List of footballers in England by number of league appearances
The following is a list of retired footballers who have made at least 500 domestic league appearances in English league football. This includes the appearances and goals of former players of the Premier League, English Football League or its predecessors.
Peter Shilton has made the most appearances, and is the only player to have played in over one thousand games. John Burridge made appearances for 20 different clubs, while over 25 players have made their appearances for only one team. Frank Womack is the only outfield player who failed to score a goal in his appearances, while Arthur Rowley scored 433. Stanley Matthews made his appearances during a career spanning 37 seasons.
List of players
| Name | Nationality | Games | Goals | Position | Seasons | Clubs | Notes |
| Peter Shilton | 1005 | 1 | GK | 32 | 11 | ||
| Tony Ford | 931 | 107 | MF | 26 | 8 | ||
| Tommy Hutchison | 863 | 55 | MF | 25 | 6 | ||
| Graham Alexander | 844 | 110 | DF | 22 | 4 | ||
| Terry Paine | 824 | 168 | FW | 21 | 3 | ||
| David James | 791 | 0 | GK | 26 | 8 | ||
| Neil Redfearn | 790 | 158 | MF | 22 | 13 | ||
| Robbie James | 782 | 137 | MF | 20 | 6 | ||
| Alan Oakes | 777 | 41 | MF | 25 | 3 | ||
| Dave Beasant | 774 | 0 | GK | 25 | 10 | ||
| John Burridge | 771 | 0 | GK | 25 | 20 | ||
| John Trollope | 770 | 22 | DF | 21 | 1 | ||
| Jimmy Dickinson | 764 | 9 | DF | 19 | 1 | ||
| Roy Sproson | 761 | 30 | DF | 22 | 1 | ||
| Mick Tait | 760 | 91 | MF | 24 | 7 | ||
| Billy Bonds | 758 | 49 | DF | 24 | 2 | ||
| Ray Clemence | 758 | 0 | GK | 23 | 3 | † | |
| Pat Jennings | 757 | 0 | GK | 23 | 3 | † | |
| Frank Worthington | 757 | 234 | FW | 22 | 11 | ||
| Ernie Moss | 747 | 245 | FW | 20 | 11 | ||
| Les Chapman | 747 | 36 | MF | 21 | 7 | ||
| Asa Hartford | 744 | 63 | MF | 24 | 10 | ||
| Alan Ball Jr. | 743 | 170 | MF | 21 | 6 | ||
| Wayne Allison | 743 | 173 | FW | 21 | 9 | ||
| John Hollins | 743 | 63 | MF | 21 | 3 | ||
| Phil Parkes | 743 | 0 | GK | 23 | 4 | ||
| Steve Bruce | 737 | 81 | DF | 20 | 5 | ||
| Teddy Sheringham | 734 | 276 | FW | 24 | 8 | ||
| Mick Mills | 732 | 25 | DF | 21 | 3 | ||
| Ian Callaghan | 731 | 51 | MF | 22 | 3 | ||
| David Seaman | 731 | 0 | GK | 23 | 6 | ||
| Geraint Williams | 728 | 20 | MF | 20 | 4 | ||
| Steve Perryman | 725 | 51 | MF | 21 | 3 | ||
| Martin Peters | 721 | 174 | MF | 22 | 4 | ||
| Gary McAllister | 720 | 119 | MF | 22 | 5 | ||
| Mick Channon | 718 | 232 | FW | 21 | 6 | ||
