| Squad | Appearances | ||
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| Frank Stapleton | 3692' | 42 | 42 | - | 2 | 13 | - | - | - |
| Ray Wilkins | 3721' | 42 | 42 | - | 2 | 3 | - | - | - |
| Arthur Albiston | 3600' | 40 | 40 | - | - | 2 | - | - | - |
| Gary Bailey | 3600' | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Michael Duxbury | 3466' | 39 | 39 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Kevin Moran | 3361' | 38 | 38 | - | 2 | 7 | - | - | - |
| Arthur Graham | 2988' | 37 | 33 | 4 | 2 | 5 | - | - | - |
| Norman Whiteside | 2720' | 37 | 30 | 7 | 6 | 10 | - | - | - |
| Remi Moses | 2970' | 35 | 31 | 4 | - | 2 | - | - | - |
| Bryan Robson | 2882' | 33 | 33 | - | 2 | 12 | - | - | - |
| Arnold Mühren | 2252' | 26 | 26 | - | 2 | 8 | - | - | - |
| Gordon McQueen | 1756' | 20 | 20 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Graeme Hogg | 1440' | 16 | 16 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Mark Hughes | 810' | 11 | 7 | 4 | - | 4 | - | - | - |
| Paul McGrath | 766' | 9 | 9 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Garth Crooks | 584' | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - |
| Lou Macari | 225' | 5 | - | 5 | - | - | - | - | - |
| John Gidman | 316' | 4 | 4 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Alan Davies | 182' | 3 | 3 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| Jeffrey Wealands | 180' | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Clayton Blackmore | 90' | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mark Dempsey | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Andy Hill | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Steve Pears | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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