Daily Mail Top 50 players ever

Here is an analysis of the current points by country based on the first nation a player represented but according to the current nations of the world (splitting Russia, Ukraine etc for example). I've made exceptions to give Austria and Czech Republic half Bican's points each, and the same with Slovakia and Hungary for Kubala:
Brazil 3016 points (23 players)
Germany 1361 (11 players)
Argentina 1346 (10 players)
Holland 1205 (7 players)
Italy 1191 (13 players)
France 1077 (8 players)
England 907 (7 players)
Hungary 648 (7 players including Kubala)
Portugal 460 (3 players)
Northern Ireland 396 (1 player)
Russia 273 (1 player)
Denmark 111 (3 players)
Uruguay 105 (4 players)
Spain 85 (5 players)
Austria 78 (2 players including Bican)
Scotland 70 (1 player)
Liberia 58 (1 player)
Slovakia 42 (Kubala)
Chile 39 (1 player)
Paraguay 33 (1 player)
Peru 33 (1 player)
Wales 32 (1 player)
Montenegro 31 (1 player)
Romania 28 (1 player)
Ukraine 27 (1 player)
Serbia 24 (1 player)
Mexico 23 (1 player)
Bulgaria 22 (1 player)
Czech Republic 18 (Bican)
Sweden 12 (1 player)
Poland 8 (1 player).

 

Extending it to look at the honourable mentions (players in someone's top 100 but not top 50):
Domingos Da Guia
Lilian Thuram
Gianluigi Buffon
Pavel Nedved
Marcel Desailly
Denis Law
Josef Masopust
Ryan Giggs
Jimmy Greaves
Kazimierz Deyna
Rob Rensenbrink
John Robertson
Roger Milla
Preben Elkjaer
Jean Tigana
Jan Ceulemans
Glenn Hoddle
Pierre Littbarski
John Barnes
Enzo Scifo
Claudio Caniggia
Paul Gascoigne
Gianfranco Zola
Davor Suker
Henrik Larsson
David Beckham
Robinho
Ruud van Nistelrooy
Johnny Rep
Wolfgang Overath
Paul Breitner
Ademir Marques de Menezes
Angel Labruna
Javier Zanetti
Claude Makalele
Luis Monti
Fernando Peyroteo
Alberto Spencer
Cesar Cueto
Ricardo Zamora

England 5 players
France 4
Argentina 4
Brazil 3
Holland 3
Germany 3
Czech Republic 2
Scotland 2
Belgium 2
Italy 2
Wales 1
Poland 1
Cameroon 1
Denmark 1
Croatia 1
Sweden 1
Portugal 1
Ecuador 1
Peru 1
Spain 1.

 

A little change to this analysis as I had Duncan Edwards down as German on my spreadsheet by mistake! Germany below Argentina now with England still behind France as adjusted below (using my original post):

 

That's OK Schwuppe, everyone including me seems to be adjusting their rankings. It's better to have as realistic a vote as possible I think.

 

Thanks Kyle, I'll reveal the new standings tomorrow sometime. Beckenbauer sneaking ahead of Puskas in your top few then, but more changes including new entries into your top 50 lower down.

 

