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Only one Bristol Rovers player has ever represented England while on the books at the club: Geoff Bradford, who won a single cap in 1955, scoring in a 5–1 victory over Denmark. Twenty-two other Rovers players have been capped by England either before they joined the club or after they left it. The record for the most England appearances by a Bristol Rovers player is held by Alan Ball with 72 caps, followed by Mick Channon with 46.
There have been 190 full international matches where the England side included a player who spent part of his career with Bristol Rovers, and the highest number of Rovers players who have been in a single England side is 3. This has happened four times, all of which were in the 1970s:
- England v Switzerland (9 November 1971): Alan Ball, Terry Cooper and Larry Lloyd
- England v Portugal (20 November 1974): Mick Channon, Terry Cooper and Gerry Francis
- England v Wales (21 May 1975): Alan Ball, Mick Channon and Gerry Francis
- England v Scotland (24 May 1975): Alan Ball, Mick Channon and Gerry Francis
The first player to play for both England and Bristol Rovers was George Kinsey, who made his national team debut on 5 March 1892 in a Home Championship match against Wales in Wrexham. He went on to win another cap the next year and a further two in 1896, before joining Rovers in 1897.
At the time of writing (August 2013) the most recent Rovers man to play for England is Rickie Lambert, who after spending three years with The Gas between 2006 and 2009 went on to represent his nation in 2013, scoring England's winner against Scotland with his first touch of the ball after coming on as a 67th minute substitute.
List of England internationals[]
A full list of England internationals to play for Bristol Rovers is given in the table below. Players capped while on Rovers' books are shown in bold.
Player | Caps | International years |
Rovers years |
---|---|---|---|
Hugh Adcock | 5 | 1929–1930 | 1935–1936 |
Alan Ball | 72 | 1965–1975 | 1982–1983 |
Jack Ball | 1 | 1927 | 1921–1922 |
Billy Beats | 2 | 1901–1902 | 1903–1906 |
Geoff Bradford | 1 | 1955 | 1949–1964 |
Cliff Britton | 9 | 1934–1937 | 1928–1930 |
Mick Channon | 46 | 1973–1978 | 1982–1983 |
Tommy Cook | 1 | 1925 | 1931–1933 |
Terry Cooper | 20 | 1969–1975 | 1979–1981 |
Keith Curle | 3 | 1992 | 1981–1983 |
Ronnie Dix | 1 | 1938 | 1927–1932 |
Gerry Francis | 12 | 1974–1976 | 1985–1988 |
Vivian Gibbins | 2 | 1924–1925 | 1932–1933 |
George Kinsey | 4 | 1892–1896 | 1897–1902 |
Rickie Lambert | 1 | 2013 | 2006–2009 |
Larry Lloyd | 4 | 1971–1980 | 1968–1969 |
Gary Mabbutt | 16 | 1982–1992 | 1978–1982 |
Nigel Martyn | 23 | 1992–2002 | 1987–1990 |
John Scales | 3 | 1995 | 1985–1987 |
Phil Taylor | 3 | 1947 | 1935–1936 |
John Townrow | 2 | 1925–1926 | 1932–1933 |
Mark Walters | 1 | 1991 | 1999–2002 |
Bobby Zamora | 2 | 2010–2011 | 1999–2000 |
List of England matches featuring Bristol Rovers players[]
All matches featuring a current, future or former Bristol Rovers player in the England lineup are listed below. Only players who took part in the game are included, unused substitutes have been omitted.
