List of Manchester United F.C. players

Ruud van Nistelrooy (left) is Manchester United's eleventh-highest all-time goalscorer.

Manchester United Football Club is an English professional 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. The club was renamed Manchester United F.C. in 1902, and moved to Old Trafford in 1910. Since playing their first competitive match, more than 850 players have made a competitive first-team appearance for the club, of whom almost 200 players have made at least 100 appearances (including substitute appearances); those players are listed here.

Manchester United's record appearance-maker is Ryan Giggs, who made a total of 963 appearances over a 23-year playing career; he broke Bobby Charlton's previous appearance record in the 2008 UEFA Champions League Final.^[1] Giggs also holds the record for the most starts, having started in 797 games. Charlton is the club's top goalscorer with 249 goals in his 17 years with the club. Seven other players have made more than 500 appearances, including three members of the 1968 European Cup-winning team and three members of the 1999 Treble-winning team. Other than Charlton, only three players have scored more than 200 goals for the club.

List of players

Ryan Giggs made than 963 appearances in 23 years for Manchester United.^[2]

• Appearances and goals are for first-team competitive matches only, including Premier League, Football League, FA Cup, League Cup, Charity/Community Shield, European Cup/Champions League, UEFA Cup, Cup Winners' Cup, Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, Super Cup and Club World Cup 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 1 May 2016

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 games started.
• Sub – The number of games played as a substitute.
• Total – The total number of games played, both as a starter and as a substitute.

Positions key

Pre-1960s		Post-1960s
GK	Goalkeeper
FB	Full-back	DF	Defender
HB	Half back	MF	Midfielder
FW	Forward
U	Utility player^1

Bryan Robson made 461 appearances for Manchester United and served as the club's captain for twelve years.

Paul Scholes made the third-highest number of appearances for Manchester United, with 718.^[3]

Peter Schmeichel made 398 appearances for Manchester United.

Gary Neville made 602 appearances for Manchester United.

David Beckham made 394 appearances and scored 85 goals with Manchester United.

Eric Cantona made 185 appearances and scored 87 goals for Manchester United.

Roy Keane made 480 appearances with Manchester United.

Wes Brown made 362 appearances for Manchester United.

Ole Gunnar Solskjær made 366 appearances with Manchester United.

John O'Shea made 393 appearances for Manchester United.

Rio Ferdinand made 455 appearances in 12 seasons with Manchester United.^[4]

Cristiano Ronaldo made 292 appearances and scored 118 goals with Manchester United.

Wayne Rooney is the current captain of Manchester United, and second on the club's all time goals scored list with 244.

Patrice Evra made 379 appearances for Manchester United.

Nemanja Vidić made 300 appearances for Manchester United.

Robin van Persie made 105 appearances in between 2012 and 2015.

Juan Mata is the most recent player to make his 100th appearance for Manchester United.

