Former Manchester United midfielder and captain Roy Keane has been voted the "hardest footballer of all time"

Keane, who now manages Ipswich, beat former Chelsea hatchetman Ron 'Chopper' Harris to claim the title in the poll.

Only five current players made the top 20 - Chelsea captain John Terry, Birmingham's Lee Bowyer, Manchester City's Craig Bellamy, Newcastle bad boy Joey Barton and Juventus midfielder Patrick Vieira.

Another former Stamford Bridge star Vinnie Jones, now a Hollywood actor, came third and Spurs stalwart Dave Mackay was fourth.

Dennis Wise - the fourth Chelsea player to make the top 20 - completed the top five.

Keane was a pivotal part of United's team during the 1990s and was famous for his non-nonsense to the game.

He sparked fury in 2002 when he admitted deliberately taking revenge on Alf Inge Haaland for an incident during the Manchester 'derby' in 1997.

Legendary Chelsea captain Harris, a Stamford Bridge favourite between 1961 and 1980, was notorious for his brutal tackles.

Ex-Wimbledon star Vinnie Jones boasted one of the worst disciplinary records before he retired.

Other hardmen to make the top 20 included Julian Dicks, Billy Bremner, Kevin Muscat and Eric Cantona as well as David Batty, Alan Shearer and Eric Cantona. Cantona is infamous for his 'kung-fu' style kick against a Crystal Palace fan in 1995 after being red-carded.

ALL-TIME FOOTBALL HARDMEN 1 Roy Keane; 2 Ron 'Chopper' Harris; 3 Vinnie Jones; 4 Dave Mackay; 5 Dennis Wise; 6 Stuart Pearce; 7 David Batty; 8 John Terry; 9 Graeme Souness; 10 Patrick Vieira; 11 Lee Bowyer; 12 Julian Dicks; 13 Billy Bremner; 14 Craig Bellamy; 15 Eric Cantona; 16 Norman Hunter; 17 Neil Ruddock; 18 Tommy Smith; 19 Nobby Stiles; 20 Joey Barton.