Times alluding to England coming first is stirring (8)
I believe the answer is:
exciting
'stirring' is the definition.
('excite' can be a synonym of 'stir')
'times alluding to england coming first' is the wordplay.
'times' becomes 'x' (multiplication sign).
'alluding to' becomes 'citing' (I've seen this in another clue).
'england' becomes 'e'.
'coming first' says to put letters next to each other.
'x'+'citing'='xciting'
'xciting' put after 'e' is 'EXCITING'.
'is' is the link.
(Other definitions for exciting that I've seen before include "Exhilarating, stirring" , "sexy?" , "stirring things up!" , "Stirring, thrilling" , "Arousing thrill or expectation" .)