Ranking the 16 PL Hall of Famers by how much they deserve their place

There are currently 16 players in the Premier League’s Hall of Fame, including legends like of Wayne Rooney, David Beckham and Thierry Henry.

Few fans would disagree that all of the footballers honoured with a place in this most exclusive of clubs deserve to be there.

But ranking them by how much they deserve to be there is much, much more fun. So that’s what we’ve done.

Perhaps marked down because he’s a goalkeeper, or perhaps because the authority on all matters football Roy Keane once claimed he was in fact “overrated”, Schmeichel comes in at the bottom of our undoubtedly conclusive list.

The fact that the great Dane is the only goalkeeper in the Hall of Fame is evidence enough of his brilliance, though.

Something about Cantona makes all the admiration seem very much like a cult of personality.

He had his moments, sure, but the famous quotes about seagulls and drop-kicking fans elevated his status.

He did have a significant impact on Manchester United for a very low transfer fee, but there have been players who’ve been better over a longer period in the Premier League who aren’t yet in the coveted Hall of Fame.

READ: Eric Cantona: One of English football’s greatest ever bargains

Wright was an exceptional striker in the 90s, banging in goals for fun as Arsenal entered a new era under Arsene Wenger.

But such is the quality of the Hall of Fame, he has been overshadowed slightly here by the Premier League’s other great goalscorers.

The rock in Man City’s defence for over a decade, Kompany was a key man in one of the best teams the Premier League has ever seen after Pep Guardiola’s arrival.

Consistency, though, is key, and the Belgian experienced more lows than some of the names on this list.

An often unstoppable force of