Matt Beard: Led Liverpool to back-to-back Women’s Super League titles in 2013 and 2014 and returned for a second spell before leaving the club in February this year.
Tony Bedeau: Grenada international, who scored 65 goals in 374 appearances during two spells at Torquay.
Leo Beenhakker:, external Dutch football manager led Ajax and then won three La Liga titles with Real Madrid. He was in charge of the Netherlands at the 1990 World Cup, took Trinidad and Tobago to the 2006 World Cup and led Poland to Euro 2008.
David Best:, external Goalkeeper played for Bournemouth, Oldham, Ipswich and Portsmouth.
Stuart Boam: Former Middlesbrough captain made 320 appearances for the Teesside club and led them to the Second Division title. Also managed Mansfield Town.
Dennis Bond:, external Made 301 appearances in two stints with Watford and was part of the team which won promotion from the old Division Four under Graham Taylor in 1978. Also played for Charlton Athletic and Tottenham Hotspur.
Billy Bonds: West Ham’s record appearance maker with 799 appearances and captained them to two FA Cup wins in 1975 and 1980. He spent 21 years as a player with the Hammers between 1967-1988 and also managed them from 1990 to 1994.
Jimmy Bone: Much-travelled striker and manager won two caps for Scotland. He helped Partick Thistle and Norwich win promotion to their respective top flights and was also part of the former’s famous 4-1 Scottish League Cup final win over Celtic in 1971.
Tony Book: Captained Manchester City to the First Division title in 1968, the FA Cup in 1969 and the League Cup and European Cup Winners’ Cup a year later. He then managed the club to a League Cup triumph in 1976.
Colin Booth:, external Twice won the First Division title with Wolves in the 1950s and was capped at under-23 level by England.
Aaron Boupendza: The forward featured for Gabon at the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations and won a total of 35 caps for the Panthers. He was at Chinese side Zhejiang FC.
Ronnie Boyce: Midfielder spent his entire career with West Ham, making 341 appearances for the club between 1959 and 1972. He scored the winner in the FA Cup final in 1964.
Alex Brash:, external Played 375 league games for Forfar Athletic and also featured for Raith Rovers.
Corrin Brooks-Meade:, external Goalkeeper started at Fulham and had loans at Lewes, Darlington and AFC Wimbledon. Made 23 appearances for the Montserrat.
Garry Brooke: He came on as a substitute in Tottenham’s FA Cup final victories over Manchester City and QPR in 1981 and 1982 respectively. Also had spells with the likes of Norwich, Dutch club Groningen, Wimbledon and Stoke City.
Stan Brookes:, external Played 263 times for hometown club Doncaster Rovers.
Marvin Brown: Became Bristol City’s youngest-ever player when he made his debut in September 1999 aged 16 years and 71 days. Played for England’s under-16 and under-17 sides and also featured for Tamworth, Yeovil Town and Salisbury.
Alex Bryce:, external Played for Third Lanark, Clyde, Dundee, Falkirk and Cowdenbeath.
Lorenzo Buffon: , externalGoalkeeper won 15 caps for Italy. Made nearly 300 appearances for AC Milan and won the Serie A title with Inter Milan.
Ronnie Burbeck:, external Winger played for the likes of Middlesbrough, Leicester City, and Hereford United.
Peter Burridge:, external Former striker played for Millwall, Crystal Palace and Charlton Athletic.
Jim Burns:, external Defender represented Clyde, Cowdenbeath and Stirling Albion.
Jimmy Calderwood: Former Aberdeen and Dunfermline Athletic manager played for Birmingham City and a host of Dutch clubs including Sparta Rotterdam.
Richard Carr:, external Former Arsenal director and board member.
John Clark: Four-cap Scotland international spent more than four decades at Celtic, firstly as a player where he was part of the ‘Lisbon Lions’ side that won the European Cup. In addition, he collected four league titles, four League Cups and three Scottish Cups. He later served as the club’s kit man for 20 years.
David Clunie: Former Hearts defender made 354 appearances for the club between 1964 and 1977. After leaving Tynecastle he spent a season with St Johnstone.
Jorge Costa: Captained Porto to Champions League glory under Jose Mourinho and won 50 caps for Portugal. Spent a season on loan at Charlton. Moved into management and held positions at 16 clubs before becoming Porto’s director of football last season.
