Manchester United F.C. Players - List of Players

List of Players

  • Appearances and goals are for first-team competitive matches only, including Premier League, Football League, FA Cup, League Cup, Charity/Community Shield, European Cup/Champions League, UEFA Cup, Cup Winners' Cup, Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, Super Cup and Club World Cup matches; wartime matches are regarded as unofficial and are excluded, as are matches from the abandoned 1939–40 season.
  • Players are listed according to the date of their first team debut for the club.

Statistics correct as of match played 5 December 2012

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  • Nationality – If a player played international football, the country/countries he played for are shown. Otherwise, the player's nationality is given as their country of birth.
  • Manchester United career – The year of the player's first appearance for Manchester United to the year of his last appearance.
  • Starts – The number of games started.
  • Sub – The number of games played as a substitute.
  • Total – The total number of games played, both as a starter and as a substitute.
Positions key
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GK Goalkeeper
FB Full back DF Defender
HB Half back MF Midfielder
FW Forward
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List of Manchester United F.C. players with at least 100 appearances
Name Nationality Position Manchester United
career		 Starts Subs Total Goals Ref
Appearances
Donaldson, BobBob Donaldson Scotland 6 !FW 1892–1897 147 0 147 66
Erentz, FredFred Erentz Scotland 2 !FB 1892–1902 303 0 303 9
Cassidy, JoeJoe Cassidy Scotland 6 !FW 1893,
1895–1900		 167 0 167 99
Macnaught, JamesJames McNaught Scotland 4 !HB 1893–1898 157 0 157 12
Smith, DickDick Smith England 6 !FW 1894–1898,
1900–1901		 100 0 100 37
Cartwright, WalterWalter Cartwright England 4 !HB 1895–1905 257 0 257 8
Stafford, HarryHarry Stafford England 2 !FB 1896–1903 200 0 200 1
Bryant, WilliamWilliam Bryant England 6 !FW 1896–1900 127 0 127 33
Barrett, FrankFrank Barrett Scotland 1 !GK 1896–1900 132 0 132 0
Morgan, BillyBilly Morgan England 4 !HB 1897–1903 152 0 152 7
Griffiths, BillyBilly Griffiths England 4 !HB 1899–1905 175 0 175 30
Schofield, AlfAlf Schofield England 6 !FW 1900–1907 179 0 179 35
Hayes, VinceVince Hayes England 2 !FB 1901–1907,
1908–1910		 128 0 128 2
Peddie, JackJack Peddie Scotland 6 !FW 1902–1903,
1904–1907		 121 0 121 58
Downie, AlexAlex Downie Scotland 4 !HB 1902–1909 191 0 191 14
Bell, AlexAlex Bell Scotland 4 !HB 1903–1913 309 0 309 10
Bonthron, BobBob Bonthron Scotland 2 !FB 1903–1907 134 0 134 3
Moger, HarryHarry Moger England 1 !GK 1903–1912 266 0 266 0
Duckworth, DickDick Duckworth England 4 !HB 1903–1915 254 0 254 11
Roberts, CharlieCharlie Roberts England 4 !HB 1904–1913 302 0 302 23
