10 Premier League greats you've probably forgotten

#4 Steve Stone

These days, if a player hits a patch of form like winger Steve Stone did in 1995, within weeks he’d probably be linked with every huge European club out there. Stone had been at Nottingham Forest since 1989, when his career began, but became a true star at the club in their first season in the Premier League, 1994/95.

That season saw Stone play 41 games for Forest as they were the surprise package in the EPL, finishing third – the highest that a newly promoted club has ever finished in the league.

The next season was even better for Stone. While Forest could only finish 9th in the league, he started the season on fire, scoring goals and playing the best football of his career. It was enough to earn him an England call-up, and he made the most of the opportunity, scoring twice in his first three England games.

1996/97 saw Stone miss practically the whole season with a bad leg injury, but upon his return, he soon made his way back into the Forest first team, although his England career had ended by that point. He continued to be a consistent performer and when Forest were relegated in 1998/99, he moved to Aston Villa where he saw success until John Gregory, the manager who signed him, was sacked.

Stone could well be considered something of a two or three-season wonder, but his form in that time makes him unfairly forgotten today.