List of Manchester City F.C. players

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Joey Barton made 130 appearances for Manchester City between 2002 and 2007, scoring 15 goals

Shaun Goater made 211 appearances for Manchester City between 1998 and 2003, scoring 103 goals

This is a list of notable footballers who have played for Manchester City. Generally, this means players that have either played 100 or more first-class matches for the club or have won the club's Player of the Year award. Players listed in bold are inductees of Manchester City's Hall of Fame,^[1] and players listed in italics are winners of the Player of the Year award, which has been awarded annually following a ballot of supporters each season since 1967.^[2]

This list is not an exhaustive list; over 1000 players have represented Manchester City at competitive first-team level since the club joined the Football League in 1892. For a list of all Manchester City players, major or minor, with a Wikipedia article, see Category:Manchester City F.C. players. For the current Manchester City first-team squad, see the current squad section of the Manchester City article.

Players are listed according to the date of their first-team debut for the club. Appearances and goals are for first-team competitive matches only, wartime matches are excluded. Substitute appearances are included.

As of 11 May 2008.

Name	Nationality	Position	Manchester City career	Appearances	Goals
Billy Meredith*		FW	1894–1906 1921-1924	394	151
Charlie Williams		GK	1894–1902	232	1
Bobby Moffatt		MF	1895–1903	163	7
Billy Holmes		MF	1896–1904	166	4
Fred Williams		FW	1896–1902	130	38
Billie Gillespie		FW	1897–1905	231	132
William "Buxton" Smith		MF	1897–1902	153	8
Sammy Frost		MF	1901–1906	112	4
Tommy Hynds		CB	1901–1906	171	9
Frank Booth		LW	1902–1912	107	19
Jack Hillman		GK	1902–1906	124	0
Johnny McMahon		CB	1902–1906	109	1
Sandy Turnbull		CB	1902–1906	119	60
Billy Lot Jones		FW	1903–1915	302	74
Irvine Thornley		FW	1904–1912	204	93
James Buchan		MF	1905–1911	164	10
George Dorsett		FW	1905–1912	211	65
Bill Eadie		MF	1906–1913	205	6
Tommy Kelso		RB	1906–1913	151	3
George Stewart		LW	1906–1911	102	13
Bertram Jackson		LB	1907–1911	101	0
Bill Bottomley*		MF	1908–1913 1919	103	2
Tom Holford		CB	1908–1914	183	38
George Wynn		FW	1909–1919	127	59
Joe Dorsett*		RW	1910–1915 1920	138	17
Eli Fletcher		LB	1911–1925	326	2
Jim Goodchild		GK	1911–1926	217	0
Billy Henry		CB	1911–1919	143	1
Harry Taylor		FW	1912–1921	101	28
Tommy Browell		FW	1913–1926	247	139
Horace Barnes		FW	1914–1924	235	125
Sam Cookson		CB	1919–1927	306	1
Tommy Johnson		FW	1919–1930	354	166
Billy "Spud" Murphy		LW	1919–1926	220	31
Micky Hamill		MF	1920–1924	128	2
Sammy Sharp		MF	1920–1928	182	1
James Mitchell		GK	1922–1926	109	0
Charlie Pringle		MF	1922–1928	216	1
Frank Roberts		FW	1922–1929	237	130
Billy Austin		FW	1924–1931	172	47
Sam Cowan		MF	1924–1935	406	24
George Hicks		LW	1924–1928	135	48
Phillip McCloy		FW	1925–1929	157	0
Jimmy McMullan		MF	1925–1933	242	12
Matt Barrass		LW	1925–1933	172	15
Eric Brook		FW	1927–1940	494	178
Bobby Marshall		MF/FW	1927–1938	355	80
John Ridley		CB	1927-1933	184	0
Fred Tilson		FW	1927–1938	273	132
Matt Busby		MF	1928–1936	226	14
Ernie Toseland		RW	1928–1938	409	75
Jackie Bray		MF	1929–1940	280	9
Len Langford		GK	1930–1933	125	0
Bill Dale		CB	1931–1938	269	0
Alec Herd		FW	1932–1947	290	124
Sam Barkas		CB	1933–1947	195	1
Jack Percival		MF	1933–1946	174	8
Frank Swift		GK	1933–1950	372	0
Peter Doherty		FW	1936–1945	133	81
Albert Emptage		RW	1937–1951	144	1
Eric Westwood		CB	1937–1953	263	5
Les McDowell		MF	1938–1948	126	8
Bert Sproston		CB	1938–1949	134	5
Billy Walsh		CB	1938–1950	118	1
George Smith		FW	1939–1951	269	125
Andy Black		FW	1946–1950	146	52
Joe Fagan		CB	1946–1950	158	2
Johnny Hart		FW	1946–1961	178	73
Roy Clarke		LW	1947–1958	369	79
Ken Branagan		CB	1948–1961	208	3
Roy Little		RB	1949–1958	186	2
