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Index

England's Match Captains
 1946-1960
 with club affiliations

 1872-1914
 1919-39
 1946-60
 1960-70		 1970-80
 1980-90
 1990-2000
 2000-10
 2010-20
 
England's Captains by Match 1946-1960
1946-47   Walter Winterbottom
227 28 September 1946 7-2 vs. Ireland (Northern), Windsor Park, Belfast BC AW George Hardwick
  Middlesbrough
228 30 September 1946 1-0 vs. Ireland (Republic), Dalymount Park, Dublin Fr AW
229 13 November 1946 3-0 vs. Wales, Maine Road, Manchester BC HW
230 27 November 1946 8-2 vs. Netherlands, Leeds Road, Huddersfield Fr HW
231 12 April 1947 1-1 vs. Scotland, Empire Stadium, Wembley, London BC HD
232 3 May 1947 3-0 vs. France, Arsenal Stadium, Highbury, London Fr HW
233 18 May 1947 0-1 vs. Switzerland, Hardturm Sportplatz, Zürich AL
234 25 May 1947 10-0 vs. Portugal, Estádio Nacional, Lisboa AW
1947-48
235 21 September 1947 5-2 vs. Belgium, Stade du Centenaire, Bruxelles Fr AW George Hardwick
  Middlesbrough
236 18 October 1947 3-0 vs. Wales, Ninian Park, Sloper Road, Cardiff BC AW
237 5 November 1947 2-2 vs. Ireland (Northern), Goodison Park, Liverpool HD
238 19 November 1947 4-2 vs. Sweden, Arsenal Stadium, Highbury, London Fr HW
239 10 April 1948 2-0 vs. Scotland, Hampden Park, Mount Florida, Glasgow BC AW
240 16 May 1948 4-0 vs. Italy, Stadio Comunale di Torino, Torino Fr AW GK Frank Swift
 Manchester City
1948-49
241 26 September 1948 0-0 vs. Denmark, Idrćtsparken, Křbenhavn Fr AD GK Frank Swift
 Manchester City
242 9 October 1948 6-2 vs. Ireland (Northern), Windsor Park, Belfast BC AW   Billy Wright
 Wolverhampton Wanderers
243 10 November 1948 1-0 vs. Wales, Villa Park, Birmingham HW
244 2 December 1948 6-0 vs. Switzerland, Arsenal Stadium, Highbury, London Fr HW
245 9 April 1949 1-3 vs. Scotland, Empire Stadium, Wembley, London BC HL
246 13 May 1949 1-3 vs. Sweden, Rĺsunda Fotbollstadion, Solna kommun, Stockholms län Fr AL
247 18 May 1949 4-1 vs. Norway, Ullevĺl Stadion, Oslo AW
248 22 May 1949 3-1 vs. France, Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes, Paris AW
1949-50
249 21 September 1949 0-2 vs. Ireland (Republic), Goodison Park, Liverpool Fr HL   Billy Wright
 Wolverhampton Wanderers
250 15 October 1949 4-1 vs. Wales, Ninian Park, Sloper Road, Cardiff BC/
WCP		 AW
251 16 November 1949 9-2 vs. Ireland (Northern), Maine Road, Manchester HW
252 30 November 1949 2-0 vs. Italy, White Hart Lane, Tottenham, London Fr HW
253 15 April 1950 1-0 vs. Scotland, Hampden Park, Mount Florida, Glasgow BC/
WCP		 AW  
254 14 May 1950 5-3 vs. Portugal, Estádio Nacional, Lisboa Fr AW
255 18 May 1950 4-1 vs. Belgium, Stade du Centenaire, Bruxelles AW
256 25 June 1950 2-0 vs. Chile, Estádio Maracană, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil WCF NW
257 29 June 1950 0-1 vs. USA, Estádio Independencia, Belo Horizonte, Brazil NL
258 2 July 1950 0-1 vs. Spain, Estádio Maracană, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil NL
1950-51
259 7 October 1950 4-1 vs. Ireland (Northern), Windsor Park, Belfast BC AW Billy Wright
 Wolverhampton Wanderers
260 15 November 1950 4-2 vs. Wales, Roker Park, Sunderland HW Alf Ramsey
 Tottenham Hotspur
261 22 November 1950 2-2 vs. Yugoslavia, Arsenal Stadium, Highbury, London Fr HD
262 14 April 1951 2-3 vs. Scotland, Empire Stadium, Wembley, London BC HL Billy Wright
 Wolverhampton Wanderers
263 9 May 1951 2-1 vs. Argentina, Empire Stadium, Wembley, London Fr HW
264 19 May 1951 5-2 vs. Portugal, Goodison Park, Liverpool HW Alf Ramsey
 Tottenham Hotspur
1951-52
