# List of Sheffield Wednesday F.C. players

This is a list of footballers who have played for Sheffield Wednesday F.C. in competitive fixtures, up to and including games played by 26 December 2024. Number of appearances and goal statistics are for all competitions.
For current players see Current squad. Their names in this list will be marked in bold text.
| Name | Nationality | Sheffield Wednesday career | Appearances | Goals | Position |
| Steve Adams | England | 2005–2007 | 21 | 0 | Midfielder |
| Chris Adamson | England | 2005–2007 | 12 | 0 | Goalkeeper |
| Benik Afobe | England | 2014 | 13 | 2 | Forward |
| Gabriel Agbonlahor | England | 2005 | 8 | 0 | Forward |
| Junior Agogo | Ghana | 1996–2000 | 3 | 0 | Forward |
| Niclas Alexandersson | Sweden | 1997–2000 | 88 | 12 | Midfielder |
| Hasney Aljofree | England | 2004 | 3 | 0 | Defender |
| Bill Allan | England | 1891–1897 | 116 | 0 | Goalkeeper |
| Jack Allen | England | 1927–1931 | 114 | 85 | Forward |
| Viv Anderson | England | 1991–1993 | 96 | 13 | Defender |
| Wayne Andrews | England | 2006–2007 | 9 | 1 | Forward |
| Harry Anstiss | England | 1926–1927 | 12 | 5 | Forward |
| G Anthony | England | 1874–1883 | 5 | 3 | Forward |
| Michail Antonio | Jamaica | 2012-2014 | 84 | 18 | Midfielder |
| Zigor Aranalde | Spain | 2005 | 2 | 0 | Defender |
| Harry Armitage | England | 1920–1922 | 3 | 0 | Defender |
| Len Armitage | England | 1914–1920 | 3 | 0 | Defender |
| Craig Armstrong | England | 2002–2005 | 40 | 1 | Midfielder |
| Harry Armstrong | England | 1907–1909 | 6 | 0 | Midfielder |
| James Armstrong | England | 1921 | 7 | 0 | Forward |
| Jack Ashley | England | 1935–1939 | 117 | 3 | |
| Peter Atherton | England | 1994–2000 | 251 | 9 | Defender |
| Dalian Atkinson | England | 1989–1990 | 45 | 15 | Forward |
| Walter Aveyard | England | 1938-1947 | 10 | 5 | Forward |
| George Ayres | England | 1924–1926 | 26 | 11 | Forward |
| Ian Bailey | England | 1982–1983 | 45 | 0 | Defender |
| Walter Baird | England | 1934 | 1 | 0 | |
| Peter Baker | England | 1957–1958 | 12 | 0 | Defender |
| Jack Ball | England | 1930–1933 | 135 | 94 | Defender |
| John Ballagher | England | 1958–1959 | 3 | 0 | |
| Barry Bannan | Scotland | 2015–present | 427 | 34 | Midfielder |
| Gary Bannister | England | 1981–1984 | 143 | 66 | Forward |
| Keith Bannister | England | 1946–1952 | 78 | 0 | |
| George Bargh | England | 1935–1936 | 5 | 0 | |
| Ross Barkley | England | 2012 (loan) | 13 | 4 | Midfielder |
| Matt Barrass | England | 1925–1926 | 49 | 14 | |
| Earl Barrett | England | 1998–2000 | 15 | 0 | Defender |
| Graham Barrett | Republic of Ireland | 2005 | 6 | 1 | Forward |
| Dean Barrick | England | 1989–1990 | 11 | 2 | Defender |
| George Barron | England | 1903 | 1 | 0 | Midfielder |
| Brian Barry-Murphy | Republic of Ireland | 2003–2004 | 58 | 0 | Midfielder |
| Chris Bart-Williams | England | 1991–1995 | 124 | 16 | Defender/Midfielder |
| Bill Bartlett | England | 1904–1910 | 200 | 3 | |
| Danny Batth | England | 2011–2012 (loan) | 49 | 2 | Defender |
| A. Beckett | England | 1887 | 1 | 0 | |
| Lewis Bedford | England | 1925 | 11 | 2 | Forward |
| George Beech | England | 1897–1904 | 22 | 6 | |
| George Beeson | England | 1929–1934 | 75 | 0 | |
| Mark Beevers | England | 2007–2012 | 161 | 4 | Defender |
| Derek Bell | England | 1976 | 5 | 1 | Forward |
| Lawrence Bell | Scotland | 1895–1897 | 54 | 13 | |
| Jack Bellas | England | 1920–1923 | 51 | 0 | |
| Dave Bennett | England | 1989–1990 | 29 | 0 | |
| Julian Bennett | England | 2011–2013 | 29 | 2 | Defender |
| Mickey Bennett | England | 1890−1891 | 4 | 3 | Midfielder |
| Harry Bentley | England | 1914–1920 | 52 | 3 | |
| Marlon Beresford | England | 2001 | 4 | 0 | Goalkeeper |
| Leon Best | England | 2005, 2006, 2014 (all on loan) | 16 | 5 | Forward |
| Jon Beswetherick | England | 2002–2004 | 11 | 0 | Defender |
| Billy Betts | England | 1883–1885 | 80 | 4 | Defender |
| Walter Bingley | England | 1955–1958 | 38 | 0 | Defender |
| Sid Binks | England | 1922–1924 | 82 | 33 | Midfielder |
| Chas Binney | England | 1919–1922 | 43 | 6 | |
| Arnold Birch | England | 1919–1923 | 29 | 0 | Goalkeeper |
| Graham Birks | England | 1962 | 4 | 0 | Defender |
| Mikkel Bischoff | Denmark | 2006 | 4 | 0 | Defender |
| Ray Blackhall | England | 1978–1982 | 140 | 1 | |
| Andy Blair | Scotland | 1984–1986 | 58 | 3 | Midfielder |
