List of Blackpool F.C. players

The following is a list of notable footballers who have played for Blackpool Football Club. Generally, this refers to players who have played 100 or more Football League matches for the club. Those listed who do not meet this criterion are considered to have made significant contributions to the club's history.^[1]

For a list of the current Blackpool squad, see the main Blackpool F.C. article. For a list of all players with a Wikipedia article, see Category:Blackpool F.C. players.

Players are listed alphabetically, but each column is sortable. Appearances and goals apply to league matches only; wartime matches are excluded. Substitute appearances included. Names in bold denote current players.

Name	Nationality	Position	Blackpool career	Appearances	Goals
Adam, CharlieCharlie Adam1 6	Scotland	MF	2009–2011	91	30
Ainscow, AlanAlan Ainscow2	England	MF	1971–1978	192	28
Alcock, TerryTerry Alcock	England	DF	1967–1976	191	21
Anderton, WilliamWilliam Anderton	England	MF	1901–1907	102	10
Armfield, JimmyJimmy Armfield1 2 3	England	DF	1954–1971	569	6
Bainbridge, JoeJoe Bainbridge	England	DF	1911–1921	114	11
Ball, AlanAlan Ball1 2	England	MF	1962-1966 & 1980-1981	146	45
Bamber, DaveDave Bamber2	England	FW	1979-1982 & 1990-1994	194	89
Banks, SteveSteve Banks	England	GK	1995–1999	153	0
Baptiste, AlexAlex Baptiste	England	DF	2008–2013	170	8
Bardsley, DavidDavid Bardsley	England	DF	1982-1983 & 1998-2000	109	0
Barker, ShaunShaun Barker	England	DF	2006–2009	134	5
Barnes, PhilPhil Barnes	England	GK	1997–2004	141	0
Barrass, MattMatt Barrass	England	MF/DF	1919–1925	168	53
Bent, JuniorJunior Bent	England	FW	1997–2001	104	5
Bentley, BillBill Bentley	England	DF	1968–1977	296	10
Benton, BillyBilly Benton	England	MF	1920–1931	353	24
Bedford, HarryHarry Bedford1	England	FW	1921–1925	169	112
Birkett, BobBob Birkett2 3	England	FW	1896–1906	215	44
Blair, DannyDanny Blair	Scotland	DF	1936–1939	121	0
Bonner, MarkMark Bonner	England	MF	1992–1998	178	14
Briggs, GaryGary Briggs	England	DF	1989–1995	137	4
Britton, IanIan Britton	Scotland	MF	1983–1986	106	15
Brown, AllanAllan Brown1	Scotland	MF	1950–1956	157	68
Bryan, MarvinMarvin Bryan	England	DF	1995–2000	184	4
Buchan, WillieWillie Buchan	Scotland	FW	1937–1948	100	35
Bullock, MartinMartin Bullock	England	MF	2001–2005	153	4
Burgess, BenBen Burgess	Republic of Ireland	FW	2006–2010	126	23
Burgess, DaveDave Burgess	England	DF	1988–1993	101	1
Burns, MickeyMickey Burns	England	FW	1969–1974	179	53
Burridge, JohnJohn Burridge	England	GK	1971–1975	134	0
Butler, TonyTony Butler	England	DF	1996-1999 & 2005-2006	133	1
Campbell, DJDJ Campbell5	England	FW	2009–2011	66	30
Cardwell, LouisLouis Cardwell	England	DF	1931–1937	132	6
Carney, DavidDavid Carney1	Australia	DF	2010–2011	11	0
Cathcart, CraigCraig Cathcart1	Northern Ireland	DF	2010–2014	112	3
Charles, JohnJohn Charles	England	MF	1912–1924	228	30
Charnley, RayRay Charnley1	England	FW	1957–1967	363	193
Clarke, T.T. Clarke	England	MF	1906–1912	141	0
Clarkson, PhilPhil Clarkson	England	MF	1997–2002	171	35
Coid, DannyDanny Coid	England	DF	1998–2011	263	10
Connor, JimmyJimmy Connor	England	DF	1905–1914	281	30
Coughlin, RussellRussell Coughlin	Wales	MF	1987–1990	101	8
Crainey, StephenStephen Crainey1 2	Scotland	DF	2007–2013	214	4
Craven, JohnJohn Craven2	England	MF	1965–1971	163	24
Crewdson, BobBob Crewdson	England	DF	1904–1913	209	0
Curtis, JohnJohn Curtis2	England	DF	1973–1977	102	0
Davies, MikeMike Davies2 3	England	DF	1984–1995	310	16
Deary, JohnJohn Deary2	England	MF	1980–1989	285	18
Dodds, JockJock Dodds	Scotland	FW	1939–1946	154	134
