The PFA Fans' Favourites is a list of football players produced as part of the celebrations of the centenary of the Professional Footballers' Association in 2007. There is one entry for each Football League club's favourite player. In making the selection, the PFA canvassed the opinions of the supporters of present, and some former, league clubs about their Number One player.[1]

Background

In 2007 the Professional Footballers' Association celebrated the centenary of the foundation of The Players Union by launching their "One Goal One Million" campaign. The campaign involved a whole year of celebratory fund-raising activities with the aim of raising £1 million to fully fund a new Children's Rehabilitation and Physiotherapy Unit at the University Children's Hospital, Manchester. Throughout the year the PFA ran a number of high-profile events involving current and former players and managers with the sole purpose of reaching the £1 million target. Events included a pro-celebrity golf event, race days and initiatives involving our younger supporters. On the anniversary of the day that the PFA was formed in 1907 – December 2 – there was a match between an England Legends XI, captained by Alan Shearer and managed by Terry Venables, against a World Legends XI captained by Gianfranco Zola and managed by Jürgen Klinsmann, culminating in a Gala Dinner in the evening involving a host of top entertainers.[2]

List of players

ClubPlayerPositionCareer with club
Accrington StanleyChris GrimshawMF1986-????
AFC BournemouthTed MacDougallFW1969–1972
ArsenalThierry HenryFW1999–2007
Aston VillaPaul McGrathCB1989–1996
BarnetDougie FreedmanFW1994–1995
BarnsleyNeil RedfearnMF1991–1998
Birmingham CityTrevor FrancisFW1971–1979
Blackburn RoversAlan ShearerFW1992–1996
BlackpoolStanley MatthewsRW1947–1961
Bolton WanderersNat LofthouseFW1946–1960
Boston UnitedPaul BastockGK1992–2004
Bradford CityStuart McCallMF1982-1988
1998–2002
BrentfordStan BowlesMF1981–1984
Brighton & Hove AlbionPeter WardFW1975–1980
Bristol CityJohn AtyeoFW1951–1966
Bristol RoversDevon WhiteFW1987–1992
BurnleyJimmy McIlroyMF1950–1962
BuryChris LuckettiCB1993–1999
Cambridge UnitedDion DublinFW1988–1992
Cardiff CityPhil DwyerCH1971–1985
Carlisle UnitedHughie McIlmoyleFW1963-1964
1967-1969
1974
Charlton AthleticDerek HalesFW1973-1976
1978–1985
ChelseaGianfranco ZolaFW1996–2003
Cheltenham TownNeil GraysonFW1998–2002
Chester CityIan RushFW1979–1980
ChesterfieldErnie MossFW1968-1976
1978-1981
1983–1984
Colchester UnitedKarl DuguidMF1996-
Coventry CitySteve OgrizovicGK1984–2000
Crewe AlexandraDavid PlattMF1985–1988
Crystal PalaceIan WrightFW1985–1991
DarlingtonAlan WalshFW1978–1984
Derby CountyKevin HectorFW1966-1978
1980–1982
Doncaster RoversAlick JeffreyFW1954-1956
1963–1969
EvertonDixie DeanFW1925–1937
Exeter CityAlan BanksFW1963-1966
1967-1973
FulhamJohnny HaynesMF1952–1970
GillinghamAndy HessenthalerMF1996–2006
Grimsby TownMatt TeesFW1963-1967
1970–1973
Halifax TownPaul Stoneman CB1995–2005
Hartlepool UnitedWattie MooreCB1948–1960
Hereford UnitedRonnie RadfordMF1971–1974
Huddersfield TownDenis LawFW1956–1960
Hull CityKen WagstaffFW1964–1976
Ipswich TownJohn WarkMF1975-1984
1988-1990
1991–1997
Kidderminster HarriersKim CaseyFW1985-1990
1995
Leeds UnitedBilly BremnerMF1959–1976
Leicester CitySteve WalshCB1986–2000
Leyton OrientLaurie CunninghamFW1974–1977
Lincoln CityAndy GraverFW1950-1954
1955
1958–1961
LiverpoolKenny DalglishFW1977–1990
Luton TownMick HarfordFW1984-1990
1991-1992
Macclesfield TownJohn AskeyFW1986–2003
Manchester CityBert TrautmannGK1949–1964
Manchester UnitedDuncan EdwardsHB1953–1958
Mansfield TownKen WagstaffFW1960–1964
Middlesbrough JuninhoMF1995-1997
1999-2000
2002–2004
MillwallBarry KitchenerCB1966–1982
Newcastle UnitedAlan ShearerFW1996–2006
Northampton TownJoe KiernanCB1963–1972
Norwich CityKevin KeelanGK1963–1980
Nottingham ForestStuart PearceLB1985–1997
Notts CountyDon MassonMF1968–1974
Oldham AthleticBert ListerFW1960–1965
Oxford UnitedJohn AldridgeFW1984–1987
Peterborough UnitedTerry BlyFW1960–1962
Plymouth ArgyleTommy TynanFW1983-1985
1986–1990
Port ValeRobbie EarleMF1982–1991
PortsmouthJimmy DickinsonHB1946–1965
Preston North EndTom FinneyRW1946–1960
Queens Park RangersStan BowlesMF1972–1979
ReadingRobin FridayFW1973–1976
RochdaleReg JenkinsFW1964–1973
Rotherham UnitedRonnie MooreFW1980–1983
Rushden & DiamondsPaul UnderwoodLB1997–2004
Scunthorpe UnitedJack BrownswordFB1947–1965
Sheffield UnitedTony CurrieMF1968–1976
Sheffield WednesdayChris WaddleLW1992–1996
Shrewsbury TownArthur RowleyFW1958–1965
SouthamptonMatthew Le TissierMF1986–2002
Southend UnitedSteve TilsonMF1988-1998
2002–2004
SouthportEric RedrobeFW1966–1972
Stockport CountyLuke BeckettFW2002–2004
Stoke CityStanley MatthewsRW1932–1947
SunderlandCharlie HurleyCB1957–1969
Swansea CityIvor AllchurchMF1947-1958
1965–1968
Swindon TownDon RogersLW1962-1972
1976–1977
Torquay UnitedRobin StubbsFW1963-1969
1972–1973
Tottenham HotspurJimmy GreavesFW1961–1970
Tranmere RoversIan MuirFW1985–1995
WalsallAlan BuckleyFW1973-1978
1979–1984
WatfordJohn BarnesMF1981–1987
West Bromwich AlbionTony BrownMF1963–1981
West Ham UnitedBobby MooreCB1958–1974
Wigan AthleticArjan de ZeeuwCB1999–2002
WimbledonDave BeasantGK1979–1988
Wolverhampton WanderersSteve BullFW1986–1999
WrexhamJoey JonesLB1973-1975
1978-1982
1987–1992
Wycombe WanderersDave CarrollMF1988–2002
Yeovil TownTerry SkivertonCB1999-2010
York CityBarry JacksonCB1956–1970

Key

References

  1. ↑ Smith, Martin (December 19, 2007). "Best footballers: Shearer a hero on two fronts". Daily Telegraph. London. Archived from the original on December 20, 2007. Retrieved May 22, 2010.
  2. ↑ "Intro". GiveMeFootball.com. Professional Footballers' Association. Archived from the original on 2007-12-17.
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