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Paul Merson

21 caps for England  •  3 goals
โšฝ Display domestic career

All England games between this player's first and last cap are shown below. Coloured rows are games he appeared in; greyed rows are games he missed. Click a score to see the full match details.

Home ยท appeared Away ยท appeared Missed โšฝ Goal   Y Yellow card   R Red card   โ–ฒ Sub on   โ–ผ Sub off
Cap Date Opponents Competition Score Att. Venue # Club
1998/99
21 โšฝ โ–ผ Wed
18 Nov 1998
CZECH REPUBLIC
International Friendly
2โ€“0 38,535 Wembley Stadium
England England
754 Aston Villa
โ€“ Wed
14 Oct 1998
LUXEMBOURG
AET
European Championship Qualifier
Group 5
3โ€“0 8,054 Stade Josy Barthel
Luxembourg Luxembourg
753
โ€“ Sat
10 Oct 1998
BULGARIA
AET
European Championship Qualifier
Group 5
0โ€“0 72,794 Wembley Stadium
England England
752
20 โ–ฒ Sat
5 Sep 1998
SWEDEN
AET
European Championship Qualifier
Group 5
1โ€“2 35,394 Rasunda
Sweden Sweden
751 Middlesbrough
1997/98
19 โ–ฒ Tue
30 Jun 1998
ARGENTINA
AET ยท Argentina win 4-3 on pens
World Cup
R16
2โ€“2 30,600 Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
France France
750 Middlesbrough
โ€“ Fri
26 Jun 1998
COLOMBIA
AET
World Cup
Group G
2โ€“0 41,275 Stade Bollaert-Delelis
France France
749
โ€“ Mon
22 Jun 1998
ROMANIA
AET
World Cup
Group G
1โ€“2 33,500 Stade Municipal (Toulouse)
France France
748
โ€“ Mon
15 Jun 1998
TUNISIA
AET
World Cup
Group G
2โ€“0 54,587 Stade Velodrome
France France
747
18 Fri
29 May 1998
BELGIUM
AET ยท Belgium win 4-3 on pens
King Hussain II Tournament
0โ€“0 18,000 Stade Mohammed V
Morocco Morocco
746 Middlesbrough
โ€“ Wed
27 May 1998
MOROCCO
King Hussain II Tournament
1โ€“0 80,000 Stade Mohammed V
Morocco Morocco
745
โ€“ Sat
23 May 1998
SAUDI ARABIA
International Friendly
0โ€“0 63,733 Wembley Stadium
England England
744
17 โ–ฒ Wed
22 Apr 1998
PORTUGAL
AET
International Friendly
3โ€“0 63,463 Wembley Stadium
England England
743 Middlesbrough
16 โšฝ โ–ผ Wed
25 Mar 1998
SWITZERLAND
International Friendly
1โ€“1 17,100 Wankdorfstadion
Switzerland Switzerland
742 Middlesbrough
โ€“ Wed
11 Feb 1998
CHILE
AET
International Friendly
0โ€“2 65,228 Wembley Stadium
England England
741
โ€“ Sat
15 Nov 1997
CAMEROON
International Friendly
2โ€“0 46,176 Wembley Stadium
England England
740
โ€“ Sat
11 Oct 1997
ITALY
AET
World Cup Qualifier
Group 2
0โ€“0 81,200 Stadio Olimpico (Rome)
Italy Italy
739
โ€“ Wed
10 Sep 1997
MOLDOVA
AET
World Cup Qualifier
Group 2
4โ€“0 74,102 Wembley Stadium
England England
738
1996/97
โ€“ Tue
10 Jun 1997
BRAZIL
AET
Tournoi de France
0โ€“1 50,000 Parc des Princes
France France
737
โ€“ Sat
7 Jun 1997
FRANCE
AET
Tournoi de France
1โ€“0 28,000 Stade de la Mosson
France France
736
โ€“ Wed
4 Jun 1997
ITALY
AET
Tournoi de France
2โ€“0 30,000 Stade de la Beaujoire
France France
735
โ€“ Sat
31 May 1997
POLAND
AET
World Cup Qualifier
Group 2
2โ€“0 35,000 Stadion Slaski
Poland Poland
734
โ€“ Sat
24 May 1997
SOUTH AFRICA
AET
International Friendly
2โ€“1 52,676 Old Trafford
England England
733
โ€“ Wed
30 Apr 1997
GEORGIA
AET
World Cup Qualifier
Group 2
2โ€“0 71,206 Wembley Stadium
England England
732
โ€“ Sat
29 Mar 1997
MEXICO
International Friendly
2โ€“0 48,076 Wembley Stadium
England England
731
15 โ–ฒ Wed
12 Feb 1997
ITALY
AET
