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 (foundation in 1884 to 1919). 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

  • Statistics correct as of 10 June 2025.

  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 b 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 113 †[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 2012–2025 440 183 500 200 England 26 †[60][61][62]
Esteban Cambiasso Midfielder 2014–2015 31 5 33 5 Argentina 52 †[63]
Marc Albrighton Winger 2014–2024 236 13 313 19 England under-21
Riyad Mahrez Winger 2014–2018 158 42 179 48 Algeria 102 †[64][65]
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 23
Harvey Barnes Winger 2016–2023 146 35 187 45 England 1
Papy Mendy Midfielder 2016–2023 98 1 118 1 Senegal 35
Harry Maguire Centre-back 2017–2019 69 5 76 5 England 64 †[66][67]
Hamza Choudhury Utility 2017– 91 1 131 2 Bangladesh 2
Wilfred Ndidi Midfielder 2017– 252 11 303 18 Nigeria 66
Kelechi Iheanacho Forward 2017–2024 173 35 232 61 Nigeria 59 †[68]
Jonny Evans Centre-back 2018–2023 121 5 152 7 Northern Ireland 107
James Maddison Midfielder 2018–2023 163 43 203 55 England 7 †[69]
Ricardo Pereira Full-back 2018– 150 10 180 13 Portugal 7 †[70]
Çağlar Söyüncü Centre-back 2018–2023 98 4 132 4 Turkey 57
Youri Tielemans Midfielder 2019–2023 151 21 195 28 Belgium 77 †[71][72]
Ayoze Pérez Midfielder 2019–2023 80 12 114 15 Spain 5
Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall Midfielder 2019–2024 103 15 129 17 †[73]
James Justin Full-back 2019– 137 6 166 11 England 1
Dennis Praet Midfielder 2019–2024 81 3 107 5 Belgium 15
Timothy Castagne Full-back 2020–2023 91 5 112 5 Belgium 54
Luke Thomas Full-back 2020– 69 1 102 2 England under-21
Patson Daka Forward 2021– 95 17 120 24 Zambia 48
Wout Faes Centre-back 2022– 107 4 118 5 Belgium 28

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.

  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. ^ English Golden Boot joint winner 1984-85 while at Leicester City.
  23. ^ Club record for most Northern Ireland caps while at the club.
  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. ^ 2023/24 Player of the Year.
  63. ^ 2014/15 Player of the Year.
  64. ^ 2015/16 PFA Player of the Year.
  65. ^ 2015/16 Player of the Year.
  66. ^ Club record holder for transfer fee received; circa £80 Million to Manchester United in August 2019.
  67. ^ 2017/18 Player of the Year.
  68. ^ 2022/23 Player of the Year.
  69. ^ 2021/22 Player of the Year.
  70. ^ 2018/19 Player of the Year.
  71. ^ Club record holder for transfer fee paid; circa £40 Million from Monaco in July 2019.
  72. ^ 2020/21 Player of the Year.
  73. ^ 2023/24 Player of the Year.

References

  • Dave Smith & Paul Taylor (2010). Of Fossils and Foxes. Pitch. 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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