List of Leeds United F.C. players

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For a list of every single player to have played for Leeds United, see Category:Leeds United F.C. players. For the current Leeds United first-team squad, see Leeds United F.C. § Current squad.

Below is a list of notable footballers who have played for Leeds United. Generally, this means players that have played 100 or more first-class matches for the club. However, some players who have played fewer matches are also included, as are the club's founder members and some players who fell just short of the 100 total but made significant contributions to the club's history (e.g. Don Revie).

Players are listed according to the date of their first professional contract signed with the club. Appearances and goals are for first-team competitive matches only; wartime matches are excluded. Substitute appearances are also included.

Notable players

Correct as of 15 May 2015

Name Nationality Position Leeds career Appearances Goals
Jim Baker  England 36 CB 1920–1926 208 2
Oliver Dykes  Scotland 36 LB 1920–1924 99 0
Albert Duffield  England 36 CB 1920–1925 211 0
Jack Swann  England 36 ST 1921–1925 116 50
Ernie Hart  England 36 CB 1920–1936 472 15
Joe Harris  Scotland 21 RW 1922–1925 134 15
Bill Menzies  Scotland 21 LB 1922–1932 260 2
George Reed  England 21 CB 1924–1934 150 3
Tom Townsley  Scotland 21 CB 1925–1931 167 2
Bobby Turnbull  England 21 RW 1925–1932 215 46
Harry Duggan  Ireland 21 W 1925–1936 196 47
Willis Edwards  England 36 DF 1925–1943 444 6
Russell Wainscoat  England 36 IF 1925–1931 226 93
Tom Jennings  Scotland 36 FW 1925–1931 174 117
Jimmy Potts  England 36 GK 1926–1934 262 0
Charlie Keetley  England 36 FW 1927–1934 169 110
Tom Cochrane  England 36 LW 1928–1936 259 27
George Milburn  England 36 RB 1928–1937 166 1
Jack Milburn  England 36 LB 1928–1939 408 30
Billy Furness  England 36 IL 1928–1937 257 66
Wilf Copping  England 36 CB 1929-1934
1939-1942		 183 4
Bert Sproston  England 36 RB 1933–1938 140 1
Eric Stephenson  England 36 IL 1934–1944 115 22
Bobby Browne  Northern Ireland 36 WH 1935–1947 114 0
Aubrey Powell  Wales 36 IL 1935–1948 119 25
Jim Milburn  England 36 LB 1936–1952 220 17
Jim Twomey  Northern Ireland 36 GK 1937–1949 111 0
David Cochrane  Northern Ireland 36 RW 1937–1950 185 32
Len Browning  England 36 FW 1946–1951 105 46
Jimmy Dunn  Scotland 36 RB 1947–1959 443 1
John Charles  Wales 36 CB/FW 1947-1957
1962		 327 157
Tommy Burden  England 36 MF 1948–1954 259 13
Jim McCabe  England 36 WH 1948–1954 161 0
Grenville Hair  England 36 LB 1948–1964 474 2
Harry Searson  England 36 GK 1949–1952 116 0
Tim Huff  United States 36 LB 1981–1983 2 0
Ray Iggleden  England 36 IL 1949–1955 181 50
Harold Williams  Wales 36 RW 1949–1957 228 35
Eric Kerfoot  England 36 MF 1949–1959 349 10
John Scott  England 36 GK 1950–1956 114 0
