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List Of England National Football Team Captains
155 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). 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harry Kane
Harry Edward Kane (born 28 July 1993) is an English professional Association football, footballer who plays as a Striker (association football), striker for Bundesliga club FC Bayern Munich, Bayern Munich and Captain (association football), captains the England national football team, England national team. Widely regarded as one of the greatest strikers of his generation, he is Tottenham Hotspur F.C., Tottenham Hotspur's and England's all-time top goalscorer and the Premier League's second-highest List of footballers with 100 or more Premier League goals, all-time goalscorer. Kane has scored over 400 senior career goals. Beginning his senior career with Tottenham Hotspur in 2009, Kane had loan spells out to clubs across the English football league system, English football pyramid, including Leyton Orient F.C., Leyton Orient, Millwall F.C., Millwall, Leicester City F.C., Leicester City, and Norwich City F.C., Norwich City. Kane's involvement at Tottenham increased after Mauric ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carol Wilson (footballer)
Carol Wilson (born June 1952) is a British former amateur footballer. She captained an unofficial England women's national football team — calling themselves the "British Independents", now known as the " Lost Lionesses" — in 1971, including at the 1971 Women's World Cup in Mexico. Early life Carol Wilson grew up in Newcastle, England. Her father had played for Gateshead A.F.C. Youth, and fostered her interest in football: he encouraged her to walk as a child by kicking a football down the lane, and passed with her on the sidelines of Sunday league games they attended. She had informally played football with neighbour boys in back lanes from about the age of five, but would hide if other people came by as they mocked her for joining in. When she was eight, the family moved to a house that was next to a field, and she would practice on it with her father. A poor family, they would stand outside St James' Park to listen to the crowd when Newcastle United played, as they cou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ellen White (footballer)
Ellen Toni Convery (née White; born 9 May 1989) is an English former professional women's association football, footballer who played as a Forward (association football), forward. She is the record goalscorer for the England women's national football team, England women's national team. Having progressed through the Arsenal academy, White returned to the Gunners in 2010, after spells with Chelsea F.C. Women, Chelsea and Leeds United Women F.C., Leeds Carnegie. She has also played for Notts County Ladies F.C., Notts County, Birmingham City L.F.C., Birmingham City and Manchester City W.F.C., Manchester City. White earned the WSL's Golden Boot Award for most goals scored during the 2017–18 season. With Arsenal, she won the league in 2011 and 2012; the FA Women's Cup in 2011 and 2013 and the FA WSL Cup in 2011, 2012, and 2013. With Birmingham City, she was the league's top scorer in 2018. With Manchester City, she won the Women's FA Cup in 2020, and the Women's League Cup in 2022 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Millie Bright
Millie Bright (born 21 August 1993) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Women's Super League club Chelsea, which she captains, and the England national team. She previously played for Doncaster Belles and Leeds Ladies, and represented England on the under-19 and under-23 national teams. Bright was named Vauxhall England Young Player of the Year in 2016. With Chelsea, she has won nineteen honours, including eight league titles and a domestic treble in both the 2020–21 and 2024–25 seasons. In 2020, she helped the club win the 2020 Women's FA Community Shield. Bright was named to the PFA Team of the Year for the 2017–18 and 2019–20 seasons. In 2020, she was named to the FIFA FIFPro Women's World11. Early life Born in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England, Bright spent her youngest years immersed in equestrianism. She developed pneumonia as a baby and spent some of her early childhood in the hospital with bouts of asthma. As a youth, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
England 20–0 Latvia
On 30 November 2021, the England women's national football team, England and Latvia women's national football team, Latvia national association football, football teams played each other in a 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification – UEFA Group D, European qualifying match for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup. The match was played at the Eco-Power Stadium, Keepmoat Stadium in Doncaster, England. England set a national record for their largest victory in a senior international football match, winning the game 20–0. The fixture was a multi-record breaking occasion, as four players scored a Hat-trick#Association football, hat-trick for the first time in an England game and it represented the largest victory for both men's and women's senior England sides, surpassing the women's team's 13–0 win against Hungary women's national football team, Hungary in 2005 and the men's 13–0 win against Ireland national football team (1882–1950), Ireland in 1882. Substitute (association fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jamie Carragher
James Lee Duncan Carragher ( ; born 28 January 1978) is an English football analyst and former player who played as a defender for Premier League club Liverpool during a career which spanned 17 years. A one-club man, he was Liverpool's vice-captain for ten years, and is the club's second-longest serving player, making his 737th appearance for Liverpool on 19 May 2013. Carragher also holds the record for the most appearances in European competition for Liverpool with 149. Carragher started his career at the Liverpool Academy, making his professional debut in the 1996–97 season, and becoming a first-team starter the following season. Having initially played as a full-back, the arrival of manager Rafael Benítez in 2004 saw Carragher move to become a centre-back, where he found his best form. His honours with Liverpool total two FA Cups, three Football League Cups, two FA Charity/Community Shields, one UEFA Champions League, one UEFA Cup and two UEFA Super Cups. Internat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phil Neville
