# List of footballers in England by number of league appearances

The following is a list of the 922 footballers who have made at least 500 domestic league appearances in English league football. This includes the appearances and goals of current and former players in the Premier League and English Football League.
Peter Shilton has made the most appearances, and is the only player to have played in over one thousand games. Chris O'Grady made appearances for 17 different clubs, while 49 players 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 434. Stanley Matthews made his appearances during a career spanning 34 seasons.

## List of players
### Key

| ★ | English Football Hall of Fame inductee |
Players still active in the English leagues are listed in bold
As of 19:50, 19 March 2025 (UTC)
| Player | Nationality | Games | Goals | Position | Career Span | Seasons | Clubs |
| Peter Shilton★ | England | 1005 | 1 | GK | 1965–1997 | 32 | 8 |
| Tony Ford | England | 931 | 108 | MF | 1975–2002 | 27 | 8 |
| Graham Alexander | Scotland | 833 | 107 | DF | 1990–2012 | 22 | 4 |
| Terry Paine | England | 824 | 168 | FW | 1956–1977 | 21 | 2 |
| Dean Lewington | England | 818 | 22 | DF | 2002– | 23 | 2 |
| Tommy Hutchison | Scotland | 794 | 51 | MF | 1967–1991 | 24 | 5 |
| Luke Chambers | England | 791 | 38 | DF | 2002–2023 | 21 | 4 |
| Neil Redfearn | England | 790 | 158 | MF | 1982–2004 | 22 | 13 |
| David James | England | 788 | 0 | GK | 1990–2013 | 23 | 8 |
| Robbie James | Wales | 781 | 137 | MF | 1972–1994 | 22 | 6 |
| Peter Clarke | England | 778 | 56 | DF | 2000–2023 | 23 | 11 |
| Alan Oakes | England | 776 | 41 | MF | 1959–1984 | 25 | 3 |
| Dave Beasant | England | 773 | 0 | GK | 1979–2003 | 24 | 10 |
| John Trollope | England | 770 | 22 | DF | 1960–1981 | 21 | 1 |
| Jimmy Dickinson | England | 764 | 9 | DF | 1946–1965 | 19 | 1 |
| Roy Sproson | England | 760 | 30 | DF | 1950–1972 | 22 | 1 |
| Mick Tait | England | 760 | 91 | MF | 1974–1997 | 23 | 7 |
| Billy Bonds★ | England | 758 | 49 | DF | 1964–1988 | 24 | 2 |
| Ray Clemence★ | England | 758 | 0 | GK | 1965–1988 | 23 | 3 |
| Pat Jennings★ | Northern Ireland | 757 | 0 | GK | 1962–1985 | 23 | 3 |
| Frank Worthington | England | 757 | 234 | FW | 1966–1988 | 22 | 11 |
| Jamie Cureton | England | 755 | 263 | FW | 1994–2016 | 22 | 13 |
| Wayne Allison | England | 752 | 171 | FW | 1986–2008 | 22 | 9 |
| Ernie Moss | England | 749 | 245 | FW | 1968–1988 | 20 | 11 |
| Les Chapman | England | 747 | 36 | MF | 1966–1988 | 22 | 7 |
| Asa Hartford | Scotland | 744 | 63 | MF | 1967–1991 | 24 | 9 |
| Alan Ball Jr.★ | England | 743 | 169 | MF | 1962–1984 | 22 | 6 |
| John Hollins | England | 743 | 63 | MF | 1963–1984 | 21 | 3 |
| Phil Parkes | England | 743 | 0 | GK | 1968–1991 | 23 | 4 |
| Steve Bruce | England | 737 | 81 | DF | 1979–1999 | 20 | 5 |
| Teddy Sheringham★ | England | 734 | 276 | FW | 1983–2008 | 25 | 8 |
| Mick Mills | England | 732 | 25 | DF | 1965–1988 | 23 | 3 |
| Ian Callaghan★ | England | 731 | 51 | MF | 1959–1982 | 23 | 3 |
| David Seaman★ | England | 731 | 0 | GK | 1982–2004 | 22 | 6 |
| Steve Perryman | England | 725 | 31 | MF | 1969–1990 | 21 | 3 |
| Martin Peters★ | England | 722 | 175 | MF | 1961–1981 | 20 | 4 |
| Mick Channon | England | 717 | 232 | FW | 1965–1986 | 21 | 6 |
| Ron Harris | England | 716 | 13 | DF | 1961–1984 | 23 | 2 |
| Mike Summerbee★ | England | 716 | 92 | FW | 1959–1980 | 21 | 5 |
| Glenn Cockerill | England | 714 | 86 | MF | 1976–1998 | 22 | 7 |
| Keith Curle | England | 708 | 35 | DF | 1981–2003 | 22 | 10 |
| Phil Neal | England | 706 | 72 | DF | 1968–1989 | 21 | 3 |
| John Wile | England | 705 | 34 | MF | 1967–1986 | 19 | 2 |
| Steve Fletcher | England | 704 | 112 | FW | 1990–2013 | 23 | 4 |
| Rob Lee | England | 703 | 105 | MF | 1983–2006 | 23 | 6 |
| Andy Melville | Wales | 703 | 54 | MF | 1985–2005 | 20 | 7 |
| Neville Southall★ | Wales | 701 | 0 | GK | 1980–2000 | 20 | 7 |
| Mick Gooding | England | 700 | 94 | MF | 1979–2000 | 21 | 6 |
| Steve Howard | Scotland | 700 | 188 | FW | 1995–2014 | 19 | 6 |
| Paul Futcher | England | 698 | 2 | DF | 1972–1995 | 23 | 8 |
| Stanley Matthews★ | England | 697 | 71 | MF | 1931–1965 | 34 | 2 |
| Roy Tunks | England | 694 | 0 | GK | 1967–1990 | 23 | 5 |
| Roger Jones | England | 693 | 0 | GK | 1965–1985 | 20 | 7 |
| Derek Fazackerley | England | 692 | 23 | DF | 1970–1989 | 19 | 4 |
| Scott McGleish | England | 692 | 208 | FW | 1994–2012 | 18 | 9 |
| Ivor Allchurch★ | Wales | 691 | 249 | FW | 1949–1968 | 19 | 3 |
| John Burridge | England | 691 | 0 | GK | 1968–1996 | 28 | 15 |
| Kevin Davies | England | 689 | 123 | FW | 1993–2015 | 22 | 7 |
| James Coppinger | England | 688 | 77 | MF | 2000–2021 | 21 | 5 |
| Kevin Ellison | England | 687 | 124 | FW | 2000–2022 | 22 | 11 |
| Nigel Winterburn | England | 687 | 17 | DF | 1983–2003 | 20 | 3 |
| Alan Knight | England | 683 | 0 | GK | 1977–2000 | 23 | 1 |
| Denis Irwin★ | Republic of Ireland | 682 | 29 | DF | 1983–2004 | 21 | 4 |
| Gareth Barry | England | 680 | 54 | MF | 1997–2020 | 23 | 4 |
| Billy Meredith★ | Wales | 680 | 180 | FW | 1893–1924 | 31 | 3 |
| Trevor Cherry | England | 679 | 36 | DF | 1966–1985 | 19 | 3 |
| Norman Hunter★ | England | 679 | 22 | DF | 1962–1983 | 21 | 3 |
| Alec Chamberlain | England | 678 | 0 | GK | 1982–2007 | 25 | 5 |
| Paul Robinson | England | 678 | 15 | DF | 1996–2018 | 22 | 5 |
| Billy Sharp | England | 678 | 256 | FW | 2004– | 21 | 9 |
| Gary Speed★ | Wales | 677 | 104 | MF | 1988–2009 | 21 | 5 |
| Alan Mullery★ | England | 676 | 62 | MF | 1958–1976 | 18 | 2 |
| Paul Stancliffe | England | 676 | 22 | DF | 1975–1995 | 20 | 4 |
| Rob Newman | England | 674 | 77 | DF | 1981–2002 | 21 | 4 |
| Pop Robson | England | 674 | 265 | FW | 1964–1986 | 22 | 5 |
| Geraint Williams | Wales | 674 | 20 | MF | 1980–1999 | 19 | 4 |
| Albert Adomah | Ghana | 673 | 93 | FW | 2007– | 18 | 8 |
| Jonny Howson | England | 673 | 54 | MF | 2006– | 19 | 3 |
| Paul Simpson | England | 673 | 150 | MF | 1982–2006 | 24 | 9 |
| Ryan Giggs★ | Wales | 672 | 114 | MF | 1990–2014 | 24 | 1 |
| Peter Beagrie | England | 670 | 90 | MF | 1984–2007 | 23 | 10 |
| Michael Doyle | Republic of Ireland | 669 | 36 | MF | 2003–2019 | 16 | 5 |
| Steve Foster | England | 669 | 42 | DF | 1975–1996 | 21 | 5 |
| Bobby Moore★ | England | 668 | 25 | DF | 1958–1977 | 19 | 2 |
| Chris Powell | England | 667 | 6 | DF | 1988–2010 | 22 | 8 |
| Nigel Martyn | England | 666 | 0 | GK | 1987–2006 | 19 | 4 |
| Adebayo Akinfenwa | England | 664 | 195 | FW | 2003–2022 | 19 | 11 |
| Dean Kiely | Republic of Ireland | 664 | 0 | GK | 1990–2011 | 21 | 6 |
| Marcus Stewart | England | 664 | 199 | FW | 1991–2011 | 20 | 8 |
| Mike Keen | England | 663 | 55 | MF | 1959–1975 | 16 | 3 |
| Kevin Hector | England | 662 | 268 | FW | 1962–1982 | 20 | 2 |
| Martin Dobson | England | 661 | 96 | MF | 1967–1986 | 19 | 3 |
| Gary McAllister | Scotland | 661 | 112 | MF | 1985–2004 | 19 | 4 |
| Dave Watson | England | 660 | 65 | DF | 1966–1985 | 19 | 7 |
| Marco Gabbiadini | England | 659 | 222 | FW | 1984–2004 | 20 | 10 |
| Colin Greenall | England | 659 | 40 | DF | 1980–1999 | 19 | 8 |
| Phil Jagielka | England | 659 | 34 | DF | 1999–2023 | 24 | 4 |
| Gary Jones | England | 659 | 87 | MF | 1997–2015 | 18 | 5 |
| Peter Beardsley★ | England | 658 | 208 | FW | 1979–1999 | 20 | 8 |
| Richard Keogh | Republic of Ireland | 658 | 19 | DF | 2005–2024 | 19 | 11 |
| Matthew Taylor | England | 658 | 84 | MF | 1999–2019 | 20 | 7 |
| John Jackson | England | 656 | 0 | GK | 1964–1983 | 19 | 5 |
| Leighton James | Wales | 656 | 123 | MF | 1970–1989 | 19 | 7 |
| Mike Walker | Wales | 656 | 0 | GK | 1964–1983 | 19 | 5 |
| Steve Thompson | England | 655 | 85 | MF | 1982–2001 | 19 | 6 |
| Richard Walden | England | 655 | 19 | DF | 1964–1982 | 18 | 3 |
