England women's national football team all-time record

The following tables show the England women's national football team's all-time international record. The statistics are composed of FIFA Women's World Cup and UEFA Women's Championship matches, as well as numerous international friendly tournaments and matches.[note 1]

England and Germany playing a third-place playoff at the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup.

Following a UEFA recommendation in 1972 for national associations to incorporate the women's game, the Football Association (FA) rescinded its 50-year ban on women playing at English Football League grounds.[1][2] Shortly after, Eric Worthington was tasked by the Women's Football Association (WFA) to assemble an official women's national team. England competed in its first officially recognised international match against Scotland in Greenock on 18 November 1972, 100 years to the month after the first men's international between the same two nations.[3] England overturned a two-goal deficit to defeat Scotland opponents 3–2, with Sylvia Gore scoring England's first international goal.[4] Prior to this, an English team had played a series of unofficial matches at the 1969 Coppa Europa per Nazioni, and the 1970 and 1971 editions of a "World Championships" held in Italy and Mexico respectively. None of the competitions were sanctioned by FIFA, UEFA, or national associations, and some were contested by club teams acting as de facto national teams.[5][6][7]

England have contested 462 matches against 53 different national teams. Of these teams, England have not lost to 31 of them, having earned a perfect 100% winning record against 23 of these teams. West Germany is the only team England has played at least one fixture against and never failed to beat having lost both games against them although England has beaten Germany, the team's successor following the reunification of Germany in 1990.

Performances

Last match updated on 26 September 2023

Performance by competition

Competition Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Diff Win % Loss %
FIFA Women's World Cup3320585634+2261%24%
FIFA Women's World Cup qualification64487924630+21675%14%
UEFA Women's Euros34173146253+950%41%
UEFA Women's Euros qualification8054141222357+16668%15%
UEFA Nations League210133050%50%
UEFA–CONMEBOL Finalissima10101100%0%
Competitive total2141403044591178+41365%21%
International friendlies159762558284207+7748%36%
Minor tournaments8944212415592+6349%27%
Overall total462260761261030476+55356%27%

Performance by manager

Years Manager Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Diff Win % Loss %
1972 England Eric Worthington110032+1100%0%
1973 England John Adams2200110+11100%0%
1973–1979 England Tom Tranter2315176124+3765%30%
1979 England John Sims421164+250%25%
1979 England Mike Rawding10102200%0%
1980–1991 England Martin Reagan7138141915668+8854%27%
1991 Wales Barrie Williams73221110+143%29%
1992 England John Bilton6402117+467%33%
1993–1998 England Ted Copeland35155157858+2043%43%
1998 England Dick Bate300336−30%100%
1998–2013 England Hope Powell163853246306197+10952%28%
2006 and 2013 England Brent Hills5401215+1680%20%
2013–2017 Wales Mark Sampson593881313136+9564%22%
2017–2018 England Mo Marley320191+867%33%
2018–2021 England Phil Neville35195116033+2754%31%
2021 Norway Hege Riise310275+233%67%
2021–present Netherlands Sarina Wiegman41317315419+13576%7%
Total462260761261030477+55356%27%

Competition records

FIFA Women's World Cup

FIFA Women's World Cup finals record Qualification record Manager(s)
Year Round Pos Pld W D* L GF GA Squad Pld W D L GF GA
China 1991 Did not qualify UEFA Women's Euro 1991 Reagan
Sweden 1995 Quarter-finals 7th 4 2 0 2 6 9 Squad UEFA Women's Euro 1995 Copeland
United States 1999 Did not qualify 8 3 0 5 9 12 Copeland, Bate, Powell
United States 2003 10 3 3 4 12 10 Powell
China 2007 Quarter-finals 7th 4 1 2 1 8 6 Squad 8 6 2 0 29 2
Germany 2011 Quarter-finals 7th 4 2 2 0 6 3 Squad 10 9 1 0 35 4
Canada 2015 Third place 3rd 7 5 0 2 10 7 Squad 10 10 0 0 52 1 Hills, Sampson
France 2019 Fourth place 4th 7 5 0 2 13 5 Squad 8 7 1 0 29 1 Sampson, Marley, Neville
Australia New Zealand 2023 Runners-up 2nd 7 5 1 1 13 4 Squad 10 10 0 0 80 0 Wiegman
Total 0 titles 6/9 33 20 5 8 56 34 63 47 7 9 236 30
  Champions    Runners-up    Third place    Fourth place
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

**Red border colour indicates tournament was held on home soil. ***Prior to the introduction of a UEFA qualifying tournament for the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup, the 1991 and 1995 UEFA Women's European Championships also served as UEFA's qualifying tournament for the first two World Cups.

