Manchester United Football Club is an English professional football club based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester. The club was founded as Newton Heath LYR F.C. in 1878 and turned professional in 1885, before joining the Football League in 1892. After a brush with bankruptcy in 1901, the club reformed as Manchester United in 1902. Manchester United currently play in the Premier League, the top tier of English football. They have not been out of the top tier since 1975, and they have never been lower than the second tier.[1] They have also been involved in European football ever since they became the first English club to enter the European Cup in 1956.[2]

This list encompasses the major honours won by Manchester United and records set by the club, their managers and their players. The player records section includes details of the club's leading goalscorers and those who have made most appearances in first-team competitions. It also records notable achievements by Manchester United players on the international stage, and the highest transfer fees paid and received by the club. The club's attendance records, both at Old Trafford, their home since 1910, and Maine Road, their temporary home from 1946 to 1949, are also included in the list.

The club currently holds the record for the most Premier League titles with 13, and the highest number of English top-flight titles with 20. The club's record appearance maker is Ryan Giggs, who made 963 appearances between 1991 and 2014, and the club's record goalscorer is Wayne Rooney, who scored 253 goals in 559 appearances between 2004 and 2017.

Honours

Manchester United's first trophy was the Manchester Cup, which they won as Newton Heath LYR in 1886.[3] Their first national senior honour came in 1908, when they won the 1907–08 Football League First Division title. The club won the FA Cup for the first time the following year. In terms of trophies won, the 1990s were Manchester United's most successful decade, during which time they won five league titles, four FA Cups, one League Cup, five Charity Shields (one shared)[A], one Champions League, one Cup Winners' Cup, one Super Cup and one Intercontinental Cup.

The club currently holds the record for most top-division titles, with 20. They were also the first team to win the Premier League, and hold the record for the most Premier League titles with 13. Manchester United became the first English team to win the European Cup when they won it in 1968. The club's most recent trophy came in May 2024, when they won the FA Cup.

Domestic

League

Cups

European

Worldwide

Regional

Awards

Players

All current players are in bold
All stats accurate as of match played 3 June 2023

Appearances

Most appearances

Competitive, professional matches only. Appearances as substitute (in parentheses) included in total.

Rank Player Years League[11] FA Cup[12] League Cup[13] Europe[14] Other[C][15] Total[16]
1 Ryan Giggs 1991–2014 672 (117) 074 (12) 041 0(6) 157 (23) 019 0(3) 963 (161)
2 Bobby Charlton 1956–1973 606 00(2) 078 0(0) 024 0(0) 045 0(0) 005 0(0) 758 00(2)
3 Paul Scholes 1994–2011
2012–2013		 499 0(95) 049 (17) 021 0(7) 134 (21) 015 0(1) 718 (141)
4 Bill Foulkes 1952–1970 566 00(3) 061 0(0) 003 0(0) 052 0(0) 006 0(0) 688 00(3)
5 Gary Neville 1992–2011 400 0(21) 047 0(3) 025 0(2) 117 0(8) 013 0(2) 602 0(36)
6 Wayne Rooney 2004–2017 393 0(39) 040 0(7) 020 0(7) 098 0(8) 008 0(1) 559 0(62)
7 David de Gea 2011–2023 415 00(0) 028 0(0) 016 0(0) 082 0(0) 004 0(0) 545 00(0)
8 Alex Stepney 1966–1978 433 00(0) 044 0(0) 035 0(0) 023 0(0) 004 0(0) 539 00(0)
9 Tony Dunne 1960–1973 414 00(0) 055 0(1) 021 0(0) 040 0(0) 005 0(0) 535 00(1)
10 Denis Irwin 1990–2002 368 0(12) 043 0(1) 031 0(3) 075 0(2) 012 0(0) 529 0(18)
11 Joe Spence 1919–1933 481 00(0) 029 0(0) 000 0(0) 000 0(0) 000 0(0) 510 00(0)
12 Arthur Albiston 1974–1988 379 0(16) 036 0(0) 040 0(1) 027 0(1) 000 0(0) 485 0(18)
13 Roy Keane 1993–2005 326 0(17) 046 0(2) 014 0(2) 083 0(1) 011 0(0) 480 0(22)
14 Brian McClair 1987–1998 355 0(59) 045 0(7) 045 0(1) 024 0(6) 002 0(0) 471 0(73)
15 George Best 1963–1974 361 00(0) 046 0(0) 025 0(0) 034 0(0) 004 0(0) 470 00(0)

