Opposition Players
| Full Name sorted descending | Birthdate sortable | Era | Club(s) sortable | Apps sortable | Goals sortable |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norman Young | 1935-36 | Aston Villa | 1 | 0 | |
| Luke Young | 19 Jul 1979 | 1998-99 – 2011-12 | Charlton Athletic, Aston Villa, Tottenham Hotspur, Queens Park Rangers, Middlesbrough | 25 | 1 |
| Kevin Young | 12 Aug 1961 | 1982-83 | Burnley | 2 | 0 |
| Jack Young | 1923-24 | West Ham United | 2 | 0 | |
| James Young | 1905-06 | Manchester City | 1 | 0 | |
| Ian Young | 21 May 1943 | 1965-66 | Celtic | 2 | 0 |
| Ray Young | 14 Mar 1934 | 1954-55 – 1963-64 | Derby County | 7 | 0 |
| Gerry Young | 1 Oct 1936 | 1962-63 – 1969-70 | Sheffield Wednesday | 14 | 0 |
| Ernest Young | 1919-20 | Gateshead | 1 | 0 | |
| Eric Young | 25 Mar 1960 | 1987-88 – 1994-95 | Crystal Palace, Wimbledon | 16 | 2 |
| David Young | 12 Nov 1945 | 1970-71 – 1971-72 | Newcastle United | 2 | 0 |
| Charlie Young | 14 Feb 1958 | 1976-77 | Aston Villa | 1 | 0 |
| Archie Young | 10 Dec 1906 | 1933-34 | Leicester City | 1 | 0 |
| Ashley Young | 9 Jul 1985 | 2006-07 – 2024-25 | Manchester United, Aston Villa, Everton, Watford | 29 | 1 |
| Sandy Young | 23 Jun 1880 | 1901-02 – 1911-12 | Everton, Manchester City | 23 | 12 |
| Allan Young | 20 Jan 1941 | 1961-62 | Chelsea | 1 | 0 |
| Alan Young | 26 Oct 1955 | 1980-81 – 1985-86 | Brighton & Hove Albion, Leicester City | 4 | 0 |
| Alex Young | 3 Feb 1937 | 1962-63 – 1967-68 | Everton | 9 | 0 |
| Alf Young | 4 Nov 1905 | 1930-31 – 1938-39 | Huddersfield Town | 12 | 0 |
| Andrew Young | 17 Sept 1896 | 1920-21 – 1923-24 | Arsenal, Aston Villa | 5 | 1 |
| Brad Young | 4 Aug 2002 | 2020-21 | Aston Villa | 1 | 0 |
| Hamza Younés | 16 Apr 1986 | 2014-15 | Ludogorets Razgrad | 2 | 0 |
| Amin Younes | 6 Aug 1993 | 2019-20 | Napoli | 1 | 0 |
| George Youds | 1895-96 | Port Vale | 2 | 0 | |
| Eddie Youds | 3 May 1970 | 1993-94 – 1998-99 | Ipswich Town, Charlton Athletic | 4 | 0 |
| Maya Yoshida | 24 Aug 1988 | 2012-13 – 2019-20 | Southampton | 9 | 0 |
| Benny Yorston | 14 Oct 1905 | 1931-32 – 1938-39 | Middlesbrough, Sunderland | 12 | 5 |
| Leny Yoro | 13 Nov 2005 | 2024-25 – 2025-26 | Manchester United | 3 | 0 |
| Dwight Yorke | 3 Nov 1971 | 1990-91 – 2007-08 | Aston Villa, Manchester United, Blackburn Rovers, Sunderland | 27 | 8 |
| Dicky York | 25 Apr 1899 | 1919-20 – 1929-30 | Aston Villa | 18 | 1 |
| Charlie York | 1902-03 | Derby County | 1 | 0 | |
