GOAT Rank · 50

Greatest Football Players from England

This ranking is led by Bobby Moore, Bobby Charlton and Stanley Matthews. GOAT Rank currently ranks 50 eligible Football players 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

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

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

103

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

109

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

145

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

161

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

198

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

205

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

221

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

227

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

235

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

243

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

273

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

276

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

304

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

325

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

330

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

342

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

345

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

349

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

352

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

362

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

366

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

406

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

422

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

424

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

425

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

448

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

449

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

450

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

453

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

458

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

459

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

464

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

473

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

477

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

483

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

500

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

529

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

544

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

581

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

583

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

584

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

624

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

647

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

655

Phil Foden

57.4

Sport: Football
Career: 2017–active
Country: 🏳️ England

Peak: 75.0
Dominance: 53.5
Statistics: 74.5
Honours: 32.0
Longevity: 57.0

Athlete: Phil Foden

656

Marcus Rashford

55.3

Sport: Football
Career: 2015–active
Country: 🏳️ England

Peak: 74.5
Dominance: 50.2
Statistics: 74.9
Honours: 26.0
Longevity: 57.0

Athlete: Marcus Rashford

#	Athlete	Sport	Country	Career	GOAT Score
4	Bobby Moore	Football	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	1958–1977	94.6
33	Bobby Charlton	Football	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	1956–1975	89.9
67	Stanley Matthews	Football	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	1932–1965	88.8
75	Kelly Smith	Football	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	1994–2017	88.7
81	Peter Shilton	Football	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	1966–1997	88.4
103	Lucy Bronze	Football	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	2009–active	87.7
109	Ray Clemence	Football	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	1965–1988	87.6
145	Beth Mead	Football	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	2011–active	86.9
161	Dixie Dean	Football	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	1923–1939	86.6
198	Phil Neal	Football	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	1968–1989	85.8
205	Chloe Kelly	Football	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	2015–active	85.7
221	Jill Scott	Football	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	2006–2022	85.5
227	Kevin Keegan	Football	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	1968–1984	85.4
235	Gordon Banks	Football	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	1958–1978	85.3
243	Ella Toone	Football	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	2017–active	85.3
273	Tony Adams	Football	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	1983–2002	84.8
276	Roger Hunt	Football	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	1958–1972	84.7
304	Emlyn Hughes	Football	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	1964–1984	84.2
325	Rachel Yankey	Football	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	1996–2016	84.0
330	Gary Lineker	Football	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	1978–1994	83.9
342	Marieanne Spacey	Football	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	1984–2000	83.7
345	Karen Carney	Football	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	2005–2019	83.6
349	David Andrew Seaman	Football	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	1983–2004	83.6
352	John Barnes	Football	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	1981–1999	83.5
362	Jude Bellingham	Football	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	2019–active	83.4
366	Ellen White	Football	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	2005–2022	83.3
406	Peter Beardsley	Football	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	1979–1999	82.6
422	Bryan Robson	Football	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	1975–1997	82.3
424	Fran Kirby	Football	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	2010–active	82.3
425	Michael Owen	Football	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	1996–2013	82.3
448	Harry Kane	Football	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	2011–active	82.0
449	Alan Ball	Football	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	1962–1983	82.0
450	Jackie Milburn	Football	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	1943–1960	82.0
453	Casey Stoney	Football	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	1997–2018	82.0
458	Robbie Fowler	Football	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	1992–2012	81.9
459	Ian Wright	Football	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	1985–2000	81.9
464	Keira Walsh	Football	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	2014–active	81.8
473	Steph Houghton	Football	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	2006–2024	81.6
477	Trent John Alexander-Arnold	Football	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	2017–active	81.6
483	Trevor Francis	Football	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	1970–1994	81.4
500	Lauren Hemp	Football	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	2016–active	81.1
529	David Beckham	Football	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	1992–2013	80.2
544	Sir Trevor David Brooking	Football	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	1968–1984	79.8
581	Matthew Le Tissier	Football	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	1986–2002	78.3
583	Bukayo Saka	Football	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	2019–active	78.1
584	Glenn Hoddle	Football	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	1976–1995	78.1
624	Cole Palmer	Football	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	2021–2025	75.3
647	Duncan Edwards	Football	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	1953–1958	70.5
655	Phil Foden	Football	🏳️ England	2017–active	57.4
656	Marcus Rashford	Football	🏳️ England	2015–active	55.3

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