This is a list of Western Bulldogs players who have made one or more appearance in the Australian Football League, known as the Victorian Football League until 1990 and the AFL Women's The Western Bulldogs were previously known as the Footscray Football Club until 1997.

Western Bulldogs players +Key Order Players are listed in order of debut Seasons Includes Western Bulldogs only careers and spans from the season of the player's debut to the year in which they played their final game for the Western Bulldogs Debut Debuts are for VFL/AFL regular season and finals series matches only Games Statistics are for VFL/AFL regular season and finals series matches only and are correct to the end of 2025 Goals ^ Currently listed players

1920s Debut year Player Games Goals Years at club 1925George Bayliss91819251925Bill Doolan4421925–19281925Wally Fraser6319251925Rupert Gibb12819251925Rowley Griffiths10019251925Allan Hopkins1512051925–19341925Col Laidlaw2511925–19261925Martin Larkin3019251925Con McCarthy30171925–19261925Tommy McHenry21131925–19261925Bill McIntyre13019251925Jack Meuleman7019251925Tom Mullens71119251925Frank Nielsen4019251925Les Punch111019251925Vic Samson2781925–19261925Jack Sherman10019251925Wally White3019251925Alby Outen, Sr.6501925–19301925Sid Thompson1051925, 19271925George Garlick2119251925Harry Harrison2019251925Charlie Zinnick1019251925Jack Sands6219251925Joshua Croft24171925–19271925Joe Nunan2761925–19271925John Sutherland1019251925Fred Ulbrick701925, 19271925Norm McDonald51671925–19281925Jimmy Rudd10019251925Ted Sherman4111925, 1931–19331925George Clissold1641925–19261925Harry Neill1731925–19271925Paddy O'Brien1501925–19261925Frank Aked Sr.108591925–19321925Alex Gardiner Sr.2301925–19261925Seddon Bagley561925–19261926Harry Baker111191926–19341926Les Chapple32821926–19281926Charlie Gaudion6371926–19291926Rupe Hopkins1019261926Doug Johnstone3701926–19281926Tom Jones8119261926Charlie Rowe55131926–19291926Jack Sharpley821926–19271926Harry Johns20111926–19281926Gus Howell6219261926Frank Barton2019261926Park Krygger1019261926Bill Freyer7019261926Jim McGlone6319261926George Anthony1541926–19271926Roy Thompson4701926–19291926Dave Dick4519261926Dick Wilkinson2119261926Bertie Crellin2019261926Jim Considine4119261926Joe Knott5019261926Ted Butler211926–19271927Fred Birnstihl2019271927Frank Bult2041927–19281927Ivan McAlpine112241927–19331927Paddy Scanlan33151927–19281927Jack Wunhym1011927–19291927Artie Malberg1019271927Stan Whight4019271927Don Wallace8419271927Archie Whitfield1219271927Ralph Greenhalgh3001927–19281927George Valentine801927–19281927Ted Cahill20161927–19281927Charlie Anderson1019271927Henry Power2019271927George Woodman18181927–19281927Arthur Stevens64231927–19321927Sam Glover8019271927Roy Day2019271927Charlie Sloley25351927–19291928Alby Morrison2243691928–1938, 1941–1942, 19461928Jack O'Brien51219281928Jack Watt3541928–19291928Fred Hansen1019281928Wally Warden1991928, 19301928Gerry Matheson161319281928Joe Lukeman801928–19291928Bill Spurling98701928–19351928Bill Aldag2019281928Arthur Barlow721928–19291928Bob McGann5019281928Norm Woodman3881928–19301928Leo Conlon3119281929Eric Andersen2221929–19301929Jack Donovan1019291929Richard Greenwood1101929–19301929Bill Russ36191929–19301929Lew Sharpe1971929–19301929Jack Webb2019291929Arthur Williams3841929–19321929Bill Downie54261929–19321929Gil Patrick3119291929Jack Robertson12619291929Ernie Nunn26191929–19311929Gene Sullivan3219291929Bernie O'Brien881291929–1930, 1933–19381929Eric Shade20111929–19301929George Robbins1301929–19301929Frank Walshe2541929–19311929Albert Barker2019291929Bonnie Izzard3319291929Bobby Mills1019291929George Thompson1019291929George Stanley1011929–19301929Frank Hughes2019291929John Sampson1311929–19311929Eric Fordham101929

