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 |
|