Jude Bellingham, Wayne Rooney, Jadon Sancho and Marcus Rashford: the 20 youngest players to win England caps

Dortmund teenager became third youngest Three Lions player after coming on as subsitute against Republic of Ireland

YOUNGEST ENGLAND DEBUTS: 1) Theo Walcott (17 years 74 days) V Hungary in May, 2006. Getty

2) Wayne Rooney (17 years 110 days) v Australia in February 2003. Getty

3) Jude Bellingham (17 years and 137 days) v Republic of Ireland in November 2020. Reuters

4) Raheem Sterling (17 years 341 days) v Sweden in November 2012. Getty

5) Michael Owen (18 years 59 days) v Chile in February 1998. Shutterstock

6) Callum Hudson-Odoi (18 years and 134 days) v Czech Republic in March 2019. Getty

7) Micah Richards (18 years 143 days) v the Netherlands in 2006. Shutterstock

8) Duncan Edwards (18 years 182 days) v Scotland in April 1955. Shutterstock

9) Jadon Sancho (18 years 200 days) v Croatia in October 2018. Getty

10) Marcus Rashford (18 years 208 days) v Australia in May 2016. AFP

11) Jack Wilshere (18 years 222 days) v Hungary in August 2010. Getty

12) Luke Shaw (18 years 236 days) v Denmark in March 2014. Getty

13) Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (18 years 284 days) v Norway in May 2012. Getty

14) Mason Greenwood (18 years 339 days) v Iceland in September 2020. Getty

15) Rio Ferdinand (19 years and eight days) v Cameroon in November, 1997. Shutterstock

16) Bukayo Saka (19 years 33 days) v Wales in October 2020. Getty

17) Aaron Lennon (19 years 48 days) v Jamaica in June 2006. Getty

18) Glen Johnson (19 years 84 days) v Denmark in November 2003. Getty

19) Jimmy Greaves (19 years 86 days) v Peru in May 1959. Shutterstock

20) Gareth Barry (19 years 97 days) v Ukraine in May 2000. Shutterstock

Jude Bellingham entered the England record books when the midfielder appeared as a second-half substitute in the 3-0 win against the Republic of Ireland.

The Borussia Dortmund teenager became England's third-youngest full international at 17 years and 137 days when he replaced Chelsea's Mason Mount at Wembley.

Only Theo Walcott and Wayne Rooney have earned their first cap earlier, with the former holding the record at playing for Sven-Goran Eriksson's side at the tender age of 17 years 74 days in 2006.

"We wanted to give Jude Bellingham 20 minutes or so to give him a feel of it," said England manager Gareth Southgate after the match on Thursday.

"He was nervous at the start, it's a huge occasion to come with the team at his age and be as mature as he has been with us.

"You saw as it developed he settled and got into the game. That's the experience we wanted to give him."

In the picture gallery above, we take a look at the 20 youngest players to make their England debuts since the Second World War. To view the next image, click on the arrows or just swipe.