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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1077

Steph Houghton

81.6

Sport: Football
Career: 2006–2024
Country: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England

Peak: 84.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 78.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Steph Houghton

1082

Colin Blythe

81.6

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1899–1914
Country: 🇬🇧 England

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 94.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Colin Blythe

1086

Trent John Alexander-Arnold

81.6

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

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 85.0
Statistics: 85.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 70.0

Athlete: Trent John Alexander-Arnold

1111

Trevor Francis

81.4

Sport: Football
Career: 1970–1994
Country: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 78.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: Trevor Francis

1117

Ian Bell

81.4

Sport: Cricket
Career: 2001–2020
Country: 🇬🇧 England

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Ian Bell

1174

Lauren Hemp

81.1

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

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 74.0

Athlete: Lauren Hemp

1241

Alec Bedser

80.7

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1946–1960
Country: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Alec Bedser

1245

Paul Collingwood

80.7

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1996–2018
Country: 🇬🇧 England

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 90.0

Athlete: Paul Collingwood

1267

Dennis Amiss

80.6

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1960–1987
Country: 🇬🇧 England

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 94.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 92.0

Athlete: Dennis Amiss

1287

Ken Barrington

80.5

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1955–1968
Country: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 94.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Ken Barrington

1289

Arthur Gore

80.5

Sport: Tennis
Career: 1888–1927
Country: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 96.0

Athlete: Arthur Gore

1304

Naseem Hamed

80.4

Sport: Boxing
Career: 1992–2002
Country: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 70.0

Athlete: Naseem Hamed

1329

Brian Close

80.3

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1949–1986
Country: 🇬🇧 England

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 96.0

Athlete: Brian Close

1334

David Beckham

80.2

Sport: Football
Career: 1992–2013
Country: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England

Peak: 80.0
Dominance: 74.0
Statistics: 78.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: David Beckham

1348

Trevor Bailey

80.2

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1945–1967
Country: 🇬🇧 England

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Trevor Bailey

1349

Johnny Douglas

80.2

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1901–1930
Country: 🇬🇧 England

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

Athlete: Johnny Douglas

1375

Molly Renshaw

80.0

Sport: Swimming
Career: 2012–2024
Country: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England

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

Athlete: Molly Renshaw

1424

Sir Trevor David Brooking

79.8

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

Peak: 80.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 78.0
Honours: 75.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Sir Trevor David Brooking

1463

Moeen Ali

79.6

Sport: Cricket
Career: 2014–2023
Country: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Moeen Ali

1466

Bill Bowes

79.6

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1928–1947
Country: 🇬🇧 England

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

Athlete: Bill Bowes

1516

Bob Appleyard

79.3

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1950–1958
Country: 🇬🇧 England

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 94.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 70.0

Athlete: Bob Appleyard

1536

Nigel Benn

79.2

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

1597

Joe Root

78.9

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

1605

Derek Redmond

78.9

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

1625

Mike Brearley

78.8

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

1626

Jofra Archer

78.8

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

1723

Matthew Le Tissier

78.3

Sport: Football
Career: 1986–2002
Country: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 56.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: Matthew Le Tissier

1746

Bernard Bosanquet

78.2

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

1747

Harry Brook

78.2

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

1776

Bukayo Saka

78.1

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

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 80.0
Honours: 70.0
Longevity: 70.0

Athlete: Bukayo Saka

1777

Glenn Hoddle

78.1

Sport: Football
Career: 1976–1995
Country: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England

Peak: 84.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 78.0
Honours: 72.0
Longevity: 76.0

Athlete: Glenn Hoddle

1867

Basil D'Oliveira

77.7

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

1884

Tim Bresnan

77.6

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

1916

Sam Curran

77.5

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

1981

Percy Chapman

77.3

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

2056

Wilfred Baddeley

77.0

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

2076

Dominic Cork

76.9

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

2195

Geoff Arnold

76.4

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

2215

Ted Dexter

76.3

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

2236

Michael Atherton

76.2

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

2265

Ben Duckett

76.1

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

2475

Cole Palmer

75.3

Sport: Football
Career: 2021–2025
Country: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England

Peak: 85.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 70.0
Longevity: 60.0

