|
Rank |
Player
Club |
Apps |
Capt |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
Pt% |
First & Last |
Tenure |
|
1 |
Bob
Crompton
Blackburn Rovers |
41 |
21 |
11 |
5 |
5 |
34 |
24 |
64.3 |
4 April
1903 1-2 vs. Scotland
4 April 1914 1-3 vs. Scotland |
11
yrs |
|
2 |
Billy Walker
Aston Villa |
18 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
7 |
6 |
66.7 |
21 May 1925 3-2 vs. France
7 December 1932 4-3 vs. Austria |
7 yrs
231 dys |
|
3 |
Norman Bailey
Clapham
Rovers¹¹,
& Corinthians⁴ |
19 |
15 |
6 |
3 |
6 |
40 |
28 |
50 |
12 March 1881 1-6 vs.
Scotland
19 March 1887 2-3 vs. Scotland |
6 yrs
8 dys |
|
4 |
Roy
Goodall
Huddersfield Town |
25 |
12 |
8 |
1 |
3 |
37 |
16 |
70.8 |
31 March 1928 1-5 vs.
Scotland
6 December 1933 4-1 vs. France |
5 yrs
251 dys |
|
5 |
Gilbert
Smith
Oxford University & Old
Carthusians & Corinthians¹,
Old Carthusians &
Corinthians¹². |
20 |
13 |
8 |
2 |
1 |
43 |
16 |
69.2 |
4 April 1896 1-2 vs. Scotland
30 March 1901 2-2 vs. Scotland |
4
yrs
360 dys |
|
It is feasible that Smith had as many as 15
captaincies - but in the match against Ireland, 7 March 1896, the captaincy
remains disputed between Smith, George Raikes and Vaughan Lodge. The
following match against Wales, 16 March 1896, the captaincy also remains
unknown - although some have guessed at Smith.
These two matches are
excluded from Smith's records. |
|
6 |
Charlie
Bambridge
Swifts¹, & Corinthians¹ |
18 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
20 |
0 |
100 |
18 February 1882 13-0 vs.
Ireland
5 February 1887 7-0 vs.
Ireland |
4
yrs
353 dys |
|
7 |
Eddie
Hapgood
Arsenal |
30 |
21 |
11 |
2 |
8 |
49 |
31 |
57.1 |
14 November
1934 3-2 vs. Italy
18 May 1939 1-2 vs. Yugoslavia |
4 yrs
186 dys |
|
8 |
Percy Walters
Old Carthusians
&
Corinthians |
13 |
4 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
15 |
6 |
75 |
13
March 1886 6-1 vs. Ireland
15 March 1890 3-1 vs. Wales |
4
yrs
3 dys |
|
There is a significant possibility that Percy Walters
received a fifth captaincy in his final match against Scotland,
5 April 1890, but as with all elements of doubt, we have left
this out of his captain's record. |
|
9 |
Tinsley Lindley
Cambridge
Un., Nottingham Forest & Corinthians³, Nottingham F. & Corinthians¹
|
13 |
4 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
21 |
3 |
100 |
4 February 1888 5-1 vs. Wales
7 March 1891 6-1 vs. Ireland |
3 yrs
32 dys |
John
Goodall
Derby County |
14 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
6 |
3 |
75 |
7 March 1891 4-1 vs. Wales
7 April 1894 2-2 vs. Scotland |
|
11 |
Viv
Woodward
Tottenham Hot.¹², Chelsea² |
23 |
14 |
12 |
2 |
0 |
69 |
11 |
92.9 |
15 February 1908 3-1 vs.
Ireland
13 March 1911 3-0 vs. Wales |
3 yrs
27 dys |
|
12 |
Charles Wreford-Brown
Old Carthusians &
Corinthians |
4 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
6 |
2 |
75 |
18
March 1895 1-1 vs. Wales
2 April 1898 3-1 vs. Scotland |
3 yrs
16 dys |
|
Various sources cannot decide who was captain for the
match against Wales, 12 March 1894, probably Charles Wreford-Brown, but
possibly Cunliffe Gosling. Wreford-Brown was by far the oldest in an
inexperienced team, but a lot of sources decline to mention any captain. This match is therefore excluded from Wreford-Brown's captaincy record. |
