Name
[3]
[4]
|
Football League/Premier League club(s)
|
Career
|
Billy Bassett |
West Bromwich Albion |
1888–1899
|
Archie Hunter |
Aston Villa |
1888–1890
|
John Goodall |
Preston North End,
Derby County,
New Brighton Tower,
Glossop North End |
1888–1904
|
Steve Bloomer |
Derby County,
Middlesbrough |
1892–1915
|
Billy Meredith |
Northwich Victoria,
Manchester City,
Manchester United |
1893–1925
|
Bob Crompton |
Blackburn Rovers |
1896–1921
|
William Foulke |
Sheffield United,
Chelsea,
Bradford City |
1894–1908
|
Alf Common |
Sunderland,
Sheffield United,
Middlesbrough,
Arsenal,
Preston North End |
1900–1915
|
Sam Hardy |
Chesterfield,
Liverpool,
Aston Villa,
Nottingham Forest |
1902–1926
|
Bill McCracken |
Newcastle United |
1904–1924
|
Viv Woodward |
Tottenham Hotspur,
Chelsea |
1908–1915
|
Clem Stephenson |
Aston Villa,
Huddersfield Town |
1910–1930
|
Charles Buchan |
Sunderland,
Arsenal |
1910–1929
|
Elisha Scott |
Liverpool |
1912–1934
|
David Jack |
Plymouth Argyle,
Bolton Wanderers,
Arsenal |
1919–1935
|
Dixie Dean |
Tranmere Rovers,
Everton,
Notts County |
1923–1939
|
George Camsell |
Durham City,
Middlesbrough |
1924–1939
|
Hughie Gallacher |
Newcastle United,
Chelsea,
Derby County,
Notts County,
Grimsby Town,
Gateshead |
1925–1939
|
Harry Hibbs |
Birmingham |
1925–1939
|
Alex James |
Preston North End,
Arsenal |
1925–1938
|
Eddie Hapgood |
Arsenal |
1927–1939
|
Cliff Bastin |
Exeter City,
Arsenal |
1927–1948
|
Wilf Copping |
Leeds United,
Arsenal |
1930–1939
|
Stanley Matthews |
Stoke City,
Blackpool |
1931–1966
|
Ted Drake |
Southampton,
Arsenal |
1931–1939
|
Joe Mercer |
Everton,
Arsenal |
1932–1954
|
Raich Carter |
Sunderland,
Derby County,
Hull City |
1932–1953
|
Peter Doherty |
Blackpool,
Manchester City,
Derby County,
Huddersfield Town,
Doncaster Rovers |
1933–1954
|
Frank Swift |
Manchester City |
1933–1951
|
Tommy Lawton |
Burnley,
Everton,
Chelsea,
Notts County,
Brentford,
Arsenal |
1935–1957
|
Wilf Mannion |
Middlesbrough,
Hull City |
1936–1956
|
George Hardwick |
Middlesbrough,
Oldham Athletic |
1937–1956
|
Johnny Carey |
Manchester United |
1937–1954
|
Stan Mortensen |
Blackpool,
Hull City,
Southport |
1938–1958
|
Neil Franklin |
Stoke City,
Hull City,
Crewe Alexandra,
Stockport County |
1946–1958
|
Trevor Ford |
Swansea City,
Aston Villa,
Sunderland,
Cardiff City,
Newport County |
1946–1961
|
Nat Lofthouse |
Bolton Wanderers |
1946–1961
|
Tom Finney |
Preston North End |
1946–1960
|
Alf Ramsey |
Southampton,
Tottenham Hotspur |
1946–1955
|
Len Shackleton |
Bradford (Park Avenue),
Newcastle United,
Sunderland |
1946–1958
|
Jimmy Dickinson |
Portsmouth |
1946–1965
|
Arthur Rowley |
West Bromwich Albion,
Fulham,
Leicester City,
Shrewsbury Town |
1946–1965
|
Billy Liddell |
Liverpool |
1946–1961
|
Billy Wright |
Wolverhampton Wanderers |
1946–1959
|
Jackie Milburn |
Newcastle United |
1946–1957
|
John Charles |
Leeds United,
Cardiff City |
1948–1966
|
Ivor Allchurch |
Swansea Town,
Cardiff City,
Newcastle United |
1948–1968
|
Danny Blanchflower |
Barnsley,
Aston Villa,
Tottenham Hotspur |
1948–1964
|
Bert Trautmann |
Manchester City |
1949–1964
|
Jimmy McIlroy |
Burnley,
Stoke City,
Oldham Athletic |
1950–1968
|
Tommy Taylor |
Barnsley,
Manchester United |
1950–1958
|
Cliff Jones |
Swansea Town,
Tottenham Hotspur,
Fulham |
1952–1970
|
Johnny Haynes |
Fulham |
1952–1970
|
Duncan Edwards |
Manchester United |
1953–1958
|
Jimmy Armfield |
