The England International Database

Full Name:: Kenneth Graham Sansom
Born:: 26th September 1958, Camberwell, London
England Career:: 1979 - 1988
Positions:: Left Back
Clubs (and caps):: Crystal Palace (9) & Arsenal (77)
FA Legacy Number:: 937
Career Summary:: Kenny Sansom (Born: 26th September 1958) was an international footballer who represented England 86 times scoring 1 goal. His first cap was against Wales on 23rd May 1979 at 20 years old, and his last was vs USSR on 18th June 1988 aged 29. Sansom, born on 26th September 1958, in Camberwell, London, has a FA Legacy Number of 937 and played as a Left Back for his country.

England Career Statistics

Debut:: v Wales (HC) on 23rd May 1979 aged 20 years, 7 months, 27 days
Last Cap:: v USSR (ECF) on 18th June 1988 aged 29 years, 8 months, 22 days
First Goal:: v Finland (WCQ) on 17th October 1984 aged 26 years, 0 months, 21 day
Career Length:: 9 years, 27 days
Starts:: 85
Substitute:: 1
Withdrawn:: 3
Full Games:: 82

England Match Statistics

British Home ChampionshipHC 12 0 0 0 0
European Championship QualifierECQ 16 0 0 0 0
FriendlyFR 24 0 0 0 0
European Championship FinalsECF 5 0 0 0 0
World Cup QualifierWCQ 13 1 0 0 0
World Cup FinalsWCF 9 0 0 0 0
Rous CupRC 4 0 0 0 0
Ciudad de México CupCMC 2 0 0 0 0
Azteca 2000 TournamentA2K 1 0 0 0 0
Competitive 62 1 0 0 0

Home, Away or Neutral
Caps
Goals
Captaincies

Home 34 1 0 0 0
Away 37 0 0 0 0
Neutral 15 0 0 0 0

Match Results
Caps
Goals
Captaincies

Drawn 20 0 0 0 0
Won 44 1 0 0 0
Lost 22 0 0 0 0

Playing Positions
Caps
Goals
Captaincies

Left Back 86 1 0 0 0

Managers
Caps
Goals
Captaincies

Bobby Robson 59 1 0 0 0
Ron Greenwood 27 0 0 0 0

Totals
86
1
0
0
0

England Team Mates (Top 10)

Bryan Robson
61 Matches

Peter Shilton
61 Matches

Ray Wilkins
53 Matches

Terry Butcher
46 Matches

Glenn Hoddle
46 Matches

John Barnes
37 Matches

Gary Lineker
33 Matches

Chris Waddle
32 Matches

Tony Woodcock
32 Matches

Trevor Francis
29 Matches

Sources

An English Football Internationals' Who's Who by Douglas Lamming (Hutton Press 1990)
England's Who's Who by Tony Matthews (Pitch Publishing 2013)
341 sources from 86 matchesSelect from match list to see sources.

