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Denis Law

Statistics for Manchester United
404
Career Appearances

Denis Law (Scotland) made 404 appearances for Manchester United between 1962-1963 and 1972-1973, scoring 237 goals.

Forward b. 24 Feb 1940 – d. 17 Jan 2025 (aged 84) Aberdeen, Scotland 1.75 m (5′9″)

Scotland · Left Manchester United in 1973

Stats
237 (15 pen)
Goals
398
Starts
6
Sub Apps
11
Seasons
3
Red Cards
1962-1963 → 1972-1973
3rd top scorer in club history 27th most appearances
Honours at Manchester United
4 trophies

Counts seasons in which Denis Law 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 Law’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
1972-1973 14 12 2 2 — — —
1971-1972 42 41 1 13 — — —
1970-1971 34 34 0 16 — — —
1969-1970 16 13 3 3 — — —
1968-1969 45 45 0 30 (3p) — — —
1967-1968 28 28 0 10 (2p) — — —
1966-1967 38 38 0 25 (2p) — — —
1965-1966 49 49 0 24 (2p) — — —
1964-1965 52 52 0 39 (2p) — — —
1963-1964 42 42 0 46 (4p) — — —
1962-1963 44 44 0 29 — — —
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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
4 managers
Manager Apps Starts Sub Goals
Matt Busby 313 313 0 210
Wilf McGuinness 35 32 3 11
Frank O'Farrell 51 48 3 15
Tommy Docherty 5 5 0 —
Record by Opponent
60 opponents
Opponent Apps Goals W D L
Tottenham Hotspur 19 15 7 4 8
Leicester City 13 13 6 4 3
West Bromwich Albion 13 11 4 5 4
Wolverhampton Wanderers 15 10 10 2 3
Ipswich Town 11 10 5 2 4
Chelsea 14 9 7 3 4
Everton 21 8 9 4 8
West Ham United 19 8 6 6 7
Arsenal 17 8 9 2 6
Stoke City 17 8 5 9 3
Nottingham Forest 13 8 9 3 1
Sunderland 10 8 5 4 1
Blackpool 8 8 6 2 0
Burnley 16 7 8 4 4
Sheffield United 8 7 6 1 1
Waterford 2 7 2 0 0
Liverpool 15 6 4 5 6
Aston Villa 10 6 4 2 4
Crystal Palace 6 6 4 1 1
Manchester City 11 5 3 2 6
Birmingham City 7 5 3 2 2
Derby County 7 5 3 3 1
Huddersfield Town 4 5 3 1 0
Blackburn Rovers 7 4 3 3 1
Newcastle United 8 3 4 2 2
Sporting Club Lisbon 2 3 1 0 1
Watford 2 3 1 1 0
Willem II 2 3 1 1 0
Bristol Rovers 1 3 1 0 0
Djurgardens IF 1 3 1 0 0
Sheffield Wednesday 12 2 4 4 4
Fulham 11 2 7 2 2
Southampton 9 2 5 1 3
Coventry City 8 2 5 2 1
Preston North End 3 2 2 1 0
Anderlecht 2 2 1 0 1
Borussia Dortmund 2 2 2 0 0
Hibernians 2 2 1 1 0
Northampton Town 2 2 1 1 0
Strasbourg 2 2 1 1 0
Barnsley 1 2 1 0 0
Ferencvaros 3 1 1 0 2
ASK Vorwarts 2 1 2 0 0
Benfica 2 1 2 0 0
Hjk Helsinki 2 1 2 0 0
Leyton Orient 2 1 1 0 1
Norwich City 2 1 1 0 1
Oxford United 2 1 1 1 0
Queens Park Rangers 2 1 2 0 0
Aldershot 1 1 1 0 0
Leeds United 15 — 2 7 6
Middlesbrough 4 — 1 2 1
Bolton Wanderers 3 — 2 0 1
AC Milan 2 — 1 0 1
Estudiantes De La Plata 2 — 0 1 1
Partizan Belgrade 2 — 1 0 1
Rotherham United 2 — 1 1 0
Exeter City 1 — 1 0 0
Rapid Vienna 1 — 1 0 0
Real Madrid 1 — 1 0 0

Goals in this table come from match-level scorer records, which credit Denis Law with 236; the official career total is 237. Scorer attribution in the historical match data doesn’t fully agree with career records.

Hat-Tricks
18 games
Date Opponent Comp Score Goals Minutes
2 Oct 1968 Waterford EC W 7–1 4 41', 47', 60', 71'
24 Oct 1964 Aston Villa D1 W 7–0 4 20', 50', 65', 89'
7 Dec 1963 Stoke City D1 W 5–2 4 8', 76', 78', 88'
3 Nov 1962 @ Ipswich Town D1 W 5–3 4 2', 9', 19', 85'
17 Apr 1971 @ Crystal Palace D1 W 5–3 3 43', 48', 66'
24 Feb 1969 Birmingham City FAC W 6–2 3 16' pen, 26', 74'
18 Jan 1969 Sunderland D1 W 4–1 3 23', 48', 53'
18 Sep 1968 @ Waterford EC W 3–1 3 8', 41', 55'
18 Sep 1965 Chelsea D1 W 4–1 3 61', 73', 78'
27 Oct 1964 Djurgardens IF EL W 6–1 3 21', 68', 69' pen
9 Mar 1964 Sunderland FAC W 5–1 3 48', 52' pen, 60'
26 Feb 1964 Sporting Club Lisbon CWC W 4–1 3 22', 60' pen, 70' pen
25 Jan 1964 Bristol Rovers FAC W 4–1 3 11', 63', 84'
9 Nov 1963 Tottenham Hotspur D1 W 4–1 3 42', 80', 85'
15 Oct 1963 Willem II CWC W 6–1 3 12', 19', 70'
3 Sep 1963 @ Ipswich Town D1 W 7–2 3 34', 62' pen, 84'
16 Apr 1963 @ Leicester City D1 L 3–4 3 31', 52', 69'
4 Mar 1963 Huddersfield Town FAC W 5–0 3 11, 32', 88'
Minutes marked pen were scored from the penalty spot.
Match Appearances
Date Comp Opponent Score Goals Role
7 Apr 1973 D1 Norwich City W 1–0 S
20 Jan 1973 D1 West Ham United D 2–2 S
13 Jan 1973 FAC @ Wolverhampton Wanderers L 0–1 S
6 Jan 1973 D1 @ Arsenal L 1–3 S
23 Dec 1972 D1 Leeds United D 1–1 S
16 Dec 1972 D1 @ Crystal Palace L 0–5 Sub
9 Dec 1972 D1 Stoke City L 0–2 Sub
28 Oct 1972 D1 Tottenham Hotspur L 1–4 S
12 Sep 1972 LC Oxford United W 3–1 S
9 Sep 1972 D1 Coventry City L 0–1 S
Red Cards
3 dismissals
Date Opponent Competition Min Type Score
7 Oct 1967 Arsenal D1 — Direct Red W 1–0
14 Nov 1964 Blackpool D1 — Direct Red W 2–1
16 Nov 1963 Aston Villa D1 — Direct Red L 0–4

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 →