Top 10 Best Players who have been relegated from Premier League!

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Best players relegated from Premier League – Top 10

Have you wondered about which top players who have been relegated from the Premier League? Who are the Top players who’ve been relegated from the Premier League? Which Top players who have been relegated from the Premier League do you recognize? Well we have compiled a list of the Top players who have been relegated from the Premier League!

It is not easy to stay in the Premier League nowadays with the amount of money and talent that’s available. In 2019/20, all of the teams in the Premier League gain a substantial amount of TV revenue to spend on new players. This makes it so hard for the middle and bottom teams to stay up in the Premier league. There are some legends of the game from this list! Here we will look at some of the Top players who have been relegated from the Premier league. 

Top players who have been relegated from the Premier League.

10. Craig Bellamy (Coventry, 2000/01)

After 34 years in the top flight, Coventry’s luck finally ran out in 2001. The only solace they could take from their final season at the top table were the performances of Bellamy, who tried his best to keep the Midlanders in the Premier League.

The Welshman later admitted that he didn’t enjoy his time at the club, however, which was hardly surprising after a six-goal campaign. Then again, Bellamy was never prolific: after joining Coventry for this season, he only ever got to double figures in a league season three times (one of those in the second tier) – and never scored more than 13 (at Blackburn in 2005/06).

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9. Georgi Kinkladze (Manchester City, 1995/96)

Before David Silva and Sergio Aguero pitched up in the north-west, Kinkladze was one of the most exciting players that Manchester City fans had ever witnessed. The wiggle-hipped Georgian wizard, who was capable of dribbling past virtually any opponent, scored some tremendous goals for the Citizens, although homesickness prevented him from realising his full potential at Maine Road.

8. Muzzy Izzet (Leicester, 2003/04)

If every retired Leicester legend made a claim to get in the Foxes’ current side, Izzet would have one of the best chances. In 2003/04, the Turkey international got a Premier League-high 14 assists ahead of Ryan Giggs, despite the Foxes’ miserable relegation to the second tier. Having stayed put upon their first relegation in 2002, Izzet finally left for Birmingham on a free transfer after eight successful years in the East Midlands.

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7. Mark Viduka (Leeds, 2003/04)

Much like West Ham the year before, Leeds suffered relegation despite possessing a squad brimming with talent. Future stars like James Milner and Aaron Lennon were still cutting their teeth at that stage, while club stalwarts Alan Smith, Ian Harte, Lee Bowyer and Lucas Radebe should really have been good enough to keep the Yorkshiremen up.

Of them all, though, Viduka was least deserving of the humiliation: the Australian brought his otherwise-impeccable Leeds career to an end with a respectable 11 league goals.

6. Andrew Johnson (Crystal Palace, 2004/05)

Scoring 21 Premier League goals would be enough for the Golden Boot in some seasons, but Johnson was pipped to the award by Thierry Henry in 2004/05. The speedy striker was on fire for the Eagles upon their return to the top tier, scoring more than half of Iain Dowie’s men’s overall tally – even if 11 were penalties.

His exploits in front of goal earned him an England call-up, but Palace were victims of West Brom’s great escape on the final day.

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5. Charlie Austin (QPR, 2014/15)

QPR were a shambles in 2014/15, winning just eight matches and conceding 73 goals. They did find the net 42 times, though, with Austin reponsible for 18 of them.

The former Swindon striker was a rare bright spot in a dismal year for the west Londoners, finishing the season as the division’s fourth-highest goalscorer – one place above a certain Alexis Sanchez.

4. Scott Parker (West Ham, 2010/11)

England midfielder Parker was a man possessed for the Hammers, scoring seven goals and delivering many more inspiring team talks in a year where he rarely put a foot wrong.  Despite his team finishing 20th, Parker’s lung-busting displays earned him the FWA Footballer of the Year award – remarkable for a campaign that ended in such collective ignominy.

3. Juninho (Middlesbrough, 1996/97)

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It’s hard to find anyone who doesn’t have a soft spot for Juninho. The diminutive Brazil international helped Middlesbrough to both the League and FA Cup finals in his second season on Teesside, but the three points they were deducted for cancelling a game in December proved to be fatal.

A 1-1 draw with Leeds on the final day wasn’t enough to keep them up and reduced Juninho to tears, securing his place in the hearts of Boro fans forever.

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2. Paolo Di Canio (West Ham, 2002/03)

Nowadays, 42 points would probably guarantee a comfortable mid-table finish. In 2003, it meant relegation for West Ham.

In a team chock-full of talent (think Michael Carrick, Jermain Defoe, Joe Cole), it was Di Canio who stood out as a true superstar. The enigmatic Italian had fallen out with manager Glenn Roeder earlier in the season, but rediscovered some form under caretaker Trevor Brooking towards the end of the campaign. Even then, nine goals in 18 matches weren’t enough to save West Ham.

1. Roy Keane  (Nottingham Forest 1992/93)

Younger readers may only recognize as Keane as that terrifyingly grumpy assistant manager, but once upon a time he was one of the most promising youngsters in world football. His efforts in the inaugural Premier League season for Forest attracted attention from the division’s top sides, but he was unable to drag Brian Clough’s side out of danger despite earning a spot in the PFA Team of the Year.

Keane joined Manchester United that summer – a move that worked out rather well for both player and club.

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