#5 Vinnie Jones
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The most memorable face of the Wimbledon Crazy Gang, Vinnie Jones was the captain of one of the Premier League's most memorable teams.
At the age of 19, Jones was working as a hod carrier in construction sites while playing for non-league outfit Wealdstone. By the age of 23, he moved to Wimbledon FC for the first time in his life. He won the FA Cup there in 1988, his only club trophy. Being one of England's most uncompromising midfielders, his career there didn't last long as Leeds United came calling after just 3 years. There he showed a whole new side to his game, only picking up 3 yellow cards.
However, he lost his place in the team and moved on to Sheffield United and then Chelsea. He set the record there for the fastest booking ever - an incredible 3 seconds! The real fun started when he left Chelsea and rejoined Wimbledon in time for the rebranded FA Premier League's first season. Wimbledon stunned everyone, playing some high-octane football to finish as high as 6th in the following seasons. Vinnie Jones and the Crazy Gang, however, would never fade from memory.
His infamous "nut grab" on Paul Gascoigne and the 12 red cards he amassed throughout his playing career are just some of the highlights of the man who has now become a British movie star. Fines, bans, and disciplinary hearings dotted his career, with 2 criminal charges for assault, the cherry on the icing!
"I must have been too high, too wild, too strong or too early, because, after three seconds, I could hardly have been too bloody late" - and it was against his old side Sheffield United too!” – On that booking