Graeme Crawford: The Scottish-born goalkeeper made more than 500 appearances for the likes of East Stirlingshire, Sheffield United, Mansfield Town, York City and Scunthorpe United.
Barney Daniels:, external Former Manchester United academy forward played more than 300 times for Ashton United and also represented Stockport County and Hyde United.
George Davies:, external Former Sheffield Wednesday, Chester City and Oswestry Town wing back.
Wyn Davies: Won the Inter Fairs Cup with Newcastle and made a rare move from Manchester City to Manchester United. He won 34 caps for Wales.
Kevin Dawtry:, external Midfielder played for Southampton, Bournemouth, Reading and Crystal Palace.
John ‘Dixie’ Deans: Capped twice by Scotland, Deans was a prolific goalscorer for both Motherwell and Celtic in the 1960s and 1970s, winning six major honours with the latter.
Ray De Gruchy:, external The former winger and left-back from Jersey played for Grimsby Town and Chesterfield.
David Demaine, external: Right winger represented Tranmere Rovers and Southport.
Shaun Dennis:, external Sits seventh in Raith Rovers’ list of all-time appearance makers with 453. Also played for Hibernian and Brechin City.
Brian Dobson:, external Former defender played for Colchester United in the 1950s.
Jon Durham:, external Striker had spells at Torquay United and Rotherham United.
George Eastham: In England’s 1966 World Cup-winning squad, but did not play in the tournament. Finally received a medal in 2009. Attacking midfielder won 19 caps for his country and also played for Newcastle United, Arsenal and Stoke City.
Joe Eaton:, external Inside forward played for Mansfield Town and was club secretary there for 39 years.
Dick Edwards:, external After playing for Aston Villa, Mansfield Town and Torquay United he became an renowned country singer.
Carlton Fairweather: A member of Wimbledon’s infamous ‘Crazy Gang’, he went on to manage Sunderland Ladies.
John Fallon: Goalkeeper was Celtic’s sole substitute when they defeated Inter Milan in Lisbon to become the first British club to win the European Cup. He also won six league titles, five League Cups and two Scottish Cups during Celtic career spanning 14 years.
Sir Tom Farmer: Owned a majority stake in Hibernian for 28 years before selling his interest in the club in 2019.
Alec Farrall:, external The midfielder played for Everton, Preston North End, Gillingham, Lincoln City and Watford.
Eamon Farrell:, external Former Shamrock Rovers player.
Gerry Fell:, external Winger represented Brighton & Hove Albion, Torquay United and Southend United during his career.
Jake Findlay:, external Goalkeeper played for Aston Villa, Luton Town and Swindon Town.
Alan Finney: The winger was at Sheffield Wednesday for almost 20 years, making a total of 504 appearances which puts him third on the club’s all-time list.
Steve Fleet:, external The former Wrexham and Stockport County goalkeeper began his career at Manchester City and returned to the club where he was a youth coach for 25 years.
Rikki Fleming:, external Made more than 350 appearances for Ayr United and also played for Berwick Rangers and Hibernian.
Gerry Francis: The first black player to represent Leeds United also played for Tonbridge Angels and York City.
John Fraser: Played 275 times for Hibernian and also represented Stenhousemuir.
John Froggatt:, external Played for the likes of Boston United and Colchester United before managing Ilkeston Town.
David Gaskell: Became Manchester United’s youngest ever debutant – aged 16 years and 19 days – against Manchester City at Maine Road in 1956. Won the FA Cup and later had stints at Wrexham and in both South Africa and Kuwait.
Bobby Graham:, external Scored a hat-trick on his league debut for Liverpool aged 19. Went on to play for Coventry City, Motherwell and Hamilton Academical.
Iain Gillies:, external He won one cap for New Zealand and spent time on the books of Celtic and Crewe Alexandra.
John Gregson:, external Inside forward played for a host of clubs including Cambridge United, Mansfield Town and Blackpool Town.
Tommy Hamilton:, external Forward started at Manchester United’s academy before moving to the likes of Shamrock Rovers and Limerick. He won two caps for the Republic of Ireland.
Ken Hancock:, external Goalkeeper played for Tottenham, 269 times for Port Vale and also had a spell at Ipswich Town. Later managed Leek Town.