List of Manchester United F.C. players with at least 100 appearances

Name	Nationality	Position	Manchester United career	Starts	Subs	Total	Goals	Ref
				Appearances
Donaldson, BobBob Donaldson	Scotland	FW	1892–1897	147	0	155	66	[5]
Erentz, FredFred Erentz	Scotland	FB	1892–1902	310	0	310	9	[6]
Cassidy, JoeJoe Cassidy	Scotland	FW	1893, 1895–1900	174	0	174	100	[7]
Macnaught, JamesJames McNaught	Scotland	HB	1893–1898	157	0	157	12	[8]
Smith, DickDick Smith	England	FW	1894–1898, 1900–1901	100	0	100	37	[9]
Cartwright, WalterWalter Cartwright	England	HB	1895–1905	257	0	257	8	[10]
Stafford, HarryHarry Stafford	England	FB	1896–1903	200	0	200	1	[11]
Bryant, WilliamWilliam Bryant	England	FW	1896–1900	127	0	127	33	[12]
Barrett, FrankFrank Barrett	Scotland	GK	1896–1900	136	0	136	0	[13]
Morgan, BillyBilly Morgan	England	HB	1897–1903	152	0	152	7	[14]
Griffiths, BillyBilly Griffiths	England	HB	1899–1905	175	0	175	30	[15]
Schofield, AlfAlf Schofield	England	FW	1900–1907	179	0	179	35	[16]
Hayes, VinceVince Hayes	England	FB	1901–1907, 1908–1910	128	0	128	2	[17]
Peddie, JackJack Peddie	Scotland	FW	1902–1903, 1904–1907	121	0	121	58	[18]
Downie, AlexAlex Downie	Scotland	HB	1902–1909	191	0	191	14	[19]
Bell, AlexAlex Bell	Scotland	HB	1903–1913	309	0	309	10	[20]
Bonthron, BobBob Bonthron	Scotland	FB	1903–1907	134	0	134	3	[21]
Moger, HarryHarry Moger	England	GK	1903–1912	266	0	266	0	[22]
Duckworth, DickDick Duckworth	England	HB	1903–1915	254	0	254	11	[23]
Roberts, CharlieCharlie Roberts	England	HB	1904–1913	302	0	302	23	[24]
Holden, DickDick Holden	England	FB	1905–1914	117	0	117	0	[25]
Picken, JackJack Picken	Scotland	FW	1905–1911	122	0	122	46	[26]
Wall, GeorgeGeorge Wall	England	FW	1906–1915	319	0	319	100	[27]
Meredith, BillyBilly Meredith	Wales	FW	1907–1921	335	0	335	36	[28]
Turnbull, SandySandy Turnbull	Scotland	FW	1907–1915	247	0	247	101	[29]
Stacey, GeorgeGeorge Stacey	England	FB	1907–1915	270	0	270	9	[30]
Halse, HaroldHarold Halse	England	FW	1908–1912	125	0	125	56	[31]
Whalley, ArthurArthur Whalley	England	HB	1909–1920	106	0	106	6	[32]
West, EnochEnoch West	England	FW	1910–1916	181	0	181	80	[33]
Beale, BobbyBobby Beale	England	GK	1912–1919	112	0	112	0	[34]
Mew, JackJack Mew	England	GK	1912–1926	199	0	199	0	[35]
Hilditch, LalLal Hilditch	England	HB	1919–1932	322	0	322	7	[36]
Silcock, JackJack Silcock	England	FB	1919–1934	449	0	449	2	[37]
Spence, JoeJoe Spence	England	FW	1919–1933	510	0	510	168	[38]
Moore, CharlieCharlie Moore	England	FB	1919–1921, 1922–1931	328	0	328	0	[39]
Grimwood, JohnJohn Grimwood	England	HB	1919–1927	205	0	205	8	[40]
Partridge, TeddyTeddy Partridge	England	FW	1920–1929	160	0	160	18	[41]
Steward, AlfAlf Steward	England	GK	1920–1932	326	0	326	0	[42]
Bennion, RayRay Bennion	Wales	HB	1921–1932	301	0	301	3	[43]
Lochhead, ArthurArthur Lochhead	Scotland	FW	1921–1925	153	0	153	50	[44]
Thomas, HarryHarry Thomas	Wales	FW	1922–1931	135	0	135	13	[45]
Barson, FrankFrank Barson	England	HB	1922–1928	152	0	152	4	[46]
Mann, FrankFrank Mann	England	HB	1923–1930	197	0	197	5	[47]
Macpherson, FrankFrank McPherson	England	FW	1923–1928	175	0	175	52	[48]
Jones, TomTom Jones	Wales	FB	1924–1937	200	0	200	0	[49]
Hanson, JimmyJimmy Hanson	England	FW	1924–1931	147	0	147	52	[50]
Wilson, JackJack Wilson	England	HB	1926–1932	140	0	140	3	[51]
Maclenahan, HughHugh McLenahan	England	HB	1928–1937	116	0	116	12	[52]
Rowley, HarryHarry Rowley	England	FW	1928–1932, 1934–1937	180	0	180	55	[53]
