List of Leicester City F.C. players
This is a list of notable footballers who have played for Leicester City, although it includes players who were with the club when it was called Leicester Fosse. The aim is for this list to include all players that have played 100 or more senior matches and/or scored 50 or more senior goals for the club. Other players who have played an important role for the club can also be included, but the reason for their notability should be included in the 'Notes' column. For a list of all Leicester City players, major or minor, with a Wikipedia article, see Category:Leicester City F.C. players, and for the current squad see the main Leicester City F.C. article.
Explanation of list
Players should be listed in chronological order according to the year in which they first played for the club, and then by alphabetical order of their surname. Appearances and goals should include substitute appearances, but exclude wartime matches and games played in the Texaco Cup, Anglo-Scottish Cup, Anglo-Italian Cup, and FA Cup third place play-off. Further information on competitions/seasons which are regarded as eligible for appearance stats are provided below (dependent on the years at which the player was at the club), and if any data is not available for any of these competitions an appropriate note should be added to the table.
List of players
- As of 22 August 2018
- Bold indicates player is currently playing for Leicester.
Forename(s) | Surname(s) | Nat. | Pos. | Period | League | Total | Notes | ||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||
Harry | Bailey | DF | 1884–1889 | 108 | 0 | 125 | 0 | ||
Jack | Lord | DF | 1891–1898 | 85 | 5 | 101 | 7 | ||
James | Thraves | GK | 1892–1897 | 124 | 0 | 148 | 0 | ||
John | McMillan | FW | 1896–1890 | 122 | 43 | 131 | 48 | ||
George | Swift | DF | 1896–1902 | 186 | 4 | 200 | 6 | ||
Jimmy | Brown | MF | 1889–1899 | 116 | 23 | 153 | 21 | ||
Billy | Dorrell | FW | 1892–1894 1896–1899 | 102 | 36 | 116 | 47 | ||
Harry | Trainer | FW | 1895–1897 | 31 | 12 | 35 | 16 | Leicester's first Wales international. | |
Richard | Jones | DF | 1897–1901 | 104 | 1 | 113 | 1 | ||
Walter | Robinson | DF | 1898–1905 | 177 | 3 | 194 | 3 | ||
Bob | Pollock | DF | 1902–1908 | 211 | 14 | 230 | 19 | ||
James | Blessington | FW | 1903–1908 | 100 | 18 | 118 | 21 | ||
Billy | Bannister | DF | 1904–1910 | 149 | 15 | 160 | 18 | ||
Jimmy | Durrant | MF | 1904–1909 | 140 | 23 | 153 | 27 | ||
Teddy | King | MF | 1906–1920 | 227 | 26 | 236 | 26 | ||
Horace | Bailey | GK | 1907–1910 | 68 | 0 | 70 | 0 | Leicester's first England international. | |
Fred | Shinton | FW | 1907–1910 | 92 | 55 | 101 | 58 | ||
Shirley | Hubbard | FW | 1907–1913 1919–1920 | 140 | 36 | 154 | 39 | ||
Arthur | Randle | DF | 1908–1912 | 123 | 2 | 133 | 2 | ||
Sam | Currie | DF | 1909–1921 | 236 | 4 | 248 | 6 | ||
Tommy | Benfield | FW | 1910–1914 | 106 | 23 | 111 | 23 | ||
George | Douglas | MF | 1912–1920 | 127 | 10 | 133 | 11 | ||
Herbert | Brown | GK | 1913–1922 | 143 | 0 | 154 | 0 | ||
Jimmy | Harrold | DF | 1913–1923 | 206 | 7 | 218 | 7 | ||
Billy | Thomson | DF | 1914 1919–1923 | 197 | 3 | 209 | 3 | ||
