# List of Leeds United F.C. players

This article 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 (e.g. Don Revie).
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 29 July 2024 counting Leeds United first team games in either League, Cup or play-off games. Criteria for including players is 100+ games or being a particularly high profile player (e.g. Tony Yeboah)
| Name | Nationality | Position | Leeds career | Appearances | Goals |
| Jim Baker | England | CB | 1920–1926 | 208 | 2 |
| Albert Duffield | England | CB | 1920–1925 | 211 | 0 |
| Jimmy Frew | Scotland | LB | 1920–1924 | 99 | 0 |
| Ernie Hart | England | CB | 1920–1936 | 472 | 15 |
| Billy Down | England | GK | 1920–1925 | 101 | 0 |
| Harry Sherwin | England | CF | 1921–1925 | 108 | 9 |
| Jack Swann | England | ST | 1921–1925 | 116 | 50 |
| Percy Whipp | Scotland | IF | 1922–1927 | 154 | 46 |
| Joe Harris | Scotland | RW | 1922–1925 | 134 | 15 |
| Bill Menzies | Scotland | LB | 1922–1932 | 260 | 2 |
| George Reed | England | CB | 1924–1934 | 150 | 3 |
| Tom Townsley | Scotland | CB | 1925–1931 | 167 | 2 |
| Bobby Turnbull | England | RW | 1925–1932 | 215 | 46 |
| Harry Duggan | Ireland/ Republic of Ireland | W | 1925–1936 | 196 | 47 |
| Willis Edwards | England | DF | 1925–1943 WWII | 444 24 | 6 2 |
| Russell Wainscoat | England | IF | 1925–1931 | 226 | 93 |
| Tom Jennings | Scotland | FW | 1925–1931 | 174 | 117 |
| Jimmy Potts | England | GK | 1926–1934 | 262 | 0 |
| Tom Mitchell | England | LW | 1926–1931 | 152 | 21 |
| Charlie Keetley | England | FW | 1927–1934 | 169 | 110 |
| Jock White | Scotland | IF | 1927–1930 | 117 | 33 |
| Tom Cochrane | England | LW | 1928–1936 | 259 | 27 |
| George Milburn | England | RB | 1928–1937 | 166 | 1 |
| Jack Milburn | England | LB | 1928–1939 WWII | 408 64 | 30 6 |
| Billy Furness | England | IL | 1928–1937 | 257 | 66 |
| Wilf Copping | England | CB | 1929–1934 WWII | 183 28 | 4 0 |
| John Mahon | England | RW | 1929–1935 | 117 | 33 |
| Arthur Hydes | England | CF | 1930–1938 | 137 | 82 |
| Bert Sproston | England | RB | 1933–1938 | 140 | 1 |
| Gordon Hodgson | England | CF | 1933–1938 | 120 | 67 |
| Eric Stephenson | England | IL | 1934–1944 WWII | 115 39 | 22 7 |
| Ken Gadsby | England | LB | 1934–1948 WWII | 87 84 | 0 1 |
| Bobby Browne | Ireland | WH | 1935–1947 WWII | 114 7 | 0 0 |
| Aubrey Powell | Wales | IL | 1935–1948 WWII | 124 126 | 25 38 |
| Jim Milburn | England | LB | 1936–1952 WWII | 220 52 | 17 4 |
| Tom Holley | England | CH | 1936–1949 WWII | 169 104 | 1 2 |
| George Ainsley | England | CF | 1936–1947 WWII | 96 64 | 34 35 |
| Jim Twomey | Ireland | GK | 1937–1949 WWII | 112 5 | 0 0 |
| Davy Cochrane | Ireland | RW | 1937–1950 WWII | 186 13 | 32 7 |
| John Short | England | IF | 1937–1948 WWII | 63 59 | 19 36 |
| Gerry Henry | England | IR | 1938–1947 WWII | 47 186 | 5 94 |
| Len Browning | England | FW | 1946–1951 | 105 | 46 |
| Jimmy Dunn | Scotland | RB | 1947–1959 | 443 | 1 |
| John Charles | Wales | CB/FW | 1947–1957 1962 | 327 | 157 |
| Tommy Burden | England | MF | 1948–1954 | 259 | 13 |
| Jimmy McCabe | England | WH | 1948–1954 | 161 | 0 |
| Grenville Hair | England | LB | 1948–1964 | 474 | 2 |
| Harry Searson | England | GK | 1949–1952 | 116 | 0 |
| Ray Iggleden | England | IL | 1949–1955 | 181 | 50 |
