Name any world class players who have played in the Championship/ old Div 1

[BensGrandad]

Allan Simonsen. In 1977, he was European Footballer of the Year. Five years later, he scores the winning goal for Barcelona in the European cup winners' Cup Final. Who does he move to in the summer?

Charlton Athletic in the English Second Division!

I was told from a very reliable source that he was on £2k per game with a bonus of £1k per goal he scored and £1k per point Charlton got, which in those days was a lot of money for a footballer. He also lived in Denmark and flew to the nearest airport to where Charlton were playing Saturday morning, was picked up by chauffeur and taken to the ground and back home again after the game and the other players resented this treatment. He was at home in Denmark while they were still on the coach on the M1.

 

[Wiggy Power]

Andy Cole = 92-93 season for Newcastle.

 

[SouthCoastOwl]

Chris Waddle

 

[El Sid]

Joe Corrigan

Lawrenson

 

[turienzo's lovechild]

some very generous definitions of world class here!

 

[Kinky Gerbil]

Walcott? Not that he is world class but must have been one of the best

 

[joeinbrighton]

Walcott? Not that he is world class but must have been one of the best

If you are going down the route of decent international level players who are not world class, then Leighton Baines springs to mind.

 

[mikeyjh]

some very generous definitions of world class here!

Indeed! I think that the Joe Corrigan suggestion is winner on that front.

 

[mejonaNO12 aka riskit]

Bale.
Ravenelli
Taribo West
Prosinecki
Partick Berger
?

 

[Seagulls Downunder]

Bobby Moore played in Div 2 for Fulham in 1975, world cup winning captain.
If you can better that I'd like to see it, got to be without doubt the best player to play outside the top flight.

 

[mejonaNO12 aka riskit]

Bobby Moore played in Div 2 for Fulham in 1975, world cup winning captain.
If you can better that I'd like to see it, got to be without doubt the best player to play outside the top flight.

Socrates

 

[loz]

Attilo Lombardo for palace was a true world class player, the most skillful player I have seen.

 

[joeinbrighton]

Bobby Moore played in Div 2 for Fulham in 1975, world cup winning captain.
If you can better that I'd like to see it, got to be without doubt the best player to play outside the top flight.

George Best played in that Fulham team as well, didn't he?

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

There are some very very strange interpretations of "world class" in this thread.

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

some very generous definitions of world class here!

Quite. No wonder English football is in it's current poor state if David James and Wayne Bridge were deemed world class.

 

[Gullflyinghigh]

Did Juninho stay with Middlesbrough after they were relegated?

 

[Seagulls Downunder]

George Best played in that Fulham team as well, didn't he?

Your right I'd forgotten all about him, although I think he played later about 77.
They also had Alan Mullery, Barry Lloyd & Teddy Maybank during that period 75 to 77 and I'm not calling them world class just making a statement.

If it came to an all time world 11 would either Best or Moore get in it, I'm not sure. Best unfortunately never got to prove himself on the world stage, was he world class ? of course he was.

 

[joeinbrighton]

Did Juninho stay with Middlesbrough after they were relegated?

No.

 

[Seagulls Downunder]

Socrates

Very good reply but does playing in The West Yorkshire League count ? and only for one match if I remember correctly.

 

[Icy Gull]

Sergei Gotsmanov