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Updated to end of 1998/9 season by The Statman Paul Hinson
Webmaster Barry Leeming

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Players that appear in RED are currently playing


Most Total Career Appearances

Charlton Sir Bobby CBE 56-73
754 appearances 247 goals, Knighted June 94.

754 Bobby Charlton 1956-1973
682 Bill Foulkes 1952-1969
535 Alex Stepney 1966-1978
530 Tony Dunne 1960-1973
510 Joe Spence 1919-1933
484 Arthur Albiston 1974-1988
466 George Best 1963-1974
463 Mark Hughes 1983-1995
457 Bryan Robson 1981-1994
455 Martin Buchan 1972-1983
428 Denis Irwin 1990-

 


Most League Appearances

 
Bobby Charlton
First appearance aged 18 in Oct 1956,
scoring twice against Charlton Athletic.

606 Bobby Charlton 1956-1973
566 Bill Foulkes 1952-1969
481 Joe Spence 1919-1933
433 Alex Stepney 1966-1978
423 John Silcock 1919-1934
414 Tony Dunne 1960-1973
380 Jack Rowley 1937-1955
379 Arthur Albiston 1974-1988
376 Martin Buchan 1972-1983
361 George Best 1963-1974
310 Denis Irwin 1990-

 


Highest League Goalscorers


Bobby Charlton

Topped United's scoring chart with
29 in 1958-59 and 21 in 1960-61.

199 Bobby Charlton 1956-1973
182 Jack Rowley 1937-1955
171 Denis Law 1962-1973
159 Dennis Viollet 1953-1961
158 Joe Spence 1919-1933
137 George Best 1963-1974
128 Stan Pearson 1937-1953
120 Mark Hughes 1983-1995
114 David Herd 1961-1968
112 Tommy Taylor 1953-1958
 61 Andy Cole 1991

 


Most FA Cup Appearances

 
Bobby Charlton

Played in Finals
1957, 1958 & 1963.

79 Bobby Charlton 1957-1973
61 Bill Foulkes 1954-1967
55 Tony Dunne 1961-1973
46 Denis Law 1963-1973
46 George Best 1964-1972
46 Mark Hughes 1985-1995
45 Brian McClair 1988-1998
44 Alex Stepney 1967-1977
43 Pat Crerand 1963-1971
42 Jack Rowley 1938-1955
42 Denis Irwin 1991-
37 Ryan Giggs 1991-

 


Most FA Cup Goals

Full List of FA CUP goals

Denis Law:

Scored in 1963 Final, & Hat-Tricks
vs Huddersfield (1963),
Bristol Rovers (1964)
& Birmingham City (1969).

 

34 Denis Law 1963-1973
26 Jack Rowley 1938-1955
21 Stan Pearson 1938-1953
21 George Best 1964-1972
19 Bobby Charlton 1957-1973
17 Mark Hughes 1985-1995
15 David Herd 1961-1968
14 Brian McClair 1988-1998
11 Charlie Mitten 1948-1950
10 Bobby Donaldson 1893-1897
10 Sandy Turnbull 1908-1914
10 Joe Spence 1920-1933
10 Norman Whiteside 1982-1989
10 Bryan Robson 1982-1994
10 Eric Cantona 1993-1997
9 *Andy Cole 1996-




Most League Cup Appearances

Bryan Robson
Runners-Up medal in 1991
Scored fastest United League Cup
goal (13 seconds) v Burnley 1984.

52 Bryan Robson 1981-1994
45 Brian McClair 1987-1998
40 Arthur Albiston 1974-1988
38 Mark Hughes 1983-1995
36 Gary Pallister 1989-1998
35 Alex Stepney 1969-1977
34 Mike Duxbury 1981-1990
31 *Denis Irwin 1990-
30 Martin Buchan 1972-1982
29 Norman Whiteside 1981-1988
21 *Ryan Giggs 1991-

 

Most League Cup Goals

Brian McClair

Scored winner in 1992 Final.
Also a treble against Rotherham 1988.

