Ray Wilkins was an international footballer who represented England 84 times scoring 3 goals. His first cap was against Italy on 28th May 1976 at 19 years old, and his last was vs Yugoslavia on 12th November 1986 aged 30. Wilkins, born on 14th September 1956, in Hillingdon, Middlesex, has a FA Legacy Number of 922 and played as a Midfielder, Defensive Midfielder, Centre Back and Sweeper for his country.

Ray Wilkins - 84 caps (3 goals)

Full Name: Raymond Colin Wilkins
Born: 14th September 1956, Hillingdon, Middlesex
Died: 4th April 2018, London aged 61
England Career: 1976 - 1986
Positions whilst with England: Midfielder, Defensive Midfielder, Centre Back and Sweeper
Clubs (and caps) whilst with England: Chelsea (24), Manchester United (34) & AC Milan (26)
FA Legacy Number: 922

England Career Statistics

Debut: v Italy (USBI) on 28th May 1976 aged 19 years, 8 months, 14 days
Last Cap: v Yugoslavia (ECQ) on 12th November 1986 aged 30 years, 1 month, 28 days
First Goal: v Austria (FR) on 13th June 1979 aged 22 years, 8 months, 29 days
First Captaincy: v Denmark (ECQ) on 22nd September 1982 aged 26 years, 0 months, 8 days
Career Length: 10 years, 167 days
Starts: 78
Substitute: 6
Withdrawn: 7
Full Games: 70

England Match Statistics

Match Type
Caps
Goals
Capt

US Bicentennial Cup TournamentUSBI
1
0
0
0
0

FriendlyFR
29
1
4
0
1

World Cup QualifierWCQ
13
0
2
0
0

British Home ChampionshipHC
18
1
1
0
0

European Championship QualifierECQ
9
0
2
0
0

European Championship FinalsECF
3
1
0
0
0

World Cup FinalsWCF
7
0
0
1
2

Rous CupRC
2
0
1
0
1

Ciudad de México CupCMC
2
0
0
0
0

Competitive
55
2
6
1
3

Home, Away or Neutral
Caps
Goals
Capt

Neutral
11
1
0
1
1

Home
31
1
4
0
0

Away
42
1
6
0
3

Match Result
Caps
Goals
Capt

Drawn
21
1
2
1
2

Lost
18
1
3
0
2

Playing Positions
Caps
Goals
Capt

Midfielder
81
2
10
1
4

Defensive Midfielder
1
0
0
0
0

Centre Back
1
0
0
0
0

Sweeper
1
1
0
0
0

Total
84
3
10
1
4

England Managers

Manager
Caps
Goals
Capt

England Ron Greenwood
45
3
0
0
2

England Bobby Robson
32
0
10
1
2

England Don Revie
7
0
0
0
0

England Team Mates (Top 10)

Kenny Sansom
53 Matches

Peter Shilton
46 Matches

Trevor Francis
40 Matches

Bryan Robson
37 Matches

Dave Watson
37 Matches

Steve Coppell
34 Matches

Tony Woodcock
32 Matches

Phil Neal
32 Matches

Kevin Keegan
31 Matches

Phil Thompson
30 Matches

Sources

An English Football Internationals' Who's Who by Douglas Lamming (Hutton Press 1990)
England's Who's Who by Tony Matthews (Pitch Publishing 2013)
BBC Football
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Match List

