50 Most Influential UK Football Tweeters

#2 Alex Shaw

@AlexShawESPN

General Editor, ESPN. Published author.

• Followers – 34.8K
• Time on Twitter – 3.53 years
• Retweets – 0%

Social Authority Score – 82

#3 Oldfirmfacts

@Oldfirmfacts1

The tweets James Forrest has read to him at bedtime. Jokes in @Daily_Record. Columns for @Glasgow_Live every Monday and Friday.

• Followers – 34K
• Time on Twitter – 5.17 years
• Retweets – 5%

Social Authority Score – 82

#4 Calfreezy

@Calfreezy

Rebel FC and Youtuber.

• Followers – 1.08M
• Time on Twitter – 6.98 years
• Retweets – 5%

Social Authority Score – 82

#5 Alan Shearer

@alanshearer

260 Premier League goals @BBCMOTD analyst, @sunsport columnist, @coral ambassador.

• Followers – 484K
• Time on Twitter – 1.99 years
• Retweets – 0%

Social Authority Score – 81

#6 Full Time DEVILS

@FullTimeDEVILS

YouTube’s biggest and best channel for Manchester United fans. 100% unofficial.

• Followers – 148K
• Time on Twitter – 4.32 years
• Retweets – 5%

Social Authority Score – 81

#7 CLUB 1984.

@Club1984_

#LDN. Create one-off pieces of clothing inspired by the icons, moments, fans, stadiums and just about everything that makes the beautiful game.

• Followers – 103K
• Time on Twitter – 7.13 years
• Retweets – 5%

Social Authority Score – 81

#8 talkSPORTDrive

@talksportdrive

Adrian Durham – official talkSPORT account

• Followers – 299K
• Time on Twitter – 6.68 years
• Retweets – 0%

Social Authority Score – 81

#9 Samuel Luckhurst

@samuelluckhurst

@MENNewsdesk and @ManUtdMEN football writer.

• Followers – 40.6K
• Time on Twitter – 6.63 years
• Retweets – 9%

Social Authority Score – 80

#10 Andy Mitten

@AndyMitten

Works for FourFourTwo, ESPN, The National, M.E.N, @br_uk, GQ, Sunday Times, BBC, Daily Post et al.  Also author of 11 books.

• Followers – 96.3K
• Time on Twitter – 6.49 years
• Retweets – 5%

Social Authority Score – 80

#11 Raphael Honigstein

@honigstein

Football and Fußball. All channels.

• Followers – 413K
• Time on Twitter – 7.11 years
• Retweets – 18%

Social Authority Score – 80

#12 The True Geordie

@TrueGeordieNUFC

The King in the North.

• Followers – 129K
• Time on Twitter – 7.54 years
• Retweets – 6%

Social Authority Score – 80

#13 Phil Hay

@PhilHayYEP

Yorkshire Evenings Post’s chief football writer, covering Leeds United.

• Followers – 104K
• Time on Twitter – 5.59 years
• Retweets – 0%

Social Authority Score – 79

#14 Craig Norwood

@CraigNorwood

Freelance Press and Agency Photographer in Manchester, UK.

• Followers – 133K
• Time on Twitter – 8.15 years
• Retweets – 50%

Social Authority Score – 79

#15 Matt Craig

@matthdgamer

YouTube video maker and FIFA video producer.

• Followers – 696K
• Time on Twitter – 8.15 years
• Retweets – 70%

Social Authority Score – 78

#16 Sam

@samuelJayC

Arsenal. European football.

• Followers – 67.8K
• Time on Twitter – 7.79 years
• Retweets – 26.0%

Social Authority Score – 78

#17 Adam Hurrey

@FootballCliches

Freelance football writer for @Telegraph, @ESPNFC and beyond.

• Followers – 61.7K
• Time on Twitter – 6.48 years
• Retweets – 14.0%

Social Authority Score – 77

#18 Geoff Arsenal

@GeoffArsenal

Arsenal.

