Opposition Players
| Full Name sorted descending | Birthdate sortable | Era | Club(s) sortable | Apps sortable | Goals sortable |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Nethercott | 22 Jul 1925 | 1950-51 | Norwich City | 1 | 0 |
| Mihai Nesu | 19 Feb 1983 | 2003-04 – 2010-11 | Utrecht, Steaua Bucharest | 3 | 0 |
| Alessandro Nesta | 19 Mar 1976 | 2004-05 – 2006-07 | AC Milan | 2 | 0 |
| Harry Ness | 1911-12 – 1914-15 | Sunderland | 5 | 0 | |
| Andriy Nesmachniy | 28 Feb 1979 | 2001-02 | Dynamo Kiev | 2 | 0 |
| Billy Nesbitt | 22 Nov 1891 | 1913-14 – 1920-21 | Burnley | 7 | 0 |
| David Neres | 3 Mar 1997 | 2020-21 | Ajax | 2 | 0 |
| Nené | 20 Nov 1949 | 1977-78 – 1984-85 | Benfica | 5 | 3 |
| Valér Németh | 15 Apr 1938 | 1971-72 | Servette | 2 | 0 |
| Szilárd Németh | 8 Aug 1977 | 1998-99 – 2005-06 | Middlesbrough, Kosice | 10 | 1 |
| Bill Nelson | 20 Sept 1929 | 1954-55 | West Ham United | 1 | 0 |
| Sammy Nelson | 1 Apr 1949 | 1971-72 – 1979-80 | Arsenal | 14 | 0 |
| Nélson Rivas | 25 Mar 1983 | 2007-08 | Inter Milan | 1 | 0 |
| John Nelson | 15 Mar 1906 | 1932-33 – 1934-35 | Wolves | 3 | 0 |
| Jimmy Nelson | 7 Jan 1901 | 1923-24 – 1933-34 | Cardiff City, Newcastle United | 18 | 1 |
| Garry Nelson | 16 Jan 1961 | 1981-82 – 1995-96 | Charlton Athletic, Brighton & Hove Albion | 2 | 0 |
| Fernando Nelson | 5 Nov 1971 | 1996-97 – 1997-98 | Aston Villa | 2 | 0 |
| Colin Nelson | 13 Mar 1938 | 1958-59 – 1961-62 | Sunderland | 7 | 0 |
| Andy Nelson | 5 Jul 1935 | 1959-60 – 1963-64 | Ipswich Town | 8 | 0 |
| Marcos Nélson | 10 Jun 1983 | 2005-06 | Benfica | 1 | 0 |
| Nélson | 5 Nov 1971 | 2000-01 | FC Porto | 2 | 0 |
| Reiss Nelson | 12 Oct 1999 | 2019-20 – 2025-26 | Arsenal, Brentford | 5 | 1 |
| Ryan Nelsen | 18 Oct 1977 | 2004-05 – 2012-13 | Blackburn Rovers, Queens Park Rangers | 10 | 0 |
| Alfred Nelmes | 1901-02 – 1904-05 | Grimsby Town | 5 | 0 | |
| Pat Nelis | 5 Oct 1898 | 1922-23 – 1924-25 | Nottingham Forest | 2 | 0 |
| Sebastiano Nela | 13 Mar 1961 | 1983-84 | Roma | 1 | 0 |
| Richard Neilson | 1 Apr 1916 | 1936-37 – 1937-38 | Manchester City | 2 | 1 |
| Norman Neilson | 6 Nov 1928 | 1952-53 – 1956-57 | Bury, Derby County | 7 | 0 |
| Gordon Neilson | 28 May 1947 | 1966-67 | Arsenal | 2 | 0 |
| Alan Neilson | 26 Sept 1972 | 1993-94 – 1997-98 | Southampton, Newcastle United | 4 | 0 |
| Terry Neill | 8 May 1942 | 1963-64 – 1968-69 | Arsenal | 8 | 0 |
| Warren Neill | 21 Nov 1962 | 1983-84 – 1991-92 | Queens Park Rangers, Portsmouth | 11 | 0 |
