List of Oldham Athletic A.F.C. players
For a list of all Oldham Athletic players with a Wikipedia article, see Category:Oldham Athletic A.F.C. players.
Players should be listed in chronological order according to the year in which they first played for the club. Appearances and goals should be for first-team competitive games and include substitute appearances, but exclude wartime matches.
Name | Nationality | Position | Club career | League apps | League goals | Total apps | Total goals | Notes |
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Jimmy Fay | ![]() | DF | 1907-1911 | 154 | 37 | 164 | 37 | |
James Hamilton | ![]() | DF | 1907-1911 | 105 | 5 | 115 | 6 | |
David Walders | ![]() | DF | 1907-1912 | 112 | 8 | 122 | 8 | |
Jimmy Hodson | ![]() | DF | 1907-1915 | 252 | 1 | 277 | 1 | |
David Wilson | ![]() | MF | 1907-1921 | 368 | 17 | 397 | 21 | |
Billy Cook | ![]() | DF | 1908-1920 | 157 | 16 | 171 | 0 | |
Joe Donnachie | ![]() | MF | 1908-1915 | 216 | 20 | 238 | 22 | |
Howard Matthews | ![]() | GK | 1908-1926 | 344 | 0 | 367 | 0 | |
Tommy Broad | ![]() | MF | 1909-1912 | 96 | 9 | 104 | 9 | |
George Woodger | ![]() | FW | 1910-1914 | 115 | 22 | 130 | 26 | |
Hugh Moffat | ![]() | MF | 1910-1915 | 162 | 10 | 182 | 10 | |
Elliot Pilkington | ![]() | DF | 1911-1926 | 269 | 14 | 280 | 15 | |
Ollie Tummon | ![]() | MF | 1912-1915 | 108 | 20 | 121 | 24 | |
Joe Walters | ![]() | FW | 1912-1920 | 110 | 33 | 117 | 34 | |
Arthur Gee | ![]() | FW | 1912-1921 | 112 | 44 | 119 | 47 | |
Harry Grundy | ![]() | DF | 1914-1928 | 279 | 0 | 289 | 0 | |
Bill Taylor | ![]() | MF | 1920-1924 | 109 | 1 | 115 | 2 | |
Reg Freeman | ![]() | DF | 1921-1923 | 101 | 0 | 104 | 0 | |
Sam Wynne | ![]() | DF | 1921-1926 | 145 | 9 | 153 | 10 | |
Bert Watson | ![]() | MF | 1921-1929 | 233 | 63 | 242 | 71 | |
George Douglas | ![]() | MF | 1922-1926 | 134 | 8 | 141 | 9 | |
Jimmy Naylor | ![]() | MF | 1922-1928 | 246 | 5 | 257 | 6 | |
Bert Gray | ![]() | GK | 1923-1927 | 97 | 0 | 101 | 0 | |
Frank Hargreaves | ![]() | FW | 1923-1930 | 108 | 17 | 109 | 17 | |
Les Adlam | ![]() | MF | 1923-1931 | 279 | 9 | 290 | 10 | |
Teddy Ivill | ![]() | DF | 1924-1932 | 276 | 2 | 285 | 3 | |
Albert Pynegar | ![]() | FW | 1925-1928 | 131 | 50 | 138 | 54 | |
Ted Goodier | ![]() | MF | 1926-1931 | 113 | 2 | 115 | 3 | |
Jack Hacking | ![]() | GK | 1926-1934 | 223 | 0 | 234 | 0 | |
Fred Worrall | ![]() | MF | 1928-1931 | 105 | 21 | 107 | 21 | |
Jimmy Dyson | ![]() | MF | 1928-1932 | 122 | 41 | 129 | 45 | |
Bill Hasson | ![]() | MF | 1928-1934 | 134 | 22 | 138 | 22 | |
