- Jermaine Pennant
Jermaine Lloyd Pennant (born January 15 1983 in Nottingham) is an English footballer who signed for Liverpool in July 2006. A pacy right-sided midfielder with fine dribbling skills, he has previously played for Notts County, Arsenal, Watford, Leeds United and Birmingham City.
- Andy Cole
Andrew Alexander "Andy" Cole (born 15 October 1971 in Nottingham) is an English footballer who plays as a striker for Premiership side Portsmouth, and is one of the highest scoring players in the game's history. He is most well known by the name Andy Cole (which he was universally known as in the 1990s) but in 2000 he asked to be known as Andrew Cole. Although ranked second in the all time scoring charts of the FA Premier League, …
- Dwight Yorke
Dwight Eversley Yorke (born November 3, 1971 in Canaan, Tobago) is a Trinidad and Tobagon football player. He currently plays for Sunderland A.F.C, having previously played for Aston Villa F.C. as his first club and most of his career, then Manchester United F.C., Blackburn Rovers F.C., Birmingham City F.C. and Sydney FC.
- Chris Sutton
Christopher Roy Sutton (born 10 March 1973 in Nottingham, England) is an English former footballer. In his career, Sutton played for Norwich City, Blackburn Rovers, Chelsea, Celtic, Birmingham and Aston Villa. He has also been capped once by England. Sutton played in either defence, midfield or attack, although usually in the latter role.
- Michael Johnson
Michael Owen Johnson born (July 4, 1973 in Nottingham, England) is a Jamaican footballer currently playing at Derby County. Although born in England, he is a full Jamaican international and has played several times for the Jamaican national team. Previous clubs include Notts County and Birmingham City, where he played in the 2001 League Cup final against Liverpool. He joined Derby in August 2003 after playing 1 season in the Premiership with Birmingham.
- Steve Bruce
Stephen Roger Bruce (born December 31 1960, in Corbridge, near Hexham in England) is a English football manager currently in charge of Birmingham City. As a player Bruce started as a midfielder but translated into a powerful and dependable centre-back who many described as the best player of the 80s and 90s never to appear for England, although he captained the England 'B' team in a 1987 match against Malta.
- Paul Peschisolido
Paolo Pasquale Peschisolido, commonly known as Paul Peschisolido (born May 25, 1971 in Scarborough, Canada) is a professional footballer, He currently plays for Luton Town. He has played for several English Football League sides and 52 times for the Canadian national team, scoring 10 times. Peschisolido has proved to be a popular player with supporters, becoming a crowd favourite at all the clubs he has played at.
- Alan Curbishley
Llewellyn Charles Curbishley (born 8 November 1957 in Forest Gate, East London), more commonly known as Alan Curbishley, is a former professional footballer and the current manager of West Ham United.
- Robbie Savage
Robbie Savage (born October 18 1974) is a professional footballer. He currently plays for Blackburn Rovers, and formerly played for the Welsh national team. Born in Wrexham, Savage plays in midfield, but when at Crewe Alexandra played as a striker. He has gained notoriety for his playing style; in particular, his close-at-the-heels defending tends to wind up opponents, and he is frequently singled out by opposition fans for invective.
- Marco Gabbiadini
Marco Gabbiadini is a former English-Italian football player whose career lasted 18 years from 1985 to 2003. He totalled nearly £3million in transfer fees and played for 12 different clubs.
- Mike Newell
Michael Colin Newell (born January 27 1965, Liverpool, England) is an English football manager and former player in charge at Luton Town until March 15, 2007. He also played for them in the late 1980s. Newell is a self-confessed Liverpool fan.
- Martin Taylor
Martin "Tiny" Taylor (born November 9, 1979 in Ashington, Northumberland) is an English footballer who currently plays for Birmingham City as a defender.
- Michael Carrick
Michael Adrian Carrick (born 28 July 1981 in Wallsend, Tyne and Wear) is an English footballer who currently plays for Manchester United as a midfielder. __TOC_
- Matthew Upson
Matthew James Upson, (born 18 April 1979 in Hartismere, Suffolk), is an English football player who currently plays for West Ham United. He is a central defender.
- Gary McSheffrey
Gary McSheffrey, is an English football player, currently playing for Birmingham City in the English Premiership. McSheffrey started his career for his home town club Coventry City, where he won England U-21s honours. During his time at Coventry he spent loan spells at Luton Town and Stockport County. He plays either on the left of midfield or as a striker.
