| Rank | Name | Years | Position | Goals | Nationality |
| 1 | Kenny Dalglish | 1977-1991 | Forward | 172 | Scotland |
| 2 | Steven Gerrard | 1998-present | Midfield | 64 | England |
| 3 | Ian Rush | 1980-1996 | Forward | 346 | Wales |
| 4 | Robbie Fowler | 1993-2007 | Forward | 177 | England |
| 5 | John Barnes | 1987-1997 | Winger | 110 | England |
| 6 | Billy Liddell | 1938-1960 | Winger | 229 | Scotland |
| 7 | Jamie Carragher | 1996-present | Defender | 4 | England |
| 8 | Kevin Keegan | 1971-1977 | Forward | 100 | England |
| 9 | Graeme Souness | 1978-1984 | Midfield | 56 | Scotland |
| 10 | Emlyn Hughes | 1967-1979 | Midfield | 49 | England |
| 11 | Ray Clemence | 1967-1981 | Goalkeeper | 0 | England |
| 12 | Alan Hansen | 1977-1991 | Defender | 14 | Scotland |
| 13 | Roger Hunt | 1959-1969 | Forward | 286 | England |
| 14 | Michael Owen | 1996-2004 | Forward | 158 | England |
| 15 | Ian Callaghan | 1960-1978 | Winger | 68 | England |
| 16 | Jan Mølby | 1984-1996 | Midfield | 62 | Denmark |
| 17 | Bruce Grobbelaar | 1981-1994 | Goalkeeper | 0 | Zimbabwe |
| 18 | David Fairclough | 1974-1983 | Forward | 55 | England |
| 19 | Peter Beardsley | 1987-1991 | Forward | 59 | England |
| 20 | Phil Neal | 1974-1985 | Full-Back | 60 | England |
| 21 | Ian St. John | 1961-1971 | Forward | 118 | Scotland |
| 22 | Steve McManaman | 1989-1999 | Winger | 66 | England |
| 23 | Steve Heighway | 1970-1981 | Winger | 76 | Ireland |
| 24 | John Arne Riise | 2001-present | Defender | 26 | Norway |
| 25 | Tommy Smith | 1960-1978 | Defender | 48 | England |
| 26 | John Aldridge | 1987-1989 | Forward | 63 | Ireland |
| 27 | Phil Thompson | 1971-1985 | Defender | 13 | England |
| 28 | Ray Kennedy | 1974-1982 | Midfield | 72 | England |
| 29 | Ron Yeats | 1961-1971 | Defender | 16 | Scotland |
| 30 | Ronnie Whelan | 1979-1994 | Midfield | 73 | Ireland |
| 31 | Alan Kennedy | 1978-1985 | Left-Back | 21 | England |
| 32 | Gary McAllister | 2000-2002 | Midfield | 10 | Scotland |
| 33 | Xabi Alonso | 2004-present | Midfield | 8 | Spain |
| 34 | John Toshack | 1970-1978 | Forward | 96 | Wales |
| 35 | Mark Lawrenson | 1981-1988 | Defender | 18 | Ireland |
| 36 | Jerzy Dudek | 2001-2007 | Goalkeeper | 0 | Poland |
| 37 | Terry McDermott | 1974-1982 | Midfield | 81 | England |
| 38 | Sami Hyypiä | 1999-present | Defender | 26 | Finland |
| 39 | Steve Nicol | 1981-1995 | Defender | 46 | Scotland |
| 40 | Jamie Redknapp | 1991-2002 | Midfield | 41 | England |
| 41 | Elisha Scott | 1912-1934 | Goalkeeper | 0 | Northern Ireland |
| 42 | Steve McMahon | 1985-1991 | Midfield | 50 | England |
| 43 | Luis García | 2004-2007 | Midfielder | 24 | Spain |
| 44 | Dietmar Hamann | 1999-2006 | Midfield | 11 | Germany |
| 45 | Jimmy Case | 1973-1981 | Midfield | 46 | England |
| 46 | Gerry Byrne | 1957-1969 | Full-Back | 5 | England |
| 47 | Sammy Lee | 1977-1986 | Midfield | 19 | England |
| 48 | Peter Thompson | 1963-1974 | Winger | 54 | England |
| 49 | Alex Raisbeck | 1898-1909 | Centre-Back | 21 | Scotland |
| 50 | Albert Stubbins | 1946-1953 | Forward | 83 | England |
