De Football League 100 Legends is een lijst van 100 grote voetballers die een deel of hun hele professionele carrière hebben gespeeld in de English Football League en/of de Premier League. De spelers werden in 1998 geselecteerd door een panel van journalisten, waaronder de ervaren Bryon Butler, en de lijst was bedoeld om de geschiedenis van de League weer te geven door spelers uit de voorgaande 99 seizoenen op te nemen. De Football League kondigde ook plannen aan voor een galadiner later in het seizoen, waarbij nog levende legendes een speciale onderscheiding zouden krijgen.
De lijst bevat 34 spelers die hun spelerscarrière begonnen voor de Tweede Wereldoorlog, 37 die hun carrière begonnen tussen het einde van de oorlog en 1980, en 29 wiens professionele carrière na die datum begon. Ten tijde van de publicatie van de lijst waren zes van de legendes nog steeds actief en speelden ze allemaal in de Premier League. Ryan Giggs was de laatste actieve voetballer van de lijst toen hij stopte in 2014. Alle 100 legendes speelden in The Football League, met uitzondering van Dennis Bergkamp, die pas in Engeland begon te spelen nadat de Premier League in 1992 de Football League verving als het hoogste niveau van het Engelse voetbalcompetitiesysteem.
Legends
NaamFootball League/Premier League club(s)Carrière Billy BassettWest Bromwich Albion1888–1899 Archie HunterAston Villa1888–1891 John GoodallPreston North End, Derby County, New Brighton Tower, Glossop North End1888–1904 Steve BloomerDerby County, Middlesbrough1892–1915 Billy MeredithNorthwich Victoria, Manchester City, Manchester United1893–1925 Bob CromptonBlackburn Rovers 1896–1921 William FoulkeSheffield United, Chelsea, Bradford City1894–1908 Alf CommonSunderland, Sheffield United, Middlesbrough, Arsenal, Preston North End1900–1915 Sam HardyChesterfield, Liverpool, Aston Villa, Nottingham Forest1902–1926 Bill McCrackenNewcastle United 1904–1924 Viv WoodwardTottenham Hotspur, Chelsea 1908–1915 Clem StephensonAston Villa, Huddersfield Town1910–1930 Charles BuchanSunderland, Arsenal1910–1929 Elisha ScottLiverpool1912–1934 David JackPlymouth Argyle, Bolton Wanderers, Arsenal1919–1935 Dixie DeanTranmere Rovers, Everton, Notts County1923–1939 George CamsellDurham City, Middlesbrough 1924–1939 Hughie GallacherNewcastle United, Chelsea, Derby County, Notts County, Grimsby Town, Gateshead1925–1939 Harry HibbsBirmingham1925–1939 Alex JamesPreston North End, Arsenal 1925–1938 Eddie HapgoodArsenal1927–1939 Cliff BastinExeter City, Arsenal1927–1948 Wilf CoppingLeeds United, Arsenal1930–1939 Stanley MatthewsStoke City, Blackpool 1931–1966 Ted DrakeSouthampton, Arsenal1931–1939 Joe MercerEverton, Arsenal1932–1954 Raich CarterSunderland, Derby County, Hull City 1932–1953 Peter DohertyBlackpool, Manchester City, Derby County, Huddersfield Town, Doncaster Rovers1933–1954 Frank SwiftManchester City1933–1951 Tommy LawtonBurnley, Everton, Chelsea, Notts County, Brentford, Arsenal 1935–1957 Wilf MannionMiddlesbrough, Hull City1936–1956 George HardwickMiddlesbrough, Oldham Athletic1937–1956 Johnny CareyManchester United1937–1954 Stan MortensenBlackpool, Hull City, Southport1938–1958 Neil FranklinStoke City, Hull City, Crewe Alexandra, Stockport County1946–1958 Trevor FordSwansea City, Aston Villa, Sunderland, Cardiff City, Newport County1946–1961 Nat LofthouseBolton Wanderers1946–1961 Tom FinneyPreston North End1946–1960 Alf RamseySouthampton, Tottenham Hotspur 1946–1955 Len ShackletonBradford (Park Avenue), Newcastle United, Sunderland1946–1958 Jimmy DickinsonPortsmouth1946–1965 Arthur RowleyWest Bromwich Albion, Fulham, Leicester City, Shrewsbury Town1946–1965 Billy