England's Oldest Captains

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Rank	Player Club	Birthdate	Final Captain Date	Match	Age
41/42 years old..
1	Alec Morten Crystal Palace	1831 or 1832	8 March 1873	4-2 vs. Scotland, Surrey Cricket Ground, Kennington	& ? days
40 years old..
2	Peter Shilton Derby County	18 September 1949	7 July 1990	1-2 vs. Italy, Stadio San Nicola, Bari	& 293 days
36 years old..
3	Jesse Pennington West Bromwich Albion	23 August 1883	10 April 1920	5-4 vs. Scotland, Hillsborough, Sheffield	& 230 days
4	Frank Lampard Chelsea	20 June 1978	24 June 2014	0-0 vs. Costa Rica, Estádio Governador Magalhães Pinto, Belo Horizonte	& 4 days
35 years old..
5	Billy Wright Wolverhampton Wand.	6 February 1924	28 May 1959	8-1 vs. United States, Wrigley Field, Los Angeles	& 111 days
6	Billy Walker Aston Villa	29 October 1897	7 December 1932	4-3 vs. Austria, Stamford Bridge, Fulham	& 39 days
7	Stuart Pearce Nottingham Forest	24 April 1962	24 May 1997	2-1 vs. South Africa, Old Trafford, Manchester	& 31 days
34 years old..
8	Frank Swift Manchester City	24 December 1913	26 September 1948	0-0 vs. Denmark, Idrætsparken, København	& 278 days
9	Dave Watson Southampton	5 October 1946	23 May 1981	0-1 vs. Scotland, Wembley Stadium, Wembley	& 231 days
10	Bob Crompton Blackburn Rovers	26 September 1879	4 April 1914	1-3 vs. Scotland, Hampden Park, Glasgow	& 190 days
11	Joe McCall Preston North End	6 July 1886	23 October 1920	2-0 vs. Ireland, Roker Park, Sunderland	& 109 days
12	Martin Keown Arsenal	24 July 1966	11 October 2000	0-0 vs. Finland, Olympiastadion, Helsinki	& 80 days
13	Bryan Robson Manchester United	11 January 1957	27 March 1991	1-1 vs. Republic of Ireland, Wembley Stadium, Wembley	& 75 days
14	Steven Gerrard Liverpool	30 May 1980	19 June 2014	1-2 vs. Uruguay, Arena de São Paulo, São Paulo	& 19 days
33 years old..
15	Tony Adams Arsenal	10 October 1966	7 October 2000	0-1 vs. Germany, Wembley Stadium, Wembley	& 364 days
16	David Seaman Arsenal	19 September 1963	10 September 1997	4-0 vs. Moldova, Wembley Stadium, Wembley	& 357 days
17	Kyle Walker Manchester City	28 May 1990	23 March 2024	0-1 vs. Brazil, The National Stadium, Wembley	& 300 days
18	David Jack Arsenal	3 April 1899	16 November 1932	0-0 vs. Wales, Racecourse Ground, Wrexham	& 228 days
19	Ephraim Longworth Liverpool	2 October 1887	21 May 1921	2-0 vs. Belgium, Oscar Bossaert Stadion, Bruxelles	& 232 days
20	Mick Mills Ipswich Town	4 January 1949	5 July 1982	0-0 vs. Spain, El Estadio Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid	& 183 days
21	Jordan Henderson Al Ettifaq	17 June 1990	13 October 2023	1-0 vs. Australia, The National Stadium, Wembley	& 118 days
22	Phil Jagielka Everton	17 August 1982	12 October 2015	3-0 vs. Lithuania, LFF stadionas, Vilnius	& 56 days
23	David Beckham LA Galaxy	2 May 1975	1 June 2008	3-0 vs. Trinidad & Tobago, Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain	& 31 days
32 years old..
24	Ray Clemence Liverpool	5 August 1948	12 May 1981	0-1 vs. Brazil, Wembley Stadium, Wembley	& 281 days
25	Emlyn Hughes Liverpool	28 August 1947	20 May 1980	1-1 vs. Northern Ireland, Wembley Stadium, Wembley	& 267 days
26	Bobby Moore West Ham United	12 April 1941	14 November 1973	0-1 vs. Italy, Empire Stadium, Wembley	& 216 days
27	Bobby Charlton Manchester United	11 October 1937	21 April 1970	3-1 vs. Northern Ireland, Empire Stadium, Wembley	& 193 days
28	George Wilson The Wednesday	14 January 1892	3 March 1924	1-2 vs. Wales, Ewood Park, Blackburn	& 123 days
29	Ashley Cole Chelsea	20 December 1980	29 May 2013	1-1 vs. Republic of Ireland, The National Stadium, Wembley	& 120 days
30	Trevor Cherry Leeds United	23 February 1948	31 May 1980	2-1 vs. Australia, Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney	& 99 days
31	Charles Alcock Wanderers	2 December 1842	6 March 1875	1-2 vs. Scotland, The West of Scotland Cricket Ground, Glasgow	& 94 days
31	Alfred George Bower Corinthians	10 November 1895	12 February 1927	3-3 vs. Wales, Racecourse Ground, Wrexham	& 94 days
33	Jack Hill Newcastle United	2 March 1897	15 May 1929	3-4 vs. Spain, Estádio Metropolitano, Madrid	& 75 days
34	Arthur Knight Portsmouth	7 September 1887	25 October 1919	1-1 vs. Ireland, Windsor Park, Belfast	& 48 days
35	Rio Ferdinand Manchester United	7 November 1978	17 November 2010	1-2 vs. France, The National Stadium, Wembley	& 11 days
31 years old..
