Which footballers have names made from acceptable Wordle answers?

“The other day, the Wordle answer was MOUNT, which got me thinking – is Mason Mount the only footballer (present or former) whose first and second name are recognised five-letter words in the dictionary and therefore legitimate potential answers in Wordle?” asks Joe Hutton.

Far be it from us wanting to publicise a rival’s game, but never let it be said we are not here to serve you, readers. To the best of our knowledge, Wordle works from a list of [spoiler alert] these 2,315 words, which scuppers a number of your suggestions – many of which are wholly valid dictionary suggestions (although it now also seems likely the NYT’s list is swiftly changing). Therefore, and deep breath …

“There’s the former England goalkeeper Frank Swift,” writes Chris Page, kicking us off with a strong one. “The former SFA chief executive Gordon Smith’s son Grant Smith at the likes of Swindon, Sheffield United and HJK Helsinki. The former Cambridge and Sheffield Wednesday stalwart Robin Hardy also qualifies. In the women’s game, I also came across the brilliantly named Northern Ireland Under-19 international Holly Otter.”

Chai from Atlanta reports that, “despite common five-letter words like james, smith, green and brown being Wordle-approved, searching for footballers whose first and last names fit the bill wasn’t as easy as it seemed”. That hasn’t stopped Chai from pointing out multiple offerings of James Smith, James Brown (there are again a number of instances), James Hicks (and another), and the Arsenal and England legend Kelly Smith.

Richard Hirst reveals the lengths that readers are having to go to: “Fulham’s Roger (yes, I sacrificed a go to make sure it qualified) Brown scored 12 goals, the most in a season by a Fulham defender, in