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The English Football Hall of Fame is housed at the National Football Museum, in Manchester, England. The Hall aims to celebrate and highlight the achievements of the all-time top English footballing talents, as well as non-English players and managers who have become significant figures in the history of the English game. New members are added each year, with an induction ceremony held in the autumn, formerly at varying locations, but exclusively at the Museum itself following its move to Manchester's Urbis building in 2012.

Contents

The Hall is on permanent display at the Museum. An accompanying book, The Football Hall of Fame: The Official Guide to the Greatest Footballing Legends of All Time, was first published in October 2005 by Robson Books. Authored by football historian Rob Galvin and the Museum's founding curator Mark Bushell, it is updated every year with the newest inductees, containing an in-depth profile about the career and reputation of each one, along with a select exhibit from the Museum which relates to their achievements.

Selection panel

Members of the Hall of Fame are chosen by a panel. Initially, this comprised ex-players Jimmy Armfield, Sir Trevor Brooking, Jimmy Hill, Mark Lawrenson and Gordon Taylor, all of whom had become professional pundits and/or senior figures in the game after retiring.

They have since been joined by former England manager Graham Taylor and a group of the country's most eminent football historians - Rob Galvin, Peter Holme, Dick Holt, John Hughson, Simon Inglis, Alexander Jackson, Graham Kelly, Tony Mason, Gail Newsham, Dave Russell, Matthew Taylor, John Walton and Jean Williams - whose role is to advise on the selection of players from the game's early days.

All surviving inductees to the Hall are granted an additional place on the panel. Two players have been inducted as the 'Fans' Choice', following polls on the BBC Sport and Sky Sports websites.

Awards

Initially, there were three main categories of induction; a mass of 'Players' and 'Managers' from the men's game, together with one figure from the women's game. (Sir Alf Ramsey is noted as the only figure to date honoured in both of the main male categories.) To be considered for induction players must be either retired or at least 30 years of age. All inductees must also have played/managed for at least five years in England.

In 2007, two other regular categories were established. Chiefly, this was in recognition of football's central role in English culture, extending Hall of Fame honours to those who have contributed greatly to the English game outside the more obvious fields of play. The Community Champion category – sponsored by the Football Foundation – honours professional players who have donated their spare time and money to the grassroots level of the sport, while the Football for All Award – sponsored by The Football Association – is presented to pioneers of the various forms of football played by disabled people.

Since 2009, the Museum has also commemorated great teams from history alongside its awarding of individual players and coaches. The criteria for a team's induction is that they must have played at least a quarter of a century prior. 2013 saw the first induction of a referee.

On occasional circumstances there will also be a presentation of a 'special award', usually to mark significant anniversaries. Jimmy Hill is to date the sole recipient of an honour styled as a Lifetime Achievement Award, in celebration of his unusual polymathic career in the game.

Players

  • Gordon Banks
  • George Best
  • Eric Cantona
  • John Charles
  • Sir Bobby Charlton - also honoured with Presidency of the Museum
  • Kenny Dalglish
  • William "Dixie" Dean
  • Peter Doherty
  • Duncan Edwards
  • Sir Tom Finney - also honoured with Vice-Presidency of the Museum
  • Paul Gascoigne
  • Jimmy Greaves
  • Johnny Haynes
  • Kevin Keegan
  • Denis Law
  • Nat Lofthouse
  • Dave Mackay
  • Sir Stanley Matthews
  • Bobby Moore
  • Bryan Robson
  • Peter Shilton
  • Billy Wright

    • Women's Inductee

  • Lily Parr

    • Managers

  • Sir Matt Busby
  • Brian Clough
  • Sir Alex Ferguson - also honoured with Vice-Presidency of the Museum
  • Bob Paisley
  • Sir Alf Ramsey
  • Bill Shankly

    • 2003 Inductees

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    Players

  • Alan Ball
  • Danny Blanchflower
  • Pat Jennings
  • Tommy Lawton
  • Gary Lineker
  • Stan Mortensen
  • Peter Schmeichel
  • Arthur Wharton

