# List of Bristol City F.C. players

This is a list of notable footballers who have played for Bristol City. The aim is for this list to include all players that have played 100 or more senior matches for the club. Other players who are deemed to have played an important role for the club can be included, but the reason for their notability should be included in the 'Notes' column.
For a list of all Bristol City players with a Wikipedia article, see Category:Bristol City F.C. players, and for the current squad see Bristol City F.C.#Current squad.

## 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. Further information on competitions/seasons which are regarded as eligible for appearance stats are provided below, and if a player's data is not available for any of these competitions an appropriate note should be added to the table.

### League appearances

League appearances and goals should include data for the following league spells, but should not include play-off matches:
* Southern League: 1897–98 to 1900–01
* Football League: 1901–02 to present

### Total appearances

The figures for total appearances and goals should include the League figures together with the following competitions:
* Play-off matches (1987–88, 1996–97, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2007–08)
* FA Cup
* Football League Cup; Football League Trophy (1983–84 to 1989–90, 1995–96 to 1997–98, 1999–2000 to 2006–07); Full Members' Cup (1990–91, 1991–92); Anglo-Italian Cup (1992–93, 1993–94); Football League Third Division South Cup (1933–34 to 1938–39)
* Anglo-Scottish Cup (1975–76 to 1980–81), Football League Group Cup/Trophy (1982–83), Watney Cup (1973–74)

## List of players

Statistics are up to date as of 22 May 2012.
| Name | Position | Club career | League apps | League goals | Total apps | Total goals | Notes |
| Jock Hamilton | LH | 1897–1900 | 76 | 2 | 85 | 2 | Manager of Bristol City 1915–1919 |
| Billy Jones | RH | 1897–1906 | 238 | 27 | 262 | 31 | |
| Billy Wedlock | DF | 1905–1921 | 362 | 17 | 391 | 17 | |
| Peter Chambers | LH | 1900–1906 | 160 | 10 | 176 | 10 | |
| Harry Clay | G | 1901–1913 | 310 | 0 | 332 | 0 | |
| Billy Tuft | FB | 1901–1906 | 137 | 0 | 150 | 0 | |
| Herbert Banks | IL | 1901–1903 | 42 | 17 | 44 | 20 | England intl' |
| Dick Wombwell | OL | 1902–1905 | 92 | 19 | 103 | 22 | |
| Sam Gilligan | CF | 1904–1910 | 188 | 78 | 211 | 87 | |
| Arthur Spear | HB | 1904–1911 | 136 | 1 | 151 | 1 | |
| Harry Thickett | DF | 1904–1905 | 14 | 0 | 18 | 0 | Manager of Bristol City 1905—1910 |
| Archie Annan | RB | 1905–1910 | 143 | 0 | 161 | 0 | |
| Andy Burton | IL | 1905–1911 | 192 | 45 | 211 | 48 | |
| Joe Cottle | LB | 1905–1911 | 204 | 0 | 223 | 0 | |
