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In association football, a cap is traditionally awarded in international football to a player making an official appearance for their national team. This article lists all men's football players who have played in 100 or more official international matches for a national football team according to association football's world governing body FIFA.
It is fielded by The Football Association, the governing body of football in England, and competes as a member of the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA), which encompasses the countries of Europe. England competed in the first official international football match on 30 November 1872, a 0–0 draw with Scotland at Hamilton Crescent. [1]
List of England international footballers capped while playing for a lower division club; List of England international footballers with one cap; List of England national football team captains; List of England national football team hat-tricks; List of England national football team World Cup and European Championship squads
List of women's footballers with 100 or more international caps Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title List of footballers with 100 or more caps .
In total, he made 70 consecutive full international appearances with 105 in all, scoring three times. He was also the first footballer in the world to earn 100 caps, [7] reaching the landmark in a 1–0 victory over Scotland at Wembley on 11 April 1959. [9] It was more than a decade before his record was broken by another player, Bobby Charlton.
Peter Leslie Shilton CBE (born 18 September 1949) is an English former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. His 31-year career included spells at 11 clubs and he has the unique distinction of playing over 1,000 English league games, including in excess of 100 for five different clubs.
Appearances made in youth football are not deemed to be official. War-time results are also excluded if they were later regarded as unofficial by the relevant Football Association(s); if they were included, Billy Meredith would be the first ever player to have played in 1,000 official matches, [1] and Stanley Matthews would also make the list. [2]
Frank Lampard Sr. (2 caps, 1972–1980) and Frank Lampard (106 caps, 1999–2014) Ian Wright (33 caps, 1991–1998) and Shaun Wright-Phillips (36 caps, 2004–2010) Mark Chamberlain (8 caps, 1982–1984) and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (35 caps, 2012–2019) Grandfather and grandson both capped Bill Jones, (2 caps, 1950) and Rob Jones (8 caps, 1992 ...