| JERMAINE | _ Jenas, ex-footballer and TV presenter (8) |
| ALAN | Mr Shearer, ex footballer and TV pundit (4) |
| ICKE | David ----, former footballer and TV presenter (4) |
| RODNEY | ____ Marsh, former England footballer and TV presenter, with Manchester City from 1972-76 (6) |
| RAFFERTY | Claire, former England footballer and TV pundit (8) |
| WRIGHT | Ian ......, footballer and television presenter (6) |
| DIONDUBLIN | Ex-footballer and Homes Under the Hammer presenter (4,6) |
| CROUCH | Ex-footballer and Save Our Summer presenter Peter is to pose for team photo? (6) |
| JOHN | ___ Barnes,ex-footballer and CM 2020 cook (4) |
| CROOKS | Ex-footballer and Final Score pundit, Garth _ (6) |
| ROBBIEFOWLER | Ex-footballer and The Jump 2017 contestant (6,6) |
| BECKHAM | David _, ex-footballer and subject of a Netflix documentary (7) |
| VINNIE | Ex-footballer and often-typecast actor, _ Jones (6) |
| GARYLINEKER | Ex-footballer and Match of the Day host (4,7) |
| DYER | Kieron ----, ex-footballer and 2015 I'm a Celebrity contestant (4) |
| RIO | Unrest curtailed by former footballer and TV personality Mr Ferdinand (3) |
| RAZOR | Nickname of retired footballer and TV personality Neil Ruddock (5) |
| YORKE | Footballer and TV pundit Dwight runs in harness (5) |
| WAYNE | --- Rooney, former footballer and TV pundit (pictured) (5) |
| EVRA | French former footballer and TV sports pundit Patrice in rave dancing (4) |