Career as a player
| Period | Team | Country | Position | # | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/1998 - 06/2004 |  | Leeds United |  England | Midfield | 23 |
| 03/1996 - 12/1998 |  | Newcastle United | England | Midfield | 4 |
| 10/1993 - 03/1996 |  | Blackburn Rovers | England | Midfield | |
| 08/1987 - 10/1993 | | Leeds United | England | Midfield |
Club matches
| Competition | Matches | Start | In | Out | Min. | Scores | 11m | Ass | Yellow | Yellow-Red | Red | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Champions League | 22 | 21 | 1 | - | 1.801 | - | - | 1 | 6 | - | - | » All matches |
| Champions League Qual. | 2 | 2 | - | - | 210 | - | - | - | - | - | - | » All matches |
| Europa League | 17 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 1.453 | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | » All matches |
| Cup Winners Cup | 1 | 1 | - | - | 90 | - | - | - | - | - | - | » All matches |
| Premier League | 343 | 328 | 15 | 21 | 29.073 | 7 | - | 10 | 63 | 3 | 2 | » All matches |
| FA Cup | 30 | 30 | - | 1 | 2.776 | 1 | - | - | 2 | - | - | » All matches |
| League Cup | 33 | 33 | - | 2 | 3.006 | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | » All matches |
| FA Community Shield | 3 | 3 | - | - | 270 | - | - | - | - | - | - | » All matches |
| Total | 451 | 434 | 17 | 25 | 38.679 | 8 | - | 11 | 78 | 3 | 2 |
International matches
| Competition | Matches | Start | In | Out | Min. | Scores | 11m | Ass | Yellow | Yellow-Red | Red | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | World Cup | 4 | 2 | 2 | - | 211 | - | - | - | - | - | - | » All matches |
| WC Qualifiers Europe | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 710 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | » All matches |
| Friendlies | 20 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 1.232 | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | » All matches |
| EURO | 2 | 2 | - | - | 180 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | » All matches |
| EURO Qualifiers | 7 | 6 | 1 | - | 564 | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | » All matches |
| Total | 42 | 32 | 10 | 8 | 2.897 | - | - | - | 7 | - | - | ||
| Competition | Matches | Start | In | Out | Min. | Scores | 11m | Ass | Yellow | Yellow-Red | Red | ||
| U21 Friendlies | 6 | 4 | 2 | - | 496 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | » All matches |
| U21 EURO Qualifiers | 1 | 1 | - | - | 90 | - | - | - | - | - | - | » All matches |
| Total | 7 | 5 | 2 | - | 586 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |