David Seaman (Former member of first team squad) Position: Goalkeeper Born: 19/09/1963 (in Rotherham) Nationality: (Full international) Nickname: H, Spunky

Honours FA Cup winner 1993, 1998, 2002, 2003 League Championship winner 1990-91, 1997-98, 2001-02 Coca-Cola (league) Cup winner 1993 European Cup-Winners Cup winner 1994 Charity Shield winner 1998 European Cup-Winners Cup runner-up 1995 England player of the Year: 1996 (thanks to his awesome keeping during Euro96) Number 86 in the Sun "newspaper" centre-spread pull-out of "Top 100 Hunks", August 1997. England keeper in all 4 games at France World Cup 1998 England keeper in all 5 games at Japan & South Korea World Cup 2002 Winner: Celebrity "Ready Steady Cook". 17/11/98. In a head-to-head with unfunny Snooker celebrity John Virgo, Dave did some better cooking, presumably. Test addition

RETIRED 13/01/04 LEFT ARSENAL in summer of 2003 for Manchester_City. Seaman replaced Peter Schmeichel between the sticks for Kevin Keegan's side, and was replaced as Arsenal number 1 by Jens_Lehmann. Seaman's last game for Arsenal was the 2003 FA Cup final win over Southampton, when he captained the side in his 1000th professional appearance. other clubs: Leeds, Peterborough, Birmingham, QPR, Man City (after Arsenal). joined Arsenal: from QPR in May 1990 for £1.3million 563 Arsenal appearances: 405 league; 47 FA Cup; 38 Lge Cup; 38 Champs Lge; 18 Cup winners Cup; 11 UEFA Cup; 4 Charity Shld; 2 Super Cup. 75 caps for England Captained England against Moldova in 1997 World-Cup Qualifier at Wembley (4-0 win). Weight 83kg / 13st Height 191cm / 6'3" Arsenal debut: 3-0 league win over Wimbledon (A) 25/08/1990 Career highlights: Seaman had an excellent record in penalty shoot-outs. He will be particularly remembered for the Cup-Winners Cup tie away to Sampdoria on 20/04/95 featuring a spectacular diving save from Lombardo to take us through to the final. He was superb for England during Euro96 (including the famous penalty save from McAllister just before Gascoigne's goal), and was named England player of the tournament. In the last moments of one of his last games for Arsenal, Seaman kept us ahead in the FA Cup semi final against Sheffield United on 13/04/2003, with a breathtaking save from Paul Peschisolido. "The best save I've ever seen", said Peter Schmeichel. Click here to send us information for this page

Explanation of nickname (amongst the players) "H": We've heard several explanations for this, the most imaginative is that it comes from the character Rimmer in Red Dwarf, whose "H" on his forehead (indicating that he was a hologram) earned him the nickname "goal-post head". The real source is widely believed to be Rhyming Slang, with H being short for "Harry Monk". However we've now been told that Perry Groves has claimed that Harry is short for "Harry the Head", and was started when the other players realised that Dave's head is the same size as the rest of his body! Many of the fans call him "Spunky". A Guardian "Passnotes" column on the occasion of his England captaincy (see above) claimed that his nickname amongst us unimaginative Arsenal fans was "goalie". Well, we call him our goalie in the same way that every goalkeeper is called "goalie", and no more. Grauniad writers, you've been had. Career lowlights: Seaman was unfortunate to be the victim of several notorious flukes. Nayim for Real Zaragoza, Ronaldinho for Brazil, that corner for Macedonia that went straight in (in his last England game) and Gascoigne for Tottenham in the FA Cup semi spring to mind. He once broke a bone reaching for the TV remote (see Unusual Injuries page for more. Took over from Gary Lineker as a team captain on "They Think It's All Over"

All Souls (Current and former players and staff, by name: THE FULL DATABASE)

