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Bobby Moore, who remains England's youngest men's captain and the only England captain to have lifted the World Cup, reached 90 captaincies in 1973, sharing the record with Wright. Steph Houghton has the record for captaincies of the women's team, and outright fourth-most caps as captain (72) behind Wright and Moore, and Kane. Seven male ...
First captain Cuthbert Ottaway, 30 November 1872, 0–0 vs. Scotland Most appearances as captain Billy Wright and Bobby Moore, both 90 Youngest captain Bobby Moore, 22 years 47 days, 29 May 1963, 4–2 vs. Czechoslovakia Oldest captain [note 80] Alexander Morten, 41 years 113 days, 8 March 1873, 4–2 vs. Scotland
England captain and similar terms normally refer to the head player in a sports team that represents England. Lists of England captains include: List of England cricket captains; List of England national football team captains; For captains in other sports, see the corresponding articles on those sports.
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Elizabeth II presenting England captain Bobby Moore with the Jules Rimet trophy following England's 4–2 victory over West Germany in the 1966 World Cup final. Although Walter Winterbottom was appointed as England's first full-time manager in 1946, the team was still picked by a committee until Alf Ramsey took over in 1963.
List of England international footballers capped while playing for a lower division club; List of England international footballers with one cap; List of England national football team captains; List of England national football team hat-tricks; List of England national football team World Cup and European Championship squads
Roy Hodgson announced England's 23-man squad on 16 May 2012, along with a five-man stand-by list. [6] The England team is the only squad to consist entirely of players from their domestic league. On 25 May, John Ruddy was ruled out with a broken finger; Jack Butland was called up as his replacement. [7]
He finished his England career on 125 caps. [3] The goalscoring record is held by Harry Kane, with 69 goals from 103 matches between 2015 and 2024. [5] Kane passed Wayne Rooney's record of 53 goals, which had stood for 8 years, with his 54th goal on 23 March 2023, in a 2–1 away win over Italy in a European Championship qualifier. [6] [7]