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Goals scored on debut

Last update includes no. 343 against Northern Ireland on 8 October 1960

119 Pre-War Goalscoring Debutants
1873-74
William Kenyon-Slaney (1, 60) Wanderers & Old Etonians Alexander Bonsor (10) Wanderers	8 March 1873 - England 4 Scotland 2, Surrey Cricket Ground, Kennington	Fr	HW
	For nine minutes, Kenyon-Slaney was the youngest player to score on his debut, aged 25 years. Bonsor then took the record, aged 21 years & 152 days. Kenyon-Slaney then became the youngest to score two goals.		HW
Robert Kingsford (22) Wanderers & Old Marlburians & Crystal Palace (amateur)	7 March 1874 - Scotland 2 England 1, The West of Scotland Cricket Ground, Glasgow		AL
1874-75
Charlie Alcock (65)^c Wanderers	6 March 1875 - England 2 Scotland 2, Surrey Cricket Ground, Kennington	Fr	HD
Charlie Alcock (65)^c Wanderers	Alcock now becomes the oldest player to score on his debut, 32 years & 94 days.	Fr	HD
1876-77
Alf Lyttelton (55) Cambridge University & Old Etonians	3 March 1877 - England 1 Scotland 3, Surrey Cricket Ground, Kennington	Fr	HL
	Lyttelton becomes the youngest player to score on his debut, 20 years & 24 days.	Fr	HL
1877-78
J.G. Wylie (65) Wanderers & Sheffield	2 March 1878 - Scotland 7 England 2, Hampden Park, Glasgow	Fr	AL
1878-79
Herbert Whitfeld (8) Old Etonians Heathcote Sorby (20) Old Etonians	18 January 1879 - England 2 Wales 1, Surrey Cricket Ground, Kennington Both goals came from scorers who were making their England debuts	Fr	HW
Charlie Bambridge (43, 83) Swifts Arthur Goodyer (60) Nottingham Forest	5 April 1879 - England 5 Scotland 4, Surrey Cricket Ground, Kennington		HW
	Bambridge becomes the youngest player to score two goals on his debut, 20 years & 249 days.		HW
	Bambridge would go on to score six in his first four matches.
1881-82
Howard Vaughton (3 +4 more goals) Aston Villa Arthur Brown (15 +3 more goals) Aston Villa	18 February 1882 - Ireland 0 England 13, Knock Ground, Belfast Vaughton's five goals is the record for a debut. It is not clear who completed their routs first.	Fr	AW
	Vaughton becomes the youngest player to score a hattrick on his debut, 21 years & 40 days.	Fr	AW
	Vaughton would score six in his first two matches, Brown will never score again.
1882-83
Oliver Whateley (15, 46) Aston Villa Nevill Cobbold (17, 19) Cambridge University & Old Carthusians Arthur Dunn (44, 80) Cambridge University & Old Etonians Frank Pawson (88) Cambridge University	24 February 1883 - England 7 Ireland 0, Liverpool Cricket Ground, Liverpool All seven goals came from scorers were making their England debuts.	Fr	HW
	Cobbold took four days off the youngest scoring debutant record, now standing at 20 years & 20 days. His second goal ensured that he also became the youngest to score two on his debut.	Fr	HW
	*Cobbold would score three in his first two appearances.*

Sixteen players scored on their England debuts in the initial friendly match period.

1884-85
Ben Spilsbury (75) Cambridge University & Derby County & Corinthians	28 February 1885 - England 4 Ireland 0, Manchester Football Ground, Manchester	BC	HW
	*Spilsbury would score five in his first two appearances.*
1885-86
Fred Dewhurst (fourth goal) Preston North End & Corinthians Tinsley Lindley (fifth goal) Cambridge University & Nottingham Forest & Corinthians	13 March 1886 - Ireland 1 England 6, Ulster Cricket Ground, Belfast The goaltimes are unknown in this match, but Lindley did score last out of the three different goalscorers.	BC	AW
	Dewhurst will go on to score four in his first three appearances, Lindley would score two in his first two.
