# List of Manchester City F.C. players (25–99 appearances)

Manchester City Football Club, then known as Ardwick, first entered the Football Alliance in the 1891–92 season. In 1892, the Football League decided to expand, and invited the Alliance clubs to join; having chosen not to apply for entry into the First Division, Ardwick were placed in the newly formed Second Division. In April 1894 Ardwick became Manchester City, following the creation of Manchester City Football Club Ltd. as a limited company.
The club's first team have competed in numerous nationally and internationally organised competitions, and all players who have played between 25 and 99 such matches, either as a member of the starting eleven or as a substitute, are listed below. Each player's details include the duration of his Manchester City career, his typical playing position while with the club, and the number of games played and goals scored in domestic league matches and in all senior competitive matches. Where applicable, the list also includes the national team for which the player was selected, and the number of senior international caps he won while playing for the club. The names are ordered first by number of appearances in total, then by date of debut.

## Introduction

More than 290 players have represented Manchester City in at least 25 and fewer than 100 competitive first team matches. A number of the players listed achieved firsts or milestones for the club. David Weir, who captained the club in the Ardwick era, was the first England international to play for the club. Canadian Walter Bowman was the first international from outside the British Isles to play in the Football League. Denis Law, Steve Daley and Robinho were all signed for transfer fees that broke the British transfer fee record. Marc-Vivien Foé scored the last ever goal by a Manchester City player at the club's Maine Road ground in April 2003, just two months before his death, when he collapsed during an international match. The first competitive goal at the new City of Manchester Stadium was scored by Trevor Sinclair in August 2003.
Several listed players won medals while at the club. Herbert Burgess and George Livingstone both played in the 1904 FA Cup Final that brought Manchester City's first major trophy. Laurie Barnett won the Cup in 1934, Jack Dyson scored in the 1956 final, and Mario Balotelli, Patrick Vieira and Adam Johnson all took part in the club's 2011 FA Cup victory. Ken Mulhearn kept goal for the majority of the 1967–68 league championship winning season, and Ian Bowyer was part of the team that won the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup in 1970. Several members of the squads that won eight Premier League titles between 2012 and 2024 are listed. Nine of these players are still contracted to the club and may add to their current totals.

## Key

Positions tactical evolution :
| Pre-1970s | Pre-1970s | 1970s onwards | 1970s onwards |
| GK | Goalkeeper | Goalkeeper | Goalkeeper |
| FB | Full back | DF | Full back or Wing-back |
| CH | Centre half | DF | Centre back |
| HB | Half back | MF | Holding midfielder |
| FW | Outside forward (a.k.a. Winger) | DF MF | Wing-back or Attacking midfielder |
| FW | Inside forward | MF FW | Attacking midfielder / Second striker |
| FW | Centre forward | FW | Centre forward / Striker / False #9 |
Position
* Playing positions are listed according to the tactical formations that were employed at the time. Thus the more defensive emphasis in the responsibilities of many of the old forward and midfield positions, and their corresponding name changes, reflects the tactical evolution that occurred in the sport from the late 1960s onwards. The position listed is that in which the player played most frequently for the club.
Club career
* Club career is defined as the first and last calendar years in which the player appeared for the club in any of the competitions listed below, irrespective of how long the player was contracted to the club. For players who had two or more spells at the club, the years for each period are listed separately.
League appearances and League goals
* League appearances and goals comprise those in the Football Alliance, the Football League and the Premier League. Appearances in the 1939–40 Football League season, abandoned after three games because of the Second World War, are excluded.
Total appearances and Total goals
* Total appearances and goals comprise those in the Football Alliance, Football League (including test matches and play-offs), Premier League, FA Cup, Football League Cup, UEFA Champions League/European Cup, UEFA Europa League/UEFA Cup, FA Community Shield/Charity Shield, Associate Members' Cup, and defunct competitions the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, Anglo-Italian Cup, Anglo-Italian League Cup, Texaco Cup, Anglo-Scottish Cup and Full Members' Cup. Matches in wartime competitions are excluded.
International selection
* Countries are listed only for players who have been selected for international football. Only the highest level of international competition is given.
* For players having played at full international level, the caps column counts the number of such appearances during his career with the club.
