Pictured is the team that played the opening game of the season against Stalybridge Celtic. Standing (l-r): Riley, Higgins, Johnson, Dunn, Wagstaffe & Moors. Kneeling (l-r): Phoenix, Tynan, Barnes, Gorton & Daly.
| | | | WITTON | CAREER |
| Debut | Played | Goals | Appearances | Goals |
Eli Gorton | 24-08-63 | 46 | 2 | 143 | 10 |
Freddie Taberner | 01-09-65 | 44 | 36 | 44 | 36 |
Bill Tynan | 17-10-64 | 41 | 21 | 53 | 32 |
Ged Johnson (gk) | 18-08-62 | 40 | | 169 | |
Ron Hewitt | 01-09-65 | 34 | 7 | 34 | 7 |
Brian Jarvis | 01-09-65 | 31 | 1 | 31 | 1 |
Terry Dunn | 07-03-62 | 30 | 2 | 105 | 5 |
Don Cooke | 30-10-65 | 29 | 4 | 29 | 4 |
Keith Higgins | 02-04-56 | 28 | | 429 | 2 |
Tony Burke | 20-03-65 | 27 | 10 | 33 | 15 |
Bernard Moors | 24-08-63 | 27 | | 114 | |
Ken Barnes | 07-04-65 | 26 | 5 | 31 | 5 |
Paddy Daly | 22-08-64 | 22 | 4 | 67 | 20 |
Peter Collins | 05-02-66 | 19 | 3 | 19 | 3 |
Malcolm Wagstaffe | 27-08-57 | 17 | | 405 | 9 |
Peter Phoenix | 21-08-65 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 4 |
Duncan Williams | 28-08-65 | 8 | | 8 | |
David Lloyd | 16-04-66 | 7 | | 7 | |
Tommy Duffy | 22-03-65 | 6 | | 7 | |
Dennis Arthur | 01-01-66 | 6 | | 6 | |
Alan Jones | 25-08-65 | 5 | | 5 | |
David Lamb (gk) | 16-10-63 | 4 | | 18 | |
Gilly Prescott | 21-11-64 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
Stan Ackerley | 12-03-66 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
Chris Riley | 28-09-64 | 4 | 1 | 37 | 16 |
Tony Woods | 30-04-66 | 2 | | 2 | |
J. Biggins | 09-10-65 | 1 | | 1 | |
Jeff Holland (gk) | 16-04-66 | 1 | | 1 | |
Peter Mellor (gk) | 20-04-66 | 1 | | 1 | |
A. Barber (gk) | 23-04-66 | 1 | | 1 | |
N. Walker (gk) | 02-05-66 | 1 | | 1 | |
Derek Buckley | 02-05-66 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Dave Hardy | 02-05-66 | 1 | | 1 | |
own goals | | | 3 | | |