| Players | Total | Start | Sub | CO | Off | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Shay Given | 38 | 38 | - | - | - | - |
Gary Speed | 38 | 37 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
Alan Shearer | 37 | 37 | - | - | 2 | 22 |
Oliver Bernard | 35 | 35 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 |
Laurent Robert | 35 | 31 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 6 |
Aaron Hughes | 34 | 34 | 3 | - | 4 | - |
Jermaine Jenas | 31 | 26 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
Titus Bramble | 29 | 27 | 5 | 2 | 1 | - |
Andrew O'Brien | 28 | 27 | 3 | 1 | - | 1 |
Shola Ameobi | 26 | 18 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 7 |
Kieron Dyer | 25 | 25 | - | - | 4 | 1 |
Lee Bowyer | 24 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 2 |
Darren Ambrose | 24 | 10 | 18 | 14 | 8 | 2 |
Jonathan Woodgate | 18 | 18 | 3 | - | 2 | - |
Craig Bellamy | 16 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
Hugo Viana | 16 | 5 | 26 | 11 | 2 | - |
Nolberto Solano | 12 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 6 | - |
Lomana LuaLua | 7 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 2 | - |
Michael Chopra | 6 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 1 | - |
Michael Bridges | 6 | - | 7 | 6 | - | - |
Andy Griffin | 5 | 5 | 8 | - | 1 | - |
Steven Caldwell | 5 | 3 | 7 | 2 | - | - |
Steven Taylor | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - |
Martin Brittain | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | - | - |
Steve Harper | - | - | 35 | - | - | - |
Nikos Dabizas | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
Tony Caig | - | - | 3 | - | - | - |
Robbie Elliott | - | - | 5 | - | - | - | 497 | 418 | 190 | 79 | 79 | 51 |
Total = Total appearances,
Start = Total started,
CO = Came on,
Sub = Started as a sub,
Off = Taken off .