| WIGAN ATHLETIC : 1978/79 - 2011/12 | ||||||
| NAME | POS. | SEASONS | SOURCE | TRANSFERRED TO | APPS | GLS |
| ADAMCZUK Dariusz | M | 01-02 | On loan from Rangers | 3 | 0 | |
| ADEKOLA David | F | 94-95 | Bury | Hereford United | 4 | 0 |
| ADKINS Nigel | G | 86-93 | Tranmere Rovers | P/Mgr. Bangor City | 155 | 0 |
| AGHAHOWA Julius | F | 06-08 | Shakhtar Donetsk (Ukraine) | Kayserispor (Turkey) | 20 | 0 |
| AINSCOW Andy | F | 87-89 | App. | Rotherham United | 22 | 4 |
| APPLETON Steve | D | 90-93 | YT | Southport | 48 | 1 |
| ASHCROFT Lee | W | 00-02 | Grimsby Town | Southport | 46 | 8 |
| On loan:2002/03 Port Vale | 3 | 0 | ||||
| On loan:2002/03 Huddersfield Town | 4 | 0 | ||||
| ASPINALL Warren | F | 84-86 | App. | Everton | 51 | 22 |
| ASPINALL Wayne | FB | 83-85 | Atherton Colliery | Barrow | 8 | 0 |
| ATHERTON Peter | CD | 87-92 | YT | Coventry City | 149 | 1 |
| BAILEY Neil | M | 83-86 | Newport County | Stockport County | 41 | 2 |
| BAINES Leighton | FB | 02-07 | YT | Everton | 145 | 4 |
| BALMER Stuart | CD | 98-01 | Charlton Athletic | Oldham Athletic | 101 | 4 |
| BARACLOUGH Ian | FB | 89-90 | On loan from Leicester City | 9 | 2 | |
| BARLOW Stuart | F | 95-00 | Everton | Tranmere Rovers | 83 | 40 |
| BARNWELL-EDINBORO Jamie | F | 95-96 | On loan from Coventry City | 10 | 1 | |
| BARROW Graham | M | 81-86 | Altrincham | Chester City | 179 | 36 |
| BEAGRIE Peter | W | 00-01 | Bradford City | Scunthorpe United | 10 | 1 |
| BEESLEY Paul | CD | 84-90 | Marine | Leyton Orient | 155 | 3 |
| BENJAMIN Ian | F | 94-96 | Brentford | Bury Town | 20 | 6 |
| BENNETT Gary | F | 84-85 | Kirkby Town | Chester City | 20 | 3 |
| BENT Marcus | F | 07-08 | On loan from Charlton Athletic | 31 | 7 | |
| BIDSTRUP Stefan | M | 00-01 | Lyngby BK (Denmark) | AaB Aalborg (Denmark) | 15 | 2 |
| BIGGINS Wayne | F | 95-97 | Oxford United | Leek Town | 51 | 5 |
| BISHOP Charlie | D | 96-98 | Barnsley | Northampton Town | 28 | 0 |
| BLACK Tony | W | 94-98 | Bamber Bridge | Accrington Stanley | 31 | 2 |
| BOUGHEY Darren | W | 90-91 | On loan from Stoke City | 2 | 2 | |
| BOWEN Mark | FB | 99-00 | Charlton Athletic | Coach Crystal Palace | 7 | 0 |
| BRADD Les | F | 81-83 | Stockport County | Kettering Town | 63 | 25 |
| On loan:1982/83 Bristol Rovers | 1 | 1 | ||||
| BRADSHAW Carl | FB | 97-01 | Norwich City | Scunthorpe United | 120 | 11 |
| BRAMBLE Titus | CD | 07-10 | Newcastle United | Sunderland | 96 | 5 |
| BRANCH Graham | F | 97-98 | On loan from Tranmere Rovers | 3 | 0 | |
| BRANNAN Ged | M | 00-03 | Motherwell | Accrington Stanley | 52 | 0 |
| On loan:2002/03 Dunfermline Athletic | 8 | 0 | ||||
| On loan:2003/04 Rochdale | 11 | 1 | ||||
| BRECKIN Ian | CD | 02-05 | Chesterfield | Nottingham Forest | 96 | 0 |
| BROLLY Richard | W | 92-93 | Illinios University (USA) | Illinios University (USA) | 2 | 1 |
| BROUGHTON Drewe | F | 97-98 | On loan from Norwich City | 4 | 0 | |
| BROWN John | G | 78-82 | Stockport County | Macclesfield Town | 93 | 0 |
| BROWN Michael | M | 07-10 | Fulham | Portsmouth | 58 | 0 |
| BROWNBILL Derek | F | 78-80 | Port Vale | Stafford Rangers | 48 | 8 |
| BRUCE Alex | F | 83-85 | Preston North End | Retired | 43 | 7 |
| BRUNO Pasquale | CD | 97-98 | Hearts | Cowdenbeath | 1 | 0 |
| BUCKLEY Glen | F | 79-80 | (Preston North End - N/C) | Coach Wigan Athletic | 1 | 0 |
| BUKRAN Gabby | M | 01-02 | Walsall | SV Salzburg (Austria) | 1 | 0 |
| BULLARD Jimmy | M | 02-06 | Peterborough United | Fulham | 145 | 10 |
| BURCHILL Mark | F | 03-04 | On loan from Portsmouth | 4 | 0 | |
| BUTLER John (1st spell) | FB | 81-89 | Prescot Cables | Stoke City | 245 | 15 |
