Ranking EVERY Premier League Hall of Fame Inclusion

The Premier League Hall of Fame, launched in 2021, currently has 24 members - 22 players, including the likes of Wayne Rooney and Thierry Henry, and two managers.
In this video, HITC Sevens attempts to rank those 22 former Premier League players from worst to best, based upon their Premier League careers.
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[@OK-wm9ou]

Alfie please upload these videos to Spotify as podcasts, I’d imagine most people listen to them as such anyway and being able to queue them up as I fall asleep would be incredible

[@jasonzurc]

Yo factos😳

[@xrayjohnson6972]

Yeah, no shade Alfie, but am much more into the scripts than the slideshow and there'd basically be no extra creative work involved.

[@TC10Football]

you can queue on KZbin as well

[@danielkarmy4893]

@@xrayjohnson6972 The slides compliment the script, mate...

[@OK-wm9ou]

@@TC10Football not without KZbin premium right

[@TC10Football]

New record: Alfie went 95 whole seconds without mentioning that football didn't start in 1992

[@freddyw07]

Now you've gotta do 7 players who you think deserve to be added

[@soundscape26]

Off the top of my head: Hazard, Yaya Touré, Owen, Campbell, Fowler, Sheringham and Le Tissier. Probably not all in equal measure bit that's what I could come up with in a couple minutes.

[@rahulrego3257]

Salah, Hazard, De Bruyne, Harry Kane

[@soundscape26]

@@rahulrego3257 They need to have retired already

[@ilhanimal4912]

​@@soundscape26Not really, just depends how Alfie would want to do the video. They've already had the impact they need to be added after they retire.

[@soundscape26]

@@ilhanimal4912 If that's the criteria then yes. If the criteria is adding players today then no. Both are possible.

[@bobbunsen7377]

Those Ferdinand and Terry photos are downright diabolical

[@ahg3555]

I was cut OFF GUARD when I saw that 😂😂😂

[@jeffreyjr1128]

I was at work, looked down and had really good scare lmao

[@rohit-w9z7y]

Video request: 7 best club presidents in Football history

[@joer.g8568]

I doubt that’s a video many people will watch icl

[@THEmajnik]

Sounds great

[@udbz7264]

​@@joer.g8568nah people watch what these guys post. Go check their past videos and you will be surprised the views some have gotten

[@mei-uq2rq]

Good 👍

[@soundscape26]

Good idea actually

[@samuelschonenberger]

Should have ranked them on something silly, like how much you think their breath smells

[@man4437]

Number one - Eric Cantona

[@FletchersFunnies-fd8jp]

The French ones first for obvious reasons

[@gregortriggs-h3p]

John Terry would defo be top of that list

[@Thrill_Hou]

For the amount of shit he spews on TV, I’d imagine Rio’s breath stinks to high heaven

[@esior8284]

Scholes would’ve topped that listed. Purely on his oral performances with feet

[@chlcrk]

Come for the Premier League player rankings, stay for facts about the lifespan of oxen

[@alexhoward6681]

I'm not going to lie I didn't even realise there was a premier league hall of fame

[@chlcrk]

It gets mentioned once in a while when they induct new names then disappears from the discourse again

[@JoshuaC923]

Same😂

[@Chilavertish]

Same

[@andrewtomlinson5237]

That entire '95 Blackburn team that Shearer played in, should still be making gratuity payments to that Palace fan that Cantona did the Kung-Fu kick on.

[@simoncaton1226]

This video hits on the disconnect caused by the PL only being formed in 1992 and forgoing all of the legends and history tied to the old first division. The hall of fame would’ve been more legitimate if it included the old first division. And got players like Bobby Charlton or even someone from the Victorian era. US/Canadian sport hall of fames started much earlier, but also are not league specific. Baseball has people from all different leagues. Same with Hockey and Football.

[@z0eshi]

This is the first time I'm hearing about the hall of fame

[@Lewis-zj5kt]

7 players who quit in their prime

[@archstanton6102]

Cantona

[@lemonheadgaming7141]

I really like that idea

[@NKJonSnow]

Please do a vid on the 7 biggest teams that flopped. Teams that were expected to dominate and yet completely and utterly failed. I think of the galacticos and psg when I imagine this.

