# List of Derry City F.C. players

List of Derry City players.

## Club captains

| Dates | Name |
| 1996-2009 | Peter Hutton |
| 2010-2014 | Kevin Deery |
| 2014 | Cliff Byrne |
| 2014-2015 | Barry Molloy |
| 2015-2017 | Ryan McBride |
| 2017-2018 | Gerard Doherty |
| 2019-2020 | Barry McNamee |
| 2020 | Conor McCormack |
| 2021-2022 | Eoin Toal |
| 2022-2024 | Patrick McEleney |
| 2025- | Mark Connolly |

## Notable former players

| Neil Bennett Luther Blissett Gerry Bowler Kevin Brady Killian Brennan Bobby Browne Seamus Browne David Byrne David Campbell Johnny Campbell Paul Carlyle Brian Cash Cristian Castells Harris Chueu John Coady Terry Cochrane Fay Coyle Liam Coyle Jobby Crossan John Cunningham Paul Curran Sammy Curran Ronan Curtis Cliff Byrne Owen Da Gama Tim Dalton Nelson da Silva Clive Delaney Jimmy Delaney | Declan Devine Eamon Doherty Ger Doherty Matt Doherty Sr. Paul Doolin Jimmy Elwood David Forde Sean Friars Jackie Fullerton Stuart Gauld Bobby Gilbert Alan Gough Stewart Greacen Terry Harkin Felix Healy Paul Hegarty Jackie Hennessy Jimmy Hill Shaun Holmes Michael Holt Victor Hunter Bobby Irvine Jack Keay David Kelly Jimmy Kelly Terry Kelly | Noel King Paul Kinnaird Alex Krstić Noel Larkin Glen Little John Paul McBride Neil McCafferty Mark McChrystal James McClean Paddy McCourt Billy McCullough Gerry McElhinney Scott McGarvey Jimmy McGeough Jon-Paul McGovern Niall McGinn Gareth McGlynn Johnny MacKenzie Jim McLaughlin Paul McLaughlin Archie McLeod Neil McNab Lee Molyneux Owen Morrison Jose Mukendi Alex Nesovic Ryan McBride | Mick Neville Tony O'Doherty Stephen O'Flynn Liam O'Kane Ken Oman Russell Payne Andy Petterson Derek Phillips Calvin Plummer Paul Ramsey Eddie Reynolds Paul Ritchie S.R. Russell Lukas Schubert Ryan Semple Aaron Splaine Jonathan Speak Mark Stewart Ben O'Sullivan Alan Sunderland Ernie Taylor Dennis Tueart Gary Twigg Pascal Vaudequin Niclas Vemmelund Danny Ventre Steve Williams Eamon Zayed |

## Reserve and youth squads

Derry City currently has academy teams at u13, u15, u17 and u19 age groups as well as an under-21 reserve team who play in the Ulster Senior League. These teams have also competed in international youth tournaments, including the Foyle Cup and the Umbro Galway Cup. In 2006, the academy team was victorious in the Umbro Galway Cup. Although many youth players come from the local youth league, the Derry and District League, Derry have branched out their scouting network and have since promoted players from all around Ireland.
Derry's under-21 side finished 3rd in the 2006 Dr. Tony O'Neill League Northern Section and therefore qualified for the knock-out stages, contested between qualifiers from the four provincial sections. In the second round, the side met Shelbourne F.C.'s under-21 team and knocked them out, winning 3-1. However, the side was then beaten in the quarter-final by the under-21 team of Sligo Rovers F.C.

## Record appearances in the League of Ireland

| Rank | Player | Total appearances |
| 1 | Peter Hutton | 678 |
| 2 | Paul Curran | 518 |
| 3 | Sean Hargan | 415 |
| 4 | Gary Beckett | 395 |
| 5 | Liam Coyle | 390 |

## Senior international players to have played for Derry City

| Name | Caps | Goals |
| Niall McGinn | 50 | 3 |
| Terry Cochrane | 26 | 1 |
| Billy Gillespie | 25 | 13 |
| Jobby Crossan | 24 | 10 |
| Shane Ferguson | 22 | 1 |
| Liam O'Kane | 20 | 0 |
| Paddy McCourt | 18 | 2 |
| Bobby Irvine | 15 | 3 |
| Paul Ramsey | 14 | 0 |
| Daniel Lafferty | 13 | 0 |
| Jim McLaughlin | 12 | 6 |
| Jimmy Kelly | 11 | 4 |
| David Campbell | 10 | 0 |
| Billy McCullough | 10 | 0 |
| Jimmy Hill | 7 | 0 |
| Bobby Browne | 6 | 0 |
| Gerry McElhinney | 6 | 0 |
| Terry Harkin | 5 | 2 |
| Rory Patterson | 5 | 1 |
| Sammy Curran | 4 | 2 |
| Fay Coyle | 4 | 0 |
| Felix Healy | 4 | 0 |
| Gerry Bowler | 3 | 0 |
| S.R. Russell | 3 | 0 |
| Johnny Campbell | 2 | 0 |
| Jimmy Elwood | 2 | 0 |
| Victor Hunter | 2 | 0 |
| Tony O'Doherty | 2 | 0 |
| Liam Coyle | 1 | 0 |
| Matt Doherty | 1 | 0 |
| Shaun Holmes | 1 | 0 |
| Name | Caps | Goals |
| James McClean | 47 | 8 |
| David Kelly | 26 | 9 |
| David Forde | 24 | 0 |
| Conor Sammon | 9 | 0 |
| Alan Moore | 8 | 0 |
| Jackie Hennessy | 5 | 0 |
| Jimmy Kelly | 4 | 0 |
| Bobby Gilbert | 1 | 0 |
| Name | Caps | Goals |
| Luther Blissett | 14 | 3 |
| Dennis Tueart | 6 | 2 |
| Steve Williams | 6 | 0 |
| Alan Sunderland | 1 | 0 |
| Name | Caps | Goals |
| Jimmy Delaney | 15 | 6 |
| Johnny MacKenzie | 9 | 0 |
| Name | Caps | Goals |
| Éamon Zayed | 8 | 1 |
| Name | Caps | Goals |
| Derek Phillips | 6 | 0 |
| Name | Caps | Goals |
| Jose Mukendi | ? | ? |