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Now in its twentieth season, the Premier League has seen thousands of players come and go at the 45 clubs that have played there. But, while club chairmen are throwing satellite television money at glamorous marquee signings like a rabid punter unleashed on a free bets site, a number of players quietly racked up hundreds of top flight appearances. Here are just five of those players, all of whom closed in on 200 appearances for Premier League clubs. Do you remember them? Kevin Gallacher (198 appearances) Striker Gallacher featured in the inaugural 1992-93 Premier League season for Coventry City, scoring six goals in 20 appearances which prompted Blackburn Rovers to shell out £1.5 million on him in March 1993. There, he spent seven seasons at Ewood Park, scoring 46 goals in 139 appearances. During Rovers’ title-winning 1994-95 campaign, Gallacher suffered two broken legs and was restricted to one appearance against Crystal Palace, against whom he scored against. The 53-times capped Scottish international had the honour of becoming Bobby Robson’s first signing at Newcastle United, following Blackburn’s relegation in 1999. He went on to make 39 appearances for the Magpies, scoring four goals before dropping out of the Premier League with [...]
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