GOAT Rank · 108

Greatest Athletes from England

This ranking is led by Bobby Moore, Bobby Charlton and Stanley Matthews. GOAT Rank currently ranks 108 eligible athletes from England using verified career records across dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.

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According to GOAT Rank's current model, Bobby Moore ranks #1 on this list with a GOAT Score of 94.6.

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Bobby Moore

94.6

Sport: Football
Career: 1958–1977
Country: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England

Peak: 96.0
Dominance: 95.0
Statistics: 91.0
Honours: 96.0
Longevity: 94.0

Athlete: Bobby Moore

Bobby Charlton

89.9

Sport: Football
Career: 1956–1975
Country: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 94.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Bobby Charlton

Stanley Matthews

88.8

Sport: Football
Career: 1932–1965
Country: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 98.0

Athlete: Stanley Matthews

105

Kelly Smith

88.7

Sport: Football
Career: 1994–2017
Country: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 88.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Kelly Smith

115

Peter Shilton

88.4

Sport: Football
Career: 1966–1997
Country: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 88.0
Statistics: 80.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 96.0

Athlete: Peter Shilton

149

Lucy Bronze

87.7

Sport: Football
Career: 2009–active
Country: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 90.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Lucy Bronze

160

Ray Clemence

87.6

Sport: Football
Career: 1965–1988
Country: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 88.0
Statistics: 80.0
Honours: 94.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Ray Clemence

189

James Anderson

87.3

Sport: Cricket
Career: 2002–2024
Country: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 90.0
Statistics: 96.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 98.0

Athlete: James Anderson

225

Beth Mead

86.9

Sport: Football
Career: 2011–active
Country: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England

Peak: 93.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: Beth Mead

257

Dixie Dean

86.6

Sport: Football
Career: 1923–1939
Country: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England

Peak: 96.0
Dominance: 92.0
Statistics: 96.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 72.0

Athlete: Dixie Dean

335

Phil Neal

85.8

Sport: Football
Career: 1968–1989
Country: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England

Peak: 82.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 74.0
Honours: 96.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Phil Neal

346

Chloe Kelly

85.7

Sport: Football
Career: 2015–active
Country: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England

Peak: 93.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Chloe Kelly

371

Jill Scott

85.5

Sport: Football
Career: 2006–2022
Country: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Jill Scott

385

Kevin Keegan

85.4

Sport: Football
Career: 1968–1984
Country: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 88.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 76.0

Athlete: Kevin Keegan

400

Gordon Banks

85.3

Sport: Football
Career: 1958–1978
Country: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 88.0
Statistics: 78.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: Gordon Banks

412

Ella Toone

85.3

Sport: Football
Career: 2017–active
Country: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England

Peak: 91.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Ella Toone

417

Jack Hobbs

85.2

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1905–1934
Country: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 90.0
Statistics: 94.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 94.0

Athlete: Jack Hobbs

485

Tony Adams

84.8

Sport: Football
Career: 1983–2002
Country: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England

Peak: 84.0
Dominance: 88.0
Statistics: 72.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Tony Adams

496

Roger Hunt

84.7

Sport: Football
Career: 1958–1972
Country: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Roger Hunt

525

Alastair Cook

84.5

Sport: Cricket
Career: 2006–2018
Country: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 96.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 90.0

Athlete: Alastair Cook

539

Rebecca Adlington

84.4

Sport: Swimming
Career: 2004–2013
Country: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England

Peak: 96.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 76.0

Athlete: Rebecca Adlington

572

Emlyn Hughes

84.2

Sport: Football
Career: 1964–1984
Country: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England

Peak: 84.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 74.0
Honours: 90.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Emlyn Hughes

620

Rachel Yankey

84.0

Sport: Football
Career: 1996–2016
Country: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England

Peak: 87.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Rachel Yankey

632

Gary Lineker

83.9

Sport: Football
Career: 1978–1994
Country: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Gary Lineker

667

Marieanne Spacey

83.7

Sport: Football
Career: 1984–2000
Country: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Marieanne Spacey

676

Karen Carney

83.6

Sport: Football
Career: 2005–2019
Country: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England

Peak: 87.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Karen Carney

680

David Andrew Seaman

83.6

Sport: Football
Career: 1983–2004
Country: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England

Peak: 85.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 90.0

Athlete: David Andrew Seaman

695

John Barnes

83.5

Sport: Football
Career: 1981–1999
Country: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 80.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: John Barnes

699

Ian Botham

83.5

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1977–1992
Country: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England

Peak: 98.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 94.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Ian Botham

723

Jude Bellingham

83.4

Sport: Football
Career: 2019–active
Country: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 89.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 65.0

Athlete: Jude Bellingham

734

Ellen White

83.3

Sport: Football
Career: 2005–2022
Country: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: Ellen White

770

Denis Compton

83.1

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1937–1957
Country: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England

Peak: 98.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 94.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Denis Compton

791

Laurence Doherty

83.0

Sport: Tennis
Career: 1896–1906
Country: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England

Peak: 96.0
Dominance: 92.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 92.0
Longevity: 74.0

Athlete: Laurence Doherty

843

Johnny Briggs

82.8

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1879–1900
Country: 🇬🇧 England

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Johnny Briggs

870

Peter Beardsley

82.6

Sport: Football
Career: 1979–1999
Country: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 80.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: Peter Beardsley

