Manchester United Player Records
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: 11 seconds – Chris Smalling v Norwich City, Premier League, 26 February 2012
Most appearances
Competitive, professional matches only. Appearances as substitute (in parentheses) included in total.
| Name | Years | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ryan Giggs | 1991–2014 | 672 (116) | 74 (12) | 41 (6) | 157 (23) | 19 (3) | 963 (160) |
| 2 | Bobby Charlton | 1956–1973 | 606 (2) | 78 (0) | 24 (0) | 45 (0) | 5 (0) | 758 (2) |
| 3 | Paul Scholes | 1994–2011
2012–2013 |
499 (95) | 49 (17) | 21 (7) | 134 (21) | 15 (1) | 718 (141) |
| 4 | Bill Foulkes | 1952–1970 | 566 (3) | 61 (0) | 3 (0) | 52 (0) | 6 (0) | 688 (3) |
| 5 | Gary Neville | 1992–2011 | 400 (21) | 47 (3) | 25 (2) | 117 (8) | 13 (2) | 602 (36) |
| 6 | Alex Stepney | 1966–1978 | 433 (0) | 44 (0) | 35 (0) | 23 (0) | 4 (0) | 539 (0) |
| 7 | Tony Dunne | 1960–1973 | 414 (0) | 55 (1) | 21 (0) | 40 (0) | 5 (0) | 535 (1) |
| 8 | Denis Irwin | 1990–2002 | 368 (12) | 43 (1) | 31 (3) | 75 (2) | 12 (0) | 529 (18) |
| 9 | Joe Spence | 1919–1933 | 481 (0) | 29 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 510 (0) |
| 10 | Arthur Albiston | 1974–1988 | 379 (15) | 36 (0) | 40 (2) | 27 (1) | 3 (0) | 485 (18) |
Goalscorers
- 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: 15 seconds – Ryan Giggs v Southampton, Premier League, 18 November 1995
- 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.
| Name | Years | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bobby Charlton | 1956–1973 | 199 (606) | 19 (78) | 7 (24) | 22 (45) | 2 (5) | 249 (758) |
| 2 | Denis Law | 1962–1973 | 171 (309) | 34 (46) | 3 (11) | 28 (33) | 1 (5) | 237 (404) |
| 3 | Wayne Rooney | 2004–present | 161 (313) | 17 (29) | 4 (14) | 33 (85) | 4 (7) | 219 (448) |
| 4 | Jack Rowley | 1937–1955 | 182 (380) | 26 (42) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 3 (2) | 211 (424) |
| 5 | Dennis Viollet | 1952–1962 | 159 (259) | 5 (18) | 1 (2) | 13 (12) | 1 (2) | 179 (293) |
| George Best | 1963–1974 | 137 (361) | 21 (46) | 9 (25) | 11 (34) | 1 (4) | 179 (470) | |
| 7 | Joe Spence | 1919–1933 | 158 (481) | 10 (29) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 168 (510) |
| Ryan Giggs | 1991–2014 | 114 (672) | 12 (74) | 12 (41) | 29 (157) | 1 (19) | 168 (963) | |
| 9 | Mark Hughes | 1983–1986
1988–1995 |
120 (345) | 17 (46) | 16 (38) | 9 (33) | 1 (5) | 163 (467) |
| 10 | Paul Scholes | 1994–2011
2012–2013 |
107 (499) | 13 (49) | 9 (21) | 26 (134) | 0 (15) | 155 (718) |