List of Manchester United F.C. records and statistics

List of Manchester United F.C. records and statistics

Ryan Giggs, Manchester United's record appearance maker

Wayne Rooney, Manchester United's record goalscorer

Manchester United Football Club is an English professional football club based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester. The club was founded as Newton Heath LYR F.C. in 1878 and turned professional in 1885, before joining the Football League in 1892. After a brush with bankruptcy in 1901, the club reformed as Manchester United in 1902. Manchester United currently play in the Premier League, the top tier of English football. They have not been out of the top tier since 1975, and they have never been lower than the second tier. They have also been involved in European football ever since they became the first English club to enter the European Cup in 1956.

This list encompasses the major honours won by Manchester United and records set by the club, their managers and their players. The player records section includes details of the club's leading goalscorers and those who have made most appearances in first-team competitions. It also records notable achievements by Manchester United players on the international stage, and the highest transfer fees paid and received by the club. The club's attendance records, both at Old Trafford, their home since 1910, and Maine Road, their temporary home from 1946 to 1949, are also included in the list.

The club currently holds the record for the most Premier League titles with 13, and the highest number of English top-flight titles with 20. The club's record appearance maker is Ryan Giggs, who made 963 appearances between 1991 and 2014, and the club's record goalscorer is Wayne Rooney, who scored 253 goals in 559 appearances between 2004 and 2017.

Honours

List of Manchester United F.C. records and statistics

Winners' and runners-up medals from Manchester United's UEFA Champions League final appearances in 2008, 2009 and 2011

Trophy cabinet of United on display in the Old Trafford museum

Manchester United's first trophy was the Manchester Cup, which they won as Newton Heath LYR in 1886. Their first national senior honour came in 1908, when they won the 1907–08 Football League First Division title. The club won the FA Cup for the first time the following year. In terms of trophies won, the 1990s were Manchester United's most successful decade, during which time they won five league titles, four FA Cups, one League Cup, five Charity Shields (one shared)[A], one Champions League, one Cup Winners' Cup, one Super Cup and one Intercontinental Cup.

The club currently holds the record for most top-division titles, with 20. They were also the first team to win the Premier League, and hold the record for the most Premier League titles with 13. Manchester United became the first English team to win the European Cup when they won it in (/wiki/1968EuropeanCupfinal). The club's most recent trophy came in May 2024, when they won the FA Cup.

League

• First Division / Premier League (Level 1)[B]: 20 – shared • 1907–08, 1910–11, 1951–52, 1955–56, 1956–57, 1964–65, 1966–67, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2002–03, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2010–11, 2012–13 • Second Division (Level 2)[B]: 2 • 1935–36, 1974–75

Cups

• FA Cup: 13 • 1908–09, 1947–48, 1962–63, 1976–77, 1982–83, 1984–85, 1989–90, 1993–94, 1995–96, 1998–99, 2003–04, 2015–16, 2023–24 • League/EFL Cup: 6 • 1991–92, 2005–06, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2016–17, 2022–23 • FA Charity/Community Shield[A]: 21 (17 outright, 4 shared) – record • (/wiki/1908FACharityShield), (/wiki/1911FACharityShield), (/wiki/1952FACharityShield), (/wiki/1956FACharityShield), (/wiki/1957FACharityShield), (/wiki/1965FACharityShield), (/wiki/1967FACharityShield), (/wiki/1977FACharityShield), (/wiki/1983FACharityShield), (/wiki/1990FACharityShield), (/wiki/1993FACharityShield), (/wiki/1994FACharityShield), (/wiki/1996FACharityShield), (/wiki/1997FACharityShield), (/wiki/2003FACommunityShield), (/wiki/2007FACommunityShield), (/wiki/2008FACommunityShield), (/wiki/2010FACommunityShield), (/wiki/2011FACommunityShield), (/wiki/2013FACommunityShield), (/wiki/2016FACommunityShield) ( joint holders)

European

• European Cup / UEFA Champions League: 3 • 1967–68, 1998–99, 2007–08 • European Cup Winners' Cup: 1 • 1990–91 • UEFA Europa League: 1 • 2016–17 • European Super Cup: 1 • (/wiki/1991EuropeanSuperCup)

Worldwide

• Intercontinental Cup: 1 • (/wiki/1999IntercontinentalCup) • FIFA Club World Cup: 1 • (/wiki/2008FIFAClubWorldCupfinal)

Regional

• Manchester Senior Cup: 23 • 1886, 1888, 1889, 1890, 1893, 1902, 1908, 1910, 1912, 1913, 1920, 1924, 1926, 1931, 1934, 1936, 1937, 1939, 1948, 1955, 1957, 1959, 1964

Awards

• Laureus World Team of the Year • Winner: 2000

• IFFHS World Club Team of the Year • Winner: 1999, 2008

• PFA Merit Award • Winner: 1993, 2013

• BBC Sports Team of the Year Award • Winner: 1968, 1999

Players

List of Manchester United F.C. records and statistics

Paul Scholes has made the third-highest number of appearances for Manchester United.

All current players are in bold All stats accurate as of match played 3 June 2023

Appearances

• Youngest first-team player: David Gaskell – 16 years, 19 days (against Manchester City, Charity Shield, 24 October 1956) • Oldest first-team player: Billy Meredith – 46 years, 281 days (against Derby County, First Division, 7 May 1921) • Oldest post-Second World War player: Edwin van der Sar – 40 years, 211 days (against Barcelona, UEFA Champions League, 28 May 2011) • Most consecutive League appearances: 206 – Steve Coppell, 15 January 1977 – 7 November 1981 • Shortest appearance: 2 seconds – Nick Culkin v Arsenal, Premier League, 22 August 1999

Most appearances

Competitive, professional matches only. Appearances as substitute (in parentheses) included in total.

