| Forename | Surname | League | League | League | (country / apps) |
| Career | Apps | Goals | |||
| Harry | Abbott | 1922-31 | 242 | 0 | |
| Adrian | Allen | 1954 | 6 | 0 | |
| Anthony | Alstead ‡ | 1914-19 | 14 | 0 | |
| Adrian | Alston | 1974-76 | 77 | 24 | (Australia 62) |
| Alec | Alston ‡ | 1957-66 | 234 | 61 | |
| Thomas | Armstrong | 1919 | 1 | 0 | |
| Lee | Ashcroft ‡ | 1990-2002 | 365 | 75 | |
| Jack | Atherton ‡ | 1936-38 | 13 | 3 | |
| Alf | Ball ‡ | 1893 | 5 | 0 | |
| Jack | Bamber | 1933-38 | 24 | 1 | |
| Mike | Bamber | 1999-2000 | 6 | 0 | |
| Kossuth | Barnes | 1921-22 | 19 | 0 | |
| Kevin | Baron | 1947-60 | 309 | 81 | |
| Scott | Barron | 2005-on | 30 | 0 | |
| Jack | Barton ‡ | 1892 | 2 | 0 | |
| Albert | Bayman | 1893/94 | 15 | 0 | |
| Frank | Becton ‡ | 1891-1900 | 194 | 86 | (England 2) |
| Martin | Becton ‡ | 1906-07 | 23 | 3 | |
| Tommy | Becton ‡ | 1897-99 | 42 | 14 | |
| Anthony | Bond | 1909 | 1 | 0 | |
| Tony | Bond | 1937-46 | 44 | 14 | |
| Ernie | Bond | 1951-58 | 212 | 28 | |
| Arthur | Brown | 1922 | 5 | 1 | |
| Eddie | Brown ‡ | 1948-60 | 399 | 200 | |
| Michael | Brown | 2004 | 18 | 0 | |
| Micky | Burns | 1969-80 | 393 | 116 | |
| Paul | Byron | 1986 | 1 | 0 | |
| Clarke | Carlisle | 1997-on | 298 | 22 | |
| Dick | Carlisle | 1919-21 | 37 | 3 | |
| Franz | Carr | 1985-98 | 214 | 25 | |
| James | Carter | 1897-98 | 43 | 0 | |
| David | Clarkson | 1991 | 13 | 0 | |
| Ken | Clayton | 1952-58 | 72 | 0 | |
| Ronnie | Clayton | 1950-68 | 581 | 15 | (England 35) |
| William | Clifton ‡ | 1914-21 | 17 | 0 | |
| Edward | Connor ‡ | 1893 | 1 | 0 | |
| Billy | Cook | 1907-1919 | 157 | 16 | |
| Walter | Cookson | 1901-07 | 51 | 14 | |
| Peter | Corbett | 1957-59 | 21 | 0 | |
| Joe | Craven ‡ | 1923-37 | 215 | 1 | |
| Bruce | Crawford | 1959-66 | 124 | 16 | |
| Herbert | Crossthwaite | 1906-19 | 52 | 0 | |
| Herbie | Danson ‡ | 1902-11 | 156 | 23 | |
| Thomas | Dickinson ‡ | 1910 | 1 | 0 | |
| Sammy | Dobson ‡ | 1890-92 | 14 | 6 | |
| Mike | Docherty | 1968-78 | 234 | 6 | |
| Stewart | Drummond | 2004-on | 172 | 21 | |
| William | Eccleston ‡ | 1894-99 | 101 | 19 | |
| Jack | Edwards ‡ | 1888 | 4 | 3 | |
| Lorenzo | Evans | 1898-1902 | 74 | 9 | |
| Ray | Evans ‡ | 1953-60 | 69 | 11 | |
| Vince | Farrell ‡ | 1930-38 | 101 | 30 | |
| Derek | Fazackerley | 1970-88 | 692 | 23 | |
| Stan | Fazackerley | 1911-25 | 258 | 114 | |
| Tony | Fenton | 1999 | 1 | 0 | |
| Nick | Fenton | 1998-on | 339 | 20 | |
| Tom | Finney ‡ | 1946-59 | 433 | 187 | (England 76) |
| Rod | Fletcher | 1966-74 | 203 | 60 | |
| Dick | Forshaw | 1919-29 | 313 | 129 | |
| John | Fowler ‡ | 1992-95 | 47 | 0 | |
| Albert | Freeman | 1922-29 | 101 | 19 | |
| ‡ Played for PNE | |||||