Holden, DickDick Holden England 2 !FB 1905–1914 117 0 117 0
Picken, JackJack Picken Scotland 6 !FW 1905–1911 122 0 122 46
Wall, GeorgeGeorge Wall England 6 !FW 1906–1915 319 0 319 100
Meredith, BillyBilly Meredith Wales 6 !FW 1907–1921 335 0 335 36
Turnbull, SandySandy Turnbull Scotland 6 !FW 1907–1915 247 0 247 101
Stacey, GeorgeGeorge Stacey England 2 !FB 1907–1915 270 0 270 9
Halse, HaroldHarold Halse England 6 !FW 1908–1912 125 0 125 56
Whalley, ArthurArthur Whalley England 4 !HB 1909–1920 106 0 106 6
West, EnochEnoch West England 6 !FW 1910–1916 181 0 181 80
Beale, BobbyBobby Beale England 1 !GK 1912–1919 112 0 112 0
Mew, JackJack Mew England 1 !GK 1912–1926 199 0 199 0
Hilditch, LalLal Hilditch England 4 !HB 1919–1932 322 0 322 7
Silcock, JackJack Silcock England 2 !FB 1919–1934 449 0 449 2
Spence, JoeJoe Spence England 6 !FW 1919–1933 510 0 510 168
Moore, CharlieCharlie Moore England 2 !FB 1919–1921,
1922–1931		 328 0 328 0
Grimwood, JohnJohn Grimwood England 4 !HB 1919–1927 205 0 205 8
Partridge, TeddyTeddy Partridge England 6 !FW 1920–1929 160 0 160 18
Steward, AlfAlf Steward England 1 !GK 1920–1932 326 0 326 0
Bennion, RayRay Bennion Wales 4 !HB 1921–1932 301 0 301 3
Lochhead, ArthurArthur Lochhead Scotland 6 !FW 1921–1925 153 0 153 50
Thomas, HarryHarry Thomas Wales 6 !FW 1922–1931 135 0 135 13
Barson, FrankFrank Barson England 4 !HB 1922–1928 152 0 152 4
Mann, FrankFrank Mann England 4 !HB 1923–1930 197 0 197 5
Macpherson, FrankFrank McPherson England 6 !FW 1923–1928 175 0 175 52
Jones, TomTom Jones England 2 !FB 1924–1937 200 0 200 0
Hanson, JimmyJimmy Hanson England 6 !FW 1924–1931 147 0 147 52
Wilson, JackJack Wilson England 4 !HB 1926–1932 140 0 140 3
Maclenahan, HughHugh McLenahan England 4 !HB 1928–1937 116 0 116 12
Rowley, HarryHarry Rowley England 6 !FW 1928–1932,
1934–1937		 180 0 180 55
Reid, TomTom Reid Scotland 6 !FW 1929–1933 101 0 101 67
Maclachlan, GeorgeGeorge McLachlan Scotland 6 !FW 1929–1933 116 0 116 4
Mellor, JackJack Mellor England 2 !FB 1930–1937 122 0 122 0
Manley, TomTom Manley England 4 !HB 1930–1939 195 0 195 41
Vose, GeorgeGeorge Vose England 4 !HB 1933–1939 209 0 209 1
Griffiths, JackJack Griffiths England 2 !FB 1934–1944 173 0 173 1
Mackay, BillBill McKay Scotland 4 !HB 1934–1940 182 0 182 15
Mutch, GeorgeGeorge Mutch Scotland 6 !FW 1934–1937 120 0 120 49
Bamford, TommyTommy Bamford Wales 6 !FW 1934–1938 109 0 109 57
Bryant, BillyBilly Bryant England 6 !FW 1934–1939 157 0 157 42
Brown, JamesJames Brown Scotland 4 !HB 1935–1939 110 0 110 1
Carey, JohnnyJohnny Carey Ireland 2 !FB 1937–1953 344 0 344 17
Rowley, JackJack Rowley England 6 !FW 1937–1955 424 0 424 211
Pearson, StanStan Pearson England 6 !FW 1937–1954 343 0 343 148
Warner, JackJack Warner Wales 4 !HB 1938–1950 115 0 115 2
