List of Bolton Wanderers F.C. players (25–99 appearances)

Bolton Wanderers F.C. is an English association football club based in Horwich, Greater Manchester. The club was formed in Bolton in 1874 as Christ Church F.C., and played their first competitive match in October 1881, when they entered the First Round of the 1881–82 FA Cup.^[1] The club was renamed Bolton Wanderers F.C. in 1877, and they moved to Burnden Park in 1895 and the Reebok Stadium in 1997.^[2] The club won its first significant trophy in 1923 by beating West Ham United in the first FA Cup Final to be played at Wembley Stadium. Over the next forty years the club won a further 3 FA Cups. The club has gained promotion to the Premier League one three separate occasions; first in 1995, then again in 1997, with each term lasting for only one season on each occasion, before again gaining promotion in 2001. The club has played at the highest level in English football on a permanent basis since then.

Since playing their first competitive match, more than 850 players have made a competitive first-team appearance for the club, many of whom have played between 25 and 99 matches (including substitute appearances).

Three players have fallen one short of 100 appearances for Bolton Wanderers, John Slater and Evan Jones, whose appearances were reduced due to the first World War and Harry McShane, who played for the club between 1947 and 1951. John Owen, who appeared between 1906 and 1911 played 98 times for the club. English midfielder Josh Vela is the player still at the club closest to 100 appearances, having played 87 matches for Bolton Wanderers.

As of March 2016, a total of 235 players have played between 25 and 99 competitive matches for the club. Of those players, ten are still playing for the club and can add to their total.

List of players

Youri Djorkaeff

Fernando Hierro

Jared Borgetti

Abdoulaye Diagne-Faye

Hidetoshi Nakata

Nicolas Anelka

Andranik Teymourian

Jlloyd Samuel

Danny Guthrie

Gavin McCann

Andy O'Brien

Paul Robinson

Ivan Klasnic

Stuart Holden

Martin Petrov

Eiður Guðjohnsen

Emile Heskey

• Appearances and goals are for first-team competitive matches only, including Premier League, Football League, FA Cup, League Cup, Charity Shield and UEFA Cup; wartime matches are regarded as unofficial and are excluded, as are matches from the abandoned 1939–40 season.
• Players are listed according to the date of their first team debut for the club.

Statistics correct as of match played 27 August 2016

Table headers

• Nationality – If a player played international football, the country or countries he played for are shown. Otherwise, the player's nationality is given as his country of birth.
• Bolton Wanderers career – The year of the player's first appearance for Bolton Wanderers to the year of his last appearance.
• Starts – The number of games started.
• Sub – The number of games played as a substitute.
• Total – The total number of games played, both as a starter and as a substitute.

