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List of footballers in England by number of league appearances

January 01, 1970

"List of footballers in England and Scotland by number of league appearances" redirects here. For similar list of players in Scotland, see List of footballers in Scotland by number of league appearances.

The following is a list of the 912 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 edit

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Players in bold are still active players.

As of 11 May 2024
Player Nationality Games[a] Goals[b] Position Career Span[c] Seasons[d] Clubs[e] Notes
Peter Shilton★   England 1005 1 GK 1965–1997 32 8 [1]
Tony Ford   England 931 108 MF 1975–2002 27 8 [2]
Graham Alexander   Scotland 833 107 DF 1990–2012 22 4 [3]
Terry Paine   England 824 168 FW 1956–1977 21 2 [4]
Dean Lewington   England 814 22 DF 2002– 22 2 [5]
Tommy Hutchison   Scotland 794 51 MF 1967–1991 24 5 [6]
Luke Chambers   England 791 38 DF 2002–2023 21 4 [7]
Neil Redfearn   England 790 158 MF 1982–2004 22 13 [8]
David James   England 788 0 GK 1990–2013 23 8 [9]
Robbie James   Wales 781 137 MF 1972–1994 22 6 [10]
Peter Clarke   England 778 56 DF 2000–2023 23 11 [11]
Alan Oakes   England 776 41 MF 1959–1984 25 3 [12]
Dave Beasant   England 773 0 GK 1979–2003 24 10 [13]
John Trollope   England 770 22 DF 1960–1981 21 1 [14]
Jimmy Dickinson   England 764 9 DF 1946–1965 19 1 [15]
Roy Sproson   England 760 30 DF 1950–1972 22 1 [16]
Mick Tait   England 760 91 MF 1974–1997 23 7 [17]
Billy Bonds★   England 758 49 DF 1964–1988 24 2 [18]
Ray Clemence★   England 758 0 GK 1965–1988 23 3 [19]
Pat Jennings★   Northern Ireland 757 0 GK 1962–1985 23 3 [20]
Frank Worthington   England 757 234 FW 1966–1988 22 11 [21]
Jamie Cureton   England 755 263 FW 1994–2016 22 13 [22]
Wayne Allison   England 752 171 FW 1986–2008 22 9 [23]
Ernie Moss   England 749 245 FW 1968–1988 20 11 [24]
Les Chapman   England 747 36 MF 1966–1988 22 7 [25]
Asa Hartford   Scotland 744 63 MF 1967–1991 24 9 [26]
Alan Ball Jr.★   England 743 169 MF 1962–1984 22 6 [27]
John Hollins   England 743 63 MF 1963–1984 21 3 [28]
Phil Parkes   England 743 0 GK 1968–1991 23 4 [29]
Steve Bruce   England 737 81 DF 1979–1999 20 5 [30]
Teddy Sheringham★   England 734 276 FW 1983–2008 25 8 [31]
Mick Mills   England 732 25 DF 1965–1988 23 3 [32]
Ian Callaghan★   England 731 51 MF 1959–1982 23 3 [33]
David Seaman★   England 731 0 GK 1982–2004 22 6 [34]
Steve Perryman   England 725 31 MF 1969–1990 21 3 [35]
Martin Peters★   England 722 175 MF 1961–1981 20 4 [36]
Mick Channon   England 717 232 FW 1965–1986 21 6 [37]
Ron Harris   England 716 13 DF 1961–1984 23 2 [38]
Mike Summerbee★   England 716 92 FW 1959–1980 21 5 [39]
Glenn Cockerill   England 714 86 MF 1976–1998 22 7 [40]
Keith Curle   England 708 35 DF 1981–2003 22 10 [41]
Phil Neal   England 706 73 DF 1968–1989 21 3 [42]
John Wile   England 705 34 MF 1967–1986 19 2 [43]
Steve Fletcher   England 704 112 FW 1990–2013 23 4 [44]
Rob Lee   England 703 105 MF 1983–2006 23 6 [45]
