England's Pre-War Captains by Name

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Chronological
Name
Number of Matches
Points %
Tenure

England's Pre-War Captains
by Name

1872-1914
1919-39
1946-60
1960-70

1970-80
1980-90
1990-2000
2000-10
2010-20

No.	Player Club	Apps	Capt	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pt%	First & Last	Tenure
3	Charles Alcock Wanderers	1	1	0	1	0	2	2	50	6 March 1875 2-2 vs. Scotland	1 dy (90 min)
49	Claude Ashton Corinthians & Old Wykehamists	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	50	24 October 1925 0-0 vs. Northern Ireland	1 dy (90 min)
11	Norman Bailey Clapham Rovers 11, Clapham R. & Corinthians 4	19	15	6	3	6	40	28	50	12 March 1881 1-6 vs. Scotland 19 March 1887 2-3 vs. Scotland	6 yrs 8 dys
12	Charlie Bambridge Swifts 1, Swifts & Corinthians 1	18	2	2	0	0	20	0	100	18 February 1882 13-0 vs. Ireland 5 February 1887 7-0 vs. Ireland	4 yrs 353 dys
62	Sam Barkas Manchester City	18	3	3	0	0	12	6	100	23 October 1937 5-1 vs. Northern Ireland 1 December 1937 5-4 vs. Czechoslovakia	353 dys
60	Jack Barker Derby County	11	1	0	0	1	1	2	0	17 October 1936 1-2 vs. Wales	1 dy (90 min)
57	Ernie Blenkinsop Sheffield Wednesday	26	4	3	0	1	12	3	75	9 December 1931 7-1 vs. Spain 1 April 1933 1-2 vs. Scotland	1 yr 114 dys
30	Steve Bloomer Derby County	23	1	0	1	0	2	2	50	3 May 1902 2-2 vs. Scotland	1 dy (90 min)
47	Alfred George Bower Corinthians	5	3	2	1	0	9	4	83.3	8 December 1924 4-0 vs. Belgium 12 February 1927 3-3 vs. Wales	2 yrs 67 dys
16	Jack Brodie Wolverhampton Wanderers	3	1	0	0	0	6	1	100	2 March 1889 6-1 vs. Ireland	1 dy (90 min)
38	Charlie Buchan Sunderland	6	2	1	1	0	4	1	75	14 March 1921 0-0 vs. Wales 10 May 1923 4-1 vs. France	2 yrs 58 dys
58	Tommy Cooper Derby County	15	4	2	0	2	9	4	50	14 April 1934 3-0 vs. Scotland 29 September 1934 4-0 vs. Wales	169 dys
21	George Cotterill Old Brightonians & Corinthians	4	2	2	0	0	11	3	100	25 February 1893 6-1 vs. Ireland 1 April 1893 5-2 vs. Scotland	36 dys
32	Bob Crompton Blackburn Rovers	41	22	12	5	5	36	25	65.9	2 March 1903 2-1 vs. Wales 4 April 1914 1-3 vs. Scotland	11 yrs 34 dys
63	Stan Cullis Wolverhampton Wanderers	12	1	1	0	0	2	0	100	24 May 1939 2-0 vs. Romania	1 dy (90 min)
6	Arthur Cursham Notts County	6	1	0	0	1	2	7	0	2 March 1878 2-7 vs. Scotland	1 dy (90 min)
6	Arthur Cursham Notts County	Although it is more than likely that Cursham was captain in the following match against Wales, 18 January 1879, it has been suggested by certain sources that Henry Wace was the captain. Without the 100% certainty, we have decided to exclude this match from Cursham's captaincy record.
44	Graham Doggart Corinthians	1	1	0	1	0	2	2	50	1 November 1923 2-2 vs. Belgium	1 dy (90 min)
20	Arthur Dunn Old Etonians & Corinthians	4	2	2	0	0	6	1	100	5 March 1892 2-0 vs. Wales 2 April 1892 4-1 vs. Scotland	29 dys
54	Willis Edwards Leeds United	16	5	4	0	1	14	4	80	22 October 1928 2-1 vs. Northern Ireland 20 November 1929 6-0 vs. Wales	1 yr 30 dys
29	Frank Forman Nottingham Forest	9	1	1	0	0	1	0	100	22 March 1902 1-0 vs. Ireland	1 dy (90 min)
28	Reginald Erskine Foster Old Malvernians & Corinthians	5	1	0	1	0	0	0	50	3 March 1902 0-0 vs. Wales	1 dy (90 min)
