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)

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

Football's all time top scorers.

According to El Gráfico magazine (Argentina), April 2012.

768: Romário (Brazil) 1985-2007
759: Josef Bican (Czechoslovakia) 1928-56
757: Pelé (Brazil) 1956-79
709: Ferenc Puskás (Hungary) 1943-66
680: Gerd Müller (West Germany) 1964-81
625: Eusébio (Portugal) 1957-79
576: Ferenc Deak (Hungary) 1940-54
568: Uwe Seeler (West Germany) 1953-72
538: Túlio (Brazil) 1988-2012
516: Zico (Brazil) 1971-94
500: Alfredo Di Stéfano (Argentina) 1945-66
498: Gunnar Nordahl (Sweden) 1937-58
493: Jimmy McGrory (Scotland) 1922-37
493: Roberto Dinamite (Brazil) 1971-93
492: Gyula Zsengellér (Hungary) 1935-53
486: Hugo Sánchez (Mexico) 1976-97
483: Jimmy Greaves (England) 1957-80
481: Ernest Wilimowski (Poland) 1933-59
476: Imre Schlosser (Hungary) 1906-28
470: Henrik Larsson (Sweden) 1988-2009
466: Artur Friedenreich (Brazil) 1911-35
454: Johann Krankl (Austria) 1970-89
453: "Dixie" Dean (England) 1923-40
434: Raúl (Spain) 1994-2012.

England: National team topscorers during 50 years.

1962: Ron Flowers & Jimmy Greaves, 6
1963: Jimmy Greaves, 7
1964: Johnny Byrne & Jimmy Greaves, 6
1965: Bobby Charlton, Jimmy Greaves, John Connelly & Joe Baker, 2
1966: Roger Hunt, 8
1967: Alan Ball, 3
1968: Martin Peters & Bobby Charlton, 3
1969: Geoff Hurst, 7
1970: Martin Peters, 5
1971: Martin Chivers, 7
1972: Colin Bell, 2
1973: Alan Clarke & Martin Chivers, 6
1974: Mick Channon, 4
1975: Malcolm MacDonald, 6
1976: Mick Channon, 5
1977: Mick Channon, 4
1978: Kevin Keegan, Bob Latchford & Phil Neal, 3
1979: Kevin Keegan, 5
1980: Paul Mariner & Tony Woodcock, 4
1981: Trevor Brooking, 2
1982: Bryan Robson, Trevor Francis & Paul Mariner, 5
1983: Bryan Robson, 3
1984: Bryan Robson & Tony Woodcock, 4
1985: Gary Lineker, 6
1986: Gary Lineker, 8
1987: Gary Lineker, 9
1988: Gary Lineker & Tony Adams, 3
1989: Bryan Robson, 4
1990: Gary Lineker, 8
1991: Gary Lineker, 9
1992: David Platt, 5
1993: David Platt, 8
1994: David Platt, 4
1995: Darren Anderton, David Platt, Teddy Sheringham & Steve Stone, 2
1996: Alan Shearer, 8
1997: Ian Wright, 4
1998: Alan Shearer, 6
1999: Alan Shearer, 6
2000: Michael Owen, 3
2001: Michael Owen, 6
2002: Michael Owen, 5
2003: Michael Owen, 5
2004: Frank Lampard & Wayne Rooney, 6
2005: Michael Owen, 7
2006: Peter Crouch, 11
2007: Michael Owen, 4
2008: Wayne Rooney, 5
2009: Wayne Rooney & Frank Lampard, 6
2010: Peter Crouch & Jermain Defoe, 4
2011: Ashley Young, 4
2012: Wayne Rooney & Danny Welbeck, 4

6 times topscorer: Gary Lineker & Michael Owen
4 times: Jimmy Greaves, Bryan Robson, David Platt & Wayne Rooney
3 times:  Mick Channon & Alan Shearer
twice: Bobby Charlton, Martin Peters, Martin Chivers, Kevin Keegan, Paul Mariner, Tony Woodcock, Frank Lampard & Peter Crouch.

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)