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Best English football players of all time (2026)

According to GolVote fans, David Beckham is number one with a rating of 1587, ahead of Frank Lampard and Jude Bellingham. The order is decided by head-to-head fan votes and changes live with every vote.

Best English football players of all time: a live ranking decided by football fans' head-to-head votes. Updated with every vote. Updated: 9 October 2026.

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David Beckham: The Democratic Alliance, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Frank Lampard: Mehdi Bolourian, CC BY 4.0

1David Beckham🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England · Midfielder1587
2Frank Lampard🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England · Midfielder1566
3Jude Bellingham🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England · Midfielder1564
4Wayne Rooney🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England · Midfielder1563
5Steven Gerrard🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England · Midfielder1560
6Harry Kane🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England · Forward1552
7Bobby Charlton🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England · Forward1548
8Bukayo Saka🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England · Forward1528
9Cole Palmer🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England · Midfielder1528
10Bobby Moore🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England · Defender1521
11Declan Rice🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England · Midfielder1498
12Trent Alexander-Arnold🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England · Defender1498
13Jordan Henderson🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England · Midfielder1468
14Harry Maguire🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England · Defender1465
15Jordan Pickford🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England · Goalkeeper1465
16Danny Welbeck🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England · Forward1459
17John Stones🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England · Midfielder1459
18Jack Grealish🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England · Midfielder1456
19Eric Dier🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England · Defender1456
20Mason Mount🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England · Midfielder1456
21Ross Barkley🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England · Midfielder1456
22Ben Chilwell🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England · Defender1450
23Anthony Gordon🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England · Forward1450
24Eberechi Eze🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England · Forward1450
25Dominic Calvert-Lewin🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England · Forward1447
26Marc Guéhi🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England · Defender1447
27Noni Madueke🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England · Forward1447
28Aaron Ramsdale🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England · Goalkeeper1447
29Tom Heaton🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England · Goalkeeper1447
30Nick Pope🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England · Goalkeeper1447
31Callum Hudson-Odoi🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England · Forward1447
32Tammy Abraham🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England · Forward1444
33Fikayo Tomori🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England · Defender1444
34Dean Henderson🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England · Goalkeeper1444
35Conor Gallagher🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England · Midfielder1444
36James Maddison🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England · Midfielder1444
37Ruben Loftus-Cheek🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England · Midfielder1444
38Harvey Elliott🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England · Forward1444
39Morgan Rogers🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England · Midfielder1444
40Elliot Anderson🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England · Midfielder1444
41Fraser Forster🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England · Goalkeeper1441
42Ezri Konsa🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England · Defender1441
43Dominic Solanke🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England · Forward1441
44Harry Winks🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England · Midfielder1441
45Rob Holding🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England · Defender1441
46Dan Burn🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England · Defender1441
47Curtis Jones🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England · Midfielder1441
48Ainsley Maitland-Niles🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England · Defender1441
49Ryan Sessegnon🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England · Defender1438
50Andros Townsend🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England · Forward1438
51Ethan Nwaneri🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England · Midfielder1438
52James Trafford🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England · Goalkeeper1438
53Eddie Nketiah🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England · Forward1438
54Liam Delap🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England · Forward1438
55Joe Willock🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England · Midfielder1435
56Johan Bellingham🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England · Midfielder1435
57Tosin Adarabioyo🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England · Defender1432
58Ben White🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England · Defender1432
59Djed Spence🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England · Defender1432

