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

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Manchester City Football Club, then known as Ardwick, first entered the Football Alliance in the 1891–92 season. In 1892, the Football League decided to expand, and invited the Alliance clubs to join; having chosen not to apply for entry into the First Division, Ardwick were placed in the newly formed Second Division.[1] In April 1894 Ardwick became Manchester City, following the creation of Manchester City Football Club Ltd. as a limited company.[2]

The club's first team have competed in numerous nationally and internationally organised competitions, and all players who have played between 25 and 99 such matches, either as a member of the starting eleven or as a substitute, are listed below. Each player's details include the duration of his Manchester City career, his typical playing position while with the club, and the number of games played and goals scored in domestic league matches and in all senior competitive matches. Where applicable, the list also includes the national team for which the player was selected, and the number of senior international caps he won while playing for the club. The names are ordered first by number of appearances in total, then by date of debut.

Introduction

More than 290 players have represented Manchester City in at least 25 and fewer than 100 competitive first team matches. A number of the players listed achieved firsts or milestones for the club. David Weir, who captained the club in the Ardwick era, was the first England international to play for the club.[3] Canadian Walter Bowman was the first international from outside the British Isles to play in the Football League.[4] Denis Law, Steve Daley and Robinho were all signed for transfer fees that broke the British transfer fee record.[5] Marc-Vivien Foé scored the last ever goal by a Manchester City player at the club's Maine Road ground in April 2003, just two months before his death, when he collapsed during an international match.[6] The first competitive goal at the new City of Manchester Stadium was scored by Trevor Sinclair in August 2003.[7]

Several listed players won medals while at the club. Herbert Burgess and George Livingstone both played in the 1904 FA Cup Final that brought Manchester City's first major trophy.[8] Laurie Barnett won the Cup in 1934,[9] Jack Dyson scored in the 1956 final,[10] and Mario Balotelli, Patrick Vieira and Adam Johnson all took part in the club's 2011 FA Cup victory.[11] Ken Mulhearn kept goal for the majority of the 1967–68 league championship winning season,[12] and Ian Bowyer was part of the team that won the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup in 1970.[13] Several members of the squads that won eight Premier League titles between 2012 and 2024 are listed. Nine of these players are still contracted to the club and may add to their current totals.

Key

More information Pre-1970s, 1970s onwards ...
Positions tactical evolution
Pre-1970s 1970s onwards
GK Goalkeeper
FB Full back DF Full back or Wing-back
CH Centre half DF Centre back
HB Half back MF Holding midfielder
FW Outside forward
(a.k.a. Winger)		 DF
MF		 Wing-back or
Attacking midfielder
FW Inside forward MF
FW		 Attacking midfielder /
Second striker
FW Centre forward FW Centre forward /
Striker / False #9
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Position

  • Playing positions are listed according to the tactical formations that were employed at the time. Thus the more defensive emphasis in the responsibilities of many of the old forward and midfield positions, and their corresponding name changes, reflects the tactical evolution that occurred in the sport from the late 1960s onwards. The position listed is that in which the player played most frequently for the club.

Club career

  • Club career is defined as the first and last calendar years in which the player appeared for the club in any of the competitions listed below, irrespective of how long the player was contracted to the club. For players who had two or more spells at the club, the years for each period are listed separately.

League appearances and League goals

Total appearances and Total goals

International selection

  • Countries are listed only for players who have been selected for international football. Only the highest level of international competition is given.
  • For players having played at full international level, the caps column counts the number of such appearances during his career with the club.