Downes, PercyPercy Downes	England	MF	1925–1931	152	32
Durie, DaveDave Durie2	England	FW	1952–1964	301	84
Dyer, AlexAlex Dyer2	England	DF	1983–1987	108	19
Eardley, NealNeal Eardley1	Wales	DF	2009–2013	104	2
Ellis, TonyTony Ellis	England	FW	1994–1997	147	55
Evatt, IanIan Evatt	England	DF	2006–2013	204	9
Eyres, DavidDavid Eyres2	England	MF	1989–1993	147	38
Farm, GeorgeGeorge Farm1	Scotland	GK	1948–1960	461	1
Farrow, GeorgeGeorge Farrow	England	DF	1936–1948	148	15
Fenton, EwanEwan Fenton2	Scotland	DF	1946–1959	195	20
Finan, BobbyBobby Finan2	Scotland	FW	1933–1947	173	85
Fiske, WilliamWilliam Fiske	England	GK	1907–1914	217	0
Gardner, PaulPaul Gardner	England	DF	1976–1982	152	1
Garner, AndyAndy Garner	England	MF	1988–1992	160	37
Garrett, TommyTommy Garrett1 2	England	DF	1946–1961	308	3
Gilks, MattMatt Gilks1	Scotland	GK	2008–2014	182	0
Gouck, AndyAndy Gouck	England	MF	1990–1996	148	22
Gore, IanIan Gore	England	DF	1988–1995	200	0
Gorkšs, KasparsKaspars Gorkšs1	Latvia	DF	2006–2008	51	7
Grant, WilliamWilliam Grant	Scotland	DF	1927–1935	220	0
Gratrix, RoyRoy Gratrix2	England	DF	1953–1964	400	0
Grayson, SimonSimon Grayson	England	DF	2002–2005	126	6
Green, JohnJohn Green	England	MF	1960–1967	135	9
Green, TonyTony Green1	Scotland	FW	1966–1971	123	13
Greenall, ColinColin Greenall2	England	DF	1981–1986	183	9
Groves, PaulPaul Groves	England	MF	1990–1992	107	21
Hampson, JimmyJimmy Hampson1 2	England	FW	1927–1938	361	248
Harrison, SteveSteve Harrison	England	DF	1971–1978	146	2
Hart, PaulPaul Hart	England	DF	1973–1978	143	15
Hatton, DaveDave Hatton	England	MF/DF	1969–1976	251	7
Hayward, EricEric Hayward	England	DF	1937–1952	275	15
Hesford, IainIain Hesford	England	GK	1977–1983	202	0
Hetzke, SteveSteve Hetzke	England	DF	1982–1986	140	18
Hills, JohnJohn Hills	England	DF	1994–1995, 1998-2003 & 2007-2008	167	16
Hoolahan, WesWes Hoolahan1	Republic of Ireland	MF	2007–2008	87	13
Horne, DesDes Horne	England	MF	1960–1966	118	17
Horner, PhilPhil Horner	England	DF	1990–1996	187	22
Hughes, EmlynEmlyn Hughes1 2	England	DF	1964–1967	28	0
Hughes, IanIan Hughes	Wales	DF	1997–2003	160	4
Hull, ArthurArthur Hull	England	GK	1902–1906	116	0
Hutchison, TommyTommy Hutchison	Scotland	MF	1967-1973 & 1987-1988	171	10
James, GlynGlyn James1 2 3	Wales	DF	1960–1975	399	22
Johnston, HarryHarry Johnston1 2 3	England	DF	1937–1955	398	11
Jones, JimmyJimmy Jones2	England	DF	1912–1920	113	0
Jones, SammySammy Jones1	Northern Ireland	DF	1933–1939	165	6
Jones, TommyTommy Jones	England	FW	1933–1938	153	38
Jørgensen, ClausClaus Jørgensen	Faroe Islands	MF	2006–2009	100	6
Keenan, HaroldHarold Keenan	England	DF	1913–1922	101	3
Kelly, HughHugh Kelly1 3	Scotland	DF	1943–1960	428	8
Kelly, JimmyJimmy Kelly	England	DF	1954–1961	200	9
Kingson, RichardRichard Kingson1	Ghana	GK	2010–2011	20	0
Lea, LeslieLeslie Lea2	England	MF	1960–1967	160	13
Leaver, JimmyJimmy Leaver	England	DF	1920–1926	106	4
Linighan, DavidDavid Linighan	England	DF	1995–1998	100	5
Matthews, StanleyStanley Matthews1	England	MF	1947–1961	391	17
McEwan, StanStan McEwan	Scotland	DF	1974–1982	213	24
McGinn, SandySandy McGinn	England	MF	1919–1925	132	2
McIlhargey, SteveSteve McIlhargey	Scotland	GK	1989–1993	101	0
McPhee, JohnJohn McPhee	Scotland	MF	1962–1970	259	15
Martin, BarrieBarrie Martin	England	DF	1957–1964	187	1
Mee, GeorgieGeorgie Mee	England	MF	1920–1925	216	21
Mellon, MickyMicky Mellon	Scotland	MF	1994–1997	124	14
Meredith, JackJack Meredith	England	MF	1923–1928	190	27
Mingay, HarryHarry Mingay	England	GK	1919–1924	155	0
Methven, ColinColin Methven	Scotland	DF	1986–1990	175	11
Moore, DavidDavid Moore	England	DF	1984–1986	115	1
