For a list of all Bury players with a Wikipedia article, see .This is a list of footballers who have played for Bury F.C. who have played 100 or more senior matches for the club. Appearances and goals are for first-team competitive matches only. Wartime matches are regarded as unofficial and are excluded, as are matches from the abandoned 1939–40 season.
| Name | Nationality | Position | Club career | Leagueapps | Leaguegoals | Totalapps | Totalgoals | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Barbour | DF | 1894-1898 | 101 | 11 | 109 | 11 | ||
| Harry Millar | FW | 1894-1898 | 109 | 38 | 119 | 47 | ||
| Joe Clegg | DF | 1894-1899 | 104 | 6 | 115 | 6 | ||
| Tommy Davidson | DF | 1894-1900 | 116 | 0 | 131 | 0 | ||
| George Ross | MF | 1894-1906 | 366 | 10 | 403 | 14 | ||
| Jack Plant | MF | 1894-1907 | 319 | 57 | 350 | 67 | ||
| Jack Pray | MF | 1895-1902 | 185 | 8 | 202 | 10 | ||
| Archie Montgomery | GK | 1895-1905 | 210 | 0 | 218 | 0 | ||
| Jack Darroch | DF | 1896-1901 | 143 | 1 | 157 | 1 | ||
| Joe Leeming | DF | 1897-1908 | 258 | 18 | 280 | 20 | ||
| James McLuckie | FW | 1898-1901 | 94 | 31 | 106 | 36 | ||
| Charles Sagar | FW | 1898-1905 | 186 | 71 | 210 | 90 | ||
| Billy Wood | FW | 1899-1905 | 189 | 63 | 211 | 70 | ||
| Billy Richards | MF | 1899-1908 | 233 | 24 | 258 | 27 | ||
| Jimmy McEwen | DF | 1900-1903 | 102 | 0 | 112 | 0 | ||
| Frank Thorpe | DF | 1901-1906 | 130 | 6 | 143 | 7 | ||
| John Johnston | MF | 1901-1907 | 180 | 2 | 196 | 3 | ||
| Jimmy Lindsay | DF | 1901-1910 | 247 | 28 | 272 | 31 | ||
| Jack Dewhurst | DF | 1905-1911 | 186 | 6 | 196 | 8 | ||
| Tom Kay | FW | 1905-1914 | 221 | 74 | 231 | 76 | ||
| Billy Humphreys | MF | 1905-1915 | 240 | 1 | 258 | 1 | ||
| Jimmy Raeside | GK | 1906-1911 | 156 | 3 | 165 | 3 | ||
| Billy Hibbert | FW | 1906-1911 | 178 | 99 | 188 | 105 | ||
| Bob Currie | FW | 1907-1912 | 116 | 33 | 124 | 35 | ||
| Teddy Bullen | MF | 1907-1915 | 188 | 7 | 199 | 7 | ||
| Tom Millington | DF | 1908-1914 | 133 | 0 | 143 | 0 | ||
| Chris Duffy | MF | 1908-1915 | 145 | 15 | 155 | 17 | ||
| Tom McDonald | GK | 1911-1915 | 142 | 0 | 153 | 0 | ||
| Bob Heap | MF | 1911-1921 | 110 | 3 | 113 | 3 | ||
| Jock Goldie | MF | 1912-1920 | 142 | 6 | 153 | 6 | ||
| Billy Peake | FW | 1912-1922 | 168 | 35 | 181 | 41 | ||
| Bob Perry | MF | 1912-1923 | 137 | 18 | 148 | 18 | ||
| Jock Allan | DF | 1913-1922 | 132 | 1 | 141 | 1 | ||
| Fred Heap | DF | 1919-1929 | 268 | 5 | 281 | 5 | ||
| Ralph Burkinshaw | FW | 1920-1925 | 104 | 19 | 108 | 19 | ||
| Tommy Adamson | DF | 1920-1929 | 271 | 0 | 286 | 0 | ||
| Norman Bullock | FW | 1920-1935 | 505 | 125 | 537 | 129 | ||
