England 1940s squad
Every player who appeared for England in the 1940s — 50 in all, with their career international caps and goals.
Billy Wright racked up the most caps of anyone here — 105 in all. Tom Finney leads the scoring with 30. The squad breaks down as 5 goalkeepers, 13 defenders, 14 midfielders and 18 forwards — enough depth to fill any formation in the game.
| Player | Pos | Caps | Goals | Legend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Finney | MF | 76 | 30 | 90 |
| Billy Wright | MF | 105 | 3 | 89 |
| Stan Mortensen | FW | 25 | 23 | 88 |
| Bert Williams | GK | 30 | — | 87 |
| Tommy Lawton | FW | 23 | 22 | 87 |
| Alf Ramsey | DF | 32 | 3 | 85 |
| Jimmy Dickinson | MF | 48 | 0 | 85 |
| Wilf Mannion | FW | 26 | 11 | 84 |
| Stanley Matthews | MF/FW | 54 | 11 | 83 |
| Frank Swift | GK | 19 | — | 83 |
| Neil Franklin | DF | 27 | 0 | 83 |
| Jackie Milburn | FW | 13 | 10 | 79 |
| Raich Carter | FW | 13 | 7 | 78 |
| John Aston, Sr. | DF | 17 | 0 | 77 |
| Laurie Scott | DF | 17 | 0 | 77 |
| Roy Bentley | FW | 12 | 9 | 77 |
| Jack Froggatt | MF | 13 | 2 | 75 |
| Jimmy Mullen | MF | 12 | 6 | 74 |
| Joe Bacuzzi | DF | 13 | 0 | 74 |
| George Hardwick | DF | 13 | 0 | 74 |
| Henry Cockburn | MF | 13 | 0 | 73 |
| George Marks | GK | 8 | — | 72 |
| Bobby Langton | MF | 11 | 0 | 71 |
| Stan Pearson | FW | 8 | 5 | 70 |
| Harry Johnston | DF | 10 | 0 | 69 |
| Ted Ditchburn | GK | 6 | — | 68 |
| Frank Broome | FW | 7 | 3 | 68 |
| Jack Rowley | FW | 6 | 6 | 68 |
| Frank Soo | FW | 9 | 0 | 67 |
| Sailor Brown | FW | 6 | 4 | 66 |
| Len Shackleton | FW | 5 | 1 | 61 |
| Maurice Edelston | FW | 5 | 1 | 61 |
| Willie Watson | MF | 4 | 0 | 60 |
| Johnny Morris | FW | 3 | 3 | 59 |
| Johnny Hancocks | MF | 3 | 2 | 59 |
| Jack Howe | DF | 3 | 0 | 57 |
| Bert Mozley | DF | 3 | 0 | 57 |
| Eddie Lowe | MF | 3 | 0 | 57 |
| Phil Taylor | MF | 3 | 0 | 57 |
| Bill Ellerington | DF | 2 | 0 | 53 |
| Peter Harris | MF | 2 | 0 | 53 |
| Tim Ward | MF | 2 | 0 | 53 |
| Bernard Streten | GK | 1 | — | 52 |
| Eddie Shimwell | DF | 1 | 0 | 49 |
| George Smith | DF | 1 | 0 | 49 |
| Reg Flewin | DF | 1 | 0 | 49 |
| Jesse Pye | FW | 1 | 0 | 48 |
| Jackie Gibbons | FW | 1 | 0 | 48 |
| Jimmy Hagan | FW | 1 | 0 | 48 |
| Jack Haines | FW | 1 | — | 46 |
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