Career appearances and goals for 999 Manchester City players, with position, nationality and years at the club. Sorted by appearances.
| Player | Pos | Nationality | Years | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alan Oakes | MF | Alan Oakes | 1959-1976 | 682 | 34 |
| Joe Corrigan | GK | Joe Corrigan | 1967-1983 | 603 | |
| Mike Doyle | DF | Mike Doyle (footballer) | 1965-1978 | 570 | 41 |
| Bert Trautmann | GK | Bert Trautmann | 1949-1964 | 545 | |
| Colin Bell | MF | Colin Bell (footballer, born 1946) | 1966-1979 | 501 | 153 |
| Eric Brook | W | Eric Brook | 1928-1939 | 493 | 178 |
| Tommy Booth | Centre half | Tommy Booth | 1968-1981 | 491 | 36 |
| Mike Summerbee | W | Mike Summerbee | 1965-1975 | 452 | 68 |
| Paul Power | DF | Paul Power (footballer born 1953) | 1975-1986 | 444 | 36 |
| Willie Donachie | Full back | Willie Donachie | 1970-1980 | 436 | 2 |
| Neil Young | FW | Neil Young (footballer born 1944) | 1961-1971 | 416 | 111 |
| Ernie Toseland | W | Ernie Toseland | 1929-1939 | 411 | 75 |
| Sam Cowan | Centre half | Sam Cowan | 1924-1935 | 407 | 24 |
| Billy Meredith | W | Billy Meredith | 1921-1924 | 393 | 151 |
| Ian Brightwell | DF | Ian Brightwell | 1986-1998 | 382 | 19 |
| Glyn Pardoe | FW | Glyn Pardoe | 1962-1975 | 380 | 22 |
| Frank Swift | GK | Frank Swift | 1933-1949 | 375 | |
| Roy Clarke | W | Roy Clarke (footballer) | 1947-1958 | 370 | 79 |
| Joe Hayes | FW | Joe Hayes (footballer) | 1953-1965 | 364 | 152 |
| Bobby Marshall | FW | Bobby Marshall (footballer, born 1903) | 1928-1938 | 356 | 80 |
| Tommy Johnson | FW | Tommy Johnson (footballer, born 1901) | 1920-1930 | 354 | 166 |
| David White | FW | David White (English footballer) | 1986-1994 | 341 | 96 |
| Francis Lee | FW | Francis Lee (footballer) | 1967-1974 | 330 | 148 |
| Eli Fletcher | Full back | Eli Fletcher | 1911-1925 | 326 | 2 |
| Asa Hartford | MF | Asa Hartford | 1974-1979, 1981-1984 | 321 | 36 |
| Tony Book | Full back | Tony Book | 1966-1973 | 315 | 5 |
| David Silva | MF | 2010-2020 | 309 | 60 | |
| Sam Cookson | Full back | Sam Cookson (English footballer) | 1919-1927 | 306 | 1 |
| Bernardo Silva | MF | 2017-2026 | 304 | 45 | |
| Dave Ewing | Centre half | Dave Ewing | 1953-1962 | 303 | 1 |
| Billy Lot Jones | FW | Billy Lot Jones | 1903-1915 | 301 | 74 |
| Richard Dunne | CB | 2000-2009 | 296 | 8 | |
| Roy Paul | Half back | Roy Paul | 1950-1957 | 294 | 9 |
| Alec Herd | FW | Alec Herd | 1933-1948 | 288 | 125 |
| Steve Redmond | DF | Steve Redmond | 1986-1992 | 287 | 7 |
| Kevin De Bruyne | MF | 2015-2025 | 285 | 72 | |
| Ken Barnes | Half back | Ken Barnes (English footballer) | 1952-1961 | 282 | 19 |
| Bill Leivers | Full back | Bill Leivers | 1953-1964 | 282 | 4 |
| Kenny Clements | DF | Kenny Clements | 1971-1979, 1985-1988 | 282 | 2 |
| Lot Jones | IF | 1903-1919 | 281 | 69 | |
| Jackie Bray | Half back | Jackie Bray | 1929-1940 | 279 | 10 |
| Cliff Sear | Full back | Cliff Sear | 1956-1967 | 279 | 1 |
| Ederson | GK | 2017-2025 | 276 | ||
| Fred Tilson | FW | Fred Tilson | 1928-1938 | 275 | 132 |
| Dennis Tueart | FW | Dennis Tueart | 1974-1978, 1980-1983 | 275 | 109 |
| Sergio Agüero | FW | 275 | 260 | ||
| Bill Dale | Full back | Bill Dale (footballer) | 1931-1938 | 271 | |
| Neil McNab | MF | Neil McNab | 1983-1990 | 266 | 19 |
| Joe Hart | GK | Joe Hart | 266 | ||
| Vincent Kompany | CB | 2008-2019 | 265 | 18 | |
| Fernandinho | MF | 2013-2022 | 264 | 20 | |
| Nicky Reid | DF | Nicky Reid | 1978-1982, 1982-1986 | 262 | 2 |
| Eric Westwood | Full back | Eric Westwood | 1937-1953 | 260 | 5 |
| Bobby Kennedy | DF | Bobby Kennedy (footballer) | 1961-1969 | 254 | 9 |
| Tommy Browell | FW | Tommy Browell | 1913-1926 | 247 | 139 |
| Niall Quinn | FW | Niall Quinn | 1990-1996 | 243 | 78 |
| Jimmy McMullan | Half back | Jimmy McMullan | 1925-1933 | 242 | 12 |
| Frank Roberts | FW | Frank Roberts (footballer, born 1893) | 1922-1929 | 237 | 130 |
| Horace Barnes | FW | Horace Barnes | 1914-1924 | 235 | 125 |
| Ray Ranson | DF | Ray Ranson | 1978-1984, 1993 | 235 | 1 |
| Charlie Williams | GK | Charlie Williams (footballer, born 1873) | 1894-1902 | 232 | 1 |
| Kevin Horlock | MF | Kevin Horlock | 1996-2003 | 232 | 42 |
| Walter Smith | GK | 1906-1920 | 232 | ||
| Billie Gillespie | FW | Billie Gillespie | 1897-1905 | 231 | 132 |
| Yaya Touré | MF | 2010-2018 | 230 | 62 | |
| Pablo Zabaleta | FB | 2008-2017 | 230 | 9 | |
| Matt Busby | Half back | Matt Busby | 1928-1936 | 227 | 14 |
| Raheem Sterling | W | Raheem Sterling | 225 | 20 | |
| Phil Foden | MF | Phil Foden | 225 | 4 | |
| İlkay Gündoğan | MF | 2016-2025 | 221 | 45 | |
| Billy "Spud" Murphy | W | Billy Murphy (footballer) | 1919-1926 | 220 | 31 |
| Harry Dowd | GK | Harry Dowd | 1961-1970 | 219 | 1 |
| Jim Goodchild | GK | Jim Goodchild | 1911-1926 | 217 | |
| Shaun Wright-Phillips | W | Shaun Wright-Phillips | 217 | 6 | |
| Charlie Pringle | Half back | Charlie Pringle | 1922-1928 | 216 | 1 |
| Kyle Walker | CB | Kyle Walker | 212 | 1 | |
| George Dorsett | Half back | George Dorsett | 1905-1912 | 211 | 65 |
| Richard Edghill | DF | Richard Edghill | 1993-2001 | 210 | 1 |
| Ken Branagan | Full back | Ken Branagan | 1948-1961 | 208 | 3 |
| Irvine Thornley | FW | Irvine Thornley | 1904-1912 | 204 | 93 |
| Bill Eadie | Half back | Bill Eadie (footballer) | 1906-1913 | 204 | 6 |
| Keith Curle | DF | Keith Curle | 1991-1996 | 204 | 13 |
| George Heslop | Centre half | George Heslop | 1965-1972 | 203 | 3 |
| Tommy Caton | DF | Tommy Caton | 1979-1983 | 198 | 8 |
| Sam Barkas | Full back | Sam Barkas | 1933-1947 | 196 | 1 |
| Rodri | MF | 2019-2026 | 196 | 23 | |
| Tony Coton | GK | Tony Coton | 1990-1995 | 194 | |
| Colin Barlow | W | Colin Barlow | 1957-1963 | 189 | 80 |
| Dave Watson | CB | David Watson (footballer born 1946) | 1975-1979 | 188 | 6 |
| Roy Little | Full back | Roy Little | 1949-1958 | 187 | 2 |
| John Ridley | Full back | John Ridley (centre-half) | 1927-1933 | 184 | |
