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England's Post-War Captains
by Chronological Order

 

England's Post-War Captains by Chronological Order

No. Player & Club(s) Cap W D L F A Pt% App First Last
63 Hardwick, George F. M.
Middlesbrough FC
13 10 2 1 49 12 84.6 13 28-Sep-1946
N. Ireland 2
England 7
10-Apr-1948
Scotland 0
England 2
64 Swift, Frank V.
Manchester City FC
2 1 1 0 4 0 75.0 19 16-May-1948
Italy 0
England 4
26-Sep-1948
Denmark 0
England 0
65

Wright, William A.
Wolverhampton Wanderers FC

90 49 21 20 234 135 66.1 105 09-Oct-1948
N. Ireland 2
England 6
28-May-1959
U.S.A. 1
England 8
66 Ramsey, Alfred E.
Tottenham Hotspur FC
3 2 1 0 11 6 83.3 32 15-Nov-1950
England 4
Wales 2
19-May-1951
England 5
Portugal 2
67 Clayton, Ronald
Blackburn Rovers FC
5 1 3 1 9 9 50.0 35 17-Oct-1959
Wales 1
England 1
11-May-1960
England 3
Yugoslavia 3
No. Player & Club(s) Cap W D L F A Pt% App First Last
68 Haynes, John N.
Fulham FC
22 12 4 6 64 31 63.6 56 15-May-1960
Spain 3
England 0
10-Jun-1962
Brazil 3
England 1
69 Armfield, James C.
Blackpool FC
15 10 2 3 45 18 73.3 43 28-Sep-1961
England 4 Luxembourg 1
26-Jun-1966 Finland 0 
England 3
70 Moore, Robert F.C.
West Ham United FC
90 57 20 13 165 77 74.4 108 29-May-1963
Czechoslovakia 2
England 4
14-Nov-1973
England 0
Italy 1
71 Flowers, Ronald
Wolverhampton Wanderers FC
3 2 1 0 13 2 83.3 49 27-May-1964
U.S.A. 0
England 10
09-Dec-1964
Netherlands 1
England 1
72 Charlton, Robert
Manchester United FC
3 1 2 0 4 2 66.7 106 15-Jan-1969
England 1
Romania 1
21-Apr-1970
England 3
N. Ireland 1
No. Player & Club(s) Cap W D L F A Pt% App First Last
73

Mullery, Alan P.
Tottenham Hotspur FC

1 1 0 0 1 0 100.0 35 03-Feb-1971
Malta 0
England 1
03-Feb-1971
Malta 0
England 1
74

Peters, Martin S.
Tottenham Hotspur FC

4 1 3 0 8 1 62.5 67 19-May-1971
England 0
Wales 0
03-Apr-1974
Portugal 0
England 0
75 Bell, Colin
Manchester City FC
1 0 0 1 0 1 00.0 48 23-May-1972 England 0
N. Ireland 1
23-May-1972 England 0
N. Ireland 1
76 Hughes, Emlyn W.
Liverpool FC
23 11 9 3 34 17 67.4 62 11-May-1974
Wales 0
England 2
20-May-1980
England 1
N. Ireland 1
77 Ball, Alan J.
Arsenal FC
6 4 2 0 15 3 83.3 72 12-Mar-1975 England 2
West Germany 0

24-May-1975
England 5
Scotland 1

No. Player & Club(s) Cap W D L F A Pt% App First Last
78 Francis, Gerald C.J.
Queens Park Rangers
8 4 1 3 14 8 56.3 12 03-Sep-1975
Switzerland 1
England 2
13-Jun-1976
Finland 1
England 4
79 Keegan, J. Kevin
Liverpool FC [7]
Hamburger SV [16]
Southampton FC [8]
31 17 6 8 54 28 64.5 63 24-Mar-1976
Wales 1
England 2
03-Jun-1982
Finland 1
England 4
80 Channon, Michael R.
Southampton FC
2 2 0 0 5 3 100.0 46 28-May-1976
England 3
Italy 2
28-May-1977
N. Ireland 1
England 2
81 Mills, Michael D.
Ipswich Town FC
8 6 2 0 13 3 87.5 42 13-May-1978
Wales 1
England 3
05-Jul-1982
England 0
Spain 0
82 Thompson, Philip B.
Liverpool FC
6 4 0 2 11 6 66.7 42 22-Nov-1979
England 2
Bulgaria 0
27-Apr-1982
Wales 0
England 1
No. Player & Club(s) Cap W D L F A Pt% App First Last
83 Cherry, Trevor J.
Leeds United AFC
1 1 0 0 2 1 100.0 27 31-May-1980
Australia 1
England 2
31-May-1980
Australia 1
England 2
84 Watson, David V.
Southampton FC
3 0 2 1 0 1 33.3 65 24-Apr-1981
England 0
Romania 0
23-May-1981
England 0
Scotland 1
85 Clemence, Raymond N.
Liverpool FC
1 0 0 1 0 1 00.0 61 12-May-1981
England 0
Brazil 1
12-May-1981
England 0
Brazil 1
86 Shilton, Peter L.
Nottingham Forest FC [1]
Southampton FC [11]
Derby County FC [3]
15 7 4 4 18 10 60.0 125 25-May-1982
England 2
Netherlands 0
07-Jul-1990
Italy 2
England 1
87