Blackpool |
1954–1971
|
Terry Paine |
Southampton,
Hereford United |
1956–1977
|
Bobby Charlton |
Manchester United,
Preston North End |
1956–1975
|
Jimmy Greaves |
Chelsea,
Tottenham Hotspur,
West Ham United |
1957–1971
|
Denis Law |
Huddersfield Town,
Manchester City,
Manchester United |
1956–1974
|
Gordon Banks |
Chesterfield,
Leicester City,
Stoke City |
1958–1973
|
Dave Mackay |
Tottenham Hotspur,
Derby County,
Swindon Town |
1958–1972
|
Bobby Moore |
West Ham United,
Fulham |
1958–1977
|
Alan Mullery |
Fulham,
Tottenham Hotspur |
1958–1976
|
Geoff Hurst |
West Ham United,
Stoke City,
West Bromwich Albion |
1959–1976
|
Nobby Stiles |
Manchester United,
Middlesbrough,
Preston North End |
1959–1974
|
Johnny Giles |
Manchester United,
Leeds United,
West Bromwich Albion |
1959–1977
|
Billy Bremner |
Leeds United,
Hull City,
Doncaster Rovers |
1959–1982
|
Frank McLintock |
Leicester City,
Arsenal,
Queens Park Rangers |
1959–1977
|
Alex Young |
Everton,
Stockport County |
1960–1969
|
Martin Peters |
West Ham United,
Tottenham Hotspur,
Norwich City,
Sheffield United |
1960–1981
|
Tommy Smith |
Liverpool,
Swansea City |
1962–1979
|
Norman Hunter |
Leeds United,
Bristol City,
Barnsley |
1962–1983
|
Pat Jennings |
Watford,
Tottenham Hotspur,
Arsenal |
1962–1985
|
Alan Ball |
Blackpool,
Everton,
Arsenal,
Southampton,
Bristol Rovers |
1962–1984
|
Colin Bell |
Bury,
Manchester City |
1963–1979
|
George Best |
Manchester United,
Stockport County,
Fulham,
AFC Bournemouth |
1963–1983
|
Peter Shilton |
Leicester City,
Stoke City,
Nottingham Forest,
Southampton,
Derby County,
Plymouth Argyle,
Bolton Wanderers,
West Ham United,
Leyton Orient |
1965–1997
|
Ray Clemence |
Scunthorpe United,
Liverpool,
Tottenham Hotspur |
1965–1988
|
Malcolm Macdonald |
Fulham,
Luton Town,
Newcastle United,
Arsenal |
1968–1979
|
Kevin Keegan |
Scunthorpe United,
Liverpool,
Southampton,
Newcastle United |
1968–1984
|
Trevor Francis |
Birmingham City,
Nottingham Forest,
Manchester City,
Queens Park Rangers,
Sheffield Wednesday |
1970–1995
|
Graeme Souness |
Middlesbrough,
Liverpool |
1972–1984
|
Liam Brady |
Arsenal,
West Ham United |
1973–1990
|
Glenn Hoddle |
Tottenham Hotspur,
Swindon Town,
Chelsea |
1974–1996
|
Bryan Robson |
West Bromwich Albion,
Manchester United,
Middlesbrough |
1974–1997
|
Alan Hansen |
Liverpool |
1977–1990
|
Kenny Dalglish |
Liverpool |
1977–1990
|
Gary Lineker |
Leicester City,
Everton,
Tottenham Hotspur |
1978–1993
|
Ian Rush |
Chester City,
Liverpool,
Leeds United,
Newcastle United,
Sheffield United,
Wrexham |
1978–1999
|
Ossie Ardiles |
Tottenham Hotspur,
Blackburn Rovers,
Queens Park Rangers,
Swindon Town |
1978–1990
|
Neville Southall |
Bury,
Everton,
Port Vale,
Southend United,
Stoke City,
Torquay United,
Bradford City |
1980–2000
|
Paul McGrath |
Manchester United,
Aston Villa,
Derby County,
Sheffield United |
1981–1998
|
John Barnes |
Watford,
Liverpool,
Newcastle United,
Charlton Athletic |
1981–1999
|
Tony Adams |
Arsenal |
1983–2002
|
Paul Gascoigne |
Newcastle United,
Tottenham Hotspur,
Middlesbrough,
Everton,
Burnley,
Boston United |
1985–2004
|
Alan Shearer |
Southampton,
Blackburn Rovers,
Newcastle United |
1987–2006
|
Ryan Giggs |
Manchester United |
1990–2014
|
Eric Cantona |
Leeds United,
Manchester United |
1991–1997
|
Peter Schmeichel |
Manchester United,
Aston Villa,
Manchester City |
1991–2003
|
Dennis Bergkamp |
Arsenal |
1995–2006
|