1887-88
George Woodhall (76) West Bromwich Albion	4 February 1888 - Wales 1 England 5, Alexandra Recreation Ground, Crewe	BC	AW
Albert Allen (14, 39, 60) Aston Villa	7 April 1888 - Ireland 1 England 5, Ulster Cricket Ground, Belfast		AW
Albert Allen (14, 39, 60) Aston Villa	Allen becomes the youngest player to score a hattrick on his debut, on his 21st birthday		AW
1888-89
Jack Southworth (final goal) Blackburn Rovers	23 February 1889 - England 4 Wales 1, Victoria Athletic Ground, Stoke-on-Trent	BC	HW
Jack Southworth (final goal) Blackburn Rovers	Southworth would go on to score one each in his first three appearances.
David Weir (17) Bolton Wanderers Jack Yates (22 +2 more goals) Bury Jack Brodie (fifth goal)^c Wolverhampton Wanderers	2 March 1889 - England 6 Ireland 1, Anfield Road, Liverpool	BC	HW
	*Brodie would go on to score two in his first two appearances, Weir possibly did the same.*
1889-90
Fred Geary (2-5 goals) Everton	15 March 1890 - Ireland 1 England 9, Ulster Cricket Ground, Belfast An incoherent match report gives Geary from two to five debut goals, possibly one for Jack Barton, and even three for Nat Walton.	BC	AW
Edmund Currey (49 +1 more goal) Oxford University & Old Carthusians & Corinthians	15 March 1890 - Wales 1 England 3, The Racecourse, Wrexham	BC	AW
1890-91
George Cotterill (15) Cambridge University & Old Brightonians & Corinthians Arthur Henfry (17) Cambridge University & Corinthians	7 March 1891 - England 6 Ireland 1, Molineux Ground, Wolverhampton	BC	HW
	Henfry went on to score two in two appearances.
Edgar Chadwick (35) Everton Alf Milward (37) Everton	7 March 1891 - England 4 Wales 1, Football Ground, Sunderland	BC	HW
	*Chadwick* would go on to score one each in his first three appearances.
1891-92
Rupert Sandilands (87) Old Westminsters & Corinthians	5 March 1892 - Wales 0 England 2, The Racecourse, Wrexham	BC	AW
Rupert Sandilands (87) Old Westminsters & Corinthians	Sandilands would score two in his first two appearances.
1892-93
Walter Gilliat (8, 18, 30) Old Carthusians Gilbert Smith (43) Oxford University, Old Carthusians & Corinthians	25 February 1893 - England 6 Ireland 1, Wellington Road Football Ground, Handsworth	BC	HW
Fred Spiksley (25, 43, 88) Wednesday	13 March 1893 - England 6 Wales 0, Victoria Athletic Ground, Stoke-on-Trent	BC	HW
Fred Spiksley (25, 43, 88) Wednesday	*Spiksley would go on to score seven in his first three appearances.*
1893-94
John Veitch (30, 55, 80) Old Westminsters & Corinthians	12 March 1894 - Wales 1 England 5, The Racecourse, Wrexham	BC	AW
1894-95
Steve Bloomer (4, 58) Derby County Frank Becton (15, 60) Preston North End Rab Howell (36) Sheffield United	9 March 1895 - England 9 Ireland 0, Derbyshire County Cricket Ground, Derby	BC	HW
	Bloomer will go on to score nineteen goals in his first ten appearances.
