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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

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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

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  • Statistics correct as of 9 November 2024.

  This and the † indicate that they are a club record holder
  This indicates that they played their full career at Leicester City.
  Italics This indicates they received international honours while not at the club.
(n/a) = Information not available
Players in bold are still playing for the club.

Name Nat. Position[1] Period League Total International honours Caps Notes
Apps Goals Apps Goals
Harry Bailey   Full-back 1884–1889 108 0 125 0 †[2]
Jack Lord   Wing-half 1891–1898 85 5 101 7
James Thraves   Goalkeeper 1892–1897 124 0 148 0
Jimmy Brown   Wing-half 1893–1899 130 18 153 21
Johnny McMillan   Inside forward 1896–1900 122 43 131 48
George Swift   Full-back 1896–1902 186 4 200 6
Billy Dorrell   Outside forward 1892–1894, 1896–1899 102 36 116 47
Harry Trainer   Centre-forward 1895–1897 31 12 35 16   Wales 3 †[3]
Richard Jones   Full-back 1897–1901 104 1 113 1   Wales 1
Walter Robinson   Full-back 1898–1905 177 3 194 3
Bob Pollock   Wing-half 1902–1908 211 14 230 19
James Blessington   Inside forward 1903–1908 100 18 112 21   Scotland 4
Billy Bannister   Centre-half 1904–1910 149 15 160 18   England 2
Jimmy Durrant   Outside forward 1904–1909 140 24 153 27
Teddy King   Wing-half 1906–1920 227 26 236 26 †[4]
Horace Bailey   Goalkeeper 1907–1910 68 0 70 0   England 5 †[5]
Fred Shinton   Centre-forward 1907–1910 92 55 101 58
Shirley Hubbard   Centre-forward 1907–1913, 1919–1920 140 36 154 39
Arthur Randle   Half-back 1908–1912 123 2 133 2
Sam Currie   Full-back 1909–1921 236 4 248 6
Tommy Benfield   Utility 1910–1914 106 23 111 23
George Douglas   Outside forward 1912–1920 127 10 133 11
Herbert Bown   Goalkeeper 1913–1922 143 0 154 0
Jimmy Harrold   Centre-half 1913–1923 206 7 218 7   England amateurs
Billy Thomson   Half-back 1914, 1919–1923 197 3 209 3
Billy Barrett   Full-back 1919–1924 143 1 152 2
Harry Graham   Inside forward 1920–1924 110 14 116 16
George Hebden   Goalkeeper 1920–1924 101 0 104 0
Alex Trotter   Outside forward 1920–1924 96 10 100 11
Adam Black   Full-back 1920–1935 528 4 557 4 †[6]
Johnny Duncan   Inside forward 1922–1930 279 88 295 95   Scotland 1 †[7][8]
John Brown   Full-back 1922–1931 114 0 117 0
Norman Watson   Half-back 1922–1932 173 1 178 1
Hugh Adcock   Outside forward 1923–1935 434 51 460 52   England 5
Arthur Chandler   Centre-forward 1923–1935 393 259 419 273 †[9][10]
Jack Bamber   Half-back 1924–1927 113 7 120 7   England 1
Harold Wadsworth   Outside forward 1924–1932 98 7 106 7
Reg Osborne   Full-back 1924–1931 240 2 249 2   England 1
George Carr   Centre-half 1924–1932 179 24 192 25
Arthur Lochhead   Inside forward 1925–1934 303 106 320 114
Ernie Hine   Inside forward 1926–1932 247 148 259 156   England 6
Bill Findlay   Wing-half 1925–1932 100 0 104 0
Leonard Barry   Outside forward 1927–1932 203 25 214 26   England 5
Jim McLaren   Goalkeeper 1927–1933 170 0 180 0   Scotland schools
George Ritchie   Wing-half 1928–1937 247 12 261 13
Roger Heywood   Centre-half 1929–1940 228 2 240 2
Sep Smith   Wing-half 1929–1949 350 35 373 37   England 1 †[11]
Arthur Maw   Inside forward 1932–1939 179 58 189 64
Danny Liddle   Outside forward 1932–1946 255 64 274 71   Scotland 3
Sandy McLaren   Goalkeeper 1933–1940 239 0 256 0   Scotland 5
