Linfield F.C. Linfield Football Club is a Northern Ireland, Northern Irish professional Association football, football club, based in south Belfast, which plays in the NIFL Premiership – the highest level of the Northern Ireland Football League. The four ...

is a

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club based in

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. The club plays in the

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, the highest level of the

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. They have played at their current home ground,

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, since 1905. Previous to this they had played at Ulsterville Avenue from 1889 until 1905 and The Meadow from their foundation in 1886 to 1889. They were one of the founding clubs of the league in 1890, and since that time the club has competed in numerous nationally and internationally organised competitions. Players who have made 100 or more appearances for Linfield are listed below. Players are listed according to the date their first contract was signed with the club. Forward

Tommy Dickson Thomas Arneill Dickson (16 July 1929 – 31 December 2007) was a Northern Irish international footballer who most notably played with Linfield from 1948 to 1965. He played 660 times for Linfield, scoring 454 goals. He has been cited as one of th ...

is Linfield's record goal scorer, with 454 goals in 660 appearances between 1948 and 1965. A one-club man and former club

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, defender

Noel Bailie Noel Bailie (born 23 February 1971) is a Northern Irish former semi-professional footballer who spent his entire career playing for Linfield. He played as a sweeper and wore shirt number 11. With 40 club titles with Linfield, he is the most d ...

holds the record for the most Linfield appearances, playing 1,013 times for the club during a career that spanned 22 years between his debut in 1989 and his retirement in 2011.

Players

*Notes: **''Appearances and goals are counted for competitive matches in all first-team competitions. Wartime matches and friendly/pre-season matches are excluded.'' **''Substitute appearances are listed in parentheses (if known) and are included in the total.'' **''Players listed in bold are still active at the club.'' {{DEFAULTSORT:Linfield F.C. Players Lists of association football players by club Belfast-related lists

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