There are many great players in SWOS, and everybody will have thier own secret players that they have discovered during the game. This is my list of best players, some are great bargain buys which are very useful if your club is on a small budget. Some are more well known players who I think are the very best on the game. I have listed all the players I can think of so far with their name, position, top 3 skills, value, club ,and my comments.
If you have any players which you think I can add to this list then please e-mail me (Paul@1turner1.freeserve.co.uk) and I can test them out and add them to this useful list.
Attackers | Wingers | Midfielders | Fullbacks | Defenders | Goalkeepers
Most of the players are from the 96/97 version, players from SWOS 94/95 are marked *, 95/96 ECE version are marked **.
New additions to this Best Players list are highlighted in blue.
Masauki Kanno | A | VFS | £160k | Kyoto P. Sanga (JAP) |
You wont believe how good this striker is. He is so cheap, but has such great shooting and finishing, plus some good skill. | ||||
Tommy Mooney | A | FSV | £200k | Watford |
A god of a striker. Has brilliant speed, shooting and finishing, lack of ball control but at such a low price you cannot get any better. | ||||
Graham Kavanagh | A | FSV | £200k | Stoke City |
A brilliant bargain striker - not quite as lethal as Mooney but good all the same | ||||
Willen Van der Ark | A | VHF | £250k | Cambuur (HOL) |
In the penalty area he will usually score with a powerful shot, but he may miss the skills for the top leagues. | ||||
Ganiyu Owalabi | A | SFV | £300k | Antwerp |
cheap but good shot and control. | ||||
Christophe Lagrange | A | VFS | £450k | Saint-Etienne |
A bit slow but has a ripping shot and powerful finish. | ||||
Darren Huckerby | A | FSV | £450k | Millwall |
good all-round striker for a small price - great shot but sometimes finishing can be inconsistant. |
||||
Marco Boogers | A | FVH | £550k | Groningen (HOL) |
A very powerful, accurate striker. |
||||
Sergio Allievi | A | VFS | £600k | Wattenscheid (GER) |
You have to get lucky in the transfer market to buy him, because his club is non-league. But he has an awesome shot and good speed. |
||||
Daniele Dichio | A | VSF | £650k | QPR |
brilliant buy, wicked striker |
||||
Milan Rapjic | A | SVF | £700k | Perugia (ITA) |
Amazing striker, can score from every angle with great power. |
||||
Petr Kachuro | A | SVF | £750k | Sheffield United (ENG) |
Not the greatest striker for this price, but has excellent skills. |
||||
Juan Sabas | A | FVH | £750k | Betis |
A useful striker with excellent shooting and finishing. |
||||
Claudio Biaggio | A | VFS | £750k | Bourdeux |
A very effective striker with a great shot and finish. |
||||
Filippo Inzaghi | A | FSV | £850k | Atalanta (ITA) |
A very powerful striker, probably the best for this price range. |
||||
Kevin Campbell | A | HFS | £850k | Nott'm Forest |
Maybe a bit pricy for his skills, but a good goal scorer. | ||||
Rod Wallace | A | VFS | £850K | Leeds United |
fast and good control, nice shot but not very sharp at times. | ||||
Kevin Gallen | A | SFV | £950k | QPR |
fast player - good shot and magic finish. |
||||
Paul Walsh * | A | VPF | £950k | Manchester City |
fast, powerful shot, good finishing. |
||||
Nordin Wooter | A | FSC | £1m | Ajax |
A fast player with good finishing - inconsistant at times |
||||
Pier | A | FSV | £1.1m | Betis (ESP) |
fast and a powerful shot, can finish well against the best. |
||||
Steve Bull | A | VFH | £1.3m | Wolverhampton W. |
very, very good striker, extemely powerful shot. |
||||
Igor Kolyvanov** | A | FSV | £1.3m | Foggia |
Very fast, and wonderful shooting, scores many goals. |
||||
Renato Gaucho | A | SCF | £1.3m | Fluminense (BRA) |
