List Of Birmingham City F.C. Players (25–99 Appearances)
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 to 1 July 2024, the first day of the 2024–25 season. 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.
Pre-1960s | 1960s– | ||
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GK | Goalkeeper | ||
FB | Full back | DF | Defender |
HB | Half back | MF | Midfielder |
FW | Forward | ||
U | Utility player |
Players with 25 to 99 appearances
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Despite his goalscoring record at Small Heath, Walter Abbott played nearly 300 times for Everton as a wing half.
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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".
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Harry Hampton was Birmingham's top scorer in the 1920–21 Football League Second Division-winning season.
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Johnny Newman was in the Birmingham team that became the first English club side to take part in European competition in 1956.
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Paul Hendrie began his career with Birmingham in the 1970s before playing more than 300 games in the Football League for other clubs.
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Howard Gayle, who was Liverpool F.C.'s first black player, spent 18 months with Birmingham in the 1980s.
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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.
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Mark Cooper spent a season with Birmingham under the management of his father, Terry.
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Liam Daish captained Birmingham to the Division Two title in 1994–95 and to victory in the 1995 Football League Trophy final.
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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.
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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.
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Jude Bellingham, Birmingham's youngest ever first-team player
Player | Pos | Club career | League | Total | International selection |
Caps | Notes | Refs | ||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||||||
Steve Wigley | MF | 1987–1989 | 87 | 4 | 99 | 5 | — | — | ||
George Edwards | FW | 1946–1948 | 84 | 9 | 99 | 9 | ![]() |
6 | ||
Jack Firth | HB | 1927–1932 | 93 | 7 | 98 | 8 | — | — | ||
Liam Daish | DF | 1994–1996 | 73 | 3 | 98 | 6 | ![]() |
0 | ||
Arthur Mounteney | FW | 1905–1909 | 91 | 29 | 97 | 30 | — | — | ||
Clinton Morrison | FW | 2002–2005 | 87 | 14 | 97 | 16 | ![]() |
24 | ||
Jamie Clapham | DF | 2003–2006 | 84 | 1 | 97 | 1 | — | — | ||
Gary McSheffrey | FW | 2006–2010 | 83 | 16 | 96 | 20 | ![]() |
— | ||
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 | ![]() |
— | ||
Olivier Tébily | DF | 2002–2006 | 83 | 0 | 95 | 0 | ![]() |
4 | ||
Wally Harris | FW | 1924–1927 | 89 | 12 | 94 | 13 | ![]() |
— | ||
Thomas Daykin | HB | 1908–1912 | 88 | 1 | 94 | 1 | — | — | ||
Lee Bowyer | MF | 2009–2011 | 81 | 10 | 94 | 12 | ![]() |
0 | ||
