| Players | Total | Start | Sub | CO | Off | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Neville Southall | 41 | 41 | - | - | - | - |
Dave Watson | 38 | 38 | - | - | 2 | 2 |
David Unsworth | 38 | 37 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Joe Parkinson | 34 | 32 | 4 | 2 | 6 | - |
Barry Horne | 31 | 31 | - | - | - | - |
Andy Hinchcliffe | 29 | 28 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Matt Jackson | 29 | 26 | 9 | 3 | 2 | - |
Paul Rideout | 29 | 25 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 14 |
Graham Stuart | 28 | 20 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 3 |
Anders Limpar | 27 | 19 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 2 |
John Ebbrell | 26 | 26 | - | - | 2 | - |
Gary Ablett | 26 | 26 | - | - | 3 | 3 |
Duncan Ferguson | 23 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
David Burrows | 19 | 19 | - | - | 3 | - |
Vinnie Samways | 19 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
Daniel Amokachi | 18 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
Earl Barrett | 17 | 17 | - | - | - | - |
Stuart Barlow | 11 | 7 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
Ian Durrant | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |
Tony Grant | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | - |
Brett Angell | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | - |
Tony Cottee | 3 | 3 | - | - | 1 | - |
Ian Snodin | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Gary Rowett | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - |
Jason Kearton | 1 | 1 | 32 | - | - | - |
Paul Holmes | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
Steve Reeves | - | - | 8 | - | - | - |
Jamie Speare | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 507 | 462 | 125 | 45 | 45 | 43 |
Total = Total appearances,
Start = Total started,
CO = Came on,
Sub = Started as a sub,
Off = Taken off .