First Team Appearances
Below are listed the top first team appearance makers since our formation back in 1935.
Click on the name and if a link is shown it will go to a page about them.
We have estimated as closely as possible from game records some totals of our older players where season totals are not confirmed in our available club records.
As always any details to help with numbers or pictures you may have on any player is always welcome to add to the clubs history record.
Top First Team appearances
| 545 | Gerry Keegan | (1956 - 1970) | (CLUB RECORD) |
| 523 | Arthur Goldstein | (1960 - 1975) | * not continuous |
| 474 | Dave Watson | (1963 - 1973) | 228 goals * not continuous |
| 439 | Stephen Ward | (1995 - 2017) | Current Coach (Club Record 132 clean sheets) |
| 436 | Kevin Martin | (2002 - 2020) | Record 12 honours - longest ever serving player |
| 431 | John McInnes | (1983 - 1991) | Post War record six semi pro honours |
| 423 | Albie Nieman | (1967 - 1984) | (421 between 1968 & 1975) |
| 368 | Peter Renner | (1993 - 2004) | |
| 335 | Bobby Reason | (1969 - 1975) | |
| 326 | Keith Jones | (1992 - 2006) |
(CLUB RECORD 236 goals) *not continuous |
| 318 | Peter Eales | (1966 - 1989) |
74 clean sheets (316 apps 1966 to 1973) |
| 316 | Jimmy Saunders | (1960 - 1968) | * not continuous |
| 314 | Gary Dunning | (2007 - 2018) | (11 honours) |
200 + Appearances
| 296 | Phil McFerran | (1975 - 1990) | & 89/90 joint manager * not continuous |
| 293 | Tony O'Boyle | (1970 - 1983) | + 170 reserve team apps & temp joint manager 80/81 |
| 289 | Dean Sayer | (2000 - 2014) | 2020 in South Vets * not continuous |
| 272 | Eric Shreeve | (1965 - 1972) | 136 goals |
| 268 | Ian Baker | (1985 - 1991) | club captain in final semi pro season |
| 268 | Adam Rood | (2005 - 2014) | |
| 265 | Tommy Jones | (1935 - 1947) | 134 goals (9 honours) * not continuous |
| 258 | Albie Jenkins | (1971 - 1977) | |
| 257 | Len Foxley | (1948 - 1957) | |
| 253 | Bill Roper | (1935 - 1946) | played in first ever game |
| 250 | Jimmy Mulvihill | (1994 - 2004) | |
| 246 | Harry Wood | (1949 - 1959) | * not continuous |
| 240 | Alan Burns | (1998 - 2007) | Ever present 2001/02 (clubs most recent) |
| 239 | Laurence Iro | (1983 - 1986) | |
| 238 | Harry Boydell | (1952 - 1958) | 83 goals |
| 237 | Brian Parkinson | (1973 - 1983) | 51 clean sheets * not continuous |
| 237 | Malcolm Scott | (1962 - 1967) | |
| 235 | Arthur Franks | (1945 - 1954) | |
| 235 | Les Owens | (1966 - 1972) | |
| 235 | Alec Wallace | (1969 - 1973) | |
| 230 | Alec Muir | (1949 - 1959) | * not continuous |
| 228 | Sam Speakman | (1962 - 1967) | 60 goals |
| 226 | George Jones | (1935 - 1946) | 74 goals |
| 225 | Bobby Murdoch | (1952 - 1975) |
Two periods as player then 1972 to 1975 |
| 220 | Alex Woodcock | (2009 - 2020) | 201 goals - current player |
| 219 | Jack Pilling | (1935 - 1946) | played in first ever game |
| 217 | Ken Rea | (1962 - 1967) | |
| 216 | Russell Perkins | (1976 - 1981) | Player manager 1978-81 * not continuous |
| 215 | Ronnie Edwards | (1952 - 1959) | * not continuous |
| 212 | Len Allen | (1963 - 1968) | |
| 209 | John Hackett | (1961 - 1966) | 53 clean sheets |
| 205 | Mark Brennan | (1986 - 1991) | |
| 204 | Gerry Glover | (1971 - 1975) | |
| 204 | David Rietdyk | (2003 - 2010) | current Reserve Team Manager |
| 202 | Peter Webster | (2003 - 2020) | 58 clean sheets * not continuous |
150 + First Team Appearances
| 199 | Dave Hughes | (1972 - 1977) | ever present in 1976/77 |
| 198 | Fred Finney | (1948 - 1954) | |
| 198 | Dave Perry | (1974 - 1983) | * not continuous |
| 196 | Cameron Dalton | (2012 - 2020) | 200 goals - current player * not continuous |
| 195 | John Carroll | (1982 - 1986) | |
| 193 | Jim Thornton | (1979 - 1987) | 69 goals * not continuous |
| 192 | Paul Gregory | (1975 - 1983) | * not continuous |
| 191 | Alex Bishop | (2000 - 2011) | 107 goals |
| 185 | Jimmy Blackhurst | (1985 - 1991) | 68 goals |
| 184 | Martin Ryman | (1992 - 2007) | Manager since 2001 (Club Record) |
| 181 | Bert Morris | (1952- 1957) | |
| 180 | Albie Harrison | (1968 - 1972) | |
| 179 | Jimmy Nuttall | (1947 - 1959) | 122 goals * not continuous |
| 178 | Len Williams | (1977 - 1982) | + temp joint manager 80/81 |
| 176 | Gary Pollard | (2009 - 2018) | |
| 175 | Peter Withers | (1985 - 1989) | 58 goals |
| 175 | Niel Wood | (1978 - 1983) | * not continuous |
| 174 | Mike Flexon | (1968 - 1972) | |
| 173 | Len Salmon | (1936 - 1946) | |
| 168 | Tony Sayer | (2008 - 2020) | - current player * not continuous |
| 165 | Paul Mullen | (1986 - 1991) | |
| 165 | Ken Parr | (1946 - 1952) | |
| 164 | Jack Roscoe | (1936 - 1939) | 198 goals |
| 162 | Phil Green | (1971 - 1976) | |
| 161 | John Smith | (1976 - 1983) | * not continuous |
| 161 | Chris Short | (2005 - 2014) | |
| 160 | Colin Bridge | (1967 - 1972) | |
| 158 | Allen Hampson | (1960 - 1967) | Player Manager to 1966, Manager to 1971 |
| 158 | Jimmy Tansey | (1971 - 1974) | |
| 157 | Ted Morris | (1945 - 1949) | |
| 157 | Steve Kelly | (2008 - 2020) | - current player * not continuous |
| 154 | Billy Quirk | (1974 - 1977) | 33 goals |
| 153 | Chris McGrath | (2003 - 2008) | |
| 152 | Jimmy Nuttall | (1946 - 1960) | 108 goals * not continuous |
| 151 | Phil Fitzpatrick | (1972 - 1976) | |
| 148 | Richie Houston | (1998 - 2007) | + 53 Reserves apps, 2019 in SL Vets |
| 147 | Harry Bates | (1945 - 1947) | 1st captain after Second World War |
Figures shown are now up to the start of season 2020/21 & next updated at Christmas 2020
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