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List of England national football team captains

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154 people have officially served as captains of the England national football teams. The current captains are Harry Kane (men's) and Leah Williamson (women's).

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List of England national football team captains - Wikidata
England's men's and women's captains, Harry Kane (left, pictured in 2023) and Leah Williamson (right, pictured at a 2022 friendly)
Elizabeth II presents the Jules Rimet Trophy to England captain Bobby Moore, 1966; Moore is the only captain to lead England to a World Cup victory, and has the record for being the youngest men's captain (for a period he was, officially, the absolute youngest captain).
England captain Leah Williamson stands at the back of her team to be presented with the 2022 Women's Euro trophy by William, Duke of Cambridge; Williamson, the incumbent permanent women's captain, is the only captain to lead England to a Euro victory and the only captain to lead the women's team to an international title.

The first England captain was Cuthbert Ottaway; he captained England in the first ever international match, against Scotland on 30 November 1872. He went on to captain England on just one further occasion, the third international match, on 7 March 1874, against the same opposition. Alexander Morten captained England in their first international on home soil, 8 March 1873, also against Scotland, and was the first international captain to win a match. Having previously played for Scotland against England, this was his only international appearance for England. Morten remains England's oldest captain.

The first unofficial women's international match was contested by England and France in 1920, with the Dick, Kerr Ladies "England" side captained by Alice Kell. The England women's team was authorised in 1972 by the Women's Football Association (WFA), originally unaffiliated with the Football Association (FA), and had Sheila Parker as its first captain. The official England women's first international match was played against Scotland on 18 November 1972, in anticipation of the centenary of the equivalent men's match. Parker remained in her role for four years before being left out of the 1976 British Home Championship; her replacement, Carol Thomas (née McCune), was only 20 when she took the armband, and retained it for nearly a decade. Women's players between 1972 and 1993 were not all officially recognised until 2022; there were also several prior to 1972, who were not sanctioned and are not recognised. Thomas is England's youngest official captain under the WFA; Keira Walsh is England's youngest official captain under the FA; Carol Wilson and Casey Stoney unofficially served as captains when younger than Thomas and Walsh.

Billy Wright set the record for most captaincies of his country in 1959, with 90. 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 second-most caps as captain behind Wright and Moore, with 72. Seven male players were captain in their only international cap, the last of these being in 1925.

Several women's matches have seen two players start as co-captains. The most players known to wear the captain's armband for England in one match is four, which has happened twice. On 3 June 2003, Michael Owen started as captain before Emile Heskey took over at half time, Phil Neville replaced him in the sixty-first minute, and Jamie Carragher was handed the armband in the eighty-seventh. On 30 November 2021, Millie Bright started as captain before Ellen White took over at half time, Keira Walsh replaced her in the sixtieth minute, and Alex Greenwood took the armband in the seventy-first.

