Legendary Arsenal captain Tony Adams has been named as the latest member of the Premier League Hall of Fame.
Adams made his senior debut for the Gunners in 1983 and had already won two league titles, before the start of the Premier League.
He captained the side in the first 10 seasons of the Premier League, making 255 appearances at the heart of defence and securing 115 clean sheets in the process.
His ratio of shutting out the opposition in 48.5 percent of matches in which he played 90 minutes is a record for players who have played 200 or more full matches.
Adams helped Arsenal to their first Premier League title in 1997/98 under Wenger, sealing top spot with a memorable 89th-minute goal in a 4-0 win against Everton in May 1998.The win was part of a domestic Double for Arsenal, which also featured the FA Cup.
In his final season in 2001/02, Adams became a Premier League Champion again as the club completed another Double.
The ultimate one-club man, Adams remains the only player to captain a side to top-flight titles in three different decades and is immortalised in a statue outside Emirates Stadium.
The Hall of Fame recognises and celebrates individuals who have an exceptional record of success and have made a significant contribution to the Premier League since its inception in 1992. It is the highest individual honour awarded by the League.
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What’s your favourite Tony Adams moment?
Top top drawer defender, as a Man U fan, he’s just admired by his peers, every utd player in their autobiographies all said that they wished he was playing for them, every top striker in the premiership who played against him, voted him as number one.
Il tenait souvent ses jambes 😊
Tony Adam is a elegant 😊
Un Mur
Legend legend legend
Mr Arsenal
Serenity 1:42
What a player! Mr. Arsenal
The real british football
Great stuff. Joins Henry, Bergkamp, Wright & Vieira and absolutely belongs is such exulted company. I remember that Everton goal like it was yesterday, it's right up there with Thomas v Liverpool for sheer joy.
One class, fucking hard, centre half. Would have loved to see him @ OT. MUFC ♥️🤍🖤 Stretford red.
Captain of Arsenal and England.
How I wish I could go back to 1997
Legend.
Tony Adams was totally committed for the Gunners.
He's a born leader Adams leading Arsenal to four league titles, three FA cups, two league cups & one cup in Europe.
Adams should have won Footballer of the Year awards in 1997-98 or 2001-02.
Mr Arsenal
As a teenager in Croatia around '95 started watching and favourizing Arsenal, and this legend was a beast! Congratulations captain and mr Arsenal!
Mr Arsenal
The capitan…
Leeds United banquets suite offered him Coffee!
Looking back might not need no more uppers
Mr Arsenal ❤❤❤❤
If i'm not wrong Tony was the last Player to scored a goal at the Old Wembley and the first one to scored at the New Wembley. Plus, he was the only player to lift the English league title in 3 different decades. What a Leader and a Player, well deserved to be Inducted.
Everybody should like westerns one thing I don understand why do you call him gaga
Overdue . Underrated
Long overdue and I’m a Liverpool supporter, he was a man literally decades ahead of his time. Spectacular defender!
Mr Arsenal
Should’ve been more people brfor him
There is only 1 Mr. Arsenal and he is our Captain Tony Adams ✌️
Born for a winner. True legend. Deserved more respect.❤