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MOT's 100 Greatest Leeds United Players of All Time

Billy Bremner
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★ #1
Billy Bremner
Midfielder · 1959–1976
772 Apps (2nd) 115 Goals (5rd)
Those fortunate enough to have seen "King Billy" play will have their own special memories of this fiery, redheaded dynamo...for those born too late, one can on
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John Charles
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★ #23
John Charles
Forward · 1947–1962
327 Apps (24rd) 157 Goals (2nd)
The 'Gentle Giant' is regarded as being the greatest Leeds player outside the Revie era. Signed at 16 within 3 months he had made his league debut. As a centre
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Peter Lorimer
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★ #2
Peter Lorimer
Forward · 1962–1985
707 Apps (6rd) 238 Goals (1st)
Leeds' youngest ever first team debutant just short of his 16th birthday, his powerful shots on goal earned him the nicknames "Lash" and "Hotshot" from the fans
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Eddie Gray
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★ #7
Eddie Gray
Forward · 1965–1984
579 Apps (7rd) 69 Goals (16rd)
In the late 60's and early 70's, he punished the best defenders in Europe, scoring 68 goals in his 19 years as a Leeds player.. none of them better than his bra
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Gordon Strachan
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★ #16
Gordon Strachan
Midfielder · 1989–1995
245 Apps (46rd) 45 Goals (41st)
Scottish International Strachan joined LUFC from Man U for ????300,000 in 1989. He enjoyed a successful career on both sides of the border. Scottish player of t
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Norman Hunter
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★ #5
Norman Hunter
Defender · 1961–1976
726 Apps (4rd) 21 Goals (96rd)
A hard but skilful left half, nicknamed "Bites Yer Legs", he daunted opposition players at home and across Europe, with his bone crunching tackling. Despite pla
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Johnny Giles
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★ #6
Johnny Giles
Midfielder · 1963–1975
527 Apps (9rd) 113 Goals (6rd)
Revie's midfield general and penalty expert, his sometimes telepathic footballing double act with King Billy was a joy to watch. He was signed from Manchester U
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Allan Clarke
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★ #14
Allan Clarke
Forward · 1969–1978
366 Apps (21st) 151 Goals (3rd)
Christened "Sniffer" by the Leeds fan for his uncanny ability to look for and score goals out of nothing, he arrived at Leeds from Leicester, costing a record ?
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Jack Charlton
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★ #4
Jack Charlton
Defender · 1952–1973
773 Apps (1st) 96 Goals (9rd)
"The Giraffe" of Revie's Leeds team and one of the most talented and respected centre halves in footballing history. Big Jack spent his entire footballing caree
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Nigel Martyn
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★ #3
Nigel Martyn
Goalkeeper · 1996–2003
273 Apps (30th)
Martyn became the country's first ????1 million goalkeeper when joining Crystal Palace from Bristol Rovers in 1989, having made over 100 appearances for the Wes
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Gary McAllister
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★ #15
Gary McAllister
Midfielder · 1990–1996
295 Apps (27rd) 45 Goals (41st)
Born Motherwell in 1964, Gary McAllister proved to be the most consistent Leeds player in his six seasons at Elland Road, and was as articulate off the field as
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Paul Madeley
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★ #11
Paul Madeley
Defender · 1962–1980
726 Apps (4rd) 33 Goals (59rd)
The original "Super Sub" and the most versatile player ever to wear the Leeds shirt...and arguably in the whole history of the Football League. In his 724 first
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Lucas Radebe
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★ #22
Lucas Radebe
Defender · 1994–2005
262 Apps (36rd) 3 Goals (314rd)
The versatile South African played in midfield, all along the back four and even in goal in a matter of weeks for United. Signed by Kaiser Chiefs in 1990 he soo
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David Batty
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★ #9
David Batty
Midfielder · 1987–2004
373 Apps (20th) 4 Goals (268rd)
Born Leeds in 1968. After signing professional in 1985 Batty was only 18 when making his debut and impressing with his tackling and speed as he was picked for E
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Paul Reaney
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★ #18
Paul Reaney
Defender · 1961–1978
749 Apps (3rd) 9 Goals (178rd)
"Speedy" Reaney was one of the first fullbacks to assume an "overlapping wing technique". His pinpoint crossing to the Leeds attack one minute was matched by hi
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Terry Cooper
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★ #19
Terry Cooper
Defender · 1961–1975
351 Apps (22nd) 11 Goals (156rd)
Joined Leeds in 1961 as left winger, but Revie was unable to place him in the first team on a regular basis until 1967, when "T.C." replaced Bell at left back.
