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Greatest England Captain of All Time

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There's been a lot of oohing and aahing about England captains lately so let's decide once and for all who should go down in history as the best ever, as well as deciding if we've got the right guy carrying the armband right now as well!!!!
Let's start with the present - have we got the right Captain right now. Pick who you think should be skippering the Three Lions at the present time, only including the latest squad as candidates
Adam Johnson
Anyone else who I've somehow missed out (remember has to be in current squad - October 2012), and if so, who?
Jonjo Shelvey
Gary Cahill
Aaron Lennon
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain
Ashley Cole
Wayne Rooney
Tom Cleverley
James Milner
Jermain Defoe
Frank Lampard
Steven Gerrard
Theo Walcott
Danny Welbeck
Kyle Walker
Glen Johnson
Joe Hart
Michael Carrick
Joleon Lescott
Leighton Baines
Phil Jagielka
Why should your candidate for the Captaincy be given such an honour?
Who goes down in history as the greatest England Captain of all time then? They have to have lead their country out more than once to qualify.
Tony Adams
Charlie Buchan
Sol Campbell
George Wilson
Eddie Hapgood
Emlyn Hughes
Bob Crompton
Martin Peters
Percy Walters
Alan Shearer
Ron Flowers
Robert Holmes
Rio Ferdinand
Sam Wadsworth
Bobby Charlton
Bryan Robson
John Goodall
Ray Wilkins
Arthur Cursham
Jimmy Armfield
Stanley Harris
Alf Ramsey
Jesse Pennington
Alfred Strange
Frank Swift
Viv Woodward
Ronnie Clayton
David V. Watson
Peter Shilton
Arthur Grimsdell
David Platt
Alfred Bower
Gilbert Smith
Phil Thompson
John Terry
Alan Ball
Howard Spencer
Cuthbert Ottaway
Billy Wright
George Hardwick
Charles Wreford-Brown
Ernie Blenkinsop
Terry Butcher
R. Cunliffe Gosling
Michael Owen
Norman Bailey
Paul Ince
George Cotterill
Tinsley Lindley
David Beckham
Stuart Pearce
Charles Bambridge
Gary Lineker
Wayne Rooney
Mick Channon
Mick Mills
Jack Hills
Billy Walker
Kevin Keegan
Sam Barkas
Thomas Cooper
Roy Goodall
David Jack
Willis Edwards
Arthur Dunn
Basil Patchitt
Johnny Haynes
Gerry Francis
Steven Gerrard
Bobby Moore
Henry Wace
George Male
Frank Lampard
Now some England captain related questions. When David Beckham, the then Captain, shaved his hair there was outrage. Should the skipper be able to have "outrageous" hairstyles and fashion statements or should they stick to leading by example as a "safe" and respectable kind of role model?
No
Yes, wear and look like however they want
Should anyone with any kind of bad reputation, be it in recent memory or long ago, not be considered for the Captaincy? For instance, John Terry lost it over racism claims but Steven Gerrard was arrested for affray after he punched someone in a nightclub, albeit a few years ago but still while he was in the public eye.
The England captain should be perfect in every way as the next generation's role model and any kind of unsavoury incidents however long ago should stop someone being Captain.
It doesnt matter what he does off the pitch at any time, as long as he leads by example on it
While Captain he should set an example but past misdemeanours before he wore the armband should be forgiven
Should Rio Ferdinand still be in the England squad??
Yes
No
Was John Terry right to take the decision out of the FA's hands and retire before they could punish him?
No
Yes
This poll was created on 2012-10-16 19:09:15 by welshylovinmanc