<P> Carol Thomas was the first player to reach 50 caps in 1985 , before retiring from representative football later that year , having amassed 56 caps . Fara Williams holds the record for England appearances , having played 165 times since 2001 . She overtook previous record holder Rachel Yankey in August 2014 , in a friendly against Sweden . Yankey had passed Gillian Coultard 's 119 record England women caps in September 2012 , in a European qualifying match against Croatia , and Peter Shilton 's 125 record England international caps in June 2013 , in a friendly against Japan . Alex Scott is currently the second highest capped female England player with 140 caps , followed by Karen Carney with 132 and Casey Stoney with 130 . Rachel Yankey has the fifth highest number of England caps . </P>
<P> Carol Thomas was the first player to reach 50 caps in 1985 , before retiring from representative football later that year , having amassed 56 caps . Fara Williams holds the record for England appearances , having played 165 times since 2001 . She overtook previous record holder Rachel Yankey in August 2014 , in a friendly against Sweden . Yankey had passed Gillian Coultard 's 119 record England women caps in September 2012 , in a European qualifying match against Croatia , and Peter Shilton 's 125 record England international caps in June 2013 , in a friendly against Japan . Alex Scott is currently the second highest capped female England player with 140 caps , followed by Karen Carney with 132 and Casey Stoney with 130 . Rachel Yankey has the fifth highest number of England caps . </P>
who is england womens all time leading appearance maker
who is england womens all time leading appearance maker
Fara Williams
Fara Williams