Top 7 eccentric footballers to have played in the EPL

4. Paul Gascoigne

1991: Paul Gascoigne #8 of Tottenham Hotspur celebrates his 35 yard goal during the FA Cup Semi-Final against Arsenal at Wembley Stadium in London.

In 1999 Sir Alex Ferguson revealed in his autobiography that the biggest disappointment in his managerial regime was to miss out on signing Paul Gascoigne. Extremely talented and a fierce competitor on the pitch; Gazza is one of football’s greatest disappointments. Not many have argued against the Englishman’s wealth of talent but his temperament on and off the pitch have very often let him and his team down. From weight problems to alcoholism Gazza never became the footballer he should have been.