Gary Lineker - 80 Caps (48 Goals)
- Full Name: Gary Winston Lineker
- Born: 30th November 1960, Leicester
- England Career: 1984 - 1992
- Positions whilst with England: Centre Forward
- Clubs (and caps) whilst with England: Leicester City (4),
Everton (14),
Barcelona (24) &
Tottenham Hotspur (38)
- FA Legacy Number: 979
- England's third highest goalscorer with 48. Never booked in his entire career.
England Career Statistics
England Match Statistics
- Match Type
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- British Home ChampionshipHC
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- World Cup QualifierWCQ
- 10
- 5
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Ciudad de México CupCMC
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Azteca 2000 TournamentA2K
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- World Cup FinalsWCF
- 12
- 10
- 0
- 0
- 0
- European Championship QualifierECQ
- 12
- 7
- 5
- 0
- 0
- European Championship FinalsECF
- 6
- 0
- 3
- 0
- 0
- Home, Away or Neutral
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- Match Result
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- Playing Positions
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- Centre Forward
- 80
- 48
- 18
- 0
- 0
England Managers
- Manager
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
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)
- 290 sources from 80 matchesSelect from match list to see sources.
Match List
- SWE, 1 - 2, 17th Jun 1992 (ECF) Tottenham Hotspur, Cap: 80.
Age: 31 years, 6 months, 17 days.
- FRA, 0 - 0, 14th Jun 1992 (ECF) Tottenham Hotspur, Cap: 79.
Age: 31 years, 6 months, 14 days.
- DEN, 0 - 0, 11th Jun 1992 (ECF) Tottenham Hotspur, Cap: 78.
Age: 31 years, 6 months, 11 day.
- FIN, 2 - 1, 3rd Jun 1992 (FR) Tottenham Hotspur, Cap: 77.
Age: 31 years, 6 months, 3 days.
- BRA, 1 - 1, 17th May 1992 (FR) Tottenham Hotspur, Cap: 76.
Age: 31 years, 5 months, 17 days.
- HUN, 1 - 0, 12th May 1992 (FR) Tottenham Hotspur, Cap: 75.
Age: 31 years, 5 months, 12 days.
- CIS, 2 - 2, 29th Apr 1992 (FR) Tottenham Hotspur, Cap: 74.
Age: 31 years, 4 months, 29 days.
- TCH, 2 - 2, 25th Mar 1992 (FR) Tottenham Hotspur, Cap: 73.
Age: 31 years, 3 months, 25 days.
- FRA, 2 - 0, 19th Feb 1992 (FR) Tottenham Hotspur, Cap: 72.
Age: 31 years, 2 months, 19 days.
- POL, 1 - 1, 13th Nov 1991 (ECQ) Tottenham Hotspur, Cap: 71.
Age: 30 years, 11 month, 13 days.
- TUR, 1 - 0, 16th Oct 1991 (ECQ) Tottenham Hotspur, Cap: 70.
Age: 30 years, 10 months, 16 days.
- GER, 0 - 1, 11th Sep 1991 (FR) Tottenham Hotspur, Cap: 69.
Age: 30 years, 9 months, 11 day.
- MAS, 4 - 2, 12th Jun 1991 (FR) Tottenham Hotspur, Cap: 68.
Age: 30 years, 6 months, 12 days.
- NZL, 1 - 0, 3rd Jun 1991 (FR) Tottenham Hotspur, Cap: 67.
Age: 30 years, 6 months, 3 days.
- AUS, 1 - 0, 1st Jun 1991 (FR) Tottenham Hotspur, Cap: 66.
Age: 30 years, 6 months, 2 days.
- ARG, 2 - 2, 25th May 1991 (FR) Tottenham Hotspur, Cap: 65.
Age: 30 years, 5 months, 25 days.
- TUR, 1 - 0, 1st May 1991 (ECQ) Tottenham Hotspur, Cap: 64.
Age: 30 years, 5 months, 1 day.
- IRL, 1 - 1, 27th Mar 1991 (ECQ) Tottenham Hotspur, Cap: 63.
Age: 30 years, 3 months, 27 days.
- CMR, 2 - 0, 6th Feb 1991 (FR) Tottenham Hotspur, Cap: 62.
Age: 30 years, 2 months, 6 days.
- IRL, 1 - 1, 14th Nov 1990 (ECQ) Tottenham Hotspur, Cap: 61.
Age: 29 years, 11 month, 14 days.
- POL, 2 - 0, 17th Oct 1990 (ECQ) Tottenham Hotspur, Cap: 60.