Jack Charlton  England 36 CB 1952–1973 762 95
Bobby Forrest  England 36 RW 1952–1959 121 37
Albert Nightingale  England 36 ST 1952–1957 135 48
Roy Wood  England 36 GK 1952–1960 203 0
George Meek  Scotland 36 RW 1952–1960 199 19
Jack Overfield  England 36 RW 1953–1960 163 20
Chris Crowe  England 36 W 1956–1960 98 27
Wilbur Cush  Northern Ireland 36 IR 1957–1960 90 9
Don Revie  England 36 IF 1958–1963 80 12
Noel Peyton  Ireland 36 IL 1958–1963 117 20
Billy Bremner  Scotland 36 MF 1959–1976 771 115
Freddie Goodwin  England 36 HB 1960–1964 120 2
Willie Bell  Scotland 36 LB 1960–1967 260 18
Albert Johanneson  South Africa 36 LW 1961–1970 200 68
Paul Reaney  England 36 RB 1961–1978 745 9
Norman Hunter  England 36 CB 1961–1976 724 21
Terry Cooper  England 36 LB 1961–1975 350 11
Paul Madeley  England 36 CB 1962–1980 724 34
Peter Lorimer  Scotland 36 ST 1962–1978 616 219
Gary Sprake  Wales 36 GK 1962–1973 506 0
Jim Storrie  Scotland 36 FW 1962–1967 156 67
Bobby Collins  Scotland 36 MF 1962–1967 167 25
Rod Belfitt  England 36 IF 1963–1971 128 33
Johnny Giles  Ireland 36 IF 1963–1975 525 114
Jimmy Greenhoff  England 36 ST 1963–1968 136 36
Mick Bates  England 36 MF 1964–1976 187 9
Eddie Gray  Scotland 36 LW 1965–1984 577 68
David Harvey  Scotland 36 GK 1965-1979
1983-1985		 446 0
Mike O'Grady  England 36 RW 1965–1969 121 17
Terry Yorath  Wales 36 MF 1967–1976 196 12
Mick Jones  England 36 FW 1967–1975 312 111
Allan Clarke  England 36 ST 1969–1978 364 151
Joe Jordan  Scotland 36 FW 1970–1978 220 48
Frank Gray  Scotland 36 LB 1971–1979 246 25
Trevor Cherry  England 36 LB 1972–1982 484 31
Gordon McQueen  Scotland 36 CB 1972–1978 171 19
Carl Harris  Wales 36 RW 1973–1982 176 29
Byron Stevenson  Wales 36 DF 1973–1982 110 5
Gwyn Thomas  Wales 36 MF 1975–1984 103 3
Ray Hankin  England 36 FW 1976–1980 103 36
Tony Currie  England 36 MF 1976–1979 124 16
Arthur Graham  Scotland 36 LW 1977–1983 260 47
Brian Flynn  Wales 36 MF 1977–1982 177 11
Paul Hart  England 36 CB 1978–1983 223 20
John Lukic  England 36 GK 1978–1983
1990-1996		 430 0
Terry Connor  England 36 RW 1979–1983 108 22
Gary Hamson  England 36 MF 1979–1986 152 4
Martin Dickinson  England 36 CB 1980–1986 119 2
Neil Aspin  England 36 RB 1981–1989 244 6
John Sheridan  Ireland 36 CM 1982–1989 267 52
Andy Ritchie  England 36 ST 1983–1987 159 44
Mervyn Day  England 36 GK 1985–1993 268 0
Ian Baird  England 36 FW 1985-1987
1990-1991		 192 58
David Rennie  Scotland 36 DF 1986–1989 119 7
Peter Haddock  England 36 CB 1986–1991 146 1
Micky Adams  England 36 LB 1987–1989 89 3
John Pearson  England 36 FW 1987–1991 127 12
Glynn Snodin  England 36 LB 1987–1992 116 13
David Batty  England 36 CM 1987-1993
1998-2004		 382 4
Bobby Davison  England 36 ST 1987–1992 110 35
Gary Speed  Wales 36 MF 1988–1996 311 57
Vinnie Jones  Wales 21 MF 1989–1990 53 5
Gordon Strachan  Scotland 21 MF 1989–1995 244 45
