San Marino 0-6 England: Rooney equals Charlton's record as Three Lions seal Euro 2016 place

England captain Wayne Rooney equalled Sir Bobby Charlton's goalscoring record in a 6-0 win away to San Marino, securing the Three Lions' place at Euro 2016 with three games to spare. 

The England and Manchester United captain had been closing in on Charlton's marker during the current qualifying campaign and, on the occasion of his 106th cap, matching Charlton's appearance haul, he pulled level with goal number 49 in international football.

Rooney scored from the spot in the 13th minute after the visitors were awarded a soft penalty, but was unable to take top spot in the all-time goalscoring list for his own before being substituted just short of the hour mark.

The captain set the ball rolling for England, and Cristian Brolli doubled the advantage with an own goal.

Ross Barkley's first England goal made it 3-0 shortly after the interval, before substitutes Fabian Delph and Theo Walcott combined for the fourth.

Harry Kane, on in place of Rooney, chipped the visitors into a 5-0 lead, and Walcott rounded off the scoring with his second of the match as England convincingly sealed their place in next year's tournament in France.

With John Stones, Jonjo Shelvey and Jamie Vardy included from the start, Roy Hodgson was looking to learn more about the depth of talent at his disposal, but it was the most familiar of England faces who broke the deadlock for the visitors.