List of Manchester United F.C. players
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This is a list of notable footballers who have played for Manchester United F.C.. Generally, this means players that have made 100 or more appearances (including appearances as a substitute) in first-class matches for the club. However, some players who have played fewer matches but have made significant contributions to the club's history are also included (eg. Laurent Blanc, Liam Whelan).
For a list of all Manchester United players, major or minor, with a Wikipedia article, see Category:Manchester United F.C. players. For the current Manchester United first-team squad, see the First-team squad section of the Manchester United F.C. article.
Players are listed according to the date of their first professional contract signed with the club. Appearances and goals are for first-team competitive matches only; wartime matches are excluded.
Statistics correct as of December 11, 2006
| Name | Nationality | Position | Manchester United career | Appearances | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps (Sub) | Total | |||||
| Bob Donaldson |  |
FW | 1892–1897 | 147 (0) | 147 | 66 |
| Joseph Cassidy* | |
FW | 1893, 1895–1900 |
167 (0) | 167 | 99 |
| Richard Smith* |  |
LW/FW | 1894–1898, 1900-1901 |
100 (0) | 100 | 37 |
| Harry Stafford | |
LB | 1896–1903 | 200 (0) | 200 | 1 |
| Frank Barrett | |
GK | 1896–1900 | 132 (0) | 132 | 0 |
| Alfred Schofield | |
FW | 1900–1907 | 179 (0) | 179 | 35 |
| Jack Peddie* | |
FW | 1902–1903, 1904–1907 |
121 (0) | 121 | 58 |
| Dick Duckworth | |
HB | 1903–1915 | 254 (0) | 254 | 11 |
| Charlie Roberts | |
HB | 1904–1913 | 302 (0) | 302 | 23 |
| Jack Picken | |
FW | 1905–1911 | 122 (0) | 122 | 46 |
| George Wall | |
LW | 1906–1915 | 319 (0) | 319 | 100 |
| Billy Meredith |  |
RW | 1906–1921 | 335 (0) | 335 | 36 |
| Sandy Turnbull | |
FW | 1906–1915 | 247 (0) | 247 | 101 |
| Harold Halse | |
FW | 1908–1912 | 125 (0) | 125 | 56 |
| Enoch West | |
FW | 1910–1916 | 181 (0) | 181 | 80 |
| Lal Hilditch | |
HB/LW | 1916–1932 | 322 (0) | 322 | 7 |
| John Silcock | |
LB | 1917–1934 | 449 (0) | 449 | 2 |
| Joe Spence | |
FW | 1919–1933 | 510 (0) | 510 | 168 |
| Arthur Lochhead | |
FW | 1921–1925 | 153 (0) | 153 | 50 |
| Frank McPherson | |
FW/LW | 1922–1928 | 175 (0) | 175 | 52 |
| Frank Barson | |
CD | 1922-1928 | 152 (0) | 152 | 4 |
| Jimmy Hanson | |
FW | 1924–1931 | 147 (0) | 147 | 52 |
| Harry Rowley* | |
FW | 1928–1931, 1934-1937 |
180 (0) | 180 | 55 |
| Thomas Reid | |
FW | 1929–1933 | 101 (0) | 101 | 67 |
