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England archive · Forward / Midfielder · 1958–1970

Bobby Charlton⁠

Bobby Charlton scored 49 goals for England, the third-highest total in the country's history, and won 106 caps, joint eighth on the all-time appearance list. Born in Ashington on 11 October 1937, the forward and midfielder made his debut against Scotland on 19 April 1958.

Charlton was selected for five major tournaments: the 1958 World Cup (group stage), the 1962 World Cup (quarter-finals), the 1966 World Cup, which England won, the 1968 European Championship (third place) and the 1970 World Cup (quarter-finals). His England career ended with his final appearance on 14 June 1970.
Caps106
Goals49

England legacy

No.3 on England's all-time goals list

Player file

At a glance

Major tournaments

1958 FIFA World Cup1962 FIFA World Cup1966 FIFA World Cup1968 UEFA European Championship1970 FIFA World Cup

Every England goal

Bobby Charlton's goals

1958 – 1970

Goals48In our match records, 3 from the spot
Matches scored in36Of 106 caps
Hat-tricks4Three or more in a match
Opponents18Different nations scored against

Our match-by-match records credit Bobby Charlton with 48 England goals; the official tally is 49. Match reports and records lists don't always agree on who scored.

Season by season

Goals by year

Bobby Charlton's England goals by year
YearGoals
19586
19596
19605
19616
19621
19636
19642
19652
19666
19672
19683
19691
19702

Favourite opponents

Most goals against

  1. Northern Ireland 5
  2. Wales 5
  3. Portugal 5
  4. Scotland 5
  5. Luxembourg 5
  6. Mexico 4
  7. United States 4
  8. Switzerland 3
First England goal
v Scotland, 19 April 1958 · British Home Championship
Latest
v Colombia, 21 May 1970 · International friendly
Latest matches in which Bobby Charlton scored for England, newest first
No.DateMatchCompetitionGoals
48 21 May 1970 Colombia 0–4 EnglandInternational friendly International friendly 55'
47 21 Apr 1970 England 3–1 Northern IrelandBritish Home Championship British Home Championship 81'
46 7 May 1969 England 2–1 WalesBritish Home Championship British Home Championship 58'
45 8 Jun 1968 Soviet Union 0–2 EnglandUEFA European Championship · Third place play-off UEFA European Championship · Third place play-off 39'
44 22 May 1968 England 3–1 SwedenInternational friendly International friendly 38'
43 3 Apr 1968 England 1–0 SpainUEFA European Championship · Qualifier · Quarter-final UEFA European Championship · Qualifier · Quarter-final 84'
42 22 Nov 1967 England 2–0 Northern IrelandBritish Home Championship · Group 8 British Home Championship · Group 8 62'
41 21 Oct 1967 Wales 0–3 EnglandBritish Home Championship · Group 8 British Home Championship · Group 8 87'
40 16 Nov 1966 England 5–1 WalesBritish Home Championship · Group 8 British Home Championship · Group 8 43'
38–39 26 Jul 1966 England 2–1 PortugalFIFA World Cup · Semi-final FIFA World Cup · Semi-final 30', 79'
37 16 Jul 1966 England 2–0 MexicoFIFA World Cup · Group 1 FIFA World Cup · Group 1 38'
36 4 May 1966 England 2–0 YugoslaviaInternational friendly International friendly 34'
Show all 36 matches
Earlier matches in which Bobby Charlton scored for England
No.DateMatchCompetitionGoals
35 2 Apr 1966 Scotland 3–4 EnglandBritish Home Championship British Home Championship 73'
34 20 Oct 1965 England 2–3 AustriaInternational friendly International friendly 3'
33 10 Apr 1965 England 2–2 ScotlandBritish Home Championship British Home Championship 24'
32 27 May 1964 United States 0–10 EnglandInternational friendly International friendly 67'
31 17 May 1964 Portugal 3–4 EnglandInternational friendly International friendly 29'
30 12 Oct 1963 Wales 0–4 EnglandBritish Home Championship British Home Championship 86'
27–29 5 Jun 1963 Switzerland 1–8 EnglandInternational friendly International friendly Hat-trick 18', 55', 83'
26 2 Jun 1963 East Germany 1–2 EnglandInternational friendly International friendly 70'
25 29 May 1963 Czechoslovakia 2–4 EnglandInternational friendly International friendly 71'
24 2 Jun 1962 England 3–1 ArgentinaFIFA World Cup · Group 4 FIFA World Cup · Group 4 42'
23 22 Nov 1961 England 1–1 Northern IrelandBritish Home Championship British Home Championship 20'
21–22 28 Sep 1961 England 4–1 LuxembourgFIFA World Cup · Qualifier · Group 6 FIFA World Cup · Qualifier · Group 6 45', 76'
18–20 10 May 1961 England 8–0 MexicoInternational friendly International friendly Hat-trick 12', 62', 73'
17 23 Nov 1960 England 5–1 WalesBritish Home Championship British Home Championship 16'
14–16 19 Oct 1960 Luxembourg 0–9 EnglandFIFA World Cup · Qualifier · Group 6 FIFA World Cup · Qualifier · Group 6 Hat-trick 3', 7', 66'
13 9 Apr 1960 Scotland 1–1 EnglandBritish Home Championship British Home Championship 49' pen
12 28 Oct 1959 England 2–3 SwedenInternational friendly International friendly 81'
9–11 28 May 1959 United States 1–8 EnglandInternational friendly International friendly Hat-trick 62', 82' pen, 85'
8 6 May 1959 England 2–2 ItalyInternational friendly International friendly 26'
7 11 Apr 1959 England 1–0 ScotlandBritish Home Championship British Home Championship 59'
6 22 Oct 1958 England 5–0 Soviet UnionInternational friendly International friendly 84' pen
4–5 4 Oct 1958 Northern Ireland 3–3 EnglandBritish Home Championship British Home Championship 31', 77'
2–3 7 May 1958 England 2–1 PortugalInternational friendly International friendly 25', 62'
1 19 Apr 1958 Scotland 0–4 EnglandBritish Home Championship British Home Championship 66'

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