Aston, John Sr. !John Aston, Sr. England 2 !FB 1946–1954 284 0 284 30
Chilton, AllenbyAllenby Chilton England 4 !HB 1946–1955 391 0 391 3
Cockburn, HenryHenry Cockburn England 4 !HB 1946–1954 275 0 275 4
Crompton, JackJack Crompton England 1 !GK 1946–1956 212 0 212 0
Delaney, JimmyJimmy Delaney Scotland 6 !FW 1946–1950 184 0 184 28
Macglen, BillyBilly McGlen England 4 !HB 1946–1952 122 0 122 2
Mitten, CharlieCharlie Mitten England 6 !FW 1946–1952 162 0 162 61
Downie, JohnJohn Downie Scotland 6 !FW 1949–1953 116 0 116 37
Wood, RayRay Wood England 1 !GK 1949–1958 208 0 208 0
Gibson, DonDon Gibson England 4 !HB 1950–1955 115 0 115 0
Jones, MarkMark Jones England 4 !HB 1950–1958 121 0 121 1
Berry, JohnnyJohnny Berry England 6 !FW 1951–1958 276 0 276 45
Blanchflower, JackieJackie Blanchflower Northern Ireland 4 !HB 1951–1958 117 0 117 27
Byrne, RogerRoger Byrne England 2 !FB 1951–1958 280 0 280 20
Pegg, DavidDavid Pegg England 6 !FW 1952–1958 150 0 150 28
Foulkes, BillBill Foulkes England 3 !DF 1952–1970 685 3 688 9
Taylor, TommyTommy Taylor England 6 !FW 1953–1958 191 0 191 131
Edwards, DuncanDuncan Edwards England 4 !HB 1953–1958 177 0 177 21
Viollet, DennisDennis Viollet England 6 !FW 1953–1962 293 0 293 179
Goodwin, FreddieFreddie Goodwin England 4 !HB 1954–1960 107 0 107 8
Scanlon, AlbertAlbert Scanlon England 6 !FW 1954–1960 127 0 127 35
Colman, EddieEddie Colman England 4 !HB 1955–1958 108 0 108 2
Cope, RonnieRonnie Cope England 4 !HB 1956–1961 106 0 106 2
Charlton, BobbyBobby Charlton England 6 !FW 1956–1973 756 2 758 249
Gaskell, DavidDavid Gaskell England 1 !GK 1956–1967 119 0 119 0
Gregg, HarryHarry Gregg Northern Ireland 1 !GK 1957–1966 247 0 247 0
Brennan, ShayShay Brennan Ireland 2 !FB 1958–1970 358 1 359 6
Quixall, AlbertAlbert Quixall England 6 !FW 1958–1963 183 0 183 56
Giles, JohnnyJohnny Giles Ireland 6 !FW 1959–1963 115 0 115 13
Stiles, NobbyNobby Stiles England 4 !HB 1959–1971 394 0 394 19
Setters, MauriceMaurice Setters England 4 !HB 1960–1964 194 0 194 14
Dunne, TonyTony Dunne Ireland 3 !DF 1960–1973 534 1 535 2
Cantwell, NoelNoel Cantwell Ireland 2 !FB 1960–1967 146 0 146 8
Herd, DavidDavid Herd Scotland 6 !FW 1961–1968 264 1 265 145
Law, DenisDenis Law Scotland 6 !FW 1962–1973 398 6 404 237
Sadler, DavidDavid Sadler England 7 !U 1962–1973 328 7 335 27
Crerand, PatPat Crerand Scotland 4 !HB 1963–1971 397 0 397 15
Best, GeorgeGeorge Best Northern Ireland 6 !FW 1963–1974 470 0 470 179
Connelly, JohnJohn Connelly England 6 !FW 1964–1966 112 1 113 35
Fitzpatrick, JohnJohn Fitzpatrick Scotland 3 !DF 1965–1973 141 6 147 10
Aston, John Jr. !John Aston, Jr. England 6 !FW 1965–1972 166 21 187 27
Stepney, AlexAlex Stepney England 1 !GK 1966–1979 539 0 539 2
Kidd, BrianBrian Kidd England 6 !FW 1967–1974 257 9 266 70
Burns, FrancisFrancis Burns Scotland 3 !DF 1967–1972 143 13 156 7