YUG, 2 - 0, 12th Nov 1986 (ECQ) AC Milan, Cap: 84.
Age: 30 years, 1 month, 28 days.
SWE, 0 - 1, 10th Sep 1986 (FR) AC Milan, Cap: 83.
Age: 29 years, 11 month, 26 days.
MAR, 0 - 0, 6th Jun 1986 (WCF) AC Milan, Cap: 82.
Age: 29 years, 8 months, 22 days.
POR, 0 - 1, 3rd Jun 1986 (WCF) AC Milan, Cap: 81.
Age: 29 years, 8 months, 19 days.
CAN, 1 - 0, 24th May 1986 (FR) AC Milan, Cap: 80.
Age: 29 years, 8 months, 10 days.
MEX, 3 - 0, 17th May 1986 (FR) AC Milan, Cap: 79.
Age: 29 years, 8 months, 3 days.
SCO, 2 - 1, 23rd Apr 1986 (RC) AC Milan, Cap: 78.
Age: 29 years, 7 months, 9 days.
URS, 1 - 0, 26th Mar 1986 (FR) AC Milan, Cap: 77.
Age: 29 years, 6 months, 12 days.
ISR, 2 - 1, 26th Feb 1986 (FR) AC Milan, Cap: 76.
Age: 29 years, 5 months, 12 days.
EGY, 4 - 0, 29th Jan 1986 (FR) AC Milan, Cap: 75.
Age: 29 years, 4 months, 15 days.
NIR, 0 - 0, 13th Nov 1985 (WCQ) AC Milan, Cap: 74.
Age: 29 years, 1 month, 29 days.
TUR, 5 - 0, 16th Oct 1985 (WCQ) AC Milan, Cap: 73.
Age: 29 years, 1 month, 2 days.
MEX, 0 - 1, 9th Jun 1985 (CMC) AC Milan, Cap: 72.
Age: 28 years, 8 months, 25 days.
ITA, 1 - 2, 6th Jun 1985 (CMC) AC Milan, Cap: 71.
Age: 28 years, 8 months, 22 days.
SCO, 0 - 1, 25th May 1985 (RC) AC Milan, Cap: 70.
Age: 28 years, 8 months, 11 day.
FIN, 1 - 1, 22nd May 1985 (WCQ) AC Milan, Cap: 69.
Age: 28 years, 8 months, 8 days.
ROU, 0 - 0, 1st May 1985 (WCQ) AC Milan, Cap: 68.
Age: 28 years, 7 months, 17 days.
IRL, 2 - 1, 26th Mar 1985 (FR) AC Milan, Cap: 67.
Age: 28 years, 6 months, 12 days.
NIR, 1 - 0, 27th Feb 1985 (WCQ) AC Milan, Cap: 66.
Age: 28 years, 5 months, 13 days.
TUR, 8 - 0, 14th Nov 1984 (WCQ) AC Milan, Cap: 65.
Age: 28 years, 2 months, 0 days.
FIN, 5 - 0, 17th Oct 1984 (WCQ) AC Milan, Cap: 64.
Age: 28 years, 1 month, 3 days.
GDR, 1 - 0, 19th Sep 1984 (FR) AC Milan, Cap: 63.
Age: 28 years, 0 months, 5 days.
CHI, 0 - 0, 17th Jun 1984 (FR) AC Milan, Cap: 62.
Age: 27 years, 9 months, 3 days.
URU, 0 - 2, 13th Jun 1984 (FR) AC Milan, Cap: 61.
Age: 27 years, 8 months, 29 days.
BRA, 2 - 0, 10th Jun 1984 (FR) AC Milan, Cap: 60.
Age: 27 years, 8 months, 26 days.
URS, 0 - 2, 2nd Jun 1984 (FR) AC Milan, Cap: 59.
Age: 27 years, 8 months, 18 days.
SCO, 1 - 1, 26th May 1984 (HC) Manchester United, Cap: 58.
Age: 27 years, 8 months, 12 days.
WAL, 0 - 1, 2nd May 1984 (HC) Manchester United, Cap: 57.
Age: 27 years, 7 months, 18 days.
NIR, 1 - 0, 4th Apr 1984 (HC) Manchester United, Cap: 56.
Age: 27 years, 6 months, 20 days.