UEFA Women's European Championship

UEFA Women's European Championship finals record Qualification record Manager(s)[8]
Year Round Pos Pld W D* L GF GA Squad Pld W D L GF GA
England Italy Denmark Sweden 1984 Runners-up 2nd 4 3 0 1 4 2 Squad 6 6 0 0 24 1 Reagan
Norway 1987 Fourth place 4th 2 0 0 2 3 5 Squad 6 6 0 0 34 2 Reagan
West Germany 1989 Did not qualify 6 2 1 3 6 10 Reagan
Denmark 1991 8 2 3 3 5 8
Italy 1993 6 4 0 2 11 7 Bilton
England Germany Norway Sweden 1995 Semi-finals 3rd 2 0 0 2 2 6 Squad 8 6 2 0 33 2 Copeland
Norway Sweden 1997 Did not qualify 8 4 2 2 19 6 Copeland
Germany 2001 Group stage 8th 3 0 1 2 1 8 Squad 8 5 1 2 12 14 Powell
England 2005 Group stage 7th 3 1 0 2 4 5 Squad Qualified as hosts
Finland 2009 Runners-up 2nd 6 3 1 2 12 14 Squad 8 6 2 0 24 4
Sweden 2013 Group stage 12th 3 0 1 2 3 7 Squad 8 6 2 0 22 2
Netherlands 2017 Semi-finals 3rd 5 4 0 1 11 4 Squad 8 7 1 0 32 1 Sampson
England 2022 Winners 1st 6 6 0 0 22 2 Squad Qualified as hosts Wiegman
Total 1 title 9/13 34 17 3 14 62 53 80 54 14 12 223 57
  Champions    Runners-up    Third place    Fourth place
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

**Red border colour indicates tournament was held on home soil. ***Third place includes all tournaments where England reached the semi-finals after Euro 1993 as the third place play-offs were not played in subsequent editions of the tournament.

UEFA Women's Nations League

UEFA Nations League league phase record Finals record Manager(s)
Season LG GP Pos Pld W D L GF GA P/R RK Year Pos Pld W D* L GF GA Squad
2023–24 A 1 In progress210133TBD 2024 TBD Wiegman
Total 2 1 0 1 3 3 Total 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Champions    Runners-up    Third place    Fourth place
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

**Group stage played home and away. Flag shown represents host nation for the finals stage.

Minor tournaments

Year Round Position GP W D* L GF GA
Italy 1969 Unofficial European ChampionshipThird place3rd210154
England 1976 Pony Home ChampionshipWinners, group stage1st220091
Italy 1979 Unofficial European ChampionshipSemi-finals4th421164
Japan 1981 MundialitoGroup stage3rd210141
Italy 1984 MundialitoSemi-finals3rd412145
Italy 1985 MundialitoWinners1st421175
Italy 1988 MundialitoWinners1st431082
France 1989 Four NationsRunners-up2nd211020
United States 1990 North America CupGroup stage3rd301227
Portugal 2002 Algarve CupGroup stage9th4103812
Portugal 2005 Algarve CupGroup stage8th4310130
China 2007 Four Nations TournamentGroup stage4th302113
Cyprus 2009 Cyprus CupWinners1st4310143
Cyprus 2010 Cyprus CupGroup stage5th421165
South Korea 2010 Peace Queen CupGroup stage2nd202000
Cyprus 2011 Cyprus CupGroup stage5th420244
Cyprus 2012 Cyprus CupGroup stage4th420257
Cyprus 2013 Cyprus CupWinners1st4310127
Cyprus 2014 Cyprus CupRunners-up2nd430172
Cyprus 2015 Cyprus CupWinners1st431082
China 2015 Yongchuan International TournamentRunners-up2nd210122
United States 2016 SheBelieves CupGroup stage3rd301213
United States 2017 SheBelieves CupGroup stage3rd310223
United States 2018 SheBelieves CupRunners-up2nd311164
United States 2019 SheBelieves CupWinners1st321073
United States 2020 SheBelieves CupGroup stage3rd310213
England 2022 Arnold Clark CupWinners1st312042
England 2023 Arnold Clark CupWinners1st3300122
Total9 titles8944212415592

Head-to-head record

Key
Positive balance (more wins)
Neutral balance (wins = losses)
Negative balance (more losses)

