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

Birmingham City Football Club, an English association football club based in the city of Birmingham, was founded in 1875 under the name of Small Heath Alliance. They first entered the FA Cup in the 1881–82 season. When nationally organised league football began in 1888, the club, by then called simply Small Heath F.C., were not invited to join the Football League. Instead, they became a founder member of the Football Alliance, which was formed a year later. In 1892, the Football League decided to expand, and invited the Alliance clubs to join; as one of the less successful members of the Alliance, Small Heath were placed in the newly formed Second Division. 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 Birmingham 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.

## Introduction

As of the date specified below, more than 300 men had completed their Birmingham career after playing in at least 25 and fewer than 100 senior competitive matches. Several of these took an important role with the club after they retired as players. Harry Morris, who joined the club's board of directors in 1903, was instrumental in planning the St Andrew's stadium, which has been the club's home ground since 1906. In his role as Birmingham's chief scout in the 1960s, Don Dorman was responsible for recruiting youngsters including Trevor Francis – the first player transferred between British clubs for a £1 million fee – and future internationals Bob Latchford and Kenny Burns. Bill Harvey, Arthur Turner, Steve Bruce and Lee Bowyer went on to manage the club. Turner led the team to their highest league finish and to the FA Cup Final in 1956, while Birmingham gained promotion to the Premier League twice under Bruce's managership.
Walter Abbott set two goalscoring records in the 1898–99 season which, as of the date above, still stand: he scored 42 goals in all competitions, and 34 league goals in as many games in the Football League. Chris Charsley, a serving police officer who played as an amateur, was the first man capped by England while with the club; in later life, he became chief constable of the Coventry police force.
Other players took part in significant matches in the history of the club. Harry Morris and Eddy Stanley appeared in every match as Small Heath Alliance progressed through six rounds to the semi-final of the 1885–86 FA Cup. Tom Bayley, George Short and Fred Speller appeared in Small Heath's first Football League match in 1892. In more recent times, John Gayle scored the winning goal as Birmingham beat Tranmere Rovers in the 1991 Associate Members' Cup final. The 18-year-old Darren Carter converted the decisive penalty in the 2002 play-off final shootout by which Birmingham were promoted to the Premier League for the first time; goalkeeper Nico Vaesen saved one of the opponents' spot-kicks. The Birmingham team that won the 2011 League Cup featured five men listed here, including Ben Foster, who won the man of the match award. Teenagers Nathan Redmond and Chris Wood scored two of the three goals that took Birmingham through to the group stage of the Europa League in the club's first season in European competition for 50 years.
Two players – George Edwards in 1948 and Steve Wigley in 1989 – left the club with 99 career appearances.

## Key

* The list is ordered first by number of appearances in total, then by number of League appearances, and then if necessary by date of debut.
* Appearances as a substitute are included.
* Statistics are correct up and including the match played on 15 March 2025. Where a player left the club permanently after this date, his statistics are updated to his date of leaving.

### Player

    Players marked * were registered for the club as at the date specified above.
    Players with name in italics and marked † were on loan from another club for the duration of their Birmingham career. The loaning club is noted in the Notes column.
    Players marked ‡ have been inducted into the Birmingham City F.C. Hall of Fame.
    Players marked $ have won the Birmingham City F.C. Player of the Year award.

### Position

    Playing positions are listed according to the tactical formations that were employed at the time. Thus the change in the names of defensive and midfield positions reflects the tactical evolution that occurred from the 1960s onwards.

### 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.

### 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, League Cup, UEFA Europa League, Associate Members' Cup/Football League Trophy, Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, Anglo-Italian 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, except where a player competed for more than one country, in which case the highest level reached for each country is shown.
    Between 1926 and 1950, two competing football teams claimed to represent the island of Ireland. Some players, including Birmingham's Jackie Brown, appeared for both teams. For more information, see Ireland national football team (1882–1950) and Republic of Ireland national football team.  Ireland denotes players who played for the Irish Football Association team;  Republic of Ireland denotes players who played for the Football Association of Ireland team.

### Caps

    For players having played at full international level, the caps column counts the number of such appearances during his career with the club.