Billy Porter | ![]() | DF | 1928-1935 | 274 | 1 | 284 | 1 | |
Matt Gray | ![]() | FW | 1928-1938 | 289 | 58 | 303 | 58 | |
Tommy Seymour | ![]() | DF | 1929-1936 | 127 | 0 | 137 | 0 | |
Alf Agar | ![]() | MF | 1932-1935 | 96 | 28 | 101 | 29 | |
Norman Brunskill | ![]() | MF | 1932-1936 | 143 | 10 | 151 | 11 | |
Bill Ratcliffe | ![]() | DF | 1935-1939 | 156 | 1 | 162 | 1 | |
Lewis Caunce | ![]() | GK | 1935-1939 | 134 | 0 | 147 | 0 | |
Billy Hilton | ![]() | DF | 1935-1939 | 129 | 4 | 141 | 5 | |
Arthur Jones | ![]() | MF | 1935-1939 | 98 | 29 | 110 | 31 | |
Tommy Williamson | ![]() | MF | 1935-1947 | 157 | 4 | 173 | 4 | |
Bill Hayes | ![]() | MF | 1939-1951 | 126 | 3 | 133 | 3 | |
Ken Brierley | ![]() | MF | 1945-1949, 1953-1955 | 125 | 10 | 134 | 11 | |
Frank Tomlinson | ![]() | MF | 1946-1950 | 115 | 28 | 124 | 30 | |
Tommy Bell | ![]() | DF | 1946-1952 | 170 | 0 | 181 | 0 | |
Ray Haddington | ![]() | FW | 1947-1950 | 117 | 63 | 126 | 73 | |
Jack Hurst | ![]() | DF | 1947-1950 | 98 | 2 | 107 | 2 | |
Eric Gemmell | ![]() | FW | 1947-1954 | 195 | 109 | 216 | 120 | |
Bill Spurdle | ![]() | MF | 1948-1950, 1957-1963 | 200 | 24 | 222 | 28 | |
Willie Jessop | ![]() | MF | 1948-1951 | 94 | 16 | 106 | 18 | |
Fred Ogden | ![]() | GK | 1948-1954 | 156 | 0 | 167 | 0 | |
Lewis Brook | ![]() | DF | 1948-1957 | 189 | 14 | 196 | 14 | |
Bill Naylor | ![]() | DF | 1948-1959 | 224 | 0 | 238 | 0 | |
Les Smith | ![]() | MF | 1949-1955 | 178 | 3 | 192 | 4 | |
Jimmy Munro | ![]() | MF | 1950-1953 | 119 | 20 | 128 | 21 | |
Bobby McIlvenny | ![]() | FW | 1950-1954 | 139 | 35 | 147 | 37 | |
Bill Ormond | ![]() | MF | 1950-1954 | 122 | 25 | 127 | 27 | |
Archie Whyte | ![]() | DF | 1950-1956 | 234 | 0 | 248 | 0 | |
George Hardwick | ![]() | DF | 1950-1956 | 190 | 14 | 203 | 14 | |
Don Travis | ![]() | FW | 1951-1952, 1954-1957 | 114 | 62 | 118 | 62 | |
George Burnett | ![]() | GK | 1951-1954 | 100 | 0 | 105 | 0 | |
Tommy Walker | ![]() | MF | 1954-1958 | 158 | 23 | 164 | 23 | |
Jimmy Thompson | ![]() | MF | 1954-1958 | 110 | 19 | 116 | 21 | |
Wilf Hobson | ![]() | MF | 1954-1959 | 170 | 1 | 180 | 1 | |
John Bollands | ![]() | GK | 1955-1956, 1961-1966 | 154 | 0 | 171 | 0 | |
Peter Neale | ![]() | DF | 1955-1958 | 117 | 28 | 122 | 31 | |
Ted West | ![]() | DF | 1957-1960 | 117 | 0 | 125 | 0 | |
John Bazley | ![]() | MF | 1957-1962 | 130 | 19 | 138 | 20 | |
Peter Phoenix | ![]() | MF | 1958-1962 | 161 | 26 | 179 | 30 | |
Brian Jarvis | ![]() | MF | 1959-1963 | 88 | 3 | 104 | 4 | |
Bert Lister | ![]() | FW | 1960-1964 | 135 | 77 | 154 | 96 | |
Ken Branagan | ![]() | DF | 1960-1965 | 177 | 5 | 197 | 5 | |