| BUTLER John (2nd spell) | FB | 95-97 | Stoke City | Stalybridge Celtic | 57 | 1 |
| BUTLER Lee | G | 96-98 | Barnsley | Dunfermline Athletic | 63 | 0 |
| CALDWELL Steven | CD | 10-11 | Burnley | Birmingham City | 10 | 0 |
| CAMARA Henri | F | 05-09 | Wolverhampton Wds. | Sheffield United | 69 | 20 |
| On loan:2007/08 West Ham United | 10 | 0 | ||||
| On loan:2008/09 Stoke City | 4 | 0 | ||||
| CAMPBELL Bobby | F | 86-88 | Bradford City | Retired | 69 | 27 |
| CAMPBELL David | M | 94-95 | Burnley | Cambridge United | 7 | 0 |
| CARBERRY Jim | W | 89-92 | (Everton) | Macclesfield Town | 65 | 6 |
| CARRAGHER Matt | FB | 93-97 | YT | Port Vale | 119 | 0 |
| CARROLL Roy | G | 97-01 | Hull City | Manchester United | 135 | 0 |
| CATTERMOLE Lee | M | 08-09 | Middlesbrough | Sunderland | 33 | 1 |
| CHIMBONDA Pascal | FB | 05-07 | Bastia (France) | Tottenham Hotspur | 38 | 2 |
| CHO Won-Hee | M | 08-10 | Suwon Bluewings (S. Korea) | Guangzhou Evergrande(China) | 5 | 0 |
| CLEGG Michael | FB | 99-00 | On loan from Manchester United | 6 | 0 | |
| CLEVERLEY Tom | M | 10-11 | On loan from Manchester United | 25 | 3 | |
| COLLINS David | D | 91-92 | On loan from Liverpool | 9 | 0 | |
| COMSTIVE Paul | M | 83-85 | Blackburn Rovers | Wrexham | 35 | 2 |
| CONNELLY Dean (1st spell) | M | 91-92 | On loan from Barnsley | 12 | 2 | |
| CONNELLY Dean (2nd spell) | M | 92-94 | Barnsley | Stockport County | 20 | 1 |
| CONNOLLY David | F | 05-07 | Leicester City | Sunderland | 19 | 1 |
| COOK Paul (1st spell) | M | 84-88 | Marine | Norwich City | 83 | 14 |
| COOK Paul (2nd spell) | M | 01-02 | On loan from Burnley | 6 | 0 | |
| COOKE Terry | M | 99-00 | On loan from Manchester City | 10 | 1 | |
| COOPER Steve | F | 92-93 | On loan from Tranmere Rovers | 4 | 0 | |
| CORRIGAN Frank | M | 78-81 | Northwich Victoria (ex Walsall) | Northwich Victoria | 116 | 12 |
| COTTERILL David | F | 06-08 | Bristol City | Sheffield United | 18 | 1 |
| CRIBLEY Alex | CD | 80-88 | (Liverpool) | Physio. Wigan Athletic | 272 | 16 |
| CROFT Gary | FB | 01-02 | On loan from Ipswich Town | 7 | 0 | |
| CROMPTON Alan | M | 78-80 | Blackburn Rovers | Runcorn | 14 | 0 |
| CROMPTON Jon | F | 89-90 | YT | Altrincham | 1 | 0 |
| CURTIS John | FB | 78-81 | Blackburn Rovers | Morecambe | 32 | 0 |
| DALEY Phil | F | 89-94 | Newton | Lincoln City | 161 | 39 |
| DALGLISH Paul (1st spell) | F | 00-01 | On loan from Norwich City | 6 | 0 | |
| DALGLISH Paul (2nd spell) | F | 01-02 | Norwich City | Blackpool | 29 | 2 |
| DAVIDS Neil | CD | 78-81 | Swansea City | Bromsgrove Rovers | 68 | 1 |
| DE RIDDER Daniel | M | 08-09 | Birmingham City | Grasshopper Zurich (Switz.) | 18 | 0 |
| DE VOS Jason | CD | 01-04 | Dundee United | Ipswich Town | 90 | 15 |
| DE ZEEUW Arjan (1st spell) | CD | 99-02 | Barnsley | Portsmouth | 126 | 6 |
| DE ZEEUW Arjan (2nd spell) | CD | 05-07 | Portsmouth | Coventry City | 52 | 0 |
| DIAME Mohamed | M | 09-12 | Rayo Vallecano (Spain) | West Ham United | 96 | 5 |
| DIAMOND Tony | F | 88-89 | On loan from Blackburn Rovers | 6 | 2 | |
| DIAZ Isidro (1st spell) | W | 95-97 | Balaguer (Spain) | Wolverhampton Wds. | 76 | 16 |
| DIAZ Isidro (2nd spell) | W | 97-98 | Wolverhampton Wds. | Rochdale | 2 | 0 |
| DICKSON Hugh | D | 99-01 | Glentoran (N. Ireland) | Linfield (N. Ireland) | 6 | 0 |
| DINNING Tony | M | 01-04 | Wolverhampton Wds. | Bristol City | 84 | 12 |
| On loan:2001/02 Stoke City | 5 | 0 | ||||
| On loan:2003/04 Walsall | 5 | 0 | ||||
| On loan:2003/04 Blackpool | 10 | 3 | ||||
| On loan:2004/05 Ipswich Town | 7 | 0 | ||||
| DOOLAN John | FB | 91-96 | Knowsley United | Barrow | 38 | 1 |
