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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.
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]
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.
Most career league appearances: 1,005 (849 in First Division), Peter Shilton (1966 to 1997) [76] Most career league appearances by an outfield player: 931, Tony Ford (1975 to 2002) [77] Most career league appearances at one club: 789, Dean Lewington (Milton Keynes Dons) [78] Most career top-flight league appearances: 714 John Hollins [79] 1963 ...
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.
Ian Callaghan holds the record for the most appearances made for Liverpool with 857. Liverpool Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Liverpool, Merseyside, who currently play in the Premier League. They have played at their current home ground, Anfield, since their foundation in 1892. Liverpool joined the Football League in 1894, and were founding members ...
List of English football champions Football League First Division (1888–1992) Premier League (1992–present) Leicester City celebrate winning the 2015–16 Premier League Country England Founded 1888 Number of teams 24 winners Current champions Manchester City (2023–24) Most successful club Manchester United (20 championships) The English football champions are the winners of the top ...