List of Coventry City F.C. players
This is a list of notable footballers who have played for Coventry City F.C. Generally, this means players that have played 100 or more first-class matches for the club. Other players who have played an important role for the club can be included, but the reason for their notability should be stated in the 'Notes' column.
For a list of all Coventry City players with a Wikipedia article, see Category:Coventry City F.C. players, and for the current squad see the main Coventry 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. Further information on competitions/seasons which are regarded as eligible for appearance stats are provided below, and if a player's data is not available for any of these competitions an appropriate note should be added to the table.
League appearances/goals
- Southern League: (1908–09 to 1914–15)
- Football League / Premier League: (1919–20 to present)
Total appearances/goals
The figures for total appearances/goals should include the League figures together with the following competitions:
- FA Cup (1895–96 to present)
- Football League Cup (1960–61 to present)
- Football League Trophy (2012–13 to 2019–20)
- Football League Third Division South Cup (1933–34 to 1935–36)
- Full Members Cup (1985–86 to 1991–92)
- Fairs Cup (1970–71)
- Texaco Cup (1971–72 to 1973–74)
- FA Charity Shield (1987–88)
List of players
Correct as of match on 30 January 2021.
Coventry City F.C. Hall of Fame inductee[1][2]
Nat | Name | Position | Coventry career | League apps |
League goals |
Total apps |
Total goals |
References |
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Fred Chaplin | MF | 1907–1912 | 127 | 1 | 149 | 2 | [3] |
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Harold Parkes | FW | 1907–1914 | 161 | 35 | 171 | 38 | [4] |
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Harold Redmond Buckle | FW | 1908–1911 | 113 | 43 | 126 | 46 | [5] |
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Dick Barnacle | DF | 1908–1915 | 129 | 1 | 139 | 1 | [6] |
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Bob Evans | GK | 1909–1913 | 127 | 0 | 139 | 0 | [7] |
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Jimmy Dougall | FW | 1919–1926 | 226 | 14 | 236 | 14 | [8] |
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Jerry Best | GK | 1920–1926 | 224 | 0 | 235 | 0 | [9] |
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Frederick Herbert | FW | 1922–1929 | 188 | 82 | 199 | 85 | [10] |
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William Lake | FW | 1928–1939 | 226 | 113 | 245 | 123 | [11] |
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Jimmy Baker | MF | 1929–1932, 1933–1935 | 182 | 11 | 196 | 15 | [12] |
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Clarrie Bourton | FW | 1931–1937 | 228 | 173 | 241 | 182 | [13] |
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Jock Lauderdale | FW | 1931–1937 | 171 | 60 | 182 | 63 | [14] |
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George Mason | DF | 1931–1952 | 330 | 7 | 350 | 9 | [15] |
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Billy Frith | MF | 1932–1939, 1946–1947 | 163 | 4 | 171 | 4 | [16] |
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Leslie Jones | FW | 1934–1937 | 139 | 69 | 145 | 73 | [17] |
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Alf Wood | GK | 1935–1951, 1955–1959 | 234 | 0 | 246 | 0 | |
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Jack Astley | DF | 1936–1939 | 140 | 0 | 145 | 0 | [18] |
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Ted Roberts | FW | 1936–1952 | 211 | 85 | 222 | 87 | [19] |
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Harry Barratt | DF | 1937–1952 | 169 | 12 | 177 | 13 | [20] |
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Dick Mason | DF | 1946–1954 | 252 | 1 | 262 | 1 | [21] |
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Peter Murphy | FW | 1946–1950 | 113 | 36 | 118 | 36 | [22] |
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Norman Lockhart | FW | 1947–1952 | 181 | 41 | 188 | 44 | [23] |
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Peter Hill | FW | 1948–1962 | 285 | 75 | 303 | 77 | [24] |
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Reg Matthews | GK | 1950–1956 | 111 | 0 | 116 | 0 | |
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Roy Kirk | DF | 1951–1960 | 330 | 6 | 345 | 7 | [25] |
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John Austin | DF | 1952–1963 | 302 | 2 | 313 | 2 | [26] |
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George Curtis | DF | 1955–1969 | 487 | 11 | 538 | 13 | [27] |
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Frank Kletzenbauer | DF | 1956–1964 | 122 | 3 | 132 | 3 | [28][29] |
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Brian Hill | DF | 1957–1971 | 246 | 12 | 284 | 13 | [30] |
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Ray Straw | FW | 1957–1961 | 143 | 79 | 152 | 85 | [31] |
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Mick Kearns | DF | 1957–1968 | 344 | 14 | 382 | 16 | [32] |
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Arthur Lightening | GK | 1958–1963 | 153 | 0 | 163 | 0 | [33] |
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Ron Farmer | MF | 1958–1968 | 281 | 47 | 311 | 52 | [34] |
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Dietmar Bruck | DF | 1961–1970 | 189 | 7 | 217 | 8 | [35] |
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George Hudson | FW | 1962–1966 | 113 | 62 | 129 | 75 | [36] |