Last update
* Statistics are correct as of 25 May 2024

## Players with 25 to 99 appearances

Players with 25 to 99 competitive appearances for Manchester City F.C. (with current players highlighted in blue) :
| Player | Position | Club career | League apps | League goals | Total apps | Total goals | International selection | Caps |
| Lewis Barber | GK | 1927–1930 | 92 | 0 | 99 | 0 | — | — |
| David Phillips | MF | 1984–1986 | 81 | 13 | 99 | 16 | Wales | 10 |
| Frank Norgrove | FB | 1904–1911 | 94 | 1 | 98 | 1 | — | — |
| Steve McMahon | MF | 1992–1994 | 87 | 1 | 98 | 1 | England | 0 |
| Trevor Sinclair | MF | 2003–2007 | 82 | 5 | 98 | 6 | England | 1 |
| Gary Megson | MF | 1989–1992 | 82 | 2 | 97 | 2 | — | — |
| Adam Johnson | MF | 2010–2012 | 73 | 11 | 97 | 15 | England | 12 |
| John McTavish | CH | 1953–1960 | 93 | 0 | 96 | 0 | — | — |
| Manuel Akanji | DF | 2022– | 59 | 2 | 96 | 5 | Switzerland | 15 |
| Derek Jeffries | DF | 1969–1973 | 73 | 0 | 95 | 0 | — | — |
| Herbert Burgess | FB | 1903–1906 | 85 | 2 | 94 | 2 | England | 4 |
| Peter Dobing | FW | 1961–1963 | 82 | 31 | 94 | 32 | England under-23 | — |
| Mick Channon | FW | 1977–1980 | 72 | 24 | 94 | 30 | England | 1 |
| Max Woosnam | CH | 1920–1925 | 86 | 4 | 93 | 4 | England | 1 |
| David Robson | FB | 1892–1894 1894–1896 | 86 | 1 | 93 | 1 | — | — |
| Laurie Barnett | FB | 1930–1934 | 84 | 0 | 93 | 0 | — | — |
| Tony Henry | MF | 1976–1981 | 79 | 6 | 93 | 12 | — | — |
| Robbie Fowler | FW | 2003–2006 | 80 | 21 | 92 | 28 | England | 0 |
| Lee Crooks | DF / MF | 1996–2000 | 76 | 2 | 91 | 2 | England youth | — |
| Fred Howard | FW | 1913–1920 | 79 | 40 | 90 | 43 | — | — |
| Jimmy Heale | FW | 1934–1939 | 84 | 39 | 90 | 41 | — | — |
| Neil Pointon | FB | 1990–1992 | 74 | 2 | 90 | 2 | — | — |
| Pat Finnerhan | FW | 1894–1897 | 85 | 27 | 89 | 28 | — | — |
| Adrian Heath | MF | 1990–1992 | 75 | 4 | 89 | 5 | England under-21 | — |
| Fabian Delph | MF | 2015–2019 | 57 | 4 | 89 | 5 | England | |
| Dick Ray | FB | 1896–1900 | 82 | 3 | 88 | 3 | — | — |
| George Livingstone | HB | 1903–1906 | 81 | 19 | 88 | 20 | Scotland | 1 |
| Edwin Hughes | FB | 1912–1919 | 77 | 2 | 88 | 3 | Wales | 3 |
| Claudio Reyna | MF | 2003–2006 | 77 | 4 | 87 | 4 | United States | 15 |
| Bacary Sagna | DF | 2014–2017 | 54 | 0 | 86 | 0 | France | |
| Eric Nixon | GK | 1985–1988 | 58 | 0 | 84 | 0 | — | — |
| Billy Felton | FB | 1929–1932 | 73 | 0 | 83 | 0 | England | 0 |
| Dave Halliday | FW | 1930–1933 | 76 | 47 | 82 | 51 | — | — |
| Ernie Phillips | FB | 1949–1951 | 80 | 0 | 82 | 0 | — | — |
| Denis Law | FW | 1960–1961 1973–1974 | 68 | 30 | 82 | 38 | Scotland | 11 |
| Trevor Morley | FW | 1988–1989 | 72 | 18 | 82 | 21 | — | — |
| Fitzroy Simpson | MF | 1992–1995 | 71 | 4 | 82 | 4 | Jamaica | 0 |
| Darren Huckerby | FW | 2000–2003 | 69 | 22 | 82 | 31 | England B | — |
| James Blair | HB | 1906–1910 | 76 | 0 | 81 | 1 | — | — |
