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	36 CB	1920–1926	208	2
	ENG	36 CB	1920–1925	211	0
	SCO	36 LB	1920–1924	99	0
	ENG	36 CB	1920–1936	472	15
	ENG	36 GK	1920–1925	101	0
	ENG	36 CF	Leeds City 1921–1925	91 108	9 9
	ENG	36 ST	1921–1925	116	50
	SCO	36 IF	1922–1927	154	46
	SCO	21 RW	1922–1925	134	15
	SCO	21 LB	1922–1932	260	2
	ENG	21 CB	1924–1934	150	3
	SCO	21 CB	1925–1931	167	2
	ENG	21 RW	1925–1932	215	46
	IRL	21 W	1925–1936	196	47
	ENG	36 DF	1925–1943 WWII	444 24	6 2
	ENG	36 IF	1925–1931	226	93
	SCO	36 FW	1925–1931	174	117
	ENG	36 GK	1926–1934	262	0
	ENG	36 LW	1926–1931	152	21
	ENG	36 FW	1927–1934	169	110
	SCO	36 IF	1927–1930	117	33
	ENG	36 LW	1928–1936	259	27
	ENG	36 RB	1928–1937	166	1
	ENG	36 LB	1928–1939 WWII	408 64	30 6
	ENG	36 IL	1928–1937	257	66
	ENG	36 CB	1929–1934 WWII	183 28	4 0
	ENG	36 RW	1929–1935	117	33
	ENG	36 CF	1930–1938	137	82
	ENG	36 RB	1933–1938	140	1
	ENG	36 CF	1933–1938	120	67
	ENG	36 IL	1934–1944 WWII	115 39	22 7
	ENG	36 LB	1934–1948 WWII	87 84	0 1
	NIR	36 WH	1935–1947 WWII	114 7	0 0
	WAL	36 IL	1935–1948 WWII	124 126	25 38
	ENG	36 LB	1936–1952 WWII	220 52	17 4
	ENG	36 CH	1936–1949 WWII	169 104	1 2
	ENG	36 CF	1936–1947 WWII	96 64	34 35
	NIR	36 GK	1937–1949 WWII	112 5	0 0
	NIR	36 RW	1937–1950 WWII	186 13	32 7
	ENG	36 IF	1937–1948 WWII	63 59	19 36
	ENG	36 IR	1938–1947 WWII	47 186	5 94
	ENG	36 FW	1946–1951	105	46
	SCO	36 RB	1947–1959	443	1
	WAL	36 CB/FW	1947–1957 1962	327	157
	ENG	36 MF	1948–1954	259	13
	ENG	36 WH	1948–1954	161	0
	ENG	36 LB	1948–1964	474	2
	ENG	36 GK	1949–1952	116	0
	ENG	36 IL	1949–1955	181	50
	WAL	36 RW	1949–1957	228	35
	ENG	36 MF	1949–1959	349	10
	ENG	36 GK	1950–1956	114	0
	ENG	36 CB	1952–1973	762	95
	ENG	36 RW	1952–1959	121	37
	ENG	36 ST	1952–1957	135	48
	ENG	36 GK	1952–1960	203	0
	SCO	36 RW	1952–1960	199	19
	ENG	36 LW	1953–1960	163	20
	ENG	36 IR	1956–1960	98	27
	NIR	36 RH	1957–1960	90	9
	ENG	36 IF	1958–1963	80	12
	IRL	36 IL	1958–1963	117	20
	SCO	36 MF	1959–1976	771	115
	ENG	36 HB	1960–1964	120	2
	SCO	36 LB	1960–1967	260	18
		36 LW	1961–1970	200	68
	ENG	36 RB	1961–1978	745	9
	ENG	36 CB	1961–1976	724	21
	ENG	36 LB	1961–1975	350	11
	ENG	36 CB	1962–1980	724	34
	SCO	36 ST	1962–1978 1983–1985	616	219
	WAL	36 GK	1962–1973	506	0
	SCO	36 FW	1962–1967	156	67
	SCO	36 MF	1962–1967	167	25
	ENG	36 IF	1963–1971	128	33
	IRL	36 IF	1963–1975	525	114
	ENG	36 ST	1963–1968	136	36
	ENG	36 MF	1964–1976	187	9
	SCO	36 LW	1965–1984	577	68
	SCO	36 GK	1965–1979 1983–1985	446	0
	ENG	36 RW	1965–1969	121	17
	WAL	36 MF	1967–1976	196	12
	ENG	36 FW	1967–1975	312	111
	ENG	36 ST	1969–1978	364	151
	SCO	36 FW	1970–1978	220	48
	SCO	36 LB	1971–1979	246	25
	ENG	36 LB	1972–1982	484	31
	SCO	36 CB	1972–1978	171	19
	WAL	36 RW	1973–1982	176	29
	WAL	36 DF	1973–1982	110	5
	WAL	36 MF	1975–1984	103	3
	ENG	36 FW	1976–1980	103	36
	ENG	36 MF	1976–1979	124	16
	SCO	36 LW	1977–1983	260	47
	WAL	36 MF	1977–1982	177	11
	ENG	36 CB	1978–1983	223	20
	ENG	36 GK	1978–1983 1990–1996	430	0
	ENG	36 RW	1979–1983	108	22
	ENG	36 MF	1979–1986	152	4
	ENG	36 CB	1980–1986	119	2
	ENG	36 RB	1981–1989	244	6
	IRL	36 CM	1982–1989	267	52
	ENG	36 ST	1983–1987	159	44
	ENG	36 GK	1985–1993	268	0
	ENG	36 FW	1985–1987 1990–1991	192	58
	SCO	36 DF	1986–1989	119	7
	ENG	36 CB	1986–1991	146	1
