Sports Mole provides the list of Manchester United’s top 10 goalscorers of all time.
Manchester United have had some of the greatest goalscorers in the history of football in their team throughout the years.
Indeed, a number of all-time greats have sported the famous red shirt, and it is a certain Wayne Rooney that is at the top of the goalscoring list, having found the back of the net on 253 occasions for the club.
Here, Sports Mole provides a list of Man United’s top 10 goalscorers of all time.
1. Wayne Rooney (2004-17)
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Goals: 253
Appearances: 559
Ratio: 0.45 goals per game
League goals/appearances: 183 in 393 games (0.47 goals per game)
FA Cup goals/appearances: 22 goals in 40 games (0.55 goals per game)
League Cup goals/appearances: Five goals in 20 games (0.25 goals per game)
European goals/appearances: 35 goals in 95 games (0.37 goals per game)
Highest-scoring season: 34 goals in 43 games (2011-12)
Hat-tricks: Eight
First goal: September 28, 2004 (vs. Fenerbahce)
Last goal: May 14, 2017 (vs. Tottenham Hotspur)
Awards:
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Goals: 234
Appearances: 697
Ratio: 0.34 goals per game
League goals/appearances: 198 in 606 games (0.33 goals per game)
FA Cup goals/appearances: 12 goals in 41 games (0.29 goals per game)
European goals/appearances: 14 goals in 34 games (0.41 goals per game)
Highest-scoring season: 29 goals in 39 games (1958-59)
Hat-tricks: Seven
First goal: October 6, 1956 (vs. Charlton Athletic)
Last goal: March 31, 1973 (vs. Southampton)
Awards:
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Goals: 221
Appearances: 374
Ratio: 0.59 goals per game
League goals/appearances: 171 in 310 games (0.55 goals per game)
FA Cup goals/appearances: 21 goals in 25 games (0.84 goals per game)
European goals/appearances: 20 goals in 24 games (0.83 goals per game)
Highest-scoring season: 46 goals in 42 games (1963-64)
Hat-tricks: 18
First goal: August 18, 1962 (vs. West Bromwich Albion)
Last goal: August 12, 1972 (vs. Ipswich Town)
Awards:
Goals: 164
Appearances: 952
Ratio: 0.17 goals per game
League goals/appearances: 108 in 632 games (0.17 goals per game)
FA Cup goals/appearances: 11 goals in 72 games (0.15 goals per game)
League Cup goals/appearances: Nine goals in 32 games (0.28 goals per game)
European goals/appearances: 28 goals in 148 games (0.19 goals per game)
Highest-scoring season: 17 goals in 58 games (1993-94)
Hat-tricks: 0
First goal: May 3, 1991 (vs. Manchester City)
Last goal: February 23, 2013 (vs. Queens Park Rangers)
Awards:
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Goals: 161
Appearances: 424
Ratio: 0.38 goals per game
League goals/appearances: 137 in 361 games (0.38 goals per game)
FA Cup goals/appearances: 12 goals in 25 games (0.48 goals per game)
European goals/appearances: Nine goals in 23 games (0.39 goals per game)
Highest-scoring season: 32 goals in 53 games (1967-68)
Hat-tricks: Four
First goal: December 28, 1963 (vs. Burnley)
Last goal: December 15, 1973 (vs. Coventry City)
Awards:
6. Mark Hughes (1980-86 & 1988-95)
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Goals: 154
Appearances: 435
Ratio: 0.35 goals per game
League goals/appearances: 35 in 111 games (0.32 goals per game)
FA Cup goals/appearances: 13 goals in 34 games (0.38 goals per game)
League Cup goals/appearances: 11 goals in 18 games (0.61 goals per game)
European goals/appearances: Nine goals in 34 games (0.26 goals per game)
Highest-scoring season: 22 goals in 54 games (1993-94)
Hat-tricks: Four
First goal: March 10, 1984 (vs. Leicester City)
Last goal: March 21, 1995 (vs. Arsenal)
Awards:
7. Paul Scholes (1993-2011 & 2012-13)
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Goals: 153
Appearances: 713
Ratio: 0.21 goals per game
League goals/appearances: 107 in 499 games (0.21 goals per game)
FA Cup goals/appearances: 13 goals in 46 games (0.28 goals per game)
League Cup goals/appearances: Seven goals in 17 games (0.41 goals per game)
European goals/appearances: 25 goals in 130 games (0.19 goals per game)
Highest-scoring season: 20 goals in 52 games (2002-03)
Hat-tricks: Two
First goal: September 20, 1994 (vs. Port Vale)
Last goal: September 15, 2012 (vs. Wigan Athletic)
Awards:
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Goals: 150
Appearances: 219
Ratio: 0.68 goals per game
League goals/appearances: 95 in 150 games (0.63 goals per game)
FA Cup goals/appearances: 14 goals in 14 games (One goal per game)
League Cup goals/appearances: Two goals in six games (0.33 goals per game)
European goals/appearances: 35 goals in 43 games (0.81 goals per game)
Highest-scoring season: 44 goals in 52 games (2002-03)
Hat-tricks: Six
First goal: August 12, 2001 (vs. Liverpool)
Last goal: April 1, 2006 (vs. Bolton Wanderers)
Awards:
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Goals: 145
Appearances: 346
Ratio: 0.42 goals per game
League goals/appearances: 103 in 236 games (0.44 goals per game)
FA Cup goals/appearances: 13 goals in 27 games (0.48 goals per game)
League Cup goals/appearances: Four goals in 12 games (0.33 goals per game)
European goals/appearances: 23 goals in 65 games (0.35 goals per game)
Highest-scoring season: 42 goals in 49 games (2007-08)
Hat-tricks: Three
First goal: November 11, 2003 (vs. Portsmouth)
Last goal: October 27, 2022 (vs. Sheriff Tiraspol)
Awards:
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Goals: 142
Appearances: 220
Ratio: 0.65 goals per game
League goals/appearances: 128 in 198 games (0.64 goals per game)
FA Cup goals/appearances: Zero goals in seven games
League Cup goals/appearances: Zero goals in one game
European goals/appearances: 13 goals in 12 games (1.08 goals per game)
Highest-scoring season: 32 goals in 39 games (1959-60)
Hat-tricks: Nine
First goal: April 18, 1953 (vs. West Bromwich Albion)
Last goal: November 11, 1961 (vs. Leicester City)
Awards: