| LINEKER | Gary _; English footballer and presenter (7) |
| KEEGAN | Kevin _; English footballer and manager (6) |
| OLDMAN | Gary ___ , English actor and film-maker, b. 1958 (6) |
| SHEARER | Alan _; English footballer (7) |
| BECKHAM | David ___ former English footballer who is married to the English fashion designer and singer Victoria |
| CROONER | English footballer almost interrupting credit for singer (7) |
| WATKINS | Ollie, English footballer who joined Aston Villa in 2020 (7) |
| LIONESS | One lesson ordered for English footballer (7) |
| ROONEY | Wayne _; English footballer (6) |
| STEELE | Luke ___, English footballer (6) |
| IBE | Jordon ___, English footballer at AFC Bournemouth (3) |
| LOFTHOUSE | Nat ___, English footballer, nicknamed The Lion of Vienna |
| STIRLING | Raheem ___, English footballer (8) |
| KANE | Harry _, English footballer transferred to Bayern Munich (4) |
| MOUNTUP | English footballer at college gets to rise (5,2) |
| BELLINGHAM | Jude _, English footballer awarded La Liga Player of the Season 2023-24 (10) |
| GASCOIGNE | Paul ___, English footballer who won the FA Cup with Tottenham Hotspur in 1991 (9) |
| DANNYBLANCHFLOWER | English Footballer of the Year in 1958 and 1961 (5,12) |
| STANLEYMATTHEWS | Knighted English footballer nicknamed The Wizard of the Dribble (7,8) |
| GOALIE | Travel with boxer and English footballer (6) |