|
13 |
David Jack
Arsenal |
9 |
4 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
8 |
5 |
62.5 |
5 April 1930 5-2 vs. Scotland
16 November 1932 0-0 vs. Wales |
2 yrs
226 dys |
|
14 |
George Wilson
The Wednesday |
12 |
7 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
14 |
10 |
42.9 |
22 October 1921 1-1 vs.
Ireland
17 May 1924 3-1 vs. France |
2 yrs
209 dys |
|
15 |
Alfred
George Bower
Corinthians |
5 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
9 |
4 |
83.3 |
8 December 1924 4-0 vs.
Belgium
12 February 1927 3-3 vs. Wales |
2 yrs
67 dys |
|
16 |
Charlie
Buchan
Sunderland |
6 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
75 |
14 March 1921 0-0 vs. Wales
10 May 1923 4-1 vs. France |
2 yrs
58 dys |
|
17 |
Howard Spencer
Aston Villa |
6 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
1 |
100 |
14 February 1903 1-2 vs.
Scotland
1 April 1905 2-2 vs. Scotland |
2 yrs
47 dys |
|
18 |
Jack Hill
Burnley⁵, Newcastle United³ |
11 |
8 |
5 |
0 |
3 |
30 |
12 |
62.5 |
2 April
1927 2-1 vs. England
15 May 1929 3-4 vs. Spain |
2 yrs
44 dys |
|
19 |
Sam Wadsworth
Huddersfield
Town |
9 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
7 |
9 |
37.5 |
22 October 1924 3-1 vs.
Ireland
20 October 1926 3-3 vs. Ireland |
1
yr
364 dys |
|
20 |
Bob Holmes
Preston
North End |
7 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
17 |
2 |
83.3 |
13 March 1893 6-0 vs. Wales
9 March 1895 9-0 vs. Ireland |
1
yr
362 dys |
|
21 |
Arthur
Grimsdell
Tottenham Hotspur |
6 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
5 |
50 |
9 April
1921 0-3 vs. Scotland
5 March 1923 2-2 vs. Wales |
1
yr
331 dys |
|
22 |
Ernie
Blenkinsop
Sheffield
Wednesday |
26 |
4 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
12 |
3 |
75 |
9 December 1931 7-1 vs. Spain
1 April 1933 1-2 vs. Scotland |
1
yr
114 dys |
|
23 |
Cuthbert Ottaway
Oxford University |
2 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
25 |
30 November 1872 0-0 vs. Scotland
7 March 1874 1-2 vs. Scotland |
1 yr
98 dys |
|
24 |
Stanley Harris
Old
Westminsters &
Corinthians |
6 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
8 |
3 |
62.5 |
25 February
1905 1-1 vs. Ireland
7 April 1906 1-2 vs. Scotland |
1 yr
42 dys |
|
25 |
Willis
Edwards
Leeds United |
16 |
5 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
14 |
4 |
80 |
22 October 1928
2-1 vs. Northern Ireland
20 November 1929 6-0 vs. Wales |
1 yr
30 dys |
|
26 |
Sam Barkas
Manchester City |
18 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
12 |
6 |
100 |
23 October
1937 5-1 vs.
