This is a list of notable footballers who have played for Peterborough United . The aim is for this list to include all players that have played 100 or more senior matches for the club. Other players who are deemed to have played an important role for the club can also be included, but the reason for their assumed notability should be indicated in the 'Notes' column.
For a list of all Peterborough United players with a Wikipedia article, see Category:Peterborough United F.C. players, and for the current squad see Peterborough United F.C.#Current squad.
Players should be listed in chronological order according to the year in which they first played for the club, and then by alphabetical order of their surname. Appearances and goals should include substitute appearances, but exclude wartime matches. Further information on competitions/seasons which are regarded as eligible for appearance stats are provided below, and if a player's data is not available for any of these competitions an appropriate note should be added to the table.
League appearances and goals should include data for the following league spells, but should not include play-off matches:
The figures for total appearances and goals should include the League figures together with the following competitions:
Name | Position | Club career | League apps | League goals | Total apps | Total goals | Ref / Notes |
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Terry Bly | FW | 1960–1962 | 88 | 81 | 101 | 87 | [1] |
Ollie Conmy | MF | 1964–1972 | 263 | 34 | ? | ? | |
Jim Hall | FW | 1967–1975 | 302 | 122 | ? | ? | Record Peterborough League goalscorer |
Frank Noble | DF | 1967?–1972? | 207 | 1 | ? | ? | |
John Wile | DF | 1967–1970, 1983–1986 | 205 | 10 | ? | ? | Player-manager of Peterborough 1983-1986 |
Jim Iley | WH | 1969–1972 | 68 | 4 | ? | ? | Player-manager of Peterborough 1969-1972 |
Tommy Robson | WN | 1969–1981 | 482 | 111 | ? | ? | Record Peterborough appearances |
Chris Turner | DF | 1969?–1978? | 314 | 37 | ? | ? | Manager of Peterborough 1991-1992 |
Jack Carmichael | DF | 1971–1980, 1982–1983 | 358 | 5 | ? | ? | |
Mick Jones | DF | 1973?–1976? | 88 | 4 | ? | ? | Manager of Peterborough 1988-1989 |
Eric Steele | GK | 1973?–1977? | 124 | 0 | 148 | ? | Most consecutive appearances for Peterborough (148) |
Keith Waugh | GK | 1976?–1981 | 195 | 0 | ? | ? | |
Alan Slough | MF | 1977–1981 | 105 | 10 | ? | ? | |
Steve Collins | DF | 1978?–1983?, 1986?–1989? | 216 | 3 | ? | ? | |
Peter Morris | MF | 1979 | 1 | 0 | ? | ? | Manager of Peterborough 1979–1982 |
Lil Fuccillo | MF | 1985–1987 | 82 | 3 | ? | ? | Manager of Peterborough 1992-1993 |
Noel Luke | MF | 1986?–1993 | 277 | 27 | ? | ? | |
Mick Halsall | MF | 1987–1993 | 249 | 29 | ? | ? | |
Worrell Sterling | MF | 1987–1993 | 193 | 29 | 236 | 39 | |
Ken Charlery | FW | 1991–1992, 1993–1995, 1996–1997 | 171 | 55 | 218 | 80 | |
Mark Tyler | GK | 1994–2009 2016-2021 | 416 | 0 | 483 | 0 | |
Andy Edwards | DF | 1996—2003 | 267 | 10 | 310 | 13 | |
Steve Castle | MF | 1997–2000 | 105 | 17 | 125 | 20 | |
Simon Davies | MF | 1997–1999 | 65 | 6 | 75 | 6 | Former record transfer fee received (£700,000) |
David Farrell | MF | 1997–2006 | 337 | 42 | 388 | 52 | |
Leon McKenzie | FW | 1998, 2000–2003 | 104 | 54 | 118 | 58 | |
Simon Rea | DF | 1999–2005 | 159 | 8 | 181 | 8 | |
Adam Newton | DF/MF | 2002–2008 | 218 | 8 | 247 | 9 | |
Aaron McLean | FW | 2006–2010 | 157 | 70 | 187 | 83 | Former record transfer fee received (£1.3m) |
Craig Mackail-Smith | FW | 2007–2011 | 185 | 80 | 212 | 99 | transfer fee received (£2.5m) |
Dwight Gayle | FW | 2012–2013 | 29 | 13 | 29 | 13 | Record transfer fee received (£7m) |
Ivan Toney | FW | 2018–2020 | 76 | 40 | 76 | 40 | transfer fee received (£5m) |
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