The legends, club by club

AFC Bournemouth

Player	Position	Years	Apps	Goals
Steve Fletcher	FW	1992–2013	724	121
Sean O'Driscoll	MF	1984–1994	511	24
Neil Young	DF	1994–2008	505	4
Ray Bumstead	MF	1959–1970	465	66
Keith Miller	DF	1970–1980	433	19
Paul Morrell	DF	1983–1993	418	11
James Hayter	FW	1997–2007	407	108
Adam Smith	DF	2010–2014	404	6
Steve Cook	DF	2011–2021	388	21
Tommy Godwin	GK	1952–1961	387	0

Arsenal

Player	Position	Years	Apps	Goals
David O'Leary	DF	1973–1993	722	14
Tony Adams	DF	1983–2002	669	48
George Armstrong	MF	1962–1977	621	68
Lee Dixon	DF	1988–2002	619	28
Nigel Winterburn	DF	1987–2000	584	12
David Seaman	GK	1990–2003	564	0
Pat Rice	DF	1967–1980	528	13
Peter Storey	DF	1965–1977	501	17
John Radford	FW	1964–1976	481	149
Peter Simpson	DF	1964–1978	477	15
Bob John	HB	1922–1937	470	13
Ray Parlour	MF	1992–2004	466	32
Graham Rix	MF	1977–1988	464	51
Martin Keown	DF	1985–2004	449	8
Paul Davis	MF	1980–1994	447	37
Eddie Hapgood	FB	1927–1939	440	2

Aston Villa

Player	Position	Years	Apps	Goals
Charlie Aitken	Defender	1959–1976	660	16
Billy Walker	Forward	1919–1933	531	244
Gordon Cowans	Midfielder	1976–1994	528	59
Joe Bache	Forward	1900–1914	474	185
Allan Evans	Defender	1977–1989	469	62
Nigel Spink	Goalkeeper	1977–1996	454	0
Tommy Smart	Defender	1920–1934	452	8
Gareth Barry	Defender Midfielder	1998–2009	441	52
Johnny Dixon	Forward	1945–1961	430	144
Dennis Mortimer	Midfielder	1975–1985	405	36
Billy George	Goalkeeper	1911	401	0
Eric Houghton	Forward	1927–1946	392	170
Gabriel Agbonlahor	Forward	2005–2018	391	86
Arthur Dorrell	Forward	1919–1931	390	65
Richard York	Forward	1915–1931	390	86
Harry Hampton	Forward	1904–1920	376	242

Birmingham City

Player	Position	Years	Apps	Goals
Gil Merrick	GK	1946–1959	551	0
Frank Womack	FB	1908–1928	515	0
Joe Bradford	FW	1920–1935	445	267
Ken Green	FB	1947–1958	440	3
Johnny Crosbie	FW	1920–1932	432	72
Trevor Smith	DF	1953–1964	430	3
Malcolm Beard	MF	1960–1970	404	34
Dan Tremelling	GK	1919–1931	395	0
Malcolm Page	DF / MF	1965–1980	392	10
Harry Hibbs	GK	1926–1939	388	0
Ray Martin $	DF	1964–1975	378	1
Garry Pendrey	DF	1969–1979	360	5
Lukas Jutkiewicz $	FW	2016–2025	358	69
Walter Wigmore	FW / HB	1912	355	25
Ian Bennett	GK	1993–2004	354	0
Percy Barton	HB	1914–1928	349	14

Blackburn Rovers

Player	Position	Years	Apps	Goals
Derek Fazackerley	CD	1971–1986	689	26
Ronnie Clayton	WH	1951–1969	665	16
Bob Crompton	FB	1920	576	14
Simon Garner	CF	1978–1992	570	194
Bryan Douglas	FW	1954–1969	503	115
Stuart Metcalfe	MF	1968–1983	451	26
Bill Eckersley	FB	1948–1960	432	21
Glenn Keeley	CH	1976–1987	431	24
Billy Bradshaw	WH	1903–1920	426	39
Tony Parkes	MF	1970–1981	409	46
Colin Hendry	CD	1987–1998	408	35
Harry Healless	WH/CH	1919–1932	397	13
Noel Brotherston	W	1977–1987	381	54
David Dunn	MF	1998–2015	378	59
Keith Newton	FB	1960–1969	357	10
Brad Friedel	GK	2000–2008	357	1

Blackpool

Player	Position	Years	Apps	Goals
Jimmy Armfield	DF	1954–1971	569	6
George Farm	GK	1948–1960	461	1
Hugh Kelly	DF	1943–1960	428	8
Roy Gratrix	DF	1953–1964	400	0
Glyn James	DF	1960–1975	399	22
Harry Johnston	DF	1937–1955	398	11
Bill Perry	MF	1949–1962	394	119
Stanley Matthews	MF	1947–1961	391	17
Albert Watson	MF	1923–1936	373	22
Jack Parkinson	FW	1910	365	55
Ray Charnley	FW	1957–1967	363	193
Jimmy Hampson	FW	1927–1938	361	248
Billy Benton	MF	1920–1931	353	24

