Alliterative Footballers in the Premier League, Championship, League One and League Two

A list of footballers who have played in the Premier League, Championship, League One or League Two this season with their first name beginning with the same letter as their surname. Please let me know if you are aware of any others.

• Adebayo Akinfenwa (Northampton Town)
• Adebayo Azeez (Wycombe Wanderers & Leyton Orient)
• Ahmed Abdulla (Barnet)
• Akwasi Asante (Shrewsbury Town)
• Ali Al Habsi (Wigan Athletic)
• Almen Abdi (Watford)
• Andreas Arestidou (Morecambe)
• Andrey Arshavin (Arsenal)
• Antolín Alcáraz (Wigan Athletic)
• Barry Bannan (Aston Villa)
• Bartosz Bialkowski (Notts County)
• Billy Bodin (Torquay United)
• Brian Barry-Murphy (Rochdale)
• Chris Cohen (Nottingham Forest)
• Christopher Chantler (Carlisle United)
• Ciaran Clark (Aston Villa)
• Clarke Carlisle (York City & Northampton Town)
• Conor Clifford (Portsmouth & Crawley Town)
• Courtney Cameron (Rotherham United)
• Craig Cathcart (Blackpool)
• Craig Clay (Chesterfield)
• Craig Conway (Cardiff Dragons)
• Craig Curran (Rochdale)
• Cyrus Christie (Coventry Dragons)
• Damien Delaney (Crystal Palace & Ipswich Town)
• Danny Drinkwater (Leicester City)
• Darryl Duffy (Cheltenham Town)
• David Davis (Wolverhampton Wanderers)
• David De Gea (Manchester United)
• David Dunn (Blackburn Rovers)
• Diego De Girolamo (Sheffield United)
• Donervon Daniels (Tranmere Rovers)
• Dorian Dervite (Charlton Athletic)
• Ethan Ebanks-Landell (Bury)
• Frank Fielding (Derby County)
• Gábor Gyepes (Portsmouth)
• Gaël Givet (Blackburn Rovers)
• Gary Gardner (Aston Villa)
• Gianluca Gracco (Dagenham & Redbridge)
• Gordon Greer (Brighton & Hove Albion)
• Harry Hooman (Cheltenham Town)
• Heidar Helguson (Cardiff Dragons)
• Jake Jervis (Portsmouth, Tranmere Rovers, Carlisle United & Birmingham City)
• Jake Jones (Walsall)
• Jamie Jones (Leyton Orient)
• Jermaine Jenas (Nottingham Forest & Queens Park Rangers)
• Jermaine Johnson (Sheffield Wednesday)
• Joe Jacobson (Shrewsbury Town)
• Johnnie Jackson (Charlton Athletic)
• Jussi Jääskeläinen (West Ham United)
• Kei Kamara (Norwich City)
• Keith Keane (Preston North End)
• Leon Legge (Gillingham & Brentford)
• Leroy Lita (Sheffield Wednesday & Birmingham City)
• Marcus Marshall (Bury)
• Mark Molesley (Exeter City & Plymouth Argyle)
• Marko Marin (Chelsea)
• Marvin Morgan (Shrewsbury Town)
• Mathieu Manset (Carlisle United)
• Matt Mitchel-King (AFC Wimbledon)
• Matthew McClure (Wycombe Wanderers)
• Matthew Mills (Bolton Wanderers)
• Michael Morrison (Charlton Athletic)
• Modibo Maïga (West Ham United)
• Nyron Nosworthy (Watford)
• Olanrewaju Oyebanjo (York City)
• Osayamen Osawe (Accrington Stanley)
• Oulwasanmi Odelusi (Bolton Wanderers)
• Paul Parry (Shrewsbury Town)
• Pavel Pogrebnyak (Reading)
• Phil Picken (Bury)
• Richard Ravenhill (Bradford City)
• Robbie Rogers (Stevenage)
• Sam Saunders (Brentford)
• Sam Slocombe (Scunthorpe United)
• Sam Sodje (Portsmouth)
• Scott Shearer (Rotherham United)
• Scott Sinclair (Manchester City)
• Sean Scannell (Huddersfield Town)
• Sean St. Ledger (Leicester City & Millwall)
• Stéphane Sessègnon (Sunderland)
• Steve Sidwell (Fulham)
• Steve Simonsen (Preston North End)
• Steven Schumacher (Bury)

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Alliteration XI: G

Alliteration XI: G

In goal Ivorian international and current Vannes custodian Gerard Gnanhouan keeps goal with an experienced back for of Gael Givet (Blackburn Rovers), Gabor Gyepes (Hungary & Cardiff City), Gary Gillespie (former Scotland and Coventry City centre half) and Gavin Gunning who is currently enjoying a loan spell at Motherwell in Scotland.

Two defensive midfielders Gilles Grimandi (of Arsenal fame) and Gennaro Gattuso (of Joe Jordan headbutt fame) sit unleashing the attacking talent of former Arsenal midfielder George Graham who player/manages from his midfield role.

A  three pronged attack of Guiliano Grazioli (ex-Peterbrough United), Gardar Gunnlaugsson (Iceland and SpVgg Unterhaching) and Gavin Gordon (former Cardiff and Lincoln City hitman).

 

Alliteration XI: F

Alliteration XI: F

The goalkeeping position in the “F side” is a battle between Newcastle owned Celtic loanee Fraser Forster and Blackburn keeper and loanee to half the Football League Frank Fielding. I’ve opted for Forster.

Schalke 04 centre-half Frank Fahrenhorst plays alongside former Villareal & Argentina defender Fabricio Fuentes in the centre half positions with Sturm Graz’s Ferdinand Feldhofer and former West German international Franco Foda (and now Feldhofer’s manager at Sturm Graz) on both flanks.

Francesc Fabregas of Arsenal patrols the centre circle and sprays passes wide to former Saints wideman Fabrice Fernandes on one flank and Fabio Fermani of Lazio playing just to the right of Fabregas. Aberdeen player Fraser Fyvie completes a four man midfield.

A front two of banned until 2022 (for drugs offences) Francesco Flachi and 41-capped Mexican international Francisco Fonsecana complete the line-up.

 

Alliteration XI: E

Keeping goal is former Guatemalan international Edgar Estrada. He picked up 80 caps for the national side between 1995 and 2003. A back four of Emmanuel Eboue (Ivory Coast and Arsenal), Erik Edman (Sweden and Helsingborg), Emad El-Nahhas (Egypt and Al-Ahly) and Nigerian Eric Ejiofor.

Ajax defensive midfielder Erick Enoh sits just in front of the back four, with the three just in front of him being former Basingstoke Town midfielder Efon Elad, Mexican international Erick Espinoza and former Sheffield Wednesday player Etienne Esajas.

A dynamic front pairing of ex-Wimbledon and Norwich City forward Efan Ekoku and former Leyton Orient striker Efe Echanomi.