| Pat Hanlin | HB | 1905–1911 | 162 | 3 | 168 | 3 | |
| Frank Hilton | OL | 1905–1910 | 116 | 21 | 125 | 22 | |
| Billy Maxwell | IR | 1905–1909 | 120 | 58 | 125 | 61 | |
| Reuben Marr | RH | 1906–1920 | 178 | 11 | 194 | 11 | |
| Fred Staniforth | OR | 1906–1911 | 134 | 14 | 149 | 15 | |
| Bob Young | RB | 1907–1920 | 168 | 0 | 172 | 0 | |
| Edwin Jones | LB | 1910–1923 | 107 | 4 | 109 | 4 | |
| Laurie Banfield | LB | 1911–1925 | 259 | 6 | 277 | 6 | |
| John Nicholson | LH | 1911–1921 | 197 | 4 | 207 | 4 | |
| Tommy Broad | OR | 1912–1915 | 106 | 8 | 111 | 8 | |
| Jack Harris | OL | 1912–1922 | 205 | 26 | 218 | 28 | |
| Bert Neesam | RH | 1913–1928 | 281 | 18 | 297 | 19 | |
| Herbert Blake | G | 1914-? | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
| Bill Pocock | OL | 1919–1926 | 238 | 46 | 255 | 47 | |
| Frank Vallis | G | 1919–1926 | 219 | 0 | 236 | 0 | |
| Jack Wren | RH | 1919–1922 | 104 | 1 | 112 | 1 | |
| Dick Hughes | LB | 1920–1932 | 268 | 0 | 280 | 0 | |
| Alex Torrance | LH | 1921–1928 | 167 | 10 | 176 | 10 | |
| Johnny Paul | IF | 1922–1930 | 206 | 49 | 215 | 51 | |
| Charlie Sutherland | IL | 1922–1926 | 103 | 23 | 107 | 23 | |
| Ernie Glenn | LB | 1923–1931 | 276 | 0 | 288 | 0 | |
| Andy Smailes | LH | 1923–1929 | 162 | 14 | 169 | 15 | |
| Tot Walsh | CF | 1923–1928 | 142 | 88 | 150 | 91 | |
| Billy Coggins | G | 1925–1930 | 171 | 0 | 177 | 0 | |
| Cyril Gilhespy | OR | 1925–1929 | 117 | 25 | 118 | 25 | |
| Albert Keating | IF | 1925–1928, 1932–1933 | 100 | 53 | 104 | 54 | |
| Jack Walsh | RB | 1926–1932 | 164 | 1 | 167 | 1 | |
| Jock Taylor | LB | 1927–1934 | 148 | 0 | 159 | 0 | |
| Bertie Williams | IF | 1927–1932 | 103 | 26 | 109 | 29 | |
| Allan Sliman | CH | 1928–1932 | 136 | 2 | 141 | 2 | |
| Ernie Brinton | LH | 1929–1937 | 249 | 7 | 280 | 9 | |
| Syd Homer | OR | 1929–1934 | 179 | 18 | 194 | 19 | |
| Wally Jennings | HB | 1929–1934 | 122 | 1 | 130 | 1 | |
| Cliff Morgan | RH | 1930–1949 | 249 | 11 | 281 | 12 | |
| Cyril Bridge | LB | 1932–1939 | 155 | 0 | 178 | 0 | |
| Leo Loftus | IL | 1932–1935 | 93 | 29 | 106 | 34 | |
| Bill Roberts | RB | 1933–1937 | 135 | 7 | 173 | 7 | |
| Jim Pearce | CH | 1934–1939 | 148 | 2 | 170 | 2 | |
| Dick Armstrong | IR LH | 1935–1939 | 112 | 18 | 121 | 18 | |
| Frank Peters | OR | 1936–1939 | 113 | 22 | 123 | 22 | |
| Don Clark | CF | 1938–1952 | 117 | 67 | 128 | 77 | |
| Dennis Roberts | CF | 1938–1954 | 303 | 2 | 322 | 2 | |
| Jack Bailey | LB | 1946–1958 | 347 | 0 | 372 | 0 | |
| Ivor Guy | RB | 1946–1957 | 404 | 2 | 426 | 3 | |
| Ernie Peacock | RH | 1946–1959 | 343 | 7 | 356 | 9 | |
| Cyril Williams | IL | 1946–1948, 1951–1958 | 296 | 69 | 310 | 74 | |
| Sid Williams | W | 1946–1952 | 98 | 11 | 106 | 12 | |