Philip John Neville (born 21 January 1977) is an English association football, football manager and former player who is the current head coach of Major League Soccer club Portland Timbers. He is also the co-owner of Salford City F.C., Salford City, along with several of his former Manchester United F.C., Manchester United teammates. After ten years as a professional with Manchester United, during which time he won six Premier League titles, three FA Cups, three FA Charity Shields, the Intercontinental Cup (1960–2004), Intercontinental Cup and the UEFA Champions League, Champions League, he joined Everton F.C., Everton in 2005, where he spent the final eight years of his playing career. Neville also played for England national football team, England 59 times between 1996 and 2007, representing the nation at three UEFA European Championship, European Championships. He could play in defender (association football), defence or midfielder, midfield; due to this versatility, he ope ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emile Heskey
Emile William Ivanhoe Heskey (born 11 January 1978) is an English former professional footballer who currently serves as head of football development of Leicester City Women. Playing as a striker, he made more than 500 appearances in the Football League and Premier League over an 18-year career, and represented England in international football. He also had a spell in Australia, playing for the A-League club Newcastle Jets. Born in Leicester, Heskey started his career with Leicester City after progressing through their youth system, making his first-team debut in 1995. After winning the League Cup in 1997 and 2000 he made an £11 million move to Liverpool in 2000, which, at the time, was the record transfer fee paid by the club. At Liverpool, he won multiple honours, including the FA Cup in 2001. He moved to Birmingham City in 2004 and after their relegation from the Premier League signed for Wigan Athletic for a club record £5.5 million fee in 2006. He signed fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Owen
Michael James Owen (born 14 December 1979) is an English former professional Association football, footballer who played as a Striker (association football), striker for Liverpool F.C., Liverpool, Real Madrid CF, Real Madrid, Newcastle United F.C., Newcastle United, Manchester United F.C., Manchester United and Stoke City F.C., Stoke City, as well as the England national football team, England national team. Since retiring from football in 2013, he has become a racehorse breeder and owner and regularly features as a sports pundit and commentator. Owen is widely considered to be one of the greatest strikers of his generation and in Premier League history. In 2001, Owen was the recipient of the 2001 Ballon d'Or, Ballon d'Or. In 2004, he was named by Pelé in the FIFA 100 list of the world's greatest living players. The son of former footballer Terry Owen, Owen was born in Chester and began his senior career at Liverpool in 1996. Displaying rapid pace and composed finishing, he pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steph Houghton
Stephanie Jayne Darby (, , born 23 April 1988), commonly known as Steph Houghton, is an English former professional association football, footballer who played as a centre-back. Known for her leadership and commitment, Houghton was widely regarded as one of the best centre-backs in the world during her career. At club level, Houghton started at Sunderland A.F.C. Women, Sunderland in her native North East England, before moving on to Leeds United Women F.C., Leeds Carnegie in 2007, where she won the FA Women's National League Cup, FA Women's Premier League Cup. In 2010, she joined Arsenal W.F.C., Arsenal Ladies, where she won the Women's Super League, FA WSL on two occasions and is a two-time winner of the Women's FA Cup, FA Women's Cup and three-time winner of the FA Women's League Cup, FA WSL Cup. She broke into the Sunderland team as a striker before moving back into midfield and later into defence. Since her debut in 2007, Houghton has played over 100 times for England women ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FIFA World Cup
The FIFA World Cup, often called the World Cup, is an international association football competition among the senior List of men's national association football teams, men's national teams of the members of the FIFA, Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the sport's global governing body. The tournament has been held every four years since the 1930 FIFA World Cup, inaugural tournament in 1930, with the exception of 1942 and 1946 due to the Second World War. The reigning champions are Argentina national football team, Argentina, who won their third title at the 2022 FIFA World Cup, 2022 World Cup by defeating France national football team, France. The contest starts with the FIFA World Cup qualification, qualification phase, which takes place over the preceding three years to determine which teams qualify for the tournament phase. In the tournament phase, 32 teams compete for the title at venues within the host nation(s) over the course of about a month. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bobby Moore
Robert Frederick Chelsea Moore (12 April 1941 – 24 February 1993) was an English professional footballer. He captained West Ham United for more than ten years, and was the captain of the England national team that won the 1966 FIFA World Cup. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest defenders in the history of football, and was cited by Pelé as the greatest defender he had ever played against. Moore is considered to be one of the greatest players of all time. Widely regarded as West Ham's greatest ever player, Moore played more than 600 games for the club during a 16-year tenure, winning the FA Cup in 1963–64 and the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup in 1964–65. During his time at the club, he won the FWA Footballer of the Year in 1964 and the West Ham Player of the Year in 1961, 1963, 1968 and 1970. In August 2008, West Ham United officially retired his number 6 shirt, 15 years after his death. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
