Wayne Rooney vs Bobby Charlton: who's got the best England scoring record? | FourFourTwo Enter your keywords Wayne Rooney vs Bobby Charlton: who's got the best England scoring record? The England skipper has beaten Sir Bobby Charlton's goal tally for England – but which player's achievements are most impressive? Matt Allen investigates... by Published 9 September 2015 These are landmark days for Wayne Rooney. Now in his 12th year at Manchester United and still seemingly an integral part of Louis van Gaal's attacking corps at Old Trafford, the Croxteth-born 'street-baller' is now England captain. Yet there has been much discussion about his career in recent weeks, from both media and supporters alike. Many national reporters have analysed his achievements so far and, almost as importantly, considered whether the player has lived up to his potential. Meanwhile, Red Devils fans continue to witness the good and the bad of his game. Some of this debate has even come from Rooney himself.

When Jonathan Northcroft of The Telegraph asked him flat out in 2014 whether he'd matched the status that accompanied his spectacular emergence in 2002, the striker, who turned 29 in October, replied: "I still believe I can get better as a footballer. In the next three to five years you will see me as a different player. The next two or three could be the best years of my career. I’m at a stage, especially after playing at this club for 10 years, where I’ve picked up a lot about the game. I’ve learnt. I now know exactly what I want to do on the pitch and I’m fit and ready to do it." Interestingly there is an awareness of age and the heights to which he can operate in his next phase. In the same interview, Rooney spoke of Alan Shearer and how, with his legs slowing and his career reaching the flushes of autumn, the former England talisman still managed 150 goals after his 29th birthday. Beating Bobby If Rooney was to match that achievement, there would be some serious rewriting of the record books.

For starters, Sir Bobby Charlton's Manchester United goalscoring mark of 249 is within range – Rooney is only 16 behind – but it's on the international stage where he can really make his mark. For England, Sir Bobby scored 49 goals in 106 appearances between the years of 1958 and 1970. Rooney has 50 in 107 games. "Both records have stood for a long time, and a lot of players have attempted to break them," he said when pushed on the subject last year. "Now they're in touching distance, the two of them. It's something I'd love to do. I feel I'm capable of doing it. Hopefully one day I'll hold the two records. I'm confident that I can." Since October, he's made a lot of headway, scoring against San Marino (twice), Estonia, Slovenia (twice), Scotland (twice), Lithuania and Switzerland to smash his own shared record of bagging in five successive England games (he's currently up to seven).

Typically, as with everything Rooney, there will be the inevitable talk that his goals haven't stacked up against Sir Bobby's; that the opposition was better in "those days"; that England play too many fixtures in the modern game, and, well, Rooney hasn't won a World Cup (or even impressed at one, for that matter). But are those accusations actually fair? After all, every movement he makes is endlessly analysed, while Sir Bobby was scrutinised less so during his playing career mainly due to the fact that there was no Sky Sports News, MUTV or Twitter experts mulling over his every step. Yes, Sir Bobby won the 1966 World Cup, but in a team surrounded by gifted individuals. In recent years, Rooney has played in a team considerably less talented than that of '66 or indeed '70. To settle the debate then, how about we take a statistical look at the story so far: Charlton's 49 goals – how and where they were scored, and under what circumstances – before stacking them up against Rooney's half-century. That should settle the debate once and for all, right?

And before we go on, what follows is a simple comparison of stats and is in no way an assessment of tactical deployment, versatility, quality of footballer, strengths, weaknesses, duff games and so on. Just so you know, before you start tweeting furiously at us... (All stats from Englandstats.com and correct as at Weds Sep 9, 2015) 1) Tournament qualifiers Wayne Rooney: 49 apps (30 goals); 1 goal every 1.63 games Bobby Charlton: 19 (12); 1 goal every 1.58 games There's a widely held belief among football fans that modern international football is a monetary merry-go-round of fixtures designed to drum up cash for associations who are in debt to builders and stadium architects (that'll be ours, then). And while there's certainly more than enough games to incur the wrath of domestic gaffers, the number of ties has hardly increased – in 1963, for example, England played nine matches over a calendar year, the same as in 2011. It's the importance of the games that's changed.

Both those sample years were ones without a major tournament, yet in 1963 England played eight friendlies, of which four were of the old Home Championship, plus one European Championship qualifier against France. In 2011 there were five qualifiers, plus friendlies against the likes of Spain and Sweden. The point is this: England now play more fixtures of significance (depending on how you view their qualifying pools) and Rooney has competed in far more pressurised games. And he's stepped up too, scoring a goal every 1.63 matches for over 50% of his total tally. Likewise with Charlton, when England were called upon to qualify, though he delivered with even greater regularity – a goal every 1.58 games. Again the devil is in the detail: Charlton played 1,710 minutes in qualifying; Rooney 3,785. Charlton scored every 142.5 minutes; Rooney, 131.5. During 2014/15 the Scouser has overtaken Sir Bobby's goals-per-qualifying-minute rate, but there's not a lot between them.

An interesting footnote: between 1966 and 1968, the British Home Championship was used to determine progression to the European Championship's second round, so the six games Charlton played during that time are counted as qualifying fixtures here; he scored three goals. Charlton celebrates after scoring past Scotland in 1965 VERDICT: The goals-to-game and minutes-per-goal ratios tell a story of life before and after the introduction of substitutions at international level. While Charlton was fractionally more likely to score in any given game, Rooney has supplied more goals per minute. Wayne Rooney: The stats behind his England goals record | Football News | Sky Sports Wayne Rooney: The stats behind his England goals record By Nick Wright Last Updated: 09/09/15 8:08am Wayne Rooney has broken Sir Bobby Charlton's England goalscoring record Wayne Rooney's penalty in England's European Qualifier against Switzerland saw him overtake Sir Bobby Charlton's scoring record. Rooney fired home his spot kick as England made it eight wins out of eight in European Qualifiers with a 2-0 victory over Switzerland in the Group E game at Wembley.

