Best All Time England Team

[andybaha]

Following on from the thread comparing David Beckham and Bobby Moore it got me thinking about my best all time England team. I have only used players from 1966 onwards because I don't remember anything before that so my team doesn't include Stanley Matthews, Duncan Edwards, Billy Wright and so on. My midfield is a bit inbalanced because like Fabio I'm trying to make room for the best four players with a couple of them competing for the same place. I struggled to think of an outstanding right back or left winger.

See if you can do better.

Gordon Banks

Mick Mills
Terry Butcher
Bobby Moore
Stuart Pearce

David Beckham
Bryan Robson
Kevin Keegan
Bobby Charlton

Alan Shearer
Gary Lineker

 

[supaseagull]

Mine is...

Gordon Banks

Ray Wilson
Bobby Moore
Jack Charlton
Stuart Pearce

David Beckham
Nobby Stiles
Paul Gascoigne

Matthews
Greaves
Linekar

 

[jcdenton08]

Richard Wright GK
Danny Mills RB
Carlton Palmer CB
Neil Ruddock CB
Chris Powell LB

Stuart Ripley RM
Jason Wilcox LM
Phil Neville CM
Dennis Wise CM

Michael Ricketts CF
Francis Jeffers CF

Manager. Steve McClaren


Would do a job.

 

[DIFFBROOK]

Peter Shilton
Stuart Pearce
Terry Butcher
Rio Ferdinand
Gary Neville
David Beckham
Paul Gascoigne
Bryan Robson
Chris Waddle
Gary Lineker
Peter Beardsley

 

[The Large One]

Gordon Banks

Phil Neal (no, really)
Bobby Moore
Emlyn Hughes
Stuart Pearce

Peter Barnes
Trevor Brooking
Bobby Charlton
David Beckham

Gary Lineker
Kevin Keegan


On their day, a pretty decent line-up. But, while it's a creative midfield, it does lack balls.

 

[The Large One]

Mine is...

Gordon Banks

Ray Wilson
Bobby Moore
Jack Charlton
Stuart Pearce

David Beckham
Nobby Stiles
Paul Gascoigne

Matthews
Greaves
Linekar

Two donkeys in there - that's the ENGLISH way.