New research has revealed that the North West is in the top five best areas to produce England team footballers.
The study, conducted by no deposit bonus code guide NoDepositFriend.com, looked at 204 male England team players of the past 24 years to see which regions in England they were born in.
London is the region that has produced the most players, with 57 footballers on the men’s England team, including David Beckham, Bukayo Saka, Harry Kane, and formed player turned manager Gareth Southgate.
Ranking close in second is the North West which has produced 50 players. Looking more closely at the region reveals that Merseyside has produced 18 football players, including Wayne Rooney and Steven Gerrard, while Greater Manchester has produced 17 players including Marcus Rashford and Gary and Phil Neville.
Below, we've taken a look at some of the footballing stars to have been born in Lancashire.
5. Tom Barkhuizen - Blackpool
Tom Barkhuizen was born in Blackpool in July 1993. He's played as a forward for Blackpool, Preston, Morecambe and Derby County. | Getty Images Photo: Getty
6. Ronnie Clayton - Preston
Ronnie Clayton was born in Preston, but went on to become a Blackburn footballing hero - making nearly 600 apperances for Rovers. He was alsp capped 35 times for England. Ronnie Clayton died in 2010 aged 76. | PA Photo: PA
7. Adam Nowland - Preston
Adam Nowland was born in Preston in July 1981. Nowland started his career at Blackpool in 1998 where he made his professional debut at the age of 17. When he scored the first of his six League goals for the club, on 19 September, he became the youngest Blackpool player ever to score a League goal. | Dawen Castle Photo: Dawn Castle
8. Sir Tom Finney and his statue at Preston North End's Deepdale ground.
Arguably England's greatest footballer, Sir Tom Finney was born in Preston in 1922, and played for PNE all of his career. He played for England 76 times, scoring 30 goals. | National World Photo: NW