Last match updated on 26 September 2023

Opponent[9] Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Diff Win % Loss % First match Last match
 Argentina220071+6100%0%17 September 200714 June 2019
 Australia741296+357%29%4 September 200316 August 2023
 Austria9900251+24100%0%1 September 20053 September 2022
 Belarus4400191+18100%0%11 February 201011 February 2010
 Belgium141031379+2871%8%31 October 197822 February 2023
 Bosnia and Herzegovina440080+8100%0%29 November 201510 April 2018
 Brazil421154+150%25%6 October 20186 April 2023
 Cameroon110030+3100%0%23 June 201923 June 2019
 Canada157171420−647%47%6 September 199517 February 2022
 China621397+233%50%15 March 20051 August 2023
 Colombia220042+2100%0%17 June 201512 August 2023
 Croatia4400160+16100%0%19 November 199519 September 2012
 Czech Republic5320124+860%0%26 May 200511 October 2022
 Denmark189362120+150%33%19 May 197928 July 2023
 Estonia2200130+13100%0%21 September 201515 September 2016
 Finland139402913+1669%0%19 July 19794 March 2015
 France2549122130−916%48%22 April 19739 April 2021
 Germany2634192162−4112%73%25 November 199031 July 2022
 Haiti110010+1100%0%22 July 202322 July 2023
 Hungary2200150+15100%0%27 October 200511 May 2006
 Iceland10811197+1280%10%17 May 199216 July 2009
 Italy32116154653−734%47%2 June 197619 February 2023
 Japan9621205+1567%11%6 September 198111 November 2022
 Kazakhstan2200110+11100%0%28 November 20174 September 2018
 Latvia2200300+30100%0%26 October 202130 November 2021
 Luxembourg2200200+20100%0%21 September 20216 September 2022
 Malta2200140+14100%0%25 October 200920 May 2010
 Mexico321082+667%0%13 March 200513 June 2015
 Montenegro2200190+19100%0%5 April 201417 September 2014
 Netherlands2213453217+1559%23%9 November 197326 September 2023
 New Zealand421153+250%25%21 October 20101 June 2019
 Nigeria411236−325%50%10 June 19957 August 2023
 Norway2263132541−1627%59%27 May 199015 November 2022
 Northern Ireland131300703+67100%0%7 September 197315 July 2022
 North Macedonia2200180+18100%0%17 September 20218 April 2022
 Portugal10730234+1970%0%11 February 19961 July 2023
 Republic of Ireland8800311+30100%0%2 May 197817 April 1988
 Romania220062+4100%0%13 September 199811 October 1998
 Russia8431239+1450%13%24 June 20018 June 2018
 Scotland2724128916+7389%7%18 November 197222 September 2023
 Serbia4310182+1675%0%17 September 20117 June 2016
 Slovenia4400280+28100%0%25 September 199321 June 2012
 South Africa220070+7100%0%5 March 200924 February 2010
 South Korea321060+667%0%19 October 201016 February 2023
 Soviet Union531185+360%20%11 August 19908 September 1991
 Spain177642217+541%24%19 December 199320 August 2023
 Sweden2748152548−2315%56%15 June 197526 July 2022
  Switzerland111010346+2891%0%19 April 197530 June 2022
 Turkey4400180+18100%0%26 November 200931 October 2013
 Ukraine4400102+8100%0%30 October 200019 June 2014
 United States1952121541−2626%63%23 August 19857 October 2022
 Wales10910372+3590%0%17 March 197431 August 2018
 West Germany200215−40%100%22 August 19845 August 1990
Total462260761261030477+55356%27%18 November 197226 September 2023

Combined predecessor and successor records

Opponent Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Diff Win % Loss %
 Germany
 West Germany
2834212267−4511%75%

List of FIFA members who have never have played against England

AFC

CAF

CONCACAF

CONMEBOL

OFC

UEFA

Notes

  1. The list does not include matches contested at the Olympic Games. This is because England is a constituent country of the United Kingdom, and is not a member of the International Olympic Committee. Therefore, the national team does not compete in the Olympics. Instead, see the Great Britain Olympic football team.

References

  1. "Women's Football" (PDF). Culture, Media and Sport Committee. p. 3.
  2. Williams, Jean (2003). A Game for Rough Girls? A History of Women's Football in Britain. London: Routledge. p. 36. ISBN 1135136149.
  3. Mitchell, Paul. "The first international football match". BBC.
  4. Croydon, Emily (7 July 2013). "Women's Euros 2013: Women's football's forgotten heroines". BBC Sport.
  5. Williams, Jean (2014). "2: 'Soccer matters very much, every day'". In Agergaard, Sine; Tiesler, Nina Clara (eds.). Women, Soccer and Transnational Migration. Routledge. p. 26. ISBN 978-1135939380.
  6. Denmark was represented by a club, that also won the tournament. Stated in Danish DR2's TV-documentary about the 1971 event of the same kind
  7. "Da Danmark blev verdensmestre i fodbold – DRTV" via www.dr.dk.
  8. "England: Women's EURO records and stats". UEFA.com.
  9. "England Matches - The England Women's Football Team". www.englandfootballonline.com.
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