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Nationality Dutch

Position Midfielder

Team(s) Sheffield Wednesday 1996-1997

Stats 19 Appearances, 3 Goals

Fun Fact Orlando is married to Dutch TV presenter and former model (with an equally ridiculous name) Quinty Trustfull

Suggested by @jonpauljames

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Nationality Argentinian

Position Defender

Team(s) Derby County 1998-2002

Stats 90 Appearances, 9 Goals

Fun Fact Was the first Argentinian to play in the premiership when he made his debut on 5th August 1998.

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Nationality Scottish

Position Forward

Team(s) Chelsea 1992-1997, QPR 1997-1998, Everton 1998-1999

Stats 160 Appearances, 58 Goals

Fun Fact Spencer is now the manager of the Portland Timbers after a successful spell as assistant coach at the Houston Dynamo. 

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Nationality English

Position Right Wing Back

Team(s) QPR 1984-1989, Swindon 1989-1993 & 1996-1997 & 1998-1999, Leeds 1993, Tottenham 1993-1997, Ipswich 1997-1998

Stats 277 Appearances, 7 Goals

Fun Fact Spurs paid £450,000 for Kerslake, however he only made 34 appearances in 4 years.

Submitted by Dave Bryant

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Nationality English

Position Defender

Team(s) West Ham 1989-1995

Stats 185 Appearances, 3 Goals

Fun Fact Was stabbed by his wife in 1991, after “allegedly” being caught in bed with teammate Ian Bishop. However Morley believes that it was his wife who started these rumours.

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Nationality English

Position Midfielder

Team(s) Man United 1994-1999, Man City 1999-2002

Stats 24 Appearances, 2 Goals

Fun Fact Cooke’s career at United never really took off seemingly leading to his omission from “The Class Of 92” as seen in these pictures where it almost looks as if he was just photoshopped into the original behind Paul Scholes. After many loan spells and foreign transfers he last played for Tony Adams’ Gabala FC in Azerbaijan before being released in May 2011.

Suggested by @AndyVale

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Nationality English

Position Left-back

Team(s) Crystal Palace 1991-1998, Middlesbrough 1998-2002

Stats 264 Appearances, 25 Goals

Fun Fact After leaving Middlesbrough, Gordon played for 20 different clubs in the space of 8 years, including 8 non-league clubs.

Suggested by @WiliamHardy

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Nationality English

Position Striker

Team(s) Newcastle 1989-1992, Coventry 1992-1994

Stats 179 Appearances, 84 Goals

Fun Fact Whilst at Coventry, he was nicknamed ‘Sumo’ and famously quoted that he was the Premier League’s “fattest player over a yard”.

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Nationality English

Position Midfielder

Team(s) Aston Villa 1991-1995, Coventry 1995-1997, Southampton 1997-1998, Barnsley 1998-2000

Stats 277 Appearances, 16 Goals

Fun Fact Picked up 1 cap for England, playing against Greece in 1994 alongside the likes of Darren Anderton, David Platt, Paul Merson and Matthew Le Tissier.

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Nationality English

Position Striker

Team(s) Nottingham Forest 1991-1999

Stats 30 Appearances, 3 Goals

Fun Fact Was known as the first ‘Brit pop’ footballer due to his shaggy hair and because he was also a singer in the band Merc.

Submitted by Tom Little

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Nationality English

Position Goalkeeper

Team(s) Wimbledon 1995-2004

Stats 38 Appearances, 0 Goals

Fun Fact In September 1995, during Heald’s first season at Wimbledon, he was unable to keep out a stunning strike from Leeds United’s Tony Yeboah, which has since gone down in legend.

Submitted by Kyle McKiver

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Nationality Italian

Position Goalkeeper

Team(s) Manchester United 1999-2000

Stats 4 Appearances, 0 Goals

Fun Fact Manchester United forked out £4.5 million for him and he won the Man of the Match award in his debut against Liverpool.

Submitted by Jordan Thelan

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Nationality Hungarian

Position Midfielder

Team(s) Liverpool 1992-1993

Stats 6 Appearances, 0 Goals

Fun Fact In 1989 he signed for Dunfermline for £550,000, which is still the clubs record transfer fee, before moving onto Liverpool where he became the first Hungarian to play in the premiership.

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Nationality English

Positon Defender

Team(s) Blackburn Rovers 1988-1994, Manchester United 1994-2003

Stats 208 Appearances, 9 Goals

Fun Fact As a first team regular at Blackburn his wages were £500 per week whilst Alan Shearer was on £9000 a week.

Submitted by Tom Little

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Nationality Macedonian

Position Midfielder

Team(s) Ipswich 1992-1993

Stats 9 Appearances, 0 Goals

Fun Fact Born and raised in Macedonia, he ended up playing for Australia 6 times, scoring once.