977-84 7 years
166 days
1047 Les Ferdinand 8 December 1966 Queen's Park Rangers, Newcastle United, Tottenham Hotspur F 8
3
11 3 17
65%
1993-98 5 years
95 days
1057 Rob Lee 1 February 1966 Newcastle United M 8
3
11 1 21
52%
1994-98 4 years
185 days
684 Jimmy Dickinson 24 April 1925
9 November 1982
Portsmouth HB 10
0
10 0 58
17%
1951-56 5 years
783 John Connelly 18 July 1938
25 October 2012
Burnley, Manchester United OF 10
0
10 5 20
50%
1959-65 6 years
13 days
859 Terry Cooper 12 July 1944 Leeds United LB 10
0
10 0 20
50%
1969-74 5 years
253 days
866 Allan Clarke 31 July 1946 Leeds United OL 8
2
10 5 19
53%
1970-74 3 years
360 days
874 Paul Madeley 20 September 1944
23 July 2018
Leeds United D 10
0
10 0 24
42%
1971-77 5 years
91 days
881 Tony Currie 1 January 1950 Sheffield United, Leeds United M 9
1
10 2 17
59%
1972-79 7 years
981 Mark Hateley 7 November 1961 Portsmouth, Milan, Monaco CF 5
5
10 2 32
31%
1984-88 3 years
357 days
996 Steve Hodge 25 October 1962 Aston Villa, Tottenham Hotspur, Nottingham Forest M 7
3
10 0 24
42%
1986-91 4 years
289 days
985 Trevor Steven 21 September 1963 Everton, Rangers, Olympique de Marseille M 8
2
10 1 36
28%
1985-92 7 years
52 days
1000 Neil Webb 30 July 1963 Nottingham Forest, Manchester United M 9
1
10 3 26
38%
1987-92 4 years
216 days
1072 Robbie Fowler 9 April 1975 Liverpool F 5
5
10 3 26
38%
1996-2000 4 years
65 days

nine (9)
Peter Swan
Keith Newton
Brian Greenhoff
Graham Rix
Paul Parker
Gary Pallister
Jamie Redknapp
Dennis Wise
Nick Barmby
eight (11)
Alf Ramsey
Nat Lofthouse
Don Howe
Bobby Robson
Peter Storey
Luther Blissett
Gary Mabbutt
Tony Dorigo
Rob Jones
Paul Merson
Michael Owen
seven (9)
Jeff Hall
Bobby Smith
Terry Paine
Stuart Pearson
Ray Kennedy
Alvin Martin
Sammy Lee
Steve Stone
Ray Parlour
six (11)
Gil Merrick
Duncan Edwards
Eddie Hopkinson
Maurice Norman
Bob Latchford
Stave McMahon
Steve Bull
David Rocastle
Matt Le Tissier
Nigel Martyn
Andy Cole
five (19)
Jack Froggatt Gerry Francis
Bill Eckersley David Johnson
Stan Mortensen Joe Corrigan
Tommy Taylor Alan Devonshire
Gordon Milne Peter Withe
George Eastham Alan Smith
Peter Thompson Carlton Palmer
Brian Labone Tim Flowers
Rodney Marsh Rio Ferdinand
Dave Thomas  

four (21)
Sammy Crooks Kevin Beattie
Roy Bentley Gordon Hill
Bert Williams Mark Chamberlain
Bill Slater Terry Fenwick
Mick McNeil Dave Watson
Derek Kevan Tony Cottee
Graham Shaw Steve Howey
Johnny Byrne Andy Hinchcliffe
Ralph Coates Nicky Butt
Frank Worthington Kieron Dyer
Joe Royle  
three (31)
Eddie Hapgood Alan Hodgkinson Mike Summerbee Peter Reid
Cliff Bastin Bobby Thomson Steve Whitworth Cyrille Regis
Lionel Smith Joe Baker Malcolm Macdonald Geoff Thomas
Redfern Frogatt Barry Bridges Dennis Tueart Nigel Clough
Harry Johnston Cyril Knowles Gordon Cowans Stan Collymore
Frank Blunstone David Sadler Russell Osman Jason Wilcox
Colin Grainger Chris Lawler Graham Roberts Emile Heskey
John Atyeo Larry Lloyd Mike Duxbury  

