Progression of association football caps record

This is a progressive list of men's association footballers who have held or co-held the world record for international caps, beginning with Billy MacKinnon, the only man to play in all of Scotland's first seven internationals.

Criteria

The criteria used by national FAs in considering a match as a full international were not historically fixed. Particularly for the early decades, and until more recently for FAs outside UEFA and CONMEBOL, counts of caps were often considered unreliable. RSSSF and IFFHS have spent much effort trying to produce definitive lists of full international matches, and corresponding data on players' international caps and goals. Using this data, the following records can be retrospectively produced. Note that, at the time, these records may not have been recognised.

One point of note is that early matches by the England Amateur side were played against the full national side of opponents. These matches are counted as full internationals by the IFFHS and the opposing FAs, though not by the (English) FA. This affects Vivian Woodward, who won 23 full caps and 30 amateur caps; the IFFHS considers him as the record-holder from 1909, when his total of 31 caps included 11 amateur matches.[1][2]

Before 1978, the world record holder was always European, except when Ángel Romano narrowly overtook Imre Schlosser. After 1978, many sources, including FIFA[3][4] and the Guinness Book of Records,[5] reported subsequent European cap records as world records. Subsequent validation of the caps claimed by Cha Bum-Kun, Hussein Saeed, Majed Abdullah, and Adnan Al Talyani has shown that, even stripping out ineligible matches, these players exceeded the contemporary European counts. Similarly, Hossam Hassan of Egypt was reported as having broken Lothar Matthäus' putative record of 150 caps in 2001.[6]

