Top 40 British footballers in history

1. George Best (Northern Ireland)

2. Bobby Charlton (England)

3. Bobby Moore (England)

4. Kenny Dalglish (Scotland)

5. Dennis Law (Scotland)

6. Gordon Banks (England)

7. Wayne Rooney (England)

8. Jimmy Greaves (England)

9. Ryan Giggs (Wales)

10. John Charles (Wales)

11. Gareth Bale (Wales)

12. Graeme Souness (Scotland)

13. Harry Kane (England)

14. Kevin Keegan (England)

15. Stanley Matthews (England)

16. David Beckham (England)

17. Ian Rush (Wales)

18. Jimmy Johnstone (Scotland)

19. William "Dixie" Dean (England)

20. Steven Gerrard (England)

21. Gary Lineker (England)

22. Paul Gascoigne (England)

23. Duncan Edwards (England)

24. Pat Jennings (Northern Ireland)

25. Mark Hughes (Wales)

26. Alan Shearer (England)

27. Tom Finney (England)

28. Neville Southall (Wales)

29. Danny Blanchflower (Northern Ireland)

30. Jim Baxter (Scotland)

31. Neil Franklin (England)

32. Billy Meredith (England)

33. Peter Shilton (England)

34. Frank Lampard (England)

35. Paul Scholes (England)

36. Bryan Robson (England)

37. Dave Mackay (Scotland)

38. Michael Owen (England)

39. Billy Wright (England)

40. Billy McNeill (Scotland)

All time topscorers: England.

Premier League:
260: Alan Shearer (-photo-, Blackburn, Newcastle)
187: Andy Cole (Newcastle, Man Utd, Blackburn, Fulham, Man City, Portsmouth, Birmingham, Sunderland)
176: Thierry Henry (Arsenal)
163: Robbie Fowler (Liverpool, Leeds, Man City, Liverpool, Blackburn)
151: Frank Lampard (West Ham, Chelsea)
149: Les Ferdinand (QPR, Newcastle, Tottenham, West Ham, Leicester, Bolton)
149: Michael Owen (Liverpool, Newcastle, Man Utd)
147: Teddy Sheringham (Nott'm Forest, Tottenham, Man Utd, Tottenham, Portsmouth, West Ham)
144: Wayne Rooney (Everton, Man Utd)
127: Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink (Leeds, Chelsea, Middlesborough)
126: Robbie Keane (Coventry, Leeds, Tottenham, Liverpool, Tottenham, West Ham, Aston Villa)
123: Dwight Yorke (Aston Villa, Man Utd, Blackburn, Birmingham, Sunderland)
123: Nicolas Anelka (Arsenal, Liverpool, Man City, Bolton, Chelsea)
113: Ian Wright (Arsenal, West Ham)
111: Emile Heskey (Leicester, Liverpool, Birmingham, Wigan, Aston Villa)
111: Dion Dublin (Man Utd, Coventry, Aston Villa)
109: Jermaine Defoe (Tottenham, Portsmouth, West Ham)
106: Ryan Giggs (Man Utd)
102: Matthew Le Tissier (Southampton)
100: Darren Bent (Charlton, Tottenham, Sunderland, Aston Villa)

First Division*: 
357: Jimmy Greaves (-photo-, Chelsea, Tottenham, West Ham)
317: Stephen Bloomer (Derby County, Middlesbrough)
310: William "Dixie" Dean (Tranmere, Everton)
287: Gordon Hodgson (Liverpool, Aston Villa, Leeds)
257: Charlie Buchan (Sunderland, Arsenal)
255: Nat Lofthouse (Bolton)
248: Joe Bradford (Birmingham)
246: Hugh Gallacher (Newcastle, Chelsea, Derby, Grimsby)
243: Joe Smith (Bolton)
*) highest division in English football until the creation of the Premier League in 1992

All Football League Divisions (and Premiership):
434: Arthur Rowley (-photo-, WBA, Fulham, Leicester, Shrewsbury)
379: William "Dixie" Dean (Tranmere, Everton, Notts County)
357: Jimmy Greaves (Chelsea, Tottenham, West Ham)
352: Steve Bloomer (Derby, Middlesbrough)
345: George Camsell (Durham City, Middlesbrough)
330: John Aldridge (Newport, Oxford, Liverpool, Tranmere)
315: John Atyeo (Portsmouth, Bristol City)
315: Joe Smith (Bolton, Stockport)
312: Vic Watson (West ham, Southampton)
308: Harry Bedford (Nott'm Forest, Blackpool, Derby,  Newcastle, Sunderland, Bradford PA, Chesterfield)
307: Harry Johnson (Sheff Utd, Mansfield)
296: Hugh Gallacher (Newcastle, Chelsea, Derby County, Notts County, Grimsby, Gateshead)
294: Gordon Hodgson (Liverpool, Aston Villa, Leeds)
292: Cliff Holton (Arsenal, Watford, Northampton, Crystal Palace, Watford, Charlton, Orient)
290: Jimmy Hampson  (Nelson, Blackpool)