Opposition Players
| Full Name sorted ascending | Birthdate sortable | Era | Club(s) sortable | Apps sortable | Goals sortable |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shelton Martis | 29 Nov 1982 | 2008-09 | West Bromwich Albion | 1 | 0 |
| Kari T Martonen | 13 Mar 1963 | 1982-83 | HJK Helsinki | 1 | 0 |
| Gyözö Martos | 15 Dec 1949 | 1974-75 | Ferencvaros | 1 | 0 |
| Nigel Martyn | 11 Aug 1966 | 1989-90 – 2005-06 | Crystal Palace, Leeds United, Everton | 30 | 0 |
| Chris Marustik | 10 Aug 1961 | 1981-82 – 1982-83 | Swansea City | 4 | 0 |
| Brian Marwood | 5 Feb 1960 | 1984-85 – 1989-90 | Arsenal, Sheffield Wednesday | 11 | 2 |
| Adam Masina | 2 Jan 1994 | 2018-19 – 2021-22 | Watford | 4 | 0 |
| Phil Masinga | 28 Jun 1969 | 1994-95 | Leeds United | 1 | 0 |
| Craig Maskell | 10 Apr 1968 | 1993-94 – 1995-96 | Southampton, Swindon Town | 4 | 1 |
| Chris Maskery | 25 Sept 1964 | 1983-84 – 1984-85 | Stoke City | 3 | 0 |
| Harry Maskrey | 8 Oct 1880 | 1903-04 – 1910-11 | Derby County, Bradford City | 8 | 0 |
| Joe Mason | 13 May 1991 | 2011-12 – 2016-17 | Wolves, Cardiff City | 2 | 1 |
| Ryan Mason | 13 Jun 1991 | 2014-15 – 2016-17 | Tottenham Hotspur, Hull City | 3 | 0 |
| Cliff Mason | 27 Nov 1929 | 1956-57 – 1960-61 | Sheffield United | 3 | 0 |
| Jim Mason | 1895-96 | Port Vale | 2 | 2 | |
| Paul Mason | 3 Sept 1963 | 1993-94 | Ipswich Town | 1 | 1 |
| Bobby Mason | 22 Mar 1936 | 1962-63 | Leyton Orient | 1 | 0 |
| Stuart Mason | 2 Jun 1948 | 1969-70 | Wrexham | 1 | 0 |
| S Mason | 1910-11 | Bristol City | 1 | 0 | |
| Tom Mason | 23 Nov 1886 | 1911-12 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1 | 1 |
| William Mason | 1893-94 | Burton Swifts | 1 | 0 | |
| Han-Noah Massengo | 7 Jul 2001 | 2023-24 | Burnley | 1 | 0 |
| Eric Massey | 11 Sept 1923 | 1954-55 – 1955-56 | Bury | 2 | 0 |
| Jimmy Massey | 1896-97 – 1900-01 | Sheffield Wednesday | 7 | 0 | |
| Alex Massie | 13 Mar 1906 | 1935-36 – 1938-39 | Aston Villa | 3 | 0 |
| Les Massie | 20 Jul 1935 | 1956-57 – 1961-62 | Huddersfield Town | 10 | 4 |
| Don Masson | 26 Aug 1946 | 1974-75 – 1981-82 | Queens Park Rangers, Notts County, Derby County | 7 | 0 |
| Wally Masterman | 29 Jan 1888 | 1910-11 – 1914-15 | Sheffield United, Gainsborough Trinity | 2 | 0 |
| Arthur Masuaku | 7 Nov 1993 | 2018-19 – 2021-22 | West Ham United | 5 | 0 |
| Alain Masudi | 12 Feb 1978 | 2006-07 | Maccabi Haifa | 2 | 0 |
| Juan Mata | 28 Apr 1988 | 2011-12 – 2019-20 | Manchester United, Chelsea | 17 | 3 |
