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Centre-half Johnny Holt is usually proclaimed as being Everton’s first England international – but whilst
this is true, it actually need the word “joint” attaching to it.

The England team’s history is full of little quirks and one of them is the fact that on 3 occasions between 1890 and
1892, The FA decided to play 2 internationals on the same day, with all the games being awarded “full” international status!

The first time occurred on 15th March 1890. On that date, at Wrexham’s Racecourse Ground, England – including Everton’s
Johnny Holt – defeated Wales by 3 goals to 1. On the same day, at Ballynafeigh Park, Belfast, another England team
hammered Ireland (i.e. Northern Ireland) 9-1 with the team containing Fred Geary, who nabbed a hat-trick.

So, whilst it remains true that Johnny Holt was Everton’s first England international, we need to acknowledge that
both he and Fred Geary jointly hold that particular honour.

EVERTON'S ENGLAND INTERNATIONALS

(number in brackets = number of goals scored; (s) = came on as a substitute)
Walter Abbott - 1 cap
 
Tony Kay - 1 cap and 1 goal
1902
Wales   1963 Switzerland (1)
 
 
 
   
Leighton Baines - 30 caps (25+5) and 1 goal
  Michael Keane - 10 caps (9+1) and 1 goal
2010
Egypt, Mexico,   2017 Slovenia (s), Lithuania
2011
Denmark (s), Ghana, Switzerland (s), Sweden   2018 USA
2012 Holland, Norway, Italy, Moldova (1), Ukraine,     2019 Czech Rep, Montenegro (1), Bulgaria, Kosovo, Czech Rep
  S Marino, Sweden   2020 Wales, Rep Ireland
2013 Brazil (s), S Marino, Rep Ireland (s), Brazil, Scotland,    
  Moldova (s), Montenegro, Poland, Chile   Martin Keown - 9 caps and 1 goal
2014 Peru, Honduras, Italy, Uruguay, Norway, Switzerland,   1992 France, Czechoslovakia (1), CIS*, Hungary, Brazil,
  Estonia     Finland, Denmark, France, Sweden
2015 Lithuania     (* CIS = Commenwealth of Independent States, the
          name Russia was known by in the 1st half of 1992)
Alan Ball - 39 caps (37+2) and 6 goals      
1966 N Ireland, Czechoslovakia, Wales   Brian Labone - 26 caps
1967 Scotland, Spain, Austria (1), Wales (1), USSR (1)   1962 N Ireland, Wales
1968 Scotland, Spain, Spain, W Germany, Yugoslavia,   1963 France
  Romania   1967 Spain, Austria
1969 Romania, N Ireland, Wales, Scotland, Mexico,   1968 Scotland, Spain, Sweden, W Germany, Yugoslavia,
  Uruguay, Brazil, Portugal     USSR, Romania, Bulgaria
1970 Belgium (2), Wales, Scotland, Colombia (1), Ecuador,   1969 N Ireland, Scotland, Mexico, Uruguay, Brazil
  Romania, Brazil, Czechoslovakia (s), W Germany,   1970 Belgium, Wales, Scotland, Colombia, Ecuador,
  E Germany     Romania, Brazil, W Germany
1971 Malta, Greece, Malta (s), N Ireland, Scotland,        
  Switzerland, Greece   Bob Latchford - 12 (11+1) and 5 goals
      1977 Italy
Michael Ball - 1 cap (0+1)   1978 Brazil, Wales (1), Denmark (1), Rep Ireland (1),
2001 Spain (s)     Czechoslovakia (s)
      1979 N Ireland (2), N Ireland, Wales, Scotland, Bulgaria,
William Balmer - 1 cap     Austria
1905 N Ireland      
      Tommy Lawton - 8 caps and 6 goals
Ross Barkley - 22 caps (8+14) and 2 goals   1938 Wales (1), Rest of Europe (1), Norway (1), N Ireland (1)
2013 Moldova (s), Chile (s), Germany (s)   1939 Scotland (1), Italy (1), Yugoslavia, Romania
2014 Peru (s), Ecuador, Honduras (s), Italy (s), Uruguay (s),      
  Costa Rica,  Scotland (s)   Joleon Lescott - 7 (5+2) caps
2015 Lithuania (s), Italy (s), Rep Ireland (s),  San Marino (1)   2007 Estonia (s), Russia, Austria, Croatia
  Switzerland (s), Estonia,  Lithuania (1), Spain,  France   2008 France (s), Andorra
2016 Germany (s),  Holland,  Australia (s)   2009 Andorra
         
Nick Barmby - 5 caps (1+4)   Gary Lineker - 11 caps and 9 goals
2000 Brazil (s), Ukraine (s), Malta, Germany (s),   1985 Romania, Turkey (3), N Ireland
  Romania (s)   1986 Egypt, USSR, Canada, Portugal, Morocco, Poland (3),
        Paraguay (2), Argentina (1)
Tom Booth - 1 cap      
1903 Scotland   Harry Makepeace - 4 caps
      1906 Scotland
Wally Boyes - 2 caps   1910 Scotland
1938 Wales, Rest of Europe   1912 Wales, Scotland
         