| Tommy Neill | 3 Oct 1930 | 1952-53 – 1956-57 | Bolton Wanderers, Bury | 3 | 0 |
| Quentin Neill | 1893-94 | Lincoln City | 2 | 0 | |
| Lucas Neill | 9 Mar 1978 | 2001-02 – 2009-10 | Blackburn Rovers, West Ham United, Everton | 16 | 0 |
| Andy Neil | 18 Nov 1892 | 1923-24 – 1925-26 | Arsenal | 4 | 0 |
| Jimmy Neighbour | 15 Nov 1950 | 1970-71 – 1982-83 | Tottenham Hotspur, West Ham United, Norwich City | 16 | 1 |
| Álvaro Negredo | 20 Aug 1985 | 2013-14 – 2016-17 | Middlesbrough, Manchester City | 3 | 1 |
| Alain Nef | 6 Feb 1982 | 2012-13 | Young Boys | 1 | 0 |
| Johan Neeskens | 15 Sept 1951 | 1975-76 | Barcelona | 2 | 0 |
| Bert Neesam | 2 Jun 1892 | 1924-25 | Bristol City | 1 | 0 |
| George Needham | 1907-08 – 1910-11 | Nottingham Forest | 6 | 0 | |
| Ernest Needham | 21 Jan 1873 | 1894-95 – 1909-10 | Sheffield United | 22 | 3 |
| Dave Needham | 21 May 1949 | 1977-78 – 1981-82 | Nottingham Forest, Queens Park Rangers | 6 | 0 |
| Archie Needham | 1902-03 | Sheffield United | 1 | 1 | |
| Pavel Nedved | 30 Aug 1972 | 2004-05 | Juventus | 2 | 0 |
| Ates Necati | 3 Jan 1980 | 2006-07 | Galatasaray | 1 | 1 |
| Geordie Neave | 1895-96 | Lincoln City | 2 | 0 | |
| David Neave | 1905-06 – 1910-11 | Arsenal | 8 | 4 | |
| Peter Neale | 9 Apr 1934 | 1958-59 – 1961-62 | Scunthorpe United | 6 | 0 |
| Duncan Neale | 1 Oct 1939 | 1961-62 | Newcastle United | 1 | 0 |
| Tom Neal | 28 Nov 1910 | 1935-36 | Leeds United | 1 | 0 |
| Dick Neal | 1 Oct 1933 | 1954-55 – 1961-62 | Lincoln City, Middlesbrough | 9 | 0 |
| John Neal | 3 Apr 1932 | 1954-55 – 1959-60 | Hull City, Aston Villa | 5 | 0 |
| Adrian Neaga | 4 Jun 1979 | 2003-04 | Steaua Bucharest | 1 | 0 |
| Dame N'Doye | 21 Feb 1985 | 2014-15 – 2015-16 | Sunderland, Hull City | 2 | 0 |
| Birama Ndoye | 17 Apr 1994 | 2015-16 | Sion | 1 | 0 |
| Dan Ndoye | 25 Oct 2000 | 2024-25 – 2026-27 | Nottingham Forest, Bologna FC 1909 | 4 | 1 |
| Dieumerci Ndongala | 14 Jun 1991 | 2019-20 | KRC Genk | 2 | 0 |
| Didier N'Dong | 17 Jun 1994 | 2016-17 | Sunderland | 2 | 0 |
| Tanguy Ndombele | 28 Dec 1996 | 2019-20 – 2022-23 | Tottenham Hotspur, Napoli | 4 | 0 |
| Peter Ndlovu | 25 Feb 1973 | 1992-93 – 2002-03 | Coventry City, Sheffield United | 10 | 3 |
| Wilfred Ndidi | 16 Dec 1996 | 2016-17 – 2024-25 | Leicester City | 16 | 0 |
| Sylvain N'Diaye | 25 Jun 1976 | 2003-04 | Marseille | 2 | 0 |
| Alfred N'Diaye | 6 Mar 1990 | 2016-17 | Hull City | 1 | 1 |
| Badou Ndiaye | 27 Oct 1990 | 2017-18 | Stoke City | 1 | 0 |
| Iliman Ndiaye | 3 Jun 2000 | 2024-25 – 2025-26 | Everton | 4 | 0 |
