| OLDHAM ATHLETIC : 1946/47 - 2008/09 | ||||||
| NAME | POS. | SEASONS | SOURCE | TRANSFERRED TO | APPS | GLS |
| ACKERLEY Stan | FB | 61-62 | (Manchester United) | Kidderminster Harriers | 2 | 0 |
| ADAMS Neil (1st spell) | W | 88-89 | On loan from Everton | 9 | 0 | |
| ADAMS Neil (2nd spell) | W | 89-94 | Everton | Norwich City | 129 | 23 |
| ADAMS Neil (3rd spell) | W | 99-01 | Norwich City | Retired (injury) | 47 | 4 |
| ADAMS Rex | W | 53-54 | Worcester City (ex Blackpool) | Northwich Victoria | 23 | 1 |
| ADEBOLA Dele | F | 01-02 | On loan from Birmingham City | 5 | 0 | |
| AGOGO Junior | F | 99-00 | On loan from Sheffield Wednesday | 2 | 0 | |
| AITKEN Billy | IF | 68-69 | App. | ? | 1 | 0 |
| ALJOFREE Hasney | D | 06-07 | On loan from Plymouth Argyle | 5 | 0 | |
| ALLOTT Mark (1st spell) | M | 96-02 | YT | Chesterfield | 154 | 31 |
| ALLOTT Mark (2nd spell) | M | 07-09 | Chesterfield | Chesterfield | 87 | 7 |
| ANDERSON Doug | W | 81-84 | Port Glasgow Rangers | Tranmere Rovers | 9 | 0 |
| ANDERSON Sammy | FB | 55-57 | Oldham Amateurs | Rossendale United | 6 | 0 |
| ANDREWS Wayne | F | 02-03 | Chesham United (ex Watford) | Colchester United | 37 | 11 |
| ANTOINE-CURIER Mikael | F | 03-04 | (Nottingham Forest) | Kidderminster Harriers | 8 | 2 |
| APPLEBY Matty | D | 01-05 | Barnsley | Darlington | 63 | 2 |
| ARBER Mark | CD | 04-05 | Peterborough United | Peterborough United | 14 | 1 |
| ARMITAGE Ken | CH | 47-48 | Leyton Orient | Ashton United | 5 | 0 |
| ARMSTRONG Chris | D | 01-03 | Bury | Sheffield United | 65 | 1 |
| ASPREY Bill | D | 65-68 | Stoke City | Port Vale | 80 | 3 |
| ASTON Viv | D | 48-52 | Bury | ? | 30 | 1 |
| ATKINSON Paul (1st spell) | W | 79-83 | App. | Watford | 143 | 11 |
| ATKINSON Paul (2nd spell) | W | 85-88 | Watford | Burnley | 33 | 1 |
| On loan:1986/87 Swansea City | 18 | 3 | ||||
| On loan:1986/87 Bolton Wanderers | 3 | 0 | ||||
| BAILEY Tony | CD | 73-75 | Derby County | Bury | 26 | 1 |
| BALL Alan | IF | 50-51 | Southport | Rochdale | 7 | 1 |
| BALMER Stuart | CD | 01-02 | Wigan Athletic | Boston United | 36 | 6 |
| On loan:2002/03 Scunthorpe United | 6 | 0 | ||||
| BANGER Nicky | F | 94-97 | Southampton | Oxford United | 64 | 10 |
| BARLOW Andy | FB | 84-95 | Jnrs. | Blackpool | 261 | 5 |
| On loan:1993/94 Bradford City | 2 | 0 | ||||
| BARLOW Colin | W | 63-64 | Manchester City | Doncaster Rovers | 6 | 1 |
| BARLOW Matty | F | 03-05 | YT | Stalybridge Celtic | 10 | 0 |
| BARLOW Stuart | F | 95-98 | Everton | Wigan Athletic | 93 | 31 |
| BARRETT Earl | D | 87-92 | Manchester City | Aston Villa | 183 | 7 |
| BARTLEY Tony | W | 64-66 | Bury | Chesterfield | 50 | 13 |
| BAUDET Julien | D | 01-03 | Toulouse (France) | Rotherham United | 44 | 3 |
| BAZLEY John | W | 56-62 | Bangor City | Worcester City | 130 | 19 |
| BEARDALL Jim | CF | 69-70 | Blackburn Rovers | Great Harwood Town | 22 | 10 |
| BEAVERS Paul (1st spell) | F | 98-99 | On loan from Sunderland | 7 | 2 | |
| BEAVERS Paul (2nd spell) | F | 99-00 | (Sunderland) | Darlington | 4 | 0 |
| On loan:1999/2000 Hartlepool United | 7 | 0 | ||||
| BEBBINGTON Keith | W | 66-72 | Stoke City | Rochdale | 237 | 38 |
| BECKETT Luke (1st spell) | F | 04-05 | On loan from Sheffield United | 9 | 6 | |
| BECKETT Luke (2nd spell) | F | 05-06 | On loan from Sheffield United | 34 | 18 | |
