| SMALLBONE | Will ......... , Southampton midfielder on a 2022-23 seasonlong loan at Stoke City (9) |
| ROMEU | Barcelona, 2011-15 Chelsea and 2015-22 Southampton midfielder on a season-long loan at Girona (5,5) |
| ORIOL | Barcelona, 2011-15 Chelsea and 2015-22 Southampton midfielder on a season-long loan at Girona (5,5) |
| ABBA | Swedish pop group with a 2022-23 hologram concert |
| EDMONIALEWIS | Old Arrow-Maker and his Daughter sculptor who is honored on a 2022 U.S. postage stamp (2 wds.) |
| EUGENIECLARK | Marine biologist known as the Shark Lady who is honored on a 2022 U.S. postage stamp (2 wds.) |
| ENESUNAL | Turkey striker on a seasonlong from Manchester City to FC Twente (4,4) |
| WILSHERE | Jack ___ , Arsenal midfielder; seasonlong loanee at Bournemouth (8) |
| ZIYECH | Hakim ...... , Morocco and Chelsea midfielder; seasonlong Galatasaray loanee (6) |
| ARISMENDI | Diego ___, Uruguay midfielder at Stoke from 2009-12 (9) |
| OSULLIVAN | John .' ........ , Blackburn midfielder who spent time on loan at Accrington in 2016-17 (9) |
| ALEXGRANT | Perth Glory defender at Stoke from 2013-15 (4,5) |
| IMBULA | Giannelli ...... , Stoke midfielder on a season-long loan at Toulouse (6) |
| LUISPALMA | Honduras and Celtic winger on a season-long loan at Lech Poznan (4,5) |
| GIL | Carles ..., Aston Villa midfielder on a season-long loan at Deportivo La Coruna (3) |
| MCCALLIOG | Jim, 1967-71 Scotland, 1965-69 Sheffield Wednesday, 1969-74 Wolves, 1974-75 Manchester United and 1975-77 Southampton midfielder; 1976 FA Cup final winner (9) |
| SAIVET | Henri ...... , Senegal midfielder on a season-long loan from Newcastle to St Etienne (6) |
| NESBITT | Aidan ___, Scotland Under-21 midfielder on a season-long loan from Celtic to Greenock Morton (7) |
| ALLAN | Scott ..... , Celtic midfielder on loan at Rotherham for 2016-17 (5) |
| GIACCHERINI | Emanuele ........... , Italy and Napoli midfielder on loan at Chievo Verona (11) |