Harry Kane brings up his 50 – a look at England’s all-time top scorers

Harry Kane’s goal against Germany on Tuesday made him only the second man to reach 50 goals for England.

The Tottenham striker has taken just 71 caps to reach the landmark as he continues to close quickly on Wayne Rooney’s national record of 53 goals.

Here, the PA news agency looks at England’s leading scorers and how Kane compares to his predecessor as captain.

Wayne Rooney 53 goals in 120 caps, 2003-18

Also England’s most-capped outfield player, Rooney only scored once at a World Cup finals tournament, against Uruguay in 2014, but his six European Championship goals leave him fourth among England scorers at major tournaments behind Kane, Gary Lineker and Alan Shearer.

Harry Kane 50 goals in 71 caps, 2015-present

Kane climbed quickly from fifth to third on the list with seven goals in two games against Albania and San Marino in November, and scored against Switzerland to move into a share of second and in far fewer games than Sir Bobby Charlton. The Tottenham star won the World Cup Golden Boot in 2018 and, just 28, has time on his side to chase down Rooney after scoring against Germany on Tuesday night.

Sir Bobby Charlton 49 goals in 106 caps, 1958-70

The 1966 World Cup winner scored on his debut in 1958, just two months after surviving the Munich air disaster which killed eight of his Manchester United team-mates. He broke Sir Tom Finney and Nat Lofthouse’s previous record of 30 by 1963 and scored twice in the 1966 semi-final, finishing one short of a half-century. He eventually saw his United and England records both overhauled by Rooney.

Gary Lineker 48 goals in 80 caps, 1984-92

The 1986 World Cup Golden Boot winner scored 10 major-tournament goals for England – a record since matched by Kane – and managed five