Billy | Barrett | DF | 1919–1924 | 143 | 1 | 152 | 2 | ||
Harry | Graham | FW | 1920–1924 | 110 | 14 | 116 | 16 | ||
George | Hebden | GK | 1920–1924 | 101 | 0 | 104 | 0 | ||
Alex | Trotter | FW | 1920–1924 | 96 | 10 | 100 | 11 | ||
Adam | Black | DF | 1920–1935 | 528 | 4 | 557 | 4 | 2nd highest total Leicester appearances; highest appearances for League games only. | |
Johnny | Duncan | FW | 1922–1930 | 279 | 88 | 295 | 95 | Joint club record for most goals in a single match. | |
Jack | Brown | DF | 1922–1931 | 114 | 0 | 117 | 0 | ||
Norman | Watson | DF | 1922–1932 | 173 | 1 | 178 | 1 | ||
Hugh | Adcock | MF | 1923–1935 | 434 | 51 | 460 | 52 | ||
Arthur | Chandler | FW | 1923–1935 | 393 | 259 | 419 | 273 | Leicester's record goalscorer; Joint club record for most goals in a single match. | |
Reg | Osborne | DF | 1924–1931 | 240 | 2 | 249 | 2 | ||
Harold | Wadsworth | MF | 1924–1927 | 98 | 7 | 106 | 7 | ||
Jack | Bamber | MF | 1924–1927 | 113 | 7 | 120 | 7 | ||
George | Carr | DF | 1924–1932 | 179 | 24 | 192 | 25 | ||
Arthur | Lochhead | FW | 1925–1934 | 303 | 106 | 320 | 114 | ||
Ernie | Hine | FW | 1926–1932 | 247 | 148 | 259 | 156 | ||
Bill | Findlay | MF | 1925–1932 | 100 | 0 | 104 | 0 | ||
Jim | McLaren | GK | 1927–1933 | 170 | 0 | 180 | 0 | ||
Leonard | Barry | MF | 1927–1932 | 203 | 25 | 214 | 26 | ||
George | Ritchie | DF | 1928–1937 | 247 | 12 | 261 | 13 | ||
Roger | Heywood | DF | 1929–1940 | 228 | 12 | 240 | 12 | ||
Sep | Smith | MF | 1929–1949 | 350 | 35 | 373 | 37 | Leicester's longest serving player and longest serving captain. | |
Arthur | Maw | FW | 1932–1939 | 179 | 58 | 189 | 64 | ||
Danny | Liddle | MF | 1932–1946 | 255 | 64 | 274 | 71 | ||
David | Jones | DF | 1933–1947 | 226 | 4 | 238 | 0 | ||
Sandy | McLaren | GK | 1933–1940 | 239 | 0 | 256 | 0 | ||
Billy | Frame | DF | 1933–1950 | 220 | 0 | 239 | 0 | ||
George | Dewis | FW | 1933–1950 | 116 | 45 | 129 | 51 | ||
Percy | Grosvenor | DF | 1933–1939 | 168 | 1 | 180 | 1 | ||
Fred | Sharman | DF | 1934–1944 | 190 | 18 | 200 | 18 | ||
Charlie | Adam | MF | 1938–1952 | 158 | 22 | 180 | 25 | ||
Mal | Griffiths | MF | 1939–1956 | 373 | 66 | 409 | 76 | ||
Jack | Lee | FW | 1941–1950 | 123 | 74 | 137 | 84 | ||
Don | Don Revie | FW | 1944–1949 | 96 | 25 | 110 | 29 | ||
Johnny | King | DF | 1944–1954 | 197 | 5 | 218 | 5 | ||
Walter | Harrison | DF | 1945–1950 | 125 | 3 | 143 | 5 | ||
John | Anderson | GK | 1948–1960 | 261 | 0 | 277 | 0 | ||
Derek | Hines | FW | 1948–1961 | 299 | 116 | 317 | 117 | ||
Ron | Jackson | DF | 1949–1955 | 161 | 0 | 173 | 1 | ||
Arthur | Lever | DF | 1950–1954 | 119 | 0 | 124 | 0 | ||
Jimmy | Baldwin | MF | 1950–1956 | 180 | 4 | 190 | 4 | ||
Arthur | Rowley | FW | 1950–1958 | 303 | 251 | 321 | 265 | Record number of career goals in English league football; 2nd highest Leicester all-time scorer; Club record for most goals in a single season. | |
Matt | Gillies | DF | 1952–1955 | 103 | 0 | 111 | 0 | ||
Derek | Hogg | MF | 1952–1958 | 161 | 26 | 165 | 26 | ||
Johnny | Morris | FW | 1952–1958 | 206 | 33 | 220 | 34 | ||
Stanley | Milburn | DF | 1952–1959 | 171 | 1 | 183 | 1 | ||
Eddie | Russell | DF | 1953–1958 | 90 | 5 | 101 | 5 | ||
