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England's European Championship Finals

Captains

 
 

Captains at European Championship Final Tournaments 1968 - 2024 by Tournament

1968

Bobby Moore

2 matches against
Yugoslavia & USSR

1980

Kevin Keegan

3 matches against
Belgium,
Italy & Spain

1988
Bryan Robson
3 matches against
Republic of Ireland, Netherlands & USSR
1992
 
Gary Lineker
3 matches against Denmark, France & Sweden
1996
Tony Adams
5 matches against Switzerland, Scotland, Netherlands, Spain, Germany

2000

Alan Shearer

3 matches against Portugal, Germany & Romania

2004
David Beckham 
4 matches against France, Switzerland, Croatia & Portugal
2012
Steven Gerrard
4 matches against France, Sweden, Ukraine & Italy
2016
Wayne Rooney
3 matches against Russia, Wales & Iceland
Gary Cahill
1 match against Slovakia

2020

Harry Kane
7 matches against Croatia, Scotland, Czech Republic, Germany, Ukraine, Denmark and Italy

2024

Harry Kane
7 matches against Serbia, Denmark, Slovenia, Slovakia, Switzerland, Netherlands and Spain

Captains at European Championship Final Tournaments 1968 - 2024 by Name

Tony Adams
1996 (5)
Switzerland, Scotland, Netherlands, Spain, Germany
David Beckham

2004 (4)

France, Switzerland, Croatia & Portugal
Gary Cahill
 
2016 (1)
Slovakia
Steven Gerrard
2012 (4)
France, Sweden, Ukraine & Italy
       
Harry Kane
 
2020-24 (14)
Croatia, Scotland, Czech Republic, Germany, Ukraine, Denmark and Italy
Serbia, Denmark, Slovenia, Slovakia, Switzerland, Netherlands and Spain
Kevin Keegan

1980 (3)

Belgium, Italy & Spain

Gary Lineker
 
1992 (3)
Denmark, France & Sweden
Bobby Moore
1968 (2)
Yugoslavia & USSR
       
Bryan Robson
1988 (3)
Republic of Ireland, Netherlands & USSR

Wayne Rooney

2016 (3)

Russia, Wales & Iceland
Alan Shearer
2000 (3)
Portugal, Germany & Romania

Captains at European Championship Final Tournaments 1968 - 2024 by Number

Captain Tournaments Matches
Harry Kane 2020, 2024 14
Tony Adams 1996 5
David Beckham 2004 4
Steven Gerrard 2012
Kevin Keegan 1980
3
Bryan Robson  1988
Gary Lineker 1992
Alan Shearer 2000
Wayne Rooney 2016
Bobby Moore 1968 2
Gary Cahill 2016 1

Notes

Only eleven men have led England in European Championship final tournament play.  Only one of these--Gary Cahill--was a standby captain serving in the absence of the preferred captain.

Only one has done so at two final tournaments--Harry Kane--in 2020 and 2024.

Injuries, the fortuities of time and qualification failures have prevented some of England's most illustrious captains from wearing the armband at the World Cup finals or at least limited their appearances as captain on the great stage.

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CG