List of Manchester United F.C. players

List of Manchester United F.C. players

Ryan Giggs is Manchester United's most-capped player of all time, making 963 appearances in 23 years for the club. He later served as caretaker manager for the club in 2014.

Manchester United Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester. The club was formed in Newton Heath in 1878 as Newton Heath LYR F.C., and played their first competitive match in October 1886, when they entered the First Round of the 1886–87 FA Cup. The club was renamed Manchester United F.C. in 1902, and they moved to Old Trafford in 1910. The club won its first significant trophy in 1908, the First Division title. Since then, the club has won a further 19 league titles, along with 13 FA Cups and six League Cups, among many other honours. They have also been crowned champions of Europe on three occasions by winning the European Cup. The club was one of 22 teams in the Premier League when it was formed in 1992. They experienced the most successful period in their history under the management of Alex Ferguson, who guided the team to 13 league titles in 21 years.

Since the club's first competitive match, 984 players have made a competitive first-team appearance for the club, of whom 227 players have made at least 100 appearances (including substitute appearances). Manchester United's record appearance-maker is Ryan Giggs, who made a total of 963 appearances over a 23-year playing career; he broke Bobby Charlton's previous appearance record in the 2008 UEFA Champions League final. Giggs also holds the record for the most starts (802 matches), and for the most matches played as a substitute (161).

Charlton was also the club's top goalscorer with 249 goals in his 17 years with the club. He held the mark for 45 years, until his record was overtaken by Wayne Rooney, who scored his 250th goal during the 2016–17 season; Rooney finished his 13-year tenure with Manchester United with 253 goals in 559 appearances. Other than Charlton, Giggs, and Rooney, only eight players have made more than 500 appearances for the club, including three members of the 1968 European Cup–winning team (Tony Dunne, Alex Stepney, and Bill Foulkes as well as Charlton) and three members of the 1999 Treble-winning team (Denis Irwin, Gary Neville and Paul Scholes, as well as Giggs); the two other players to reach 500 appearances are Joe Spence, who played for the club during the interwar period, and David de Gea, who played for the club from 2011 to 2023. De Gea, who is Spanish, is the first 500 Club member from outside of the United Kingdom and Ireland. Other than Charlton and Rooney, only two players (Denis Law and Jack Rowley) have scored more than 200 goals for the club.

The most recent player to reach 100 appearances for the club is Argentinian defender Lisandro Martínez, who reached the milestone on 7 January 2026.

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List of Manchester United F.C. players

• Billy Meredith made 335 appearances for Manchester United and is considered one of football's first superstars. • Jack Rowley made 424 appearances for Manchester United and was the first of only four players to score 200 goals for the club. • Tommy Taylor scored 131 goals in just 161 appearances for Manchester United. He was one of eight players to be killed in the Munich air disaster. • Sir Bobby Charlton is United's second-highest goalscorer and has the second-most appearances for the club. He captained the club from 1968 to 1973. • George Best made 470 appearances for United, and is considered one of the greatest footballers of all time. • Steve Bruce made 414 appearances for Manchester United. • Peter Schmeichel made 398 appearances for Manchester United. • Paul Scholes made the third-most appearances for Manchester United with 718. • Eric Cantona made 185 appearances and scored 87 goals for Manchester United. He was the club's first captain from outside the British Isles. • Sir David Beckham made 394 appearances and scored 85 goals for Manchester United. • Ole Gunnar Solskjær made 366 appearances for the club, and managed it from 2018 to 2021. • Rio Ferdinand made 455 appearances in 12 seasons with Manchester United. • Cristiano Ronaldo made 346 appearances in two spells at Manchester United, winning the Ballon d'Or in 2008, as well as becoming the only United player to date to win the European Golden Shoe. • Wayne Rooney is Manchester United's all-time top scorer with 253 goals. He captained the club from 2014 to 2017. • Michael Carrick made 464 appearances for Manchester United, captained the club from 2017 to 2018, and served two spells as caretaker or interim head coach in 2021 and 2026. • Nemanja Vidić made 300 appearances for Manchester United and served as captain from 2011 to 2014. • Patrice Evra made 379 appearances for United. • David de Gea made 545 appearances for Manchester United, the seventh-most all time. • Paul Pogba made 233 appearances in two spells at Manchester United. His 2016 transfer from Juventus made him the world's most expensive footballer at the time. • Robin van Persie made 105 appearances for Manchester United. • Juan Mata made 285 appearances for Manchester United. • Marcus Rashford has made over 400 appearances for Manchester United. • Bruno Fernandes, current club captain, has made over 300 appearances for Manchester United. • Casemiro has made over 125 appearances for Manchester United.

• 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/Europa League, 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. • Players in bold are currently under contract with Manchester United.

Statistics correct as of match played 20 March 2026

• 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 matches started. • Sub – The number of matches played as a substitute. • Total – The total number of matches played, both as a starter and as a substitute.

