| 1 |  Kevin Hansen | Midfield - Central Midfield | Germany | Retired | 1979 | — |
| 2 |  Mile Krstev | Midfield - Central Midfield | North Macedonia | Retired | 1979 | — |
| 3 |  Samir Naciri | Midfield - Central Midfield | Germany Morocco | Retired | 1979 | — |
| 4 |  Maurizio Bedin | Midfield - Central Midfield | Italy | Retired | 1979 | — |
| 5 |  Dejan Stanković | Midfield - Central Midfield | Serbia Italy | Retired | 1978 | — |
| 6 |  David Pizarro | Midfield - Central Midfield | Chile | Retired | 1979 | — |
| 7 |  James O'Connor | Midfield - Central Midfield | Ireland | Retired | 1979 | — |
| 8 |  Stiliyan Petrov | Midfield - Central Midfield | Bulgaria | Retired | 1979 | — |
| 9 |  Robert Wolleaston | Midfield - Central Midfield | England | Retired | 1979 | — |
| 10 |  Michael Niedrig | Midfield - Central Midfield | Germany | Retired | 1980 | — |
| 11 |  Cristian Ledesma | Midfield - Central Midfield | Argentina | Retired | 1978 | — |
| 12 |  Jonathan Greening | Midfield - Central Midfield | England | Retired | 1979 | — |
| 13 |  Pascal Johansen | Midfield - Central Midfield | France | Retired | 1979 | — |
| 14 |  Sergio Bastida | Midfield - Central Midfield | Argentina Bolivia | Retired | 1979 | — |
| 15 |  Stephen Clemence | Midfield - Central Midfield | England | Retired | 1978 | — |
| 16 |  Jody Morris | Midfield - Central Midfield | England | Retired | 1978 | — |
| 17 |  Fabian Boll | Midfield - Central Midfield | Germany | Retired | 1979 | — |
| 18 |  Ali Güneş | Midfield - Central Midfield | Türkiye Germany | Retired | 1978 | — |
| 19 |  Emanuele Di Zenzo | Midfield - Central Midfield | Switzerland Italy | Retired | 1979 | — |
| 20 |  Florent Balmont | Midfield - Central Midfield | France | Retired | 1980 | — |
| 21 |  Kléberson | Midfield - Central Midfield | Brazil | Retired | 1979 | — |
| 22 |  Damien Johnson | Midfield - Central Midfield | Northern Ireland | Retired | 1978 | — |
| 23 |  Jamie McClen | Midfield - Central Midfield | England | Retired | 1979 | — |
| 24 |  Lee Marshall | Midfield - Central Midfield | England | Retired | 1979 | — |
| 25 |  Seydou Keita | Midfield - Central Midfield | Mali France | Retired | 1980 | — |
| 26 |  David Jarolím | Midfield - Central Midfield | Czech Republic | Retired | 1979 | — |
| 27 |  Frank Lampard | Midfield - Central Midfield | England | Retired | 1978 | — |
| 28 |  Mark Wilson | Midfield - Central Midfield | England | Retired | 1979 | — |
| 29 |  Steed Malbranque | Midfield - Central Midfield | France Belgium | Retired | 1980 | — |
| 30 |  Nigel Quashie | Midfield - Central Midfield | Scotland England | Retired | 1978 | — |