• Followers – 149K
• Time on Twitter – 5.64 years
• Retweets – 21.0%

Social Authority Score – 77

#19 John Cross

@johncrossmirror

Daily Mirror Chief Football writer and author.

• Followers – 259K
• Time on Twitter – 8.01 years
• Retweets – 0%

Social Authority Score – 85

#20 Ian Darke

@IanDarke

Football commentator for BT Sport in UK and for USA international games on ESPN in America.

• Followers – 133K
• Time on Twitter – 6.34 years
• Retweets – 11.5%

Social Authority Score – 77

#21 Amy Lawrence

@amylawrence71

Football writer for The Guardian and Observer.

• Followers – 71.4K
• Time on Twitter – 4.39 years
• Retweets – 4.0%

Social Authority Score – 77

#22 Daniel Storey

@danielstorey85

Football365’s deputy editor. One quarter of @FtblFivesPod.

• Followers – 25.4K
• Time on Twitter – 6.30 years
• Retweets – 4.0%

Social Authority Score – 77

#23 Scott Patterson

@R_o_M

Editor/writer for Republik of Mancunia. Writes about Manchester United for @ESPNFC and @FourFourTwo.

• Followers – 72.4K
• Time on Twitter – 8.18 years
• Retweets – 22.0%

Social Authority Score – 76

#24 Tom Williams

@tomwfootball

London Sports Correspondent for @AFP, mainly reporting on English football.

• Followers – 39.4K
• Time on Twitter – 7.38 years
• Retweets – 2.5%

Social Authority Score – 76

#25 Cartlon Cole

@_CarltonCole9

Darren Randolph fanboy. Kidnapped Savio Nsereko in Thailand once. Featured on the Wikipedia page for Carlton Cole under “controversies”.

• Followers – 29.3K
• Time on Twitter – 4.82 years
• Retweets – 10.0%

Social Authority Score – 76

#26 Ian Abrahams (Moose)

@BroadcastMoose

Sports Report & Commentator for 25 years.

• Followers – 209K
• Time on Twitter – 7.10 years
• Retweets – 12.5%

Social Authority Score – 76

#27 West Ham Central

@WestHam_Central

Scott Parker enthusiast.

• Followers – 33.9K
• Time on Twitter – 3.41 years
• Retweets – 28.6%

Social Authority Score – 75

#28 Andy Ha

@_AndyHa

Social Media Editor for football.london

• Followers – 8,160
• Time on Twitter – 8.25 years
• Retweets – 17.0%

Social Authority Score – 75

#29 Lee Ryder

@lee_ryder

The Chronicle’s Chief Sports Writer and NUFC multimedia journo.

• Followers – 87.7K
• Time on Twitter – 8.19 years
• Retweets – 6.0%

Social Authority Score – 74

#30 Iain Macintosh

@iainmacintosh

@ESPNFC football writer and author.

• Followers – 93.7K
• Time on Twitter – 7.43 years
• Retweets – 20.5%

Social Authority Score – 73

#31 Tim Payton

@timpayton

Sports communications for work. Also tweets own views on Arsenal’s ownership, finances & governance; custodianship matters:

• Followers – 51.1K
• Time on Twitter – 8.07 years
• Retweets – 13.0%

Social Authority Score – 73

#32 Alan Brazil

@SportsBreakfast

Listen on @talkSPORT weekdays from 6am.

• Followers – 170K
• Time on Twitter – 7.30 years
• Retweets – 11.5%

Social Authority Score – 72

#33 Michael Gooner

@MickTheGooner

100% Arsenal Game of opinions.

• Followers – 81K
• Time on Twitter – 7.67 years
• Retweets – 10.0%

Social Authority Score – 72

#34 Julien Laurens

@LaurensJulien

French football expert and consultant based in London.

• Followers – 51K
• Time on Twitter – 6.27 years
• Retweets – 7.0%

Social Authority Score – 72

#35 George Caulkin

@CaulkinTheTimes

Chronicler of Misery for The Times (North East football, mainly) and a Patron of the Sir Bobby Robson Foundation.

