About

A hall of fame for footballers who were pretty good.

What is this?

The Hall of Pretty Good celebrates professional footballers who had solid, memorable careers but never reached the elite tier.

They weren't the best in the world. They didn't win Ballon d'Ors. But they were reliable, consistent professionals who turned out hundreds of times for their clubs over long careers.

Think: dependable centre-backs, journeyman strikers, loyal club servants. The sort who got a nice round of applause on their testimonial day.

Who gets in?

To be eligible, players must have:

  • Made 100+ top-flight appearances across major European leagues
  • Played professionally for at least 8 years
  • Retired by 2015 (a rolling 10-year cutoff)

Players are explicitly excluded if they won:

  • A Ballon d'Or
  • Multiple league titles as a key player
  • Multiple major international honours

The sweet spot is players who had one or two good seasons at a big club, or spent a decade being very reliable at a mid-table club.

How does induction work?

We started with a founding class of three members who embody what the Hall is about.

New members are inducted through community voting. Each week, a candidate is proposed and put to a vote. If they receive sufficient support, they're inducted.

You can also nominate players you think deserve consideration.

Why?

Football coverage focuses relentlessly on the very top. The GOATs, the record-breakers, the £100m signings.

But most professional footballers are none of those things. They're skilled professionals who had long, respectable careers without ever quite becoming household names.

This is for them.

Contact

Questions, suggestions, or complaints about who's in or out?

Get in touch: hello@hallofprettygood.com