This article lists various football records in relation to the England national football team. Individual records Player records Appearances Most appearances Peter Shilton, 125, 25 November 1970 – 7 July 1990 Wayne Rooney, 120, 12 February 2003 – 15 November 2018 David Beckham, 115, 1 September 1996 – 14 October 2009 Steven Gerrard, 114, 31 May 2000 – 24 June 2014 Bobby Moore, 108, 20 May 1962 – 14 November 1973 Ashley Cole, 107, 28 March 2001 – 5 March 2014 Bobby Charlton, 106, 19 April 1958 – 14 June 1970 Frank Lampard, 106, 10 October 1999 – 24 June 2014 Billy Wright, 105, 28 September 1946 – 28 May 1959 First player to reach 100 appearances Billy Wright, 11 April 1959, 1–0 vs. Scotland Fastest to reach 100 appearances Bobby Moore, 10 years 271 days, 20 May 1962 – 14 February 1973 Most consecutive appearances Billy Wright, 70, 3 October 1951 – 28 May 1959 Most appearances as a substitute Jermain Defoe, 35, 31 March 2004 – 22 June 2017 Most consecutive appearances as a substitute Owen Hargreaves, 14, 1 June 2004 – 10 June 2006 Most appearances as a substitute without ever starting a game Carlton Cole, 7, 11 January 2009 – 3 March 2010 Most appearances in competitive matches (World Cup, European Championship and qualifiers) Wayne Rooney, 74, 29 March 2003 – 11 November 2016 Longest England career Stanley Matthews, 22 years 228 days, 29 September 1934 – 15 May 1957 Shortest England career Nathaniel Chalobah, <1 minute, 15 October 2018, 3–2 vs. Spain Martin Kelly, 2 minutes, 26 May 2012, 1–0 vs. Norway Most consecutive appearances comprising entire England career Roger Byrne, 33, 3 April 1954 – 27 November 1957 Youngest player Theo Walcott, 17 years 75 days, 30 May 2006, 3–1 vs. Hungary Oldest player Stanley Matthews, 42 years 103 days, 15 May 1957, 4–1 vs. Denmark Oldest debutant Alexander Morten, 41 years 113 days, 8 March 1873, 4–2 vs. Scotland Oldest outfield debutant Leslie Compton, 38 years 64 days, 15 November 1950, 4–2 vs. Wales Most appearances at the World Cup finals Peter Shilton, 17, 16 June 1982 – 7 July 1990 Most appearances without ever playing at the World Cup finals Dave Watson, 65, 3 April 1974 – 2 June 1982 Appearances at three World Cup final tournaments Tom Finney and Billy Wright, 1950, 1954 and 1958 Bobby Charlton and Bobby Moore, 1962,