| Squad | Appearances | ||
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| David Armstrong | 3780' | 42 | 42 | - | - | 8 | - | - | - |
| John Craggs | 3736' | 42 | 42 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| David Mills | 3735' | 42 | 41 | 1 | - | 15 | - | - | - |
| Stuart Boam | 3600' | 40 | 40 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Terry Cooper | 3600' | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Willie Maddren | 3422' | 39 | 39 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| Tony McAndrew | 3421' | 39 | 38 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Graeme Souness | 3420' | 38 | 38 | - | - | 2 | - | - | - |
| Peter Brine | 2298' | 29 | 25 | 4 | 3 | 2 | - | - | - |
| Phil Boersma | 1942' | 28 | 22 | 6 | 7 | 2 | - | - | - |
| Jim Platt | 2160' | 24 | 24 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Alf Wood | 1686' | 23 | 22 | 1 | 8 | 2 | - | - | - |
| Patrick Cuff | 1620' | 18 | 18 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Alan Willey | 1099' | 18 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 4 | - | - | - |
| John Hickton | 467' | 9 | 4 | 5 | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| Ian Bailey | 495' | 7 | 4 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Graeme Hedley | 540' | 6 | 6 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Alan Ramage | 450' | 5 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Stan Cummins | 91' | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| William Woof | 45' | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Peter Johnson | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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