List of England national football team captains
List of captains
Figures include all recognised matches up to 18 November 2018. The default order for this list is by most appearances as captain, then chronological order of first captaincy.

List of England national football team captains

Section Title: List of captains
Table Section Text: Figures include all recognised matches up to 18 November 2018. The default order for this list is by most appearances as captain, then chronological order of first captaincy.

#	Player	England career	Caps as captain	Total caps	First captaincy

1	Billy Wright	1946–1959	90	105	9 October 1948

1	Bobby Moore	1962–1973	90	108	29 May 1963

3	Bryan Robson	1980–1991	65	90	17 November 1982

4	David Beckham	1996–2009	59	115	15 November 2000

5	Steven Gerrard	2000–2014	38	114	31 March 2004

6	Alan Shearer	1992–2000	34	63	1 September 1996

6	John Terry	2003–2012	34	78	16 August 2006

8	Kevin Keegan	1972–1982	31	63	24 March 1976

9	Wayne Rooney	2003–2018	23	120	14 November 2009

9	Emlyn Hughes	1969–1980	23	62	11 March 1974

10	Bob Crompton	1902–1914	22	41	2 March 1903

10	Johnny Haynes	1954–1962	22	56	15 May 1960

12	Eddie Hapgood	1933–1939	20	30	14 November 1934

13	David Platt	1989–1996	19	62	17 February 1993

15	Gary Lineker	1984–1992	18	80	12 September 1990

16	Norman Bailey	1878–1887	15	19	12 March 1881

16	Jimmy Armfield	1959–1966	15	43	28 September 1961

16	Peter Shilton	1970–1990	15	125	25 May 1982

16	Tony Adams	1987–2000	15	66	12 October 1994

16	Harry Kane	2015-present	15	35	10 June 2017

21	Viv Woodward	1903–1911	14	23	15 February 1908

22	G. O. Smith	1893–1901	13	20	4 April 1896

22	George Hardwick	1946–1948	13	13	28 September 1946

24	Roy Goodall	1926–1933	12	25	31 March 1928

25	Ray Wilkins	1976–1986	10	84	22 September 1982

25	Stuart Pearce	1987–1999	10	78	8 June 1991

27	Jack Hill	1925–1929	8	11	2 April 1927

27	Gerry Francis	1974–1976	8	12	3 September 1975

27	Mick Mills	1972–1982	8	42	13 May 1978

27	Michael Owen	1998–2008	8	89	17 April 2002

27	Frank Lampard	1999–2014	8	106	9 February 2011

32	George Wilson	1921–1924	7	12	22 October 1921

32	Terry Butcher	1980–1990	7	77	12 November 1986

32	Paul Ince	1992–2000	7	53	9 June 1993

32	Rio Ferdinand	1997–2011	7	81	26 March 2008

36	George Male	1934–1939	6	19	18 November 1936

36	Alan Ball	1965–1975	6	72	12 March 1975

36	Phil Thompson	1976–1982	6	42	22 November 1979

36	Jordan Henderson	2010-present	6	48	11 October 2016

40	Percy Walters	1885–1890	5	13	13 March 1886

40	Willis Edwards	1926–1929	5	16	22 October 1928

40	Ronnie Clayton	1955–1960	5	35	17 October 1959

40	Gary Cahill	2010–present	5	61	9 October 2015

40	Eric Dier	2015-present	5	38	10 November 2017

45	Tinsley Lindley	1886–1891	4	13	4 February 1888

45	Stanley Harris	1904–1906	4	6	25 February 1905

45	Sam Wadsworth	1922–1926	4	9	22 October 1924

45	David Jack	1924–1932	4	9	5 April 1930

45	Ernie Blenkinsop	1928–1933	4	26	9 December 1931

45	Thomas Cooper	1927–1934	4	15	14 April 1934

45	Martin Peters	1966–1974	4	67	19 May 1971

52	Robert Holmes	1888–1895	3	7	13 March 1893

52	Howard Spencer	1897–1905	3	6	14 February 1903

52	Arthur Grimsdell	1920–1923	3	6	9 April 1921

52	Alfred Bower	1923–1927	3	5	8 December 1924

52	Billy Walker	1920–1932	3	18	21 May 1925