| Jimmy Blair | Scotland | 1914–1920 | 61 | 0 | Defender |
| Con Blatsis | Australia | 2000–2001 | 6 | 0 | Defender |
| Ernest Blenkinsop | England | 1923–1934 | 424 | 5 | Defender |
| Regi Blinker | Netherlands | 1996–1997 | 42 | 3 | Midfielder |
| Patrick Blondeau | France | 1997–1998 | 6 | 0 | Defender |
| Luke Boden | England | 2006-2009 | 19 | 0 | Midfielder |
| Adam Bolder | England | 2008 | 13 | 2 | Midfielder |
| Bob Bolder | England | 1977–1983 | 196 | 0 | Goalkeeper |
| Tommy Bolland | England | 1908–1909 | 13 | 1 | |
| Henry Bolsover | England | 1900 | 2 | 0 | |
| Pablo Facundo Bonvin | Argentina | 2001–2002 | 23 | 3 | Forward |
| Andy Booth | England | 1996–2001 | 133 | 28 | Forward |
| John Bostock | England | 2012 (loan) | 4 | 0 | Midfielder |
| Samuel Bosworth | England | 1899 | 7 | 0 | |
| Jay Bothroyd | England | 2012–2013 (loan) | 14 | 1 | Forward |
| Madjid Bougherra | Algeria | 2006–2007 | 28 | 2 | Defender |
| Lee Bradbury | England | 2002–2003 | 11 | 3 | Defender/Forward |
| Martin Bradley | England | 1910–1911 | 2 | 0 | |
| Carl Bradshaw | England | 1986–1988 | 43 | 7 | Defender |
| Frank Bradshaw | England | 1904–1910 | 87 | 37 | Defender/Forward |
| Paul Bradshaw | England | 1976–1978 | 74 | 11 | Midfielder |
| Alec Brady | England | 1892–1899 | 176 | 38 | Forward |
| Bob Brandon | England | 1891 | 2 | 0 | |
| Harry Brandon | Scotland | 1891–1898 | 170 | 17 | |
| Tom Brandon | Scotland | 1892–1893 | 36 | 2 | |
| Ian Branfoot | England | 1965–1969 | 36 | 0 | Defender |
| Kenny Brannigan | Scotland | 1987 | 1 | 0 | Defender |
| Guy Branston | England | 2004–2005 | 11 | 0 | Defender |
| Archie Brash | Scotland | 1894–1900 | 131 | 26 | Midfielder |
| George Bratley | England | 1933 | 3 | 0 | Defender |
| Teddy Brayshaw | England | 1884–1891 | 19 | 1 | Defender |
| Jack Breedon | England | 1930–1934 | 47 | 0 | Goalkeeper |
| Charles Brelsford | England | 1912–1914 | 5 | 0 | |
| Tom Brelsford | England | 1920–1924 | 122 | 6 | |
| C. Bretnall | England | 1920 | 1 | 0 | |
| Mark Bright | England | 1992–1997 | 171 | 66 | Forward |
| Jim Briscoe | England | 1946–1947 | 5 | 3 | |
| Lee Briscoe | England | 1994–2000 | 78 | 1 | Defender/Midfielder |
| Tom Brittleton | England | 1905–1920 | 373 | 33 | Defender |
| Albert Broadbent | England | 1955–1957 | 83 | 17 | Midfielder |
| Tom Brolly | Ireland | 1933–1934 | 2 | 0 | |
| Leigh Bromby | England | 1999–2004 | 98 | 2 | Defender |
| Marlon Broomes | England | 2001–2002 | 19 | 0 | Defender |
| Bobby Brown | England | 1974–1975 | 21 | 3 | |
| James Brown | England | 1895 | 10 | 0 | |
| Jack Brown | England | 1923–1937 | 507 | 0 | Goalkeeper |
| Richard Brown | England | 1893 | 2 | 0 | |
| Bob Brown | England | 1892–1894 | 52 | 9 | |
| Alex Bruce | Republic of Ireland | 2005 (loan) | 6 | 0 | Defender |
| Bob Bruce | England | 1935 | 5 | 0 | |
| Chris Brunt | Northern Ireland | 2004–2007 | 140 | 23 | Midfielder |
| Steve Bryant | England | 1976 (loan) | 3 | 0 | |
| Lee Bullen | Scotland | 2004–2008 | 134 | 8 | |
| Rob Burch | England | 2007–2008 | 2 | 0 | Goalkeeper |
| Mark Burchill | Scotland | 2003–2004 | 5 | 0 | |
| Harry Burgess | England | 1929–1935 | 215 | 70 | International |
| Andy Burgin | England | 1965 | 3 | 0 | |
| Jack Burkinshaw | England | 1913–1920 | 61 | 10 | |
| Laurie Burkinshaw | England | 1911–1914 | 25 | 7 | |
| Herbert Burridge | England | 1926–1929 | 26 | 0 | |
| David Burrows | England | 2002–2003 | 23 | 0 | |
| Horace Burrows | England | 1932–1939 | 263 | 8 | |
| Deon Burton | Jamaica | 2006–2009 | 124 | 27 | Forward |
| Harry Burton | England | 1903–1909 | 198 | 0 | |
| Kenny Burton | England | 1968–1971 | 61 | 2 | |
| Sergiu Buș | Romania | 2015–2017 | 10 | 1 | Forward |
| Barry Butler | England | 1954–1955 | 36 | 1 | |
| Lewis Buxton | England | 2008–2015 | 207 | 6 | Defender |
| Stephen Bywater | England | 2011 (loan), 2011–2013 | 38 | 0 | Goalkeeper |
| John Callaghan | England | 1896 | 4 | 2 | |
| Danny Cameron | Scotland | 1973–1975 | 38 | 1 | |
| Jimmy Campbell | Scotland | 1911–1920 | 157 | 3 | International |
| Phil Campbell | England | 1980 | 1 | 0 | |
| Ron Capewell | England | 1952–1953 | 30 | 0 | Goalkeeper |
| Alf Capper | England | 1914–1921 | 62 | 4 | |
| Benito Carbone | Italy | 1996–1999 | 107 | 26 | Forward |
| David Cargill | Scotland | 1956–1958 | 14 | 0 | |
| Franz Carr | England | 1989 | 12 | 0 | (loan) |
