- Gary Neville
Gary Alexander Neville (born February 18, 1975 in Bury, Greater Manchester) is an English footballer who is England's most capped right full back, and Manchester United's club captain. Neville started his career at Old Trafford as a central defender, but was later converted into a full back because it was felt he may have been too short to play centrally.
- Adam Gilchrist
Adam Craig Gilchrist (born 14 November 1971 in Bellingen, New South Wales), nicknamed "Gilly" or "Church", is an Australian cricketer. He made his first-class debut in 1992, his first One-Day International appearance in 1996 and his Test debut in 1999. He has been Australia's vice-captain in both forms of the game since 2000, captaining the team when regular captains Steve Waugh and Ricky Ponting were unavailable.
- Gerard Piqué
Gerard Piqué Bernabeu is a Spanish football player. He was purchased by Manchester United from FC Barcelona B on 1 July 2004 then in the 2006-07 season loaned out to Real Zaragoza. He has performed consistently at this level and many fans have high hopes for him. He made his first appearance with Manchester United on 26 October 2004 against Crewe Alexandra. He has also played for the Spanish U17 and U19 teams.
- Sylvain Wiltord
Sylvain Wiltord (born May 10, 1974 in Neuilly-sur-Marne) is a French football forward whose parents come from Guadeloupe, France. With the French national team, Wiltord has won Euro 2000 and reached the finals of the 2006 FIFA World Cup. Wiltord played for Stade Rennais (1992-97), Girondins de Bordeaux (1997-2000), Arsenal F.C. (2000-04), and since 2004 has been a member of Olympique Lyonnais. For France, Wiltord has been capped 90 times, scoring 26 goals.
- Roger Byrne
Roger William Byrne, (September 8, 1929 - February 6, 1958), was an English footballer and a captain of Manchester United F.C. He was one of the eight Manchester United players that lost their lives in the Munich air disaster on February 6, 1958. He made 33 appearances for the England team, and was captain of Manchester United from the 1953-54 season onwards, playing as a full-back having previously been fielded as an outside-left (left winger).
- Mike Phelan
Michael Christopher Phelan (born September 24, 1962 in Nelson, Lancashire) was an English football player. He was a versatile player and played in midfield and defence. Mike is currently employed as Manchester United's First Team Coach, working alongside Sir Alex Ferguson and Carlos Queiroz. Mike Phelan began his career at Burnley, signing as an associated schoolboy in July 1979, as an apprentice two years later and as a professional in July 1980.
- Chris Read
Christopher Mark Wells Read (born 10 August 1978 in Paignton, Devon) is an English cricketer, a wicket-keeper. Read played for Devon in a NatWest Trophy match at the age of 16, and in 1997 made a single AXA Life League appearance for Gloucestershire, claiming an NBC Denis Compton Award that year. After an England A tour to Kenya and Sri Lanka in the winter - making his first-class debut in Nairobi - Read was picked up by Nottinghamshire for the 1998 season.
- Eric Djemba-Djemba
Eric Djemba-Djemba (born May 4, 1981 in Douala, Cameroon) is a football player who currently plays as a defensive midfielder for Burnley (on loan from Aston Villa) and the Cameroonian national team. Djemba-Djemba rose to prominence with FC Nantes, in France. His impressive performances as a feisty and uncompromising tackler for the French club earned him a dream move to Manchester United in the summer of 2003.
