The second youngest man to captain England, Michael Owen.
Owen second only to Bobby Moore
Wednesday, 03 April 2002.
Michael Owen will become the second youngest England captain when he leads the team onto the field at Anfield against Paraguay. Only World Cup winning legend Bobby Moore is ahead of Owen in list.
Here is the full list of England captains since 1960, and the age at which they first led out their country.
Bobby Moore 22 (and 47 days)
Michael Owen 22 (and 117 days)
Gerry Francis 23 (and 301 days)
Sol Campbell 24 (and 61 days)
Kevin Keegan 25 (and 39 days)
Ronnie Clayton 25 (and 74 days)
David Beckham 25 (and 197 days)
Paul Ince 25 (and 230 days)
Johnny Haynes 25 (and 243 days)
Phil Thompson 25 (and 295 days)
Bryan Robson 25 (and 302 days)
Jimmy Armfield 26 (and seven days)
Ray Wilkins 26 (and 21 days)
Colin Bell 26 (and 86 days)
David Platt 26 (and 251 days)
Emlyn Hughes 26 (and 260 days)
Martin Peters 27 (and 181 days)
Mick Channon 27 (and 269 days)
Mark Wright 27 (and 282 days)
Terry Butcher 27 (and 319 days)
Alan Shearer 28 (and 294 days)
Stuart Pearce 29 (and 45 days)
Ron Flowers 29 (and 62 days)
Mick Mills 29 (and 229 days)
Alan Mullery 29 (and 283 days)
Gary Lineker 29 (and 286 days)
Alan Ball 29 (and 304 days)
Bobby Charlton 31 (and 86 days)
Phil Neal 31 (and 102 days)
Trevor Cherry 32 (and 97 days)
Peter Shilton 32 (and 249 days)
Ray Clemence 32 (and 270 days)
Tony Adams 33 (and 318 days)
David Seaman 33 (and 356 days)
Martin Keown 34 (and 77 days)
Dave Watson 34 (and 196 days)