Player
Billy Whelan
United 1952–1958#8Inside forward
52goals
#52 of 985 goalscorers
- 98
- apps
- 0.53
- goals / app
- 12
- multi-goal apps2 hat-tricks
Verified competitive record
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Goals Assists
Assists first recorded from 87/88 onwards.
Season by season
52 recorded goals · 4 of 4 seasons coveredPeak goals — 56/57 · 33 goals
4 recorded seasonsSorted by Season, ascending
Matches where he scored
38 matchesMost goals v Arsenal — 5 · Longest scoring run: 6 in a row (15 Sep 1956–13 Oct 1956)
He scored in 38 matches, including 10 braces and 2 hat-tricks.
The big nightstop 5 of 12 multi-goal games
Seasons where he scored
Open all 38 in the match browser →1957-58
14 goals · Scored in 9 matches
- 3–4v Spurs30/11/1957
First Division
1 goal - 1–1@ Preston09/11/1957
First Division
1 goal - 3–4@ West Brom26/10/1957
First Division
1 goal - 2–1@ Nott'm Forest12/10/1957
First Division
1 goal - 6–0@ Shamrock R25/09/1957
European CupPreliminary round1st
brace - 4–2v Arsenal21/09/1957
First Division
brace - 4–1@ Blackpool09/09/1957
First Division
brace - 3–3@ Everton04/09/1957
First Division
1 goal - 3–0@ Leicester24/08/1957
First Division
3 goals
- 3–4LvSpursSpursTottenham HotspurFirst Division·30 Nov 19571 goalFirst DivisionFirst Division
- 1–1D@PrestonPrestonPreston North EndFirst Division·9 Nov 19571 goalFirst DivisionFirst Division
- 3–4L@West BromWest BromWest Bromwich AlbionFirst Division·26 Oct 19571 goalFirst DivisionFirst Division
- 2–1W@Nott'm ForestNott'm ForestNottingham ForestFirst Division·12 Oct 19571 goalFirst DivisionFirst Division
- 6–0W@Shamrock RShamrock RShamrock RoversEuropean Cup·25 Sep 1957braceEuropean CupEuropean CupPreliminary round1st
- 4–2WvArsenalArsenalArsenalFirst Division·21 Sep 1957braceFirst DivisionFirst Division
- 4–1W@BlackpoolBlackpoolBlackpoolFirst Division·9 Sep 1957braceFirst DivisionFirst Division
- 3–3D@EvertonEvertonEvertonFirst Division·4 Sep 19571 goalFirst DivisionFirst Division
- 3–0W@LeicesterLeicesterLeicester CityFirst Division·24 Aug 19573 goalsFirst DivisionFirst Division
1956-57
33 goals · Scored in 24 matches
- 4–0v Sunderland20/04/1957
First Division
brace - 3–1@ Burnley19/04/1957
First Division
3 goals - 6–2v Arsenal09/02/1957
First Division
brace - 4–2@ Man City02/02/1957
First Division
1 goal - 5–0@ Wrexham26/01/1957
FA CupRound 4
brace - 3–5@ Athletic16/01/1957
European CupQuarter-final1st
1 goal - 6–1v Newcastle12/01/1957
First Division
brace - 4–3@ Hereford05/01/1957
FA CupRound 3
brace9' 79' - 3–0v Chelsea01/01/1957
First Division
1 goal - 3–1v Cardiff26/12/1956
First Division
1 goal - 1–3@ Birmingham15/12/1956
First Division
1 goal - 3–2v Leeds17/11/1956
First Division
brace - 3–0v Wolves03/11/1956
First Division
1 goal - 2–5v Everton20/10/1956
First Division
1 goal - 3–1@ Sunderland13/10/1956
First Division
1 goal - 4–2v Charlton06/10/1956
First Division
1 goal - 2–1@ Arsenal29/09/1956
First Division
1 goal - 10–0v Anderlecht26/09/1956
European CupPreliminary round2nd
brace - 2–0v Man City22/09/1956
First Division
1 goal - 4–1v Sheff Wed15/09/1956
First Division
1 goal - 1–1@ Newcastle08/09/1956
First Division
1 goal - 2–1@ Chelsea05/09/1956
First Division
1 goal - 3–2@ West Brom25/08/1956
First Division
