The Three Lions have started the season with six wins in a row – a feat not achieved by England's senior side for 35 years.
In fact, it’s only happened twice since the war.
This season’s wins have come against Norway (1-0), Switzerland (2-0), San Marino (5-0), Estonia (1-0), Slovenia (3-1) and Scotland (3-1).
Skipper Wayne Rooney’s six goals in six appearances have taken him to within three of Sir Bobby Charlton’s all-time England record.
Wayne Rooney celebrates with team-mates as England record their sixth successive win
Arsenal forward Danny Welbeck has also weighed in with five in his five starts.
A similar winning start has not been made since the 1979-80 season when Ron Greenwood was at the helm.
Then England’s six victories came against Denmark (1-0), Northern Ireland (5-1), Bulgaria (2-0), Republic of Ireland (2-0), Spain (2-0) and Argentina (3-1).
Wayne Rooney set England on their way in the current run with the only goal against Norway in September
Kevin Keegan, Trevor Francis and Tony Woodcock were the goal-grabbers in those days – Glenn Hoddle and Bryan Robson both made their England bows during the run.
The six-game winning sequence ended with a highly impressive Wembley victory over Argentina, the reigning world champions.
Liverpool’s David Johnson scored twice against an Argentina team that included Ubaldo Fillol, Alberto Tarantini, Daniel Passarella, Leopoldo Luque and a 19-year-old that went be the name of Diego Maradona.
A 90,000-strong crowd witnessed a classic.
Trevor Francis and Mal Donaghy compete for possession as England beat Northern Ireland in 1980
England came down with a bump just four days later, losing 4-1 to Wales in Wrexham.
Only on one other occasion post-war have England managed that kind of winning streak at the start of a season.
That was in 1960-61, under Walter – later to become Sir Walter – Winterbottom, and they did it in style with an incredible 40 goals.
Kevin Keegan swaps shirts with Diego Maradona after England's 3-1 victory against Argentina in 1980
The goals rained in as England overwhelmed Northern Ireland (5-2), Luxembourg (9-0), Spain (4-2), Wales (5-1), Scotland (9-3) and Mexico (8-0).
Jimmy Greaves, now two goals behind Rooney and fourth in the all-time list, played in five of those matches and netted eleven times.
Jimmy Greaves scores in England's famous 1961 win against Scotland at Wembley
He notched two more later in the season to give him a season’s total of 13 that has never been beaten.
The present England side must now wait until March to see if they can extend their brilliant start to the campaign.
