Up to the next level

Top British footballers 2008 (Timesonline.co.uk 17.12.2008)

You won't find Rio Ferdinand, Frank Lampard or John Terry here. We’ve tried to give the little-known and the under-rated their due by concentrating on those who have enhanced their reputations this year. The kind of footballers who took their game to the next level in 2008, no matter what level it was before.

Improved Hammers:

47. Freddy Sears
36. Carlton Cole
6. Robert Green
4. Matthew Upson

Here is the full list.