| Mike Flynn | England | 654 | 25 | DF | 1987–2005 | 18 | 6 |
| Ian McDonald | England | 654 | 91 | MF | 1970–1989 | 19 | 6 |
| Billy Bremner★ | Scotland | 653 | 96 | MF | 1959–1982 | 23 | 3 |
| Phil Brown | England | 652 | 46 | DF | 1979–1996 | 17 | 4 |
| Peter Jackson | England | 651 | 38 | DF | 1978–1997 | 19 | 4 |
| Ian Breckin | England | 650 | 26 | DF | 1993–2011 | 18 | 4 |
| Peter Downsborough | England | 650 | 0 | GK | 1959–1979 | 20 | 4 |
| Ian Henderson | England | 650 | 172 | FW | 2002–2023 | 21 | 7 |
| Graham Turner | England | 650 | 27 | DF | 1964–1984 | 20 | 3 |
| George Foster | England | 649 | 9 | DF | 1973–1993 | 20 | 5 |
| David Eyres | England | 648 | 127 | MF | 1989–2006 | 17 | 4 |
| Ron Hillyard | England | 647 | 0 | GK | 1969–1991 | 22 | 3 |
| Kevin Keelan | England | 647 | 0 | GK | 1959–1980 | 21 | 4 |
| John McDermott | England | 647 | 11 | DF | 1986–2007 | 21 | 1 |
| Garry Nelson | England | 647 | 136 | FW | 1979–1997 | 18 | 7 |
| Chris Nicholl | Northern Ireland | 647 | 28 | DF | 1968–1985 | 17 | 5 |
| Iwan Roberts | Wales | 647 | 202 | FW | 1985–2005 | 20 | 7 |
| Paul Hall | Jamaica | 646 | 110 | MF | 1989–2008 | 19 | 11 |
| Steve White | England | 646 | 223 | FW | 1977–1998 | 21 | 7 |
| Bobby Charlton★ | England | 644 | 207 | MF | 1956–1975 | 19 | 2 |
| Ritchie Humphreys | England | 643 | 47 | MF | 1995–2017 | 22 | 7 |
| James Milner | England | 643 | 57 | MF | 2002– | 23 | 7 |
| Mervyn Day | England | 642 | 0 | GK | 1973–1994 | 21 | 7 |
| Darren Pratley | England | 642 | 50 | MF | 2003– | 22 | 6 |
| Steve Claridge | England | 641 | 195 | FW | 1984–2007 | 23 | 16 |
| Chris Kamara | England | 641 | 71 | MF | 1975–1995 | 20 | 9 |
| Colin Todd | England | 641 | 10 | DF | 1966–1985 | 19 | 7 |
| John Wark | Scotland | 641 | 165 | MF | 1974–1997 | 23 | 3 |
| Dele Adebola | Nigeria | 639 | 138 | FW | 1994–2012 | 18 | 11 |
| James Hayter | England | 639 | 152 | FW | 1996–2015 | 19 | 3 |
| Steve Wignall | England | 639 | 29 | DF | 1972–1991 | 19 | 4 |
| Ronnie Allen | England | 638 | 276 | FW | 1946–1965 | 19 | 3 |
| Adam Barrett | England | 638 | 45 | DF | 1999–2017 | 18 | 9 |
| Tommy Mooney | England | 638 | 185 | FW | 1990–2008 | 18 | 11 |
| Mick Stockwell | England | 638 | 57 | MF | 1985–2003 | 18 | 2 |
| Clinton Morrison | Republic of Ireland | 637 | 152 | FW | 1997–2016 | 19 | 8 |
| Kenny Sansom | England | 637 | 10 | DF | 1974–1995 | 21 | 8 |
| Lee Dixon | England | 635 | 37 | DF | 1982–2002 | 20 | 5 |
| Brian Tinnion | England | 635 | 60 | MF | 1986–2005 | 19 | 3 |
| Dave Watson | England | 635 | 33 | DF | 1980–2000 | 20 | 2 |
| Nicky Southall | England | 634 | 67 | MF | 1991–2009 | 18 | 6 |
| Wes Morgan | Jamaica | 634 | 24 | DF | 2003–2021 | 18 | 3 |
| Peter Broadbent | England | 632 | 138 | FW | 1950–1970 | 20 | 5 |
| Colin Calderwood | Scotland | 632 | 27 | DF | 1981–2001 | 20 | 6 |
| Emlyn Hughes★ | England | 632 | 43 | MF | 1965–1984 | 19 | 6 |
| Joe Shaw | England | 632 | 7 | MF | 1948–1966 | 18 | 1 |
| Willie Morgan | Scotland | 631 | 58 | FW | 1962–1982 | 20 | 5 |
| Lindsay Smith | England | 630 | 49 | MF | 1970–1989 | 19 | 6 |
| Jack Charlton★ | England | 629 | 70 | DF | 1952–1973 | 21 | 1 |
| Roger Freestone | Wales | 629 | 3 | GK | 1986–2004 | 18 | 4 |
| Tommy Tynan | England | 629 | 252 | FW | 1975–1992 | 17 | 8 |
| Ian Bowyer | England | 628 | 103 | MF | 1968–1990 | 22 | 5 |
| Kevin Miller | England | 628 | 0 | GK | 1988–2007 | 19 | 8 |
| Les Robinson | England | 628 | 18 | DF | 1984–2002 | 18 | 4 |
| Des Walker | England | 628 | 1 | DF | 1983–2005 | 22 | 2 |
| Brian Deane | England | 627 | 186 | FW | 1985–2006 | 21 | 7 |
| Mike Doyle | England | 627 | 40 | DF | 1964–1984 | 20 | 4 |
| Paul Groves | England | 627 | 101 | MF | 1987–2004 | 17 | 6 |
| Trevor Peake | England | 627 | 13 | DF | 1979–1998 | 19 | 3 |
| Jimmy Case | England | 626 | 46 | MF | 1974–1996 | 22 | 7 |
| Steve Doyle | Wales | 626 | 19 | MF | 1974–1995 | 21 | 5 |
| Paul Jones | England | 626 | 49 | DF | 1970–1990 | 20 | 6 |
| Danny Wilson | Northern Ireland | 626 | 96 | MF | 1977–1995 | 18 | 8 |
| Kenny Swain | England | 625 | 32 | DF | 1973–1992 | 19 | 6 |
| Kevin Moore | England | 623 | 43 | DF | 1976–1996 | 20 | 5 |
| Mark Rankine | England | 623 | 33 | MF | 1987–2006 | 19 | 5 |
| Brian Talbot | England | 623 | 84 | MF | 1973–1992 | 19 | 7 |
| Gordon Nisbet | England | 622 | 15 | DF | 1969–1988 | 19 | 4 |
| Paul Merson | England | 621 | 125 | FW | 1986–2006 | 20 | 6 |
| Graham Cross | England | 620 | 33 | DF | 1960–1979 | 19 | 5 |
| Sean Gregan | England | 620 | 19 | MF | 1991–2011 | 20 | 5 |
| Tony Brown | England | 619 | 229 | MF | 1963–1983 | 20 | 2 |
| Geoff Crudgington | England | 619 | 0 | GK | 1970–1988 | 18 | 5 |
| David Nugent | England | 619 | 155 | FW | 2001–2021 | 20 | 9 |
| Arthur Rowley | England | 619 | 434 | FW | 1946–1965 | 19 | 4 |
| Frank Lampard Jr.★ | England | 618 | 178 | MF | 1995–2015 | 20 | 4 |
| Clive Platt | England | 618 | 110 | FW | 1996–2015 | 19 | 9 |
| Michael Morrison | England | 618 | 35 | DF | 2008– | 17 | 6 |
| Dave Blakey | England | 617 | 20 | DF | 1948–1967 | 19 | 1 |
| Brian Borrows | England | 617 | 11 | DF | 1981–1999 | 18 | 5 |
| Bob Hatton | England | 617 | 215 | FW | 1966–1983 | 17 | 9 |
| Andy Sinton | England | 617 | 75 | MF | 1982–2002 | 20 | 6 |
| Jack Ashurst | Scotland | 616 | 13 | DF | 1972–1993 | 21 | 6 |
| Dave Reeves | England | 616 | 168 | FW | 1986–2004 | 18 | 9 |
| Neil Aspin | England | 615 | 8 | DF | 1981–2001 | 20 | 4 |
| Wade Elliott | England | 615 | 62 | MF | 1999–2015 | 16 | 4 |
| Peter Morris | England | 615 | 67 | MF | 1960–1980 | 20 | 4 |
| Cole Skuse | England | 615 | 12 | MF | 2004–2023 | 19 | 3 |
| Micky Cook | England | 614 | 21 | DF | 1969–1984 | 15 | 1 |
| Nicky Forster | England | 614 | 190 | FW | 1992–2011 | 19 | 9 |
| Jobi McAnuff | Jamaica | 614 | 59 | MF | 2001–2021 | 20 | 8 |
| Bob McKinlay | Scotland | 614 | 9 | DF | 1951–1970 | 19 | 1 |
| Matt Oakley | England | 614 | 33 | MF | 1994–2017 | 23 | 4 |
| Barry Siddall | England | 614 | 0 | GK | 1972–1993 | 21 | 13 |
| Frank Stapleton | Republic of Ireland | 614 | 151 | FW | 1974–1995 | 21 | 8 |
| Andy Crosby | England | 613 | 39 | DF | 1991–2009 | 18 | 6 |
| Kelvin Davis | England | 613 | 0 | GK | 1993–2016 | 23 | 7 |
| Howard Kendall | England | 613 | 65 | MF | 1962–1982 | 20 | 5 |
| Paul Musselwhite | England | 613 | 0 | GK | 1988–2011 | 23 | 5 |
| Ally Robertson | Scotland | 613 | 8 | DF | 1969–1990 | 21 | 2 |
| Joe Spence | England | 613 | 195 | FW | 1919–1938 | 19 | 3 |
| David Felgate | Wales | 612 | 0 | GK | 1978–1996 | 18 | 8 |
| Chris Martin | Scotland | 612 | 164 | FW | 2006– | 19 | 11 |
| Steve Charles | England | 611 | 105 | MF | 1979–1996 | 17 | 5 |
| Brian Clark | England | 611 | 220 | FW | 1960–1979 | 19 | 6 |
| Steve Ogrizovic | England | 611 | 1 | GK | 1977–2000 | 23 | 4 |
| Tommy Robson | England | 611 | 142 | MF | 1961–1981 | 20 | 4 |
| Brian Horton | England | 610 | 74 | MF | 1970–1987 | 17 | 4 |
| Ronnie Moore | England | 610 | 158 | FW | 1971–1989 | 18 | 5 |
| John Aldridge | Republic of Ireland | 609 | 329 | FW | 1979–1998 | 19 | 4 |
| John Deary | England | 609 | 76 | MF | 1980–1997 | 17 | 3 |
| Robert Green | England | 609 | 0 | GK | 1998–2017 | 19 | 4 |
| Ernie Hine | England | 609 | 288 | FW | 1921–1938 | 17 | 5 |
| Frank McLintock★ | Scotland | 609 | 56 | DF | 1959–1977 | 18 | 3 |
| Cyrille Regis★ | England | 609 | 159 | FW | 1977–1996 | 19 | 6 |
| Glenn Whelan | Republic of Ireland | 609 | 20 | MF | 2003–2023 | 20 | 6 |
| Ashley Williams | Wales | 609 | 22 | DF | 2003–2020 | 17 | 5 |
| Frank Gray | Scotland | 608 | 47 | DF | 1972–1992 | 20 | 4 |
| Warren Joyce | England | 608 | 79 | MF | 1982–2000 | 18 | 5 |
| Gary Mabbutt | England | 608 | 37 | DF | 1978–1998 | 20 | 2 |
