CAPTAIN BEN

Bobby Crompton of Blackburn Rovers, captained the England football team between 1903 and 1914, when war intervened. He won 22 caps.
In those early days, the captain was chosen due mainly to his "behaviour" and diplomacy; the Football Association could not have a leader who didn't want to do what they said.

Cuthbert Ottoway was England's first international capatin the the first internation ever against Scotland on November 30th 1872.He was alos an MCC cricketer.

While we are in far history I shall also throw in Gilbert Oswald Smith, an Old Carthusian, an old boy of Charterhouse (School), in Godalming, Surrey, one of the "nurseries" of English football. He was regarded as the "first centre-forward".

In a famous international against Germany just before the SeCond World War (1938) in Berlin, the English team was told by the FA to "honour" their hosts by giving the Nazi Salute as part of the pre-match ceremony on the pitch. In a previous meeting at the Berlin Olympics, the England team did not give the salute and this didn't go down very well with Hitler and his mates.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jlbLHviSTPc
The English players were livid but Eddie Hapgood, their captain, made sure they did what they were told, which was "right" for the occasion according to the FA and diplomats. England won 6-3!

In 1935 at White Hart London, in the "heart" of Jewish London, the English played Germany in a friendly international despite the demonstrations by the local Jewish Trade Unions against the Hitler's attitude and aggressive policies. The game went ahead.

The longest serving England football captains include Billy Wright who won 105 caps and was captain in 90 matches from 1948-59.
Bobby Moore's reign was from 1962-73 with 90 caps as captain.
Other long serving captains include:
Bryan Robson 1980-91 (65 times as captain), David Beckham 1996-2007 (59 as capt)

Today, Ben Stokes leads the English Cricket team in an international test match against the West Indies at Southampton. Ben, who is England's 81st captain, since 1876, was a bit of a lose cannon, but the selectors believe that he will do his talking , sensiblyboth on and off the pitch. England cricket captains do not have long spells, lasting rarely more than ten years, with the numbers of tests led obviously many more than in the past. W.G.Grace captained from 1888-99 but only in 13 tests....obvious reasons!
In modern times, Alastair Cook served from 2009-17 and was captain in 59 tests and 69 ODIs.
Joe Root was captain for three years and took part in 39 tests.