Morgan, WillieWillie Morgan Scotland 5 !MF 1968–1975 293 3 296 34
James, SteveSteve James England 4 !HB 1968–1975 160 1 161 4
Macilroy, SammySammy McIlroy Northern Ireland 5 !MF 1971–1982 391 28 419 71
Buchan, MartinMartin Buchan Scotland 3 !DF 1972–1983 456 0 456 4
Maccreery, DavidDavid McCreery Northern Ireland 5 !MF 1972–1979 57 53 110 8
Forsyth, AlexAlex Forsyth Scotland 2 !FB 1973–1978 116 3 119 5
Macari, LouLou Macari Scotland 6 !FW 1973–1984 374 27 401 97
Daly, GerryGerry Daly Ireland 5 !MF 1973–1977 137 5 142 32
Greenhoff, BrianBrian Greenhoff England 3 !DF 1973–1979 268 3 271 17
Houston, StewartStewart Houston Scotland 3 !DF 1974–1980 248 2 250 16
Pearson, StuartStuart Pearson England 6 !FW 1974–1979 179 1 180 66
Albiston, ArthurArthur Albiston Scotland 2 !FB 1974–1988 467 18 485 7
Coppell, SteveSteve Coppell England 5 !MF 1975–1983 393 3 396 70
Nicholl, JimmyJimmy Nicholl Northern Ireland 3 !DF 1975–1982 235 13 248 6
Hill, GordonGordon Hill England 5 !MF 1975–1978 133 1 134 51
Greenhoff, JimmyJimmy Greenhoff England 6 !FW 1976–1980 119 4 123 36
Grimes, AshleyAshley Grimes Ireland 3 !DF 1977–1983 77 30 107 11
Jordan, JoeJoe Jordan Scotland 6 !FW 1978–1981 125 1 126 41
Macqueen, GordonGordon McQueen Scotland 3 !DF 1978–1985 229 0 229 26
Bailey, GaryGary Bailey England 1 !GK 1978–1987 375 0 375 0
Thomas, MickeyMickey Thomas Wales 5 !MF 1978–1981 110 0 110 15
Moran, KevinKevin Moran Ireland 3 !DF 1979–1988 284 5 289 24
Wilkins, RayRay Wilkins England 5 !MF 1979–1984 191 3 194 10
Duxbury, MikeMike Duxbury England 3 !DF 1980–1990 345 33 378 7
Gidman, JohnJohn Gidman England 3 !DF 1981–1986 116 4 120 4
Stapleton, FrankFrank Stapleton Ireland 6 !FW 1981–1987 267 21 288 78
Moses, RemiRemi Moses England 5 !MF 1981–1988 188 11 199 12
Robson, BryanBryan Robson England 5 !MF 1981–1994 437 24 461 99
Whiteside, NormanNorman Whiteside Northern Ireland 6 !FW 1982–1989 256 18 274 67
Macgrath, PaulPaul McGrath Ireland 3 !DF 1982–1989 192 7 199 16
Hughes, MarkMark Hughes Wales 6 !FW 1983–1986,
1988–1995		 453 14 467 163
Hogg, GraemeGraeme Hogg Scotland 3 !DF 1984–1988 108 2 110 1
Blackmore, ClaytonClayton Blackmore Wales 7 !U 1984–1994 201 44 245 26
Olsen, JesperJesper Olsen Denmark 5 !MF 1984–1988 149 27 176 24
Strachan, GordonGordon Strachan Scotland 5 !MF 1984–1989 195 6 201 38
Davenport, PeterPeter Davenport England 6 !FW 1986–1988 83 23 106 26
Macclair, BrianBrian McClair Scotland 6 !FW 1987–1998 398 73 471 127
Bruce, SteveSteve Bruce England 3 !DF 1987–1996 411 3 414 51
Martin, LeeLee Martin England 3 !DF 1988–1994 84 25 109 2
Sharpe, LeeLee Sharpe England 5 !MF 1988–1996 213 50 263 36
Donaghy, MalMal Donaghy Northern Ireland 3 !DF 1988–1992 98 21 119 0
Phelan, MikeMike Phelan England 7 !U 1989–1994 127 19 146 3
Webb, NeilNeil Webb England 5 !MF 1989–1992 105 5 110 11
Pallister, GaryGary Pallister England 3 !DF 1989–1998 433 4 437 15