Bobby Johnstone | ![]() | FW | 1960-1965 | 143 | 35 | 160 | 38 | |
Jimmy Frizzell | ![]() | MF | 1960-1969 | 317 | 56 | 352 | 60 | |
Alan Williams | ![]() | DF | 1961-1964 | 172 | 9 | 191 | 10 | |
John Colquhoun | ![]() | MF | 1961-1965, 1968-1970 | 233 | 38 | 257 | 50 | |
Peter McCall | ![]() | MF | 1962-1965 | 108 | 5 | 116 | 5 | |
Bob Ledger | ![]() | MF | 1962-1967 | 222 | 37 | 240 | 38 | |
Jim Bowie | ![]() | MF | 1962-1972 | 333 | 37 | 364 | 42 | |
Allan Lawson | ![]() | DF | 1964-1970 | 138 | 1 | 149 | 1 | |
David Best | ![]() | GK | 1966-1968 | 98 | 0 | 107 | 0 | |
Ian Towers | ![]() | FW | 1966-1968 | 95 | 44 | 105 | 44 | |
Reg Blore | ![]() | MF | 1966-1970 | 187 | 19 | 202 | 22 | |
Keith Bebbington | ![]() | MF | 1966-1972 | 237 | 40 | 255 | 47 | |
Ian Wood | ![]() | DF | 1966-1980 | 524 | 22 | 586 | 27 | |
Ronnie Blair | ![]() | DF | 1967-1969, 1972-1981 | 372 | 23 | 421 | 26 | |
Les Chapman | ![]() | MF | 1967-1969, 1974-1979 | 263 | 20 | 298 | 23 | |
David Shaw | ![]() | FW | 1969-1973, 1975-1977 | 214 | 91 | 229 | 95 | |
Alan McNeill | ![]() | MF | 1969-1974 | 170 | 19 | 188 | 20 | |
Maurice Whittle | ![]() | DF | 1969-1977 | 312 | 39 | 350 | 43 | |
Ian Robins | ![]() | FW | 1969-1977 | 220 | 40 | 243 | 46 | |
Bill Cranston | ![]() | DF | 1970-1971 | 100 | 2 | 106 | 2 | |
Harry Dowd | ![]() | GK | 1970-1974 | 121 | 0 | 131 | 0 | |
Colin Garwood | ![]() | FW | 1971-1974 | 93 | 36 | 109 | 40 | |
Dick Mulvaney | ![]() | DF | 1971-1974 | 92 | 2 | 106 | 2 | |
Chris Ogden | ![]() | GK | 1971-1977 | 128 | 0 | 153 | 0 | |
George McVitie | ![]() | MF | 1972-1975 | 113 | 19 | 127 | 22 | |
Keith Hicks | ![]() | DF | 1972-1980 | 242 | 11 | 286 | 13 | |
Paul Edwards | ![]() | DF | 1973-1978 | 112 | 7 | 133 | 8 | |
Alan Groves | ![]() | MF | 1974-1977 | 140 | 12 | 163 | 14 | |
Graham Bell | ![]() | MF | 1974-1979 | 170 | 9 | 200 | 9 | |
Alan Young | ![]() | FW | 1974-1979 | 122 | 30 | 146 | 39 | |
David Holt | ![]() | DF | 1974-1980 | 142 | 1 | 162 | 1 | |
John Platt | ![]() | GK | 1975-1981 | 109 | 0 | 126 | 0 | |
Vic Halom | ![]() | FW | 1976-1980 | 123 | 43 | 154 | 51 | |
John Hurst | ![]() | DF | 1976-1981 | 170 | 2 | 209 | 2 | |
Gary Hoolickin | ![]() | DF | 1977-1987 | 211 | 2 | 247 | 3 | |
Peter McDonnell | ![]() | GK | 1978-1982 | 137 | 0 | 165 | 0 | |
Jim Steel | ![]() | FW | 1978-1982 | 108 | 24 | 132 | 27 | |
Paul Heaton | ![]() | MF | 1978-1983 | 136 | 28 | 151 | 33 | |
Ged Keegan | ![]() | MF | 1979-1983 | 144 | 5 | 165 | 6 | |
Paul Atkinson | ![]() | MF | 1979-1983, 1985-1987 | 176 | 12 | 202 | 15 | |
