#8 Tony Adams – Arsenal (1983-2002)
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Signed as a schoolboy in 1980, Tony Adam made his first team debut in 1983 shortly after his 17th birthday. He broke into the first team in the 1985-86 season and went on to become the club’s youngest-ever captain two years later at the age of 21.
He led the club to the League Cup and FA Cup double in 1992-93, with Arsenal becoming the first English side to achieve this feat. He remained as the captain of the club till his retirement in 2002.
He won four top flight division titles, three FA Cups, two Football League Cups and three FA Community shields. He also captained Arsenal to title winning campaigns in three different decades, a unique feat unlikely to be repeated in the future.
Owing to his loyalty to the club, his statue was unveiled at Emirates in 2011 to honour him as a part of the 125th-anniversary celebrations.
