Matt Grainger

Grainger is an experienced left back who started off his career playing for Colchester United during the 1992 – 1993season before signing for Brentford. He made over 100 league appearances for Brentford before moving on to sign for Birmingham City during the 1995 – 1996 season. He made over 250 appearances for the club and was named as the clubs player of the season at the end of the 1999 – 2000 campaign. He helped the blues reach the premiership at the end of the 2001 – 2002 season.

Steve Claridge

During his long successful career, Steve Claridge has played for a various number of different clubs, including, Bournemouth, Weymouth, Aldershot, Cambridge, Luton, Birmingham, Leicester, Portsmouth, Wolves, Mill Wall, Brighton, Wycombe, Gillingham and Bradford. This has made him one of the most well traveled players in English football history. He had two spells playing for Portsmouth, he spent most of the 1997-98 season with the club and he returned to the club in October 1998, spending three more seasons at the club, leaving in July 2001. He is a popular figure in the game and now works as a TV pundit. Claridge is also most notable for scoring the winning goal for Leicester City in the 1997 league cup final victory against Middlesbrough. He also scored the winning goal for Leicester City in the 1996 play off finals he secured status for the club in the premiership. He is without doubt a legend in English football. In total, Claridge has made an incredible 999 appearances for a huge variety of football clubs.

Darren Purse

Purse started off his professional playing career at Leyton Orient in 1983 and spent three years with his local club before moving on to play for Oxford United. He joined Birmingham City in 1997 and his outstanding play at the club helped them reach the final of the 2001 league cup and gain promotion in to the premiership at the end of the 2001 – 2002 season. Purse moved to West Brom in 2003 and helped them gain promotion in to the premier league. He moved to Cardiff City in July 2005 and is currently captain at the club.