    • Women's Inductee

  • Hope Powell

    • Managers

  • Herbert Chapman
  • Stan Cullis
  • Bill Nicholson
  • Sir Bobby Robson

    • Players

  • Tony Adams
  • Viv Anderson
  • Billy Bremner
  • Sir Geoff Hurst
  • Roy Keane
  • Wilf Mannion
  • Alan Shearer

    • Women's Inductee

  • Sue Lopez

    • Managers

  • Dario Gradi
  • Don Revie

    • Special Category – Ambassador of Football

  • Sepp Blatter – the president of FIFA was inducted to mark the world federation's centenary, becoming the first figure outside the English game to be honoured by the Museum.

    • Players

  • John Barnes
  • Colin Bell
  • Jack Charlton
  • Ryan Giggs
  • Alex James
  • Bert Trautmann
  • Ian Wright

    • Women's Inductee

  • Debbie Bampton

    • Managers

  • Howard Kendall
  • Sir Walter Winterbottom

    • Players

  • Liam Brady
  • Alan Hansen
  • Roger Hunt
  • Jackie Milburn
  • Martin Peters
  • Ian Rush
  • Gianfranco Zola

    • Women's Inductee

  • Gillian Coultard

    • Managers

  • Ron Greenwood
  • Arsène Wenger

    • Players

  • Peter Beardsley
  • Dennis Bergkamp – Fans' Choice – in conjunction with BBC Sport
  • Glenn Hoddle
  • Mark Hughes
  • Billy Meredith
  • Graeme Souness
  • Nobby Stiles

    • Women's Inductees

  • Karen Walker
  • Joan Whalley

    • Football Foundation Community Champion

  • Niall Quinn

    • FA Football for All Award

  • Stephen Daley – Northern Irish-born player whose professional career was ended by loss of vision at 18. Later became the captain of the partially sighted England national team.

    • Manager

  • Terry Venables

    • Special Award

  • Sheffield F.C. - the world's oldest football club was commemorated for reaching its 150th anniversary

    • Players

  • Jimmy Armfield
  • David Beckham
  • Steve Bloomer
  • Thierry Henry
  • Emlyn Hughes – Fans' Choice – in conjunction with Sky Sports
  • Paul Scholes
  • Ray Wilson

    • Women's Inductee

  • Pauline Cope

    • Football Foundation Community Champion

  • Peter Beardsley

    • FA Football for All Award

  • Steve Johnson – a regular member of the England squad for amputee football and the leader of Everton's charity venture, Everton in the Community.

    • Manager

  • Bertie Mee

    • 2008 Special Awards – European Hall of Fame

    In 2008, the museum was invited to stage an additional awards dinner in Liverpool at the ACC Liverpool as part of the city's European Capital of Culture celebrations. This time, the selection panel deliberated to select the English game's greatest players and managers on the criteria of their performance for English clubs in European competitions and/or their successful periods with clubs on the Continent.

    Also honoured were the 40th and 30th anniversaries of two of the earliest English successes in the European Cup tournament.

    Players

  • George Best
  • John Charles
  • Sir Bobby Charlton
  • Kenny Dalglish
  • Kevin Keegan

    • Managers

  • Sir Matt Busby
  • Brian Clough
  • Sir Alex Ferguson
  • Bob Paisley
  • Sir Bobby Robson

    • Teams

  • Manchester United – 1968
  • Liverpool – 1978

    • All-Time Great European Footballer

  • Michel Platini – former UEFA president became the second figure outside the English game to be honoured by the Museum

    • In addition, fans of the host city's two major clubs – in conjunction with The Liverpool Echo – respectively picked their favourite performers from European games:

  • Liverpool – Steven Gerrard
  • Everton – Neville Southall

    • Players

  • Ossie Ardiles
  • Cliff Bastin
  • Sir Trevor Brooking - also honoured with Vice-Presidency of the Museum
  • George Cohen
  • Frank McLintock
  • Len Shackleton
  • Teddy Sheringham
  • Frank Swift

    • Women's Inductee

  • Marieanne Spacey

    • Football Foundation Community Champion

  • Robbie Earle

    • FA Football for All Award

  • Ronnie Watson – a player on the books of Oldham Athletic who has learning disabilities.