World record
PlayerCountryCapDateVenueOpponentScoreNotes
Billy MacKinnon Scotland71877-03-03Kennington Oval England3–1[1][7]
Billy MacKinnon Scotland81878-03-02Hampden Park England7–2[1][7]
Billy MacKinnon Scotland91879-04-05Kennington Oval England4–5[1][7]
Henry McNeil[t 1] Scotland91881-03-12Kennington Oval England6–1[1][8]
Henry McNeil[t 1] Scotland101881-03-14Acton Park, Wrexham Wales5–1[1][8]
John Price Wales101882-03-25Glasgow Scotland0–5[9]
John Price Wales111883-03-12Wrexham Scotland0–3[1][10]
John Price Wales121883-03-17Belfast Ireland1–1[1][10]
Norman Bailey England121884-03-17Racecourse Ground Wales4–0British Home Championship[11]
Norman Bailey England131885-02-28Whalley Range, Blackburn Ireland4–0British Home Championship[1][11]
Norman Bailey England141885-03-14Leamington Road Wales1–1British Home Championship[1][11]
Norman Bailey England151885-03-21Kennington Oval Scotland1–1British Home Championship[1][11]
Norman Bailey England161886-03-27Hampden Park Scotland1–1British Home Championship[1][11]
Norman Bailey England171886-03-29Racecourse Ground Wales3–1British Home Championship[1][11]
Norman Bailey England181887-02-26Kennington Oval Wales4–0British Home Championship[1][11]
Norman Bailey England191887-03-19Leamington Road Scotland2–3British Home Championship[1][11]
Olphert Stanfield Ireland191893-04-05Belfast Wales4–3British Home Championship[12]
Olphert Stanfield Ireland201894-02-24Swansea Wales1–4British Home Championship[1][12]
Olphert Stanfield Ireland211894-03-03Solitude England2–2British Home Championship[1][13]
Olphert Stanfield Ireland221894-03-31Belfast Scotland1–3British Home Championship[1][12]
Olphert Stanfield Ireland231895-03-09County Cricket Ground, Derby England0–9British Home Championship[1][14]
Olphert Stanfield Ireland241895-03-30Glasgow Scotland1–3British Home Championship[1][12]
Olphert Stanfield Ireland261896-03-07Solitude England0–2British Home Championship[1][15]
Olphert Stanfield Ireland271896-03-28Belfast Scotland3–3British Home Championship[1][12]
Olphert Stanfield Ireland281897-02-20Trent Bridge England0–6British Home Championship[1][16]
Olphert Stanfield Ireland291897-03-06Belfast Wales4–3British Home Championship[1][12]
Olphert Stanfield Ireland301897-03-27Glasgow Scotland1–5British Home Championship[1][12]
Vivian Woodward England301909-03-15Nottingham Wales2–0British Home Championship[2]
Vivian Woodward England311909-05-29Budapest Hungary4–2[1][2]
Vivian Woodward England321909-05-31Budapest Hungary8–2[1][2]
Vivian Woodward England331909-06-01Vienna Austria8–1[1][2]
Vivian Woodward England Amateurs341909-11-06Hull Sweden7–0[1][2]
Vivian Woodward England Amateurs351909-12-11London Netherlands9–1[1][2]
Vivian Woodward England361910-02-12Belfast Ireland1–1British Home Championship[1][2]
Billy Meredith Wales361911-03-13London England0–3British Home Championship[17]
Billy Meredith Wales371912-03-02Edinburgh Scotland0–1British Home Championship[17]
Billy Meredith Wales381912-03-11Wrexham England0–2British Home Championship[17]
Billy Meredith Wales391912-04-13Cardiff Ireland2–3British Home Championship[17]
Billy Meredith Wales401913-01-18Belfast Ireland1–0British Home Championship[17]
Billy Meredith Wales411913-03-03Wrexham Scotland0–0British Home Championship[17]
Billy Meredith Wales421913-03-17Bristol England3–4British Home Championship[17]
Billy Meredith Wales431914-01-19Wrexham Ireland1–2British Home Championship[17]
Billy Meredith Wales441914-02-28Glasgow Scotland0–0British Home Championship[17]
Billy Meredith Wales451914-03-16Ninian Park England0–2British Home Championship[18]
Imre Schlosser Hungary451915-05-30Vienna Austria2–1[19]
Imre Schlosser Hungary461915-10-03Vienna Austria2–4[19]
Imre Schlosser Hungary471915-11-07Budapest Austria6–2[19]
Imre Schlosser Hungary481916-06-04Budapest Austria2–1[19]
Imre Schlosser Hungary491916-10-01Budapest Austria2–3[19]
Imre Schlosser Hungary501916-11-05Vienna Austria3–3[19]
Imre Schlosser Hungary511917-05-06Vienna Austria1–1[19]
Imre Schlosser Hungary521917-06-03Budapest Austria6–2[19]
Imre Schlosser Hungary531917-07-15Vienna Austria4–1[19]
Imre Schlosser Hungary541917-10-07Budapest Austria2–1[19]
Imre Schlosser Hungary551917-11-04Vienna Austria2–1[19]
Imre Schlosser Hungary561918-04-14Budapest Austria2–0[19]
Imre Schlosser Hungary571918-05-12Budapest  Switzerland2–1[19]
Imre Schlosser Hungary581918-06-02Vienna Austria2–0[19]
Imre Schlosser Hungary591918-10-06Vienna Austria3–0[19]
Imre Schlosser Hungary601919-11-09Budapest Austria3–2[19]
Imre Schlosser Hungary611920-10-24Berlin Germany0–1[19]
Imre Schlosser Hungary621921-04-24Vienna Austria1–4[19]
Imre Schlosser Hungary631921-06-05Budapest Germany3–0[19]
Imre Schlosser Hungary641921-11-06Budapest Sweden4–2[19]
Imre Schlosser Hungary651921-12-18Budapest Poland1–0[19]
Ángel Romano Uruguay651924-10-26Montevideo Paraguay3–1Copa América[20]
Ángel Romano Uruguay661924-11-02Montevideo Argentina0–0Copa América[20]
