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Every British Player to Finish Top 3 in Ballon d'Or History

Can you name all the British superstars to finish in the Top 3 of the Ballon d'Or rankings since the award's inception? The Ballon d'Or is the award given to the adjudged best player in the world during the time period stated. Try the other Ballon d'Or themed quizzes in this series here!
Data collected via Wikipedia.
British is described as players from England, Scotland, Northern Ireland or Wales.
From 1956-2006 the award was specifically voted for by football journalists. In 2008, coaches and captains of the National Teams were given a chance to vote but this was limited in 2022 to include only countries within the Top 100 of the FIFA Rankings.
The points total is decided based on the votes whereby each voter had to pick their rankings and each position they picked were assigned points. The same is true when the points were broadcast as percentages instead. If players are tied on the same points this is represented in the table.
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Year
Rank
Player
Team
Nationality
Points
Ballon d'Or (1956-2009)
1956
1st
Stanley Matthews
Blackpool
English
47
 
 
 
 
 
 
1957
2nd
Billy Wright
Wolverhampton Wanderers
English
19
3rd
Duncan Edwards
Manchester United
English
16
 
 
 
 
 
 
1959
3rd
John Charles
Juventus
Welsh
24
 
 
 
 
 
 
1961
3rd
Johnny Haynes
Fulham
English
22
 
 
 
 
 
 
1963
3rd
Jimmy Greaves
Tottenham Hotspur
English
50
 
 
 
 
 
 
1964
1st
Denis Law
Manchester United
Scottish
61
 
 
 
 
 
 
1966
1st
Bobby Charlton
Manchester United
English
81
 
 
 
 
 
 
1967
2nd
Bobby Charlton
Manchester United
English
40
3rd
Jimmy Johnstone
Celtic
Scottish
39
 
 
 
 
 
 
1968
1st
George Best
Manchester United
Northern Irish
61
2nd
Bobby Charlton
Manchester United
English
53
 
 
 
 
 
 
1970
2nd
Bobby Moore
West Ham United
English
70
 
 
 
 
 
 
1971
3rd
George Best
Manchester United
Northern Irish
56
 
 
 
 
 
 
1977
2nd
Kevin Keegan
Hamburger SV
English
71
 
 
 
 
 
 
1978
1st
Kevin Keegan
Hamburger SV
English
87
 
 
 
 
 
 
1979
1st
Kevin Keegan
Hamburger SV
English
118
 
 
 
 
 
 
1983
2nd
Kenny Dalglish
Liverpool
Scottish
26
 
 
 
 
 
 
1986
2nd
Gary Lineker
Barcelona
English
62
 
 
 
 
 
 
1996
3rd
Alan Shearer
Newcastle United
English
107
 
 
 
 
 
 
1999
2nd
David Beckham
Manchester United
English
154
 
 
 
 
 
 
2001
1st
Michael Owen
Liverpool
English
176
 
 
 
 
 
 
2005
2nd
Frank Lampard
Chelsea
English
148
3rd
Steven Gerrard
Liverpool
English
142
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