By Stoke City Football Club
Most Capped Player
Glenn Whelan (Republic of Ireland) 47
Total England Internationals - 23
Total Scotland Internationals - 3
Total Wales Internationals - 14
Total Ireland Internationals - 1
Total Northern Ireland Internationals - 8
Total Republic Of Ireland Internationals - 9
Total England B Internationals - 1
Total England Under 23 Internationals - 7
Total England Under 21 Internationals - 9
Full international cap history for every country further down
First Player To Be Capped
Edward 'Teddy' Johnson (England)
versus Ireland (a) - 23rd February 1884
Last Englishman To Be Capped
Ryan Shawcross
versus Sweden (a) - 14th November 2012
First Scotsman To Be Capped
Tommy Hyslop
versus England (h) - 4th April 1896
Last Scotsman To Be Capped
Charlie Adam
versus Serbia (a) - 26th March 2013
First Welshmen To Be Capped
Mart Watkins, Dr Leigh Richmood Roose & Sammy Meredith
versus England (h) - 3rd March 1902
Last Welshman To Be Capped
Danny Collins
versus Northern Ireland (n) - 27th May 2011
First Irishman To Be Capped
James Sheridan
versus England (h) - 12th March 1904
First Northern Irishman To Be Capped
Sammy Smyth
versus England (a) - 14th October 1951
Last Northern Irishman To Be Capped
Mark Williams
versus Greece (h) - 2nd April 2003
First (Republic of) Irishman To Be Capped
Terry Conroy
versus Czechoslovakia (a) - 7th October 1969
Last (Republic of) Irishmen To Be Capped
Jonathan Walters, Glenn Whelan & Marc Wilson
versus Austria (h) - 26th March 2013
Youngest Player To Be Capped
Dale Eve, 16 (Bermuda)
versus Barbados (h) - 11th November 2011
Players Who Have Played At A World Cup
GORDON BANKS (ENGLAND) Mexico 1970 - 2 games
versus Brazil - lost 1-0, versus Czechoslovakia - won 1-0
SAMMY McILROY (NORTHERN IRELAND) Spain 1982 - 5 games
versus Yugoslavia - drew 0-0, versus Honduras - drew 1-1, versus Spain - won 1-0, versus Austria - drew 2-2, versus France - lost 4-1
THOMAS SORENSEN (DENMARK) South Africa 2010 - 3 games
versus Netherlands - lost 2-0, versus Cameroon - won 2-1, versus Japan - lost 3-1
Players who have been in their country's World Cup squad who later joined the Club include Jimmy McIlroy (Northern Ireland - 1958), George Eastham (England - 1962, 1966), Gordon Banks (England - 1962, 1966), Geoff Hurst (England - 1966, 1970), Nigel Worthington (Northern Ireland - 1986), Tony Dorigo (England - 1990), Ed de Goey (Netherlands - 1994, 1998), Thomas Sorensen (Denmark - 2002), Salif Diao (Senegal - 2002), Amdy Faye (Senegal - 2002), Henri Camara (Senegal - 2002), Robert Huth (Germany - 2006), Kenwyne Jones (Trinidad & Tobago - 2006), Matthew Upson (England - 2010), Wilson Palacios (Honduras - 2010), Peter Crouch (England - 2006, 2010), Maurice Edu (United States - 2010), Michael Owen (England - 1998, 2002, 2006)
Managerial staff who have been in their country's World Cup squad as players include Alan Ball (manager) (England - 1966, 1970), Mick Mills (player manager) (England - 1982), Joe Jordan (manager) (Scotland - 1974, 1978, 1982), Lou Macari (manager) (Scotland - 1978), Asa Hartford (assistant manager) (Scotland - 1978, 1982), Johan Boskamp (manager) (Netherlands - 1978), Peter Reid (assistant manager) (England - 1986)
Players who were in their country's World Cup squad after leaving the Club include Stanley Matthews (England - 1950, 1954), Peter Shilton (England - 1982, 1986, 1990), Sammy McIlroy (Northern Ireland - 1986), Tosh McKinlay (Scotland - 1998), Josip Skoko (Australia - 2006)