Last update

  • Statistics are correct as of 30 May 2026

Players with 25 to 99 appearances

Short-haired young man on a field wearing a light-blue sports jersey.
Matija Nastasić joined Manchester City in 2012.
Head and shoulders of a man in his 30s who has a receding hairline.
World Cup winner Patrick Vieira ended his playing career at Manchester City.[14]
Head and shoulders of a young man with close cropped hair, facing right.
The signing of Robinho for £32.5 million in 2008 broke the British transfer fee record.[15]
A man in his forties, facing left and looking straight ahead.
Stuart Pearce played for Manchester City in the 2001–02 season, and went on to manage the club between 2005 and 2007.
More information Player, Position ...
Players with 25 to 99 competitive appearances for Manchester City F.C. (with current players highlighted in blue)
Player Position Club career League
apps		 League
goals		 Total
apps		 Total
goals		 International selection Caps Refs
Lewis Barber GK1927–1930920990——
David Phillips MF1984–198681139916 Wales10[16]
Frank Norgrove FB1904–1911941981——
Steve McMahon MF1992–1994871981 England0
Trevor Sinclair MF2003–2007825986 England1[17]
Gary Megson MF1989–1992822972——
Adam Johnson MF2010–201273119715 England12[18][19]
Mateo Kovačić MF 2023– 67 7 97 10 Croatia Croatia 15
John McTavish CH1953–1960930960——
Derek Jeffries DF1969–1973730950——
Herbert Burgess FB1903–1906852942 England4
Peter Dobing FW1961–196382319432England England under-23—[20]
Mick Channon FW1977–198072249430 England1
Max Woosnam CH1920–1925864934 England1
David Robson FB1892–1894
1894–1896		861931——
Laurie Barnett FB1930–1934840930——
Tony Henry MF1976–19817969312——
Robbie Fowler FW2003–200680219228 England0[21]
Lee Crooks DF / MF1996–2000762912England England youth—[22]
Fred Howard FW1913–192079409043——
Jimmy Heale FW1934–193984399041——
Neil Pointon FB1990–1992742902——
Pat Finnerhan FW1894–189785278928——
Adrian Heath MF1990–1992754895England England under-21—[23]
Fabian Delph MF2015–2019574895 England[24]
Dick Ray FB1896–1900823883——
George Livingstone HB1903–190681198820 Scotland1
Edwin Hughes FB1912–1919772883 Wales3
Claudio Reyna MF2003–2006774874 United States15[25][26]
Bacary Sagna DF2014–2017540860 France[27]
Eric Nixon GK1985–1988580840——
Savinho MF2024–2026532847Brazil Brazil6
Billy Felton FB1929–1932730830 England0
Dave Halliday FW1930–193376478251——
Ernie Phillips FB1949–1951800820——
Denis Law FW1960–1961
1973–1974		68308238 Scotland11
Trevor Morley FW1988–198972188221——
Fitzroy Simpson MF1992–1995714824 Jamaica0[28]
Darren Huckerby FW2000–200369228231England England B—[29]
James Blair HB1906–1910760811——
Imre Varadi FW1986–198865268131——
Danny Granville DF1999–2001703803England England under-21—[30]
Elano MF2007–200962148018 Brazil18[31][32][33]
Mario Balotelli FW2010–201354208030 Italy15[34][35]
Billy Linacre FW1947–1949756797——
Jackie Oakes FW1948–1950779799——
Ivor Broadis FW1951–195374107912 England8
Jimmy Murray FW1963–196770437946England England under-23—[20]
Paul Moulden FW1986–198964187925England England youth—[36]
Eliaquim Mangala DF2014–2019570790 France2[37]
Ted Hanney HB1913–1919681781——
Jack Warner FW1921–192576157815——
Alan Kernaghan DF1993–1997631782 Republic of Ireland15
Ali Benarbia MF2001–200371117811 Algeria0
George Dougal FW1898–190175137713——
Fred Fayers HB1920–1923735775England England amateur—
Colin Hendry DF1989–19916157710 Scotland0[38]
Mark Kennedy MF1999–20016687711 Republic of Ireland9
Derek Kevan FW1963–196567487656 England0
Steve MacKenzie MF1979–19815887610England England under-21—[23]