N.B. England's score is always listed first. (Source: http://englandstats.com/)
Date | Opponent | Result | Venue | Competition | Player(s) | |
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1 | 5 March 1892 | Wales | 2–0 | Wrexham | Home Championship | George Kinsey |
2 | 1 April 1893 | Scotland | 5–2 | London | Home Championship | George Kinsey |
3 | 7 March 1896 | Ireland | 2–0 | Belfast | Home Championship | George Kinsey |
4 | 16 March 1896 | Wales | 9–1 | Cardiff | Home Championship | George Kinsey |
5 | 18 March 1901 | Wales | 6–0 | Newcastle | Home Championship | Billy Beats |
6 | 3 May 1902 | Scotland | 2–2 | Birmingham | Home Championship | Billy Beats |
7 | 17 May 1924 | France | 3–1 | Paris | Friendly | Vivian Gibbins |
8 | 28 February 1925 | Wales | 2–1 | Swansea | Home Championship | Tommy Cook |
9 | 4 April 1925 | Scotland | 0–2 | Glasgow | Home Championship | John Townrow |
10 | 21 May 1925 | France | 3–2 | Paris | Friendly | Vivian Gibbins |
11 | 1 March 1926 | Wales | 1–3 | London | Home Championship | John Townrow |
12 | 22 October 1927 | Ireland | 0–2 | Belfast | Home Championship | Jack Ball |
13 | 9 May 1929 | France | 4–1 | Paris | Friendly | Hugh Adcock |
14 | 11 May 1929 | Belgium | 5–1 | Brussels | Friendly | Hugh Adcock |
15 | 15 May 1929 | Spain | 3–4 | Madrid | Friendly | Hugh Adcock |
16 | 19 October 1929 | Ireland | 3–0 | Belfast | Home Championship | Hugh Adcock |
17 | 20 November 1929 | Wales | 6–0 | London | Home Championship | Hugh Adcock |
18 | 29 September 1934 | Wales | 4–0 | Cardiff | Home Championship | Cliff Britton |
19 | 14 November 1934 | Italy | 3–2 | London | Friendly | Cliff Britton |
20 | 6 February 1935 | Ireland | 2–1 | Liverpool | Home Championship | Cliff Britton |
21 | 6 April 1935 | Scotland | 0–2 | Glasgow | Home Championship | Cliff Britton |
22 | 18 November 1936 | Ireland | 3–1 | Stoke-on-Trent | Home Championship | Cliff Britton |
23 | 2 December 1936 | Hungary | 6–2 | London | Friendly | Cliff Britton |
24 | 17 April 1937 | Scotland | 1–3 | Glasgow | Home Championship | Cliff Britton |
25 | 14 May 1937 | Norway | 6–0 | Oslo | Friendly | Cliff Britton |
26 | 17 May 1937 | Sweden | 4–0 | Stockholm | Friendly | Cliff Britton |
27 | 9 November 1938 | Norway | 4–0 | Newcastle | Friendly | Ronnie Dix |
28 | 18 October 1947 | Wales | 3–0 | Cardiff | Home Championship | Phil Taylor |
29 | 5 November 1947 | Ireland | 2–2 | Liverpool | Home Championship | Phil Taylor |
30 | 19 November 1947 | Sweden | 4–2 | London | Friendly | Phil Taylor |
31 | 2 October 1955 | Denmark | 5–1 | Copenhagen | Friendly | Geoff Bradford |
32 | 9 May 1965 | Yugoslavia | 1–1 | Belgrade | Friendly | Alan Ball |
33 | 12 May 1965 | West Germany | 1–0 | Nurenberg | Friendly | Alan Ball |
34 | 16 May 1965 | Sweden | 2–1 | Gothenburg | Friendly | Alan Ball |
35 | 8 December 1965 | Spain | 2–0 | Madrid | Friendly | Alan Ball |
36 | 5 January 1966 | Poland | 1–1 | Liverpool | Friendly | Alan Ball |
37 | 23 February 1966 | West Germany | 1–0 | London | Friendly | Alan Ball |
38 | 2 April 1966 | Scotland | 4–3 | Glasgow | Home Championship | Alan Ball |
39 | 26 June 1966 | Finland | 3–0 | Helsinki | Friendly | Alan Ball |
