List of Port Vale F.C. players

For the current Port Vale first-team squad, see Port Vale F.C.#Current squad. For the players with fewer than 25 league appearances for Port Vale, see List of Port Vale F.C. players with fewer than 25 league appearances.

Port Vale F.C. is an English professional association football club based in Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, playing in Football League Two, the fourth level of the English football league system, as of the 2010–11 season. The club was formed in 1876, in 1884 they took the name Burslem Port Vale F.C., dropping the 'Burslem' in 1907. They played their home matches at The Old Recreation Ground between 1912 and 1950 and at Vale Park from 1950 to the present day. The club joined the Football League in 1892 as founder members of the Football League Second Division, resigning in 1907, only to return in 1919.

Numerous players throughout the clubs history have enjoyed long careers with the club. Roy Sproson made 837 appearances (761 in the league) for Vale between 1950 and 1972, later becoming manager in 1974. Wilf Kirkham is the clubs record goalscorer with 154 goals in all competitions, as well as 38 goals in a season. Gareth Ainsworth is the player Vale have both received and spent the highest sum on in the transfer market, £500,000 spent in 1997 with £2,000,000 received as he exited the following year. Chris Birchall is the club's record international cap holder with 22, playing for Trinidad and Tobago between 2001 and 2006, including 3 appearances in the 2006 World Cup.

Players with 25 or more league appearances

Appearances and goals are for matches in the Football League only (FA Cup, League Cup and all other cup competitions are not included). Substitute appearances are included. Statistics correct as of 24 February 2012 (UTC). Players marked in bold are still playing for the club. Players highlighted in pink represented their country whilst at the club.

Position key: GK – Goalkeeper; DF – Defender; MF – Midfielder; FW – Forward

Name	Nationality	Position	Port Vale career	Appearances	Goals
Sproson, RoyRoy Sproson	England	DF	1949–1972	760	30
Poole, HarryHarry Poole	England	FW	1953–1968	451	73
Sproson, PhilPhil Sproson	England	DF	1977–1989	426	33
Walker, RayRay Walker	England	MF	1984–1985 1986–1997	368	34
Glover, DeanDean Glover	England	DF	1989–1998	363	13
Porter, AndyAndy Porter	England	MF	1986–1992	357	22
Hayward, BasilBasil Hayward	England	DF	1946–1958	349	55
Bromage, RussellRussell Bromage	England	MF	1977–1987	348	13
Aspin, NeilNeil Aspin	England	DF	1989–1999	348	3
Steele, StanStan Steele	England	FW	1955–1961 1961–1965	335	88
McLaren, TommyTommy McLaren	Scotland	MF	1967–1977	333	28
Cheadle, TommyTommy Cheadle	England	DF	1946–1957	332	12
Jones, RogerRoger Jones	England	MF	1923–1937	326	19
Connelly, BobBob Connelly	Scotland	MF	1921–1932	324	18
Musselwhite, PaulPaul Musselwhite	England	GK	1992–2000	312	0
Briscoe, BillyBilly Briscoe	England	FW	1918–1923 1924–1931	298	43
Foyle, MartinMartin Foyle	England	FW	1991–2000	296	83
Earle, RobbieRobbie Earle	Jamaica	MF	1982–1991	294	77
Tartt, ColinColin Tartt	England	MF	1972–1977 1981–1985	292	16
Oakes, JimmyJimmy Oakes	England	DF	1923–1933	288	33
Page, TomTom Page	England	FW	1920–1929	286	59
Cunliffe, JohnJohn Cunliffe	England	MF	1950–1959	283	52
Potts, RegReg Potts	England	DF	1945–1957	277	3
Tankard, AllenAllen Tankard	England	DF	1993–2001	275	11
Ridley, JohnJohn Ridley	England	MF	1973–1978 1982–1985	270	8