Steve Smith (44) Aston Villa	6 April 1895 - England 3 Scotland 0, Goodison Park, Liverpool	BC	HW
1896-97
Fred Wheldon (27, 30, 55) Aston Villa	20 February 1897 - England 6 Ireland 0, Trentbridge Cricket Ground, Nottingham	BC	HW
1897-98
Charlie Richards (37) Nottingham Forest Tommy Morren (50) Sheffield United	5 March 1898 - Ireland 2 England 3, Cliftonville Gardens, Belfast	BC	AW
1898-99
Fred Forman (21, 52) Nottingham Forest Jimmy Settle (53, 55, 80) Bury	18 February 1899 - England 13 Ireland 2, Roker Park Ground, Sunderland	BC	HW
	*Forman would score three in his first two appearances.*
1899-1900
Charlie Sagar Bury	17 March 1900 - Ireland 0 England 2, Lansdowne Road, Dublin	BC	AW
Geoffrey Wilson Corinthians	26 March 1900 - Wales 1 England 1, Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff	BC	AD

1900-01
George Hedley Sheffield United	9 March 1901 - England 3 Ireland 0, The Dell, Southampton	BC	HW
Fred Blackburn Blackburn Rovers	30 March 1901 - England 2 Scotland 2, Sports Arena, Crystal Palace	BC	HD
1902-03
Vivian Woodward (2) Tottenham Hotspur Jack Sharp Everton Harry Davis The Wednesday	14 February 1903 - England 4 Ireland 0, Molineux Ground, Wolverhampton Woodward scored in the 19th and 52nd minutes, Sharp scored in the 63rd, Davis twenty minutes later. All three scorers were making their England debuts	BC	HW
	*Woodward would score four in his first three appearances.*
Joe Bache Aston Villa	2 March 1903 - England 2 Wales 1, Fratton Park, Portsmouth	BC	HW
Joe Bache Aston Villa	*Bache would score four in his first four appearances.*
1903-04
George Davis Derby County	29 February 1904 - Wales 2 England 2, The Racecourse, Wrexham	BC	AD
1905-06
Sammy Day Old Malvernians & Corinthians	17 February 1906 - Ireland 0 England 5, Solitude Ground, Belfast	BC	AW
Sammy Day Old Malvernians & Corinthians	Day would score two in his first two appearances.
Albert Shepherd Bolton Wanderers	7 April 1906 - Scotland 2 England 1, Hampden Park, Glasgow	BC	AL
Albert Shepherd Bolton Wanderers	Shepherd would score two in his first two appearances.
1906-07
Jimmy Stewart The Wednesday	18 March 1907 - England 1 Wales 1, Craven Cottage, Fulham	BC	HD
1907-08
Frank Bradshaw The Wednesday	8 June 1908 - Austria 1 England 11, Hohe Warte Stadion, Wien	Fr	AW
1908-09
George Holley Sunderland Bert Freeman Everton	15 March 1909 - England 2 Wales 0, City Ground, Nottingham Holley scored after fifteen minutes, Freeman after 42. Both goals were from scorers who were debutants	BC	HW
Harold Halse (2) Manchester United	1 June 1909 - Austria 1 England 8, Hohe Warte Stadion, Wien	Fr	AW
1910-11
Bob Evans Sheffield United	11 February 1911 - England 2 Ireland 1, Baseball Ground, Derby	BC	HW
George Webb West Ham United	13 March 1911 - England 3 Wales 0, The Den, New Cross	BC	HW
1912-13
Charlie Buchan Sunderland	15 February 1913 - Ireland 2 England 1, Windsor Park, Belfast	BC	AL
Charlie Buchan Sunderland	Buchan would score two in his first two appearances, the next being in seven years time.
Eddie Latheron Blackburn Rovers Joe McCall Preston North End Harry Hampton Aston Villa	17 March 1913 - England 4 Wales 3, Ashton Gate, Bedminster Latheron scored after thirty minutes, McCall five minutes later and Hampton twenty minutes after that.	BC	HW
	Hampton would score two in his first two appearances.

1919-20
Jack Cock Huddersfield Town	25 October 1919 - Ireland 1 England 1, Windsor Park, Belfast Cock scored after thirty seconds.	BC	AD
Jack Cock Huddersfield Town	Cock would score two in his first two appearances.
Robert Kelly (2) Burnley Fred Morris West Bromwich Albion	10 April 1920 - England 5 Scotland 4, Hillsborough, Sheffield Kelly scored after 57 and 73 minutes, sandwiching Morris' 67th min goal.	BC	HW
	Kelly would score three in his first two appearances.
1920-21
Billy Walker Aston Villa	23 October 1920 - England 2 Ireland 0, Roker Park, Sunderland	BC	HW
1921-22
Billy Kirton Aston Villa	22 October 1921 - Ireland 1 England 1, Windsor Park, Belfast	BC	AD
1922-23
Vic Watson West Ham United	5 March 1923 - Wales 2 England 2, Ninian Park, Cardiff	BC	AD
Vic Watson West Ham United	Kelly would score four in his first three appearances.