A class goalscorer, fast, good ball control, powerful shot, good finishing, heads well too! |
||||
Jean Piere Papin | A | SFV | £1.3m | Bordeaux |
A world class striker, and for just £1.3m - kerching! - goals machine. Lack of ball control at times |
||||
Sylvain Wiltord | A | FSV | £1.5m | Rennes |
excellent in all areas. Has a very powerful shot and great finishing. |
||||
Gary Lineker * | A | VHC | £1.5m | Neguya Grampas |
slow but has good skill and a powerful shot. |
||||
Igor Kolyvanov | A | FSV | £1.6m | Bologna |
Very fast, and wonderful shooting, scores many goals. |
||||
Patrice Loko | A | SVC | £1.8m | Paris St-Germain |
a great striker with a lot of flair |
||||
Harry Decheiver | A | HSF | £1.9m | Freiburg |
A quick striker with sharp shooting and finishing. |
||||
Euller | A | HSV | £2m | Athletico Miniero |
good player, good shooting and finishing but a lack of ball control |
||||
Christian Vieri | A | HFV | £2m | Juventus |
An outstanding striker for this price, fast, tremendous shooting and finishing. |
||||
Pingo | A | FSV | £3m | Flamengo |
A good, fast striker with very good shooting, control and finishing |
||||
Hristo Stoichkov | A | FCP | £3m | Barcelona |
one of the best strikers, great pace, shot, finish, passing and heading. |
||||
Marco Simone | A | FSV | £3.5m | AC Milan |
A great striker, well worth £3m 'cos Simone = GOALS! I'm sure many SWOS players already know this. |
||||
Ian Wright | A | FHS | £5m | Arsenal |
Ian Wright is the man on SWOS, a big price, but goals goals goals all the time, never lets the team down. |
||||
Alessandro | A | FSV | £6m | Vasco da Gama |
A quality attacker - fast, very skillful and world class finisher |
||||
Stephane Chapuisat | A | FSV | £6m | Bor. Dortmund |
The joint best striker you can have for up to £6m | ||||
Faustino Asprilla | A | FSV | £6m | Newcastle United |
The best striker you can have for up to £6m. |
Anthony Carss | LW | SCH | £110k | Darlington |
v. fast, good control | ||||
Ara Bedrossian * | LW | SCV | £130k | Fulham |
brilliant winger, can score nuff goals too. | ||||
Jimmy Diaz | LW | SCP | £150k | Cucuta Deportivo (COL) |
Great skill for such a cheap player, this guy can dribble round everyone! | ||||
Steve Halliday | LW | SCH | £160k | Hartlepool UTD |
A good speedy winger, good control and cheap. | ||||
Richard Peacock * | RW | SCP | £180k | Hull City |
BARGAIN ALERT! Amazing player. | ||||
Craig Moffit | LW | SCV | £180k | Parramatta (AUS) |
This is another god-like player. A great left winger for any team, amazing speed and control, good long range shooting. | ||||
Igor Dragicevic | RW | SCT | £200k | Buducnost (YUG) |
A very fast winger | ||||
Neil Redfearn | RW | SCF | £200k | Barnsley |
nice little player | ||||
Julius Simon | LW | SCT | £250 | Dunajska Streda (SVK) |
Cheap, outsanding sped, good ball control. | ||||
Sigurstein Gislason | LW | SCP | £250 | IA (ISL) |
Despite his small price tag can run around the best players. In Div 3 don't worry if he's all you can afford because he'll win you the division single handed. | ||||
Jon McCarthy | RW | SCT | £250 | Port Vale |
Absouloutley awesome player, tres, tres bien! | ||||
Jamie Lawrence | RW | SCT | £300k | Leicester City |
skillfull and usefull | ||||
Chris Marsden | RW | SCT | £350k | Stockport County |
very, very fast, good control, and has good shot power | ||||
Gary Childs | RW | SCP | £350k | Grimsby Town |
great bargain | ||||
John Reed * | RW | CSF | £350k | Sheffield United |
good winger, fast and has a good finish. | ||||
Alimante Butler | LW | SCP | £450k | San Jose Clash (USA) |
very fast, good control | ||||
Guara | LW | SCP | £500k | Guarani (BRA) |
The best winger for this price, enough said. | ||||
Salvatore Sullo | LW | SCP | £600k | Pescara (ITA) |