| Billy Stage | FW | 1921-1928 | 202 | 33 | 213 | 33 | ||
| Fred Smith | DF | 1921-1931 | 116 | 4 | 117 | 4 | ||
| David Robbie | MF | 1921-1934 | 420 | 102 | 443 | 109 | ||
| Billy Richardson | GK | 1922-1930 | 216 | 0 | 228 | 0 | ||
| Jimmy Porter | MF | 1922-1936 | 396 | 7 | 421 | 8 | ||
| Jack Ball | FW | 1923-1929 | 203 | 93 | 216 | 99 | ||
| Tom Bradshaw | DF | 1923-1930 | 208 | 8 | 219 | 8 | ||
| Wally Amos | MF | 1923-1935 | 455 | 121 | 482 | 131 | ||
| Billy Harrison | GK | 1924-1933 | 127 | 0 | 137 | 0 | ||
| Alick Robinson | MF | 1927-1933 | 169 | 4 | 181 | 4 | ||
| Les Vernon | FW | 1927-1934 | 127 | 50 | 137 | 55 | ||
| Tommy Chester | DF | 1927-1937 | 249 | 0 | 264 | 0 | ||
| George Bradshaw | DF | 1928-1933 | 140 | 1 | 153 | 1 | ||
| John Smith | FW | 1928-1933 | 157 | 107 | 169 | 112 | ||
| Arthur Eggleston | FW | 1931-1935 | 100 | 31 | 107 | 32 | ||
| Billy Whitfield | MF | 1931-1939 | 208 | 13 | 219 | 14 | ||
| Jimmy Gemmell | DF | 1931-1939 | 255 | 0 | 272 | 0 | ||
| Willie Chalmers | FW | 1932-1936 | 98 | 23 | 104 | 26 | ||
| Arthur Buttery | FW | 1932-1936 | 104 | 38 | 112 | 39 | ||
| George Matthewson | DF | 1932-1939 | 213 | 11 | 224 | 11 | ||
| Andy Bell | DF | 1933-1938 | 111 | 0 | 119 | 0 | ||
| Davy Jones | MF | 1934-1949 | 257 | 12 | 271 | 15 | ||
| Eddie Kilshaw | MF | 1937-1948 | 147 | 17 | 149 | 17 | ||
| Reg Halton | MF | 1938-1948 | 114 | 19 | 120 | 22 | ||
| George Bradshaw | GK | 1938-1950 | 118 | 0 | 122 | 0 | ||
| Les Hart | DF | 1938-1954 | 280 | 2 | 295 | 2 | ||
| Bill Griffiths | DF | 1946-1952 | 193 | 11 | 202 | 12 | ||
| George Griffiths | DF | 1946-1954 | 239 | 7 | 251 | 7 | ||
| Eric Massey | DF | 1946-1956 | 201 | 6 | 210 | 6 | ||
| Cyril Fairclough | DF | 1946-1957 | 191 | 2 | 201 | 2 | ||
| Alf Bellis | MF | 1947-1951 | 95 | 18 | 100 | 20 | ||
| Harry Whitworth | MF | 1947-1951 | 112 | 14 | 118 | 16 | ||
| Tommy Daniel | MF | 1947-1958 | 276 | 57 | 290 | 63 | ||
| Les Bardsley | MF | 1948-1955 | 200 | 2 | 213 | 3 | ||
| George Hazlett | MF | 1949-1952 | 100 | 10 | 103 | 11 | ||
| Harold Bodle | FW | 1949-1952 | 119 | 40 | 124 | 41 | ||
| Ken Plant | FW | 1950-1953 | 119 | 54 | 121 | 55 | ||
| Jimmy Greenhalgh | MF | 1950-1955 | 122 | 1 | 125 | 1 | ||
| Lewis Goram | GK | 1950-1957 | 114 | 0 | 115 | 0 | ||
| Walter Kelly | FW | 1952-1957 | 159 | 77 | 168 | 79 | ||
| Don May | MF | 1952-1962 | 134 | 11 | 141 | 11 | ||
| Norman Nielson | DF | 1954-1956 | 100 | 5 | 107 | 5 | ||
| Stan Pearson | FW | 1954-1957 | 121 | 56 | 128 | 57 | ||
| Johnny Robinson | MF | 1954-1959 | 120 | 21 | 126 | 21 | ||
| Bobby Conroy | DF | 1955-1961 | 217 | 2 | 235 | 2 | ||