| DUFFY Chris | FB | 93-95 | (Crewe Alexandra) | Northwich Victoria | 31 | 1 |
| EADEN Nicky | FB | 02-05 | Birmingham City | Nottingham Forest | 122 | 0 |
| EDMAN Eric | FB | 07-10 | Stade Rennais (France) (ex Spurs) | Helsingbors IF (Sweden) | 10 | 0 |
| EDWARDSON Barry | M | 91-92 | YT | Garswood United | 1 | 0 |
| ELLINGTON Nathan | F | 01-05 | Bristol Rovers | West Bromwich Albion | 134 | 59 |
| ENTWHISTLE Wayne | F | 88-89 | Bury | Hartlepool United | 29 | 6 |
| EVANS Clive | M | 81-82 | Tranmere Rovers | Crewe Alexandra | 32 | 2 |
| FAIRCLOUGH David | F | 90-91 | Tranmere Rovers | Retired | 7 | 1 |
| FALLON Shaun | FB | 88-90 | YT | Bangor City | 3 | 0 |
| FARNWORTH Simon | G | 93-96 | Preston North End | Physio. Wigan Athletic | 126 | 0 |
| FARRELL Andy | D | 94-96 | Burnley | Rochdale | 54 | 1 |
| FARRELLY Gareth | M | 03-04 | Bolton Wanderers | P/Mgr. Bohemians (Eire) | 7 | 0 |
| FELGATE Dave | G | 95-96 | Chester City | Leigh R.M.I. | 3 | 0 |
| FILAN John | G | 01-07 | Blackburn Rovers | Gk. Coach Sydney F.C. | 187 | 0 |
| On loan:2006/07 Doncaster Rovers | 3 | 0 | ||||
| FITZHENRY Neil | CD | 97-99 | YT | Chester City | 4 | 0 |
| FLYNN Michael | M | 02-05 | Barry Town | Gillingham | 38 | 2 |
| On loan:2004/05 Blackpool | 6 | 0 | ||||
| FOLAN Caleb | F | 06-08 | Chesterfield | Hull City | 15 | 2 |
| FRANDSEN Per | M | 04-05 | Bolton Wanderers | Retired (injury) | 9 | 1 |
| FRANCIS Damien | M | 05-06 | Norwich City | Watford | 20 | 1 |
| FRETWELL Dave | CD | 78-81 | Bradford City | Northwich Victoria | 112 | 0 |
| FURLONG Carl | F | 93-95 | YT | Knowsley United | 3 | 1 |
| GARDNER Paul | FB | 84-85 | Swansea City | Chorley | 5 | 0 |
| GARNETT Shaun | CD | 92-93 | On loan from Tranmere Rovers | 13 | 1 | |
| GAVIN Pat | F | 93-95 | Northampton Town | Hayes | 42 | 8 |
| GAY Geoff | M | 78-79 | Southport | Macclesfield Town | 1 | 0 |
| GEMMILL Archie | M | 82-83 | Jacksonville Tea Men (USA) | Derby County | 11 | 0 |
| GILLESPIE Keith (1st spell) | W | 93-94 | On loan from Manchester United | 8 | 4 | |
| GILLESPIE Keith (2nd spell) | W | 00-01 | On loan from Blackburn Rovers | 5 | 0 | |
| GILLIBRAND Ian | D | 78-79 | (Arsenal) | Lancaster City | 7 | 0 |
| GLENN David | FB | 80-83 | App. | Blackburn Rovers | 72 | 4 |
| GOHOURI Steve | D | 09-12 | B.Monchengladbach (Germany) | Maccabi Tel Aviv (Israel) | 42 | 2 |
| GORE Tommy | M | 78-81 | (Tranmere Rovers - N/C) | Bury | 102 | 14 |
| GRAHAM David | F | 04-05 | Torquay United | Sheffield Wednesday | 30 | 1 |
| GRANDQVIST Andreas | CD | 07-08 | Helsingborgs IF (Sweden) | Groningen (Holland) | 14 | 0 |
| GRAY Paul | F | 91-92 | Luton Town | Bangor (N. Ireland) | 5 | 0 |
| GREEN Scott | FB | 97-03 | Bolton Wanderers | Wrexham | 199 | 10 |
| GREENALL Colin | CD | 95-99 | Lincoln City | Coach Wigan Athletic | 162 | 14 |
| GREW Mark | G | 78-79 | On loan from West Bromwich Albion | 4 | 0 | |
| GRIFFITHS Bryan | W | 88-93 | St. Helens Town | Blackpool | 189 | 44 |
| GRIFFITHS Gareth | CD | 98-01 | Port Vale | Rochdale | 53 | 2 |
| GRIFFITHS Ian (1st spell) | W | 85-88 | Port Vale | Mazda Hiroshima (Japan) | 82 | 7 |
| GRIFFITHS Ian (2nd spell) | W | 90-91 | Mazda Hiroshima (Japan) | Wrexham | 11 | 0 |
| HAESTAD Kristofer | M | 06-07 | On loan from IK Start (Norway) | 2 | 0 | |
| HAGEN Erik | CD | 07-08 | On loan from Zenit St. Petersburg (Russia) | 1 | 0 | |
| HALL Fitz | CD | 06-08 | Crystal Palace | Queens Park Rangers | 25 | 0 |
| HAMILTON David | M | 86-89 | Blackburn Rovers | Chester City | 103 | 7 |
| HARFORD Paul | M | 94-95 | On loan from Blackburn Rovers | 3 | 0 | |
| HART Nigel | CD | 79-80 | Jnrs. | Leicester City | 1 | 0 |