Bolton Wanderers

Player	Position	Years	Apps	Goals
Eddie Hopkinson	GK	1952–1970	578	0
Roy Greaves	U	1965–1980	567	85
Alex Finney	FB	1922–1937	530	2
Jussi Jääskeläinen	GK	1997–2012	529	0
Warwick Rimmer	DF	1958–1975	521	17
Bryan Edwards	RB	1947–1965	518	9
Ted Vizard	LW	1910–1931	512	70
Nat Lofthouse	FW	1946–1960	503	285
Paul Jones	CB	1970–1983	502	43
Roy Hartle	DF	1951–1966	498	13
Joe Smith	FW	1908–1927	492	277
Doug Holden	WH	1950–1962	463	44
Billy Butler	RW	1920–1933	449	74
Stan Hanson	GK	1935–1955	423	0
Steve Thompson	MF	1982–1991	416	57
Fred Hill	FW	1957–1969	410	79

Bradford City

Player	Position	Years	Apps	Goals
Ces Podd	Defender	1970–1984	502	4
Ian Cooper	Defender	1965–1977	443	4
John Hall	Midfielder	1962–1974	430	63
Bruce Stowell	Midfielder	1960–1972	401	16
Stuart McCall	Midfielder	1982–2002	395	45
George Robinson	Defender	1903–1915	343	16
Charlie Moore	Forward	1926–1939	339	53

Brentford

Player	Position	Years	Apps	Goals
Ken Coote	FB	1949–1963	559	15
Jamie Bates	CB/FB	1986–1999	526	24
Peter Gelson	CB/WH	1961–1974	516	18
Tommy Higginson	WH	1960–1970	435	16
Jackie Graham	MF	1970–1980	409	40
Keith Millen	CB	1984–1994	380	20
Gerry Cakebread	GK	1954–1964	374	0
Danis Salman	DF	1975–1985	371	8
Alan Nelmes	CB	1967–1976	350	2
Alan Hawley	RB	1962–1974	345	4

Brighton & Hove Albion

Player	Position	Years	Apps	Goals
Tug Wilson	FW	1922–1936	566	71
Peter O'Sullivan	MF	1970–1981	491	43
Norman Gall	DF	1962–1974	488	4
Lewis Dunk	DF	2010	459	31
Bert Longstaff	FW	1906–1921	443	86
Glen Wilson	HB	1949–1960	436	28
Bobby Farrell	FW	1928–1939	430	84
Des Tennant	U	1948–1958	424	47
Gary Hart	MF	1998–2011	417	45
Kerry Mayo	DF	1996–2009	413	14
Reg Wilkinson	HB	1924–1934	396	16
Brian Powney	GK	1962–1974	386	0
Dean Wilkins	MF	1983–1996	375	31
Steve Gatting	DF / MF	1981–1991	369	21
Billy Booth	HB	1908–1920	369	12
Dave Walker	U	1929–1939	349	30

Burnley

Player	Position	Years	Apps	Goals
Jerry Dawson	GK	1907–1929	569	0
Alan Stevenson	GK	1972–1983	543	0
John Angus	FB/DF	1955–1972	521	4
Jimmy McIlroy	MF/FW	1950–1963	497	131
Martin Dobson	MF	1967–1984	497	76
Jimmy Adamson	HB/MF	1947–1964	486	18
Tommy Cummings	FB/DF	1947–1963	479	3
Brian Miller	DF/MF	1954–1967	455	37
Fred Barron	HB	1911	423	14
Leighton James	MF/FW	1970–1989	399	81
George Waterfield	FB	1923–1935	394	5
Steve Davis	DF	1989–2003	388	47
Adam Blacklaw	GK	1954–1967	383	0
Michael Duff	DF	2004–2016	383	8
Billy Watson	HB	1909–1925	380	20
Ben Mee	DF	2011–2022	376	12

Cardiff City

Player	Position	Years	Apps	Goals
Billy Hardy	DF	1911–1932	590	10
Phil Dwyer	DF	1972–1985	575	51
Don Murray	DF	1962–1975	532	9
Tom Farquharson	GK	1922–1935	518	0
Fred Keenor	DF	1912–1930	507	23
Peter King	FW	1960–1974	477	111
Peter Whittingham	MF	2007–2017	457	96
Ron Stitfall	FB	1947–1964	452	8
Jack Evans	FW	1910–1926	424	68
Alan Harrington	FB	1952–1966	405	7
Joe Ralls	MF	2011–2025	402 ●	33
Alf Sherwood	FB	1946–1956	381	15
Len Davies	FW	1919–1931	372	179
Jason Perry	DF	1987–1997	361	5
Colin Baker	HB	1953–1966	361	20
Roger Gibbins	MF	1982–1993	345	33

Charlton Athletic

Player	Position	Years	Apps	Goals
Sam Bartram	GK	—	623	—
Keith Peacock	MF	—	591	107
John Hewie	DF	—	530	38
Norman Smith	DF	—	450	16
Steve Gritt	DF/MF/FW	—	435	26
Brian Kinsey	DF/FW	—	418	26
Stuart Leary	FW	—	403	163
Billy Kiernan	MF/FW	—	401	93
Mike Flanagan	FW	—	396	120
Les Berry	DF	—	396	11
Gordon Hurst	FW	—	393	81
John Robinson	MF	—	382	43
Carl Leaburn	FW	—	376	66
Bob Curtis	DF/MF	—	372	38
Derek Hales	FW	—	368	168
Phil Warman	DF/FW	—	364	20

