Career appearances and goals for 981 Preston North End players, with position, nationality and years at the club. Sorted by appearances.
| Player | Pos | Nationality | Years | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alan Spavin | MF | 1958-1979 | 449 | 27 | |
| Alan Kelly Sr. | GK | 1958-1973 | 447 | ||
| Peter McBride | GK | 1896-1912 | 442 | ||
| Willie Cunningham | Right back | 1949-1963 | 437 | 3 | |
| Tom Finney | OL | 1940-1960 | 433 | 187 | |
| Paul McKenna | MF | 1996-2009 | 418 | 30 | |
| Lee Cartwright | MF | 1991-2004 | 403 | 26 | |
| Joe Walton | FB | 1948-1961 | 401 | 4 | |
| Bobby Crawford | WH | 1921-1932 | 392 | 17 | |
| George Ross | FB | 1960-1973 | 386 | 3 | |
| Alan Browne | MF | 2014-2024 | 381 | 43 | |
| Graham Alexander | RB | 1999-2012 | 370 | 54 | |
| Alex Bruce | FW | 1971-1983 | 363 | 157 | |
| Tommy Rodway | DF | 1903-1915 | 335 | 9 | |
| Tommy Docherty | WH | 1949-1958 | 324 | 5 | |
| Jim Smith | DF | 1956-1969 | 314 | 13 | |
| Daniel Johnson | MF | 2015-2023 | 312 | 53 | |
| Roy Tunks | GK | 1974-1990 | 302 | ||
| Bob Holmes | FB | 1888-1902 | 300 | 1 | |
| Bill Shankly | Right-half<ref name="wing" group="nb"/> | 1933-1949 | 297 | 13 | |
| Tony Singleton | WH | 1960-1968 | 287 | ||
| Andrew Hughes | FB | 2018-2026 | 284 | 8 | |
| Paul Gallagher | MF | 2007-2021 | 283 | 34 | |
| Dave Wilson | MF | 1960-1974 | 281 | 41 | |
| George Harrison | OL | 1923-1931 | 274 | 72 | |
| Francis Burns | FB | 1973-1981 | 273 | 9 | |
| Gordon Coleman | MF | 1973-1983 | 269 | 25 | |
| Tom Hamilton | DF | 1921-1929 | 267 | ||
| Bobby Beattie | IF | 1937-1954 | 264 | 49 | |
| George Holdcroft | GK | 1932-1939 | 263 | ||
| Angus Morrison | OL | 1948-1957 | 262 | 70 | |
| Paul Huntington | DF | 2012-2022 | 260 | 12 | |
| Ryan Kidd | DF | 1992-2002 | 259 | 9 | |
| John McMahon | DF | 1970-1979 | 257 | 7 | |
| Tommy Roberts | FW | 1919-1927 | 254 | 157 | |
| James Trainer | GK | 1887-1899 | 253 | ||
| Andy McAteer | Full back (association football) | 1979-1989 | 251 | 9 | |
| Jimmy Baxter | IF | 1952-1959 | 245 | 65 | |
| Graham Hawkins | DF | 1968-1974 | 245 | 3 | |
| Mike Jackson | DF | 1997-2004 | 245 | 17 | |
| Percy Smith | Centre half<ref>{{Cite web | 1902-1910 | 240 | 94 | |
| Mark Rankine | MF | 1996-2003 | 238 | 12 | |
| Brad Potts | DF | 2019-2026 | 234 | 22 | |
| Jimmy Milne | 1932-1939 | 230 | 9 | ||
| Chris Sedgwick | MF | 2004-2010 | 229 | 12 | |
| Jordan Storey | DF | 2018-2026 | 226 | 7 | |
| Alex Spark | DF | 1967-1976 | 225 | 6 | |
| Jim McNab | Left half | 1967-1974 | 224 | 6 | |
| Joe Dunn | DF | 1951-1961 | 223 | 2 | |
| Fred Else | GK | 1953-1961 | 215 | ||
| Sean Gregan | CB | 1997-2002 | 212 | 12 | |
| Tom Clarke | DF | 2013-2020 | 211 | 12 | |
| Ben Whiteman | MF | 2021-2026 | 211 | 13 | |
| Billy Lyon | MF | 1904-1911 | 210 | 8 | |
| Moses Sanders | MF | 1891-1899 | 210 | 20 | |
| Billy Tremelling | FW | 1930-1937 | 209 | 11 | |
| Steve Elliott | FW | 1979-1984 | 208 | 70 | |
| Andy Lonergan | GK | 2000-2011 | 208 | 1 | |
| Frank Ward | FB | 1927-1933 | 208 | 3 | |
| Roland Woodhouse | IF | 1919-1926 | 206 | 52 | |
| Mike Elwiss | FW | 1974-1980 | 202 | 63 | |
| Bob Atkins | DF | 1985-1990 | 200 | 5 | |
| Tom Barkhuizen | FW | 2017-2022 | 199 | 33 | |
| Gary Swann | Full back (association football) | 1986-1992 | 199 | 37 | |
| Alex Dawson | FW | 1961-1967 | 197 | 114 | |
| Steve Doyle | MF | 1974-1982 | 197 | 8 | |
| Alec Reid | FW | 1927-1933 | 193 | 50 | |
| Willie Forbes | WH | 1950-1956 | 192 | 7 | |
| Ryan Ledson | MF | 2018-2025 | 191 | 4 | |
| Chris Lucketti | CB | 2001-2006 | 189 | 11 | |
| Jon Macken | FW | 1997-2002 | 189 | 63 | |
| Tommy Thompson | IF | 1955-1961 | 189 | 116 | |
| Richard Cresswell | FW | 2001-2005 | 187 | 48 | |
| Emil Riis | FW | 2020-2025 | 186 | 46 | |
| Joe Marston | DF | 1950-1955 | 185 | ||
| Jimmy McLean | MF | 1903-1911 | 185 | 4 | |
| Sean St Ledger | DF | 2006-2011 | 185 | 10 | |
| Declan Rudd | GK | 2013-2022 | 181 | ||
| Colin Murdock | DF | 1997-2003 | 180 | 6 | |
| Bailey Wright | CB | 2010-2017 | 179 | 8 | |
| Warren Joyce | MF | 1987-1992 | 177 | 34 | |
| Liam Lindsay | CB | 2021-2026 | 174 | 8 | |
| Youl Mawéné | DF | 2004-2010 | 174 | 8 | |
| Emil Riis Jakobsen | FW | 2020-2025 | 172 | 41 | |
| Jimmy Dougal | IF | 1933-1946 | 171 | 51 | |
| Greg Cunningham | FB | 2015-2024 | 169 | 7 | |
| Rob Edwards | DF | 1999-2004 | 169 | 4 | |
| John Bird | DF | 1971-1975 | 166 | 9 | |
| Gary Brazil | MF | 1985-1989 | 166 | 58 | |
| Callum Davidson | FB | 2004-2011 | 166 | 21 | |
| Jeff Wrightson | DF | 1987-1992 | 166 | 4 | |
| Hughie Dunn | DF | 1892-1901 | 164 | ||
| Willie Naughton | MF | 1979-1985 | 162 | 10 | |
| James Wilson | IF | 1904-1911 | 162 | 32 | |
| Billy Jones | FB | 2007-2011 | 160 | 13 | |
| Sean Maguire | FW | 2017-2023 | 159 | 22 | |
| Tepi Moilanen | GK | 1995-2003 | 159 | ||
| Tony Ellis | FW | 1987-1994 | 158 | 75 | |
| Don O'Riordan | MF | 1978-1983 | 158 | 8 | |
| Ben Pearson | MF | 2016-2021 | 158 | 2 | |
| Charlie Wayman | FW | 1950-1954 | 157 | 105 | |
| Herbie Danson | IF | 1902-1912 | 156 | 23 | |
| Ricky Heppolette | MF | 1967-1973 | 154 | 13 | |
| Ian Bryson | MF | 1993-1997 | 151 | 19 | |
| Joseph Garner | FW | 2012-2017 | 151 | 57 | |
| Callum Robinson | FW | 2014-2019 | 149 | 35 | |
| Sammy Taylor | MF | 1955-1961 | 149 | 40 | |
| Lee Ashcroft | MF | 1987-1998 | 148 | 32 | |
| Dicky Bond | OR | 1902-1909 | 148 | 34 | |
| Alex James | IF | 1925-1929 | 147 | 53 | |