| HAWORTH Simon | F | 98-02 | Coventry City | Tranmere Rovers | 117 | 44 |
| HEMMING Chris | CD | 88-89 | On loan from Stoke City | 4 | 0 | |
| HENCHOZ Stephane | D | 05-06 | Celtic | Blackburn Rovers | 26 | 0 |
| HESKEY Emile | F | 06-09 | Birmingham City | Aston Villa | 82 | 15 |
| HILDERSLEY Ron | M | 90-91 | Blackburn Rovers | Halifax Town | 4 | 0 |
| HILDITCH Mark | F | 86-90 | Altrincham (ex Tranmere Rovers) | Rochdale | 103 | 26 |
| HINNIGAN Joe | FB | 78-80 | South Liverpool | Sunderland | 66 | 10 |
| HOLDEN Andy | CD | 86-89 | Chester City | Oldham Athletic | 49 | 4 |
| HOLLIS Steve | FB | 93-94 | Knowsley United (ex (Liverpool)) | Fleetwood Town | 1 | 0 |
| HORSFIELD Geoff | F | 03-04 | Birmingham City | West Bromwich Albion | 16 | 7 |
| HOUGHTON Peter | F | 78-84 | South Liverpool | Preston North End | 185 | 62 |
| HOUSTON Graham | W | 86-87 | (Burnley) (ex Preston North End) | Carlisle United | 17 | 4 |
| HUGHES Phil | G | 87-91 | Bury | Scarborough | 99 | 0 |
| HUTCHINSON Bobby | M | 80-81 | Hibernian | Tranmere Rovers | 35 | 3 |
| JACKSON Matt | CD | 01-07 | Norwich City | Watford | 167 | 4 |
| JAKUB Joe | FB | 94-95 | Chester City | Youth Dev.Officer Preston | 16 | 0 |
| JARRETT Jason | M | 01-05 | Bury | Norwich City | 95 | 1 |
| On loan:2004/05 Stoke City | 2 | 0 | ||||
| JENKINSON Leigh | W | 98-99 | St. Johnstone | Hearts | 7 | 0 |
| JEWELL Paul | F | 84-88 | (Liverpool) | Bradford City | 137 | 35 |
| JOHANSSON Andreas | M | 04-07 | Djurgardens IF (Sweden) | AaB (Denmark) | 29 | 4 |
| JOHNSON Alan | CD | 88-94 | YT | Lincoln City | 180 | 13 |
| JOHNSON Gavin | M | 95-98 | Luton Town | Dunfermline Athletic | 84 | 8 |
| JOHNSON Steve | F | 83-85 | Rochdale | Bristol City | 51 | 18 |
| JONES Graeme | F | 96-00 | Doncaster Rovers | St. Johnstone | 96 | 44 |
| JONES Phil | M | 90-93 | Everton | Bury | 88 | 2 |
| KAPO Olivier | M | 08-10 | Birmingham City | Celtic | 20 | 1 |
| KAVANAGH Graham | M | 04-07 | Cardiff City | Sunderland | 48 | 0 |
| KELLY Norman | M | 89-90 | On loan from Oldham Athletic | 4 | 0 | |
| KELLY Tony (1st spell) | M | 83-86 | Prescot Cables (Ex (Liverpool)) | Stoke City | 101 | 15 |
| KELLY Tony (2nd spell) | M | 95-96 | Peterborough United | Altrincham | 2 | 0 |
| KENNA Jeff | FB | 01-02 | On loan from Blackburn Rovers | 6 | 1 | |
| KENNEDY Alan | FB | 87-88 | Hartlepool United | Northwich Victoria | 22 | 0 |
| KENNEDY Mick | M | 93-94 | Chesterfield | Retired | 17 | 1 |
| KENNEDY Peter | M | 01-04 | Watford | Peterborough United | 65 | 2 |
| On loan:2003/04 Derby County | 5 | 1 | ||||
| KERR Stewart | G | 01-02 | Celtic | Retired (injury) | 8 | 0 |
| KETTLE Brian | FB | 80-81 | Houston (USA) (ex Liverpool) | Burscough | 14 | 1 |
| KILBANE Kevin | M | 06-09 | Everton | Hull City | 76 | 2 |
| KILFORD Ian (1st spell) | M | 93-94 | On loan from Nottingham Forest | 3 | 2 | |
| KILFORD Ian (2nd spell) | M | 94-02 | Nottingham Forest | Scunthorpe United | 213 | 29 |
| KILNER John | G | 83-84 | Bangor City (ex Halifax Town) | Mossley | 4 | 0 |
| KING Marlon | F | 07-10 | Watford | Coventry City | 18 | 1 |
| On loan:2009/10 Hull City | 20 | 5 | ||||
| On loan:2009/10 Middlesbrough | 13 | 2 | ||||
| KINGSON Richard | G | 08-09 | Birmingham City | Blackpool | 4 | 0 |
| KIRBY Ryan | FB | 96-97 | Doncaster Rovers | Northampton Town | 6 | 0 |
| KIRKLAND Chris | G | 06-11 | Liverpool | Sheffield Wednesday | 131 | 0 |
| On loan:2010/11 Leicester City | 3 | 0 | ||||
| On loan:2011/12 Doncaster Rovers | 1 | 0 | ||||
| KNOWLES Barry | FB | 84-88 | Barrow | Altrincham | 127 | 3 |
| KOUMAS Jason | M | 07-10 | West Bromwich Albion | ? | 54 | 2 |
