Just because it's genuinely quite interesting, let’s take a look at-the best player born in each respective city in England.
Bath: Jeremy Guscott
Birmingham: Martin Corry
Bradford: Herbert Ward
He was an English rugby union footballer of the 1890s. He played at representative level for England, and at club level for Bradford F.C as a fullback.
Brighton & Hove: Alex King
Bristol: Ellis Genge
Cambridge: Alex Goode
Canterbury: Amy Garnett
Carlisle: Steve Borthwick
Chelmsford: Emma Croker
Chester: Ben Foden
Chichester: Billy Twelvetrees
Coventry: Neil Back
Derby: Jonathan Joseph
Durham: Garath Archer
Exeter: Joe Launchbury
Gloucester: Mike Teague
Hereford: Steve Diamond
Kingston upon Hull: Simon Hammersley
Lancaster: Sean Cox
Leeds: Jason Robinson
Leicester: Dan Cole
Lichfield: Stuart Potter
Lincoln: John Mallett
Liverpool: Ben Kay
City of London: Lawrence Dallaglio
Manchester: Hamish Watson (Scotland international)
Newcastle upon Tyne: Sarah Hunter
Norwich: Ben Youngs
Nottingham: Joe Gray
Oxford: Henry Purdy
Peterborough: George Worth
Plymouth: Henry Slade
Henry Slade of England kicks the conversion during the Autumn Nations Match between England and Tonga at Twickenham Stoop on 6 November 2021. Photo: Tom Sandberg/PPAUK
Portsmouth: Peter Richards
Preston: Mike Haley
Ripon: Peter Squires
Despite playing first-class cricket, he was better known for his rugby union exploits, playing on the wing for Ripon R.U.F.C. and Harrogate R.U.F.C. and 29 times for England in the 1970s, scoring six tries, as well as playing for the British and Irish Lions on the 1977 British Lions tour to New Zealand.
Salford: Dan Lydiate (Wales International)
Salisbury: Richard Hill
Sheffield: Dom Barrow
Southampton: Mike Brown
St Albans: Luke Wallace
Stoke-on-Trent: Dan Robson
Sunderland: Jackson Wray
Truro: Tom Voyce
Wakefield: Mike Tindall
Wells: Andy Robinson
We tried and failed to find a player from the small Somerset city. Former England international Robinson was born down the road in Taunton.
Westminster: Will Stuaer
Winchester: Joe Marchant
Joe Marchant of England is tackled in the air by Siya Kolisi, Captain of South Africa during the Autumn Nations Match between England and South Africa at Twickenham Stadium on 20 November 2021. Photo: Tom Sandberg/PPAUK
Wolverhampton: Shaun Perry
Worcester: Chris Pennell
York: Tomas Francis
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- Jordie Barrett over Damian de Allende is far from being correct. The hype around Dupont is also overreaching, he's probably 4th in the world and has been since the 2023 WC. He also avoids certain matchups which is strange. The rest of the list is pretty good apart from minor subjective biases.JasonMarlow16-09-2026
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