| WAYNEROONEY | Former England striker (5,6) |
| PETERCROUCH | Former England striker who has moved into broadcasting |
| UNDERGROUND | Animated TV series on BBQ and CBeebies, based on the Tube and whose title character is voiced by former England striker Gary Lineker (11,5) |
| ALLAN | Clarke, former England striker nicknamed 'Sniffer' (5) |
| CROUCH | Former England striker and podcaster, Peter _ (6) |
| DEFOE | Jermaine ___, former England striker (5) |
| MALCOLM | ....... MacDonald, former England striker nicknamed 'Supermac' (7) |
| ADA | _ Lovelace, UK mathematician and former England striker (3) |
| LIANNE | ___ Sanderson, former England striker (6) |
| JERMAINDEFOE | Former England striker who had two spells at Tottenham Hotspur |
| ROBBIEFOWLER | Former England striker who scored 128 goals in two spells at Liverpool |
| VASSELL | Darius ___, former England striker who retired in January 2016, after being released by Leicester City |
| EMILE | Former England striker whose clubs included Bolton Wanderers, Aston Villa and Liverpool (5) |
| HESKEY | Former England striker whose clubs included Bolton Wanderers, Aston Villa and Liverpool (6) |
| DEFACTO | Former England striker Jermain mostly about to perform effectively (2,5) |
| ERNIE | Animated TV series on BBQ and CBeebies, based on the Tube and whose title character is voiced by former England striker Gary Lineker (11,5) |
| THEOWALCOTT | England striker who has scored over 100 goals for Arsenal (4,7) |
| GERMAIN | Former England striker who had two spells at Tottenham Hotspur, having begun his senior career at '22 Down" (7,5) |
| FOWLER | Robbie, former Liverpool and England striker (6) |
| LES | ___ Ferdinand, former Spurs and England striker (3) |