Reid, TomTom Reid	Scotland	FW	1929–1933	101	0	101	67	[54]
Maclachlan, GeorgeGeorge McLachlan	Scotland	FW	1929–1933	116	0	116	4	[55]
Mellor, JackJack Mellor	England	FB	1930–1937	122	0	122	0	[56]
Manley, TomTom Manley	England	HB	1931–1939	195	0	195	41	[57]
Vose, GeorgeGeorge Vose	England	HB	1933–1939	209	0	209	1	[58]
Griffiths, JackJack Griffiths	England	FB	1934–1944	173	0	173	1	[59]
Mackay, BillBill McKay	Scotland	HB	1934–1940	182	0	182	15	[60]
Mutch, GeorgeGeorge Mutch	Scotland	FW	1934–1937	120	0	120	49	[61]
Bamford, TommyTommy Bamford	Wales	FW	1934–1938	109	0	109	57	[62]
Bryant, BillyBilly Bryant	England	FW	1934–1939	157	0	157	42	[63]
Brown, JamesJames Brown	Scotland	HB	1935–1939	110	0	110	1	[64]
Carey, JohnnyJohnny Carey	Ireland	FB	1937–1953	344	0	344	17	[65]
Rowley, JackJack Rowley	England	FW	1937–1955	424	0	424	211	[66]
Pearson, StanStan Pearson	England	FW	1937–1954	343	0	343	148	[67]
Warner, JackJack Warner	Wales	HB	1938–1950	115	0	115	2	[68]
John Aston, Sr.	England	FB	1946–1954	284	0	284	30	[69]
Chilton, AllenbyAllenby Chilton	England	HB	1946–1955	391	0	391	3	[70]
Cockburn, HenryHenry Cockburn	England	HB	1946–1954	275	0	275	4	[71]
Crompton, JackJack Crompton	England	GK	1946–1956	212	0	212	0	[72]
Delaney, JimmyJimmy Delaney	Scotland	FW	1946–1950	184	0	184	28	[73]
Macglen, BillyBilly McGlen	England	HB	1946–1952	122	0	122	2	[74]
Mitten, CharlieCharlie Mitten	England	FW	1946–1952	162	0	162	61	[75]
Downie, JohnJohn Downie	Scotland	FW	1949–1953	116	0	116	37	[76]
Wood, RayRay Wood	England	GK	1949–1958	208	0	208	0	[77]
Gibson, DonDon Gibson	England	HB	1950–1955	115	0	115	0	[78]
Jones, MarkMark Jones	England	HB	1950–1958	121	0	121	1	[79]
Berry, JohnnyJohnny Berry	England	FW	1951–1958	276	0	276	45	[80]
Blanchflower, JackieJackie Blanchflower	Northern Ireland	HB	1951–1958	117	0	117	27	[81]
Byrne, RogerRoger Byrne	England	FB	1951–1958	280	0	280	20	[82]
Pegg, DavidDavid Pegg	England	FW	1952–1958	150	0	150	28	[83]
Foulkes, BillBill Foulkes	England	DF	1952–1970	685	3	688	9	[84]
Taylor, TommyTommy Taylor	England	FW	1953–1958	191	0	191	131	[85]
Edwards, DuncanDuncan Edwards	England	HB	1953–1958	177	0	177	21	[86]
Viollet, DennisDennis Viollet	England	FW	1953–1962	293	0	293	179	[87]
Goodwin, FreddieFreddie Goodwin	England	HB	1954–1960	107	0	107	8	[88]
Scanlon, AlbertAlbert Scanlon	England	FW	1954–1960	127	0	127	35	[89]
Colman, EddieEddie Colman	England	HB	1955–1958	108	0	108	2	[90]
Cope, RonnieRonnie Cope	England	HB	1956–1961	106	0	106	2	[91]
Charlton, BobbyBobby Charlton	England	FW	1956–1973	756	2	758	249	[92]
Gaskell, DavidDavid Gaskell	England	GK	1956–1967	119	0	119	0	[93]
Gregg, HarryHarry Gregg	Northern Ireland	GK	1957–1966	247	0	247	0	[94]
Brennan, ShayShay Brennan	Ireland	FB	1958–1970	358	1	359	6	[95]
Quixall, AlbertAlbert Quixall	England	FW	1958–1963	184	0	184	56	[96]
Giles, JohnnyJohnny Giles	Ireland	FW	1959–1963	115	0	115	13	[97]
Stiles, NobbyNobby Stiles	England	HB	1959–1971	395	0	395	19	[98]
Setters, MauriceMaurice Setters	England	HB	1960–1964	194	0	194	14	[99]
Dunne, TonyTony Dunne	Ireland	DF	1960–1973	534	1	535	2	[100]
Cantwell, NoelNoel Cantwell	Ireland	FB	1960–1967	146	0	146	8	[101]
Herd, DavidDavid Herd	Scotland	FW	1961–1968	264	1	265	145	[102]
Law, DenisDenis Law	Scotland	FW	1962–1973	398	6	404	237	[103]
Sadler, DavidDavid Sadler	England	U	1962–1973	328	7	335	27	[104]
Crerand, PatPat Crerand	Scotland	HB	1963–1971	397	0	397	15	[105]
Best, GeorgeGeorge Best	Northern Ireland	FW	1963–1974	470	0	470	179	[106]