[@drewswallow6043]

2003 West Ham 😔

[@F1Krazy]

He's already done at least one similar video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/emmkYamKp7uBbbc

[@cerperalpurpose]

2024-25 City lmao

[@viernes_3c768]

He sort’ve did that video here, but I would say that the teams didn’t flop hard enough.👇 kzbin.info/www/bejne/h3qcq3qOhpetl7Msi=xDAet8qQ6Z3wR-y-

[@rekzahogk6476]

You should've mentioned that Andy Cole's incredible goal record in the PL includes just 1 penalty.

[@maximusorbis2548]

In my opinion Ashley Cole should be much higher. He’s probably one of the few players on this who you could argue was the best player in his position at the time

[@sponish0]

its always harder for a left back as that poistion doesn't have as much impact on a game as others.

[@SamS-uv2ql]

Should be top 5 easily.

[@gurururuwarararara8164]

In the spirit of Ryuzaki Day 7 of asking for an in-depth video on Bodø/Glimt, who just recently became champions for the 4th time in 5 years, and who only got promoted back to Eliteserien as recently as 2017 This is one heck of a gold mine, Alfie. Make this video happen 😘 🇳🇴

[@FairIsleMonch]

Good shout

[@ezraezra2928]

Please do these videos about "What on Earth is Going On???": 1.Manchester City (They only won 1 in the last 11 games, even losing 8 of them). 2.Roma (Had 3 managers in just first half of this season and are possibility threatened with relegation due to the unexpected Serie A race). 3.Valencia (Last place in La Liga table this season, despite still had to play against Real Madrid, which will be scheduled during the New Year after it was postponed. What a shocking downfall for such a great Spanish club that won 2 La Liga titles this century and played in 2 Champions League Finals).

[@shiorisaitou4846]

Anyone with half a brain can figure out what's going on at Man City; 1- They've done a poor job the last few years replenishing their midfield and now with Rodri injured they are left with players past their primes or not good enough. So they can no longer control games and create lots of chances. 2- Pep has only ever played one way and apparently even though his current players cannot do it successfully he is unwilling to change.

[@ezraezra2928]

@shiorisaitou4846 Of course, don't rule out the third one: the 115 FFP breaches and a provisional relegation with massive point deduction 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@klicclak]

John Terry is RIGHT footed. 18:27 Not sure if Alfie was trying to compliment JT's weak foot or if he just didn't know and made a mistake. JT did predominantly play on the left side of a CB pair and he was indeed good with his left foot, although he was NOT left footed.

[@dennislfc5069]

Watching the vid making me feels like he is a ManU fan

[@klicclak]

@dennislfc5069 he is not. Hull City

[@OfficialFingazMC]

"literally no one cares", I don't think I'd even heard about it until now...

[@nicodiangelo7051]

Great list, here’s mine: 22. Wright 21. Adams 20. Kompany 19. Beckham 18. Drogba 17. Andy Cole 16. Ashley Cole 15. Cech 14. Cantona 13. Schmeichel 12. Ferdinand 11. Terry 10. Gerrard(I’m a liverpool fan and this hurts but based on pl only he ain’t any higher) 9. Lampard 8. Aguero 7. Vieira 6. Shearer 5. Keane (agree that he’s underrated af, best football iq in Prem history) 4. Bergkamp (wait I take it back, this man may have the best football iq in Prem history, he definitely had the most technique at least) 3. Scholes 2. Rooney 1. Henry

[@howbizarrepodcast5421]

Where's Matt Le Tissier? It would be disgraceful not to include Le god the most naturally gifted footballer this side of the Sao Paulo slums.