- Mikael Forssell
Mikael Kaj Forssell (born March 15 1981 in Steinfurt, Germany) is a Finnish footballer who currently plays for Birmingham City who are in England's FA Premier League. Considered one of the most talented Finnish footballers of all time, Forssell made his Veikkausliiga debut for HJK at the age of just 16. His goal-scoring form for Finland's youth teams made him a target for a host of Europe's top clubs, …
- Gary Ablett
Gary Ian Ablett (born 19 November 1965 in Liverpool, England) was a strong and unfussy defender who was a regular in the all-conquering Liverpool team of 1988 and won the FA Cup with their rivals Everton in 1995.
- Andrew Johnson
Andrew Johnson (born 10 February 1981 in Bedford) is a professional English footballer who plays for Everton in the Premiership as a striker. His previous clubs are Birmingham City and Crystal Palace.
- Darren Carter
Darren Carter is an English football midfielder who plays for West Bromwich Albion. Carter made his début for Birmingham City in the 1-0 defeat at West Brom on January 29, 2002. He subsequently hit the headlines in May of the same year when he calmly slotted home the decisive penalty in the shoot-out to decide the Division One play-off final. The match had finished 1-1 after extra time and the invaluable spot-kick sealed Birmingham's promotion to the Premiership, …
- Walter Pandiani
Walter Gerardo Pandiani Urquiza is a professional football player from Uruguay currently playing for Espanyol. Pandiani, who plays as a striker, has previously played Progreso, Basañez, Peñarol (1998-2000), Deportivo de La Coruña (2000-2002 and 2003-2005), Real Mallorca (2002-2003) and Birmingham City (2005-2006). He has also made one appearance for the Uruguayan national team. He was a street sweeper before becoming professional.
- Olivier Tébily
Olivier Tébily is an Ivorian football player who currently plays for Birmingham City as a defender. *He is cousin of Chelsea's star man Didier Drogba.
- Darren Anderton
Darren Robert Anderton (born March 3, 1972 in Southampton) is an English football player currently playing for Bournemouth and has recently extended his contract for a further year. Renowned as a player of huge potential, Anderton's career has been constantly frustrated by injury earning him the nickname "Sicknote". He began his career at Portsmouth, earning praise for his performances for Jim Smith's attacking side of the early 90s.
- David Seaman
David Andrew Seaman MBE (born 19 September 1963 in Rotherham, South Yorkshire) is a former English football goalkeeper who played for several clubs, most notably Arsenal and most recently with Manchester City. He retired from the game on 13 January 2004, following a recurring shoulder injury. He was awarded the MBE in 1997 for services to the sport.
- Stan Lazaridis
Stanley "Stan" Lazaridis (born August 16, 1972 in Perth, Australia), is an Australian football (soccer) player of Pontic-Greek descent.He plays as a left-sider though is equally at home on the wing in a deeper-lying midfield role or even at left-back. He currently plays for his home-town club, Perth Glory. His reputation as a young left-footed teenager began with Olympic Kingsway where, despite his age, he intimidated many a defender with his extraordinary change of pace.
- Mario Melchiot
Mario Melchiot (born November 4, 1976 in Amsterdam) is a Dutch football defender who currently plays for Wigan Athletic in the English Premier League. Having been part of the youth system at Ajax Amsterdam, Melchiot played three seasons for the club, winning the Eredivisie in 1998 and the KNVB Cup in 1998 and 1999. He moved to Chelsea under the Bosman ruling in the summer of 1999, where he won the FA Cup in 2000.
- Rowan Vine
Rowan Lewis Vine (born 21 September 1982 in Basingstoke, England) is an English footballer. He currently plays for Birmingham City.
- David Speedie
David Robert Speedie (born 20 February 1960 in Glenrothes, Scotland) is a former Scottish footballer who played for numerous clubs during the 1980s and 1990s, most notably Chelsea and Coventry City. He accumulated more than 500 football league appearances and scored almost 150 goals in a 14 year professional career. Speedie also gained 10 caps for the Scottish international team.
- Simon Charlton
Simon Thomas Charlton (born October 25, 1971 in Huddersfield) is an English footballer, who is currently without a club after being released by Oldham Athletic. He is a left-back who can also play as a left-sided central defender or occasionally in midfield. Charlton began his career at his home-town club Huddersfield Town where he became a firm fans' favourite and played over a hundred games for the Terriers before moving to Premiership side Southampton for £250,000.