Leake, AlbertAlbert Leake	England	MF	1950–1961	269	34
Miles, TerryTerry Miles	England	MF	1955–1968	265	17
Wilson, RonRon Wilson	Scotland	DF	1963–1970	264	5
Kirkham, WilfWilf Kirkham	England	FW	1923–1929 1932–1933	259	154
Naylor, TonyTony Naylor	England	FW	1994–2001	253	72
Cummins, MickyMicky Cummins	Ireland	MF	2000–2006	253	31
King, RayRay King	England	GK	1949–1957	252	0
Boulton, ClintClint Boulton	England	DF	1965–1971	244	11
Hancock, KenKen Hancock	England	GK	1958–1964	241	0
Horton, BrianBrian Horton	England	MF	1970–1976	236	33
Turner, StanStan Turner	England	DF	1949–1957	227	0
Pilkington, GeorgeGeorge Pilkington	England	DF	2003–2008	224	22
Price, GeorgeGeorge Price	India	FW	1896–1907	223	39
Hunter, GeoffGeoff Hunter	England	MF	1981–1987	221	15
Griffiths, NeilNeil Griffiths	England	DF	1973–1981	218	13
Goodlad, MarkMark Goodlad	England	GK	2000–2008	212	0
James, JohnJohn James	England	FW	1966–1973	210	39
Gough, BobbyBobby Gough	England	FW	1968–1974	210	33
Nolan, TomTom Nolan	England	FW	1931–1935 1936–1940	201	89
Lacey, TonyTony Lacey	England	MF	1970–1975	201	9
Askey, ColinColin Askey	England	MF	1949–1958	200	21
Hulligan, MickMick Hulligan	England	MF	1948–1955	197	22
Carragher, MattMatt Carragher	England	DF	1997–2003	194	1
Heppell, GeorgeGeorge Heppell	England	GK	1937–1952	193	0
Heames, BillyBilly Heames		MF	1897–1904	191	18
Connaughton, JohnJohn Connaughton	England	GK	1974–1980	191	0
Webb, AlanAlan Webb	England	DF	1984–1992	190	2
Martin, AlanAlan Martin	England	MF	1942–1951	188	28
Shenton, GeorgeGeorge Shenton	England	DF	1927–1936	187	0
Morris, MickMick Morris	England	FW	1967–1972	184	24
Mills, SimonSimon Mills	England	DF	1987–1994	184	8
Hughes, DarrenDarren Hughes	England	DF	1987–1994	184	4
Nicholson, JohnJohn Nicholson	England	MF	1961–1965	184	1
Grew, MarkMark Grew	England	GK	1986–1992	184	0
Cullerton, MickMick Cullerton	Scotland	FW	1965–1969 1975–1978	180	50
Jeffers, JohnJohn Jeffers	England	MF	1988–1995	180	10
Griffiths, KenKen Griffiths	England	FW	1945–1958	179	52
Brodie, JohnJohn Brodie	England	DF	1971–1977	179	2
Whalley, SelwynSelwyn Whalley	England	DF	1953–1966	178	7
Harris, DavidDavid Harris	England	DF	1973–1979	177	8
van der Laan, RobinRobin van der Laan	Netherlands	MF	1990–1995	176	24
Beech, KennyKenny Beech	England	MF	1975–1981	175	18
Williams, RayRay Williams	England	FW	1975–1981	173	39
Maddock, JackJack Maddock	England	DF	1923–1931	173	10
Beckford, DarrenDarren Beckford	England	FW	1987–1991	167	68
Richards, MarcMarc Richards	England	FW	2007–present	166	61
Bailey, TerryTerry Bailey	England	MF	1974–1978	165	26
Capes, AdrianAdrian Capes	England	FW	1900–1905 1908–1911	164	60
Mullard, AlbertAlbert Mullard	England	MF	1951–1956	163	22
Lowe, JackJack Lowe	England	MF	1923–1928	163	17
Pursell, PeterPeter Pursell	Scotland	DF	1919–1924	161	0
Palk, StanStan Palk	England	FW	1948–1952	159	14
Jackson, BrianBrian Jackson	England	MF	1958–1962	158	29
Walsh, MichaelMichael Walsh	England	DF	1998–2007	157	4
Bogie, IanIan Bogie	England	MF	1995–2000	152	9
Rowland, JohnJohn Rowland	England	FW	1962–1966	149	40
Eardley, BertBert Eardley	England	MF	1899–1907 1908–1910	148	24
Griffith, AnthonyAnthony Griffith	Montserrat	MF	2008–present	147	2
McGarry, BillBill McGarry	England	DF	1945–1951	146	5
Todd, JimmyJimmy Todd	Northern Ireland	MF	1946–1953	146	0
Paynter, BillyBilly Paynter	England	FW	2000–2006	144	30
Raine, DavidDavid Raine	England	DF	1957–1962	144	0
Cross, NickyNicky Cross	England	FW	1989–1994	143	40
Collinge, ErnestErnest Collinge	England	DF	1921–1926	143	9