- Michael Duberry
Michael Wayne Duberry (born 14 October 1975 in Enfield) is an English footballer. Duberry started at Chelsea where he was a trainee and made his debut during the 1993-94 season, before a brief loan period with Bournemouth. Duberry made a total of 115 appearances for Chelsea and scored 3 goals, including one in a 2-1 win over Manchester United at Old Trafford in 1996. He won the League Cup, the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup and the European Super Cup with Chelsea, all in 1998, …
- Mike Gatting
Michael William Gatting (born Kingsbury June 6 1957), usually known as Mike, was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Middlesex County Cricket Club (1975-1998; County Captain 1983-1997). He also played for the English cricket team from 1977 to 1995, captaining it in 23 Test matches between 1986 and 1988. Gatting was one of the most prolific batsmen in English domestic cricket virtually throughout his career, …
- Mike Watkinson
Mike Watkinson (born 1 August 1961 in Westhoughton, near Bolton, Lancashire) was an English cricketer who played four Test matches and one One-Day International in the mid-1990s. A right-handed batsman and a right-arm bowler of either medium-pace or off-spin, he was instrumental in Lancashire's successes in the 1990s, and is now the county's cricket manager. He showed early promise as an all-round sportsman, excelling in both cricket and football, …
- Jim Laker
James Charles Laker (February 9 1922 - April 23 1986) was a cricketer who played for England in the 1950s, most famous for "Laker's match" in 1956 at Old Trafford, when he took nineteen wickets in England's victory against Australia. Born in Frizinghall, near Bradford, Yorkshire, he was known as an elegant off-spin bowler. He consistently performed well against Australian cricket teams, and formed a successful partnership with Tony Lock, a left-arm orthodox spinner.
- Kieran Lee
Kieran Lee (born June 22, 1988 in Tameside, England) is a full-back and captain of Manchester United's reserve team. A central midfielder earlier in his career, during the 2005-2006 season, the versatile Lee became a regular for the reserve team being deployed at left back although in the 06/07 season Lee has mainly played at right back. He attended West Hill School in Stalybridge. Just three days after signing a new two year contract at United, …
- Rodrigo Taddei
Rodrigo Ferrante Taddei is an Italo-Brazilian footballer who currently plays for A.S. Roma of Italian Serie A. He plays as a midfielder and is a master dribbler. He started his career in Brazil with Palmeiras, then moving to Italy in September 2002 and signing for A.C. Siena, a Serie B team at the time. He was one of their stars and helped the Tuscan team earn promotion to Serie A. However, in late 2003, Taddei was fighting for his life, …
- Paul Jones
Paul Jones (born 28 June, 1986 in Maidstone, England) is a professional footballer with English Conference side Exeter City. Jones, a goalkeeper, began his career as a trainee with League Two side Leyton Orient. Despite never breaking into their first team, Jones was thought highly of by then youth coach Alex Inglethorpe. When Inglethorpe was appointed manager of Conference side Exeter City in Autumn 2004, one of his first moves was to bring Jones in on loan.
- David May
David May (born June 24, 1970 in Oldham, Lancashire, England) is a retired English footballer. He was primarily a centre half, but was sometimes deployed as right-back. May started his career with Blackburn Rovers as a trainee before graduating to the first team. He made over 100 appearances for the club and was part of the Blackburn team which was promoted to the FA Premier League in 1992 and finished as runners-up to Manchester United in the 1993-94 season.
- Rikki Clarke
Rikki Clarke (born 29 September 1981 in Orsett, Essex) is an English cricketer. After some fine performances in Surrey's championship-winning Second XI team in 2001, Clarke quickly established himself in the first team the following season. He made an unbeaten 107 in his debut first-class innings, against Cambridge UCCE and also scored 153 not out against Somerset, ending the season 711 runs at an average of over 50.
- Dean Kiely
Dean Lawrence Kiely (born October 10 1970 in Salford, England) is an Irish goalkeeper, currently playing for West Bromwich Albion. He won eight caps for the Republic of Ireland, but was usually on the bench as their substitute 'keeper. He retired from international football in 2004. Kiely boasts an impressive career record of 219 clean sheets in his 672 appearances as of January 30th 2007. He his currently tutoring young star Luke Sanders.
- Mathieu Bodmer
Mathieu Bodmer is a French Norman footballer who currently plays for Olympique Lyonnais as a central midfielder.