1930s Debut year Player Games Goals Years at club 1930Fred Coppock9119301930Stan Harris8319301930Ron James119301930Roy McKay101101930–19351930Roy Williams91019301930Roy O'Donnell719301930Arthur Smith3519301930Bill Sherman2141930–19321930Horrie Stanway2041930–19311930Harry Bollman119301930Bertie Sharp219301930Tom Sutherland10121930, 1932, 19341930Leon Bazin1321930–19311930Cyril Harley119301930Johnny Stanley219301931Bob Addison119311931Bill Cubbins331931–1932, 19341931Jack Hanson291931–19331931Jack Hayes13719311931Jimmy Joyce13519311931Alf Lambe321931–19321931Walter Minogue38191931–19331931Kevin Scanlan119311931Doug Ayres2119311931Jack Dennington10319311931Wally O'Brien4921931–19341931Jack Fincher36241931–19331931Jock Cordner741931–19321931Norm Sexton119311932Les Dayman34681932–19341932Stan Penberthy75221932–19371932Norman Ware2002201932–1942, 1944–19461932Tom Waye53431932–19351932Matt Cave1011932–19331932Tommy Eason119321932Les Herring2119321932Roy Rodwell51271932–19351932John Dowling17291932–19331932Mort Browne119321933Wally Kelly2231933–1935, 19381933Alan Rait19621933–19341933Jack Somerville1011933–19341933Peter Hannan619331933Ambrose Palmer83441933–1934, 1936–19431933Bill Findlay581933–19341933Charlie O'Leary161933–19351933Jack Vosti261933–19341933Milton McIntyre141119331933Bob Muir2211933–19341933Bill Grundy2841933–19341933Mick Higgins219331933Reg Thomas9101933–19341933Norm Honey1041933–19341933Frank Spilling141933–1934, 19361933Charlie Richards219331934Ted Baker3519341934Dick Pollard25221934–19351934Ted Trim17171934–19351934George Bennett108141934–19401934Billy Leahy40221934–19361934Ken Lockhart5119341934Percy Streeter5319341934Bob Spargo Sr.6561934–19411934Les Bogie2541934–19361934Percy Jackson319341934Leo Ryan11931934–19411935Jack Bridgfoot3551935–19371935Dick Eason25211935–19371935Pye Lewis2281935–19361935Hugh McLaughlin331935–19371935Col Mitchell1221935–19371935Fred McEvoy719351935Arthur Olliver2723541935–19501935Jack Ryan74371935–19391935Reg Collier219351935Cliff MacRae58621935–19391935Clarrie Shields1381935–19371935Eric Crompton119351935Vern Lamprell1251935–19361935Vince Hamilton6219351935Sid Dockendorff17151935–19371935Jim Hallahan Jr.1761935–19371935Jack Keane119351935Marty Phelan319351935Rob Sainsbury4321935, 1937–19411935George Winter219351935Alf Sampson6041935–1936, 1938–1940, 1942, 19461936Artie Ferguson2611936–19371936Bob Flanigan4911936–19401936Wal Johnson119361936Edwin Latham2219361936Paul Standfield42141936–19401936Tom Crouch4219361936Roy Evans49151936–19391936Jack McDonagh14419361936Jack McMillan41719361936Frank Finn321936–19371936Les Johnson519361937Horace Edmonds119371937Jim Greenham79471937–1941, 1943–19451937Clarrie White4119371937Roy Porter28231937–19401937Jim Thoms1201011937–19461937Jack Zimmerman1421937–19391937Rowley Flynne919371937Frank Halloran419371937Joe Ryan1672611937–19481937Noel Alsop741937–19381937Bennie Le Sueur1811937, 19391937Charlie Luke18461937–19391937Stan Livingstone1631937, 1939–19401937Lindsay McLure421937–19381937Doug Menzies1431937–19391937Don Wilson71937–19391937Harry Hickey1741691937–1942, 1944–19481937Tommy Smith219371937Don Dilks61937–19381937Ron Paternoster119371937Billy Stephens751937–19381937Wally Glenister861937–19381937Cyril Cooper119371938Fred Godfrey6519381938Joe McGrath2119381938Alf Clay841938–19391938Jim Miller131271938–1941, 1943–19481938Jack Coolahan12121938–19391938Roy Deller219381938Reg Evenden109131938–1943, 1945–19481938Charlie Page431131938–19411938Matt Carland119381939Pat Cahill47191939–1941, 1943–1944, 1946–19471939Allan Collins991781939–1944, 19461939Tom Tribe10151939–19461939Allan Jacobsen30271939, 19451939Hughie McPherson1341939–19401939Bill Ryan26231939–19401939Marty McDonnell9221939–1941, 1944, 1946–19501939Don Seymour219391939 -1940Haydn Sharp4419391939John Flint219391939Jack Malone119391939Charlie Merton3319391939Bill Shaw219391939Leo Hillis51939, 19441939Andy McMaster21939