Goalscorers

Overall scorers

Competitive, professional matches only, appearances including substitutes appear in brackets.
Rank Player Years League[26] FA Cup[27] League Cup[28] Europe[29] Other[C][30] Total[31] Goals
per game
1 Wayne Rooney 2004–2017 183 (393) 22 (40) 05 (20) 39 0(98) 4 0(8) 253 (559) 0.452
2 Bobby Charlton 1956–1973 199 (606) 19 (78) 07 (24) 22 0(45) 2 0(5) 249 (758) 0.328
3 Denis Law 1962–1973 171 (309) 34 (46) 03 (11) 28 0(33) 1 0(5) 237 (404) 0.587
4 Jack Rowley 1937–1955 182 (380) 26 (42) 00 0(0) 00 00(0) 3 0(2) 211 (424) 0.498
5 Dennis Viollet 1952–1962 159 (259) 05 (18) 01 0(2) 13 0(12) 1 0(2) 179 (293) 0.611
George Best 1963–1974 137 (361) 21 (46) 09 (25) 11 0(34) 1 0(4) 179 (470) 0.381
7 Joe Spence 1919–1933 158 (481) 10 (29) 00 0(0) 00 00(0) 0 0(0) 168 (510) 0.329
Ryan Giggs 1991–2014 114 (672) 12 (74) 12 (41) 29 (157) 1 (19) 168 (963) 0.174
9 Mark Hughes 1983–1986
1988–1995		 120 (345) 17 (46) 16 (38) 09 0(33) 1 0(5) 163 (467) 0.349
10 Paul Scholes 1994–2011
2012–2013		 107 (499) 13 (49) 09 (21) 26 (134) 0 (15) 155 (718) 0.216
11 Ruud van Nistelrooy 2001–2006 095 (150) 14 (14) 02 0(6) 38 0(47) 1 0(2) 150 (219) 0.685
12 Stan Pearson 1937–1954 127 (312) 21 (30) 00 0(0) 00 00(0) 0 0(1) 148 (343) 0.431
13 David Herd 1961–1968 114 (202) 15 (35) 01 0(1) 14 0(25) 1 0(2) 145 (265) 0.547
Cristiano Ronaldo 2003–2009
2021–2022		 103 (236) 13 (27) 04 (12) 24 0(68) 1 0(3) 145 (346) 0.419
15 Marcus Rashford 2016–2025 087 (287) 09 (36) 16 (25) 260(75) 0 0(3) 138 (426) 0.324
16 Tommy Taylor 1952–1958 112 (166) 05 0(9) 00 0(0) 11 0(14) 3 0(2) 131 (191) 0.689

Assists

Rank Player Years League FA Cup League Cup Europe Other[C] Total Assists
per game
1 Ryan Giggs 1992–2017 171 (672) 32 (74) 9 (41) 50 (158) 8 (18) 270 (963) 0.280
2 Wayne Rooney 2004–2017 102 (393) 7 (40) 4 (20) 27 (99) 2 (7) 142 (559) 0.254
3 David Beckham 1992–2003 83 (263) 4 (24) 1 (12) 31 (84) 2 (9) 121 (394) 0.307
4 Bruno Fernandes 2020– 57 (210) 7 (23) 4 (14) 23 (48) 1 (1) 92 (306) 0.301
5 Paul Scholes 1993–2011
2012–2013		 61 (499) 6 (47) 0 (21) 15 (136) 0 (13) 82 (716) 0.112
6 Marcus Rashford 2016–2025 49 (287) 6 (36) 8 (25) 15 (75) 0 (2) 78 (426) 0.183
7 Bobby Charlton 1956–1973 55 (606) 10 (66) 0 (24) 9 (34) 3 (16) 77 (746) 0.103
8 Cristiano Ronaldo 2003–2009
2021–2022		 47 (236) 8 (27) 1 (12) 16 (66) 1 (3) 73 (346) 0.210
9 Nani 2007–2014 48 (147) 4 (13) 0 (11) 12 (53) 1 (6) 65 (230) 0.283
10 Éric Cantona 1992–1997 52 (143) 3 (17) 1 (6) 4 (16) 3 (3) 63 (185) 0.341

