Premier League Number Nines

Players from current EPL clubs that have worn squad number "9" in the Premier League since 1993.

Arsenal
Alan Smith, Paul Merson, Nicolas Anelka, Davor Suker, Francis Jeffers, José Antonio Reyes, Júlio Baptista , Eduardo, Park Chu-Young, Lukas Podolski

Aston Villa
Dean Saunders, Savo Milošević, Stan Collymore, Dion Dublin, Juan Pablo Angel, Marlon Harewood, Stephen Ireland, Darren Bent, Nicklas Helenius

Cardiff City
Andreas Cornelius

Chelsea
Tony Cascarino, Mark Stein, Gianluca Vialli, Chris Sutton, Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink, Mateja Kezman, Hernán Crespo, Khalid Boulahrouz, Steve Sidwell, Franco Di Santo, Fernando Torres

Crystal Palace
Chris Armstrong, Neil Shipperley, Dougie Freedman, Kevin Phillips

Everton
Tony Cottee, Duncan Ferguson, Kevin Campbell, James Beattie, Louis Saha, Landon Donovan, Arouna Koné

Fulham
Steve Marlet, Facundo Sava, Andy Cole, Michael Brown, Heidar Helguson, David Healy, Bobby Zamora, Stefano Okaka, Orlando Sá, Dimitar Berbatov

Hull City
Jozy Altidore, Danny Graham

Liverpool
Ian Rush, Robbie Fowler, Nicolas Anelka, El-Hadji Diouf, Djibril Cissé, Fernando Torres, Andy Carroll, Iago Aspas

Manchester City
Niall Quinn, Paul Dickov, Paulo Wanchope, Andrew Cole, Emile Mpenza, Valeri Bojinov, Emmanuel Adebayor, Alvaro Negredo

Manchester United
Brian McClair, Andy Cole, Louis Saha, Dimitar Berbatov

Newcastle United
Andy Cole, Les Ferdinand, Alan Shearer, Obafemi Martins, Andy Carroll, Papiss Demba Cissé

Norwich City
Gary Megson, Mattias Jonson, Grant Holt, Ricky van Wolfswinkel

Southampton
Iain Dowie, Neil Shipperley, Mark Hughes, Mark Draper, James Beattie, Jay Rodriguez

Stoke City
Richard Cresswell, James Beattie, Kenwyne Jones

Sunderland
Craig Russell, Niall Quinn, Tore Andre Flo, Jonathan Stead, Anthony Stokes, Djibril Cissé, Fraizer Campbell, Danny Graham, Steven Fletcher

Swansea City
Craig Beattie, Michu

Tottenham Hotspur
Darren Anderton, Les Ferdinand, Frederic Kanoute, Grzegorz Rasiak, Dimitar Berbatov, Roman Pavlyuchenko, Roberto Soldado

West Bromwich Albion
Danny Dichio, Geoff Horsfield, Roman Bednář, Shane Long

West Ham United
Trevor Morley, Tony Cottee, Paul Kitson, Davor Suker, Jermain Defoe, Dean Ashton, Ilan, Carlton Cole, Andy Carroll

EPL: Home Grown Players by Club

Barclays Premier League Squad Lists 2013/2014

"A Home Grown Player will be defined as one who, irrespective of his nationality or age, has been registered with any club affiliated to the Football Association or the Football Association of Wales for a period, continuous or not, of three entire seasons or 36 months prior to his 21st birthday (or the end of the season during which he turns 21)."

Arsenal (5) - Bendtner, Gibbs, Ramsey, Szczesney, Walcott

Aston Villa (14) - Agbonlahor, Albrighton, Baker, N'Zogbia, Bennett, Bowery, Clark, Delph, Given, Herd, Lowton, Stieber, Weimann, Westwood

Cardiff City (16) - Bellamy, Brayford, Campbell, Caulker, Connolly, Hudson, Lewis, Mason, Maynard, Moore, Mutch, Noone, Smith, Taylor, Turner, Whittingham

