List of Manchester United F.C. players (25–99 appearances)

Manchester United Football Club is an English 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.[1] The club was renamed Manchester United F.C. in 1902, and they moved to Old Trafford in 1910.[2] 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 12 FA Cups and five League Cups, among many other honours. They have also been crowned champions of Europe on three occasions by winning the European Cup.[2][3] 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.[4][5]

Carlos Tevez made 99 appearances in two seasons with Manchester United. He is the only United player to make exactly 99 appearances for the club.

Since playing their first competitive match, 964 players have appeared in competitive first-team matches for the club, many of whom have played between 25 and 99 matches (including substitute appearances). Carlos Tevez fell one short of 100 appearances for Manchester United after he joined the club as a free agent in August 2007 before departing for rivals Manchester City in 2009.[6] Billy Whelan, Arnold Mühren and Diego Forlán all played 98 matches in all competitions for Manchester United. Darren Ferguson, Jesper Blomqvist and Owen Hargreaves are among the former players who have been awarded league medals; Hargreaves was also in Manchester United's victorious starting XI for the 2008 UEFA Champions League final.

As of 27 April 2024, a total of 253 players have played between 25 and 99 competitive matches for the club. Among current players, French defender Raphaël Varane is the closest to 100 appearances; he has played in 93 matches for Manchester United.