| 51 | Chris Lawler | 1963-1976 | Right-Back | 61 | England |
| 52 | Ray Houghton | 1987-1992 | Midfield | 38 | Ireland |
| 53 | Markus Babbel | 2000-2004 | Defender | 6 | Germany |
| 54 | Gordon Hodgson | 1926-1936 | Forward | 240 | England |
| 55 | Steve Finnan | 2003-present | Right Back | 1 | Ireland |
| 56 | Bob Paisley | 1939-1954 | Defender | 13 | England |
| 57 | Stan Collymore | 1995-1997 | Forward | 35 | England |
| 58 | Stéphane Henchoz | 1999-2005 | Defender | 0 | Switzerland |
| 59 | Craig Johnston | 1981-1988 | Midfielder | 40 | Australia |
| 60 | Rob Jones | 1991-1999 | Right-Back | 0 | England |
| 61 | Pepe Reina | 2005-present | Goalkeeper | 0 | Spain |
| 62 | Danny Murphy | 1997-2004 | Midfield | 44 | England |
| 63 | Joey Jones | 1975-1978 | Left-Back | 3 | Wales |
| 64 | Vladimír Šmicer | 1999-2005 | Midfielder | 19 | Czech Republic |
| 65 | Mark Wright | 1991-1998 | Defender | 7 | England |
| 66 | Matt Busby | 1936-1945 | Wing-Half | 3 | Scotland |
| 67 | Djibril Cissé | 2004-2007 | Forward | 24 | France |
| 68 | Gary Gillespie | 1983-1991 | Defender | 16 | Scotland |
| 69 | Jari Litmanen | 2001-2002 | Forward | 9 | Finland |
| 70 | Ronnie Moran | 1952-1969 | Full-Back | 16 | England |
| 71 | Paul Walsh | 1984-1988 | Forward | 37 | England |
| 72 | Ephraim Longworth | 1910-1928 | Full-Back | 0 | England |
| 73 | Peter Crouch | 2005-present | Forward | 13 | England |
| 74 | Jack Balmer | 1935-1952 | Forward | 111 | England |
| 75 | Brian Hall | 1968-1976 | Midfield | 21 | England |
| 76 | Ronny Rosenthal | 1990-1993 | Forward | 22 | Israel |
| 77 | David Johnson | 1976-1982 | Forward | 78 | England |
| 78 | Sam Raybould | 1900-1907 | Forward | 128 | England |
| 79 | Patrik Berger | 1996-2003 | Midfield | 35 | Czech Republic |
| 80 | Tommy Lawrence | 1957-1971 | Goalkeeper | 0 | Scotland |
| 81 | Alan A'Court | 1952-1964 | Outside-Left | 63 | England |
| 82 | Phil Taylor | 1936-1954 | Defender | 34 | England |
| 83 | Michael Thomas | 1991-1998 | Midfield | 12 | England |
| 84 | Howard Gayle | 1977-1983 | Winger | 1 | England |
| 85 | Alec Lindsay | 1969-1977 | Left-Back | 8 | England |
| 86 | Nick Barmby | 2000-2002 | Midfielder | 8 | England |
| 87 | Alun Evans | 1968-1972 | Forward | 33 | England |
| 88 | Mark Walters | 1991-1995 | Winger | 19 | England |
| 89 | Donald McKinlay | 1910-1929 | Defender | 34 | Scotland |
| 90 | Neil Mellor | 2003-2006 | Forward | 6 | England |
| 91 | Titi Camara | 1999-2000 | Forward | 10 | Guinea |
| 92 | Harry Chambers | 1915-1928 | Forward | 151 | England |
| 93 | Momo Sissoko | 2005-present | Midfield | 0 | Mali |
| 94 | Sam Hardy | 1905-1912 | Goalkeeper | 0 | England |
| 95 | Geoff Strong | 1964-1970 | Utility | 32 | England |
| 96 | Nicolas Anelka | 2001-2002 | Forward | 5 | France |
| 97 | Nigel Clough | 1993-1995 | Midfield | 9 | England |
| 98 | Tom Bromilow | 1919-1930 | Left Half | 11 | England |
| 99 | Erik Meijer | 1999-2000 | Forward | 2 | Netherlands |
| 100 | John Wark | 1984-1988 | Midfield | 42 | Scotland |