18 more England records Harry Kane could break before he retires
Harry Kane. The most-capped England player of all time and the top scorer for his country too. He might just be his nation’s best ever representative, you know.
Sure, he wasn’t around for the World Cup win in 1966. But when that’s the only major honour England have ever won, you can’t exactly knock players down for not replicating it.
With someone like Kane, you just have to look at the numbers to realise what he’s achieved. More often than not, he passes the eye test as well. He’s been a huge influence for England at some tournaments over the years.
And now, after his cap against Croatia on Thursday, he’s played in more England internationals than anyone else. A whole 126 of them.
Kane can proudly boast the all-time appearance and goal records for England, which are the big two. He also holds the records for most appearances as captain, most appearances at the Euros, most caps and goals while playing for a foreign club, most goals in a calendar year and so on.
But there are still more he could break. He’s 33 now, but still in good shape. Come on, this is the reigning Ballon d’Or winner we’re talking about.
So here are some records that could be in his sights over the rest of his international career.
Most consecutive games scored in
Kane’s already a joint-record holder for this one and, unlike the three old-timers he shares the record with, he’s done it twice.
The record is six, first set by Tinsley Lindley in the 1880s and since matched by Jimmy Windridge in the 1900s, Tommy Lawton in the 1930s and Kane in both 2019 and between December 2022 and June 2023.
Steve Bloomer, from the 1890s, has the record of scoring in 10 consecutive appearances, but there were fixtures he didn’t play in in between.
So Kane is one of the four record holders for most consecutive England games scored in – and he’s not far off doing it for a third time.
He’s scored in every England game since the World Cup and so is currently on a run of five. All he needs to do is score against Spain on Sunday and then in England’s first game of the March international break to become the first man to score in seven consecutive England fixtures.
Oldest scorer in a Euros qualifier
The next tournament England will be turning their attention to qualifying for is Euro 2028. And yes, they have to qualify, despite being co-hosts.
Kane is already a few days older than the current record holder for the oldest England scorer in a Euros qualifying match – Kyle Walker at 33 years and 104 days – and he’s going to score at least once in qualifying, right?
Most Euros played at
Should England make it to Euro 2028, you’d imagine Kane would still be an important player by then.
It’d be his fourth Euros with England, enough for him to overtake the eight players he’s currently level with. The only other among them still active in international football is Jordan Henderson, but we see Kane as a safer bet to be in the squad by then.
Most consecutive tournaments appeared at
The next Euros would also be the seventh consecutive tournament Kane had represented England at. He’s currently tied with Henderson, Sol Campbell and Wayne Rooney on six in a row.
Oldest outfield player at the Euros
Kane will be 34 years and 317 days old when Euro 2028 kicks off. It won’t make him the oldest player to represent England at the tournament – that’s goalkeeper Peter Shilton at 38 – but he would be the oldest outfield player, presuming no one older than him would be in the squad.
Only Henderson and Dan Burn were older than him in the World Cup squad and we’d be a bit surprised if they were still sticking around for the next tournament.
The current record is held by Stuart Pearce at 34 years and 63 days old.
Most goals at the Euros
Surely Kane has at least one more goal in him at the Euros, even if we are looking 18 months into the future here.
If he does, he’d overtake Alan Shearer, who he’s currently tied with on seven, as England’s top scorer at the Euros. In fact, unless anyone was to get there before him, only Cristiano Ronaldo and Michel Platini would still be above him for the competition as a whole.
Most consecutive tournaments scored at
In the event of him scoring at Euro 2028, Kane would have a goal to his name from five consecutive international tournaments.
His only equivalent on four is Michael Owen.
Oldest scorer at the Euros
And whenever that hypothetical Euros goal would come, Kane would be guaranteed to beat Trevor Brooking’s record as England’s oldest scorer at the competition.
Sir Trevor was 31 years old when he set the record, an age Kane is already past.
Most goals at a Euros tournament
A bit more ambitious here, but the current record for most goals at a single Euros tournament by an Englishman is five, set by Alan Shearer in 1996.
It’s not that far out of reach, is it? Sure, only nine players have done it for any country before, but if England were to go far, there’d be enough games for Kane to have a crack at it.
