London’s football history: a capital’s captains

• London has been a hearth of some noted England captains
• David Beckham a most-capped Londoner
  
• Johnny Haynes a initial London-born actor to captain Three Lions during World Cup

London will acquire a stars of a footballing universe on Monday 23 October, when a city plays horde to The Best FIFA Football Awards™. It is wise that a greats of a tellurian diversion are to be distinguished in a city steeped in football history. FIFA.com takes a demeanour behind during some of a many important England captains to have been innate in a country’s capital.

Norman Bailey (19 caps, 1 goal: 1878-1887)
A integrate of players can utterly presumably lay explain to being a initial Londoner to captain England, including goalkeeper Alec Morten (in 1873) and brazen Hubert Heron (in 1876). But Norman Bailey is expected a standout of those innate in a collateral to lead England in those nascent games.

Bailey, a barrister by trade in an epoch when all footballers were amateurs, was innate in Streatham in 1857 and initial captained England aged 23 opposite Scotland – a 6-1 defeat. However a stout half behind was some-more successful during a rest of his power as skipper, losing only dual rival matches in a British Championship and captaining a Three Lions on 15 of his 19 general appearances.

Gilbert Oswald Smith (20 caps, 11 goals: 1893-1901)
One of a initial good centre-forwards, Smith was not only a fatal finisher, though inexhaustible with assists. Born in Croydon, he skippered England during slightest 13 times (official annals are unclear). The rise of his captaincy certainly came opposite Ireland during Roker Park in 1899, where he scored 4 goals in a 13-2 thrashing of a Three Lions’ tighten rivals.

A schoolmaster by profession, Smith was also a important cricketer, representing Oxford University and Surrey with distinction.

#OTD in 1961, England’s limit salary was abolished, with @England @FulhamFC‘s Johnny Haynes a initial on £100/wk
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— FIFA.com (@FIFAcom) January 18, 2017

Johnny Haynes (56 caps, 18 goals: 1954-1962)
Very few Londoners have captained England during a FIFA World Cupâ„¢, and Johnny Haynes – innate in Kentish Town – was a initial of that name group. ‘The Maestro’, as he was affectionately nicknamed due to his autarchic flitting and technical ability, led England 22 times in total, including their 4 games during Chile 1962.

The inside-forward’s final Three Lions coming came opposite contingent winners Brazil in a 1962 World Cup quarter-finals, with Pele – examination on from a sidelines – describing Haynes as a “best passer of a round I’ve ever seen”.

Stuart Pearce (78 caps, 5 goals: 1987-1999)
The enthusiastic full-back Stuart Pearce, innate in Hammersmith, is alone related to some of English football’s many iconic moments of a 1990s. He missed a chastisement in a 1990 World Cup semi-final shootout opposite West Germany, before anticipating emancipation by scoring in dual shootouts during UEFA EURO 1996, opposite Spain and Germany.

He captained England on 10 occasions, and stays one of a oldest outfielders to have finished so, during a age of 35 in a 1997 accessible opposite South Africa.

It’s 14 years ago currently given David Beckham scored THAT free-kick opposite Greece. Any forgive to watch it again…https://t.co/C9OC4SjU4V

— England (@England) October 6, 2015

David Beckham (115 caps, 17 goals: 1996-2009)
Despite graduating from Manchester United’s academy, David Beckham was indeed innate in Leytonstone in England’s capital, and stays a country’s most-capped Londoner. Only 3 players have done some-more appearances as captain than Beckham’s 59 (Bryan Robson, Billy Wright and Bobby Moore), and nobody has led a Three Lions in some-more World Cup games (level on 10 with Bobby Moore).

In fact, dual of Beckham’s excellent moments as England captain are directly related to a World Cup. His talismanic opening and glorious giveaway flog opposite Greece to sign gift for Korea/Japan 2002 has left down in English footballing folklore, as has his match-winning chastisement opposite Argentina during a 2002 finals themselves. The latter was widely seen as redemptive, due to his red label opposite a same opponents in a France 1998 Round of 16.

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