3) Wayne Rooney

Rooney

Many would probably prefer the Manchester United star to be selected on the striker list but while he did bag 208 league goals during his time in the top flight, it would be hard to argue he was simply a goal poacher.

The former England international was a lot more than that, and his 103 assists in 491 games, places him third on the all-time list. Rooney was a playmaker and a goalscorer in equal measure.


David Tully

David Tully

David has worked as a football reporter for the last fifteen years. Having started as an intern at Snack Media, he then went on to become a freelancer, working on various different sites. At the start of 2023, he took up his current role as content writer for National World's Football News Network.