Andy Melville   Wales 703 54 MF 1985–2005 20 7 [46]
Neville Southall★   Wales 701 0 GK 1980–2000 20 7 [47]
Mick Gooding   England 700 94 MF 1979–2000 21 6 [48]
Steve Howard   Scotland 700 188 FW 1995–2014 19 6 [49]
Paul Futcher   England 698 2 DF 1972–1995 23 8 [50]
Stanley Matthews★[f]   England 697 71 MF 1931–1965 34 2 [51]
Roy Tunks   England 694 0 GK 1967–1990 23 5 [52]
Roger Jones   England 693 0 GK 1965–1985 20 7 [53]
Derek Fazackerley   England 692 23 DF 1970–1989 19 4 [54]
Scott McGleish   England 692 208 FW 1994–2012 18 9 [55]
Ivor Allchurch★   Wales 691 249 FW 1949–1968 19 3 [56]
John Burridge   England 691 0 GK 1968–1996 28 15 [57]
Kevin Davies   England 689 123 FW 1993–2015 22 7 [58]
James Coppinger   England 688 77 MF 2000–2021 21 5 [59]
Kevin Ellison   England 687 124 FW 2000–2022 22 11 [60]
Nigel Winterburn   England 687 17 DF 1983–2003 20 3 [61]
Alan Knight   England 683 0 GK 1977–2000 23 1 [62]
Denis Irwin★   Republic of Ireland 682 29 DF 1983–2004 21 4 [63]
Gareth Barry   England 680 54 MF 1997–2020 23 4 [64]
Billy Meredith★   Wales 680 180 FW 1893–1924 31 3 [65]
Trevor Cherry   England 679 36 DF 1966–1985 19 3 [66]
Norman Hunter★   England 679 22 DF 1962–1983 21 3 [67]
Alec Chamberlain   England 678 0 GK 1982–2007 25 5 [68]
Paul Robinson   England 678 15 DF 1996–2018 22 5 [69]
Gary Speed★   Wales 677 104 MF 1988–2009 21 5 [70]
Alan Mullery★   England 676 62 MF 1958–1976 18 2 [71]
Paul Stancliffe   England 676 22 DF 1975–1995 20 4 [72]
Rob Newman   England 674 77 DF 1981–2002 21 4 [73]
Pop Robson   England 674 265 FW 1964–1986 22 5 [74]
Geraint Williams   Wales 674 20 MF 1980–1999 19 4 [75]
Paul Simpson   England 673 150 MF 1982–2006 24 9 [76]
Ryan Giggs★   Wales 672 114 MF 1990–2014 24 1 [77]
Peter Beagrie   England 670 90 MF 1984–2007 23 10 [78]
Michael Doyle   Republic of Ireland 669 36 MF 2003–2019 16 5 [79]
Steve Foster   England 669 42 DF 1975–1996 21 5 [80]
Bobby Moore★   England 668 25 DF 1958–1977 19 2 [81]
Chris Powell   England 667 6 DF 1988–2010 22 8 [82]
Nigel Martyn   England 666 0 GK 1987–2006 19 4 [83]
Adebayo Akinfenwa   England 664 195 FW 2003–2022 19 11 [84]
Dean Kiely   Republic of Ireland 664 0 GK 1990–2011 21 6 [85]
Marcus Stewart   England 664 199 FW 1991–2011 20 8 [86]
Mike Keen   England 663 55 MF 1959–1975 16 3 [87]
Kevin Hector   England 662 268 FW 1962–1982 20 2 [88]
Jonny Howson   England 662 55 MF 2006– 18 3 [89]
Martin Dobson   England 661 96 MF 1967–1986 19 3 [90]
Gary McAllister   Scotland 661 112 MF 1985–2004 19 4 [91]
Dave Watson   England 660 65 DF 1966–1985 19 7 [92]
Marco Gabbiadini   England 659 222 FW 1984–2004 20 10 [93]
Colin Greenall   England 659 40 DF 1980–1999 19 8 [94]
Phil Jagielka   England 659 34 DF 1999–2023 24 4 [95]
Gary Jones   England 659 87 MF 1997–2015 18 5 [96]
Peter Beardsley★   England 658 208 FW 1979–1999 20 8 [97]
Richard Keogh   Republic of Ireland 658 19 DF 2005– 19 10 [98]
Matthew Taylor   England 658 84 MF 1999–2019 20 7 [99]
John Jackson   England 656 0 GK 1964–1983 19 5 [100]
Leighton James   Wales 656 123 MF 1970–1989 19 7 [101]
