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