| Ali McCann | MF | 2021-2026 | 147 | 3 | |
| Archibald Rawlings | FW | 1920-1923 | 147 | 17 | |
| David Morris | CB | 1925-1929 | 146 | 7 | |
| Tom Pratt | IF | 1896-1903 | 144 | 43 | |
| Graham Bell | MF | 1979-1983 | 143 | 9 | |
| Nobby Lawton | WH | 1963-1967 | 143 | 22 | |
| David Moyes | CB | 1993-1998 | 143 | 15 | |
| John Welsh | MF | 2012-2018 | 143 | 3 | |
| Alan Kelly Jr. | GK | 1985-1992 | 142 | ||
| Richard Orrell | DF | 1899-1906 | 140 | ||
| George Thompson | GK | 1952-1956 | 140 | ||
| George Drummond | Utility player | 1883-1899 | 139 | 36 | |
| David Healy | FW | 2000-2004 | 139 | 45 | |
| Gavin Nisbet | WH | 1927-1935 | 139 | 6 | |
| Bill Wade | IF | 1923-1929 | 139 | ||
| Ben Davies | CB | 2013-2021 | 136 | 2 | |
| Mike Flynn | DF | 1989-1993 | 136 | 7 | |
| Jimmy Gooch | GK | 1942-1952 | 135 | ||
| Dickson Etuhu | MF | 2002-2006 | 134 | 17 | |
| Willie Russell | IF | 1925-1931 | 133 | 35 | |
| Hugh O'Donnell | MF | 1935-1939 | 132 | 29 | |
| Dave Nugent | FW | 2004-2020 | 132 | 38 | |
| George Tod | Wing-half | 1900-1907 | 131 | 4 | |
| John Kelly | MF | 1981-1985 | 130 | 27 | |
| Neil Mellor | FW | 2006-2012 | 130 | 38 | |
| Jimmy Ross | IF | 1883-1894 | 130 | 85 | |
| Jimmy Branston | GK | 1922-1927 | 129 | ||
| Joe Garner | FW | 2013-2016 | 129 | 49 | |
| Bud Maxwell | FW | 1934-1938 | 129 | 60 | |
| Graham Houston | MF | 1979-1985 | 128 | 11 | |
| Brian Mooney | MF | 1987-1991 | 128 | 26 | |
| Brian Godfrey | FW | 1963-1967 | 127 | 52 | |
| Freddie Woodman | GK | 2022-2025 | 127 | ||
| Joe Derbyshire | DF | 1902-1909 | 126 | 8 | |
| Andy Beattie | Full back (association football) | 1935-1947 | 125 | 5 | |
| David Lucas | GK | 1994-2004 | 123 | ||
| Patrick Agyemang | FW | 2004-2008 | 122 | 21 | |
| Danny Cameron | FB | 1975-1981 | 122 | ||
| Michael Appleton | MF | 1997-2001 | 121 | 12 | |
| Jasper Kerr | DF | 1927-1932 | 121 | ||
| Graham Shaw | FW | 1989-1992 | 121 | 29 | |
| Peter Thompson | MF | 1960-1963 | 121 | 20 | |
| Simon Whaley | MF | 2006-2009 | 120 | 14 | |
| Adam Henderson | FW | 1894-1901 | 118 | 41 | |
| Derek Mayers | MF | 1957-1961 | 118 | 25 | |
| David Nugent | FW | 2005-2021 | 118 | 34 | |
| Frank O'Farrell | WH | 1956-1961 | 118 | 3 | |
| George Lyall | MF | 1966-1972 | 116 | 24 | |
| Dennis Hatsell | FW | 1948-1960 | 115 | 54 | |
| Bob Blyth | WH | 1894-1899 | 114 | 8 | |
| Frank Becton | IF | 1891-1901 | 113 | 46 | |
| Jack Gordon | FW | 1882-1894 | 113 | 27 | |
| Sean Haslegrave | MF | 1977-1981 | 113 | 2 | |
| Billy Mercer | WH | 1919-1925 | 113 | ||
| Brian O'Neil | MF | 2003-2006 | 112 | 5 | |
| Gary Williams | DF | 1971-1977 | 112 | 2 | |
| Darnell Fisher | DF | 2017-2021 | 111 | 1 | |
| Eddie Lewis | MF | 2002-2005 | 111 | 15 | |
| Jonathan Clark | MF | 1981-1986 | 110 | 10 | |
| Gerry Ingram | FW | 1968-1971 | 110 | 40 | |
| Dean Barrick | DF | 1995-1998 | 109 | 1 | |
| Jack Bell | {{ublist | 1903-1908 | 108 | 29 | |
| David Eyres | MF | 1997-2000 | 108 | 19 | |
| Fred Broadhurst | Full back (association football) | 1910-1922 | 107 | 3 | |
| Chris Brown | FW | 2008-2011 | 107 | 18 | |
| Billy Greer | DF | 1891-1898 | 107 | 7 | |
| Daniel Iversen | GK | 2021-2026 | 107 | ||
| Peter Litchfield | GK | 1979-1985 | 107 | ||
| Simon Davey | MF | 1995-1998 | 106 | 21 | |
| Chris Humphrey | MF | 2013-2016 | 106 | 7 | |
| Matt Hill | DF | 2005-2008 | 105 | ||
| David Sadler | DF | 1973-1977 | 105 | 3 | |
| John Thomas | FW | 1985-1992 | 105 | 43 | |
| Robert Brady | MF | 2022-2026 | 105 | 2 | |
| Howard Kendall | MF | 1963-1967 | 104 | 13 | |
| Jordan Hugill | FW | 2014-2018 | 103 | 23 | |
| Alec Alston | FW | 1957-1962 | 102 | 26 | |
| Bobby Foster | FW | 1951-1957 | 101 | 41 | |
| Alex Jones | DF | 1986-1989 | 101 | 3 | |
| Jon Parkin | FW | 2008-2011 | 101 | 28 | |
| Robbie Brady | LB | 2022-2026 | 100 | 1 | |
| Archie Gemmill | MF | 1967-1970 | 99 | 13 | |
| Milutin Osmajić | W | 2023-2026 | 99 | 25 | |
| Brian Taylor | MF | 1979-1982 | 99 | 1 | |
| Harry Wilcox | FW | 1901-1905 | 99 | 42 | |
| Ernie Hannigan | OR | 1964-1967 | 98 | 28 | |
| Martin James | DF | 1989-1993 | 98 | 11 | |
| John Ritchie | DF | 1967-1972 | 98 | 5 | |
| Geoff Twentyman Jr. | DF | 1983-1986 | 98 | 4 | |
| Liam Chilvers | CB | 2006-2010 | 97 | 2 | |
| Mads Frøkjær-Jensen | MF | 2023-2026 | 97 | 7 | |
| Ched Evans | FW | 2021-2025 | 96 | 16 | |
| Patrick Bauer | DF | 2019-2025 | 95 | 7 | |
| Nick Ross | DF | 1883-1893 | 95 | 25 | |
| Darren Carter | MF | 2007-2011 | 94 | 4 | |
| Claude Davis | DF | 2003-2006 | 94 | 4 | |
| Jonathan Morley | W | 1911-1915 | 94 | 15 | |
| Sam Allardyce | DF | 1986-1992 | 93 | 2 | |
| Andy Fensome | FB | 1993-1996 | 93 | 1 | |
| Barry Nicholson | MF | 2008-2012 | 93 | 9 | |
| Kurt Nogan | FW | 1997-2000 | 93 | 27 | |
| James Sharp | {{ublist | 1891-1895 | 93 | 3 | |
| Gareth Ainsworth | MF | 1992-2002 | 92 | 15 | |
| Frank O'Donnell | FW | 1935-1937 | 92 | 36 | |
| Billy McIntosh | FW | 1946-1948 | 91 | 46 | |
| Mick Rathbone | DF | 1987-1991 | 91 | 4 | |
| Davie Sneddon | IF | 1959-1962 | 91 | 17 | |
| Bob Wilson | FB | 1952-1962 | 91 | ||
| John Wylie | MF | 1957-1962 | 91 | 1 | |
| Bob Batey | DF | 1934-1939 | 90 | ||
| Doug Holden | W | 1962-1965 | 89 | 13 | |
| Gary Parkinson | Full back (association football) | 1997-2001 | 88 | 6 | |
| Will Keane | FW | 2015-2026 | 87 | 18 | |
| Peter McIntyre | MF | 1898-1901 | 87 | 5 | |
| Peter Quinn | MF | 1920-1922 | 87 | 10 | |
| Graeme Atkinson | MF | 1994-1998 | 86 | 6 | |