Match List

URS, 1 - 3, 18th Jun 1988 (ECF) Arsenal, Cap: 86.
Age: 29 years, 8 months, 22 days.
NED, 1 - 3, 15th Jun 1988 (ECF) Arsenal, Cap: 85.
Age: 29 years, 8 months, 19 days.
IRL, 0 - 1, 12th Jun 1988 (ECF) Arsenal, Cap: 84.
Age: 29 years, 8 months, 16 days.
SUI, 1 - 0, 28th May 1988 (FR) Arsenal, Cap: 83.
Age: 29 years, 8 months, 2 days.
COL, 1 - 1, 24th May 1988 (RC) Arsenal, Cap: 82.
Age: 29 years, 7 months, 28 days.
SCO, 1 - 0, 21st May 1988 (RC) Arsenal, Cap: 81.
Age: 29 years, 7 months, 25 days.
NED, 2 - 2, 23rd Mar 1988 (FR) Arsenal, Cap: 80.
Age: 29 years, 5 months, 27 days.
YUG, 4 - 1, 11th Nov 1987 (ECQ) Arsenal, Cap: 79.
Age: 29 years, 1 month, 15 days.
TUR, 8 - 0, 14th Oct 1987 (ECQ) Arsenal, Cap: 78.
Age: 29 years, 0 months, 18 days.
FRG, 1 - 3, 9th Sep 1987 (FR) Arsenal, Cap: 77.
Age: 28 years, 11 month, 13 days.
TUR, 0 - 0, 29th Apr 1987 (ECQ) Arsenal, Cap: 76.
Age: 28 years, 7 months, 3 days.
NIR, 2 - 0, 1st Apr 1987 (ECQ) Arsenal, Cap: 75.
Age: 28 years, 6 months, 6 days.
ESP, 4 - 2, 18th Feb 1987 (FR) Arsenal, Cap: 74.
Age: 28 years, 4 months, 22 days.
YUG, 2 - 0, 12th Nov 1986 (ECQ) Arsenal, Cap: 73.
Age: 28 years, 1 month, 16 days.
NIR, 3 - 0, 15th Oct 1986 (ECQ) Arsenal, Cap: 72.
Age: 28 years, 0 months, 19 days.
SWE, 0 - 1, 10th Sep 1986 (FR) Arsenal, Cap: 71.
Age: 27 years, 11 month, 14 days.
ARG, 1 - 2, 22nd Jun 1986 (WCF) Arsenal, Cap: 70.
Age: 27 years, 8 months, 26 days.
PAR, 3 - 0, 18th Jun 1986 (WCF) Arsenal, Cap: 69.
Age: 27 years, 8 months, 22 days.
POL, 3 - 0, 11th Jun 1986 (WCF) Arsenal, Cap: 68.
Age: 27 years, 8 months, 15 days.
MAR, 0 - 0, 6th Jun 1986 (WCF) Arsenal, Cap: 67.
Age: 27 years, 8 months, 10 days.
POR, 0 - 1, 3rd Jun 1986 (WCF) Arsenal, Cap: 66.
Age: 27 years, 8 months, 7 days.
CAN, 1 - 0, 24th May 1986 (FR) Arsenal, Cap: 65.
Age: 27 years, 7 months, 28 days.
MEX, 3 - 0, 17th May 1986 (FR) Arsenal, Cap: 64.
Age: 27 years, 7 months, 21 day.
SCO, 2 - 1, 23rd Apr 1986 (RC) Arsenal, Cap: 63.
Age: 27 years, 6 months, 27 days.
URS, 1 - 0, 26th Mar 1986 (FR) Arsenal, Cap: 62.
Age: 27 years, 6 months, 0 days.
ISR, 2 - 1, 26th Feb 1986 (FR) Arsenal, Cap: 61.
Age: 27 years, 5 months, 0 days.
EGY, 4 - 0, 29th Jan 1986 (FR) Arsenal, Cap: 60.
Age: 27 years, 4 months, 3 days.
NIR, 0 - 0, 13th Nov 1985 (WCQ) Arsenal, Cap: 59.
Age: 27 years, 1 month, 17 days.
TUR, 5 - 0, 16th Oct 1985 (WCQ) Arsenal, Cap: 58.
Age: 27 years, 0 months, 20 days.