Clean sheets

Overall clean sheets

Competitive, professional matches only, appearances including substitutes appear in brackets.
Rank Player Years League FA Cup League
Cup 		Europe Other[C] Total[33] Ratio
1 David de Gea 2011–2023 147 (415) 006 0(28) 08 (16) 28 (82) 1 (4) 190 (545) 0.349
2 Peter Schmeichel 1991–1999 129 (292) 19 (41) 08 (17) 21 (42) 3 (6) 180 (398) 0.452
3 Alex Stepney 1966–1978 137 (433) 15 (44) 13 (35) 09 (19) 1 (4) 175 (539) 0.325
4 Gary Bailey 1978–1987 124 (294) 16 (31) 12 (28) 08 (20) 1 (2) 161 (375) 0.429
5 Edwin van der Sar 2005–2011 092 (186) 06 (13) 01 0(5) 34 (56) 2 (6) 135 (266) 0.508
6 Alfred Steward 1920–1932 092 (309) 04 (17) 00 0(0) 00 0(0) 0 (0) 096 (326) 0.294
7 Harry Moger 1903–1912 083 (242) 08 (22) 00 0(0) 00 0(0) 1 (2) 092 (266) 0.346
8 Jack Crompton 1946–1955 059 (191) 08 (20) 00 0(0) 00 0(0) 0 (1) 067 (212) 0.316
9 Ray Wood 1949–1958 043 (178) 04 (15) 00 0(0) 06 (12) 2 (3) 055 (208) 0.264
10 Frank Barrett 1896–1900 050 (122) 04 (14) 00 0(0) 00 0(0) 0 (0) 054 (136) 0.397
11 Jack Mew 1912–1927 046 (186) 03 (13) 00 0(0) 00 0(0) 0 (0) 049 (199) 0.246
Fabien Barthez 2000–2004 033 0(92) 01 0(4) 01 0(4) 14 (37) 0 (2) 049 (139) 0.353
13 Harry Gregg 1957–1967 034 (210) 08 (24) 00 0(2) 02 (11) 0 (0) 044 (247) 0.178
14 Sergio Romero 2015–2021 006 00(7) 13 (17) 04 0(9) 16 (28) 0 (0) 039 0(61) 0.639
15 Bobby Beale 1912–1915 033 (105) 02 0(7) 00 0(0) 0 0(0) 0 (0) 035 (112) 0.313
Roy Carroll 2001–2005 025 0(49) 05 0(8) 02 0(5) 03 (10) 0 (0) 035 0(72) 0.486

Transfers

Highest transfer fees paid

Manchester United's record signing is Paul Pogba, who signed for the club from Juventus for a world record fee of £89.3 million in August 2016.[36][37] The signing of Anthony Martial for £36 million in 2015 set a world record for the transfer of a teenager,[38] and the £80 million paid for Harry Maguire in 2019 was a world record for a defender.[39]

Rank Player From Fee Date
1 Paul Pogba Juventus £89.3 million[36][37] August 2016
2 Antony Ajax £82 million[40] September 2022
3 Harry Maguire Leicester City £80 million[39] August 2019
4 Romelu Lukaku Everton £75 million[41] July 2017
5 Jadon Sancho Borussia Dortmund £73 million[42] July 2021
6 Rasmus Højlund Atalanta £72 million[43] August 2023
7 Benjamin Šeško RB Leipzig £66.3 million[44] August 2025
8 Bryan Mbeumo Brentford £65 million[45] July 2025
9 Matheus Cunha Wolverhampton Wanderers £62.5 million[46] June 2025
10 Casemiro Real Madrid £60 million[47] August 2022

Progression of record fee paid

The first transfer for which Manchester United (then Newton Heath) had to pay a fee was the transfer of Gilbert Godsmark from Ashford in January 1900, paying £40 for the forward. The club's first £1,000 transfer came in 1910, when they signed Leslie Hofton from Glossop. When the club signed Tommy Taylor from Barnsley in 1953, the fee was intended to be £30,000. However, Matt Busby did not want to burden the young player with the "£30,000-man" tag, and Barnsley agreed for the fee to be reduced by £1 to £29,999. Busby then took the extra pound from his wallet and gave it to the lady who had been serving the teas.[48]

Manchester United made their first six-figure signing in August 1962 with the transfer of Denis Law from Torino for £110,000, a new British record.[49] The club broke the British transfer record again in 1981 with the £1.5 million signing of Bryan Robson from West Bromwich Albion.[50] When Andy Cole signed for United in January 1995, the club paid £7 million, almost double their previous record of £3.75 million, which they paid for Roy Keane 18 months earlier. In the summer of 2001, the club broke their transfer record twice in the space of a month, first paying PSV Eindhoven £19 million for Ruud van Nistelrooy, and then £28.1 million to Lazio for Juan Sebastián Verón. Manchester United have broken the British transfer record three times since buying Verón, with the signings of Rio Ferdinand in July 2002,[51] Ángel Di María in August 2014 and Paul Pogba in August 2016.

