The Premier League Hall of Fame has become a permanent feature of the competition\u2019s modern story. For a player to be eligible for a place in the Premier League\u2019s Hall of Fame, they must have made 250 appearances in the division since its 1992 inauguration or achieved one of the following:<\/p>\n
The list of inductees reads like a roll call of defining figures. The Premier League\u2019s all-time leading goalscorer has just a single league title to his name, but he\u2019ll likely remain a record-holder unless Harry Kane opts to make a comeback post-Bayern Munich. Shearer\u2019s greatest collective success came with Blackburn Rovers, but he\u2019s immortalised on Tyneside.<\/p>\n
Many regard Henry as the greatest Premier League player there\u2019s been. The dazzling French forward has the collective accolades and individual achievements to supply a compelling case. Cantona was utterly unique. Man Utd took a flyer on Cantona at the start of the Premier League era, but the Frenchman proved to be the making of the Red Devils\u2019 90s dynasty.<\/p>\n
Roy Keane is presented as arguably the greatest captain the League has ever seen, while Lampard remains the highest scoring midfielder in the competition, with over 600 Premier League appearances and three league titles with Chelsea. Bergkamp is remembered for sustained runs of brilliance that propelled Arsenal to league titles.<\/p>\n
Beckham\u2019s off-field prominence often overshadowed his on-field quality, but he was one of the stars of Premier League football in the 90s. Rooney\u2019s arrival felt inevitable and he was a constant thorn for many opponents at the Theatre of Dreams. Vieira was an early Wenger recruit and the leader of Arsenal teams that conquered the country on multiple occasions.<\/p>\n
Drogba\u2019s 254 Premier League appearances all came for Chelsea, where he won four league titles. Kompany won Premier League Player of the Season during Man City\u2019s dramatic 2011\u201312 success. Schmeichel redefined goalkeeping for his era. Scholes, part of the Class of \u201992, evolved into a classy deep-lying performer. Ian Wright struck 113 Premier League goals and claimed a title in 1997\u201398.<\/p>\n
Managers are represented too. Ferguson spent 26 years at United and inspired 13 league titles. Wenger managed a record 828 games and remains the only \u2018Invincible\u2019 manager in Premier League history.<\/p>\n
Defenders and goalkeepers feature prominently: Adams, \u010cech, Ferdinand and Ashley Cole are all included for their defining contributions. The Hall of Fame collects these careers to explain why each figure matters to the competition\u2019s history.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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