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This is a list of notable footballers who have played for Bristol City . The aim is for this list to include all players that have played 100 or more senior matches for the club. Other players who are deemed to have played an important role for the club can be included, but the reason for their notability should be included in the 'Notes' column.
For a list of all Bristol City players with a Wikipedia article, see Category:Bristol City F.C. players , and for the current squad see Bristol City F.C.#Current squad .
Explanation of List
Players should be listed in chronological order according to the year in which they first played for the club, and then by alphabetical order of their surname. Appearances and goals should include substitute appearances, but exclude wartime matches. Further information on competitions/seasons which are regarded as eligible for appearance stats are provided below, and if a player's data is not available for any of these competitions an appropriate note should be added to the table.
League appearances
League appearances and goals should include data for the following league spells, but should not include play-off matches:
Total appearances
The figures for total appearances and goals should include the League figures together with the following competitions:
Play-off matches (1987–88, 1996–97, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2007–08)
FA Cup
Football League Cup ; Football League Trophy (1983–84 to 1989–90, 1995–96 to 1997–98, 1999–2000 to 2006–07); Full Members' Cup (1990–91, 1991–92); Anglo-Italian Cup (1992–93, 1993–94); Football League Third Division South Cup (1933–34 to 1938–39)
Anglo-Scottish Cup (1975–76 to 1980–81), Football League Group Cup /Trophy (1982–83), Watney Cup (1973–74)
List of players
Statistics are up to date as of 22 May 2012 .
Name
Position
Club career
League apps
League goals
Total apps
Total goals
Notes
Jock Hamilton
LH
1897–1900
76
2
85
2
Manager of Bristol City 1915–1919
Billy Jones
RH
1897–1906
238
27
262
31
Billy Wedlock
DF
1905–1921
362
17
391
17
[ 1]
Peter Chambers
LH
1900–1906
160
10
176
10
Harry Clay
G
1901–1913
310
0
332
0
Billy Tuft
FB
1901–1906
137
0
150
0
Herbert Banks
IL
1901–1903
42
17
44
20
England intl'
Dick Wombwell
OL
1902–1905
92
19
103
22
Sam Gilligan
CF
1904–1910
188
78
211
87
Arthur Spear
HB
1904–1911
136
1
151
1
Harry Thickett
DF
1904–1905
14
0
18
0
Manager of Bristol City 1905—1910
Archie Annan
RB
1905–1910
143
0
161
0
Andy Burton
IL
1905–1911
192
45
211
48
Joe Cottle
LB
1905–1911
204
0
223
0
Pat Hanlin
HB
1905–1911
162
3
168
3
Frank Hilton
OL
1905–1910
116
21
125
22
Billy Maxwell
IR
1905–1909
120
58
125
61
Reuben Marr
RH
1906–1920
178
11
194
11
Fred Staniforth
OR
1906–1911
134
14
149
15
Bob Young
RB
1907–1920
168
0
172
0
Edwin Jones
LB
1910–1923
107
4
109
4
Laurie Banfield
LB
1911–1925
259
6
277
6
John Nicholson
LH
1911–1921
197
4
207
4
Tommy Broad
OR
1912–1915
106
8
111
8
Jack Harris
OL
1912–1922
205
26
218
28
Bert Neesam
RH
1913–1928
281
18
297
19
Herbert Blake
G
1914-?