Transfers in bold are also records for fees paid by British clubs[52][53]

Date Player Bought from Fee[54][55]
January 1900 Gilbert Godsmark Ashford £40
January 1903 Alex Bell Ayr Parkhouse £700
July 1910 Leslie Hofton Glossop £1,000
March 1914 George Hunter Chelsea £1,300
September 1920 Tom Miller Liverpool £2,000
November 1921 Neil McBain Ayr United £6,000
February 1938 Jack Smith Newcastle United £6,500
March 1949 John Downie Bradford Park Avenue £18,000
March 1953 Tommy Taylor Barnsley £29,999
September 1958 Albert Quixall Sheffield Wednesday £45,000
August 1962 Denis Law Torino £110,000
August 1968 Willie Morgan Burnley £117,000
February 1972 Martin Buchan Aberdeen £125,000
March 1972 Ian Storey-Moore Nottingham Forest £200,000
January 1978 Joe Jordan Leeds United £350,000
February 1978 Gordon McQueen Leeds United £495,000
August 1979 Ray Wilkins Chelsea £825,000
October 1980 Garry Birtles Nottingham Forest £1,250,000
October 1981 Bryan Robson West Bromwich Albion £1,500,000
June 1988 Mark Hughes Barcelona £1,800,000
August 1989 Gary Pallister Middlesbrough £2,300,000
July 1993 Roy Keane Nottingham Forest £3,750,000
January 1995 Andy Cole Newcastle United £7,000,000
July 1998 Jaap Stam PSV Eindhoven £10,750,000
August 1998 Dwight Yorke Aston Villa £12,600,000
June 2001 Ruud van Nistelrooy PSV Eindhoven £19,000,000
July 2001 Juan Sebastián Verón Lazio £28,100,000
July 2002 Rio Ferdinand Leeds United £29,300,000
September 2008 Dimitar Berbatov Tottenham Hotspur £30,750,000
January 2014 Juan Mata Chelsea £37,100,000
August 2014 Ángel Di María Real Madrid £59,700,000
August 2016 Paul Pogba Juventus £89,300,000

Highest transfer fees received

The club's record sale came in July 2009, when they sold Cristiano Ronaldo to Real Madrid for £80 million.[56]

Rank Player To Fee Date
1 Cristiano Ronaldo Real Madrid £80 million July 2009[56]
2 Romelu Lukaku Inter Milan £74 million August 2019[57]
3 Ángel Di María Paris Saint-Germain £44.3 million August 2015[58]
4 Alejandro Garnacho Chelsea £40 million August 2025[59]
5 Mason Greenwood Marseille £26.6 million July 2024[60]
6 Scott McTominay Napoli £25.7 million August 2024[61]
7 Daniel James Leeds United £25 million August 2021[62]
8 David Beckham Real Madrid £24.5 million June 2003[63]
9 Morgan Schneiderlin Everton £24 million January 2017[64]
10 Memphis Depay Lyon £16 million January 2017[65]

Progression of record fee received

The first player for whom Manchester United, then Newton Heath, received a fee was William Bryant, who moved to Blackburn Rovers for just £50 in April 1900. That same month, Manchester City paid five times more for Scottish forward Joe Cassidy. The club's first £1,000 sale came 12 years later with the sale of Harold Halse to Aston Villa.

The club's first British record sale came in March 1949, when Derby County paid £24,500 for Johnny Morris. However, 35 years passed before Manchester United next broke the record for the biggest sale by a British club; the sale of Ray Wilkins to Milan for £1.5 million in June 1984 was also the club's first million-pound sale. Another British record followed two years later with the sale of Mark Hughes to Barcelona for £2.5 million. The club's record sale increased fivefold in the space of two transfers over the next 15 years; first with the £7 million sale of Paul Ince to Internazionale in 1995, and then the 2001 transfer of Jaap Stam to Lazio for £15.25 million. Manchester United broke the world transfer record for the first time in July 2009 with the £80 million sale of Cristiano Ronaldo to Real Madrid.[56]

