England's Goalscoring Captains

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England's Goalscoring Captains 1872-1914
Capt No.	Player Club	Goalscoring Date	Result - Opponent - Venue	Cmp/ Goals
3	Charles Alcock Wanderers	6 March 1875	2-2 vs. Scotland, Surrey Cricket Ground, The Oval, Kennington, London	Fr 1
6	Arthur Cursham Notts County	2 March 1878	2-7 vs. Scotland, Hampden Park, Hampden Terrace, Glasgow	Fr 1

Match 7. Newspaper reports conflict on who was the actual captain against Wales on 18 January 1879. Three reports, The Field, The Sportsman and Football Annual give the captaincy to goalscorer, Arthur Cursham, whilst The London Times, Athletic News and Bell's Life, gives it to Henry Wace. The fact that Charles Alcock's own Football Annual lists Cursham makes us want to favour the Notts County forward, but one can never be sure and we will not commit ourselves with any degree of certainty.

9 Francis Sparks
Clapham Rovers 15 March 1880 3-2 vs. Wales, Racecourse Ground, Mold Road, Wrexham Fr 2

12 Charlie Bambridge
Swifts 18 February 1882 13-0 vs. Ireland, Knock Ground, Bloomfield, Belfast Fr 1

11 Norman Bailey
Clapham Rovers 17 March 1884 4-0 vs. Wales, Racecourse Ground, Mold Road, Wrexham BC 1

12 Charlie Bambridge
Swifts & Corinthians 5 February 1887 7-0 vs. Ireland, Bramall Lane, Sheffield BC 1

15 Tinsley Lindley
Cambridge Univ.,
Nottingham Forest
& Corinthians 4 February 1888 5-1 vs. Wales, Nantwich Road, Crewe BC 1

7 April 1888 5-1 vs. Ireland, Ulster Ground, Ballynafeigh Park, Belfast BC 1

16 Jack Brodie
Wolverhampton W. 2 March 1889 6-1 vs. Ireland, Anfield Road, Liverpool BC 1

18 John Goodall
Derby County 7 March 1891 4-1 vs. Wales, Newcastle Road, Sunderland BC 1

15 Tinsley Lindley
Nottingham Forest
& Corinthians 6-1 vs. Ireland, Molineux Ground, Wolverhampton BC 2

Match 51. Various sources cannot decide who was captain for the match on 12 March 1894, probably Charles Wreford-Brown, but possibly goalscorer Cunliffe Gosling. Wreford-Brown was by far the oldest in an inexperienced team, but neither Sporting Life, Manchester Guardian, North Wales Guardian, The Times, The Field, The Sportsman, Sporting Chronicle, and Northern Whig make mention of a captain.

18 John Goodall
Derby County 7 April 1894 2-2 vs. Scotland, Parkhead, Glasgow BC 1

Match 56. The captaincy on 7 March 1896 was probably given to George Raikes, at least according to Irish Saturday Night and The Irish Times. The London Times gives a first captaincy to goalscorer, Gilbert Smith, and Vaughan Lodge is also a possibility. Many other sources do not specify any captain.

Match 57. Football historian Cris Freddi, himself the author of a book on the England team, has done extensive research in the English and Welsh newspapers of the time and has not found a single contemporaneous record of England's captain for 16 March 1896. Possibly goalscorer Gilbert Smith.

25 GO Smith
Old Carthusians &
Corinthians 5 March 1898 3-2 vs. Ireland, Solitude Ground, Cliftonville, Belfast BC 1

28 March 1898 3-0 vs. Wales, Racecourse Ground, Mold Road, Wrexham BC 1

18 February 1899 13-2 vs. Ireland, Roker Park, Sunderland BC 4

27 Ernest Needham
Sheffield United 18 March 1901 6-0 vs. Wales, St. James' Park, Newcastle-upon-Tyne BC 1

33 Stanley Harris
Old Westminsters &
Corinthians 17 February 1906 5-0 vs. Ireland, Solitude Ground, Cliftonville, Belfast BC 1