Age: 29 years, 10 months, 17 days.
- HUN, 1 - 0, 12th Sep 1990 (FR) Tottenham Hotspur, Cap: 59.
Age: 29 years, 9 months, 12 days.
- ITA, 1 - 2, 7th Jul 1990 (WCF) Tottenham Hotspur, Cap: 58.
Age: 29 years, 7 months, 7 days.
- FRG, 1 - 1, 4th Jul 1990 (WCF) Tottenham Hotspur, Cap: 57.
Age: 29 years, 7 months, 4 days.
- CMR, 3 - 2, 1st Jul 1990 (WCF) Tottenham Hotspur, Cap: 56.
Age: 29 years, 7 months, 1 day.
- BEL, 1 - 0, 26th Jun 1990 (WCF) Tottenham Hotspur, Cap: 55.
Age: 29 years, 6 months, 26 days.
- EGY, 1 - 0, 21st Jun 1990 (WCF) Tottenham Hotspur, Cap: 54.
Age: 29 years, 6 months, 21 day.
- NED, 0 - 0, 16th Jun 1990 (WCF) Tottenham Hotspur, Cap: 53.
Age: 29 years, 6 months, 16 days.
- IRL, 1 - 1, 11th Jun 1990 (WCF) Tottenham Hotspur, Cap: 52.
Age: 29 years, 6 months, 11 day.
- TUN, 1 - 1, 2nd Jun 1990 (FR) Tottenham Hotspur, Cap: 51.
Age: 29 years, 6 months, 2 days.
- URU, 1 - 2, 22nd May 1990 (FR) Tottenham Hotspur, Cap: 50.
Age: 29 years, 5 months, 22 days.
- DEN, 1 - 0, 15th May 1990 (FR) Tottenham Hotspur, Cap: 49.
Age: 29 years, 5 months, 15 days.
- TCH, 4 - 2, 25th Apr 1990 (FR) Tottenham Hotspur, Cap: 48.
Age: 29 years, 4 months, 25 days.
- BRA, 1 - 0, 28th Mar 1990 (FR) Tottenham Hotspur, Cap: 47.
Age: 29 years, 3 months, 28 days.
- YUG, 2 - 1, 13th Dec 1989 (FR) Tottenham Hotspur, Cap: 46.
Age: 29 years, 0 months, 13 days.
- ITA, 0 - 0, 15th Nov 1989 (FR) Tottenham Hotspur, Cap: 45.
Age: 28 years, 11 month, 15 days.
- POL, 0 - 0, 11th Oct 1989 (WCQ) Tottenham Hotspur, Cap: 44.
Age: 28 years, 10 months, 11 day.
- SWE, 0 - 0, 6th Sep 1989 (WCQ) Tottenham Hotspur, Cap: 43.
Age: 28 years, 9 months, 6 days.
- DEN, 1 - 1, 7th Jun 1989 (FR) Barcelona, Cap: 42.
Age: 28 years, 6 months, 7 days.
- POL, 3 - 0, 3rd Jun 1989 (WCQ) Barcelona, Cap: 41.
Age: 28 years, 6 months, 3 days.
- ALB, 5 - 0, 26th Apr 1989 (WCQ) Barcelona, Cap: 40.
Age: 28 years, 4 months, 26 days.
- ALB, 2 - 0, 8th Mar 1989 (WCQ) Barcelona, Cap: 39.
Age: 28 years, 3 months, 8 days.
- GRE, 2 - 1, 8th Feb 1989 (FR) Barcelona, Cap: 38.
Age: 28 years, 2 months, 8 days.
- KSA, 1 - 1, 16th Nov 1988 (FR) Barcelona, Cap: 37.
Age: 27 years, 11 month, 16 days.
- SWE, 0 - 0, 19th Oct 1988 (WCQ) Barcelona, Cap: 36.
Age: 27 years, 10 months, 19 days.
- URS, 1 - 3, 18th Jun 1988 (ECF) Barcelona, Cap: 35.
Age: 27 years, 6 months, 18 days.
- NED, 1 - 3, 15th Jun 1988 (ECF) Barcelona, Cap: 34.
Age: 27 years, 6 months, 15 days.
- IRL, 0 - 1, 12th Jun 1988 (ECF) Barcelona, Cap: 33.
Age: 27 years, 6 months, 12 days.
- SUI, 1 - 0, 28th May 1988 (FR) Barcelona, Cap: 32.
Age: 27 years, 5 months, 28 days.
- COL, 1 - 1, 24th May 1988 (RC) Barcelona, Cap: 31.
