Who is the fastest player ever in football?

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Yank said:
Fastest ever? Randy Moss. A freak of nature. 6'4" and a 4.2 second forty yard dash.

Just having a bit of fun but this question is always interesting to me. Who was/is the fastest ever in top-flight English football? And how would anyone know for sure? Are there unbiased recorded sprint times out there somewhere? When a player signs for a club does the club have the player workout for them along with the standard physical? Running sprints, doing agility exercises, etc?

In the U.S., all of those physical measurements - speed, power, vertical jumping ability, etc. - are recorded, re-recorded and dissected to the enth degree. Basically, our American Football teams know exactly how fast a player is and how they stack up against other players.
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Some clubs probably have that data, but mercifully despite commentators talking about some footballers being 'great athletes' they still have to be able to have enough skill to play the game. Though it is just enough in some cases.
 
Maybe not the fastest ever, but Marco over 20 yards is the fastest I've seen in red and white. His turn of pace and raw power was a joy to behold.
 
There's a story of a Hibs player many moons ago, being able to cover 100m faster than most professional sprinters, I can't remember his name but it was possibly in the 5o's or 60's
 
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