| Scott Carson | England | 2006 | 9 | 0 | Goalkeeper |
| Ted Catlin | England | 1931–1939 | 230 | 0 | International |
| Tom Cawley | England | 1882–1891 | 35 | 21 | |
| Bruce Chalmers | England | 1892–1893 | 37 | 2 | |
| Mark Chamberlain | England | 1985–1988 | 66 | 8 | |
| Adam Chambers | England | 2004 | 11 | 0 | (loan) |
| Harry Chapman | England | 1901–1911 | 298 | 99 | |
| Lee Chapman | England | 1984–1988 | 187 | 79 | Forward |
| Billy Chapman | England | 1924 | 4 | 0 | |
| Sydney Chedgzoy | England | 1937 | 4 | 0 | |
| Harold Clark | England | 1957 | 1 | 0 | |
| Leon Clarke | England | 2007–2010 | 83 | 18 | Forward |
| Matt Clarke | England | 1996–1999 | 4 | 0 | Goalkeeper |
| Dave Clements | Northern Ireland | 1971–1973 | 87 | 0 | |
| Juan Cobián | Argentina | 1998–1999 | 9 | 0 | |
| Joe Cockcroft | England | 1946–1948 | 96 | 2 | |
| Ronnie Codd | England | 1928 | 2 | 0 | |
| William Cole | England | 1898–1901 | 10 | 1 | |
| Simon Coleman | England | 1993–1994 | 21 | 1 | |
| Tony Coleman | England | 1969–1970 | 27 | 2 | |
| Bill Collier | Scotland | 1924–1925 | 14 | 0 | |
| John Collins | Wales | 1976 | 11 | 0 | |
| Patrick Collins | England | 2004–2006 | 52 | 1 | |
| Wayne Collins | England | 1996–1998 | 31 | 6 | |
| Tony Conwell | England | 1953–1955 | 47 | 0 | |
| Terry Cooke | England | 2000–2001, 2003–2004 | 43 | 3 | |
| Alf Cooper | England | 1919 | 3 | 0 | |
| Joe Cooper | England | 1921 | 1 | 0 | |
| Sedley Cooper | England | 1933–1935 | 18 | 4 | |
| W. Cooper | England | 1887 | 1 | 0 | |
| Barry Corr | Republic of Ireland | 2005–2007 | 17 | 0 | |
| Graham Coughlan | Republic of Ireland | 2005–2007 | 51 | 5 | |
| Brian Cox | England | 1978–1980 | 26 | 0 | |
| Roy Coyle | Northern Ireland | 1972–1974 | 50 | 3 | |
| Bobby Craig | Scotland | 1959–1962 | 99 | 28 | |
| Jim Craig | Scotland | 1973 | 6 | 0 | |
| Tommy Craig | Scotland | 1969–1974 | 233 | 39 | |
| Tony Crane | England | 1999–2003 | 48 | 4 | |
| Ian Cranson | England | 1988–1989 | 30 | 0 | |
| Christopher Crapper | England | 1906 | 1 | 0 | |
| Percy Crawshaw | England | 1899–1904 | 9 | 0 | |
| Tommy Crawshaw | England | 1894–1908 | 465 | 24 | International |
| Richard Cresswell | England | 1999–2000 | 31 | 2 | Forward |
| Billy Crinson | England | 1907–1908 | 4 | 0 | Goalkeeper |
| Mark Crossley | Wales | 2006–2007 | 17 | 1 | Goalkeeper |
| Alec Cruickshank | England | 1926 | 2 | 0 | |
| Tony Cunningham | Jamaica | 1984 | 28 | 5 | |
| Terry Curran | England | 1979–1982 | 138 | 39 | |
| Robert Curry | England | 1937 | 1 | 0 | |
| Norman Curtis | England | 1950–1960 | 324 | 21 | |
| Dave Cusack | England | 1974–1978 | 136 | 1 | |
| Jimmy Dailey | Scotland | 1946–1949 | 41 | 14 | |
| Malcolm Darling | Scotland | 1977 | 3 | 0 | |
| Jack Darroch | Scotland | 1892–1893 | 18 | 0 | |
| Brian Davies | England | 1966 | 4 | 1 | |
| George Davies | England | 1951–1955 | 109 | 2 | |
| Harry Davis | England | 1892–1899 | 180 | 40 | |
| Harry Davis | England | 1900–1907 | 235 | 67 | International |
| John Davis | Wales | 1977 | 1 | 0 | |
| Tommy Davison | England | 1931–1932 | 18 | 0 | |
| Teddy Davison | England | 1908–1926 | 424 | 0 | International |
| Cameron Dawson | England | 2013–2024 | 129 | 0 | Goalkeeper |
| Gilles De Bilde | Belgium | 1999–2001 | 59 | 13 | International |
| Marc Degryse | Belgium | 1995–1996 | 38 | 8 | International |
| Fred Dent | England | 1920 | 4 | 1 | |
| Neil Dewar | Scotland | 1933–1937 | 95 | 50 | |
| Paolo Di Canio | Italy | 1997–1999 | 48 | 17 | Forward |
| Wally Dickinson | England | 1922–1923 | 8 | 0 | |
| Francis Dillon | England | 1938–1939 | 9 | 0 | |
| Michele Di Piedi | Italy | 2000–2003 | 44 | 7 | |
| Drissa Diallo | France | 2005–2006 | 12 | 0 | |
| Colin Dobson | England | 1961–1966 | 193 | 52 | |
| Chris Dodds | England | 1930 | 1 | 0 | |
| O'Neill Donaldson | England | 1995–1998 | 14 | 3 | |
| Simon Donnelly | Scotland | 1999–2003 | 62 | 8 | |
| Derek Dooley | England | 1947–1953 | 63 | 63 | Forward |
| Hugh Dowd | Northern Ireland | 1974–1978 | 109 | 0 | |
| Michael Dowling | England | 1910–1911 | 7 | 0 | |
| Steve Downes | England | 1969–1971 | 33 | 5 | |
| Jack Driscoll | England | 1937–1938 | 6 | 2 | |
| Allenby Driver | England | 1938–1946 | 13 | 6 | |
| George Drury | England | 1936–1938 | 47 | 11 | |
| Willie Dryburgh | England | 1897–1902 | 49 | 9 | |
| Jack Dungworth | England | 1885–1890 | 15 | 2 | |
