England 1950s squad
Every player who appeared for England in the 1950s — 120 in all, with their career international caps and goals.
Bobby Charlton racked up the most caps of anyone here — 106 in all. He also leads the scoring, with 49 goals. The sharpest strike rate belongs to Jimmy Greaves: 44 goals in 57 caps. The squad breaks down as 10 goalkeepers, 29 defenders, 47 midfielders and 34 forwards — enough depth to fill any formation in the game.
| Player | Pos | Caps | Goals | Legend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Finney | MF | 76 | 30 | 91 |
| Jimmy Greaves | FW | 57 | 44 | 91 |
| Billy Wright | MF | 105 | 3 | 90 |
| Bobby Charlton | MF/FW | 106 | 49 | 90 |
| Ron Flowers | MF | 49 | 10 | 89 |
| Nat Lofthouse | FW | 33 | 30 | 89 |
| Jimmy Armfield | DF | 43 | 0 | 88 |
| Stan Mortensen | FW | 25 | 23 | 88 |
| Bryan Douglas | MF | 36 | 11 | 87 |
| Johnny Haynes | FW | 56 | 18 | 86 |
| Ron Springett | GK | 33 | — | 86 |
| Roger Byrne | DF | 33 | 0 | 86 |
| Alf Ramsey | DF | 32 | 3 | 85 |
| Jimmy Dickinson | MF | 48 | 0 | 85 |
| Johnny Berry | MF | 46 | 0 | 85 |
| Tommy Taylor | FW | 19 | 16 | 85 |
| Wilf Mannion | FW | 26 | 11 | 85 |
| Stanley Matthews | MF/FW | 54 | 11 | 84 |
| Bert Williams | GK | 30 | — | 84 |
| Neil Franklin | DF | 27 | 0 | 83 |
| Ronnie Clayton | MF | 35 | 0 | 83 |
| Gil Merrick | GK | 23 | — | 82 |
| John Connelly | MF | 20 | 7 | 82 |
| Don Howe | DF | 23 | 0 | 82 |
| Derek Kevan | FW | 14 | 8 | 81 |
| Ivor Broadis | FW | 14 | 8 | 81 |
| Duncan Edwards | MF | 18 | 5 | 81 |
| Jackie Milburn | FW | 13 | 10 | 81 |
| Dennis Wilshaw | FW | 12 | 10 | 80 |
| Roy Bentley | FW | 12 | 9 | 79 |
| Bobby Robson | FW | 20 | 4 | 79 |
| Jeff Hall | DF | 17 | 0 | 78 |
| John Aston, Sr. | DF | 17 | 0 | 78 |
| Bill Eckersley | DF | 17 | 0 | 78 |
| Jack Froggatt | MF | 13 | 2 | 77 |
| Jimmy Mullen | MF | 12 | 6 | 77 |
| Eddie Hopkinson | GK | 14 | — | 76 |
| Henry Cockburn | MF | 13 | 0 | 76 |
| Eddie Baily | MF/FW | 9 | 5 | 75 |
| Bobby Langton | MF | 11 | 0 | 74 |
| Stan Pearson | FW | 8 | 5 | 72 |
| Harry Johnston | DF | 10 | 0 | 72 |
| Peter Broadbent | MF | 7 | 2 | 72 |
| Bill Slater | DF/MF/FW | 12 | 0 | 72 |
| Joe Baker | FW | 8 | 3 | 70 |
| Colin McDonald | GK | 8 | — | 70 |
| Les Medley | MF | 6 | 1 | 70 |
| Ron Staniforth | DF | 8 | 0 | 69 |
| Colin Grainger | FW | 7 | 3 | 68 |
| Jack Rowley | FW | 6 | 6 | 68 |
| John Atyeo | FW | 6 | 5 | 67 |
| Alan A'Court | MF | 5 | 1 | 67 |