Kevin Francis | FW | 1995–1998 | 73 | 13 | 94 | 21 | ![]() |
0 | ||
Radhi Jaïdi | DF | 2006–2009 | 86 | 6 | 93 | 6 | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
0 | ||
Tomasz Kuszczak | GK | 2015–2017 | 89 | 0 | 92 | 0 | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
4 | ||
Dion Sanderson * | DF |
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83 | 3 | 90 | 3 | — | — | ||
Steven Caldwell | DF | 2011–2013 | 77 | 1 | 90 | 2 | ![]() |
0 | ||
Nicky Eaden | DF | 2000–2002 | 74 | 3 | 90 | 5 | — | — | ||
John Ruddy | GK | 2022–2024 | 87 | 0 | 89 | 0 | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
— | ||
Robbie Savage $ | MF | 2002–2005 | 82 | 11 | 88 | 12 | ![]() |
14 | ||
James McFadden | FW | 2008–2010 | 82 | 13 | 88 | 14 | ![]() |
11 | ||
Stephen Kelly | DF | 2006–2009 | 79 | 0 | 88 | 0 | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
0 | ||
Fred Pickering | FW | 1967–1969 | 74 | 27 | 88 | 32 | ![]() |
0 | ||
Chris Holland | MF | 1996–2000 | 70 | 0 | 88 | 0 | ![]() |
— | ||
George Robertson | U | 1910–1913 | 84 | 17 | 87 | 17 | — | — | ||
Andy Kennedy | FW | 1985–1988 | 76 | 18 | 87 | 20 | ![]() |
— | ||
Charlie Millington | FW | 1909–1912 | 83 | 13 | 86 | 13 | — | — | ||
Krystian Bielik * | DF |
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81 | 1 | 86 | 1 | ![]() |
5 | ||
Lee Camp | GK | 2018–2020 | 80 | 0 | 86 | 0 |
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Benny Bond | FW | 1927–1931 | 82 | 13 | 85 | 13 | — | — | ||
Alec Jackson | FW | 1964–1966 | 78 | 11 | 85 | 12 | — | — | ||
Walter Abbott | FW |
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77 | 57 | 85 | 66 | ![]() |
0 | ||
Stern John | FW | 2002–2004 | 77 | 16 | 85 | 21 | ![]() |
14 | ||
Seymour Morris | FW | 1935–1939 | 83 | 29 | 84 | 30 | ![]() |
5 | ||
Mehdi Nafti | MF | 2005–2009 | 80 | 0 | 84 | 1 | ![]() |
15 | ||
Bill Horsman | FW | 1929–1935 | 79 | 3 | 84 | 3 | — | — | ||
Freddie Wilcox | FW | 1903–1906 | 78 | 32 | 84 | 32 | ![]() |
— | ||
Billy Guest | FW | 1933–1937 | 76 | 15 | 84 | 17 | — | — | ||
David Seaman | GK | 1984–1986 | 75 | 0 | 84 | 0 | ![]() |
0 | ||
Jeff Kenna | DF | 2001–2004 | 75 | 3 | 84 | 3 | ![]() |
0 | ||
Steve Bruce $ | DF | 1996–1998 | 72 | 2 | 84 | 3 | ![]() |
— | ||
Barry Ferguson | MF | 2009–2011 | 72 | 0 | 84 | 2 | ![]() |
0 | ||
Gary Cooper | MF / DF | 1993–1996 | 62 | 2 | 83 | 4 | ![]() |
— | ||
Edmund Eyre | FW |
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77 | 14 | 82 | 16 | — | — | ||
Archie Styles | DF | 1974–1978 | 74 | 4 | 82 | 4 | ![]() |
— | ||
Kevin Phillips | FW | 2008–2011 | 69 | 19 | 82 | 22 | ![]() |
0 | ||
Mark Ward | MF | 1994–1995 | 63 | 7 | 82 | 8 | ![]() |
— | ||
Nathan Redmond | MF | 2010–2013 | 62 | 7 | 82 | 9 | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
— | ||
Gary Emmanuel | MF | 1975–1978 | 71 | 6 | 80 | 6 | ![]() |
— | ||
Paul Mardon | DF | 1991–1993 | 64 | 1 | 80 | 1 | ![]() |
0 | ||
Chris Charsley | GK | 1886–1894 | 55 | 0 | 80 | 0 | ![]() |
1 | ||
Bill Harvey | FW | 1921–1926 | 78 | 2 | 79 | 2 | ![]() |
— | ||
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 | ![]() |
— | ||
Neil Etheridge | GK | 2020–2024 | 70 | 0 | 79 | 0 |
