| Squad | Appearances | ||
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| Chris Fairclough | 3600' | 40 | 40 | - | - | 4 | - | - | - |
| Paul Allen | 3290' | 39 | 39 | - | 5 | 3 | - | - | - |
| Gary Mabbutt | 3286' | 37 | 37 | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | - |
| Mitchell Thomas | 3107' | 36 | 35 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| Clive Allen | 2661' | 34 | 31 | 3 | 6 | 11 | - | - | - |
| Osvaldo Ardiles | 2254' | 28 | 26 | 2 | 4 | - | - | - | - |
| Steve Hodge | 2119' | 26 | 25 | 1 | 4 | 3 | - | - | - |
| Vincent Samways | 1851' | 26 | 21 | 5 | 6 | - | - | - | - |
| Nico Claesen | 1803' | 24 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 10 | - | - | - |
| Chris Waddle | 1935' | 22 | 21 | 1 | - | 2 | - | - | - |
| Brian Statham | 1440' | 18 | 14 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gary Stevens | 1444' | 18 | 18 | - | 4 | - | - | - | - |
| Terry Fenwick | 1442' | 17 | 17 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| Tony Parks | 1440' | 16 | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chris Hughton | 993' | 13 | 12 | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | - |
| Bobby Mimms | 1170' | 13 | 13 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Paul Moran | 725' | 13 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 1 | - | - | - |
| John Metgod | 677' | 12 | 5 | 7 | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| Ray Clemence | 990' | 11 | 11 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| David Howells | 542' | 11 | 3 | 8 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Paul Walsh | 946' | 11 | 11 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Richard Gough | 810' | 9 | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Shaun Close | 361' | 7 | 2 | 5 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| John Moncur | 272' | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| Neil Ruddock | 316' | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| John Polston | 90' | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Phil Gray | 45' | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tim O'Shea | 45' | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| John Chiedozie | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Eddie Gormley | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mark Robson | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mark Stimson | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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