Mike Walker   Wales 656 0 GK 1964–1983 19 5 [102]
Steve Thompson   England 655 85 MF 1982–2001 19 6 [103]
Richard Walden   England 655 19 DF 1964–1982 18 3 [104]
Mike Flynn   England 654 25 DF 1987–2005 18 6 [105]
Ian McDonald   England 654 91 MF 1970–1989 19 6 [106]
Billy Bremner★   Scotland 653 96 MF 1959–1982 23 3 [107]
Phil Brown   England 652 46 DF 1979–1996 17 4 [108]
Peter Jackson   England 651 38 DF 1978–1997 19 4 [109]
Ian Breckin   England 650 26 DF 1993–2011 18 4 [110]
Peter Downsborough   England 650 0 GK 1959–1979 20 4 [111]
Ian Henderson   England 650 172 FW 2002–2023 21 7 [112]
Graham Turner   England 650 27 DF 1964–1984 20 3 [113]
George Foster   England 649 9 DF 1973–1993 20 5 [114]
David Eyres   England 648 127 MF 1989–2006 17 4 [115]
Ron Hillyard   England 647 0 GK 1969–1991 22 3 [116]
Kevin Keelan   England 647 0 GK 1959–1980 21 4 [117]
John McDermott   England 647 11 DF 1986–2007 21 1 [118]
Garry Nelson   England 647 136 FW 1979–1997 18 7 [119]
Chris Nicholl   Northern Ireland 647 28 DF 1968–1985 17 5 [120]
Iwan Roberts   Wales 647 202 FW 1985–2005 20 7 [121]
Paul Hall   Jamaica 646 110 MF 1989–2008 19 11 [122]
Steve White   England 646 223 FW 1977–1998 21 7 [123]
Bobby Charlton★   England 644 207 MF 1956–1975 19 2 [124]
Ritchie Humphreys   England 643 47 MF 1995–2017 22 7 [125]
Mervyn Day   England 642 0 GK 1973–1994 21 7 [126]
Steve Claridge   England 641 195 FW 1984–2007 23 16 [127]
Chris Kamara   England 641 71 MF 1975–1995 20 9 [128]
Billy Sharp   England 641 249 FW 2004– 20 9 [129]
Colin Todd   England 641 10 DF 1966–1985 19 7 [130]
John Wark   Scotland 641 165 MF 1974–1997 23 3 [131]
Albert Adomah   Ghana 640 88 FW 2007– 17 7 [132]
James Milner   England 640 57 MF 2002– 22 7 [133]
Dele Adebola   Nigeria 639 138 FW 1994–2012 18 11 [134]
James Hayter   England 639 152 FW 1996–2015 19 3 [135]
Steve Wignall   England 639 29 DF 1972–1991 19 4 [136]
Ronnie Allen   England 638 276 FW 1946–1965 19 3 [137]
Adam Barrett   England 638 45 DF 1999–2017 18 9 [138]
Tommy Mooney   England 638 185 FW 1990–2008 18 11 [139]
Mick Stockwell   England 638 57 MF 1985–2003 18 2 [140]
Clinton Morrison   Republic of Ireland 637 152 FW 1997–2016 19 8 [141]
Kenny Sansom   England 637 10 DF 1974–1995 21 8 [142]
Lee Dixon   England 635 37 DF 1982–2002 20 5 [143]
Brian Tinnion   England 635 60 MF 1986–2005 19 3 [144]
Wes Morgan   Jamaica 634 24 DF 2003–2021 18 3 [145]
Nicky Southall   England 633 67 MF 1991–2009 18 6 [146]
Peter Broadbent   England 632 138 FW 1950–1970 20 5 [147]
Colin Calderwood   Scotland 632 27 DF 1981–2001 20 6 [148]
Emlyn Hughes★   England 632 43 MF 1965–1984 19 6 [149]
Joe Shaw   England 632 7 MF 1948–1966 18 1 [150]
Willie Morgan   Scotland 631 58 FW 1962–1982 20 5 [151]
Dave Watson   England 631 34 DF 1980–2000 20 2 [152]
Lindsay Smith   England 630 49 MF 1970–1989 19 6 [153]
Jack Charlton★   England 629 70 DF 1952–1973 21 1 [154]
Roger Freestone   Wales 629 3 GK 1986–2004 18 4 [155]
Tommy Tynan   England 629 252 FW 1975–1992 17 8 [156]
Ian Bowyer   England 628 103 MF 1968–1990 22 5 [157]
