Summary
A Sunday league team in Manchester called Wythenshawe AFC Vets has recruited nine former Premier League players to join their squad. These experienced players have collectively made 1,801 appearances in top-flight football and bring significant talent to the amateur team's efforts in the Cheshire Vets League Premier Division.
Key Facts
- Wythenshawe AFC Vets is based in south Manchester and competes in the Cheshire Vets League Premier Division.
- The team includes nine former Premier League players with a total of 1,801 top-flight appearances.
- These players have collectively scored 222 Premier League goals and earned 325 international caps.
- Papiss Cisse scored all six goals in a 6-2 win in a recent match, including a 32-minute first-half hat-trick for Wythenshawe.
- The squad features well-known players like Emile Heskey, George Boyd, Oumar Niasse, Maynor Figueroa, Stephen Ireland, Nedum Onuoha, Joleon Lescott, and Danny Drinkwater.
- The former Premier League players have won 15 major trophies between them.
- The combined transfer fees for these players amount to around £123 million.
- Wythenshawe AFC Vets has won their first three games this season.