Connelly, JohnJohn Connelly	England	FW	1964–1966	112	1	113	35	[107]
Fitzpatrick, JohnJohn Fitzpatrick	Scotland	DF	1965–1973	141	6	147	10	[108]
John Aston, Jr.	England	FW	1965–1972	166	21	187	27	[109]
Stepney, AlexAlex Stepney	England	GK	1966–1979	539	0	539	2	[110]
Kidd, BrianBrian Kidd	England	FW	1967–1974	257	9	266	70	[111]
Burns, FrancisFrancis Burns	Scotland	DF	1967–1972	143	13	156	7	[112]
Morgan, WillieWillie Morgan	Scotland	MF	1968–1975	293	3	296	34	[113]
James, SteveSteve James	England	HB	1968–1975	160	1	161	4	[114]
Macilroy, SammySammy McIlroy	Northern Ireland	MF	1971–1982	391	28	419	71	[115]
Buchan, MartinMartin Buchan	Scotland	DF	1972–1983	456	0	456	4	[116]
Maccreery, DavidDavid McCreery	Northern Ireland	MF	1972–1979	57	53	110	8	[117]
Forsyth, AlexAlex Forsyth	Scotland	FB	1973–1978	116	3	119	5	[118]
Macari, LouLou Macari	Scotland	FW	1973–1984	374	27	401	97	[119]
Daly, GerryGerry Daly	Ireland	MF	1973–1977	137	5	142	32	[120]
Greenhoff, BrianBrian Greenhoff	England	DF	1973–1979	268	3	271	17	[121]
Houston, StewartStewart Houston	Scotland	DF	1974–1980	248	2	250	16	[122]
Pearson, StuartStuart Pearson	England	FW	1974–1979	179	1	180	66	[123]
Albiston, ArthurArthur Albiston	Scotland	FB	1974–1988	467	18	485	7	[124]
Coppell, SteveSteve Coppell	England	MF	1975–1983	393	3	396	70	[125]
Nicholl, JimmyJimmy Nicholl	Northern Ireland	DF	1975–1982	235	13	248	6	[126]
Hill, GordonGordon Hill	England	MF	1975–1978	133	1	134	51	[127]
Greenhoff, JimmyJimmy Greenhoff	England	FW	1976–1980	119	4	123	36	[128]
Grimes, AshleyAshley Grimes	Ireland	DF	1977–1983	77	30	107	11	[129]
Jordan, JoeJoe Jordan	Scotland	FW	1978–1981	125	1	126	41	[130]
Macqueen, GordonGordon McQueen	Scotland	DF	1978–1985	229	0	229	26	[131]
Bailey, GaryGary Bailey	England	GK	1978–1987	375	0	375	0	[132]
Thomas, MickeyMickey Thomas	Wales	MF	1978–1981	110	0	110	15	[133]
Moran, KevinKevin Moran	Ireland	DF	1979–1988	284	5	289	24	[134]
Wilkins, RayRay Wilkins	England	MF	1979–1984	191	3	194	10	[135]
Duxbury, MikeMike Duxbury	England	DF	1980–1990	345	33	378	7	[136]
Gidman, JohnJohn Gidman	England	DF	1981–1986	116	4	120	4	[137]
Stapleton, FrankFrank Stapleton	Ireland	FW	1981–1987	267	21	288	78	[138]
Moses, RemiRemi Moses	England	MF	1981–1988	188	11	199	12	[139]
Robson, BryanBryan Robson	England	MF	1981–1994	437	24	461	99	[140]
Whiteside, NormanNorman Whiteside	Northern Ireland	FW	1982–1989	256	18	274	67	[141]
Macgrath, PaulPaul McGrath	Ireland	DF	1982–1989	192	7	199	16	[142]
Hughes, MarkMark Hughes	Wales	FW	1983–1986, 1988–1995	453	14	467	163	[143]
Hogg, GraemeGraeme Hogg	Scotland	DF	1984–1988	108	2	110	1	[144]
Blackmore, ClaytonClayton Blackmore	Wales	U	1984–1994	201	44	245	26	[145]
Olsen, JesperJesper Olsen	Denmark	MF	1984–1988	149	27	176	24	[146]
Strachan, GordonGordon Strachan	Scotland	MF	1984–1989	195	6	201	38	[147]
Davenport, PeterPeter Davenport	England	FW	1986–1988	83	23	106	26	[148]
Mcclair, BrianBrian McClair	Scotland	U	1987–1998	398	73	471	127	[149]
Bruce, SteveSteve Bruce	England	DF	1987–1996	411	3	414	51	[150]
Martin, LeeLee Martin	England	DF	1988–1994	84	25	109	2	[151]
Sharpe, LeeLee Sharpe	England	MF	1988–1996	213	50	263	36	[152]
Donaghy, MalMal Donaghy	Northern Ireland	DF	1988–1992	98	21	119	0	[153]
Phelan, MikeMike Phelan	England	U	1989–1994	127	19	146	3	[154]
Webb, NeilNeil Webb	England	MF	1989–1992	105	5	110	11	[155]
Pallister, GaryGary Pallister	England	DF	1989–1998	433	4	437	15	[156]