1940s Debut year Player Games Goals Years at club 1940Ted Ellis6521940–1944 1940Jim May631940–1941 1940Len Murphy25281940–1941 1940Harry Dolphin1501940, 1942 1940Alf Boniface201940 1940George Tribe66801940–1946 1940Billy Power1201940–1942, 1946 1940Bill Crosling1751940–1941 1940Dick Chirgwin301940 1940Lloyd Robinson101940 1941Wally Harris2081941–1943 1941Bill Houston29441941–1944 1941Wally Shearer20181941–1942 1941Frank Kelly801941, 1944 1941Percy Malbon961941 1941Eric Huppatz441941–1942 1941Kevin O'Halloran531941 1941Joe De Medici10161941–1942 1941Jack J. Malone601941, 1943 1941Len McCankie143101941–1950 1941Jack Borlase301941 1942Bert McTaggart5911942–1945 1942Norm Chisholm2921942–1943 1942Ron Grove72541942–1947 1942Charlie Sutton173651942, 1946–1956 1942Frank Cahill21181942–1944 1942George Dougherty25301942–1943 1942Vic Nankervis231942 1942Jack Gibby561942 1942Les Neal131942 1942Jack Gray1101942–1943 1943Gordon Hale521943 1943Bill McTaggart47561943–1945 1943Gerry O'Neill1621943–1944 1943Keith Palmer541943 1943Merv Dudley30101943–1945 1943Tom McMahon201943 1943Don Bauer1001943 1943Harry Gingell2621943, 1945 1943Pat Hand6321943–1947, 1949 1943Joe Weldon931943–1944, 1946 1943Jack Law631943–1944 1943Allan Moncrieff67441943, 1945–1951 1943Del Kennedy1711943–1945 1943Herb Esse1001943–1944 1944Don S. Henderson1121944 1944Dick Wearmouth100271944, 1946–1952 1944Bill Wood1152941944, 1946–1951 1944Alf Benison961944 1944George McLaren139241944–1951 1944Jack Sutton1381944–1945 1944Harry Chalmers1331944–1945 1944Gerry Sexton1001944–1945 1944Mal McBean401944–1945 1945Allan Broadway16131945–1946 1945Ted Ryan671945 1945Merv Laffey72851945–1952 1945Roy Rawlings411945 1945Col Witney501945 1945Jack Welsh29121945–1949 1945Vic Mather401945–1946 1945Dan Taylor331945 1946Evan Rees8021946–1950 1946Jack Logan31141946–1948 1946Ken Scott1331946–1947 1946Don Coulton701946 1946Bruce Fountain2311946–1947 1946Wally Donald20511946–1958 1947Tim Robb40631947–1949 1947Norm Gardner201947 1947Bob Templeton22141947–1949, 1953 1947Lou Barker2351947–1949 1947Norm Webb47171947–1949 1947Norm Armstrong411947–1948 1947Dick Collinson201947 1947Tom Miller3431947–1950 1947Clive Yewers1141947–1948 1947Dave Bryden147561947–1955 1947Alby Linton53461947–1952 1947Laurie Raine201947 1947Lindsay Baglin101947 1947Max Isaac26101947–1950, 1952 1948Bob Reid19271948–1949 1948Les Parker201948 1948Alan Bulman32111948–1952 1948Geoff Vanderfeen1301948–1951 1948Stan Wallis741948–1949 1948Eric Cumming1421948–1949 1948Vin Morrissey1301948–1949 1948Jack Storey1161948–1949 1948Jack King3631948–1953 1948Vern Wilson101948 1949Bruce Reid Sr.28151949–1951 1949Bill Scanlan72341949–1953 1949Frank Scanlan18131949 1949Bill Davies101949 1949Alan Martin10581949–1954 1949Bernie Hogan201949 1949Angus Abbey7801949–1954 1949Bernie Laffey401949 1949Vic Bodsworth551949–1950 1949Ron Pocock101949

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