Men's team

Captain chronology

  • Bold indicates current captain
  • Italics indicates still-active players
  • Source unless specified:
Tenure Incumbent Reserve captains
1872–1874   Cuthbert Ottaway
1873 Alexander Morten
1875   Charles W. Alcock
1876 Hubert Heron
1877 William Rawson
1878–1879 Arthur Cursham
1879 Henry Wace
1880 Charles Wollaston
1880 Francis Sparks
1881 Jack Hunter
1881–1887 Norman Bailey Charles Bambridge, Jack Hudson, Percy Walters
1888   Tinsley Lindley
1889–1890   Percy Walters Jack Brodie
1890   Arthur Walters
1891 Tinsley Lindley
1891   John Goodall
1891   Billy Moon
1892 Arthur Dunn
1893 George Cotterill Bob Holmes
1894   Bob Holmes
1894 John Goodall
1895 Bob Holmes
1895   Charles Wreford-Brown
1895   R. Cunliffe Gosling
1896–1901   G. O. Smith Charles Wreford-Brown, William Oakley, Ernest Needham
1902   R. E. Foster
1902   Frank Forman
1902   Steve Bloomer
1903   Howard Spencer
1903–1904   Bob Crompton
1905 Stan Harris
1905   Howard Spencer
1906 Stan Harris
1907 Bob Crompton
1908–1910   Vivian Woodward Bob Crompton
1910–1914 Bob Crompton Vivian Woodward
1914–1918: World War I
1919 Arthur Knight
1920   Jesse Pennington
1920 Joe McCall
1921   Charlie Buchan
1921   Arthur Grimsdell
1921 Ephraim Longworth
1921–1922 George Wilson Max Woosnam
1922–1923 Arthur Grimsdell
1923–1924 George Wilson Charlie Buchan, Basil Patchitt, Graham Doggart, Frank Moss
1924 Sam Wadsworth
1924–1925 Alfred Bower
1925–1926 Sam Wadsworth Billy Walker, Claude Ashton, Tommy Lucas
1927 Alfred Bower
1927 Jack Hill Fred Kean
1928 Roy Goodall
1928–1929 Willis Edwards
1929 Jack Hill
1929 Willis Edwards
1930   David Jack
1930–1931 Roy Goodall Alf Strange
1931–1933 Ernie Blenkinsop David Jack, Billy Walker
1933 Roy Goodall
1934   Tom Cooper
1934–1939   Eddie Hapgood Jack Barker, George Male, Sam Barkas, Stan Cullis
1939–1945: World War II
1946–1948   George Hardwick Frank Swift
1948–1959   Billy Wright Alf Ramsey
1959–1960   Ronnie Clayton
1960–1962   Johnny Haynes Jimmy Armfield
1962–1964   Jimmy Armfield Bobby Moore
1964–1973   Bobby Moore Ron Flowers, Jimmy Armfield, Bobby Charlton, Alan Mullery, Martin Peters, Colin Bell
1974   Emlyn Hughes
1975   Alan Ball
1975–1976 Gerry Francis Kevin Keegan, Mick Channon
1976–1982   Kevin Keegan Emlyn Hughes, Mick Mills, Phil Thompson, Trevor Cherry, Ray Clemence, Peter Shilton
1982–1991   Bryan Robson Ray Wilkins, Peter Shilton, Terry Butcher, Peter Beardsley
1990–1992   Gary Lineker Mark Wright, Stuart Pearce
1992–1993   Stuart Pearce Paul Ince, David Platt
1993–1995   David Platt Paul Ince, Tony Adams
1995–1996   Tony Adams Alan Shearer
1996–2000   Alan Shearer Stuart Pearce, Paul Ince, David Seaman, Tony Adams, Sol Campbell
2000 Tony Adams Sol Campbell, Martin Keown
2000–2006   David Beckham Michael Owen, Steven Gerrard
2006–2010   John Terry Rio Ferdinand, Steven Gerrard, David Beckham
2010–2011   Rio Ferdinand Steven Gerrard, Frank Lampard, Gareth Barry
2011–2012 John Terry Steven Gerrard, Frank Lampard, Scott Parker
2012–2014   Steven Gerrard Frank Lampard, Wayne Rooney, Gareth Barry
2014–2017   Wayne Rooney Gary Cahill, Joe Hart, Phil Jagielka, James Milner, Chris Smalling, Jordan Henderson, Harry Kane
2017–2018   Jordan Henderson Gary Cahill, Joe Hart, Harry Kane, Eric Dier
2018–present   Harry Kane Jordan Henderson, Gary Cahill, Eric Dier, Raheem Sterling, Harry Maguire, Kieran Trippier, Marcus Rashford, Kyle Walker, Declan Rice

Captains by tournament

  • Bold indicates tournament winners
  • Italics indicates tournament hosts
  • Source:
Player Tournament(s)
Billy Wright
Johnny Haynes
Bobby Moore
Kevin Keegan
Mick Mills
Bryan Robson
Gary Lineker
Tony Adams
Alan Shearer
David Beckham
Steven Gerrard
Wayne Rooney
Harry Kane

Women's team

Captain chronology

  • Bold indicates current captain
  • Italics indicates still-active players
  •    indicates player was captain for matches under the Women's Football Association
Tenure Incumbent Reserve captains
1972–1976 Sheila Parker
1976–   Carol Thomas (née McCune)
1983: WFA becomes a "County Association" of The Football Association
–1985 Carol Thomas (née McCune)
1985–   Debbie Bampton
1990– Gillian Coultard
1993: The team becomes incorporated into The Football Association
–1997 Debbie Bampton
–2000 Gillian Coultard
2000–2001 Mo Marley
2001–2002   Tara Proctor Karen Walker, Faye White
2002–2003   Karen Walker Mary Phillip
2002–2012   Faye White Mary Phillip, Kelly Smith, Fara Williams, Casey Stoney, Rachel Yankey
2012–2014   Casey Stoney Rachel Yankey, Alex Scott, Steph Houghton, Fara Williams, Laura Bassett
2014–2022   Steph Houghton Fara Williams, Karen Bardsley, Jordan Nobbs, Jill Scott, Ellen White, Laura Bassett, Lucy Bronze, Keira Walsh, Toni Duggan, Millie Bright, Leah Williamson
2022–present   Leah Williamson Millie Bright, Ellen White, Steph Houghton, Alex Greenwood, Mary Earps, Keira Walsh