| Sammy McIlroy | Northern Ireland | 608 | 80 | MF | 1971–1990 | 19 | 5 |
| Jimmy Montgomery | England | 608 | 0 | GK | 1961–1979 | 18 | 3 |
| Ken Mulhearn | England | 608 | 0 | GK | 1964–1982 | 18 | 4 |
| Gerry Peyton | Republic of Ireland | 608 | 0 | GK | 1975–1993 | 18 | 7 |
| Jack Brownsword | England | 607 | 50 | DF | 1946–1965 | 19 | 2 |
| Wyn Davies | Wales | 607 | 179 | FW | 1960–1978 | 18 | 9 |
| Rickie Lambert | England | 607 | 218 | FW | 1999–2017 | 18 | 9 |
| Hayden Mullins | England | 607 | 28 | MF | 1998–2015 | 17 | 6 |
| Stephen Quinn | Republic of Ireland | 607 | 37 | MF | 2006– | 19 | 7 |
| Marc Richards | England | 607 | 186 | FW | 2001–2020 | 19 | 11 |
| Keith Welch | England | 607 | 0 | GK | 1986–2003 | 17 | 6 |
| Colin Cooper | England | 606 | 37 | DF | 1985–2006 | 21 | 4 |
| Arfon Griffiths | Wales | 606 | 122 | MF | 1959–1979 | 20 | 3 |
| Cameron Jerome | England | 606 | 133 | FW | 2004–2024 | 20 | 8 |
| John Sheridan | Republic of Ireland | 606 | 88 | MF | 1982–2004 | 22 | 5 |
| Chris Lucketti | England | 605 | 22 | DF | 1988–2009 | 21 | 7 |
| Jim Stannard | England | 605 | 1 | GK | 1980–1999 | 19 | 4 |
| Ian Baraclough | England | 604 | 40 | DF | 1989–2008 | 19 | 8 |
| Colin Sullivan | England | 604 | 11 | DF | 1967–1986 | 19 | 6 |
| Gary Bennett | England | 603 | 61 | DF | 1981–2000 | 19 | 5 |
| Simon Garner | England | 603 | 193 | FW | 1978–1996 | 18 | 4 |
| Bob Kelly | England | 603 | 156 | FW | 1913–1936 | 23 | 5 |
| Mickey Thomas | Wales | 603 | 77 | MF | 1971–1993 | 22 | 10 |
| Aaron Wilbraham | England | 603 | 131 | FW | 1997–2020 | 23 | 10 |
| Jabo Ibehre | England | 602 | 121 | FW | 1999–2020 | 21 | 10 |
| Derek Parkin | England | 602 | 7 | DF | 1964–1983 | 19 | 3 |
| Jimmy Scoular | Scotland | 602 | 19 | MF | 1946–1964 | 18 | 3 |
| Kevin Wilson | Northern Ireland | 602 | 149 | FW | 1979–2001 | 22 | 7 |
| Len Allchurch | Wales | 601 | 108 | FW | 1950–1971 | 21 | 3 |
| Dion Dublin | England | 601 | 182 | FW | 1988–2008 | 20 | 7 |
| Kevin Hodges | England | 601 | 85 | MF | 1978–1997 | 19 | 2 |
| David Phillips | Wales | 601 | 62 | MF | 1981–2000 | 19 | 7 |
| Alan Stevenson | England | 601 | 0 | GK | 1969–1985 | 16 | 4 |
| Richie Wellens | England | 601 | 40 | MF | 1999–2016 | 17 | 7 |
| Peter Bonetti | England | 600 | 0 | GK | 1959–1979 | 20 | 1 |
| Peter Hart | England | 600 | 19 | DF | 1973–1990 | 17 | 2 |
| Danny Murphy | England | 600 | 79 | MF | 1993–2013 | 20 | 6 |
| Steve Bloomer★ | England | 599 | 352 | FW | 1892–1914 | 22 | 2 |
| Albert Iremonger | England | 599 | 0 | GK | 1904–1927 | 23 | 2 |
| Marlon Pack | England | 599 | 39 | MF | 2009– | 16 | 6 |
| Jon Stead | England | 599 | 136 | FW | 2002–2021 | 19 | 12 |
| Tony Craig | England | 598 | 15 | DF | 2002–2023 | 21 | 7 |
| John Gregory | England | 598 | 83 | MF | 1972–1990 | 18 | 7 |
| Ian Lawther | Northern Ireland | 598 | 180 | FW | 1959–1976 | 17 | 6 |
| Tom Lees | England | 598 | 22 | DF | 2009– | 16 | 5 |
| Andy Linighan | England | 598 | 30 | DF | 1980–2001 | 21 | 8 |
| Lucas Akins | England | 597 | 108 | FW | 2006– | 19 | 5 |
| John Atyeo | England | 597 | 315 | FW | 1950–1966 | 16 | 2 |
| Paul Butler | Republic of Ireland | 597 | 26 | DF | 1990–2009 | 19 | 7 |
| Stewart Downing | England | 597 | 50 | FW | 2001–2021 | 20 | 6 |
| Ian Holloway | England | 597 | 50 | MF | 1980–1999 | 19 | 4 |
| Warwick Rimmer | England | 597 | 17 | DF | 1967–1986 | 19 | 2 |
| Lee Duxbury | England | 596 | 66 | MF | 1988–2004 | 16 | 5 |
| Dave Gwyther | Wales | 596 | 160 | FW | 1965–1985 | 20 | 5 |
| John Lukic | England | 596 | 0 | GK | 1979–2001 | 22 | 2 |
| John MacPhail | Scotland | 596 | 58 | DF | 1978–1995 | 17 | 5 |
| Harold Bell | England | 595 | 11 | DF | 1946–1960 | 14 | 1 |
| Andy Butler | England | 595 | 48 | DF | 2003–2021 | 18 | 7 |
| Curtis Davies | England | 595 | 28 | DF | 2003–2024 | 21 | 8 |
| Roger Gibbins | England | 595 | 69 | MF | 1975–1993 | 18 | 7 |
| Antony Kay | England | 595 | 49 | DF | 2000–2019 | 19 | 6 |
| Don Masson | Scotland | 595 | 117 | MF | 1964–1982 | 18 | 5 |
| Darren Moore | Jamaica | 595 | 31 | DF | 1991–2012 | 21 | 8 |
| Russell Osman | England | 595 | 34 | DF | 1977–1996 | 19 | 6 |
| George Wood | Scotland | 595 | 0 | GK | 1971–1991 | 20 | 6 |
| Viv Anderson★ | England | 594 | 37 | DF | 1974–1995 | 21 | 6 |
| Michael Bell | England | 594 | 51 | DF | 1989–2007 | 16 | 5 |
| Gordon Cowans | England | 594 | 51 | MF | 1975–1998 | 23 | 8 |
| Tony Gale | England | 594 | 24 | DF | 1977–1996 | 19 | 4 |
| Johnny Haynes★ | England | 594 | 146 | FW | 1952–1970 | 18 | 1 |
| Joey Jones | Wales | 594 | 27 | DF | 1972–1992 | 20 | 4 |
| Paul Reaney | England | 594 | 6 | DF | 1962–1980 | 18 | 2 |
| Steve Vickers | England | 594 | 20 | DF | 1985–2003 | 18 | 4 |
| Duncan Welbourne | England | 594 | 27 | DF | 1957–1976 | 19 | 3 |
| Andy Williams | England | 594 | 128 | FW | 2006–2023 | 17 | 8 |
| John Hore | England | 593 | 17 | DF | 1964–1980 | 16 | 2 |
| Steve Torpey | England | 593 | 139 | FW | 1989–2008 | 19 | 7 |
| Brian Williams | England | 593 | 51 | MF | 1971–1989 | 18 | 6 |
| Dennis Wise | England | 593 | 95 | MF | 1984–2006 | 22 | 6 |
| Ron Ashman | England | 592 | 55 | MF | 1947–1964 | 17 | 1 |
| Kerry Dixon | England | 592 | 231 | FW | 1980–1997 | 17 | 7 |
| Archie Gemmill | Scotland | 592 | 54 | MF | 1967–1984 | 17 | 5 |
| Ryan Lowe | England | 592 | 175 | FW | 2000–2018 | 18 | 8 |
| Tony Adcock | England | 591 | 212 | FW | 1980–1999 | 19 | 6 |
| Willie Donachie | Scotland | 591 | 8 | DF | 1969–1991 | 22 | 4 |
| Emile Heskey | England | 591 | 121 | FW | 1994–2016 | 22 | 6 |
| Steve Redmond | England | 591 | 17 | DF | 1985–2003 | 18 | 3 |
| David Armstrong | England | 590 | 120 | MF | 1971–1988 | 17 | 3 |
| Stanley Milburn | England | 590 | 27 | DF | 1946–1965 | 19 | 3 |
| Dennis Mortimer | England | 590 | 47 | MF | 1969–1987 | 18 | 5 |
| Carlton Palmer | England | 590 | 32 | MF | 1985–2006 | 21 | 9 |
| Richard Wood | England | 589 | 36 | DF | 2002– | 23 | 8 |
| Matt Elliott | England | 588 | 71 | DF | 1988–2005 | 17 | 5 |
| Richard Jobson | England | 588 | 40 | DF | 1982–2003 | 21 | 8 |
| Paul Allen | England | 587 | 32 | MF | 1979–1998 | 19 | 8 |
| Mark Allott | England | 587 | 52 | MF | 1996–2013 | 17 | 2 |
| Paul Bracewell | England | 587 | 22 | MF | 1979–1999 | 20 | 5 |
| Bill McGarry | England | 587 | 32 | MF | 1946–1963 | 17 | 3 |
| Wilfred Milne | England | 587 | 7 | DF | 1920–1936 | 16 | 1 |
| Richard Shaw | England | 587 | 4 | DF | 1987–2008 | 21 | 4 |
| Mitchell Thomas | England | 587 | 15 | DF | 1982–2002 | 20 | 4 |
| John Barnes★ | England | 586 | 155 | MF | 1981–1999 | 18 | 4 |
| Russell Coughlin | Wales | 586 | 41 | MF | 1978–1996 | 18 | 9 |
| Eddie Lowe | England | 586 | 11 | DF | 1946–1965 | 19 | 3 |
| Jordan Rhodes | Scotland | 586 | 220 | FW | 2007– | 18 | 11 |
| Peter Crouch | England | 585 | 141 | FW | 2000–2019 | 19 | 8 |
| Martin Keown | England | 585 | 8 | DF | 1985–2005 | 20 | 6 |
| Jim Langley | England | 585 | 57 | DF | 1952–1967 | 15 | 4 |
| Tony Dunne | Republic of Ireland | 584 | 2 | DF | 1960–1979 | 19 | 2 |
| Frank Lampard Sr. | England | 584 | 19 | DF | 1967–1986 | 19 | 2 |
| Mick Harford | England | 583 | 186 | FW | 1977–1998 | 21 | 10 |
| Bobby Robson★ | England | 583 | 133 | FW | 1950–1967 | 17 | 2 |
| Steve Whitworth | England | 583 | 2 | DF | 1970–1985 | 15 | 4 |
| Nicky Adams | England | 582 | 39 | MF | 2005–2022 | 17 | 10 |
| Stuart Boam | England | 582 | 19 | DF | 1966–1983 | 17 | 4 |
| Les Bradd | England | 582 | 182 | FW | 1967–1983 | 16 | 5 |
| Louis Carey | England | 582 | 12 | DF | 1995–2014 | 19 | 2 |
| Troy Deeney | England | 582 | 173 | FW | 2006–2024 | 18 | 4 |
| Craig Fleming | England | 582 | 13 | DF | 1988–2007 | 19 | 5 |
