Robert "Bobby" Charlton - International Appearances


The outstanding English player, who obtained 106 international caps with his National Team, has entered the symbolic but exclusive circle of players with a Century of Caps; he scored 49 international goals for his National Team and thereby entered the symbolic but exclusive circle of players with Two Score Goals for his national team. All matches are friendlies unless stated otherwise.
Caps   Date     Venue           Opponent       Score    Competition

  1  19/ 4/58   Glasgow         Scotland        4-0     British Championship
  2   7/ 5/58   London          Portugal        2-1
  3  11/ 5/58   Beograd         Yugoslavia      0-5
  4   4/10/58   Belfast         N. Ireland      3-3     British Championship
  5  22/10/58   London          Soviet Union    5-0
  6  11/ 4/58   London          Scotland        1-0     British Championship
  7   6/ 5/59   London          Italy           2-2
  8  13/ 5/59   Rio de Janeiro  Brazil          0-2
  9  17/ 5/59   Lima            Peru            1-4
 10  24/ 5/59   Cd. de México   Mexico          1-2
 11  28/ 5/59   Los Angeles     United States   8-1
 12  17/10/59   Cardiff         Wales           1-1     British Championship
 13  28/10/59   London          Sweden          2-3
 14   9/ 4/60   Glasgow         Scotland        1-1     British Championship
 15  11/ 5/60   London          Yugoslavia      3-3
 16  15/ 5/60   Madrid          Spain           0-3
 17  22/ 5/60   Budapest        Hungary         0-2
 18   8/10/60   Belfast         N. Ireland      5-2     British Championship
 19  19/10/60   Luxembourg      Luxembourg      9-0     World Cup Qualifier
 20  26/10/60   London          Spain           4-2
 21  23/11/60   London          Wales           5-1     British Championship
 22  15/ 4/61   London          Scotland        9-3     British Championship
 23  10/ 5/61   London          Mexico          8-0
 24  21/ 5/61   Lisboa          Portugal        1-1     World Cup Qualifier
 25  24/ 5/61   Roma            Italy           3-2
 26  27/ 5/61   Wien            Austria         1-3
 27  28/ 9/61   London          Luxembourg      4-1     World Cup Qualifier
 28  14/10/61   Cardiff         Wales           1-1     British Championship
 29  25/10/61   London          Portugal        2-0     World Cup Qualifier
 30  22/11/61   London          N. Ireland      1-1     British Championship
 31   4/ 4/62   London          Austria         3-1
 32  14/ 4/62   Glasgow         Scotland        0-2     British Championship
 33   9/ 5/62   London          Switzerland     3-1
 34  20/ 5/62   Lima            Peru            4-0
 35  31/ 5/62   Rancagua        Hungary         1-2     World Cup
 36   2/ 6/62   Rancagua        Argentina       3-1     World Cup
 37   7/ 6/62   Rancagua        Bulgaria        0-0     World Cup
 38  10/ 6/62   Viña del Mar    Brazil          1-3     World Cup
 39  27/ 2/63   Paris           France          2-5     European Champ. Qual.
 40   6/ 4/63   London          Scotland        1-2     British Championship
 41   8/ 5/63   London          Brazil          1-1
 42  29/ 5/63   Bratislava      Czechoslovakia  4-2
 43   2/ 6/63   Leipzig         East Germany    2-1
 44   5/ 6/63   Basel           Switzerland     8-1
 45  12/10/63   Cardiff         Wales           4-0     British Championship
 46  23/10/63   London          FIFA            2-1
 47  20/11/63   London          N. Ireland      8-3     British Championship
 48  11/ 4/63   Glasgow         Scotland        0-1     British Championship
 49   6/ 5/64   London          Uruguay         2-1
 50  17/ 5/64   Lisboa          Portugal        4-3
 51  24/ 5/64   Dublin          Ireland         3-1
 52  27/ 5/64   New York        United States  10-0
 53  30/ 5/64   Rio de Janeiro  Brazil          1-5     Nations Cup
 54   6/ 6/64   Rio de Janeiro  Argentina       0-1     Nations Cup
 55   3/10/64   Belfast         N. Ireland      4-3     British Championship
 56   9/12/64   Amsterdam       Netherlands     1-1
 57  10/ 4/65   London          Scotland        2-2     British Championship
 58   2/10/65   Cardiff         Wales           0-0     British Championship
 59  20/10/65   London          Austria         2-3
 60  10/11/65   London          N. Ireland      2-1     British Championship
 61   8/12/65   Madrid          Spain           2-0
 62  23/ 2/66   London          West Germany    1-0
 63   2/ 4/66   Glasgow         Scotland        4-3     British Championship
 64   4/ 5/66   London          Yugoslavia      2-0
 65  26/ 6/66   Helsinki        Finland         3-0
 66  29/ 6/66   Oslo            Norway          6-1
 67   5/ 7/66   Chorzów         Poland          1-0
 68  11/ 7/66   London          Uruguay         0-0     World Cup
 69  16/ 7/66   London          Mexico          2-0     World Cup
 70  20/ 7/66   London          France          2-0     World Cup
 71  23/ 7/66   London          Argentina       1-0     World Cup
 72  26/ 7/66   London          Portugal        2-1     World Cup
 73  30/ 7/66   London          West Germany    4-2     World Cup
 74  22/10/66   Belfast         N. Ireland      2-0     European Champ. Qual.
 75   2/11/66   London          Czechoslovakia  0-0
 76  16/11/66   London          Wales           5-1     European Champ. Qual.
 77  15/ 4/67   London          Scotland        2-3     European Champ. Qual.
 78  21/10/67   Cardiff         Wales           3-0     European Champ. Qual.
 79  22/11/67   London          N. Ireland      2-0     European Champ. Qual.
 80   6/12/67   London          Soviet Union    2-2
 81  24/ 2/68   Glasgow         Scotland        1-1     European Champ. Qual.
 82   3/ 4/68   London          Spain           1-0     European Champ. Qual.
 83   8/ 5/68   Madrid          Spain           2-1     European Champ. Qual.
 84  22/ 5/68   London          Sweden          3-1
 85   5/ 6/68   Firenze         Yugoslavia      0-1     European Championship
 86   8/ 6/68   Roma            Soviet Union    2-0     European Championship
 87   6/11/68   Bucuresti       Romania         0-0
 88  11/12/68   London          Bulgaria        1-1
 89  15/ 1/69   London          Romania         1-1
 90   3/ 5/69   Belfast         N. Ireland      3-1     British Championship
 91   7/ 5/69   London          Wales           2-1     British Championship
 92  10/ 5/69   London          Scotland        4-1     British Championship
 93   1/ 6/69   Cd. de México   Mexico          0-0
 94   8/ 6/69   Montevideo      Uruguay         2-1
 95  12/ 6/69   Rio de Janeiro  Brazil          1-2
 96   5/11/69   Amsterdam       Netherlands     1-0
 97  10/12/69   London          Portugal        1-0
 98  14/ 1/70   London          Netherlands     0-0
 99  18/ 4/70   Cardiff         Wales           1-1     British Championship
100  21/ 4/70   London          N. Ireland      3-1     British Championship
101  20/ 5/70   Bogotá          Colombia        4-0
102  24/ 5/70   Quito           Ecuador         2-0
103   2/ 6/70   Guadalajara     Romania         1-0     World Cup
104   7/ 6/70   Guadalajara     Brazil          0-1     World Cup
105  11/ 6/70   Guadalajara     Czechoslovakia  1-0     World Cup
106  14/ 6/70   León            West Germany    2-3     World Cup

