England's greatest goal scorers

England's greatest goal scorers

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  1. Bobby Charlton
  Widely considered to be the greatest English player of all time, Charlton was part of England’s World Cup winning side in 1966 and captain for Man Utd’s 1968 European Cup winning team.
  Career :1958–1970
  Goals :49
  Caps: 106

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  2. Gary Lineker
  One of the greatest ever English strikers, Lineker also managed the incredible feat of never once receiving a yellow card in a career which included 567 competitive games.
  Career :1984–1992
  Goals :48
  Caps: 80

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  3. Jimmy Greaves
  The highest goalscorer in the history of English top-flight football as well as in the history of Tottenham Hotspur, Greaves also enjoyed spells at Chelsea and AC Milan.
  Career :1959–1967
  Goals :44
  Caps: 57

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  4. Michael Owen
  The youngest player to represent England in the 20th Century and a former Ballon D’Or winner, Owen was hugely successful in the early stages of his career. An unfortunate injury record has plagued him more recently and he has not played for England since 2008.
  Career :1998–2008
  Goals :40
  Caps: 89

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  5. Wayne Rooney
  England’s youngest-ever goalscorer, Rooney who is still only 26, also looks set to overcome England’s all-time goalscoring record.
  Career :2003–
  Goals : 31
  Caps: 77

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  6= Tom Finney
  Loyal to his home club of Preston North End for the whole of his career, Finney made his England debut in 1946 and was knighted in the 1998 Queen’s New Year Honours.
  Career :1946–1958
  Goals : 30
  Caps: 76

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  6= Nat Lofthouse
  Another one-club man, Lofthouse earned the nickname the ‘Lion of Vienna’ after his second goal in England’s 3-2 victory over Austria in 1952.
  Career :1950–1958
  Goals :30
  Caps: 33
  

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  6= Alan Shearer
  The Premier League’s record goalscorer, Shearer was also top-scorer at Euro ’96 helping England to the semi-finals, their best tournament performance in recent years.
  Career :1992–2000
  Goals : 30
  Caps: 63

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  9. Vivian Woodward
  England’s record goalscorer until late into the 1950s, Woodward’s record is particularly impressive given England only played around three matches a year.
  Career :1903–1911
  Goals :29
  Caps: 23

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  10. Steve Bloomer
  Bloomer had an interesting and varied career, not only England’s leading goalscorer for a time but also playing baseball for Derby County and managing Spanish side Real Unión to victory in the Copa Del Rey.
  Career :1895–1907
  Goals :28
  Caps: 23

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