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Players

People · the frontier

Players

Most barely feature. A few defined the club for decades.

Players: 984
Top scorer: 253Wayne Rooney
Most apps: 963Ryan Giggs

Players: 984
Top goalscorer: 253 Wayne Rooney
Most appearances: 963 Ryan Giggs

The greatness map

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A playerRight = more appearances · up = more goals · hover for career span · click through to the player

goals ↑

Law

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A playerRight = more appearances · up = more goals · hover for career span · click through to the player

The leaders

Most appearances

games

Top goalscorers

goals

The full register

984 players

50 shown of 984 playersSorted by Goals, descending

Manchester United player totals
#	Player	Goals	Apps	Assists	Career Span
1	FWWayne Rooney	2530.45/g	55989% st	149	2004–2016
2	MFBobby Charlton	2490.33/g	758100% st	–	1956–1972
3	FWDenis Law	2370.59/g	40499% st	–	1962–1972
4	FWJack Rowley	2110.50/g	424100% st	–	1937–1954
5	FWGeorge Best	1790.38/g	470100% st	–	1963–1973
6	FWDennis Viollet	1790.61/g	293100% st	–	1952–1961
7	MFRyan Giggs	1680.17/g	96383% st	310	1990–2013
8	FWJoe Spence	1680.33/g	510100% st	–	1919–1932
9	FWMark Hughes	1630.35/g	46797% st	61	1983–1994
10	MFPaul Scholes	1550.22/g	71880% st	98	1994–2012
11	FWRuud van Nistelrooy	1500.68/g	21991% st	39	2001–2005
12	FWStan Pearson	1480.43/g	343100% st	–	1937–1953
13	FWCristiano Ronaldo	1450.42/g	34684% st	74	2003–2022
14	FWDavid Herd	1450.55/g	265100% st	–	1961–1967
15	FWMarcus Rashford	1380.32/g	42673% st	65	2015–2024
16	FWTommy Taylor	1310.69/g	191100% st	–	1952–1957
17	FWBrian McClair	1270.27/g	47185% st	59	1987–1997
18	FWOle Gunnar Solskjær	1260.34/g	36659% st	70	1996–2006
19	FWAndy Cole	1210.44/g	27584% st	67	1994–2001
20	MFBruno Fernandes	1070.33/g	32795% st	103	2019–2025
21	FWSandy Turnbull	1010.41/g	247100% st	–	1906–1914
22	FWGeorge Wall	1000.31/g	319100% st	–	1905–1914
23	FWJoe Cassidy	1000.57/g	174100% st	–	1892–1899
24	MFBryan Robson	990.21/g	46195% st	28	1981–1993
25	MFLou Macari	970.24/g	40193% st	–	1972–1983
26	FWAnthony Martial	900.28/g	31870% st	48	2015–2023
27	MFDavid Beckham	850.22/g	39490% st	130	1992–2002
28	FWEric Cantona	820.44/g	18599% st	64	1992–1996
29	FWEnoch West	800.44/g	181100% st	–	1910–1914
30	FWFrank Stapleton	780.27/g	28893% st	0	1981–1986
31	MFSammy McIlroy	710.17/g	41993% st	–	1971–1981
32	FWSteve Coppell	700.18/g	39699% st	–	1974–1982
33	FWBrian Kidd	700.26/g	26697% st	–	1967–1973
34	MFNorman Whiteside	670.24/g	27493% st	3	1981–1988
35	FWTommy Reid	670.66/g	101100% st	–	1928–1932
36	FWStuart Pearson	660.37/g	18099% st	–	1974–1978
37	FWBob Donaldson	660.43/g	155100% st	–	1892–1897
38	FWDwight Yorke	660.43/g	15279% st	40	1998–2001
39	FWCharlie Mitten	610.38/g	162100% st	–	1946–1949
40	FWChicharito	590.38/g	15754% st	0	2010–2015
41	FWJack Peddie	580.48/g	121100% st	–	1902–1906
42	FWRobin van Persie	580.55/g	10585% st	19	2012–2014
43	FWTommy Bamford	570.52/g	109100% st	–	1934–1937
44	FWAlbert Quixall	560.30/g	184100% st	–	1958–1963
45	FWDimitar Berbatov	560.38/g	14972% st	28	2008–2011
46	FWHarold Halse	560.45/g	125100% st	–	1907–1911
47	FWHarry Rowley	550.31/g	180100% st	–	1928–1936
48	FWAlex Dawson	540.58/g	93100% st	–	1956–1961
49	FWFrank McPherson	520.30/g	175100% st	–	1923–1927
50	FWJimmy Hanson	520.35/g	147100% st	–	1924–1929

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