Chris Fairclough  England 36 CB 1989–1995 240 23
Mel Sterland  England 36 RB 1989–1993 146 20
Carl Shutt  England 36 ST 1989–1993 106 25
Gary McAllister  Scotland 21 MF 1990–1996 294 45
Chris Whyte  England 36 CB 1990–1993 146 6
Lee Chapman  England 36 FW 1990–1993
1996		 174 80
Gary Kelly  Ireland 21 RB 1991–2007 531 4
David Wetherall  England 36 CB 1991–1999 250 18
Rod Wallace  England 36 ST 1991–1998 256 66
Tony Dorigo  England 21 LB 1991–1997 208 5
Eric Cantona  France 36 FW 1992 34 11
Brian Deane  England 36 FW 1993-1997
2004-2005		 201 45
Carlton Palmer  England 36 MF 1994–1997 130 7
Lucas Radebe  South Africa 36 CB 1994–2005 262 3
Tony Yeboah  Ghana 21 FW 1995–1997 62 33
Ian Harte  Ireland 21 LB 1995–2004 288 39
Harry Kewell  Australia 21 AM 1995–2003 242 63
Nigel Martyn  England 21 GK 1996–2003 273 0
Stephen McPhail  Ireland 21 CM 1996–2004 97 3
Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink  Netherlands 36 ST 1997–1999 87 42
Bruno Ribeiro  Portugal 36 MF 1997–1999 52 6
Lee Bowyer  England 21 RM 1996–2003 265 55
Alf-Inge Håland  Norway 36 MF 1997–2000 92 8
Alan Smith  England 21 FW 1997–2004 228 56
Paul Robinson  England 21 GK 1997–2004 119 1
Jonathan Woodgate  England 21 CB 1996–2003 142 4
Eirik Bakke  Norway 21 MF 1999–2006 196 21
Danny Mills  England 21 RB 1999–2004 141 4
Michael Bridges  England 21 FW 1999–2004 82 21
Jason Wilcox  England 21 LW 1999–2004 106 6
Mark Viduka  Australia 21 ST 2000–2004 166 72
Dominic Matteo  Scotland 21 DF 2000–2004 146 4
Matthew Kilgallon  England 21 CB 2000–2007 95 3
Rio Ferdinand  England 21 CB 2000–2002 73 2
Frazer Richardson  England 21 RB 2001–2009 173 5
James Milner  England 21 MF 2002–2004 54 5
Aaron Lennon  England 21 RW 2003–2005 43 1
David Healy  Northern Ireland 21 ST 2004–2007 121 31
Paul Butler  Ireland 21 CB 2004–2007 106 4
Neil Sullivan  Scotland 21 GK 2004–2007 110 0
Danny Pugh  England 21 LB 2004–2006
2012-2014		 119 10
Eddie Lewis  United States 21 LM 2005–2007 96 9
Manuel Rui Marques  Angola 21 CB 2005–2010 100 4
Jonathan Douglas  Ireland 21 CM 2005–2009 166 11
Jonathan Howson  England 21 CM 2006-2012 225 29
Jermaine Beckford  Jamaica
 England		 21 ST 2006–2010 152 85
Fabian Delph  England 21 CM 2006–2009
2012		 57 6
Casper Ankergren  Denmark 21 GK 2006–2010 143 0
Andrew Hughes  England 21 MF 2007–2011 139 1
Neil Kilkenny  Australia 21 CM 2008-2011 144 11
Bradley Johnson  England 21 CM 2008-2011 140 17
Robert Snodgrass  Scotland 21 RW 2008-2012 189 41
Luciano Becchio  Argentina 21 FW 2008-2013 221 86
Aidan White  Ireland
 England		 21 ♙LB♙L♙LLB 2008-2015 111 2
Tom Lees  England 21 CB 2009-2014 135 4
Max Gradel  Ivory Coast 21 LW 2009-2011 79 24
Ross McCormack  Scotland 21 FW 2010-2014 154 58
Jason Pearce  England 21 CB 2012-2015 107 2
Rodolph Austin  Jamaica 21 CM 2012-2015 112 10
Sam Byram  England 21 RB 2012-pres. 119 7
Alex Mowatt  England 21 CM 2013-pres. 69 10