Ince, PaulPaul Ince	England	MF	1989–1995	276	5	281	29	[157]
Irwin, DenisDenis Irwin	Ireland	DF	1990–2002	511	18	529	33	[158]
Giggs, RyanRyan Giggs	Wales	MF	1991–2014	802	161	963	168	[159]
Kanchelskis, AndreiAndrei Kanchelskis	Soviet Union  Russia	MF	1991–1995	132	29	161	36	[160]
Parker, PaulPaul Parker	England	DF	1991–1996	137	9	146	2	[161]
Schmeichel, PeterPeter Schmeichel	Denmark	GK	1991–1999	398	0	398	1	[162]
Neville, GaryGary Neville	England	DF	1992–2011	566	36	602	7	[163]
Beckham, DavidDavid Beckham	England	MF	1992–2003	356	38	394	85	[164]
Butt, NickyNicky Butt	England	MF	1992–2004	307	80	387	26	[165]
Cantona, EricEric Cantona	France	FW	1992–1997	184	1	185	82	[166]
Keane, RoyRoy Keane	Ireland	MF	1993–2005	458	22	480	51	[167]
May, DavidDavid May	England	DF	1994–2003	98	20	118	8	[168]
Scholes, PaulPaul Scholes	England	MF	1994–2011 2012–2013	577	141	718	155	[169]
Cole, AndyAndy Cole	England	FW	1995–2001	231	44	275	121	[170]
Neville, PhilPhil Neville	England	U	1995–2005	301	85	386	8	[171]
Johnsen, RonnyRonny Johnsen	Norway	DF	1996–2002	131	19	150	9	[172]
Solskjaer, Ole GunnarOle Gunnar Solskjær	Norway	FW	1996–2007	216	150	366	126	[173]
Sheringham, TeddyTeddy Sheringham	England	FW	1997–2001	101	52	153	46	[174]
Berg, HenningHenning Berg	Norway	DF	1997–2000	81	22	103	3	[175]
Brown, WesWes Brown	England	DF	1998–2011	313	49	362	5	[176]
Stam, JaapJaap Stam	Netherlands	DF	1998–2001	125	2	127	1	[177]
Yorke, DwightDwight Yorke	Trinidad and Tobago	FW	1998–2002	120	32	152	66	[178]
Fortune, QuintonQuinton Fortune	South Africa	MF	1999–2006	88	38	126	11	[179]
Silvestre, MikaelMikaël Silvestre	France	DF	1999–2008	326	35	361	10	[180]
Oshea, JohnJohn O'Shea	Ireland	U	1999–2011	301	92	393	15	[181]
Barthez, FabienFabien Barthez	France	GK	2000–2004	139	0	139	0	[182]
Nistelrooy, Ruud vanRuud van Nistelrooy	Netherlands	FW	2001–2006	200	19	219	150	[183]
Ferdinand, RioRio Ferdinand	England	DF	2002–2014	444	11	455	8	[4]
Fletcher, DarrenDarren Fletcher	Scotland	MF	2003–2015	266	76	342	24	[184]
Ronaldo, CristianoCristiano Ronaldo	Portugal	FW	2003–2009	244	48	292	118	[185]
Saha, LouisLouis Saha	France	FW	2004–2008	76	48	124	42	[186]
Rooney, WayneWayne Rooney	England	FW	2004–	468	47	515	244	[187]
Sar, Edwin van derEdwin van der Sar	Netherlands	GK	2005–2011	266	0	266	0	[188]
Park Ji-Sung	South Korea	MF	2005–2012	146	59	205	27	[189]
Evra, PatricePatrice Evra	France	DF	2006–2014	357	22	379	10	[190]
Vidic, NemanjaNemanja Vidić	Serbia	DF	2006–2014	290	10	300	21	[191]
Carrick, MichaelMichael Carrick	England	MF	2006–	357	60	417	23	[192]
Nani	Portugal	MF	2007–2015	178	52	230	41	[193]
Anderson	Brazil	MF	2007–2015	128	53	181	9	[194]
Evans, JonnyJonny Evans	Northern Ireland	DF	2007–2015	179	19	198	7	[195]
Berbatov, DimitarDimitar Berbatov	Bulgaria	FW	2008–2012	108	41	149	56	[196]
Rafael	Brazil	DF	2008–2015	150	20	170	5	[197]
Welbeck, DannyDanny Welbeck	England	FW	2008–2014	90	52	142	29	[198]
Valencia, AntonioAntonio Valencia	Ecuador	MF	2009–	184	59	243	21	[199]
Hernández, JavierJavier Hernández	Mexico	FW	2010–2015	86	72	158	59	[200]
Smalling, ChrisChris Smalling	England	DF	2010–	169	33	202	11	[201]
de Gea, DavidDavid de Gea	Spain	GK	2011–	220	0	220	0	[202]
Jones, PhilPhil Jones	England	U	2011–	120	21	141	5	[203]
Young, AshleyAshley Young	England	MF	2011–	100	39	139	13	[204]
Persie, Robin vanRobin van Persie	Netherlands	FW	2012–2015	89	16	105	58	[205]
Mata, JuanJuan Mata	Spain	MF	2014–	87	13	100	24	[206]