| On loan : 2010/11 Cardiff City | 23 | 2 | ||||
| LANCASHIRE Graham (1st spell) | F | 95-96 | On loan from Preston North End | 4 | 3 | |
| LANCASHIRE Graham (2nd spell) | F | 95-98 | Preston North End | Rochdale | 26 | 9 |
| LANDZAAT Denny | M | 06-08 | AZ Alkmaar (Holland) | Feyenoord (Holland) | 52 | 5 |
| LANGLEY Kevin (1st spell) | M | 81-86 | App. | Everton | 160 | 6 |
| LANGLEY Kevin (2nd spell) | M | 90-94 | Birmingham City | Halifax Town | 157 | 6 |
| LAWRENCE Jamie | W | 03-04 | On loan from Walsall | 4 | 0 | |
| LEE David | W | 97-00 | Bolton Wanderers | Carlisle United | 83 | 11 |
| On loan:1999/2000 Blackpool | 9 | 1 | ||||
| LEONARD Mark | F | 94-96 | Chester City | Rochdale | 64 | 12 |
| LIDDELL Andy | F | 98-04 | Barnsley | Sheffield United | 217 | 70 |
| LIGHTFOOT Chris | D | 95-96 | Chester City | Crewe Alexandra | 14 | 1 |
| LLOYD Larry | CD | 80-83 | Nottingham Forest | Mgr. Notts County | 52 | 2 |
| LODGE Paul | M | 82-83 | On loan from Everton | 5 | 1 | |
| LOVE Michael | M | 96-97 | Hinckey Athletic | Wycombe Wanderers | 3 | 0 |
| LOWE David (1st spell) | W | 82-87 | App. | Ipswich Town | 188 | 40 |
| LOWE David (2nd spell) | W | 95-99 | Leicester City | Wrexham | 108 | 26 |
| LOWEY John | M | 86-87 | Blackburn Rovers | Preston North End | 3 | 0 |
| On loan:1986/87 Chesterfield | 2 | 0 | ||||
| On loan:1986/87 York City | 6 | 0 | ||||
| LYONS Andy | W | 93-96 | Crewe Alexandra | Partick Thistle | 87 | 27 |
| MAHON Alan | M | 03-06 | Blackburn Rovers | Burnley | 47 | 9 |
| MAKIN Chris | FB | 92-93 | On loan from Oldham Athletic | 15 | 2 | |
| MARTINEZ Roberto | M | 95-01 | CF Balaguer (Spain) | Motherwell | 187 | 17 |
| McADAM Steve | FB | 80-82 | Burnley | EPA (Cyprus) | 26 | 0 |
| McCULLOCH Lee | F | 00-07 | Motherwell | Rangers | 224 | 44 |
| McEWAN Stan | CD | 87-89 | Hull City | Hartlepool United | 29 | 4 |
| McGARVEY Scott | F | 89-90 | On loan from Oldham Athletic | 3 | 0 | |
| McGIBBON Pat | D | 96-02 | (Manchester United) | Tranmere Rovers | 173 | 11 |
| On loan:2001/02 Scunthorpe United | 6 | 0 | ||||
| McIVOR Ron | FB | 79-80 | East Fife | Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic | 3 | 1 |
| McKEARNEY Dave | M | 93-95 | Crewe Alexandra | Chorley | 49 | 9 |
| McLAUGHLIN Brian | M | 00-01 | Dundee United | Ayr United | 18 | 0 |
| McLOUGHLIN Alan | M | 99-02 | Portsmouth | Rochdale | 22 | 1 |
| McMAHON John | FB | 81-83 | Crewe Alexandra | Tranmere Rovers | 71 | 5 |
| McMILLAN Steve | FB | 00-06 | Motherwell | Retired (injury) | 92 | 0 |
| McMULLEN Dave | M | 79-81 | Cumbernauld United | Northwich Victoria | 27 | 1 |
| MELCHIOT Mario | FB | 07-10 | Stade Rennais (ex Birmingham) | Umm Salal (Qatar) | 97 | 0 |
| MELLOR Neil | F | 05-06 | On loan from Liverpool | 3 | 1 | |
| METHVEN Colin | CD | 79-86 | East Fife | Blackpool | 296 | 21 |
| MIDO | F | 08-09 | On loan from Middlesbrough | 12 | 2 | |
| MILLER David | D | 94-96 | Stockport County | Morecambe | 38 | 3 |
| MILLETT Michael | D | 94-95 | YT | Deceased (Car crash) | 3 | 0 |
| MITCHELL James | FB | 84-85 | App. | Horwich R.M.I. | 2 | 0 |
| MITCHELL Paul | D | 00-05 | YT | Milton Keynes Dons | 64 | 0 |
| On loan:2000/01 Halifax Town | 11 | 0 | ||||
| On loan:2004/05 Swindon Town | 7 | 0 | ||||
| MOORE Micky | F | 78-80 | Port Vale | Barrow | 64 | 12 |
| MORENO Marcelo | M | 09-10 | On loan from Shakhtar Donetsk (Ukraine) | 12 | 0 | |
| MORGAN Steve | FB | 96-98 | Coventry City | Burnley | 36 | 2 |
| On loan:1997/98 Bury | 5 | 0 | ||||
| MORTON Neil | W | 93-95 | Chester City | Altrincham | 48 | 5 |
| MOSES Victor | M | 09-13 | Crystal Palace | Chelsea | 74 | 8 |
