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.
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 4 May 2025 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

Name	Nationality	Position	Leeds career	Appearances	Goals
		CB		208	2
		CB	1920–1925	211	0
		LB	1920–1924	99	0
		CB	1920–1936	472	15
		GK	1920–1925	101	0
		CF	1921–1925	108	9
		ST	1921–1925	116	50
		IF	1922–1927	154	46
		RW	1922–1925	134	15
		LB	1922–1932	260	2
		CB	1924–1934	150	3
		CB	1925–1931	167	2
		RW	1925–1932	215	46
	/	W	1925–1936	196	47
		DF	1925–1943 WWII	444 24	6 2
		IF	1925–1931	226	93
		FW	1925–1931	174	117
		GK	1926–1934	262	0
		LW	1926–1931	152	21
		FW	1927–1934	169	110
		IF	1927–1930	117	33
		LW	1928–1936	259	27
		RB	1928–1937	166	1
		LB	1928–1939 WWII	408 64	30 6
		IL	1928–1937	257	66
		CB	1929–1934 WWII	183 28	4 0
		RW	1929–1935	117	33
		CF	1930–1938	137	82
		RB	1933–1938	140	1
		CF	1933–1938	120	67
		IL	1934–1944 WWII	115 39	22 7
		LB	1934–1948 WWII	87 84	0 1
		WH	1935–1947 WWII	114 7	0 0
		IL	1935–1948 WWII	124 126	25 38
		LB	1936–1952 WWII	220 52	17 4
		CH	1936–1949 WWII	169 104	1 2
		CF	1936–1947 WWII	96 64	34 35
		GK	1937–1949 WWII	112 5	0 0
		RW	1937–1950 WWII	186 13	32 7
		IF	1937–1948 WWII	63 59	19 36
		IR	1938–1947 WWII	47 186	5 94
		FW	1946–1951	105	46
		RB	1947–1959	443	1
		CB/FW	1947–1957 1962	327	157
		MF	1948–1954	259	13
		WH	1948–1954	161	0
		LB	1948–1964	474	2
		GK	1949–1952	116	0
		IL	1949–1955	181	50
		RW	1949–1957	228	35
		MF	1949–1959	349	10
		GK	1950–1956	114	0
		CB	1952–1973	762	95
		RW	1952–1959	121	37
		ST	1952–1957	135	48
		GK	1952–1960	203	0
		RW	1952–1960	199	19
		LW	1953–1960	163	20
		IR	1956–1960	98	27
		RH	1957–1960	90	9
		IF	1958–1963	80	12
		IL	1958–1963	117	20
		MF	1959–1976	771	115
		HB	1960–1964	120	2
		LB	1960–1967	260	18
		LW	1961–1970	200	68
		RB	1961–1978	745	9
		CB	1961–1976	724	21
		LB	1961–1975	350	11
		CB	1962–1980	724	34
		ST	1962–1978 1983–1985	616	219
		GK	1962–1973	506	0
		FW	1962–1967	156	67
		MF	1962–1967	167	25
		IF	1963–1971	128	33
		IF	1963–1975	525	114
		ST	1963–1968	136	36
		MF	1964–1976	187	9
		LW	1965–1984	577	68
		GK	1965–1979 1983–1985	446	0
		RW	1965–1969	121	17
		MF	1967–1976	196	12
		FW	1967–1975	312	111
		ST	1969–1978	364	151
		FW	1970–1978	220	48
		LB	1971–1979	246	25
		LB	1972–1982	484	31
		CB	1972–1978	171	19
		RW	1973–1982	176	29
		DF	1973–1982	110	5
		MF	1975–1984	103	3
		FW	1976–1980	103	36
		MF	1976–1979	124	16
		LW	1977–1983	260	47
		MF	1977–1982	177	11
		CB	1978–1983	223	20
		GK	1978–1983 1990–1996	430	0
		RW	1979–1983	108	22
		MF	1979–1986	152	4
		CB	1980–1986	119	2
		RB	1981–1989	244	6
		CM	1982–1989	267	52
		ST	1983–1987	159	44
		GK	1985–1993	268	0
		FW	1985–1987 1990–1991	192	58
