Harry Kane took only 79 seconds to open his account for England , but there are two other players who took even less time to find the back of the net on their debuts . The Tottenham striker continued his sensational scoring form this season by netting the final goal in England 's 4-0 Euro 2016 qualifier defeat of Lithuania shortly after coming on at Wembley on Friday night . However , the 21-year-old 's strike was precisely a minute slower than legendary Spurs manager Bill Nicholson while John Cock also scored in less than half the time on his debut for the Three Lions . Harry Kane Wheels away after taking just 79 seconds to score his first international goal . The Spurs striker headed in at the far post from a Raheem Sterling cross shortly after coming at Wembley . England debutant 's fastest goals : . Bill Nicholson 19secs . John Cock 30 . Harry Kane 79 . Nicholson scored after only 19 seconds against Portugal in 1951 . He remains the only player to have scored for England with his first touch in international football and subsequently never play at that level again . Cock , who was also the first Cornishman to play for the national team , was on target after 30 seconds against Ireland in 1919 . Cock would go on to win only one more cap , scoring against Scotland in 1920 . Kane had scored just one Premier League goal when Roy Hodgson 's men last took to the field more than four months ago , but his rise has been so rapid that the striker 's introduction at Wembley was met by a standing ovation on Friday . Bill Nicholson ( left ) and John Cock ( right ) both scored faster goals than Kane on their England debuts . Kane celebrates as England cruise to a 4-0 victory over lowly Lithunania on Friday night . CLICK HERE to read how the Spurs striker fared on his Three Lions bow . Wayne Rooney , Danny Welbeck and Raheem Sterling netted the others , but the headlines belonged to just one man after this one-sided Euro 2016 qualifier . Asked if he knew how long he had taken to open his account , Kane said : 'Maybe a minute ? Eighty seconds ? Hey , it 's not too bad ! 'It 's the start I dreamed of , it 's a little bit of a blur at the minute . 'It 's the best moment by far , to represent your country at senior level is the top . Hopefully I can keep doing it and it 's the first of many . '
Harry Kane scored after 79 seconds in England 's 4-0 defeat of Lithuania . Tottenham striker 's goal was only the third fastest England debut strike . Score: 6