Players Who Have Played At A European Championship
GORDON BANKS (ENGLAND) Italy 1968 - 2 games
versus Yugoslavia - lost 1-0, versus USSR - won 2-0
GLENN WHELAN (REPUBLIC OF IRELAND) Poland and Ukraine 2012 - 3 games
versus Croatia - lost 3-1, versus Spain - lost 4-0, versus Italy - lost 2-0
JON WALTERS (REPUBLIC OF IRELAND) Poland and Ukraine 2012 - 3 games
versus Croatia - lost 3-1, versus Spain - lost 4-0, versus Italy - lost 2-0
Players who have been in their country's European Championship squad who later joined the Club include Geoff Hurst (England - 1968), Tony Dorigo (England - 1988, 1992), Tosh McKinlay (Scotland - 1996), Peter Hoekstra (Netherlands - 1996), Ed de Goey (Netherlands - 1996, 2000), Patrik Berger (Czech Republic - 1996, 2000), Thomas Sorensen (Denmark - 2000, 2004), Tuncay Sanli (Turkey - 2008), John Carew (Norway - 2000), Michael Owen (England - 2000, 2004)
Managerial staff who have been in their country's World Cup squad as players include Alan Ball (manager) (England - 1968), Mick Mills (player manager) (England - 1980), Peter Reid (assistant manager) (England - 1988)
Players who were in their country's European Championship squad after leaving the Club include Peter Shilton (England - 1980, 1988) and Stephen Kelly (Republic of Ireland - 2012)
Other Competitions
- The following players have played in the African Cup of Nations whilst at the Club - Sambegou Bangoura (Guinea - 2006), Mamady Sidibe (Mali - 2008)
- The following players have played in the competition prior to joining the Club - Mamady Sidibe (Mali - 2004), Salif Diao (Senegal - 2004), Abdoulaye Faye (Senegal - 2004, 2006, 2008), Henri Camara (Senegal - 2004, 2006, 2008) Amdy Faye (Senegal - 2006), Seyi Olofinjana (Nigeria - 2008). The following players have played in the competition after leaving the Club - Mohammed Gargo (Ghana - 2000), Seyi Olofinjana (Nigeria - 2010)- The following players have played in the CONCACAF Gold Cup whilst at the Club - Ricardo Fuller (Jamaica - 2009)
- The following players have played in the competition prior to joining the Club - Wilson Palacios (Honduras - 2005, 2007, 2011). Maurice Edu (United States - 2011). The following players have played in the competition after leaving the Club - Paul Peschisolido (Canada - 2000), Davide Xausa (Canada - 2000), Demar Phillips (Jamaica - 2009, 2011)- The following players have played in the Caribbean Nations Cup whilst at the Club - Demar Phillips (Jamaica - 2008)
- The following players have played in the Caribbean Nations Cup prior to joining the Club - Demar Phillips (Jamaica - 2006)
- The following players have played in the OFC Nations Cup prior to joining the Club - Danny Tiatto (Australia - 1996), Josip Skoko (Australia - 2004). The following players have played in the competition after leaving the Club - Ernie Tapai (Australia - 1996, 1998), Danny Tiatto (Australia - 2000)
- The following players have played in the Olympic Games prior to playing for Stoke - Mohammed Gargo (Ghana - 1992), Danny Tiatto (Australia - 1996), Josip Skoko (Australia - 2000), Maurice Edu (United States - 2008)