[@BenjaminSoutnose]

top 7 players that played in the 19th century Alfie please x

[@Pretty_flacko866]

33:00 Roney has and will never ever been close to Ronaldo in any way

[@Vahapetautus]

Drogba had one good season. Most rose tinted glasses player ever. Closely followed by hazard

[@mayjowish]

3:44 for those who want to skip the intro

[@abasudoh7459]

I care so little about the premier league hall of fame that I was about to skip a HITC Sevens video🤣🤣🤣

[@siyabonganene6926]

Next video "What the hell is going on at Man City"

[@JeffEspineli]

Nah..."What the hell is going on at Hull City Part 5"

[@bigmaguire9714]

115 different things are on their mind rn

[@friendlybane]

Alfie doesn't do clickbait.

[@soundscape26]

@@friendlybane Except the thumbnail for this video 😄

[@siyabonganene6926]

@friendlybane I am not asking him to do it just because of clickbait I am actually being genuinely serious.

[@tomchamberlain4329]

Agree fully with your list, Alfie. For reason's you explain well. Keane was arguably the best player in the world for several years (as in the player that contributed the most to their team consistently winning at the highest level) , only eclipsed in the eyes of many by Zidane, because of the latter's unbelievably good performances in international tournaments.

[@patrickdematosribeiro1845]

Video idea: Seven footballers who are underrated because of one thing they did during a game. I must admit, that I was surprised by the ranking of Roy Keane and the reason is mostly what he did to Haaland senior. When Alfie mentioned him I had to remind myself: "Right, he was not only an evil and sadistic criminal, but also a great player." Similarly I was surprised when he said Cantona was a very professional player, I had assumed the exact opposite, because of the one scene he mentioned. Another name that comes to mind is Frank Rijkaard who at least in Germany is mostly remembered as the guy who spat at Völler. But I am sure, Alfie might come up with some names I did not even think of.

[@adamdickinson2894]

Putting "based on the quality and quantity of their Premier League performances" straight on my bingo card for this episode

[@fieserfactsack9635]

Henry is the reason for most Arsenal fans in the world to support the gunners.

[@marko9463]

I dont know how to title this video idea but can you make the 7 best “22 players on the pitch at the same time” or in my stupid idea the tile should be “best worst player on a pitch” say If prime barcelona played madrid for example there might’ve been a time where tje worse player was like keylor navas which was still great:

[@leonardo-fn2yo]

Mayeb the 7 best 11th best starter. Like pedro or varane

[@marko9463]

@@leonardo-fn2yo I kinda mean 22 players on a pitch when two big teams play each other and the worst player on the pitch is still good

[@Mark-uh3un]

The biggest issue is that the HOF is not based on ability or player achievements but rather on marketing.

[@RandomPerson-vu6yu]

It’s definitely based on ability. Which inductee has no ability?

[@jemmaleena]

Can't remember if the normal Hall of Fame is still going but just hate that the Premier League ignores the history of English Football in general and like you mentioned, pretends it only came into creation in 1992 and not a whole 100+ years before hand. So many talented players ignored because they didn't play in the Premier League...

[@F1Krazy]

Looked it up and it is still going

[@s03ran]

Great video Alfie! Now I would just love to see you do the same with the German HOF. I know you will have a lot of researching to do and a lot of angry Germans in the comments regardless, but I know it would be a good listen nonetheless 😃

[@hgm8337]

I think people are put off by the flawed characters of many PL footballers,.. not to mention the smug self-congratulalatory looks on their millionaire faces.

[@henrimarjoan7876]

Im gonna disagree on everything on this list but I still have watch the video for the Freddy Adu segment.

[@tdyerwestfield]

I didn't even see anywhere this year that people got added to the PL hall of fame. That's how much people care, that the social media algorithms didn't even highlight it to me when I mainly follow PL football content.

[@SammiesTheJah]

Fair play Alfie. Fair play 😂. You’re one football fan that can argue any opinion very well. Not mad at a single placing because it was justified. ESPECIALLY the Scholes over Gerrard and Lampard. That one made my day 😂

[@dzarsos]

Ferdinand over Terry, Schmeikel over Cech, Scholes over Lampard. As a Chelsea fan, I absolutely love how much you "definitely don't hate" my club. I realise that sounds sarcastic, but I'm being sincere - it genuinely tickles me.