| Thomas Manley | |
Various | 1930–1939 | 195 (0) | 195 | 41 |
| George Mutch | |
FW | 1934–1937 | 120 (0) | 120 | 49 |
| Thomas Bamford | |
FW | 1934–1938 | 109 (0) | 109 | 57 |
| Billy Bryant | |
FW | 1934–1939 | 123 (0) | 123 | 33 |
| Charlie Mitten | |
LW | 1936–1952 | 162 (0) | 162 | 61 |
| Johnny Carey |  |
FB | 1936–1953 | 344 (0) | 344 | 17 |
| Stan Pearson | |
FW | 1937–1954 | 343 (0) | 343 | 148 |
| Jack Rowley | |
FW | 1937–1955 | 424 (0) | 424 | 211 |
| Allenby Chilton | |
CD | 1938–1955 | 391 (0) | 391 | 3 |
| John Aston Sr. | |
LB | 1939–1954 | 284 (0) | 284 | 30 |
| Henry Cockburn | |
HB | 1943–1954 | 275 (0) | 275 | 4 |
| Jack Crompton | |
GK | 1944–1956 | 212 (0) | 212 | 0 |
| Jimmy Delaney | |
RW/FW | 1946–1950 | 184 (0) | 184 | 28 |
| Roger Byrne | |
LB/LW | 1949–1958 | 280 (0) | 280 | 20 |
| John Downie | |
FW | 1949–1953 | 116 (0) | 116 | 37 |
| Ray Wood | |
GK | 1949–1958 | 208 (0) | 208 | 0 |
| Mark Jones | |
HB | 1950–1958 | 121 (0) | 121 | 1 |
| Jackie Blanchflower |  |
CD | 1950–1958 | 117 (0) | 117 | 27 |
| Dennis Viollet | |
FW | 1950–1962 | 293 (0) | 293 | 179 |
| Johnny Berry | |
RW | 1951–1958 | 276 (0) | 276 | 45 |
| Bill Foulkes | |
CD/RB | 1951–1970 | 685 (3) | 688 | 9 |
| David Pegg | |
LW | 1952–1958 | 150 (0) | 150 | 28 |
| Duncan Edwards | |
HB | 1952–1958 | 177 (0) | 177 | 21 |
| Bobby Charlton | |
CM/FW | 1953–1973 | 757 (2) | 759 | 249 |
| Tommy Taylor | |
FW | 1953–1958 | 191 (0) | 191 | 131 |
| Liam Whelan |  |
FW | 1953–1958 | 98 (0) | 98 | 52 |
| Albert Scanlon | |
LW | 1954–1960 | 127 (0) | 127 | 35 |
| Freddie Goodwin | |
HB | 1954–1960 | 107 (0) | 107 | 8 |
| Eddie Colman | |
HB | 1955–1958 | 108 (0) | 108 | 2 |
| David Gaskell | |
GK | 1956–1967 | 119 (0) | 119 | 0 |
| Johnny Giles | |
CM | 1956–1963 | 115 (0) | 115 | 13 |
| Shay Brennan | |
RB/LW | 1957–1970 | 358 (1) | 359 | 6 |
| Harry Gregg | |
GK | 1957-1966 | 247 (0) | 247 | 0 |
| Nobby Stiles | |
HB | 1959–1971 | 394 (0) | 394 | 19 |
| Maurice Setters | |
HB | 1960–1964 | 194 (0) | 194 | 14 |
| Tony Dunne | |
LB/RB | 1960–1973 | 534 (1) | 535 | 2 |
| Noel Cantwell | |
LB | 1960–1967 | 146 (0) | 146 | 8 |
| David Herd | |
FW | 1961–1968 | 264 (1) | 265 | 145 |
| Denis Law | |
FW | 1962–1973 | 398 (6) | 404 | 237 |
| David Sadler | |
Various | 1962–1973 | 328 (7) | 335 | 27 |
| George Best | |
LW/RW/FW | 1963–1974 | 470 (0) | 470 | 179 |
| Pat Crerand | |
HB | 1963–1971 | 397 (0) | 397 | 15 |
| John Fitzpatrick | |
RB | 1963–1973 | 141 (6) | 147 | 10 |
| John Aston Jr. | |
FW/LW | 1964–1972 | 166 (21) | 187 | 27 |
