| 1 | Kevin Hansen | Midfield - Central Midfield | Germany | Retired | 1979 | — |
| 2 | Edwin de Graaf | Midfield - Central Midfield | Netherlands | Retired | 1980 | — |
| 3 | Stiliyan Petrov | Midfield - Central Midfield | Bulgaria | Retired | 1979 | — |
| 4 | Kléberson | Midfield - Central Midfield | Brazil | Retired | 1979 | — |
| 5 | Samir Naciri | Midfield - Central Midfield | Germany Morocco | Retired | 1979 | — |
| 6 | Cristian Ledesma | Midfield - Central Midfield | Argentina | Retired | 1978 | — |
| 7 | Ali Güneş | Midfield - Central Midfield | Türkiye Germany | Retired | 1978 | — |
| 8 | Steed Malbranque | Midfield - Central Midfield | France Belgium | Retired | 1980 | — |
| 9 | Emanuele Di Zenzo | Midfield - Central Midfield | Switzerland Italy | Retired | 1979 | — |
| 10 | Nico Weißmann | Midfield - Central Midfield | Germany | Retired | 1980 | — |
| 11 | Jody Morris | Midfield - Central Midfield | England | Retired | 1978 | — |
| 12 | Jamie McClen | Midfield - Central Midfield | England | Retired | 1979 | — |
| 13 | Jonathan Greening | Midfield - Central Midfield | England | Retired | 1979 | — |
| 14 | Mile Krstev | Midfield - Central Midfield | North Macedonia | Retired | 1979 | — |
| 15 | Simon Cziommer | Midfield - Central Midfield | Germany | Retired | 1980 | — |
| 16 | Alan Smith | Midfield - Central Midfield | England | Retired | 1980 | — |
| 17 | David Jarolím | Midfield - Central Midfield | Czech Republic | Retired | 1979 | — |
| 18 | Eseosa Patrick | Midfield - Central Midfield | Nigeria | Retired | 1980 | — |
| 19 | Scott Parker | Midfield - Central Midfield | England | Retired | 1980 | — |
| 20 | Steven Gerrard | Midfield - Central Midfield | England | Retired | 1980 | — |
| 21 | James O'Connor | Midfield - Central Midfield | Ireland | Retired | 1979 | — |
| 22 | Robert Wolleaston | Midfield - Central Midfield | England | Retired | 1979 | — |
| 23 | Diego Gavilán | Midfield - Central Midfield | Paraguay Spain | Retired | 1980 | — |
| 24 | Scott Severin | Midfield - Central Midfield | Scotland | Retired | 1979 | — |
| 25 | Sérgio da Silva Pinto | Midfield - Central Midfield | Germany Portugal | Retired | 1980 | — |
| 26 | Lee Marshall | Midfield - Central Midfield | England | Retired | 1979 | — |
| 27 | Michael Niedrig | Midfield - Central Midfield | Germany | Retired | 1980 | — |
| 28 | Mark Wilson | Midfield - Central Midfield | England | Retired | 1979 | — |
| 29 | Massimilian Porcello | Midfield - Central Midfield | Germany Italy | Retired | 1980 | — |
| 30 | Sergio Bastida | Midfield - Central Midfield | Argentina Bolivia | Retired | 1979 | — |