Javi García MF2012–2014532762 Spain0[39]
Dennis Westcott FW1950–195272377537——
Paulo Wanchope FW2000–200464277529 Costa Rica23[40]
Benjamin Mendy DF2017–2023502752 France7[41]
Hugh Morris FW1891–1893
1895–1896		66317431 Wales1
Bob Milarvie FW1891–189669137314——
Fred Threlfall FW1899–1904678738——
Jack Dyson FW1955–196062267329——
Keith MacRae GK1973–1980560720Scotland Scotland under-23—[42]
Tony Vaughan DF1997–1999582722England England youth—[43]
Martin Petrov MF2007–20105997212 Bulgaria19[44]
John Gidman DF1986–1988531713 England0[45]
Dietmar Hamann MF2006–2009540711 Germany0[46]
Bert Gray GK1927–1929680700 Wales5
Ian Bowyer FW1968–197150137017——
Jamie Pollock MF1998–2000585705England England under-21—[47]
Jimmy Ross FW1899–190267216922——
Colin Barrett FB1972–1976530691——
Shay Given GK2009–2011500690 Republic of Ireland22[48][49]
Sid Hoad FW1911–1914641682——
Jim Tolmie MF1983–198561156819Scotland Scotland under-21—[50]
Clive Allen FW1989–199153166821 England0[51]
Ray Sambrook FW1958–196162136713——
Mark Ward MF1990–199155146716——
Eyal Berkovic MF2001–2003567679 Israel6[52]
Jack Hannaway HB1951–1956640660——
Stan Horne HB1965–1967500660——
Brian Gayle DF1988–1989553663——
Willie McOustra HB1902–1907656656——
Davie Ross FW1907–191161196519——
Clive Colbridge FW1959–196162126512——
Dave Bennett MF1979–19815296515——
Peter Beagrie MF1994–1997523655England England B—
Paul Bosvelt MF2003–2005532653 Netherlands5[53]
Georgios Samaras FW2006–20075586512 Greece19[54][55]
George Mann HB1894–1897597647——
Tommy Tait FW1928–193061436446——
Gordon Clark FB1936–1946550640——
Kelechi Iheanacho FW2015–201746126421 Nigeria10[56]
William Douglas GK1890–1894580630——
Paul Stewart FW1987–198851266330 England0[57]
Michael Ball DF2007–2009480631 England0[58][59]
Joe Davies FW1891–1893
1896
1900		57206221 Wales3[60][61][62]
Johnny Williamson FW1950–195559186219——
Ken Mulhearn GK1967–1970500620——
Alan Harper DF1989–1991521622England England youth—[63]
Paul Walsh FW1994–199553166219 England0
Stephen Jordan DF2003–2007510620——[64]
Javier Garrido DF2007–2010492622Spain Spain under-21—[65][66]
Hugh Morris FW1922–1924570610——
Frank McCourt HB1951–1954614614 Northern Ireland6
Claudio Bravo GK2016–2020290610 Chile21[67]
Omar Marmoush FW2025–37106116Egypt Egypt13
Jack Brennan HB1914–1922560600——
Dave Bacuzzi FB1964–1966570600England England youth—
Tommy Hutchison MF1980–1982464605 Scotland0[68]
Danilo DF2017–2019344604 Brazil[69]
Martyn Margetson GK1991–1998510590 Wales0[70]
Jon Macken FW2002–20055175912 Republic of Ireland1[71]
Gélson Fernandes MF2007–2009433594  Switzerland17[72][73]
Nico González MF2025–2026362594——
Maurice Dunkley FW1938–1947515586——
Rick Holden MF1992–1993503585——
David Sommeil DF2003–2006494585France France B—[74]
Wayne Bridge DF2009–2013420580 England4[75][76]
Stockport Smith FW1897–190054225722——
Alan Ogley GK1964–1967510570——
Richard Jobson DF1998–2001504574England England B—[29]
Jack Allen FB1920–1924520560——
Niclas Jensen DF2002–2003512562 Denmark18[77]
Stefan Ortega GK 2022–2026 25 0 56 0 — —
Rayan Cherki MF2025–3345611France France3
Ron Phoenix HB1952–1959532552——
David Shawcross HB1958–1964472552England England under-23—[20]
Steve Daley MF1979–1980484544England England B—[78]
Danny Mills DF2004–2006511541 England0[59][79]
Billy Wilson HB1922–1927480530——
David Brightwell DF1992–1995431532——
Gareth Taylor FW1998–19994395310 Wales0[70]
Robinho FW2008–201041145316 Brazil25[33][80][81]
John Benson FB1962–1964440520——
Wyn Davies FW1971–1973458529 Wales3
Derek Parlane FW1983–198448205223 Scotland0