19 Brian McClair 1987-1998
16 Mark Hughes 1983-1995
10 Lou Macari 1973-1983
 9 George Best 1966-1972
 9 Steve Coppell 1975-1983
 9 Norman Whiteside 1981-1988
 9 Lee Sharpe 1988-1996
 7 Bobby Charlton 1969-1972
 7 Brian Kidd 1969-1973
 6 *Ryan Giggs 1991-
 5 *Paul Scholes 1994-

 


Most European Appearances

Bill Foulkes
1968 European Cup winner,
also played in Semi-Finals
in 5 other European Campaigns.

52 Bill Foulkes 1956-1969
45 Bobby Charlton 1957-1969
45 Dennis Irwin 1991-
42 Peter Schmeichel 1991-1999
41 Pat Crerand 1963-1969
40 Tony Dunne 1963-1969
40 Gary Pallister 1990-1998
36 Nobby Stiles 1963-1969
35 Gary Neville 1994-
34 George Best 1964-1969
33 David Beckham 1994-


Most European Goals

Denis Law
4 Goals against against Waterford (1968)
3 Goals against Willem II Tilburg (1963)
Sporting Lisbon (1964)
Djugaarden (1964)
Waterford (1968).

28 Denis Law 1963-1969
22 Bobby Charlton 1957-1969
14 David Herd 1963-1968
13 Dennis Viollet 1956-1958
11 Tommy Taylor 1956-1958
11 John Connelly 1964-1966
11 George Best 1964-1969
11 Andy Cole 1996-
10 Ryan Giggs 1991-
8 Bryan Robson 1983-1994
8 Dwight Yorke 1998-
7 Paul Scholes 1994-
5 Roy Keane 1993-
5 David Beckham 1994-

 

 


Most International Caps with United

Bobby Charlton
Bobby on Munich Remembered (Real Audio)

106 Bobby Charlton (England) 1958-1970
77 Bryan Robson (England) 1981-1991
64 Peter Schmeichel (Denmark) 1991-1999
52 Sammy McIlroy (N.Ireland)d 1972-1981
51 Denis Irwin (Rep. Ireland) 1990-
48 Mark Hughes (Wales) 1984-1994
42 Steve Coppell (England) 1977-1983
41 Jimmy Nicholl (N.Ireland) 1976-1982
38 Ray Wilkins (England) 1979-1984
38 Kevin Moran (Rep. Ireland) 1980-1988
38 Clayton Blackmore (Wales) 1985-1994
32 Gary Neville (England) 1995-

 

Most League goals by a Full Back


Denis Irwin
 
Scored five times
in 1992-93 season

19 Denis Irwin 1990-
13 Stewart Houston 1974-1980
10 Roger Bryne 1951-1958
9 Fred Erentz 1892-1902
9 George Stacey 1907-1919
6 Arthur Albiston 1974-1988
4 Alex Forsyth 1973-1977
4 John Gidman 1981-1986
3 Hubert Redwood 1935-1939
3 Shay Brennan 1958-1969
3 Jimmy Nicholl 1975-1981
3 Mike Duxbury 1980-1990
2 Gary Neville 1994-

 


Most League goals by a Central Defender

Steve Bruce
Scored 13 in 1990-91,
plus 6 in other competitions.

36 Steve Bruce 1987-1996
22 Charlie Roberts 1904-1913
21 Kevin Moran 1979-1988
20 Duncan Edwards 1953-1958
20 Gordon McQueen 1978-1984
17 Nobby Stiles 1960-1971
12 Paul McGrath 1982-1989
12 Gary Pallister 1989-1998
6 Bill Foulkes 1952-1969
6 David Sadler 1963-1973
6 David May 1994-

 


Most League goals by a Midfield Player

Bryan Robson
 
Total of 97 League/Cup goals for United.
( 26 in 90 games for England)

74 Bryan Robson 1981-1994
68 Lou Macari 1973-1983
42 Sammy McIlroy 1971-1981
33 Gordon Strachan 1984-1989
30 David Beckham 1992-
27 Billy Griffiths 1999-1905
25 Paul Ince 1989-1995
23 Gerry Daly 1973-1977
19 Roy Keane 1993-
15 Bill McKay 1934-1939
13 Nicky Butt 1992-


Most League Hat-Tricks for United

Jack Rowley
182 goals in 380 League games,
including 9 goals in August 1951 alone!