## Players with 25 to 99 appearances

* Despite his goalscoring record at Small Heath, Walter Abbott played nearly 300 times for Everton as a wing half.
* The editor of Arsenal F.C.'s 1914–15 Handbook "firmly believe[d] that with a man like [Harry] King in the vanguard last season [they] would now be in Division I".
* Harry Hampton was Birmingham's top scorer in the 1920–21 Football League Second Division-winning season.
* Johnny Newman was in the Birmingham team that became the first English club side to take part in European competition in 1956.
* Paul Hendrie began his career with Birmingham in the 1970s before playing more than 300 games in the Football League for other clubs.
* Howard Gayle, who was Liverpool F.C.'s first black player, spent 18 months with Birmingham in the 1980s.
* After more than 700 senior appearances, including 96 for Birmingham, Noel Blake went on to spend five years as manager of the England under-19 team.
* Mark Cooper spent a season with Birmingham under the management of his father, Terry.
* Liam Daish captained Birmingham to the Division Two title in 1994–95 and to victory in the 1995 Football League Trophy final.
* French World Cup-winner Christophe Dugarry is the only man with fewer than 100 club appearances to be inducted into the Birmingham City Hall of Fame.
* Fabrice Muamba, whose career was ended by a cardiac arrest suffered during a match in 2012, won Birmingham's Young Player of the Season award for 2006–07.
* Jude Bellingham, Birmingham's youngest ever first-team player
Table of players, including playing position, club statistics and international selection :
| Player | Pos | Club career | League | League | Total | Total | International selection | Caps | Notes | Refs |
| Player | Pos | Club career | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | International selection | Caps | Notes | Refs |
| Steve Wigley | MF | 1987–1989 | 87 | 4 | 99 | 5 | — | — | | |
| George Edwards | FW | 1946–1948 | 84 | 9 | 99 | 9 | Wales | 6 | | |
| Jack Firth | HB | 1927–1932 | 93 | 7 | 98 | 8 | — | — | | |
| Liam Daish | DF | 1994–1996 | 73 | 3 | 98 | 6 | Republic of Ireland | 0 | | |
| Arthur Mounteney | FW | 1905–1909 | 91 | 29 | 97 | 30 | — | — | | |
| Clinton Morrison | FW | 2002–2005 | 87 | 14 | 97 | 16 | Republic of Ireland | 24 | | |
| Dion Sanderson * | DF | 2021–20222022–present | 85 | 3 | 97 | 3 | — | — | | |
| Jamie Clapham | DF | 2003–2006 | 84 | 1 | 97 | 1 | — | — | | |
| Gary McSheffrey | FW | 2006–2010 | 83 | 16 | 96 | 20 | England U20 | — | | |
| Steve Robinson | MF | 1995–2000 | 81 | 0 | 96 | 2 | — | — | | |
| Noel Blake | DF | 1982–1984 | 76 | 5 | 96 | 5 | — | — | | |
| Denis Thwaites | FW | 1961–1971 | 86 | 18 | 95 | 21 | England youth | — | | |
| Olivier Tébily | DF | 2002–2006 | 83 | 0 | 95 | 0 | Ivory Coast | 4 | | |
| Wally Harris | FW | 1924–1927 | 89 | 12 | 94 | 13 | England trial | — | | |
| Thomas Daykin | HB | 1908–1912 | 88 | 1 | 94 | 1 | — | — | | |
| Lee Bowyer | MF | 2009–2011 | 81 | 10 | 94 | 12 | England | 0 | | |
| Kevin Francis | FW | 1995–1998 | 73 | 13 | 94 | 21 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0 | | |
| Radhi Jaïdi | DF | 2006–2009 | 86 | 6 | 93 | 6 | Tunisia | 17 | | |
| Fred Speller | FB | 1888–1893 | 75 | 0 | 93 | 0 | — | — | | |
| Dennis Bailey | FW | 1989–1991 | 75 | 23 | 93 | 25 | — | — | | |
| Willie Steel | FB | 1935–1938 | 91 | 0 | 92 | 0 | — | — | | |
| Darren Randolph | GK | 2013–2015 | 91 | 0 | 92 | 0 | Republic of Ireland | 0 | | |
| Tomasz Kuszczak | GK | 2015–2017 | 89 | 0 | 92 | 0 | Poland | 0 | | |
| Bunny Larkin | U | 1956–1960 | 79 | 23 | 92 | 29 | — | — | | |
| Marcelo | FW | 1999–2002 | 77 | 24 | 92 | 26 | — | — | | |
| Charlie Tickle | FW | 1902–1908 | 88 | 14 | 91 | 14 | — | — | | |
| Byron Stevenson | DF | 1982–1985 | 74 | 3 | 91 | 3 | Wales | 4 | | |
| Steven Caldwell | DF | 2011–2013 | 77 | 1 | 90 | 2 | Scotland | 0 | | |
| Nicky Eaden | DF | 2000–2002 | 74 | 3 | 90 | 5 | — | — | | |
| John Ruddy | GK | 2022–2024 | 87 | 0 | 89 | 0 | England | 0 | | |
| Oakey Field | FW | 1902–1905 | 86 | 14 | 89 | 15 | — | — | | |
| Ernie Islip | FW | 1923–1927 | 83 | 23 | 89 | 24 | — | — | | |
| Chris Whyte | DF | 1993–1996 | 68 | 1 | 89 | 1 | England U21 | — | | |
| Robbie Savage $ | MF | 2002–2005 | 82 | 11 | 88 | 12 | Wales | 14 | | |
| James McFadden | FW | 2008–2010 | 82 | 13 | 88 | 14 | Scotland | 11 | | |
| Stephen Kelly | DF | 2006–2009 | 79 | 0 | 88 | 0 | Republic of Ireland | 12 | | |
| Kevin Langley | MF | 1988–1990 | 76 | 2 | 88 | 2 | — | — | | |
| Roger Johnson | DF | 2009–2011 | 76 | 2 | 88 | 3 | — | — | | |
| Frank Worthington | FW | 1979–1982 | 75 | 29 | 88 | 33 | England | 0 | | |
| Fred Pickering | FW | 1967–1969 | 74 | 27 | 88 | 32 | England | 0 | | |
| Chris Holland | MF | 1996–2000 | 70 | 0 | 88 | 0 | England U21 | — | | |
| George Robertson | U | 1910–1913 | 84 | 17 | 87 | 17 | — | — | | |
| Andy Kennedy | FW | 1985–1988 | 76 | 18 | 87 | 20 | Scotland youth | — | | |