Imre Schlosser Hungary661926-06-06Budapest Czechoslovakia2–1[19]
Ángel Romano Uruguay671926-10-28Santiago Bolivia6–0Copa América[20]
Ángel Romano Uruguay681926-11-01Santiago Paraguay6–1Copa América[20]
Imre Schlosser Hungary681927-04-10Vienna Austria0–6[19]
Ángel Romano Uruguay691927-07-14Montevideo Argentina0–1Copa Newton[20]
Severino Minelli  Switzerland691939-11-12Zürich Italy3–1[21]
Severino Minelli  Switzerland701940-03-03Turin Italy1–1[21]
Severino Minelli  Switzerland711940-03-31Budapest Hungary0–3[21]
Severino Minelli  Switzerland721941-04-20Bern Germany2–1[21]
Severino Minelli  Switzerland731941-12-28Valencia Spain2–3[21]
Severino Minelli  Switzerland741942-01-01Lisbon Portugal0–3[21]
Severino Minelli  Switzerland751942-02-01Vienna Germany2–1[21]
Severino Minelli  Switzerland761942-03-08Marseille France2–0[21]
Severino Minelli  Switzerland771942-10-18Bern Germany3–5[21]
Severino Minelli  Switzerland781942-11-01Budapest Hungary0–3[21]
Severino Minelli  Switzerland791942-11-15Zürich Sweden3–1[21]
Severino Minelli  Switzerland801943-06-14Stockholm Sweden0–1[21]
Ferenc Puskás Hungary801956-06-09Lisbon Portugal2–2[22]
Ferenc Puskás Hungary811956-07-15Budapest Poland4–1[22]
Ferenc Puskás Hungary821956-09-16Belgrade Yugoslavia3–1Dr. Gerö Cup[22]
Ferenc Puskás Hungary831956-09-23Moscow Soviet Union1–0[22]
Ferenc Puskás Hungary841956-10-07Paris France2–1[22]
Ferenc Puskás Hungary851956-10-14Vienna Austria2–0[22]
Billy Wright England851957-05-19Dublin Republic of Ireland1–1World Cup qualifying[23]
Billy Wright England861957-10-19Cardiff Wales4–0British Home Championship[23]
Billy Wright England871957-11-06London Northern Ireland2–3British Home Championship[23]
Billy Wright England881957-11-27London France4–0[23]
Billy Wright England891958-04-19Glasgow Scotland4–0British Home Championship[23]
Billy Wright England901958-05-07London Portugal2–1[23]
Billy Wright England911958-05-11Belgrade Yugoslavia0–5[23]
Billy Wright England921958-05-18Moscow Soviet Union1–1[23]
Billy Wright England931958-06-08Gothenburg Soviet Union2–2World Cup[23]
Billy Wright England941958-06-11Gothenburg Brazil0–0World Cup[23]
Billy Wright England951958-06-15Borås Austria2–2World Cup[23]
Billy Wright England961958-06-17Gothenburg Soviet Union0–1World Cup[23]
Billy Wright England971958-10-04Belfast Northern Ireland3–3British Home Championship[23]
Billy Wright England981958-10-22London Soviet Union5–0[23]
Billy Wright England991958-11-26Birmingham Wales2–2British Home Championship[23]
Billy Wright England1001959-04-11London Scotland1–0British Home Championship[23]
Billy Wright England1011959-05-06London Italy2–2[23]
Billy Wright England1021959-05-13Rio de Janeiro Brazil0–2[23]
Billy Wright England1031959-05-17Lima Peru1–4[23]
Billy Wright England1041959-05-24Mexico City Mexico1–2[23]
Billy Wright England1051959-05-28Los Angeles United States8–1[23]
Bobby Charlton England1051970-06-11Guadalajara Czechoslovakia1–0World Cup[24]
Bobby Charlton England1061970-06-14León West Germany2–3World Cup[24]
Bobby Moore England1061973-06-10Moscow Soviet Union2–1[25]
Bobby Moore England1071973-06-14Turin Italy0–2[25]
Bobby Moore England1081973-11-14London Italy0–1[25]
Björn Nordqvist Sweden1081978-05-21Stockholm Czechoslovakia0–0[26]
Björn Nordqvist Sweden1091978-06-03Mar del Plata Brazil1–1World Cup[26]
Björn Nordqvist Sweden1101978-06-07Buenos Aires Austria0–1World Cup[26]
Björn Nordqvist Sweden1111978-06-11Buenos Aires Spain0–1World Cup[26]
Björn Nordqvist Sweden1121978-06-28Borås Finland2–1Nordic Championship[26]
Björn Nordqvist Sweden1131978-08-16Copenhagen Denmark1–2Nordic Championship[26]
Björn Nordqvist Sweden1141978-09-01Paris France2–2European Champs qualifying[26]
Björn Nordqvist Sweden1151978-10-04Stockholm Czechoslovakia1–3European Champs qualifying[26]
Cha Bum-Kun South Korea1151978-12-13Bangkok Kuwait2–0Asian Games[27]
Cha Bum-Kun South Korea1161978-12-15Bangkok Japan3–1Asian Games[27]
Cha Bum-Kun South Korea1171978-12-17Bangkok China PR1–0Asian Games[27]
Cha Bum-Kun South Korea1181978-12-20Bangkok North Korea0–0Asian Games[27]
Cha Bum-Kun South Korea1191986-06-02Mexico City Argentina1–3World Cup[27]
Cha Bum-Kun South Korea1201986-06-05Mexico City Bulgaria1–1World Cup[27]
Cha Bum-Kun South Korea1211986-06-10Puebla Italy2–3World Cup[27]
Hussein Saeed Iraq1211989-01-27Baghdad Oman3–1World Cup qualifying[28]
Hussein Saeed Iraq1221989-02-10Baghdad Qatar2–2World Cup qualifying[28]
Hussein Saeed Iraq1231990-02-15Baghdad South Korea0–0[28]
Hussein Saeed Iraq1241990-02-26Kuwait City Bahrain1–0Arabian Gulf Cup[t 2][28]
Hussein Saeed Iraq1251990-02-28Kuwait City Kuwait1–1Arabian Gulf Cup[t 2][28]
Hussein Saeed Iraq1261990-03-03Kuwait City United Arab Emirates2–2Arabian Gulf Cup[t 2][28]
Majed Abdullah Saudi Arabia1261992-09-11Aleppo Syria1–1Arab Nations Cup[t 3][29]
Majed Abdullah Saudi Arabia1271992-09-14Aleppo Kuwait2–0Arab Nations Cup[t 3]