| Shaun Goater | FW | 1998-2003 | 184 | 84 | |
| Tom Holford | Half back | Tom Holford | 1908-1914 | 183 | 38 |
| Sammy Sharp | Half back | Sammy Sharp | 1920-1928 | 182 | 1 |
| Gerard Wiekens | CB | 1997-2004 | 182 | 10 | |
| John Stones | CB | John Stones | 180 | 3 | |
| George Smith | FW | George Smith (footballer born 1921) | 1939-1951 | 179 | 80 |
| Micah Richards | RB | 2005-2015 | 179 | 7 | |
| Johnny Hart | FW | Johnny Hart (English footballer) | 1946-1961 | 178 | 73 |
| Don Revie | FW | Don Revie | 1951-1956 | 178 | 41 |
| Sylvain Distin | DF | 2002-2007 | 178 | 5 | |
| Uwe Rösler | FW | Uwe Rösler | 1994-1998 | 176 | 64 |
| Jimmy Conlin | W | James Conlin | 1906-1911 | 175 | 30 |
| Jack Percival | Half back | Jack Percival (footballer, born 1913) | 1933-1946 | 174 | 8 |
| Andy May | MF | Andy May (footballer born 1964) | 1982-1987 | 174 | 8 |
| Billy Austin | FW | Billy Austin (footballer) | 1924-1931 | 172 | 47 |
| Matt Barrass | FW | Matt Barrass (footballer born 1899) | 1925-1933 | 172 | 15 |
| Billy Spurdle | Half back | Billy Spurdle | 1950-1956 | 172 | 33 |
| Nicky Weaver | GK | 1997-2007 | 172 | ||
| Tommy Hynds | CB | Tommy Hynds | 1901-1906 | 171 | 9 |
| Paul Dickov | FW | 1996-2008 | 171 | 33 | |
| Rúben Dias | CB | 2020-2026 | 170 | 5 | |
| David Connor | W | David Connor (footballer) | 1962-1972, 1974-1975 | 168 | 10 |
| Billy Holmes | Half back | Billy Holmes (footballer born 1875) | 1896-1904 | 166 | 4 |
| Paddy Fagan | W | Paddy Fagan | 1953-1960 | 165 | 35 |
| Tony Towers | MF | Tony Towers | 1969-1974 | 165 | 12 |
| Aleksandar Kolarov | DF | 2010-2017 | 165 | 11 | |
| James Buchan | Half back | James Buchan (footballer) | 1905-1911 | 164 | 10 |
| Bobby Moffatt | WH | Bobby Moffatt | 1895-1903 | 163 | 7 |
| Mick McCarthy | DF | Mick McCarthy | 1983-1987 | 163 | 3 |
| David Wagstaffe | W | David Wagstaffe | 1960-1964 | 161 | 8 |
| Peter Barnes | W | Peter Barnes (footballer) | 1974-1979, 1987 | 161 | 22 |
| Gabriel Jesus | FW | 2017-2022 | 159 | 58 | |
| Kevin Reeves | FW | Kevin Reeves | 1980-1983 | 158 | 39 |
| Joe Fagan | Right half<ref group="nb" name="wing group=nb" /> | 1938-1951 | 158 | 2 | |
| Billy Henry | Full back | Billy Henry (footballer) | 1911-1919 | 157 | 1 |
| Phillip McCloy | Full back | Phillip McCloy | 1925-1929 | 157 | |
| Nicky Summerbee | DF | Nicky Summerbee | 1994-1997 | 156 | 10 |
| Paul Simpson | FW | Paul Simpson (footballer) | 1982-1988 | 155 | 24 |
| Buxton Smith | Half back | Buxton Smith | 1897-1902 | 153 | 8 |
| Rodney Marsh | FW | Rodney Marsh (footballer) | 1972-1975 | 152 | 47 |
| Tommy Kelso | Full back | Tommy Kelso | 1906-1913 | 151 | 3 |
| James Milner | FB | James Milner | 147 | 1 | |
| Philip McCloy | DF | 1925-1930 | 147 | ||
| Andy Black | FW | Andy Black (footballer) | 1946-1950 | 146 | 52 |
| David Watson | CB | 1975-1979 | 146 | 4 | |
| Riyad Mahrez | W | 2018-2023 | 145 | 43 | |
| Albert Emptage | Half back | Albert Emptage | 1937-1951 | 144 | 1 |
| Dave Wagstaffe | MF | 1960-1964 | 144 | 8 | |
| Roy Cheetham | W | Roy Cheetham | 1957-1967 | 143 | 4 |
| Jimmy Meadows | W | Jimmy Meadows | 1951-1955 | 141 | 31 |
| Andy Dibble | GK | Andy Dibble | 1988-1997 | 141 | |
| Garry Flitcroft | MF | Garry Flitcroft | 1992-1996 | 141 | 15 |
| Jeff Whitley | MF | Jeff Whitley | 1996-2001 | 141 | 8 |
| Bobby Johnstone | FW | Bobby Johnstone | 1955-1959 | 139 | 51 |
| Andy Hinchcliffe | DF | Andy Hinchcliffe | 1987-1990 | 139 | 11 |
| Kit Symons | DF | Kit Symons | 1995-1998 | 139 | 4 |
| Danny Tiatto | MF | 1998-2004 | 139 | 3 | |
| Joe Dorsett | W | Joe Dorsett | 1910-1920 | 138 | 17 |
| Graham Baker | MF | Graham Baker (footballer) | 1982-1987 | 138 | 21 |
| Gaël Clichy | FB | 2011-2017 | 138 | 2 | |
| Stephen Ireland | MF | 2005-2010 | 138 | 16 | |
| Steve Lomas | MF | Steve Lomas | 1993-1997 | 137 | 11 |
| Nicolás Otamendi | CB | 2015-2020 | 136 | 8 | |
| George Hicks | W | George Hicks (footballer) | 1924-1928 | 135 | 48 |
| Billy McAdams | FW | Billy McAdams | 1953-1960 | 134 | 65 |
| Paul Lake | MF | Paul Lake | 1987-1992 | 134 | 11 |
| Erling Haaland | FW | 133 | 112 | ||
| Gareth Barry | MF | Gareth Barry | 132 | 2 | |
| Peter Doherty | FW | Peter Doherty (footballer) | 1936-1939 | 131 | 80 |
| Bert Sproston | Full back | Bert Sproston | 1938-1949 | 131 | 5 |
| George Hannah | FW | George Hannah (footballer born 1928) | 1958-1963 | 131 | 16 |
| Fred Williams | FW | Fred Williams (footballer, born 1873) | 1896-1902 | 130 | 38 |
| Joey Barton | MF | 2002-2007 | 130 | 15 | |
| Edin Džeko | FW | 2011-2016 | 130 | 50 | |
| Sun Jihai | DF | 2002-2008 | 130 | 3 | |
| Samir Nasri | MF | 2011-2017 | 129 | 18 | |
| Micky Hamill | Half back | Micky Hamill | 1920-1924 | 128 | 2 |
| Brian Kidd | FW | Brian Kidd | 1977-1979 | 128 | 57 |
| George Wynn | FW | George Wynn | 1909-1919 | 127 | 59 |
| Les McDowall | Half back | Les McDowall | 1938-1948 | 126 | 8 |
| Clive Wilson | DF | Clive Wilson | 1981-1987 | 126 | 11 |
| Len Langford | GK | Len Langford | 1930-1933 | 125 | |
| Alex Williams | GK | Alex Williams (footballer born 1961) | 1981-1985 | 125 | |
| Jack Hillman | GK | Jack Hillman | 1902-1906 | 124 | |
| Joe Royle | FW | Joe Royle | 1974-1977 | 124 | 32 |
| Gary Owen | MF | Gary Owen (footballer) | 1976-1979 | 124 | 23 |
| Kevin Bond | DF | Kevin Bond (English footballer) | 1981-1984 | 124 | 12 |
| Jesús Navas | RB | 2013-2017 | 123 | 4 | |
| Terry Phelan | DF | Terry Phelan | 1992-1995 | 122 | 2 |
| Giorgi Kinkladze | MF | Giorgi Kinkladze | 1995-1998 | 121 | 22 |
| Aymeric Laporte | CB | 2018-2023 | 121 | 8 | |
| Sandy Turnbull | FW | Sandy Turnbull | 1902-1906 | 119 | 60 |
| Mike Sheron | FW | Mike Sheron | 1991-1994 | 119 | 28 |
| Di Jones | Fullback (association football)#Full back | Di Jones | 1898-1902 | 118 | 1 |
| Billy Walsh | Half back | Billy Walsh (Irish footballer) | 1938-1950 | 118 | 1 |
| Mickey Hamill | WH | 1920-1924 | 118 | 1 | |
| Barrie Betts | DF | Barrie Betts | 1960-1964 | 117 | 6 |