| Lionel Smith | DF | 6 | 0 | 67 |
| Tommy Banks | DF | 6 | 0 | 67 |
| Don Revie | FW | 6 | 4 | 66 |
| Billy Elliott | MF | 5 | 0 | 66 |
| Doug Holden | MF | 5 | 0 | 66 |
| Jackie Sewell | FW | 6 | 3 | 66 |
| Graham Shaw | DF | 5 | 0 | 66 |
| Ted Ditchburn | GK | 6 | — | 65 |
| Willie Watson | MF | 4 | 0 | 64 |
| Eddie Clamp | MF | 4 | 0 | 64 |
| Bill McGarry | MF | 4 | 0 | 64 |
| Harold Hassall | FW | 5 | 4 | 64 |
| Ronnie Allen | FW | 5 | 2 | 63 |
| Bill Perry | MF | 3 | 2 | 63 |
| Warren Bradley | MF | 3 | 2 | 63 |
| Johnny Hancocks | MF | 3 | 2 | 63 |
| Len Shackleton | FW | 5 | 1 | 62 |
| Redfern Froggatt | FW | 4 | 2 | 62 |
| Albert Quixall | FW | 5 | 0 | 61 |
| Frank Blunstone | MF/FW | 5 | 0 | 61 |
| Alan Hodgkinson | GK | 5 | — | 61 |
| Reg Matthews | GK | 5 | — | 61 |
| Syd Owen | MF | 3 | 0 | 61 |
| Edwin Holliday | MF | 3 | 0 | 61 |
| Malcolm Barrass | DF/MF | 3 | 0 | 61 |
| Peter Brabrook | MF | 3 | 0 | 61 |
| Peter Sillett | DF | 3 | 0 | 61 |
| Jim Langley | DF | 3 | 0 | 61 |
| Tony Allen | DF | 3 | 0 | 61 |
| Tommy Garrett | DF | 3 | 0 | 61 |
| Laurie Hughes | DF | 3 | 0 | 61 |
| Gordon Astall | MF | 2 | 1 | 60 |
| Johnny Brooks | FW | 3 | 2 | 59 |
| Peter Harris | MF | 2 | 0 | 58 |
| Wilf McGuinness | MF | 2 | 0 | 58 |
| Vic Metcalfe | MF | 2 | 0 | 58 |
| Allenby Chilton | MF | 2 | 0 | 58 |
| Norman Deeley | MF | 2 | 0 | 58 |
| Len Phillips | FW | 3 | 0 | 57 |
| Bill Jones | DF | 2 | 0 | 57 |
| Leslie Compton | DF | 2 | 0 | 57 |
| Trevor Smith | DF | 2 | 0 | 57 |
| Jim Taylor | DF | 2 | 0 | 57 |
| Ray Wood | GK | 3 | — | 56 |
| Ron Baynham | GK | 3 | — | 56 |
| Bill Nicholson | MF | 1 | 1 | 56 |
| Ray Parry | FW | 2 | 1 | 56 |
| Johnny Nicholls | FW | 2 | 1 | 56 |
| Brian Clough | FW | 2 | 0 | 54 |
| Bedford Jezzard | FW | 2 | 0 | 54 |
| Tommy Thompson | FW | 2 | 0 | 54 |
| Ken Brown | DF | 1 | 0 | 52 |
| Harry Clarke | DF | 1 | 0 | 52 |
| Bill Foulkes | DF | 1 | 0 | 52 |
| Arthur Willis | DF | 1 | 0 | 52 |
| Stan Rickaby | DF | 1 | 0 | 52 |
| Danny Clapton | MF | 1 | 0 | 52 |
| Brian Pilkington | MF | 1 | 0 | 52 |
| Ken Armstrong | MF | 1 | 0 | 52 |
| Ray Barlow | MF | 1 | 0 | 52 |
| Jimmy Meadows | MF | 1 | 0 | 52 |
| Johnny Wheeler | MF | 1 | 0 | 52 |
| Arthur Milton | MF | 1 | 0 | 52 |
| George Robb | MF | 1 | 0 | 52 |
| David Pegg | MF | 1 | 0 | 52 |
| Geoff Bradford | FW | 1 | 1 | 52 |
| Jack Lee | FW | 1 | 1 | 52 |
| Ernie Taylor | FW | 1 | 0 | 50 |
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