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Kenny Sansom

86 caps for England  •  1 goal
⚽ 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 Β· appeared Away Β· appeared Missed ⚽ Goal   Y Yellow card   R Red card   β–² Sub on   β–Ό Sub off
Cap Date Opponents Competition Score Att. Venue # Club
1987/88
86 Sat
18 Jun 1988 		USSR
AET
European Championship
Group 2
 1–3 53,000 Waldstadion
Germany Germany 		638 Arsenal
85 Wed
15 Jun 1988 		NETHERLANDS
AET
European Championship
Group 2
 1–3 68,400 Rheinstadion (Dusseldorf)
Germany Germany 		637 Arsenal
84 Sun
12 Jun 1988 		REPUBLIC OF IRELAND
AET
European Championship
Group 2
 0–1 55,500 Neckarstadion
Germany Germany 		636 Arsenal
83 Sat
28 May 1988 		SWITZERLAND
International Friendly
 1–0 10,000 Stade Olympique de la Pontaise
Switzerland Switzerland 		635 Arsenal
82 Tue
24 May 1988 		COLOMBIA
AET
Rous Cup
 1–1 25,756 Wembley Stadium
England England 		634 Arsenal
81 Sat
21 May 1988 		SCOTLAND
Rous Cup
 1–0 70,480 Wembley Stadium
England England 		633 Arsenal
– Wed
27 Apr 1988 		HUNGARY
International Friendly
 0–0 26,500 Ferenc PuskΓ‘s Stadium
Hungary Hungary 		632
80 Wed
23 Mar 1988 		NETHERLANDS
International Friendly
 2–2 74,590 Wembley Stadium
England England 		631 Arsenal
– Wed
17 Feb 1988 		ISRAEL
International Friendly
 0–0 5,000 Ramat Gan Stadium
Israel Israel 		630
79 Wed
11 Nov 1987 		YUGOSLAVIA
AET
European Championship Qualifier
Group 4
 4–1 70,000 Red Star Stadium
Serbia Serbia 		629 Arsenal
78 Wed
14 Oct 1987 		TURKEY
AET
European Championship Qualifier
Group 4
 8–0 45,528 Wembley Stadium
England England 		628 Arsenal
77 β–Ό Wed
9 Sep 1987 		WEST GERMANY
International Friendly
 1–3 50,000 Rheinstadion (Dusseldorf)
Germany Germany 		627 Arsenal
1986/87
– Sat
23 May 1987 		SCOTLAND
Rous Cup
 0–0 64,713 Hampden Park
Scotland Scotland 		626
– Tue
19 May 1987 		BRAZIL
Rous Cup
 1–1 92,000 Wembley Stadium
England England 		625
76 Wed
29 Apr 1987 		TURKEY
AET
European Championship Qualifier
Group 4
 0–0 25,000 Izmir Ataturk Stadyumu
Turkey Turkey 		624 Arsenal
75 Wed
1 Apr 1987 		NORTHERN IRELAND
AET
European Championship Qualifier
Group 4
 2–0 20,578 Windsor Park
Northern Ireland Northern Ireland 		623 Arsenal
74 Wed
18 Feb 1987 		SPAIN
International Friendly
 4–2 35,000 Estadio Santiago BernabΓ©u
Spain Spain 		622 Arsenal
73 Wed
12 Nov 1986 		YUGOSLAVIA
AET
European Championship Qualifier
Group 4
 2–0 60,000 Wembley Stadium
England England 		621 Arsenal
72 Wed
15 Oct 1986 		NORTHERN IRELAND
AET
European Championship Qualifier
Group 4
 3–0 35,300 Wembley Stadium
England England 		620 Arsenal
71 Wed
10 Sep 1986 		SWEDEN
International Friendly
 0–1 15,640 Soderstadion
Sweden Sweden 		619 Arsenal
1985/86
70 Sun
22 Jun 1986 		ARGENTINA
AET