Kenny Clements | ![]() | DF | 1979-1985 | 206 | 2 | 229 | 2 | |
Rodger Wylde | ![]() | FW | 1980-1983 | 113 | 51 | 132 | 54 | |
Paul Futcher | ![]() | DF | 1980-1983 | 98 | 1 | 113 | 1 | |
Darron McDonough | ![]() | MF | 1980-1986 | 183 | 14 | 200 | 17 | |
Roger Palmer | ![]() | FW | 1980-1994 | 466 | 141 | 536 | 157 | |
John Ryan | ![]() | DF | 1981-1983, 1985-1987 | 100 | 8 | 112 | 8 | |
Andy Goram | ![]() | GK | 1982-1987, 2002 | 199 | 0 | 219 | 0 | |
Tony Henry | ![]() | MF | 1983-1987 | 190 | 25 | 211 | 27 | |
Willie Donachie | ![]() | DF | 1984-1991 | 169 | 3 | 192 | 3 | |
Andy Barlow | ![]() | DF | 1984-1993 | 261 | 5 | 308 | 5 | |
Mike Milligan | ![]() | MF | 1985-1990, 1991-1994 | 279 | 23 | 336 | 27 | |
Andy Linighan | ![]() | DF | 1986-1988 | 87 | 6 | 102 | 8 | |
Tommy Wright | ![]() | MF | 1986-1989, 1997-1998 | 124 | 25 | 139 | 29 | |
Denis Irwin | ![]() | DF | 1986-1990 | 167 | 4 | 204 | 7 | |
Earl Barrett | ![]() | DF | 1987-1992 | 183 | 7 | 221 | 9 | |
Andy Ritchie | ![]() | FW | 1987-1995, 1997-2001 | 243 | 84 | 281 | 107 | |
Nick Henry | ![]() | MF | 1987-1997 | 273 | 19 | 333 | 22 | |
Ian Marshall | ![]() | FW | 1988-1993 | 170 | 36 | 204 | 40 | |
Rick Holden | ![]() | MF | 1989-1992, 1993-1995 | 189 | 28 | 234 | 36 | |
Neil Adams | ![]() | MF | 1989-1994, 1999-2001 | 185 | 27 | 221 | 31 | |
Jon Hallworth | ![]() | GK | 1989-1996 | 174 | 0 | 217 | 0 | |
Richard Jobson | ![]() | DF | 1990-1995 | 189 | 10 | 225 | 11 | |
Paul Bernard | ![]() | MF | 1991-1995 | 112 | 18 | 137 | 21 | |
Graeme Sharp | ![]() | FW | 1991-1995 | 109 | 30 | 135 | 36 | |
Gunnar Halle | ![]() | DF | 1991-1996 | 188 | 17 | 216 | 21 | |
Craig Fleming | ![]() | DF | 1991-1997 | 164 | 1 | 192 | 1 | |
Neil Pointon | ![]() | DF | 1992-1995 | 95 | 3 | 108 | 4 | |
Mark Brennan | ![]() | MF | 1992-1996 | 90 | 7 | 107 | 7 | |
Paul Gerrard | ![]() | GK | 1992-1996, 2011 | 120 | 0 | 137 | 0 | |
Steve Redmond | ![]() | DF | 1992-1998 | 205 | 4 | 239 | 5 | |
John Eyre | ![]() | MF | 1993-1995, 2001-2005 | 128 | 15 | 154 | 18 | |
Chris Makin | ![]() | DF | 1993-1996 | 94 | 4 | 114 | 4 | |
Sean McCarthy | ![]() | FW | 1993-1998 | 140 | 42 | 161 | 45 | |
Richard Graham | ![]() | DF | 1993-2000 | 150 | 14 | 177 | 15 | |
Lee Richardson | ![]() | MF | 1994-1997 | 88 | 21 | 101 | 24 | |
Paul Rickers | ![]() | MF | 1994-2002 | 261 | 20 | 301 | 22 | |
Stuart Barlow | ![]() | FW | 1995-1998 | 93 | 31 | 107 | 32 | |
Carl Serrant | ![]() | DF | 1995-1998 | 90 | 1 | 106 | 2 | |
Scott McNiven | ![]() | DF | 1995-2002 | 222 | 3 | 266 | 4 | |
Gary Kelly | ![]() | GK | 1996-2001 | 225 | 0 | 263 | 0 | |
