England played in the first ever international football match in 1872, against Scotland, the game was played at Hamilton Crescent in Partick, the result was a 0-0 draw. England are by far the most successful of the Home Nations, as well as being former World Champions, they won the British Home Championship outright 34 times, as many as the other three nations managed combined. England´s greatest moment was in winning the World Cup in 1966 captained by Bobby More, the scorers in the 4-2 win were Geoff Hurst with a hat-trick and one from Martin Peters. England will play their home games from 2006 in the new 90,000 Wembley stadium, which has a state of the art arch and a closing roof. The new ground may never hold the same character as the old Wembley and it´s twin towers, time and England results will tell.
England play in white shirts with the three lions badge, which proved the catalyst to the most successful England anthem, Three Lions on a Shirt, originally written for Euro 96. The England shirt was pulled on by Goalkeeper Peter Shilton more times than any other player, he gained his 125th and last cap in the 1990 World Cup.
Famous names to wear the shirt include Sir Bobby Charlton England´s top goal scorer with 49 and Gary Lineker with 48 goals, along with Paul Gascoigne, Kevin Keegan, Bryan Robson, Sir Stanley Matthews and all the other greats of English football. England are currently considering a bid to host the 2018 World Cup Finals, they last hosted (and won) the World Cup in 1966.
