• =24) Raheem Sterling - 18 goals in 70 games (as of October 7, 2021). Reuters
    =24) Raheem Sterling - 18 goals in 70 games (as of October 7, 2021). Reuters
  • =24) Johnny Haynes - 18 goals in 56 games. Getty
    =24) Johnny Haynes - 18 goals in 56 games. Getty
  • =24) Roger Hunt - 18 goals in 34 games. AFP
    =24) Roger Hunt - 18 goals in 34 games. AFP
  • =24) Dixie Dean - 18 goals in 16 games. Getty
    =24) Dixie Dean - 18 goals in 16 games. Getty
  • =24) George Camsell - 18 goals in nine games. Getty
    =24) George Camsell - 18 goals in nine games. Getty
  • =22) Martin Peters - 20 goals in 67 games. Getty
    =22) Martin Peters - 20 goals in 67 games. Getty
  • =22) Jermain Defoe - 20 goals in 57 games. Getty
    =22) Jermain Defoe - 20 goals in 57 games. Getty
  • =19) Steven Gerrard - 21 goals in 114 games. Reuters
    =19) Steven Gerrard - 21 goals in 114 games. Reuters
  • =19) Kevin Keegan - 21 goals in 63 games. Getty
    =19) Kevin Keegan - 21 goals in 63 games. Getty
  • =19) Mick Channon - 21 goals in 46 games. Getty
    =19) Mick Channon - 21 goals in 46 games. Getty
  • =17) Peter Crouch - 22 goals in 42 games. AP
    =17) Peter Crouch - 22 goals in 42 games. AP
  • =17) Tommy Lawton - 22 goals in 23 games. Getty
    =17) Tommy Lawton - 22 goals in 23 games. Getty
  • 16) Stan Mortensen - 23 goals in 25 games. Getty
    16) Stan Mortensen - 23 goals in 25 games. Getty
  • 15) Geoff Hurst - 24 goals in 49 games. Getty
    15) Geoff Hurst - 24 goals in 49 games. Getty
  • 14) Bryan Robson - 26 goals in 90 games. Allsport
    14) Bryan Robson - 26 goals in 90 games. Allsport
  • 13) David Platt - 27 goals in 62 games. Getty
    13) David Platt - 27 goals in 62 games. Getty
  • 12) Steve Bloomer (front row, second left) - 28 goals in 23 games. Getty
    12) Steve Bloomer (front row, second left) - 28 goals in 23 games. Getty
  • =10) Frank Lampard - 29 goals in 106 games. Getty
    =10) Frank Lampard - 29 goals in 106 games. Getty
  • =10) Viv Woodward - 29 goals in 23 games. Getty
    =10) Viv Woodward - 29 goals in 23 games. Getty
  • =7) Tom Finney - 30 goals in 76 games. Getty
    =7) Tom Finney - 30 goals in 76 games. Getty
  • =7) Alan Shearer - 30 goals in 63 games. Allsport
    =7) Alan Shearer - 30 goals in 63 games. Allsport
  • =7) Nat Lofthouse - 30 goals in 33 games. Getty
    =7) Nat Lofthouse - 30 goals in 33 games. Getty
  • 6) Michael Owen - 40 goals in 89 games. Allsport
    6) Michael Owen - 40 goals in 89 games. Allsport
  • 5) Harry Kane - 41 goals in 64 games (as of October 7, 2021). AFP
    5) Harry Kane - 41 goals in 64 games (as of October 7, 2021). AFP
  • 4) Jimmy Greaves - 44 goals in 57 games. AP
    4) Jimmy Greaves - 44 goals in 57 games. AP
  • 3) Gary Lineker - 48 goals in 80 games. PA
    3) Gary Lineker - 48 goals in 80 games. PA
  • 2) Bobby Charlton - 49 goals in 106 games. Getty
    2) Bobby Charlton - 49 goals in 106 games. Getty
  • 1) Wayne Rooney - 53 goals in 120 games. Reuters
    1) Wayne Rooney - 53 goals in 120 games. Reuters

Wayne Rooney, Jimmy Greaves, Harry Kane: England's all-time top goalscorers - in pictures


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Harry Kane could take a few steps closer to becoming England's all-time top international goalscorer in the latest round of World Cup qualifiers.

The Three Lions captain currently has an impressive haul of 41 goals from 64 appearances for his country and, age just 28, has plenty of miles left on the clock to reach Wayne Rooney's record of 53.

The next target for Kane is matching the late, great Jimmy Greaves - another prolific Tottenham Hotspur goal-getter - who stands fourth in the chart, three goals ahead of the current Spurs striker.

And, with games against Andorra and Hungary coming up, it is not inconceivable that Kane could join, or even overhaul, Greaves by the end of the October international break.

In the gallery above, we take a look through the list of England's greatest goalscorers.

Updated: October 08, 2021, 8:53 AM