53	Roy Goodall Huddersfield Town	25	12	8	1	3	37	16	70.8	31 March 1928 1-5 vs. Scotland 6 December 1933 4-1 vs. France	5 yrs 251 dys
18	John Goodall Derby County	14	2	1	1	0	6	3	75	7 March 1891 4-1 vs. Wales 7 April 1894 2-2 vs. Scotland	3 yrs 32 dys
24	Cunliffe Gosling Old Etonians & Corinthians	5	1	1	0	0	3	0	100	6 April 1895 3-0 vs. Scotland	1 dy (90 min)
39	Arthur Grimsdell Tottenham Hotspur	6	3	1	1	1	4	5	50	9 April 1921 0-3 vs. Scotland 5 March 1923 2-2 vs. Wales	1 yr 331 dys
59	Eddie Hapgood Arsenal	30	21	11	2	8	49	31	57.1	14 November 1934 3-2 vs. Italy 18 May 1939 1-2 vs. Yugoslavia	4 yrs 186 dys
33	Stanley Harris Old Westminsters & Corinthians	6	4	2	1	1	8	3	62.5	25 February 1905 1-1 vs. Ireland 7 April 1906 1-2 vs. Scotland	1 yr 42 dys
4	Hubert Heron Wanderers	5	1	0	0	1	0	3	0	4 March 1876 0-3 vs. Scotland	1 dy (90 min)
51	Jack Hill Burnley 5, Newcastle Utd 3	11	8	5	0	3	30	12	62.5	2 April 1927 2-1 vs. England 15 May 1929 3-4 vs. Spain	2 yrs 44 dys
22	Bob Holmes Preston North End	7	3	2	1	0	17	2	83.3	13 March 1893 6-0 vs. Wales 9 March 1895 9-0 vs. Ireland	1 yr 362 dys
13	Jack Hudson Sheffield	1	1	1	0	0	7	0	100	24 February 1883 7-0 vs. Ireland	1 dy (90 min)
10	Jack Hunter Sheffield Heeley	7	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	26 February 1881 0-1 vs. Wales	1 dy (90 min)
55	David Jack Arsenal	9	4	1	3	0	8	5	62.5	5 April 1930 5-2 vs. Scotland 16 November 1932 0-0 vs. Wales	2 yrs 226 dys
52	Fred Kean The Wednesday	9	1	1	0	0	5	2	100	21 May 1927 5-2 vs. Luxembourg	1 dy (90 min)
35	Arthur Knight Portsmouth	1	1	0	1	0	1	1	50	25 October 1919 1-1 vs. Ireland	1 dy (90 min)
15	Tinsley Lindley Cambridge University, Nottingham Forest & Corinthians 3, Nottingham Forest & Corinthians 1	13	4	4	0	0	21	3	100	4 February 1888 5-1 vs. Wales 7 March 1891 6-1 vs. Ireland	3 yrs 32 dys
40	Ephraim Longworth Liverpool	5	1	1	0	0	2	0	100	21 May 1921 2-0 vs. Belgium	1 dy (90 min)
50	Thomas Lucas Liverpool	3	1	1	0	0	5	3	100	24 May 1926 5-3 vs. Belgium	1 dy (90 min)
37	Joe McCall Preston North End	5	1	1	0	0	2	0	100	23 October 1920 2-0 vs. Ireland	1 dy (90 min)
61	George Male Arsenal	19	6	5	0	1	28	6	83.3	18 November 1936 3-1 vs. Ireland 20 May 1937 8-0 vs. Finland	184 dys
19	Billy Moon Old Westminsters & Corinthians	7	1	1	0	0	2	1	100	4 April 1891 2-1 vs. Scotland	1 dy (90 min)
2	Alec Morten Crystal Palace	1	1	1	0	0	4	2	100	8 March 1873 4-2 vs. Scotland	1 dy (90 min)
45	Frank Moss Aston Villa	5	1	0	1	0	1	1	50	12 April 1924 1-1 vs. Scotland	1 dy (90 min)
27	Ernest Needham Sheffield United	16	1	1	0	0	6	0	100	18 March 1901 6-0 vs. Wales	1 dy (90 min)
26	William Oakley Corinthians	16	1	1	0	0	3	0	100	9 March 1901 3-0 vs. Ireland	1 dy (90 min)
1	Cuthbert Ottaway Oxford University	2	2	0	1	1	1	2	25	30 November 1872 0-0 vs. Scotland 7 March 1974 1-2 vs. Scotland	1 yr 98 dys
43	Basil Patchitt Corinthians	2	2	2	0	0	7	3	100	21 May 1923 4-2 vs. Sweden 24 May 1923 3-1 vs. Sweden	4 dys
36	Jesse Pennington West Bromwich Albion	25	2	1	0	1	6	6	50	15 March 1920 1-2 vs. Wales 10 April 1920 5-4 vs. Scotland	27 dys
5	William Rawson Oxford University	2	1	0	0	1	1	3	0	3 March 1877 1-3 vs. Scotland	1 dy (90 min)
25	GO Smith Oxford University & Old Carthusians & Corinthians 1, Old Carthusians & Corinthians 12.	20	13	8	2	1	43	16	69.2	4 April 1896 1-2 vs. Scotland 30 March 1901 2-2 vs. Scotland	4 yrs 360 dys
