Players who have played 700 or more English League games
Former players - click to see more information on this site.
Current players - click to see details provided by www.soccerbase.com
Note: players with Scottish games or any non-English games do not have these games counted in the final totals that appear here...
1. 1005 Peter Shilton
2. 931 Tony Ford
3. 824 Terry Paine
4. 795 Tommy Hutchison
5. 790 Neil Redfearn Last season played for non-League sides, Bradford Park Avenue and Stocksbridge Park Steel. Started this season as Northwich Victoria's player/manager, but left in September 2007 without having played a match.
6. 782 Robbie James
7. 776 Alan Oakes
8. 773 Dave Beasant
9. 770 John Trollope (all for Swindon Town - holds record for English League games at one club)
10. 764 Jimmy Dickinson
11. 761 Roy Sproson
12 760 Mick Tait
13= 758 Ray Clemence
13= 758 Billy Bonds
15= 757 Pat Jennings
15= 757 Frank Worthington
17. 749 Ernie Moss
=18. 747 Les Chapman
=18. 747 Wayne Allison 2007-2008 played 4 games for Chesterfield (up to 2 October 2007)
20. 744 Asa Hartford
21= 743 Alan Ball
21= 743 John Hollins
21= 743 Phil Parkes
24. 734 Steve Bruce
25. 732 Mick Mills
26= 731 Ian Callaghan
26 = 731 David Seaman
28. 725 Steve Perryman
29. 722 Martin Peters
30. 720 Teddy Sherringham 2007-2008 played 5 games for Colchester United (up to 2 October 2007)
31. 718 Mick Channon
32= 716 Ron Harris
32= 716 Mike Summerbee
34. 714 Glenn Cockerill
35= 705 Keith Curle**
35= 705 Phil Neal
35= 705 John Wile
38= 703 Andy Melville
38= 703 Robert Lee
40 701 Neville Southall
41. 700 Mick Gooding
Of all the players that were on a League club's books last season, the following could play their way on to the list in the 2007-2008 season:
Alec Chamberlain 679 games. Contract ended 31 May 2007.
Peter Beagrie 670 games. Retired 27 October 2006
Graham Alexander 667 games. 2007-2008 played 3 games for Preston North End and 6 games for Burnley (up to 2 October 2007).
Here is a list of every player who played last season (2006-2007) with 600 games +.
Total at the end of the season. This table is not being updated.
Note: Paul Ince has played 609 games but this includes 54 games played at Inter Milan
* www.soccerbase.com lists Wayne Allison as having played 3 more games than the total given by Barry Hugman (2007) and Sky Sports Football Yearbook.
** www.soccerbase.com list Keith Curle as having played 1 more games than the total given by Barry Hugman (2007) and Sky Sports Football Yearbook.
*** www.soccerbase.com list Graham Alexander as having played 4 more games than the total given by Barry Hugman (2007) and Sky Sports Football Yearbook.
Information in part from:
Barry J Hugman (2007) (Editor) The PFA Footballer's Who's Who 2007-2008 Mainstream Publishing, Edinburgh.
Sky Sports Football Yearbook (current 38th edition Headline, London, 2007, formerly called Rothman's Football Yearbook.)