265 3 October 1951 2-2 vs. France, Arsenal Stadium, Highbury, London Fr HD Billy Wright
 Wolverhampton Wanderers
266 20 October 1951 1-1 vs. Wales, Ninian Park, Sloper Road, Cardiff BC AD
267 14 November 1951 2-0 vs. Ireland (Northern), Villa Park, Birmingham HW
268 28 November 1951 2-2 vs. Austria, Empire Stadium, Wembley, London Fr HD
269 5 April 1952 2-1 vs. Scotland, Hampden Park, Mount Florida, Glasgow BC AW
270 18 May 1952 1-1 vs. Italy, Stadio Comunale di Firenze, Firenze Fr AD
271 25 May 1952 3-2 vs. Austria, Praterstadion, Wien AW
272 28 May 1952 3-0 vs. Switzerland, Hardturm Sportplatz, Zürich AW
1952-53
273 4 October 1952 2-2 vs. Ireland (Northern), Windsor Park, Belfast BC AD Billy Wright
 Wolverhampton Wanderers
274 12 November 1952 5-2 vs. Wales, Empire Stadium, Wembley, London HW
275 26 November 1952 5-0 vs. Belgium, Empire Stadium, Wembley, London Fr HW
276 18 April 1953 2-2 vs. Scotland, Empire Stadium, Wembley, London BC HD
277 17 May 1953
abandoned		 2-1 vs. Argentina, Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti, Nuńez, Buenos Aires Fr AD
278 24 May 1953 2-1 vs. Chile, Estadio Nacional de Chile, Ńuńoa, Santiago AW
279 31 May 1953 1-2 vs. Uruguay, Estadio Centenario, Montevideo AL
280 8 June 1953 6-3 vs. USA, Yankee Stadium, Bronx, New York City AW
1953-54
281 10 October 1953 4-1 vs. Wales, Ninian Park, Sloper Road, Cardiff BC/
WCP		 AW Billy Wright
 Wolverhampton Wanderers
282 21 October 1953 4-4 vs. Rest of the World, Empire Stadium, Wembley, London Fr HD
283 11 November 1953 3-1 vs. Ireland (Northern), Goodison Park, Liverpool BC/
WCP		 HW
284 25 November 1953 3-6 vs. Hungary, Empire Stadium, Wembley, London Fr HL
285 3 April 1954 4-2 vs. Scotland, Hampden Park, Mount Florida, Glasgow BC/
WCP		 AW
286 16 May 1954 0-1 vs. Yugoslavia, Stadion J.N.A., Beograde Fr AL
287 23 May 1954 1-7 vs. Hungary, Népstadion, Budapest AL
288 17 June 1954 4-4 vs. Belgium, Sankt Jakob Stadium, Basel, Switzerland AET WCF ND
289 20 June 1954 2-0 vs. Switzerland, Wankdorfstadion, Bern AW
290 26 June 1954 2-4 vs. Uruguay, Sankt Jakob Stadium, Basel, Switzerland NL
1954-55
291 2 October 1954 2-0 vs. Northern Ireland, Windsor Park, Belfast BC AW Billy Wright
 Wolverhampton Wanderers
292 10 November 1954 3-2 vs. Wales, Empire Stadium, Wembley, London HW
293 1 December 1954 3-1 vs. West Germany, Empire Stadium, Wembley, London Fr HW
294 2 April 1955 7-2 vs. Scotland, Empire Stadium, Wembley, London BC HW
295 15 May 1955 0-1 vs. France, Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes, Paris Fr AL
296 18 May 1955 1-1 vs. Spain, El Estadio Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid AD
297 22 May 1955 1-3 vs. Portugal, Estádio do Futebol Clube do Porto, Oporto AL
1955-56
298 2 October 1955 5-1 vs. Denmark, Idrćtsparken, Křbenhavn Fr AW Billy Wright
 Wolverhampton Wanderers
299 22 October 1955 1-2 vs. Northern Ireland, Ninian Park, Sloper Road, Cardiff BC AL
300 2 November 1955 3-0 vs. Wales, Empire Stadium, Wembley, London HW
301 30 November 1955 4-1 vs. Spain, Empire Stadium, Wembley, London Fr HW
302 14 April 1956 1-1 vs. Scotland, Hampden Park, Mount Florida, Glasgow BC AD
303 9 May 1956 4-2 vs. Brazil, Empire Stadium, Wembley, London Fr HW
304 16 May 1956 0-0 vs. Sweden, Rĺsunda Fotbollstadion, Solna kommun, Stockholms län AD
305 20 May 1956 5-1 vs. Finland, Olympiastadion, Helsinki AW
306 26 May 1956 3-1 vs. West Germany, Olympiastadion, Berlin AW
1956-57
307 6 October 1956 1-1 vs. Northern Ireland, Windsor Park, Belfast BC AD Billy Wright
 Wolverhampton Wanderers
308 14 November 1956 3-1 vs. Wales, Empire Stadium, Wembley, London HW