| Sam Hardy | England | 582 | 0 | GK | 1902–1925 | 23 | 4 |
| Peter Atherton | England | 581 | 13 | DF | 1987–2005 | 18 | 5 |
| Ronnie Clayton | England | 581 | 15 | MF | 1950–1969 | 19 | 1 |
| Paul Cook | England | 581 | 55 | MF | 1984–2003 | 19 | 7 |
| Kenny Hibbitt | England | 581 | 98 | MF | 1967–1989 | 22 | 4 |
| David Kelly | Republic of Ireland | 581 | 186 | FW | 1983–2002 | 19 | 9 |
| Peter Noble | England | 581 | 146 | MF | 1965–1983 | 18 | 4 |
| Peter Skipper | England | 581 | 30 | DF | 1978–1994 | 16 | 7 |
| Ian Thomas-Moore | England | 581 | 114 | FW | 1994–2011 | 17 | 9 |
| Ian Banks | England | 580 | 87 | DF | 1978–1995 | 17 | 7 |
| Paul Furlong | England | 580 | 185 | FW | 1991–2010 | 19 | 9 |
| Jim Magilton | Northern Ireland | 580 | 64 | MF | 1990–2006 | 16 | 5 |
| Tommy Northcott | England | 580 | 183 | FW | 1948–1966 | 18 | 3 |
| Kevin Phillips | England | 580 | 246 | FW | 1994–2014 | 20 | 9 |
| Sam Bartram | England | 579 | 0 | GK | 1934–1956 | 22 | 1 |
| Dave Hatton | England | 579 | 17 | DF | 1961–1979 | 18 | 3 |
| Chris Sedgwick | England | 579 | 35 | MF | 1997–2016 | 19 | 5 |
| Liam Sercombe | England | 579 | 75 | MF | 2008–2024 | 16 | 4 |
| Robbie Blake | England | 578 | 145 | FW | 1994–2013 | 19 | 8 |
| Tony Cottee | England | 578 | 225 | FW | 1982–2001 | 19 | 7 |
| Robbie Earle★ | Jamaica | 578 | 136 | MF | 1982–2000 | 18 | 2 |
| Colin Methven | Scotland | 578 | 35 | DF | 1979–1993 | 14 | 4 |
| Jimmy Quinn | Northern Ireland | 578 | 210 | FW | 1981–2000 | 19 | 8 |
| Joe Murphy | Republic of Ireland | 577 | 0 | GK | 1999–2024 | 25 | 8 |
| Bob Taylor | England | 577 | 200 | FW | 1985–2004 | 19 | 5 |
| Mark Wallington | England | 577 | 0 | GK | 1971–1991 | 20 | 4 |
| Alan Hodgkinson | England | 576 | 0 | GK | 1954–1971 | 17 | 1 |
| Ray Houghton | Republic of Ireland | 576 | 68 | MF | 1981–1999 | 18 | 7 |
| Joe Jacobson | Wales | 576 | 48 | DF | 2005–2024 | 19 | 6 |
| Andy Legg | Wales | 576 | 61 | DF | 1988–2005 | 17 | 7 |
| Jimmy McIlroy★ | Northern Ireland | 576 | 133 | FW | 1950–1968 | 18 | 3 |
| Tony Norman | Wales | 576 | 0 | GK | 1979–1997 | 18 | 3 |
| John Simpson | England | 576 | 0 | GK | 1956–1972 | 16 | 2 |
| Dave Stringer | England | 576 | 19 | DF | 1964–1981 | 17 | 2 |
| Damien Delaney | Republic of Ireland | 575 | 16 | DF | 2000–2018 | 18 | 8 |
| Shaun Derry | England | 575 | 12 | MF | 1995–2014 | 19 | 8 |
| Simon Francis | England | 575 | 9 | DF | 2002–2020 | 18 | 7 |
| Barry Horne | Wales | 575 | 34 | MF | 1984–2001 | 17 | 9 |
| Andy Liddell | Scotland | 575 | 136 | FW | 1991–2010 | 19 | 5 |
| Barry Roche | Republic of Ireland | 575 | 1 | GK | 2000–2020 | 20 | 3 |
| Richard Cresswell | England | 574 | 122 | FW | 1995–2014 | 19 | 8 |
| Ray McHale | England | 574 | 85 | MF | 1971–1988 | 17 | 9 |
| Billy Rudd | England | 574 | 69 | MF | 1959–1977 | 18 | 5 |
| Dean Saunders | Wales | 574 | 170 | FW | 1983–2001 | 18 | 10 |
| Sam Vokes | Wales | 574 | 122 | FW | 2006– | 19 | 10 |
| John Connelly | England | 573 | 181 | FW | 1956–1973 | 17 | 4 |
| Darren Currie | England | 573 | 61 | FW | 1994–2011 | 17 | 12 |
| Bradley Johnson | England | 573 | 75 | MF | 2004–2023 | 19 | 8 |
| Vince Overson | England | 573 | 15 | DF | 1979–1998 | 19 | 4 |
| Tommy Rowe | England | 573 | 78 | MF | 2006–2024 | 18 | 6 |
| Duncan Forbes | Scotland | 572 | 13 | DF | 1961–1981 | 20 | 3 |
| Jussi Jaaskelainen | Finland | 572 | 0 | GK | 1998–2017 | 19 | 3 |
| Gary Liddle | England | 572 | 28 | DF | 2006–2022 | 16 | 6 |
| Don O'Riordan | Republic of Ireland | 572 | 51 | MF | 1976–1996 | 20 | 10 |
| Alan Campbell | Scotland | 571 | 43 | MF | 1965–1982 | 17 | 4 |
| Jim Cannon | Scotland | 571 | 30 | DF | 1972–1988 | 16 | 1 |
| Warney Cresswell | England | 571 | 1 | DF | 1919–1936 | 17 | 3 |
| Tony Grealish | Republic of Ireland | 571 | 31 | MF | 1974–1992 | 18 | 7 |
| Jimmy Greenhoff | England | 571 | 146 | FW | 1962–1984 | 22 | 7 |
| David Linighan | England | 571 | 24 | DF | 1981–2000 | 19 | 5 |
| Jimmy Melia | England | 571 | 105 | MF | 1955–1972 | 17 | 5 |
| Sean O'Driscoll | Republic of Ireland | 571 | 32 | MF | 1979–1995 | 16 | 2 |
| James Perch | England | 571 | 23 | DF | 2004–2023 | 19 | 6 |
| Jack Smith | England | 571 | 147 | FW | 1919–1937 | 18 | 4 |
| Alex Stepney | England | 571 | 2 | GK | 1963–1978 | 15 | 3 |
| James Collins | Republic of Ireland | 570 | 192 | FW | 2009– | 16 | 11 |
| Alan Curtis | Wales | 570 | 116 | MF | 1972–1990 | 18 | 5 |
| Mal Donaghy | Northern Ireland | 570 | 19 | DF | 1978–1994 | 16 | 3 |
| Peter Grummitt | England | 570 | 0 | GK | 1960–1977 | 17 | 3 |
| Cliff Holton | England | 570 | 293 | FW | 1950–1968 | 18 | 7 |
| Stuart Pearce★ | England | 570 | 72 | DF | 1983–2002 | 19 | 5 |
| Ian Rush★ | Wales | 570 | 246 | FW | 1978–1999 | 21 | 6 |
| Tommy Taylor | England | 570 | 17 | DF | 1967–1982 | 15 | 3 |
| Anthony Grant | Jamaica | 569 | 18 | MF | 2004–2024 | 20 | 13 |
| Mick Lyons | England | 569 | 64 | DF | 1970–1987 | 17 | 3 |
| Stuart McCall | Scotland | 569 | 53 | MF | 1982–2004 | 22 | 3 |
| Andy Ritchie | England | 569 | 177 | FW | 1977–1999 | 22 | 5 |
| Jimmy Armfield★ | England | 568 | 6 | DF | 1954–1971 | 17 | 1 |
| Peter Dobing | England | 568 | 201 | FW | 1956–1973 | 17 | 3 |
| John Humphrey | England | 568 | 8 | DF | 1979–1998 | 19 | 6 |
| Frank Large | England | 568 | 208 | FW | 1958–1974 | 16 | 9 |
| David McGoldrick | Republic of Ireland | 568 | 160 | FW | 2003– | 22 | 11 |
| David O'Leary | Republic of Ireland | 568 | 11 | DF | 1974–1997 | 19 | 2 |
| Bryan Robson★ | England | 568 | 115 | MF | 1974–1997 | 23 | 3 |
| Peter Fox | England | 567 | 0 | GK | 1972–1997 | 25 | 4 |
| Paul Hart | England | 567 | 39 | DF | 1970–1998 | 18 | 7 |
| Micah Hyde | England | 567 | 39 | MF | 1993–2010 | 17 | 5 |
| Paddy Kenny | Republic of Ireland | 567 | 0 | GK | 1999–2015 | 16 | 5 |
| Ray Mathias | England | 567 | 6 | DF | 1967–1985 | 18 | 1 |
| Ian Miller | Scotland | 567 | 40 | MF | 1973–1991 | 18 | 7 |
| Bill Foulkes | England | 566 | 7 | DF | 1952–1970 | 18 | 1 |
| Dean Smith | England | 566 | 54 | DF | 1988–2005 | 17 | 5 |
| Michael Brown | England | 565 | 43 | MF | 1995–2017 | 22 | 9 |
| Rob Edwards | Wales | 565 | 15 | DF | 1989–2011 | 22 | 5 |
| Tommy Eglington | Republic of Ireland | 565 | 112 | FW | 1946–1961 | 15 | 2 |
| Craig Short | England | 565 | 30 | DF | 1987–2006 | 19 | 6 |
| John Butler | England | 564 | 22 | DF | 1981–1997 | 16 | 2 |
| Kevin Dillon | England | 564 | 64 | MF | 1977–1994 | 17 | 4 |
| Tony Hazell | England | 564 | 10 | DF | 1964–1981 | 17 | 4 |
| Clint Hill | England | 564 | 31 | DF | 1997–2018 | 21 | 7 |
| Joe Jakub | Scotland | 564 | 36 | MF | 1975–1995 | 20 | 4 |
| Martin Ling | England | 564 | 63 | MF | 1982–2000 | 18 | 6 |
| Keith Newton | England | 564 | 15 | DF | 1960–1978 | 18 | 3 |
| Phil Turner | England | 564 | 46 | MF | 1979–1996 | 17 | 4 |
| Dave Wagstaffe | England | 564 | 42 | MF | 1960–1979 | 19 | 4 |
| Tim Williamson | England | 564 | 2 | GK | 1901–1923 | 22 | 1 |
| David Lowe | England | 562 | 133 | FW | 1982–2000 | 18 | 5 |
| Steve Phillips | England | 562 | 200 | FW | 1971–1988 | 17 | 9 |
| Ces Podd | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 562 | 3 | DF | 1970–1988 | 18 | 3 |
| Bruce Rioch | Scotland | 562 | 129 | MF | 1964–1984 | 20 | 7 |
| Mark Schwarzer | Australia | 562 | 0 | GK | 1996–2016 | 20 | 5 |
| Charlie Aitken | Scotland | 561 | 14 | DF | 1960–1976 | 16 | 1 |
| Gary Ford | England | 561 | 74 | MF | 1978–1996 | 18 | 6 |
| Michael Johnson | Jamaica | 561 | 19 | DF | 1991–2009 | 18 | 4 |
| Lee Nogan | Wales | 561 | 114 | FW | 1987–2004 | 17 | 10 |
| Chris Price | England | 561 | 43 | DF | 1976–1994 | 18 | 4 |
| Glenn Roeder | England | 561 | 31 | DF | 1974–1993 | 19 | 6 |
| Peter Thompson | England | 561 | 63 | FW | 1960–1978 | 18 | 3 |