Pre-1960s	Post-1960s
GK	Goalkeeper
FB	Full back	DF	Defender
HB	Half back	MF	Midfielder
FW	Forward
U	Utility player

<table><thead><tr><th>Name</th><th>Nationality</th><th>Position</th><th>Manchester United career</th><th>Appearances</th><th>Goals</th><th>Ref</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Starts</td><td>Subs</td><td>Total</td></tr><tr><td>George Perrins</td><td> England</td><td>HB</td><td>1892–1896</td><td>102</td><td>0</td><td>102</td><td>0</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Fred Erentz</td><td> Scotland</td><td>FB</td><td>1892–1902</td><td>310</td><td>0</td><td>310</td><td>9</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Bob Donaldson</td><td> Scotland</td><td>FW</td><td>1892–1897</td><td>155</td><td>0</td><td>155</td><td>66</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Joe Cassidy</td><td> Scotland</td><td>FW</td><td>1893 1895–1900</td><td>174</td><td>0</td><td>174</td><td>100</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>James McNaught</td><td> Scotland</td><td>HB</td><td>1893–1898</td><td>157</td><td>0</td><td>157</td><td>12</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Dick Smith</td><td> England</td><td>FW</td><td>1894–1898 1900</td><td>101</td><td>0</td><td>101</td><td>37</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Walter Cartwright</td><td> England</td><td>HB</td><td>1895–1905</td><td>257</td><td>0</td><td>257</td><td>8</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Harry Stafford</td><td> England</td><td>FB</td><td>1896–1903</td><td>200</td><td>0</td><td>200</td><td>1</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>William Bryant</td><td> England</td><td>FW</td><td>1896–1900</td><td>127</td><td>0</td><td>127</td><td>33</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Frank Barrett</td><td> Scotland</td><td>GK</td><td>1896–1900</td><td>136</td><td>0</td><td>136</td><td>0</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Billy Morgan</td><td> England</td><td>HB</td><td>1897–1903</td><td>152</td><td>0</td><td>152</td><td>7</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Billy Griffiths</td><td> England</td><td>HB</td><td>1899–1905</td><td>175</td><td>0</td><td>175</td><td>30</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Alf Schofield</td><td> England</td><td>FW</td><td>1900–1907</td><td>179</td><td>0</td><td>179</td><td>35</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Vince Hayes</td><td> England</td><td>FB</td><td>1901–1907 1908–1910</td><td>128</td><td>0</td><td>128</td><td>2</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Jack Peddie</td><td> Scotland</td><td>FW</td><td>1902–1903 1904–1907</td><td>121</td><td>0</td><td>121</td><td>58</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Alex Downie</td><td> Scotland</td><td>HB</td><td>1902–1909</td><td>191</td><td>0</td><td>191</td><td>14</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Alex Bell</td><td> Scotland</td><td>HB</td><td>1903–1913</td><td>309</td><td>0</td><td>309</td><td>10</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Bob Bonthron</td><td> Scotland</td><td>FB</td><td>1903–1907</td><td>134</td><td>0</td><td>134</td><td>3</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Harry Moger</td><td> England</td><td>GK</td><td>1903–1912</td><td>266</td><td>0</td><td>266</td><td>0</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Dick Duckworth</td><td> England</td><td>HB</td><td>1903–1915</td><td>254</td><td>0</td><td>254</td><td>11</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Charlie Roberts</td><td> England</td><td>HB</td><td>1904–1913</td><td>302</td><td>0</td><td>302</td><td>23</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Dick Holden</td><td> England</td><td>FB</td><td>1905–1914</td><td>117</td><td>0</td><td>117</td><td>0</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Jack Picken</td><td> Scotland</td><td>FW</td><td>1905–1911</td><td>122</td><td>0</td><td>122</td><td>46</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>George Wall</td><td> England</td><td>FW</td><td>1906–1915</td><td>319</td><td>0</td><td>319</td><td>100</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Billy Meredith</td><td> Wales</td><td>FW</td><td>1907–1921</td><td>335</td><td>0</td><td>335</td><td>36</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Sandy Turnbull</td><td> Scotland</td><td>FW</td><td>1907–1915</td><td>247</td><td>0</td><td>247</td><td>101</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>George Stacey</td><td> England</td><td>FB</td><td>1907–1915</td><td>270</td><td>0</td><td>270</td><td>9</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Harold Halse</td><td> England</td><td>FW</td><td>1908–1912</td><td>125</td><td>0</td><td>125</td><td>56</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Arthur Whalley</td><td> England</td><td>HB</td><td>1909–1920</td><td>106</td><td>0</td><td>106</td><td>6</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Enoch West</td><td> England</td><td>FW</td><td>1910–1915</td><td>181</td><td>0</td><td>181</td><td>80</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Bobby Beale</td><td> England</td><td>GK</td><td>1912–1919</td><td>112</td><td>0</td><td>112</td><td>0</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Jack