| Charlie Millington | FW | 1909–1912 | 83 | 13 | 86 | 13 | — | — | | |
| Lee Camp | GK | 2018–2020 | 80 | 0 | 86 | 0 | Northern Ireland England U21 | 0 | | |
| Benny Bond | FW | 1927–1931 | 82 | 13 | 85 | 13 | — | — | | |
| Alec Jackson | FW | 1964–1966 | 78 | 11 | 85 | 12 | — | — | | |
| Walter Abbott | FW | 1896–18991910 | 77 | 57 | 85 | 66 | England | 0 | | |
| Stern John | FW | 2002–2004 | 77 | 16 | 85 | 21 | Trinidad and Tobago | 14 | | |
| Seymour Morris | FW | 1935–1939 | 83 | 29 | 84 | 30 | Wales | 5 | | |
| Mehdi Nafti | MF | 2005–2009 | 80 | 0 | 84 | 1 | Tunisia | 15 | | |
| Bill Horsman | FW | 1929–1935 | 79 | 3 | 84 | 3 | — | — | | |
| Freddie Wilcox | FW | 1903–1906 | 78 | 32 | 84 | 32 | England trial | — | | |
| Billy Guest | FW | 1933–1937 | 76 | 15 | 84 | 17 | — | — | | |
| David Seaman | GK | 1984–1986 | 75 | 0 | 84 | 0 | England | 0 | | |
| Jeff Kenna | DF | 2001–2004 | 75 | 3 | 84 | 3 | Republic of Ireland | 0 | | |
| Steve Bruce $ | DF | 1996–1998 | 72 | 2 | 84 | 3 | England B | — | | |
| Barry Ferguson | MF | 2009–2011 | 72 | 0 | 84 | 2 | Scotland | 0 | | |
| Gary Cooper | MF / DF | 1993–1996 | 62 | 2 | 83 | 4 | England youth | — | | |
| Edmund Eyre | FW | 1907–19081914–1915 | 77 | 14 | 82 | 16 | — | — | | |
| Archie Styles | DF | 1974–1978 | 74 | 4 | 82 | 4 | England youth | — | | |
| Kevin Phillips | FW | 2008–2011 | 69 | 19 | 82 | 22 | England | 0 | | |
| Mark Ward | MF | 1994–1995 | 63 | 7 | 82 | 8 | England semi-pro | — | | |
| Nathan Redmond | MF | 2010–2013 | 62 | 7 | 82 | 9 | England | 0 | | |
| George Hicks | FW | 1928–1931 | 76 | 18 | 81 | 18 | — | — | | |
| George Anderson | FW | 1905–1909 | 74 | 10 | 81 | 10 | — | — | | |
| Jon Bass | DF | 1994–2001 | 68 | 0 | 81 | 0 | English Schools | — | | |
| Gary Emmanuel | MF | 1975–1978 | 71 | 6 | 80 | 6 | Wales U23 | — | | |
| Jay Stansfield * | FW | 2023–20242024–present | 68 | 28 | 80 | 33 | England U21 | — | | |
| Paul Mardon | DF | 1991–1993 | 64 | 1 | 80 | 1 | Wales | 0 | | |
| Chris Charsley | GK | 1886–1894 | 55 | 0 | 80 | 0 | England | 1 | | |
| Bill Harvey | FW | 1921–1926 | 78 | 2 | 79 | 2 | England amateur | — | | |
| Archie Goldie | FB | 1901–1904 | 77 | 0 | 79 | 0 | — | — | | |
| George Adey | U | 1899–1902 | 71 | 1 | 79 | 2 | — | — | | |
| Fabrice Muamba | MF | 2006–2008 | 71 | 2 | 79 | 2 | England U21 | — | | |
| Neil Etheridge | GK | 2020–2024 | 70 | 0 | 79 | 0 | Philippines England U16 | 15 | | |
| Marlon King | FW | 2011–2013 | 67 | 29 | 79 | 32 | Jamaica | 2 | | |
| John Roberts | DF | 1972–1976 | 66 | 1 | 79 | 1 | Wales | 15 | | |
| Simon Charlton | DF | 1997–2000 | 72 | 0 | 78 | 0 | England youth | — | | |
| Demarai Gray | MF | 2013–2016 | 72 | 8 | 78 | 8 | Jamaica England U21 | 0 | | |
| Emile Heskey $ | FW | 2004–2006 | 68 | 14 | 78 | 16 | England | 3 | | |
| Billy Bennett | FW | 1896–1901 | 70 | 12 | 76 | 13 | — | — | | |
| Nicky Forster | FW | 1997–1999 | 68 | 11 | 76 | 12 | England U21 | — | | |
| Tony Evans | FW | 1979–1982 | 66 | 28 | 76 | 33 | — | — | | |
| Jerry Gill | DF | 1998–2001 | 60 | 0 | 76 | 0 | England semi-pro | — | | |
| Jota | MF | 2017–2019 | 72 | 8 | 75 | 8 | — | — | | |
| Laurie Burkinshaw | FW | 1919–1921 | 71 | 11 | 75 | 12 | — | — | | |
| Frank Lester | FB | 1895–1900 | 68 | 0 | 75 | 0 | — | — | | |
| Bob Gregg | FW | 1931–1933 | 66 | 11 | 75 | 13 | — | — | | |
| Roy Martin | FB | 1950–1955 | 69 | 0 | 74 | 0 | — | — | | |
| Mike Kelly | GK | 1970–1975 | 62 | 0 | 74 | 0 | England amateur | — | | |
| Andrew Shinnie | MF | 2013–2016 | 67 | 4 | 73 | 6 | Scotland | 0 | | |
| Jimmy Montgomery | GK | 1977–1979 | 66 | 0 | 73 | 0 | England U23 | — | | |
| Tommy Williams | DF | 1986–1988 | 62 | 1 | 73 | 2 | — | — | | |
| Martin Hicks $ | DF | 1991–1993 | 60 | 1 | 73 | 2 | — | — | | |
| Julian Gray | MF | 2004–2007 | 60 | 3 | 73 | 5 | — | — | | |
| Brian Sharples | DF | 1962–1968 | 61 | 2 | 72 | 2 | — | — | | |
| Arthur Leonard | FW | 1901–1904 | 68 | 25 | 71 | 26 | — | — | | |
| Robin Stubbs | FW | 1959–1963 | 61 | 17 | 71 | 20 | — | — | | |
| Eli Ashurst | FB | 1922–1926 | 66 | 1 | 70 | 1 | — | — | | |
| Ted Purdon | FW | 1951–1954 | 64 | 27 | 70 | 30 | — | — | | |
| Bobby Thomson | DF | 1969–1970 | 63 | 0 | 69 | 0 | England | 0 | | |
| Tom Bayley | FB | 1890–1893 | 60 | 0 | 69 | 0 | — | — | | |
| Lee Novak | FW | 2013–2016 | 59 | 10 | 69 | 13 | — | — | | |
| Ken Armstrong | DF | 1984–1986 | 58 | 2 | 69 | 2 | — | — | | |
| David Dunn | MF | 2003–2006 | 58 | 7 | 69 | 8 | England | 0 | | |
| Harry Morris | HB | 1884–1893 | 41 | 2 | 69 | 4 | — | — | | |
| Billy Morgan | FW | 1913–1920 | 60 | 11 | 68 | 13 | England Victory International | — | | |
| Billy Wardle | FW | 1951–1953 | 60 | 5 | 68 | 7 | — | — | | |
| Roger Hansbury | GK | 1986–1989 | 57 | 0 | 68 | 0 | — | — | | |
| Brian Taylor | FW | 1958–1961 | 54 | 7 | 68 | 8 | — | — | | |
| Joe Lane | FW | 1920–1922 | 67 | 26 | 67 | 26 | — | — | | |
| Kevin Ashley | DF | 1987–1990 | 57 | 1 | 67 | 1 | — | — | | |
| Mario Melchiot | DF | 2004–2006 | 57 | 2 | 67 | 2 | Netherlands | 2 | | |
