BEST FOOTBALL LEAGUE STARS OF THE NOUGHTIES

Runs down the decade’s finest players outside of the Premier League, based on their stellar performances at that level between 2000 and 2009

25 24 23 LEE TRUNDLE DAVID NUGENT DEAN WINDASS

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21 ROBERT PROSINECKI

20 ROBERT EARNSHAW 19 DARREN BENT 18 17 16 15 14 PETER WHITTINGHAM LEIGHTON BAINES MARCUS STEWART DAMIEN DUFF ANDY JOHNSON 13 SHAUN GOATER 12 STEVE SIDWELL 11 MATT JANSEN 10 JASON KOUMAS 9 GARETH BALE 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 KEVIN NOLAN PHIL JAGIELKA TIM CAHILL EIDUR GUDJOHNSEN KEVIN PHILLIPS PAUL MERSON LOUIS SAHA