Opposition Players
| Full Name sorted descending | Birthdate sortable | Era | Club(s) sortable | Apps sortable | Goals sortable |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ismail Aisatti | 16 Aug 1988 | 2006-07 | PSV Eindhoven | 1 | 0 |
| Aírton | 21 Feb 1990 | 2009-10 | Benfica | 1 | 0 |
| Jock Aird | 18 Feb 1926 | 1949-50 – 1953-54 | Burnley | 6 | 0 |
| George Ainsley | 15 Apr 1915 | 1936-37 – 1946-47 | Leeds United | 3 | 1 |
| Alan Ainscow | 15 Jul 1953 | 1978-79 – 1982-83 | Birmingham City, Everton | 7 | 1 |
| Ola Aina | 8 Oct 1996 | 2020-21 – 2026-27 | Nottingham Forest, Fulham | 7 | 0 |
| Pablo Aimar | 3 Nov 1979 | 2002-03 – 2009-10 | Benfica, Valencia | 4 | 1 |
| Matti Ahonen | 10 May 1955 | 1980-81 – 1981-82 | Oulu Palloseura | 4 | 0 |
| Odil Ahmedov | 25 Nov 1987 | 2012-13 | Anzhi Makhachkala | 1 | 0 |
| Valon Ahmedi | 7 Oct 1994 | 2017-18 | NK Maribor | 2 | 0 |
| Anel Ahmedhodžic | 26 Mar 1999 | 2023-24 | Sheffield United | 2 | 0 |
| Tom Aherne | 26 Jan 1919 | 1954-55 | Luton Town | 2 | 0 |
| Naouirou Ahamada | 29 Mar 2002 | 2023-24 | Crystal Palace | 1 | 0 |
| Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu | 2 Dec 1990 | 2012-13 | Udinese | 2 | 0 |
| Dan Agyei | 1 Jun 1997 | 2016-17 | Burnley | 1 | 0 |
| Agustín | 10 Sept 1959 | 1980-81 | Real Madrid | 1 | 0 |
| Kemy Agustien | 20 Aug 1986 | 2011-12 – 2012-13 | Swansea City | 3 | 0 |
| Koldo Aguirre | 27 Apr 1939 | 1968-69 | Athletic Bilbao | 2 | 0 |
| Carlos Aguilera | 21 Sept 1964 | 1991-92 | Genoa | 2 | 2 |
| Sergio Agüero | 2 Jun 1988 | 2008-09 – 2019-20 | Manchester City, Atletico Madrid | 22 | 7 |
| Nayef Aguerd | 30 Mar 1996 | 2022-23 – 2023-24 | West Ham United | 2 | 0 |
| William Agnew | 16 Dec 1880 | 1902-03 – 1905-06 | Middlesbrough, Newcastle United | 4 | 1 |
| Steve Agnew | 9 Nov 1965 | 1984-85 – 1996-97 | Sunderland, Leicester City, Barnsley | 3 | 0 |
| Julius Aghahowa | 12 Feb 1982 | 2006-07 – 2007-08 | Wigan Athletic | 2 | 0 |
| Reuben Agboola | 30 May 1962 | 1982-83 – 1983-84 | Southampton | 4 | 0 |
| Gabriel Agbonlahor | 13 Oct 1986 | 2005-06 – 2015-16 | Aston Villa | 18 | 2 |
| Emmanuel Agbadou | 17 Jun 1997 | 2024-25 | Wolves | 1 | 0 |
| Didier Agathe | 16 Aug 1975 | 2006-07 | Aston Villa | 1 | 0 |
| Tony Agana | 2 Oct 1963 | 1990-91 | Sheffield United | 1 | 0 |
| Kamil Agalarov | 11 Jun 1988 | 2012-13 | Anzhi Makhachkala | 1 | 0 |
| Benik Afobe | 12 Feb 1993 | 2016-17 | Bournemouth | 2 | 1 |
| David Affengruber | 19 Mar 2001 | 2026-27 | Fulham | 1 | 0 |
