Justinus Soni "Justin" Fashanu was an English footballer who played for a variety of clubs between 1978 and 1997. He was known by his early clubs to be gay, and came out publicly later in his career, becoming the first professional footballer to be openly gay. He was also one of the first footballers to command a £1 million transfer fee, with his transfer from Norwich City to Nottingham Forest in 1981, and had varying levels of success as a player afterwards, until he retired in 1997.
James Delaney was a Scottish footballer who played as an outside right. He had a 24-year playing career interrupted by World War II, his longest spells at club level were spent with Celtic in Scotland and Manchester United in England. He was capped 15 times for the Scotland national team, scoring six goals.
Michael Roger Channon is an English former professional footballer who played as a forward, most notably for Southampton, and went on to represent the England national team in the 1970s. Scoring over 250 goals in his career, he also became known for his trademark windmill goal celebration. Channon later became a successful racehorse trainer.
Robert William Fleck is a Scottish former professional football player and manager. Fleck played as a striker from 1983 until 2001, notably in the Scottish Premier League for Rangers, in England for Chelsea in the FA Premier League, and for Norwich City in the Football League.
Steven Walsh is an English former professional footballer who played as a centre-back, but at times was used as a striker.
John Anthony Devine is an Irish former footballer and manager/coach.
John Fashanu is an English television presenter and former professional footballer.
Efangwu Goziem Ekoku is a Nigerian former professional footballer, and sports commentator.
Wesley Patrick Hoolahan is an Irish professional footballer who most recently played as an attacking midfielder for League One club Cambridge United.
Stephen Joseph Walford is an English former football player and manager. He played as a defender for clubs such as Tottenham Hotspur, Arsenal, Norwich City, West Ham United, and West Bromwich Albion.
Dražen Mužinić is a Croatian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
Felix Healy is a former Northern Ireland international footballer and singer who played for Coleraine and then became a football manager. He has also worked as a media pundit and is currently part of the management team at First Division club Finn Harps, taking on the role of Director of football alongside manager Peter Hutton.
David Owen Phillips is a Welsh football coach, commentator and former player.
Paul Kinnaird is a Scottish former footballer. He is now a fitness coach and has worked with Ayr United.
George Terence Cochrane is a Northern Irish former footballer who played in midfield as a winger.
Matthew James Hill is a Northern Irish former footballer and manager. A winger, he scored 66 goals in 242 league appearances in an 11-year career in the Football League. He also won seven caps for Northern Ireland.
Martin Hugh Michael O'Neill, is a Northern Irish professional football manager and former player who played as a midfielder. After a brief early career in the Irish League, O'Neill moved to England where he spent most of his playing career with Nottingham Forest. He won the First Division title in 1977–78 and the European Cup twice, in 1979 and 1980. He was capped 64 times for the Northern Ireland national football team, also captaining the side at the 1982 World Cup.
James Joseph McClean is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a winger for EFL Championship club Wigan Athletic and the Republic of Ireland national team.
Cameron Alexander McGeehan is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Belgian First Division A club Oostende. Born in England, he plays for the Northern Ireland national team.
Eoin Toal is a Northern Irish professional footballer whoplays as a defender for Bolton Wanderers.
