Sophie Brown (26 September 2001). "Hope springs eternal for England". BBC Sport . Retrieved 2 May 2011. I managed to get the Lego from Australia, which is handy," said Hemp. "I am just trying to work out how I am actually going to transport it home at the moment. a b Gregory, Patricia (3 June 2005). "How women's football battled for survival". BBC Sport . Retrieved 17 March 2015. The name was also used in an updated version of the popular English anthem " Three Lions" during England's ultimately successful Women's Euro 2022 run, which Fara Williams, Rachel Yankey, Faye White, Rachel Brown-Finnis and Anita Asante performed along with Chelcee Grimes and original artists Lightning Seeds and David Baddiel (with another original artist, Frank Skinner, in attendance). [79] Baddiel, Skinner and the Lightning Seeds later also not only referenced the team and their Women's Euro 2022 championship in " Three Lions (It's Coming Home for Christmas)", a remake for the men's World Cup in Qatar that November and December, but also included footage of the players interrupting Wiegman's post-Euro final press conference singing the chorus. For the past and present captains of England's women's football team and England men's football team, see List of England national football team captains.

Carol Thomas was the first player to reach 50 caps in 1985, before retiring from representative football later that year, having amassed 56 caps. Fara Williams holds the record for England appearances, having played 172 times since 2001. She overtook previous record holder Rachel Yankey in August 2014, in a friendly against Sweden. [146] Yankey had passed Gillian Coultard's 119 record England women caps in September 2012, in a European qualifying match against Croatia, and Peter Shilton's 125 record England international caps in June 2013, in a friendly against Japan. [147] England continued with World Cup qualification in 2018. On 6 April they drew 0–0 against Wales. After the qualifying games in June, England and Wales were guaranteed the first two spots in qualifying Group 1, [39] and England's 3–0 win against Wales in August 2018 saw them clinch the group and qualify for the World Cup finals. [40]

Daily Euros: England are European Champions!". BBC Sounds. British Broadcasting Corporation. 31 July 2022 . Retrieved 1 August 2022. Bourne, Dianne (2 November 2022). "Lionesses, Dame Sarah Storey, Figen Murray and Sacha Lord honoured in Manchester". Manchester Evening News . Retrieved 29 November 2022.

Regardless, this is a proper test for Sarina Wiegman's side after the slightly farcical Arnold Clark threw up a series of mismatches. England won those three games too easily but at least they were able to experiment I suppose. Dunn, Carrie (2019), Pride of the Lionesses: The Changing Face of Women's Football in England, Pitch Publishing (Brighton) Limited, ISBN 9781785315411 In the wake of the World Cup exit, England's form dropped as the team struggled in a series of friendlies to end the year including a 2–1 defeat by Germany at Wembley Stadium on 9 November 2019. The game set a new record attendance for an England women's match at 77,768, becoming the second-biggest crowd for a women's game on English soil after the 2012 Olympic final which was watched by 80,203 at the same venue. [44] The poor run continued into 2020 as England failed to defend their title at the 2020 SheBelieves Cup in March. Losses to the United States and Spain made it seven defeats in 11 games, the team's worst stretch since 2003, mounting further pressure on Neville, who admitted he was personally responsible for England's "unacceptable" form amid increased media scrutiny. [45] [46] [47] [48] In April 2020, Neville announced he would step down as manager when his contract expired in July 2021. Originally his tenure would have extended to England's hosting of UEFA Women's Euro 2021, but the tournament was postponed by a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [49] Lionesses and Sarina Wiegman given Freedom of the City of London after Euros win". ITV News. 1 August 2022 . Retrieved 1 August 2022.Bold names denote a player still playing or available for selection. Top goalscorers [ edit ] Ellen White is England's top goalscorer with 52 goals in 113 appearances. # The exceptionally-large flag belongs to the Just A Ball Game? movement, and called on visitors to sign their well-wishes to Sarina Wiegman’s side. Welshman Mark Sampson succeeded Powell as England manager. England qualified for their third successive World Cup in August 2014 with a game to spare, winning all ten matches and topping Group 6. [30] England played their first international match at the new Wembley Stadium, home to the men's national team, in a friendly against the reigning European champions Germany on 23 November 2014. England had not played Germany since their heavy defeat in the European Championship final five years earlier. They lost the match 3–0, marking the 20th attempt at which England had failed to record an official win over Germany. [31] [32]

They will debut the new kit for the first time against Brazil during this current international break. It has been a move welcomed by a number of former England players. Emma Saunders (6 April 2023). "Women's Finalissima: England beat Brazil in dramatic shootout". BBC Sport . Retrieved 1 May 2023. The Lionesses' 2023 World Cup Campaign is Set to be Made Into a Documentary". VERSUS. 15 February 2023 . Retrieved 27 February 2023.Emma Saunders (11 April 2023). "England 0–2 Australia: Lionesses' unbeaten run ends". BBC Sport . Retrieved 1 May 2023.