Ince, PaulPaul Ince England 5 !MF 1989–1995 276 5 281 29
Irwin, DenisDenis Irwin Ireland 3 !DF 1990–2002 511 18 529 33
Giggs, RyanRyan Giggs Wales 5 !MF 1991– 776 144 920 165
Kanchelskis, AndreiAndrei Kanchelskis Soviet Union / Russia 5 !MF 1991–1995 132 29 161 36
Parker, PaulPaul Parker England 3 !DF 1991–1996 137 9 146 2
Schmeichel, PeterPeter Schmeichel Denmark 1 !GK 1991–1999 398 0 398 1
Neville, GaryGary Neville England 3 !DF 1992–2011 566 36 602 7
Beckham, DavidDavid Beckham England 5 !MF 1992–2003 356 38 394 85
Butt, NickyNicky Butt England 5 !MF 1992–2004 307 79 386 26
Cantona, EricEric Cantona France 6 !FW 1992–1997 184 1 185 82
Keane, RoyRoy Keane Ireland 5 !MF 1993–2005 458 22 480 51
May, DavidDavid May England 3 !DF 1994–2003 98 20 118 8
Scholes, PaulPaul Scholes England 5 !MF 1994–2011
2012–		 574 135 709 155
Cole, AndrewAndrew Cole England 6 !FW 1995–2001 231 44 275 121
Neville, PhilPhil Neville England 3 !DF 1995–2005 301 85 386 8
Johnsen, RonnyRonny Johnsen Norway 3 !DF 1996–2002 131 19 150 9
Solskjaer, Ole GunnarOle Gunnar Solskjær Norway 6 !FW 1996–2007 216 150 366 126
Sheringham, TeddyTeddy Sheringham England 6 !FW 1997–2001 101 52 153 46
Berg, HenningHenning Berg Norway 3 !DF 1997–2000 81 22 103 3
Brown, WesWes Brown England 3 !DF 1998–2011 313 49 362 5
Stam, JaapJaap Stam Netherlands 3 !DF 1998–2001 125 2 127 1
Yorke, DwightDwight Yorke Trinidad and Tobago 6 !FW 1998–2002 120 32 152 66
Fortune, QuintonQuinton Fortune South Africa 5 !MF 1999–2006 88 38 126 11
Silvestre, MikaelMikaël Silvestre France 3 !DF 1999–2008 326 35 361 10
Oshea, JohnJohn O'Shea Ireland 7 !U 1999–2011 301 92 393 15
Barthez, FabienFabien Barthez France 1 !GK 2000–2004 139 0 139 0
Nistelrooy, Ruud vanRuud van Nistelrooy Netherlands 6 !FW 2001–2006 200 19 219 150
Ferdinand, RioRio Ferdinand England 3 !DF 2002– 405 7 412 7
Fletcher, DarrenDarren Fletcher Scotland 5 !MF 2003– 249 62 311 24
Ronaldo, CristianoCristiano Ronaldo Portugal 6 !FW 2003–2009 244 48 292 118
Saha, LouisLouis Saha France 6 !FW 2004–2008 76 48 124 42
Rooney, WayneWayne Rooney England 6 !FW 2004– 343 38 381 186
Sar, Edwin van derEdwin van der Sar Netherlands 1 !GK 2005–2011 266 0 266 0
Park Ji-Sung South Korea 5 !MF 2005–2012 146 59 205 27
Evra, PatricePatrice Evra France 3 !DF 2006– 288 21 309 5
Vidic, NemanjaNemanja Vidić Serbia 3 !DF 2006– 241 7 248 18
Carrick, MichaelMichael Carrick England 5 !MF 2006– 250 40 290 20
Nani Portugal 5 !MF 2007– 161 45 206 39
Anderson Brazil 5 !MF 2007– 115 44 159 9
Evans, JonnyJonny Evans Northern Ireland 3 !DF 2007– 125 15 140 4
Berbatov, DimitarDimitar Berbatov Bulgaria 6 !FW 2008–2012 108 41 149 56
Rafael Brazil 3 !DF 2008– 96 14 110 4
Valencia, AntonioAntonio Valencia Ecuador 5 !MF 2009– 95 24 119 16

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