Sharrat, StuartStuart Sharrat	England	GK	1966–1972	143	0
Chamberlain, NevilleNeville Chamberlain	England	FW	1977–1982	141	32
Dodds, LouisLouis Dodds	England	FW	2008–present	140	23
Rhodes, TrevorTrevor Rhodes	England	MF	1933–1938	139	28
Collins, LeeLee Collins	England	DF	2008–present	139	4
Talbot, StewartStewart Talbot	England	MF	1994–2000	137	12
McCombe, JohnJohn McCombe	England	DF	2007–present	137	10
Boullemier, LucienLucien Boullemier	England	DF	1897–1902 1905	137	6
Cross, RoyRoy Cross	England	DF	1970–1975	136	1
Collins, SamSam Collins	England	DF	2002–2006	135	11
Gunn, KenKen Gunn	Scotland	MF	1933–1937	134	10
Brooker, SteveSteve Brooker	England	FW	2001–2004	131	36
McPhee, StephenStephen McPhee	Scotland	FW	2001–2004	130	39
Ball, KeithKeith Ball	England	GK	1968–1970	130	0
Summerscales, BillBill Summerscales	England	DF	1970–1974	129	4
Butler, GarthGarth Butler	England	DF	1946–1951	128	6
Round, JackJack Round	England	MF	1930–1935	128	5
Bridge-Wilkinson, MarcMarc Bridge-Wilkinson	England	MF	2000–2004	124	31
Cotton, HarryHarry Cotton	England	GK	1901–1905	124	0
Allen, RonnieRonnie Allen	England	FW	1946–1950	123	34
Bennett, AlanAlan Bennett	England	MF	1949–1957	123	8
Holyhead, JosephJoseph Holyhead		MF	1903–1907	123	6
Rowland, SteveSteve Rowland	Wales	DF	2001–2006	121	1
Cope, BillBill Cope	England	DF	1929–1934	121	0
Beech, JimJim Beech		DF	1894–1902	119	7
Brisco, NeilNeil Brisco	England	MF	1998–2004	119	2
Burns, LiamLiam Burns	Northern Ireland	MF	1997–2004	119	0
Taylor, RobRob Taylor	England	MF	2008–present	118	14
Armstrong, TerryTerry Armstrong	England	MF	1976–1979	116	12
Croxton, HarryHarry Croxton		DF	1901–1905 1908–1911	116	7
Alcock, TerryTerry Alcock	England	DF	1963–1967 1977–1978	116	0
Maguire, PaulPaul Maguire	Scotland	MF	1985–1988	115	22
Kent, KevinKevin Kent	England	FW	1991–1996	115	7
Morgan, SammySammy Morgan	Northern Ireland	FW	1970–1973	114	25
Mullineux, ErnestErnest Mullineux	England	DF	1900–1904	113	1
Swan, PeterPeter Swan	England	FW	1991–1994	111	6
Owen, GarethGareth Owen	Wales	DF	2008–present	111	2
Dulson, GarryGarry Dulson	England	DF	1974–1978	110	3
Beats, BillyBilly Beats	England	FW	1892–1895 1906–1907	110	39
Anstiss, HarryHarry Anstiss	England	FW	1927–1931	109	36
Mills, LeeLee Mills	England	FW	1995–1998	109	35
Anyon, JoeJoe Anyon	England	GK	2004–2010	109	0
Hamlett, LolLol Hamlett	England	DF	1949–1952	109	0
Jones, AndyAndy Jones	Wales	FW	1985–1987 1989	107	52
Keenan, GerryGerry Keenan	England	DF	1978–1982	106	7
Guppy, SteveSteve Guppy	England	MF	1994–1997	105	12
Griffiths, HarryHarry Griffiths	England	DF	1935–1947	105	3
Yates, AdamAdam Yates	England	DF	2009–present	105	1
Ford, PeterPeter Ford	England	DF	1959–1963	104	5
Aveyard, WalterWalter Aveyard	England	FW	1948–1952	103	26
McCarthy, JonJon McCarthy	Northern Ireland	MF	1995–1997 2002	102	12
Davies, BenBen Davies	England	GK	1929–1933	102	0
Morton, BobBob Morton	England	MF	1932–1935	101	19
Hill, AndyAndy Hill	England	DF	1995–1998	101	1
Birks, LenLen Birks	England	DF	1920–1924	101	0
King, JohnJohn King	England	DF	1968–1971	101	0
Hampson, JackJack Hampson	Wales	DF	1921–1924	99	9
Bowles, PaulPaul Bowles	England	DF	1979–1982	98	6
Mountford, HarryHarry Mountford	England	FW	1903–1907	96	28
Chamberlain, MarkMark Chamberlain	England	MF	1979–1982	96	18
Hamilton, JamesJames Hamilton	England	DF	1903–1907	96	0
Roberts, JackJack Roberts	England	FW	1935–1940	95	56
Strange, AlfredAlfred Strange	England	FW	1924–1927	95	2
Bentley, BillBill Bentley	England	DF	1977–1980	95	0