Chelsea

Player	Position	Years	Apps	Goals
Ron Harris	DF	1962–1980	795	14
Peter Bonetti	GK	1959–1979	729	0
John Terry	DF	1998–2017	717	67
Frank Lampard	MF	2001–2014	648	211
John Hollins	MF	1963–1984	592	64
César Azpilicueta	DF	2012–2023	508	17
Petr Čech	GK	2004–2015	494	0
Dennis Wise	MF	1990–2001	445	75
Steve Clarke	DF	1987–1998	421	10
Kerry Dixon	FW	1983–1992	420	193
Eddie McCreadie	DF	1962–1973	410	5
John Bumstead	MF	1978–1991	409	44
Ken Armstrong	HB	1946–1957	402	30
Didier Drogba	FW	2004–2015	381	164
Peter Osgood	FW	1964–1979	380	150
Branislav Ivanović	DF	2008–2017	377	34

Coventry City

Player	Position	Years	Apps	Goals
Steve Ogrizovic	GK	1984–2000	601	1
George Curtis	DF	1955–1969	538	13
Mick Coop	DF	1966–1981	492	22
Brian Borrows	DF	1985–1997	477	13
Bill Glazier	GK	1964–1975	395	0
Mick Kearns	DF	1957–1968	382	16
Michael Doyle	MF	2003–2019	380	29
Richard Shaw	DF	1995–2006	362	1
Tommy Hutchison	MF	1972–1981	355	30
George Mason	DF	1931–1952	350	9
Roy Kirk	DF	1951–1960	345	7

Crystal Palace

Player	Position	Years	Apps	Goals
Jim Cannon	DF	1972–1988	663	34
Terry Long	DF	1955–1969	480	16
Wilfried Zaha	FW	2010–2023	458	90
Albert Harry	MF	1921–1934	440	55
Julián Speroni	GK	2004–2019	405	0
John Jackson	GK	1964–1974	388	0
Dougie Freedman	FW	1995–2008	368	108
Joel Ward	FB	2012–2025	363	6
Nigel Martyn	GK	1989–1996	349	0

Derby County

Player	Position	Years	Apps	Goals
Kevin Hector	FW	1966–1982	589	201
Ron Webster	DF	1961–1978	535	7
Roy McFarland	CB	1967–1983	530	48
Steve Bloomer	FW	1906–1914	525	332
Jack Parry	IF	1948–1966	517	110
Jimmy Methven	RB	1906	511	0
Geoff Barrowcliffe	FB	1951–1966	503	39
Sammy Crooks	FW	1927–1946	445	111
Archie Goodall	HB	1903	423	52
Steve Powell	U	1971–1985	420	11
Michael Forsyth	DF	1986–1995	406	10
Tommy Powell	IF	1948–1961	406	64
Craig Forsyth	LB	2013	404	14
Alan Durban	IF	1963–1973	403	112
Jack Nicholas	MF	1928–1947	383	16
Colin Todd	CB	1971–1978	371	10

Everton

Player	Position	Years	Apps	Goals
Neville Southall	GK	1981–1997	750	0
Brian Labone	CB	1958–1971	533	2
Dave Watson	CB	1986–2000	529	38
Ted Sagar	GK	1929–1952	495	0
Kevin Ratcliffe	CB	1980–1991	494	2
Mick Lyons	CB	1971–1981	462	59
Jack Taylor	HB	1910	456	80
Peter Farrell	HB	1946–1957	453	17
Graeme Sharp	FW	1980–1991	445	159
Leon Osman	MF	2000–2016	433	57
Séamus Coleman	DF	2009	433	28
Dixie Dean	FW	1925–1937	431	377
Tommy Eglington	FW	1946–1957	428	82
Leighton Baines	FB	2007–2020	420	39
Tim Howard	GK	2006–2016	414	1
Tommy E. Jones	FB	1948–1961	411	14

Fulham

Player	Position	Years	Apps	Goals
Johnny Haynes	FW	1952–1970	658	158
Eddie Lowe	FB/DF	1950–1963	511	10
Les Barrett	MF	1965–1977	491	90
John Marshall	MF	1982–1997	467	32
Frank Penn	HB	1915–1934	459	52
George Cohen	FB/DF	1956–1969	459	6
Gordon Davies	FW	1978–1991	450	178
Arthur Reynolds	GK	1910–1925	446	0
Len Oliver	FB	1924–1935	434	3
Jim Stannard	GK	1980–1985	430	1
Les Strong	DF	1971–1983	427	6
Simon Morgan	DF	1990–2001	420	56
Albert Barrett	FB	1925–1937	419	20
Arthur Stevens	HB	1943–1959	413	126
Alan Mullery	HB/MF	1958–1976	412	42
Stan Brown	FW	1959–1972	397	19

