Player records
Appearances
Most appearances
- All-time most appearances
Current players in bold. [1]
| # | Nat. | Pos. | Name | Period | Appearances |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | FL | David Matthews | 1955–1974 | 502 |
| 2 | | HK | Sid Penny | 1895–1910 | 491 |
| 3 | | SH | John Allen | 1961–1975 | 457 |
| 4 | | HK | Doug Norman | 1919–1933 | 453 |
| 5 | | CE | Paul Dodge | 1975–1993 | 437 |
| 6 | | PR | Graham Rowntree | 1990–2007 | 398 |
| 7 | | FB | Dusty Hare | 1976–1989 | 394 |
| 8 | | SH | Pedlar Wood | 1906–1923 | 388 |
| 9 | | N8 | Garry Adey | 1966–1981 | 381 |
| 10 | | FL | John Wells | 1982–1998 | 367 |
- Most appearances: 502 – David Matthews (29 April 1955 – 23 August 1974) [1]
- Most league appearances: 239 – Graham Rowntree (12 January 1991 – 27 May 2006) [1]
- Most cup appearances: 51 – Paul Dodge (14 November 1975 – 26 January 1991) [1]
- Most European appearances: 81 – Ben Youngs (17 November 2007 – 10 December 2023) [2] [3]
- Most appearances in a single season: 45 – Teddy Haselmere in 1922/23 [1]
- Most successive appearances: 109 – David Matthews (14 January 1961 – 7 December 1963) [1]
- Most appearances in cup finals: 13 – Geordan Murphy [1]
- Most appearances as captain: [1]
| # | Nat. | Pos. | Name | Period | Appearances | Wins | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | LK | Martin Johnson | 1995–2005 | 202 | 146 | 72.3 |
| 2 | | WG | Percy Lawrie | 1911–1923 | 165 | 107 | 64.8 |
| 3 | | FB | Arthur Jones | 1896–1904 | 131 | 99 | 75.6 |
| | HK | Peter Wheeler | 1973–1981 | 131 | 90 | 68.7 | |
| 5 | | FH | Les Cusworth | 1985–1990 | 130 | 101 | 77.7 |
Youngest and oldest appearances
- Longest spell at club: 27 years 169 days – Graham Willars (17 October 1959 – 4 April 1987) [1]
- Youngest first-team player: 16 years 52 days – Martinus Swain (v Harlequins, 28 December 1895) [1]
- Youngest player in competitive game: 16 years 237 days – George Ford (v Leeds in Anglo-Welsh Cup, 8 November 2009) [1]
- Oldest first-team player: 47 years 135 days – Graham Willars (v Waterloo RFC, 4 April 1987) [1]
- Oldest player in competitive game: 40 years 109 days – Brad Thorn (v Bath in Premiership Rugby, 23 May 2015) [1]
- Oldest debutant: 39 years 243 days – Brad Thorn (v Gloucester, 4 October 2014) [1]
Try and points scorers
Top try scorers
- Top 10 all-time top tryscorers [1] Current players in bold.
