The All-Time Fan’s Favourite Player of Every League Club in England

By: Daryl | December 20th, 2007

The Professional Footballer’s Association, the player’s union for English footballers, is 100 years old. To celebrate their centenary they’ve been polling supporters of every single football league club in England (plus a few former league clubs) to find the all-time biggest hero for each team. The best thing about this list is that it’s not populated by the players du jour, suggesting football fans aren’t as fooled by the modern media onslaught as you might expect. The majority of favourites are players who were loyal servants, like big-nosed goalkeeper Steve Ogrizovic who played over 500 games for Coventry City or mavericks with entertainment value like Stan Bowles (pictured) who’s beloved by QPR and Brentford fans. Or in the case of Matt Le Tissier at Southampton, both. Complete list after the jump.

Accrington Stanley – Chris Grimshaw
Arsenal – Thierry Henry
Aston Villa – Paul McGrath
Barnet – Dougie Freedman
Barnsley – Neil Redfearn
Birmingham – Trevor Francis
Blackburn Rovers – Alan Shearer
Blackpool – Stanley Matthews
Bolton Wanderers – Nat Lofthouse
Boston Utd – Paul Bastock
Bournemouth – Ted Macdougall
Bradford City – Stuart McCall
Brentford – Stan Bowles
Brighton – Peter Ward
Bristol City – John Atyeo
Bristol Rovers - Devon White
Burnley – Jimmy McIlroy
Bury – Chris Lucketti
Cambridge Utd – Dion Dublin
Cardiff City – Phil Dwyer
Carlisle Utd – Hugh Mcilmoyle
Charlton Athletic – Derek Hales
Chelsea – Gianfranco Zola
Cheltenham Town – Neil Grayson
Chester City – Ian Rush
Chesterfield – Ernie Moss
Colchester – Karl Duguid
Coventry City – Steve Ogrizovic
Crewe – David Platt
Crystal Palace – Ian Wright
Darlington – Alan Walsh
Derby County – Kevin Hector
Doncaster Rovers – Alick Jeffrey
Everton – Dixie Dean
Exeter – Alan Banks
Fulham- Johnny Haynes
Gillingham – Andy Hessenthaler
Grimsby Town – Matt Tees
Halifax Town – Paul Stoneman
Hartlepool Utd – Wattie Moore
Hereford – Ronnie Radford
Huddersfield Town – Denis Law
Hull City – Ken Wagstaff
Ipswich Town – John Wark
Kidderminster – Kim Casey
Leeds Utd – Billy Bremner
Leicester City – Steve Walsh
Leyton Orient – Lawrie Cunningham
Lincoln City – Andy Graver
Liverpool – Kenny Dalglish
Luton Town – Mick Harford
Macclesfield – Sir John Askey
Man City – Bert Trautmann
Man Utd – Duncan Edwards
Mansfield Town – Ken Wagstaff
Middlesbrough – Juninho
Millwall – Teddy Sheringham
Newcastle Utd – Alan Shearer
Northampton – Joe Kiernan
Norwich City – Kevin Keelan
Nottm Forest – Stuart Pearce
Notts County – Don Masson
Oldham Athletic – Bert Lister
Oxford Utd – John Aldridge
Peterborough – Terry Bly
Plymouth – Tommy Tynan
Port Vale – Robbie Earle
Portsmouth – Jimmy Dickinson
Preston NE – Sir Tom Finney
QPR – Stan Bowles
Reading – Robin Friday
Rochdale – Reg Jenkins
Rotherham – Ronnie Moore
Rushden & Diamonds – Paul Underwood
Scunthorpe Utd – Jack Brownsword
Sheffield Utd – Tony Currie
Sheffield Wed – Chris Waddle
Shrewsbury Town – Arthur Rowley
Southampton – Matt Le Tissier
Southend – Steve Tilson
Southport – Eric Redrobe
Stockport – Luke Beckett
Stoke City – Stanley Matthews
Sunderland – Charlie Hurley
Swansea City – Ivor Allchurch
Swindon – Don Rogers
Torquay – Robin Stubbs
Tottenham – Jimmy Greaves
Tranmere Rovers – Ian Muir
Walsall – Alan Buckley
Watford – John Barnes
West Brom – Tony Brown
West Ham – Bobby Moore
Wigan Athletic – Arjan de Zeeuw
Wimbledon – Dave Beasant
Wolves – Steve Bull
Wrexham – Joey Jones
Wycombe W – Dave Carroll
Yeovil Town – Terry Skiverton
York City – Barry Jackson