List of Bath City F.C. players
This is a list of players that have made over 100 appearances for Bath City Football Club. Bath’s history is entirely in non-league football, predominantly in the fourth tier from 1921 to 1959 (before the formation of the Football League Fourth Division in 1959) and then the fifth tier from 1960 to the early 2000s, though being relegated to the sixth on several occasions. Bath narrowly missed out on election to the Football League by a small margin in 1959, 1978 and in 1985. The club have a good history in the FA Cup, reaching the third round six times, and have beaten league sides including Crystal Palace (in 1931), Millwall (in 1959), and Cardiff City (in 1992). Bath's record appearance maker is Dave Mogg, who made 515 appearances over a 16-year period with the club. Tony Ricketts has the second most appearances with 506. Players with more than 400 appearances include Dave Singleton, Dave Palmer and Jim Rollo.
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List of players
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- Appearances and goals are for first-team competitive matches only, including Southern League, Alliance premier league, National League, National League South, FA Cup and FA Trophy.
- matches from the abandoned 1939–40 season are excluded.
- Players are listed according to the date of their first-team debut for the club
GK | Goalkeeper |
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DF | Defender |
MF | Midfielder |
FW | Forward |
Name | Nationality | Position | Bath City career | Appearances | Goals | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bert Dumble | ![]() |
FW | 1912–1915 | 104 | 41 | |
Reg Adams | ![]() |
GK | 1918–1925 | 179 | 41 | |
William Smith | ![]() |
MF | 1918–1923 | 122 | 13 | |
Charlie Nuth | ![]() |
DF | 1918–1937 | 245 | 4 | |
George March | ![]() |
DF | 1920–1924 | 138 | 4 | |
George Prout | ![]() |
GK | 1920–1926 | 277 | 1 | |
Harry Brttain | ![]() |
FW | 1924–1928 | 133 | 30 | |
Ike Long | ![]() |
DF | 1924–1929 | 139 | 5 | |
Charlie Brittain | ![]() |
FW | 1924–1928 | 118 | 77 | |
Ernie Sambridge | ![]() |
DF | 1926–1935 | 369 | 1 | |
Les Hicks | ![]() |
DF | 1928–1935 | 270 | 18 | |
Jim McCartney | ![]() |
FW | 1931–1933 | 106 | 48 | |
Jim Hall | ![]() |
DF | 1931–1935 | 212 | 1 | |
Jack Lloyd | ![]() |
MF | 1932–1935 | 139 | 9 | |
George Smith | ![]() |
DF | 1935–1940 | 119 | 15 | |
Frank Newbury | ![]() |
DF | 1936–1940 | 146 | 1 | |
Ted Dransfield | ![]() |
DF | 1937–1940 | 117 | 5 | |
John Browne | ![]() |
MF | 1945-1948 | 119 | 31 | |
Ted Owens | ![]() |
DF | 1945–1950 | 167 | 4 | |
Ernie Marshall | ![]() |
MF | 1948–1951 | |||
Lew Bradford | ![]() |
DF | 1950-1953 | 129 | 2 | |
Ray Snook | ![]() |
FW | 1950–1956 | 176 | 83 | |
Harry Liley | ![]() |
GK | 1951–1956 | 218 | 0 | |
Jackie Boyd | ![]() |
