Wayne Rooney was handed a golden boot ahead of kick-off at Wembley
England captain became the nation's all-time top goalscorer last month
The man he overtook in the rankings, Sir Bobby Charlton, was present
Rooney missed the win over Estonia on Friday night through injury
England's all-time top two goalscorers came together at Wembley on Friday night to recognise 50-goal Wayne Rooney as the nation's leading marksman.
Rooney, 29, was handed a commemorative golden boot ahead of kick-off in England's 2-0 European Championship win over Estonia by the man he overtook in the scoring charts, Sir Bobby Charlton.
The pair posed for photos on the touchline before injured Rooney resumed his place as a spectator as his team-mates made it nine wins from nine for Roy Hodgson's men.
The boot is 24-carat gold-plated and was paraded in front of 75,427 fans at Wembley, who displayed a special banner devoted to the injured captain illustrated with tweets about his 50-goal feat.
The Football Association commissioned silversmiths Thomas Lyte, who also work on the Emirates FA Cup, to produce the boot that marks Rooney's 50th England goal.
The Manchester United striker found the net from the penalty spot in last month's 2-0 win over Switzerland to put himself top of the goalscoring charts.
The text on the ceremonial boot's base reads: 'This boot was presented by Sir Bobby Charlton at Wembley Stadium on 9 October 2015 to mark Wayne Rooney becoming England's all-time leading goal-scorer.
The text on the ceremonial boot's base reads: 'This boot was presented by Sir Bobby Charlton at Wembley Stadium on 9 October 2015 to mark Wayne Rooney becoming England's all-time leading goal-scorer. Congratulations Wayne from The Football Association and thank you for everything you have done for the team and country'
Congratulations Wayne from The Football Association and thank you for everything you have done for the team and country.'
Rooney was handed a special shirt with 'Rooney 50' on the back marking his achievement following the Switzerland win by manager Roy Hodgson but that was deemed insufficient to mark his half-century of goals.
In a post-match dressing room speech on the night Rooney told his team-mates: 'I'd like to thank every one of you, coaches, players, staff who I've worked with for such a long time.
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