| Ian Bishop | MF | Ian Bishop (footballer) | 1989, 1998-2001 | 117 | 7 |
| Steve Kinsey | FW | Steve Kinsey (footballer) | 1981-1986 | 115 | 18 |
| Bert Read | DF | 1895-1902 | 115 | 2 | |
| Peter Reid | MF | Peter Reid | 1989-1993 | 114 | 2 |
| Andy Hill | DF | Andy Hill (footballer) | 1990-1995 | 113 | 6 |
| Carlos Tevez | FW | 2009-2013 | 113 | 58 | |
| Bobby McDonald | DF | Bobby McDonald | 1980-1983 | 112 | 16 |
| Johnny Crossan | FW | Johnny Crossan | 1965-1967 | 110 | 28 |
| Michael Brown | MF | Michael Brown (English footballer) | 1995-2000 | 110 | 4 |
| Johnny McMahon | Centre half | Johnny McMahon (English footballer) | 1902-1906 | 109 | 1 |
| James Mitchell | GK | James Mitchell (English footballer) | 1922-1926 | 109 | |
| Frank Booth | W | Frank Booth (English footballer) | 1902-1912 | 107 | 19 |
| Joleon Lescott | CB | Joleon Lescott | 107 | 1 | |
| Nathan Aké | CB | 2020-2026 | 107 | 6 | |
| Georgi Kinkladze | MF | 1995-1998 | 106 | 20 | |
| Tony Coleman | W | Tony Coleman | 1967-1969 | 104 | 16 |
| Nigel de Jong | MF | 2009-2012 | 104 | 1 | |
| Bill Bottomley | Half back | Bill Bottomley | 1908-1915 | 103 | 2 |
| Michel Vonk | DF | Michel Vonk | 1991-1995 | 103 | 6 |
| Darius Vassell | FW | Darius Vassell | 103 | 6 | |
| George Stewart | W | George Stewart (footballer, born 1883) | 1906-1911 | 102 | 13 |
| Bertram Jackson | Full back | Bertram Jackson | 1907-1911 | 101 | |
| Harry Taylor | FW | Harry Taylor (footballer, born 1889) | 1912-1921 | 101 | 28 |
| Matt Gray | FW | Matt Gray (footballer, born 1936) | 1963-1967 | 101 | 23 |
| Jack Rigby | DF | 1946-1947 | 100 | ||
| Lewis Barber | GK | 99 | |||
| Frank Norgrove | FB | 1904-1911 | 98 | 1 | |
| Steve McMahon | MF | 1992-1994 | 98 | 1 | |
| Trevor Sinclair | MF | 2003-2007 | 98 | 6 | |
| João Cancelo | Full back (association football) | 2019-2024 | 98 | 5 | |
| Gary Megson | MF | 1989-1992 | 97 | 2 | |
| Mateo Kovačić | MF | Mateo Kovačić | 2023 | 97 | 10 |
| Adam Johnson | MF | 2009-2013 | 97 | 15 | |
| John McTavish | CH | 1953-1960 | 96 | ||
| Jack Grealish | MF | Jack Grealish | 95 | 4 | |
| Derek Jeffries | DF | 1969-1973 | 95 | ||
| Nedum Onuoha | DF | 2004-2012 | 95 | 3 | |
| Mick Channon | FW | 1977-1980 | 94 | 30 | |
| Herbert Burgess | FB | 1903-1906 | 94 | 2 | |
| Peter Dobing | FW | 1961-1963 | 94 | 32 | |
| Steve Howey | CB | 2000-2003 | 94 | 11 | |
| David James | GK | David James | 93 | ||
| Max Woosnam | CH | 1920-1925 | 93 | 4 | |
| David Robson | FB | 1892-1894, 1894-1896 | 93 | 1 | |
| Laurie Barnett | FB | 1930-1934 | 93 | ||
| Tony Henry | MF | 1976-1981 | 93 | 12 | |
| Robbie Fowler | FW | 2003-2006 | 92 | 28 | |
| Antoine Sibierski | MF | 2003-2006 | 92 | 11 | |
| Lee Crooks | DF / MF | 1996-2000 | 91 | 2 | |
| Fred Howard | FW | 1913-1920 | 90 | 43 | |
| Jimmy Heale | FW | 1934-1939 | 90 | 41 | |
| Neil Pointon | FB | 1990-1992 | 90 | 2 | |
| Leroy Sané | W | 2016-2020 | 90 | 25 | |
| Fabian Delph | MF | 2015-2019 | 89 | 5 | |
| Pat Finnerhan | FW | 1894-1897 | 89 | 28 | |
| Adrian Heath | MF | 1990-1992 | 89 | 5 | |
| Nicolas Anelka | FW | 2002-2005 | 89 | 37 | |
| Dick Ray | FB | 1896-1900 | 88 | 3 | |
| George Livingstone | HB | 1903-1906 | 88 | 20 | |
| Jérémy Doku | W | 2023-2026 | 88 | 11 | |
| Claudio Reyna | MF | 2003-2006 | 87 | 4 | |
| Bacary Sagna | DF | 2014-2017 | 86 | ||
| Manuel Akanji | DF | 2022-2026 | 85 | 2 | |
| Eric Nixon | GK | 1985-1988 | 84 | ||
| Savinho | MF | Savinho | 2024-2026 | 84 | 7 |
| Joško Gvardiol | CB | 2023-2026 | 84 | 12 | |
| Billy Felton | FB | 1929-1932 | 83 | ||
| Dave Halliday | FW | 1930-1933 | 82 | 51 | |
| Denis Law | FW | 1960-1961, 1973-1974 | 82 | 38 | |
| Trevor Morley | FW | 1988-1989 | 82 | 21 | |
| Fitzroy Simpson | MF | 1992-1995 | 82 | 4 | |
| Darren Huckerby | FW | 2000-2003 | 82 | 31 | |
| Kolo Touré | CB | 2009-2013 | 82 | 2 | |
| Imre Varadi | FW | 1986-1988 | 81 | 31 | |
| Danny Granville | DF | 1999-2001 | 80 | 3 | |
| Elano | MF | 2007-2009 | 80 | 18 | |
| Mario Balotelli | FW | 2010-2013 | 80 | 30 | |
| Jimmy Murray | FW | 1963-1967 | 79 | 46 | |
| Billy Linacre | FW | 1947-1949 | 79 | 7 | |
| Jackie Oakes | FW | 1948-1950 | 79 | 9 | |
| Ivor Broadis | FW | 1951-1953 | 79 | 12 | |
| Paul Moulden | FW | 1986-1989 | 79 | 25 | |
| Eliaquim Mangala | DF | 2014-2019 | 79 | ||
| Ted Hanney | HB | 1913-1919 | 78 | 1 | |
| Jack Warner | FW | 1921-1925 | 78 | 15 | |
| Alan Kernaghan | DF | 1993-1997 | 78 | 2 | |
| Ali Benarbia | MF | 2001-2003 | 78 | 11 | |
| Martín Demichelis | CB | 2013-2016 | 78 | 3 | |
| Colin Hendry | DF | Colin Hendry | 1989-1991 | 77 | 10 |
| George Dougal | FW | 1898-1901 | 77 | 13 | |
| Fred Fayers | HB | 1920-1923 | 77 | 5 | |
| Mark Kennedy | MF | 1999-2001 | 77 | 11 | |
| Matheus Nunes | RB | 2023-2026 | 77 | 2 | |
| Derek Kevan | FW | 1963-1965 | 76 | 56 | |
| Steve MacKenzie | MF | 1979-1981 | 76 | 10 | |
| Javi García | MF | 2012-2014 | 76 | 2 | |
| Oleksandr Zinchenko | LB | 2016-2022 | 76 | ||
| Dennis Westcott | FW | 1950-1952 | 75 | 37 | |
| Paulo Wanchope | FW | 2000-2004 | 75 | 29 | |
| Benjamin Mendy | DF | 2017-2023 | 75 | 2 | |
| Hugh Morris | FW | 1891-1893, 1895-1896 | 74 | 31 | |
| Bob Milarvie | FW | 1891-1896 | 73 | 14 | |
| Fred Threlfall | FW | 1899-1904 | 73 | 8 | |
| Jack Dyson | FW | 1955-1960 | 73 | 29 | |
| Keith MacRae | GK | 1973-1980 | 72 | ||
| Martin Petrov | MF | 2007-2010 | 72 | 12 | |
| John Gidman | DF | 1986-1988 | 71 | 3 | |
| Dietmar Hamann | MF | 2006-2009 | 71 | 1 | |
| Bert Gray | GK | 1927-1929 | 70 | ||
| Ian Bowyer | FW | 1968-1971 | 70 | 17 | |
| Jamie Pollock | MF | 1998-2000 | 70 | 5 | |
| James McBride | WH | 1894-1897 | 70 | 1 | |
| Tony Vaughan | DF | 1997-2000 | 70 | 2 | |
| Jimmy Ross | FW | 1899-1902 | 69 | 22 | |
| Colin Barrett | FB | 1972-1976 | 69 | 1 | |
| Shay Given | GK | 2009-2011 | 69 | ||
| Rico Lewis | FB | 2022-2026 | 69 | 3 | |
| Sid Hoad | FW | 1911-1914 | 68 | 2 | |
| Jim Tolmie | MF | 1983-1985 | 68 | 19 | |
