Here’s a FM20 list of the top 5 players in English League One which is the 3rd tier of English football. These players definitely have the best quality for this tier of football and will easily be topping most charts with their performances in Football Manager 2020.
Here’s an FM20 list of the top 5 players in English League One which is the 3rd tier of English football. Some players on the list definitely have potential to play higher up than where they are right now while others have had careers that did not really take off.
However, these players definitely have the best quality for this tier of football and will easily be topping most charts with their performances.
Emyr Huws
• Age: 25
• Current Value: £4.6m
• Nationality: Welsh
• Current Club: Ipswich
Huws is a Welsh national who started his younger years in the Swansea and Man City academy. After a host of loans to various clubs, Huws made a transfer to Wigan from Man City. Things, unfortunately, did not go too well for Huws as he was again loaned and he eventually joined Ipswich. Huws even has 11 senior caps for the Wales national side but his last game was in 2017. In Football Manager 20 he has a current ability of 119 and a potential ability of 130 making him one of the best midfielders in League 1. He has very decent stats for a player playing for a low tiered club. He has good all-rounded abilities and excels at a playmaking role.
Paul Coutts
• Age: 30
• Current Value: £2.5m
• Nationality: Scottish
• Current Club: Fleetwood
Coutts is a Scottish national who started his younger years in Aberdeen. He was released as he was deemed too small to play football and then joined Cove Rangers, another Scottish side. After a few good performances, he was eventually bought by Preston and he spent a good number of years in the Championship for clubs like Derby and Sheffield. In 2019, he moved to Fleetwood and has been one of their star players since. In FM2020 he has a current ability of 119 and a potential ability of 128 making him one of the best midfielders in League 1. He has very decent stats for a player playing for a low tiered club. He has good all-rounded abilities and excels at a playmaking role. He is also a good leader on and off the pitch.
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Ivan Toney
• Age: 23
• Current Value: £2.6m
• Nationality: English
• Current Club: Peterborough
Toney hails from Northampton and became the youngest player to play for the club aged 15. His performances drew immediate attention from Newcastle and he moved the club in 2015. However, a host of failed loan moves saw him play for 5 clubs in the span of 3 years. In 2018, he moved to Peterborough and has been one of their star players since. He has scored 40 goals in 76 league games for the club. In FM 20 he has a current ability of 117 and a potential ability of 133 making him one of the best strikers in League 1. Considering that he is just 23 and has very well rounded stats, he would definitely do well for higher-tiered clubs too. His aerial prowess can be exploited by any interested FM Managers.
Rob Dickie
• Age: 23
• Current Value: £1.8m
• Nationality: English
• Current Club: Oxford
Dickie began his youth career at Reading and even made senior appearances for the club. However, most of his senior career at Reading was spent on loans to various clubs. In 2018 he joined Oxford and has made 85 league appearances for the club. He is one of the mainstays of the defence and has even represented England in the u19 levels. In Football Manager 2020 he has a current ability of 115 and a potential ability of 137 giving a lot of room for growth. Considering that he is just 23 and has very well rounded stats, he would definitely do well for higher-tiered clubs too. He has well-rounded stats is an extremely good tackler in the game.
Lucas Akins
• Age: 30
• Current Value: £2.1m
• Nationality: English
• Current Club: Burton
Akins began his youth career at Huddersfield and has even gone on to represent the club a few times. However, his time at the club was unsuccessful and he moved on to other clubs where he was unsettled. Finally, he joined Burton in 2014 and has become a club legend since going on to represent the club in over 200 league games and scoring 44 goals in the process. In FM 2020 he has a current ability of 116 and a potential ability of 120. He has extremely good physical stats and is considered a very strong right winger for this level.
That concludes the list of top 5 League 1 players in FM20
A common theme to all these players is that their careers never really took off despite having a lot of promise and have landed themselves at lower-tiered clubs. They, however, do definitely have the quality to play 1 or 2 tiers above their current clubs and could be crucial to their club's ambitions of achieving promotion.
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