#4 Terry Butcher
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Born in Singapore, Terry Butcher would go on to typify what became known as "The English Spirit" with his brave, indomitable performances that spanned 3 World Cups and 77 international appearances.
Powerful in the air, Butcher was a lifelong Ipswich Town fan and won the UEFA Cup with them under Bobby Robson in 1981. After the relegation 5 years later, however, he moved on to join player/manager Graeme Souness at Rangers. He captained the Scottish giants to 3 league titles and 2 League Cups in 4 years. A terrible leg break in 1987 forced him to miss most of the season, however, but when he came back, he came back in true style.
The ever-feisty Old Firm fixture of April 1988 was a perfect chance for Butcher to go 'hard' and he received a fine in the fall-out of the match. Later that year, he was investigated by police for blasting in the door of a referee's room but later let off the hook.
His England career was a memorable one, however - that one World Cup qualifier against Sweden in 1989 where he bloodied the shirt for the cause will always spring to mind when people speak of Butcher.
“I said to them last week that I'd like them to win ugly and they certainly won ugly today. That was the ugliest thing I've seen since the ugly sisters fell out of the ugly tree” – On football styles