| Gordon Atherton | MF | 1955-1964 | 334 | 14 | 368 | 14 | ||
| John McGrath | DF | 1956-1961 | 148 | 2 | 158 | 2 | ||
| Frank Adams | GK | 1956-1962 | 169 | 0 | 184 | 0 | ||
| Eddie Robertson | DF | 1956-1963 | 196 | 7 | 214 | 7 | ||
| Don Watson | FW | 1957-1961 | 172 | 65 | 184 | 69 | ||
| Harry Bunner | DF | 1957-1965 | 105 | 0 | 116 | 0 | ||
| Tony Bartley | MF | 1958-1964 | 116 | 24 | 132 | 29 | ||
| Brian Gallagher | DF | 1958-1965 | 130 | 1 | 140 | 1 | ||
| Brian Turner | MF | 1958-1970 | 455 | 23 | 500 | 25 | ||
| Bill Holden | FW | 1959-1962 | 100 | 33 | 112 | 36 | ||
| Johnny Hubbard | MF | 1959-1962 | 109 | 29 | 120 | 32 | ||
| Alan Jackson | FW | 1959-1962 | 124 | 43 | 135 | 50 | ||
| Bill Calder | FW | 1959-1963 | 174 | 67 | 194 | 75 | ||
| Brian Eastham | DF | 1959-1967 | 189 | 3 | 213 | 4 | ||
| George Jones | FW | 1961-1964 1966-1973 | 319 | 116 | 355 | 131 | ||
| Chris Harker | GK | 1961-1967 | 178 | 0 | 197 | 0 | ||
| Vince Leech | DF | 1962-1967 | 111 | 0 | 122 | 0 | ||
| Tommy Claxton | MF | 1963-1969 | 102 | 3 | 111 | 6 | ||
| Alec Lindsay | DF | 1964-1969 | 127 | 13 | 139 | 16 | ||
| Ray Parry | MF | 1964-1972 | 147 | 17 | 160 | 18 | ||
| Bobby Owen | FW | 1965-19681977 | 88 | 37 | 100 | 40 | ||
| Jimmy Kerr | MF | 1965-1970 | 152 | 38 | 168 | 41 | ||
| Roy Parnell | MF | 1966-1970 | 97 | 2 | 110 | 2 | ||
| Neil Ramsbottom | GK | 1966-1971 | 174 | 0 | 192 | 0 | ||
| Brian Grundy | MF | 1967-1971 | 99 | 10 | 107 | 10 | ||
| Hugh Tinney | DF | 1967-1973 | 238 | 3 | 262 | 3 | ||
| Mike Saile | DF | 1968-1973 | 93 | 0 | 101 | 0 | ||
| John Forrest | GK | 1968-1980 | 430 | 0 | 500 | 0 | ||
| David Holt | DF | 1969-1974 | 179 | 9 | 198 | 9 | ||
| Terry McDermott | MF | 1970-1973 | 90 | 8 | 101 | 10 | ||
| Jimmy Robson | FW | 1970-1973 | 103 | 3 | 116 | 4 | ||
| John Connelly | MF | 1970-1973 | 129 | 37 | 143 | 38 | ||
| Alan Tinsley | MF | 1970-1974 | 94 | 15 | 107 | 16 | ||
| Billy Rudd | MF | 1970-1977 | 189 | 19 | 214 | 20 | ||
| John Murray | MF | 1971-1974 | 126 | 37 | 138 | 40 | ||
| George Hamstead | MF | 1971-1978 | 196 | 29 | 231 | 36 | ||
| Brian Williams | MF | 1972-1977 | 161 | 18 | 184 | 20 | ||
| Keith Kennedy | DF | 1972-1982 | 405 | 4 | 484 | 6 | ||
| Steve Hoolickin | DF | 1973-1976 | 140 | 5 | 168 | 5 | ||
| Derek Spence | FW | 1973-19761983 | 153 | 45 | 180 | 56 | ||
| John Thomson | DF | 1973-1978 | 103 | 8 | 122 | 10 | ||
| John Hulme | DF | 1974-1976 | 86 | 5 | 103 | 6 | ||
| Andy Rowland | FW | 1974-1978 | 174 | 59 | 204 | 71 | ||
| Tony Bailey | DF | 1974-1979 | 131 | 1 | 159 | 1 | ||
| Jimmy McIlwraith | MF | 1975-1980 | 118 | 24 | 143 | 27 | ||