| John Connelly | |
FW | 1964–1966 | 112 (1) | 113 | 35 |
| Brian Kidd | |
FW | 1966–1974 | 257 (9) | 266 | 70 |
| Alex Stepney | |
GK | 1966–1979 | 539 (0) | 539 | 2 |
| Steve James | |
CD | 1968–1975 | 160 (1) | 161 | 4 |
| Willie Morgan | |
RW | 1968–1975 | 293 (3) | 296 | 34 |
| Sammy McIlroy | |
CM/FW | 1971–1982 | 391 (28) | 419 | 71 |
| Martin Buchan | |
CD | 1972–1983 | 456 (0) | 456 | 4 |
| David McCreery | |
MF | 1972–1979 | 57 (53) | 110 | 8 |
| Alex Forsyth | |
RB | 1972–1978 | 116 (3) | 119 | 5 |
| Brian Greenhoff | |
CD | 1973–1979 | 268 (3) | 271 | 17 |
| Lou Macari | |
MF/FW | 1973–1984 | 374 (27) | 401 | 97 |
| Gerry Daly | |
CM | 1973–1977 | 137 (5) | 142 | 32 |
| Stewart Houston | |
LB | 1973–1980 | 248 (2) | 250 | 16 |
| Jimmy Nicholl | |
RB | 1974–1982 | 235 (13) | 238 | 6 |
| Arthur Albiston | |
LB | 1974–1988 | 467 (18) | 485 | 7 |
| Stuart Pearson | |
FW | 1974–1979 | 179 (1) | 180 | 66 |
| Steve Coppell | |
RW | 1975–1983 | 393 (3) | 396 | 70 |
| Gordon Hill | |
LW | 1975–1978 | 133 (1) | 134 | 51 |
| Jimmy Greenhoff | |
FW | 1976-1980 | 119 (4) | 123 | 36 |
| Ashley Grimes | |
LB | 1977–1983 | 77 (30) | 107 | 11 |
| Gary Bailey | |
GK | 1978–1987 | 375 (0) | 375 | 0 |
| Joe Jordan | |
FW | 1978–1981 | 125 (1) | 126 | 41 |
| Gordon McQueen | |
CD | 1978–1985 | 229 (0) | 229 | 26 |
| Kevin Moran | |
CD | 1978–1988 | 284 (5) | 289 | 24 |
| Mickey Thomas | |
LW | 1978–1981 | 110 (10) | 110 | 15 |
| Ray Wilkins | |
CM | 1979–1984 | 191 (3) | 194 | 10 |
| Mike Duxbury | |
RB | 1980–1990 | 345 (33) | 378 | 7 |
| Mark Hughes* | |
FW | 1980–1986, 1988–1995 |
453 (14) | 467 | 163 |
| Norman Whiteside | |
CM/FW | 1981–1989 | 256 (18) | 274 | 67 |
| John Gidman | |
RB | 1981–1986 | 116 (4) | 120 | 4 |
| Frank Stapleton | |
FW | 1981–1987 | 267 (21) | 288 | 78 |
| Remi Moses | |
CM | 1981–1988 | 188 (11) | 199 | 12 |
| Bryan Robson | |
CM | 1981–1994 | 437 (24) | 461 | 99 |
| Clayton Blackmore | |
DF/MF | 1982–1994 | 201 (44) | 245 | 26 |
| Paul McGrath | |
CD | 1982–1989 | 192 (7) | 199 | 16 |
| Jesper Olsen |  |
LW | 1984–1988 | 149 (27) | 176 | 24 |
| Gordon Strachan | |
RM | 1984–1989 | 195 (6) | 201 | 38 |
| Peter Davenport | |
FW | 1986–1988 | 83 (23) | 106 | 26 |
| Brian McClair | |
FW | 1987–1998 | 398 (73) | 471 | 127 |
| Steve Bruce | |
CD | 1987–1996 | 411 (3) | 414 | 51 |
| Lee A. Martin | |
LB | 1988–1994 | 84 (25) | 109 | 2 |
| Lee Sharpe | |
LW | 1988–1996 | 213 (50) | 263 | 36 |
| Mal Donaghy | |
CD/LB | 1988–1992 | 98 (21) | 119 | 0 |
| Mike Phelan | |
MF/DF | 1989–1994 | 127 (19) | 146 | 3 |
