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Club Football - England
*Old First Division*

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Most Appearances (Player)

This list features the players with the most match appearances in the history of the old English First Division.

RANK

PLAYERS

APPEARANCES

CLUB(s)

YEARS

1

Peter Shilton

848

Leicester City, Stoke City, Nottingham Forest, Southampton, Derby County

1966-1992

2

John Hollins

714

Chelsea, Queens Park Rangers, Arsenal

1963-1984

3

Ray Clemence

710

Liverpool, Tottenham Hotspur

1967-1988

4

Pat Jennings

708

Tottenham Hotspur, Arsenal

1964-1985

5

Martin Peters

688

West Ham United, Tottenham Hotspur, Norwich City

1959-1980

6

Mick Mills

658

Ipswich Town, Southampton

1966-1985

7

Sir Stanley Matthews

631

Stoke City, Blackpool

1932-1961

8

Steve Perryman

630

Tottenham Hotspur, Oxford United

1969-1987

9

Alan Ball

630

Blackpool, Everton, Arsenal, Southampton

1962-1979

10

Ian Callaghan

610

Liverpool

1959-1978

11

Frank McLintock

609

Leicester City, Arsenal, Queens Park Rangers

1956-1977

12

Sir Bobby Charlton

606

Manchester United

1956-1973


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References

Transfermarkt. (2025). First Division bis 91/92 – Record players. Available at: https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/first-division-bis-91-92-/rekordspieler/wettbewerb/EFD1 (Accessed 1 December 2025).
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