England's 50 Best-Ever Defenders List

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England's 50 Best-Ever Defenders List Mar 23, 2009 6:36:32 GMT

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Daily Mail's latest "Best 50" List starts today

- Will Paul Parker make the list? Frank McLintock? Terry Fenwick?
Other possibles: Clement, Gillard, Wilson, Bardsley (but not likely especially when you see how far down some of these really classy defenders are)

Daily Mail: THE LIST: Nos 50-41 of the best defenders to have graced English football

SPORTSMAIL'S top defenders to have played in English football - Nos 50-41...

50 Ray Wilson (Huddersfield, Everton)

49 Gordon McQueen (Leeds, Man Utd)

48 Paul Madeley (Leeds)

47 Gary Pallister (Middlesbrough, Man Utd)

46 David O'Leary (Arsenal)

45 Paul Reaney (Leeds)

44 Ashley Cole (Arsenal, Chelsea)

43 Patrice Evra (Man Utd)

42 Billy Wright (Wolves)

41 Phil Neal (Liverpool, Bolton)

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England's 50 Best-Ever Defenders List Mar 24, 2009 7:44:44 GMT

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Well if they're including BARRY KITCHENER at 40 (The same 10 as Dave Mackay, Ron Yeats, Colin Todd) have to be some QPR ones in this list. 40-31

40 Barry Kitchener (Millwall)

39 Paul Jones (Bolton)

38 Denis Irwin (Oldham, Man United)

37 Dave Mackay (Hearts, Tottenham, Derby)

36 Steve Bruce (Gillingham, Norwich, Man United)

35 Emlyn Hughes (Liverpool)

34 Colin Todd (Sunderland, Derby, Birmingham)

33 Viv Anderson (Nottingham Forest, Arsenal)

32 Kenny Burns (Birmingham City, Nottingham Forest)

31 Ron Yeats (Dundee United, Liverpool, Tranmere)

www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-1164205/THE-LIST-Nos-40-31-best-defenders-graced-English-football.html

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England's 50 Best-Ever Defenders List Mar 25, 2009 0:17:01 GMT

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30 Peter Swan (Sheff Wed)

29 Martin Buchan (Manchester United)

28 Lucas Radebe (Leeds United)

27 Martin Keown (Aston Villa, Everton, Arsenal)

26 Kevin Ratcliffe (Everton)

25 Tommy Smith (Liverpool)

24 Phil Thompson (Liverpool)

23 Brian Labone (Everton)

22 Kenny Sansom (Crystal Palace, Arsenal)

21 Gary Neville (Man United)

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eusebio13 Guest	England's 50 Best-Ever Defenders List Mar 25, 2009 7:45:06 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by eusebio13 on Mar 25, 2009 7:45:06 GMT Are we not highlighting Mr Sansom as the first QPR hero on the list ?

Zamoraaaah Administrator West London is R's Posts: 12,596	England's 50 Best-Ever Defenders List Mar 25, 2009 7:51:38 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Zamoraaaah on Mar 25, 2009 7:51:38 GMT Maybe he's not a machine after all?

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England's 50 Best-Ever Defenders List Mar 25, 2009 7:53:40 GMT

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I don't really count him to be honest as "QPR" - one season, long after he was established!

If Mclintock is included - he better be - I will.

But it looks like this list is not going to include Fenwick, Clement, Gillard, Bardsley. Wherease some of these players listed are not fit to tie the shoes of some of our ex-QPR stars. Very bad compilation!

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England's 50 Best-Ever Defenders List Mar 25, 2009 7:57:11 GMT

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Mar 25, 2009 7:53:40 GMT QPR Report said:

I don't really count him to be honest as "QPR" - one season, long after he was established!

If Mclintock is included - he better be - I will.

But it looks like this list is not going to include Fenwick, Clement, Gillard, Bardsley. Wherease some of these players listed are not fit to tie the shoes of some of our ex-QPR stars. Very bad compilation!

Nonsense they have the great Lucas Radebe on there

cpr Administrator Who is BazWoT? Posts: 23,422	England's 50 Best-Ever Defenders List Mar 25, 2009 9:07:13 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by cpr on Mar 25, 2009 9:07:13 GMT What did you expect Report, it's the bl**dy mail again!!!!!

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England's 50 Best-Ever Defenders List Mar 26, 2009 6:33:50 GMT

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Ten more places to fit Bobby Moore and McLintock, Clement, Parker and Fenwick. Just glad we found room for Barry Kitchener

Recall this is " a list of the top 50 defenders EVER to have played in English football." And now we have ALVIN MARTIN?

20. Ricardo Carvalho (Chelsea)

19. Alvin Martin (West Ham and Leyton Orient)

17. Ledley King (Tottenham)

16. Jack Charlton (Leeds)

15. Terry Butcher (Ipswich, Coventry, Sunderland)

14. John Terry (Chelsea)

13. Marcel Desailly (Chelsea)

12. Sol Campbell (Tottenham, Arsenal, Portsmouth)

11. Jamie Carragher

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eusebio13 Guest	England's 50 Best-Ever Defenders List Mar 26, 2009 7:33:29 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by eusebio13 on Mar 26, 2009 7:33:29 GMT Alvin Bloody Martin

Zamoraaaah Administrator West London is R's Posts: 12,596	England's 50 Best-Ever Defenders List Mar 26, 2009 7:50:44 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Zamoraaaah on Mar 26, 2009 7:50:44 GMT Hmmm....

