# List of Bath City F.C. players

Bath City Football Club was founded in 1889 as Bath AFC, and changed its name to Bath City in 1905. The club was heavily discussed for entry into the Football League Third Division during the 1930s, though Bath missed out on election to the Football League on multiple occasions, including 1935, 1978 and 1985. Upon the outbreak of the Second World War, the club won the Football League North – making them the only non-League football club to have ever won an English Football League trophy. Bath reached the third round of the FA Cup six times, beating league sides such as Crystal Palace (in 1931), Millwall (in 1959), and Cardiff City (in 1992).
The club were crowned Southern League champions in 1960 and 1978; one of the highest levels of non-League football at the time. After a period of relative decline in the 1990s whilst in the Conference, Bath were demoted to the seventh tier in 2004, the lowest level the club has ever played at. They were promoted in 2007, and then again in 2010, and played in the Conference for the first time since 1997, though the club were relegated in 2012 and have played in the National League South since. Bath's record appearance maker is Dave Mogg, who made 515 appearances over a 16-year period with the club. Tony Ricketts has the second most appearances with 506. Players with more than 400 appearances include Dave Singleton, Dave Palmer and Jim Rollo.

## Key

* The list is ordered first by number of appearances, and then date of debut.
* Statistics are correct up to the end of the 2022–23 season.
Positions key :
| Pre-1960s | Pre-1960s | 1960s– | 1960s– |
| GK | Goalkeeper | Goalkeeper | Goalkeeper |
| FB | Full back | DF | Defender |
| HB | Half back | MF | Midfielder |
| FW | Forward | Forward | Forward |

### Nationality

    Unless otherwise noted, the nationality of a player is determined by the country/countries for which he has played international football, or if the player has not played international football, his country of birth.

### Position

    Playing positions are listed according to the tactical formations that were employed at the time. Thus the change in the names of defensive and midfield positions reflects the tactical evolution that occurred from the 1960s onwards.

### Club career

    Club career is defined as the first and last calendar years in which the player appeared for the club in any of the competitions listed below.

### Total appearances and Total goals

    Appearances and goals are for first-team competitive matches only, including Southern League, Alliance premier league, National League, National League South, FA Cup and FA Trophy. Matches from the abandoned 1939–40 season are excluded.

