The former England defender, Rio Ferdinand who made just over 500 appearances across spells with West Ham, Leeds, Manchester United and Queen Park Rangers FC has been inducted into the Premier League Hall of Fame.

He kept 189 clean sheets and won the league title six times, all of those coming after he broke the British transfer record with his move to Old Trafford.

Ferdinand is the first playing inductee of 2023, with Alex Ferguson and Arsène Wenger who are the first managers to be inducted and were also announced this year.

Two more players will be announced to join Ferdinand later on Wednesday.

Other Members who have attained this title are:

Player/ Manager	Club(s)	Inducted
Alan Shearer	Blackburn Rovers, Newcastle United	2021
Thierry Henry	Arsenal	2021
Eric Cantona	Leeds United, Manchester United	2021
Roy Keane	Nottingham Forest, Manchester United	2021
Frank Lampard	West Ham, Chelsea, Manchester City	2021
Dennis Bergkamp	Arsenal	2021
David Beckham	Manchester United	2021
Steven Gerrard	Liverpool	2021
Wayne Rooney	Everton, Manchester United	2022
Patrick Vieira	Arsenal, Manchester City	2022
Ian Wright	Arsenal, West Ham	2022
Peter Schmeichel	Manchester United, Aston Villa, Manchester City	2022
Paul Scholes	Manchester United	2022
Didier Drogba	Chelsea	2022
Vincent Kompany	Manchester City	2022
Sergio Aguero	Manchester City	2022
Alex Ferguson	Manchester United	2023
Arsene Wenger	Arsenal	2023
Rio Ferdinand	West Ham, Leeds United, Manchester United, QPR	2023