World Cup
Quarter-Final
 1–2 114,580 Estadio Azteca
Mexico Mexico 		618 Arsenal
69 Wed
18 Jun 1986 		PARAGUAY
AET
World Cup
Round of 16
 3–0 98,728 Estadio Azteca
Mexico Mexico 		617 Arsenal
68 Wed
11 Jun 1986 		POLAND
AET
World Cup
Group F
 3–0 22,700 Estadio Universitario
Mexico Mexico 		616 Arsenal
67 Fri
6 Jun 1986 		MOROCCO
AET
World Cup
 0–0 20,200 TecnolΓ³gico (Monterrey)
Mexico Mexico 		615 Arsenal
66 Tue
3 Jun 1986 		PORTUGAL
AET
World Cup
Group F
 0–1 23,000 TecnolΓ³gico (Monterrey)
Mexico Mexico 		614 Arsenal
65 Sat
24 May 1986 		CANADA
International Friendly
 1–0 8,150 Swangard Stadium
Canada Canada 		613 Arsenal
64 Sat
17 May 1986 		MEXICO
AET
International Friendly
 3–0 63,770 The Coliseum (Los Angeles)
United States United States 		612 Arsenal
63 Wed
23 Apr 1986 		SCOTLAND
Rous Cup
 2–1 68,357 Wembley Stadium
England England 		611 Arsenal
62 Wed
26 Mar 1986 		USSR
AET
International Friendly
 1–0 62,000 Dinamo Arena (Tbilisi)
Georgia Georgia 		610 Arsenal
61 Wed
26 Feb 1986 		ISRAEL
AET
International Friendly
 2–1 30,000 Ramat Gan Stadium
Israel Israel 		609 Arsenal
60 Wed
29 Jan 1986 		EGYPT
International Friendly
 4–0 20,000 Cairo Stadium
Egypt Egypt 		608 Arsenal
59 Wed
13 Nov 1985 		NORTHERN IRELAND
AET
World Cup Qualifier
Group 3
 0–0 70,500 Wembley Stadium
England England 		607 Arsenal
58 Wed
16 Oct 1985 		TURKEY
AET
World Cup Qualifier
Group 3
 5–0 52,500 Wembley Stadium
England England 		606 Arsenal
57 Wed
11 Sep 1985 		ROMANIA
AET
World Cup Qualifier
Group 3
 1–1 59,500 Wembley Stadium
England England 		605 Arsenal
1984/85
56 β–Ό Sun
16 Jun 1985 		USA
AET
International Friendly
 5–0 10,145 The Coliseum (Los Angeles)
United States United States 		604 Arsenal
55 Wed
12 Jun 1985 		WEST GERMANY
AET
Azteca 2000 Tournament
 3–0 8,000 Estadio Azteca
Mexico Mexico 		603 Arsenal
54 Sun
9 Jun 1985 		MEXICO
Ciudad de Mexico Cup
 0–1 15,000 Estadio Azteca
Mexico Mexico 		602 Arsenal
53 Thu
6 Jun 1985 		ITALY
AET
Ciudad de Mexico Cup
 1–2 7,000 Estadio Azteca
Mexico Mexico 		601 Arsenal
52 Sat
25 May 1985 		SCOTLAND
AET
Rous Cup
 0–1 66,489 Hampden Park
Scotland Scotland 		600 Arsenal
51 Wed
22 May 1985 		FINLAND
AET
World Cup Qualifier
Group 3
 1–1 30,000 Olympiastadion (Helsinki)
Finland Finland 		599 Arsenal
50 Wed
1 May 1985 		ROMANIA
AET
World Cup Qualifier
Group 3
 0–0 70,000 Stadionul 23 August
Romania Romania 		598 Arsenal
49 Tue
26 Mar 1985 		REPUBLIC OF IRELAND
International Friendly
 2–1 34,793 Wembley Stadium
England England 		597 Arsenal
48 Wed
27 Feb 1985 		NORTHERN IRELAND
AET
World Cup Qualifier
Group 3
 1–0 28,000 Windsor Park
Northern Ireland Northern Ireland 		596 Arsenal
47 Wed
14 Nov 1984 		TURKEY
AET
World Cup Qualifier
Group 3
 8–0 26,494 Inonu Stadium
Turkey Turkey 		595 Arsenal