Athlete: Cole Palmer

2773

Zak Crawley

73.8

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

2850

Rory Burns

73.3

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

3050

John Ball

71.9

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

3051

Jonathan Agnew

71.9

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

3164

Jim Barnes

70.6

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

3172

Duncan Edwards

70.5

Sport: Football
Career: 1953–1958
Country: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 80.0
Honours: 70.0
Longevity: 30.0

Athlete: Duncan Edwards

3287

Harold Hilton

69.3

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

3377

Laura Davies

68.1

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

#	Athlete	Sport	Country	Career	GOAT Score
1077	Steph Houghton	Football	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	2006–2024	81.6
1082	Colin Blythe	Cricket	🇬🇧 England	1899–1914	81.6
1086	Trent John Alexander-Arnold	Football	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	2017–active	81.6
1111	Trevor Francis	Football	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	1970–1994	81.4
1117	Ian Bell	Cricket	🇬🇧 England	2001–2020	81.4
1174	Lauren Hemp	Football	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	2016–active	81.1
1241	Alec Bedser	Cricket	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	1946–1960	80.7
1245	Paul Collingwood	Cricket	🇬🇧 England	1996–2018	80.7
1267	Dennis Amiss	Cricket	🇬🇧 England	1960–1987	80.6
1287	Ken Barrington	Cricket	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	1955–1968	80.5
1289	Arthur Gore	Tennis	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	1888–1927	80.5
1304	Naseem Hamed	Boxing	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	1992–2002	80.4
1329	Brian Close	Cricket	🇬🇧 England	1949–1986	80.3
1334	David Beckham	Football	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	1992–2013	80.2
1348	Trevor Bailey	Cricket	🇬🇧 England	1945–1967	80.2
1349	Johnny Douglas	Cricket	🇬🇧 England	1901–1930	80.2
1375	Molly Renshaw	Swimming	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	2012–2024	80.0
1424	Sir Trevor David Brooking	Football	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	1968–1984	79.8
1463	Moeen Ali	Cricket	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	2014–2023	79.6
1466	Bill Bowes	Cricket	🇬🇧 England	1928–1947	79.6
1516	Bob Appleyard	Cricket	🇬🇧 England	1950–1958	79.3
1536	Nigel Benn	Boxing	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	1987–1996	79.2
1597	Joe Root	Cricket	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	2012–active	78.9
1605	Derek Redmond	Athletics	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	1985–1993	78.9
1625	Mike Brearley	Cricket	🇬🇧 England	1961–1983	78.8
1626	Jofra Archer	Cricket	🇬🇧 England	2016–active	78.8
1723	Matthew Le Tissier	Football	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	1986–2002	78.3
1746	Bernard Bosanquet	Cricket	🇬🇧 England	1898–1919	78.2
1747	Harry Brook	Cricket	🇬🇧 England	2016–active	78.2
1776	Bukayo Saka	Football	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	2019–active	78.1
1777	Glenn Hoddle	Football	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	1976–1995	78.1
1867	Basil D'Oliveira	Cricket	🇬🇧 England	1960–1980	77.7
1884	Tim Bresnan	Cricket	🇬🇧 England	2001–2021	77.6
1916	Sam Curran	Cricket	🇬🇧 England	2015–active	77.5
1981	Percy Chapman	Cricket	🇬🇧 England	1920–1939	77.3
2056	Wilfred Baddeley	Tennis	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	1890–1897	77.0
2076	Dominic Cork	Cricket	🇬🇧 England	1990–2011	76.9
2195	Geoff Arnold	Cricket	🇬🇧 England	1963–1982	76.4
2215	Ted Dexter	Cricket	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	1958–1968	76.3
2236	Michael Atherton	Cricket	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	1989–2001	76.2
2265	Ben Duckett	Cricket	🇬🇧 England	2013–active	76.1
2475	Cole Palmer	Football	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	2021–2025	75.3
2773	Zak Crawley	Cricket	🇬🇧 England	2017–active	73.8
2850	Rory Burns	Cricket	🇬🇧 England	2011–active	73.3
3050	John Ball	Golf	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	1888–1921	71.9
3051	Jonathan Agnew	Cricket	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	1978–1992	71.9
3164	Jim Barnes	Golf	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	1912–1937	70.6
3172	Duncan Edwards	Football	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	1953–1958	70.5
3287	Harold Hilton	Golf	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	1890–1913	69.3
3377	Laura Davies	Golf	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	1985–active	68.1

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