Rouse, VicVic Rouse	England	MF	1926–1929	95	0
Green, JohnJohn Green	England	MF	1967–1971	94	7
Griffiths, GarethGareth Griffiths	England	DF	1995–1998	94	4
Caldwell, ArthurArthur Caldwell	England	MF	1935–1939	92	21
Brownbill, DerekDerek Brownbill	England	FW	1975–1978	92	13
Cegielski, WayneWayne Cegielski	Wales	DF	1982–1985	92	5
Mahon, MickMick Mahon	England	MF	1967–1969	91	21
Farrell, PeterPeter Farrell	England	MF	1978–1982	89	10
Loft, DougDoug Loft	England	MF	2009–present	89	8
Llewellyn, BertBert Llewellyn	England	FW	1960–1963	88	42
Woodward, JohnJohn Woodward	England	FW	1973–1975	88	30
Armstrong, IanIan Armstrong	England	MF	2001–2005	88	14
Widdrington, TommyTommy Widdrington	England	MF	1999–2001 2005	88	8
Smith, JeffJeff Smith	England	MF	2004–2007	88	5
Smith, WilfWilf Smith	England	MF	1936–1950	88	0
Whitaker, DannyDanny Whitaker	England	MF	2006–2008	86	13
Brammer, DaveDave Brammer	England	MF	1999–2001 2008–2009	86	3
Burton, SagiSagi Burton	Saint Kitts and Nevis	DF	2000–2002	86	2
Boswell, AlanAlan Boswell	England	GK	1972–1974	86	0
Fern, TomTom Fern	England	GK	1924–1927	86	0
Griffiths, PhilPhil Griffiths	Wales	MF	1926–1931 1939–1945	85	30
Goodfellow, JimmyJimmy Goodfellow	England	MF	1966–1969	85	10
McDonald, TedTed McDonald	England	MF	1894–1896 1897–1899	85	7
Bellis, AlfAlf Bellis	England	MF	1938–1948	84	18
Dance, TrevorTrevor Dance	England	GK	1975–1980	84	0
Taylor, IanIan Taylor	England	MF	1992–1994	83	28
Carter, RobertRobert Carter	England	MF	1904–1907	83	23
Simpson, DannyDanny Simpson	England	FW	1896–1903	83	23
Mountford, BobBob Mountford	Australia	FW	1969–1975	83	9
Potts, JohnJohn Potts	England	GK	1934–1936	82	0
Simms, JackJack Simms	England	MF	1926–1931	81	25
Hazell, BobBob Hazell	England	DF	1986–1989	81	1
Siddall, BarryBarry Siddall	England	GK	1982–1984	81	0
Wilkinson, JackJack Wilkinson	England	FW	1957–1959	80	39
Loska, TonyTony Loska	England	DF	1971–1973	80	5
Birchall, ChrisChris Birchall	Trinidad and Tobago	MF	2001–2006	78	7
Todd, AllanAllan Todd	Scotland	GK	1933–1937	78	0
Rigg, SeanSean Rigg	England	FW	2009–present	77	14
Chapman, RoyRoy Chapman	England	FW	1967–1969	76	35
Wright, BernieBernie Wright	England	FW	1978–1980	76	23
Riley, DavidDavid Riley	England	FW	1987–1990	76	11
Dean, MeshachMeshach Dean		MF	1890–1896	75	21
Ford, GaryGary Ford	England	MF	1988–1991	75	12
Sonner, DannyDanny Sonner	Northern Ireland	MF	2005–2007	75	2
Pointon, BillBill Pointon	England	FW	1941–1949	74	26
Moss, ErnieErnie Moss	England	FW	1981–1983	74	23
Fox, SteveSteve Fox	England	MF	1982–1984	74	6
Rowe, JohnnyJohnny Rowe	England	DF	1937–1940	74	0
Harsley, PaulPaul Harsley	England	MF	2006–2008	73	6
Mills, FredFred Mills	England	MF	1932–1934	73	4
James, CraigCraig James	England	DF	2004–2006	73	1
Cope, WilliamWilliam Cope	England	DF	1904–1907	73	1
Sandeman, BradleyBradley Sandeman	England	DF	1992–1996	73	1
Vickers, JackJack Vickers	England	DF	1933–1936	73	0
Constantine, LeonLeon Constantine	England	FW	2005–2007	72	37
Kinsey, NoelNoel Kinsey	Wales	FW	1958–1961	72	6
Brough, JoeJoe Brough	England	FW	1906–1907 1909–1910 1913–1922	72	6
Poyser, GeorgeGeorge Poyser	England	DF	1931–1934	72	0
Martin, ChrisChris Martin	England	GK	2007–present	71	0
Bowden, JonJon Bowden	England	MF	1985–1987	70	7
Harrison, MarkMark Harrison	England	GK	1980–1982	70	0
Pinchbeck, CliffCliff Pinchbeck	England	FW	1949–1951	69	34
Fitchford, BillyBilly Fitchford	England	MF	1914–1923	69	8
Whittingham, SamuelSamuel Whittingham	England	MF	1903–1906	69	3
Corden, WayneWayne Corden	England	MF	1994–2000	68	2
