England has several football leagues. The English Premier League is the highest tournament followed by the English Football League (EFL) Championship. EFL was formed in 2004. Soccer fans can wager on different EFL teams on Betway. The championship has local and foreign players. But, many sports fans don’t know many legendary English Football League players. Here are five top EPL footballers.
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Ross McCormack
Ross is a talented Scottish footballer. He made 333 appearances in EFL and scored 120 goals. Ross played for five clubs in the English Football League. His professional career started in 2004 with Rangers FC. He moved to Motherwell and Cardiff City. Ross joined Leeds United in 2010 and he played for the club for four seasons.
Fulham bought him in 2016 and Ross spent two seasons with the club. The former Fulham striker moved to Aston Villa in 2016. Unfortunately, Ross hasn’t made an impact at Aston Villa yet. The club loaned him to Melbourne City.
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Jordan Rhodes
Jordan was born on February 5, 1990, in Scotland. He started his career at Ipswich Town and later moved to Huddersfield in 2009. Jordan’s fame grew during the three seasons he played for Huddersfield. He joined Blackburn Rovers in 2012 as a striker. The Scottish player scored several crucial goals for Rovers. Middleborough signed him in 2016 and he helped the club get promoted to EPL. Jordan later joined Sheffield Wednesday for more playing time. Ardent soccer fans can get the latest sports news on Betway to place bets.
Jordan has made 225 appearances and scored 97 goals in the EFL. He has played for five clubs. The Scottish footballer has represented his nation in 14 games and scored three goals. Sheffield Wednesday is the 15th club in the league.
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David Nugent
David is a veteran striker whose career started in 2002. He plays for Bury until 2005 before joining Preston North End. The English player joined Portsmouth in 2007. He played for the EFL club until 2011. He now plays for Derby County. David helped Leicester City get promoted to the Premier League between 2011 and 2015. He has made 341 appearances and scored 113 goals in the English Football League. His current club is struggling to get promoted to the EPL.
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Darius Henderson
Darius started his football career in 1999. He played for Reading FC for five seasons during which the club loaned him to Swindon Town and Brighton & Hove Albion. He joined Gillingham in 2004 and later moved to Watford in 2005. Darius signed with Millwall and Sheffield United and later joined Nottingham Forest. He made 270 appearances and scored 87 goals in EFL. The English footballer retired in 2017.
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Daryl Murphy
Daryl is an Irish player whose football career started in 2000 with Luton Town. Sunderland signed him in 2005 after which Daryl joined Sunderland. Celtic loaned him to Ipswich Town twice. He officially joined the EFL club in 2013 and played for it for five years. Daryl has made 292 appearances and scored 89 goals in the English Football League.
The English Football League has many England and foreign soccer players. Many footballers hone their dribbling and tackling skills in EFL. Betway allows punters to place live EFL bets. The two top teams in the league get promoted to the English Premier League. EFL has several legendary players like Ross McCormack, Jordan Rhodes, David Nugent, and Darius Henderson.