40 | 3 July 1966 | Denmark | 2–0 | Copenhagen | Friendly | Alan Ball |
41 | 5 July 1966 | Poland | 1–0 | Chorzow | Friendly | Alan Ball |
42 | 11 July 1966 | Uruguay | 1–1 | London | World Cup finals | Alan Ball |
43 | 23 July 1966 | Argentina | 1–0 | London | World Cup finals | Alan Ball |
44 | 26 July 1966 | Portugal | 2–1 | London | World Cup finals | Alan Ball |
45 | 30 July 1966 | West Germany | 4–2 | London | World Cup finals | Alan Ball |
46 | 20 October 1966 | Northern Ireland | 2–0 | Belfast | Euro Champs qualifier Home Championship |
Alan Ball |
47 | 2 November 1966 | Czechoslovakia | 0–0 | London | Friendly | Alan Ball |
48 | 16 November 1966 | Wales | 5–1 | London | Euro Champs qualifier Home Championship |
Alan Ball |
49 | 15 April 1967 | Scotland | 2–3 | London | Euro Champs qualifier Home Championship |
Alan Ball |
50 | 24 May 1967 | Spain | 2–0 | London | Friendly | Alan Ball |
51 | 27 May 1967 | Austria | 1–0 | Vienna | Friendly | Alan Ball |
52 | 21 October 1967 | Wales | 3–0 | Cardiff | Euro Champs qualifier Home Championship |
Alan Ball |
53 | 6 December 1967 | Soviet Union | 2–2 | London | Friendly | Alan Ball |
54 | 24 February 1968 | Scotland | 1–1 | Glasgow | Euro Champs qualifier Home Championship |
Alan Ball |
55 | 3 April 1968 | Spain | 1–0 | London | Euro Champs qualifier | Alan Ball |
56 | 8 May 1968 | Spain | 2–1 | Madrid | Euro Champs qualifier | Alan Ball |
57 | 1 June 1968 | West Germany | 0–1 | Hanover | Friendly | Alan Ball |
58 | 5 June 1968 | Yugoslavia | 0–1 | Florence | Euro Champs finals | Alan Ball |
59 | 6 November 1968 | Romania | 0–0 | Bucharest | Friendly | Alan Ball |
60 | 15 January 1969 | Romania | 1–1 | London | Friendly | Alan Ball |
61 | 12 March 1969 | France | 5–0 | London | Friendly | Terry Cooper |
62 | 3 May 1969 | Northern Ireland | 3–1 | Belfast | Home Championship | Alan Ball |
63 | 7 May 1969 | Wales | 2–1 | London | Home Championship | Alan Ball Terry Cooper |
64 | 10 May 1969 | Scotland | 4–1 | London | Home Championship | Alan Ball Terry Cooper |
65 | 1 June 1969 | Mexico | 0–0 | Mexico City | Friendly | Alan Ball Terry Cooper |
66 | 8 June 1969 | Uruguay | 2–1 | Montevideo | Friendly | Alan Ball |
67 | 12 June 1969 | Brazil | 1–2 | Rio de Janeiro | Friendly | Alan Ball |
68 | 10 December 1969 | Portugal | 1–0 | London | Friendly | Alan Ball |
69 | 14 January 1970 | The Netherlands | 0–0 | London | Friendly | Terry Cooper |
70 | 25 February 1970 | Belgium | 3–1 | Brussels | Friendly | Alan Ball Terry Cooper |
71 | 18 April 1970 | Wales | 1–1 | Cardiff | Home Championship | Alan Ball |
72 | 25 April 1970 | Scotland | 0–0 | Glasgow | Home Championship | Alan Ball |
73 | 20 May 1970 | Colombia | 4–0 | Bogota | Friendly | Alan Ball Terry Cooper |
74 | 24 May 1970 | Ecuador | 2–0 | Quito | Friendly | Alan Ball Terry Cooper |
75 | 2 June 1970 | Romania | 1–0 | Guadalajara | World Cup finals | Alan Ball Terry Cooper |
76 | 7 June 1970 | Brazil | 0–1 | Guadalajara | World Cup finals | Alan Ball Terry Cooper |
77 | 11 June 1970 | Czechoslovakia | 1–0 | Guadalajara | World Cup finals | Alan Ball Terry Cooper |
78 | 14 June 1970 | West Germany | 2–3 | León | World Cup finals | Alan Ball Terry Cooper |