Name	Nationality	Position	Bolton Wanderers career	Starts	Subs	Total	Goals	Ref
				Appearances
Brogan, JamesJames Brogan	Scotland	4 !FW	1884–1892	86	0	86	32	[3]
Alec Barbour		4 !FW	1888–1892	35	0	35	17	[3]
P.A. Bullough			1888–1893	52	0	52	05	[3]
Kenny Davenport	England	4 !FW	1888-1893	77	0	77	36	[4]
J. Milne			1888–1890	39	0	39	09	[5]
James Parkinson			1888–1891	38	0	38	01	[6]
Bob Roberts			1888–1892	85	0	85	05	[7]
B. Robinson			1888–1891	41	0	41	01	[7]
Weir, DavidDavid Weir	England	FW	1888–1890 1892-1895	92	0	92	41	[8]
James McNee			1889–1893	96	0	96	25	[5]
Harry Gardiner	England		1890–1894	84	0	84	05	[9]
Munro, JimmyJimmy Munro	Scotland	4 !FW	1890–1893	52	0	52	21	[5]
Handel Bentley		4 !FW	1891–1895	50	0	50	19	[3]
McFetteridge, DavidDavid McFetteridge	Scotland	4 !FW	1891–1893	27	0	27	05	[5]
James Dickenson			1892–1894	47	0	47	13	[4]
Robert Tannahill	Scotland		1892–1897	80	0	80	11	[10]
D. Willocks			1892–1894	36	0	36	08	[8]
J. Wilson			1892–1894	41	0	41	10	[8]
Joyce, BillBill Joyce	Scotland	4 !FW	1894–1897	33	0	33	18	[11]
Jim McGeachan			1894–1898	81	0	81	05	[5]
David Nicoll	Scotland		1895–1902	65	0	65	11	[12]
Tom Miller			1896–1899	53	0	53	13	[13]
Bob Thomson			1896–1899	49	0	49	06	[10]
G. Lockhart			1897–1900	28	0	28	00	[14]
C. Henderson		4 !FW	1898–1899	29	0	29	14	[15]
Hughie Morgan			1898–1901	47	0	47	16	[5]
R.H. Davies		4 !DF	1895-1899	30	0	30	00	[4]
William Halley	England	4 !DF	1897–1901	41	0	41	00	[15]
Jimmy Hanson	England	4 !MF	1898–1904	67	0	67	09	[15]
Tom McAteer			1898–1902	62	0	62	10	[5]
James McKie			1900–1903	85	0	85	20	[5]
William Tracey			1900–1903	59	0	59	11	[10]
J.F. Halliday		4 !DF	1901–1903	30	0	41	00	[15]
Charles Ostick		4 !DF	1901–1906	87	0	87	00	[16]
Barlow, TomTom Barlow	England	4 !FW	1898–1902 1903-1904	90	0	90	25	[3]
Bannister, BillBill Bannister	England	4 !DF	1901–1903	30	0	30	03	[3]
Broomfield, HerbertHerbert Broomfield	England	4 !GK	1902–1907	28	0	28	00	[3]
Billy Yenson	England	CF	1903–1905	34	0	34	10	[17]
J. Stanley		4 !DF	1905–1910	71	0	71	00	[18]
W.S. Cameron			1906–1908	31	0	31	07	[19]
John Owen		4 !MF	1906–1911	98	0	98	20	[16]
John Slater		4 !DF	1906–1919	99	0	99	00	[18]
Hogan, JimmyJimmy Hogan	England	4 !FW	1908–1913	58	0	58	19	[15]
Hunter, BillyBilly Hunter	Scotland	4 !FW	1908–1912	55	0	55	16	[15]
Bill Robinson			1908–1911	32	0	32	00	[7]
W. Stott			1908–1914	65	0	65	00	[18]
Ernie Whiteside			1908–1914	88	0	88	00	[8]
Harold Hilton	England	4 !FW	1909–1920	65	0	65	24	[15]
Bentley, AlfAlf Bentley	England	4 !FW	1910–1913	55	0	55	16	[3]
Stan Gimblett			1911–1914	31	0	31	00	[9]
Evan Jones	Wales		1912–1915	99	0	99	28	[11]
Joe Thomas			1912–1915	36	0	36	00	[10]
Glendenning, BobBob Glendenning	England	4 !HB	1913–1915	83	0	83	00	[9]
Lillycrop, GeorgeGeorge Lillycrop	England	4 !FW	1913–1915	55	0	55	32	[14]
G. Wilson			1914–1915	33	0	33	00	[8]