Key to positions

GK Goalkeeper RB Right back RW Right winger DF Defender
IF Inside Forward LB Left back LW Left winger CB Centre Back
FW Forward FB Fullback W Winger MF Midfielder
ST Striker WH Wing Half AM Attacking Midfielder CM Central Midfielder

Leeds United's 100 greatest players

The following list was compiled in 2000 by Leeds United.[1]

Players in bold attained international caps

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  1. Scotland Billy Bremner
  2. Wales John Charles
  3. Scotland Eddie Gray
  4. Scotland Bobby Collins
  5. England Allan Clarke
  6. England Jack Charlton
  7. England Norman Hunter
  8. England Paul Reaney
  9. Scotland Peter Lorimer
  10. England Mick Jones
  11. Republic of Ireland Johnny Giles
  12. England Paul Madeley
  13. England Terry Cooper
  14. Scotland Gordon Strachan
  15. England Nigel Martyn
  16. South Africa Lucas Radebe
  17. South Africa Albert Johanneson
  18. England Tony Currie
  19. England Grenville Hair
  20. Scotland Joe Jordan
  21. England Mick Bates
  22. Scotland Gary McAllister
  23. Wales Gary Speed
  24. Republic of Ireland Gary Kelly
  25. Netherlands Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink
  26. Australia Mark Viduka
  27. England Lee Chapman
  28. Wales Gary Sprake
  29. England Duncan McKenzie
  30. England Trevor Cherry
  31. England Alan Smith
  32. Scotland David Harvey
  33. England Tony Dorigo
  34. England David Batty
  35. France Eric Cantona
  36. England Mel Sterland
  37. Ghana Tony Yeboah
  38. England Jonathan Woodgate
  39. England Lee Bowyer
  40. England Mervyn Day
  41. Australia Harry Kewell
  42. England Rio Ferdinand
  43. Scotland Gordon McQueen
  44. Scotland Dominic Matteo
  45. England Michael Bridges
  46. Republic of Ireland Ian Harte
  47. England Don Revie
  48. England Brian Greenhoff
  49. England Chris Fairclough
  50. England John Lukic
  51. Scotland Frank Gray
  52. England Imre Varadi
  53. England Rod Wallace
  54. England Paul Robinson
  55. Scotland Arthur Graham
  56. England Andy Ritchie
  57. Republic of Ireland Robbie Keane
  58. Wales Brian Flynn
  59. Republic of Ireland John Sheridan
  60. Wales Vinnie Jones
  61. England David Wetherall
  62. Scotland Tom Jennings
  63. England Charlie Keetley
  64. England Ian Snodin
  65. Scotland Kenny Burns
  66. England Scott Sellars
  67. England Brian Deane
  68. Wales Carl Harris
  69. England Noel Whelan
  70. Scotland John Hendrie
  71. England Danny Mills
  72. England Russell Wainscoat
  73. England Carl Shutt
  74. England Robbie Fowler
  75. England Neil Aspin
  76. Argentina Alex Sabella
  77. England David "Rocky" Rocastle
  78. England Ernie Hart
  79. Scotland Tommy Wright
  80. Scotland Jimmy Dunn
  81. England Ian Baird
  82. England Paul Hart
  83. England Jack Milburn
  84. England Terry Connor
  85. Northern Ireland John McClelland
  86. Norway Alf-Inge Håland
  87. England Chris Kamara
  88. England Kevin Hird
  89. England Chris Whyte
  90. England Frank Worthington
  91. England Mike O'Grady
  92. Scotland Willie Bell
  93. England Brendan Ormsby
  94. England Bobby Davison
  95. Scotland David Stewart
  96. England Ray Hankin
  97. England Peter Haddock
  98. England Eric Kerfoot
  99. England Willis Edwards
  100. Sweden Tomas Brolin

Greatest ever team

Greatest ever Leeds United team

The following team was voted the greatest ever Leeds United team by supporters and announced on 10 April 2006 on the Leeds United Web-site.[2] A formal dinner also took place to reward all the players voted into the team.

There is an alternative version here [3] voted for by fans visiting fan sites.