After KyleP's adjustments to his vote:
1 Pele 499
2 Diego Maradona 481
3 Johan Cruyff 479
4 Alfredo Di Stéfano 465
5 Franz Beckenbauer 451
6 Michel Platini 436
7 Ferenc Puskás 435
8 Garrincha 402
9 Eusebio 396
10= George Best 391
10= Zico 391
12 Zinedine Zidane 374
13 Bobby Charlton 371
14 Ronaldo 367
15 Gerd Müller 344
16 Marco van Basten 341
17 Lev Yashin 288
18 Bobby Moore 275
19 Romario 263
20 Franco Baresi 251
21 Paolo Maldini 250
22 Lothar Matthäus 236
23 Didí 210
24 Stanley Matthews 208
25 Ruud Gullit 199
26 Roberto Baggio 187
27 Rivelino 180
28= Giuseppe Meazza 157
28= Zizinho 157
30 Ronaldinho 148
31 Leonidas 139
32 Raymond Kopa 134
33 José Manuel Moreno 133
34 Ladislao Kubala 104
35 Fritz Walter 96
36 Karl-Heinz Rummenigge 95
37 Thierry Henry 88
38= Gianni Rivera 87
38= Sandor Kocsis 87
40 Dino Zoff 77
41 Dennis Bergkamp 75
42 Kenny Dalglish 70
43 Matthias Sindelar 67
44= Lionel Messi 65
44= Rivaldo 65
46 Peter Schmeichel 59
47 George Weah 58
48 Paolo Rossi 54
49= Adolfo Pedernera 51
49= Michael Laudrup 51
49= Johan Neeskens 51
52 Luís Figo 50
53 Daniel Passarella 49
54 Omar Sivori 43
55 Jürgen Klinsmann 42
56 Juan Alberto Schiaffino 41
57 Sandro Mazzola 40
58 Elías Figueroa 38
59 Josef Bican 37
60= Luis Suarez 36
60= Just Fontaine 36
60= Hector Scarone 36
63= Roberto Carlos 34
63= Frank Rijkaard 34
65= Arsenio Erico 33
65= Teófilo Cubillas 33
67= John Charles 32
67= Mario Kempes 32
67= Gordon Banks 32
67= Giacinto Facchetti 32
71= Dejan Savicevic 31
71= Kaká 31
73= Gheorghe Hagi 28
73= Nilton Santos 28
73= Gyorgy Sarosi 28
73= Falcao 28
77= Andriy Shevchenko 27
77= Cafú 27
77= Uwe Seeler 27
80 Gabriel Batistuta 26
81 Duncan Edwards 25
82= Carlos Alberto 24
82= Jairzinho 24
82= Dragan Dzajic 24
82= Artur Friedenreich 24
86= Valentino Mazzola 23
86= Hugo Sanchez 23
88 Hristo Stoichkov 22
89 José Leandro Andrade 21
90= Tom Finney 18
90= Cristiano Ronaldo 18
92 Jozsef Bozsik 16
93 Nándor Hidegkuti 15
94= Francisco Gento 12
94= Tostao 12
94= Kevin Keegan 12
97 Gunnar Nordahl 11
98= Djalma Santos 10
98= Francesco Totti 10
98= Gaetano Scirea 10
101= Emilio Butragueño 9
101= Eric Cantona 9
103= Zbigniew Boniek 8
103= Sepp Maier 8
105= Enzo Francescoli 7
105= Matthias Sammer 7
105= Oliver Kahn 7
108 Raul 6
109 Fabio Cannavaro 5
110= Robert Pires 4
110= Gerson 4
112= Telmo Zarra 2
112= Patrick Vieira 2
112= Gary Lineker 2
115= Fernando Redondo 1
115= Socrates 1
115= Brian Laudrup 1

 

Using the 10 votes so far this is how it pans out in each position/role. I've included players in two roles if they were probably equally good at both but if they were better at one then they aren't included in another even if they would be deemed good enough to be amongst the best in that role possibly. I hope you don't mind Peru that I've also adjusted the roles, merging defensive midfielders with central midfielders and re-defining support strikers as support attackers to include modern wing forwards as well as attacking inside forwards/deep lying strikers etc. I've put Platini as an attacking midfielder but generally players that played in central midfield, even if very creative/frequent goalscorers are included as central midfielders:

Goalkeepers
17 Lev Yashin 288 (Soviet Union)
40 Dino Zoff 77 (Italy)
46 Peter Schmeichel 59 (Denmark)
67= Gordon Banks 32 (England)
103= Sepp Maier 8 (Germany)
105= Oliver Kahn 7 (Germany)

Centrebacks / Sweepers
5 Franz Beckenbauer 451 (Germany)
18 Bobby Moore 275 (England)
20 Franco Baresi 251 (Italy)
53 Daniel Passarella 49 (Argentina)
58 Elías Figueroa 38 (Chile)
67= John Charles 32 (Wales)
98= Gaetano Scirea 10 (Italy)
105= Matthias Sammer 7 (Germany)
109 Fabio Cannavaro 5 (Italy)

Fullbacks
21 Paolo Maldini 250 (Italy)
63= Roberto Carlos 34 (Brazil)
67= Giacinto Facchetti 32 (Italy)
73= Nilton Santos 28 (Brazil)
77= Cafú 27 (Brazil)
82= Carlos Alberto 24 (Brazil)
89 José Leandro Andrade 21 (Uruguay)
98= Djalma Santos 10 (Brazil)

Central Midfielders
12 Zinedine Zidane 374 (France)
13 Bobby Charlton 371 (England)
22 Lothar Matthäus 236 (Germany)
23 Didí 210 (Brazil)
49= Johan Neeskens 51 (Holland)
60= Luis Suarez 36 (Spain)
63= Frank Rijkaard 34 (Holland)
73= Gheorghe Hagi 28 (Romania)
73= Falcao 28 (Brazil)
81 Duncan Edwards 25 (England)
89 José Leandro Andrade 21 (Uruguay)
92 Jozsef Bozsik 16 (Hungary)
110= Gerson 4 (Brazil)
112= Patrick Vieira 2 (France)
115= Fernando Redondo 1 (Argentina)
115= Socrates 1 (Brazil)

