Chelsea’s John Terry is English football’s most successful post-war club captain, according to a table by mirror.co.uk
The centre-back has won an impressive 11 trophies as the Blues skipper, having won four Premier League titles, four FA Cups and three League Cups whilst wearing the armband.
That puts him ahead of his nearest rival in terms of sheer numbers, Tony Adams, who won nine while captaining Arsenal.
Terry was also involved in Chelsea’s successful Champions League and Europa League campaigns, but wasn’t captain for the respective finals.
Not all competitions are equal, notes the publication.
The League Cup, for instance, isn’t as coveted as the Premier League, but even when accounting for a trophy’s prestige Terry comes out on top.
Each captain is assigned points based on the competitions that they have won as captain, rather than just totalling the titles.
A Champions League/European Cup trophy earns a skipper 10 points, a smaller European title or the Premier League/First Division is worth eight, while the FA Cup is worth six and the League Cup four.
This gives Terry an overall score of 68 points, more than any other post-war captain.
Adams again comes second with 62 points, joint with Liverpool legend Emlyn Hughes, who did win two European Cups (now known as the Champions League) though.
Graeme Souness comes fourth with 46 points (one European Cup) and Roy Keane fifth on 44 points.
Leeds United legend Billy Bremner comes sixth on 42 points followed by John McGovern (36 points), Bryan Robson (34), Tony Book (26) and Steve Bruce (also 26).
