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The England national football team represents the country of England in international association football. 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]

England have competed in numerous competitions, and all players who have been capped while playing for clubs not in the top division of English football, either as a member of the starting eleven or as a substitute, are listed below. Each player's details include his usual playing position while with the team, the number of caps earned and the years spent playing for England while also playing for a Football League club. For example, Trevor Brooking was capped 47 times, but 12 of those caps were when West Ham United were in the Second Division. The names are initially ordered by the year of debut, and then by alphabetical order.

Players

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Players from non-League clubs

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Player Pos. Club League Years Caps Refs.
Alfred Bower DF Corinthians - 1923–27 5
William Bryant MF Clapton Isthmian League 1925 1
Vivian Gibbins FW Clapton Isthmian League 1925 1
Claude Ashton FW Corinthians - 1925 1
Edgar Kail MF Dulwich Hamlet Isthmian League 1929 3 [2]
Bernard Joy DF Casuals Isthmian League 1936 1 [3]

Players from Third Division clubs

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Player Pos. Club League Years Caps Refs.
Freddie Fox GK Millwall Third Division South 1925 1
George Armitage MF Charlton Athletic Third Division South 1925 1
Richard Hill DF Millwall Third Division South 1926 1
Len Oliver MF Fulham Third Division South 1929 1
Albert Barrett MF Fulham Third Division South 1929 1
Joe Payne FW Luton Town Third Division South 1937 1
Tommy Lawton FW Notts County Third Division South 1947–48 5 (23) [4]
Reg Matthews GK Coventry City Third Division South 1956–57 5 [4]
Johnny Byrne FW Crystal Palace Third Division 1961 1 (11) [4]
Peter Taylor MF Crystal Palace Third Division 1976 4 [4]
Steve Bull FW Wolverhampton Wanderers Third Division 1989 2 (13) [4]

Players from Second Division clubs

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Player Pos. Club League Years Caps Refs.
Fred Kean MF The Wednesday Second Division 1923–26 6 (9)
George Thornewell FW Derby County Second Division 1923–25 4
Billy Felton DF The Wednesday Second Division 1925 1
Tom Parker DF Southampton Second Division 1925 1
Howard Baker GK Chelsea Second Division 1925 1 (2)
John Townrow MF Clapton Orient Second Division 1925–26 2
Billy Pease FW Middlesbrough Second Division 1927 1
Willis Edwards MF Leeds United Second Division 1928 3 (16)
Jack Hacking GK Oldham Athletic Second Division 1928–29 3
George Camsell FW Middlesbrough Second Division 1929 2 (9)
Joe Peacock MF Middlesbrough Second Division 1929 3
Joe Carter FW West Bromwich Albion Second Division 1929 2 (3)
Dixie Dean FW Everton Second Division 1931 1 (16)
Harry Roberts FW Millwall Second Division 1931 1
Tommy Graham DF Nottingham Forest Second Division 1931 2
Johnny Arnold FW Fulham Second Division 1933 1
George Hunt FW Tottenham Hotspur Second Division 1933 3
Ray Westwood FW Bolton Wanderers Second Division 1934–35 3 (6)
George Eastham FW Bolton Wanderers Second Division 1935 1
Sep Smith MF Leicester City Second Division 1935 1
Bobby Barclay FW Sheffield United Second Division 1936 1 (3)
Harold Hobbis FW Charlton Athletic Second Division 1936 2
Ronnie Starling FW Aston Villa Second Division 1937 1 (2)
Len Goulden FW West Ham United Second Division 1937–39 14
Willie Hall FW Tottenham Hotspur Second Division 1937–39 9 (10)
Jackie Robinson FW Sheffield Wednesday Second Division 1937–38 4
Jackie Morton FW West Ham United Second Division 1937 1
Frank Broome FW Aston Villa Second Division 1938 3 (7)
Bert Sproston DF Tottenham Hotspur
Manchester City 		Second Division 1938
1938 		2 (11)
1 (11)
Reg Smith FW Millwall Second Division 1938 2
Frank Swift GK Manchester City Second Division 1946–47 8 (19)
Ted Ditchburn GK Tottenham Hotspur Second Division 1948–49 2 (6)
Alf Ramsey DF Southampton
Tottenham Hotspur 		Second Division 1948
1949–50 		1 (32)
7 (32)
Jack Haines FW West Bromwich Albion Second Division 1948 1
Bill Ellerington DF Southampton Second Division 1949 2
Tom Finney FW Preston North End Second Division 1949–51 14 (76)
Bernard Streten GK Luton Town Second Division 1949 1
Bill Eckersley DF Blackburn Rovers Second Division 1950–53 17
Gil Merrick GK Birmingham City Second Division 1951–54 23
Jackie Sewell FW Sheffield Wednesday Second Division 1951–52 3 (6)
Syd Owen DF Luton Town Second Division 1954 3
Bedford Jezzard FW Fulham Second Division 1954–55 2
Johnny Haynes FW Fulham Second Division 1954–59 32 (56)
Geoff Bradford FW Bristol Rovers Second Division 1955 1
Ronnie Clayton DF Blackburn Rovers Second Division 1955–58 21 (35)
John Atyeo FW Bristol City Second Division 1955–57 6
Colin Grainger FW Sheffield United Second Division 1956 2 (7)
Alan Hodgkinson GK Sheffield United Second Division 1957–60 5
Bryan Douglas MF Blackburn Rovers Second Division 1957–58 10 (36)
Alan A'Court FW Liverpool Second Division 1957–58 5
Jim Langley DF Fulham Second Division 1958 3
Graham Shaw DF Sheffield United Second Division 1958–59 4 (5)
Tony Allen DF Stoke City Second Division 1959 3
Brian Clough FW Middlesbrough Second Division 1959 2
Edwin Holliday FW Middlesbrough Second Division 1959 3
Ray Wilson DF Huddersfield Town Second Division 1960–64 30 (63)
Mick McNeil DF Middlesbrough Second Division 1960–61 9
Stan Anderson DF Sunderland Second Division 1962 2
Alan Peacock FW Middlesbrough Second Division 1962 4 (6)
Mike O'Grady FW Huddersfield Town Second Division 1962 2 (3)
Terry Paine FW Southampton Second Division 1963–66 19
Keith Newton DF Blackburn Rovers Second Division 1967–69 17 (27)
Peter Shilton GK Leicester City Second Division 1970–71 2 (125)
Rodney Marsh FW Queens Park Rangers Second Division 1971 1 (9) [5]
David Watson DF Sunderland Second Division 1974–75 14 (65)
Mick Channon FW Southampton Second Division 1974–77 25 (45)
Brian Little FW Aston Villa Second Division 1975 1
Tony Towers MF Sunderland Second Division 1976 3
Trevor Brooking MF West Ham United Second Division 1979–81 12 (47) [6]
Kenny Sansom DF Crystal Palace Second Division 1979 1 (86) [5]
Alan Devonshire MF West Ham United Second Division 1980 2 (8)
Alvin Martin DF West Ham United Second Division 1981 2 (17)
John Gregory MF Queens Park Rangers Second Division 1983 3 (6)
Mark Hateley FW Portsmouth Second Division 1984 4 (32)
Chris Woods GK Norwich City Second Division 1986 3 (43)
Steve Bull FW Wolverhampton Wanderers Second Division 1989–90 11 (13) [4]
Earl Barrett DF Oldham Athletic Second Division 1991 1 (3)
Stuart Pearce DF Nottingham Forest First Division 1993–94 3 (78) [7]
Michael Gray DF Sunderland First Division 1999 3 [8][9][10]
Kevin Phillips FW Sunderland First Division 1999 1 (8) [8]
David James GK West Ham United First Division 2003 5 (53) [11][12][13][14]
David Nugent FW Preston North End Championship 2007 1 [15]
Jay Bothroyd FW Cardiff City Championship 2010 1 [16][17]
Wilfried Zaha[a] FW Crystal Palace Championship 2012 1 (2) [19][20]
Sam Johnstone GK West Bromwich Albion Championship 2021 2 (4) [21]