Mew</td><td> England</td><td>GK</td><td>1912–1926</td><td>199</td><td>0</td><td>199</td><td>0</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Lal Hilditch</td><td> England</td><td>HB</td><td>1919–1932</td><td>322</td><td>0</td><td>322</td><td>7</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Jack Silcock</td><td> England</td><td>FB</td><td>1919–1934</td><td>449</td><td>0</td><td>449</td><td>2</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Joe Spence</td><td> England</td><td>FW</td><td>1919–1933</td><td>510</td><td>0</td><td>510</td><td>168</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Charlie Moore</td><td> England</td><td>FB</td><td>1919–1921 1922–1931</td><td>328</td><td>0</td><td>328</td><td>0</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>John Grimwood</td><td> England</td><td>HB</td><td>1919–1927</td><td>205</td><td>0</td><td>205</td><td>8</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Teddy Partridge</td><td> England</td><td>FW</td><td>1920–1929</td><td>160</td><td>0</td><td>160</td><td>18</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Alf Steward</td><td> England</td><td>GK</td><td>1920–1932</td><td>326</td><td>0</td><td>326</td><td>0</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Ray Bennion</td><td> Wales</td><td>HB</td><td>1921–1932</td><td>301</td><td>0</td><td>301</td><td>3</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Arthur Lochhead</td><td> Scotland</td><td>FW</td><td>1921–1925</td><td>153</td><td>0</td><td>153</td><td>50</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Harry Thomas</td><td> Wales</td><td>FW</td><td>1922–1931</td><td>135</td><td>0</td><td>135</td><td>13</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Frank Barson</td><td> England</td><td>HB</td><td>1922–1928</td><td>152</td><td>0</td><td>152</td><td>4</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Frank Mann</td><td> England</td><td>HB</td><td>1923–1930</td><td>197</td><td>0</td><td>197</td><td>5</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Frank McPherson</td><td> England</td><td>FW</td><td>1923–1928</td><td>175</td><td>0</td><td>175</td><td>52</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Tom Jones</td><td> Wales</td><td>FB</td><td>1924–1937</td><td>200</td><td>0</td><td>200</td><td>0</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Jimmy Hanson</td><td> England</td><td>FW</td><td>1924–1931</td><td>147</td><td>0</td><td>147</td><td>52</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Jack Wilson</td><td> England</td><td>HB</td><td>1926–1932</td><td>140</td><td>0</td><td>140</td><td>3</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Hugh McLenahan</td><td> England</td><td>HB</td><td>1928–1937</td><td>116</td><td>0</td><td>116</td><td>12</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Harry Rowley</td><td> England</td><td>FW</td><td>1928–1932 1934–1937</td><td>180</td><td>0</td><td>180</td><td>55</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Tommy Reid</td><td> Scotland</td><td>FW</td><td>1929–1933</td><td>101</td><td>0</td><td>101</td><td>67</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>George McLachlan</td><td> Scotland</td><td>FW</td><td>1929–1933</td><td>116</td><td>0</td><td>116</td><td>4</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Jack Mellor</td><td> England</td><td>FB</td><td>1930–1937</td><td>122</td><td>0</td><td>122</td><td>0</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Tom Manley</td><td> England</td><td>HB</td><td>1931–1939</td><td>195</td><td>0</td><td>195</td><td>41</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>George Vose</td><td> England</td><td>HB</td><td>1933–1939</td><td>209</td><td>0</td><td>209</td><td>1</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Jack Griffiths</td><td> England</td><td>FB</td><td>1934–1944</td><td>173</td><td>0</td><td>173</td><td>1</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Bill McKay</td><td> Scotland</td><td>HB</td><td>1934–1940</td><td>182</td><td>0</td><td>182</td><td>15</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>George Mutch</td><td> Scotland</td><td>FW</td><td>1934–1937</td><td>120</td><td>0</td><td>120</td><td>49</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Tommy Bamford</td><td> Wales</td><td>FW</td><td>1934–1938</td><td>109</td><td>0</td><td>109</td><td>57</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Billy Bryant</td><td> England</td><td>FW</td><td>1934–1939</td><td>157</td><td>0</td><td>157</td><td>42</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>James Brown</td><td> Scotland</td><td>HB</td><td>1935–1939</td><td>110</td><td>0</td><td>110</td><td>1</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Johnny Carey</td><td> Ireland  Republic of Ireland</td><td>FB</td><td>1937–1953</td><td>344</td><td>0</td><td>344</td><td>17</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Jack Rowley</td><td> England</td><td>FW</td><td>1937–1955</td><td>424</td><td>0</td><td>424</td><td>211</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Stan Pearson</td><td> England</td><td>FW</td><td>1937–1954</td><td>343</td><td>0</td><td>343</td><td>148</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Jack Warner</td><td> Wales</td><td>HB</td><td>1938–1950</td><td>115</td><td>0</td><td>115</td><td>2</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>John Aston Sr.