A TOTAL of 17 players have won international recognition whilst with the O’s. Listed here are all the players to have achieved the feat, from England’s Owen Williams in 1923 to Cyprus’ Jason Demetriou in 2009.
HOME COUNTRIES
ENGLAND
John Townrow – 2 caps
V Scotland 1925
V Wales 1926
Owen Williams – 2 caps
V Northern Ireland 1923
V Wales 1923
NORTHERN IRELAND
Ciaran Toner – 2 caps
V Italy 2003
V Spain 2003
REPUBLIC OF IRELAND (EIRE)
Anthony Grealish – 7 caps
V Norway 1976
V Poland 1976
V Norway 1978
V Denmark 1978
V N. Ireland 1979
V England 1979
V West Germany 1979
Grealish gained a total of 45 full caps for his country during his playing career, scoring 8 goals
WALES
Thomas Evans – 3 caps
V Scotland 1927
V England 1928
V Scotland 1928
Evans gained a total of 4 caps for his country during his playing career
Glyn Garner – 1 cap
V Trinidad & Tobago 2006
Edward Lawrence – 1 cap
V Northern Ireland 1930
Lawrence gained a total of 2 caps for his country during his playing career
Malcolm Lucas – 4 caps
V Northern Ireland 1962
V Mexico 1962
V Scotland 1963
V England 1963
Thomas Mills – 2 caps
V England 1934
V Northern Ireland 1934
Mills gained a total of 4 caps for his country during his playing career
Ernest Morley – 3 caps
V England 1929
V Scotland 1929
V Northern Ireland 1929
Morley gained a total of 4 caps for his country during his playing career
Philip Woosnam – 1 cap
V Scotland 1958
Woosnam gained a total of 17 caps for his country during his playing career
OTHER COUNTRIES
BARBADOS
Matthew Joseph – 2 caps
V Guatemala 2000
V USA 2000
CYPRUS
Jason Demetriou – 3 caps
v Serbia 2009
v Slovakia 2009
v Canada 2009
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO
Gabriel Zakuani – 1 cap
V Guinea 2005
NEW ZEALAND
Christopher Zoricich – 3 caps
V Fiji 1992
V Vanuatu 1992
V Vanuatu 1992
Zoricich gained a total of 57 caps for his country during his playing career, scoring 3 goals.
NIGERIA
Tunji Banjo – 7 caps
V Tunisia 1981
V Tanzania 1981
V Tanzania 1981
V Guinea 1981
V Guinea 1981
V Algeria 1982
V Algeria 1982
John Chiedozie – 7 caps
V Tunisia 1981
V Tanzania 1981
V Tanzania 1981
V Guinea 1981
V Guinea 1981
V Algeria 1982
V Algeria 1982
Chiedozie gained a total of 9 caps for his country during his playing career