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Bill Pocock
OL
1919–1926
238
46
255
47
Frank Vallis
G
1919–1926
219
0
236
0
Jack Wren
RH
1919–1922
104
1
112
1
Dick Hughes
LB
1920–1932
268
0
280
0
Alex Torrance
LH
1921–1928
167
10
176
10
Johnny Paul
IF
1922–1930
206
49
215
51
Charlie Sutherland
IL
1922–1926
103
23
107
23
Ernie Glenn
LB
1923–1931
276
0
288
0
Andy Smailes
LH
1923–1929
162
14
169
15
Tot Walsh
CF
1923–1928
142
88
150
91
Billy Coggins
G
1925–1930
171
0
177
0
Cyril Gilhespy
OR
1925–1929
117
25
118
25
Albert Keating
IF
1925–1928, 1932–1933
100
53
104
54
Jack Walsh
RB
1926–1932
164
1
167
1
Jock Taylor
LB
1927–1934
148
0
159
0
Bertie Williams
IF
1927–1932
103
26
109
29
Allan Sliman
CH
1928–1932
136
2
141
2
Ernie Brinton
LH
1929–1937
249
7
280
9
Syd Homer
OR
1929–1934
179
18
194
19
Wally Jennings
HB
1929–1934
122
1
130
1
Cliff Morgan
RH
1930–1949
249
11
281
12
Cyril Bridge
LB
1932–1939
155
0
178
0
Leo Loftus
IL
1932–1935
93
29
106
34
Bill Roberts
RB
1933–1937
135
7
173
7
Jim Pearce
CH
1934–1939
148
2
170
2
Dick Armstrong
IR LH
1935–1939
112
18
121
18
Frank Peters
OR
1936–1939
113
22
123
22
Don Clark
CF
1938–1952
117
67
128
77
Dennis Roberts
CF
1938–1954
303
2
322
2
Jack Bailey
LB
1946–1958
347
0
372
0
Ivor Guy
RB
1946–1957
404
2
426
3
Ernie Peacock
RH
1946–1959
343
7
356
9
Cyril Williams
IL
1946–1948, 1951–1958
296
69
310
74
Sid Williams
W
1946–1952
98
11
106
12
Len Townsend
IR
1947–1949
74
45
80
50
Alois Eisenträger
IF
1949–1959
233
57
246
57
Arnold Rodgers
CF
1949–1956
195
106
204
111
Pat Beasley
WH
1950–1952
66
5
73
5
Manager of Bristol City 1950–1958
Con Sullivan
GK
1950–53
73
Jack Boxley
OL
1950–1957,1960–1961
205
34
213
35
from Stourbridge Oct 1950 £2,000
Jimmy Rogers
W
1950–1956,1958–1962
270
102
288
108
John Atyeo
FW
1951–1966
596
314
645
351
Second most Bristol City appearances and record number of goals. Bristol City's Ateyo stand at Ashton Gate is named after him. He also has a statue of himself outside Bristol City's stadium.
Tony Cook
G
1952–1964
320
0
348
0
Jack White
CH
1952–1958
216
11
227
11
Johnny Watkins
OL
1953–1959
95
19
103
21
Tommy Burden
WH
1954–1961
227
20
239
21
Bob Anderson
G
1954–1959
106
0
109
0
Mike Thresher
RB
1954–1965
379
1
415
1
Wally Hinshelwood
OR
1955–1960
148
16
158
19
Arthur Milton
W
1955
14
3
14
3
Double international at both cricket & football
Bobby Etheridge
RH
1956–1964
259
42
288
47
Alan Williams
CH
1956–1961
134
2
140
2
Alec Briggs
FB
1957–1970
351
0
395
1
Gordon Parr
RH
1957–1972
287
4
326
4
Tommy Casey
LH
1958–1963
122
9
133
9
Jantzen Derrick
W
1959–1971
260
32
299
36
Bobby "Shadow" Williams
IL
1958–1965
187
76
214
82
Terry Bush
HB CF
1960–1970
162
43
182
45
Brian Clark
IF
1960–1967
195
83
215
89
son of Don Clark
Jack Connor
CH
1960–1971
355
10
408
12
Gordon Low
HB
1960–1968
205
12
226
14
Roger "Lou" Peters
OL
1960–1968
158
25
177
27
Alex Tait
CF
1960–1964
117
38
134
44
Tony Ford
RB
1961–1970
171
10
186
12
Mike Gibson
G
1962–1972
331
0
375
0
from Shrewsbury Town Apr 1963 £6,000
Danny Bartley
W
1964–1973
92+8
7
99+8
7
Gerry Sharpe
IL
1964–1971
153
48
177
54
Youth coach of Bristol City Jul 1971
Chris Garland
FW
1966–1971, 1976–1982
207
42
247
53
One of "Ashton Gate Eight" in 1982
Trevor Jacobs
RB
1966–1973