| BECKFORD Darren | F | 92-96 | Norwich City | Hearts | 52 | 11 |
| BEHARALL David | CD | 01-05 | Grimsby Town | Carlisle United | 60 | 3 |
| BELL Graham | M | 74-79 | Chadderton | Preston North End | 170 | 9 |
| BELL Tommy | FB | 46-52 | Mossley | Stockport County | 170 | 0 |
| BERESFORD David | W | 93-97 | YT | Huddersfield Town | 64 | 2 |
| On loan:1995/96 Swansea City | 6 | 0 | ||||
| BERESFORD Marlon | G | 07-08 | On loan from Luton Town | 5 | 0 | |
| BERNARD Mike | M | 77-79 | Everton | Retired (injury) | 6 | 0 |
| BERNARD Paul | M | 90-96 | YT | Aberdeen | 112 | 18 |
| BERTRAND Ryan | FB | 07-08 | On loan from Chelsea | 21 | 0 | |
| BEST David | G | 66-69 | Bournemouth | Ipswich Town | 98 | 0 |
| BESWICK Ivan | FB | 58-61 | (Manchester United) | Stalybridge Celtic | 46 | 0 |
| BETSY Kevin | M | 04-05 | Barnsley | Wycombe Wanderers | 36 | 5 |
| BETTS Eric | W | 55-57 | Wrexham | Bangor City | 26 | 5 |
| BINGHAM John | W | 69-70 | (Manchester City) | Mansfield Town | 17 | 3 |
| BIRCH Brian | IF | 59-61 | Exeter City | Rochdale | 35 | 10 |
| BIRKETT Ronnie | W | 48-49 | New Brighton | Accrington Stanley | 4 | 0 |
| BLACKSHAW Bill | W | 46-49 | (Manchester City) | Crystal Palace | 67 | 22 |
| BLAIR Ronnie (1st spell) | D | 66-70 | Coleraine (N. Ireland) | Rochdale | 76 | 1 |
| BLAIR Ronnie (2nd spell) | D | 72-81 | Rochdale | Blackpool | 295 | 22 |
| BLAYNEY Alan | G | 06-07 | Doncaster Rovers | Bohemians (Eire) | 3 | 0 |
| BLORE Reg | W | 65-70 | Blackburn Rovers | Bangor City | 187 | 20 |
| BLUNDELL Chris | CD | 87-89 | YT | Rochdale | 3 | 0 |
| BOLLANDS John (1st spell) | G | 54-56 | South Bank | Sunderland | 23 | 0 |
| BOLLANDS John (2nd spell) | G | 61-66 | Bolton Wanderers | Retired | 131 | 0 |
| BONNER Mark | M | 03-06 | Cardiff City | Retired (injury) | 33 | 1 |
| BOOTHMAN Jerry | FB | 46-48 | Armed Forces | ? | 44 | 0 |
| BOSHELL Danny | M | 99-05 | YT | Stockport County | 70 | 2 |
| On loan:2004/05 Bury | 6 | 0 | ||||
| BOURNE Albert | F | 58-60 | (Manchester City) | ? | 35 | 9 |
| BOWDEN Jack | WH | 46-49 | Jnrs. | Witton Albion | 72 | 1 |
| BOWDEN Jon | M | 81-85 | Jnrs. | Port Vale | 82 | 5 |
| BOWIE Jim | M | 62-72 | Arthurlie | Rochdale | 333 | 37 |
| BOXALL Danny | D | 97-98 | On loan from Crystal Palace | 18 | 0 | |
| BRADSHAW George | G | 50-51 | Bury | Retired | 1 | 0 |
| BRAMWELL Steve | M | 88-89 | YT | Hyde United | 1 | 0 |
| BRANAGAN Jim | FB | 74-77 | Jnrs. | Cape Town City (S. Africa) | 27 | 0 |
| BRANAGAN Ken | FB | 60-66 | Manchester City | Mgr. Irlam Town | 177 | 5 |
| BRANSTON Guy | CD | 04-06 | Sheffield Wednesday | Peterborough United | 45 | 2 |
| BRAZIL Derek | CD | 90-91 | On loan from Manchester United | 1 | 0 | |
| BRENNAN Mark | M | 92-96 | Manchester City | Sydney Olympic (Australia) | 90 | 7 |
| BRIERLEY Ken (1st spell) | WH | 46-48 | Range Boilers | Liverpool | 58 | 5 |
| BRIERLEY Ken (2nd spell) | WH | 52-55 | Liverpool | Stalybridge Celtic | 67 | 5 |
| BRIGHT David | FB | 68-70 | Preston North End | Great Harwood Town | 19 | 0 |
| BROADLEY Pat | WH | 51-52 | Sligo Rovers (Eire) | Northwich Victoria | 4 | 0 |
| BROMAGE Russel | FB | 83-84 | On loan from Port Vale | 2 | 0 | |
| BROOK Lewis | FB | 47-57 | Huddersfield Town | Retired | 189 | 14 |
| BRUCE Alex | D | 04-05 | On loan from Blackburn Rovers | 12 | 0 | |