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Marlon King | FW | 2011–2013 | 67 | 29 | 79 | 32 | ![]() |
2 | ||
John Roberts | DF | 1972–1976 | 66 | 1 | 79 | 1 | ![]() |
15 | ||
Simon Charlton | DF | 1997–2000 | 72 | 0 | 78 | 0 | ![]() |
— | ||
Demarai Gray | MF | 2013–2016 | 72 | 8 | 78 | 8 |
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Emile Heskey $ | FW | 2004–2006 | 68 | 14 | 78 | 16 | ![]() |
3 | ||
Billy Bennett | FW | 1896–1901 | 70 | 12 | 76 | 13 | — | — | ||
Nicky Forster | FW | 1997–1999 | 68 | 11 | 76 | 12 | ![]() |
— | ||
Tony Evans | FW | 1979–1982 | 66 | 28 | 76 | 33 | — | — | ||
Jerry Gill | DF | 1998–2001 | 60 | 0 | 76 | 0 | ![]() |
— | ||
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 | ![]() |
— | ||
Andrew Shinnie | MF | 2013–2016 | 67 | 4 | 73 | 6 | ![]() |
0 | ||
Jimmy Montgomery | GK | 1977–1979 | 66 | 0 | 73 | 0 | ![]() |
— | ||
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 | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
0 | ||
Harry Morris | HB | 1884–1893 | 41 | 2 | 69 | 4 | — | — | ||
Billy Morgan | FW | 1913–1920 | 60 | 11 | 68 | 13 | ![]() |
— | ||
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 | ![]() |
2 | ||
Kevin Poole | GK | 1998–2001 | 56 | 0 | 67 | 0 | — | — | ||
Dai Richards | HB | 1937–1939 | 62 | 2 | 66 | 2 | ![]() |
6 | ||
Frank Clack | GK | 1934–1939 | 60 | 0 | 66 | 0 | — | — | ||
Callum Reilly | MF | 2012–2015 | 60 | 2 | 66 | 2 | ![]() |
— | ||
Henry Clutterbuck | GK | 1897–1899 | 59 | 0 | 66 | 0 | — | — | ||
Steve Lynex | MF |
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56 | 12 | 66 | 13 | — | — | ||
Mark Yates | U | 1988–1991 | 54 | 6 | 66 | 7 | ![]() |
— | ||
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 | ![]() |
13 | ||
Andy Saville | FW | 1993–1995 | 59 | 17 | 65 | 18 | — | — | ||
Jason Bowen | MF | 1995–1997 | 48 | 7 | 65 | 11 | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
0 | ||
Jimmy Inglis | FW | 1896–1899 | 56 | 24 | 63 | 30 | — | — | ||
Nico Vaesen | GK | 2001–2005 | 54 | 0 | 63 | 0 | — | — | ||
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 | ![]() |
— | ||
Ricky Otto | FW | 1994–1996 | 46 | 6 | 62 | 8 | — | — | ||
Colin Doyle | GK | 2006–2015 | 31 | 0 | 62 | 0 | ![]() |
1 | ||
Tahith Chong | MF |
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58 | 5 | 61 | 5 | ![]() |
— | ||
Jack Aston | FW | 1900–1902 | 55 | 24 | 61 | 24 | — | — | ||
Jimmy Windridge | FW |
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55 | 18 | 61 | 19 | ![]() |
0 | ||
Frank Cornan | HB | 1905–1908 | 54 | 1 | 61 | 1 | — | — | ||
Garry O'Connor | FW | 2007–2010 | 52 | 9 | 61 | 12 | ![]() |
5 | ||
Mat Sadler | DF | 2002–2007 | 51 | 0 | 61 | 0 | ![]() |
— | ||
Stuart Parnaby | DF | 2007–2011 | 47 | 0 | 61 | 1 | ![]() |
— | ||
Harold Wassell | FB | 1902–1903 | 56 | 0 | 60 | 1 | — | — | ||
Jermaine Pennant | MF | 2005–2006 | 50 | 2 | 60 | 3 | ![]() |
— | ||
Scott Dann | DF | 2009–2011 | 50 | 2 | 60 | 3 | ![]() |
— | ||
Dave Barnett | DF | 1993–1997 | 46 | 0 | 60 | 0 | — | — | ||
Harry Hampton | FW | 1920–1922 | 57 | 31 | 59 | 31 | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
0 | ||
Scott Hiley | DF | 1993–1996 | 49 | 0 | 59 | 0 | — | — | ||
