Haaland, Kane, Grealish: The best footballer from every English county named

Earlier this year, using a graphic posted on reddit, we listed the biggest clubs in each of England’s 48 counties.

Among the clubs that weren’t named the biggest in their counties included Manchester City, Chelsea, Tottenham Hotspur and Wolverhampton Wanderers.

But what about the best footballers in every English county?

That was a topic tackled by The Athletic at the back end of 2021.

They named the ‘most significant current player’ to have emerged from every English county – male or female.

The Athletic looked at players’ childhood home – rather than their birthplace – to distinguish which county they represented.

View every counties best current player below… click here to view a more detailed breakdown on The Athletic’s findings.

(Counties sorted from north to south)

Northumberland — Dan Burn, Newcastle United

Tyne and Wear — Jordan Henderson, Liverpool

Durham — Steph Houghton, Manchester City Women

Cumbria — Dean Henderson, Manchester United

North Yorkshire — Ben Godfrey, Everton

East Yorkshire — Daniel James, Leeds United

West Yorkshire — Erling Haaland, Borussia Dortmund

South Yorkshire — Kyle Walker, Manchester City

Lancashire — Scott McTominay, Manchester United

Greater Manchester — Phil Foden, Manchester City

Merseyside — Trent Alexander-Arnold, Liverpool

Cheshire — Jesse Lingard, Manchester United

Staffordshire — Aaron Ramsdale, Arsenal

Derbyshire — Millie Bright, Chelsea Women

Nottinghamshire — Patrick Bamford, Leeds United

Leicestershire — Che Adams, Southampton

Rutland — ?

Lincolnshire — Sam Clucas, Stoke City

Shropshire — Joe Hart, Celtic

Herefordshire — Jarrod Bowen, West Ham United

West Midlands — Jack Grealish, Manchester City

Northamptonshire — Ivan Toney, Brentford

Worcestershire — Jude Bellingham,