Top 100 Premier League Players of the 1990s

Here's a list of the Top 100 Premier League Players of the 1990s, considering their impact, consistency, and legacy during that decade:

Goalkeepers

  1. Peter Schmeichel (Manchester United)
  2. David Seaman (Arsenal)
  3. Tim Flowers (Blackburn Rovers)
  4. Nigel Martyn (Crystal Palace/Leeds United)
  5. Mark Bosnich (Aston Villa)
  6. David James (Liverpool)
  7. Ed de Goey (Chelsea)
  8. Pavel Srníček (Newcastle United)
  9. Brad Friedel (Liverpool)
  10. Shaka Hislop (Newcastle United/West Ham)

Defenders

  1. Tony Adams (Arsenal)
  2. Gary Neville (Manchester United)
  3. Denis Irwin (Manchester United)
  4. Sol Campbell (Tottenham Hotspur)
  5. Steve Bruce (Manchester United)
  6. Ronny Johnsen (Manchester United)
  7. Jaap Stam (Manchester United)
  8. Martin Keown (Arsenal)
  9. Lee Dixon (Arsenal)
  10. Nigel Winterburn (Arsenal)
  11. Graeme Le Saux (Blackburn Rovers/Chelsea)
  12. Steve Staunton (Aston Villa/Liverpool)
  13. Marcel Desailly (Chelsea)
  14. Frank Leboeuf (Chelsea)
  15. Colin Hendry (Blackburn Rovers)
  16. John Terry (Chelsea - late 90s emergence)
  17. Gary Pallister (Manchester United)
  18. Des Walker (Sheffield Wednesday)
  19. Lucas Radebe (Leeds United)
  20. Stuart Pearce (Nottingham Forest/Newcastle United)

Midfielders

  1. Roy Keane (Manchester United)
  2. David Beckham (Manchester United)
  3. Paul Scholes (Manchester United)
  4. Ryan Giggs (Manchester United)
  5. Eric Cantona (Manchester United)
  6. Paul Ince (Manchester United/Liverpool)
  7. Patrick Vieira (Arsenal)
  8. Emmanuel Petit (Arsenal)
  9. Robert Pires (Arsenal - late 90s emergence)
  10. Ray Parlour (Arsenal)
  11. Dennis Wise (Chelsea)
  12. Gus Poyet (Chelsea)
  13. Gary Speed (Leeds United/Newcastle United/Everton)
  14. Tim Sherwood (Blackburn Rovers)
  15. David Batty (Leeds United/Blackburn Rovers/Newcastle United)
  16. Juninho (Middlesbrough)
  17. Paul Merson (Arsenal/Aston Villa)
  18. Nicky Butt (Manchester United)
  19. Steve McManaman (Liverpool)
  20. Jamie Redknapp (Liverpool)
  21. Dietmar Hamann (Newcastle United)
  22. Darren Anderton (Tottenham Hotspur)
  23. David Ginola (Newcastle United/Tottenham Hotspur)
  24. Steve McMahon (Liverpool)
  25. Matt Le Tissier (Southampton)
  26. Joe Cole (West Ham United - late 90s emergence)
  27. Gary McAllister (Leeds United/Liverpool)
  28. Ronnie Whelan (Liverpool)
  29. Lee Clark (Newcastle United/Sunderland)
  30. John Barnes (Liverpool/Newcastle)

Forwards

  1. Alan Shearer (Blackburn Rovers/Newcastle United)
  2. Ian Wright (Arsenal)
  3. Les Ferdinand (Newcastle United/Tottenham Hotspur)
  4. Andy Cole (Newcastle United/Manchester United)
  5. Dwight Yorke (Aston Villa/Manchester United)
  6. Robbie Fowler (Liverpool)
  7. Michael Owen (Liverpool - late 90s emergence)
  8. Teddy Sheringham (Tottenham Hotspur/Manchester United)
  9. Chris Sutton (Blackburn Rovers)
  10. Dion Dublin (Coventry City/Aston Villa)
  11. Kevin Phillips (Sunderland - late 90s emergence)
  12. Tore André Flo (Chelsea)
  13. Ian Rush (Liverpool/Newcastle)
  14. Gianfranco Zola (Chelsea)
  15. Mark Viduka (Celtic/Leeds United - late 90s emergence)
  16. Niall Quinn (Sunderland)
  17. Stan Collymore (Nottingham Forest/Liverpool/Aston Villa)
  18. Fabrizio Ravanelli (Middlesbrough)
  19. Paolo Di Canio (West Ham United/Sheffield Wednesday)
  20. Brian Deane (Sheffield United/Leeds United)
  21. Tony Yeboah (Leeds United)
  22. Dean Saunders (Aston Villa/Derby County)
  23. Alan Smith (Leeds United - late 90s emergence)
  24. Efan Ekoku (Norwich City/Wimbledon)
  25. Craig Bellamy (Norwich City - late 90s emergence)
  26. Kevin Campbell (Arsenal/Everton)
  27. Darren Huckerby (Coventry City)
  28. Tony Cottee (Everton)
  29. Benito Carbone (Sheffield Wednesday/Aston Villa)
  30. Robbie Keane (Coventry City - late 90s emergence)
  31. Georgi Kinkladze (Manchester City)
  32. Peter Beardsley (Newcastle United)
  33. Rod Wallace (Leeds United)
  34. John Aldridge (Liverpool)
  35. Mike Newell (Blackburn Rovers)
  36. Savo Milošević (Aston Villa)
  37. Mark Hughes (Manchester United/Chelsea)
  38. Faustino Asprilla (Newcastle United)
  39. Jürgen Klinsmann (Tottenham Hotspur)
  40. Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink (Leeds United)

This list covers players who were impactful during the 1990s era of the Premier League, with a mix of legendary goalkeepers, rock-solid defenders, dynamic midfielders, and prolific forwards.

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