Chelsea (5) - Terry, Cole, Lampard, Cahill, Bertrand

Crystal Palace (14) - Bannan, Gabbidon, Gayle, Hunt, Mariappa, McCarthy, Moxey, O'Keefe, Phillips, Price, Puncheon, Jerome, Thomas, Ward

Everton (7) - Gibson, Hibbert, Jagielka, Osman, Baines, Barry, McCarthy

Fulham (12) - Stockdale, Etheridge, Hughes, Senderos, Richardson, Briggs, Duff, Sidwell, Parker, Taarabt, Kacaniklic, Bent

Hull City (15) -  Rosenior, Bruce, Chester, Davies, Huddlestone, Graham, Livermore, McShane, Boyd, Dudgeon, Harper, Aluko, Quinn, McLean, Fryatt

Liverpool (8) - Allen, Gerrard, Henderson, Johnson, Jones, Kelly, Moses, Sturridge

Manchester City (8) - Boyata, Clichy, Hart, Lescott, Milner, Richards, Rodwell, Nimely, Wright

Manchester United (13) - Amos, Carrick, Cleverley, Evans, Ferdinand, Giggs, Smalling, Rooney, Welbeck, Young, Rafael, Fabio, Fletcher

Newcastle United (9) - Ameobi, Dummett, Elliot, Gosling, Krul, Tavernier, R Taylor, S Taylor, Williamson

Norwich City (13) - Ayala, Bennett, Bunn, Fox, Hooper, Howson, Johnson, Martin, Nash, Olsson, Pilkington, Ruddy, Turner

Southampton (13) - Clyne, Cork, K Davis, S Davis, Fox, Lallana, Lambert, Rodriguez, Schneiderlin, Barnard, Forte, Martin, Sharp

Stoke City (11) - Begovic, Crouch, Etherington, Huth, Ireland, Pennant, Shawcross, Walters, Whelan, Wilkinson, Wilson

Sunderland (12) - Bardsley, Borini, Brown, Cattermole, Colback, Gardner, Johnson, Larsson, Mannone, O'Shea, Vaughan, Westwood

Swansea City (9) - Britton, Dyer, Lita, Monk, Obeng, Richards, Routledge, Taylor, Williams

Tottenham Hotspur (10) - Dawson, Defoe, Lennon, Naughton, Obika, Rose, Sigurdsson, Townsend, Walker, Dawkins

West Bromwich Albion (13) - Brunt, Camp, Daniels, Dawson, Foster, Jones, Long, Morrison, Myhill, Reid, Ridgewell, Sinclair, Anichebe

West Ham United (15) - Carroll, Cole, Collins, Collison, Downing, Henderson, Jarvis, McCartney, Noble, Noland, O'Brien, Spence, Taylor, Tomkins, Vaz Te

Fantasy Premier League: African Player Values

The starting cost of African players in the official Fantasy Premier League 2013/2014.

Cote d'Ivoire
8.5 - Yaya Touré (MCI)
8.0 - Wilfried Bony (SWA)
7.0 - Arouna Koné (EVE)
5.0 - Kolo Touré (LIV)
5.0 - Yannick Sagbo (HUL)
5.0 - Guy Demel (WHU)
4.5 - Cheik Tioté (NEW)

Nigeria
6.5 - Victor Moses (CHE)
6.0 - Peter Odemwingie (WBA)
5.5 - Victor Anichebe (EVE)
5.0 - Sone Aluko (HUL)
5.0 - Shola Ameobi (NEW)
4.5 - John Obi Mikel (CHE)

Senegal
8.5 - Demba Ba (CHE)
8.5 - Papiss Demba Cissé (NEW)
5.0 - Mohamed Diamé (WHU)
4.5 - Magaye Gueye (EVE)
4.0 - Abdoulaye Fayé (HUL)

Morocco
6.0 - Adel Taarabt (FUL)
5.0 - Oussama Assaidi (LIV)
5.0 - Marouane Chamakh (CRY)
4.5 - Karim El Ahmadi (AVL)

Ghana
5.5 - Michael Essien (CHE)
4.5 - Emmanuel Frimpong (ARS)
4.5 - Derek Boateng (FUL)

