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The Hall of Fame is housed at The National Football Museum in Preston, England. The Hall aims to celebrate and highlight the achievements of top English Footballers and Footballers who have played in England. New members are added each year, with a ceremony described as the Oscars of English Football being held in October.

Members of the Hall of Fame are selected by a panel made up of some of the biggest names in the game including Sir Alex Ferguson, Sir Bobby Charlton and Mark Lawrenson. To be considered for induction players/managers must be 30 years of age or older and have played/managed for at least 5 years in England.

The Hall honours many top footballers from history and is on permanent display at the National Football Museum. A book, "Hall of Fame, Football’s Greatest Heroes: The National Football Museum Hall Of Fame", was published in October 2005 by Robson Books.

Contents 1 2002 Inaugural Inductees 1.1 Players 1.2 Women's Inductee 1.3 Managers 2 2003 Inductees 2.1 Players 2.2 Women's Inductee 2.3 Managers 3 2004 Inductees 3.1 Players 3.2 Women's Inductee 3.3 Managers 4 2005 Inductees 4.1 Players 4.2 Women's Inductee 4.3 Managers 5 2006 Inductees 5.1 Players 5.2 Women's Inductee 5.3 Managers 6 External links 6.1 Official website

• Gordon Banks
• George Best
• Eric Cantona
• 'Dixie' Dean
• John Charles
• Sir Bobby Charlton "I'm really proud to be included in the National Football Museum's Hall of Fame. It's a great honour."
• Kenny Dalglish
• Peter Doherty
• Paul Gascoigne
• Duncan Edwards
• Sir Tom Finney
• Jimmy Greaves
• Johnny Haynes
• Kevin Keegan
• Bryan Robson
• Denis Law
• Nat Lofthouse
• Billy Wright
• Sir Stanley Matthews
• Peter Shilton
• Bobby Moore
• Dave Mackay

• Lily Parr

• Sir Matt Busby
• Brian Clough
• Sir Alex Ferguson
• Bob Paisley
• Sir Alf Ramsey
• Bill Shankly

• Alan Ball
• Danny Blanchflower
• Pat Jennings
• Tommy Lawton
• Gary Lineker
• Stan Mortensen
• Peter Schmeichel
• Arthur Wharton

• Hope Powell

• Herbert Chapman
• Stan Cullis
• Bill Nicholson
• Sir Bobby Robson: “I’m overwhelmed. This is a huge honour. To join such an illustrious group is fabulous.”

• Tony Adams
• Viv Anderson: “I couldn’t believe it when I heard the news I was to be inducted here tonight. When I look around the room, I can’t believe I’m in the same league as some of these legends. I’ve been running around like a little kid getting autographs all evening.”
• Billy Bremner
• Sir Geoff Hurst
• Roy Keane: “It is a tremendous honour. When I was a young lad playing football in Ireland I never would have dreamed I’d be here tonight.”
• Wilf Mannion
• Alan Shearer

• Sue Lopez

• Dario Gradi: “When I look at the list of names I am now joining, I feel humbled by the whole experience.”
• Don Revie

• Colin Bell
• Ian Wright
• Ryan Giggs
• John Barnes
• Jack Charlton
• Bert Trautmann
• Alex James

• Debbie Bampton

Shane Gallagher

• Howard Kendall
• Walter Winterbottom

The 2006 Inductees were announced on the 30th August by Howard Kendall on behalf of the selection panel. The award ceremony was held on the 19th October in Liverpool.

• Jackie Milburn
• Martin Peters
• Roger Hunt
• Liam Brady
• Gianfranco Zola
• Alan Hansen
• Ian Rush

• Gillian Coultard

• Ron Greenwood
• Arsène Wenger

• The National Football Museum Hall of Fame Pages