Manchester United players with most appearances for the club
Manchester United players with most appearances of all time!
 | Name | Years | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total |
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1 | Ryan Giggs | 1991 – 2014 | 672 | 74 | 41 | 157 | 19 | 963 |
2 | Bobby Charlton | 1956 – 1973 | 606 | 78 | 24 | 45 | 5 | 758 |
3 | Paul Scholes | 1994 – 2011, 2012 – 2013 | 499 | 49 | 21 | 134 | 15 | 718 |
4 | Bill Foulkes | 1952 – 1970 | 566 | 61 | 3 | 52 | 6 | 688 |
5 | Gary Neville | 1992 – 2011 | 400 | 47 | 25 | 117 | 13 | 602 |
6 | Wayne Rooney | 2004 – 2017 | 393 | 40 | 20 | 98 | 8 | 559 |
7 | Alex Stepney | 1966 – 1978 | 433 | 44 | 35 | 23 | 4 | 539 |
8 | Tonny Dunne | 1960 – 1973 | 414 | 55 | 21 | 40 | 5 | 535 |
9 | Denis Irwin | 1990 – 2002 | 368 | 43 | 31 | 75 | 12 | 529 |
10 | Joe Spence | 1919 – 1933 | 481 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 510 |
Other appearances include: Charity/Community Shield, Football League play-offs, Full Members Cup, UEFA Super Cup, and FIFA Club World Cup.
Most notable players
Ryan Giggs and Wayne Rooney had some wonderful moments at Manchester United. Giggs has the highest number of appearances under his belt while Wayne Rooney is currently the record scorer for the club with 253 goals.
Giggs retired in 2014 and became a member of Louis van Gaal’s coaching entourage at the club for a brief period. The 45 year old is now managing his country Wales.
Rooney ended his United career back in 2017 and went on to rejoin his childhood side Everton.
Legends
Bobby Charlton is regarded as the greatest ever British player to don the Manchester United shirt. The 81 year old won the first European trophy for United in the 1967-68 season and also led England to their only World Cup title in 1966.
The decorated midfielder also has three top flight titles in his tally and he currently serves as a director on the Manchester United board.
Current situation
I suspect a number of players are going to leave Manchester United in the summer this year. Club veterans like Antonio Valencia will leave the club. While questions still remain over the futures of Eden Paul Poga.
But even if those players go, there is still hope that The Red Devils can get better players in the summer and hopefully we can have a good season 2019/20.
Manchester United Individual records
Manchester United Individual records
The most appearances in total – 963, Ryan Giggs (1991–2014)
Most League appearances – 672, Ryan Giggs (1991–2014)
Highest FA Cup appearances – 57, Ryan Giggs (1991–2014)
Most League Cup appearances – 26, Wes Brown (1996-2011)
The Most appearances in UEFA Champions League – 145, Ryan Giggs (1991–2014)
Most consecutive appearances – 167, John Hollins, 14 August 1971 – 25 September 1974
Top highest consecutive League appearances – 206, Steve Coppell, 15 January 1977-7 November 1981
The Most appearances in a single season – 53, Cristiano Ronaldo, 2008-09
So, who is the most internationally capped player? Bobby Charlton, 106 while playing for United
First Manchester United player to play for England – Charlie Roberts, 1905
The First Manchester United player to play for England at the World Cup – Bobby Charlton, 1966 World Cup
First foreign (non-UK) player – Carlo Sartori (Italy), 1968
Youngest player – Ian Hamilton, 16 years 138 days, vs. Tottenham Hotspur, First Division, 18 March 1967
Oldest player – Angel Gomes. 16 years eight months and 20 days vs Crystal Palace, Premier League, 21 May 2017
Oldest player – Edwin van der Sar, 40 years 6 months and 20 days vs Barcelona, Champions League, May 28 2011.
So those were the Top Manchester United players with most appearances for the club of all time.
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