Manchester United F.C. - 50 Greatest Players Of All Time
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
To celebrate the launch of Manchester United's opus, a list of the 50 greatest players to play for the club was compiled by sports journalists around the country.
[edit] The 50 Greatest Players Of All Time
| Rank | Player | Years | Position | Nat |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 | Teddy Sheringham | 1997-2001 | Forward |  |
| 49 | Johnny Berry | 1951-1958 | Defender | |
| 48 | Rio Ferdinand | 2002-Present | Defender | |
| 47 | Harry Gregg | 1957-1967 | Goalkeeper |  |
| 46 | Kevin Moran | 1978-1988 | Defender |  |
| 45 | Jaap Stam | 1998-2001 | Defender |  |
| 44 | Shay Brennan | 1957-1970 | Defender/Midfielder | |
| 43 | Sammy McIlroy | 1971-1982 | Midfielder/Forward | |
| 42 | Dwight Yorke | 1998-2002 | Forward |  |
| 41 | Andrew Cole | 1995-2001 | Forward | |
| 40 | Jimmy Delaney | 1946-1950 | Midfielder/Forward |  |
| 39 | Cristiano Ronaldo | 2003-Present | Midfielder |  |
| 38 | Arthur Albiston | 1974-1988 | Defender | |
| 37 | Paul Ince | 1989-1995 | Midfielder | |
| 36 | Paul McGrath | 1982-1989 | Defender | |
| 35 | Lou Macari | 1973-1984 | Midfielder/Forward | |
| 34 | Tony Dunne | 1960-1973 | Defender | |
| 33 | Gary Pallister | 1989-1998 | Defender | |
| 32 | Brian McClair | 1987-1998 | Forward | |
| 31 | Eddie Colman | 1953-1958 | Defender | |
| 30 | Alex Stepney | 1966-1979 | Goalkeeper | |
| 29 | Norman Whiteside | 1981-1989 | Midfielder/Forward | |
| 28 | Steve Coppell | 1975-1983 | Midfielder | |
| 27 | Brian Kidd | 1966-1974 | Forward | |
| 26 | Martin Buchan | 1972-1983 | Defender | |
| 25 | Liam Whelan | 1953-1958 | Forward | |
| 24 | Steve Bruce | 1987-1996 | Defender | |
| 23 | Tommy Taylor | 1953-1958 | Forward | |
| 22 | Ole Gunnar Solskjær | 1996-Present | Forward |  |
| 21 | Pat Crerand | 1963-1971 | Defender | |
| 20 | Denis Irwin | 1990-2002 | Defender | |
| 19 | Mark Hughes | 1980-1986 & 1988-1995 | Forward |  |
| 18 | Gary Neville | 1993-Present | Defender | |
| 17 | Dennis Viollet | 1950-1962 | Forward | |
| 16 | Nobby Stiles | 1959-1971 | Defender | |
| 15 | Ruud van Nistelrooy | 2001-2006 | Forward | |
| 14 | David Beckham | 1993-2003 | Midfielder | |
| 13 | Roger Byrne | 1949-1958 | Defender/Midfielder | |
| 12 | Bill Foulkes | 1951-1970 | Defender | |
| 11 | Wayne Rooney | 2004-Present | Forward | |
| 10 | Paul Scholes | 1993-Present | Midfielder | |
| 9 | Ryan Giggs | 1990-Present | Midfielder | |
| 8 | Peter Schmeichel | 1991-1999 | Goalkeeper |  |
| 7 | Éric Cantona | 1992-1997 | Forward |  |
| 6 | Bryan Robson | 1981-1994 | Midfielder | |
| 5 | Denis Law | 1962-1973 | Forward | |
| 4 | Duncan Edwards | 1952-1958 | Defender/Midfielder | |
| 3 | Roy Keane | 1992-2005 | Midfielder | |
| 2 | George Best | 1963-1974 | Midfielder/Forward | |
| 1 | Bobby Charlton | 1953-1973 | Midfielder/Forward | |