11 Jack Rowley 1937-1955
9 Denis Law 1962-1973
7 Dennis Viollet 1953-1961
6 Bobby Charlton 1956-1973
5 Joe Cassidy 1893-1900
5 Joe Spence 1919-1933
5 Tommy Reid 1929-1933
5 David Herd 1961-1968
4 Stan Pearson 1937-1953
4 Tommy Taylor 1953-1958
1 Andy Cole 1995-
1 Dwight Yorke 1998-
1 Ole Gunnar Solskjaer 1996-

 


Most League Hat-Tricks in a season for United

Jack Rowley
Blitzed West Brom, Middlesbrough,
Stoke City and Arsenal!

4 Jack Rowley 1951-1952
3 Henry Boyd 1897-1898
3 Sandy Turnbull 1907-1908
3 Jack Rowley 1947-1948
3 Denis Law 1963-1964
Joe Cassidy 1896-1897
2 Charlie Sagar 1905-1906
2 Chris Taylor 1925-1926
2 Joe Spence 1927-1928
2 Tommy Reid 1931-1932
2 Tommy Reid 1932-1933
2 Jack Rowley 1946-1947
2 Tommy Taylor 1953-1954
2 Alex Dawson 1960-1961
2 Denis Law 1962-1963
2 David Herd 1965-1966
2 David Herd 1966-1967
2 George Best 1971-1972


Scorers in Successive League Games

 8 Billy Whelan 1956-1957
 7 David Herd 1964-1965
 6 Eric Cantona 1995-1996
 6 Joe Spence 1921-1922
 6 Joe Spence 1931-1932
 6 Bobby Charlton 1958-1959
 6 Bobby Charlton 1967-1968
 6 George Best 1967-1968
 5 Robert Parkinson 1899-1900
 5 Jimmy Turnbull 1907-1908
 5 Jimmy Turnbull 1908-1909
 5 Arthur Lochhead 1922-1923
 5 Hugh McLenahan 1929-1930
 5 Bill Ridding 1932-1933
 5 George Mutch 1935-1936
 5 Tommy Bamford 1936-1937
 5 Jack Rowley 1946-1947
 5 Tommy Taylor 1955-1956
 5 David Herd 1961-1962
 5 David Herd 1965-1966
 5 Dwight Yorke 1998-1999

Billy Whelan
1956-1957

 


UNITED CAREER "ROLL OF HONOUR"
GOALS PER GAMES RATIO


up to June 1st 1999

Qualification
:
Minimum 50 Appearances
Ratio better than 0.30
League and Cup games included
Charity Shield excluded

Ratio

-

Apps

Goals

0.677 Tommy Taylor 189 128 (1952-58)
0.663 Tommy Reid 101   67 (1928-33)
0.611 Dennis Viollet 291 178 (1952-61)
0.591 Denis Law 399 236 (1962-73)
0.580 Alex Dawson 93 54 (1958-61)
0.574 Joe Cassidy 174 100 (1892-99)
0.568 Dwight Yorke 51 29 (1998-99)
0.564 Henry Boyd 62 35 (1896-98)
0.552 Johnny Turnbull 76 42 (1907-10)
0.549 David Herd 262 144 (1961-68)

