List of Leeds United F.C. players
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.
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 2 May 2020.Name | Nationality | Position | Leeds career | Appearances | Goals |
ENG | CB | 1920–1926 | 208 | 2 | |
ENG | CB | 1920–1925 | 211 | 0 | |
SCO | LB | 1920–1924 | 99 | 0 | |
ENG | CB | 1920–1936 | 472 | 15 | |
ENG | GK | 1920–1925 | 101 | 0 | |
ENG | CF | Leeds City 1921–1925 | 91 108 | 9 9 | |
ENG | ST | 1921–1925 | 116 | 50 | |
SCO | IF | 1922–1927 | 154 | 46 | |
SCO | RW | 1922–1925 | 134 | 15 | |
SCO | LB | 1922–1932 | 260 | 2 | |
ENG | CB | 1924–1934 | 150 | 3 | |
SCO | CB | 1925–1931 | 167 | 2 | |
ENG | RW | 1925–1932 | 215 | 46 | |
IRL | W | 1925–1936 | 196 | 47 | |
ENG | DF | 1925–1943 WWII | 444 24 | 6 2 | |
ENG | IF | 1925–1931 | 226 | 93 | |
SCO | FW | 1925–1931 | 174 | 117 | |
ENG | GK | 1926–1934 | 262 | 0 | |
ENG | LW | 1926–1931 | 152 | 21 | |
ENG | FW | 1927–1934 | 169 | 110 | |
SCO | IF | 1927–1930 | 117 | 33 | |
ENG | LW | 1928–1936 | 259 | 27 | |
ENG | RB | 1928–1937 | 166 | 1 | |
ENG | LB | 1928–1939 WWII | 408 64 | 30 6 | |
ENG | IL | 1928–1937 | 257 | 66 | |
ENG | CB | 1929–1934 WWII | 183 28 | 4 0 | |
ENG | RW | 1929–1935 | 117 | 33 | |
ENG | CF | 1930–1938 | 137 | 82 | |
ENG | RB | 1933–1938 | 140 | 1 | |
ENG | CF | 1933–1938 | 120 | 67 | |
ENG | IL | 1934–1944 WWII | 115 39 | 22 7 | |
ENG | LB | 1934–1948 WWII | 87 84 | 0 1 | |
NIR | WH | 1935–1947 WWII | 114 7 | 0 0 | |
WAL | IL | 1935–1948 WWII | 124 126 | 25 38 | |
ENG | LB | 1936–1952 WWII | 220 52 | 17 4 | |
ENG | CH | 1936–1949 WWII | 169 104 | 1 2 | |
ENG | CF | 1936–1947 WWII | 96 64 | 34 35 | |
NIR | GK | 1937–1949 WWII | 112 5 | 0 0 | |
NIR | RW | 1937–1950 WWII | 186 13 | 32 7 | |
ENG | IF | 1937–1948 WWII | 63 59 | 19 36 | |
ENG | IR | 1938–1947 WWII | 47 186 | 5 94 | |
ENG | FW | 1946–1951 | 105 | 46 | |
SCO | RB | 1947–1959 | 443 | 1 | |
WAL | CB/FW | 1947–1957 1962 | 327 | 157 | |
ENG | MF | 1948–1954 | 259 | 13 | |
ENG | WH | 1948–1954 | 161 | 0 | |
ENG | LB | 1948–1964 | 474 | 2 | |
ENG | GK | 1949–1952 | 116 | 0 | |
ENG | IL | 1949–1955 | 181 | 50 | |
WAL | RW | 1949–1957 | 228 | 35 | |
ENG | MF | 1949–1959 | 349 | 10 | |
ENG | GK | 1950–1956 | 114 | 0 | |
ENG | CB | 1952–1973 | 762 | 95 | |
ENG | RW | 1952–1959 | 121 | 37 | |
ENG | ST | 1952–1957 | 135 | 48 | |
ENG | GK | 1952–1960 | 203 | 0 | |
SCO | RW | 1952–1960 | 199 | 19 | |
ENG | LW | 1953–1960 | 163 | 20 | |
ENG | IR | 1956–1960 | 98 | 27 | |
NIR | RH | 1957–1960 | 90 | 9 | |
ENG | IF | 1958–1963 | 80 | 12 | |
IRL | IL | 1958–1963 | 117 | 20 | |
