PFA Fans' Favourites


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.

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.

List of players

ClubPlayerPositionCareer with club
Accrington StanleyMF1986-????
ArsenalFW1999–2007
Aston VillaCB1989–1996
BarnetFW1994–1995
BarnsleyMF1991–1998
Birmingham CityFW1971–1979
Blackburn RoversFW1992–1996
BlackpoolRW1947–1961
Bolton WanderersFW1946–1960
Boston UnitedGK1992–2004
BournemouthFW1969–1972
Bradford CityMF1982-1988
1998–2002
BrentfordMF1981–1984
Brighton & Hove AlbionFW1975–1980
Bristol CityFW1951–1966
Bristol RoversFW1987–1992
BurnleyMF1950–1962
BuryCB1993–1999
Cambridge UnitedFW1988–1992
Cardiff CityCH1971–1985
Carlisle UnitedFW1963-1964
1967-1969
1974
Charlton AthleticFW1973-1976
1978–1985
ChelseaFW1996–2003
Cheltenham TownFW1998–2002
Chester CityFW1979–1980
ChesterfieldFW1968-1976
1978-1981
1983–1984
Colchester UnitedMF1996-
Coventry CityGK1984–2000
Crewe AlexandraMF1985–1988
Crystal PalaceFW1985–1991
DarlingtonFW1978–1984
Derby CountyFW1966-1978
1980–1982
Doncaster RoversFW1954-1956
1963–1969
EvertonFW1925–1937
Exeter CityFW1963-1966
1967-1973
FulhamMF1952–1970
GillinghamMF1996–2006
Grimsby TownFW1963-1967
1970–1973
Halifax TownCB1995–2005
Hartlepool UnitedCB1948–1960
Hereford UnitedMF1971–1974
Huddersfield TownFW1956–1960
Hull CityFW1964–1976
Ipswich TownMF1975-1984
1988-1990
1991–1997
Kidderminster HarriersFW1985-1990
1995
Leeds UnitedMF1959–1976
Leicester CityCB1986–2000
Leyton OrientFW1974–1977
Lincoln CityFW1950-1954
1955
1958–1961
LiverpoolFW1977–1990
Luton TownFW1984-1990
1991-1992
Macclesfield TownFW1986–2003
Manchester CityGK1949–1964
Manchester UnitedHB1953–1958
Mansfield TownFW1960–1964
MiddlesbroughMF1995-1997
1999-2000
2002–2004
MillwallCB1966–1982
Newcastle UnitedFW1996–2006
Northampton TownCB1963–1972
Norwich CityGK1963–1980
Nottingham ForestLB1985–1997
Notts CountyMF1968–1974
Oldham AthleticFW1960–1965
Oxford UnitedFW1984–1987
Peterborough UnitedFW1960–1962
Plymouth ArgyleFW1983-1985
1986–1990
Port ValeMF1982–1991
PortsmouthHB1946–1965
Preston North EndRW1946–1960
Queens Park RangersMF1972–1979
ReadingFW1973–1976
RochdaleFW1964–1973
Rotherham UnitedFW1980–1983
Rushden & DiamondsLB1997–2004
Scunthorpe UnitedFB1947–1965
Sheffield UnitedMF1968–1976
Sheffield WednesdayLW1992–1996
Shrewsbury TownFW1958–1965
SouthamptonMF1986–2002
Southend UnitedMF1988-1998
2002–2004
SouthportFW1966–1972
Stockport CountyFW2002–2004
Stoke CityRW1932–1947
SunderlandCB1957–1969
Swansea CityMF1947-1958
1965–1968
Swindon TownLW1962-1972
1976–1977
Torquay UnitedFW1963-1969
1972–1973
Tottenham HotspurFW1961–1970
Tranmere RoversFW1985–1995
WalsallFW1973-1978
1979–1984
WatfordMF1981–1987
West Bromwich AlbionMF1963–1981
West Ham UnitedCB1958–1974
Wigan AthleticCB1999–2002
WimbledonGK1979–1988
Wolverhampton WanderersFW1986–1999
WrexhamLB1973-1975
1978-1982
1987–1992
Wycombe WanderersMF1988–2002
Yeovil TownCB1999-2010
York CityCB1956–1970

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