Jack | Froggatt | MF | 1954–1957 | 143 | 18 | 147 | 18 | ||
Colin | Appleton | DF | 1954–1966 | 277 | 19 | 333 | 22 | Captained the club to victory in the 1964 Football League Cup Final. | |
Willie | Cunningham | DF | 1954–1960 | 127 | 4 | 138 | 4 | ||
Howard | Riley | MF | 1955–1965 | 193 | 38 | 233 | 47 | ||
Len | Chalmers | DF | 1956–1966 | 171 | 4 | 204 | 4 | ||
Jimmy | Walsh | FW | 1956–1964 | 176 | 79 | 199 | 91 | ||
Tommy | McDonald | MF | 1956–1960 | 113 | 27 | 118 | 29 | ||
Ian | King | DF | 1957–1966 | 244 | 6 | 297 | 7 | ||
Frank | McLintock | DF | 1957–1964 | 168 | 25 | 200 | 28 | ||
Gordon | Wills | FW | 1958–1962 | 111 | 30 | 128 | 34 | ||
Ken | Keyworth | FW | 1958–1964 | 177 | 62 | 215 | 76 | ||
Ken | Leek | FW | 1958–1961 | 93 | 34 | 111 | 43 | ||
Richie | Norman | DF | 1958–1968 | 303 | 2 | 365 | 5 | ||
John | Sjoberg | DF | 1958–1973 | 335 | 15 | 412 | 19 | ||
Albert | Cheesebrough | FW | 1959–1963 | 122 | 40 | 137 | 43 | ||
Gordon | Banks | GK | 1959–1967 | 293 | 0 | 356 | 0 | Won the 1966 FIFA World Cup while at Leicester. Player with the most England caps while at Leicester. | |
Graham | Cross | DF | 1960–1976 | 498 | 29 | 599 | 37 | Record number of appearances for Leicester. | |
Dave | Gibson | MF | 1962–1970 | 280 | 41 | 339 | 53 | ||
Mike | Stringfellow | FW | 1962–1975 | 315 | 82 | 370 | 97 | ||
Bobby | Roberts | MF | 1963–1970 | 229 | 26 | 281 | 36 | ||
Jimmy | Goodfellow | MF | 1963–1968 | 98 | 26 | 121 | 36 | ||
Peter | Rodrigues | DF | 1965–1970 | 140 | 6 | 168 | 6 | ||
Jackie | Sinclair | FW | 1965–1968 | 103 | 50 | 113 | 53 | ||
Peter | Shilton | GK | 1965–1974 | 286 | 1 | 339 | 1 | ||
David | Nish | DF | 1966–1972 | 228 | 25 | 272 | 31 | Joined Derby County from Leicester for a British record transfer fee. | |
Malcolm | Manley | DF | 1966–1973 | 120 | 5 | 136 | 6 | ||
Lenny | Glover | MF | 1967–1976 | 252 | 38 | 297 | 48 | ||
Rodney | Fern | FW | 1967–1972 | 152 | 32 | 187 | 40 | ||
Alan | Woollett | DF | 1967–1978 | 228 | 0 | 260 | 0 | ||
Alistair | Brown | FW | 1968–1971 | 101 | 32 | 121 | 35 | ||
Steve | Whitworth | DF | 1968–1979 | 353 | 0 | 400 | 1 | ||
Allan | Clarke | FW | 1968–1969 | 36 | 12 | 46 | 16 | Joined Leicester from Fulham for a British record transfer fee; Joined Leeds United from Leicester for a British record transfer fee. | |
John | Farrington | MF | 1969–1973 | 117 | 18 | 144 | 27 | ||
Keith | Weller | MF | 1971–1979 | 262 | 37 | 295 | 43 | ||
Jon | Sammels | MF | 1971–1977 | 241 | 21 | 271 | 25 | ||
Alan | Birchenall | MF | 1971–1977 | 163 | 12 | 183 | 14 | Club ambassador. | |
Mark | Wallington | GK | 1972–1985 | 412 | 0 | 460 | 0 | ||
Dennis | Rofe | DF | 1972–1980 | 290 | 6 | 324 | 6 | ||
Frank | Worthington | FW | 1972–1977 | 210 | 72 | 237 | 78 | ||
Steve | Earle | MF | 1974–1978 | 99 | 20 | 115 | 26 | ||
Steve | Kember | MF | 1975–1978 | 117 | 6 | 128 | 6 | ||
Tommy | Williams | MF | 1975–1986 | 241 | 10 | 271 | 10 | ||
Kevin | MacDonald | MF | 1976–1984 1987 | 141 | 8 | 155 | 8 | ||
Eddie | Kelly | MF | 1977–1980 1981–1983 | 119 | 3 | 133 | 3 | ||
Gary | Lineker | FW | 1977–1985 | 194 | 95 | 209 | 103 | English Golden Boot joint winner 1984-85 while at Leicester. | |