DEN, 0 - 1, 21st Sep 1983 (ECQ) Manchester United, Cap: 55.
Age: 27 years, 0 months, 7 days.
FRG, 1 - 2, 13th Oct 1982 (FR) Manchester United, Cap: 54.
Age: 26 years, 0 months, 29 days.
DEN, 2 - 2, 22nd Sep 1982 (ECQ) Manchester United, Cap: 53.
Age: 26 years, 0 months, 8 days.
ESP, 0 - 0, 5th Jul 1982 (WCF) Manchester United, Cap: 52.
Age: 25 years, 9 months, 21 day.
FRG, 0 - 0, 29th Jun 1982 (WCF) Manchester United, Cap: 51.
Age: 25 years, 9 months, 15 days.
KUW, 1 - 0, 25th Jun 1982 (WCF) Manchester United, Cap: 50.
Age: 25 years, 9 months, 11 day.
TCH, 2 - 0, 20th Jun 1982 (WCF) Manchester United, Cap: 49.
Age: 25 years, 9 months, 6 days.
FRA, 3 - 1, 16th Jun 1982 (WCF) Manchester United, Cap: 48.
Age: 25 years, 9 months, 2 days.
FIN, 4 - 1, 3rd Jun 1982 (FR) Manchester United, Cap: 47.
Age: 25 years, 8 months, 19 days.
SCO, 1 - 0, 29th May 1982 (HC) Manchester United, Cap: 46.
Age: 25 years, 8 months, 15 days.
NED, 2 - 0, 25th May 1982 (FR) Manchester United, Cap: 45.
Age: 25 years, 8 months, 11 day.
WAL, 1 - 0, 27th Apr 1982 (HC) Manchester United, Cap: 44.
Age: 25 years, 7 months, 13 days.
NIR, 4 - 0, 23rd Feb 1982 (HC) Manchester United, Cap: 43.
Age: 25 years, 5 months, 9 days.
HUN, 3 - 1, 6th Jun 1981 (WCQ) Manchester United, Cap: 42.
Age: 24 years, 8 months, 22 days.
SUI, 1 - 2, 30th May 1981 (WCQ) Manchester United, Cap: 41.
Age: 24 years, 8 months, 16 days.
SCO, 0 - 1, 23rd May 1981 (HC) Manchester United, Cap: 40.
Age: 24 years, 8 months, 9 days.
WAL, 0 - 0, 20th May 1981 (HC) Manchester United, Cap: 39.
Age: 24 years, 8 months, 6 days.
BRA, 0 - 1, 12th May 1981 (FR) Manchester United, Cap: 38.
Age: 24 years, 7 months, 28 days.
ROU, 0 - 0, 29th Apr 1981 (WCQ) Manchester United, Cap: 37.
Age: 24 years, 7 months, 15 days.
ESP, 1 - 2, 25th Mar 1981 (FR) Manchester United, Cap: 36.
Age: 24 years, 6 months, 11 day.
ESP, 2 - 1, 18th Jun 1980 (ECF) Manchester United, Cap: 35.
Age: 23 years, 9 months, 4 days.
ITA, 0 - 1, 15th Jun 1980 (ECF) Manchester United, Cap: 34.
Age: 23 years, 9 months, 1 day.
BEL, 1 - 1, 12th Jun 1980 (ECF) Manchester United, Cap: 33.
Age: 23 years, 8 months, 28 days.
SCO, 2 - 0, 24th May 1980 (HC) Manchester United, Cap: 32.
Age: 23 years, 8 months, 10 days.
NIR, 1 - 1, 20th May 1980 (HC) Manchester United, Cap: 31.
Age: 23 years, 8 months, 6 days.
WAL, 1 - 4, 17th May 1980 (HC) Manchester United, Cap: 30.
Age: 23 years, 8 months, 3 days.
ARG, 3 - 1, 13th May 1980 (FR) Manchester United, Cap: 29.
