davieG Posted 4 November 2008 Posted 4 November 2008 Former England striker Gary Lineker chose his XI to launch Forgive Us Our Press Passes, a book written by FWA members, with profits going to the Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) Sick Children's Charity. Lineker put Cristiano Ronaldo ahead of Sir Stanley Matthews in his all-time Footballer of the Year XI. Roy Keane, Thierry Henry and Alan Shearer were the others players picked from the modern era, joining the likes of George Best and Bobby Moore. "I found it incredibly difficult to make the choices which just goes to show that management, even if you have some of the best players in the game's history at your disposal, can be an impossible job," said Lineker who is a patron of GOSH. So what's your best XI from the list of Footballer of the Season winners? How can anyone leave out Cantona? Keegan? Matthews? Bremner? Finney? Southall? Bergkamp? Zola? Or even the man himself, Gary Lineker? Lineker's XI: Banks, Moore, Wright, Keane, Mackay, Best, Dalglish, Charlton, Henry, Ronaldo, Shearer. Choose your best XI from the following list: 1947–48 Stanley Matthews Blackpool 1948–49 Johnny Carey Manchester United 1949–50 Joe Mercer Arsenal 1950–51 Harry Johnston Blackpool 1951–52 Billy Wright Wolverhampton Wanderers 1952–53 Nat Lofthouse Bolton Wanderers 1953–54 Tom Finney Preston North End 1954–55 Don Revie Manchester City 1955–56 Bert Trautmann Manchester City 1956–57 Tom Finney Preston North End 1957–58 Danny Blanchflower Tottenham Hotspur 1958–59 Syd Owen Luton Town 1959–60 Bill Slater Wolverhampton Wanderers 1960–61 Danny Blanchflower Tottenham Hotspur 1961–62 Jimmy Adamson Burnley 1962–63 Stanley Matthews Stoke City 1963–64 Bobby Moore West Ham United 1964–65 Bobby Collins Leeds United 1965–66 Bobby Charlton Manchester United 1966–67 Jack Charlton Leeds United 1967–68 George Best Manchester United 1968–69 Tony Book (joint winner) Manchester City 1968–69 Dave Mackay (joint winner) Derby County 1969–70 Billy Bremner Leeds United 1970–71 Frank McLintock Arsenal 1971–72 Gordon Banks Stoke City 1972–73 Pat Jennings Tottenham Hotspur 1973–74 Ian Callaghan Liverpool 1974–75 Alan Mullery Fulham 1975–76 Kevin Keegan Liverpool 1976–77 Emlyn Hughes Liverpool 1977–78 Kenny Burns Nottingham Forest 1978–79 Kenny Dalglish Liverpool 1979–80 Terry McDermott Liverpool 1980–81 Frans Thijssen Ipswich Town 1981–82 Steve Perryman Tottenham Hotspur 1982–83 Kenny Dalglish Liverpool 1983–84 Ian Rush Liverpool 1984–85 Neville Southall Everton 1985–86 Gary Lineker Everton 1986–87 Clive Allen Tottenham Hotspur 1987–88 John Barnes Liverpool 1988–89 Steve Nicol Liverpool 1989–90 John Barnes Liverpool 1990–91 Gordon Strachan Leeds United 1991–92 Gary Lineker Tottenham Hotspur 1992–93 Chris Waddle Sheffield Wednesday 1993–94 Alan Shearer Blackburn Rovers 1994–95 Jürgen Klinsmann Tottenham Hotspur 1995–96 Eric Cantona Manchester United 1996–97 Gianfranco Zola Chelsea 1997–98 Dennis Bergkamp Arsenal 1998–99 David Ginola Tottenham Hotspur 1999–00 Roy Keane Manchester United 2000–01Teddy Sheringham Manchester United 2001–02 Robert Pirès Arsenal 2002–03 Thierry Henry Arsenal 2003–04 Thierry Henry Arsenal 2004–05 Frank Lampard Chelsea 2005–06 Thierry Henry Arsenal 2006–07 Cristiano Ronaldo Manchester United 2007–08 Cristiano RonaldoManchester United It's hard to get a balanced team. Lineker's XI: Banks, Moore, Wright, Hughes, Mackay, Best, Dalglish, Matthews, Charlton, Henry, Keegan.
Fosse Boy Posted 4 November 2008 Posted 4 November 2008 Nowhere near old enough to have seen most of these play, but here goes... (In 3-4-3 formation) GK Gordon Banks CB Bobby Moore CB Billy Wright CB Jack Charlton RM Stanley Matthews LM Tom Finney CM Danny Blanchflower CM Don Revie CF Gary Lineker CF Thierry Henry CF Kevin Keegan
Miquel The Work Geordie Posted 4 November 2008 Posted 4 November 2008 2003/2004 Henry was the best player I've ever witnessed and probably will ever see.
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