34 Vivian Woodward
Tottenham Hotspur 15 February 1908 3-1 vs. Ireland, Solitude Ground, Cliftonville, Belfast BC 1

16 March 1908 7-1 vs. Wales, Racecourse Ground, Mold Road, Wrexham BC 3

6 June 1908 6-1 vs. Austria, Cricketer Platz, Vienna Fr 1

8 June 1908 11-1 vs. Austria, Hohe Warte Stadion, Wien Fr 4

10 June 1908 7-0 vs. Hungary, Millen�ris Sporttelep, Budapest Fr 1

13 February 1909 4-0 vs. Ireland, Park Avenue, Bradford Fr 2

29 May 1909 4-2 vs. Hungary, Millen�ris Sporttelep, Budapest Fr 2

8 June 1909 8-2 vs. Hungary, Millen�ris Sporttelep, Budapest Fr 4

10 June 1909 8-1 vs. Austria, Hohe Warte Stadion, Wien Fr 3

13 March 1911 3-0 vs. Wales, The Den, Millwall, London BC 2

England's Goalscoring Captains 1919-39

Capt
No.
Player
Club
Goalscoring Date Result - Opponent - Venue Cmp/ Goals

38 Charlie Buchan
Sunderland 10 May 1923 4-1 vs. France, Stade Pershing, Paris Fr 1

55 David Jack
Arsenal 5 April 1930 5-2 vs. Scotland, Empire Stadium, Wembley, London BC 1

10 May 1930 3-3 vs. Germany, Grunewald Stadion, Berlin Fr 1

England's Goalscoring Captains 1946-2012

Capt
No.
Player
Club
Goalscoring Date Result - Opponent - Venue Cmp/ Goals

66 Billy Wright
Wolverhampton
Wanderers 22 May 1949 3-1 vs. France, Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes, Paris Fr 1

30 November 1949 2-0 vs. Italy, White Hart Lane, Tottenham, London Fr 1

7 October 1950 4-1 vs. Ireland (Northern), Windsor Park, Belfast BC 1

69 Johnny Haynes
Fulham 19 October 1960 9-0 vs. Luxembourg, Stade Municipal, Stad L�tzebuerg WCP 1

23 November 1960 5-1 vs. Wales, Empire Stadium, Wembley, London BC 1

15 April 1961 9-3 vs. Scotland, Empire Stadium, Wembley, London BC 1

71 Bobby Moore
West Ham United 5 January 1966 1-1 vs. Poland, Goodison Park, Liverpool Fr 1

29 June 1966 6-1 vs. Norway, Ullev�l Stadion, Oslo Fr 1

73 Bobby Charlton
Manchester United 21 April 1970 3-1 vs. Northern Ireland, Empire Stadium, Wembley, London BC 1

79 Gerry Francis
QPR 11 May 1976 4-0 vs. Northern Ireland, Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London BC 1

81 Mick Channon
Southampton 28 May 1976 3-2 vs. Italy, Yankee Stadium, Bronx, New York City, USA TC 2

80 Kevin Keegan
Liverpool 30 March 1977 5-0 vs. Luxembourg, Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London WCP 1

81 Mick Channon
Southampton 28 May 1977 2-1 vs. Northern Ireland, Windsor Park, Belfast BC 1

80 Kevin Keegan
Hamburger 19 April 1978 1-1 vs. Brazil, Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London Fr 1

26 May 1979 3-1 vs. Scotland, Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London BC 1

13 June 1979 3-4 vs. Austria, Praterstadion, Wien Fr 1

12 September 1979 1-0 vs. Denmark, Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London ECP 1

6 February 1980 2-0 vs. Republic of Ireland, Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London ECP 2

13 May 1980 3-1 vs. Argentina, Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London Fr 1

Kevin Keegan
Southampton 6 June 1981 3-1 vs. Hungary, N�pstadion, Budapest WCP 1

23 February 1982 4-0 vs. Northern Ireland, Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London BC 1

90 Bryan Robson
Manchester United 1 June 1983 2-0 vs. Scotland, Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London BC 1

16 November 1983 4-0 vs. Luxembourg, Stade Municipal, Stad L�tzebuerg ECP 2

12 September 1984 1-0 vs. GDR, Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London Fr 1

17 October 1984 5-0 vs. Finland, Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London WCP 1

14 November 1984 8-0 vs. Turkey, In�n� Stadyumu, İstanbul WCP 3

89 Ray Wilkins
Manchester United 27 February 1985 1-0 vs. Northern Ireland, Windsor Park, Belfast WCP 1

90 Bryan Robson
Manchester United 12 June 1985 3-0 vs. West Germany, Estadio Azteca, Santa �rsula, ciudad de M�xico, Mexico TC 1

