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| John Hollins | 3646' | 41 | 41 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Don Shanks | 3602' | 41 | 41 | - | 2 | 3 | - | - | - |
| Ian Gillard | 3288' | 38 | 38 | - | 3 | 3 | - | - | - |
| Ernie Howe | 3332' | 38 | 38 | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Martyn Busby | 2792' | 35 | 29 | 6 | 2 | 6 | - | - | - |
| Gerry Francis | 2745' | 31 | 31 | - | 2 | 2 | - | - | - |
| Stan Bowles | 2700' | 30 | 30 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Dave Clement | 2566' | 29 | 29 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Glenn Roeder | 2430' | 27 | 27 | - | - | 4 | - | - | - |
| Peter Eastoe | 2208' | 26 | 26 | - | 3 | 3 | - | - | - |
| Phil Parkes | 2160' | 24 | 24 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Paul Goddard | 1847' | 23 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 6 | - | - | - |
| Paul McGee | 1712' | 22 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 3 | - | - | - |
| Derek Richardson | 1620' | 18 | 18 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rachid Harkouk | 1173' | 15 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 3 | - | - | - |
| Billy Hamilton | 811' | 11 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - |
| Clive Allen | 630' | 10 | 4 | 6 | - | 4 | - | - | - |
| Mick Walsh | 900' | 10 | 10 | - | - | 3 | - | - | - |
| Thomas Cunningham | 766' | 9 | 9 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Barry Wallace | 317' | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| Karl Elsey | 181' | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Ronald Abbott | 90' | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Leighton James | 90' | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Peter Hucker | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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