- Ian Rush
Ian James Rush MBE (born 20 October 1961) is a Welsh footballer who played as a striker and is best known for playing with Liverpool. His attacking partnership with Kenny Dalglish at Liverpool is regarded as being one of the greatest and most successful in the history of English and European football.
- Jimmy Case
James Robert Case (born Liverpool, 18 May 1954) was a football player who shot to fame with the all-conquering Liverpool side of the 1970s and became known as a player with one of the hardest shots in the game.
- Steven Gerrard
Steven George Gerrard MBE (born 30 May, 1980, Whiston, Merseyside) is an English football player. He is the captain of Liverpool, where he wears the number 8 shirt. He is the England vice captain, for which he usually wears the number 4. An inspirational and versatile midfielder known for his long-range shots and trademark defence-splitting passes, he is usually employed in the commanding "box-to-box" midfield role, …
- Sammy McIlroy
Samuel "Sammy" Baxter McIlroy (born 2 August 1954 in Belfast, Northern Ireland) is a Northern Irish former international footballer whose clubs included Manchester United. After playing, he managed several English football teams and the Northern Irish national team.
- Glenn Hoddle
Glenn Hoddle (born October 27, 1957 in Hayes, London) is a football manager and former player for Tottenham Hotspur and England. He has had spells as manager of Swindon Town, Chelsea, England, Southampton, Tottenham Hotspur and most recently Wolverhampton Wanderers. Although he has only enjoyed mixed success as a manager, he is arguably one of the finest British players his era, …
- John Aldridge
John William Aldridge (born Liverpool, 18 September 1958). Aldridge is a former Republic of Ireland international striker. He was a prolific, record-breaking footballer (goalscorer), best known for his hugely productive time with Liverpool in the late-1980s and for being the first man to have a penalty kick saved in an FA Cup Final.
- Stuart McCall
Andrew Stuart Murray McCall (born 10 June 1964 in Leeds) was a Scottish football player who played in central midfield. Until May 2007, he was assistant manager at Sheffield United but was confirmed as the new manager of Bradford City on May 22, 2007. His father was Andy McCall, also a footballer.
- Michael Owen
Michael James Owen (born December 14, 1979, in Chester, Cheshire) is an English football player currently with Newcastle United. He has also played for Liverpool (1996–2004) and Real Madrid (2004-05). He plays as a striker and has enjoyed a hugely successful and high-profile career at both club and international level and was the European Footballer of the Year in 2001. Owen is currently England's 4th highest scorer of all time, with 37 goals in 82 games for his country, …
- Eric Cantona
Éric Daniel Pierre Cantona is a French former footballer of the late 1980s and 1990s. He ended his professional footballing career at Manchester United where he won four Premiership titles in five years, including two League and FA Cup "doubles". Cantona is often regarded as having played a major talismanic role in the revival of Manchester United as a footballing powerhouse and he enjoys iconic status at the club. In 2001 he was voted their player of the century, …
- Ruud van Nistelrooy
Rutgerus Johannes Martinius van Nistelrooy (originally spelled "Van Nistelrooij") (born July 1, 1976 in Oss, North Brabant) is a Dutch footballer who plays in the position of centre forward for Real Madrid and the the Dutch national team. He has previously starred for Manchester United, where he holds the record for being the club's top scorer in European competition.
- Kevin Keegan
Joseph Kevin Keegan, OBE (born February 14, 1951 in Armthorpe, South Yorkshire, England) is a former English football manager and is regarded as one of the all-time greatest football players. At every club that he managed, he won promotion as champions in his first season; and he is the only Englishman to be named European Footballer of the Year twice.
- Cristiano Ronaldo
Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro, OIH, (born 5 February 1985 in Funchal, Madeira), better known as Cristiano Ronaldo, is a professional Portuguese footballer. He plays for the English Club Manchester United F.C. and Portugal.
- Craig Johnston
Craig Johnston (born June 25, 1960 in Johannesburg, South Africa) is a former football (soccer) player who became the first Australian to make a major impact in the English game.
