| Player | Month | From | Loan apps | Loan Gls | Signed |
| Roger Davies | Aug-72 | Derby | 2 | 0 | No |
| Ron Healey | Dec-73 | Manchester City | 6 | 0 | No |
| Mike Elwiss | Mar-80 | Crystal Palace | 10 | 3 | No |
| Jimmy Mullen | Nov-81 | Rotherham | 1 | 0 | No |
| Martin Hodge (1st loan) | Dec-81 | Everton | 28 | 0 | No |
| Jim Arnold | Oct-82 | Everton | 6 | 0 | No |
| Martin Hodge (2nd loan) | Feb-83 | Everton | 16 | 0 | No |
| Jeff Wealands | Dec-84 | Manchester Utd. | 4 | 0 | No |
| Bob Atkins § | Feb-85 | Sheffield Utd. | 13 | 0 | Yes |
| Gary Brazil § | Feb-85 | Sheffield Utd. | 6 | 1 | Yes |
| Bobby Cooper | Dec-85 | Leicester | 5 | 0 | No |
| Shaun Reid | Dec-85 | Rochdale | 3 | 0 | No |
| Phil Harrington | Feb-86 | Blackpool | 2 | 0 | No |
| Simon Jeffels | Oct-87 | Barnsley | 1 | 0 | No |
| Paul Fitzpatrick | Dec-88 | Carlisle | 2 | 0 | No |
| Nigel Jemson | Mar-89 | Nottingham Forest | 9 | 2 | No |
| Pat Scully | Sep-89 | Arsenal | 13 | 1 | No |
| Mike Stowell | Feb-90 | Everton | 2 | 0 | No |
| Greg Fee (1st loan) | Sep-90 | Sheffield Wed. | 10 | 0 | No |
| Greg Fee (2nd loan) | Jan-91 | Sheffield Wed. | 5 | 0 | No |
| Matt Jackson | Mar-91 | Luton | 4 | 0 | No |
| Paul Cross | Sep-91 | Barnsley | 5 | 0 | No |
| Julian James | Sep-91 | Luton | 6 | 0 | No |
| Tim Allpress | Oct-91 | Luton | 9 | 0 | No |
| Lenny Johnrose | Jan-92 | Blackburn | 3 | 1 | No |
| Neil Whitworth | Jan-92 | Manchester Utd. | 6 | 0 | No |
| Shaun Garnett | Feb-92 | Tranmere | 10 | 2 | No |
| Deiniol Graham | Oct-92 | Barnsley | 8 | 0 | No |
| Colin Taylor | Nov-92 | Wolves | 4 | 0 | No |
| John Fowler | Feb-93 | Cambridge | 6 | 0 | No |
| Stuart Rimmer | Dec-94 | Chester | 2 | 0 | No |
| David Beckham | Feb-95 | Manchester Utd. | 5 | 2 | No |
| Alan Johnson | Mar-95 | Lincoln | 2 | 0 | No |
| Charlie Bishop | Jan-96 | Barnsley | 4 | 0 | No |
| Paul Birch | Mar-96 | Wolves | 11 | 2 | No |
| Lee Ashcroft § | Sep-96 | West Brom | 7 | 3 | Yes |
| Darren Patterson | Oct-96 | Luton | 2 | 0 | No |
| Darren Beckford | Jan-97 | Hearts | 2 | 0 | No |
| Shaun Teale | Jan-97 | Tranmere | 5 | 0 | No |
| Mark Stallard | Feb-97 | Bradford | 4 | 1 | No |
| John Mullin | Feb-98 | Sunderlamd | 7 | 0 | No |
| Darren Byfield | Nov-98 | Aston Villa | 7 | 0 | No |
| Craig Harrison | Jan-99 | Middlesbrough | 6 | 0 | No |
| Steve Basham § | Feb-99 | Southampton | 17 | 10 | Yes |
| Andy Gray | Feb-99 | Nottingham Forest | 5 | 0 | No |
| Neil Clement | Mar-99 | Chelsea | 4 | 0 | No |
| Alex Mathie | Sep-99 | Dundee United | 12 | 2 | No |
| David Beresford | Dec-99 | Huddersfield | 4 | 0 | No |
| Iain Anderson § | Feb-00 | Toulouse (France) | 12 | 2 | Yes |
| Brett Angell | Feb-00 | Stockport | 15 | 8 | No |
| Brian McBride | Sep-00 | Colombus (USA) | 9 | 1 | No |
| Erik Maijer | Oct-00 | Liverpool | 9 | 0 | No |
| Richard Cresswell § | Mar-01 | Leicester | 11 | 2 | Yes |
| Paul Reid | Jan-02 | Glasgow Rangers | 1 | 1 | No |
| Thordur Gudjonsson | Feb-02 | Las Palmas (Spain) | 7 | 0 | No |
| Colin Hendry | Feb-02 | Bolton | 2 | 0 | No |
| Gareth Ainsworth | Mar-02 | Wimbledon | 5 | 1 | No |
| Omar Daley | Aug-03 | Reading | 14 | 0 | No |
| Claude Davis § | Aug-03 | Portmore (Jamaica) | 32 | 0 | Yes |
| Scott Gemmill | Mar-04 | Everton | 7 | 1 | No |
| John Curtis | Sep-04 | Portsmouth | 12 | 0 | No |
| Guylain N'Dumbu-Nsungu | Sep-04 | Sheffield Wed. | 6 | 0 | No |
| Filipe Oliveria | Dec-04 | Chelsea | 5 | 0 | No |
| Rob Kozluk | Jan-05 | Sheffield Utd. | 1 | 0 | No |
| Chris Day | Feb-05 | Q.P.R. | 6 | 0 | No |
| Yoann Folly | Mar-05 | Southampton | 2 | 0 | No |
| Jermal Johnson | Oct-05 | Blackburn | 3 | 1 | No |
