"Lilly, who has 354 caps (between 1987 and 2010). In men's association football, the record belongs to former player Ahmed Hassan of Egypt; he surpassed Claudio Suárez with his 178th cap on 27 March 2012. The first footballer to win 100 international caps was Billy Wright of England's Wolverhampton Wanderers. Wright went on to appear 105 times for England, 90 of them he obtained whilst he was a captain. FIFA rules state that any club that refuses to release a player for national team duty is barred from using the player for two matches, a rule which is intended to"
"Billy Wright (footballer, born 1924) William Ambrose Wright, CBE (6 February 1924 – 3 September 1994) was an English footballer, who spent his whole career at Wolverhampton Wanderers. The first footballer in the world to earn 100 international caps, Wright also holds the record for longest unbroken run in competitive international football. He also made a total of 105 appearances for England, captaining them a record 90 times, including during their campaigns at the 1950, 1954 and 1958 World Cup finals. Wright was born at 33 Belmont Road, Ironbridge, Shropshire. His association with Wolves began in 1938 when, after being"
"Joe Baker Joseph Henry Baker (17 July 1940 – 6 October 2003) was an England international footballer. Born in Woolton in Liverpool, England, he spent virtually his entire childhood growing up in Motherwell, Scotland. He is notable for being the first professional player to have played for England without having previously played in the English football league system, and for scoring over 100 goals in both the English and Scottish leagues. His brother Gerry Baker was also a professional footballer, who played internationally for the United States. Joe Baker's mother was Scottish. His father, born in Woolton, was a sailor"
"Johnny Haynes John Norman Haynes (17 October 1934 – 18 October 2005) was an English footballer, best known for his 18 years at Fulham. An inside forward, Haynes is widely regarded as the greatest footballer ever to play for the west London club, particularly noted for his exceptional passing skill and ability to read a game. An accomplished international, he made 56 appearances for his country, including 22 as captain (many of them while playing for Fulham in the Second Division). His passing ability earned him the nickname ""the Maestro"". Haynes became the first player to be paid £100 a"
"William Young (footballer) William Preston Young (4 August 1892 – 5 June 1965) was an English professional football goalkeeper who played in the Football League for Brentford. He was the first player to make 100 Football League appearances for Brentford. A goalkeeper, Young began his career with spells at Whitburn and South Shields. Young was in the team for Brentford's first ever game in the Football League on 28 August 1920, which ended in a 3–0 defeat to fellow Division Three side Exeter City. Young battled for the number one jersey with cricketer Jack Durston, but eventually made the position"
"full international appearances with 105 in all, scoring three times. He was also the first football player in the world to earn 100 caps, and it was more than a decade before his record was broken by another player, Bobby Charlton. As of present, Wright remains the ninth most capped player ever to have played for England being in possession of more caps than players such as Bryan Robson, Kenny Sansom, John Barnes, Martin Peters, Ray Wilkins, Kevin Keegan and Alan Shearer. He retired as a player in August 1959. During his total of 105 games for England, his disciplinary"
"list includes all those first-class players who are known to have lived to 100. Note: Although born in New South Wales, Australia, Syd Ward and John Wheatley appear to have been raised in New Zealand. George Harman, who acquired two Rugby Union caps for Ireland, died in Cornwall. Charles Braithwaite was born in England. Fred Gibson moved to England in 1944. Neil McCorkell was born in England, but lived in South Africa from 1951. The prominent Antiguan cricketer, Sir Sydney Walling, who died aged 102 years, 88 days in October 2009, never appeared in matches accorded first-class status. The oldest"
"a courtesy title). Colin Cowdrey Michael Colin Cowdrey, Baron Cowdrey of Tonbridge, (24 December 19324 December 2000) was an English first-class cricketer who played for Oxford University (1952–1954), Kent County Cricket Club (1950–1976) and England (1954–1975). Universally known as Colin Cowdrey, he ""delighted crowds throughout the world with his style and elegance"", and was the first cricketer to play 100 Test matches, celebrating the occasion with 104 against Australia in 1968. In all he played 114 Tests, making 7,624 runs at an average of 44.06, overtaking Wally Hammond as the most prolific Test batsman, and taking 120 catches as a"