Alexander Wood    Full-back 1933–1936 52 0 52 0   United States 4
Dai Jones   Full-back 1933–1947 226 4 238 4   Wales 7
Billy Frame   Full-back 1933–1950 220 0 239 0
George Dewis   Centre-forward 1933–1950 116 45 129 51
Percy Grosvenor   Half-back 1933–1939 168 1 180 1
Fred Sharman   Centre-half 1934–1944 190 18 200 18
Charlie Adam   Outside forward 1938–1952 158 22 180 25
Mal Griffiths   Outside forward 1939–1956 373 66 409 76   Wales 11
Jack Lee   Centre-forward 1941–1950 123 74 137 84   England 1
Don Revie   Centre-forward 1944–1949 96 25 110 29   England 6
Johnny King   Wing-half 1944–1954 197 5 218 5
Walter Harrison   Wing-half 1945–1950 125 3 143 5
Johnny Anderson   Goalkeeper 1948–1960 261 0 277 0   Scotland 1
Derek Hines   Centre-forward 1948–1961 299 116 317 117
Ron Jackson   Full-back 1949–1955 161 0 173 1
Arthur Lever   Full-back 1950–1954 119 0 124 0   Wales 1
Jimmy Baldwin   Half-back 1950–1956 180 4 190 4
Arthur Rowley   Inside forward 1950–1958 303 251 321 265 †[12]
Matt Gillies   Centre-half 1952–1955 103 0 111 0
Derek Hogg   Outside forward 1952–1958 161 26 165 26
Johnny Morris   Inside forward 1952–1958 206 33 220 34   England 3
Stanley Milburn   Full-back 1952–1959 171 1 183 1   England B
Eddie Russell   Half-back 1953–1958 90 5 101 5
Jack Froggatt   Outside forward 1954–1957 143 18 148 18   England 13
Willie Cunningham   Full-back 1954–1960 127 4 138 4   Northern Ireland 30
Colin Appleton   Half-back 1954–1966 277 19 333 22 †[13]
Howard Riley   Outside forward 1955–1965 193 38 233 47
Tommy McDonald   Outside forward 1956–1960 113 27 118 29   Scotland B
Jimmy Walsh   Inside forward 1956–1964 176 80 199 92   Scotland under-23
Len Chalmers   Full-back 1956–1966 171 4 204 4
Frank McLintock   Half-back 1957–1964 168 25 200 28   Scotland 9
Ian King   Centre-half 1957–1966 244 6 297 7
Ken Leek   Inside forward 1958–1961 93 34 111 43   Wales 13
Gordon Wills   Inside forward 1958–1962 111 30 128 33
Ken Keyworth   Forward 1958–1964 177 62 215 76
Richie Norman   Full-back 1958–1968 303 2 365 5
John Sjoberg   Full-back 1958–1973 335 15 414 19
Albert Cheesebrough   Forward 1959–1963 122 40 138 43   England under-23
Gordon Banks   Goalkeeper 1959–1967 293 0 356 0   England 73 †[14][15]
Graham Cross   Utility 1960–1976 498 29 600 37   England under-23 †[16][17]
Dave Gibson   Inside forward 1962–1970 280 41 339 53   Scotland 7
Mike Stringfellow   Winger 1962–1975 315 82 370 97
Jimmy Goodfellow   Midfielder 1963–1968 98 26 121 36
Bobby Roberts   Midfielder 1963–1970 229 26 281 36   Scotland under-23
Jackie Sinclair   Winger 1965–1968 103 50 113 53   Scotland 1
Peter Rodrigues   Full-back 1965–1970 140 6 171 6   Wales 40
Peter Shilton   Goalkeeper 1965–1974 286 1 340 1   England 125
David Nish   Full-back 1966–1972 228 25 273 31   England 5 †[18]
Malcolm Manley   Centre-back 1966–1973 120 5 137 6   Scotland schools
Rodney Fern   Forward 1967–1972 152 32 188 40
Lenny Glover   Winger 1967–1976 252 38 306 48
Alan Woollett   Centre-back 1967–1978 228 0 260 0
Allan Clarke   Forward 1968–1969 36 12 46 16   England 19 †[19][20]
Alistair Brown   Forward 1968–1971 101 32 122 35
Steve Whitworth   Full-back 1968–1979 353 0 401 1   England 7
John Farrington   Winger 1969–1973 118 18 146 27
Alan Birchenall   Midfielder 1971–1977 163 12 183 14   England under-23 †[21]
Jon Sammels   Midfielder 1971–1977 241 21 272 25   England under-23
Keith Weller   Midfielder 1971–1979 262 37 297 43   England 4