- Ryan Taylor
Ryan Anthony Taylor (born August 19, 1984 in Liverpool, England) is a Under 21 International with England. Taylor, a defender, currently plays for Premiership outfit, Wigan Athletic. "The Latics" acquired his services on 13 July 2005 from Wirral based club, Tranmere Rovers, for an undisclosed fee - beating off competition from Everton and Norwich City. Taylor signed a four-year contract which will see him at the JJB Stadium until 2009.
- Sylvester Joseph
Sylvester Cleofoster Joseph (born September 5, 1978, New Winthorpes, Antigua) is a West Indian cricketer who has played in 4 Tests and 13 ODIs, from 2000 to 2005. He captained the West Indies in one of those ODI games due to the more experienced players being unavailable courtesy of contract disputes. In West Indian domestic cricket he plays for the Leeward Islands. Against the West Indies B in the Busta Cup of 2001/02, …
- Mike Selvey
Michael Walter William Selvey (born April 25, 1948, Chiswick, Middlesex) is a former England cricketer, and now cricket writer and commentator. Selvey played for Surrey and Cambridge University before joining Middlesex in 1972 where he spent the majority of his playing career. He made a dramatic debut in Test cricket against the West Indies at Old Trafford (cricket) in 1976, when he opened the bowling and took the wickets of Roy Fredericks, …
- Alan Hudson
Alan Anthony Hudson (born 21 June, 1951 in Chelsea, London) is a former English footballer. Hudson was one of the most naturally gifted midfielders of his generation, a skilful and natural playmaker with tremendous vision and comfortable using either foot, yet his career was marred by controversies and injury problems. World Cup-winning England captain Bobby Moore once said of him: "Alan Hudson could have conquered the world, …
- Len Hutton
Sir Leonard Hutton (born June 23, 1916 in Fulneck near Pudsey, Yorkshire, died September 6, 1990 in Kingston upon Thames, Surrey) was an English cricketer, who dominated the national and international cricket scene for the decade after the Second World War.
- Andy D'Urso
Andrew Paul D'Urso (born 1963-11-30) is an English football referee in the FA Premier League. He is based in Billericay, Essex and is a member of the "Barking & Dagenham Referees Society".
- Clayton Blackmore
Clayton Graham Blackmore (born September 23, 1964 in Neath) was a Welsh football player. He was a combative player who excelled at full back or in defence but could play equally well in midfield or as an emergency forward.
- Mark Robins
Mark Gordon Robins (born December 22, 1969 in Ashton Under Lyne, England) is currently manager at Rotherham United.
- L. S. Lowry
Laurence Stephen Lowry was an English artist born in Barratt Street, Stretford, near the city of Manchester. Many of his drawings and paintings depict Salford and surrounding areas, including Pendlebury where he lived and worked for well over thirty years. Lowry is famous for painting scenes of life in the industrial districts of northern England during the early 20th century.
- Stanislav Varga
Stanislav Varga is a football player from Slovakia, currently playing as a defender for Sunderland. Varga is a tall and commanding centre-back was recruited by Peter Reid for £650,000 from Slovan Bratislava during the summer of 2000. Varga began his career at the Stadium of Light with an impressive opening day display in Sunderland's 1-0 victory over Arsenal, comfortably picking up the man of the match award.
- Jim Leighton
James ("Jim") Leighton (born 24 July, 1958 in Johnstone) is a former football goalkeeper. Among the clubs he played for are Aberdeen (two spells), Manchester United and Hibernian. He joined Aberdeen from Dalry Thistle in 1978. He also won 91 international caps for Scotland, a number surpassed only by Kenny Dalglish. It was during his initial spell at Aberdeen where Leighton achieved his greatest success, under the management of Alex Ferguson in the early to mid 1980s.
- Tomasz Frankowski
Tomasz Frankowski is a Polish footballer who currently plays for CD Tenerife and the Polish national team. The striker has appeared 18 times for the national team, scoring 10 goals. England fans will know him for the left-footed volley equaliser he scored against them in the World Cup qualifier at Old Trafford in October 2005.