| Kevin Poole | GK | 1998–2001 | 56 | 0 | 67 | 0 | — | — | | |
| Dai Richards | HB | 1937–1939 | 62 | 2 | 66 | 2 | Wales | 6 | | |
| Frank Clack | GK | 1934–1939 | 60 | 0 | 66 | 0 | — | — | | |
| Callum Reilly | MF | 2012–2015 | 60 | 2 | 66 | 2 | Republic of Ireland U21 | — | | |
| Henry Clutterbuck | GK | 1897–1899 | 59 | 0 | 66 | 0 | — | — | | |
| Steve Lynex | MF | 1979–19811986 | 56 | 12 | 66 | 13 | — | — | | |
| Mark Yates | U | 1988–1991 | 54 | 6 | 66 | 7 | England semi-pro | — | | |
| Norman Brunskill | HB | 1936–1938 | 63 | 2 | 65 | 2 | — | — | | |
| Johnny Newman | HB | 1952–1957 | 60 | 0 | 65 | 0 | — | — | | |
| Don Givens | FW | 1978–1981 | 59 | 10 | 65 | 10 | Republic of Ireland | 13 | | |
| Andy Saville | FW | 1993–1995 | 59 | 17 | 65 | 18 | — | — | | |
| Jason Bowen | MF | 1995–1997 | 48 | 7 | 65 | 11 | Wales | 1 | | |
| John Kearns | FB | 1906–1909 | 61 | 1 | 64 | 1 | — | — | | |
| Don Dorman | FW | 1947–1951 | 59 | 4 | 64 | 6 | — | — | | |
| John Connolly | FW | 1976–1978 | 57 | 9 | 63 | 9 | Scotland | 0 | | |
| Jimmy Inglis | FW | 1896–1899 | 56 | 24 | 63 | 30 | — | — | | |
| Nico Vaesen | GK | 2001–2005 | 54 | 0 | 63 | 0 | — | — | | |
| Ethan Laird * | DF | 2023–present | 51 | 2 | 63 | 3 | England U19 | — | | |
| Thomas Dunlop | FB / HB | 1896–1898 | 59 | 2 | 62 | 2 | — | — | | |
| John Oliver | FB | 1894–1896 | 57 | 0 | 62 | 0 | — | — | | |
| Bill Smith | FW | 1950–1952 | 55 | 21 | 62 | 23 | — | — | | |
| Gary Childs | MF | 1987–1989 | 55 | 2 | 62 | 2 | England U18 | — | | |
| Ricky Otto | FW | 1994–1996 | 46 | 6 | 62 | 8 | — | — | | |
| Colin Doyle | GK | 2006–2015 | 31 | 0 | 62 | 0 | Republic of Ireland | 1 | | |
| Tahith Chong | MF | 2021–20222022–2023 | 58 | 5 | 61 | 5 | Netherlands U21 | — | | |
| Jack Aston | FW | 1900–1902 | 55 | 24 | 61 | 24 | — | — | | |
| Jimmy Windridge | FW | 1903–19051914–1915 | 55 | 18 | 61 | 19 | England | 0 | | |
| Frank Cornan | HB | 1905–1908 | 54 | 1 | 61 | 1 | — | — | | |
| Garry O'Connor | FW | 2007–2010 | 52 | 9 | 61 | 12 | Scotland | 5 | | |
| Mat Sadler | DF | 2002–2007 | 51 | 0 | 61 | 0 | England U19 | — | | |
| Stuart Parnaby | DF | 2007–2011 | 47 | 0 | 61 | 1 | England U21 | — | | |
| Keshi Anderson * | MF | 2023–present | 47 | 5 | 61 | 7 | — | — | | |
| Harold Wassell | FB | 1902–1903 | 56 | 0 | 60 | 1 | — | — | | |
| Jermaine Pennant | MF | 2005–2006 | 50 | 2 | 60 | 3 | England U21 | — | | |
| Scott Dann | DF | 2009–2011 | 50 | 2 | 60 | 3 | England U21 | — | | |
| Dave Barnett | DF | 1993–1997 | 46 | 0 | 60 | 0 | — | — | | |
| Harry Hampton | FW | 1920–1922 | 57 | 31 | 59 | 31 | England | 0 | | |
| Andy Smith | FW | 1912–1915 | 54 | 33 | 59 | 36 | — | — | | |
| Chris Marsden | MF | 1997–1998 | 52 | 3 | 59 | 6 | — | — | | |
| Wes Harding | DF | 2017–2020 | 51 | 0 | 59 | 0 | Jamaica | 0 | | |
| Scott Hiley | DF | 1993–1996 | 49 | 0 | 59 | 0 | — | — | | |
| Howard Gayle | FW | 1983–1984 | 46 | 9 | 59 | 11 | England U21 | — | | |
| Andy Edwards | DF | 1995–1996 | 40 | 1 | 59 | 3 | — | — | | |
| Graham Hyde | MF | 1999–2002 | 52 | 1 | 58 | 2 | — | — | | |
| Paul Peschisolido | FW | 1992–19941996 | 52 | 17 | 57 | 18 | Canada | 9 | | |
| Paik Seung-ho * | MF | 2024–present | 50 | 2 | 58 | 2 | South Korea | 5 | | |
| Frank Buckley | HB | 1909–1911 | 55 | 4 | 56 | 4 | England | 0 | | |
| Joe Devine | U | 1935–1937 | 55 | 2 | 56 | 2 | — | — | | |
| Troy Deeney | FW | 2021–2023 | 54 | 11 | 56 | 11 | — | — | | |
| Ryan Shotton | DF | 2016–2017 | 53 | 3 | 56 | 3 | — | — | | |
| Jon Toral $ | MF | 2015–20162020–2021 | 52 | 10 | 56 | 10 | — | — | | |
| Jim Higgins | FW | 1949–1952 | 50 | 12 | 56 | 14 | Republic of Ireland | 1 | | |
| David Geddis | FW | 1984–1986 | 46 | 18 | 56 | 21 | England B | — | | |
| Danny Sonner | MF | 2000–2001 | 41 | 2 | 56 | 3 | Northern Ireland | 1 | | |
| Jean Beausejour | MF | 2010–2012 | 39 | 3 | 56 | 5 | Chile | 13 | | |
| Curtis Woodhouse | MF | 2001–2002 | 48 | 2 | 55 | 2 | England U21 | — | | |
| John Gayle | FW | 1990–1993 | 44 | 10 | 55 | 14 | — | — | | |
| Jordan Graham | MF | 2021–2023 | 49 | 0 | 54 | 0 | England U17 Republic of Ireland U15 | — | | |
| Richard Dryden | DF | 1993–1994 | 48 | 0 | 54 | 0 | — | — | | |
| Les Phillips | MF | 1982–1984 | 44 | 3 | 54 | 4 | England youth | — | | |
| Horace Bailey | GK | 1911–1913 | 50 | 0 | 53 | 0 | England | 0 | | |
| Lee Carsley | MF | 2008–2010 | 48 | 2 | 53 | 3 | Republic of Ireland | 0 | | |
| Thomas Farnall | HB | 1896–18971899–1900 | 45 | 2 | 53 | 2 | — | — | | |
| Darren Carter | MF | 2002–2005 | 45 | 3 | 53 | 5 | England U20 | — | | |
| Will Devey | FW | 1888–18911899 | 42 | 34 | 53 | 50 | — | — | | |
| Arthur Turner | HB | 1939–1947 | 39 | 0 | 53 | 0 | — | — | | |
| Arthur Smith | FW | 1912–1914 | 51 | 3 | 52 | 3 | — | — | | |
| Aubrey Scriven | FW | 1924–1927 | 51 | 9 | 52 | 9 | — | — | | |
| Frederick Chapple | FW | 1908–1910 | 50 | 15 | 52 | 16 | — | — | | |
| Tommy Briggs | FW | 1951–1952 | 50 | 22 | 52 | 23 | England B | — | | |