[29]

Majed Abdullah Saudi Arabia1281992-09-18Aleppo Egypt2–3Arab Nations Cup[t 3][t 4][29]
Majed Abdullah Saudi Arabia1291993-04-18Singapore New Zealand3–1[29]
Majed Abdullah Saudi Arabia1301993-04-24Singapore New Zealand1–0[29]
Majed Abdullah Saudi Arabia1311993-05-16Riyadh Malaysia3–0World Cup qualifying[29]
Majed Abdullah Saudi Arabia1321993-05-18Riyadh Kuwait2–1World Cup qualifying[29]
Majed Abdullah Saudi Arabia1331993-09-23Dammam Costa Rica1–2[29]
Majed Abdullah Saudi Arabia1341993-09-27Dammam Costa Rica3–2[29]
Majed Abdullah Saudi Arabia1351993-10-06Dammam Russia4–2[29]
Majed Abdullah Saudi Arabia1361993-10-15Doha Japan0–0World Cup qualifying[29]
Majed Abdullah Saudi Arabia1371994-06-04Pomona, New Jersey Trinidad and Tobago3–2[29]
Majed Abdullah Saudi Arabia1381994-06-20Washington, DC Netherlands1–2World Cup[29]
Majed Abdullah Saudi Arabia1391994-06-29Washington, DC Belgium1–0World Cup[29]
Adnan Al Talyani United Arab Emirates1391996-10-18Muscat Bahrain1–1Arabian Gulf Cup[30]
Adnan Al Talyani United Arab Emirates1401996-10-22Muscat Kuwait2–1Arabian Gulf Cup[30]
Adnan Al Talyani United Arab Emirates1411996-10-27Muscat Saudi Arabia2–2Arabian Gulf Cup[30]
Adnan Al Talyani United Arab Emirates1421996-11-12Abu Dhabi Malta1–1[30]
Adnan Al Talyani United Arab Emirates1431996-11-15Abu Dhabi Malta0–0[30]
Adnan Al Talyani United Arab Emirates1441996-11-19Abu Dhabi Uzbekistan4–2[30]
Adnan Al Talyani United Arab Emirates1451996-11-26Abu Dhabi Syria1–1[30]
Adnan Al Talyani United Arab Emirates1461996-12-04Abu Dhabi South Korea1–1Asian Nations Cup[30]
Adnan Al Talyani United Arab Emirates1471996-12-07Abu Dhabi Kuwait3–2Asian Nations Cup[30]
Adnan Al Talyani United Arab Emirates1481996-12-10Abu Dhabi Indonesia2–0Asian Nations Cup[30]
Adnan Al Talyani United Arab Emirates1491996-12-15Abu Dhabi Iraq1–0Asian Nations Cup[30]
Adnan Al Talyani United Arab Emirates1501996-12-18Abu Dhabi Kuwait1–0Asian Nations Cup[30]
Adnan Al Talyani United Arab Emirates1511996-12-21Abu Dhabi Saudi Arabia0–0[t 5]Asian Nations Cup[30]
Adnan Al Talyani United Arab Emirates1521997-03-29Sharjah Norway1–4[30]
Adnan Al Talyani United Arab Emirates1531997-04-08Manama Jordan0–0World Cup qualifying[30]
Adnan Al Talyani United Arab Emirates1541997-04-11Manama Bahrain2–1World Cup qualifying[30]
Adnan Al Talyani United Arab Emirates1551997-04-22Sharjah Bahrain3–0World Cup qualifying[30]
Adnan Al Talyani United Arab Emirates1561997-04-26Sharjah Jordan2–0World Cup qualifying[30]
Adnan Al Talyani United Arab Emirates1571997-09-02Abu Dhabi Iran3–1[30]
Adnan Al Talyani United Arab Emirates1581997-09-27Tashkent Uzbekistan3–2World Cup qualifying[30]
Adnan Al Talyani United Arab Emirates1591997-10-26Tokyo Japan1–1World Cup qualifying[30]
Adnan Al Talyani United Arab Emirates1601997-11-02Abu Dhabi Uzbekistan0–0World Cup qualifying[30]
Adnan Al Talyani United Arab Emirates1611997-11-09Abu Dhabi South Korea1–3World Cup qualifying[30]
Adnan Al Talyani United Arab Emirates1621997-12-13Riyadh Uruguay0–2Confederations Cup[30]
Adnan Al Talyani United Arab Emirates1631997-12-15Riyadh South Africa1–0Confederations Cup[30]
Adnan Al Talyani United Arab Emirates1641997-12-17Riyadh Czech Republic1–6Confederations Cup[30]
Claudio Suárez Mexico1642001-09-02Kingston Jamaica2–1World Cup qualifying[31]
Claudio Suárez Mexico1652001-09-05Mexico City Trinidad and Tobago3–0World Cup qualifying[31]
Claudio Suárez Mexico1662001-10-31Puebla El Salvador4–1[31]
Claudio Suárez Mexico1672001-11-11Mexico City Honduras3–0World Cup qualifying[31]
Claudio Suárez Mexico1682001-11-14Huelva Spain0–1[31]
Claudio Suárez Mexico1692002-02-13Phoenix FR Yugoslavia1–2[31]
Claudio Suárez Mexico1702002-03-13San Diego Albania4–0[31]
Claudio Suárez Mexico1712003-10-15Chicago Uruguay0–2[31]
Claudio Suárez Mexico1722004-07-13Piura Ecuador2–1Copa América[31]
Claudio Suárez Mexico1732005-12-14Phoenix Hungary2–0[31]
Mohamed Al-Deayea Saudi Arabia1732006-01-27Riyadh Lebanon1–2[32]
Mohamed Al-Deayea Saudi Arabia1742006-02-14Jeddah Syria1–1[32]
Mohamed Al-Deayea Saudi Arabia1752006-02-22Sana'a Yemen4–0Asian Nations Cup qualification[32]
Mohamed Al-Deayea Saudi Arabia1762006-03-01Düsseldorf Portugal0–3[32]
Mohamed Al-Deayea Saudi Arabia1772006-03-28Riyadh Poland1–2[32]
Mohamed Al-Deayea Saudi Arabia1782006-05-11Sittard Belgium1–2[32]
Ahmed Hassan Egypt1782011-11-14Doha Brazil0–2[33]
Ahmed Hassan Egypt1792012-02-27Doha Kenya5-0[34]
Ahmed Hassan Egypt1802012-02-29Doha Niger1–0[34]
Ahmed Hassan Egypt1812012-04-12Abu Dhabi Nigeria3–2[34]
Ahmed Hassan Egypt1822012-04-14Abu Dhabi Mauritania3–0[34]
Ahmed Hassan Egypt1832012-04-17Abu Dhabi Iraq0–0[34]
Ahmed Hassan Egypt1842012-05-22Omdurman Togo3–0[34]