Other Players:
11 0.541 Liam Whelen   App 96 Goals 52 (1955-58)
12 0.522 Tommy Bamford App 109 Goals 57 (1924-37)
13 0.492 Jack Rowley App 422 Goals 208(1937-55)
14 0.485 Bob Donaldson App 177 Goals 86 (1892-97)
15 0.479 Jack Peddie App 121 Goals 58 (1902-07)
16 0.453 George Anderson App 86 Goals 39 (1911-14)
17 0.445 Andy Cole App 182 Goals 81 (1995-
18 0.441 Enoch West App 181 Goals 80 (1910-15)
19 0.393 Ole Gunnar Solskjaer App 94 Goals 37 (1996-
20 0.431 Stan Pearson App 345 Goals 149(1937-54)
21 0.439 Eric Cantona App 182 Goals 80 (1992-97)
22 0.438 Alf Farman App 121 Goals 53 (1889-94)
23 0.408 Sandy Turnbull App 245 Goals 100 (1907-14)
24 0.408 George Mutch App 120 Goals 49 (1934-37)
25 0.403 Harold Halse App 124 Goals 50 (1907-12)
26 0.392 Colin Webster App 79 Goals 31 (1953-58)
27 0.392 Dick Pegg App 51 Goals 20 (1902-04)
28 0.383 Gordon Hill App 133 Goals 51 (1975-78)
29 0.381 George Best App 466 Goals 178 (1963-74)
30 0.380 Jack Picken App 121 Goals 46 (1905-11)
31 0.380 Johnny Morris App 92 Goals 35 (1946-49)
32 0.378 Charlie Mitten App 161 Goals 61 (1946-50)
33 0.367 Charlie Rennox App 68 Goals 25 (1924-27)
34 0.353 Jimmy Hanson App 147 Goals 52 (1924-29)
35 0.349 Mark Hughes App 463 Goals 162 (1983-95)
36 0.344 Wilf Woodcock App 61 Goals 21 (1913-19)
37 0.329 Joe Spence App 510 Goals 168 (1919-32)
38 0.327 Bobby Charlton App 754 Goals 247 (1956-73)
39 0.326 Arthur Lochhead App 153 Goals 50 (1921-25)
40 0.325 Joe Jordan App 126 Goals 41 (1978-81)
41 0.310 George Wall App 316 Goals 98 (1906-15)
42 0.306 Albert Quixall App 183 Goals 56 (1958-63)
43 0.305 Harry Rowley App 180 Goals 55 (1928-37)


Players with less than 0.30 goals per game include:
0.295 Jimmy Greenhoff App 122 Goals 36 (1976-80)
0.288 Brian McClair App 436 Goals 126 (1987-98)
0.282 Frank Stapleton App 276 Goals 78 (1981-87)
0.265 Brian Kidd App 264 Goals 70 (1968-74)
0.246 Norman Whiteside App 272 Goals 67 (1981-89)
0.246 Mark Robins App 69 Goals 17 (1988-92)
0.245 Peter Davenport App 106 Goals 26 (1986-88)
0.242 Lou Macari App 400 Goals 97 (1973-83)
0.187 Garry Birtles App 63 Goals 12 (1980-82)


Current Players: up to June 1st 1998
0.283 Teddy Sheringham App 67 Goals 19 (1997-
0.268 Paul Scholes App 179 Goals 48 (1994-
0.211 Ryan Giggs App 360 Goals 76 (1991-
0.198 David Beckham App 202 Goals 40 (1992-
0.166 Erik Nevland App 6 Goals 1 (1997-
0.131 Jordi Cruyff App 38 Goals 5 (1996-
0.111 Roy Keane App 224 Goals 25 (1993-
0.076 David May App 104 Goals 8 (1994-
0.069 Nicky Butt App 202 Goals 14 (1992-
0.065 Dennis Irwin App 428 Goals 28 (1990-
0.054 Ronny Johnsen App 110 Goals 6 (1996-
0.050 Jesper Blomqvist App 20 Goals 1 (1998-
0.031 Henning Berg App 63 Goals 2 (1997-
0.027 Jesper Blomqvist App 37 Goals 1 (1998-
0.020 Jaap Stam App 49 Goals 1 (1998-
0.013 Phil Neville App 144 Goals 2 (1995-
0.009 Gary Neville App 212 Goals 2 (1992-


Highest Home League Attendances

Maine Road 1948
81,962 is the second highest
English League attendance!
(82,905 saw Chelsea v Arsenal in 1935)

81,962 Maine Road 17/01/48 Div 1 v Arsenal 1-1
71,690 Maine Road 07/04/48 Div 1 v Man City 1-1
71,623 Maine Road 26/03/48 Div 1 v Bolton 0-2
70,787 Maine Road 04/12/48 Div 1 v Newcastle U 1-1
68,796 Old Trafford 12/09/36 Div 1 v Man City 3-2
66,967 Maine Road 05/04/47 Div 1 v Wolves 1-0
66,485 Maine Road 22/01/49 Div 1 v Man City 0-0
66,124 Old Trafford 22/02/58 Div 1 v Nott Forest 1-1
65,295 Old Trafford 14/01/61 Div 1 v Tottenham 2-0
65,187 Old Trafford 06/09/58 Div 1 v Blackburn R 6-1

 


Highest Away League Attendances

Maine Road 1947
The last away League attendance above 63,000
was 63,326 v Manchester City at Maine Road 06/11/71.