- Clive Allen
Clive Darren Allen (born Stepney, London, May 20, 1961) is a former English international football player and a prolific scorer for a number of clubs. Allen is the son of ex-Tottenham Hotspur forward Les Allen, who was a member of the legendary team which won the First Division title and FA Cup "double" in 1961 (the Cup success occurred exactly two weeks before Allen Jnr's birth).
- Michael Thomas
Michael Lauriston Thomas (born August 24 1967) is an English former footballer. He is remembered most for the goal he scored for Arsenal against Liverpool, in the final minute of the final First Division match of the 1988-89 season, which won Arsenal the League title. The match was later featured in detail in a film based on the Nick Hornby book "Fever Pitch".
- David Webb
David James Webb (born 9 April, 1946) is an English former professional footballer and football manager.
- Steve Heighway
Stephen Derek Heighway (born November 25 1947) was a cultured footballer in the hugely successful Liverpool team of the 1970s.
- Peter Osgood
Peter Leslie Osgood (February 20, 1947 - March 1, 2006) was an English footballer in the 1960s and 1970s.
- Jamie Carragher
James Carragher (born January 28, 1978 in Bootle, Merseyside) is an English international footballer playing his club football at Liverpool where he is at present vice-captain, behind teammate and fellow Liverpudlian Steven Gerrard. His determination and attitude on the pitch, his humble nature off it and his professionalism has forever endeared him to the Liverpool faithful. This was proved when he was voted 7th in liverpoolfc.tv's "100 Players Who Shook The Kop", …
- Fredrik Ljungberg
Karl Fredrik Ljungberg (born 16 April, 1977 in Vittsjö, Hässleholm) is a Swedish Footballer who currently plays for Arsenal. He plays as an attacking midfielder and is the captain of the Swedish National Football team
- Bryan Robson
Bryan Robson OBE (born January 11, 1957) is a former England, West Bromwich Albion, and Manchester United footballer who also captained his country. He is the current manager of Sheffield United. He was born and brought up in Witton Gilbert, County Durham. The family moved to the nearby town of Chester-le-Street when he was six. Where he began playing football and supporting Newcastle United.
- Marc Overmars
Marc Overmars (born March 29, 1973 in Emst) is a former Dutch football player. He was best known as a right-footed left-winger, although he had that rare ability to be able to use both his feet with equal precision and power. Known for his great speed and blitzes into enemy territory, Overmars' nicknames included "the Roadrunner" or simply "meep-meep." In all, Overmars played 86 games for the Dutch national team, scoring 17 goals.
- Ian Wright
Ian Edward Wright, MBE (born 3 November 1963 in Woolwich, London) is a former professional footballer and current television and radio personality.
- Jack Charlton
John 'Jack' Charlton OBE (born Ashington, Northumberland, May 8, 1935) was a footballer who played for Leeds United in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s, and who won the World Cup with England. He later became a manager of both domestic and international sides, and is particularly well known for his successful spell as manager of the Republic of Ireland team. Born into a footballing family (his uncle was Jackie Milburn), …
- Des Walker
Desmond Sinclair Walker (born November 26, 1965 in Homerton, London) was an England international footballer known for becoming one of Nottingham Forest and Sheffield Wednesday's all-time heroes.
- Roberto di Matteo
Roberto Di Matteo is a Swiss-Italian former professional footballer. A midfielder, his career consisted of spells at Schaffhausen (1988-91), Zürich (1991-92), Aarau (1992-93), Lazio (1993-96), and Chelsea (1996-2002). He was capped 34 times, scoring two goals for the Italian national team, and played for his country in the Euro 1996 and 1998 FIFA World Cup. Injury forced his retirement in 2002 but he retains strong links in London owning several restaurants.
- Roger Osborne
Roger Osborne (born 9 March, 1950, in Otley, Suffolk) is a former professional footballer who is best known for scoring the winning goal in the 1978 FA Cup Final. He played for Ipswich for eleven years where he won the FA Cup in 1978 against Arsenal. His celebration upon scoring the winning goal caused him to faint and be substituted with only ten minutes of the match remaining. He moved to Colchester United in 1981 where he played out the rest of his professional career, …
- Lawrie Sanchez
During his three years at the Northern Ireland helm, Sanchez has transformed the fortunes of the national side. He has guided Northern Ireland to the top of their European Championship qualifying group, helped by superb home wins over Spain and Sweden. He also steered the side to a shock victory over England in the last World Cup qualifying campaign.