Captains by tournament

  • Bold indicates tournament winners
  • Italics indicates tournament hosts
Player Tournament(s)
Carol Thomas (née McCune)
Debbie Bampton
Gillian Coultard
Debbie Bampton
Gillian Coultard
Mo Marley
Tara Proctor
Faye White
Casey Stoney
Steph Houghton
Leah Williamson
Millie Bright

Captains by appearances as captain

Figures include all recognised matches up to match played 9 April 2024. Only confirmed captaincies of named captains are counted.

The default order for this list is by most appearances as captain, then chronological order of first captaincy.

  • Bold indicates permanent captain of England
  • Italics indicates still-active players
  • Sources unless specified:
# 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 Steph Houghton 2007–2022 72 121 17 January 2014
4 Harry Kane 2015–present 66 89 10 June 2017
5 Bryan Robson 1980–1991 65 90 17 November 1982
6 David Beckham 1996–2009 59 115 15 November 2000
7 Carol Thomas (née McCune) 1976–1985 49–51 56 22 May 1976
8 Faye White 1997–2012 48 90 7 March 2002
9 Gillian Coultard 1981–2000 38+ 119 25 November 1990
9 Steven Gerrard 2000–2014 38 114 31 March 2004
11 Alan Shearer 1992–2000 34 63 1 September 1996
11 John Terry 2003–2012 34 78 16 August 2006
13 Kevin Keegan 1972–1982 31 63 24 March 1976
14 Debbie Bampton 1978–1997 26+ 95 22 September 1985
15 Wayne Rooney 2003–2018 23 120 14 November 2009
15 Emlyn Hughes 1969–1980 23 62 11 March 1974
15 Leah Williamson 2018–present 23 44 17 September 2021
18 Bob Crompton 1902–1914 22 41 2 March 1903
18 Johnny Haynes 1954–1962 22 56 15 May 1960
20 Eddie Hapgood 1933–1939 20 30 14 November 1934
21 David Platt 1989–1996 19 62 17 February 1993
21 Casey Stoney 2000–2017 19 130 7 March 2009
21 Millie Bright 2016–present 19 77 13 April 2021
24 Gary Lineker 1984–1992 18 80 12 September 1990
25 Mary Phillip 1995–2008 17+ 65 17 May 2003
26 Norman Bailey 1878–1887 15 19 12 March 1881
26 Jimmy Armfield 1959–1966 15 43 28 September 1961
26 Peter Shilton 1970–1990 15 125 25 May 1982
26 Tony Adams 1987–2000 15 66 12 October 1994
30 Viv Woodward 1903–1911 14 23 15 February 1908
31 G. O. Smith 1893–1901 13–16 20 4 April 1896
31 George Hardwick 1946–1948 13 13 28 September 1946
33 Roy Goodall 1926–1933 12 25 31 March 1928
34 Sheila Parker 1972–1983 11 33 18 November 1972
34 Fara Williams 2001–2019 11 172 5 March 2009
36 Ray Wilkins 1976–1986 10 84 22 September 1982
36 Stuart Pearce 1987–1999 10 78 8 June 1991
38 Jordan Henderson 2010–present 9 81 8 October 2016
39 Jack Hill 1925–1929 8 11 2 April 1927
39 Gerry Francis 1974–1976 8 12 3 September 1975
39 Mick Mills 1972–1982 8 42 13 May 1978