| Len Townsend | IR | 1947–1949 | 74 | 45 | 80 | 50 | |
| Alois Eisenträger | IF | 1949–1959 | 233 | 57 | 246 | 57 | |
| Arnold Rodgers | CF | 1949–1956 | 195 | 106 | 204 | 111 | |
| Pat Beasley | WH | 1950–1952 | 66 | 5 | 73 | 5 | Manager of Bristol City 1950–1958 |
| Con Sullivan | GK | 1950–53 | 73 | |
| Jack Boxley | OL | 1950–1957,1960–1961 | 205 | 34 | 213 | 35 | from Stourbridge Oct 1950 £2,000 |
| Jimmy Rogers | W | 1950–1956,1958–1962 | 270 | 102 | 288 | 108 | |
| John Atyeo | FW | 1951–1966 | 596 | 314 | 645 | 351 | Second most Bristol City appearances and record number of goals. Bristol City's Ateyo stand at Ashton Gate is named after him. He also has a statue of himself outside Bristol City's stadium. |
| Tony Cook | G | 1952–1964 | 320 | 0 | 348 | 0 | |
| Jack White | CH | 1952–1958 | 216 | 11 | 227 | 11 | |
| Johnny Watkins | OL | 1953–1959 | 95 | 19 | 103 | 21 | |
| Tommy Burden | WH | 1954–1961 | 227 | 20 | 239 | 21 | |
| Bob Anderson | G | 1954–1959 | 106 | 0 | 109 | 0 | |
| Mike Thresher | RB | 1954–1965 | 379 | 1 | 415 | 1 | |
| Wally Hinshelwood | OR | 1955–1960 | 148 | 16 | 158 | 19 | |
| Arthur Milton | W | 1955 | 14 | 3 | 14 | 3 | Double international at both cricket & football |
| Bobby Etheridge | RH | 1956–1964 | 259 | 42 | 288 | 47 | |
| Alan Williams | CH | 1956–1961 | 134 | 2 | 140 | 2 | |
| Alec Briggs | FB | 1957–1970 | 351 | 0 | 395 | 1 | |
| Gordon Parr | RH | 1957–1972 | 287 | 4 | 326 | 4 | |
| Tommy Casey | LH | 1958–1963 | 122 | 9 | 133 | 9 | |
| Jantzen Derrick | W | 1959–1971 | 260 | 32 | 299 | 36 | |
| Bobby "Shadow" Williams | IL | 1958–1965 | 187 | 76 | 214 | 82 | |
| Terry Bush | HB CF | 1960–1970 | 162 | 43 | 182 | 45 | |
| Brian Clark | IF | 1960–1967 | 195 | 83 | 215 | 89 | son of Don Clark |
| Jack Connor | CH | 1960–1971 | 355 | 10 | 408 | 12 | |
| Gordon Low | HB | 1960–1968 | 205 | 12 | 226 | 14 | |
| Roger "Lou" Peters | OL | 1960–1968 | 158 | 25 | 177 | 27 | |
| Alex Tait | CF | 1960–1964 | 117 | 38 | 134 | 44 | |
| Tony Ford | RB | 1961–1970 | 171 | 10 | 186 | 12 | |
| Mike Gibson | G | 1962–1972 | 331 | 0 | 375 | 0 | from Shrewsbury Town Apr 1963 £6,000 |
| Danny Bartley | W | 1964–1973 | 92+8 | 7 | 99+8 | 7 | |
| Gerry Sharpe | IL | 1964–1971 | 153 | 48 | 177 | 54 | Youth coach of Bristol City Jul 1971 |
| Chris Garland | FW | 1966–1971, 1976–1982 | 207 | 42 | 247 | 53 | One of "Ashton Gate Eight" in 1982 |
| Trevor Jacobs | RB | 1966–1973 | 131 | 3 | 146 | 3 | |
| John Galley | CF | 1967–1973 | 172 | 84 | 195 | 91 | |
| Ken Wimshurst | RH | 1967–1972 | 149 | 9 | 168 | 10 | |
| Geoff Merrick | DF | 1968–1982 | 367 | 10 | 434 | 13 | One of "Ashton Gate Eight" in 1982 |