A nice player, with great speed and control. | ||||
Freddy Suarez | LW | SCP | £650k | Melgar Arequipa (PER) |
One of the fastest wingers in the game, with outstanding ball control. | ||||
Axel Juptner | RW | SCP | £750k | KFC Uerdingen (GER) |
speedy with good ball control and a powerful shot. | ||||
Capitao | RW | SCP | £800k | Portuguesa (BRA) |
not always performing on the same level, but is very fast with good ball control and a nose for goal. | ||||
Benoit Cauet | RW | SCP | £850k | Paris St. Germain |
A useful player v. fast, good control | ||||
Andy Sinton | LW | CPS | £1.1m | Tottenham H. |
A good winger with good shooting. | ||||
Ralf Weber | LW | SPC | £1.3m | Eintr. Frankfurt |
very, very fast, great ball control | ||||
Fohla | LW | SVC | £1.8m | FC Porto |
A top quality left winger with a ripping shot and great control. | ||||
Jordi Cruyff | LW | SPF | £1.8m | Manchester United |
A really good player. A natrully good winger and midfielder, great in attack too with brilliant finishing - can very easily play front to good effect. | ||||
Karel Poborsky | RW | CSP | £2.25 | Manchester United |
A brilliant winger, his only flaw is a poor shot. | ||||
Angelo Di Livio | RW | SCP | £3m | Juventus |
Possibly the best right-winger in the game and for just £3m. Especially good control and passing. | ||||
Axel | LW | CSP | £3.5m | Sao Paulo |
A great player with speed, control and a great shot. | ||||
Figo | LW | SCP | £4.5m | Barcelona |
The best left-winger in SWOS. A large price, but a very high quality player. Effective in any attacking position because of his rocket shot. |
Bjorn Johansen | M | SCP | £150k | Tromso (NOR) |
A pacy player with good passing | ||||
Giovanella | M | SCV | £200k | Goias (BRA) |
an extremely fast midfielder, most useful for lower division sides. | ||||
Luca Piangerelli | M | SCT | £250k | Cesena (ITA) |
quick and skillful, good bargain. | ||||
Thomas Franck | M | SPT | £300k | Kaiserslautern |
a usefull defensive midfielder with good passing. | ||||
Damian Matthew | M | PSC | £300k | Burnley (ENG) |
Passes like the best, and controls the ball well, a bargain. | ||||
Joey Beauchamp | M | TPS | £450k | Oxford United |
great speed, tackling and especially passing. Probably the best midfielder you can get for £450k. | ||||
Clarence Seedorf * | M | CSP | £650k | Ajax |
Excellent and cheap player, rules the middle of the pitch. | ||||
Juan Jose Borelli | M | CST | £800k | Panathinaikos |
An effective midfielder, fast with good control. | ||||
Denilson | M | PSC | £1m | Sao Paulo |
can play left or right wing and up front | ||||
Andreas Thom | M | VSF | £1.3m | Celtic |
A powerful midfielder, useful upfront too. | ||||
Aron Winter | M | PTS | £1.5m | Inter Milan |
Combative midfielder, excellent control and passing. | ||||
Nicky Butt | M | PTV | £1.5m | Manchester United |
A bit slow but has a great shot , good passing and tackling | ||||
Richard Witshge | M | TPC | £1.9m | Ajax |
A quick good and versatile midfielder with great control, good passing and shooting. | ||||
Wim Jonk | M | PCV | £2m | PSV |
very skillful + creative with the ball, good pass + shot | ||||
Zico * | M | PCS | £2m | Koshema Ontlors |
It's that great Brazilian player, still a class act in the midfield. | ||||
Mark Draper | M | PTC | £3m | Aston Villa |
Versatile midfielder who is good all-round | ||||
Edmilson | M | TPC | £4.5m | Sao Paulo |
Would be the best midfielder if it were not for his lack of pace - has possibly the fastest shot on SWOS | ||||
Marcel Desailly | M | TPH | £5m | AC Milan |
Without doubt the best d/midfielder on SWOS, great at every skill - the very best. |
Lee Barrow | LB | STP | £130k | Torquay United |
Very fast, so he is a useful player for this price. | ||||