| Tommy Booth | DF | 1981-1984 | 84 | 2 | |
| Scott Laird | FB | 2012-2015 | 84 | 5 | |
| Tony Morley | W | 1972-1976 | 84 | 15 | |
| Josh Harrop | MF | 2017-2022 | 83 | 7 | |
| Gordon Milne | MF | 1956-1960 | 83 | 3 | |
| George Mutch | IF | 1937-1946 | 83 | 24 | |
| Iain Anderson | MF | 2000-2003 | 82 | 13 | |
| Carlo Nash | GK | 2005-2007 | 82 | ||
| Simon Farnworth | GK | 1990-1993 | 81 | ||
| Willie Irvine | FW | 1968-1971 | 81 | 27 | |
| James Stevenson | {{ublist | 1896-1901 | 81 | 27 | |
| Joe Elliott | MF | 1898-1902 | 80 | 4 | |
| Alan Lamb | MF | 1972-1977 | 80 | 2 | |
| Malcolm Newlands | GK | 1948-1952 | 80 | ||
| Paul Parry | MF | 2009-2012 | 80 | 6 | |
| Paul Raynor | MF | 1993-1995 | 80 | 9 | |
| Ross Wallace | W | 2008-2010 | 80 | 12 | |
| Ian Bogie | MF | 1989-1991 | 79 | 12 | |
| Frank Jefferis | IF | 1920-1926 | 79 | 12 | |
| Bob Kelly | IF | 1932-1934 | 78 | 29 | |
| Jack King | DF | 2012-2015 | 78 | 7 | |
| Scott Sinclair | MF | 2020-2022 | 78 | 12 | |
| Paul Coutts | MF | 2010-2012 | 77 | 4 | |
| Steve Harper | MF | 1989-1991 | 77 | 10 | |
| Chris Maxwell | GK | 2016-2020 | 76 | ||
| Sandy Tait | Fullback (association football) | 1894-1899 | 76 | ||
| Derek Temple | FW | 1967-1970 | 76 | 14 | |
| Nigel Greenwood | FW | 1984-1992 | 75 | 18 | |
| Iain Hume | FW | 2010-2014 | 75 | 23 | |
| Neil Kilkenny | MF | 2013-2016 | 75 | 3 | |
| Jackie Pierce | IF | 1894-1901 | 74 | 16 | |
| Benny Green | IF | 1911-1913 | 73 | 23 | |
| Mark Lawrenson | DF | 1974-1977 | 73 | 2 | |
| Steve Senior | RB | 1990-1992 | 73 | 3 | |
| Clive Clark | MF | 1970-1973 | 72 | 9 | |
| William Ecclestone | WH | 1895-1900 | 72 | 6 | |
| Mel Holden | FW | 1972-1975 | 72 | 22 | |
| Jack Nelson | DF | 1928-1932 | 71 | 2 | |
| Ricky Thomson | FW | 1975-1979 | 71 | 11 | |
| Kevin Davies | FW | 2013-2015 | 70 | 4 | |
| Tyrone Mears | RB | 2002-2006 | 70 | 4 | |
| Harry Anders | MF | 1947-1953 | 69 | 4 | |
| Marlon Broomes | CB | 2002-2005 | 69 | ||
| David Buchanan | LB | 2012-2015 | 69 | ||
| Andy McLaren | IF | 1939-1948 | 69 | 29 | |
| Willie Orr | DF | 1894-1897 | 69 | 2 | |
| William Stewart | MF | 1890-1893 | 69 | 4 | |
| Steve Basham | FW | 1998-2002 | 68 | 15 | |
| Richard Chaplow | MF | 2008-2011 | 68 | 8 | |
| Paul McGee | FW | 1979-1984 | 68 | 13 | |
| Neil Young | MF | 1972-1974 | 68 | 18 | |
| John Brown | GK | 1966-1975 | 67 | ||
| Ian Davidson | WH | 1962-1964 | 67 | 1 | |
| Charlie Dawson | FW | 1906-1910 | 67 | 23 | |
| Josh Earl | CB | 2017-2022 | 67 | 1 | |
| Calum Woods | FB | 2014-2019 | 67 | ||
| Andrew Gara | FW | 1898-1902 | 66 | 27 | |
| John Goodall | FW | 1885-1889 | 66 | 56 | |
| John Vaughan | GK | 1994-1996 | 66 | ||
| Jimmy Bannister | IF | 1909-1912 | 65 | 12 | |
| Tommy Broome | WH | 1913-1920 | 65 | 2 | |
| Sid Chandler | FW | 1926-1928 | 65 | 12 | |
| Lewis Neal | MF | 2005-2009 | 65 | 5 | |
| George Speak | DF | 1919-1923 | 65 | ||
| Jayden Stockley | FW | 2019-2021 | 65 | 9 | |
| Jimmy Brown | MF | 1975-1978 | 64 | 3 | |
| Les Campbell | MF | 1953-1960 | 64 | 6 | |
| Duane Holmes | MF | 2023-2025 | 64 | 5 | |
| Keith Keane | DF | 2012-2015 | 64 | 2 | |
| Arthur Lockett | OL | 1905-1907 | 64 | 5 | |
| Danny Mayor | MF | 2008-2012 | 64 | 2 | |
| Alf Quantrill | FW | 1921-1924 | 64 | 7 | |
| Stefan Thordarson | MF | 2024-2026 | 64 | 3 | |
| Danny Dichio | FW | 2005-2007 | 63 | 9 | |
| Simon Westwell | Full back (association football) | 1980-1983 | 63 | 1 | |
| Johnny Williamson | WH | 1921-1926 | 63 | 2 | |
| Wilf Yates | DF | 1921-1931 | 63 | ||
| Dickie Bourne | FW | 1902-1905 | 62 | 6 | |
| Ken Knighton | DF | 1967-1969 | 62 | 3 | |
| Brett Ormerod | FW | 2006-2009 | 62 | 13 | |
| Russ Wilcox | DF | 1995-1997 | 62 | 1 | |
| Emlyn Williams | DF | 1939-1947 | 62 | ||
| Sepp van den Berg | CB | 2020-2022 | 61 | 1 | |
| Joe Rafferty | DF | 2019-2022 | 61 | 1 | |
| Tom Smith | OR | 1895-1903 | 61 | 11 | |
| Lee Holmes | MF | 2012-2015 | 60 | 6 | |
| Rab Howell | DF | 1901-1903 | 60 | 1 | |
| Hughie McIlmoyle | FW | 1971-1973 | 60 | 10 | |
| Tony Carr | GK | 1926-1928 | 59 | ||
| James Macauley | IF | 1914-1915 | 59 | 23 | |
| Stuart Beavon | FW | 2012-2014 | 58 | 9 | |
| John Donnelly | DF | 1962-1967 | 58 | 1 | |
| Ricardo Fuller | FW | 2002-2004 | 58 | 27 | |
| Jonathan Gould | GK | 2003-2005 | 58 | ||
| Ronnie Hildersley | MF | 1986-1988 | 58 | 3 | |
| Bobby Langton | Outside-left | 1948-1949 | 58 | 14 | |
| Dave Miller | DF | 1987-1989 | 58 | 2 | |
| John Thompson | FW | 1910-1912 | 58 | 9 | |
| Ray Treacy | FW | 1973-1976 | 58 | 11 | |
| Ben Woodburn | MF | 2022-2024 | 58 | 1 | |
| Mike Conroy | FW | 1993-1995 | 57 | 22 | |
| Bert Hales | OL | 1931-1932 | 57 | 10 | |
| Michael Keane | MF | 2000-2004 | 57 | 3 | |
| Eric Potts | W | 1978-1980 | 57 | 5 | |
| Danny Pugh | DF | 2006-2010 | 57 | 4 | |
| Thorsten Stuckmann | GK | 2011-2015 | 57 | ||
| Eric Skora | MF | 2001-2005 | 57 | 2 | |
| Billy Aitken | FW | 1924-1926 | 56 | 11 | |
| Peter Houghton | FW | 1983-1985 | 56 | 16 | |
| Andy Saville | FW | 1995-1996 | 56 | 30 | |
| John Cowan | FW | 1892-1894 | 55 | 8 | |
| Hugh Gallacher | FW | 1890-1892 | 55 | 12 | |
| William Kirby | Inside left | 1900-1913 | 55 | 22 | |
| Mark Patterson | MF | 1988-1990 | 55 | 19 | |
| Keith Treacy | MF | 2010-2011 | 55 | 9 | |
| Laurence Halsall | FW | 1897-1900 | 54 | 6 | |
| Stefán Teitur Þórðarson | MF | 2024-2026 | 54 | 3 | |
| John Blackley | DF | 1979-1981 | 53 | ||
| Les Chapman | MF | 1986-1987 | 53 | 1 | |
