The critera which were taken into account in compiling the list (including the order of it), were :
1. personal achievements (including world records where applicable)
2. contribution to team achievements (where applicable)
3. talent/athleticism
4. 'importance'/popularity of sport
5. comparison with other GB guys in that sport
6. Public acclaim
7. acts of heroism
1.Martin Johnson
2.Daley Thompson
3.Joe calzaghe
4. Ian Botham
5.Brad Wiggins
6.Lennox lewis
7. richard hill
8. seb coe
9. Johnny wilkinson
10. Mo Farah
11. matthew pinsent
12. paul gascione
13. brian odriscoll
14. jason robinson
15.Nick Faldo
16. chris eubank
17.keith wood
18. stephen roche
19 Lawrence dallaglio
20. David Gower
21. rebecca addlington
22. matt dawson
23.steve redgrave
24. stephen hendry
25. Frank Bruno
26. colin montgomery
27. chris hoy
28. ronnie osullivan
29. alistair cook
30. simon shaw
31. sally gunnell
32. steve davis
33. paula radcliffe
34. andrew flintoff
35. colin jackson
36.Jonathon Edwards
37. colin mccrae
38. ellery hanley
39. carl fogerty
40. peter nicol (squash)
41. alan wells
42. tony mcccoy
43. jerry Guscott
44. andy murray
45.'sole campbell
46.Steve ovett
47.adrian moorhouse
48. nigel mansell
49. gary lineker
50. alan shearer
51. scott gibbs
52. barry mcguigan
53. neil back
54. kenny dalglish
55. kelly holmes
56. linford christie
57. ben ainsley
58.phil the power taylor
59. mark cavendish
60. nigel benn
61.andrew farell
62 steve collins
63. Steve cram
64. ian rush
65. steve harmison
66. james cracknell
67. kevin pietersen
68.ryan giggs
69.david beckham
70. barry sheene
71.mike teague
72. alistair brownlee
73.steven gerrard
74.roy keane
75. jonathon davies
76. laura trott
77. paul mcgrath
78. greg rutherford
79. jason leonard
80. jason kenny
81. rob howley
82. nick skelton
83. conrad bartelski
84. john barnes
85. ellen mcccarthur
86. tim henman
87. graham gooch
88. sean curly
89. roger black
90. louis smith
91. ricky hatton
92. victoria pendleton
93. lloyd honeyghon
94. Lewis Hamilton
95. jessica ennis
96. rio ferdinand
97. martin offiah
98. alain baxter
99. will greenwood
100. michael jamieson
100 Greatest GB&Ire sportspeople since 1980
posted on 6/8/12
If Neil Back, who cheated to win one of those Heineken Cups, merits being on a list like this, then why don't you just include the whole England WC winning team?
I appreciate these things are subjective but, Harrington, Montgomerie and Westwood have all achieved more in a sport with global appeal than some of the relative unknowns on your list.
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so footballers i reckon it's :
paul gascoine
kenny dalglish
'sole campbell
paul mcgrath
ryan giggs
ian rush
gary lineker
roy keane
ledley king
alan shearer
john barnes
rio ferdinand
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posted on 6/8/12
this list needs to be published somewhere imo.
certainly the results should be communicated to those who have made the list.
posted on 7/8/12
interestingly, the number of sportsmen making the list from each sport is as follows :
rugby union 18
athletics 17
football 13
boxing 10
cricket 8
cycling 5
motor sport 5
rowing 3
rugby league 3
snooker 3
darts 2
equestrian 2
golf 2
sailing 2
skiing 2
swimmming 2
tennis 2
hockey 1
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posted on 7/8/12
that's tessa gone
posted on 3/3/13
OP -
Your top 40 is spot on there