| Players | Total | Start | Sub | CO | Off | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Nigel Worthington | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | 1 |
Chris Woods | 39 | 39 | 2 | - | - | - |
Carlton Palmer | 34 | 33 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Chris Bart-Williams | 34 | 21 | 17 | 13 | 6 | 6 |
Chris Waddle | 33 | 32 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 |
Roland Nilsson | 32 | 32 | - | - | 4 | 1 |
Mark Bright | 30 | 28 | 2 | 2 | - | 11 |
Paul Warhurst | 29 | 25 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 |
John Harkes | 29 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
Viv Anderson | 26 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
Danny Wilson | 26 | 21 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 2 |
John Sheridan | 25 | 25 | - | - | 3 | 3 |
David Hirst | 22 | 22 | - | - | 6 | 11 |
Peter Shirtliff | 20 | 20 | 1 | - | 1 | - |
Graham Hyde | 20 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
Nigel Pearson | 16 | 13 | 3 | 3 | - | 1 |
Nigel Jemson | 13 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 4 | - |
Phil King | 12 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
Gordon Watson | 11 | 4 | 10 | 7 | - | 1 |
Ryan Jones | 9 | 9 | - | - | 3 | - |
Paul Williams | 7 | 7 | - | - | - | 1 |
Simon Stewart | 6 | 6 | - | - | 2 | - |
Trevor Francis | 5 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | - |
Julian Watts | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | - | - |
Kevin Pressman | 3 | 3 | 38 | - | - | - |
Mike Williams | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |
Marlon Beresford | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
Lance Key | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 528 | 462 | 126 | 66 | 66 | 53 |
Total = Total appearances,
Start = Total started,
CO = Came on,
Sub = Started as a sub,
Off = Taken off .