Harold Derix | LB | STP | £160k | Top Oss (HOL) |
A quality player for a small price - very fast, g. shot | ||||
Gary Poole | RB | STC | £200k | Birmingham City |
very, very good fullback, excellent value for money. | ||||
Lee Russell | LB | TSP | £300k | Portsmouth |
a bargain at just £300k, he is very fast, has good tackling abitlity - his value will rise immiediatly | ||||
Ibrahim Ba * | LB | STC | £450k | Le Havre |
Dis boy's damn quik! | ||||
Joop Gall | LB | STV | £550k | Groningen (HOL) |
excellent offensive fullback with speed, ball control, passing, tackling. | ||||
Craig Fleming | RB | STP | £600k | Oldham Athletic |
A good fast RB | ||||
Alain Goma | RB | STP | £650k | Auxurre |
A good cheap defender with pace | ||||
Gianluca Festa | LB | STV | £700k | Inter Milan |
another quality full back - fast and a good tackler | ||||
Sol Campbell | RB | TSF | £700k | Tottenham H. |
fast powerful full back | ||||
Peter Atherton | RB | STP | £1m | Sheffield Wed. |
One of the best English RB in SWOS. Great speed and nice passing. | ||||
Alex Cleland | RB | THS | £1.1m | Rangers |
great full back, fast and efficient. | ||||
Earl Barrett | RB | SPT | £1.3m | Everton |
Very good player, his only flaw is lack of control. Apart from that he has a good pass and shot and loads of pace. | ||||
Andy Myers | LB | STP | £1.3m | Chelsea |
A quality fullback, very fast | ||||
Tom Boyd | RB | TPS | £1.5m | Celtic |
World class, excellent passing, contol and tackling. | ||||
Gary Neville | RB | CTS | £1.6m | Manchester UTD |
the best british right-back, quick, reliable, good passing. | ||||
Jason Mcateer | RB | STP | £1.8m | Liverpool |
one of the best full backs. you definately get your money's worth because this player is very good. | ||||
Luisinho | LB | STP | £4.5m | Sao Paulo |
the one and only best right back on the whole game |
Ian Gore | D | HTP | £180k | Doncaster Rovers |
good quality, very cheap defender - his value will rise | ||||
Darren Barnard | D | SHP | £250k | Bristol City |
An exceptional talent, great control, pace, pass, shot and tackling. | ||||
Michael Hemmingsen | D | SHF | £450k | OB (DEN) |
fast with good tackling and heading skills | ||||
Taribo West | D | THS | £450k | Auxerre |
A very good player for just £450 - his value will rise. | ||||
Emmanuel | D | SCF | £500k | Boavista |
speed and ball control are his top skills, not your usual defender, but a very good player. | ||||
John Hughes | D | SHT | £550k | Celtic |
an extra fast defender | ||||
Gary Mabbutt | D | THS | £700k | Tottenham H. |
A fast defender with good all round ability. | ||||
Dean Richards | D | PSH | £1m | Woverhampton W. |
An efficient defender, but he is also good at passing and sometimes has a good shot. | ||||
Alan Stubbs | D | HTS | £1.6m | Celtic |
A world class defender, fast, efficient in defending. | ||||
Gary Pallister | D | THS | £1.6m | Manchester Untited |
One of my favourite defenders in SWOS. Fast, very good tackling and heading, always buy him if your defence is weak. | ||||
Steve Howey | D | HTV | £1.9m | Newcastle United |
great defender | ||||
Lilian Thuram | D | THS | £2m | Parma |
One of the very best defenders on SWOS. Because of his good pace and passing he can be used all over the park, even as a winger or striker. | ||||
Chris Coleman | D | HTS | £2.25m | Blackburn |
nice and tidy defender, fast as well. |
Marlon Beresford | G | £450k | Burnley |
Alan Fettis | G | £750k | Nott'm Forrest |
a good stopper |
|||
Eike Immel | G | £1m | Manchester City |
David James | G | £1.6m | Liverpool |
David Seamen | G | £1.6m | Arsenal |
Zetti | G | £1.8m | Sao Paulo |
Ian Walker | G | £1.8m | Tottenham H. |
Taffarel | G | £3m | Athletico Miniero |
Peter Schmeichel | G | £4.5m | Manchester United |