England's Post-War Captains

Player

Period of Captaincy

Number of matches

George Hardwick

1946-48

13

Frank Swift

1948

2

Billy Wright

1948-59

90

Alf Ramsey

1950

3

Ronnie Clayton

1959-60

5

Johnny Haynes

1960-62

22

Jimmy Armfield

1961-66

15

Bobby Moore

1963-73

90

Ron Flowers

1964

3

Bobby Charlton

1969-70

3

Alan Mullery

1971

1

Colin Bell

1972

1

Martin Peters

1973-74

4

Emlyn Hughes

1974-80

23

Alan Ball

1975

6

Gerry Francis

1975-76

8

Kevin Keegan

1976-82

31

Mick Channon

1976-77

2

Mick Mills

1978-82

8

Phil Thompson

1979-82

6

Trevor Cherry

1980

1

Dave V Watson

1981

3

Ray Clemence

1981

1

Peter Shilton

1982-90

15

Phil Neal

1982

1

Ray Wilkins

1982-86

10

Bryan Robson

1982-91

65

Terry Butcher

1986-90

7

Peter Beardsley

1988

1

Gary Lineker

1990-92

18

Mark Wright

1991

1

Stuart Pearce

1991-97

10

David Platt

1993-96

19

Paul Ince

1993-98

7

Tony Adams

1994-00

15

Alan Shearer

1996-00

34

David Seaman

1997

1

Sol Campbell

1998-05

3

Martin Keown

2000

1

David Beckham

2000-08

59

Michael Owen

2002-05

8

Steven Gerrard

2004-08

9

John Terry

2006-08

14

Rio Ferdinand

2008

1


England's Youngest Player

Arsenal's Theo Walcott became England's youngest ever player aged just 17 years and 75 days when he made his debut as a substitute against Hungary in May 2006.

Walcott's introduction as a second-half substitute in the International Friendly, the Three Lion's penultimate warm-up game prior to the 2006 World Cup, meant that he beat Wayne Rooney's previous record set three years earlier. He was 17 years 111 days when he appeared as a substitute against Australia in February 2003  

England Sendings Off

Alan Mullery against Yugoslavia in Florence - 5 June 1968
Alan Ball against Poland in Chorzow - 6 June 1973
Trevor Cherry against Argentina in Buenos Aires - 12 June 1977
Ray Wilkins against Morocco in Monterrey - 6 June 1986
David Beckham against Argentina in Saint-Etienne - 30 June 1998
Paul Ince against Sweden in Stockholm - 5 September 1998
Paul Scholes against Sweden in London - 5 June 1999
David Batty against Poland in Warsaw - 8 September 1999
Alan Smith against Macedonia in Southampton - 16 October 2002
David Beckham against Austria in Manchester - 8 October 2005
Wayne Rooney against Portugal in Gelsenkirchen - 1 July 2006

Goals in Three World Cups

David Beckham's 60th minute free-kick which put England into the 2006 World Cup Quarter-Final also put the captain into the record books as England's first ever player to score in three World Cups.

His free-kick against Colombia at France 98 and his penalty versus Argentina in Korea/Japan 2002 were his other World Cup goals.

England Venues

Wembley became England's permanent home in January 1966 and the team has played at numerous grounds around the country even since then.

Here's the list:

Alexandra Meadows, Blackburn
Anfield, Liverpool
Ayresome Park, Middlesbrough
Ashton Gate, Bristol City
Bloomfield Road, Blackpool
Bramall Lane, Sheffield
City of Manchester, Manchester
County Ground, Derby
Craven Cottage, Fulham
Elland Road, Leeds
Ewood Park, Blackburn
Fratton Park, Portsmouth
Goodison Park, Liverpool
Highbury, London
Hillsborough, Sheffield
Kennington Oval, London
Leamington Road, Blackburn
Leeds Road, Huddersfield
Liverpool Cricket Club, Aigburth
Maine Road, Manchester
Molineux, Wolverhampton
Newcastle Road, Sunderland
Nantwich Road, Crewe
Old Trafford, Manchester
Park Avenue, Bradford
Portman Road, Ipswich
Perry Barr, Birmingham
Pride Park, Derby
Queen's Club, London
Richmond Athletic Ground, Richmond
Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough 
Roker Park, Sunderland
St. James' Park, Newcastle
St. Mary's Park, Southampton
Selhurst Park, London
Stadium of Light, Sunderland
Stamford Bridge, Chelsea, London
The Baseball Ground, Derby
The City Ground, Nottingham
The Crystal Palace, Sydenham
The Dell, Southampton
The Den, Millwall
The Hawthorns, West Bromwich
Trent Bridge, Nottingham
Turf Moor, Burnley
Upton Park, West Ham United
Victoria Ground, Stoke
Villa Park, Birmingham
Walkers Stadium, Leicester 
Whalley Range, Manchester
White Hart Lane, London

England All Time Results