| Terry Yorath | 27 Mar 1950 | 1970-71 – 1979-80 | Leeds United, Coventry City, Tottenham Hotspur | 17 | 0 |
| Okay Yokuslu | 9 Mar 1994 | 2020-21 | West Bromwich Albion | 1 | 0 |
| Vimal Yoganathan | 13 Jan 2006 | 2025-26 | Barnsley | 1 | 0 |
| Joseph Yobo | 6 Sept 1980 | 2002-03 – 2009-10 | Everton | 11 | 0 |
| Burak Yilmaz | 15 Jul 1985 | 2010-11 | Trabzonspor | 2 | 0 |
| Baris Alper Yilmaz | 23 May 2000 | 2025-26 | Galatasaray | 3 | 0 |
| Tommy Yews | 28 Feb 1902 | 1924-25 – 1931-32 | West Ham United | 13 | 0 |
| Pavel Yevseyenko | 30 Oct 1980 | 2012-13 | Gomel | 1 | 0 |
| Jasper Yeuell | 23 Mar 1925 | 1947-48 | Portsmouth | 1 | 0 |
| Andrey Yeshchenko | 9 Feb 1984 | 2017-18 | Spartak Moscow | 2 | 0 |
| Ray Yeoman | 13 May 1934 | 1957-58 – 1961-62 | Middlesbrough, Northampton Town | 8 | 0 |
| DeAndre Yedlin | 9 Jul 1993 | 2015-16 – 2020-21 | Newcastle United, Sunderland | 5 | 0 |
| Tony Yeboah | 6 Jun 1966 | 1994-95 – 1995-96 | Leeds United | 4 | 1 |
| Hassan Yebda | 14 May 1984 | 2009-10 – 2010-11 | Napoli, Portsmouth | 3 | 0 |
| Ali Yavuz | 1 Oct 1949 | 1976-77 | Trabzonspor | 2 | 0 |
| Ibrahima Yattara | 3 Jun 1980 | 2010-11 | Trabzonspor | 2 | 0 |
| Wilf Yates | 1923-24 – 1924-25 | Preston North End | 3 | 0 | |
| Billy Yates | 20 Mar 1903 | 1925-26 | Bolton Wanderers | 1 | 0 |
| Steve Yates | 29 Jan 1970 | 1991-92 – 2000-01 | Queens Park Rangers, Bristol Rovers, Tranmere Rovers | 6 | 1 |
| Steve Yates | 8 Dec 1953 | 1978-79 | Southend United | 2 | 0 |
| Jimmy Yates | 1893-94 – 1896-97 | Sheffield United, Manchester City | 4 | 1 | |
| John Yates | 18 Nov 1929 | 1945-46 | Chester City | 2 | 0 |
| John Yates | 1928-29 | Aston Villa | 1 | 0 | |
| Dean Yates | 26 Oct 1967 | 1991-92 | Notts County | 2 | 0 |
| Ryan Yates | 21 Nov 1997 | 2021-22 – 2025-26 | Nottingham Forest | 7 | 0 |
| Yehor Yarmolyuk | 1 Mar 2004 | 2023-24 – 2025-26 | Brentford | 3 | 0 |
| Andriy Yarmolenko | 23 Oct 1989 | 2018-19 – 2020-21 | West Ham United | 3 | 0 |
| Roman Yaremchuk | 27 Nov 1995 | 2021-22 | Benfica | 2 | 1 |
| H Yardley | 1896-97 | Burton Swifts | 1 | 0 | |
| Igor Yanovskiy | 3 Aug 1974 | 1995-96 | Spartak Vladikavkaz | 2 | 0 |
| Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa | 15 May 1989 | 2012-13 – 2013-14 | Newcastle United | 2 | 0 |
| Hristo Yanev | 4 May 1979 | 2005-06 | CSKA Sofia | 1 | 0 |
| Cédric Yambéré | 6 Nov 1990 | 2015-16 | Bordeaux | 1 | 0 |
| Frank Yallop | 4 Apr 1964 | 1983-84 – 1994-95 | Ipswich Town | 6 | 0 |
