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England's Post-War Captains
by Number of Matches

 

England's Post-War Captains by Number of Matches

Rnk Player & Club(s) Cap W D L F A Pt% App First Last
1

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
Moore, Robert F.C.
West Ham United FC
57 20 13 165 77 74.4 108 29-May-1963
Czechoslovakia 2
England 4
14-Nov-1973
England 0
Italy 1
3 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
4 Beckham, David R.J.
Manchester United FC[24]
Real Madrid CF [34]
LA Galaxy [1]
59 35 14 10 114 53 71.2 105 15-Nov-2000
Italy 1
England 0
01-Jun-2008
Trinidad & Tobago 0
England 3
5 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
Rnk Player & Club(s) Cap W D L F A Pt% App First Last
6 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
7 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
8 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
9 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.
10 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
Rnk Player & Club(s) Cap W D L F A Pt% App First Last
11 Terry, John G.
Chelsea FC
17 10 5 2 35 9 74.5 47 16-Aug-2006
England 4
Greece 0
10-Sep-2008
Croatia 1
England 4
12 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
Shilton, Peter L.
Nottingham Forest FC [1]
Southampton FC [11]
Derby County FC [3]
7 4 4 18 10 60.0 125 25-May-1982
England 2
Netherlands 0
07-Jul-1990
Italy 2
England 1
Adams, Tony A.
Arsenal FC
5 8 2 19 10 60.0 66 12-Oct-1994
England 1
Romania 1
07-Oct-2000
England 0
Germany 1
15 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
  Player & Club(s)   W D L F A Pt% App First Last
16 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
Pearce, Stuart
Nottingham Forest FC
7 2 1 24 6 80.0 78 08-Jun-1991
New Zealand 0
England 2
24-May-1997
England 2
South Africa 1
18 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
Mills, Michael D.
Ipswich Town FC
6 2 0 13 3 87.5 42 13-May-1978
Wales 1
England 3
05-Jul-1982
England 0
Spain 0

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

5 3 0 15 7 81.3 89 17-Apr-2002
England 4
Paraguay 0
12-Oct-2005
England 2
Poland 1
Rnk Player & Club(s) Cap W D L F A Pt% App First Last
21 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
Ince, Paul E.C.
Manchester United FC [2]
Internazionale Milano [2]
Liverpool FC [3]
4 2 1 8 3 71.4 53 09-Jun-1993
U.S.A. 2
England 0
27-May-1998
Morocco 0
England 1
Gerrard, Steven G.
Liverpool FC
3 0 4 9 8 42.9 68 31-Mar-2004
Sweden 1
England 0
06-Feb-2008
England 2
Switzerland 1
24 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

Thompson, Philip B.
Liverpool FC
4 0 2 11 6 66.7 42 22-Nov-1979
England 2
Bulgaria 0
27-Apr-1982
Wales 0
England 1
Rnk Player & Club(s) Cap W D L F A Pt% App First Last
26 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
27

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
28 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
Flowers, Ronald
Wolverhampton Wanderers FC
2 1 0 13 2 83.3 49 27-May-1964
U.S.A. 0
England 10
09-Dec-1964
Netherlands 1
England 1
Charlton, Robert
Manchester United FC
1 2 0 4 2 66.7 106 15-Jan-1969
England 1
Romania 1
21-Apr-1970
England 3
N. Ireland 1
Player & Club(s) W D L F A Pt% App First Last
Watson, David V.
Southampton FC
0 2 1 0 1 33.3 65 24-Apr-1981
England 0
Romania 0
23-May-1981
England 0
Scotland 1
Campbell, Sulzeer J.
Tottenham Hotspur FC [2]
Arsenal FC [1]
2 1 0 4 1 83.3 72 24-May-1998
Belgium 0
England 0
28-May-2005
USA 1
England 2
33 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
Channon, Michael R.
Southampton FC
2 0 0 5 3 100.0 46 28-May-1976
England 3
Italy 2
28-May-1977
N. Ireland 1
England 2
35

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
Player & Club(s) W D L F A Pt% App First Last
Bell, Colin
Manchester City FC
0 0 1 0 1 00.0 48 23-May-1972 England 0
N. Ireland 1
23-May-1972 England 0
N. Ireland 1
Cherry, Trevor J.
Leeds United AFC
1 0 0 2 1 100.0 27 31-May-1980
Australia 1
England 2
31-May-1980
Australia 1
England 2
Clemence, Raymond N.
Liverpool FC
0 0 1 0 1 00.0 61 12-May-1981
England 0
Brazil 1
12-May-1981
England 0
Brazil 1

Neal, Philip G.
Liverpool FC

0 1 0 1 1 50.0 50 02-Jun-1982
Iceland 1
England 1
02-Jun-1982
Iceland 1
England 1
Beardsley, Peter A.
Liverpool
0 1 0 0 0 50.0 59 13-Feb-1988
Israel 0
England 0
13-Feb-1988
Israel 0
England 0
Player & Club(s) W D L F A Pt% App First Last

Wright, Mark
Derby County FC

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
Seaman, David A.
Arsenal FC
1 0 0 4 0 100.0 75 10-Sep-1997
England 4
Moldova 0
10-Sep-1997
England 4
Moldova 0
Keown, Martin R.
Arsenal FC
0 1 0 0 0 50.0 43 11-Oct-2000
Finland 0
England 0
11-Oct-2000
Finland 0
England 0
Ferdinand, Rio G.
Manchester United FC
0 0 0 0 1 00.0 70 26-Mar-2008
France 1
England 0
26-Mar-2008
France 1
England 0

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