Kenny Sansom - 86 Caps (1 Goal)
- Full Name: Kenneth Graham Sansom
- Born: 26th September 1958, Camberwell, London
- England Career: 1979 - 1988
- Positions whilst with England: Left Back
- Clubs (and caps) whilst with England: Crystal Palace (9) &
Arsenal (77)
- FA Legacy Number: 937
England Career Statistics
- Debut: v
Wales (HC) on 23rd May 1979 aged 20 years, 7 months, 27 days - Last Cap: v
USSR (ECF) on 18th June 1988 aged 29 years, 8 months, 22 days - First Goal: v
Finland (WCQ) on 17th October 1984 aged 26 years, 0 months, 21 day - Career Length: 9 years, 27 days
- Starts: 85
- Substitute:
1
- Withdrawn:
3
- Full Games: 82
England Match Statistics
- Match Type
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt


- British Home ChampionshipHC
- 12
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- European Championship QualifierECQ
- 16
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- European Championship FinalsECF
- 5
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- World Cup QualifierWCQ
- 13
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- World Cup FinalsWCF
- 9
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Ciudad de México CupCMC
- 2
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Azteca 2000 TournamentA2K
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Home, Away or Neutral
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- Match Result
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- Playing Positions
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England Managers
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England Team Mates (Top 10)
Sources
- An English Football Internationals' Who's Who by Douglas Lamming (Hutton Press 1990)
- England's Who's Who by Tony Matthews (Pitch Publishing 2013)
- 308 sources from 86 matchesSelect from match list to see sources.
Match List
URS, 1 - 3, 18th Jun 1988 (ECF) Arsenal, Cap: 86.
Age: 29 years, 8 months, 22 days.
NED, 1 - 3, 15th Jun 1988 (ECF) Arsenal, Cap: 85.
Age: 29 years, 8 months, 19 days.
IRL, 0 - 1, 12th Jun 1988 (ECF) Arsenal, Cap: 84.
Age: 29 years, 8 months, 16 days.
SUI, 1 - 0, 28th May 1988 (FR) Arsenal, Cap: 83.
Age: 29 years, 8 months, 2 days.
COL, 1 - 1, 24th May 1988 (RC) Arsenal, Cap: 82.
Age: 29 years, 7 months, 28 days.
SCO, 1 - 0, 21st May 1988 (RC) Arsenal, Cap: 81.
Age: 29 years, 7 months, 25 days.
NED, 2 - 2, 23rd Mar 1988 (FR) Arsenal, Cap: 80.
Age: 29 years, 5 months, 27 days.
YUG, 4 - 1, 11th Nov 1987 (ECQ) Arsenal, Cap: 79.
Age: 29 years, 1 month, 15 days.
TUR, 8 - 0, 14th Oct 1987 (ECQ) Arsenal, Cap: 78.
Age: 29 years, 0 months, 18 days.
FRG, 1 - 3, 9th Sep 1987 (FR)
Arsenal, Cap: 77.
Age: 28 years, 11 month, 13 days.
TUR, 0 - 0, 29th Apr 1987 (ECQ) Arsenal, Cap: 76.
Age: 28 years, 7 months, 3 days.
NIR, 2 - 0, 1st Apr 1987 (ECQ) Arsenal, Cap: 75.
Age: 28 years, 6 months, 6 days.
ESP, 4 - 2, 18th Feb 1987 (FR) Arsenal, Cap: 74.
Age: 28 years, 4 months, 22 days.
YUG, 2 - 0, 12th Nov 1986 (ECQ) Arsenal, Cap: 73.
Age: 28 years, 1 month, 16 days.
NIR, 3 - 0, 15th Oct 1986 (ECQ) Arsenal, Cap: 72.
Age: 28 years, 0 months, 19 days.
SWE, 0 - 1, 10th Sep 1986 (FR) Arsenal, Cap: 71.
Age: 27 years, 11 month, 14 days.
ARG, 1 - 2, 22nd Jun 1986 (WCF) Arsenal, Cap: 70.
Age: 27 years, 8 months, 26 days.
PAR, 3 - 0, 18th Jun 1986 (WCF) Arsenal, Cap: 69.
Age: 27 years, 8 months, 22 days.
POL, 3 - 0, 11th Jun 1986 (WCF) Arsenal, Cap: 68.
Age: 27 years, 8 months, 15 days.
MAR, 0 - 0, 6th Jun 1986 (WCF) Arsenal, Cap: 67.
Age: 27 years, 8 months, 10 days.
POR, 0 - 1, 3rd Jun 1986 (WCF) Arsenal, Cap: 66.
Age: 27 years, 8 months, 7 days.
CAN, 1 - 0, 24th May 1986 (FR) Arsenal, Cap: 65.
Age: 27 years, 7 months, 28 days.