Mark Lillis FW1985–198639115115——
Ben Thatcher DF2004–2006470510 Wales4[82][83]
Matija Nastasić DF2012–2014340510 Serbia14[84]
Ian Mellor FW1971–19734075010——
Mark Seagraves DF1987–1989420500England England youth—[85]
Eike Immel GK1995–1996420500 Germany0
Craig Bellamy FW2009–201140125015 Wales10[86][87]
Tijjani Reijnders MF2025–2026285507Netherlands Netherlands12
Danny Whittle HB1890–1894464495——
Walter Bowman FW1893–1898473493 Canada0
Alex Harley FW1962–196340234932——
Ged Keegan FB1974–1978372493England England under-21—[88]
Gordon Smith FW1984–198542134915Scotland Scotland under-21—[89]
Álvaro Negredo FW2013–20143194923 Spain3[90]
Sandy Rowan FW1894–189645234824——
Louis Cardwell FB1938–1946420480——
Bobby Cunliffe FW1946–19564494810——
Frank Carrodus FW1970–1974421482——
Andy Morrison DF1998–2001374485——
Willy Caballero GK2014–2017230480Argentina Argentina under-230[91]
Jimmy Bannister FW1902–190645214722——
Joe Cartwright FW1913–1920383475——
Herbert Tyler HB1919–1921440470——
Jackie Plenderleith CH1960–1963410470 Scotland1
Alf-Inge Haaland DF2000–2002383473 Norway1[92]
Vedran Ćorluka DF2007–2008381471 Croatia16[93][94]
Oscar Bobb MF 2021–2026 26 1 47 3  Norway 10
Abdukodir Khusanov DF2025–270471Uzbekistan Uzbekistan6
Bob Grieve FW1906–190944184619——
William Wallace FW1912–1914439469——
Sid Cann FB1930–1934420460——
Perry Suckling GK1986–1988390460England England under-21—[47]
Ged Brannan MF1997–1998434464——
Lee Bradbury FW1997–199840104611England England under-21—
Jim Whitley MF1998–2000380461 Northern Ireland3[95]
Patrick Vieira MF2010–2011283466 France0[96]
Wilfried Bony FW2015–20173664611 Ivory Coast[97]
Paul Futcher DF1978–1980370450England England under-21—[88]
Eddie McGoldrick MF1996–1997400450 Republic of Ireland0[98]
Kiki Musampa MF2005–2006413454Netherlands Netherlands under-21—[99]
Michael Johnson MF2006–2009372453England England under-21—[100]
Emmanuel Adebayor FW2009–201034154519 Togo4[101][102]
Jack Lyall GK1909–1910400440 Scotland0
Tommy Broad FW1919–1921320440——
Arthur Mann DF1968–1971350440——
Steve McManaman MF2003–2005350440 England0[57]
Stevan Jovetić FW2013–20163084411 Montenegro8[103]
Kazimierz Deyna MF1978–198038124313 Poland0
Nigel Clough MF1996–1997384435 England0[57]
Stuart Pearce DF2001–2002383433 England0[57]
Ferran Torres FW2020–20212894316Spain Spain22[104]
Gianluigi Donnarumma GK2025–340430Italy Italy7
James Hosie FW1901–1902393423——
Peter Bell FW1926–1928427427——
Fred Hill FW1970–1972353423 England0
Jim Melrose FW1984–19853484211Scotland Scotland under-21—[105]
Gordon Davies FW1985–19863194215 Wales2[16]
Jô FW2008–2011211426 Brazil0[106]
Harry Middleton HB1892–1894384414——
Len Wall HB1910–1913412412——
James Cumming FW1913–1915350413——
Tom Blair GK1921–1922380410——
Eric Williams FB1947–1950380410——
Roy Warhurst HB1957–1958402412——
Roger Palmer FW1977–19803194111——
Terry Cooke MF1999347418England England under-21—[30]
Carlo Nash GK2001–2002380410——
Michael Tarnat DF2003–2004323414 Germany0[107]
Cole Palmer MF 2020–2023 19 0 41 6 England England under-21 — [108]
James Sharples FW1894–189739204020——
William Orr FB1901–1903360400——
John Edmondson GK1902–1906380400——
Percy Hill FB1906–1908380400——
Bradley Wright-Phillips FW2004–2006322402England England under-20—[109]
Gerry Baker FW1960–196137143914 United States0[110]
Vic Gomersall FB1961–1965390390——
Nigel Gleghorn MF1988–19893473911——
Jimmy McLuckie HB1933–1934321381 Scotland1
Ron Healey GK1971–1973300380 Republic of Ireland0
Colin Viljoen MF1978–1980270381 England0
David Cross FW1982–198331123813——
Wayne Biggins FW1988–19893293810——