Attacking Midfielders
2 Diego Maradona 481 (Argentina)
6 Michel Platini 436 (France)
10= Zico 391 (Brazil)
13 Bobby Charlton 371 (England)
27 Rivelino 180 (Brazil)
28= Zizinho 157 (Brazil)
30 Ronaldinho 148 (Brazil)
35 Fritz Walter 96 (Germany)
38= Gianni Rivera 87 (Italy)
44= Rivaldo 65 (Brazil)
49= Michael Laudrup 51 (Denmark)
57 Sandro Mazzola 40 (Italy)
60= Luis Suarez 36 (Spain)
65= Teófilo Cubillas 33 (Peru)
71= Kaká 31 (Brazil)
103= Zbigniew Boniek 8 (Poland)
105= Enzo Francescoli 7 (Uruguay)
115= Brian Laudrup 1 (Denmark)

Side Midfielders / Wingers
8 Garrincha 402 (Brazil)
10= George Best 391 (N.Ireland)
24 Stanley Matthews 208 (England)
52 Luís Figo 50 (Portugal)
82= Jairzinho 24 (Brazil)
82= Dragan Dzajic 24 (Yugoslavia)
90= Tom Finney 18 (England)
94= Francisco Gento 12 (Spain)
110= Robert Pires 4 (France)

Support Forwards
1 Pele 499 (Brazil)
2 Diego Maradona 481 (Argentina)
3 Johan Cruyff 479 (Holland)
4 Alfredo Di Stéfano 465 (Argentina)
7 Ferenc Puskás 435 (Hungary)
10= Zico 391 (Brazil)
25 Ruud Gullit 199 (Holland)
26 Roberto Baggio 187 (Italy)
28= Giuseppe Meazza 157 (Italy)
30 Ronaldinho 148 (Brazil)
32 Raymond Kopa 134 (France)
33 José Manuel Moreno 133 (Argentina)
34 Ladislao Kubala 104 (Czechoslovakia/Hungary)
36 Karl-Heinz Rummenigge 95 (Germany)
41 Dennis Bergkamp 75 (Holland)
42 Kenny Dalglish 70 (Scotland)
43 Matthias Sindelar 67 (Austria)
44= Lionel Messi 65 (Argentina)
49= Adolfo Pedernera 51 (Argentina)
54 Omar Sivori 43 (Argentina)
56 Juan Alberto Schiaffino 41 (Uruguay)
60= Hector Scarone 36 (Uruguay)
65= Teófilo Cubillas 33 (Peru)
67= Mario Kempes 32 (Argentina)
71= Dejan Savicevic 31 (Yugoslavia)
73= Gyorgy Sarosi 28 (Hungary)
86= Valentino Mazzola 23 (Italy)
90= Cristiano Ronaldo 18 (Portugal)
93 Nándor Hidegkuti 15 (Hungary)
94= Tostao 12 (Brazil)
94= Kevin Keegan 12 (England)
98= Francesco Totti 10 (Italy)
101= Emilio Butragueño 9 (Spain)
101= Eric Cantona 9 (France)
103= Zbigniew Boniek 8 (Poland)
108 Raul 6 (Spain)

Strikers
1 Pele 499 (Brazil)
7 Ferenc Puskás 435 (Hungary)
9 Eusebio 396 (Portugal)
14 Ronaldo 367 (Brazil)
15 Gerd Müller 344 (Germany)
16 Marco van Basten 341 (Holland)
19 Romario 263 (Brazil)
28= Giuseppe Meazza 157 (Italy)
31 Leonidas 139 (Brazil)
37 Thierry Henry 88 (France)
38= Sandor Kocsis 87 (Hungary)
47 George Weah 58 (Liberia)
48 Paolo Rossi 54 (Italy)
55 Jürgen Klinsmann 42 (Germany)
59 Josef Bican 37 (Austria/Czechoslovakia)
60= Just Fontaine 36 (France)
65= Arsenio Erico 33 (Paraguay)
67= John Charles 32 (Wales)
73= Gyorgy Sarosi 28 (Hungary)
77= Andriy Shevchenko 27 (Ukraine)
77= Uwe Seeler 27 (Germany)
80 Gabriel Batistuta 26 (Argentina)
82= Arthur Friedenreich 24 (Brazil)
86= Hugo Sanchez 23 (Mexico)
88 Hristo Stoichkov 22 (Bulgaria)
97 Gunnar Nordahl 11 (Sweden)
112= Telmo Zarra 2 (Spain)
112= Gary Lineker 2 (England)

