English Football Hall of Fame
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The Hall of Fame is housed at The National Football Museum in Preston, England. The Hall aims to celebrate and highlight the achievements of top English Footballers and Footballers who have played in England. New members are added each year, with a ceremony described as the Oscars of English Football being held in October.
Members of the Hall of Fame are selected by a panel made up of some of the biggest names in the game including Sir Alex Ferguson, Sir Bobby Charlton and Gary Lineker. To be considered for induction players/managers must be 30 years of age or older and have played/managed for at least 5 years in England. The only exception to this rule is Duncan Edwards, who died at the age of 21 in the Munich air disaster (but had played for 5 years with Manchester United).
The Hall honours many top footballers from history and is on permanent display at the National Football Museum. A book, "Hall of Fame, Football’s Greatest Heroes: The National Football Museum Hall Of Fame", was published in October 2005 by Robson Books.
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[edit] 2002 Inaugural Inductees
[edit] Players
Gordon Banks
George Best
Eric Cantona
John Charles- Sir Bobby Charlton: "I'm really proud to be included in the National Football Museum's Hall of Fame. It's a great honour."
- William "Dixie" Dean
Kenny Dalglish- Peter Doherty
- Duncan Edwards
- Sir Tom Finney
- Paul Gascoigne
- Jimmy Greaves
- Johnny Haynes
- Kevin Keegan
- Denis Law
- Nat Lofthouse
- Dave Mackay
- Sir Stanley Matthews
- Bobby Moore
- Bryan Robson
- Billy Wright
- Peter Shilton
[edit] Women's Inductee
[edit] Managers
[edit] 2003 Inductees
[edit] Players
- Alan Ball
- Danny Blanchflower
- Pat Jennings
- Tommy Lawton
- Gary Lineker
- Stan Mortensen
Peter Schmeichel
Arthur Wharton
[edit] Women's Inductee
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- Herbert Chapman
- Stan Cullis
- Bill Nicholson
- Sir Bobby Robson: “I’m overwhelmed. This is a huge honour. To join such an illustrious group is fabulous.”
[edit] 2004 Inductees
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- Tony Adams
- Billy Bremner
- Viv Anderson: “I couldn’t believe it when I heard the news I was to be inducted here tonight. When I look around the room, I can’t believe I’m in the same league as some of these legends. I’ve been running around like a little kid getting autographs all evening.”
- Sir Geoff Hurst
Roy Keane: “It is a tremendous honour. When I was a young lad playing football in Ireland I never would have dreamed I’d be here tonight.”- Wilf Mannion
- Alan Shearer
[edit] Women's Inductee
[edit] Managers
Dario Gradi: “When I look at the list of names I am now joining, I feel humbled by the whole experience.”- Don Revie
[edit] 2005 Inductees
[edit] Players
[edit] Women's Inductee
- Debbie Bampton