| Jimmy Ferris | FW | 1922-1924 | 53 | 11 | |
| David Reeves | FW | 1996-1998 | 53 | 18 | |
| Joe Hinnigan | DF | 1982-1984 | 52 | 8 | |
| Jack Marshall | DF | 1920-1924 | 52 | ||
| Arthur Mounteney | IF | 1909-1911 | 52 | 11 | |
| Steve Wilkinson | FW | 1995-1997 | 52 | 13 | |
| John Anderson | DF | 1979-1982 | 51 | ||
| Jermaine Beckford | FW | 2014-2017 | 51 | 15 | |
| Tom Duxbury | MF | 1920-1924 | 51 | 1 | |
| Paddy Murray | FW | 1898-1899 | 51 | 9 | |
| Dick Rowley | CF | 1931-1934 | 51 | 14 | |
| George Waddell | WH | 1920-1922 | 51 | 2 | |
| Adam Barton | MF | 2008-2012 | 50 | 1 | |
| Bob Howarth | DF | 1883-1899 | 50 | ||
| Dave Jones | DF | 1983-1984 | 50 | 1 | |
| Craig Morgan | DF | 2010-2012 | 50 | 3 | |
| John O'Neill | DF | 1958-1963 | 50 | ||
| Neil Whalley | MF | 1993-1995 | 50 | 1 | |
| Alfie Biggs | FW | 1961-1962 | 49 | 22 | |
| Johnny Fullam | DF | 1958-1961 | 49 | 6 | |
| David McLean | FW | 1909-1911 | 49 | 25 | |
| Kevin Kilbane | FB | 1995-1997 | 48 | 3 | |
| Michael Robinson | FW | 1975-1979 | 48 | 15 | |
| Alan Tarbuck | MF | 1972-1973 | 48 | 17 | |
| Marnick Vermijl | FB | 2015-2019 | 48 | 3 | |
| Alfie Devine | MF | 2025-2026 | 47 | 8 | |
| Lewis Gibson | CB | 2025-2026 | 47 | 2 | |
| Dave Reeves | FW | 1996-1997 | 47 | 33 | |
| Dale Rudge | MF | 1984-1986 | 47 | 2 | |
| Arthur Causer | GK | 1919-1921 | 46 | ||
| Stephen Elliott | FW | 2008-2010 | 46 | 8 | |
| George Prout | GK | 1923-1926 | 46 | ||
| Nobby Stiles | MF | 1973-1975 | 46 | 1 | |
| David Thompson | MF | 1990-1992 | 46 | 4 | |
| Josh Brownhill | MF | 2013-2016 | 45 | 5 | |
| Graham Cross | DF | 1977-1979 | 45 | 1 | |
| David Gray | FB | 2010-2012 | 45 | ||
| Bjarki Gunnlaugsson | MF | 1999-2002 | 45 | 2 | |
| Alex Hair | FW | 1928-1930 | 45 | 20 | |
| Wattie Jackson | FW | 1925-1927 | 45 | 13 | |
| William Sanderson | FW | 1906-1910 | 45 | 6 | |
| Peter Sayer | MF | 1980-1984 | 45 | 6 | |
| Des Fawcett | GK | 1929-1932 | 44 | ||
| Kaine Kesler-Hayden | FB | 2024-2025 | 44 | 2 | |
| Simon Lynch | FW | 2002-2005 | 44 | 1 | |
| Davie Russell | {{ublist | 1892-1899 | 44 | 17 | |
| Alec Ashworth | IF | 1963-1966 | 43 | 14 | |
| John Ford | OR | 1913-1915 | 43 | 4 | |
| Bobby Ham | 1970-1971 | 43 | 14 | ||
| Bobby McNeil | DF | 1985-1987 | 43 | ||
| Odel Offiah | DF | 2025-2026 | 43 | ||
| Thierry Small | FB | 2025-2026 | 43 | 3 | |
| Nicky Wroe | MF | 2012-2014 | 43 | 8 | |
| Mick Norbury | FW | 1992-1994 | 42 | 13 | |
| Harry Wilson | Left back | 1977-1980 | 42 | ||
| Stuart Baxter | MF | 1973-1975 | 41 | 1 | |
| Nigel Jemson | FW | 1986-1989 | 41 | 10 | |
| Lukas Nmecha | FW | 2018-2019 | 41 | 3 | |
| Norman Robson | FW | 1926-1930 | 41 | 30 | |
| Willie Brown | DF | 1946-1950 | 40 | 1 | |
| Alan Gowling | FW | 1982-1983 | 40 | 5 | |
| Terry Gray | MF | 1984-1986 | 40 | 1 | |
| Daryl Horgan | MF | 2017-2018 | 40 | 3 | |
| Alf Horne | FW | 1929-1932 | 40 | 5 | |
| Jeffrey Monakana | MF | 2012-2014 | 40 | 4 | |
| Eddie Nolan | FB | 2008-2011 | 40 | ||
| Horace Barnes | Inside left | 1924-1925 | 39 | 16 | |
| Billy Bodin | FW | 2018-2021 | 39 | 3 | |
| Álvaro Carreras | FB | 2022-2023 | 39 | ||
| Lewis Dobbin | FW | 2025-2026 | 39 | 10 | |
| Eoin Doyle | FW | 2015-2018 | 39 | 5 | |
| Johnny Graham | HB | 1884-1890 | 39 | ||
| Jackie Knight | IF | 1948-1951 | 39 | 7 | |
| Chris Robertson | DF | 2012-2013 | 39 | 1 | |
| Joe Rogers | FW | 1901-1902 | 39 | 11 | |
| David Russell | DF | 1889 | 39 | 4 | |
| Oshor Williams | MF | 1986-1989 | 39 | 12 | |
| Bobby Charlton | MF | 1974-1975 | 38 | 8 | |
| Sam Greenwood | MF | 2024-2025 | 38 | 5 | |
| Daniel Jebbison | FW | 2025-2026 | 38 | 6 | |
| Ronnie Jepson | FW | 1991-1992 | 38 | 8 | |
| Bob Kelso | WH | 1889-1891 | 38 | ||
| Paul Lodge | MF | 1983-1984 | 38 | ||
| John Platt | GK | 1984-1986 | 38 | ||
| Jack Whatmough | CB | 2023-2025 | 38 | ||
| David Boyd | FW | 1896-1898 | 37 | 14 | |
| Joe Craven | MF | 1925-1931 | 37 | 1 | |
| John Hampton | GK | 1930-1931 | 37 | ||
| Walter Holbem | DF | 1914-1915 | 37 | ||
| Derek Lewis | FW | 1952-1953 | 37 | 14 | |
| Dominic Ludden | DF | 1998-2001 | 37 | ||
| Kelham O'Hanlon | GK | 1993-2003 | 37 | ||
| Jamie Proctor | FW | 2010-2012 | 37 | 4 | |
| Michael Smith | FW | 2025-2026 | 37 | 3 | |
| Scott Wiseman | DF | 2014-2015 | 37 | 2 | |
| Frank Beresford | IF | 1934-1935 | 36 | 4 | |
| Eddy Brown | FW | 1948-1950 | 36 | 16 | |
| Aaron Callaghan | DF | 1992-1994 | 36 | 2 | |
| Julian Darby | DF | 1997-2000 | 36 | 1 | |
| David Gray | DF | 1947-1948 | 36 | ||
| Jason Harris | FW | 1998-1999 | 36 | 6 | |
| Will Hayhurst | MF | 2012-2015 | 36 | 4 | |
| Michael Holt | FW | 1996-1999 | 36 | 5 | |
| Louis Moult | FW | 2018-2021 | 36 | 7 | |
| Alf Common | FW | 1912-1914 | 35 | 9 | |
| Jock Ewart | GK | 1928-1931 | 35 | ||
| Willie Fagan | FW | 1936-1937 | 35 | 6 | |
| Fred Marquis | FW | 1920-1925 | 35 | 9 | |
| Mick Martin | MF | 1985-1987 | 35 | ||
| Liam Millar | MF | 2023-2024 | 35 | 5 | |
| Adam Reach | LB | 2015-2016 | 35 | 4 | |
| Gary Buckley | MF | 1981-1983 | 34 | 2 | |
| Graham Cummins | FW | 2012-2014 | 34 | 4 | |
| Neil McDonald | MF | 1995-1998 | 34 | ||
| Aiden McGeady | MF | 2016-2017 | 34 | 8 | |
| Barry Richardson | GK | 1994-1995 | 34 | ||
| Sammy Thomson | FW | 1888-1889 | 34 | 10 | |
| Joel Byrom | MF | 2012-2015 | 33 | 4 | |
| Ray Evans | IF | 1951-1959 | 33 | 2 | |
| Andrew Procter | MF | 2012-2013 | 33 | ||
| David Smith | FW | 1893-1896 | 33 | 14 | |
| Pol Valentín | FB | 2025-2026 | 33 | ||
