| 1 | Stiliyan Petrov | Midfield - Central Midfield | Bulgaria | Retired | 1979 | — |
| 2 | David Pizarro | Midfield - Central Midfield | Chile | Retired | 1979 | — |
| 3 | Lee Marshall | Midfield - Central Midfield | England | Retired | 1979 | — |
| 4 | Ali Güneş | Midfield - Central Midfield | Türkiye Germany | Retired | 1978 | — |
| 5 | Frank Lampard | Midfield - Central Midfield | England | Retired | 1978 | — |
| 6 | Pascal Johansen | Midfield - Central Midfield | France | Retired | 1979 | — |
| 7 | Scott Severin | Midfield - Central Midfield | Scotland | Retired | 1979 | — |
| 8 | Vincenzo Grella | Midfield - Central Midfield | Australia Italy | Retired | 1979 | — |
| 9 | Maurizio Bedin | Midfield - Central Midfield | Italy | Retired | 1979 | — |
| 10 | David Jarolím | Midfield - Central Midfield | Czech Republic | Retired | 1979 | — |
| 11 | Fabian Boll | Midfield - Central Midfield | Germany | Retired | 1979 | — |
| 12 | Stephen Clemence | Midfield - Central Midfield | England | Retired | 1978 | — |
| 13 | Alfonso Camorani | Midfield - Central Midfield | Italy | Retired | 1978 | — |
| 14 | Gennaro Gattuso | Midfield - Central Midfield | Italy | Retired | 1978 | — |
| 15 | Stefano Morrone | Midfield - Central Midfield | Italy | Retired | 1978 | — |
| 16 | Gavin McCann | Midfield - Central Midfield | England | Retired | 1978 | — |
| 17 | James O'Connor | Midfield - Central Midfield | Ireland | Retired | 1979 | — |
| 18 | Dejan Stanković | Midfield - Central Midfield | Serbia Italy | Retired | 1978 | — |
| 19 | Nigel Quashie | Midfield - Central Midfield | Scotland England | Retired | 1978 | — |
| 20 | Damien Johnson | Midfield - Central Midfield | Northern Ireland | Retired | 1978 | — |
| 21 | Jamie McClen | Midfield - Central Midfield | England | Retired | 1979 | — |
| 22 | Mile Krstev | Midfield - Central Midfield | North Macedonia | Retired | 1979 | — |
| 23 | Cristian Ledesma | Midfield - Central Midfield | Argentina | Retired | 1978 | — |
| 24 | Mark Wilson | Midfield - Central Midfield | England | Retired | 1979 | — |
| 25 | Jonathan Greening | Midfield - Central Midfield | England | Retired | 1979 | — |
| 26 | Robert Wolleaston | Midfield - Central Midfield | England | Retired | 1979 | — |
| 27 | Samir Naciri | Midfield - Central Midfield | Germany Morocco | Retired | 1979 | — |
| 28 | Kléberson | Midfield - Central Midfield | Brazil | Retired | 1979 | — |
| 29 | Sergio Bastida | Midfield - Central Midfield | Argentina Bolivia | Retired | 1979 | — |
| 30 | Kevin Hansen | Midfield - Central Midfield | Germany | Retired | 1979 | — |