| Johnny McMillan | FW | 1901–1903 | 49 | 24 | 52 | 25 | — | — | | |
| George Friend | DF | 2020–2023 | 46 | 0 | 52 | 0 | — | — | | |
| Kōji Miyoshi | MF | 2023–2024 | 46 | 6 | 52 | 7 | Japan | 0 | | |
| Andy Legg | MF | 1996–1997 | 45 | 5 | 52 | 5 | Wales | 4 | | |
| Stan Harland | MF | 1971–1972 | 38 | 0 | 52 | 0 | — | — | | |
| Ambrose Hartwell | FB / HB | 1902–1907 | 50 | 1 | 51 | 1 | — | — | | |
| Harry Howard | HB | 1902–1906 | 48 | 1 | 51 | 1 | — | — | | |
| Franck Queudrue $ | DF | 2007–2010 | 47 | 3 | 51 | 3 | France B | — | | |
| Joe Smith | FB | 1926–1928 | 48 | 0 | 50 | 0 | England | 0 | | |
| Jonathan Leko | MF | 2020–2023 | 46 | 0 | 50 | 1 | England U20 | — | | |
| Wes Thomas | FW | 20132014–2016 | 44 | 7 | 50 | 11 | — | — | | |
| DJ Campbell | FW | 2006–2007 | 43 | 9 | 50 | 12 | England C | — | | |
| Bert Crossthwaite | GK | 1911–1914 | 49 | 0 | 49 | 0 | — | — | | |
| George Hollis | GK | 1891–1894 | 48 | 0 | 49 | 0 | — | — | | |
| Jackie Lane | FW | 1953–1956 | 46 | 14 | 49 | 14 | — | — | | |
| Jack Wilcox | FW | 1908–1911 | 47 | 1 | 48 | 1 | — | — | | |
| Walter Corbett | FB | 1907–1911 | 46 | 0 | 48 | 0 | England | 3 | | |
| Auston Trusty †$ | DF | 2022–2023 | 44 | 4 | 48 | 4 | United States | 1 | | |
| Peter Withe | FW | 1975–19761987 | 43 | 11 | 48 | 11 | England | 0 | | |
| Nicklas Bendtner † | FW | 2006–2007 | 42 | 11 | 48 | 13 | Denmark | 6 | | |
| Toine van Mierlo | MF | 1981–1982 | 44 | 4 | 47 | 4 | Netherlands | 0 | | |
| Boaz Myhill † | GK | 2011–2012 | 42 | 0 | 47 | 0 | Wales England U20 | 0 | | |
| Tommy Carroll | DF | 1971–1972 | 38 | 0 | 47 | 0 | Republic of Ireland | 9 | | |
| Alfie May * | FW | 2024–present | 35 | 10 | 47 | 11 | — | — | | |
| Jimmy Daws | HB | 1920–1923 | 46 | 1 | 46 | 1 | — | — | | |
| Jack Butland | GK | 2012–2013 | 46 | 0 | 46 | 0 | England Great Britain | 1 | | |
| Mick Halsall | MF | 1983–1984 | 36 | 3 | 46 | 3 | England youth | — | | |
| Bobby Hope | FW | 1972–1975 | 34 | 5 | 46 | 5 | Scotland | 0 | | |
| Charlie Hare | FW | 1896–1898 | 43 | 14 | 45 | 14 | — | — | | |
| Dan Crowley | MF | 2019–2020 | 41 | 1 | 45 | 2 | England U19 Republic of Ireland U17 | — | | |
| Willie Robb | GK | 1914–1915 | 40 | 0 | 45 | 0 | Scotland | 0 | | |
| Gary Breen | DF | 1996–1997 | 40 | 2 | 45 | 2 | Republic of Ireland | 6 | | |
| Manny Longelo * | DF | 2022–present | 40 | 1 | 45 | 1 | — | — | | |
| George Smith | MF | 1971–1973 | 39 | 0 | 45 | 0 | — | — | | |
| George Haywood | FW | 1929–1934 | 38 | 15 | 45 | 19 | — | — | | |
| José Dominguez | MF | 1994–1996 | 35 | 3 | 45 | 4 | Portugal | 0 | | |
| Iván Sánchez | MF | 2020–2021 | 42 | 2 | 44 | 2 | — | — | | |
| Jude Bellingham | MF | 2019–2020 | 41 | 4 | 44 | 4 | England | 0 | | |
| Jack Kidd | FW | 1910–1912 | 40 | 8 | 44 | 8 | — | — | | |
| Bill Hastings | FW | 1912–1914 | 40 | 7 | 44 | 7 | — | — | | |
| Mark Cooper | MF | 1991–1992 | 39 | 4 | 44 | 5 | — | — | | |
| David Smith | MF | 1993–1994 | 38 | 3 | 44 | 3 | England U21 | — | | |
| Christoph Klarer * | DF | 2024–present | 36 | 0 | 44 | 1 | Austria U21 | — | | |
| Alex Cochrane * | DF | 2024–present | 33 | 0 | 44 | 0 | England U20 | — | | |
| Pat Howard | DF | 1977–1979 | 40 | 0 | 43 | 0 | — | — | | |
| Ben Foster $ | GK | 2010–2011 | 38 | 0 | 43 | 0 | England | 1 | | |
| Steve Bryant | DF | 1973–1976 | 36 | 1 | 43 | 1 | — | — | | |
| Morgaro Gomis | MF | 2011–2013 | 31 | 0 | 43 | 0 | Senegal | 0 | | |
| Bill Hunter | HB | 1921–1926 | 41 | 0 | 42 | 0 | — | — | | |
| Jimmy Dailey | FW | 1949–1952 | 41 | 14 | 42 | 14 | — | — | | |
| Bill Purves | FB | 1894–1895 | 40 | 0 | 42 | 0 | — | — | | |
| Ken Rowley | FW | 1951–1954 | 40 | 19 | 42 | 20 | — | — | | |
| Cammie Fraser | DF | 1965–1966 | 39 | 0 | 42 | 0 | Scotland U23 | — | | |
| George Parris | DF | 1993–1995 | 39 | 1 | 42 | 2 | English Schools | — | | |
| Cheikh Ndoye | MF | 2017–2018 | 39 | 0 | 42 | 0 | Senegal | 10 | | |
| John Trewick | MF / DF | 1987–1989 | 37 | 0 | 42 | 0 | England youth | — | | |
| Colin Robinson | FW | 1988–1989 | 37 | 6 | 42 | 6 | — | — | | |
| Peter Løvenkrands | MF | 2012–2014 | 37 | 4 | 42 | 8 | Denmark | 0 | | |
| George Short | U | 1888–1894 | 31 | 5 | 42 | 6 | — | — | | |
| George Hall * | MF | 2022–present | 40 | 2 | 41 | 2 | England U19 | — | | |
| Hannibal Mejbri † | MF | 2022–2023 | 38 | 1 | 41 | 1 | Tunisia France U17 | 4 | | |
| Darran Rowbotham | FW | 1992–1993 | 36 | 6 | 41 | 6 | Wales youth | — | | |
| Joe Hart †$ | GK | 2009–2010 | 36 | 0 | 41 | 0 | England | 0 | | |
| Gary Jones | FW | 1976–1977 | 35 | 1 | 41 | 1 | — | — | | |
| Walter Main | FW | 1899–1901 | 33 | 11 | 41 | 14 | — | — | | |
| Jock Mulraney | FW | 1946–1947 | 27 | 8 | 41 | 16 | — | — | | |
| Richard Forsyth | MF | 1995–1996 | 26 | 2 | 41 | 2 | England semi-pro | — | | |
| Bobby Brennan | FW | 1949–1950 | 39 | 7 | 40 | 7 | Ireland | 3 | | |
| David Stockdale | GK | 2017–2019 | 36 | 0 | 40 | 0 | England C | — | | |
| Tom Adeyemi | MF | 2013–2014 | 35 | 1 | 40 | 3 | — | — | | |
| Mark Jones | DF | 1984–1986 | 34 | 0 | 40 | 0 | — | — | | |
