Manchester United Football Club Manchester United Football Club, commonly referred to as Man United (often stylised as Man Utd), or simply United, is a professional football club based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, England. The club competes in the Premier League, ...

is an English association football club based in

Old Trafford Old Trafford () is a football stadium in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, England, and the home of Manchester United. With a capacity of 74,310 it is the largest club football stadium (and second-largest football stadium overall after Wemb ...

, 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

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. The club was renamed Manchester United F.C. in 1902, and they moved to

in 1910. 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. They have also been crowned champions of European football on three occasions by winning the

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. 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 Sir Alexander Chapman Ferguson (born 31 December 1941) is a Scottish former football manager and player, best known for managing Manchester United from 1986 to 2013. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest football managers of all time ...

, who guided the team to 13 league titles in 21 years. Since Manchester United's first competitive match, 970 players have made a competitive first-team appearance for the club. Many of these players have spent only a short period of their career at Manchester United before seeking opportunities in other teams; some players had their careers cut short by injury, while others left for other reasons. Jimmy Davis was killed in a car accident in 2003 having made one first-team appearance, the first Manchester United player to die during his career since the Munich air disaster, which claimed the lives of many of the Busby Babes, including

Geoff Bent Geoffrey Bent (27 September 1932 – 6 February 1958) was an English footballer who played as a full-back. He was one of the eight Manchester United players who lost their lives in the Munich air disaster. Personal life Bent was born at Ir ...

. The First and Second World Wars also disrupted the careers of footballers across the United Kingdom.

Peter Beardsley Peter Andrew Beardsley MBE (born 18 January 1961) is an English football coach and former footballer who played as a forward or midfielder between 1979 and 1999. In 1987, he set a record transfer fee in the English game and represented his coun ...

only played one match for Manchester United but went on to have a very successful career at

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, Liverpool and several other clubs; he also won 59 caps for the England national team. As 14 September 2024, a total of 492 players have played fewer than 25 competitive matches for the club. Four former players –

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, Ted Buckle,

Eddie Lewis Edward Lewis may refer to: Politicians * Edward Lewis (Devizes MP) (1650–1674), British MP for Devizes, 1669–1674 * Edward Lewis (Radnor MP), British MP for Radnor, 1761–1768, 1769–1774 and 1775–1790 * Edward Parke Custis Lewis (1837–1 ...

and Michael Clegg – each made 24 appearances during their spell at Manchester United. The most recent player to make his debut for the club is Uruguayan midfielder Manuel Ugarte, who came on as a substitute in the 2024–25 Premier League match against Southampton. The current player closest to making his 25th appearance for the club is English midfielder Mason Mount, who has made 23 appearances for Manchester United. __TOC__

List of players

File:John Christie - Brentford FC.jpg, John Christie made one appearance for Manchester United. File:Tom Chorlton.jpg,

Tom Chorlton Tom Chorlton (1880–1948) was a footballer who played for Liverpool in the early 20th century. Life and playing career Born in Heaton Mersey, Stockport, Cheshire England, Chorlton played for All Saints F.C, Northern F.C, Stockport and Accr ...

made four appearances in two seasons with

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. File:W Whittaker 1905.jpg,

Walter Whittaker Walter Whittaker (20 September 1878 – 2 June 1917) was an English football goalkeeper who played in the Football League for Newton Heath, Grimsby Town, Blackburn Rovers, Derby County, Clapton Orient and Swansea Town. Playing career Whit ...

made three appearances for Manchester United. File:H Williams - Manchester United.jpg, Harry Williams made five appearances in one season for Manchester United. File:Tommy Jones.jpg, Tommy Jones made 22 appearances in two seasons with Manchester United. File:Neil Whiteworth juli 1991.JPG,

Neil Whitworth Neil Anthony Whitworth (born 12 April 1972) is an English former football defender. Born in Ince-in-Makerfield, Wigan, to a former rugby league footballer, Whitworth began his career at Wigan Athletic as a trainee. He made his senior debut for ...

made one appearance for Manchester United. File:Nevland.JPG,

Erik Nevland Erik Nevland (born 10 November 1977) is a Norwegian former professional footballer who played as a forward. He is currently the sporting director of Viking FK. He played for clubs in Norway, England, Sweden and the Netherlands, and earned eight c ...

made five appearances across two seasons with Manchester United. File:Danny Higginbotham vs. Estonia.jpg, Danny Higginbotham made seven appearances across three seasons with Manchester United. File:Paul Rachubka.jpg,

Paul Rachubka Paul Stephen Rachubka (; born 21 May 1981) is an English professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He now works as an accountant in Manchester. Born in San Luis Obispo, California, to an English mother and an American father, Rachubka ...

