Wednesday 13 May 2020 15:24, UK
AFC Wimbledon have more local players than any other club in England's top four tiers - but Manchester City's players come from much further afield.
On average, AFC Wimbledon players were born just 55 miles away from the League Two club's Kingsmeadow stadium.
In contrast, the average distance between Manchester City's Etihad Stadium and their players' birthplace is 3,089 miles. The combined distance between Man City players' hometown and the Etihad is 67,977 miles - the equivalent to nearly three trips around the world.
Sky Sports calculated the direct mileage between club stadiums and the birthplaces for all players in England's top four tiers who have played 90 league minutes or more this season.
Other clubs with locally-sourced players include League Two Morecambe (62.1 miles average), League One Rochdale (74.5 miles) and League Two Accrington (75 miles), while Championship clubs MK Dons (95.3 miles) and Bristol City (97 miles) are fifth and sixth in the table, respectively.
As well as Man City, Premier League sides Chelsea (2,333 miles average), Watford (1,932 miles) and Championship outfit Middlesbrough (1,745 miles) have also brought in a number of players far from their traditional base.
West Ham's Winston Reid has travelled further than any other player to ply his trade in England. The defender was born 11,403 miles away from West Ham's Upton Park in Auckland, New Zealand. Fellow countrymen, Max Crocombe of Barnet (11,398 miles) and Chris Wood of Leeds (11,267 miles) were also among the furthest from home.
Players from Premier League clubs averaged at 1,408 miles, followed by the Championship (673 miles), League One (422 miles) and League Two (265 miles). In total, all players from England's 92 clubs clocked 1,470,198 miles - a staggering 59 circuits around Earth!
