Source: Daily_Mail
THE LIST: Nos 30-21 of the greatest England heroes of all time
How do you define an England hero? Do you keep it simple and go for the glory boys? In England's case, that's easy - look no further than the stars of 1966. It does not get any better than winning the World Cup on your own patch.
Or is it a certain memory that ensures a certain footballer holds a special place in your heart? Who can forget Gazza's tears in 1990 or Stuart Pearce's manic celebration at beating his penalty demons six years later?
With the current England crop in international week, Sportsmail asked its team of experts to pull together the greatest England heroes of all time.
Take a look at our first instalment as we reveal 10 each day on the way to the No 1, unveiled on Friday. Make sure you join the debate on our
SPORTSMAIL'S greatest England heroes of all time ....Nos 30-21
Who is your greatest ever England hero? Bobby Moore? Paul Gascoigne? Wayne Rooney?
30. Roger Hunt(Liverpool, Bolton)An ever-present in England's attack scoring three goals at the World Cup finals of 1966.
29. Sir Stanley Matthews(Stoke City, Blackpool)Regarded as one of the all-time greats of the English game, Matthewsscored 11 goals in 54 games and continued playing top-flight footballuntil the ripe old age of 50.
28. Sir Bobby Robson (Fulham, West Brom)Managed England sides that were only beaten in successive World Cuptournaments by Maradona's 'Hand of God' in '86 and in a penaltyshoot-out against West Germany in '90 taking the national side to thequarter-finals and semi-finals respectively.
27. Ray Wilson (Huddersfield, Everton)Another of England's World Cup winning squad, Wilson was the oldest member of the England team at 32 years old.
26. Jimmy Greaves (Chelsea, Tottenham)England's third highest goalscorer of all time and one of the mosttalent strikers of his generation, Greaves didn't feature in the latterstages of the tournament through injury and the form of Geoff Hurst inhis absence.
25. David Platt(Crewe, Aston Villa, Arsenal)A frequent goal-scorer for club and country, Platt's greatest legacywill be his flashing volley as the ball dropped over his shoulder inthe final minute of extra time in the second round tie against Belgiumat Italia '90.
24. Nat Lofthouse (Bolton Wanderers)With one of the best goal ratios, averaging just under a goal-a-game, Lofthouse was capped 33 times between 1950 and 1958.
23. George Cohen(Fulham)The vice-captain of England's World Cup winning squad, Cohen was oftenRamseys first-choice righ-back and earned 37 caps throughout his career.
22. Paul Ince (West Ham, Manchester United, Inter Milan)With 53 caps and the first black player to captain the national side,the Guv'nor once ended a World Cup qualifier against Italy, in TerryButcher style, with a blood-soaked shirt following a deep cut to hishead.
21. Billy Wright (Wolves)Only four people have won more caps for England than Billy Wright, he also holds the record for most consecutive appearances and a joint record with the legend Bobby Moore for appearances as captain (90).
No 30: Roger Hunt on target for England against France at Wembley in the 1966 World Cup
No 29: Sir Stanley Matthews is quite simply a legend of the game
No 28: Sir Bobby Robson took England to within a whisker of World Cup glory
No 27: Ray Wilson was part of England's legendary 1966 World Cup winning team
No 26: Jimmy Greaves will be remembered as one of England's truly great strikers
No 25: David Platt celebrates after his memorable late winner for England against Belgium at the 1990 World Cup
No 23: Nat Lofthouse scoring in a World Cup qualifier against Wales in 1953
No 23: George Cohen was vice captain when England were crowned champions of the world
No 22: Paul Ince was heroic when England drew with Italy in Rome to qualify for the 1998 World Cup
No 21: Billy Wright leads England on to the field for his 100th match against Scotland in 1959