| Mike Summerbee | 716 | 92 | FW | 20 | 5 | ||
| Ron Harris | 716 | 13 | DF | 22 | 2 | ||
| Glenn Cockerill | 714 | 86 | MF | 22 | 7 | ||
| Phil Neal | 706 | 71 | DF | 21 | 3 | ||
| Keith Curle | 708 | 35 | DF | 24 | 10 | ||
| John Wile | 705 | 34 | MF | 20 | 4 | ||
| Rob Lee | 703 | 105 | MF | 23 | 6 | ||
| Andy Melville | 703 | 54 | MF | 19 | 7 | ||
| Neville Southall | 701 | 0 | GK | 20 | 7 | ||
| Mick Gooding | 700 | 94 | MF | 20 | 6 | ||
| Paul Futcher | 698 | 2 | DF | 24 | 8 | ||
| Stanley Matthews | 697 | 71 | MF | 37 | 2 | † | |
| Roy Tunks | 694 | 0 | GK | 24 | 5 | ||
| Roger Jones | 693 | 0 | GK | 20 | 7 | ||
| Derek Fazackerley | 692 | 23 | DF | 20 | 4 | ||
| Ivor Allchurch | 691 | 251 | FW | 20 | 3 | ||
| Gordon Cowans | 688 | 54 | MF | 20 | 8 | ||
| Nigel Winterburn | 687 | 17 | DF | 22 | 4 | ||
| Rob Newman | 685 | 77 | DF | 22 | 5 | ||
| Alan Knight | 683 | 0 | GK | 22 | 1 | ||
| Denis Irwin | 682 | 29 | DF | 21 | 4 | ||
| Billy Meredith | 681 | 169 | FW | 32 | 3 | ||
| Trevor Cherry | 680 | 36 | DF | 20 | 3 | ||
| Norman Hunter | 679 | 22 | DF | 21 | 3 | ||
| Gary Speed | 678 | 103 | MF | 24 | 5 | ||
| Alec Chamberlain | 678 | 0 | GK | 27 | 7 | ||
| Alan Mullery | 676 | 62 | MF | 19 | 2 | ||
| Paul Stancliffe | 676 | 22 | DF | 21 | 4 | ||
| Pop Robson | 674 | 265 | FW | 20 | 6 | ||
| Paul Simpson | 673 | 150 | MF | 23 | 9 | ||
| Ryan Giggs | 672 | 110 | MF | 23 | 1 | ||
| Peter Beagrie | 670 | 90 | MF | 24 | 10 | ||
| Steve Foster | 669 | 42 | DF | 21 | 5 | ||
| Bobby Moore | 668 | 25 | DF | 18 | 2 | † | |
| Chris Powell | 667 | 6 | DF | 23 | 8 | ||
| Nigel Martyn | 666 | 0 | GK | 18 | 4 | ||
| Owen Coyle | 666 | 246 | FW | 19 | 11 | ||
| Marcus Stewart | 664 | 199 | FW | 21 | 8 | ||
| Dean Kiely | 664 | 0 | GK | 20 | 6 | ||
| Mike Keen | 663 | 55 | MF | 17 | 3 | ||
| Kevin Hector | 662 | 268 | FW | 19 | 2 | ||
| Martin Dobson | 661 | 96 | MF | 19 | 3 | ||
| Rob Edwards | 661 | 17 | DF | 22 | 5 | ||
| Pat Nevin | 660 | 107 | FW | 20 | 6 | ||
| Marco Gabbiadini | 659 | 223 | FW | 20 | 10 | ||
| Peter Beardsley | 658 | 209 | FW | 21 | 9 | † | |
| Mike Walker | 656 | 0 | GK | 20 | 6 | ||
| Leighton James | 656 | 123 | MF | 20 | 7 | ||
| John Jackson | 656 | 0 | GK | 19 | 5 | ||
| Steve Thompson | 655 | 85 | MF | 20 | 6 | ||
| Richard Walden | 655 | 19 | DF | 19 | 3 | ||
| Archie Gemmill | 654 | 63 | MF | 20 | 7 | ‡ | |
| Mike Flynn | 654 | 25 | DF | 19 | 6 | ||
| Ian McDonald | 653 | 91 | MF | 20 | 7 | ||
| Billy Bremner | 652 | 96 | MF | 23 | 3 | †‡ | |
