# List of Rochdale A.F.C. players

For a list of all Rochdale players with a Wikipedia article, see Category:Rochdale A.F.C. players, and for the current squad see Rochdale A.F.C.#Current squad. This is a list of footballers who have played for Rochdale A.F.C. who have played 100 or more senior matches for the club.
Appearances and goals are for first-team competitive matches only. Wartime matches are regarded as unofficial and are excluded, as are matches from the abandoned 1939–40 season.
| Name | Nationality | Position | Club career | League apps | League goals | Total apps | Total goals | Notes |
| James Henderson | England | MF | 1910–1920 | 114 | 3 | 132 | 5 | |
| Billy Biggar | England | GK | 1910–1915 | 164 | 0 | 187 | 0 | |
| Albert Smith | England | MF | 1910–1915 1923–1924 | 186 | 51 | 198 | 55 | |
| Jim Tully | England | MF | 1912–1923 | 174 | 15 | 192 | 19 | |
| Charlie Milne/Milnes | England | DF | 1913–1920 | 90 | 7 | 100 | 9 | |
| Jimmy Nuttall | England | DF | 1919–1923 | 123 | 2 | 132 | 2 | |
| Harry Moody | England | GK | 1922–1928 | 161 | 0 | 170 | 0 | |
| David Parkes | England | DF | 1922–1928 | 209 | 11 | 219 | 12 | |
| Billy Tompkinson | England | MF | 1923–1928 | 162 | 45 | 168 | 45 | |
| Albert Whitehurst | England | FW | 1923–1928 | 169 | 117 | 187 | 128 | Most Rochdale goals in one season (1926–27) Leading league scorer (1926–27, 1927–28) Joint leading league scorer (1923–24) |
| Willie Brown | Scotland | DF | 1923–1928 | 178 | 0 | 187 | 0 | |
| Bobby Hughes | England | MF | 1924–1928 | 127 | 48 | 132 | 50 | |
| Alex Christie | Scotland | HB | 1924–1928 | 137 | 5 | 143 | 6 | |
| Henry Martin | England | MF | 1925–1931 | 93 | 18 | 100 | 21 | |
| Billy Bertram | England | FW | 1925–1931 | 198 | 72 | 206 | 74 | |
| Jack Barber | England | FW | 1927–1931 | 142 | 4 | 147 | 4 | |
| George Stott | England | MF | 1928–1931 | 109 | 30 | 111 | 30 | |
| Walter Buckley | England | WH | 1933–1936 | 108 | 2 | 112 | 2 | |
| Albert Worthy | England | DF | 1934–1937 | 99 | 1 | 103 | 2 | |
| Joe Duff | England | FW | 1935–1946 | 132 | 26 | 144 | 28 | |
| Walter Birch | England | MF | 1946–1953 | 243 | 10 | 257 | 12 | |
| Don Partridge | England | WH | 1946–1956 | 103 | 2 | 113 | 2 | |
| Eric Wood | England | WH | 1946–1951 | 148 | 15 | 160 | 16 | |
| Jackie Arthur | England | WN | 1947–1954 | 170 | 25 | 182 | 27 | |
| Jack Livesey | England | IF | 1948–1951 | 113 | 36 | 119 | 37 | |
| Bill Watson | England | DF | 1948–1954 | 200 | 0 | 207 | 0 | |
| Trevor Churchill | England | GK | 1949–1953 | 110 | 0 | 111 | 0 | |
| Harry Boyle | Scotland | DF | 1950–1951 1952–1956 | 175 | 0 | 184 | 0 | |
| Alistair Buchan | Scotland | MF | 1951–1954 | 107 | 2 | 110 | 2 | |
| Joe Lynn | England | MF | 1951–1956 | 193 | 22 | 203 | 23 | |
| Arnold Kendall | England | MF | 1953–1956 | 111 | 25 | 116 | 26 | |
| Jimmy Anders | England | WN | 1953–1956 | 123 | 28 | 123 | 28 | |
| Frank Lord | England | FW | 1953–1961 | 122 | 54 | 129 | 56 | Leading league scorer (1956–57) |
| Danny Murphy | England | WH | 1954–1956 | 109 | 0 | 114 | 0 | |
| Billy McCulloch | Scotland | MF | 1954–1958 | 140 | 2 | 143 | 2 | |
| Bev Glover | England | DF | 1954–1959 | 169 | 1 | 178 | 1 | |
| Charlie Ferguson | Scotland | DF | 1955–1959 | 150 | 4 | 156 | 4 | |
| Jimmy Jones | England | GK | 1955–1960 | 177 | 0 | 186 | 0 | |
