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England's 114 BME Players
Most BME Players Used in a Single Match
 
Most capped BME Players Chronological BME Players Most BME starting Most BME used per match Most BME used at same time Most BME used % No BME used since 1978 Least BME used

This list signifies the amount of BME players used at any one time in a match. Of the 11 players on the field of play, this is a list of 57 matches in which the most BME players have played together at once, and the period of time they remained on the pitch together.

8

Friendly match
1


884


30 May 2010 - Japan 1 England 2 [1-0]
UPC-Arena, Graz (15,326)
eight start - James, Johnson, Cole, Huddlestone, Ferdinand, Walcott, Bent and Lennon.
subs Wright-Phillips and Heskey (both BME).
NW

8/10
 

45 min

Nations League Finals
2


995

 
9 June 2019 - Switzerland 0 England 0 [0-0]
Estádio D. Afonso Henriques, Guimarães (15,742)
seven start - Alexander-Arnold, Rose, Gomez, Lingard, Alli, Sterling and Delph.
subs Walker and Sancho (both BME), Wilson (Kane)
ND
 
8/10


31 min

Friendly match
3
1055
7 June 2024 - England 0 Iceland 1 [0-1]
The National Stadium, Wembley (81,410)
three start - Walker, Guéhi and Mainoo.
subs Konsa, Alexander-Arnold (BME), Toney, Gomez, Saka and Eze. (a new record for subs)
HL 8/9 13 min

7

Friendly match
3 987 11 September 2018 -
England 1 Switzerland 0
[0-0]
King Power Stadium, Leicester
(30,256)
seven start - Alexander-Arnold, Rose, Walker, Loftus-Cheek, Welbeck, Rashford and Delph. sub Lingard (BME). HW 7/8 61 min
Tour of United States
4
 
827
28 May 2005 -
United States 1 England 2 [0-2]
Soldiers Field, Chicago (42,637/47,637)
seven start - James, Johnson, Cole, Brown, CAMPBELL, Jenas and Richardson.
subs Knight and Defoe (both BME).
AW
7/9

59 min
World Cup preliminary match
5
868
11 October 2008 -
England 5
Kazakhstan 1 [0-0]
The National Stadium, Wembley (89,107)
six start - James, Brown, Cole, FERDINAND, Walcott and Heskey.
subs Wright-Phillips (Barry). Defoe (Rooney).
HW 7/8
38 min
World Cup preliminary match
6 917 22 March 2013 -
San Marino 0 England 8 [0-5]
Stadio Olimpico, Serravalle
(4,952)
six start - Walker, Lescott, Smalling, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Defoe and Young.
sub Sturridge (Rooney).
AW 7/7 34 min
World Cup preliminary match
7 867 10 September 2008 -
Croatia 1 England 4 [0-1]
Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb (35,218)
six start - James, Brown, Cole, Ferdinand, Walcott and Heskey
sub Jenas
(J.Cole).
AW 7/7 29 min
Friendly match  
8

818

18 August 2004 - England 3 Ukraine 0 [1-0]
St James' Park, Newcastle upon Tyne (35,387)
three start - James, Cole and King.
subs Johnson (Neville), Dyer (Gerrard), Defoe (Smith), Wright-Phillips (Butt), Jenas (Lampard)
HW
7/8

24 min
 
Friendly matches  
9


974

14 November 2017 - England 0 Brazil 0 [0-0]
The National Stadium, Wembley (84,595)
six start - Walker, Bertrand, Gomez, Livermore, Loftus-Cheek and Rashford.
subs Lingard, Abraham, Young and Rose (all BME) - Solanke (Vardy).
HD

7/11


15 min
 
10


965


22 March 2017Germany 1 England 0 [0-0]
Signal Iduna Park, Dortmund
(60,109)
five start - Walker, Bertrand, Smalling, Livermore and Alli.
subs Redmond (Vardy), Rashford (Lallana) and Lingard (BME).
AL

7/8


13 min

Nations League Preliminary matches  
11 1063 7 September 2024 -
Republic of Ireland 0 England 2
[0-2]
The Aviva Stadium, Dublin (50,359)
five start - Alexander-Arnold, Guéhi, Colwill, Mainoo and Saka.
subs Gibbs-White (Grealish), Gomes (BME) and Eze (Gordon).
AW 7/8 12 min
12 1064 10 September 2024 - England 2 Finland 0 [0-0]
The National Stadium, Wembley (70,221)
five start - Alexander-Arnold, Konsa, Lewis, Gomes and Saka.
Colwill (BME), Madueke (BME), Eze (Gordon) and Guéhi (Stones)
HW 7/9 11 min
Friendly match  
=13 975
23 March 2018 -
Netherlands 0 England 1
[0-0]
Johan Cruijff Arena, Amsterdam (51,500)
seven start - Rose, Walker, Gomez, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Rashford, Sterling and Lingard. subs Alli, Welbeck and Young (all BME). AW 7/10 10 min
Friendly match  
=13
 