Drabble, FrankFrank Drabble	England	4 !GK	1919–1921	30	0	30	00	[4]
W.E. Herbert		4 !MF	1919–1922	35	0	35	07	[15]
Joe Hughes		4 !DF	1919–1921	41	0	41	00	[15]
Bruce Longworth		4 !DF	1919–1924	82	0	82	00	[14]
A.G. Watson			1919–1922	36	0	36	00	[8]
Fred Hinton	England	4 !DF	1920–1924	36	0	36	00	[15]
Jones, JimmyJimmy Jones	England	4 !DF	1920–1922	70	0	70	00	[11]
N. Howarth			1922–1926	38	0	38	02	[15]
Jack Baggett			1923–1927	27	0	27	11	[3]
W.J. Boston			1923–1929	39	0	39	03	[3]
Jack, RolloRollo Jack	England	4 !MF	1923–1929	31	9	31	09	[11]
Greenhalgh, HarryHarry Greenhalgh	England	4 !DF	1924–1929	80	0	80	00	[9]
J.W. Cope		4 !DF	1925-1929	86	0	86	00	[19]
Round, JackJack Round	England	4 !MF	1925–1930	59	0	59	02	[7]
Ernie Thornborough			1925–1930	80	0	80	00	[10]
J.T. Wagstaffe			1925–1932	53	0	53	01	[8]
James Gill			1926–1930	42	0	42	00	[9]
McClelland, JimmyJimmy McClelland	Scotland	4 !FW	1927–1930	65	0	65	19	[5]
Len Murphy			1927–1929	34	0	34	08	[5]
Kean, FredFred Kean	England	4 !DF	1928–1931	89	0	89	01	[20]
Harold Howarth		4 !DF	1929–1934	61	0	61	00	[15]
H.B. Church	England	4 !DF	1930-1935	42	0	42	00	[19]
Jack Rimmer	England	4 !MF	1930–1937	83	0	83	16	[7]
Tom Duckworth			1931–1933	29	0	29	00	[4]
Griffiths, TomTom Griffiths	Wales	4 !DF	1931–1933	53	0	53	08	[9]
Nicholson, GeorgeGeorge Nicholson	England	4 !MF	1931–1936	71	0	71	01	[12]
J. Griffiths			1932–1934	25	0	25	00	[9]
George Walton			1932–1937	28	0	28	03	[8]
Kenny Cameron			1933–1935	27	0	27	04	[19]
Connor, JohnJohn Connor		4 !DF	1934-1939	36	0	36	00	[19]
Jack Hurst		4 !DF	1934–1947	73	0	73	02	[15]
Currier, JamesJames Currier	England	4 !FW	1935-1939	26	0	26	14	[19]
Fred Swift			1935–1938	65	0	65	00	[18]
Alf Anderson	Scotland	4 !HB	1936–1939	57	0	57	05	[21]
John Calder		4 !FW	1936–1938	27	0	27	11	[19]
Daniel Winter			1936–1939	37	0	37	00	[8]
Albert Grosvenor			1937–1939	56	0	56	07	[9]
Edward Rothwell	England		1937–1949	48	0	48	02	[7]
Forrest, ErnieErnie Forrest	England	4 !MF	1938–1948	73	0	73	01	[22]
Geldard, AlbertAlbert Geldard	England	4 !MF	1938–1947	39	0	39	02	[9]
Hunt, GeorgeGeorge Hunt	England	4 !FW	1938–1946	51	0	50	26	[15]
Reginald Elvy		4 !DF	1946–1949	34	0	34	00	[4]
Hamlett, LolLol Hamlett	England	4 !DF	1946–1949	85	0	85	09	[15]
Murphy, DannyDanny Murphy	England	4 !MF	1946–1951	76	0	76	01	[5]
Bradley, JohnJohn Bradley	England	4 !FW	1947–1951	99	0	99	20	[3]
Crook, WalterWalter Crook	England	4 !DF	1947-1948	29	0	29	00	[19]
McShane, HarryHarry McShane	Scotland	4 !MF	1947–1951	99	0	99	07	[5]
Hernon, JimmyJimmy Hernon	Scotland	4 !MF	1948–1951	43	0	43	02	[15]
William Hughes			1948–1952	49	0	49	02	[15]
Ronnie Codd	England	4 !MF	1950-1954	31	0	31	05	[19]
Grieves, KenKen Grieves	Australia	4 !GK	1951–1956	50	0	50	00	[9]
George Higgins	England	4 !DF	1951–1954	73	0	73	00	[15]
Thomas Neill	Scotland	4 !DF	1952–1957	42	0	42	03	[12]
Allcock, TerryTerry Allcock	England	4 !FW	1953–1958	32	0	32	11	[21]
