I've done this periodically over the years ( I know I am a complete Anorak ) but I sometimes pick CAFC teams who played for another club. Every season the teams can improve ( see Brighton ). Personally I think the West Ham team is best.
Start with West Ham , Palace , Millwall , Chelsea and Brighton . For all of these you could have complete seven sub benches also I can post others . Please change the teams as you wish.
West Ham
Illic
Bonds
Powell
Bowyer
Webster
Dailly
Lee
Di Canio
Hales
Parker
Konchesky
Palace
Myhre
Humphrey
Powell
Pardew (sorry)
Mccarthy
Hridersson
Ambrose
Flanagan
Bright
Mortimer
Salako
Millwall
Johns
Cripps
Thatcher
Brisley
Ward
Mcleary
Summers
Grant
Bright
Dunphy
Walker
Chelsea
Phillips
Barness
Minto
Smertin
Mclaughlin
Pates
Stuart
Parker
Hasselbaink
Moore
Peacock
Brighton
Roberts
Humphrey
Borrowdale
Curbs
Gatting
Pates
Kish
Anyinsah
Iwelumo
Racon
Robnson
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Comments
Paul Williams must have had a chance in the Palace team.
Marvin Hinton was almost a world cup squad player in 1966.
Micky Bennett in the Millwall team
Basing on teams we have played recently (or about to) Reading and Wednesday plus Bradford for Parky to manage . Please feel free to change them or tell me about any omissions.
Reading : Hamer ,Humphrey , Bowen ,Bowman , Sodje , Primus , Hughes , Lita , Forster , Dunphy , Salako .Subs Roberts , Murty ,Shipperley , Shipley ,Robson ,Robinson , Lisbie.
Wednesday : Carson , Morrison , Madden , Semedo , Bougherra , Shirtliff , Mackenzie ,Di Canio , Bright , Bart-Williams , Sam. Subs Bolder ,Mustoe , Varney, Burton , Watson , Sodje , Williams .
Bradford Roberts , Francis , Youga , Aizlewood, Youds , Kernaghan , Gillespie , Stuart , Watson , Redfearn , Reid .Subs Petterson , Wilder , Davies ,Power , Lawrie , Campbell ,McCammon .
I accept the comments above about Hinton and Brown making the Chelsea and Reading teams.
A stab at Exeter
Again I may have missed someone obvious . I've tried to keep players in position but Simon Webster and Leighton Phillips could play at Full Back to allow me to play Giles and Taylor together at Centre Back.
Ben Hamer/ Jeff Wood ,Simon Webster ,Leighton Phillips , Maurice Setters , Jimmy Giles , Matt Taylor , Carl Harris ,Stuart Fleetwood , Jim Ryan , Brendon O'Connell ,Mark Robson
I can't quite do Preston so I post a couple of international teams . The Welsh team in particular has some historical players . As usual please add some players I've missed.
Scottish Charlton
Charlie Wright , John Hewie , Mark Reid , Michael Stewart , Joe McLaughlin , Christian Dailly ,Alan Campbell, Jim Melrose , Chris Iwelumo , Colin Walsh . Chris Duffy Subs Willie Duff , Graeme Murty ,Stuart Balmer ,Jay Mceverley ,Andy Gray , Iain Ferguson ,Ralph Milne
Welsh Charlton
John Phillips ,Mark Bowen ,Rhoys Wiggins , Mark Aizlewood ,Bert Turner , Leighton Phillips ,John Robinson , Dai Astley, Andy Jones ,Graham Moore , Carl Harris Subs : Ken Jones , Jack Pugsley , Ben Thatcher , Peter O'Sullivan ,Cyril Davies ,Paul Davies ,Stewart Fleetwood
Great concept!
Villa
Weegie I try to use players who appeared in both first teams , it does not always work .
Keeping it topical Robbie's debut means I can complete a Toon / Charlton side without using Tony Caig in goal who only played a half game for us and was an unused sub for them .
The defence in this side is not strong and I have played Davies who was normally a winger at Right Back where he sometimes appeared for the Toon .
Robbie Elliot , Alan Davies , David Young , Scott Parker , Kevin Scott, Amdy Faye , Rob(ert) Lee ,Gavin Peacock , Andy Hunt , Lee Bowyer , John Barnes
Two more teams
Sheffield United
Nicky Johns , Simon Francis , Carl Tiler , Matt Spring , Simon Webster , Jon Fortune , Tony Towner ,Clive Mendonca ,Andy Gray ,Andy Reid, Kyel Reid.
Brentford
Ben Hamer , Sam Sodje , Herman Hreidersson , Keith Jones , Paul Miller,Miguel Llera , Micky Bennett , Deon Burton ,Paul Williams ,Paul Mortimer, John Salako
Found I could do Preston after all, I accept the balance of the side is not good .I've put Mccormack at CB because someone said that he has played there for Swindon this year and Anyinsah and Gray could play in midfield
John Vaughan , Matt Jackson , Jay Mceverley , Kevin Nicholls , Leon Cort , Alan Mccormack , Joe Anyinsah , Ray Tracey ,Paul Hayes , Andy Gray, Pawel Abbott
An Oldham team and Fulham and Orient teams for our New Year derbies.
