| Players | Total | Start | Sub | CO | Off | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Gary Kelly | 37 | 37 | - | - | 1 | - |
Paul Robinson | 36 | 36 | - | - | - | - |
Jermaine Pennant | 36 | 34 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 2 |
Alan Smith | 35 | 35 | - | - | 2 | 9 |
Dominic Matteo | 33 | 33 | - | - | 2 | 2 |
Mark Viduka | 30 | 30 | - | - | 5 | 11 |
James Milner | 30 | 27 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 3 |
Seth Johnson | 25 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 |
Ian Harte | 23 | 21 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Michael Duberry | 19 | 19 | 1 | - | - | 3 |
Lamine Sakho | 17 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 1 |
Lucas Radebe | 14 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 3 | - |
Steven Caldwell | 13 | 13 | - | - | - | 1 |
Zoumana Camara | 13 | 13 | 1 | - | - | 1 |
Jody Morris | 12 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 3 | - |
David Batty | 12 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 3 | - |
Didier Domi | 12 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2 | - |
Salomon Olembe | 12 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 2 | - |
Stephen McPhail | 12 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
Aaron Lennon | 11 | - | 19 | 11 | - | - |
Eirik Bakke | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
Michael Bridges | 10 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 1 | - |
Matthew Kilgallon | 8 | 7 | 5 | 1 | - | 2 |
Jason Wilcox | 6 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | - |
Nick Barmby | 6 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 1 | - |
Roque Junior | 5 | 5 | 3 | - | 2 | - |
Simon Johnson | 5 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 1 | - |
Frazer Richardson | 4 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 1 | - |
Scott Carson | 3 | 2 | 32 | 1 | - | - |
Cyril Chapuis | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | - | - |
Nigel Martyn | - | - | 4 | - | - | - |
Shaun Allaway | - | - | 2 | - | - | - |
Jamie Winter | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 490 | 418 | 189 | 72 | 72 | 40 |
Total = Total appearances,
Start = Total started,
CO = Came on,
Sub = Started as a sub,
Off = Taken off .