Benin
7.0 - Stéphane Sessègnon (SUN)
4.5 - Rudy Gestede (CAR)

Cameroon
5.5 - Benoit Assou-Ekotto (TOT)
5.0 - Sébastien Bassong (NOR)

Congo DR
5.0 - Youssuf Mulumbu (WBA)
5.0 - Yala Bolasie (CRY)

Mali
5.0 - Modibo Maïga (WHU)
4.5 - Yacouba Sylla (AVL)

South Africa
7.0 - Steven Pienaar (EVE)
4.5 - Kagisho Dikgacoi (CRY)

Egypt
5.0 - Ahmed Elmohamady (HUL)

Kenya
5.0 - Victor Wanyama (SOU)

Togo
8.0 - Emmanuel Adebayor (TOT)

Zambia
5.0 - Emmanuel Mayuka (SOU)

Fantasy Premier League: CONCACAF Player Values

The starting cost of CONCACAF players in the official Fantasy Premier League 2013/2014.

USA
7.0 - Jozy Altidore (SUN)
5.5 - Tim Howard (EVE)
5.0 - Geoff Cameron (STK)
5.0 - Brek Shea (STK)
5.0 - Brad Guzan (AVL)
4.5 - Maurice Edu (STK)
4.5 - Brad Friedel (TOT)

Honduras
4.5 - Maynor Figueroa (HUL)
4.5 - Wilson Palacios (HUL)

Costa Rica
6.0 - Bryan Ruiz (FUL)
4.5 - Bryan Oviedo (FUL)

Mexico
7.5 - Javier Hernandez (MUN)

Trinidad & Tobago
5.0 - Kenwyne Jones (STK)

EPL Players from Low-Ranked FIFA Nations

Premier League players from nations ranked 75 or lower in the August 2013 FIFA Rankings.

FIFA Rank - Nation
Player (Club)

75 - Morocco
Oussama Assaidi (Liverpool)
Marouane Chamakh (Crystal Palace)
Karim El Ahmadi (Aston Villa)
Adel Taarabt (Fulham)

78 - Senegal
Demba Ba (Chelsea)
Papiss Demba Cissé (Newcastle United)
Mohamed Diamé (West Ham United)
Abdoulaye Fayé (Hull City)
Magaye Gueye (Everton)

78 - Trinidad & Tobago
Kenwyne Jones (Stoke City)

82 - Togo
Emmanuel Adebayor (Tottenham Hotspur)

87 - Congo DR
Yala Bolasie (Crystal Palace)
Youssuf Mulumbu (West Bromwich Albion)

89 - Macedonia
Goran Popov (West Bromwich Albion)

109 - Northern Ireland
Alex Bruce (Hull City)
Chris Brunt (West Bromwich Albion)
Steven Davis (Southampton)
Joe Dudgeon (Hull City)
Jonny Evans (Manchester United)
Aaron Hughes (Fulham)
Gareth McAuley (West Bromwich Albion)
George McCartney (West Ham United)

113 - Benin
Rudy Gestede (Cardiff City)
Stéphane Sessègnon (Sunderland)

129 - Kenya
Victor Wanyama (Southampton)

141 - Philippines
Neil Etheridge (Fulham)

EPL Players with 75+ Fouls Committed in a Season: 2000-2013

2012/2013
75 - Marouane Fellaini

2011/2012
85 - Marouane Fellaini

2010/2011
115 - Kevin Davies
75 - Cheick Tiote

2009/2010
103 - Kevin Davies

2008/2009
115 - Kevin Davies
101 - Marouane Fellaini
77 - Bobby Zamora

2007/2008
93 - John Carew
86 - Kevin Davies
80 - Michael Brown
78 - Alan Smith

2006/2007
88 - Kevin Davies
86 - Michael Brown
85 - Nigel Reo-Coker
82 - Yakubu
76 - Steve Sidwell

2005/2006
108 - Kevin Davies
80 - Shola Ameobi
80 - Tim Cahill
75 - Gavin McCann
75 - Luis Boa Morte
75 - Alan Shearer