FW | 1952–1955 | 104 | 42 | |
Maurice Locker | ![]() |
DF | 1952–1958 | 161 | 2 | |
Selwyn Watkins | ![]() |
FW | 1952–1955 | 149 | 41 | |
Bobby McLauren | ![]() |
DF | 1955–1957 | 112 | 6 | |
Tony Gough | ![]() |
MF | 1956–1956
1963–1970 |
502 | 50 | [4] |
Tony Book | ![]() |
DF | 1956–1964 | 387 | 12 | [5] |
Alan Skirton | ![]() |
FW | 1956–1960 | 144 | 44 | [6][7] |
Frank Meadows | ![]() |
DF | 1957–1962 | 246 | 2 | [8] |
Roger Swift | ![]() |
DF | 1957–1969 | 310 | 1 | [9] |
Charlie Fleming | ![]() |
FW | 1958–1965 | 300 | 216 | [10][11] |
Peter Thomas | ![]() |
FW | 1959–1961 | 132 | 36 | |
Ian Black | ![]() |
GK | 1959–1962 | 143 | 0 | [12] |
Ian MacFarlane | ![]() |
DF | 1959–1967 | 330 | 4 | [13] |
Ron Walker | ![]() |
FW | 1961–1967 | 249 | 52 | |
Brian Carter | ![]() |
MF | 1961–1968 | 242 | 7 | |
Ron Walker | ![]() |
FW | 1961–1963 | 249 | 52 | |
Mike Whitehouse | ![]() |
DF | 1965–1968 | 132 | 3 | |
Brian McAuley | ![]() |
GK | 1967–1972 | 275 | 0 | |
Wilf Carter | ![]() |
FW | 1966–1970 | 210 | 46 | |
John Allen | ![]() |
ST | 1967–1971 | 218 | 76 | |
Terry Burton | ![]() |
DF | 1967–1972 | 258 | 7 | |
Tommy Taylor | ![]() |
MF | 1968–1972 | 172 | 4 | [14] |
Roy Lambden | ![]() |
DF | 1968–1971 | 114 | 2 | |
Dave Taylor | ![]() |
FW | 1969–1971 | 149 | 46 | [15] |
John Parker | ![]() |
MF | 1969–1972 | 129 | 10 | |
Paul Gover | ![]() |
1971–1982 | 398 | 7 | ||
Nigel Ryan | ![]() |
DF | 1971–1974
1976–1980 |
338 | 6 | |
Ray Mabbut | ![]() |
DF | 1972–1975 | 113 | 5 | |
Kenny Allen | ![]() |
GK | 1973–78
1988–1989 |
289 | 0 | [16] |
Peter Rogers | ![]() |
FW | 1973–1979 | 314 | 70 | |
John Fairbrother | ![]() |
FW | 1974–1976 | 108 | 60 | [17] |
Richard Edwards | ![]() |
DF | 1974–1976 | 103 | 14 | |
Roger Smart | ![]() |
DF | 1974–1977 | 123 | 2 | |
Martyn Rogers | ![]() |
MF | 1974–1980 | 238 | 12 | |
Jimmy McInch | ![]() |
FW | 1975–1977 | 115 | 18 | |
Glyn Broom | ![]() |
1975–1981 | 109 | 5 | ||
Richard Bourne | ![]() |
DF | 1976-1979 | 160 | 20 | |
Peter Higgins | ![]() |
1976–1979 | 145 | 24 | ||
Colin Tavener | ![]() |
MF | 1976–1981 | 321 | 16 | [18] |
Martin Wheeler | ![]() |
FW | 1976–1981 | 242 | 60 | |
George Gibbs | ![]() |
FW | 1977–1979 | 111 | 34 | [19] |
Jimmy Jenkins | ![]() |
FW | 1978–1982 | 220 | 77 | [20] |
Tony Ricketts | ![]() |
DF | 1979–1986
1988–1991 |
506 | 19 | [21] |
Peter Hayes | ![]() |
MF | 1979–1984 | 238 | 23 | |
Graham Withey | ![]() |
FW | 1980–1986
1991–1997 |
283 | 109 | [22] |
Dave Palmer | ![]() |
DF | 1980–1996 | 445 | 23 | [23] |
Jeff Sherwood | ![]() |
DF | 1981–1985 | 250 | 4 | |
Keith Brown | ![]() |
MF | 1981-86 | 394 | 44 | |
Dave Singleton | ![]() |
FW | 1981–1993 | 415 | 93 | [24][25] |
Peter Aitken | ![]() |
DF | 1982–1985 | 126 | 8 | |
Phil Barton | ![]() |
MF | 1982–1987 | 140 | 7 | |
Dave Mogg | ![]() |
GK | 1982–1988
1992–1997 |
515 | 0 | [26] |
Mike Adams | ![]() |
