The World Cup and European Championship, are the primary competitive tournaments the England national football team 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 stage Head coach: Walter Winterbottom
1954 World Cup
Progress: Quarter-finals Head coach: Walter Winterbottom
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.1954 Squad at englandfootballonline.com
1958 World Cup
Progress: Group stage Head coach: Walter Winterbottom
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: Quarter-finals Head coach: Walter Winterbottom
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 Head coach: Alf Ramsey
1968 European Championship
Progress: Third place Head coach: Alf Ramsey
1970 World Cup
Progress: Quarter-finals Head coach: Alf Ramsey
1980 European Championship
Progress: Group stage Head coach: Ron Greenwood
1982 World Cup
Progress: Second group stage Head coach: Ron Greenwood
Note that this squad is numbered alphabetically by surname, unlike traditional numbering systems. Despite this, the goalkeepers are given the usual England goalkeepers' numbers 1, 13 & 22 (again alphabetically) and Kevin Keegan is given his favoured 7.
1986 World Cup
Progress: Quarter-finals Head coach: Bobby Robson
1988 European Championship
Progress: Group stage Head coach: Bobby Robson
1990 World Cup
Progress: Fourth place Head coach: Bobby Robson
* David Seaman was originally selected, but after the first game 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: Group stage Head coach: Graham Taylor
1996 European Championship
Progress: Semi-finals Head coach: Terry Venables
1998 World Cup
Progress: Round of 16 Head coach: Glenn Hoddle
2000 European Championship
Progress: Group stage Head coach: Kevin Keegan
2002 World Cup
Progress: Quarter-finals Head coach: Sven-Göran Eriksson
2004 European Championship
Progress: Quarter-finals Head coach: Sven-Göran Eriksson
2006 World Cup
Progress: Quarter-finals Head coach: Sven-Göran Eriksson
Bridge was on loan to Fulham in the run up to the tournament.
Carson has spent the run-up of the tournament on loan to Sheffield Wednesday.
2010 World Cup
Progress: Round of 16 Head coach: Fabio Capello
A provisional 30-man England squad for the 2010 World Cup 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, Darren Bent, Michael Dawson, Tom Huddlestone, Adam Johnson, Scott Parker and Theo Walcott. Dawson was subsequently called up after a knee injury to captain Rio Ferdinand.
2012 European Championship
Progress: Quarter-finals Head coach: Roy Hodgson
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 was ruled out with a broken finger; Jack Butland was called up as his replacement. On 28 May, Gareth Barry was ruled out with a groin injury, being replaced by Phil Jagielka. On 31 May, Frank Lampard was ruled out with a thigh injury and was replaced by Jordan Henderson. On 3 June, Gary Cahill 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: Roy Hodgson
England's final squad was announced on 12 May 2014, including seven standby squad members: John Ruddy, Jon Flanagan, John Stones, Michael Carrick, Tom Cleverley, Andy Carroll and Jermain Defoe. 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 Miami, 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: Roy Hodgson
England named their final squad on 31 May.
2018 World Cup
Progress: Fourth place Head coach: Gareth Southgate
England's final squad was announced on 17 May 2018, including five standby squad members: Lewis Cook, Tom Heaton, Adam Lallana, Jake Livermore, and James Tarkowski.
2020 European Championship
Progress: Runners-up Head coach: Gareth Southgate
England announced a 33-man preliminary squad on 25 May 2021. Mason Greenwood withdrew injured on 1 June, with the final squad announced later that day. Trent Alexander-Arnold withdrew injured on 3 June, and was replaced by Ben White on 7 June.
2022 World Cup
Progress: Quarter-finals Head coach: Gareth Southgate
England's final squad was announced on 10 November 2022. Ben White withdrew from the squad on 30 November for personal reasons.Statement: Ben White England Football. Written by FA Communications. Retrieved on 30 November 2022.
2024 European Championship
Progress: Runners-up Head coach: Gareth Southgate
The following 26 players were named in the final squad.
2026 World Cup
Progress: Third place Head coach: Thomas Tuchel
England's final squad was announced on 22 May 2026. Tino Livramento withdrew injured and was replaced by Trevoh Chalobah on 16 June.
See also England national football team results List of England international footballers (25 caps and over) England at the FIFA World Cup England at the UEFA European Championship
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