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Mick Jones
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★ #20
Mick Jones
Forward · 1967–1975
312 Apps (25rd) 111 Goals (7rd)
3 England Caps were scant reward for all the effort Mick Jones put in a game, particularly for LUFC! His partnership with Allan Clarke was a deadly formation ye
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Tony Dorigo
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★ #29
Tony Dorigo
Defender · 1991–1997
209 Apps (64rd) 6 Goals (215rd)
Born Melbourne in 1965. Tony joined Aston Villa in 1982 and won 11 England under 21 caps before a 475,000 move to Chelsea in 1987. In his four years at Stamford
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Mark Viduka
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★ #10
Mark Viduka
Forward · 2000–2004
166 Apps (96rd) 72 Goals (15rd)
Australian born and of Croatian parentage, he signed for Croatia Zagreb from Melbourne Knights in 1995 where his three year stay yielded 40 goals in 84 games. H
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Harry Kewell
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★ #8
Harry Kewell
Midfielder · 1995–2003
242 Apps (48rd) 63 Goals (21st)
A product of the Australian Institute of Sports, Harry was a member of LUFC's superb 1996-97 FA Youth Cup-winning team and debuted at left back in early 1996. W
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Bobby Collins
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★ #44
Bobby Collins
Midfielder · 1962–1967
168 Apps (93rd) 26 Goals (79rd)
Small in stature, but huge in standing amongst United's galaxy of greats, Collins was the platform on which manager Don Revie launched his great sides. Revie pa
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Tony Yeboah
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★ #26
Tony Yeboah
Forward · 1995–1997
66 Apps (269rd) 32 Goals (62nd)
Born Ghana 1966, few strikers have made such an explosive impact as Yeboah. Outside the Bundesliga few had heard of the Ghanaian's goal power, but it did not ta
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Tony Currie
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★ #37
Tony Currie
Midfielder · 1976–1979
124 Apps (135rd) 16 Goals (130th)
Born in Edgeware, London in 1950. Tony Currie was the nearest thing Leeds has to fill the Bremner, Giles combination. His delicate skills and passing ability sa
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Lee Chapman
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★ #48
Lee Chapman
Forward · 1990–1996
175 Apps (85rd) 80 Goals (14rd)
Born Lincoln in 1959, he began his professional career with Stoke City in 1978, where he once recorded a hat-trick against Leeds, showing early promise in winni
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Gary Speed
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★ #13
Gary Speed
Midfielder · 1988–1996
312 Apps (25rd) 57 Goals (25rd)
Born 1969, Speed joined Leeds straight from school in 1987. A Welsh Youth International, he got his first team chance after he scored in 12 consecutive Northern
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Lee Bowyer
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★ #12
Lee Bowyer
Midfielder · 1996–2003
265 Apps (35rd) 55 Goals (27rd)
Bowyer moved to Leeds United in July 1996 from Charlton Athletic for a then British record fee for a teenager of ????3 million. After taking a long time to set
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John Sheridan
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★ #72
John Sheridan
Midfielder · 1982–1989
267 Apps (33rd) 52 Goals (30th)
Discarded by Manchester City, Sheridan went on to become a major influence in the Leeds midfield as they strove to recapture Division One status in the 1980s. W
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Jimmy-Floyd Hasselbaink
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★ #24
Jimmy-Floyd Hasselbaink
Forward · 1997–1999
87 Apps (204rd) 42 Goals (46rd)
Surinam born, moved with his family to Holland and started his European football with Telstar, then AZ. Coming to Leeds from Boavista, for ????2M in 1997, he so
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Trevor Cherry
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★ #17
Trevor Cherry
Defender · 1972–1982
486 Apps (11rd) 32 Goals (62nd)
Born Huddersfield, 1948, he signed for his home town team in 1965 and captained them to the Second Division Championship in 1969-70. He moved to Leeds for ????1
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Rio Ferdinand
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★ #40
Rio Ferdinand
Defender · 2000–2002
73 Apps (252nd) 3 Goals (314rd)
A supremely elegant footballer who defends with intelligence and guile, but also uses the ball when possession is gained. Leeds smashed not only the British tra
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David Harvey
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★ #43
David Harvey
Goalkeeper · 1965–1985
447 Apps (14rd)
Born Leeds in 1948, he joined United in 1965 and such was the brilliance of Gary Sprake that he had to make about 200 Central league appearances before establis
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Jonathan Woodgate
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★ #28
Jonathan Woodgate
Defender · 1997–2003
142 Apps (117rd) 4 Goals (268rd)
He joined the club at the age of 13 and was part of the side that won the FA Youth Cup in 1997, moving to the first team regularly in 1998. His aerial abilities
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Albert Johanneson
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★ #59
Albert Johanneson
Forward · 1961–1970
199 Apps (70th) 67 Goals (17rd)
A member of Don Revie's great Leeds side, was seen as something of a "novelty player", but still mesmerised opposing teams with his dancing runs down the wing.
