Wayne Rooney is set to become England's all time record goal scorer with a goal against Switzerland at Wembley tomorrow. That goal would mean Rooney would have succeeded all the esteemed greats. But should he be rated as an England great?

Who has the best strike rate? Which players did it in competitive matches? What about the quality of the opposition?

Those questions are always branded about in the debate about who should be regarded as England's greatest goalscorer, highlighting why a good look at the stats and his competition should shed some light on the matter.

Sir Bobby Charlton

Firstly, Charlton made his debut in 1958 and went on to play in four World Cups, lifting the cup in 1966 - his performances in that tournament earned him the Golden Ball, and he then set the goal scorer record in 1968 - it has stood for 47 years.

Jimmy Greaves

Charlton broke Greaves' record of 44 goals in just 57 caps, he had a fantastic strike rate even in his youth and was a quality striker, who played in two World Cups and famously missed the final in '66.

Sir Geoff Hurst

Hurst made his England debut in '66 against West Germany and just five months later, against the same opposition, he smashed in a hat trick to fire England to World Cup glory - the only World Cup final hat trick to date. He regularly scored for his country during a six year period, and finished with 24 goals to his name.

Gary Lineker

Lineker's goalscoring efforts with Leicester and Everton ensured he was England's first-choice striker at the 1986 World Cup, where he won the Golden Boot by scoring six goals. After a spell with Barcelona, he returned to England with Tottenham and scored a further four goals for his country as Sir Bobby Robson's side reached the semi-finals at Italia '90.

Alan Shearer

Shearer scored 30 goals in 63 caps for England, but it was always a case of what could have been. If the Newcastle legend had played a few more games for his country he would have got the record, but retirement in 2000 put paid to that. Nevertheless, he was a great striker and captain.

Michael Owen

Very much in the same category as Shearer - what could have been? Injuries meant that Owen played his last game for England at just 28-years-old. He was just 18 when he scored his wonder goal against Argentina at the 1998 World Cup, and he went on to be a consistent goalscorer for England. He found the net at Euro 2000, the 2002 World Cup and Euro 2004.

The Stats

The competition is strong and when looking a strike rate Rooney doesn't fare all to well. He gets 0.46 goals per game-  well short of Greaves' 0.77 and Lineker's 0.60. He is behind Hurst 0.49, Shearer 0.48 and is level with Charlton, and just ahead of Owen's 0.45.

Obviously strike rate isn't everything, and Rooney is well ahead of his rivals when it comes to scoring in competitive games with 35 goals. The Manchester United striker has been amongst the top 10 goal scorers in Europe over the last two World Cup qualifying campaigns, too.

However, at major tournaments, Rooney doesn't fare as well, with six goals at major finals, four behind Lineker's 10, and three behind Shearer's nine.

Another area in which Rooney hasn't fared all to well is scoring against quality opposition - World Cup winning nations.

Lineker had a good record against World Cup winning opponents, but the likes of Greaves, Charlton, Shearer and Rooney were unable to score one-in-two against the game's most successful nations.

However, unsurprisingly Hurst has the best record against these nations with 8 goals in 11 games, which showes the former Hammer loved playing against the very best. Whereas Rooney's record of four in 14 isn't quite as impressive.

Take your pick. Ultimately, it's a matter of personal preference. But Rooney has been one of England's greats in this era and deserves to be compared with the very best at the very least.

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