Wayne Rooney: I was a bit emotional out there... I'm happy it's done
England captain Wayne Rooney lashed home a late penalty against Switzerland to become his country’s record goalscorer with 50 goals.
The Manchester United striker began the international break one goal short of Sir Bobby Charlton’s haul of 49, but two spotkicks – the first against San Marino, the second under the Wembley floodlights – propelled him to the top of the leaderboard.
Charlton’s record had stood for 45 years.
"I was a bit emotional out there and it's something to be extremely proud of. I'm happy it's done and hopefully I can kick on from here and concentrate on the team and our success in the future," Rooney told ITV Sport.
"I knew myself it was a big moment for me and I just picked my corner and put my boot through it to get as much power as possible and make it hard for the keeper. He got a touch but thankfully it had too much power.
"I went through a spell around 2008 when I didn't score for two years for England, and since Roy's (manager Roy Hodgson) come in I've scored a lot of goals and I'm grateful to Roy for letting me play with the freedom that I enjoy."
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WAYNE ROONEY'S ENGLAND GOALS
1) Macedonia 1 England 2, European Championship qualifier, September 6, 2003
2) England 2 Liechtenstein 0, European Championship qualifier, September 10, 2003
3) England 2 Denmark 3, friendly, November 16, 2003
4 & 5) England 6 Iceland 1, FA Summer Tournament, June 5, 2004
6 & 7) England 3 Switzerland 0, European Championship finals, June 17, 2004
8 & 9) England 4 Croatia 2, European Championship finals, June 21, 2004
10) Denmark 4 England 1, friendly, August 17, 2005
11) England 3 Argentina 2, friendly, November 12, 2005
12) Netherlands 1 England 1, friendly, November 15, 2006
13) England 3 Estonia 0, European Championship qualifier, October 13, 2007
14) Russia 2 England 1, European Championship qualifier, October 17, 2007
15) Croatia 1 England 4, World Cup qualifier, September 10, 2008
16 & 17) England 5 Kazakhstan 1, World Cup qualifier, October 11, 2008
18 & 19) Belarus 1 England 3, World Cup qualifier, October 15, 2008
20 & 21) England 4 Slovakia 0, friendly, March 28, 2009
22) Kazakhstan 0 England 4, World Cup qualifier, June 6, 2009
23 & 24) England 6 Andorra 0, World Cup qualifier, June 10, 2009
25 & 26) England 5 Croatia 1, World Cup qualifier, September 9, 2009
27) Switzerland 1 England 3, European Championship qualifier, September 7, 2010
28 & 29) Bulgaria 0 England 3, European Championship qualifier, September 2, 2011
30) Ukraine 0 England 1, European Championship finals, June 19, 2012
31 & 32) England 5 San Marino 0, World Cup qualifier, October 12, 2012
33) Poland 1 England 1, World Cup qualifier, October 17, 2012
34) England 2 Brazil 1, friendly, February 6, 2013
35) San Marino 0 England 8, World Cup qualifier, March 22, 2013
36) Montenegro 1 England 1, World Cup qualifier, March 26, 2013
37) Brazil 2 England 2, friendly, June 2, 2013
38) England 4 Montenegro 1, World Cup qualifier, October 11, 2013
39) England 2 Poland 0, World Cup qualifier, October 15, 2013
40) England 2 Ecuador 2, friendly, June 4, 2014
41) England 1 Uruguay 2, World Cup finals, June 19, 2014
42) England 1 Norway 0, friendly, September 3, 2014
43) England 5 San Marino 0, European Championship qualifier, October 9, 2014
44) Estonia 0 England 2, European Championship qualifier, October 12, 2014
45) England 3 Slovenia 1, European Championship qualifier, November 15, 2014
46) Scotland 1 England 3, friendly, November 18, 2014
47) England 4 Lithuania 0, European Championship qualifier, March 27, 2015
48) Slovenia 2 England 3, European Championship qualifier, June 14, 2015
49) San Marino 0 England 6, European Championship qualifier, September 5, 2015
50) England 2 Switzerland 0, European Championship qualifier, September 8, 2015
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