| Terry Fleming | MF | 1994-1995 | 32 | 2 | |
| Lee Fowler | DF | 1992-1993 | 32 | 2 | |
| Troy Parrott | FW | 2022-2023 | 32 | 3 | |
| Frank Pearson | FW | 1901-1902 | 32 | 17 | |
| Wayne Foster | FW | 1985-1986 | 31 | 3 | |
| David Galloway | FW | 1932-1934 | 31 | 1 | |
| Jack Lees | DF | 1919-1921 | 31 | ||
| Jamie Squires | DF | 1994-1998 | 31 | ||
| Karl Hawley | FW | 2007-2009 | 30 | 3 | |
| Bob Barr | FW | 1894-1895 | 29 | 9 | |
| Colin Greenall | DF | 1992-1993 | 29 | 1 | |
| Steve Robinson | MF | 2000-2002 | 29 | 1 | |
| Jim Davie | WH | 1948-1949 | 28 | ||
| Matty James | MF | 2010-2011 | 28 | 2 | |
| Sandy Laird | FW | 1922-1924 | 28 | 4 | |
| Sandy Robertson | WH | 1888-1890 | 28 | 3 | |
| George Smith | CB | 1899-1901 | 28 | 1 | |
| Iain Turner | GK | 2011-2012 | 28 | 1 | |
| Alec Farrall | MF | 1957-1960 | 27 | 9 | |
| Tom Gillespie | FW | 1925-1932 | 27 | 3 | |
| Ellis Green | OL | 1900-1901 | 27 | 8 | |
| Jimmy McIntosh | FW | 1937-1946 | 27 | 3 | |
| Bobby Mimms | GK | 1996-1997 | 27 | ||
| Darel Russell | MF | 2010-2012 | 27 | ||
| Kelvin Wilson | CB | 2006-2007 | 27 | 1 | |
| Ian Ashbee | MF | 2011-2012 | 26 | ||
| Tommy Eccleston | WH | 1895-1900 | 26 | 2 | |
| John Friar | MF | 1934-1936 | 26 | 8 | |
| Joe Halliwell | FW | 1912-1913 | 26 | 10 | |
| Sam Johnstone | GK | 2015-2016 | 26 | ||
| Kevin Magee | MF | 1993-1995 | 26 | 1 | |
| John Mousinho | CB | 2012-2014 | 26 | 1 | |
| Pawel Abbott | FW | 2001-2004 | 25 | 5 | |
| Simon Makienok | FW | 2016-2017 | 25 | 3 | |
| George Stephenson | IF | 1933-1934 | 25 | 16 | |
| Joe Walton | OR | 1901-1902 | 25 | 4 | |
| Jackie Wharton | FW | 1946-1947 | 25 | 7 | |
| Alex Baptiste | DF | 2016-2017 | 24 | 3 | |
| Gary Bennett | FW | 1996-1997 | 24 | 4 | |
| Ken Cameron | IF | 1926-1929 | 24 | 5 | |
| Stan Davies | IF | 1919-1921 | 24 | 11 | |
| Fred Dewhurst | IF | 1882-1890 | 24 | 13 | |
| Bambo Diaby | CB | 2022-2023 | 24 | ||
| Jim Forrest | FW | 1967-1968 | 24 | 3 | |
| Kevin Gage | DF | 1996-1997 | 24 | ||
| Michael Good | MF | 1901-1902 | 24 | 2 | |
| Herbert Hamilton | Full back (association football) | 1927-1931 | 24 | ||
| David Johnson | FW | 1984-1985 | 24 | 3 | |
| David Jones | MF | 2005-2006 | 24 | 3 | |
| Davie Maher | OR | 1903-1906 | 24 | 2 | |
| Conor McLaughlin | DF | 2009-2012 | 24 | ||
| Frank Moss | GK | 1928-1929 | 24 | ||
| Jack Palethorpe | FW | 1933-1934 | 24 | 15 | |
| Jordan Pickford | GK | 2015-2016 | 24 | ||
| Stephen Robinson | MF | 2000-2002 | 24 | 1 | |
| Thomas Woodward | FW | 1924-1926 | 24 | 1 | |
| Ray Charnley | FW | 1967-1968 | 23 | 4 | |
| George Cook | Full back (association football) | 1924 | 23 | ||
| Jimmy Garth | FW | 1946-1948 | 23 | 8 | |
| Paul Hayes | FW | 2010-2011 | 23 | 2 | |
| Graham Lancashire | FW | 1994-1996 | 23 | 2 | |
| Tommy Spurr | DF | 2016-2019 | 23 | 1 | |
| Frank Worthington | FW | 1987 | 23 | 3 | |
| Albert Brown | FW | 1904-1905 | 22 | 7 | |
| Bob Jack | FW | 1901-1902 | 22 | 6 | |
| William Lavery | DF | 1906-1909 | 22 | ||
| Mark Leonard | FW | 1992-1993 | 22 | 1 | |
| Anders Lindegaard | GK | 2016-2017 | 22 | ||
| Gavin Nebbeling | DF | 1993-1995 | 22 | 4 | |
| James Phizacklea | Left back | 1925-1926 | 22 | ||
| Ray Sharp | DF | 1995-1996 | 22 | ||
| Thomas Towie | FW | 1891-1892 | 22 | 9 | |
| Frank White | FW | 1938-1946 | 22 | 10 | |
| Brian Barry-Murphy | MF | 1999-2003 | 21 | ||
| Neill Collins | CB | 2009-2010 | 21 | 1 | |
| Jon Davidson | DF | 1992-1993 | 21 | 1 | |
| James Mitchell | GK | 1920-1922 | 21 | ||
| Allan Smart | FW | 1994-1996 | 21 | 6 | |
| Chris Sulley | LB | 1993-1994 | 21 | 1 | |
| Thomas Cannon | FW | 2022-2023 | 21 | 8 | |
| Jordan Thompson | MF | 2025-2026 | 21 | ||
| Cameron Archer | FW | 2022 | 20 | 7 | |
| Tom Cannon | FW | 2023 | 20 | 8 | |
| Clarke Carlisle | DF | 2011-2012 | 20 | 3 | |
| Cecil Eastwood | WH | 1925-1926 | 20 | 2 | |
| Chris Holroyd | MF | 2012-2013 | 20 | 1 | |
| Sammy McIlroy | MF | 1989-1991 | 20 | ||
| George Smithies | FW | 1929-1930 | 20 | 10 | |
| Eric Snookes | DF | 1972-1974 | 20 | ||
| Paul Sparrow | DF | 1996-1998 | 20 | ||
| Ken Waterhouse | WH | 1953-1957 | 20 | 5 | |
| Dickie Watmough | MF | 1937-1938 | 20 | 4 | |
| Stevie Woods | GK | 1993-1994 | 20 | ||
| Vernon Allatt | FW | 1985-1986 | 19 | 3 | |
| Chris Beardsley | FW | 2012-2014 | 19 | 2 | |
| Wayne Brown | DF | 2008-2011 | 19 | ||
| Willie Corbett | DF | 1948-1949 | 19 | ||
| Brian Greenhalgh | FW | 1965-1968 | 19 | 9 | |
| Michael Hart | FB | 2008-2010 | 19 | ||
| Ted Owens | DF | 1930-1934 | 19 | 7 | |
| Fred Ramscar | IF | 1950-1951 | 19 | 4 | |
| George Spence | DF | 1901-1902 | 19 | 7 | |
| David Cornell | GK | 2022-2026 | 18 | ||
| Nathan Ellington | FW | 2011 | 18 | 2 | |
| Jack Hall | OR | 1910-1911 | 18 | 3 | |
| Jimmy Humes | MF | 1959-1962 | 18 | 1 | |
| Harry Jackson | FW | 1948-1949 | 18 | 5 | |
| Jason Jarrett | MF | 2006-2009 | 18 | 1 | |
| Harry Matthew | WH | 1897-1898 | 18 | ||
| Kevin Nicholls | MF | 2007-2008 | 18 | ||
| David Amoo | W | 2012-2013 | 17 | ||
| Harrison Armstrong | MF | 2025-2026 | 17 | 1 | |
| Nicky Hunt | CB | 2012 | 17 | 1 | |
| Jamie Jones | GK | 2014-2016 | 17 | ||
| George Koumantarakis | FW | 2003-2004 | 17 | 5 | |
| John Paterson | FW | 1924-1925 | 17 | ||
| Bob Thompson | FW | 1911-1913 | 17 | 2 | |
| Brandon Barker | MF | 2018-2019 | 16 | ||
| Mickey Brown | 1994-1997 | 16 | 1 | ||
| Billy Halligan | FW | 1919-1920 | 16 | 2 | |
| Jock Hunter | MF | 1896-1899 | 16 | ||
| Eddie Johnson | FW | 2011 | 16 | ||