| Walter Dunlop | England | 1892 | 1 | 0 | |
| John Dunn | England | 1920 | 8 | 0 | |
| Chris Eagles | England | 2005 (loan) | 25 | 3 | |
| Jack Earp | England | 1893–1900 | 174 | 8 | |
| Walter Eaton | England | 1905 | 1 | 0 | |
| James Edmondson | England | 1919–1920 | 14 | 2 | |
| Len Edwards | Wales | 1951 | 2 | 0 | |
| Robert M. Eggo | England | 1920 | 23 | 0 | |
| Efan Ekoku | Nigeria | 2000–2003 | 59 | 14 | |
| Keith Ellis | England | 1955–1963 | 118 | 60 | |
| Sam Ellis | England | 1964–1972 | 155 | 1 | |
| Etiënne Esajas | Netherlands | 2007–2010 | 60 | 5 | Midfield |
| Peter Eustace | England | 1962–1975 | 268 | 26 | |
| Paul Evans | South Africa | 2002–2003 | 7 | 0 | Goalkeeper |
| Richard Evans | Wales | 2003–2006 | 11 | 1 | |
| I. Eyre | England | 1904 | 1 | 0 | |
| R. Eyre | England | 1924 | 1 | 0 | |
| Bill Fallon | Ireland | 1938–1939 | 51 | 13 | |
| John Fantham | England | 1956–1969 | 435 | 167 | International |
| Greg Fee | England | 1987–1989 | 30 | 1 | |
| Peter Feely | England | 1976 | 24 | 2 | |
| Billy Felton | England | 1923–1929 | 164 | 0 | International |
| Bobby Ferguson | Scotland | 1973–1974 | 5 | 0 | (loan) |
| Ronnie Ferguson | England | 1974–1975 | 11 | 1 | |
| Bob Ferrier | Scotland | 1894–1905 | 329 | 18 | |
| Alan Finney | England | 1949–1965 | 503 | 90 | |
| T. Fish | England | 1901–1902 | 8 | 0 | |
| Ian Fleming | Scotland | 1979 | 17 | 2 | |
| Brough Fletcher | England | 1926 | 2 | 0 | |
| Doug Fletcher | England | 1949 | 4 | 0 | |
| Yoann Folly | France | 2006–2008 | 41 | 1 | |
| David Ford | England | 1965–1969 | 135 | 37 | |
| Fernando Forestieri | Italy | 2015–2020 | 134 | 40 | Forward |
| Oscar Fox | England | 1946–1950 | 47 | 4 | |
| Peter Fox | England | 1972–1978 | 49 | 0 | Goalkeeper |
| W. Fox | England | 1895 | 4 | 0 | |
| Frank Foxall | England | 1907–1910 | 45 | 9 | |
| Trevor Francis | England | 1990–1994 | 89 | 9 | Forward |
| Frank Froggatt | England | 1921–1927 | 95 | 1 | |
| Redfern Froggatt | England | 1942–1960 | 458 | 149 | International |
| John Frye | Scotland | 1961 | 1 | 0 | |
| Tom Gale | England | 1946–1947 | 13 | 0 | |
| Kevin Gallacher | Scotland | 2002 | 3 | 0 | |
| Paul Gallacher | Scotland | 2005 | 8 | 0 | Goalkeeper |
| Tony Galvin | Republic of Ireland | 1987–1989 | 42 | 1 | International |
| Eddie Gannon | Republic of Ireland | 1949–1955 | 219 | 4 | |
| Derek Geary | Republic of Ireland | 1997–2004 | 104 | 0 | |
| Duncan Gemmell | Scotland | 1892 | 3 | 0 | |
| Don Gibson | England | 1955–1960 | 115 | 0 | |
| Peter Gilbert | Wales | 2005–2009 | 41 | 0 | Defender |
| Jimmy Gill | England | 1913–1920 | 43 | 10 | |
| A. Gillies | England | 1897 | 2 | 0 | |
| R. Glen | England | 1895 | 1 | 0 | |
| Teddy Glennon | England | 1910–1915 | 133 | 42 | |
| Derrick Goodfellow | England | 1936–1947 | 76 | 0 | |
| Bill Gooing | England | 1895–1897 | 3 | 1 | |
| W. Gosling | England | 1901 | 5 | 0 | |
| Bill Gowdy | Ireland | 1932 | 1 | 0 | |
| David Graham | Scotland | 2005–2007 | 24 | 2 | |
| David Grant | England | 1977–1982 | 149 | 5 | |
| Lee Grant | England | 2007–2010 | 136 | 0 | Goalkeeper |
| G. Gray | England | 1921–1922 | 5 | 0 | |
| Michael Gray | England | 2009–2010 | 43 | 2 | Midfielder |
| Simon Grayson | England | 2000 (loan) | 5 | 0 | |
| Albert Green | England | 1936–1937 | 6 | 1 | |
| Adam Green | England | 2005 (loan) | 3 | 0 | |
| Ryan Green | Wales | 2002–2003 | 4 | 0 | |
| Ron Greensmith | England | 1955–1957 | 6 | 1 | |
| Ross Greenwood | England | 2004–2005 | 2 | 0 | |
| Bob Gregg | England | 1928–1930 | 39 | 7 | |
| Tony Gregory | England | 1985–1989 | 21 | 1 | |
| Colin Gregson | England | 1977 | 3 | 0 | |
| Billy Griffin | England | 1958–1962 | 37 | 21 | |
| Tom Grosvenor | England | 1936–1937 | 23 | 1 | |
| Peter Grummitt | England | 1970–1973 | 130 | 0 | |
| Matt Hamshaw | England | 1998–2005 | 88 | 6 | |
| John Harkes | United States | 1990–1993 | 82 | 7 | International |
| Steve Harkness | England | 2000–2002 | 30 | 1 | |
| Kadeem Harris | England | 2019–2021 | 88 | 3 | |
| Alan Harper | England | 1988–1989 | 32 | 0 | |
| Steve Haslam | England | 1998–2004 | 143 | 1 | |
| Des Hazel | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1986–1988 | 7 | 0 | |
| Paul Heckingbottom | England | 2004–2006 | 42 | 6 | |
| Paul Heffernan | Scotland | 2010–2011 | 17 | 3 | |
| Jérémy Hélan | France | 2012–2013 (loan), 2013–2016 | 145 | 4 | |