| BRUNSKILL Joe | F | 54-55 | (Sunderland) | ? | 12 | 2 |
| BRYAN Peter | FB | 65-66 | Middlesbrough | Retired | 6 | 0 |
| BRYCELAND Tommy | IF | 69-72 | Norwich City | P/Mgr. St. Mirren | 67 | 10 |
| BUCHAN Martin | CD | 83-85 | Manchester United | Mgr. Burnley | 28 | 0 |
| BUCKLEY Ian | FB | 71-72 | App. | Stockport County | 5 | 0 |
| On loan:1973/74 Rochdale | 6 | 0 | ||||
| BUDTZ Jan | G | 08-09 | On loan from Hartlepool United | 3 | 0 | |
| BULLOCK Steven | D | 83-86 | Jnrs. | Tranmere Rovers | 18 | 0 |
| BUNN Frankie | F | 87-90 | Hull City | Stalybridge Celtic | 78 | 26 |
| BUNTING Ben | FB | 46-48 | (Rochdale - Am.) | Retired (injury) | 32 | 0 |
| BURDESS John | IF | 63-65 | App. | Stalybridge Celtic | 3 | 0 |
| BURGESS Ben | F | 02-03 | On loan from Stockport County | 7 | 0 | |
| BURNETT George | G | 51-55 | Everton | Ellesmere Port | 100 | 0 |
| BURNS Leo | WH | 55-56 | (Manchester City - Am.) | ? | 4 | 0 |
| BURNS Ollie | IF | 46-47 | (Burnley) | Halifax Town | 25 | 5 |
| BUTCHER Richard | M | 05-06 | Lincoln City | Peterborough United | 36 | 4 |
| On loan:2005/06 Lincoln City | 4 | 1 | ||||
| BUTLER Tommy (1st spell) | W | 37-39 | Macclesfield Town (ex (Bolton W.)) | Middlesbrough | 45 | 9 |
| BUTLER Tommy (2nd spell) | W | 46-47 | Middlesbrough | Accrington Stanley | 30 | 3 |
| BYFIELD Darren (1st spell) | F | 08-09 | On loan from Doncaster Rovers | 8 | 1 | |
| BYFIELD Darren (2nd spell) | F | 09-10 | Doncaster Rovers | Walsall | 3 | 0 |
| BYRNE Richie | FB | 08-09 | Aberdeen | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 4 | 0 |
| CALLAGHAN Aaron | CD | 86-88 | Stoke City | Crewe Alexandra | 16 | 2 |
| CAMERON Alex | RB | 64-65 | Hibernian | Bloemfontein City (S.Africa) | 15 | 0 |
| CAMPBELL Charlie | WH | 49-50 | Rutherglen Glencairn | Hyde United | 2 | 0 |
| CAMPBELL Jackie | WH | 56-57 | Blackburn Rovers | Coach Blackburn Rovers | 26 | 5 |
| CARROLL Joe | F | 75-76 | Jnrs. | Halifax Town | 4 | 0 |
| CARSS Tony | M | 00-03 | Carlisle United | Huddersfield Town | 75 | 5 |
| CASSIDY Laurie | F | 56-57 | Manchester United | ? | 4 | 1 |
| CECERE Mike | F | 86-89 | App. | Huddersfield Town | 52 | 8 |
| CHALMERS Aaron | M | 07-08 | YT | Macclesfield Town | 2 | 0 |
| CHAPMAN Les (1st spell) | M | 66-70 | (Huddersfield Town - Am.) | Huddersfield Town | 76 | 9 |
| CHAPMAN Les (2nd spell) | M | 74-79 | Huddersfield Town | Stockport County | 187 | 11 |
| CHARLTON Simon | FB | 06-07 | Norwich City | Coach Norwich City | 34 | 1 |
| CHAYTOR Ken | IF | 54-60 | Jnrs. | Witton Albion | 77 | 20 |
| CLAMP Ted | G | 49-50 | Derby County | Buxton | 3 | 0 |
| CLARK Ronnie | W | 58-59 | Gillingham | Bedford Town | 4 | 0 |
| CLARKE Alf | IF | 52-54 | Burnley | Halifax Town | 43 | 12 |
| CLARKE Leon | F | 06-07 | On loan from Sheffield Wednesday | 5 | 3 | |
| CLEGG Michael | FB | 01-04 | Manchester United | Coach Manchester United | 46 | 0 |
| CLEMENTS Kenny | CD | 79-85 | Manchester City | Manchester City | 206 | 2 |
| CLEMENTS Paul | M | 71-73 | Skelmersdale United | Wigan Athletic | 35 | 0 |
| CLITHEROE Lee | W | 97-99 | YT | Lancaster City | 5 | 0 |
| COLLINS Bobby | IF | 72-73 | Wilhelmina (Australia) (ex Morton) | Mgr. Huddersfield Town | 7 | 0 |
| COLLINS Jimmy | IF | 83-84 | YT | Bury | 1 | 0 |
| COLLINS John | IF | 66-67 | Queens Park Rangers | Reading | 21 | 8 |