| Phil Brown | 652 | 46 | DF | 17 | 4 | ||
| Peter Jackson | 651 | 38 | DF | 22 | 4 | ||
| John Wark | 651 | 165 | MF | 23 | 3 | ||
| Ian Breckin | 650 | 26 | DF | 17 | 4 | ||
| Graham Turner | 650 | 27 | DF | 19 | 3 | ||
| Peter Downsborough | 650 | 0 | GK | 21 | 4 | ||
| Colin Todd | 649 | 10 | DF | 19 | 7 | ||
| George Foster | 649 | 9 | DF | 21 | 5 | ||
| David Eyres | 648 | 127 | MF | 17 | 4 | ||
| Chris Nicholl | 647 | 28 | DF | 20 | 6 | ||
| Garry Nelson | 647 | 136 | FW | 19 | 7 | ||
| Kevin Keelan | 647 | 0 | GK | 22 | 4 | ||
| Ron Hillyard | 647 | 0 | GK | 23 | 3 | ||
| John McDermott | 647 | 11 | DF | 20 | 1 | ||
| Iwan Roberts | 647 | 202 | FW | 20 | 7 | ||
| Steve White | 646 | 223 | FW | 21 | 8 | ||
| Paul Hall | 646 | 110 | MF | 20 | 11 | ||
| Bobby Charlton | 644 | 207 | MF | 19 | 2 | ||
| Chris Kamara | 642 | 71 | MF | 20 | 9 | ||
| Mervyn Day | 642 | 0 | GK | 21 | 7 | ||
| Steve Claridge | 641 | 195 | FW | 24 | 16 | ||
| Tommy Mooney | 639 | 185 | FW | 18 | 11 | ||
| Dean Windass | 639 | 200 | FW | 18 | 10 | ||
| Steve Wignall | 639 | 29 | DF | 19 | 4 | ||
| Ronnie Allen | 638 | 276 | FW | 19 | 3 | ||
| Kenny Sansom | 637 | 10 | DF | 20 | 8 | ||
| Lee Dixon | 635 | 37 | DF | 20 | 5 | ||
| Nicky Southall | 635 | 67 | MF | 19 | 6 | ||
| Tommy Tynan | 633 | 253 | FW | 21 | 9 | ||
| Emlyn Hughes | 632 | 43 | MF | 19 | 6 | ||
| Dave Watson | 631 | 34 | DF | 22 | 2 | ||
| Colin Calderwood | 631 | 28 | DF | 19 | 6 | ||
| Joe Shaw | 631 | 9 | MF | 21 | 1 | ||
| Des Walker | 630 | 1 | DF | 23 | 3 | ||
| Brian Deane | 630 | 188 | FW | 21 | 7 | ||
| Jack Charlton | 628 | 70 | DF | 21 | 1 | ||
| George Burley | 628 | 8 | DF | 18 | 7 | ||
| Kevin Miller | 628 | 0 | GK | 18 | 8 | ||
| Trevor Peake | 628 | 13 | DF | 20 | 3 | ||
| Paul Groves | 627 | 101 | MF | 17 | 6 | ||
| Mike Doyle | 627 | 40 | DF | 20 | 4 | ||
| Bob Ferrier | 626 | 255 | MF | 20 | 1 | ||
| Paul Jones | 626 | 49 | DF | 20 | 6 | ||
| Danny Wilson | 626 | 95 | MF | 19 | 8 | ||
| Jimmy Case | 626 | 46 | MF | 23 | 7 | ||
| Brian Talbot | 623 | 84 | MF | 19 | 7 | ||
| Gordon Nisbet | 622 | 15 | DF | 19 | 4 | ||
| Paul Merson | 621 | 125 | FW | 20 | 6 | ||
| Ian Hendon | 620 | 42 | DF | 20 | 10 | ||
| Arthur Rowley | 619 | 433 | FW | 19 | 4 | ||
| Tony Brown | 619 | 229 | MF | 20 | 2 | ||
| Frank Lampard Jr. | 618 | 178 | MF | 20 | 4 | ||
| Frank Stapleton | 618 | 151 | FW | 20 | 8 | ||
| Dave Blakey | 617 | 20 | DF | 20 | 1 | ||
| Bob Hatton | 617 | 215 | FW | 17 | 9 | ||