He consistently steps up at the World Cup for his country and there’s no reason why he couldn’t at the Euros too. His personal best at the tournament is four in 2021, for the delayed 2020 edition.
And like Shearer in ’96, he’d have home advantage to carry him through as well.
File this one under unlikely, but maybe not as much as it sounds.
Oldest scorer in a World Cup qualifier
Onto the next tournament cycle and we could imagine a future in which Kane is still involved for the build-up to the 2030 World Cup.
He recently said it was “fairly realistic” that he’d still be an England player by the time of the next World Cup, but of course, England would have to get there first.
The current oldest scorer for England in a World Cup qualifying match is Teddy Sheringham, who was 35 years and 187 days old.
Details of the qualification process for the 2030 World Cup aren’t out yet, but Kane will turn 35 in the summer of 2028 and if he scores towards the end of a qualification campaign, he’d be able to surpass Sheringham.
Most consecutive years with an appearance
If Kane does make it to the next World Cup, and plays for England at least once in every year in between, he’ll set a new record for the most consecutive years of appearances for the Three Lions.
2026 is the 12th consecutive year in which he’s appeared for his country. The record of 15 is currently shared by David Seaman and Rio Ferdinand.
As long as his England career continues uninterrupted, Kane will join them in 2029 and beat them in 2030.
Most appearances at World Cup games
Kane is already England’s top scorer at the World Cup, but he hasn’t played the most games at it for his country.
The record is Jordan Pickford’s with 19. Kane is one behind on 18.
There’s every chance both of them will be at the World Cup next time, but there’s half a suspicion Pickford could be phased out by then – especially if someone like James Trafford develops over the next few years.
A successor to Kane up front isn’t quite as obvious just yet and so he might be relied upon for longer, giving him a chance to overtake his long-time teammate.
Oldest scorer at a World Cup
The oldest scorer for England at a World Cup finals game was Tom Finney. He was 36 years and 64 days old when he scored against the Soviet Union in 1958.
Kane will be more than 250 days older than that by the time the next World Cup commences, so he’d just need a goal at any time to beat it.
Most appearances while not playing for an English club
Kane’s recent contract renewal with Bayern Munich means he’ll be playing in Germany until 2029.
He’s played for England 41 times since he left Tottenham Hotspur and the Premier League behind in 2023.
That means he only needs to play 14 more times to equal, or 15 times to beat, David Beckham’s record for the most caps earned while not playing club football in England.
55 of Beckham’s caps came after he left Manchester United to embark on a career with Real Madrid, LA Galaxy and AC Milan (he had retired from international football by the time he joined his last club, PSG).
You’d imagine Kane will play way more than 15 times for England between now and 2029.
Most hat-tricks
Believe it or not, Kane hasn’t scored a hat-trick for England for five years now, last doing so in November 2021 against San Marino.
But it was his fifth international hat-trick and only Jimmy Greaves has more for England with six.
Could Kane get two more to overtake him? That might require some luck of the draw with qualifying for tournaments, pitting England against weaker teams, but he’s got enough time to try.
He does it often enough at club level, after all.
Oldest player to score a hat-trick
Even if he just gets one more hat-trick to match Greaves, he’d stand alone as the oldest hat-trick scorer for England.
That’s currently Jack Rowley at 31 years and 40 days old in 1949. It’s been a long-standing record, but Kane would instantly set a new one if he was to score an international hat-trick at any point from now.
Most appearances against a single non-British opponent
Another one that might need some luck of the draw, but Kane has played seven times against Croatia in his England career, including on his record-breaking cap.
The only man to have played against a single, non-British opponent more is Alan Ball, who played eight times against West Germany between 1965 and 1975.
England and Croatia seem to meet every other week, so although the international schedule beyond this break remains unclear, there’s every chance Kane will cross paths with them again.
Most goals against a single non-British opponent
On a similar note, the most anyone has scored against a single non-British opponent for England is eight, by Vivian Woodward against Austria between 1908 and 1909.
Kane’s most common victims have been Albania (seven goals) and Croatia (six goals). If he plays against either of them again once or twice, he might fancy his chances.
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