2004/2005
95 - Kevin Davies
89 - Patrick Vieira
87 - Tim Cahill

2003/2004
93 - Patrick Vieira
88 - Kevin Davies
86 - Alan Smith
84 - Alan Shearer
80 - Juan Pablo Angel
75 - Paul Dickov

2002/2003
83 - Garry Flitcroft
79 - Alan Smith
75 - James Beattie
75 - Sean Gregan

2001/2002
86 - Patrick Vieira
84 - George Boateng
76 - Nikos Davizas
76 - Alan Shearer

2000/2001
84 - Olivier Dacourt
81 - Dion Dublin
75 - Alan Smith

EPL Top Scorers by World Region - 2012/2013

Europe
26 - Robin van Persie (Netherlands: Manchester United)
19 - Christian Benteke (Belgium: Aston Villa)
18 - Michu (Spain: Swansea City)
17 - Romelu Lukaku (Belgium: West Bromwich Albion)
15 - Dimitar Berbatov (Bulgaria: Fulham)
14 - Edin Džeko (Bosnia-Herzegovina: Manchester City)
12 - Santi Cazorla (Spain: Arsenal)
11 - Marouane Fellaini (Belgium: Everton)
11 - Olivier Giroud (France: Arsenal)
11 - Juan Mata (Spain: Chelsea)
11 - Lukas Podolski (Germany: Arsenal)

UK
21 - Gareth Bale (Wales: Tottenham Hotspur)
15 - Rickie Lambert (England: Southampton)
15 - Frank Lampard (England: Chelsea)
14 - Theo Walcott (England: Arsenal)
12 - Adam Le Fondre (England: Reading)
12 - Wayne Rooney (England: Manchester United)
11 - Jermain Defoe (England: Tottenham Hotspur)
11 - Steven Fletcher (Scotland: Sunderland)
11 - Daniel Sturridge (England: Liverpool)
10 - Steven Gerrard (England: Liverpool)
10 - Kevin Nolan (England: West Ham United)

Africa
15 - Demba Ba (Senegal: Chelsea)
11 - Arouna Koné (Cote d'Ivoire: Wigan)
8 - Papiss Demba Cissé (Senegal: Newcastle United)
7 - Stephane Sessègnon (Benin: Sunderland)
6 - Victor Anichebe (Nigeria: Everton)
6 - Steven Pienaar (South Africa: Everton)
6 - Yaya Touré (Cote d'Ivoire: Manchester City)
5 - Emmanuel Adebayor (Togo: Tottenham Hotspur)
5 - Jimmy Kébé (Mali: Reading)
5 - Gervinho (Cote d'Ivoire: Arsenal)
5 - Peter Odemwingie (Nigeria: West Bromwich Albion)
5 - Adel Taarabt (Morocco: QPR)

South America
23 - Luis Suárez (Uruguay: Liverpool)
12 - Sergio Agüero (Argentina: Manchester City)
11 - Carlos Tévez (Argentina: Manchester City)
5 - Franco Di Santo (Argentina: Wigan)
5 - Gaston Ramírez (Uruguay: Southampton)
5 - Ramires (Brazil: Chelsea)
4 - Oscar (Brazil: Chelsea)
3 - Philippe Coutinho (Brazil: Liverpool)
3 - Rafael (Brazil: Manchester United)
3 - Hugo Rodallega (Colombia

CONCACAF
10 - Javier Hernández (Mexico: Manchester United)
7 - Clint Dempsey (USA: Tottenham Hotspur)
4 - Emmerson Boyce (Barbados: Wigan)
4 - Bryan Ruiz (Costa Rica: Fulham)
3 - Kenwyne Jones (Trinidad & Tobago: Stoke City)
3 - Garath McCleary (Jamaica: Reading)
2 - David Hoilett (Canada: QPR)
1 - Roger Espinoza (Honduras: Wigan)
1 - Maynor Figueroa (Honduras: Wigan)
1 - Simeon Jackson (Canada: Norwich City)
1 - Mikele Leigertwood (Antigua and Barbuda: Reading)
1 - Adrian Mariappa (Jamaica: Reading)

Asia
6 - Shinji Kagawa (Japan: Manchester United)
1 - Brett Holman (Australia: Aston Villa)

Oceania
1 - Ryan Nelsen (New Zealand: QPR)
1 - Winston Reid (New Zealand: West Ham United)

Map: Relegated EPL Clubs - 2008-2013

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Blue - 2012/2013
Red - 2011/2012
Green - 2010/2011
Purple - 2009/2010
Yellow - 2008/2009

Non-European EPL Top Scorers by Season

Non-European players that have been top 5 goal scorers in an EPL season.