Total Record  

Matches  Won Draw Lost  For Against  Points  Percentage
   106    61   23   22  250- 129     145      68.40

NB: in January 2001 (!) FIFA decided not to recognize the match on 23/10/1963
    as full international, but the English FA kept it in the records.

Types of Matches
Friendlies             50     
World Cup Qualifiers    4      
World Cup              14
European Champ. Qual.   9
European Championship   2
British Championship   25
Other Tournaments       2

Total                 106

Goals:

Cap   1     1 goal
Cap   2     2 goals
Cap   4     2 goals
Cap   5     1 goal
Cap   6     1 goal
Cap   7     1 goal
Cap  11     3 goals
Cap  13     1 goal
Cap  14     1 goal
Cap  18     1 goal 
Cap  19     3 goals
Cap  21     1 goal
Cap  23     3 goals
Cap  27     2 goals
Cap  30     1 goal
Cap  36     1 goal
Cap  42     1 goal
Cap  43     1 goal
Cap  44     3 goals
Cap  45     1 goal
Cap  50     1 goal
Cap  52     1 goal
Cap  57     1 goal
Cap  59     1 goal
Cap  63     1 goal
Cap  64     1 goal
Cap  69     1 goal
Cap  72     2 goals
Cap  76     1 goal
Cap  78     1 goal
Cap  79     1 goal
Cap  82     1 goal
Cap  84     1 goal
Cap  86     1 goal
Cap  91     1 goal
Cap 100     1 goal
Cap 101     1 goal

Total:     49 goals


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