Neville Bannister	England	4 !MF	1955–1961	26	0	26	04	[3]
John Threlfall			1955–1963	49	0	49	01	[10]
James Cunliffe		4 !DF	1957-1963	33	0	33	00	[19]
Deakin, PeterPeter Deakin	England	4 !FW	1957-1964	73	0	73	15	[4]
Charlie Cooper	England	4 !DF	1960-1969	86	4	90	00	[19]
McAdams, BillyBilly McAdams	Northern Ireland	4 !FW	1960–1962	52	0	52	29	[5]
Pilkington, BrianBrian Pilkington	England	4 !MF	1960–1963	86	0	86	11	[23]
McGarry, RonRon McGarry	England	4 !FW	1961–1963	28	0	28	07	[5]
Butler, DennisDennis Butler	England	4 !MF	1962–1968	56	0	56	00	[3]
Napier, JohnJohn Napier	Northern Ireland	4 !DF	1963–1967	74	0	74	02	[12]
Arthur Marsh	England	4 !DF	1966–1971	77	2	70	00	[5]
Fletcher, PaulPaul Fletcher	England	4 !FW	1968–1971	38	4	42	07	[22]
Paul Hallows	England	4 !DF	1968–1974	53	2	55	00	[15]
John Manning	England	4 !FW	1968–1971	30	2	32	08	[5]
Boswell, AlanAlan Boswell	England	4 !MF	1969–1971	66	3	69	13	[3]
Hunt, RogerRoger Hunt	England	4 !FW	1969–1972	77	7	84	25	[15]
Hurley, CharlieCharlie Hurley	Ireland	4 !DF	1969–1971	45	1	46	03	[15]
Redfern, JimmyJimmy Redfern	England	4 !MF	1969–1973	22	6	28	03	[7]
Seddon, IanIan Seddon	England	4 !MF	1969–1973	61	15	76	04	[18]
Mowbray, HenryHenry Mowbray	Scotland	4 !DF	1971–1973	40	0	40	00	[5]
Ralph Wright	England	4 !MF	1971–1973	27	7	34	05	[8]
Curran, HughHugh Curran	Scotland	4 !FW	1974-1977	43	7	50	13	[19]
Brian Smith	England	4 !MF	1974–1979	50	7	57	04	[18]
Taylor, SteveSteve Taylor	England	4 !FW	1974–1977	44	6	50	20	[10]
Michael Graham	England	4 !DF	1977–1981	65	7	72	03	[3]
Mike Bennett	England	4 !DF	1977–1981	48	3	51	00	[9]
Poole, TerryTerry Poole	England	4 !GK	1977–1981	30	0	30	00	[23]
Train, RayRay Train	England	4 !MF	1977–1978	55	2	57	00	[10]
Worthington, FrankFrank Worthington	England	4 !FW	1977–1979	88	4	92	38	[8]
McNab, NeilNeil McNab	Scotland	4 !MF	1978–1980	37	2	39	04	[5]
Cantello, LenLen Cantello	England	4 !MF	1979–1982	96	1	97	03	[19]
Mike Carter	England	4 !FW	1979–1982	43	13	56	08	[19]
Clement, DaveDave Clement	England	4 !DF	1979-1981	39	0	39	00	[19]
Tadeusz Nowak	Poland	4 !DF	1979–1981	23	4	27	01	[12]
Chris Thompson	England	4 !FW	1979–1983	72	9	81	20	[10]
Wilson, PhilPhil Wilson	England	4 !MF	1979–1981	38	4	42	04	[8]
Kidd, BrianBrian Kidd	England	4 !FW	1980–1982	46	3	49	16	[20]
Dusan Nikolic	Yugoslavia	4 !DF	1980–1982	25	0	25	02	[12]
Berry, NeilNeil Berry	Scotland	4 !MF	1981–1985	30	9	39	01	[3]
Doyle, MikeMike Doyle	England	4 !DF	1981–1983	42	0	42	04	[4]
Henry, TonyTony Henry	England	4 !MF	1981–1982	76	0	76	24	[15]
Whitworth, SteveSteve Whitworth	England	4 !DF	1981–1983	73	0	73	00	[8]
Moores, IanIan Moores	England	4 !FW	1982–1983	26	4	30	05	[5]
Redfearn, NeilNeil Redfearn	England	4 !MF	1982–1984	41	0	41	01	[7]
Valentine, PeterPeter Valentine	England	4 !DF	1983–1985	79	2	81	01	[24]
Mark Gavin	England	4 !MF	1985–1987	64	1	65	05	[9]