| Dean Windass | England | 561 | 178 | FW | 1991–2010 | 19 | 8 |
| Gary Alexander | England | 560 | 156 | FW | 1999–2014 | 15 | 9 |
| Danny Graham | England | 560 | 155 | FW | 2003–2021 | 18 | 12 |
| Martin Hicks | England | 560 | 24 | DF | 1977–1993 | 16 | 2 |
| Mark Hughes★ | Wales | 560 | 153 | FW | 1983–2002 | 19 | 5 |
| Alan Knill | Wales | 560 | 32 | DF | 1984–1999 | 15 | 6 |
| Jack Lester | England | 560 | 146 | FW | 1994–2013 | 19 | 5 |
| Neil Sullivan | Scotland | 560 | 0 | GK | 1990–2013 | 23 | 6 |
| Roy Bentley | England | 559 | 175 | FW | 1946–1963 | 17 | 4 |
| Alan Shearer★ | England | 559 | 283 | FW | 1987–2006 | 19 | 3 |
| Alf Sherwood | Wales | 559 | 35 | DF | 1946–1961 | 15 | 2 |
| Trevor Sinclair | England | 559 | 74 | FW | 1989–2008 | 19 | 5 |
| Ken Wagstaff | England | 559 | 266 | FW | 1960–1976 | 16 | 2 |
| Bobby Woodruff | England | 559 | 115 | MF | 1958–1976 | 18 | 5 |
| David Worrall | England | 559 | 42 | MF | 2006– | 19 | 9 |
| Alan Wright | England | 559 | 8 | DF | 1987–2009 | 22 | 11 |
| Brian Flynn | Wales | 558 | 35 | MF | 1973–1993 | 20 | 6 |
| Paul Green | Republic of Ireland | 558 | 48 | MF | 2003–2020 | 17 | 7 |
| Lukas Jutkiewicz | England | 558 | 104 | FW | 2005– | 20 | 9 |
| John McCue | England | 558 | 2 | DF | 1946–1962 | 16 | 2 |
| Kasper Schmeichel | Denmark | 558 | 0 | GK | 2005–2022 | 17 | 8 |
| Dick Tydeman | England | 558 | 22 | MF | 1969–1984 | 15 | 3 |
| John Brayford | England | 557 | 29 | DF | 2008–2024 | 16 | 5 |
| Gary Briggs | England | 557 | 22 | DF | 1977–1995 | 18 | 2 |
| Paul Cooper | England | 557 | 0 | GK | 1971–1991 | 20 | 5 |
| Johnny Giles★ | Republic of Ireland | 557 | 101 | MF | 1959–1977 | 18 | 3 |
| Brian Godfrey | Wales | 557 | 128 | FW | 1959–1976 | 17 | 6 |
| Tommy Burden | England | 556 | 73 | DF | 1946–1961 | 15 | 3 |
| Neil McNab | Scotland | 556 | 33 | MF | 1973–1994 | 21 | 8 |
| Darren Purse | England | 556 | 34 | DF | 1993–2013 | 20 | 10 |
| Kevin Randall | England | 556 | 181 | FW | 1965–1981 | 16 | 5 |
| Ashley Young | England | 556 | 66 | DF | 2003– | 22 | 4 |
| Ken Beamish | England | 555 | 159 | FW | 1965–1982 | 17 | 6 |
| Paul Ince | England | 555 | 63 | MF | 1986–2007 | 21 | 7 |
| Peter Lorimer | Scotland | 555 | 176 | FW | 1962–1986 | 24 | 2 |
| Maurice Owen | England | 555 | 150 | FW | 1946–1963 | 17 | 1 |
| Dave Thompson | England | 555 | 61 | FW | 1981–1997 | 16 | 5 |
| Bert Tindill | England | 555 | 183 | FW | 1954–1962 | 18 | 3 |
| David Webb | England | 555 | 35 | DF | 1964–1985 | 21 | 8 |
| Alan Williams | England | 555 | 24 | DF | 1956–1972 | 16 | 5 |
| Luther Blissett | England | 554 | 208 | FW | 1975–1994 | 19 | 5 |
| Guy Butters | England | 554 | 35 | DF | 1988–2008 | 20 | 6 |
| Alan Durban | Wales | 554 | 135 | MF | 1959–1978 | 19 | 3 |
| Matt Holland | Republic of Ireland | 554 | 69 | MF | 1994–2009 | 15 | 3 |
| Mike Jackson | England | 554 | 37 | DF | 1991–2009 | 18 | 6 |
| Paul McKenna | England | 554 | 33 | MF | 1996–2013 | 17 | 4 |
| Simon Morgan | England | 554 | 52 | DF | 1985–2002 | 17 | 3 |
| David Preece | England | 554 | 30 | MF | 1980–2002 | 22 | 7 |
| Darren Ward | England | 554 | 21 | DF | 1996–2017 | 21 | 9 |
| Danny Blanchflower★ | Northern Ireland | 553 | 27 | DF | 1948–1964 | 16 | 3 |
| Mike Edwards | England | 553 | 34 | DF | 1997–2017 | 20 | 5 |
| Keith Oakes | England | 553 | 48 | DF | 1972–1991 | 19 | 4 |
| Dennis Booth | England | 552 | 19 | DF | 1966–1985 | 19 | 6 |
| Gary Breen | Republic of Ireland | 552 | 13 | DF | 1991–2010 | 19 | 9 |
| Dannie Bulman | England | 552 | 25 | MF | 1998–2021 | 23 | 4 |
| Lee Chapman | England | 552 | 197 | FW | 1979–1996 | 17 | 12 |
| Shaun Goater | Bermuda | 552 | 217 | FW | 1989–2006 | 17 | 7 |
| Harry Harris | Wales | 552 | 107 | FW | 1954–1971 | 17 | 2 |
| Matt Lawrence | England | 552 | 6 | DF | 1995–2012 | 17 | 5 |
| Paul Wotton | England | 552 | 61 | DF | 1994–2014 | 20 | 4 |
| David Best | England | 551 | 0 | GK | 1960–1976 | 16 | 4 |
| Ted Burgin | England | 551 | 0 | GK | 1949–1966 | 17 | 4 |
| Jermain Defoe | England | 551 | 191 | FW | 2000–2022 | 22 | 5 |
| Paul Gallagher | Scotland | 551 | 90 | MF | 2002–2021 | 19 | 6 |
| Trevor Hebberd | England | 551 | 56 | MF | 1976–1995 | 19 | 8 |
| David Oldfield | England | 551 | 73 | MF | 1987–2004 | 17 | 7 |
| Craig Woodman | England | 551 | 7 | DF | 2000–2020 | 20 | 6 |
| Ron Wylie | Scotland | 551 | 54 | FW | 1951–1970 | 19 | 3 |
| Lee Camp | Northern Ireland | 550 | 0 | GK | 2002–2021 | 19 | 10 |
| David Cross | England | 550 | 194 | FW | 1969–1986 | 17 | 9 |
| Nicky Eaden | England | 550 | 13 | DF | 1992–2007 | 15 | 5 |
| Fred Else | England | 550 | 0 | GK | 1953–1970 | 17 | 3 |
| George Armstrong | England | 549 | 53 | MF | 1961–1979 | 18 | 3 |
| Ian Atkins | England | 549 | 75 | MF | 1975–1994 | 19 | 8 |
| Ron Davies | Wales | 549 | 275 | FW | 1959–1976 | 17 | 7 |
| Paul Smith | England | 549 | 34 | MF | 1989–2007 | 18 | 6 |
| Noel Blake | England | 548 | 35 | DF | 1979–2001 | 22 | 8 |
| Bobby Doyle | Scotland | 548 | 46 | MF | 1972–1987 | 15 | 5 |
| Andy Hessenthaler | England | 548 | 34 | MF | 1991–2007 | 16 | 4 |
| Michael Nelson | England | 548 | 33 | DF | 2000–2018 | 18 | 7 |
| Gary Owers | England | 548 | 46 | DF | 1987–2002 | 15 | 3 |
| Alan Slough | England | 548 | 51 | MF | 1965–1982 | 17 | 4 |
| Gordon Taylor | England | 548 | 55 | FW | 1962–1980 | 18 | 4 |
| Dean Whitehead | England | 548 | 26 | MF | 2000–2018 | 18 | 5 |
| Neil Cox | England | 547 | 37 | MF | 1990–2008 | 18 | 7 |
| Gordon Jones | England | 547 | 9 | DF | 1960–1975 | 15 | 2 |
| Sean McCarthy | Wales | 547 | 171 | FW | 1985–2002 | 17 | 7 |
| Jimmy Phillips | England | 547 | 18 | DF | 1983–2000 | 17 | 3 |
| Derek Dougan | Northern Ireland | 546 | 222 | FW | 1957–1975 | 18 | 6 |
| Michael Duff | Northern Ireland | 546 | 19 | DF | 1999–2016 | 17 | 2 |
| Gavin Peacock | England | 546 | 107 | MF | 1986–2002 | 16 | 6 |
| Stuart Taylor | England | 546 | 28 | DF | 1965–1980 | 15 | 1 |
| Jim Iley | England | 545 | 31 | MF | 1954–1973 | 19 | 5 |
| Brian Lloyd | England | 545 | 1 | GK | 1967–1983 | 16 | 5 |
| Ray Parry | England | 545 | 112 | FW | 1951–1972 | 21 | 3 |
| Kevin Ball | England | 544 | 27 | DF | 1983–2002 | 19 | 4 |
| Steve Brown | England | 544 | 57 | MF | 1983–2004 | 21 | 2 |
| Keith Edwards | England | 544 | 254 | FW | 1975–1991 | 16 | 6 |
| Brian Harris | England | 544 | 23 | MF | 1955–1974 | 19 | 3 |
| Andrew Hughes | England | 544 | 39 | MF | 1995–2014 | 19 | 7 |
| Paul Konchesky | England | 544 | 14 | DF | 1997–2017 | 20 | 9 |
| Kevin Richardson | England | 544 | 37 | MF | 1981–2000 | 19 | 8 |
| Andy Thorpe | England | 544 | 3 | DF | 1977–1998 | 21 | 3 |
| Emmerson Boyce | England | 543 | 22 | DF | 1998–2016 | 18 | 4 |
| Deon Burton | Jamaica | 543 | 125 | FW | 1993–2015 | 22 | 14 |
| Bruce Grobbelaar | Zimbabwe | 543 | 1 | GK | 1979–1999 | 20 | 8 |
| Johnny King | England | 543 | 174 | FW | 1950–1967 | 17 | 3 |
| Brett Pitman | Jersey | 543 | 181 | FW | 2005–2022 | 17 | 6 |
| Luke Ayling | England | 542 | 17 | DF | 2009– | 16 | 4 |
| Steve Cherry | England | 542 | 0 | GK | 1979–1999 | 20 | 9 |
| Fred Tunstall | England | 542 | 169 | FW | 1920–1936 | 16 | 2 |
| Ian Wood | England | 542 | 22 | DF | 1965–1981 | 16 | 2 |
| Gary Shelton | England | 541 | 56 | MF | 1975–1998 | 23 | 8 |
| Paul Wilkinson | England | 541 | 155 | FW | 1982–1999 | 17 | 10 |
| Barry Bannan | Scotland | 540 | 37 | MF | 2008– | 17 | 7 |
| Ian Bishop | England | 540 | 32 | MF | 1983–2003 | 20 | 7 |
| Kevin Kilbane | Republic of Ireland | 540 | 37 | MF | 1995–2013 | 18 | 9 |
| Kenny Lunt | England | 540 | 36 | MF | 1997–2012 | 15 | 3 |
| Garath McCleary | Jamaica | 540 | 67 | FW | 2007– | 18 | 3 |
| Paul McLaren | England | 540 | 26 | MF | 1993–2012 | 19 | 6 |