ROU, 1 - 1, 11th Sep 1985 (WCQ) Arsenal, Cap: 57.
Age: 26 years, 11 month, 15 days.
USA, 5 - 0, 16th Jun 1985 (FR) Arsenal, Cap: 56.
Age: 26 years, 8 months, 20 days.
FRG, 3 - 0, 12th Jun 1985 (A2K) Arsenal, Cap: 55.
Age: 26 years, 8 months, 16 days.
MEX, 0 - 1, 9th Jun 1985 (CMC) Arsenal, Cap: 54.
Age: 26 years, 8 months, 13 days.
ITA, 1 - 2, 6th Jun 1985 (CMC) Arsenal, Cap: 53.
Age: 26 years, 8 months, 10 days.
SCO, 0 - 1, 25th May 1985 (RC) Arsenal, Cap: 52.
Age: 26 years, 7 months, 29 days.
FIN, 1 - 1, 22nd May 1985 (WCQ) Arsenal, Cap: 51.
Age: 26 years, 7 months, 26 days.
ROU, 0 - 0, 1st May 1985 (WCQ) Arsenal, Cap: 50.
Age: 26 years, 7 months, 5 days.
IRL, 2 - 1, 26th Mar 1985 (FR) Arsenal, Cap: 49.
Age: 26 years, 6 months, 0 days.
NIR, 1 - 0, 27th Feb 1985 (WCQ) Arsenal, Cap: 48.
Age: 26 years, 5 months, 1 day.
TUR, 8 - 0, 14th Nov 1984 (WCQ) Arsenal, Cap: 47.
Age: 26 years, 1 month, 18 days.
FIN, 5 - 0, 17th Oct 1984 (WCQ) Arsenal, Cap: 46.
Age: 26 years, 0 months, 21 day.
GDR, 1 - 0, 12th Sep 1984 (FR) Arsenal, Cap: 45.
Age: 25 years, 11 month, 23 days.
CHI, 0 - 0, 17th Jun 1984 (FR) Arsenal, Cap: 44.
Age: 25 years, 8 months, 21 day.
URU, 0 - 2, 13th Jun 1984 (FR) Arsenal, Cap: 43.
Age: 25 years, 8 months, 17 days.
BRA, 2 - 0, 10th Jun 1984 (FR) Arsenal, Cap: 42.
Age: 25 years, 8 months, 14 days.
URS, 0 - 2, 2nd Jun 1984 (FR) Arsenal, Cap: 41.
Age: 25 years, 8 months, 6 days.
SCO, 1 - 1, 26th May 1984 (HC) Arsenal, Cap: 40.
Age: 25 years, 8 months, 0 days.
FRA, 0 - 2, 29th Feb 1984 (FR) Arsenal, Cap: 39.
Age: 25 years, 5 months, 3 days.
LUX, 4 - 0, 16th Nov 1983 (ECQ) Arsenal, Cap: 38.
Age: 25 years, 1 month, 20 days.
HUN, 3 - 0, 12th Oct 1983 (ECQ) Arsenal, Cap: 37.
Age: 25 years, 0 months, 16 days.
DEN, 0 - 1, 21st Sep 1983 (ECQ) Arsenal, Cap: 36.
Age: 24 years, 11 month, 25 days.
SCO, 2 - 0, 1st Jun 1983 (HC) Arsenal, Cap: 35.
Age: 24 years, 8 months, 6 days.
NIR, 0 - 0, 28th May 1983 (HC) Arsenal, Cap: 34.
Age: 24 years, 8 months, 2 days.
HUN, 2 - 0, 27th Apr 1983 (ECQ) Arsenal, Cap: 33.
Age: 24 years, 7 months, 1 day.
GRE, 0 - 0, 30th Mar 1983 (ECQ) Arsenal, Cap: 32.
Age: 24 years, 6 months, 4 days.
LUX, 9 - 0, 15th Dec 1982 (ECQ) Arsenal, Cap: 31.
Age: 24 years, 2 months, 19 days.
GRE, 3 - 0, 17th Nov 1982 (ECQ) Arsenal, Cap: 30.
Age: 24 years, 1 month, 21 day.
FRG, 1 - 2, 13th Oct 1982 (FR) Arsenal, Cap: 29.
Age: 24 years, 0 months, 17 days.