World Cup Qualifier
Group 2
0โ€“1 75,055 Wembley Stadium
England England
730 Arsenal
โ€“ Sat
9 Nov 1996
GEORGIA
AET
World Cup Qualifier
Group 2
2โ€“0 48,000 Dinamo Arena (Tbilisi)
Georgia Georgia
729
โ€“ Wed
9 Oct 1996
POLAND
AET
World Cup Qualifier
Group 2
2โ€“1 74,663 Wembley Stadium
England England
728
โ€“ Sun
1 Sep 1996
MOLDOVA
AET
World Cup Qualifier
Group 2
3โ€“0 9,500 Stadionul Republica
Moldova, Republic of Moldova, Republic of
727
1995/96
โ€“ Wed
26 Jun 1996
GERMANY
AET ยท Germany win 6-5 on pens
European Championship
Semi-Final
1โ€“1 75,862 Wembley Stadium
England England
726
โ€“ Sat
22 Jun 1996
SPAIN
AET ยท England win 4-2 on pens
European Championship
Quarter-Final
0โ€“0 75,440 Wembley Stadium
England England
725
โ€“ Tue
18 Jun 1996
NETHERLANDS
AET
European Championship
Group A
4โ€“1 76,798 Wembley Stadium
England England
724
โ€“ Sat
15 Jun 1996
SCOTLAND
AET
European Championship
Group A
2โ€“0 76,864 Wembley Stadium
England England
723
โ€“ Sat
8 Jun 1996
SWITZERLAND
AET
European Championship
Group A
1โ€“1 76,567 Wembley Stadium
England England
722
โ€“ Thu
23 May 1996
CHINA
International Friendly
3โ€“0 65,000 Workers Stadium
China China
721
โ€“ Sat
18 May 1996
HUNGARY
International Friendly
3โ€“0 34,184 Wembley Stadium
England England
720
โ€“ Wed
24 Apr 1996
CROATIA
AET
International Friendly
0โ€“0 33,650 Wembley Stadium
England England
719
โ€“ Wed
27 Mar 1996
BULGARIA
AET
International Friendly
1โ€“0 29,708 Wembley Stadium
England England
718
โ€“ Tue
12 Dec 1995
PORTUGAL
AET
International Friendly
1โ€“1 28,592 Wembley Stadium
England England
717
โ€“ Wed
15 Nov 1995
SWITZERLAND
International Friendly
3โ€“1 29,874 Wembley Stadium
England England
716
โ€“ Wed
11 Oct 1995
NORWAY
International Friendly
0โ€“0 21,006 Ullevaal Stadion
Norway Norway
715
โ€“ Wed
6 Sep 1995
COLOMBIA
AET
International Friendly
0โ€“0 20,000 Wembley Stadium
England England
714
1994/95
โ€“ Sun
11 Jun 1995
BRAZIL
AET
Umbro International Trophy
1โ€“3 67,318 Wembley Stadium
England England
713
โ€“ Thu
8 Jun 1995
SWEDEN
Umbro International Trophy
3โ€“3 32,008 Elland Road
England England
712
โ€“ Sat
3 Jun 1995
JAPAN
AET
Umbro International Trophy
2โ€“1 21,142 Wembley Stadium
England England
711
โ€“ Wed
29 Mar 1995
URUGUAY
AET
International Friendly
0โ€“0 34,849 Wembley Stadium
England England
710
โ€“ Wed
15 Feb 1995
REPUBLIC OF IRELAND
AET
Abandoned
International Friendly
0โ€“1 46,000 Lansdowne Road
Republic of Ireland Republic of Ireland
709
โ€“ Wed
16 Nov 1994
NIGERIA
International Friendly
1โ€“0 37,196 Wembley Stadium
England England
708
โ€“ Wed
12 Oct 1994
ROMANIA
International Friendly
1โ€“1 48,754 Wembley Stadium
England England
707
โ€“ Wed
7 Sep 1994
USA
International Friendly
2โ€“0 38,629 Wembley Stadium
England England
706
1993/94
โ€“ Sun
22 May 1994
NORWAY
International Friendly
0โ€“0 64,327 Wembley Stadium
England England
705
14 Tue
17 May 1994
GREECE
International Friendly
5โ€“0 23,689 Wembley Stadium
England England
704 Arsenal
โ€“ Wed
9 Mar 1994
DENMARK
International Friendly
1โ€“0 71,970 Wembley Stadium
England England
703
โ€“ Wed
17 Nov 1993
SAN MARINO
AET
World Cup Qualifier
Group 2
7โ€“1 2,378 Stadio Renato Dall Ara
Italy Italy
702
13 โ–ผ Wed
13 Oct 1993
NETHERLANDS
AET
World Cup Qualifier
Group 2
0โ€“2 48,000 De Kuip
Netherlands Netherlands