Transfers in bold are also British record transfers
Date Player Sold to Fee[54]
April 1900 William Bryant Blackburn Rovers £50
April 1900 Joe Cassidy Manchester City £250
October 1909 Alex Downie Oldham Athletic £600
June 1911 Ted Connor Sheffield United £750
July 1912 Harold Halse Aston Villa £1,200
August 1913 Charlie Roberts Oldham Athletic £1,750
December 1920 Tommy Meehan Chelsea £3,300
September 1937 George Mutch Preston North End £5,000
March 1948 Joe Walton Preston North End £10,000
March 1949 Johnny Morris Derby County £24,500
January 1962 Dennis Viollet Stoke City £25,000
March 1962 Warren Bradley Bury £40,000
June 1972 Francis Burns Southampton £50,000
June 1972 Alan Gowling Huddersfield Town £60,000
March 1973 Ted MacDougall West Ham United £130,000
March 1977 Gerry Daly Derby County £175,000
April 1978 Gordon Hill Derby County £250,000
August 1979 Brian Greenhoff Leeds United £350,000
October 1980 Andy Ritchie Brighton & Hove Albion £500,000
June 1984 Ray Wilkins Milan £1,500,000
August 1986 Mark Hughes Barcelona £2,500,000
July 1995 Paul Ince Internazionale £7,000,000
August 2001 Jaap Stam Lazio £15,250,000[66]
June 2003 David Beckham Real Madrid £24,500,000[63]
July 2009 Cristiano Ronaldo Real Madrid £80,000,000[56]

Honours

Players with the most titles won at the club

Rank Player Years League FA Cup League Cup FA Community Shield Europe Worldwide Total
1 Ryan Giggs 1991–2014 13 4 4 9 3 2 35
2 Paul Scholes 1994–2011
2012–2013		 11 3 2 5 2 2 25
3 Gary Neville 1992–2011 8 3 3 3 2 2 21
4 Denis Irwin 1990–2002 7 2 1 4 3 1 18
5 Roy Keane 1993–2005 7 4 0 4 1 1 17
Michael Carrick 2006–2018 5 1 2 6 2 1
7 Wayne Rooney 2004–2017 5 1 3 4 2 1 16
8 Gary Pallister 1989–1998 4 3 3 5 2 0 15
Peter Schmeichel 1991–1999 5 3 1 4 1 1
Nicky Butt 1992–2004 6 3 0 4 1 1
Nemanja Vidić 2006–2014 5 0 3 5 1 1

Source:[67]

Individual awards

Laureus World Sports Awards

The following players have won Laureus World Sports Awards while playing for Manchester United:

Ballon d'Or

The following players have won the Ballon d'Or while playing for Manchester United:[68]

Golden Boy

The following players have won the Golden Boy while playing for Manchester United:

European Golden Shoe

The following players have won the European Golden Shoe while playing for Manchester United:

FIFA awards

The following players have won FIFA awards while playing for Manchester United:

UEFA awards

The following players have won the UEFA awards while playing for Manchester United:

AFC awards

The following players have won the AFC awards while playing for Manchester United:

CAF awards

The following players have won the CAF awards while playing for Manchester United:

FIFPRO awards

The following players have won FIFPRO awards while playing for Manchester United:

International Federation of Football History & Statistics (IFFHS) awards

The following players have won International Federation of Football History & Statistics awards while playing for Manchester United:

Professional Footballers' Association (PFA) awards

The following players have won PFA awards while playing for Manchester United:

Football Writers' Association (FWA) awards

The following players have won FWA awards while playing for Manchester United:

Premier League awards

The following players have won Premier League awards while playing for Manchester United:

Sir Matt Busby Player of the Year

British honours

The following players were awarded British honours while playing for Manchester United:

BBC Sports Awards

The following players were awarded BBC Sports Awards while playing for Manchester United:

International

Honours

Current Manchester United players in bold. Last updated 14 July 2024.

