|
England's Pre-War Captains by Number
of Matches |
|
No. |
Player & Club(s) |
Cap |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pt% |
App |
First |
Last |
|
1 |
Crompton,
Robert
Blackburn
Rovers FC |
22 |
12 |
5 |
5 |
36 |
25 |
65.9 |
41 |
02-Mar-1903
England 2
Wales 1
|
04-Apr-1914
Scotland 3
England 1
|
|
2 |
Hapgood,
Edris A.
Arsenal FC |
21 |
11 |
2 |
8 |
49 |
31 |
57.1 |
30 |
14-Nov-1934
England 3
Italy 2
|
18-May-1939
Yugoslavia 2
England 1
|
|
3 |
Bailey,
Norman C.
Clapham Rovers FC |
15 |
6 |
3 |
6 |
40 |
28 |
50.0 |
19 |
12-Mar-1881
England 1
Scotland 6 |
19-Mar-1887
England 2
Scotland 3 |
|
4 |
Woodward,
Vivian J.
Tottenham Hotspur FC [12]
Chelsea FC [2]
|
14 |
12 |
2 |
0 |
69 |
11 |
92.9 |
23 |
15-Feb-1908
Ireland 1
England 3 |
13-Mar-1911
England 3
Wales 0 |
|
5 |
Smith,
Gilbert O.
Oxford University [1]
Old Carthusians [6]
Corinthians FC [7] |
13 |
8 |
2 |
1 |
43 |
16 |
69.2 |
20 |
04-Apr-1896
Scotland 2
England 1
|
30-Mar-1901
England 2
Scotland 2
|
|
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. |
|
6 |
Goodall,
F. Roy
Huddersfield Town AFC |
12 |
8 |
1 |
3 |
37 |
16 |
70.8 |
25 |
31-Mar-1928
England 1
Scotland 5 |
06-Dec-1933
England 4
France 1 |
|
7 |
Hill, John H.
Burnley FC [5]
Newcastle United FC [3] |
8 |
5 |
0 |
3 |
30 |
12 |
62.5 |
11 |
02-Apr-1927
Scotland 1
England 2
|
15-May-1929
Spain 4
England 3
|
|
8 |
Wilson,
George
The
Wednesday FC
|
7 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
14 |
10 |
42.9 |
12 |
22-Oct-1921
Ireland 1
England 1 |
17-May-1924
France 1
England 3 |
|
9 |
Male,
C. George
Arsenal FC |
6 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
28 |
6 |
83.3 |
19 |
18-Nov-1936
England 3
N. Ireland 1
|
20-May-1937
Finland 0
England 8
|
|
10 |
Edwards, Willis
Leeds United AFC |
5 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
14 |
4 |
80.0 |
16 |
22-Oct-1928
England 2
N. Ireland 1 |
20-Nov-1929
England 6
Wales 0 |
|
No. |
Player & Club(s) |
Cap |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pt% |
App |
First |
Last |
|
11 |
Walters,
Percy M.
Old Carthusians FC |
4 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
15 |
6 |
75.0 |
13 |
13-Mar-1886
Ireland 1
England 6 |
15-Mar-1890
Wales 1
England 3 |
Lindley,
Tinsley
Cambridge University FC [3]
Nottingham Forest FC [1] |
4 |
0 |
0 |
21 |
3 |
100.0 |
13 |
04-Feb-1888
England 5
Wales 1
|
07-Mar-1891
England 6
Ireland 1
|
Harris,
Stanley S.
Old Westminsters |
2 |
1 |
1 |
8 |
3 |
62.5 |
6 |
25-Feb-1905
England 1
Ireland 1
|
07-Apr-1906
Scotland 2
England 1
|
Wadsworth,
Samuel J.
Huddersfield Town AFC |
1 |
1 |
2 |
7 |
9 |
37.5 |
9 |
22-Oct-1924
England 3
N. Ireland 1 |
20-Oct-1926
England 3
N. Ireland 3 |
Jack, David B. N.