Tommy Wright GK1997–2000340380 Northern Ireland4[95]
Danny Allsopp FW1998–2000294386 Australia0[111]
Marc-Vivien Foé MF2002–2003359389 Cameroon5[112]
Frank Lampard MF2014–2015326388 England0[113]
Sergio Gómez DF 2022–2024 18 0 38 0 — —
John Milne FW1890–1894368378——
Frank Dyer FB1893–1898363373——
Frank Thompson FB1922–1926330370——
James Calderwood FW1922–1926350370——
Bob Donnelly HB1935–1937371371——
Geoff Hammond DF1974–1976341372——
Craig Russell FW1997–1999312374——
Spencer Prior DF2000–2001304374——
Dedryck Boyata DF2010–2015140361 Belgium8[114][115]
Charles Broadhurst FW1927–192833253626——
Eddie McMorran FW1947–194833123612——
Gerry Gow MF1980–1981265367Scotland Scotland under-23—[116]
Mark Brennan MF1990–1992296367England England under-21—[47]
Jimmy Hindmarsh HB1913–1915281352——
Michael Robinson FW1979–1980308359——
Felipe Caicedo FW2008–2011274357 Ecuador10[117]
Eric Garcia DF2017–2021190350Spain Spain7[118]
David Weir FW1890–189332103413 England0
James Harper FB1895–1898320340——
Jack Milsom FW1938–193932203422——
Ian Scott MF1987–1989243344——
James McAtee MF2021–2025183347England England under-21—
John Wood FW1907–1909286339——
Harry Anders FW1953–1955324334——
Alf Wood FW1963–1966324334England England youth—[119]
Michael Hughes MF1988–1992261331 Northern Ireland4[95]
Joe Cassidy FW1900–190131143214——
Robert Davidson FB1902–1904320320——
Alex Steel HB1906–1907301321——
Charlie Burgess FB1908–1911320320——
Arthur Daniels FW1923–1926311321——
Jimmy Elwood CH1924–1927310320 Ireland1
Lee Croft MF2005–2006281321England England under-20—[109]
Daniel Sturridge FW2007–2009215326 England0[120][121]
Kalvin Phillips MF2022–160321England England8
John McVicker FB1892–1893280310——
Wally McReddie FW1894–189531123112——
John Wilkinson HB1907–1910312312——
Ronnie Turnbull FW1949–1950305315——
Jack Savage GK1954–1957300310——
Lucien Mettomo DF2001–2002271311 Cameroon14[122]
Peter Schmeichel GK2002–2003290310 Denmark0[123]
Benjani FW2008–2010234317 Zimbabwe5[124][125]
Rayan Aït-Nouri DF2025–170310Algeria Algeria9
David Oldfield MF1989–1990266309England England under-21—[47]
William Hopkins HB1892–1893280290——
Paddy Kelly FW1920–1923251293 Ireland1
Trevor Francis FW1981–198226122914 England10
Mikhail Kavelashvili FW1996–1997283293 Georgia2[126][127]
Bernardo Corradi FW2006–2008253293 Italy0[128][129]
Émile Mpenza FW2007–2008255296 Belgium2[130][131]
Costel Pantilimon GK2011–201470290 Romania3[132]
Nolito FW2016–2017194296 Spain[133]
Tommy Chapman HB1895–1896263283 Wales2
Jimmy Drummond FW1902–1903285285——
Geoff Lomax DF1983–1985251281——
Rae Ingram DF1995–1997230280——
Clifford Coupland HB1925–1926242272——
Bobby Owen FW1968–1969223276——
Paul Ritchie DF2000–2002200270 Scotland0[38]
Antoine Semenyo MF2026–1772711Ghana Ghana2
Jimmy Whitehead FW1897–1898247267 England0
Willie Banks HB1905–1906251261——
Dick Crawshaw FW1919–1922251266——
Jackie Wharton FW1947–1948232262——
Phil Boyer FW1980–1982203264 England0
David Seaman GK2003–2004190260 England0[57]
Ched Evans FW2007–2009161261 Wales10[134][135]
Jack Pritchard FW1938–1946225255——
Jimmy Munro FW1948–1950254254——
Åge Hareide DF1981–1982240250 Norway7[136]
Jason Beckford FW1988–1991201252England England youth—[137]
John Foster DF1994–1996190250England England schoolboys—
Maurizio Gaudino MF1994–1995203254 Germany0[107]
Gerry Creaney FW1995–1997214255Scotland Scotland B—
Michael Frontzeck DF1996230250 Germany0
Tony Grant MF1999–2001210250England England under-21—[138]
Jack Rodwell MF2012–2014162252 England1[139]
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