Who is the best player in England national team history?

England only won the World Cup once — in 1966 — but the Three Lions have produced extraordinary talent across generations. Who is the greatest?

1

Bobby Charlton

1966 World Cup winner, the heart of the England midfield and one of European football's greatest players.

2

Bobby Moore

Captained England to the 1966 World Cup title; Pelé called him the finest defender he faced.

3

Gary Lineker

England's second all-time top scorer and 1986 World Cup Golden Boot winner.

4

Wayne Rooney

England's all-time top scorer (53 goals), the country's greatest modern striker.

5

David Beckham

England captain and a global icon whose crossing and set-piece delivery were without peer.

6

Alan Shearer

Premier League all-time top scorer and dominant centre-forward who powered England in the 90s.

7

Geoff Hurst

The only man to score a hat-trick in a World Cup final, driving England to the 1966 title.

8

Stanley Matthews

The 'Wizard of the Dribble', first Ballon d'Or winner (1956) and England's first great winger.

9

Gordon Banks

Widely rated the finest goalkeeper in football history; made 'the save of the century' against Pelé.

10

Paul Gascoigne

The most gifted English player of his generation, a mercurial talent at Italia 90.

11

Jimmy Greaves

England's third all-time top scorer (44 goals) and one of the most natural finishers ever.

12

Bryan Robson

England's 'Captain Marvel' and the complete midfielder of the 1980s.

13

Tom Finney

Deadly winger, twice Football Writers' Association Footballer of the Year, and a 1950s great.

14

Harry Kane

Broke Wayne Rooney's all-time England scoring record; two-time Premier League Golden Boot.