| Brian McLean | CB | 2011-2012 | 16 | 1 | |
| Jim Metcalf | WH | 1927-1928 | 16 | ||
| Layton Stewart | FW | 2023-2025 | 16 | ||
| Juvhel Tsoumou | FW | 2011-2012 | 16 | 3 | |
| Ian Wilson | MF | 1946-1948 | 16 | 6 | |
| Brett Angell | FW | 2000 | 15 | 8 | |
| Sammy Baird | FW | 1954-1955 | 15 | 2 | |
| Shane Cansdell-Sherriff | CB | 2012-2014 | 15 | 1 | |
| Paul Connolly | Right back | 2013 | 15 | ||
| Craig Davies | FW | 2014 | 15 | 5 | |
| Liam Delap | FW | 2023 | 15 | 1 | |
| Danny Devine | CB | 2009-2012 | 15 | 1 | |
| Greg Fee | DF | 1990 | 15 | ||
| Willie Hannah | IF | 1947-1951 | 15 | 4 | |
| Billy Hendry | DF | 1890-1891 | 15 | ||
| Arthur Hetherington | FW | 1935-1936 | 15 | 3 | |
| Peter Higham | FW | 1952-1955 | 15 | 10 | |
| Jimmy Miller | MF | 1919-1920 | 15 | 1 | |
| Jayson Molumby | MF | 2021 | 15 | ||
| Jack Mustard | W | 1932-1933 | 15 | 5 | |
| Fred Parnell | FW | 1909-1910 | 15 | 1 | |
| Kyel Reid | MF | 2014-2016 | 15 | ||
| Veliče Šumulikoski | MF | 2009-2010 | 15 | ||
| Simpson Bainbridge | FW | 1919-1920 | 14 | 1 | |
| Albert Butterworth | OR | 1933-1935 | 14 | 4 | |
| Omar Daley | MF | 2004-2005 | 14 | ||
| Adam Eaton | DF | 1999-2003 | 14 | ||
| Tony Philliskirk | FW | 1989 | 14 | 6 | |
| Michael Ricketts | FW | 2007 | 14 | 1 | |
| Andy Smith | FW | 2004-2007 | 14 | ||
| Akpo Sodje | FW | 2012 | 14 | 4 | |
| James Atherton | FW | 1899-1900 | 13 | ||
| Kian Best | DF | 2023-2025 | 13 | ||
| Alf Calverley | OL | 1947 | 13 | ||
| Leon Cort | DF | 2010-2011 | 13 | ||
| David Gibson | DF | 1925-1926 | 13 | ||
| Steve Holmes | DF | 1993-1996 | 13 | 1 | |
| Eric Jones | MF | 1953-1955 | 13 | ||
| Jamal Lewis | LB | 2025-2026 | 13 | ||
| Adam Nowland | MF | 2005-2008 | 13 | 3 | |
| Mark Sale | FW | 1994-1995 | 13 | 7 | |
| Pat Scully | DF | 1989 | 13 | ||
| Steven Smith | FB | 2011-2012 | 13 | ||
| Sadio Sow | W | 2002 | 13 | ||
| Norman Wharton | GK | 1925-1927 | 13 | ||
| Dave Hibbert | FW | 2005-2006 | 13 | ||
| Josh Onomah | MF | 2022-2023 | 13 | ||
| John Barbour | Inside right | 1914 | 12 | 2 | |
| Tom Bayliss | MF | 2019-2022 | 12 | 1 | |
| Graham Burke | FW | 2018-2021 | 12 | 1 | |
| Mick Burns | GK | 1936-1938 | 12 | ||
| John Curtis | DF | 2004 | 12 | ||
| George Daniels | MF | 1919-1920 | 12 | 1 | |
| Stuart Hicks | DF | 1994-1995 | 12 | ||
| Eddie Lewis | FW | 1955-1956 | 12 | 2 | |
| Andrew Little | Utility player<ref>{{cite web | 2014-2016 | 12 | 1 | |
| Tony Lormor | FW | 1997-1998 | 12 | 3 | |
| Alex Mathie | FW | 1999 | 12 | 2 | |
| Trevor Matthewson | DF | 1993-1994 | 12 | 1 | |
| Stevie May | FW | 2015-2017 | 12 | 1 | |
| James McKnight | FW | 1912 | 12 | 2 | |
| Jayden Meghoma | LB | 2025 | 12 | ||
| Sid Rawlings | MF | 1932-1934 | 12 | ||
| Michael Tonge | MF | 2009-2010 | 12 | 1 | |
| Josh Murphy | MF | 2021-2022 | 12 | ||
| Paul Birch | MF | 1996 | 11 | 2 | |
| Tommy Bogan | MF | 1948-1949 | 11 | ||
| Andy Carroll | FW | 2007-2008 | 11 | 1 | |
| Ted Critchley | FW | 1934 | 11 | 1 | |
| Anthony Gordon | W | 2021 | 11 | ||
| Alan McCormack | RB | 2003-2007 | 11 | ||
| William McKennie | FW | 1890-1891 | 11 | 2 | |
| Barrie Mitchell | FW | 1976-1977 | 11 | 2 | |
| Ryan Porteous | CB | 2025 | 11 | 1 | |
| Ian Stevens | FW | 1984-1986 | 11 | 2 | |
| John Torbet | FW | 1933-1934 | 11 | 4 | |
| Ray Veall | MF | 1965 | 11 | ||
| Jack Warner | DF | 1902-1905 | 11 | ||
| Andrew Moran | MF | 2025-2026 | 11 | 1 | |
| Josh Bowler | MF | 2024-2025 | 10 | ||
| Andy Boyle | CB | 2017-2019 | 10 | ||
| Matt Carmichael | FW | 1994-1995 | 10 | 3 | |
| Jimmy Chalmers | OL | 1898-1899 | 10 | 2 | |
| Shaun Garnett | DF | 1992-1993 | 10 | 2 | |
| Edward Gerrard | MF | 1925-1926 | 10 | ||
| Fred Griffiths | GK | 1902 | 10 | ||
| Billy Hayes | GK | 1912-1919 | 10 | ||
| David Hibbert | FW | 2005-2007 | 10 | ||
| Glenn Johnstone | GK | 1992-1993 | 10 | ||
| Stephy Mavididi | FW | 2017-2018 | 10 | ||
| Paul Morgan | DF | 1997-2001 | 10 | ||
| Andy Murphy | MF | 1983-1985 | 10 | ||
| Nathan Peel | FW | 1990-1991 | 10 | 1 | |
| Ben Pringle | MF | 2016-2019 | 10 | ||
| Steve Simonsen | GK | 2012-2013 | 10 | ||
| Tom Williams | DF | 2010 | 10 | ||
| Tim Allpress | DF | 1991-1992 | 9 | ||
| Brian Chippendale | W | 1985-1986 | 9 | ||
| Sylvan Ebanks-Blake | FW | 2015 | 9 | 1 | |
| Max Ehmer | DF | 2012 | 9 | ||
| Wayne Henderson | GK | 2007-2011 | 9 | ||
| Billy Joy | GK | 1895-1896 | 9 | ||
| Noah Mawene | MF | 2022-2026 | 9 | ||
| Brian McBride | FW | 2000-2001 | 9 | 1 | |
| Robert Stormont | Half back (association football) | 1893-1896 | 9 | ||
| Alan Tinsley | MF | 1969-1970 | 9 | 1 | |
| Steve Uzelac | DF | 1977-1979 | 9 | ||
| Andrija Vukčević | FB | 2025-2026 | 9 | ||
| Erik Meijer | FW | 2000-2001 | 9 | ||
| Charles Arthurs | MF | 1909-1910 | 8 | 1 | |
| James Brandon | FW | 1890 | 8 | 3 | |
| Tyias Browning | CB | 2017 | 8 | ||
| Matt Brunton | IF | 1899-1900 | 8 | 2 | |
| Keammar Daley | FW | 2011-2013 | 8 | 1 | |
| Tom Devlin | IF | 1926-1927 | 8 | 1 | |
| Barry Dunn | MF | 1981-1982 | 8 | 1 | |
| David Flitcroft | MF | 1992-1993 | 8 | 2 | |
| Deiniol Graham | FW | 1992 | 8 | ||
| Joshua King | CF | 2010 | 8 | ||
| Billy Luke | OR | 1912-1914 | 8 | 2 | |
| Dave Moorcroft | CB | 1967 | 8 | ||
| Kevin O'Connor | FB | 2017-2020 | 8 | ||
| Alex Smith | GK | 1976-1977 | 8 | ||
| Brian Stock | MF | 2006-2007 | 8 | 1 | |
| Neil Trebble | FW | 1994-1995 | 8 | 4 | |
| Willie Watt | MF | 1963-1966 | 8 | ||
| Danny Welbeck | FW | 2010 | 8 | 2 | |
