| Players | Total | Start | Sub | CO | Off | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Shay Given | 38 | 38 | - | - | - | - |
Aaron Hughes | 35 | 35 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 |
Alan Shearer | 35 | 35 | - | - | 4 | 17 |
Kieron Dyer | 35 | 33 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
Jermaine Jenas | 32 | 23 | 11 | 9 | - | 6 |
Nolberto Solano | 31 | 29 | 5 | 2 | 22 | 7 |
Oliver Bernard | 30 | 24 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
Craig Bellamy | 29 | 27 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
Shola Ameobi | 28 | 8 | 29 | 20 | 3 | 5 |
Laurent Robert | 27 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 5 |
Andy Griffin | 27 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
Andrew O'Brien | 26 | 26 | 4 | - | 4 | - |
Gary Speed | 24 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 |
Hugo Viana | 23 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 2 |
Nikos Dabizas | 16 | 13 | 11 | 3 | - | - |
Titus Bramble | 16 | 13 | 8 | 3 | - | - |
Steven Caldwell | 14 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Lomana LuaLua | 11 | 5 | 22 | 6 | 5 | 2 |
Jonathan Woodgate | 10 | 10 | - | - | 1 | - |
Brian Kerr | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | - |
Clarence Acuna | 4 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | - |
Robbie Elliott | 2 | - | 7 | 2 | - | - |
Michael Chopra | 1 | - | 3 | 1 | - | - |
Carl Cort | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Darren Ambrose | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Jamie McClen | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Tony Caig | - | - | 3 | - | - | - |
Steve Harper | - | - | 35 | - | - | - | 505 | 418 | 190 | 87 | 87 | 60 |
Total = Total appearances,
Start = Total started,
CO = Came on,
Sub = Started as a sub,
Off = Taken off .