309 28 November 1956 3-0 vs. Yugoslavia, Empire Stadium, Wembley, London Fr HW
310 5 December 1956 5-2 vs. Denmark, Molineux Ground, Wolverhampton WCP HW
311 6 April 1957 2-1 vs. Scotland, Empire Stadium, Wembley, London BC HW
312 8 May 1957 5-1 vs. Republic of Ireland, Empire Stadium, Wembley, London WCP HW
313 15 May 1957 4-1 vs. Denmark, Idrćtsparken, Křbenhavn AW
314 19 May 1957 1-1 vs. Republic of Ireland, Dalymount Park, Dublin AD
1957-58
315 19 October 1957 4-0 vs. Wales, Ninian Park, Sloper Road, Cardiff BC AW Billy Wright
 Wolverhampton Wanderers
316 6 November 1957 2-3 vs. Northern Ireland, Empire Stadium, Wembley, London HL
317 27 November 1957 4-0 vs. France, Empire Stadium, Wembley, London Fr HW
318 19 April 1958 4-0 vs. Scotland, Hampden Park, Mount Florida, Glasgow BC AW
319 7 May 1958 2-1 vs. Portugal, Empire Stadium, Wembley, London Fr HW
320 11 May 1958 0-5 vs. Yugoslavia, Stadion J.N.A., Beograde AL
321 18 May 1958 1-1 vs. USSR, Lenin Stadium, Moskva AD
322 8 June 1958 2-2 vs. USSR, Nya Ullevi Stadion, Göteborg, Sweden WCF ND
319 11 June 1958 0-0 vs. Brazil, Nya Ullevi Stadion, Göteborg, Sweden ND
320 15 June 1958 2-2 vs. Austria, Ryavallen Stadion, Borĺs, Sweden ND
321 17 June 1958 0-1 vs. USSR, Nya Ullevi Stadion, Göteborg, Sweden NL
1958-59
322 4 October 1958 3-3 vs. Northern Ireland, Windsor Park, Belfast BC AD Billy Wright
 Wolverhampton Wanderers
323 22 October 1958 5-0 vs. USSR, Empire Stadium, Wembley, London Fr HW
324 26 November 1958 2-2 vs. Wales, Villa Park, Birmingham BC HD
325 11 April 1959 1-0 vs. Scotland, Empire Stadium, Wembley, London HW
326 6 May 1959 2-2 vs. Italy, Empire Stadium, Wembley, London Fr HD
327 13 May 1959 0-2 vs. Brazil, Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho, Maracană, Rio de Janeiro AL
328 17 May 1959 1-4 vs. Peru, Estadio Nacional Coloso de José Díaz, Lima AL
329 24 May 1959 1-2 vs. Mexico, Estadio Olímpico Universitario, Ciudad Universitaria, ciudad de México AL
330 28 May 1959 8-1 vs. USA, Wrigley Field, Los Angeles AW
1959-60
331 17 October 1959 1-1 vs. Wales, Ninian Park, Sloper Road, Cardiff BC AD Ronnie Clayton
  Blackburn Rovers
332 28 October 1959 2-3 vs. Sweden, Empire Stadium, Wembley, London Fr HL
333 18 November 1959 2-1 vs. Northern Ireland, Empire Stadium, Wembley, London BC HW
334 9 April 1960 1-1 vs. Scotland, Hampden Park, Mount Florida, Glasgow AD
335 11 May 1960 3-3 vs. Yugoslavia, Empire Stadium, Wembley, London Fr HD
336 15 May 1960 0-3 vs. Spain, El Estadio Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid AL Johnny Haynes
 Fulham
337 22 May 1960 0-2 vs. Hungary, Népstadion, Budapest AL

 

England's Captains by Club Affiliations 1872-1960
 * denotes Player appeared for two or more clubs at the time of his captaincy, thus the total amount of captaincies below will NOT equal total amount of England matches
Wolverhampton Wanderers 92 Corinthians 48* Arsenal 31
Blackburn Rovers 27 Old Carthusians 20* Huddersfield Town & Clapham Rovers 16*
Sheffield Wednesday & Tottenham Hotspur 15 Middlesbrough 13 Derby County 8
7 Aston Villa
6 Manchester City, Disputed/Unknown
5 Burnley, Leeds United, Nottingham Forest* & Old Westminsters*
4 Oxford University*, Preston North End & Wanderers
3 Cambridge University*, Newcastle United, Old Etonians* & Swifts*
2 Chelsea, Fulham, Liverpool, Old Brightonians*, Sunderland & West Bromwich Albion
1 Crystal Palace, Notts County, Old Malvernians*, Old Wykehamists*, Portsmouth, Sheffield, Sheffield Heeley & Sheffield United.
 

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