| Wayne Entwistle | FW | 1976-19771983-1985 1988 | 116 | 39 | 132 | 46 | ||
| Billy Tucker | DF | 1976-1979 | 96 | 8 | 111 | 8 | ||
| Dave Hatton | DF | 1976-1979 | 97 | 2 | 112 | 3 | ||
| Danny Wilson | MF | 1977-1980 | 90 | 9 | 108 | 12 | ||
| Alan Whitehead | DF | 1977-1981 | 99 | 13 | 124 | 16 | ||
| Steve Johnson | FW | 1977-1983 | 154 | 52 | 184 | 65 | ||
| Paul Hilton | DF | 1978-1984 | 148 | 39 | 187 | 46 | ||
| Craig Madden | FW | 1978-1986 | 297 | 128 | 348 | 153 | ||
| Steve Mullen | MF | 1979-1982 | 92 | 5 | 122 | 8 | ||
| Pat Howard | DF | 1979-1982 | 118 | 5 | 149 | 6 | ||
| Mick Butler | FW | 1980-1982 | 82 | 15 | 104 | 19 | ||
| Tommy Gore | MF | 1980-1983 | 119 | 16 | 137 | 19 | ||
| Joe Jakub | MF | 1980-1987 | 265 | 27 | 314 | 34 | ||
| David Brown | GK | 1981-1986 | 146 | 0 | 166 | 0 | ||
| John Bramhall | DF | 1982-1986 | 167 | 17 | 189 | 20 | ||
| Winston White | MF | 1983-19871992 | 127 | 12 | 147 | 13 | ||
| Terry Pashley | DF | 1983-1989 | 217 | 5 | 260 | 5 | ||
| Kevin Young | MF | 1984-1986 | 88 | 10 | 108 | 13 | ||
| Trevor Ross | MF | 1984-1987 | 98 | 11 | 114 | 14 | ||
| Andy Hill | DF | 1984-1990 | 264 | 10 | 317 | 12 | ||
| Phil Hughes | GK | 1985-1987 | 80 | 0 | 103 | 0 | ||
| David Lee | MF | 1985-1991 | 208 | 35 | 249 | 40 | ||
| Peter Valentine | DF | 1985-1993 | 319 | 16 | 388 | 20 | ||
| Nigel Greenwood | FW | 1986-1990 | 110 | 25 | 136 | 28 | ||
| Jamie Hoyland | MF | 1986-1990 | 172 | 35 | 205 | 42 | ||
| Liam Robinson | FW | 1986-1993 | 262 | 89 | 315 | 100 | ||
| Sammy McIlroy | MF | 1987-1989 | 100 | 8 | 122 | 11 | ||
| Simon Farnworth | GK | 1987-1989 | 105 | 0 | 124 | 0 | ||
| Charlie Bishop | DF | 1987-1991 | 114 | 6 | 136 | 7 | ||
| Phil Parkinson | MF | 1988-1992 | 145 | 5 | 169 | 7 | ||
| Alan Knill | DF | 1989-1993 | 144 | 9 | 174 | 11 | ||
| Kevin Hulme | MF | 1989-1995 | 139 | 21 | 169 | 26 | ||
| Gary Kelly | GK | 1989-1996 | 236 | 0 | 292 | 0 | ||
| Ronnie Mauge | MF | 1990-1995 | 108 | 10 | 138 | 14 | ||
| Roger Stanislaus | DF | 1990-1995 | 176 | 5 | 216 | 7 | ||
| Mark Kearney | MF | 1991-1993 | 113 | 5 | 129 | 7 | ||
| Ian Stevens | FW | 1991-1994 | 110 | 38 | 126 | 42 | ||
| Ian Hughes | DF | 1991-1997 | 160 | 1 | 202 | 2 | ||
| Nick Daws | MF | 1992-2001 | 369 | 16 | 434 | 23 | ||
| Mike Jackson | DF | 1993-1997 | 125 | 9 | 149 | 10 | ||
| Mark Carter | FW | 1993-1997 | 134 | 62 | 158 | 68 | ||
| Tony Rigby | MF | 1993-1999 | 166 | 19 | 198 | 24 | ||
| Lenny Johnrose | MF | 1993-1999 | 194 | 19 | 232 | 23 | ||
| Chris Lucketti | DF | 1993-1999 | 235 | 8 | 277 | 10 | Manager of Bury 2017-2018 | |
| David Pugh | MF | 1994-1997 | 103 | 28 | 135 | 32 | ||