</td><td> England</td><td>FB</td><td>1946–1954</td><td>284</td><td>0</td><td>284</td><td>30</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Allenby Chilton</td><td> England</td><td>HB</td><td>1946–1955</td><td>391</td><td>0</td><td>391</td><td>3</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Henry Cockburn</td><td> England</td><td>HB</td><td>1946–1954</td><td>275</td><td>0</td><td>275</td><td>4</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Jack Crompton</td><td> England</td><td>GK</td><td>1946–1956</td><td>212</td><td>0</td><td>212</td><td>0</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Jimmy Delaney</td><td> Scotland</td><td>FW</td><td>1946–1950</td><td>184</td><td>0</td><td>184</td><td>28</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Billy McGlen</td><td> England</td><td>HB</td><td>1946–1952</td><td>122</td><td>0</td><td>122</td><td>2</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Charlie Mitten</td><td> England</td><td>FW</td><td>1946–1952</td><td>162</td><td>0</td><td>162</td><td>61</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Johnny Downie</td><td> Scotland</td><td>FW</td><td>1949–1953</td><td>116</td><td>0</td><td>116</td><td>37</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Ray Wood</td><td> England</td><td>GK</td><td>1949–1958</td><td>208</td><td>0</td><td>208</td><td>0</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Don Gibson</td><td> England</td><td>HB</td><td>1950–1955</td><td>115</td><td>0</td><td>115</td><td>0</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Mark Jones</td><td> England</td><td>HB</td><td>1950–1958</td><td>121</td><td>0</td><td>121</td><td>1</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Johnny Berry</td><td> England</td><td>FW</td><td>1951–1958</td><td>276</td><td>0</td><td>276</td><td>45</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Jackie Blanchflower</td><td> Northern Ireland</td><td>HB</td><td>1951–1958</td><td>117</td><td>0</td><td>117</td><td>27</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Roger Byrne</td><td> England</td><td>FB</td><td>1951–1958</td><td>280</td><td>0</td><td>280</td><td>20</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>David Pegg</td><td> England</td><td>FW</td><td>1952–1958</td><td>150</td><td>0</td><td>150</td><td>28</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Bill Foulkes</td><td> England</td><td>DF</td><td>1952–1970</td><td>685</td><td>3</td><td>688</td><td>9</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Tommy Taylor</td><td> England</td><td>FW</td><td>1953–1958</td><td>191</td><td>0</td><td>191</td><td>131</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Duncan Edwards</td><td> England</td><td>HB</td><td>1953–1958</td><td>177</td><td>0</td><td>177</td><td>21</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Dennis Viollet</td><td> England</td><td>FW</td><td>1953–1962</td><td>293</td><td>0</td><td>293</td><td>179</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Freddie Goodwin</td><td> England</td><td>HB</td><td>1954–1960</td><td>107</td><td>0</td><td>107</td><td>8</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Albert Scanlon</td><td> England</td><td>FW</td><td>1954–1960</td><td>127</td><td>0</td><td>127</td><td>35</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Eddie Colman</td><td> England</td><td>HB</td><td>1955–1958</td><td>108</td><td>0</td><td>108</td><td>2</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Ronnie Cope</td><td> England</td><td>HB</td><td>1956–1961</td><td>106</td><td>0</td><td>106</td><td>2</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Bobby Charlton</td><td> England</td><td>FW</td><td>1956–1973</td><td>756</td><td>2</td><td>758</td><td>249</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>David Gaskell</td><td> England</td><td>GK</td><td>1956–1967</td><td>119</td><td>0</td><td>119</td><td>0</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Harry Gregg</td><td> Northern Ireland</td><td>GK</td><td>1957–1966</td><td>247</td><td>0</td><td>247</td><td>0</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Shay Brennan</td><td> Republic of Ireland</td><td>FB</td><td>1958–1970</td><td>358</td><td>1</td><td>359</td><td>6</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Albert Quixall</td><td> England</td><td>FW</td><td>1958–1963</td><td>184</td><td>0</td><td>184</td><td>56</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Johnny Giles</td><td> Republic of Ireland</td><td>FW</td><td>1959–1963</td><td>115</td><td>0</td><td>115</td><td>13</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Nobby Stiles</td><td> England</td><td>HB</td><td>1959–1971</td><td>395</td><td>0</td><td>395</td><td>19</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Maurice Setters</td><td> England</td><td>HB</td><td>1960–1964</td><td>194</td><td>0</td><td>194</td><td>14</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Tony Dunne</td><td> Republic of Ireland</td><td>DF</td><td>1960–1973</td><td>534</td><td>1</td><td>535</td><td>2</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Noel