LiddellLiverpool1946–1961 Billy WrightWolverhampton Wanderers1946–1959 Jackie MilburnNewcastle United1946–1957 John CharlesLeeds United, Cardiff City 1948–1966 Ivor AllchurchSwansea Town, Cardiff City, Newcastle United1948–1968 Danny BlanchflowerBarnsley, Aston Villa, Tottenham Hotspur1948–1964 Bert TrautmannManchester City1949–1964 Jimmy McIlroyBurnley, Stoke City, Oldham Athletic1950–1968 Tommy TaylorBarnsley, Manchester United1950–1958 Cliff JonesSwansea Town, Tottenham Hotspur, Fulham1952–1970 Johnny HaynesFulham1952–1970 Duncan EdwardsManchester United1953–1958 Jimmy ArmfieldBlackpool 1954–1971 Terry PaineSouthampton, Hereford United 1956–1977 Bobby CharltonManchester United, Preston North End1956–1975 Jimmy GreavesChelsea, Tottenham Hotspur, West Ham United1957–1971 Denis LawHuddersfield Town, Manchester City, Manchester United1956–1974 Gordon BanksChesterfield, Leicester City, Stoke City1958–1973 Dave MackayTottenham Hotspur, Derby County, Swindon Town 1958–1972 Bobby MooreWest Ham United, Fulham1958–1977 Alan MulleryFulham, Tottenham Hotspur1958–1976 Geoff HurstWest Ham United, Stoke City, West Bromwich Albion1959–1976 Nobby StilesManchester United, Middlesbrough, Preston North End1959–1974 Johnny GilesManchester United, Leeds United, West Bromwich Albion1959–1977 Billy BremnerLeeds United, Hull City, Doncaster Rovers1959–1982 Frank McLintockLeicester City, Arsenal, Queens Park Rangers 1959–1977 Alex YoungEverton, Stockport County1960–1969 Martin PetersWest Ham United, Tottenham Hotspur, Norwich City, Sheffield United1960–1981 Tommy SmithLiverpool, Swansea City1962–1979 Norman HunterLeeds United, Bristol City, Barnsley1962–1983 Pat JenningsWatford, Tottenham Hotspur, Arsenal1962–1985 Alan Ball jr.Blackpool, Everton, Arsenal, Southampton, Bristol Rovers1962–1984 Colin BellBury, Manchester City1963–1979 George BestManchester United, Stockport County, Fulham, Bournemouth 1963–1983 Peter ShiltonLeicester City, Stoke City, Nottingham Forest, Southampton, Derby County, Plymouth Argyle, Bolton Wanderers, West Ham United, Leyton Orient1965–1997 Ray ClemenceScunthorpe United, Liverpool, Tottenham Hotspur1965–1988 Malcolm MacdonaldFulham, Luton Town, Newcastle United, Arsenal1968–1977 Kevin KeeganScunthorpe United, Liverpool, Southampton, Newcastle United1968–1984 Trevor FrancisBirmingham City, Nottingham Forest, Manchester City, Queens Park Rangers, Sheffield Wednesday1970–1995 Graeme SounessMiddlesbrough, Liverpool1972–1984 Liam BradyArsenal, West Ham United1973–1990 Glenn HoddleTottenham Hotspur, Swindon Town, Chelsea1974–1996 Bryan RobsonWest Bromwich Albion, Manchester United, Middlesbrough1974–1997 Alan HansenLiverpool1977–1990 Kenny DalglishLiverpool1977–1990 Gary LinekerLeicester City, Everton, Tottenham Hotspur1978–1993 Ian RushChester City, Liverpool, Leeds United, Newcastle United, Sheffield United, Wrexham1978–1999 Osvaldo ArdilesTottenham Hotspur, Blackburn Rovers, Queens Park Rangers, Swindon Town1978–1990 Neville SouthallBury, Everton, Port Vale, Southend United, Stoke City, Torquay United, Bradford City1980–2000 Paul McGrathManchester United, Aston Villa, Derby County, Sheffield United1981–1998 John BarnesWatford, Liverpool, Newcastle United, Charlton Athletic1981–1999 Tony AdamsArsenal1983–2002 Paul GascoigneNewcastle United, Tottenham Hotspur, Middlesbrough, Everton, Burnley, Boston United1985–2004 Alan ShearerSouthampton, Blackburn Rovers, Newcastle United1987–2006 Ryan GiggsManchester United1990–2014 Éric CantonaLeeds United, Manchester United1991–1997 Peter SchmeichelManchester United, Aston Villa, Manchester City1991–2003 Dennis BergkampArsenal1995–2006
Categorie:Lijsten van voetballers