Europe's greatest footballers 1970-74

1. Johan Cruyff (Holland) 

2. Franz Beckenbauer (West Germany) 

3. Gerd Müller (West Germany) 

4. Günter Netzer (West Germany)

5. Kazimierz Deyna (Poland) 

6. Bobby Moore (England) 

7. Sandro Mazzola (Italy) 

8. Piet Keizer (Holland)

9. Billy Bremner (Scotland) 

10. Gordon Banks (England)

11. Gianni Rivera (Italy) 

12. Hristo Bonev (Bulgaria) 

13. Dragan Džajić (Yugoslavia) 

14. Ralf Edström (Sweden)

15. Wolfgang Overath (West Germany) 

16. Paul Breitner (West Germany)

17. Giacinto Facchetti (Italy)

18. Eusébio (Portugal) 

19. Johan Neeskens (Holland)

20. Dino Zoff (Italy) 

21. Gigi Riva (Italy)

22. Włodzimierz Lubański (Poland)

23. George Best (N. Ireland) 

24. Berti Vogts (West Germany) 

25. Barry Hulshoff (Holland) 

26. Josip Skoblar (Yugoslavia)

27. Jan Tomaszewski (Poland)

28. Grzegorz Lato (Poland) 

29. Jan Gadocha (Poland)  

30. Martin Chivers (England)

Most Exciting Players of the Season in England, 1970-89

 

According to the readers of Shoot! magazine.

69/70 - Peter Bonetti (Chelsea)

70/71 - Steve Heighway (Liverpool)

71/72 - Kevin Keegan (Liverpool)

72/73 - Allan Clarke (Leeds)

73/74 - Billy Bremner (Leeds)

74/75 - Alan Hudson (Stoke)

75/76 - Gordon Hill (Man United)

76/77 - Andy Gray (Aston Villa)

77/78 - Kenny Dalglish (Liverpool)

78/79 - Kenny Dalglish (Liverpool)

79/80 - Kenny Dalglish (Liverpool)

80/81 - Kenny Dalglish (Liverpool)

81/82 - Glenn Hoddle (Tottenham)

82/83 - Kenny Dalglish (Liverpool)

83/84 - Ian Rush (Liverpool)

84/85 - Mark Hughes (Man United)

85/86 - Gary Lineker (Leicester)

86/87 - Clive Allen (Tottenham)

87/88 - John Barnes (Liverpool)

88/89 - Chris Waddle (Tottenham)

The 100 greatest personalities in English League history

 

According to Expressen (Sweden), in the summer of 2020.

1. T. Henry
2. Shearer
3. Moore
4. Dalglish
5. Cantona
6. Rooney
7. B. Charlton
8. Giggs
9. Bremner
10. Gerrard
11. Adams
12. Sir Alex
13. Lampard Jr
14. Shilton
15. Scholes
16. Best
17. Rush
18. Greaves
19. Keegan
20. B. Wright
21. Beckham
22. Roy Keane
23. Agüero
24. Terry
25. Bergkamp
26. Lineker
27. Bryan Robson
28. Matthews
29. J. Barnes
30. Dean
31. Vieira
32. Bobby Robson
33. Owen
34. Law
35. Rio Ferdinand
36. P. Schmeichel
37. Finney
38. Hurst
39. Cristiano Ronaldo
40. Ashley Cole
41. Zola
42. Salah
43. Le Tissier
44. Vidic
45. Ince
46. Banks
47. Kompany
48. D. Edwards
49. Drogba
50. Cech
51. Carrick
52. Gascoigne
53. Wenger
54. Halliday
55. van Nistelrooy
56. K. Hibbitt
57. Sheringham
58. Andy Cole
59. Ball
60. Mourinho
61. McGregor
62. Jennings
63. Speed
64. Waddle
65. Hoddle
66. Gallacher
67. S. Campbell
68. Irwin
69. Hazard
70. Fowler
71. Yorke
72. I. Wright
73. Grobbelaar
74. Kane
75. van Persie
76. Busby
77. Suárez
78. Vardy
79. Stam
80. Beattie
81. Peters
82. Y. Touré
83. Seaman
84. Ramsey
85. Barry
86. L. Ferdinand
87. Brady
88. David Silva
89. Crouch
90. Pearce
91. Hyypiä
92. Osgood
93. A. Kennedy
94. Klopp
95. Armfield
96. Lofthouse
97. Dunne
98. Aitken
99. Ljungberg
100. V. Jones