He captained his country for the first time on 12 April 1986 against France.

In 2010, he captained the national team for the first time.

In 1996 he captained the side for the first time and also played at flyhalf.

He captained his country for the first time in the 7-0 home loss to Russia on 7 June 1995.

He captained England for the 50th time in a friendly international against Argentina the following month.

He captained the team for the first time, and scored, against Northern Ireland on 9 February 2011.

On 9 February 2011, he captained the team for the fifth time in his career in their 1-0 victory over Brazil.

He captained the national team for the first time on August 10, 2010, against Brazil.

He captained the club for the first time in 1901 and was also captain in 1903, 1904 and 1906.

Rooney captained England for the first time in a competitive match in the same game.