Cantwell</td><td> Republic of Ireland</td><td>FB</td><td>1960–1967</td><td>146</td><td>0</td><td>146</td><td>8</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>David Herd</td><td> Scotland</td><td>FW</td><td>1961–1968</td><td>264</td><td>1</td><td>265</td><td>145</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Denis Law</td><td> Scotland</td><td>FW</td><td>1962–1973</td><td>398</td><td>6</td><td>404</td><td>237</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>David Sadler</td><td> England</td><td>U</td><td>1963–1973</td><td>328</td><td>7</td><td>335</td><td>27</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Paddy Crerand</td><td> Scotland</td><td>HB</td><td>1963–1971</td><td>397</td><td>0</td><td>397</td><td>15</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>George Best</td><td> Northern Ireland</td><td>FW</td><td>1963–1974</td><td>470</td><td>0</td><td>470</td><td>179</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>John Connelly</td><td> England</td><td>FW</td><td>1964–1966</td><td>112</td><td>1</td><td>113</td><td>35</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>John Fitzpatrick</td><td> Scotland</td><td>DF</td><td>1965–1973</td><td>141</td><td>6</td><td>147</td><td>10</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>John Aston Jr.</td><td> England</td><td>FW</td><td>1965–1972</td><td>166</td><td>21</td><td>187</td><td>27</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Alex Stepney</td><td> England</td><td>GK</td><td>1966–1978</td><td>539</td><td>0</td><td>539</td><td>2</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Brian Kidd</td><td> England</td><td>FW</td><td>1967–1974</td><td>257</td><td>9</td><td>266</td><td>70</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Francis Burns</td><td> Scotland</td><td>DF</td><td>1967–1972</td><td>143</td><td>13</td><td>156</td><td>7</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Willie Morgan</td><td> Scotland</td><td>MF</td><td>1968–1975</td><td>293</td><td>3</td><td>296</td><td>34</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Steve James</td><td> England</td><td>HB</td><td>1968–1975</td><td>160</td><td>1</td><td>161</td><td>4</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Sammy McIlroy</td><td> Northern Ireland</td><td>MF</td><td>1971–1982</td><td>391</td><td>28</td><td>419</td><td>71</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Martin Buchan</td><td> Scotland</td><td>DF</td><td>1972–1983</td><td>456</td><td>0</td><td>456</td><td>4</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>David McCreery</td><td> Northern Ireland</td><td>MF</td><td>1972–1979</td><td>57</td><td>53</td><td>110</td><td>8</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Alex Forsyth</td><td> Scotland</td><td>FB</td><td>1973–1978</td><td>116</td><td>3</td><td>119</td><td>5</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Lou Macari</td><td> Scotland</td><td>FW</td><td>1973–1984</td><td>374</td><td>27</td><td>401</td><td>97</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Gerry Daly</td><td> Republic of Ireland</td><td>MF</td><td>1973–1977</td><td>137</td><td>5</td><td>142</td><td>32</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Brian Greenhoff</td><td> England</td><td>DF</td><td>1973–1979</td><td>268</td><td>3</td><td>271</td><td>17</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Stewart Houston</td><td> Scotland</td><td>DF</td><td>1974–1980</td><td>248</td><td>2</td><td>250</td><td>16</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Stuart Pearson</td><td> England</td><td>FW</td><td>1974–1979</td><td>179</td><td>1</td><td>180</td><td>66</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Arthur Albiston</td><td> Scotland</td><td>FB</td><td>1974–1988</td><td>467</td><td>18</td><td>485</td><td>7</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Steve Coppell</td><td> England</td><td>MF</td><td>1975–1983</td><td>393</td><td>3</td><td>396</td><td>70</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Jimmy Nicholl</td><td> Northern Ireland</td><td>DF</td><td>1975–1981</td><td>235</td><td>13</td><td>248</td><td>6</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Gordon Hill</td><td> England</td><td>MF</td><td>1975–1978</td><td>133</td><td>1</td><td>134</td><td>51</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Jimmy Greenhoff</td><td> England</td><td>FW</td><td>1976–1980</td><td>119</td><td>4</td><td>123</td><td>36</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Ashley Grimes</td><td> Republic of Ireland</td><td>DF</td><td>1977–1983</td><td>77</td><td>30</td><td>107</td><td>11</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Joe Jordan</td><td> Scotland</td><td>FW</td><td>1978–1981</td><td>125</td><td>1</td><td>126</td><td>41</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Gordon McQueen</td><td> Scotland</td><td>DF</td><td>1978–1985</td><td>229</td><td>0</td><td>229</td><td>26</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Gary Bailey</td><td> England</td><td>GK</td><td>1978–1987</td><td>375</td><td>0</td><td>375</td><td>0</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Mickey Thomas</td><td> Wales</td><td>MF</td><td>1978–1981</td><td>110</td><td>0</td><td>110</td><td>15</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Kevin