| Most capped player | Steven Gerrard - 94 with England |
| Most international goals | Ian Rush - 26 with Wales Michael Owen - 26 with England |
| First capped player | Frank Becton - England (1897) |
| First World Cup appearance | Laurie Hughes - England (1950) |
| Most World Cup appearances | Michael Owen - 9 (England 1998, 2002) |
| Most World Cup goals | Michael Owen - 4 (England 1998, 2002) |
| First World Cup winners | Roger Hunt, Ian Callaghan, Gerry Byrne (England 1966) |
| First non-British player to appear in World Cup final | Dietmar Hamann - Germany (2002) |