| Trevor Tainton | MF | 1965–1982 | 486 | 24 | 587 | 33 | One of "Ashton Gate Eight" in 1982 |
| Brian Drysdale | LB | 1969–1977 | 282 | 3 | 328 | 4 | |
| Gerry Gow | MF | 1969–1980 | 375 | 48 | 445 | 55 | |
| David Rodgers | DF | 1969–1982 | 192 | 15 | 235 | 18 | son of Arnold Rodgers. One of "Ashton Gate Eight" in 1982 |
| Dickie Rooks | CH | 1969–1972 | 96 | 4 | 110 | 5 | |
| Ray Cashley | G | 1970–1981 | 227 | 1 | 262 | 1 | |
| Keith Fear | F | 1970–1977 | 152 | 34 | 171 | 37 | |
| John Emanuel | HB | 1971–1976 | 128 | 10 | 140 | 10 | |
| Gerry Sweeney | RB/MF | 1971–1982 | 406 | 22 | 489 | 29 | |
| Gary Collier | CH | 1972–1979 | 193 | 3 | 230 | 3 | |
| Donnie Gillies | CF, FB | 1972–1980 | 201 | 26 | 244 | 30 | |
| Tom Ritchie | FW | 1969–1981, 1982–1984 | 414 | 102 | 502 | 132 | |
| Clive Whitehead | MF | 1973–1981 | 229 | 10 | 280 | 16 | |
| Jimmy Mann | MF | 1974–1982 | 231 | 31 | 282 | 46 | One of "Ashton Gate Eight" in 1982 |
| Norman Hunter | DF | 1976–1979 | 108 | 4 | 122 | 5 | |
| Peter Cormack | M | 1976–1980 | 76 | 18 | 76 | 18 | |
| John Shaw | G | 1976–1985 | 295 | 0 | 357 | 0 | |
| Kevin Mabbutt | F | 1977–1982 | 129 | 29 | 168 | 47 | |
| Joe Royle | FW | 1977–1980 | 101 | 18 | 120 | 21 | |
| Paul Stevens | RB | 1977–1985 | 147 | 3 | 178 | 3 | |
| Terry Cooper | LB | 1978–1979,1982–1985 | 71 | 1 | 85 | 1 | Manager of Bristol City 1982–1988 |
| Howard Pritchard | W | 1978–1981, 1983–1986 | 157 | 24 | 198 | 31 | |
| Pertti Jantunen | M | 1979–1980 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 26 caps for Finland (1 goal) |
| Geert Meyer | M | 1979–1980 | - | - | - | - | Born 1951 in Viagtwedde, Groningen Netherlands |
| Gary Williams | LB | 1980–1984 | 99 | 1 | 118 | 1 | son of Alan Williams |
| Rob Newman | DF | 1981–1991 | 394 | 52 | 484 | 61 | |
| Alan Crawford | W | 1982–1985 | 92 | 26 | 108 | 28 | |
| Andy Llewellyn | RB | 1982–1994 | 308 | 3 | 373 | 3 | |
| Glyn Riley | F | 1982–1987 | 199 | 61 | 247 | 77 | |
| Keith Curle | D | 1983–1989 | 121 | 1 | 153 | 1 | |
| Bobby Hutchinson | MF | 1984–1987 | 92 | 10 | 118 | 13 | |
| Steve Neville | F | 1984–1988 | 134 | 40 | 163 | 49 | |
| Alan Walsh | F | 1984–1989 | 218 | 77 | 282 | 97 | |
| David Moyes | DF | 1985–1987 | 83 | 6 | 109 | 10 | |
| Keith Waugh | GK | 1985–1989 | 170 | 0 | 221 | 0 | |
| Brian Williams | LB | 1985–1987 | 77 | 3 | 102 | 3 | |
| Steve Galliers | MF | 1986–1989 | 77 | 6 | 98 | 6 | |
| Glenn Humphries | D | 1987–1991 | 85 | 0 | 104 | 0 | |
| John Pender | CB | 1987–1990 | 83 | 3 | 109 | 3 | |
| Joe Jordan | CF | 1987–1989 | 57 | 8 | 77 | 12 | Manager of Bristol City 1988–1990, 1994–1997 |
| Steve McClaren | MF | 1987–1989 | 61 | 2 | 77 | 3 | from Derby County Feb 1988 £50,000 |
| Mark Gavin | MF | 1988–1990,1991–1994 | 110 | 8 | 155 | 10 | |
