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you joking? no GIGGS??
why do you pat these guys on the back for staying with one club despite interest from bigger clubs, and also say steven gerrard has no ambition because he wants to stay at liverpool? (i actually don’t remember if it was you or chris that wrote that, but still…)
I’d throw in Totti as well, in the modern era where the Ashley Coles of the world can crash their cars indignantly upon being offered anything below 60k a week, Totti has stayed at Italy’s Tottenham for his entire career.
giggs isn’t at the end of his career.He could still yet leave man u :)
As for fabregash, don’t even try to comprehend things like love for ones hometown club, loyalty, enjoyment of the game etc. It would fry your tiny Sky Big Four brain. Assuming you have one.
No Brian Labone, that is terrible! Was better than Jack Charlton and only had he career ended by injury. Giant of the game
Ian Callaghan? Bobby Charlton?
Thomas Schaaf.
Entered the Werder Bremen Youth Academy in 1972, played for the senior team 1978-1995 making 281 appearances.
What did he do next? He managed the Werder Bremen reserve team from 1995, to 1999. He was then picked up to manage the first team, which he still manages to this day.
That is a true one club man. 39 years, and probably a few more to go.
281 Appearances from 1978 to 1995? That’s not very good, especially considering that can be done in just eight seasons with regular every-game starts.
Anyway, individuals like Fabregash are the new generation of douchebag football fans who make loyal support of local clubs a thing of the past.
Paul McStay?
No giggs Gerrard or Carragher?
Johnny haynes, come on make it 15, not having am England captain who followed his team through multiple relegations despite still being one of the best players in the country? Poor stuff pies.
No Billy Wright?! 500 appearances for wolves, 5th Highest capped england players and most captaincy’s for england!!
John Trollope?? 770 League Appearances for Swindon Town!
Whoa whoa whoa you guys completely misinterpreted what I said…I was saying that Gerrard shouldn’t be derided for a lack of ambition when he’s staying loyal to his hometown club. I have nothing but respect for these players who remain committed to the clubs they love through thick and thin. As a Liverpool fan, it would very much upset me if Stevie G left for another club. I see how what I wrote was confusing, but I was simply pointing out a lack of consistency.
P.S. – Damn taun taun and Montesquieu, you guys can come up with a lot of very nasty shit to say about someone for making one unfortunately-worded comment. Judgemental much?
no puyol? xavi?
Jamie Carragher, Billy Bremner, Ricardo Bochini and Fredrik Lundgren should be mentioned…
For everyone mentioning current players, I’m pretty sure Ollie only used guys who have retired.
Gerrard, Carragher, Puyol and Xavi, as unlikely as it might be, could eventually play for another club.
We can all blow the trumpets of players from our clubs, but COME ON, JOHNNY HAYNES, per-lease!
Two World Champions: Sepp Maier and “Katsche” Schwarzenbeck stayed at Bayern their whole career!
And watch out for Schweinsteiger, Lahm and Thomas Müller! ;-)
Ted says:
January 31, 2011 at 5:43 pm
Ian Callaghan? Bobby Charlton?
Ian Callaghan played a couple of seasons at Swansea City. Bobby Charlton played a few games for Preston North End.
Bobby Charlton had a bad little spell post-Man United, now airbrushed from history, in which he player-managed Preston North End.
Giggs, Scholes and Neville G. when they retire, and Carragher, all deserve a place on this list. Lest we not forget Stevie G and his transfer request ;)
scoles giggs
Maldini. 1000 games. Toughest Leage of its time. Fucking Legend.
His kids are already in Milan youth program & are bloody good. Check out his son’s video with Seedorf.
I think we can safely say that Giggsy won’t be going to another club before his career is over. Sad that Sir Bobby Charlton missed out, but fair is fair.
Alan Knight who played 801 games for Portsmouth.
The likes of Giggs, Scholes and Neville are still playing, but then ‘loyalty’ is a lot easier when you are playing for one of the most successful and wealthy clubs in the world!
I guess the comments already show how difficult it is to narrow a list down to 14 players but Johnny Haynes really should be on it.
658 appearances and 158 goals for Fulham.
56 caps for England, 22 as Captain. Many of those when Fulham were outside the top division.
Great picture of Tom Finney though.
No Johnny Haynes.
Have you ever heard of the man? The maestro was, and I quote Pele on this;
“He was the best passer of the ball I’ve ever seen”
Probably not worth putting on the list of great loyal players though. The man was a club legend and England captain.
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Noel Bailie of Linfield FC in Northern Ireland has currently played 1000+ games , a world record as far as I know. He has been at Linfield for nearly 25 years and has made a few appearances this season at the age of 40.
How can Paul McStay not be included in this list?
Not even Casillas, or Sergio Ramos…. you gotta be kidding me………
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Billy Bassett. One of the ancients of the game. Played 261 times for West Bromwich Albion between 1886 and 1899. He became a director in 1905, then chairman in 1908; saving the club from financial troubles more than once. He remained as chairman until his death in 1937. That’s at least 51 years service to one club.
What about Gary Kelly (Leeds) 531 apps in 16 years at the club, and he stayed around when the club hit skid row.
You could’ve added Nilton Santos to that list. He’s regarded as the best ever left-back, twice world champion with Brazil’s NT, in 58 and 62. He played 729 games, from 48 to 66, with Rio de Janeiro’s Botafogo. In his entire life, the only shirts he ever wore were Botafogo’s and Brazil’s. A living legend.
No. 33, How is Sergio Ramos a one-club footballer – he transferred from Sevilla to Real Madrid
No. 33, How is Sergio Ramos a one-club footballer – he transferred from Sevilla to Real Madrid