List of players

Statistics correct as of match played 27 April 2024

Table headers
  • Nationality – If a player played international football, the country or countries he played for are shown. Otherwise, the player's nationality is given as his 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.
Positions key
Pre-1960sPost-1960s
GKGoalkeeper
FBFull-backDFDefender
HBHalf-backMFMidfielder
FWForward
UUtility player1
List of Manchester United F.C. players with between 25 and 99 appearances
NameNationalityPositionManchester United
career
AppearancesGoalsRef
StartsSubsTotal
Willie Stewart  ScotlandHB1890–1895870875[8]
Jimmy Coupar  ScotlandFW1892–1893
1901–1902
3403410[9]
John Clements  EnglandFB1892–1894420420[10]
Tommy Fitzsimmons  ScotlandFW1892–1894300306[11]
Billy Hood  EnglandFW1892–1894380386[12]
Andrew Mitchell  ScotlandFB1892–1894610610[13]
Alf Farman  EnglandFW1892–18956106128[14]
Will Davidson  ScotlandHB1893–1894440442[15]
Joe Fall  EnglandGK1893–1894270270[16]
Jack Peden  IrelandFW1893–1894320328[17]
John Clarkin  ScotlandFW1893–18967407423[18]
William Douglas  ScotlandGK1893–1896570570[19]
John Dow  ScotlandFB1893–1896500506[20]
Jack Peters  EnglandFW1894–18965105114[21]
William Kennedy  ScotlandFW1895–18973303312[22]
David Fitzsimmons  ScotlandHB1895–1900310310[23]
Jimmy Collinson  EnglandU1895–19017107117[24]
Caesar Jenkyns  WalesDF1896–1898470476[25]
Henry Boyd  ScotlandFW1896–18996206235[26]
Billy Draycott  EnglandHB1896–1899950956[27]
Matthew Gillespie  ScotlandFW1896–19008908921[28]
William Jackson  WalesFW1899–19016406414[29]
Tommy Leigh  EnglandFW1899–19014604615[30]
James Fisher  ScotlandFW1900–1902460463[31]
Harry Lappin  EnglandFW1900–1903270274[32]
Jimmy Whitehouse  EnglandGK1900–1903640640[33]
Jack Banks  EnglandHB1901–1903440441[34]
Stephen Preston  EnglandFW1901–19033403414[35]
Herbert Birchenough  EnglandGK1902–1903300300[36]
Herbert Rothwell  EnglandFB1902–1903280280[37]
Tommy Morrison  IrelandFW1902–1904360368[38]
Dick Pegg  EnglandFW1902–19045105120[39]
Bert Read  EnglandFB1902–1904420420[40]
Tommy Arkesden  EnglandFW1902–1906790330[41]
John Willie Sutcliffe  EnglandGK1903–1904280280[42]
Billy Grassam  ScotlandFW1903–19053703714[43]
Sandy Robertson  ScotlandFW1903–19053403410[44]
Alexander Robertson  ScotlandHB1903–1906350351[45]
Tommy Blackstock  ScotlandFB1903–1907380380[46]
Jack Allan  EnglandFW1904–19063603622[47]
Henry Williams  EnglandFW1904–1906360368[48]
Clem Beddow  EnglandFW1904–19073403415[49]
Dick Wombwell  EnglandFW1904–1907510513[50]
Charlie Sagar  EnglandFW1905–19073303324[51]
Alex Menzies  ScotlandFW1906–1908250254[52]
Jimmy Bannister  EnglandFW1906–1910630638[53]
Herbert Burgess  EnglandFB1906–1910540540[54]
Jimmy Turnbull  ScotlandFW1907–19107807845[55]
Tony Donnelly  EnglandFB1908–1913370370[56]
Oscar Linkson  EnglandFB1908–1913590590[57]
George Livingstone  ScotlandU1908–19144604614[58]
Tom Homer  EnglandFW1909–19122502514[59]
Hugh Edmonds  ScotlandGK1910–1912510510[60]
Jackie Sheldon  EnglandFW1910–1913260260[61]
Jimmy Hodge  ScotlandU1910–1920860862[62]
Mickey Hamill  IrelandMF1911–1914600602[63]
George Anderson  EnglandFW1911–19158608639[64]
Frank Knowles  EnglandFB1911–1915470471[65]
Joe Haywood  EnglandMF1913–1915260260[66]
John Hodge  ScotlandDF1913–1915300300[67]
Joe Norton  EnglandFW1913–1915370373[68]
Arthur Potts  EnglandFW1913–1920290295[69]
Wilf Woodcock  EnglandFW1913–19206106121[70]
Patrick O'Connell  IrelandDF1914–1915350352[71]
James Montgomery  EnglandHB1914–1921270271[72]
George Sapsford  EnglandFW1919–19225305317[73]
Fred Hopkin  EnglandFW1919–1921740748[74]
Tommy Meehan  EnglandHB1919–1921530536[75]
Cyril Barlow  EnglandFB1919–1922300300[76]
George Bissett  ScotlandFW1919–19224204210[77]
Tommy Forster  EnglandMF1919–1922360360[78]
Frank Harris  EnglandHB1919–1922490492[79]
Tom Miller  ScotlandFW1920–1921270278[80]
Billy Harrison  EnglandFW1920–1922460465[81]
Joe Myerscough  EnglandFW1920–1923340348[82]
Charlie Radford  EnglandFB1920–1924960961[83]
Neil McBain  ScotlandHB1921–1923430432[84]
Bill Henderson  ScotlandFW1921–19253603617[85]
George Haslam  EnglandDF1921–1928270270[86]
Ernie Goldthorpe  EnglandFW1922–19253003016[87]
Tom Smith  EnglandFW1923–19279009016[88]
