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Gareth Barry has the most Premier League appearances. James Milner is the only active Premier League player with over 500 appearances. Since the Premier League's formation at the start of the 1992–93 season, 13 players have accrued 500 or more appearances in the Premier League.
This includes the appearances and goals of current and former players in the Premier League and English Football League. Peter Shilton has made the most appearances, and is the only player to have played in over one thousand games. Chris O'Grady made appearances for 17 different clubs, while 49 players made their appearances for only one team.
Pages in category "Lists of Premier League players" ... List of footballers with 500 or more Premier League appearances; A. Premier League Playmaker of the Season;
Most consecutive Premier League appearances: 310, Brad Friedel (14 August 2004 until 7 October 2012) [90] Most Premier League appearances as a substitute: 204, James Milner [45] Most seasons appeared in: 23 James Milner (every season from 2002–03 to 2024–25) Players currently playing in the Premier League are highlighted in bold.
Only seasons with appearances in the senior first team are counted. Manchester United midfielder Ryan Giggs appeared in 963 matches over 24 seasons. Giggs is also one of only two players (alongside James Milner ) to play in 22 successive Premier League seasons, and the only player to score in 21 successive Premier League seasons.
Appearances made in youth football are not deemed to be official. War-time results are also excluded if they were later regarded as unofficial by the relevant Football Association(s); if they were included, Billy Meredith would be the first ever player to have played in 1,000 official matches, [1] and Stanley Matthews would also make the list. [2]
The following is a list of footballers who have scored at least 200 domestic league goals in English league football. This includes the appearances and goals of both present and former players in the Premier League and The Football League.
Given that there aren't many current players with 500+ appearances in the Premier League or EFL, and the last discussion of whether current players should be included was over a decade ago on here, I've began adding current players which I will aim to update monthly.