| Squad | Appearances | ||
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| Steve Hodge | 3736' | 42 | 42 | - | 1 | 12 | - | - | - |
| John Metgod | 3556' | 40 | 40 | - | 1 | 6 | - | - | - |
| Ian Bowyer | 3466' | 39 | 39 | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | - |
| Kenny Swain | 3466' | 39 | 39 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Peter Davenport | 3150' | 35 | 35 | - | - | 16 | - | - | - |
| Chris Fairclough | 3106' | 35 | 35 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Steve Wigley | 3061' | 35 | 34 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Paul Hart | 3016' | 34 | 34 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Hans Segers | 2520' | 28 | 28 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gary Mills | 1936' | 26 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 4 | - | - | - |
| Jim McInally | 2160' | 24 | 24 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bryn Gunn | 1486' | 17 | 17 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Trevor Christie | 1084' | 14 | 14 | - | 4 | 5 | - | - | - |
| Steve Sutton | 1260' | 14 | 14 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Garry Birtles | 993' | 13 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 2 | - | - | - |
| Colin Walsh | 991' | 13 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| David Riley | 765' | 10 | 7 | 3 | - | 2 | - | - | - |
| Nigel Clough | 765' | 9 | 8 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Alan Davidson | 270' | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Paul Raynor | 226' | 3 | 3 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Des Walker | 270' | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gary Fleming | 180' | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| David Campbell | 45' | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mark Smalley | 90' | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| David Needham | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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