10 Premier League greats you've probably forgotten

#2 Dion Dublin

More recognisable these days as a TV presenter for Homes Under The Hammer, in the 1990s Dion Dublin was one of the Premier League’s most consistent and dangerous strikers. Like the afore-mentioned Chris Sutton, it’s probably the fact that he played in such a great era that has caused him to be largely forgotten.

Dublin’s biggest successes came at Coventry City, who signed him from Manchester United at the start of 1994/95. It was at Coventry where he established himself as one of the best strikers in the Premier League, as even while his club struggled, he kept on scoring – 13 in his first season, and then 14 and 13 in the subsequent ones. 1997/98 was his peak as he became the joint top scorer with 18 goals, and earned a spot in the England squad, although he was unlucky to miss out on the World Cup in 1998.

His wish to move to a bigger club was granted in 1998/99 as he moved to Aston Villa and saw immediate success, scoring seven goals in his first four games at the club. Even a broken neck in December 1999 couldn’t stop him as he returned to action and continued to score goals for Villa right up until he finally left the club in 2004.

Dublin remains one of the most underrated Premier League strikers of the 90s, most likely because he played for a club who perennially fought against relegation. If he’d played for a bigger club, who knows how he’d be remembered?