Huddersfield Town

Player	Position	Years	Apps	Goals
Billy H. Smith	Midfielder	1913–1934	574	126
Tom Wilson	Defender	1919–1931	500	4
Vic Metcalfe	Midfielder	1945–1958	459	90
Roy Goodall	Defender	1921–1937	440	21
Malcolm Brown	Defender	1977–1989	399	23
Hugh Turner	Goalkeeper	1926–1937	394	0
David Cowling	Midfielder	1977–1988	383	48
Bill McGarry	Midfielder	1951–1961	381	26
Kevin McHale	Midfielder	1956–1968	375	68
Steve Smith (1st spell)	Defender	1963–1977	367	34
Les Massie	Forward	1953–1966	362	108
John Coddington	Defender	1955–1967	356	18

Hull City

Player	Position	Years	Apps	Goals
Andy Davidson	Defender	1952–1968	579	19
Garreth Roberts	Midfielder	1978–1991	487	59
Chris Chilton	Forward	1960–1971	477	222
George Maddison	Goalkeeper	1924–1938	456	0
Tony Norman	Goalkeeper	1980–1988	442	0
Billy Bly	Goalkeeper	1938–1959	438	0
Ken Wagstaff	Forward	1964–1975	434	197
Matt Bell	Defender	1919–1931	423	1
Doug Clarke	Forward	1955–1965	411	87
Tommy Bleakley	Midfielder	1918–1930	389	7
Roger DeVries	Defender	1970–1980	362	1
Brian Bulless	Forward	1949–1964	357	35
Ian Butler	Forward	1965–1973	339	70
Peter Skipper	Defender	1979–1988	338	21

Ipswich Town

Player	Position	Years	Apps	Goals
Mick Mills	Full back/Midfielder	1966–1983	741	30
John Wark	Midfielder	1975–1996	678	190
Mick Stockwell	Midfielder	1985–2000	608	44
Paul Cooper	Goalkeeper	1974–1987	575	0
George Burley	Right full back	1973–1985	500	10
Tommy Parker	Wing half/Inside forward	1945–1956	475	95
Billy Baxter	Centre half	1960–1971	459	22
John Elsworthy	Wing half	1949–1964	435	52
Jason Dozzell	Midfielder	1984–1997	414	72
Luke Chambers	Defender	2012–2021	396	19
Doug Rees	Inside forward	1949–1959	387	1
Frank Yallop	Full back	1984–1996	386	8
Russell Osman	Central defender	1977–1985	385	21
Eric Gates	Forward/Midfielder	1973–1985	378	96
Jimmy Leadbetter	Winger/Midfielder	1955–1965	375	49
Colin Viljoen	Midfielder	1967–1978	372	54

Leeds United

Player	Position	Years	Apps	Goals
Billy Bremner	MF	1959–1976	771	115
Jack Charlton	CB	1952–1973	762	95
Paul Reaney	RB	1961–1978	745	9
Paul Madeley	CB	1962–1980	724	34
Norman Hunter	CB	1961–1976	724	21
Peter Lorimer	ST	1962–1985	616	219
Eddie Gray	LW	1965–1984	577	68
Gary Kelly	RB	1991–2007	531	4
Johnny Giles	IF	1963–1975	525	114
Gary Sprake	GK	1962–1973	506	0
Trevor Cherry	LB	1972–1982	484	31
Grenville Hair	LB	1948–1964	474	2
Ernie Hart	CB	1920–1936	472	15
David Harvey	GK	1965–1985	446	0
Willis Edwards	DF	1925–1943	444	6
Jimmy Dunn	RB	1947–1959	443	1

Leicester City

Player	Position	Years	Apps	Goals
Graham Cross	Utility	—	600	37
Adam Black	Full-back	—	557	4
Jamie Vardy	Forward	—	500	200
Kasper Schmeichel	Goalkeeper	—	479	0
Mark Wallington	Goalkeeper	—	460	0
Hugh Adcock	Outside forward	—	460	52
Steve Walsh	Centre-back	—	450	62
Arthur Chandler	Centre-forward	—	419	273
John Sjoberg	Full-back	—	414	19
Mal Griffiths	Outside forward	—	409	76
Steve Whitworth	Full-back	—	401	1
Andy King	Midfielder	—	379	62
Sep Smith	Wing-half	—	373	37
Mike Stringfellow	Winger	—	370	97
Richie Norman	Full-back	—	365	5
Gordon Banks	Goalkeeper	—	356	0

Liverpool

Player	Position	Years	Apps	Goals
Ian Callaghan	MF	1960–1978	857	68
Jamie Carragher	DF	1996–2013	737	5
Steven Gerrard	MF	1998–2015	710	186
Ray Clemence	GK	1967–1981	665	0
Emlyn Hughes	DF	1967–1979	665	49
Ian Rush	FW	1980–1996	660	346
Phil Neal	DF	1974–1985	650	59
Tommy Smith	DF	1962–1978	638	48
Bruce Grobbelaar	GK	1981–1994	628	0
Alan Hansen	DF	1977–1991	620	14
Chris Lawler	DF	1960–1975	549	61
Billy Liddell	FW	1939–1961	534	228
Kenny Dalglish	FW	1977–1990	515	172
Ronnie Whelan	MF	1979–1994	493	73
Roger Hunt	FW	1958–1969	492	285
Jordan Henderson	MF	2011–2023	492	33

Luton Town

Player	Position	Years	Apps	Goals
Fred Hawkes	Midfielder	1920	549	25
Bob Hawkes	Midfielder	1901–1920	382	43
Matthew Spring	Midfielder	1997–2008	357	43
Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu	Midfielder	2013–2014	349	20

