List of Manchester United F.C. players

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. 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 May 24, 2007

David Beckham made 394 appearances for Manchester United between 1993 and 2003.

List of players

Name	Nationality	Position	Manchester United career	Appearances		Goals
				Apps (Sub)	Total
Willie Stewart		HB/FW	1889–1895	149 (0)	149	23
Alf Farman		FW	1889–1895	121 (0)	121	53
Bob Donaldson		FW	1892–1897	147 (0)	147	66
James McNaught		HB	1892–1898	157 (0)	157	12
Fred Erentz		LB	1892–1902	303 (0)	303	9
Joseph Cassidy*		FW	1893, 1895–1900	167 (0)	167	99
Richard Smith*		LW/FW	1894–1898, 1900-1901	100 (0)	100	37
Walter Cartwright		HB	1895–1905	257 (0)	257	8
Harry Stafford		RB	1896–1903	200 (0)	200	1
William Bryant		FW	1896–1900	127 (0)	127	33
Frank Barrett		GK	1896–1900	132 (0)	132	0
Billy Morgan		HB	1896–1903	152 (0)	152	7
Billy Griffiths		HB	1899–1905	175 (0)	175	30
Alfred Schofield		FW	1900–1907	179 (0)	179	35
Vince Hayes*		RB	1901–1907, 1908–1910	128 (0)	128	2
Jack Peddie*		FW	1902–1903, 1904–1907	121 (0)	121	58
Alex Downie		HB	1902–1909	191 (0)	191	14
Alex Bell		HB	1903–1913	309 (0)	309	10
Bob Bonthron		RB	1903–1907	134 (0)	134	3
Harry Moger		GK	1903–1912	266 (0)	266	0
Dick Duckworth		HB	1903–1915	254 (0)	254	11
Charlie Roberts		HB	1904–1913	302 (0)	302	23
Dick Holden		RB	1904–1914	117 (0)	117	0
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
George Stacey		Various	1906–1915	270 (0)	270	9
Harold Halse		FW	1908–1912	125 (0)	125	56
Arthur Whalley		HB/MF	1909–1920	106 (0)	106	6
Enoch West		FW	1910–1916	181 (0)	181	80
Robert Beale		GK	1912–1919	112 (0)	112	0
Jack Mew*		GK	1912–1915, 1919-1927	199 (0)	199	0
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
Charlie Moore*		RB	1919–1921, 1922-31	328 (0)	328	0
John Grimwood		HB	1919–1927	205 (0)	205	8
Teddy Partridge		FW	1920–1929	160 (0)	160	18
Alf Steward		GK	1920–1932	326 (0)	326	0
Ray Bennion		HB	1921–1932	301 (0)	301	3
Harry Thomas		FW	1921–1931	135 (0)	135	13
Arthur Lochhead		FW	1921–1925	153 (0)	153	50
Frank McPherson		FW/LW	1922–1928	175 (0)	175	52
Frank Barson		HB	1922-1928	152 (0)	152	4
Frank Mann		HB	1922-1930	197 (0)	197	5
Jimmy Hanson		FW	1924–1931	147 (0)	147	52
Tom Jones		LB/RB	1924–1937	200 (0)	200	0
Jack Wilson		HB	1926–1932	140 (0)	140	3
Hugh McLenahan		HB	1927–1937	116 (0)	116	12
Harry Rowley*		FW	1928–1931, 1934-1937	180 (0)	180	55
Thomas Reid		FW	1929–1933	101 (0)	101	67
George McLachlan		FW	1929–1933	116 (0)	116	4
Thomas Manley		Various	1930–1939	195 (0)	195	41
Jack Mellor		HB	1930–1937	122 (0)	122	0
George Vose		HB/MF	1933–1939	209 (0)	209	1
Bill McKay		HB	1933–1940	182 (0)	182	15
Jack Griffiths		LB	1934–1944	173 (0)	173	1
George Mutch		FW	1934–1937	120 (0)	120	49
Thomas Bamford		FW	1934–1938	109 (0)	109	57
Billy Bryant		FW	1934–1939	157 (0)	157	42
James Brown		HB	1935–1939	110 (0)	110	1
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		HB	1938–1955	391 (0)	391	3
Jack Warner*		HB	1938–1940, 1946-1951	116 (0)	115	2
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
Billy McGlen		HB	1946–1952	122 (0)	122	2
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
Don Gibson		HB	1950–1955	115 (0)	115	0
Mark Jones		HB	1950–1958	121 (0)	121	1
Jackie Blanchflower		HB	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		HB/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
Ronnie Cope		HB	1956–1961	106 (0)	106	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
Albert Quixall		FW	1958–1963	183 (0)	183	56
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
Francis Burns		LB	1967–1972	143 (13)	156	7
Steve James		HB	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		CB	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		CB	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)	248	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		CB	1978–1985	229 (0)	229	26
Kevin Moran		CB	1978–1988	284 (5)	289	24
Mickey Thomas		LW	1978–1981	110 (0)	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		CB	1982–1989	192 (7)	199	16
Graeme Hogg		CB	1984–1988	108 (2)	110	1
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		CB	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		CB/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		CB	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–	636 (80)	716	140
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/CB	1993–	514 (26)	540	7
Roy Keane		CM	1993–2005	458 (22)	480	51
Paul Scholes		CM	1993–	444 (92)	536	137
Philip Neville		LB/RB/CM	1994–2005	301 (85)	386	8
David May		CB/RB	1994–2003	98 (20)	118	8
Andrew Cole		FW	1995–2001	231 (44)	275	121
Ronny Johnsen		CB/CM	1996–2002	131 (19)	150	9
Ole Gunnar Solskjær		FW/W	1996–	216 (150)	366	126
Teddy Sheringham		FW	1997–2001	101 (52)	153	46
Henning Berg		CB	1997–2000	81 (22)	103	3
Wes Brown		CB/RB	1998–	223 (30)	253	2
Jaap Stam		CB	1998–2001	125 (2)	127	1
Dwight Yorke		FW	1998–2002	120 (32)	152	66
John O'Shea		LB/CM	1998–	198 (52)	250	12
Quinton Fortune		LW/LB	1999–2006	88 (38)	126	11
Mikaël Silvestre		CB/LB	1999–	321 (34)	355	10
Fabien Barthez		GK	2000–2004	139 (0)	139	0
Darren Fletcher		CM/RW	2000–	115 (33)	148	7
Ruud van Nistelrooy		FW	2001–2006	200 (19)	219	150
Rio Ferdinand		CB	2002–	212 (4)	216	4
Cristiano Ronaldo		RW/LW	2003–	150 (40)	190	50
Louis Saha		FW	2004–	66 (34)	100	37
Wayne Rooney		FW	2004–	132 (14)	146	59

Ruud van Nistelrooy (left) is Manchester United's eighth highest all-time goalscorer.

Key

Table headings

• Apps — Number of games played as a starter
• Sub — Number of games played as a substitute
• Total — Total number of games played, both as a starter and as a substitute

Positions

• GK — Goalkeeper
• RB — Right back
• LB — Left back
• FB — Fullback
• CB — 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.

References

• "Official Manchester United website". Retrieved 2006-11-30.
• "Red11.org". Retrieved 2006-11-24.
• "Stretford End – The Website of Dreams". Retrieved 2006-11-24.