| David Johnson | FW | 1995-1997 | 97 | 18 | 115 | 23 | ||
| Dean West | DF | 1995-1999 | 110 | 8 | 132 | 8 | ||
| Andy Woodward | DF | 1995-1999 | 115 | 1 | 135 | 1 | ||
| Dean Kiely | GK | 1996-1999 | 137 | 0 | 157 | 0 | ||
| Chris Swailes | DF | 1997-2001 | 126 | 10 | 146 | 11 | ||
| Adrian Littlejohn | FW | 1998-2001 | 99 | 14 | 112 | 16 | ||
| Steve Redmond | DF | 1998-2003 | 151 | 6 | 175 | 6 | ||
| Andy Preece | FW | 1998-2003 | 168 | 27 | 195 | 29 | Manager of Bury 1999-2003 | |
| Chris Billy | MF | 1998-2003 | 178 | 11 | 198 | 12 | ||
| Danny Swailes | DF | 1998-2005 | 164 | 13 | 194 | 14 | ||
| Paul Reid | MF | 1999-2002 | 110 | 9 | 126 | 10 | ||
| Paddy Kenny | GK | 1999-2002 | 133 | 0 | 150 | 0 | ||
| Martyn Forrest | MF | 1999-2003 | 106 | 2 | 120 | 2 | ||
| Lee Unsworth | DF | 2000-2006 | 151 | 6 | 175 | 6 | ||
| Glyn Garner | GK | 2001-2005 | 126 | 0 | 144 | 0 | ||
| Jon Newby | FW | 2001-2006 | 155 | 26 | 173 | 29 | ||
| David Nugent | FW | 2002-2005 | 88 | 18 | 102 | 20 | ||
| Colin Woodthorpe | DF | 2002-2008 | 181 | 1 | 211 | 2 | ||
| Tom Kennedy | DF | 2003-20072014 | 145 | 5 | 161 | 6 | ||
| Dave Flitcroft | MF | 2004-2006 | 100 | 4 | 108 | 4 | ||
| Dwayne Mattis | MF | 2004-2006 | 97 | 11 | 109 | 17 | ||
| Dave Challinor | DF | 2004-2008 | 173 | 2 | 191 | 4 | ||
| Paul Scott | DF | 2004-2010 | 213 | 13 | 241 | 16 | ||
| Brian Barry-Murphy | MF | 2004-2010 | 218 | 13 | 245 | 13 | ||
| Nicky Adams | MF | 2005-20082014-2015 2018-2019 | 161 | 18 | 191 | 20 | ||
| David Buchanan | DF | 2005-2010 | 186 | 0 | 215 | 0 | ||
| David Worrall | MF | 20062009-2013 | 163 | 11 | 178 | 12 | ||
| Glynn Hurst | FW | 2006-2009 | 114 | 25 | 128 | 28 | ||
| Richie Baker | MF | 2006-2010 | 107 | 7 | 129 | 8 | ||
| Andy Bishop | FW | 2006-2013 | 237 | 69 | 265 | 83 | ||
| Ben Futcher | DF | 2007-2011 | 117 | 3 | 136 | 5 | ||
| Stephen Dawson | MF | 2008-20102017-2018 | 106 | 6 | 118 | 6 | ||
| Mike Jones | MF | 2008-2012 | 153 | 20 | 169 | 23 | ||
| Efe Sodje | DF | 2008-2013 | 196 | 16 | 212 | 18 | ||
| Ryan Lowe | FW | 2009-20112014-2018 | 161 | 65 | 180 | 71 | ||
| Steve Schumacher | MF | 2010-2013 | 114 | 23 | 124 | 25 | ||
| Joe Skarz | DF | 2010-20132017-2018 | 134 | 4 | 152 | 5 | ||
| Tom Soares | MF | 2012-2017 | 164 | 22 | 187 | 22 | ||
| Craig Jones | MF | 2012-2018 | 158 | 8 | 175 | 9 | ||
| Nathan Cameron | DF | 2013-2018 | 126 | 11 | 148 | 14 | ||
| Danny Mayor | MF | 2013-2019 | 207 | 30 | 235 | 36 | ||
| Chris Hussey | DF | 2014-2016 | 90 | 3 | 103 | 3 | ||
| Andrew Tutte | MF | 2014-2018 | 116 | 9 | 137 | 11 | ||
| Greg Leigh | DF | 2016-2018 | 86 | 2 | 100 | 3 |