Rank	Player	Years	League	FA Cup	League Cup	Europe	Other[C]	Total
1	Ryan Giggs	1991–2014	672 (117)	074 (12)	041 0(6)	157 (23)	019 0(3)	963 (161)
2	Bobby Charlton	1956–1973	606 00(2)	078 0(0)	024 0(0)	045 0(0)	005 0(0)	758 00(2)
3	Paul Scholes	1994–2011 2012–2013	499 0(95)	049 (17)	021 0(7)	134 (21)	015 0(1)	718 (141)
4	Bill Foulkes	1952–1970	566 00(3)	061 0(0)	003 0(0)	052 0(0)	006 0(0)	688 00(3)
5	Gary Neville	1992–2011	400 0(21)	047 0(3)	025 0(2)	117 0(8)	013 0(2)	602 0(36)
6	Wayne Rooney	2004–2017	393 0(39)	040 0(7)	020 0(7)	098 0(8)	008 0(1)	559 0(62)
7	David de Gea	2011–2023	415 00(0)	028 0(0)	016 0(0)	082 0(0)	004 0(0)	545 00(0)
8	Alex Stepney	1966–1978	433 00(0)	044 0(0)	035 0(0)	023 0(0)	004 0(0)	539 00(0)
9	Tony Dunne	1960–1973	414 00(0)	055 0(1)	021 0(0)	040 0(0)	005 0(0)	535 00(1)
10	Denis Irwin	1990–2002	368 0(12)	043 0(1)	031 0(3)	075 0(2)	012 0(0)	529 0(18)
11	Joe Spence	1919–1933	481 00(0)	029 0(0)	000 0(0)	000 0(0)	000 0(0)	510 00(0)
12	Arthur Albiston	1974–1988	379 0(16)	036 0(0)	040 0(1)	027 0(1)	000 0(0)	485 0(18)
13	Roy Keane	1993–2005	326 0(17)	046 0(2)	014 0(2)	083 0(1)	011 0(0)	480 0(22)
14	Brian McClair	1987–1998	355 0(59)	045 0(7)	045 0(1)	024 0(6)	002 0(0)	471 0(73)
15	George Best	1963–1974	361 00(0)	046 0(0)	025 0(0)	034 0(0)	004 0(0)	470 00(0)

Goalscorers

Bobby Charlton was Manchester United's all-time highest goalscorer until 2017, when his total of 249 goals was surpassed by club captain Wayne Rooney.

• Most goals in a season in all competitions: 46 – Denis Law, 1963–64 • Most League goals in a season: 32 – Dennis Viollet, Division 1, 1959–60 • Most League goals in a 38-game season: 31 – Cristiano Ronaldo, Premier League, 2007–08 • Top League scorer with fewest goals in a season: 6 • Bobby Charlton, 1972–73 • Sammy McIlroy, 1973–74 • Most goals scored in a match: 6 • Harold Halse v Swindon Town, 25 September 1911 • George Best v Northampton Town, 7 February 1970 • Goals in consecutive league matches: 10 consecutive matches – Ruud van Nistelrooy, 22 March 2003 to 23 August 2003 • Fastest goal: 12 seconds – Bryan Robson v Burnley, League Cup, 26 September 1984 • Fastest hat-trick: 4 minutes – Ernie Goldthorpe v Notts County, Second Division, 10 February 1923 • Fastest four goals: 13 minutes – Ole Gunnar Solskjær v Nottingham Forest, Premier League, 6 February 1999 • Most hat-tricks: 18 – Denis Law (3 November 1962 – 17 April 1971)

Overall scorers

Competitive, professional matches only, appearances including substitutes appear in brackets.

Rank	Player	Years	League	FA Cup	League Cup	Europe	Other[C]	Total	Goals per game
1	Wayne Rooney	2004–2017	183 (393)	22 (40)	05 (20)	39 0(98)	4 0(8)	253 (559)	0.452
2	Bobby Charlton	1956–1973	199 (606)	19 (78)	07 (24)	22 0(45)	2 0(5)	249 (758)	0.328
3	Denis Law	1962–1973	171 (309)	34 (46)	03 (11)	28 0(33)	1 0(5)	237 (404)	0.587
4	Jack Rowley	1937–1955	182 (380)	26 (42)	00 0(0)	00 00(0)	3 0(2)	211 (424)	0.498
5	Dennis Viollet	1952–1962	159 (259)	05 (18)	01 0(2)	13 0(12)	1 0(2)	179 (293)	0.611
George Best	1963–1974	137 (361)	21 (46)	09 (25)	11 0(34)	1 0(4)	179 (470)	0.381
7	Joe Spence	1919–1933	158 (481)	10 (29)	00 0(0)	00 00(0)	0 0(0)	168 (510)	0.329
Ryan Giggs	1991–2014	114 (672)	12 (74)	12 (41)	29 (157)	1 (19)	168 (963)	0.174
9	Mark Hughes	1983–1986 1988–1995	120 (345)	17 (46)	16 (38)	09 0(33)	1 0(5)	163 (467)	0.349
10	Paul Scholes	1994–2011 2012–2013	107 (499)	13 (49)	09 (21)	26 (134)	0 (15)	155 (718)	0.216
11	Ruud van Nistelrooy	2001–2006	095 (150)	14 (14)	02 0(6)	38 0(47)	1 0(2)	150 (219)	0.685
12	Stan Pearson	1937–1954	127 (312)	21 (30)	00 0(0)	00 00(0)	0 0(1)	148 (343)	0.431
13	David Herd	1961–1968	114 (202)	15 (35)	01 0(1)	14 0(25)	1 0(2)	145 (265)	0.547
Cristiano Ronaldo	2003–2009 2021–2022	103 (236)	13 (27)	04 (12)	24 0(68)	1 0(3)	145 (346)	0.419
15	Marcus Rashford	2016–2025	087 (287)	09 (36)	16 (25)	260(75)	0 0(3)	138 (426)	0.324
16	Tommy Taylor	1952–1958	112 (166)	05 0(9)	00 0(0)	11 0(14)	3 0(2)	131 (191)	0.689

Assists

• Most League assists in a season: 16 – Bruno Fernandes, Premier League, 2025-2026