DEN, 2 - 2, 22nd Sep 1982 (ECQ) Arsenal, Cap: 28.
Age: 23 years, 11 month, 26 days.
ESP, 0 - 0, 5th Jul 1982 (WCF) Arsenal, Cap: 27.
Age: 23 years, 9 months, 9 days.
FRG, 0 - 0, 29th Jun 1982 (WCF) Arsenal, Cap: 26.
Age: 23 years, 9 months, 3 days.
TCH, 2 - 0, 20th Jun 1982 (WCF) Arsenal, Cap: 25.
Age: 23 years, 8 months, 24 days.
FRA, 3 - 1, 16th Jun 1982 (WCF) Arsenal, Cap: 24.
Age: 23 years, 8 months, 20 days.
FIN, 4 - 1, 3rd Jun 1982 (FR) Arsenal, Cap: 23.
Age: 23 years, 8 months, 7 days.
SCO, 1 - 0, 29th May 1982 (HC) Arsenal, Cap: 22.
Age: 23 years, 8 months, 3 days.
NED, 2 - 0, 25th May 1982 (FR) Arsenal, Cap: 21.
Age: 23 years, 7 months, 29 days.
WAL, 1 - 0, 27th Apr 1982 (HC) Arsenal, Cap: 20.
Age: 23 years, 7 months, 1 day.
NIR, 4 - 0, 23rd Feb 1982 (HC) Arsenal, Cap: 19.
Age: 23 years, 4 months, 27 days.
SUI, 1 - 2, 30th May 1981 (WCQ) Arsenal, Cap: 18.
Age: 22 years, 8 months, 4 days.
SCO, 0 - 1, 23rd May 1981 (HC) Arsenal, Cap: 17.
Age: 22 years, 7 months, 27 days.
WAL, 0 - 0, 20th May 1981 (HC) Arsenal, Cap: 16.
Age: 22 years, 7 months, 24 days.
BRA, 0 - 1, 12th May 1981 (FR) Arsenal, Cap: 15.
Age: 22 years, 7 months, 16 days.
ROU, 0 - 0, 29th Apr 1981 (WCQ) Arsenal, Cap: 14.
Age: 22 years, 7 months, 3 days.
ESP, 1 - 2, 25th Mar 1981 (FR) Arsenal, Cap: 13.
Age: 22 years, 5 months, 29 days.
SUI, 2 - 1, 19th Nov 1980 (WCQ) Arsenal, Cap: 12.
Age: 22 years, 1 month, 23 days.
ROU, 1 - 2, 15th Oct 1980 (WCQ) Arsenal, Cap: 11.
Age: 22 years, 0 months, 19 days.
NOR, 4 - 0, 10th Sep 1980 (WCQ) Arsenal, Cap: 10.
Age: 21 years, 11 month, 14 days.
ITA, 0 - 1, 15th Jun 1980 (ECF) Crystal Palace, Cap: 9.
Age: 21 years, 8 months, 19 days.
BEL, 1 - 1, 12th Jun 1980 (ECF) Crystal Palace, Cap: 8.
Age: 21 years, 8 months, 16 days.
SCO, 2 - 0, 24th May 1980 (HC) Crystal Palace, Cap: 7.
Age: 21 years, 7 months, 28 days.
NIR, 1 - 1, 20th May 1980 (HC) Crystal Palace, Cap: 6.
Age: 21 years, 7 months, 24 days.
WAL, 1 - 4, 17th May 1980 (HC) Crystal Palace, Cap: 5.
Age: 21 years, 7 months, 21 day.
ARG, 3 - 1, 13th May 1980 (FR) Crystal Palace, Cap: 4.
Age: 21 years, 7 months, 17 days.
IRL, 2 - 0, 6th Feb 1980 (ECQ) Crystal Palace, Cap: 3.
Age: 21 years, 4 months, 10 days.
BUL, 2 - 0, 22nd Nov 1979 (ECQ) Crystal Palace, Cap: 2.
Age: 21 years, 1 month, 26 days.
WAL, 0 - 0, 23rd May 1979 (HC) Crystal Palace, Cap: 1.
Age: 20 years, 7 months, 27 days.
* Match was concluded via extra time, penalties or both.