| Ray Aspden | England | DF | 1955–1966 | 297 | 2 | 328 | 2 | |
| Jackie Grant | England | DF | 1956–1958 | 102 | 3 | 104 | 3 | |
| Eddie Wainwright | England | FW | 1956–1959 | 100 | 27 | 105 | 30 | Leading league scorer (1958–59) |
| Stanley Milburn | England | DF | 1958–1965 | 238 | 26 | 269 | 26 | Leading league scorer (1959–60) |
| Ron Barnes | England | MF | 1959–1961 | 91 | 7 | 101 | 10 | |
| Ronnie Cairns | England | FW | 1959–1964 | 195 | 66 | 222 | 74 | Leading league scorer (1960–61, 1961–62, 1962–63) |
| Stan Hepton | England | FW | 1960–1964 | 149 | 21 | 173 | 27 | |
| Joe Richardson | England | FW | 1960–1965 | 115 | 31 | 129 | 38 | Leading league scorer (1964–65) |
| Doug Wragg | England | MF | 1961–1964 | 103 | 15 | 121 | 0 | |
| Doug Winton | Scotland | DF | 1961–1964 | 119 | 0 | 141 | 0 | |
| Jimmy Thompson | England | MF | 1961–1965 | 199 | 15 | 229 | 17 | |
| Ted Burgin | England | GK | 1961–1965 | 207 | 0 | 236 | 0 | |
| George Morton | England | FW | 1962–1966 | 147 | 51 | 161 | 55 | |
| David Storf | England | MF | 1963–1967 | 138 | 19 | 149 | 22 | |
| Laurie Calloway | England | DF | 1964–1967 | 162 | 4 | 175 | 5 | |
| Brian Taylor | England | MF | 1964–1968 | 132 | 7 | 139 | 7 | |
| Reg Jenkins | England | FW | 1964–1973 | 305 | 119 | 332 | 129 | Leading league scorer (1964–65, 1966–67, 1969–70, 1970-71) Joint leading league scorer (1965–66, 1972–73) |
| Graham Smith | England | DF | 1966–1974 | 317 | 3 | 345 | 4 | |
| Steve Melledew | England | FW | 1967–1969 1976–1978 | 175 | 36 | 190 | 38 | |
| Hughen Riley | England | MF | 1967–1971 | 92 | 12 | 101 | 12 | |
| Billy Rudd | England | MF | 1968–1970 | 108 | 8 | 113 | 8 | |
| Joe Ashworth | England | WH | 1968–1971 | 132 | 3 | 148 | 4 | |
| Colin Parry | England | DF | 1968–1972 | 156 | 1 | 169 | 1 | |
| Dennis Butler | England | WN | 1968–1973 | 157 | 36 | 170 | 39 | Leading league scorer (1968–69) |
| Norman Whitehead | England | MF | 1968–1972 | 156 | 11 | 173 | 13 | |
| Derek Ryder | England | DF | 1968–1972 | 168 | 1 | 185 | 1 | |
| Bobby Downes | England | MF | 1969–1974 | 174 | 10 | 192 | 12 | |
| Peter Gowans | Scotland | WN | 1970–1973 | 144 | 21 | 155 | 22 | Leading league scorer (1971–72) |
| Gary Cooper | England | FW | 1973–1977 | 91 | 14 | 100 | 14 | |
| Keith Hanvey | England | DF | 1973–1977 1984–1985 | 136 | 10 | 157 | 11 | |
| Mike Poole | England | GK | 1973–1978 1981–1982 | 219 | 0 | 249 | 0 | |
| Paul Hallows | England | DF | 1974–1979 | 197 | 2 | 223 | 2 | |
| Tony Whelan | England | FW | 1974–1977 | 124 | 20 | 143 | 21 | Joint leading league scorer (1974–75) |
| Bob Mountford | England | FW | 1975–1977 | 98 | 37 | 112 | 41 | Leading league scorer (1975-1976, 1976-1977) Joint leading league scorer (1974–75) |
| Bill Summerscales | England | DF | 1975–1977 | 87 | 4 | 100 | 4 | |
| Ian Bannon | England | DF | 1976–1980 | 122 | 0 | 135 | 0 | |
| Nigel O'Loughlin | England | MF | 1976–1982 | 245 | 17 | 269 | 19 | |
| Dave Esser | England | MF | 1977–1982 | 180 | 24 | 199 | 27 | |
| Bobby Scaife | England | MF | 1977–1980 | 98 | 9 | 106 | 11 | |
| Eric Snookes | England | DF | 1978–1983 | 183 | 1 | 204 | 1 | |
| Brian Taylor | England | DF | 1978–1983 | 154 | 10 | 167 | 10 | |
| Mark Hilditch | England | FW | 1978–1983 1990–1991 | 213 | 42 | 239 | 46 | |
| Alan Weir | England | DF | 1979–1983 | 106 | 3 | 119 | 3 | |