[@maciejbala477]

at least you're not calling him out for "having an agenda" like so many other people do these days with YT channels who dare to criticize their club lol. I think your take is legitimate and respectful. We all have biases

[@dzarsos]

@ I roll my eyes and/or laugh every time he rags on my Blues. It’s good entertainment!

[@nicodiangelo7051]

I agree that the first one is wrong, but the other two are justified imo and I think he’s given great reasonings, especially for the Schmeichel one. United didn’t fully had a solid defensive structure in the earliest days and Schmeichel had to be tested way more than cech was

[@ricardslatvia]

Day 13 of asking Alfie to make another "Sorry, we need to talk about Hull City" video

[@maciejbala477]

someday this channel will just turn into a Hull City vlog

[@nettlecider]

Don't overwork yourself on this, we all know its coming up

[@johnpatterson6448]

I just have a feeling that Louis Suarez is not going to make the cut which renders the whole thing irrelevant. His stay in England was cut short by the creation of a ‘hostile environment’ when he was stitched up by the FA (read the 52-page report if you doubt it. The stitch up occurs in the early pages)

[@tdyerwestfield]

Aguero is one of my favourite ever opposition players, but what was peculiar was he never scored against us at Anfield in his career, despite facing a centre back combination featuring the likes of Skrtel, Lovren, Kolo Toure or Sakho.

[@Silva-Lining]

True, but he never failed to score each time Liverpool came visiting the Etihad.

[@tdyerwestfield]

@ Maybe because he's such a big red, he didn't want to score against us at Anfield. I know KDB is a big red too.

[@olayinkaamara385]

Would you please be able to make a video on the 50 Greatest Managers of All Time?

[@AdamCooper180]

Day 5: XI of players who have both won the premier league and been relegated from it.

[@venmukfgaming2684]

Didn’t even know this was a thing till this upload

[@oscarlovell3002]

How about a video where you make your own hall of fame including players from the pre premier league era- would be very interesting

[@peterklein3354]

I would be interested in top 7 most impressive comebacks of players after being out of contract and not finding something to stay professional. In my country, there are some sorts of camps where out of jobs managers and sidelined players keep themselves fit in hope for an opportunity. Top 7 could be fun

[@ah4622]

If you restrict the timeframe to only when the Premier League began, you are not going to have that many players inducted.

[@joer.g8568]

I don’t understand why Scmichel and Cech are still placed so far apart on this list?

[@tigerrick]

Cech was a great goalkeeper. Schmeichel was an icon. I think it's fair.

[@otto_jk]

@@tigerrick Beckham is arguably the biggest icon of his era but Alfie still ranked him below players who are less iconic.

[@astr0neer.]

Can you do a video looking at the best of all time Eredivisie players?

[@jamesnichols778]

How about: Eric Cantona,s 7 greatest film roles? Or 7 Best footballers to have performance art/entertainment careers also? Tevez #1

[@shanemcnee2638]

Just wanted to salute your courage in your placement of Keane. Cannot argue with your logic

[@danieljose-tz2fj]

When is Gerrard coming?

[@BALHAM69]

#thepeopleschannel a video on the Bangladesh premier league and the rise of Bashundhara kings would be good A team who went into the top flight after promotion and won the last Six league titles now! Are they the next fc Bayern? Are they a team to keep a eye on next few years? Thanks Alfie 😊

[@50727Queen]

as a united fan, im pretty happy with this list tbf

[@shanky1751]

11:46 *10 years later not earlier

[@forestgrumpy119]

Please do a video ranking the most successful Senior Managers with the least Senior Managerial experience and greatest most effective position changes of all time

[@danielkarmy4893]

I just want to take this opportunity to appreciate Andrew Cole's suit jacket. That is a thing of beauty!

[@sambradbury4553]

The reason why the premier league hall of fame flopped was because there was no history behind it as opposed to the American sports. Give it 30 years time and people will respect it, there will always be a teething period when a new concept is introduced to a league’s annuals

[@gatorade-l5t]

poor Lampard. only player in the list to have his segment prefaced with "the guy before him was better!"

