The

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and European Championship, are the primary competitive tournaments the

England national football team The England national football team has represented England in international Association football, football since the first international match in 1872. It is controlled by The Football Association (FA), the governing body for football in Engl ...

enters. The finals of both tournaments held every four years in alternate even numbered years. Excluding the tournament years in which England either did not enter or failed to qualify for the finals, the England national team has nominated the following squads of players to compete in the finals:

1950 World Cup

* Progress: Group round 1 Head coach:

Walter Winterbottom Sir Walter Winterbottom (31 March 1913 – 16 February 2002) was an English football player and coach. He was the first manager of the England national team (1946–1962) and Director of Coaching for The Football Association (the FA). He ...

1954 World Cup

* Progress: Quarterfinals Head coach:

*Only 17 of the 22 official squad members actually travelled to Switzerland for the 1954 tournament. Five players—Ken Armstrong, Allenby Chilton, Johnny Haynes, Harry Hooper and Bedford Jezzard—were put on reserve status and remained at home awaiting a call if the need arose. It did not.

1958 World Cup

* Progress: Group round 1 Head coach:

*Some sources state that England took only 20 squad members to the 1958 tournament in Sweden, and their squad lists do not include Alan Hodgkinson or Maurice Setters. Other sources, including FIFA's official World Cup records, list 22 players on the squad and include both Hodgkinson and Setters. The likelihood is that these two players were included on the squad list submitted to FIFA but did not travel to the tournament

1962 World Cup

* Progress: Quarterfinals Head coach:

*Some sources state that only 20 of the 22 squad members travelled to the 1962 tournament in Chile, that Gordon Banks and Derek Kevan were stay-at-home reserves who were never called

1966 World Cup

* Progress: Winners Manager:

Alf Ramsey Sir Alfred Ernest Ramsey (22 January 1920 – 28 April 1999) was an English football player and manager. As a player, he represented the England national team and captained the side, but he is best known for his time as England manager f ...

1968 European Championship

* Progress: Third place Head coach:

1970 World Cup

* Progress: Quarterfinals Head coach:

1980 European Championship

* Progress: Round 1 Head coach:

Ron Greenwood Ronald Greenwood CBE (11 November 1921 – 9 February 2006) was an English football player and manager, best known for being manager of the English national football team from 1977 until 1982, as well as being manager of West Ham United for 1 ...

1982 World Cup

* Progress: Group round 2 Head coach:

Note that this squad is numbered alphabetically by surname, unlike traditional numbering systems. Despite this the goalkeepers are given the usual England goalkeepers' shirts 1, 13 & 22 (again alphabetically) and Kevin Keegan is given his favoured 7.

1986 World Cup

* Progress: Quarterfinals Head coach:

Bobby Robson Sir Robert William Robson (18 February 1933 – 31 July 2009) was an English footballer and football manager. His career included periods playing for and later managing the England national team and being a UEFA Cup-winning manager at Ipswich ...

1988 European Championship

* Progress: Round 1 Head coach:

1990 World Cup

* Progress: Fourth place Head coach:

David Seaman David Andrew Seaman (born 19 September 1963) is an English former footballer who played as a goalkeeper. In a career lasting from 1981 to 2004, he is best known for his time playing for Arsenal. He won 75 caps for England, and is the country' ...

was originally selected, but after arriving in Italy, he had to pull out of the squad due to a thumb injury and was replaced by Dave Beasant.

1992 European Championship

* Progress: Round 1 Head coach:

Graham Taylor Graham Taylor (15 September 1944 – 12 January 2017) was an English football player, manager, pundit and chairman of Watford Football Club. He was the manager of the England national football team from 1990 to 1993, and also managed Lincoln C ...

1996 European Championship

* Progress: Semifinals Head coach:

Terry Venables Terence Frederick Venables (born 6 January 1943), often referred to as El Tel, is an English former football player and manager, and an author. During the 1960s and '70s, he played for various clubs including Chelsea, Tottenham Hotspur and Queen ...

1998 World Cup

* Progress: Round of 16 Head coach:

Glenn Hoddle Glenn Hoddle (born 27 October 1957) is an English former football player and manager. He currently works as a television pundit and commentator for ITV Sport and BT Sport. He played as a midfielder for Tottenham Hotspur, Monaco, Chelsea an ...