| # | Nat. | Pos. | Name | Period | Tries | Apps | Try Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | WG | Percy Lawrie | 1907–1924 | 206 | 318 | 0.648 |
| 2 | | WG | Barry Evans | 1981–1996 | 170 | 273 | 0.623 |
| 3 |  | WG | John Duggan | 1969–1980 | 158 | 302 | 0.523 |
| | WG | Bob Barker | 1968–1980 | 158 | 320 | 0.494 | |
| 5 | | WG | Harry Wilkinson | 1895–1905 | 153 | 233 | 0.657 |
| 6 | | WG | Teddy Haselmere | 1918–1924 | 136 | 180 | 0.756 |
| 7 | | WG | Rory Underwood | 1983–1997 | 134 | 236 | 0.568 |
| 8 | | FL | Neil Back | 1990–2005 | 125 | 339 | 0.369 |
| 9 | | FL | David Matthews | 1955–1974 | 119 | 502 | 0.237 |
| 10 | | CE | Ralph Buckingham | 1924–1935 | 117 | 325 | 0.360 |
- Most tries: 206 – Percy Lawrie [1]
- Most league tries: 75 – Neil Back [1]
- Most cup tries: 31 – Harry Wilkinson [1]
- Most European tries: 25 – Geordan Murphy [1]
- Most tries in a game by a player: 7 – Alastair Smallwood (versus Manchester R.F.C. on 30 December 1922) [1]
- Most tries scored in a single season: 59 – Teddy Haselmere in 1919–20 [1]
- Most tries scored in a season of Premiership Rugby or National League Division 1: 16 – Neil Back (1998–99) [4]
- Most tries scored in a calendar year: 46 – Teddy Haselmere in 1920 [1]
- Most tries scored on debut: 3 – 7 players, most recently Marika Vunibaka (versus Loughborough Students, on 14 November 1997) [1]
Other try-scoring records
- Most consecutive games with a try scored: 8 – Percy Lawrie (19 November 1911 – 28 December 1911) [1]
- Most hat-tricks (or better): 17 – Teddy Haselmere [1]
- Youngest try-scorer: 17 years, 1 month – Charles Wynne (v Birkenhead, 26 December 1913) [1]
- Youngest try-scorer in a competitive match: 18 years, 89 days – Ollie Smith (v Gloucester in 2000–01 Tetley's Bitter Cup, 11 November 2000)
- Oldest try-scorer: 42 years + – Jesse Ball (v Wortley, 4 April 1896) [1]
- Oldest try-scorer in a competitive match: 39 years, 307 days – Brad Thorn (v Toulon in 2014–15 Champions Cup, 7 December 2014)
- Quickest try: 14 seconds – John Duggan (v Moseley, 22 April 1978) [1]
- Quickest hat-trick: 8 minutes – Peter Sandford (v Nuneaton, 20 February 1993) [1]
Top points scorers
Note: Points recorded at contemporary values. See History of rugby union#Method of scoring and points for history of how points values have changed.
- Top 10 all-time points scorers Current players in bold.
| # | Nat. | Pos. | Name | Period | Apps. | Tries | Cons. | Pens | Drop goals | Marks | Total points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | FB | Dusty Hare | 1976–1989 | 394 | 87 | 779 | 820 | 47 | 0 | 4,507 |
| 2 | | FB | John Liley | 1988–1997 | 230 | 74 | 417 | 449 | 2 | 0 | 2,518 |
| 3 | | FH | Andy Goode | 1998–2008 | 200 | 29 | 275 | 335 | 33 | 0 | 1,799 |
| 4 | | FB | Tim Stimpson | 1998–2004 | 151 | 29 | 223 | 372 | 2 | 0 | 1,713 |
| 5 | | FH | Toby Flood | 2008–2014 | 119 | 25 | 199 | 270 | 1 | 0 | 1,336 |
| 6 | | FH | George Ford | 2009–2022 | 128 | 10 | 198 | 257 | 9 | 0 | 1,244 |
| 7 | | FH | Jez Harris | 1984–1996 | 225 | 23 | 165 | 178 | 70 | 0 | 1,171 |
| 8 | | CE | Harold Day | 1918–1929 | 212 | 108 | 281 | 81 | 4 | 2 | 1,151 |
| 9 | | WG | Bob Barker | 1968–1980 | 320 | 158 | 92 | 107 | 2 | 0 | 1,117 |
| 10 | | FH | Les Cusworth | 1978–1990 | 365 | 66 | 100 | 65 | 96 | 0 | 947 |
- Most points: 4,507 – Dusty Hare [1]
- Most league points: 1,180 – Tim Stimpson [1]
- Most cup points: 531 – Dusty Hare [1]
- Most European points: 406 – Andy Goode [1]
- Most points in a game by a player: 43 – Dusty Hare (v Birmingham on 17 September 1986 [1]
- Most points in a Premiership Rugby game: 32 – Tim Stimpson (v Newcastle on 21 September 2001) [5]
- Most points scored in a single season: 486 (9t, 57c, 109p) – Tim Stimpson in 2000–01 [1]
- Most points scored in a season of Premiership Rugby or National League Division 1: 321 – Tim Stimpson (1999–2000) [6]
- Most points scored in a calendar year: 451 – Tim Stimpson in 2001 [1]
- Most points scored on debut: 27 – Rob Liley (v Boroughmuir on 25 August 1996) [1]
Other point-scoring records
- Youngest points scorer: 16 years, 237 days – George Ford (v Leeds, Anglo-Welsh Cup, 8 November 2009) [1]
- Oldest points scorer: 46 years + – Jesse Ball (v Belgrave St Peters, 11 March 1899) [1]
- Oldest points scorer in a competitive match: 39 years, 307 days – Brad Thorn (v Toulon, 2014–15 Champions Cup, 7 December 2014)
- Quickest points scorer: 12 seconds – Jez Harris (drop goal, v Northampton, 1993–94 Courage League, 8 January 1994) [1]
- Most times scoring all of Leicester's points: 41 games – Dusty Hare [1]
- Most successive points scoring games: 118 games – Dusty Hare (17 December 1983 – 4 August 1987) [1]
Internationals
Italics denotes also national record.
