Harry Kane’s Ranking Among England’s Top Scorers Excluding Penalties

Harry Kane’s Place in England’s Scoring History Without Penalties

Harry Kane is England’s leading scorer with 65 goals, having overtaken Wayne Rooney's previous record of 53 goals. Kane achieved this milestone by scoring a penalty during England's 2-1 victory over Italy in the Euro 2024 qualifiers in March 2023.

Although Kane holds the overall record, his tally includes 21 penalty goals out of 65, meaning he has scored 44 goals from open play.

Ranking England’s Top Scorers Without Penalty Goals

Penalties have an expected goal (xG) value of 0.76, making them more likely to be converted than chances from open play. Kane has taken 25 penalties for England, scoring 21 and missing four. When excluding penalties, Kane is not at the top of the list for England’s all-time non-penalty scorers.

• Bobby Charlton: 46 non-penalty goals
• Wayne Rooney: 46 non-penalty goals
• Gary Lineker: 44 non-penalty goals
• Harry Kane: 44 non-penalty goals

Bobby Charlton, the Manchester United legend, scored 49 goals for England, only three of which were penalties, putting him at the top of the non-penalty list. Charlton ranks third overall on England’s all-time scoring list.

Wayne Rooney scored 53 goals in 120 appearances, seven from penalties, placing him joint-first in non-penalty goals alongside Charlton but second overall after Kane surpassed him.

Gary Lineker netted 48 goals for England, including four penalties, ranking him third in non-penalty goals and fourth overall.

Harry Kane sits fourth for non-penalty goals with 44 but remains England's highest overall scorer with 65 goals, a mark he is likely to extend as the nation’s leading striker.