MEX, 3 - 0, 17th May 1986 (FR) Arsenal, Cap: 64.
Age: 27 years, 7 months, 21 day.
SCO, 2 - 1, 23rd Apr 1986 (RC) Arsenal, Cap: 63.
Age: 27 years, 6 months, 27 days.
URS, 1 - 0, 26th Mar 1986 (FR) Arsenal, Cap: 62.
Age: 27 years, 6 months, 0 days.
ISR, 2 - 1, 26th Feb 1986 (FR) Arsenal, Cap: 61.
Age: 27 years, 5 months, 0 days.
EGY, 4 - 0, 29th Jan 1986 (FR) Arsenal, Cap: 60.
Age: 27 years, 4 months, 3 days.
NIR, 0 - 0, 13th Nov 1985 (WCQ) Arsenal, Cap: 59.
Age: 27 years, 1 month, 17 days.
TUR, 5 - 0, 16th Oct 1985 (WCQ) Arsenal, Cap: 58.
Age: 27 years, 0 months, 20 days.
ROU, 1 - 1, 11th Sep 1985 (WCQ) Arsenal, Cap: 57.
Age: 26 years, 11 month, 15 days.
USA, 5 - 0, 16th Jun 1985 (FR)
Arsenal, Cap: 56.
Age: 26 years, 8 months, 20 days.
FRG, 3 - 0, 12th Jun 1985 (A2K) Arsenal, Cap: 55.
Age: 26 years, 8 months, 16 days.
MEX, 0 - 1, 9th Jun 1985 (CMC) Arsenal, Cap: 54.
Age: 26 years, 8 months, 13 days.
ITA, 1 - 2, 6th Jun 1985 (CMC) Arsenal, Cap: 53.
Age: 26 years, 8 months, 10 days.
SCO, 0 - 1, 25th May 1985 (RC) Arsenal, Cap: 52.
Age: 26 years, 7 months, 29 days.
FIN, 1 - 1, 22nd May 1985 (WCQ) Arsenal, Cap: 51.
Age: 26 years, 7 months, 26 days.
ROU, 0 - 0, 1st May 1985 (WCQ) Arsenal, Cap: 50.
Age: 26 years, 7 months, 5 days.
IRL, 2 - 1, 26th Mar 1985 (FR) Arsenal, Cap: 49.
Age: 26 years, 6 months, 0 days.
NIR, 1 - 0, 27th Feb 1985 (WCQ) Arsenal, Cap: 48.
Age: 26 years, 5 months, 1 day.
TUR, 8 - 0, 14th Nov 1984 (WCQ) Arsenal, Cap: 47.
Age: 26 years, 1 month, 18 days.
FIN, 5 - 0, 17th Oct 1984 (WCQ)
Arsenal, Cap: 46.
Age: 26 years, 0 months, 21 day.
GDR, 1 - 0, 19th Sep 1984 (FR) Arsenal, Cap: 45.
Age: 25 years, 11 month, 23 days.
CHI, 0 - 0, 17th Jun 1984 (FR) Arsenal, Cap: 44.
Age: 25 years, 8 months, 21 day.
URU, 0 - 2, 13th Jun 1984 (FR) Arsenal, Cap: 43.
Age: 25 years, 8 months, 17 days.
BRA, 2 - 0, 10th Jun 1984 (FR) Arsenal, Cap: 42.
Age: 25 years, 8 months, 14 days.
URS, 0 - 2, 2nd Jun 1984 (FR) Arsenal, Cap: 41.
Age: 25 years, 8 months, 6 days.
SCO, 1 - 1, 26th May 1984 (HC) Arsenal, Cap: 40.
Age: 25 years, 8 months, 0 days.
FRA, 0 - 2, 29th Feb 1984 (FR) Arsenal, Cap: 39.
Age: 25 years, 5 months, 3 days.
LUX, 4 - 0, 16th Nov 1983 (ECQ) Arsenal, Cap: 38.
Age: 25 years, 1 month, 20 days.
HUN, 3 - 0, 12th Oct 1983 (ECQ) Arsenal, Cap: 37.
Age: 25 years, 0 months, 16 days.
DEN, 0 - 1, 21st Sep 1983 (ECQ) Arsenal, Cap: 36.
Age: 24 years, 11 month, 25 days.
SCO, 2 - 0, 1st Jun 1983 (HC) Arsenal, Cap: 35.
Age: 24 years, 8 months, 6 days.
NIR, 0 - 0, 28th May 1983 (HC) Arsenal, Cap: 34.
Age: 24 years, 8 months, 2 days.
HUN, 2 - 0, 27th Apr 1983 (ECQ) Arsenal, Cap: 33.
Age: 24 years, 7 months, 1 day.