Kevin Miller   England 628 0 GK 1988–2007 19 8 [158]
Les Robinson   England 628 18 DF 1984–2002 18 4 [159]
Des Walker   England 628 1 DF 1983–2005 22 2 [160]
Brian Deane   England 627 186 FW 1985–2006 21 7 [161]
Mike Doyle   England 627 40 DF 1964–1984 20 4 [162]
Paul Groves   England 627 101 MF 1987–2004 17 6 [163]
Trevor Peake   England 627 13 DF 1979–1998 19 3 [164]
Jimmy Case   England 626 46 MF 1974–1996 22 7 [165]
Steve Doyle   Wales 626 19 MF 1974–1995 21 5 [166]
Paul Jones   England 626 49 DF 1970–1990 20 6 [167]
Danny Wilson   Northern Ireland 626 96 MF 1977–1995 18 8 [168]
Kenny Swain   England 625 32 DF 1973–1992 19 6 [169]
Kevin Moore   England 623 43 DF 1976–1996 20 5 [170]
Mark Rankine   England 623 33 MF 1987–2006 19 5 [171]
Brian Talbot   England 623 84 MF 1973–1992 19 7 [172]
Gordon Nisbet   England 622 15 DF 1969–1988 19 4 [173]
Paul Merson   England 621 125 FW 1986–2006 20 6 [174]
Graham Cross   England 620 33 DF 1960–1979 19 5 [175]
Sean Gregan   England 620 19 MF 1991–2011 20 5 [176]
Darren Pratley   England 620 50 MF 2003– 21 6 [177]
Tony Brown   England 619 229 MF 1963–1983 20 2 [178]
Geoff Crudgington   England 619 0 GK 1970–1988 18 5 [179]
David Nugent   England 619 155 FW 2001–2021 20 9 [180]
Arthur Rowley   England 619 434 FW 1946–1965 19 4 [181]
Frank Lampard Jr.★   England 618 178 MF 1995–2015 20 4 [182]
Clive Platt   England 618 110 FW 1996–2015 19 9 [183]
Dave Blakey   England 617 20 DF 1948–1967 19 1 [184]
Brian Borrows   England 617 11 DF 1981–1999 18 5 [185]
Bob Hatton   England 617 215 FW 1966–1983 17 9 [186]
Andy Sinton   England 617 75 MF 1982–2002 20 6 [187]
Jack Ashurst   Scotland 616 13 DF 1972–1993 21 6 [188]
Dave Reeves   England 616 168 FW 1986–2004 18 9 [189]
Neil Aspin   England 615 8 DF 1981–2001 20 4 [190]
Wade Elliott   England 615 62 MF 1999–2015 16 4 [191]
Peter Morris   England 615 67 MF 1960–1980 20 4 [192]
Cole Skuse   England 615 12 MF 2004–2023 19 3 [193]
Micky Cook   England 614 21 DF 1969–1984 15 1 [194]
Nicky Forster   England 614 190 FW 1992–2011 19 9 [195]
Jobi McAnuff   Jamaica 614 59 MF 2001–2021 20 8 [196]
Bob McKinlay   Scotland 614 9 DF 1951–1970 19 1 [197]
Matt Oakley   England 614 33 MF 1994–2017 23 4 [198]
Barry Siddall   England 614 0 GK 1972–1993 21 13 [199]
Frank Stapleton   Republic of Ireland 614 151 FW 1974–1995 21 8 [200]
Andy Crosby   England 613 39 DF 1991–2009 18 6 [201]
Kelvin Davis   England 613 0 GK 1993–2016 23 7 [202]
Howard Kendall   England 613 65 MF 1962–1982 20 5 [203]
Paul Musselwhite   England 613 0 GK 1988–2011 23 5 [204]
Ally Robertson   Scotland 613 8 DF 1969–1990 21 2 [205]
Joe Spence   England 613 195 FW 1919–1938 19 3 [206]
David Felgate   Wales 612 0 GK 1978–1996 18 8 [207]
Steve Charles   England 611 105 MF 1979–1996 17 5 [208]
Brian Clark   England 611 220 FW 1960–1979 19 6 [209]
Steve Ogrizovic   England 611 1 GK 1977–2000 23 4 [210]
Tommy Robson   England 611 142 MF 1961–1981 20 4 [211]
Brian Horton   England 610 74 MF 1970–1987 17 4 [212]
Ronnie Moore   England 610 158 FW 1971–1989 18 5 [213]