 

Here is my own top 100 from my recent vote on the same basis as above:

Goalkeepers
26) Lev Yashin (Soviet Union)
34) Peter Schmeichel (Denmark)
53) Gordon Banks (England)
93) Peter Shilton (England)
94) Gianluigi Buffon (Italy)

Centrebacks / Sweepers
9) Franz Beckenbauer (Germany)
19) Bobby Moore (England)
31) Franco Baresi (Italy)
44) Matthias Sammer (Germany)
68) Gaetano Scirea (Italy)
99) John Charles (Wales)

Fullbacks
37) Paolo Maldini (Italy)
43) Cafu (Brazil)
59) Carlos Alberto (Brazil)

Central Midfielders
8) Zinedine Zidane (France)
11) Bobby Charlton (England)
25) Lothar Matthaus (Germany)
38) Gheorghe Hagi (Romania)
40) Johan Neeskens (Holland)
49) Patrick Vieira (France)
51) Fernando Redondo (Argentina)
52) Socrates (Brazil)
54) Duncan Edwards (England)
55) Frank Rijkaard (Holland)
63) Paul Gascoigne (England)
64) Glenn Hoddle (England)
76) Enzo Scifo (Belgium)
88) Didi (Brazil)
98) Kazimierz Deyna (Poland)
100) Jean Tigana (France)

Attacking Midfielders
3) Diego Maradona (Argentina)
4) Michel Platini (France)
11) Bobby Charlton (England)
12) Michael Laudrup (Denmark)
15) Ronaldinho (Brazil)
16) Zico (Brazil)
39) Kaka (Brazil)
50) Brian Laudrup (Denmark)
60) Rivaldo (Brazil)
67) Pavel Nedved (Czech Republic)
69) Roberto Rivelino (Brazil)
73) Gianni Rivera (Italy)
84) Jan Ceulemans (Belgium)

Side Midfielders / Wingers
5) George Best (N. Ireland)
18) Luis Figo (Portugal)
29) Stanley Matthews (England)
33) Tom Finney (England)
35) Garrincha (Brazil)
46) Dragan Dzajic (Yugoslavia)
47) Robert Pires (France)
48) Jairzinho (Brazil)
58) David Beckham (England)
66) Ryan Giggs (Wales)
86) John Barnes (England)
92) John Robertson (Scotland)

Support Forwards
1) Pele (Brazil)
2) Johan Cruyff (Holland)
3) Diego Maradona (Argentina)
7) Alfredo Di Stefano (Argentina)
14) Ferenc Puskas (Hungary)
15) Ronaldinho (Brazil)
16) Zico (Brazil)
17) Kenny Dalglish (Scotland)
20) Dejan Savicevic (Yugoslavia)
22) Dennis Bergkamp (Holland)
23) Roberto Baggio (Italy)
27) Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (Germany)
36) Ruud Gullit (Holland)
41) Francesco Totti (Italy)
42) Eric Cantona (France)
45) Raul (Spain)
61) Claudio Caniggia (Argentina)
70) Nandor Hidegkuti (Hungary)
71) Tostao (Brazil)
72) Raymond Kopa (France)
75) Lionel Messi (Argentina)
77) Giussepe Meazza (Italy)
78) Ladislao Kubala (Czechoslovakia/Hungary)
81) Rob Rensenbrink (Holland)
82) Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal)
83) Mario Kempes (Argentina)
84) Jan Ceulemans (Belgium)
87) Roger Milla (Cameroon)
89) Robinho (Brazil)
90) Gianfranco Zola (Italy)
97) Pierre Littbarski (Germany)


Strikers
1) Pele (Brazil)
6) Marco van Basten (Holland)
10) Eusebio (Portugal)
13) Ronaldo (Brazil)
14) Ferenc Puskas (Hungary)
21) George Weah (Liberia)
24) Thierry Henry (France)
28) Andriy Shevchenko (Ukraine)
30) Gerd Muller (Germany)
32) Jurgen Klinsmann (Germany)
56) Romario (Brazil)
57) Gary Lineker (England)
62) Gabriel Batistuta (Argentina)
65) Henrik Larsson (Sweden)
74) Just Fontaine (France)
77) Giussepe Meazza (Italy)
79) Jimmy Greaves (England)
80) Denis Law (Scotland)
85) Preben Elkjaer (Denmark)
87) Roger Milla (Cameroon)
91) Davor Suker (Croatia)
95) Paolo Rossi (Italy)
96) Hristo Stoichkov (Bulgaria)
99) John Charles (Wales)

 

Thanks Braine. I will check the honourable mentions list I did before and see if any of these players need to be added. The link is interesting and Dearman has put a lot of work in - he posts on Big Soccer too doesn't he (and is that Peru with the resume too?). I could include his top 50 in this vote too perhaps (and his 6 honourable mentions though actually they all have votes already)? Lubanski, Florian Albert, Abedi Pele and your countryman van Himst look to be the new mentions but I'll check again before I update the list. EDIT - at least Nesta and Careca too I think.