| Clive Allen | FW | 1989-1991 | 68 | 21 | |
| Ray Sambrook | FW | 1958-1961 | 67 | 13 | |
| Mark Ward | MF | 1990-1991 | 67 | 16 | |
| Eyal Berkovic | MF | 2001-2003 | 67 | 9 | |
| Julián Alvarez | FW | 2022-2024 | 67 | 20 | |
| Jack Hannaway | HB | 1951-1956 | 66 | ||
| Stan Horne | HB | 1965-1967 | 66 | ||
| Brian Gayle | DF | 1988-1989 | 66 | 3 | |
| Willie McOustra | HB | 1902-1907 | 65 | 6 | |
| Davie Ross | FW | 1907-1911 | 65 | 19 | |
| Clive Colbridge | FW | 1959-1961 | 65 | 12 | |
| Dave Bennett | MF | 1979-1981 | 65 | 15 | |
| Peter Beagrie | MF | 1994-1997 | 65 | 5 | |
| Paul Bosvelt | MF | 2003-2005 | 65 | 3 | |
| Georgios Samaras | FW | 2006-2007 | 65 | 12 | |
| Tommy Tait | FW | 1928-1930 | 64 | 46 | |
| Kelechi Iheanacho | FW | 2015-2017 | 64 | 21 | |
| Fernando | MF | 2014-2017 | 64 | 4 | |
| William Douglas | GK | 1890-1894 | 63 | ||
| Paul Stewart | FW | 1987-1988 | 63 | 30 | |
| Michael Ball | DF | 2006-2009 | 63 | 1 | |
| Johnny Williamson | FW | 1950-1955 | 62 | 19 | |
| Ken Mulhearn | GK | 1967-1970 | 62 | ||
| Paul Walsh | FW | 1994-1995 | 62 | 19 | |
| Javier Garrido | DF | 2007-2010 | 62 | 2 | |
| Stephen Jordan | DF | 2002-2007 | 62 | ||
| Claudio Bravo | GK | 2016-2020 | 61 | ||
| Omar Marmoush | FW | Omar Marmoush | 2025 | 61 | 16 |
| Jack Brennan | HB | 1914-1922 | 60 | ||
| Dave Bacuzzi | FB | 1964-1966 | 60 | ||
| Tommy Hutchison | MF | 1980-1982 | 60 | 5 | |
| Danilo | DF | 2017-2019 | 60 | 4 | |
| Martyn Margetson | GK | 1991-1998 | 59 | ||
| Jon Macken | FW | 2002-2005 | 59 | 12 | |
| Gélson Fernandes | MF | 2007-2009 | 59 | 4 | |
| Nico González | MF | Nico González (footballer, born 2002) | 2025-2026 | 59 | 4 |
| Wayne Bridge | DF | 2009-2013 | 58 | ||
| Maurice Dunkley | FW | 1938-1947 | 58 | 6 | |
| Rick Holden | MF | 1992-1993 | 58 | 5 | |
| David Sommeil | DF | 2003-2006 | 58 | 5 | |
| Stockport Smith | FW | 1897-1900 | 57 | 22 | |
| Alan Ogley | GK | 1964-1967 | 57 | ||
| Richard Jobson | DF | 1997-2001 | 57 | 4 | |
| Niclas Jensen | DF | 2002-2003 | 56 | 2 | |
| Stefan Ortega | GK | Stefan Ortega | 2022-2026 | 56 | |
| Rayan Cherki | MF | Rayan Cherki | 2025 | 56 | 11 |
| Ron Phoenix | HB | 1952-1959 | 55 | 2 | |
| David Shawcross | HB | 1958-1964 | 55 | 2 | |
| Danny Mills | DF | 2004-2006 | 54 | 1 | |
| Steve Daley | MF | 1979-1980 | 54 | 4 | |
| Billy Wilson | HB | 1922-1927 | 53 | ||
| David Brightwell | DF | 1992-1995 | 53 | 2 | |
| Gareth Taylor | FW | 1998-1999 | 53 | 10 | |
| Robinho | FW | 2008-2010 | 53 | 16 | |
| Sávio | W | 2024-2026 | 53 | 2 | |
| John Benson | FB | 1962-1964 | 52 | ||
| Wyn Davies | FW | 1971-1973 | 52 | 9 | |
| Derek Parlane | FW | 1983-1984 | 52 | 23 | |
| Mark Lillis | FW | 1985-1986 | 51 | 15 | |
| Ben Thatcher | DF | 2004-2006 | 51 | ||
| Matija Nastasić | DF | 2012-2014 | 51 | ||
| Ian Mellor | FW | 1971-1973 | 50 | 10 | |
| Mark Seagraves | DF | 1987-1989 | 50 | ||
| Eike Immel | GK | 1995-1996 | 50 | ||
| Craig Bellamy | FW | 2009-2011 | 50 | 15 | |
| Tijjani Reijnders | MF | Tijjani Reijnders | 2025-2026 | 50 | 7 |
| Peter Henderson | MF | 1978 | 50 | 22 | |
| Danny Whittle | HB | 1890-1894 | 49 | 5 | |
| Walter Bowman | FW | 1893-1898 | 49 | 3 | |
| Alex Harley | FW | 1962-1963 | 49 | 32 | |
| Ged Keegan | FB | 1974-1978 | 49 | 3 | |
| Gordon Smith | FW | 1984-1985 | 49 | 15 | |
| Álvaro Negredo | FW | 2013-2014 | 49 | 23 | |
| Bobby Cunliffe | FW | 1946-1956 | 48 | 10 | |
| Sandy Rowan | FW | 1894-1896 | 48 | 24 | |
| Louis Cardwell | FB | 1938-1946 | 48 | ||
| Frank Carrodus | FW | 1970-1974 | 48 | 2 | |
| Andy Morrison | DF | 1998-2001 | 48 | 5 | |
| Willy Caballero | GK | 2014-2017 | 48 | ||
| Jimmy Bannister | FW | 1902-1906 | 47 | 22 | |
| Herbert Tyler | HB | 1919-1921 | 47 | ||
| Jackie Plenderleith | CH | 1960-1963 | 47 | ||
| Alf-Inge Haaland | DF | 2000-2002 | 47 | 3 | |
| Vedran Ćorluka | DF | 2007-2008 | 47 | 1 | |
| Oscar Bobb | MF | Oscar Bobb | 2021-2026 | 47 | 3 |
| Abdukodir Khusanov | DF | Abdukodir Khusanov | 2025 | 47 | 1 |
| Sid Cann | FB | 1930-1934 | 46 | ||
| Perry Suckling | GK | 1986-1988 | 46 | ||
| Ged Brannan | MF | 1997-1998 | 46 | 4 | |
| Lee Bradbury | FW | 1997-1998 | 46 | 11 | |
| Jim Whitley | MF | 1998-2000 | 46 | 1 | |
| Patrick Vieira | MF | 2010-2011 | 46 | 6 | |
| Wilfried Bony | FW | 2015-2017 | 46 | 11 | |
| Paul Futcher | DF | 1978-1980 | 45 | ||
| Eddie McGoldrick | MF | 1996-1997 | 45 | ||
| Kiki Musampa | MF | 2005-2006 | 45 | 4 | |
| Michael Johnson | MF | 2006-2009 | 45 | 3 | |
| Emmanuel Adebayor | FW | 2009-2010 | 45 | 19 | |
| Steve McManaman | MF | 2003-2005 | 44 | ||
| Jack Lyall | GK | 1909-1910 | 44 | ||
| Tommy Broad | FW | 1919-1921 | 44 | ||
| Arthur Mann | DF | 1968-1971 | 44 | ||
| Stevan Jovetić | FW | 2013-2016 | 44 | 11 | |
| Nico O'Reilly | LB | 2022-2026 | 44 | 7 | |
| Stuart Pearce | DF | 2001-2002 | 43 | 3 | |
| Kazimierz Deyna | MF | 1978-1980 | 43 | 13 | |
| Nigel Clough | MF | 1996-1997 | 43 | 5 | |
| Ferran Torres | FW | 2020-2021 | 43 | 16 | |
| Gianluigi Donnarumma | GK | Gianluigi Donnarumma | 2025 | 43 | |
| Gelson Fernandes | MF | 2007-2009 | 43 | 3 | |
| Gordon Davies | FW | 1985-1986 | 42 | 15 | |
| James Hosie | FW | 1901-1902 | 42 | 3 | |
| Fred Hill | FW | 1970-1972 | 42 | 3 | |
| Jim Melrose | FW | 1984-1985 | 42 | 11 | |
| Harry Middleton | HB | 1892-1894 | 41 | 4 | |
| Len Wall | HB | 1910-1913 | 41 | 2 | |
| Tom Blair | GK | 1921-1922 | 41 | ||
| Roy Warhurst | HB | 1957-1958 | 41 | 2 | |
| Terry Cooke | MF | 1999 | 41 | 8 | |
| Carlo Nash | GK | 2001-2002 | 41 | ||
| Michael Tarnat | DF | 2003-2004 | 41 | 4 | |
| Cole Palmer | MF | 2020-2023 | 41 | 6 | |
| Bradley Wright-Phillips | FW | 2004-2006 | 40 | 2 | |
| Gerry Baker | FW | 1960-1961 | 39 | 14 | |
| Vic Gomersall | FB | 1961-1965 | 39 | ||
| Nigel Gleghorn | MF | 1988-1989 | 39 | 11 | |
| Frank Lampard | MF | 2014-2015 | 38 | 8 | |
| Jimmy McLuckie | HB | 1933-1934 | 38 | 1 | |
| Ron Healey | GK | 1971-1973 | 38 | ||
| Colin Viljoen | MF | 1978-1980 | 38 | 1 | |
