Opposition Players
| Full Name sorted ascending | Birthdate sortable | Era | Club(s) sortable | Apps sortable | Goals sortable |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ronny Rosenthal | 11 Oct 1963 | 1994-95 – 1995-96 | Tottenham Hotspur | 4 | 0 |
| Tomáš Rosický | 4 Oct 1980 | 2001-02 – 2013-14 | Arsenal, Borussia Dortmund | 10 | 2 |
| Uwe Rosler | 15 Nov 1968 | 1994-95 – 2000-01 | Manchester City, Southampton | 7 | 1 |
| Andrew Ross | 1904-05 | Burnley | 2 | 0 | |
| Colin Ross | 29 Aug 1962 | 1980-81 | Middlesbrough | 1 | 0 |
| David Ross | 8 Jan 1884 | 1906-07 – 1910-11 | Manchester City | 4 | 1 |
| George Ross | 21 Feb 1908 | 1930-31 | Portsmouth | 2 | 2 |
| George Ross | 15 Apr 1943 | 1961-62 | Preston North End | 5 | 0 |
| George Ross | 29 Nov 1869 | 1894-95 – 1905-06 | Bury | 18 | 0 |
| Ian Ross | 26 Nov 1947 | 1975-76 | Aston Villa | 1 | 0 |
| Alan Ross | 26 May 1942 | 1972-73 – 1974-75 | Carlisle United | 5 | 0 |
| Jimmy Ross | 28 Mar 1866 | 1893-94 – 1900-01 | Manchester City, Burnley, Preston North End | 5 | 1 |
| Trevor Ross | 16 Jan 1957 | 1974-75 – 1981-82 | Everton, Arsenal | 11 | 0 |
| William Ross | 1896-97 – 1904-05 | Notts County, Grimsby Town, Sheffield United | 10 | 3 | |
| Giuseppe Rossi | 1 Feb 1987 | 2006-07 | Newcastle United | 1 | 0 |
| Julio Rossi | 22 Feb 1977 | 2002-03 | Basel | 2 | 2 |
| Paolo Rossi | 23 Sept 1956 | 1984-85 | Juventus | 2 | 0 |
| Wilf Rostron | 29 Sept 1956 | 1982-83 – 1990-91 | Watford, Sheffield United, Sheffield Wednesday | 17 | 1 |
| Franz Roth | 27 Apr 1946 | 1970-71 – 1971-72 | Bayern Munich | 4 | 0 |
| Joe Rothwell | 11 Jan 1995 | 2022-23 – 2023-24 | Bournemouth, Southampton | 3 | 0 |
| Teddy Rothwell | 3 Sept 1917 | 1937-38 – 1938-39 | Bolton Wanderers | 2 | 0 |
| Herbert Rothwell | 1899-1900 – 1902-03 | Glossop North End, Manchester United | 3 | 0 | |
| Jack Rothwell | 1913-14 | West Ham United | 1 | 0 | |
| Yannick Rott | 27 Sept 1974 | 1997-98 | Strasbourg | 2 | 0 |
| George Roughton | 11 May 1909 | 1929-30 – 1938-39 | Huddersfield Town, Manchester United | 10 | 0 |
| Douglas Rougvie | 24 May 1956 | 1980-81 – 1986-87 | Chelsea, Aberdeen | 7 | 0 |
| Joseph Roulson | 1919-20 – 1921-22 | Birmingham City | 2 | 0 | |
| Elijah Round | 1909-10 | Manchester United | 1 | 0 | |
| Jack Round | 20 May 1901 | 1927-28 | Bolton Wanderers | 1 | 0 |
| Paul Round | 22 Jun 1959 | 1978-79 | Blackburn Rovers | 1 | 0 |
| Fred Rouse | 28 Nov 1881 | 1902-03 – 1908-09 | Chelsea, Stoke City, Grimsby Town | 5 | 2 |
| Valentine Rouse | 1922-23 | Stoke City | 2 | 0 | |