131
3
146
3
John Galley
CF
1967–1973
172
84
195
91
Ken Wimshurst
RH
1967–1972
149
9
168
10
Geoff Merrick
DF
1968–1982
367
10
434
13
One of "Ashton Gate Eight" in 1982
Trevor Tainton
MF
1965–1982
486
24
587
33
One of "Ashton Gate Eight" in 1982
Brian Drysdale
LB
1969–1977
282
3
328
4
Gerry Gow
MF
1969–1980
375
48
445
55
David Rodgers
DF
1969–1982
192
15
235
18
son of Arnold Rodgers. One of "Ashton Gate Eight" in 1982
Dickie Rooks
CH
1969–1972
96
4
110
5
Ray Cashley
G
1970–1981
227
1
262
1
Keith Fear
F
1970–1977
152
34
171
37
John Emanuel
HB
1971–1976
128
10
140
10
Gerry Sweeney
RB/MF
1971–1982
406
22
489
29
Gary Collier
CH
1972–1979
193
3
230
3
Donnie Gillies
CF, FB
1972–1980
201
26
244
30
Tom Ritchie
FW
1969–1981, 1982–1984
414
102
502
132
Clive Whitehead
MF
1973–1981
229
10
280
16
Jimmy Mann
MF
1974–1982
231
31
282
46
One of "Ashton Gate Eight" in 1982
Norman Hunter
DF
1976–1979
108
4
122
5
Peter Cormack
M
1976–1980
76
18
76
18
John Shaw
G
1976–1985
295
0
357
0
Kevin Mabbutt
F
1977–1982
129
29
168
47
Joe Royle
FW
1977–1980
101
18
120
21
Paul Stevens
RB
1977–1985
147
3
178
3
Terry Cooper
LB
1978–1979,1982–1985
71
1
85
1
Manager of Bristol City 1982–1988
Howard Pritchard
W
1978–1981, 1983–1986
157
24
198
31
Pertti Jantunen
M
1979–1980
8
1
8
1
26 caps for Finland (1 goal)
Geert Meyer
M
1979–1980
-
-
-
-
Born 1951 in Viagtwedde, Groningen Netherlands
Gary Williams
LB
1980–1984
99
1
118
1
son of Alan Williams
Rob Newman
DF
1981–1991
394
52
484
61
Alan Crawford
W
1982–1985
92
26
108
28
Andy Llewellyn
RB
1982–1994
308
3
373
3
Glyn Riley
F
1982–1987
199
61
247
77
Keith Curle
D
1983–1989
121
1
153
1
Bobby Hutchinson
MF
1984–1987
92
10
118
13
Steve Neville
F
1984–1988
134
40
163
49
Alan Walsh
F
1984–1989
218
77
282
97
David Moyes
DF
1985–1987
83
6
109
10
Keith Waugh
GK
1985–1989
170
0
221
0
Brian Williams
LB
1985–1987
77
3
102
3
Steve Galliers
MF
1986–1989
77
6
98
6
Glenn Humphries
D
1987–1991
85
0
104
0
John Pender
CB
1987–1990
83
3
109
3
Joe Jordan
CF
1987–1989
57
8
77
12
Manager of Bristol City 1988–1990, 1994–1997
Steve McClaren
MF
1987–1989
61
2
77
3
from Derby County Feb 1988 £50,000
Mark Gavin
MF
1988–1990,1991–1994
110
8
155
10
Bob Taylor
CF
1988–1992
106
50
127
58
Matt Bryant
DF
1989–1996
203
7
232
7
David Rennie
MF
1989–1992
104
8
126
8
Gary Shelton
MF
1989–1994
150
24
180
27
Dave Smith
OL
1989–1992
97
10
116
14
Bob Taylor
FW
1989–1992
106
50
126
58
Mark Aizlewood
DF
1990–1993
101
3
118
3
Wayne Allison
FW
1990–1995
195
48
225
57
Junior Bent
WN
1990–1997
183
20
221
23
Andy May
MF
1990–1992
90
4
101
6
Martin Scott
LB
1990–1995
171
14
200
16
Robert Edwards
DF
1991–1999
216
5
264
8
Russell Osman
DF
1991–1994
70
3
80
3
Manager of Bristol City 1993–1994 from Southampton Oct 1991 £60,000
Keith Welch
GK
1991–1999
271
0
319
0
from Rochdale Aug 1991 £200,000
Stuart Munro
LB
1992–1996
94
0
117
1
Andy Cole
FW
1992–1993
41
20
41
20
Dariusz Dziekanowski
FW
1992–1993
43
7
43
7
62 Polish caps (20 goals)
Matt Hewlett
MF
1993–2000
112+16
9
133+21
12
Mark Shail
DF
1993–2000
128
4
150
5
Brian Tinnion
MF
1993–2005
458
36
549
42
Manager of Bristol City 2004–2005
Martin Kuhl
MF
1994–1997
94
7
113
9
Gary Owers
MF
1994–1998
126
9
149
11
Louis Carey
DF
1995–2004, 2005–
547
12
624
15
