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 15 May 2016
• Bold indicates player is currently playing for Leicester.

Forename(s)	Surname(s)	Nat.	Pos.	Period	League		Total		Notes
					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.
John	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–Present	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	134	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–Present	86	24	90	25	PFA Player of the Year in 2015–16 season.
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)