| David Cross | FW | 1982-1983 | 38 | 13 | |
| Wayne Biggins | FW | 1988-1989 | 38 | 10 | |
| Tommy Wright | GK | 1997-2000 | 38 | ||
| Danny Allsopp | FW | 1998-2000 | 38 | 6 | |
| Marc-Vivien Foé | MF | 2002-2003 | 38 | 9 | |
| Sergio Gómez | DF | Sergio Gómez (footballer, born 2000) | 2022-2024 | 38 | |
| Frank Dyer | FB | 1893-1898 | 37 | 3 | |
| James Calderwood | FW | 1922-1926 | 37 | ||
| Spencer Prior | DF | 2000-2001 | 37 | 4 | |
| Dedryck Boyata | DF | 2010-2015 | 36 | 1 | |
| Charles Broadhurst | FW | 1927-1928 | 36 | 26 | |
| Eddie McMorran | FW | 1947-1948 | 36 | 12 | |
| Gerry Gow | MF | 1980-1981 | 36 | 7 | |
| Craig Russell | FW | 1997-1999 | 36 | 4 | |
| Jimmy Hindmarsh | HB | 1913-1915 | 35 | 2 | |
| Felipe Caicedo | FW | 2008-2011 | 35 | 7 | |
| Eric Garcia | DF | 2017-2021 | 35 | ||
| Jack Milsom | FW | 1938-1939 | 34 | 22 | |
| Ian Scott | MF | 1987-1989 | 34 | 4 | |
| James McAtee | MF | James McAtee | 2021-2025 | 34 | 7 |
| Harry Anders | FW | 1953-1955 | 33 | 4 | |
| Kalvin Phillips | MF | Kalvin Phillips | 2022 | 32 | 1 |
| Alex Steel | HB | 1906-1907 | 32 | 1 | |
| Charlie Burgess | FB | 1908-1911 | 32 | ||
| Jimmy Elwood | CH | 1924-1927 | 32 | ||
| Lee Croft | MF | 2005-2006 | 32 | 1 | |
| Daniel Sturridge | FW | 2007-2009 | 32 | 6 | |
| John McVicker | FB | 1892-1893 | 31 | ||
| Wally McReddie | FW | 1894-1895 | 31 | 12 | |
| Ronnie Turnbull | FW | 1949-1950 | 31 | 5 | |
| Lucien Mettomo | DF | 2001-2002 | 31 | 1 | |
| Peter Schmeichel | GK | 2002-2003 | 31 | ||
| Benjani | FW | 2008-2010 | 31 | 7 | |
| Rayan Aït-Nouri | DF | Rayan Aït-Nouri | 2025 | 31 | |
| Trevor Francis | FW | 1981-1982 | 29 | 14 | |
| William Hopkins | HB | 1892-1893 | 29 | ||
| Mikhail Kavelashvili | FW | 1996-1997 | 29 | 3 | |
| Bernardo Corradi | FW | 2006-2008 | 29 | 3 | |
| Émile Mpenza | FW | 2007-2008 | 29 | 6 | |
| Costel Pantilimon | GK | 2011-2014 | 29 | ||
| Nolito | FW | 2016-2017 | 29 | 6 | |
| Tommy Chapman | HB | 1895-1896 | 28 | 3 | |
| Jimmy Drummond | FW | 1902-1903 | 28 | 5 | |
| Rae Ingram | DF | 1995-1997 | 28 | ||
| Mikheil Kavelashvili | FW | 1996-1999 | 28 | 3 | |
| Clifford Coupland | HB | Clifford Coupland | 1925-1926 | 27 | 2 |
| Bobby Owen | FW | 1968-1969 | 27 | 6 | |
| Paul Ritchie | DF | 2000-2002 | 27 | ||
| Antoine Semenyo | MF | Antoine Semenyo | 2026 | 27 | 11 |
| David Seaman | GK | 2003-2004 | 26 | ||
| Jimmy Whitehead | FW | 1897-1898 | 26 | 7 | |
| Dick Crawshaw | FW | 1919-1922 | 26 | 6 | |
| Jackie Wharton | FW | 1947-1948 | 26 | 2 | |
| Phil Boyer | FW | 1980-1982 | 26 | 4 | |
| Ched Evans | FW | 2007-2009 | 26 | 1 | |
| Thomas Chapman | MF | 1895-1896 | 26 | 3 | |
| Jimmy Munro | FW | 1948-1950 | 25 | 4 | |
| Åge Hareide | DF | 1981-1982 | 25 | ||
| Jason Beckford | FW | 1988-1991 | 25 | 2 | |
| Maurizio Gaudino | MF | 1994-1995 | 25 | 4 | |
| Gerry Creaney | FW | 1995-1997 | 25 | 5 | |
| Michael Frontzeck | DF | 1996 | 25 | ||
| Jack Rodwell | MF | 2012-2014 | 25 | 2 | |
| Tony Grant | MF | 1999-2002 | 25 | ||
| George Heineman | HB | 24 | |||
| Dennis Leman | MF | 1973-1975 | 24 | 3 | |
| Tony Cunningham | FW | 1984-1985 | 24 | 4 | |
| Laurent Charvet | DF | 2000-2001 | 24 | ||
| Rolando Bianchi | FW | 2007-2008 | 24 | 5 | |
| Roque Santa Cruz | FW | 2009-2013 | 24 | 4 | |
| Jérôme Boateng | DF | 2010-2011 | 24 | ||
| Gary Mason | MF | 1998-2000 | 24 | 1 | |
| Percy Slater | FB | 1900-1903 | 23 | ||
| David Rocastle | MF | 1993-1994 | 23 | 2 | |
| Andrew Cole | FW | 2005-2006 | 23 | 10 | |
| Hatem Trabelsi | DF | 2006-2007 | 23 | 1 | |
| Geovanni Deiberson Maurício | MF | Geovanni Deiberson Maurício | 2007-2008 | 23 | 3 |
| Eric Regan | HB | 1893-1894 | 22 | ||
| John Gunn | FW | 1896-1897 | 22 | 4 | |
| Joe Moffatt | HB | 1903-1906 | 22 | 4 | |
| Samuel Ashworth | FB | 1903-1904 | 22 | ||
| Paddy Wrightson | FW | 1930-1931 | 22 | 4 | |
| Jimmy Constantine | FW | 1946-1947 | 22 | 16 | |
| Ralph Brand | FW | 1965-1967 | 22 | 2 | |
| Tony Adcock | FW | 1987-1988 | 22 | 9 | |
| DaMarcus Beasley | MF | 2006-2007 | 22 | 4 | |
| Zack Steffen | GK | 2019-2024 | 22 | ||
| Andy Cole | FW | 2005-2006 | 22 | 9 | |
| Jimmy Yates | FW | 1892-1894 | 21 | 9 | |
| Robert Dearden | HB | 1901-1908 | 21 | ||
| Ernest Goodwin | FW | 1919-1920 | 21 | 5 | |
| Fred Gregory | FW | 1931-1934 | 21 | 2 | |
| Alec Thurlow | GK | 1946-1949 | 21 | ||
| Ron Futcher | FW | 1978-1979 | 21 | 7 | |
| Barry Silkman | MF | 1979 | 21 | 3 | |
| Carl Griffiths | FW | 1993-1995 | 21 | 4 | |
| Neil Heaney | MF | 1996-1998 | 21 | 2 | |
| Jason van Blerk | DF | 1997-1998 | 21 | ||
| Stefan Savić | DF | 2011-2012 | 21 | 1 | |
| Jô | FW | 2008-2011 | 21 | 1 | |
| Marc Guéhi | DF | Marc Guéhi | 2026 | 20 | 2 |
| Stuart Munn | HB | 1898-1900 | 20 | ||
| Jonathan Smith | FW | 1910-1912 | 20 | 7 | |
| Edward Bennett | FB | 1926-1929 | 20 | ||
| Colin Rodger | FW | 1936-1937 | 20 | 7 | |
| Dick Neilson | HB | 1936-1938 | 20 | 1 | |
| Jimmy Alison | HB | 1949-1951 | 20 | ||
| Stan Bowles | MF | 1967-1970 | 20 | 4 | |
| Phil Henson | MF | 1972-1974 | 20 | ||
| Nick Fenton | DF | 1998-1999 | 20 | ||
| Ishmael Miller | FW | 2006-2007 | 20 | ||
| Andreas Isaksson | GK | 2006-2008 | 20 | ||
| Billy Murray | WH | 1947-1950 | 20 | 1 | |
| David Russell | HB | 1892-1893 | 19 | 3 | |
| Jack Walker | FB | 1894-1895 | 19 | 1 | |
| Paul Aimson | FW | 1961-1964 | 19 | 6 | |
| Dragoslav Stepanović | DF | 1979-1980 | 19 | ||
| John Ryan | MF | 1982 | 19 | ||
| Gary Fleming | DF | 1989 | 19 | ||
| Adie Mike | FW | 1992-1994 | 19 | 2 | |
| Albert Riera | MF | 2006 | 19 | 1 | |
| Scott Sinclair | MF | 2012-2015 | 19 | ||
| Geovanni | MF | 2007-2008 | 19 | 3 | |
| John Walker | DF | 1894-1895 | 19 | 1 | |
| Robert Jones | HB | 1894-1895 | 18 | ||
| Charlie Bannister | HB | 1896-1897 | 18 | 2 | |
| Harry Rowley | FW | 1932-1933 | 18 | 4 | |
| Keiller McCullough | HB | 1935-1936 | 18 | 1 | |
| Willo Flood | MF | 2003-2006 | 18 | 2 | |
| Ousmane Dabo | MF | 2006-2008 | 18 | ||