| Jack Ashurst | 616 | 13 | DF | 21 | 6 | ||
| Ray Wilkins | 616 | 47 | MF | 24 | 9 | ||
| Neil Aspin | 616 | 8 | DF | 19 | 4 | ||
| Micky Cook | 614 | 21 | DF | 15 | 1 | ||
| Matt Oakley | 614 | 33 | MF | 17 | 4 | ||
| Barry Siddall | 614 | 0 | GK | 21 | 13 | ||
| Howard Kendall | 613 | 65 | MF | 20 | 5 | ||
| Paul Musselwhite | 613 | 0 | GK | 23 | 5 | ||
| David Felgate | 612 | 0 | GK | 18 | 8 | ||
| Dion Dublin | 612 | 183 | FW | 20 | 8 | ||
| Steve Ogrizovic | 611 | 1 | GK | 22 | 4 | ||
| Cyrille Regis | 611 | 160 | FW | 21 | 6 | ||
| Brian Horton | 610 | 74 | MF | 17 | 4 | ||
| Andy Sinton | 609 | 75 | MF | 20 | 6 | ||
| Frank McLintock | 609 | 56 | DF | 18 | 3 | ‡ | |
| Gerry Peyton | 608 | 0 | GK | 19 | 9 | ||
| Frank Gray | 608 | 47 | DF | 19 | 5 | ||
| Gary Mabbutt | 608 | 37 | DF | 19 | 2 | ||
| Jimmy Montgomery | 608 | 0 | GK | 18 | 3 | ||
| Colin Cooper | 606 | 37 | DF | 18 | 4 | ||
| Rickie Lambert | 607 | 218 | FW | 19 | 9 | ||
| John Sheridan | 606 | 88 | MF | 22 | 5 | ||
| Arfon Griffiths | 606 | 122 | MF | 20 | 3 | ||
| Peter Bonetti | 605 | 0 | GK | 21 | 2 | ||
| Ian Baraclough | 604 | 40 | DF | 19 | 8 | ||
| Mickey Thomas | 603 | 77 | MF | 21 | 10 | ||
| Noel Blake | 602 | 37 | DF | 22 | 9 | ||
| Alan Stevenson | 601 | 0 | GK | 16 | 4 | ||
| David Kelly | 600 | 192 | FW | 19 | 10 | ||
| Steve Bloomer | 600 | 352 | FW | 22 | 3 | ||
| Len Allchurch | 599 | 108 | RW | 20 | 3 | ||
| Danny Murphy | 599 | 80 | MF | 20 | 6 | ||
| Andy Linighan | 599 | 31 | DF | 21 | 8 | ||
| John Lukic | 598 | 0 | GK | 23 | 2 | ||
| John Gregory | 598 | 83 | MF | 18 | 7 | ||
| John Atyeo | 597 | 314 | FW | 16 | 2 | ||
| Paul Butler | 597 | 26 | DF | 18 | 7 | ||
| Warwick Rimmer | 597 | 17 | DF | 19 | 2 | ||
| Lee Duxbury | 596 | 66 | MF | 16 | 5 | ||
| Paul Reaney | 596 | 6 | DF | 18 | 2 | ||
| Viv Anderson | 595 | 37 | DF | 21 | 6 | † | |
| Don Masson | 595 | 117 | MF | 18 | 5 | ||
| Dennis Wise | 595 | 96 | MF | 22 | 6 | ||
| Roger Gibbins | 595 | 69 | MF | 19 | 2 | ||
| Kerry Dixon | 594 | 231 | FW | 19 | 8 | ||
| Johnny Haynes | 594 | 146 | FW | 18 | 1 | ||
| Michael Bell | 594 | 51 | DF | 16 | 5 | ||
| Steve Vickers | 594 | 20 | DF | 18 | 4 | ||
| Steve Torpey | 592 | 143 | FW | 19 | 7 | ||
| Tony Adcock | 591 | 212 | FW | 19 | 6 | ||
| Willie Donachie | 591 | 8 | DF | 21 | 4 | ||
| Dennis Mortimer | 590 | 47 | MF | 18 | 5 | ||
| Carlton Palmer | 590 | 32 | MF | 21 | 9 | ||
| Paul Allen | 587 | 32 | MF | 19 | 8 | ||
| Mitchell Thomas | 587 | 15 | DF | 20 | 4 | ||