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England's 50 Best-Ever Defenders List Mar 27, 2009 0:23:46 GMT

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No Mclintock, Parker, Clement, etc

10. Mark Lawrenson (Preston, Brighton, Liverpool)

9. Nemanja Vidic (Manchester United)

8. Stuart Pearce (Coventry, Nottingham Forest, Newcastle, West Ham, Manchester City)

7. Des Walker (Nottingham Forest, Sheffield Wednesday)

6. Paul McGrath (Manchester United, Aston Villa, Derby, Sheffield United)

5. Jaap Stam (Manchester United)

4. Alan Hansen (Liverpool)

3. Rio Ferdinand (West Ham, Leeds, Manchester United)

2. Tony Adams (Arsenal)

1. Bobby Moore (West Ham, Fulham)

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cpr Administrator Who is BazWoT? Posts: 23,422	England's 50 Best-Ever Defenders List Mar 27, 2009 0:27:46 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by cpr on Mar 27, 2009 0:27:46 GMT Tony Adams, number two, I always said that, ee aw ee aw ee always called me donkey. I'll check this with Tony Gale on Saturday.

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England's 50 Best-Ever Defenders List Mar 27, 2009 6:41:40 GMT

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So putting them together: This is the complete Daily Mail's latest "Best 50" List - "The best defenders to have graced English football"/ SPORTSMAIL'S top defenders to have played in English football -

Just from QPR: No Frank McLintock, Paul Parker, Terry Fenwick, Dave Clement which might be fine if the list didn't include the likes of Barry Kitchener and Alvin Martin.
Off the top from other clubs: No Mike England. No Terry Cooper.
Others?

50 Ray Wilson (Huddersfield, Everton)

49 Gordon McQueen (Leeds, Man Utd)

48 Paul Madeley (Leeds)

47 Gary Pallister (Middlesbrough, Man Utd)

46 David O'Leary (Arsenal)

45 Paul Reaney (Leeds)

44 Ashley Cole (Arsenal, Chelsea)

43 Patrice Evra (Man Utd)

42 Billy Wright (Wolves)

41 Phil Neal (Liverpool, Bolton)

40 Barry Kitchener (Millwall)

39 Paul Jones (Bolton)

38 Denis Irwin (Oldham, Man United)

37 Dave Mackay (Hearts, Tottenham, Derby)

36 Steve Bruce (Gillingham, Norwich, Man United)

35 Emlyn Hughes (Liverpool)

34 Colin Todd (Sunderland, Derby, Birmingham)

33 Viv Anderson (Nottingham Forest, Arsenal)

32 Kenny Burns (Birmingham City, Nottingham Forest)

31 Ron Yeats (Dundee United, Liverpool, Tranmere)

30 Peter Swan (Sheff Wed)

29 Martin Buchan (Manchester United)

28 Lucas Radebe (Leeds United)

27 Martin Keown (Aston Villa, Everton, Arsenal)

26 Kevin Ratcliffe (Everton)

25 Tommy Smith (Liverpool)

24 Phil Thompson (Liverpool)

23 Brian Labone (Everton)

22 Kenny Sansom (Crystal Palace, Arsenal)

21 Gary Neville (Man United)

20. Ricardo Carvalho (Chelsea)

19. Alvin Martin (West Ham and Leyton Orient)

17. Ledley King (Tottenham)

16. Jack Charlton (Leeds)

15. Terry Butcher (Ipswich, Coventry, Sunderland)

14. John Terry (Chelsea)

13. Marcel Desailly (Chelsea)

12. Sol Campbell (Tottenham, Arsenal, Portsmouth)

11. Jamie Carragher

10. Mark Lawrenson (Preston, Brighton, Liverpool)

9. Nemanja Vidic (Manchester United)

8. Stuart Pearce (Coventry, Nottingham Forest, Newcastle, West Ham, Manchester City)

7. Des Walker (Nottingham Forest, Sheffield Wednesday)

6. Paul McGrath (Manchester United, Aston Villa, Derby, Sheffield United)

5. Jaap Stam (Manchester United)

4. Alan Hansen (Liverpool)

3. Rio Ferdinand (West Ham, Leeds, Manchester United)

2. Tony Adams (Arsenal)

1. Bobby Moore (West Ham, Fulham)

www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-1164205/THE-LIST-Nos-40-31-best-defenders-graced-English-football.html

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Zamoraaaah Administrator West London is R's Posts: 12,596	England's 50 Best-Ever Defenders List Mar 27, 2009 7:40:13 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Zamoraaaah on Mar 27, 2009 7:40:13 GMT BOOOOOOOOOOO Horrible rag. Do you remember the carrots at Highbury and 'Morrow fell off the donkey' song? ;D

ingham Dave Sexton Posts: 1,896	England's 50 Best-Ever Defenders List Mar 27, 2009 9:15:02 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by ingham on Mar 27, 2009 9:15:02 GMT Ray Wilson at 50th? Voted the best left back in the World in his time and played in that position for the Rest of the World against England.

Zamoraaaah Administrator West London is R's Posts: 12,596	England's 50 Best-Ever Defenders List Mar 27, 2009 9:29:47 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Zamoraaaah on Mar 27, 2009 9:29:47 GMT Obviously I've seen clips and read loads about Bobby Moore but I only saw him play a couple of times towards the end at Foolham so Alan Hansen would have probably been my choice for the top spot.