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Retired Footballer
I really love lists and discussion around it. Four-Four-Two made a list of the 50 best players outside the Premiership. Thought this could be interesting for discussion. The number 1 is the best and so on.
1 Steve Sidwell (MF) Reading
2 Nathan Ellington (FW) Wigan
3 Darren Bent (FW) Ipswich
4 Teddy Sheringham (FW) West Ham
5 Jason Roberts (FW) Wigan
6 Danny Gabbidon (CB) Cardiff
7 Jimmy Bullard (MF) Wigan
8 Julio Arca (LB, LMF) Sunderland
9 Stuart Elliott (LMF, LFW) Hull
10 Leighton Baines (LB) Wigan
11 David Healy (FW) Leeds
12 Phil Jagielka (Defender, MF) Sheffield United
13 Lee Trundle (FW) Swansea
14 Nigel Reo Coker (MF) West Ham
15 Paul Mc Kenna (MF) Preston North End
16 Curtis Davies (CB) Luton Town
17 Ade Akinbiyi (FW) Stoke City
18 Andy Lonergan (GK) Preston North End
19 Aaron Lennon (RW) Leeds
20 Leroy Lita (FW) Bristol City
21 Steve Howard (FW) Luton
22 John Halls (CB) Stoke
23 Lee Johnson (MF) Yeovil
24 Nick Barmby (FW) Hull City
25 Sam Parkin (FW) Swindon
26 Daniel Harding (LB) Brighton
27 Phil Jevons (FW) Yeovil
28 Tom Huddlestone (DF, MF) Derby County
29 Lee Camp (GK) Derby County
30 Paul Ince (MF) Wolves
31 Dean Windass (FW) Bradford City
32 Dave Kitson (FW) Reading
33 Stephen Elliott (FW) Sunderland
34 Iain Hume (FW) Tranmere Rovers
35 Luke Steele (GK) (Coventry)
36 Ryan Taylor (Tranmere) (RB)
37 Heidar Helguson (FW) (Watford)
38 Leon Knight (FW) Brighton
39 Steven Maclean (FW) Sheffield Wednesday
40 Nathan Clarke (CB) Huddersfield Town
41 Danny Webber (FW) Watford
42 Paul Furlong (FW) QPR
43 Darren Currie (MF) Ipswich
44 Jamal Campbell-Ryce (MF) Rotheram
45 Paul Hayes (FW) Scunthorpe
46 John Ruddy (GK) Cambridge
47 David Vaughan (RW) Crewe
48 Richie Wellens (MF) Blackpool
49 David Noble (MF) Boston
50 Jamie Brooks (FW) Oxford United.
Lots of forwards in this list....
1 Steve Sidwell (MF) Reading
2 Nathan Ellington (FW) Wigan
3 Darren Bent (FW) Ipswich
4 Teddy Sheringham (FW) West Ham
5 Jason Roberts (FW) Wigan
6 Danny Gabbidon (CB) Cardiff
7 Jimmy Bullard (MF) Wigan
8 Julio Arca (LB, LMF) Sunderland
9 Stuart Elliott (LMF, LFW) Hull
10 Leighton Baines (LB) Wigan
11 David Healy (FW) Leeds
12 Phil Jagielka (Defender, MF) Sheffield United
13 Lee Trundle (FW) Swansea
14 Nigel Reo Coker (MF) West Ham
15 Paul Mc Kenna (MF) Preston North End
16 Curtis Davies (CB) Luton Town
17 Ade Akinbiyi (FW) Stoke City
18 Andy Lonergan (GK) Preston North End
19 Aaron Lennon (RW) Leeds
20 Leroy Lita (FW) Bristol City
21 Steve Howard (FW) Luton
22 John Halls (CB) Stoke
23 Lee Johnson (MF) Yeovil
24 Nick Barmby (FW) Hull City
25 Sam Parkin (FW) Swindon
26 Daniel Harding (LB) Brighton
27 Phil Jevons (FW) Yeovil
28 Tom Huddlestone (DF, MF) Derby County
29 Lee Camp (GK) Derby County
30 Paul Ince (MF) Wolves
31 Dean Windass (FW) Bradford City
32 Dave Kitson (FW) Reading
33 Stephen Elliott (FW) Sunderland
34 Iain Hume (FW) Tranmere Rovers
35 Luke Steele (GK) (Coventry)
36 Ryan Taylor (Tranmere) (RB)
37 Heidar Helguson (FW) (Watford)
38 Leon Knight (FW) Brighton
39 Steven Maclean (FW) Sheffield Wednesday
40 Nathan Clarke (CB) Huddersfield Town
41 Danny Webber (FW) Watford
42 Paul Furlong (FW) QPR
43 Darren Currie (MF) Ipswich
44 Jamal Campbell-Ryce (MF) Rotheram
45 Paul Hayes (FW) Scunthorpe
46 John Ruddy (GK) Cambridge
47 David Vaughan (RW) Crewe
48 Richie Wellens (MF) Blackpool
49 David Noble (MF) Boston
50 Jamie Brooks (FW) Oxford United.
Lots of forwards in this list....