Howard Gayle | FW | 1983–1984 | 46 | 9 | 59 | 11 | ![]() |
— | ||
Andy Edwards | DF | 1995–1996 | 40 | 1 | 59 | 3 | — | — | ||
Graham Hyde | MF | 1999–2002 | 52 | 1 | 58 | 2 | — | — | ||
Paul Peschisolido | FW |
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52 | 17 | 57 | 18 | ![]() |
9 | ||
Frank Buckley | HB | 1909–1911 | 55 | 4 | 56 | 4 | ![]() |
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 |
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52 | 10 | 56 | 10 | — | — | ||
Jim Higgins | FW | 1949–1952 | 50 | 12 | 56 | 14 | ![]() |
1 | ||
David Geddis | FW | 1984–1986 | 46 | 18 | 56 | 21 | ![]() |
— | ||
Danny Sonner | MF | 2000–2001 | 41 | 2 | 56 | 3 | ![]() |
1 | ||
Jean Beausejour | MF | 2010–2012 | 39 | 3 | 56 | 5 | ![]() |
13 | ||
Curtis Woodhouse | MF | 2001–2002 | 48 | 2 | 55 | 2 | ![]() |
— | ||
John Gayle | FW | 1990–1993 | 44 | 10 | 55 | 14 | — | — | ||
Jordan Graham | MF | 2021–2023 | 49 | 0 | 54 | 0 | — | |||
Richard Dryden | DF | 1993–1994 | 48 | 0 | 54 | 0 | — | — | ||
Les Phillips | MF | 1982–1984 | 44 | 3 | 54 | 4 | ![]() |
— | ||
Horace Bailey | GK | 1911–1913 | 50 | 0 | 53 | 0 | ![]() |
0 | ||
Lee Carsley | MF | 2008–2010 | 48 | 2 | 53 | 3 | ![]() |
0 | ||
Thomas Farnall | HB |
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45 | 2 | 53 | 2 | — | — | ||
Darren Carter | MF | 2002–2005 | 45 | 3 | 53 | 5 | ![]() |
— | ||
Will Devey | FW |
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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 | ![]() |
— | ||
Johnny McMillan | FW | 1901–1903 | 49 | 24 | 52 | 25 | — | — | ||
George Friend | DF | 2020–2023 | 46 | 0 | 52 | 0 | — | — | ||
Andy Legg | MF | 1996–1997 | 45 | 5 | 52 | 5 | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
— | ||
Joe Smith | FB | 1926–1928 | 48 | 0 | 50 | 0 | ![]() |
0 | ||
Jonathan Leko | MF | 2020–2023 | 46 | 0 | 50 | 1 | ![]() |
— | ||
Wes Thomas | FW |
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44 | 7 | 50 | 11 | — | — | ||
DJ Campbell | FW | 2006–2007 | 43 | 9 | 50 | 12 | ![]() |
— | ||
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 | ![]() |
3 | ||
Auston Trusty †$ | DF | 2022–2023 | 44 | 4 | 48 | 4 | ![]() |
1 | ||
Peter Withe | FW |
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43 | 11 | 48 | 11 | ![]() |
0 | ||
Kōji Miyoshi * | MF | 2023–present | 43 | 6 | 48 | 7 | ![]() |
0 | ||
Nicklas Bendtner † | FW | 2006–2007 | 42 | 11 | 48 | 13 | ![]() |
6 | ||
Toine van Mierlo | MF | 1981–1982 | 44 | 4 | 47 | 4 | ![]() |
0 | ||
Jay Stansfield $† | FW | 2024 | 43 | 12 | 47 | 13 | ![]() |
— | ||
Boaz Myhill † | GK | 2011–2012 | 42 | 0 | 47 | 0 |
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Tommy Carroll | DF | 1971–1972 | 38 | 0 | 47 | 0 | ![]() |
9 | ||
Jimmy Daws | HB | 1920–1923 | 46 | 1 | 46 | 1 | — | — | ||
Jack Butland | GK | 2012–2013 | 46 | 0 | 46 | 0 |
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Mick Halsall | MF | 1983–1984 | 36 | 3 | 46 | 3 | ![]() |
— | ||
Bobby Hope | FW | 1972–1975 | 34 | 5 | 46 | 5 | ![]() |
0 | ||
Charlie Hare | FW | 1896–1898 | 43 | 14 | 45 | 14 | — | — | ||
Dan Crowley | MF | 2019–2020 | 41 | 1 | 45 | 2 | — | |||