John | O'Neill | MF | 1978–1987 | 313 | 10 | 345 | 12 | Player with most international caps whilst playing with Leicester. | |
Martin | Henderson | FW | 1978–1981 | 91 | 12 | 100 | 16 | ||
Bobby | Smith | DF | 1978–1986 | 181 | 21 | 200 | 22 | ||
Alan | Young | FW | 1979–1982 | 104 | 26 | 119 | 29 | ||
Andy | Peake | MF | 1979–1985 | 147 | 13 | 162 | 46 | ||
Ian | Wilson | MF | 1979–1987 | 285 | 17 | 318 | 19 | ||
Paul | Ramsey | MF | 1980–1991 | 290 | 13 | 322 | 15 | ||
Steve | Lynex | MF | 1981–1987 | 213 | 57 | 240 | 60 | ||
Ian | Andrews | GK | 1982–1988 1997–1998 2002 | 126 | 0 | 139 | 0 | ||
Alan | Smith | FW | 1982–1987 | 200 | 76 | 217 | 84 | ||
Ian | Banks | MF | 1983–1987 | 103 | 14 | 113 | 1 | ||
Simon | Morgan | DF | 1984–1990 | 160 | 3 | 182 | 4 | ||
Gary | McAllister | MF | 1985–1990 | 201 | 46 | 222 | 51 | ||
Russell | Osman | DF | 1985–1988 | 108 | 8 | 120 | 8 | ||
Ali | Mauchlen | MF | 1985–1992 | 239 | 11 | 262 | 12 | ||
Steve | Walsh | DF | 1986–2000 | 369 | 53 | 450 | 62 | Captained the club to victory in the 1997 Football League Cup Final. | |
Paul | Reid | MF | 1986–1992 | 162 | 21 | 189 | 25 | ||
Alan | Paris | DF | 1988–1991 | 88 | 3 | 102 | 5 | ||
Richard | Smith | DF | 1988–1996 | 98 | 1 | 120 | 2 | ||
Gary | Mills | MF | 1989–1994 | 200 | 16 | 226 | 17 | ||
Tommy | Wright | MF | 1989–1992 | 129 | 22 | 151 | 29 | ||
Tony | James | DF | 1989–1994 | 107 | 10 | 119 | 11 | ||
David | Oldfield | MF | 1990–1995 | 188 | 26 | 221 | 32 | ||
Steve | Thompson | MF | 1991–1995 | 127 | 18 | 155 | 25 | ||
Kevin | Poole | GK | 1991–1997 | 163 | 0 | 193 | 0 | ||
Colin | Hill | DF | 1992–1997 | 145 | 0 | 175 | 1 | ||
Julian | Joachim | FW | 1992–1996 | 99 | 25 | 119 | 31 | ||
David | Lowe | MF | 1992–1994 | 94 | 22 | 108 | 23 | ||
Simon | Grayson | DF | 1992–1997 | 188 | 4 | 229 | 6 | ||
Mike | Whitlow | DF | 1992–1997 | 147 | 8 | 179 | 9 | ||
Iwan | Roberts | FW | 1993–1996 | 100 | 41 | 111 | 44 | ||
Emile | Heskey | FW | 1994–2000 | 154 | 40 | 197 | 46 | ||
Garry | Parker | MF | 1995–2001 | 114 | 10 | 147 | 16 | ||
Steve | Claridge | FW | 1996–1998 | 63 | 17 | 76 | 22 | Scored the winning goals in the 1996 Football League First Division play-off Final and the 1997 Football League Cup Final. | |
Kasey | Keller | GK | 1996–1999 | 99 | 0 | 125 | 0 | ||
Muzzy | Izzet | MF | 1996–2004 | 269 | 38 | 323 | 47 | ||
Neil | Lennon | MF | 1996–2000 | 170 | 6 | 209 | 11 | ||
Steve | Guppy | MF | 1997–2001 2004 | 161 | 9 | 189 | 10 | ||
Matt | Elliott | DF | 1997–2005 | 245 | 26 | 290 | 33 | Captained the club to victory in the 2000 Football League Cup Final. | |
Robbie | Savage | MF | 1997–2002 | 172 | 8 | 204 | 9 | ||
Tony | Cottee | FW | 1997–2000 | 85 | 27 | 100 | 34 | ||
Frank | Sinclair | DF | 1998–2004 | 164 | 3 | 194 | 4 | ||
Andy | Impey | DF | 1998–2004 | 152 | 2 | 178 | 2 | ||
Gerry | Taggart | DF | 1998–2004 | 117 | 9 | 142 | 13 | ||
Jordan | Stewart | DF | 1999–2005 | 110 | 6 | 127 | 6 | ||
Callum | Davidson | DF | 2000–2004 | 101 | 2 | 114 | 2 | ||
James | Scowcroft | FW | 2001–2005 | 133 | 24 | 147 | 27 | ||
Ian | Walker | GK | 2001–2005 | 140 | 0 | 156 | 0 | ||