| Ibrahim Afellay | 2 Apr 1986 | 2006-07 – 2016-17 | Stoke City, PSV Eindhoven | 7 | 0 |
| Michel Aebischer | 6 Jan 1997 | 2024-25 | Bologna FC 1909 | 1 | 0 |
| Luiz Adriano | 12 Apr 1987 | 2017-18 | Spartak Moscow | 2 | 0 |
| Adrián | 3 Jan 1987 | 2013-14 – 2017-18 | West Ham United | 6 | 0 |
| Albert Adomah | 13 Dec 1987 | 2014-15 | Middlesbrough | 1 | 0 |
| Terry Adlington | 21 Nov 1935 | 1960-61 | Derby County | 1 | 0 |
| Amine Adli | 10 May 2000 | 2025-26 | Bournemouth | 1 | 1 |
| Nigel Adkins | 11 Mar 1965 | 1989-90 | Wigan Athletic | 2 | 0 |
| Simon Adingra | 1 Jan 2002 | 2023-24 – 2024-25 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 5 | 2 |
| Adilio | 15 May 1956 | 1981-82 | Flamengo | 1 | 1 |
| Tom Adeyemi | 24 Oct 1991 | 2011-12 | Oldham Athletic | 1 | 0 |
| Emir Adem | 21 Oct 1986 | 2010-11 | Rabotnicki | 2 | 0 |
| Dele Adebola | 23 Jun 1975 | 2000-01 – 2002-03 | Crystal Palace, Birmingham City | 3 | 0 |
| Emmanuel Adebayor | 26 Feb 1984 | 2004-05 – 2015-16 | Arsenal, Tottenham Hotspur, Manchester City, AS Monaco, Crystal Palace | 17 | 5 |
| Elijah Adebayo | 7 Jan 1998 | 2023-24 | Luton Town | 1 | 0 |
| Eric Addo | 12 Nov 1978 | 2006-07 | PSV Eindhoven | 1 | 0 |
| Colin Addison | 18 May 1940 | 1962-63 – 1968-69 | Nottingham Forest, Sheffield United, Arsenal | 10 | 1 |
| Emmanuel Addai | 1 Aug 2001 | 2025-26 | Qarabağ FK | 1 | 0 |
| Hugh Adcock | 10 Apr 1903 | 1925-26 – 1933-34 | Leicester City | 17 | 5 |
| Tosin Adarabioyo | 24 Sept 1997 | 2020-21 – 2026-27 | Fulham, Tottenham Hotspur, Chelsea | 9 | 0 |
| Joaquim Adão | 14 Jul 1992 | 2015-16 | Sion | 1 | 0 |
| Thomas Adamson | 1924-25 – 1928-29 | Bury | 9 | 0 | |
| James Adamson | 4 Apr 1929 | 1950-51 – 1962-63 | Burnley | 11 | 1 |
| Hugh Adamson | 1907-08 – 1909-10 | Bolton Wanderers, Everton | 2 | 0 | |
| Harry Adamson | 27 Jun 1924 | 1948-49 – 1954-55 | Notts County | 3 | 0 |
| William Adams | 1 Aug 1892 | 1922-23 – 1923-24 | West Bromwich Albion | 4 | 0 |
| Tony Adams | 10 Oct 1966 | 1984-85 – 2000-01 | Arsenal | 31 | 1 |
| Rex Adams | 13 Feb 1928 | 1948-49 | Blackpool | 1 | 0 |
| Neil Adams | 23 Nov 1965 | 1986-87 – 1994-95 | Everton, Norwich City, Oldham Athletic | 8 | 1 |
| Micky Adams | 8 Nov 1961 | 1984-85 – 1993-94 | Southampton, Coventry City | 12 | 0 |
| James Adams | 3 Jan 1908 | 1937-38 | West Bromwich Albion | 2 | 0 |
| James Adams | 1894-95 | Everton | 1 | 0 | |
| Frank Adams | 8 Feb 1933 | 1956-57 – 1961-62 | Bury | 2 | 0 |
| Amos Adams | 1899-1900 – 1904-05 | West Bromwich Albion | 11 | 0 | |
