Before I go ahead and post the 2012/13 Mid-Season overall top 300, I will be doing the following:
Top 100 Forwards
Top 100 Attacking midfielders + Wingers
Top 50 Central Defenders
Top 50 left and right-backs
And this is the Top 125 Midfielders (central+other):
A rundown of this list containing various thoughts can be found starting HERE
125 Ruben Pardo- Spain - Real Sociedad
124 Ki Sung-Yueng - South Korea - Swansea
123 Ryan Giggs - Wales - Manchester United
122 60 Gareth Barry - England - Manchester City
121 Sebastian Kehl - Germany - Dortmund
120 Benoit Cheyrou - France - Marseille
119 Roman Eremenko - Finland - Rubin Kazan
118 Morgan Schneiderlin - France - Southampton
117 Steven Defour - Belgium - Porto
116 Rio Mavuba - France - Lille
115 Manuel Fernandes - Portugal - Besiktas
114 Enzo Perez - Argentina - Benfica
113 Kevin Constant - France - Milan
112 Antonio Candreva - Italy - Lazio
111 Hugo Viana - Portugal - Braga
110 Sebastian Rode - Germany - Frankfurt
109 Hector Herrera - Mexico - Pachuca
108 Fernando Gago - Argentina - Valencia/Velez Sarsfield
107 Esteban Granero - Spain - QPR
106 Mohamed Diamé - Senegal - West Ham
105 Roman Neustädter - Germany - Schalke
104 Nemanja Matic - Serbia - Benfica
103 Michael Bradley - USA - Roma
102 Romulo - Brazil - Spartak Moscow
101 Leon Osman - England - Everton
100 63 Anatolij Tymoshchuk - Ukraine - Bayern München
99 Jean - Brazil - Fluminense
98 50 Nigel De Jong - Netherlands – Milan
97 Joe Allen – Wales - Liverpool
96 Tino Costa - Argentina - Valencia
95 58 James Milner - England - Manchester City
94 Gonzalo Castro - Germany - Bayer Leverkusen
93 Paul Pogba - France - Juventus
92 Fredy Guarin - Colombia - Inter
91 Victor Wanyama - Kenya - Celtic
90 Apoño - Spain - Zaragoza
89 Lucas Biglia - Argentina - Anderlecht
88 Miguel Veloso - Portugal - Dynamo Kiev
87 85 Raúl García - Spain- Atletico Madrid
86 61 Chiek Tiote - Ivory Coast - Newcastle
85 81 Felipe Melo - Brazil - Galatasaray
84 Mario Suárez - Spain - Atletico Madrid
83 44 Scott Parker - England - Tottenham
82 Simon Rolfes - Germany - Leverkusen
81 51 Raul Meirelles - Portugal - Fenerbahce
80 Lewis Holtby - Germany - Schalke 04/Tottenham
79 83 Cristian Ledesma - Italy – Lazio
78 40 Mikel Essien - Ghana – Chelsea/Real Madrid
77 Sven Bender - Germany - Dortmund
76 23 Nuri Sahin - Turkey - Real Madrid/Liverpool/Dortmund
75 66 Anderson - Brazil - Manchester United
74 Steven Pienaar - South Africa - Everton
73 68 Kwadwo Asamoah - Ghana – Juventus
72 74 Tom Cleverley - England - Manchester United
71 39 Yann M'Vila - France - Rennes/Rubin Kazan
70 43 Mark Van Bommel - Netherlands - PSV
69 82 Gary Medel - Chile - Sevilla
68 48 Marvin Martin - France - Lille
67 55 Roman Shirokov - Russia - Zenit
66 42 Thiago Motta - Italy – PSG
65 53 Kevin Strootman - Netherlands - PSV
64 Moussa Sissoko - France - Toulouse/Newcastle
63 Fernando Reges - Brazil - FC Porto
62 Selçuk İnan - Turkey - Galatasaray
61 54 Javi García - Spain - Manchester City
60 22 Esteban Cambiasso - Argentina - Inter
59 Jordy Clasie - Netherlands - Feyenoord
58 38 Bruno Soriano - Spain -Villarreal
57 64 Ivan Rakitić - Croatia – Sevilla
56 26 Javier Zanetti - Argentina – Inter
55 Maxime Gonalons - France – Lyon
54 Marco Verratti - Italy - PSG
53 Etienne Capoue - France - Toulouse
52 34 Lass Diarra - France -Anzhi
51 84 Luiz Gustavo - Brazil - Bayern München
50 47 Christian Eriksen - Denmark - Ajax
49 32 Axel Witsel - Belgium - Zenit
48 20 Ever Banega - Argentina – Valencia
47 33 Jeremy Toulalan - France – Malaga
46 Paulinho - Brazil - Corinthians
45 Borja Valero - Spain - Fiorentina
44 31 Gokhan Inler - Switzerland – Napoli
43 40 Lucho Gonzalez - Argentina - FC Porto
42 Blaise Matuidi - France - PSG
41 37 David Alaba - Austria - Bayern München
40 56 Lars Bender - Germany – Leverkusen
39 46 Ander Herrera - Spain - Athletic Bilbao
38 62 Sandro - Brazil - Tottenham
37 29 Michael Carrick - England - Manchester United
36 21 Steven Gerrard - England – Liverpool
35 79 Gabi - Spain - Atletico Madrid
34 80 Beñat Etxebarría - Spain - Real Betis
33 59 David Pizarro - Chile - Fiorentina
32 25 Lucas Leiva - Brazil – Liverpool
31 19 Ramires - Brazil - Chelsea
30 35 Marouane Fellaini - Belgium - Everton
29 30 Mikel Arteta - Spain – Arsenal
28 15 Frank Lampard - England - Chelsea
27 49 Moussa Dembélé - Belgium - Tottenham
26 18 Alex Song - Cameroun - Barcelona
25 14 Sami Khedira - Germany - Real Madrid
24 28 Riccardo Montolivo - Italy - Milan
23 13 Thiago Alcântara - Spain - Barcelona
22 27 Claudio Marchisio - Italy - Juventus
21 Hernanes - Brazil - Lazio
20 19 Yohan Cabaye - France - Newcastle
19 11 Marek Hamsik - Slovakia - Napoli
18 8 Daniele De Rossi - Italy – Roma
17 10 Javier Mascherano - Argentina - Barcelona
16 45 Jack Wilshere - England - Arsenal
15 24 Joao Moutinho - Portugal - FC Porto
14 86 Ilkay Gündogan - Germany - Dortmund
13 12 Arturo Vidal - Chile - Juventus
12 52 Fernandinho - Brazil - Shakhtar Donetsk
11 6 Luka Modric - Croatia - Real Madrid
10 17 Javi Martinez - Spain - Bayern München
9 7 Sergio Busquets - Spain – Barcelona
8 5 Yaya Toure - Ivory Coast - Manchester City
7 9 Toni Kroos - Germany - Bayern München
6 4 Bastian Schweinsteiger - Germany - Bayern München
5 3 Xabi Alonso - Spain - Real Madrid
4 2 Andrea Pirlo - Italy - Juventus
3 Cesc Fabregas - Spain - Barcelona
2 Andres Iniesta - Spain - Barcelona
1 1 Xavi - Spain - Barcelona