Evans, SpencerSpencer Evans		DF	1936–1938	68	9
Cumberlidge, ArthurArthur Cumberlidge	England	MF	1937–1946	68	0
Brown, AlistairAlistair Brown	Scotland	FW	1984–1986	67	22
Stokes, FrankFrank Stokes	England	DF	1898–1901	67	0
Masters, ArthurArthur Masters	England	FW	1937–1939	66	13
McGrath, JimmyJimmy McGrath	England	MF	1932–1934	66	11
McGregor, MarkMark McGregor	England	DF	2006–2008	66	0
Pursell, BobBob Pursell	Scotland	DF	1920–1922	66	0
Banks, ChristopherChristopher Banks	England	DF	1982–1988	65	1
Jones, KeithKeith Jones	Wales	GK	1957–1959	64	0
Welsh, RoderickRoderick Welsh	England	DF	1935–1938	64	0
Jennings, SamuelSamuel Jennings	England	FW	1929–1931	63	42
Richards, TonyTony Richards	England	FW	1963–1966	63	30
Wood, AlfAlf Wood	England	MF	1892–1895	63	18
Kerr, PaulPaul Kerr	England	MF	1992–1993	63	15
Hill, JimmyJimmy Hill	Northern Ireland	FW	1965–1968	63	8
Hallam, NormanNorman Hallam	England	MF	1946–1953	63	4
Haldane, LewisLewis Haldane	Wales	MF	2009 2009–2010 2010–present	63	3
Lyons, TomTom Lyons	England	DF	1917–1922	63	0
Howland, DavidDavid Howland	Northern Ireland	MF	2008–2010	62	3
Hawkins, GrahamGraham Hawkins	England	DF	1978–1979	62	3
Abbey, GeorgeGeorge Abbey	Nigeria	DF	2004–2007	62	1
Baddeley, TomTom Baddeley	England	GK	1893–1896	62	0
Portwood, CliffCliff Portwood	England	MF	1959–1961	61	33
Evans, DickDick Evans	England	FW	1894–1899 1904	61	21
Stephenson, LenLen Stephenson	England	FW	1955–1957	61	16
Taylor, KrisKris Taylor	England	MF	2009–2011	61	3
Lander, TommyTommy Lander		MF	1897–1902	61	2
Blunt, SidneySidney Blunt	England	DF	1924–1928	61	1
Tomlinson, StuartStuart Tomlinson	England	GK	2010–present	61	0
Matthews, HowardHoward Matthews	England	GK	1906–1907 1926–1928	61	0
Smith, StanStan Smith	England	FW	1950–1957	60	19
Stokes, DeanDean Stokes	England	DF	1993–1998	60	0
O'Keefe, EamonnEamonn O'Keefe	Ireland	FW	1983–1985	59	17
Scarratt, JimmyJimmy Scarratt		MF	1891–1895	59	9
Lowndes, NathanNathan Lowndes	England	FW	2004–2007	59	6
Smith, RonRon Smith	England	MF	1963–1965	59	6
Brain, JonnyJonny Brain	England	GK	2003–2006	59	0
Smith, HerbertHerbert Smith	England	MF	1925–1929	59	0
Birks, CliffCliff Birks	England	MF	1932–1936	58	7
Perkins, W.W. Perkins		MF	1902–1904	58	3
Smith, AlexAlex Smith	England	DF	1999–2001	58	2
Davies, TomTom Davies		DF	1899–1903	58	0
Cheesebrough, AlbertAlbert Cheesebrough	England	FW	1963–1965	57	13
Rowley, ArthurArthur Rowley	England	MF	1902–1904	57	4
Pynegar, AlbertAlbert Pynegar	England	FW	1929–1930	56	34
Edwards, PaulPaul Edwards	England	MF	2007–2009	56	2
Holford, TomTom Holford	England	MF	1919–1924	56	1
Wootton, BillyBilly Wootton	England	DF	1925–1932	56	0
Peers, TeddyTeddy Peers	Wales	GK	1922–1923	56	0
Ainsworth, GarethGareth Ainsworth	England	MF	1997–1998	55	10
Marshall, HarryHarry Marshall	England	FW	1930–1932	55	6
Snijders, MarkMark Snijders	Netherlands	DF	1997–2000	55	2
Hulbert, RobinRobin Hulbert	England	MF	2004–2008	55	1
Bourne, AlfredAlfred Bourne	England	GK	1919–1922	55	0
Brissett, TrevorTrevor Brissett	England	DF	1980–1982	55	0
Lowe, TerryTerry Lowe	England	DF	1960–1966	55	0
Baxter, TomTom Baxter	England	MF	1929–1931	54	11
Mudie, JackieJackie Mudie	Scotland	FW	1963–1967	54	9
Lamb, AlanAlan Lamb	Scotland	MF	1977–1978	54	3
Blood, BobbyBobby Blood	England	FW	1919–1921	53	44
Littlewood, StewartStewart Littlewood	England	FW	1926–1929 1931–1933	53	35
Jones, MorrisMorris Jones	England	FW	1939–1947	53	26
Maddison, ArdenArden Maddison	England	DF	1924–1927	53	1
Arnold, JimJim Arnold	England	GK	1985–1986	53	0