Rooney's penalty against Switzerland was his 50th for England Charlton's record had stood for 47 years but in his 107th appearance for England, Rooney finally eclipsed the total of the 1966 World Cup winner. Rooney dispatches his penalty against San Marino He had previously moved ahead of Gary Lineker with his penalty against San Marino in Saturday's 6-0 victory. With Rooney now having put himself top of the pile, we take a look at the numbers behind his scoring feats at international level. Rooney is now England's all-time top goalscorer Rooney has come in for criticism over his faltering domestic form with Manchester United in recent months, but he is capable of scoring all kinds of goals on his day. Thirty-four of his England goals have been scored with his favoured right foot, but he has also scored five with his left, and 11 with his head. His tally includes six penalties and two free-kicks, and in total he has scored eight times from outside the box. He has scored one more goal at home (22) than away (21), and he has also netted seven in neutral locations.

The stats show he has scored more frequently in the second half, with 27 of his goals coming after the break compared to 23 before. Rooney's England goal breakdown - right footed, headers and left footed The majority of Rooney's goals have come in competitive fixtures. He now has 30 in qualifying games, but his record in major tournaments is less impressive, with only six goals in total. Rooney's penalty at the Stadio Olimpico was his fifth against San Marino - making them the opponent he has netted the most against. He has scored four goals against Croatia and Switzerland, three against Kazakhstan, and two goals against 12 different nations ranging from Brazil to Belarus. Read our match report as Rooney helps England secure their qualification to Euro 2016. But how does his tally compare to other international top scorers? Former Iran striker Ali Daei tops the charts with 109 in 149 games, and the most prolific present day striker is Germany's Miroslav Klose, who retired from international football last year with 71 goals in 137 appearances.

Here's how Rooney's tally of 50 from 107 games matches up to the leading scorers from other World Cup-winning nations. Rooney's determined to beat Sir Bobby Charlton's England goal-scoring record - Manchester Evening News Sport Rooney's determined to beat Sir Bobby Charlton's England goal-scoring record Rooney became England's fourth-highest scorer of all time on Wednesday when he struck the winning penalty against Norway at Wembley Share Rooney celebrates scoring against Norway (Photo: Twitter: @sebramsay) Share Get Manchester United FC updates directly to your inbox + Subscribe Could not subscribe, try again laterInvalid Email Sir Bobby Charlton's goal scoring records are so close Wayne Rooney can smell them. Rooney became England's fourth-highest scorer of all time on Wednesday when he struck the winning penalty against Norway at Wembley. His 41st international goal moved him ahead of childhood idol Michael Owen and within eight goals of England's leading scorer of all time, Charlton. His record of 249 at Manchester United is also in danger of tumbling, with Rooney just 32 goals short of the former England striker, who is now a director at Old Trafford.

Given that Rooney is 28, he still has plenty of time to break both records and he is convinced he can do it. "I spoke to Michael (Owen) at St George's Park two days after the (Norway) game, and he wasn't too pleased," Rooney said on the eve of England's first Euro 2016 qualifier against Switzerland in Basle. View gallery "I watched him as a boy growing up, so to go above him in the goal scoring charts is great. "And I'd be a fool if I didn't look at Sir Bobby's record and feel capable of passing him. It's in my sights. "Both his records have stood for a long time, and a lot of players have attempted to break them. "Now they're in touching distance, the two of them. "It's something I'd love to do. I feel I'm capable of doing it." It was here, at St Jakob-Park, that Rooney scored his 26th international goal. Much like now, the media spotlight shone brightly on the talented England front man.

A series of lurid stories in a Sunday newspaper put Rooney's frame of mind into question before the match while on the pitch his form had also come under scrutiny. Rooney had gone 970 minutes without an England goal before he converted Glen Johnson's cross to put the Three Lions on course for a 3-1 qualifying win under Fabio Capello. The debate about Rooney's form continues to burn as bright as ever, four years on. Now the discussion centres on whether the 28-year-old should play as a central striker, a number 10 or out on the left wing. Raheem Sterling's emergence means Rooney is no longer the only star of the team going forward, but the England captain could not care less where he starts Monday's game. "Wherever Roy Hodgson wants me to play, I am happy to play. It is as simple as that," Rooney said. "I am not interested in what anyone else thinks. I am here to play for England. Roy's the manager, he picks the team. "I'll play to the instructions the manager wants me to do." Sterling was the stand out performer in what was otherwise a drab an underwhelming performance from England against Norway.

There were glimpses of his potential in Brazil, where he starred against Italy during his first international start. Rooney has been so impressed with Sterling that he has seen glimpses of former Arsenal and Holland star Marc Overmars in the Liverpool midfielder. "I sat down with Raheem before the World Cup and showed him videos of Marc Overmars because he reminds me of him," said Rooney of Sterling, who was just three years old when Overmars joined Arsenal. "I think he has the potential to be as good as Overmars. He's a young lad, but the potential he's shown is incredible. "He's a fantastic player. You saw that last season, and with the start he has had to this season. "He's quite an unusual player. He can play right across the front line, out wide. Although he's a small lad, he's really strong as well. "He'll be a massive player for England for the next 10-15 years, and, unfortunately for Liverpool." Hodgson looks set to replace the injured Daniel Sturridge with Danny Welbeck, who made a good impression off the bench against Norway.

Although England ended the match well, Rooney knows an improvement will be required to see off Switzerland, who unlike England qualified for the knockout stages of the World Cup. Rooney admits he would take a draw on Monday night though. "We want to win it, but if we get a point, so be it," Rooney said. Like us on Facebook Wayne Rooney level on 49 England goals with Sir Bobby Charlton and... OWN GOALS | Daily Mail Online Wayne Rooney level on 49 England goals with Sir Bobby Charlton and... OWN GOALS Wayne Rooney scored his 49th England goal against San Marino to equal Sir Bobby Charlton's record But when England went 2-0 up against the minnows, Rooney and Charlton were joined on 49 England strikes - by own goals Cristian Brolli turned a cross from Luke Shaw beyond his own goalkeeper comments Ahead of England's Euro 2016 qualifier against San Marino, all of the attention was on Wayne Rooney closing in on Sir Bobby Charlton's record of 49 goals for his country.