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Ken Hale | FW | 1962–1966 | 99 | 27 | 111 | 33 | [37] |
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John Sillett | DF | 1962–1966 | 109 | 1 | 128 | 2 | [38] |
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Ronnie Rees | MF | 1962–1968 | 230 | 42 | 262 | 52 | |
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Ernie Machin | MF | 1963–1972 | 257 | 33 | 289 | 39 | |
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Dave Clements | MF | 1964–1971 | 230 | 26 | 257 | 29 | [39] |
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Bill Glazier | GK | 1964–1975 | 346 | 0 | 395 | 0 | |
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Ian Gibson | MF | 1966–1970 | 93 | 13 | 101 | 14 | |
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Mick Coop | DF | 1966–1981 | 425 | 18 | 492 | 22 | [40] |
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Willie Carr | MF | 1967–1975 | 252 | 33 | 280 | 36 | |
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Neil Martin | FW | 1968–1971 | 106 | 40 | 122 | 45 | [41] |
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Jeff Blockley | DF | 1968–1972 | 146 | 6 | 161 | 8 | [42] |
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Ernie Hunt | FW | 1968–1973 | 146 | 45 | 166 | 51 | |
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Dennis Mortimer | MF | 1969–1975 | 193 | 10 | 215 | 10 | [43] |
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Brian Alderson | MF | 1970–1975 | 127 | 29 | 153 | 41 | [44] |
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Wilf Smith | DF | 1970–1975 | 135 | 1 | 153 | 2 | [45] |
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Jimmy Holmes | DF | 1970–1977 | 128 | 6 | 150 | 6 | [46] |
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Mick Ferguson | FW | 1971–1981, 1984 | 134 | 54 | 141 | 57 | |
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Tommy Hutchison | MF | 1972–1981 | 314 | 24 | 355 | 30 | |
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Jim Blyth | GK | 1972–1982 | 151 | 0 | 174 | 0 | [47] |
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David Cross | FW | 1973–1976 | 103 | 32 | 118 | 38 | [48] |
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John Craven | MF | 1973–1977 | 89 | 8 | 108 | 8 | [49] |
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Harry Roberts | DF | 1974–1984 | 215 | 1 | 249 | 2 | [50] |
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Barry Powell | MF | 1975–1979 | 164 | 27 | 179 | 29 | [51] |
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Bobby McDonald | DF | 1976–1981 | 161 | 14 | 180 | 15 | [52] |
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Terry Yorath | MF | 1976–1979 | 99 | 3 | 108 | 3 | [53] |
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Les Sealey | GK | 1976–1983, 1992 | 160 | 0 | 179 | 0 | [54] |
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Ian Wallace | FW | 1976–1980 | 130 | 58 | 138 | 60 | |
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Garry Thompson | FW | 1977–1983 | 134 | 38 | 159 | 49 | [55] |
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Jim Holton | DF | 1977–1981 | 91 | 0 | 100 | 1 | [56] |
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Andy Blair | MF | 1978–1981 | 93 | 6 | 112 | 9 | [57] |
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Stephen Hunt | MF | 1978–1984 | 185 | 27 | 215 | 34 | [58] |
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Paul Dyson | DF | 1978–1983 | 140 | 5 | 165 | 5 | [59] |
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Gary Gillespie | DF | 1978–1983, 1994–1997 | 175 | 6 | 205 | 6 | |
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Mark Hateley | FW | 1978–1983 | 93 | 25 | 113 | 34 | |
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Danny Thomas | DF | 1979–1983 | 98 | 4 | 123 | 6 | |
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Gerry Daly | MF | 1980–1984 | 84 | 19 | 101 | 22 | [60] |
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Lloyd McGrath | MF | 1982–1994 | 214 | 4 | 253 | 5 | [61] |
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Micky Gynn | MF | 1983–1993 | 241 | 32 | 285 | 43 | [62] |
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Dave Bennett | MF | 1983–1989 | 172 | 25 | 201 | 33 | [63] |
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Terry Gibson | FW | 1983–1986 | 98 | 43 | 113 | 52 | |
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Trevor Peake | DF | 1983–1991 | 278 | 6 | 336 | 7 | |
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Brian Kilcline | DF | 1984–1991 | 173 | 28 | 218 | 35 | |
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Steve Ogrizovic | GK | 1984–2000 | 507 | 1 | 601 | 1 | [12][64] |
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Cyrille Regis | FW | 1984–1991 | 238 | 47 | 283 | 62 | |
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Greg Downs | DF | 1985–1990 | 146 | 4 | 175 | 7 | [65] |
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Brian Borrows | DF | 1985–1997 | 409 | 11 | 477 | 13 | |
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David Phillips | MF | 1986–1989 | 100 | 8 | 117 | 9 | |
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David Smith | MF | 1986–1993 | 154 | 18 | 177 | 18 | |
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David Speedie | FW | 1987–1991 | 122 | 31 | 141 | 34 | [66] |