"Gillian Coultard Gillian Coultard (born 22 July 1963) is a retired English football player, and former England captain. She is one of England Women's most capped internationals, with 119 appearances, and was the highest capped outfield England international ever until Rachel Yankey reached 120 caps in 2012. At the time she was one of only five footballers (Bobby Moore, Billy Wright, Bobby Charlton and Peter Shilton were the others) to have reached over 100 caps for England, and she was the first woman and amateur player to have done so. Coultard, a midfielder initially, though moving back to sweeper towards"
"100 Legends is a list of ""100 legendary football players"" produced by The Football League in 1998, to celebrate the 100th season of League football. It also included Premier League players, and the following former Leicester City players were included: The following players have been selected by their country in the World Cup Finals, while playing for Leicester. The following players have been selected by their country while being playing for Leicester City (including players both on loan at and away from the club). The number of caps won whilst at the club are given, along with the date of"
"fears that the team would erode the independence of their individual football associations. The following players were named to the squad for friendlies against and on 8 and 11 November 2018, respectively. Head coach: Phil Neville The following players have also been called up to the England squad within the last twelve months. ""This list may be incomplete."" Notes: 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"
"included for Test statistics, but were subsequently excluded by the ICC. Cowdrey made 22 Test Centuries to match Wally Hammond's England record, subsequently equalled by Geoff Boycott and exceeded by Alastair Cook and Kevin Pietersen. Of the 22 Tests in which Cowdrey made a hundred England won 10, drew 11 and lost 1, when he made 105 against South Africa at Trent Bridge in 1965. Cowdrey was the first man to score a Test century against six different nations; Australia, South Africa, the West Indies, New Zealand, India and Pakistan, all the Test nations of his day, which he did"
"Colin Cowdrey Michael Colin Cowdrey, Baron Cowdrey of Tonbridge, (24 December 19324 December 2000) was an English first-class cricketer who played for Oxford University (1952–1954), Kent County Cricket Club (1950–1976) and England (1954–1975). Universally known as Colin Cowdrey, he ""delighted crowds throughout the world with his style and elegance"", and was the first cricketer to play 100 Test matches, celebrating the occasion with 104 against Australia in 1968. In all he played 114 Tests, making 7,624 runs at an average of 44.06, overtaking Wally Hammond as the most prolific Test batsman, and taking 120 catches as a fielder, breaking another"
"who had one child called Lily and Martin's other children have yet to have children. Neil Martin Neil Martin (born 20 October 1940) is a Scottish former football player, who scored 100 league goals in both Scotland and England and won three full international caps for Scotland in the 1960s and 1970s. Known for his strength, power, bravery and commitment, Martin scored consistently while playing for several clubs. He played for Alloa Athletic, Queen of the South, Hibernian, Sunderland, Coventry City, Nottingham Forest, Brighton & Hove Albion and Crystal Palace. Neil Martin began his senior football career at Alloa Athletic"
"Les Ames Leslie ""Les"" Ethelbert George Ames, CBE (3 December 1905 – 27 February 1990) was a wicket-keeper and batsman for the England cricket team and Kent County Cricket Club. In his obituary, the Wisden of 1991 described him as the greatest wicket-keeper-batsman of all time. He is the only wicket keeper- batsman to score hundred first class centuries. Born in Elham, Kent, in 1905, he was mentored by Francis MacKinnon, an ex-county player who lived in the village and then, after leaving Harvey Grammar School, Folkestone, by Gerry Weigall, the county coach, who encouraged him to learn to keep"
"Progression of England association football caps record This is a progressive list of association footballers who have held or co-held the record for international caps for the England national football team, beginning with Charles Chenery and Harwood Greenhalgh, the only England players to appear in both of the first two international games played. For the early decades, counts of caps were often considered unreliable. RSSSF and IFFHS have spent much effort trying to produce definitive lists of full international matches, and corresponding data on players' international caps and goals. Using this data, the following records can be retrospectively produced. Note"
