Revealed! Where Brighton ranks in producing England internationals since 1966

Delayed by the Coronavirus pandemic and coming at the end of a hectic season of domestic competition, the tournament still promises to be as enthralling as ever, not least because England go into it with a strong squad at their disposal.

Gareth Southgate has been able to call upon 26 players to make up his contingent this time around, and has selected talent from a wide range of Premier League, Championship, and continental clubs.

And that got us thinking about which areas of the country have produced the most England internationals in recent years.

The boffins at Bookmakers.tv have been crunching the numbers on every Three Lions debutant since the 1966 World Cup, and have come up with a definitive ranking based on population and number of call-ups.

Click and scroll through their findings below, and to see how Brighton measures up...

. BURTON UPON TRENT, ENGLAND - JUNE 09: Gareth Southgate manager of England during an England training session at St George's Park on June 09, 2021 in Burton upon Trent, England. (Photo by Catherine Ivill/Getty Images)

Gareth Southgate manager of England. (Photo by Catherine Ivill/Getty Images) Photo: Catherine Ivill

. West Midlands

Call-ups: 7 Population: 5,934,037 People per call-up: 847,720 (Photo by Nick Potts - Pool/Getty Images) Photo: Pool

. Devon

Call-ups: 1 Population: 802,375 People per call-up: 802,375 (Photo by Stu Forster/Getty Images) Photo: Stu Forster

. Essex

Call-ups: 2 Population: 1,489,189 People per call-up: 744,595 (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images) Photo: Hulton Archive

. Cambridgeshire

Call-ups: 1 Population: 653,537 People per call-up: 653,537 (Photo by Catherine Ivill/Getty Images) Photo: Catherine Ivill

. Worcestershire

Call-ups: 1 Population: 595,786 People per call-up: 595,786 (Photo by Russell Cheyne/Allsport/Getty Images) Photo: Getty Images

. Liverpool

Call-ups: 1 Population: 498, 042 People per call-up: 498, 042 (Photo by Stu Forster/Getty Images) Photo: Stu Forster

. Staffordshire

Call-ups: 2 Population: 879,560 People per call-up: 439,780 (Photo by Evening Standard/Hulton Archive/Getty Images) Photo: Evening Standard

. Northamptonshire

Call-ups: 2 Population: 753,278 People per call-up: 376,639 (Photo by Neil Hall - Pool/Getty Images) Photo: Pool

. East Yorkshire

Call-ups: 1 Population: 341,173 People per call-up: 341,173 (Photo by Ross Kinnaird/Getty Images) Photo: Ross Kinnaird

. Gloucestershire

Call-ups: 2 Population: 637,070 People per call-up: 318,535 (Photo by LISELOTTE SABROE/Ritzau Scanpix/AFP via Getty Images) Photo: LISELOTTE SABROE

. Bedfordshire

Call-ups: 1 Population: 288,648 People per call-up: 288,648 (Photo by Uriel Sinai/Getty Images) Photo: Uriel Sinai

. East Sussex

Call-ups: 2 Population: 557,229 People per call-up: 278,615 (Photo by Catherine Ivill/Getty Images) Photo: Catherine Ivill

. Manchester

Call-ups: 2 Population: 552,858 People per call-up: 276,429 (Photo by Pascal Rondeau/Allsport) Photo: Pascal Rondeau

. Buckinghamshire

Call-ups: 2 Population: 543,973 People per call-up: 271,987 (Photo by Michael Regan/Getty Images) Photo: Michael Regan

. Kent

Call-ups: 6 Population: 1,581,555 People per call-up: 263,593 (Photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images) Photo: Shaun Botterill

. North Yorkshire

Call-ups: 3 Population: 618,054 People per call-up: 206,018 (Photo by Mike Hewitt/Getty Images) Photo: Mike Hewitt

. West Yorkshire

Call-ups: 12 Population: 2,332,469 People per call-up: 194,372 (Photo by Ben Radford/Getty Images) Photo: Ben Radford

. Warwickshire

Call-ups: 3 Population: 577,933 People per call-up: 192,644 (Photo by Allsport) Photo: Clive Brunskill

1. West Midlands