| Imre Varadi | FW | 1986–1988 | 65 | 26 | 81 | 31 | — | — |
| Danny Granville | DF | 1999–2001 | 70 | 3 | 80 | 3 | England under-21 | — |
| Elano | MF | 2007–2009 | 62 | 14 | 80 | 18 | Brazil | 18 |
| Mario Balotelli | FW | 2010–2013 | 54 | 20 | 80 | 30 | Italy | 15 |
| Billy Linacre | FW | 1947–1949 | 75 | 6 | 79 | 7 | — | — |
| Jackie Oakes | FW | 1948–1950 | 77 | 9 | 79 | 9 | — | — |
| Ivor Broadis | FW | 1951–1953 | 74 | 10 | 79 | 12 | England | 8 |
| Jimmy Murray | FW | 1963–1967 | 70 | 43 | 79 | 46 | England under-23 | — |
| Paul Moulden | FW | 1986–1989 | 64 | 18 | 79 | 25 | England youth | — |
| Eliaquim Mangala | DF | 2014–2019 | 57 | 0 | 79 | 0 | France | 2 |
| Ted Hanney | HB | 1913–1919 | 68 | 1 | 78 | 1 | — | — |
| Jack Warner | FW | 1921–1925 | 76 | 15 | 78 | 15 | — | — |
| Alan Kernaghan | DF | 1993–1997 | 63 | 1 | 78 | 2 | Republic of Ireland | 15 |
| Ali Benarbia | MF | 2001–2003 | 71 | 11 | 78 | 11 | Algeria | 0 |
| George Dougal | FW | 1898–1901 | 75 | 13 | 77 | 13 | — | — |
| Fred Fayers | HB | 1920–1923 | 73 | 5 | 77 | 5 | England amateur | — |
| Colin Hendry | DF | 1989–1991 | 61 | 5 | 77 | 10 | Scotland | 0 |
| Mark Kennedy | MF | 1999–2001 | 66 | 8 | 77 | 11 | Republic of Ireland | 9 |
| Derek Kevan | FW | 1963–1965 | 67 | 48 | 76 | 56 | England | 0 |
| Steve MacKenzie | MF | 1979–1981 | 58 | 8 | 76 | 10 | England under-21 | — |
| Javi García | MF | 2012–2014 | 53 | 2 | 76 | 2 | Spain | 0 |
| Dennis Westcott | FW | 1950–1952 | 72 | 37 | 75 | 37 | — | — |
| Paulo Wanchope | FW | 2000–2004 | 64 | 27 | 75 | 29 | Costa Rica | 23 |
| Benjamin Mendy | DF | 2017–2023 | 50 | 2 | 75 | 2 | France | 7 |
| Hugh Morris | FW | 1891–1893 1895–1896 | 66 | 31 | 74 | 31 | Wales | 1 |
| Bob Milarvie | FW | 1891–1896 | 69 | 13 | 73 | 14 | — | — |
| Fred Threlfall | FW | 1899–1904 | 67 | 8 | 73 | 8 | — | — |
| Jack Dyson | FW | 1955–1960 | 62 | 26 | 73 | 29 | — | — |
| Keith MacRae | GK | 1973–1980 | 56 | 0 | 72 | 0 | Scotland under-23 | — |
| Tony Vaughan | DF | 1997–1999 | 58 | 2 | 72 | 2 | England youth | — |
| Martin Petrov | MF | 2007–2010 | 59 | 9 | 72 | 12 | Bulgaria | 19 |
| John Gidman | DF | 1986–1988 | 53 | 1 | 71 | 3 | England | 0 |
| Dietmar Hamann | MF | 2006–2009 | 54 | 0 | 71 | 1 | Germany | 0 |
| Bert Gray | GK | 1927–1929 | 68 | 0 | 70 | 0 | Wales | 5 |
| Ian Bowyer | FW | 1968–1971 | 50 | 13 | 70 | 17 | — | — |
| Jamie Pollock | MF | 1998–2000 | 58 | 5 | 70 | 5 | England under-21 | — |
| Jimmy Ross | FW | 1899–1902 | 67 | 21 | 69 | 22 | — | — |
| Colin Barrett | FB | 1972–1976 | 53 | 0 | 69 | 1 | — | — |
| Shay Given | GK | 2009–2011 | 50 | 0 | 69 | 0 | Republic of Ireland | 22 |
| Sid Hoad | FW | 1911–1914 | 64 | 1 | 68 | 2 | — | — |
| Jim Tolmie | MF | 1983–1985 | 61 | 15 | 68 | 19 | Scotland under-21 | — |
| Clive Allen | FW | 1989–1991 | 53 | 16 | 68 | 21 | England | 0 |
| Ray Sambrook | FW | 1958–1961 | 62 | 13 | 67 | 13 | — | — |