39 Michael Owen 1998–2008 8 89 17 April 2002
39 Frank Lampard 1999–2014 8 106 9 February 2011
44 George Wilson 1921–1924 7 12 22 October 1921
44 Terry Butcher 1980–1990 7 77 12 November 1986
44 Paul Ince 1992–2000 7 53 9 June 1993
44 Rio Ferdinand 1997–2011 7 81 26 March 2008
44 Eric Dier 2015–present 7 49 10 November 2017
49 George Male 1934–1939 6 19 18 November 1936
49 Alan Ball 1965–1975 6 72 12 March 1975
49 Phil Thompson 1976–1982 6 42 22 November 1979
52 Percy Walters 1885–1890 5 13 13 March 1886
52 Willis Edwards 1926–1929 5 16 22 October 1928
52 Ronnie Clayton 1955–1960 5 35 17 October 1959
52 Mo Marley 1995–2001 5 41 4 June 2000
52 Gary Cahill 2010–2018 5 61 9 October 2015
52 Jill Scott 2006–2022 5 161 27 October 2015
52 Lucy Bronze 2013–present 5 121 1 March 2018
52 Harry Maguire 2017–present 5 63 7 September 2019
60 Tinsley Lindley 1886–1891 4 13 4 February 1888
60 Stanley Harris 1904–1906 4 6 25 February 1905
60 Sam Wadsworth 1922–1926 4 9 22 October 1924
60 David Jack 1924–1932 4 9 5 April 1930
60 Ernie Blenkinsop 1928–1933 4 26 9 December 1931
60 Thomas Cooper 1927–1934 4 15 14 April 1934
60 Martin Peters 1966–1974 4 67 19 May 1971
60 Tara Proctor 1995–2002 4 20 30 June 2001
60 Kelly Smith 1995–2014 4 117 28 September 2008
69 Robert Holmes 1888–1895 3 7 13 March 1893
69 Howard Spencer 1897–1905 3 6 14 February 1903
69 Arthur Grimsdell 1920–1923 3 6 9 April 1921
69 Alfred Bower 1923–1927 3 5 8 December 1924
69 Billy Walker 1920–1932 3 18 21 May 1925
69 Alfred Strange 1930–1933 3 20 14 May 1931
69 Sam Barkas 1936–1937 3 18 23 October 1937
69 Alf Ramsey 1948–1953 3 32 15 November 1950
69 Ron Flowers 1955–1966 3 49 27 May 1964
69 Bobby Charlton 1958–1970 3 106 15 January 1969
69 David V. Watson 1974–1982 3 65 24 April 1981
69 Sol Campbell 1996–2007 3 73 24 May 1998
69 Karen Walker 1988–2003 3 83 24 February 2002
69 Ellen White 2010–2022 3 113 1 July 2017
69 Keira Walsh 2017–present 3 73 4 September 2018
69 Mary Earps 2017–present 3 49 1 July 2023
85 Cuthbert Ottaway 1872–1874 2 2 30 November 1872
85 Charles Bambridge 1879–1887 2 18 18 February 1882
85 John Goodall 1888–1898 2 14 7 February 1891
85 Arthur Dunn 1883–1892 2 4 15 March 1892
85 George Cotterill 1891–1893 2 4 25 February 1893
85 Charles Wreford-Brown 1889–1898 2 or 3 4 18 March 1895
85 Jesse Pennington 1907–1920 2 25 15 March 1920
85 Charlie Buchan 1913–1924 2 6 14 March 1921
85 Basil Patchitt 1923 2 2 21 May 1923
85 Frank Swift 1946–1949 2 19 16 May 1948
85 Mick Channon 1972–1977 2 46 28 May 1976
85 Rachel Yankey 1997–2013 2 129 29 July 2010
85 Laura Bassett 2003–2017 2 63 7 March 2014