| COLQUHOUN John (1st spell) | M | 61-65 | Stirling Albion | Scunthorpe United | 163 | 33 |
| COLQUHOUN John (2nd spell) | M | 68-70 | Scunthorpe United | Ashton United | 70 | 6 |
| COLUSSO Cristian | M | 01-02 | On loan from Rosario Central (Argentina) | 13 | 2 | |
| COLVILLE Bob | F | 83-87 | Rhos United | Bury | 32 | 4 |
| CONSTANTINE Leon | M | 07-08 | On loan from Leeds United | 8 | 2 | |
| COOKSEY Ernie | M | 03-05 | Crawley Town | Rochdale | 37 | 4 |
| COOPER Kenny | F | 04-05 | On loan from Manchester United | 7 | 3 | |
| CORAZZIN Carlo | F | 00-03 | Northampton Town | Vancouver Whitecaps (Can.) | 110 | 20 |
| CORBETT Peter | G | 59-60 | Workington | Morecambe | 10 | 0 |
| CRAIG Bobby | IF | 63-65 | St. Johnstone | Toronto City (Canada) | 18 | 4 |
| CRANSTON Bill | WH | 69-73 | Preston North End | Retired | 100 | 2 |
| CRAWFORD Ian | CF | 52-54 | Ayr United | Halifax Town | 24 | 8 |
| CREANEY Gerry | F | 95-96 | On loan from Manchester City | 9 | 2 | |
| CROFT Lee | F | 04-05 | On loan from Manchester City | 12 | 0 | |
| CROOK George | IF | 53-58 | - | Toronto Ukrainians (Canada) | 57 | 13 |
| CROSS David | F | 83-84 | Vancouver Whitecaps (Can.) | Vancouver Whitecaps (Can.) | 22 | 6 |
| CROSSLEY Mark | G | 07-09 | Fulham | Chesterfield | 59 | 0 |
| CROSSLEY Terry | W | 57-58 | Portmadoc | ? | 2 | 1 |
| CROWE Dean | F | 03-04 | Luton Town | Leek Town | 5 | 1 |
| CRUMBLEHULME Kevin | M | 71-72 | App. | Fleetwood | 2 | 0 |
| CURRAN Jimmy | G | 66-67 | (Newcastle United) | Crewe Alexandra | 3 | 0 |
| CURRIE David | F | 90-92 | Nottingham Forest | Barnsley | 31 | 3 |
| CUTTING Jack | IF | 46-47 | (Manchester United - Am.) | Fleetwood | 4 | 1 |
| CYWKA Thomasz | M | 06-07 | On loan from Wigan Athletic | 4 | 0 | |
| D'ARCY Eamonn | G | 54-56 | Dundalk (Eire) | Shamrock Rovers (Eire) | 45 | 0 |
| DA SILVA Lourenco | F | 02-03 | On loan from Sporting Lisbon (Portugal) | 7 | 1 | |
| DAVIES Craig | F | 07-09 | Wolverhampton Wds. | Brighton | 44 | 10 |
| On loan:2008/09 Stockport County | 9 | 5 | ||||
| DAVIS Eric | CF | 60-61 | Chester | Retired | 2 | 1 |
| DAY Chris | G | 05-06 | Queens Park Rangers | Millwall | 30 | 0 |
| DEARDEN Billy | F | 64-67 | Jnrs. | Crewe Alexandra | 35 | 2 |
| DICKINSON Len | IF | 61-62 | (Sheffield Wednesday) | Witton Albion | 5 | 2 |
| DIVERS John | IF | 47-48 | Greenock Morton | Greenock Morton | 1 | 0 |
| DONACHIE Willie | FB | 84-91 | Burnley | Coach Oldham Athletic | 169 | 3 |
| DOWD Harry | G | 70-74 | Manchester City | Northwich Victoria | 121 | 0 |
| DOWKER Tom | W | 47-48 | South Liverpool | ? | 1 | 0 |
| DOWN David | CF | 68-69 | Bradford Park Avenue | Swindon Town | 9 | 1 |
| DOYLE Ally | FB | 67-69 | Coleraine (N. Ireland) | Coleraine (N. Ireland) | 33 | 0 |
| DRYBURGH Tom | W | 57-58 | Hull City | Rochdale | 1 | 0 |
| DUDLEY Craig | F | 98-02 | Notts County | Burton Albion | 60 | 10 |
| On loan:1999/2000 Chesterfield | 2 | 0 | ||||
| On loan:2001/02 Scunthorpe United | 4 | 0 | ||||
| DUFFY Gerry | CF | 56-59 | Middlewich | Witton Albion | 58 | 21 |
| DUNGWORTH John | F | 75-76 | Huddersfield Town | Aldershot | 4 | 0 |
| On loan:1976/77 Rochdale | 14 | 3 | ||||
| DUXBURY Lee | M | 96-03 | Bradford City | Bury | 248 | 32 |
| EARDLEY Neal | FB | 05-09 | YT | Blackpool | 113 | 10 |
| EDMONDS Neil | M | 86-88 | YT | Rochdale | 5 | 0 |
