| Players | Total | Start | Sub | CO | Off | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Steve Watson | 36 | 33 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Darren Peacock | 35 | 35 | 3 | - | - | 1 |
Robert Lee | 33 | 32 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 |
David Batty | 32 | 32 | - | - | 1 | 1 |
Keith Gillespie | 32 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 1 |
Alan Shearer | 31 | 31 | - | - | 1 | 25 |
Les Ferdinand | 31 | 30 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 16 |
Robbie Elliott | 29 | 29 | 6 | - | 1 | 7 |
Philippe Albert | 27 | 27 | 5 | - | 1 | 2 |
Peter Beardsley | 25 | 22 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
David Ginola | 24 | 20 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 |
Faustino Asprilla | 24 | 17 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 4 |
Lee Clark | 24 | 9 | 28 | 15 | 3 | 2 |
Pavel Srnicek | 22 | 22 | 16 | - | - | - |
John Beresford | 19 | 18 | 6 | 1 | - | - |
Warren Barton | 18 | 14 | 14 | 4 | - | 1 |
Shaka Hislop | 16 | 16 | 22 | - | - | - |
Steve Howey | 8 | 8 | 1 | - | - | 1 |
Paul Kitson | 3 | - | 12 | 3 | - | - |
Jimmy Crawford | 2 | - | 8 | 2 | - | - |
Felice Natalino | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - |
Stuart Elliott | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
Paul Brayson | - | - | 4 | - | - | - |
Aaron Hughes | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
Derrick Hamilton | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | 472 | 418 | 189 | 54 | 54 | 73 |
Total = Total appearances,
Start = Total started,
CO = Came on,
Sub = Started as a sub,
Off = Taken off .