Give Harry Kane His Knighthood NOW!⁠

Harry Kane should be knighted now. we have at England Expect believe. Top England goalscorer, soon to be most capped player and has the record number of appearances as captain. He is the only world class forward England has and it's quite possible he could lift an England trophy next year with the Euros on home soil.

Harry Kane England TImeline

27th March 2015 - A 21 year old Harry Kane makes his England debut and just 79 seconds after coming on as a substitute (against Lithuania at Wembley) he scores his first England goal.

27th June 2016 - Kane experienced his first major tournament nightmare as England were knocked out of Euro 2016 by Iceland. Exiting at the last 16 stage of the tournament after losing 2-1.

10th June 2017 - The England manager Gareth Southgate hands Kane the captain’s armband for the first time. He scored an injury time equalizer against Scotland in a World Cup qualifier.

14th July  2018 - England make it to the semi-finals to record their best finish since 1966 and have to compete for the third place playoff. Kane becomes the first English player since Gary Lineker to lift the Golden Boot with six goals.

11th July 2021 - Kane finishes Euro 2020 with four goals as England make it to the final but suffer a penalty shoot out defeat to Italy.

10th December 2022 - Scoring one penalty and missing a second, Kane’s 2022 World Cup ended after defeat to France in the quarter-finals with an 84th minute missed spot-kick. Kane scored two goals in the tournament.

23rd March 2023 - In netting a penalty against Italy, Kane scored his 54th goal for England and surpassed Rooney to become our leading international goal scorer.

14th July 2024 - Kane finished Euro 2024 with three goals and a share of the golden boot with five other players. Despite Kane’s goals, England lost their second successive European Championships in a 2-1 defeat to Spain at the tournament held in Germany.

18th July 2026 - Kane scored 6 goals during the 2026 World Cup making him England’s all time leading goalscorer in the tournament history (with a total of 14 World Cup finals goals). England dropped out at the semi-final stage again before thrashing France in the third place playoff match (which Kane remained on the bench for).

6th October 2026 - At the age of 33, Harry Kane equalled the most capped England player ever, surpassing a record held by Peter Shilton since July 1990.

England Football And Knighthood's

Only 11 individuals have either played for the England National team or managed an England squad have been knighted in the past. The time is here for Sir Harry to join this list!

The List Of Knighthoods -

TIMELINE

From the first verified football knighthood in 1927 to the two honours announced in 2025, these are the years in which the people in this article received their substantive British knighthoods.

1927

PLAYER · FA LEADER
JOHN CHARLES CLEGG
The former England forward and later FA chairman became Sir Charles Clegg in the 1927 Birthday Honours.

1965

PLAYER
STANLEY MATTHEWS
Matthews became the first active professional footballer to receive a substantive British knighthood.

1967

MANAGER · 1966 WORLD CUP WINNER
ALF RAMSEY
Ramsey was knighted after leading England to its only men’s World Cup triumph as manager.

1978

MANAGER · ENGLAND’S FIRST MANAGER
WALTER WINTERBOTTOM
Winterbottom was recognised for services to sport after 16 years in charge of the England men’s team.

1994

PLAYER · 1966 WORLD CUP WINNER
BOBBY CHARLTON
Charlton received a Knight Bachelor honour for his service to English football.

1998

PLAYERS
TOM FINNEY AND GEOFF HURST
Two England greats were knighted in the same year: the Preston Plumber and the 1966 World Cup final hat-trick scorer.

2002

MANAGER · 1986 AND 1990 WORLD CUPS
BOBBY ROBSON
Robson was appointed a Knight Bachelor for services to association football after his England managerial career.

2004

PLAYER · FOOTBALL ADMINISTRATOR
TREVOR BROOKING
Brooking was knighted for services to sport after his England playing career and later football-development work.

2025

PLAYER AND MANAGER
DAVID BECKHAM AND GARETH SOUTHGATE
Beckham was recognised for services to sport and charity, while Southgate was honoured for services to association football.