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 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.

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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

Name Nat. Pos. Period League Total Notes
Apps Goals Apps Goals
Teddy King MF 1906-1920 227 26 236 26
Horace Bailey GK 1907-1910 68 0 70 0 Leicester's first ever England international
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 Captained the club to its highest ever league finish: 2nd in the First Division in 1928-29; Joint club record for most goals in a single match.
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.
Arthur Lochhead FW 1925-1934 303 106 320 114
Ernie Hine FW 1926-1932 247 148 259 156
Jim McLaren GK 1927-1933 170 0 180 0
Sep Smith MF 1929-1949 350 35 373 37 Leicester's longest serving player and longest serving captain
Billy Frame DF 1933-1950 220 0 239 0
Mal Griffiths MF 1939-1956 373 66 409 76
Don Revie FW 1944-1949 96 25 110 29
John Anderson GK 1948-1960 261 0 277 0
Derek Hines FW 1948-1961 299 116 317 117
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
Derek Hogg MF 1952-1958 161 26 165 26
Colin Appleton DF 1954-1966 277 19 328 22 Captained the club to victory in the 1964 Football League Cup Final
Ian King DF 1957-1966 244 6 297 7
Frank McLintock DF 1957-1964 168 25 200 28
Ken Keyworth FW 1958-1964 177 62 215 77
Richie Norman DF 1958-1968 303 2 365 5
John Sjoberg DF 1958-1973 335 15 412 19
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 41 333 53
Mike Stringfellow FW 1962-1975 315 82 344 97
Bobby Roberts MF 1963-1970 229 26 281 36
Peter Rodrigues DF 1965-1970 140 6 168 6
Peter Shilton GK 1965-1974 286 1 339 1
David Nish DF 1966-1972 228 25 272 31 Joined Derby County from Leicester or a British record transfer fee
Lenny Glover MF 1967-1976 252 38 297 48
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
Keith Weller MF 1971-1979 262 37 295 43
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
Gary Lineker FW 1977-1985 194 95 209 103 English Golden Boot joint winner 1984-85.
John O'Neill MF 1978-1987 313 10 345 12 Player with most international caps whilst playing with Leicester
Bobby Smith DF 1978-1986 181 21 200 22
Ian Wilson MF 1979-1987 285 17 318 19
Paul Ramsey MF 1980-1991 290 13 322 15
Alan Smith FW 1982-1987 200 76 208 84
Gary McAllister MF 1985-1990 201 46 222 51
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.
Gary Mills MF 1989-1994 200 16 226 17
Emile Heskey FW 1994-2000 154 40 197 46 Record transfer fee received by Leicester
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
Matt Elliott DF 1997-2005 245 26 290 33 Captained the club to victory in the 2000 Football League Cup Final
Ade Akinbiyi FW 2000-2002 58 11 67 13 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.

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