		DF	1986–1989	119	7
		CB	1986–1991	146	1
		LB	1987–1989	89	3
		FW	1987–1991	127	12
		LB	1987–1992	116	13
		CM	1987–1993 1998–2004	382	4
		ST	1987–1992	110	35
		MF	1988–1996	311	57
		MF	1989–1990	53	5
		MF	1989–1995	244	45
		CB	1989–1995	240	23
		RB	1989–1994	146	20
		ST	1989–1993	106	25
		MF	1990–1996	294	45
		CB	1990–1993	146	6
		FW	1990–1993 1996	174	80
		RB	1991–2007	531	4
		CB	1991–1999	250	18
		ST	1991–1998	256	66
		LB	1991–1997	208	5
		FW	1992	34	11
		FW	1993–1997 2004–2005	201	45
		MF	1994–1997	130	7
		CB	1994–2005	262	3
		FW	1995–1997	62	33
		LB	1995–2004	288	39
		AM	1995–2003	242	63
		GK	1996–2003	273	0
		CM	1996–2004	97	3
		ST	1997–1999	87	42
		RM	1996–2003	265	55
		MF	1997–2000	92	8
		FW	1997–2004	228	56
		GK	1997–2004	119	1
		CB	1996–2003	142	4
		MF	1999–2006	196	21
		RB	1999–2004	141	4
		FW	1999–2004	82	21
		LW	1999–2004	106	6
		ST	2000–2004	166	72
		DF	2000–2004	146	4
		CB	2000–2007	95	3
		CB	2000–2002	73	2
		ST	2001–2003	33	14
		RB	2001–2009	173	5
		MF	2002–2004	54	5
		RW	2003–2005	43	1
		ST	2004–2007	121	31
		CB	2004–2007	106	4
		GK	2004–2007	110	0
		LB	2004–2006 2012–2014	119	10
		LM	2005–2007	96	9
		CB	2005–2010	100	4
		CM	2005–2009	166	11
		CM	2006-2012	225	29
		ST	2006–2010	152	85
		CM	2006–2009 2012	57	6
		GK	2006–2010	143	0
		MF	2007–2011	139	1
		CM	2008–2011	144	11
		CM	2008–2011	140	17
		RW	2008–2012	189	41
		FW	2008–2013	221	86
		21 ♙LB♙L♙LLB	2008–2015	111	2
		CB	2009–2014	135	4
		LW	2009–2011	79	24
		FW	2010–2014	158	58
		21 ♙LB♙L♙LLB	2011–2017	97	3
		CB	2012–2015	107	2
		CM	2012–2015	112	10
		RB	2012–2016 2023-	143 76	10 3
		CM	2013–2017	125	13
		CM	2013–2018	111	7
		CM	2014–2016	85	2
		GK	2014–2017	98	0
		FB	2014–2021	157	2
		CB	2014–2024	284	11
		CM	2014–2022	232	14
		FW	2015–2017	88	44
		MF/DF	2015–2024	267	28
		FW	2016–2019	122	34
		W/AM	2016–2021	175	36
		RB	2016–2024	268	11
		CB	2016–2019	120	9
		LB/LW	2017–2021	171	22
		CM	2017–2023	195	24
		LW/RW	2018–	206	34
		FW	2018–	205	60
		GK	2019–	214	0
		CB	2018–	159	14
		RW	2020–2022	67	17
		FW	2020–2023	97	28
		RW	2021–	123	29
		LB	2021–	119	6
		RW/LW	2022–	118	22
		FW	2023–	97	33
		CB/CM	2023–	86	2
		CB	2023–	98	1

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
2025	Daniel James	Ao Tanaka	Wilfried Gnonto	—	Amy Woodruff

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 '
1960	1962	Freddie Goodwin
1962	1966	Bobby Collins
1966	1976	Billy Bremner	Jack Charlton '
1976	1983	Trevor Cherry	David Harvey '
1983	1984	David Harvey
1984	1985	Peter Lorimer
1985	1986	Ian Snodin
1986	1987	Ian Baird
1987	1989	Mark Aizlewood	Jack Ashurst '
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 ' Richard Naylor '
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