Jackie Hegan (2) RASC & Corinthians Norman Bullock Bury	19 March 1923 - England 6 Belgium 1, Arsenal Stadium, Highbury Hegan scored in the tenth and 35th minutes, Bullock after seventy.	Fr	HW
	Hegan would score four in his first two appearances.
Norman Creek Corinthians & Darlington	10 May 1923 - France 1 England 4, Stade Pershing, Paris	tour	AW
George Thornewell Derby County Jimmy Moore Derby County	21 May 1923 - Sweden 2 England 4, Stockholms Olympiastadion, Stockholm Thornewell scored after 25 mins, Moore after forty.		AW
	Moore becomes the oldest player to score on his debut, 34 years & 10 days.		AW
Billy Moore (2) Derby County Harold Miller Charlton Athletic	24 May 1923 - Sweden 1 England 3, Stockholms Olympiastadion, Stockholm Moore scored after 32 and 78 mins, sandwiching Miller's 59th min. goal. Both scorers were making their England debuts		AW
1923-24
Joe Bradford Birmingham	20 October 1923 - Ireland 2 England 1, Windsor Park, Belfast	BC	AL
Joe Bradford Birmingham	Bradford would score three in his first two appearances.
Bill Brown West Ham United Tommy Roberts Preston North End	1 November 1923 - Belgium 2 England 2, Bosuil Stadion, Antwerpen Brown scored after 32 mins, Roberts after 80 Both scorers were making their England debutant	Fr	AD
	Roberts would score two in his first two appearances.
Vivian Gibbins Clapton & West Ham United	17 May 1924 - France 1 England 3, Stade Pershing, Paris	Fr	AW
Vivian Gibbins Clapton & West Ham United	Gibbins would score three in his first two appearances.
1925-26
Tosh Johnson Manchester City Joe Carter West Bromwich Albion	24 May 1926 - Belgium 3 England 5, Olympisch Stadion, Antwerpen Johnson scored the second goal, after 52 mins. Carter the fifth, two mins. from end	Fr	AW
	Johnson would score five in his first three appearances, Carter four in his first three.
1926-27
George Brown Huddersfield Town	20 October 1926 - England 3 Ireland 3, Anfield Stadium, Liverpool	BC	HD
William Dean (2) Everton	12 February 1927 - Wales 3 England 3, The Racecourse, Wrexham	BC	AD
William Dean (2) Everton	Dean would score twelve in his first five appearances.
1927-28
George Stephenson (2) Derby County	17 May 1928 - France 1 England 5, Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Paris	Fr	AW
1928-29
Edgar Kail (2) Dulwich Hamlet George Camsell (2) Middlesbrough	9 May 1929 - France 1 England 4, Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Paris Kail and Camsell scored two goals each from the 35th to 86th min. Both scorers were making their England debuts	Fr	AW
	Camsell did not fail to score in any of his nine appearances, accumulating 18 goals.
1929-30
Ellis Rimmer (2) Sheffield Wednesday	5 April 1930 - England 5 Scotland 2, Empire Stadium, Wembley	BC	HW
1930-31
Harry Burgess (2) Sheffield Wednesday Jimmy Hampson Blackpool Eric Houghton Aston Villa	20 October 1930 - England 5 Ireland 1, Bramall Lane, Sheffield Burgess scored after the 15th & 35th mins, sandwiching Hampson's 25th min. goal. Houghton scored after 40 mins.	BC	HW
	Hampson would score five in his first three appearances.
Tom Waring Aston Villa	14 May 1931 - France 5 England 2, Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Paris	tour	AL
Harry Roberts Millwall	16 May 1931 - Belgium 1 England 4, Stade du DC de Bruxelles, Bruxelles	tour	AW
1931-32
John Smith Portsmouth	17 October 1931 - Ireland 2 England 6, Windsor Park, Belfast	BC	AW
John Smith Portsmouth	Smith would score four in his first three appearances.
Bobby Barclay Sheffield United	9 April 1932 - England 3 Scotland 0, Empire Stadium, Wembley	BC	HW
Bobby Barclay Sheffield United	Barclay would score twice in his first two appearances.
