Newcastle's Premier League Managers Ranked As Players - Worst To Best

9. Chris Hughton

Newcastle United Manager: 2008 (Caretaker) and 2009-10 Position: Full-Back Clubs Played For: Tottenham Hotspur (1977-90), West Ham United (1990-92), Brentford (1992-93) League Appearances (Goals): 361 (12) International Side (Caps/Goals): Republic of Ireland (53/1) Honours (As A Player): 1981 and 1982 FA Cup (Tottenham Hotspur); 1984 UEFA Cup (Tottenham Hotspur); 1981 FA Charity Shield (Tottenham Hotspur); 1991-92 Division Three Title (Brentford)

Another Tottenham Hotspur full-back who went on to manage Newcastle, Chris Hughton shades Kinnear in this list - but only just. The 53-cap Republic of Ireland left-back played for Spurs between 1977 and 1990 and lifted the FA Cup (twice) and the UEFA Cup before leaving for West Ham United and then Brentford. A quietly-spoken defender, Hughton started all three of Ireland's matches at UEFA Euro 1988 during his international career - and he is considered by Spurs fans as one of the club's finest-ever full-backs. If Hughton is only ninth on the list, that tells you the calibre of those coming up...