Rank	Player	Years	League	FA Cup	League Cup	Europe	Other[C]	Total	Assists per game
1	Ryan Giggs	1992–2017	171 (672)	32 (74)	9 (41)	50 (158)	8 (18)	270 (963)	0.280
2	Wayne Rooney	2004–2017	102 (393)	7 (40)	4 (20)	27 (99)	2 (7)	142 (559)	0.254
3	David Beckham	1992–2003	83 (263)	4 (24)	1 (12)	31 (84)	2 (9)	121 (394)	0.307
4	Bruno Fernandes	2020–	57 (210)	7 (23)	4 (14)	23 (48)	1 (1)	92 (306)	0.301
5	Paul Scholes	1993–2011 2012–2013	61 (499)	6 (47)	0 (21)	15 (136)	0 (13)	82 (716)	0.112
6	Marcus Rashford	2016–2025	49 (287)	6 (36)	8 (25)	15 (75)	0 (2)	78 (426)	0.183
7	Bobby Charlton	1956–1973	55 (606)	10 (66)	0 (24)	9 (34)	3 (16)	77 (746)	0.103
8	Cristiano Ronaldo	2003–2009 2021–2022	47 (236)	8 (27)	1 (12)	16 (66)	1 (3)	73 (346)	0.210
9	Nani	2007–2014	48 (147)	4 (13)	0 (11)	12 (53)	1 (6)	65 (230)	0.283
10	Éric Cantona	1992–1997	52 (143)	3 (17)	1 (6)	4 (16)	3 (3)	63 (185)	0.341

Clean sheets

• First clean sheet: John F. Slater vs. Higher Walton in the 1st qualifying round of the 1890–91 FA Cup (4 October 1890) • Most clean sheets: 190 – David de Gea • Most League clean sheets: 147 – David de Gea • Most consecutive clean sheets: 12 – Edwin van der Sar (21 December 2008 – 24 February 2009) • Most consecutive League clean sheets: 14 – Edwin van der Sar (15 November 2008 – 18 February 2009)

Overall clean sheets

Competitive, professional matches only, appearances including substitutes appear in brackets.

Rank	Player	Years	League	FA Cup	League Cup	Europe	Other[C]	Total	Ratio
1	David de Gea	2011–2023	147 (415)	006 0(28)	08 (16)	28 (82)	1 (4)	190 (545)	0.349
2	Peter Schmeichel	1991–1999	129 (292)	19 (41)	08 (17)	21 (42)	3 (6)	180 (398)	0.452
3	Alex Stepney	1966–1978	137 (433)	15 (44)	13 (35)	09 (19)	1 (4)	175 (539)	0.325
4	Gary Bailey	1978–1987	124 (294)	16 (31)	12 (28)	08 (20)	1 (2)	161 (375)	0.429
5	Edwin van der Sar	2005–2011	092 (186)	06 (13)	01 0(5)	34 (56)	2 (6)	135 (266)	0.508
6	Alfred Steward	1920–1932	092 (309)	04 (17)	00 0(0)	00 0(0)	0 (0)	096 (326)	0.294
7	Harry Moger	1903–1912	083 (242)	08 (22)	00 0(0)	00 0(0)	1 (2)	092 (266)	0.346
8	Jack Crompton	1946–1955	059 (191)	08 (20)	00 0(0)	00 0(0)	0 (1)	067 (212)	0.316
9	Ray Wood	1949–1958	043 (178)	04 (15)	00 0(0)	06 (12)	2 (3)	055 (208)	0.264
10	Frank Barrett	1896–1900	050 (122)	04 (14)	00 0(0)	00 0(0)	0 (0)	054 (136)	0.397
11	Jack Mew	1912–1927	046 (186)	03 (13)	00 0(0)	00 0(0)	0 (0)	049 (199)	0.246
Fabien Barthez	2000–2004	033 0(92)	01 0(4)	01 0(4)	14 (37)	0 (2)	049 (139)	0.353
13	Harry Gregg	1957–1967	034 (210)	08 (24)	00 0(2)	02 (11)	0 (0)	044 (247)	0.178
14	Sergio Romero	2015–2021	006 00(7)	13 (17)	04 0(9)	16 (28)	0 (0)	039 0(61)	0.639
15	Bobby Beale	1912–1915	033 (105)	02 0(7)	00 0(0)	0 0(0)	0 (0)	035 (112)	0.313
Roy Carroll	2001–2005	025 0(49)	05 0(8)	02 0(5)	03 (10)	0 (0)	035 0(72)	0.486

Highest transfer fees paid

Manchester United's record signing is Paul Pogba, who signed for the club from Juventus for a world record fee of £89.3 million in August 2016. The signing of Anthony Martial for £36 million in 2015 set a world record for the transfer of a teenager, and the £80 million paid for Harry Maguire in 2019 was a world record for a defender.

Rank	Player	From	Fee	Date
1	Paul Pogba	Juventus	£89.3 million	August 2016
2	Antony	Ajax	£82 million	September 2022
3	Harry Maguire	Leicester City	£80 million	August 2019
4	Romelu Lukaku	Everton	£75 million	July 2017
5	Jadon Sancho	Borussia Dortmund	£73 million	July 2021
6	Rasmus Højlund	Atalanta	£72 million	August 2023
7	Benjamin Šeško	RB Leipzig	£66.3 million	August 2025
8	Bryan Mbeumo	Brentford	£65 million	July 2025
9	Matheus Cunha	Wolverhampton Wanderers	£62.5 million	June 2025
10	Casemiro	Real Madrid	£60 million	August 2022

Progression of record fee paid

Rio Ferdinand, signed in July 2002 from Leeds United for £29.3 million, then Manchester United's most expensive purchase.

The first transfer for which Manchester United (then Newton Heath) had to pay a fee was the transfer of Gilbert Godsmark from Ashford in January 1900, paying £40 for the forward. The club's first £1,000 transfer came in 1910, when they signed Leslie Hofton from Glossop. When the club signed Tommy Taylor from Barnsley in 1953, the fee was intended to be £30,000. However, Matt Busby did not want to burden the young player with the "£30,000-man" tag, and Barnsley agreed for the fee to be reduced by £1 to £29,999. Busby then took the extra pound from his wallet and gave it to the lady who had been serving the teas.