701 Arsenal
โ€“ Wed
8 Sep 1993
POLAND
AET
World Cup Qualifier
Group 2
3โ€“0 71,220 Wembley Stadium
England England
700
1992/93
12 Sat
19 Jun 1993
GERMANY
AET
United States Cup
1โ€“2 62,126 Silverdome
United States United States
699 Arsenal
11 โ–ฒ Sun
13 Jun 1993
BRAZIL
AET
United States Cup
1โ€“1 54,118 RFK Stadium
United States United States
698 Arsenal
โ€“ Wed
9 Jun 1993
USA
United States Cup
0โ€“2 37,652 Foxboro Stadium
United States United States
697
โ€“ Wed
2 Jun 1993
NORWAY
AET
World Cup Qualifier
Group 2
0โ€“2 22,256 Ullevaal Stadion
Norway Norway
696
โ€“ Sat
29 May 1993
POLAND
AET
World Cup Qualifier
Group 2
1โ€“1 60,000 Stadion Slaski
Poland Poland
695
10 โ–ฒ Wed
28 Apr 1993
NETHERLANDS
AET
World Cup Qualifier
Group 2
2โ€“2 73,163 Wembley Stadium
England England
694 Arsenal
โ€“ Wed
31 Mar 1993
TURKEY
AET
World Cup Qualifier
Group 2
2โ€“0 60,000 Izmir Ataturk Stadyumu
Turkey Turkey
693
โ€“ Wed
17 Feb 1993
SAN MARINO
AET
World Cup Qualifier
Group 2
6โ€“0 51,154 Wembley Stadium
England England
692
โ€“ Wed
18 Nov 1992
TURKEY
AET
World Cup Qualifier
Group 2
4โ€“0 42,984 Wembley Stadium
England England
691
9 โ–ฒ Wed
14 Oct 1992
NORWAY
AET
World Cup Qualifier
Group 2
1โ€“1 51,441 Wembley Stadium
England England
690 Arsenal
8 โ–ฒ Wed
9 Sep 1992
SPAIN
International Friendly
0โ€“1 22,000 Estadio El Sardinero
Spain Spain
689 Arsenal
1991/92
7 โ–ฒ Wed
17 Jun 1992
SWEDEN
AET
European Championship
Group 1
1โ€“2 30,126 Rasunda
Sweden Sweden
688 Arsenal
โ€“ Sun
14 Jun 1992
FRANCE
AET
European Championship
Group 1
0โ€“0 26,535 Malmo Stadion
Sweden Sweden
687
6 โ–ผ Thu
11 Jun 1992
DENMARK
AET
European Championship
Group 1
0โ€“0 26,385 Malmo Stadion
Sweden Sweden
686 Arsenal
5 โ–ฒ Wed
3 Jun 1992
FINLAND
International Friendly
2โ€“1 16,101 Olympiastadion (Helsinki)
Finland Finland
685 Arsenal
4 โ–ฒ Sun
17 May 1992
BRAZIL
AET
International Friendly
1โ€“1 53,428 Wembley Stadium
England England
684 Arsenal
3 โ–ผ Tue
12 May 1992
HUNGARY
International Friendly
1โ€“0 25,000 Ferenc Puskรกs Stadium
Hungary Hungary
683 Arsenal
โ€“ Wed
29 Apr 1992
CIS
AET
International Friendly
2โ€“2 28,000 Luzhniki Stadium
Russian Federation Russian Federation
682
2 โšฝ Wed
25 Mar 1992
CZECHOSLOVAKIA
International Friendly
2โ€“2 6,000 Strahov
Czech Republic Czech Republic
681 Arsenal
โ€“ Wed
19 Feb 1992
FRANCE
International Friendly
2โ€“0 58,723 Wembley Stadium
England England
680
โ€“ Wed
13 Nov 1991
POLAND
AET
European Championship Qualifier
Group 7
1โ€“1 15,000 Stadion Miejski (Poznan)
Poland Poland
679
โ€“ Wed
16 Oct 1991
TURKEY
AET
European Championship Qualifier
Group 7
1โ€“0 50,896 Wembley Stadium
England England
678
1 โ–ฒ Wed
11 Sep 1991
GERMANY
AET
International Friendly
0โ€“1 59,493 Wembley Stadium
England England
677 Arsenal
Career Summary
21
Played
5
Won
7
Drawn
9
Lost
26
Goals F
22
Goals A
Win 23.8%  •  Draw 33.3%  •  Loss 42.9%
First Cap
11 Sep 1991
Last Cap
18 Nov 1998
Career Span
7 years, 2 months
England Games in Period
78 total  •  21 appeared  •  57 missed
Longest Gap Between Caps
1,002 days  —  17 May 1994 to 12 Feb 1997  •  missed 25 games played during this period

Caps by Manager

Only games between this player's first and last cap are shown. Click a score to see the full match details; click a club badge to see all caps won by players from that club.