| Bill McGarry | 587 | 32 | MF | 18 | 3 | ||
| Richard Shaw | 587 | 3 | DF | 21 | 4 | ||
| John Barnes | 586 | 155 | MF | 18 | 4 | † | |
| Russell Coughlin | 586 | 41 | MF | 19 | 9 | ||
| Jim Langley | 585 | 57 | DF | 15 | 4 | ||
| Martin Keown | 585 | 8 | DF | 20 | 6 | ||
| Frank Lampard Sr. | 585 | 19 | DF | 20 | 2 | ||
| Paul Furlong | 584 | 187 | FW | 21 | 9 | ||
| Steve Whitworth | 583 | 2 | DF | 15 | 4 | ||
| Mick Harford | 583 | 186 | FW | 21 | 10 | ||
| Jim Magilton | 582 | 64 | MF | 17 | 5 | ||
| Paul Cook | 581 | 64 | MF | 18 | 7 | ||
| Ronnie Clayton | 581 | 15 | MF | 18 | 1 | ||
| Peter Atherton | 581 | 13 | DF | 14 | 5 | ||
| Chris Woods | 580 | 0 | GK | 22 | 8 | ||
| Allan Ball | 579 | 0 | GK | 19 | 1 | ||
| Sam Bartram | 579 | 0 | GK | 16 | 1 | ||
| Tony Cottee | 578 | 225 | FW | 19 | 7 | ||
| Robbie Earle | 578 | 136 | MF | 18 | 2 | ||
| Bob Taylor | 577 | 200 | FW | 19 | 5 | ||
| Ray Houghton | 576 | 68 | MF | 18 | 7 | ||
| Andy Legg | 576 | 61 | DF | 17 | 7 | ||
| Alan Hodgkinson | 576 | 0 | GK | 17 | 1 | ||
| Barry Horne | 575 | 34 | MF | 17 | 9 | ||
| Vince Overson | 574 | 15 | DF | 18 | 4 | ||
| Billy Rudd | 574 | 68 | MF | 18 | 5 | ||
| Dean Saunders | 574 | 170 | FW | 18 | 10 | ||
| Gary Ford | 573 | 74 | MF | 16 | 6 | ||
| John Connelly | 572 | 181 | RW | 17 | 4 | ||
| Tony Grealish | 571 | 31 | MF | 19 | 7 | ||
| Alan Campbell | 571 | 43 | MF | 17 | 4 | ||
| Jimmy Greenhoff | 571 | 146 | FW | 22 | 7 | ||
| Sean O'Driscoll | 571 | 32 | MF | 16 | 2 | ||
| Alex Stepney | 571 | 2 | GK | 15 | 3 | ||
| Jim Cannon | 571 | 30 | DF | 16 | 1 | ||
| Cliff Holton | 570 | 293 | FW | 18 | 7 | ||
| Don Goodman | 570 | 160 | FW | 20 | 8 | ||
| Stuart Pearce | 570 | 72 | DF | 19 | 5 | ||
| Mal Donaghy | 570 | 19 | DF | 18 | 3 | ||
| Ian Rush | 570 | 246 | FW | 20 | 6 | ||
| Mick Lyons | 569 | 64 | DF | 16 | 3 | ||
| Bryan Robson | 569 | 114 | MF | 23 | 3 | ||
| Jimmy Armfield | 568 | 6 | DF | 17 | 1 | ||
| David O'Leary | 568 | 11 | DF | 19 | 2 | ||
| John Humphrey | 568 | 8 | DF | 21 | 6 | ||
| Paul Hart | 567 | 41 | DF | 18 | 7 | ||
| Ian Miller | 567 | 40 | MF | 18 | 7 | ||
| Chris Balderstone | 566 | 93 | MF | 20 | 4 | ||
| Dean Smith | 566 | 54 | DF | 16 | 5 | ||
| Bill Foulkes | 566 | 7 | DF | 18 | 1 | ||
| Kevin Dillon | 564 | 64 | MF | 17 | 4 | ||
| Dave Wagstaffe | 564 | 42 | MF | 19 | 4 | ||
| Keith Newton | 564 | 15 | DF | 18 | 3 | ||
| Tim Williamson | 563 | 2 | GK | 21 | 1 | ||
| Steve Phillips | 562 | 200 | FW | 17 | 9 | ||
| Ces Podd | 562 | 3 | DF | 17 | 3 | ||
