| Player | Date of Birth | Games Played | Games Started | Minutes Played | ![]() |
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| Goalkeepers | |||||||
| Chris Kirkland (ENG) | 2 May 1981 | 37 | 37 | 3,330 | |||
| Carlo Nash (ENG) | 13 Sep 1973 | ||||||
| Mike Pollitt (ENG) | 29 Feb 1972 | 1 | 1 | 90 | |||
| Defenders | |||||||
| Emmerson Boyce (ENG) | 24 Sep 1979 | 23 | 23 | 2,070 | |||
| Titus Bramble (ENG) | 31 Jul 1981 | 26 | 26 | 2,340 | 2 | 5 | |
| Erik Edman (SWE) | 11 Nov 1978 | 5 | 5 | 401 | |||
| Manyero Figueroa (HON) | 2 May 1983 | 2 | 1 | 92 | |||
| Andreas Granqvist (SWE) | 16 Apr 1985 | 14 | 14 | 1,168 | 1 | ||
| Erik Hagen (NOR) | 20 Jul 1975 | 1 | 1 | 71 | |||
| Mario Melchiot (NED) | 11 Apr 1976 | 31 | 31 | 2,641 | 1 | 1 | |
| Paul Scharner (AUT) | 11 Mar 1980 | 38 | 38 | 3,404 | 4 | 5 | |
| Ryan Taylor (ENG) | 19 Aug 1984 | 15 | 11 | 1,032 | 3 | 2 | |
| Midfielders | |||||||
| Michael Brown (ENG) | 25 Jan 1977 | 30 | 26 | 2,384 | 10 | ||
| Kevin Kilbane (IRL) | 1 Feb 1977 | 35 | 33 | 3,003 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Jason Koumas (WAL) | 25 Sep 1979 | 30 | 22 | 2,156 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Salomon Olembe (CMR) | 8 Dec 1980 | 6 | 2 | 195 | |||
| Wilson Palacios (HON) | 27 Jul 1984 | 16 | 16 | 1,410 | 1 | 5 | |
| Josip Skoko (AUS) | 10 Dec 1975 | 12 | 7 | 664 | 3 | ||
| Antonio Valencia (ECU) | 4 Aug 1985 | 15 | 15 | 1,350 | 3 | 3 | |
| Luis Valencia Mosquera Valencia (ECU) | 4 Aug 1985 | 16 | 15 | 1,361 | 1 | ||
| Strikers | |||||||
| Julius Aghahowa (NGR) | 12 Feb 1982 | 14 | 2 | 383 | 1 | ||
| Marcus Bent (ENG) | 19 May 1978 | 30 | 25 | 2,334 | 7 | 1 | |
| Emile Heskey (ENG) | 11 Jan 1978 | 28 | 27 | 2,075 | 4 | 5 | |
| Marlon King (ENG) | 26 Apr 1980 | 15 | 8 | 680 | 1 | 1 | |
| Antoine Sibierski (FRA) | 5 Aug 1974 | 27 | 10 | 1,002 | 4 | 1 | |