Where are they now: Blackburn Rovers Premier League title winning team

Stuart Ripley - Right Winger

Stuart Ripley was considered by Alan Shearer as the most valuable player for him during his early years at Blackburn Rovers. The winger's ability to drive at defences and whip an inviting cross into the box often resulted in goals with one of the two forwards being on the end of Ripley's deliveries.

Ripley moved to Blackburn in 1992 after the club achieved promotion for a fee of £1.3million. Seven years at Middlesbrough had witnessed him become an international at u21 level, and Dalglish saw him as an important cog in his wheel for success.

Ripley spent six years at Ewood Park before leaving for Southampton in 1998. The two-time England international retired in 2002 and is now working as a solicitor after achieving a degree in Law and French.

Also, Ripley is a member of FA's Judicial Panel hearing cases relating to matters such as doping, safeguarding, agent activity and discrimination. His son Connor is a goalkeeper at his former club, Middlesbrough.