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)

England ratings in the 1986 World Cup

6,70 Peter Beardsley
6,58 Gary Lineker
6,49 Glenn Hoddle
6,44 Peter Shilton
6,39 Terry Butcher
6,28 Steve Hodge
6,24 Kenny Sansom
6,09 Peter Reid
6,06 Trevor Steven
5,95 Gary M. Stevens
5,81 Terry Fenwick
5,79 Chris Waddle 

Two rated appearances: 5,98 Bryan Robson, 5,40 Mark Hateley, 5,25 Ray Wilkins (sent off after throwing the ball on the referee vs Morocco).

Top rated players First Division 1985/86

Ratings: The People.

7,53 Terry Butcher (Ipswich)
7,27 Peter Beardsley (Newcastle)
7,26 Glenn Hoddle (Tottenham)
7,24 Glenn Roeder (Newcastle)
7,21 Jan Mølby (Liverpool)
7,20 Steve Foster (Luton), Paul McGrath (Man United)
7,13 Frank McAvennie (West Ham)
7,11 Neil McNab (Man City)
7,08 Alvin Martin (West Ham)
7,07 Paul Bracewell (Everton), Brian Marwood (Sheffield Wed)
7,04 Johnny Metgod (Nott'm Forest)
7,00 Steve Hunt (Aston Villa), Norman Whiteside (Man United)
6,96 Craig Johnston (Liverpool)
6,95 Jesper Olsen (Man United), Alan Devonshire, Mark Ward (West Ham)
6,92 Steve Ogrizovic (Coventry)
6,91 Phil Parkes, Tony Cottee (West Ham)
6,90 David Speedie (Chelsea)
6,89 Trevor Steven (Everton)
6,88 John McClelland (Watford)
6,87 Tony Gale (West Ham)
6,86 Kenny Sansom (Arsenal), Neil Webb (Nott'm Forest), Pat Nevin (Chelsea)

 

England: average ratings in the Euro 1988

Ratings: Guerin Sportivo - El Mundo Deportivo.

6,28 Glenn Hoddle
6,06 John Barnes
5,98 Trevor Steven
5,94 Bryan Robson, Gary Lineker
5,92 Peter Shilton
5,77 Neil Webb
5,75 Chris Waddle
5,72 Gary Stevens
5,58 Mark Wright, Peter Beardsley
5,50 Kenny Sansom, Tony Adams

Average ratings World Cup 1986

Ratings: Guerin Sportivo. Only includes teams that passed the group stage.

8,00 : Maradona (Arg)
7,33 : Yaremchuk (URS)
7,25 : Elkjær (Dan)
7,00 : Careca (Bra), Lerby & Arnesen (Dan)
6,88 : M. Laudrup (Dan), Belanov (URS), Bouderbala (Mar)
6,86 : Pfaff (Bel)
6,83 : Yakovenko (URS)
6,80 : Júlio César (Bra), Lineker (Eng)
6,75 : Calderé (Esp), Kuznetsov (URS), De Napoli (Ita), Zaki (Mar)
6,71 : Ruggeri & Burruchaga (Arg)
6,70 : Alemão (Bra), Michel & Butragueño (Esp), Hoddle (Eng)
6,67 : Josimar (Bra), Dasaev & Bessonov (URS), Luis Flores (Mex)
6,62 : Zavarov (URS), Timoumi (Mar), Roberto Fernández & Jorge Amado Nunes (Par)
6,60 : Carlos & Edinho (Bra), Shilton (Eng), Negrete (Mex)
6,58 : Fernandez (Fra), Briegel (BRD), Gerets (Bel)
6,57 : Matthäus (BRD), Ceulemans & Claesen (Bel)
6,50 : Muller (Bra), M. Olsen & Bertelsen (Dan), Amoros & Battiston (Fra), Zubizarreta (Esp), Sansom & Beardsley (Eng), Demianenko & Aleinikov & Rats (URS), Altobelli (Ita), Scifo (Bel), Quirarte (Mex), Khairi (Mar)
6,42 : Platini & Stopyra (Fra)
6,40 : Sócrates (Bra), Butcher (Eng), Larios (Mex)
6,38 : Enrique (Arg), Bagni (Ita), Dolmy & Bouyahiaoui (Mar), Julio César Romero, Cabañas (Par)
6,36 : Valdano (Arg), Schumacher (BRD)
6,33 : Berggreen (Dan), Bats (Fra), Waddle (Eng), Rodionov (URS), Vercauteren (Bel), Diogo (Uru)
6,30 : Elzo (Bra), Vervoort (Bel)
6,25 : Zico (Bra), Cuciuffo (Arg), Ayache & Rocheteau (Fra), Völler & Littbarski (BRD), Hodge (Eng), Vierchowod (Ita), Grun (Bel), Khalifa (Mar), Alvez & Francescoli (Uru), Zabala (Par)
6,21 : Giusti (Arg), KH Förster (BRD),
6,20 : Júnior (Bra), Veyt (Bel), Servín & Aguirre (Mex)
6,17 : H. Andersen (Dan), Eloy (Esp), Berthold & Magath (BRD), Steven & Reid (Eng), Barrios, Ramos & Da Silva (Uru)
6,14 : Brown (Arg), Bossis (Fra), Demol (Bel)
6,12 : Busk (Dan), Gallego (Esp), Lamris (Mar), Boniek (Pol)
6,10 : Branco (Bra), Olarticoechea (Arg), Camacho (Esp), Jakobs (BRD), Renquin (Bel)
6,07 : Pumpido (Arg), Tigana (Fra),
6,00 : J. Olsen (Dan), Tomás, Francisco, Goicoechea, Víctor & Julio Alberto (Esp), Eder, Rummenigge & K. Allofs (BRD), G.M. Stevens (Eng), Scirea & Vialli (Ita), Muñoz , Boy, H. Sánchez & España (Mex), El Biyaz (Mar), Bossio, Gutiérrez & Santín (Uru), Młynarczyk, Ostrowski, Urban (Pol), Guasch (Par)
5,92 : Giresse (Fra)
5,88 : Garré (Arg), Cabrini (Ita), Krimau (Mar), Acevedo (Uru), Smolarek (Pol), Torales, Alfredo Mendoza (Par)
5,83 : I. Nielsen (Dan), Bergomi (Ita), Desmet (Bel), Karaś (Pol), Schettina (Par)
5,80 : Brehme (BRD)
5,75 : Papin (Fra), Fenwick (Eng), Conti & Galderisi (Ita), Buenaventura Ferreira (Par)
5,70 : J. Salinas (Esp)
5,67 : Amador (Mex)
5,64 : Batista (Arg).
5,62 : G. Galli & Di Gennaro (Ita)
5,50 : Majewski (Pol), Rogelio Delgado (Par)
5,33 : Matysik, Komornicki (Pol)
5,25 : Wójcicki, Dziekanowski (Pol)