The Nearly Men All Competitions - 1965-Present
Non-playing substitutes (NPS) - the unfortunate players who made the substitutes bench but never made a first team appearance.
| # | Name | Position | NPS | |
| 1 |  |
Craig McPherson | Goalkeeper | 38 |
| 2 |  |
Andy Carlin | Goalkeeper | 11 |
| 3 | |
Jack Baker | Goalkeeper | 10 |
| 4 | |
Connor Greene | Central Defender | 6 |
| 5 | |
Stuart Allison | Defender | 4 |
| 6 | |
Steven Archer | Midfielder | 4 |
| 7 | |
Ryan Devenney | Goalkeeper | 4 |
| 8 | |
Aidan Dunne | Midfielder | 4 |
| 9 | |
Joe Burns | Midfielder | 3 |
| 10 |  |
Cammy King | Goalkeeper | 3 |
| 11 | |
Archie Nicol | Midfielder | 3 |
| 12 | |
Logan Bryce | Goalkeeper | 2 |
| 13 |  |
Jamie Canavan | Goalkeeper | 2 |
| 14 |  |
Callum Davidson | Midfielder | 2 |
| 15 | |
Lorcan Deeley | Forward | 2 |
| 16 | |
Blair Flynn | Midfielder | 2 |
| 17 | |
Reece McAteer | Midfielder | 2 |
| 18 | |
Daniel McBride | Midfielder | 2 |
| 19 |  |
Paul McCone | Defender | 2 |
| 20 | |
Richard McGuire | Midfielder | 2 |
| 21 | |
Thomas McGuire | Midfielder | 2 |
| 22 | |
Jack McInnes | Defender | 2 |
| 23 | |
Ricky Smith | Midfielder | 2 |
| 24 | |
Franco Stewart | Midfielder | 2 |
| 25 | |
Phil Bannister | Goalkeeper | 1 |
| 26 |  |
Kieran Boyce | Defender | 1 |
| 27 | |
Neil Bradley | Midfielder | 1 |
| 28 |  |
Ben Bradshaw | Midfielder | 1 |
| 29 | |
Craig Chisholm | Midfielder | 1 |
| 30 | |
Steven Collins | Midfielder | 1 |
| 31 | |
Daniel Devlin | Midfielder | 1 |
| 32 | |
Calum Easton | Goalkeeper | 1 |
| 33 | |
Jamie Grimes | Midfielder | 1 |
| 34 | |
Richard Hailstones | Midfielder | 1 |
| 35 | |
Alex Hunter | Midfielder | 1 |
| 36 | |
Alex Jamieson | Full Back | 1 |
| 37 | |
John Kennedy | Midfielder | 1 |
| 38 | |
Ross Loughlin | Midfielder | 1 |
| 39 | |
Kieran Lynch | Midfielder | 1 |
| 40 | |
Drew McBride | Forward | 1 |
| 41 | |
JIm McCue | Forward | 1 |
| 42 | |
Jim McDonald | Midfielder | 1 |
| 43 | |
Paul McKenna | Goalkeeper | 1 |
| 44 | |
Emmanuel Oguama | Midfielder | 1 |
| 45 | |
Mark Peat | Goalkeeper | 1 |
| 46 | |
Ryan Shiels | Midfielder | 1 |
| 47 | |
Joe Slee | Midfielder | 1 |
| 48 | |
Sean Toye | Goalkeeper | 1 |
| 49 | |
(AN) Trialist | Midfielder | 1 |