England women's national football team

England
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)The Lionesses
AssociationThe Football Association (The FA)
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachSarina Wiegman
CaptainLeah Williamson
Millie Bright (interim)
Most capsFara Williams (172)
Top scorerEllen White (52)
FIFA codeENG
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 4 Decrease 1 (7 December 2018)[1]
Highest2 (March 2018)
Lowest14 (June 2004 – September 2005)
First international
 Scotland 2–3 England 
(Greenock, Scotland; 18 November 1972)
Biggest win
 England 20–0 Latvia 
(Doncaster, England; 30 November 2021)
Biggest defeat
 Norway 8–0 England 
(Moss, Norway; 4 June 2000)
World Cup
Appearances6 (first in 1995)
Best resultThird place (2015)
European Championship
Appearances9 (first in 1984)
Best resultChampions (2022)
Women's Finalissima
Appearances1 (first in 2023)
Best resultChampions (2023)
Women's Nations League
Appearances1 (first in 2023-24 season)
Medal record
Women's football
FIFA Women's World Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Canada Team
UEFA Women's Championship
Gold medal – first place 2022 England Team
Silver medal – second place 1984 Europe Team
Silver medal – second place 2009 Finland Team
Bronze medal – third place 1995 Europe Team
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Netherlands Team
UEFA–CONMEBOL Finalissima
Gold medal – first place 2023 England
Websitewww.englandfootball.com/womens-senior-team/home

The England women's national football team, nicknamed The Lionesses are the national senior team for the England set up in international football. They are the current Europen Champions and the winners of the UEFA - CONMEBOL 2023 Finalissima. The team has qualified for six World Cups: 1995, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019 and 2023.

The team has done well. In the 32 games played so far, they've won 26, drawn 5 and lost 1. The team has scored 138 goals and give up only 12. England are currently ranked Number 4 in the world.[2]

Honours

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Major

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  • FIFA World Cup
  • UEFA Women's European Championship
  • CONMEBOL-UEFA Cup of Champions

Minor

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  • Pony Home Championship
    • 1 Champions: 1976
  • Mundialito
    • 1 Champions: 1985, 1988
  • Cyprus Cup
  • SheBelieves Cup
  • Arnold Clark Cup

Current squad

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The following 23 players were named to the squad for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup in July 2023. [3]

Caps and goals are correct as of match played 1 July 2023 against  Portugal.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Mary Earps (vice-captain) (1993-03-07) 7 March 1993 (age 31) 34 0 England Manchester United
13 1GK Hannah Hampton (2000-11-16) 16 November 2000 (age 23) 2 0 England Chelsea
21 1GK Ellie Roebuck (1999-09-23) 23 September 1999 (age 25) 11 0 England Manchester City
2 2DF Lucy Bronze (1991-10-28) 28 October 1991 (age 33) 105 12 Spain Barcelona
3 2DF Niamh Charles (1999-06-21) 21 June 1999 (age 25) 7 0 England Chelsea
5 2DF Alex Greenwood (1993-09-07) 7 September 1993 (age 31) 75 5 England Manchester City
6 2DF Millie Bright (interim captain) (1993-08-21) 21 August 1993 (age 31) 66 5 England Chelsea
14 2DF Lotte Wubben-Moy (1999-01-11) 11 January 1999 (age 25) 10 0 England Arsenal
15 2DF Esme Morgan (2000-10-18) 18 October 2000 (age 24) 5 0 England Manchester City
16 2DF Jess Carter (1997-10-27) 27 October 1997 (age 27) 18 1 England Chelsea
4 3MF Keira Walsh (1997-04-08) 8 April 1997 (age 27) 59 0 Spain Barcelona
8 3MF Georgia Stanway (1999-01-03) 3 January 1999 (age 25) 50 15 Germany Bayern Munich
10 3MF Ella Toone (1999-09-02) 2 September 1999 (age 25) 32 16 England Manchester United
12 3MF Jordan Nobbs (1992-12-08) 8 December 1992 (age 31) 71 8 England Aston Villa
17 3MF Laura Coombs (1991-01-29) 29 January 1991 (age 33) 5 0 England Manchester City
20 3MF Katie Zelem (1996-01-20) 20 January 1996 (age 28) 8 0 England Manchester United
7 4FW Lauren James (2001-09-29) 29 September 2001 (age 23) 11 1 England Chelsea
9 4FW Rachel Daly (1991-12-06) 6 December 1991 (age 32) 69 13 England Aston Villa
11 4FW Lauren Hemp (2000-08-07) 7 August 2000 (age 24) 38 10 England Manchester City
18 4FW Chloe Kelly (1998-01-15) 15 January 1998 (age 26) 26 6 England Manchester City
19 4FW Bethany England (1994-06-03) 3 June 1994 (age 30) 21 11 England Tottenham Hotspur
22 4FW Katie Robinson (2002-08-08) 8 August 2002 (age 22) 5 0 England Brighton & Hove Albion
23 4FW Alessia Russo (1999-02-08) 8 February 1999 (age 25) 22 11 England Arsenal

Records

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As of 5 April 2024

Most capped players

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Fara Williams is England's most capped player and fourth highest goalscorer with 40 goals in 172 appearances between 2001 and 2019.
# Name England career Caps Goals Ref
1 Fara Williams 2001–2019 172 40 [4]
2 Jill Scott 2006–2022 161 27 [5]
3 Karen Carney 2005–2019 144 32 [6]
4 Alex Scott 2004–2017 140 12 [7]
5 Casey Stoney 2000–2018 130 6 [8]
6 Rachel Yankey 1997–2013 129 19
7 Steph Houghton 2007– 121 13
8 Lucy Bronze 2013– 120 15
9 Gillian Coultard 1981–2000 119 30
10 Kelly Smith 1995–2014 117 46

Bold names mean a player still playing or available for selection.

Top goalscorers

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Ellen White is England's top goalscorer with 52 goals in 113 appearances.
# Name England career Goals Caps Average Ref
1 Ellen White 2010–2022 52 113 0.46 [9]
2 Kelly Smith 1995–2015 46 117 0.39 [10]
3 Kerry Davis 1982–1998 44 82 0.54 [11]
4 Karen Walker 1988–2003 40 83 0.48 [12]
Fara Williams 2001–2019 172 0.23 [4]
6 Hope Powell 1983–1998 35 66 0.53
7 Eniola Aluko 2004–2017 33 102 0.32
8 Beth Mead 2018– 32 54 0.59
Karen Carney 2005–2019 32 144 0.22
10 Gillian Coultard 1981–2000 30 119 0.25

Bold names mean a player still playing or available for selection.

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References

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  1. ↑ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 7 December 2018. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
  2. ↑ "FIFA World Rankings". FIFA.com. 4 July 2023.
  3. ↑ "England squad named for 2023 Women's World Cup". www.englandfootball.com. 31 May 2023.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Fara Williams". The Football Association. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
  5. ↑ "Jill Scott". The Football Association. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  6. ↑ "Karen Carney". The Football Association. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
  7. ↑ "Alex Scott". The Football Association. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
  8. ↑ "Casey Stoney". The Football Association. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
  9. ↑ FIFA.com. "FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019™ - Players - Ellen WHITE - Ellen White". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on 8 June 2019. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
  10. ↑ "Kelly Smith". The Football Association. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
  11. ↑ Aldis, Colin A (13 October 2010). "She Kicks Facts Fix". She Kicks (3).
  12. ↑ "Walker announces retirement". BBC Sport. 3 June 2003. Retrieved 18 March 2015.

Other websites

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