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Dominic Matteo
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★ #71
Dominic Matteo
Defender · 2000–2004
146 Apps (113rd) 4 Goals (268rd)
Born Dumfries in 1974. Capped at England Under-21 and 'B' levels. He made his Scotland debut in 2000. His versatility saw him fill numerous roles for the both
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Mel Sterland
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★ #49
Mel Sterland
Defender · 1989–1993
146 Apps (113rd) 20 Goals (104rd)
Born Sheffield 1961, he joined his home club Wednesday and turned professional in 1979. He played a key role in their 1984 promotion to the top flight. He gaine
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Joe Jordan
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★ #27
Joe Jordan
Forward · 1970–1978
222 Apps (57rd) 48 Goals (34rd)
"Dracula" was bought from Greenock to Leeds in 1970 for a bargain ????15,000 . A powerful striker, he scared opposition defenders and keepers with his toothless
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Gordon McQueen
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★ #31
Gordon McQueen
Defender · 1972–1978
172 Apps (90th) 19 Goals (110th)
Born 1952 and capped 30 times by Scotland the towering centre-half played initially for St Mirren in 1970 before joining LUFC as Jack Charlton's replacement in
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Alan Smith
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★ #64
Alan Smith
Forward · 1998–2004
228 Apps (51st) 56 Goals (26rd)
Scored with his first touch in senior football as Leeds beat Liverpool in November 1998, going on to to establish himself as Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink's first cho
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Olivier Dacourt
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★ #54
Olivier Dacourt
Midfielder · 2000–2003
82 Apps (221st) 3 Goals (314rd)
French International Dacourt first made his mark at RC Strasbourg, breaking through in the 1993/94 season. Everton paid ????4m for his services. Scored twice in
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Vinnie Jones
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Vinnie Jones
Midfielder · 1989–1990
53 Apps (317rd) 5 Goals (244rd)
Jones arrived from Wimbledon in June 1989 for ????600,000 and became a Leeds cult figure overnight. Notoriety seemed to follow the former hod-carrier from the d
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Eric Cantona
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★ #32
Eric Cantona
Forward · 1992–1992
35 Apps (412rd) 14 Goals (138rd)
Born Paris 1966, hailed as a hero, the fiery French Star's shock departure to arch-rivals Man United stunned Leeds Fans, many of them turning their adulation in
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Ian Baird
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Ian Baird
Forward · 1985–1990
192 Apps (77rd) 58 Goals (23rd)
Moved to Leeds from Southampton in 1985 for ????75,000. The robust striker, who's aggression often got him in trouble with the referees, was United's top scorer
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Frank Gray
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★ #30
Frank Gray
Defender · 1971–1979
407 Apps (19rd) 35 Goals (53rd)
Younger Brother of Eddie and Father of Andy, Frank was born in Glasgow in 1954. Winner of 32 Scottish caps. Frank first joined Leeds in 1970, emulating brother
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Gary Kelly
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★ #21
Gary Kelly
Defender · 1991–2007
531 Apps (8rd) 4 Goals (268rd)
Born Drogheda 1974, after signing in 1991 he went from a struggling reserve-team front man to World Cup full-back in 1993-94. He made the right-back position h
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Rod Wallace
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★ #35
Rod Wallace
Forward · 1991–1998
257 Apps (43rd) 66 Goals (19rd)
Like twin brother Ray, Rod was born in Lewisham in 1969. He signed for Southampton in 1986 and soon won 11 under 23 and a couple of England "B" caps. Joined Lee
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Gary Sprake
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★ #42
Gary Sprake
Goalkeeper · 1960–1973
508 Apps (10th)
Remembered more for two errors than for his wonderful 11 years (and over 200 clean sheets) of helping Leeds win cups and top league placings. The gum chewing, 3
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Jim Storrie
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Jim Storrie
Forward · 1962–1967
156 Apps (104rd) 67 Goals (17rd)
Storrie's goals helped Leeds United to establish themselves as a force to reckoned with on their return to Division One in 1964. He was bought in June 1962 and
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Arthur Graham
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★ #51
Arthur Graham
Forward · 1977–1983
260 Apps (38rd) 47 Goals (36rd)
After only a handful of Scottish League appearances, Graham won a Scottish FA Cup medal with Aberdeen against Celtic in 1970, when he was 17. He joined Leeds in
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Mervyn Day
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★ #92
Mervyn Day
Goalkeeper · 1985–1993
268 Apps (31st)
Hailed as a future England goalkeeper after a breathtaking start to his career, he never quite fulfilled that promise, although he enjoyed a successful second c
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Ian Snodin
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Ian Snodin
Defender · 1985–1987
55 Apps (312rd) 8 Goals (191st)
Joined Doncaster with his brother Glynn in 1980 as a teenager and although an unfashionable club, Snodin's displays won him four England Under-23 caps in 1985.
