Squad Number

Player

Main Position

Injury/Availability Status

1

Craig Gordon

Goalkeeper

2

Phil Bardsley

Right Back

3

George McCartney

Left Back

4

Teemu Tainio

Central Midfield

5

Nyron Nosworthy

Centre Back

- out til mid October with a hamstring tear

6

Dean Whitehead

Central Midfield

7

Carlos Edwards

Right Wing

8

Steed Malbranque

Central Midfield

9

Djibril Cisse

Striker

10

Kieran Richardson

Left Wing

11

El Hadji Diouf

Right Wing/Striker

12

Liam Miller

Central Midfield

13

Darren Ward

Goalkeeper

- out for an undetermined period of time with neck and back injuries after a "domestic accident"

14

Daryl Murphy

Striker

15

Danny Collins

Left/Centre Back

16

Michael Chopra

Striker

17

Kenwyne Jones

Striker

- due to return by October after knee surgery

18

Grant Leadbitter

Central Midfield

19

Dwight Yorke

Central Midfield

20

Andy Reid

Left Wing

21

Pascal Chimbonda

Right Back

22

23

David Healy

Striker

24

Trevor Carson

Goalkeeper

on loan for the 2008/9 season at Chesterfield

25

Jean-Yves M'voto

Centre Back

26

Anton Ferdinand

Centre Back

27

Russell Anderson

Centre Back

on loan for the 2008/9 season at Burnley; likely to return, as he will miss rest of season with damaged knee ligaments

28

Graham Kavanagh

Central Midfield

29

Peter Hartley

Centre Back

30

Paul McShane

Centre Back

on loan for the 2008/9 season at Hull City

31

David Connolly

Striker

32

Marton Fulop

Goalkeeper

33

Michael Liddle

Left Back

34

Jack Colback

Central Midfield

35

Michael Kay

Right Back

36

Nathan Luscombe

Right Wing

37

Robbie Weir

Central Midfield

38

Jamie Chandler

Central Midfield

39

Martyn Waghorn

Striker

- due to return in late October after a knee injury

40

David Dowson

Striker

41

David Meyler

Central Midfield

42

Jordan Henderson

Left Wing

43

Conor Hourihane

Central Midfield

44

Anthony Stokes

Striker/Right Wing

45

Rade Prica

Striker

46

Nick Colgan

Goalkeeper

Arnau

Central Midfield

on loan for the 2008/9 season at Falkirk

Greg Halford

Right Back

on loan for the 2008/9 season at Sheffield United

Roy O'Donovan

Striker

on loan for the 2008/9 season at Dundee United

Ross Wallace

Left Back

on loan for the 2008/9 season at Preston