| Harold Williams | Wales | RW | 1949–1957 | 228 | 35 |
| Eric Kerfoot | England | MF | 1949–1959 | 349 | 10 |
| John Scott | England | GK | 1950–1956 | 114 | 0 |
| Jack Charlton | England | CB | 1952–1973 | 762 | 95 |
| Bobby Forrest | England | RW | 1952–1959 | 121 | 37 |
| Albert Nightingale | England | ST | 1952–1957 | 135 | 48 |
| Roy Wood | England | GK | 1952–1960 | 203 | 0 |
| George Meek | Scotland | RW | 1952–1960 | 199 | 19 |
| Jackie Overfield | England | LW | 1953–1960 | 163 | 20 |
| Chris Crowe | England | IR | 1956–1960 | 98 | 27 |
| Wilbur Cush | Northern Ireland | RH | 1957–1960 | 90 | 9 |
| Don Revie | England | IF | 1958–1963 | 80 | 12 |
| Noel Peyton | Republic of Ireland | IL | 1958–1963 | 117 | 20 |
| Billy Bremner | Scotland | MF | 1959–1976 | 771 | 115 |
| Freddie Goodwin | England | HB | 1960–1964 | 120 | 2 |
| Willie Bell | Scotland | LB | 1960–1967 | 260 | 18 |
| Albert Johanneson | South Africa | LW | 1961–1970 | 200 | 68 |
| Paul Reaney | England | RB | 1961–1978 | 745 | 9 |
| Norman Hunter | England | CB | 1961–1976 | 724 | 21 |
| Terry Cooper | England | LB | 1961–1975 | 350 | 11 |
| Paul Madeley | England | CB | 1962–1980 | 724 | 34 |
| Peter Lorimer | Scotland | ST | 1962–1978 1983–1985 | 616 | 219 |
| Gary Sprake | Wales | GK | 1962–1973 | 506 | 0 |
| Jim Storrie | Scotland | FW | 1962–1967 | 156 | 67 |
| Bobby Collins | Scotland | MF | 1962–1967 | 167 | 25 |
| Rod Belfitt | England | IF | 1963–1971 | 128 | 33 |
| Johnny Giles | Republic of Ireland | IF | 1963–1975 | 525 | 114 |
| Jimmy Greenhoff | England | ST | 1963–1968 | 136 | 36 |
| Mick Bates | England | MF | 1964–1976 | 187 | 9 |
| Eddie Gray | Scotland | LW | 1965–1984 | 577 | 68 |
| David Harvey | Scotland | GK | 1965–1979 1983–1985 | 446 | 0 |
| Mike O'Grady | England | RW | 1965–1969 | 121 | 17 |
| Terry Yorath | Wales | MF | 1967–1976 | 196 | 12 |
| Mick Jones | England | FW | 1967–1975 | 312 | 111 |
| Allan Clarke | England | ST | 1969–1978 | 364 | 151 |
| Joe Jordan | Scotland | FW | 1970–1978 | 220 | 48 |
| Frank Gray | Scotland | LB | 1971–1979 | 246 | 25 |
| Trevor Cherry | England | LB | 1972–1982 | 484 | 31 |
| Gordon McQueen | Scotland | CB | 1972–1978 | 171 | 19 |
| Carl Harris | Wales | RW | 1973–1982 | 176 | 29 |
| Byron Stevenson | Wales | DF | 1973–1982 | 110 | 5 |
| Gwyn Thomas | Wales | MF | 1975–1984 | 103 | 3 |
| Ray Hankin | England | FW | 1976–1980 | 103 | 36 |
| Tony Currie | England | MF | 1976–1979 | 124 | 16 |
| Arthur Graham | Scotland | LW | 1977–1983 | 260 | 47 |
| Brian Flynn | Wales | MF | 1977–1982 | 177 | 11 |
| Paul Hart | England | CB | 1978–1983 | 223 | 20 |
| John Lukic | England | GK | 1978–1983 1990–1996 | 430 | 0 |
| Terry Connor | England | RW | 1979–1983 | 108 | 22 |
| Gary Hamson | England | MF | 1979–1986 | 152 | 4 |
| Martin Dickinson | England | CB | 1980–1986 | 119 | 2 |
| Neil Aspin | England | RB | 1981–1989 | 244 | 6 |
| John Sheridan | Republic of Ireland | CM | 1982–1989 | 267 | 52 |
| Andy Ritchie | England | ST | 1983–1987 | 159 | 44 |
| Mervyn Day | England | GK | 1985–1993 | 268 | 0 |
| Ian Baird | England | FW | 1985–1987 1990–1991 | 192 | 58 |
| David Rennie | Scotland | DF | 1986–1989 | 119 | 7 |
| Peter Haddock | England | CB | 1986–1991 | 146 | 1 |
| Micky Adams | England | LB | 1987–1989 | 89 | 3 |
