# 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 |
| Jimmy Fay | England | DF | 1907-1911 | 154 | 37 | 164 | 37 | |
| James Hamilton | England | DF | 1907-1911 | 105 | 5 | 115 | 6 | |
| David Walders | England | DF | 1907-1912 | 112 | 8 | 122 | 8 | |
| Jimmy Hodson | England | DF | 1907-1915 | 252 | 1 | 277 | 1 | |
| David Wilson | Scotland | MF | 1907-1921 | 368 | 17 | 397 | 21 | |
| Billy Cook | England | DF | 1908-1920 | 157 | 16 | 171 | 0 | |
| Joe Donnachie | Scotland | MF | 1908-1915 | 216 | 20 | 238 | 22 | |
| Howard Matthews | England | GK | 1908-1926 | 344 | 0 | 367 | 0 | |
| Tommy Broad | England | MF | 1909-1912 | 96 | 9 | 104 | 9 | |
| George Woodger | England | FW | 1910-1914 | 115 | 22 | 130 | 26 | |
| Hugh Moffat | England | MF | 1910-1915 | 162 | 10 | 182 | 10 | |
| Elliot Pilkington | England | DF | 1911-1926 | 269 | 14 | 280 | 15 | |
| Ollie Tummon | England | MF | 1912-1915 | 108 | 20 | 121 | 24 | |
| Joe Walters | England | FW | 1912-1920 | 110 | 33 | 117 | 34 | |
| Arthur Gee | England | FW | 1912-1921 | 112 | 44 | 119 | 47 | |
| Harry Grundy | England | DF | 1914-1928 | 279 | 0 | 289 | 0 | |
| Bill Taylor | England | MF | 1920-1924 | 109 | 1 | 115 | 2 | |
| Reg Freeman | England | DF | 1921-1923 | 101 | 0 | 104 | 0 | |
| Sam Wynne | England | DF | 1921-1926 | 145 | 9 | 153 | 10 | |
| Bert Watson | England | MF | 1921-1929 | 233 | 63 | 242 | 71 | |
| George Douglas | England | MF | 1922-1926 | 134 | 8 | 141 | 9 | |
| Jimmy Naylor | England | MF | 1922-1928 | 246 | 5 | 257 | 6 | |
| Bert Gray | Wales | GK | 1923-1927 | 97 | 0 | 101 | 0 | |
| Frank Hargreaves | England | FW | 1923-1930 | 108 | 17 | 109 | 17 | |
| Les Adlam | England | MF | 1923-1931 | 279 | 9 | 290 | 10 | |
| Teddy Ivill | England | DF | 1924-1932 | 276 | 2 | 285 | 3 | |
| Albert Pynegar | England | FW | 1925-1928 | 131 | 50 | 138 | 54 | |
| Ted Goodier | England | MF | 1926-1931 | 113 | 2 | 115 | 3 | |
| Jack Hacking | England | GK | 1926-1934 | 223 | 0 | 234 | 0 | |
| Fred Worrall | England | MF | 1928-1931 | 105 | 21 | 107 | 21 | |
| Jimmy Dyson | England | MF | 1928-1932 | 122 | 41 | 129 | 45 | |
| Bill Hasson | Scotland | MF | 1928-1934 | 134 | 22 | 138 | 22 | |
| Billy Porter | England | DF | 1928-1935 | 274 | 1 | 284 | 1 | |
| Matt Gray | England | FW | 1928-1938 | 289 | 58 | 303 | 58 | |
| Tommy Seymour | England | DF | 1929-1936 | 127 | 0 | 137 | 0 | |
| Alf Agar | England | MF | 1932-1935 | 96 | 28 | 101 | 29 | |
| Norman Brunskill | England | MF | 1932-1936 | 143 | 10 | 151 | 11 | |
| Bill Ratcliffe | England | DF | 1935-1939 | 156 | 1 | 162 | 1 | |
| Lewis Caunce | England | GK | 1935-1939 | 134 | 0 | 147 | 0 | |