| EDWARDS Paul | CD | 72-78 | Manchester United | Stockport County | 112 | 7 |
| On loan:1976/77 Stockport County | 2 | 0 | ||||
| EDWARDS Paul | M | 05-07 | Blackpool | Port Vale | 60 | 0 |
| EDWARDS Steve | D | 77-83 | App. | Crewe Alexandra | 80 | 0 |
| ELLIS Tony | F | 86-88 | Horwich R.M.I. | Preston North End | 8 | 0 |
| EYRE John (1st spell) | F | 93-95 | YT | Scunthorpe United | 10 | 1 |
| On loan:1994/95 Scunthorpe United | 9 | 8 | ||||
| EYRE John (2nd spell) | F | 01-05 | Hull City | North Ferriby United | 118 | 14 |
| EYRES David | W | 00-06 | Preston North End | Hyde United | 207 | 33 |
| FACEY Delroy | F | 04-06 | Hull City | Tranmere Rovers | 9 | 0 |
| FAIRCLOUGH David | F | 85-86 | Norwich City | KSK Beveren (Belgium) | 17 | 1 |
| FARMER Bill | G | 57-58 | Nottingham Forest | Worcester City | 5 | 0 |
| FAULKNER Mike | WH | 69-70 | (Sheffield United) | Morecambe | 1 | 0 |
| FAWLEY Ronnie | W | 50-58 | Ashton United | Northwich Victoria | 94 | 9 |
| FERGUSON Charlie | FB | 59-61 | Rochdale | P/Coach Rossendale United | 57 | 0 |
| FERGUSON Jimmy | G | 59-60 | Falkirk | Crewe Alexandra | 36 | 0 |
| FERGUSON John | W | 56-57 | St. Andrews United | Retired (illness) | 1 | 0 |
| FERREIRA Fabio | M | 08-09 | On loan from Chelsea | 1 | 0 | |
| FERRIER Ron | IF | 37-47 | Manchester United | Coach Grimsby Town | 45 | 25 |
| FILLERY Mike | M | 90-91 | Portsmouth | Crawley Town | 2 | 0 |
| On loan:1990/91 Millwall | 1 | 0 | ||||
| On loan:1991/92 Torquay United | 4 | 0 | ||||
| FIRM Neil | CD | 81-82 | On loan from Leeds United | 9 | 0 | |
| FITTON John | G | 69-70 | Jnrs. | Mossley | 3 | 0 |
| FLEMING Craig | D | 91-97 | Halifax Town | Norwich City | 164 | 1 |
| FLEMING Craig | M | 03-04 | YT | Mossley | 1 | 0 |
| FLYNN Mike | CD | 87-89 | App. | Norwich City | 40 | 1 |
| FORAN Mark | CD | 96-97 | On loan from Peterborough United | 1 | 0 | |
| FORBES Terrell | FB | 05-06 | Grimsby Town | Yeovil Town | 39 | 0 |
| FORD Ken | W | 61-62 | (Sheffield Wednesday) | ? | 5 | 1 |
| FOSTER Tony | IF | 66-68 | (Arsenal) | St. Patricks Athletic (Eire) | 9 | 0 |
| FOX Ray (Am.) | W | 57-58 | Armed Forces | ? | 1 | 0 |
| FRIZZELL Jimmy | IF | 60-70 | Greenock Morton | Mgr. Oldham Athletic | 317 | 56 |
| FRYATT Jim | CF | 69-72 | Blackburn Rovers | Southport | 76 | 40 |
| FRYER John | CF | 47-48 | Goslings | Wigan Athletic | 9 | 3 |
| FUTCHER Ben | CD | 99-01 | YT | Stalybridge Celtic | 10 | 0 |
| FUTCHER Paul | CD | 80-83 | Manchester City | Derby County | 98 | 1 |
| FUTCHER Ron | F | 85-87 | Barnsley | Bradford City | 65 | 30 |
| GANNON John | M | 95-97 | Sheffield United | Retired | 6 | 0 |
| GARDNER Steve | M | 77-81 | (Ipswich Town) | Karlskrona (Sweden) | 53 | 2 |
| GARLAND Ron | CF | 54-56 | South Bank St. Peter | Mossley | 9 | 3 |
| GARNETT Shaun | CD | 96-02 | Swansea City | Halifax Town | 173 | 9 |
| GARWOOD Colin | F | 71-75 | Peterborough United | Huddersfield Town | 93 | 35 |
| GAYLE Andy | W | 88-89 | YT | Crewe Alexandra | 1 | 0 |
| GAYNOR Len | IF | 57-58 | Aldershot | Yeovil Town | 5 | 0 |
| GEMMELL Eric | CF | 47-54 | (Manchester City) | Crewe Alexandra | 195 | 109 |
| GERRARD Paul | G | 92-96 | YT | Everton | 119 | 1 |
| GIDDINGS Stuart | FB | 07-08 | On loan from Coventry City | 2 | 0 | |
| GILL Wayne | M | 01-02 | Tranmere Rovers | Scarborough | 3 | 0 |