McFarlane, TomTom McFarlane		DF	1898–1900	53	0
Youds, GeorgeGeorge Youds		DF	1892–1897	53	0
Done, CyrilCyril Done	England	FW	1954–1957	52	34
Futcher, RonRon Futcher	England	FW	1988–1990	52	20
Longbottom, ArthurArthur Longbottom	England	FW	1961–1963	52	18
Glover, LeeLee Glover	England	FW	1994–1996	52	7
Simpson, TomTom Simpson		FW	1901–1904	51	16
Jansson, JanJan Jansson	Sweden	MF	1996–1999	51	6
Whitcombe, GeorgeGeorge Whitcombe	Wales	MF	1926–1930	51	0
Birchenough, HerbertHerbert Birchenough	England	GK	1897–1900	51	0
Ward, TommyTommy Ward	England	MF	1936–1938 1939	50	22
Peake, JamesJames Peake		FW	1897–1899 1900–1901	50	18
Rougier, TonyTony Rougier	Trinidad and Tobago	MF	1999–2000	50	8
Sutcliffe, PeterPeter Sutcliffe	England	MF	1977–1978	50	6
Ritchie, JohnJohn Ritchie	England	DF	1965–1967	50	3
Williams, JohnJohn Williams	England	DF	1985–1986	50	3
Fraser, TommyTommy Fraser	England	MF	2009–2011	50	2
Box, ArthurArthur Box	England	GK	1904–1907	50	1
Eccles, GeorgeGeorge Eccles	England	DF	1893–1896	50	1
Hubbick, HarryHarry Hubbick	England	DF	1947–1949	50	1
Hancock, RayRay Hancock	England	GK	1948–1956	50	0
Barnett, GrahamGraham Barnett	England	FW	1956–1960	49	34
Harvey, HowardHoward Harvey	England	FW	1898–1900	49	19
Houchen, KeithKeith Houchen	England	FW	1991–1993	49	10
Littlejohn, AdrianAdrian Littlejohn	England	FW	2003–2004	49	10
Edwards, StanStan Edwards	England	MF	1961–1963	49	9
Mitcheson, FredFred Mitcheson	England	FW	1933–1935	49	8
Williams, OshorOshor Williams	England	MF	1984–1986	49	6
Newton, BobBob Newton	England	FW	1982–1983	48	22
Richman, SimonSimon Richman	England	MF	2008–2010	48	5
Greenhoff, JimmyJimmy Greenhoff	England	FW	1981–1983	48	4
Sherlock, JackJack Sherlock	England	MF	1929–1933	48	3
Eyre, RichardRichard Eyre	England	MF	1995–2001	48	1
Parkin, TimTim Parkin	England	DF	1989–1992	48	1
Delgado, BobBob Delgado	Wales	DF	1979–1980	48	0
McCrindle, BobBob McCrindle	Scotland	MF	1889–1894	48	0
Pearce, ChrisChris Pearce	Wales	GK	1983–1986	48	0
Barber, LenLen Barber	England	FW	1947–1955	47	12
Oscroft, HarryHarry Oscroft	England	MF	1959–1961	47	12
Husbands, MichaelMichael Husbands	England	FW	2005–2007	47	7
Mandley, JackJack Mandley	England	MF	1926–1930	47	6
Donaldson, FredFred Donaldson	England	DF	1954–1960	47	4
Durnin, JohnJohn Durnin	England	MF	2001–2003	47	2
Sodje, AkpoAkpo Sodje	England	FW	2006–2007	46	14
Roberts, GaryGary Roberts	England	MF	2010–2011	46	6
Taylor, BrianBrian Taylor	England	MF	1965–1967	46	2
Tempest, BillyBilly Tempest	England	MF	1924–1926	45	3
Obrey, FredFred Obrey	England	MF	1936–1938	45	1
Beckett, ErnestErnest Beckett	England	FW	1895–1896 1898–1899	44	17
Todd, KenKen Todd	England	MF	1978–1979	44	9
Smith, PaulPaul Smith	England	MF	1986–1987	44	7
Davies, HarryHarry Davies	England	FW	1938–1939	44	4
Perry, ErnestErnest Perry	England	MF	1919–1921	44	2
Hannah, GeorgeGeorge Hannah	England	MF	1938–1946	44	0
Wootton, JamesJames Wootton	England	MF	1919–1922	43	2
Elsby, IanIan Elsby	England	MF	1979–1981	43	1
Prince, ArthurArthur Prince	England	MF	1923–1924	43	1
Donald, AlexAlex Donald	Scotland	MF	1965–1968	43	0
Prince, JackJack Prince	England	GK	1928–1930	43	0
Coxton, TomTom Coxton	England	MF	1902–1903 1906–1907	42	13
Richards, JustinJustin Richards	England	FW	2010–2011	42	9
Bingham, BillyBilly Bingham	Northern Ireland	MF	1963–1965	42	7
Agnew, BillyBilly Agnew	Scotland	FW	1921–1923	42	6
Dinning, TonyTony Dinning	England	MF	2005–2006	42	5
Boyd, MarkMark Boyd	England	MF	2002–2004	42	3
Elson, BillyBilly Elson		MF	1886–1894	42	2