| Bob Taylor | CF | 1988–1992 | 106 | 50 | 127 | 58 | |
| Matt Bryant | DF | 1989–1996 | 203 | 7 | 232 | 7 | |
| David Rennie | MF | 1989–1992 | 104 | 8 | 126 | 8 | |
| Gary Shelton | MF | 1989–1994 | 150 | 24 | 180 | 27 | |
| Dave Smith | OL | 1989–1992 | 97 | 10 | 116 | 14 | |
| Bob Taylor | FW | 1989–1992 | 106 | 50 | 126 | 58 | |
| Mark Aizlewood | DF | 1990–1993 | 101 | 3 | 118 | 3 | |
| Wayne Allison | FW | 1990–1995 | 195 | 48 | 225 | 57 | |
| Junior Bent | WN | 1990–1997 | 183 | 20 | 221 | 23 | |
| Andy May | MF | 1990–1992 | 90 | 4 | 101 | 6 | |
| Martin Scott | LB | 1990–1995 | 171 | 14 | 200 | 16 | |
| Robert Edwards | DF | 1991–1999 | 216 | 5 | 264 | 8 | |
| Russell Osman | DF | 1991–1994 | 70 | 3 | 80 | 3 | Manager of Bristol City 1993–1994 from Southampton Oct 1991 £60,000 |
| Keith Welch | GK | 1991–1999 | 271 | 0 | 319 | 0 | from Rochdale Aug 1991 £200,000 |
| Stuart Munro | LB | 1992–1996 | 94 | 0 | 117 | 1 | |
| Andy Cole | FW | 1992–1993 | 41 | 20 | 41 | 20 | |
| Dariusz Dziekanowski | FW | 1992–1993 | 43 | 7 | 43 | 7 | 62 Polish caps (20 goals) |
| Matt Hewlett | MF | 1993–2000 | 112+16 | 9 | 133+21 | 12 | |
| Mark Shail | DF | 1993–2000 | 128 | 4 | 150 | 5 | |
| Brian Tinnion | MF | 1993–2005 | 458 | 36 | 549 | 42 | Manager of Bristol City 2004–2005 |
| Martin Kuhl | MF | 1994–1997 | 94 | 7 | 113 | 9 | |
| Gary Owers | MF | 1994–1998 | 126 | 9 | 149 | 11 | |
| Louis Carey | DF | 1995–2004, 2005– | 547 | 12 | 624 | 15 | Record number of appearances for the club |
| Tommy Doherty | MF | 1996–2005 | 188 | 7 | 225 | 9 | |
| Gregory Goodridge | FW | 1996–2001 | 119 | 14 | 148 | 17 | |
| Shaun Taylor | CH | 1996–2000 | 105 | 7 | 126 | 10 | |
| Mickey Bell | LB | 1997–2005 | 294 | 35 | 345 | 39 | |
| Scott Murray | OR | 1997–2003, 2004–2009 | 355 | 74 | 427 | 92 | |
| Steve Phillips | GK | 1997–2006 | 262 | 0 | 309 | 0 | |
| Aaron Brown | MF | 1998–2004 | 160 | 12 | 191 | 12 | |
| Joe Burnell | MF | 1998–2004 | 134 | 1 | 161 | 3 | |
| Matt Hill | LB | 1998–2005 | 203 | 6 | 246 | 6 | |
| Tony Thorpe | FW | 1998–2002 | 128 | 51 | 151 | 62 | |
| Danny Coles | CH | 1999–2005 | 153 | 6 | 180 | 8 | |
| Lee Peacock | FW | 2000–2004 | 148 | 54 | 175 | 63 | |
| Christian Roberts | FW | 2002–2004 | 99 | 21 | 118 | 26 | |
| Leroy Lita | FW | 2002–2005 | 85 | 31 | 100 | 38 | |
| Luke Wilkshire | MF | 2003–2006 | 110 | 17 | 124 | 18 | |
| Steve Brooker | FW | 2004–2009 | 101 | 37 | 110 | 39 | |
| Bradley Orr | RB | 2004–2010 | 229 | 12 | 255 | 13 | |
| Cole Skuse | DM | 2004–2013 | 254 | 9 | 281 | 9 | |
| Adriano Basso | GK | 2005–2010 | 165 | 0 | 182 | 0 | |
| Richard Keogh | CB | 2005–2008 | 40 | 3 | 53 | 5 | |