Club captains

Since 1882, 45 players have held the position of club captain for Newton Heath LYR F.C., Newton Heath F.C. or Manchester United F.C.^[207] The first club captain was E. Thomas, who was captain from 1882 to 1883.^[207] The longest-serving captain is Bryan Robson, who was club captain from 1982 to 1994, although he held the position jointly with Steve Bruce from 1992 to 1994.^[207] Roy Keane, who was captain from 1997 to 2005, has the distinction of having won the most trophies as captain; he won four Premier League titles, two FA Cups, one Community Shield, one UEFA Champions League and one Intercontinental Cup. The current club captain is Wayne Rooney, who took over after Nemanja Vidić left the club in 2014.^[208][209]

Dates[207]	Name	Notes
1878–1882	Unknown
1882–1883	E. Thomas
1883–1887	Sam Black
1887–1891	Jack Powell
1891–1892	Bob McFarlane
1892–1893	Joe Cassidy
1893–1894	Unknown
1894–1896	James McNaught
1896–1897	Caesar Jenkyns
1897–1903	Harry Stafford
1903–1904	John Willie Sutcliffe
1904–1905	Jack Peddie
1905–1913	Charlie Roberts
1913–1914	George Stacey
1914–1915	George Hunter
1915–1917	Patrick O'Connell
1917–1918	George Anderson
1918–1919	Jack Mew
1919–1922	Lal Hilditch
1922–1928	Frank Barson
1928–1929	Jack Wilson
1929–1930	Charlie Spencer
1930–1931	Jack Silcock
1931–1932	George McLachlan
1932	Louis Page
1932–1934	Jack Silcock
1934–1935	Bill McKay
1935–1937	James Brown
1937–1939	George Roughton
1939–1940	Bill McKay
1940–1944	None	No competitive football was played during the Second World War
1944–1945	George Roughton
1945–1953	Johnny Carey
1953	Stan Pearson
1953–1955	Allenby Chilton
1955–1958	Roger Byrne
1958–1959	Bill Foulkes
1959–1960	Dennis Viollet
1960–1962	Maurice Setters
1962–1967	Noel Cantwell	Co-captained with Denis Law from 1964 to 1967[207]
1964–1968	Denis Law	Co-captained with Noel Cantwell from 1964 to 1967[207]
1968–1973	Bobby Charlton
1973–1974	George Graham
1974–1975	Willie Morgan
1975–1982	Martin Buchan
1982	Ray Wilkins
1982–1994	Bryan Robson	Longest-serving captain in United's history, co-captained with Steve Bruce from 1992 to 1994[207]
1992–1996	Steve Bruce	Co-captained with Bryan Robson from 1992 to 1994[207]
1996–1997	Eric Cantona
1997–2005	Roy Keane
2005–2011	Gary Neville
2011–2014	Nemanja Vidić
2014–	Wayne Rooney

Notes

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

References

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