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Danny Mills
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★ #56
Danny Mills
Defender · 1999–2003
141 Apps (119rd) 4 Goals (268rd)
Born Norwich 1977, he initially played for his home town team. After a ????4m transfer from Charlton Athletic in 1999, Danny found himself with only 20 appearan
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John Lukic
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★ #53
John Lukic
Goalkeeper · 1978–1996
431 Apps (17rd)
He signed for Leeds in 1978 where he succeeded David Harvey despite opposition from future internationals David Seaman and Henry Smith. He made his debut in 197
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Willis Edwards
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★ #100
Willis Edwards
Midfielder · 1925–1943
444 Apps (15rd) 6 Goals (215rd)
Born 1903, Willis joined LUFC in 1925 from Chesterfield, he became the finest wing-half of his day. His splendid ball control, incisive passing and supreme hea
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Jermaine Beckford
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★ #45
Jermaine Beckford
Forward · 2006–2010
152 Apps (106rd) 85 Goals (12rd)
Dropped by Chelsea at a young age he became a car windscreen fitter and played for non-league Wealdstone where he scored 54 goals in 82 appearances. His impress
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Eirik Bakke
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★ #47
Eirik Bakke
Midfielder · 1999–2006
196 Apps (73rd) 21 Goals (96rd)
Born Sogndal in 1977, he signed for United in 1999 and soon became the find of his initial season. Brought over from Norway to be groomed for Premiership footba
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Duncan McKenzie
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★ #73
Duncan McKenzie
Forward · 1974–1976
82 Apps (221st) 30 Goals (67rd)
Born Grimsby in 1950, he turned professional with Nottingham Forest in 1968. He was brought to Leeds by Brian Clough for ????240,000. The manager had but a brie
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Michael Bridges
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★ #82
Michael Bridges
Forward · 1999–2004
82 Apps (221st) 21 Goals (96rd)
Born North Shields in 1978, the tall elegant striker had a magnificent first season after joining United for a reported ????5.6m from Sunderland in 1999, leadin
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Chris Fairclough
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★ #41
Chris Fairclough
Defender · 1989–1995
241 Apps (49rd) 23 Goals (89rd)
Born Nottingham 1964, he joined his hometown club Forest in 1981 gaining the first of his seven England under 23 International caps before leaving for Tottenham
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David Wetherall
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★ #78
David Wetherall
Defender · 1991–1999
250 Apps (45rd) 18 Goals (118rd)
Howard Wilkinson signed him for Sheffield Wednesday in 1989. He and fellow defender Jon Newsome followed Wilkinson when he moved to Leeds in 1991. A solid and r
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Robbie Keane
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Robbie Keane
Forward · 2000–2002
56 Apps (308rd) 19 Goals (110th)
Born 1980 in Dublin. Capped by Eire over 50 times with an excellent International strike-rate, he rose quickly to prominence with Wolves where his ball skills w
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Terry Yorath
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★ #33
Terry Yorath
Midfielder · 1967–1976
198 Apps (72nd) 12 Goals (152nd)
Aggressive hard-tacking Yorath emerged from the shadows of Elland Road to enjoy an international career, which brought him 59 caps for Wales. He was noted at sc
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Brian Flynn
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★ #46
Brian Flynn
Midfielder · 1977–1982
177 Apps (83rd) 11 Goals (156rd)
Born 1955, Welshman Brian was one of United's smallest players at less than 5'4", but his appetite for work was remarkable and his mid-field partnership with To
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Grenville Hair
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★ #68
Grenville Hair
Defender · 1948–1964
474 Apps (12rd) 2 Goals (353rd)
Born 1931. With a more fashionable club Grenville would surely have been an England Full Back. Quick in the tackle and an excellent passer of the ball, he playe
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Alf-Inge Haaland
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Alf-Inge Haaland
Defender · 1997–2000