Paul Bracewell - 3 caps (2+1)   Joe Mercer - 5 caps
1985 W Germany (s), USA, N Ireland   1938 N Ireland
      1939 Scotland, Italy, Yugoslavia, Romania
Jarrad Branthwaite - 1 cap (0+1)      
2024 Bosnia & Herz (s)   Alf Milward - 4 caps and 3 goals
    1891 Wales (1), Scotland
Cliff Britton - 9 caps and 1 goal   1897 Wales (2), Scotland
1934 Wales, Italy    
1935 N Ireland, Scotland   Phil Neville - 7 (4+3) caps
1936 N Ireland, Hungary (1)   2006 Andorra, Macedonia
1937 Scotland, Norway, Sweden   2007 Spain, Israel, Israel (s), Russia (s), Estonia (s)
       
Dominic Calvert-Lewin - 11 (5+6) caps and 4 goals   Keith Newton - 8 caps
2020 Wales (1), Belgium, Denmark (s), Rep Ireland (1),   1970 Holland, N Ireland, Scotland, Colombia, Ecuador,
2021 Belgium (s), San Marino (2), Poland (s), Austria (s),     Romania, Czechoslovakia, W Germany
  Romania, Croatia (s), Ukraine (s)    
      Leon Osman - 2 (1+1) caps
Edgar Chadwick - 7 caps and 3 goals   2012 Sweden
1891 Wales (1), Scotland (1)   2013 S Marino (s)
1892 Scotland (1)    
1893 Scotland   Fred Pickering - 3 caps and 5 goals
1894 Scotland   1964 USA (3), N Ireland (1), Belgium (1)
1896 N Ireland      
1897 Scotland   Jordan Pickford - 80 caps
      2017 Germany
Sam Chedgzoy - 8 caps   2018 Holland,  Nigeria,  Tunisia,  Panama, Belgium, Colombia,
1920 Wales, N Ireland     Sweden, Croatia, Belgium, Spain, Croatia, Spain, USA
1921 Wales, Scotland, N Ireland     Croatia
1923 Scotland   2019 Czech Rep, Montenegro, Holland, Switzerland, Bulgaria,
1924 Wales, N Ireland     Kosovo, Czech Rep, Bulgaria, Montenegro
      2020 Iceland, Denmark, Belgium, Denmark, Belgium, Iceland
Tony Cottee - 4 caps (1+3)   2021 Austria, Croatia, Scotland, Czech Rep, Germany
1988 Denmark (s), Sweden (s)     Ukraine, Denmark, Italy, Hungary, Poland, Hungary,
1989 Chile (s), Scotland     Albania
      2022 Switzerland, Hungary, Germany, Iran, USA, Wales,
Warney Cresswell - 1 cap     Senegal, France
1929 N Ireland   2023 Italy, Ukraine, Malta, N Macedonia, Ukraine, Italy,
        Malta, N Macedonia
Jimmy Cunliffe - 1 cap   2024 Brazil, Belgium, Bosnia & Herz, Serbia, Denmark,
1936 Belgium     Slovenia, Slovakia, Switzerland, Holland, Spain
        Rep Ireland, Finland, Greece, Greece, Rep Ireland
    2025 Albania, Latvia, Andorra, Andorra, Serbia, Wales, Latvia
William Dean - 16 caps and 18 goals      
1927 Wales (2), Scotland (2), Belgium (3), Luxembourg (3),   Peter Reid - 13 (7+6) caps
  France (2), N Ireland, Wales   1985 Mexico (s), W Germany, USA (s), Romania
1928 Scotland, France (2), Belgium (2), N Ireland (1), Wales   1986 Scotland (s), Canada (s), Poland, Paraguay, Argentina
1929 Scotland   1987 Brazil, W Germany, Yugoslavia (s)
1931 Scotland, Spain (1)   1988 Switzerland (s)
1932 N Ireland      
      Jack Rodwell - 2 (1+1) caps
Martin Dobson - 1 cap   2011 Spain (s), Sweden
1974 Czechoslovakia      
      Wayne Rooney - 17 (14+3) caps and 9 goals
Dicky Downs - 1 cap   2003 Australia (s), Liechtenstein (s), Turkey,
1920 N Ireland     Serbia & Montenegro (s), Slovakia, Macedonia (1),
        Liechtenstein (1), Turkey, Denmark (1)
Bert Freeman - 2 caps and 1 goal   2004 Portugal, Sweden, Japan, Iceland (2), France,
1909 Wales (1), Scotland     Switzerland (2), Croatia (2), Portugal
         