79 | 25 November 1970 | East Germany | 3–1 | London | Friendly | Alan Ball Terry Cooper |
80 | 3 February 1971 | Malta | 1–0 | Gzira | Euro Champs qualifier | Alan Ball |
81 | 21 April 1971 | Greece | 3–0 | London | Euro Champs qualifier | Alan Ball |
82 | 12 May 1971 | Malta | 5–0 | London | Euro Champs qualifier | Alan Ball Terry Cooper |
83 | 15 May 1971 | Northern Ireland | 1–0 | Belfast | Home Championship | Alan Ball Terry Cooper |
84 | 19 May 1971 | Wales | 0–0 | London | Home Championship | Terry Cooper Larry Lloyd |
85 | 22 May 1971 | Scotland | 3–1 | London | Home Championship | Alan Ball Terry Cooper |
86 | 13 October 1971 | Switzerland | 3–2 | Basle | Euro Champs Qualifier | Terry Cooper |
87 | 9 November 1971 | Switzerland | 1–1 | London | Euro Champs qualifier | Alan Ball Terry Cooper Larry Lloyd |
88 | 30 November 1971 | Greece | 2–0 | Athens | Euro Champs qualifier | Alan Ball |
89 | 29 April 1972 | West Germany | 1–3 | London | Euro Champs qualifier | Alan Ball |
90 | 13 May 1972 | West Germany | 0–0 | Berlin | Euro Champs qualifier | Alan Ball |
91 | 23 May 1972 | Northern Ireland | 0–1 | London | Home Championship | Larry Lloyd |
92 | 27 May 1972 | Scotland | 1–0 | Glasgow | Home Championship | Alan Ball |
93 | 11 October 1972 | Yugoslavia | 1–1 | London | Friendly | Alan Ball Mick Channon |
94 | 15 November 1972 | Wales | 1–0 | Cardiff | World Cup qualifier | Alan Ball |
95 | 21 January 1973 | Wales | 1–1 | London | World Cup qualifier | Alan Ball |
96 | 14 February 1973 | Scotland | 5–0 | Glasgow | Friendly | Alan Ball Mick Channon |
97 | 12 May 1973 | Northern Ireland | 2–1 | Liverpool | Home Championship | Alan Ball Mick Channon |
98 | 15 May 1973 | Wales | 3–0 | London | Home Championship | Alan Ball Mick Channon |
99 | 19 May 1973 | Scotland | 1–0 | London | Home Championship | Alan Ball Mick Channon |
100 | 27 May 1973 | Czechoslovakia | 1–1 | Prague | Friendly | Alan Ball Mick Channon |
101 | 6 June 1973 | Poland | 0–2 | Chorzow | World Cup qualifier | Alan Ball |
102 | 10 June 1973 | Soviet Union | 2–1 | Moscow | Friendly | Mick Channon |
103 | 14 June 1973 | Italy | 0–2 | Turin | Friendly | Mick Channon |
104 | 26 September 1973 | Austria | 7–0 | London | Friendly | Mick Channon |
105 | 17 October 1973 | Poland | 1–1 | London | World Cup qualifier | Mick Channon |
106 | 14 November 1973 | Italy | 0–1 | London | Friendly | Mick Channon |
107 | 3 April 1974 | Portugal | 0–0 | Lisbon | Friendly | Alan Ball Mick Channon |
108 | 11 May 1974 | Wales | 2–0 | Cardiff | Home Championship | Mick Channon |
109 | 15 May 1974 | Northern Ireland | 1–0 | London | Home Championship | Mick Channon |
110 | 18 May 1974 | Scotland | 0–2 | Glasgow | Home Championship | Mick Channon |
111 | 22 May 1974 | Argentina | 2–2 | London | Friendly | Mick Channon |
112 | 29 May 1974 | East Germany | 1–1 | Leipzig | Friendly | Mick Channon |
113 | 1 June 1974 | Bulgaria | 1–0 | Sofia | Friendly | Mick Channon |
114 | 5 June 1974 | Yugoslavia | 2–2 | Belgrade | Friendly | Mick Channon |
115 | 30 October 1974 | Czechoslovakia | 3–0 | London | Euro Champs qualifier | Mick Channon Gerry Francis |