| Brian Stock § | Jan-06 | Bournemouth | 2 | 0 | Yes |
| Jason Jarrett § | Mar-06 | Norwich | 10 | 1 | Yes |
| Marcus Stewart | Mar-06 | Bristol City | 4 | 0 | No |
| David Jones | Aug-06 | Manchester Utd. | 24 | 3 | No |
| Tommy Miller | Nov-06 | Sunderland | 7 | 0 | No |
| Frank Songo'o | Mar-07 | Portsmouth | 6 | 0 | No |
| Andy Carroll | Aug-07 | Newcastle | 11 | 1 | No |
| Paul Gallagher (1st loan) | Aug-07 | Blackburn | 19 | 1 | No |
| John Halls | Nov-07 | Reading | 4 | 0 | No |
| Craig Beattie | Mar-08 | West Brom | 2 | 0 | No |
| Tomas Priskin | Mar-08 | Watford | 5 | 2 | No |
| Jon Parkin § | Aug-08 | Stoke | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| Ross Wallace § | Aug-08 | Sunderland | 23 | 3 | Yes |
| Jay McEveley | Sep-08 | Derby | 7 | 0 | No |
| Wayne Brown | Oct-08 | Hull | 6 | 0 | No |
| Eddie Nolan § | Oct-08 | Blackburn | 3 | 0 | Yes |
| Andrew Davies | Feb-09 | Stoke | 5 | 0 | No |
| Lee Williamson | Mar-09 | Watford | 5 | 0 | No |
| Neil Collins § | Sep-09 | Wolves | 16 | 0 | Yes |
| Michael Tongue (1st loan) | Nov-09 | Stoke | 7 | 0 | No |
| Danny Welbeck | Jan-10 | Manchester Utd. | 8 | 2 | No |
| Matty James (1st loan) | Feb-10 | Manchester Utd. | 18 | 2 | No |
| Tom Williams | Feb-10 | Peterborough | 10 | 0 | No |
| Elliott Ward | Mar-10 | Coventry | 4 | 0 | No |
| Matty James (2nd loan) | Jul-10 | Manchester Utd. | 10 | 0 | No |
| Joshua King | Aug-10 | Manchester Utd. | 8 | 0 | No |
| Iain Hume § | Sep-10 | Barnsley | 14 | 4 | Yes |
| Ritchie De Laet | Nov-10 | Manchester Utd. | 5 | 0 | No |
| Michael Tongue (2nd loan) | Nov-10 | Stoke | 5 | 1 | No |
| Danny Pugh | Nov-10 | Stoke | 5 | 0 | No |
| Leon Cort | Nov-10 | Burnley | 13 | 0 | No |
| Nathan Ellington | Jan-11 | Watford | 18 | 2 | No |
| Amine Linganzi | Jan-11 | Blackburn | 1 | 0 | No |
| Leon Clarke | Jan-11 | QPR | 6 | 1 | No |
| Eddie Johnson | Feb-11 | Fulham | 16 | 0 | No |
| Iain Turner § | Feb-11 | Everton | 17 | 0 | Yes |
| Ricardo Gardner | Mar-11 | Bolton | 4 | 0 | No |
| Bongani Khumalo | Mar-11 | Tottenham | 6 | 0 | No |
| Clarke Carlisle | Aug-11 | Burnley | 20 | 3 | No |
| Jonathan Forte | Nov-11 | Southampton | 3 | 0 | No |
| Sam Hoskins (no 35) | Nov-11 | Southampton | 0 | 0 | No |
| Jamie McCombe | Nov-11 | Huddersfield | 6 | 0 | No |
| Nathan Doyle | Nov-11 | Barnsley | 5 | 0 | No |
| Jake Jervis | Jan-12 | Birmingham | 5 | 2 | No |
| Harry Bunn | Jan-12 | Manchester City | 1 | 1 | No |
| Jamie McAllister | Jan-12 | Bristol City | 4 | 0 | No |
| Andy Proctor § | Jan-12 | Accrington Stanley | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| Alex Marrow | Jan-12 | Crystal Palace | 4 | 0 | No |
| Rhys Murphy | Jan-12 | Arsenal | 5 | 0 | No |
| Max Ehmer | Mar-12 | QPR | 9 | 0 | No |
| Chucks Aneke | Mar-12 | Arsenal | 7 | 1 | No |
| Anthony Elding | Nov-12 | Grimsby | 5 | 0 | No |
| Todd Kane | Nov-12 | Chelsea | 3 | 0 | No |
| Paul Connolly | Jan-13 | Leeds | 15 | 0 | No |
| Declan Rudd (1st loan) | Jan-13 | Norwich | 14 | 0 | No |
| Declan Rudd (2nd loan) | Jun-13 | Norwich | 55 | 0 | No |
| Paul Gallagher (2nd loan) | Oct-13 | Leicester | 35 | 10 | No |
| Neil Kilkenny § | Nov-13 | Bristol City | 7 | 0 | Yes |
| Craig Davies | Jan-14 | Bolton | 16 | 5 | No |
| Paul Gallagher (3rd loan) § | Jul-14 | Leicester | 58 | 13 | Yes |
| Callum Robinson | Sep-14 | Aston Villa | 11 | 5 | No |
| Jermaine Beckford § | Nov-14 | Bolton | 28 | 18 | Yes |
| Bradley Fewster (No 29) | Dec-14 | Middlesbrough | 0 | 0 | No |
| Sam Johnstone | Jan-15 | Manchester Utd. | 26 | 0 | No |
| Callum Robinson (2nd loan) | Feb-15 | Aston Villa | 16 | 2 | No |