| Cédric Roussel | 6 Jan 1978 | 1999-2000 – 2000-01 | Coventry City | 3 | 0 |
| Wayne Routledge | 7 Jan 1985 | 2002-03 – 2017-18 | Swansea City, Crystal Palace, Newcastle United, Portsmouth | 20 | 0 |
| Jyrki Rövio | 4 Mar 1968 | 1991-92 | Kuusysi Lahti | 2 | 0 |
| Sandy Rowan | 1893-94 – 1895-96 | Manchester City, Burton Swifts | 2 | 1 | |
| Fred Rowan | 1909-10 | Nottingham Forest | 1 | 0 | |
| Jonathan Rowan | 29 Nov 1981 | 2001-02 | Grimsby Town | 1 | 0 |
| Callum Rowe | 2 Sept 1999 | 2020-21 | Aston Villa | 1 | 0 |
| Edward Rowe | 17 Oct 2003 | 2020-21 | Aston Villa | 1 | 0 |
| Jonathan Rowe | 30 Apr 2003 | 2021-22 | Norwich City | 2 | 0 |
| Arthur Rowe | 1 Sept 1906 | 1933-34 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2 | 0 |
| Graham Rowe | 28 Aug 1945 | 1964-65 – 1966-67 | Blackpool | 4 | 0 |
| Terry Rowe | 8 Jun 1964 | 1983-84 | Brentford | 1 | 0 |
| Tommy Rowe | 1938-39 | Portsmouth | 2 | 0 | |
| Gary Rowell | 6 Jun 1957 | 1976-77 – 1983-84 | Sunderland | 8 | 1 |
| Gary Rowett | 6 Mar 1974 | 1996-97 – 2002-03 | Derby County, Leicester City, Charlton Athletic | 6 | 0 |
| Andy Rowland | 8 Sept 1954 | 1980-81 | Swindon Town | 1 | 0 |
| John Rowland | 7 Apr 1941 | 1963-64 | Port Vale | 2 | 0 |
| Keith Rowland | 1 Sept 1971 | 1994-95 – 1995-96 | West Ham United | 3 | 0 |
| TS Rowlandson | 1905-06 | Corinthians | 1 | 0 | |
| Eddie Rowles | 10 Mar 1951 | 1967-68 | Bournemouth | 2 | 0 |
| Arthur Rowley | 1896-97 – 1898-99 | Stoke City | 4 | 0 | |
| George Rowley | 21 Apr 1926 | 1949-50 – 1956-57 | Leicester City, Fulham | 6 | 3 |
| Harry Rowley | 23 Jan 1904 | 1928-29 – 1932-33 | Manchester United, Manchester City | 7 | 1 |
| Jack Rowley | 7 Oct 1918 | 1938-39 – 1955-56 | Manchester United, Plymouth Argyle | 19 | 6 |
| Walter Rowley | 14 Apr 1891 | 1913-14 – 1923-24 | Bolton Wanderers | 6 | 0 |
| James Rowswell | 13 Jul 2006 | 2025-26 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1 | 0 |
| Alex Roxburgh | 19 Sept 1910 | 1937-38 – 1938-39 | Blackpool | 3 | 0 |
| Robert Roxburgh | 5 Feb 1896 | 1924-25 – 1928-29 | Blackburn Rovers | 7 | 0 |
| Bryan Roy | 12 Feb 1970 | 1994-95 – 1995-96 | Nottingham Forest | 4 | 0 |
| Eric Roy | 26 Sept 1967 | 1999-2000 | Sunderland | 1 | 0 |
| Jack Roy | 22 Mar 1914 | 1936-37 | Sheffield Wednesday | 1 | 0 |
| Emerson Royal | 14 Jan 1999 | 2021-22 – 2024-25 | Tottenham Hotspur, AC Milan | 5 | 0 |
| Ezra Royals | 1911-12 – 1913-14 | Manchester United | 2 | 0 | |
| Simon Royce | 9 Sept 1971 | 1998-99 – 2000-01 | Leicester City, Charlton Athletic | 2 | 0 |