| Malcolm Comrie | FW | 1932-1934 | 17 | 1 | |
| Peter Bodak | MF | 1982-1983 | 17 | 1 | |
| Kåre Ingebrigtsen | MF | 1993-1994 | 17 | 3 | |
| Darren Wassall | DF | 1996 | 17 | ||
| Murtaz Shelia | DF | 1997-1998 | 17 | 2 | |
| James Trafford | GK | James Trafford | 2025-2026 | 17 | |
| Tommy Little | FW | 1894-1895 | 16 | 5 | |
| Sid Scott | HB | 1919-1921 | 16 | ||
| James Nicholls | GK | 1932-1933 | 16 | ||
| Martin O'Neill | MF | 1981-1982 | 16 | ||
| Sammy McIlroy | MF | 1985-1986 | 16 | 1 | |
| Martin Phillips | MF | 1996 | 16 | ||
| Robert Taylor | FW | 1999-2000 | 16 | 5 | |
| Charlie Ditchfield | FB | 1896 | 15 | 1 | |
| Daniel Hurst | FW | 1901-1902 | 15 | ||
| Hugh Morgan | FW | 1901-1902 | 15 | 2 | |
| Alex Young | FW | 1911-1912 | 15 | 2 | |
| Wilf Woodcock | FW | 1920-1921 | 15 | 2 | |
| Frank Corbett | FB | 1932-1936 | 15 | ||
| Jimmy Gunning | FW | 1950-1953 | 15 | ||
| Roy Gratrix | DF | 1964-1965 | 15 | ||
| Micky Horswill | MF | 1974-1975 | 15 | ||
| Tony Grealish | MF | 1986-1987 | 15 | ||
| Mike Stowell | GK | 1988 | 15 | ||
| Kelvin Etuhu | FW | 2007-2009 | 15 | 1 | |
| Tal Ben Haim | DF | 2008-2009 | 15 | ||
| Sylvinho | DF | Sylvinho | 2009-2010 | 15 | 1 |
| Angeliño | DF | 2012-2018, 2019-2021 | 15 | ||
| Brahim Díaz | MF | 2016-2019 | 15 | 2 | |
| Jack Chaplin | DF | 1910-1911 | 15 | ||
| Fred Corbett | Full back (association football) | 1930-1936 | 15 | ||
| Tal Ben-Haim (Chaim) | DF | 2008-2009 | 15 | ||
| John McLeod | FW | 1935-1936 | 14 | 11 | |
| Joe Rogers | HB | 1936-1938 | 14 | 1 | |
| Barry Stobart | FW | 1964 | 14 | 1 | |
| Barney Daniels | FW | 1974-1975 | 14 | 2 | |
| Davie Weir | 1890-1892 | 14 | 8 | ||
| Billy Lewis | FW | 1896-1897 | 13 | 4 | |
| Robert Benzie | HB | 1925-1927 | 13 | ||
| Tommy Capel | HB | 1947 | 13 | 4 | |
| Ron Powell | GK | 1949 | 13 | ||
| Ken Whitfield | HB | 1953 | 13 | 3 | |
| Maicon Sisenando | DF | Maicon Sisenando | 2012 | 13 | |
| Gerry Taggart | DF | 1989 | 13 | 1 | |
| Paul Beesley | DF | 1997-1998 | 13 | ||
| Kakhaber Tskhadadze | DF | 1998 | 13 | 3 | |
| Dickson Etuhu | MF | 2001 | 13 | ||
| Kakhabar Tskhadadze | DF | 1997-1999 | 13 | 3 | |
| Harry Stones | GK | 1893-1894 | 12 | ||
| A Bennett | FW | 1893-1894 | 12 | 6 | |
| Richard Jones | FW | 1901-1902 | 12 | 2 | |
| Robert Etherington | FW | 1922-1923 | 12 | ||
| Darren Beckford | FW | 1984-1987 | 12 | ||
| Alfons Groenendijk | MF | 1993-1994 | 12 | ||
| Valeri Bojinov | FW | 2007-2010 | 12 | 1 | |
| Augustus Beeby | GK | 1911-1912 | 11 | ||
| Tommy Lamph | HB | 1919 | 11 | ||
| Syd Gibbons | HB | 1927-1930 | 11 | ||
| Alf Horne | FW | 1928 | 11 | 2 | |
| Henry Race | FW | 1930-1933 | 11 | 3 | |
| Robert Syme | FW | 1932-1934 | 11 | 2 | |
| Billy Sowden | FW | 1952-1953 | 11 | 2 | |
| Paul Hince | FW | 1967 | 11 | 4 | |
| Mick Docherty | DF | 1976 | 11 | ||
| Andrei Kanchelskis | DF | 2001 | 11 | 1 | |
| Tom Forrester | FW | 1892-1894 | 10 | 2 | |
| John Christie | FB | 1905-1907 | 10 | ||
| William Kelly | FW | 1911-1913 | 10 | ||
| Billy Gaughan | FW | 1914 | 10 | ||
| Bob Dennison | FW | 1925-1926 | 10 | 4 | |
| Ron Dellow | FW | 1935 | 10 | ||
| Billy Owen | FW | 1935-1936 | 10 | 3 | |
| Andy Kerr | FB | 1959 | 10 | ||
| Trevor Christie | FW | 1986 | 10 | ||
| Lee Peacock | FW | 1999-2000 | 10 | ||
| Christian Negouai | MF | 2001-2004 | 10 | 1 | |
| Kasper Schmeichel | GK | 2007-2008 | 10 | ||
| Stephen Paisley | CB | 1999-2003 | 10 | 4 | |
| Abdul Razak | MF | 2010-2013 | 10 | ||
| Jack Angus | FW | 1892 | 9 | 3 | |
| Felix Mooney | FW | 1892-1893 | 9 | 4 | |
| James Scotson | FW | 1901-1902 | 9 | 3 | |
| Fred Bevan | FW | 1901-1903 | 9 | 1 | |
| Joby Godfrey | FW | 1919-1920 | 9 | 1 | |
| Bill Ridding | FW | 1930-1931 | 9 | 4 | |
| Willis Gregg | FB | 1937-1938 | 9 | ||
| Harry Jackson | FW | 1946-1947 | 9 | 3 | |
| Len Woodroffe | FW | 1946-1947 | 9 | 1 | |
| Ray Gill | FB | 1949-1950 | 9 | ||
| Kevin Langley | MF | 1987 | 9 | ||
| Scott Hiley | DF | 1996 | 9 | ||
| Tony Scully | MF | 1997 | 9 | ||
| Chris Greenacre | FW | 1997-1998 | 9 | 1 | |
| George Weah | FW | 2000 | 9 | 4 | |
| Nery Castillo | FW | 2008 | 9 | ||
| Aleix García | MF | 2016-2020 | 9 | 1 | |
| Maicon | RB | 2012-2013 | 9 | ||
| Lew Woodroffe | IF | 1945-1947 | 9 | 1 | |
| Steve Carter | MF | 1971 | 8 | 2 | |
| Ernie Pickford | FW | 1893-1894 | 8 | 3 | |
| Joshua Hargreaves | FW | 1893-1894 | 8 | ||
| Tommy Chappell | GK | 1897-1898 | 8 | ||
| Willie Gould | FW | 1910-1911 | 8 | 2 | |
| Albert Keary | FW | 1911-1912 | 8 | 1 | |
| Dick Finnigan | GK | 1926 | 8 | ||
| Verdi Godwin | FW | 1948-1949 | 8 | 3 | |
| John McClelland | FW | 1956-1958 | 8 | 2 | |
| Gary Buckley | MF | 1980-1981 | 8 | ||
| Simon Rodger | DF | 1996 | 8 | 1 | |
| Dalian Atkinson | FW | 1997 | 8 | 2 | |
| Barry Conlon | FW | 1997-1998 | 8 | ||
| Djamel Belmadi | MF | 2003 | 8 | ||
| Tosin Adarabioyo | DF | 2016-2020 | 8 | ||
| Taylor Harwood-Bellis | DF | 2019-2024 | 8 | 1 | |
| Mitchell Calvey | FW | 1894 | 7 | 5 | |
| Howard Harvey | FW | 1900-1901 | 7 | 1 | |
| Alex Davidson | FW | 1900 | 7 | 1 | |
| Harry Chapelhow | FW | 1909 | 7 | ||
| Alex Donaldson | FW | 1923-1924 | 7 | ||
| Billy Wardle | FW | 1937-1938 | 7 | ||
| Jim Hope | FW | 1946 | 7 | ||
| Ray Haddington | FW | 1950-1951 | 7 | 4 | |
| Alan Kirkman | FW | 1957-1959 | 7 | 6 | |
| Chris Jones | FW | 1966-1968 | 7 | 2 | |
| Stuart Lee | FW | 1979-1980 | 7 | 2 | |
| Paul Sugrue | FW | 1980-1981 | 7 | ||
| Ken McNaught | DF | 1984-1985 | 7 | ||
| Nigel Johnson | DF | 1985-1986 | 7 | ||
| Simon Colosimo | DF | 2001 | 7 | ||
| Kevin Stuhr Ellegaard | GK | 2003-2004 | 7 | ||
| David Pizarro | MF | 2012 | 7 | 1 | |
| Tommy Doyle | MF | 2019-2024 | 7 | ||
| Max Alleyne | DF | Max Alleyne | 2025 | 7 | 1 |
| Jimmy Hope | MF | 1946-1947 | 7 | ||
| Kevin Stuhr-Ellegaard (mer) | GK | 2002-2005 | 7 | ||
| Peter Beardsley | FW | 1998 | 6 | ||
| Alec Wallace | FW | 1894-1895 | 6 | 1 | |
| Harry Tompkinson | FW | 1894-1895 | 6 | 1 | |