A penalty after 13 minutes saw the captain duly equal Charlton's goal tally but when England went 2-0 up, Rooney and Charlton were joined on 49 England strikes - by own goals. Cristian Brolli turned a cross from left back Luke Shaw beyond his own goalkeeper for the 49th own goal England have benefited from. Scroll down for video San Marino's Cristian Brolli turned a cross from England left back Luke Shaw beyond his own goalkeeper The very first was scored by Robert Parlane of Scotland in 1879 at Surrey's Cricket Ground, The Oval in Kennington, London. Wales legend John Charles put past his own goalkeeper in 1955 for England's 17th but his country still emerged 2-1 winners in Cardiff. Interestingly, Wales have scored the most own goals against England with seven, with the Republic of Ireland and France both scoring at the wrong end four times, as well as Scotland and Northern Ireland with three apiece. RELATED ARTICLES Share 30 shares There is just one nation - Japan - who have scored more than one own goal in a single match against England.

That game came in May 2010, when both Marcus Tulio Tanaka and Yuji Nakazawa put into their own net to gift England a 2-1 win. San Marino have now scored three own goals against England, with Alex Della Valle scoring two of them - the first at the Stadio Olimpico in Serravalle, March 2013, and the second at Wembley on October 9, 2014.

FULL LIST OF 49 OWN GOALS SCORED FOR ENGLAND 1) ROBERT PARLANE (England 5-4 SCOTLAND) - April 5, 1879 at The Oval, London 2) HENRY HIBBOTT (WALES 2-3 England) - March 15, 1880 at The Racecourse, Wrexham 3) WILLIAM EARNES (England 4-0 REPUBLIC OF IRELAND) - February 28, 1885 at the Manchester Football Ground, Manchester 4) JACK POWELL (WALES 2-3 England) - February 26, 1887 at The Racecourse, Wrexham 5) CHARLIE PARRY (WALES 1-5 England) - March 12, 1894 at The Racecourse, Wrexham 6) SAM TORRANS (England 9-0 REPUBLIC OF IRELAND) - March 9, 1895 at the Derbyshire County Cricket Ground, Derby 7) NEIL GIBSON (England 3-0 SCOTLAND) - April 6

, 1895 at Goodison Park, Liverpool 8) MICHAEL COCHRANE (REPUBLIC OF IRELAND 0-2 England) - March 17, 1900 at Lansdowne Road, Dublin 9) JANOS WEINBER (HUNGARY 2-4 England) - May 29, 1909 at Millenaris Sportpalya, Budapest 10) EDOUARD BAUMANN (FRANCE 1-2 England) - May 17, 1924 at Stade Pershing, Paris Carlos Gammara scores an own goal for Paraguay against England at the World Cup in Germany in 2006 11) PHILIPPE BONNARDEL (FRANCE 2-3 England) - May 21, 1925 at Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Paris 12) ANDRE ROLLET (FRANCE 0-6 England) - May 26, 1927 at Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Paris 13) FRED KEENOR (England 1-2

 WALES) - November 28, 1927 at Turf Moor, Burnley 14) OIVIND HOLMSEN (NORWAY 0-6 England) - May 14, 1937 at Ulleval Stadion, Oslo 15) BJORN SPYDEVOLD (NORWAY 1-2 England) - May 18, 1949 at Ulleval Stadion, Osla 16) ABDELKADER FIROUD (England 2-1 FRANCE) - October 3, 1951 at Highbury, London 17) JOHN CHARLES (WALES 2-1 England) - October 26, 1955 at Ninian Park, Cardiff 18) MEL HOPKINS (WALES 0-4 England) - October 19, 1957 at Ninian Park, Cardiff 19) LAURENT VERBIEST (England 2-2 BELGIUM) - October 21, 1964 at Empire Stadium, London 20) TERRY HENNESSEY (England

 2-2 WALES) - November 16, 1966 at Empire Stadium, London Japan's Marcus Tulio Tanka (left) heads past his own goalkeeper in a friendly against England in May 2010 21) ANTON WEIBEL (SWITZERLAND 2-3 England) - October 13, 1971 at Sankt Jakob Stadium, Basle 22) PETER LORIMER (SCOTLAND 0-5 England) - February 14, 1973 at Hampden Park, Glasgow 23) MURTAZ KHUTSILAVA (USSR 1-2 England) - June 10, 1973 at Central VI Lenin Stadium, Moscow 24) JIMMY NICHOLL (NORTHERN IRELAND 1-5 England) - October 17, 1979 at Windsor Park, Belfast 25) NOEL BROTHERSTON (England 1-1 NORTHERN IRELAND) - May 20, 1980 at Wembley Stadium, London 26)

 MARKUS TANNER (England 2-1 SWITZERLAND) - November 19, 1980 at Wembley Stadium, London 27) JOZEF BARMOS (England 2-0 CZECHOSLOVAKIA) - June 20, 1982 at Estadio San Mames, Bilbao, Spain 28) MARCEL BOSSI (England 9-0 LUXEMBOURG) - December 15, 1982 at Wembley Stadium, London 29) MOHAMMED OMAR (EGYPT 0-4 England) - January 26, 1986 at Nasser Stadium, Cairo 30) SPIROS ECONOMOPOULOS (GREECE 1-2 England) - February 8, 1989 at Olympiako Stadio Spiros Louis, Athens Yuji Nakazawa (centre) puts into his own net to score the second own goal of the game for Japan in 2010 31) STEVE STAUNTON (England 1-1 REPUBLIC OF IRELAND) - March 27

, 1991 at Wembley Stadium, London 32) IAN GRAY (AUSTRALIA 0-1 England) - June 1, 1991 at Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney 33) ANDRAS TELEK (HUNGARY 0-1 England) - May 12, 1992 at Nepstadion, Budapest 34) CELSO AYALA (England 4-0 PARAGUAY) - April 17, 2002 at Anfield, Liverpool 35) THOMAS SORENSEN (England 3-0 DENMARK) - June 15, 2002 at Niigata Sutajiamu, Niigata-shi 36) MIGUEL (PORTUGAL 1-1 England) - February 18, 2004 at Estadio Algarve, Almancil 37) ARKADIUSZ GLOWACKI (POLAND 1-2 England) - September 8, 2004 at Stadion Slaski in Chorzow 38) CHRIS BAIRD (England