| Billy Hilton | England | DF | 1935-1939 | 129 | 4 | 141 | 5 | |
| Arthur Jones | Wales | MF | 1935-1939 | 98 | 29 | 110 | 31 | |
| Tommy Williamson | England | MF | 1935-1947 | 157 | 4 | 173 | 4 | |
| Bill Hayes | England | MF | 1939-1951 | 126 | 3 | 133 | 3 | |
| Ken Brierley | England | MF | 1945-1949, 1953-1955 | 125 | 10 | 134 | 11 | |
| Frank Tomlinson | England | MF | 1946-1950 | 115 | 28 | 124 | 30 | |
| Tommy Bell | England | DF | 1946-1952 | 170 | 0 | 181 | 0 | |
| Ray Haddington | England | FW | 1947-1950 | 117 | 63 | 126 | 73 | |
| Jack Hurst | England | DF | 1947-1950 | 98 | 2 | 107 | 2 | |
| Eric Gemmell | England | FW | 1947-1954 | 195 | 109 | 216 | 120 | |
| Bill Spurdle | England | MF | 1948-1950, 1957-1963 | 200 | 24 | 222 | 28 | |
| Willie Jessop | England | MF | 1948-1951 | 94 | 16 | 106 | 18 | |
| Fred Ogden | England | GK | 1948-1954 | 156 | 0 | 167 | 0 | |
| Lewis Brook | England | DF | 1948-1957 | 189 | 14 | 196 | 14 | |
| Bill Naylor | England | DF | 1948-1959 | 224 | 0 | 238 | 0 | |
| Les Smith | England | MF | 1949-1955 | 178 | 3 | 192 | 4 | |
| Jimmy Munro | Scotland | MF | 1950-1953 | 119 | 20 | 128 | 21 | |
| Bobby McIlvenny | Northern Ireland | FW | 1950-1954 | 139 | 35 | 147 | 37 | |
| Bill Ormond | Scotland | MF | 1950-1954 | 122 | 25 | 127 | 27 | |
| Archie Whyte | Scotland | DF | 1950-1956 | 234 | 0 | 248 | 0 | |
| George Hardwick | England | DF | 1950-1956 | 190 | 14 | 203 | 14 | |
| Don Travis | England | FW | 1951-1952, 1954-1957 | 114 | 62 | 118 | 62 | |
| George Burnett | England | GK | 1951-1954 | 100 | 0 | 105 | 0 | |
| Tommy Walker | England | MF | 1954-1958 | 158 | 23 | 164 | 23 | |
| Jimmy Thompson | England | MF | 1954-1958 | 110 | 19 | 116 | 21 | |
| Wilf Hobson | England | MF | 1954-1959 | 170 | 1 | 180 | 1 | |
| John Bollands | England | GK | 1955-1956, 1961-1966 | 154 | 0 | 171 | 0 | |
| Peter Neale | England | DF | 1955-1958 | 117 | 28 | 122 | 31 | |
| Ted West | England | DF | 1957-1960 | 117 | 0 | 125 | 0 | |
| John Bazley | England | MF | 1957-1962 | 130 | 19 | 138 | 20 | |
| Peter Phoenix | England | MF | 1958-1962 | 161 | 26 | 179 | 30 | |
| Brian Jarvis | Wales | MF | 1959-1963 | 88 | 3 | 104 | 4 | |
| Bert Lister | England | FW | 1960-1964 | 135 | 77 | 154 | 96 | |
| Ken Branagan | England | DF | 1960-1965 | 177 | 5 | 197 | 5 | |
| Bobby Johnstone | Scotland | FW | 1960-1965 | 143 | 35 | 160 | 38 | |
| Jimmy Frizzell | Scotland | MF | 1960-1969 | 317 | 56 | 352 | 60 | |
| Alan Williams | England | DF | 1961-1964 | 172 | 9 | 191 | 10 | |
| John Colquhoun | Scotland | MF | 1961-1965, 1968-1970 | 233 | 38 | 257 | 50 | |
