Team · UEFA
18 Feb 1882 – 8 Jun 2026 · Elo 1656 (72nd now), peak 1754 in 1986
185 won · 160 drawn · 362 lost
World Football Elo at the end of each year. A rating counts every match, so only the years filter applies.
Tallest: 13 · Year
| Home | 326 | 114 | 70 | 142 | 419 | 532 | -113 | 35% |
| Away | 343 | 62 | 80 | 201 | 286 | 708 | -422 | 18.1% |
| Neutral | 38 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 36 | 56 | -20 | 23.7% |
| Tournament finals | 299 | 55 | 58 | 186 | 314 | 746 | -432 | 18.4% |
| Qualifiers | 270 | 93 | 65 | 112 | 296 | 328 | -32 | 34.4% |
| Friendlies | 138 | 37 | 37 | 64 | 131 | 222 | -91 | 26.8% |
Longest run of each kind in these matches; “now” is the run still going at the last of them.
| Wins | 5 | 26 Mar 2017 | 4 Sep 2017 | 0 |
| Unbeaten | 12 | 29 Mar 2015 | 4 Jun 2016 | 0 |
| Scored in | 13 | 4 Nov 1933 | 16 Mar 1938 | 3 |
| Clean sheets | 6 | 27 Mar 1985 | 26 Feb 1986 | 0 |
| Without a win | 19 | 9 Oct 1948 | 11 Nov 1953 | 1 |
| Defeats | 11 | 26 Jan 1884 | 19 Feb 1887 | 1 |
| Without scoring | 13 | 27 Mar 2002 | 11 Oct 2003 | 0 |
Appearances at finals tournaments, and the best finish at each competition.
| British Home Championship | 91 | 0 | — |
| UEFA Nations League | 4 | 0 | — |
| FIFA World Cup | 3 | 0 | Second group stage (1982, 1958) |
| UEFA Euro | 1 | 0 | Round of 16 (2016) |
| UEFA Nations League 2024 | — | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 3 | +8 | — |
| UEFA Nations League 2022 | — | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -3 | — |
| UEFA Nations League 2020 | — | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | -7 | — |
| UEFA Nations League 2018 | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 7 | -5 | — |
| UEFA Euro 2016 | Round of 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | -1 | C · 3rd |
| FIFA World Cup 1986 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -4 | D · 3rd |
| British Home Championship 1984 | — | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | — |
| British Home Championship 1983 | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | — |
| FIFA World Cup 1982 | Second group stage | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 | -2 | D · 3rd |
| British Home Championship 1982 | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | -7 | — |
| British Home Championship 1981 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | — |
| British Home Championship 1980 | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | — |
| British Home Championship 1979 | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -3 | — |
| British Home Championship 1978 | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -2 | — |
| British Home Championship 1977 | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -4 | — |
| England | UEFA | 99 | 7 | 16 | 76 | 81 | 324 | -243 | 7.1% | 1882 | 2005 |
| Scotland | UEFA | 96 | 16 | 17 | 63 | 82 | 258 | -176 | 16.7% | 1884 | 2024 |
| Wales | UEFA | 95 | 26 | 24 | 45 | 128 | 188 | -60 | 27.4% | 1882 | 2026 |
| Germany | UEFA | 21 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 50 | -34 | 9.5% | 1958 | 2025 |
| Spain | UEFA | 19 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 43 | -31 | 10.5% | 1958 | 2024 |
| Denmark | UEFA | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 17 | -5 | 21.4% | 1978 | 2025 |
| Portugal | UEFA | 13 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 14 | -1 | 15.4% | 1957 | 2013 |
| Austria | UEFA | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 21 | -2 | 30.8% | 1982 | 2020 |
| Norway | UEFA | 12 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 11 | 27 | -16 | 16.7% | 1922 | 2020 |
| Italy | UEFA | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 21 | -15 | 8.3% | 1957 | 2026 |
| Turkey | UEFA | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 41.7% | 1968 | 2013 |
| Serbia | UEFA | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 19 | -13 | 8.3% | 1975 | 2011 |
| Bulgaria | UEFA | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 12 | +1 | 27.3% | 1972 | 2024 |
| Republic of Ireland | UEFA | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 17 | -13 | 18.2% | 1978 | 2018 |
| Finland | UEFA | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 18 | -6 | 36.4% | 1984 | 2023 |
| France | UEFA | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 25 | -20 | 0% | 1928 | 2026 |
| Poland | UEFA | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 14 | -1 | 40% | 1962 | 2016 |
| Israel | UEFA | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 8 | +6 | 40% | 1968 | 2018 |
| Czech Republic | UEFA | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 44.4% | 1958 | 2019 |
| Greece | UEFA | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 13 | -2 | 33.3% | 1961 | 2022 |
| British Home Championship | 260 | 47 | 47 | 166 | 18.1% |
| FIFA World Cup qualification | 146 | 47 | 39 | 60 | 32.2% |
| Friendly | 135 | 37 | 37 | 61 | 27.4% |
| UEFA Euro qualification | 124 | 46 | 26 | 52 | 37.1% |
| UEFA Nations League | 22 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 18.2% |
| FIFA World Cup | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 23.1% |
| UEFA Euro | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 25% |
| Nations Cup | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0% |
Goals with a named scorer in these matches — older friendlies mostly have none.
| David Healy | 32 | 4 | 2000–2012 |
| Kyle Lafferty | 20 | 0 | 2006–2016 |
| Steven Davis | 13 | 3 | 2005–2022 |
| Josh Magennis | 12 | 0 | 2015–2024 |
| Gerry Armstrong | 11 | 1 | 1977–1984 |
| Iain Dowie | 11 | 3 | 1991–1998 |
| Colin Clarke | 10 | 1 | 1986–1992 |
| Isaac Price | 10 | 0 | 2023–2025 |
| Gareth McAuley | 9 | 0 | 2009–2016 |
| Jimmy Quinn | 9 | 1 | 1985–1995 |
| George Best | 7 | 1 | 1964–1971 |
| Norman Whiteside | 7 | 0 | 1983–1989 |
Recorded caps: line-ups are known for 32% of these matches.
| Steven Davis | 138 | 128 | 2005–2022 |
| Jonny Evans | 107 | 106 | 2006–2024 |
| Aaron Hughes | 89 | 85 | 2002–2018 |
| Josh Magennis | 88 | 39 | 2010–2026 |
| Kyle Lafferty | 87 | 58 | 2006–2022 |
| Paddy McNair | 82 | 71 | 2015–2026 |
| Chris Baird | 79 | 73 | 2003–2016 |
| David Healy | 79 | 69 | 2002–2013 |
| Gareth McAuley | 77 | 72 | 2005–2018 |
| Corry Evans | 72 | 52 | 2009–2024 |
| Craig Cathcart | 71 | 64 | 2010–2023 |
| Maik Taylor | 70 | 69 | 2002–2011 |