| Players | Total | Start | Sub | CO | Off | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Shay Given | 38 | 38 | - | - | - | - |
Nolberto Solano | 37 | 37 | - | - | 12 | 7 |
Alan Shearer | 37 | 36 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 23 |
Laurent Robert | 36 | 34 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 |
Nikos Dabizas | 35 | 33 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
Aaron Hughes | 34 | 34 | - | - | 2 | - |
Andrew O'Brien | 34 | 31 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
Gary Speed | 29 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
Sylvain Distin | 28 | 20 | 15 | 8 | 1 | - |
Craig Bellamy | 27 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 |
Robbie Elliott | 27 | 26 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
Lomana LuaLua | 20 | 4 | 27 | 16 | 2 | 3 |
Kieron Dyer | 18 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 |
Robert Lee | 16 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
Clarence Acuna | 16 | 10 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
Oliver Bernard | 16 | 4 | 17 | 12 | - | 3 |
Shola Ameobi | 15 | 4 | 20 | 11 | 4 | - |
Jermaine Jenas | 12 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 1 | - |
Carl Cort | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
Warren Barton | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | - |
Andy Griffin | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | - |
Jamie McClen | 3 | 3 | 1 | - | 2 | - |
Christian Bassedas | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | - |
Wayne Quinn | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
Steve Harper | - | - | 38 | - | - | - |
Brian Kerr | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | 497 | 418 | 190 | 79 | 79 | 72 |
Total = Total appearances,
Start = Total started,
CO = Came on,
Sub = Started as a sub,
Off = Taken off .