England Legends Of The Past
By Michael Lynch
January 27 2004
Compiled by Michael Lynch (Notingham Forest), England Legends of the pasts, including greats from Billy Basset of the 19th century to Alan Shearer.
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England
Legends |
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| Player | Clubs |
League Career |
| Billy Bassett | West Bromwich Albion |
1888-1900 |
| John Goodall | Preston North End, Derby County, New Brighton Tower, Glossop | 1888-1904 |
| Steve Bloomer | Derby County, Middlesbrough | 1892-1915 |
| Bob Crompton | Blackburn Rovers | 1896-1921 |
| Billy Foulke | Sheffield United, Chelsea, Bradford | 1894-1908 |
| Alf Common | Sunderland, Sheffield United, Middlesbrough, Arsenal, Preston North End | 1900-1915 |
| Sam Hardy | Chesterfield Town, Liverpool, Aston Villa, Nottingham Forest | 1902-1926 |
| Player | Clubs |
League Career |
| Viv Woodward | Tottenham Hotspur, Chelsea | 1908-1915 |
| Clem Stephenson | Aston Villa, Huddersfield Town | 1910-1930 |
| Charles Buchan | Sunderland, Arsenal | 1910-1929 |
| Dixie Dean | Tranmere Rovers, Everton, Notts County | 1923-1939 |
| George Camsell | Durham City, Middlesbrough | 1924-1939 |
| Harry Hibbs | Birmingham, Bristol City | 1925-1939 |
| Eddie Hapgood | Arsenal | 1927-1939 |
| Player | Clubs |
League Career |
| Cliff Bastin | Exeter City, Arsenal | 1927-1948 |
| Wilf Copping | Leeds United, Arsenal | 1930-1939 |
| David Jack | Plymouth Argyle, Bolton Wanderers, Arsenal | 1930-1935 |
| 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 |
| Frank Swift | Manchester City | 1933-1951 |
| Tommy Lawton | Burnley, Everton, Chelsea, Notts County, Brentford, Arsenal | 1935-1957 |
| Player | Clubs |
League Career |
| Wilf Mannion | Middlesbrough, Hull City | 1936-1956 |
| George Hardwick | Middlesbrough, Oldham Athletic | 1937-1956 |
| Stan Mortensen | Blackpool, Hull City, Southport | 1938-1958 |
| Neil Franklin | Stoke City, Hull City, Crewe Alexandra, Stockport County | 1946-1958 |
| 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 |
| Player | Clubs |
League Career |
| Jim Dickinson | Portsmouth | 1946-1965 |
| Billy Wright | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1946-1959 |
| Jackie Milburn | Newcastle United | 1946-1957 |
| Player | Clubs |
League Career |
| Tommy Taylor | Barnsley, Manchester United | 1950-1958 |
| 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 |
| Gordon Banks | Chesterfield, Leicester City, Stoke City | 1958-1973 |
| Player | Clubs |
League Career |
| 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 |
| Martin Peters | West Ham United, Tottenham Hotspur, Norwich City, Sheffield United | 1960-1981 |
| Player | Clubs |
League Career |
| Tommy Smith | Liverpool, Swansea City | 1962-1979 |
| Norman Hunter | Leeds United, Bristol City, Barnsley | 1962-1983 |
| Alan Ball | Blackpool, Everton, Arsenal, Southampton, Bristol Rovers | 1962-1984 |
| Colin Bell | Bury, Manchester City | 1963-1979 |
| Peter Shilton | Leicester City, Stoke City, Nottingham Forest, Southampton, Derby County, Plymouth Argyle, Bolton Wanderers, 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 |
| Player | Clubs |
League Career |
| Trevor Francis | Birmingham City, Nottingham Forest, Manchester City, Queen's Park Rangers, Sheffield Wednesday | 1970-1995 |
| Glenn Hoddle | Tottenham Hotspur, Swindon Town, Chelsea | 1974-1996 |
| Bryan Robson | West Bromwich Albion, Manchester United, Middlesbrough | 1974-1997 |
| Gary Lineker | Leicester City, Everton, Tottenham Hotspur | 1978-1993 |
| Player | Clubs |
League Career |
| John Barnes | Watford, Liverpool, Newcastle United | 1981-1998 |
| Tony Adams | Arsenal | 1983-1998 |
| Paul Gascoigne | Newcastle United, Tottenham Hotspur, Middlesbrough | 1984-1998 |
| Alan Shearer | Southampton, Blackburn Rovers, Newcastle United | 1987-1998 |