| John Pearson | England | FW | 1987–1991 | 127 | 12 |
| Glynn Snodin | England | LB | 1987–1992 | 116 | 13 |
| David Batty | England | CM | 1987–1993 1998–2004 | 382 | 4 |
| Bobby Davison | England | ST | 1987–1992 | 110 | 35 |
| Gary Speed | Wales | MF | 1988–1996 | 311 | 57 |
| Vinnie Jones | Wales | MF | 1989–1990 | 53 | 5 |
| Gordon Strachan | Scotland | MF | 1989–1995 | 244 | 45 |
| Chris Fairclough | England | CB | 1989–1995 | 240 | 23 |
| Mel Sterland | England | RB | 1989–1994 | 146 | 20 |
| Carl Shutt | England | ST | 1989–1993 | 106 | 25 |
| Gary McAllister | Scotland | MF | 1990–1996 | 294 | 45 |
| Chris Whyte | England | CB | 1990–1993 | 146 | 6 |
| Lee Chapman | England | FW | 1990–1993 1996 | 174 | 80 |
| Gary Kelly | Republic of Ireland | RB | 1991–2007 | 531 | 4 |
| David Wetherall | England | CB | 1991–1999 | 250 | 18 |
| Rod Wallace | England | ST | 1991–1998 | 256 | 66 |
| Tony Dorigo | England | LB | 1991–1997 | 208 | 5 |
| Eric Cantona | France | FW | 1992 | 34 | 11 |
| Brian Deane | England | FW | 1993–1997 2004–2005 | 201 | 45 |
| Carlton Palmer | England | MF | 1994–1997 | 130 | 7 |
| Lucas Radebe | South Africa | CB | 1994–2005 | 262 | 3 |
| Tony Yeboah | Ghana | FW | 1995–1997 | 62 | 33 |
| Ian Harte | Republic of Ireland | LB | 1995–2004 | 288 | 39 |
| Harry Kewell | Australia | AM | 1995–2003 | 242 | 63 |
| Nigel Martyn | England | GK | 1996–2003 | 273 | 0 |
| Stephen McPhail | Republic of Ireland | CM | 1996–2004 | 97 | 3 |
| Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink | Netherlands | ST | 1997–1999 | 87 | 42 |
| Lee Bowyer | England | RM | 1996–2003 | 265 | 55 |
| Alfie Haaland | Norway | MF | 1997–2000 | 92 | 8 |
| Alan Smith | England | FW | 1997–2004 | 228 | 56 |
| Paul Robinson | England | GK | 1997–2004 | 119 | 1 |
| Jonathan Woodgate | England | CB | 1996–2003 | 142 | 4 |
| Eirik Bakke | Norway | MF | 1999–2006 | 196 | 21 |
| Danny Mills | England | RB | 1999–2004 | 141 | 4 |
| Michael Bridges | England | FW | 1999–2004 | 82 | 21 |
| Jason Wilcox | England | LW | 1999–2004 | 106 | 6 |
| Mark Viduka | Australia | ST | 2000–2004 | 166 | 72 |
| Dominic Matteo | Scotland | DF | 2000–2004 | 146 | 4 |
| Matthew Kilgallon | England | CB | 2000–2007 | 95 | 3 |
| Rio Ferdinand | England | CB | 2000–2002 | 73 | 2 |
| Robbie Fowler | England | ST | 2001–2003 | 33 | 14 |
| Frazer Richardson | England | RB | 2001–2009 | 173 | 5 |
| James Milner | England | MF | 2002–2004 | 54 | 5 |
| Aaron Lennon | England | RW | 2003–2005 | 43 | 1 |
| David Healy | Northern Ireland | ST | 2004–2007 | 121 | 31 |
| Paul Butler | Republic of Ireland | CB | 2004–2007 | 106 | 4 |
| Neil Sullivan | Scotland | GK | 2004–2007 | 110 | 0 |
| Danny Pugh | England | LB | 2004–2006 2012–2014 | 119 | 10 |
| Eddie Lewis | United States | LM | 2005–2007 | 96 | 9 |
| Manuel Rui Marques | Angola | CB | 2005–2010 | 100 | 4 |
| Jonathan Douglas | Republic of Ireland | CM | 2005–2009 | 166 | 11 |
| Jonathan Howson | England | CM | 2006-2012 | 225 | 29 |
| Jermaine Beckford | Jamaica England | ST | 2006–2010 | 152 | 85 |
| Fabian Delph | England | CM | 2006–2009 2012 | 57 | 6 |
| Casper Ankergren | Denmark | GK | 2006–2010 | 143 | 0 |
| Andrew Hughes | England | MF | 2007–2011 | 139 | 1 |
| Neil Kilkenny | Australia | CM | 2008–2011 | 144 | 11 |
