| 100% | WADDLE | 6 | Chris —, former Tottenham Hotspur, Newcastle United, Sheffield Wednesday and England footballer; Burnley manager from 1997-98 |
| 33% | PLEAT | 5 | David —, former Luton Town, Leicester City, Tottenham Hotspur and Sheffield Wednesday football club manager |
| 32% | ARMFIELD | 8 | Jimmy —, former England footballer; Leeds United manager from 1974-78 |
| 30% | SMALLING | 8 | Chris —, former England and Manchester United defender born in 1989 |
| 28% | CARLTON | 7 | & 17A Football League Cup Final runner-up with Sheffield Wednesday and Leeds United; 1992 England debutant against CIS |
| 28% | ROCASTLE | 8 | David —, former Arsenal and Leeds United midfield footballer; 1988 England debutant |
| 24% | JIMMYGREAVES | 12 | 1959-67 England footballer; Tottenham Hotspur all-time top scorer |
| 23% | LALLANA | 7 | Adam —, England, Liverpool and former Southampton midfield footballer |
| 22% | ELANO | 5 | Former Brazil and Santos midfield footballer at Manchester City from 2007-09 |
| 22% | EVRA | 4 | Patrice —, French former footballer at Manchester United from 2006-14 |
| 22% | ABEID | 5 | Mehdi —, Dijon and Algeria midfield footballer at Newcastle United from 2011-15 |
| 21% | JAMIENOON | 9 | Former Newcastle Falcons and CA Brive rugby union centre; 2001 England Test debutant against Canada |
| 21% | ROBSHAW | 7 | Chris —, former Harlequins and England rugby union captain born in 1986 |
| 21% | VIOLLET | 7 | Dennis —, former Manchester United FC and Stoke City inside forward capped twice by England |
| 21% | VYVYAN | 6 | Hugh —, former Newcastle and Saracens rugby union lock; 2004 England Test debutant against Canada |
| 20% | PLATT | 5 | David —, former England and Arsenal midfield footballer; 1990 PFA Players' Player of the Year award winner |
| 20% | PLATT | 5 | David —, former England and Aston Villa midfield footballer; 1990 PFA Players' Player of the Year award winner |
| 20% | HENDRICK | 8 | Jeff —, midfielder for Sheffield Wednesday and Republic of Ireland |
| 19% | ERIKLAMELA | 10 | Argentina midfield footballer signed by Tottenham Hotspur from Roma in 2013 |
| 19% | EVRA | 4 | Patrice —, France and Marseille footballer at Manchester United from 2006-14 |
| 19% | HIDDINK | 7 | Guus —, Netherlands football team manager from 1994-98 and 2014-15 |
| 18% | ALOU | 4 | Former Expos and Giants manager Felipe |
| 18% | NED | 3 | Former baseball catcher and manager Yost |
| 18% | TWA | 3 | Former competitor of Delta and United: Abbr. |
| 18% | TWA | 3 | Former rival of Delta and United: Abbr. |
| 18% | TWA | 3 | Former rival of United and Eastern: Abbr. |
| 18% | EVERT | 5 | Former tennis star and ESPN analyst Chris |
| 17% | DELPH | 5 | Fabian —, England and Manchester City midfield footballer |