John Aldridge   Republic of Ireland 609 329 FW 1979–1998 19 4 [214]
John Deary   England 609 76 MF 1980–1997 17 3 [215]
Robert Green   England 609 0 GK 1998–2017 19 4 [216]
Ernie Hine   England 609 288 FW 1921–1938 17 5 [217]
Frank McLintock★   Scotland 609 56 DF 1959–1977 18 3 [218]
Cyrille Regis★   England 609 159 FW 1977–1996 19 6 [219]
Glenn Whelan   Republic of Ireland 609 20 MF 2003–2023 20 6 [220]
Ashley Williams   Wales 609 22 DF 2003–2020 17 5 [221]
Frank Gray   Scotland 608 47 DF 1972–1992 20 4 [222]
Warren Joyce   England 608 79 MF 1982–2000 18 5 [223]
Gary Mabbutt   England 608 37 DF 1978–1998 20 2 [224]
Sammy McIlroy   Northern Ireland 608 80 MF 1971–1990 19 5 [225]
Jimmy Montgomery   England 608 0 GK 1961–1979 18 3 [226]
Ken Mulhearn   England 608 0 GK 1964–1982 18 4 [227]
Gerry Peyton   Republic of Ireland 608 0 GK 1975–1993 18 7 [228]
Jack Brownsword   England 607 50 DF 1946–1965 19 2 [229]
Wyn Davies   Wales 607 179 FW 1960–1978 18 9 [230]
Hayden Mullins   England 607 28 MF 1998–2015 17 6 [231]
Rickie Lambert   England 607 218 FW 1999–2017 18 9 [232]
Marc Richards   England 607 186 FW 2001–2020 19 11 [233]
Keith Welch   England 607 0 GK 1986–2003 17 6 [234]
Colin Cooper   England 606 37 DF 1985–2006 21 4 [235]
Arfon Griffiths   Wales 606 122 MF 1959–1979 20 3 [236]
John Sheridan   Republic of Ireland 606 88 MF 1982–2004 22 5 [237]
Cameron Jerome   England 605 132 FW 2004– 20 8 [238]
Chris Lucketti   England 605 22 DF 1988–2009 21 7 [239]
Jim Stannard   England 605 1 GK 1980–1999 19 4 [240]
Ian Baraclough   England 604 40 DF 1989–2008 19 8 [241]
Colin Sullivan   England 604 11 DF 1967–1986 19 6 [242]
Gary Bennett   England 603 61 DF 1981–2000 19 5 [243]
Simon Garner   England 603 193 FW 1978–1996 18 4 [244]
Bob Kelly   England 603 156 FW 1913–1936 23 5 [245]
Mickey Thomas   Wales 603 77 MF 1971–1993 22 10 [246]
Aaron Wilbraham   England 603 131 FW 1997–2020 23 10 [247]
Jabo Ibehre   England 602 121 FW 1999–2020 21 10 [248]
Derek Parkin   England 602 7 DF 1964–1983 19 3 [249]
Jimmy Scoular   Scotland 602 19 MF 1946–1964 18 3 [250]
Kevin Wilson   Northern Ireland 602 149 FW 1979–2001 22 7 [251]
Len Allchurch   Wales 601 108 FW 1950–1971 21 3 [252]
Dion Dublin   England 601 182 FW 1988–2008 20 7 [253]
Kevin Hodges   England 601 85 MF 1978–1997 19 2 [254]
David Phillips   Wales 601 62 MF 1981–2000 19 7 [255]
Alan Stevenson   England 601 0 GK 1969–1985 16 4 [256]
Richie Wellens   England 601 40 MF 1999–2016 17 7 [257]
Peter Bonetti   England 600 0 GK 1959–1979 20 1 [258]
Peter Hart   England 600 19 DF 1973–1990 17 2 [259]
Danny Murphy   England 600 79 MF 1993–2013 20 6 [260]
Steve Bloomer★   England 599 352 FW 1892–1914 22 2 [261]
Albert Iremonger   England 599 0 GK 1904–1927 23 2 [262]
Jon Stead   England 599 136 FW 2002–2021 19 12 [263]
Tony Craig   England 598 15 DF 2002–2023 21 7 [264]
John Gregory   England 598 83 MF 1972–1990 18 7 [265]
Ian Lawther   Northern Ireland 598 180 FW 1959–1976 17 6 [266]
Andy Linighan   England 598 30 DF 1980–2001 21 8 [267]
John Atyeo   England 597 315 FW 1950–1966 16 2 [268]