Frank Worthington   Forward 1972–1977 210 72 239 78   England 8
Dennis Rofe   Full-back 1972–1980 290 6 324 6   England under-23
Mark Wallington   Goalkeeper 1972–1985 412 0 460 0   England under-23
Steve Earle   Forward 1974–1978 99 20 115 26
Steve Kember   Midfielder 1975–1978 117 6 128 6
Tommy Williams   Centre-back 1975–1986 241 10 271 10
Kevin MacDonald   Midfielder 1976–1984, 1987 141 8 155 8
Eddie Kelly   Midfielder 1977–1980, 1981–1983 119 3 133 3   Scotland under-23
Gary Lineker   Forward 1977–1985 194 95 216 103   England 80 †[22]
John O'Neill   Centre-back 1978–1987 313 10 345 12   Northern Ireland 39 †[23]
Martin Henderson   Forward 1978–1981 91 12 100 16
Bobby Smith   Midfielder 1978–1986 181 21 200 22
Alan Young   Forward 1979–1982 104 26 119 29
Andy Peake   Midfielder 1979–1985 147 13 162 13   England under-21
Ian Wilson   Midfielder 1979–1987 285 17 318 19   Scotland 5
Paul Ramsey   Midfielder 1980–1991 290 13 322 15   Northern Ireland 14
Steve Lynex   Winger 1981–1987 213 57 240 60
Alan Smith   Forward 1982–1987 200 76 217 84   England 13
Ian Andrews   Goalkeeper 1982–1988, 1997–1998
2002		 126 0 139 0   England under-21
Ian Banks   Midfielder 1983–1987 93 14 103 15
Simon Morgan   Full-back 1984–1990 160 3 182 4   England under-21
Russell Osman   Centre-back 1985–1988 108 8 120 8   England 11
Gary McAllister   Midfielder 1985–1990 201 46 225 51   Scotland 57
Ally Mauchlen   Midfielder 1985–1992 239 11 273 12
Paul Reid   Midfielder 1986–1992 162 21 189 25
Steve Walsh   Centre-back 1986–2000 369 53 450 62 †[24][25]
Alan Paris   Full-back 1988–1991 88 3 102 5 †[26]
Richard Smith   Centre-back 1988–1996 98 1 120 2
Tommy Wright   Winger 1989–1992 129 22 151 29
Tony James   Centre-back 1989–1994 107 10 119 11 †[27]
Gary Mills   Midfielder 1989–1994 200 16 232 17   England under-21 †[28][29]
David Oldfield   Midfielder 1990–1995 188 26 221 32   England under-21
Steve Thompson   Midfielder 1991–1995 127 18 155 25
Kevin Poole   Goalkeeper 1991–1997 163 0 193 0 †[30]
David Lowe   Winger 1992–1994 94 22 108 23   England under-21
Julian Joachim   Forward 1992–1996 99 25 119 31   England under-21
Simon Grayson   Full-back 1992–1997 188 4 229 6 †[31][32]
Colin Hill   Centre-back 1992–1997 145 0 175 1   Northern Ireland 27 †[33]
Mike Whitlow   Full-back 1992–1997 147 8 179 9
Iwan Roberts   Forward 1993–1996 100 41 111 44   Wales 15
Emile Heskey   Forward 1994–2000 154 40 197 46   England 62
Garry Parker   Midfielder 1995–2001 114 10 147 16   England B †[34]
Steve Claridge   Forward 1996–1998 63 17 79 21 †[35]
Kasey Keller   Goalkeeper 1996–1999 99 0 125 0   United States 102
Neil Lennon   Midfielder 1996–2000 170 6 208 9   Northern Ireland 40
Muzzy Izzet   Midfielder 1996–2004 269 38 319 47   Turkey 9
Steve Guppy   Winger 1997–2001, 2004 161 9 189 10   England 1
Tony Cottee   Forward 1997–2000 85 27 100 34   England 7 †[36]
Robbie Savage   Midfielder 1997–2002 172 8 204 9   Wales 39 †[37][38]
Matt Elliott   Centre-back 1997–2005 245 27 290 33   Scotland 18 †[39][40][41]
Frank Sinclair   Full-back 1998–2004 164 3 194 4   Jamaica 28
Andy Impey   Full-back 1998–2004 152 2 178 2   England under-21
Gerry Taggart   Centre-back 1998–2004 117 9 142 12   Northern Ireland 51 †[42]
Jordan Stewart   Full-back 1999–2005 110 6 127 6   England under-21
Callum Davidson   Full-back 2000–2004 101 2 114 2   Scotland 19
James Scowcroft   Forward 2001–2005 133 24 147 28   England under-21
Ian Walker   Goalkeeper 2001–2005 140 0 156 0   England 4