Arsenal FC |
1 |
3 |
0 |
8 |
5 |
62.5 |
9 |
05-Apr-1930
England 5
Scotland 2
|
16-Nov-1932
Wales 0
England 0
|
Blenkinsop,
Ernest
Sheffield
Wednesday FC
|
3 |
0 |
1 |
12 |
3 |
75.0 |
26 |
09-Dec-1931
England 7
Spain 1 |
01-Apr-1933
Scotland 2
England 1 |
Cooper, Thomas
Derby
County FC |
2 |
0 |
2 |
9 |
4 |
50.0 |
15 |
14-Apr-1934
England 3
Scotland 0
|
29-Sep-1934
Wales 0
England 4
|
|
18 |
Holmes,
Robert J.
Preston
North End FC |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
17 |
2 |
83.3 |
7 |
13-Mar-1893
England 6
Wales 0
|
09-Mar-1895
England 9
Ireland 0
|
Spencer, Howard
Aston Villa FC |
3 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
1 |
100.0 |
6 |
14-Feb-1903
England 4
Ireland 0
|
01-Apr-1905
England 1
Scotland 0
|
Grimsdell,
Arthur
Tottenham Hotspur FC |
1 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
5 |
50.0 |
6 |
09-Apr-1921
Scotland 3
England 0
|
05-Mar-1923
Wales 2
England 2
|
|
Player & Club(s) |
Cap |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pt% |
App |
First |
Last |
Bower, Alfred George
Corinthians FC |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
9 |
4 |
83.3 |
5 |
08-Dec-1924
England 4
Belgium 0 |
12-Feb-1927
Wales 3
England 3 |
Walker,
William H.
Aston Villa FC
|
2 |
0 |
1 |
7 |
6 |
66.7 |
18 |
21-May-1925
France 2
England 3 |
07-Dec-1932
England 4
Austria 3 |
Strange, Alfred H.
Sheffield Wednesday FC |
2 |
0 |
1 |
9 |
7 |
66.7 |
20 |
14-May-1931
France 5
England 2
|
18-Nov-1931
England 3
Wales 1
|
Barkas, Samuel
Manchester City FC |
3 |
0 |
0 |
12 |
6 |
100.0 |
18 |
23-Oct-1937
N. Ireland 1
England 5 |
01-Dec-1937
England 5
Czechoslovakia 4 |
|
25 |
Ottaway,
Cuthbert J.
Oxford University |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
25.0 |
2 |
30-Nov-1872
Scotland 0
England 0 |
07-Mar-1874
Scotland 2
England 1 |
Bambridge, E. Charles
Swifts FC |
2 |
0 |
0 |
20 |
0 |
100.0 |
18 |
18-Feb-1882
Ireland 0
England 13 |
05-Feb-1887
England 7
Ireland 0 |
Goodall,
John
Derby County FC |
1 |
1 |
0 |
6 |
3 |
75.0 |
14 |
07-Mar-1891
England 4
Wales 1
|
07-Apr-1894
Scotland 2
England 2
|
Dunn, Arthur T. B.
Old Etonians |
2 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
1 |
100.0 |
4 |
05-Mar-1892
Wales 0
England 2 |
02-Apr-1892
Scotland 1
England 4 |
Cotterill,
George H.
Old Brightonians |
2 |
0 |
0 |
11 |
3 |
100.0 |
4 |
25-Feb-1893
England 6
Ireland 1
|
01-Apr-1893
England 5
Scotland 2
|
Wreford-Brown, Charles
Old Carthusians |
1 |
1 |
0 |
6 |
2 |
75.0 |
4 |
18-Mar-1895
England 1
Wales 1 |
02-Apr-1898
Scotland 1
England 3 |
|
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. |
|
Player & Club(s) |
Cap |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pt% |
App |
First |
Last |
Pennington, Jesse
West
Bromwich Albion FC |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
6 |
6 |
50.0 |
25 |
15-Mar-1920
England 1
Wales 2
|
10-Apr-1920
England 5
Scotland 4
|
Buchan, Charles M.
Sunderland FC
|
1 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
75.0 |
6 |
14-Mar-1921
Wales 0
England 0
|
10-May-1923
France 1
England 4
|
Patchitt,
Basil C. A.
Corinthians FC |
2 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
3 |
100.0 |
2 |
21-May-1923
Sweden 2
England 4
|
24-May-1923
Sweden 1
England 3
|
|
34 |
Morten,
Alexander
Crystal Palace FC |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
100.0 |
1 |
08-Mar-1873
England 4
Scotland 2 |
Alcock, Charles W.
Wanderers FC |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
50.0 |
1 |
06-Mar-1875
England 2
Scotland 2 |
Heron, G. Hubert H.