| Che Adams | 13 Jul 1996 | 2019-20 – 2023-24 | Southampton | 7 | 1 |
| Tyler Adams | 14 Feb 1999 | 2020-21 – 2026-27 | Bournemouth, RasenBallsport Leipzig, Leeds United | 6 | 0 |
| Walter Adams | 1893-94 | Middlesbrough Ironopolis | 2 | 0 | |
| Józef Adamiec | 10 May 1954 | 1984-85 | Lech Poznan | 2 | 0 |
| Jimmy Adam | 13 May 1931 | 1954-55 – 1961-62 | Luton Town, Stoke City | 3 | 1 |
| Charlie Adam | 10 Dec 1985 | 2010-11 – 2017-18 | Stoke City, Blackpool | 11 | 3 |
| Clarence Acuna | 8 Feb 1975 | 2000-01 – 2002-03 | Newcastle United | 5 | 0 |
| Basil Acres | 27 Oct 1926 | 1954-55 – 1959-60 | Ipswich Town | 4 | 0 |
| John Ackroyd | 1893-94 | Grimsby Town | 2 | 0 | |
| Alf Ackerman | 5 Jan 1929 | 1954-55 | Hull City | 1 | 0 |
| Milenko Acimovic | 15 Feb 1977 | 2002-03 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1 | 0 |
| Jovan Acimovic | 21 Jun 1948 | 1973-74 | Red Star Belgrade | 2 | 0 |
| John Achterberg | 8 Jul 1971 | 2000-01 | Tranmere Rovers | 1 | 0 |
| Josh Acheampong | 5 May 2006 | 2025-26 | Chelsea | 1 | 0 |
| Kenny Achampong | 26 Jun 1966 | 1986-87 – 1989-90 | Fulham, Charlton Athletic | 3 | 0 |
| Francesco Acerbi | 10 Feb 1988 | 2025-26 | Inter Milan | 1 | 0 |
| Octavian Abrudan | 16 Mar 1984 | 2010-11 | Steaua Bucharest | 1 | 0 |
| Robert Abrams | 14 May 1889 | 1914-15 – 1919-20 | Chelsea | 3 | 0 |
| Valeri Abramidze | 17 Jan 1980 | 2002-03 | Spartak Moscow | 2 | 0 |
| Tammy Abraham | 2 Oct 1997 | 2015-16 – 2024-25 | Chelsea, AC Milan, Swansea City | 7 | 1 |
| Vincent Aboubakar | 22 Jan 1992 | 2017-18 | FC Porto | 1 | 0 |
| Samassi Abou | 4 Apr 1973 | 1997-98 | West Ham United | 1 | 0 |
| Gary Ablett | 19 Nov 1965 | 1992-93 – 1995-96 | Everton | 5 | 0 |
| Samuel Abel | 30 Dec 1908 | 1931-32 | Chesterfield | 1 | 1 |
| Anicet Abel | 13 Mar 1990 | 2014-15 | Ludogorets Razgrad | 1 | 0 |
| Mehdi Abeid | 6 Aug 1992 | 2014-15 | Newcastle United | 2 | 0 |
| Almen Abdi | 21 Oct 1986 | 2015-16 | Watford | 2 | 0 |
| Tewfik Abdallah | 23 Jun 1897 | 1920-21 | Derby County | 1 | 0 |
| Walter Abbott | 7 Dec 1877 | 1899-1900 – 1907-08 | Everton | 19 | 2 |
| Ron Abbott | 2 Aug 1953 | 1974-75 | Queens Park Rangers | 1 | 0 |
| Daniel Abalo Paulos | 29 Sept 1987 | 2014-15 | Ludogorets Razgrad | 2 | 2 |
| Einar Jan Aas | 12 Oct 1955 | 1980-81 | Nottingham Forest | 1 | 0 |
| Brenden Aaronson | 22 Oct 2000 | 2022-23 – 2025-26 | Leeds United | 4 | 0 |
| Max Aarons | 4 Jan 2000 | 2019-20 – 2023-24 | Norwich City, Bournemouth | 7 | 0 |
Total: 16004 players | Page 160 of 161