	ENG	36 LB	1987–1989	89	3
	ENG	36 FW	1987–1991	127	12
	ENG	36 LB	1987–1992	116	13
	ENG	36 CM	1987–1993 1998–2004	382	4
	ENG	36 ST	1987–1992	110	35
	WAL	36 MF	1988–1996	311	57
	WAL	21 MF	1989–1990	53	5
	SCO	21 MF	1989–1995	244	45
	ENG	36 CB	1989–1995	240	23
	ENG	36 RB	1989–1993	146	20
	ENG	36 ST	1989–1993	106	25
	SCO	21 MF	1990–1996	294	45
	ENG	36 CB	1990–1993	146	6
	ENG	36 FW	1990–1993 1996	174	80
	IRL	21 RB	1991–2007	531	4
	ENG	36 CB	1991–1999	250	18
	ENG	36 ST	1991–1998	256	66
	ENG	21 LB	1991–1997	208	5
	FRA	36 FW	1992	34	11
	ENG	36 FW	1993–1997 2004–2005	201	45
	ENG	36 MF	1994–1997	130	7
	RSA	36 CB	1994–2005	262	3
	GHA	21 FW	1995–1997	62	33
	IRL	21 LB	1995–2004	288	39
	AUS	21 AM	1995–2003	242	63
	ENG	21 GK	1996–2003	273	0
	IRL	21 CM	1996–2004	97	3
	NED	36 ST	1997–1999	87	42
	ENG	21 RM	1996–2003	265	55
	NOR	36 MF	1997–2000	92	8
	ENG	21 FW	1997–2004	228	56
	ENG	21 GK	1997–2004	119	1
	ENG	21 CB	1996–2003	142	4
	NOR	21 MF	1999–2006	196	21
	ENG	21 RB	1999–2004	141	4
	ENG	21 FW	1999–2004	82	21
	ENG	21 LW	1999–2004	106	6
	AUS	21 ST	2000–2004	166	72
	SCO	21 DF	2000–2004	146	4
	ENG	21 CB	2000–2007	95	3
	ENG	21 CB	2000–2002	73	2
	ENG	21 RB	2001–2009	173	5
	ENG	21 MF	2002–2004	54	5
	ENG	21 RW	2003–2005	43	1
	NIR	21 ST	2004–2007	121	31
	IRL	21 CB	2004–2007	106	4
	SCO	21 GK	2004–2007	110	0
	ENG	21 LB	2004–2006 2012–2014	119	10
	USA	21 LM	2005–2007	96	9
	ANG	21 CB	2005–2010	100	4
	IRE	21 CM	2005–2009	166	11
	ENG	21 CM	2006-2012	225	29
	JAM ENG	21 ST	2006–2010	152	85
	ENG	21 CM	2006–2009 2012	57	6
	DEN	21 GK	2006–2010	143	0
	ENG	21 MF	2007–2011	139	1
	AUS	21 CM	2008–2011	144	11
	ENG	21 CM	2008–2011	140	17
	SCO	21 RW	2008–2012	189	41
	ARG	21 FW	2008–2013	221	86
	IRE ENG	21 ♙LB♙L♙LLB	2008–2015	111	2
	ENG	21 CB	2009–2014	135	4
	CIV	21 LW	2009–2011	79	24
	SCO	21 FW	2010–2014	158	58
	ENG	21 ♙LB♙L♙LLB	2011–2017	97	3
	ENG	21 CB	2012–2015	107	2
	JAM	21 CM	2012–2015	112	10
	ENG	21 RB	2012–2016	143	10
	ENG	21 CM	2013–2017	125	13
	ENG	21 CM	2013–2018	111	7
	ENG	21 CM	2014–2016	85	2
	ITA	21 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.

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

Player of the Year

Players in bold won the Player of the Year award on more than one occasion

Year	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

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

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

The following team was voted by the fans as 11 Legendary players (including Billy Bremner. They were voted to each have a stone engraved around the Billy Bremner statue outside Elland Road. They were described as '10 legend stones' in the area around the famous statue. Each stone will be engraved with the legends keys stats and achievements during their career's with Leeds United.

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

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List of Leeds United F.C. players

Notable players

Key to positions

Leeds United's 100 greatest players

Greatest ever team

Player of the Year

Goal of the Season

Most Memorable Moment Award

Lifetime Achievement Award

Best Contribution to the Community Award

Unsung Hero Award/Bobby Collins Award

Bremner Square XI

Captains