Willie Robb | GK | 1914–1915 | 40 | 0 | 45 | 0 | ![]() |
0 | ||
Gary Breen | DF | 1996–1997 | 40 | 2 | 45 | 2 | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
0 | ||
Iván Sánchez | MF | 2020–2021 | 42 | 2 | 44 | 2 | — | — | ||
Jude Bellingham | MF | 2019–2020 | 41 | 4 | 44 | 4 | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
— | ||
Pat Howard | DF | 1977–1979 | 40 | 0 | 43 | 0 | — | — | ||
Ben Foster $ | GK | 2010–2011 | 38 | 0 | 43 | 0 | ![]() |
1 | ||
Steve Bryant | DF | 1973–1976 | 36 | 1 | 43 | 1 | — | — | ||
Morgaro Gomis | MF | 2011–2013 | 31 | 0 | 43 | 0 | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
— | ||
George Parris | DF | 1993–1995 | 39 | 1 | 42 | 2 | ![]() |
— | ||
Cheikh Ndoye | MF | 2017–2018 | 39 | 0 | 42 | 0 | ![]() |
10 | ||
John Trewick | MF / DF | 1987–1989 | 37 | 0 | 42 | 0 | ![]() |
— | ||
Colin Robinson | FW | 1988–1989 | 37 | 6 | 42 | 6 | — | — | ||
Peter Løvenkrands | MF | 2012–2014 | 37 | 4 | 42 | 8 | ![]() |
0 | ||
George Short | U | 1888–1894 | 31 | 5 | 42 | 6 | — | — | ||
George Hall * | MF | 2022–present | 40 | 2 | 41 | 2 | ![]() |
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Hannibal Mejbri † | MF | 2022–2023 | 38 | 1 | 41 | 1 |
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Darran Rowbotham | FW | 1992–1993 | 36 | 6 | 41 | 6 | ![]() |
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Joe Hart †$ | GK | 2009–2010 | 36 | 0 | 41 | 0 | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
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Bobby Brennan | FW | 1949–1950 | 39 | 7 | 40 | 7 | ![]() |
3 | ||
David Stockdale | GK | 2017–2019 | 36 | 0 | 40 | 0 | ![]() |
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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 | ![]() |
0 | ||
Barry Horne | MF | 1996–1997 | 33 | 0 | 40 | 0 | ![]() |
5 | ||
Mitch Hancox | DF | 2012–2015 | 33 | 0 | 40 | 0 | — | — | ||
Viv Solomon-Otabor | MF | 2015–2018 | 33 | 2 | 40 | 2 | — | — | ||
Bob Fairman | FB / HB |
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38 | 2 | 39 | 2 | — | — | ||
Dave Mangnall | FW | 1934–1935 | 37 | 14 | 39 | 15 | — | — | ||
Hayden Mullins | MF | 2012–2014 | 36 | 2 | 39 | 2 | ![]() |
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Robert Tesche | MF |
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36 | 2 | 39 | 3 | — | — | ||
Jack Jones | FW | 1895–1897 | 35 | 15 | 39 | 18 | — | — | ||
Geoff Cox | FW | 1952–1957 | 35 | 3 | 39 | 4 | — | — | ||
Tommy Mooney | FW | 2001–2002 | 34 | 13 | 39 | 15 | — | — | ||
Neil Danns | MF | 2006–2007 | 31 | 3 | 39 | 3 | ![]() |
0 | ||
Neil Kilkenny | MF | 2005–2007 | 26 | 0 | 39 | 0 |
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Walter Freeman | FW | 1909–1911 | 37 | 11 | 38 | 11 | — | — | ||
Aliou Cissé | MF | 2002–2004 | 36 | 0 | 38 | 0 | ![]() |
8 | ||
Emilio Nsue | MF | 2017–2018 | 36 | 1 | 38 | 1 |
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Thomas Oakes | FW | 1897–1899 | 35 | 8 | 38 | 8 | — | — | ||
Jackie Brown | FW | 1938–1939 | 34 | 6 | 38 | 7 |
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Harold Roberts | FW | 1948–1950 | 34 | 2 | 38 | 3 | — | — | ||
Ron Fenton | FW | 1965–1967 | 33 | 7 | 38 | 8 | — | — | ||
