diff --git a/includes/admin/post-types/meta-boxes/class-sp-meta-box-list-data.php b/includes/admin/post-types/meta-boxes/class-sp-meta-box-list-data.php
index dd4a6929..1a448e12 100644
--- a/includes/admin/post-types/meta-boxes/class-sp-meta-box-list-data.php
+++ b/includes/admin/post-types/meta-boxes/class-sp-meta-box-list-data.php
@@ -20,9 +20,9 @@ class SP_Meta_Box_List_Data {
 	 */
 	public static function output( $post ) {
 		$list = new SP_Player_List( $post );
-		list( $columns, $data, $placeholders, $merged ) = $list->data( true );
+		list( $columns, $data, $placeholders, $merged, $orderby ) = $list->data( true );
 		$adjustments = $list->adjustments;
-		self::table( $columns, $data, $placeholders, $adjustments );
+		self::table( $columns, $data, $placeholders, $adjustments, $orderby );
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ class SP_Meta_Box_List_Data {
 	/**
 	 * Admin edit table
 	 */
-	public static function table( $columns = array(), $data = array(), $placeholders = array(), $adjustments = array() ) {
+	public static function table( $columns = array(), $data = array(), $placeholders = array(), $adjustments = array(), $orderby = 'number' ) {
 		$show_player_photo = get_option( 'sportspress_list_show_photos', 'no' ) == 'yes' ? true : false;
 		?>
 		<ul class="subsubsub sp-table-bar">
@@ -47,14 +47,17 @@ class SP_Meta_Box_List_Data {
 			<table class="widefat sp-data-table sp-player-list-table">
 				<thead>
 					<tr>
-						<th>#</th>
+						<th><label for="sp_columns_number">
+							<input type="checkbox" name="sp_columns[]" value="number" id="sp_columns_number" <?php checked( ! is_array( $columns ) || array_key_exists( 'number', $columns ) ); ?>>
+							<?php echo 'number' == $orderby ? '#' : __( 'Rank', 'sportspress' ); ?>
+						</label></th>
 						<th><?php _e( 'Player', 'sportspress' ); ?></th>
 						<th><label for="sp_columns_team">
 							<input type="checkbox" name="sp_columns[]" value="team" id="sp_columns_team" <?php checked( ! is_array( $columns ) || array_key_exists( 'team', $columns ) ); ?>>
 							<?php _e( 'Team', 'sportspress' ); ?>
 						</label></th>
 						<?php foreach ( $columns as $key => $label ): ?>
-							<?php if ( $key == 'team' ) continue; ?>
+							<?php if ( in_array( $key, array( 'number', 'team' ) ) ) continue; ?>
 							<th><label for="sp_columns_<?php echo $key; ?>">
 								<?php echo $label; ?>
 							</label></th>
@@ -76,7 +79,15 @@ class SP_Meta_Box_List_Data {
 								$default_name = get_the_title( $player_id );
 							?>
 							<tr class="sp-row sp-post<?php if ( $i % 2 == 0 ) echo ' alternate'; ?>">
-								<td><?php echo ( $number ? $number : '&nbsp;' ); ?></td>
+								<td>
+									<?php
+									if ( 'number' == $orderby ) {
+										echo ( $number ? $number : '&nbsp;' );
+									} else {
+										echo $i + 1;
+									}
+									?>
+								</td>
 								<td>
 									<?php if ( $show_player_photo ) echo get_the_post_thumbnail( $player_id, 'sportspress-fit-mini' ); ?>
 									<span class="sp-default-value">
@@ -105,7 +116,7 @@ class SP_Meta_Box_List_Data {
 									?>
 								</td>
 								<?php foreach( $columns as $column => $label ):
-									if ( $column == 'team' ) continue;
+									if ( in_array( $column, array( 'number', 'team' ) ) ) continue;
 									$value = sp_array_value( $player_stats, $column, '' );
 									$placeholder = sp_array_value( sp_array_value( $placeholders, $player_id, array() ), $column, 0 );
 									?>
diff --git a/includes/class-sp-player-list.php b/includes/class-sp-player-list.php
index 337dcbde..1da5f609 100644
--- a/includes/class-sp-player-list.php
+++ b/includes/class-sp-player-list.php
@@ -357,13 +357,15 @@ class SP_Player_List extends SP_Custom_Post {
 		if ( $admin ):
 			$labels = array();
 			foreach( $this->columns as $key ):
-				if ( $key == 'team' ):
+				if ( $key == 'number' ):
+					$labels[ $key ] = '#';
+				elseif ( $key == 'team' ):
 					$labels[ $key ] = __( 'Team', 'sportspress' );
 				elseif ( array_key_exists( $key, $columns ) ):
 					$labels[ $key ] = $columns[ $key ];
 				endif;
 			endforeach;
-			return array( $labels, $data, $placeholders, $merged );
+			return array( $labels, $data, $placeholders, $merged, $orderby );
 		else:
 			if ( ! is_array( $this->columns ) )
 				$this->columns = array();
@@ -373,9 +375,10 @@ class SP_Player_List extends SP_Custom_Post {
 				endif;
 			endforeach;
 