GRE, 0 - 0, 30th Mar 1983 (ECQ) Arsenal, Cap: 32.
Age: 24 years, 6 months, 4 days.
LUX, 9 - 0, 15th Dec 1982 (ECQ) Arsenal, Cap: 31.
Age: 24 years, 2 months, 19 days.
GRE, 3 - 0, 17th Nov 1982 (ECQ) Arsenal, Cap: 30.
Age: 24 years, 1 month, 21 day.
FRG, 1 - 2, 13th Oct 1982 (FR) Arsenal, Cap: 29.
Age: 24 years, 0 months, 17 days.
DEN, 2 - 2, 22nd Sep 1982 (ECQ) Arsenal, Cap: 28.
Age: 23 years, 11 month, 26 days.
ESP, 0 - 0, 5th Jul 1982 (WCF) Arsenal, Cap: 27.
Age: 23 years, 9 months, 9 days.
FRG, 0 - 0, 29th Jun 1982 (WCF) Arsenal, Cap: 26.
Age: 23 years, 9 months, 3 days.
TCH, 2 - 0, 20th Jun 1982 (WCF) Arsenal, Cap: 25.
Age: 23 years, 8 months, 24 days.
FRA, 3 - 1, 16th Jun 1982 (WCF)
Arsenal, Cap: 24.
Age: 23 years, 8 months, 20 days.
FIN, 4 - 1, 3rd Jun 1982 (FR) Arsenal, Cap: 23.
Age: 23 years, 8 months, 7 days.
SCO, 1 - 0, 29th May 1982 (HC) Arsenal, Cap: 22.
Age: 23 years, 8 months, 3 days.
NED, 2 - 0, 25th May 1982 (FR) Arsenal, Cap: 21.
Age: 23 years, 7 months, 29 days.
WAL, 1 - 0, 27th Apr 1982 (HC) Arsenal, Cap: 20.
Age: 23 years, 7 months, 1 day.
NIR, 4 - 0, 23rd Feb 1982 (HC) Arsenal, Cap: 19.
Age: 23 years, 4 months, 27 days.
SUI, 1 - 2, 30th May 1981 (WCQ) Arsenal, Cap: 18.
Age: 22 years, 8 months, 4 days.
SCO, 0 - 1, 23rd May 1981 (HC) Arsenal, Cap: 17.
Age: 22 years, 7 months, 27 days.
WAL, 0 - 0, 20th May 1981 (HC) Arsenal, Cap: 16.
Age: 22 years, 7 months, 24 days.
BRA, 0 - 1, 12th May 1981 (FR) Arsenal, Cap: 15.
Age: 22 years, 7 months, 16 days.
ROU, 0 - 0, 29th Apr 1981 (WCQ) Arsenal, Cap: 14.
Age: 22 years, 7 months, 3 days.
ESP, 1 - 2, 25th Mar 1981 (FR) Arsenal, Cap: 13.
Age: 22 years, 5 months, 29 days.
SUI, 2 - 1, 19th Nov 1980 (WCQ) Arsenal, Cap: 12.
Age: 22 years, 1 month, 23 days.
ROU, 1 - 2, 15th Oct 1980 (WCQ) Arsenal, Cap: 11.
Age: 22 years, 0 months, 19 days.
NOR, 4 - 0, 10th Sep 1980 (WCQ) Arsenal, Cap: 10.
Age: 21 years, 11 month, 14 days.
ITA, 0 - 1, 15th Jun 1980 (ECF) Crystal Palace, Cap: 9.
Age: 21 years, 8 months, 19 days.
BEL, 1 - 1, 12th Jun 1980 (ECF) Crystal Palace, Cap: 8.
Age: 21 years, 8 months, 16 days.
SCO, 2 - 0, 24th May 1980 (HC) Crystal Palace, Cap: 7.
Age: 21 years, 7 months, 28 days.
NIR, 1 - 1, 20th May 1980 (HC) Crystal Palace, Cap: 6.
Age: 21 years, 7 months, 24 days.
WAL, 1 - 4, 17th May 1980 (HC)
Crystal Palace, Cap: 5.
Age: 21 years, 7 months, 21 day.
ARG, 3 - 1, 13th May 1980 (FR) Crystal Palace, Cap: 4.
Age: 21 years, 7 months, 17 days.
IRL, 2 - 0, 6th Feb 1980 (ECQ) Crystal Palace, Cap: 3.
Age: 21 years, 4 months, 10 days.
BUL, 2 - 0, 22nd Nov 1979 (ECQ) Crystal Palace, Cap: 2.
Age: 21 years, 1 month, 26 days.
WAL, 0 - 0, 23rd May 1979 (HC) Crystal Palace, Cap: 1.
Age: 20 years, 7 months, 27 days.
- * Match was concluded via extra time, penalties or both.