Gerry Daly | MF | 1984–1985 | 32 | 1 | 38 | 1 | ![]() |
5 | ||
Steve Castle | MF | 1995–1996 | 23 | 1 | 38 | 2 | — | — | ||
Phil Hawker | DF | 1980–1982 | 35 | 1 | 37 | 1 | ![]() |
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David Rennie | DF / MF | 1992–1993 | 35 | 4 | 37 | 4 | ![]() |
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Dennis Mortimer | MF | 1986–1987 | 33 | 4 | 37 | 6 | ![]() |
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Siriki Dembélé * | MF | 2023–present | 33 | 6 | 37 | 6 | — | — | ||
Jack Beattie | FW | 1937 | 36 | 10 | 36 | 10 | — | — | ||
Jimmy Greenhoff | FW | 1968–1969 | 31 | 14 | 36 | 15 | ![]() |
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Christian Benítez † | FW | 2009–2010 | 30 | 3 | 36 | 4 | ![]() |
4 | ||
Peter Shearer | FW |
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29 | 7 | 36 | 13 | ![]() |
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Nick Platnauer | DF / MF | 1984–1986 | 28 | 2 | 36 | 2 | — | — | ||
Jordon Mutch | MF | 2008–2012 | 24 | 2 | 36 | 2 | ![]() |
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Jack Elkes | FW | 1919–1921 | 34 | 15 | 35 | 15 | — | — | ||
Marcus Bent | FW | 2008–2009 | 33 | 3 | 35 | 3 | ![]() |
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Billy Ellis | FW | 1927–1928 | 32 | 8 | 35 | 8 | — | — | ||
Lee Buchanan * | DF | 2023–present | 32 | 0 | 35 | 0 | ![]() |
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Walter Pandiani | FW | 2005–2006 | 31 | 6 | 35 | 6 | ![]() |
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 | — | |||
Stan Hauser | GK | 1913–1922 | 31 | 0 | 34 | 0 | ![]() |
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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 |
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Shane Ferguson † | MF |
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29 | 1 | 34 | 1 | ![]() |
8 | ||
Jake Clarke-Salter † | DF | 2019–2021 | 29 | 1 | 34 | 1 | ![]() |
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Trevor Aylott | FW | 1990–1991 | 27 | 0 | 34 | 1 | — | — | ||
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 | ![]() |
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Connor Mahoney † | MF | 2018–2019 | 30 | 2 | 32 | 2 | ![]() |
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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 | ![]() |
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Jiří Jarošík † | MF | 2005–2006 | 24 | 5 | 32 | 8 | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
0 | ||
Fred Roberts | FW | 1933–1934 | 29 | 9 | 31 | 9 | — | — | ||
Mickey Bullock | FW | 1964–1967 | 27 | 10 | 31 | 11 | ![]() |
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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 | ![]() |
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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 | ![]() |
7 | ||
Cody Drameh † | DF | 2023–2024 | 28 | 0 | 30 | 0 | ![]() |
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Ravel Morrison † | MF | 2012–2013 | 27 | 3 | 30 | 3 |
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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 | ![]() |