| Stuart Naylor | England | 540 | 0 | GK | 1981–2000 | 19 | 7 |
| Lawrie Sanchez | England | 540 | 61 | MF | 1977–1994 | 17 | 3 |
| Gareth Ainsworth | England | 539 | 107 | MF | 1991–2013 | 22 | 9 |
| Johnny Gordon | England | 539 | 138 | FW | 1951–1967 | 16 | 2 |
| Chris Gunter | Wales | 539 | 5 | DF | 2006–2023 | 17 | 6 |
| Jamie Hewitt | England | 539 | 26 | DF | 1985–2002 | 17 | 2 |
| Jim McNab | Scotland | 539 | 20 | MF | 1958–1976 | 18 | 3 |
| Dennis Rofe | England | 539 | 11 | DF | 1967–1984 | 17 | 4 |
| George Curtis | England | 538 | 14 | DF | 1955–1972 | 17 | 2 |
| Alan Woodward | England | 538 | 158 | MF | 1964–1979 | 15 | 1 |
| Mark Aizlewood | Wales | 537 | 23 | DF | 1975–1995 | 20 | 7 |
| Elliott Bennett | England | 537 | 30 | DF | 2007–2024 | 17 | 7 |
| Kevin Bond | England | 537 | 33 | DF | 1975–1994 | 19 | 5 |
| Chris Brunt | Northern Ireland | 537 | 68 | MF | 2003–2021 | 18 | 3 |
| Paul Hayes | England | 537 | 117 | FW | 2002–2018 | 16 | 10 |
| Graham Kavanagh | Republic of Ireland | 537 | 75 | MF | 1992–2011 | 19 | 8 |
| Robbie Savage | Wales | 537 | 37 | MF | 1994–2011 | 17 | 6 |
| Alex Baptiste | England | 536 | 25 | DF | 2002–2022 | 20 | 10 |
| David Bardsley | England | 536 | 18 | DF | 1981–2000 | 19 | 4 |
| Peter Farrell | Republic of Ireland | 536 | 14 | DF | 1946–1960 | 14 | 2 |
| Mick Kennedy | Republic of Ireland | 536 | 29 | MF | 1978–1994 | 16 | 10 |
| Alan Kimble | England | 536 | 24 | DF | 1984–2003 | 19 | 6 |
| Paul Madeley | England | 536 | 25 | DF | 1963–1981 | 18 | 1 |
| Kevin Nolan | England | 536 | 99 | FW | 1999–2016 | 17 | 4 |
| Chris Porter | England | 536 | 147 | FW | 2002–2022 | 20 | 8 |
| Gordon Armstrong | England | 535 | 60 | MF | 1984–2003 | 19 | 5 |
| Jason Dozzell | England | 535 | 79 | MF | 1983–2001 | 18 | 4 |
| Tommy Fowler | England | 535 | 84 | FW | 1946–1963 | 17 | 2 |
| Adrian Heath | England | 535 | 119 | MF | 1978–1997 | 19 | 6 |
| Pat Howard | England | 535 | 18 | DF | 1965–1982 | 17 | 5 |
| Roger Joslyn | England | 535 | 39 | MF | 1967–1982 | 15 | 4 |
| Ted MacDougall | Scotland | 535 | 256 | FW | 1967–1981 | 14 | 7 |
| John McGovern | Scotland | 535 | 27 | MF | 1965–1984 | 19 | 5 |
| Gary Pallister | England | 535 | 18 | FW | 1985–2001 | 16 | 3 |
| Gareth Roberts | Wales | 535 | 22 | DF | 1999–2014 | 15 | 5 |
| Charlie Wright | Scotland | 535 | 0 | GK | 1958–1973 | 15 | 4 |
| Doug Clarke | England | 534 | 115 | FW | 1953–1968 | 15 | 3 |
| Ian Evatt | England | 534 | 23 | DF | 2000–2018 | 18 | 5 |
| Andy Farrell | England | 534 | 32 | DF | 1983–1999 | 16 | 4 |
| Keith Houchen | England | 534 | 151 | FW | 1977–1997 | 20 | 6 |
| Eddie May | England | 534 | 46 | DF | 1964–1978 | 14 | 3 |
| Keith Peacock | England | 534 | 92 | MF | 1962–1979 | 17 | 1 |
| Phil Burrows | England | 533 | 18 | DF | 1966–1980 | 14 | 4 |
| Adam Chambers | England | 533 | 12 | DF | 2000–2019 | 19 | 5 |
| Steve Chettle | England | 533 | 14 | DF | 1987–2003 | 16 | 4 |
| Jack Cork | England | 533 | 14 | MF | 2006–2024 | 18 | 7 |
| Martin Foyle | England | 533 | 155 | FW | 1982–2000 | 18 | 4 |
| Dave Needham | England | 533 | 44 | DF | 1965–1982 | 17 | 3 |
| Andy Thompson | England | 533 | 48 | MF | 1985–2003 | 18 | 5 |
| Kenny Clements | England | 532 | 4 | DF | 1975–1991 | 16 | 4 |
| Toumani Diagouraga | France | 532 | 22 | MF | 2005–2023 | 18 | 14 |
| Keith Dublin | England | 532 | 16 | DF | 1983–1999 | 16 | 5 |
| Oliver Norwood | Northern Ireland | 532 | 29 | MF | 2010– | 15 | 9 |
| Colin Woodthorpe | England | 532 | 12 | DF | 1986–2008 | 22 | 4 |
| Chris Balderstone | England | 531 | 91 | MF | 1959–1976 | 17 | 3 |
| Kenny Cunningham | Republic of Ireland | 531 | 1 | DF | 1989–2007 | 18 | 4 |
| Efe Sodje | Nigeria | 531 | 35 | DF | 1997–2013 | 16 | 9 |
| Andy Booth | England | 530 | 162 | FW | 1991–2009 | 18 | 3 |
| Bob Crompton★ | England | 530 | 14 | DF | 1896–1920 | 24 | 1 |
| Dean Holdsworth | England | 530 | 163 | FW | 1987–2006 | 19 | 10 |
| Bob Latchford | England | 530 | 218 | FW | 1968–1986 | 18 | 6 |
| Nicky Law | England | 530 | 26 | DF | 1981–2007 | 16 | 8 |
| Keith Millen | England | 530 | 26 | FW | 1984–2003 | 19 | 3 |
| John Terry | England | 530 | 42 | DF | 1998–2018 | 20 | 3 |
| Simon Barker | England | 529 | 70 | MF | 1983–2000 | 17 | 3 |
| Ron Flowers | England | 529 | 37 | DF | 1952–1969 | 17 | 2 |
| James Henry | England | 529 | 96 | FW | 2008–2024 | 16 | 8 |
| Geoff Hurst★ | England | 529 | 212 | FW | 1959–1976 | 17 | 3 |
| Matt Phillips | Scotland | 529 | 67 | FW | 2007– | 18 | 6 |
| Peter Reid | England | 529 | 33 | MF | 1974–1995 | 21 | 7 |
| Dicky Robinson | England | 529 | 1 | DF | 1946–1963 | 17 | 2 |
| Winston White | England | 529 | 61 | MF | 1976–1993 | 17 | 13 |
| Mike Bailey | England | 528 | 40 | MF | 1960–1979 | 19 | 3 |
| Adam Black | Scotland | 528 | 4 | DF | 1919–1935 | 16 | 1 |
| Eric Brook | England | 528 | 176 | FW | 1925–1939 | 14 | 2 |
| Trevor Brooking★ | England | 528 | 88 | MF | 1967–1984 | 17 | 1 |
| Tony Currie | England | 528 | 80 | MF | 1967–1985 | 18 | 5 |
| Karl Henry | England | 528 | 11 | MF | 2001–2019 | 18 | 6 |
| Johnny McNichol | Scotland | 528 | 111 | FW | 1948–1963 | 15 | 3 |
| Norman Piper | England | 528 | 86 | MF | 1964–1978 | 14 | 2 |
| Len Weare | Wales | 528 | 0 | GK | 1955–1970 | 15 | 1 |
| John Craggs | England | 527 | 13 | DF | 1966–1985 | 19 | 3 |
| Andy Edwards | England | 527 | 21 | DF | 1988–2006 | 18 | 4 |
| Michael Gray | England | 527 | 22 | DF | 1992–2010 | 18 | 5 |
| Bobby Kellard | England | 527 | 57 | MF | 1959–1976 | 17 | 8 |
| George Harrison | England | 526 | 100 | FW | 1910–1932 | 22 | 4 |
| Arthur Kaye | England | 526 | 103 | FW | 1950–1967 | 17 | 4 |
| Glenn Morris | England | 526 | 0 | GK | 2001– | 24 | 5 |
| Sam Collins | England | 525 | 19 | DF | 1996–2015 | 19 | 6 |
| George Eastham | England | 525 | 74 | FW | 1956–1974 | 18 | 3 |
| Kevin McHale | England | 525 | 86 | FW | 1956–1972 | 16 | 3 |
| Lee Peltier | England | 525 | 8 | DF | 2006–2024 | 18 | 10 |
| Scott Sellars | England | 525 | 71 | MF | 1982–2003 | 21 | 6 |
| Michael Carrick | England | 524 | 26 | MF | 1999–2018 | 19 | 5 |
| Joe Corrigan | England | 524 | 0 | GK | 1967–1985 | 18 | 4 |
| Nick Fenton | England | 524 | 27 | DF | 1998–2013 | 15 | 7 |
| Marcus Gayle | Jamaica | 524 | 66 | MF | 1988–2006 | 18 | 4 |
| Billy Smith | England | 524 | 115 | FW | 1913–1935 | 22 | 2 |
| Albert Sturgess | England | 524 | 8 | DF | 1902–1925 | 23 | 3 |
| John Taylor | England | 524 | 152 | FW | 1988–2004 | 16 | 8 |
| Bruce Bannister | England | 523 | 167 | FW | 1965–1980 | 15 | 4 |
| Phil Boyer | England | 523 | 159 | FW | 1968–1983 | 15 | 5 |
| Karl Duguid | England | 523 | 47 | MF | 1995–2014 | 19 | 2 |
| Jeff Eckhardt | England | 523 | 48 | DF | 1984–2001 | 17 | 4 |
| Trevor Hockey | Wales | 523 | 28 | MF | 1959–1976 | 17 | 7 |
| Chris Hope | England | 523 | 32 | DF | 1993–2006 | 13 | 2 |
| Barry Kitchener | England | 523 | 25 | DF | 1966–1982 | 16 | 1 |
| Nicky Marker | England | 523 | 22 | DF | 1981–1999 | 18 | 4 |
| Bobby Marshall | England | 523 | 139 | FW | 1920–1938 | 18 | 2 |
| Shane Nicholson | England | 523 | 32 | DF | 1986–2007 | 21 | 8 |
| Craig Shakespeare | England | 523 | 67 | MF | 1982–1998 | 16 | 5 |
| Jake Bidwell | England | 522 | 11 | DF | 2011– | 14 | 4 |
| Jody Craddock | England | 522 | 20 | DF | 1993–2013 | 20 | 5 |
| Jerry Dawson | England | 522 | 0 | GK | 1906–1929 | 23 | 1 |
| Ken Furphy | England | 522 | 10 | DF | 1953–1968 | 15 | 3 |
| Eddie Hopkinson | England | 522 | 0 | GK | 1951–1970 | 19 | 2 |
| Glen Johnson | England | 522 | 0 | GK | 1970–1983 | 13 | 3 |
| Dixie McNeil | England | 522 | 239 | FW | 1966–1983 | 17 | 5 |
| Chris O'Grady | England | 522 | 100 | FW | 2002–2020 | 18 | 17 |
| David Pugh | Wales | 522 | 26 | MF | 1964–1981 | 17 | 5 |