876
 
12 August 2009 -
Netherlands 2 England 2 [2-0]
Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam (49,000)
five start - Johnson, A.Cole, Ferdinand, Heskey and Young.
subs Wright-Phillips (Beckham),
Defoe
(BME)and C.Cole (Rooney).
AD

 
7/8
 
10 min

FA Summer Tournament  
15

812
1 June 2004 - England 1 Japan 1 [1-0]
City of Manchester Stadium, Manchester (38,581)
three start - James, Cole and Campbell.
subs Heskey (Owen), Dyer (Rooney), Vassell (Scholes) and King (Terry).
AD
 
7/7
 
2 min

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6

World Cup preliminary match
=16

967

10 June 2017 - Scotland 2 England 2 [0-0]
The National Stadium, Glasgow (48,520)
six start - Walker, Bertrand, Smalling, Rashford, Livermore and Alli.
all subs
Oxlade-Chamberlain, Sterling and Defoe (BME).
AD


6/9


90 min

World Cup preliminary match
=16 866 6 September 2008 -
Andorra 0 England 2 [0-0]
Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys, Montjuïc (10,300)
six start - James, Johnson, Cole, Lescott, Walcott and Defoe
sub Heskey (BME).
AW 6/7 90 min
World Cup preliminary match
18 966
26 March 2017 - England 2 Lithuania 0 [1-0]
The National Stadium, Wembley (77,690)
six start - Walker, Bertrand, Sterling, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Defoe and Alli.
sub Rashford (BME)
HW
6/7
 
89 min
European Championship Finals in Poland/Ukraine
19
906
11 June 2012 - France 1 England 1 [1-1]
Donbass Arena, Donetsk (47,400)
six start - Johnson, Cole, Lescott, Welbeck, Oxlade-Chamberlain and Young.
both subs Defoe, Walcott (BME).
ND
 
6/8
 
78 min
 
World Cup preliminary match
=20
961

8 October 2016 - England 2 Malta 0 [2-0]
The National Stadium, Wembley (81,781)
six start - Walker, Bertrand, Walcott, Alli, Sturridge and the debuting Lingard.
both subs Rose and Rashford (BME).
HW
 
6/8
 
73 min
 
=20
962

11 October 2016 - Slovenia 0 England 0 [0-0]
Stadion Stožice, Ljubljana (13,274)
six start - Walker, Rose, Walcott, Alli, Sturridge and Lingard.
both subs Townsend and Rashford (BME)
AD
 
6/8
 
73 min
 
22
969

1 September 2017 - Malta 0 England 4 [0-0]
Stadium Nazzjonali, Ħ'Attard
(16,994)
six start - Walker, Bertrand, Sterling, Livermore, Alli and Oxlade-Chamberlain.
both subs Rashford and
Welbeck (BME).
AW
 
6/8
 
70 min
 
European Championship Finals in France
23

959

27 June 2016 - England 1 Iceland 2 [1-2]
Allianz Riviera, Nice
(33,901)
six start - Walker, Rose, Alli, Smalling, Sterling and Sturridge.
sub Rashford (Rooney).
NL
6/7

64 min
World Cup preliminary match
24 1023
 
5 September 2021 -
England 4 Andorra 0
[1-0]
The National Stadium, Wembley (67,171)
six start - James, Alexander-Arnold, Mings, Bellingham, Lingard and Saka HW 6/6
62 min
European Championship preliminary match
25 1051
 
20 November 2023 -
North Macedonia 1 England 1
[1-0]
Toše Proeski Arena, Skopje (27,982)
six start - WALKER, Guéhi, debutant Lewis, Alexander-Arnold, Saka & Watkins start. AD 6/6 58 min
Friendly matches
26
990

15 November 2018 -
England 3
United States 0 [2-0]
The National Stadium, Wembley
(68,155)
six start - Alexander-Arnold, DELPH, Sancho, debuting Wilson, Lingard and Alli.
subs Loftus-Cheek (Winks) and Rashford (BME).
HW
6/8

57 min
27
871

11 February 2009 - Spain 2 England 0 [1-0]
Estádio Ramón Sánchez-Pizjuán, Sevilla (42,102)
six start - James, Johnson, A.Cole, Wright-Phillips, Heskey and Aglonbahor.
sub
C.Cole (BME).
AL
 