Age: 23 years, 7 months, 29 days.
ESP, 2 - 0, 26th Mar 1980 (FR) Manchester United, Cap: 28.
Age: 23 years, 6 months, 12 days.
BUL, 2 - 0, 22nd Nov 1979 (ECQ) Manchester United, Cap: 27.
Age: 23 years, 2 months, 8 days.
NIR, 5 - 1, 17th Oct 1979 (ECQ) Manchester United, Cap: 26.
Age: 23 years, 1 month, 3 days.
DEN, 1 - 0, 12th Sep 1979 (ECQ) Manchester United, Cap: 25.
Age: 22 years, 11 month, 28 days.
AUT, 3 - 4, 13th Jun 1979 (FR) Chelsea, Cap: 24.
Age: 22 years, 8 months, 29 days.
SWE, 0 - 0, 10th Jun 1979 (FR) Chelsea, Cap: 23.
Age: 22 years, 8 months, 26 days.
BUL, 3 - 0, 6th Jun 1979 (ECQ) Chelsea, Cap: 22.
Age: 22 years, 8 months, 22 days.
SCO, 3 - 1, 26th May 1979 (HC) Chelsea, Cap: 21.
Age: 22 years, 8 months, 12 days.
WAL, 0 - 0, 23rd May 1979 (HC) Chelsea, Cap: 20.
Age: 22 years, 8 months, 9 days.
NIR, 2 - 0, 19th May 1979 (HC) Chelsea, Cap: 19.
Age: 22 years, 8 months, 5 days.
TCH, 1 - 0, 29th Nov 1978 (FR) Chelsea, Cap: 18.
Age: 22 years, 2 months, 15 days.
IRL, 1 - 1, 25th Oct 1978 (ECQ) Chelsea, Cap: 17.
Age: 22 years, 1 month, 11 day.
DEN, 4 - 3, 20th Sep 1978 (ECQ) Chelsea, Cap: 16.
Age: 22 years, 0 months, 6 days.
HUN, 4 - 1, 24th May 1978 (FR) Chelsea, Cap: 15.
Age: 21 years, 8 months, 10 days.
SCO, 1 - 0, 20th May 1978 (HC) Chelsea, Cap: 14.
Age: 21 years, 8 months, 6 days.
NIR, 1 - 0, 16th May 1978 (HC) Chelsea, Cap: 13.
Age: 21 years, 8 months, 2 days.
WAL, 3 - 1, 13th May 1978 (HC) Chelsea, Cap: 12.
Age: 21 years, 7 months, 29 days.
FRG, 1 - 2, 22nd Feb 1978 (FR) Chelsea, Cap: 11.
Age: 21 years, 5 months, 8 days.
ITA, 2 - 0, 16th Nov 1977 (WCQ) Chelsea, Cap: 10.
Age: 21 years, 2 months, 2 days.
LUX, 2 - 0, 12th Oct 1977 (WCQ) Chelsea, Cap: 9.
Age: 21 years, 0 months, 28 days.
SUI, 0 - 0, 7th Sep 1977 (FR) Chelsea, Cap: 8.
Age: 20 years, 11 month, 23 days.
URU, 0 - 0, 15th Jun 1977 (FR) Chelsea, Cap: 7.
Age: 20 years, 9 months, 1 day.
ARG, 1 - 1, 12th Jun 1977 (FR) Chelsea, Cap: 6.
Age: 20 years, 8 months, 28 days.
BRA, 0 - 0, 8th Jun 1977 (FR) Chelsea, Cap: 5.
Age: 20 years, 8 months, 24 days.
NIR, 2 - 1, 28th May 1977 (HC) Chelsea, Cap: 4.
Age: 20 years, 8 months, 14 days.
FIN, 2 - 1, 13th Oct 1976 (WCQ) Chelsea, Cap: 3.
Age: 20 years, 0 months, 29 days.
IRL, 1 - 1, 8th Sep 1976 (FR) Chelsea, Cap: 2.
Age: 19 years, 11 month, 24 days.
ITA, 3 - 2, 28th May 1976 (USBI) Chelsea, Cap: 1.
Age: 19 years, 8 months, 14 days.
* Match was concluded via extra time, penalties or both.