Charlie Rennox  ScotlandFW1924–19276806825[89]
Lance Richardson  EnglandGK1924–1929420420[90]
Chris Taylor  EnglandFW1924–1930300307[91]
Eric Sweeney  EnglandFW1925–1930320327[92]
Billy Chapman  EnglandFW1926–1928260260[93]
Rees Williams  WalesFW1927–1929350352[94]
Billy Johnston  ScotlandFW1927–1929
1930–1931
7707727[95]
Bill Rawlings  EnglandFW1927–19303603619[96]
Charlie Spencer  EnglandDF1928–1930480480[97]
Billy Dale  EnglandFB1928–1932680680[98]
Jack Ball  EnglandFW1929–1934
1934–1935
5005018[99]
Arthur Warburton  EnglandFW1929–19343903910[100]
Stanley Gallimore  EnglandFW1930–19347607620[101]
Samuel Hopkinson  EnglandFW1930–19345305312[102]
John Moody  EnglandGK1931–1933510510[103]
Willie McDonald  ScotlandFW1931–1934270274[104]
Bill Ridding  EnglandFW1931–19344404414[105]
Ernest Vincent  EnglandHB1931–1934650651[106]
Jim Brown  United StatesFW1932–19344104117[107]
Tommy Frame  ScotlandHB1932–1936520524[108]
Stewart Chalmers  ScotlandFW1932–1934350351[109]
Neil Dewar  ScotlandFW1932–19343603614[110]
William Stewart  ScotlandFW1932–1934490497[111]
Ernie Hine  EnglandFW1932–19355305312[112]
Jack Hacking  EnglandGK1933–1935340340[113]
Walter McMillen  IrelandHB1933–1935290292[114]
Jack Hall  EnglandGK1933–1936730730[115]
William Robertson  ScotlandMF1933–1936500501[116]
Jack Cape  EnglandFW1933–19376006018[117]
Billy Porter  EnglandFB1934–1938650650[118]
Jack Breedon  EnglandGK1935–1940350350[119]
Hubert Redwood  EnglandFB1935–1940960964[120]
Jackie Wassall  EnglandFW1935–1940480486[121]
Bert Whalley  EnglandMF1935–1947390390[122]
George Gladwin  EnglandMF1936–1937280281[123]
Harry Baird  IrelandFW1936–19385305318[124]
Walter Winterbottom  EnglandHB1936–1938270270[125]
Tommy Breen  Ireland
 Republic of Ireland
GK1936–1939710710[126]
George Roughton  EnglandFB1936–1939920920[127]
Billy Wrigglesworth  EnglandFW1936–19473703710[128]
Jack Smith  EnglandFW1937–19464204215[129]
Jimmy Hanlon  EnglandFW1938–19496906922[130]
Ronnie Burke  EnglandFW1946–19493503523[131]
Johnny Morris  EnglandFW1946–19499309335[132]
John Anderson  EnglandMF1946–1949400402[133]
Tommy Bogan  ScotlandU1949–1951330337[134]
Thomas McNulty  EnglandDF1949–1954590590[135]
Jeff Whitefoot  EnglandMF1950–1957950950[136]
Reg Allen  EnglandGK1950–1953800800[137]
Harry McShane  ScotlandFW1950–1954570578[138]
Billy Redman  EnglandFW1950–1954380380[139]
John Doherty  EnglandFW1952–1957260267[140]
Billy Whelan  Republic of IrelandFW1952–19589809852[141]
Colin Webster  WalesFW1953–19597907931[142]
Ian Greaves  EnglandFB1954–1960750750[143]
Wilf McGuinness  EnglandMF1955–1960850852[144]
Alex Dawson  ScotlandFW1956–19629309354[145]
Ernie Taylor  EnglandFW1957–1959300304[146]
Mark Pearson  EnglandFW1957–19628008014[147]
Joe Carolan  Republic of IrelandFB1958–1961710710[148]
Warren Bradley  EnglandFW1958–19626706721[149]
Nobby Lawton  EnglandMF1959–1962440446[150]
Jimmy Nicholson  Northern IrelandMF1960–1962680686[151]
Ian Moir  ScotlandFW1960–1965450455[152]
Phil Chisnall  EnglandFW1961–19644704710[153]
Pat Dunne  Republic of IrelandGK1964–1966670670[154]
Bobby Noble  EnglandFB1965–1967330330[155]
Jimmy Ryan  ScotlandFW1965–1970243274[156]
Alan Gowling  EnglandFW1967–197277108721[157]
Jimmy Rimmer  EnglandGK1967–1973451460[158]
Carlo Sartori  ItalyMF1968–19724016566[159]
Ian Ure  ScotlandDF1969–1971650651[160]
Paul Edwards  EnglandDF1969–1972662681[161]
Tommy O'Neil  EnglandDF1970–1972680680[162]
Tony Young  EnglandFB1970–19757918971[163]
Ian Storey-Moore  EnglandFW1971–19744304312[164]
George Graham  ScotlandU1972–1975442462[165]
Jim Holton  ScotlandDF1972–1975690695[166]
Mick Martin  Republic of IrelandMF1972–1975367432[167]
Jim McCalliog  ScotlandMF1973–1974371387[168]
Paddy Roche  Republic of IrelandGK1974–1982530530[169]
Chris McGrath  Northern IrelandFW1976–19811519341[170]
Andy Ritchie  EnglandFW1977–198132104213[171]
Garry Birtles  EnglandFW1980–19826316412[172]
Nikola Jovanović  YugoslaviaDF1980–1982251264[173]
Scott McGarvey  ScotlandFW1980–19831312253[174]
Arnold Mühren  NetherlandsMF1982–19859359818[175]
Arthur Graham  ScotlandFW1983–1985475527[176]
Alan Brazil  ScotlandFW1984–198624174112[177]
Billy Garton  EnglandDF1984–1989474510[178]
Peter Barnes  EnglandFW1985–1987241255[179]