6/7
 

45 min
European Championship Finals 2024 in Germany
28
1059
30 June 2024 - England 2 Slovakia 1 [0-1]
Veltins-Arena, Gelsenkirchen (47,244)
five start - Walker, Guéhi, Mainoo, Saka and Bellingham.
subs Eze (BME), Toney and Konsa (BME)
NW

6/8

30 min
European Championship Finals in Poland/Ukraine
=29

907
15 June 2012 - Sweden 2 England 3 [0-1]
Natsional'nyî Sportyvnyî Kompleks, Kyiv (48,876)
five start - Johnson, Cole, Lescott, Welbeck and Young.
subs Walcott (Milner), Oxlade-Chamberlain (BME)
NW

6/7

29 min
Friendly match

=29

978


7 June 2018 - England 2 Costa Rica 0 [1-0]
Elland Road, L
eeds (36,104)
five start - Alexander-Arnold, Rose, Delph, Rashford and Loftus-Cheek.
subs Welbeck (Vardy), Alli (Henderson) and Lingard (BME)
HW

6/8
 

29 min

Nations League preliminary match
31

991

18 November 2018 - England 2 Croatia 1 [0-0]
The National Stadium, Wembley (78,221)
five start - Walker, Gomez, Delph, Sterling and Rashford.
subs Alli (Barkley), Lingard and Sancho (BME).
HW
6/8
27 min
Nations League preliminary match
32 1034 14 June 2022 - England 0 Hungary 4 [0-1]
Molineux Stadium, Wolverhampton (28,839)
five start - Walker, James, Guéhi, Bellingham and Saka. sub Sterling (Bowen) HL 6/6
23 min
European Championship Finals in Poland/Ukraine

33

908

19 June 2012 - England 1 Ukraine 0 [0-0]
Donbass Arena, Donetsk (51,504)
five start - Johnson, Cole, Lescott, Welbeck and Young.
subs Walcott (Milner) and Oxlade-Chamberlain (Rooney).
AW


6/7


21 min

World Cup Finals in Japan & Korea
=34

794

15 June 2002 - Denmark 0 England 3 [0-3]
Niigata Sutajiamu, Niigata (40,582)
five start - Cole, Sinclair, Ferdinand, Campbell and Heskey.
subs Dyer (Scholes).
NL
6/6
20 min
World Cup Finals in Russia
=34

980
24 June 2018 - England 6 Panama 1 [5-0]
Stadion Nizhny Novgorod, Nizhny Novgorod (43,319)
five start - Walker, Young, Lingard, Sterling and Loftus-Cheek.
subs Delph (BME) and Rose (Trippier).
NW
6/7

20 min
World Cup preliminary match  
36 875 10 June 2009 - England 6 Andorra 0 [3-0]
The National Stadium, Wembley (57,897)
 four start - Johnson, Cole, Lescott and Walcott. subs Young (Gerrard) and Defoe (Rooney). HW 6/6 19 min
Friendly match
37


973

10 November 2017 -
England 0 Germany 0
[0-0]
The National Stadium, Wembley (81,382)
four start - Rose, Livermore, Loftus-Cheek and Abraham.
subs Rashford and Bertrand (BME), Gomez (Jones), Walker (Trippier) and Lingard (Vardy).
HD

6/9


18 min

Friendly match
=38

828

31 May 2005 - Colombia 2 England 3 [1-2]
Giants Stadium, New Jersey (50,807)
five start - James, Johnson, Cole, Knight and Jenas.
subs Richardson (Beckham) and Defoe (Owen).
HD
6/9

17 min
World Cup preliminary matches
=38
912


11 September 2012 -
England 1 Ukraine 1
[0-1]
The National Stadium, Wembley (68,102)
four start - Johnson, Lescott, Defoe and Oxlade-Chamberlain.
subs Sturridge (BME) and Welbeck (Cleverly), Bertrand (Baines).
HD

6/7


17 min

European Championship Finals in France
=38
957
16 June 2016 - England 2 Wales 1 [0-1]
Stade Bollaert-Delelis, L
ens (34,033)
five start - Walker, Rose, Alli, Smalling and Sterling.
subs Sturridge (BME) and Rashford (Lallana).
NW
6/7

17 min
Friendly matches
=38
977

2 June 2018 - England 2 Nigeria 1 [2-0]
The National Stadium, Wembley
(70,025)
five start - Young, Walker, Lingard, Sterling and Alli.
subs Loftus-Cheek, Rose, Rashford and Delph
(BME), Welbeck (Kane)
HW

6/10


17 min

=38
1007

12 November 2020 -
England 3
Republic of Ireland 0 [2-0]
The National Stadium, Wembley (bcd)
five start - James, Saka, Mings, Calvert-Lewin and Sancho.
subs Maitland-Niles and Abraham (BME) and Bellingham (Mount)
HW