MF | 1984–1988 | 175 | 22 | |
Paul Bodin | ![]() |
FW | 1985–1988 | 284 | 63 | [27] |
Paul Stevens | ![]() |
DF | 1985–1991 | 215 | 3 | |
Chris Smith | ![]() |
FW | 1988–1991 | 110 | 7 | [28] |
Jim Preston | ![]() |
GK | 1988–1992 | 132 | 0 | |
Gary Smart | ![]() |
MF | 1988–1996 | 293 | 71 | [29] |
John Freegard | ![]() |
FW | 1989–1993 | 158 | 75 | |
Chris Banks | ![]() |
DF | 1989–1994 | 259 | 5 | [30] |
Paul Randall | ![]() |
FW | 1989–1993 | 212 | 112 | [31] |
Jerry Gill | ![]() |
MF | 1990–1996 | 218 | 14 | |
Adie Mings | ![]() |
FW | 1990–1996 | 195 | 36 | [32] |
Martin Boyle | ![]() |
FW | 1991–1993 | 129 | 27 | |
Ian Hedges | ![]() |
DF | 1991–1998 | 277 | 12 | [33] |
Stuart James | ![]() |
DF | 1993–2000 | 249 | 6 | [34] |
Paul Adcock | ![]() |
FW | 1993–1996 | 129 | 41 | [35] |
Nicky Brooks | ![]() |
MF | 1993–1998 | 140 | 17 | |
Mark Hervin | ![]() |
GK | 1994–1997 | 192 | 1 | |
Mike Wyatt | ![]() |
MF | 1996–1998 | 110 | 12 | |
Martin Paul | ![]() |
FW | 1996–2001 | 277 | 115 | [36] |
Mark Harrington | ![]() |
MF | 1996–2001 | 215 | 19 | [37] |
Rob Skidmore | ![]() |
DF | 1997–2000 | 116 | 2 | |
Colin Towler | ![]() |
DF | 1998–2002 | 248 | 16 | |
Jim Rollo | ![]() |
DF | 2002–2012
2013–2016 |
484 | 9 | [38] |
Phil Walsh | ![]() |
FW | 2003–2008 | 153 | 28 | [39] |
Steve Jones | ![]() |
DF | 2003–2009 | 242 | 6 | [40] |
Scott Partridge | ![]() |
FW | 2004–2008 | 170 | 78 | [41] |
Paul Evans | ![]() |
GK | 2004–2009 | 217 | 0 | [42] |
Adie Harris | ![]() |
MF | 2005–2008 | 168 | 8 | |
Chris Holland | ![]() |
DF | 2005–2009 | 207 | 36 | [43] |
Gethin Jones | ![]() |
MF | 2005–2013 | 342 | 20 | [44] |
Scott Rogers | ![]() |
MF | 2006–2009 | 123 | 9 | [45] |
Darren Edwards | ![]() |
FW | 2006–2010 | 185 | 59 | [46] |
Lewis Hogg | ![]() |
MF | 2006–2012 | 239 | 37 | [47] |
Sekani Simpson | ![]() |
DF | 2006–2017 | 387 | 5 | [48] |
Dave Gilroy | ![]() |
FW | 2007–2009 | 105 | 52 | [49] |
Marc Canham | ![]() |
MF | 2010–2013 | 121 | 11 | [50][51] |
Joe Burnell | ![]() |
MF | 2010–2014 | 121 | 3 | [52] |
Dan Ball | ![]() |
MF | 2010–2021 | 247 | 8 | [53] |
Mark Preece | ![]() |
DF | 2011–2014 | 102 | 7 | [54] |
Jason Mellor | ![]() |
GK | 2012–2015 | 129 | 0 | [55] |
Andy Gallingagh | ![]() |
MF | 2013–2016 | 172 | 3 | [56] |
David Pratt | ![]() |
FW | 2013–2016 | 138 | 50 | [57] |
Andy Watkins | ![]() |
FW | 2013–2019 | 220 | 51 | [58] |
Ross Stearn | ![]() |
FW | 2013–2020 | 103 | 31 | [59] |
Chris Hemming | ![]() |
FW | 2014–2017 | 130 | 11 | |
Nick Mcootie | ![]() |
FW | 2014–2018 | 145 | 33 | [60] |
Frankie Artus | ![]() |
MF | 2014–2021 | 189 | 16 | [61] |
Jack Batten | ![]() |
DF | 2016– | 138 | 1 | [62] |
Tom Smith | ![]() |
MF | 2016– | 163 | 24 | [63] |
Ryan Clarke | ![]() |
GK | 2017– | 195 | 0 | [64] |
Joe Raynes | ![]() |
DF | 2017– | 196 | 11 | [65] |
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