| Mark Ward | MF | 1990–1991 | 55 | 14 | 67 | 16 | — | — |
| Eyal Berkovic | MF | 2001–2003 | 56 | 7 | 67 | 9 | Israel | 6 |
| Jack Hannaway | HB | 1951–1956 | 64 | 0 | 66 | 0 | — | — |
| Stan Horne | HB | 1965–1967 | 50 | 0 | 66 | 0 | — | — |
| Brian Gayle | DF | 1988–1989 | 55 | 3 | 66 | 3 | — | — |
| Willie McOustra | HB | 1902–1907 | 65 | 6 | 65 | 6 | — | — |
| Davie Ross | FW | 1907–1911 | 61 | 19 | 65 | 19 | — | — |
| Clive Colbridge | FW | 1959–1961 | 62 | 12 | 65 | 12 | — | — |
| Dave Bennett | MF | 1979–1981 | 52 | 9 | 65 | 15 | — | — |
| Peter Beagrie | MF | 1994–1997 | 52 | 3 | 65 | 5 | England B | — |
| Paul Bosvelt | MF | 2003–2005 | 53 | 2 | 65 | 3 | Netherlands | 5 |
| Georgios Samaras | FW | 2006–2007 | 55 | 8 | 65 | 12 | Greece | 19 |
| George Mann | HB | 1894–1897 | 59 | 7 | 64 | 7 | — | — |
| Tommy Tait | FW | 1928–1930 | 61 | 43 | 64 | 46 | — | — |
| Gordon Clark | FB | 1936–1946 | 55 | 0 | 64 | 0 | — | — |
| Kelechi Iheanacho | FW | 2015–2017 | 46 | 12 | 64 | 21 | Nigeria | 10 |
| William Douglas | GK | 1890–1894 | 58 | 0 | 63 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Stewart | FW | 1987–1988 | 51 | 26 | 63 | 30 | England | 0 |
| Michael Ball | DF | 2007–2009 | 48 | 0 | 63 | 1 | England | 0 |
| Joe Davies | FW | 1891–1893 1896 1900 | 57 | 20 | 62 | 21 | Wales | 3 |
| Johnny Williamson | FW | 1950–1955 | 59 | 18 | 62 | 19 | — | — |
| Ken Mulhearn | GK | 1967–1970 | 50 | 0 | 62 | 0 | — | — |
| Alan Harper | DF | 1989–1991 | 52 | 1 | 62 | 2 | England youth | — |
| Paul Walsh | FW | 1994–1995 | 53 | 16 | 62 | 19 | England | 0 |
| Stephen Jordan | DF | 2003–2007 | 51 | 0 | 62 | 0 | — | — |
| Javier Garrido | DF | 2007–2010 | 49 | 2 | 62 | 2 | Spain under-21 | — |
| Hugh Morris | FW | 1922–1924 | 57 | 0 | 61 | 0 | — | — |
| Frank McCourt | HB | 1951–1954 | 61 | 4 | 61 | 4 | Northern Ireland | 6 |
| Claudio Bravo | GK | 2016–2020 | 29 | 0 | 61 | 0 | Chile | 21 |
| Jack Brennan | HB | 1914–1922 | 56 | 0 | 60 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Bacuzzi | FB | 1964–1966 | 57 | 0 | 60 | 0 | England youth | — |
| Tommy Hutchison | MF | 1980–1982 | 46 | 4 | 60 | 5 | Scotland | 0 |
| Danilo | DF | 2017–2019 | 34 | 4 | 60 | 4 | Brazil | |
| Martyn Margetson | GK | 1991–1998 | 51 | 0 | 59 | 0 | Wales | 0 |
| Jon Macken | FW | 2002–2005 | 51 | 7 | 59 | 12 | Republic of Ireland | 1 |
| Gélson Fernandes | MF | 2007–2009 | 43 | 3 | 59 | 4 | Switzerland | 17 |
| Maurice Dunkley | FW | 1938–1947 | 51 | 5 | 58 | 6 | — | — |
| Rick Holden | MF | 1992–1993 | 50 | 3 | 58 | 5 | — | — |
| David Sommeil | DF | 2003–2006 | 49 | 4 | 58 | 5 | France B | — |
| Wayne Bridge | DF | 2009–2013 | 42 | 0 | 58 | 0 | England | 4 |
| Stockport Smith | FW | 1897–1900 | 54 | 22 | 57 | 22 | — | — |
| Alan Ogley | GK | 1964–1967 | 51 | 0 | 57 | 0 | — | — |
| Richard Jobson | DF | 1998–2001 | 50 | 4 | 57 | 4 | England B | — |
