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 MooreDF · WHU
Aron GunnarssonMF/DF · CAR
Chris GunterDF · CAR
Aaron MokoenaDF · BLK
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Henning BergDF · BLK
Kevin KilbaneDF · WBA
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Virgil van DijkDF · SOU
Lucas NeillDF · BLK
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Glen JohnsonDF · POR
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Ashley WilliamsDF · SWA
Jan BednarekDF · SOU
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Alf RamseyDF · SOU
Tal Ben HaimDF · POR
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José HolebasDF · WAT
Stéphane HenchozDF · BLK
Gabriel TamașDF · WBA
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Craig CathcartDF · WAT
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Chris ColemanDF · SWA
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Danny GabbidonDF · CAR
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Grant HanleyDF · NOR
Jonathan SpectorDF · BIR
Joey JonesDF · WXM
Igor ŠtimacDF · DER
Abdoulaye FayeDF · STK
Dennis LawrenceDF · WXM
Hayden FoxeDF · POR
Norman HunterDF · BRC
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Hermann HreiðarssonDF · POR
Graeme Le SauxDF · BLK
Pervis EstupiñánDF · WAT
GPGary Pallister
DF · MID
Kenny CunninghamDF · MIL
Nayef AguerdMF/DF · WHU
Rob PageDF · WAT
Colin HendryDF · BLK
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Paddy McNairMF/DF · MID
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Emlyn HughesDF · WOL
Bob CromptonDF · BLK
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Richard KeoghDF · DER
Mark FishDF · CHA
Jonathan WoodgateDF · MID
Christian DaillyDF · WHU
Kaspars GorkšsDF · QPR
SWStuart Williams
DF · SOU
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Justin HoyteDF · MID
CNChris Nicholl
DF · SOU
Bruno Ecuele MangaDF · CAR
CMChris Morris
DF · MID
JMJohn McClelland
DF · WAT
Alan McDonaldDF · QPR
William Troost-EkongDF · WAT
Stephen McManusDF · MID
Pat RiceDF · WAT
Claude DavisDF · PNE
Roger NilsenDF · SHU
Stephen CarrDF · BIR
KMKevin Moran
DF · BLK
PPPaul Parker
DF · QPR
Stan CullisMF/DF · WOL
TVTony Vidmar
DF · CAR
BSBill Slater
FW/DF · WOL
Míchel SalgadoDF · BLK
Mike EnglandDF · BLK
GBGuðni Bergsson
DF · BOL
Ian CoxDF · BUR
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Oguchi OnyewuDF · CHA
Alvin MartinDF · WHU
Keith NewtonDF · BLK
Michael MancienneDF · WOL
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GeremiMF/DF · MID
NCNoel Cantwell
DF · WHU
JLJacob Laursen
DF · DER
André OoijerDF · BLK
Gary DohertyDF · NOR
Michael DuffDF · BUR
DTDjimi Traoré
DF · CHA
Jelle Van DammeDF · SOU
Gerry TaggartDF · BOL
AKAlan Kernaghan
DF · MID
THTerry Hennessey
DF · BIR
André BikeyDF · BUR
Kit SymonsDF · POR
Roy McFarlandDF · DER
DSDejan Stefanović
DF · POR
Tim ReamDF · BOL
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Emerson PalmieriDF · WHU
Steven CaldwellDF · BUR
KBKenny Burns
FW/DF · BIR
TBTommy Banks
DF · BOL
THThomas Helveg
DF · NOR
Lewin NyatangaDF · DER
FZFan Zhiyi
DF · CAR
Hérita IlungaDF · WHU
Zat KnightDF · BOL
DWDerek Whyte
DF · MID
Mark LawrensonDF · PNE
DSDerrick Sullivan
DF · CAR
Bruno NgottyDF · BOL
Greg CunninghamDF · 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.
How to use it
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- Click a square's label to write its category.
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