| MD | Players | Clubs | Nationality | DOB | A(D) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17-Jun-1988 |  Morten Olsen | Denmark | Denmark | 14-Aug-1949 | 38(308) |
| 15-Jun-1988 |  Peter Shilton | England | England | 18-Sep-1949 | 38(271) |
| 25-Jun-1988 |  Arnold Muhren | Netherlands | Netherlands | 02-Jun-1951 | 37(24) |
| 11-Jun-1988 | Soren Busk | Denmark | Denmark | 10-Apr-1953 | 35(63) |
| 17-Jun-1988 |  Jose Camacho | Spain | Spain | 08-Jun-1955 | 33(10) |
| 21-Jun-1988 |  Matthias Herget | Germany | West Germany | 14-Nov-1955 | 32(220) |
| 22-Jun-1988 |  Alessandro Altobelli | Italy | Italy | 28-Nov-1955 | 32(207) |
| 18-Jun-1988 |  Kevin Moran | Republic of Ireland | Republic of Ireland | 29-Apr-1956 | 32(50) |
| 18-Jun-1988 | Frank Stapleton | Republic of Ireland | Republic of Ireland | 10-Jul-1956 | 31(344) |
| 18-Jun-1988 | Tony Galvin | Republic of Ireland | Republic of Ireland | 12-Jul-1956 | 31(342) |
| 15-Jun-1988 |  Tengiz Sulakvelidze | Russia | Russia | 23-Jul-1956 | 31(328) |
| 25-Jun-1988 | Hans van Breukelen | Netherlands | Netherlands | 04-Oct-1956 | 31(265) |
| 17-Jun-1988 | Ivan Nielsen | Denmark | Denmark | 09-Oct-1956 | 31(252) |
| 18-Jun-1988 | Bryan Robson | England | England | 11-Jan-1957 | 31(159) |
| 17-Jun-1988 | Rafael Gordillo | Spain | Spain | 24-Feb-1957 | 31(113) |
| 17-Jun-1988 | Victor Munoz | Spain | Spain | 15-Mar-1957 | 31(94) |
| 25-Jun-1988 | Rinat Dassayev | Russia | Russia | 13-Jun-1957 | 31(12) |
| 25-Jun-1988 | Adri van Tiggelen | Netherlands | Netherlands | 16-Jun-1957 | 31(9) |
| 14-Jun-1988 | Preben Elkjaer | Denmark | Denmark | 11-Sep-1957 | 30(277) |
| 18-Jun-1988 | Glenn Hoddle | England | England | 27-Oct-1957 | 30(235) |
| 17-Jun-1988 | John Eriksen | Denmark | Denmark | 20-Nov-1957 | 30(210) |
| 17-Jun-1988 | Klaus Berggreen | Denmark | Denmark | 03-Feb-1958 | 30(135) |
| 22-Jun-1988 | Volodymyr Bessonov | Russia | Soviet Union | 05-Mar-1958 | 30(110) |
| 21-Jun-1988 | Frank Mill | Germany | West Germany | 23-Jul-1958 | 29(334) |
| 18-Jun-1988 | John Aldridge | Republic of Ireland | Republic of Ireland | 18-Sep-1958 | 29(274) |
| 18-Jun-1988 | Kenny Sansom | England | England | 26-Sep-1958 | 29(266) |
| 14-Jun-1988 | Soren Lerby | Denmark | Denmark | 01-Dec-1958 | 29(196) |
| 18-Jun-1988 | Chris Hughton | Republic of Ireland | Republic of Ireland | 11-Dec-1958 | 29(190) |
| 18-Jun-1988 | Mick McCarthy | Republic of Ireland | Republic of Ireland | 07-Feb-1959 | 29(132) |
| 14-Jun-1988 | Ricardo Gallego | Spain | Spain | 08-Feb-1959 | 29(127) |
| 25-Jun-1988 | Anatoliy Demyanenko | Russia | Soviet Union | 19-Feb-1959 | 29(127) |
| 25-Jun-1988 | Vagiz Khidiyatullin | Russia | Russia | 03-Mar-1959 | 29(115) |
| 25-Jun-1988 | Sergey Gotsmanov | Russia | Russia | 27-Mar-1959 | 29(91) |
| 22-Jun-1988 | Carlo Ancelotti | Italy | Italy | 10-Jun-1959 | 29(13) |
| 15-Jun-1988 | Viktor Chanov | Russia | Soviet Union | 21-Jul-1959 | 28(330) |
| 15-Jun-1988 | Kevin Sheedy | Republic of Ireland | Republic of Ireland | 21-Oct-1959 | 28(238) |
| 18-Jun-1988 | Chris Woods | England | England | 14-Nov-1959 | 28(217) |
| 18-Jun-1988 | Paul McGrath | Republic of Ireland | Republic of Ireland | 04-Dec-1959 | 28(197) |
| 21-Jun-1988 | Wolfgang Rolff | Germany | West Germany | 26-Dec-1959 | 28(178) |
| 11-Jun-1988 | John Helt | Denmark | Denmark | 29-Dec-1959 | 28(165) |
| 21-Jun-1988 | Rudi Voller | Germany | Germany | 13-Apr-1960 | 28(69) |
| 21-Jun-1988 | Pierre Littbarski | Germany | Germany | 16-Apr-1960 | 28(66) |
| 22-Jun-1988 | Franco Baresi | Italy | Italy | 08-May-1960 | 28(45) |
| 18-Jun-1988 | Pat Bonner | Republic of Ireland | Republic of Ireland | 24-May-1960 | 28(25) |
| 22-Jun-1988 | Walter Zenga | Italy | Italy | 28-May-1960 | 28(25) |
| 25-Jun-1988 | Jan Wouters | Netherlands | Netherlands | 17-Jul-1960 | 27(343) |
| 17-Jun-1988 | Tomas Renones | Spain | Spain | 09-Aug-1960 | 27(312) |
| 25-Jun-1988 | Igor Belanov | Russia | Soviet Union | 25-Sep-1960 | 27(273) |
| 21-Jun-1988 | Andreas Brehme | Germany | Germany | 09-Nov-1960 | 27(224) |
| 21-Jun-1988 | Eike Immel | Germany | West Germany | 27-Nov-1960 | 27(206) |
MD = Match date,
DOB = Date Of Birth,
A(D) = Age(Days).