| Jack Allen | FB | 1920–1924 | 52 | 0 | 56 | 0 | — | — |
| Niclas Jensen | DF | 2002–2003 | 51 | 2 | 56 | 2 | Denmark | 18 |
| Ron Phoenix | HB | 1952–1959 | 53 | 2 | 55 | 2 | — | — |
| David Shawcross | HB | 1958–1964 | 47 | 2 | 55 | 2 | England under-23 | — |
| Steve Daley | MF | 1979–1980 | 48 | 4 | 54 | 4 | England B | — |
| Danny Mills | DF | 2004–2006 | 51 | 1 | 54 | 1 | England | 0 |
| Billy Wilson | HB | 1922–1927 | 48 | 0 | 53 | 0 | — | — |
| David Brightwell | DF | 1992–1995 | 43 | 1 | 53 | 2 | — | — |
| Gareth Taylor | FW | 1998–1999 | 43 | 9 | 53 | 10 | Wales | 0 |
| Robinho | FW | 2008–2010 | 41 | 14 | 53 | 16 | Brazil | 25 |
| John Benson | FB | 1962–1964 | 44 | 0 | 52 | 0 | — | — |
| Wyn Davies | FW | 1971–1973 | 45 | 8 | 52 | 9 | Wales | 3 |
| Derek Parlane | FW | 1983–1984 | 48 | 20 | 52 | 23 | Scotland | 0 |
| Mark Lillis | FW | 1985–1986 | 39 | 11 | 51 | 15 | — | — |
| Ben Thatcher | DF | 2004–2006 | 47 | 0 | 51 | 0 | Wales | 4 |
| Matija Nastasić | DF | 2012–2014 | 34 | 0 | 51 | 0 | Serbia | 14 |
| Ian Mellor | FW | 1971–1973 | 40 | 7 | 50 | 10 | — | — |
| Mark Seagraves | DF | 1987–1989 | 42 | 0 | 50 | 0 | England youth | — |
| Eike Immel | GK | 1995–1996 | 42 | 0 | 50 | 0 | Germany | 0 |
| Craig Bellamy | FW | 2009–2011 | 40 | 12 | 50 | 15 | Wales | 10 |
| Rico Lewis | DF | 2023– | 30 | 2 | 50 | 3 | England | 1 |
| Danny Whittle | HB | 1890–1894 | 46 | 4 | 49 | 5 | — | — |
| Walter Bowman | FW | 1893–1898 | 47 | 3 | 49 | 3 | Canada | 0 |
| Alex Harley | FW | 1962–1963 | 40 | 23 | 49 | 32 | — | — |
| Ged Keegan | FB | 1974–1978 | 37 | 2 | 49 | 3 | England under-21 | — |
| Gordon Smith | FW | 1984–1985 | 42 | 13 | 49 | 15 | Scotland under-21 | — |
| Álvaro Negredo | FW | 2013–2014 | 31 | 9 | 49 | 23 | Spain | 3 |
| Sandy Rowan | FW | 1894–1896 | 45 | 23 | 48 | 24 | — | — |
| Louis Cardwell | FB | 1938–1946 | 42 | 0 | 48 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Cunliffe | FW | 1946–1956 | 44 | 9 | 48 | 10 | — | — |
| Frank Carrodus | FW | 1970–1974 | 42 | 1 | 48 | 2 | — | — |
| Andy Morrison | DF | 1998–2001 | 37 | 4 | 48 | 5 | — | — |
| Willy Caballero | GK | 2014–2017 | 23 | 0 | 48 | 0 | Argentina under-23 | 0 |
| Jimmy Bannister | FW | 1902–1906 | 45 | 21 | 47 | 22 | — | — |
| Joe Cartwright | FW | 1913–1920 | 38 | 3 | 47 | 5 | — | — |
| Herbert Tyler | HB | 1919–1921 | 44 | 0 | 47 | 0 | — | — |
| Jackie Plenderleith | CH | 1960–1963 | 41 | 0 | 47 | 0 | Scotland | 1 |
| Alfie Haaland | DF | 2000–2002 | 38 | 3 | 47 | 3 | Norway | 1 |
| Vedran Ćorluka | DF | 2007–2008 | 38 | 1 | 47 | 1 | Croatia | 16 |
| Bob Grieve | FW | 1906–1909 | 44 | 18 | 46 | 19 | — | — |
| William Wallace | FW | 1912–1914 | 43 | 9 | 46 | 9 | — | — |
| Sid Cann | FB | 1930–1934 | 42 | 0 | 46 | 0 | — | — |
| Perry Suckling | GK | 1986–1988 | 39 | 0 | 46 | 0 | England under-21 | — |
| Ged Brannan | MF | 1997–1998 | 43 | 4 | 46 | 4 | — | — |