Paul Dickov   Forward 2002–2004, 2008–2010 110 34 125 40   Scotland 10 †[43]
Les Ferdinand   Forward 2003–2004 29 12 31 13   England 17 †[44]
Joey Guðjónsson   Midfielder 2004–2006 77 10 89 13   Iceland 34 †[45]
Danny Tiatto   Full-back 2004–2007 73 3 83 3   Australia 23 †[46]
Richard Stearman   Centre-back 2004–2008 116 7 130 11   England under-21 †[47]
Stephen Hughes   Midfielder 2005–2007 91 7 100 8   Scotland 1
Iain Hume   Forward 2005–2008 122 33 132 34   Canada 43 †[48]
Alan Maybury   Full-back 2005–2008 85 3 102 3   Republic of Ireland 10
Patrick Kisnorbo   Centre-back 2005–2009 126 10 140 12   Australia 18
Matty Fryatt   Forward 2006–2011 168 51 189 62   England under-19
Andy King   Midfielder 2006–2019 329 55 379 62   Wales 50 †[49][50]
Jack Hobbs   Centre-back 2008–2011 115 1 129 1   England under-19 †[51]
Steve Howard   Forward 2008–2012 147 28 169 32   Scotland B †[52]
Matt Oakley   Midfielder 2008–2012 137 10 148 10   England under-21
Lloyd Dyer   Midfielder 2008–2014 230 30 265 39
Richie Wellens   Midfielder 2009–2013 129 4 147 6 †[53]
Paul Gallagher   Midfielder 2009–2013 118 25 137 28   Scotland 1
Martyn Waghorn   Forward 2009–2014 103 20 116 20   England under-21
Jeffrey Schlupp   Full-back 2010–2017 126 10 150 15   Ghana 20
Paul Konchesky   Full-back 2011–2015 138 5 155 5   England 2
David Nugent   Forward 2011–2015 159 54 180 59   England 1
Kasper Schmeichel   Goalkeeper 2011–2022 414 0 479 0   Denmark 107 †[54][55][56]
Wes Morgan   Centre-back 2011–2021 277 11 323 14   Jamaica 30 †[57][58]
Anthony Knockaert   Winger 2012–2015 93 13 106 16   France under-21
Ritchie De Laet   Full-back 2012–2016 115 4 129 5   Belgium 2
Danny Drinkwater   Midfielder 2012–2017 193 13 218 14   England 3 †[59]
Matty James   Midfielder 2012–2021 101 4 117 5   England under-20
Jamie Vardy   Forward 2012– 415 178 474 194   England 26 †[60][61]
Esteban Cambiasso   Midfielder 2014–2015 31 5 33 5   Argentina 52 †[62]
Marc Albrighton   Winger 2014–2024 236 13 313 19   England under-21
Riyad Mahrez   Winger 2014–2018 158 42 179 48   Algeria 94 †[63][64]
Leonardo Ulloa   Forward 2014–2018 86 18 102 20
Danny Simpson   Full-back 2014–2019 113 0 133 0
Shinji Okazaki   Forward 2015–2019 114 14 137 19   Japan 119
Ben Chilwell   Full-back 2015–2020 99 4 123 4   England 21
Christian Fuchs   Full-back 2015–2021 116 2 152 3   Austria 78
Daniel Amartey   Utility 2015–2023 106 2 145 3   Ghana 53
Demarai Gray   Winger 2016–2021 133 10 169 13   Jamaica 16
Harvey Barnes   Winger 2016–2023 146 35 187 45   England 1
Papy Mendy   Midfielder 2016–2023 98 1 118 1   Senegal 32
Harry Maguire   Centre-back 2017–2019 69 5 76 5   England 64 †[65][66]
Hamza Choudhury   Utility 2017– 88 1 128 2   England under-21
Wilfred Ndidi   Midfielder 2017– 235 11 285 18   Nigeria 60
Kelechi Iheanacho   Forward 2017–2024 173 35 232 61   Nigeria 55 †[67]
Jonny Evans   Centre-back 2018–2023 121 5 152 7   Northern Ireland 107
James Maddison   Midfielder 2018–2023 163 43 203 55   England 7 †[68]
Ricardo Pereira   Full-back 2018– 143 10 173 13   Portugal 7 †[69]
Çağlar Söyüncü   Centre-back 2018–2023 98 4 132 4   Turkey 56
Youri Tielemans   Midfielder 2019–2023 151 21 195 28   Belgium 72 †[70][71]
Ayoze Pérez   Midfielder 2019–2023 80 12 114 15   Spain 2
Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall   Midfielder 2019–2024 103 15 129 17 †[72]
James Justin   Full-back 2019– 112 6 139 9   England 1
Dennis Praet   Midfielder 2019–2024 81 3 107 5   Belgium 15
Timothy Castagne   Full-back 2020–2023 91 5 112 5   Belgium 49