Season	Goals	Player	Nationality	Club	Top Scorer Position
1995-96	17	Dwight Yorke	Trinidad & Tobago	Aston Villa	4
1998-99	18	Dwight Yorke	Trinidad & Tobago	Manchester United	1
1999-00	20	Dwight Yorke	Trinidad & Tobago	Manchester United	3
2000-01	17	Mark Viduka	Australia	Leeds United	3
2002-03	20	Mark Viduka	Australia	Leeds United	4
2004-05	13	Yakubu	Nigeria	Portsmouth	4
2006-07	20	Didier Drogba	Cote d'Ivoire	Chelsea	1
2006-07	18	Benni McCarthy	South Africa	Blackburn Rovers	2
2006-07	14	Mark Viduka	Australia	Middlesbrough	4
2007-08	24	Emmanuel Adebayor	Togo	Arsenal	2
2007-08	19	Roque Santa Cruz	Paraguay	Blackburn Rovers	4
2007-08	15	Benjani	Zimbabwe	Portsmouth/Manchester City	5
2007-08	15	Yakubu	Nigeria	Everton	5
2008-09	14	Robinho	Brazil	Manchester City	4
2009-10	29	Didier Drogba	Cote d'Ivoire	Chelsea	1
2009-10	23	Carlos Tevez	Argentina	Manchester City	4
2010-11	20	Carlos Tevez	Argentina	Manchester City	1
2010-11	15	Peter Odemwingie	Nigeria	West Bromwich Albion	5
2011-12	23	Sergio Agüero	Argentina	Manchester City	3
2011-12	17	Clint Dempsey	USA	Fulham	4
2011-12	16	Emmanuel Adebayor	Togo	Tottenham Hotspur	5
2011-12	16	Demba Ba	Senegal	Newcastle United	5
2011-12	16	Yakubu	Nigeria	Blackburn Rovers	5

EPL: Relegated Club Attendances

Newcastle United set the Premier League record in 2008/2009 as the highest attended club to ever be relegated from the Premiership with about 926,244 (48,749 avg.) fans in attendance throughout the season. Only Sunderland, in 02/03, had been ranked in the average attendance top 5 before, with an average of close to 40,000 fans.

Blackpool, in 2010/2011, were the first "lowest attended" team to be relegated from the Premier League.

Top 5 Highest Average Attendance Relegated Teams
08/09 -- Newcastle United -- 48,749
02/03 -- Sunderland -- 39,698
03/04 -- Leeds United -- 36,666
02/03 -- West Ham United -- 34,432
00/01 -- Manchester City -- 34,058


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Attendance Rank -- Team -- Average Attendance

2011/2012
13 -- Wolverhampton Wanderers -- 25,682
16 -- Bolton Wanderers -- 23,669
17 -- Blackburn Rovers -- 22,551

2010/2011
11 -- West Ham United -- 33,426
14 -- Birmingham City -- 25,461
20 -- Blackpool -- 15,779

2009/2010
15 -- Hull City -- 24,389
18 -- Burnley -- 20,653
19 -- Portsmouth -- 18,249

2008/2009
3 -- Newcastle -- 48,749
12 -- Middlesbrough -- 28,428
14 -- West Brom -- 25,827

2007/2008
12 -- Derby County -- 32,432
14 -- Birmingham -- 26,180
17 -- Reading -- 23,585

2006/2007
11 -- Sheffield United -- 30,512
13 -- Charlton Athletic -- 26,195
19 -- Watford -- 18,750