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Photo credits

David Beckham: The Democratic Alliance, CC BY-SA 2.0
Frank Lampard: Mehdi Bolourian, CC BY 4.0
Jude Bellingham: Bryan Berlin, CC BY-SA 4.0
Wayne Rooney: Дмитрий Голубович, CC BY-SA 3.0
Steven Gerrard: Эдгар Брещанов, CC BY-SA 3.0
Harry Kane: Bryan Berlin, CC BY-SA 4.0
Bobby Charlton: Panini, Public domain
Bukayo Saka: Bryan Berlin, CC BY-SA 4.0
Cole Palmer: The White House, Public domain
Bobby Moore: Unknown author, Public domain
Declan Rice: Bryan Berlin, CC BY-SA 4.0
Trent Alexander-Arnold: Антон Зайцев, CC BY-SA 3.0
Jordan Henderson: Bryan Berlin, CC BY-SA 4.0
Harry Maguire: UK Prime Minister, CC BY 2.0
Jordan Pickford: Bryan Berlin, CC BY-SA 4.0
Danny Welbeck: Кирилл Венедиктов, CC BY-SA 3.0
John Stones: Bryan Berlin, CC BY-SA 4.0
Jack Grealish: Hameltion, CC BY-SA 4.0
Eric Dier: Steffen Prößdorf, CC BY-SA 4.0
Mason Mount: Brian Minkoff London-Pixels, CC BY-SA 4.0
Ross Barkley: https://www.flickr.com/photos/cfcunofficial/, CC BY-SA 2.0
Ben Chilwell: Дмитрий Пукалик, CC BY-SA 3.0
Anthony Gordon: Bryan Berlin, CC BY-SA 4.0
Eberechi Eze: Bryan Berlin, CC BY-SA 4.0
Dominic Calvert-Lewin: Everton Football Club, CC BY 3.0
Marc Guéhi: Bryan Berlin, CC BY-SA 4.0
Noni Madueke: Bryan Berlin, CC BY-SA 4.0
Aaron Ramsdale: AFC Bournemouth, CC BY 3.0
Tom Heaton: Kelvin Stuttard, CC BY-SA 4.0
Nick Pope: Charltonkyle, CC BY-SA 4.0
Callum Hudson-Odoi: Sebalston, CC BY 4.0
Tammy Abraham: Werner100359, CC BY-SA 4.0
Fikayo Tomori: Werner100359, CC BY-SA 4.0
Dean Henderson: Bryan Berlin, CC BY-SA 4.0
Conor Gallagher: GrassShoots!, Public domain
James Maddison: KrispyKrumpets, CC BY 4.0
Ruben Loftus-Cheek: Кирилл Венедиктов, CC BY-SA 3.0
Harvey Elliott: Steffen Prößdorf, CC BY-SA 4.0
Morgan Rogers: Bryan Berlin, CC BY-SA 4.0
Elliot Anderson: Bryan Berlin, CC BY-SA 4.0
Fraser Forster: Solent Creatives from Southampton, United KIngdom, CC BY 2.5
Ezri Konsa: Bryan Berlin, CC BY-SA 4.0
Dominic Solanke: AFC Bournemouth, CC BY 3.0
Harry Winks: Steffen Prößdorf, CC BY-SA 4.0
Rob Holding: Bryan Berlin, CC BY-SA 4.0
Dan Burn: Bryan Berlin, CC BY-SA 4.0
Curtis Jones: Werner100359, CC BY-SA 4.0
Ainsley Maitland-Niles: Paté kroute, CC0
Ryan Sessegnon: Steffen Prößdorf, CC BY-SA 4.0
Andros Townsend: https://www.flickr.com/photos/oxguy3/, CC BY 2.0
Ethan Nwaneri: WorldWide1z, CC BY 3.0
James Trafford: Bryan Berlin, CC BY-SA 4.0
Eddie Nketiah: Chensiyuan, CC BY-SA 4.0
Liam Delap: The White House, Public domain
Joe Willock: Chensiyuan, CC BY-SA 4.0
Johan Bellingham: Struway2, CC BY-SA 4.0
Tosin Adarabioyo: The White House, Public domain
Ben White: James Boyes from UK, CC BY 2.0
Djed Spence: Bryan Berlin, CC BY-SA 4.0

Biographical data: Wikidata (CC0). Photos: Wikimedia Commons under the licenses shown.