Notes

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A Includes Football League Play-Offs, UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, UEFA Cup, Charity and Community Shield, Football League Trophy and Full Members Cup matches.

  1. ^ For a full description of positions see football positions.
  2. ^ Also played first-class cricket for Leicestershire County Cricket Club.
  3. ^ Leicester's first Wales international.
  4. ^ Also played first-class cricket for Leicestershire County Cricket Club.
  5. ^ Leicester's first England international.
  6. ^ Club record holder for most Football League appearances.
  7. ^ Joint club record for most goals in a single match.
  8. ^ Leicester's first Scotland international.
  9. ^ Club record holder for most competitive goals.
  10. ^ Joint club record for most goals in a single match.
  11. ^ Club record holder for longest time as a player and a captain.
  12. ^ Club record holder for most league goals in a season; 44 in 1956–57.
  13. ^ Captained the club to victory in the 1964 League Cup Final.
  14. ^ Club record for most England caps while at the club.
  15. ^ Won the 1966 FIFA World Cup while at Leicester City.
  16. ^ Club record holder for most competitive appearances.
  17. ^ Also played first-class cricket for Leicestershire County Cricket Club.
  18. ^ Joined Derby County from Leicester City for a British record transfer fee.
  19. ^ Joined Leicester City from Fulham for a British record transfer fee
  20. ^ Joined Leeds United from Leicester City for a British record transfer fee.
  21. ^ Club ambassador
  22. ^ Club record for most Northern Ireland caps while at the club.
  23. ^ English Golden Boot joint winner 1984-85 while at Leicester City.
  24. ^ Captained the club to victory in the 1997 League Cup Final.
  25. ^ 1987/88 Player of the Year.
  26. ^ 1988/89 Player of the Year.
  27. ^ 1990/91 Player of the Year.
  28. ^ 1989/90 Player of the Year.
  29. ^ 1991/92 Player of the Year.
  30. ^ 1994/95 Player of the Year.
  31. ^ 1993/94 Player of the Year.
  32. ^ 1996/97 Player of the Year.
  33. ^ 1992/93 Player of the Year.
  34. ^ 1995/96 Player of the Year.
  35. ^ Scored the winning goals in the 1996 First Division play-off final and the 1997 League Cup Final.
  36. ^ 1998/99 Player of the Year.
  37. ^ 2000/01 Player of the Year.
  38. ^ 2001/02 Player of the Year.
  39. ^ Club record for most Scotland caps while at the club.
  40. ^ 1997/98 Player of the Year.
  41. ^ Captained the club to victory in the 2000 League Cup Final.
  42. ^ 1999/2000 Player of the Year.
  43. ^ 2002/03 Player of the Year.
  44. ^ 2003/04 Player of the Year.
  45. ^ 2005/06 Player of the Year.
  46. ^ 2004/05 Player of the Year.
  47. ^ 2007/08 Player of the Year.
  48. ^ 2006/07 Player of the Year.
  49. ^ Club record for most Wales caps while at the club.
  50. ^ The first player to win the Premier League, Championship and League One with one club
  51. ^ 2009/10 Player of the Year.
  52. ^ 2008/09 Player of the Year.
  53. ^ 2010/11 Player of the Year.
  54. ^ Club record holder for most International caps while at club.
  55. ^ 2011/12 Player of the Year.
  56. ^ 2016/17 Player of the Year.
  57. ^ Captained the club to the 2013–14 Championship and 2015–16 Premier League titles.
  58. ^ 2012/13 Player of the Year.
  59. ^ 2013/14 Player of the Year.
  60. ^ First player to score in 11 consecutive Premier League matches for Leicester City, which is also a record for the division since its inception in 1992.
  61. ^ 2019/20 Player of the Year.
  62. ^ 2014/15 Player of the Year.
  63. ^ 2015/16 PFA Player of the Year.
  64. ^ 2015/16 Player of the Year.
  65. ^ Club record holder for transfer fee received; circa £80 Million to Manchester United in August 2019.
  66. ^ 2017/18 Player of the Year.
  67. ^ 2022/23 Player of the Year.
  68. ^ 2021/22 Player of the Year.
  69. ^ 2018/19 Player of the Year.
  70. ^ Club record holder for transfer fee paid; circa £40 Million from Monaco in July 2019.
  71. ^ 2020/21 Player of the Year.
  72. ^ 2023/24 Player of the Year.

References

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  • Dave Smith & Paul Taylor (2010). Of Fossils and Foxes. ISBN 978-1-905411-94-8.
  • 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)
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