Manchester United made their first six-figure signing in August 1962 with the transfer of Denis Law from Torino for £110,000, a new British record. The club broke the British transfer record again in 1981 with the £1.5 million signing of Bryan Robson from West Bromwich Albion. When Andy Cole signed for United in January 1995, the club paid £7 million, almost double their previous record of £3.75 million, which they paid for Roy Keane 18 months earlier. In the summer of 2001, the club broke their transfer record twice in the space of a month, first paying PSV Eindhoven £19 million for Ruud van Nistelrooy, and then £28.1 million to Lazio for Juan Sebastián Verón. Manchester United have broken the British transfer record three times since buying Verón, with the signings of Rio Ferdinand in July 2002, Ángel Di María in August 2014 and Paul Pogba in August 2016.

Transfers in bold are also records for fees paid by British clubs

Date	Player	Bought from	Fee
January 1900	Gilbert Godsmark	Ashford	£40
January 1903	Alex Bell	Ayr Parkhouse	£700
July 1910	Leslie Hofton	Glossop	£1,000
March 1914	George Hunter	Chelsea	£1,300
September 1920	Tom Miller	Liverpool	£2,000
November 1921	Neil McBain	Ayr United	£6,000
February 1938	Jack Smith	Newcastle United	£6,500
March 1949	John Downie	Bradford Park Avenue	£18,000
March 1953	Tommy Taylor	Barnsley	£29,999
September 1958	Albert Quixall	Sheffield Wednesday	£45,000
August 1962	Denis Law	Torino	£110,000
August 1968	Willie Morgan	Burnley	£117,000
February 1972	Martin Buchan	Aberdeen	£125,000
March 1972	Ian Storey-Moore	Nottingham Forest	£200,000
January 1978	Joe Jordan	Leeds United	£350,000
February 1978	Gordon McQueen	Leeds United	£495,000
August 1979	Ray Wilkins	Chelsea	£825,000
October 1980	Garry Birtles	Nottingham Forest	£1,250,000
October 1981	Bryan Robson	West Bromwich Albion	£1,500,000
June 1988	Mark Hughes	Barcelona	£1,800,000
August 1989	Gary Pallister	Middlesbrough	£2,300,000
July 1993	Roy Keane	Nottingham Forest	£3,750,000
January 1995	Andy Cole	Newcastle United	£7,000,000
July 1998	Jaap Stam	PSV Eindhoven	£10,750,000
August 1998	Dwight Yorke	Aston Villa	£12,600,000
June 2001	Ruud van Nistelrooy	PSV Eindhoven	£19,000,000
July 2001	Juan Sebastián Verón	Lazio	£28,100,000
July 2002	Rio Ferdinand	Leeds United	£29,300,000
September 2008	Dimitar Berbatov	Tottenham Hotspur	£30,750,000
January 2014	Juan Mata	Chelsea	£37,100,000
August 2014	Ángel Di María	Real Madrid	£59,700,000
August 2016	Paul Pogba	Juventus	£89,300,000

Highest transfer fees received

David Beckham was sold to Real Madrid for a then club record of £24.5 million in July 2003.

The club's record sale came in July 2009, when they sold Cristiano Ronaldo to Real Madrid for £80 million.

Rank	Player	To	Fee	Date
1	Cristiano Ronaldo	Real Madrid	£80 million	July 2009
2	Romelu Lukaku	Inter Milan	£74 million	August 2019
3	Ángel Di María	Paris Saint-Germain	£44.3 million	August 2015
4	Alejandro Garnacho	Chelsea	£40 million	August 2025
5	Mason Greenwood	Marseille	£26.6 million	July 2024
6	Scott McTominay	Napoli	£25.7 million	August 2024
7	Daniel James	Leeds United	£25 million	August 2021
8	David Beckham	Real Madrid	£24.5 million	June 2003
9	Morgan Schneiderlin	Everton	£24 million	January 2017
10	Memphis Depay	Lyon	£16 million	January 2017

Progression of record fee received

The first player for whom Manchester United, then Newton Heath, received a fee was William Bryant, who moved to Blackburn Rovers for just £50 in April 1900. That same month, Manchester City paid five times more for Scottish forward Joe Cassidy. The club's first £1,000 sale came 12 years later with the sale of Harold Halse to Aston Villa.

The club's first British record sale came in March 1949, when Derby County paid £24,500 for Johnny Morris. However, 35 years passed before Manchester United next broke the record for the biggest sale by a British club; the sale of Ray Wilkins to Milan for £1.5 million in June 1984 was also the club's first million-pound sale. Another British record followed two years later with the sale of Mark Hughes to Barcelona for £2.5 million. The club's record sale increased fivefold in the space of two transfers over the next 15 years; first with the £7 million sale of Paul Ince to Internazionale in 1995, and then the 2001 transfer of Jaap Stam to Lazio for £15.25 million. Manchester United broke the world transfer record for the first time in July 2009 with the £80 million sale of Cristiano Ronaldo to Real Madrid.