- The following players have played in the FIFA Conderations Cup prior to playing for Stoke - Josip Skoko (Australia - 1997, 2001, 2005),Tuncay Sanli (Turkey - 2003), Robert Huth (Germany - 2005). The following players have played in the competition after leaving the Club - Ernie Tapai (Australia - 1997), Paul Peschisolido (Canada - 2001), Davide Xausa (Canada - 2001)
TOTAL FULL INTERNATIONAL CAP HISTORY
England - 23
Edward ‘Teddy’ Johnson (1 cap, 2 goals) 1883/84 1st vs Ireland
George Shutt (1 cap, 0 goals) 1885/86 vs Ireland
James ‘Jimmy’ Sayer (1 cap, 0 goals) 1886/87 vs Ireland
William ‘Bill’ S Rowley (2 caps, 0 goals) 1888/89 – 1891/92 1st vs Ireland
Thomas ‘Tommy’ Clare (4 caps, goals) 1888/89 – 1893/94 1st vs Ireland
Alfred ‘Alf’ Underwood (2 caps, 0 goals) 1890/91 – 1891/92 vs Ireland
Joseph ‘Joe’ Schofield (3 caps, 1 goal) 1891/92 – 1894/95 vs Wales
James ‘Jimmy’ Turner (1 cap, 0 goals) 1894/95 vs Ireland
Arthur J Capes (1 cap, 0 goals) 1902/03 vs Scotland
Tom Holford (1 cap, 0 goals) 1902/03 vs Ireland
Arthur Lockett (1 cap, 0 goals) 1902/03 vs Ireland
Stanley Matthews (18 caps, 8 goals (1 hat-trick)) 1934/35 – 1946/47 1st vs Wales
Freddie Steele (6 caps, 8 goals) 1936/37 1st vs Wales
Joe Johnson (5 caps,2 goals) 1936/37 1st vs Ireland
Neil Franklin (27 caps, 0 goals) 1946/47 – 1949/50 1st vs Northern Ireland
Tony Allen (3 caps, 0 goals) 1959/60 1st vs Wales
Gordon Banks (36 caps, 0 goals) 1967/68 - 1971/72 1st vs Wales
Mike Pejic (4 caps, 0 goals) 1973/74 1st vs Portugal
Alan Hudson (2 caps, 0 goals) 1974/75 1st vs West Germany
Peter Shilton (3 caps, 0 goals) 1974/75 – 1976/77 1st vs Cyprus
Dave Watson (2 caps, 0 goals) 1981/82 1st vs Northern Ireland
Mark Chamberlain (8 caps, 1 goal) 1982/83 - 1984/85 1st vs Luxembourg
Ryan Shawcross (1 cap, 0 goals) 2012/13 vs Sweden
Scotland - 3
Tom Hyslop (1 cap, 0 goals) 1895/96 vs England
Willie Maxwell (1 cap, 0 goals) 1897/98 vs England
Charlie Adam (6 caps, 0 goals) 2012/13 1st vs Serbia
Wales - 14
Sam Meredith (3/4 caps, 0 goals) 1901/02 – 1903/04 1st vs England
Leigh Richmond Roose (9 caps, 0 goals) 1901/02 – 1906/07 1st vs England
Walter Martin Watkins (4 caps) 1901/02 – 1907/08 1st vs England
Lloyd Davies (4 caps, 1 goal) 1903/04 – 1906/07 1st vs England
John Love Jones (1 cap, 1 goal) 1905/06 vs Scotland
Joseph Thomas Jones (10 caps, 0 goals) 1911/12 – 1919/20 1st vs Ireland
Dai Nicholas (1 cap, 0 goals) 1922/23 vs Scotland
Roy John (6 caps, 0 goals) 1932/33 – 1933/34 1st vs Scotland
Roy Vernon (10 caps, 6 goals) 1964/65 – 1967/68 1st vs Greece
John Mahoney (31 caps, 1 goal) 1967/68 – 1976/77 1st vs England
George Berry (1 cap, 0 goals) 1982/83 vs England
Mickey Thomas (10 caps, 1 goal) 1982/83 – 1983/84 1st vs Norway
Robbie James (12 caps, 3 goals) 1983/84 – 1984/85 1st vs Norway
Danny Collins (5 caps, 0 goals) 2010/11 – 2011/12 1st vs Bulgaria
Ireland - 1
James Sheridan (1 cap) 1904/05 vs England
Northern Ireland - 8
Sammy Smyth (1 cap, 0 goals) 1951/52 vs England
Jimmy McIlroy (4 caps, 0 goals) 1962/63 – 1965/66 1st vs Wales
Bobby Irvine (1 cap, 0 goals) 1964/65 vs Wales
Alex Elder (6 caps, 0 goals) 1967/68 – 1969/79 1st vs England
Sammy McIlroy (26 caps, 2 goals) 1981/82 – 1984/85 1st vs England
Gerry McMahon (10 caps, 0 goals) 1996/97 – 1997/98 1st vs Armenia
Nigel Worthington (2 caps, 0 goals) 1996/97 1st vs Italy
Mark Williams (2 caps, 0 goals) 2003/04 1st vs Armenia
Republic of Ireland - 9
Terry Conroy (27 caps, 2 goals) 1969/70 – 1976/77 1st vs Czechoslovakia