Manchester City

Player	Position	Years	Apps	Goals
Alan Oakes	Midfielder	1959–1976	682	34
Joe Corrigan	Goalkeeper	1967–1983	603	0
Mike Doyle	Defender	1965–1978	570	41
Bert Trautmann	Goalkeeper	1949–1964	545	0
Colin Bell	Midfielder	1966–1979	501	153
Eric Brook	Winger	1928–1939	493	178
Tommy Booth	Centre half	1968–1981	491	36
Mike Summerbee	Winger	1965–1975	452	68
Paul Power	Defender / Midfielder	1975–1986	444	36
Willie Donachie	Full back	1970–1980	436	2
Neil Young	Forward	1961–1971	416	111
Ernie Toseland	Winger	1929–1939	411	75
Sam Cowan	Centre half	1924–1935	407	24
Billy Meredith	Winger	1905–1924	393	151
Ian Brightwell	Defender / Midfielder	1986–1998	382	19
Glyn Pardoe	Full back / Forward	1962–1975	380	22

Manchester United

Player	Position	Years	Apps	Goals
Ryan Giggs	MF	1991–2014	963	168
Bobby Charlton	FW	1956–1973	758	249
Paul Scholes	MF	1994–2013	718	155
Bill Foulkes	DF	1952–1970	688	9
Gary Neville	DF	1992–2011	602	7
Wayne Rooney	FW	2004–2017	559	253
David de Gea	GK	2011–2023	545	0
Alex Stepney	GK	1966–1978	539	2
Tony Dunne	DF	1960–1973	535	2
Denis Irwin	DF	1990–2002	529	33
Joe Spence	FW	1919–1933	510	168
Arthur Albiston	FB	1974–1988	485	7
Roy Keane	MF	1993–2005	480	51
Brian McClair	U	1987–1998	471	127
George Best	FW	1963–1974	470	179
Mark Hughes	FW	1983–1995	467	163

Middlesbrough

Player	Position	Years	Apps	Goals
Tim Williamson	Goalkeeper	1901–1923	602	2
Gordon Jones	Full-back	1960–1973	532	5
John Hickton	Forward Utility	1966–1977	499	187
John Craggs	Right-back	1971–1982	488	14
Jim Platt	Goalkeeper	1970–1982	481	0
George Camsell	Centre-forward	1925–1939	453	345
Jacky Carr	Inside-forward Outside-right	1910–1930	449	81
Mark Schwarzer	Goalkeeper	1997–2008	446	0
David Armstrong	Midfielder	1970–1981	431	77
Tony Mowbray	Central defender	1982–1991	425	29
Stephen Pears	Goalkeeper	1983–1995	424	0
Colin Cooper	Defender	1984–2006	423	14
Richard (Dickie) Robinson	Full-back	1946–1959	416	1
Stewart Downing	Midfield	2001–2019	404	32
David Mills	Forward	1968–1985	398	111
Stuart Boam	Central defender	1971–1979	393	16

Newcastle United

Player	Position	Years	Apps	Goals
Jimmy Lawrence	GK	1904–1921	496	0
Frank Hudspeth	CB	1910–1929	472	37
Frank Clark	LB	1962–1975	464	2
Shay Given	GK	1997–2009	462	0
Alf McMichael	LB	1949–1962	433	1
Bill McCracken	HB	1904–1924	432	8
David Craig	RB	1962–1978	412	12
Bobby Mitchell	FW	1949–1961	412	113
Alan Shearer	ST	1996–2006	405	206
Shola Ameobi	FW	2000–2014	397	79
Jackie Milburn	FW	1943–1957	397	200
Rob Lee	RM/CM/AM	1992–2002	381	56
Tommy McDonald	IF	1921–1931	367	113
Wilf Low	CB	1909–1924	367	8
Bobby Moncur	CB	1962–1974	356	8
Andy Aitken	HB	1906	349	42

Newport County

Player	Position	Years	Apps	Goals
Len Weare	Goalkeeper	1955–1970	525	0
Nathan Davies	—	1998–2010	383	16
Steve Lowndes	Midfielder	1977–1996	358	51

Norwich City

Player	Position	Years	Apps	Goals
Kevin Keelan	GK	1963–1980	673	0
Ron Ashman	DF	1947–1963	662	66
Dave Stringer	DF	1964–1977	499	22
Bryan Gunn	GK	1986–1998	477	0
Joe Hannah	HB	1921–1935	427	21
Roy McCrohan	WH	1951–1962	426	20
Ian Crook	MF	1986–1997	418	24
Ken Nethercott	GK	1947–1959	416	0
Mark Bowen	LB	1987–1996	399	27
Terry Allcock	IF	1958–1969	389	127
Craig Fleming	DF	1997–2007	382	13
Bernard Robinson	WH	1931–1949	380	14
Ian Culverhouse	RB	1985–1994	369	2
Adam Drury	LB	2001–2012	361	4
Duncan Forbes	DF	1968–1981	357	12
Daryl Sutch	U	1990–2002	352	9