Transfers in bold are also British record transfers

<table><thead><tr><th>Date</th><th>Player</th><th>Sold to</th><th>Fee</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>April 1900</td><td>William Bryant</td><td>Blackburn Rovers</td><td>£50</td></tr><tr><td>April 1900</td><td>Joe Cassidy</td><td>Manchester City</td><td>£250</td></tr><tr><td>October 1909</td><td>Alex Downie</td><td>Oldham Athletic</td><td>£600</td></tr><tr><td>June 1911</td><td>Ted Connor</td><td>Sheffield United</td><td>£750</td></tr><tr><td>July 1912</td><td>Harold Halse</td><td>Aston Villa</td><td>£1,200</td></tr><tr><td>August 1913</td><td>Charlie Roberts</td><td>Oldham Athletic</td><td>£1,750</td></tr><tr><td>December 1920</td><td>Tommy Meehan</td><td>Chelsea</td><td>£3,300</td></tr><tr><td>September 1937</td><td>George Mutch</td><td>Preston North End</td><td>£5,000</td></tr><tr><td>March 1948</td><td>Joe Walton</td><td>Preston North End</td><td>£10,000</td></tr><tr><td>March 1949</td><td>Johnny Morris</td><td>Derby County</td><td>£24,500</td></tr><tr><td>January 1962</td><td>Dennis Viollet</td><td>Stoke City</td><td>£25,000</td></tr><tr><td>March 1962</td><td>Warren Bradley</td><td>Bury</td><td>£40,000</td></tr><tr><td>June 1972</td><td>Francis Burns</td><td>Southampton</td><td>£50,000</td></tr><tr><td>June 1972</td><td>Alan Gowling</td><td>Huddersfield Town</td><td>£60,000</td></tr><tr><td>March 1973</td><td>Ted MacDougall</td><td>West Ham United</td><td>£130,000</td></tr><tr><td>March 1977</td><td>Gerry Daly</td><td>Derby County</td><td>£175,000</td></tr><tr><td>April 1978</td><td>Gordon Hill</td><td>Derby County</td><td>£250,000</td></tr><tr><td>August 1979</td><td>Brian Greenhoff</td><td>Leeds United</td><td>£350,000</td></tr><tr><td>October 1980</td><td>Andy Ritchie</td><td>Brighton & Hove Albion</td><td>£500,000</td></tr><tr><td>June 1984</td><td>Ray Wilkins</td><td>Milan</td><td>£1,500,000</td></tr><tr><td>August 1986</td><td>Mark Hughes</td><td>Barcelona</td><td>£2,500,000</td></tr><tr><td>July 1995</td><td>Paul Ince</td><td>Internazionale</td><td>£7,000,000</td></tr><tr><td>August 2001</td><td>Jaap Stam</td><td>Lazio</td><td>£15,250,000</td></tr><tr><td>June 2003</td><td>David Beckham</td><td>Real Madrid</td><td>£24,500,000</td></tr><tr><td>July 2009</td><td>Cristiano Ronaldo</td><td>Real Madrid</td><td>£80,000,000</td></tr></tbody></table>

Players with the most titles won at the club

Rank	Player	Years	League	FA Cup	League Cup	FA Community Shield	Europe	Worldwide	Total
1	Ryan Giggs	1991–2014	13	4	4	9	3	2	35
2	Paul Scholes	1994–2011 2012–2013	11	3	2	5	2	2	25
3	Gary Neville	1992–2011	8	3	3	3	2	2	21
4	Denis Irwin	1990–2002	7	2	1	4	3	1	18
5	Roy Keane	1993–2005	7	4	0	4	1	1	17
Michael Carrick	2006–2018	5	1	2	6	2	1
7	Wayne Rooney	2004–2017	5	1	3	4	2	1	16
8	Gary Pallister	1989–1998	4	3	3	5	2	0	15
Peter Schmeichel	1991–1999	5	3	1	4	1	1
Nicky Butt	1992–2004	6	3	0	4	1	1
Nemanja Vidić	2006–2014	5	0	3	5	1	1

Laureus World Sports Awards

The following players have won Laureus World Sports Awards while playing for Manchester United:

• Laureus World Sports Award for Comeback of the Year • Christian Eriksen – 2023

Ballon d'Or

The following players have won the Ballon d'Or while playing for Manchester United:

• Denis Law – (/wiki/1964Ballond'Or) • Bobby Charlton – (/wiki/1966Ballond'Or) • George Best – (/wiki/1968Ballond'Or) • Cristiano Ronaldo – (/wiki/2008Ballond'Or)

Golden Boy

The following players have won the Golden Boy while playing for Manchester United:

• Wayne Rooney – 2004 • Anderson – 2008 • Anthony Martial – 2015

European Golden Shoe

The following players have won the European Golden Shoe while playing for Manchester United:

• Cristiano Ronaldo (31 goals) – 2008

FIFA awards

The following players have won FIFA awards while playing for Manchester United:

• FIFA World Player of the Year • Cristiano Ronaldo – (/wiki/2008FIFAWorldPlayeroftheYear)

• FIFA Club World Cup Golden Ball • Wayne Rooney – (/wiki/2008FIFAClubWorldCup)

• FIFA Puskás Award • Cristiano Ronaldo – 2009 • Alejandro Garnacho – 2024

• FIFA Foundation Award • Marcus Rashford – 2020

UEFA awards

The following players have won the UEFA awards while playing for Manchester United:

• UEFA Club Footballer of the Year • David Beckham – 1999 • Cristiano Ronaldo – 2008

• UEFA Club Goalkeeper of the Year • Peter Schmeichel – 1997–98 • Edwin van der Sar – 2008–09

• UEFA Club Defender of the Year • Jaap Stam (2) – 1998–99, 1999–2000

• UEFA Club Midfielder of the Year • David Beckham – 1998–99

• UEFA Club Forward of the Year • Ruud van Nistelrooy – 2002–03 • Cristiano Ronaldo – 2007–08

• UEFA Team of the Year • Cristiano Ronaldo (4) – 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009 • David Beckham (2) – 2001, 2003 • Ruud van Nistelrooy – 2003 • Patrice Evra – 2009 • Ángel Di María – 2014

AFC awards

The following players have won the AFC awards while playing for Manchester United:

• AFC Asian International Player of the Year • Shinji Kagawa – 2012

CAF awards

The following players have won the CAF awards while playing for Manchester United:

• CAF Team of the Year • Eric Bailly (3) – 2016, 2017, 2018 • André Onana – 2024

FIFPRO awards

The following players have won FIFPRO awards while playing for Manchester United:

• FIFPRO Special Young Player of the Year • Cristiano Ronaldo (2) – 2004, 2005 • FIFPRO Young Player of the Year • Wayne Rooney – 2005 • FIFPRO World Player of the Year • Cristiano Ronaldo – 2008 • FIFPRO Player Impact Award • Marcus Rashford – 2020 • Andre Onana – 2024 • FIFPRO World 11 • Cristiano Ronaldo (4) – 2007, 2008, 2009, 2021 • Nemanja Vidić (2) – 2009, 2011 • Rio Ferdinand – 2008 • Patrice Evra – 2009 • Wayne Rooney – 2011 • Ángel Di María – 2014 • David de Gea – 2018 • Casemiro – 2022

International Federation of Football History & Statistics (IFFHS) awards

The following players have won International Federation of Football History & Statistics awards while playing for Manchester United:

• IFFHS World's Best Goalkeeper • Peter Schmeichel (2) – 1992, 1993 • Fabien Barthez – 2000

• IFFHS World Team • Cristiano Ronaldo – 2021

• IFFHS Men's Youth (U20) World Team • Alejandro Garnacho (2) – 2023, 2024 • Mason Greenwood – 2021 • Rasmus Hojlund – 2023 • Leny Yoro – 2024 • Kobbie Mainoo – 2024

Professional Footballers' Association (PFA) awards

The following players have won PFA awards while playing for Manchester United:

• PFA Merit Award • Ryan Giggs – 2015–16 • Marcus Rashford – 2019–20

• PFA Community Champion Award • Marcus Rashford – 2019–20

• PFA Players' Player of the Year • Mark Hughes (2) – 1988–89, 1990–91 • Cristiano Ronaldo (2) – 2006–07, 2007–08 • Gary Pallister – 1991–92 • Eric Cantona – 1993–94 • Roy Keane – 1999–2000 • Teddy Sheringham – 2000–01 • Ruud van Nistelrooy – 2001–02 • Ryan Giggs – 2008–09 • Wayne Rooney – 2009–10

• PFA Young Player of the Year • Ryan Giggs (2) – 1991–92, 1992–93 • Wayne Rooney (2) – 2004–05, 2005–06 • Mark Hughes – 1984–85 • Lee Sharpe – 1990–91 • David Beckham – 1996–97 • Cristiano Ronaldo – 2006–07

• PFA Fans' Player of the Year • Cristiano Ronaldo (2) – 2007, 2008 • Wayne Rooney (2) – 2006, 2010 • Ruud van Nistelrooy – 2002 • Marcus Rashford – 2023

• PFA Team of the Year

Football Writers' Association (FWA) awards

The following players have won FWA awards while playing for Manchester United:

• FWA Tribute Award • Ryan Giggs – 2006–07 • Wayne Rooney – 2016–17 • Marcus Rashford – 2020–21

• FWA Footballer of the Year • Cristiano Ronaldo (2) – 2006–07, 2007–08 • Johnny Carey – 1948–49 • Bobby Charlton – 1965–66 • George Best – 1967–68 • Eric Cantona – 1995–96 • Roy Keane – 1999–2000 • Teddy Sheringham – 2000–01 • Wayne Rooney – 2009–10

Premier League awards

The following players have won Premier League awards while playing for Manchester United:

• Premier League Hall of Fame • 2021 – David Beckham, Eric Cantona, Roy Keane • 2022 – Wayne Rooney, Peter Schmeichel, Paul Scholes • 2023 – Rio Ferdinand • 2024 – Andy Cole • 2025 – Gary Neville

• Premier League Merit Award • Ryan Giggs – 2006–07 • Cristiano Ronaldo – 2007–08 • Edwin van der Sar – 2008–09

• Premier League Player of the Season • Cristiano Ronaldo (2) – 2006–07, 2007–08 • Nemanja Vidić (2) – 2008–09, 2010–11 • Peter Schmeichel – 1995–96 • Dwight Yorke – 1998–99 • Ruud van Nistelrooy – 2002–03 • Wayne Rooney – 2009–10

• Premier League Golden Glove • David de Gea (2) – 2017–18, 2022–23 • Edwin van der Sar – 2008–09

• Premier League Golden Boot • Dwight Yorke – 1998–99 • Ruud van Nistelrooy – 2002–03 • Cristiano Ronaldo – 2007–08 • Dimitar Berbatov – 2010–11 • Robin van Persie – 2012–13

• Premier League Goal of the Season • 1996–97 – David Beckham vs Wimbledon on 17 August 1996 • 2006–07 – Wayne Rooney vs Bolton Wanderers on 17 March 2007 • 2010–11 – Wayne Rooney vs Manchester City on 12 February 2011 • 2012–13 – Robin van Persie vs Aston Villa on 22 April 2013 • 2023–24 – Alejandro Garnacho vs Everton on 26 November 2023

• Premier League 10 Seasons Awards • Teams of the Decade (10 of 22 players) – Peter Schmeichel, Gary Neville, Jaap Stam, Steve Bruce, Denis Irwin, David Beckham, Paul Scholes, Roy Keane, Ryan Giggs, Eric Cantona • Overseas Player of the Decade – Eric Cantona • Goal of the Decade – David Beckham vs Wimbledon on 17 August 1996 • Save of the Decade – Peter Schmeichel vs Newcastle United on 21 December 1997

• Premier League 20 Seasons Awards • Best Player – Ryan Giggs • Best Goal – Wayne Rooney vs Manchester City on 12 February 2011 • Best Goal Celebration – Eric Cantona vs Sunderland on 21 December 1996

• Premier League Player of the Month

• Premier League Save of the Month

• Premier League Goal of the Month

British honours

The following players were awarded British honours while playing for Manchester United:

• Order of the British Empire (OBE) • Bryan Robson – (/wiki/1990NewYearHonours) • Ryan Giggs – (/wiki/2007BirthdayHonours)

• Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) • Marcus Rashford – (/wiki/2020BirthdayHonours)

BBC Sports Awards

The following players were awarded BBC Sports Awards while playing for Manchester United:

• BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award • David Beckham – 2001 • Ryan Giggs – 2009

• BBC Goal of the Season • Wayne Rooney – (3) 2004–05, 2006–07, 2010–11 • Ryan Giggs – 1998–99 • Robin van Persie – 2012–13 • Alejandro Garnacho – 2023–24

International

Manchester United's international players are listed in the players' lounge at Old Trafford.