| Gary Strodder | England | 522 | 26 | DF | 1982–2001 | 19 | 6 |
| Ray Wilkins★ | England | 522 | 44 | MF | 1973–1997 | 24 | 7 |
| John Bramhall | England | 521 | 35 | DF | 1976–1991 | 15 | 6 |
| Les Briley | England | 521 | 28 | MF | 1976–1992 | 16 | 5 |
| Glenn Murray | England | 521 | 191 | FW | 2005–2021 | 16 | 9 |
| Wayne Rooney | England | 521 | 214 | FW | 2002–2021 | 19 | 3 |
| Jock Rutherford | England | 521 | 103 | FW | 1901–1927 | 26 | 3 |
| Mark Venus | England | 521 | 24 | DF | 1984–2004 | 20 | 5 |
| Paul Walsh | England | 521 | 128 | FW | 1979–1996 | 19 | 7 |
| Andy Davidson | England | 520 | 18 | DF | 1952–1968 | 16 | 1 |
| Dougie Freedman | Scotland | 520 | 161 | FW | 1994–2010 | 16 | 6 |
| Ian Hamilton | England | 520 | 46 | MF | 1987–2002 | 15 | 7 |
| Martin Hodge | England | 520 | 0 | GK | 1977–1995 | 18 | 9 |
| Gary Kelly | Republic of Ireland | 520 | 0 | GK | 1986–2003 | 17 | 5 |
| Les Massie | Scotland | 520 | 159 | FW | 1956–1971 | 15 | 5 |
| Tommy Miller | England | 520 | 90 | MF | 1997–2015 | 18 | 8 |
| Eric Nixon | England | 520 | 0 | GK | 1985–2004 | 19 | 10 |
| Micky Quinn | England | 520 | 230 | FW | 1979–1995 | 16 | 8 |
| Wayne Routledge | England | 520 | 48 | FW | 2001–2021 | 20 | 9 |
| Gareth Evans | England | 519 | 87 | FW | 2007–2022 | 15 | 6 |
| David Hockaday | England | 519 | 33 | DF | 1976–1995 | 19 | 5 |
| Doug Holden | England | 519 | 53 | FW | 1951–1965 | 14 | 2 |
| Jimmy McLaren | Scotland | 519 | 0 | GK | 1922–1939 | 17 | 3 |
| Mel Pejic | England | 519 | 17 | DF | 1979–1995 | 16 | 3 |
| Alex Revell | England | 519 | 101 | FW | 2000–2020 | 20 | 12 |
| Joe Smith | England | 519 | 315 | FW | 1908–1929 | 21 | 2 |
| Tommy Smith | England | 519 | 95 | FW | 1997–2015 | 18 | 7 |
| David Speedie | Scotland | 519 | 148 | FW | 1978–1994 | 16 | 11 |
| Trevor Storton | England | 519 | 25 | DF | 1967–1984 | 17 | 3 |
| Allen Tankard | England | 519 | 17 | DF | 1985–2002 | 16 | 4 |
| Nahki Wells | Bermuda | 519 | 151 | FW | 2010– | 15 | 6 |
| Tommy Allen | England | 518 | 0 | GK | 1919–1934 | 15 | 5 |
| Mark Chamberlain | England | 518 | 73 | FW | 1978–1997 | 19 | 7 |
| John Hendrie | Scotland | 518 | 118 | MF | 1981–1999 | 18 | 7 |
| Peter Shirtliff | England | 518 | 15 | DF | 1978–1998 | 20 | 5 |
| Les Taylor | England | 518 | 32 | MF | 1974–1990 | 16 | 4 |
| Gary Bannister | England | 517 | 172 | FW | 1978–1996 | 18 | 9 |
| Tony Ellis | England | 517 | 179 | FW | 1986–2002 | 16 | 8 |
| John Hurst | England | 517 | 31 | DF | 1965–1981 | 16 | 2 |
| Tony Ingham | England | 517 | 3 | DF | 1947–1963 | 16 | 2 |
| Roy McFarland | England | 517 | 45 | DF | 1966–1984 | 18 | 3 |
| Georgie Mee | England | 517 | 50 | FW | 1920–1939 | 19 | 6 |
| Sam Morsy | Egypt | 517 | 31 | MF | 2009– | 16 | 6 |
| Bert Murray | England | 517 | 96 | MF | 1961–1976 | 15 | 4 |
| Curtis Nelson | England | 517 | 22 | DF | 2010– | 15 | 5 |
| Shaun Taylor | England | 517 | 53 | DF | 1986–2000 | 14 | 3 |
| Dave Evans | England | 516 | 13 | DF | 1978–1992 | 14 | 3 |
| Jimmy Greaves★ | England | 516 | 357 | FW | 1957–1971 | 14 | 3 |
| Roy Greaves | England | 516 | 66 | MF | 1965–1983 | 18 | 2 |
| Chris Lines | England | 516 | 42 | MF | 2005–2022 | 17 | 6 |
| Matt Ritchie | Scotland | 516 | 95 | FW | 2009– | 16 | 6 |
| Tommy Craig | Scotland | 515 | 81 | MF | 1968–1985 | 17 | 5 |
| Richard Dunne | Republic of Ireland | 515 | 12 | DF | 1996–2015 | 19 | 4 |
| Jimmy Gabriel | Scotland | 515 | 62 | DF | 1959–1974 | 15 | 5 |
| Don Goodman | England | 515 | 151 | FW | 1983–2003 | 20 | 8 |
| Jack Howarth | England | 515 | 190 | FW | 1964–1978 | 14 | 5 |
| Barry Swallow | England | 515 | 39 | DF | 1960–1976 | 16 | 5 |
| Allan Clarke | England | 514 | 223 | FW | 1963–1980 | 17 | 5 |
| Ken Coote | England | 514 | 14 | DF | 1949–1964 | 15 | 1 |
| Rio Ferdinand★ | England | 514 | 11 | DF | 1995–2015 | 20 | 5 |
| Eric Gates | England | 514 | 124 | FW | 1973–1991 | 18 | 3 |
| Ted Hemsley | England | 514 | 30 | MF | 1960–1979 | 19 | 3 |
| Joe Laidlaw | England | 514 | 118 | MF | 1967–1983 | 16 | 6 |
| Barry Murphy | England | 514 | 3 | DF | 1962–1978 | 16 | 1 |
| Matt Jackson | England | 513 | 14 | DF | 1991–2008 | 17 | 10 |
| Grant Leadbitter | England | 513 | 60 | MF | 2003–2021 | 18 | 4 |
| Jason Pearce | England | 513 | 21 | DF | 2007–2022 | 15 | 5 |
| Spencer Prior | England | 513 | 13 | DF | 1988–2007 | 19 | 6 |
| Danis Salman | England | 513 | 15 | DF | 1975–1993 | 18 | 5 |
| Ian Sharps | England | 513 | 18 | DF | 1998–2015 | 17 | 4 |
| Herbie Williams | Wales | 513 | 104 | FW | 1958–1975 | 17 | 1 |
| Alfie Biggs | England | 512 | 213 | FW | 1953–1969 | 16 | 4 |
| Neal Bishop | England | 512 | 29 | MF | 2007–2020 | 13 | 5 |
| Nathan Clarke | England | 512 | 13 | DF | 2001–2018 | 17 | 8 |
| Tony Gallimore | England | 512 | 13 | DF | 1989–2006 | 17 | 5 |
| Glyn Hodges | Wales | 512 | 87 | MF | 1980–1999 | 19 | 9 |
| Steve Mungall | Scotland | 512 | 13 | DF | 1979–1996 | 17 | 1 |
| Eric Skeels | England | 512 | 8 | DF | 1959–1977 | 18 | 2 |
| Matthew Spring | England | 512 | 53 | MF | 1997–2014 | 17 | 7 |
| Jimmy Blain | England | 511 | 62 | DF | 1959–1974 | 15 | 5 |
| John Bond | England | 511 | 44 | DF | 1951–1969 | 18 | 2 |
| Baden Herod | England | 511 | 3 | DF | 1921–1937 | 16 | 6 |
| Peter Hindley | England | 511 | 11 | DF | 1962–1979 | 17 | 4 |
| Tommy Johnson | England | 511 | 222 | FW | 1919–1936 | 17 | 3 |
| Paul Mariner | England | 511 | 175 | FW | 1973–1988 | 15 | 4 |
| Johnny Newman | England | 511 | 12 | MF | 1951–1972 | 21 | 4 |
| David Peach | England | 511 | 72 | DF | 1969–1983 | 14 | 4 |
| Mel Sutton | England | 511 | 27 | MF | 1968–1983 | 15 | 3 |
| Eric Winstanley | England | 511 | 42 | DF | 1961–1977 | 16 | 2 |
| Gordon Banks★ | England | 510 | 0 | GK | 1958–1973 | 15 | 3 |
| Chris Barker | England | 510 | 3 | DF | 1999–2013 | 14 | 7 |
| Fred Hill | England | 510 | 87 | MF | 1957–1975 | 18 | 4 |
| Cliff Jones★ | Wales | 510 | 185 | FW | 1952–1970 | 18 | 3 |
| Brian Laws | England | 510 | 31 | DF | 1979–1998 | 19 | 7 |
| Barry Lyons | England | 510 | 72 | FW | 1963–1979 | 16 | 4 |
| Mark Morris | England | 510 | 23 | DF | 1981–1998 | 17 | 7 |
| Lee Peacock | Scotland | 510 | 122 | FW | 1993–2010 | 17 | 7 |
| Steve Phillips | England | 510 | 0 | GK | 1998–2014 | 16 | 4 |
| Stuart Ripley | England | 510 | 43 | FW | 1984–2001 | 17 | 6 |
| John Salako | England | 510 | 49 | MF | 1986–2005 | 19 | 8 |
| Mark Smith | England | 510 | 30 | FW | 1977–1994 | 17 | 4 |
| Eddie Stuart | South Africa | 510 | 10 | DF | 1951–1968 | 17 | 4 |
| Clive Whitehead | England | 510 | 23 | DF | 1973–1991 | 18 | 5 |
| Frank Womack | England | 510 | 0 | DF | 1908–1930 | 22 | 2 |
| Frank Barton | England | 509 | 82 | MF | 1964–1979 | 15 | 6 |
| Lee Bradbury | England | 509 | 92 | FW | 1995–2011 | 16 | 11 |
| Simon Charlton | England | 509 | 6 | DF | 1989–2007 | 18 | 6 |
| Andrew Cole | England | 509 | 230 | FW | 1990–2009 | 19 | 13 |
| Aaron Cresswell | England | 509 | 21 | DF | 2008– | 17 | 3 |
| Andy Dawson | England | 509 | 16 | DF | 1998–2015 | 17 | 2 |
| Steve Jenkins | Wales | 509 | 7 | DF | 1990–2006 | 16 | 7 |
| Keith Jones | England | 509 | 37 | MF | 1982–2002 | 20 | 5 |
| Shane Long | Republic of Ireland | 509 | 98 | FW | 2005–2023 | 18 | 5 |
| Peter O'Sullivan | Wales | 509 | 40 | MF | 1970–1984 | 14 | 5 |
| Albert Phelan | England | 509 | 18 | MF | 1964–1977 | 13 | 2 |
| Pat Rice | Northern Ireland | 509 | 13 | DF | 1967–1984 | 17 | 2 |
| Jackie Sewell | England | 509 | 228 | FW | 1946–1961 | 15 | 4 |
| Trevor Tainton | England | 509 | 25 | MF | 1967–1982 | 15 | 2 |
| Tug Wilson | England | 509 | 68 | FW | 1922–1936 | 14 | 1 |
| Peter Withe | England | 509 | 160 | FW | 1970–1990 | 20 | 9 |
| Barry Ashby | England | 508 | 14 | DF | 1989–2015 | 16 | 3 |