| Bill Hemmingfield | England | 1898–1899, 1903–1907 | 47 | 13 | |
| Willie Henderson | Scotland | 1972–1974 | 50 | 5 | |
| Ian Hendon | England | 2000–2003 | 49 | 2 | |
| John Hickton | England | 1963–1966 | 53 | 21 | |
| John Hills | England | 2005–2007 | 45 | 0 | |
| Andy Hinchcliffe | England | 1998–2002 | 86 | 7 | Defender |
| Richard Hinds | England | 2007–2011 | 67 | 2 | Defender |
| David Hirst | England | 1986–1997 | 358 | 149 | Forward |
| Martin Hodge | England | 1983–1988 | 249 | 0 | Goalkeeper |
| David Hodgson | England | 1988–1989 | 11 | 1 | |
| Stuart Holden | United States | 2013 (loan) | 4 | 0 | Midfielder |
| Grant Holt | England | 2003–2004 | 24 | 3 | Forward |
| Mark Hooper | England | 1927–1937 | 423 | 136 | |
| Barry Horne | Wales | 2000 | 7 | 0 | |
| Brian Hornsby | England | 1978–1981 | 124 | 30 | |
| Steve Howard | England | 2013 (loan) | 8 | 1 | Forward |
| Ritchie Humphreys | England | 1995–2001 | 82 | 8 | |
| Douglas Hunt | England | 1938–1946 | 50 | 32 | |
| George Hunt | England | 1946–1948 | 32 | 8 | |
| Graham Hyde | England | 1988–1999 | 174 | 11 | |
| Michael Ihiekwe | England | 2022–present | 63 | 1 | Defender |
| Klas Ingesson | Sweden | 1994–1996 | 13 | 2 | |
| Dominic Iorfa | England | 2019–present | 179 | 6 | Defender |
| Archie Irvine | Scotland | 1968–1969 | 35 | 1 | |
| Wayne Jacobs | England | 1987–1988 | 6 | 0 | |
| Jimmy Jamieson | Scotland | 1893–1898 | 125 | 3 | |
| Francis Jeffers | England | 2007–2010 | 54 | 5 | Forward |
| Derek Jefferson | England | 1976 | 5 | 0 | (loan) |
| Nigel Jemson | England | 1991–1994 | 51 | 9 | |
| Lucas Joao | Angola | 2015–2019 | 127 | 29 | Forward |
| David Johnson | Jamaica | 2002 (Loan) | 7 | 2 | |
| Jermain Johnson | Jamaica | 2007–2014 | 231 | 25 | Midfielder |
| Kevin Johnson | England | 1970–1971 | 6 | 0 | |
| Marvin Johnson | England | 2021–present | 149 | 10 | Forward |
| Michael Johnson | Jamaica | 2007 (loan) | 13 | 0 | |
| Peter Johnson | England | 1957–1965 | 207 | 6 | |
| Tommy Johnson | England | 2001 | 8 | 3 | |
| Roger Johnson | England | 2013–2014 (Loan) | 17 | 0 | Defender |
| Allan Johnston | Scotland | 2002–2003 | 12 | 2 | |
| Brian Joicey | England | 1971–1976 | 164 | 53 | |
| Brad Jones | Australia | 2006 (loan) | 15 | 0 | Goalkeeper |
| Daniel Jones | England | 2010–2013 | 50 | 0 | Defender/Midfielder |
| Kenwyne Jones | Trinidad and Tobago | 2005–2006 | 7 | 7 | Forward |
| Mike Jones | England | 2012 | 15 | 0 | Midfielder |
| Rob Jones | England | 2011 (loan), 2011-2012 | 45 | 5 | Defender |
| Ryan Jones | Wales | 1992–1995 | 41 | 6 | |
| Wim Jonk | Netherlands | 1998–2001 | 70 | 3 | Midfielder |
| Sigurður Jónsson | Iceland | 1985–1989 | 67 | 5 | |
| Tony Kay | England | 1955–1963 | 203 | 10 | |
| Fred Kean | England | 1920–1928 | 247 | 8 | International |
| Phil King | England | 1989–1994 | 159 | 2 | |
| George Kirby | England | 1959 | 3 | 0 | |
| Ian Knight | England | 1985–1989 | 21 | 0 | Defender |
| Leon Knight | England | 2002–2003 | 24 | 3 | (loan) |
| Ken Knighton | England | 1973–1975 | 84 | 4 | |
| Darko Kovačević | Yugoslavia | 1996 | 16 | 4 | |
| Shefki Kuqi | Finland | 2002–2003 | 68 | 19 | |
| David Layne | England | 1962–1964, 1972 | 81 | 58 | |
| Willie Layton | England | 1895-1910 | 361 | 2 | Defender |
| Tony Leach | England | 1927–1934 | 260 | 12 | |
| Graeme Lee | England | 2003–2006 | 75 | 7 | |
| Tom Lees | England | 2014–2021 | 274 | 10 | Defender |
| Rocky Lekaj | Norway | 2007–2010 | 4 | 0 | |
| Aaron Lescott | England | 2000–2001 | 37 | 0 | |
| Chris Lines | England | 2011–2013 | 53 | 4 | Midfielder |
| Leroy Lita | England | 2013 (loan) | 17 | 6 | Forward |
| Ryan Lowe | England | 2011–2012 | 30 | 9 | Forward |
| David Lucas | England | 2003–2006 | 80 | 0 | Goalkeeper |
| Charlie Luke | England | 1936–1938 | 43 | 8 | Midfielder |
| Kenny Lunt | England | 2006–2009 | 41 | 0 | |
| Jack Lyall | Scotland | 1901–1909 | 295 | 0 | Goalkeeper & International |
| Mick Lyons | England | 1982–1985 | 135 | 12 | |
| Ben Marshall (loan) | England | 2011–2012 | 22 | 5 | Midfielder |
| Sean McAllister | England | 2006–2010 | 68 | 4 | Midfielder |
| Tom McAnearney | Scotland | 1950–1965 | 382 | 22 | Midfielder |
| Jim McAnearney | Scotland | 1954–1959 | 40 | 10 | Midfielder |
| Rory McArdle | Northern Ireland | 2004–2007 | 1 | 0 | Defender |
| Jim McCalliog | Scotland | 1965–1969 | 150 | 19 | Midfielder |