 

I'm picking a team Couper - there's nearly 90 players to choose from and about 20 managers. The players are specified as defenders, midfielders and attackers (plus goalies obviously) but although the likes of Garrincha, Best and Finney are down as forwards you can't pick a 4-2-4 (I wouldn't have done but it does stop you picking those sorts of players wide in a 4-4-2 - you can choose 2-3-5 though). Maradona and Cruyff have to be forwards as do Pele and Di Stefano so I'm going with a 4-3-2-1 which lets you pick 3 forwards as does 4-3-3 or 3-4-3 obviously. A better system might be to let you pick your own formation and players and put players where you want but I sort of understand they think it's easier this way. With wide-midfield options reduced by players being specified as forwards I sort of understand why Figo might be in overall so far - I'm deciding not to put him in my midfield though. It's a slightly flawed system but it's not like it's official. I wouldn't really expect Buffon to be in though even though he's obviously a great keeper.

 

I've done the ESPN vote now. Not surprisingly 4-3-2-1 is the most picked formation. I felt in honesty I had to vote for Yashin - Cafu, Beckenbauer, Moore, Maldini - Platini, Zidane, Charlton (did consider Figo for balance but the support fowards are quick and versatile enough; Michael Laudrup and Ranaldinho are also forwards so would have had to go with Figo if I wanted a dribbler in midfield) - Cruyff, Maradona - Pele (couldn't leave out any of those 3 but doesn't seem ideal and means no outright centre-forward or George Best for example)
For Coach I chose Michels but Ferguson leads the vote.
The votes for each player are tallied as percentages so not ideal but with that formation the current team (with luckily a reasonably balanced back four) looks like Buffon - Cafu, Beckenbauer, Maldini, R Carlos - Figo, Platini, Zidane - Pele, Maradona - Ronaldo. Zidane has the highest percentage of votes.

 

Actually I mis-read it, 4-2-3-1 with 2 forwards was the number 1 formation, with Giggs as a midfielder currently in the 'Winning Team' and not Ronaldo.

 

Adding the bolded ones to the honourable mentions list which is now:

Domingos Da Guia
Lilian Thuram
Gianluigi Buffon
Pavel Nedved
Marcel Desailly
Denis Law
Josef Masopust
Ryan Giggs
Jimmy Greaves
Kazimierz Deyna
Rob Rensenbrink
John Robertson
Roger Milla
Preben Elkjaer
Jean Tigana
Jan Ceulemans
Glenn Hoddle
Pierre Littbarski
John Barnes
Enzo Scifo
Claudio Caniggia
Paul Gascoigne
Gianfranco Zola
Davor Suker
Henrik Larsson
David Beckham
Robinho
Ruud van Nistelrooy
Johnny Rep
Wolfgang Overath
Paul Breitner
Ademir Marques de Menezes
Angel Labruna
Javier Zanetti
Claude Makalele
Luis Monti
Fernando Peyroteo
Alberto Spencer
Cesar Cueto
Ricardo Zamora
Paul van Himst
Wlodzmierz Lubanski
Alessandro Nesta
Careca
Abedi Pele
Florian Albert

 