16 October 1985 5-0 vs. Turkey, Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London WCP 1

26 February 1986 2-1 vs. Israel, Ramat-Gan Stadium, Tel Aviv Fr 2

1 April 1987 2-0 vs. Northern Ireland, Windsor Park, Belfast ECP 1

14 October 1987 8-0 vs. Turkey, Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London ECP 1

11 November 1987 4-1 vs. Yugoslavia, Stadion JNA, Beograde ECP 1

15 June 1988 1-3 vs. Netherlands, Rheinstadion, D�sseldorf, West Germany ECF 1

8 February 1989 2-1 vs. Greece, Olympiako Stadio Athinas Spyros Louis, Ath�na Fr 1

8 March 1989 2-0 vs. Albania, Stadiumi Kombetar Qemal Stafa, Tiran� WCP 1

13 December 1989 2-1 vs. Yugoslavia, Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London Fr 2

93 Gary Lineker
Tottenham Hotspur 12 September 1990 1-0 vs. Hungary, Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London Fr 1

17 October 1990 2-0 vs. Poland, Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London ECP 1

25 May 1991 2-2 vs. Argentina, Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London Fr 1

3 June 1991 1-0 vs. New Zealand, Mount Smart Stadium, Penrose, Auckland Fr 1

95 Stuart Pearce
Nottingham Forest 8 June 1991 2-0 vs. New Zealand, Athletic Park, Wellington Fr 1

93 Gary Lineker
Tottenham Hotspur 12 June 1991 4-2 vs. Malaysia, Stadium Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur Fr 4

13 November 1991 1-1 vs. Poland, Stadion Lecha, Poznań ECP 1

29 April 1992 2-2 vs. CIS, Central V.I. Lenin Stadium, Moskva Fr 1

95 Stuart Pearce
Nottingham Forest 18 November 1992 4-0 vs. Turkey, Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London WCP 1

96 David Platt
Juventus 17 February 1993 6-0 vs. San Marino, Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London WCP 4

31 March 1993 2-0 vs. Turkey, Atat�rk Stadyumu, İzmir WCP 1

28 April 1993 2-2 vs. Netherlands, Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London WCP 1

David Platt
Sampdoria 16 November 1994 1-0 vs. Nigeria, Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London Fr 1

3 June 1995 2-1 vs. Japan, Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London TC 1

8 June 1995 3-3 vs. Sweden, Elland Road, Leeds TC 1

David Platt
Arsenal 18 May 1996 3-0 vs. Hungary, Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London Fr 1