| Andy McCulloch | England | 1979–1983 | 149 | 49 | Forward |
| Don McEvoy | England | 1954–1958 | 105 | 1 | Defender |
| Jon-Paul McGovern | Scotland | 2004–2006 | 61 | 8 | Midfielder |
| Dave McIntosh | Scotland | 1948–1957 | 308 | 0 | Goalkeeper |
| Steve MacKenzie | England | 1991 | 15 | 2 | Midfielder |
| David McGoldrick | England | 2011 | 4 | 1 | Forward |
| Paul McLaren | England | 2001–2004 | 106 | 9 | Midfielder |
| David McLean | Scotland | 1911–1919 | 147 | 100 | Forward |
| Steve MacLean | Scotland | 2004–2007 | 90 | 35 | Forward |
| Lewis McMahon | England | 2004–2005 | 31 | 2 | Midfielder |
| Bob McSkimming | Scotland | 1910–1920 | 195 | 0 | Defender |
| Lawrie Madden | England | 1983–1991 | 261 | 5 | Defender |
| Danny Maddix | Jamaica | 2001–2003 | 66 | 3 | Defender |
| Jim Magilton | Northern Ireland | 1997–1999 | 27 | 1 | Midfielder |
| Jock Malloch | Scotland | 1900–1908 | 154 | 12 | Outside left |
| Chris Marsden | England | 2004–2005 | 18 | 0 | Midfielder |
| William Marsden | England | 1924–1930 | 221 | 9 | Defender |
| Brian Marwood | England | 1984–1988 | 128 | 27 | Midfielder |
| Leonard Massarella | England | 1938–1939 | 34 | 10 | Midfielder |
| Christian Mayrleb (loan) | Austria | 1997–1998 | 7 | 0 | Forward |
| Don Megson | England | 1952–1970 | 442 | 7 | Defender |
| Gary Megson | England | 1981–1984, 1985–1989 | 286 | 33 | Midfielder |
| Neil Mellor (loan) | England | 2010–2011 | 43 | 20 | Forward |
| Tommy Miller | England | 2009–2011 | 63 | 12 | Midfielder |
| Walter Millership | England | 1930–1939 | 237 | 33 | Defender/Forward |
| Ante Miročević | Yugoslavia | 1980–1983 | 70 | 7 | Midfielder |
| Vic Mobley | England | 1964–1969 | 210 | 8 | Defender |
| Nathan Modest | England | 2008–2011 | 5 | 0 | Forward |
| Matt Moralee | England | 1901–1904 | 4 | 1 | Half back |
| Haydn Morley | England | 1890 | 7 | 0 | Half back |
| Clinton Morrison | Republic of Ireland | 2010–2012 | 72 | 14 | Forward |
| Michael Morrison | England | 2011 | 15 | 0 | Defender |
| Owen Morrison | Northern Ireland | 1998–2003 | 55 | 8 | Midfielder |
| Billy Mosforth | England | 1880–1888 | 25 | 6 | Midfielder |
| Daryl Murphy (loan) | Republic of Ireland | 2005 | 4 | 0 | Midfielder/Forward |
| Jimmy Murray | Ireland | 1909–1911 | 13 | 4 | |
| Robbie Mustoe | England | 2003–2004 | 25 | 1 | Midfielder |
| Guylain Ndumbu-Nsungu | DR Congo | 2003–2005 | 35 | 10 | Forward |
| Liam Needham | England | 2004–2005 | 1 | 0 | |
| Steve Nicol | Scotland | 1995–1998 | 49 | 0 | |
| Roland Nilsson | Sweden | 1989–1994 | 186 | 3 | International |
| Eric Nixon | England | 2003–2004 | 1 | 0 | Goalkeeper |
| Eddie Nolan | Republic of Ireland | 2010 (loan) | 14 | 1 | International |
| Ian Nolan | Northern Ireland | 1994–2000 | 187 | 4 | International |
| Frank Noble | England | 1963?–1966? | 2 | 0 | |
| Adthe Nuhiu | Kosovo | 2013–2020 | 244 | 32 | International |
| Scott Oakes | England | 1996–2000 | 24 | 1 | |
| Burton O'Brien | Scotland | 2005–2008 | 104 | 6 | |
| Joey O'Brien | Republic of Ireland | 2004–2005 | 15 | 2 | (loan) |
| Patrick O'Connell | Ireland | 1909–1912 | 21 | 0 | |
| James O'Connor | Republic of Ireland | 2008–2011 | 151 | 6 | Midfielder |
| Neil O'Donnell | Scotland | 1975–1976 | 47 | 2 | |
| Phil O'Donnell | Scotland | 1999–2003 | 25 | 1 | Midfielder |
| Ralph O'Donnell | England | 1951–1962 | 183 | 3 | |
| Richard O'Donnell | England | 2006–2012 | 20 | 0 | Goalkeeper |
| Chris O'Grady | England | 2011–2013 | 63 | 13 | Forward |
| Gavin Oliver | England | 1980–1985 | 28 | 0 | |
| Seyi Olofinjana | Nigeria | 2013 (loan) | 6 | 0 | Midfielder |
| Kim Olsen | Denmark | 2004 | 12 | 0 | |
| Isaiah Osbourne | England | 2011 | 11 | 0 | |
| Jon Otsemobor | England | 2010–2012 | 37 | 0 | |
| Gary Owen | England | 1987–1988 | 14 | 0 | |
| Lloyd Owusu | Ghana | 2002–2004 | 52 | 9 | |
| Jack Palethorpe | England | 1934–1935 | 34 | 17 | |
| Carlton Palmer | England | 1989–1994, 2001 | 286 | 18 | International |
| Liam Palmer | England | 2010–present | 454 | 13 | |
| Richie Partridge | Republic of Ireland | 2005–2006 | 20 | 1 | |
| Callum Paterson | Scotland | 2020–present | 167 | 26 | |
| Lee Peacock | Scotland | 2004–2006 | 58 | 9 | |
| Andy Pearce | England | 1993–1995 | 83 | 4 | |
| John Pearson | England | 1980–1985 | 128 | 27 | |
| Mark Pearson | England | 1963–1965 | 42 | 11 | |
| Nigel Pearson | England | 1987–1994 | 221 | 20 | |