| Jamie Carragher | England | 508 | 3 | DF | 1996–2013 | 17 | 1 |
| Billy Houghton | England | 508 | 16 | DF | 1957–1974 | 17 | 5 |
| Steve McMahon | England | 508 | 48 | MF | 1980–1998 | 18 | 5 |
| Jimmy Oakes | England | 508 | 3 | DF | 1923–1939 | 16 | 2 |
| Peter Springett | England | 508 | 0 | GK | 1962–1980 | 18 | 3 |
| Bert Trautmann★ | West Germany | 508 | 0 | GK | 1949–1964 | 15 | 1 |
| Terry Venables★ | England | 508 | 50 | MF | 1959–1975 | 16 | 4 |
| Steve Yates | England | 508 | 10 | DF | 1986–2005 | 19 | 5 |
| Stan Bowles | England | 507 | 127 | MF | 1967–1984 | 17 | 8 |
| Richard Carpenter | England | 507 | 32 | MF | 1990–2007 | 17 | 4 |
| Steve Kember | England | 507 | 55 | MF | 1965–1980 | 15 | 3 |
| Steve Palmer | England | 507 | 20 | DF | 1989–2006 | 17 | 4 |
| Phil Parkinson | England | 507 | 25 | MF | 1987–2003 | 16 | 2 |
| Jimmy Ruffell | England | 507 | 160 | FW | 1921–1939 | 18 | 2 |
| Peter Whittingham | England | 507 | 86 | MF | 2002–2018 | 16 | 5 |
| Lee Williamson | Jamaica | 507 | 36 | MF | 1999–2017 | 18 | 9 |
| Joe Wilson | England | 507 | 10 | DF | 1955–1973 | 18 | 4 |
| Chris Wood | New Zealand | 507 | 173 | FW | 2008– | 17 | 12 |
| Clint Boulton | England | 506 | 45 | DF | 1964–1979 | 15 | 2 |
| Frank Clark | England | 506 | 1 | DF | 1963–1979 | 16 | 2 |
| Fraser Digby | England | 506 | 0 | GK | 1986–2003 | 17 | 4 |
| Gerry Forrest | England | 506 | 7 | DF | 1977–1991 | 14 | 2 |
| Billy Gray | England | 506 | 73 | FW | 1947–1965 | 18 | 5 |
| Marlon Harewood | England | 506 | 127 | FW | 1997–2015 | 18 | 10 |
| Charlie Hurley | Republic of Ireland | 506 | 28 | DF | 1953–1971 | 18 | 3 |
| Luke Joyce | England | 506 | 14 | MF | 2006–2021 | 15 | 5 |
| Alan Kennedy | England | 506 | 26 | DF | 1972–1991 | 19 | 6 |
| Mark Proctor | England | 506 | 47 | MF | 1978–1997 | 19 | 6 |
| David Wetherall | England | 506 | 30 | DF | 1991–2008 | 17 | 2 |
| Gary Bennett | England | 505 | 168 | FW | 1984–1999 | 15 | 6 |
| Jordan Bowery | England | 505 | 71 | DF | 2008– | 17 | 10 |
| Norman Bullock | England | 505 | 123 | FW | 1920–1935 | 15 | 1 |
| Terry Cooper | England | 505 | 9 | DF | 1963–1985 | 22 | 5 |
| Tony Dorigo | Australia | 505 | 18 | DF | 1983–2001 | 18 | 5 |
| Jonathan Douglas | Republic of Ireland | 505 | 36 | MF | 2000–2017 | 17 | 8 |
| Mike England | Wales | 505 | 36 | DF | 1959–1976 | 17 | 3 |
| Phil Neville | England | 505 | 9 | DF | 1994–2013 | 19 | 2 |
| Mike Pollitt | England | 505 | 0 | GK | 1992–2014 | 22 | 12 |
| Jason Shackell | England | 505 | 19 | DF | 2002–2020 | 18 | 8 |
| Frank Sinclair | Jamaica | 505 | 12 | DF | 1990–2009 | 19 | 7 |
| Lee Sinnott | England | 505 | 12 | DF | 1981–1999 | 18 | 6 |
| Paul Stewart | England | 505 | 124 | FW | 1981–1998 | 17 | 9 |
| Tony Adams★ | England | 504 | 32 | DF | 1983–2002 | 19 | 1 |
| Stan Anderson | England | 504 | 46 | MF | 1952–1966 | 14 | 3 |
| Len Badger | England | 504 | 7 | DF | 1962–1978 | 16 | 2 |
| Stuart Beavon | England | 504 | 58 | MF | 1978–1993 | 15 | 4 |
| Sol Campbell | England | 504 | 20 | DF | 1992–2011 | 19 | 5 |
| Alan Cork | England | 504 | 155 | FW | 1977–1995 | 18 | 4 |
| Rory Delap | Republic of Ireland | 504 | 33 | DF | 1992–2014 | 22 | 7 |
| Brian Drysdale | England | 504 | 5 | DF | 1959–1978 | 19 | 5 |
| David Edwards | Wales | 504 | 62 | MF | 2002–2021 | 19 | 4 |
| Mickey Evans | Republic of Ireland | 504 | 87 | FW | 1990–2007 | 17 | 6 |
| Tim Flowers | England | 504 | 0 | GK | 1984–2002 | 18 | 7 |
| Steven Gerrard★ | England | 504 | 120 | MF | 1998–2015 | 17 | 1 |
| Steve Harper | England | 504 | 54 | MF | 1987–2002 | 15 | 7 |
| Conor Hourihane | Republic of Ireland | 504 | 85 | MF | 2011– | 14 | 6 |
| John Byrne | Republic of Ireland | 503 | 134 | FW | 1979–1996 | 17 | 6 |
| Neil Danns | Guyana | 503 | 71 | MF | 2002–2020 | 18 | 12 |
| Paul Devlin | Scotland | 503 | 88 | MF | 1991–2006 | 15 | 6 |
| Matt Done | England | 503 | 46 | FW | 2005–2022 | 17 | 6 |
| Chris Fairclough | England | 503 | 36 | DF | 1982–2000 | 18 | 6 |
| Alf Jones | England | 503 | 5 | DF | 1923–1936 | 13 | 1 |
| George Jones | England | 503 | 164 | FW | 1961–1978 | 17 | 5 |
| Alan McLoughlin | Republic of Ireland | 503 | 80 | MF | 1986–2002 | 16 | 6 |
| Tommy Smith | England | 503 | 38 | DF | 1962–1979 | 17 | 2 |
| Gareth Southgate | England | 503 | 26 | DF | 1990–2006 | 16 | 3 |
| Alan Suddick | England | 503 | 109 | FW | 1961–1978 | 17 | 5 |
| Tom Brittleton | England | 502 | 45 | MF | 1902–1925 | 23 | 3 |
| Malcolm Brown | England | 502 | 21 | DF | 1973–1992 | 19 | 5 |
| Steve Davis | England | 502 | 64 | DF | 1989–2004 | 15 | 5 |
| Aden Flint | England | 502 | 54 | DF | 2010– | 15 | 7 |
| David Marshall | Scotland | 502 | 0 | GK | 2005–2022 | 17 | 6 |
| Maik Taylor | Northern Ireland | 502 | 0 | GK | 1995–2013 | 18 | 5 |
| George Burley | Scotland | 501 | 8 | DF | 1973–1995 | 22 | 4 |
| Billy Pease | England | 501 | 152 | FW | 1920–1934 | 14 | 3 |
| Neil Pointon | England | 501 | 12 | DF | 1981–2000 | 19 | 6 |
| Nathan Tyson | England | 501 | 111 | FW | 1999–2019 | 20 | 11 |
| Steve Walsh | England | 501 | 57 | DF | 1982–2003 | 21 | 4 |
| Andrew Wilson | Scotland | 501 | 199 | FW | 1900–1920 | 20 | 1 |
| Chris Billy | England | 500 | 25 | MF | 1991–2007 | 16 | 5 |
| Steve Bould | England | 500 | 11 | DF | 1981–2001 | 20 | 4 |
| George Boyd | Scotland | 500 | 86 | MF | 2006–2021 | 15 | 6 |
| Tony Coton | England | 500 | 0 | GK | 1980–1997 | 17 | 4 |
| Bobby Crawford | Scotland | 500 | 23 | MF | 1921–1938 | 17 | 4 |
| David Currie | England | 500 | 132 | FW | 1981–1997 | 16 | 9 |
| Jimmy Giles | England | 500 | 20 | DF | 1965–1981 | 16 | 4 |
| Bill Harris | Wales | 500 | 76 | FW | 1949–1966 | 17 | 3 |
| Mark Hooper | England | 500 | 168 | FW | 1923–1939 | 16 | 2 |
| Mark Hughes | England | 500 | 23 | DF | 2005–2022 | 17 | 9 |
| Kenny Irons | England | 500 | 65 | MF | 1989–2003 | 14 | 2 |
| Kevin Keegan★ | England | 500 | 171 | FW | 1968–1984 | 16 | 4 |
| Kevin Keen | England | 500 | 40 | MF | 1986–2002 | 16 | 4 |
| Francis Lee★ | England | 500 | 228 | FW | 1960–1976 | 16 | 3 |
| Joleon Lescott | England | 500 | 36 | DF | 2000–2017 | 17 | 6 |
| Roy McDonough | England | 500 | 96 | FW | 1976–1994 | 18 | 6 |
| Keith McPherson | England | 500 | 18 | DF | 1984–2000 | 16 | 5 |
| Don Rogers | England | 500 | 181 | FW | 1962–1977 | 15 | 3 |
| Russ Wilcox | England | 500 | 27 | DF | 1980–2002 | 22 | 5 |
* ↑ Number of League games only. Play-off games (1987 to date) and Test Matches (1893 to 1898) are not included
* ↑ Number of League goals only. Goals scored in Play-off games (1987 to date) and Test Matches (1893 to 1898) are not included
* ↑ Displays first and last seasons where appearances made. For example, 1972–1994 displayed where first appearance was in the 1972–73 season and last appearance was in the 1993–94 season
* ↑ Number of League seasons only
* ↑ Number of different clubs where League appearances made; two or more spells with the same club are counted only once
* ↑ Stanley Matthews made an additional three Football League appearances in 1939–40 before the season was abandoned. These are not included in his total
* ↑ Sam Bartram made an additional three Football League appearances in 1939–40 before the season was abandoned. These are not included in his total
* ↑ Eric Brook made an additional three Football League appearances (scoring one goal) in 1939–40 before the season was abandoned. These are not included in his total
* ↑ Jimmy Oakes made an additional two Football League appearances in 1939–40 before the season was abandoned. These are not included in his total
* ↑ Mark Hooper made an additional three Football League appearances (scoring one goal) in 1939–40 before the season was abandoned. These are not included in his total