| Peter Meechan | FB | 1900-1901 | 6 | ||
| Frank Davies | GK | 1906-1909 | 6 | ||
| John Brown | FW | 1909 | 6 | ||
| Robert Davies | HB | 1911 | 6 | ||
| Joe Spottiswood | FW | 1913-1914 | 6 | ||
| Fred Sugden | FB | 1919-1920 | 6 | ||
| Joe Edelston | HB | 1920 | 6 | ||
| Steffen Karl | MF | 1994 | 6 | 1 | |
| Ronnie Ekelund | MF | 1995-1996 | 6 | ||
| Vic Corbett | FB | 1933-1934 | 6 | ||
| Fred Howe | FW | 1938 | 6 | 5 | |
| Billy Bootle | FW | 1946-1949 | 6 | ||
| Steve Fleet | GK | 1957-1962 | 6 | ||
| Micky Brennan | FW | 1971-1973 | 6 | ||
| Tony Whelan | FW | 1973-1974 | 6 | ||
| Bobby Shinton | MF | 1979-1980 | 6 | ||
| Gordon Dalziel | FW | 1983-1984 | 6 | ||
| David Johnson | FW | 1984 | 6 | 1 | |
| Barry Siddall | GK | 1986 | 6 | ||
| Carl Shutt | FW | 1994 | 6 | ||
| Chris Shuker | FW | 2001-2002 | 6 | 1 | |
| Daniel Van Buyten | DF | 2004 | 6 | ||
| Liam Delap | FW | 2019-2024 | 6 | 1 | |
| Jahmai Simpson-Pusey | DF | Jahmai Simpson-Pusey | 2025 | 6 | |
| Divine Mukasa | MF | Divine Mukasa | 2025 | 6 | |
| Peter Meehan | DF | 1900-1901 | 6 | ||
| Alec Gillies | FW | 1896 | 5 | ||
| John Henderson | FW | 1901-1902 | 5 | 1 | |
| Rowland Codling | HB | 1910 | 5 | ||
| Albert Fairclough | FW | 1913-1919 | 5 | 1 | |
| Jock Henderson | HB | 1915-1919 | 5 | ||
| Leo Bradford | FW | 1925 | 5 | 1 | |
| Arthur Bacon | FW | 1928-1929 | 5 | 1 | |
| Len Fletcher | FW | 1933-1935 | 5 | 1 | |
| Dennis Fidler | FW | 1957-1959 | 5 | 1 | |
| Chris Glennon | FW | 1969-1970 | 5 | ||
| Lee Briscoe | DF | 1998 | 5 | 1 | |
| Vladimír Weiss | MF | 2009-2010 | 5 | 1 | |
| Greg Cunningham | MF | 2010 | 5 | ||
| Marcos Lopes | MF | 2013-2015 | 5 | 1 | |
| Arijanet Muric | GK | 2017-2022 | 5 | ||
| Adrián Bernabé | MF | 2018-2021 | 5 | ||
| Tom Porteous | Right back | 1896 | 5 | ||
| Rony Lopes | FW | 2012-2014 | 5 | 1 | |
| Owen Hargreaves | MF | 2011-2012 | 4 | 1 | |
| Robert Robinson | FW | 1893 | 4 | 2 | |
| Hughie Clifford | HB | 1895 | 4 | 1 | |
| James Tonge | FW | 1897-1900 | 4 | ||
| Herbert Dartnell | FW | 1900-1901 | 4 | ||
| Herbert Broomfield | GK | 1908-1909 | 4 | ||
| John Payne | FW | 1932-1934 | 4 | 1 | |
| Bobby Regan | FW | 1936 | 4 | ||
| Rex Clayton | FW | 1937-1938 | 4 | 2 | |
| Edward McLeod | FW | 1939 | 4 | 2 | |
| Earl Barrett | DF | 1986 | 4 | ||
| John Burridge | GK | 1995 | 4 | ||
| Michael Branch | FW | 1998 | 4 | ||
| Egil Østenstad | FW | 2001 | 4 | ||
| José Ángel Pozo | FW | 2014-2015 | 4 | 1 | |
| Manu García | MF | 2015-2019 | 4 | 1 | |
| Bersant Celina | DF | 2015-2018 | 4 | ||
| Vitor Reis | DF | Vitor Reis | 2025 | 4 | |
| Egil Ostenstad | FW | 2000-2001 | 4 | ||
| Jimmie Robertson | FW | 1896 | 3 | 2 | |
| William Townley | FW | 1896 | 3 | ||
| Frank Hesham | FW | 1897-1901 | 3 | ||
| Julius Gregory | FB | 1905-1906 | 3 | ||
| George Brooks | FW | 1911-1912 | 3 | 1 | |
| Jack Yuill | FW | 1909 | 3 | 1 | |
| George Furr | FW | 1910 | 3 | ||
| Reginald Humphreys | FB | 1910-1911 | 3 | ||
| George Gray | HB | 1919-1921 | 3 | ||
| George Albinson | HB | 1921 | 3 | ||
| Jimmy Mulligan | FB | 1922 | 3 | 1 | |
| Jack Doran | FW | 1922 | 3 | 1 | |
| Fred Appleton | FB | 1926-1927 | 3 | ||
| Clifford Foster | FW | 1927-1928 | 3 | ||
| Leo Dunne | FB | 1933-1935 | 3 | ||
| Jim Cassidy | FW | 1935-1936 | 3 | ||
| Bill Blackshaw | FW | 1939 | 3 | ||
| Bill Jones | FW | 1949-1950 | 3 | ||
| Peter Horridge | FB | 1958-1959 | 3 | ||
| Billy Haydock | FW | 1960 | 3 | 1 | |
| Jamie Hoyland | MF | 1983-1985 | 3 | 1 | |
| Bobby Mimms | GK | 1987 | 3 | ||
| Ashley Ward | FW | 1989-1990 | 3 | ||
| Danny Hoekman | MF | 1991 | 3 | ||
| Simon Tracey | GK | 1994 | 3 | ||
| Dave Morley | DF | 1997 | 3 | 1 | |
| Lee Mills | FW | 2000 | 3 | ||
| Chris Killen | FW | 2001-2002 | 3 | ||
| Shaleum Logan | DF | 2007-2010 | 3 | ||
| Abdisalam Ibrahim | MF | 2010-2014 | 3 | ||
| Márton Fülöp | GK | 2010 | 3 | ||
| Karim Rekik | DF | 2011-2015 | 3 | ||
| Pablo Maffeo | DF | 2016-2018 | 3 | ||
| Patrick Roberts | MF | 2015-2022 | 3 | ||
| Claudio Gomes | MF | 2018-2022 | 3 | ||
| Felix Nmecha | MF | 2018-2021 | 3 | ||
| CJ Egan-Riley | DF | CJ Egan-Riley | 2021-2022 | 3 | |
| Luke Mbete | DF | Luke Mbete | 2021 | 3 | |
| Josh Wilson-Esbrand | DF | Josh Wilson-Esbrand | 2021 | 3 | |
| Micah Hamilton | MF | Micah Hamilton | 2023-2024 | 3 | 1 |
| Claudio Echeverri | MF | Claudio Echeverri | 2025 | 3 | 1 |
| Reg Humphreys | Right back | 1910-1911 | 3 | ||
| John Foster | DF | 1996-1997 | 3 | ||
| David Morley | DF | 1997-1998 | 3 | 1 | |
| Archibald Ferguson | FB | 1894 | 2 | ||
| Tommy Callaghan | OR | 1908 | 2 | ||
| Patsy Hendren | FW | 1909 | 2 | ||
| Len Jobling | FW | 1913 | 2 | ||
| Andie Newton | FB | 1919 | 2 | ||
| Frank Knowles | HB | 1919 | 2 | ||
| Fred Lievesley | FW | 1919-1921 | 2 | ||
| Harry Jarvis | HB | 1920 | 2 | ||
| Tommy Ingham | FW | 1922 | 2 | 1 | |
| Tommy Gibson | FW | 1927 | 2 | 2 | |
| Tom Smelt | FW | 1927 | 2 | 1 | |
| Foster Hedley | FW | 1930 | 2 | 2 | |
| Cliff Walmsley | GK | 1932 | 2 | ||
| Peter Robinson | HB | 1946 | 2 | ||
| Jimmy Rudd | FW | 1946 | 2 | ||
| Fred Smith | FW | 1952 | 2 | 1 | |
| Bert Lister | FW | 1958-1959 | 2 | ||
| Derek Hodgkinson | FW | 1963 | 2 | 1 | |
| Derek Panter | FW | 1964 | 2 | ||
| Ron Frost | MF | 1964 | 2 | 1 | |
| Billy Telford | FW | 1975 | 2 | ||
| Terry Park | MF | 1983 | 2 | ||
| Ivan Golac | DF | 1983 | 2 | ||
| Graeme Sinclair | DF | 1984 | 2 | ||
| Justin Fashanu | FW | 1989 | 2 | ||
| Giuseppe Mazzarelli | DF | 1996 | 2 | ||
| Mark Robins | FW | 1999 | 2 | ||
| Alioune Touré | FW | 2001 | 2 | ||
| Leon Mike | FW | 2001 | 2 | ||
| Mikkel Bischoff | DF | 2002-2003 | 2 | ||
| Árni Gautur Arason | GK | 2004 | 2 | ||
| Ronald Waterreus | GK | 2004 | 2 | ||
| Matt Mills | DF | 2006 | 2 | ||
| Alex Nimely | FW | 2010-2014 | 2 | ||
| Luca Scapuzzi | FW | 2011-2014 | 2 | ||
| Denis Suárez | MF | 2011-2013 | 2 | ||
| Cameron Humphreys | DF | 2016-2019 | 2 | ||
| Philippe Sandler | DF | 2018-2022 | 2 | ||