| Trevor Pearson | England | 1971–1972 | 4 | 0 | |
| Nejc Pečnik | Slovenia | 2012–2013 | 14 | 0 | Midfielder |
| Joey Pelupessy | Netherlands | 2018–2021 | 119 | 1 | Midfielder |
| Mark Pembridge | Wales | 1995–1998 | 108 | 13 | |
| Dan Petrescu | Romania | 1994–1995 | 39 | 3 | |
| Bob Petrie | Scotland | 1894–1897 | 52 | 3 | |
| Charlie Petrie | England | 1921–1925 | 59 | 23 | |
| Adem Poric | Australia | 1993–1998 | 16 | 0 | |
| Ian Porterfield | Scotland | 1977–1979 | 106 | 3 | |
| Darren Potter | Republic of Ireland | 2009–2011 | 96 | 8 | |
| Darryl Powell | Jamaica | 2003 | 8 | 0 | |
| Mick Prendergast | England | 1969–1978 | 206 | 59 | |
| Kevin Pressman | England | 1985–2004 | 478 | 0 | Goalkeeper |
| Adam Proudlock | England | 2002–2006 | 67 | 19 | |
| Danny Pugh | England | 2013 (loan) | 16 | 1 | Defender/Midfielder |
| Graham Pugh | England | 1965–1972 | 142 | 7 | |
| Darren Purse | England | 2009–2011 | 61 | 2 | Defender |
| Eddie Quigley | England | 1947–1949 | 78 | 52 | |
| Alan Quinn | Republic of Ireland | 1997–2004 | 180 | 17 | |
| James Quinn | Northern Ireland | 2005 | 15 | 2 | |
| John Quinn | England | 1959–1967 | 196 | 25 | |
| Albert Quixall | England | 1951–1958 | 260 | 65 | |
| Nile Ranger | England | 2012 | 8 | 2 | Forward |
| Mark Reynolds | Scotland | 2011–2013 | 13 | 0 | Defender |
| Adam Reach | England | 2016–2021 | 230 | 24 | Midfielder |
| Ellis Rimmer | England | 1928–1938 | 418 | 140 | International |
| Stuart Ripley | England | 2001–2001 (loan) | 6 | 1 | |
| George Robertson | Scotland | 1910–1919 | 173 | 31 | |
| Mark Robins | England | 2003–2004 | 15 | 3 | |
| Jackie Robinson | England | 1935–1947 | 119 | 39 | |
| Craig Rocastle | Grenada | 2005–2006 | 33 | 1 | |
| Rodri | Spain | 2012 (loan) | 12 | 1 | Forward |
| Peter Rodrigues | Wales | 1970–1975 | 162 | 2 | |
| Maurice Ross | Scotland | 2005–2006 | 2 | 0 | |
| Harry Ruddlesdin | England | 1898–1907 | 285 | 7 | International |
| Petter Rudi | Norway | 1997–2001 | 89 | 10 | International |
| Ben Sahar | Israel | 2008 (loan) | 12 | 3 | Forward |
| Lloyd Sam | Ghana | 2006 (loan) | 4 | 0 | Midfielder |
| Francesco Sanetti | Italy | 1998–1999 | 7 | 1 | Forward |
| Philip Scott | Scotland | 1999–2002 | 9 | 1 | Midfielder |
| Goce Sedloski | Macedonia | 1998–1999 | 4 | 0 | Defender |
| Jimmy Seed | England | 1927–1931 | 146 | 37 | Forward |
| Chris Sedgwick | England | 2010–2012 | 53 | 5 | Midfielder |
| Jackie Sewell | England | 1951–1955 | 175 | 92 | Forward |
| Craig Shakespeare | England | 1989–1990 | 17 | 0 | Midfielder |
| Wilf Sharp | Scotland | 1934–1936 | 58 | 2 | Defender |
| Jon Shaw | England | 2003–2004 | 18 | 2 | Forward |
| Gary Shelton | England | 1982–1987 | 239 | 24 | Midfielder |
| John Sheridan | Republic of Ireland | 1989–1996 | 244 | 33 | Midfielder |
| Roy Shiner | England | 1955–1959 | 153 | 93 | Forward |
| Peter Shirtliff | England | 1977–1986, 1989–1993 | 358 | 11 | Defender |
| Enoch Showunmi | Nigeria | 2008 | 10 | 0 | Forward |
| Carl Shutt | England | 1985–1987 | 48 | 21 | Forward |
| Gerald Sibon | Netherlands | 1999–2002 | 150 | 43 | Forward |
| Mamady Sidibé | Mali | 2012–2013 (loan) | 10 | 1 | Forward |
| Frank Simek | United States | 2005–2010 | 119 | 2 | Defender |
| George Simpson | England | 1903–1909 | 160 | 37 | Outside left |
| Vivian Simpson | England | 1901–1906 | 38 | 11 | Forward |
| Bartosz Slusarski | Poland | 2008 (loan) | 14 | 2 | Forward |
| Wade Small | England | 2006–2009 | 68 | 7 | Midfielder |
| Dean Smith | England | 2003–2004 | 62 | 1 | Defender |
| Jimmy Smith | England | 2008–2009 (loan) | 12 | 0 | Midfielder |
| Jock Smith | Scotland | 1893–1894 | 18 | 1 | Forward |
| Mark Smith | England | 1978–1987 | 352 | 20 | Defender |
| Paul Smith | England | 2003–2005 | 31 | 2 | Defender/Midfielder |
| Wilf Smith | England | 1963–1970 | 206 | 4 | Defender |
| Akpo Sodje | England | 2007–2010 | 41 | 9 | Forward |
| Trond Egil Soltvedt | Norway | 2001–2003 | 74 | 2 | Midfielder |
| Franck Songo'o | Cameroon | 2008 (loan) | 12 | 1 | Midfielder |
| Fred Spiksley | England | 1892–1905 | 324 | 116 | Midfielder |
| Peter Springett | England | 1967–1974 | 207 | 0 | Goalkeeper |
| Ron Springett | England | 1958–1967 | 384 | 0 | Goalkeeper |
| Tommy Spurr | England | 2006-2011 | 211 | 7 | Defender |
| Pavel Srníček | Czech Republic | 1998–2000 | 44 | 0 | Goalkeeper |
| Simon Stainrod | England | 1985 | 15 | 2 | Forward |