1 goal - 3–1@ Preston20/08/1956
First Division
1 goal
- 4–0WvSunderlandSunderlandSunderlandFirst Division·20 Apr 1957braceFirst DivisionFirst Division
- 3–1W@BurnleyBurnleyBurnleyFirst Division·19 Apr 19573 goalsFirst DivisionFirst Division
- 6–2WvArsenalArsenalArsenalFirst Division·9 Feb 1957braceFirst DivisionFirst Division
- 4–2W@Man CityMan CityManchester CityFirst Division·2 Feb 19571 goalFirst DivisionFirst Division
- 5–0W@WrexhamWrexhamWrexhamFA Cup·26 Jan 1957braceFA CupFA CupRound 4
- 3–5L@AthleticAthleticAthletic BilbaoEuropean Cup·16 Jan 19571 goalEuropean CupEuropean CupQuarter-final1st
- 6–1WvNewcastleNewcastleNewcastle UnitedFirst Division·12 Jan 1957braceFirst DivisionFirst Division
- 4–3W@HerefordHerefordHereford UnitedFA Cup·5 Jan 1957brace9' 79'FA CupFA CupRound 3
- 3–0WvChelseaChelseaChelseaFirst Division·1 Jan 19571 goalFirst DivisionFirst Division
- 3–1WvCardiffCardiffCardiff CityFirst Division·26 Dec 19561 goalFirst DivisionFirst Division
- 1–3L@BirminghamBirminghamBirmingham CityFirst Division·15 Dec 19561 goalFirst DivisionFirst Division
- 3–2WvLeedsLeedsLeeds UnitedFirst Division·17 Nov 1956braceFirst DivisionFirst Division
- 3–0WvWolvesWolvesWolverhampton WanderersFirst Division·3 Nov 19561 goalFirst DivisionFirst Division
- 2–5LvEvertonEvertonEvertonFirst Division·20 Oct 19561 goalFirst DivisionFirst Division
- 3–1W@SunderlandSunderlandSunderlandFirst Division·13 Oct 19561 goalFirst DivisionFirst Division
- 4–2WvCharltonCharltonCharlton AthleticFirst Division·6 Oct 19561 goalFirst DivisionFirst Division
- 2–1W@ArsenalArsenalArsenalFirst Division·29 Sep 19561 goalFirst DivisionFirst Division
- 10–0WvAnderlechtAnderlechtR.S.C. AnderlechtEuropean Cup·26 Sep 1956braceEuropean CupEuropean CupPreliminary round2nd
- 2–0WvMan CityMan CityManchester CityFirst Division·22 Sep 19561 goalFirst DivisionFirst Division
- 4–1WvSheff WedSheff WedSheffield WednesdayFirst Division·15 Sep 19561 goalFirst DivisionFirst Division
- 1–1D@NewcastleNewcastleNewcastle UnitedFirst Division·8 Sep 19561 goalFirst DivisionFirst Division
- 2–1W@ChelseaChelseaChelseaFirst Division·5 Sep 19561 goalFirst DivisionFirst Division
- 3–2W@West BromWest BromWest Bromwich AlbionFirst Division·25 Aug 19561 goalFirst DivisionFirst Division
- 3–1W@PrestonPrestonPreston North EndFirst Division·20 Aug 19561 goalFirst DivisionFirst Division
1955-56
4 goals · Scored in 4 matches
- 2–2@ Sunderland14/04/1956
First Division
1 goal62' - 1–0v Aston Villa25/02/1956
First Division
1 goal54' - 2–0@ Luton11/02/1956
First Division
1 goal84' - 1–3@ Preston21/01/1956
First Division
1 goal11'
- 2–2D@SunderlandSunderlandSunderlandFirst Division·14 Apr 19561 goal62'First DivisionFirst Division
- 1–0WvAston VillaAston VillaAston VillaFirst Division·25 Feb 19561 goal54'First DivisionFirst Division
- 2–0W@LutonLutonLuton TownFirst Division·11 Feb 19561 goal84'First DivisionFirst Division
- 1–3L@PrestonPrestonPreston North EndFirst Division·21 Jan 19561 goal11'First DivisionFirst Division
Transfer record
No recorded transfers yet.
Data coverageshowhide
Club record — verified competitive goals, apps, and starts in the hero plate. Recorded splits below are drawn from match coverage we can evidence, not necessarily a full career total.
Slice: all competitions, per season