Notes:

  1. Also spelt "McNiel"
  2. these match results were later annulled due to withdrawal or exclusion (from the tournament) of one of the teams involved, but count as full international matches for Iraq.
  3. Contested at the 1992 Pan Arab Games
  4. Egypt sent its Olympic squad to the tournament, but its matches still count as full internationals.
  5. Saudi Arabia lost 3–4 on penalties

See also

References
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  2. Vivian John Woodward – International Appearances RSSSF
  3. "Matthäus sets new caps record against Netherlands". FIFA. 22 February 2000. Retrieved 14 February 2010. Matthäus was level with Sweden's Thomas Ravelli, both totalling 143 caps.
  4. Vecsey, George (17 June 1990). "World Cup '90; No. 120 Gives Shilton Record". The New York Times. p. 87. Retrieved 15 February 2010. Shilton was honored in a brief ceremony before the game for breaking the world record, set by Pat Jennings of Northern Ireland. Jennings made his 119th and final appearance in the 1986 World Cup.
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  20. Angel Romano RSSSF
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  22. Ferenc Puskás RSSSF
  23. Billy Wright RSSSF
  24. Bobby Charlton RSSSF
  25. Bobby Moore RSSSF
  26. Bjorn Nordqvist RSSSF
  27. Cha-Bum Kun RSSSF
  28. Hussein Saeed Mohammed RSSSF
  29. Majed Abdullah Mohammed RSSSF
  30. Adnan Khamees Al-Talyani RSSSF
  31. Claudio Suarez RSSSF
  32. Mohamed Al-Deayea RSSSF
  33. Ahmed Hassan RSSSF
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