Age: 27 years, 5 months, 24 days.
- SCO, 1 - 0, 21st May 1988 (RC) Barcelona, Cap: 30.
Age: 27 years, 5 months, 21 day.
- HUN, 0 - 0, 27th Apr 1988 (FR) Barcelona, Cap: 29.
Age: 27 years, 4 months, 27 days.
- NED, 2 - 2, 23rd Mar 1988 (FR) Barcelona, Cap: 28.
Age: 27 years, 3 months, 23 days.
- YUG, 4 - 1, 11th Nov 1987 (ECQ) Barcelona, Cap: 27.
Age: 26 years, 11 month, 11 day.
- TUR, 8 - 0, 14th Oct 1987 (ECQ) Barcelona, Cap: 26.
Age: 26 years, 10 months, 14 days.
- FRG, 1 - 3, 9th Sep 1987 (FR) Barcelona, Cap: 25.
Age: 26 years, 9 months, 9 days.
- BRA, 1 - 1, 19th May 1987 (RC) Barcelona, Cap: 24.
Age: 26 years, 5 months, 19 days.
- TUR, 0 - 0, 29th Apr 1987 (ECQ) Barcelona, Cap: 23.
Age: 26 years, 4 months, 29 days.
- NIR, 2 - 0, 1st Apr 1987 (ECQ) Barcelona, Cap: 22.
Age: 26 years, 4 months, 2 days.
- ESP, 4 - 2, 18th Feb 1987 (FR) Barcelona, Cap: 21.
Age: 26 years, 2 months, 18 days.
- YUG, 2 - 0, 12th Nov 1986 (ECQ) Barcelona, Cap: 20.
Age: 25 years, 11 month, 12 days.
- NIR, 3 - 0, 15th Oct 1986 (ECQ) Barcelona, Cap: 19.
Age: 25 years, 10 months, 15 days.
- ARG, 1 - 2, 22nd Jun 1986 (WCF) Everton, Cap: 18.
Age: 25 years, 6 months, 22 days.
- PAR, 3 - 0, 18th Jun 1986 (WCF) Everton, Cap: 17.
Age: 25 years, 6 months, 18 days.
- POL, 3 - 0, 11th Jun 1986 (WCF) Everton, Cap: 16.
Age: 25 years, 6 months, 11 day.
- MAR, 0 - 0, 6th Jun 1986 (WCF) Everton, Cap: 15.
Age: 25 years, 6 months, 6 days.
- POR, 0 - 1, 3rd Jun 1986 (WCF) Everton, Cap: 14.
Age: 25 years, 6 months, 3 days.
- CAN, 1 - 0, 24th May 1986 (FR) Everton, Cap: 13.
Age: 25 years, 5 months, 24 days.
- URS, 1 - 0, 26th Mar 1986 (FR) Everton, Cap: 12.
Age: 25 years, 3 months, 26 days.
- EGY, 4 - 0, 29th Jan 1986 (FR) Everton, Cap: 11.
Age: 25 years, 1 month, 29 days.
- NIR, 0 - 0, 13th Nov 1985 (WCQ) Everton, Cap: 10.
Age: 24 years, 11 month, 13 days.
- TUR, 5 - 0, 16th Oct 1985 (WCQ) Everton, Cap: 9.
Age: 24 years, 10 months, 16 days.
- ROU, 1 - 1, 11th Sep 1985 (WCQ) Everton, Cap: 8.
Age: 24 years, 9 months, 11 day.
- USA, 5 - 0, 16th Jun 1985 (FR) Everton, Cap: 7.
Age: 24 years, 6 months, 16 days.
- FRG, 3 - 0, 12th Jun 1985 (A2K) Everton, Cap: 6.
Age: 24 years, 6 months, 12 days.
- ITA, 1 - 2, 6th Jun 1985 (CMC) Everton, Cap: 5.
Age: 24 years, 6 months, 6 days.
- SCO, 0 - 1, 25th May 1985 (RC) Leicester City, Cap: 4.
Age: 24 years, 5 months, 25 days.
- ROU, 0 - 0, 1st May 1985 (WCQ) Leicester City, Cap: 3.
Age: 24 years, 5 months, 1 day.
- IRL, 2 - 1, 26th Mar 1985 (FR) Leicester City, Cap: 2.
Age: 24 years, 3 months, 26 days.
- SCO, 1 - 1, 26th May 1984 (HC) Leicester City, Cap: 1.
Age: 23 years, 5 months, 26 days.
- * Match was concluded via extra time, penalties or both.