English Football Hall of Fame
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The Hall of Fame is housed at The National Football Museum in Preston, England. The Hall aims to celebrate and highlight the achievements of top English Footballers and Footballers who have played in England. New members are added each year, with a ceremony described as the Oscars of English Football being held in October.
Members of the Hall of Fame are selected by a panel made up of some of the biggest names in the game including Sir Alex Ferguson, Sir Bobby Charlton and Mark Lawrenson. To be considered for induction players/managers must be 30 years of age or older and have played/managed for at least 5 years in England.
The Hall honours many top footballers from history and is on permanent display at the National Football Museum. A book, "Hall of Fame, Football’s Greatest Heroes: The National Football Museum Hall Of Fame", was published in October 2005 by Robson Books.
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[edit] 2002 Inaugural Inductees
[edit] Players
Gordon Banks
George Best
Eric Cantona- 'Dixie' Dean
John Charles- Sir Bobby Charlton "I'm really proud to be included in the National Football Museum's Hall of Fame. It's a great honour."
Kenny Dalglish- Peter Doherty
- Paul Gascoigne
- Duncan Edwards
- Sir Tom Finney
- Jimmy Greaves
- Johnny Haynes
- Kevin Keegan
- Bryan Robson
- Denis Law
- Nat Lofthouse
- Billy Wright
- Sir Stanley Matthews
- Peter Shilton
- Bobby Moore
- Dave Mackay
[edit] Women's Inductee
[edit] Managers
[edit] 2003 Inductees
[edit] Players
- Alan Ball
- Danny Blanchflower
- Pat Jennings
- Tommy Lawton
- Gary Lineker
- Stan Mortensen
Peter Schmeichel
Arthur Wharton
[edit] Women's Inductee
[edit] Managers
- Herbert Chapman
- Stan Cullis
- Bill Nicholson
- Sir Bobby Robson: “I’m overwhelmed. This is a huge honour. To join such an illustrious group is fabulous.”
[edit] 2004 Inductees
[edit] Players
- Tony Adams
- Viv Anderson: “I couldn’t believe it when I heard the news I was to be inducted here tonight. When I look around the room, I can’t believe I’m in the same league as some of these legends. I’ve been running around like a little kid getting autographs all evening.”
- Billy Bremner
- Sir Geoff Hurst
Roy Keane: “It is a tremendous honour. When I was a young lad playing football in Ireland I never would have dreamed I’d be here tonight.”- Wilf Mannion
- Alan Shearer
[edit] Women's Inductee
[edit] Managers
Dario Gradi: “When I look at the list of names I am now joining, I feel humbled by the whole experience.”- Don Revie
[edit] 2005 Inductees
[edit] Players
[edit] Women's Inductee
- Debbie Bampton
Shane Gallagher
[edit] Managers
[edit] 2006 Inductees
The 2006 Inductees were announced on the 30th August by Howard Kendall on behalf of the selection panel. The award ceremony was held on the 19th October in Liverpool.
[edit] Players
[edit] Women's Inductee
- Gillian Coultard