| Joe Royle | 8 Apr 1949 | 1967-68 – 1980-81 | Everton, Manchester City, Bristol City, Norwich City | 23 | 5 |
| Albert Roystone | 1913-14 | Barnsley | 1 | 0 | |
| Zdzislaw Rozborski | 28 Mar 1955 | 1982-83 | Widzew Lodz | 2 | 0 |
| David Rozehnal | 5 Jul 1980 | 2007-08 | Newcastle United | 1 | 0 |
| Amir Rrahmani | 24 Feb 1994 | 2022-23 | Napoli | 1 | 0 |
| Ruben Amorim | 27 Jan 1985 | 2009-10 | Benfica | 2 | 0 |
| Andrejs Rubins | 26 Nov 1978 | 2000-01 | Crystal Palace | 2 | 1 |
| Declan Rudd | 16 Jan 1991 | 2015-16 – 2021-22 | Preston North End, Norwich City | 2 | 0 |
| Herrod Ruddlesdin | 1898-99 – 1905-06 | Sheffield Wednesday | 11 | 1 | |
| Neil Ruddock | 9 May 1968 | 1987-88 – 1999-2000 | Southampton, West Ham United, Tottenham Hotspur | 11 | 1 |
| John Ruddy | 24 Oct 1986 | 2011-12 – 2021-22 | Norwich City, Wolves | 9 | 0 |
| Tom Ruddy | 1 Mar 1902 | 1927-28 – 1931-32 | Chesterfield, Derby County, Darlington | 3 | 1 |
| Dale Rudge | 9 Jun 1963 | 1983-84 | Wolves | 1 | 0 |
| Dave Rudge | 21 Jan 1948 | 1966-67 | Aston Villa | 2 | 0 |
| Petter Rudi | 17 Sept 1973 | 1997-98 – 1999-2000 | Sheffield Wednesday | 5 | 0 |
| Antonio Rüdiger | 3 Mar 1993 | 2017-18 – 2024-25 | Chelsea, Real Madrid | 13 | 0 |
| Gergely Rudolf | 9 Mar 1985 | 2009-10 | Debrecen VSC | 1 | 0 |
| Mladen Rudonja | 26 Jul 1971 | 2003-04 | Olimpija Ljubljana | 2 | 0 |
| Francisco Rufete | 20 Nov 1976 | 2002-03 | Valencia | 2 | 1 |
| Jimmy Ruffell | 11 Aug 1900 | 1923-24 – 1931-32 | West Ham United | 17 | 4 |
| Vincent Rüfli | 22 Jan 1988 | 2015-16 | Sion | 1 | 0 |
| Richard Rufus | 12 Jan 1975 | 1995-96 – 2002-03 | Charlton Athletic | 8 | 1 |
| Matteo Ruggeri | 11 Jul 2002 | 2020-21 – 2023-24 | Atalanta B.C. | 3 | 0 |
| John Ruggiero | 26 Nov 1954 | 1976-77 | Stoke City | 1 | 0 |
| Jukka Ruhanen | 16 Apr 1971 | 2001-02 | Haka | 2 | 0 |
| Mário Rui | 27 May 1991 | 2018-19 – 2022-23 | Napoli | 5 | 0 |
| Rui Costa | 29 Mar 1972 | 2004-05 | AC Milan | 1 | 0 |
| Rui Lopes | 17 Mar 1954 | 1977-78 | Benfica | 1 | 0 |
| Rui Óscar | 17 Dec 1975 | 2001-02 | Boavista | 1 | 0 |
| Bryan Ruiz | 18 Aug 1985 | 2011-12 – 2013-14 | Fulham | 3 | 0 |
| Víctor Ruiz | 25 Jan 1989 | 2015-16 | Villarreal | 2 | 0 |
| Fabián Ruiz Peña | 3 Apr 1996 | 2018-19 – 2024-25 | Napoli, Paris St Germain | 6 | 0 |
| Gerónimo Rulli | 20 May 1992 | 2021-22 – 2025-26 | Villarreal, Marseille | 3 | 0 |
| Karl-Heinz Rummenigge | 25 Sept 1955 | 1980-81 | Bayern Munich | 2 | 1 |
Total: 16004 players | Page 126 of 161