SCO | MF | 1959–1976 | 771 | 115 | |
ENG | HB | 1960–1964 | 120 | 2 | |
SCO | LB | 1960–1967 | 260 | 18 | |
LW | 1961–1970 | 200 | 68 | ||
ENG | RB | 1961–1978 | 745 | 9 | |
ENG | CB | 1961–1976 | 724 | 21 | |
ENG | LB | 1961–1975 | 350 | 11 | |
ENG | CB | 1962–1980 | 724 | 34 | |
SCO | ST | 1962–1978 1983–1985 | 616 | 219 | |
WAL | GK | 1962–1973 | 506 | 0 | |
SCO | FW | 1962–1967 | 156 | 67 | |
SCO | MF | 1962–1967 | 167 | 25 | |
ENG | IF | 1963–1971 | 128 | 33 | |
IRL | IF | 1963–1975 | 525 | 114 | |
ENG | ST | 1963–1968 | 136 | 36 | |
ENG | MF | 1964–1976 | 187 | 9 | |
SCO | LW | 1965–1984 | 577 | 68 | |
SCO | GK | 1965–1979 1983–1985 | 446 | 0 | |
ENG | RW | 1965–1969 | 121 | 17 | |
WAL | MF | 1967–1976 | 196 | 12 | |
ENG | FW | 1967–1975 | 312 | 111 | |
ENG | ST | 1969–1978 | 364 | 151 | |
SCO | FW | 1970–1978 | 220 | 48 | |
SCO | LB | 1971–1979 | 246 | 25 | |
ENG | LB | 1972–1982 | 484 | 31 | |
SCO | CB | 1972–1978 | 171 | 19 | |
WAL | RW | 1973–1982 | 176 | 29 | |
WAL | DF | 1973–1982 | 110 | 5 | |
WAL | MF | 1975–1984 | 103 | 3 | |
ENG | FW | 1976–1980 | 103 | 36 | |
ENG | MF | 1976–1979 | 124 | 16 | |
SCO | LW | 1977–1983 | 260 | 47 | |
WAL | MF | 1977–1982 | 177 | 11 | |
ENG | CB | 1978–1983 | 223 | 20 | |
ENG | GK | 1978–1983 1990–1996 | 430 | 0 | |
ENG | RW | 1979–1983 | 108 | 22 | |
ENG | MF | 1979–1986 | 152 | 4 | |
ENG | CB | 1980–1986 | 119 | 2 | |
ENG | RB | 1981–1989 | 244 | 6 | |
IRL | CM | 1982–1989 | 267 | 52 | |
ENG | ST | 1983–1987 | 159 | 44 | |
ENG | GK | 1985–1993 | 268 | 0 | |
ENG | FW | 1985–1987 1990–1991 | 192 | 58 | |
SCO | DF | 1986–1989 | 119 | 7 | |
ENG | CB | 1986–1991 | 146 | 1 | |
ENG | LB | 1987–1989 | 89 | 3 | |
ENG | FW | 1987–1991 | 127 | 12 | |
ENG | LB | 1987–1992 | 116 | 13 | |
ENG | CM | 1987–1993 1998–2004 | 382 | 4 | |
ENG | ST | 1987–1992 | 110 | 35 | |
WAL | MF | 1988–1996 | 311 | 57 | |
WAL | MF | 1989–1990 | 53 | 5 | |
SCO | MF | 1989–1995 | 244 | 45 | |
ENG | CB | 1989–1995 | 240 | 23 | |
ENG | RB | 1989–1993 | 146 | 20 | |
ENG | ST | 1989–1993 | 106 | 25 | |
SCO | MF | 1990–1996 | 294 | 45 | |
ENG | CB | 1990–1993 | 146 | 6 | |
ENG | FW | 1990–1993 1996 | 174 | 80 | |
IRL | RB | 1991–2007 | 531 | 4 | |
ENG | CB | 1991–1999 | 250 | 18 | |
ENG | ST | 1991–1998 | 256 | 66 | |
ENG | LB | 1991–1997 | 208 | 5 | |
FRA | FW | 1992 | 34 | 11 | |
ENG | FW | 1993–1997 2004–2005 | 201 | 45 | |
ENG | MF | 1994–1997 | 130 | 7 | |
RSA | CB | 1994–2005 | 262 | 3 | |
GHA | FW | 1995–1997 | 62 | 33 | |
IRL | LB | 1995–2004 | 288 | 39 | |
AUS | AM | 1995–2003 | 242 | 63 | |
ENG | GK | 1996–2003 | 273 | 0 | |
IRL | CM | 1996–2004 | 97 | 3 | |