92 Apps (192nd) 8 Goals (191st)
Born in Stavanger, Norway in 1972, he was signed from Nottingham Forrest for ????1.6 Million. Alfie was a regular between 1997 and 1999. He was a very solid, if
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Chris Whyte
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★ #60
Chris Whyte
Defender · 1990–1993
147 Apps (111rd) 6 Goals (215rd)
The dependable central defender played a major part in the establishment of LUFC back in the big time after joining them in 1990. His skilful use of the ball at
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Tom Jennings
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★ #94
Tom Jennings
Forward · 1925–1931
174 Apps (87rd) 117 Goals (4rd)
Born 1902, Tom held all the Leeds scoring records prior to the advent of John Charles. Playing 174 times, his 117 goals bears witness to his goal scoring prolif
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Willie Bell
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Willie Bell
Defender · 1960–1967
260 Apps (38rd) 18 Goals (118rd)
Born 1937, Willie joined Queens Park in 1957 and he soon gained two Amateur caps for his native Scotland. Joining LUFC in 1960, he was a run of the mill left ha
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Mick Bates
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★ #93
Mick Bates
Midfielder · 1964–1976
191 Apps (78rd) 9 Goals (178rd)
Born Doncaster 1947. A neat compact player he provided vital cover for Bremner and Giles in the great Leeds side of the 1960's and 1970's. He signed for Leeds i
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Ian Harte
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★ #34
Ian Harte
Defender · 1995–2004
288 Apps (28rd) 39 Goals (48rd)
Nephew of Gary Kelly, Ian Harte found himself become Leeds' regular left back in 1998 under the stewardship of George Graham, after featuring frequently in the
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Paul Robinson
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★ #52
Paul Robinson
Goalkeeper · 1997–2004
119 Apps (142nd) 1 Goals (412rd)
Robbo signed for Leeds from the academy in 1997 but didn't get a chance to show of his skills until a run of great games in 2000-2001, including some dazzling C
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Wilf Copping
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Wilf Copping
Midfielder · 1929–1942
180 Apps (82nd) 4 Goals (268rd)
Born Barnsley 1909, Wilf was the original Iron Man. Reknowned for his fair but bone-jarring tackles he was also a long throw expert. Joining LUFC in 1929, he wa
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Don Revie
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★ #62
Don Revie
Forward · 1958–1963
80 Apps (229rd) 12 Goals (152nd)
Born Middlesbrough 1927. Don is better known to LUFC fans as their best-ever Manager, but he was indeed a very fine International footballer, master tactician a
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Alan Peacock
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Alan Peacock
Forward · 1964–1967
65 Apps (274rd) 30 Goals (67rd)
Born Middlesbrough 1937, he joined his hometown club and gained England Youth honours before turning professional in 1954. He formed a prolific goalscoring spea
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Jimmy Dunn
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Jimmy Dunn
Defender · 1947–1959
443 Apps (16rd) 1 Goals (412rd)
Born Rutherglen 1922, Jimmy was signed in 1947 and soon became a permanent fixture at Right Back, playing 443 games and scoring one goal! So consistent and hard
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Charlie Keetley
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★ #98
Charlie Keetley
Forward · 1927–1934
169 Apps (92nd) 110 Goals (8rd)
Born 1906, the youngest of ten football play brothers. Joined LUFC in 1927 and initially understudied Tom Jennings, from who he learned a lot. So much so that h
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Andy Ritchie
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Andy Ritchie
Forward · 1983–1987
159 Apps (101st) 44 Goals (44rd)
Born Manchester 1960. Andy won 8 schoolboy caps under skipper Brendan Ormsby before signing for Man United in 1977 and two years later bagged a hat-trick agains
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Ernest Hart
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★ #89
Ernest Hart
Midfielder · 1920–1936
471 Apps (13rd) 15 Goals (133rd)
Born 1902, Ernie signed for LUFC in 1920. A hard but fair defender with a penchant for attack, he captained LUFC to the 1923-24 Second Division Championship and
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Carl Shutt