| Maté | 23 Dec 1948 | 1974-75 | Ferencvaros | 2 | 1 |
| Marek Matejovsky | 20 Dec 1981 | 2007-08 – 2010-11 | Sparta Prague, Reading | 3 | 1 |
| Marco Materazzi | 19 Aug 1973 | 1998-99 – 2007-08 | Inter Milan, Everton | 2 | 0 |
| Jouni Matero | 27 Jan 1961 | 1980-81 | Oulu Palloseura | 1 | 0 |
| Jack Mates | 28 Feb 1870 | 1893-94 | Northwich Victoria | 1 | 0 |
| Jean-Philippe Mateta | 28 Jun 1997 | 2021-22 – 2025-26 | Crystal Palace | 10 | 2 |
| Harry Mather | 24 Jan 1921 | 1946-47 – 1953-54 | Burnley | 17 | 0 |
| Ray Mathias | 13 Dec 1946 | 1979-80 | Tranmere Rovers | 2 | 0 |
| Alex Mathie | 20 Dec 1968 | 1993-94 | Newcastle United | 1 | 0 |
| Jimmy Mathieson | 1927-28 – 1937-38 | Middlesbrough, Brentford | 13 | 0 | |
| William Mathieson | 1895-96 | Rotherham Town | 1 | 0 | |
| Jérémy Mathieu | 29 Oct 1983 | 2007-08 | Toulouse | 2 | 0 |
| Lionel Mathis | 4 Oct 1981 | 2002-03 | Auxerre | 2 | 0 |
| George Mathison | 24 Nov 1909 | 1932-33 | Newcastle United | 1 | 0 |
| Nemanja Matic | 1 Aug 1988 | 2013-14 – 2021-22 | Chelsea, Manchester United | 14 | 0 |
| Slavko Matic | 2 Jul 1976 | 2005-06 | CSKA Sofia | 1 | 0 |
| Rabbi Matondo | 12 Jul 2000 | 2022-23 | Rangers | 2 | 0 |
| Frank Matson | 21 Nov 1905 | 1928-29 | Cardiff City | 2 | 0 |
| Dominic Matteo | 28 Apr 1974 | 2000-01 – 2004-05 | Leeds United, Blackburn Rovers | 8 | 0 |
| Damian Matthew | 23 Sept 1970 | 1991-92 – 1994-95 | Crystal Palace, Chelsea | 2 | 0 |
| Remi Matthews | 10 Feb 1994 | 2023-24 | Crystal Palace | 1 | 0 |
| Cyril Matthews | 1 Dec 1901 | 1925-26 | Bury | 1 | 0 |
| Graham Matthews | 2 Nov 1942 | 1960-61 | Stoke City | 1 | 0 |
| H Matthews | 1895-96 | Millwall | 1 | 0 | |
| J Matthews | 1895-96 | Millwall | 1 | 0 | |
| John Matthews | 1 Nov 1955 | 1974-75 – 1978-79 | Arsenal, Sheffield United | 5 | 0 |
| Mike Matthews | 25 Sept 1960 | 1981-82 | Wolves | 2 | 1 |
| Henry Matthews | 1897-98 | Preston North End | 1 | 0 | |
| Paul Matthews | 30 Sept 1946 | 1969-70 | Leicester City | 2 | 0 |
| Reg Matthews | 20 Dec 1932 | 1961-62 – 1963-64 | Derby County | 2 | 0 |
| Roy Matthews | 29 Mar 1940 | 1961-62 | Charlton Athletic | 1 | 0 |
| Stanley Matthews | 1 Feb 1915 | 1934-35 – 1953-54 | Stoke City, Blackpool | 19 | 0 |
| Vince Matthews | 15 Jan 1896 | 1927-28 – 1930-31 | Sheffield United | 6 | 0 |
| Billy Matthews | 1903-04 – 1911-12 | Notts County, Aston Villa | 10 | 2 | |
| Howard Matthews | 29 Nov 1884 | 1911-12 – 1919-20 | Oldham Athletic | 9 | 0 |
