All-Time Most Matches Played in League (original) (raw)

Players with 700+ appearances in FA Premier League and The Football League (all divisions). (updated at the end of the 2012/13 season)

Player             Games  Period     Clubs

  1. Peter SHILTON 1005 1966-1997 Leicester City (286), Stoke City (110), Nottingham Forest (202), Southampton (188), Derby County (175), Plymouth Argyle (34), Bolton Wanderers (1), Leyton Orient (9)

  2. Tony FORD 931 1975-2001 Grimsby Town (423), Sunderland (9), Stoke City (112), West Bromwich Albion (114), Bradford City (5), Scunthorpe United (76), Mansfield Town (103), Rochdale (89)

  3. Graham ALEXANDER 833 1991-2012 Scunthorpe United (159), Luton Town (150), Preston North End (370), Burnley (154)

  4. Terry PAINE 824 1957-1977 Southampton (713), Hereford United (111)

  5. Tommy HUTCHISON 795 1968-1991 Blackpool (165), Coventry City (314), Manchester City (46), Burnley (92), Swansea City (178)

  6. Neil REDFEARN 790 1982-2004 Bolton Wanderers (35), Lincoln City (100), Doncaster Rovers (46), Crystal Palace (57), Watford (24), Oldham Athletic (62), Barnsley (292), Charlton Athletic (30), Bradford City (17), Wigan Athletic (22), Halifax Town (42), Boston United (54), Rochdale (9)

  7. David JAMES 788 1990-2013 Watford (89), Liverpool (214), Aston Villa (67), West Ham United (91), Manchester City (93), Portsmouth (134), Bristol City (81), AFC Bournemouth (19)

  8. Robbie JAMES 782 1973-1993 Swansea City (484), Stoke City (48), Queens Park Rangers (87), Leicester City (23), Bradford City (89), Cardiff City (51)

  9. Alan OAKES 776 1959-1983 Manchester City (564), Chester City (211), Port Vale (1)

  10. Dave BEASANT 773 1980-2003 Wimbledon (340), Newcastle United (20), Chelsea (133), Grimsby Town (6), Wolverhampton Wanderers (4), Southampton (88), Nottingham Forest (139), Portsmouth (27), Brighton & Hove Albion (16)

  11. John TROLLOPE 770 1960-1980 Swindon Town (770)

  12. Jimmy DICKINSON 764 1946-1967 Portsmouth (764)

  13. Roy SPROSON 761 1950-1972 Port Vale (761)

  14. Mick TAIT 761 1974-1997 Oxford United (64), Carlisle United (106), Hull City (33), Portsmouth (241), Reading (99), Darlington (79), Hartlepool United (139)

  15. Billy BONDS 758 1964-1988 Charlton Athletic (95), West Ham United (663)

  16. Ray CLEMENCE 758 1965-1987 Scunthorpe United (48), Liverpool (470), Tottenham Hotspur (240)

  17. Pat JENNINGS 757 1963-1985 Watford (48), Tottenham Hotspur (472), Arsenal (237)

  18. Frank WORTHINGTON 757 1966-1988 Huddersfield Town (171), Leicester City (210), Bolton Wanderers (84), Birmingham City (75), Leeds United (32), Sunderland (19), Southampton (34), Brighton & Hove Albion (31), Tranmere Rovers (59), Preston North End (23), Stockport County (19)

  19. Wayne ALLISON 752 1987-2008 Halifax Town (84), Watford (7), Bristol City (195), Swindon Town (101), Huddersfield Town (74), Tranmere Rovers (103), Sheffield United (73), Chesterfield (115)

  20. Les CHAPMAN 747 1966-1988 Oldham Athletic (263), Huddersfield Town (134), Stockport County (70), Bradford City (139), Rochdale (88), Preston North End (53)

  21. Ernie MOSS 747 1968-1988 Chesterfield (467), Peterborough United (35), Mansfield Town (57), Port Vale (74), Lincoln City (11), Doncaster Rovers (44), Stockport County (26), Scarborough (23), Rochdale (10)

