1) Jimmy Greaves – Caps: 57, Goals: 44
Ask your dad about Jimmy Greaves and he will vow that he is the greatest English striker of all time. When you look at his statistics – 44 international goals at a rate of one every 1.3 games – it is pretty difficult to argue otherwise.
The former Chelsea striker does not hold Rooney’s record, but he has a hatful of his own – Tottenham’s highest ever goalscorer (268 goals), the highest goalscorer in the history of English top-flight football (357 goals), and more hat-tricks (six) for England than any other player.
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