116 | 20 November 1974 | Portugal | 0–0 | London | Euro Champs qualifier | Mick Channon Terry Cooper Gerry Francis |
117 | 12 March 1975 | West Germany | 2–0 | London | Friendly | Alan Ball Mick Channon |
118 | 16 April 1975 | Cyprus | 5–0 | London | Euro Champs qualifier | Alan Ball Mick Channon |
119 | 11 May 1975 | Cyprus | 1–0 | Limassol | Euro Champs qualifier | Alan Ball Mick Channon |
120 | 17 May 1975 | Northern Ireland | 0–0 | Belfast | Home Championship | Alan Ball Mick Channon |
121 | 21 May 1975 | Wales | 2–2 | London | Home Championship | Alan Ball Mick Channon Gerry Francis |
122 | 24 May 1975 | Scotland | 5–1 | London | Home Championship | Alan Ball Mick Channon Gerry Francis |
123 | 3 September 1975 | Switzerland | 2–1 | Basle | Friendly | Mick Channon Gerry Francis |
124 | 30 October 1975 | Czechoslovakia | 1–2 | Bratislava | Euro Champs qualifier | Mick Channon Gerry Francis |
125 | 19 November 1975 | Portugal | 1–1 | Lisbon | Euro Champs qualifier | Mick Channon Gerry Francis |
126 | 24 March 1976 | Wales | 2–1 | Wrexham | Friendly | Mick Channon |
127 | 8 May 1976 | Wales | 1–0 | Cardiff | Home Championship | Gerry Francis |
128 | 11 May 1976 | Northern Ireland | 4–0 | London | Home Championship | Mick Channon Gerry Francis |
129 | 15 May 1976 | Scotland | 1–2 | Glasgow | Home Championship | Mick Channon Gerry Francis |
130 | 23 May 1976 | Brazil | 0–1 | Los Angeles | US Bicentennial | Mick Channon Gerry Francis |
131 | 28 May 1976 | Italy | 3–2 | New York | US Bicentennial | Mick Channon |
132 | 13 June 1976 | Finland | 4–1 | Helsinki | World Cup qualifier | Mick Channon Gerry Francis |
133 | 13 October 1976 | Finland | 2–1 | London | World Cup qualifier | Mick Channon |
134 | 17 November 1976 | Italy | 0–2 | Rome | World Cup qualifier | Mick Channon |
135 | 30 March 1977 | Luxembourg | 5–0 | London | World Cup qualifier | Mick Channon |
136 | 28 May 1977 | Northern Ireland | 2–1 | Belfast | Home Championship | Mick Channon |
137 | 31 May 1977 | Wales | 0–1 | London | Home Championship | Mick Channon |
138 | 4 June 1977 | Scotland | 1–2 | London | Home Championship | Mick Channon |
139 | 8 June 1977 | Brazil | 0–0 | Rio de Janeiro | Friendly | Mick Channon |
140 | 12 June 1977 | Argentina | 1–1 | Buenos Aires | Friendly | Mick Channon |
141 | 15 June 1977 | Uruguay | 0–0 | Montevideo | Friendly | Mick Channon |
142 | 7 September 1977 | Switzerland | 0–0 | London | Friendly | Mick Channon |
143 | 17 May 1980 | Wales | 1–4 | Wrexham | Home Championship | Larry Lloyd |
144 | 13 October 1982 | West Germany | 1–2 | London | Friendly | Gary Mabbutt |
145 | 17 November 1982 | Greece | 3–0 | Thessaloniki | Euro Champs qualifier | Gary Mabbutt |
146 | 15 December 1982 | Luxembourg | 9–0 | London | Euro Champs qualifier | Gary Mabbutt |
147 | 23 February 1983 | Wales | 2–1 | London | Home Championship | Gary Mabbutt |
148 | 30 March 1983 | Greece | 0–0 | London | Euro Champs qualifier | Gary Mabbutt |
149 | 27 April 1983 | Hungary | 2–0 | London | Euro Champs qualifier | Gary Mabbutt |
150 | 28 May 1983 | Northern Ireland | 0–0 | Belfast | Home Championship | Gary Mabbutt |
151 | 1 June 1983 | Scotland | 2–0 | London | Home Championship | Gary Mabbutt |