Shaun Garnett | ![]() | DF | 1996-2001 | 173 | 9 | 196 | 9 | |
Mark Allott | ![]() | FW | 1996-2001, 2007-2009 | 241 | 38 | 284 | 40 | |
Paul Reid | ![]() | MF | 1997-1999 | 93 | 6 | 106 | 7 | |
Andy Holt | ![]() | DF | 1997-2001 | 124 | 10 | 135 | 10 | |
Matthew Tipton | ![]() | FW | 1997-2002 | 112 | 15 | 136 | 17 | |
Lee Duxbury | ![]() | MF | 1997-2003 | 248 | 32 | 284 | 39 | |
John Sheridan | ![]() | MF | 1998-2004 | 145 | 14 | 165 | 16 | Manager 2003–2009, 2016, 2017, 2022- |
Carlo Corazzin | ![]() | FW | 2000-2003 | 110 | 20 | 129 | 23 | |
David Eyres | ![]() | MF | 2000-2006 | 207 | 33 | 242 | 44 | |
Darren Sheridan | ![]() | MF | 2001-2004 | 88 | 3 | 109 | 3 | |
Paul Murray | ![]() | MF | 2001-2004 | 95 | 15 | 105 | 15 | |
Dean Holden | ![]() | DF | 2001-2005 | 108 | 10 | 125 | 11 | |
Will Haining | ![]() | DF | 2001-2007 | 155 | 11 | 180 | 12 | |
Les Pogliacomi | ![]() | GK | 2002-2007 | 160 | 0 | 187 | 0 | |
Lee Croft | ![]() | MF | 2004-2005, 2012–2013, 2015–2017 | 98 | 1 | 121 | 4 | |
Paul Warne | ![]() | MF | 2005-2007 | 86 | 18 | 100 | 21 | |
Richie Wellens | ![]() | MF | 2005-2007, 2015-2016 | 90 | 8 | 104 | 8 | |
Andy Liddell | ![]() | FW | 2005-2009 | 125 | 29 | 144 | 33 | |
Stefan Stam | ![]() | DF | 2005-2009 | 97 | 1 | 112 | 1 | |
Neal Eardley | ![]() | DF | 2006-2009 | 113 | 10 | 129 | 10 | |
Sean Gregan | ![]() | MF | 2006-2010 | 129 | 1 | 143 | 2 | |
Chris Taylor | ![]() | MF | 2006-2012, 2017 | 270 | 33 | 302 | 35 | |
Reuben Hazell | ![]() | DF | 2007-2010 | 151 | 7 | 166 | 7 | |
Deane Smalley | ![]() | FW | 2007-2010 | 102 | 10 | 117 | 11 | |
Kieren Lee | ![]() | MF | 2008-2012 | 117 | 5 | 134 | 5 | |
Dean Furman | ![]() | MF | 2009-2013 | 131 | 8 | 146 | 9 | |
Jean-Yves Mvoto | ![]() | DF | 2010-2013 | 105 | 7 | 123 | 8 | |
Carl Winchester | ![]() | MF | 2010-2017 | 120 | 8 | 140 | 8 | |
James Wesolowski | ![]() | MF | 2011-2014 | 93 | 7 | 115 | 9 | |
Jonathan Grounds | ![]() | DF | 2012-2014 | 89 | 4 | 106 | 4 | |
Danny Philliskirk | ![]() | FW | 2013-2016 | 104 | 13 | 124 | 25 | |
James Wilson | ![]() | DF | 2014-2016 | 100 | 2 | 109 | 2 | |
Brian Wilson | ![]() | DF | 2014-2018 | 104 | 1 | 127 | 2 | |
Peter Clarke | ![]() | DF | 2016-2019 2022-2023 | 122 | 12 | 140 | 18 | |
Danny Gardner | ![]() | FW | 2017–2018 2022- | 107 | 8 | 119 | 8 | As of 20 April 2024 |
Tom Hamer | ![]() | DF | 2018-2021 | 84 | 6 | 105 | 6 | |
Christopher Missilou | ![]() | MF | 2018-2020, 2022 | 92 | 6 | 104 | 6 | |
Carl Piergianni | ![]() | DF | 2019-2022 | 89 | 8 | 104 | 9 | |