two (64)
Roy Goodall Wilf Mannion Ron Baynham Tony Waiters Alan Hudson Dave Beasant
David Jack Henry Cockburn Bill Perry Alan Hinton Ian Gillard Lee Sharpe
Joe Bradford Harold Hassall Dennis Wilshaw Alan Peacock Stan Bowles Steve Bould
Ernie Blenkinsop Jackie Milburn Ted Ditchburn Bobby Tambling Ian Callaghan Barry Venison
Alf Strange Billy Elliott Johnny Brooks Gordon West Laurie Cunningham John Scales
Bobby Barclay Ivor Broadis Peter Broadbent Bob McNab Kevin Reeves Ian Walker
Eric Brook Jimmy Mullen Doug Holden Peter Bonetti Tony Morley Dion Dublin
Wilf Copping Ron Staniforth Tony Allen Paul Reaney Steve Foster Tim Sherwood
Raich Carter Len Phillips Eddie Holliday Jeff Astle Steve Williams Kevin Phillips
Frank Swift Ronnie Allen Ray Crawford Kevin Hector Gary Stevens Gareth Barry
Neil Franklin Len Shackleton Gerry Hitchens Keith Weller  

one (150)
Ted Taylor George Shaw George Hardwick Colin McDonald Tony Brown Gary Bailey
Tommy Smart Peter O'Dowd Tommy Lawton  Warren Bradley Frank Lampard Peter Davenport
Sam Wadsworth Sam Weaver Jack Aston Trevor Smith Jeff Blockley Paul Bracewell
Frank Moss Tom Waring Jack Howe Brian Clough Peter Osgood Kerry Dixon
Charlie Spencer Tosh Johnson Stan Pearson Ken Brown David Nish Mick Harford
Percy Barton Eric Houghton Jimmy Taylor Ray Parry Mike Pejic John Fashanu
Billy Butler Frank Moss Vic Metcalfe Ray Pointer Alec Lindsay Mike Phelan
Charlie Buchan Tommy Cooper Arthur Milton Stan Anderson Martin Dobson Nigel Winterburn
Billy Walker Lewis Stoker Eddie Baily Freddie Hill Colin Viljoen Michael Thomas
Fred Tunstall Ernie Hart Les Medley  Gerry Byrne Brian Little Paul Stewart
Ted Hufton Jack Bowers Mal Barrass Jimmy Melia Peter Taylor John Salako
Herbert Jones Ted Sagar Derek Ufton Fred Pickering Tony Towers David Hirst
 Willis Edwards George Male Albert Quixall  Terry Venables Charlie George Andy Sinton
Tom Wilson Jack Crayston Ernie Taylor Mike Bailey Dave Clement Tony Daley
Harry Healless Jack Barker Jackie Sewell Gerry Young Mick Doyle Kevin Richardson
Joe Hulme Jackie Bray George Robb  Frank Wignall John Gidman Neil Ruddock
Bob Kelly George Camsell Ray Wood John Hollins Brian Talbot David Unsworth
Bill Dean Vic Woodley Jimmy Meadows Alec Stepney Garry Birtles Colin Cooper
Billy Smith Bert Sproston Ken Armstrong John Radford Eric Gates Warren Barton
Harry Hibbs Ken Willingham Don Revie Tommy Wright Ricky Hill David James
Maurice Webster Stan Cullis Beddy Jezzard Mike O'Grady David Armstrong Stuart Ripley
Billy Marsden Willie Hall Reg Matthews Ian Storey-Moore Derek Statham Chris Sutton
Vic Watson Micky Fenton Tommy Thompson Mick Jones John Gregory Lee Hendrie
Ellis Rimmer Eric Stephenson Alan A'Court Brian Kidd Alan Kennedy  Michael Gray
Harold Pearson Laurie Scott Jim Langley Tommy Smith Steve Hunt Steven Gerrard


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