made three appearances in two seasons with Manchester United. File:Danny Webber 12-04-2014 1.jpg, Danny Webber made three appearances in three seasons with Manchester United. File:Danny Pugh.jpg,

Danny Pugh Daniel Adam Pugh (born 19 October 1982) is an English professional football coach and former player. A versatile player, he could play in midfield or at left-back. He began his career with Manchester United, and made a handful of first team ...

made seven appearances in two seasons for Manchester United. File:Phil Bardsley 2.jpg,

Phil Bardsley Phillip Anthony Bardsley (born 28 June 1985) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Stockport County. He has played international football for the Scotland national team. Bardsley began his career with Manchester United whe ...

made 18 appearances across five seasons with Manchester United. File:Chris Eagles - 1.jpg, Chris Eagles made 17 appearances across five seasons with Manchester United. File:Jonathan Spector.jpg,

Jonathan Spector Jonathan Michael Paul Spector (born March 1, 1986) is an American former soccer player who played as a defender. In his 16-year career playing first-team soccer he played over 400 games for club and country, and helped the United States win the ...

made eight appearances in two seasons with Manchester United. File:Sylvan Ebanks-Blake 1.png, Sylvan Ebanks-Blake made two appearances over two seasons with Manchester United. File:Liam Miller.jpg,

Liam Miller Liam William Peter Miller (13 February 1981 – 9 February 2018) was an Irish professional footballer. Miller began his career with Celtic and was later loaned to Aarhus in 2001. He returned to Celtic Park and broke into the first-team squa ...

made 22 appearances across two seasons with Manchester United. File:Giuseppe Rossi - RC Celta de Vigo.jpg, Giuseppe Rossi made 14 appearances across two seasons with Manchester United. File:Gerard Piqué 2017.jpg, Gerard Piqué made 23 appearances across four seasons with Manchester United and went on to have a decorated career with his boyhood club FC Barcelona and the Spain national team. File:Ritchie Jones Man Utd.jpg,

Ritchie Jones Richard Glynn "Ritchie" Jones (born 26 September 1986) is an English former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He is a product of the Manchester United youth system and was joined the club at the age of nine, Jones made five ...

made five appearances across three seasons with Manchester United. File:Lee Martin Millwall Vs Swindon Town (21633937524) (cropped).jpg, Lee Martin made three appearances across four seasons with Manchester United. File:Ryan Shawcross 2015.jpg, Ryan Shawcross made two appearances in two seasons with Manchester United. File:Fraizer Campbell 2018 (cropped).jpg,

Fraizer Campbell Fraizer Lee Campbell (born 13 September 1987) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker, most recently for Huddersfield Town. He has also played for Manchester United, Royal Antwerp, Hull City, Tottenham Hotspur, Sunderland, ...

made four appearances in one season with Manchester United. File:Dong Fangzhuo In Hunan Billows (cropped).JPG,

Dong Fangzhuo Dong Fangzhuo (; born 23 January 1985) is a Chinese former professional footballer who played as a forward. Club career Early career Dong first came to prominence in 2000 when he was named the most valuable player in an under-17 tournament. He ...

made three appearances across two seasons with Manchester United. File:Danny Simpson LCFC (cropped) 2.jpg, Danny Simpson made eight appearances in one season with Manchester United. File:AUT vs. WAL 2016-10-06 (123).jpg,

James Chester James Grant Chester (born 23 January 1989) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back and is a free agent. Chester began his career with Manchester United but made only one appearance for the club. He had spells on loan at Peter ...

made one appearance for Manchester United. File:Mame Biram Diouf.jpg, Mame Biram Diouf made eight appearances in two seasons with Manchester United. File:Chelsea 0 Bournemouth 1 (cropped).jpg,

Joshua King Joshua King (16 January 1798 – 1 September 1857) was the Lucasian Professor of Mathematics at the University of Cambridge from 1839 to 1849. He was also the President of Queens' College, Cambridge, from 1832 until his death and Vice-Chancello ...

made two appearances in three seasons with Manchester United. File:Gol 0268.jpg,

Zoran Tošić Zoran Tošić ( sr-Cyrl, Зоран Тошић, ; born 28 April 1987) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Greek Super League club Lamia. He has built a reputation as a free-kick specialist and a tricky dribbler. Toši ...

made five appearances in one season with Manchester United. File:Bébé.jpg, Bebé made seven appearances in four seasons with Manchester United. File:Ravel Morrison WHU 1314.jpg,

