| Players | Total | Start | Sub | CO | Off | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 David Batty | 32 | 32 | - | - | 1 | 1 |
Temuri Ketsbaia | 31 | 16 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 3 |
Steve Watson | 29 | 27 | 4 | 2 | - | 1 |
Keith Gillespie | 29 | 25 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 4 |
Alessandro Pistone | 28 | 28 | - | - | - | - |
Robert Lee | 28 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
John Barnes | 26 | 22 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 6 |
Stuart Pearce | 25 | 25 | 2 | - | 1 | - |
Shay Given | 24 | 24 | 11 | - | - | - |
Philippe Albert | 23 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 3 | - |
Warren Barton | 23 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
Jon Dahl Tomasson | 23 | 17 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 3 |
Darren Peacock | 20 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 1 | - |
John Beresford | 18 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
Alan Shearer | 17 | 15 | 2 | 2 | - | 2 |
Steve Howey | 14 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 4 | - |
Shaka Hislop | 13 | 13 | 18 | - | - | - |
Gary Speed | 13 | 13 | - | - | - | 1 |
Andreas Andersson | 12 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
Derrick Hamilton | 12 | 7 | 14 | 5 | 4 | - |
Nikos Dabizas | 11 | 10 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 |
Faustino Asprilla | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
Ian Rush | 10 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 2 | - |
Andy Griffin | 4 | 4 | 2 | - | 2 | - |
Aaron Hughes | 4 | 4 | 11 | - | 1 | - |
Pavel Srnicek | 1 | 1 | 9 | - | - | - |
Stuart Elliott | - | - | 3 | - | - | - |
Peter Beardsley | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
David Terrier | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
Brian Pinas | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
Jimmy Crawford | - | - | 4 | - | - | - |
Paul Brayson | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
Ralf Keidal | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 480 | 418 | 189 | 62 | 62 | 35 |
Total = Total appearances,
Start = Total started,
CO = Came on,
Sub = Started as a sub,
Off = Taken off .