Thanks Burton, I've added your votes to the totals to give the following current standings:
1 Pele 548
2= Diego Maradona 529
2= Johan Cruyff 529
4 Alfredo Di Stéfano 512
5 Franz Beckenbauer 496
6 Michel Platini 480
7 Ferenc Puskás 477
8 Garrincha 441
9 George Best 437
10 Zinedine Zidane 414
11 Bobby Charlton 408
12 Ronaldo 405
13 Eusebio 402
14 Zico 391
15 Marco van Basten 384
16 Gerd Müller 373
17 Lev Yashin 324
18 Bobby Moore 298
19 Romario 296
20 Paolo Maldini 282
21 Lothar Matthäus 267
22 Franco Baresi 251
23 Didí 236
24 Stanley Matthews 226
25 Ruud Gullit 220
26 Rivelino 200
27 Roberto Baggio 187
28 Giuseppe Meazza 184
29 Leonidas 174
30 Ronaldinho 164
31 José Manuel Moreno 161
32 Zizinho 157
33 Raymond Kopa 156
34 Dennis Bergkamp 116
35 Thierry Henry 112
36 Fritz Walter 111
37 Ladislao Kubala 104
38= Karl-Heinz Rummenigge 95
38= Gianni Rivera 95
38= Lionel Messi 95
41 Dino Zoff 94
42 Sandor Kocsis 87
43 Kenny Dalglish 70
44 Matthias Sindelar 67
45 Rivaldo 65
46= Peter Schmeichel 59
46= Roberto Carlos 59
46= Duncan Edwards 59
49 George Weah 58
50 Michael Laudrup 55
51 Paolo Rossi 54
52= Adolfo Pedernera 51
52= Johan Neeskens 51
54 Luís Figo 50
55 Daniel Passarella 49
56 Cafú 46
57 Gordon Banks 45
58= Omar Sivori 43
58= Sandro Mazzola 43
58= Luis Suarez 43
58= Frank Rijkaard 43
58= Giacinto Facchetti 43
63 Jürgen Klinsmann 42
64 Juan Alberto Schiaffino 41
65 Elías Figueroa 38
66= Josef Bican 37
66= Just Fontaine 37
68 Hector Scarone 36
69= Arsenio Erico 33
69= Teófilo Cubillas 33
71= John Charles 32
71= Mario Kempes 32
73= Dejan Savicevic 31
73= Kaká 31
75= Gheorghe Hagi 28
75= Nilton Santos 28
75= Gyorgy Sarosi 28
75= Falcao 28
79= Andriy Shevchenko 27
79= Uwe Seeler 27
81 Gabriel Batistuta 26
82= Carlos Alberto 24
82= Jairzinho 24
82= Dragan Dzajic 24
82= Artur Friedenreich 24
86= Valentino Mazzola 23
86= Hugo Sanchez 23
88 Hristo Stoichkov 22
89 José Leandro Andrade 21
90= Tom Finney 18
90= Cristiano Ronaldo 18
92 Jozsef Bozsik 16
93 Nándor Hidegkuti 15
94 Francisco Gento 14
94= Ryan Giggs 14
96= Tostao 12
96= Kevin Keegan 12
96= Piet Keizer 12
99 Gunnar Nordahl 11
100= Djalma Santos 10
100= Francesco Totti 10
100= Gaetano Scirea 10
103= Emilio Butragueño 9
103= Eric Cantona 9
105= Zbigniew Boniek 8
105= Sepp Maier 8
107= Enzo Francescoli 7
107= Matthias Sammer 7
107= Oliver Kahn 7
110 Raul 6
111= Fabio Cannavaro 5
111= Edgar Davids 5
113= Robert Pires 4
113= Gerson 4
115= Telmo Zarra 2
115= Patrick Vieira 2
115= Gary Lineker 2
118= Fernando Redondo 1
118= Socrates 1
118= Brian Laudrup 1
I've counted your votes in the order you listed but I noticed Moreno in 2 places so at the minute I've not included a vote for 41st place - you can adjust the vote if you like to insert another player somewhere.

 

