| GATTING | Ex-England cricket captain (surname) (7) |
| DREYFUS | French captain (surname) who was discriminated against for being Jewish (7) |
| ROLANDO | Member of Portugal's Euro 2012 team; an anagram of his team captain's surname |
| SMITH | RMS Titanic captain's surname |
| KIRK | U.S.S. Enterprise captain's surname |
| DAWES | Captain (surname) of the 21 down who won the 1971 series against New Zealand (5) |
| STEWART | High-scoring ex-england cricket captain, Alec _ (7) |
| VAUGHAN | Michael ___, ex-england cricket captain who was a popular Strictly contestant (7) |
| NASSER | ___ Hussain, ex-England cricket captain (6) |
| ALASTAIR | ___ Cook, ex-England cricket captain (8) |
| ATHERTON | Ex-England cricket captain (8) |
| THORPE | Ex-England cricket batsman and coach, Graham _ (6) |
| SHEARER | One seen with clips on Aussie station (ex-England captain)? (7) |
| TINDALL | Ex-england rugby union captain who married Zara Phillips in 2011 (4,7) |
| RUSSELL | Ex-England wicket keeper Jack ___ (7) |
| HODGSON | Roy, ex-England football manager who was appointed head coach of Watford FC in 2022 (7) |
| SHILTON | Peter ....... , ex-England goalkeeper with 125 caps for his country (7) |
| IANBELL | Ex-England right-handed higher order batsman (3,4) |
| DAVIDBECKHAM | Ex-England football captain (5,7) |
| COOK | Alastair .... , ex England Test cricket captain (4) |