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Carl Shutt
Forward · 1989–1993
106 Apps (170th) 24 Goals (85rd)
Born Sheffield 1961, he was a late starter to League football joining Wednesday at the age of 23 in 1985 After establishing a good scoring record he moved to Br
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David Rocastle
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David Rocastle
Midfielder · 1992–1993
34 Apps (420th) 2 Goals (353rd)
Rejected by Millwall Rocastle joined Arsenal where he became a bit of a legend. He scored 34 goals and played 228 times in seven years for Arsenal, collecting t
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Mike O'Grady
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Mike O'Grady
Forward · 1965–1969
121 Apps (137rd) 17 Goals (122nd)
Born Leeds 1942, Snapped up by neighbours Huddersfield Town he turned professional with them in 1959 and after 16 games was capped for the first of his 3 Englan
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Eric Kerfoot
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★ #96
Eric Kerfoot
Midfielder · 1949–1959
349 Apps (23rd) 10 Goals (169rd)
Born 1924, he was a late developer when signed from Stalybridge Celtic at 25 in 1949. Made 349 appearances scoring 21 goals. Capable in either left or right-hal
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Carl Harris
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★ #84
Carl Harris
Midfielder · 1973–1982
176 Apps (84rd) 29 Goals (71st)
Born 1956, he was a Welsh schoolboy international, who came to LUFC in 1973. He scored on debut in 1975 and at first appeared from the bench, but impressed enou
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Jack Milburn
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Jack Milburn
Defender · 1928–1939
413 Apps (18rd) 30 Goals (67rd)
Born 1908, left back Jack was the eldest of the LUFC Ashington Milburn clan and dynasty. Like his famous Nephew (Big Jack) he was christened John. Partnered you
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Jimmy Greenhoff
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Jimmy Greenhoff
Forward · 1961–1968
137 Apps (124rd) 33 Goals (59rd)
Originally an immensely talented midfielder, Jimmy joined LUFC straight from school and was moved into an attacking role to accomodate Billy Bremner's emergence
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Tommy Burden
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Tommy Burden
Midfielder · 1948–1954
259 Apps (40th) 13 Goals (145rd)
Born 1924, Tommy was brought to LUFC in 1948 by Major Buckley. A true club stalwart, Tommy played 259 games scoring 13 goals. As Captain, he led by example and
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Brian Deane
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★ #81
Brian Deane
Forward · 1993–2005
201 Apps (68rd) 45 Goals (41st)
Born Leeds in 1968, Deano starred with the Leeds City Boys but after playing with the Leeds Youth team in 1984, he was allowed to join Doncaster in 1985 where h
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James Milner
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★ #65
James Milner
Midfielder · 2002–2004
54 Apps (315rd) 5 Goals (244rd)
Born Leeds 1986, the 16 year old midfielder and life long Leeds fan impressed with the reserves and was handed a first team sub appearance against West Ham. He
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Paul Hart
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★ #69
Paul Hart
Defender · 1978–1983
223 Apps (56rd) 20 Goals (104rd)
Born Manchester 1953, he was a commanding stopper and was bought to replace Gordon McQueen in 1978. He was often tipped for England honours but they never mater
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Bobby Davison
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Bobby Davison
Forward · 1987–1992
110 Apps (161st) 35 Goals (53rd)
Born 1959, joining Huddersfield Town in 1980, he moved to Halifax before finding his touch with Derby in 1982, where he topped their goalscorers for four sucess
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Russell Wainscoat
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Russell Wainscoat
Midfielder · 1925–1931
226 Apps (53rd) 93 Goals (10th)
Born 1898, Russell joined Barnsley in 1920 before moving to Middlesbrough in 1923 and on to LUFC in 1925. Scorer of 93 goals in 226 games he gained England Inte
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Luciano Becchio
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★ #77
Luciano Becchio
Forward · 2008–2013
221 Apps (58rd) 86 Goals (11rd)