Player of the Year

Year Player of the Year Players' Player of the Year Young Player of the Year
1971 Norman Hunter — —
1972 Peter Lorimer — —
1973 Allan Clarke — —
1974 Mick Jones — —
1975 Gordon McQueen — —
1976 Paul Madeley — —
1977 Gordon McQueen — —
1978 Tony Currie — —
1979 Brian Flynn — —
1980 John Lukic — —
1981 Trevor Cherry — —
1982 Eddie Gray — —
1983 Kenny Burns — —
1984 Tommy Wright — —
1985 Neil Aspin — —
1986 Ian Snodin — —
1987 John Sheridan — —
1988 Peter Haddock — —
1989 Ian Baird — —
1990 Chris Fairclough — —
1991 David Batty — —
1992 Tony Dorigo — —
1993 Gordon Strachan — —
1994 Gary McAllister — —
1995 Brian Deane — —
1996 Tony Yeboah — —
1997 Nigel Martyn — —
1998 Lucas Radebe — Tommy Knarvik
1999 Lee Bowyer — Alan Smith
2000 Harry Kewell — Eirik Bakke
2001 Lee Bowyer Lee Bowyer Paul Robinson
2002 Rio Ferdinand — Alan Smith
2003 Paul Robinson Alan Smith James Milner
2004 Alan Smith Alan Smith —
2005 Neil Sullivan Neil Sullivan Aaron Lennon
2006 Gary Kelly Paul Butler
Gary Kelly		 Matthew Kilgallon
2007 Eddie Lewis — —
2008 Jermaine Beckford Jermaine Beckford Jonny Howson
2009 Jermaine Beckford Fabian Delph Fabian Delph
2010 Patrick Kisnorbo Patrick Kisnorbo Aidan White
2011 Max Gradel Max Gradel Jonny Howson
2012 Robert Snodgrass Robert Snodgrass Tom Lees
2013 Sam Byram Sam Byram Sam Byram
2014 Ross McCormack Ross McCormack Alex Mowatt
2015 Alex Mowatt Alex Mowatt Lewis Cook

Goal of the Season

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2

Most Memorable Moment Award

Lifetime Achievement Award

Best Contribution to the Community Award

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2

Unsung Hero Award

Known 2008-13 as Chairman's Special Award, chosen by Ken Bates. Known as Unsung Hero Award from 2015, chosen by Neil Redfearn.

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2

Captains

Jim Baker was the first ever captain of Leeds United and led the club to the 1923–24 second division championship.
From To Name Vice-captain Acting captains
1920 1926 Jim Baker
1926 1933 Jimmy Potts
1933 1934 Wilf Copping
1934 1937 Jock McDougall
1937 1949 Tom Holley
1949 1954 Tommy Burden
1954 1955 Eric Kerfoot
1955 1957 John Charles
1957 1960 Wilbur Cush Don Revie (1959-60)
1960 1962 Freddie Goodwin
1962 1966 Bobby Collins
1966 1976 Billy Bremner Jack Charlton (1965-66)
1976 1983 Trevor Cherry David Harvey (1982-83)
1983 1984 David Harvey
1984 1985 Peter Lorimer
1985 1986 Ian Snodin
1986 1987 Ian Baird
1987 1989 Mark Aizlewood Jack Ashurst (until 1988)
1989 1994 Gordon Strachan
1994 1996 Gary McAllister
1996 2001 Lucas Radebe Gary Kelly
2001 2002 Rio Ferdinand Dominic Matteo
2002 2004 Dominic Matteo Gary Kelly Lucas Radebe
2004 2006 Paul Butler Gary Kelly Sean Gregan
2006 2007 Kevin Nicholls Shaun Derry Jonathan Douglas
2007 2007 Jonathan Douglas David Healy Alan Thompson
2007 2008 Alan Thompson Jonathan Douglas Andrew Hughes
Rui Marques
2008 2009 Frazer Richardson Paul Telfer (until Jan 2009)
Richard Naylor (from Jan 2009)
2009 2011 Richard Naylor Jonny Howson Jermaine Beckford
2011 2012 Jonny Howson Patrick Kisnorbo
2012 2012 Robert Snodgrass Andy Lonergan
2012 2013 Lee Peltier Jason Pearce
2013 2014 Rodolph Austin Lee Peltier
2014 2014 Ross McCormack Jason Pearce
2014 2014 Jason Pearce Stephen Warnock
2014 2015 Stephen Warnock
2015 2015 Liam Cooper Sol Bamba
2015 Present Sol Bamba

References

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