Northern Ireland
1 December 1937 5-4 vs. Czechoslovakia |
353 dys |
|
27 |
Frank
Forman
Nottingham Forest |
9 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
100 |
22 March 1902 1-0 vs. Ireland
2 March 1903
2-1 vs. Wales |
345 dys |
|
28 |
Arthur Cursham
Notts County |
6 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
8 |
50 |
2 March 1878 2-7 vs. Scotland
18 January 1879 2-1 vs. Wales |
319 dys |
|
29 |
Alf Strange
Sheffield Wednesday |
20 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
9 |
7 |
66.7 |
14 May 1931 2-5 vs. France
19 November 1931 3-1 vs. Wales |
190 dys |
|
30 |
George Male
Arsenal |
19 |
6 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
28 |
6 |
83.3 |
18 November 1936
3-1 vs. Ireland
20 May 1937 8-0 vs. Finland |
184 dys |
|
31 |
Tommy
Cooper
Derby
County |
15 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
9 |
4 |
50 |
14 April 1934 3-0 vs.
Scotland
29 September 1934 4-0 vs. Wales |
169 dys |
|
32 |
George
Cotterill
Old Brightonians &
Corinthians |
4 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
11 |
3 |
100 |
25 February 1893 6-1 vs.
Ireland
1 April 1893 5-2 vs. Scotland |
36 dys |
|
33 |
Arthur
Dunn
Old Etonians & Corinthians |
4 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
1 |
100 |
5 March 1892 2-0 vs. Wales
2 April 1892 4-1 vs. Scotland |
29 dys |
|
34 |
Jesse Pennington
West Bromwich Albion |
25 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
6 |
6 |
50 |
15
March 1920 1-2 vs. Wales
10 April 1920 5-4 vs. Scotland |
27 dys |
35 |
Basil Patchitt
Corinthians |
2 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
3 |
100 |
21 May 1923 4-2 vs. Sweden
24 May 1923 3-1 vs. Sweden |
4 dys |
36 |
Charles Alcock
Wanderers |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
50 |
6 March 1875 2-2 vs. Scotland
|
1 day
(90 min) |
Claude Ashton
Corinthians & Old
Wykehamists |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
50 |
24 October 1925 0-0 vs.
Northern Ireland |
Jack
Barker
Derby
County |
11 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
17 October 1936 1-2 vs. Wales |
Steve
Bloomer
Derby
County |
23 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
50 |
3 May 1902 2-2 vs. Scotland |
Jack
Brodie
Wolverhampton Wanderers |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
1 |
100 |
2
March 1889 6-1 vs. Ireland |
Stan
Cullis
Wolverhampton
Wanderers |
12 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
100 |
24 May 1939 2-0 vs. Romania |
Graham
Doggart
Corinthians |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
50 |
1 November 1923 2-2 vs.
Belgium |
Reginald
Erskine Foster
Old Malvernians &
Corinthians |
5 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
50 |
3 March 1902 0-0 vs. Wales |
Cunliffe
Gosling
Old Etonians & Corinthians |
5 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
100 |
6 April 1895 3-0 vs. Scotland |
Hubert Heron
Wanderers |
5 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
4 March 1876 0-3 vs. Scotland |
Jack Hudson
Heeley, Sheffield & Wednesday |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
100 |
24 February 1883 7-0 vs.
Ireland |
Jack Hunter
Heeley, Providence, Wednesday
& Sheffield Alb |
7 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
26 February 1881 0-1 vs.
Wales |
Fred Kean
The
Wednesday |
9 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
2 |
100 |
21 May 1927 5-2 vs.
Luxembourg |
Arthur Knight
Portsmouth |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
50 |
25 October 1919 1-1 vs.
Ireland |
Ephraim Longworth
Liverpool |
5 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
100 |
21 May 1921 2-0 vs. Belgium |
Alec Morten
Crystal Palace |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
100 |
8 March
1873 4-2 vs. Scotland |
Thomas Lucas
Liverpool |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
3 |
100 |
24 May 1926 5-3 vs. Belgium |
Joe McCall
Preston North End |
5 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
100 |
23 October 1920 2-0 vs.
Ireland |
Billy Moon
Old
Westminsters &
Corinthians |
7 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
100 |
4 April 1891 2-1 vs. Scotland |
Frank Moss
Aston
Villa |
5 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
50 |
12 April 1924 1-1 vs.
Scotland |
Ernest Needham
Sheffield United |
16 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
100 |
18 March
1901 6-0 vs. Wales |
Bill Oakley
Corinthians |
16 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
100 |
9 March
1901 3-0 vs. Ireland |
William Rawson
Oxford
University |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
3 March
1877 1-3 vs. Scotland |
Francis Sparks
Clapham
Rovers |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
100 |
15 March
1880 3-2 vs. Wales |
Henry Wace
Wanderers |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
4 |
100 |
5 April 1879 5-4 vs. Scotland |
Arthur Walters
Old Carthusians
&
Corinthians |
9 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
50 |
5 April 1890 1-1 vs. Scotland |
|
There is a significant possibility that it was
Arthur's brother who was captain in this match against Scotland, 5 April
1890. |
Charles Wollaston
Wanderers |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
5 |
0 |
13 March 1880 4-5 vs.
Scotland |
1 day
(90 min) |
Max Woosnam
Manchester City |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
100 |
13 March 1922 1-0 vs. Wales |
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