Neal, PhilPhil Neal	England	4 !DF	1985–1989	73	12	85	03	[12]
Nicky Brookman	England	4 !FW	1986–1990	60	11	71	12	[3]
Elliott, SteveSteve Elliott	England	4 !FW	1986–1989	73	3	76	11	[3]
Salmon, MikeMike Salmon	England	4 !GK	1986–1987	36	0	36	00	[18]
Gary Henshaw	England	4 !MF	1987–1991	65	25	90	05	[15]
Morgan, TrevorTrevor Morgan	England	4 !FW	1987–1989	78	12	90	20	[5]
Stevens, IanIan Stevens	England	4 !FW	1987–1991	34	24	59	09	[18]
Comstive, PaulPaul Comstive	England	4 !MF	1989-1992	57	10	67	05	[19]
Fisher, NeilNeil Fisher	England	4 !FW	1989–1995	22	7	29	01	[22]
Brown, MickeyMickey Brown	England	4 !MF	1991–1993	32	7	39	03	[3]
Spooner, NickyNicky Spooner	England	4 !DF	1991–1998	27	2	29	02	[18]
Walker, AndyAndy Walker	Scotland	4 !FW	1991–1994	78	9	87	55	[8]
Lydiate, JasonJason Lydiate	England	4 !DF	1992–1995	36	1	37	00	[14]
Coyle, OwenOwen Coyle	Ireland	4 !FW	1993-1996	55	23	78	23	[19]
Davison, AidanAidan Davison	Northern Ireland	4 !GK	1993-1997	47	2	49	00	[4]
Coleman, SimonSimon Coleman	England	4 !DF	1994-1998	40	0	40	05	[19]
de Freitas, FabianFabian de Freitas	Netherlands	4 !FW	1994-1996	27	22	49	09	[4]
Paatelainen, MixuMixu Paatelainen	Finland	4 !FW	1994–1997	70	13	83	18	[23]
Sneekes, RichardRichard Sneekes	Netherlands	4 !MF	1994–1996	64	5	69	11	[18]
Ćurčić, SašaSaša Ćurčić	Serbia	4 !MF	1995-1996	33	0	33	07	[19]
McAnespie, SteveSteve McAnespie	Scotland	4 !DF	1995–1997	25	5	30	00	[5]
Taggart, GerryGerry Taggart	Northern Ireland	4 !DF	1995–1998	80	1	82	05	[10]
Pollock, JamieJamie Pollock	England	4 !MF	1996–1998	51	4	55	08	[23]
Sheridan, JohnJohn Sheridan	Ireland	4 !MF	1996–1998	28	8	36	02	[18]
Ward, GavinGavin Ward	England	4 !GK	1996–1999	25	3	28	00	[8]
Cox, NeilNeil Cox	England	4 !DF	1997-1999	90	4	94	08	[19]
Gunnlaugsson, ArnarArnar Gunnlaugsson	Iceland	4 !FW	1997–1999	31	22	53	15	[9]
Banks, SteveSteve Banks	England	4 !GK	1998–2003	35	1	36	00	[3]
Guðjohnsen, EiðurEiður Guðjohnsen	Iceland	4 !FW	1998–2000 2014-2015	78	19	97	33	[9]
Taylor, BobBob Taylor	England	4 !FW	1998–2000	70	26	96	27	[10]
Farrelly, GarethGareth Farrelly	Ireland	4 !MF	1999–2003	74	19	93	06	[22]
O'Kane, JohnJohn O'Kane	England	4 !DF	1999–2001	39	7	46	03	[16]
Passi, FranckFranck Passi	France	4 !MF	1999–2001	30	19	49	00	[23]
Hendry, ColinColin Hendry	Scotland	4 !DF	2000–2003	33	0	33	03	[15]
Marshall, IanIan Marshall	England	4 !DF	2000–2002	18	27	45	06	[5]
Djorkaeff, YouriYouri Djorkaeff	France	4 !MF	2002–2004	77	4	81	20	[3]
Vaz Tê, RicardoRicardo Vaz Tê	Portugal	4 !FW	2003–2010	19	59	78	07	[24]
Thome, EmersonEmerson Thome	Brazil	4 !DF	2003–2004	31	1	32	00	[10]
Jaïdi, RadhiRadhi Jaïdi	Tunisia	4 !DF	2004–2006	43	9	52	08	[11]
Hierro, FernandoFernando Hierro	Spain	4 !MF	2004–2005	21	14	35	01	[15]
O'Brien, JoeyJoey O'Brien	Ireland	4 !U	2005-2011	60	10	70	00	[16]
Borgetti, JaredJared Borgetti	Mexico	4 !FW	2005–2006	12	20	32	07	[4]
