Name[2][3] |
Football League/Premier League club(s) |
Career |
Billy Bassett |
West Bromwich Albion |
1886–1899 |
Archie Hunter |
Aston Villa |
1888–1891 |
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, 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 |
1968–1977 |
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 |