• Followers – 63.2K
• Time on Twitter – 7.49 years
• Retweets – 6%

Social Authority Score – 71

#36 Jim Boardman

@JimBoardman

Football writer, mainly #LFC, for @MirrorFootball, @AnfieldRoad, @5TimesCo & elsewhere.

• Followers – 71.8K
• Time on Twitter – 8.11 years
• Retweets – 22.0%

Social Authority Score – 70

#37 George Riley

@georgeyboy

Broadcaster @footballon5  @bbc5liveambassador @StevePrescott1 @josephsgoal

• Followers – 44.4K
• Time on Twitter – 8.18 years
• Retweets 19.0%

Social Authority Score – 70

#38 Tim

@CookPassTim

Anything and everything related to the beautiful game.

• Followers – 5.9K
• Time on Twitter – 7.33 years
• Retweets – 12.5%

Social Authority Score – 69

#39 Stuart Brennan

@StuBrennanMEN

Manchester City reporter at the Manchester Evening News.

• Followers – 28.8K
• Time on Twitter – 8.18 years
• Retweets – 8.5%

Social Authority Score – 69

#40 Owen Gibson

@owen_g

Guardian head of sport.

• Followers – 49.1K
• Time on Twitter – 9.31 years
• Retweets – 38.0%

Social Authority Score – 69

#41 Jim White

@JimWhite

Sports broadcaster @SkySportsNewsHQ @talkSPORT

• Followers – 320K
• Time on Twitter – 3.43 years
• Retweets – 21.5%

Social Authority Score – 68

#42 Michael Bridge

@MichaelBridge_

Sky Sports News HQ journalist and writer of the Official Tottenham Hotspur Annuals

• Followers – 23.3K
• Time on Twitter – 6.30 years
• Retweets – 2.0%

Social Authority Score – 68

#43 David

@TekkaBooSon

Chelsea FC Torres and JMac.

• Followers – 16.4K
• Time on Twitter – 4.92 years
• Retweets – 27.1%

Social Authority Score – 67

#44 Andy Brassell

@andybrassell

European football writer/ talker for the likes of the BBC, Guardian, BT Sport and @brfootball. Also co-host of European Football Show on @talkSPORT2.

• Followers – 49.3K
• Time on Twitter – 7.62 years
• Retweets – 29.5%

Social Authority Score – 66

#45 Natalie Pike

@MissNataliePike

@citysquarelive presenter, Event host, fundraiser, @xsmanchester Football Social host, talking football on YouTube.

• Followers – 30.8K
• Time on Twitter – 8.49 years
• Retweets – 10.0%

Social Authority Score – 64

#46 Michael Graham

@Capt_Fishpaste

Sunderland AFC fan, football writer. @TEAMtalk, @FoxSoccer, @FoxSportsAsia, @RokerReport.

• Followers – 9.7K
• Time on Twitter – 7.79 years
• Retweets – 27.5%

Social Authority Score – 62

#47 Matt ‘Smiv’ Smith

@smivadee

Football fanatic. All things @PalmersFC

• Followers – 19.4K
• Time on Twitter – 8.65 years
• Retweets – 7.0%

Social Authority Score – 61

#48 Tom Adams

@tomEurosport

Deputy managing editor at http://Eurosport.co.uk  Formerly ESPN, Setanta, Sky Sports. Have written for The Blizzard and others too.

• Followers – 18.8K
• Time on Twitter – 8.12 years
• Retweets – 19%

Social Authority Score – 60

#49 Scott Wilson

@Scottwilsonecho

Chief Sports Writer, The Northern Echo

• Followers – 21.1K
• Time on Twitter – 7.49 years
• Retweets – 1.0%

Social Authority Score – 59

#50 Brickstand

@brickstand

A project to build all 92 English league and Scottish Premier League grounds from Lego bricks.

• Followers – 10.5K
• Time on Twitter – 3.20 years
• Retweets – 23.5%

Social Authority Score – 58

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