Moran</td><td> Republic of Ireland</td><td>DF</td><td>1979–1988</td><td>284</td><td>5</td><td>289</td><td>24</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Ray Wilkins</td><td> England</td><td>MF</td><td>1979–1984</td><td>191</td><td>3</td><td>194</td><td>10</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Mike Duxbury</td><td> England</td><td>DF</td><td>1980–1990</td><td>345</td><td>33</td><td>378</td><td>7</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>John Gidman</td><td> England</td><td>DF</td><td>1981–1986</td><td>116</td><td>4</td><td>120</td><td>4</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Frank Stapleton</td><td> Republic of Ireland</td><td>FW</td><td>1981–1987</td><td>267</td><td>21</td><td>288</td><td>78</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Remi Moses</td><td> England</td><td>MF</td><td>1981–1988</td><td>188</td><td>11</td><td>199</td><td>12</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Bryan Robson</td><td> England</td><td>MF</td><td>1981–1994</td><td>437</td><td>24</td><td>461</td><td>99</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Norman Whiteside</td><td> Northern Ireland</td><td>FW</td><td>1982–1989</td><td>256</td><td>18</td><td>274</td><td>67</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Paul McGrath</td><td> Republic of Ireland</td><td>DF</td><td>1982–1989</td><td>192</td><td>7</td><td>199</td><td>16</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Mark Hughes</td><td> Wales</td><td>FW</td><td>1983–1986 1988–1995</td><td>453</td><td>14</td><td>467</td><td>163</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Graeme Hogg</td><td> Scotland</td><td>DF</td><td>1984–1988</td><td>108</td><td>2</td><td>110</td><td>1</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Clayton Blackmore</td><td> Wales</td><td>U</td><td>1984–1994</td><td>201</td><td>44</td><td>245</td><td>26</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Jesper Olsen</td><td> Denmark</td><td>MF</td><td>1984–1988</td><td>149</td><td>27</td><td>176</td><td>24</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Gordon Strachan</td><td> Scotland</td><td>MF</td><td>1984–1989</td><td>195</td><td>6</td><td>201</td><td>38</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Peter Davenport</td><td> England</td><td>FW</td><td>1986–1988</td><td>83</td><td>23</td><td>106</td><td>26</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Brian McClair</td><td> Scotland</td><td>U</td><td>1987–1998</td><td>398</td><td>73</td><td>471</td><td>127</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Steve Bruce</td><td> England</td><td>DF</td><td>1987–1996</td><td>411</td><td>3</td><td>414</td><td>51</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Lee Martin</td><td> England</td><td>DF</td><td>1988–1994</td><td>84</td><td>25</td><td>109</td><td>2</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Lee Sharpe</td><td> England</td><td>MF</td><td>1988–1996</td><td>213</td><td>50</td><td>263</td><td>36</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Mal Donaghy</td><td> Northern Ireland</td><td>DF</td><td>1988–1992</td><td>98</td><td>21</td><td>119</td><td>0</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Mike Phelan</td><td> England</td><td>U</td><td>1989–1994</td><td>127</td><td>19</td><td>146</td><td>3</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Neil Webb</td><td> England</td><td>MF</td><td>1989–1992</td><td>105</td><td>5</td><td>110</td><td>11</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Gary Pallister</td><td> England</td><td>DF</td><td>1989–1998</td><td>433</td><td>4</td><td>437</td><td>15</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Paul Ince</td><td> England</td><td>MF</td><td>1989–1995</td><td>276</td><td>5</td><td>281</td><td>29</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Denis Irwin</td><td> Republic of Ireland</td><td>DF</td><td>1990–2002</td><td>511</td><td>18</td><td>529</td><td>33</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Ryan Giggs</td><td> Wales</td><td>MF</td><td>1991–2014</td><td>802</td><td>161</td><td>963</td><td>168</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Andrei Kanchelskis</td><td> Soviet Union  CIS  Russia</td><td>MF</td><td>1991–1995</td><td>132</td><td>29</td><td>161</td><td>36</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Paul Parker</td><td> England</td><td>DF</td><td>1991–1996</td><td>137</td><td>9</td><td>146</td><td>2</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Peter Schmeichel</td><td> Denmark</td><td>GK</td><td>1991–1999</td><td>398</td><td>0</td><td>398</td><td>1</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Gary Neville</td><td> England</td><td>DF</td><td>1992–2011</td><td>566</td><td>36</td><td>602</td><td>7</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>David Beckham</td><td> England</td><td>MF</td><td>1992–2003</td><td>356</td><td>38</td><td>394</td><td>85</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Nicky Butt</td><td> England</td><td>MF</td><td>1992–2004</td><td>307</td><td>80</td><td>387</td><td>26</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Eric