| Lee Bradbury | FW | 1997–1998 | 40 | 10 | 46 | 11 | England under-21 | — |
| Jim Whitley | MF | 1998–2000 | 38 | 0 | 46 | 1 | Northern Ireland | 3 |
| Patrick Vieira | MF | 2010–2011 | 28 | 3 | 46 | 6 | France | 0 |
| Wilfried Bony | FW | 2015–2017 | 36 | 6 | 46 | 11 | Ivory Coast | |
| Mateo Kovačić | MF | 2023– | 30 | 1 | 46 | 3 | Croatia | 4 |
| Paul Futcher | DF | 1978–1980 | 37 | 0 | 45 | 0 | England under-21 | — |
| Eddie McGoldrick | MF | 1996–1997 | 40 | 0 | 45 | 0 | Republic of Ireland | 0 |
| Kiki Musampa | MF | 2005–2006 | 41 | 3 | 45 | 4 | Netherlands under-21 | — |
| Michael Johnson | MF | 2006–2009 | 37 | 2 | 45 | 3 | England under-21 | — |
| Emmanuel Adebayor | FW | 2009–2010 | 34 | 15 | 45 | 19 | Togo | 4 |
| Jack Lyall | GK | 1909–1910 | 40 | 0 | 44 | 0 | Scotland | 0 |
| Tommy Broad | FW | 1919–1921 | 32 | 0 | 44 | 0 | — | — |
| Arthur Mann | DF | 1968–1971 | 35 | 0 | 44 | 0 | — | — |
| Steve McManaman | MF | 2003–2005 | 35 | 0 | 44 | 0 | England | 0 |
| Stevan Jovetić | FW | 2013–2016 | 30 | 8 | 44 | 11 | Montenegro | 8 |
| Kazimierz Deyna | MF | 1978–1980 | 38 | 12 | 43 | 13 | Poland | 0 |
| Nigel Clough | MF | 1996–1997 | 38 | 4 | 43 | 5 | England | 0 |
| Stuart Pearce | DF | 2001–2002 | 38 | 3 | 43 | 3 | England | 0 |
| Ferran Torres | FW | 2020–2021 | 28 | 9 | 43 | 16 | Spain | 22 |
| Jérémy Doku | MF | 2023– | 29 | 3 | 43 | 6 | Belgium | 6 |
| James Hosie | FW | 1901–1902 | 39 | 3 | 42 | 3 | — | — |
| Peter Bell | FW | 1926–1928 | 42 | 7 | 42 | 7 | — | — |
| Fred Hill | FW | 1970–1972 | 35 | 3 | 42 | 3 | England | 0 |
| Jim Melrose | FW | 1984–1985 | 34 | 8 | 42 | 11 | Scotland under-21 | — |
| Gordon Davies | FW | 1985–1986 | 31 | 9 | 42 | 15 | Wales | 2 |
| Jô | FW | 2008–2011 | 21 | 1 | 42 | 6 | Brazil | 0 |
| Joško Gvardiol | DF | 2023– | 28 | 4 | 42 | 5 | Croatia | 8 |
| Harry Middleton | HB | 1892–1894 | 38 | 4 | 41 | 4 | — | — |
| Len Wall | HB | 1910–1913 | 41 | 2 | 41 | 2 | — | — |
| James Cumming | FW | 1913–1915 | 35 | 0 | 41 | 3 | — | — |
| Tom Blair | GK | 1921–1922 | 38 | 0 | 41 | 0 | — | — |
| Eric Williams | FB | 1947–1950 | 38 | 0 | 41 | 0 | — | — |
| Roy Warhurst | HB | 1957–1958 | 40 | 2 | 41 | 2 | — | — |
| Roger Palmer | FW | 1977–1980 | 31 | 9 | 41 | 11 | — | — |
| Terry Cooke | MF | 1999 | 34 | 7 | 41 | 8 | England under-21 | — |
| Carlo Nash | GK | 2001–2002 | 38 | 0 | 41 | 0 | — | — |
| Michael Tarnat | DF | 2003–2004 | 32 | 3 | 41 | 4 | Germany | 0 |
| Cole Palmer | MF | 2020–2023 | 19 | 0 | 41 | 6 | England under-21 | — |
| James Sharples | FW | 1894–1897 | 39 | 20 | 40 | 20 | — | — |
| William Orr | FB | 1901–1903 | 36 | 0 | 40 | 0 | — | — |
| John Edmondson | GK | 1902–1906 | 38 | 0 | 40 | 0 | — | — |
| Percy Hill | FB | 1906–1908 | 38 | 0 | 40 | 0 | — | — |
| Bradley Wright-Phillips | FW | 2004–2006 | 32 | 2 | 40 | 2 | England under-20 | — |
| Gerry Baker | FW | 1960–1961 | 37 | 14 | 39 | 14 | United States | 0 |