1932-33
George Hunt Tottenham Hotspur	1 April 1933 - Scotland 2 England 1, Hampden Park, Glasgow	BC	AL
1933-34
Tom Grosvenor Birmingham City Jack Bowers Derby County	14 October 1933 - Ireland 0 England 3, Windsor Park, Belfast Grosvenor is the hundredth player to score on his debut, nine minutes before Bowers scored his.	BC	AW
Fred Tilson Manchester City	10 May 1934 - Hungary 2 England 1, Stadion Üllõi út, Budapest	tour	AL
Fred Tilson Manchester City	Tilson would score five in his first four appearances.
1934-35
Stan Matthews Stoke City	29 September 1934 - Wales 0 England 4, Ninian Park, Cardiff	BC	AW
Stan Matthews Stoke City	Matthews becomes the first teenager to score on his debut 19 years 240 days.	BC	AW
Ted Drake Arsenal	14 November 1934 - England 3 Italy 2, Arsenal Stadium, Highbury	Fr	HW
Fred Worrall Portsmouth	18 May 1935 - Netherlands 0 England 1, Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam	Fr	AW
1935-36
Ralph Birkett Middlesbrough	19 October 1935 - Ireland 1 England 3, Windsor Park, Belfast	BC	AW
1936-37
Alf Kirchen Arsenal Tom Galley Wolverhampton Wanderers Len Goulden West Ham United	14 May 1937 - Norway 0 England 6, Ullevål Stadion, Oslo Kirchen scored in the 18th min. Galley scored in the 40th, and Goulden 85th.	tour	AW
Joe Payne (2) Luton Town Ken Willingham Huddersfield Town Jackie Robinson Sheffield Wednesday	20 May 1937 - Finland 0 England 8, Töölön pallokenttä, Helsinki Payne scored in the 27th & 56th mins. Willingham scored in the 75th, and Robinson finally in the 87th.	tour	AW
	Robinson would score three goals in his first two appearances.
1937-38
George Mills (3) Chelsea	23 October 1937 - Ireland 1 England 5, Windsor Park, Belfast	BC	AW
Jack Morton West Ham United	1 December 1937 - England 5 Czechoslovakia 4, White Hart Lane, Tottenham	Fr	HW
Frank Broome Aston Villa	14 May 1938 - Germany 3 England 6, Olympiastadion, Berlin	tour	AW
1938-39
Tommy Lawton Everton	22 October 1938 - Wales 4 England 2, Ninian Park, Cardiff	BC	AL
	Lawton's penalty makes him the youngest goalscoring debutant 19 years 16 days.	BC	AL
	Lawton will score a single goal in each of his first six appearances.
Reggie Smith (2) Millwall Ronald Dix Derby County	9 November 1938 - England 4 Norway 0, St. James' Park, Newcastle upon Tyne Dix's 25th min goal came inbetween Smith's 18th and 40th min. goals	Fr	HW
Pat Beasley Aston Villa	15 April 1939 - Scotland 1 England 2, Hampden Park, Glasgow	BC	AW

Post-War Goalscoring Debutants
1946-47
Wilf Mannion (3) Middlesbrough Tom Finney Preston North End Bobby Langton Blackburn Rovers	28 September 1946 - Ireland 2 England 7, Windsor Park, Belfast Mannion scored a hat-trick on 7th, 28th & 61st mins, Finney 60th min. and Langton after 83 mins.	BC	AW
	Finney would score two goals in his first two appearances.
Stan Mortensen (4) Bolton Wanderers	25 May 1947 - Portugal 0 England 10, Estadio Nacional, Lisboa	tour	AW
Stan Mortensen (4) Bolton Wanderers	Mortensen would score six goals in his first three appearances.