| Eugene Martinez | England | MF | 1980–1983 | 116 | 16 | 127 | 17 | |
| Barry Wellings | England | FW | 1980–1983 | 116 | 31 | 129 | 33 | Leading league scorer (1980-81) |
| David Thompson | England | MF | 1981–1986 1994–1997 | 265 | 24 | 306 | 24 | |
| Bill Williams | England | DF | 1982–1985 | 95 | 2 | 107 | 2 | |
| Paul Heaton | England | MF | 1984–1986 | 89 | 9 | 102 | 10 | |
| Ian McMahon | England | MF | 1984–1986 | 91 | 8 | 104 | 8 | |
| Steve Taylor | England | FW | 1984–1986 1989 | 101 | 46 | 115 | 56 | |
| Shaun Reid | England | MF | 1984–1988 1992–1995 | 240 | 14 | 291 | 20 | |
| John Seasman | England | MF | 1984–1988 | 95 | 4 | 114 | 5 | |
| David Redfern | England | GK | 1985–1987 | 87 | 0 | 104 | 0 | |
| David Grant | England | DF | 1985–1987 | 97 | 2 | 113 | 2 | |
| John Bramhall | England | DF | 1986–1988 | 86 | 13 | 102 | 14 | |
| Jason Smart | England | DF | 1986–1989 | 117 | 4 | 136 | 4 | |
| Keith Welch | England | GK | 1987–1991 | 205 | 0 | 239 | 0 | |
| Steve O'Shaughnessy | Wales | MF | 1988–1991 | 109 | 16 | 130 | 21 | Leading league scorer (1989-90) |
| David Cole | England | DF | 1989–1991 | 84 | 7 | 100 | 7 | |
| Tony Brown | England | DF | 1989–1993 | 114 | 0 | 137 | 0 | |
| Jimmy Graham | Scotland | DF | 1989–1994 | 137 | 1 | 172 | 2 | |
| Peter Ward | England | MF | 1989–1991 | 84 | 10 | 101 | 11 | |
| Steve Doyle | Wales | MF | 1990–1994 | 121 | 1 | 141 | 1 | |
| Andy Milner | England | FW | 1990–1994 | 127 | 25 | 152 | 33 | |
| Paul Butler | England | DF | 1991–1996 | 158 | 10 | 188 | 10 | |
| Andy Flounders | England | FW | 1991–1994 | 85 | 31 | 105 | 33 | Leading league scorer (1991-92) Joint leading league scorer (1992-93) |
| Alan Reeves | England | DF | 1991–1994 | 121 | 9 | 134 | 8 | |
| Jon Bowden | England | MF | 1991–1995 | 106 | 17 | 122 | 18 | |
| Steve Whitehall | England | FW | 1991–1997 | 235 | 74 | 277 | 91 | Leading league scorer (1994-95, 1995-96) Joint leading league scorer (1992-93, 1993-94, 1996-97) |
| Andy Thackeray | England | DF | 1992–1997 | 162 | 13 | 191 | 16 | |
| Mark Stuart | England | MF | 1993–1999 | 202 | 41 | 231 | 45 | |
| Jason Peake | England | MF | 1994–1996 1998–2000 | 176 | 17 | 208 | 21 | |
| Alex Russell | England | MF | 1994–1998 | 103 | 14 | 115 | 15 | Joint leading league scorer (1996-97) |
| David Bayliss | England | DF | 1995–2001 2006 | 189 | 9 | 219 | 9 | |
| John Deary | England | MF | 1995–1997 | 88 | 10 | 103 | 16 | |
| Robbie Painter | England | FW | 1996–1999 | 112 | 29 | 128 | 30 | Leading league scorer (1997-98) |
| Andy Farrell | England | MF | 1996–1999 | 97 | 1 | 113 | 1 | |
| Keith Hill | England | DF | 1996–2001 | 176 | 6 | 198 | 7 | Manager of Rochdale 2006–2011, 2013-2019 |
| Neil Edwards | Wales | GK | 1997–2005 | 239 | 0 | 277 | 0 | |
| Gary Jones | England | MF | 1998–2001 2003–2012 | 403 | 62 | 459 | 67 | Record Rochdale appearances Leading league scorer (2010-11) |
| Mark Monington | England | DF | 1998–2001 | 95 | 12 | 111 | 16 | |
| Wayne Evans | Wales | DF | 1999–2005 | 259 | 3 | 297 | 4 | |
| David Flitcroft | England | DF | 1999–2003 2007-2011 | 161 | 4 | 190 | 4 | |
| Tony Ford | England | MF | 1999–2002 | 89 | 6 | 104 | 7 | |
| Clive Platt | England | FW | 1999–2003 | 169 | 30 | 194 | 37 | |
| Michael Oliver | England | DF | 2000–2003 | 103 | 9 | 119 | 10 | |
