| IBE | Jordan ___, English footballer at AFC Bournemouth (3) |
| MOSS | Neil .... , 1995-2003 Southampton goalkeeper between spells at AFC Bournemouth (4) |
| AKE | Nathan ..., AFC Bournemouth and Netherlands defender (3) |
| MAX | AFC Bournemouth and 2018-23 Norwich City defender (3) |
| FOE | Marc-vivien -, Cameroon midfield footballer at West Ham United from 1999-2000 (3) |
| EBONY | Black English footballer at Stoke City (5) |
| MOUNTUP | English footballer at college gets to rise (5,2) |
| SHEARER | Alan _; English footballer (7) |
| ROONEY | Wayne _; English footballer (6) |
| KEEGAN | Kevin _; English footballer and manager (6) |
| STEELE | Luke ___, English footballer (6) |
| LINEKER | Gary _; English footballer and presenter (7) |
| LOFTHOUSE | Nat ___, English footballer, nicknamed The Lion of Vienna |
| STIRLING | Raheem ___, English footballer (8) |
| KANE | Harry _, English footballer transferred to Bayern Munich (4) |
| DANGOSLING | English footballer who joined AFC Bournemouth from Newcastle United in 2014 (3,7) |
| BELLINGHAM | Jude _, English footballer awarded La Liga Player of the Season 2023-24 (10) |
| GASCOIGNE | Paul ___, English footballer who won the FA Cup with Tottenham Hotspur in 1991 (9) |
| HENDERSON | Jordan _, Liverpool and England footballer (9) |
| VANNISTELROOY | Ruud ___, former Dutch footballer at Manchester United (3,10) |
