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Denis Irwin

Statistics for Manchester United
529
Career Appearances

Denis Irwin (Republic of Ireland) made 529 appearances for Manchester United between 1990-1991 and 2001-2002, scoring 33 goals.

Defender b. 31 Oct 1965 (age 60) Cork, Ireland 1.73 m (5′8″)

Republic of Ireland · Left Manchester United in 2002

Stats
33 (12 pen)
Goals
511
Starts
18
Sub Apps
12
Seasons
1
Red Cards
1990-1991 → 2001-2002
10th most appearances
Squad Numbers
3 1993-1994 → 2001-2002
Honours at Manchester United
17 trophies

Counts seasons in which Denis Irwin 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 Denis Irwin’s appearances in all competitions that year, so you can judge how big a part they played. Full honours board →

Advanced Stats
27
Assists*
42,441
Minutes*
0.0
xG ⓘ*
0.0
xA ⓘ*
* Assists, minutes, xG and xA are available from 2016–17 onwards. Career totals above are incomplete for this player.
Goals & Appearances
Season by Season
Season Apps Starts Sub Goals Ast Mins xG
2001-2002 23 19 4 0 0 1,750 0.0
2000-2001 30 29 1 2 (2p) 3 2,736 0.0
1999-2000 42 42 0 3 (2p) 1 4,062 0.0
1998-1999 48 45 3 3 (3p) 3 4,622 0.0
1997-1998 37 33 4 4 (3p) 0 3,590 0.0
1996-1997 43 41 2 1 0 4,440 0.0
1995-1996 39 39 0 1 5 4,302 0.0
1994-1995 54 54 0 6 (2p) 4 5,821 0.0
1993-1994 62 61 1 4 8 6,297 0.0
1992-1993 48 48 0 5 3 4,821 0.0
1991-1992 51 50 1 4 — — —
1990-1991 52 50 2 0 — — —
Compare

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.

Record by Opponent
88 opponents
Opponent Apps Goals W D L
Liverpool 24 3 8 8 8
Coventry City 18 3 15 3 0
Oldham Athletic 9 3 7 1 1
Southampton 25 2 17 4 4
Wimbledon 18 2 12 4 2
Crystal Palace 12 2 9 2 1
Middlesbrough 12 2 8 3 1
Anderlecht 2 2 1 0 1
Wrexham 2 2 2 0 0
Chelsea 25 1 8 11 6
Leeds United 22 1 11 8 3
Everton 21 1 14 3 4
Tottenham Hotspur 19 1 14 3 2
West Ham United 16 1 9 5 2
Queens Park Rangers 13 1 9 4 0
Norwich City 11 1 9 1 1
Derby County 10 1 4 4 2
Ipswich Town 8 1 3 2 3
Feyenoord 2 1 2 0 0
Kosice 1 1 1 0 0
Watford 1 1 1 0 0
Aston Villa 23 — 13 7 3
Arsenal 21 — 6 8 7
Sheffield Wednesday 18 — 10 4 4
Nottingham Forest 14 — 7 3 4
Blackburn Rovers 13 — 7 5 1
Leicester City 13 — 9 3 1
Manchester City 13 — 9 4 0
Newcastle United 13 — 5 5 3
Sheffield United 10 — 7 0 3
Sunderland 8 — 4 2 2
Barcelona 5 — 1 3 1
Charlton Athletic 5 — 4 1 0
Bayern Munich 4 — 1 3 0
Bolton Wanderers 4 — 2 2 0
Juventus 4 — 2 1 1
Luton Town 4 — 3 1 0
Sturm Graz 4 — 4 0 0
Brighton 3 — 2 1 0
Portsmouth 3 — 2 1 0
Barnsley 2 — 0 1 1
Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2 — 0 2 0
Bordeaux 2 — 2 0 0
Cambridge United 2 — 1 1 0
Deportivo La Coruna 2 — 0 0 2
Dynamo Kiev 2 — 1 1 0
Fenerbahce 2 — 1 0 1
Fiorentina 2 — 1 0 1
Fulham 2 — 2 0 0
Galatasaray 2 — 1 1 0
Gothenburg 2 — 1 0 1
Halifax Town 2 — 2 0 0
Honved 2 — 2 0 0
Inter Milan 2 — 1 1 0
Legia Warsaw 2 — 1 1 0
Lille 2 — 1 1 0
Lks Lodz 2 — 1 1 0
Monaco 2 — 0 2 0
Notts County 2 — 1 1 0
Olympiakos Piraeus 2 — 2 0 0
Olympique Marseille 2 — 1 0 1
Porto 2 — 1 1 0
Rapid Vienna 2 — 2 0 0
Real Madrid 2 — 0 1 1
Stoke City 2 — 1 0 1
Swindon Town 2 — 1 1 0
Torpedo Moscow 2 — 0 2 0
Valencia 2 — 1 1 0
Athinaikos 1 — 0 1 0
Atletico Madrid 1 — 0 0 1
Borussia Dortmund 1 — 0 0 1
Bradford City 1 — 1 0 0
Brondby 1 — 1 0 0
Bury 1 — 1 0 0
Croatia Zagreb 1 — 1 0 0
Montpellier Herault 1 — 1 0 0
Nantes Atlantique 1 — 1 0 0
Palmeiras 1 — 1 0 0
Pecsi Munkas 1 — 1 0 0
Port Vale 1 — 1 0 0
PSV Eindhoven 1 — 1 0 0
Rayos Del Nexaca 1 — 0 1 0
Reading 1 — 1 0 0
Red Star Belgrade 1 — 1 0 0
Rotor Volgograd 1 — 0 1 0
Vasco Da Gama 1 — 0 0 1
Walsall 1 — 1 0 0
York City 1 — 0 0 1
Match Appearances
Date Comp Opponent Score Goals Role
11 May 2002 PL Charlton Athletic D 0–0 S
30 Apr 2002 EC @ Bayer 04 Leverkusen D 1–1 Sub
27 Apr 2002 PL @ Ipswich Town W 1–0 S
24 Apr 2002 EC Bayer 04 Leverkusen D 2–2 Sub
6 Apr 2002 PL @ Leicester City W 1–0 S
3 Mar 2002 PL @ Derby County D 2–2 S
26 Feb 2002 EC Nantes Atlantique W 5–1 S
23 Feb 2002 PL Aston Villa W 1–0 S
19 Jan 2002 PL Blackburn Rovers W 2–1 Sub
13 Jan 2002 PL @ Southampton W 3–1 Sub
Red Cards
1 dismissal
Date Opponent Competition Min Type Score
5 May 1999 Liverpool PL — Direct Red D 2–2

Appearance and goal records compiled from mufcinfo.com; minutes, assists and advanced stats (xG, ratings) via Transfermarkt and FBref where available. Last updated 29 September 2026. How we compile this data →