- Norman Whiteside
Norman Whiteside (born May 7, 1965) is a former Northern Irish football player who represented his country in two World Cups. He played for Manchester United (273 appearances, 66 goals) and Everton, before his career was ended by injury at the age of 26. Raised in North Belfast, he was discovered by famous Ulster Man Utd scout Bob Bishop, who previously hired George Best and Sammy McIlroy to the club.
- Chris Waddle
Christopher Roland Waddle (born 14 December 1960 in Heworth, Gateshead) is an English former professional footballer of the 1980s and 1990s.
- Gordon Smith
Gordon Duffield Smith (born Kilwinning December 29 1954) was a football player who played for Rangers F.C. and Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. and until worked as a football agent and BBC football pundit. On 1 June 2007, Smith was confirmed as the new chief executive of the Scottish Football Association.
- Bobby Tambling
Robert Victor 'Bobby' Tambling (born 18 September, 1941 in Storrington, Sussex) is a retired English footballer, who played most notably for Chelsea and Crystal Palace in the 1960s and 1970s. A prolific goalscoring winger and striker, Tambling was signed by Chelsea as a junior in 1957 and made his debut for the club two years later against West Ham United as a 17-year-old, in which he scored the winning goal in a 3-2 victory.
- Mark Hughes
Leslie Mark Hughes OBE (born November 1, 1963 in Ruabon, Wrexham, Wales), nicknamed "Sparky", is a former Welsh football player and currently a manager at Blackburn Rovers. As a Welsh international footballer, he made 72 appearances and scored 16 goals. He was a talented forward, able to hold up the ball for himself and bring other people into play.
- Stuart Pearce
Stuart Pearce MBE (born April 24, 1962 in Hammersmith, London) is an English football coach, a former manager of Manchester City and currently the England Under 21s, having been appointed as permanent manager of the former after a period as caretaker following the retirement of Kevin Keegan. On May 14 2007, he was sacked as manager of Manchester City because of a 'disappointing season'. As a player, Pearce had a long and distinguished career, …
- Charlie George
Frederick Charles "Charlie" George (born October 10, 1950) is an English former footballer. Born in Islington, London, George supported Arsenal as a boy, and joined his favoured club in May 1966.
- Ted Drake
Edward Joseph "Ted" Drake (August 16, 1912 - May 30, 1995) was an English cricketer and footballer and manager.
- Eddie Newton
Edward 'Eddie' Newton (born 13 December 1971 in Hammersmith, London) is a former English footballer who played most notably for Chelsea as a defensive midfielder. Newton famously scored Chelsea's second, clinching, goal in the 1997 FA Cup final to seal a 2-0 win over Middlesbrough. He won the Cup Winners' Cup and League Cup with the club a year later, …
- Nicolas Anelka
Nicolas Anelka, or Abdul-Salam Bilal (born March 14, 1979 in Versailles, France) is a French footballer, preferring to play in the forward position. He plays for Bolton Wanderers in the Premier League. He won the 1998-99 PFA Young Player of the Year award after making his name at Arsenal, and has since changed clubs many times. Anelka is the son of two parents from Martinique, Marguerite and Jean-Philippe, who emigrated to Metropolitan France in 1974.
- Graeme Sharp
Graeme Marshall Sharp is a former footballer. He started his playing career at Dumbarton before signing for Everton for £120,000 in 1980. Sharp was regarded as good in the air and able to hold the ball well and distribute it to provide more scoring opportunities for others than for himself. He formed successful scoring partnerships with Andy Gray, Adrian Heath and Gary Lineker. In the 1984-85 season Sharp scored 30 goals in 54 matches.
- Dean Ashton
Dean Ashton (born November 24 1983 in Swindon, Wiltshire) is an English footballer who currently plays for West Ham United in the Premiership. Ashton is a strong, powerful forward who is good in the air and a constant threat. He is widely-considered to be one of the most promising young strikers around, having consistently scored goals at every tier of English football he has played in. Ashton is a product of Dario Gradi's Crewe Alexandra academy.