| GLOMBARD Luigi | F | 06-07 | On loan from Cardiff City | 8 | 1 | |
| GOLBOURNE Scott | FB | 08-09 | On loan from Reading | 8 | 0 | |
| GOODFELLOW Syd | WH | 50-52 | Doncaster Rovers | Accrington Stanley | 72 | 2 |
| GOODWIN Les | W | 46-47 | Haughton Green | Southport | 7 | 0 |
| GORAM Andy (1st spell) | G | 81-88 | (West Bromwich Alb. - App.) | Hibernian | 195 | 0 |
| GORAM Andy (2nd spell) | G | 01-02 | Coventry City | Queen of the South | 4 | 0 |
| GORDINE Barry | G | 68-71 | (Sheffield United) | ? | 83 | 0 |
| GORTON Andy | G | 85-88 | YT | Stockport County | 26 | 0 |
| On loan:1986/87 Stockport County | 14 | 0 | ||||
| On loan:1987/88 Tranmere Rovers | 1 | 0 | ||||
| GRABBAN Lewis | F | 06-07 | On loan from Crystal Palace | 9 | 0 | |
| GRAHAM Richard | D | 93-00 | YT | Retired (injury) | 150 | 14 |
| GRAINGER Dennis | W | 51-52 | Wrexham | Bangor City | 3 | 0 |
| GRANT Anthony | M | 05-06 | On loan from Chelsea | 2 | 0 | |
| GRANT Lee | G | 05-06 | On loan from Derby County | 16 | 0 | |
| GRAY Andy | M | 98-99 | On loan from Nottingham Forest | 4 | 0 | |
| GREAVES Ian | FB | 61-63 | Lincoln City | Altrincham | 22 | 0 |
| GREENALL George | CH | 60-61 | (Manchester City) | Altrincham | 25 | 0 |
| GREW Mark | G | 83-84 | On loan from Leicester City | 5 | 0 | |
| GRIFFIN Adam | FB | 01-05 | YT | Stockport County | 62 | 3 |
| On loan:2005/06 Oxford United | 9 | 0 | ||||
| GROBBELAAR Bruce | G | 97-98 | Plymouth Argyle | Bury | 4 | 0 |
| GROVES Alan | W | 73-78 | Bournemouth | Blackpool | 140 | 12 |
| HADDINGTON Ray | IF | 47-51 | (Bradford City) | Manchester City | 117 | 63 |
| HAINING Will | CD | 01-07 | YT | St. Mirren | 155 | 11 |
| HALL Allan | WH | 57-61 | (Manchester United - Am.) | Winsford United | 74 | 5 |
| HALL Chris | F | 03-07 | YT | Stalybridge Celtic | 43 | 1 |
| HALL Danny | CD | 02-06 | YT | Shrewsbury Town | 64 | 1 |
| HALL Fitz | CD | 01-03 | Chesham United | Southampton | 44 | 5 |
| HALL Jim | FB | 65-66 | Mather & Platt | Westview Apollon (S. Africa) | 2 | 0 |
| HALLE Gunnar | FB | 90-97 | Lillestrom (Norway) | Leeds United | 188 | 17 |
| HALLWORTH Jon | G | 88-97 | Ipswich Town | Cardiff City | 174 | 0 |
| HALOM Vic | F | 76-80 | Sunderland | Rotherham United | 123 | 43 |
| HALSALL Alan | G | 63-64 | Blackpool | Wigan Athletic | 2 | 0 |
| HARDIE John | G | 60-61 | Falkirk | Chester | 17 | 0 |
| HARDWICK George | FB | 50-56 | Middlesbrough | Mgr. PSV Eindhoven (Holl.) | 190 | 14 |
| HARDY Lee | M | 01-02 | (Blackburn Rovers) | Macclesfield Town | 1 | 0 |
| HARRIS Bill | G | 46-47 | West Bromwich Albion | Accrington Stanley | 32 | 0 |
| HARRIS Jimmy | CF | 64-66 | Birmingham City | St. Patricks Athletic (Eire) | 29 | 9 |
| HARRIS Joe | CF | 52-54 | Blackburn Rovers | Crusaders (N.Ireland) | 27 | 4 |
| HARRISON Wayne | F | 84-85 | App. | Liverpool | 6 | 1 |
| HARTFORD Asa | M | 88-89 | Stockport County | Shrewsbury Town | 7 | 0 |
| HARTLE Barry | W | 70-71 | Stockport County | Southport | 9 | 2 |
| HARTLEY Eddie | W | 56-57 | Rossendale United (ex (Burnley)) | Chorley | 1 | 0 |
| HASLAM Harry | FB | 46-47 | (Rochdale - Am.) | Brighton | 2 | 0 |
| HATELEY Tony | CF | 73-74 | Notts County | Boston Minutemen (USA) | 5 | 1 |
| HAYES Bill | WH | 38-51 | Halton Juniors | Mossley | 126 | 3 |
| HEATH Don | W | 70-72 | Swindon Town | Peterborough United | 45 | 1 |
