#on the 13th February 2003 Rooney of Everton became the youngest player ever to play for England, the table below will now have to be revised!
| Player | Club | Birthdate | Match Date | Opponent | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James F. M. Prinsep | Clapham Rovers | 27-Jul-1861 | 05-Apr-1879 | Scotland | 17 yrs. 253 days |
| Thurston "Tot" Rostron | Darwen | 21-Apr-1863 | 26-Feb-1881 | Wales | 17 yrs. 312 days |
| Clement Mitchell | Upton Park | 20-Feb-1862 | 15-Mar-1880 | Wales | 18 yrs. 24 days |
| Michael J. Owen | Liverpool | 14-Dec-1979 | 11-Feb-1998 | Chile | 18 yrs. 59 days |
| Duncan Edwards | Manchester United | 01-Oct-1936 | 02-Apr-1955 | Scotland | 18 yrs. 184 days |
| James Brown | Blackburn Rovers | 31-Jul-1862 | 26-Feb-1881 | Wales | 18 yrs. 211 days |
| Arthur S. Brown | Sheffield United | 06-Apr-1885 | 29-Feb-1904 | Wales | 18 yrs. 330 days |
| Rio G. Ferdinand | West Ham United | 07-Nov-1978 | 15-Nov-1997 | Cameroon | 19 yrs. 8 days |
| Thomas Lawton | Everton | 06-Oct-1919 | 22-Oct-1938 | Wales | |
| Albert Geldard | Everton | 11-Apr-1914 | 13-May-1933 | Italy | |
| Charles H. Holden-White | Corinthians | __-___-1869 | 04-Feb-1888 | Wales | |
| William H. Mosforth | Sheffield Wednesday | __-___-1858 | 03-Mar-1877 | Scotland | |
| Henry E. Lilley | Sheffield United | __-___-1873 | 05-Mar-1892 | Wales | |
| Gareth Barry | Aston Villa | 23-Feb-1981 | 31-May-2000 | Ukraine | |
| William I. Bassett | West Bromwich Albion | 27-Jan-1869 | 07-Apr-1888 | Ireland | |
| Thomas Brindle | Darwen | __-___-1861 | 13-Mar-1880 | Scotland | |
| James P. Greaves | Chelsea | 20-Feb-1940 | 17-May-1959 | Peru | |
| Harold Morse | Notts County | __-___-1879 | 05-Apr-1879 | Scotland | |
| Joseph H. Baker | Hibernian, Scotland | 17-Jul-1940 | 18-Nov-1959 | Northern Ireland |