NED | ST | 1997–1999 | 87 | 42 | |
ENG | RM | 1996–2003 | 265 | 55 | |
NOR | MF | 1997–2000 | 92 | 8 | |
ENG | FW | 1997–2004 | 228 | 56 | |
ENG | GK | 1997–2004 | 119 | 1 | |
ENG | CB | 1996–2003 | 142 | 4 | |
NOR | MF | 1999–2006 | 196 | 21 | |
ENG | RB | 1999–2004 | 141 | 4 | |
ENG | FW | 1999–2004 | 82 | 21 | |
ENG | LW | 1999–2004 | 106 | 6 | |
AUS | ST | 2000–2004 | 166 | 72 | |
SCO | DF | 2000–2004 | 146 | 4 | |
ENG | CB | 2000–2007 | 95 | 3 | |
ENG | CB | 2000–2002 | 73 | 2 | |
ENG | RB | 2001–2009 | 173 | 5 | |
ENG | MF | 2002–2004 | 54 | 5 | |
ENG | RW | 2003–2005 | 43 | 1 | |
NIR | ST | 2004–2007 | 121 | 31 | |
IRL | CB | 2004–2007 | 106 | 4 | |
SCO | GK | 2004–2007 | 110 | 0 | |
ENG | LB | 2004–2006 2012–2014 | 119 | 10 | |
USA | LM | 2005–2007 | 96 | 9 | |
ANG | CB | 2005–2010 | 100 | 4 | |
IRE | CM | 2005–2009 | 166 | 11 | |
ENG | CM | 2006-2012 | 225 | 29 | |
JAM ENG | ST | 2006–2010 | 152 | 85 | |
ENG | CM | 2006–2009 2012 | 57 | 6 | |
DEN | GK | 2006–2010 | 143 | 0 | |
ENG | MF | 2007–2011 | 139 | 1 | |
AUS | CM | 2008–2011 | 144 | 11 | |
ENG | CM | 2008–2011 | 140 | 17 | |
SCO | RW | 2008–2012 | 189 | 41 | |
ARG | FW | 2008–2013 | 221 | 86 | |
IRE ENG | LB | 2008–2015 | 111 | 2 | |
ENG | CB | 2009–2014 | 135 | 4 | |
CIV | LW | 2009–2011 | 79 | 24 | |
SCO | FW | 2010–2014 | 158 | 58 | |
ENG | LB | 2011–2017 | 97 | 3 | |
ENG | CB | 2012–2015 | 107 | 2 | |
JAM | CM | 2012–2015 | 112 | 10 | |
ENG | RB | 2012–2016 | 143 | 10 | |
ENG | CM | 2013–2017 | 125 | 13 | |
ENG | CM | 2013–2018 | 111 | 7 | |
ENG | CM | 2014–2016 | 85 | 2 | |
ITA | GK | 2014–2017 | 98 | 0 | |
' | CHE | FB | 2014– | 155 | 2 |
' | SCO | CB | 2014– | 198 | 8 |
' | ENG | CM | 2014– | 181 | 12 |
NZL | FW | 2015–2017 | 88 | 44 | |
' | NIR | RW | 2015– | 192 | 19 |
ENG | FW | 2016–2019 | 122 | 34 | |
' | SPA | AM | 2016– | 158 | 36 |
' | ENG | RB | 2016– | 154 | 6 |
SWE | CB | 2016–2019 | 120 | 9 | |
' | MKD | LB / LW | 2017– | 133 | 19 |
' | POL | CM | 2017– | 107 | 17 |
' | ENG | LW/RW | 2018– Loan | 91 | 10 |
' | ENG | FW | 2018– | 72 | 26 |
ENG | CB | 2019– Loan | 49 | 1 |
Key to positions
Leeds United's 100 greatest players
The following list was compiled in 2004 by Leeds United.''Players in bold attained international caps
Greatest ever team
The following team was voted the greatest ever Leeds United team by supporters and announced on 10 April 2006 on the Leeds United website. A formal dinner also took place to reward all the players voted into the team.- Nigel Martyn
- Paul Reaney
- Norman Hunter
- Jack Charlton
- Terry Cooper
- Peter Lorimer
- Billy Bremner
- Johnny Giles