| Kevin Long | DF | 2023–2024 | 34 | 1 | 40 | 2 | Republic of Ireland | 0 | | |
| Barry Horne | MF | 1996–1997 | 33 | 0 | 40 | 0 | Wales | 5 | | |
| Mitch Hancox | DF | 2012–2015 | 33 | 0 | 40 | 0 | — | — | | |
| Viv Solomon-Otabor | MF | 2015–2018 | 33 | 2 | 40 | 2 | — | — | | |
| Bob Fairman | FB / HB | 1907–19091912–1914 | 38 | 2 | 39 | 2 | — | — | | |
| Dave Mangnall | FW | 1934–1935 | 37 | 14 | 39 | 15 | — | — | | |
| Hayden Mullins | MF | 2012–2014 | 36 | 2 | 39 | 2 | England U21 | — | | |
| Robert Tesche | MF | 20152016–2017 | 36 | 2 | 39 | 3 | — | — | | |
| Jack Jones | FW | 1895–1897 | 35 | 15 | 39 | 18 | — | — | | |
| Geoff Cox | FW | 1952–1957 | 35 | 3 | 39 | 4 | — | — | | |
| Lee Buchanan * | DF | 2023–present | 35 | 1 | 39 | 1 | England U21 | — | | |
| Tommy Mooney | FW | 2001–2002 | 34 | 13 | 39 | 15 | — | — | | |
| Neil Danns | MF | 2006–2007 | 31 | 3 | 39 | 3 | Guyana | 0 | | |
| Neil Kilkenny | MF | 2005–2007 | 26 | 0 | 39 | 0 | Australia England U20 Republic of Ireland U19 | 1 | | |
| Walter Freeman | FW | 1909–1911 | 37 | 11 | 38 | 11 | — | — | | |
| Aliou Cissé | MF | 2002–2004 | 36 | 0 | 38 | 0 | Senegal | 8 | | |
| Emilio Nsue | MF | 2017–2018 | 36 | 1 | 38 | 1 | Equatorial Guinea Spain U21 | 2 | | |
| Thomas Oakes | FW | 1897–1899 | 35 | 8 | 38 | 8 | — | — | | |
| Jackie Brown | FW | 1938–1939 | 34 | 6 | 38 | 7 | Ireland Republic of Ireland | 30 | | |
| Harold Roberts | FW | 1948–1950 | 34 | 2 | 38 | 3 | — | — | | |
| Siriki Dembélé | MF | 2023–2024 | 34 | 6 | 38 | 6 | — | — | | |
| Ron Fenton | FW | 1965–1967 | 33 | 7 | 38 | 8 | — | — | | |
| Gerry Daly | MF | 1984–1985 | 32 | 1 | 38 | 1 | Republic of Ireland | 5 | | |
| Steve Castle | MF | 1995–1996 | 23 | 1 | 38 | 2 | — | — | | |
| Phil Hawker | DF | 1980–1982 | 35 | 1 | 37 | 1 | England youth | — | | |
| David Rennie | DF / MF | 1992–1993 | 35 | 4 | 37 | 4 | Scotland youth | — | | |
| Dennis Mortimer | MF | 1986–1987 | 33 | 4 | 37 | 6 | England B | — | | |
| Willum Þór Willumsson * | MF | 2024–present | 31 | 5 | 37 | 6 | Iceland | 6 | | |
| Jack Beattie | FW | 1937 | 36 | 10 | 36 | 10 | — | — | | |
| Jimmy Greenhoff | FW | 1968–1969 | 31 | 14 | 36 | 15 | England U23 | — | | |
| Christian Benítez † | FW | 2009–2010 | 30 | 3 | 36 | 4 | Ecuador | 4 | | |
| Tomoki Iwata * | MF | 2024–present | 30 | 5 | 36 | 7 | Japan | 0 | | |
| Peter Shearer | FW | 1984–19851994–1995 | 29 | 7 | 36 | 13 | England semi-pro | — | | |
| Nick Platnauer | DF / MF | 1984–1986 | 28 | 2 | 36 | 2 | — | — | | |
| Ben Davies *† | DF | 2024–present | 28 | 0 | 36 | 0 | — | — | | |
| Marc Leonard * | MF | 2024–present | 25 | 0 | 36 | 0 | Scotland U21 | — | | |
| Jordon Mutch | MF | 2008–2012 | 24 | 2 | 36 | 2 | England U21 | — | | |
| Jack Elkes | FW | 1919–1921 | 34 | 15 | 35 | 15 | — | — | | |
| Marcus Bent | FW | 2008–2009 | 33 | 3 | 35 | 3 | England U21 | — | | |
| Billy Ellis | FW | 1927–1928 | 32 | 8 | 35 | 8 | — | — | | |
| Walter Pandiani | FW | 2005–2006 | 31 | 6 | 35 | 6 | Uruguay | 0 | | |
| Tony Godden | GK | 1987–1988 | 29 | 0 | 35 | 0 | — | — | | |
| Eddy Stanley | FW | 1882–1890 | 13 | 5 | 35 | 17 | — | — | | |
| Jack Sykes | FB | 1934–1937 | 33 | 0 | 34 | 0 | — | — | | |
| Sam Gallagher † | FW | 2017–2018 | 33 | 6 | 34 | 7 | England U20 Scotland U19 | — | | |
| Stan Hauser | GK | 1913–1922 | 31 | 0 | 34 | 0 | England amateur | — | | |
| Joe Loughran | HB | 1935–1937 | 31 | 2 | 34 | 2 | — | — | | |
| Neil Freeman | GK | 1978–1980 | 31 | 0 | 34 | 0 | — | — | | |
| Jérémie Boga † | MF | 2017–2018 | 31 | 2 | 34 | 2 | Ivory Coast France U19 | 0 | | |
| Shane Ferguson † | MF | 20132013–2014 | 29 | 1 | 34 | 1 | Northern Ireland | 8 | | |
| Jake Clarke-Salter † | DF | 2019–2021 | 29 | 1 | 34 | 1 | England U21 | — | | |
| Ryan Allsop * | GK | 2024–present | 28 | 0 | 34 | 0 | England U17 | — | | |
| Trevor Aylott | FW | 1990–1991 | 27 | 0 | 34 | 1 | — | — | | |
| Taylor Gardner-Hickman *† | MF | 2024–present | 26 | 2 | 34 | 2 | England U20 | — | | |
| Paul Hendrie | FW | 1973–1975 | 22 | 1 | 34 | 1 | — | — | | |
| James Moles | HB | 1909–1911 | 33 | 0 | 33 | 0 | — | — | | |
| Jackie Goodwin | FW | 1946–1949 | 32 | 8 | 33 | 8 | — | — | | |
| Ryan Woods | MF | 2021–2022 | 32 | 0 | 33 | 0 | — | — | | |
| Bert Millard | U | 1919–1920 | 31 | 14 | 33 | 15 | — | — | | |
| Sam Smith | FW | 1931–1934 | 31 | 13 | 33 | 13 | — | — | | |
| Steve McGavin | FW | 1994–1995 | 23 | 2 | 33 | 7 | — | — | | |
| Wally Clark | FW | 1923–1924 | 32 | 0 | 32 | 0 | — | — | | |
| Martin McDonnell | HB | 1947–1949 | 32 | 0 | 32 | 0 | — | — | | |
| Charles Partridge | GK | 1890–1895 | 31 | 0 | 32 | 0 | — | — | | |
| John Sleeuwenhoek | DF | 1967–1970 | 30 | 0 | 32 | 0 | England U23 | — | | |
| Connor Mahoney † | MF | 2018–2019 | 30 | 2 | 32 | 2 | England U20 | — | | |
| Frank Hodges | FW | 1913–1915 | 27 | 4 | 32 | 5 | — | — | | |
| Adrian Bird | DF | 1986–1989 | 27 | 0 | 32 | 1 | — | — | | |
| Graham Potter | MF / DF | 1992–1993 | 25 | 2 | 32 | 2 | England U21 | — | | |