Dearman's Top 50 (As on Xtratime):
1. PELÉ (Brazil)
2. MARADONA, Diego (Argentina)
3. CRUYFF, Johan (Holland)
4. BECKENBAUER, Franz (Germany)
5. DI STÉFANO, Alfredo (Argentina)
6. PLATINI, Michel (France)
7. PUSKÁS, Ferenc (Hungary)
8. GARRINCHA (Brazil)
9. ZICO (Brazil)
10. ZIDANE, Zinedine (France)
11. YASHIN, Lev (Soviet Union)
12. RONALDO (Brazil)
13. EUSÉBIO (Portugal)
14. MÜLLER, Gerd (Germany)
15. BEST, George (Northern Ireland)
16. VAN BASTEN, Marco (Holland)
17. CHARLTON, Bobby (England)
18. MATTHEWS, Stanley (England)
19. MALDINI, Paolo (Italy)
20. MOORE, Bobby (England)
21. ROMÁRIO (Brazil)
22. ZOFF, Dino (Italy)
23. DIDÍ (Brazil)
24. MEAZZA, Giuseppe (Italy)
25. MATTHÄUS, Lothar (Germany)
26. MORENO, José Manuel (Argentina)
27. ZIZINHO (Brazil)
28. RIVELINO, Roberto (Brazil)
29. BAGGIO, Roberto (Italy)
30. BARESI, Franco (Italy)
31. WALTER, Fritz (Germany)
32. SEELER, Uwe (Germany)
33. KUBALA, László (Czechoslovakia/Hungary)
34. GULLIT, Ruud (Holland)
35. RUMMENIGGE, Karl-Heinz (Germany)
36. LEONIDAS (Brazil)
37. SINDELAR, Matthias (Austria)
38. RIVERA, Gianni (Italy)
39. KOCSIS, Sándor (Hungary)
40. KOPA, Raymond (France)
41. TOSTAO (Brazil)
42. PEDERNERA, Adolfo (Argentina)
43. SUÁREZ, Luis (Spain)
44. RIVALDO (Brazil)
45. PASSARELLA, Daniel (Argentina)
46. JAIRZINHO (Brazil)
47. NORDAHL, Gunnar (Sweden)
48. FACCHETTI, Giacinto (Italy)
49. DZAJIC, Dragan (Yugoslavia)
50. BICAN, Josef (Austria/Czechoslovakia)
and honourable mentions
- LAUDRUP, Michael (Denmark)
- BANKS, Gordon (England)
- FIGO, Luís (Portugal)
- NILTON SANTOS (Brazil)
- SCIREA, Gaetano (Italy)
- RIJKAARD, Frank (Holland)
So adding that top 50 to this thread changes the standings to this (from 12 votes):
1 Pele 598
2 Diego Maradona 578
3 Johan Cruyff 577
4 Alfredo Di Stéfano 558
5 Franz Beckenbauer 543
6 Michel Platini 525
7 Ferenc Puskás 521
8 Garrincha 484
9 George Best 473
10 Zinedine Zidane 455
11 Ronaldo 444
12 Bobby Charlton 442
13 Eusebio 440
14 Zico 433
15 Marco van Basten 419
16 Gerd Müller 410
17 Lev Yashin 364
18 Bobby Moore 329
19 Romario 326
20 Paolo Maldini 314
21 Lothar Matthäus 293
22 Franco Baresi 272
23 Didí 264
24 Stanley Matthews 259
25 Ruud Gullit 237
26 Rivelino 223
27 Giuseppe Meazza 211
28 Roberto Baggio 209
29 Leonidas 189
30 José Manuel Moreno 186
31 Zizinho 181
32 Raymond Kopa 167
33 Ronaldinho 164
34 Fritz Walter 131
35 Dino Zoff 123
36 Ladislao Kubala 122
37 Dennis Bergkamp 116
38 Thierry Henry 112
39 Karl-Heinz Rummenigge 111
40 Gianni Rivera 108
41 Sandor Kocsis 99
42 Lionel Messi 95
43 Matthias Sindelar 81
44 Rivaldo 72
45 Kenny Dalglish 70
46 Adolfo Pedernera 60
47= Peter Schmeichel 59
47= Roberto Carlos 59
47= Duncan Edwards 59
50 George Weah 58
51= Michael Laudrup 55
51= Daniel Passarella 55
53 Paolo Rossi 54
54= Johan Neeskens 51
54= Luis Suarez 51
56 Luís Figo 50
57= Cafú 46
57= Giacinto Facchetti 46
57= Uwe Seeler 46
60 Gordon Banks 45
61= Omar Sivori 43
61= Sandro Mazzola 43
61= Frank Rijkaard 43
64 Jürgen Klinsmann 42
65 Juan Alberto Schiaffino 41
66= Elías Figueroa 38
66= Josef Bican 38
68 Just Fontaine 37
69 Hector Scarone 36
70= Arsenio Erico 33
70= Teófilo Cubillas 33
72= John Charles 32
72= Mario Kempes 32
74= Dejan Savicevic 31
74= Kaká 31
76 Jairzinho 29
77= Gheorghe Hagi 28
77= Nilton Santos 28
77= Gyorgy Sarosi 28
77= Falcao 28
81 Andriy Shevchenko 27
82= Gabriel Batistuta 26
82= Dragan Dzajic 26
84= Carlos Alberto 24
84= Artur Friedenreich 24
86= Valentino Mazzola 23
86= Hugo Sanchez 23
88= Hristo Stoichkov 22
88= Tostao 22
90 José Leandro Andrade 21
91= Tom Finney 18
91= Cristiano Ronaldo 18
93 Jozsef Bozsik 16
94= Nándor Hidegkuti 15
94= Gunnar Nordahl 15
96= Francisco Gento 14
96= Ryan Giggs 14
98= Kevin Keegan 12
98= Piet Keizer 12
100= Djalma Santos 10
100= Francesco Totti 10
100= Gaetano Scirea 10
103= Emilio Butragueño 9
103= Eric Cantona 9
105= Zbigniew Boniek 8
105= Sepp Maier 8
107= Enzo Francescoli 7
107= Matthias Sammer 7
107= Oliver Kahn 7
110 Raul 6
111= Fabio Cannavaro 5
111= Edgar Davids 5
113= Robert Pires 4
113= Gerson 4
115= Telmo Zarra 2
115= Patrick Vieira 2
115= Gary Lineker 2
118= Fernando Redondo 1
118= Socrates 1
118= Brian Laudrup 1