Nottingham Forest

Player	Position	Years	Apps	Goals
Bob McKinlay	CB	1951–1969	692	10
Ian Bowyer	MF	1973–1987	564	96
Steve Chettle	CB	1986–1999	526	14
Stuart Pearce	FB	1985–1997	522	88
John Robertson	MF	1970–1986	514	95
Jack Burkitt	MF	1947–1962	503	15
Grenville Morris	FW	1913	460	217
Jack Armstrong	MF	1905–1922	460	9
Viv Anderson	DF	1974–1984	430	22
Bob Chapman	DF	1964–1977	422	23
Ian Storey-Moore	FW	1963–1973	416	118
Nigel Clough	MF	1984–1997	412	131
Peter Hindley	DF	1962–1974	410	5
John Winfield	DF	1962–1974	410	5
Des Walker	CB	1984–2004	408	1
Wes Morgan	CB	2003–2012	403	14

Oldham Athletic

Player	Position	Years	Apps	Goals
Ian Wood	DF	1966–1980	586	27
Roger Palmer	FW	1980–1994	536	157
Ronnie Blair	DF	1967–1981	421	26
David Wilson	MF	1907–1921	397	21
Howard Matthews	GK	1908–1926	367	0
Jim Bowie	MF	1962–1972	364	42
Jimmy Frizzell	MF	1960–1969	352	60
Maurice Whittle	DF	1969–1977	350	43

Portsmouth

Player	Position	Years	Apps	Goals
Jimmy Dickinson	WH	1946–1965	845	—
Alan Knight	GK	1978–2000	801	0
Jack Weddle	FW	1927–1938	395	183
Jimmy Nichol	Midfielder	1927–1937	381	10
Andy Awford	DF	1989–2000	372	3
Alan McLoughlin	MF	1992–1999	361	69
Jock Gilfillan	GK	1928–1937	359	0
Duggie Reid	FW	1946–1956	338	139

Queens Park Rangers

Player	Position	Years	Apps	Goals
Tony Ingham	FB	1950–1963	555	3
Ian Gillard	DF	1968–1982	484	11
Alan McDonald	DF	1981–1997	483	18
Dave Clement	DF	1965–1979	476	28
Archie Mitchell	HB	1907–1921	467	25
Peter Angell	FB	1953–1965	457	40
Mike Keen	HB	1959–1969	440	45
Tony Hazell	DF	1964–1974	415	5
Kevin Gallen	FW	1992–2007	414	104
Phil Parkes	GK	1970–1979	406	0
Simon Barker	MF	1988–1998	376	41
Keith Rutter	FB	1954–1963	369	2
Arthur Jefferson	FB	1936–1950	368	1
James Birch	FW	1912–1926	363	13
Mick Leach	MF	1964–1978	361	70
Gerry Francis	MF	1969–1982	352	65

Reading

Player	Position	Years	Apps	Goals
Martin Hicks	DF	1978–1991	603	26
Steve Death	GK	1969–1982	537	0
Michael Gilkes	MF	1984–1997	486	52
Stuart Beavon	MF	1980–1990	481	55
Maurice Evans	MF	1955–1967	459	16
Steve Richardson	DF	1982–1993	457	3
Jimmy Wheeler	FW	1948–1964	453	168
Phil Parkinson	MF	1992–2003	425	24
Ady Williams	DF	1989–2004	396	23
Dennis Allen	FW	1961–1970	377	95
Mick Gooding	MF	1989–1997	368	30
Trevor Senior	FW	1983–1992	362	191
Jerry Williams	MF	1976–1988	357	17
James Harper	MF	2001–2010	348	26
Graeme Murty	DF	1998–2009	339	2

Sheffield United

Player	Position	Years	Apps	Goals
Joe Shaw	DF	1945–1966	713	8
Alan Hodgkinson	GK	1954–1971	674	0
Alan Woodward	FW	1964–1978	640	193
Ernest Needham	DF	1910	544	65
Len Badger	DF	1962–1976	543	8
Billy Gillespie	FW	1911–1931	507	142
Graham Shaw	DF	1952–1967	497	15
Fred Tunstall	FW	1920–1932	491	135
Cec Coldwell	DF	1952–1966	475	2
George Green	DF	1923–1934	438	0
Eddie Colquhoun	DF	1968–1978	433	23
Jimmy Hagan	FW	1938–1957	407	151
Nick Montgomery	MF	2000–2012	399	11
Jack Pickering	MF	1927–1948	398	119
Bernard Wilkinson	DF	1900–1913	397	14
Chris Basham	DF	2014–2024	394	14

Sheffield Wednesday

Player	Position	Years	Apps	Goals
Andrew Wilson	International	1900–1920	545	216
Liam Palmer	Midfielder	2010	509	14
Jack Brown	Goalkeeper	1923–1937	507	0
Alan Finney	Midfielder	1949–1965	503	90
Kevin Pressman	Goalkeeper	1985–2004	478	0
Barry Bannan	Midfielder	2015–2026	477	37
Tommy Crawshaw	International	1908	465	24
Redfern Froggatt	International	1942–1960	458	149
Don Megson	Defender	1952–1970	442	7
John Fantham	International	1956–1969	435	167
Teddy Davison	International	1908–1926	424	0
Ernest Blenkinsop	Defender	1923–1934	424	5
Mark Hooper	Midfielder	1927–1937	423	136
Ellis Rimmer	International	1928–1938	418	140
Nigel Worthington	International	1984–1994	417	15
Ron Springett	Goalkeeper	1958–1967	384	0