Ron Harbertson:, external Inside forward played for a host of clubs including Lincoln City, Darlington and Wrexham.
Barry Hartle:, external Former winger was part of Watford’s squad which earned the club’s first promotion in their history when they went up from Division Four in 1960.
Alan Hawley:, external Full-back played 343 times for Brentford, placing him 11th on their all-time list.
Terry Hennessey: Accrued 39 Wales caps and played for Nottingham Forest and Birmingham City.
John Herrick:, external Defender won three caps for the Republic of Ireland and turned out for teams like Cork Hibernians and Galway United, who he later managed.
Dieter Herzog:, external German footballer won the World Cup in 1974.
Nico Hidalgo: The 32-year-old Spanish midfielder played for Racing Santander, Granada and Cadiz.
Tom Hicks: Liverpool co-owner from 2007 to 2010 also had spells owning ice hockey team the Dallas Stars and baseball team the Texas Rangers.
Mark Hine:, external Well-travelled midfielder represented teams such as Darlington, Peterborough United and Doncaster Rovers before playing for a host of non-league clubs.
Marvin Hinton: Defender won the FA Cup and European Cup Winners’ Cup with Chelsea, playing 344 times for the Blues. Was a part of the initial 40-man England squad for the 1966 World Cup.
Ken Houghton: Played and managed Hull City and also turned out for clubs including Rotherham United, Sheffield United and Scunthorpe United.
Roly Howard: Spent 33 years in charge of Marine AFC, which was a world record at the time. Took charge of 1,975 games between August 1972 and April 2005.
Eddie Hunter:, external Spent his entire playing career with Queen’s Park and went on to lead the team as head coach for 15 years from 1979 until 1994.
Paul Johnson:, external Midfielder played for Stoke City and Chester City and also spent time at the Southern California Lazers.
Sammy Johnston:, external Played more than 200 times for St Johnstone and also featured for clubs such as Partick Thistle and Glenavon.
Willie Irvine: Won 23 caps for Northern Ireland and played for Burnley and Preston North End.
Cecil Irwin:, external Played more than 350 times in defence for Sunderland and was inducted into the club’s Hall of Fame.
Joey Jones: Won 72 caps for Wales and his two European Cups at Liverpool made him the first Welshman to lift the trophy. He later coached and managed Wrexham having also played for Chelsea and Huddersfield.
Diogo Jota: Scored 65 goals in 182 appearances for Liverpool and helped them win the Premier League, FA Cup and League Cup. He also enjoyed a successful spell at Wolves prior to moving to Anfield. He won 49 caps for Portugal with his last coming as they won the Nations League title in June.
Mick Kearin:, external The one-cap Republic of Ireland international played for St Patrick’s Athletic, Bohemians and Shamrock Rovers.
Gadi Kinda:, external Maccabi Haifa player had previously played for Sporting Kansas City. He won 10 caps for Israel.
Johnny King:, external Forward scored 113 goals in 311 Stoke appearances and 185 times in 591 matches for Crewe.
Bobby Kennedy:, external The defender made 254 appearances for Manchester City between 1961 and 1969 in which they won the First Division title. The Scotsman went on to be player-manager at Grimsby Town.
Gordon Jago:, external After playing for Charlton Athletic, he enjoyed a successful spell as manager of Queens Park Rangers.
Bunny Larkin:, external Represented the likes of Birmingham City, Norwich City, Watford and Doncaster.
Denis Law: ‘The King’ is the only Scottish player to have won the Ballon d’Or. He spent 11 years at Old Trafford with his 237 goals placing him third in Manchester United’s history behind Wayne Rooney and Sir Bobby Charlton. He was sold for a British record fee three times during his career and scored 30 goals in 55 Scotland caps.
Mark Lazarus:, external Winger played for a host of clubs, including three stints at Queens Park Rangers where he scored the winning goal in the 1967 League Cup final.
Dudley Lewis: Former Swansea City and Huddersfield Town player won one Wales cap.
Colin Longden:, external Winger had spells at Rotherham United and York City.
Dinny Lowry:, external Goalkeeper was the longest-serving player in the history of St Patrick’s Athletic and also one of most decorated. He won one cap for the Republic of Ireland.