1948-49
Jackie Milburn Newcastle United	9 October 1948 - Ireland 2 England 6, Windsor Park, Belfast	BC	AW
Jack Haines (2) West Bromwich Albion Johnny Hancocks (2) Wolverhampton Wanderers Jack Rowley Manchester United	2 December 1948 - England 6 Switzerland 0, Arsenal Stadium, Highbury Haines scored in the 5th and 36th mins. Hancocks in the 25th and 65th mins. sandwiching Rowley's 55th min. goal.	Fr	HW
Johnny Morris Derby County	18 May 1949 - Norway 1 England 4, Ullevål Stadion, Oslo	tour	AW
Johnny Morris Derby County	Morris would score three goals in his first two appearances.
1949-50
Jack Froggatt Portsmouth	16 November 1949 - England 9 Ireland 2, Maine Road, Manchester	BC	HW
1950-51
Jackie Lee Derby County	7 October 1950 - Ireland 1 England 4, Windsor Park, Belfast	BC	AW
Nat Lofthouse (2) Bolton Wanderers	22 November 1950 - England 2 Yugoslavia 2, Arsenal Stadium, Highbury	Fr	HD
Harold Hassall Huddersfield Town	14 April 1951 - England 2 Scotland 3, Empire Stadium, Wembley	BC	HL
Bill Nicholson Tottenham Hotspur	19 May 1951 - England 5 Portugal 2, Goodison Park, Liverpool	Fr	HW
1953-54
Dennis Wilshaw (2) Wolverhampton Wanderers	10 October 1953 - Wales 1 England 4, Ninian Park, Cardiff	BC/ WCP	AW
Dennis Wilshaw (2) Wolverhampton Wanderers	Wilshaw would score three goals in his first two appearances.
Johnny Nicholls West Bromwich Albion	3 April 1954 - Scotland 2 England 4, Hampden Park, Glasgow	BC/ WCP	AW
1954-55
Johnny Haynes Fulham Don Revie Manchester City	2 October 1954 - Northern Ireland 0 England 2, Windsor Park, Belfast Haynes scored in the 75th and Revie followed up three minutes later. Both scorers were making their England debuts	BC	AW
Johnny Haynes Fulham Don Revie Manchester City	Revie would score in each of his first two appearances.
1955-56
Geoff Bradford Bristol Rovers	2 October 1955 - Denmark 1 England 5, Idrætsparken, København	Fr	AW
John Atyeo Bristol City	30 November 1955 - England 4 Spain 1, Empire Stadium, Wembley	Fr	HW
Colin Grainger (2) Sheffield United	9 May 1956 - England 4 Brazil 2, Empire Stadium, Wembley	Fr	HW
Gordon Astall Birmingham City	20 May 1956 - England 5 Finland 1, Olympiastadion, Helsinki	tour	AW
1956-57
Johnny Brooks Tottenham Hotspur	14 November 1956 - England 3 Wales 1, Empire Stadium, Wembley	BC	HW
Johnny Brooks Tottenham Hotspur	Brooks would score in each of his first two appearances.
Derek Kevan West Bromwich Albion	6 April 1957 - England 2 Scotland 1, Empire Stadium, Wembley	BC	HW
1957-58
Alan A'Court Liverpool	6 November 1957 - England 2 Northern Ireland 3, Empire Stadium, Wembley	BC	HL
Bobby Robson West Bromwich Albion	27 November 1957 - England 4 France 0, Empire Stadium, Wembley	Fr	HW
Bobby Charlton Manchester United	19 April 1958 - Scotland 0 England 4, Hampden Park, Glasgow	BC	AW
Bobby Charlton Manchester United	Charlton would score three goals in his first two appearances.
1958-59
Warren Bradley Manchester United	6 May 1959 - England 2 Italy 2, Empire Stadium, Wembley	Fr	HD
Jimmy Greaves Chelsea	17 May 1959 - Peru 4 England 1, Estadio Nacional Coloso de José Díaz, Lima	tour	AL
1959-60
Joe Baker Hibernians Ray Parry Bolton Wanderers	18 November 1959 - England 2 Northern Ireland 1, Empire Stadium, Wembley 12 Baker scored in the 16th min. and Parry followed up in injury time. Both scorers were making their England debuts	BC	AL

1960-61
Bobby Smith Tottenham Hotspur 151	8 October 1960 - Northern Ireland 2 England 5, Windsor Park, Belfast	BC	AW
	Smith would score eight goals in his first five appearances

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