 4-0 NORTHERN IRELAND) - March 26, 2005 at Old Trafford, Manchester 39) JERMAINE TAYLOR (England 6-0 JAMAICA) - June 3, 2006 at Old Trafford, Manchester 40) CARLOS GAMMARA (England 1-0 PARAGUAY) - June 10, 2006 at Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt Alex Della Valle (left) has scored two own goals against England, having also netted in March 2013 41) TAAVI RAHN (England 3-0 ESTONIA) - October 13, 2007 at Wembley Stadium, London 42) ALEKSANDR KUCHMA (England 5-1 KAZAKHSTAN) - October 11, 2008 at Wembley Stadium, London 43) MARCUS TULIO TANKA (England 2-1 JAPAN) - May 30, 2010 at UPC-Arena, Graz, Austria 44)

 YUJI NAKAZAWA (England 2-1 JAPAN) - May 30, 2010 at UPC-Arena, Graz, Austria 45) DANIEL MAJSTOROVIC (England 1-0 SWEDEN) - November 15, 2011 at Wembley Stadium 46) ALEX DELLA VALLE (SAN MARINO 0-8 England) - March 22, 2013 at Stadio Olimpico, Serravalle 47) BRANKO BOSKOVIC (England 4-1 MONTENEGRO) - October 11, 2013 at Wembley Stadium, London 48) ALEX DELLA VALLE (England 5-0 SAN MARINO) - October 9, 2014 at Wembley Stadium, London 49) CRISTIAN BROLLI (SAN MARINO 0-6 England) - September 5, 2015 at Stadio Olimpico, Serravalle Cristian Brolli scores an own goal to make it 2-0 to

 England at the Stadio Olimpico on September 5, 2015 Wayne Rooney becomes England's all-time top goal scorer beating Sir Bobby Charlton's record | The Independent Wayne Rooney becomes England's all-time top goal scorer beating Sir Bobby Charlton's record He scored his 50th England goal with a penalty against Switzerland Tuesday 8 September 2015 21:05 BST Click to follow The Independent Football Wayne Rooney celebrates breaking Sir Bobby Charlton's record Getty Images Wayne Rooney became England's all-time record goalscorer, scoring his 50th international goal against Switzerland on Tuesday.

The national team captain beat Sir Bobby Charlton's long-standing record of 49 goals, notching with a penalty in the 84th minute. It had looked as if the Manchester United striker would have to wait to overcome one of his club and country's all-time greats in the scoring rankings but, when Granit Xhaka brought down Raheem Sterling in the area six minutes from time, there was no doubt over who would take the spot-kick. Top international strikers Top international strikers 1/10 Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) Games: 120 Goals: 55 Strike rate: 0.45 A good strike rate but hardly of the standard we've come to expect, largely due to spending many international games out wide as a youngster. Getty images 2/10 Thomas Muller (Germany) Games: 65 Goals: 30 Strike rate: 0.46 A great record for a player who's still young. He excels in big games and will surely go on to become the World Cup's all-time top scorer.

Getty Images 3/10 Sergio Aguero (Argentina) Games: 67 Goals: 31 Strike rate: 0.46 Although Lionel Messi often takes the limelight, Aguero can be equally as devastating. Getty images 4/10 Lionel Messi (Argentina) Games: 104 Goals: 48 Strike rate: 0.46 The best player in the world, probably the best of all time, but still questioned at international level. His good but not remarkable scoring record shows as much. Getty Images 5/10 Wayne Rooney (England) Games: 106 Goals: 49 Strike rate: 0.47 On the verge of Sir Bobby Charlton's record, his average rubs shoulders with the world's best. AFP 6/10 Robbie Keane (Ireland) Games: 142 Goals: 67 Strike rate: 0.47 He may be coming to the end of his career but Keane can still boast a very respectable goals-per-game ratio at international level - one better than Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi.

Getty Images 7/10 Robin van Persie (Netherlands) Games: 99 Goals: 49 Strike rate: 0.49 Almost a goal every two games for the Dutchman, although he'll struggle to score one better than his header against Spain at the 2014 World Cup. Getty Images 8/10 Luis Suarez (Uruguay) Games: 82 Goals: 43 Strike rate: 0.52 A divisive figure but one who score bucketfuls. His, Diego Forlan and Edinson Cavani's goals have made Uruguay an international force in the last few years. GETTY IMAGES 9/10 Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Sweden) Games: 106 Goals: 56 Strike rate: 0.52 He has an ego, yes, but he also has goals in his locker. An average of over a goal a game is impressive, no matter what you think of him. GETTY IMAGES 10/10 Neymar (Brazil) Games: 66 Goals: 44 Strike rate: 0.66 Neymar has exploded onto the international stage and racked up a staggering amount of goals despite being so young.

He's on course to topple Pele's record in no time. GETTY IMAGES Rooney had been waiting for his 50th England goal since scoring another penalty in the 6-0 win against San Marino last Saturday. The 29-year-old, who has suffered something of a goal drought of late for his clubs side, slotted the penalty into the top left-hand corner, despite Yann Sommer's best attempts to keep it out. Tottenham striker Harry Kane had opened the scoring earlier in the game, after repalcing Jonjo Shelvey just before the hour mark. Kane broke the deadlock in what had been a dull affair with a low, driven finish into the bottom right-hand corner of the net. The Independent has launched a new football app! Live scores, in-game stats, breaking news, videos and push notifications are just some of the many features. Use the links below to download and get more from Indy Football...

iPhone Wayne Rooney breaks Sir Bobby Charlton's England goal-scoring record against San Marino | Metro News George Bellshaw for Metro.co.uk Tuesday 8 Sep 2015 9:28 pm The England captain fired home his 50th goal for England (Picture: Getty Images) Wayne Rooney has become England’s record goalscorer by firing home his 50th international goal as the Three Lions beat Switzerland 2-0 in Euro 2016 qualifying. The Manchester United striker broke Sir Bobby Charlton’s record by scoring in the second-half from the penalty spot after Raheem Sterling was taken down in the box. Tottenham’s Harry Kane grabbed England’s opening goal on the night, shortly after coming on as a substitute. Rooney equalled Sir Bobby’s tally of 49 goals in the previous England match against San Marino by slotting home another spot-kick. He was subbed off relatively early in that match with some suggesting that he’d prefer to break the record in front of a home crowd at Wembley, which he did. United and England legend Charlton will present him with an award next month.