36	Viv Woodward Chelsea	3 June 1879	13 March 1911	3-0 vs. Wales, The Den, New Cross	& 284 days
37	Arthur Dunn Old Etonians & Corinthians	12 August 1860	2 April 1892	4-1 vs. Scotland, Ibrox Park, Glasgow	& 234 days
37	Charlie Buchan Sunderland	22 September 1891	10 May 1923	4-1 vs. France, Stade Pershing, Paris	& 234 days
39	Alf Strange Sheffield Wednesday	2 April 1900	18 November 1931	3-1 vs. Wales, Anfield Road, Liverpool	& 231 days
40	Gary Lineker Tottenham Hotspur	30 November 1960	17 June 1992	1-2 vs. Sweden, Råsunda Fotbollstadion, Solna	& 201 days
41	Terry Butcher Rangers	28 December 1958	4 July 1990	1-1 vs. West Germany, Stadio Delle Alpi, Torino	& 188 days
42	Charlie Wreford-Brown Old Carthusians & Corinthians	9 October 1866	2 April 1898	3-1 vs. Scotland, Celtic Park, Glasgow	& 176 days
43	Scott Parker Tottenham Hotspur	13 October 1980	29 February 2012	2-3 vs. Netherlands, The National Stadium, Wembley	& 139 days
44	Alf Ramsey Tottenham Hotspur	22 January 1920	19 May 1951	5-2 vs. Portugal, Goodison Park, Liverpool	& 119 days
45	Kevin Keegan Southampton	14 February 1951	3 June 1982	4-1 vs. Finland, Olympiastadion, Helsinki	& 110 days
46	Phil Neal Liverpool	20 February 1951	2 June 1982	1-1 vs. Iceland, Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík	& 103 days
47	Gary Cahill Chelsea	19 December 1985	22 March 2017	0-1 vs. Germany, Signal Iduna Park, Dortmund	& 93 days
48	Kieran Trippier Atlético Madrid	19 September 1990	9 October 2021	5-0 vs. Andorra, Estadi Nacional, Andorra la Vella	& 20 days
49	Wayne Rooney Manchester United	24 October 1985	11 November 2016	3-0 vs. Scotland, The National Stadium, Wembley	& 18 days
30 years old..
50	Ernie Blenkinsop Sheffield Wednesday	20 April 1902	1 April 1933	1-2 vs. Scotland, Hampden Park, Glasgow	& 346 days
51	John Terry Chelsea	7 December 1980	15 November 2011	1-0 vs. Sweden, The National Stadium, Wembley	& 344 days
52	Roy Goodall Huddersfield Town	31 December 1902	6 December 1933	4-1 vs. France, White Hart Lane, Tottenham	& 340 days
53	John Goodall Derby County	19 June 1863	7 April 1894	2-2 vs. Scotland, Celtic Park, Glasgow	& 293 days
54	Sol Campbell Arsenal	18 September 1974	28 May 2005	2-1 vs. United States, Soldier Field, Chicago	& 253 days
55	Thomas Lucas Liverpool	20 September 1895	24 May 1926	5-3 vs. Belgium, Olympisch Stadion, Antwerpen	& 244 days
56	Eddie Hapgood Arsenal	24 September 1908	18 May 1939	1-2 vs. Yugoslavia, Stadion Beogradski SK, Beograd	& 236 days
57	Charles Wollaston Wanderers	31 July 1849	13 March 1880	4-5 vs. Scotland, Hampden Park, Glasgow	& 225 days
58	Paul Ince Liverpool	21 October 1967	27 May 1998	1-0 vs. Morocco, Complexe Sportif Mohammed V, Casablanca	& 219 days
59	Jimmy Armfield Blackpool	21 September 1935	26 June 1966	3-0 vs. Finland, Olympiastadion, Helsinki	& 176 days
60	Martin Peters Tottenham Hotspur	8 November 1943	3 April 1974	0-0 vs. Portugal, Estádio do SL Benfica, Lisboa	& 147 days
61	Ron Flowers Wolverhampton Wand.	28 July 1934	9 December 1964	1-1 vs. Netherlands, Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam	& 135 days
62	Harry Kane Bayern München	28 July 1993	17 November 2023	2-0 vs. Malta, The National Stadium, Wembley	& 112 days
63	James Milner Liverpool	4 January 1986	29 March 2016	1-2 vs. Netherlands, The National Stadium, Wembley	& 85 days
64	Sam Wadsworth Huddersfield Town	13 September 1896	20 October 1926	3-3 vs. Ireland, Anfield Road, Liverpool	& 37 days
65	Gareth Barry Manchester City	23 February 1981	29 March 2011	1-1 vs. Ghana, The National Stadium, Wembley	& 34 days
66	Alan Ball Arsenal	12 May 1945	24 May 1975	5-1 vs. Scotland, Wembley Stadium, Wembley	& 13 days