Name	number	position	born...	nationality
Adams, Tony	6	Centre-back, club captain	10/10/1966 Romford	English: Full international
Adebayor, Emmanuel	25	centre-forward	26/02/1984 Lome, Togo	Togalese: Full international
Aliadiere, Jeremie	30	Centre-forward	30/03/1983 Rambouillet, France	French: Youth international
Almunia, Manuel	24	goalkeeper	19/05/1977 Pamplona, Spain	Spanish:
Banfield, Neil		U19s coach	20/01/1962 Poplar	English: Youth international
Baptista, Julio	9 (on loan)	attacking central midfielder	01/10/1981 Sao Paulo, Brazil	Brazilian: Full international
Bendtner, Nicklas	(out on loan)	Centre Forward	16/01/1988 Copenhagen, Denmark	Danish: Youth international
Bentley, David	25	Winger/support striker	27/08/1984 Peterborough	English: U21 international
Bergkamp, Dennis	10	Likes to play just behind the front man/men	10/05/1969 Amsterdam, Holland	Dutch: Full international
Bould, Steve		Youth Team Coach	16/11/1962 Stoke	English: Full international
Brady, Liam		Head of Youth Development	13/02/1956 Dublin, Ireland	Irish: Full international
Campbell, Sol	23	Centre back	18/09/1974 Newham	English: Full international
Clichy, Gael	22	Left back	26/07/1985 France	French: U21 international
Cole, Ashley	3	Left back	20/12/1980 Stepney	English: Full international
Connolly, Matthew	34	Centre back	24/09/2987 Barnet	English:
Cygan, Pascal	18	Centre back	29/04/1974 Lens, France	French:
Denilson	15	spry attacking midfield	16/02/1988 Sao Paulo, Brazil	Brazilian: Youth international
Diaby, Abou	2	Central midfield	11/05/1986 Paris, France	French: Youth international
Dixon, Lee	2	Right-back	17/03/1964 Manchester	English: Full international
Djourou, Johan	20	Centre back	18/01/1987 Ivory Coast	Swiss: Youth international
Eboue, Emmanuel	27	Right back	04/01/1983 Abidjan, Ivory Coast	Ivory Coast: Full international
Edu	17	Left-sided central midfielder	15/05/1978 Sao Paulo, Brazil	Brazilian: U21 international
Fabregas, Cesc	4	Central, sometimes plays on right	04/05/1987 Vilessoc de Mar, Spain	Spanish: U21 international
Flamini, Mathieu	16	Versatile right-sided midfielder	07/03/1984 Marseille, France	French: U21 international
Gallas, William	10	Centre back, plays full-back too	17/08/1977 Asnieres, France	French: Full international
Gilbert, Kerrea	(out on loan)	right back	28/02/1987 Hammersmith	English: Youth international
Gilberto	19	Central midfield	07/10/1976 Lahoa da Prata, Brazil	Brazilian: Full international
Grimandi, Gilles	18	Central defence or midfield	11/11/1970 Gap, France	French:
Henry, Thierry	14	Centre-forward, used to be a winger	17/08/1977 Paris, France	French: Full international
Hleb, Alexander	13	Flexible attacking midfielder	01/05/1981 Minsk, Belarus	Belarus: Full international
Hoyte, Justin	31	Right-sided full-back, also plays centre-back	20/11/1984 Waltham Forest	English: U21 international
Inamoto, Junichi	19	Attacking midfielder	18/09/1979 Kagoshima, Japan	Japanese: Full international
Jeffers, Francis	9	Centre-forward, "fox in the box"	25/01/1981 Liverpool	English: U21 international
Kanu	25	Centre-forward	01/08/1976 Owerri, Nigeria	Nigerian: Full international
Keown, Martin	5	Centre back	24/07/1966 Oxford	English: Full international
Larsson, Sebastian	(out on loan)	Left-sided, has also played at full-back	06/06/1985 Eskiltuna, Sweden	Swedish: Youth international
Lauren	12	Right-back, can also play midfield (and does so for Cameroon)	19/01/1977 Londi Kribi, Cameroon	Cameroon: Full international
Lehmann, Jens	1	Goalkeeper	10/11/1969 Essen, Germany	German: Full international
