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This article lists all the captains of the England national football team.

The first ever England captain was Cuthbert Ottaway, who captained England in the first ever international match, against Scotland on 30 November 1872. He went on to captain England on just one further occasion, the third international match, 7 March 1874, against the same opposition. Alexander Morten captained England in their first international on home soil, 8 March 1873 vs Scotland, and was the first international captain to win a match. This was his only international appearance.

Since then, Billy Wright went on to set the record for most captaincies of his country, with 90. Bobby Moore, who remains the only England captain to have lifted the World Cup, reached 90 captaincies in 1973, and shares the record with Wright.

List of Captains

Figures include all recognised matches up to and including Spain vs Brazil in November 2009. The default order for this list is by most appearances as captain, then chronological order of first captaincy. Only confirmed captaincies are counted.

# Player England career Caps as captain Total caps First captaincy
1 Billy Wright 1946-1959 90 105 1948-10-09
1 Bobby Moore 1962-1973 90 108 1963-05-29
3 Bryan Robson 1980-1991 65 90 1982-11-17
4 David Beckham 1996-present 59 115 2000-11-15
5 Alan Shearer 1992-2000 34 63 1996-09-01
6 Kevin Keegan 1972-1982 31 63 1976-03-24
7 John Terry 2003-2010 28 58 2006-08-16
8 Emlyn Hughes 1969-1980 23 62 1974-03-11
9 Bob Crompton 1902-1914 22 41 1903-03-02
10 Johnny Haynes 1954-1962 22 56 1960-05-15
11 Eddie Hapgood 1933-1939 21 30 1934-11-14
12 David Platt 1989-1996 19[1] 62 1993-02-17
13 Gary Lineker 1984-1992 18 80 1990-09-12
14 Norman Bailey 1878-1887 15 19 1881-03-12
14 Jimmy Armfield 1959-1966 15 43 1961-09-28
14 Peter Shilton 1970-1990 15 125 1982-05-25
14 Tony Adams 1987-2000 15 66 1994-10-12
18 Viv Woodward 1903-1911 14 23 1908-02-15
19 Gilbert Smith 1893-1901 13 or 14[2] or 15[3] 20 1896-04-04
19 George Hardwick 1946-1948 13 13 1946-09-28
21 Roy Goodall 1926-1933 12 25 1928-03-31
22 Ray Wilkins 1976-1986 10 84 1982-09-22
22 Stuart Pearce 1987-1999 10 78 1991-06-08
24 Jack Hill 1925-1929 8 11 1927-04-02
24 Mick Mills 1972-1982 8 42 1978-05-13
24 Gerry Francis 1976-1976 8 12 1975-09-03
24 Michael Owen 1998-Present 9 89 2002-04-17
28 George Wilson 1921-1924 7 12 1921-10-22
28 Terry Butcher 1980-1990 7 77 1986-11-12
28 Paul Ince 1992-2000 7 53 1993-06-09
28 Steven Gerrard 2000-present 7 77 2004-03-31
32 George Male 1934-1939 6 19 1936-11-18
32 Alan Ball 1965-1975 6 72 1975-03-12
32 Phil Thompson 1976-1982 6 42 1979-11-22
35 Percy Walters 1885-1890 5 13 1886-03-13
35 Willis Edwards 1926-1929 5 16 1928-10-22
35 Ronnie Clayton 1955-1960 5 35 1959-10-17
38 Tinsley Lindley 1886-1891 4 13 1888-02-04
38 Stanley Harris 1904-1906 4 6 1905-02-25
