| # | Player | Position | Citizenship | Club | Born | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Jaap Stam | Defender - Centre-Back | Netherlands | Retired | 1972 | - |
| 2 |  Ralph Geiger | Defender - Centre-Back | Austria | Retired | 1972 | - |
| 3 |  Tom Persich | Defender - Centre-Back | Germany | Retired | 1971 | - |
| 4 |  Cyril Domoraud | Defender - Centre-Back | Cote d'Ivoire France | Retired | 1971 | - |
| 5 |  Carlos Gamarra | Defender - Centre-Back | Paraguay | Retired | 1971 | - |
| 6 |  Marco Grimm | Defender - Centre-Back | Germany | Retired | 1972 | - |
| 7 |  Ralf Bucher | Defender - Centre-Back | Germany | Retired | 1972 | - |
| 8 |  Patrick Pothuizen | Defender - Centre-Back | Netherlands | Retired | 1972 | - |
| 9 |  Alan Stubbs | Defender - Centre-Back | England | Retired | 1971 | - |
| 10 |  Harutyun Vardanyan | Defender - Centre-Back | Armenia | Retired | 1970 | - |
| 11 |  Marco Zwyssig | Defender - Centre-Back | Switzerland | Retired | 1971 | - |
| 12 |  Darryl Powell | Defender - Centre-Back | Jamaica England | Retired | 1971 | - |
| 13 |  Dennis Grassow | Defender - Centre-Back | Germany | Retired | 1971 | - |
| 14 |  Mauricio Pochettino | Defender - Centre-Back | Argentina Spain | Retired | 1972 | - |
| 15 |  Lilian Thuram | Defender - Centre-Back | France Guadeloupe | Retired | 1972 | - |
| 16 |  Krzysztof Kowalik | Defender - Centre-Back | Poland | Retired | 1971 | - |
| 17 |  Stephan Paßlack | Defender - Centre-Back | Germany | Retired | 1970 | - |
| 18 |  Mauro Mayer | Defender - Centre-Back | Italy | Retired | 1970 | - |
| 19 |  Émerson Thome | Defender - Centre-Back | Brazil Portugal | Retired | 1972 | - |
| 20 |  Tamás Bódog | Defender - Centre-Back | Hungary Germany | Retired | 1970 | - |
| 21 |  Paolo Montero | Defender - Centre-Back | Uruguay Spain | Retired | 1971 | - |
| 22 |  Gareth Southgate | Defender - Centre-Back | England | Retired | 1970 | - |
| 23 |  Johan Mjällby | Defender - Centre-Back | Sweden | Retired | 1971 | - |
| 24 |  Henning Hardt | Defender - Centre-Back | Germany | Retired | 1971 | - |
| 25 |  Bruno N'Gotty | Defender - Centre-Back | France Cameroon | Retired | 1971 | - |
| 26 |  Ned Zelic | Defender - Centre-Back | Australia Croatia | Retired | 1971 | - |
| 27 |  Lorenzo Amoruso | Defender - Centre-Back | Italy | Retired | 1971 | - |
| 28 |  Slobodan Komljenovic | Defender - Centre-Back | Serbia Germany | Retired | 1971 | - |
| 29 |  Christian Beeck | Defender - Centre-Back | Germany | Retired | 1971 | - |
| 30 |  Arne Tammen | Defender - Centre-Back | Germany | Retired | 1972 | - |