Born in Cordoba, Argentina but of Italian descent Luciano Becchio started his career at Boca Juniors in Buenos Aires but never played for the first team. In 200
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Davy Cochrane
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Davy Cochrane
Forward · 1937–1950
183 Apps (80th) 32 Goals (62nd)
Born Portadown in 1920, the 5'4" brilliantly gifted Right Winger was a star from an early age and LUFC got a bargain when they bought him from his home town in
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Scott Sellars
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★ #67
Scott Sellars
Midfielder · 1983–1993
96 Apps (184rd) 14 Goals (138rd)
Born Sheffield 1965, he turned professional with LUFC in 1983 and soon became one of a number of talented youngsters encouraged to play open football by Manager
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John McCole
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John McCole
Forward · 1959–1961
85 Apps (209rd) 53 Goals (28rd)
Born Glasgow in 1936, John joined LUFC from Bradford City in 1959 and played 85 games. He was a very prolific scorer amassing 53 goals, including 4 in a League
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Wilbur Cush
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Wilbur Cush
Forward · 1957–1960
90 Apps (197rd) 9 Goals (178rd)
Born 1928, Wilbur was only 5'5" but with a heart as big as himself. Joined LUFC in 1957 from Glenavon, already a full Irish International, he captained United a
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Ray Hankin
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★ #70
Ray Hankin
Forward · 1976–1980
103 Apps (177rd) 36 Goals (51st)
Born 1956, the burly Geordie Striker joined Burnley in 1973, where he won England under 23 and Youth caps, before being signed by LUFC in 1976. Injuries restric
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Peter Haddock
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Peter Haddock
Defender · 1986–1991
146 Apps (113rd) 1 Goals (412rd)
Born Newcastle 1961, defender Peter joined his home town team in 1978 playing 57 games before signing for LUFC in 1986. He was one of the clubs most consistent
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George Meek
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George Meek
Forward · 1952–1960
199 Apps (70th) 19 Goals (110th)
At a diminutive 5'3" was LUFC's smallest ever player, but made up for this by his boundless energy and elusiveness. A real box of tricks, his ball skills mocked
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Frank Worthington
99
Frank Worthington
Forward · 1982–1982
35 Apps (412rd) 15 Goals (133rd)
Born Halifax 1948, Frank was an extremely colourful character and LUFC were just one of 11 clubs he played for. Bought from Birmingham City in exchange for Byro
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Brian Greenhoff
100
Brian Greenhoff
Defender · 1979–1983
78 Apps (233rd) 1 Goals (412rd)
Born Barnsley 1953, younger brother of Jimmy, was a versatile full-back/midfielder signed by Man United in 1970, after several under 23 appearances, he was firs
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Community Top 100 Score: rank 1 = 100pts, rank 100 = 1pt · 8 voters
# Player Score Voters Avg rank Apps Goals Official
#1 Billy Bremner Billy Bremner
Midfielder
 699 7 1.1 772 115 #1
#2 Peter Lorimer Peter Lorimer
Forward
 579 6 4.5 707 238 #3
#3 Nigel Martyn Nigel Martyn
Goalkeeper
 577 7 18.6 273 0 #10
#4 Jack Charlton Jack Charlton
Defender
 574 6 5.3 773 96 #9
#5 Norman Hunter Norman Hunter
Defender
 573 6 5.5 726 21 #6
#6 Johnny Giles Johnny Giles
Midfielder
 569 6 6.2 527 113 #7
#7 Eddie Gray Eddie Gray
Forward
 560 6 7.7 579 69 #4
#8 Harry Kewell Harry Kewell
Midfielder
 524 7 26.1 242 63 #20
#9 David Batty David Batty
Midfielder
 521 6 14.2 373 4 #14
#10 Mark Viduka Mark Viduka
Forward
 519 7 26.9 166 72 #19
#11 Paul Madeley Paul Madeley
Defender
 517 6 14.8 726 33 #12
#12 Lee Bowyer Lee Bowyer
Midfielder
 512 7 27.9 265 55 #26
#13 Gary Speed Gary Speed
Midfielder
 511 6 15.8 312 57 #25
#14 Allan Clarke Allan Clarke
Forward
 510 6 16 366 151 #8
#15 Gary McAllister Gary McAllister
Midfielder
 498 6 18 295 45 #11
#16 Gordon Strachan Gordon Strachan
Midfielder
 498 6 18 245 45 #5
#17 Trevor Cherry Trevor Cherry
Defender
 490 6 19.3 486 32 #29
#18 Paul Reaney Paul Reaney
Defender
 487 6 19.8 749 9 #15
#19 Terry Cooper Terry Cooper
Defender
 474 6 22 351 11 #16
#20 Mick Jones Mick Jones
Forward
 453 6 25.5 312 111 #17
#21 Gary Kelly Gary Kelly
Defender
 451 6 25.8 531 4 #44
#22 Lucas Radebe Lucas Radebe
Defender
 448 6 26.3 262 3 #13
#23 John Charles John Charles
Forward
 430 5 15 327 157 #2
#24 Jimmy-Floyd Hasselbaink Jimmy-Floyd Hasselbaink
Forward
 423 6 30.5 87 42 #28