O'Neill, JimmyJimmy O'Neill	Ireland	GK	1965–1966	42	0
Reid, LeviLevi Reid	England	MF	2002–2005	42	0
Wood, TrevorTrevor Wood	Northern Ireland	GK	1988–1994	42	0
Chadwick, KeithKeith Chadwick	England	MF	1972–1977	41	7
Glover, DannyDanny Glover	England	FW	2007–2010	41	4
Gardner, AnthonyAnthony Gardner	England	DF	1998–2000	41	4
Healy, FelixFelix Healy	Ireland	MF	1978–1980	41	2
Lees, TerryTerry Lees	England	DF	1975–1976	41	2
Jepson, ArthurArthur Jepson	England	GK	1938–1946	41	0
Smith, WalterWalter Smith	England	GK	1920–1922	41	0
Pope, TomTom Pope	England	FW	2011–	40	8
Millar, PaulPaul Millar	Northern Ireland	MF	1988–1991	40	5
Beesley, PaulPaul Beesley	England	DF	1997–1998 1998–1999	40	3
McClare, SeanSean McClare	England	MF	2001–2003	40	1
Sulley, ChrisChris Sulley	England	DF	1992–1993	40	1
Koordes, RogierRogier Koordes	Netherlands	MF	1997–1999	40	0
Fishwick, BertBert Fishwick	England	FW	1928–1931	39	15
Tippett, TomTom Tippett	England	FW	1931–1933	39	11
Grainger, ColinColin Grainger	England	MF	1961–1964	39	6
Firth, RobertRobert Firth	England	MF	1921–1922	39	5
Ebanks, WayneWayne Ebanks	England	DF	1985–1987	39	0
Breeze, ErnestErnest Breeze	England	DF	1932–1936	39	0
Pursell, BobBob Pursell	Scotland	DF	1939–1949	39	0
Gillespie, RobertRobert Gillespie	England	FW	1927–1930	38	14
Fidler, DennisDennis Fidler	England	MF	1960–1961	38	12
Dodds, WilliamWilliam Dodds	England	FW	1906–1907	38	11
Hamson, GaryGary Hamson	England	MF	1986–1988	38	3
Fortune, ClaytonClayton Fortune	England	DF	2005–2006 2006–2007	38	2
Brown, RyanRyan Brown	England	DF	2002–2005	38	0
Henshall, JamesJames Henshall	England	MF	1928–1933	37	6
Finney, KevinKevin Finney	England	MF	1987–1991	37	1
Brightwell, IanIan Brightwell	England	DF	2002–2004	37	0
Holdcroft, JamesJames Holdcroft		MF	1894–1897	37	0
Mason, JimJim Mason		FW	1892–1898	36	8
Loverseed, WilliamWilliam Loverseed	England	FW	1902–1905	36	6
Minton, JeffJeff Minton	England	MF	1999–2001	36	4
Griffiths, PeterPeter Griffiths	England	MF	1984–1986	36	4
Gore, TommyTommy Gore	England	MF	1983–1984	36	2
Delany, DeanDean Delany	England	GK	2000–2004	36	0
Rodgers, LukeLuke Rodgers	England	FW	2007–2009	35	16
Allman, DickDick Allman	England	FW	1903–1905	35	11
Barnett, DaveDave Barnett	England	DF	1998–1999	35	2
Logan, GordonGordon Logan	Scotland	DF	1967–1970	35	1
Tabram, BillyBilly Tabram	Wales	MF	1933–1934	35	1
Hayward, EricEric Hayward	England	DF	1934–1937	35	0
Bennett, AlfAlf Bennett	England	GK	1927–1929	35	0
Williams, AlexAlex Williams	England	GK	1986–1987	35	0
Matthews, LeeLee Matthews	England	FW	2004–2006	34	10
Dorrell, ArthurArthur Dorrell	England	MF	1931–1932	34	5
O'Callaghan, GeorgeGeorge O'Callaghan	Ireland	MF	1998–2002	34	4
Flowers, JohnJohn Flowers	England	MF	1971–1972	34	0
Slaven, BernieBernie Slaven	Ireland	FW	1993–1994	33	9
Viljanen, VilleVille Viljanen	Finland	FW	2000–2001	33	6
Horrocks, VicVic Horrocks	England	MF	1905–1907 1911–1912	33	2
Prosser, LukeLuke Prosser	England	DF	2005–2010	33	1
McGarry, ArthurArthur McGarry	England	MF	1918–1921	33	0
Poole, JohnJohn Poole	England	GK	1953–1961	33	0
Butler, TomTom Butler	England	FW	1922–1923	32	11
Stabb, GeorgeGeorge Stabb	England	FW	1935–1936	32	9
Dean, LukeLuke Dean	England	FW	1934–1937	32	9
Barker, SimonSimon Barker	England	MF	1998–2000	32	3
Morsy, SamSam Morsy	England	MF	2010–present	32	2
Lipa, AndreasAndreas Lipa	Austria	MF	2003–2004	32	2
Cooper, TomTom Cooper	England	DF	1924–1926	32	0
Miles, ColinColin Miles	England	DF	2006–2008	32	0
Maybury, A.E.A.E. Maybury		GK	1900–1901	32	0
