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Ex Burnley players now Captains of their clubs
Posted: Sun Sep 14, 2025 11:19 am
by CaptJohn
I was watching the Brentford v Chelsea match last night and I started wondering how many ex players are now club captains of their respective clubs.
Nathan Collins; Brentford
Tarks; Everton
Jimmy Dunne; QPR
O'Shea; Ipswich
Can anyone add to that? I'm sure I may have missed some.
Re: Ex Burnley players now Captains of their clubs
Posted: Sun Sep 14, 2025 11:22 am
by ClaretTony
CaptJohn wrote: ↑Sun Sep 14, 2025 11:19 am
I was watching the Brentford v Chelsea match last night and I started wondering how many ex players are now club captains of their respective clubs.
Nathan Collins; Brentford
Tarks; Everton
Jimmy Dunne; QPR
O'Shea; Ipswich
Can anyone add to that? I'm sure I may have missed some.
Had Tarky been appointed captain this season? I thought it was still Coleman.
EDIT: Everton captain is still Séamus Coleman.
Re: Ex Burnley players now Captains of their clubs
Posted: Sun Sep 14, 2025 1:00 pm
by BertiesBeehole
I think Westwood is - Charlotte FC
Re: Ex Burnley players now Captains of their clubs
Posted: Sun Sep 14, 2025 1:25 pm
by burnmark
BertiesBeehole wrote: ↑Sun Sep 14, 2025 1:00 pm
I think Westwood is - Charlotte FC
He is.
Re: Ex Burnley players now Captains of their clubs
Posted: Sun Sep 14, 2025 1:38 pm
by Selby Claret
Darikwa at Lincoln
Re: Ex Burnley players now Captains of their clubs
Posted: Sun Sep 14, 2025 1:53 pm
by blackbulllad
Yeah, Tarky isn’t official Everton captain (still Coleman as Tony says), but he has worn the armband plenty.
Westwood at Charlotte FC is a great shout.
Darikwa at Lincoln too, didn’t realise he’d been made captain there.
Re: Ex Burnley players now Captains of their clubs
Posted: Sun Sep 14, 2025 6:45 pm
by claretburns
Tom Anderson was Doncaster captain for years before his summer move to Shrewsbury.
Re: Ex Burnley players now Captains of their clubs
Posted: Sun Sep 14, 2025 7:26 pm
by aggi
ClaretTony wrote: ↑Sun Sep 14, 2025 11:22 am
Had Tarky been appointed captain this season? I thought it was still Coleman.
EDIT: Everton captain is still Séamus Coleman.
Coleman has played 1 minute so far this season so more of an off the field role.
Re: Ex Burnley players now Captains of their clubs
Posted: Sun Sep 14, 2025 8:12 pm
by ClaretTony
aggi wrote: ↑Sun Sep 14, 2025 7:26 pm
Coleman has played 1 minute so far this season so more of an off the field role.
He's still the club captain
Re: Ex Burnley players now Captains of their clubs
Posted: Sun Sep 14, 2025 10:40 pm
by Andreshotboots
Brownhill will be skipper at Camel FC or wherever he's gone before long..
Re: Ex Burnley players now Captains of their clubs
Posted: Mon Sep 15, 2025 9:28 pm
by IanMcL
CaptJohn wrote: ↑Sun Sep 14, 2025 11:19 am
I was watching the Brentford v Chelsea match last night and I started wondering how many ex players are now club captains of their respective clubs.
Nathan Collins; Brentford
Tarks; Everton
Jimmy Dunne; QPR
O'Shea; Ipswich
Can anyone add to that? I'm sure I may have missed some.
All centre backs!
Re: Ex Burnley players now Captains of their clubs
Posted: Mon Sep 15, 2025 9:29 pm
by IanMcL
blackbulllad wrote: ↑Sun Sep 14, 2025 1:53 pm
Yeah, Tarky isn’t official Everton captain (still Coleman as Tony says), but he has worn the armband plenty.
Westwood at Charlotte FC is a great shout.
Darikwa at Lincoln too, didn’t realise he’d been made captain there.
Coleman will be 'Club Captain', although no longer expected to play. Tarkowski is team captain, on a regular basis, if he plays.
Re: Ex Burnley players now Captains of their clubs
Posted: Mon Sep 15, 2025 9:36 pm
by ClaretTony
IanMcL wrote: ↑Mon Sep 15, 2025 9:29 pm
Coleman will be 'Club Captain', although no longer expected to play. Tarkowski is team captain, on a regular basis, if he plays.
Not according to Everton.
Re: Ex Burnley players now Captains of their clubs
Posted: Tue Sep 16, 2025 5:08 pm
by IanMcL
ClaretTony wrote: ↑Mon Sep 15, 2025 9:36 pm
Not according to Everton.
Not sure what the dispute is.
Coleman is captain on paper but not in team and at 36, unlikely to replace O'Brien, bar injury to O'B. Tarkowski captain the team on the pitch, until the blue moon.
Re: Ex Burnley players now Captains of their clubs
Posted: Tue Sep 16, 2025 7:51 pm
by ClaretTony
IanMcL wrote: ↑Tue Sep 16, 2025 5:08 pm
Not sure what the dispute is.
Coleman is captain on paper but not in team and at 36, unlikely to replace O'Brien, bar injury to O'B. Tarkowski captain the team on the pitch, until the blue moon.
There isn’t a dispute, Coleman is captain.
Re: Ex Burnley players now Captains of their clubs
Posted: Tue Sep 16, 2025 8:06 pm
by Selby Claret
Not club but Chris Wood is NZ captain
Re: Ex Burnley players no
Posted: Tue Sep 16, 2025 9:08 pm
by Greenmile
IanMcL wrote: ↑Mon Sep 15, 2025 9:28 pm
All centre backs!
..and Ben Mee could well be the next one, I reckon.
Does anyone have any stats on captains by playing position? I would imagine centre halves and central midfielders are probably the most common.
Re: Ex Burnley players now Captains of their clubs
Posted: Tue Sep 16, 2025 9:08 pm
by DanH90
Tarkowski is clearly captain during games, so there is a debate. It’s this belligerent tone which winds people up, then throwing the toys out of the pram when someone tries to disagree.
Re: Ex Burnley players now Captains of their clubs
Posted: Tue Sep 16, 2025 9:31 pm
by Elizabeth
The OP states ' Captains' in the thread title and refers to ' club captains' in the post. There is a difference which it is fair to point out