| Fred Whalley | GK | 1919-1920 | 8 | ||
| Frank Williams | MF | 1926-1928 | 8 | ||
| Thordur Gudjonsson | MF | 2001-2002 | 8 | ||
| Jiang Guangtai | DF | 2016-2017 | 8 | ||
| Chuks Aneke | FW | 2012 | 7 | 1 | |
| Andreas Arestidou | GK | 2010-2012 | 7 | ||
| Scot Gemmill | MF | 2004 | 7 | 1 | |
| Þórður Guðjónsson | MF | 2002 | 7 | ||
| John Kay | Fullback (association football) | 1996 | 7 | ||
| Jay McEveley | CB | 2008 | 7 | ||
| George Miller | MF | 2010-2012 | 7 | ||
| Tommy Miller | MF | 2006 | 7 | ||
| John Mullin | MF | 1998 | 7 | ||
| Jeppe Okkels | W | 2024-2025 | 7 | ||
| Habib Sissoko | FW | 1998 | 7 | ||
| Gavin Ward | GK | 2004-2006 | 7 | ||
| George Wilcock | GK | 1920-1921 | 7 | ||
| Mohamed Sissoko (mer) | FW | 1997-1998 | 7 | ||
| Mark Jackson | FW | 2003-2005 | 7 | ||
| James McEveley | DF | 2008-2009 | 7 | ||
| Joe Anyinsah | FW | 2005-2009 | 6 | ||
| Jim Arnold | GK | 1982-1983 | 6 | ||
| Chris Day | GK | 2005 | 6 | ||
| Jamie Douglas | FW | 2011-2012 | 6 | 1 | |
| Jack English | DF | 1910-1912 | 6 | ||
| Steve Finney | FW | 1992-1993 | 6 | 1 | |
| Luke Foster | CB | 2012-2013 | 6 | ||
| Josh Ginnelly | MF | 2019-2021 | 6 | ||
| James Green | FW | 1898-1900 | 6 | ||
| Craig Harrison | DF | 1999 | 6 | ||
| Ron Healey | GK | 1973-1974 | 6 | ||
| James Henderson | WH | 1908-1909 | 6 | ||
| Jack Holland | FW | 1920-1922 | 6 | ||
| Julian James | DF | 1990 | 6 | ||
| Bongani Khumalo | CB | 2011 | 6 | ||
| Paul Masefield | Right back | 1991-1994 | 6 | ||
| John McCann | FW | 1893-1894 | 6 | 1 | |
| Jamie McCombe | DF | 2011-2012 | 6 | ||
| Guylain Ndumbu-Nsungu | FW | 2004 | 6 | ||
| Mikey O'Neill | MF | 2022-2024 | 6 | ||
| Pavel Pergl | CB | 2007 | 6 | 1 | |
| Josh Seary | DF | 2022-2026 | 6 | 2 | |
| Tom Smith | Outside-right | 1897-1901 | 6 | ||
| Seyfo Soley | MF | 2006-2007 | 6 | ||
| Franck Songo'o | MF | 2007 | 6 | ||
| Neil Whitworth | CB | 1992 | 6 | ||
| Clyde Wijnhard | FW | 2002 | 6 | 3 | |
| Paul Wilkins | FW | 1984-1985 | 6 | 2 | |
| Peter Zelem | DF | 1987 | 6 | 1 | |
| Frank Songo'o | MF | 2006-2007 | 6 | ||
| Leon Clarke | FW | 2010-2011 | 6 | 1 | |
| Alf Ball | MF | 1893-1894 | 5 | ||
| David Beckham | MF | 1995 | 5 | 2 | |
| Darren Byfield | FW | 1998-1999 | 5 | 1 | |
| Ian Cochrane | MF | 1976-1979 | 5 | 2 | |
| Tony Coleman | MF | 1964-1965 | 5 | 1 | |
| Paul Cross | DF | 1991 | 5 | ||
| Andrew Davies | DF | 2009 | 5 | ||
| Ritchie De Laet | DF | 2010 | 5 | ||
| Nathan Doyle | DF | 2011 | 5 | ||
| Anthony Elding | FW | 2012-2013 | 5 | ||
| Kevin Gallacher | MF | 2001-2002 | 5 | 1 | |
| Johnny Garvie | Inside right | 1949-1950 | 5 | ||
| Willie Graham | HB | 1888-1889 | 5 | ||
| Andy Gray | FW | 1999 | 5 | ||
| Liam Grimshaw | FB | 2016-2017 | 5 | ||
| Jos Hetherington | FW | 1924-1925 | 5 | ||
| Jake Jervis | MF | 2012 | 5 | 2 | |
| Chris Kirkland | GK | 2015-2016 | 5 | ||
| Callum Lang | FW | 2026 | 5 | ||
| George Lowrie | FW | 1937-1939 | 5 | ||
| Rhys Murphy | FW | 2012 | 5 | ||
| Filipe Oliveira | MF | 2004-2005 | 5 | ||
| Tamás Priskin | FW | 2008 | 5 | 2 | |
| Robert Roberts | WH | 1892 | 5 | ||
| Tom Rodger | FW | 1904-1906 | 5 | 1 | |
| James Smith | MF | 1895-1896 | 5 | ||
| Jeff Smith | DF | 2004 | 5 | ||
| Steve Taylor | FW | 1986-1987 | 5 | 2 | |
| Shaun Teale | DF | 1997 | 5 | ||
| Lee Williamson | MF | 2009 | 5 | 1 | |
| Mark Wright | FW | 1998-2001 | 5 | ||
| Herbert Ashton | MF | 1905-1907 | 4 | ||
| Jack Atherton | Inside-right | 1936 | 4 | 1 | |
| Tommy Becton | IF | 1897-1898 | 4 | ||
| David Beresford | MF | 1999-2000 | 4 | ||
| George Berry | DF | 1991-1992 | 4 | ||
| Charlie Bishop | DF | 1996 | 4 | ||
| Aaron Brown | CB | 2012 | 4 | ||
| Peter Bulmer | Fullback (association football) | 1986-1987 | 4 | ||
| Craig Burley | MF | 2004 | 4 | ||
| William Campbell | FW | 1890-1891 | 4 | 4 | |
| Neil Clement | DF | 1999 | 4 | ||
| William Clifton | MF | 1915-1920 | 4 | ||
| Seanan Clucas | MF | 2011-2012 | 4 | ||
| Finlay Cross-Adair | FW | 2022-2024 | 4 | ||
| Jack Edwards | MF | 1888-1889 | 4 | 3 | |
| Ricardo Gardner | FB | 2011 | 4 | ||
| Andre Green | FW | 2019-2020 | 4 | ||
| John Halls | DF | 2007 | 4 | ||
| Willie Jessop | W | 1946-1947 | 4 | ||
| John Lowey | MF | 1987-1988 | 4 | 1 | |
| Alex Marrow | MF | 2012 | 4 | ||
| Jamie McAllister | DF | 2012 | 4 | ||
| Mark Stallard | FW | 1997 | 4 | 1 | |
| Harold Stansfield | FW | 1899-1900 | 4 | 1 | |
| Marcus Stewart | FW | 2006 | 4 | ||
| Colin Taylor | FW | 1992 | 4 | ||
| Elliott Ward | DF | 2010 | 4 | ||
| Jeff Wealands | GK | 1984-1985 | 4 | ||
| Theo Carroll | MF | 2024-2026 | 4 | ||
| Jim Branagan | DF | 1987-1988 | 3 | ||
| Peter Corr | Outside-Right | 1947-1948 | 3 | ||
| Paul Crossley | MF | 1966-1969 | 3 | ||
| Farid Diaf | MF | 1999-2000 | 3 | ||
| George Dickie | FW | 1923-1925 | 3 | 1 | |
| Jonathan Forte | FW | 2011 | 3 | ||
| Freddie Fox | GK | 1921-1922 | 3 | ||
| Billy Gerrish | IF | 1912 | 3 | ||
| Percy Hartley | MF | 1906-1907 | 3 | ||
| Jock Inglis | FW | 1888-1889 | 3 | 2 | |
| Lenny Johnrose | MF | 1992 | 3 | 1 | |
| Jemal Johnson | MF | 2005 | 3 | 1 | |
| Todd Kane | FB | 2012-2013 | 3 | ||
| James May | FW | 1897-1898 | 3 | ||
| Andy McCluggage | Full back | 1931-1932 | 3 | ||
| Paul McGregor | FW | 1999 | 3 | ||
| Doyle Middleton | MF | 2010-2012 | 3 | ||
| Fred Nidd | FB | 1894-1895 | 3 | ||
| Frank Norris | Full back (association football) | 1892 | 3 | ||
| Shaun Reid | MF | 1985-1986 | 3 | ||
| Connor Ripley | GK | 2019-2022 | 3 | ||