| Lyndon Dykes * | FW | 2024–present | 25 | 1 | 32 | 5 | Scotland | 4 | | |
| Jiří Jarošík † | MF | 2005–2006 | 24 | 5 | 32 | 8 | Czech Republic | 1 | | |
| Thomas Jones | FW | 1910–1911 | 31 | 12 | 31 | 12 | — | — | | |
| Albert Clarke | FW | 1936–1938 | 31 | 9 | 31 | 9 | — | — | | |
| Joe Barratt | FW | 1922–1923 | 30 | 1 | 31 | 1 | — | — | | |
| Christophe Dugarry ‡ | FW | 2003–2004 | 30 | 6 | 31 | 6 | France | 0 | | |
| Fred Roberts | FW | 1933–1934 | 29 | 9 | 31 | 9 | — | — | | |
| Mickey Bullock | FW | 1964–1967 | 27 | 10 | 31 | 11 | English schools | — | | |
| Darren Wassall | DF | 1997–1999 | 25 | 0 | 31 | 0 | — | — | | |
| Harry King | FW | 1907–1910 | 29 | 6 | 30 | 7 | — | — | | |
| Stewart Barrowclough | MF | 1978–1979 | 29 | 2 | 30 | 2 | England U23 | — | | |
| Billy Walker | FW | 1913–1919 | 28 | 10 | 30 | 10 | — | — | | |
| Tony Hateley | FW | 1969–1970 | 28 | 6 | 30 | 6 | — | — | | |
| Riley McGree † | MF | 2020–2021 | 28 | 3 | 30 | 3 | Australia | 7 | | |
| Cody Drameh † | DF | 2023–2024 | 28 | 0 | 30 | 0 | England U21 | — | | |
| Ravel Morrison † | MF | 2012–2013 | 27 | 3 | 30 | 3 | Jamaica England U21 | 0 | | |
| Colin Gordon | FW | 1989–1991 | 26 | 3 | 30 | 3 | — | — | | |
| Frederick Heath | U | 1889–1891 | 25 | 2 | 30 | 3 | — | — | | |
| David Burrows | DF | 2000–2002 | 25 | 0 | 30 | 0 | England B | — | | |
| Kevin Miller | GK | 1993–1994 | 24 | 0 | 30 | 0 | — | — | | |
| Neil Doherty | FW | 1994–1995 | 23 | 2 | 30 | 2 | — | — | | |
| Josh Dacres-Cogley | DF | 2016–2021 | 23 | 0 | 30 | 0 | — | — | | |
| Jimmy Singer | FW | 1960–1961 | 20 | 8 | 30 | 15 | — | — | | |
| Pablo Ibáñez | DF | 2011–2012 | 19 | 0 | 30 | 0 | Spain | 0 | | |
| Adam Rooney | FW | 2011–2012 | 18 | 4 | 30 | 7 | Republic of Ireland U21 | — | | |
| George Davies | FW | 1919–1922 | 29 | 7 | 29 | 7 | — | — | | |
| Steve Fox | FW | 1977–1978 | 29 | 1 | 29 | 1 | — | — | | |
| Ernest Pointer | GK | 1896–1897 | 28 | 0 | 29 | 0 | — | — | | |
| Arthur Box | GK | 1909–1910 | 28 | 0 | 29 | 0 | — | — | | |
| Arthur Reed | FW | 1912–1915 | 28 | 12 | 29 | 12 | — | — | | |
| Alex Harley | FW | 1963–1964 | 28 | 9 | 29 | 9 | — | — | | |
| Alan Buckley | FW | 1978–1979 | 28 | 8 | 29 | 8 | — | — | | |
| Kerim Mrabti | MF | 2019–2020 | 27 | 3 | 29 | 3 | Sweden | 0 | | |
| Carl Shutt | FW | 1993–1994 | 26 | 4 | 29 | 4 | — | — | | |
| Nicky Butt † | MF | 2005–2006 | 24 | 3 | 29 | 3 | England | 0 | | |
| Chris Wood † | FW | 2011–2012 | 23 | 9 | 29 | 11 | New Zealand | 0 | | |
| Roly Harper | FW | 1905–1907 | 22 | 1 | 29 | 2 | — | — | | |
| Kenny Lowe | MF | 1993–1995 | 21 | 3 | 29 | 3 | England semi-pro | — | | |
| Guirane N'Daw † | MF | 2011–2012 | 19 | 0 | 29 | 0 | Senegal | 4 | | |
| Fred Foxall | FW | 1922–1923 | 28 | 4 | 28 | 4 | — | — | | |
| Jack Russell | FW | 1924–1927 | 27 | 1 | 28 | 2 | — | — | | |
| Isaac Lea | HB | 1932–1937 | 27 | 1 | 28 | 1 | — | — | | |
| Peter Bullock | FW | 1962–1965 | 27 | 3 | 28 | 4 | England youth | — | | |
| Mikel San José | MF | 2020–2021 | 27 | 0 | 28 | 0 | Spain | 0 | | |
| Muzzy Izzet | MF | 2004–2006 | 26 | 1 | 28 | 1 | Turkey | 1 | | |
| Diego Fabbrini | MF | 20152016–2017 | 26 | 0 | 28 | 0 | Italy | 0 | | |
| Dan Burn † | DF | 2013–2014 | 24 | 0 | 28 | 1 | — | — | | |
| Jovan Kirovski | FW | 2002–2004 | 23 | 2 | 28 | 2 | United States | 5 | | |
| Neil Whatmore | FW | 1981–1982 | 26 | 6 | 27 | 7 | — | — | | |
| Robert Firth | FW | 1909–1911 | 25 | 2 | 27 | 2 | — | — | | |
| Bruno Ngotty | DF | 2006–2007 | 25 | 1 | 27 | 2 | France | 0 | | |
| Keith Bannister | HB | 1952–1953 | 22 | 0 | 27 | 0 | England youth | — | | |
| Mark Sale | FW | 1992–1993 | 21 | 0 | 27 | 3 | — | — | | |
| Steve Phillips | FW | 1971–1975 | 20 | 1 | 27 | 1 | England U18 | — | | |
| Luke Harris *† | MF | 2024–present | 20 | 2 | 27 | 3 | Wales U21 | — | | |
| Wally Smith | FW | 1914–1915 | 26 | 4 | 26 | 4 | — | — | | |
| Olivier Kapo | MF | 2007–2008 | 26 | 5 | 26 | 5 | France | 0 | | |
| Billy Rudd | FW | 1960–1961 | 24 | 3 | 26 | 4 | — | — | | |
| Jobe Bellingham | MF | 2022–2023 | 24 | 0 | 26 | 0 | England U21 | — | | |
| Paul Harding | MF | 1993–1994 | 22 | 0 | 26 | 1 | — | — | | |
| Ted McMinn | MF | 1993–1994 | 22 | 0 | 26 | 0 | — | — | | |
| Walter Gittins | FB | 1889–1890 | 21 | 0 | 26 | 0 | — | — | | |
| Billy Pratt | FW | 1889–1891 | 21 | 1 | 26 | 1 | — | — | | |
| Bart Griemink | GK | 1995–1996 | 20 | 0 | 26 | 0 | — | — | | |
| Darren Rogers | DF | 1992–1994 | 18 | 0 | 26 | 0 | — | — | | |
| Paul Cooper | GK | 1972–1973 | 17 | 0 | 26 | 0 | — | — | | |
| Charles Izon | FW | 1893–1897 | 25 | 8 | 25 | 8 | — | — | | |
| Charlie Phillips | FW | 1938–1939 | 24 | 9 | 25 | 10 | Wales | 0 | | |
| Álvaro Giménez | FW | 2019–2020 | 24 | 3 | 25 | 3 | Spain U17 | — | | |
| Emanuel Aiwu † | DF | 2023–2024 | 24 | 0 | 25 | 0 | Austria U21 | — | | |
| Don Weston | FW | 1960 | 23 | 3 | 25 | 3 | — | — | | |
| Mick Ferguson | FW | 1982–1984 | 22 | 9 | 25 | 9 | — | — | | |
| Mick Rathbone | DF | 1976–1978 | 20 | 0 | 25 | 0 | England youth | — | | |