| Ron Staniforth | England | 1955–1959 | 107 | 2 | Defender |
| Ronnie Starling | England | 1932–1937 | 176 | 31 | Forward |
| Dejan Stefanović | Serbia | 1995–1999 | 66 | 4 | Defender |
| George Stephenson | England | 1931–1933 | 45 | 21 | |
| Mel Sterland | England | 1979–1989 | 347 | 49 | Defender |
| Jimmy Stewart | England | 1902–1908 | 141 | 59 | Forward |
| Robbie Stockdale | Scotland | 2000 (loan) | 6 | 0 | Defender |
| Alfred Strange | England | 1927–1935 | 272 | 22 | Forward |
| Chris Stringer | England | 2000–2004 | 12 | 0 | Goalkeeper |
| Frank Stringfellow | England | 1908–1910 | 20 | 5 | Forward |
| Brian Strutt | Malta | 1979–1980 | 2 | 0 | Forward |
| Dave Sunley | England | 1970–1976 | 145 | 26 | Forward |
| Jack Surtees | England | 1934–1936 | 40 | 5 | Forward |
| Peter Swan | England | 1952–1973 | 301 | 0 | Defender |
| Drew Talbot | England | 2004–2007 | 33 | 5 | |
| James Tavernier (loan) | England | 2011–2012 | 8 | 0 | Defender |
| Billy Taylor | England | 1919–1921 | 16 | 4 | |
| Ian Taylor | England | 1994 | 14 | 1 | |
| Gary Teale | Scotland | 2010–2011 | 41 | 2 | International |
| Emerson Thome | Brazil | 1998–1999 | 61 | 1 | |
| Ola Tidman | Sweden | 2003–2005 | 13 | 0 | Goalkeeper |
| Keith Treacy | Republic of Ireland | 2012 | 7 | 1 | Midfielder |
| Orlando Trustfull | Netherlands | 1996–1997 | 19 | 3 | |
| Marcus Tudgay | England | 2006–2011 | 187 | 48 | Forward |
| Matthew Tumilty | England | 2011–2012 | 1 | 0 | |
| Daniel Uchechi | Nigeria | 2011 | 5 | 0 | Forward |
| Imre Varadi | England | 1983–1985, 1988–1990 | 121 | 46 | Forward |
| Luke Varney | England | 2009–2010 | 43 | 11 | (loan) |
| Chris Waddle | England | 1992–1996 | 147 | 15 | Midfield |
| Richard Walden | England | 1976–1978 | 115 | 1 | |
| Billy Walker | Scotland | 1923–1924 | 19 | 5 | |
| Colin Walker | New Zealand | 1986–1988 | 2 | 0 | |
| Cyril Walker | England | 1937 | 4 | 0 | |
| Des Walker | England | 1993–2001 | 362 | 0 | Defender |
| Fred Walker | England | 1937–1939 | 12 | 1 | |
| Tommy Walker | England | 1926–1935 | 287 | 3 | |
| Adrian Wall | England | 1968 | 3 | 0 | |
| Ross Wallace | Scotland | 2015–2018 | 124 | 13 | Midfielder |
| George Waller | England | 1887–1890 | 14 | 2 | |
| Ronnie Wallwork | England | 2008 | 7 | 0 | |
| Tommy Ward | England | 1946–1948 | 38 | 19 | |
| Paul Warhurst | England | 1991–1993 | 88 | 18 | |
| Gordon Watson | England | 1991–1995 | 66 | 15 | |
| Steve Watson | England | 2007–2009 | 56 | 5 | |
| Sanchez Watt | England | 2011–2012 | 4 | 0 | Forward |
| Julian Watts | England | 1992–1996 | 18 | 1 | |
| Nicky Weaver | England | 2005–2006 (loan), 2010–2013 | 67 | 0 | Goalkeeper |
| Colin West | England | 1987–1989 | 57 | 13 | |
| Frank Westlake | England | 1937–1950 | 110 | 0 | Defender |
| Ashley Westwood | England | 2000–2003 | 96 | 9 | |
| Keiren Westwood | England | 2014–2021 | 199 | 0 | Goalkeeper |
| Glenn Whelan | Republic of Ireland | 2004–2008 | 159 | 14 | Midfielder |
| Jackie Whitehouse | England | 1929 | 10 | 1 | |
| Jack Whitham | England | 1967–1970 | 62 | 31 | |
| Guy Whittingham | England | 1994–1999 | 130 | 25 | |
| Steve Whitton | England | 1989–1990 | 36 | 8 | |
| Connor Wickham | England | 2013–2014 (loan) | 17 | 9 | Forward |
| Derek Wilkinson | England | 1954–1965 | 233 | 58 | |
| Howard Wilkinson | England | 1962–1966 | 22 | 3 | |
| Mallik Wilks | England | 2022–present | 42 | 3 | Forward |
| Michael Williams | England | 1991–1997 | 23 | 1 | |
| Paul Williams | England | 1990–1992 | 111 | 28 | |
| Andrew Wilson | Scotland | 1900–1920 | 545 | 216 | International |
| Danny Wilson | Northern Ireland | 1990–1993 | 98 | 11 | International |
| George Wilson | England | 1920–1925 | 197 | 5 | International |
| Mark Wilson | England | 2003–2004 | 3 | 0 | (loan) |
| Dean Windass | England | 2001 (loan) | 2 | 0 | |
| Josh Windass | England | 2020–present | 149 | 45 | Forward |
| Dennis Woodhead | England | 1947–1955 | 226 | 76 | |
| Darren Wood | England | 1989–1991 | 13 | 0 | |
| Richard Wood | England | 2003-2010 | 171 | 7 |
| Chris Woods | England | 1991–1996 | 137 | 0 | Goalkeeper |
| Nigel Worthington | Northern Ireland | 1984–1994 | 417 | 15 | International |
| Jocky Wright | Scotland | 1898–1902 | 110 | 43 | Inside forward |
| Rodger Wylde | England | 1972–1980 | 193 | 66 | |
| Gerry Young | England | 1955–1970 | 310 | 13 | International |