Paul Butler   Republic of Ireland 597 26 DF 1990–2009 19 7 [269]
Stewart Downing   England 597 50 FW 2001–2021 20 6 [270]
Ian Holloway   England 597 50 MF 1980–1999 19 4 [271]
Warwick Rimmer   England 597 17 DF 1967–1986 19 2 [272]
Lee Duxbury   England 596 66 MF 1988–2004 16 5 [273]
Dave Gwyther   Wales 596 160 FW 1965–1985 20 5 [274]
John Lukic   England 596 0 GK 1979–2001 22 2 [275]
John MacPhail   Scotland 596 58 DF 1978–1995 17 5 [276]
Harold Bell   England 595 11 DF 1946–1960 14 1 [277]
Andy Butler   England 595 48 DF 2003–2021 18 7 [278]
Curtis Davies   England 595 28 DF 2003– 21 8 [279]
Roger Gibbins   England 595 69 MF 1975–1993 18 7 [280]
Antony Kay   England 595 49 DF 2000–2019 19 6 [281]
Don Masson   Scotland 595 117 MF 1964–1982 18 5 [282]
Darren Moore   Jamaica 595 31 DF 1991–2012 21 8 [283]
Russell Osman   England 595 34 DF 1977–1996 19 6 [284]
George Wood   Scotland 595 0 GK 1971–1991 20 6 [285]
Viv Anderson★   England 594 37 DF 1974–1995 21 6 [286]
Michael Bell   England 594 51 DF 1989–2007 16 5 [287]
Gordon Cowans   England 594 51 MF 1975–1998 23 8 [288]
Tony Gale   England 594 24 DF 1977–1996 19 4 [289]
Johnny Haynes★   England 594 146 FW 1952–1970 18 1 [290]
Joey Jones   Wales 594 27 DF 1972–1992 20 4 [291]
Paul Reaney   England 594 6 DF 1962–1980 18 2 [292]
Steve Vickers   England 594 20 DF 1985–2003 18 4 [293]
Duncan Welbourne   England 594 27 DF 1957–1976 19 3 [294]
Andy Williams   England 594 128 FW 2006–2023 17 8 [295]
John Hore   England 593 17 DF 1964–1980 16 2 [296]
Steve Torpey   England 593 139 FW 1989–2008 19 7 [297]
Brian Williams   England 593 51 MF 1971–1989 18 6 [298]
Dennis Wise   England 593 95 MF 1984–2006 22 6 [299]
Ron Ashman   England 592 55 MF 1947–1964 17 1 [300]
Kerry Dixon   England 592 231 FW 1980–1997 17 7 [301]
Archie Gemmill   Scotland 592 54 MF 1967–1984 17 5 [302]
Ryan Lowe   England 592 175 FW 2000–2018 18 8 [303]
Tony Adcock   England 591 212 FW 1980–1999 19 6 [304]
Willie Donachie   Scotland 591 8 DF 1969–1991 22 4 [305]
Emile Heskey   England 591 121 FW 1994–2016 22 6 [306]
Steve Redmond   England 591 17 DF 1985–2003 18 3 [307]
David Armstrong   England 590 120 MF 1971–1988 17 3 [308]
Stanley Milburn   England 590 27 DF 1946–1965 19 3 [309]
Dennis Mortimer   England 590 47 MF 1969–1987 18 5 [310]
Carlton Palmer   England 590 32 MF 1985–2006 21 9 [311]
Chris Martin   Scotland 589 159 FW 2006– 18 11 [312]
Matt Elliott   England 588 71 DF 1988–2005 17 5 [313]
Richard Jobson   England 588 40 DF 1982–2003 21 8 [314]
Richard Wood   England 588 36 DF 2002– 22 8 [315]
Paul Allen   England 587 32 MF 1979–1998 19 8 [316]
Mark Allott   England 587 52 MF 1996–2013 17 2 [317]
Paul Bracewell   England 587 22 MF 1979–1999 20 5 [318]
Bill McGarry   England 587 32 MF 1946–1963 17 3 [319]
Wilfred Milne   England 587 7 DF 1920–1936 16 1 [320]
Richard Shaw   England 587 4 DF 1987–2008 21 4 [321]
Mitchell Thomas   England 587 15 DF 1982–2002 20 4 [322]
John Barnes★   England 586 155 MF 1981–1999 18 4 [323]
Russell Coughlin   Wales 586 41 MF 1978–1996 18 9 [324]