Rooney has plenty of years in front of him and will be expected to widen the gap between him and Charlton and raise the bar for England’s next superstar to match. Congratulations, Wayne! To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video England Penalty Kicks Scored 19 November 1947, 4-2 vs. Sweden, Arsenal Stadium, Highbury Tommy Lawton scored an 18th minute penalty kick against Torsten Lindberg. 1949-50 14 May 1950, 5-3 vs. Portugal, Estádio Nacional, Lisboa Tom Finney's first goal of four in this match was a 4th minute penalty against Ernesto de Oliveira. 14 May 1950, 5-3 vs. Portugal, Estádio Nacional, Lisboa Tom Finney's fourth goal in this match was a 72nd minute penalty against Ernesto de Oliveira, making it 5-3. 1951-52 28 November 1951, 2-2 vs.

Austria, Empire Stadium, Wembley Alf Ramsey scored a 68th minute equalising penalty kick after Eddie Baily was felled in the penalty area, against Walter Zeman. 1953-54 21 October 1953, 4-4 vs. Rest of the World, Empire Stadium, Wembley Alf Ramsey scored a 89th minute penalty kick to secure a 4-4 draw, against the Yugoslavian keeper, Vladimir Beara. 25 November 1953, 3-6 vs. Hungary, Empire Stadium, Wembley Alf Ramsey scored the last goal of this match with a 57th minute penalty kick, against Gyula Grosics. 1955-56 2 October 1955, 5-1 vs. Denmark, Idrætsparken, København Don Revie scored a 26th minute penalty kick, the first of two England penalties in this match, against Per Henriksen. 1958 World Cup Finals 8 June 1958, 2-2 vs.

USSR, Nya Ullevi Stadion, Göteborg Tom Finney's 85th minute equalising penalty kick was his 29th goal for England, equalling Viv Woodward's record, against Lev Yashin. 1958-59 22 October 1958, 5-0 vs. USSR, Empire Stadium, Wembley Bobby Charlton scored an 84th minute penalty kick against Vladimir Belayev. 28 May 1959, 8-1 vs. USA, Wrigley Field, Los Angeles Bobby Charlton scored an 82nd minute penalty kick, his second goal of three, against Victor Ottoboni. 1959-60 9 April 1960, 1-1 vs. Scotland, Hampden Park, Glasgow Bobby Charlton scored a 49th minute equalizing penalty kick against Frank Haffey. 1960-61 10 May 1961, 8-0 vs. Mexico, Empire Stadium, Wembley Ron Flowers scored a 59th minute penalty kick against Antonio Mota.

1961-62 4 April 1962, 3-1 vs. Austria, Empire Stadium, Wembley Ron Flowers scored a 38th (tbc) minute penalty kick against Gernot Fraydl. 20 May 1962, 4-0 vs. Peru, Estadio Nacional Coloso de José Díaz, Lima Ron Flowers scored a 15th minute penalty kick against Rodolfo Bazan. 1962 World Cup Finals 31 May 1962, 1-2 vs. Hungary, Estadio Braden Copper Co., Rancagua Ron Flowers scored a 60th minute equalising penalty kick against Gyula Grosics. 2 June 1962, 3-1 vs. Argentina, Estadio Braden Copper Co., Rancagua Ron Flowers scored a 17th minute penalty kick against Antonio Roma. 1962-63 3 October 1962, 1-1 vs. France, Hillsborough, Sheffield Ron Flowers scored a 57th minute equalising penalty kick against Pierre Bernard.

1967-68 21 October 1967, 3-0 vs. Wales, Ninian Park, Cardiff Alan Ball's 89th minute penalty kick was against Gary Sprake. 1968-69 12 March 1969, 5-0 vs. France, Empire Stadium, Wembley Geoff Hurst's first of two penalty kicks came after 48 minutes, against Georges Carnus. 12 March 1969, 5-0 vs. France, Empire Stadium, Wembley Geoff Hurst's second penalty kick, and England's fifth goal of the match, came after 80 minutes, against Georges Carnus. 3 May 1969, 3-1 vs. Northern Ireland, Windsor Park, Belfast Geoff Hurst's third penalty kick in two matches was successfully converted after 74 minutes past Pat Jennings. 10 May 1969, 4-1 vs. Scotland, Empire Stadium, Wembley Geoff Hurst's fourth penalty kick in his third match in a row after 60 minutes restores England's lead, against James Herriot.

1970 World Cup Finals 11 June 1970, 1-0 vs. Czechoslovakia, Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara Allan Clarke's 49th minute penalty kick was the only goal of the game against Ivo Viktor. 1970-71 12 May 1971, 5-0 vs. Malta, Empire Stadium, Wembley Allan Clarke scored a 47th minute penalty kick against Vincent Borg-Bonaci or substitute Alfred Mizzi. 1973-74 17 October 1973, 1-1 vs. Poland, Empire Stadium, Wembley Allan Clarke scored a 63rd minute equalising penalty kick against Jan Tomaszewski. 1975-76 11 May 1976, 4-0 vs. Northern Ireland, Wembley Stadium, London Mick Channon's first goal of his double was a 36th minute penalty kick against Pat Jennings. 1976-77 30 March 1977, 5-0 vs.

Luxembourg, Wembley Stadium, London Mick Channon's second goal of his double, and England's fifth goal, was an 81st minute penalty kick against Raymond Zenda. 4 June 1977, 1-2 vs. Scotland, Wembley Stadium, London Mick Channon's third successful conversion in over a year was an 87th minute penalty kick against Alan Rough. 1977-78 24 May 1978, 4-1 vs. Hungary, Wembley Stadium, London Right-back Phil Neal scored a 29th minute penalty kick against Sandor Gujdar. 1980-81 10 September 1980, 4-0 vs. Norway, Wembley Stadium, London Terry McDermott's second goal of his double was a 75th minute penalty kick against Tom Rusz Jacobsen. 6 June 1981, 3-1 vs. Hungary, Népstadion, Budapest Kevin Keegan's twentieth England goal was a 73rd minute penalty kick against Bela Katzirz.