Southampton

Player	Position	Years	Apps	Goals
Terry Paine	FW	1957–1974	816	187
Mick Channon	FW	1966–1982	607	228
Nick Holmes	MF	1974–1987	542	64
Matt Le Tissier	MF	1986–2002	540	209
Tommy Traynor	FB	1952–1965	487	8
Jason Dodd	DF	1989–2004	483	13
Bert Shelley	HB	1920–1932	465	9
Eric Day	FW	1946–1957	422	158
Claus Lundekvam	DF	1996–2007	413	2
Samuel Meston	HB	1906	413	27
James Ward-Prowse	MF	2011–2023	410	55
John Sydenham	MF	1957–1970	402	40
Arthur Dominy	FW	1913–1926	392	155
Stan Woodhouse	HB	1924–1936	383	5
Bill Rawlings	FW	1919–1931	377	198
Bert Lee	HB	1900–1915	369	18

Stoke City

Player	Position	Years	Apps	Goals
Eric Skeels	DF	1959–1976	597	7
John McCue	DF	1946–1960	542	2
Bob McGrory	FB	1921–1935	511	0
Denis Smith	DF	1968–1982	493	42
Alan Bloor	DF	1961–1977	482	19
Peter Fox	GK	1978–1993	477	0
Tony Allen	DF	1957–1970	473	4
Ryan Shawcross	DF	2007–2021	453	25
Jackie Marsh	DF	1967–1979	444	3
Frank Bowyer	FW	1937–1960	436	149
Frank Mountford	U	1946–1957	425	24
Alan Dodd	DF	1972–1982	417	4
John Sellars	HB	1946–1958	413	15
Harry Davies	FW	1922–1937	411	101
Harry Sellars	HB	1923–1935	395	19
Peter Dobing	FW	1963–1973	377	95

Sunderland

Player	Position	Years	Apps	Goals
Jimmy Montgomery	Goalkeeper	—	627	0
Len Ashurst	Defender	—	459	4
Ned Doig	Goalkeeper	—	456	0
Stan Anderson	Defender	—	447	35
Gary Bennett	Defender	—	443	25
Bobby Kerr	Midfielder	—	432	69
Gordon Armstrong	Midfielder	—	416	61
Charlie Buchan	Forward	—	411	221
Michael Gray	Defender	—	410	17
Charlie Hurley	Defender	—	401	26
Bobby Gurney	Forward	—	390	227
Kevin Ball	Defender	—	388	27
Johnny Mapson	Goalkeeper	—	387	0
Shaun Elliott	Defender	—	368	11
Martin Harvey	Midfielder	—	357	5
Ernie England	Defender	—	351	0

Swansea City

Player	Position	Years	Apps	Goals
Roger Freestone	GK	1989–2004	676	3
Wilfred Milne	FB	1920–1937	651	7
Herbie Williams	FW	1958–1975	612	128
Robbie James	MF	1972–1990	592	150
Leon Britton	MF	2002–2018	520	17
Ivor Allchurch	FW	1947–1968	502	188
Harry Griffiths	MF	1949–1964	479	81
Wyndham Evans	DF	1971–1985	446	20
Alan Curtis	FW	1972–1990	439	121
Brian Evans	MF	1963–1973	436	76
Geoff Thomas	MF	1965–1976	418	70
Billy Hole	FW	1919–1931	409	46
John King	GK	1950–1964	407	0
Len Allchurch	MF	1950–1971	400	70
Àngel Rangel	DF	2007–2018	374	10
Harry Deacon	FW	1922–1931	362	99

Swindon Town

Player	Position	Years	Apps	Goals
John Trollope	DF	—	889	28
Maurice Owen	DF	—	601	165
Sam Burton	GK	—	509	—
Fraser Digby	GK	—	505	0
Don Rogers	FW	—	490	178
Jimmy Allan	GK	—	436	—
Joe Butler	DF	—	428	21
Garth Hudson	MF	—	427	11
Colin Calderwood	DF	—	414	21
Roger Smart	MF	—	410	60
Billy Tout	MF	—	405	55
Bertie Denyer	FW	—	373	66
Kenny Stroud	MF	—	373	19
Harry Cousins	MF	—	369	1
Keith Morgan	MF	—	365	9
Bob Jefferson	FW	—	356	82

Tottenham Hotspur

Player	Position	Years	Apps	Goals
Steve Perryman	MF	1969–1986	854	39
Gary Mabbutt	DF	1982–1998	611	38
Pat Jennings	GK	1964–1977	590	1
Tom Morris	MF	1912	523	3
Cyril Knowles	LB	1964–1975	506	17
Glenn Hoddle	MF	1975–1987	490	110
Son Heung-min	FW	2015–2025	454	173
Ted Ditchburn	GK	1946–1958	452	0
Hugo Lloris	GK	2012–2024	447	0
Alan Gilzean	FW	1964–1974	439	133
Jimmy Dimmock	LW	1919–1931	438	112
Harry Kane	FW	2011–2023	435	280
Phil Beal	DF	1963–1975	420	1
John Pratt	MF	1969–1980	415	49
Maurice Norman	MF	1955–1965	411	19
Chris Hughton	FB	1979–1990	398	19