| Neil Webb | |
CM | 1989–1992 | 105 (5) | 110 | 11 |
| Gary Pallister | |
CD | 1989–1998 | 433 (4) | 437 | 15 |
| Paul Ince | |
CM | 1989–1995 | 276 (5) | 281 | 29 |
| Denis Irwin | |
LB/RB | 1990–2002 | 511 (18) | 529 | 33 |
| Ryan Giggs | |
LW/RW/CM | 1990– | 612 (76) | 688 | 139 |
| Andrei Kanchelskis |  |
RW | 1991–1995 | 132 (29) | 161 | 36 |
| Peter Schmeichel | |
GK | 1991–1999 | 398 (0) | 398 | 1 |
| Paul Parker | |
RB | 1991–1996 | 137 (9) | 146 | 2 |
| Nicky Butt | |
CM | 1993–2004 | 307 (79) | 386 | 26 |
| David Beckham | |
RM/CM | 1993–2003 | 356 (38) | 394 | 85 |
| Éric Cantona | |
FW | 1992–1997 | 184 (1) | 185 | 82 |
| Gary Neville | |
RB | 1993– | 499 (26) | 525 | 7 |
| Roy Keane | |
CM | 1993–2005 | 458 (22) | 480 | 51 |
| Paul Scholes | |
CM | 1993– | 420 (90) | 510 | 132 |
| Philip Neville | |
LB | 1994–2005 | 301 (85) | 386 | 8 |
| David May | |
CD/RB | 1994–2003 | 98 (20) | 118 | 8 |
| Andrew Cole | |
FW | 1995–2001 | 231 (44) | 275 | 121 |
| Ronny Johnsen |  |
CD/CM | 1996–2002 | 131 (19) | 150 | 9 |
| Ole Gunnar Solskjær | |
FW | 1996– | 206 (140) | 346 | 121 |
| Teddy Sheringham | |
FW | 1997–2001 | 101 (52) | 153 | 46 |
| Henning Berg | |
CD | 1997–2000 | 81 (22) | 103 | 3 |
| Wes Brown | |
CD | 1998– | 202 (28) | 230 | 2 |
| Jaap Stam |  |
CD | 1998–2001 | 125 (2) | 127 | 1 |
| Dwight Yorke |  |
FW | 1998–2002 | 120 (32) | 152 | 66 |
| John O'Shea | |
LB/CM | 1998– | 182 (40) | 222 | 9 |
| Quinton Fortune |  |
LW/LB | 1999–2006 | 88 (38) | 126 | 11 |
| Mikaël Silvestre | |
CD/LB | 1999– | 316 (30) | 346 | 10 |
| Fabien Barthez | |
GK | 2000–2004 | 139 (0) | 139 | 0 |
| Darren Fletcher | |
CM/RW | 2000– | 101 (26) | 127 | 6 |
| Ruud van Nistelrooy | |
FW | 2001–2006 | 200 (19) | 219 | 150 |
| Laurent Blanc | |
CD | 2001–2003 | 71 (4) | 75 | 4 |
| Rio Ferdinand | |
CD | 2002– | 185 (4) | 189 | 4 |
| Cristiano Ronaldo |  |
RW/LW | 2003– | 122 (36) | 158 | 33 |
| Wayne Rooney | |
FW | 2004– | 102 (10) | 112 | 44 |
[edit] Key
- GK — Goalkeeper
- RB — Right back
- LB — Left back
- FB — Fullback
- CD — Central Defender
- DF — Defender
- HB — Half back
- CM — Central midfielder
- LM — Left midfielder
- RM — Right midfielder
- RW — Right winger
- LW — Left winger
- W — Winger
- MF — Midfielder
- FW — Forward
An asterisk (*) next to a name denotes that the player had more than one spell at the club.
[edit] References
- Official Manchester United website. Retrieved on 2006-11-30.
- Red11.org. Retrieved on 2006-11-24.
- Stretford End – The Website of Dreams. Retrieved on 2006-11-24.