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Kevin Gallacher | FW | 1990–1993 | 100 | 28 | 115 | 35 | |
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Peter Atherton | DF | 1991–1994 | 114 | 0 | 120 | 0 | [67] |
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Sean Flynn | MF | 1991–1995 | 97 | 9 | 105 | 10 | |
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Peter Ndlovu | FW | 1991–1997 | 176 | 39 | 196 | 43 | |
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Dion Dublin | FW | 1994–1998 | 145 | 61 | 170 | 72 | [68][69] |
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Marcus Hall | DF | 1994–2002, 2005–2010 | 270 | 2 | 308 | 4 | |
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David Burrows | DF | 1995–2000 | 111 | 0 | 130 | 0 | |
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Richard Shaw | DF | 1995–2006 | 317 | 1 | 362 | 1 | [70][71] |
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Paul Telfer | MF | 1995–2001 | 191 | 6 | 227 | 12 | |
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Noel Whelan | FW | 1995–2000 | 133 | 31 | 155 | 39 | |
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Paul Williams | DF | 1995–2001 | 169 | 5 | 199 | 6 | |
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Darren Huckerby | FW | 1996–1999 | 94 | 28 | 109 | 34 | |
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Gary McAllister | MF | 1996–2000, 2002–2004 | 174 | 30 | 200 | 38 | [72] |
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Gary Breen | DF | 1997–2002 | 146 | 2 | 171 | 2 | |
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Magnus Hedman | GK | 1997–2002 | 134 | 0 | 151 | 0 | |
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Gary McSheffrey | FW | 1998–2006, 2010–2013 | 247 | 61 | 281 | 72 | [73] |
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Youssef Chippo | MF | 1999–2003 | 122 | 6 | 132 | 10 | |
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Muhamed Konjić | DF | 1999–2004 | 138 | 4 | 155 | 4 | |
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Dele Adebola | FW | 2003–2008 | 163 | 31 | 182 | 36 | |
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Michael Doyle | MF | 2003–2011, 2017–2019 | 334[A] | 26 | 380[A] | 29 | |
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Andy Morrell | FW | 2003–2006 | 98 | 17 | 111 | 19 | |
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Isaac Osbourne | MF | 2003–2011 | 122 | 0 | 135 | 0 | |
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Andy Whing | DF | 2003–2007 | 106 | 2 | 119 | 2 | |
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Stephen Hughes | MF | 2004–2008 | 133 | 6 | 144 | 8 | |
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Jay Tabb | MF | 2006–2009 | 95 | 11 | 104 | 12 | [12] |
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Elliott Ward | DF | 2006–2010 | 116 | 14 | 126 | 16 | |
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Leon Best | FW | 2007–2010 | 92 | 19 | 104 | 23 | |
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Freddy Eastwood | FW | 2008–2012 | 113 | 17 | 124 | 18 | |
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Aron Gunnarsson | MF | 2008–2011 | 122 | 6 | 133 | 7 | |
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Clinton Morrison | FW | 2008–2010 | 91 | 21 | 101 | 23 | |
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Keiren Westwood | GK | 2008–2011 | 131 | 0 | 138 | 0 | |
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Jordan Clarke | DF | 2008–2015 | 125 | 4 | 144 | 4 | [74] |
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Martin Cranie | DF | 2009–2012 | 114 | 1 | 120 | 1 | |
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Richard Wood | DF | 2009–2013 | 117 | 8 | 134 | 9 | |
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Sammy Clingan | MF | 2009–2012 | 98 | 7 | 100 | 7 | |
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Carl Baker | MF | 2010–2014, 2018 | 160 | 21 | 182 | 28 | |
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Cyrus Christie | DF | 2010–2014 | 102 | 3 | 119 | 4 | |
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Conor Thomas | MF | 2010–2016 | 99 | 1 | 116 | 1 | |
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Joe Murphy | GK | 2011–2014 | 137 | 0 | 156 | 0 | |
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Jordan Willis | DF | 2011–2019 | 181[B] | 5[C] | 208[B] | 8[C] | |
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Lee Burge | GK | 2011–2019 | 143[A] | 0 | 160[A] | 0 | |
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John Fleck | MF | 2012–2016 | 162 | 8 | 182 | 8 | |
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Jordan Shipley | MF | 2016– | 118[A] | 14[C] | 143[A] | 17[C] | |
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Liam Kelly | MF | 2017– | 103[A] | 3 | 118[A] | 3 | |
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Dominic Hyam | DF | 2017– | 109[A] | 3 | 127[A] | 3 | |
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Maxime Biamou | FW | 2017– | 82[A] | 13[D] | 100[A] | 23[D] |
Footnotes
- A. ^ Doyle, Burge, Shipley, Kelly, Hyam, Biamou's numbers include 3 appearances in English Football League play-offs matches.
- B. ^ Willis' numbers include 2 appearances in English Football League play-offs matches.
- C. ^ Willis, Shipley's numbers include 1 goal in English Football League play-offs matches.
- D. ^ Biamou's numbers include 2 goals in English Football League play-offs matches.
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