| George Roche | MF | 1909-1910 | 3 | ||
| George Summerbee | Wing-half | 1935-1946 | 3 | ||
| Richard Thornber | MF | 1892-1893 | 3 | ||
| Neal Trotman | DF | 2008-2011 | 3 | ||
| Richard Twist | GK | 1932-1933 | 3 | ||
| Jack Walton | GK | 2025-2026 | 3 | ||
| Steve Wilkes | MF | 1987-1988 | 3 | ||
| Brandon Zibaka | FW | 2011-2012 | 3 | ||
| Craig Beattie | FW | 2008 | 2 | ||
| Darren Beckford | FW | 1997 | 2 | ||
| Charlie Bosbury | FW | 1925-1926 | 2 | ||
| Herbert Bradley | OL | 1911 | 2 | ||
| Lee Briscoe | MF | 2003-2004 | 2 | ||
| Billy Broadbent | Utility player#Association football | 1932-1933 | 2 | ||
| David Carrick | FW | 1973 | 2 | ||
| Albert Chester | Inside left | 1911-1912 | 2 | ||
| Luke Clark | DF | 2011-2012 | 2 | ||
| Tom Crawley | CF | 1935-1936 | 2 | ||
| Roger Davies | FW | 1972 | 2 | ||
| Dean Emerson | MF | 1994-1995 | 2 | ||
| George Farrington | FW | 1906-1907 | 2 | ||
| Paul Fitzpatrick | DF | 1988 | 2 | ||
| Yoann Folly | MF | 2005 | 2 | ||
| Archie Garrett | FW | 1936-1938 | 2 | 2 | |
| Archie Goodall | Half back (association football) | 1886-1888 | 2 | 1 | |
| Steve Greaves | DF | 1990-1991 | 2 | ||
| Phil Harrington | GK | 1986 | 2 | ||
| George Henderson | MF | 1897-1898 | 2 | ||
| Colin Hendry | DF | 2002 | 2 | ||
| Alan Johnson | DF | 1995-1996 | 2 | ||
| Jack Kendall | GK | 1927 | 2 | ||
| Scott Leather | DF | 2011-2012 | 2 | ||
| Harry Millar | FW | 1893-1894 | 2 | ||
| Robert Mills-Roberts | GK | 1887-1889 | 2 | ||
| Billy Nuttall | DF | 1946-1947 | 2 | ||
| Matthew Olosunde | FB | 2021-2023 | 2 | ||
| Joe O'Neill | FW | 2001-2005 | 2 | ||
| Darren Patterson | DF | 1996 | 2 | ||
| Calvin Ramsay | RB | 2023 | 2 | ||
| Stuart Rimmer | FW | 1994 | 2 | ||
| Billy Roberts | Inside left | 1906-1907 | 2 | ||
| Leslie Scott | GK | 1923-1924 | 2 | ||
| Mike Stowell | GK | 1985-1990 | 2 | ||
| George Telfer | FW | 1983 | 2 | ||
| Stuart King | MF | 1998-2000 | 2 | ||
| George Akers | FW | 1932 | 1 | ||
| Craig Allardyce | DF | 1993-1994 | 1 | ||
| Sydney Beaumont | Half back (association football) | 1911-1912 | 1 | ||
| Mark Beesley | FW | 1999-2000 | 1 | ||
| Jim Blyth | GK | 1971-1972 | 1 | ||
| Bill Bradford | Wing-half | 1925-1926 | 1 | ||
| Harry Bunn | MF | 2012 | 1 | 1 | |
| Harry Clarke | RB | 2026 | 1 | ||
| Graham Easter | MF | 1990-1991 | 1 | ||
| Jusef Erabi | CF | 2026 | 1 | 1 | |
| Tony Grant | FW | 1995-1996 | 1 | ||
| Jack Hindle | GK | 1946-1948 | 1 | ||
| Chris Holland | MF | 1993-1994 | 1 | ||
| Mathew Hudson | GK | 2015-2022 | 1 | ||
| Rob Kozluk | FB | 2005 | 1 | ||
| Kelvin Langmead | DF | 2002-2004 | 1 | ||
| Lewis Leigh | MF | 2021-2024 | 1 | ||
| Amine Linganzi | MF | 2011 | 1 | ||
| Miloš Luković | FW | 2026 | 1 | ||
| Theo Mawene | MF | 2024-2025 | 1 | ||
| Dave McEachran | FW | 1926 | 1 | ||
| Willie McLaughlin | {{ublist | 1907-1909 | 1 | ||
| Jimmy Mullen | DF | 1981-1982 | 1 | ||
| Kit Napier | FW | 1963-1964 | 1 | ||
| Chris Neal | GK | 2004-2009 | 1 | ||
| Adam O'Reilly | MF | 2018-2023 | 1 | ||
| Andy Pilling | MF | 1985-1986 | 1 | ||
| Archibald Pinnell | GK | 1893-1894 | 1 | ||
| Harold Reay | FW | 1923-1924 | 1 | ||
| Paul Reid | DF | 2002 | 1 | 1 | |
| Joe Rodwell-Grant | FW | 2020-2022 | 1 | ||
| Jack Ryan | FW | 2014-2016 | 1 | ||
| Frank Shanley | GK | 1913 | 1 | ||
| Barry Siddall | GK | 1992-1993 | 1 | ||
| Connor Simpson | FW | 2018-2020 | 1 | ||
| Jacob Slater | FB | 2022-2023 | 1 | ||
| Mel Tottoh | FW | 1985 | 1 | ||
| Lee Trundle | FW | 2012-2013 | 1 | ||
| Ethan Walker | MF | 2018-2022 | 1 | ||
| Richard Whittle | DF | 1888-1889 | 1 | 1 | |
| Connor Wickham | FW | 2021-2022 | 1 | ||
| David Willacy | W | 1938-1939 | 1 | ||
| Paul Williams | 1986-1987 | 1 | |||
| John Bailey | MF | 2002-2003 | 1 | ||
| Ryan Croasdale | MF | 2013-2014 | 1 | ||
| Alex Nicholson | DF | 2013-2014 | 1 | ||
| Patrick McCarthy | DF | 2015-2016 | 1 | ||
| Michael Crowe | GK | 2018-2020 | 1 | ||
| Jamie Thomas | FW | 2021-2022 | 1 | ||
| Kaedyn Kamara | MF | 2022-2025 | 1 | ||
| Kian Taylor | MF | 2023-2024 | 1 | ||
| Mark Winstanley | DF | 1998-1999 | |||
| Derek Collins | DF | 2000-2001 | |||
| Billy McKinlay | MF | 2001-2002 | |||
| Kyle Armstrong | DF | 2003-2004 | |||
| David Elebert | DF | 2003-2006 | |||
| Michael Brown | MF | 2004-2005 | |||
| Ciaran Lyng | DF | 2004-2005 | |||
| Warren Beattie | MF | 2005-2006 | |||
| Ashley Parillon | MF | 2005-2006 | |||
| Chris McGrail | FW | 2006-2007 | |||
| Grzegorz Szamotulski | GK | 2007-2008 | |||
| Dominic Comrie | GK | 2009-2012 | |||
| Neil Dougan | MF | 2009-2010 | |||
| Tom Smyth | DF | 2009-2010 | |||
| Michael McLellan | FW | 2011-2012 | |||
| Jordan Watson | DF | 2011-2012 | |||
| Steven James | GK | 2012-2016 | |||
| Rhys Taylor | GK | 2012-2013 | |||
| Nick Anderton | DF | 2014-2015 | |||
| Bradley Fewster | FW | 2014-2015 | |||
| Joshua Heaton | DF | 2015-2016 | |||
| Clive Smith | DF | 2015-2017 | |||
| Jack Baxter | MF | 2018-2021 | |||
| Jack Armer | MF | 2019-2020 | |||
| Lewis Coulton | DF | 2020-2021 | |||
| Jacob Holland-Wilkinson | FW | 2020-2021 | |||
| Dana Amaral | MF | 2022-2023 | |||
| James Pradic | GK | 2023-2025 | |||
| Felipe Rodriguez-Gentile | FW | 2023-2025 | |||
| Cole McGhee | DF | 2024-2025 | |||
| Kitt Nelson | MF | 2024-2026 | |||
| Kacper Pasiek | DF | 2024-2025 | |||
| Li-Bau Stowell | GK | 2024-2025 | |||
| Troy Tarry | DF | 2024-2025 | |||
| Michael Ayodele | FW | 2025-2026 | |||
| George Gryba | FW | 2025-2026 | |||
| Max Wilson | MF | 2025-2026 |