1982-83 23 February 1983, 2-1 vs. Wales, Wembley Stadium, London Phil Neal's 78th minute penalty kick was the decisive goal against Neville Southall. 1985-86 26 February 1986, 2-1 vs. Israel, The National Stadium, Tel Aviv Bryan Robson scored both of England's goals, his second was an 86th minute penalty kick against Avi Ran. 1990 World Cup Finals 1 July 1990, 3-2 vs. Cameroon, Stadio San Paolo, Napoli Gary Lineker scored an 82nd minute equalising penalty kick against Thomas Nkono. Benjamin Massing had brought down Lineker as he entered the penalty area. 1 July 1990, 3-2 vs. Cameroon, Stadio San Paolo, Napoli Gary Lineker scored a 106th minute decisive penalty kick, and England's only ever Extra-time penalty kick against Thomas Nkono. Nkono had brought Lineker down as the striker knocked the ball past him.

1990-91 17 October 1990, 2-0 vs. Poland, Wembley Stadium, London Gary Lineker scored a 39th minute opening penalty kick against Józef Wandzik. 6 February 1991, 2-0 vs. Cameroon, Wembley Stadium, London Gary Lineker scored a 20th minute opening penalty kick, his first of two goals, against Joseph-Antoine Bell. 21 May 1991, 3-1 vs. USSR, Wembley Stadium, London David Platt scored a 43rd minute penalty kick, his first of two goals, against Aleksandr Uvarov. 1993-94 17 May 1994, 5-0 vs. Greece, Wembley Stadium, London David Platt scored a 44th minute penalty kick, his first of two goals, against Christos Karkamanis. 1994-95 3 June 1995, 2-1 vs.

Japan, Wembley Stadium, London David Platt scored an 87th minute penalty kick against Kazuya Maekawa. 1996 European Championship Finals 18 June 1996, 4-1 vs. Netherlands, Wembley Stadium, London Alan Shearer scored a 22nd minute penalty kick, his first of two goals, against Edwin van der Sar. 1996-97 29 March 1997, 2-0 vs. Mexico, Wembley Stadium, London Teddy Sheringham scored a 19th minute penalty kick against Adolfo Rios. 1998 World Cup Finals 30 June 1998, 2-2 vs. Argentina, Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Etienne Alan Shearer scored a 10th minute penalty kick against Carlos Roa. 1998-99 14 October 1998, 3-0 vs. Luxembourg, Stade Josy Barthel, Stad Lëtzebuerg Alan Shearer scored a 38th minute penalty kick against Paul Koch.

28 April 1999, 1-1 vs. Hungary, Népstadion, Budapest Alan Shearer scored a 21st minute penalty kick against Gábor Király. 1999-2000 4 September 1999, 6-0 vs. Luxembourg, Wembley Stadium, London Alan Shearer scored a 12th minute penalty kick, the first of his hat-trick, against Philippe Felgen. 2000 European Championship Finals 20 June 2000, 2-3 vs. Romania, Stade Communal, Charleroi Alan Shearer scored a 40th minute penalty kick, his last ever goal (30th) in his last-ever international, against Bogdan Stelea, after Paul Ince had been fouled by Chivu. 2001-02 10 November 2001, 1-1 vs. Sweden, Old Trafford, Manchester David Beckham scored a 28th minute penalty kick against Magnus Hedman. 2002 World Cup Finals 7 June 2002, 1-0 vs.

Argentina, Sapporo Domu, Sapporo-shi David Beckham scored a 44th minute penalty kick against Pablo Cavallero. 2002-03 2 April 2003, 2-0 vs. Turkey, Stadium of Light, Sunderland David Beckham scored a 90th+1 minute penalty kick against Rüstü Reçber. 11 June 2003, 2-1 vs. Slovakia, The Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough Michael Owen cooly despatched a 62nd minute penalty kick to left of Miroslav König, after Owen himself was dubiously brought down by Zemen. 2003-04 20 August 2003, 3-1 vs. Croatia, Portman Road, Ipswich David Beckham scored a 10th minute penalty kick against Stipe Pletikosa. Awarded after Josip Šimunić outstretched arm handled a Beckham cross, intended for Michael Owen. 6 September 2003, 2-1 vs.

FYR Macedonia, Gradski Stadion, Skopje David Beckham scored a 63rd minute penalty kick against Petar Milosevski, after John Terry was tripped in the box by Aguinaldo Braga. 2005-06 8 October 2005, 1-0 vs. Austria, Old Trafford, Manchester Frank Lampard scored a 25th minute penalty kick against Jürgen Macho. Paul Scharner had been holding down Michael Owen in the penalty area that led to the decision. 2007-08 21 November 2007, 2-3 vs. Croatia, The National Stadium , Wembley Frank Lampard scored a 56th minute penalty kick against Stipe Pletikosa, after Josip Šimunić held back Jermain Defoe from meeting a Joe Cole cross. 2008-09 6 June 2009, 4-0 vs. Kazakhstan, Ortalyk Tsentralnyi Stadium, Almaty Frank Lampard scored a 77th minute penalty kick against Aleksandr Mokin.

Rinat Abdulin pulled back Emile Heskey as he tried to reach the rebounded shot. 2009-10 5 September 2009, 2-1 vs. Slovenia, The National Stadium , Wembley Frank Lampard scored a 31st minute penalty kick against Samir Handanovič. Boštjan Cesar had apparently brought down Wayne Rooney, Cesar was cautioned and substituted three minutes later. 9 September 2009, 5-1 vs. Croatia, The National Stadium , Wembley Frank Lampard scored a 7th minute penalty kick against Vedran Runje. Josip Šimunić tripped Theo Walcott as he sped past him running across the penalty area. 2010-11 26 March 2011, 1-0 vs. Wales, Millennium Stadium, Cardiff Frank Lampard scored a 7th minute penalty kick against Wayne Hennessey. James Collins tumbled into Ashley Young as he dribbled into the penalty area. 4 June 2011, 2-2 vs.