875

Colin Cowdrey

82.6

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1954–1975
Country: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 94.0

Athlete: Colin Cowdrey

935

Bryan Robson

82.3

Sport: Football
Career: 1975–1997
Country: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 78.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Bryan Robson

937

Fran Kirby

82.3

Sport: Football
Career: 2010–active
Country: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Fran Kirby

941

Michael Owen

82.3

Sport: Football
Career: 1996–2013
Country: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 72.0

Athlete: Michael Owen

988

Harry Kane

82.0

Sport: Football
Career: 2011–active
Country: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 74.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: Harry Kane

996

Alan Ball

82.0

Sport: Football
Career: 1962–1983
Country: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 76.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: Alan Ball

997

Jackie Milburn

82.0

Sport: Football
Career: 1943–1960
Country: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 76.0

Athlete: Jackie Milburn

1000

Roger Black

82.0

Sport: Athletics
Career: 1986–1998
Country: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Roger Black

1005

Casey Stoney

82.0

Sport: Football
Career: 1997–2018
Country: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England

Peak: 85.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Casey Stoney

1020

Robbie Fowler

81.9

Sport: Football
Career: 1992–2012
Country: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 74.0
Longevity: 76.0

Athlete: Robbie Fowler

1021

Ian Wright

81.9

Sport: Football
Career: 1985–2000
Country: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 76.0
Longevity: 76.0

Athlete: Ian Wright

1036

Charlotte Edwards

81.8

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1996–2016
Country: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 90.0

Athlete: Charlotte Edwards

1041

Keira Walsh

81.8

Sport: Football
Career: 2014–active
Country: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 78.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 76.0

Athlete: Keira Walsh

1047

Geoffrey Boycott

81.8

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1964–1986
Country: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 94.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 92.0

Athlete: Geoffrey Boycott

1063

Reginald Doherty

81.7

Sport: Tennis
Career: 1894–1906
Country: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 88.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 90.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Reginald Doherty

#	Athlete	Sport	Country	Career	GOAT Score
5	Bobby Moore	Football	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	1958–1977	94.6
52	Bobby Charlton	Football	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	1956–1975	89.9
91	Stanley Matthews	Football	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	1932–1965	88.8
105	Kelly Smith	Football	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	1994–2017	88.7
115	Peter Shilton	Football	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	1966–1997	88.4
149	Lucy Bronze	Football	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	2009–active	87.7
160	Ray Clemence	Football	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	1965–1988	87.6
189	James Anderson	Cricket	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	2002–2024	87.3
225	Beth Mead	Football	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	2011–active	86.9
257	Dixie Dean	Football	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	1923–1939	86.6
335	Phil Neal	Football	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	1968–1989	85.8
346	Chloe Kelly	Football	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	2015–active	85.7
371	Jill Scott	Football	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	2006–2022	85.5
385	Kevin Keegan	Football	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	1968–1984	85.4
400	Gordon Banks	Football	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	1958–1978	85.3
412	Ella Toone	Football	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	2017–active	85.3
417	Jack Hobbs	Cricket	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	1905–1934	85.2
485	Tony Adams	Football	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	1983–2002	84.8
496	Roger Hunt	Football	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	1958–1972	84.7
525	Alastair Cook	Cricket	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	2006–2018	84.5
539	Rebecca Adlington	Swimming	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	2004–2013	84.4
572	Emlyn Hughes	Football	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	1964–1984	84.2
620	Rachel Yankey	Football	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	1996–2016	84.0
632	Gary Lineker	Football	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	1978–1994	83.9
667	Marieanne Spacey	Football	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	1984–2000	83.7
676	Karen Carney	Football	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	2005–2019	83.6
680	David Andrew Seaman	Football	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	1983–2004	83.6
695	John Barnes	Football	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	1981–1999	83.5
699	Ian Botham	Cricket	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	1977–1992	83.5
723	Jude Bellingham	Football	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	2019–active	83.4
734	Ellen White	Football	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	2005–2022	83.3
770	Denis Compton	Cricket	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	1937–1957	83.1
791	Laurence Doherty	Tennis	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	1896–1906	83.0
843	Johnny Briggs	Cricket	🇬🇧 England	1879–1900	82.8
870	Peter Beardsley	Football	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	1979–1999	82.6
875	Colin Cowdrey	Cricket	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	1954–1975	82.6
935	Bryan Robson	Football	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	1975–1997	82.3
937	Fran Kirby	Football	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	2010–active	82.3
941	Michael Owen	Football	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	1996–2013	82.3
988	Harry Kane	Football	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	2011–active	82.0
996	Alan Ball	Football	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	1962–1983	82.0
997	Jackie Milburn	Football	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	1943–1960	82.0
1000	Roger Black	Athletics	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	1986–1998	82.0
1005	Casey Stoney	Football	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	1997–2018	82.0
1020	Robbie Fowler	Football	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	1992–2012	81.9
1021	Ian Wright	Football	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	1985–2000	81.9
1036	Charlotte Edwards	Cricket	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	1996–2016	81.8
1041	Keira Walsh	Football	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	2014–active	81.8
1047	Geoffrey Boycott	Cricket	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	1964–1986	81.8
1063	Reginald Doherty	Tennis	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	1894–1906	81.7

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