| Peter McCall | England | MF | 1962-1965 | 108 | 5 | 116 | 5 | |
| Bob Ledger | England | MF | 1962-1967 | 222 | 37 | 240 | 38 | |
| Jim Bowie | Scotland | MF | 1962-1972 | 333 | 37 | 364 | 42 | |
| Allan Lawson | Scotland | DF | 1964-1970 | 138 | 1 | 149 | 1 | |
| David Best | England | GK | 1966-1968 | 98 | 0 | 107 | 0 | |
| Ian Towers | England | FW | 1966-1968 | 95 | 44 | 105 | 44 | |
| Reg Blore | Wales | MF | 1966-1970 | 187 | 19 | 202 | 22 | |
| Keith Bebbington | England | MF | 1966-1972 | 237 | 40 | 255 | 47 | |
| Ian Wood | England | DF | 1966-1980 | 524 | 22 | 586 | 27 | |
| Ronnie Blair | Northern Ireland | DF | 1967-1969, 1972-1981 | 372 | 23 | 421 | 26 | |
| Les Chapman | England | MF | 1967-1969, 1974-1979 | 263 | 20 | 298 | 23 | |
| David Shaw | England | FW | 1969-1973, 1975-1977 | 214 | 91 | 229 | 95 | |
| Alan McNeill | Northern Ireland | MF | 1969-1974 | 170 | 19 | 188 | 20 | |
| Maurice Whittle | England | DF | 1969-1977 | 312 | 39 | 350 | 43 | |
| Ian Robins | England | FW | 1969-1977 | 220 | 40 | 243 | 46 | |
| Bill Cranston | Scotland | DF | 1970-1971 | 100 | 2 | 106 | 2 | |
| Harry Dowd | England | GK | 1970-1974 | 121 | 0 | 131 | 0 | |
| Colin Garwood | England | FW | 1971-1974 | 93 | 36 | 109 | 40 | |
| Dick Mulvaney | England | DF | 1971-1974 | 92 | 2 | 106 | 2 | |
| Chris Ogden | England | GK | 1971-1977 | 128 | 0 | 153 | 0 | |
| George McVitie | England | MF | 1972-1975 | 113 | 19 | 127 | 22 | |
| Keith Hicks | England | DF | 1972-1980 | 242 | 11 | 286 | 13 | |
| Paul Edwards | England | DF | 1973-1978 | 112 | 7 | 133 | 8 | |
| Alan Groves | England | MF | 1974-1977 | 140 | 12 | 163 | 14 | |
| Graham Bell | England | MF | 1974-1979 | 170 | 9 | 200 | 9 | |
| Alan Young | Scotland | FW | 1974-1979 | 122 | 30 | 146 | 39 | |
| David Holt | England | DF | 1974-1980 | 142 | 1 | 162 | 1 | |
| John Platt | England | GK | 1975-1981 | 109 | 0 | 126 | 0 | |
| Vic Halom | England | FW | 1976-1980 | 123 | 43 | 154 | 51 | |
| John Hurst | England | DF | 1976-1981 | 170 | 2 | 209 | 2 | |
| Gary Hoolickin | England | DF | 1977-1987 | 211 | 2 | 247 | 3 | |
| Peter McDonnell | England | GK | 1978-1982 | 137 | 0 | 165 | 0 | |
| Jim Steel | Scotland | FW | 1978-1982 | 108 | 24 | 132 | 27 | |
| Paul Heaton | England | MF | 1978-1983 | 136 | 28 | 151 | 33 | |
| Ged Keegan | England | MF | 1979-1983 | 144 | 5 | 165 | 6 | |
| Paul Atkinson | England | MF | 1979-1983, 1985-1987 | 176 | 12 | 202 | 15 | |
| Kenny Clements | England | DF | 1979-1985 | 206 | 2 | 229 | 2 | |
| Rodger Wylde | England | FW | 1980-1983 | 113 | 51 | 132 | 54 | |
| Paul Futcher | England | DF | 1980-1983 | 98 | 1 | 113 | 1 | |