38 Sam Wadsworth 1922-1926 4 9 1924-10-22
38 David Jack 1924-1932 4 9 1930-04-05
38 Ernie Blenkinsop 1928-1933 4 26 1931-12-09
38 Thomas Cooper 1927-1934 4 15 1934-04-14
38 Martin Peters 1966-1974 4 67 1971-05-19
45 Robert Holmes 1888-1895 3 7 1893-03-13
45 Howard Spencer 1897-1905 3 6 1903-02-14
45 Arthur Grimsdell 1920-1923 3 6 1921-04-09
45 Alfred Bower[4] 1923-1927 3 5 1924-12-08
45 Billy Walker 1920-1932 3 18 1925-05-21
45 Alfred Strange 1930-1933 3 20 1931-05-14
45 Sam Barkas 1936-1937 3 18 1937-10-23
45 Alf Ramsey 1948-1953 3 32 1950-11-15
45 Ron Flowers 1955-1966 3 49 1964-05-27
45 Bobby Charlton 1958-1970 3 106 1969-01-15
45 David V. Watson 1974-1982 3 65 1981-04-24
45 Sol Campbell 1996-2007 3 70 1998-05-24
45 Rio Ferdinand 1997-present 3 76 2008-03-26
58 Cuthbert Ottaway 1872-1874 2 2 1872-11-30
58 Charles Bambridge 1879-1887 2 18 1882-02-18
58 John Goodall 1888-1898 2 14 1891-03-07
58 Arthur Dunn 1883-1892 2 4 1892-03-15
58 George Cotterill 1891-1893 2 4 1893-02-25
58 Charles Wreford-Brown 1889-1898 2 or 3[5] 4 1895-03-18
58 Jesse Pennington 1907-1920 2 25 1920-03-15
58 Charlie Buchan 1913-1924 2 6 1921-03-14
58 Basil Patchitt 1923 2 2 1923-05-21
58 Frank Swift 1946-1949 2 19 1948-05-16
58 Mick Channon 1972-1977 2 46 1976-05-28
69 Alexander Morten 1873 1 1 1873-03-08
69 C. W. Alcock 1875 1 1 1875-03-06
69 Hubert Heron 1873-1878 1 5 1876-03-04
69 William Rawson 1875-1877 1 2 1877-03-03
69 Arthur Cursham 1880-1884 1 or 2[6] 6 1878-03-02
69 Henry Wace 1878-1879 1 or 2[6] 3 1879-04-05
69 Charles Wollaston 1874-1880 1 4 1880-03-13
69 Francis Sparks 1879-1880 1 3 1880-03-15
69 Jack Hunter 1878-1882 1 7 1881-02-26
69 John Hudson 1883 1 1 1883-02-24
69 John Brodie 1889-1891 1 3 1889-03-02
69 Billy Moon 1888-1885 1 7 1891-04-06
69 R. Cunliffe Gosling 1892-1895 1 or 2[5] 5 1895-04-06
69 William Oakley 1895-1901 1 16 1901-03-09
69 Ernest Needham 1894-1902 1 16 1901-03-18
69 Reginald Foster 1900-1902 1 5 1902-03-03
69 Frank Forman 1898-1903 1 9 1902-03-22
69 Stephen Bloomer 1895-1907 1 23 1902-05-03
69 Arthur Knight 1919 1 1 1919-10-25
69 Joseph McCall 1913-1920 1 5 1920-10-23
69 Ephraim Longworth 1920-1923 1 5 1921-05-21
69 Max Woosnam 1922 1 1 1922-03-13
69 Graham Doggart 1923 1 1 1923-11-01
69 Frank Moss 1924 1 5 1924-04-12
69 Claude Ashton[7] 1925 1 1 1925-10-24
69 Tommy Lucas 1921-1926 1 3 1926-05-24
69 Fred Kean 1923-1929 1 9 1927-05-21
69 Jack Barker 1934-1936 1 11 1936-10-17
69 Stan Cullis 1937-1939 1 12 1939-05-24
69 Alan Mullery 1964-1971 1 35 1971-02-03
69 Colin Bell 1968-1975 1 48 1972-05-23
69 Trevor Cherry 1976-1980 1 27 1980-05-31
69 Ray Clemence 1972-1983 1 61 1981-05-12
69 Phil Neal 1976-1983 1 50 1982-06-02
69 Peter Beardsley 1986-1996 1 59 1988-02-13
69 Mark Wright 1984-1996 1 43 1991-05-21
69 David Seaman 1988-2003 1 75 1997-09-10
69 Martin Keown 1992-2002 1 43 2000-10-11
69 Wayne Rooney 2003-present 1 57 2009-11-14

