random 90's footballers

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

Nationality French

Position Right Back

Team(s) Chelsea 1998, Newcastle 1998-2000, Manchester City 2000-2003

Stats 74 Appearances, 4 Goals

Fun Fact Charvet scored 2 goals in his 11 league games with Chelsea, compared to 2 in his next 63 with Newcastle and Manchester City. A poor return considering the 18 goals he managed from 88 league appearances with Cannes.

Suggested by @andrewcharding

Nationality English

Position Winger

Team(s) Man City 1995-1998, Portsmouth 1998-2000

Stats 39 Appearances, 1 Goal

Fun Fact On signing Phillips, then Man City manager Alan Ball said “Buster will be the first British £10 million pound player”. He moved for £100,000 to Portsmouth 2 years later and £25,000 to Plymouth a year later.

Submitted by Ryan Hamer

Nationality English

Position Midfielder

Team(s) Manchester City 1991-1996, Blackburn Rovers 1996-2006

Stats 364 appearances, 27 goals

Fun Fact During his marriage to ex wife Karen, Flitcroft was accused of having two affairs. The media picked up on the story after Flitcroft was involved in a disagreement with one of the women and a High-Court injunction was taken out, banning media coverage of the affairs. He is currently giving information in the Leveson enquiry.

Submitted by arghbrainzaps

Nationality English

Position Defender

Teams Manchester City 1988-1990, Ipswich Town 1990-1991, Sheffield United 1991-1996

Stats 452 Appearances, 20 Goals

Fun Fact Whilst playing for Sheffield United in 1992 Brian Gayle scored an own goal in a match against Leeds Utd that gave them a win at Bramall Lane and handed them the Division 1 title. 

Submitted by footysphere

Nationality Irish

Position Winger, Central Midfielder, Right Back, Sweeper

Team Crystal Palace 1988-1993, Arsenal 1993-1996, Man City 1996-1999

Stats 243 Appearances 13 Goals

Fun Fact The ultimate utility player, McGoldrick sported a monobrow throughout his career and enjoyed what some may call the “poor man’s Bergomi” look during his time at Crystal Palace, which was based on Inter Milan’s Giuseppe Bergomi’s famous 80s monobrow

Nationality English

Position Defender

Team(s) Sheffield United 1990-1995, Leeds 1995-1997, Manchester City 1997-1998

Stats 203 Appearances, 7 Goals

Fun Fact Beesley is now part of the backroom staff at Notts County. Paul had been working with Stockport as Kit Man under Carlton Palmer a few years before that.

Nationality:  English

Position:  Defender

Team(s):  Wimbledon 1987-1992, Manchester City 1992-1995, Chelsea 1995-1997, Everton 1997-2000

Stats:  303 Appearances, 3 Goals

Fun Fact:  Phelan was transferred to Manchester City for £2.5 million at the start of the 1992-93 season, equaling the British record transfer fee for a defender as well as equaling the club’s record fee.

Submitted by James Selby

Nationality Costa Rican

Position Striker

Team(s) Derby County 1996-1999, West Ham 1999-2000, Manchester City 2000-2004

Stats 171 Appearances, 62 Goals

Fun Fact Paulo Wanchope was on a basketball scholarship at the University of Southern California before he moved to Derby County.

Nationality Bermudian

Position Striker

Team(s) Manchester City 1998-2003

Stats 184 Appearances, 101 Goals

Fun Fact After his prolific 1999-2000 season where he was named Manchester City’s Player of the Year, Goater was awarded the freedom of Bermuda, with 21 June declared as “Shaun Goater Day” on the island.

Nationality German

Position Striker

Team(s) Man City 1994-1998, Southampton 2000-2002

Stats 176 Appearances 50 Goals

Fun Fact Rösler scored the last ever goal at The Dell on 26 May 2001 in a friendly against Brighton and Hove as Saints won 1-0

Nationality English

Position Midfielder

Team(s) Manchester City 1989/1998-2001, West Ham 1989-1998

Stats 352 appearances, 16 goals

Fun Fact West Ham team mate Trevor Morley was stabbed by his wife after ‘allegedly’ being found in bed with Ian Bishop.