Eddie Lowe   England 586 11 DF 1946–1965 19 3 [325]
Michael Morrison   England 586 34 DF 2008– 16 6 [326]
Peter Crouch   England 585 141 FW 2000–2019 19 8 [327]
Martin Keown   England 585 8 DF 1985–2005 20 6 [328]
Jim Langley   England 585 57 DF 1952–1967 15 4 [329]
Tony Dunne   Republic of Ireland 584 2 DF 1960–1979 19 2 [330]
Frank Lampard Sr.   England 584 19 DF 1967–1986 19 2 [331]
Mick Harford   England 583 186 FW 1977–1998 21 10 [332]
Bobby Robson★   England 583 133 FW 1950–1967 17 2 [333]
Steve Whitworth   England 583 2 DF 1970–1985 15 4 [334]
Nicky Adams   England 582 39 MF 2005–2022 17 10 [335]
Stuart Boam   England 582 19 DF 1966–1983 17 4 [336]
Les Bradd   England 582 182 FW 1967–1983 16 5 [337]
Louis Carey   England 582 12 DF 1995–2014 19 2 [338]
Troy Deeney   England 582 173 FW 2006– 18 4 [339]
Craig Fleming   England 582 13 DF 1988–2007 19 5 [340]
Sam Hardy   England 582 0 GK 1902–1925 23 4 [341]
Peter Atherton   England 581 13 DF 1987–2005 18 5 [342]
Ronnie Clayton   England 581 15 MF 1950–1969 19 1 [343]
Paul Cook   England 581 55 MF 1984–2003 19 7 [344]
Kenny Hibbitt   England 581 98 MF 1967–1989 22 4 [345]
David Kelly   Republic of Ireland 581 186 FW 1983–2002 19 9 [346]
Peter Noble   England 581 146 MF 1965–1983 18 4 [347]
Peter Skipper   England 581 30 DF 1978–1994 16 7 [348]
Ian Thomas-Moore   England 581 114 FW 1994–2011 17 9 [349]
Ian Banks   England 580 87 DF 1978–1995 17 7 [350]
Paul Furlong   England 580 185 FW 1991–2010 19 9 [351]
Jim Magilton   Northern Ireland 580 64 MF 1990–2006 16 5 [352]
Tommy Northcott   England 580 183 FW 1948–1966 18 3 [353]
Kevin Phillips   England 580 246 FW 1994–2014 20 9 [354]
Stephen Quinn   Republic of Ireland 580 36 MF 2006– 18 7 [355]
Sam Bartram[g]   England 579 0 GK 1934–1956 22 1 [356]
Dave Hatton   England 579 17 DF 1961–1979 18 3 [357]
Joe Murphy   Republic of Ireland 579 0 GK 1999– 25 8 [358]
Chris Sedgwick   England 579 35 MF 1997–2016 19 5 [359]
Liam Sercombe   England 579 75 MF 2008– 16 4 [360]
Robbie Blake   England 578 145 FW 1994–2013 19 8 [361]
Tony Cottee   England 578 225 FW 1982–2001 19 7 [362]
Robbie Earle★   Jamaica 578 136 MF 1982–2000 18 2 [363]
Colin Methven   Scotland 578 35 DF 1979–1993 14 4 [364]
Jimmy Quinn   Northern Ireland 578 210 FW 1981–2000 19 8 [365]
Bob Taylor   England 577 200 FW 1985–2004 19 5 [366]
Mark Wallington   England 577 0 GK 1971–1991 20 4 [367]
Alan Hodgkinson   England 576 0 GK 1954–1971 17 1 [368]
Ray Houghton   Republic of Ireland 576 68 MF 1981–1999 18 7 [369]
Joe Jacobson   Wales 576 48 DF 2005– 19 6 [370]
Andy Legg   Wales 576 61 DF 1988–2005 17 7 [371]
Jimmy McIlroy★   Northern Ireland 576 133 FW 1950–1968 18 3 [372]
Tony Norman   Wales 576 0 GK 1979–1997 18 3 [373]
Tommy Rowe   England 576 78 MF 2006– 18 6 [374]
John Simpson   England 576 0 GK 1956–1972 16 2 [375]
Dave Stringer   England 576 19 DF 1964–1981 17 2 [376]
Damien Delaney   Republic of Ireland 575 16 DF 2000–2018 18 8 [377]
Shaun Derry   England 575 12 MF 1995–2014 19 8 [378]
Simon Francis   England 575 9 DF 2002–2020 18 7 [379]