    • Managers

  • Malcolm Allison
  • Joe Mercer

    • Teams

  • Manchester United's 'Busby Babes' of the 1950s
  • Manchester City of 1968–1970

    • Players

  • Charlie Buchan
  • Ian Callaghan
  • Ray Clemence
  • Johnny Giles
  • Francis Lee
  • Sir Alf Ramsey
  • Clem Stephenson

    • Women's Inductee

  • Brenda Sempare

    • Football Foundation Community Champion

  • Graham Taylor

    • FA Football for All Award

  • George Ferguson – long-time member of Everton's blind football team and secretary of the Visually Impaired Football League.

    • Manager

  • Harry Catterick

    • Team

  • England's 1966 World Cup winners

    • Special Lifetime Achievement Award

  • Jimmy Hill

    • 2011 Inductees

    With the museum's relocation to Manchester taking up nearly all available resources, 2011 (and 2012) did not see a full induction ceremony. However two special ceremonies were held in 2011. The first, in January, saw the re-induction of Thierry Henry, who had been unable to attend his initial inauguration in 2008. The second, in October, was to induct Aston Villa's 1982 European Cup winning side into the teams section.

    Players

  • Raich Carter
  • Eddie Gray
  • Cliff Jones
  • Matt Le Tissier
  • Mike Summerbee
  • Ray Wilkins

    • Peter Schmeichel also collected his Hall of Fame trophy, having missed his initial inauguration in 2003.

    Women's Inductee

  • Sheila Parker - first ever captain of the England national team

    • FA Football for All Award

  • David Clarke

    • Referee

  • Jack Taylor

    • Special Awards

  • Civil Service F.C. - the only surviving club of those represented at the official formation of the Football Association 150 years earlier
  • William McGregor - the founder of the Football League was inducted to commemorate the organisation's 125th anniversary

    • Players

  • Trevor Francis
  • Hughie Gallacher
  • Jimmy McIlroy
  • Michael Owen
  • Patrick Vieira

    • Alan Shearer also collected his Hall of Fame trophy, having missed his initial inauguration in 2004.

    Women's Inductee

  • Sylvia Gore

    • FA Football for All Award

  • Matt Dimbylow

    • Team

  • Preston North End's 'Invincibles' of 1888/89

    • Special Award

  • The Football Battalion - a group of professional footballers and fans who fought in the Battle of the Somme

    • Players

  • Ivor Allchurch
  • Bob Crompton
  • Norman Hunter
  • Paul McGrath
  • Alan Mullery
  • Gary Neville
  • Stuart Pearce

    • Ryan Giggs also collected his Hall of Fame trophy, having missed his initial inauguration in 2005.

    Women's Inductee

  • Faye White

    • FA Football for All Award

  • Gary Davies - captain of the England cerebral palsy team

    • Special Award - Anglo-Chinese Football Ambassador

  • Sun Jihai - the former Manchester City defender was the first Chinese player in the English game. His surprise induction was announced as part of the state visit to the UK by China president Xi Jinping. The decision caused controversy on social media with Labour's shadow minister for sport Clive Efford suggesting that the award had been bought by the office of Prime Minister David Cameron. A spokesman for the museum explained that Sun had been recognised for his “ambassadorial role in enhancing the profile and popularity of English football to a Chinese audience".

    • Players

  • Rio Ferdinand
  • Denis Irwin
  • Mark Lawrenson
  • Billy Liddell
  • John Robertson
  • David Seaman
  • Neville Southall
  • Gordon Strachan

    • Women's Inductees

  • Rachel Brown-Finnis
  • Rachel Unitt

    • FA Football for All Award

  • Martin Sinclair

    • Team

  • Nottingham Forest's European Cup winners of 1979 and 1980

    • Special Award

  • Notts County - commemorated for their status as the world's oldest professional club

    • References

    English Football Hall of Fame Wikipedia
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