TOP 10 FOOTBALL CAPTAIN (THE LEGEND)

10 : Bryan Robson
Manchester United’s longest serving club captain and also England’s 3rd most capped captain in history. He scored an incredible 26 times for his country and some feel he would have scored a lot more if injuries hadn’t plagued his later career.

 

 

 

09 : Terry Butcher
Another England captain who would give his all for club and country on the park. In 1986 Butcher moved to Glasgow Rangers were he became the clubs captain and helped win 3 league titles in 4 years. He is now assistant manager of Scotland.

 

 

08 : Billy McNeil
The first British captain to hold aloft the European Cup back in 1967. McNeil was a Celtic man through and through and played over 800 times in the famous green and white hoops.

 

 

 

 

07 : Franz Beckenbauer
Nicknamed ‘The Kaiser’, Beckenbauer, was one of a number of famous names associated with West German football in the seventies. He captained West Germany to victory in the World Cup in 1974 and also the Euro Championship in 1972.

 

 

 

06 : Maradona
The midget midfield maestro that is Diego Maradona, who single handed (no pun intended) won the World Cup for Argentina in Mexico 86. The man that is Maradona was multi-talented on the football field and often would score sublime goals for both club and country.

 

 

 

05 : Socrates
Captained Brazil in 1982 and 1986 World Cups. A self-confessed heavy smoker and drinker he still stunned opponents on the park with his natural talent. Highly political figure in his homeland of Brazil and also a doctor in philosophy.

 

 

 

04 : Graeme Souness
A man who left his mark on the football field and also on the opposing team as well. Fiercely competitive individual who was part of the famous Liverpool teams of the late 70′s and early 80′s. Lifted the European trophy for Liverpool in 1983.

 

 

 

03 : Roy Keane
A highly commited individual who asked for only the best and nothing else from his team mates. Keane also brought controversy with his role as captain of Republic of Ireland, famously walking out of the World Cup in 2002 because of the lack standards set by the Irish FA. It brought Keane a lot of enemies but also made the Irish FA reconsider how they ran their football arrangements and brought about massive change on and off the field.

 

02 : Lothar Matthäus
Capped 150 times for Germany and won them the World Cup in 1990. A strict regime of training and dieting has seen him play in 5 World Cups spanning over 16 years.

 

 

 

01 : Bobby Moore
England’s glory son and the only English captain to hoist the World Cup back in 1966. He was regarded as a tough player on the field and a heavy drinker off it. A captain respected by his team mates both at club and international level and also adored by the public of his time makes Bobby Moore our #1 choice as a Great Football Captain.