FIFA World Cup

The following players have won the FIFA World Cup while playing for Manchester United:

FIFA Confederations Cup

The following players have won the FIFA Confederations Cup while playing for Manchester United:

UEFA European Championship

The following players have won the UEFA European Championship while playing for Manchester United:

UEFA Nations League

The following players have won the UEFA Nations League while playing for Manchester United:

Copa América

The following players have won the Copa América while playing for Manchester United:

Africa Cup of Nations

The following players have won the Africa Cup of Nations while playing for Manchester United:

CONCACAF Gold Cup

The following players have won the CONCACAF Gold Cup while playing for Manchester United:

Olympic Games

The following players have won a gold medal in football at the Olympic Games while playing for Manchester United:

Individual awards

CONCACAF Gold Cup

The following players have won CONCACAF Gold Cup awards while playing for Manchester United:

Managers

Individual awards

FIFA awards

The following managers have won FIFA awards while managing Manchester United:

UEFA awards

The following managers have won UEFA awards while managing Manchester United:

International Federation of Football History & Statistics (IFFHS) awards

The following managers have won IFFHS awards while managing Manchester United:

League Managers Association (LMA) awards

The following managers have won LMA awards while managing Manchester United:

Football Writers' Association (FWA) awards

The following managers have won the FWA awards while managing Manchester United:

Professional Footballers' Association (PFA) awards

The following managers have won PFA awards while managing Manchester United:

Premier League awards

The following managers have won Premier League awards while managing Manchester United:

British honours

The following managers were awarded British honours while managing Manchester United:

BBC Sports Awards

The following managers were awarded BBC Sports Awards while playing for Manchester United:

Team records

Matches

Record wins

10–1 v Wolverhampton Wanderers, First Division, 15 October 1892
9–0 v Walsall, Second Division, 3 April 1895
9–0 v Darwen, Second Division, 24 December 1898
9–0 v Ipswich Town, Premier League, 4 March 1995
9–0 v Southampton, Premier League, 2 February 2021
7–0 v Grimsby Town, Second Division, 26 December 1899
8–1 v Nottingham Forest, Premier League, 6 February 1999

Record defeats

v Blackburn Rovers, First Division, 10 April 1926
v Aston Villa, First Division, 27 December 1930
v Wolverhampton Wanderers, Second Division, 26 December 1931
v Liverpool, Premier League, 5 March 2023
v Blackburn Rovers, First Division, 10 April 1926
v Aston Villa, First Division, 27 December 1930
v Wolverhampton Wanderers, Second Division, 26 December 1931
v Liverpool, Premier League, 5 March 2023
0–7 v Liverpool, 5 March 2023
1–7 v Burnley, first round, 13 February 1901
0–6 v Sheffield Wednesday, second round, 20 February 1904
0–6 v Aston Villa, First Division, 14 March 1914
1–7 v Newcastle United, First Division, 10 September 1927
0–6 v Huddersfield Town, First Division, 10 September 1930
v Blackburn Rovers, First Division, 10 April 1926
v Aston Villa, First Division, 27 December 1930
v Wolverhampton Wanderers, Second Division, 26 December 1931
v Liverpool, Premier League, 5 March 2023[133]

Streaks

Wins/draws/losses in a season

Goals

Points

Two points for a win: 64 in 42 matches, First Division, 1956–57[1]
Three points for a win:
92 in 42 matches, Premier League, 1993–94[1]
91 in 38 matches, Premier League, 1999–2000[1]
Two points for a win:
22 in 42 matches, First Division, 1930–31[1]
14 in 30 matches, First Division, 1893–94[144]
Three points for a win: 48 in 38 matches, First Division, 1989–90[1]

Attendances

Season-by-season performance

League record by opponent

See also

Footnotes

A. ^ Between 1949 and 1993, when the Charity Shield finished in a draw, the Shield would be shared by the two teams. In the 1980s and early 1990s, the Shield itself was held by each club for six months.[148]
B. ^ The Premier League took over from the First Division as the top tier of the English football league system upon its formation in 1992. The First Division then became the second tier of English football, the Second Division became the third tier, and so on. The First Division is now known as the Football League Championship, while the Second Division is now known as Football League One.
C. ^ The "Other" column constitutes goals and appearances in the FA Community Shield, the UEFA Super Cup, the Intercontinental Cup and the FIFA Club World Cup.
D. ^ Major competitions include the Premier League, the FA Cup, the League Cup and the UEFA Champions League.
E. ^ Due to bomb damage to Old Trafford, in the period between the end of the Second World War and 1949, Manchester United played their home games at Maine Road, the home of Manchester City,[126] with the exception of two FA Cup matches in the 1947–48 season, which were played at Goodison Park, Liverpool, and Leeds Road, Huddersfield, respectively.
F. ^ Barthez had just sealed his move from Monaco before the tournament had begun and had yet to make his United debut.[149]
G. ^ Heinze had moved from Paris Saint-Germain before the tournament had begun and had yet to make his United debut.

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