| Bruce Rioch | 562 | 128 | MF | 20 | 7 | ||
| Lee Nogan | 561 | 114 | FW | 17 | 10 | ||
| Mark Hughes | 561 | 153 | FW | 22 | 5 | ||
| Michael Johnson | 561 | 19 | DF | 18 | 4 | ||
| Glenn Roeder | 561 | 31 | DF | 20 | 6 | ||
| John Aldridge | 560 | 329 | FW | 17 | 4 | ||
| Ken Wagstaff | 559 | 266 | FW | 16 | 2 | ||
| Alan Shearer | 559 | 283 | FW | 18 | 3 | ||
| Johnny Giles | 557 | 101 | MF | 18 | 3 | ||
| David Oldfield | 557 | 74 | MF | 19 | 7 | ||
| Paul Cooper | 557 | 0 | GK | 20 | 5 | ||
| Paul Ince | 556 | 62 | MF | 23 | 7 | ||
| Tommy Burden | 556 | 73 | DF | 15 | 3 | ||
| Peter Lorimer | 555 | 176 | FW | 25 | 2 | ||
| Luther Blissett | 554 | 208 | FW | 18 | 5 | ||
| David Preece | 554 | 30 | MF | 22 | 7 | ||
| Tony Mowbray | 554 | 36 | DF | 18 | 3 | ||
| Danny Blanchflower | 553 | 27 | DF | 16 | 3 | ||
| Keith Edwards | 553 | 256 | FW | 16 | 6 | ||
| Gary Breen | 552 | 13 | DF | 20 | 9 | ||
| Matt Holland | 552 | 69 | MF | 15 | 3 | ||
| Lee Chapman | 552 | 165 | FW | 18 | 12 | ||
| Shaun Goater | 552 | 217 | FW | 16 | 7 | ||
| Kevin Drinkell | 551 | 174 | FW | 19 | 7 | ||
| Ian Atkins | 550 | 75 | MF | 19 | 8 | ||
| Nicky Eaden | 550 | 13 | DF | 15 | 5 | ||
| Ron Davies | 549 | 275 | FW | 17 | 7 | ||
| George Armstrong | 549 | 53 | MF | 18 | 3 | ||
| Paul McKenna | 549 | 33 | MF | 17 | 4 | ||
| Kevin Richardson | 548 | 38 | MF | 20 | 8 | ||
| Andy Hessenthaler | 548 | 34 | MF | 16 | 4 | ||
| Sean McCarthy | 547 | 171 | FW | 17 | 7 | ||
| Neil Cox | 547 | 37 | MF | 18 | 7 | ||
| Derek Dougan | 546 | 222 | FW | 18 | 6 | ||
| Gavin Peacock | 546 | 107 | MF | 16 | 6 | ||
| Stuart Taylor | 546 | 28 | DF | 15 | 1 | ||
| Dannie Bulman | 546 | 25 | MF | 16 | 4 | ||
| Brian Lloyd | 545 | 1 | GK | 16 | 5 | ||
| Ian Bishop | 543 | 32 | MF | 21 | 7 | ||
| Paul Wilkinson | 542 | 155 | FW | 18 | 10 | ||
| Steve Cherry | 542 | 0 | GK | 18 | 9 | ||
| Ernie Hine | 540 | 288 | FW | 16 | 5 | ||
| Stuart Naylor | 540 | 0 | GK | 20 | 7 | ||
| Kevin Kilbane | 540 | 37 | MF | 18 | 9 | ||
| Lawrie Sanchez | 540 | 61 | MF | 18 | 3 | ||
| Jamie Hewitt | 539 | 26 | DF | 17 | 2 | ||
| Johnny Gordon | 539 | 138 | FW | 16 | 2 | ||
| Jim McNab | 539 | 20 | MF | 18 | 3 | ||
| Kevin Bond | 538 | 33 | DF | 19 | 5 | ||
| Mark Aizlewood | 537 | 25 | DF | 20 | 7 | ||
| Robbie Savage | 537 | 37 | MF | 17 | 6 | ||
| Paul Madeley | 536 | 25 | DF | 17 | 1 | ||
| Gary Pallister | 536 | 18 | FW | 16 | 3 | ||
| Brian Laws | 536 | 31 | DF | 21 | 7 | ||
| Adrian Heath | 535 | 66 | MF | 19 | 6 | ||
