Records
Record appearances:
- Eric Skeels – 592 appearances (League and Cup)
- John McCue – 675 appearances (Including War time games)
Record goalscorers:
- John Ritchie – 171 Goals (League and Cup goals)
- Freddie Steele – 140 Goals (League goals)
Record signing:
- Peter Crouch signed from Tottenham Hotspur: £10 million (31 August 2011)
Record sale:
- Tuncay Şanlı sold to VfL Wolfsburg : £4.5 million (31 January 2011)
Record results:
- Record win: 26–0 v Mow Cop 1877
- Record League victory: 10–3 v West Bromwich Albion (4 February 1937)
- Record League defeat: 0–10 v Preston North End (14 September 1889)
- Record FA Cup victory: 11–0 v Stourbridge (26 September 1914)
- Record FA Cup defeat: 0–8 v Wolverhampton Wanderers (22 February 1890)
- Record League Cup victory: 6–2 v Chelsea (22 October 1926)
- Record League Cup defeat: 0–8 v Liverpool (29 November 2000)
- Record Premier League win: 4–0 v Newcastle United 19 March 2011
- Record Premier League defeat: 0–7 v Chelsea 25 April 2010
Attendance records:
- 51,130 at the Victoria Ground v Arsenal 29 March 1937
- 28,218 at the Britannia Stadium v Everton 5 January 2002
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