2000 European Championship

* Progress: Round 1 Head coach:

Kevin Keegan Joseph Kevin Keegan (born 14 February 1951) is an English former footballer and manager. A forward, he played for several professional clubs from 1968 to 1984. Having begun his career at Scunthorpe United, he moved to Liverpool in 1971 a ...

2002 World Cup

* Progress: Quarterfinals Head coach:

Sven-Göran Eriksson Sven-Göran Eriksson (; born 5 February 1948) is a Swedish football manager and former player. After an unassuming playing career as a right-back, Eriksson went on to experience major success in club management between 1977 and 2001, winning 18 ...

2004 European Championship

* Progress: Quarterfinals Head coach:

2006 World Cup

* Progress: Quarterfinals Head coach:

2010 World Cup

* Progress: Round of 16 Head coach:

Fabio Capello Fabio Capello (; born 18 June 1946) is an Italian former professional football manager and player. As a player, Capello represented SPAL 1907, Roma, Milan and Juventus. He played as a midfielder and won several trophies during his career whi ...

A provisional 30-man England squad for the

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was announced on 11 May 2010. This was then reduced to the official 23-man squad, announced on 1 June 2010. The seven players dropped from the provisional squad were

Leighton Baines Leighton John Baines (born 11 December 1984) is an English former professional footballer who played as a left back. He is currently U-18s manager at Everton. Baines started his career with Wigan Athletic, and was part of the team that won the ...

, Darren Bent,

Michael Dawson Michael may refer to: People * Michael (given name), a given name * Michael (surname), including a list of people with the surname Michael Given name "Michael" * Michael (archangel), ''first'' of God's archangels in the Jewish, Christian an ...

Tom Huddlestone Thomas Andrew Huddlestone (born 28 December 1986) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder and coach for Premier League club Manchester United. Having progressed through the youth ranks at Nottingham Forest and ...

, Adam Johnson, Scott Parker and

Theo Walcott Theo James Walcott (born 16 March 1989) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Southampton and previously for the English national team. Walcott is a product of the Southampton Academy and started his career with ...

. Dawson was subsequently called up after a knee injury to captain

Rio Ferdinand Rio Gavin Ferdinand (born 7 November 1978) is an English former professional footballer who played as a centre-back, and is now a television pundit for BT Sport. He played 81 times for the England national team between 1997 and 2011, and w ...

2012 European Championship

* Progress: Quarterfinals Head coach:

Roy Hodgson Roy Hodgson (born 9 August 1947) is a former English football manager and player. He managed 22 different teams in eight countries, beginning in Sweden with Halmstads BK in the 1976 season. He later guided the Switzerland national team to ...

Roy Hodgson announced England's 23-man squad on 16 May 2012, along with a five-man stand-by list. The England team is the only squad to consist entirely of players from their domestic league. On 25 May,

John Ruddy John Thomas Gordon Ruddy (born 24 October 1986) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for club Birmingham City. Ruddy began his career at Cambridge United, before signing for Everton as a 19-year-old. He spent five ...

was ruled out with a broken finger;

Jack Butland Jack Butland (born 10 March 1993) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for club Manchester United, on loan from Crystal Palace. Butland began his career with Birmingham City, and made his debut in the Football League ...

was called up as his replacement. On 28 May,

Gareth Barry Gareth Barry (born 23 February 1981) is an English former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He made 653 Premier League appearances for Aston Villa, Manchester City, Everton and West Bromwich Albion, the highest number of ap ...

was ruled out with a groin injury, being replaced by Phil Jagielka. On 31 May,

Frank Lampard Frank James Lampard (born 20 June 1978) is an English professional football manager and former player who is the manager of club Everton. He is widely regarded as one of Chelsea’s greatest ever players, and one of the greatest midfielde ...

was ruled out with a thigh injury and was replaced by

Jordan Henderson Jordan Brian Henderson (born 17 June 1990) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for club Liverpool and the England national team. Henderson joined the Sunderland Academy at the age of eight, making his first-team ...

. On 3 June,

Gary Cahill Gary James Cahill (born 19 December 1985) is an English former professional footballer who played as a centre-back. Cahill began his career playing for the AFC Dronfield youth system in Derbyshire. In 2000, he joined the Aston Villa Academy an ...

was ruled out with a double fracture of his jaw and Martin Kelly was called up as his replacement.