2005/2006
10 -- Sunderland -- 33,904
13 -- Birmingham -- 27,392
15 -- West Brom -- 25,403

2004/2005
11 -- Southampton -- 30,609
16 -- Norwich City -- 24,350
17 -- Crystal Palace -- 24,108

2003/2004
8 -- Leeds United -- 36,666
12 -- Leicester City -- 30,983
15 -- Wolves -- 28,874

2002/2003
5 -- Sunderland -- 39,698
12 -- West Ham -- 34,432
16 -- West Brom -- 26,720

2001/2002
13 -- Derby County -- 29,839
17 -- Ipswich Town -- 24,516
19 -- Leicester City -- 19,835

2000/2001
10 -- Manchester City -- 34,058
16 -- Coventry City -- 20,582
19 -- Bradford City -- 18,511

1999/2000
14 -- Sheffield Wednesday -- 24,855
17 -- Watford -- 18,544
19 -- Wimbledon -- 17,157

1998/1999
13 -- Blackburn -- 25,761
15 -- Nottingham Forest -- 24,415
18 -- Charlton -- 19,823

1997/1998
14 -- Bolton -- 24,352
15 -- Crystal Palace -- 21,983
18 -- Barnsley -- 18,443

1996/1997
9 -- Middlesbrough -- 29,871
13 -- Nottingham Forest -- 24,587
15 -- Sunderland -- 20,974

1995/1996
10 -- Manchester City -- 27,941
16 -- Bolton -- 18,822
18 -- QPR -- 15,672

1994/1995
15 -- Leicester City -- 19,532
16 -- Norwich City -- 18,625
17 -- Ipswich Town -- 16,907
19 -- Crystal Palace -- 14,902

1993/1994
12 -- Sheffield United -- 19,562
17 -- Swindon Town -- 15,011
21 -- Oldham -- 12,569

1992/1993
9 -- Nottingham Forest -- 21,910
14 -- Middlesbrough -- 16,724
17 -- Crystal Palace -- 15,726



Originally published on May 25, 2009
Updated August 30, 2012

EPL Unique Internationals 2012-2013

Nations that are currently represented by a single player in the EPL.

Antigua and Barbuda
Mikele Leigertwood (Reading)

Austria
Andreas Weimann (Aston Villa)

Benin
Stéphane Sessègnon (Sunderland)

Burundi
Gaël Bigirimana (Newcastle United)

Colombia
Hugo Rodallega (Fulham)

Congo DR
Youssuf Mulumbu (West Bromwich Albion)

Costa Rica
Bryan Ruiz (Fulham)

Ecuador
Antonio Valencia (Manchester United)

Egypt
Ahmed Elmohamady (Sunderland)

Ghana
Michael Essien (Chelsea)

Greece
Apostolos Vellios (Everton)

Grenada
Jason Roberts (Reading)

Israel
Yossi Benayoun (Chelsea)

Latvia
Kaspars Gorkss (Reading)

Macedonia
Goran Popov (Stoke City)

Montenegro
Stefan Savic (Manchester City)

Oman
Ali Al Habsi (Wigan Athletic)

Philippines
Neil Etheridge (Fulham)

Slovenia
Haris Vuckic (Newcastle United)

South Africa
Steven Pienaar (Everton)

Togo
Emmanuel Adebayor (Manchester City)

Trinidad and Tobago
Kenwyne Jones (Stoke City)

CONCACAF EPL Players - 2012-2013

Antigua and Barbuda
Mikele Leigertwood (Reading)

Barbados
Emmerson Boyce (Wigan Athletic)
Jonathan Forte (Southampton)

Canada
David Hoilett (QPR)
Simeon Jackson (Norwich City)

Costa Rica
Bryan Ruiz (Fulham)

Grenada
Jason Roberts (Reading)

Honduras
Maynor Figueroa (Wigan Athletic)
Wilson Palacios (Stoke City)

Jamaica
Adrian Mariappa (Reading)
Jobi McAnuff (Reading)

Mexico
Giovani dos Santos (Tottenham Hotspur)
Javier Hernandez (Manchester United)

Trinidad and Tobago
Kenwyne Jones (Stoke City)

United States
Geoff Cameron (Stoke City)
Clint Dempsey (Fulham)
Brad Friedel (Tottenham Hotspur)
Brad Guzan (Aston Villa)
Tim Howard (Everton)
Eric Lichaj (Aston Villa)

Dutch Players in Both EPL and La Liga since 1992

Dutch players that have played with clubs in Spain's La Liga and England's Premier League since the beginning of the Premier League Era in 1992-93.