Barry Horne   Wales 575 34 MF 1984–2001 17 9 [380]
Andy Liddell   Scotland 575 136 FW 1991–2010 19 5 [381]
Barry Roche   Republic of Ireland 575 1 GK 2000–2020 20 3 [382]
Richard Cresswell   England 574 122 FW 1995–2014 19 8 [383]
Ray McHale   England 574 85 MF 1971–1988 17 9 [384]
Billy Rudd   England 574 69 MF 1959–1977 18 5 [385]
Dean Saunders   Wales 574 170 FW 1983–2001 18 10 [386]
John Connelly   England 573 181 FW 1956–1973 17 4 [387]
Darren Currie   England 573 61 FW 1994–2011 17 12 [388]
Bradley Johnson   England 573 75 MF 2004–2023 19 8 [389]
Vince Overson   England 573 15 DF 1979–1998 19 4 [390]
Duncan Forbes   Scotland 572 13 DF 1961–1981 20 3 [391]
Jussi Jaaskelainen   Finland 572 0 GK 1998–2017 19 3 [392]
Gary Liddle   England 572 28 DF 2006–2022 16 6 [393]
Don O'Riordan   Republic of Ireland 572 51 MF 1976–1996 20 10 [394]
Alan Campbell   Scotland 571 43 MF 1965–1982 17 4 [395]
Jim Cannon   Scotland 571 30 DF 1972–1988 16 1 [396]
Warney Cresswell   England 571 1 DF 1919–1936 17 3 [397]
Tony Grealish   Republic of Ireland 571 31 MF 1974–1992 18 7 [398]
Jimmy Greenhoff   England 571 146 FW 1962–1984 22 7 [399]
David Linighan   England 571 24 DF 1981–2000 19 5 [400]
Jimmy Melia   England 571 105 MF 1955–1972 17 5 [401]
Sean O'Driscoll   Republic of Ireland 571 32 MF 1979–1995 16 2 [402]
James Perch   England 571 23 DF 2004–2023 19 6 [403]
Jack Smith   England 571 147 FW 1919–1937 18 4 [404]
Alex Stepney   England 571 2 GK 1963–1978 15 3 [405]
Alan Curtis   Wales 570 116 MF 1972–1990 18 5 [406]
Mal Donaghy   Northern Ireland 570 19 DF 1978–1994 16 3 [407]
Peter Grummitt   England 570 0 GK 1960–1977 17 3 [408]
Cliff Holton   England 570 293 FW 1950–1968 18 7 [409]
Stuart Pearce★   England 570 72 DF 1983–2002 19 5 [410]
Ian Rush★   Wales 570 246 FW 1978–1999 21 6 [411]
Tommy Taylor   England 570 17 DF 1967–1982 15 3 [412]
Lucas Akins   England 569 106 FW 2006– 18 5 [413]
Anthony Grant   Jamaica 569 18 MF 2004–2024 20 13 [414]
Tom Lees   England 569 22 DF 2009– 15 5 [415]
Mick Lyons   England 569 64 DF 1970–1987 17 3 [416]
Stuart McCall   Scotland 569 53 MF 1982–2004 22 3 [417]
Andy Ritchie   England 569 177 FW 1977–1999 22 5 [418]
Sam Vokes   Wales 569 120 FW 2006– 18 10 [419]
Jimmy Armfield★   England 568 6 DF 1954–1971 17 1 [420]
Peter Dobing   England 568 201 FW 1956–1973 17 3 [421]
John Humphrey   England 568 8 DF 1979–1998 19 6 [422]
Frank Large   England 568 208 FW 1958–1974 16 9 [423]
David O'Leary   Republic of Ireland 568 11 DF 1974–1997 19 2 [424]
Bryan Robson★   England 568 115 MF 1974–1997 23 3 [425]
Peter Fox   England 567 0 GK 1972–1997 25 4 [426]
Paul Hart   England 567 39 DF 1970–1998 18 7 [427]
Micah Hyde   England 567 39 MF 1993–2010 17 5 [428]
Paddy Kenny   Republic of Ireland 567 0 GK 1999–2015 16 5 [429]
Ray Mathias   England 567 6 DF 1967–1985 18 1 [430]
Ian Miller   Scotland 567 40 MF 1973–1991 18 7 [431]
Bill Foulkes   England 566 7 DF 1952–1970 18 1 [432]
Dean Smith   England 566 54 DF 1988–2005 17 5 [433]
Michael Brown   England 565 43 MF 1995–2017 22 9 [434]
Rob Edwards