46 ⚽ Wed
17 Oct 1984 		FINLAND
AET
World Cup Qualifier
Group 3
 5–0 47,234 Wembley Stadium
England England 		594 Arsenal
45 Wed
12 Sep 1984 		EAST GERMANY
International Friendly
 1–0 23,951 Wembley Stadium
England England 		593 Arsenal
1983/84
44 Sun
17 Jun 1984 		CHILE
International Friendly
 0–0 10,000 Estadio Nacional de Chile
Chile Chile 		592 Arsenal
43 Wed
13 Jun 1984 		URUGUAY
International Friendly
 0–2 34,500 Estadio Centenario (Montevideo)
Uruguay Uruguay 		591 Arsenal
42 Sun
10 Jun 1984 		BRAZIL
International Friendly
 2–0 56,126 EstΓ‘dio do MaracanΓ£
Brazil Brazil 		590 Arsenal
41 Sat
2 Jun 1984 		USSR
International Friendly
 0–2 38,125 Wembley Stadium
England England 		589 Arsenal
40 Sat
26 May 1984 		SCOTLAND
AET
Home International Championship
 1–1 73,064 Hampden Park
Scotland Scotland 		588 Arsenal
– Wed
2 May 1984 		WALES
Home International Championship
 0–1 14,250 Racecourse Ground
Wales Wales 		587
– Wed
4 Apr 1984 		NORTHERN IRELAND
Home International Championship
 1–0 24,000 Wembley Stadium
England England 		586
39 Wed
29 Feb 1984 		FRANCE
International Friendly
 0–2 43,000 Parc des Princes
France France 		585 Arsenal
38 Wed
16 Nov 1983 		LUXEMBOURG
AET
European Championship Qualifier
Group 3
 4–0 5,400 Stade Josy Barthel
Luxembourg Luxembourg 		584 Arsenal
37 Wed
12 Oct 1983 		HUNGARY
AET
European Championship Qualifier
Group 3
 3–0 25,000 Ferenc PuskΓ‘s Stadium
Hungary Hungary 		583 Arsenal
36 Wed
21 Sep 1983 		DENMARK
AET
European Championship Qualifier
Group 3
 0–1 82,500 Wembley Stadium
England England 		582 Arsenal
1982/83
– Sun
19 Jun 1983 		AUSTRALIA
AET
International Friendly
 1–1 20,000 Olympic Park (Melbourne)
Australia Australia 		581
– Wed
15 Jun 1983 		AUSTRALIA
International Friendly
 1–0 16,000 Lang Park (Brisbane)
Australia Australia 		580
– Sun
12 Jun 1983 		AUSTRALIA
International Friendly
 0–0 28,000 Sydney Cricket Ground
Australia Australia 		579
35 Wed
1 Jun 1983 		SCOTLAND
Home International Championship
 2–0 84,000 Wembley Stadium
England England 		578 Arsenal
34 Sat
28 May 1983 		NORTHERN IRELAND
Home International Championship
 0–0 22,000 Windsor Park
Northern Ireland Northern Ireland 		577 Arsenal
33 Wed
27 Apr 1983 		HUNGARY
AET
European Championship Qualifier
Group 3
 2–0 55,000 Wembley Stadium
England England 		576 Arsenal
32 Wed
30 Mar 1983 		GREECE
AET
European Championship Qualifier
Group 3
 0–0 48,500 Wembley Stadium
England England 		575 Arsenal
– Wed
23 Feb 1983 		WALES
Home International Championship
 2–1 24,000 Wembley Stadium
England England 		574
31 Wed
15 Dec 1982 		LUXEMBOURG
AET
European Championship Qualifier
Group 3
 9–0 33,980 Wembley Stadium
England England 		573 Arsenal
30 Wed
17 Nov 1982 		GREECE
European Championship Qualifier