| HEATON Paul | M | 77-84 | App. | Rochdale | 136 | 28 |
| HENRY Nick | M | 87-97 | YT | Sheffield United | 273 | 19 |
| HENRY Tony | M | 82-88 | Bolton Wanderers | Stoke City | 190 | 25 |
| HERBERT Frank | WH | 46-47 | (Bury) | ? | 4 | 0 |
| HESELTINE Wayne | FB | 89-90 | (Manchester United) | Bradford City | 1 | 0 |
| HICKS Keith | CD | 71-80 | App. | Hereford United | 242 | 11 |
| HILL Clint | D | 02-03 | Tranmere Rovers | Stoke City | 17 | 1 |
| HILTON Mark | M | 77-81 | App. | Bury | 50 | 2 |
| HINES Seb | D | 08-09 | On loan from Middlesbrough | 4 | 0 | |
| HITCHEN Trevor | WH | 56-57 | Southport | P./Mgr. Wigan Athletic | 3 | 0 |
| HOBSON Wilf | WH | 54-59 | West Stanley | Gateshead | 170 | 1 |
| HODGE Martin | G | 82-83 | On loan from Everton | 4 | 0 | |
| HODGSON Doug | CD | 96-99 | Sheffield United | Northampton Town | 41 | 4 |
| HODKINSON Andy | W | 83-85 | (Bolton Wanderers - App.) | Stockport County | 5 | 1 |
| HODKINSON Dave | W | 61-62 | App. | Morecambe | 2 | 0 |
| HOLDEN Andy | CD | 88-95 | Wigan Athletic | Coach Oldham Athletic | 22 | 4 |
| HOLDEN Dean | FB | 01-05 | Bolton Wanderers | Peterborough United | 108 | 10 |
| HOLDEN Rick (1st spell) | W | 89-92 | Watford | Manchester City | 129 | 19 |
| HOLDEN Rick (2nd spell) | W | 93-95 | Manchester City | Blackpool | 60 | 9 |
| HOLDEN Stewart | D | 65-67 | Huddersfield Town | Rochdale | 42 | 5 |
| HOLT Andy | FB | 96-01 | YT | Hull City | 124 | 10 |
| HOLT David | D | 74-80 | Bury | Burnley | 142 | 1 |
| HOLT Ray | CH | 65-66 | Huddersfield Town | Halifax Town | 15 | 0 |
| HOOLICKIN Garry | D | 76-87 | App. | Retired (injury) | 211 | 2 |
| HOOLICKIN Steve | FB | 69-72 | App. | Bury | 8 | 0 |
| HOPKINSON Eddie | G | 51-52 | Jnrs. | Bolton Wanderers | 3 | 0 |
| HORSBURGH John | G | 61-62 | Dundee | ? | 1 | 0 |
| HORTON Les | WH | 46-48 | (Rochdale) | Carlisle United | 79 | 2 |
| HOTTE Mark | M | 97-01 | YT | Scarborough | 65 | 0 |
| HOULAHAN Harry | IF | 52-54 | (Newcastle United) | Darlington | 6 | 3 |
| HOWARTH Chris | G | 06-07 | On loan from Bolton Wanderers | 3 | 0 | |
| HOWE Fred | CF | 46-47 | Grimsby Town | Ashton United | 30 | 20 |
| HUDSON John | W | 82-84 | (Manchester City - App.) | Kramfors (Sweden) | 20 | 0 |
| HUDSON Mark | CD | 03-04 | On loan from Fulham | 15 | 0 | |
| HUGHES Andy | M | 95-98 | YT | Notts County | 33 | 1 |
| HUGHES Lee | F | 07-09 | West Bromwich Albion | Notts County | 55 | 25 |
| On loan:2008/09 Blackpool | 3 | 1 | ||||
| HUGHES Mark (1st spell) | M | 04-05 | On loan from Tottenham Hotspur | 27 | 0 | |
| HUGHES Mark (2nd spell) | M | 05-06 | (Tottenham Hotspur) | Thurrock | 33 | 1 |
| HUMPHRIES John | F | 82-84 | App. | Horwich R.M.I. | 13 | 0 |
| On loan:1983/84 Rochdale | 6 | 0 | ||||
| HUNTER Allan | CD | 66-69 | Coleraine (N. Ireland) | Blackburn Rovers | 83 | 1 |
| HURST Jack | CH | 46-51 | Bolton Wanderers | Chelmsford City | 98 | 2 |
| HURST John | CD | 76-81 | Everton | Retired | 170 | 2 |
| HUTCHINSON Jimmy | IF | 48-50 | Lincoln City | Denaby United | 14 | 3 |
| INNES Mark | D | 97-02 | YT | Chesterfield | 23 | 2 |
| IRVING Dave | F | 76-78 | Everton | Fort Lauderdale Strikers (USA) | 21 | 7 |
| IRWIN Denis | FB | 86-90 | Leeds United | Manchester United | 167 | 4 |
| JACK Rodney | F | 04-05 | Rushden & Diamonds | Waterford United (Eire) | 10 | 2 |