Winston Bogarde – Barcelona 1997-00, Chelsea 2000–01

Khalid Boulahrouz – Chelsea 2006–07, Sevilla 2007-08

Jordi Cruyff – Barcelona 1994-96, Manchester United 1996–00, Celta Vigo 1999, Alavés 2000-03, Espanyol 2003-04

Edgar Davids – Barcelona 2003-04, Tottenham Hotspur 2005–07

Daniël de Ridder – Celta Vigo 2005-07, Birmingham City 2007-08, Wigan Athletic 2008-11

Royston Drenthe - Real Madrid 2007-10, Everton 2011-12

Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink – Leeds United 1997-99, Atlético Madrid 1999-00, Chelsea 2000-04, Middelsbrough 2004-06, Charlton Athletic 2006-07

John Heitinga – Atlético Madrid 2008-09, Everton 2009–12

Patrick Kluivert – Barcelona 1998-04, Newcastle United 2004–05, Valencia 2005-06

Jan Kromkamp – Villarreal 2005-06, Liverpool 2006

Kiki Musampa – Málaga 1999-03, Atlético Madrid 2003-06, Manchester City 2004–06

Marc Overmars – Arsenal 1997–00, Barcelona, 2000-04

Michael Reiziger – Barcelona 1997-04, Middlesbrough 2004–06

Arjen Robben – Chelsea 2004–07, Real Madrid 2007-09

Giovanni van Bronckhorst – Arsenal 2001–03, Barcelona 2003-07

Rafael van der Vaart – Real Madrid 2008-10, Tottenham Hotspur 2010–12

Ruud van Nistelrooy – Manchester United 2001–06, Real Madrid 2006-10

Sander Westerveld – Liverpool 1999-2001, Real Sociedad 2001-05, Mallorca 2004-05, Portsmouth 2005-06, Everton 2006, Almeria 2006-07

Richard Witschge – Barcelona 1991-93, Blackburn Rovers 1995, Alavés 2001-2002

Nordin Wooter – Real Zaragoza 1997-99, Watford 1999–00

Boudewijn Zenden – Barcelona 1998-01, Chelsea 2001-04 Middlesbrough 2003-05, Liverpool 2005-07, Sunderland 2009-11

Two Syllable Premier League Players

James Shea - Arsenal

Chris Herd - Aston Villa

Mark Bunn - Blackburn Rovers
Scott Dann - Blackburn Rovers
Jake Kean - Blackburn Rovers

Zat Knight - Bolton Wanderers
Tim Ream - Bolton Wanderers
Jay Lynch - Bolton Wanderers

Chris Baird - Fulham

Brad Jones - Liverpool
Dirk Kuyt - Liverpool

Joe Hart - Manchester City

Paul Scholes - Manchester United
Tom Thorpe - Manchester United
Will Keane - Manchester United
Phil Jones - Manchester United

James Perch - Newcastle United
Tim Krul - Newcastle United

Grant Holt - Norwich City
Jed Steer - Norwich City

Clint Hill - QPR
Fitz Hall - QPR
Luke Young - QPR
Rob Hulse - QPR

Wayne Bridge - Sunderland
Wes Brown - Sunderland
Craig Lynch - Sunderland

Luke Moore - Swansea City
Joe Walsh - Swansea City

Shane Long - West Bromwich Albion
Chris Brunt - West Bromwich Albion

Jack Price - Wolverhampton Wanderers
James Spray - Wolverhampton Wanderers

10 Premier League Goals - Player Birthplace Map

The birthplaces of the 13 players with 10+ goals in the 2011/2012 EPL season as of Mar 4, 2012.