  22. Asa HARTFORD 744 1967-1991 West Bromwich Albion (214), Manchester City (260), Nottingham Forest (3), Everton (81), Norwich City (28), Bolton Wanderers (81), Stockport County (45), Oldham Athletic (7), Shrewsbury Town (25)

  23. Alan BALL 743 1962-1983 Blackpool (146), Everton (208), Arsenal (177), Southampton (195), Bristol Rovers (17)

  24. John HOLLINS 743 1964-1984 Chelsea (465), Queens Park Rangers (151), Arsenal (127)

  25. Phil PARKES 743 1968-1990 Walsall (52), Queens Park Rangers (344), West Ham United (344), Ipswich Town (3)

  26. Steve BRUCE 737 1979-1999 Gillingham (205), Norwich City (141), Manchester United (309), Birmingham City (72), Sheffield United (10)

  27. Teddy SHERINGHAM 734 1984-2008 Millwall (220), Aldershot (5), Nottingham Forest (42), Tottenham Hotspur (236), Manchester United (104), Portsmouth (32), West Ham United (76), Colchester United (19)

  28. Mick MILLS 732 1966-1988 Ipswich Town (591), Southampton (103), Stoke City (38)

  29. Ian CALLAGHAN 731 1960-1982 Liverpool (640), Swansea City (76), Crewe Alexandra (15)

  30. David SEAMAN 731 1982-2004 Peterborough United (91), Birmingham City (75), Queens Park Rangers (141), Arsenal (405), Manchester City (19)

  31. Steve PERRYMAN 725 1969-1990 Tottenham Hotspur (655), Oxford United (17), Brentford (53)

  32. Martin PETERS 722 1961-1981 West Ham United (302), Tottenham Hotspur (189), Norwich City (207), Sheffield United (24)

  33. Mick CHANNON 718 1966-1986 Southampton (511), Manchester City (72), Newcastle United (4), Bristol Rovers (9), Norwich City (88), Portsmouth (34)

  34. Ron HARRIS 716 1962-1984 Chelsea (655), Brentford (61)

  35. Mike SUMMERBEE 716 1960-1980 Swindon Town (218), Manchester City (357), Burnley (51), Blackpool (3), Stockport County (87)

  36. Glenn COCKERILL 714 1976-1998 Lincoln City (186), Swindon Town (26), Sheffield United (62), Southampton (287), Leyton Orient (90), Fulham (40), Brentford (23)

  37. Phil NEAL 706 1968-1989 Northampton Town (187), Liverpool (455), Bolton Wanderers (64)

  38. Keith CURLE 705 1981-2003 Bristol Rovers (32), Torquay United (16), Bristol City (121), Reading (40), Wimbledon (93), Manchester City (171), Wolverhampton Wanderers (150), Sheffield United (57), Barnsley (11), Mansfield Town (14)

  39. John WILE 705 1967-1986 Peterborough United (205), West Bromwich Albion (500)

  40. Steve FLETCHER 704 1990-2013 Hartlepool United (32), AFC Bournemouth (628), Chesterfield (38), Plymouth Argyle (6)

  41. Robert LEE 703 1984-2006 Charlton Athletic (298), Newcastle United (303), Derby County (48), West Ham United (16), Wycombe Wanderers (38)

  42. Andy MELVILLE 703 1985-2005 Swansea City (175), Oxford United (135), Sunderland (204), Bradford City (6), Fulham (153), West Ham United (17), Nottingham Forest (13)

  43. Neville SOUTHALL 701 1980-2000 Bury (39), Everton (578), Port Vale (9), Southend United (9), Stoke City (12), Torquay United (53), Bradford City (1)

  44. Mick GOODING 700 1979-1999 Rotherham United (258), Chesterfield (12), Peterborough United (47), Wolverhampton Wanderers (44), Reading (314), Southend United (25)

  45. Stanley MATTHEWS 700* 1932-1965 Stoke City (321), Blackpool (379)

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