- Leigh Jenkinson
Leigh Jenkinson (born July 9 1969 in Thorne, South Yorkshire) is an English-born Welsh former professional footballer. Jenkinson, who played on the left wing, began his career with Hull City in 1987 and remained at Boothferry Park for six years, making over 130 league appearances for the Yorkshire club. In 1993, the midfielder moved to Premier League side Coventry City, then under the guidance of Phil Neal.
- Fred Wheldon
George Frederick Wheldon (1 November 1869 - 13 January 1924) was an English sportsman. He was sometimes known as Fred or Freddie Wheldon. In football, he was an inside-forward for England and several Football League clubs, in particular for Small Heath and Aston Villa. In cricket, he was a right-handed batsman and occasional wicket-keeper, who played county cricket for Worcestershire in their early seasons in the first-class game.
- John Roberts
John Griffith Roberts (born 11 September 1946 in Abercynon, Rhondda Cynon Taff) is a Welsh former footballer. Roberts began his career at Abercynon Athletic before joining Swansea City as a professional in 1964. Initially a striker who later switched to centre half, he moved to Northampton Town in 1967 and then Arsenal in 1969. He played for Arsenal for three seasons, including 18 appearances in the 1970-71 season, when Arsenal won the First Division title, …
- Tony Morley
William Anthony Morley (b. 26 August 1954 in Ormskirk) was an English football player. A skilful winger, Morley enjoyed the best days of his career at Villa Park. He was seen as a wayward genius but was moulded by manager Ron Saunders into one of the most dangerous players around. He was famed for scoring spectacular goals, in particular one against Everton at Goodison Park which won him the 'Goal of the Season' award for 1980-1.
- Jesper Grønkjær
Jesper Grønkjær is a Danish professional football player who currently plays for F.C. Copenhagen. A pacey winger, earlier in his career he was told that he could have been a sprinter, Grønkjær is able to play both right or left wing, but he is also able to play in the hole as supporting striker. Grønkjær has been capped more than 60 times for the Denmark national football team, scoring five goals. He played for his country at the 2002 World Cup, …
- Neil Danns
Neil Danns (born November 23, 1982, in Liverpool, England) is an English footballer, currently playing for Championship side Birmingham City.
- Frank Worthington
Frank Stewart Worthington (born November 23, 1948 in Shelf near Halifax, Yorkshire) is a former English footballer. Frank was born into a footballing family. Both of his parents had played the game and his two older brothers, Dave and Bob, became professional footballers, both began their careers with Halifax Town.
- Sebastian Larsson
Alfe Inge Sebastian "Bissen" Larsson (born 6 June, 1985 in Eskilstuna, Sweden) is a Swedish football player who currently plays for Birmingham City. He normally plays as a central midfielder or wide midfield, but has sometimes been used as emergency cover at fullback.
- Colin Todd
Colin Todd (born 12 December 1948 in Chester-le-Street) is a former English football player and future manager of Randers FC (summer 2007). He previously managed Bolton Wanderers in the FA Premier League. As a player, he won 2 league titles with Derby County in the early to mid-seventies. Well regarded in English football circles, he won the "PFA Players' Player of the Year" in 1975. He also played for Sunderland, Everton, Birmingham, Nottingham Forest, …
- Stan Harland
Stan Harland (19 June 1940 - 30 August 2001) was a football Centre Half. Born in Liverpool, his football career began at local club New Brighton. It was from here that he attracted interest from Everton who signed him in 1959. Harland moved to Bradford City where he scored 20 goals in 120 league games for the club before being transferred to Carlisle United. Carlisle won promotion to the Second Division in his first season with the club, Harland played in every game.
- Archie Gemmill
Archibald "Archie" Gemmill is a Scottish former footballer, famous for his goal against the Netherlands in the 1978 World Cup. The goal is so famous that it overshadows an immensely successful career in which he won three league titles at two clubs (two of them under Brian Clough) and led his national side. He was the first player to appear as a substitute in Scottish football history. Gemmill’s career was also characterized by short, eventful stays at clubs, …
- Ian Atkins
Ian Leslie Atkins (born 16 January 1957 in Sheldon, Birmingham) is an English professional football manager, and former professional footballer.