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Tens of thousands of readers have voted to choose the greatest-ever player at every current Premier League club.
We would like to thank everyone who participated either through our online poll or by email.
With the 2024-25 top-flight season about to kick off, we are revealing all the winners this week.
Here are your selections for Arsenal, Aston Villa, AFC Bournemouth, and Brentford.
Arsenal
1: Thierry Henry 33.7 per cent
2: Dennis Bergkamp 19.6 per cent
3: Tony Adams 16.2 per cent
WINNER: THIERRY HENRY (1997-2007 & 2012)
Games 376, Goals 228
Thierry Henry is not only the record goalscorer in Arsenal’s history but also widely regarded as the best overseas player ever seen in English football, winning the Premier League Golden Boot on four occasions.
Henry, known as “Mr. Invincible,” led Arsenal to an unbeaten season in 2003-04 and brought a new level of flair to the league, scoring all types of goals and returning for a brief loan in 2012, fittingly scoring the winner against Sunderland in his final game.
Thierry Henry was voted as Arsenal’s greatest-ever player
Bergkamp symbolised Arsenal’s revolution into great entertainers
Former tough-tackling captain Adams earned third place on the list of Gunners favourites
As one supporter posted, ‘TH14 was simply unstoppable during his Arsenal days and robbed of World Player of the Year.’
There was also strong support among Gunners fans for ‘King’ Dennis Bergkamp, who symbolised Arsenal’s evolution from a defensively-minded team into great entertainers, and Tony Adams, captain in four league championship sides.
Aston Villa
1: Paul McGrath 28.4 per cent
2: Andy Gray 16.5 per cent
3: Gordon Cowans 10.5 per cent
WINNER: PAUL McGRATH (1989-1996)
Games 327, Goals 11
Paul McGrath was considered washed up when Sir Alex Ferguson let him go at Manchester United, concerned about his ‘unprofessional’ lifestyle.
However, he became a huge favourite over the next seven years at Villa, earning his own fitness programme to rest his arthritic knees from training with the rest of the players.
Over seven years, Paul McGrath became a fan favourite for his Rolls Royce smoothness
Andy Gray earned personal accolades at Villa and lifted the League Cup in 1977
Gordan Cowans was part of Villa’s European Cup-winning side of 1981-82 and won five trophies with the club
Yet come match day, he was usually the best player on the pitch, helping Villa win two League Cups and earning the admiration of former manager Ron Atkinson, who said: ‘Anybody that’s watched Villa for a number of years, he’s the number one.’
As one fan posted: ‘Never out of position, strong as an ox and technically superb. The standout player by quite a way.’
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