- Tiago Mendes
Tiago Cardoso Mendes (born May 2, 1981 in Viana do Castelo, Norte) is a Portuguese professional football player. Tiago plays as a defensive midfielder in the Italian Serie A for Juventus and the Portugal national football team. A skilful Portuguese midfield player who is effective in protecting the defence and supporting strikers, Tiago is also a splendid passer with a keen eye for goal.
- Tony Lock
Graham Anthony Richard Lock (July 5 1929 - March 29 1995) was an English cricketer who played primarily as a left-arm spinner. Born in Limpsfield, Surrey, Tony Lock had the weighty backing of HDG Leveson Gower and made his first-class debut for Surrey County Cricket Club at just 17 in 1946, but did not play regularly for his county until 1949. In 1951 he took 105 wickets, and broke the 100-wicket barrier every year up to and including 1962, …
- Ted Dexter
Edward Ralph "Ted" Dexter (born May 15 1935 in Milan, Italy) is a former English cricketer. He was educated at Norfolk House in Beaconsfield and Radley College, where he played in the first XI from 1950 to 1953, as captain in 1953. He did National Service as a subaltern in Malaya. He entered Jesus College, Cambridge in October 1955, where he played golf and rugby in addition to winning his cricket Blue and playing in the University Match in 1956, 1957 and (as captain) 1958.
- Bob Simpson
Robert ("Bob") Baddeley Simpson AO (born February 3 1936 in Sydney, Australia) is a former cricketer who played first-class cricket for New South Wales and Western Australia as well as Test cricket for Australia, captaining the national team from 1962/63 until his retirment. He also had a highly successful term as the coach of the Australian cricket team. He is also known as "Bobbie" or "Simmo".
- Chris Casper
Chris Casper (born 28 April 1975, Burnley, Lancashire) is an English football manager, currently in charge of Football League Two club Bury. He is the youngest manager in the top four tiers of the English football league system, and is the son of former Burnley striker Frank Casper. Casper joined Manchester United as a trainee in 1991 and signed professional terms in January 1993, …
- Mick Jones
Michael David "Mick" Jones (born April 24 1945 in Worksop, England) was a strong, traditional centre forward who led the line for the great Leeds United team of the 1960s and 1970s. His career began as an apprentice at Sheffield United in 1962, where he quickly graduated from the Intermediate side through the Central League side before making his debut in a 1-1 draw against Manchester United at Old Trafford on April 20, 1963.
- Ricky Sbragia
Richard "Ricky" Sbragia (born May 26 1956 in Lennoxtown, Scotland) is a Scottish former footballer. He was appointed as first-team coach of Bolton Wanderers on October 10 2005 and is now the Assistant to Sammy Lee. A Scot of Italian descent, his career spanned from 1974 to 1985, playing for the likes of Birmingham City, Greenock Morton, Walsall, Blackpool, York City and Darlington.
- Willie Talau
Willie Talau is a rugby league player born in Samoa who plays for St Helens and New Zealand. He signed for St Helens in late 2003, having previously played for Canterbury Bulldogs. He made his Super League debut on 24 August 2003 against Hull FC Wille is a strong-running centre, renowned for his strong defence and his clinical finishing close to the opposition line. Willie Talau has 13 New Zealand caps and played for the Kiwis at Old Trafford in the 2000 World Cup Final.
- Darren Williams
Darren Williams (born 28 April, 1977 in Middlesbrough, England) is an English footballer who signed for Cardiff City in 2004, then Hartlepool United in 2005. He began his career at York City, but made his name at Sunderland, for whom he signed in 1996. Williams played for York when they beat Manchester United 3-0 at Old Trafford in the League Cup in 1995. He made over 250 appearances for Sunderland, 108 of which were in the Premiership.