| Vic Gomersall | FB | 1961–1965 | 39 | 0 | 39 | 0 | — | — |
| Nigel Gleghorn | MF | 1988–1989 | 34 | 7 | 39 | 11 | — | — |
| Jimmy McLuckie | HB | 1933–1934 | 32 | 1 | 38 | 1 | Scotland | 1 |
| Ron Healey | GK | 1971–1973 | 30 | 0 | 38 | 0 | Republic of Ireland | 0 |
| Colin Viljoen | MF | 1978–1980 | 27 | 0 | 38 | 1 | England | 0 |
| David Cross | FW | 1982–1983 | 31 | 12 | 38 | 13 | — | — |
| Wayne Biggins | FW | 1988–1989 | 32 | 9 | 38 | 10 | — | — |
| Tommy Wright | GK | 1997–2000 | 34 | 0 | 38 | 0 | Northern Ireland | 4 |
| Danny Allsopp | FW | 1998–2000 | 29 | 4 | 38 | 6 | Australia | 0 |
| Marc-Vivien Foé | MF | 2002–2003 | 35 | 9 | 38 | 9 | Cameroon | 5 |
| Frank Lampard | MF | 2014–2015 | 32 | 6 | 38 | 8 | England | 0 |
| Sergio Gómez | DF | 2022–2024 | 18 | 0 | 38 | 0 | — | — |
| John Milne | FW | 1890–1894 | 36 | 8 | 37 | 8 | — | — |
| Frank Dyer | FB | 1893–1898 | 36 | 3 | 37 | 3 | — | — |
| Frank Thompson | FB | 1922–1926 | 33 | 0 | 37 | 0 | — | — |
| James Calderwood | FW | 1922–1926 | 35 | 0 | 37 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Donnelly | HB | 1935–1937 | 37 | 1 | 37 | 1 | — | — |
| Geoff Hammond | DF | 1974–1976 | 34 | 1 | 37 | 2 | — | — |
| Craig Russell | FW | 1997–1999 | 31 | 2 | 37 | 4 | — | — |
| Spencer Prior | DF | 2000–2001 | 30 | 4 | 37 | 4 | — | — |
| Dedryck Boyata | DF | 2010–2015 | 14 | 0 | 36 | 1 | Belgium | 8 |
| Charles Broadhurst | FW | 1927–1928 | 33 | 25 | 36 | 26 | — | — |
| Eddie McMorran | FW | 1947–1948 | 33 | 12 | 36 | 12 | — | — |
| Gerry Gow | MF | 1980–1981 | 26 | 5 | 36 | 7 | Scotland under-23 | — |
| Mark Brennan | MF | 1990–1992 | 29 | 6 | 36 | 7 | England under-21 | — |
| Jimmy Hindmarsh | HB | 1913–1915 | 28 | 1 | 35 | 2 | — | — |
| Michael Robinson | FW | 1979–1980 | 30 | 8 | 35 | 9 | — | — |
| Felipe Caicedo | FW | 2008–2011 | 27 | 4 | 35 | 7 | Ecuador | 10 |
| Eric Garcia | DF | 2017–2021 | 19 | 0 | 35 | 0 | Spain | 7 |
| David Weir | FW | 1890–1893 | 32 | 10 | 34 | 13 | England | 0 |
| James Harper | FB | 1895–1898 | 32 | 0 | 34 | 0 | — | — |
| Jack Milsom | FW | 1938–1939 | 32 | 20 | 34 | 22 | — | — |
| Ian Scott | MF | 1987–1989 | 24 | 3 | 34 | 4 | — | — |
| Stefan Ortega | GK | 2022– | 12 | 0 | 34 | 0 | — | — |
| John Wood | FW | 1907–1909 | 28 | 6 | 33 | 9 | — | — |
| Harry Anders | FW | 1953–1955 | 32 | 4 | 33 | 4 | — | — |
| Alf Wood | FW | 1963–1966 | 32 | 4 | 33 | 4 | England youth | — |
| Michael Hughes | MF | 1988–1992 | 26 | 1 | 33 | 1 | Northern Ireland | 4 |
| Joe Cassidy | FW | 1900–1901 | 31 | 14 | 32 | 14 | — | — |
| Robert Davidson | FB | 1902–1904 | 32 | 0 | 32 | 0 | — | — |
| Alex Steel | HB | 1906–1907 | 30 | 1 | 32 | 1 | — | — |
| Charlie Burgess | FB | 1908–1911 | 32 | 0 | 32 | 0 | — | — |
| Arthur Daniels | FW | 1923–1926 | 31 | 1 | 32 | 1 | — | — |
| Jimmy Elwood | CH | 1924–1927 | 31 | 0 | 32 | 0 | Ireland | 1 |
| Lee Croft | MF | 2005–2006 | 28 | 1 | 32 | 1 | England under-20 | — |
