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The history of the England national football team, also known as the Three Lions, begins with the first representative international match in 1870 and the first officially-recognised match two years later. England primarily competed in the British Home Championship over the following decades. Although the FA had joined the international ...
On 2 November 2013, Stoke City goalkeeper Asmir Begović scored a goal which was the fastest for a professional goalkeeper in football history (13 seconds). [7] On 27 April 1985, SV Darmstadt 98 goalkeeper Wilhelm Huxhorn broke the record for the longest goal in football history (103 metres / 112.6 yards), in a match against Fortuna Köln. [8]
English goalkeeper Peter Shilton is generally considered the record holder for the most appearances, making 1,396 appearances between the 1960s and 1990s, including a national record of 125 appearances for England, and in 1996 became the first footballer to make 1,000 league appearances. [3]
This article concerns football records in England. Unless otherwise stated, records are taken from the Football League or Premier League. Where a different record exists for the top flight (Football League First Division 1888–1992, and Premier League 1992–present), this is also given. This article includes clubs based in Wales that compete ...
Gordon Banks OBE (30 December 1937 – 12 February 2019) was an English professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.Widely regarded as one of the greatest goalkeepers of all time, [4] he made 679 appearances during a 20-year professional career, and won 73 caps for England, highlighted by starting every game of the nation's 1966 World Cup victory.
Alan Edward Knight MBE (born 3 July 1961) [1] [2] is an English former footballer turned manager. [3] He holds the record for the most appearances for a single club by a goalkeeper, having played 683 league games (and 801 games overall) for Portsmouth between 1978 and 2000; this superseded Peter Bonetti's record of exactly 600 goalkeeping appearances for Chelsea.
Pickford again started as England's first-choice goalkeeper as they reached the final of UEFA Euro 2024. Early and personal life Jordan Lee Pickford [ 4 ] was born Jordan Lee Logan [ 5 ] on 7 March 1994 [ 6 ] in Washington , Tyne and Wear, [ 7 ] where he attended St Robert of Newminster Catholic School . [ 8 ]
The following is a list of the 920 footballers who have made at least 500 domestic league appearances in English league football.This includes the appearances and goals of current and former players in the Premier League and English Football League.