 

Thanks for the vote DanFla. The new standings:
1 Pele 648
2 Diego Maradona 627
3 Johan Cruyff 624
4 Alfredo Di Stéfano 597
5 Franz Beckenbauer 589
6 Michel Platini 567
7 Ferenc Puskás 566
8 Garrincha 532
9 George Best 514
10 Zinedine Zidane 488
11 Ronaldo 480
12 Zico 477
13= Bobby Charlton 472
13= Eusebio 472
15 Marco van Basten 457
16 Gerd Müller 439
17 Lev Yashin 401
18 Romario 369
19 Bobby Moore 329
20 Paolo Maldini 328
21 Lothar Matthäus 319
22 Franco Baresi 300
23 Didí 299
24 Ruud Gullit 260
25 Stanley Matthews 259
26 Rivelino 250
27 Giuseppe Meazza 233
28 Leonidas 223
29 Roberto Baggio 209
30 Zizinho 205
31 José Manuel Moreno 186
32 Ronaldinho 171
33 Raymond Kopa 167
34 Fritz Walter 131
35 Karl-Heinz Rummenigge 129
36 Dino Zoff 123
37 Ladislao Kubala 122
38 Dennis Bergkamp 116
39 Thierry Henry 112
40 Gianni Rivera 108
41 Lionel Messi 101
42 Sandor Kocsis 99
43 Matthias Sindelar 81
44 Rivaldo 72
45 Kenny Dalglish 70
46 Nilton Santos 68
47= Daniel Passarella 67
47= Paolo Rossi 67
49 Adolfo Pedernera 60
50= Peter Schmeichel 59
50= Roberto Carlos 59
50= Duncan Edwards 59
50= Falcao 59
54 George Weah 58
55 Gordon Banks 56
56 Michael Laudrup 55
57 Frank Rijkaard 53
58= Johan Neeskens 51
58= Luis Suarez 51
60 Luís Figo 50
61= Cafú 46
61= Giacinto Facchetti 46
61= Uwe Seeler 46
61= Jürgen Klinsmann 46
65= Gabriel Batistuta 45
65= Carlos Alberto 45
67= Omar Sivori 43
67= Sandro Mazzola 43
69 Juan Alberto Schiaffino 41
70= Elías Figueroa 38
70= Josef Bican 38
72 Just Fontaine 37
73 Hector Scarone 36
74 Mario Kempes 34
75= Arsenio Erico 33
75= Teófilo Cubillas 33
77 John Charles 32
78= Dejan Savicevic 31
78= Kaká 31
80 Jairzinho 29
81= Gheorghe Hagi 28
81= Gyorgy Sarosi 28
83 Andriy Shevchenko 27
84 Dragan Dzajic 26
85= Artur Friedenreich 25
85= Junior 25
87= Valentino Mazzola 23
87= Hugo Sanchez 23
89= Hristo Stoichkov 22
89= Tostao 22
91 José Leandro Andrade 21
92 Mario Zagallo 20
93= Tom Finney 18
93= Cristiano Ronaldo 18
95= Socrates 17
95=Domingos da Guia 17
97 Jozsef Bozsik 16
98= Nándor Hidegkuti 15
98= Gunnar Nordahl 15
98= Bebeto 15
101= Francisco Gento 14
101= Ryan Giggs 14
103= Kevin Keegan 12
103= Piet Keizer 12
105= Djalma Santos 10
105= Francesco Totti 10
105= Gaetano Scirea 10
108= Emilio Butragueño 9
108= Eric Cantona 9
108= Careca 9
111= Zbigniew Boniek 8
111= Sepp Maier 8
111= Leandro 8
114= Enzo Francescoli 7
114= Matthias Sammer 7
114= Oliver Kahn 7
117 Raul 6
118= Fabio Cannavaro 5
118= Edgar Davids 5
118= Ubaldo Fillol 5
121= Robert Pires 4
121= Gerson 4
123 Jorginho 3
124= Telmo Zarra 2
124= Patrick Vieira 2
124= Gary Lineker 2
127= Fernando Redondo 1
127= Brian Laudrup 1