[@tigerrick]

Good list. The HOF might not be what they thought it would but your video shows they have at least celebrated the right people (other than Giggs). I would imagine Ian Ashbee is a cert for the next induction.

[@mkgky15]

2:50 to be honest, I just don't question Alfie on football. I trust his opinion nearly all the time... Maybe blindly...

[@DoctorZomboo]

I think you need to show the Premier League more respect Alfie. After all if they didn't invent football in 1992 you wouldn't even have a sport to talk about.

[@maciejbala477]

😂😂

[@capio78]

Bergkamp was prolific for Holland and Ajax but if you look at Arsenal, Overmas was basically playing how the wingers/inside forwards do now. That can't happen in a 4-4-2. Bergkamp was basically playing as a playmaker not a striker.

[@sponish0]

he was a deep lying striker playing just behind the centre forward similar to rooney or raul.

[@SanFranFan30]

Just FYI in the US sports world, the Pro Football Hall of Fame and Basketball Hall of Fame are considered a joke to a degree because the barrier to entry if far far far lower when compared to the Baseball Hall of Fame which started the who sporting Hall of Fame thing in the first place being a much older sport and all. The Baseball Hall of Fame has such high standards that there were multiple years where nobody was inducted during the mid-2010s despite arguably the best hitter and best pitcher of all time both being on the ballot. The reason is because the voters (who are all journalists) were reeling from the massive steroids scandal that rocked the sport which Bonds and Clemens were deeply implication in, on top of both of them being prickly characters which certainly wasn't appreciated by said journalists who are responsible for the vote. Also P.S: Get Freddy Adu in the Premier League Hall of Fame he's a legend of the game.

[@shiorisaitou4846]

The baseball HoF has a lot of dodgy players inducted by the Veteran's Committees (c.f. Harold Baines) as well as players who got left out because the baseball writers didn't like them personally, but I would agree that historically it has a bit higher standards than the other two you mentioned.

[@the6ix_356]

I didn't even know there was a PL hall of fame

[@ricardslatvia]

Day 12 of asking Alfie to make another "Sorry, we need to talk about Hull City" video

[@haydensgamingadventures]

By day 30 you will get your wish 😅

[@iamekid]

As someone with a forehead so big you could watch movies on it I'll have to say I laughed at the Kompany dig 😅

[@postalbomb1767]

its because the ballon d'or already exists - the US only has their leagues to compare against. Football does not.

[@AnthonyCoyne90]

Jesus Alfie, over 3 minute intro. I zoned out hard till you said Kompany at 22

[@patrickgiordan5483]

Only one comes above Henry in the PL hall of fame and that's Sir Alex Ferguson

[@andyw_uk74]

A well reasoned list that I almost entirely agree with. Sorry to disappoint.

[@BrandonLopez-q9w]

The Fact Eden Hazard was not included is a disgrace.

[@tdyerwestfield]

Not every football fan liked Bergkamp. He was a bastard off the ball, so unbelievably dirty when he thought the ref wasn't looking.

[@IceCubE4425]

Its really missing things that make the NFL HOF special. The "door knock" where the commissioner of the selection committee has a 1-1 talk and with the inductee and is being thanked, not for their playing career but there influence in the teams they played for and how they played the game. These conversations are very heartfelt, giving the impression that it was more than just trophies. The gold Jackets which is wearable and is used as reference for present players to be a great player sometimes being more valuable than a Super Bowl ring. This HOF looks so plastered on and generic. We dont even know the process of how they're chosen. In the NFL its done democratically with Votes and people debating their case for individual players.

[@boywonder3672]

As a hull city fan, you could do a 7 transfers hull city should make to save them from relegation

[@harrysinclair1852]

Alfie Goldfish have actually been known to be able to remember mazes

[@svenwirth439]

Alfie, I love your Videos, but saying Goalkeepers aren't real footballers is one of the dumbest takes I've ever heard on a football Channel

[@Jt-bm7ym]

But they aren’t. A goalkeeper can’t play outfield whatsoever cos they’ll get destroyed, while theoretically most players u can stick in any position

[@svenwirth439]

@@Jt-bm7ym Thats not the point. A Goalie is as integral to the game of football as any outfielder. So it is just disrespectfull to say they aren't "real" footballers. A Manuel Neuer would play knots around a lot of outfielders btw. Oh, and how many outfielders can play Goalie?

