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In any form of football, red cards are now accepted as an inevitable part of the game. But when an England player gets sent off, it's still headline news.
Key: WC = World Cup; EC = European Championships; GS = Group Stage; Ro16 = Round of 16; QF = Quarter–Final, SF = Semi–Final
| 1 | 5 June 1968 | Yugoslavia | EC QF | Florence | R | Retaliatory tackle |
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Alan Mullery |
| 2 | 6 June 1973 | Poland (A) | WC Qualifier | Chorzow | R | Grabbing an opponent by the throat and kneeing him in the groin |
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Alan Ball |
| 3 | 12 June 1977 | Argentina (A) | Friendly | Buenos Aires | R | Nasty tackle from behind |
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Trevor Cherry |
| 4 | 6 June 1986 | Morocco | WC GS | Monterrey | R | Throwing the ball at the ref's feet |
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Ray Wilkins |
| 5 | 30 June 1998 | Argentina | WC Ro16 | Saint–Etienne | R | Kicking the offender (who over–reacted shamelessly) after being fouled |
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David Beckham |
| 6 | 5 September 1998 | Sweden (A) | EC Qualifier | Stockholm | 2Y | Two serious fouls |
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Paul Ince |
| 7 | 5 June 1999 | Sweden (H) | EC Qualifier | Wembley | 2Y | Two bad tackles (the first a real shocker in the 2nd minute) |
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Paul Scholes |
| 8 | 8 September 1999 | Poland (H) | EC Qualifier | Warsaw | R | "A late scrappy scythe" – the last thing he did in an England shirt |
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David Batty |
| 9 | 6 October 2002 | Macedonia (H) | EC Qualifier | Southampton | 2Y | Two reckless tackles |
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Alan Smith |
| 10 | 8 October 2005 | Austria (H) | WC Qualifier | Manchester (Old Trafford) |
2Y | Two fouls (on the same opponent) in two minutes |
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David Beckham |
| 11 | 1 July 2006 | Portugal | WC QF | Gelsenkirchen | R | Stamping on an opponent |
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Wayne Rooney |
| 12 | 10 October 2009 | Ukraine (A) | WC Qualifier | Dnipro | R | Bringing down a striker who was in on goal |
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Robert Green |
| 13 | 7 October 2011 | Montenegro (A) | EC Qualifier | Podgorica | R | Petulant kick at an opponent from behind |
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Wayne Rooney |
| 14 | 11 September 2012 | Ukraine (H) | EC Qualifier | Wembley | 2Y | One alleged elbow, one rash challenge |
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Steven Gerrard |
| 15 | 4 June 2014 | Ecuador (N) | Friendly (WC warm–up) |
Miami | R | An over–zealous tackle, and his alleged part in the resultant confrontation |
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Raheem Sterling |
| 16 | 5 September 2020 | Iceland (A) | Nations League | Reykjavik | 2Y | One "professional foul" and one reckless challenge |
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Kyle Walker |
| 17 | 14 October 2020 | Denmark (H) | Nations League | Wembley | 2Y | A late tackle and a dangerous lunge |
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Harry Maguire |
| 18 | R | Arguing with the referee after the final whistle |
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Reece James | ||||
| 19 | 14 June 2022 | Hungary (H) | Nations League | Wolverhampton | 2Y | An "inocuous" elbow, and "getting in the way" |
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John Stones |
| 20 | 23 March 2023 | Italy (A) | EC Qualifier | Naples | 2Y | Timewasting, and (54 seconds later) tripping |
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Luke Shaw |
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