• First international: Jack Powell and Tom Burke for Wales against England (26 February 1887) • All nine of Newton Heath's international players played for Wales. The first non-Welshman to be capped, and the first after the club's change of name to Manchester United, was Charlie Roberts, who was capped for England against Ireland on 25 February 1905. • Most international caps (total): 201 – Cristiano Ronaldo – Portugal (82 while with the club) • Most international caps as a United player: 106 – Bobby Charlton – England

Honours

Current Manchester United players in bold. Last updated 14 July 2024.

The following players have won the FIFA World Cup while playing for Manchester United:

• Bobby Charlton – (/wiki/1966FIFAWorldCup) • John Connelly – (/wiki/1966FIFAWorldCup) • Nobby Stiles – (/wiki/1966FIFAWorldCup) • Paul Pogba – (/wiki/2018FIFAWorldCup) • Lisandro Martínez – (/wiki/2022FIFAWorldCup)

The following players have won the FIFA Confederations Cup while playing for Manchester United:

• Mikaël Silvestre – (/wiki/2001FIFAConfederationsCup), (/wiki/2003FIFAConfederationsCup) • Fabien Barthez – (/wiki/2003FIFAConfederationsCup)

The following players have won the UEFA European Championship while playing for Manchester United:

• Peter Schmeichel – (/wiki/UEFAEuro1992) • Fabien Barthez[F] – (/wiki/UEFAEuro2000)

The following players have won the UEFA Nations League while playing for Manchester United:

• Anthony Martial – (/wiki/2021UEFANationsLeagueFinals) • Paul Pogba – (/wiki/2021UEFANationsLeagueFinals) • Raphaël Varane – (/wiki/2021UEFANationsLeagueFinals) • Bruno Fernandes – (/wiki/2025UEFANationsLeagueFinals) • Diogo Dalot – (/wiki/2025UEFANationsLeagueFinals)

The following players have won the Copa América while playing for Manchester United:

• Kléberson – (/wiki/2004CopaAmérica) • Alejandro Garnacho – (/wiki/2024CopaAmérica) • Lisandro Martínez – (/wiki/2024CopaAmérica)

The following players have won the Africa Cup of Nations while playing for Manchester United:

• Noussair Mazraoui – (/wiki/2025AfricaCupofNations)

The following players have won the CONCACAF Gold Cup while playing for Manchester United:

• Javier Hernández – (/wiki/2011CONCACAFGoldCup)

The following players have won a gold medal in football at the Olympic Games while playing for Manchester United:

• Harold Hardman – (/wiki/Footballatthe1908SummerOlympics) • Gabriel Heinze[G] – (/wiki/Footballatthe2004SummerOlympics–Men'stournament)

Individual awards

The following players have won CONCACAF Gold Cup awards while playing for Manchester United:

• CONCACAF Gold Cup Golden Ball • Javier Hernández – (/wiki/2011CONCACAFGoldCup) • CONCACAF Gold Cup Golden Boot • Javier Hernández (7 goals) – (/wiki/2011CONCACAFGoldCup)

Managers

List of Manchester United F.C. records and statistics

Sir Alex Ferguson was the manager of Manchester United for 1,500 matches, more than any other manager.

• First full-time manager: Jack Robson – Robson was manager of Manchester United for 6 years and 10 months, starting on 28 December 1914, before pneumonia forced his retirement in October 1921. • Longest-serving manager: Sir Alex Ferguson – 26 years, 194 days (1,500 matches; 6 November 1986 to 19 May 2013)

Individual awards

The following managers have won FIFA awards while managing Manchester United:

• FIFA Presidential Award • Sir Alex Ferguson – 2011

The following managers have won UEFA awards while managing Manchester United:

• UEFA Manager of the Year • Sir Alex Ferguson – 1998–99 • UEFA Team of the Year • Sir Alex Ferguson – 2007, 2008

International Federation of Football History & Statistics (IFFHS) awards

The following managers have won IFFHS awards while managing Manchester United:

• IFFHS World's Best Club Coach • Sir Alex Ferguson – 1999, 2008 • IFFHS All Time World's Best Coach 1996–2020 • Sir Alex Ferguson

The following managers have won LMA awards while managing Manchester United:

• LMA Manager of the Year • Sir Alex Ferguson – 1992–93, 1998–99, 2007–08, 2010–11, 2012–13

• LMA Special Merit Award • Sir Alex Ferguson – 2009, 2011

The following managers have won the FWA awards while managing Manchester United:

• FWA Tribute Award • Sir Alex Ferguson – 1996

Professional Footballers' Association (PFA) awards

The following managers have won PFA awards while managing Manchester United:

• PFA Merit Award • Sir Alex Ferguson – 2007

The following managers have won Premier League awards while managing Manchester United:

• Premier League Hall of Fame • Sir Alex Ferguson – 2023 • Premier League Merit Award • Sir Alex Ferguson – 2012–13 • Premier League 10 Seasons Awards • Sir Alex Ferguson – Best Manager • Premier League 20 Seasons Awards • Sir Alex Ferguson – Manager of the Decade • Premier League Manager of the Season • Sir Alex Ferguson – 1993–94, 1995–96, 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999– 2000, 2002–03, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2010–11, 2012–13 • Premier League Manager of the Month

The following managers were awarded British honours while managing Manchester United:

• Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (CBE) • Sir Matt Busby – (/wiki/1958BirthdayHonours) • Sir Alex Ferguson – (/wiki/1995BirthdayHonours)

• Knight Bachelor • Sir Matt Busby – (/wiki/1968BirthdayHonours) • Sir Alex Ferguson – (/wiki/1999BirthdayHonours)

The following managers were awarded BBC Sports Awards while playing for Manchester United:

• BBC Sports Personality Diamond Award • Sir Alex Ferguson – 2013

• BBC Sports Personality of the Year Lifetime Achievement Award • Sir Alex Ferguson – 2001

• BBC Sports Personality of the Year Coach Award • Sir Alex Ferguson – 1999

Team records

Matches

• First competitive match: Newton Heath 2–7 Blackburn Olympic Reserves, Lancashire Cup, 27 October 1883 • First FA Cup match: Fleetwood Rangers 2–2 Newton Heath, first round, 30 October 1886 • First Combination match: Newton Heath 4–3 Darwen, 22 September 1888 • First Football Alliance match: Newton Heath 4–1 Sunderland Albion, 21 September 1889 • First Football League match: Blackburn Rovers 4–3 Newton Heath, 3 September 1892 • First match at Old Trafford: Manchester United 3–4 Liverpool, 19 February 1910 • First European match: Anderlecht 0–2 Manchester United, European Cup preliminary round, first leg, 12 September 1956 • First League Cup match: Exeter City 1–1 Manchester United, first round, 19 October 1960

Record wins

• Record win: 10–0 v Anderlecht, European Cup preliminary round, second leg, 26 September 1956 • Record League win:

10–1 v Wolverhampton Wanderers, First Division, 15 October 1892 9–0 v Walsall, Second Division, 3 April 1895 9–0 v Darwen, Second Division, 24 December 1898 9–0 v Ipswich Town, Premier League, 4 March 1995 9–0 v Southampton, Premier League, 2 February 2021

• Record FA Cup win: 8–0 v Yeovil Town, 12 February 1949 • Record European win: 10–0 v Anderlecht, European Cup preliminary round, second leg, 26 September 1956 • Record Champions League win: 7–1 v Roma, Champions League quarter-final, second leg, 10 April 2007 • Record home win: 10–0 v Anderlecht, European Cup preliminary round, second leg, 26 September 1956 • Record away win:

7–0 v Grimsby Town, Second Division, 26 December 1899 8–1 v Nottingham Forest, Premier League, 6 February 1999

Record defeats

v Blackburn Rovers, First Division, 10 April 1926 v Aston Villa, First Division, 27 December 1930 v Wolverhampton Wanderers, Second Division, 26 December 1931 v Liverpool, Premier League, 5 March 2023

v Blackburn Rovers, First Division, 10 April 1926 v Aston Villa, First Division, 27 December 1930 v Wolverhampton Wanderers, Second Division, 26 December 1931 v Liverpool, Premier League, 5 March 2023

• Record Premier League defeat:

0–7 v Liverpool, 5 March 2023

1–7 v Burnley, first round, 13 February 1901 0–6 v Sheffield Wednesday, second round, 20 February 1904

• Record European defeat: 0–5 v Sporting CP, Cup Winners' Cup quarter-final, 18 March 1964 • Record home defeat:

0–6 v Aston Villa, First Division, 14 March 1914 1–7 v Newcastle United, First Division, 10 September 1927 0–6 v Huddersfield Town, First Division, 10 September 1930

v Blackburn Rovers, First Division, 10 April 1926 v Aston Villa, First Division, 27 December 1930 v Wolverhampton Wanderers, Second Division, 26 December 1931 v Liverpool, Premier League, 5 March 2023

Streaks

• Longest unbeaten run (all major competitions)[D]: 45 matches, 26 December 1998 to 3 October 1999 • Longest unbeaten run (League): 29 matches • 26 December 1998 to 25 September 1999 • 11 April 2010 to 5 February 2011 • Longest unbeaten home run (all major competitions): 40 matches • 16 December 1964 to 30 March 1966 • 24 September 2016 to 5 December 2017 • Longest unbeaten home run (League): 36 matches, 26 December 1998 to 17 December 2000 • Longest unbeaten away run (all major competitions): 21 Matches, 5 December 1998 to 22 September 1999 • Longest unbeaten away run (League): 29 matches, 17 February 2020 to 16 October 2021 • Longest winning streak (League): 14 matches, 15 October 1904 to 3 January 1905 • Longest losing streak (League): 14 matches, 26 April 1930 to 25 October 1930 • Longest drawing streak (League): 6 matches, 30 October 1988 to 27 November 1988 • Longest streak without a win (League): 16 matches, 19 April 1930 to 25 October 1930 • Longest scoring run (League): 36 matches, 3 December 2007 to 15 November 2008 • Longest non-scoring run (League): 5 matches • 22 February 1902 to 17 March 1902; • 7 February 1981 to 14 March 1981 • Longest unbeaten run from half-time leads: 12 May 1984 to date • Longest streak without conceding a goal (League): 14 matches, 15 November 2008 to 18 February 2009

Wins/draws/losses in a season

• Most wins in a league season: 28 – 1905–06, 1956–57, 1999–2000, 2006–07, 2008–09, 2011–12, 2012–13 • Most draws in a league season: 18 – 1980–81 • Most defeats in a league season: 27 – 1930–31 • Fewest wins in a league season: 6 – 1892–93, 1893–94 • Fewest draws in a league season: 2 – 1893–94 • Fewest defeats in a league season: 3 – 1998–99, 1999–2000

Goals

• Most League goals scored in a season: 103 – 1956–57, 1958–59 • Most Premier League goals scored in a season: 97 – 1999–2000 • Fewest League goals scored in a season: 36 – 1893–94 • Most League goals conceded in a season: 115 – 1930–31 • Fewest League goals conceded in a season: 22 – 2007–08

Points

Two points for a win: 64 in 42 matches, First Division, 1956–57 Three points for a win:

Two points for a win: Three points for a win: 48 in 38 matches, First Division, 1989–90

Attendances

• Highest home attendance: 83,260 v Arsenal at Maine Road,[E] First Division, 17 January 1948 • Highest home attendance at Old Trafford: 76,098 v Blackburn Rovers, 31 March 2007 • Highest away attendance: 135,000 v Real Madrid, European Cup, 11 April 1957 • Lowest post-War home league attendance: 8,456 v Stoke City at Maine Road,[E] First Division, 5 February 1947