[@Jt-bm7ym]

@@svenwirth439 I see ur point like, a rare keeper like neuer arguably could play outfield, I think the point is the goalkeeping position is completely different to any outfield position to the point where you kinda questions are they ‘footballers’. I get that it can seem disrespectful tho

[@maciejbala477]

I do think he was being facetious when he said that. He purposefully repeated it multiple times for humor

[@mrcls7040]

discussion is always nice so i missed some dutch!

[@johnconnolly9969]

That’s a pretty fair and decent ranking tbf

[@maxtanakama4900]

Lmao 8:22 doing Cech dirty 😂

[@timothybarnett1006]

You've said that goalkeepers aren't footballers, not established it, Alfie...

[@dinisfonseca6305]

Nah, Alfie, the disrespect towards Čech and goalkeepers overall is too much, they are extremely talented and especially Čech should be much more valued by you

[@liquidorion9250]

Yeah, he often says that he doesn't really view keepers as footballers and that they're not particularly good at football. I think it's a bit nonsenical. It lines up with his opinion that the best footballers are attackers tho. He seems to feel that peak football is played by forwards such as Henry (he's said multiple times that being a great forward is more difficult than being good at other positions), or gifted number 10s. But wingers need pace, midfielders vision, defenders physicality, keepers reflexes etc. It's a different skillset from forwards, but that doesn't make them "worse at football" I feel. Just because they're less flairful and don't score that many goals, doesn't mean players in other positions aren't as good.

[@dinisfonseca6305]

@liquidorion9250 100% correct, i could not agree more

[@maciejbala477]

he did say they're very hard to compare to outfield players. It basically doesn't really make sense to do so, usually. So while I get your POV, I don't think he'd disagree

[@SCF1904Freiburg]

Bergkamp has to be at leaste top 10

[@nicodiangelo7051]

Exactly, by far the most technical player the league has ever seen, he’s for sure top 5 for me

[@robertsmith4830]

You will have to revist this list in 3 or maybe 5 years time and see if anyone has managed to gatecrash the top 10.

[@मृदुलशर्मा]

Day 6:- Best Spanish Players in Premier League

[@JoshuaC923]

Wayne Rooney! Remember that name! Great video

[@fabianschuerch]

Origi not being Nr1 is criminal

[@ck9365-p5v]

The fact that they already had a Football HoF shows what a joke thisnthing really is. Corporate culture will slowly bore us all to death.

[@davidholmes5418]

My only issue with Roy Keane being in second is he’s not first, unbelievable football player and unbelievable captain

[@victormartins1191]

The thing I’m most curious about is: if Giggs was added to the list, where would you rank him?

[@RespecTheLevYT]

Rooney deserves more recognition for what he did

[@yamkarl1420]

I agreed with the "consensus" list so much more than the actual list damn

[@tristanhunter1731]

Genuinely decent rankings considering stats and games played. Would have ranked Shearer higher, but most pretty fair

[@AndrewBrown-fq6vp]

It's a complete load of Americanisation. The fact that Ryan Giggs got passed over proves it's not a football players Hall of Fame it's more like a Hall of Fame for some people who played football good and especially didn't have any off field troubles. Also it's very subjective, I should have a defined set of stat's so the general public all know why a player gets inducted.

[@sponish0]

oh cause rooney, john terry and ashley cole never have any off field troubles? lol i forgot they were perfect angels. football by nature is subjective

[@PogChampion45]

16:32 thank you so much for using my favourite photo of andy cole

[@JackGD1991]

16:30 Always bloody love that picture HTL

[@Legendseries16]

Bro Cech and drogba 17th and 18th more like 15-10th for cech and drogba in top 4

[@cell2179]

How about ranking every ballon d'or nominee that finished last (30th)?