England’s Most Capped Players: Kane Level With Shilton

England’s Most Capped Players: Kane Level With Shilton

Published on 10th November 2026. Last updated: 10th November 2026.

Harry Kane and Peter Shilton share England’s men’s appearance record on 125 caps. Kane can break it against Croatia at Wembley on Thursday 12 November (7.45pm GMT, ITV1).

Kane v Shilton: England’s caps record

Kane drew level with Shilton on 6 October 2026, captaining England to a 3-0 Nations League win over Czechia at Wembley and scoring twice on his 125th appearance. Those goals took his England tally to 91. He reached 125 caps in 11 years and 193 days, more than eight years faster than Shilton.

Shilton’s 125 caps came over two decades. The goalkeeper made his debut against East Germany in November 1970 and played his final game in the third-place play-off against Italy at the 1990 World Cup. He first became England’s outright most-capped player in June 1989, in a 1-1 draw away to Denmark, and held it alone for more than 37 years until Kane drew level.

Before the Czechia game, Shilton sent Kane a video message congratulating him on matching the record. He said he was sure Kane would beat it in November, and suggested Kane could go on to set a mark that nobody ever overtakes.

When can Kane break the record? England host Croatia at Wembley on Thursday 12 November (Nations League Group A3, 7.45pm GMT, live on ITV1). A cap counts as soon as a player appears, so Kane breaks the record the moment he starts or comes off the bench. If he misses that game, his next chance is Spain v England in Madrid on Sunday 15 November (7.45pm GMT).

Kane has form against Croatia: he scored twice in England’s 7-0 win in Rijeka in October, and England beat them 4-2 in their opening match of the 2026 World Cup.

England’s most-capped men’s players

Two players share top spot on 125 caps, with Wayne Rooney third on 120. Kane is the only active player in the top 10.

Correct as of 10th November 2026, after England v Czechia on 6th October 2026.

Kane is also England’s most-capped outfield player, having passed Rooney’s 120. Billy Wright was the first England player to reach 100 caps, and Moore and Charlton are the two 1966 World Cup winners in the top 10.

Read our blog on players with the most World Cup player appearances.

Most-capped current England players

Kane is 31 caps clear of any other active England player. Behind him, John Stones and Jordan Pickford are both closing in on 100.

Correct as of 10th November 2026. “Current” means players who have not retired from international football.

Stones said before the World Cup third-place play-off that he has no plans to stop playing for England. Pickford is the likeliest to reach 100 next, as he started against Czechia in October. Henderson has been left out of the autumn squads.

England’s record goalscorers

Kane is England’s all-time top scorer with 91 goals, 38 more than Wayne Rooney in second.

Correct as of 10th November 2026.

Kane took the record from Rooney with his 54th goal, against Italy in March 2023. He scored on his debut against Lithuania in 2015 and has 13 England goals in 2026 alone.

Can Kane reach 100 England goals? He needs nine more. At his 2026 scoring rate that is realistic within the next year or so, with two Nations League games this month and a full 2027 calendar to come.

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England women’s caps record

Fara Williams is England’s most-capped player, men or women, with 172 Lionesses appearances between 2001 and 2019. Jill Scott is second on 161, and Lucy Bronze is the closest active player on 148. Seven Lionesses have more caps than Kane, so even after he passes Shilton he will hold the men’s record, not the overall one.

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