| Daniel Sturridge | FW | 2007–2009 | 21 | 5 | 32 | 6 | England | 0 |
| John McVickers | FB | 1892–1893 | 28 | 0 | 31 | 0 | — | — |
| Wally McReddie | FW | 1894–1895 | 31 | 12 | 31 | 12 | — | — |
| John Wilkinson | HB | 1907–1910 | 31 | 2 | 31 | 2 | — | — |
| Ronnie Turnbull | FW | 1949–1950 | 30 | 5 | 31 | 5 | — | — |
| Jack Savage | GK | 1954–1957 | 30 | 0 | 31 | 0 | — | — |
| Lucien Mettomo | DF | 2001–2002 | 27 | 1 | 31 | 1 | Cameroon | 14 |
| Peter Schmeichel | GK | 2002–2003 | 29 | 0 | 31 | 0 | Denmark | 0 |
| Benjani | FW | 2008–2010 | 23 | 4 | 31 | 7 | Zimbabwe | 5 |
| David Oldfield | MF | 1989–1990 | 26 | 6 | 30 | 9 | England under-21 | — |
| William Hopkins | HB | 1892–1893 | 28 | 0 | 29 | 0 | — | — |
| Paddy Kelly | FW | 1920–1923 | 25 | 1 | 29 | 3 | Ireland | 1 |
| Trevor Francis | FW | 1981–1982 | 26 | 12 | 29 | 14 | England | 10 |
| Mikhail Kavelashvili | FW | 1996–1997 | 28 | 3 | 29 | 3 | Georgia | 2 |
| Bernardo Corradi | FW | 2006–2008 | 25 | 3 | 29 | 3 | Italy | 0 |
| Émile Mpenza | FW | 2007–2008 | 25 | 5 | 29 | 6 | Belgium | 2 |
| Costel Pantilimon | GK | 2011–2014 | 7 | 0 | 29 | 0 | Romania | 3 |
| Nolito | FW | 2016–2017 | 19 | 4 | 29 | 6 | Spain | |
| Matheus Nunes | MF | 2023– | 17 | 0 | 29 | 0 | Portugal | 1 |
| Tommy Chapman | HB | 1895–1896 | 26 | 3 | 28 | 3 | Wales | 2 |
| Jimmy Drummond | FW | 1902–1903 | 28 | 5 | 28 | 5 | — | — |
| Geoff Lomax | DF | 1983–1985 | 25 | 1 | 28 | 1 | — | — |
| Rae Ingram | DF | 1995–1997 | 23 | 0 | 28 | 0 | — | — |
| Clifford Coupland | HB | 1925–1926 | 24 | 2 | 27 | 2 | — | — |
| Bobby Owen | FW | 1968–1969 | 22 | 3 | 27 | 6 | — | — |
| Paul Ritchie | DF | 2000–2002 | 20 | 0 | 27 | 0 | Scotland | 0 |
| Jimmy Whitehead | FW | 1897–1898 | 24 | 7 | 26 | 7 | England | 0 |
| Willie Banks | HB | 1905–1906 | 25 | 1 | 26 | 1 | — | — |
| Dick Crawshaw | FW | 1919–1922 | 25 | 1 | 26 | 6 | — | — |
| Jackie Wharton | FW | 1947–1948 | 23 | 2 | 26 | 2 | — | — |
| Phil Boyer | FW | 1980–1982 | 20 | 3 | 26 | 4 | England | 0 |
| David Seaman | GK | 2003–2004 | 19 | 0 | 26 | 0 | England | 0 |
| Ched Evans | FW | 2007–2009 | 16 | 1 | 26 | 1 | Wales | 10 |
| Oscar Bobb | MF | 2021– | 14 | 1 | 26 | 2 | Norway | 6 |
| Jack Pritchard | FW | 1938–1946 | 22 | 5 | 25 | 5 | — | — |
| Jimmy Munro | FW | 1948–1950 | 25 | 4 | 25 | 4 | — | — |
| Åge Hareide | DF | 1981–1982 | 24 | 0 | 25 | 0 | Norway | 7 |
| Jason Beckford | FW | 1988–1991 | 20 | 1 | 25 | 2 | England youth | — |
| John Foster | DF | 1994–1996 | 19 | 0 | 25 | 0 | England schoolboys | — |
| Maurizio Gaudino | MF | 1994–1995 | 20 | 3 | 25 | 4 | Germany | 0 |
| Gerry Creaney | FW | 1995–1997 | 21 | 4 | 25 | 5 | Scotland B | — |
| Michael Frontzeck | DF | 1996 | 23 | 0 | 25 | 0 | Germany | 0 |
| Tony Grant | MF | 1999–2001 | 21 | 0 | 25 | 0 | England under-21 | — |
| Jack Rodwell | MF | 2012–2014 | 16 | 2 | 25 | 2 | England | 1 |