Paul | Dickov | FW | 2002–2004 2008–2010 | 110 | 34 | 125 | 40 | ||
Richard | Stearman | DF | 2004–2008 | 116 | 7 | 132 | 11 | ||
Stephen | Hughes | MF | 2005–2007 | 91 | 7 | 100 | 8 | ||
Alan | Maybury | DF | 2005–2008 | 85 | 3 | 102 | 3 | ||
Patrick | Kisnorbo | DF | 2005–2009 | 126 | 9 | 140 | 11 | ||
Ashley | Chambers | FW | 2005–2011 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 0 | Leicester's youngest ever player. | |
Iain | Hume | FW | 2005–2008 | 122 | 33 | 132 | 34 | ||
Matty | Fryatt | FW | 2006–2011 | 168 | 51 | 189 | 62 | ||
Andy | King | MF | 2006–present | 296 | 53 | 333 | 59 | Won the Premier League, Championship and League One with Leicester. | |
Steve | Howard | FW | 2008–2012 | 146 | 28 | 168 | 32 | Made 55 of his appearances as a substitute. The most by any Leicester player. | |
Matt | Oakley | MF | 2008–2012 | 137 | 10 | 148 | 10 | ||
Lloyd | Dyer | MF | 2008–2014 | 230 | 30 | 265 | 39 | ||
Jack | Hobbs | DF | 2008–2011 | 114 | 1 | 125 | 1 | ||
Richie | Wellens | MF | 2009–2013 | 129 | 4 | 147 | 6 | ||
Martyn | Waghorn | FW | 2009–2014 | 102 | 20 | 115 | 20 | ||
Paul | Gallagher | FW | 2009–2015 | 118 | 25 | 137 | 28 | ||
Jeffrey | Schlupp | MF | 2011–2017 | 124 | 10 | 143 | 15 | ||
Kasper | Schmeichel | GK | 2011–present | 200 | 0 | 220 | 0 | ||
David | Nugent | FW | 2011–2015 | 159 | 54 | 180 | 59 | ||
Paul | Konchesky | DF | 2011–2016 | 138 | 5 | 155 | 5 | ||
Wes | Morgan | DF | 2012–present | 182 | 7 | 196 | 8 | Captained the team to the 2013-14 Football League Championship and 2015–16 Premier League titles. | |
Danny | Drinkwater | MF | 2012–2017 | 164 | 12 | 175 | 13 | ||
Ritchie | De Laet | DF | 2012–2016 | 115 | 4 | 129 | 5 | ||
Anthony | Knockaert | MF | 2012–2015 | 93 | 13 | 106 | 16 | ||
Jamie | Vardy | FW | 2012–present | 290 | 49 | 146 | 51 | First player to score in 11 consecutive Premier League matches for Leicester, which is also a record for the division since its inception in 1992. | |
Riyad | Mahrez | FW | 2014–2018 | 158 | 42 | 179 | 48 | PFA Player of the Year in 2015–16 season. Highest transfer fee received in club history following his 2018 transfer to Manchester City. | |
Mark | Schwarzer | GK | 2015–2016 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 0 | Leicester's oldest ever player and oldest ever debutant. | |
N'Golo | Kanté | DM | 2015–2016 | 37 | 1 | 4 | 1 | Record transfer fee received by Leicester. | |
Islam | Slimani | FW | 2016–present | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Record transfer fee paid by Leicester. |
Notes
A Includes Football League Play-Offs, UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, UEFA Cup, Charity and Community Shield, Football League Trophy and Full Members Cup matches.
References
- Dave Smith & Paul Taylor (2010). Of Fossils and Foxes. ISBN 1-905411-94-4.
- Leicester City All-time top appearances - FoxesTalk
- Post-war Football League Player statistics
- Filbertstreet.net Player statistics for selected Leicester players
- Site breaks down appearances into Lge/FAC/Lge Cup/Europe but does not appear to include substitute appearances
- Soccerbase stats (use Search for...on left menu and select 'Players' drop down)