Cantona</td><td> France</td><td>FW</td><td>1992–1997</td><td>184</td><td>1</td><td>185</td><td>82</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Roy Keane</td><td> Republic of Ireland</td><td>MF</td><td>1993–2005</td><td>458</td><td>22</td><td>480</td><td>51</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>David May</td><td> England</td><td>DF</td><td>1994–2002</td><td>98</td><td>20</td><td>118</td><td>8</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Paul Scholes</td><td> England</td><td>MF</td><td>1994–2011 2012–2013</td><td>577</td><td>141</td><td>718</td><td>155</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Andy Cole</td><td> England</td><td>FW</td><td>1995–2001</td><td>231</td><td>44</td><td>275</td><td>121</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Phil Neville</td><td> England</td><td>U</td><td>1995–2005</td><td>301</td><td>85</td><td>386</td><td>8</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Ronny Johnsen</td><td> Norway</td><td>DF</td><td>1996–2002</td><td>131</td><td>19</td><td>150</td><td>9</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Ole Gunnar Solskjær</td><td> Norway</td><td>FW</td><td>1996–2007</td><td>216</td><td>150</td><td>366</td><td>126</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Teddy Sheringham</td><td> England</td><td>FW</td><td>1997–2001</td><td>101</td><td>52</td><td>153</td><td>46</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Henning Berg</td><td> Norway</td><td>DF</td><td>1997–2000</td><td>81</td><td>22</td><td>103</td><td>3</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Wes Brown</td><td> England</td><td>DF</td><td>1998–2011</td><td>313</td><td>49</td><td>362</td><td>5</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Jaap Stam</td><td> Netherlands</td><td>DF</td><td>1998–2001</td><td>125</td><td>2</td><td>127</td><td>1</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Dwight Yorke</td><td> Trinidad and Tobago</td><td>FW</td><td>1998–2002</td><td>120</td><td>32</td><td>152</td><td>66</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Quinton Fortune</td><td> South Africa</td><td>MF</td><td>1999–2006</td><td>88</td><td>38</td><td>126</td><td>11</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Mikaël Silvestre</td><td> France</td><td>DF</td><td>1999–2008</td><td>326</td><td>35</td><td>361</td><td>10</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>John O'Shea</td><td> Republic of Ireland</td><td>U</td><td>1999–2011</td><td>301</td><td>92</td><td>393</td><td>15</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Fabien Barthez</td><td> France</td><td>GK</td><td>2000–2004</td><td>139</td><td>0</td><td>139</td><td>0</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Ruud van Nistelrooy</td><td> Netherlands</td><td>FW</td><td>2001–2006</td><td>200</td><td>19</td><td>219</td><td>150</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Rio Ferdinand</td><td> England</td><td>DF</td><td>2002–2014</td><td>444</td><td>11</td><td>455</td><td>8</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Darren Fletcher</td><td> Scotland</td><td>MF</td><td>2003–2015</td><td>266</td><td>76</td><td>342</td><td>24</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Cristiano Ronaldo</td><td> Portugal</td><td>MF</td><td>2003–2009 2021–2022</td><td>289</td><td>57</td><td>346</td><td>145</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Louis Saha</td><td> France</td><td>FW</td><td>2004–2008</td><td>76</td><td>48</td><td>124</td><td>42</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Wayne Rooney</td><td> England</td><td>FW</td><td>2004–2017</td><td>497</td><td>62</td><td>559</td><td>253</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Edwin van der Sar</td><td> Netherlands</td><td>GK</td><td>2005–2011</td><td>266</td><td>0</td><td>266</td><td>0</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Park Ji-sung</td><td> South Korea</td><td>MF</td><td>2005–2012</td><td>146</td><td>59</td><td>205</td><td>27</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Patrice Evra</td><td> France</td><td>DF</td><td>2006–2014</td><td>357</td><td>22</td><td>379</td><td>10</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Nemanja Vidić</td><td> Serbia and Montenegro  Serbia</td><td>DF</td><td>2006–2014</td><td>290</td><td>10</td><td>300</td><td>21</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Michael Carrick</td><td> England</td><td>MF</td><td>2006–2018</td><td>395</td><td>69</td><td>464</td><td>24</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Nani</td><td> Portugal</td><td>MF</td><td>2007–2015</td><td>178</td><td>52</td><td>230</td><td>40</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Anderson</td><td> Brazil</td><td>MF</td><td>2007–2015</td><td>128</td><td>53</td><td>181</td><td>9</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Jonny Evans</td><td> Northern Ireland</td><td>DF</td><td>2007–2015 2023–2025</td><td>202</td><td>39</td><td>241</td><td>8</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Dimitar Berbatov</td><td> Bulgaria</td><td>FW</td><td>2008–2012</td><td>108</td><td>41</td><td>149</td><td>56</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Rafael</td><td> Brazil</td><td>DF</td><td>2008–2015</td><td>150</td><td>20</td><td>170</td><td>5</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Danny