Unfurling the codex…
An unofficial fan history of England National Team — its eras, legends, honours, iconic matches, and rivalries.
Home Championship Dominance · First International Match 1872 · The 1966 World Cup Triumph · The Golden Generation · Sven-Goran Eriksson Tenure · Don Revie's 1970s Era · Alf Ramsey's 1966 World Cup Golden Generation · The 1953 Match of the Century vs Hungary · The 1950 Wembley Dream · The 1970s Wasteland · Terry Venables' Euro 96 Generation · Sven Goran Eriksson's 2000s Era · The 1990s Rebuild · Roy Hodgson's 2014 World Cup Era · Gareth Southgate's 2018 World Cup Semi-Final · The 2019 Women's World Cup Golden Generation · Fabio Capello's 2010 World Cup Era
Stanley Matthews · Tom Finney · Geoff Hurst · Bryan Robson · Peter Shilton · Michael Owen · Steven Gerrard · Paul Gascoigne · Rio Ferdinand · Ashley Cole · Harry Kane · Wayne Rooney · John Terry · David Beckham · Bobby Charlton · Gary Lineker · Bobby Moore · Gordon Banks · Roger Hunt · Jimmy Greaves · David Seaman · Kevin Keegan
Peter Shilton Clean Sheets · Wayne Rooney Goal Record · Wembley 1966 Final · Harry Kane All-Time Top Scorer · British Home Championships · Harry Kane England all-time top scorer (66 goals) · 1996 UEFA European Championship · 1966 FIFA World Cup · Gary Lineker England most-caps record (109 caps) · Euro 2024 Runners-Up · Geoff Hurst 1966 World Cup Final hat-trick · 1950 World Cup USA 1-0 England · Alan Shearer 1996 Euro top scorer (5 goals) · 2018 FIFA World Cup semi-final · 1990 FIFA World Cup semi-final
1966 World Cup Final England v West Germany · 1968 European Championship Semi-Final England v USSR · 1982 World Cup Semi-Final West Germany v England · 1986 World Cup Round of 16 Argentina v England · 1990 World Cup Final Italy v England · 2002 World Cup Semi-Final Brazil v England · 2003 Euro Qualifier Scotland v England Hampden · 2004 Euro Quarter-Final Portugal v England · 1958 World Cup Quarter-Final Brazil v England · 2010 World Cup Round of 16 Germany v England Ghost Goal · 2006 World Cup Quarter-Final England v Portugal · 2006 World Cup Round of 16 Ecuador v England · 2018 World Cup Round of 16 Colombia v England · 2019 Women's World Cup Final – England vs USA · 1966 World Cup Final – England vs West Germany · 2021 Euro Semi-Final – England vs France · 1996 Euro Final – England vs Germany · 2021 Euro Final – England vs Italy · 1990 World Cup Semi-Final – England vs West Germany · 1990 World Cup Quarter-Final – England vs Italy · 1966 World Cup Quarter-Final – England vs Brazil · 1966 World Cup Semi-Final – England vs Portugal · 2010 World Cup Quarter-Final – England vs Germany · 2018 World Cup Round of 16 – England vs Colombia · all 29 →
Brazil · Italy · Germany · Argentina · Netherlands · Spain · Portugal · Scotland
Old Wembley Stadium · Wembley Stadium · Anfield · God Save the King · Old Trafford · Football's Coming Home · The Three Lions crest · Three Lions (Baddiel, Jones & Draper, 1996) · The White Army · England's Dream Team · Twickenham Stadium · Swing Low, Sweet Chariot · The away end, Wembley · How Can You Lose to Germany? · The FA Cup · The Football Association