50 Best Players outside the Premiership - According to 442

[Brighton Breezy]

April Edition of 442 Magazine has a list of the top 50 players outside the Premiership.

1. Steve Sidwell - Reading
2. Nathen Ellington - Wigan
3. Darren Bent - Ipswich
4. Teddy Sheringham - West Ham
5. Jason Roberts - Wigan
6. Danny Gabbidon - Cardiff
7. Jimmy Bullard - Wigan
8. Julio Arca - Sunderland
9. Stuart Elliott - Hull City
10. Leighton Baines - Wigan
11. David Healy - Leeds
12. Phil Jagielka - Sheffield Utd
13. Lee Trundle - Swansea
14. Nigel Reo-Coker - West Ham
15. Paul McKenna - Preston
16. Curtis Davies - Luton
17. Ade Akinbiyi - Burnley
18. Andy Lonergan - Preston
19. Aaron Lennon - Leeds
20. Leroy Lita - Bristol City
21. Steve Howard - Luton
22. John Halls - Stoke
23. Lee Johnson - Yeovil
24. Nick Barmby - Hull City
25. Sam Parkin - Swindon
26. DANIEL HARDING - BRIGHTON
27. Phil Jevons- Yeovil
28. Tom Huddleston - Derby
29. Lee Camp - Derby
30. Paul Ince - Wolves
31. Dean Windass - Bradford
32. Dave Kitson - Reading
33. Stephen Elliott - Sunderland
34. Iain Hume - Tranmere
35. Luke Steele - Coventry
36. Ryan Taylor - Tranmere
37. Heidar Helguson - Watford
38. LEON KNIGHT - BRIGHTON
39. Steve Maclean - Sheffield Wednesday
40. Nathan Clarke - Huddesfield
41. Danny Webber - Watford
42. Paul Furlong - QPR
43. DARREN CURRIE - IPSWICH
44. Jamal Campbell-Ryce - Rotherham
45. Paul Hayes - Scunthorpe
46. John Ruddy - Cambridge
47. David Vaughan - Crewe
48. Richie Wellens - Blackpool
49. David Noble - Boston
50. Jamie Brooks - Oxford

They also include a list of the best players from the clubs who are not represented in the list. Lee Steele was Orient's and the comment went:

"An intelligent forward who creates as many as he scores - some have called him the East End Dennis Bergkamp."

(Incidentally, I have an article in the same edition on page 78 if anyones reading the mag)

 

[Braders]

top stuff

just the bloody month my subscription expires

 

[dougdeep]

And where is Virgo and Hinsh?

 

[um bongo molongo]

Lots of ommisions IMO, but always gonna be the case with these sort of lists. I'll start though (only non-Seagulls):

Etherington - West Ham
Kuqi - Ipswich

 

[Starry]

NICK BARMBY? Sweet jesus. His name alone ruins any credibility that list might have had.

 

[Knightsworld]

Lots of ommisions IMO, but always gonna be the case with these sort of lists. I'll start though (only non-Seagulls):

Etherington - West Ham
Kuqi - Ipswich

Paul Ifill - Millwall

 

[Brighton Breezy]

That young midfielder from West Ham should be in there. I think his name is Noble though I am not sure.

 

[magoo]

I'm not one to slag off players but seeing Harding at 26 has convinced me that these things are just made up. What do people see in him that i'm missing?

 

[Trigger]

23. Lee Johnson - Yeovil

One player i wish we never got rid of

 

[Joey Jo Jo Jr. Shabadoo]

Top 50 players outside Premiership from 4-4-2

Harding is in the list at 26 and Leon at 38. Few ex Brighton boys in there too including Sidwell, Lee Johnson and Darren Currie. Not sure why Lee Trundle is so high though.

1. Steve Sidwell (Reading)
2. Nathan Ellingtin (Wigan)
3. Darren Bent (Ipswich)
4. Teddy Sheringham (West Ham)
5. Jason Roberts (Wigan)
6. Danny Gabbidon (Cardiff)
7. Jimmy Bullard (Wigan)
8. Julio Arca (Sunderland)
9. Stuart Elliott (Hull)
10. Leighton Baines (Wigan)
11. David Healy (Leeds)
12. Phil Jagielka (Sheff U)
13. Lee Trundle (Swansea)
14. Nigel Reo-Coker (West Ham)
15. Paul McKenna (Preston)
16. Curtis Davies (Luton)
17. Ade Akinbiyi (now Burnley)
18. Andy Longergan (Preston)
19. Aaron Lennon (Leeds)
20. Leroy Lita (Bristol C)
21. Steve Howard (Luton)
22. John Halls (Stoke)
23. Lee Johnson (Yeovil)
24. Nick Barmby (Hull)
25. Sam Parkin (Swindon)
26. Dan Harding (Brighton)
27. Phil Jevons (Yeovil)
28. Tom Huddlestone (Derby)
29. Lee Camp (Derby)
30. Paul Ince (Wolves)
31. Dean Windass (Bradford)
32. Dave Kitson (Reading)
33. Stephen Elliott (Sunderland)
34. Iain Hume (Tranmere)
35. Luke Steele (Coventry)
36. Ryan Taylor (Tranmere)
37. Heidar Helguson (Watford)
38. Leon Knight (Brighton)
39. Steven MacLean (Sheff Wed)
40. Nathan Clarke (Huddersfield)
41. Danny Webber (Watford)
42. Paul Furlong (QPR)
43. Darren Currie (Ipswich)
44. Jamal Campbell-Ryce (Rotherham)
45. Paul Hayes (Scunthorpe)
46. John Ruddy (Cambridge)
47. David Vaughan (Crewe)
48. Richie Wellens (Blackpool)
49. David Noble (Boston)
50. Jamie Brooks (Oxford)

 

[Knightsworld]

see thread below







Threads now merged

 

[Brightonfan1983]

No Cullip?

 

[Jesus Gul]

Windass ?

 

[jevs]

That young midfielder from West Ham should be in there. I think his name is Noble though I am not sure.

Mark Noble is his name (Not the ex-gooner David Noble). He's 17 and has the potential to be one of the best mildfielders in the country.

What Nigel Reo-Coker is doing there i'll never know. I thought Dave Kitson from Reading would be higher too.

So what are your honest opinions of Dan Harding ?

A couple of lad from work who are groundsmen at Withdean say that they wouldn't have him in their pub teams

 

[dougdeep]

And where's Mr Shittu?

 

[alan partridge]

Did you get everything right in this article?

 

[darling]

wouldnt go quite that far bout harding but woulnt rate in 50 put harty there on work rate alone aint many players work as hard as him

 

[Dave the OAP]

where is Luke Beckett?

That centre forward at Derby...the Croation bloke?

 

[Robot Chicken]

Scott McGleish is listed as well as one of the players just outside the top 50.

 

[Albion Edd]

Don't think Harding should really be in there and I think Knight should be higher I also think Nicholas deserves to be in there.