[Music] Songs about or referencing footballers

[5Ways Gull]

Nathan Jones.
Mary's Prayer was by Danny Wilson does that count? My frame of reference is very narrow.

 

[7dialssouthpaw]

Florentine ragga ode to Baggio:

 

[BN9 BHA]

Trevor Francis

 

[AIT76]

Lev Yashin, Ferenc Puskas, Bert Trautmann, George Farm & Stanley Mortensen

 

[The Wookiee]

 

[Iron Butterfly]

'Donkey Derby' and 'Nine Nil' by our own Attila

 

[BN9 BHA]

 

[POSKETT AT THE VALLEY]

Michael Jackson’s ‘Ben’ was actually about Ben Foster.

 

[BrianB]

A song about a specific football match..

 

[Ezzun]

It's about Ralph Coates...

 

[hart's shirt]

My Book by The Beautiful South

"This is my life and this is how it reads
A documentary that nobody believes
Albert Steptoe in 'Gone with the Breeze'
Mother played by Peter Beardsley, father by John Cleese..."

 

[wardy wonder land]

 

[DJ NOBO]

Winner

 

[Peteinblack]

Need something to deflect, enter Ruddock left
"More doughnuts," shout the crew, high art shall not ensue

 

[Sussexscots]

It's murder on Zidane's floor.
But you'd better not kill Giroud.

 

[boik]

Need something to deflect, enter Ruddock left
"More doughnuts," shout the crew, high art shall not ensue

If you peruse the HMHB lyric database you can find references to almost any footballer you can think of.

HMHB Lyric Database

 

[Peteinblack]

If you peruse the HMHB lyric database you can find references to almost any footballer you can think of.

HMHB Lyric Database

I peruse it regularly

 

[Dinner with Gotsmanov]

A bit off topic but the “wonderful” Diamond Lights by Hoddle and Waddle.

 

[jackalbion]

Songs at Football Competitions involving only league 1 and league 2 clubs, as well as Premier League Academy Teams (or Ipswich Town Reserves).

 

[Munkfish]

Bergkamp and Zola