Career as a player
| Period | Team | Country | Position | # | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/1991 - 06/1997 |  | Ipswich Town |  England | Midfield | 5 |
| 07/1990 - 09/1991 |  | Middlesbrough FC | England | Midfield | |
| 01/1988 - 06/1990 | | Ipswich Town | England | Midfield | |
| 03/1984 - 01/1988 |  | Liverpool FC | England | Midfield | |
| 07/1974 - 03/1984 | | Ipswich Town | England | Midfield |
Club matches
| Competition | Matches | Start | In | Out | Min. | Scores | 11m | Ass | Yellow | Yellow-Red | Red | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Intercontinental Cup | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 76 | - | - | - | - | - | - | » All matches |
 | Champions League | 9 | 9 | - | 1 | 766 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | » All matches |
| Europa League | 19 | 19 | - | 2 | 1.691 | 16 | 6 | - | - | - | - | » All matches |
| UEFA Super Cup | 1 | 1 | - | - | 90 | - | - | - | - | - | - | » All matches |
| Cup Winners Cup | 6 | 6 | - | 1 | 567 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | » All matches |
| Premier League | 467 | 459 | 8 | 27 | 40.822 | 135 | 32 | - | 8 | - | 1 | » All matches |
| Championship | 2 | 2 | - | 1 | 170 | - | - | - | - | - | - | » All matches |
| FA Cup | 32 | 30 | 2 | 7 | 2.770 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | » All matches |
| League Cup | 29 | 25 | 4 | 3 | 2.198 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | » All matches |
| Total | 566 | 552 | 14 | 43 | 49.150 | 165 | 40 | - | 8 | - | 1 |
International matches
| Competition | Matches | Start | In | Out | Min. | Scores | 11m | Ass | Yellow | Yellow-Red | Red | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Cup | 3 | 3 | - | - | 270 | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | - | » All matches |
| WC Qualifiers Europe | 3 | 3 | - | 1 | 226 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | » All matches |
| Friendlies | 14 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 1.089 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | » All matches |
| EURO Qualifiers | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 737 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | » All matches |
| Total | 29 | 27 | 2 | 5 | 2.322 | 7 | - | 1 | - | - | - | ||
| Competition | Matches | Start | In | Out | Min. | Scores | 11m | Ass | Yellow | Yellow-Red | Red | ||
| U21 Friendlies | 1 | 1 | - | - | 90 | - | - | - | - | - | - | » All matches |
| U21 EURO | 2 | 2 | - | - | 180 | - | - | - | - | - | - | » All matches |
| Total | 3 | 3 | - | - | 270 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Personal achievements
| Top Scorer | ||
|---|---|---|
 | Europa League | 1980/1981 |