| Bradley Johnson | England | CM | 2008–2011 | 140 | 17 |
| Robert Snodgrass | Scotland | RW | 2008–2012 | 189 | 41 |
| Luciano Becchio | Argentina | FW | 2008–2013 | 221 | 86 |
| Aidan White | Republic of Ireland England | 21 ♙LB♙L♙LLB | 2008–2015 | 111 | 2 |
| Tom Lees | England | CB | 2009–2014 | 135 | 4 |
| Max Gradel | Ivory Coast | LW | 2009–2011 | 79 | 24 |
| Ross McCormack | Scotland | FW | 2010–2014 | 158 | 58 |
| Charlie Taylor | England | 21 ♙LB♙L♙LLB | 2011–2017 | 97 | 3 |
| Jason Pearce | England | CB | 2012–2015 | 107 | 2 |
| Rodolph Austin | Jamaica | CM | 2012–2015 | 112 | 10 |
| Sam Byram | England | RB | 2012–2016 2023- | 143 37 | 10 2 |
| Alex Mowatt | England | CM | 2013–2017 | 125 | 13 |
| Luke Murphy | England | CM | 2013–2018 | 111 | 7 |
| Lewis Cook | England | CM | 2014–2016 | 85 | 2 |
| Marco Silvestri | Italy | GK | 2014–2017 | 98 | 0 |
| Gaetano Berardi | Switzerland | FB | 2014–2021 | 157 | 2 |
| Liam Cooper | Scotland | CB | 2014–2024 | 284 | 11 |
| Kalvin Phillips | England | CM | 2014–2022 | 232 | 14 |
| Chris Wood | New Zealand | FW | 2015–2017 | 88 | 44 |
| Stuart Dallas | Northern Ireland | MF/DF | 2015–2024 | 267 | 28 |
| Kemar Roofe | Jamaica | FW | 2016–2019 | 122 | 34 |
| Pablo Hernández | Spain | W/AM | 2016–2021 | 175 | 36 |
| Luke Ayling | England | RB | 2016–2024 | 268 | 11 |
| Pontus Jansson | Sweden | CB | 2016–2019 | 120 | 9 |
| Ezgjan Alioski | North Macedonia | LB / LW | 2017–2021 | 171 | 22 |
| Mateusz Klich | Poland | CM | 2017–2023 | 195 | 24 |
| Jack Harrison | England | LW/RW | 2018– | 206 | 34 |
| Patrick Bamford | England | FW | 2018– | 187 | 60 |
| Illan Meslier | France | GK | 2019– | 175 | 0 |
| Pascal Struijk | Netherlands | CB | 2018– | 121 | 9 |
| Raphinha | Brazil | RW | 2020–2022 | 67 | 17 |
| Rodrigo Moreno | Spain | FW | 2020–2023 | 97 | 28 |

## 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 | Women's 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 Nice |
| 2018 | Pablo Hernández | Pablo Hernández | Bailey Peacock-Farrell | — | Cath Hammill |
| 2019 | Pablo Hernández | Pablo Hernández | Jack Clarke | — | Cath Hammill |
| 2020 | Pablo Hernández | Stuart Dallas | Ben White | Robbie Gotts | Rebecca Hunt |
| 2021 | Stuart Dallas | Stuart Dallas | Illan Meslier | — | Abbie Brown |
| 2022 | - | - | - | — | - |
| 2023 | - | - | - | — | - |
| 2024 | Ethan Ampadu | Crysencio Summerville | Archie Gray | — | Jess Rousseau |

## 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 (1959–60) | |
| 1960 | 1962 | Freddie Goodwin | | |
| 1962 | 1966 | Bobby Collins | | |
| 1966 | 1976 | Billy Bremner | Jack Charlton (1965–66) | |
| 1976 | 1983 | Trevor Cherry | David Harvey (1982–83) | |
| 1983 | 1984 | David Harvey | | |
| 1984 | 1985 | Peter Lorimer | | |
| 1985 | 1986 | Ian Snodin | | |
| 1986 | 1987 | Ian Baird | | |
| 1987 | 1989 | Mark Aizlewood | Jack Ashurst (until 1988) | |
| 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 (until Jan 2009) Richard Naylor (from Jan 2009) | |
| 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 | 2021 | Liam Cooper | Luke Ayling | Gaetano Berardi |
| 2021 | 2023 | Liam Cooper | Luke Ayling | Stuart Dallas |
| 2023 | 2024 | Liam Cooper | Pascal Struijk | Ethan Ampadu |
| 2024 | Pres. | Ethan Ampadu | Pascal Struijk | Illan Meslier |