Wanderers FC |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
00.0 |
5 |
04-Mar-1876
Scotland 3
England 0 |
Rawson, William S.
Oxford
University |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
00.0 |
2 |
03-Mar-1877
England 1
Scotland 3
|
Cursham,
Arthur W.
Notts
County FC |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
7 |
00.0 |
6 |
02-Mar-1878
Scotland 7
England 2 |
|
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. |
Wace,
Henry
Wanderers FC |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
4 |
100.0 |
3 |
05-Apr-1879
England 5
Scotland 4
|
|
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. |
Wollaston,
Charles H. R.
Wanderers FC
|
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
5 |
00.0 |
4 |
13-Mar-1880
Scotland 5
England 4 |
|
Player & Club(s) |
Cap |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pt% |
App |
First |
Last |
Sparks, Francis John
Clapham
Rovers FC |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
100.0 |
3 |
15-Mar-1880
Wales 2
England 3
|
Hunter, John
Sheffield
Heeley FC |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
00.0 |
7 |
26-Feb-1881
England 0
Wales 1
|
Hudson,
John
Sheffield Club |
1 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
100.0 |
1 |
24-Feb-1883
England 7
Ireland 0
|
Brodie, John B.
Wolverhampton Wanderers FC |
1 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
1 |
100.0 |
3 |
02-Mar-1889
England 6
Ireland 1 |
Moon, William R.
Old
Westminsters |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
100.0 |
7 |
06-Apr-1891
England 2
Scotland 1
|
Walters,
Arthur M.
Old Carthusians FC & Corinthians FC |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
50.0 |
9 |
05-Apr-1890
Scotland 1
England 1 |
|
There is a significant possibility that it
was Arthur's brother who was captain in this match against Scotland, 5 April
1890. |
Gosling, R. Cunliffe
Old Etonians FC |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
100.0 |
5 |
06-Apr-1895
England 3
Scotland 0 |
Oakley, William J.
Corinthians FC |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
100.0 |
16 |
09-Mar-1901
England 3
Ireland 0
|
Needham, Ernest
Sheffield
United FC |
1 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
100.0 |
16 |
18-Mar-1901
England 6
Wales 0
|
Foster, Reginald Erskine
Corinthians FC |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
50.0 |
5 |
03-Mar-1902
Wales 0
England 0
|
|
Player & Club(s) |
Cap |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pt% |
App |
First |
Last |
Forman,
Frank
Nottingham Forest FC |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
100.0 |
9 |
22-Mar-1902
Ireland 0
England 1 |
Bloomer,
Stephen
Derby
County FC
|
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
50.0 |
23 |
03-May-1902
England 2
Scotland 2 |
Knight, Arthur E.
Portsmouth FC |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
50.0 |
1 |
25-Oct-1919
Ireland 1
England 1
|
McCall,
Joseph
Preston
North End FC |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
100.0 |
5 |
23-Oct-1920
England 2
Ireland 0
|
Longworth,
Ephraim
Liverpool FC |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
100.0 |
5 |
21-May-1921
Belgium 0
England 2
|
Woosnam,
Maxwell
Manchester
City FC
|
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
100.0 |
1 |
13-Mar-1922
England 1
Wales 0 |
Doggart,
A. Graham
Corinthians FC |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
50.0 |
1 |
01-Nov-1923
Belgium 2
England 2 |
Moss, Frank
Aston Villa FC |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
50.0 |
5 |
12-Apr-1924
England 1
Scotland 1
|
Ashton, Claude T.
Corinthians FC |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
50.0 |
1 |
24-Oct-1925
N. Ireland 0
England 0 |
Lucas,
Thomas
Liverpool FC |
1 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
3 |
100.0 |
3 |
24-May-1926
Belgium 3
England 5
|
|
Player & Club(s) |
Cap |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pt% |
App |
First |
Last |
Kean,
Frederick W.
The Wednesday FC |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
2 |
100.0 |
9 |
21-May-1927
Luxembourg 2
England 5
|
Barker,
John W.
Derby
County FC
|
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
00.0 |
11 |
17-Oct-1936
Wales 2
England 1 |
Cullis,
Stanley
Wolverhampton Wanderers FC |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
100.0 |
12 |
24-May-1939
Romania 0
England 2
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