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Alex Downie

Statistics for Manchester United
191
Career Appearances

Alex Downie (Scotland) made 191 appearances for Manchester United between 1902-1903 and 1909-1910, scoring 5 goals.

Half-Back b. 8 Oct 1876 – d. 9 Dec 1953 (aged 77) St Rollox, Glasgow, Scotland 1.75 m (5′9″)

Scotland · Left Manchester United in 1910

Stats
5
Goals
191
Starts
0
Sub Apps
8
Seasons
1
Red Cards
1902-1903 → 1909-1910
Honours at Manchester United
3 trophies

Counts seasons in which Alex Downie made at least one first-team appearance while the club won the trophy — squad membership, not a record of medals awarded (competitions set their own appearance thresholds for a medal). The number on each season is Alex Downie’s appearances in all competitions that year, so you can judge how big a part they played. Full honours board →

Goals & Appearances
Season by Season
Season Apps Starts Sub Goals Ast Mins xG
1909-1910 3 3 0 0 — — —
1908-1909 23 23 0 0 — — —
1907-1908 10 10 0 0 — — —
1906-1907 20 20 0 2 — — —
1905-1906 38 38 0 1 — — —
1904-1905 35 35 0 0 — — —
1903-1904 35 35 0 2 — — —
1902-1903 27 27 0 0 — — —
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Appearances, goals and starts span the club's full history. Minutes and assists are recorded from 1992–93 onward; xG only from 2016–17 — anything not covered shows “—”. Goals per game is not era-adjusted, so scoring rates aren't directly comparable across eras.

Appearances by Manager
2 managers
Manager Apps Starts Sub Goals
James West 32 32 0 1
Ernest Mangnall 159 159 0 7
Record by Opponent
44 opponents
Opponent Apps Goals W D L
Barnsley 7 1 5 2 0
Blackpool 7 1 4 1 2
Bradford City 7 1 4 3 0
Lincoln City 7 1 4 1 2
Notts County 6 1 2 2 2
Arsenal 5 1 3 0 2
Sheffield United 2 1 1 1 0
Norwich City 1 1 1 0 0
Bristol City 10 — 3 5 2
Burton United 8 — 6 1 1
Leicester City 8 — 6 1 1
Burnley 7 — 5 0 2
Glossop 7 — 7 0 0
Manchester City 7 — 3 3 1
Bolton Wanderers 6 — 1 3 2
Chesterfield 6 — 3 0 3
Gainsborough Trinity 6 — 4 2 0
Grimsby Town 6 — 5 0 1
Liverpool 6 — 3 0 3
Port Vale 6 — 2 2 2
Preston North End 6 — 1 2 3
Birmingham City 5 — 2 2 1
Sheffield Wednesday 5 — 3 0 2
Aston Villa 4 — 1 0 3
Chelsea 4 — 1 3 0
Doncaster Rovers 4 — 3 1 0
Everton 4 — 1 1 2
Stockport County 4 — 4 0 0
West Bromwich Albion 4 — 2 1 1
Blackburn Rovers 3 — 1 1 1
Fulham 3 — 0 2 1
Sunderland 3 — 0 1 2
Bury 2 — 0 1 1
Derby County 2 — 0 2 0
Hull City 2 — 2 0 0
Leeds United 2 — 1 0 1
Nottingham Forest 2 — 0 1 1
Leyton Orient 1 — 1 0 0
Newcastle United 1 — 0 1 0
Portsmouth 1 — 0 0 1
Southport Central 1 — 1 0 0
Staple Hill 1 — 1 0 0
Stoke City 1 — 1 0 0
Tottenham Hotspur 1 — 0 1 0

Goals in this table come from match-level scorer records, which credit Alex Downie with 8; the official career total is 5. Scorer attribution in the historical match data doesn’t fully agree with career records.

Match Appearances
Date Comp Opponent Score Goals Role
25 Sep 1909 D1 @ Notts County L 2–3 S
18 Sep 1909 D1 Preston North End D 1–1 S
11 Sep 1909 D1 @ Tottenham Hotspur D 2–2 S
17 Apr 1909 D1 @ Leicester City L 2–3 S
13 Apr 1909 D1 @ Notts County W 1–0 S
12 Apr 1909 D1 @ Bristol City D 0–0 S
10 Apr 1909 D1 Everton D 2–2 S
9 Apr 1909 D1 Bristol City L 0–1 S
31 Mar 1909 D1 Aston Villa L 0–2 S
20 Mar 1909 D1 Blackburn Rovers L 0–3 S
Red Cards
1 dismissal
Date Opponent Competition Min Type Score
14 Feb 1903 Blackpool D2 — Direct Red L 0–2

Appearance and goal records compiled from mufcinfo.com; minutes, assists and advanced stats (xG, ratings) via Transfermarkt and FBref where available. Last updated 9 November 2026. How we compile this data →