## Players

* Known as "The Highbury express" during his time at Arsenal, Alan Skiton, he was recognised for his pace and power down the wing, and scored 44 goals for the club in 144 appearances.
* Charlie Fleming, is the club's record goal scorer, with 216 goals.
* Jim Rollo captained the club to two consecutive promotions in the space of just three years in 2007 and again in 2010, propelling the club back into the top tier of non league football.
* Scott Patridge was described as "an immensely skilful little striker with a wonderful first touch".
* Frankie Artus was the team's main defensive midfielder from 2014-2021.
* Ryan Clarke made over 200 appearances for the club between 2017 and 2022.
Bath players with over 100 appearances :
| Name | Nationality | Position | Bath City career | Appearances | Goals |
| Bert Dumble | England | FW | 1912–1915 | 104 | 41 |
| Reg Adams | England | GK | 1918–1925 | 179 | 41 |
| William Smith | Scotland | HB | 1918–1923 | 122 | 13 |
| Charlie Nuth | England | FB | 1918–1937 | 245 | 4 |
| George March | England | FB | 1920–1924 | 138 | 4 |
| George Prout | England | GK | 1920–1926 | 277 | 1 |
| Harry Brittain | England | FW | 1924–1928 | 133 | 30 |
| Ike Long | England | FB | 1924–1929 | 139 | 5 |
| Charlie Brittain | England | FW | 1924–1928 | 118 | 77 |
| Ernie Sanbridge | England | FB | 1926–1935 | 369 | 1 |
| Les Hicks | England | FB | 1928–1935 | 270 | 18 |
| Jim McCartney | England | FW | 1931–1933 | 106 | 48 |
| Jim Hall | England | FB | 1931–1935 | 212 | 1 |
| Jack Lloyd | England | HB | 1932–1935 | 139 | 9 |
| George Smith | England | FB | 1935–1940 | 119 | 15 |
| Frank Newbury | England | FB | 1936–1940 | 146 | 1 |
| Ted Dransfield | England | FB | 1937–1940 | 117 | 5 |
| John Browne | Scotland | HB | 1945–1948 | 119 | 31 |
| Ted Owens | England | FB | 1945–1950 | 167 | 4 |
| Ernie Marshall | England | MF | 1948–1951 | | |
| Lew Bradford | England | FB | 1950–1953 | 129 | 2 |
| Ray Snook | England | FW | 1950–1956 | 176 | 83 |
| Harry Liley | England | GK | 1951–1956 | 218 | 0 |
| Jackie Boyd | United States | FW | 1952–1955 | 104 | 42 |
| Maurice Locker | England | FB | 1952–1958 | 161 | 2 |
| Selwyn Watkins | England | FW | 1952–1955 | 149 | 41 |
| Bobby McLaren | Scotland | FB | 1955–1957 | 112 | 6 |
| Tony Gough | England | HB | 1956–1956 1963–1970 | 502 | 50 |
| Tony Book | England | FB | 1956–1964 | 387 | 12 |
| Alan Skirton | England | FW | 1956–1960 | 144 | 44 |
| Frank Meadows | England | DF | 1957–1962 | 246 | 2 |
| Roger Swift | England | DF | 1957–1969 | 310 | 1 |
| Charlie Fleming | Scotland | FW | 1958–1965 | 300 | 216 |
| Peter Thomas | Wales | FW | 1959–1961 | 132 | 36 |
| Ian Black | Scotland | GK | 1959–1962 | 143 | 0 |
| Ian MacFarlane | Scotland | DF | 1959–1967 | 330 | 4 |
| Ron Walker | England | FW | 1961–1967 | 249 | 52 |
| Brian Carter | England | HB | 1961–1968 | 242 | 7 |
| Mike Whitehouse | England | DF | 1965–1968 | 132 | 3 |
| Brian McAuley | Scotland | GK | 1967–1972 | 275 | 0 |
| Wilf Carter | England | FW | 1966–1970 | 210 | 46 |
| John Allen | England | ST | 1967–1971 | 218 | 76 |
| Terry Burton | England | DF | 1967–1972 | 258 | 7 |
| Tommy Taylor | England | MF | 1968–1972 | 172 | 4 |
| Roy Lambden | England | DF | 1968–1971 | 114 | 2 |
| Dave Taylor | England | FW | 1969–1971 | 149 | 46 |
| John Parker | England | MF | 1969–1972 | 129 | 10 |
| Paul Gover | England | DF | 1971–1982 | 398 | 7 |
| Nigel Ryan | England | DF | 1971–1974 1976–1980 | 338 | 6 |
| Ray Mabbut | England | DF | 1972–1975 | 113 | 5 |
| Kenny Allen | England | GK | 1973–78 1988–1989 | 289 | 0 |
| Peter Rogers | England | FW | 1973–1979 | 314 | 70 |
| John Fairbrother | England | FW | 1974–1976 | 108 | 60 |
| Richard Edwards | England | DF | 1974–1976 | 103 | 14 |
| Roger Smart | England | DF | 1974–1977 | 123 | 2 |
| Martyn Rogers | England | MF | 1974–1980 | 238 | 12 |