| MUTCH Andy | F | 95-96 | On loan from Swindon Town | 7 | 1 | |
| N'ZOGBIA Charles | M | 08-11 | Newcastle United | Aston Villa | 83 | 15 |
| NEWELL Mike | F | 83-86 | Crewe Alexandra | Luton Town | 72 | 25 |
| NEWMAN Rob | CD | 97-98 | On loan from Norwich City | 8 | 0 | |
| NICHOLLS Kevin | M | 99-01 | Charlton Athletic | Luton Town | 28 | 0 |
| NIXON Eric | G | 98-99 | Stockport County | Tranmere Rovers | 3 | 0 |
| NOLAN Ian | FB | 01-02 | Bradford City | Southport | 8 | 0 |
| NUGENT Steve | F | 89-93 | YT | Barrow | 13 | 0 |
| O'CONNELL Brendan | M | 97-98 | Charlton Athletic | Retired (injury) | 17 | 5 |
| O'KEEFE Eamonn | F | 81-83 | Everton | Port Vale | 58 | 25 |
| O'NEILL Michael | M | 98-00 | Coventry City | St. Johnstone | 66 | 2 |
| OGDEN Neil | FB | 92-96 | YT | Amazulu F.C. (S. Africa) | 15 | 0 |
| OLEMBE Salomon | M | 07-08 | Olympique Marseille (France) | Kayserispor (Turkey) | 8 | 0 |
| OLIVER Jim | F | 80-81 | Montrose | Montrose | 2 | 0 |
| ORMEROD Brett | F | 04-05 | On loan from Southampton | 6 | 2 | |
| ORMSBY Brendan | CD | 94-95 | Waterford Utd.(Eire) (ex Scarborough) | Garforth Town | 2 | 0 |
| PADULA Gino | FB | 00-01 | Walsall | Queens Park Rangers | 4 | 0 |
| PAGE Don | F | 88-91 | Runcorn | Rotherham United | 74 | 15 |
| PALACIOS Wilson | D | 07-08 | Birmingham City | Tottenham Hotspur | 37 | 0 |
| PALADINO Joe (N/C) | G | 90-91 | St. Helens Town | Runcorn | 7 | 0 |
| PARKINSON Joe | M | 88-93 | YT | Bournemouth | 119 | 6 |
| PATTERSON Darren | CD | 89-92 | (West Bromwich Albion) | Crystal Palace | 97 | 6 |
| PATTERSON Ian | CD | 93-94 | Burnley | Stalybridge Celtic | 4 | 0 |
| PENDER John | CD | 95-97 | Burnley | Rochdale | 70 | 1 |
| PENDLEBURY Ian | FB | 01-02 | YT | Leigh R.M.I. | 4 | 0 |
| PENNOCK Tony (1st spell) | G | 90-91 | On loan from Stockport County | 2 | 0 | |
| PENNOCK Tony (2nd spell) | G | 92-93 | (Stockport County) | Hereford United | 8 | 0 |
| PERON Jean | M | 99-00 | Portsmouth | Bayeux (France) | 23 | 0 |
| PILLING Andy | M | 87-93 | Preston North End | Southport | 156 | 20 |
| PORTER Andy | M | 98-00 | Port Vale | Chester City | 21 | 1 |
| On loan:1999/2000 Mansfield Town | 5 | 0 | ||||
| On loan:1999/2000 Chester City | 16 | 0 | ||||
| POWELL Gary (1st spell) | F | 90-91 | On loan from Everton | 14 | 4 | |
| POWELL Gary (2nd spell) | F | 91-93 | (Everton) | Bury | 70 | 13 |
| PURDIE Ian | W | 79-80 | Motherwell | Portsmouth | 55 | 12 |
| QUINN Mickey | F | 79-82 | (Derby County - App.) | Stockport County | 69 | 19 |
| QUINN Tony | F | 79-81 | Marine | Witton Albion | 43 | 14 |
| RAMAGE Craig | M | 88-89 | On loan from Derby County | 10 | 2 | |
| REDFEARN Neil | M | 99-01 | Bradford City | Halifax Town | 22 | 7 |
| REDFERN Dave | G | 87-88 | On loan from Rochdale | 3 | 0 | |
| REDSHAW Ray | F | 84-85 | Horwich R.M.I. | Northwich Victoria | 4 | 0 |
| RENNIE Paul | FB | 93-95 | Stoke City | Nantwich Town | 40 | 3 |
| RIMMER Neill | M | 88-96 | Ipswich Town | Altrincham | 190 | 10 |
| ROBERTS Jason | F | 03-06 | West Bromwich Albion | Blackburn Rovers | 93 | 37 |
| ROBERTS Neil | F | 99-04 | Wrexham | Doncaster Rovers | 125 | 19 |
| On loan:2001/02 Hull City | 6 | 0 | ||||
| On loan:2004/05 Bradford City | 3 | 1 | ||||
| ROBERTSON John | CD | 92-96 | YT | Lincoln City | 112 | 4 |
| RODALLEGA Hugo | F | 08-12 | Necaxa (Mexico) | Fulham | 112 | 24 |
| RODWELL Tony | W | 94-95 | On loan from Scarborough | 5 | 1 | |
| ROGERS Alan | FB | 03-04 | On loan from Leicester City | 5 | 0 | |
| ROGERS John | F | 82-83 | Altrincham (ex Port Vale) | Altrincham | 6 | 2 |