Welbeck</td><td> England</td><td>FW</td><td>2008–2014</td><td>90</td><td>52</td><td>142</td><td>29</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Antonio Valencia</td><td> Ecuador</td><td>U</td><td>2009–2019</td><td>277</td><td>62</td><td>339</td><td>25</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Javier Hernández</td><td> Mexico</td><td>FW</td><td>2010–2015</td><td>85</td><td>72</td><td>157</td><td>59</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Chris Smalling</td><td> England</td><td>DF</td><td>2010–2019</td><td>281</td><td>42</td><td>323</td><td>18</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>David de Gea</td><td> Spain</td><td>GK</td><td>2011–2023</td><td>545</td><td>0</td><td>545</td><td>0</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Phil Jones</td><td> England</td><td>U</td><td>2011–2022</td><td>198</td><td>31</td><td>229</td><td>6</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Ashley Young</td><td> England</td><td>U</td><td>2011–2020</td><td>202</td><td>59</td><td>261</td><td>19</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Paul Pogba</td><td> France</td><td>MF</td><td>2011–2012 2016–2022</td><td>195</td><td>38</td><td>233</td><td>39</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Robin van Persie</td><td> Netherlands</td><td>FW</td><td>2012–2015</td><td>89</td><td>16</td><td>105</td><td>58</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Marouane Fellaini</td><td> Belgium</td><td>MF</td><td>2013–2019</td><td>106</td><td>71</td><td>177</td><td>22</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Juan Mata</td><td> Spain</td><td>MF</td><td>2014–2022</td><td>213</td><td>72</td><td>285</td><td>51</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Daley Blind</td><td> Netherlands</td><td>U</td><td>2014–2018</td><td>132</td><td>9</td><td>141</td><td>6</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Jesse Lingard</td><td> England</td><td>FW</td><td>2014–2022</td><td>143</td><td>89</td><td>232</td><td>35</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Ander Herrera</td><td> Spain</td><td>MF</td><td>2014–2019</td><td>140</td><td>49</td><td>189</td><td>20</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Marcos Rojo</td><td> Argentina</td><td>DF</td><td>2014–2019</td><td>105</td><td>17</td><td>122</td><td>2</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Luke Shaw</td><td> England</td><td>DF</td><td>2014–</td><td>284</td><td>34</td><td>318</td><td>4</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Anthony Martial</td><td> France</td><td>FW</td><td>2015–2023</td><td>222</td><td>96</td><td>318</td><td>90</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Marcus Rashford</td><td> England</td><td>FW</td><td>2016–</td><td>313</td><td>113</td><td>426</td><td>138</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Eric Bailly</td><td> Ivory Coast</td><td>DF</td><td>2016–2021</td><td>99</td><td>14</td><td>113</td><td>1</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Nemanja Matić</td><td> Serbia</td><td>MF</td><td>2017–2022</td><td>152</td><td>37</td><td>189</td><td>4</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Victor Lindelöf</td><td> Sweden</td><td>DF</td><td>2017–2025</td><td>247</td><td>37</td><td>284</td><td>4</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Scott McTominay</td><td> Scotland</td><td>MF</td><td>2017–2024</td><td>172</td><td>83</td><td>255</td><td>29</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Fred</td><td> Brazil</td><td>MF</td><td>2018–2023</td><td>154</td><td>59</td><td>213</td><td>14</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Diogo Dalot</td><td> Portugal</td><td>DF</td><td>2018–</td><td>211</td><td>30</td><td>241</td><td>10</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Mason Greenwood</td><td> England</td><td>FW</td><td>2019–2022</td><td>84</td><td>46</td><td>130</td><td>35</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Harry Maguire</td><td> England</td><td>DF</td><td>2019–</td><td>227</td><td>39</td><td>266</td><td>17</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Aaron Wan-Bissaka</td><td> DR Congo</td><td>DF</td><td>2019–2024</td><td>178</td><td>12</td><td>190</td><td>2</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Bruno Fernandes</td><td> Portugal</td><td>MF</td><td>2020–</td><td>304</td><td>16</td><td>320</td><td>106</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Alejandro Garnacho</td><td> Argentina</td><td>FW</td><td>2022–2025</td><td>88</td><td>56</td><td>144</td><td>26</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Lisandro Martínez</td><td> Argentina</td><td>DF</td><td>2022–</td><td>90</td><td>16</td><td>106</td><td>3</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Casemiro</td><td> Brazil</td><td>MF</td><td>2022–</td><td>133</td><td>22</td><td>155</td><td>24</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Christian Eriksen</td><td> Denmark</td><td>MF</td><td>2022–2025</td><td>70</td><td>37</td><td>107</td><td>8</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>André Onana</td><td> Cameroon</td><td>GK</td><td>2023–</td><td>102</td><td>0</td><td>102</td><td>0</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>