85 Jordan Nobbs 2013–present 2 71 11 March 2015
85 Joe Hart 2008–2017 2 75 13 November 2015
85 Raheem Sterling 2012–present 2 82 7 June 2019
85 Alex Greenwood 2014–present 2 92 19 February 2023
85 Kyle Walker 2011–present 2 82 20 November 2023
103 Alexander Morten 1873 1 1 8 March 1873
103 Charles W. Alcock 1875 1 1 6 March 1875
103 Hubert Heron 1873–1878 1 5 4 March 1876
103 William Rawson 1875–1877 1 2 3 March 1877
103 Arthur Cursham 1880–1884 1 or 2 6 2 March 1878
103 Henry Wace 1878–1879 1 or 2 3 5 April 1879
103 Charles Wollaston 1874–1880 1 4 13 March 1880
103 Francis Sparks 1879–1880 1 3 15 March 1880
103 Jack Hunter 1878–1882 1 7 26 February 1881
103 John Hudson 1883 1 1 24 February 1883
103 John Brodie 1889–1891 1 3 2 March 1889
103 Arthur Walters 1885–1890 1 9 5 April 1890
103 Billy Moon 1888–1885 1 7 6 April 1891
103 R. Cunliffe Gosling 1892–1895 1 or 2 5 6 April 1895
103 William Oakley 1895–1901 1 16 9 March 1901
103 Ernest Needham 1894–1902 1 16 18 March 1901
103 Reginald Foster 1900–1902 1 5 3 March 1902
103 Frank Forman 1898–1903 1 9 22 March 1902
103 Stephen Bloomer 1895–1907 1 or 2 23 3 May 1902
103 Arthur Knight 1919 1 1 25 October 1919
103 Joseph McCall 1913–1920 1 5 23 October 1920
103 Ephraim Longworth 1920–1923 1 5 21 May 1921
103 Max Woosnam 1922 1 1 13 March 1922
103 Graham Doggart 1923 1 1 1 November 1923
103 Frank Moss 1924 1 5 12 April 1924
103 Claude Ashton 1925 1 1 24 October 1925
103 Tommy Lucas 1921–1926 1 3 24 May 1926
103 Fred Kean 1923–1929 1 9 21 May 1927
103 Jack Barker 1934–1936 1 11 17 October 1936
103 Stan Cullis 1937–1939 1 12 24 May 1939
103 Alan Mullery 1964–1971 1 35 3 February 1971
103 Colin Bell 1968–1975 1 48 23 May 1972
103 Trevor Cherry 1976–1980 1 27 31 May 1980
103 Ray Clemence 1972–1983 1 61 12 May 1981
103 Phil Neal 1976–1983 1 50 2 June 1982
103 Peter Beardsley 1986–1996 1 59 13 February 1988
103 Mark Wright 1984–1996 1 45 21 May 1991
103 David Seaman 1988–2003 1 75 10 September 1997
103 Martin Keown 1992–2002 1 43 11 September 2000
103 Gareth Barry 2000–2012 1 53 29 March 2011
103 Scott Parker 2003–2013 1 11 29 February 2012
103 Ashley Cole 2001–2014 1 107 29 May 2013
103 Alex Scott 2004–2017 1 140 31 October 2013
103 Karen Bardsley 2005–2022 1 81 9 March 2015
103 Phil Jagielka 2008–2016 1 40 12 October 2015
103 James Milner 2009–2016 1 61 29 March 2016
103 Chris Smalling 2011–2017 1 31 27 May 2016
103 Toni Duggan 2012–present 1 76 8 November 2018
103 Fabian Delph 2014–2019 1 20 15 November 2018
103 Kieran Trippier 2017–present 1 46 8 October 2020
103 Marcus Rashford 2016–present 1 60 6 June 2021
103 Declan Rice 2019–present 1 50 26 March 2024

