Great players who never leave smaller clubs

[Deleted member 6694]

Fair play to him leaving Blackburn to join a smaller club because he wanted to play for his hometown club.

Nowt to do with the the wages at all but aye he never left the smaller club and stayed loyal until the end of his career

November 1992: Eric Cantona joins Manchester United on £10,000-a-week deal
Just months into the first Premier League season and Alex Ferguson completed the signing that would secure Manchester United their first title in 26 years and set the platform for many more to come.

Back then, £10,000-a-week was a lot of money in the football world. The Premier League was called the Premiership, Alex wasn't a Sir and there was no transfer window. How times have changed...

June 1995: Dennis Bergkamp joins Arsenal on £19,000-a-week deal
After several years in the doldrums, Arsenal would become United's main rivals in the late 90s and early 2000s, and the signing of Dutch forward Bergkamp from Inter Milan paved the way.

Bergkamp would go on to sign many more contracts at Arsenal, eventually finishing his career at the club 11 years on from his first lucrative deal.

July 1996: Alan Shearer joins Newcastle United on £34,000-a-week deal
Alan Shearer's £15million move from Blackburn to Newcastle was a world-record transfer at the time, and the England striker's wage packet reflected that - nearly doubling Bergkamp's salary.

Like Bergkamp, Shearer would not move on again, but Newcastle failed to deliver the silverware during his 10-year St James' Park career that their investment promised - despite Shearer's goals.

December 1999: Roy Keane signs £50,000-a-week contract extension at Manchester United
We've only had strikers on this list so far, so it's a sign of Roy Keane's importance in United's engine room that he became the first Premier League player to earn £50,000-a-week.

After a protracted saga, which came in the year United won an unprecedented treble, United's skipper would eventually commit himself to the Old Trafford club for another four years. He eventually left in 2005.

 

[McMackem]

Wasnt Nat Lofthouse a one club man?

Yes, but big club at the time, FA Cup final etc. Same reason I wouldn't include Le Tiss in the list.

 

[Geno]

George Cohen, WC winner played only for Fulham.

 

[Cappuccino Kid]

Not strictly consistent with the o.p, but anyone remember Joey Beauchamp? Was always highly rated in the mid 90s for Oxford and often linked to PL clubs. Eventually signed for West Ham, it ended up being too far from home for him, so he ended up back at Oxford without playing a game for them.

 

[Cheesy Feet]

Willie Miller
Paul McStay

 

[Ciro_DiMarzio]

Nowt to do with the the wages at all

November 1992: Eric Cantona joins Manchester United on £10,000-a-week deal
Just months into the first Premier League season and Alex Ferguson completed the signing that would secure Manchester United their first title in 26 years and set the platform for many more to come.

Back then, £10,000-a-week was a lot of money in the football world. The Premier League was called the Premiership, Alex wasn't a Sir and there was no transfer window. How times have changed...

June 1995: Dennis Bergkamp joins Arsenal on £19,000-a-week deal
After several years in the doldrums, Arsenal would become United's main rivals in the late 90s and early 2000s, and the signing of Dutch forward Bergkamp from Inter Milan paved the way.

Bergkamp would go on to sign many more contracts at Arsenal, eventually finishing his career at the club 11 years on from his first lucrative deal.

July 1996: Alan Shearer joins Newcastle United on £34,000-a-week deal
Alan Shearer's £15million move from Blackburn to Newcastle was a world-record transfer at the time, and the England striker's wage packet reflected that - nearly doubling Bergkamp's salary.

Like Bergkamp, Shearer would not move on again, but Newcastle failed to deliver the silverware during his 10-year St James' Park career that their investment promised - despite Shearer's goals.

December 1999: Roy Keane signs £50,000-a-week contract extension at Manchester United
We've only had strikers on this list so far, so it's a sign of Roy Keane's importance in United's engine room that he became the first Premier League player to earn £50,000-a-week.

After a protracted saga, which came in the year United won an unprecedented treble, United's skipper would eventually commit himself to the Old Trafford club for another four years. He eventually left in 2005.

Wor Weetabix heed was never about the money.

 

[Arkle]

Not strictly consistent with the o.p, but anyone remember Joey Beauchamp? Was always highly rated in the mid 90s for Oxford and often linked to PL clubs. Eventually signed for West Ham, it ended up being too far from home for him, so he ended up back at Oxford without playing a game for them.

He actually went Oxford-West Ham-Swindon-Oxford. Played all his best football for Oxford though.

Willie Miller
Paul McStay

Alex McLeish also. Paul Sturrock as well.

 

[Mack62]

Alan Shearer

 

[Cheesy Feet]

He got a European Cup winners medal, should have been capped by England

He was hindered by the Shilton..Clemence thing for England..i always thought he was worth a punt by a big club when we were in the 2nd Division.

 

[McMackem]

Just checked - Steve Bull was the most recent to play from for England from third division, but he was the fifth to do it. , always believed it was a complete one-off.

 

[SpiritofBurnden]

Just checked - Steve Bull was the most recent to play from for England from third division, but he was the fifth to do it. , always believed it was a complete one-off.

I think Peter Taylor won an England cap when he was with Palace in Division 3.

 

[JL1985]

Totti (AS Roma) aren’t small but he turned Real Madrid, Juventus and AC Milan down.

 

[alexsafc4]

Just checked - Steve Bull was the most recent to play from for England from third division, but he was the fifth to do it. , always believed it was a complete one-off.

But who is the only player to have only played fourth tier football at the time of his first England cap?

 

[Radebe]

Pele, stayed at Santos ,before moving to new York cosmos

 

[McMackem]

I think Peter Taylor won an England cap when he was with Palace in Division 3.

Well done correct, all before my time like the list is:

Tommy Lawton Notts Co 5 caps 47-48
Reg Matthews Coventry 5 caps 56-57
Johnny Byrne Palace 1962 (once)
Peter Taylor Palace 1976 4 caps in fact - and presumably played when they put us out of the Cup quarters that year.
And Bully - 2 of his 13 were from the third level in 1989.

 

[SpiritofBurnden]

I think it's a bit insulting to name players who were at top Scottish clubs.

They were winning trophies at Aberdeen, Dundee United and Celtic and some of them were playing in European finals.

There wouldn't have been many other clubs they could have gone to at the time that would have offered them much more success.

 

[McMackem]

But who is the only player to have only played fourth tier football at the time of his first England cap?

Pre-war???

 

[chunkyshanhawk53]

Yes, but big club at the time, FA Cup final etc. Same reason I wouldn't include Le Tiss in the list.

Southampton were nowhere really. Granted he was in the top flight, but they were regular relegation contenders

 

[rubberface]

I thought he might pop up. I wonder who the 21st century Steve Bull might be. He even got some England caps to his name, although that might have been a bit generous.

Marco should have had a cap instead of Bull.

Lee Trundle

..fat mess.

 

[McMackem]

But who is the only player to have only played fourth tier football at the time of his first England cap?

Roy of the Rovers stuff Bert Coleman played for England when he was non-league!!