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soccercardindex.com Merlin’s Premier League 1994 checklist Arsenal Ipswich Norwich Swindon 1 David Seaman 34 David Linighan 68 Bryan Gunn 100 Terry Fenwick 2 Tony Adams 35 Ian Marshall 69 Jeremy Goss 101 Paul Bodin 3 Ian Wright 36 Stuart Slater 70 Ruel Fox 102 Luc Nijholt 4 Paul Merson 37 Chris Kiwomya 71 Chris Sutton 103 Nicky Summerbee 5 Ian Selley 38 Adam Tanner 72 Darren Eadie 104 Shaun Taylor 6 Anders Limpar 73 Efan Ekoku Leeds Tottenham Aston Villa 39 Tony Dorigo Oldham 105 Erik Thorstvedt 7 Steve Staunton 40 Gary McAllister 74 Neil Pointon 106 Gary Mabbutt 8 Paul McGrath 41 Gary Kelly 75 Rick Holden 107 Nick Barmby 9 Andy Townsend 42 Gordon Strachan 76 Graeme Sharp 108 Teddy Sheringham 10 Dean Saunders 43 Brian Deane 77 Darren Beckford 109 Darren Caskey 11 Steve Froggatt 44 Gary Speed 78 Andy Ritchie 110 Vinny Samways 12 Guy Whittingham Liverpool Queens Park Rangers West Ham Blackburn 45 Rob Jones 79 Darren Peacock 111 Ludek Miklosko 13 Colin Hendry 46 Jamie Redknapp 80 Ray Wilkins 112 Martin Allen 14 Paul Warhurst 47 Steve McManaman 81 Les Ferdinand 113 Clive Allen 15 Alan Shearer 48 Nigel Clough 82 Bradley Allen 114 Lee Chapman 16 Mike Newell 49 Robbie Fowler 83 Kevin Gallen 115 Trevor Morley 17 David Batty 50 Bruce Grobbelaar 84 Jan Stejskal 18 Stuart Ripley Wimbledon Manchester City Sheffield United 116 Vinny Jones Chelsea 51 Tony Coton 85 David Tuttle 117 Dean Holdsworth 19 Steve Clarke 52 Richard Edghill 86 Brian Gayle 118 Robbie Earle 20 Glenn Hoddle 53 David Brightwell 87 Willie Falconer 119 John Fashanu 21 Dennis Wise 54 Niall Quinn 88 Jostein Flo 120 Peter Fear 22 Tony Cascarino 55 Steve Lomas 89 Alan Kelly 23 Neil Shipperly Manchester United Sheffield Wednesday Coventry 56 Lee Sharpe 90 Chris Woods 24 Steve Ogrizovic 57 Roy Keane 91 Andy Sinton 25 Peter Ndlovu 58 Ryan Giggs 92 Chris Waddle 26 Mick Quinn 59 Eric Cantona 93 David Hirst 27 Roy Wegerle 60 Mark Hughes 94 Ryan Jones 28 Tony Sheridan 61 Paul Ince Southampton Everton Newcastle 95 Peter Reid 29 Neville Southall 62 Paul Bracewell 96 Paul Allen 30 Peter Beagrie 63 Andy Cole 97 Terry Hurlock 31 Preki 64 Peter Beardsley 98 Matthew Le Tissier 32 Tony Cottee 65 Malcolm Allen 99 Neil Maddison 33 John Ebbrell 66 Steve Watson 67 Robert Lee .

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