| Jimmy McInch | Scotland | FW | 1975–1977 | 115 | 18 |
| Glyn Broom | England | DF | 1975–1981 | 109 | 5 |
| Richard Bourne | England | DF | 1976–1979 | 160 | 20 |
| Peter Higgins | England | MF | 1976–1979 | 145 | 24 |
| Colin Tavener | England | MF | 1976–1981 | 321 | 16 |
| Martin Wheeler | England | FW | 1976–1981 | 242 | 60 |
| George Gibbs | England | FW | 1977–1979 | 111 | 34 |
| Jimmy Jenkins | England | FW | 1978–1982 | 220 | 77 |
| Tony Ricketts | England | DF | 1979–1986 1988–1991 | 506 | 19 |
| Peter Hayes | England | MF | 1979–1984 | 238 | 23 |
| Graham Withey | England | FW | 1980–1986 1991–1997 | 283 | 109 |
| Dave Palmer | England | DF | 1980–1996 | 445 | 23 |
| Jeff Sherwood | England | DF | 1981–1985 | 250 | 4 |
| Keith Brown | England | MF | 1981–1986 | 394 | 44 |
| Dave Singleton | England | FW | 1981–1993 | 415 | 93 |
| Peter Aitken | England | DF | 1982–1985 | 126 | 8 |
| Phil Barton | England | MF | 1982–1987 | 140 | 7 |
| Dave Mogg | England | GK | 1982–1988 1992–1997 | 515 | 0 |
| Mike Adams | England | MF | 1984–1988 | 175 | 22 |
| Paul Bodin | Wales | FW | 1985–1988 | 284 | 63 |
| Paul Stevens | England | DF | 1985–1991 | 215 | 3 |
| Chris Smith | England | FW | 1988–1991 | 110 | 7 |
| Jim Preston | Scotland | GK | 1988–1992 | 132 | 0 |
| Gary Smart | England | MF | 1988–1996 | 293 | 71 |
| John Freegard | England | FW | 1989–1993 | 158 | 75 |
| Chris Banks | England | DF | 1989–1994 | 259 | 5 |
| Paul Randall | England | FW | 1989–1993 | 212 | 112 |
| Jerry Gill | England | MF | 1990–1996 | 218 | 14 |
| Adie Mings | England | FW | 1990–1996 | 195 | 36 |
| Martin Boyle | England | FW | 1991–1993 | 129 | 27 |
| Ian Hedges | England | DF | 1991–1998 | 277 | 12 |
| Stuart James | England | DF | 1993–2000 | 249 | 6 |
| Paul Adcock | England | FW | 1993–1996 | 129 | 41 |
| Nicky Brooks | England | MF | 1993–1998 | 140 | 17 |
| Mark Hervin | England | GK | 1994–1997 | 192 | 1 |
| Mike Wyatt | England | MF | 1996–1998 | 110 | 12 |
| Martin Paul | England | FW | 1996–2001 | 277 | 115 |
| Mark Harrington | England | MF | 1996–2001 | 215 | 19 |
| Rob Skidmore | England | DF | 1997–2000 | 116 | 2 |
| Colin Towler | England | DF | 1998–2002 | 248 | 16 |
| Jim Rollo | England | DF | 2002–2012 2013–2016 | 484 | 9 |
| Phil Walsh | England | FW | 2003–2008 | 153 | 28 |
| Steve Jones | England | DF | 2003–2009 | 242 | 6 |
| Scott Partridge | England | FW | 2004–2008 | 170 | 78 |
| Paul Evans | South Africa | GK | 2004–2009 | 217 | 0 |
| Adie Harris | England | MF | 2005–2008 | 168 | 8 |
| Chris Holland | England | DF | 2005–2009 | 207 | 36 |
| Gethin Jones | Wales | MF | 2005–2013 | 342 | 20 |
| Scott Rogers | England | MF | 2006–2009 | 123 | 9 |
| Darren Edwards | England | FW | 2006–2010 | 185 | 59 |
| Lewis Hogg | England | MF | 2006–2012 | 239 | 37 |
| Sekani Simpson | England | DF | 2006–2017 | 387 | 5 |
| Dave Gilroy | England | FW | 2007–2009 | 105 | 52 |
| Marc Canham | England | MF | 2010–2013 | 121 | 11 |
| Joe Burnell | England | MF | 2010–2014 | 121 | 3 |
| Dan Ball | England | MF | 2010–2021 | 247 | 8 |
| Mark Preece | England | DF | 2011–2014 | 102 | 7 |
| Jason Mellor | England | GK | 2012–2015 | 129 | 0 |
| Andy Gallinagh | England | MF | 2013–2016 | 172 | 3 |
| David Pratt | England | FW | 2013–2016 | 138 | 50 |
| Andy Watkins | England | FW | 2013–2019 | 220 | 51 |
| Ross Stearn | England | FW | 2013–2020 | 103 | 31 |
| Chas Hemming | England | FW | 2014–2017 | 130 | 11 |
| Nick Mcootie | England | FW | 2014–2018 | 145 | 33 |
| Frankie Artus | England | MF | 2014–2021 | 189 | 16 |
| Ryan Clarke | England | GK | 2017–2022 | 195 | 0 |
| Jack Batten | England | DF | 2016– | 262 | 15 |
| Tom Smith | England | MF | 2016– | 211 | 39 |
| Joe Raynes | England | DF | 2017– | 196 | 11 |
| Cody Cooke | England | FW | 2020– | 105 | 53 |
| Jordan Dyer | England | DF | 2021– | 107 | 6 |