Watford

Player	Position	Years	Apps	Goals
Luther Blissett	CF	1976–1993	503	186
Nigel Gibbs	DF	1983–2002	491	7
Gary Porter	MF / DF	1984–1997	472	57
Duncan Welbourne	HB / DF	1963–1974	457	25
Lloyd Doyley	DF	2001	443	2
Tommy Barnett	IF	1928–1939	431	160
Kenny Jackett	DF / MF	1980–1990	428	34
Arthur Woodward	HB / GK	1926–1939	420	18
Troy Deeney	FW	2010–2021	419	140
Johnny Williams	DF	1964–1975	419	2
Wilf Rostron	DF	1979–1989	404	30
Ross Jenkins	CF	1972–1983	398	142
Charlie White	IF	1909–1925	372	86
Stewart Scullion	MF	1966–1976	348	55
Frank Smith	IF / HB	1921–1931	341	31
Skilly Williams	GK	1913–1926	341	0

West Bromwich Albion

Player	Position	Years	Apps	Goals
Tony Brown	MF	1963–1980	720	279
John Wile	DF	1970–1983	619	29
Jesse Pennington	DF	1903–1922	496	0
Ray Barlow	DF	1944–1960	482	48
Len Millard	DF	1946–1958	476	9
Ronnie Allen	FW	1950–1961	458	234
Chris Brunt	MF	2007–2020	421	49
Don Howe	DF	1952–1964	379	19
Bob Taylor	FW	1992–2003	377	131
Derek Statham	DF	1976–1987	373	11
Jeff Astle	FW	1964–1974	361	174
W.G. Richardson	FW	1929–1945	354	228
James Morrison	MF	2007–2019	341	39

West Ham United

Player	Position	Years	Apps	Goals
Billy Bonds	Defender	1967–1988	799	61
Frank Lampard, Sr.	Defender	1967–1985	670	22
Bobby Moore	Defender	1958–1974	647	27
Trevor Brooking	Midfielder	1967–1984	643	102
Alvin Martin	Defender	1977–1996	596	34
Mark Noble	Midfielder	2004–2022	550	62
Jimmy Ruffell	Midfielder	1921–1937	548	166
Steve Potts	Defender	1985–2002	506	1
Vic Watson	Forward	1920–1935	505	326
Geoff Hurst	Forward	1959–1972	504	252
Ken Brown	Defender	1952–1967	468	4
Jim Barrett	Defender	1924–1945	467	53
Alan Devonshire	Midfielder	1976–1990	447	32
John Bond	Defender	1951–1965	444	37
Phil Parkes	Goalkeeper	1978–1990	440	0
Ray Stewart	Defender	1979–1991	432	84

Wigan Athletic

Player	Position	Years	Apps	Goals
Ian Gillibrand	Defender	1968–1979	422	4
Derek Houghton	Midfielder	1958–1968	348	19
Harry Parkinson	Defender	1947–1957	342	0

Wolverhampton Wanderers

Player	Position	Years	Apps	Goals
Derek Parkin	LB	1968–1982	609	10
Kenny Hibbitt	MF	1968–1984	574	114
Steve Bull	FW	1986–1999	561	306
Billy Wright	DF	1939–1959	541	16
Ron Flowers	MF	1952–1967	512	37
John McAlle	CB	1967–1981	509	3
Peter Broadbent	FW	1951–1965	497	145
Geoff Palmer	RB	1971–1986	496	15
John Richards	FW	1969–1983	487	194
Jimmy Mullen	RW	1939–1959	486	112
Andy Thompson	LB	1986–1997	451	45
Mike Stowell	GK	1989–2001	448	0
Mike Bailey	MF	1966–1976	436	25
Bert Williams	GK	1945–1957	420	0
Dave Wagstaffe	LW	1964–1976	404	32
Matt Doherty	LB/RB	2010–2023	388	33

Wrexham

Player	Position	Years	Apps	Goals
Arfon Griffiths	MF	1959–1979	721	143
Gareth Davies	DF	1968–1982	612	21
Alfred Jones	FB	1923–1936	581	6
Phil Hardy	DF	1990–2001	485	1
Mickey Evans	DF	1966–1978	480	25
Joey Jones	DF	1973–1992	479	22
Ally McGowan	FB	1953–1965	478	2
Karl Connolly	FW/MF	1991–2000	476	122
Gareth Owen	MF	1989–2001	476	45
Mel Sutton	MF	1972–1981	471	26
Alan Fox	HB	1954–1964	412	3
Eddie May	DF	1968–1976	410	43
Graham Whittle	FW	1971–1980	396	118
Brian Carey	DF	1991–2006	391	20
Tommy Matthias	HB	1912–1928	389	26
Kevin Russell	FW	1987–2003	373	80

Modern players (marked ●) carry career totals from our live Sportmonks data; their names link to a full profile. The deeper history is compiled from Wikipedia's List of [club] players pages, available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike licence. Figures cover a player's full club career across all competitions; pre-war and wartime records vary in completeness.