Fred Geary - 2 caps and 3 goals   Joe Royle - 2 caps and 1 goal
1890 N Ireland (3)   1971 Malta
1891 Scotland   1972 Yugoslavia (1)
       
Cecil Gee - 3 caps   Ted Sagar - 4 caps
1931 Wales, Spain   1935 N Ireland
1936 N Ireland   1936 Scotland, Austria, Belgium
       
Albert Geldard - 4 caps   Jimmy Settle - 3 caps and 2 goals
1933 Italy, Switzerland 1902 N Ireland (1), Scotland (1)
1935 Scotland   1903 N Ireland
1937 N Ireland    
      Jack Sharp - 2 caps and 1 goal
Ben Godfrey - 2 (1+1) caps   1903 N Ireland (1)
2021 Austria (s), Romania   1905 Scotland
       
Harold Hardman - 4 caps and 1 goal   Trevor Steven - 25 (19+6) caps and 3 goals
1905 Wales   1985 N Ireland, Rep Ireland (1), Romania, Finland, Italy,
1907 N Ireland (1), Scotland     USA (s) (1) , Turkey (s)
1908 Wales   1986 Egypt (1), USSR (s), Mexico (s), Poland, Paraguay,
        Argentina, Sweden, Yugoslavia (s)
George Harrison - 2 caps   1987 Spain (s), Turkey, Yugoslavia
1921 Belgium, N Ireland   1988 Holland, Hungary, Scotland, Switzerland, Holland, USSR
      1989 Scotland
Colin Harvey - 1 cap      
1971 Malta   Gary Stevens - 26 (25+1) caps
      1985 Italy, W Germany, Romania, Turkey, N Ireland
Andy Hinchcliffe - 4 caps   1986 Egypt, Israel, Scotland, Canada, Portugal, Morocco,
1996 Moldova, Poland, Georgia     Poland, Paraguay, Argentina
1997 Cameroon   1987 Brazil, Scotland, Turkey, Yugoslavia
      1988 Israel, Holland, Hungary (s), Scotland, Switzerland,
Johnny Holt - 9 caps     Rep Ireland, Holland, USSR
1890 Wales      
1891 Wales, Scotland   John Stones - 10 (7+3) caps
1892 N Ireland, Scotland   2014 Peru (s), Ecuador (s), Norway, Switzerland
1893 Scotland   2015 San Marino, Switzerland (s), France
1894 N Ireland, Scotland   2016 Holland, Turkey,  Australia
1895 Scotland      
      Derek Temple - 1 cap
Benjamin Howard-Baker - 1 cap   1965 W Germany
1921 Belgium      
      David Unsworth - 1 cap
Bob Howarth - 1 cap   1995 Japan
1894 N Ireland      
      Dave Watson - 6 (5+1) caps
Phil Jagielka - 40 (30+10) caps and 3 goals   1986 N Ireland
2008
Trinidad & Tob (s),   1988 Israel, Holland, Scotland, Switzerland (s), USSR
2009
Spain, Ukraine (s)    
2010
Hungary, Bulgaria, Switzerland, France   Gordon West - 3 caps
2011
Wales (s), Ghana, Spain   1968 Bulgaria
2012
Norway, Belgium (s), Italy (1), Ukraine, S Marino, Poland   1969 Wales, Mexico
2013
Rep Ireland, Brazil, Scotland, Moldova, Ukraine,    
  Montenegro, Poland, Germany   Tommy White - 1 cap
2014
Peru (1), Honduras, Italy, Uruguay, Norway (s),   1933 Italy
  Switzerland (s), S Marino (1), Estonia, Slovenia,      
  Scotland (s)   Ray Wilson - 33 (32+1) caps
2015
Italy, Rep Ireland (s),  San Marino,  Lithuania  
1965
Scotland, Hungary, Yugoslavia, W Germany, Sweden,
2016
Holland (s), Spain (s)     Wales, Austria, N Ireland, Spain
     
1966
Poland, W Germany (s), Yugoslavia, Finland, Denmark,
Frank Jefferis - 2 caps     Poland, Uruguay, Mexico, France, Argentina, Portugal,
1912 Wales, Scotland     W Germany, N Ireland, Czechoslovakia, Wales
     
1967
Scotland, Austria, N Ireland, USSR
Andy Johnson - 6 caps (3+3)  
1968
Scotland, Spain, Spain, Yugoslavia, USSR
2006 Andorra (s), Macedonia (s), Holland      
2007 Israel, Andorra, Israel (s)   Sam Wolstenholme - 1 cap
      1904 Scotland
Tommy Johnson - 3 caps and 2 goals      
1931 Spain (2)   Tommy Wright - 11 (9+2) caps
1932 Scotland, N Ireland   1968 USSR, Romania
      1969 Romania, Mexico (s), Uruguay, Brazil, Holland
      1970 Belgium, Wales, Romania (s), Brazil