Captains by age

  • Bold indicates permanent captain of England (not necessarily at time of the relevant match/es)

Youngest captains

Players who started as captain at under 25 years of age.

# Player Date of birth First captaincy Age #W #M
Age 20
1 Carol Thomas (née McCune) (1955-06-05)5 June 1955 22 May 1976 20 years, 11 months and 17 days 1 –
Age 21
2 Keira Walsh (1997-04-08)8 April 1997 4 September 2018 21 years, 4 months and 27 days 2 –
Age 22
3 Bobby Moore (1941-04-12)12 April 1941 29 May 1963 22 years, 1 month and 17 days – 1
4 Jordan Nobbs (1992-12-08)8 December 1992 11 March 2015 22 years, 3 months and 3 days 3 –
5 Tinsley Lindley (1865-10-27)27 October 1865 4 February 1888 22 years, 3 months and 8 days – 2
6 Michael Owen (1979-12-14)14 December 1979 17 April 2002 22 years, 4 months and 3 days – 3
7 Cuthbert Ottaway (1850-07-20)20 July 1850 30 November 1872 22 years, 4 months and 10 days – 4
8 Jack Hudson (1860-10-11)11 October 1860 24 February 1883 22 years, 4 months and 13 days – 5
9 William Rawson (1854-10-14)14 October 1854 3 March 1877 22 years, 4 months and 17 days – 6
10 Percy Walters (1863-09-30)30 September 1863 13 March 1886 22 years, 5 months and 13 days – 7
11 Stan Cullis (1916-10-25)25 October 1916 24 May 1939 22 years, 6 months and 29 days – 8
12 Basil Patchitt (1900-08-08)8 August 1900 21 May 1923 22 years, 9 months and 13 days – 9
13 Billy Moon (1868-06-07)7 June 1868 4 April 1891 22 years, 9 months and 28 days – 10
Age 23
14 G. O. Smith (1872-11-25)25 November 1872 4 April 1896 23 years, 4 months and 10 days – 11
15 Bob Crompton (1879-09-26)26 September 1879 2 March 1903 23 years, 5 months and 4 days – 12
16 Charles Bambridge (1858-07-30)30 July 1858 18 February 1882 23 years, 6 months and 19 days – 13
17 Marcus Rashford (1997-10-31)31 October 1997 6 June 2021 23 years, 7 months and 6 days – 14
18 Stan Harris (1881-07-19)19 July 1881 25 February 1905 23 years, 7 months and 6 days – 15
19 Norman Bailey (1857-07-23)23 July 1857 12 March 1881 23 years, 7 months and 17 days – 16
20 Sol Campbell (1974-09-18)18 September 1974 29 May 1998 23 years, 8 months and 11 days – 17
21 Gerry Francis (1951-12-06)6 December 1951 3 September 1975 23 years, 8 months and 28 days – 18
22 Eric Dier (1994-01-15)15 January 1994 10 November 2017 23 years, 9 months and 26 days – 19
23 Steven Gerrard (1980-05-30)30 May 1980 31 March 2004 23 years, 10 months and 1 day – 20
24 Harry Kane (1993-07-28)28 July 1993 10 June 2017 23 years, 10 months and 13 days – 21
25 R. E. Foster (1878-04-16)16 April 1878 3 March 1902 23 years, 10 months and 15 days – 22
26 Debbie Bampton (1961-10-07)7 October 1961 22 September 1985 23 years, 11 months and 15 days 4 –
Age 24
27 Wayne Rooney (1985-10-24)24 October 1985 14 November 2009 24 years and 21 days – 23
28 Faye White (1978-02-02)2 February 1978 7 March 2002 24 years, 1 month and 5 days 5 –
29 Hubert Heron (1852-01-30)30 January 1852 4 March 1876 24 years, 1 month and 4 days – 24
30 Leah Williamson (1997-03-29)29 March 1997 17 September 2021 24 years, 5 months and 19 days 6 –
31 Raheem Sterling (1994-12-08)8 December 1994 6 June 2019 24 years, 5 months and 29 days – 25
32 Billy Wright (1924-02-06)6 February 1924 9 October 1948 24 years, 8 months and 3 days – 26
33 Claude Ashton (1901-02-19)19 February 1901 24 October 1925 24 years, 8 months and 5 days – 27
34 Francis Sparks (1855-07-04)4 July 1855 15 March 1880 24 years, 8 months and 11 days – 28
35 George Cotterill (1868-04-04)4 April 1868 25 February 1893 24 years, 10 months and 21 days – 29
36 Sheila Parker 1947 18 November 1972 ~24 years and 11 months 7 –
37 Arthur Cursham (1853-03-14)14 March 1853 2 March 1878 24 years, 11 months and 16 days – 30

Oldest captains

Players who started as captain at over 35 years of age.

# Player Date of birth Last captaincy Age #W #M
Age 41+
1 Alexander Morten 1831 or 1832 8 March 1873 41 or 42 – 1
Age 40
2 Peter Shilton (1949-09-18)18 September 1949 7 July 1990 40 years, 9 months and 19 days – 2
Age 36
3 Gillian Coultard (1963-07-22)22 July 1963 13 May 2000 36 years, 9 months and 21 days 1 –
4 Jesse Pennington (1883-08-23)23 August 1883 10 April 1920 36 years, 7 months and 18 days – 3
5 Frank Lampard (1978-06-20)20 June 1978 24 June 2014 36 years and 4 days – 4
Age 35
6 Debbie Bampton (1961-10-07)7 October 1961 11 May 1997 35 years, 7 months and 4 days 2 –
7 Billy Wright (1924-02-06)6 February 1924 28 May 1959 35 years, 3 months and 22 days – 5
8 Billy Walker (1897-10-29)29 October 1897 7 December 1932 35 years, 1 month and 8 days – 6
9 Stuart Pearce (1962-04-24)24 April 1962 24 May 1997 35 years and 1 month – 7

Others

Disputed captains

These players may have officially captained England, but sources are either uncertain or differ.

