GOAT Rank · 80

Greatest athletes from England

This ranking uses verified career records and GOAT Rank's published model. Every listed athlete clears the data eligibility threshold.

#AthleteGOAT Score

1410

78.6

Sport: Boxing
Career: 1987–1996
Country: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 70.0

Athlete: Nigel Benn

1465

81.6

Sport: Cricket
Career: 2012–active
Country: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 76.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Joe Root

1473

79.2

Sport: Athletics
Career: 1985–1993
Country: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 74.0

Athlete: Derek Redmond

1491

82.1

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1961–1983
Country: 🇬🇧 England

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Mike Brearley

1492

79.3

Sport: Cricket
Career: 2016–active
Country: 🇬🇧 England

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 72.0

Athlete: Jofra Archer

1602

Bernard Bosanquet

79.3

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1898–1919
Country: 🇬🇧 England

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 76.0

Athlete: Bernard Bosanquet

1603

78.0

Sport: Cricket
Career: 2016–active
Country: 🇬🇧 England

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 68.0

Athlete: Harry Brook

1719

Basil D'Oliveira

80.7

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1960–1980
Country: 🇬🇧 England

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

Athlete: Basil D'Oliveira

1734

80.8

Sport: Cricket
Career: 2001–2021
Country: 🇬🇧 England

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Tim Bresnan

1763

78.7

Sport: Cricket
Career: 2015–active
Country: 🇬🇧 England

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 74.0

Athlete: Sam Curran

1826

79.4

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1920–1939
Country: 🇬🇧 England

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Percy Chapman

1899

Wilfred Baddeley

77.7

Sport: Tennis
Career: 1890–1897
Country: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 70.0

Athlete: Wilfred Baddeley

1920

79.9

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1990–2011
Country: 🇬🇧 England

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 74.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Dominic Cork

2038

79.7

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1963–1982
Country: 🇬🇧 England

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

Athlete: Geoff Arnold

2058

77.5

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1958–1968
Country: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 74.0

Athlete: Ted Dexter

2077

Michael Atherton

78.9

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1989–2001
Country: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 74.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Michael Atherton

2104

77.8

Sport: Cricket
Career: 2013–active
Country: 🇬🇧 England

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 74.0
Longevity: 76.0

Athlete: Ben Duckett

2591

75.8

Sport: Cricket
Career: 2017–active
Country: 🇬🇧 England

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 72.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 72.0
Longevity: 76.0

Athlete: Zak Crawley

2666

76.3

Sport: Cricket
Career: 2011–active
Country: 🇬🇧 England

Peak: 84.0
Dominance: 72.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 70.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: Rory Burns

2859

81.1

Sport: Golf
Career: 1888–1921
Country: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England

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

Athlete: John Ball

2860

75.1

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1978–1992
Country: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England

Peak: 82.0
Dominance: 70.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 70.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: Jonathan Agnew

2973

78.3

Sport: Golf
Career: 1912–1937
Country: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: Jim Barnes

3092

77.6

Sport: Golf
Career: 1890–1913
Country: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 80.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Harold Hilton

3179

78.2

Sport: Golf
Career: 1985–active
Country: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England

Peak: 84.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 92.0

Athlete: Laura Davies

3204

69.8

Sport: Cricket
Career: 2015–2022
Country: 🇬🇧 England

Peak: 80.0
Dominance: 68.0
Statistics: 80.0
Honours: 66.0
Longevity: 70.0

Athlete: Katie George

3217

75.7

Sport: Golf
Career: 1963–1994
Country: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 80.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: Tony Jacklin

3509

73.8

Sport: Golf
Career: 1998–active
Country: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England

Peak: 82.0
Dominance: 72.0
Statistics: 78.0
Honours: 76.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Justin Rose

3840

62.6

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1905–1925
Country: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England

Peak: 70.0
Dominance: 58.0
Statistics: 66.0
Honours: 58.0
Longevity: 68.0

Athlete: Arthur Day

3846

69.5

Sport: Table Tennis
Career: 1961–1976
Country: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England

Peak: 82.0
Dominance: 72.0
Statistics: 78.0
Honours: 74.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Chester Barnes

3889

61.0

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1920–1932
Country: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England

Peak: 68.0
Dominance: 58.0
Statistics: 64.0
Honours: 56.0
Longevity: 66.0

Athlete: Jack Bryan

#	Athlete	Sport	Country	Career	GOAT Score
1410	Nigel Benn	Boxing	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	1987–1996	78.6
1465	Joe Root	Cricket	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	2012–—	81.6
1473	Derek Redmond	Athletics	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	1985–1993	79.2
1491	Mike Brearley	Cricket	🇬🇧 England	1961–1983	82.1
1492	Jofra Archer	Cricket	🇬🇧 England	2016–—	79.3
1602	Bernard Bosanquet	Cricket	🇬🇧 England	1898–1919	79.3
1603	Harry Brook	Cricket	🇬🇧 England	2016–—	78.0
1719	Basil D'Oliveira	Cricket	🇬🇧 England	1960–1980	80.7
1734	Tim Bresnan	Cricket	🇬🇧 England	2001–2021	80.8
1763	Sam Curran	Cricket	🇬🇧 England	2015–—	78.7
1826	Percy Chapman	Cricket	🇬🇧 England	1920–1939	79.4
1899	Wilfred Baddeley	Tennis	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	1890–1897	77.7
1920	Dominic Cork	Cricket	🇬🇧 England	1990–2011	79.9
2038	Geoff Arnold	Cricket	🇬🇧 England	1963–1982	79.7
2058	Ted Dexter	Cricket	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	1958–1968	77.5
2077	Michael Atherton	Cricket	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	1989–2001	78.9
2104	Ben Duckett	Cricket	🇬🇧 England	2013–—	77.8
2591	Zak Crawley	Cricket	🇬🇧 England	2017–—	75.8
2666	Rory Burns	Cricket	🇬🇧 England	2011–—	76.3
2859	John Ball	Golf	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	1888–1921	81.1
2860	Jonathan Agnew	Cricket	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	1978–1992	75.1
2973	Jim Barnes	Golf	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	1912–1937	78.3
3092	Harold Hilton	Golf	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	1890–1913	77.6
3179	Laura Davies	Golf	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	1985–—	78.2
3204	Katie George	Cricket	🇬🇧 England	2015–2022	69.8
3217	Tony Jacklin	Golf	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	1963–1994	75.7
3509	Justin Rose	Golf	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	1998–—	73.8
3840	Arthur Day	Cricket	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	1905–1925	62.6
3846	Chester Barnes	Table Tennis	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	1961–1976	69.5
3889	Jack Bryan	Cricket	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	1920–1932	61.0

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