Switzerland, The National Stadium , Wembley Frank Lampard scored a 37th minute penalty kick against Diego Benaglio. Johan Djourou-Gbadjere had brought down Jack Wilshire in the penalty area. Wilshere had tapped the ball away as he went over Djorou-Gbadjere's leg. The Swiss defender was cautioned, not for the foul, but for complaining about the awarded penalty. 2012-13 7 September 2012, 5-0 vs. Moldova, Zimbru Stadium, Chişinău Frank Lampard scored a 3rd minute penalty kick against Stanislav Namaşco. Lampard's eighth successful conversion and England's 100th ever penalty. Tom Cleverley's shot was prevented from reaching its destination because of Simion Bulgaru's arm. 11 September 2012, 1-1 vs. Ukraine, The National Stadium , Wembley Frank Lampard scored an 87th minute penalty kick against Andriy Pyatov. Lampard's ninth successful conversion.

Danny Welbeck's chip was prevented from reaching its destination because of Yevhen Khacheridi's forearm. 12 October 2012, 5-0 vs. San Marino, The National Stadium , Wembley Wayne Rooney's 35th minute penalty is his first for England, after the San Marino goalkeeper brought down Danny Welbeck. Rooney duly despatched the ball past Simoncini. 2013-14 11 October 2013, 4-1 vs. Montenegro, The National Stadium, Wembley Daniel Sturridge's injury time penalty was awarded after Danny Welbeck ran into the penalty area and was taken down by Ivan Kecojević on the goalline. Sturridge side-footed the kick past Poleksić. 2014-15 3 September 2014, 1-0 vs. Norway, The National Stadium, Wembley New captain Wayne Rooney dispatched his powerful penalty after 68 minutes against Ørjan Nyland, after Omar Elabdellaoui outstretched reaching Raheem Sterling, but only brought him down. 9 October 2014, 5-0 vs.

San Marino, The National Stadium, Wembley Wayne Rooney's powerful 43rd minute penalty against Aldo Simoncini was awarded after Andy Selva's high stretching feet kicked Rooney in the face, cutting his lip. 15 November 2014, 3-1 vs. Slovenia, The National Stadium, Wembley Wayne Rooney's powerful 59th minute equalising penalty against Samir Handonovic was awarded after Boštjan Cesar tripped Rooney as he was sprinting into the penalty area, only seconds after Slovenia had scored against England. 2015-16 5 September 2015, 6-0 vs. San Marino, San Marino Stadium, Serravalle Wayne Rooney's twelfth minute penalty equalled the goalscoring record. His 49th goal was awarded after John Stones' shirt was being pulled on. 9 September 2015, 2-0 vs. Switzerland, The National Stadium, Wembley Wayne Rooney's 84th minute penalty was his fiftieth for his country and his sixth penalty. His powerful penalty was awarded after Raheem Sterling was tripped in the area.

2016 European Championship Finals Sir Bobby Charlton saw his England scoring record broken by Wayne Rooney... Sportmail reflects on his career | Daily Mail Online comments Sir Bobby Charlton's England scoring record was broken after 45 years by Wayne Rooney on Tuesday, after the England and Manchester United captain scored a penalty against Switzerland to reach goal No 50. The 77-year-old Charlton was quick to pay tribute to Rooney after his strike in the 84th minute at Wembley placed him at the summit of the list of England's all time leading scorers. 'I am absolutely delighted that it is Wayne, as captain of my beloved club and country, who now holds this record,' Charlton said. Here, Sportsmail reflects on the England career of Charlton, spanning from 1958 until 1970.

Sir Bobby Charlton hoists the World Cup aloft after England beat West Germany 4-2 in the 1966 final Charlton (fourth right, lower) made his England debut in 1958, the year of the World Cup in Sweden Charlton was involved in international football before, making 15 appearances for England at schoolboy level From 1958 until 1970, Charlton made himself an England legend with 49 goals in 106 appearances Charlton played as an attacking midfielder throughout his career for England and Manchester United Charlton (right) marked his first England appearance with a goal against Scotland, the game finishing with a 4-0 win at Hampden Park And Charlton swiftly established himself as a player with an eye for goal in England colours. In 1959, he scored the winner at Wembley when England played Scotland in the Home Championship, this time a 1-0 win Charlton scored a hat-trick for England in 1971.

guiding his team to a huge 8-0 victory over Mexico Charlton played for England alongside his brother Jackie (left), who made 35 appearances for his country Charlton's 49 goals was an England record for 45 years until it was broken by Wayne Rooney on Tuesday When Charlton reached England cap No 100, he was presented with a silver server by Dr Andrew Stephen, the then chairman of the Football Association Charlton's 100th game for England was a 3-1 win against Northern Ireland, where he scored the third goal It was Charlton who presented Rooney with a golden cap for his 100th England appearance in 2014 Charlton poses with his 100 England caps upon reaching the landmark in 1970 Charlton scored both goals in the 1966 World Cup semi-final as England beat Portugal 2-1 at Wembley Charlton (centre) is tackled by Franz Beckenbauer of Germany in the 1966 World Cup final at Wembley Charlton (right) played every minute of the final but did not get on the scoresheet against West Germany The England squad pose with the trophy after beating West Germany

 4-2 after extra time In 1982, Charlton (right) and the World Cup winning England captain Bobby Moore posed with a replica of the Jules Rimet trophy Charlton (right) relaxes with a game of cards and a cigarette during the 1970 World Cup in Mexico Charlton sits alongside his brother during an England game of cards at what proved to be his last World Cup Charlton (second left) celebrates the winning England goal by Geoff Hurst against Romania in the group stages of the 1970 World Cup in Mexico Charlton takes a ride on Tommy Wright's shoulders after England training in 1970, and was soon back in action for England against West Germany in the 1970 World Cup semi-final England and Charlton won their first two group games but then lost 1-0 to Brazil in Mexico Despite the fact Charlton (second right) was 32 in 1970, he still possessed enough flair and creativity to trouble the Brazil team in a memorable encounter Charlton was substituted off by Sir Alf Ramsey in the quarter final against West Germany, which England lost 3-2, and it was to be his 106th and last game

 for his country Charlton, pictured with his last England cap, set the England scoring record with 49 goals in 106 England appearances.