Davis Keillor-Dunn | ![]() | MF | 2020-2022 | 87 | 25 | 105 | 28 |
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- AFC Bournemouth
- Arsenal
- Aston Villa
- Brentford
- 100+
- 25–99
- 1–24
- Internationals
- Hall of Fame
- POTY
- Brighton & Hove Albion
- Chelsea
- Crystal Palace
- Everton
- Fulham
- 100+
- 25–99
- 1–24
- Ipswich Town
- Leicester City
- Liverpool
- Manchester City
- 100+
- 25–99
- 1–24
- Manchester United
- Newcastle United
- Nottingham Forest
- Southampton
- Tottenham Hotspur
- West Ham United
- Wolverhampton Wanderers
- Blackburn Rovers
- Bristol City
- Burnley
- Cardiff City
- 100+
- 25–99
- 1–24
- Captains
- Internationals
- Coventry City
- Derby County
- Hull City
- Leeds United
- Luton Town
- Middlesbrough
- Millwall
- Norwich City
- 100+
- 25–99
- Hall of Fame
- POTY
- Oxford United
- Plymouth Argyle
- Portsmouth
- Preston North End
- Queens Park Rangers
- Sheffield United
- 100+
- 25–99
- Internationals
- POTY
- Sheffield Wednesday
- Stoke City
- Sunderland
- Swansea City
- Watford
- West Bromwich Albion
- Barnsley
- Birmingham City
- 100+
- 25–99
- 1–24
- Blackpool
- Bolton Wanderers
- Bristol Rovers
- 100+
- 25–99
- Internationals
- POTY
- Burton Albion
- Cambridge United
- Charlton Athletic
- Crawley Town
- Exeter City
- Huddersfield Town
- Leyton Orient
- Lincoln City
- 100+
- 25–99
- Mansfield Town
- Northampton Town
- Peterborough United
- Reading
- 100+
- 25–99
- 1–24
- Internationals
- POTY
- Rotherham United
- Shrewsbury Town
- Stevenage
- Stockport County
- Wigan Athletic
- Wrexham
- 100+
- 25–99
- 1–24
- Wycombe Wanderers
- Accrington Stanley
- AFC Wimbledon
- Barrow
- Bradford City
- 50+
- 1–49
- Bromley
- Carlisle United
- Cheltenham Town
- Chesterfield
- Colchester United
- Crewe Alexandra
- Doncaster Rovers
- 100+
- 1879–1918
- Fleetwood Town
- Gillingham
- 50+
- 25–49
- 1–24
- Grimsby Town
- Harrogate Town
- Milton Keynes Dons
- Morecambe
- Newport County
- Notts County
- Port Vale
- Salford City
- Swindon Town
- Tranmere Rovers
- 100+
- 1921–1939
- 1945–present
- Walsall
- Bradford (Park Avenue)
- Bury
- 100+
- 25–99
- 1–24
- Chester
- 100+
- 25–99
- 1–24
- Darlington
- 100+
- 25–99
- 1–24
- Dagenham & Redbridge
- Nelson
- Oldham Athletic
- 100+
- 25–99
- 1–24
- Rochdale
- 100+
- 25–99
- 1–24
- Southend United
- Torquay United
- Yeovil Town
- 100+
- Internationals
- York City
Clubs are grouped by their division in the 2024–25 season.
Includes the Welsh clubs where lists have been created. 'POTY' = 'Player of the Year / Season'.
Includes the Welsh clubs where lists have been created. 'POTY' = 'Player of the Year / Season'.