| ROGERS Paul (1st spell) | M | 03-04 | On loan from Notts County | 9 | 3 | |
| ROGERS Paul (2nd spell) | M | 96-99 | Notts County | Brighton | 91 | 2 |
| ROGERSON Lee | M | 89-91 | Clitheroe | Lancaster City | 4 | 0 |
| ROUTLEDGE Jon | M | 08-09 | (Liverpool - YT) | Hamilton Academical | 1 | 0 |
| RUSSELL Colin | F | 88-89 | Scarborough | Colne Dynamoes | 8 | 3 |
| SAMMON Conor | F | 10-12 | Kilmarnock | Derby County | 32 | 1 |
| SANTUS Paul | M | 01-02 | YT | Northwich Victoria | 1 | 0 |
| SAVILLE Andy | F | 96-98 | Preston North End | Cardiff City | 25 | 4 |
| SCHARNER Paul (1st spell) | CD | 05-10 | SK Brann (Norway) | West Bromwich Albion | 145 | 14 |
| SCHOFIELD Mark | D | 83-85 | App. | Horwich R.M.I. | 2 | 0 |
| SCOTLAND Jason | F | 09-10 | Swansea City | Ipswich Town | 32 | 1 |
| SEBA Jesus | W | 96-97 | Real Zaragosa (Spain) | Belenensis (Portugal) | 21 | 3 |
| SEDDON Ian | M | 78-79 | Rochdale | Stockport County | 1 | 0 |
| SENIOR Steve | FB | 87-90 | Northampton Town | Preston North End | 109 | 3 |
| SHARP Kevin | M | 95-02 | Leeds United | Wrexham | 178 | 10 |
| SHARRATT Chris | W | 91-93 | Stalybridge Celtic | Macclesfield Town | 24 | 3 |
| SHAW Mark (N/C) | M | 82-83 | Jnrs. | St. Helens Town | 3 | 0 |
| SHEARER Dave | F | 79-80 | On loan from Middlesbrough | 11 | 9 | |
| SHELDON Kevin | W | 81-83 | Stoke City | Crewe Alexandra | 29 | 1 |
| On loan:1982/83 Port Vale | 5 | 0 | ||||
| SHERIDAN Darren | M | 99-01 | Barnsley | Oldham Athletic | 58 | 3 |
| SHYNE Chris | G | 79-80 | Rochdale | Retired | 10 | 0 |
| SIBIERSKI Antoine | M | 07-09 | Newcastle United | Retired | 33 | 4 |
| On loan:2008/09 Norwich City | 15 | 2 | ||||
| SINCLAIR Scott | F | 09-10 | On loan from Chelsea | 18 | 1 | |
| SKIPPER Peter (1st spell) | CD | 91-92 | Wrexham | Stafford Rangers | 18 | 0 |
| SKIPPER Peter (2nd spell) | CD | 92-94 | Stafford Rangers | Stapenhill | 73 | 4 |
| SKOKO Josip | M | 05-08 | Genclerbirligi (Turkey) | Hajduk Split (Croatia) | 45 | 0 |
| On loan:2005/06 Stoke City | 9 | 2 | ||||
| SMART Kevin | FB | 78-80 | Plymouth Argyle | Folkestone Town | 49 | 1 |
| SMEETS Jorg | M | 97-99 | Heracles (Holland) | Cruz Azul (Mexico) | 24 | 3 |
| On loan:1998/99 Chester City | 3 | 0 | ||||
| SMITH Barry | M | 87-88 | YT | ? | 1 | 0 |
| SMITH Jeremy | F | 91-92 | Goole Town | ? | 6 | 0 |
| SMYTH John | FB | 91-92 | (Burnley) | Limerick (Eire) | 8 | 0 |
| STATHAM Mark | G | 94-95 | (Nottingham Forest) | Witton Albion | 2 | 0 |
| STEEL Jim | F | 82-83 | On loan from Oldham Athletic | 2 | 2 | |
| STEWART Billy | G | 84-86 | (Liverpool) | Chester City | 14 | 0 |
| STILLIE Derek | G | 99-02 | Aberdeen | Dunfermline Athletic | 44 | 0 |
| STOJKOVIC Vladimir | G | 09-10 | On loan from Sporting Lisbon (Portugal) | 4 | 0 | |
| STORER Stuart | W | 87-88 | On loan from Everton | 12 | 0 | |
| STRONG Greg | CD | 93-95 | YT | Bolton Wanderers | 35 | 3 |
| TAIT Paul | F | 94-95 | (Everton) | Runcorn | 5 | 0 |
| TANKARD Allen | FB | 88-93 | Southampton | Port Vale | 209 | 4 |
| TAYLOR Brian | FB | 81-82 | On loan from Preston North End | 8 | 0 | |
| TAYLOR Colin | F | 91-92 | On loan from Wolverhampton Wds. | 7 | 2 | |
| TAYLOR Robin | M | 89-90 | (Leicester City - N/C) | Loughborough United | 1 | 0 |
| TAYLOR Ryan | M | 05-09 | Tranmere Rovers | Newcastle United | 56 | 6 |
| TAYLOR Steve | F | 83-84 | Burnley | Stockport County | 30 | 7 |
| TEALE Gary | M | 01-07 | Ayr United | Derby County | 162 | 8 |
| THOMAS Hendry | M | 09-11 | CD Olimpia (Honduras) | Colorado Rapids (USA) | 55 | 0 |
| THOME Emerson | CD | 04-05 | Bolton Wanderers | Vissel Kobe (Japan) | 15 | 0 |
| On loan:2005/06 Derby County | 4 | 0 | ||||