| Martin Foyle | 535 | 154 | FW | 20 | 5 | ||
| Pat Howard | 535 | 18 | DF | 17 | 5 | ||
| David Speedie | 535 | 145 | FW | 16 | 11 | ||
| Dele Adebola | 535 | 105 | FW | 16 | 11 | ||
| Michael Gray | 534 | 22 | DF | 18 | 6 | ||
| Phil Burrows | 533 | 18 | DF | 13 | 4 | ||
| Dean Holdsworth | 533 | 164 | FW | 20 | 11 | ||
| Keith Peacock | 533 | 92 | MF | 17 | 1 | ||
| Graham Kavanagh | 531 | 75 | MF | 19 | 7 | ||
| Mike Newell | 531 | 120 | FW | 18 | 12 | ||
| Kenny Cunningham | 531 | 1 | DF | 18 | 4 | ||
| Marcus Gayle | 531 | 66 | MF | 19 | 4 | ||
| Nicky Law | 530 | 26 | DF | 16 | 8 | ||
| Les Barr | 530 | 62 | RW | 19 | 2 | ||
| Bob Latchford | 530 | 218 | FW | 18 | 4 | ||
| Bob Crompton | 530 | 14 | DF | 24 | 1 | ||
| Ron Flowers | 529 | 37 | DF | 17 | 2 | ||
| Geoff Hurst | 529 | 212 | FW | 17 | 3 | ||
| Simon Barker | 529 | 70 | MF | 17 | 3 | ||
| Peter Reid | 529 | 33 | MF | 21 | 7 | ||
| Winston White | 529 | 60 | MF | 17 | 13 | ||
| Eric Skeels | 528 | 10 | DF | 18 | 2 | ||
| Andy Edwards | 527 | 21 | DF | 17 | 4 | ||
| George Eastham | 525 | 74 | FW | 18 | 3 | ||
| Scott Sellars | 525 | 71 | MF | 20 | 6 | ||
| Joe Corrigan | 524 | 0 | GK | 17 | 4 | ||
| Barry Kitchener | 523 | 25 | DF | 17 | 1 | ||
| Bruce Bannister | 523 | 167 | FW | 15 | 4 | ||
| Bruce Grobbelaar | 523 | 1 | GK | 20 | 8 | ||
| Trevor Hockey | 523 | 28 | MF | 17 | 7 | ||
| Eric Nixon | 523 | 0 | GK | 21 | 12 | ||
| Dougie Freedman | 523 | 163 | FW | 16 | 6 | ||
| Dixie McNeil | 522 | 239 | FW | 17 | 3 | ||
| Tommy Coyne | 522 | 205 | FW | 20 | 10 | ||
| Jerry Dawson | 522 | 0 | GK | 18 | 1 | ||
| Jody Craddock | 522 | 20 | DF | 16 | 5 | ||
| David Jack | 521 | 267 | FW | 15 | 3 | ||
| Gary Stevens | 521 | 18 | DF | 18 | 3 | ||
| Paul Walsh | 521 | 127 | FW | 19 | 7 | ||
| Murray McDermott | 520 | 0 | GK | 19 | 7 | ||
| Gary Kelly | 520 | 0 | GK | 16 | 5 | ||
| Alan Hansen | 520 | 14 | DF | 18 | 2 | ‡ | |
| Martin Hodge | 520 | 0 | GK | 20 | 8 | ||
| Joe Smith | 519 | 315 | FW | 21 | 2 | ||
| Mark Chamberlain | 519 | 69 | FW | 19 | 7 | ||
| Jason Lee | 519 | 108 | FW | 17 | 13 | ||
| Allen Tankard | 519 | 17 | DF | 16 | 4 | ||
| John Hendrie | 518 | 118 | MF | 19 | 7 | ||
| Roy McFarland | 517 | 45 | DF | 18 | 3 | ||
| Harry Davies | 517 | 113 | FW | 17 | 3 | ||
| Bert Murray | 517 | 96 | MF | 15 | 4 | ||
| Dave Evans | 516 | 13 | DF | 14 | 3 | ||
| Jimmy Greaves | 516 | 357 | FW | 13 | 3 | ||
| Jack Howarth | 515 | 190 | FW | 15 | 6 | ||
| Glyn Hodges | 515 | 87 | MF | 20 | 9 | ||
