All time player appearances
Between season's 1915/16 to 1918/19 and 1939/40 to 1945/46 competitive football in England was suspended due to the outbreak of the First and Second World War. Many footballers signed up to fight in the war and as a result teams were depleted and fielded guest players instead.
The Football League and FA Cup was suspended during the war and in their place regional league competitions were set up. Player appearances and goals in these competitions do not count in players' official records as the matches were classed as friendlies.
The appearance information listed below takes into account player appearances made in the following competitions: League, FA Cup, League Cup, Associate Members Cup, FA Trophy, Division Three (North) Cup as well any corresponding League Play-Offs.
| Player name | League | FA Cup |
League Cup |
Associate Members |
FA Trophy |
Play-Offs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arthur Waters | 185 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 198 |
| Ben Boardman | 185 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 195 |
| Les Cocker | 173 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 189 |
| Ralph Goodwin | 180 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 188 |
| Kevin Cooper | 168 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 187 |
| Dean Emerson | 167 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 186 |
| Aaron Wilbraham | 172 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 185 |
| Ian Lawther | 164 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 183 |
| Peter Ward | 142 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 183 |
| Clive Evans | 160 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 181 |
| Jack Jobson | 171 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 181 |
| Terry Park | 162 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 181 |
| Ali Gibb | 165 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 180 |
| Ash Palmer | 148 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 179 |
| Ashley Williams | 162 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 176 |
| Hugh Ryden | 161 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 175 |
| Bob Still | 155 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 175 |
| Jimmy Wainwright | 158 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 174 |
| Alex Paterson | 160 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171 |
| Colin Woodthorpe | 153 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171 |
| Adam Griffin | 154 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168 |
| Keith Briggs | 148 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166 |
| Billy Richardson | 159 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165 |
| Norman Rodgers | 156 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164 |
| Jabez Foulkes | 143 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 162 |
| Arnold Jackson | 153 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162 |
| Billy Newton | 151 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161 |
| Michael Raynes | 140 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 159 |
| Graham Smith | 150 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159 |
| Joe Hill | 133 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 154 |
| Bob Suart | 142 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 152 |
| Allen Oliver | 139 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 151 |
| Adam Thomas | 116 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 150 |
| Frank McDonough | 132 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 149 |
| Jordan Keane | 119 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 148 |
| Colin Parry | 133 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 148 |
| Joe Reid | 145 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 148 |
| Tom Bennett | 110 | 10 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 147 |
| Bev Glover | 137 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 146 |
| Len Allchurch | 131 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 145 |
| Steve Bullock | 120 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 144 |
| Graham Beighton | 137 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 143 |
| Fred Garratt | 137 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 143 |
| Ned Vincent | 132 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 143 |
| Paul Hendrie | 121 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 139 |
| Andy Hodkinson | 118 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 136 |
| Nigel Smith | 124 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 136 |
| Charlie Robinson | 115 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 134 |
| Mike Salmon | 118 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 134 |
| Jack Wilson | 131 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 134 |
| Name | League | Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arthur Waters | 185 | 13 | 198 |
| Ben Boardman | 185 | 10 | 195 |
| Les Cocker | 173 | 16 | 189 |
| Ralph Goodwin | 180 | 8 | 188 |
| Kevin Cooper | 168 | 19 | 187 |
| Dean Emerson | 167 | 19 | 186 |
| Aaron Wilbraham | 172 | 13 | 185 |
| Ian Lawther | 164 | 19 | 183 |
| Peter Ward | 142 | 41 | 183 |
| Clive Evans | 160 | 21 | 181 |
| Jack Jobson | 171 | 10 | 181 |
| Terry Park | 162 | 19 | 181 |
| Ali Gibb | 165 | 15 | 180 |
| Ash Palmer | 148 | 31 | 179 |
| Ashley Williams | 162 | 14 | 176 |
| Hugh Ryden | 161 | 14 | 175 |
| Bob Still | 155 | 20 | 175 |
| Jimmy Wainwright | 158 | 16 | 174 |
| Alex Paterson | 160 | 11 | 171 |
| Colin Woodthorpe | 153 | 18 | 171 |
| Adam Griffin | 154 | 14 | 168 |
| Keith Briggs | 148 | 18 | 166 |
| Billy Richardson | 159 | 6 | 165 |
| Norman Rodgers | 156 | 8 | 164 |
| Jabez Foulkes | 143 | 19 | 162 |
| Arnold Jackson | 153 | 9 | 162 |
| Billy Newton | 151 | 10 | 161 |
| Michael Raynes | 140 | 19 | 159 |
| Graham Smith | 150 | 9 | 159 |
| Joe Hill | 133 | 21 | 154 |
| Bob Suart | 142 | 10 | 152 |
| Allen Oliver | 139 | 12 | 151 |
| Adam Thomas | 116 | 34 | 150 |
| Frank McDonough | 132 | 17 | 149 |
| Jordan Keane | 119 | 29 | 148 |
| Colin Parry | 133 | 15 | 148 |
| Joe Reid | 145 | 3 | 148 |
| Tom Bennett | 110 | 37 | 147 |
| Bev Glover | 137 | 9 | 146 |
| Len Allchurch | 131 | 14 | 145 |
| Steve Bullock | 120 | 24 | 144 |
| Graham Beighton | 137 | 6 | 143 |
| Fred Garratt | 137 | 6 | 143 |
| Ned Vincent | 132 | 11 | 143 |
| Paul Hendrie | 121 | 18 | 139 |
| Andy Hodkinson | 118 | 18 | 136 |
| Nigel Smith | 124 | 12 | 136 |
| Charlie Robinson | 115 | 19 | 134 |
| Mike Salmon | 118 | 16 | 134 |
| Jack Wilson | 131 | 3 | 134 |