EnglandCounted from the international goal archive — every scorer-credited goal in the matches it covers, 1916 to today. A record of covered matches, not a complete career count; own goals never join a scorer's tally.
Gary Winston Lineker is an English sports broadcaster, businessman, and former professional footballer who played as a striker. Regarded as one of the best players of his generation and one of England's greatest players, Lineker is the only player to have been the top goalscorer in England with three clubs: Leicester City, Everton, and Tottenham Hotspur. He also played for Barcelona in Spain, and won 80 caps for England. — Wikipedia
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In the line-ups
18 appearances in recorded line-ups · 1986–1992The archive holds 18 team sheets naming Gary Lineker in England's starting line-up, from 1986-06-03 to 1992-06-17.
18 appearances in the starting line-ups the archive holds — not a career total. Our line-up coverage is partial, so a match he played that we hold no sheet for is simply not counted here.
International goals in our archive
22 goals across 13 scoring matches · 3 tournaments · 1985–1991| Date | Opponent | Result | Minutes | Competition | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991-11-13 |  Poland | D1–1(a) | 77' | UEFA Euro qualification | Poznań |
| 1990-10-17 | Poland | W2–0(h) | 39' (pen) | UEFA Euro qualification | London |
| 1990-07-04 |  Germany | D1–1(n) | 80' | FIFA World Cup | Turin |
| 1990-07-01 |  Cameroon | W3–2(n) | 83' (pen) 105' (pen) | FIFA World Cup | Naples |
| 1990-06-11 |  Republic of Ireland | D1–1(n) | 9' | FIFA World Cup | Cagliari |
| 1989-06-03 | Poland | W3–0(h) | 23' | FIFA World Cup qualification | London |
| 1989-04-26 |  Albania | W5–0(h) | 5' | FIFA World Cup qualification | London |
| 1987-10-14 |  Türkiye | W8–0(h) | 8' 42' 71'hat-trick | UEFA Euro qualification | London |
| 1986-10-15 |  Northern Ireland | W3–0(h) | 33' 80' | UEFA Euro qualification | London |
| 1986-06-22 |  Argentina | L1–2(n) | 81' | FIFA World Cup | Mexico City |
| 1986-06-18 |  Paraguay | W3–0(n) | 31' 73' | FIFA World Cup | Mexico City |
| 1986-06-11 | Poland | W3–0(n) | 9' 14' 34'hat-trick | FIFA World Cup | Monterrey |
| 1985-10-16 | Türkiye | W5–0(h) | 18' 43' 54'hat-trick | FIFA World Cup qualification | London |
Honours
6 team trophies · Wikipedia + Wikidata, community-updated| Team honours6 | ||||
| European Cup Winners' Cup | ×1 | 1988–89 | Barcelona | |
| FA Charity Shield | ×2 | 1985, 1991 | Everton ·1, Tottenham Hotspur ·1 | |
| Copa del Rey | ×1 | 1987–88 | Barcelona | |
| FA Cup | ×1 | 1990–91 | Tottenham Hotspur | |
| Football League Second Division | ×1 | 1979–80 | Leicester City | |
| Individual honours24 | ||||
| Scoring titles · 5 | ||||
| English First Division top scorer | ×3 | 1984–85, 1985–86, 1989–90 | ||
| English Second Division top scorer | 1982–83 | |||
| FIFA World Cup Golden Boot | 1986 | |||
| Player of the year · 5 | ||||
| FWA Footballer of the Year | ×2 | 1985–86, 1991–92 | ||
| FIFA World Player of the Year bronze award | 1991 | |||
| Onze de Bronze | 1986 | |||
| PFA Players' Player of the Year | 1985–86 | |||
| Teams of the season · 5 | ||||
| PFA Team of the Year | ×2 | 1989–90, 1991–92 | ||
| World XI | ×2 | 1986, 1987 | ||
| FIFA World Cup All-Star Team | 1986 | |||
| More honours · 9 | ||||
| Onze Mondial | ×2 | 1986, 1987 | ||
| English Football Hall of Fame | 2003 | |||
| FIFA 100 | ||||
| FIFA Fair Play Award | 1990 | |||
| FWA Tribute Award | 1997 | |||
| James Joyce Award | ||||
| Manuel Vázquez Montalbán Award for Sports Journalism | 2022 | |||
| PFA Team of the Century (1977–1996) | 2007 | |||
| Orders & distinctions1 | ||||
| Officer of the Order of the British Empire | ||||