| THOMPSON Chris | M | 86-88 | Blackburn Rovers | Blackpool | 74 | 12 |
| THOMPSON David | W | 87-90 | Notts County | Preston North End | 108 | 14 |
| THOMPSON David | M | 05-06 | Blackburn Rovers | Portsmouth | 10 | 2 |
| THORNE Peter | F | 93-94 | On loan from Blackburn Rovers | 11 | 0 | |
| TIERNEY Lawrie | M | 80-81 | Hibernian | Phoenix Inferno (USA) | 7 | 0 |
| TODOROV Svetoslav | F | 06-07 | On loan from Portsmouth | 5 | 0 | |
| TRAYNOR Greg | M | 01-02 | YT | Hyde United | 1 | 0 |
| TUNKS Roy | G | 81-88 | Preston North End | Hartlepool United | 245 | 0 |
| UNSWORTH David | D | 06-07 | Sheffield United | Burnley | 10 | 1 |
| URQUHART Billy | F | 80-81 | Rangers | Inverness Caledonian | 10 | 2 |
| URQUHART George | M | 79-81 | Ross County | Macclesfield Town | 68 | 6 |
| VALENCIA Luis | M | 06-09 | CD Olimpia (Honduras) | Manchester United | 84 | 7 |
| VAN AANHOLT Patrick | FB | 11-12 | On loan from Chelsea | 3 | 0 | |
| VAUGHAN Danny | D | 93-94 | Crewe Alexandra | Barrow | 4 | 0 |
| WALSH Gary | G | 03-04 | Bradford City | Gk. Coach Wigan Athletic | 3 | 0 |
| WALSH Steve | CD | 82-86 | Jnrs. | Leicester City | 126 | 4 |
| WARD Bob | G | 80-82 | Blackpool | Retired | 46 | 0 |
| WARD Mark | M | 96-97 | Ayr United | Dundee | 5 | 0 |
| WARD Noel | CD | 78-80 | Aberdeen | Retired (injury) | 48 | 4 |
| WARD Tony | W | 89-90 | (Everton) | Chorley | 11 | 2 |
| WARNE Paul | M | 97-99 | Wroxham | Rotherham United | 36 | 3 |
| WEBSTER Andy | CD | 06-07 | Hearts | Rangers | 4 | 0 |
| WEST Paul | D | 93-95 | (Bradford City) | Morecambe | 3 | 0 |
| WESTON Jimmy | M | 81-83 | Torquay United | Morecambe | 66 | 2 |
| WHALLEY Gareth | M | 04-05 | Cardiff City | Swindon Town | 8 | 0 |
| WHITE Winston | W | 92-93 | Carlisle United | Retired | 10 | 2 |
| WHITEHEAD Alan | CD | 86-87 | On loan from York City | 2 | 0 | |
| WHITNEY Jon | FB | 94-95 | On loan from Huddersfield Town | 12 | 0 | |
| WHITTAKER Stuart | W | 96-97 | On loan from Bolton Wanderers | 3 | 0 | |
| WHITTLE Maurice | FB | 79-81 | Barrow (ex Oldham Athletic) | Barrow | 21 | 1 |
| WHITWORTH Neil (1st spell) | CD | 89-90 | YT | Manchester United | 2 | 0 |
| WHITWORTH Neil (2nd spell) | CD | 97-98 | Kilmarnock | Hull City | 4 | 0 |
| WIDDRINGTON Tommy | M | 91-92 | On loan from Southampton | 6 | 0 | |
| WIGNALL Mark | M | 80-82 | App. | Morecambe | 34 | 0 |
| WILKIE John | F | 78-79 | Elgin City (ex Halifax Town) | ? | 4 | 0 |
| WILLIAMS John | CD | 91-92 | On loan from Bournemouth | 4 | 0 | |
| WILLIAMS Phil | M | 82-84 | Crewe Alexandra | Crewe Alexandra | 3 | 0 |
| On loan:1983/84 Chester City | 7 | 0 | ||||
| WILSON Andy | M | 87-89 | Skelmersdale United | ? | 2 | 0 |
| WILSON Ian | M | 92-93 | Bury | Peterhead | 5 | 0 |
| WOODS Neil | F | 97-98 | On loan from Grimsby Town | 1 | 0 | |
| WOODS Ray (1st spell) | W | 88-91 | Colne Dynamoes (ex Tranmere Rovers) | Coventry City | 28 | 3 |
| WOODS Ray (2nd spell) | W | 92-93 | On loan from Coventry City | 13 | 0 | |
| WORSWICK Micky | W | 78-79 | Chorley | Chorley | 1 | 0 |
| WORTHINGTON Gary | F | 90-93 | Wrexham | Exeter City | 63 | 20 |
| WRIGHT David | FB | 04-07 | Crewe Alexandra | Ipswich Town | 45 | 0 |
| On loan:2005/06 Norwich City | 5 | 0 | ||||
| WRIGHT Jeff | M | 78-82 | Netherfield | Barrow | 143 | 19 |
| WRIGHT Mark | D | 93-95 | Accrington Stanley (ex Huddersfield) | Chorley | 30 | 1 |
| YOUNG David (N/C) | M | 82-83 | Mossley | Oswestry Town | 3 | 0 |
| ZAKI Amr | F | 08-09 | On loan from El Zamalek (Egypt) | 29 | 10 | |
| ZIEGLER Reto | M | 05-06 | On loan from Tottenham Hotspur | 10 | 0 | |
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