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Jimmy Greaves
Bobby Charlton
Alan Shearer
Wayne Rooney
Gary Lineker
Sir Geoff Hurst
Michael Owen
Emile Heskey

Sir Bobby Charlton ... if included gets top

Lineker
Greaves
Hurst
Shearer
Rooney
Owen

I would throw Kevin Keegan into the mix, shame injury blighted his career.

comment by Aggers Right Elbow (U3402)
posted 2 minutes ago
I would throw Kevin Keegan into the mix, shame injury blighted his career.
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on ability without question.... but it does say rate them for England... the others achieved far more even if some of them maybe weren't as gifted

On pure ability alone... Greaves would be out on his own... but others scored more (and more consistently) at World Cups etc

If we consider Owen from 18-22 where would people put him? apparently similar to greaves no?

comment by Nickalopodis (U9257)
posted 52 seconds ago
If we consider Owen from 18-22 where would people put him? apparently similar to greaves no?
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majority of his goals came after 22 for England... only scored 14 during those years

Are we talking just England performances then? "england Strikers" or "strikers for england"

comment by Nickalopodis (U9257)
posted 37 seconds ago
Are we talking just England performances then? "england Strikers" or "strikers for england"
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I took it as performances for England... the op was rate them for england

yeah just read that

Dixie Dean.....

18 goals in 16 games, jumpers for goalposts and all that.

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Jimmy Greaves
Shearer
Hurst
Lineker
Rooney
Owen
Heskey

Oh rate them for England?

Lineker would top the list then

comment by sandy, senior citizen, but young at heart (U20567)

posted 40 minutes ago

Jimmy Greaves
Bobby Charlton
Alan Shearer
Wayne Rooney
Gary Lineker
Sir Geoff Hurst
Michael Owen
Emile Heskey
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Greaves better than Sir Bobby

I can only list the ones who played during my life time:

Alan Shearer
Gary Lineker
Michael Owen
Wayne Rooney
Emile Heskey

comment by #TopLad || Sir Alex Ferguson || (U10161)
posted 23 minutes ago
comment by sandy, senior citizen, but young at heart (U20567)

posted 40 minutes ago

Jimmy Greaves
Bobby Charlton
Alan Shearer
Wayne Rooney
Gary Lineker
Sir Geoff Hurst
Michael Owen
Emile Heskey
_________-

Greaves better than Sir Bobby
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As a striker Greaves is so far in front, absolutely no comparison

Greaves

Club games 528
Goals scored 366

Internationals 57
Goals scored 44





Charlton

Club games 647
Goals scored 208

Internationals 106
Goals scored 49



Nearly twice as many internationals and just five goals more, and club goals there is an absolute chasm between the two players.

I would put Greaves first though partly due to injury his World Cup record in 62 and 66 wasn't great. Charlton wasn't a forward, certainly not a 'fox in the box' type so the comparison is not a good one.

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Heskey in his younger days was a genuinely good player. Its just LADBANTERBIBLE and BBC SPORF have made people think otherwise cos he is a bit clumsy.

Incredibly Heskey played 62 times for England, scoring just seven goals, a truly awful record.

Greaves better than Sir Bobby


Without a doubt, Bobby Charlton scored 49 goals in 106 games, Greaves scored 44 in 57.
Rooney has scored 53 in 118 matches.

Greaves is also the highest scorer in the top flight with 357 goals. Definitely the best striker England has ever had.