Manchester United All-Time Leading Goalscorers? Who are the Manchester United All-Time Leading Goalscorers? Have you ever wondered who is Manchester United All-Time leading goal scorer? Is it Wayne Rooney? Van Nistelrooy? Bobby Charlton?
Brief Information about the Club.
Manchester United Football Club, simply known as Manchester United, MUFC, United or the Red Devils is a professional English football team based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, England.
In 1878, the club was founded as Newton Heath LYR Football Club, the club has changed its name to Manchester United in 1902 and moved to its current stadium, Old Trafford, in 1910.
Man United has now established itself as a major force in English and European football. Especially in the 1990s and 2000s under the management of Sir Alex Ferguson. Ole Gunnar Solskajer is currently their manager.
After the name change in 1902, the club colors were set to red shirts, white shorts, and black socks, which has become their standard home kit. Not many changes were made to the kit until 1922 when the club adopted white shirts bearing a deep red “V” around the neck. The current home kit is a red shirt, with black details and Adidas 3 stripes in white across the shoulders.
United’s established rival clubs are Liverpool, Chelsea, Leeds United, Arsenal and Manchester City.
Most Hat-tricks
Which Manchester United player has scored the most hat-tricks? Dennis Law is the player to have scored the most hat-tricks at Manchester United. He scored his hat-tricks from 3rd November 1962 – 17 April 1971.
Most Goals in A Season (38 Games)
Who which player has scored the most goals in a season? Cristiano Ronaldo is the player to have scored the most goals in a 38 game single season with 31 goals to his name.
Most Goals in A Match – 6 Goals
Harold Halse v Swindon Town, 25 September 1911
George Best v Northampton Town, 7 February 1970
Most Goals in A Season All Competitions
Which player scored the most goals in all competitions in a single season? Dennis Law with 46 goals was the player to score the most goals in all competitions in a single season.
Here is the full list of Manchester United All-Time leading goal scorers for Manchester United.
| # | Name | Years | HLeague | FA Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wayne Rooney | 2004–2017 | 183 (393) | 22 (40) | 5 (20) | 39 (98) | 4 (8) | 253 (559) |
| 2 | Bobby Charlton | 1956–1973 | 199 (606) | 19 (78) | 7 (24) | 22 (45) | 2 (5) | 249 (758) |
| 3 | Denis Law | 1962–1973 | 171 (309) | 34 (46) | 3 (11) | 28 (33) | 1 (5) | 237 (404) |
| 4 | Jack Rowley | 1937–1955 | 182 (380) | 26 (42) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 3 (2) | 211 (424) |
| 5 | Dennis Viollet | 1952–1962 | 159 (259) | 5 (18) | 1 (2) | 13 (12) | 1 (2) | 179 (293) |
| 5 | George Best | 1963–1974 | 137 (361) | 21 (46) | 9(25) | 11 (34) | 1 (4) | 179 (470) |
| 7 | Joe Spence | 1919–1933 | 158 (481) | 10 (29) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 168 (510) |
| 7 | Ryan Giggs | 1991–2014 | 114 (672) | 12 (74) | 12 (41) | 29 (157) | 1 (19) | 168 (963) |
| 9 | Mark Hughes | 1983–1986 1988–1995 | 120 (345) | 17 (46) | 16 (38) | 9 (33) | 1 (5) | 163 (467) |
| 10 | Paul Scholes | 1994–2011 2012–2013 | 107 (499) | 13 (49) | 9 (21) | 26 (134) | 0 (15) | 155 (718) |
Who is Manchester United All-Time leading goal scorer?
Wayne Rooney is Manchester United leading goalscorer with 253 goals scored from 2004-2017. The Englishman left Manchester United in 2017 before finally moving to the MLS to play for DC United. The hit man has continued his form at his new club and was often on the scoresheet for the MLS side. He is currently the manager of League One club Derby County.
Wayne Rooney scored 253 goals in 559 appearances for the Red Devils.
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