 3–0 41,554 Kaftanzoglio Stadio
Greece Greece 		572 Arsenal
29 Wed
13 Oct 1982 		WEST GERMANY
International Friendly
 1–2 68,000 Wembley Stadium
England England 		571 Arsenal
28 Wed
22 Sep 1982 		DENMARK
AET
European Championship Qualifier
Group 3
 2–2 44,300 Parken Stadium
Denmark Denmark 		570 Arsenal
1981/82
27 Mon
5 Jul 1982 		SPAIN
AET
World Cup
Group 2
 0–0 75,000 Estadio Santiago BernabΓ©u
Spain Spain 		569 Arsenal
26 Tue
29 Jun 1982 		WEST GERMANY
AET
World Cup
Group 2
 0–0 90,089 Estadio Santiago BernabΓ©u
Spain Spain 		568 Arsenal
– Fri
25 Jun 1982 		KUWAIT
AET
World Cup
Group 4
 1–0 39,700 San Mames
Spain Spain 		567
25 Sun
20 Jun 1982 		CZECHOSLOVAKIA
AET
World Cup
Group 4
 2–0 41,123 San Mames
Spain Spain 		566 Arsenal
24 β–Ό Wed
16 Jun 1982 		FRANCE
AET
World Cup
Group 4
 3–1 44,172 San Mames
Spain Spain 		565 Arsenal
23 Thu
3 Jun 1982 		FINLAND
International Friendly
 4–1 21,521 Olympiastadion (Helsinki)
Finland Finland 		564 Arsenal
– Wed
2 Jun 1982 		ICELAND
AET
International Friendly
 1–1 10,814 LaugardalsvΓΆllur
Iceland Iceland 		563
22 Sat
29 May 1982 		SCOTLAND
Home International Championship
 1–0 80,529 Hampden Park
Scotland Scotland 		562 Arsenal
21 Tue
25 May 1982 		NETHERLANDS
International Friendly
 2–0 69,000 Wembley Stadium
England England 		561 Arsenal
20 Tue
27 Apr 1982 		WALES
Home International Championship
 1–0 25,000 Ninian Park
Wales Wales 		560 Arsenal
19 Tue
23 Feb 1982 		NORTHERN IRELAND
Home International Championship
 4–0 54,900 Wembley Stadium
England England 		559 Arsenal
– Wed
18 Nov 1981 		HUNGARY
AET
World Cup Qualifier
Group 4
 1–0 92,000 Wembley Stadium
England England 		558
– Wed
9 Sep 1981 		NORWAY
AET
World Cup Qualifier
Group 4
 1–2 28,500 Ullevaal Stadion
Norway Norway 		557
1980/81
– Sat
6 Jun 1981 		HUNGARY
AET
World Cup Qualifier
Group 4
 3–1 65,000 Ferenc PuskΓ‘s Stadium
Hungary Hungary 		556
18 Sat
30 May 1981 		SWITZERLAND
AET
World Cup Qualifier
Group 4
 1–2 40,000 St Jakob Stadium
Switzerland Switzerland 		555 Arsenal
17 Sat
23 May 1981 		SCOTLAND
AET
Home International Championship
 0–1 90,000 Wembley Stadium
England England 		554 Arsenal
16 Wed
20 May 1981 		WALES
Home International Championship
 0–0 34,280 Wembley Stadium
England England 		553 Arsenal
15 Tue
12 May 1981 		BRAZIL
International Friendly
 0–1 75,000 Wembley Stadium
England England 		552 Arsenal
14 Wed
29 Apr 1981 		ROMANIA
AET
World Cup Qualifier
 0–0 62,500 Wembley Stadium
England England 		551 Arsenal
13 Wed
25 Mar 1981 		SPAIN
International Friendly
 1–2 71,840 Wembley Stadium
England England 		550 Arsenal
12 Wed
19 Nov 1980 		SWITZERLAND
World Cup Qualifier
 2–1 70,000 Wembley Stadium
England England 		549 Arsenal
11 Wed
15 Oct 1980 		ROMANIA
AET
World Cup Qualifier
Group 4
