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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 |
2 |
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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