| Scott Carson | GK | 2019-2025 | 2 | ||
| Kayky | FW | Kayky | 2021-2025 | 2 | |
| Roméo Lavia | MF | Roméo Lavia | 2021-2022 | 2 | |
| Máximo Perrone | MF | Máximo Perrone | 2023-2025 | 2 | |
| Jacob Wright | DF | Jacob Wright | 2023-2025 | 2 | |
| Divin Mubama | FW | Divin Mubama | 2025 | 2 | 1 |
| Ryan McAidoo | DF | Ryan McAidoo | 2025 | 2 | 1 |
| Lukas Nmecha | FW | 2017-2021 | 2 | ||
| Stephen Elliott | FW | 2003-2004 | 2 | ||
| Stephen Jordan (mer) | DF | 2003-2004 | 2 | ||
| Wilmot Turner | FW | 1893 | 1 | ||
| George Armitt | FW | 1893 | 1 | ||
| Alf Edge | FW | 1894 | 1 | ||
| Arthur Spittle | FW | 1894 | 1 | 1 | |
| Willie Maley | HB | 1896 | 1 | ||
| Jock Espie | HB | 1896 | 1 | ||
| Jim Platt | FW | 1896 | 1 | ||
| Tommy Clare | FB | 1898 | 1 | ||
| Herbert Hallows | HB | 1901 | 1 | ||
| Lionel Watson | FW | 1901 | 1 | ||
| James Young | HB | 1905 | 1 | ||
| Horace Blew | FB | 1906 | 1 | ||
| George Hamblett | HB | 1907 | 1 | ||
| Samuel Eyres | FW | 1907 | 1 | 1 | |
| Ernest Bannister | HB | 1908 | 1 | ||
| Ernest Hitchcock | FW | 1909 | 1 | ||
| Eversley Mansfield | FW | 1909 | 1 | ||
| Jack Swann | GK | 1909 | 1 | ||
| Joe Bentley | HB | 1912 | 1 | ||
| Peter Gartland | FB | 1914 | 1 | ||
| Jack Hall | FW | 1915 | 1 | ||
| Albert Simpson | FW | 1922 | 1 | ||
| George Utley | HB | 1922 | 1 | ||
| Alex Leslie | HB | 1924 | 1 | ||
| John Phillips | GK | 1925 | 1 | ||
| Fred Gorringe | FW | 1928 | 1 | 2 | |
| Frank Higgs | GK | 1932 | 1 | ||
| Jimmy Naylor | HB | 1933 | 1 | ||
| John Allmark | FW | 1937 | 1 | ||
| Ronnie Hodgson | HB | 1946 | 1 | ||
| Murdoch McCormack | FW | 1947 | 1 | ||
| Tommy Oakes | FW | 1947 | 1 | ||
| Ken Oxford | GK | 1948 | 1 | ||
| Derek Williams | GK | 1952 | 1 | ||
| Eric Webster | HB | 1953 | 1 | ||
| Phil Woosnam | FW | 1953 | 1 | ||
| Ken Taylor | FB | 1958 | 1 | ||
| Jimmy Pennington | FW | 1959 | 1 | ||
| Bobby McAlinden | MF | 1963 | 1 | ||
| Keith Hanvey | DF | 1971 | 1 | ||
| Andy Elliot | MF | 1982 | 1 | ||
| Ronnie Hildersley | MF | 1983 | 1 | ||
| Dominic Sullivan | MF | 1983 | 1 | ||
| Ian Thompstone | MF | 1988 | 1 | 1 | |
| Neil Lennon | DF | 1988 | 1 | ||
| Bill Williams | DF | 1988 | 1 | ||
| Ronnie Mauge | MF | 1991 | 1 | ||
| Steve Rimmer | DF | 1998 | 1 | ||
| Terry Dunfield | MF | 2001 | 1 | ||
| Tyrone Mears | DF | 2002 | 1 | ||
| Glenn Whelan | MF | 2003 | 1 | ||
| Jonathan D'Laryea | MF | 2004 | 1 | ||
| Hussein Yasser | MF | 2005 | 1 | ||
| Djamel Abdoun | MF | 2007 | 1 | ||
| Sam Williamson | DF | 2008 | 1 | ||
| Gláuber | DF | 2009 | 1 | ||
| Stuart Taylor | GK | 2010 | 1 | ||
| Gunnar Nielsen | GK | 2010 | 1 | ||
| Ben Mee | DF | 2010 | 1 | ||
| Javan Vidal | DF | 2010 | 1 | ||
| John Guidetti | FW | 2010-2015 | 1 | ||
| Ryan McGivern | DF | 2011 | 1 | ||
| Reece Wabara | DF | 2011 | 1 | ||
| Jérémy Hélan | DF | 2012 | 1 | ||
| Emyr Huws | MF | 2014 | 1 | ||
| Bruno Zuculini | MF | 2014 | 1 | ||
| George Evans | MF | 2015 | 1 | ||
| David Faupala | FW | 2016-2018 | 1 | 1 | |
| Brandon Barker | MF | 2016-2019 | 1 | ||
| Ian Poveda | FW | 2016-2019 | 1 | ||
| Tom Dele-Bashiru | MF | 2017-2019 | 1 | ||
| Samuel Edozie | FW | 2021-2022 | 1 | ||
| Ben Knight | DF | Ben Knight (footballer) | 2021-2024 | 1 | |
| Finley Burns | DF | Finley Burns | 2021-2026 | 1 | |
| Shea Charles | DF | Shea Charles | 2022-2023 | 1 | |
| Mahamadou Susoho | MF | Mahamadou Susoho | 2023-2026 | 1 | |
| Kaden Braithwaite | DF | Kaden Braithwaite | 2025 | 1 | |
| Charlie Gray | MF | Charlie Gray (footballer) | 2025 | 1 | |
| Jadon Heskey | FW | Jadon Heskey | 2025 | 1 | |
| Stephen Mfuni | DF | Stephen Mfuni | 2025 | 1 | |
| Reigan Heskey | FW | Reigan Heskey | 2025-2026 | 1 | |
| Elliot Anderson | MF | 2026 | 1 | ||
| Dan Coupe | Right back | 1909 | 1 | ||
| Andy Elliott | MF | 1981-1982 | 1 | ||
| Alfred Keeling | FW | 1939-1942 | 1 | ||
| Shay Logan | FB | 2007-2011 | 1 | ||
| Ray Kelly | FW | 1997-1998 | 1 | ||
| Alan Bailey | FW | 1998-1999 | 1 | ||
| Yasser Hussein | MF | 2005-2006 | 1 | ||
| Glauber Berti | DF | 2008-2009 | 1 | ||
| Chris Chantler | MF | 2010-2011 | 1 | ||
| Jaden Heskey | MF | 2025-2026 | 1 | ||
| Nicky Lever | 1997-1998 | ||||
| Stephen Hodgson | GK | 1999-2000 | |||
| Richard McKinney | GK | 1999-2001 | |||
| Rhys Day | DF | 2000-2001 | |||
| Brian Murphy | GK | 2000-2003 | |||
| Simon Royce | GK | 2001-2002 | |||
| Tim Flowers | GK | 2002-2003 | |||
| Karim Kerkar | MF | 2002-2003 | |||
| Vicente Matias Vuoso | FW | 2002-2003 | |||
| Patrick McCarthy | DF | 2004-2005 | |||
| Geert De Vlieger | GK | 2005-2006 | |||
| Marc Laird | MF | 2006-2008 | |||
| Adam Clayton | MF | 2008-2009 | |||
| David Ball | FW | 2009-2010 | |||
| Scott Kay | MF | 2009-2011 | |||
| Kieran Trippier | DF | 2009-2010 | |||
| Andrew Tutte | MF | 2009-2010 | |||
| Omar Elabdellaoui | DF | 2010-2011 | |||
| Frederic Veseli | DF | 2010-2011 | |||
| Joan Angel Roman | MF | 2011-2012 | |||
| Eirik Holmen Johansen | GK | 2012-2013 | |||
| Courtney Meppen-Walter | DF | 2012-2013 | |||
| Richard Wright | GK | 2012-2016 | |||
| Thierry Ambrose | FW | 2014-2015 | |||
| Sinan Bytyqi | MF | 2014-2015 | |||
| George Glendon | MF | 2014-2016 | |||
| Jason Denayer | DF | 2015-2016 | |||
| James Horsfield | MF | 2015-2016 | |||
| Angus Gunn | GK | 2016-2017 | |||
| Demeaco Duhaney | DF | 2017-2018 | |||
| Luke Bolton | DF | 2018-2019 | |||
| Daniel Grimshaw | GK | 2018-2019 | |||
| Taylor Richards | MF | 2018-2019 | |||
| Alpha Diounkou | DF | 2019-2020 | |||
| Cieran Slicker | GK | 2021-2022 | |||
| Yan Couto | DF | 2021-2022 | |||
| Alex Robertson | MF | 2022-2023 | |||
| True Grant | GK | 2023-2024 | |||
| Farid Alfa-Ruprecht | FW | 2024-2025 | |||
| Marcus Bettinelli | GK | 2024-2026 | |||
| Spike Brits | GK | 2024-2025 | |||
| Max Hudson | GK | 2024-2025 | |||
| Issa Kabore | DF | 2024-2025 | |||
| Floyd Samba | MF | 2025-2026 | |||
| Kian Noble | DF | 2025-2026 | |||
| Sverre Nypan | MF | 2025-2026 | |||
| Tyrone Samba | FW | 2025-2026 |