| Bob Matthewson | 13 Apr 1930 | 1963-64 – 1966-67 | Sheffield United | 8 | 0 |
| John Matthias | 1898-99 | Wolves | 1 | 0 | |
| Harry Mattinson | 20 Jul 1925 | 1953-54 | Preston North End | 1 | 0 |
| Sergey Matveichik | 5 Jun 1988 | 2012-13 | Gomel | 2 | 0 |
| Ally Mauchlen | 29 Jun 1960 | 1985-86 – 1986-87 | Leicester City | 4 | 0 |
| Bob Mauchline | 1938-39 | Blackpool | 1 | 0 | |
| Jack Maund | 5 Jan 1916 | 1935-36 | Aston Villa | 1 | 1 |
| Neal Maupay | 14 Aug 1996 | 2019-20 – 2023-24 | Brighton & Hove Albion, Brentford, Everton | 9 | 0 |
| Nicolas Maurice-Belay | 19 Apr 1985 | 2015-16 | Bordeaux | 2 | 0 |
| Kostas Mauridis | 3 Jul 1963 | 1984-85 | Panathinaikos | 2 | 0 |
| Mauro da Silva | 12 Jan 1968 | 2004-05 | Deportivo La Coruna | 1 | 0 |
| Stephy Mavididi | 31 May 1998 | 2024-25 | Leicester City | 2 | 0 |
| Fred Mavin | 1911-12 | Fulham | 1 | 0 | |
| Charalampos Mavrias | 21 Feb 1994 | 2013-14 | Sunderland | 1 | 0 |
| Borut Mavric | 27 Mar 1970 | 2003-04 | Olimpija Ljubljana | 2 | 0 |
| Dimitris Mavrogenidis | 23 Dec 1976 | 2000-01 – 2004-05 | Olympiacos | 3 | 0 |
| Konstantinos Mavropanos | 12 Nov 1997 | 2023-24 – 2025-26 | West Ham United | 5 | 0 |
| Antonio Mavuba | 8 Mar 1984 | 2006-07 – 2009-10 | Lille, Bordeaux | 4 | 0 |
| Arthur Maw | 29 Dec 1909 | 1932-33 – 1937-38 | Leicester City | 7 | 2 |
| Youl Mawene | 16 Jul 1979 | 2001-02 – 2008-09 | Preston North End, Derby County | 2 | 0 |
| Alfie Mawson | 19 Jan 1994 | 2016-17 – 2018-19 | Swansea City, Fulham | 4 | 1 |
| Joe Mawson | 26 Oct 1905 | 1933-34 | Stoke City | 1 | 0 |
| Jack Maxfield | 17 Jun 1919 | 1951-52 | Workington | 1 | 0 |
| Maxi Rodriguez | 2 Jan 1981 | 2008-09 | Atletico Madrid | 1 | 1 |
| Maxi Pereira | 8 Jun 1984 | 2009-10 – 2018-19 | FC Porto, Benfica | 3 | 0 |
| Maxwell | 27 Aug 1981 | 2007-08 | Inter Milan | 1 | 0 |
| Alan Maxwell | 1895-96 – 1896-97 | Stoke City, Darwen | 4 | 1 | |
| James Maxwell | 1907-08 | Sheffield Wednesday | 1 | 0 | |
| Bud Maxwell | 15 Jan 1913 | 1934-35 – 1937-38 | Preston North End | 7 | 7 |
| Billy Maxwell | 21 Sept 1876 | 1896-97 – 1907-08 | Stoke City, Bristol City, Sunderland | 14 | 6 |
| Andy May | 26 Feb 1964 | 1982-83 – 1986-87 | Manchester City | 4 | 0 |
| David May | 24 Jun 1970 | 1990-91 – 2002-03 | Manchester United, Blackburn Rovers | 12 | 0 |
| Don May | 31 May 1931 | 1955-56 – 1956-57 | Bury | 3 | 1 |
| Eddie May | 19 May 1943 | 1969-70 | Wrexham | 1 | 0 |
Total: 16004 players | Page 92 of 161