| David Noble | CM | 2005–2009 | 77 | 7 | 87 | 9 | |
| Liam Fontaine | CB | 2006–2014 | 262 | 6 | 294 | 7 | |
| Lee Johnson | MF | 2006–2012 | 174 | 11 | 199 | 11 | Manager of Bristol City 2016 – Present |
| Jamie McAllister | LB | 2006–2012 | 186 | 3 | 212 | 4 | |
| Jamie McCombe | CB | 2006–2010 | 119 | 9 | 132 | 11 | |
| Michael McIndoe | LW | 2007–2009 | 90 | 12 | 103 | 13 | |
| Ivan Sproule | RW | 2007–2011 | 117 | 6 | 128 | 7 | |
| Marvin Elliott | MF | 2007–2014 | 242 | 25 | 263 | 28 | |
| Lee Trundle | FW | 2007–2009 | 57 | 6 | 62 | 8 | First £1million pound player |
| Nicky Maynard | FW | 2008–2012 | 124 | 45 | 131 | 46 | Record signing at the time for £2.25million |
| Paul Hartley | MF | 2009–2010 | 40 | 5 | 42 | 5 | |
| Jon Stead | FW | 2010–2013 | 79 | 20 | 83 | 20 | |
| Kalifa Cisse | MF | 2010–2012 | 62 | 2 | 64 | 2 | |
| Neil Kilkenny | MF | 2011–2014 | 68 | 1 | 72 | 1 | |
| Brett Pitman | FW | 2010–2013 | 77 | 20 | 81 | 20 | |
| Albert Adomah | FW | 2010–2013 | 131 | 17 | 136 | 17 | Ghanaian International Winger |
| David James | GK | 2010–2012 | 81 | 0 | 84 | 0 | Former England International Goalkeeper |
| Steven Caulker | CB | 2010–2011 | 29 | 2 | 29 | 2 | |
| Danny Rose | LM | 2010–2011 | 17 | 0 | 17 | 0 | England International Left-Back |
| Yannick Bolasie | LW | 2011–2012 | 23 | 1 | 24 | 1 | |
| Greg Cunningham | LB | 2012–2015 | 91 | 4 | 107 | 5 | |
| Tom Heaton | GK | 2012–2013 | 43 | 0 | 44 | 0 | England International |
| Sam Baldock | FW | 2012–2014 | 78 | 34 | 84 | 36 | |
| Jay Emmanuel-Thomas | FW | 2013–2015 | 82 | 24 | 103 | 33 | |
| Luke Ayling | CB | 2014–2016 | 80 | 4 | 95 | 4 | |
| Wade Elliott | MF | 2014–2015 | 55 | 5 | 61 | 5 | Double winning Captain |
| Nathan Baker | CB | 2015–2016 2017- | 127 | 2 | 127 | 2 | |
| Jonathan Kodjia | FW | 2015–2016 | 49 | 19 | 52 | 20 | Record signing at the time for £3.25million |
| Luke Freeman | FW | 2014–2017 | 105 | 10 | 121 | 10 | |
| Aaron Wilbraham | FW | 2014–2017 | 111 | 30 | 134 | 34 | |
| Tammy Abraham | FW | 2016–2017 | 41 | 23 | 41 | 23 | England International Striker |
| Lee Tomlin | FW | 2015–2017 | 58 | 12 | 60 | 13 | |
| Bobby Reid | FW | 2010–2018 | 135 | 26 | 158 | 29 | Swapped Bristol City for fierce rivals Cardiff City, of the Premier League. |
| Aden Flint | CB | 2013–2018 | 209 | 37 | 246 | 39 | |
| Hörður Magnússon | CB | 2016–2018 | 51 | 1 | 62 | 1 | Iceland international, playing for CSKA Moscow of the Russian Premier League. |
| Joe Bryan | LB | 2011–2018 | 203 | 16 | 230 | 20 | |
| Marlon Pack | MF | 2013–2019 | 244 | 11 | 282 | 12 | |
| Adam Webster | CB | 2018–2019 | 44 | 3 | 47 | 3 | Sold to Brighton for a club record fee of £20million |
| Andreas Weimann | FW | 2018- | 136 | 40 | 142 | 40 | |