Record number of appearances for the club
Tommy Doherty
MF
1996–2005
188
7
225
9
Gregory Goodridge
FW
1996–2001
119
14
148
17
Shaun Taylor
CH
1996–2000
105
7
126
10
Mickey Bell
LB
1997–2005
294
35
345
39
Scott Murray
OR
1997–2003, 2004–2009
355
74
427
92
Steve Phillips
GK
1997–2006
262
0
309
0
Aaron Brown
MF
1998–2004
160
12
191
12
Joe Burnell
MF
1998–2004
134
1
161
3
Matt Hill
LB
1998–2005
203
6
246
6
Tony Thorpe
FW
1998–2002
128
51
151
62
Danny Coles
CH
1999–2005
153
6
180
8
Lee Peacock
FW
2000–2004
148
54
175
63
Christian Roberts
FW
2002–2004
99
21
118
26
Leroy Lita
FW
2002–2005
85
31
100
38
Luke Wilkshire
MF
2003–2006
110
17
124
18
Steve Brooker
FW
2004–2009
101
37
110
39
Bradley Orr
RB
2004–2010
229
12
255
13
Cole Skuse
DM
2004–2013
254
9
281
9
Adriano Basso
GK
2005–2010
165
0
182
0
Richard Keogh
CB
2005–2008
40
3
53
5
David Noble
CM
2005–2009
77
7
87
9
Liam Fontaine
CB
2006–2014
262
6
294
7
Lee Johnson
MF
2006–2012
174
11
199
11
Manager of Bristol City 2016 – Present
Jamie McAllister
LB
2006–2012
186
3
212
4
Jamie McCombe
CB
2006–2010
119
9
132
11
Michael McIndoe
LW
2007–2009
90
12
103
13
Ivan Sproule
RW
2007–2011
117
6
128
7
Marvin Elliott
MF
2007–2014
242
25
263
28
Lee Trundle
FW
2007–2009
57
6
62
8
First £1million pound player
Nicky Maynard
FW
2008–2012
124
45
131
46
Record signing at the time for £2.25million
Paul Hartley
MF
2009–2010
40
5
42
5
Jon Stead
FW
2010–2013
79
20
83
20
Kalifa Cisse
MF
2010–2012
62
2
64
2
Neil Kilkenny
MF
2011–2014
68
1
72
1
Brett Pitman
FW
2010–2013
77
20
81
20
Albert Adomah
FW
2010–2013
131
17
136
17
Ghanaian International Winger
David James
GK
2010–2012
81
0
84
0
Former England International Goalkeeper
Steven Caulker
CB
2010–2011
29
2
29
2
Danny Rose
LM
2010–2011
17
0
17
0
England International Left-Back
Yannick Bolasie
LW
2011–2012
23
1
24
1
Greg Cunningham
LB
2012–2015
91
4
107
5
Tom Heaton
GK
2012–2013
43
0
44
0
England International
Sam Baldock
FW
2012–2014
78
34
84
36
Jay Emmanuel-Thomas
FW
2013–2015
82
24
103
33
Luke Ayling
CB
2014–2016
80
4
95
4
Wade Elliott
MF
2014–2015
55
5
61
5
Double winning Captain
Nathan Baker
CB
2015–2016
2017-
127
2
127
2
Jonathan Kodjia
FW
2015–2016
49
19
52
20
Record signing at the time for £3.25million
Luke Freeman
FW
2014–2017
105
10
121
10
Aaron Wilbraham
FW
2014–2017
111
30
134
34
Tammy Abraham
FW
2016–2017
41
23
41
23
England International Striker
Lee Tomlin
FW
2015–2017
58
12
60
13
Bobby Reid
FW
2010–2018
135
26
158
29
Swapped Bristol City for fierce rivals Cardiff City, of the Premier League.
Aden Flint
CB
2013–2018
209
37
246
39
Hörður Magnússon
CB
2016–2018
51
1
62
1
Iceland international, playing for CSKA Moscow of the Russian Premier League.
Joe Bryan
LB
2011–2018
203
16
230
20
Marlon Pack
MF
2013–2019
244
11
282
12
Adam Webster
CB
2018–2019
44
3
47
3
Sold to Brighton for a club record fee of £20million
Andreas Weimann
FW
2018-
136
40
142
40
Notes
^ Statistics only include his 2nd spell at the club from 1905 (see allfootballers.com)
Philip Coggins joined Bristol City at the age of 16 from Dorset House Boys club he was signed as a pro at the age of 18 and played for the reserves and 1st team before leaving Bristol city at the age of 20.
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