Terry Gibson  EnglandFW1985–19871512271[180]
John Sivebæk  DenmarkU1985–1987322341[181]
Chris Turner  EnglandGK1985–1988790790[182]
Colin Gibson  EnglandU1985–1990896959[183]
Liam O'Brien  Republic of IrelandMF1986–19881719362[184]
Gary Walsh  EnglandGK1986–1995621630[185]
Viv Anderson  EnglandDF1987–1991645694[186]
Jim Leighton  ScotlandGK1988–1990940940[187]
Ralph Milne  ScotlandFW1988–1990264303[188]
Russell Beardsmore  EnglandU1988–19923934734[189]
Mark Robins  EnglandFW1988–199227437017[190]
Danny Wallace  EnglandFW1989–199353187111[191]
Les Sealey  EnglandGK1990–1991
1994
551560[192]
Mark Bosnich  AustraliaGK1990–1991
1999–2000
380380[193]
Darren Ferguson  ScotlandMF1991–1994228300[194]
Karel Poborský  Czech RepublicFW1996–19972820486[195]
Jordi Cruyff  NetherlandsFW1996–20002632588[196]
Raimond van der Gouw  NetherlandsGK1996–20014812600[197]
Ronnie Wallwork  EnglandMF1997–20021018280[198]
Jesper Blomqvist  SwedenFW1998–1999299381[199]
Jonathan Greening  EnglandMF1998–20011314270[200]
Luke Chadwick  EnglandFW1999–20031821392[201]
Laurent Blanc  FranceDF2001–2003714754[202]
Juan Sebastián Verón  ArgentinaMF2001–20037578211[203]
Roy Carroll  Northern IrelandGK2001–2005684720[204]
Diego Forlán  UruguayFW2001–200537619817[205]
Kieran Richardson  EnglandFW2002–200744378111[206]
Kléberson  BrazilMF2003–2004246302[207]
David Bellion  FranceFW2003–20051525408[208]
Eric Djemba-Djemba  CameroonMF2003–20052712392[209]
Tim Howard  United StatesGK2003–2006761770[210]
Gabriel Heinze  ArgentinaDF2004–2007758834[211]
Alan Smith  EnglandFW2004–200761329312[212]
Darron Gibson  Republic of IrelandMF2005–201137236010[213]
Tomasz Kuszczak  PolandGK2006–2011565610[214]
Owen Hargreaves  EnglandMF2007–20112613392[215]
Carlos Tevez  ArgentinaFW2007–200973269934[216]
Fábio  BrazilDF2009–20143719563[217]
Federico Macheda  ItalyFW2009–20141521365[218]
Michael Owen  EnglandFW2009–201118345217[219]
Gabriel Obertan  FranceFW2009–20111315281[220]
Anders Lindegaard  DenmarkGK2011–2015290290[221]
Tom Cleverley  EnglandMF2011–20156316795[222]
Shinji Kagawa  JapanMF2012–20144611576[223]
Alexander Büttner  NetherlandsDF2012–2014235282[224]
Adnan Januzaj  BelgiumMF2013–20173132635[225]
Ángel Di María  ArgentinaMF2014–2015248324[226]
Radamel Falcao  ColombiaFW2014–20151712294[227]
Paddy McNair  Northern IrelandDF2014–2016189270[228]
Andreas Pereira  BrazilMF2014–20203639754[229]
Bastian Schweinsteiger  GermanyMF2015–20172213352[230]
Memphis Depay  NetherlandsFW2015–20172825537[231]
Matteo Darmian  ItalyDF2015–20197616921[232]
Morgan Schneiderlin  FranceMF2015–20173611471[233]
Sergio Romero  ArgentinaGK2015–2020610610[234]
Zlatan Ibrahimović  SwedenFW2016–2017
2017–2018
43105329[235]
Henrikh Mkhitaryan  ArmeniaMF2016–201846176313[236]
Timothy Fosu-Mensah  NetherlandsDF2016–20201218300[237]
Romelu Lukaku  BelgiumFW2017–201977199642[238]
Axel Tuanzebe  EnglandDF2017–20212116370[239]
Alexis Sánchez  ChileFW2018–20193114455[240]
Daniel James  WalesMF2019–20215519749[241]
Brandon Williams  EnglandDF2019–3021511[242]
Donny van de Beek  NetherlandsMF2020–2339622[243]
Edinson Cavani  UruguayFW2020–202229305919[244]
Dean Henderson  EnglandGK2020–2022281290[245]
Alex Telles  BrazilDF2020–2022446501[246]
Anthony Elanga  SwedenFW2021–20232431554[247]
Jadon Sancho  EnglandFW2021–57258212[248]
Raphaël Varane  FranceDF2021–8112932[249]
Christian Eriksen  DenmarkMF2022–5018683[250]
Lisandro Martínez  ArgentinaDF2022–479561[251]
Casemiro  BrazilMF2022–7097912[252]
Alejandro Garnacho  ArgentinaFW2022–46348014[253]
Tyrell Malacia  NetherlandsDF2022–2811390[254]
Antony  BrazilFW2022–60208011[255]
Wout Weghorst  NetherlandsFW2023229312[256]
André Onana  CameroonGK2023–460460[257]
Rasmus Højlund  DenmarkFW2023–3353814[258]
Kobbie Mainoo  EnglandMF2023–255303[259]
Sofyan Amrabat  MoroccoMF2023–1312250[260]

Notes

  • ^ A utility player is one who is considered to play in more than one position.

References

General

  • Ponting, Ivan (2008). Manchester United Player by Player (8th ed.). Studley: Know the Score Books. ISBN 978-1-84818-300-1. ASIN 1848183003.
  • "MUFCINFO.COM - History & Stats of Manchester United FC". www.mufcinfo.com. Retrieved 16 March 2023.

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