Milan Mandaric: Former Portsmouth, Leicester City and Sheffield Wednesday owner. Most recently the vice-president of Serbian team Vojvodina.
Gordon Marshall: Goalkeeper made 187 appearances for Newcastle United and played for a variety of other clubs including Nottingham Forest, Hearts, Hibs, Celtic and Aberdeen.
Willie McFaul: The six-cap Northern Ireland international notably played for Newcastle United and later managed the Guam national team.
Mick McGrath:, external The 22-cap Republic of Ireland midfielder played 250 times for Blackburn Rovers.
Bill McKinney:, external Right-back played 94 times for Newcastle United and also represented Bournemouth and Mansfield Town.
Derek McLean:, external Inside forward scored 30 goals in 123 games for Middlesbrough and also played for Hartlepool.
Ethan McLeod: The Macclesfield player died in a car accident on the way home from a match. He joined Wolverhampton Wanderers’ academy at the age of seven and played for their U-21s. After leaving he had short spells at Rushall Olympic and Stourbridge before joining Macclesfield in July.
Mick McNeil: Former Ipswich captain played 173 times for the club and made nearly 200 appearances for Middlesbrough. He had won the last of his nine England caps by the time he was only 21.
Peter McParland: The last surviving member of the Aston Villa team that won the 1957 FA Cup and was the first player to score in and win both English major domestic cup finals. With five goals in 1958, he is Northern Ireland’s leading scorer at a World Cup and won 34 caps.
John McTavish:, external Centre-half played for Manchester City, St Mirren and Stranraer.
Terry Miles:, external Midfielder made more than 400 appearances for Port Vale.
Grenville Millington:, external Enjoyed an association with Chester FC lasting more than 50 years, including making more than 300 appearances as a player and representing the club in roles such as goalkeeper coach, director and chairman.
Gerry Murphy:, external Irishman was caretaker manager of Huddersfield Town on three occasions and had a variety of roles at the club including academy manager.
Cammy Murray:, external During 10 years at St Mirren he captained the side and made a total of 417 appearances. He went on to play for Motherwell and Arbroath.
Tommy Murray: Played nearly 200 times for Airdrieonians and also had long spells at Carlisle United and Heart of Midlothian.
John Newman: Former Plymouth Argyle and Birmingham City defender was also one of Exeter City’s longest-serving managers.
Jimmy Nicholson:, external The 41-cap Northern Ireland international played for Manchester United and Huddersfield Town.
Tom O’Dea:, external Irish footballer started his career at Shamrock Rovers before moving to the United States and playing for the likes of Connecticut Bicentennials and Utah Golden Spikers.
Tristian O’Keefe:, external Made more than 100 appearances for Pontnewynydd AFC and played a central role in the team’s undefeated season in which they were promoted to the Gwent Premier League.
Les O’Neill:, external Made more than 100 first team appearances for each of Darlington, Bradford City and Carlisle United.
Brian Owen:, external Came through the ranks at Watford, playing 170 times for the club before spells at Colchester United and Wolves. Moved into coaching at clubs such as Ipswich and was a highly respected physio, who worked for England.
Roy Parnell:, external The right-back played for Everton, Tranmere Rovers and Bury.
Gordon Parr:, external Wing-half made 327 appearances for Bristol City over 15 years before moving to Waterford.
Alan Peacock: He won six caps for England and was part of their 1962 World Cup squad. At club level he played for Middlesbrough and Leeds United.
Rod Petrie: Former Hibernian chairman enjoyed a 28-year association with the Edinburgh club and also served as Scottish FA president.
Paul Petts:, external Came through the youth ranks at Bristol Rovers and went on to play 149 times in midfield for Shrewsbury Town.
Gary Pierce: Former Wolves goalkeeper helped the club to its first League Cup victory in 1974. He also played for Huddersfield Town, Barnsley and Blackpool.
Billy Pirie: Scored 106 goals in 138 games for Dundee as well as playing for the likes of Arbroath, Aberdeen and the New York Apollos.
Ken Price:, external Played for Southend United, Gillingham and Reading.
Chris Rabjohn:, external Played for Rotherham United and Doncaster Rovers.
Uriah Rennie: The Premier League’s first black referee officiated more than 300 games in his career, including 175 in the top flight between 1997 and 2008.