Neal, Philip G.
Liverpool FC

1 0 1 0 1 1 50.0 50 02-Jun-1982
Iceland 1
England 1
02-Jun-1982
Iceland 1
England 1
No. Player & Club(s) Cap W D L F A Pt% App First Last
88 Wilkins, Raymond C.
Manchester United FC
10 5 2 3 12 7 60.0 84 22-Sep-1982
Denmark 2
England 2
24-May-1986
Canada 0
England 1
89 Robson, Bryan
Manchester United FC
65 32 22 11 120 41 66.2 90 17-Nov-1982
Greece 0
England 3
27-Mar-1991
England 1
Rep. of Ireland 1
90 Butcher, Terence I.
Glasgow Rangers FC
7 5 2 0 9 3 85.7 77 12-Nov-1986
England 2
Yugoslavia 0
04-Jul-1990
West Germany 1
England 1
91 Beardsley, Peter A.
Liverpool
1 0 1 0 0 0 50.0 59 13-Feb-1988
Israel 0
England 0
13-Feb-1988
Israel 0
England 0
92 Lineker, Gary W.
Tottenham Hotspur FC
18 9 7 2 22 13 69.4 80 12-Sep-1990
England 1
Hungary 0
17-Jun-1992
Sweden 2
England 1
No. Player & Club(s) Cap W D L F A Pt% App First Last
93

Wright, Mark
Derby County FC

1 1 0 0 3 1 100.0 43 21-May-1991
England 3
U.S.S.R. 1
21-May-1991
England 3
U.S.S.R. 1
94 Pearce, Stuart
Nottingham Forest FC
10 7 2 1 24 6 80.0 78 08-Jun-1991
New Zealand 0
England 2
24-May-1997
England 2
South Africa 1
95 Platt, David A. 
Juventus FC [6]
Sampdoria FC [11]
Arsenal FC [2]
19 8 6 4 30 16 61.1 62 17-Feb-1993
England 6
San Marino 0
18-May-1996
England 3
Hungary 0
The match of 15 February 1995 away to the Republic of Ireland, abandoned because of crowd trouble after 27 minutes with Ireland leading 1-0, is recorded in Platt's appearances and captaincies columns  because caps were awarded to the players taking part,  but it did not produce an official result and hence it has been disregarded in calculating the results, goals and points percentage columns.
96 Ince, Paul E.C.
Manchester United FC [2]
FC Internazionale Milano [2]
Liverpool FC [3]
7 4 2 1 8 3 71.4 53 09-Jun-1993
U.S.A. 2
England 0
27-May-1998
Morocco 0
England 1
97 Adams, Tony A.
Arsenal FC
15 5 8 2 19 10 60.0 66 12-Oct-1994
England 1
Romania 1
07-Oct-2000
England 0
Germany 1
No. Player & Club(s) Cap W D L F A Pt% App First Last
98 Shearer, Alan
Newcastle United FC
34 16 10 8 50 25 61.8 63 01-Sep-1996
Moldova 0
England 3
20-Jun-2000
England 2
Romania 3
99 Seaman, David A.
Arsenal FC
1 1 0 0 4 0 100.0 75 10-Sep-1997
England 4
Moldova 0
10-Sep-1997
England 4
Moldova 0
100 Campbell, Sulzeer J.
Tottenham Hotspur FC [2]
Arsenal FC [1]
3 2 1 0 4 1 83.3 72 24-May-1998
Belgium 0
England 0
28-May-2005
USA 1
England 2
101 Keown, Martin R.
Arsenal FC
1 0 1 0 0 0 50.0 43 11-Oct-2000
Finland 0
England 0
11-Oct-2000
Finland 0
England 0
102 Beckham, David R.J.
Manchester United FC[24]
Real Madrid CF [34]
58 34 14 10 111 53 70.7 100 15-Nov-2000
Italy 1
England 0
02-Jul-2006
England 0
Portugal 0
No. Player & Club(s) Cap W D L F A Pt% App First Last
103

Owen, Michael J.
Liverpool FC [6]
Real Madrid CF [1]
Newcastle United FC [1]

8 5 3 0 15 7 81.3 89 17-Apr-2002
England 4
Paraguay 0
12-Oct-2005
England 2
Poland 1
104 Gerrard, Steven G.
Liverpool FC
7 3 0 4 9 8 42.9 66 31-Mar-2004
Sweden 1
England 0
06-Feb-2008
England 2
Switzerland 1
105 Terry, John G.
Chelsea FC
13 7 4 2 25 6 69.2 43 16-Aug-2006
England 4
Greece 0
12-Sep-2007
England 3
Russia 0
106 Ferdinand, Rio G.
Manchester United FC
1 0 0 0 0 1 00.0 66 26-Mar-2008
France 1
England 0
26-Mar-2008
France 1
England 0

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