The 23 Best Leeds United Players of All Time

Hard men of the Revie years, title winners of 1992 and promotion heroes of recent seasons all make the cut.

1. 1
   Billy Bremner

   Fiery Scottish captain and heartbeat of the Revie-era side that dominated English football.
   1000pts
2. 2
   Jermaine Beckford

   League One goal machine who fired Leeds out of the third tier.
   765pts
3. 3
   Luke Ayling

   Marauding right-back and promotion hero under Bielsa.
   717pts
4. 4
   Mateusz Klich

   Polish midfielder whose energy and goals defined the promotion side.
   669pts
5. 5
   Robert Snodgrass

   Scottish winger who starred in the club's lower-league rebuilding.
   597pts
6. 6
   Lee Bowyer

   Tireless, combative midfielder and goalscorer in the 2000-01 European run.
   542pts
7. 7
   Rio Ferdinand

   Elegant young centre-back who left for Manchester United in a record deal.
   542pts
8. 8
   Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink

   Dutch striker who bagged 34 goals in a single Leeds season.
   478pts
9. 9
   Terry Cooper

   Overlapping left-back who scored the winner in the 1968 League Cup final.
   478pts
10. 10
    Paul Reaney

    Quick, reliable right-back who played in nearly every major Revie triumph.
    478pts
11. 11
    Gary McAllister

    Elegant Scottish midfielder and playmaker of the 1992 title side.
    404pts
12. 12
    Jonathan Woodgate

    Academy-produced centre-back and England international of the early 2000s.
    404pts
13. 13
    Stuart Dallas

    Utility man from Northern Ireland and beloved Bielsa-era regular.
    319pts
14. 14
    Pontus Jansson

    Swedish centre-back and fan favourite who led the defence in the late 2010s.
    319pts
15. 15
    Patrick Bamford

    Striker who scored the goals that ended Leeds' 16-year top-flight exile.
    319pts
16. 16
    Allan Clarke

    Clinical striker who scored the winner in the 1972 FA Cup final.
    319pts
17. 17
    Luciano Becchio

    Spanish-born Paraguayan striker who scored freely through the Championship years.
    319pts
18. 18
    Norman Hunter

    Bites Yer Legs defender who anchored the great Leeds side for over a decade.
    319pts
19. 19
    Jack Charlton

    Towering centre-half who made a record number of league appearances for the club.
    217pts
20. 20
    Raphinha

    Brazilian winger who lit up the first Premier League seasons back before joining Barcelona.
    217pts
21. 21
    John Charles

    The Gentle Giant, a Welsh centre-back and centre-forward who starred before leaving for Juventus.
    217pts
22. 22
    Alan Smith

    Homegrown, combative striker who became a fan favourite before leaving for Manchester United.
    217pts
23. 23
    Harry Kewell

    Australian winger who dazzled in the run to the 2001 Champions League semi-finals.
    217pts

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