| JACKSON Albert | CH | 63-66 | (Manchester United-Jnrs.) | Bangor City | 22 | 4 |
| JACKSON Bob | FB | 51-55 | Jnrs. | Lincoln City | 29 | 1 |
| JACKSON Harry | F | 51-56 | Jnrs. | Rochdale | 10 | 1 |
| JACKSON Norman | FB | 56-57 | Bristol City | Retired (injury) | 2 | 0 |
| JARRETT Jason | M | 07-08 | On loan from Preston North End | 15 | 3 | |
| JARVIS Brian | WH | 59-63 | Wrexham | Altrincham | 88 | 2 |
| JEPSON Ronnie | F | 97-98 | Bury | Burnley | 9 | 4 |
| JESSOP Willie | W | 47-51 | Stockport County | Wrexham | 94 | 16 |
| JOBSON Richard | CD | 90-96 | Hull City | Leeds United | 189 | 10 |
| JOHN Ray | WH | 58-60 | Exeter City | Margate | 32 | 5 |
| JOHNSON Jermaine | M | 03-05 | Bolton Wanderers | Tivoli Gardens (Jamaica) | 39 | 9 |
| JOHNSTON Billy | IF | 66-69 | Glenavon (N. Ireland) | Coleraine (N. Ireland) | 29 | 6 |
| JOHNSTON Tommy | CF | 51-52 | Darlington | Norwich City | 5 | 3 |
| JOHNSTONE Bobby | IF | 60-65 | Hibernian | Witton Albion | 143 | 36 |
| JONES Alex | CD | 82-85 | App. | Preston North End | 8 | 0 |
| On loan:1984/85 Stockport County | 3 | 0 | ||||
| JONES Chris | F | 71-72 | On loan from Swindon Town | 3 | 1 | |
| JONES Danny | FB | 08-09 | On loan from Wolverhampton Wds. | 23 | 1 | |
| JONES George | F | 72-76 | Bury | Halifax Town | 71 | 19 |
| JONES John | G | 48-49 | Northampton Town | ? | 22 | 0 |
| JONES Paul | CD | 85-87 | Huddersfield Town | Blackpool | 32 | 1 |
| JONES Paul | FB | 99-01 | Leigh RMI (ex (Tranmere Rovers)) | Hyde United | 28 | 3 |
| JORDAN Tim | F | 78-80 | Jnrs. | Karlskrona (Sweden) | 5 | 0 |
| JOYCE Walter | WH | 67-70 | Blackburn Rovers | Coach Oldham Athletic | 71 | 2 |
| KABBA Steve | F | 08-09 | On loan from Watford | 8 | 0 | |
| KALALA Jean-Paul | M | 07-08 | Yeovil Town | Yeovil Town | 20 | 0 |
| On loan:2008/09 Grimsby Town | 21 | 2 | ||||
| KANE Paul | M | 90-92 | Hibernian | Aberdeen | 21 | 0 |
| KEEGAN Ged | M | 78-83 | Manchester City | Mansfield Town | 144 | 5 |
| KEELEY Glenn | CD | 87-88 | Blackburn Rovers | Bolton Wanderers | 11 | 0 |
| On loan:1987/88 Colchester United | 4 | 0 | ||||
| KEELEY John | G | 91-93 | Brighton | Colchester United | 2 | 0 |
| On loan:1991/92 Oxford United | 6 | 0 | ||||
| On loan:1991/92 Reading | 6 | 0 | ||||
| On loan:1992/93 Chester City | 4 | 0 | ||||
| KEIZERWEERD Orpheo (N/C) | F | 92-93 | Rodez (Spain) | S.V. Huizen (Holland) | 1 | 0 |
| KELLY Ashley | M | 07-08 | YT | Flixton | 1 | 0 |
| KELLY Gary | G | 96-02 | Bury | Sheffield United | 225 | 0 |
| KELLY John | W | 87-89 | Swindon Town | Walsall | 52 | 6 |
| KELLY Norman | M | 87-89 | YT | Dunfermline Athletic | 2 | 0 |
| On loan:1989/90 Wigan Athletic | 4 | 0 | ||||
| KENNY Bill | M | 94-95 | Everton | Barrow | 4 | 0 |
| KERR Jimmy | W | 54-56 | Lincoln City | North Shields | 34 | 4 |
| KEY Lance | G | 93-94 | On loan from Sheffield Wednesday | 2 | 0 | |
| KILCLINE Brian | CD | 91-92 | Coventry City | Newcastle United | 8 | 0 |
| KILKENNY Neil (1st spell) | M | 04-05 | On loan from Birmingham City | 27 | 4 | |
| KILKELLY Neil (2nd spell) | M | 07-08 | On loan from Birmingham City | 20 | 1 | |
| KILLEN Chris | F | 02-06 | Manchester City | Hibernian | 78 | 17 |
| KING Dennis | W | 54-56 | Spennymoor United | Chorley | 22 | 7 |
| KINNELL George | WH | 66-67 | Stoke City | Sunderland | 12 | 8 |
| KNIGHT David | G | 06-07 | On loan from Middlesbrough | |||