Disputed captaincies

Player England career Caps as captain Total caps
Harry Daft 1889-1892 1 or 0[8] 5
Vaughan Lodge 1894-1896 0 or 1[2] 5
George Raikes 1895-1896 0 or 1[2] 4

Post-War Captains

Tenure Incumbent Others used when incumbent unavailable
1946-1948 George Hardwick Frank Swift
1948-1959 Billy Wright Alf Ramsey
1959-1960 Ronnie Clayton
1960-1962 Johnny Haynes Jimmy Armfield
1962-1964 Jimmy Armfield Bobby Moore
1964-1973 Bobby Moore Ron Flowers, Jimmy Armfield, Bobby Charlton, Alan Mullery, Martin Peters, Colin Bell
1974 Emlyn Hughes
1975 Alan Ball
1975-1976 Gerry Francis Kevin Keegan
1976-1977 Kevin Keegan Emlyn Hughes, Mick Channon
1977-1979 Emlyn Hughes Mick Mills, Kevin Keegan,
1979-1982 Kevin Keegan Emlyn Hughes, Mick Mills, Phil Thompson, Trevor Cherry, Ray Clemence, Peter Shilton
1982 Mick Mills
1982-1991 Bryan Robson Ray Wilkins, Peter Shilton, Terry Butcher, Peter Beardsley
1990-1992 Gary Lineker Mark Wright, Stuart Pearce
1992-1993 Stuart Pearce Paul Ince, David Platt
1993-1995 David Platt Paul Ince, Tony Adams
1996 Tony Adams Alan Shearer
1997-2000 Alan Shearer Stuart Pearce, Paul Ince, David Seaman, Tony Adams, Sol Campbell, Martin Keown,
2000-2006 David Beckham Michael Owen, Steven Gerrard
2006-2007 John Terry Steven Gerrard, Michael Owen
2008 Rotation Steven Gerrard, Rio Ferdinand, John Terry, David Beckham
2008-2010 John Terry Rio Ferdinand, Steven Gerrard, Wayne Rooney
2010- Rio Ferdinand

Unofficial captaincies

Players who have received the captain's armband during the course of a game are not considered by the Football Association as being official England captains. [9] However, the following players - who have never officially captained England - have worn the captain's armband during the course of a match when the official captain and vice-captain have been sent off or substituted:

Footnotes

  1. ^ Includes abandoned match vs Ireland, 15 February 1995, for which caps were awarded.
  2. ^ a b c The captaincy for England vs Ireland, 7 March 1896 is disputed between Gilbert Smith (13 confirmed captaincies), and George Raikes and Vaughan Lodge, neither of whom had captained England in another match. Cite error: The named reference "SML" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  3. ^ The captain for England vs Wales 16 March 1896 is unknown, but believed to be Gilbert Smith.
  4. ^ Alfred Bower was the last amateur player to captain England
  5. ^ a b Sources differ concerning the captaincy for England vs Wales, 12 March 1894. It was either Charles Wreford-Brown or Cunliffe Gosling Cite error: The named reference "WBG" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  6. ^ a b Sources differ concerning the captaincy for England vs Wales, 18 January 1879. It was either Arthur Cursham or Henry Wace Cite error: The named reference "CW" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  7. ^ Claude Ashton was the last player to be appointed captain for his solitary England appearance
  8. ^ Ireland 0 - England 2; 5 March 1892 (Match summary)
  9. ^ http://www.englandfootballonline.com/TeamCapt/CaptainIndex.html
  10. ^ http://englandfootballonline.com/Seas2000-10/2001-02/M0787Ita2002.html
  11. ^ http://englandfootballonline.com/Seas2000-10/2005-06/M0842Por2006.html
  12. ^ http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/2007/11/17/austria-0-1-england-89520-20120804
  13. ^ http://www.englandfootballonline.com/seas2000-10/2002-03/M0799Aus2003.html

External links

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