- Eddie Gray
- Allan Clarke
- John Charles
Player of the Year
Players in bold won the Player of the Year award on more than one occasionYear | Player of the Year | Players' Player of the Year | Young Player of the Year | Academy 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 | — |
2016 | Charlie Taylor | Stuart Dallas | Lewis Cook | — |
2017 | Chris Wood | Chris Wood | Ronaldo Vieira | Callum Nicell |
2018 | Pablo Hernández | Pablo Hernández | Bailey Peacock-Farrell | — |
2019 | Pablo Hernández | Pablo Hernández | Jack Clarke | — |
2020 | Pablo Hernández | Stuart Dallas | Ben White | Robbie Gotts |
Goal of the Season
- 2000: Harry Kewell
- 2001: –
- 2002: Mark Viduka
- 2003: –
- 2004: –
- 2005: David Healy
- 2006: Eddie Lewis
- 2007: –
- 2008: Jermaine Beckford
- 2009: Fabian Delph
- 2010: Jermaine Beckford
- 2011: Bradley Johnson
- 2012: Adam Clayton
- 2013: Ross McCormack
- 2014: Ross McCormack
- 2015: Rodolph Austin
- 2016: Lewis Cook
- 2017: Souleymane Doukara
- 2018: Ezgjan Alioski
- 2019: Mateusz Klich
- 2020: Luke Ayling
Most Memorable Moment Award
- 2000: Nigel Martyn
Lifetime Achievement Award
- 2005: Lucas Radebe
- 2018: Peter Lorimer
Best Contribution to the Community Award
- 2005: Lucas Radebe
- 2006: –
- 2007: –
- 2008: Casper Ankergren
- 2009: Andrew Hughes
- 2010: Leigh Bromby, Jonny Howson and Ben Parker
- 2011: Jonny Howson
- 2012: Aidan White
- 2013: Leigh Bromby
- 2014: Matt Smith
Unsung Hero Award/Bobby Collins Award
- 2008: Andrew Hughes
- 2009: Jonathan Douglas and Ben Parker
- 2010: Ben Parker
- 2011: Harvey Sharman '
- 2012: Neil Redfearn '
- 2013: Tom Lees
- 2014: –
- 2015: Shaun Ford '
- 2016: Mandy Ward '
- 2017: Mark Broadley '
- 2018: Stix Lockwood '
- 2019: Adam Underwood '
- 2020: Olivia Smart '
Bremner Square XI
- Billy Bremner
- John Charles
- Jack Charlton
- Allan Clarke
- Johnny Giles
- Eddie Gray
- Norman Hunter
- Peter Lorimer
- Lucas Radebe
- Gary Speed
- Gordon Strachan
Captains
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 ' | |
1960 | 1962 | Freddie Goodwin | ||
1962 | 1966 | Bobby Collins | ||
1966 | 1976 | Billy Bremner | Jack Charlton ' | |
1976 | 1983 | Trevor Cherry | David Harvey ' | |
1983 | 1984 | David Harvey | ||
1984 | 1985 | Peter Lorimer | ||
1985 | 1986 | Ian Snodin | ||
1986 | 1987 | Ian Baird | ||
1987 | 1989 | Mark Aizlewood | Jack Ashurst ' | |
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 ' Richard Naylor ' | |
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 | 2017 | Liam Bridcutt | Liam Cooper | Kyle Bartley |
2017 | Pres. | Liam Cooper | Luke Ayling | Gaetano Berardi |