2 – Roland Nilsson
185 appearances, 2 goals
Ron Atkinson paid just £375,000 for the Swedish full back, and it must be the best money the club ever spent. He’s perhaps best known for returning from injury just weeks ahead of the 1991 League Cup final, then shackling Lee Sharpe with such efficiency the winger never got a look in. Nilsson never made a mistake for club nor country; he played 116 times for Sweden, and shortly after leaving Hillsborough finished third in the 1994 World Cup. Even today, he is as cherished by Owls fans as ever.