#25 Pablo Hernandez Pablo Hernandez
Midfielder
 397 6 34.8 175 36 –
#26 Tony Yeboah Tony Yeboah
Forward
 396 6 35 66 32 #22
#27 Joe Jordan Joe Jordan
Forward
 367 5 27.6 222 48 #36
#28 Jonathan Woodgate Jonathan Woodgate
Defender
 365 6 40.2 142 4 #32
#29 Tony Dorigo Tony Dorigo
Defender
 344 6 43.7 209 6 #18
#30 Frank Gray Frank Gray
Defender
 332 6 45.7 407 35 #43
#31 Gordon McQueen Gordon McQueen
Defender
 330 5 35 172 19 #37
#32 Eric Cantona Eric Cantona
Forward
 323 6 47.2 35 14 #41
#33 Terry Yorath Terry Yorath
Midfielder
 323 6 47.2 198 12 #61
#34 Ian Harte Ian Harte
Defender
 317 5 37.6 288 39 #69
#35 Rod Wallace Rod Wallace
Forward
 315 6 48.5 257 66 #45
#36 Raphinha Dias Belloli Raphinha Dias Belloli
Midfielder
 307 4 24.3 67 17 –
#37 Tony Currie Tony Currie
Midfielder
 305 4 24.8 124 16 #23
#38 Stuart Dallas Stuart Dallas
Defender
 290 5 43 266 28 –
#39 Ezgjan Alioski Ezgjan Alioski
Defender
 287 5 43.6 171 22 –
#40 Rio Ferdinand Rio Ferdinand
Defender
 280 5 45 73 3 #30
#41 Chris Fairclough Chris Fairclough
Defender
 270 5 47 241 23 #58
#42 Gary Sprake Gary Sprake
Goalkeeper
 269 5 47.2 508 0 #46
#43 David Harvey David Harvey
Goalkeeper
 267 5 47.6 447 0 #31
#44 Bobby Collins Bobby Collins
Midfielder
 264 4 35 168 26 #21
#45 Jermaine Beckford Jermaine Beckford
Forward
 259 5 49.2 152 85 #54
#46 Brian Flynn Brian Flynn
Midfielder
 259 4 36.3 177 11 #62
#47 Eirik Bakke Eirik Bakke
Midfielder
 247 5 51.6 196 21 #55
#48 Lee Chapman Lee Chapman
Forward
 238 5 53.4 175 80 #24
#49 Mel Sterland Mel Sterland
Defender
 224 5 56.2 146 20 #35
#50 Kalvin Phillips Kalvin Phillips
Midfielder
 219 4 46.3 234 14 –
#51 Arthur Graham Arthur Graham
Forward
 216 4 47 260 47 #48
#52 Paul Robinson Paul Robinson
Goalkeeper
 213 5 58.4 119 1 #70
#53 John Lukic John Lukic
Goalkeeper
 212 3 30.3 431 0 #52
#54 Olivier Dacourt Olivier Dacourt
Midfielder
 208 4 49 82 3 #39
#55 Ethan Ampadu Ethan Ampadu
Midfielder
 198 4 51.5 132 3 –
#56 Danny Mills Danny Mills
Defender
 197 3 35.3 141 4 #51
#57 Mateusz Klich Mateusz Klich
Midfielder
 192 5 62.6 194 24 –
#58 Liam Cooper Liam Cooper
Defender
 185 5 64 284 11 –
#59 Albert Johanneson Albert Johanneson
Forward
 181 3 40.7 199 67 #33
#60 Chris Whyte Chris Whyte
Defender
 180 4 56 147 6 #65
#61 Robert Snodgrass Robert Snodgrass
Midfielder
 178 4 56.5 191 41 –
#62 Don Revie Don Revie
Forward
 178 4 56.5 80 12 #72
#63 Jonny Howson Jonny Howson
Midfielder
 177 4 56.8 225 27 –
#64 Alan Smith Alan Smith
Forward
 176 3 42.3 228 56 #38
#65 James Milner James Milner
Midfielder
 173 4 57.8 54 5 #87
#66 Luke Ayling Luke Ayling
Defender
 171 4 58.3 268 11 –
#67 Scott Sellars Scott Sellars
Midfielder
 166 3 45.7 96 14 #93
#68 Grenville Hair Grenville Hair
Defender
 164 3 46.3 474 2 #63
#69 Paul Hart Paul Hart
Defender
 163 3 46.7 223 20 #88
#70 Ray Hankin Ray Hankin
Forward
 155 3 49.3 103 36 #96
#71 Dominic Matteo Dominic Matteo
Defender
 153 4 62.8 146 4 #34
#72 John Sheridan John Sheridan
Midfielder
 152 4 63 267 52 #27
#73 Duncan McKenzie Duncan McKenzie
Forward
 149 3 51.3 82 30 #56
#74 Joel Piroe Joel Piroe
Forward
 148 2 27 118 34 –
#75 Pascal Struijk Pascal Struijk
Defender
 140 3 54.3 196 14 –
#76 Crysencio Summerville Crysencio Summerville
Midfielder
 139 3 54.7 89 25 –
#77 Luciano Becchio Luciano Becchio
Forward
 130 3 57.7 221 86 #91
#78 David Wetherall David Wetherall
Defender
 128 4 69 250 18 #59
#79 Patrick Bamford Patrick Bamford
Forward
 122 3 60.3 205 60 –
#80 Joe Rodon Joe Rodon
Defender
 119 3 61.3 139 3 –
#81 Brian Deane Brian Deane
Forward
 119 4 71.3 201 45 #86
#82 Michael Bridges Michael Bridges
Forward
 113 4 72.8 82 21 #57
#83 Archie Gray Archie Gray
Midfielder
 110 3 64.3 52 0 –
#84 Carl Harris Carl Harris
Midfielder
 109 2 46.5 176 29 #82
#85 Robbie Fowler Robbie Fowler
Forward
 108 2 47 33 14 –
#86 Kasper Schmeichel Kasper Schmeichel
Goalkeeper
 102 2 50 40 0 –
#87 Terry Connor Terry Connor
Forward
 97 3 68.7 108 22 –
#88 Fabian Delph Fabian Delph
Midfielder
 97 4 76.8 59 6 –
#89 Ernest Hart Ernest Hart
Midfielder
 93 2 54.5 471 15 #77
#90 Gaetano Berardi Gaetano Berardi
Defender
 93 2 54.5 157 2 –
#91 Ben White Ben White
Defender
 92 3 70.3 49 1 –
#92 Mervyn Day Mervyn Day
Goalkeeper
 91 4 78.3 268 0 #49
#93 Mick Bates Mick Bates
Midfielder
 90 2 56 191 9 #68
#94 Tom Jennings Tom Jennings
Forward
 88 2 57 174 117 #66
#95 Pontus Jansson Pontus Jansson
Defender
 87 3 72 120 9 –
#96 Eric Kerfoot Eric Kerfoot
Midfielder
 87 2 57.5 349 10 #81
#97 Terry Hibbitt Terry Hibbitt
Midfielder
 84 2 59 62 11 –
#98 Charlie Keetley Charlie Keetley
Forward
 84 2 59 169 110 #75
#99 Robin Koch Robin Koch
Defender
 83 2 59.5 77 0 –
#100 Willis Edwards Willis Edwards
Midfielder
 83 2 59.5 444 6 #53
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