First Team Appearances
Below are listed the top first team appearance makers since our formation back in 1935.
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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
| 547 | Gerry Keegan | (1956 - 1970) | CLUB RECORD |
| 522 | Arthur Goldstein | (1960 - 1975) | * not continuous |
| 477 | Dave Watson | (1963 - 1973) | 201 goals * not continuous |
| 429 | John McInnes | (1983 - 1991) | Post War record 6 semi pro honours |
| 428 | Stephen Ward | (1995 - 2017) | 132 Clean Sheets (CLUB RECORD) |
| 421 | Albie Nieman | (1967 - 1985) | 420 between 1968 & 1975 |
| 379 | Kevin Martin | (2002 - ) | current player (Record 10 honours) |
| 359 | Peter Renner | (1993 - 2004) | |
| 335 | Bobby Reason | (1969 - 1975) | |
| 318 = | Peter Eales | (1966 - 1989) | 74 Clean Sheets * not continuous |
| 318 = | Keith Jones | (1992 - 2006) |
236 goals (CLUB RECORD) *not continuous |
| 313 | Jimmy Saunders | (1960 - 1968) | * not continuous |
200 + Appearances
| 296 | Gary Dunning | (2007 - 2017) | current player Record 10 honours |
| 293 | Phil McFerran | (1980 - 1989) | * not continuous |
| 293 | Tony O'Boyle | (1970 - 1983) | + 170 reserve team apps & temp joint manager 80/81 |
| 280 | Dean Sayer | (2000 - 2014) | * not continuous |
| 275 | Eric Shreeve | (1965 - 1972) | 136 goals |
| 268 | Adam Rood | (2005 - 2014) | |
| 265 | Tommy Jones | (1935 - 1947) | 134 goals (9 honours) * not continuous |
| 262 | Ian Baker | (1985 - 1991) | |
| 258 | Len Foxley | (1948 - 1957) | |
| 258 | Albie Jenkins | (1971 - 1977) | |
| 253 | Bill Roper | (1935 - 1946) | played in first ever game |
| 245 | Jimmy Mulvihill | (1994 - 2004) | |
| 244 | Harry Wood | (1949 - 1959) | * not continuous |
| 239 | Alan Burns | (1998 - 2007) | |
| 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) | |
| 236 | Arthur Franks | (1945 - 1954) | |
| 236 | Alec Wallace | (1969 - 1973) | |
| 230 | Alec Muir | (1949 - 1959) | * not continuous |
| 228 | Les Owens | (1966 - 1972) | |
| 228 | Sam Speakman | (1962 - 1967) | 60 goals |
| 224 | George Jones | (1935 - 1946) | 74 goals |
| 224 | Bobby Murdoch | (1952 - 1975) |
Two periods as player then 1972 to 1975 as player manager - totalled 89 goals |
| 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) | |
| 203 | David Rietdyk | (2003 - 2010) | |
150 + First Team Appearances
| 199 | Dave Hughes | (1972 - 1977) | ever present in 1976/77 (51) |
| 198 | Dave Perry | (1974 - 1983) | * not continuous |
| 196 | Fred Finney | (1948 - 1955) | |
| 195 | John Carroll | (1982 - 1986) | |
| 192 | Paul Gregory | (1975 - 1983) | * Not continuous |
| 191 | Alex Bishop | (2000 - 2011) | 107 goals |
| 185 | Martin Ryman | (1992 - 2000) | Manager since 2001 |
| 184 | Jack Roscoe | (1935 - 1939) | 198 goals |
| 181 | Bert Morris | (1952- 1957) | |
| 179 | Albie Harrison | (1968 - 1972) | |
| 179 | Jimmy Nuttall | (1947 - 1959) | 122 goals * not continuous |
| 178 | Len Williams | (1977 - 1982) | + temp joint manager 80/81 |
| 176 | Alex Woodcock | (2009 - ) | Current player 161 goals |
| 175 | Niel Wood | (1978 - 1983) | * not continuous |
| 173 | Len Salmon | (1936 - 1946) | |
| 167 | Jim Thornton | (1979 - 1983) | 70 goals |
| 165 | Peter Webster | (2003 - 2017) | * not continuous |
| 164 | Ken Parr | (1946 - 1952) | |
| 162 | Phil Green | (1971 - 1976) | |
| 161 | Mike Flexon | (1968 - 1972) | |
| 161 | Paul Mullen | (1986 - 1991) | |
| 161 | John Smith | (1976 - 1983) | * not continuous |
| 160 | Colin Bridge | (1967 - 1972) | |
| 159 | Chris Short | (2005 - 2014) | |
| 158 | Jimmy Tansey | (1971 - 1974) | |
| 158 | Gary Pollard | (2009 - ) | Current player |
| 157 | Ted Morris | (1945 - 1949) | |
| 156 | Allen Hampson | (1960 - 1968) | Player Manager then Manager 1960 - 1971 |
| 154 | Billy Quirk | (1974 - 1977) | 33 goals |
| 153 | Peter Withers | (1985 - 1989) | |
| 152 | Jimmy Nuttall | (1946 - 1960) | 108 goals * not continuous |
| 151 | Phil Fitzpatrick | (1972 - 1976) | |
| 150 | Chris McGrath | (2003 - 2008) | |
| 149 | Jimmy Blackhurst | (1985 - 1989) | |
| 147 | Richie Houston | (1998 - 2007) | + 53 reserve team apps |
| 147 | Harry Bates | (1945 - 1947) | 1st captain after Second World War |
Figures shown are at end of season 2016/17.
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