Brendan O’Callaghan (7 caps, 0 goals) 1979/80 – 1982/83 1st vs West Germany
Graham Kavanagh (3 caps, 1 goal) 1997/98 – 1998/99 1st vs Czech Republic
Clive Clarke (2 caps, 0 goals) 2003/04 1st vs Nigeria
Glenn Whelan (47 caps, 2 goals) 2007/08 – 2012/13 1st vs Serbia
Stephen Kelly (1 cap, 0 goals) 2008/09 – vs Georgia
Liam Lawrence (8 caps*) 2008/09 – 2010/11 1st vs Nigeria
Jon Walters (16 caps, 3 goals) 2010/11 – 2012/13 1st vs Norway
Marc Wilson (5 caps, 0 goals) 2010/11 - 2012/13 1st vs Wales
*2 more whilst on loan at Portsmouth before move became permanent
Bermuda - 1
Dale Eve (1 cap, 0 goals) 2011/12 vs Barbados
Belarus - 1
Sergei Shtaniuk (14 caps, 0 goals) 2001/02 – 2002/03 1st vs Ukraine
Belgium - 1
Carl Hoefkens (14 caps, 1 goal) 2005/06 – 2006/07 1st vs San Marino
Bosnia - 1
Asmir Begovic (18 caps, 0 goals) 2009/10 – 2012/13 1st vs Ghana
Denmark - 1
Thomas Sorensen (28 caps, 0 goals) 2008/09 – 2011/12 1st vs Spain
Finland - 2
Jani Viander (1 cap, 0 goals) 2002/03 vs Trinidad & Tobago
Peter Kopteff (2 caps, 0 goals) 2005/06 1st vs Belarus
Honduras - 1
Wilson Palacios (6 caps, 0 goals) 2011/12 - 2012/13 1st vs Ecuador
Hungary - 1
Adam Vass (2 caps, 0 goals) 2006/07 – 1st vs Canada
Iceland - 9
Toddy Orlygsson (12 caps, 4 goals (1 hat-trick)) 1993/94 – 1995/96 1st vs Saudi Arabia
Larus Sigurdsson (30 caps, 2 goals) 1995/96 – 1999/00 1st vs Faroe Islands
Einar Thor Danielsson (2 caps, 0 goals) 2000/01 1st vs Norway
Brynjar Gunnarsson (18 caps, 0 goals) 2000/01 – 2002/03 1st vs Sweden
Bjarni Gudjonsson (5 caps, 0 goals) 2000/01 – 2002/03 1st vs Poland
Rikhardur Dadason (5 caps, 2 goals) 2000/01 1st vs Poland
Petur Marteinsson (3 caps, 1 goal) 2002/03 1st vs Estonia
Hannes Sigurdsson (4 caps, 1 goal) 2005/06 – 2006/07 1st vs Poland
Eidur Gudjohnsen (1 cap, 0 goals) 2010/11 vs Portugal
Jamaica - 2
Ricardo Fuller (20, 3 goals) 2006/07 – 2009/10 1st vs Canada
Demar Phillips (19 caps, 3 goals) 2007/08 – 2008/09 1st vs El Salvador
Norway - 1
John Carew (2 caps, 0 goals) 2010/11 1st vs Poland
Trinidad & Tobago - 1
Kenwyne Jones (8 caps, 3 goals) 2004/05 & 2010/11 – 2011/12 1st vs Guatemala
Turkey - 1
Tuncay Sanli (12 caps, 2 goals) 2009/10 – 2010/11 1st vs Estonia
United States of America - 3
Geoff Cameron (8 caps, 0 goals) 2012/13 1st vs Jamaica
Maurice Edu (7 caps, 0 goals) 2012/13 1st vs Jamaica
Brek Shea (1 cap, 0 goals) 2012/13 1st vs Mexico
Guinea - 1
Sambegou Bangoura (8 maximum, 3 goals max) 2005/06 – 2006/07 1st vs Malawi (scored)
Mali - 1
Mamady Sidibe (6/7 caps, 0 goals) 2005/06 – 2007/08
Senegal - 3
Salif Diao (2 caps) 2006/07 – 2011/12
Abdoulaye Faye (11 maximum) 2008/09 – 2010/11 1st vs Algeria (scored) *
Ibrahima Sonko 2008/09 – 2009/10 (3 caps) 1st vs Algeria (scored) * (2caps, Algeria, Gambia, ?)
*neither played in friendly before Algeria?
England B - 1
Neil Franklin (2 caps, 0 goals)
England Under 23s - 7
Tony Allen (7 caps, 0 goals)
John Farmer (1 cap, 0 goals)
Mike Bernand (3 caps, 0 goals)
Mike Pejic (8 caps, 0 goals)
Alan Hudson (5 caps, 0 goals)
Alan Dodd (6 caps, 0 goals)
Ian Moores (2 caps, 0 goals)
England Under 21s - 9
Garth Crooks (4 caps, 3 goals)
Lee Chapman (1 cap, 0 goals)
Adrian Heath (5 caps, 2 goals)
Mark Chamberlain (4 caps, 1 goal)
Ian Painter (1 cap, 0 goals)
Steve Parkin (6 caps, 0 goals)
Carl Beeston (1 cap, 0 goals)
Ryan Shawcross (2 caps, 0 goals)
Jack Butland (1 cap, 0 goals)