| George Ndah | 23 Dec 1974 | 1992-93 – 1994-95 | Crystal Palace | 5 | 0 |
| Gary Naysmith | 16 Nov 1978 | 2000-01 – 2006-07 | Everton | 9 | 0 |
| Tommy Naylor | 1 Apr 1946 | 1967-68 | Bournemouth | 2 | 0 |
| Terry Naylor | 5 Dec 1948 | 1971-72 – 1979-80 | Tottenham Hotspur | 13 | 0 |
| Stuart Naylor | 6 Dec 1962 | 1985-86 | West Bromwich Albion | 1 | 0 |
| Richard Naylor | 28 Feb 1977 | 2002-03 | Ipswich Town | 1 | 0 |
| Lee Naylor | 19 Mar 1980 | 2003-04 | Wolves | 2 | 0 |
| Jimmy Naylor | 2 Mar 1901 | 1928-29 – 1930-31 | Newcastle United, Huddersfield Town | 4 | 0 |
| Bernard Naylor | 1920-21 | Sheffield United | 2 | 0 | |
| Tony Naylor | 29 Mar 1967 | 1991-92 – 1998-99 | Port Vale, Crewe Alexandra | 2 | 0 |
| Tom Naylor | 28 Jun 1991 | 2016-17 | Burton Albion | 1 | 0 |
| Mohamed Nayim | 5 Nov 1968 | 1988-89 – 1992-93 | Tottenham Hotspur | 6 | 1 |
| Noureddine Naybet | 10 Feb 1970 | 2004-05 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1 | 0 |
| Jesús Navas | 21 Nov 1985 | 2013-14 – 2017-18 | Manchester City, Sevilla | 8 | 0 |
| Keylor Navas | 15 Dec 1986 | 2017-18 – 2022-23 | Nottingham Forest, Real Madrid | 2 | 0 |
| Alan Navarro | 31 May 1981 | 2011-12 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 2 | 0 |
| Velimir Naumovic | 19 Mar 1935 | 1965-66 | Standard Liege | 2 | 0 |
| Willie Naughton | 20 Mar 1962 | 1988-89 | Walsall | 2 | 0 |
| Chippy Naughton | 1894-95 | Stoke City | 1 | 0 | |
| Kyle Naughton | 17 Nov 1988 | 2011-12 – 2017-18 | Swansea City, Tottenham Hotspur, Norwich City | 11 | 0 |
| Irving Nattrass | 12 Dec 1952 | 1972-73 – 1981-82 | Newcastle United, Middlesbrough | 11 | 1 |
| Cesare Natali | 5 Apr 1979 | 2009-10 | Fiorentina | 1 | 0 |
| Matija Nastasic | 28 Mar 1993 | 2012-13 | Manchester City | 1 | 0 |
| Samir Nasri | 26 Jun 1987 | 2007-08 – 2014-15 | Manchester City, Arsenal, Marseille | 18 | 0 |
| Harry Nash | 10 Apr 1892 | 1914-15 – 1922-23 | Aston Villa, Cardiff City | 3 | 3 |
| Paddy Nash | 30 Jun 1918 | 1938-39 | Middlesbrough | 1 | 0 |
| Carlo Nash | 13 Sept 1973 | 2004-05 | Middlesbrough | 1 | 0 |
| Marcelo Nascimento da Costa | 24 Aug 1984 | 2014-15 | Ludogorets Razgrad | 2 | 0 |
| Danny Nardiello | 22 Oct 1982 | 2007-08 – 2011-12 | Exeter City, Barnsley | 2 | 1 |
| Donato Nardiello | 9 Apr 1957 | 1977-78 | Coventry City | 2 | 0 |
| Michele Nappi | 30 Aug 1951 | 1983-84 | Roma | 1 | 0 |
| Daniel Napier | 1907-08 | Sheffield Wednesday | 1 | 0 | |
| Kit Napier | 26 Sept 1943 | 1965-66 | Newcastle United | 1 | 0 |
Total: 16004 players | Page 56 of 161