Ravel Morrison Ravel Ryan Morrison (born 2 February 1993) is a professional association football, footballer who plays as a midfielder for Major League Soccer club D.C. United. Born in England, he represents the Jamaica national football team, Jamaica national ...

made two appearances in three seasons with Manchester United. File:FIFA WC-qualification 2014 - Austria vs Ireland 2013-09-10 - Robbie Brady 01.jpg,

Robbie Brady Robert Brady (born 14 January 1992) is an Irish professional Association football, footballer who plays as a Midfielder#Winger, winger for Preston North End F.C., Preston North End and the Republic of Ireland national football team, Republic of ...

made one appearance for Manchester United. File:Wilfried Zaha 17-12-2016 1.jpg, Wilfried Zaha made four appearances for Manchester United. File:Michael Keane 2017.jpg, Michael Keane made five appearances for Manchester United across four seasons. File:Will Keane scores.jpg, Will Keane made three appearances for Manchester United across five seasons. File:Thomas Thorpe (cropped).jpg,

Tom Thorpe Thomas Joseph Thorpe (born 13 January 1993) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Macclesfield. A product of the youth academy of Manchester United, Thorpe was loaned to Championship club Birmingham City in 2014 ...

made one appearance for Manchester United. File:FC Barcelona World Champions 2011.jpg,

Víctor Valdés Víctor Valdés Arribas (; born 14 January 1982) is a Spanish football coach and former professional player, who played as a goalkeeper. Valdés was considered fiercely competitive and demanding, demonstrating great mental strength and concent ...

made two appearances for Manchester United. File:Guillermo Varela 2022.jpg,

Guillermo Varela Guillermo Varela Olivera (; born 24 March 1993) is a Uruguayan professional Association football, footballer who plays as a Defender (association football)#Full-back, right-back for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Clube de Regatas do Flameng ...

made 11 appearances for Manchester United. File:Lee Grant 20Oct18.jpg, Lee Grant made two appearances for Manchester United. File:Tahith Chong (38487929362).jpg,

Tahith Chong Tahith Jose Girigorio Djorkaef Chong (born 4 December 1999) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a winger for club Birmingham City. Chong joined the Manchester United Academy aged 16, after progressing through the Feyenoord youth ...

made 16 appearances for Manchester United. File:Odion Ighalo (cropped).jpg, Odion Ighalo made 23 appearances for Manchester United. File:Tom Heaton playing for Burnley (cropped).jpg, Tom Heaton has made three appearances for Manchester United. File:Marcel Sabitzer 2020 (cropped).jpg,

Marcel Sabitzer Marcel Sabitzer (born 17 March 1994) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for club Bayern Munich and the Austria national team. Predominantly a central midfielder, he also plays in a multitude of roles, including att ...

made 18 appearances during his loan stint with Manchester United. File:Sergio Reguilón 2018.jpg,

Sergio Reguilón Sergio Reguilón Rodríguez (born 16 December 1996) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a left-back for La Liga club Atlético Madrid, on loan from Tottenham Hotspur, and the Spain national team. Reguilón came through Real Madrid' ...

made 12 appearances during his loan stint with Manchester United. File:Joshua Zirkzee 2019.jpg, Joshua Zirkzee has made five appearances for Manchester United. *Appearances and goals are for first-team competitive matches only, including Premier League,

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, FA Cup, League Cup, Charity/Community Shield, European Cup/Champions League, UEFA Cup/Europa League, Cup Winners' Cup,

Inter-Cities Fairs Cup The Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, sometimes referred to as the European Fairs Cup, Fairs Cities' Cup, or simply as the Fairs Cup, was a European Association football, football competition played between 1955 and 1971. It is often considered the predecess ...

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and

Club World Cup The FIFA Club World Cup is an international men's association football competition organised by the ''Fédération Internationale de Football Association'' ( FIFA), the sport's global governing body. The competition was first contested in 200 ...

matches; wartime matches are regarded as unofficial and are excluded, as are matches from the abandoned 1939–40 season. *Players are listed according to the date of their first-team debut for the club. ''Statistics correct as of match played 21 September 2024'' ;Table headers * Nationality – If a player played international football, the country/countries he played for are shown. Otherwise, the player's nationality is given as their 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.

Notes

* A utility player is one who is considered to play in more than one position. * While Zaha was a member of Manchester United, he had multiple caps at various levels for the England national team, including the first team. After leaving Manchester United, Zaha subsequently declared for the Ivory Coast and became a full international for the Ivory Coast.

References

General * * Specific {{DEFAULTSORT:List of Manchester United F.C. players (1-24 appearances) Players (1-24 appearances)

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