99 Alan Shearer
Newcastle United 1 September 1996 3-0 vs. Moldova, Stadionul Republican, Chişinău WCP 1

9 October 1996 2-1 vs. Poland, Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London WCP 2

30 April 1997 2-0 vs. Georgia, Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London WCP 1

31 May 1997 2-0 vs. Poland, Stadion Śląski, Chorz�w WCP 1

7 June 1997 1-0 vs. France, Stade de la Mosson, Montpellier TC 1

22 April 1998 3-0 vs. Portugal, Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London Fr 2

15 June 1998 2-0 vs. Tunisia, Le Stade V�lodrome, Marseille, France WCF 1

30 June 1998 2-2 vs. Argentina, Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-�tienne, France WCF 1

5 September 1998 1-2 vs. Sweden, R�sunda Fotbollstadion, Solna kommun, Stockholms l�n ECP 1

14 October 1998 3-0 vs. Luxembourg, Stade Josy Barthel, Stad L�tzebuerg ECP 1

28 April 1999 1-1 vs. Hungary, N�pstadion, Budapest Fr 1

9 June 1999 1-1 vs. Bulgaria, Stadion Balgarska Armia, Sofiya ECP 1

4 September 1999 6-0 vs. Luxembourg, Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London ECP 3

10 October 1999 2-1 vs. Belgium, Stadium of Light, Sunderland Fr 1

17 June 2000 0-1 vs. Germany, Stade Communal, Charleroi, Belgium ECF 1

20 June 2000 2-3 vs. Romania, Stade Communal, Charleroi, Belgium ECF 1

103 David Beckham
Manchester United 24 March 2001 2-1 vs. Finland, Anfield Road, Liverpool WCP 1

25 May 2001 4-0 vs. Mexico, Pride Park, Derby Fr 1

6 June 2001 2-0 vs. Greece, Olympiako Stadio Athinas Spyros Louis, Ath�na WCP 1

6 October 2001 2-2 vs. Greece, Old Trafford, Manchester WCP 1

10 November 2001 1-1 vs. Sweden, Old Trafford, Manchester Fr 1

104 Michael Owen
Liverpool 17 April 2002 4-0 vs. Paraguay, Anfield Road, Liverpool Fr 1

21 May 2002 1-1 vs. Korea Republic, Jeju World Cup Stadium, Seogwipo-si Fr 1

103 David Beckham
Manchester United 7 June 2002 1-0 vs. Argentina, Sapporo Dōmu, Toyohira-ku, Sapporo-shi, Japan WCF 1

12 October 2002 2-1 vs. Slovakia, �tadi�n Teheln� pole, Bratislava ECP 1

16 October 2002 2-2 vs. FYR Macedonia, The Friends Provident St Mary's Stadium, Southampton ECP 1

29 March 2003 2-0 vs. Liechtenstein, Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz ECP 1

2 April 2003 2-0 vs. Turkey, Stadium of Light, Sunderland ECP 1

104 Michael Owen
Liverpool 11 June 2003 2-1 vs. Slovakia, The Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough ECP 2

103 David Beckham
Real Madrid 20 August 2003 3-1 vs. Croatia, Portman Road, Ipswich Fr 1

6 September 2003 2-1 vs. FYR Macedonia, Gradski Stadion, Skopje ECP 1

18 August 2004 3-0 vs. Ukraine, St James' Park, Newcastle-upon-Tyne Fr 1

9 October 2004 2-0 vs. Wales, Old Trafford, Manchester WCP 1

104 Michael Owen
Real Madrid 13 October 2004 1-0 vs. Azerbaijan, Tofig Bakhramov Stadium, Baku WCP 1

103 David Beckham
Real Madrid 30 March 2005 2-0 vs. Azerbaijan, St James' Park, Newcastle-upon-Tyne WCP 1

104 Michael Owen
Newcastle United 12 October 2005 2-1 vs. Poland, Old Trafford, Manchester WCP 1

103 David Beckham
Real Madrid 25 June 2006 1-0 vs. Ecuador, Gottlieb Daimler Stadion, Stuttgart, Germany WCF 1

106 John Terry
Chelsea 16 August 2006 4-0 vs. Greece, Old Trafford, Manchester Fr 1

1 June 2007 1-1 vs. Brazil, The National Stadium, Wembley, London Fr 1

28 May 2008 2-0 vs. USA, The National Stadium, Wembley, London Fr 1

107 Rio Ferdinand
Manchester United 11 October 2008 5-1 vs. Kazakhstan, The National Stadium, Wembley, London WCP 1

106 John Terry
Chelsea 19 November 2008 2-1 vs. Germany, Olympiastadion, Berlin Fr 1

1 April 2009 2-1 vs. Ukraine, The National Stadium, Wembley, London WCP 1

105 Steven Gerrard
Liverpool 12 June 2010 1-1 vs. USA, Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Rustenburg WCF 1

11 August 2010 2-1 vs. Hungary, The National Stadium, Wembley, London Fr 2

109 Frank Lampard
Chelsea 12 November 2011 1-0 vs. Spain, The National Stadium, Wembley, London Fr 1

108 Wayne Rooney
Manchester United 12 October 2012 5-0 vs. San Marino, The National Stadium, Wembley, London WCP 2

109 Frank Lampard
Chelsea 22 March 2013 8-0 vs. San Marino, Stadio Olimpico, Serravalle WCP 1

England's Top Goalscoring Captains since 1872

23
Vivian Woodward

20
Bryan Robson, Alan Shearer

16
David Beckham

10
Gary Lineker, Kevin Keegan, David Platt

8
GO Smith (8 possibly 6, see notes)

6
Michael Owen

5
John Terry

4
Johnny Haynes, Tinsley Lindley

3
Mick Channon, Steven Gerrard, Billy Wright

2
John Goodall, David Jack, Frank Lampard, Bobby Moore, Stuart Pearce, Wayne Rooney, Francis Sparks

1
Charles Alcock, Norman Bailey, Charlie Bambridge, Jack Brodie, Charlie Buchan, Bobby Charlton, Arthur Cursham, Rio Ferdinand, Gerry Francis, Cunliffe Gosling (1 possibly 0, see notes), Stanley Harris, Ernest Needham, Ray Wilkins

Trivia: Of the 661 British Championship goals, England Captain's were responsible for scoring 31 of them, possibly even as much as 34 goals, depending on the source.