Player England career Caps as captain Total caps
Harry Daft 1889–1892 1 or 0 5
Vaughan Lodge 1894–1896 0 or 1 5
George Raikes 1895–1896 0 or 1 4

Unofficial captains

The following players have never been named, i.e. started a match as, captain, but were given the armband partway through a match after that game's captain was either sent off or substituted. As records for such mid-game changes are not often kept, this list may be incomplete:

Player England career Date
Gareth Southgate 1995–2004 25 May 2001
Robbie Fowler 1996–2002 27 March 2002
Danny Mills 2001–2004 12 February 2003
Emile Heskey 1999–2010 3 June 2003
Phil Neville 1996–2007 3 June 2003
Jamie Carragher 1999–2010 3 June 2003
David James 1997–2010 28 May 2005
Gary Neville 1995–2007 1 July 2006
Joleon Lescott 2007–2013 26 May 2012
Michael Carrick 2001–2015 15 August 2012
Georgia Stanway 2018–present 15 November 2022
Rachel Daly 2016–present 19 February 2023
Katie Zelem 2021–present 19 February 2023
John Stones 2014–present 23 March 2024

Amateurs

For a period after the introduction of professionalism, the England team split into two teams that represented the nation internationally, one only including amateur players. This or other amateur English teams also represented Great Britain at the Olympics, when known as "England" in certain early competitions.

Amateur men's teams that have represented England internationally
Tenure Incumbent Team
1900 Henry Haslam Upton Park
1908   Vivian Woodward England amateurs

Captains of other non-official teams

Before the men's and women's teams each became officially associated, different teams represented them in international tournaments.

Men's teams
Tenure Incumbent Team
1870–1871   Charles W. Alcock England (representative)
Women's teams
Tenure Incumbent Team
1920   Alice Kell Dick, Kerr Ladies
1925   Florrie Redford
1933 Ethel Audaer Terry's Ladies
1953 Stella Briggs Dick, Kerr Ladies
1957–1966 Doris Ashley Manchester Corinthians/Nomad/All Stars Ladies
1960 Margaret Griffiths
1969–1970 Sue Lopez British Independents
1971 Carol Wilson
  • Bold indicates tournament winners
Non-official England women's teams' tournament record
Player Tournament(s)
Doris Ashley
  • 1957 European Cup
  • 1960 Torneo Internacional De Futbol Femenino
Margaret Griffiths
  • 1960 Torneo Internacional De Futbol Femenino
Sue Lopez
Carol Wilson

Non-official captains by appearances as captain

The following players have never captained England officially, but have started a match as named captain of a team representing England, with the match and/or team not officially recognised:

Only known, confirmed, non-official caps as captain are included.

Player England career Caps as captain First captaincy Ref(s)
Alice Kell 1920 8+ ~April 1920
Doris Ashley 1957–1966 5+ 2 November 1957
Carol Wilson 1971 4 2 June 1971
Sue Lopez 1969–1970 2+ 1 November 1969
Florrie Redford 1925 1+ ~June 1925
Margaret Griffiths 1960 1+ April 1960
Stella Briggs 1952–1953 1+ 23 July 1953
Stanley Briggs 1899 1 23 November 1899
Ethel Audaer 1933 1 9 August 1933

Others by age

  • Bold indicates permanent captain of England (not necessarily at time of the relevant match/es)

Unofficial young captaincies

Player Date of birth First unofficial captaincy Age
Age 18
Carol Wilson June 1952 2 June 1971 ~18 years and 11 months
Age 20
Casey Stoney (1982-05-13)13 May 1982 25 February 2003 20 years, 9 months and 12 days
Age 21
Alice Kell (1898-06-24)24 June 1898 ~April 1920 ~21 years and 9 months
Age 23
Georgia Stanway (1999-01-03)3 January 1999 15 November 2022 23 years, 10 months and 12 days
Age 24
Sue Lopez (1945-09-01)1 September 1945 1 November 1969 24 years and 2 months

Unofficial old captaincies

Player Date of birth Last unofficial captaincy Age
Doris Ashley ~1923 17 July 1966 ~42

Notes

References

External links

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