All-time Championship forwards tier list

The greatest forwards in Championship history, by their honours. Rank all-time Championship forwards from S to F.
Place at least 10 to submit your ranking (0 so far).

Save to my profile keeps it to come back to and keep ranking. Submit your ranking adds it to this month's top list.

S
A
B
C
D
E
F
Drag a tile into a tier, or tap it then tap a tier
Stanley Matthews
FW · STK
Bobby Charlton
MF/FW · PNE
Teemu Pukki
FW · NOR
Raúl Jiménez
FW · WOL
Kevin Keegan
FW · SOU
Geoff Hurst
FW · WHU
Alan Shearer
FW · BLK
Andriy Yarmolenko
FW/MF · WHU
Salomón Rondón
FW · WBA
Roque Santa Cruz
FW · BLK
Wayne Rooney
FW · DER
Youri Djorkaeff
MF/FW · BOL
Dušan Tadić
MF/FW · SOU
Michael Owen
FW · STK
Jonatan Johansson
FW · CHA
Robbie Keane
FW · WOL
Eiður Guðjohnsen
FW · BOL
Nwankwo Kanu
FW · POR
Jermain Defoe
FW · WHU
Allan Simonsen
FW · CHA
Emile Heskey
FW · BIR
Chris Wood
FW · BUR
Craig Bellamy
FW · CAR
Mark Hughes
FW · BLK
Peter Odemwingie
FW · WBA
Yakubu
FW · POR
Teddy Sheringham
FW · MIL
Enner Valencia
FW · WHU
Shane Long
FW · SOU
Peter Crouch
FW · STK
Benni McCarthy
FW · BLK
Nikola Žigić
FW · BIR
Hwang Hee-​chan
FW · WOL
Jordan Ayew
FW · SWA
Wilfried Bony
FW · SWA
Marians Pahars
FW · SOU
Harry Kane
FW · NOR
Nicolas Anelka
FW · BOL
Bobby Robson
FW · WBA
Johan Elmander
FW · BOL
Trevor Francis
FW · BIR
George Eastham
FW · STK
Tuncay Şanlı
MF/FW · MID
Mame Biram Diouf
FW · STK
Andy Cole
FW · BLK
Kevin Doyle
FW · WOL
Antoine Semenyo
FW · BRC
Joshua King
FW · BLK
John Toshack
FW · SWA
Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink
FW · MID
Mikael Forssell
FW · BIR
Jonathan Walters
MF/FW · STK
Paulo Wanchope
FW · DER
Javier Hernández
FW · WHU
Matěj Vydra
FW · BUR
Kenny Miller
FW · WOL
Dwight Yorke
FW · BLK
Víctor Aristizábal
FW · BLK
Andy Carroll
FW · WHU
Dean Saunders
FW · DER
SBShaun Bartlett
FW · CHA
Nat Lofthouse
FW · BOL
Joe Jordan
FW · SOU
Darren Bent
FW · DER
Ivor Allchurch
FW · SWA
Steven Fletcher
FW · STK
Andreas Weimann
FW · DER
Ricardo Fuller
FW · STK
Maxwel Cornet
FW · WHU
John Hartson
FW · WHU
Roger Hunt
FW · BOL
Mixu Paatelainen
FW · BOL
Heiðar Helguson
FW · WAT
Les Ferdinand
FW · QPR
Robert Earnshaw
FW · CAR
Rickie Lambert
FW · SOU
Steve Bloomer
FW · DER
Ismaïla Sarr
FW · WAT
Grzegorz Rasiak
FW · WAT
John Charles
FW · CAR
Saido Berahino
FW · WBA
Francis Lee
FW · BOL
Deon Burton
FW · POR
Wout Weghorst
FW · BUR
DCDavid Connolly
FW · SOU
Benjani Mwaruwari
FW · POR
Kevin Phillips
FW · WAT
John Utaka
FW · POR
Simon Cox
FW · WBA
Romelu Lukaku
FW · WBA
HRHámilton Ricard
FW · MID
Lee Dong-​gook
FW · MID
GAGerry Armstrong
FW · WAT
KGKevin Gallacher
FW · BLK
Andrew Johnson
FW · BIR
PNPeter Ndlovu
FW · BIR
HHHao Haidong
FW · SHU
Steve Morison
FW · MIL
Giles Barnes
MF/FW · DER
Christophe Dugarry
FW · BIR

Top all-time Championship forwards — November 2026

See the full top list →

No top list yet this month — your picks and finished rankings start it.

About this tier list

A tier list sorts everyone into rows from S (the best) to F. Rename the rows, recolour them, or add your own.

The greatest forwards in Championship history, by their honours.

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

How to use it

  1. Drag each tile into a tier, or tap a tile and then a row.
  2. Reorder tiles within a row to rank inside the tier.
  3. Use the sort menu and the Players bar to change who you start with.
  4. Missing someone? Use + Add or the search box under the board to bring in any player, team or legend.
  5. Download image saves a picture with your name or logo on it; Copy link shares this exact board. Your progress is kept in this browser.

Other Championship positions