152 | 12 October 1983 | Hungary | 3–0 | Budapest | Euro Champs qualifier | Gary Mabbutt |
153 | 12 November 1986 | Yugoslavia | 2–0 | London | Euro Champs qualifier | Gary Mabbutt |
154 | 1 April 1987 | Northern Ireland | 2–0 | Belfast | Euro Champs qualifier | Gary Mabbutt |
155 | 29 April 1987 | Turkey | 0–0 | Izmir | Euro Champs qualifier | Gary Mabbutt |
156 | 9 September 1987 | West Germany | 1–3 | Düsseldorf | Friendly | Gary Mabbutt |
157 | 3 June 1991 | New Zealand | 1–0 | Auckland | Friendly | Mark Walters |
158 | 16 October 1991 | Turkey | 1–0 | London | Euro Champs qualifier | Gary Mabbutt |
159 | 13 November 1991 | Poland | 1–1 | Poznan | Euro Champs qualifier | Gary Mabbutt |
160 | 25 March 1992 | Czechoslovakia | 2–2 | Prague | Friendly | Gary Mabbutt |
161 | 29 April 1992 | C.I.S. | 2–2 | Moscow | Friendly | Keith Curle Nigel Martyn |
162 | 12 May 1992 | Hungary | 1–0 | Budapest | Friendly | Keith Curle Nigel Martyn |
163 | 11 June 1992 | Denmark | 0–0 | Malmö | Euro Champs finals | Keith Curle |
164 | 19 June 1993 | Germany | 1–2 | Detroit | United States Cup | Nigel Martyn |
165 | 3 June 1995 | Japan | 2–1 | London | Umbro Int. Trophy | John Scales |
166 | 8 June 1995 | Sweden | 3–3 | Leeds | Umbro Int. Trophy | John Scales |
167 | 11 June 1995 | Brazil | 1–3 | London | Umbro Int. Trophy | John Scales |
168 | 24 May 1997 | South Africa | 2–1 | Manchester | Friendly | Nigel Martyn |
169 | 15 November 1997 | Cameroon | 2–0 | London | Friendly | Nigel Martyn |
170 | 11 February 1998 | Chile | 0–2 | London | Friendly | Nigel Martyn |
171 | 29 May 1998 | Belgium | 0–0 | Casablanca | King Hussein II Trnmt. | Nigel Martyn |
172 | 18 November 1998 | Czech Republic | 2–0 | London | Friendly | Nigel Martyn |
173 | 10 February 1999 | France | 0–2 | London | Friendly | Nigel Martyn |
174 | 4 September 1999 | Luxembourg | 6–0 | London | Euro Champs qualifier | Nigel Martyn |
175 | 8 September 1999 | Poland | 0–0 | Warsaw | Euro Champs qualifier | Nigel Martyn |
176 | 10 October 1999 | Belgium | 2–1 | Sunderland | Friendly | Nigel Martyn |
177 | 31 May 2000 | Ukraine | 2–0 | London | Friendly | Nigel Martyn |
178 | 20 June 2000 | Romania | 2–3 | Charleroi | Euro Champs finals | Nigel Martyn |
179 | 28 February 2001 | Spain | 3–0 | Birmingham | Friendly | Nigel Martyn |
180 | 25 May 2001 | Mexico | 4–0 | Derby | Friendly | Nigel Martyn |
181 | 15 August 2001 | The Netherlands | 0–2 | London | Friendly | Nigel Martyn |
182 | 6 October 2001 | Greece | 2–2 | Manchester | World Cup qualifier | Nigel Martyn |
183 | 10 November 2001 | Sweden | 1–1 | Manchester | Friendly | Nigel Martyn |
184 | 13 February 2002 | The Netherlands | 1–1 | Amsterdam | Friendly | Nigel Martyn |
185 | 27 March 2002 | Italy | 1–2 | Leeds | Friendly | Nigel Martyn |
186 | 21 May 2002 | South Korea | 1–1 | Soegwipo | Friendly | Nigel Martyn |
187 | 26 May 2002 | Cameroon | 2–2 | Kobe | Friendly | Nigel Martyn |
188 | 11 August 2010 | Hungary | 2–1 | London | Friendly | Bobby Zamora |
189 | 15 November 2011 | Sweden | 1–0 | London | Friendly | Bobby Zamora |
190 | 14 August 2013 | Scotland | 3–2 | London | Friendly | Rickie Lambert |