 1–2 80,000 Stadionul 23 August
Romania Romania 		548 Arsenal
10 Wed
10 Sep 1980 		NORWAY
World Cup Qualifier
 4–0 48,200 Wembley Stadium
England England 		547 Arsenal
1979/80
– Wed
18 Jun 1980 		SPAIN
AET
European Championship
Group 2
 2–1 14,000 Stadio San Paolo
Italy Italy 		546
9 Sun
15 Jun 1980 		ITALY
AET
European Championship
Group 2
 0–1 59,649 Stadio Olimpico di Torino
Italy Italy 		545 Crystal Palace
8 Thu
12 Jun 1980 		BELGIUM
AET
European Championship
Group 2
 1–1 15,186 Stadio Olimpico di Torino
Italy Italy 		544 Crystal Palace
– Sat
31 May 1980 		AUSTRALIA
International Friendly
 2–1 45,000 Sydney Cricket Ground
Australia Australia 		543
7 Sat
24 May 1980 		SCOTLAND
Home International Championship
 2–0 85,500 Hampden Park
Scotland Scotland 		542 Crystal Palace
6 Tue
20 May 1980 		NORTHERN IRELAND
Home International Championship
 1–1 33,676 Wembley Stadium
England England 		541 Crystal Palace
5 β–² Sat
17 May 1980 		WALES
AET
Home International Championship
 1–4 24,358 Racecourse Ground
Wales Wales 		540 Crystal Palace
4 Tue
13 May 1980 		ARGENTINA
International Friendly
 3–1 92,000 Wembley Stadium
England England 		539 Crystal Palace
– Wed
26 Mar 1980 		SPAIN
International Friendly
 2–0 50,000 Camp Nou
Spain Spain 		538
3 Wed
6 Feb 1980 		REPUBLIC OF IRELAND
European Championship Qualifier
 2–0 90,299 Wembley Stadium
England England 		537 Crystal Palace
2 Thu
22 Nov 1979 		BULGARIA
AET
European Championship Qualifier
 2–0 71,491 Wembley Stadium
England England 		536 Crystal Palace
– Wed
17 Oct 1979 		NORTHERN IRELAND
European Championship Qualifier
 5–1 25,000 Windsor Park
Northern Ireland Northern Ireland 		535
– Wed
12 Sep 1979 		DENMARK
AET
European Championship Qualifier
 1–0 85,000 Wembley Stadium
England England 		534
1978/79
– Wed
13 Jun 1979 		AUSTRIA
AET
International Friendly
 3–4 30,000 Ernst-Happel-Stadion
Austria Austria 		533
– Sun
10 Jun 1979 		SWEDEN
International Friendly
 0–0 35,691 Rasunda
Sweden Sweden 		532
– Wed
6 Jun 1979 		BULGARIA
European Championship Qualifier
 3–0 47,500 Vasil Levski National Stadion
Bulgaria Bulgaria 		531
– Sat
26 May 1979 		SCOTLAND
Home International Championship
 3–1 100,000 Wembley Stadium
England England 		530
1 Wed
23 May 1979 		WALES
Home International Championship
 0–0 70,220 Wembley Stadium
England England 		529 Crystal Palace
Career Summary
86
Played
44
Won
20
Drawn
22
Lost
151
Goals F
60
Goals A
Win 51.2%  •  Draw 23.3%  •  Loss 25.6%
First Cap
23 May 1979
Last Cap
18 Jun 1988
Career Span
9 years
England Games in Period
110 total  •  86 appeared  •  24 missed
Longest Gap Between Caps
269 days  —  30 May 1981 to 23 Feb 1982  •  missed 3 games played during this period
Caps by Manager
59
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