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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 | ![]() |
0 | ||
Adam Rooney | FW | 2011–2012 | 18 | 4 | 30 | 7 | ![]() |
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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 | ![]() |
0 | ||
Carl Shutt | FW | 1993–1994 | 26 | 4 | 29 | 4 | — | — | ||
Nicky Butt † | MF | 2005–2006 | 24 | 3 | 29 | 3 | ![]() |
0 | ||
Chris Wood † | FW | 2011–2012 | 23 | 9 | 29 | 11 | ![]() |
0 | ||
Roly Harper | FW | 1905–1907 | 22 | 1 | 29 | 2 | — | — | ||
Kenny Lowe | MF | 1993–1995 | 21 | 3 | 29 | 3 | ![]() |
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Guirane N'Daw † | MF | 2011–2012 | 19 | 0 | 29 | 0 | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
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Mikel San José | MF | 2020–2021 | 27 | 0 | 28 | 0 | ![]() |
0 | ||
Muzzy Izzet | MF | 2004–2006 | 26 | 1 | 28 | 1 | ![]() |
1 | ||
Diego Fabbrini | MF |
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26 | 0 | 28 | 0 | ![]() |
0 | ||
Dan Burn † | DF | 2013–2014 | 24 | 0 | 28 | 1 | — | — | ||
Jovan Kirovski | FW | 2002–2004 | 23 | 2 | 28 | 2 | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
0 | ||
Keith Bannister | HB | 1952–1953 | 22 | 0 | 27 | 0 | ![]() |
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Mark Sale | FW | 1992–1993 | 21 | 0 | 27 | 3 | — | — | ||
Steve Phillips | FW | 1971–1975 | 20 | 1 | 27 | 1 | ![]() |
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Wally Smith | FW | 1914–1915 | 26 | 4 | 26 | 4 | — | — | ||
Olivier Kapo | MF | 2007–2008 | 26 | 5 | 26 | 5 | ![]() |
0 | ||
Ethan Laird * | DF | 2023–present | 25 | 0 | 26 | 0 | ![]() |
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Billy Rudd | FW | 1960–1961 | 24 | 3 | 26 | 4 | — | — | ||
Jobe Bellingham | MF | 2022–2023 | 24 | 0 | 26 | 0 | ![]() |
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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 | ![]() |
0 | ||
Álvaro Giménez | FW | 2019–2020 | 24 | 3 | 25 | 3 | ![]() |
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Emanuel Aiwu † | DF | 2023–2024 | 24 | 0 | 25 | 0 | ![]() |
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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 | ![]() |
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Players with fewer than 25 or 100 or more appearances
Footnotes
- ^ Player who later managed the club.
- ^ Matthews attributes Sharples' 18 September 1965 appearance against Portsmouth to the injured Winston Foster.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ West Ham United
- ^ Wolverhampton Wanderers
- ^ Newcastle United
- ^ Arsenal
- ^ Derby County
- ^ Racing Santander
- ^ Blackburn Rovers
- ^ Southampton
- ^ Leicester City
- ^ Manchester United
- ^ AFC Bournemouth
- ^ Sheffield United
- ^ Fulham
- ^ West Bromwich Albion
- ^ Ipswich Town
- ^ Stoke City
- ^ Manchester City
- ^ Nottingham Forest
- ^ Santos Laguna
- ^ Deportivo la Coruña
- ^ Chelsea
- ^ Newcastle United
- ^ Bordeaux
- ^ Charlotte FC
- ^ Leeds United
- ^ AS Saint-Étienne
- ^ Watford
- ^ Notts County
- ^ Cremonese
- ^ Everton