52	Alfred Strange	1930–1933	3	20	14 May 1931

52	Sam Barkas	1936–1937	3	18	23 October 1937

52	Alf Ramsey	1948–1953	3	32	15 November 1950

52	Ron Flowers	1955–1966	3	49	27 May 1964

52	Bobby Charlton	1958–1970	3	106	15 January 1969

52	David V. Watson	1974–1982	3	65	24 April 1981

52	Sol Campbell	1996–2007	3	73	24 May 1998

64	Cuthbert Ottaway	1872–1874	2	2	30 November 1872

64	Charles Bambridge	1879–1887	2	18	18 February 1882

64	John Goodall	1888–1898	2	14	7 February 1891

64	Arthur Dunn	1883–1892	2	4	15 March 1892

64	George Cotterill	1891–1893	2	4	25 February 1893

64	Charles Wreford-Brown	1889–1898	2 or 3	4	18 March 1895

64	Jesse Pennington	1907–1920	2	25	15 March 1920

64	Charlie Buchan	1913–1924	2	6	14 March 1921

64	Basil Patchitt	1923	2	2	21 May 1923

64	Frank Swift	1946–1949	2	19	16 May 1948

64	Mick Channon	1972–1977	2	46	28 May 1976

64	Joe Hart	2008-2017	2	75	13 November 2015

76	Alexander Morten	1873	1	1	8 March 1873

76	C. W. Alcock	1875	1	1	6 March 1875

76	Hubert Heron	1873–1878	1	5	4 March 1876

76	William Rawson	1875–1877	1	2	3 March 1877

76	Arthur Cursham	1880–1884	1 or 2	6	2 March 1878

76	Henry Wace	1878–1879	1 or 2	3	5 April 1879

76	Charles Wollaston	1874–1880	1	4	13 March 1880

76	Francis Sparks	1879–1880	1	3	15 March 1880

76	Jack Hunter	1878–1882	1	7	26 February 1881

76	John Hudson	1883	1	1	24 February 1883

76	John Brodie	1889–1891	1	3	2 March 1889

76	Billy Moon	1888–1885	1	7	6 April 1891

76	R. Cunliffe Gosling	1892–1895	1 or 2	5	6 April 1895

76	William Oakley	1895–1901	1	16	9 March 1901

76	Ernest Needham	1894–1902	1	16	18 March 1901

76	Reginald Foster	1900–1902	1	5	3 March 1902

76	Frank Forman	1898–1903	1	9	22 March 1902

76	Stephen Bloomer	1895–1907	1	23	3 May 1902

76	Arthur Knight	1919	1	1	25 October 1919

76	Joseph McCall	1913–1920	1	5	23 October 1920

76	Ephraim Longworth	1920–1923	1	5	21 May 1921

76	Max Woosnam	1922	1	1	13 March 1922

76	Graham Doggart	1923	1	1	1 November 1923

76	Frank Moss	1924	1	5	12 April 1924

76	Claude Ashton	1925	1	1	24 October 1925

76	Tommy Lucas	1921–1926	1	3	24 May 1926

76	Fred Kean	1923–1929	1	9	21 May 1927

76	Jack Barker	1934–1936	1	11	17 October 1936

76	Stan Cullis	1937–1939	1	12	24 May 1939

76	Alan Mullery	1964–1971	1	35	3 February 1971

76	Colin Bell	1968–1975	1	48	23 May 1972

76	Trevor Cherry	1976–1980	1	27	31 May 1980

76	Ray Clemence	1972–1983	1	61	12 May 1981

76	Phil Neal	1976–1983	1	50	2 June 1982

76	Peter Beardsley	1986–1996	1	59	13 February 1988

76	Mark Wright	1984–1996	1	45	21 May 1991

76	David Seaman	1988–2003	1	75	10 September 1997

76	Martin Keown	1992–2002	1	43	11 September 2000

76	Gareth Barry	2000–2012	1	53	29 March 2011

76	Scott Parker	2003–2013	1	11	29 February 2012

76	Phil Jagielka	2008–present	1	40	12 October 2015

76	James Milner	2009-present	1	61	29 March 2016

76	Chris Smalling	2011-present	1	31	27 May 2016

76	Fabian Delph	2014-present	1	18	15 November 2018

Sentence(s)

Alexander Morten captained England on 8 March 1873.
Alexander Morten captained England on 8 March 1873.
Alexander Morten first captained England on 8 March 1873.

final_sentence: Alexander Morten captained England on 8 March 1873.
final_sentence: Alexander Morten captained England on 8 March 1873.
final_sentence: Alexander Morten first captained England on 8 March 1873.