| Barry Swallow | 515 | 39 | DF | 17 | 5 | ||
| John McSeveney | 514 | 152 | FW | 16 | 5 | ||
| Joe Laidlaw | 514 | 118 | MF | 16 | 6 | ||
| Allan Clarke | 514 | 223 | FW | 17 | 5 | ||
| Ken Coote | 514 | 14 | DF | 15 | 1 | ||
| Tony Dunne | 514 | 2 | DF | 19 | 3 | ||
| Matt Jackson | 513 | 14 | DF | 17 | 10 | ||
| Herbie Williams | 513 | 104 | FW | 17 | 1 | ||
| Tony Gallimore | 512 | 13 | DF | 18 | 5 | ||
| Jimmy Nicholl | 512 | 9 | DF | 22 | 8 | ||
| Tommy Johnson | 511 | 222 | FW | 17 | 3 | ||
| Danis Salman | 511 | 15 | DF | 18 | 5 | ||
| Paul Mariner | 511 | 175 | FW | 15 | 4 | ||
| Frank Womack | 511 | 0 | FB | 16 | 2 | ||
| John Salako | 510 | 49 | MF | 19 | 8 | ||
| Lee Peacock | 510 | 122 | FW | 16 | 7 | ||
| Gordon Banks | 510 | 0 | GK | 15 | 3 | ||
| Andy Payton | 510 | 200 | FW | 16 | 7 | ||
| Jackie Sewell | 509 | 228 | FW | 15 | 4 | ||
| Frank Barton | 509 | 82 | MF | 15 | 6 | ||
| Terry Venables | 509 | 50 | MF | 18 | 4 | ||
| Phil Parkinson | 509 | 25 | MF | 16 | 2 | ||
| Simon Charlton | 509 | 6 | DF | 18 | 6 | ||
| Andrew Cole | 509 | 230 | FW | 19 | 13 | ||
| Pat Rice | 509 | 13 | DF | 18 | 2 | ||
| Steve Jenkins | 509 | 7 | DF | 16 | 7 | ||
| Peter Withe | 509 | 160 | FW | 19 | 9 | ||
| Jamie Carragher | 508 | 3 | DF | 20 | 1 | ||
| Bert Trautmann | 508 | 0 | GK | 15 | 1 | ||
| Alan Kennedy | 506 | 26 | DF | 20 | 6 | ||
| Clint Boulton | 506 | 45 | DF | 14 | 2 | ||
| David Wetherall | 506 | 30 | DF | 17 | 2 | ||
| Ivor Broadis | 506 | 12 | DF | 15 | 6 | ||
| Frank Sinclair | 506 | 12 | DF | 20 | 7 | ||
| Lee Sinnott | 505 | 12 | DF | 17 | 6 | ||
| Terry Cooper | 505 | 9 | DF | 22 | 5 | ||
| Tony Dorigo | 505 | 18 | DF | 18 | 5 | ||
| Phil Neville | 505 | 9 | DF | 20 | 2 | ||
| Tony Adams | 504 | 32 | DF | 19 | 1 | † | |
| Alan Cork | 504 | 155 | FW | 18 | 4 | ||
| Sol Campbell | 504 | 20 | DF | 19 | 5 | ||
| Mickey Evans | 504 | 88 | FW | 17 | 6 | ||
| Paul Stewart | 504 | 124 | FW | 13 | 9 | ||
| Steve Harper | 504 | 54 | MF | 15 | 7 | ||
| Alan McLoughlin | 503 | 80 | MF | 16 | 6 | ||
| Paul Devlin | 503 | 88 | MF | 15 | 6 | ||
| Chris Fairclough | 503 | 36 | DF | 18 | 6 | ||
| John Byrne | 503 | 134 | FW | 15 | 6 | ||
| Steve Davis | 502 | 64 | DF | 15 | 5 | ||
| Trevor Francis | 502 | 176 | FW | 19 | 6 | ||
| Ian Wright | 501 | 238 | FW | 15 | 6 | ||
| Tony Coton | 501 | 0 | GK | 17 | 4 | ||
| Steve Bould | 501 | 11 | DF | 20 | 4 | ||
| Francis Lee | 500 | 228 | FW | 16 | 3 | ||
| Kevin Keegan | 500 | 171 | FW | 16 | 4 |