25		It is feasible that Smith had as many as 15 captaincies - but in the match against Ireland, 7 March 1896, the captaincy remains disputed between Smith, George Raikes and Vaughan Lodge. The following match against Wales, 16 March 1896, the captaincy also remains unknown - although some have guessed at Smith. These two matches are excluded from Smith's records.
9	Francis Sparks Clapham Rovers	3	1	1	0	0	3	2	100	15 March 1880 3-2 vs. Wales	1 dy (90 min)
31	Howard Spencer Aston Villa	6	3	3	0	0	8	1	100	14 February 1903 1-2 vs. Scotland 1 April 1905 2-2 vs. Scotland	2 yrs 47 dys
56	Alf Strange Sheffield Wednesday	20	3	2	0	1	9	7	66.7	14 May 1931 2-5 vs. France 19 November 1931 3-1 vs. Wales	190 dys
7	Henry Wace Wanderers	3	1	1	0	0	5	4	100	5 April 1879 5-4 vs. Scotland	1 dy (90 min)
7	Henry Wace Wanderers	Although it is more than likely that Arthur Cursham was captain in the previous match against Wales, 18 January 1879, it has been suggested by certain sources that Henry Wace was the captain. Without the 100% certainty, we have decided to exclude this match from Wace's captaincy record.
46	Sam Wadsworth Huddersfield Town	9	4	1	1	2	7	9	37.5	22 October 1924 3-1 vs. Ireland 20 October 1926 3-3 vs. Ireland	1 yr 364 dys
48	Billy Walker Aston Villa	18	3	2	0	1	7	6	66.7	21 May 1925 3-2 vs. France 7 December 1932 4-3 vs. Austria	7 yrs 231 dys
17	Arthur Walters Old Carthusians & Corinthians	9	1	0	1	0	1	1	50	5 April 1890 1-1 vs. Scotland	1 dy (90 min)
17	Arthur Walters Old Carthusians & Corinthians	There is a significant possibility that it was Arthur's brother who was captain in this match against Scotland, 5 April 1890.
14	Percy Walters Old Carthusians & Corinthians	13	4	3	0	1	15	6	75	13 March 1886 6-1 vs. Ireland 15 March 1890 3-1 vs. Wales	4 yrs 3 dys
14	Percy Walters Old Carthusians & Corinthians	There is a significant possibility that Percy Walters received a fifth captaincy in his final match against Scotland, 5 April 1890, but as with all elements of doubt, we have left this of his captain's record. It appears likely that his brother, Arthur Walters was captain in Glasgow.
41	George Wilson The Wednesday	12	7	2	2	3	14	10	42.9	22 October 1921 1-1 vs. Ireland 17 May 1924 3-1 vs. France	2 yrs 209 dys
8	Charles Wollaston Wanderers	4	1	0	0	1	4	5	0	13 March 1880 4-5 vs. Scotland	1 dy (90 min)
34	Vivian Woodward Tottenham Hotspur 12, Chelsea 2.	23	14	12	2	0	69	11	92.9	15 February 1908 3-1 vs. Ireland 13 March 1911 3-0 vs. Wales	3 yrs 27 dys
42	Max Woosnam Manchester City	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	100	13 March 1922 1-0 vs. Wales	1 dy (90 min)
23	Charles Wreford-Brown Old Carthusians & Corinthians	4	2	1	1	0	6	2	75	18 March 1895 1-1 vs. Wales 2 April 1898 3-1 vs. Scotland	3 yrs 16 dys
23	Charles Wreford-Brown Old Carthusians & Corinthians	Various sources cannot decide who was captain for the match against Wales, 12 March 1894, probably Charles Wreford-Brown, but possibly Cunliffe Gosling. Wreford-Brown was by far the oldest in an inexperienced team, but a lot of sources decline to mention any captain. This match is therefore excluded from Wreford-Brown's captaincy record.