Diagne-Faye, AbdoulayeAbdoulaye Diagne-Faye	Senegal	4 !DF	2005–2007	65	7	72	03	[22]
Nakata, HidetoshiHidetoshi Nakata	Japan	4 !MF	2005–2006	24	8	32	01	[12]
Méïté, AbdoulayeAbdoulaye Méïté	Ivory Coast	4 !DF	2006–2008	68	2	70	02	[5]
Anelka, NicolasNicolas Anelka	France	6 !FW	2006–2008	58	3	61	23	[21]
Teymourian, AndranikAndranik Teymourian	Iran	4 !MF	2006–2008	13	17	30	04	[10]
Samuel, JlloydJlloyd Samuel	Trinidad and Tobago	4 !DF	2007-2011	76	7	83	00	[18]
Guthrie, DannyDanny Guthrie	England	4 !MF	2007-2008	30	5	35	01	[9]
Cohen, TamirTamir Cohen	Israel	4 !MF	2007-2011	41	17	58	06	[19]
McCann, GavinGavin McCann	England	4 !MF	2007–2011	68	20	88	03	[5]
O'Brien, AndyAndy O'Brien	Ireland	4 !DF	2007–2011	81	9	90	01	[16]
Robinson, PaulPaul Robinson	England	4 !DF	2009-2012	82	5	87	00	[7]
Klasnić, IvanIvan Klasnić	Croatia	4 !FW	2009-2012	44	50	94	024	[20]
Holden, StuartStuart Holden	United States	4 !MF	2010-2013	31	7	38	02	[15]
Petrov, MartinMartin Petrov	Bulgaria	4 !MF	2010-2013	66	19	85	011	[23]
Reo-Coker, NigelNigel Reo-Coker	England	4 !MF	2011–2012	42	0	42	03	[7]
N'Gog, DavidDavid N'Gog	France	4 !FW	2011–2014	63	28	91	016	[12]
Alonso, MarcosMarcos Alonso	Spain	4 !DF	2010–2013	43	3	46	05	[21]
Mears, TyroneTyrone Mears	England	4 !DF	2011-2014	30	2	32	00	[5]
Andrews, KeithKeith Andrews	Ireland	4 !MF	2012-2015	25	3	28	04	[25]
Sordell, MarvinMarvin Sordell	England	4 !FW	2012-2014	16	13	29	08	[26]
Mills, MattMatt Mills	England	4 !DF	2012-2015	91	3	94	07	[27]
Davies, CraigCraig Davies	Wales	4 !FW	2013–2015	27	31	58	011	[4]
Kamara, MohamedMohamed Kamara	Sierra Leone	4 !DF	2013–2016	46	11	57	03	[20]
Lonergan, AndyAndy Lonergan	England	4 !GK	2012-2015	33	1	34	00	[28]
Baptiste, AlexAlex Baptiste	England	4 !DF	2013-2015	40	3	43	04	[3]
Beckford, JermaineJermaine Beckford	Jamaica	4 !FW	2013-2015	29	22	52	011	[3]
Moritz, AndréAndré Moritz	Brazil	4 !MF	2013-2014	8	19	27	07	[5]
Hall, RobertRobert Hall	England	4 !FW	2013-2016	17	18	35	02	[15]
Vela, JoshJosh Vela	England	4 !MF	2012-	76	11	87	04	[24]
Feeney, LiamLiam Feeney	England	4 !MF	2013 2014-2016	84	8	92	08	[22]
Mason, JoeJoe Mason	Ireland	4 !FW	2013-2014 2014	21	9	30	010	[5]
Trotter, LiamLiam Trotter	England	4 !MF	2014-	36	21	57	04	[10]
Dervite, DorianDorian Dervite	France	4 !DF	2014-	65	4	69	01	[4]
Moxey, DeanDean Moxey	England	4 !DF	2014-	61	6	67	02	[5]
Heskey, EmileEmile Heskey	England	4 !FW	2014-2016	27	21	48	03	[15]
Amos, BenBen Amos	England	4 !GK	2015	53	1	54	00	[29]
Madine, GaryGary Madine	England	4 !FW	2015-	32	12	44	09	[12]
Clough, ZachZach Clough	England	4 !FW	2015-	35	7	42	012	[19]
Silva, WellingtonWellington Silva	Brazil	4 !MF	2015-2016	17	8	25	02	[18]
Holding, RobRob Holding	England	4 !DF	2015-2016	30	0	30	01	[15]
Dobbie, StephenStephen Dobbie	Scotland	4 !FW	2015-2016	3	22	25	04	[4]

Notes

• ^ A utility player is one who is considered to play in more than one position.

References