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#6 Wayne Rooney (2003-16)
Appearances: 119
Goals: 53
Wayne Rooney is England's record goalscorer. For that reason alone, the former Manchester United man is deserving of a spot on this list.
Rooney made his England debut as a 17 year old and was England's youngest ever debutant at the time. He also became his country's youngest ever goalscorer when he scored versus Macedonia in a Euro 2004 qualifier.
The precocious Rooney lit up Euro 2004, scoring four goals and made UEFA's team of the tournament. Unfortunately, he was injured in the Quarter-Finals and England were eliminated on penalties.
Rooney was injured prior to the 2006 World Cup and failed to fully recover in time for the tournament and was a shadow of the player he had been in 2004.
Rooney top scored for England during their perfect 2010 World Cup qualifying campaign, notching nine goals. However, he went goalless in the finals as England bowed out in the Second Round versus old foes. Germany.
The Manchester United Captain once more saved his best form for the qualifying tournaments as he scored three times as England reached Euro 2012. However, Rooney earned a petulant red card in the final qualifier and was suspended for the first two matches of the finals. In his first match of the tournament, Rooney scored the only goal versus Ukraine to send England to the Quarter-Finals where they were defeated on a penalty shootout against Italy.
At the 2014 World Cup, Rooney scored and assisted the only goals his country scored at the tournament as they bowed out in the group stages.
Prior to Euro 2016, England manager, Roy Hodgson made Rooney Captain as his performances improved by playing in the centre of England's midfield. Despite some fine displays, Rooney couldn't prevent his country from elimination in the Second Round by minnows, Iceland.
Rooney announced his international retirement the following year, making one final appearance a year later in 2018 to promote his new charity in a friendly versus the United States.
Despite some inconsistent performances in major tournaments, Rooney's goals and performances raised the level of an England team with few star names during the 2010 to 2016 period.