Bert Trautmann		GK	1949–1964	545	0
Ken Barnes		RM	1950–1961	283	19
Roy Paul		CB	1950–1957	293	9
Billy Spurdle		RW	1950–1956	172	33
Jimmy Meadows		RW/FW	1951–1955	141	31
Don Revie		FW	1951–1957	177	41
Dave Ewing		CB	1953–1962	302	1
Paddy Fagan		LW	1953–1960	165	35
Joe Hayes		FW	1953–1965	363	152
Bill Leivers		MF	1953–1964	281	4
Billy McAdams		FW	1953–1960	134	65
Bobby Johnstone		FW	1954–1959	139	51
Cliff Sear		LB	1956–1967	279	1
Colin Barlow		RW	1957–1963	189	80
Roy Cheetham		MF	1957–1967	143	4
George Hannah		FW	1958–1963	131	16
Alan Oakes		MF	1959–1976	668	33
Barrie Betts		CB	1960–1964	117	6
David Wagstaffe		LW	1960–1964	161	8
Harry Dowd		GK	1961–1970	219	1
Bobby Kennedy		RB/MF	1961–1969	254	9
Glyn Pardoe		LB	1961–1975	376	22
Neil Young		FW	1961–1972	412	107
David Connor*		LW	1962–1972 1974-1975	163	10
Matt Gray		FW	1963-1967	101	23
Mike Doyle[3]		CB	1964–1978	558	40
Johnny Crossan		FW	1965–1967	110	27
George Heslop		MF	1965–1972	198	1
Mike Summerbee[3]		RW	1965–1975	443	67
Tony Book		RB	1966–1974	308	5
Colin Bell		MF	1966–1979	492	152
Tommy Booth		CB	1967–1981	478	36
Tony Coleman		FW	1967–1969	101	16
Joe Corrigan[4]		GK	1967–1983	592	0
Francis Lee		FW	1967–1974	321	143
Willie Donachie		LB	1968–1980	425	2
Tony Towers		MF	1969–1974	165	12
Rodney Marsh		MF/FW	1971–1975	144	56
Kenny Clements*		RB	1971–1979 1985-86	274	2
Paul Power[3]		LB/MF	1973–1986	437	35
Peter Barnes*		FW	1974–1979 1986-1988	161	22
Asa Hartford*		MF	1974–1979 1981-1984	318	36
Joe Royle		FW	1974–1977	120	31
Dennis Tueart		FW	1974–1983	267	107
Dave Watson		CB	1975–1979	185	6
Gary Owen		MF	1976–1979	124	23
Brian Kidd		FW	1977–1979	128	57
Ray Ranson*		RB	1978–1984 1993	236	1
Nicky Reid*		RB	1978–1982 1982-1986	255	2
Tommy Caton		CB	1979–1983	184	8
Bobby McDonald		LB	1980–1983	112	16
Kevin Reeves		FW	1980–1983	158	39
Kevin Bond		CB	1981-1984	124	12
Steve Kinsey		FW	1981–1986	114	17
Alex Williams		GK	1981–1985	125	0
Clive Wilson		LB	1981–1987	120	11
Graham Baker		MF	1982–1987	138	21
Andy May		MF	1982–1987	166	8
Paul Simpson		FW	1982–1988	147	25
Mick McCarthy		CB	1983-1987	163	0
Neil McNab[3]		MF	1983–1990	256	19
Ian Brightwell		RB/MF	1986–1998	374	19
Steve Redmond		CB	1986–1992	276	7
David White		RW	1986–1994	334	94
Paul Lake		MF	1987–1992	129	10
Andy Hinchcliffe		LB	1987–1990	135	10
Andy Dibble		GK	1988–1997	139	0
Ian Bishop*		MF	1989 1998-2001	115	7
Colin Hendry		CB	1989-1991	77	10
Peter Reid		MF	1989–1993	114	2
Niall Quinn		FW	1990–1996	241	76
Tony Coton[3]		GK	1990–1995	191	0
Andy Hill		RB	1990–1995	107	19
Keith Curle		CB	1991–1996	203	13
Michel Vonk		CB	1991–1995	103	6
Mike Sheron		FW	1991–1994	118	28
Garry Flitcroft		MF	1992–1996	141	15
Terry Phelan		LB	1992–1995	122	2
Steve Lomas		MF	1993–1997	137	11
Richard Edghill		RB	1993–2001	207	1
Uwe Rösler		FW	1994–1998	177	64
Nicky Summerbee		RB/RW	1994–1997	156	10
Georgiou Kinkladze[3][5]		MF	1995–1998	121	22
Kit Symons		CB	1995–1998	139	4
Michael Brown[6]		MF	1995–2000	106	4
Paul Dickov*		FW	1996–2002 2006-	199	41
Jeff Whitley		MF	1996–2001	137	8
Kevin Horlock		MF	1996–2003	229	41
Gerard Wiekens[7]		CB	1997–2004	210	10
Nicky Weaver		GK	1998–2007	207	0
Shaun Goater[8]		FW	1998–2003	211	103
Danny Tiatto[9]		LB/MF	1998–2004	158	4
Shaun Wright-Phillips[10]		RW	1999–2005	181	31
Steve Howey		CB	2000–2003	103	11
Richard Dunne[11][12]		CB	2000–	303	6
Ali Benarbia[13]		MF	2001-2003	78	11
Sun Jihai		RB	2002–	151	4
Nicolas Anelka		FW	2002–2005	103	45
Sylvain Distin[14]		CB	2002–2007	207	6
Joey Barton		MF	2003–2007	153	17
Antoine Sibierski		MF	2003–2006	107	15
David James		GK	2004–2006	100	0
Darius Vassell		FW	2005–	109	21

[edit] Footnotes

[edit] References

• Julian Baskcomb (ed.) (1995). Manchester City Official Handbook 1995-96. Polar. 
• MCFC Alumni. Retrieved on December 31, 2006.
• MCFCstats. Retrieved on December 31, 2006.
• James, Gary (2006). Manchester City - The Complete Record. Derby: Breedon. ISBN 1-85983-512-0.