71,364 Maine Road 20/09/47 Div 1 v Man City 0-0
70,882 White Hart Lane 22/09/51 Div 1 v Tottenham 0-2
70,483 Maine Road 28/12/57 Div 1 v Man City 2-2
69,501 Goodison Park 22/08/62 Div 1 v Everton 1-3
68,354 Villa Park 19/02/49 Div 1 v Aston Villa 0-2
67,162 Highbury 28/02/59 Div 1 v Arsenal 2-3
66,579 Stamford Bridge 02/09/59 Div 1 v Chelsea 6-3
66,150 Highbury 14/10/50 Div 1 v Arsenal 0-3
65,133 Highbury 27/12/49 Div 1 v Arsenal 0-0
64,905 Highbury 06/09/47 Div 1 v Arsenal 1-2

 



Top 10 United Post War Average
League Attendances

(The average of 57,759 is an English record)

1967-68 57,759 (away: 45,802)
1998-99 55,188 (away: 31,964)
1997-98 55,164 (away:30,413)
1996-97 55,081 (away: 30,150)
1975-76 54,750 (away: 37,037)
1966-67 53,984 (away: 45,577)
1976-77 53,710 (away: 35,357)
1947-48 53,660* (away: 40,493)
1958-59 53,258 (away: 44,028)
1977-78 51,938 (away: 30,424)
    *At Maine Road



Highest League attendances at Old Trafford

1936 Division One
68,796


Due to fluctuating capacity the last attendance above 60 000 (before the new East Stand was opened in 1999) was 60 612 vs Leeds United December 03 1977.


Top 10 Major Honours Winners:
(not included Charity Shield/Super Cup)

10 Dennis Irwin 1990- EC 99 CW 91 PR 93/94/96/97/99 FA 94/96 LC 92
10 Ryan Giggs 1991- EC 99 PR 93/94/96/97/99 FA 94/96/99 LC 92
10 Peter Schmeichel 1991-99 EC 99 PR 93/94/96/97/99 FA 94/96/99 LC 92
9 Gary Pallister 1989-98 PR 93/94/96/97 FA 90/94/96 CW 91 LC 92
8 Brian McClair 1987-98 PR 93/94/96/97 FA 90/94 CW 91 LC 92
8 Roy Keane (1993-?) EC 99 PR 93/94/96/97/99 FA 94/96/99
7 Mark Hughes 1983-95 PR 93/94 FA 85/90/94 CW 91 LC 92
7 Steve Bruce 1987-96 PR 93/94/96 FA 90/94 CW 91 LC 92
7 Lee Sharpe 1989-96 PR 93/94/96 FA 94/96 CW 91 LC 92
6 Bill Foulkes 1951-69 LG 56/57/65/67 FA 63 EC 68
6 Bryan Robson 1981-94 FA 83/85/90 CW 91 PR 93/94
6   Paul Ince 1989-95 FA 90/94 CW 91 LC 92 PR 93/94
6 Eric Cantona 1992-97 PR 93/94/96/97 FA 94/96
6 Gary Neville (1992-) EC 99 PR 96/97/99 FA 96/99
6 David Beckham (1992-) EC 99 PR 96/97/99 FA 96/99
6 Paul Scholes (1994-) EC 99 PR 96/97/99 FA 96/99
6 Andy Cole (1995-) EC 99 PR 96/97/99 FA 96/99
6 Phil Neville (1995-) EC 99 PR 96/97/99 FA 96/99

LG = League Championship
PR = Premiership
D2 = Division 2 Championship
FA = FA Cup
LC = League Cup
EC = European Cup
CW = European Cup Winners Cup

Note: Bobby Charlton won 5 medals, as has David May and Nicky Butt.


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