| Kevin Townson | England | FW | 2001-2004 | 102 | 25 | 102 | 25 | Leading league scorer (2001-02, 2003-04) |
| Paul Connor | England | FW | 2001–2004 | 94 | 29 | 108 | 32 | Highest transfer fee paid (£150,000) Leading league scorer (2000-01) |
| Matt Doughty | England | DF | 2001–2004 | 108 | 1 | 126 | 2 | |
| Matt Gilks | Scotland | GK | 2001–2007 | 176 | 0 | 197 | 0 | |
| Gareth Griffiths | Wales | DF | 2001–2006 | 184 | 14 | 204 | 18 | |
| Lee McEvilly | Northern Ireland | FW | 2001–2004 2007–2009 | 108 | 33 | 118 | 35 | Leading league scorer (2002-03) |
| Ernie Cooksey | England | MF | 2004–2007 | 87 | 8 | 100 | 8 | |
| Alan Goodall | England | DF | 2004–2007 2010–2011 | 123 | 8 | 135 | 8 | |
| Rory McArdle | England | DF | 2005–2010 | 148 | 5 | 166 | 6 | |
| Chris Dagnall | England | FW | 2006–2010 | 156 | 54 | 176 | 60 | Leading league scorer (2006-07) |
| Simon Ramsden | England | DF | 2006–2009 | 112 | 6 | 124 | 6 | |
| Adam Rundle | England | FW | 2006–2010 | 127 | 17 | 148 | 19 | |
| Nathan Stanton | England | DF | 2006–2010 | 139 | 0 | 154 | 0 | |
| Joe Thompson | England | MF | 2006–2013 2016-2018 | 179 | 19 | 202 | 21 | |
| Tom Kennedy | England | DF | 2007–2011 2014–2016 | 179 | 9 | 202 | 9 | |
| Marcus Holness | England | DF | 2007–2012 | 108 | 4 | 108 | 4 | |
| Adam Le Fondre | England | FW | 2007–2009 | 98 | 38 | 112 | 42 | Leading league scorer (2007-08, 2008-09) |
| Scott Wiseman | Gibraltar | DF | 2008–2011 2018 | 118 | 1 | 127 | 1 | |
| Jason Kennedy | England | MF | 2009–2014 | 184 | 12 | 200 | 15 | |
| Josh Lillis | England | GK | 2009–2019 | 228 | 0 | 264 | 0 | |
| Matt Done | Wales | FW | 2010–2011 2013–2015 2017–2022 | 262 | 27 | 310 | 35 | |
| Andrew Tutte | England | MF | 2010–2014 | 95 | 10 | 110 | 21 | |
| Rhys Bennett | England | DF | 2012–2016 2023 | 115 | 6 | 134 | 7 | |
| Joe Rafferty | Republic of Ireland | DF | 2012–2019 | 214 | 3 | 257 | 5 | |
| Olly Lancashire | England | DF | 2013–2016 | 93 | 2 | 108 | 3 | |
| Michael Rose | England | DF | 2013–2016 | 118 | 8 | 132 | 9 | |
| Jamie Allen | England | MF | 2013–2017 | 133 | 11 | 151 | 11 | |
| Peter Vincenti | England | MF | 2013–2017 | 131 | 27 | 152 | 32 | |
| Ian Henderson | England | FW | 2013–2020 2022– | 380 | 131 | 434 | 147 | Record Rochdale goalscorer Leading league scorer in 6 consecutive seasons (2014-15 to 2019-20) As of end of 2023–24 season |
| Callum Camps | Northern Ireland | MF | 2013–2020 | 201 | 25 | 240 | 30 | |
| Joe Bunney | England | DF | 2013–2019 | 138 | 16 | 160 | 17 | |
| Matty Lund | Northern Ireland | MF | 2013–2017 2020–2021 | 128 | 26 | 141 | 29 | Joint leading league scorer (2020-21) |
| Calvin Andrew | England | FW | 2014–2020 | 190 | 24 | 231 | 28 | |
| Jimmy McNulty | England | DF | 2015–2023 | 197 | 2 | 237 | 4 | Manager of Rochdale 2023– |
| Harrison McGahey | England | DF | 2016–2019 | 99 | 0 | 127 | 0 | |
| Oliver Rathbone | England | MF | 2016–2021 | 124 | 10 | 154 | 13 | |
| Aaron Morley | England | MF | 2016–2021 | 93 | 6 | 121 | 9 | |
| Stephen Dooley | Northern Ireland | MF | 2018–2022 | 113 | 4 | 137 | 5 | |
| Jimmy Keohane | Republic of Ireland | MF | 2019–2024 | 186 | 22 | 212 | 22 | |
| Eoghan O'Connell | Republic of Ireland | DF | 2019–2022 | 115 | 2 | 131 | 3 | |
| Ethan Ebanks–Landell | England | DF | 2019 2022– | 99 | 6 | 103 | 6 | As of end of 2023–24 season |