Ljungberg, Fredrik	8	Attacking midfielder, winger, plays "in the hole" for Sweden	16/04/1977 Vittsjo, Sweden	Swedish: Full international
Lupoli, Arturo	(out on loan)	centre forward	26/06/1987 Brescia, Italy	Italian: Youth international
Luzhny, Oleg	22	Right back, also plays centre and left back	05/08/1968 Ukraine	Ukrainian: Full international
Muamba, Fabrice	(out on loan)	central midfield	06/04/1988 Congo	English: Youth international
Niedzwiecki, Eddie		Reserve Team Manager	03/05/1959 Bangor, Wales	Welsh: Full international
Owusu-Abeyie, Quincy	26	winger or centre-forward	15/04/1986 Amsterdam, Holland	Dutch: U21 international
Parlour, Ray	15	Central or right-sided midfielder	07/03/1973 Romford	English: Full international
Pennant, Jermaine	21	right winger	15/01/1983 Nottingham	English: U21 international
Pires, Robert	7	Attacking midfielder, winger	29/10/1973 Reims, France	French: Full international
Poom, Mart	21	bench	03/02/1972 Tallinn, Estonia	Estonian: Full international
Primorac, Boro		First Team Coach	05/12/1954 Mostar, Yugoslavia (now Bosnia)	Yugoslavian: Full international
Randall, Mark	43	central midfield	28/09/1989 Milton Keynes	English: Youth international
Reyes, Jose Antonio	(out on loan)	Centre-forward, also happy on the wing	01/09/1983 Utrera, Spain	Spanish: Full international
Rice, Pat		Assistant Manager	17/03/1949 Belfast, N. Ireland	Northern Ireland: Full international
Rosicky, Tomas	7	Versatile attacking midfielder/playmaker	04/10/1980 Prague, Czech Republic	Czech: Full international
Seaman, David	1	goalkeeper	19/09/1963 Rotherham	English: Full international
Senderos, Philippe	6	Centre-back	14/02/1985 Geneva, Switzerland	Swiss: Full international
Shabaan, Rami	24	goalkeeper	30/06/1975 Stockholm, Sweden	Swedish:
Song, Alexandre	(out on loan)	can also play in defence	09/09/1987 Cameroon	Cameroon: Youth international
Stack, Graham	(out on loan)	Goalkeeper	26/09/1981 Hampstead, England	Irish: U21 international
Stepanovs, Igors	26	Centre back	26/01/1976 Ogre, Latvia	Latvian: Full international
Stokes, Anthony	45	centre-forward	25/07/1988 Dublin	Irish:
Svard, Sebastian	31	Centre-back or left-back	15/01/1983 Denmark	Danish: Youth international
Tavlaridis, Stathis	27	Centre back or full-back	25/01/1980 Greece	Greek: U21 international
Taylor, Stuart	13	goalkeeper	28/11/1980 Romford	English: Youth international
Toure, Kolo	5	centre back, plus...	19/03/1981 Ivory Coast	Ivory Coast: Full international
Traore, Armand	45	Left back	08/10/1989 Paris, France	French: Youth international
Upson, Matthew	20	Centre back, has also played left back	18/04/1979 Hartismere	English: U21 international
Vieira, Patrick	4	Central midfielder, Club captain	23/06/1976 Dakar, Senegal	French: Full international
Volz, Moritz	29	Right-back (also plays midfield)	21/01/1983 Siegen, Germany	German: Youth international
Walcott, Theo	32	Versatile striker	16/03/1989 ???	English: Youth international
Wenger, Arsène		Manager	22/10/1949 Strasbourg, France	French:
Wiltord, Sylvain	11	Centre-forward, also used on both wings by Arsenal	10/05/1974 Neuilly-sur-Marne, France	French: Full international
Wright, Ian	8	Centre-forward	03/11/1963 Woolwich	English: Full international
Wright, Richard	24	goalkeeper	05/11/1977 Ipswich	English: Full international
van Bronckhorst, Gio	16	Midfield, also fills in at left-back	05/02/1975 Rotterdam, Holland	Dutch: Full international
van Persie, Robin	11	Centre-forward	06/08/1983 Rotterdam, Holland	Dutch: Full international