- Most international caps won while at Leicester: 129 – Ben Youngs (127 England , 2 Lions)
- Most England international caps won while at Leicester: 127 – Ben Youngs
- Most Scotland international caps won while at Leicester: 16 – Jim Hamilton
- Most Wales international caps won while at Leicester: 13 – Tommy Reffell
- Most Ireland international caps won while at Leicester: 72 – Geordan Murphy
- Most British and Irish Lions international caps won while at Leicester: 8 – Martin Johnson
- Most international caps won while at Leicester for a non-British or Irish nation: 63 – Martin Castrogiovanni for Italy
- Most international tries scored while at Leicester: 50 – Rory Underwood (49 for England , 1 for Lions)
Awards
The following people associated with club have been inducted into the World Rugby Hall of Fame.
- Tony O'Reilly – inducted in 2009 [7]
- Martin Johnson – inducted in 2011 [8]
- Clive Woodward – inducted in 2011 [9]
- Bob Dwyer – inducted in 2011 [10]
- Waisale Serevi – inducted in 2013 [11]
- Wavell Wakefield – inducted in 2015 [12]
World Rugby Junior Player of the Year
- George Ford – 2011 [13]
Premiership Rugby Awards
The following players and coaches have received awards at the end of the Premiership Rugby season, or its predecessor.
Player of the Season
- Martin Johnson – 1996–97, 1998–99 [14]
- Neil Back – 1997–98
- Austin Healey – 1999–2000 [15]
- Pat Howard – 2000–01 [16]
- Martin Corry – 2004–05 [17]
- Martin Castrogiovanni – 2006–07 [18]
- Tom Youngs – 2012–13 [19]
Discovery of the Season Awarded to those players under 23 years old
- Lewis Moody – 2001–02
- Ollie Smith – 2004–05 [17]
- Tom Varndell – 2005–06 [20]
- Ben Youngs – 2009–10 [21]
- Manu Tuilagi – 2010–11 [22]
- Ellis Genge – 2016–17 [23]
Director of Rugby of the Season
- Dean Richards – 2000–01 [16]
- John Wells – 2004–05 [17]
- Pat Howard – 2006–07 [18]
- Richard Cockerill – 2008–09
- Steve Borthwick — 2021–22 [24]
Rugby Players' Association Awards
Players' Player of the Season
- Neil Back – 1998–99 [14]
- Martin Corry – 2004–05 [25]
- Thomas Waldrom – 2010–11 [26]
- Vereniki Goneva – 2013–14 [27]
- Telusa Veainu – 2017–18 [28]
- Jasper Wiese – 2022–23 [29]
Players' Young Player of the Season
- Harry Ellis – 2004–05 [25]
- Tom Varndell – 2005–06 [20]
- Ben Youngs – 2009–10 [30]
- Manu Tuilagi – 2010–11 [26]
- Freddie Steward – 2021–22 [31]
