Most Premier League Appearances
The Premier League's most durable players, ranked by total career league appearances. High appearance tallies make for big, risky darts in 501FC — great early, dangerous near a checkout.
Most Premier League Appearances
| Pos | Player | Apps |
|---|---|---|
England | 658 | |
| 2 | England | 653 |
| 3 | Wales | 632 |
| 4 | England | 611 |
| 5 | England | 572 |
| 6 | Wales | 535 |
| 7 | England | 516 |
| 8 | Australia | 514 |
| 9 | England | 508 |
| 10 | England | 504 |
| 11 | England | 504 |
| 12 | England | 504 |
| 13 | England | 503 |
| 14 | England | 499 |
| 15 | England | 496 |
| 16 | England | 492 |
| 17 | England | 491 |
| 18 | England | 485 |
| 19 | England | 481 |
| 20 | France | 469 |
| 21 | England | 468 |
| 22 | England | 463 |
| 23 | Northern Ireland | 455 |
| 24 | Ireland | 451 |
| 25 | United States | 450 |
| 26 | England | 446 |
| 27 | Ireland | 446 |
| 28 | Czech Republic | 443 |
| 29 | England | 442 |
| 30 | England | 441 |
| 31 | Finland | 436 |
| 32 | Ireland | 432 |
| 33 | England | 426 |
| 34 | England | 420 |
| 35 | England | 417 |
| 36 | England | 417 |
| 37 | England | 417 |
| 38 | England | 416 |
| 39 | England | 415 |
| 40 | Spain | 415 |
| 41 | England | 414 |
| 42 | England | 411 |
| 43 | England | 408 |
| 44 | England | 402 |
| 45 | England | 401 |
| 46 | England | 399 |
| 47 | United States | 399 |
| 48 | England | 397 |
| 49 | England | 397 |
| 50 | England | 396 |
About this leaderboard
Appearances reward availability rather than brilliance, which is why this list looks so different from the goalscoring charts. Longevity, injury luck and a willingness to play through squad rotation matter more than peak quality, and goalkeepers and defenders feature far more heavily here than anywhere else on the site.
For play, appearances are the flattest and highest of the common metrics: totals climb well past the 180 cap for the most durable professionals, and the mid-table of this list clusters in ranges that make reliable scoring darts. It is also the metric that makes defenders genuinely valuable, so a squad you would never pick on goals becomes a strong bench here.
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501FC turns these stats into a daily football darts puzzle. Start on 501, name footballers, and subtract their career numbers to check out to zero.
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