"his own, making 94 consecutive appearances between September 1922 and October 1924. He left the club at the end of the 1924–25 season, having made 180 appearances. Young was the club's record Football League appearance-maker until his total was overtaken by Jack Lane. William Young (footballer) William Preston Young (4 August 1892 – 5 June 1965) was an English professional football goalkeeper who played in the Football League for Brentford. He was the first player to make 100 Football League appearances for Brentford. A goalkeeper, Young began his career with spells at Whitburn and South Shields. Young was in the"
"in 1973 was a national record. This record was later broken by Peter Shilton. Moore's total of 108 caps continued as a record for an outfield player until 28 March 2009, when David Beckham gained his 109th cap. Moore is a member of the World Team of the 20th Century. A national team icon, a bronze statue of Moore is positioned at the entrance to Wembley Stadium. A composed central defender, Moore was best known for his reading of the game and ability to anticipate opposition movements, thereby distancing himself from the image of the hard-tackling, high-jumping defender. Receiving the"
"Alfred Joseph Baker Alfred Joseph Baker (10 February 1846 – 3 January 1900) was an English amateur sportsman who scored England's goal in the first representative match against a Scottish XI in March 1870. By profession, he was an auctioneer. He was born in Willesden, London, the son of Henry Baker and Margaret Puddicombe. On his baptism record, his father's occupation was given as ""auctioneer"". He married Marion Ellen Sayers on 16 September 1871. They had several children, including: Baker was a champion athlete who won the 100-yard dash at the 1870 AAA Championships; his achievement ""raised himself to the"
"highest of any England Test player, however a standard qualification of twenty innings played deducts him from the recognised lists. He was the first wicketkeeper to score a Test century. Wood was born in December 1853 in Dartford, Kent. He earned early recognition while a pupil at Dartford Grammar School, where his cricketing prowess was first evident. He played cricket as a professional for St Stanislaus College in Tullamore, Ireland in 1877, followed by stints at Catford Bridge and then Dover, Kent. He also made his first-class debut for Kent on 8 June 1876, taking two catches and performing three"
"of the ""FIFA 100"" greatest living footballers as nominated by Pelé. FIFA 100 The FIFA 100 is a list of the world-renowned Brazilian striker Pelé's choice of the ""greatest living footballers"". Unveiled on 4 March 2004 at a gala ceremony in London, England, the FIFA 100 marked part of the celebrations of the 100th anniversary of the foundation of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the international governing body of football. The figure 100 refers to the 100th anniversary of FIFA and not the number of players listed, which is actually 125; Pelé had been asked to select 50"
"FIFA 100 The FIFA 100 is a list of the world-renowned Brazilian striker Pelé's choice of the ""greatest living footballers"". Unveiled on 4 March 2004 at a gala ceremony in London, England, the FIFA 100 marked part of the celebrations of the 100th anniversary of the foundation of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the international governing body of football. The figure 100 refers to the 100th anniversary of FIFA and not the number of players listed, which is actually 125; Pelé had been asked to select 50 active players and 50 retired players, for a total of 100"
"Cyril Lowe Cyril Nelson ""Kit"" Lowe, (7 October 1891 – 6 February 1983) was an English rugby union footballer who held England's international try scoring record for over sixty years, a First World War flying ace credited with nine victories, and supposedly the inspiration for W. E. Johns' character ""Biggles"". Lowe was born in Holbeach, Lincolnshire. He attended Dulwich College where he was a boarder in Orchard House. There he edited the school magazine, ""The Alleynian"" from 1910 to 1911, as his fellow alumnus P. G. Wodehouse had done previously. At Dulwich he excelled at a number of sports, and"
"the age of 79 in Bradford. John Willie Sutcliffe John William Sutcliffe (14 April 1868 – 7 July 1947), commonly known as John Willie Sutcliffe and J.W. Sutcliffe, was an English football and rugby union player. He was the last person to represent England at full international level in both sports. Born in Shibden, he started his career in 1886 at Bradford Rugby Club playing at either full back or centre three quarter before moving to the club from Heckmondwike where he gained his only cap for England against the New Zealand Natives in 1889, scoring one try, and one"
"on their first appearance; instead, they have to be ""earned"" through good performances. Indeed, one can play at the highest domestic level for several years, and have a quite significant career in first-class cricket, without ever winning a cap. The world record for the number of caps in Test cricket is held by Sachin Tendulkar of India, who has, over the course of a 22-year career, collected 200. Tendulkar also holds the record for One Day Internationals, with 463 caps. In rugby union, 35 players have reached 100 international caps as of 5 June 2012. Players from England, Scotland, Wales"