| Ayegbeni Yakubu | 22 Nov 1982 | 2003-04 – 2011-12 | Everton, Middlesbrough, Portsmouth, Blackburn Rovers | 15 | 2 |
| Murat Yakin | 15 Sept 1974 | 2002-03 | Basel | 2 | 0 |
| Hakan Yakin | 22 Feb 1977 | 2002-03 | Basel | 2 | 0 |
| Claudio Yacob | 18 Jul 1987 | 2012-13 – 2017-18 | West Bromwich Albion | 10 | 0 |
| Xisco | 5 Sept 1980 | 2005-06 | Real Betis | 2 | 0 |
| Granit Xhaka | 27 Sept 1992 | 2016-17 – 2025-26 | Arsenal, Sunderland, Bayer Leverkusen | 17 | 1 |
| Taulant Xhaka | 28 Mar 1991 | 2014-15 | Basel | 2 | 0 |
| Abel Xavier | 30 Nov 1972 | 1999-2000 – 2001-02 | Everton | 5 | 0 |
| Xavi Hernández | 25 Jan 1980 | 2000-01 – 2006-07 | Barcelona | 4 | 0 |
| Sam Wynne | 26 Apr 1897 | 1926-27 | Bury | 1 | 0 |
| Richard Wynn | 1913-14 – 1914-15 | Middlesbrough | 2 | 0 | |
| George Wynn | 14 Oct 1886 | 1911-12 – 1912-13 | Manchester City | 4 | 3 |
| James Wyllie | 1912-13 | Bradford City | 1 | 0 | |
| James Wyllie | 1896-97 | Burton Swifts | 1 | 1 | |
| Tom Wyllie | 5 Aug 1872 | 1894-95 – 1896-97 | Bury | 3 | 0 |
| Tom Wylie | 1920-21 – 1924-25 | Blackburn Rovers | 9 | 0 | |
| Ron Wylie | 6 Aug 1933 | 1954-55 – 1964-65 | Aston Villa, Notts County | 12 | 2 |
| John Wylie | 25 Sept 1936 | 1961-62 | Preston North End | 5 | 0 |
| Rodger Wylde | 8 Mar 1954 | 1984-85 | Sunderland | 1 | 1 |
| Reg Wyatt | 18 Sept 1932 | 1955-56 – 1960-61 | Plymouth Argyle | 4 | 0 |
| Stijn Wuytens | 8 Oct 1989 | 2008-09 | PSV Eindhoven | 1 | 0 |
| Jan Wuytens | 9 Jun 1985 | 2010-11 | Utrecht | 2 | 0 |
| Shaun Wright-Phillips | 25 Oct 1981 | 2002-03 – 2012-13 | Manchester City, Chelsea, Queens Park Rangers | 19 | 1 |
| Bradley Wright-Phillips | 12 Mar 1985 | 2004-05 – 2005-06 | Manchester City | 3 | 0 |
| Bill Wright | 1920-21 | Huddersfield Town | 1 | 1 | |
| Billy Wright | 28 Apr 1958 | 1978-79 – 1985-86 | Everton, Birmingham City | 15 | 0 |
| Billy Wright | 25 Dec 1899 | 1922-23 – 1931-32 | Bolton Wanderers | 5 | 0 |
| Billy Wright | 6 Feb 1924 | 1946-47 – 1953-54 | Wolves | 16 | 1 |
| Tommy Wright | 29 Aug 1963 | 1988-89 | Newcastle United | 1 | 0 |
| Tommy Wright | 21 Oct 1944 | 1964-65 – 1972-73 | Everton | 19 | 0 |
| Tommy Wright | 10 Jan 1966 | 1992-93 | Middlesbrough | 1 | 0 |
| Tommy Wright | 20 Jan 1928 | 1949-50 – 1953-54 | Sunderland | 6 | 0 |
| Steve Wright | 16 Jun 1959 | 1982-83 | HJK Helsinki | 2 | 0 |
| Stephen Wright | 8 Feb 1980 | 2002-03 | Sunderland | 1 | 0 |
| Richard Wright | 5 Nov 1977 | 2000-01 – 2005-06 | Everton, Ipswich Town, Arsenal | 6 | 0 |
Total: 16004 players | Page 2 of 161