All-time Championship defenders grid

The greatest defenders in Championship history, by their honours. Make a all-time Championship defenders grid with your own label on every square.

100 to choose from · drag into a square, or tap a tile then a square
Bobby Moore
DF · WHU
Aron Gunnarsson
MF/DF · CAR
Chris Gunter
DF · CAR
Aaron Mokoena
DF · BLK
Henning Berg
DF · BLK
Kevin Kilbane
DF · WBA
Virgil van Dijk
DF · SOU
Lucas Neill
DF · BLK
Glen Johnson
DF · POR
Ashley Williams
DF · SWA
Jan Bednarek
DF · SOU
Alf Ramsey
DF · SOU
Tal Ben Haim
DF · POR
José Holebas
DF · WAT
Stéphane Henchoz
DF · BLK
Gabriel Tamaș
DF · WBA
Craig Cathcart
DF · WAT
Chris Coleman
DF · SWA
Danny Gabbidon
DF · CAR
Grant Hanley
DF · NOR
Jonathan Spector
DF · BIR
Joey Jones
DF · WXM
Igor Štimac
DF · DER
Abdoulaye Faye
DF · STK
Dennis Lawrence
DF · WXM
Hayden Foxe
DF · POR
Norman Hunter
DF · BRC
Hermann Hreiðarsson
DF · POR
Graeme Le Saux
DF · BLK
Pervis Estupiñán
DF · WAT
GPGary Pallister
DF · MID
Kenny Cunningham
DF · MIL
Nayef Aguerd
MF/DF · WHU
Rob Page
DF · WAT
Colin Hendry
DF · BLK
Paddy McNair
MF/DF · MID
Emlyn Hughes
DF · WOL
Bob Crompton
DF · BLK
Richard Keogh
DF · DER
Mark Fish
DF · CHA
Jonathan Woodgate
DF · MID
Christian Dailly
DF · WHU
Kaspars Gorkšs
DF · QPR
SWStuart Williams
DF · SOU
Justin Hoyte
DF · MID
CNChris Nicholl
DF · SOU
Bruno Ecuele Manga
DF · CAR
CMChris Morris
DF · MID
JMJohn McClelland
DF · WAT
Alan McDonald
DF · QPR
William Troost-​Ekong
DF · WAT
Stephen McManus
DF · MID
Pat Rice
DF · WAT
Claude Davis
DF · PNE
Roger Nilsen
DF · SHU
Stephen Carr
DF · BIR
KMKevin Moran
DF · BLK
PPPaul Parker
DF · QPR
Stan Cullis
MF/DF · WOL
TVTony Vidmar
DF · CAR
BSBill Slater
FW/DF · WOL
Míchel Salgado
DF · BLK
Mike England
DF · BLK
GBGuðni Bergsson
DF · BOL
Ian Cox
DF · BUR
Oguchi Onyewu
DF · CHA
Alvin Martin
DF · WHU
Keith Newton
DF · BLK
Michael Mancienne
DF · WOL
Geremi
MF/DF · MID
NCNoel Cantwell
DF · WHU
JLJacob Laursen
DF · DER
André Ooijer
DF · BLK
Gary Doherty
DF · NOR
Michael Duff
DF · BUR
DTDjimi Traoré
DF · CHA
Jelle Van Damme
DF · SOU
Gerry Taggart
DF · BOL
AKAlan Kernaghan
DF · MID
THTerry Hennessey
DF · BIR
André Bikey
DF · BUR
Kit Symons
DF · POR
Roy McFarland
DF · DER
DSDejan Stefanović
DF · POR
Tim Ream
DF · BOL
Emerson Palmieri
DF · WHU
Steven Caldwell
DF · BUR
KBKenny Burns
FW/DF · BIR
TBTommy Banks
DF · BOL
THThomas Helveg
DF · NOR
Lewin Nyatanga
DF · DER
FZFan Zhiyi
DF · CAR
Hérita Ilunga
DF · WHU
Zat Knight
DF · BOL
DWDerek Whyte
DF · MID
Mark Lawrenson
DF · PNE
DSDerrick Sullivan
DF · CAR
Bruno Ngotty
DF · BOL
Greg Cunningham
DF · PNE
SMShaun Murphy
DF · SHU

Top all-time Championship defenders — November 2026

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About this grid

A photo grid of your picks, 9 to 25 squares, each with a caption you write: best shooter, most clutch, favourite ever, most overrated.

The greatest defenders in Championship history, by their honours.

Every pick and every finished ranking here counts toward the top all-time Championship defenders for November 2026.

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