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Photos: Craven Cottage

I had the opportunity to wander around Craven Cottage, home of Fulham FC, on a trip to London last October. Here are some photos I took on the tour.

Prominently Displayed inside The Cottage

View From The Cottage

Player Area

UEFA Intertoto Cup - 2002

View from Television Studio

All-Time EPL Top Four Finishes

Teams that have finished in the top four in the English Premier League since 1992/1993.

Titles Won
12 - Manchester United
3 - Arsenal
3 - Chelsea
1 - Blackburn Rovers

Runners-up
5 - Arsenal
4 - Chelsea
4 - Manchester United
2 - Newcastle United
2 - Liverpool
1 - Aston Villa
1 - Blackburn Rovers

Third
5 - Liverpool
3 - Arsenal
3 - Manchester United
2 - Newcastle United
2 - Chelsea
1 - Leeds United
1 - Manchester City
1 - Norwich City
1 - Nottingham Forest

Fourth
5 - Arsenal
5 - Liverpool
2 - Chelsea
2 - Leeds United
1 - Aston Villa
1 - Blackburn Rovers
1 - Everton
1 - Newcastle United
1 - Tottenham Hotspur


Total Top Four Finishes
19 - Manchester United
16 - Arsenal
12 - Liverpool
11 - Chelsea
5 - Newcastle United
3 - Blackburn Rovers
3 - Leeds United
2 - Aston Villa
1 - Everton
1 - Manchester City
1 - Norwich City
1 - Nottingham Forest
1 - Tottenham Hotspur

Manchester City Player Birthplace Map

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Castrol Ranking: Top 5 EPL Players by FIFA Confederation (Dec 2011)

The top 5 English Premier League players from each FIFA Confederation (Europe and UK listed separately) according to the December 2011 Castrol Rankings.

Europe
4 - Robin van Persie (Netherlands)
13 - Edin Džeko (Bosnia-Herzegovina)
28 - Florent Malouda (France)
30 - Branislav Ivanović (Serbia)
61 - Nemanja Vidić (Serbia)

UK
24 - Frank Lampard (England)
26 - John Terry (England)
42 - Joe Hart (England)
55 - Daniel Sturridge (England)
58 - Wayne Rooney (England)

South America
17 - Luis Suárez (Uruguay)
21 - Sergio Agüero (Argentina)
64 - Anderson (Brazil)
81 - Ramires (Brazil)
175 - David Luiz (Brazil)

Africa
5 - Emmanuel Adebayor (Togo)
23 - Gervinho (Cote d'Ivoire)
48 - Demba Ba (Senegal)
116 - Alex Song (Cameroon)
127 - Michael Essien (Ghana)

CONCACAF
18 - Javier Hernández (Mexico)
91 - Clint Dempsey (USA)
137 - David Hoilett (Canada)
467 - Brad Friedel (USA)
648 - Tim Howard (USA)

Asia
79 - Ali Al Habsi (Oman)
307 - Mark Schwarzer (Australia)
691 - Park Ji-Sung (South Korea)
899 - Park Chu-Young (South Korea)
935 - Tim Cahill (Australia)

Oceania
1086 - Ryan Nelsen (New Zealand)

Scottish Managers in England

Premier League
Sir Alex Ferguson - Manchester United
Kenny Dalglish - Liverpool FC
David Moyes - Everton FC
Alex McLeish - Aston Villa
Owen Coyle - Bolton Wanderers
Steve Kean - Blackburn Rovers
Paul Lambert - Norwich City

Championship
Darren Ferguson - Peterborough United

Dougie Freedman - Crystal Palace

Malky Mackay - Cardiff City
Derek McInnes - Bristol City

League One
Paul Dickov - Oldham Athletic

League Two
Steve Evans - Crawley Town
Paul Sturrock - Southend United

Premier League Reserves
John Henry - Bolton Wanderers Reserves
Kevin MacDonald - Aston Villa Reserves
Billy McKinlay - Fulham FC Reserves

Conference National
Steve Burr - Kidderminster Harriers
Micky Mellon - Fleetwood Town


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