Grassam, BillyBilly Grassam	Scotland	MF	1899–1900	31	5
Rawlings, TimTim Rawlings	England	MF	1963–1965	31	2
Stockley, SamSam Stockley	England	DF	2008–2009	31	0
Perry, KyleKyle Perry	England	FW	2008–2009	31	0
Asprey, BillBill Asprey	England	DF	1967–1968	31	0
Lonsdale, TommyTommy Lonsdale	England	GK	1923–1924	31	0
Machin, MelMel Machin	England	FW	1962–1966	30	6
Smith, RogerRoger Smith	England	MF	1965–1966	30	6
Aitken, WillieWillie Aitken	Scotland	FW	1919–1920	30	4
Bennett, PaulPaul Bennett	England	MF	1978–1980	30	1
Baddeley, SamSam Baddeley	England	MF	1905–1907	30	0
Bright, MarkMark Bright	England	FW	1981–1984	29	10
Smith, JackJack Smith	England	FW	1947–1948	29	10
Tomkinson, DerekDerek Tomkinson	England	FW	1949–1951 1952–1955	29	5
Ray, DickDick Ray	England	DF	1894–1895	29	1
Barlow, RalphRalph Barlow		MF	1895–1897	29	1
Carberry, BertBert Carberry	Scotland	MF	1957–1958	29	0
Clutton, JamesJames Clutton		DF	1889–1893	29	0
Frail, JoeJoe Frail	England	GK	1891–1894	29	0
Deakin, RayRay Deakin	England	DF	1981–1982	28	6
Steel, JimJim Steel	Scotland	FW	1983–1984	28	6
Young, KevinKevin Young	England	MF	1983–1984	28	4
O'Kelly, RichardRichard O'Kelly	England	FW	1986–1988	28	4
Lowe, KeithKeith Lowe	England	DF	2007–2008	28	3
Harper, SteveSteve Harper	England	MF	1987–1989	28	2
Jalink, NicoNico Jalink	Netherlands	MF	1991–1992	28	1
Eastwood, EricEric Eastwood	England	MF	1947–1950	28	1
Ingram, RaeRae Ingram	England	DF	2001–2003	28	0
Innes, MarkMark Innes	Scotland	DF	2005–2006	28	0
Hartshorne, ArthurArthur Hartshorne	England	DF	1902–1903	28	0
Campbell, LewisLewis Campbell	Scotland	MF	1893–1894	27	13
Harkin, TerryTerry Harkin	Northern Ireland	FW	1962–1964	27	11
Henderson, MartinMartin Henderson	Scotland	FW	1983–1984	27	7
Georgeson, RoddyRoddy Georgeson	Egypt	FW	1966–1967	27	6
Lawrie, JamesJames Lawrie	Northern Ireland	FW	2007–2010	27	2
Togwell, SamSam Togwell	England	MF	2005–2006	27	2
Goodwin, FreddieFreddie Goodwin	England	MF	1972–1973	27	2
Curley, MichaelMichael Curley	England	MF	1935–1936	27	1
van Heusden, ArjanArjan van Heusden	Netherlands	GK	1994–1998	27	0
Dunn, HughieHughie Dunn		DF	1906–1907	27	0
Baily, EddieEddie Baily	England	FW	1956	26	8
Lowe, DavidDavid Lowe	England	MF	1992 1994	26	7
Rogers, JohnJohn Rogers	England	FW	1976–1977	26	6
York, RichardRichard York	England	MF	1931–1932	26	5
Cook, AlbertAlbert Cook		MF	1900–1906 1907 1909–1911	26	4
Miller, JohnnyJohnny Miller	England	MF	1980–1982	26	4
Leech, BillyBilly Leech	England	MF	1899–1900	26	1
Davidson, RossRoss Davidson	England	DF	2008–2010	26	0
Billing, PeterPeter Billing	England	DF	1993–1995	26	0
Mountford, DerekDerek Mountford	England	MF	1951–1957	26	0
Smith, JackJack Smith		MF	1892–1895	26	0
Allon, JoeJoe Allon	England	FW	1992 1994–1995	25	9
Triner, DonDon Triner	England	MF	1938–1948	25	7
Smith, PhilipPhilip Smith		FW	1905–1906	25	8
Easton, BillyBilly Easton	England	FW	1931–1933	25	6
Reid, TomTom Reid	Scotland	FW	1922–1927	25	3
Steele, FreddieFreddie Steele	England	FW	1951–1952	25	2
Jones, SteveSteve Jones	England	FW	1979–1981	25	2
Shankland, AndyAndy Shankland	England	FW	1981–1986	25	2
Dark, AlfAlf Dark	England	MF	1923–1924	25	1

References

• Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities: A Biographical Dictionary of Players, Officials and Supporters. Witan Books. ISBN 0952915200. 
• Kent, Jeff (1993). The Port Vale Record 1879-1993. Witan Books. ISBN 0950898198. 
• Kent, Jeff (1990). The Valiants' Years: The Story Of Port Vale. Witan Books. ISBN 0950898147. 
• Soccerbase
• Neil Brown stat site