Rooney has broken his record with 50 goals in 107 games. Charlton has been an authoritative voice on England ever since his retirement from the international stage. Here, he speaks to journalists during the Euro 2000 Championship in France Wayne Rooney equals Sir Bobby Charlton England goals record - ESPN FC ESPN FC Live football odds with bet365. Bet Now » Real Sociedad Live football odds with bet365. Bet Now » AS Roma Live football odds with bet365. Bet Now » Melbourne City FC Live football odds with bet365. Bet Now » Algeria Live football odds with bet365. Bet Now » Senegal Sep 5, 2015 Wayne Rooney equals Sir Bobby Charlton's England goals record Wayne Rooney equalled England's all-time scoring record on Saturday after striking against San Marino to tie with Sir Bobby Charlton on 49 goals. Manchester United star Rooney, 29, now has 49 goals from 106 games for his country -- level with Old Trafford great Sir Bobby -- after bagging a first-half penalty against the minnows.

The England captain had a couple of chances to break the record but was taken off for Harry Kane on 58 minutes as England went on to win 6-0. THE BEST OF ESPN FC - News | Transfer | Toe Poke | Fantasy | FC TV | Podcast | MLS Rooney told ITV Sport it was "a proud moment to equal Sir Bobby Charlton's record" and added: "My aim is to push on and try and help the team win on Tuesday [at home to Switzerland] and break the record. "It would have been great if the record had happened tonight. Obviously the tradition of Wembley... to break the record at Wembley would be great. "Since I joined Manchester United at 18, Sir Bobby has been in the dressing room after all the games. "He has got a presence about him, he goes around and speaks to all of the players, in particular myself after England and United games. "He comes in and gives me advice to try to help me and I am sure if there is anyone who would be happy for me to have broken his record, it would be him." The Football Association are set to honour Rooney next month if he breaks the record against the Swiss on Sept. 8.

The likelihood of him doing so this month had always seemed high, with Roy Hodgson's side -- who have a 100 percent record in their qualifying group and guaranteed a place at the finals with Saturday's win -- facing San Marino before taking on the Swiss. "We have qualified for the next tournament and want to improve in each game," Rooney said. "We are working on different things and want to keep pushing ourselves to get better. "It is an opportunity now for us before the tournament with games where we can keep pushing ourselves. "That is what we are playing this game for, to be successful as a team, and I would swap all of the goals for a winner's medal next summer." Wayne Rooney slots home from the penalty spot. Meanwhile, World Cup winner Sir Geoff Hurst said criticism of Rooney was not fair. "Wayne is a terrific player, there is no argument about that. He is an outstanding player of his time and you can only be good at the time you are playing in," he told Press Association Sport. "There has been a lot of comparison between him and Bobby Charlton and about whether it was easier to score goals then.

There is a huge argument and interesting debate about whether it is or it isn't easier, but it can never be definitively answered.'' Hurst, whose three goals in the 1966 World Cup final were the most important of the 24 he managed during his international career, believes Rooney's lack of goals in tournaments is the reason he is criticised. "The only criticism can be that he hasn't done it at the top level in the European Championships or at a World Cup -- that is not necessarily Wayne's fault,'' he added. "If the team are not performing then there is not so much of an opportunity to progress into the final parts of the tournaments and if you aren't playing in the quarterfinals or semifinals you aren't scoring the goals.'' Rooney celebrates his 49th goal for England. Before the recent European Championship qualifier against Lithuania, Rooney said he wants to emulate Steven Gerrard and Frank Lampard by representing England into his mid-30s. That could see him add plenty more caps and goals to his name, and Hurst believes he would set a tally that would take some beating. "I'm positive about Wayne, and he deserves to beat the record,'' he said.

"It hasn't been about luck, he will deserve it because he has been a regular and scored lots of goals. "He has a lot of fuel let if the tank and, if he keeps himself fit, he could leave his own records when he finishes playing that are really tough to surpass." Rooney equals Charlton's England scoring record - Official Manchester United Website 05/09/2015 19:05, Report by James Tuck Rooney equals Charlton's England record Wayne Rooney equalled Sir Bobby Charlton's scoring record with his 49th international goal as England thrashed San Marino 6-0 in a Euro 2016 qualifier on Saturday. The Manchester United striker opened the scoring from the penalty spot in the 13th minute as Roy Hodgson’s side booked their place at next summer’s finals in France with three games to spare. Rooney was taken off just before the hour mark but will have the chance to surpass Charlton’s tally at Wembley on Tuesday, when England face Switzerland. Coincidentally, both Reds legends reached the 49-goal mark in 106 matches.

"It’s a proud moment for me to equal Sir Bobby’s record," Rooney told ITV after the game. "My aim now is to push on, try to help the team get the victory on Tuesday night and try to break that record and become the out-and-out record-holder. "It would have been good if it had happened tonight but to break the record at Wembley, with its tradition, would be great. But again, it's important that we win the game." Luke Shaw also started against San Marino and, in the 30th minute, his devilish cross from the left led to Cristian Brolli heading into his own net for England’s second strike. Within 15 seconds of the restart, Ross Barkley headed home his first senior international goal, before strikes from substitutes Theo Walcott (two) and Harry Kane completed the rout. Chris Smalling and Michael Carrick were unused substitutes. Later on Saturday, Juan Mata and David De Gea were unused substitutes as Spain beat Slovakia 2-0 in Oviedo to move level with their opponents at the top of Group C.

Young Reds defender Donald Love remained on the bench for Scotland Under-21s as they began their Euro U21 qualifying campaign with a 2-1 win in Northern Ireland. And Ro-Shaun Williams wasn't called upon in England Under-18s' goalless draw with their Netherlands counterparts, having made his debut at this level against the same opposition on Thursday. Story updated 21:40 BST

Question: Against which side did Wayne Rooney score a penalty to beat Bobby Charlton’s England goal scoring record?
Answer: SWITZERLAND