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Rashford Clocks 52yo Charlton Record😰, See Details



Manchester United striker Marcus Rashford has matched a 52 year-old England record.

The United forward featured in victory over Croatia on Sunday.

Rashford equalled a 52-year-old record for most appearances in a calendar year, according to The Times.

The feat was first set by Jack Charlton in 1966. And just like then England played 17 games in 2018, their joint most of all time.

There are 11 England stars on 15 appearances for a calendar year.

They are: Roger Hunt, Bobby Charlton, Bobby Moore, Nobby Stiles, George Cohen, Ray Wilson, Gordon Banks (all 1966), Gary Lineker, Des Walker (both 1990), John Stones and Eric Dier (both 2018).

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