2014 World Cup

* Progress: Group stage Head coach:

England's final squad was announced on 12 May 2014, including seven standby squad members:

Jon Flanagan Jonathon Patrick Flanagan (born 1 January 1993) is a former English professional footballer who played as a full-back. Flanagan started his career with Liverpool, and later played for Burnley, Bolton Wanderers and Rangers. He played in one fu ...

John Stones John Stones (born 28 May 1994) is an English professional Association football, footballer who plays as a centre-back for club Manchester City F.C., Manchester City and the England national football team, England national team. Stones began h ...

Michael Carrick Michael Carrick (born 28 July 1981) is an English professional football manager and former player who is currently head coach of Middlesbrough. He is one of the most decorated English footballers of all time and is best known for his 12-year p ...

Tom Cleverley Thomas William Cleverley (born 12 August 1989) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for club Watford. After starting his career in the youth set-up at Bradford City, Cleverley joined Manchester United at the age of 1 ...

Andy Carroll Andrew Thomas Carroll (born 6 January 1989) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for Championship side Reading. He has played in the Premier League and English Football League for Newcastle United, Preston North End, Liv ...

and

Jermain Defoe Jermain Colin Defoe (born 7 October 1982) is an English former professional footballer who played as a striker. He also played for the England national team. Defoe began his career with Charlton Athletic, joining their youth team aged 14, be ...

. Of those seven, only Stones and Flanagan joined the rest of the squad at a training camp in Portugal, with Stones serving as a like-for-like replacement option for Phil Jones, who was still recovering from a shoulder injury. Both Stones and Flanagan travelled with the squad to their pre-tournament training base in

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, and are expected to remain with the team in Brazil should any injuries be suffered ahead of the opening game. The squad numbers were revealed on 22 May.

2016 European Championship

* Progress: Round of 16 Head coach:

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named their final squad on 31 May.

2018 World Cup

* Progress: 4th Place Head coach:

Gareth Southgate Gareth Southgate (born 3 September 1970) is an English professional football manager and former player who played as a defender and midfielder. He has been the manager of the England national team since 2016. Southgate won the League Cu ...

England's final squad was announced on 17 May 2018, including five standby squad members: Lewis Cook,

Tom Heaton Thomas David Heaton (born 15 April 1986) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for club Manchester United. Heaton began his career in the Manchester United academy but was unable to break into the first team and sp ...

Adam Lallana Adam David Lallana ( ; born 10 May 1988) is an English professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for club Brighton & Hove Albion. Lallana began his youth career with AFC Bournemouth before transferring to Southampton in 200 ...

Jake Livermore Jake Cyril Livermore (born 14 November 1989) is an English professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for club West Bromwich Albion. Livermore began his career at Tottenham Hotspur, spending most of his tenure out on loan at cl ...

, and

James Tarkowski James Alan Tarkowski (born 19 November 1992) is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for club Everton. Tarkowski began his professional career at Oldham Athletic of League One, where he made 89 appearances across all ...

2020 European Championship

* Progress: Second place Head Coach:

announced a 33-man preliminary squad on 25 May 2021.

Mason Greenwood Mason Will John Greenwood (born 1 October 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for club Manchester United. A graduate of United's youth system, Greenwood scored in a UEFA Europa League match against Astana in Se ...

withdrew injured on 1 June, with the final squad announced later that day.

Trent Alexander-Arnold Trent John Alexander-Arnold (born 7 October 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays as a right-back for club Liverpool and the England national team. Known for his range of passing, crossing and assists, he is regarded as one o ...

withdrew injured on 3 June, and was replaced by Ben White on 7 June.

2022 World Cup

Coach:

's final squad was announced on 10 November 2022 for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. England released a statement on 30 November 2022 to announce that defender Ben White has departed from the England squad for personal reasons and his privacy is respected.Statement: Ben White
England Football. Written by FA Communications. Retrieved on 30 November 2022.

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1950 World Cup

1954 World Cup

1958 World Cup

1962 World Cup

1966 World Cup

1968 European Championship

1970 World Cup

1980 European Championship

1982 World Cup

1986 World Cup

1988 European Championship

1990 World Cup

1992 European Championship

1996 European Championship

1998 World Cup

2000 European Championship

2002 World Cup

2004 European Championship

2006 World Cup

2010 World Cup

2012 European Championship

2014 World Cup

2016 European Championship

2018 World Cup

2020 European Championship

2022 World Cup

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