"against Montenegro in October 2010, and alongside Kenny Sansom, Cole is now England's most-capped full-back in history, an achievement which helped him pick up the England Player of the Year award for 2010, as voted for by fans. On 6 February 2013, he earned his 100th cap as England beat Brazil 2–1 at Wembley. On 11 May 2014, he announced his retirement from international football after being omitted from the England squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. Cole's game incorporates an attacking approach to his play, which supports his teams' forward play. As a youth, he ""always liked scoring"
"aged 70. In 1998, the Football League, as part of its centenary season celebrations, included Copping on its list of 100 League Legends. Wilf Copping Wilfred Copping (17 August 1909 – June 1980) was an English footballer who played for Leeds United, Arsenal and the England national team. Copping was born in Middlecliffe, Barnsley, Yorkshire, but was rejected by his local team Barnsley, and worked for a time in the pits while playing for Middlecliffe Rovers. He eventually joined Leeds United in 1929, and made his debut at the start of the 1930-31 season, soon becoming a regular in the"
"they play in a World Cup or European Championship finals tournament. Then they are given a single cap for the competition — with the names of all their opponents stitched into the fabric of the cap itself. For example, when David Beckham made his one hundredth appearance for England, because a number of his appearances had been at World Cup and European Championship final tournaments for which he received only one cap, he received only his 85th physical cap. The world record holder for the highest number of international caps as of 5 November 2010 is retired American player Kristine"
"age of 61. Ken Tewkesbury Kenneth Cyril ""Ken"" Tewkesbury (10 April 1909 – 20 November 1970) was an English professional footballer who made 102 appearances in the Football League playing for Birmingham, Notts County, Aston Villa, Bradford Park Avenue and Walsall. Before turning professional he won six caps for the England national amateur football team. He played as a goalkeeper. While a student at the University of Birmingham, Tewkesbury played for the university football club, and joined Birmingham as an amateur in October 1929. Deputising for Harry Hibbs who was absent on England international duty, he made his debut in"
"for a Third Division club. Reg Matthews Reginald Derrick Matthews (20 December 1933 – 7 October 2001) was an English football goalkeeper. In a playing career spanning almost 20 years, Matthews turned out for Coventry City, Chelsea and Derby County, making over 100 league appearances for each. He was selected to play for the Third Division South team against the North in 1955/56 and 1956/57. He won four caps for the England under-23's, and five caps for the senior national team. He was the first Coventry-born footballer to be capped by England. Matthews is one of only five post-war players"
"topped the national averages for six seasons, the highest of any post-World War II player, and is tied for third in the list of centuries for England behind only Alastair Cook and Kevin Pietersen. Boycott was also the first player to score 99 not out, and the first to score 99 and then a century in a Test match. The forty-eight century partnerships he was involved was a record for any England player, but has again been surpassed by Alastair Cook. In 1977 against Australia, Boycott became the first England player to bat on all five days of a Test"
"Gordon Coventry Gordon Richard Coventry (25 September 1901 – 7 November 1968) was an Australian rules footballer who played for Collingwood Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Accorded ""Legend"" status in the Australian Football Hall of Fame, Coventry was the first player to kick 100 goals in a season and over 1000 goals overall, with his career total of 1299 goals serving as a league record for over 60 seasons. Originally from Diamond Creek, Victoria, Coventry played his early football for the Diamond Creek Football Club in the Heidelberg District Football League (HDFL). He debuted for Collingwood in"
"the second innings to take England to victory. But the innings provoked controversy when Hutton's teammates seemed to decline easy runs to allow Hutton the opportunity to reach his hundred before the end of the match, thereby jeopardising England's chances of victory in unsettled weather. The 100th century came a week later, against Surrey, when Hutton became the thirteenth player to achieve the landmark. He followed this immediately with 194 not out against Nottinghamshire and 100, in the drawn fourth Test at Headlingley. In the final Test, which England won to take the series, Hutton became the first man in"