| ALANSHEARER | Former England footballer who joined Blackburn Rovers from Southampton (4,7) |
| GRAHAM | Danny ___ striker who joined Blackburn Rovers from Sunderland in 2016 (6) |
| JADONSANCHO | England footballer who joined Manchester United from Borussia Dortmund in 2021 |
| GARYLINEKER | Former England footballer who won the Golden Boot in the 1986 World Cup tournament... (4, 7) |
| ERICDIER | England footballer who joined Bayern Munich from Tottenham Hotspur in January (4,4) |
| LIONELMESSI | Argentine footballer who joined Inter Miami in 2023 |
| DELE | --- Alli, England footballer who joined Tottenham Hotspur in 2015 (4) |
| OSTENSTAD | Egil, 1993-2005 Norway forward at Southampton from 1996-1999, Blackburn Rovers from 1999-2003 and Rangers from 2003-2004 between spells at Viking (9) |
| TUGAY | ___ Kerimoglu, Turkish former footballer at Blackburn Rovers from 2001 to 2009 (5) |
| SADIO | Senegalese footballer who joined Liverpool from Southampton in 2016 (5,4) |
| MANE | Senegalese footballer who joined Liverpool from Southampton in 2016 (5,4) |
| PAULINCE | Former England footballer who won 53 caps from 1992-2000 (4,4) |
| LINEKER | Gary _, former England footballer who is a TVsports presenter (7) |
| ROYLE | Joe ___, former England footballer who managed Oldham Athletic, Everton, Manchester City and Ipswich Town |
| ASHLEYCOLE | Former England footballer who married singer Cheryl Tweedy in 2006 |
| CROUCH | Former England footballer who is married to Abbey Clancy, Peter _ (6) |
| TREVORFRANCIS | Former England footballer who died on 24 July |
| ANDERTON | Darren ___, former England footballer who played for Portsmouth, Spurs, Birmingham City, Wolves and Bournemouth |
| MOWBRAY | Tony ___, manager of Blackburn Rovers from 2017 who has also managed West Bromwich Albion, Celtic and Middlesbrough among others |
| GARY | Former England footballer who won the Golden Boot as top scorer at the 1986 World Cup (4,7) |