## Footnotes

* 1 2 3 4 Player who later managed the club.
* ↑ Matthews attributes Sharples' 18 September 1965 appearance against Portsmouth to the injured Winston Foster.
* 1 2 Reliable sources differ widely on the scorers in Small Heath's 10–1 win at home to Blackpool on 2 March 1901. This article uses the English National Football Archive (ENFA) version – McRoberts, Aston 2, Archer, McMillan 5, and Wharton – as likely the result of more recent research.
* ↑ Some database sources, including worldfootball.net, credit Harding with Omar Bogle's substitute appearance against Brentford on 2 October 2018.
* 1 2 Player statistics exclude three matches played in the aborted 1939–40 Football League season.
* ↑ Matthews attributes Bernard Pumfrey's 30 December 1893 appearance against Lincoln City to Purves, who did not join Small Heath until March 1894.
* ↑ Matthews omits Fenton's substitute appearance against Arsenal in the 1966–67 FA Cup.
Player statistics include games played while on loan from clubs listed below. Unless individually sourced, loaning clubs come from the appearances source or from "Birmingham City: 1946/47–2013/14". Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Players Database. Neil Brown. Archived from the original on 9 June 2019. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
* ↑ Wolverhampton Wanderers
* 1 2 3 West Ham United
* 1 2 Newcastle United
* ↑ Racing Santander
* ↑ Blackburn Rovers
* 1 2 3 Fulham
* 1 2 3 4 5 Arsenal
* 1 2 Southampton
* ↑ Leicester City
* 1 2 Manchester United
* 1 2 Derby County
* 1 2 AFC Bournemouth
* ↑ Sheffield United
* 1 2 West Bromwich Albion
* ↑ Ipswich Town
* ↑ Stoke City
* ↑ Manchester City
* ↑ Nottingham Forest
* ↑ Santos Laguna
* ↑ Rangers
* ↑ Deportivo la Coruña
* 1 2 3 Chelsea
* ↑ Newcastle United
* ↑ Bristol City
* ↑ Bordeaux
* ↑ Charlotte FC
* ↑ Leeds United
* ↑ AS Saint-Étienne
* ↑ Watford
* ↑ Notts County
* ↑ Cremonese
* ↑ Everton