-			$labels = array( 'name' => __( 'Player', 'sportspress' ) );
-			if ( in_array( 'team', $this->columns ) )
-				$labels['team'] = __( 'Team', 'sportspress' );
+			$labels = array();
+			if ( in_array( 'number', $this->columns ) ) $labels['number'] = '#';
+			$labels['name'] = __( 'Player', 'sportspress' );
+			if ( in_array( 'team', $this->columns ) ) $labels['team'] = __( 'Team', 'sportspress' );
 
 			$merged[0] = array_merge( $labels, $columns );
 			return $merged;
diff --git a/templates/player-list.php b/templates/player-list.php
index 884d5fbb..4c27e173 100644
--- a/templates/player-list.php
+++ b/templates/player-list.php
@@ -84,14 +84,16 @@ foreach ( $groups as $group ):
 	$output .= '<div class="sp-table-wrapper' . ( $scrollable ? ' sp-scrollable-table-wrapper' : '' ) . '">' .
 		'<table class="sp-player-list sp-data-table' . ( $responsive ? ' sp-responsive-table' : '' ) . ( $sortable ? ' sp-sortable-table' : '' ) . ( $paginated ? ' sp-paginated-table' : '' ) . '" data-sp-rows="' . $rows . '">' . '<thead>' . '<tr>';
 
-	if ( in_array( $orderby, array( 'number', 'name' ) ) ):
-		$output .= '<th class="data-number">#</th>';
-	else:
-		$output .= '<th class="data-rank">' . __( 'Rank', 'sportspress' ) . '</th>';
+	if ( ! is_array( $labels ) || array_key_exists( 'number', $labels ) ):
+		if ( in_array( $orderby, array( 'number', 'name' ) ) ):
+			$output .= '<th class="data-number">#</th>';
+		else:
+			$output .= '<th class="data-rank">' . __( 'Rank', 'sportspress' ) . '</th>';
+		endif;
 	endif;
 
 	foreach( $labels as $key => $label ):
-		if ( ! is_array( $columns ) || $key == 'name' || in_array( $key, $columns ) )
+		if ( $key !== 'number' && ( ! is_array( $columns ) || $key == 'name' || in_array( $key, $columns ) ) )
 		$output .= '<th class="data-' . $key . '">'. $label . '</th>';
 	endforeach;
 
@@ -112,10 +114,12 @@ foreach ( $groups as $group ):
 		$output .= '<tr class="' . ( $i % 2 == 0 ? 'odd' : 'even' ) . '">';
 
 		// Rank or number
-		if ( isset( $orderby ) && $orderby != 'number' ):
-			$output .= '<td class="data-rank">' . ( $i + 1 ) . '</td>';
-		else:
-			$output .= '<td class="data-number">' . sp_array_value( $row, 'number', '&nbsp;' ) . '</td>';
+		if ( ! is_array( $labels ) || array_key_exists( 'number', $labels ) ):
+			if ( isset( $orderby ) && $orderby != 'number' ):
+				$output .= '<td class="data-rank">' . ( $i + 1 ) . '</td>';
+			else:
+				$output .= '<td class="data-number">' . sp_array_value( $row, 'number', '&nbsp;' ) . '</td>';
+			endif;
 		endif;
 		
 		$name_class = '';
@@ -145,7 +149,7 @@ foreach ( $groups as $group ):
 		endif;
 
 		foreach( $labels as $key => $value ):
-			if ( in_array( $key, array( 'name', 'team' ) ) )
+			if ( in_array( $key, array( 'number', 'name', 'team' ) ) )
 				continue;
 			if ( ! is_array( $columns ) || in_array( $key, $columns ) )
 			$output .= '<td class="data-' . $key . '">' . sp_array_value( $row, $key, '&mdash;' ) . '</td>';