Morgan, SteveSteve Morgan	England	DF	1986–1990	144	10
Mortensen, StanStan Mortensen1 2	England	FW	1946–1955	317	197
Mudie, JackieJackie Mudie1 2	Scotland	FW	1947–1961	324	144
Munro, AlexAlex Munro1	Scotland	FW	1936–1950	136	17
Murphy, JohnJohn Murphy	England	FW	1999–2006	229	83
Oates, GrahamGraham Oates2	England	MF	1961–1968	121	26
Ormerod, BrettBrett Ormerod2	England	FW	1997–2001 & 2009–2012	212	65
Parker, KeiganKeigan Parker	Scotland	FW	2004–2008	141	34
Parkinson, JackJack Parkinson2	England	FW	1896–1910	365	55
Parry, RayRay Parry	England	FW	1960–1965	128	27
Pashley, TerryTerry Pashley	England	DF	1978–1983	201	7
Perry, BillBill Perry1 2	England	MF	1949–1962	394	119
Peterson, BrianBrian Peterson	South Africa	FW	1956–1962	101	16
Preece, AndyAndy Preece	England	FW	1995–1998	129	35
Quinn, JamesJames Quinn1	Northern Ireland	FW	1993–1998	151	36
Quinn, PeterPeter Quinn	England	MF	1910–1920	152	16
Rachubka, PaulPaul Rachubka	England	GK	2002–2011	118	0
Ramsay, StanStan Ramsay	England	DF	1927–1932	105	2
Rodwell, TonyTony Rodwell	England	MF	1990–1994	137	19
Ronson, BillyBilly Ronson	England	MF	1974-1979 & 1985-1986	131	12
Rowe, GrahamGraham Rowe2	England	DF	1963–1971	105	12
Scott, JackJack Scott	England	DF	1898–1909	309	15
Shimwell, EddieEddie Shimwell1	England	DF	1946–1957	283	5
Siddall, BarryBarry Siddall	England	GK	1983–1989	117	0
Sinclair, TrevorTrevor Sinclair2	England	MF	1990–1993	112	15
Southern, KeithKeith Southern	England	MF	2002–2012	321	25
Stewart, PaulPaul Stewart2	England	FW	1981–1987	201	56
Stirzaker, HarryHarry Stirzaker2 3	England	DF	1894–1903	154	14
Suart, RonRon Suart2	England	DF	1946–1949	103	0
Suddaby, PeterPeter Suddaby2	England	DF	1970–1980	331	10
Suddick, AlanAlan Suddick	England	MF	1966–1976	310	65
Taylor, ErnieErnie Taylor1	England	FW	1951–1958	217	53
Taylor, MarkMark Taylor	England	FW	1986–1992	121	43
Taylor, ScottScott Taylor	England	FW	1998 & 2002-2004	116	43
Taylor-Fletcher, GaryGary Taylor-Fletcher	England	FW	2007–2013	215	36
Thompson, TommyTommy Thompson	England	DF	1961–1970	152	1
Thorpe, PercyPercy Thorpe	England	DF	1924–1928	113	5
Threlfall, EdwardEdward Threlfall	England	DF	1900–1911	320	10
Tremelling, BillyBilly Tremelling2	England	DF	1925–1930	114	43
Tulloch, BertBert Tulloch2 3	England	DF	1914–1924	178	0
Vaughan, DavidDavid Vaughan1	Wales	MF	2008–2011	105	4
Waiters, TonyTony Waiters1 2	England	GK	1959–1967	257	0
Wallace, JockJock Wallace	Scotland	GK	1934–1948	243	0
Walsh, MickeyMickey Walsh1 2	Republic of Ireland	FW	1973–1978	180	72
Walsh, MikeMike Walsh	England	DF	1984–1989	153	5
Watmough, DickieDickie Watmough	England	MF	1934–1937	100	31
Watson, AlbertAlbert Watson2	England	MF	1923–1936	373	22
Watson, AndyAndy Watson	England	FW	1993–1996	115	43
Watson, PhilPhil Watson1	Scotland	DF	1932–1937	171	11
Wellens, RichieRichie Wellens	England	MF	2000–2005	188	16
Weston, JimmyJimmy Weston	England	MF	1975–1980	105	8
Witham, DickDick Witham	England	DF	1934–1938	149	0
Wood, GeorgeGeorge Wood	England	GK	1971-1977 & 1989-1990	132	0
Wright, JackieJackie Wright	England	DF	1948–1959	157	1

Notes

• GK = Goalkeeper
• DF = Defender
• MF = Midfielder
• FW = Forward
• ^1 Represented his country as a Blackpool player
• ^2 Began professional career at Blackpool
• ^3 Spent entire professional career at Blackpool
• ^4 Only includes pre-War statistics
• ^5 Blackpool's record signing
• ^6 Blackpool's record sale

References

Specific

General

• Calley, Roy (1992). Blackpool: A Complete Record 1887-1992. Breedon Books Sport. ISBN 1-873626-07-X. 
• Neil Brown’s Blackpool F.C. player database
• Soccerbase