Notes

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  1. ^ Zaha was capped twice by England, both of which came in friendlies. He decided to represent the country of his birth, the Ivory Coast (French: Côte d'Ivoire) in 2016, and was cap-tied officially in his third appearance for the country, when the Ivory Coast played Togo in the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations.[18]

References

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  1. ^ Mitchell, Paul. "The first international football match". BBC. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
  2. ^ Keogh, Frank (17 February 2003). "Football's local hero". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Bernard Joy". arsenal.com. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
  4. ^ a b c d e f Ashdown, John; McFarland, Ben (28 May 2008). "Who's the lowest lower-league international?". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
  5. ^ a b "England players from the lower leagues to play for the Three Lions - Rodney Marsh". The Daily Telegraph. 8 June 2017. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
  6. ^ "England players from the lower leagues to play for the Three Lions - Kenny Sansom". The Daily Telegraph. 8 June 2017. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
  7. ^ "England Players - Stuart Pearce".
  8. ^ a b Wrenn, Alex (29 April 1999). "Hungary 1–1 England". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
  9. ^ "England 0–0 Sweden". BBC News. 5 June 1999. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
  10. ^ "Bulgaria 1–1 England". BBC News. 9 June 1999. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
  11. ^ "England 3–1 Croatia". BBC Sport. 20 August 2003. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
  12. ^ "Macedonia 1–2 England". BBC Sport. 6 September 2003. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
  13. ^ "England 2–0 Liechtenstein". BBC Sport. 10 September 2003. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
  14. ^ "Turkey 0–0 England". BBC Sport. 11 October 2003. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
  15. ^ McNulty, Phil (28 March 2007). "Andorra 0–3 England". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
  16. ^ "Terry, Cole & Agbonlahor to miss England game". BBC Sport. 14 November 2010. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
  17. ^ McNulty, Phil (17 November 2010). "England 1–2 France". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
  18. ^ "Ivory Coast 0–0 Togo". BBC Sport. 16 January 2017. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
  19. ^ "Wilfried Zaha & Carl Jenkinson get England nod as five pull out". BBC Sport. 12 November 2012. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
  20. ^ Ornstein, David (14 November 2012). "Sweden 4–2 England". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
  21. ^ "England 2-0 Malta: Three Lions score 1 and an own goal by Malta/publisher=BBC Sport". 16 November 2023. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
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