6/8


17 min

=38

 
1013


2 June 2021 - England 1 Austria 0 [0-0]
Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough (8,750)
five start - Alexander-Arnold, Mings, Saka, Bellingham and Lingard start.
subs Watkins and Godfrey (both BME), Calvert-Lewin (Kane), Alexander-Arnold injured
HW
 
6/8
 
17 min
 
World Cup Finals in South Africa
44 885
12 June 2010 -
England 1
United States
1 [1-1]
Royal Bafokeng Sports Palace, Rustenburg (38,646)
five start - Johnson, Cole, King, Lennon and Heskey.
sub Wright-Phillips (Milner)
ND
6/6
 
15 min
European Championship Finals in Portugal
45 814 13 June 2004 - France 2 England 1 [0-1]
Estádio SL Benfica, Lisboa (62,487/64,000)
four start - James, Cole, King and Campbell.
subs Vassell (Owen) and Heskey (Rooney)
ND 6/6
14 min
World Cup preliminary matches
46 918 26 March 2013 -
Montenegro 1 England 1 [0-1]
Stadion Pod Goricom, Podgorica
(11,300)
five start - Johnson, Cole, Lescott, Smalling and Welbeck.
sub Young (Cleverly).
AD 6/6 13 min
European Championship preliminary match
=47

947
9 October 2015 - England 2 Estonia 0 [1-0]
The National Stadium, Wembley
(75,427)
five start - Clyne, Bertrand, Smalling, Walcott and Sterling.
subs Oxlade-Chamberlain (Lallana), Alli (Barkley)
HW
6/7

12 min
Friendly matches
=47 955 2 June 2016 - England 1 Portugal 0 [0-0]
The National Stadium, Wembley
(82,503)
four start - Walker, Rose, Smalling and Alli. subs Sterling (Vardy) and Sturridge (Kane). HW 6/6 12 min
=47 964
15 November 2016 - England 2 Spain 2 [1-0]
The National Stadium, Wembley
(83,716)
four start - Clyne, Rose, Sterling and Lingard. subs Walcott (Lallana), Townsend (BME) and Rashford (Vardy) HD
6/7
 

12 min
=50
 

928
 

5 March 2014 - England 1 Denmark 0 [0-0]
The National Stadium, Wembley (68,573)
five start - Johnson, Cole, Smalling, Sturridge and Sterling.
subs Welbeck (Rooney), Oxlade-Chamberlain (Henderson) and Townsend (BME).
HW

6/8
 
 

11 min

European Championship Finals 2020
=50 1017 22 June 2021 -
Czech Republic 0 England 1
[0-1]
The National Stadium, Wembley (19,104)
Walker, Saka and Sterling start.
subs Rashford (BME), Bellingham (Grealish), Mings (Stones) and Sancho (BME).
HW
6/7
 
11 min
Friendly match
=52

877


5 September 2009 -
England 2
Slovenia 1
[1-0]
The National Stadium, Wembley (67,232)
five start - Johnson, A.Cole, Wright-Phillips and Heskey.
subs
Lennon, Defoe (both BME), Lescott (Upson), C.Cole (Rooney).
HW
 

6/8
 
 
10 min
 

European Championship Finals 2024 in Germany
=52 1062 14 July 2024 - Spain 2 England 1 [0-0]
Olympiastadion, Berlin (65,600)
five start - Walker, Guéhi, Mainoo, Saka and Bellingham. Watkins and Toney subs NL 6/7 10 min
European Championship preliminary match
54

976

27 March 2018 - England 1 Italy 1 [1-0]
The National Stadium, Wembley (82,598)
five start - Young, Walker, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Sterling and Lingard.
subs Rose (Trippier) and Rashford (Vardy)
HD
6/7

6 min
Friendly match
55

881
 

14 November 2009 - Brazil 1 England 0 [0-0]
Istād Khalīfah, Qatar (50,000)
five start - Brown, Lescott, Wright-Phillips, Jenas and Bent.
subs Defoe (BME), Huddlestone (Barry) and Young (Milner).
NL

 
6/8


3 min

World Cup Finals in Japan & Korea
56

795
21 June 2002 - England 1 Brazil 2 [1-1]
Shizuoka Sutajiamu Ekopa, Fukuroi (47,436)
five start - Cole, Sinclair, Ferdinand, Campell and Heskey.
subs Dyer (BME) and Vassell (Owen)
NL
6/7

1 min
Nations League preliminary match
57

989

15 October 2018 - Spain 2 England 3 [0-3]
Estádio Benito Villamarín, Sevilla (60,000)
three start - Gomez, Sterling and Rashford.
subs Walker (Barkley), Alexander-Arnold (Trippier) and Chalobah (Winks).
AW
6/6

0 min

   
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