Rachupka , Balmer ,Evina , Todd ,Webster ,Hudson , Lee , Treacy ,Abbott , Redfearn ,Stephens
Orient
Rose , Omozuzi , Dickinson ,Brisley , Went ,Whyte ,Sam , Lisbie , Jones,Spring , Otto
Fulham
Stannard , Omozuzi , Konchesky , Jensen , Went ,Hudson ,Murphy , Mckenzie , Rosenoir , Smertin ,Salako
You are thinking of Micky Kelly - Complete nutcase!
Bournemouth
Andy Petterson ,Steve Gritt ,Rhoys Wiggins , Matt Holland,Paul Miller ,Martin Cranie ,Scott Wagstaff ,Gordon Watson ,Andy Jones ,Danny Hollands ,Matt Holmes.
Colchester
Mike Walker ,Greg Halford ,Gary Borrowdale ,Mark Kinsella ,Lindsay Smith,Steve Dowman ,Hogan Ephraim ,Kevin Lisbie ,Chris Iwelumo Benny Fenton ,Johnnie Jackson
Notts County
Robbie Elliott ,Chris Wilder ,Alex Dyer ,Andy Hughes ,Sam Sodje ,Paddy Mccarthy ,Mark Robson ,Garry Nelson ,Jason Lee ,Johnnie Jackson ,Ricky Otto
Barnet Mike Rose ,Gary Poole ,Don Mcalister ,Alan Pardew ,Marvin Hinton ,Linvoy Primus , Colin Powell ,Izale McLeod ,Tresor Kandol ,Nicky Bailey , Alex Dyer
Gills Simon Royce ,John Humphrey ,Jay McEverley ,Dick Tydeman ,Dave Shipperley ,Matt Fry ,Colin Powell ,Gavin Peacock ,Derek Hales Chris Dickson ,Phil Walker
Birmingham Thomas Myrhe ,Gary Poole ,Djimi Traore ,Alan Curbishley ,Chris Whyte ,Gary Rowett ,Lee Bowyer ,Alan Campbell ,Marcus Bent ,Scott Sinclair ,Hameur Bouazza
Leicester Simon Royce ,Gary Rowett ,Chris Powell ,Radistan Kischiev ,Micheal Morrison ,Matt Elliott ,Keith Gillespie ,Jim Melrose ,Yann Kermogant ,Andy Peake ,Len Glover
Forest Paul Smith (played for our Academy ) ,Greg Halford ,Paul Konchesky ,Michael Stewart ,Chris Bart-Williams ,Carl Tiler ,David Campbell ,Andy Gray ,Jason Lee ,Andy Reid ,Colin Walsh
Keeping it topical when David Button plays for us his twelve minutes at the Keepmoat will mean I can finally pick Spurs team .David Button ,Luke Young ,Paul Konchesky ,Scott Parker ,Paul Miller ,Chris Perry ,Danny Murphy ,Garth Crooks ,Darren Bent ,Johnnie Jackson ,Andy Reid .
Ipswich and Watford both made interesting teams
Ipswich Andy Petterson ,Mark Fish ,Ben Thatcher ,Chris Bart-Williams ,Eddie Youds ,Herman Hriedarsson ,Darren Ambrose ,Ricardo Fuller ,Darren Bent , Matt Holland , Lee Bowyer
Watford :Mike Walker ,Matt Jackson ,Chris Powell ,Dennis Bond ,Joe McLaughlin ,Paul Miller ,Matt Spring ,Arthur Horsfield ,Chris Iwelumo ,Johnnie Jackson ,John Barnes
Barnsley
Sasa Illic ,Martin Cranie ,Jay McEveley ,Brendan O'Connell ,Peter Shirtliff ,Carl Tiler ,Jamal Campbell-Ryce ,Danny Haynes ,Andy Gray ,Neil Redfearn ,Kyle Reid
Leeds
Scott Carson ,Danny Mills ,Mark Aizlewood,Radistan Kisichiev ,Sam Sodje ,Chris Whyte,Carl Harris , Jim Melrose,Jimmy Floyd Haselbaink, Lee Bowyer ,Hogan Ephraim Subs Tony Warner ,Fraser Richardson ,Lloyd Sam,Luke Varney ,Rob Hulse,Matt Spring,Fede Bessone
Wolves
Mick Kearns ,John Humphrey,Lawrie Madden,Mike Bailey,Peter Shirtliff,John Pender,Mike Kenning,Jim Melrose,Carlton Cole ,Shaun Newton,Kyle Reid
Middlesborough
Ben Roberts ,Luke Young,Geoff Scott,Nicky Bailey,Danny Mills,Alan Kernaghan,Robbie Mustoe ,Andy Peake,Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink, Jason Euell ,Colin Walsh
For Slater to support a Man City team
Nicky Weaver ,Danny Mills ,Ben Thatcher ,Steve McKenzie ,Tommy Caton ,Alan Kernaghan ,Scott Sinclair ,Bradley Wright-Phillips ,Jim Melrose ,Abdul Razak ,Neil Heaney
John Vaughan,Ossie Sankofa,Kelly Youga,Mark Aizlewood,Alan McLeary,John Pender,Hogan Epraim,Leroy Lita,Danny Haynes,Paul Mortimer,Neil Heaney
Paul Konckesky, Luke Young, Chris Perry, Scott Parker, Darren Bent
plus Button as Richard mentioned