Below is a list of the best players currently or potentially in Football Manager 2008 based in England.
If you feel a player has been missed out then you can comment below
Goalkeepers
| Name | Age | Club |
|---|---|---|
| Jens Lehmann | 37 | Arsenal |
| Brad Friedel | 36 | Blackburn |
| Peter Cech | 25 | Chelsea |
| Antti Niemi | 35 | Fulham |
| Jose Manuel Reina | 24 | Liverpool |
| Kasper Schmeichel | 20 | Man City |
| Edwin Van Der Sar | 33 | Man Utd |
| Shay Given | 31 | Newcastle |
| Craig Gordon | 24 | Sunderland |
| Paul Robinson | 27 | Tottenham |
| David Marshall | 22 | Norwich |
| Asmir Begovic | 20 | Bournemouth |
| Alan Martin | 20 | Leeds |
Defenders
| Name | Age | Club |
|---|---|---|
| Kolo Toure | 26 | Arsenal |
| William Gallas | 29 | Arsenal |
| Gael Clichy | 21 | Arsenal |
| Emmanuel Eboue | 24 | Arsenal |
| Bakary Sagna | 24 | Arsenal |
| John Terry | 26 | Chelsea |
| Ashley Cole | 26 | Chelsea |
| Ricardo Carvalho | 29 | Chelsea |
| Alex | 25 | Chelsea |
| Leighton Baines | 22 | Everton |
| Joseph Yobo | 26 | Everton |
| Sami Hyypia | 33 | Liverpool |
| Daniel Agger | 24 | Liverpool |
| Jamie Carragher | 29 | Liverpool |
| Fabio Aurelio | 27 | Liverpool |
| Micah Richards | 20 | Man City |
| Vedran Corluka | 21 | Man City |
| Nedum Onuoha | 20 | Man City |
| Rio Ferdinand | 28 | Man Utd |
| Nemanja Vidic | 25 | Man Utd |
| Gerard Pique | 20 | Man Utd |
| Patrice Evra | 26 | Man Utd |
| Gary Neville | 32 | Man Utd |
| Wes Brown | 27 | Man Utd |
| Jonathan Woodgate | 27 | Man Utd |
| Sol Campbell | 32 | Middlesbrough |
| Ledley King | 26 | Portsmouth |
| Pascal Chimbonda | 28 | Tottenham |
| Michael Dawson | 23 | Tottenham |
| Ryan Taylor | 22 | Wigan |
| Peter Clarke | 25 | Southend |
Midfielders
| Name | Age | Club |
|---|---|---|
| Francesc Fabregas | 20 | Arsenal |
| Tomas Rosicky | 26 | Arsenal |
| Gilberto Silva | 30 | Arsenal |
| Lassana Diarra | 22 | Arsenal |
| Ashley Young | 21 | Aston Villa |
| Fabrice Muamba | 19 | Birmingham |
| Michael Essien | 24 | Chelsea |
| Frank Lampard | 29 | Chelsea |
| Frank Malouda | 27 | Chelsea |
| Shaun Wright-Phillips | 25 | Chelsea |
| Michael Ballack | 30 | Chelsea |
| Joe Cole | 25 | Chelsea |
| Salomon Kalou | 21 | Chelsea |
| Tim Cahill | 27 | Everton |
| Mikel Arteta | 25 | Everton |
| Steven Gerrard | 25 | Liverpool |
| Xabi Alonso | 23 | Liverpool |
| Javier Mascherano | 20 | Liverpool |
| Lucas | 20 | Liverpool |
| Ryan Babel | 22 | Liverpool |
| Mohamed Sissoko | 26 | Liverpool |
| Dietmar Hamann | 33 | Man City |
| Michael Johnson | 19 | Man City |
| Cristiano Ronaldo | 22 | Man Utd |
| Paul Scholes | 26 | Man Utd |
| Ryan Giggs | 33 | Man Utd |
| Owen Hargreaves | 26 | Man Utd |
| Michael Carrick | 25 | Man Utd |
| Nani | 21 | Man Utd |
| Anderson | 19 | Man Utd |
| Fabio Rochemback | 25 | Middlesbrough |
| George Boateng | 31 | Middlesbrough |
| Stewart Downing | 22 | Middlesbrough |
| Damien Duff | 26 | Newcastle |
| Sulley Ali Muntari | 22 | Portsmouth |
| John Utaka | 25 | Portsmouth |
| Kevin-Prince Boateng | 20 | Tottenham |
| Aaron Lennon | 20 | Tottenham |
| Steed Malbranque | 27 | Tottenham |
| Fredrik Ljungberg | 30 | West Ham |
| James Wesolowski | 19 | Leicester |
| Paul Anderson | 18 | Swansea |
Forwards
| Name | Age | Club |
|---|---|---|
| Emmanuel Adebayor | 23 | Arsenal |
| Robin Van Persie | 23 | Arsenal |
| Carlos Vela | 18 | Arsenal |
| Benni McCarthy | 29 | Blackburn |
| Nicolas Anelka | 28 | Bolton |
| Andriy Shevchenko | 30 | Chelsea |
| Didier Drogba | 29 | Chelsea |
| Yakubu | 24 | Everton |
| Fernando Torres | 23 | Liverpool |
| Dirk Kuyt | 26 | Liverpool |
| Rolando Bianchi | 24 | Man City |
| Wayne Rooney | 21 | Man Utd |
| Carlos Tevez | 23 | Man Utd |
| Louis Saha | 28 | Man Utd |
| Michael Owen | 27 | Newcastle |
| Obafemi Martins | 22 | Newcastle |
| Dimitar Berbatov | 26 | Tottenham |
| Jermain Defoe | 24 | Tottenham |
| Craig Bellamy | 27 | West Ham |
| Dean Ashton | 24 | West Ham |
| Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink | 35 | Cardiff |
| Robbie Fowler | 32 | Cardiff |
| Andy Carroll | 18 | Preston |
| Ben Sahar | 17 | Q.P.R |