| Darron McDonough | England | MF | 1980-1986 | 183 | 14 | 200 | 17 | |
| Roger Palmer | England | FW | 1980-1994 | 466 | 141 | 536 | 157 | |
| John Ryan | England | DF | 1981-1983, 1985-1987 | 100 | 8 | 112 | 8 | |
| Andy Goram | Scotland | GK | 1982-1987, 2002 | 199 | 0 | 219 | 0 | |
| Tony Henry | England | MF | 1983-1987 | 190 | 25 | 211 | 27 | |
| Willie Donachie | Scotland | DF | 1984-1991 | 169 | 3 | 192 | 3 | |
| Andy Barlow | England | DF | 1984-1993 | 261 | 5 | 308 | 5 | |
| Mike Milligan | England | MF | 1985-1990, 1991-1994 | 279 | 23 | 336 | 27 | |
| Andy Linighan | England | DF | 1986-1988 | 87 | 6 | 102 | 8 | |
| Tommy Wright | Scotland | MF | 1986-1989, 1997-1998 | 124 | 25 | 139 | 29 | |
| Denis Irwin | Ireland | DF | 1986-1990 | 167 | 4 | 204 | 7 | |
| Earl Barrett | England | DF | 1987-1992 | 183 | 7 | 221 | 9 | |
| Andy Ritchie | England | FW | 1987-1995, 1997-2001 | 243 | 84 | 281 | 107 | |
| Nick Henry | England | MF | 1987-1997 | 273 | 19 | 333 | 22 | |
| Ian Marshall | England | FW | 1988-1993 | 170 | 36 | 204 | 40 | |
| Rick Holden | England | MF | 1989-1992, 1993-1995 | 189 | 28 | 234 | 36 | |
| Neil Adams | England | MF | 1989-1994, 1999-2001 | 185 | 27 | 221 | 31 | |
| Jon Hallworth | England | GK | 1989-1996 | 174 | 0 | 217 | 0 | |
| Richard Jobson | England | DF | 1990-1995 | 189 | 10 | 225 | 11 | |
| Paul Bernard | Scotland | MF | 1991-1995 | 112 | 18 | 137 | 21 | |
| Graeme Sharp | Scotland | FW | 1991-1995 | 109 | 30 | 135 | 36 | |
| Gunnar Halle | Norway | DF | 1991-1996 | 188 | 17 | 216 | 21 | |
| Craig Fleming | England | DF | 1991-1997 | 164 | 1 | 192 | 1 | |
| Neil Pointon | England | DF | 1992-1995 | 95 | 3 | 108 | 4 | |
| Mark Brennan | England | MF | 1992-1996 | 90 | 7 | 107 | 7 | |
| Paul Gerrard | England | GK | 1992-1996, 2011 | 120 | 0 | 137 | 0 | |
| Steve Redmond | England | DF | 1992-1998 | 205 | 4 | 239 | 5 | |
| John Eyre | England | MF | 1993-1995, 2001-2005 | 128 | 15 | 154 | 18 | |
| Chris Makin | England | DF | 1993-1996 | 94 | 4 | 114 | 4 | |
| Sean McCarthy | Wales | FW | 1993-1998 | 140 | 42 | 161 | 45 | |
| Richard Graham | England | DF | 1993-2000 | 150 | 14 | 177 | 15 | |
| Lee Richardson | England | MF | 1994-1997 | 88 | 21 | 101 | 24 | |
| Paul Rickers | England | MF | 1994-2002 | 261 | 20 | 301 | 22 | |
| Stuart Barlow | England | FW | 1995-1998 | 93 | 31 | 107 | 32 | |
| Carl Serrant | England | DF | 1995-1998 | 90 | 1 | 106 | 2 | |
| Scott McNiven | England | DF | 1995-2002 | 222 | 3 | 266 | 4 | |
| Gary Kelly | England | GK | 1996-2001 | 225 | 0 | 263 | 0 | |
| Shaun Garnett | England | DF | 1996-2001 | 173 | 9 | 196 | 9 | |
| Mark Allott | England | FW | 1996-2001, 2007-2009 | 241 | 38 | 284 | 40 | |
