List of Derry City F.C. players

List of Derry City players.

Club captains

Dates	Name	Notes
1996-2009	Peter Hutton
2010-2014	Kevin Deery
2014	Cliff Byrne
2014-2015	Barry Molloy
2015-2017	Ryan McBride
2017-2018	Gerard Doherty
2019-2020	Barry McNamee
2020	Conor McCormack
2021-2022	Eoin Toal
2022-2024	Patrick McEleney
2025-	Mark Connolly

Notable former players

Neil Bennett Luther Blissett Gerry Bowler Kevin Brady Killian Brennan Bobby Browne Seamus Browne David Byrne David Campbell Johnny Campbell Paul Carlyle Brian Cash Cristian Castells Harris Chueu John Coady Terry Cochrane Fay Coyle Liam Coyle Jobby Crossan John Cunningham Paul Curran Sammy Curran Ronan Curtis Cliff Byrne Owen Da Gama Tim Dalton Nelson da Silva Clive Delaney Jimmy Delaney

Declan Devine Eamon Doherty Ger Doherty Matt Doherty Sr. Paul Doolin Jimmy Elwood David Forde Sean Friars Jackie Fullerton Stuart Gauld Bobby Gilbert Alan Gough Stewart Greacen Terry Harkin Felix Healy Paul Hegarty Jackie Hennessy Jimmy Hill Shaun Holmes Michael Holt Victor Hunter Bobby Irvine Jack Keay David Kelly Jimmy Kelly Terry Kelly

Noel King Paul Kinnaird Alex Krstić Noel Larkin Glen Little John Paul McBride Neil McCafferty Mark McChrystal James McClean Paddy McCourt Billy McCullough Gerry McElhinney Scott McGarvey Jimmy McGeough Jon-Paul McGovern Niall McGinn Gareth McGlynn Johnny MacKenzie Jim McLaughlin Paul McLaughlin Archie McLeod Neil McNab Lee Molyneux Owen Morrison Jose Mukendi Alex Nesovic Ryan McBride

Mick Neville Tony O'Doherty Stephen O'Flynn Liam O'Kane Ken Oman Russell Payne Andy Petterson Derek Phillips Calvin Plummer Paul Ramsey Eddie Reynolds Paul Ritchie S.R. Russell Lukas Schubert Ryan Semple Aaron Splaine Jonathan Speak Mark Stewart Ben O'Sullivan Alan Sunderland Ernie Taylor Dennis Tueart Gary Twigg Pascal Vaudequin Niclas Vemmelund Danny Ventre Steve Williams Eamon Zayed

Reserve and youth squads

Derry City currently has academy teams at u13, u15, u17 and u19 age groups as well as an under-21 reserve team who play in the Ulster Senior League. These teams have also competed in international youth tournaments, including the Foyle Cup and the Umbro Galway Cup. In 2006, the academy team was victorious in the Umbro Galway Cup. Although many youth players come from the local youth league, the Derry and District League, Derry have branched out their scouting network and have since promoted players from all around Ireland.

Derry's under-21 side finished 3rd in the 2006 Dr. Tony O'Neill League Northern Section and therefore qualified for the knock-out stages, contested between qualifiers from the four provincial sections. In the second round, the side met Shelbourne F.C.'s under-21 team and knocked them out, winning 3-1. However, the side was then beaten in the quarter-final by the under-21 team of Sligo Rovers F.C.

Record appearances in the League of Ireland

Rank	Player	Total appearances
1	Peter Hutton	678
2	Paul Curran	518
3	Sean Hargan	415
4	Gary Beckett	395
5	Liam Coyle	390

Senior international players to have played for Derry City

Northern Ireland/ Ireland: Name Caps Goals Niall McGinn 50 3 Terry Cochrane 26 1 Billy Gillespie 25 13 Jobby Crossan 24 10 Shane Ferguson 22 1 Liam O'Kane 20 0 Paddy McCourt 18 2 Bobby Irvine 15 3 Paul Ramsey 14 0 Daniel Lafferty 13 0 Jim McLaughlin 12 6 Jimmy Kelly 11 4 David Campbell 10 0 Billy McCullough 10 0 Jimmy Hill 7 0 Bobby Browne 6 0 Gerry McElhinney 6 0 Terry Harkin 5 2 Rory Patterson 5 1 Sammy Curran 4 2 Fay Coyle 4 0 Felix Healy 4 0 Gerry Bowler 3 0 S.R. Russell 3 0 Johnny Campbell 2 0 Jimmy Elwood 2 0 Victor Hunter 2 0 Tony O'Doherty 2 0 Liam Coyle 1 0 Matt Doherty 1 0 Shaun Holmes 1 0

Republic of Ireland/Ireland (Irish Free State): Name Caps Goals James McClean 47 8 David Kelly 26 9 David Forde 24 0 Conor Sammon 9 0 Alan Moore 8 0 Jackie Hennessy 5 0 Jimmy Kelly 4 0 Bobby Gilbert 1 0  England: Name Caps Goals Luther Blissett 14 3 Dennis Tueart 6 2 Steve Williams 6 0 Alan Sunderland 1 0  Scotland: Name Caps Goals Jimmy Delaney 15 6 Johnny MacKenzie 9 0  Libya: Name Caps Goals Éamon Zayed 8 1  Trinidad and Tobago: Name Caps Goals Derek Phillips 6 0  Zaire: Name Caps Goals Jose Mukendi ? ?