page_title: List of Premier League players
section_title: List of players
hierarchical_section_title: List of Premier League players / List of players
caption_attribution_description: English: Ryan Giggs of Manchester United during the MLS All Star match between Manchester United and MLS All Stars at Reliant Stadium on July 29, 2010 in Houston, Texas.
context_page_description: These are lists of Premier League players who have made the most appearances in the Premier League, the top level of the English football league system.
  Since the Premier League's formation at the start of the 1992–93 season, 13 players have accrued 500 or more appearances in the Premier League. The first player to reach the milestone was midfielder Gary Speed, in representation of Leeds United, Everton, Newcastle United and Bolton Wanderers; his 500th match was Bolton's 4–0 win over West Ham United on 9 December 2006. Speed held the record for most appearances until 14 February 2009, when goalkeeper David James played his 536th match, for Portsmouth against his former team Manchester City. James ended with 572 appearances, a record which was broken by Ryan Giggs on 14 May 2011, having played all of his matches for Manchester United. On 25 September 2017, Gareth Barry broke Giggs' record by playing his 633rd match, West Bromwich Albion's 2–0 loss at Arsenal. At the time of breaking the record, Barry ranked 8th in English top division appearances since the Second World War, trailing Giggs in 6th and six other players.
context_section_description: Players are initially listed by number of appearances. If number of appearances are equal, the players are then listed chronologically by the year of first appearance. If still tied, the players are listed alphabetically. Current Premier League players and their current clubs are shown in bold.
  Statistics are updated as of 27 July 2020.
caption: Ryan Giggs has the most Premier League appearances for one club.
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