| Paul Reid | England | MF | 1997-1999 | 93 | 6 | 106 | 7 | |
| Andy Holt | England | DF | 1997-2001 | 124 | 10 | 135 | 10 | |
| Matthew Tipton | Wales | FW | 1997-2002 | 112 | 15 | 136 | 17 | |
| Lee Duxbury | England | MF | 1997-2003 | 248 | 32 | 284 | 39 | |
| John Sheridan | Ireland | MF | 1998-2004 | 145 | 14 | 165 | 16 | Manager 2003–2009, 2016, 2017, 2022- |
| Carlo Corazzin | Canada | FW | 2000-2003 | 110 | 20 | 129 | 23 | |
| David Eyres | England | MF | 2000-2006 | 207 | 33 | 242 | 44 | |
| Darren Sheridan | England | MF | 2001-2004 | 88 | 3 | 109 | 3 | |
| Paul Murray | England | MF | 2001-2004 | 95 | 15 | 105 | 15 | |
| Dean Holden | England | DF | 2001-2005 | 108 | 10 | 125 | 11 | |
| Will Haining | Scotland | DF | 2001-2007 | 155 | 11 | 180 | 12 | |
| Les Pogliacomi | Australia | GK | 2002-2007 | 160 | 0 | 187 | 0 | |
| Lee Croft | England | MF | 2004-2005, 2012–2013, 2015–2017 | 98 | 1 | 121 | 4 | |
| Paul Warne | England | MF | 2005-2007 | 86 | 18 | 100 | 21 | |
| Richie Wellens | England | MF | 2005-2007, 2015-2016 | 90 | 8 | 104 | 8 | |
| Andy Liddell | Scotland | FW | 2005-2009 | 125 | 29 | 144 | 33 | |
| Stefan Stam | Netherlands | DF | 2005-2009 | 97 | 1 | 112 | 1 | |
| Neal Eardley | Wales | DF | 2006-2009 | 113 | 10 | 129 | 10 | |
| Sean Gregan | England | MF | 2006-2010 | 129 | 1 | 143 | 2 | |
| Chris Taylor | England | MF | 2006-2012, 2017 | 270 | 33 | 302 | 35 | |
| Reuben Hazell | England | DF | 2007-2010 | 151 | 7 | 166 | 7 | |
| Deane Smalley | England | FW | 2007-2010 | 102 | 10 | 117 | 11 | |
| Kieren Lee | England | MF | 2008-2012 | 117 | 5 | 134 | 5 | |
| Dean Furman | South Africa | MF | 2009-2013 | 131 | 8 | 146 | 9 | |
| Jean-Yves Mvoto | France | DF | 2010-2013 | 105 | 7 | 123 | 8 | |
| Carl Winchester | Northern Ireland | MF | 2010-2017 | 120 | 8 | 140 | 8 | |
| James Wesolowski | Australia | MF | 2011-2014 | 93 | 7 | 115 | 9 | |
| Jonathan Grounds | England | DF | 2012-2014 | 89 | 4 | 106 | 4 | |
| Danny Philliskirk | England | FW | 2013-2016 | 104 | 13 | 124 | 25 | |
| James Wilson | Wales | DF | 2014-2016 | 100 | 2 | 109 | 2 | |
| Brian Wilson | England | DF | 2014-2018 | 104 | 1 | 127 | 2 | |
| Peter Clarke | England | DF | 2016-2019 2022-2023 | 122 | 12 | 140 | 18 | |
| Danny Gardner | England | FW | 2017–2018 2022- | 107 | 8 | 119 | 8 | As of 20 April 2024 |
| Tom Hamer | England | DF | 2018-2021 | 84 | 6 | 105 | 6 | |
| Christopher Missilou | DR Congo | MF | 2018-2020, 2022 | 92 | 6 | 104 | 6 | |
| Carl Piergianni | England | DF | 2019-2022 | 89 | 8 | 104 | 9 | |
| Davis Keillor-Dunn | England | MF | 2020-2022 | 87 | 25 | 105 | 28 | |